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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, OCTOBER Sг¤, 1904-

some reason to doubt whether in Hongkong mare imprisonment, be the term long or short, is the form of punishment best calcu- lated to check off etually the periodical otiterop of criminolity from which this Colony suffers. No comparison, of course, enn reasonably be drawn in this connection between this Colony and the large ports” of!

TOILET PREPARATIONS Japan. Kob, lo exple, hadi Canton

as a near neighbour, instead of Omka we do not doubt that the Editor of our contem porary and the residents of Kobe generally would soon find good eanse to be as clamorous for severer measures against the perpatrators of crime as are the Pros and AND CARBOLIC SOPs the public of Hongkong, theater leuienes f penalties does not fare, but naturally

WATSON'S GLYCERINE

Effect a suring of 50%, owing to the largo size of the tablets. They are made of the purest Our ingredients and are elegantly put up. Carbolin Dog Soap is the best thing of its

kind in the market.

An solipse of the moon, lasting for about Dengue fever is reported to be excordingly TELEGRAMS. one hour, from 11 p.m. to midnight, was visibleprevalent is Nanking just now. here on Taesday night,

There seems to have been some mistake about the time of the arrival of the troopship bringing out military relicts and detaile; she is not now exproted until about 12th Jangury.

reported during the day ending at noon gas-

The newly built US, revocus oruiser Panay left, Shuugini for Manila ou Le 2nd inst.

On account of the soure'ty of buffaloes the export of Harm animale from Siam has been probibited by Royal Decree.

Two Chinest corpses, victims of plagas, wora

erlay. One was found in a water-loggal bost in Canseway Bay, the other lying out in A batistei Trka by 8 mil Street.

We are informed from a native source from

Shanghai that H.E..W Ting-faug. 1 to Minister for Chha at Washington, left Shanghai

days ago to take up he now appaitinent

on the Board of Commerce ut Poking, 1

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**E. Yang Chu, Caines+ Minister to Japan, left by the xx. Kasugu Maru about noon yster- day. He was accompanied ae bard by anony of the landing-Chizone of the Colony, by the loul hand of the -1 M.C., and by of. er friends who came to wisle bin u safe journey,

1-llows, a steady abatement of rime in a nation, for lower criminal statistics are as it rule due to the spread of popular efucation, imluring growing moral sense among the criminal classes and a keeper susceptibility to public disgrace. At prestat, und far a long time yet to come, Hongkong, by reason of its proximity to Conto and other holleds of crime, cannot hope for much assistance from any other ednational mans than stera mesures of repression. | 24,000 picate, or exictly www cent. The The recent use of the stucka in some very - verag · pics received was $21 88 as compared HAIR WASH | brul cases, We have semne re son to beliew, with 8:957 in 1991-au afrancs of 6 per cent.

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has had a most wholesome effect, and we Prepared from a recipe of the late Dr

are satisfied that we are voicing the senti- Ayres, voutines to give much satisfaction to ¦ ment of the law-abiding residents of all

those who use it.

WATSON'S ORIENTAL

DANTIFRICE

In the early days of the Colony the public sised no other. Liquid den i ric-s do not keep the teeth white and cl We recommend the above proporation to all, and especially te those who are heavy mackers,

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nationalities in Hongkong when we express the hope that our magistrates in such epi lemies of eriae us we have recently lon experiencing will punish snel uffenders as are brought before urm with exemplary severity.

Tae amount of coffe exported from the Straits during 1992 was 194,000 picots, as compared with only 899 0 picals în 1901, au ineroass of

There was a vassour current in town yesterday that two employees on the Canton-Hankow Kailway-Mex, Esen Rich nond awd Komoly --- loud bro, fotud drowned in the river. Eaqairy the part of our representatives failed to

Establish the truth or otherwise of the rumour.

The wedding foul plase at S. John's Cathu. il ad yesterday of Mr. Evan Uraiston, wanager of the Meresatile Bank of India, and Miss Kathleen aan Homan, wo reently arrived in the colony. Mr. C. 1. Scott, minager of the International Banking Corporation, actesi ww best Bone. The bride was given sway by Mr. 41. Grag

Tanay is the date fixed for the withdrawal of the Kassin troops from the provi ce of Belonghi omg, completing te“ evacuation of Manchura. As a matter of fact, little interest attaches to die stion who her

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The Blungkai Mercury records that R. Pries Russia will keep up the mice of 1ylfilling | Tuthill, secretary of the Country Club at The called assistant secretary of the Shanghai Club, has izer engagement or not. withstrawal of her soldiers from Mukden and left Lue Settlement, wring over $20,000 for Kinin the latter movement, even on Russiau goods teceird. He escaped by the Siberian A. S. WAT.:ON & CO. chowing, was never actually completed) roue. fearing to be stopped at Hongkong should be enge south, though he had booked a pusange by th Gorman Mail LIMITED.

According to the Kole Chronicle of the 29th ult., considerable anxiety is alt in reference to the British Steampor Musbury. 1231 tous not,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY

MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

bas made to difference to her conduct in Southern Manchuria, and as she is now busily latifying thie Sangari river-bank at various pants and taking steps to make it a Russin river, it is more than ben? that the evacuation of Helangklung will be as na us the inst of her professed policy in Manchtrak. The only new factor in the tunion is the supposed Japanese details aivanced since p secund stage of the evacuation, which termin Les 31

on the 8th April Last, a year after the

Manchurian signture nl the

Conterr tum at Peking last year. The nature of these dengands is unkwowa. It j

над musel that they incide a request for Japutiese supremacy in Coren similar 19 Husma's posita in Manchurin.

• anonymously signel commenraization thort ware

ramours anticipate immediate tronule, if already appeared in other pipers will is inserted.

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SZECHUEN.

Tackienla, 69th August.

AN INTESTING MONASON,

The Tibetan king now raking over this .xation of Tibet, who has a royal palace, LONDON, 3th October.

here in the city, bas an interesting history Increasing numbers of refugees are suboring | His older brother, who preceded him in power, |

wanted him to become a Ln, but when h

A thir letting is being made in the Peine Bulgarls all along the frontier, bringing reports refused to do so, I rafuced him taxtale of River, which, in coajuur ion with the previous of wholesale slaughter, village and burning, poverty bendering on beggary. When th

Tho districts of Banisko [P] and Meluik, where king died a few years ago he left no sea to Zont cheff and Youkoff are directing the insurson. The king's friends tried to put this adopted become bair to the throne, but an adopted

rection, are in flames

son on the theene, but the Chines magistrate twenty villages bave been destroyed, and 2000 Turkish, inhabitants of Banisko [ killed. In

A teaveller from Kirin, who has lately returned to the coast, exports that the Haminas ar bailliar brick-walled cam & along the Sugari River at a dis nuns of leu i uport al

on the Hellakisug. They are described in ippe raveras like swall walled oftien.

The Shatang Rilway Company opened for regular traffic, on the Sud ult, another ferty kiomen bofrand from Tsubotien to Techoutsuo, in whic distate, is included the largest brings ou the whole roud, the Tsilo bridge, four hundred forty metres in length. It is! hopil, vino flue work is progressing furuneably, that Teiamfu will be reached by rail before tho and aƐ the year.

A re-tio, has been created in Wall Street, New York, by the pubicati a of a book entitled ifistiky of the Carneyle ¿teel Company. The book disomes that under tariff protection the Chrungis Company unde a not profit of 83 per cent, on shel products, and the net profit of the Carurgie bas ness ranged from £70,800 in 1889

to £4,203,04) in 18927

It is wine that. M. Pierpont Morgan wid shortly loan Vaucouver for Japan. He will fist proud to Aleska ut Kam chatka ou a Eur of ingration s al will come over to Japan via Vindienstok Ou his way back, Mr. Morgan will take the Biberon rente, and will travel in Furope. Vay ohjeet of his journay is said to be the inspection of Eastern Asistio route for the construction of a railway from Alaska to Kams. chatka, which is now unter e atam lation.

It is cu loni to oberte, mys the Nig! and Militery Record the ken rivalry in g unery between the Mediterraan arul the Chius squadrons, and the evannes with which the exentlear in bath squadrons is balanced Seeing that for s rategic purposes the Chios fleet is a closely affiliated with the Mediter ranean as is the Channel flet, it will be at ottes recognised tha: the strength of both forces rises antomatic ly with increased gu-nory mule is the bien, thugship of Rear Admir. the Hon. Uz-How, em in command in Chius, horfir mer guns having mide 18 hits for 26 yls, an 1 ker twelve di-ingh gas 95 hits for lead. The souring does not establish'arent; but it is nevertheless bigbly grifying perform unce.

The Turka say that

the meanwhile Bulgaria is hurrying troops to the frontier.

bere, whose power exceeds that of the Tibetan monarch, decided against the adopted nou and iu favour of the late king's younger brotbor; so from a state of beggary he ascunded the throne. The proper amount which it is necessary to pay over to the Chinese Gavern- ment was loaned him by soma foreign friends here in the city. These same forsiga friends karo lavished on him nuwerons expensive presents which are reach in evidence in the Mr. St. Job Brodrick, Sucretary of State marked made in Euglaud," or "made in king s privato quariucs. The presents are not

for India;

THE NEW CABINET.

London, 5th October,

The new Members of the Cabinet are :--

America, ・ While his was in a stato of des- Mr. Austen Chamberlain, Chancellor of the titution it seems that the Tibetan priests. ignored him and refused to give soms help Exchequer

which they should have given him. Now thud Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, Secretary of State for he is their king, the scales urs tarned,jand ho is showing his resentment toward them for the Colvutes;

their conduct toward him when he was destitute, Mr. Arnold Forster, Secretary of State for by ordering a large number of them to learn the largest lamesary in the city in a certain War;

mach exetement among the lamm, not so much number of days. This, of course, is causing

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Mr Golam Murray, Secralary for Brotland Lord Stanley, Postmaster-General,

because they have been ordered to leave their

The Duke of Devonshire has reeighed and temple, as because of what they far the king wil do next against them. Tuis is the only svetim of Tibet where the king's nuthority the King has accepted his resignation.

exceeds that of the james.

A MILITARY INVASION. The Istent report from Chêngtu is, that a forms of three thousatud soldiers, regulars, aro on their way in to Tactienlu, and that they are to proceed towards the interior of Tibet. No one resus to kau what the troublu ie, but there seems to be something surlously wrong between the two countries,

& SET-BACK TO MINING, The magistrate is getting ready to leave for Lachon, Daring his stay here, of thirteen years, he has takes an interest la polu-mining. Some mugs about twenty miles from the city have been opened and worked witk' partial success. Two thousand or more miners are now

augaged at the mines and are dependent on tho

balt at. Newcastle in 11, which left Rob fufficiency. The latest high scoring has beau, ut off about 11.45, On board the employmantility gel thereforaliving. Now!bet

Yokohuais as the 1st ul and has not sine be heard of. She probably ran into a typhoon soon after leaving Kobe. She had 510 cases of dynamite on botì. besides other cargo, H.M.S. Epigle was to lensa Kolys on the 29th to look for the Finsburg.

"A Di gusted Resident," who maita to give his name, writed to as complaining of the foul state of the s da olsunels all along Queen's Road, exp scially in the portion between the Fire Brigade Station and the New Victoria Hotel. The causes the habits of the ricksha and chuir-confie," tre By:It is very strange that such a hit of things is allowed by the Gongemaruk in a civilized city like Hongkong” It is. We trust that this will not escape the notice of the Sanitary Beard up to-day's meeting.

Helunging The latest reports from Japan, the other hand, indicate }- increased rain in the Island Empire. · Bul By kind permission of Major Radcliff and que not in the inor careles of Japaness officers, the band of the 33rd Burma Intuusry On the 7th Octobm, at S. John's Cut, and Russian diplomacy is in a position will play the following program no at the Hongkong, by the Rev. F. 3. Johnson, A., Colonial Chaplain, EVAN ORMISTON, Recond Bo La estimate the situation justly, while such

Kow.u Hotel, during dinner, this sening of the late ALTER ORMITOR, of Hongkong and Ash Grove, Whitchurch, Shropshire, to KATHLEEN politicians naturally have their lips scaled (weather permitting, :- Ars, youngest aughter of FRANKLAS ROMAN, 3. of Saxonbary, Rochester, Kent, England

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at present. Thus being the case, few would

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Fracte case to spiculate what kay happen in tác | 8 lection immediate future. Both Japan and Russia

On the 7th October, at the Peak Hospital, oftently proc.in the most peaceful natitik dysentery, ADA MARY FINNEY, C.M.S., dughter

of the Rev. W. fl. Fissey, Rector of Holy Trinity | típus. In boda comatic there is much Chuch, Enshohue, Manchester.

|2802 sariety of opinon in the Press, buc thự

The Daily press.

BONGKONG OFFICE: 141. DIVŒUY ROAD CL LONDON OFFIC.: 131, FLEET STREET, INC

Hosaкose, Brя OCTOBER, 1903,

over anal to-morrow's igste.

THE INTERPOBI ORICKET TEAM.

Yesterday morning at 11.30 o'clock a unusider able number of uricksters and others nesambled no Blake Pier to witness the departure of the oricket team which is to represent this Colony against Shanghai nezi wook, The C.P.R Co.'s launch was waiting at the Pior and took off the players and a few friends to the 8.4. Turlar; and as she steamed off three cheers and a tiger were given by those on the Pier, heartily res ponded to by the party on the locoh. The whole of the team, comprising Masics. R. Hancock (Capt.), H. Arthur,^. E. O. Bird, Q. R. S. Cooper, J. T. Dix í Hauoock, W. F. (Lamadi. T. E. Pourca, d. W. Smith, W. C. D. Turner, A. G. Ward, and A. R. Lowe (twelfth Turter another party from Sir Paul Chater's the magistrate is going away in proposes to close The mines are on the launck Christin was there to help in the sendte mines before his leares.

On arrival on the steamer refreshments Tibetan king's laud, and he has Bot been Hancock took the opportunity of thanking Mr Were serred to the company, when Mr. R. getting anything out of thom, so that he wants them closed too. Therefore the king E. W. Mitchell, to whoso energy and persever- bos united with the magistrate juurdering auce be attributed the fact that longkong was the mines to be closed. They hare given the able to send a team up to Shanghai--a cam operatora ten days to close up the mites anıl· If the mines are Me-six V. D. Sassoon and Co's Kobo branch which, he was certain, would do its very

ataust to bring the spoils back to Hongkong, not closed in that time the king is going to hingag an seti a fa the Kobe courts Mr. Mitchell in response said that his work had sand one hundred, and the magistrate fifty Loon entirely a labour of love and he wished the soldiers into the mines to drive the miners cat. former Chinese compradore to recover a sum of 59,01189 yu, ar das from the

team the very best of luck. The toast of It means that many of the investors will ge Kibi Spining Company in Okayama prefetare.Success to Hongkong" was then drunk. The their capital and thousands of miners will be bing a portion of the amount of 91,800 yen Turtur left not long after noon, the K.C.C.deprived of their occupation. Such is the fate on twinty-eight prontiss ry notes drawn by flag being hoisted at the last moment, amid of enterprises cuatrolled by the official class in

much cheering.

China,-N.-C. Daily News, the sung company in favour of Messrs.

Sasnou for

tbe

crff.

et supplied on

The Fortar should resën Shanghai on Satur- gauranten of the defondant and his prolecesont day afteren, und the match will commence on as compral ro The total liability of the Tuesday, the 13th inst, and will be played to a spinning ammuy was 314,439 yen, and upon finish. It is also contemplated to have an inter. liquidation it was agred among the reitorsport law tsuts match, the brothers Hancock to acoup. Hiyo yen in settlement, the plain-representing Hongkong. ti shum is proportivu to its claim of

* Marché des Torran"...... other 119,8 0 you bang 3469419 yen. By this. ys

blini

*** Haminton Clarke ha pâtis, the plaintiff fi w lost32,114 89 yen, « The Belle of New You", Ko her the gun claingt, for which the defendant is Intermezzo... "Pead me le Hat “ .......... Gilletliable neosling to his contract with the firm selection Remisisemees of haikowsky"

Godfrey as coasa plura,, Waltz

Alf no Mazurka

Traile.cur

* Amour, Alour”

La Conten God Save the King."

account of the accident that occurred last year there will be no masheds on this de asion, ilo. Voluntees being bunsed in tento and marquees. Throw ben concert on Tuesday, the 27th just when the Governor will be present; atherwise the guest nights will be Saturdays and Sundays..

The following is the list of the Shanghai **Probables,” as they played last Saturday against the Best: -Moser. G. Billing,

for the miners to get cut.

HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Board will be held to-day at 4.15 p.

DELERS OF THE DAY.

Mr. Pollock, pursuant to action, will ask:- With reference to "Bazilation's" letior in

the China Mail of Saturday, the 3rd October, G. C. Dew, à. E. Lansing, V. H. Lunning, have any, and if so, what steps been taken to

W. H. Jackson, W. J. Turnbull, A. J.

McClure, W. H. C. Weippert, W. H. Mogle, abate the nuisance which he complaius of ? K. J. McEuen, aud K. C. Farbridge (Captaiu).

CORRESPONDENCE.

CAINE ROAD TERRORS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS,"

Hongkong, 7th October.

SIR, In reply to your correspondent signed Chad T. Kow," should the "mournful cortège" THE GLORY" GOING INTO DOCK.Le predicts arrive at my house I should know

THE VOLUNTEER CAMP. non-emcial journals ure distinctly inclined

The following, sys the N.-C. Daily News, TRY. Camp steris on the 28ed inst. to be tallicose in tone. Confidence is ben,

comes from a thoroughly reliable soures im | nari will continuo 1f1 the 3nt November. Üs however, that the Tokyo and St. Petersburg Port Arthur:-The Russian of sisis bere haye Ulvements alike are loth to disturb the issued instructions Kumarily ordering ell peace of the Par Fast, since there is kinds of privare e bstructional work in pro no possibility of forseeing the end of th-gress in Port Arthur and envir ws, irrepective. stroggie, only a certainty that it must be of uationality, to be compulsorily stopped, terrible su i fargeaching in its results. Government work of course not being suoluded. Work in the Exstern Railway --which to all | julents and purposes is Government property--' alone is allowed to go on, while word has als goae forth calling for tonde.s for the immediaze oɔnstruotion of univ barrocks capable of holding at least 5 ̃†,000 men, this being the additional xumber of troops expected from Russia unt Siberia for the protection of Port Arthar and vicinity in the event of war with Japon.

The Tokyo corresouden! of the M-C. Daily New write:-I am informed by a Japanes authority that the Tokyo Government has decided to make the tobacen mannfuture, besides the tobacco motopoly, a Government business, of cum subject to consent of the Diet. About Y2,00 1400 for the purpose and proads thereof are bath comprised in the next Budget. It is by privato concerns, and the Government has at now impossible to check the american invasion

The Dock Company are going to launch tw sights for this Norddeutscher Lloyd othe 21st just.

We notice that in reproducing from shar Daily Preas some particulars of recout burglaries in Hongkong, the Kobe Chronicle "Englshman's" letter is unavoidably hell appende the following note: -“By the way, "crime is more severely punished in Brang- "kang than in Japan, and yet there is musi **Irak crime, especially crimes of violence, in the large ports of this country than a

The Futural of Miss A. M. Finnes, of the "the British colony. Notice of this fact | Church Misionary Society, foùk placé yesterday "should be "takeu" by those of our eọn- sttrúvon at happy Valley.........

Lemporaries who are continually urging

Iuring Mr.

A. G. Ward's absence in that crime in Hongkong should be dealt hanghai and Jane. Mr. P. W. Gairing will "with by measures of greater severity.'

not as errotary and Treasurer cf tl:e We may consider ourselves as being I.K.CG conspicuously one of the coumporaries referred to, un while we are glad to take notice of the pleasing facts mentioned by the Kobe paper we fail to sec what

lest determined to undert ke the manufacture, application they have to the circumstances in Hongkong. Surely, from thie and similar Yesterday a large dick of policans, wedge-besides the monopoly, to keep up its revenue paragraphe which we have noticed from shaped, numbering about 22, were observed resource. At any rate, the proposed Minis- time to time in the columns of our Kobe Bying up from the north, beard for their aeual terial tobacco industry is of far-reaching naturo contemporary, we are not expected to draw winter haunts at the mouth of the Samchun and will considerably affect existing Japaness and foreign tobacon-denters. But it is by an the conclusion that greater. leniency in hiver. the penalties posed by the Hong-

maus improbable tmnt those foreign merchants By the Rev. C. Hickling, in the Union concerned will be allowed to export their kong magistrates on wrong-doers wool Church yesterday, at noon, Mr. Harry Eyre, of oigacoties manufactured in Japan to Chios and tend to diminish crime in this Colony! Mesme, W. Powell, Ld, was married to Miss other Far Eastern ports.. The Takyo Govern-, We are not of the opinion that severe Mabel Wharton, who arrived by the Bado Maru ment is also said to have drawn up a plan so penalties fail to have a deterrent effect verlier in the morning. A reception was after-to increase the revenu from the sake daty, by eu the criminal clases, though there is words held in the Connaught House Hotel vay of revising the taxation system.

Fire broke out at 630 last night iz a camphor-word box-maker's store in Lung On Street. The fire started on the third floor, but wasextinguished before much damage was done.

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AGENDA.

1. Correspondence relative to the sites recommended to Government for the erection of Public Latrines and Urinals.

2. Minate by the Medical Officer of Health re plague infected rats.

3. Correspondence relative to using the besament of No. 106 Queen's Road Central for the preparation of food,

4. Further correspondence relative tosuggest- ed sites for depositing rubbish, &c., during stormy weather,

5. Further correspondenco relative to the application for permission to erect a trough closet on luland Lot No. 1633.

6. Application for permission to erect a mat- shed at No. 84 Bai She Tong. Kowloon City,

how to act. Mr. Kew should not draw basty H.M.S. Glory will be docked some time conclusions when he refers to the previons com in November at the Hongkong and Whampoa musication in your paper, which I deny in tɛto. Dock Company's establishment at Kowloon, For his information, I may say that after the for a through refit. In prorious times the disgraceful occurrence of women being worried, Dock company have refitied warships for the their clothes tora, and legs lacerated. I reported for housing cattle. U.S. and the German Governments, and also the same at the Central Police Station. As to 7. Application for exemption from the pro- for Spain and Portugal; but this is the first my children (eged, 2 and 3 years respectively) vision of a backyard at No. 13-Gage Street, recasion in which there has been ontrasto toising the dogs when chained up, it in absurd. to them the warship. The refit will cocapy about three

emplate refit of a British and needs no comment,—Yours faithfully,

months. It may To interesting to reall the fact that when reasols of

.the Glory clare wem rofitted at the Naval Yord the tho operation occupied some sir mouths; it will be a feather in the cap of the Dock Company is te refit of the Glo y in finished in threa.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observ tory yesterday issued the following report:

The barometer has risen over 8. China, fallen over N. China and the N. part of the Sea of Japan.

A depression lies over Manchuria and auther low are over the Yangtes Valley.

Pressum is still high over E. Japan. Gradients slight, with light or moderato variable winds along the China coast.

Fersen-W. to N. winds, light to mode- rabus nauitlad, some rain.

G.E WARREN,

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The O. & O. steamer Garlic, with tails, &o., left Shanghai for this port yesterday, at 1a.m. The T.K.K, stommer Hongkong Meru, with mails, de, from San Francisco to the 19th ult., via Roadtulu, loaves Yokohama for this port, via Inland Sen, &e., on the 9th inst.. f.m.

The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s steamer Lyrà left Kobe for Tacs on the 4th inst.

The N.P. steamer Tacoma left Yokohama for Victoria and Tacom on the 5th inst.

The Boston Tow Boat Co.'s steamor Hyades arrived at Mnroran on the 5th inst.

The J.C.J.L steamer Tjipanas loft Macassar on the 6th inat, a.m., and is dus here on the

14k inst

The steamer Lightning, from Calcutta, left Singapore for this port on the 6th inst., p.m.

The NY.K. steamer Biojun Maru (American Line) left Moji for this port on the 7th inst., Iand in expected here on the 16th ins1.

8. Application for a licence to sell frosh fish at No. 19 Wing Fang Street,

9. Application for license to sell pork.at No 249 Queen's Road West.

10, Application for a licence to keep a poultry shop in No. 11 Li Sing Street.

IL Application for a licends to sell pork, fish and vegetables at No. 49 Quarry lay.

12. Application for a licence to sell pork at No. 1 Graham Street,

13. Application for the renewal of a licence to sell fresh fish at No. 11 Wing Fung Street.

14. Application for a licence to sell fish ut No, 8 Wing Fung Street.

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15. Application for a licence to wall fresh pork at No. 9 Wing Fung Streat.

18. Mortality statistice for the week ended 15th August, 1903.

17. Rat return for the fortnight ended 5th October, 1903.

18. Lime-washing return for the fortnight ended 20th September, 1903.