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In spite of rumours-it looks now as if they were more than ramours-of war, Hongkong in looking forward to the climax of its Season, which may be dignified now with a capital 8. February is the month, socially, in this Colony, and the February of 1904 promises to be as lively as any of its predecessors. The fentivities start off next Wednesday with the Government House Ball, and six nights later the Cricket Club dance at the City Hall follows. Ou the 13th inst, according to the re-arrangement of dates, the A.D.C. give their dest performance of His Excellency, repeating it on the 17th and three following days. The Dallas Company open at the 'T'heatre on the 22nd inst, and on the next day the Race Mewing, to many Hongkong's most enjoyable function of the year, starts, to conclude on the following Saturday, the olf day. Other dances and some dinners are in the air, sad ac doubt before our wet Benson sets in we shall have

SCHOOLS.

DISTRJHUTION OF PRIZES,

climate, where three blankets are necessary | THE ANGLO-CHINESE DISTRICT to some at night, and tho days are scare ly to be called ovan warm, oven in their warmest hours, and heavy clothing comfortable Truly the weather we have been enjoyin; the Iset fow weeks is a great bracor for the ather seasona

before us.

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struck by the progress made by the students in } colloquial English. The mastera appear to ma to teach them in a most intelligent manner, ses that and what is very pleasing la to the students appreciate the efforts being made by their masters, and as far as I could judge they soon to enter into the spirit of the new method of teaching and to reader on their part the task of the masters more easy. I have heard it said that it is no nas trying to get Chiness boys to talk, because they won't talk, Well, I must say that in my visits to the district schools I have found that they were qal'a ready to talk. (Applause,) I have had an opportunity of seeing some of the examination papers tuas were done at the recent oxamination by the Iuspantor of Schools and I have taken

Yesterday was the 53rd anniversary of the declaration that the inhabitants of Hongkong wom British subjects, although the island; was takon possession of six days previously. It was not erected into a British Crown Colony, however, autil April 1943. In 1841, by the way, the Chinese had two batteries on Kowloon peninsula, according to the late Mr. Doongs, in his Treaty Ports of China and Japan. Those days Noom tenly remote from the present era of Tsipo police administration and shooting expeditions in the New Territory.

BANYAN

THE KWANGSI TROUBLES. A correspondeat residing at Kweilin, mayaged to make the best of the present provincial capital of Kwangsi, writing in the delightful weather,

N. C. Daily Nem on the prason troubles in that province, states that they owe their origiu te members of secret societies a for yearengo issuing tickets of membership to the cominon people at so much cash each, which of course guaranteed the bolders from harm at the hands of the desperado class, Holders of tickets had, however, to assemble at their respective contrer at certain intervals to pay obeisance to their leaders, and also to take orders from them, if necessary. Finally, as the membership began to swell in numbers and the evil portion among thom seemed ripe for mischief, the leaders started about robbing people who did not belong to their Then come reports of outrages societies.

The despatch of the Publio Address to our late Governor, as well as the formal antenncament io Sir Henry of the inauguration of the two scholarships which the Chinese community has founded to perpetusto his mame in the Colony, surve to recall the way in which the names of previous Governors have become per. manently associated with the Colony. In the street molaturo of Hongkong we may trace the names of, I think I may say,, all the

We bare Pot Governors the Colony has had. tinger Street to perpetuate the same of one first Govorace, Sir Henry Pottinger; set in order cama Sir John Davis, and we have a Davis Street * Kennedy Town; then Sir G, 8. Bonham, to whom Bonham Strand owes its name. Major-General Jarrois, the Lieutenant-Gover- nor who administered the affairs of the Colony in 1848, has been honoured by & Jervois Street, I suppose the rams of Sir John Bowring ggestad Bowrington, and the Lieut..Governor of the early 'Fifties has his name perpetuated in Caine Road. Sir Hercules Robinson, who succeeded Sir John Bowring, also gave his name to road, and his lieutenant, Mr. Marcer, bas his preserved in the name of a subsidiary street. Macdonnell Road dorives its name from Sir Richard MacDonnel!. ◄His successor, Sir Arthur Kennedy, gave

bis name to Kennedy Road,

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His Excellency the Officer Administering the Governmout, F. H. May, C.M.G., yesterday presented the prizes to the successful students in the Anglo-Chinese District Government Bchools-Saiyingeun, Wanchai, and Yanmati- the ceremony taking place in the Wanchai School. Mr. E. A. Ireing, Inspector of Schools, presided, and among those present were Mr. R. A. B. Ponsonby, Frivate Sooratory to His Excellency; Mr. W. H. Williams, Salyingpun; Mr. Wm. Curwen, Youmati; Mr Yang Hue, Wanchai; Mr A. O. Brawa and Mr. C. R. S. Cooper. Bofore the formal proceedings brgan resitations were given by boys from each school, Mr, IRVING said he had been requested by the headmasters of the thres District Schools which were reprosented there to rend the annual report upon the progress, of the schools during the past year. It was a duty which was usually undertaken by the headranstors themselves, and he was all the more conscious of the compliment anal gladly e Desented to do what he had been asked. He only regretted that they were unable to hear from the muths of the gentlemen best qualified to speak un account of the interesting experiment whose first phase, as it were, was punctuated by that day's gathering.

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a special interest in the translation work from English into Chinos, because that test of the progress made in the department of muestina to which I referred. the touching of the Chinese language. I regret to say that the progress in that direction is not Bo satisfactory, but I hope that a recent charge which 1 bave sanctioned, by which three veranou. lar schools have boon closed and the masters hare ben taken from them and transferred to the district schools to teach the Chinese language there, may bave a beneficial effot. If it has not and weshall be able to learn before the next dis- tribution of prizes whether the change has been Mr. InvING proceeded to read the report, which fruitful of saccess then all I can say is that som stated that the three schools were in existence in other measures must be taken, for of one thing 19 s free schools, and gave elementary in- mys-if am determined, and that is that as far struction in English and Chinese to the children as I can do it I will have Chinese boys in the in the neighbourhood. The ams Chinese mas district schools getting a good sound education in their own language (applause), and I would 1ers were now duing excellent work, although the methods employed, which were general in ask you boys to remember that. I am more or Europe and America, wore revolutionary in the loss au employer of labour-at least I am an annals of Hongkong. Under the same roof as official who has a good deal to say with regard the English alasses were vernacular classes, into the selection and appointment and promotion which a rart of education was given, bat of Chiame clerks in the Government servica- very few of the boys know the meaning and I have also many friends in the commercial And. if world in this Colony, and I can tell you that it is of what they learned by heart, the boye did not learn their own language not enough for you to know English only. If They learned you want to be successful and if you want to they did not learn English. three or four school readers almost by heart, make a good income, I do not care whether it is That was in the past, but a different spatem was under the Government or under some large now in vogue. The organisation of the schools mercantile firm, you must know Chinese was entirely remodelled under English masters, as well. I think that all those who have heard the recitations to-day will have been very and the results of the last examination showed a vast improvement. Ia elementary geography pleased with them, and I think I may expres the prophecy that there is one boy at least the same improvement was shown, and the

[H.E. was referring to a little follow who Then again there aro what are called Yu-pang, arithmetic dona by the first year boys was

had recited excellently When I'm a Man" men who for a certain sum of money exceedingly good.. Composition, however, was

who when he comes to be a man will be weak, but colloquial English showed great guarantee to convoy the goods of merchants

B very useful member of society if be from one place to another free from harm. advancement, and the soutor boys talked Eng- These Ya-pang, who are also called Pian-shoulish "as Wellington did French," according goes on as he has begun. (Applause.) New, I am told he is only nino years old; I suppose are armed with magazino rifles of newest to a saying of Napolann, “courageously." -The

that is only ino Chinese, which makes it about patterns, and they escort their convoy through standard of Chinese language stained in

of sight in English reckoning. When he is eighty very moderate, that Customs barriers and places held by the troops the schools was unquestioned. But while engaged in this work

Saigingpun being the best of the three. Mr he may be Viceroy of a Chiness provides per- Irving dealt with the question of teaching haps or occupy a considerable official position there men act as spies for the secret societies, for as a matter of fact they are no less than simp la English thoroughly, as if English was to in this Colony, (Applause). secret society men themselves Marchants who be the tool for further learning, then the tool engage these Ya-pang know perfectly well the

must be well forged, and ready to hand before nature of the man they employ, but what slab good work could be expected. It was also can they do? During the past month or so proposal to admit no boy to the school without large lands of secret society men have appeared some knowledge of the character of his own

language, and then to dispose and improve that knowledge so that the student may be able to use it for practical purposes. In the upper schools frequent translations from English to Chinese and from Chinese to English would be

of disbanded soldiers by roving gangs in soine places, and rebels in others, whereas to speak the truth these plundering bands were no other than members of the secret societies- mainly Triads. Those banda having their own poutres conld easily assemble and easily scatter to their bones to resume their former role of the peaceable rustic. For this ronson it in uext to impossible to distinguish the innocent countryman from the secret society zan, and this had led sometimes to indiscrimiu- ate slaughter by the troups, who often suffer through the treachery of these people.

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The only. Governor whose name is not perpetuated in the street nomenclature of the Colony is Sir John Pope Hennessey. Sir George Bowen, who succeeded him, remembered by Bowen Road, and we have Den Vosur Road and Robinson Rond to com memorate the sorvicos of Sir George Des Voeur and Sir William Robinson. The names of many of the goutlemen who for brief terms administered the Government have their numes remembered in the same way, os in Aus- tan Road and Barker Road, bat we have not yet Wilsous-Black Parade or a Gascoigne Avenue,

in the neighbourhood of Liuchesfu and Sir Henry Blake's name is perpetuated in Biskə Fler, and in the scholarships which the Chingyanta, keeping the troops always on the alert, whilst evan the provincial capital and Chinese Community have just founded I con-

Washow are not free from these posts. Since sider theChinese haya adopted a very sonsibla way

his arrival in Kweilin four months ago Gorer of honouring the Governor whom they so highly

nor Ko Fông-shih has been nutiring in tryiugina isted upon. In concluding his report Mr. esteemed, and it is a way that Sir Houry Blake

to get at the leaders of these secret societies, and Irving called upon His Excellency to present will greatly appreciate. The education of the by the help of faithful retainers who bravely the prizes. rising generation of Chinese in the Colony on

walked into the Hon's jaws and protonded to Western lines is an object which all adminis-join these societies, han at last caught and trators of the Colony will be anxious to promote behanded three loading chiefs of the Yo-pang in every way, and the Blake scholarships" named Tien Ho-ling, Yao Chên-yih, and Pêng Will doubtless serve to stimulate that spirit of Lan-ch'i; two cbisfa of the Kweilin Triate marks the first stage in an experiment. It is emulation in the schools which will lead to the Chen Yung-piao and Chen Ch'ang-sing (father and son); and a certain Yang Fu-ting, a well known rabol chief of Wuchow. The last-nated threo Trinds even went so far as to confess that they had made every preparation to attack and capture the provincial capital last October, when they were prevented by the arrival there

best results.

It is not generally known, but is nevertheless a fact, that the military authorities are very busy

just at pressut in improving and extending the fortifications of the island. A number of new

HIS EXCELLENCY then presented the prizes, after which he said Mr. Irving, ladies, and gantlemen, Mr. Irving has told you that to-day

an experiment, and a very important one, I think, not only in the educational interests in the Colony, but also in the commercial interests of this great emporium of trade.

When I came

out as Colonial Secretary, in 1903, one of the

first pieces of work that fell to my lot was to see how far and in what manner the recommendations of a rory important Com-

Mr. W. H. WILLIAMS on behalf of the staffs and the boys of the district schools thanked the jodies who had graced the ceremony with their Irving; for his report upon the district schools presence and the Inspector of Sokools, Mr.

the boys could do, bat had omitted to point out a little featuro of school curricula which the boys in these schools could not do, Part of an English boy's early education was to learn to sing. He mentioned that foot because the district schools were conducted as far as possible on the lines of an English school, and it was quite possible that a few of their visitors had hear school songs. As yet, however, school singing was not taught in their schools. In

collectively. Mr. Irving had told them what

expected to

fact the headmasters had considered it and had

decided for the present at any rate against

it. He had also to thank His Excellency most heartily for distributing the prizes and for his address to the boys. Perhaps the boys had not been able to follow all the points of His Excellency's address, but he felt sure they were sufficiently intelligent to realies that

gars have been put in position on the forts of Governor Ko Feng-shik and his army, in mission-the Commission on Education-might by his coming personally and addressing them

recently. It does not necessarily follow that these operations have a connection with the state of ibings up North. But it is hinted that daxing the tenure of office of the last General Commanding the progress which the Office desired in this direction was not made. Apparently the new General is paying particular

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At the time they be adopted; that is to say, I had to advise the Governor for the time being, as far as my ability enabled me, as to what changes could and could

the nick of time as it were. were captured these three men were in the midst of putting into execution a scheme to rob certain banks in Kwoilin and to seize the op portunity to capture the city. Chên Yang piso, isther and son are said to have had over 3,000 well armed men under them and bad also two

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After not be made. vary great deal of sirrespondence with the home authorities and others, various obanges were decided upon, and one of the most

those who provided them with this means

of education were. auxious to go farther and to encourage them in the way His. Ex- cellency had done. The prizes were given by the Hongkong Goverment, and in receiving them from the hands of His Excellancy they felt that they had a double valas and apprecial

attention to the improvement of the island's lieutenants who, hearing of the capture of their important of them was the reorganisation of the them all the more. (Applause.)

dafonces.

The scholars then gave three cheers for His Excellency, and the proceedings were concluded

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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 1st February.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR A. G. W195

(Prisna JudgE).

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

LOS

STELHER MOVEMENTS. The P. M. steamer Siberia, with mails, &e.,

left Shanghai for this port on Sunday, at mid- sight.

The P. & O. stamer Borneo left Singapore for this port on the 30th ult, at 6 am,

income tax, &c., paid away £165,312 in dividenda, or 3-53 per cent, on the paid-up capital and have transferred £130,241, or 1-78 por cont, on the book` value of the steamers, to depreciation, these two items alone amounting to more than tho year's earnings from voyages. If, however, 5 por cont. on the original cost, or 6 per cant, on the writton-down values of the steamers, had been taken off for depreciation for the past year, DISPUTE ABOUT THE CHARTER OF A STEAMER £417,196 would have been absorbed, or £140.415 more than the year's earnings If to this Li Shek Pang. 115, Wing ok Street, sued Yung Chi Boi, 9, Queen's Road Central, and £140,412 of loss were added the interest on the Puu Tse Yau, 90, Connaught Read, for $1059.22prior charges, which would certainly ercead restricted to $1000, plaintiff claiming this sum £100,000, the loss on the year's working of from Yang Chi Hui as charterer under and these representative vessels would amount to a from Pun Tee Yan-as guarantor of the charter quarter of a millico, or 5.34 per cent, on the party dated 12th June. 1993, being the balance paid-up capital, and this loaves some of the management charges, office expenses, &o, which of money duo for the charter of the 8.8. Emma Luyken from the plaintiff. Mr. H. W mount to a considerabla sarn, ont of account, Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and It is shown that the depreciation does not includ Deseau, solicitors, appeared for the plaintiff, the considerable decline in the market valne of and Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson vessels during the past few years, which,

apart from wear and tear, is put down at 20 to 30 per cont Of the thirty-six companies eleven and Grist, solicitors, for the defendants.

Mr. Looker aid the plaintiff was an owner. or charterer of steamers. He chartered them to paid no dividend for the past year and Afteen various people for various purposes; amongst set aside nothing for depreciation. others made a charter of the stoamer Emma Luyken to the defendant Yang Chi Hei to carry passengers from Hothao to Singapore They entered into a charter party on which he WAS suing. It way 111 agreement by which this steamer was to be hired or shartered or taken by the defendant, who had to guarantee very small number of passengers he had to 650 passengers at least suppose he carried only pay for 6 In the event of the number ranching 650 Yung Chi Hoi agreed to pay full pay for ou passengers unless tho regulations compensation. It was a guarantee that he would prevented the ship from carrying 65 in which case there would be a reduction. If there were more than 650 the passage-money was to be reduced. The intention of asking the de- fendant to guarantee 650 was clear. It was not intended to charter the steamer and take remuneration according to the number of passengers, for the defendant might have pat only a few passengers on board and they might have soat down their steamer for some $200 or $300. Therefore it was provided that 505 passengers were carried; 31 were got from 650 should be guaranteed. As a matter of fact Hongkong. According to the Hongkong passaga licence the steamer could carry 732 passengers altogether, and according to her emigration licence--that was voyage of ovar saveti days-she could carry the full 650. It seemed to him that the case was reduced to this-Was it an agreement that the defendaut should pay for 650 whether they went or not, er was ho did go only to pay for the actual umber of those who

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The Mogul Lice stormer Mogul lelt Singapore

The C.N. steamer Kaifong left Manila on the 3 th ult., and is expected here to-day.

for this port via Manila, on the 30th alt

The C.N, steamer Wachang left Iloik on the 80th ult, and is expected here to-morrow. ward French mail left Singapore yesterday. at 10a.m.

The M.M. stormer Australien, with the out-

The N.Y.K. steamer Aki Maru (American Line) left Shanghai for this port on the let inst., and is expected here on the $t inst.

The H.A.L. steamer Andalusia, from Hum- burg, left Singapore for this port on the 31st ult, and may be expected here on the 7th iust.

The CP.R. steamer Athenian arrived at Shanghai at 9.30 p.m. on the 30th ult., and left again at 11 am. on the 31st for Nagasaki, where she is due to arrive at 6 am, on the 2nd inst.

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Mr. Grist said this was not exactly the position charter-party. It was not a chartor to them in of matters. He did not read this agreement as a

that they would send this ship from Hollac and that defendant would guarantes (50 any shape or form; it was purely an agreement THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE

passengers,

His Lordship What is the difference? Mr. Grist said that the ship was not handed aver to them and therefore it was not a charter- party. The agreement was wrongly described as a charter. He would not take objection on that point, however. Defendant's contention was that he could have carried 650 passengers but was prevented from doing so by the action of the plaintiff.

Evidence was then taken,

His Lordship gave judgmont for the defen- dant and costa.

SHIPPING NOTES.

WEATHER OUTSIDE.

Moderate to strong N.E. mongeon,

H.M.8. "SIRIUS."

H.M.S. Sirius is coming to Hongkong from Shanghai.

TWO FREIGHTERS FROM CANTON The 8.8. Sabine Rickmers arrived from Canton on Sunday night, and the se. Lydia yester. day morning.

THE 8.8. "GLENLOCHY." The British B.. Glenlochy arrived from Yokohama iu ballast yesterday. Capt. Stallard reports fresh monsoon and cloudy.

THE MITSUI BUSSAN KAIBHA The Mileni Bussan Kaisha, which has had almost all its steamers churtered by the Japanese authorities, has chartered five freighters (British and Norwegian) to continue the export of coal from Japan.

THE F. & O. 8, N. Co.

two chiefe, had find to the vicinity of Hsinjen Government Anglo-Chinese schools. To-day wo

and I think all those who are interested in "inform us weekly of the places that continue to the help of Government spies.

Since his arrival in Kwangsi there is no onferos mauitary measures against Hongkong. It may not be generally known here that fifty-doubt that H.E. Governor Ko Feng-sbib's six successive days have now elapsed without efforts have been instrumental in restoring order in a great measure to the region round about the occurrence of a single plague caso in Hong Kwelio, Linchew and Chingyusa, hail we can kong. Bat I must not forget the saying, say that he is in a fair way to pacifying the

whole provius ia due time. Unberufen und unbeschrieen !

The arid pages of the Government Gazette hsion, when they were also capinred through bare the best-fruits of that reorganisation, by the recitation by one of the boys of "God employed in the Eastern trade is the most

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Majunly.

11,M.

POLICE COURT.

The Peninsular and Orizatal tonnage

fag. The feet consists of some three score important existing under one company's single at vessels, ranging from 4,000 to 10,000 tous. The cost of the present fleet is about - £10,000,000 sterling, and the distance steamed by these large vessels every year approaches three-and. a-half millions of nautical iniles.

education in the Colony must have heard to-day Save the King" and three cheers for His

The school re-opens on the 2nd March or will, no doubt, read in the newspapers to- morrow, with a great deal of pleasure, the satisfactory raport which the Inspector of And I would Schools has just now read to us, like, before I go further, to congratulate the mastors of the district, schools, and the Chinese masters working under them, upon the very good work which they have already What we want in Hongkong accomplished.

Chinese who

the Know

English

Monday, 1st February.

BEFOR ME. I. H. J, GoXPERTZ (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE )

EXEMPLARY PENISHMENT. Hu Wi, Lon Wan, and Hui On wore obarged with gambling and dealing in tickets for various lotteries, ench as the Macao, Spanish, Kwangtung. Wa Puk, etc. They formed a arm operating ander the name of Kring Wo Cheong, and sold worthless lottery tickets to

BHANGHAI TO HONGKONO.

The China Merchants' s.s. Awanglee arrival from Shanghai on Sunday with general cargo. The British 6. Kreangai Mossra. B. & S.) and the suburg (N.D.L) arrived from Shanghai on Saturday with general cargo.

RICE.

To refer again to the ever-recurring question of beachcombers in Hongkong, ons often bears the query put, Where do they come from? At

The term within which the forsiga insuranco present there are from 30 to 40 in the Colony,

The German steamer Chow Tai arrived from That seems a lot, but an old resident tells me he companies in Japan bad to give bonds expired at are remembers tou years ago there were some 200 the end of last year. Nearly all the companies language, and also let me once more em

Bangkok vir Haihow on Saturday with a orgo refused to give the required bonds, and desired phasise it, who know their own. I have had

of rice consigned to forers. Butterfield & Swire. The German steamer Shangtung arrived on "on the beach." The recon importations, they would withdraw from Japan. The Foreign occasion before now to state that in my ex- with hardly any exception, come from Manila Ministers have protested to the Japanese

consigued to Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire. An id the Fatshan Railway. They go up to tho Government. It is understood that the Japanese parience, which has been a considerable one, of

Sunday from Bangkok with a cargo of rise, also

Gorman steamer Phra Chula Chom Kloe on new line, get employment for a couple of weeks, Government will not insist on its demands, but the difficulties in carrying on business in Govern.

amount of rice from Bangkok arrived by the and are thea "fired out." Of course they drift that the matter will be quintly settled so that ment offices and it must also be found to be innumerable mon and women, and when asked

the insurance companies will raunin in Japan.

& Co. The N.D.L. steamer Teintau arrived s difficulty in commercial frans--is the want of for the returu of the money by several who Saturday, Her agents are Muears. Meichers has been Hongkong-wards, and there is no law to prevent This dispute

Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. Strong N.E, them stopping off the Caaton boats, Undeair some time, Japan following the example of clerks who know their own language as well were suspicious gave 1.0.U.'s to them for the from Bangkok yesterday with a cargo of rice fer

"hard up" countries in the past. She demands as knowing some English. Now, English, as amounts, number of them being for $20. ables can be prevented from landing here from that the insurance companies put up £20,000 we have heard in the report, is being taught in There was no plausible defence, and the first monsoon and high ass was experienced, ocean-going steamers, but if they come by way in Japanese bonds. £20,000 is a large sum for the district schools on a different system toulant was sentenced to a fine of $1000, the

Taking an analysis of the lust annual accounts small companies, but, it seems, this is not

I and third to $500 each, all with the of 36 cargo-boat companies we find some of Canton it seems there is no preventive considered by the companies as a ground for what has been done in the past. I may say that.

usta alternatives of imprisonment.

interesting figures, astonishing as they are significant. The companies in the list own 245 vessels, aggregating 731,019 tons gross, standing on the companies' books at £7,283,955 present valuation. The companies have a paid-up capital of £4,691,541, and stated debts amounting to 22,137,313, or together £6,518,854. During the past twelve months these companies have darned from royages only £276,784, and have, in addition to paying interest on debentures, fees,

against their ingrass. It is high time there was.

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objection; what they object to is the Japanese I thoroughly endorse that system. It is the Government requiring Japanese bonds. Why system that is now used at home in teaching I notice in the Manila papers several para should they not be allowed to invest their money

all modern languages, and I do not think Abdul Rahmon, unemployed, entered the graphs eulogising the climate of the Philippinesat as they please, in foreign bende universally this reason of the year, especially in their capital recognised to be marketable, for instaues? It there is any question that it is the best room of B. Drummond, a diver, at the Navy is true, of course, that the insurate companies way of learning 5-fiving language. IYard, and stole therefrom. 15 sove. signs and one during the past two weeks. They say that a

wonld be making money from Japanese insurora,

before to-day had occasion to visit bandkorchiaf, of the aggregate value Lave blanket is quits neseszary at night, and the Whether the demands are just luble or not is deys are not too hot (significant "too"!) What, hard to say; such terms are not requirol the district schools and see theu actually at £15. 2s. 6d. Evidence of the urost of defendant

werk, and I must say that I have boan much vas given and the caso remanded. then, would they say of the Hongkong elsewhere.

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