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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TM¤, 1904.

detachments from foreign' warships. But that question is far more easily settled than that as to how to give trading vessele accurity against the mines abandoned by the Russians.

Police Constable John Godfrey is about to leave for home on a pension. A presentation will be made to him at the Magistracy on Friday.

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

WAR NOTES.

THE COST OF THE WAR.

The Ruszky Vicdomostí has discussed the question of the cost of the mor. Calculating the

Mr. A. H. Hyland. Postmaster at Canton, THE WAR-INVESTMENT OF PORT expenses on the basis of 3,000,000 roubles por

A. S. WATSON & CO., The general situation has been slowly who has been in the Imperial Chinese servira

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for about twenty years, has had conferred upon him the Order of the Double Dragon.

Mr. H. W. Buckland, of the P. & O. Co., was

married at Yokohaman on the 4th inst., to Miss

Catherine Pago, one of Yokohama's most

popular daughters, and a prominent figure in

musical and social circles.

The Paris journal La Liberté states that at the regnest of the local. Chamber of Commorce

ARTHUR.

LONDON, 15th May. The Times states that Russion despatches show the investment of Port Arther has fairly begun.

JAPANESE CARE FOR THE WOUNDED,

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but very markedly changing since the battle of the Yale was fought. The exact point which the advancing Japanese have reached is not known at the present moment, but telegrams received in Shanghai last week indicated that the Russians expected the enemy noar Haicheng very shortly, and indeed that their abandonment of Now.

LONDON, 15th May. The Russian Red Cross Society has received chwang und its neighbourhood was prompt.

an official of the British Post Office was recent a télegram from a príacipal representative in ed by the dread of being out off. The twe

ly sent to Marseilles to inquire as to the desir-the Far East testifying to the Japanese care of WATERS Japanese armies seem now to be acting in abloness of making that port the port of call the Russian wounded at the Yalu.

unison, the First pressing on from Feng- for the British Indian mail steamers. The offi hwangcheng through the Motienling region,cial is said to have pronounced against the and the Second advancing up the Man scheme, on the ground that the frequent strikes churian railway to Tashilchino, the junction at Marsilies would imperil the regularity of of the Knus to Port Arthur and New. chwang. The next battle may be expected to take place at Haicheng, unless a retreating as "a glaring example of false economy."

IN THE FAR EAST.

AERATED WATERS of our manufacture made under constiut European expert supervi sion are sold throughout the Far East and are

account of their invariably preferred oa

excellence.

THE MACHINERY is 18e embodies every improvement known up to date.

to Liaoyang rather be thought advisable in riew of the danger of an outflanking move. ment by the Japanese First Army. Further acuth there is no longer avy doubt of the investment of Port Arthur being complete, and though the Russians have not yet admitted that the fleet there is actually /* bottled up" it is to be notical that not s sign of its existence has been gives since is guaranteed. the last Japanese attempt to close the bar

bour mouth. Admiral Toso reported Inst week that explosions were continually being heard from Port Arthur, from which it has been thought that the Russians are destroy THE PRICES are only half those charged ing, the remains of their imprisoned fleet in England.

ABSOLUTE PURITY

THE BEST MATERIALS only are used,

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY OR

are acknowledged by the leading English

makers to be equal to those of their own

production.

As for Dalny, it is said to have been vojn-" pletely wrecked by the Eussians, to prevent it being of use to Japan. If Port Arthur's full becomes inevitable, the same policy will most likely be adopted by its desperate defenders, and the last trace of Russian occupation will then be removed from the Linotung peninsula. Meanwhile, from the other side of the scene of war, on

A. S. WATSON & CO. the castern coast of Corea, all is curiously

still.

The Vladivostock squadron has retired from view to its base, and as to what

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the Japanese are doing or planning in the neighbourhood no news has come to hand for many days. The Western operations apparently engross all Japan's attention. [31 We say "apparently," for the development of the Japanese. scheme of war has been so skilfully secret that it would be most foolish to make any definite assertion as to where a blow will next be truck.

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Tue disaster sofered by the Japanese near Talienwan on Saturday, as announce in our Kobe correspondent's telegrain and confirmed, by the Japanese Consul's des patch, is the severest blow to the Japanese fleet during more than three months of warfare. No damage has been inflicted by

the mail service.

The Kobe (hronicle rightly gives the follow-

There are ninety pupils in one of the Primary Schools at Nagoya, The other day the teacher requested those who had come to school without breakfast to hold up their hands. To the teacher's amazement no fower than forty out of ninety children made to declaration. The for the war faad.” explanation is that the parents were "saving

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THE JAPANESE LOAN,

LONDON, 15th May.

The Japanese loan was covered five times in

New York.

SALE OF GERMAN STEAMERS TO RUSSIA.

LONDON, 15th May. The Hamburg-American Lans have sold another steamer to Russia.

THE EXPEDITION TO TIBET,

LONDON, 15th May. Reuter's correspondent at Gyangtse wires on

the 13th instant that the Lamus were preaching

immediate removal of Japanese influence from the Chines Army to be imperativo. While not specifically stated, it is anderstood that China's failure to comply with the Russian de- mands would be considered a violation of Chinese neutrality. This is believed to be a true account of the situation. It is stated that General Kuropatkin in disposing 20,000 men, where they are available for use, in the direction of tho Chinese fraatior, but no confirmation of this report is obtainablo,

WHEN BUSSIA WINS.

day for the maintenance in Manchuria of an army of 300,000, the writer of the articlo esti- mates that the reserve in the Russian treasury will be sufficient to cover the expenditure for five months. If the war should last longer thau this period the Minister of Finance would be obliged to suggest new taxation. The Russ states that the treasury bas menas for the main tenance of the war for six months, but in the opinion of the Viedomosti the economic situation possessed by the average well-informed and educated Russian as to the position and general brought about by the war is unfavonrable.

strength of Japan is not only very meagre, but The following Russian Imperial order has Many of the official and educated classes believed is frequently an altogether failing quantity.

RUSSIAN NAVAL RESERVE.

boon-issued:→→

"To the Imperial Senate:

We learn from independent sources, says the London & China Express, that the knowledge'

Lostilities

their ultimate success is certain, it is interesting

at the outbreak of war that the navy of Japan "Having found it necessary to completo the morely consisted of junks and such class vossels, quota of men in the sections of the flest at and the opening events at Port Arthur wer presont stationed in the ports of the Baltic and something more than a revelation. We mue the Black Soa, we have, by our Imperial order fear that it was the influence of such nain- given on this date, commanded the head of the

formed persons, assisted by some who should Ministry of Marine to take immediately. the Those who knew in high places won against have known, that brought about the rupture. necessary steps for this purpots. At the same time we order that the following shall be called the war. if report speaks truly-on like out for active service:-(1) All officers of the Kuropatkin, Witte, and Lamsdorf. Bat it was those who did not know Japan, the few who did. naval reserve of whatever rank who have not but who could not be persuaded that Japan wast beon called out as yet; (2) those among the in earnest, or that she would not how to what privates of the raval reserve who, according to they considered the Inevitable, as in 1895, that the plan of mobilisation now in force, are on

are responsible for the prewat the registers of the following provinces-Nijui in the Far East. As the Russians believe that Norgorod, Yareslaff, Simbir, Saratoff, Bamara, Mr. Cheang Toi, Third Clerk at the Magis.

Astrakhan, Vologda (with the exception of the districts of Yarenak and Ust Sycotak), S.

to know what in popular opinion will be donanderi trasy. han resigned his position. After many

Petersburg, Courland, Taurida, and Ekaterina as the price for the condist. Corea, of course, years' hard work he some time ago secured the

sla) the privates in the army and navy goes, but China is to bo wale to pay the main position of Third Clerk, and from that ho was transferred to the Land Court on a higher

reserves who are employed at a salary in the cost, as no indemnity can be got out of Japan. vessels of the Volunteer Flest, the Russian The solid compensation would be the annexation salary. Later, however, he went back to lis The Budget for 1905 which has been sub-Steamship and Trading Company, or in the of North China, bringing with it the abolition old position. Third [Clerk at the Magistracy.mitted to the Austro-Hungarian delegations in- harbour works and technical institutions of the of the treaty rights of the murritine Powers, and Yesterday. Mr. Gompertz called the clerical volves as exceptional military expenditure and Ministry of Marine in European Russia, with giving Russia the right to lory heavy import staff, etc., into his room to wish Mr. Chenng an extraordinary credit for the Army of the exception of the port of Baku, those duties. The trading nations will certainly trust. Tsoi good-bye. Mr. Cheung had been 18 £3,500,000, including £2,000,000 for field-gons institutions, namely, which are named in the that this prospect is remote, and not to be years in the Government service, but was The total required for the Navy is £5,090,000 following orders of the Ministry of War-realised. leaving to take up a better position in a extending over several years and including 1890, No. 203; 1897, Nos: 55 and 359, and in solicitor's office.

large extraordinary credits for arming ships in the list confirmed by us du December 20, 1897, course of construction and for building torpedo All persons called out under this category are bosta

to retain the posts they at present occupy in the naval service. The Senate will not delay in making the recessary arrangements for the exevation of this ordor.

It appears that once before the late Russian paintor, Vassili Verestschagin, drowned with the Pelropaslovak, very nearly came by his death on the water. For, in the earnest quest for artistic "copy." he was ou board a ganhoat which assisted in the crossing of the Danube at Simnitza by the Russians in 1877, as described The same by his friend Archibald Forbes. desire to see his subject at first hand sent him on board the Petropavlovak. "My first desire is to paint the truth-to paint things as they strike me "so said Verestschagin in a long interview once, adding that "war is stupid- n stupid sport.

A battlefield is the.

stupilost place in the world.”

"Holy War" against the British.

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN BUDGET,

LONDON, 15th May.

THE THEATRE ROYAL

Last night the Dallas Company gave a second representation of Rilly Grny before a good audience, which showed ovident apprecia tion of this addition to the Company's repertory

of plays. To-night Florodora will be put on, the same play being reposted to-morrow, after which Three Little Maids and A Chinese Honeymoon will follow on Friday and Saturday nighte respectively.

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NAVAL NOTES.

NOW SHIPS FOR JAPAN,

The ships

Sigued by the hand of his Imperial Majesty, Nicholas,"

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, 17th May.

BEFORE HIS Horovn in WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE).

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LAND COURT ATT HAL CASE. Mr. M. W. Slade, barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. J. Scott Harston, of Messrs. Ewens & Harston, solicitors), appeared in support of a motion for leave to appeal to the Full Court against a decision of the Land Court in respect to certain foreshore land near Laichikok, in the New Territory. The Crown was represented by the Attorney-General, Hon. Sir Henry S. Berkeley (instructed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley. Crown Solicitor.

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WHAT RUSSIA OUGHT TO HÀVE: DONE, The 3. Petersburg correspondent of the Petit

·Parisien has interviewed Admiml Rojestvensky, the chief of the Russian Naval General Stuff. The Admiral declared that it was not certain that the Baltic squadron would leave for the Far East in July. It could not be stated dolin itsly whether the Russians would have need of the Baltic squadron, Admiral Rejestvensky

Mr. Stado stated that the appellant was said that Admiral Togo remained faithful to his original plan of attack Admiral Makaroff, Tong Tsu U, 54, Hollywood Road, and

land concerned Was Claim during the Japanese disembarcation, was prueti-the cally a prisoner by the force of circumstatiess Survey District No. 4. It was an appeal not of his own creation. He was immubilised against a judgment of the President of the at Port Arthur. At the outset of the war they Land Court dated 18th February, 1904, should have replied to the Japanese attack with a decree that on 20th August, 1906, the grants a counter attack, which might have sacrified the to the appellant herein became voidable and

material togs. of Japan's power. The Japanese bad had no

Government at any time by the non-fulfilment of the terms on which they were issued, and that -- the Government of Hongkong had the right to cancel the said grants by reason of having succeeded to the rights of the Government of China on 1st July, 1898, on the ground that the said portion of the said judgment was erroneous both in fact and in law, and on the ground that the evidence of the witness Lau Chi Peng was improperly admitted.

Having heard counsel,

A full report of the discussion which took place yesterday in the Legislative Council on the second reading of the Opium Bill will Admiral Saito, Vice-Minister of Marine, on the tonnage is to be 16,460, or the same as the feet, but which would have reached the heart might have been cancelled by the Chineso

appear to-morrow. A summarised report ap- pears in another column..

Visa Empress of Japan on her last trip to Hongkong took on board at Nagasaki 1,295 tons of coal in four hours,. It is explained, too, that though coaling commenced st2 p.m., it was not until 2,30 that all the gangs wers at work, At 6 p.m. precisely coaling was stopped and the

steamer loft half an hour later.

The Times of Coylon states that Mr. H. C. Nicolle, Local Auditor here nutil a few months. ago, is to be appointed Treasurer of Ceylon, on the retirement of the Hon. H. Camerch, who goes leave next month and retires three months Inter. If this be so, Mr. Nitolle's many Hong- kong friends will congratulate him heartily while regretting his loss to the] Colony.

Mr. Heidemana is bringing out this The details are given of the two battleships

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written placed by the Japanesa Government with Japan, month

Baron Messrs. Vickers-Maxim, Barrow, and Arm entirely by Japanese suthorities. Sannomiya, Head of the Imperial Household, strong aud Whitworth, Elswick. will write on the Imperial Family; the Marquis will be 445 feet long or 30 feet longer than the Ito on the Constitution; Baron Kaneko Kontaro longest British battleships. To facilitate easy on the Parliamentary Life; Marquis Oyoma, docking, the breadth and draught have been Chief of the General Staff, on the Army limited to 78 and 26 feet respectively. The

Nasy: Count Okuma on Education, and als British King Edward clues. The gun power Miss Shimoda, Head of the Peeress's Soliool, | will in all respecta be equal to the best of the Tokyo, on Women's Education; M., Sakatuni, British type, and the battery will be the most Vice-Minister of Finance, on Finance; M. powerful yet devised, The ships will carry Yamauote. Governor of the Bank of Japan, on foar 12-inch, fear 10-inch, and five f-inch guns, Banking; Baron Shibusava, President of the Their armour at the water line will be nine United Chambers of Commerce, on Industries inches thick, with six-inch armour to the level and Commerce; and so on. And there are be of the deck. A new feature will be four-inch side to be chapters on Mining, Labour, Marine Enterprises, Railways, Post Offies, Polico, and

the Press.

The recent disaster to an English submarine which was sunk by a "Castle" liner with the loss of the crew has naturally been the subject

of mach discussion among naval officers. Last month an American naval artificer of the U. S. submarine heat Porpoise volunteered to be sent through the torpedo-cube of the submerged

the Russians at all equivalent to the sinking When die C.P.R. steamer Athenian, en roule of the Miyako while destroying Russian for Vancouver, arrived in Kobe on the 6th wines. Though the loss of life was little inst. the medical inspection resulted in the dis-time ago with dogs seem to have demonstrated

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armour above the level of the upper deck, ensur- ing practically that no part of the upper works will he unprotected.

CANTON NOTES. [FEG3 THE "CHUNG NGÓI SAN FO

BUTCHERS ON STRIKE.

BRITISH HELT FOR JAPANESE WIDOWS,

So spontaneons has been the response to the appeal of the Japanese ladies in London on behalf of the widows and orphans of their com patriots who fall in the war with Russia that the Japanese Consul-General in London was able to forward to bis Government last month The amount forwarded totals to no less than a first instalment of the total sum subesribed.

£12,070 18s. 84, of which £118 69. 50. goes to

His Lordship, without indicating any opinion the Red Cross Society of Japan by. special as to whether or no the President of the Land request of the donors, while the remainder will Court was wrong upon any of the points men- be immediately applied to those cases ia the tioned by counsel, gave the appelhat leare to present war which call for immediate relief. appeal to the Fall Court, subject to his giving Ont of courtesy to the donors there have also security to the satisfaction of the Registrar to been forwarded to Tokyo all the names of the the amount of $2,500 for costs, in the terms of subscribers with the individual amounts, a list his motion paper, provided such appeal be of which in itself forms quite a bal y volume; brought within three months. in view of the fact that the donations inchide the humble shilling from the British working- man as well

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

the banknotes and claques of BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. SERCOMBE SMITHE. those in more affluent circumstances.

(PUINE JUDGE)..

ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.

Họ Chan · Tong, carrying on business as the

vessel to demonstrate that there is such an avenus of escape should she be disabled end at the bottom of the sea. Experiments tried some

that escape can be made through the torpedo- the total casualties were eight--muchcovery of a case of small-pox. The patient was tube. Commander Frank F. Fletcher, of the sympathy will be felt with Japan on the where he succumbed to the disease.

a Chinaman. He was at once taken on shortorpedo station at Rhode Island, believes that as sinking of a modern and rapid, if snall, Athenian was disinfected and proceeded on her and the average man only fourteen inches across the torpedo-tule is eighteen inches in diameter, cruiser. The incident well illustrates the voyage on the evening of the 7th.

the shoulders, a sailor could easily make his way enduring menace of submarine mines, even

through the tube and to the surface by his own when their position is more or less known, ue must have been the case on Saturday

buoyancy.

for the Japanese flotilla successfully found and destroyed five mines in all, though of Foreign Affairs its discussion with regard to Father F. R. Noval, of the Spanish Procuration, Farmer's house, taking out his faraitors and and over again. What the officers thought of certain goods sluipped from Chants on board

A Rusian Imperial Commission, presided Martens, is bringing to a close in the Ministry over by the famous international jurist M. V. F.

A RUSSIAN PROTEST,

Some days ago all the butchers in Chinchow Prefecture went on strike, their grievanos being now tax. Merchants, traders, etc., fearing that they also would be Rkewise burdened, cazzed axonyrious posters (saying that a heavy com- bination would with violence oppose the new tar) to be placarded überally. A few days later, when the military and others went to the Confucius Temple to hold service, the incons

HERO WOLSHIF AT ODESSA. populace surrounded the building, threatening

When the survivors the Russian craiser Magistrate thereupon sent out yamen-manera tremendens enthusiasm by the people, and the Shing Kee firm of Chantan, near the boundary to set fire to it. The Heiyeung District Varyay reached Odessa they were received with

to make arrests. As the ruuners were bolpless Mayor, with the time-honoured ceremony. of the New Territory on the Chinese side, and against the mob, who stoned them, the Taotai offered bread and salt to the senior officers, presently residing at 34, Bonham Strand East called out a company of soldiers to escort the After the official reception the officers were sued Cheung Ban, master of the junk Taun officers from the temple to his yemen. The surrounded by a crowd of well-dressed women, Hing (2000), also of Chantinn, for 8332 dam- We received yesterday a visit from the Rov. rioters then made an attack on the Butcher-tax who insistal upon kissing each of them overages in respect of breach of contract to deliver

the new regulations concerning prisoners of war. under the fire of a Russian battery. The Those regulations are based upon the resolutions forence to a statement quoted by us in our last as rumours were current to the effect that is not recorded.

Hongkong, who asks us to point out, with ro. | borsing it. Officials becazas greatly excited being bombarded in this pleasant fashion defendant's junk to the Ko Wa Lung Keo trim, 94, Bonham Strand East. Mr. E. A. Boimer, of catastrophe serves to remind us of what arrived at at The Hague Conference, and they issue from the Giornale d'Italia, that it is not members of the Samtim Society were

Messrs. Dounys and Bowloy, solleitors, appeared appears to be a grave danger to neutrals will replace the temporary regulations agreed true that the Dominican monks have to leave persuading the people to seize the city. Next According to a S. Petersburg despatch for the plaintiff, and Mr. G. K. Hall Bratten, in northern waters. We are told that the upon in 1877.

the Philippinos as the result of the agreement day the gates were closed at 2 p.m.

Russia has made strong representations to solicitor, for the defendant. Russians have evacuated Newchwang, taking

Four more Chinese plague cases, two of them between the United States and the Holy See."

| China on the subject of Japanese military Mr. Boner stated that upon 25th March away their guns, but leaving the mines iu fatal, were reported up to noon yesterday. One There is no such agreement. There are still

instructors in the service of China and Japanese the plaintiff shipped 60 bundles of Chinesy the Liso River. We have no indication sufferer was found wandering in Moon: Street, over 200 Dominican Fathers in the Philippines,

officers with Genozal No's army, demanding paper consigned to the Ko Wa Lang Kee of that the Chinese Government shall issue orders Hongkong. He was a merchant who frequently whether the Japanese intend to occupy No. Health District. Apart from the they have still the College of S. Juan de Letran

for their dismissal. Eussia regards their continu- lud goods consigned to him which he sent to Newchwang or not. If they do, of course plague casas last week (20 fatal), the instances and the University of S. Thomas in Manila, and of communicable disease in the Colony were ---

ara founding two new colleges at Cagayan and Viceroy Shem is making a charge against od presence with the Chinese as a most serious various firms in Hongkong, and he had to pay they will find it incumbent to explode the Enteric favor 3 (1 European imported from Pangasinan. The Dominicans, it is true, will Pui King Fook, the lato Namhoi magistrate. threat to herself, and has pointed out that with- duty to the Chinese Customs. The consignees, mines. But if they do not take the town, Shanghai, 1 Japanese from Canton); small- have a new institution in Japan-probably after He has engaged three Portuguese lawyers from out the consent of the Puking Government the the Ko Wo Lang Kee, hind previously truded as the war--but not because of expukion from the Macas, who have scared three witnesses, odorke Japanese officers with General Ma, who is now the Ko Wa; it was in March that they changed leaving it to reveri to its proper position pox 2 (Chinese, both futalj.

Philippines. With regard to the wnch-abused in the Numboi Magistracy, for the prosecution. north of the Great Wall, will easily obtain a their style. The goods wore shipped on boaxť. under Chiness control, we may well usk

In the House of Commons on the 12th ult. Friars," it may be pointed out thattheex-Gover-

dominant influence over the Chinese troops, and { defendant's junk, but were not delivered to the who is going to undertake the duty of the Hon. A Lyttelton, in reply to Mr. Austin norTaft'e most noted utterance shout them was us

The Viceroy proposes to establish a Water will use them, if the Japanese operations de Ko Wa Lang Kee. The owner of the junk. rendering the river mouth safe for shipping. Taylor, who asked what was the total sum on follows:-* When I first went to the Philippines, Police Station on the East River, asar Bhek-mand, to create a diversion in General Kuropat brought back a receipt purporting to be chopped If this is not done, we shall see disasters which any commission was charged by the I know I was among a people almost entirely lung. It is to be composed of two officers and kin'srear-possibly cutting his communications. by the firm. overtaking merchantmen through touching Crown Agents in 1903 and for the particulars Catholic, and I quickly learned how much the constables, etc. Boats, both large and small, If General Kuropatkin is compelled in time of hidden minos, and possibly serious loss of of each colony, said that it had not been found Friars had done for the Filipinos. I have no will now have to be registered. $480 paid stress to meet a sudden and unexpected attack possible to complete the compilation of the hesitation in saying that the world is in these monthly as a tax by four junks trading regular from this quarter, he might be greatly embar life and property. On land order will have details, but the total receipts of the Crown men's debt for Christianising and civilisingly between Canton and Sheklung, towed by rassed. Of course, the Peking Government to be maintained either by souse of Viceroy Agents Office from commissions, &c., amounted those Malays, the only Malays over converted team-launches, is in part to defray expenses of would disavow any complicity, but the harm YUAN SKI-KAI'S troops, or possibly by in the year 1903 to £46,783 128.

would have been done. Bussin considers the to forward them

to Christianity,"

The Tuotai, after "hanging fire" a little jonger, had to give way; ho personally visited each street and asked the storckmopere to resume business

CHARGE AGAINST A MAGISTRATE.

the scheme.

EAST LIVER.

After hearing witnesses,

His Lordship non-suited the plaintiff with costs on the ground that he was not the proper party to bring this action, he not being owner of the goods but simply having been employed

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