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of his predecessors. We refrained, perhaps | of tramway, between the Bowen Road unfortunately, from criticism of his report and St. John's Place it can be traced by its before, believing that his intention was to purple heada of bloom, and it should be thin out some of the plantations, which

promptly weeded out und, if possible, ex- has been done periodically by his pre-terminated. The lantong is another unde- decessors, but from what we have seen at sirable plant, which flourishes greatly enr

A. S. WATSON & CO., Aberdeen we are driven to the conclusion the banks of the streams. It has overrun

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that the present Superintendent intends to whole districts of Ceylon, and canust now destroy the forests and lay are the slopesbe eradicated them, but here it has not inele which at such a large expenditure of time so much way, passibly osing to a less and money have been reddered from bar-fortile soil. These intru leru want watching, reness and clothed with a verdure that

ar they spread, like a fire, and prove even beautifies and adorus thom.

more difficult of control or elimination.

We fear Mr. Doss has quite misappre headed the motives with which the votes APPOINT for the afforestation of the island were made. He acenis to think that the money

laid out

was invested with an era This was really not

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The disabled Leviathan is the only warship in port.

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There was another fatal case of plague pesterday.

Two Chinant coolies were arrested for desert- ing from a Johannesburg mine,

The French Mail of the 12th July was delivered in I ndon on the 8th inst.

The H.A. steamer Arabia, released trou Vladivostock, is now on her way to Shanghai.

C.C. St. Clair. the pugilist. is under arrest at Singapore on a charge of obtaining 590 by fraud.

An inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Mr. Shuster (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz. presiding) will be held at 2.15 p.m. to-day.

TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS,]

RAILWAY HOLOCAUST IN U.S.

LONDON, 9th August. One hundred and twenty lives have been lost in a railway disaster at Pueblo, a city in the manufacturing centre of Colorado,

It is reported that the Governor of Warsaw has applied to the Tsar for power to proclaim s state of siege throughout Russian Folund in | order to provant a revolutionary outbreak.

In fature, there will not be permitted, at Aldershot, any military honours (band or fun- eral party; for soldier-suicides, even when the] charitable verdict of teenporary insanity bas↑ U. 3. been given.

Mrs. Maybrick whe was imprisoned for prisoning her frisband, is now out on ticket of | leave. Poolish sympathisers are dragging hor into fresh publicity by getting up a petition

One of the crow of the French steamer Toatia was arrested while snoggling opium into | for a from pardon.

Borneo.

Sir William Rattigan, M.P. for North-East Lanark, was killed in a motor accident near Biggleswade,

Mr. H.J. Whigham, who has arrived in St. Petersbar from Mukden, saya the Siberian

railway is working splodidly.

An Americau syndicate, proposing to import tin from the Straits, las had to abandon the idea For the present,

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The Mutin assared its readers that twenty submarīnes (officially laballed "torpedo-boots") hud boon sent to Vladivostock,

Captain Elliot, S.V.I., won the Governor's Cup in the Singapore Bisley" on the Ist

It is sulisfactory to learn that the British entry into Lhassa has been accomplished without further fighting. Our London correspondent, telegraphing on the 8th inst., to future profit.

says that Colonel YOUNGHUSBAND's forces the fact. When the first plantations were marched into Chansa on We Ineslay, the formed on the slopes above the city of and inst., unopposed. The Chinese Amban Victoria during the region of Sir AnTHUR assisted in the necessary negotivima can- Kesseby they were made with the double sequent on the occupation of quarters in object of beautifying the island and increases stronghold of the Dahí Litna. It is ing the rainfall. His siccessor, Sir Jos evident from this unuent that the Chinese THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. POPE HENNEBAY, who was an enthusiastic tuban, who previously hat showa u rather irve planter, and raised the annital vote lo

skite atlitude to the British Expalitim $12,000, did so from the game mitives, has been instructed from Poking to execute though we believe he also argued that in a

a prompt and complete reoffe jae, and few years it would be possible to obtain

did so gecordingly. The Chiowe Govora- some staal revenue by thinning out the

ment have us sympathy with Russian pines and selling the timber. This has been intrigues in Central Asia; they have suffer- dos e from time to time, as much, however, to ed too much already from Muscovit: push instant. He wou it the previous your.

faldess; and they have no doubt recognised - europroge the growth of the remaining tree the fact that the policy of rigid exclusion ne to make revorine, which was never ox

hitherto,, so stresssfully, followe I. by the pected to become an appreciable item mong Term Authorities was neither desirable. the assets The forests have, however, nor possible. The British Indian Govern. CIGAR AND CIGARETTE proved well worth the my expendedmont could not sabmit to be foute! by a upon them. They have served to iueneric of Buddhist priests before the whole

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Preran the rainfall, and they have Buddhistic world, and the Peking Aith booty, helped to make the stares more par.rities have had spili.leat experienes of maneat. They have ideo transformel the British me hels to lure that once the surface of the island, which, when first | order to march has been given, nothing with jacquired presented, in winter especially, a | be allowed to arrest the progess of British MER- singularly barren appearance. Mɛ Doss troops to their gaad short of irretrievable.

↑is apparently eager to nguin reduce it to thay | disaster. Such a check the expedition aspect in order to rake in a few paltry | miler Colonel Youxinusband was not al dollars for the Treasury. He has already all likely to mert from the Tibetans, and converted part of the slopass round Aberdeen the opposition offered to it was both gratui-·

The King has been pløised to approve of thes into a wasts, and will presumably, unless teus and impolitic, a man carting of de-appointment of Hillgrove Clermont Ninulle. his ruthless hand is stayel, proceed, block feat and an, nun cessny loss of life. The Esq. Loral Anditur, Hongkong), lo, bo Treas by block, to render the entire island hideous.

Lamas had to be taught a lesson, however, urer of the Island of Cegion. We cannot believe that for such a con-

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pernit this wholesale destraction of our | carefully planted and king cherished forests. [31. Not only would

it be a piece of vandalism but it would be a reversal OTcommunications relating to the news columns of the policy of all his predecessors in office. spondentsast forward their names and ad Moreover it would be an act of sheer folly drs with communications added to the Edifrom a sanitary point of view. The health-

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publication should be written on giving odours of the pine forests everywher

on sufe of the paper only.

pro by in the fature. They will hence forward know butter, perhaps, than to listen 10 Russian misrepresentations. We hope that the British. Co murder has full power to deal with the Liss Authorities, even to the paint, if neessary, of saving up another and more intelligent priest in power than the Dalai Luna or those who govera in his sime,

Meantime ove more triumph has been

The King is contributing. £1,980 to the building fand at St. Bartholomew's Hospital Ho laid the foundation stone of the new build.

One of the "boy" at Rafos Hotel, Singu- pora, stole $2,000 worth of jewellery and cash. from a pruest's rom. He was caught with the

Russia is buying a good many oil motors, mostly from Germany Germany applies Russlu with most of its electric appliancus.

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The marriage arranged between Mr. John Norman Moures, of the Sherwood Foresters- Carmarthenshire, and Miss Evelyn Percy, will take place early in October, at Brighton.

Depositors in the Post Office Savings Bank

paid in £40.857,200 in 1903; but flis complexion thus put upon conditions at Home is dissipater by the fact that £12,668,282 were withdrawn.

From Gyantse to Lhusna the romḥ was 140

wilas in length and wound round overy and nullah, a monotonous mountain track »YET

the highest ridge in the world, absolutely with-

out verdure. Our men were four weeks on the road.

From the roturas compiled by Lloyd's

No anymously signed communications that have a too well known to be insistel upon, and achieved, one more forward movement prade Register of Shipping it appears that, exclusive

already appeared in older papers will be inserted.

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Ex his interesting reportan the afforestation work for the year 1903, Mr. S. T. Duss, Superintendent of the Botanical and Affores

and the last of the hermit kingdoms hos

Mr. Jameson, the wrecker, suggested to one of our reporters yesterday that this Inst typhoon might very probably lift the Boron Gordon off the reef apon which she was thrown by the: previous typhoon. After that, we suppose hori fate would depend upon the extent to which ber Jell bas been damaged.

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GREAT FIRE AT TOULON.

TONDON, 9th August, There has been a great fire at Toulos, the French military and naval port in the Mediterranean. It originated in the ionneuse arsennt hear the harbour.

LORD CURZON RE-APPOINTED.

Tondos, 9th August.. The re-appointment of Lord Curzon as Indian Viceroy was announced to-day. He

The idea is being mooted of holding a great | is to leave Eagland to resting his duties on international exhibition in London, a thing September 30th. which has not boom done since 1981. An appeal to soque 70 leading business housen las elicited varied opinions, rather more than half being in | tovour of the scheme, while the President of thỡ- Bod of Trade has also signified his conditional approval.

Here is a dilogue that took place recently between a small child and its mother Why is that flag only half-way up the stick! Shouldn't it be either at the top or the bottom ** -My dear, it is pout so hecmIKE saneone is dead." "Oh, then, I suppose they didn't know whether he has gone up or down !"

An important agreement has been arrived at between Great Britain and Russia. To prevent

? piracy in the Pribileff Islands region with- in the Russian zone, Great Britain is to send warships, and, in return, obtains the right to establish a coal depot at Petroparlovsk, in Eastern Siberin. The agrement has boon wale with the knowledge and consent of Japan.

On Monday at 1135 an, the red drum and rone, indicating that the typhoon was to the SE (over 300 miles of the Colony, wer hoisted. At 4.45, p... same day, ʼn red cone, indicating that the typhoon was to the south of the Colony, was hosted. Yesterday morning -the typhoon was south of the Colony moving towards the W.N.W, threatening the neigh bourhood of Hollow Straits.

Lient-General Prince Obolensky, hitherto

attached to the Ministry of the Interior, has been appointed Governor-General of Finland. The discontent now prevalent in Russia is described wi having become aente." It is impos- or literary congress to meet without developing sible, says the L. & C. Bepress, for any soioutific

into a political demonstration. The result, is that the prisons are being filled with people of

intellectual wote, while increasing numbers are being banished or deported to Biberia,

Hackenschmidt, tin “Russian Lion,” defented Jenkins, the American champion, at the Albert Hall on July 2nd, for the world's Graico-Roman

the first full in 20 mín. 37 son, and the second. und the match in 14 min. 27 ees. The issue

U.S. SHOWS STRONG HAND IN TURKEY.

Losvoy, 9th August. The United States has apparently deter oined to take strong action against Turkey. The situation is here considered serious.

LIEUTER'S SERVICE}

OUR CAMPAIGN IN TIBET.

LONDON, 7th Augast. The British Mission reached Lassa on th Bed inst. without further fighting.

THE S.S. MALACCA" SAILS.

LONDON, 7th August. The Matusco has left Algiers for Port Said.

Mr. A. Davies (Carmarthen Boroughs) hav- ing asked the. Firat Lord of the Treasury whether he would hold au inquiry by Royal Commission or otherwise into the grievances of the 2,000 ratepayers who had refused to pay rates ander the Education Acts of 1902 and 1903, and, if not, would he say what course lae intended adapting to remove the grievances of those who objected conscientiously to the pro- visions of these Aets, was told that the Rating Authorities would attend to the business of these “passive rasisters.”

News has been received of a fearful, revenge taken by the governor of the prison of Kalisz Poland, who was dismissed for barbarously treat 270 Cossacks, made them and drunk with ing the prisoners. He enlisted the services of

repeated libations of vodka, and then turned

them loose in the prison. Maddened by the fiery spirit, tlus Cossacks rat auk among the political suspects, committing fearful atrocities. | This-barlarons orgy lusted from sight o'clock in the evening until sunrise. The exact number of killed is not ascertaluable, but the fext morni

been compelled to give up its jously tons gross under construction in the United championship and a price of £2,500. He gained ing seventy victims, all-horribly mutilated, were

of warships, there were 392 vessels of 993,088

Kingdom at the close of the quarter ended June 30, 1904.

in hospital-Express Borlin correspondent.

The diceelors of the German-Asiatic Bank.

they are certainly no less desirable here as a prophylactic against fever. We trust that His Excellency will at once intervene and direct the immedine suspension of these devastating assitis apon what may be termed the sanitary reserves of the island. If it be necessary to pra or thin the plantations, let this be done with cars and and the only voracious act nunt of the city the Southern Camarines of a grout diamond appeared to wreatle slower than usual, always holders, saya the Financier, that the results

under the eye of a judicions export, and not farm out the timber to Chinese to be cut as and where they please. The money is not to be thought of in such a connection. It has taken thirty-five years to cover the nakedness of the land; is it to be toleratel that this shall be re-exposed afresh for a few thousand dollars!

guarded isolation. The natural barriers to exploration is the great highltuds of Tibet have hitherto enabled the Lauree to draw an impassable orden round Tissa, which Europeans have found it impossible tbreak.

no doubt

A Manila paper proces that Albay Province, is wildly excited over the reported discovery by an American in a remote part of

surpassing the famous Koh-i-noor in size and value

was never in doubt. It was only very rarely, and then quite momentarily, that Jenkins made any show of attack, and Hackenschraidh, who

szemed to have the measure of his man.

The Ven. Joshua Fuglies-Games, vicar of Personal estate of the net value of £132,951 | Roly Trinity, Kingston-on-Hull, since 1894. 12, 41. bus heen left by Sir Henry Morton Stanley, the famous African explorer and journalist, who died on May 30th, aged 63 years. and the gross value of the whole of his estate is C145865109. 84.

the district. The manentres

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which has recently declared a dividend at the xzte of 30 per cent, for 1903, as compared with 9 per cont. in the preceding year, informed the share-

were more satisfactory than at any time since the establishment of the lauk. bnt the business in the current year is showing normal development, notwithstumting the war, although the extent of the trade in goods in th north of China has diminished owing to the loss of Manchuria as a murket which was mainly sai plied from Shanghai The shareholders have

notioned an increase in the capital from. 5,000,000 tools to 7,500,000 fuels to cope with the extension of business by the various branches already established, and with the prospect of opening further branches in the future.

yet received has been that written by an intrepid Indian traveller, who managed by- a careful disguise to penetrate into the Tibetan capital and lived to tell the story of

who died our March 25th last, agod 72 years, left bis adventures, Lhassa Iwil now, however,

estate valued at £13,508 68. 6d. gross, and at soon be as well known to the world as

£12,217 17a 8d. #mud bequeathed £50 to the Seoul, the formerly secluded capital of

Church Missionary Society, 120 to the Church Korea, but now connected with its port by

Pastoral Aid Scelety, and £15 each to the railway and the centre of a good deal of Twenty soldiers were seriously wounded

British and Foreign Bible Society and the In connection with the above subject we Japanese and Western nativity.

Landon Bociety for the Promotion of Claris The during manoeuvres at Beverloo, Belgiam. cu tation Department, makes the following trust the Superintendent of Forests with public will have much that is interesting | July 8th. The men dropped to the gound on a

tianity among the Jews. The Jews, who have statement under the head of “ Forestry " :----

the spirit of charity so splendidly developed, permit us to make suggestion. It to learn of the great Buddhist centre and canoon being fired, and a hail of missiles swept

will hardly regard a £15 donation out of The time has now arrived for the Colony is that the abounding energy which has will look forward to the descriptions by. It was found that the weapon had been

Mr. Balfour on July 6th said at a private loaded to the muzzle with stones. It is believed as evidence of the superior merit of "te profit to the full extent by the foresight been directed upon the utilisation of the and illustrations which will

Christianity.

dinner in the House that the Government had ut the Government of a former generar trees as a means of revenue shoald - bu be published of this unique city. that the outrage was the work of peasants in

not the slightest intention of resigning. The ution." Mr. Doxx then proceeds to relate diverted to the repression of the parasites and

In the Howes of Commons Mr. Sinclair only question which had serionely affected the that in the late 'seventies tree planting weeds that now choke the life out of trees and

referred to proceedings taken against him result of recent elections was that of Chinese, undertaken, and hom was seriously

The King's approval of the following appoint-at Marlborough-street Police-court for dis- labour, and the mendacious statements made by plants along many of our roads and walks.

ments is notified in the Times: Sir General regarding the rule of the road while driving & their opponents on this matter had caused even 1882 to 1885 the annual expenditure of

There are some forms of creepers that over- $12,000 was expressly sanctioned for

Strickland, K.C.M.G. (Governor of the Loeward tor-car in Ragent-street, He wished to the effects of the Eiluestion Act to be lost sight run the vegetation, smother it, and die in

Islands), to bo Governor of Tasmania, on the discuss as a question of privilego the right of i of or ohsenred. But the results of by-elections afforestation, when from 200,000 to 300,000

retirement of Sir Arthur Havelock, G.C.SI... member of Parliament to drive on the wrong were not the most serions danger in this winter, becoming a pestilent inisane) and young pines were planted each year, and

G.C.M.G.. G.C.I.E Sir James Alexander side of the road, his contention being that path of the Unionist Government. The mest distigarement, which are yet very easy of that the anmial vote was gradually dimi-

Swettenham, K.C.M.G. (Governer of British members had this right under the Bossional apparant danger at the present was want of destruction. nished as the slopes becane covered, until sensitive plant that kill the turf and sub. There are weeds who the

Gniana), to bo Governor-in-Chief of Jamaica

Onler as to access to the House.--The Speaker, loyalty on the part of some of the Unionist and its Dependencies, on the retirement of Biramid loud laughter, said he thought the House members. If the Government lost that support. would agres that it would have been botter if if the party felt the public interests were suffer- Mr. Sinclair had not transgressed the rule of ing owing to their remaining in oflee, then the road, and he declined to allow the incident there was not a single member of the Govern to be brought forward as a question of privilege, ment who would retain office for an hour when observing that it appeared to be an ordinary that confidence had disappeared. In such a case police matter.

he would look upon a dissolution of the prestat party as a national misfortare.

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Much of the glazom which at present surrounds this capital will naturally be dissipated by

closer and intiuate sequaintance with it. The mystery that has hung about this depository of the lore and learning of the Buddhistic sages. and the vague idea that auch knowledge is hidden in the monasteries of Tibo: may perhaps be rather rudely dispelled, for we have a strong suspicion that there is less

it fell 10 88,450. As a result of this policystitute thorne for the pleasant green grass.learning than pretension, less treasure than Augustus Hemming, G.C.M.G.

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the lamaseries.

Captain Mahan, the great unvid authority, remarked recently in England that it had always seesied to him that The Hague tribunal A letter from Tax-payer" is uunvoidably was rather premature in its ideas. It was as held over.

the commai ties get larger and larger, and as sympathies widened between people who spoke

of tree planting there are at this moment This pest is quite a newcomer and nightgaudy display, and more dirt than either în nearly 5,000 acres of pine trees on the get with careful effort be exterminated. But island and the oldest plantations are now it is spreading with amazing mapidity and if ready to fell and replant." Mr. Dess goes not checked will soon become a positive in- on to say that he has made a very careful fiction, especially to the owners of lawns and examination of the plantations, delineated gardens. A significant proof of its vigour them onsnapsmid sebedules, and prepared the and marvellous powers of propagation may King gave him a bible as a parting gift. ground work for the compilation of statistics be remarked from the Peak Tramway. The

Earthquake shocks were experienced last apon which to found a working plan for high bank just below the Royal Artillery month in the Midland coaution at Home. the future, but the results have a further fess, close to Bowen Road Station, is *interest as showing what return the simply covered by this plant, whose purple and all kinds of paper goods.

There is a great demand in Siam for paper Government have for their outlay of blooms clothe it in a colour very different "former years." Following closely up his to the turf which is buried boneath it. conclusion that the time has arrived for the Last year this bank was cleared of the Government to reap where they bave sows, intruder to all appearance the fact being Sir Thorous Lipton's cup, value 10 gs., given to profit to the full extent" by the that the roots, which are strong and deep, for an ocean race of 500 miles, has been won by foresight of previous administrations, Mr. were not removed--and it sprang up the loop Lillie Rhody, owned by Mr. Hares Duxk has started an iconoclastic crusade again this year, and is flourishing with Providence, which covered the distance in 58 against the results of the wisdom and energy seven-fold strength.

All along the line hours 48 minutes.

of the world.

The number of paupers in London (excluding

WEATHER REPORT.

The Alake of Abeokuta has gone home. The the same tongue-as the various communition lunatics in county and borough asylums, regis under the British and America fagy did thattered hospitals. licensed houses, and vagrants), there would be an upproximation to the ideal of the last day of the fourth week of June;

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued which they had heard so much-the federationi it the preceding three years was as follows:-

the following report:- Indoor-1901, 62.153; 1902, 63,431; 1908

On the 8th at 11.35 a.to. The rail dron #06554; 1904, 39,300, Outdoùr-1901, 36,326; and red S. cone was ordered to be hoist- and at The reports of the Japanese advance towards 1902, 37,811; 1903, 37,656 ; 1904, 88,690, Total | 4.54 pm. the red 3. come was ordered to be- Liaoyang dwell upon the great work of road-1901, 99,479, 1902, 101,242; 1903; 104,210; hoisted. Mr. John Buplist Rentiers is appointmaking necessitated on the part of the engineers, 1984, 107,900, The number of engrants relier-bas rican in N.F. Japan and failan in S. China On the 9th at 11.40 am. The barometer n work which they seem to have executed with ed on the night of Friday in the week and the Philippines. remarkable ability, This fact suggested to in 1901, 737; 1902, 912; in 1903, 877; in 1904, 794 The number of patients in fever and To-day a happy little rhyme, as follows Esch Army has distinctive modes,

allpor hospitals was-in 1901. 3,913; in 1902 Both in defences and attacks:

4,204; in 1903, 2,447, in 1904, 2,376. The population of London, according to the Census of 1902, was 4.536.541.

British vice-consul at Yokohama,

Tillinghost, of the Rhode Island Yacht Club,

The Japs are great at making roads,

The Russians great at making tracks!

The typhoon is now South of Hongkong and moving towards the W.N.W. threatening the neighbourhood of the Hollow Straits.

Fresh E. winds will provaif in the Formosa Channal and strong E, to S.E. winds in the northern part of the China Sea.

Forecast:--Strong E. to SE. winds, equally.