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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 1904.

Tainan-fa and Anping, Fornost, are still considered to be plague-infected porta

The ss. Courtfeld sailed for Chiuvantee ou

Saturday to lead more coolios for the Rand.

}:

Mr. James B. Jardino, secont engineer of the Yuen Sang, has successfully passed his chief engineer's exaupuution.

awakened to the fact that there is an Argus eye bent upon their doings, or failures to do. Still, we have never lost sight of the fact that theirs is a difficult duty to fulfil, that their "lot is not a happy one,” and, as opportunity has arisen we have tried to hold. the balance just as between the police, and the public they are supposed to serve. In

The annual camp of the Hongkong Voluntoor this partieslar instance it is obvious that Corps is to be held at Stonecutter's Island from

the 21st to 31st inst., bath dates inclusive. our correspondent had not the slightest ex- cuse for mentioning the police at all. The

Vico-Admired Bayle landed from the French Ordinance No. 14 of 1841 does moi forbidoniser Masterin on Saturil' y morning to pay a visit to the Governor. He was received by gambling under all cinerustances, any more than the Home legislation does. Even if it DISPENSARY, did, it is obvious again that it is one thing to arrest a few coolies gambling in the open.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

THE

HONGKONG

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

a guard of honour and the Sherwood Foresters' band.

Mr.

Messrs. Hughes & Hough's cosi report on Cetober 8th expected thirteen thousand tons of Japanese coal (sold) and six thousand tons of Arrived Wetsle per Foston Hall (for sale), since September 2ud. 41,000 tons. Market dull.

Hamilton Taylor Busil Reginald and quite another to get sufficient informa-Assistant Harbour Master, les been appointed SEASONABLE SPECIALITIES tion to warrant a raid into a fordiga house to act as Assistant Superintendent of Police to

or dub. Hal there been no more than that take charge of the Water Police, | in our correspondent's letter, there would have been no need to deal with it at all. Much depends upon the weaning he intended the following quotation to convey: "I am afraid this is another of those rather numerous instances-which-prove to our Chinese fellow subjects the impossibility of pulting into practice the o.t-repòsted and mich-bousted doctrine of British justice which is supposed to be meted out in equal

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This quaint itera is from the Globe: It is

Here is the programms of music to be per- TELEGRAMS.

formed by the Band of the lat Sherwoud Foresters on the New Parade Ground this (Monday) evening, from 4.30 p.m. to 6 pm. Twe Step,

Anous, Grey Overture, Banditen Streiche, Suppe: Selection, Cavalleria Rusti cana, Mascagni; Morces. La Charme, Le Thiere; Selection, Veronique, Messagor; Valse, Immortellen. Ging'; Regimenta! March. The Young May Moon.

The following are the retorus of the average amount of bank notes in cirentation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong during the month ond- ml 3 th September:

Chartered Bank... H.K. & S. Bank... National Bank

Total.

AVERAGE RESERVE

(REUTUE'S SERVICE.]

CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.

THE WAR.

FREUTER'S SERVICK.]

GENERAL ORLOFF REWARDED.

LONDON, 6th October,

General Orloff has received the appoint-

LONDON, 6th October. There have been thirteen cases of cholera and five dusths at Sarutoff, and the nueasinessment of General of the Staff in St. Peters- in Moscow is increu-ing.

LADY CURZON WORSE.

LONDON, 7th October, Lady Curzon has had a serious relapse. 83,660,163 $2,300,000 |úravo f. urs'are entortxiosi. $11.148.990 $7,000,000

$304.775 $150,000

$15,203,928 $9,450,000

MR. ARNOLD FORSTER ON THE ARMY,

The Times Marine Insurance reporter says

LONDON, 7th October. that whatever vessels the Russian Government

Mr. Arnoki Forster speaking at the Catlors" may empley to carry coal to their warships, it feast at Sheffield said the imore-sion made on seems quite clear that they do not encourage him by his year's administration of the War He was not Hritish ships for this purpose. It is reported Offien wis one of grave concern. that the Hamburg-American Line have carter-satisft & that we had learned the lessons of the ed nearly 40steamers to convey coal from Cariliff conflict in east, and south Africs. He had great. The larger part of this is for merican neerunt. sympathy with conscription, but did not believe we should gain all the bencfi sexpected from it. An army wasnot wanted for sport and rɛorea- tion but to win when it fought.

It is rumoured that the Americans have an idea of sending large quantities of coal from the United States to Franco, which will no doubt be carried in Ararican buttons and

ingred over there. An insurance has been effected to-day ou

25 British steamer from

reported that the Chinese and Japanese Tele. phone Company of Shau hai have their uarial wires, which are enveloped in lead pipes. attacked by wasps, which breed in bamboos In July or August they bra hobs in the stems measures to all its subjects irrespective of to lay their eggs clear of birds. In defunit of Chinese ports to a port in Eastern Russia at bamboos they have done the like with the lead The company have covering of the wires. ccated the bowl with boiled linseed oil and canvas, which the insels comot penetrate.

race or creed,"

We have read into that, involuntarily, a IRON tone that cab dies a suggestion which we are bud, not only to contradict, but to use every endeavour to eradicate from the mind of our correspondent, and from the minds of any of his fellow subjects who may be tempted to make it. There are anomalies attendant upon the admisistration of British TAI YUK FONG

justice, but if our correspondent supposes there is at any time any unjust diseriraina- WASH

tion against the Chinese, he commits GLYCERINE & QUININE grievous error.. If, however, he be content HAIR WASH.

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HAIR

India, Newekwang and Shanthai having against withdrawn quarantine restrictions arrivals from Hongkong, the only ports now. adopting s aitary measures against the Colouy are aus, British North Borneo, Labuan and Siam Ragerling Nowchwang, information has been received by the 'onsul of Japan that thong h garantine at Newchwang has been ro noved on arrivals from Hongkong, Canton and Swatow, waste papor, hair, earth and manure continues the prohibition of the importati n of ras, in force. A similar regulation is in force at bhanghai.

with the mere literal meaning of his words, and renonce their superficial suggestive- ness, we are not so far from being at oue

Farther recruits for the Hongkong Volunteer. with him. We have no assurance as to the motive which prompted the relevant Ordin-force are Messrs. S. W. Kynock, H. W. Wolfe, ance in this colony; but we have some con- ception of the intentions of our Home legislators, and of the apparent evils that inspired the recens Betting Commission A. S. WATSON & CO. [The only real result of that Commission's deliberations was the prominencs given to LIMITED.

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BIRTH.

A. Slaney, C. F. Critchley, G. Watson, J. Fisher, A. Brown, A. Broadbent, J. Harlow, J. T. J. Cole, A. L. P. Panning, J. Leonard, w. Sanderson, and S. R. Boyd. Sergouat R. C. Edwards and Gunners L A. Ross and A. Hana- phreys have resigned. Lieutenant W. J. Gres-

son is posted to commaul the Volunteer Troop. The following members have joined: MessTB.

20 guineas par sent. The market for war risk from this country remains very quiet, there being but little doing in this I nsiness.

The meteorological returns for September show that on the 1st September the thermometer registered 88.9, the highest during the mouth, and on the 19th September it showed 73.0, the lowest for the month. Some 9.770 inches of rain fell during the mouth. The monthly rainfall at the Honkong Obervatory, with the means and extrumes for 20 years, was—

January February March April May

Min. 0.00

1804

1884-1903.

Max. MeRTI.

0.2 1.32 8.43

... 0.2)

1.86

7.95

0.02

3.76

2.63

10.43 0.17

1.91

14.89 1.84

7.70

13.43

June

.. 19.64

16.80

34.37

July

..7.28

13.92

August

14.9

1.15 2.34 28.24 4.57 520 27.97 9.21 19.11 0.68

48.84

September

...27.6.1 ... 9.77 The year's rainfall to tho and of the month amounts to 77.97 inches, the 20 years mean for that period being 77.35 inches.

THE FATHOMER" LAUNCHED.

LOCAL PORT.

The final of three competitions at the Kon-

loou Bowling Green were successfully played off on Saturday, before many spectators. The greens were in good order, almost too dry. For the championship. Mr. J. M. He derson beat Mr. J. McDonald 21-11. Mr. McDonald was awarded a second prize. Mr. J. Galt won both the President's and the Vice-President's prize beating Mr. G. R Edwards 21--9 for the first, and beating Mr. J. McDonald 21-11 for the

other.

Mrs. McDonald, introduced by Mr. Ramsay, presented the prizes. Votes of thanks to the denors by Mr. Galt) and to Mrs. McDonald and the ladies (by Mr. Kinross) were given and applauded.

Saturd y's practice game of football, playod between members of the Hongkong Football Club, resulted in a draw, no goals being scored. This afternoon's six-a-side matches are Sandford v. Kayrett; Ancott v. Willians.

burg,

VLADIVOSTOCK.

LONDON, 7th October. Reater's correspondent at Tsingtau wires that a German steamer which has returned to Tsingtau after rauning the blockade at Vladivostock reports that the city is heavily fortified and the barbour miued.

COMMERCE DESTROYERS IN SOUTH PACIFIC.

LONDON, 7th October. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne wires that the Admiral has ordered the Cadans and the Pylades to the Torres Straits, where Russian cruieors are ported.

re-

(From Northern Papers.)

SNOW AT MOTIEN PASE..

Tokyo, 1st October. From the 20th September there was fall of anow for three days on the Motion pass and the mountain ranges aro freezing.

PORT ARTHUR.

CHEFOO, 2nd October. A native junk which left the vicinity of Laotichshan at 2 pm, of the 30th September reports, upon arriving at Chefco, that 'the spring of water supply of Port Arthur had been destroyed by the Japanese on the 21st Boptimber and the Russians are getting wafer by digging wells.

From the 19th September to the 2nd September there were severe engagements. A mountain called Trh (?) shen near Itaustau. had been occupied thries, but as the re from the other forts in the vicinity was too furious the Japanese had been obliged to abandon it and no fighting has taken place since. The Russian officers and men mostly desire to surrender, but General Stoessel checks them by Saying that many warships from home s coming to rollere Fort Arthur.

AFTER THE BUSSIAN DEBACLE.

Russia las lost this campaign, is the Speche- tor's summing-up of the recent fighting around contemporary's judgment, yes.

the truth outlined by our correspondent, &. C. Moxon, D. Forbes, A. C. Hynes, J. R. Saturday morning, Mr.. W. B. Dixon, chief (R.A.M.C.), B. K. Mehta (Parsee C.C.), Sapper Lino-yang. Will she fight another? In our

gan

that it is impossible to put into practice the Gillingham, H. A. Macintyre L. Murphy: [31 ideal with which our paternal, or grand- G. H. Potts, C. E. Anton, W. A. C. Crnick maternal, Government ses about to attackshank, J. Johnstone, F. B. Deacon, J. Hastings, | the gumbling babit. The coolies who are W. R. Robertson, H. W Looker. W. G. Clarke, B. James, G. K. II. Bra tou, EH. Sharp, G. fined occasionally for gambling suffer no

Marshall. E. Owen, C. G. Mackie N. H. Rutherford, and J. Paterson. hardship that Englishmen in humbler cir- cumstances at Hume do not suffer. Such we have noted, anomalies anomalies as which may, as we have now seen, tend to mislead some of the King's subjects into thinking that they are the victims of in- justice, are the inevitable consequence of all attempts to make general rules of conduct, which is what all law essentially amounts It sounds just as badly in England to talk of one law for the rich and another for the poor, as it does in Hongkong to suggest one for the European and another for the Chinese, yet while there are surface indica. tions of the existence of both, there is no great injustice. Some people shink it was

Un 5th October, at the Govorament Civil Hos pitel, Hoegkong, the vife of Maj. r5. R. STEVENS, [2404 3rd Barn Infantry, of a daughter.

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HONGKONG, OCTOBER 10TH, 1904.

to.

30% Maxim Fifteen-pr. B.L. and practice will be carried out from clave to the

westerly direction at ranges from 1,000 to third mile-stone andor Mount Davis in a south- 3,000 yards, commencing at 4 pan. on Saturday next if the range is clear. Gan practice will be carried out from Dovil's Pook on the 14th and 21st instant, in a south-easterly direction. towards Jurk Bay and Tang Island, at rauges from 5,000 to 10,000 yards; on the 21st instant. from Lyemun, in the direction of the entrance to Junk Bay, at range from 600 to 4,000 yards; and on the night of the 18th instant, froin Lyemun in the direction of the entrance to Jank Bay at ranges from 600 to 1,000 yards If the weather is unfavourable on the 41, or 21st practice will take place on the following

The Hongkong Cricket League bold their first mouling of the season Saturday eveninr, there being present: Messra, A. O. Brown (Craigen. Fower), P. W. Goldring (H.K.C.C.), J. Parkes (Kowloon CC.), L. E. Brett (Civil Service Mrs. C. C, Yates, wife of Capt. Yates, per-..). Sergeant Skinner (A.Q.99), Corporal Maggs (83rd Co., R.GA), Lient. Dobbyn formed the launching ceremony, when the ss. Fathomer took the water for the first time on (H.K. and S.B.R.G.A), Sergeant Major Wilson mauugor of the Hongkong & Whampoa Dek Mann (R.), Inspector Langley (Polien R. C.), Co., afterwards presented Mrs. Yates with a memoir of the occasion; it was a pretty gold bracelet with watch attached. This being the first ship built in the Colony under Lloyd's register, included in the tests was that of "Mr. Newman Mumford, representative of Idoyd's Register."

ENTERTAINMENT BY THE CATHOLIC UNION.

and A. E. Asger, Hon. Secretary. A discussion

On Saturday +ven ng, before ap appreciatice Leages Competition unless it had a grond reorganisation they can collect a mighty arm

audience, the members of the Catholic Union produced as their eighteenth performanos a drama in-five acts, entitled "St. Louis iu Chains," translated from the French.

The piece as a whole was very good, and acted in a manner quilo above the ordinary amateur standard, showing evidence of careful coaching. The "star" part, St. Louis, was admirably portrayed by Mr. F. H. Barnes, who revealed the monarch's righteous anger in a natural and emphatic manner. Next in merit to Mr. Bir- ses we are bound to plags Mr. J. D. Osmund,

There are plenty of resources for a secol

believe, determined to fight oue, They have at was raised as to the advisability of committing campaign, and the great Russians are, as Te two teams from one Club into the League. lest three sets of natives, any one of which The Chairman was not in favour of allowing world induce them to adopt that cours. They are as proud of Russia as we are of Great Brit- two teams from the Hongkong Club to enter the competition, and the majority of those presin. and would feel ultimate defeat hy an Asiatic sent were of the same opinion, consequently it was finally decided not to accept the second Power as an inexpiablo shame. They are firmly An additional enke convince that their defeat has been due to Hongkong Club teams. providing that no slab conid compete in the unpreparedness, wismanagement, and corruption, ard believe that with a few months for

was posset.

resume the offensive, and in the next caninign The promoters of & One Design Sailing drive the Japaners into the sea. And they feel, Club held an inaugural meeting in private rather than see, that a shametel pesce, especial- the other day at

Mr. Hazeland's Office.ly if it included an indemnity, would be fatal to The Club is to be known as the Victoria One the autocracy, that is, would, in their judgment, Design Sailing Club. Mr. E. M. Hozeland, the be the precursor of amarely, and probably of designer of the 21 footer type of boat adopted dismemberment. "The Romanoffs,” said a Russian revolutionist to thewriter oneday,” and by the Club, was roted to the chair. Mr.

the Romanoffs alone, hold ussia together." Howell proposed that the one design to be adopted by the club should at least hold good They can at the worst only be defeated agais, for five years as the introduction of any now

and the terms after a second defeat would for

a inistake ever to interfere at all with the day. but, if unfavourable on the sight of the whose Adhumar was acted in a way which I design would ruin the sport which the chih them scarcely be harder than after the first.

gambling instinct, and certainly it has beau one of those Acts of Parliament which make nobody good. Yet since the poor Britisher and the poor Chinese anot ́gami- ble without risking the happiness and well. being of others, the legal discouragements

18th, it will be canceled. Practice will com- mence at 9.30 .. on the 14th and 21st and finish about 12 noon, and at 7 pm. on the 18th instant und finish about 10 am. if the range is

clear.

Messrs. Cawasjee Pullanjes & Co. reported on the 7th instant: Since the issue of our last

As: Cutai, Commander of the

There will, we predict, be no peace showed be had a thorough grasp of the was introducing. This had been the case with

the old Corinthian Sailing Club. Mr. Reidieantil another campaign, possibly bloodier svon than the present, has been fought through and character. Mr C. M. Seares was the "Sultan asked that a committee draw up rules to be sub-

THE YANGTSE SPHERE. of Egypt." Memalukes. Mr. J. MoLopes did well. The misted at a general meeting of the club. This endod. wior parie were well sustained, and repeated suggestion was carried and the following were applause testified to the keen appreciation of appointed on the committee: Massr E. M.

Hazeland, C. W. Kew. Inspector Hanson, E. One more proof is afforded that Russian ng the audience..

Howell, M. Moelver, and J. Roidie. Mr.gressiveness, although it may appear to stumber

The important duty of the designing of the

A CHINESE gentleman has written to us on the matter of the "poker case" recently referred to in this column. We are not publishing the whole text of the letter, parts fit, especially the introductory passages, bajny quite inadmissible. For the rest, the and disablemouts must have alleviated at renlar dated the 20xd ultimo, our Yurn Market costumes was entrusted to Mr. F. H. Barnes Reidie consented to fill the position of from time to time, never swerves from its design Rich Chinese, a during the period under review ruled rather who effected a vary faithfal ropresentation of secretary and treasurer pro tem. The subscrip-in its broader lines. The London Globe says: tion to the club was fixed ut $5 per year and 21 It has been too readily assumed in this country nature of its purport will be made evident least some distress.

namos were hunded in. Four boats are being we trust to better knowledge at Downing in the extracte we quote, and the comments parently, may gumble as much as they like weak. Owing to telegraphic news of declino in

Street--that the St. Petersburg Government, we make. Our esteemed correspondent says: in Hongkong, in their own houses, so our the prices of raw cotton and the renk tons at considerable contribution to the succuss of the built and four more are to be taken in hand as

soon as these are completed. Ter bouts are having a great war on its hands in Manchuria, The police are by no means backward in ar- correspondent's point of view is all wrong. Bombay, importers showed great auxiety to quit performance was due to the excellent stage their holdings, and the news from the interior management of Mr. M. J. Danenborg. In the

considered to be practically certain. Ahad recognised the necessity for dropping his resting Chinese for gambling, and the magis: Certainly, so far as the sneer at British and the cousnaing districts not being favourable concluding farce, "Blue Borile," the players inalleage cup will be provided to stimulate scheme of biscoting our sphere of influence, the the dealors showed less inclination to operate, lat temselves go more, and evoked both" trates seldom besitate in imposing heavy fines justice goes, his remarks are quite out of on street coolies who are found gambling with place. There is a large empire quite closetence prices declined from one to two dollars mirth and, applause. Taring the intervals the interest in racing and numerous other events Yangtse Valley, by railway penetration." So

hate all round. The business reported was gambling ordinance is only meant for en. administration thereof, ours bears compari- for immediate requirements only. The dealers of musio is a creditable style. The performance working order. The dimensions of the designately, substantial evidence of its having very

a few cents in street corners. Perhaps the to the colony with whose laws, and the just

The sont plans for next week (Pollard's Lilliputian Opora Co.) will open at 10 am to-morrow at the depût of the Robinson

Piano Co.

riching the coffers of the Treasury at the son very favourably, expense of Chinese found gambling, aud in- applicable to the young wer of the Europenu community; or perhaps the game of poker does not come in under this ordinance at all. If it is an admitted fact that cards and other forms of rash gambling are being indulged in by European young men, how is it that we have never heard of any European house being raided by the police. and the gamblers punished?

| are afraid of a rise in the rate of Exchange und subsequently a fall in prices of yarn, hence the slackness of demand. A very limited business is reported in No. 20. of selected threads at a decline of $1 to $3 per bale No-166-show-a decline of 51 with a trivial business pussing. A moderate business is reported in No. 12s at last

of $1 per balo. As usual the bulk of the mail'e rates and in some insianess at a decline business is done in No. 108. No. 85. and 6s, move slowly at quotations. The market clobe unsteady. Sales during the past fortnight I should tion ceremony of the District Grand Lodge of comprise about 50 balus of No. 6.; 25 bales of

occasion will be celebrated by a ball.

The Honourable Arthur Winbolt Brown has boon appointed a member of the governing body of Queen's College vice the Reverend G. Bunbury resigned.

It has been decided to hold the first installe-

Oriezial dresses with limited materials, while a

"

was repeated last evening.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Sociedade Philharmonice discónsed u selection for prizes will be arranged as the club gets into far from that being the case, there is, unfortau- adopted are:-length 21 foot; baam 5 ft. 9 nearly secured the desired object. The northern inches; draught I t. 7 inches; extreme draught portion of the line, from Poking to Hankow, with centre board 3 ft. 3 inchies The boats are has completely fallen under its control, and now built to carry a total area of 220 fest of canvas, the southern moiety, from Haźkow to Canton, The total cost of construction is 8300. Ah is being subjected to the same process. It would be repeating an old familiar story to rolate how estately the prime mover in this It is practically decide to form a new club campaign of aggrandissment hides its band. King is the builder. for promoting physical culture and boxing. In both instances the required concessions havo Messrs. J. Christie and 8. Newman will be the been made by Chins to other foreigners to a instructors. A meeting to consider preliminaries Belgian company in the one case, and to en will be held at the Metropole Hotel to-morrow, American in the other. But the real control of

The 1.G.M. steamer Bachsen left Shanghai

here to-morrow, at 4 a.. on Saturday, at 11 am. and may be expected

The I.G.M. steamer Prinzess Alice left Singapore on Friday at 1 p.m., and may be ex pected here to-morrow at 5 p.m.

think that a little activity on the part of Scottish Freemasonry on the 3rd prox, which No. 88.; 1,300 bales of No. 10g; 410 bales of on the 1tik inst

the police in this direction would tend to damp the ardour of young men who are more familiar with high play than high

The Y.M.C.A. are arranging football, cricket, rambling, and camera clubs for the winter

sepson.

The P. M. 8. S. Co's sa. Korca, with meile, &c., from San Francisco via Halalu, has arrived at. Yokohams, and leaves for this port vin (Inland Beal, Kobe, Nagasaki and Manila at 6 p.m. ·

The P.M. steamer Siberia, with mails, &c., No. 128.; 125 bales of No. 16s.; and 380 bales of left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, Rates for the fourth quarter of 1904 are No. 206. in all about 2,350 bales. Arrivals per &c., on the 7th Oct.

steamers Malta, Catherine Apoar, Nausaing payable in advance on or before the 31st inst If any persen fails to pay on or before the 30th Capri, and Coromandel of about 9,800 bales. November, proceedings will be taken in the Shipments to Shanghai and the North ore Parts There have been many occasions on which Supreme Court. No refund of rates on vacant about 2,500 bales. The unsold stock is estimated Local Yarn No the police of Hongkong hare required tenements will be granted unless the rates have at about 21,000 bales. "elhow-jogging" and we have reason to been paid in October, ner neless application is business reported. Japanese Yarn: Sules are believe that since the advent of His Excel made within 15 days from the expiration of the reported of about 100 hales of No. 6s. at 8192

per bate. lency the present Governor they have quarter.

·Pity, 17

The 0.8, 9:Co. and CM.8. N. Co.'s steamer is expected here to-merrow, Danfa loft Nagasaki on the 7th Oct., p.m., and The C.P.R. steamer Tartar arrived at Yoko. hams at 5 pm. on Friday, the 7th Oct., and left again at 6am, onunlay for Kobe, where she is due to arrive at noen to-day.

The G. & B. steamer Zafiro left Manila on

1.15 p.m. Saturday, at 11 am, and is due here to-day, at

these convenient intermediariasie Russian, that baing the quarter which furnishes the capital, and in due course Russia will emerge from ker. ambush and come out into the daylight as direc tor and dictator of a railway whose chief object is to cut the British sphere in two. The only A family in Florida bad lost their little boy-romaining obstacle to the realisation of this anul advertised for him in a daily paper. That ambitions echems is that the Hankow Canton afternoon an alligator crawled out of the swamp concession won expressly reserved from transfer and died on the front doorstep. In his stomach to any non-American nationality. But efforts was found a handful of red hair, some bone but are already being made at both Washington 1039, a pair of boot besis, a glass alley, a pair of and Peking to empersede that governing con-

tisement did it.

Belgian company to acquire the concession. check trousers, and a paper collar. The adver-dition of the contract by permitting another

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