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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY – 5тя, 1905

A. S. WATSON & CO., ping fart, it was inevitable that disappoint-

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

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TELEGRAMS.

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

NOT REPORTED HERE.

LONDON, 22nd February, The Earl of Dadley denies that he is resign ing the Lord-Lieutoartsy of Ireland by reported.

follow, The supplies of cutton full oway just when they ought to have increased. The natural and immediate result was u rise in price, and with the value of yarn drop.

ment abould come to the investors in these undertakings. With a sensible lufnoss- like administration at Peking, and a clearer recognition on the part of the Chinese pro- ducers of the value of honesty as I policy, the foreign mills in China wight have weathered the atorm better than they did, by having access to native supplies. Chinese cotton, however, owing to China's inability to sec anything beyond immediate gain, has to pay taxes before it can reach the mills let "smaller controversius" imporil the that are actually in the country producing | Unionist canoe,

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Cotton from Haukow or Ningpo go ing to Shanghai must yield to the Maritime Customs cue and a half times the export duty, in addition to the levies imposed during its journey to the coast. On top of that, it always landed in scandalously adulterated condition. The weight added

JULES MUMM & CO. BILMS. by water paid the Chinese growers well at the ces they were getting; and the damage to the otherwise excellent raw (FOURNISSEURS BREVETES DE LA material was au concom of theirs, while the

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foreign buyer was helpless in face of the scarcity elsewhere. Now that cotton is plentiful and cheap, these rascals are hogi ning to find that the dividends of rascality do not endure for over. These were toure of the reasons why the reasonable hopes of shareholders in the North have not yet been realized. Indeed, it was worse than that. That they have even, managed to survive RECOMMENDED BY CONNOISSEURS. such critical times is something to be thank-

A GENUINE, HIGH CLASS WINE,

DRY AND EXTRA DRY.

PER CASE

1 Poten Quarts $32. 2 Dozen Piata $55.

ful for; and now that the supply of raw material is assured, and the demand for yarn increasing, hopes may well revive. The Hongkong manufacturers are more favorably situated than those at Shanghai, who are bundicapped by an import duty ou foreign cotton that has been increased, since they began, by fity per cent. There are, we believe, quite trustworthy indications now of a good time coming when the cotton spinning and weaving industry can hold up A. S. WATSON &CO. its head with the best of the big dividend

paying concerns.

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BIRTH.

They are expecting Mr. A. G. Ward, the orgenist, to reach Shangani about March 11th.

Dr. A. F. Forster has been awarded the Belilios medal for rescuing two Chinese children from under su overturned espan.

Kowicon School has heen elosed for a fort- night owing to an ontbreak of diphtheria. Two ones have been reported amongst the chilé-en.

A Japanese gentleman in conversation with a "Daily Press" reporter yesterday gave it ea hie personal opinion that Japan world object is Russia reserving any portion of Manchuria, and that an indemnity wou'd certainly be insisted } upon.

The entertainmont given by the Bijou Variety Entertainers in St. Patrick's Hall (near the

On 18th February, at Ehanghai, the wife of E. Peak tramway station), which passed off with

3. Chato, of a daughter.

DEATH.

some suceans the last two nights, will ba

worth saving.

On the 24th February, at his residesso, Oak-repeated this evening. The entertainment in

WILLIAM lands, Bouham Road, FREDERICK HEVERMANN, aged 38 years. The fumral will [564 pass the Monument at 10.30 am, to-day.

The Daily Press.

E. G.-FISCAL REFORM?

LONDON, 22nd February. Mr. Bulfour, is tHouro of Commons, sail that it was evident that Home Rulo was still a living and burning question, and he appeal 3 to the Unionists to sink differences, and not to

THE WAR.

LEUTER'S SERVICE.]

PEACE PROSPECTS.

LONDON, 22ud February. Confirming our telegram of the 22ndjost., Router's St. Petersburg correspondent wires that despite official denials, and according to information derived from a souran onjog- ing high patronage, the question of the con- ditions on which Eussia is prepared to make peace with Japan, have not only been formally discussed by the Tear, but are practically decided upon,

They are as follows :→→

Japanese suzerainty over Corea to be recogized. The session to Japan of Port Arthur and the Linotung peninsula.

The conversion of Vladivostock into an open port. Nentral international adminis tration of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and the restoration to China of Manchuria south of Harbin.

The only difficulty is the question of an

culties and the internal situation in Russia, peaco is probable shortly if the indemnity question can be arranged.

(N-C. Daily Néica” Service,)

A JAPANESE AMBUSH

London, 18th Febraai. A Russian correspondent at the front report: that a d-tuchment with two guns, when pureding Home Japanese railway-cutters on the 13th inst., was surrounded on the 14th by an overwhelming foree of Japanese, and suffered heavily and lost one gun.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A CANTON COMPLAINT.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

Canton, 23rd February. SI-The frequency with which newspapers and circulara disappear, sad never reach thoir destination, suggests to the mind the idea that sufficient importance, is not attached to them by the postal authorities.

In calling your attention publicly to this fact, I hope I am doing a service to all those who have and occasion to mies their meil papers, or who have been disappointed not getting circulars and price-lists puxiously awaited for Yours truly,

LOST OR STOLEN."

THEATRICAL.

The Druns-Bandmenn theatrical reason opens at Hongkong on Saturday night next, when the Company present The Country Girl."

"

Mrs. and Mr. Dallas arrived in the Colony yesterday.

Messrs. Robinson & Co, are opening the Box-office this (Baturday) morning.

Br. Dallas promises that play-goers will be pleased this year with all he has to offer them.

CHINESE EVASION OF TRADE MARK LAW.

LOCAL SPORT.

CHICKET.

League fixter for to-day see H.K.C.C. "A" versus 0.8.0.0. and A.0.R C. versus Pe¬800 C.C.

The League match between the Police C.C. and the Kowloon C.C. is postponed until April Lat.

FOOTBALL

The replayed Shield Tie. H.K. F.C. & V.R.C will take place to day (Saturday) at Happy Valley. Kick off at 4, p.m. Referee Mx. Bas The Club will play the original Eleven, viz. Goal Dr. Kow. Backs W. G. Leckie, G. E. Morrell, Halves H. C. Gray, J. B. Macdonald, E. P. Aucott. Forwards R. Macpherson, E. Henderson, W. H. Wiliams (eapt C. Humphreys and H. L.

Garrett,

H.M.B. Glory will play H.M.S. Ocean in the 2nd Bard on Monday, on the Clab ground Kick off 2 p.m.

TENNIS.

A Tennis Match will be played on the Cricket Ground to-day (Saturday) between the Hong- kong Cricket Club and the "Novy." Each side will be represented by $ pairs. The cricket club tears is es follows. Messrs. E. and H. Hancock, G. A. Hastings and R. F. C. Master, H. W. Slade and F. C, Zehrmann. Play com mences at 3 o'clock,

YACHTING

Coriuth'an Yacht Club one-designers their Foreth Club Race to-morrow.

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, 24th February.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE SIE H. 8. BERKELET (CHIEP JUSTICE).

ARMED FOBBELT BY AMERICANS. A. Joiner, G. W. Terrell, F. Dalton and B. A. J. Burko werb charged with armed robbery at a Chiness Club (No. 166, Jervois Street) ou the 15th inst. terrorising the inmates with a revolver, and robbing one of them of $32.

Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C. (Attorney

General), instructed by Mr. G. B. Merrell (of the Crown Solicitor's office), proscent: L

The prisoners were not legally defended.

In answer to the charge Joiner said :-I am guilty to the extent that I was with the crowd, in another part of the house. That was not our intention; our intention was to play detectivos, and get the Chinamen to give us money to ge out. I am not guilty of the charge.

hat was not where the money was taken; I was

His Lordship-The charge is that you, with others, made an assault on these people, put them in bodily fear and danger of their lives, and robbed them of money.

Joiner-I did not do that; I was in the hor at the time, but that was not the intention.

His Lordship-I advise you to plead “not guilty" you all to plead not guilty. · Entor- sailing a house to rob is a very seriona offence in

both this country and in your own America.

Terroll-Yes, My Lord.

AUCTION OF JAPANESE ART CURIOS

Hin Lordship-If you are proved guilty of the full charge it is a very serious offenco.. The prisoners pleaded not guilty and the following jury was empanelled :--Mosura. C. F. G. Grimble, J. H. Maclirati, A. J

At the Police Cort: yesterday before Mr H. H. J. Gompertz, the British American Tobacco Company proceeded against two natires for falsely applying a registered trademark to spr-four goods. The offence was committed at the racecourse where defendants wore selling Chires hand-made cigarettes in “Cyclo" Mr. F. B. L. Rowley cigarette pack-ts. prosecuted. The first defendant was fined $50 or two months, while the second was sentenced many years is that on view to-day in Mr. Geo. Ramsey was also on led but met with no res-

to six weeks imprisonment in default of payment of a fine of $25.

ROBBERY IN THE NEW TERRITORY.

AND EMBROIDERIES.

Unquestionably the finest collection of Japanese art curios and embroideries which las come under the hammer in Hongkong for

P. Lammert's auction rom where the sale takes place on Monday and Tuesday. The collection has been brought here to be sold

by one of the largest dealers in Kyoto and the auction affords collectors and the publis generally a rare opportunity of acquiring the choicest examples of Japanese art at their own price.

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Williams, W. H. Porcell, P. Flage, J. D'

Kinnaird and G. Whito. The name of J.

pouso ; and a Parmso-gentleman was challonged.

The Attorney Generai sail;-Gentlemen of

the Jury. Those four prisoners are charged with acting together in a gang and raiding and robbing Chinese Club in Jervois Street, in this City.

Of the four man, Joiusr, Terrell and Dalton are Americans, and the fourth prisoner, Burke, is probally already known to some of you as a professional boxer, who has already boon some time in this Colony. The siromanstances are that these four people are what is tormed beachcombers, but the question is not whether they are beachcombers or not but whether they did what they are charged with doing. The ΟΠΑ another prisoners were all known to

On the before the date of the accurrence, 13th of this month, during the after. noon, Joiner, Dalton and Burke gathered,

Three meek and wild looking natives were indemnity on which is is kuown that Japan placed before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz at the will insist, and it is possible that Russia Police Court yesterday, charged at the instance

The collection comprises some of the best will risk another bottle before a decision is

of Sergeant Cameron, with committing armed robbery at Kwai Li village in the New Ter-spueimens of embroidered hangings and bod come to: but in view of the Military diffi.ritory. The Sergeant informed His Worship spreads that we have seen, and there is also a that the case was reported to him at Keir-splendid. display of embroidered worsenso fall loon City by Shing Sam, owner of the sizes, as well as cushion covers, pictures, and hous held op

Clothing, jewellery and kimones. money to the estimated valuo of $538.60) In a large glass cabinet near the entrance had been taken by the robbers. The evidence thero is a beautiful collection of Damascens abed that two of the d-fondsats barat opon work, by the famous artist, Koma-i of Kyoto, the the door of Shing Sun's residence and entered. only artist of the kind in Japan we believe. One of the men struck him several times over Only those who have visited a little workshop the face with his Bst, while the other, armed and watched the deft hands at their work can na appears to have besn their habit, in with a knife, demanded money, threatening to realise the value of the specimens contained in an opium den. It appears to have been stab Shing Sum to death if he did not produce the case. There are several small specimens their castom to smoke opinay, and this is where it. Bhing, not at all alarmed, told his unwel auch ne cigarette casar, jewel boxes, sard casos the plot was conceived. Burke appears to have come visitors to set to work, as he had etc., each of which must represent the labour been the one of three who took the lead in th

sakams, la maid a Chimano Club freemantod by no money and would not tüll them wkare ¦ of many woohs and evelyn, Decora

Chinese with money, where gambling, as in all the keys of his boxes were. The law breakers ing to the elaboration of the design. There are

Chinese Clubs, was carried on. The schome then bound the tenant's arma behind hire, tied jewel-boxes whinh are described in the catalogas

was to hold up" the club and its inmates, and a bag over his head, and began to break the as representing six and seven months' work, and

take what money they could. One ides was boxes open. While extracting the valuables there are specimens which must have takon

that they should pretend to be detectives and therefrom, four more of their comrades appeared much longer. The box, or other article is raid the club as detectives, and fake money; but on the econe, and to make doubly sure of sometimes of silver, but more often of gun beating a safe retrast, tied his wife, his four metal which, of course, is harder. The design they had no sathority, and what they did was children and Shing Sum together. They then is first drawn on the article to be engraved, and pure and simple robbery. They met at this took from the box they hud broken open geld threads ure carefully laid and bestea into opium den. The second prisoner Terrell was property to the value of $529,60, and made the engraved design. The gold threads are rol'ed not present as far as we know when the mattor was first discussod, but he met them later and good their escape. The hosting was adjourned by hand as fine as the frost hr'r, and anyone joined the gang. It was finally arranged that who looks closely into oren Bu ordinary specimen of this work will recogn's the marcellons skill and infinite pativace which go to form the equipment of the Damascene worker.

THE UNITED SLATES AND THE PAROLE-BREAKERS.

London, 18th February. It is stated at Washington that the United Statea hus neiced Rus-in for an explanation of the fact that three officers of the Lens, dis- mantled at San Francisce, have violated their Pale and returned to Russia.

The American Government innista on their returning to the United States for detention na prisoners.

TYPEWRITERS IN RUSSIA.

The Standard's Moscow correspondent says that the police of the town of Romal, in the province of Poltura, have confscuted all the typewriters in the place, which has over 15,00 The Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., rider the inhabitants. No reason is assigned for the auspices of the Odd Volumes Society, winetion, but as it is taken under the law of "increased defence," equivalent to a minor state lecture pa "Some Irish Characteristics" of Binge, there is no doubt that typewriters are the former Chamber of Commerce room, at the regarded us, dangerous organs of sedition. It

VOLUNTEER RIFLE COMPETITIONS.

H. K. V. R. A.

Today's competition will be Hongkong and Peak vercus Kowloon

The King's Park Range, 200 yards, will be available from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

K.K.V.C:

A Hongkong Volunteer riffe meating will be

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DEVEUX ROAD City Hall, next Monday at 5.15 p.m. H.E. is worth noting that typewriters can only be held at Tai Hang on Saturdays the 4th and peacock, the tail of the latter being studded thought had a revolver, When the police got

LONTION OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREST, E.C. HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 25th, 1905. THE fairly numerous foreign-owned cotton mille in China were all erected within the last decade, permission being given after

Major General Villiers Hatton, C.B., will taka / sell the smaller towns of Bussia under..

the chair.

Our ninth page to-day contains su authori ́ ́. tire discourse on Shanghai Municipal Finances an interesting historical sketch of Money; and, by way of change, a extraord" sary interview with the young man who has been the most

special permit from the police, who were thas oasily able to locate avery instrument in the

neded even in Moscow and St.

was

town. Up to a year or two ago Barabary.

All the proclamations" which have beou in circalation this year were lithographed from typed copy, the typewriter having enabled the discontented to circumvent the extremely printer's type and the use of it,

11th Marsh. The programmas is as follows:- Ride Handicap.200 yards. Seven shots. Rifle Handicap-800 yards. Seven shots, Hiffe Handicap-500 yards. Seren shots. Aggregate of abore.-Handicap. Recruits Aggregate.-Handicap. Corps Championship-Highest nett aggre-

the Chino-Japanese war. The increasing conspicuous gure in the recent sensation stringent laws which regulate the possession of gate of 1, 2 and 3. Cup to be won two years in the connoisseur, and he will notice too a few rate Jervois Street, and Burke gave the revolver to

religions rovival in Wales,

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Burke should go in first and see when the right people to rob were presont. Joiner and Terrell were to come in after us detectives, but they seem to have forgotten their parts as detectives and upenly acted as robbers. The The effects of the war ore risible in the other prisoner Dalton was to keep guard of the Collection, for many old specimens of pro-Meiji ataire leuling up. At eleven o'clock or thero- days are to come under the humer, Justinside about, all the details being arranged, Burka the door, for instance, is a fine gold lacquer accompanied by one of the others went around zereen bearing the design of a peony and to the Victoria Hotel to see a friend whom be

with mother-o'-pearl. It is mentioned in the this it was loaded, and the inference is catalogue that it came from a Japanese palace. that it was loaded then, but it is immateri-1 It is probably worth from $800 to $1000. There whether it was or was not.' It had the are a few good specimens of Satsuma and other same efect on the minds of the Chiness oUR porcelain, and some choice examples of Japanese whom it was used. Having got this work in silver. Some fine old loquer ware, revolver all these men went along Queen's notably the cabinets, will also attract the eye of Road together in a westerly direction, toward

bronzes. It is well-known that since the com-Terrell. At about 11.30 they arrived in the moreement of the war, may of the old for lies neighbourhood of the Club they had resolved to of Japan have disposed of some of the family raid, and Burke went in, as one of the prisoners recenres, and patriotically contributed the puts it, "to sos how strong the bank was." He procoads to the war fund. Several articles in seems to have sat down; and it was pre-arranged Mr. Lammert's anction room, we understand, that he was to give a signal, to go on to the verandah and cough. He gave that have thus come into the market,

alarm, but it was not noticed, and he used very strong language. An hour later he again went out and gave the signal which wes heard, rad the raid was made. As pre-arranged Dalton kept gured outside the door, and Joiner went inside and secans to have kept guard inside the door to keep people from escaping. Burke and Terrell ransacked the 'Terrell had the revolver and premises. The Japanese have captured another British

terrorised several of the inmates with the vessel laden with coal for Vladivostok, and we trast, says the Pall Mall Gazette, that no result th t no alarm was gived. Wong thought of national susceptibilities will restrain

Sam was assaulted and robbed, money was them from treating such prizes with the full

taken from him against bis will, and the rigoar of international law. The purveyor of contraband takes his chances in any case, and revolver pointed at him. What money he had when he

essays to

war waterist to the on him, $32, was taken away by the prisoners. Gis own

country's a it

sally, enemy of

is a positive. pleasure to hear that he has met with his deserts. and apparently, as part of the play they England

has nothing to boast of in the record had arranged, they took down the names of the Mr. Friedrich Wübela Housmann, of of har present neutrality, and if the Japanese Chinese. A servant, dating the time of the

imagined that we were solicitous for the safety Interinezzo.. “ Anòna”

Mears. Heuermann, Herbst and Company of th's avaricions traffic in coal, it would be un raid, escapod, and brought an Engal countable. MENT: Hors D'uvres. - Canapos a la Diana who died at his residence, Oaklands, Bonham insalt not undeserved. A correspondent of the Unfortunately the constable did not speak

that informs us Soup-Pokage creme de colori. Fish-Smoked Rowl, yesterday, had lived a very long time in Tintes to-day

Over 100,000 tons Chiness and the sorrant did not speak English

As he came he met third prisoner who said that during last year, and that the lardy probibi- Steak a la Bernaise, Jagged Hare and Bed eur rant Jelly. Curry-Brazilian Curry Joints Offers and members of the District Grand tions of his Majesty's Government, moreover, Roast Ribs of Beet, Roast. Lamb and fmt Sauce,

have proved easy of ovasion. If we cannot prt Boiled Chicken and Egg Sauce, Cold Entrees Lodge of Hongkong and South China are in-

an and to this reproach for ourselves, all chiral- Sweata-vited to attend at his funeral wohl wi! pass Leicester Pio, Haricct Bean Salad. Berolina Padding. Diplomate Ice Cream and

Japanese putting a stopper on the profit Heuermann, was 68 years of age, -Cores, Fruits.

STEAMSHIP SUBSIDIES.

demand for yuru, and the plentiful supply

Officers-Handicap; 200, 3 0 and 500 yards. of cotton offering at low rates, was the

Yesterday afternoon the remains of George AMERICAN SHIPPING SUBSIDIES. Seven shots at each range. temptation, investors baving every reason, Price were interred in the Frotestant Cemetery

Instructors and staff-Handicap; 200 300 in view of such circumstances, to put faith at Happy Valley. Dereased was a mamber of

The subject of the proposed Azoriosa and 500 yards. Seven shots at each rauge.

on foreign in the glowing prospectases that were the Police Force for over four years, and a shipping subsidies and taxes

Ladies Nomination --Nett ezore; 300 yards. Fire #bota issued. At that time, according to Mr. F. well known figure at the Police Court where shipping entering American ports,

The General Purposes Committee repor.od shots.

Consolation-Nett score; 200 yards. Seven ANDERSON, the chairman of a Shanghai for some time he acted as usher. He joined the before the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. Police from the Royal Walsh Fusiliers, of that these proposals gave a preferential rate spinning and weaving company, raw cotton which regiment he had been a member for for all ships coming from North or South was obtainable at about ten or sløven taels eight and a half years.

American ports, whilst British and other European ships were charged considerably per pioul. Unfortunately, the same war active service in China and Crota. Ho was higher rates.

British shipping would The Nagas & Press gave the following come which had hastered the adaision of well thought of whereever he went.

consequently be seriously menaced, and the foreigners into one of China's most promising body of Polies in uniform, also Chief Inspector committes recommended that the Government Parison of the fleet of the N. Y. K. and the businesses was the cause of something else Baker and Inspector Suth followed his should be asked to consider the proposals, ubudies the company receives with some of the

and take much stops as might be expedient other great steamship companies in Europe: for protooling British interests. The report that killed the egg-promising goom. Japan

It is stated from Peking, says our Shanghai was approved. immediately increased its import duty on

contemporary, that although the deposed Dalai, yara, and its home market. being thus pro- Lama hus managed to escape from Chinese tected against India and China, was placed surveillance at Urga and fled to Kinchts and in a position to support many more mille.crossed into Russian territory, where he is Those very soon killed the Indian yarn being protected by the Mussorite, he is known trade with Japan. Notwithstanding this to be still in the neighbourhood of Riachta, development, the world's demand for yarn quietly ensconced in a Mongol monastery in that vicinity, in spite of Russian assertions to was strengthening so much that at the time the contrary, namely, that the ex-Buddhist foreigners in China were setting up three Pontiff has gone to St. Petersburg to pray for hundred thousand spindles, India was also the Czar'a help to recover his Tibetan Pouti

remains to the cemetery.

By kind permission of Col Caulfield and officers, the band of the 110th Mahratto Light Infantry will play the following selections at the Hongkong Hotel this (Saturday) evening--

Wright March........ "The English Brigade" Selection... “Blue Belvin Fairyland" Slaughter Muratori Song “Amore”

"Sourire D'Avril" Eelection. Life on the Ocean wevor Einding

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Grey

Co.

N. Y. K.... P. & 0. M. M

Fleet. Subsidy,

Toze. Ton.

000 4,843,070 ..829,000 3,480,000 ..241,000 4,997,150 Trans Atlan...

163,000 4870,000 N.-D. L

...$83,000 2,070,000 Russian V.F... 190,000 1:976,00 Austrian Lloyd 197,00 2,475,000 Black Saa 8.3. Ca. 190,000 903,000

The collection is well worth a visit, and though the sale will be certain to attract a large attendance, there is such a surfeit of good things that many lots are almost certain to be sold auch below their petnul value.

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"PROFIT WITHOUT HONOUR."

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enlarging its manufacturing plat. The feate for him from the British and Chinese. Fish and Butter Sauce. Entrees-Gilled Fillet Hongkong. He was a very prominent Freemason, casl from South Wales reached. Vladivostok

People in Peking, however, say that if Yen Chil, the Deputy Military Governor of Urga, has any "go" or stamina in him, he can easily ed by those who were thus hatening to make a dash some dark night upon the Dalai

automatic law of supply and devand thus neutralised the advantages naturally expect profit, by the demand, This competition in Lawn'e retreat and." persuade" Lim to come Finger Cakes, Apple Tart. Tipsy Cake. Dess the Monument at 1030 this mornlag. Mr. Tous Englishmen will be glad to hear of the

itself was bad enough, but wore was to back to the Imperial Dragon's prvenisl fold.

without tonove,"

a friend had been cheated, had had a little trouble and gone away. The countable accepted this story and the third prisoner went away. The constable went upstairs and an interpreter cne up: explanations followed The first.