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the most lurid description. It is our duty to state, once and for all, bere and now, that the Chinese "boy" is a horror. Chancellor of the Exchequer, we could A. S. WATSON & CO., gire him bettering Mr. AUSTEN CHAM

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 218T, 1905

Mr. Justice Smith yesterday gave judgmont' for the plaintiffs in the case of the Hep Loong . Weisman, Limited, a claim for 2018 for iscile supplied. Full text of the Judgment will appear to-morrow.

It is rather late now to refer to the Japanese treatment of foreign war correspondenta, hat a private letter received yesterday at Hongkong revives the subject in a remarkable manuer.

TELEGRAMS.

The writer states that Baron Komura, in con- vexnation with him in 1902 (or two years before SIR, the war) spoke to him of the mistakes irrespen -

in South Africa; and said then that in the event of war, Japan would take steps to disconrags anything of the kind in her own case,

The visitors to the City Hall Library BERLAIN's best. As a financier in the City, we could conceive of him as making his and Museum during the week ending the 19th sible correspondents had been allowed to make March, 1903, were 290 non-Chinose, and 114 mark in some sort. As a cashier in a big Chinese to the former, and 104 non-Chinese, and and busy store, he might do well, particu-3,668 Chinese to the latter institution. larly for himself. Ан prosperous pirate, likely to let his victims know the worst at puce, his success in life would seem to us to be assured; and be

A crown Lanu al was held at the Public Works Department yesterday when Rural Building Lot No 121, Ritasted in Barker Roud, and Inland Lots Nos, 1,783 to 1,737 on Shau-

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. would, to a not too wethetic eye, make akiwan Road near Taitung village were put up

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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for auction. The first lot was sold to Er. Ram for $3,556, and fire Cliness buyers paid $103 for each of the second lots,

becoming tassel to a fairly long and strong rope, de a house servant, or even as a hotel servant, he is out of place. He is never so much in the way, either, as when The death is announced of Mr. Arthur H he is part of place; but that is, of course, a White, late Deputy Consul-General and Deputy too facetious reference to his habit of Postal Agent for America at Shanghai, which quartering himself with some other hoqit occurred suddenly on the 21st February at Sun able"boy" who is not yet out of a place. Francisco. Mr. White retired last year from There are, we believe, human beings ging his pest at the American Consulate, setting up in private legal practice. He was born at BLEND | phout the world who say that the China Hudson, New York in 1873 and came to "boy" is a good · servant. The post Shanghai eight years ago. He had gone to charitable construction seems to be the usual America to make arrangements in connection one of temporary insanity. He is not a with a large truding concern to operate in good servant. He is about the worst that China with headquarters in Shanghai, and had could possibly be imagined. He is discarried them through to a successful issue when death overtook him so suddenly. Mr. White, honest, he is lazy, he is dirty, bo is im- says the NC. Daily News, will be much miseedl pudent, he is incredibly cunning. The iu American and Mascule circles there, GREAT AGE, best of his kind is the one to watch, and swear st, and dismiss, and mourn for, and invite back again, to make you pay you ay be sure, through the nose for your

WHISKY

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MATURE.

FINE

MELLOW

AND

FLAVOUR.

A Blend of the Finest Pare Malt Whiskie

Distilled in Scotland.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

temporary attack of self-assertion.

["DAILY PRESS "BERVICE.]

EDWARD ALFORD DEAD.

LONDON, 20th March. Sir Edward Floot Alford, youngest son of the late Bishop Alford of Hongkong, died on Saturday, aged filty five.

SUICIDE AT SHANGHAL

The following evidence, was taken by the American Consul ut the inquest concerning the suicide of Clarenco Engens Fisko, of tho American Tobacco Company, which was reported in our telograms at the time.

Edmund Kompfer, sworn, identified the body. Ho had known deceased for about thirteen years. The last time ho saw him alive was at about 8.30 that morning (March 13). His boy told him that Mr. Fisks wanted to see

him

asked Was

so he went into his room. Docossed said he had not slept slage one o'clock and that he At the officers' room at the Shanghai Town

had a most taiserable night. He Hall on March 14th Major Watson, on behalf

to tell him what his condition told him that he seemed all right, and deceased of the officers of the 8.7.C presented to Major

replied that from his experiences through the Wedbuyer, a very handsons Japanese bowl in

night bo feared that he was mentally anbauuced. [Sir Edward Alford came out to Hongkong Witness said: "Nonsense, you are all right, recognition of his long services to the Corps, dating back from 1858. Tu making the pre nearly forty years ago, at the age of soventeen, you are in just as good nient u condition as yon were yesterday." Desensed asked if he was in rentation Major Watson recalled that Mujor as an employee of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson

& Co. in which firm he ultimately became a as good condition as he was the previous week Wedemeyer had commanded the Light Horseer. He was Chairman of the Shanghat Witness tld him he was, in fact that he was been Corps Adjutant, and finally Staff Officer. Chamber of Commerce in 1896.89, and left in probably batter than he was last wook, because His record was one to save us an example to the the latter year for Home, when he retired from towards the end of the week he had worked

ofer. got

Deceased young men of Shanghai, and his fellow offers usiness. He was a candidate for Parliament himsalt up into a norvons condition, which ha

connoittee hoped that the bowl would be a slight reminder at the last general election. He served on the now seemed to hara

by the Government to in-retortel that witness woolt talk that way appointed to Mrs. Wodemeyor and himself of their quire into the Chinese Indemairy question, and even if he were more. Witness assured him

exociatious with the Shanghai Volunteers. on the committe to consider the inorase of honestly and traly that he was all They wished them both every happiness and Import Tarif, three years ago. He married Witness then left and did not see decid again until he was called home by telephone, the eldest daughter of the late Colonel John prosperity at Facelow. Major Wedemogar, Shand, of the Madras Staff Corps).

Dr. Pautan was then present. Witness lind reports the N-G. Daily News, made a happy

gone to his office after calling at Dr. Reid's on way. He had sean deceased in a similar little speech of thanks and said it was something

condition before Mr. Fiuke had been more or less depressed at various times. He worked of a wrench to leave Shanghai after a re-idence

limself op into a nervaas pitch and then be- there of eightor years. The bowl would ubways.

came more or less depressest. From the con be cherished as a reminder of the friends who

rersation witness had with deceased he never thought of his taking his life. In private con had given it,

versation with witness he had always boon op- real to man baking his life. Vitas hid seen the pistol found by deceased before. It decased or the Tobacco Company.

OBAM

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

The government of British North Borneo is

a matter that has for a long time given our con. We desire to bring to the notice of our readers operary, the Straits Times, the utmost that an excellent smoking concert will to given concern. It does not love the Chartered Com. in the old Chamber of Commerce Room (Citypany which has control of that fruitful territory, Hall) this evening, autor the auspices of the and it loses no opportunity of saying so. We He is Insonic Quadrille Club, particulars of which have previously quoted what it had to say about

will be found in the advertisement columns of what it still deseriinsan the san isi of Li Min this issue. A rally excellent pregramas lins bean arranged, and the services of some of our best local talent have been requisitioned, The concert room has been lundsomely decorated and everything possible has been dens for the comfort of the guests, and we have every reason to believe that those who avail themselves of this opportunity of sponding a pleasant evening

will have no reason to regret the modest dollar demanded for admission,

capable of the meanest and most nuddening revenges. If bo be prevented from "¿queezing

"on the table decorations, he will see to it that none but withered or duraged flowers appear on the table. It is on record that, being prevented from ex. acting a commission on the kitchen reget. nbles, he deliberately soiled and made Bate unsavoury all that came to table. where an energetic mistress is in the habit of chevying bit about his

An apparently trivial, but interesting. work, the removal of almost any light article of question was raised by a letter in the N. C. Daily News. It is not easy to answer offhand, furniture will disclose the dust of ageser. Lu going round a corner, which wheel behind it. He breaks things, sticks them together temporarily with soap and a bit of string, and when the damage is ultimately discovered, he has "no savvy," or concludes

or wheels of a vehicle have the tendency to life? The editor of our contemporary in a footnots says In going round a corner the weight of the vehicle is thrown on the outside

FRANCE, GERMANY AND

MOROCCO.

LONDON, 20th March.

the

it is announced it. H.M. Kaiser is to visit Tangiers on 31st instant.

the

There are reports of complications between France and Germany with regard to Morocco, owing to German

a coolie who, it appeared, was somewhat unjus ir influence in that quarter threatening treated by officers of the British North Borneo Company. It has now discovered another to become predominant. scandal; but the following quotation will be sufficicut explanation of our reason for nop sting more:-"A statement of this kind in a public jourant merits either official investi. gation or a libel notion, and as the Britisla

North Borneo Administration has been seeking caure for such an action against the Straite Tinics for some time past, we would suggest that this is a fit and proper article whereon to base a su’t,

We feel assured that such a CINE

British North Borneo,

would be the best thing that ever happened to The Imperia! Government would be compelled to step in to administer that territory as it ought to be administered. Then there would be a return of

and rich. Only the goverament is bad."

INDIA'S SORROW.

LONDON, 20th March. The week's deaths from plague in India number 45,000,

LETTER'S SERVICE.]

FUNDS FOR JAPAN.

LONDON, 13th March.

If satisfactory terms can be arranged, a

belonged either to deras lecuased

.

sian. The last time witness bad seen it was on houseboat trip up-country last summer. Wit- noss was familiar with deceased's hand-writing,

sul identifed two cards found in his room as

having been written by him. Withea first

noticed these cards whon Dr. Paulan had left, very close He had been friend of Mr. Fiske's for years.

about 11.30 Witnesa had been

ising with him ever since he witness, cuma to Chian three years ago. Tho cards referred to **Ed." which he took to mean him, as decensed always culled him by that name.

Dr. Beid, sworn, said he had been acquainted with decessed for some yours, and had attended him on noreral occasions. Witna had examined the body in the room upsinira and identifiot it. Witness received a message while at the Nursing Home that Mr. Fisko wanted to see him. He came round to the house about

11 am. Mr. Fiske said he had had a bad sight and that in fact he was insane. He certainly did not look as he had slept well and se-nied very much depressed. He asked witness if he could not give him suything to make him sleep. Witness had seen him in a similar condition several times. This time be seemed so depressed that witness thought it would be better to have him under cars so he suggested that deceased should go to the Nursing Home. Witness wanted to

I to take him along then and there, but on telephoning to the Home he found it would Fiska

mid he would go along short two o'clock. geened quite satisfied. Decessed could not have hoan in normal health, and he remed to realise that he was not himself. Witness did not notice the cards (produced) when he saw deceased.

A. S. WATSON & CO. that the boy who was there before him raust wheela," which is scarcely a sufficient answer, prosperity, because the country itself is good amber of New York bankers have signified take about an hour to get a room ready. Mr.

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have done it. To treat him with kindness, as a human being, is a confession of weakness which be is prompt to take advantage of. To treat him otherwise is to invite all sorts of reprisals, including the very awkward spondents must forward their names and ad-boycott, the organisation and working of which he thoroughly understands; while in Hongkong, to administer the corporal chastisemoat that he would assuredly get in Shanghai, is to incur the certainty of magisterial intervention and unpleasant notoriety. All those who boast possession of a good "boy" speak truthfully, with reservations. They shut their eyes to much, and they pay very high rates indeed for his "goodness," Othors who speak highly of and the like, kuow bim, globetrotters nothing about him; and especially are they iguorant of what he thinks and says of them, else would their chorus of praise cease with ludicrous rapidity. There may be

ONLcommunications relating to thenaue olumn

should be address to Tus ExTOL.

dr ses cith communications addverted to the Bitre, nat far publication, but as epicieice of good faith

All letters for publication would be written on one side of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Undera for extra copies of DAILY Pass should be sent before 11 am, on day of publication. After that kour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash, Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Codes: A.8.0. 5th Ed.

Lieber's

P.O. Box, 33. Telephone No. 12

BIRTHS. On 20th March, at "The Hut," Custle Road, Hongkong, the wife of C. E. OXUND, of

771 daughter.

On 21st January, at London, the wife of G. E. STEWART (of Shanghai), of a son.

On 18th March, at Shanghai, the wife of E. O. Cumming, of n son,

DBATHS.

On 15th March, at Shanghai, CLARENCE EVOER

Fiske, agod 4å years.

although it seems to imply that our contom- porary thinks the inside wheels are the ones to leave the ground. Weight. of course

flies centrifugally away from the axis. or corner in this case; but it is also certain that uu up. standing body leans toward the inside of the curve, in which case the outside wheels would lift. The interest of the question lies in the heated argument it seems to have caused in the

north.

Mr. W. A. Allen, Purser of the 1. H. ss.

way

The charges made by the Straits Times against officials of the Company appear to be based partly on an invident that is thus recorded in the official journal of the Company, the British North Borneo Herald

their readiness to participate with German financiera în bringing out a Japanese loan.

AN "OFFICIAL" ANNOUNCEMENT.

LONDON, 18th March,

It is officially announced that Roseian's gold reserve yesterday stood at 1,349,000,000-roubles, against ciraninting credit notes of 903,000,000 roubles, and that the amount legally required to cover these is only 602,000,000 roubles,

*During the Ikal week of the old year about thousand natives turned out to make a new read from the Payar shops to the Office, and a fence to keep the hafaices off it. The only part remaining is turfing the sides, which will be dogs when sufficient, raia has fallen. In pay wont for thisa makan besar took place on Jan. 1st, when some 8 buffaloes, 8 bags of rice, ball apical of tobacco and a few cuses of gin were demolished. Each man of the round thousand that came took away food for the rest of bis JAPAN AND GERMAN LOANS. family. The natives prefer this forts of pay- ment to uny othor.”

The Straits Times concludes with these WordH

THE WAR.

LONDON, 20th March. Japan is opening negotiations for

Korea, reports:---Captain James H. Simmonds, a member of the Shanghai Licensed Piluts Association, who was a passenger aboard the Korea on route from Shanghai to Hongkong to join the Minnesota as pilot for the Shunghai river, died suddenly of apoplexy on the night of the loth. He was buried at ses on the fol-

Captain Simmonds lowing day. well-known man in his profession, having been in the East for many yeare. He began his "sea

The darkest hour is that before the dawn, a loan in Germany. career in the Aberdoen White Star Line, and was afterwards in the Oriant Line, and thon and though affairs are very black in Borneo just He has now, we have reason to bellare that the Charter. joined Messrs Butterfield & Swire. been a member of the Shanghai Liveused Pilots its own damnation, and that at the present rate ed Company's administration is bringing about of decline it cannot last many months longer. There seems to be every prospect of the Imperial Government having to take over the territory

the place to Sarawak." by or bent the end of the year, or hand prer

On 16th March, at thoughai, A. Nepsex, Upperother had servants in the world. There Association for the past four and a half years Yangter Pilot, aged 45 years.

doubtless are. But that there are any to He was much respected for his genial disposi equal the Chinese house-boy, for general tion. His wife, who was accompanying him on depravity and allround worthlessness, at the trip und was with him at the time of his HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD Clay rate as he exists in Hongkong, is too death, has the sympathy of their many friends. LONDON OFFICc: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.much to ask us to beliere. He is one of

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 21ST, 1905. HOME papers of the frivolous, ebatterboxy

kind continue to discuss the somewhat stale

of it.

Part XIX of the Jupan Ohronisete's oxsollent diary of the war has reached us. The illustra tions appear to be improving with each number.

We understand that on the reliremont of Sir

that

THE THEATRE.

KUROPATKIN'S COMMAND.

LONDON, 20th March.

It is reported that General Kuro patkin is now commanding the First Army Corps in Russia.

[BY COURTESY OF THE JAPANBUE CONSUL.]

TOKYO, 20th March. At 4 am on the 19th inst., our detach ment occupied Kasyon, twenty miles north of Tiebling. The enemy afterwards attemp

Justice irrevocably disappears. Energetic The Dallas-Bandmann Opera Company last efforts on the part of the China Association bere night gave their patrons a change, who they and in London have bees of no avail. and, for pressuled The Dachss, of Dantzig" THE PROGRESS OF THE PURSUIT, the sake of departmental convenience, China, Corca, Zanzibar, Constantinople, ate., te.. are semi-historical play dealing with the always put on

a naiform basis. It is of course totally popular Napoleonic period, and portraying the impossible for the lay mind to appreciate the people and incidenta supposed to have surround aution of His Majesty's authorities, which musted that romantic character, Napoleon 1. imply China and Zanzibar qualify for identical treatment. Zanzibar is somewhat out The theatre tras about three parts filled of our beat, says the NC. Daily Netes, but we which, considering the alarming downpour ofted a counter-attack, but was repulsed. The do know that the day has not yet gone when rein, was complimentary to the drawing power

It prestige count for tunch in the Far East.

of this Company. is of course abrions that we acquire a gentlemen of high charactar und judicial capacity in de Saumarez, but His Majesty's Government clearly considers that, given, efficiency, title is of little moment; if such be the view it is inded astounding that it should be made applicable amongst Oriental people, to whom rank is almost everything.

those objectionable creatures in whom it is Hiram Shaw Wilkinson the title of Chief hopeless to look for reform, campaisory or voluntary. The only conceivable way to improve bin would be, as Mank TWAIN suggestion that the "servant question" at might say, with a club-a big, hard, heary Home might be answered by the imports-club, with jagged spikes on the knobby end tion of Chinese servants. In England the Board School and the peany novelette have made the good domestic servant of two or three generations ago roza avir, Offices, factories, early (and unhappy) mar- ringes--all these catch the "swee: 'sixteen "

The offices of Messrs. W. H. Bord & Co., at of the humbler orders; but for her, domestic

Yokohama, were recently burglariously entered service has no attractions. On the contrary, and rifled of goods valued at 2,000 yen. it repels. Governesses there are by hun-- dreds: also teachers of alleged music: but Mr. J. Kemp sat on-the-bench-of-the very few housemaids or cooks. Governesses all Policu Court yesterday, and together with and pretty teachers marry Earls-in the Mr. A. Hazeland, disposed of a number

of putty larcenica. novelette; but there is no record of a house- maid becoming a titled lady, This may lave something to do with it. the numbers of domestic serrants who do

Whether

The weekly seturn of communicable diseases, dated 18th March, reporta no plague, one European case of diphtheria, one Chinese cars of small-yox (fatal) and one of enteric fever. Be of

A telegram from the Secretary to the Govern human, and humanity is prone to littlement of Burns to the Colonial Secretary at Hongkong, notifies that the restrictions in stituted against arrivals from Hongkong port are now removed.

exist are as bad as their mistresses make- Mistresses are ont, we do not know,

Still, we have worries all the world over. no doubt that Board Schools, and the noveleite, have brought about a certain deterioration in the species. I talking of however, employing the Chinese boy," these good people know not what they do. They would leap from a merely uncomfor table frying pan into blazing torments of

enemy burnt the bridges on the main road

The play opened in a laundry in the Rae south of Kaeyeau, and also destroyed a part Reyale, where thirteen pretty laundresses wero of the railway bridge. A number of Russian Airting with seven gorgeous members of the guns were found buried near Mukden. National Guard under Captain Regnier (Mr. Frank Cochrane) who had a fine opening song and Sergt Lefebre (Mr. Cooko) who sang a fine drinking song. Sane Gone (the mistress- of the laundry) was played by Mre Dalles, who subsequently becomes a charming virandiere, to accompany her soldier lover to the wars.

During the first act, after the attack

to

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

ROZHDESTVENSKY'S FLEET...........

LONDON, 13th March.

Reuter's

Antananarivo correspondent

Hu

Dr. Taulun aid that he was called by telephone from the General Hospital at about 11 am. He came straight round. When he arrived he noticed some cards on the dressing- it in the same position as it was in when seen lable. Witness examined the body. He found by the jury. There was blood all round and the right

side of the skull was blown to pieces. The was still warm, but there was no pulse. The eyes were opon. Witness thought deceased and been dead for about a quarter of an hour when he raw him. Witness thought the wound in the head must have been saased by a shot. The pistol must have been very close to the head when Brod. The wound might have been self-indicted. Witness was familiar with the Mauser pistol.

His Honour stated that a clip containing nine cartridges was found in the pistol. Another clip containing ten was found in the drawer close by. They had not been able to | find a discharged cartridge.

Witness said that this pistol threw the likohorged cartridge some distance away. The probabilities ware that the word was self- inflicted.

Mr. Fiake's houte boy was called. He stated that he had been with Mr. Fiske for nearly sir

years. When Mr. Fiske shot himself witness was out. After Dr. Beid had gone his master had told him to pack up his bag as he was going to the Nursing Home, and witness had handkerchiefs from the gone out to get had taken his washerman. Deceased

ordinary breakfast up in his room that moroing. Witness was only out of the house about ten minutes. When he osme back he found his

mestar

trying the slot and calls out to m that Mr. Fiske was sick him. When he saw the pistol and the wound he went round at ones to Mr. Warner and asked him to telephone to Mr. Kempffer to come home.

Mr. Kempffer's boy said that he was in the cook's house most of the morning and he did not hear any report.

His Honour then read out the contents of the two cards found on leerased's dressing. table. They were both written in pencil, and ran as follows:

E8.

Take my watch.

Goodbye old man. and Ed.

Fiske.

Tell Anderson to execute my will Q. K. Fiske. The jury- after a short consultation_found that deceased came to his death between 11 and 12 o'clock through the effects of a pistol-wound inflicted by his own hand while temporarily insane.

WEATHER REPORT.

www.m

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report-

The following letter appeared in the Japan Carpatele:

SIR-I am directed by the Director to inform you that a fire broke out on the 7th

on the Tuilleries, the kind hearted Fan wires that Admiral Bozhdestvensky's squa- inst, among the parcel mail bags stored in the mail-ear of the Sanyo train which left Kobe ut Gene gives shelter an escaping, Roy-dron left Nossi Bé, Madagascar, on Thurs“ 10 pm, on the same day while the train was alis, (M. Kaya), inours the suspicion

of running near Kamogata Station, in the her lover, and thus affords opening for day, and that its destination is unknown.

Bitchu About two-thirds of the fine song by M. Kaya, Noblesse oblige." 1. which consisted of 392 ..bugs He was capitally dressed and made up for the

-LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. (including 18 ordinary mail bugs and 8 parcel aristocrat, and indeed, throughout, the charac

The L.G.M. atr. Prins Regen! Luitpold left bags dispatchet from Kobe, was destroyed or fors were all well nut on. Mrs. Dalias bad at damaged. In this connection, the attention of the end of the aot some of the largest barrets

invited to the fact that among

and foreigners is

omul parcels destined for Mof ever handed over the footlights. It is unfor. Kobe vie Nagoenki and Shanghai on Sandey, I may be expooled here on Tassday, the tunate that Mr. Heory Dallas perennality p... Nagasaki, Korea, and North China, and should be so pronounced, so easily recognisable. 3th iust

The LG.M. str. Prins Heinrich, which left posted at Kobe or Sannomiya between the Napoleon was a villain, perhaps, but he was

of 9 p.m. on the 6th inst. and 8.59 The currant copy of Der Ferne Osten, edited hours e

on Saturday, the 18th inst. at 9 p.m. giggling at him last night. There was quits a by Mr. C. Fink, at Shanghai, contains some the 7th, some may have been destroyed or a fool, and it was difficult to refrain from here on the 15th inst., p.., arrived at Shanghai China and gradients are apparently moderate Senders, however, of parcels and registered smack of burlesque about him. Perhaps when The C.P.R. str. Athenian arrived at Shanghai tioles about Japan and Chinn that are articles that have been destroyed will be ho cossos to be lieutenant, and becomes (in the at 5 sm. on Sunday, the 19th inet; and left excellently illustrated, and one without pictures notified later on, after investigations have been following acts) the Emperor, he may be other again at 10.30 am. came day for Nagasaki,

where she is due to arrive at 7 a.m. to-day- which "Binophilus" has much to say that is made. I am, &c.-ITALO KAE, Suporin-wise; but our representative did not stay to see.

The C.M. str. Tenkai left Singapore on the tendent of Foreign Mails, Kobe, March 11th, A longthier and more detailed notics" of the

18th inet, and is dus here on the 24th inst. interesting about inland China.

piece may be given later.

on

1905.

p.m.

On the 20th at 12.10 p.m. Yesterday after- noon depression. which has probably moved towards N.E., was lying to the W. of the Loochoos.

The barometer has fallen in Hongkong and Weihaiwal.

for

Pressure continues relatively high over N.

N.E. winds along the China coast, and slight with variable winds over the N. part of the China Bea

Forecast-N.E. winde, moderato; rainy with Brunder,

Except from Weihaihwai there are no returns from the China coast and Japan this morning.