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the dearth of this particular class of news, and the complaints sometimes made of official reticence even in cases where informa tion would be of interest publicly, and non- prejudicial obcintly. After all, what gre these official "secrets" about which

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anybody, loitering in the right place at the right time, can see for himself; and when the newspaper reporter has e proper 'savvy," knows all the circumstances of theorisis," understands what is usun) and probable in such circumstances, it is

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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Royalty of tho Ordnance staff suspect, we were in no way indebted to the Ordnance Service at all. When it is learned that guns are being mainted somewhere in Hongkong, it does not respire a gift of second-sight to go and say that they would be issued by the Ordnance Departement; an if the Ordnance Departament were doing anything, it would be only common COGNAC BRANDY sense to declare that they had received orders

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to do it. "In the same way, when a British officer betrays au intense anxiety to learn it any of his command have said something, it requires no prescience to be assured that they are suspected of having doue so; and $20.00 when we know that they haven't, we may argue that somewhere high still is an officer who believes quite erroneously that

B. SUPERIOR VERY OLD COGNAC 27.00 they have, or such enquiries would never be made. We tuvo just expressed our faith in the integrity of the British Army Officer,

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, APRIL 29.1, 1:5

Bra. Alphonsus, of St. Joseph's College{ TELEGRAMS. leaves for home by the Austrian Lloyd steamor on Tuesday. Ho has been heze oleven years, and is deservedly popular.

A Chinesa boy of six cen kist evening fell out | of a window in Wanahai Road real fractured his tall. He was removed to the Civil Hospital. The injury is a Estol ono.

The result of last evening'a bowling, in the watch Hongkong Club r. Club Germania. resulted in the English team getting a lead of

prints. Thu Hongkong Club men scoron about 500 raore points at their own alley, us against about 449 ahead for the Germans at the Club Gormatin alley.

The

Amateur Dramatic Club Porang presented their Easter programme on April 28th nud 29th. This pieces were The Little Sentinel," a farry in one net by Williams, and a original Akatch entitled A Breach of Promise Cas" (Vinng verve Fawcett ty Alan Hamilton.

This is a good story from the Bangkok Times:- Watching a slam tight the other day, Mrs Slipshe was arch interested in the movements of a young man who spent most of his time galloping betwon the troops and the com- manding offleer. It puzzler her to define his duties at firat, but hater an idea struck her.

"I know what he is." she said, he must be caviar to the General “

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REUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE KING IN PARIS.

LONDON, 26th April. The Klug maintaiza incognito in Pusim His Majesty will dine with President Toubut on Sundry and remain two or three daya alter.

The virit is regarded as an important | political event as an affirmation of the extents:

NEW RUSSIAN MINISTER AT

PEKING.

LONDON, 26th April. M. Pokotiloff, a director of the Russo-Chivega Bank, kay hasn appofuted Minister to Peking.

A RECORD COTTON CROP.

- Loxton, 26th April. The cotton crop of the United States is an extraordinary one, exceeding the world's record by two and a half milliau tal-s

THE WAR

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FRENCH NEUTRALITY,

LONDON, 26th April. Saigon wires that the French authorities deny that any of the crew of the Pune are missing; portions of the machinery were huely removel because the Commander wished to change the unchorage, and the authorities were anxious to avoid the slightest appearance ufa brench of

The man who was found travelling on a line that shall be mmol, eith a half-ticket. and defended himself by saying that if he wasn't a child now ho had been one when he got into the train, would find a ryzapathiser in the bittor passenger who, not long ago, found himself for his sins in very much the same sort of train, Aneutrality. dispute betwned another passenger and the guard of the teniu had produced the following grum bis from the latter. Well, sir, I've been ou this train, man and bog, for twenty-five years." Good Heavens, man," interrupted the batter passenger," what station did you get in at ?

We are requested to state that an entertain- ment wil Le given by the orphans under the cars of the Italian Sisters of Chacity at Macao

incident, debara us from crediting some of them with half the ability for working out the sum of 2+2-X, which at her smaller men enjoy. If every button on a military tunic is to be an official seat, the stoner Hong-to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon cammencing at 2 clvos in the Convent near Sto. Autonio kong copies India or Japan the better will

Charch.

A religious piece entitled 8. they preserve their absurd "secrets," for

Panuracio" will be given. During the inter- | the apprehension of which a bicycle and a

vals, fancy needlework ani children's summor notebook - would be much more cheaply

frocks made by the orphans are to be sold. efficious than any scheme to corrupt the Proceeds of the sale and of the entertainment will go to the funds of the Convent, which require replenishing, if the Sisters are to continue their charitable work. There are thos excursion steamers to choose from.

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The Daily Press.

The fund shoot for thn 500 yards April trophy takes place at King's Park Range, Kosloon, to-day from 1-30.to 5 p.m.

The Army Concil has decided that South African war honours cannot be granted to the Royal Army Medical Corps (Volunteers),

At the Police Court yesterday Mr. G. N. Orme fined two Chinese stallholders $25 each for obstrusting the footpath in Queen's Road East.

Caplain Lawrence of the xa, Tai On was yesterday fined $15 by Mr. G. N. Orme at the.! Police Court for having no light on his vosset while lying alongsido the wharf.

Mr. H. Hobbins, American Vice-Consul General at Hongkong, who las gone to tho United States to get married, oxpects to return to his post about the middle of June.

Nine new recruits for the Shanghai Municipal Police Force arrived by the FX 0... Pana The paw men havo besu recruited from the ranks HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD 1. of the Royal Irish constabulary, and are described

as fine strapping looking young men. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C

It has toen decided by the Army Council to dieontinue the experiment of providing recrnits with artificial teeth where required. The out- side cost was fixed at £3, which was to be recovered by deductions from the man's pay.

HONGKONG, APRIL 29TH, 1905. We have been invited to tell an officer of His Majesty's army in Hongkong how we were able to make our yesterday's announce-

Mr. W. Cowen arrived at Taiping on the menta regarding military movements. 15th April from Hongkong. It is ravured, We protest that this is

a most unfair mys the Perak Pioneer, that it is possible he thing to expect, if it ever really was may be transferred to the Police Department to expected; for it has always been exceedingly be as the head of the Criminal Investigation difficult to obtaių naval nad military intelligence in Hongkong; and, in our experience, impossible to extract it from the officials themselves. Why, then, should they expect a newspaper to tell them all they would like to know? While we welcome

Bureau.

Closed by order of the "No Phoroughfare. Government." This notice, now appearing in the corridor of the Hongkong Hotel, in imetus that the passing of the general publie through this well-known "short cut" is being timely

restricted.

Ma Yip, fireman on the s. Fut Sung, yesterday presented a promissory note for 270 at the On Keo Bank in Jervois Street. The

OFFICIAL SECRETS."

We regret to learn that our publication of military movements yesterday has given trouble to ofieurs in Flis Majesty's service who have been suspected of divulging to us the informa tion that we published. We cannot say that we regret the oficial indignation, for it is con firmatory of the truth of the anws; but it is quite unfounded. The news did not reneb us from an official source.

BALTIC FLEET NEWS.

JAPANESE DESTROYNES ON WATCH.

During the Chian & Manila. Rabi's passage from Hongkong to Amoy, three des- troyers, supposed to be Japanese, steamel quite close to her, directed searchlights on her, and steamed away. They are supposed to be on tho lookout for the ss. Heathilone, now. at Amoy with gunpowder and coal aboard.

ADMIRAL KAMIMURA XXPRCTED.

The Manila Cafenea says that it is known Manager of the Back had been informed by the that a dispatch was received by the Japanese Police to have the man who presented such note ooosul at Manila ob ist instaat odcessed arrested. The presentor was kept waitingAdmiral Kamimura, Manila," which indicates until a constable arrived when he was taken to that he is expected shortly. The dispatch is the Central Police Station. The note in kept senled and will be opened presumably only question, together with $54 in silver, was stolen by the admiral bimself. from another fremen while the vessel was lying at Calelor, in British. North Koren, on the 14th instant. - Mau will be called upon to give an account of how he came in possession of the money.

7eople should know their washerman before trasting him with too much of their apparel. Madame Gnion, of the Pension Francaise, yesterday reported at the Central Police Statix at the Chinese washerman employed by her had pawned a quantity of clothing be

CHINA ON THE ALERT.

The Chinese cruisers iniyang, Kingching and Nanshan ate said to be lying at their moorings at Shanghai with full steam up, to prevent any possible attempt of the Russian cruisers now in port from slipping out and making nu attempt to join the Baltic feet.

SUPREME COURT.

The

Friday, 28th April.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE M. T. SKROGUE SMITH (PUINNE JUDGA (2). )

HOTEL CUITS,

The Hongkong 1foted Company, Limited, sund Fowald Vojack for $37,67, owing by the defendant for board and ohits.

Defecdant askel the Manager of the hotel (Mr. A. F. Davies) to produce the chits amounting to between sight and nine dollars, Pmentioned in the bill.

The hotel shroff gave evidence that defendant tors up the chitu after looking through them.

His flonour, to defemlant -Do you want to go into the witness xx

The defendant hesitated.

Ilis Honour-I advise you not. If you tell any untruths 1 shall send you to a place you

won't like

REVIEW.

Return of Sherlock Holmes. By Sir ARTHUR CON DOTLE, Londoa: Nes205 Li.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson sat tegid her on the verandah of the Hongkong Hotel. They kad .coms out from Englund especially to traco an alleged leakage of intelligence from the British troops in Hongkong. The great deteu- tive (who was not danwaed or killed by Professor Moriarty after all, but toils in this book how he escaped) was able to to'l his employers that this alleged leakage was a mythi. All ho said was : en nihilo nikil ft.

"Yes, Watson. Our trip East

has

| born a waste of time," said the great

intellect, uncrossing its long legs, a glancing impatiently at the punkah gear, which "I fear the adventers seemed to need oiling. of the Daily Freas and the twelve-pounder guns will unt guru in your interesting Imtilisereot records. However, think there is a subject there that should interest you, as am

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The defendant not giving evilence or call. { author." ing witnesses, judgoni was given against him

with costs.

A QUESTION OF SIGNATURE.

Mr. R. A. Hardling appeared on behalf of Chan Sik Ngan, who sned Wong Ma Shi for

909.30, dyo on a promissory note.

Mr. Harding contended that though the pro- missory note was not signed by the defendant, a woman, but by her son, it was signed on her behalf.

According to the defendant de son was up country and sot likely 10 return for some con-

siderable time.

His Honour-Suppose I borrow 8500 from a man and I cannot write, and someone else signs. my naine, it might not be proved that I am responsible. She can always make her mark. It appears that the money was leat to the woman's son, and the parties got him to put his mother's name to the promissory note, knowing

her to be a woman of some property.

After hearing the evidence, His Honour said:-It has not been proved that she borrowe the money. signed the note, or anthorised her on to do so. Jadgiment for the defendant and costs.

A PEDDLER'S COMMISSION.

ON THE DAY'S SALES.

He pointed with his pipo-stem to a mum who seemed seeply grossed in a

in Gray-paper-back book, and added: That man is gudog to pleasa you within the next few days, although you do not know each other, and may never mest."

Dr. Watson took out a pair of folding hinceulars, and was easily able to decipher the title of the book which the unknown WIR reading.

"Why I'm the Colonial Edition of our latest adventures, just published by Nevues," In raclaimed.

is Yes. The inn

B 1eviewer. has read all your previous stories, and is as interested FUL over in now collection.

He is going to praise them to the skies, his only criticism being that you have described me as antecessarily endo.. Ho is not a particularly busy reviewer, but he has hard a very extensiva porienes, mainly for newspapers, and is a con-

scientious spheimen of the tribe. He arrived at "He came in a ship.” Hongkong not long ago

"Marvellous," exclaimed Dr. Watson. But

Sherlook

yon must tell me your method.",

Childishly simple," retorted Holmes. **De in a reviewer, because when he began he male marginal notes with a gasacil during the first dozen pages. He is interestel in your stories because after the twelfth page ho for got to make any more notes; and he will praise Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police your new book because of that. He will objest to the rudeness of the raisinesses you have Court yesterday, Balehond, a hawker in the

aploy of Messes, Pohoomall Brothers, of No. attributed to your friend because they are there, 57, Queen's Road Central, charged Mr. D. and I cun soo he is too intelligent to mix the Ramenities, Manager of the aid firm, with unlaw-pojat. It is probably that which has annoyed fully assaulting him and causing netual bodily the London reviewers who have slated the book. har, on the night of the 10th instant. He is not a busy reviewer, or he would review Mr. O. D. Thomson appeared for the com-

the book without troubling to read it; and plainant, and Mr. P. W. Goldring represented the defom laut.

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deduce his newspaper experience from the rapidity with which he traveries the Mr. Thomson, in oponing the case, stated pages. A journalist's eye embraces a line that on the ufternoon of the 10th instant as yours braces, a word. I gather Lis complainant returned to his employer's shop scientiousness from the fact that he did not at about 5.30 a'clock, having offected no sules skip the weakest story of the lot, that shout that day. He told defendunt of his bad luck, the missing three-quarter. I date his arrival in At about Hongkong by the condition of his boots, which whereapan defendant abuso him. 12 o'clock on the same night complainantare London make; and I think he arrived in a was awakened and told that his master ship because I cannot conceive he came in a

L wished to see him. The defendant's brother balloon."

"Capitol" said Watson. How simple it all who bad just arrived frin Mauila, was pre-

is when explained. Can you tell me what paper sent when complainant enterol. The brothers asked Buichand if he had sold nuything that he is reviewing for?" day. On his replying in the negative, the men Easily," said the famous detective. "Boy!" set upon him. The first defeudent, who has Hustily tearing a piece out of one of the hotel magazines (they vie all torn, but Holmes is not left the Colony, struck the complainant with a bottle, inflicting two scalp wounds. On com- responsible for the lot he scribbled some- plainant putting up a hand to defend himself, he thing, and gave it to the boy. Dr. Watson received a wound on one of his fingers whieh watched him, silently, as he sat wrinkling his at bas since been amputated. The defendant, brow, and impatiently drawming bis phalunges

22 hour later. off assault, and struck the complainant several meanwhile, was aiding his brother in the After the assault Fisherman Island, nineteen mors, all showing blows with his fists. lights. She was stopped by a torpede-boat and the complainant was shut up in a asked her destination and passengers. She upstairs, from which he oveutually escaped replied "Chinese for Hoihao." The Russons and reported the outer at the Central Police now for what paper that reviewer is at work. then asked whore was Holbro, and thus Kenny Wai replied "In Hainam Island." She was then allowed to proceed. Searchlights were directed

**KEONG WAI" SIGNALLED. The German 5.8. Keong Wai arrived from 1. Hailno yesterday with instant the 33rd Bangkok and cargo of rice. 7.30 p.m. off Cararahu Bay, she sighted

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had taken away to wash, and with the proceedsten warships, and had gone to Canton. The Police instituted inquiries yesterday, and found that Madaine Guiou is not the only person the rogue las robbed. The belongings of several other residents were also found to have been pawned. The washerman will be sought to answer the charge of larceny as a bailes.

on her for some time.

Station.

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together.

Presently Mr. Davies, the manager, appeared, The defective whispered with him a maneat, bowed, and then, turning to Dr. Watson, said

"Ah, Wateon. I think you asked me just

He was taken to the Government It is the HL------ Panam Civil Hospital, from whenes ho had not yet!. been discharged;

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Dr. Laing gave evil-nos as to the amputa- tion of complainant's finger, and with regard to the scalp worade.

Complainant's evidence was corroborative of his solicitor's opening state.sents. Other wit-

"G.B.S." AS SCHOOLMASTER.

Mr. George Bernard Shaw denounced the modern system of educating ebildren to the Guild of St. Edmund, which consists of school teachers.

A certain M. Massard, who writes in La Patrie, la a tergitla fellow. He shows up the flagrant iniquities of the British Government, which spread "from the shores of the Yellow Sea to the banks of the Neva, by way of the that the incidents related in our leading article nesses were called, who knew so little shout the tful, inquisitive being, i

OUR UNRELIABLE POST-OFFICE.

Some evidence is coming in, going to show on the 26th were not isolated cases; but members of the public dread publicity. We have no desire to publish anything more about the

matter; but will continue to file any documents

the inevitable investigations come to be made.

likely to be asufni in soeuring reforzar when

FREEMASONRY.

matter that Mr. Thomson withdrew, and the defondant was discharged.

THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS'S INQUIRY.

The

anec

the

"A tremendous hypocrisy" was his descrip- tion of it and of the

savage, cru', noizy, dirty,

indiscreet to psiat of telling the truth call occasions and regardless of the feelings of others."

Persons who lived with their children did so becauze they could not afford to do otherwise. Those who could afford it sant them to boarding schools except certain people, who might be called child fonciers, and who ought never to have charge of children.

be Baid. "Fiew of children.

Balkans." The King's Ministers do not content themselves with sending gold to Russia to pay assasins. They red suamitors-witness the gentleman who blew himself up at a St. Peters. Masard. This odious untion, the English,

According to the Echo de Puris correspondent argutel, "It is very edifying," remarks M finds that it has bet shed enough blood in the

in St. Petersburg, the Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaievitch has been charged with an inquiry saved children from the demoralising intuence The one good point about schools was that it the official annoyance as in a great measure

The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank asransvaal, or made enough corpsesin Mancharia,

into the question of continuing the war. confirmatory of the truth of the news we

nounces that the number of applicatious for the so it seeks its criminal ends by means of the

ineairy is being made in St. Petersburg. rund of the home. There was nothing more de

moralising thad the middle-class home. to the dispatch and maintenance relative published, we regret. for more than one

At the fifteenth annual meeting, held last will be Sist loan was so large that the bank was dogger and the bomb. There is no doubt about

of 600,000. It is

is understood that Among the suggestions made by Mr. Shaw reason the distress it appears to have caused obliged to return all those under £1,100, and it We cannot deceive the lynx-eped Massard | night, of the D. G. R. Arch Chapter of Hong of an

an army of

were the following:--- to officers who feel that they are, quite that those above that amount will only receive The marvel is that we do not send somebody to kong and South Chins, the following offers the report will consider the marine aspect of the

The burden of rainding chikiren should be War is completed the ar it is question. As soon as Council will examine: it will decide first whether shared by all, including bachelors, maideu ladies, instead of throwing it ou unjustly, under suspicium; and in the spirit a very small proportion of the sun applied for. dynamite the whole staff of La Patrie. There for 1905 were invested:--

a further effort is possible, secondly and vervous persons,

Bud schoolmasters. AD* narsanse war are balanced by the military and political results which it is possible, to obtain. The formation of character, for which Arnold was Childran should be taught a little reading, continuation of the war is decided upon.

writing and arithmetic. Other subjects should inelade how to jump off tramcars, the use of a

Innguage.

of fairplay we have main the concession of announcing that not one of the officials concerned was guilty of a breach of trust,

call the offence of communicating to a news-

The China "Review bas noted, as a curious effect of the wor, that sharks have migrated from the Far East to European waters. Tho

is a characteristic lack of thoroughness even in var crimes.

M. E. Comparisons, G. P. Jordan, D. 2nd G.P, F W. Edwards, D. 3rd G.P., A.O'D. Whether the financial crifices by the servants about moral instruction and by kind permission of Colonel W. G. B. Gourdin, D.G.8.5., F. W. Clark. D.G.S.N., or of whatever name the authorities like to submarine explosions are supposed to have Western, C.B., and Offers, the band of the T. F. Hongh, D.P.B. of GP, H. E. A. Hoile, | Grand Duke will proseed to Manchuria if the responsible, should be given up.

frightened the creatures, which have passed Secondi Battalion "The Queen's Own" (Royal DG.T., W. H. Wickham, D, G, R, G. G. paper. Another reason for our regret is through the Suez Canal, and hure been making West Kent Reginout) vill play the following Burnett, D.G.E, W. J. Tutcher, D.G. 18 A.S.!

sudden departure of so many big fish must Hongkong Hotel, this orening - havoc of the fishes of the Adriatic. The Programme of Music during dinner at the H. W. Wolfo, D.G. ad A.S., B. B. Harker. THE COCOANUT INDUSTRY IN THE railway time-tabla, electioneering and a universal

Murel Giper1 ”......................

- Wagner bave lowered the ocean depth cossiderably

Overture to "Norma". Dein The return of Chinese pilgrims from the Valeo Eton Boating Song ......... Kays tmès of their ancestors has kept a number of Selection from be Yeoman of the Guard"

ullivan

D.G B.B.,-Gawhaud, W. II. Woolley, E. Comp. H. Sykes, and Comp. J. W. C. Boquar, D.G. Standard Bearers, E. Compa. U. H. Graco, D.G.D. of C., H, G, Baker, D.G.D.D. of C.,

PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

On the 28th at 11.40 a.m. The barometer

that the higher officers seem to have such a poor opinion of the morale of their service, an opinion which we do not share. If British officers were bribable, or could' be induced in any way within our means to harbour launches extremely bay during the Two Hungarian Dances................... Brabus and J. W. Graham, D.G.A.D. of C. Comp. divulge information of interest, we have no last few days. The masters of these launches, American Sketch "Down South"... Myddleton J. Vanstone, J. Unofficial members, N. E.

eager to turn an honest pouny, have been carry. Selection of "English Airs". F. Godfrey Comps. D. Macdosaki and G.. Piercy, juny, doubt that, heinous as it sounds, some news-

MEND-Hors D'Oetvres-Canapes a la Diana, Soup Ox Til Soap. Fish-Fried kad Afulles paper might be tempted to avail itself of ing passengers in excess of the licensed numbor such a source of information. For our part, The Water Police have become cognisant of and Tartare Sauer Entrees-Chicken en Can- we have too high an opinion of the British this fact, and at the Police Court yesterday pôte, Grilled Beef Steak a la Maitre d'Ilote), as explorers, or as missioners, or as parts of ing the oil from the cocoaunts growing) Gradients contione slight over S.-China, and

Lobster Patties. Curry-Ges. Joints, &c placed the Masters of the Kam Un and the Rout Ribs of Beef, Best Duck and Green Feus, Kam Tui before Mr. G. N. Came for carrying Boiled Bucon and Cabbage, Gold East Lamb,

Mint Sance and Haricot Bean Salad. Sweets 4 and 4 passengers respectively in excess of canal fading, vanilin les Creams and Finger the licensed number. The arst defendant was Cakes, Tipsy Cabe, Cranberry Tart. Dessert fined $50 sad the second $60.

officer to endeavour to corrupt him, even supposing we were disposed to descend, to such methods. That no such thing goes on in Hongkong is abundantly evident in

Coffes-Fruit..

-It is to the men who have in the first place military expeditions, or as parts of taore pazos ful expeditions, been sent out for the sake of commerce-it is to those mea that we owe the British Empire, and it is to those trez we have to look for the maintenance and preservation of it-Mr. Chamberlain,

Imports of coconut oil (one of the principal ingredients of certain descriptions of soap), are practically from Ceylon sud Coobin (British East Indies) slons. Organized efforts are however, now being made to produce cocoanut oil in the Philippines, in connection with which has fallen over N.E. Japan and the Philippines, project interested parties are said to be now in and risen over W. Jupon and N. Chien, of tha into the cost Amoricu exa

An area of low pressure appears to be lying When Panama gets a to the East of the Southern Philippines. Pres necessary

sure remains bigh over N. Chins. little more settled down the question of extract-

Cocoanut oil has, Formosa Chanuel Over the part of the luxuriantly in the island of Cofla will moderato E. winds will probably prevail in the probably receive attention. moreover, been found to produce a high quality Chian Sea gradients are increasing and the of illuminating gas, freo from tar. Experi wind will probably back to E. and N.E. and strated this point satisfactorily.

Forecast-Moderate E. winds; fair. onts made in the Philippines have demon freshen over that area.

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