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CORRESPONDENCE.

PORTUGUESE AND PILIPINO FEUD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY FRESS." Hongkong, 19th May.

Едрон 8, I submit for your inspection a recently taken from a Filipino youth who was coneuried in a freeza against a Portuguese, & regular fond between the Thore is Portugues and Filipino students at St. Joseph's Collego, The British magistrate said to the Portuguese: “I adske you not to go to that school. Don't get near those boys." The fact of a boarder carrying on his persen soch a knife shows that the surveillance at the College is not satisfaclory. Yet St Joseph's College was

PARIS.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

TERNAL CITY.

14th April, This is really the season par excellener" when Paris looks its best. There are so many troos and flowers to be wot with in this beautiful city that as soon as the spring-timo awakening sots in, the whole aspect of the French capital The boulevards, the undergoes a change.

mes, and the parks and gurl na put on their vordunt dress, while the air is full of fragranes, coupled with the twittering of many sparrows. Attracted by the fine weather, the spring rush of English and Americare has

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY. MAY 20cm. 1905

HARDLY LIKELY.

It is quite probable that the French are right in concluding that the King moy go as far as Tangiers, for the express purpose of advising i the Sultan of Morocco to listen to the counsel, and accept the offices of France. This would completely take thoshine" ont of the Kuiser's rocent theatrical visit, which had for object the fall of that popular and slaver French Foreign Minister, M. Delenasé. The latter is not in the odour of sctity with the German Emperor, as most people are aware, who would very much more easily There is really no like to see him replaced by a manageable Minister. neo-nity for an international conference which would-be charged with esttling the Morecra question. Now that England and France

JAPAN'S MILITARY FORCES.

FURTHER DEAVIS ON THE TERRITORIAL AIBLY.

As the

W

E HAVE THIS DAY

NOTICE.

REMOVED TO No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD,

The Oficial Gazette of the 21st April pažlished ss Imperial Ordinance-No. 15-mpowering the Minister of Beste for War to make further drafts upon the Torritorial my. Ordinance requires some oxpaustion, remarks the Japan Mail, we shall translate it paragraph Promises formerly ocoupled by Mr. F2. BLUNCx, silk lass manufacturer, and Next Door te

paragraph. Art. The Brst article says that "the Minister of State for Wer shall be competent to the necessary regulations for t-draft- ing into reliefs (hoju het) the following classes of men serving in the Territorial Forces".

(d) Those ring in the First Territorial

by

Army.

solely instituted for Portuguese and Roman begun in all earnostness, Tu 800. Paris in the understand each other bottar than they have have find their period of service as such. Catholic Chinese boys. I was in the days of spring-time is the most friendly advice that aver done before, there is good reason for

anyone can give to all thoso anxious to beheld this the Government Central School (now Queen's arraing city in its loveliest form; the thousands College) and St. Saviour's School (now St. of visitors who never fail to flock here every Easter is in itself a convincing proof that the Joseph's College) that owing to the ex- ceedingly better education obtainable

at

Hongkong, 4th May, 1905.

our Fornier Address,

LONG. HING & CO.,

GREAT ANTWERP SCHEME.

£10,000,000 voOR DOCKS, We briefly reported among our paragraphs 15 prove their shipping facilities. Here are yesterday the important decision of Antworp to

further particulars-

By this are understood these who have finished their service as Second Reservists “gololici and those who, ating been called out as reliefs. (b)Those who have served six weeks with

into the Territorial Forces. the colours and have been drafted immediately

· Six-weeks a rvico men aro those having and taphers in public or privato Elouentury certificates of graduation from Normal Schools,

system ch persons are drafted into th Territorial Forces the colours, after six weeks service, with (e) Those who, having finished their period as enrolled among the reliefs. Second Reliefs, have been drafted into the port Territorial Forces.

the former institution, many Portuguese attractions of the French capital as a pleasure French policy ia Morocco will be able to report Schools. According to the Japanese military post twenty years, during which time tha

and Catholle Chinese boys attended that

rosort are in no danger of losing their hold on Anglo-Saxous. The first swallows of the your have already made thoir welcome sppearance; these first harbingers of spring aro said by knowing-Parisiana to be the chimney swallows. which prevede by a work or so the window swallows, who are not so eager to leave the shores of Africa.

rou over again.

MOTOR BOLTS.

LA DUBE.

EASTER GIFTS,

ΚΑΙΤΟΥ

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concluding that matters will arrange themselves before long and without the aid of the Kaiser, who is quite an outsider in the fair. The good with of France is now proved so that progress, sooner than poople expect. There are still many discontented persons in France, who condemn the Auglo-French agreement, but as they do not represent the true opinion of the country, they detorve to bo ignored. Erory- thing will come right in the end.

Brest in of the

NAVAL AMENITIES

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According to the law originally in force the period of rice as First Reliefs was 7 years 4 month, and that as Second Reliefs 1"year Elaborate preparations are being made at months. This law was changed last year in the

Tikit of the coming

Feu of abolishing the distinction between viey

First Relisis and reond Reliefs, and making British feet. The Mayer and

the total period of liability to be called out as Municipality have voted all the money re quired for the grand fustivities; stress are reliefs 12 years. illuminated fet at night in the to be gaily decorated, while there will be Banquets and balls are to be given to both officers and ten of the deat, while artistes have been spesially engaged in. Furis to giro por formances at the theatre. The reception will be an exceptionally handsome one in every sense of the word.

MOTOR-BOAT RACK-RESULTS.

town

(d) Thone, who being in excess of the number of conscripts required, bare been drafted into the Territorial Forces.

This refers to those who, at the time of conenription, have not drawn any of the lots for service.

In time of war or emergency it shall be competent for the Minister of State for War to make, in accordance with the system of re-draft- On the motor boat races being resumed lasting into the reliefs, auch regulations as may be Forces not enumerated in the aboco entegories. Tuesday at Monte Carlo, Britain won a splendid necessary for re-drafting any of the Territorial victory in pouring rain, the 63 miles being won by Macdonald steering a Napier II. in hra, 25 ainutes; another Englishman. Edge, came in second. Other bouts incinding the Turquoise, driven by a lady, broke down

ELABORATE ROBBERY AT WEST POINT.

This simply means that in case the rescribed categories prova to bo not exhaustive, the Minister of State for War may take steps to bring the omissions into the new syst

The twerp Chamber of Commerce bus arrira de most important decision of the central government and the city hava bunat part. The Clumber bus voted unanimously n resolution completely favouring the Gosuru- loggerhauls over projects for enlarging the

munt's gigant, the success of which for the enlargement

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HOCHHEIMER will accupy ten years in completion.

test port of the world in area. The works NIERSTEINER Antwerp is proparing with great confidence LIEBFRAUMILCH and boldress for an enormous future increase of CALIFORIA RIESLING its trade. A clear ide us to the position and progress of the prosperous Scheldt towa song the shipping centres of Europe can be obtained from some figures printed among the conclusioas of the Royal Commission on the Port of London. hy ew by the totals of tonnage entered the advice in trade during the period from 1990 to 1899 at a number of the principal British De sal Continental commercial harboure. The SAUTERNE

Do following are the most instructive:

1899. Inc 1800.

Tons entered. 13,147.455.15,388,218 Liverpool... 8,408,378. 9,468,115... Hamburg 5.202.8257.765,950 Antwerp 4,517,698 6844,163 Rotterdam 2,918,425... 15,323.072 Even more eloquent is the following table, i displaying the strides forward made by Antwerp during enct decale of the second half of last

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10

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That a large portion of de entregátor nan- shipment trade, which was one to nopoly

schanel is preference to going to the St. Saviour's Selinok. The twe schools wore directed respectively by the late Dr. Stewart and the late Bishop Raimondi. The latter gentlona rightly angleavoured to compete with and surpass, if possiblo, the snorgy of bis colleague. In the Colony the Bishop could not find the desired teachers to rival those under Dr. Stewart; bo

The Motor Boat week at Monaco-an anu had to take a trip to Rome, where he obtained the aid of His Hollucas Pius IX. to procura orant in which the Prince of Monaco takes the batch of Brothers of the Christ inn Schools to keenest interest-began under the most distres conduct the education of Portuguese and sing of circumstances. Rough weather com- Catholic Chinese boys in order to prosent them pletely spoilt the races, while many

The St. escapes took place. Had it not been for the a Protestant school. Koing to

then built and handed prompt assistance rondered by various crafts. Joseph's College was over to the charge of the Christian Brothers. sovural of the intrepid competitors would have At that time and until recently (np to lost their lives. As it was, not a few of the the time of the conquest of the Philippines! motor boats because total wrecks. As soon as by Americat the Filipino element was unto weather permits the first race will be hown in the St. Joseph's College. A "Cew Filipines, at any ono ti not more than

Signora Dase continues to carry everything one dozen, who came to Hongkong previous to that date to seek English education, went to before her, and her present season bids fair to be a very remarkable one in the opinion of French which the the Victoria English School kept by Mr

The complete success Braidwood, snecossor to Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon critics.

The four Chinese accused of holding up the Since the conquest of the Philippines a large for Italian actress achieved a few even. number of Filipinos caine over to this cotony, ings ago as Cesurine in that delightful La a good proportion of whom being people of Femme de Clauile a character which by rea-residence of clerk at Water Street, West These, and others who son of its complexities, perturbations, and Poist, on the 5th May, and stealing therefrom pecuniary meaux. remained in Mauila, seeing the need of learning indecision has baffled every French actress jewellery, etc., to the value of $50, particulars of the English language, seat their boys to the who has essayed it up to, now, surpassed all her which were recorded in a previous issue, were arraigued before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the St. Joseph's College and their girls to the admirors' expectations.

Folice Court yesterday, when Inspector Collett Italian Convent; I do not blame thed.for

In Paris, where gallantry is carried to the conducted the ease on behalf of the Police. doing so. But the consequrzen has been that

Mrs. Barros stuled My husband, who is a the Filipinos Blooded the College whilst lovel of a science, anch an occasion as Easter Portuguese boys for whom the College was is not allowed to pass without bringing to the clock in the Rope works, left early on the creatoil have bion shut out. It should, howladies that wo admire, er pretend to admire, morning of the robbery. On the 4th May, the ever, have been, apparent to the Brothers that the most beautiful presents in the way of love day prior to the robbery, two men called at ray the Portuguese Bud Filipino races cannot agree, offerings that our minds can imagine, or our house with the avowed intention of putting up from the many palpable facts that have taken purses cau afford, Now according to Parisian fire, escapes and a skylight. The third defendant place between them in and out of sells. The etiquette, the only presents that a gentleman is one of the meu. He told me he had been Filipinos are hot-blooded and it is their nature may make to a lady without compromising her sent by the Government. I asked him if he to resort to the cuchillo to nettle their differ fair renown consist of flowers or of con had any written instruction, but he simply ences among themselves and also with there, no fectionery. The show of Easter eggs this year said he had been sent by the contractor, and told matter under what laws they are living. The promises to be much better than last. The me to put my things in order, as they would be aro eggs of every size and descriptivu, f.om the ready to commence work next morning. They Portuguese boys, on the other hand, are no cowards and will stard no nonsense from the simple eggshell, enriched with some floral then left, and next morning about 6.45 four men came---the four prisoners in the dock-but Filipinos; honce the frequent fighting between design, to the elaborate affair of plush and satin.

There are eggs done up in hampers Facked the second defendant entered with kits of the two races.

In my humble opinion, it stands to reason with straw, as well as eggs arranged in card carpenters' tools. They told me to clear away that seeing the great number of Portuguese board boxes with separate cumpartments as my furniture. Besides seif, my adopted boys attending the school at St. Joseph's though packed for the parcels post. One of the daughter and my godson were present. I was College--a College orental for thom-and west ideas is a basket-work sofa, dous up with sitting down on a chair on the second floor Booing that they cannot agree with the Filipinos, blus ribbons, and with a practicable seat stuffed when they entered, and passed through to the the best way to provent quarrels, and perhaps with straw and eggs. Another pretty notion is kitchen. I followed them, accompanied by my murder or smok by the latter, is to let a separate a basket of scarlet straw made like the top of godson. The first defendant and my godson college the huift exclusively for the benefit of pigeon-house, and trimmed with a row of red then began to remove the furniture. I was Filipinos, and thus foaxing more room and plush pompoms. The interior is full of egga locking on when the frat defendent saized ma filled with sweetmeats. Birda' nesta appear in by the neck with both hands and another of quietness for the Fortaguese boys, who have n

my month. The fourth defendant, with axe praised, threatened to chop me to death. Another of the robbers caught hold of me the hands, and removed my bangles, rings and hairpins. My bangles are valued at $55, my rings at $10, and my tairpins at then released

In the March number of the Century is an 15. The first defendant me, and the robburs forthwith turned their

articles on the Cntlook for Reform in Russia." The writer had the good fortune to interview attention to my adopted daughter, who was

M. Witte on the present situation. Que standing it the door; the fourth defendant

sentence is significant: "The Japanese cannot It is no longer a sporet that the British rubbing cayenne pepper in her eyra and mouth

of them are placed on the roll of reliefs." Mon the other two factors the army and navy.

the Japanese can carry on the Embassy here--one of the most palatial mansions and attempting to relieve her of a gold mounted conscripts are called out, a certain proportion resist our Susness. I have nothing to my of

any moment during and Gymkhana Challenge Cup (4th) the Ladies' inthis capital-is being propared forthe reception bangle, which he could not get off her wrist, on the relief list are liable to be summoned to half, two, or at the most two and a half! Nomination ovent, a "Dispatch Race (5th) of King Edward and Queen Alexandra who While this was taking place my godson rau service with the colours at the Hurdle Race for the Challenge Cup, and Preposo staying two days in Paris ou their return down stairs to the first floor and gave the First Territorial Army (at the age of 384) and keep it up for four years. Otter factors being

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Art. It-In calling ont men of the Tarri torial Forces the Minister of State for War shall be competent to employ the ordinar enrolment system, and to conform with phentury provisie ne of the Army Enrolment Laws with Provided that the Minister of State for War reference to enrolling complements or reliefs. shall be competent to determine the lime for The abere Onliuance became operative from exceptional enrolment and for disbandling. the day of promulgation. It will probably b difficult for lay readers to comprshond its and wo mag. therefore, explain provisions,

ail Dates purts has been known for many yorrs, and witnesses before the Royal aumi briefs that it places at the disposal of the the bames, was passing to there t Belgian War Office for the purpose of reliefs-that is to say, for the purpose of filling vacancies in

which were boing made in department of the maks of the army in the field-all the unitssion directed particular uttal to this inruris of the First Territorial Army. A youth in

Belgi-a p.rt in cae important detail bears a age of 20. Then, if ellel out, he serves Japan becomes liable for conscription at the full sommere by Humburg and Antwerp years with the colons; with the First one sebace to Inden; it is i tato Restrres (yabi) and 10 with the Second Beserves sixty miles from the mouth of the Scheldt, as its great English rival. Its river quaya the Territorini Forces with which ho serves including a stretch und construction, have Thon at the age of 374 years, he is drafted into an is therefore about as for fem the opoll seas until le is 20. There is a First Territorial a length of 17.500ft. There are eight docks! the distinction between them need not be

seres and water frontage of 38000ft. For Army and a Second Territorial Army, but and three basins, with a sight tha immediately regarded. It will be remembered some time this or omm Intion has been very that an portant Ordinance was issued last

Port of London Conision stated that the forces

Liuble berths providd numbered ninety-eight, and rendering the territorial BS year, and that it was generally spoken of adequate. A spasial report laki before the for sctivesert ce in the field. That was sufficient that as any as forty vessels were usually ly instractive explanation for ordinary purpes waiting for positions. Other deficiencies of service prior to entering the Territorial Forces and banks in the river and the shortness of the But the accurate fact was that the period of which captains had came to complain were the was extends by five years. The previous system dry docks, of which only one could take in a had been thus: 3 years with the colours: ressul 510ft long. The controversy with regardi with the Second Reserves (gobit. Thereafter & The Government plan was to make a cutting. boud of years with the First Reserves (yoba) and 5 years to the extension of the port is of ong standing. man entered the Fist Territori-1 Army and

known as the Grant Coupare, across his military service was virtually at an end.

the Sobeidt, and to utilise one hank of the new channel for berths. On the other hand, thei In other words, supposing that he joined t calours at the age of 20-full nga, not the age be passed into the First Territorial Army st according to the Japanese method of counting 32 years, having heen borneon the activo roll for the poriod with the Second Reserves from a to 19 years, and thus, on the one hand, deferred The #pro of being drafted into the Territorial Forces from 324 to 371, and vu the other, added to the available field army all au who though already in the First Territorial Army, bud not completed 5 years' service with it. Now what the Ordinance just promulgated does is to extend the liability to the whole First Territorial Forcos alen, so that whereas men previously ceased to be liable at the age of 373 years, they now remain liable until the age of 40.

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'moral right to St. Joseph's College in preference any of the dosigus, bedseked with the prettiest the robbers, not present, held bin hand over 12 years. But last year's Ordinance lengthened both ends, and branch basing, similer to those st

to Filipinos.

I remain, sir, yours du.

S. E. P.

LOCAL SPORT,

THE NEXT GYMKHANA,

The programmis of arents to be held at the Second Meeting of the Gyrokbuna Club, on 17th June, comprises (1st) a Mile Flat Race for Hongkong subscription Griffus of any season,

(2nd) a Text Pegging Competition, (3rd) the

(6th) a Mile-nnd-a-quarter Bandicap.

DOWIE'S DUPED DISCIPLES.

Want of food is dielliusioning disciples of the "profit" at Zion Cite, and the reign of Dowle is becoming a palpable fascu.

of grapes and flowers, Stuffed birds too play an important part in this year's Easter offerings, some of the groups boing of a rather comie description. One reveals a bird with a sailor hat wheeling a large egg on a whoalbarrow, another propeli a satin boat through a sea of straw and shavings; under the sea are "treasaros of the d-op" in the form of excellent sugar

agge,

WHERE EDWARD VII STAYED.

Another point must be noted.

riod

When

municipal authorities, who feard the this river, proposed that the chord of the top honkl diversion might injure the character of the be excavated as a dock, with locked entrances at Tilbury, but more numerous and much longer. cured would be The total water surface thus about 800 acres, or nearly double the ares of the entire system controlled by the London and Indis Docks Company,

.......

THE MONEY, BATTLE.

war оде

12 years. Then they pass into the years. Considoring the firences alone, we can

known that the British Embassy which was residing on the first floor, who struggled above.

bim until Sanitary Inspector Frith, who lies next door, came to his assistance, and the men was handed over to the Palice.

Ilearing continues.

from their Mediterranean cruise. Thenews which alarm. Then the robbers, with the exception have hitherto ceased to be liable for arber left ant of account, the Japanese can, therefore,

service in the field. But these also become spread like wildfiro han given intense satisfaction of the first defendant, ran away. He also ex-

henceforth inble. So also do the six-week's be brought to sne for peace by their financial

ruin," to Parisiens, and last but not least the subjects of leavoured to escape, but was stopped by the mun colour service men and the men that have

Coming from so able and representative a the lot, at the time of conscription as

man as M. Witte, the above is ominous. It His Majesty in Paris. It may not be generally.

shows where lies the hope of Bassin, Faw has been. mude. Yet another change

even of their most optimistio statesman probably It relates to the Second Territorial Army baild largely on the Baltic fleet. But may they namely, that all units of that. Army where period of service would have expired on the to wear out their antagonists? May not the war go on, and though the Russians continue of May uoxt or at any subsequent date, will con-

to be defeated, yet at last, Japan, unable, from tirn to be liable for service.

fusucial distress, to put bor soldiers in the field, the war shall end with a crowning triumph for the nation that has the 1st dollar and the last man?

formerly called the Hotel Borghese, was at one time the favourite residence of the Princess On March 11th, according to the New York Pauline, sister of Bonaparte. It was purchased papers, hundreds of Zionites. defying the by the British Government soon after the peace apostle's stringent ukose, which forbids the in 18.4, and with its beautiful garden is decidedly purchase of food outside the Dowie stores, one of the most noble residences in this metro- Headed the stores, of the neighbouring town of Waukegan. Others, lacking funds to buy food polis without Dowie's juridiction, are said to be starving.

The importation of food into Zion City has practically ceased, and two carloads of provisions stood unsealed within the town, because there

THE FATTED CALF.

Last Sunday witnessed the centenary of the Procession de Beuf Gras. The fat ex was as usual borse in triumph through the principal

THE SOLUBLE TEA COMPANY. LIMITED.

That is the point. Wholesale murder accord- ing to military critica is being permitted, not!

come down with tramps when her antagonist winning in the feld, but because she hopes to has played her last card. becaums Bassia has even a fighting chance of

Here it is necessary to explain the difference between the First and the Second Territorial Armies. The First consists of all that have The first attempt to float this company having serve with the coloure and with the Reserves, failed, another but much less ambitious appeal as wit as of all that have been actually called for capital is now being made. The company out as Reliefs. The Second consists of all other have been borne on the roll of reliefs for 124 R of the Solable Tea Syndicate, Limited,"

years but have not been actually called out; men was formed to purchase and acquire the business classes, as six-weeks-service men; mon that are no funds to meet the bill of lading. Zion stroots of Faria, and along the Bulevards to company which was incorporated in Ceylou in

It is the hope of the gambler; and unfortun- City commercial paper finde no purchasers at 12 cents in the dollar, and Zion securities are La Villetta, escorted by quite an army of September, 1902, and to carry on the manofae that have escaped the lot at the time of conscrip

tare of soluble tea bath in England and Ceylon. tion and so on.

It is understood that the power vested in the ately all history is against her. Let anyone butchers and cooks. The cortège which was a Twenty-six thousand ordinary £1 shares are going begging

from millions, which were to be too great. be immediately exercised, and, indeed, may not account of how the debt of Great Britain grew Catholic Church" has been openly attacked and

and two thousand men and women. A stalwart the directors will proceed to allotment if ten

What the Ordinance effects defied by a sturdy member of the flock.

drum-major: marched at its head, there being thousand shares are taken up. It was originally be exorcised at all; the measure is merely den for the British people, to hundreds of

thought there would be no difficulty in inducing proouutionary.

It is an old statement of facts, about the mau also buglers, a band, a car representing the four the public to subscribe the whelo of the £100,000. Immediately is to remove any arbitrary element millions which that people came to carry with seasons, and finally Romulus with gilded horses

"it is only desired at the present time to form a Territorial Army to the colours. The plan behind the gas. What about the man behind at which figure the company is capitalised, but from the method of summoning men from the bedecked with showy ribbona, standing high on all company to work the business." So far hithe: to pursued has been to divide the total the dollar? Where is the man wise enough or a car, especially constructed to carry the only small part of the issue has been subscribed, regni ed number unequally among various foolish enough to got a limit to the amount of districts and to l-ave local officials to make the debt which the Japanese people can carry? relect on arbitrarily. But the second Article of enormous beast weighing 1,450 kilos, and the and nous of the shares have been underwritten.

the Crdinance directs that the Minister shall And last, as any nation ever obliged to sue for peace that had won victories both on land surrounding murmers. The day being fine,.

follow the regular syutam applicable in the army and sea such as Japan has during the short Parisinas, who delight in fetes of this kind,

ander normal circumstances.

period this war has run F Two men M. Witte thoroughly enjoyed themselves; by way of

has forgotten the Russian peasant who pays additional attractions for the million there were

victories and fighting for Fatherland.-N.-C. balloon ascents, open-air dancing, and games of

for defeats, and the Japanese who is winning 'Daily News. every description.

One of the highest deacons of the "Christian brilliant one consisted of four hundred horses, now being offered for public subscription, and Minister of War by this Ordinance will net who doubts this read Macaulay's brilliant!

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday isued the following report

On the 19th at 12.5 p.m.. The barometer Las rien in W. Japan, and fallen again on the E. coast of China.

Pressure appears to be low over Central Chira. Gradients continue slight over S. Chins, and moderate S.E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China Forecast:-Light to moderate SE. winds;

showery.

A Bardu newspaper recently contained the following advertisement-Wanted, for a first- well-dressed gentlemen of elegant appearance class restaurant, shortly to be opened, a few and distinguished menuers, to attract customers, Meals free, and commission."

It is not permissible to discuss here what addition the abere Ordinances make to the numerical potentiality of the Japanese field

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