SUPREME COURT,
Tuesday, 23rd May
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITIE PUIHNE JE).
bandit was not an extraditable offence. The next groand on which the application was baard, was that this Court, must have regard to the Treaty of Tientsin in support of è réelo 21 of which the Chinese Extradition Ordin. nee No. 7 of 1880 was specially passed. He called atlontion to the terms of Section 24 of the Treaty of Tientsin, by which the fugitive riminal has to be marvendered only on proof of his The hearing of this application for a writ of guilt. It was argued that the prof required by the Treaty of Tinisin was something more thus habeas corpses was continued.
mero prino facie evidence, sufficient to justify a nugistrate in commi-ting on an Bury ca of offence against the laws of the Colony. in this niction Wilson's en...Dag 42, was referred to. The third ground of the
IN THE MATTER OF wasa sa CHEONÒ,
Mr. 11. N. Perters finstructed by Mr. Ofto Kong Sing) mude the application, Mr. . . Pollock, K.C. (instrud-dby Mr. R. A. Harding? representing the Chinese Government, and Mr. G. E Morrell, of the Crown Solicitor's offler, being in attendance.
THE HONGKONG BAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24001 1.05
HAMBURG.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)
April 18th
BANKRUPTCY IN GERMANY,
the
THE HORRIBLE AFFAIR AT NINGPO.
Lator accounts of the launch a wilent at
YE HAVE THIS DAY
NOTICE:
REMOVED TO No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD,
our Former Address.
I was mol suprised to listu from an article Nupo, reported so days ago, stato time in one of our best papers that the German only forty ur ifty persons were saved; the rest were drowned. The Band presente a piflable Commercial Code contains a provisions for sight of weaping so friends, na relatives. compulsory extm-jacial arrangements Let Divers have barn set at work to rester the
bodies. This is the most terrible disaster that Premises formerly occupied by Mr. Fa. BLUNCE, silk lace manufacturer, and Next Door to insolvent debtors and their creditors and that where one or more of the atter & cling to age has ever h on to Ninup river. to a private settingent of the indobel
The Lunch was sapp set to accommodate former can only obtain reef by us only comes fifty perscass, the orere owding being
The consequence that through the court.
upper part of the lamh, about forty persons, editors equently hold out as the hopes of rousible for the calamity,uly those in th securing preferential trement, in which they
were saved. Many popo had locked themselves often
saerend, as friends of the insolvent, the cabins, me the boat was so overgrowled, pozione to save him from the shame of public in order to prevent others coming in, with the Bokeplay, "square" them in acerot, which unfair to the other ereilitors. It is gonerully cutt well the late fondored admitted, moreover, that proceedings in bank they do pasibility of escape.
The Nongpo correspondent of the A-C. Daily
Leavy in the first place the costs which are fruity
have to
is
ont of the estate. Come
on May 16th) over forty hours reccserial. The great diffenlty has been in first
Hongkong, 4à May, 1905..
SHIPPING.
LONG. HING & CO..
WRKERAGE FOR SALE
Mr. Ferrera-Since this utter was last epplication was that clause 21 of the Treaty of ruptay ienolit neither creditor ave debtor, for 3 News regoris;-Up to-time of writing 6.15 pm. belers Yeux Honour sudber adidavit made by Tientsin sprake of the rudition of origiosis the prisoner's solicitor, identifying the war-sukjents of China, and that there was no ovidence vducing the sets by so much and then thus bling the boại over on her krel, and then by fender 22 vessels sunk ouls the Port Arthr.
before the Court that the prisoner was a subject official receiver is rarely in a position to of China. The oans of proving every matter dispose of the assets to the best advantag“, į daru into shallow water.
rant of demaniét:), kas men, fled; also a declnr- ation made by the prisoner himself, which com
pletes the mevessary prolisisuries. The inten. tin of tise Chinees anthritis, in the event of his being rendend, is to push him a ateurunen with a proclination for the exter mivation of certain sagabonds, which is other List Che ext adution crime. The proclamation, pulished by the Chinese authorities at the beginning of the year, necuses this prisoner of being a sturdy ragus and varaloed, while the evidence of the prosecution shows that he is acensed of murder.
His Honour--You may be is wanted for ranrder!
instant, at 11 4.10.
nor doos le, a a rulu, care to do yo
raising her muljeistly to allow of her big
water.
The Japanese Government proposes ta sull
A COLLISION,
The Dutch steamer Tjauki and the Norwe in statuer Hero worn at anchor of Moji on anchor and elided with; the former: doing her considerable damage. May 11ts, whom the latter strainor dragged her
WANTED AT HONORANG,
DEALERS IN PHOTO GOOTS.
TRADE
MARK.
LIGHT WINES.
HOCKS AND MOSELLES.
A stowaway giving his mame as John Wi tinghams, wire arrived at Manila on the British steamer Terrn on May 19th, was taken into custody and coalined at the Sauernaado police station, awaiting extradition to the Hongkong authorities, by whom he is said to LAUBENHEIMER...
Le wanted,
MASEKE HA UTICSTRA.
THE ROMCLUS" SOLL The German steamer Romulus, ff fans.
The first difficulty has been overcome, and Constituting the offence charged, and fulfilling his object being in most cases to expulite the Am last; not least, an regards the dultor his
When the bout, sjwel she turned completely | the conditions of surrender, lay upon the liquidation of the estate ne mach as possible. of the funnel and the foremost are alova Chinese Govern, which, it was argued, bad
This prevented any ese pe of passengers failed to matain the onys. On these three groans patation suffers more or low and in co
quently finds it more diffent to rehabildate er
now resting on her keel, chains and steel therefore, I think that sufficient has behind. This is fully understood in England who were on the lower decks and cabins. Being and other countries whore, under certain coul-ware use being weslu fast to tie bat, so that tions, creditors can be forced by law to acceptant foodtide she may be draggual close to the advanced by the learned consel to justify me in dieeting the issue of a writ. A writ of habres corpus will accordingly issues to the privalo compasition. A bill to that end has Band were at low rater, must of the cabin
GRAACHER estimmte given yesterday is only to Ukely to thiuks might serra as a basis for legislation
The steamer Aftanter sailed from Manila for NIERSTEINER returnable on Saturday morning, the 27th lag, which the writer of the article mentioned, can be reached and the bodies recover. The superintendent of Victoria gel, and will recently been introduced in the Austrian Reich-
this country. It provides that anybody finding prove correet. The steam Lanch orghs only
HOCHHEIMER over 300 on board Many stories of Chinese Saigon on May 19th. to reengage in the Saigon - himself unable to most his engagements shail to carry 185 passengers, but it is said she kal have the right to apply to the Amtsgericht, vue
heroism ar tak. W the small strammerauila rica trad.
LIEBFRAUMILCH of the lower courts, for a private settlement turned over, about four minutes claps d before bending in at the same time his balaues shent sank. During his fia.many were resined. Mr. Ferrors-Nu I say he runs the risk of
percentage, which must not be less than 3. per seems the compradore of the int had shat all auction by order of the Japanese Admiralty. are that the joint, charge against him and some
excess of what the citato may rassoubly any more passengers endoring. This undoubt 6 others of being vagabonds is the criae for
aud that, therefore, there was up sufficient primo expected to yield, be shall also at the security edly cansel greater loss of life.
The patire officials and foreign Customs which theextradition is sought.
His loner--You charge the Chinese Javie eridonco to jus:ity the Magistrate in som he is prepared to give for the due payment of the
mitting the prisoner to await extradition, I am dividends. The court shall then call a meeting officers have worked energetically and continu.
Capt. Jorgensen of the Pechilj reported at of creditors, and immediately issue au injunction
Tientsin meeting the Japanese Transport gunbant, to Chigwu, kas also come up from Government of bad faith?
of opinion that there was sufficient print facie strying alt igal proceedings against the debtorously during the past 24 hours. The Chinese
Do Capt. Jorgenson Mr. Frror--No, your Honour.
the boat. Probably to-morrow the full extent blown away by a know flue provisions have not been brought to /eridoned. My order directing the issue of and prohibiting the latter from alionaling any | Chinghal, and her crew are assisting in rai-ing Chuyetan Mars with a great part of her stern | GRAVES
refused. There was a big hole blown right thair notice. If the prisoner goes back herit of habeas corpus is, therefor, not bad part of the estate. If at the meeting creditors
estate secept the composition, it shall be linding of the disaster, so for as lives actually lost, will be offered to tow her to Chefe but the captain SAUTERNE... will be punished for an offer which is aut on the ground that there was no print facie representing the foreths of the claims on the
De all, provided always that no preferential know. Some families have lost fourneal some
yments shall have been made or shall be made as many as eight members, The West Chin--through her, through which the cargo in the hai bas beon stopped by order of the Trotai. after bold had dropped into the sea, and u extraditable orime.
thereafter. In the event of the messary
house on deck was blown away without leaving Writing on May 18th, the san
a trace. Her bow was in the air and ber atern majority no having been obtained a sound
pondent says:--- meeting may be called and if this again proves
-under water whou the Perkili left her. Capt. abortive, the estate shall go into bankruptcy,
Jorgens n had little doubt that she would sink, but-it is sincs reported that her bulkheads kopt anless the creditors, by a simple majority, grant a further doly.
her afloat and that she is being repaired.
So for us it may have been contended that there was no suficient prima facie evidenco of the offence charged Lefore the Magistrats to being punished for murder but the real grounds instify kim in committing the prisoner for trial of the last few years and a statem-at of the by Chinese at the risk of their own lives. It strands off Ilokkaido, was to be sold by CALIFORIA RIESLING
at the Sun sine Court if the offences hal beau committed within the jurisdiction of this Court, cent, he propres to pay. Should the off-r be ? } the dwars of the saloon and cabins to prowent
For nil I
His Honour-The offence for which the- surrender has been demanded is clearly an extradition ari".
Mr. Ferrers--Clearly, Your Honour, but then wo prosince a Chinesa document threaten- ing him with punishment for something sla, and say that that something else is not un This proclamation says extradition crime nothing about giving bim's trial, hat threatens to extorminate him.
His Honour You have to satisfy the Court that the requisition for strender bas in fast been made with a view to punishing him for an offenes that is not an extradition crime.
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Mr. Ferrer-All through the trial at the Police Court the Magistrate said he required proof of guilt, and to never got it.
His Honor The prosecution must have succeeded in proving prisoner's guill to the satisfaction of the Magistrate, as ho communitied the prisoner.
Mr. Ferrers The prisonor failed to prove his case ut. the Magistrusy, but he is given by law another chance to prove same before a judge of the Supreme Court.
His Houour The Magistrate would not have committed him if he had not had proof to his
satisfaction.
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Mr. 3'errer-The Section says tha the prisoner has not to prova until brought before The Court on a writ of habeas corpus. Before anyone can be extradited to China there must be proef that ho is a subject of the Emperor of
Chium, and it is for the Chinese authorities to prove that he is a Chiness subject.
His Honour, in giving his decision, said This is an application marle resterday, aud revered this afteracon, by and on behalf of ons,
ovidonce.
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THE NEW MINING BILL
KIS
DERELICT MINES.
CerTus-
NG. Daily News writes-It will be remembered that the British Consul-Ceneral here published a fortnight age a notification in he following terms:--
From a report issued by the Commanding Officer of H.M.S. Hot it appears that thu reports of the many floating mines otvoren Shanghai and Chefuo have ben greatly exaggerated.
All efforts to raise des unfeertnaute steuro- luneh Ningpo have been unsure sful up to time of writing. Absence of suitablo tackle has been the chief cause of failure. It is hoped Concerning the new mining bill my surmise that by Friday morning the hat will l that its provisions would be whittled down insufficiently raised to allow of a' the boding in Cominister, had prored correct. At the first her cabins being removed. Seventy-two bodies have been recovered sa far, but the boat itself reading the clause abolishing "pellen
must be one vast churnel-konse. maintained but the fines substituted weit incroosad, and workinen after the third offence are to be liable to be immediately, dismissed without notice. Tho miation of working rejected, except in hours by law was special cases, when ou application the official mining authorities of the district shall be em- powered to fix a time limit. It was decided not to make the institution of men's committees compulsory, whilst the creation of sat by
the men wero to represented, was strongly advocated.
"At the second reading several amendments Passed--amongst theso alterations were others, that the mens' committees be obligatory and that the voting for them be open and not by ballet. It now remains to be seen whick, if any, of the recommendations of the committee THE LEGAL WORKING DAY, The writer of an articlo in the Westminster the Prussian government is prepared to adopt. legal working day seams to The question of Reviene seos the real Yellow Peril in the general superiority of John Chiusman over all oker
men as well, for some time ago au enquiry was! people. Evidently, distance still funde enchant.cupy the attention of the Imperial govern.
ent to the rier; and absence makes the heart
et on foot with regard to office hours, aud it is reported that not only the subordinates but fonder. For ourselves, we entertain this ong wares. Iliu writer 8978-In
sutue of the leading merchants expressed tradistinction to the average British col nist
selves in favour of regulating them by law. It John is in every respect better fitted for the bitter bardships inseparable from colonist life. tay be possible in inland and manufacturing impetuous; choorful under every buffet of sports any restriction of the hours of labour Is in meek-not bump'ious; patient-not to, but in grout commercial centres aud
would you prove impracticable.
1. Cultier
E. A. Irving
II. T. Butterworth
-17 12 59
474 1939 410 5
JOHN CHINAMAN.
cou.
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THE BORBENGESETZ.
Although xines do exist, it is probable that what are taken for minus are in many cases only feating casks, logy of wood, etc., wel whilst every precaution should still be adopted, it is hoped that confdence will be somewhat restored by reason of this information, which has been issue after careful and constant survey of those waterÜ.
a
A more unfortunate notification than this we have not seen for a long time, and we can only imagine that it was really intended for quota tion in the House of Commons by Earl Percy, or to reassure the British squadiron that is en ineptitude of the notification is remarkable. a careful ng up to Weihaivi from the South. The and constant warrey," and found thest the niums To Hnytte, we are tall, has made
fortune, economical to a fault, imitative to a depres, and superhumanly industrious. Ho can for subsist on less than half what is necessary the sustenanes of the white man, his output of better in committee than the mining bill; the will be somewhat restored;" how can continen
Wong Ka Cheeng, that a writ of habeas corpus ; stundard of the white immigrout; whilst bis on the sleek and produce sxchanges shall uo Commander in-Chief on this station of any
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work being at least one half more. In versatility and intelligence he is certainly above the docility, sobriety and peaceful habits command him to any community as a lawal iding element, and a model for future generations of while His callons colonists to eat their cloth upon. indifference to the extremes of any climate con- stitutes another very powerful factor in his
success.
do exist" why, then, did she not destroy them? Every precaution skuld still be The Börsengesetz seexos to have fared no adopted, and set it is hoped that confiden
be restored as long as it is still necessary to lake two most important clauses in support of com-
every precaution? The fact is that Sir John mercial orality having b-on dropped: viz. that the right to repudiate contracts in future Fisher's procipitats informs have deprived the longer extend to firms catered on the official vessels which he can use to destroy wines. register of firus ( Firmenregister"), and that taus job is left to marchant vessels, hardly a day deposits mudo against losses on pending transpassing bofore and since the isms of the Hogee Dotification, without an account in our columns Molipus should not be recoverable after a
of the attempted er successful explosion of COTTON,
mius by a merchant steamer. The Hague is a certain time has elapsed.
recent arrival on this station, and her com- manding ficer bas evidently u very limitad knowledge of the class of men who are captains and officers of regular traders between Shanghai and the north, or he would not accuse them of mistaking floating casks, logs of Wood, ele. for it
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NOW JAPANESE.
The Yokohama Prize Court has confivented the German stemers Paine, 2898 toes, and Severus, 2.11 tons,
JAPANESE SEAMANSHIP,
nine.
MIXES.
Thn N.-C. Deity Neten received the following-
To Osaka telegram: Tokyo, 16th May. Stron Company's steamer Mike Marn. 1,178 tons, stuck a mine near Port Arthur on the All on board 15th lust, ad became a total loss. were rescued.
A SAD CARGO, The str, Wampon left Shanghai for Odessa on | May 16th having on board a un er of dement ed Russian victims of the war. She will call i Sr-t af Chefee to take on Board other Bussian invalds from that port.
MORE CAPTURES,
A Tokyo telegram to the N.-C. Duly Noms, on 17th May, says the Japanese pund thus Jore on the British stener Lincludes south 16th inst, and the French simatuer aungnakak near the Perentiores
The Jangiden is n steamer of 1,764 tous net. which put in at Woong last weak with her coal bunkers on fire, and left extensibly for Kobe on the 13th inst. The Quargaan is n Saigon owned steamer of 711 tons net,
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The M.M str. Caledonien, with the next! French mail, left Singapore in the 22nd inst.. at pra, for this port Bra Saigon.
The Indo-t hina sir. Nemang left Calentai for this port via the Straks on the 21st inst., and way be expected here on the 6th pre x.
The P. & O. str. Pulma left Singapore for this port on the 2nd inst, all p..
TYPICAL AMERICAN FRAUD.
Kiss City aperis a typical frand. The patrous of the American Mercantile Company. a get-rich-quick concern in the Holl baid ng. fend the dors locked and the following notice:
ted
"Good-by, you suckers, govil by."
The Antiran Mercantile Company is said to bave come here firm St. Joseph, Missouri. It wolsecntracts with individuals whe obligated themselves to pay certain sums for eighty weke, at the end of which the individual was to receive his money buck, with a very liberal rate of interest. The company's first contrarts are just patrons were beginsier to mature and the demanding their money. From the volume of the concern's mail, it is estimated that the "suckers Bumber 2,000 or more. Inquiries have come recently from San Francisco and Los Angeles, indicating that the concern was operating as far westes the Coast. Two worksu who paid $2 weekly for eighty works were among those who called to get their money to
Manager Shipley has disappeared and the victims are unable to locate im.
issue to the super atendent of Victoria gaul te bring up the body of the suit Wong Ka Cheong before the Supreme Court. It appears that the extradition of the applicant has boon
It will be remembered that after the will applied for by the Government of China. He
It is a perfect lesson in the possibilities of excitement in the collon marketa during the was arrested on the 3rd March last upon u
human potiones to watch John at work in his winter of 19.3.4 delegates from the different garden. The attention bestowed upon Master Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers warrant issued by the Magistrate on the 22nd
individual plent, each separate leaf, spelling Associations met at Zurich last year for the February, and was formerly remanded from
death to the parasite: whilst the clonliness of
purpose of considering what steps should be
mines.. We do not write, however, to time to time until 12th April, when evid-
the ground is a thing to marvel at. Bistaken to mest the dangar of a threatening
criticise the notification, but to urge again on cotton famine and of prevesting the recur divination of all the multitudinous requirements und other gecutious
bad that
the various naval authorities in this interest of ence
reuve of speculative orgies sach Victoriu of plant and vegetable life seems somatimes
It was decided
all who ocuapy their business in great waters committed to Ho takun.
almost supernatural.
this in North China the duty of toking for and day to curtail production materially and gaol to await the further order of H.E. tho
Apart from any special qualifications, John bon recently witnessed.
rigorously carried out during the destroying a many of these wines as p messure, Governor on a charge of armed robbery withiti ie, in overy respect, an loal handyman. As a
the danger from which increases so they washerwoman" he is predomimut throughout
further and farther from where they were the jurisdiction of China. There were three
with the prospects of an early and Colonial Empire, and his ability in this remainder of the season, auecended, in cor-
junction abundant new crop, in effectually checking originally deposited. If Sir John Fisher Is charges formulated against him, namely direction would turn a Blanchisseuse de
removed all hips that the Commander-in-chief robbery with violence, robbery ia conjunction greou with enry. As a carpenter he is without further speculative manipulations. A com mittee was appointed at the same time,
" use to destroy mues," what is the use of a rival, his inuitativa faculty rondoring him a with two or more persons and robbery under Furious competitor in this dirtion to the white consisting of a prominent member from each of arms. The writ applied for is not a writ us of artisan in this particular calling. As a thrifty countries represented at the congreis oder nrging the naval authorities to do this duly ?!/ was very much exercised with the news of the
housekeeper he outmatches the carofu' wife of the chaireanship of Mr. Macaru, of Manchester, while as a nurse to the white the originator of the movement, to watch over Frouch peasant mas a children he out-distances the Indisa ayah and promete in every way the general interests
The Shanghai Daily Neve understands that as far as that admirabis creature out-distances of the trade. This committen mal at Brussels Curtainly, as an item in last week, preparatory to a general meeting of our London "puss Colonial domestic life John comes as a "boon delegates to be held in June. An invitation Acting Consul-General Davidson has written a and a blessing to men and women.
from the Lord Mayor of Manchester, offering dispatch to the Shanghai Ta tai, with regard to the proposed boycott of American goods, etc. As a social nuit John is nudoubtedly a
the hospitality of that city to the congress wus gladly accepted, as was also one from the Lord by Chinese that it is his (A. D.vidsu (5) brilliant necess, and, class for class, requires & lot of beating by the white maD.
Mayor of Liverpool to visit that port. After opinion that there is some misunderstanding the tepour of the proposed new Exclusion Treaty To-morrow, when the Caucasian hus vitiated reporting on the past year it was resolved amongst the Chinese with refer ne to the
the mere mechanical acts te animit the following subjects: 10
coures, but a writ as of right, by which I understand that a person is custody, who applies for a writ of habeas corpus would not get it as of course, but that it would be granted to Lim as of right if he satisfied the Court that
there were reasonable grounds for the issue of the writ. The material grounds of the present application are throė.
The first
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THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT AT ́·
SHANGHAI
CHINESE FEARS.
A Peking dispatch statee that the Government -action of the Japanese in ordering the establish- ment of civil administrations in Manchuria, and an instructions were sent to the Chinese Minister at Tokyo to protest against such a| move, it issing feared that encuestablished there would be difficulty in getting the Japanese' to retire from the places occupied by them. 11 was also contended that as there are already Chinese civil mandarins in Manchuria, there is Twis lud, xo o necessity for Japanese believe, to the rent declaration of the Japanese referred merely to the Linotuur Peninsula, Government that the civil administration
war.-N.-C. Daily News.
ground of application is based on section insulin porfection, this virile congress fur discussion; the conditions of the and that he would like the Taolai to invite us which had been leased to Russia prior to the
10 a state of
4(1) of the Chineso Extradition Ordinance barbarinn-like the Japanese barbarian of purchase and importation of cotton; the many of the principal Clines mereunts and No. 7 of 1889, and it was stated to bavastorday-will stop, full-armed, keen aud alert.
col nies and dependencies of the several at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, ou a day to be that the applicant should have a chance of vigorous with unsapped energy, like some distant extension of the cultivation of cotton in the members of the gentry in Shanghai to mot him
relative, into the full possession and enjoyment proving to the satisfaction of a judge of the of a heritage for which we, atraplied in body countries interested, and an appeal to the British set by the Factal, where Acting Consal-General
growth and the quality of the article in India: Supreme Court that the requisition for his and jade in mind. have toiled and studied, Korenment to use every effort to improve the surrender had, in fact, been made with a fought and blod to attain, and which, in the the adoption of the metric-system for yarns and view to try to punish him for an offence which uncment of attainment, we have lacked the goods; and the appointment of a permanent secretary for the proper organisation of the ability to enjoy, the strength to grasp.
united associations.
A MISCHIEVOUS REPORT.
was pot su extradition crime, and that unless the writ issues he cannot be brought before the Court and, therefore, cannot try to satisfy the Court that he is in fact wauted for a non-
A Canton dispatch states that, learning that extraditablé ofonce. In support of his argument, the French have been establishing six border the learned council referred me to a proclamation posts on their side, opposite Lungsho, ou the Kuan.si frontier. H. E. Viceroy Tsên Ch'un issued by the Chinese Government calling fer, suen har sent intructions to the Iuperint the extermination of certain bandits, 'amengst Commissioner, Cheng Hwa-sü, commanding whom is included the prisoner, Wong Ka troops on the frontier, to establish similar posts ou the border so as to counteract any designs the French may have an Kuangsi province, Cheong, and urged that the offence of being a
The introduction of the metric system is no doubt the most difficult problem, but it is to be hoped in the interest of Great Britain that a satisfactory solution may soon be found and that the country may surge from the position ur splendid isolation" it now occupies with regard to weights and measures.
Perhaps there is no greater tragedy in human life than great goodness called to high office without the wisdom necessary to its discharge. -Cubon Batching at York Minster.
all doubtful points concerning the pronesd David-on maar address them and explain away Treaty. Mr. Davidson further stated that be would also be glad to forward to his Government any petition that the Chinese marchants and gentry way desire to prossut to President Rocserelt.
We are, as a nation, far too ready to play judge, jary, and prosecuting counsel to all our neighisoars, only suggesting that someone other The batred which recura agaioet as from time to timus in all the countries of Europe is chiefly than ourselves should carry out our sentoace. owing to the fact that we are always sitting on good advice to other nations. The Club. Taali in the Sketch. a magisterial bench doling out unctuous reproof and
CHINESE PENAL REFORM.
IS IT OPERATIVE? The Foochou Echo of May 13th writes:---"A
native woman of Kienning-fu, accused of the wilful murder of her tuband by pouring boiling water upon him while in a scund sleep, and norther native who assisted her, were brought dowu in a cage last week for trial by the; Provincial Judge,
Both having been found guilty of wilful murder wore sentenced to death, the man by pracass. It is said that the execations are to take place esther to day or to-morrow. deempitation and the woman by the slicing
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In the treatment of torturing, die Agaring, itching, scaly, crusted, pimply, blotchy and serofulous humours of the skia, scalp and blood, with loss of hair, Cuticura Sony, Ointment and Pills have been wonderfully successful. Even the most obstinate of constitutional hu mours, such as bad blood, scrofula, in- berlied and contagious humours, with loss of hair, glandular swellings, ulcer- la the throat and mouth, ous patches sore eyes, copper-coloured biotches, as well as botis, carbuncles, scorvy, atles, ulcers and sores arising from an in- pure or impoverished condition of the blood, yield to the Catleura Treatment, when all other remedies fall.
And greater still, if possible, Is the wonderful record of cares of torturing. dlabgarlig humours among infants and children. The suffering which Cuticure Kemedies have. alleviated arang the young, and the comfort they have af- forded worn-out and worried parents, have led to their adoption in countiess homes as priceless euratives fur the skin and blood. Infantile and birth hu- moara, milk crust, scalled head, eczema, rashes and every form of itching, scaly, pimply skin and scalp hamonrs, with loss of hair, of infancy and childhood,
are specdily, permanently and econorai cally cured when all other remedles suitable for children, sud even the best physicians, fall.
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ENTISTRY
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DR. M. H. CHADN.
33, DES VEUX BOAD CHUTRAL, HONGKONG From the University of Pennsylvanis, U.AS. GL Hongkong, 3rd Jane, 1904.
DR. NEWELL WILSON,
DENTIST.
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