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CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG HIGH-LEVEL TRAM

WAY COMPANY.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS."). St-Today the pdvertised racoting of this company will be held, at which rosolutions will be submitted, having for their object the transfer, or silo, of the property, business and good will to a new company.

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ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT,

The hearing of the charge of embezzlement against Tang Fuk, Coroner's clerk and thirt 'clerk at the Magistracy, was continued before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court. Mr. G. E. Morrell presented, and Mr. H. W.

Looker defended.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 3н». 1905,

CRITICISM OF - JAPANESE IN KOREA.

A, VARIETY OF OPINION,

Two extremely interesting articles fappear in the Korea Keview far April which voice very Oppite estimates of the infinence of the Jujame in the peninsula. Dr. J. Hunter Websja medioal missionary of Pingyang, deale with enterprise in Northern Keren, and having referred to the industrial end missionary successes there, boncludes with the following tributo to Japanese influence →→→

But as har gwada como to, Korea via Chinu she don't seem to realise she has any interest in this country. And, of course, after Japan bas checked Russia without any cost to England, it would be angenereus of England not to give

her a free hand, and Korea, just por, in the good WE HAVE THIS DAY old diplomatic phrase, is "available."

NOTICE.

REMOVED TO No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD,

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I am not sure that extinction of the Korean race-would not be batter for them than to be left andor Japanese tutelage. Koreans have a phrase which is equivalent to the English, Premises formerly occupio a by Mr. Fn. BLUNCE, silk face manufacturer, and Next Door to

The word of a goatkman." To cast snch s standard of morality aside and accept the Japanese watchword, Got there or commit suicide," would be worse than extinction. I have come in contact with Koreans under Jopanem influence for fifteen years and have yet to meet one of them who is trustworthy.

With regard to the title of the foregoing article the editor of the Korea Hesiew has tho following note

Hongkong, 4th May. 19%

our Former Address

LONG. HING & CO..

CHINA STATION.

Tung Tin, carpenter, was the next witness for the defence. He declared-My master, Tsung Yan, was recently sent to prison, but was released on the afternoon of the some day.

To what shell we attribute this added zest of It was after 3 p.m. Or. hang tulil that my life this now anthusiasm which catches en hulle The promoters of this scheme will, doubtkus.

mustor was fined $50, I came and paid the fine atlasses of Koreans? it certainly appears to be prepared to advance tangible reasons as to

to the defendant. Hu was in the efice atone. Ime that it is largely due to Japanese occupation. Then are some who regret the rapidity what prompted them to adopt such as course, suidio the defendant Officer of the Court, some-

with which the Japanese are pouring in, but I yet, the propovul appears so extraordinary to

one from Bhaukiwa was fired to-day. Will you think this is well compensated for by the added four mardholders, that I have been please receive the fao money. He refused to

energy and activity that has been imparted to the Koreans. It means that the old times have moved to submit a few remarks through your receive it, but I begged him to take it. He

We all know what that means. In spite columns, which, with your usual courtesy, gave us a reason for rufusing to receive it, that of isolated cases to the contrary the Japanese I feel sure you will not refuse me.

it was after uffice-hour, und asked me: did I not occupation of this whole northern region has Some little time buck a Bill was introduced know the rule of the court? I asked defendant resulted in greater peace and in a better into the local connoil for partajesion to erect a

for otherwise. The reason why I do not four new tram line to the Peak, and has, I baliuro, handed the notes over. He accepted the this industrial invasion on the part of the Japa- ulready passed its scout reading. The applics amount, and put it into a drawer and lockedness is because I fully believe that when the tion was made in the movie of Mr. A. Findlay it up. Hu wrote out a piece of paper and told Koran gets thoroughly awake he will be able Smith, who had already, it somed. obtained them to take it to the gas. I did, and waited to compote murreessfully with the Japanese.

Real estate in Pingyong

ryung has gone up by leaps sanction of the Socratary of State. The mover for about ten minutes, when my master came and bounds. The people will at last come to probably be devoted to other objects Will stations bave hitherto buon soldy in charge of

out and we went henie:*

of the Bill was Sir Paul Chater, and the Hocander. Ifon. Mr. Gershom Stewart. In his

He laid

sprech on the second reading the latter gentle. man urged it upon the Council that, in grunt- ing the concassion for the new line, they should Hee to it that the interests of the old company should be properly safeguarded. particular stress, also, on the fact that that company Lad served the public in an efficient and entisfactory manner, and that it bad really been tha [

of opening up the Punk district. In thus myking public recognition that the company deserved well at the hands of the general public, Mr. Stewart did not overstate the case on jot, especially whud, in concluding, ho alluded to the foot that in all these years not-single-accident has been recorded to its debit side.

It was but natural, then, that after reading the honourable member's speech, shareholders went to sleep quite easy in their minds, feeling fully convinced that, in any oveut, they would not be crashed out of existence. Their state of mind may easily be imagined when, without the least warning, and when they felt their interests were quite secure, the announcement was made in the local press that they were to be sold out" bag and baggage.".

The first question that would naturally arise

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WELK LINKS IN HONGKONG'S SIGNAL STATIONS.

to bear in mind that I was a business man, and administration of law than we could have hoped therefore, that the writer of the above paragraphcored some vory weak links in the chain of

Wong Szo stated-Defendant is my nephew. He is the only son of his father, who is load. He left property and money which was incested in loans for which he had promissory notes to the amount of $5,000. He also had a share in a shop at Suntung, and some paddy fields When defendant's father died, this property was handed to me to manège ou his bobalf as- he was young. The yearly income from this property is a little over $1,000. I pay expenses out of this amount, and put the remainder in the shop, and do likewise with the interest pais on the promissory notes. For the last two years defendant has not drawe any money; before that he sometimes drew, Dufendant has the rice from the paddy folds sent to Hrugkong. Chief Police Inspector Baker, swcra, stated. --Defendant joined the Police fores on the 15th September, 1897, as Sergeant Interproter. He left to join the Magistrasy on 1st August, 1001. His character in the Police forca was gond There is one report of his being fined $1 for being absent from the station.

T. H. Hanmer, recalled-Defendant's salary is $104 a month.

His Worship, after hearing the addresses for the defence and prosecution, stated that defen- dant was charged with an indictable offence,

which

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LIGHT WINES.

HOOKS AND MOSELLES.

By reference to the February number of this magazine the reader will find on the sixty-seventh page the expression "incubative warmth," but he reference was made to Japan. According to the Hongkong correspondant We distinetly mid that this incubative waveth of the N. & M. Record, Sir Gerard Nort has must come from Education. It would acom, recently been everhauling the signal stations at Hongkong and its approaches, and has dir- could not have be crewed the unique plause from us as "explaining Japanese methods in these communications, which in time of war Kores," for as yet Japan has done very little might easily protace unduxitable conditions. towards forwarding the cause of education here. Both at Victoris Peak (Hongkong) and There are so signs that she may do so, but D'Aguilar (the entrance to Heugkong) until the war is over, at last, her

We foreigners (of a Civil Service), whose only re- liable aset in time of war would be their

doubtful wien pittest against the inevitable laws LAURENHEIMER... patriotism, the value of which might be very which govern modera hostilities. Henceforth

GRAACHER these stations, which are contested by bele- geophy, are to be taken over by qualified NIERSTEINER telegraphists from the squadron, who, in thủ | HOCHHEIMER very near future, will probably bo succeeded by LIEBFRAUMILCH pensioners as suitable men are available and the CALIFORIA RIESLING terms arranged. The shanga has not been effected any too soon, as ocidences have already { been forthcoming of the undesirablenes of the existing system for naval requirements.

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the two of holding on to their property, and they cannot believe, however, that Japau has given will gain in the rough but effective school of

ditione here, nor con we believe that the experience a knowledge of men and methods of improving educational con-

will enable thom to match the

somewhat harsh military methods adopted Japanese in every walk of life, industrial, during a time of war will continue after Without pes has been declared. It is unfortantly financial, commercial, and economic. thin rough-and-tumble experience through True that many sets of injustice hare been done which the Korenus are now passing I do not against the Koreans of which these cited by see how they ever would have been able to drag Buford" are good samples, but the cessation themselves out of the happy-go-lucky style if of war and the inauguration of a civil, as dis. existence in which they have always lives. Theytingnisted from a military, régime may give the needed something to give them an edge, and the Japanese a better opportunity to cope with these Jaquess whetstone will do it as nothing else evils which are rondering them more and more could. Don't talk to me alaut the Koreans be- obnoxions to the Koreans. Every one who has ing a decadent people. 1 have seen too much any considerable dealings with the Koreans believe that. All they need in to be waked up world to get a ong with if they are treated he of thes in the hospital and in ordinary life to knows that they are the easiest people in the The Japanese method may not be the gentlest decently, and we believe the Japanese could have in the world, but it is affectiro at any rate, and gelten all they have without causing a fraction it is the only mathed in sight. It is as true of of the unrest and hatred which is so evident social life as of physical that if a man has taken among the people. It might lace cost a little on overdose of an opiate he must be knocked

more trouble, but it would have been a goat about à bik walked up and down, punched la

investment.-Japan Chronicle. the ribs till he gets mad-that'll bring him around in time. This is what the Korean is getting now and is going to get still more. It is horolo treatment, but he has got this con- stitution to stand it.

Some people talk about Japanese methods as if they thought those plucky and wide awake fellows ought to take their ene from the Lady's Homs Journal or some other domestic standard. but if you will look at the annals of Christian countries and see what things Lave been done are being done to-day you will discover that the great law of the survival of the fittest is working out there us wail as here; a law that ultimate benefit to men.

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WHERE THE LECTURER

FAILED."

On May 20th. at Singapore, the Rev. W. Murray, M.A, lectured before a large and appreciative audience, including a number of Chinese young men, on "Where Confusins fails." Bishop Oldham presided.

in the mind of a shareholder is, what bus although power was vested in a magistrate is hard and cruel sometimes in its details unea extended over twenty centuries and

happened since Mr. Stewart made his speech or has the company committed any act by which it is now considered less worthy of cou. sideration? Only those who have had a hand in the new arruagement are in a position to give a reply, but, whatever the cause, shareholders know this much, that whereas their stock a while back stood at over $300, they are now to be sold out at $200-If this can be considered a safeguarding of their interests, they may well exclaim, "save us from our friends!"

It is an open secret that the concession for the now line has changed hands, and it is evident that the old company is to be handed over at a price arbitrarily fixed, and thus do away with any competition (which would be of public benefit there may have been, had the old company retained its separate existence-Quory, is there a Pierpont- Morgan in our midst ?-

Looking at the proposition in its legal aspect, if the resolutions be adopted at today's meeting, the matter will have to go before the Court as, I believe, the law requires, and it will then be interesting to see what the Court will say on the winding up of a business in such a

solid position as this Company is.

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It will also be interesting to see what will be done with the funds in the possession of the company, a Art. 103 requires all sarplus funde

to be divided among the shareholders.

I Dui, &c.,

CURIOUS.

[If " Curious" hes the right to take $200 worth of the now "joint" stock for each of his shares in the single line, does he not do well? In such case he practically retains his present assets, plus those added by the duplication of scheme.]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS"

ENGLISH INCOME TAX.

SIR,--May we be allowed to draw the attention of your readers to the fact that all persons residing in the Colenies, or in fact anywhere out of the United Kingdom, are entitled to claim repayment of English. Income Tax as follows:

(1) Total Exemption on incomes not exceeding £160, or Abatement en incomes not exceeding £700, derived from sources within the United Kingdom, irrespective of other sources of in- come in the Colonies, or elsewhere out of the United Kingdoni.

to try sneli casos summarily, with the

option of those offences set out in the first schedule of the Magistrates' Ordinance, ne he said bofore he did not. propose to exercise that power. His was of opinion that a prima facic oase bad been made out against the defendant by witacusor entitled to a reasonable degree of credit and, therefore, hu would commit the defendant to take his trial at

the next Criminal Sessions.

Bail was allowed in the same eum as before $500,

JAPANESE ARMOUR.PLATE

TRIALS.

In these northern portions of Korea we hare much to thank the Japanese for, and, I for one it so long as they live up to their promises. say Dai Nippon Bunzai and shall keep saying

A very different view of Japanese occupation is taken by a contributor in the same issue of the Better who igus himself "Buford." The article is hended, "Incubative Warmth applied to Korea by Japan," and the wrikr

makes some serious charges. He says:

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For this unique expression raplaining Japanese methods in carrying out their promised propagands of altruistic efforts to maintain Korea's independence and develop the country, I am indebted to the editor of the Koren Review.

Japan has been applying some of this incubative warmth to Wousan, and the working of this new force in the world is interesting, since after Japan has revolutionized Korea she may feel called upon to apply the same principle to other and more important portions of the Far East.

Interesting trials have been conducted at Messrs. Vickers, Boua, and Maxim's range at skmeals, on the Cumberland coast, with a view of testing the armour being constructed at the company's works at Sheffold for the Japanese Inttieship No. 1. now building at the Vinkers works at Barrow-in-Furness. These trials were carried out in the presence and to the satik-

An order has been issued hero (Woman) by action of a Japanese naval staff of which Capt. the Japanese officer in charge of the military, Iwamoto is chief. The first plate tried was

to the Korean officials, ordering that no in, in thfokness, and was half of a large plate property shall be sold, within the ton li limit, lift, by 8ft, selected by the Japanese authorities to other than Japanese nationals, and Koroses from the belt armur. The attack was by a bare been arrested for making the attempt. 9-in. gun, and in accordance with the contract The ten li limit clause is qualified, I under- two projectiles were fired, each of 380lb. weight, stand, by another clause saying within the constructed by auother maker, der Japanese stakes put down by the military," which, how inspection, to the British Government standard

over, extend ten li and include all te dosirable pattern. The striking velocity of the first shot property. These stakes have also been driven

on American, British, and French property.

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was 1,81 7ft. seconds, giving a striking energy %,698ft. tons. No cracks appeared on the plate, and there was very slight shelling; the setual penetration, measured when the point of the projectile was Jarred out by the second round, was 3-4in. The second round had a striking velvoity of 1,766ft. seconds, and a striking No cracks appeared

Onergy

There are three routes by which the railway can come into Wonsan. One is a straight route to the Japanese settlemont and shore front, immediately back of the Korean town without grading or cutting, and it would involve the removal of only a half dozen houses. One is a much shorter roste behind the hills and would not remove any houses. The third route, and the one chosen, takes in the shore front hafore the Korean town and is a much longer route. front they have not already acquired and wipes It involves the remaining third of the shore out the whole business part of the native town of Wonsan. Not only so, but it extends an sighth of a mile below the town, as far as there is deep water, leaving Koreans without a place of business sad without a shoro front. This is by far the most valuable property in Weness and encloses the only harbour that is safe for Korean shipping in a storm.

of 8,234ft. tons. on the plate, although the shelling was slightly more than in the previous round, the actual penetration being 32in. The plate was accepted on these two rounds, and it was then decided, at the request of Capt. Iwamoto, to fire a third shot with a very much higher velocity namely, 1,955ft. seconds, giving a striking energy of 10,120ft. tona. There were still a cracks on the plate, and the penetration, as far as could be measured, was only 35in, the point of the projectile remaining fused in the plate. The velocity attained is equal to a a parcentage of 155.33 above that required by the De Marre formula for the perforation of so that the

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The Korean Government recently sent o results were regarded as eminently satisfactory. The remainder of the large plate, from which the magistrate to Kawon lis did not sait the attacked by the same gan, using, however, a new forcibly took the seal away from him and gave test plate Bft. square had been taken, was next Japanese and they rent out gendarmen and type of ancapped shot, manufactured by Yukere it to a man of their own choice. To his ever- Sons, and Main (Edited). In this thes.locity lasting credit he refused it. He in tara was. anterergy were practically the game as in the cass coerced. He then wired the Korean Govern of the third round, fired at the official test-plate-meat that he had been forced to take the cant

doubtful if this telegram got through..

This is by no means all of the wrongdoing perpetrated in the name of military peceatty and other quibbles by the Japanese in this part of Wonsan.

(2) The whole of the Tax deducted in Eug-the striking energy being 10,180ft. tons. The by the Japanese military. It is extremely

land from dividends of Foreign Foods, and of Foreign and Colonial Corporation Stocks, no

matter what the total income may amount to.

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By the Commsondor-in-Chief's perseveranes the difficulty of wireless communication between also been overcome by establishing a ships in Mirs Bay and those at Hongkong hus

wireless station at D'Aguilar. The erection of the GRAVES plant bus sen carried out entirely by torpedo men of the Albion, under Lieut. Malcolm K. Grant, R.N. torpedo lieutenant), who hayo had SAUTERNE many obstacles to overcome, A wast of sufficient height to carry aerial virée not being obtainable Lieut. Grant, with sailorlike instinct, Larized upon the idea of utilising a tall, por-

pendicular cliff for the purpose, and, boring hele on the top. inserted a "gaff, and, qucor as it looks, its utility is a rucess. Ships can now communicate by "wireless" from Mits Bay to D'Aguilar, and thence by telegraphy to Victoria Peak (Hongkong). Torpedo bents bave taken the working parties to and fro. Da all sides the wisdom and foresight of the Commander-in-Chief in the improvements Eas given general satisfaction in the colony, whilst the erection of a wireless station by the thion serves to show what valno self-contained units a warship cau, produes.

OHDURATE 8 MANMEN.

Two boats were washed adrift from the lower

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BENEWAL GP PIRACY.

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The lecturer opened by acknowledging that, judged by ordinary standards of hamon great ness, Confucius had not failed; for his

RUNNING THEIR OWN CANTEENS." dominated several hundred millions of the human Throughout the squadron the canteen question race His perronal career suggested on analogy is again very acute. Having in recount years with that of Christ; liko Him he raved about secured the tensney of several large ships from place to place with a band of discipts, canteous, the inltese bumboatmen whooriginally wse conspicuous for the humility of his bearing, appeared satisfied with a reasonable margin of and suffered persecution at the hands of the great profit, have latterly dopted the alarming policy ones of the Ind. But unlike Christ he lived of 25 per cent profit on tinned goods, and a far below his own ideals, and has even beon very unreasonable amount on others. Much accused by one who sought to do his 'the until at last the Amphitrile, Vengeance, and discussion in the Hongkong Press has ensued, justice (Dr. Legge) of having lowered the

hinoman's standard of Truthfulness. The Centurion, with the local Press under their selee." appear to have established quite a rebelliou titian, on the other haul, has the advanta, e of following one whose sinlessness hes against the bumbostmen. In most ship the impressed all reasonable men. including sach question of cunning their own canteons appears

favoured. non-believers a8 Roust cau

to be strongly and J. Mill. Coofacine was not an originator: he was a transmitter of the wisdom of sages who lived before his day. One of the chief booms of the Albion recently, Liberty men could elements in the Confuci code is Social Mer- not got the local boatmen to take them off to ality: Man's duty to man. One of its notable their ships without paying extortionate fores, emissions is any clear teaching regarding man's and this resulted in a large number being loft duty to God. In the manner of Christ, Cop- on shore, Many attempts to deal with the facins has given a summary of his Social obdurate sampan" (local boutmen), both by Morality in one pregnant sentence What the police and the naval authorition," bars been you do not want done to yourself do not to made, but without satisfactory results. others. This very closely approaches the heusy fares have become so intolerable that the Christian golden rule. But in many important French, German, United States, and Portuguese points Confucian Social Morality, if weighed Navies hare adapted the method of providing in the balance, will be found wanting. For ships' boats entirely for liberty men at all ports instance: The place it gives to woman is on the China sa ion, and there is some talk of altogether inad quato: her chief value lies in doing the same in our navy. the possibility that she may become the mother of a son: she is condemood to slavish

Pirsey, once so common on this station. is by no means extinct, and their recunt activity in sin first to hor fathor and brothers next to

removing several valuable salvaga pumps from her husband, and after his death to bor son. Monogamy is referred to with contempt and the wreck of the collier Shrzicebury, on Bombay female education is superfinons. Christianity, Reef, in the Paracels, brought salvage opera uu the other hand, gives woman equality with tious to a standstill, and made it desirable to Flo an in the sight of God, and affords her every despatch the Iphigenia to the vicinity. exportnuity of developing her gifts and capa- found the pirates hovering round the wreek like bilities, Aguin, a father's power over his child vultures, but they soon retired on the approach in the Confucian code, is arbitrary; he of the Ipagexia, and salvage operations were may. slay his child; but should the child, resumed. The prompt arrival of a man-of-wer even by accident, slay the father, bis own undoubtedly avoided much plunder and pre- death, together with that of his teacher, is rented serious trouble arising. demanded. Another fair and reasonable criticism of Confucius is, that on the whole bis influence upon his countrymen was of an irreligious kind. He professed to know nothing of spiritual existences, and threw no light on the great problems of human origin and destiny. To the questions of his disciples about the dad and about death itself be, had nothing better than evasive replies to offer.

The lecturer concluded as follows: "Let me clore this coay by saying that so far as my studies go

in the life and teaching of Confucius, it confirms me in the opinion that Christianity nseful and necessary mission to accomplish has & inThe Far East. Confucisnímm has not anc- ceeded in giving to the Chinese a perfect type of character us Christianity does; uor is its ethical teaching on a level with that of Christianity; nor is it able to supply the necessities of the human soul on the important subject of spiritual things, And yet it has excellences of no mean kind, which have left their stamp on China, and for which Christus missionaries along with all sensible men are grateful”

Mr. Tong Tim Cheng remarked that Con facias if alive would; no doubt, be most ready to thank Mr. Murray for pointing out his weaknesses, and reminded the audience that even in Christian countries morality was not all that it should be.

shot in this case completely perforated the plate, and passed through a screen of sandbags 10ft. thick. It was subsequently recovered with the bend broken off, and showed practically no sign of eating up. At the same time a test was made of the thinner armour used for protecting This sort of incubation might be tolerated. tho ship at the extremities. The thickness of if Japan were hatching eggs for Korea. Bat The above claims may be made for three years this plate, which was 4ft. aquare, was 2/7-16 in unfortunately the chicks are for Japan, and

full. The official attack was two shots from a even the egga are not paid for. commencing the 6th April, 1902, and, as the ponder gun, the first having a velreity of One Consuls must know that our Treaty Tax for the year 1900/3 was at 1/3d. in the £1,8ft. seconds, and the revend of 1,006ft. rights with Korea are being ignored. Hove the fall Abatement for that year amounts to no sounds, the corresponding striking energies the Powers determined to give Japan a free less a sum than £10, and for the three years to a being 1394ft. tons and folit, tons. Neither hand in Korea and sacrifice the Treaty rights total of £25 68, Bd. In eases where some of the being no crack and no shelling on theworface.

shot made any impression on the plato, there of their own subjects?

That they are not all ignorant of the situation income. is from Foreign Stocks the claims The plate was then accepted, and subsequently in Koren is instanced by the opinion of a civil would probably be for very much larger it was decided to fire a third round to show what official of one of the greatest Powers. He said mounts. Many years experience has proved to resistance such a plate would offer when attacked recently: "In fifty years there will be nothing with a 4-7in, gun. The velocity was 1501ft. left of "Koreans but a few scattered groups of that these privileges are not generally seconds, and striking sporgy 703ft toss, but the mountaineers." nown, hence our request to be allowed to shell, of English Government amour piercing ablish them in your widely read journal.

pattern, 45, in weight, was completely broken interfere to prevent the extinction of the Koreanics as of the devil. Ho believed in the We shall be pleased to give further informs-up and, although at the point of impact a large in, free of charge, to any of your readers who 11 send full particulars of their cases.Yours,

THE TAXPAYERS APPEAL

AGENCY.

circular disc was formed, the upper portion was not detached from the plate. The result was considered highly satisfactory, as the porcentage obtained vras 165 per cont, above that required by the De Marre formula for the perforation of | Bico).—Times.

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RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS IN THE YANGTSZE

The N.-C. Daily Newe of May 27th reports: tour round the Our representative made transports, which he found to consist of the following vessels The Coronid of Liban,Odessa 36 (an er Danish ship), painted white, but very dirty, especially on the water-line One of her bunker doors was open and a sail was sigmail. ing from her bridge with fars. The next vessel reached was Yaroslav, No. 46. Oder, handsome clipper bow, volunteer cruiser of 2,619 topa She appeared to be very clean and was signalling to the Coronia. The Meteor then hove in view; she was a black Ratoum tank steamer, with her funnel near the stern, and is, it is understood, carrying fresh water.

Another Volunteer stemmer, the Farmej occupied the next aucherage. She had under her canater "Odessa 44." The fifth and inst vessel was the Viulimir, 2, Odessa, 28, adeo a Volunteer steamer.

None of the ships were dying any flags except such as were used for signalling purposes. I boy wit appeared to be loaded down to their normal draught, and there was nothing, except in the case of the Meteor, to indicate what cargoes were on board. The Chinese hostmen

The President of the Y. M. U. A. thought stated that the other two steamers had come the subjust under discussion was not whether up to Shanghai, but it seems that they have either left altogether or put out forther the masses of England and China lived up to what was taught them, but rather whether 10 ses. A tag host was plying between the traus- Confucius, who ignored the help of God, could ports. It is said that some Japanese officials went down yesterday morning in the Victoria have formulated a satisfactory system of morals and made a war of inspection of the fleet. by which ren could live. He did not think so.

Two Chinese cruisers were anchored opposite In summing up Bishop Oldham expressed

the forts but they appeared as harmloss as entisfaction that the time had gone by when usual, and the report that they were prepared warnest

est Christian men characterized all heathen

for action was not strengthened by the fact that more men than usual were ashore in the hospitable heart which made room for Truth

afternoon. All the Russian ships are stated wherever found. But in

in regard to Confucianism, to have plenty of cal, although it is rumoured for the 7 of him, he could not dispossess that they have come hero straight from hmuself or the conviction that the Teacher had a coating of venter, walked with u pelautic Madagascar. The Vladimir is known to have left strut, and peeped from the corner of his eye to Dj bautil ou the 14th of December last, so that England Yes corizinly; mote commercia! se what impression he was making upon his she has taken plenty of time t accomplish her voyage. The Coronia left Port Said on the 24th of March.

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