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SUPREME COURT. Monday, 19th June.

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IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE MR. F. T. PIGLOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE.)

NO INDICTMENT.-

In the case of Rex v. She Tak Tsoi, who was committed by the Magistrats on a charge of perjury, the Attorney General entered nelle prosequi.

DEMANDING MONEY WITH BENAGEB.

Lai Po and Ng Ngan were chneged with demanding money with menaces. The Attorney Graoral (Sir H. S. Berkeley), instructed by Mr. G. E. Merrell (of Measta. Dennysand Bow loy), prosecuted. The prisoners pleaded not guilty and the following jury was fagan elled-Messrs.-J. JokestoDo (foreman),

HAMBURG.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

May 16th

THE SCHILLER CENTENARY.

The centenary of the death of the poet Schiller which Lmentioned in my last, has been celebrated with great onthusiasts all over the country and beyond its borders, in Norway and Sweden. Helland and Belgium, Switzerland and Italy, and in the United States. There is scarcely a town or village in Germany but has had some kind of public nation on the necexion, with speeches, music and recitations; the theatres everywhore hare given series of his plays at reduced prices and schools of all denominations. Bud of all kinds and descriptions, public and privato, board schools and higher

and societies have vied with each other in doing honour to the memory of the great poet. More

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JUNE 20гm, 1905,

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gradually attaining a prominent position ju the shipbuilding trace of the country. It bes out-distaned its rivals Kiel and Stettin, the number of vessels launched and on the stocks 1904 having reached 85 of gross Tonnage of 91,350 compared with 81 of 89,385 Te. in the previous year, whilst the respective figures for Kisl were 78,309 Reg. Ts against 44,660 Te, in 1903, and for Statin 67,740) To. against 69225 in 1903. Owing to the marked increase in the demand for now tonnego, after ja long period of depressión, met of the mix more important ship-building yards here are planning a conirable extension of their plant; the well-known firm of Blohm and Voks,

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for instance, having ordered the construction of dry deck of a size bitherto narer attempted. Besides, the famous Vnican Works of Stettin

B. Engel, J. Hooper, F. Nicolai, P. Kones, universities and technical colleges, clubs have announced their intention of establishing

Kuyvett, I. Ellis and W. Anderson,

a branch on the Elbe close to Hamburg.

JUDICATURE.

COURT OF APPEAL.

CHINA AND THE POWERS.

PHOTO SUPPLIES.

LONG. HING & CO...

No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Kanglerup, 5th June, 1905. Inman nature--the hope of illicit gains and the excitement of an incessant gamble. joys they will not lightly forogo,

OPEN PORTS.

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MARK.

A Tutes leader of May 15th says:-It is a pity that the Powers which mean to dent fairly with China should allow themselves to be persuaded into courses which they must know to be extortionate and unjut, out of deference to others whose sole objed in to wring from her without shams or remorse, the lust finthing ta which they cân Ìshricato claim: Yot. such is the stress Isid, in diplomatic elreles on the sappo od necessity of anted, action in regard openly to her, that no voice some to have been raised against the iniquitous and disgraceful project of exa tion which our Peking Carres. pendent described a few 103 ega. The facts eLeak for themselvos After prolonged »Horts to induce the Powers to accept paytasut on a silver basis of the instalments of the exorbifaut "War thu Pasco Protnen) of Indemnity imposed by 180 after the repression of the Boxer move- mont. China agreed lust Jeteber to discharge those liabilities as a gol dubt and not ne a silver dobt, and, further, to pay £1,000,000 to make good the difference betw.en the value of the instalments already paid in silver and their It is reported in official vircles that the open- Talne ou a gold basis. "The Powers went noing of Heichow is being talked of. Now while sgree amongst thosdive, and then demanded of China to multiply the open ports or trading £1,100,000 instood of £1,00,000 by way of contres whore foreigners can live and move BITSATA, , and, after further baggling, all parties and have their being in legalized treedom, there consented to fix the sun at £1,300,000. So is a certain element of danger in the indis. far there is no ground for complaint. But criminate throwing open of particular places, as soon as the sum was lied, an attempt was and China raas rome risk of defeating her own place China ends by being toe precipitate in her action in made by certain Powes to noder Frosh restrictions with regard to the this respect. In the case of Haichow, for instance,

LAUBENHEIMER... manner of purchasing the gold sho ro- it would be thrown open sea sop to the Germans

GRAACHER quired.

Happily this home was defeated in anticipation of a possible demand for such con- largel, we believe, by the resistance of this cession, and in such case the placeould probably NIERSTEINER country and of the United States. Still China become practically German, la view of the HOCHHEIMER was not free from the pretensions of her grasp Russian notification to come through Mongo- ing creditors. She had had the agreed sum of

offa, and the agresive policy which has been long £1,200,000 ready for payment sinco January 1. adumbrated by Russia in regard to Kalgan, She has not paid it ore, solely because the etc., these places are now antioned as about Powers could not arrang amongst themselves to be opened to international trade. They will

become Russian strongholda, the d to when they would accopt payment. The Fowers now insist, we are told, that, when

· General was an follows:On the 8th March Prhaps than even the lofticess of his ideals, and BRITISH SUPREME COURT Onswer for some month, ase they could not we by no means wish to discourage the tendency

the beauty of his language, his love of liberty and kia ardent patriotium have endeared him to the people. That the latter sentiment should have been so strong in him is all the more surprising, as the German empire at the time couristed of over three thousand sovercigu states, a condition of things more calculated, one would imagine, ta produce and foster narrow particularistia tendencies, than that large minded love and veneration of the whole fatherland which pervades his writings.

The story as outlined by the Attorney of the present year the two prisoners and another man not in custody wont in a beat from Tai-o to a plaos in Lantoo Teland aamed Shan Shel Wan. Two native houses stood near the ses shore and to one of thes they want. An old mati, the poonpant, came to tho doar. First of all he was reprimanded for not being a member of the Tried. Society, and then one of the three men, the min not in custody who acted as spokesman all through, demanded $10 to pay for their journey to Hongkong, At the same time the old man was told that if he did not give the money the brethren of the Trind Society would do something to him, Under these circumstances he headed over $1.90.

BEFORE LORD Justice Vaughan Wis, Lone JUSTICE ROMER AND LOND

JUSTICE STIRLANO )

CHANG YEN MAO AND OTHERS V. BEWICK,

NOBEING, AND CO, AND OTHERS.

It is, of cuures, open to all the Powers alike

On the other hand the prisoners alleged that to learn that the anti-s mites claim him as one bren issued without the author cellency covering a delay which was caused, not by her would be no loss of time in doing so. But the

this old man bad stolen some fowl, salt al and oil from one of them, and they staply wait to demand payment,

In summing up, after the bearing of the avidence, His Lordship said that, as the mon and that admitted that they were there money passed, the question devolved itself into what were they doing there and why money passede

The jury whre divided, first of all finding the prisoners guilty by four to three, and as fire to

two would be necessary to convict they were invited to retire and come to a definite verdict, This they did and the prisoners were found guilty by six to one.

As the second prisoner had to also answer

charge of robbery, sentence was deferred.

GING ROBBERY,

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Yeung In, Teng Tak, Lam Leung and Lewug Sai were charged with gang robbery, The Attorney General, instructed by Mr. Morrell, prosecuted. The prisoners pleaded nat guilty and the following jury was impanelled:

of their own: Whatever Schiller's ides any have been on the subject, the Koirer certainly does not seem inclined to countenance such prejudices: he has lately anachronistic administered one of those silent but stinging rebukne, he so well knows how to bestow, on the others of the regiment of Dragoon Guards at Karlsruhe, for having, refused to admit a young Jew helorging to one of the best families of Frankfort, who after having served his time in the regiment and having qualified for a presented commission in the reserva, had himself for election. The Emperor at once appointed him one of his gentlemen in waiting and the officers have since thought

fit to reconsider their decision.

LABOUR AND WASNS.

LIGHT

WINES.

HOOKS AND MOSELLES.

LIEBFRAUMILCH CALIFORIA RIESLING

Do

HOOK

GRAVES

11 Joz.

3 doz.

Bottles.

Bottles.

$13,00

$15.00

14,00 16,00

15.00 112.00

20.00

12

C

92,00

24.00

26.00

6.50

7.50

8,50

7.50

WHITE WINES.

1 doz.

2 dua.

Bottles,

Bottlor

$ 8.30

•$ 9.50

"Baperieur"

10,30

11.50

8.50

9,50

Do **Baperieur"... 10.50 Do SAUT... ... 14.00 Do HAUT (Hanoppier) 27.00 Cb. Yquem, 1894 Vintage... 34.00

H. PRICE & CO.

11.50

16.00

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ROBINSON PIANO Co.,LD.

This wis on appeal by the first-comed plaintiff That newspapers and periodicals should have against the decision of Mr. Justice Farwell. tee med with articles dealing with the poet and The decision was apon a motion by the Chinese his works from all posible points of view, need ngineering and Mining Company (Limited) hardly be said: but it may amuse your readers that their name might be struck out as plaintifs she does pay it over, she must also pay interest to post their representativos and establish com

in the selon, on the gronud that the writ had

apon it at four per cent sincs January 1.mercial houses at these centres, and so far as of the com-

In other words, they require her to pay interest Ka'gon and Kulun are concerned no doubt there pany. By the writ, in which his Chang You Mao on behalf of himself and all aches, but by theirs. Sie was rundy to do her fact remains that in principle the places in each the members of the Chinese Engineering and part on January 1, but the Powers were not of the above instances if the report of Haichow Do

Back to pan is authentic-will be primarily opened to please, SAUTERNE Mining Company, Limited, other than the ready to do theirs. The now defondant) and the Chinese Engineering size her at the rate of 1250 a day for their

one Power, and in se doing China is paying the and Mining Company (Limited) were named

unreadiness. We can imagine what an English way to the creation of a number of spheres of as pleinte, and Bewick, Morning and Co..

Court of equity would say to such a claim influence, which are theoretically and de facto Herbert Charles Hooves. Charles Algernon mongst private individuels. It is bad enough opposed to the principle of the 'auen door.

A certain period of notice of not less than six Moroing, Edmannd Daris, Walton Fizjames that we should have beentren a tacitly consent. Tarnor, and Albert Thys ware med defendants, the paintiffs cisimed a decisra-ing party to the monstras claims-computed, monthe should be given all the Powers when

as we now know, in the case of Russa, on authe

plated, and as such centres aro Lominally inter- Chind four years ago nor cover of the concert rational such opening should only take place tion that the defendants Bewick, More- Hoover had boen guilty of a breach of trust in of the Powers. Are was a nation to be a party on the application, or with the approval of not ing, and Co., C. A. Morsing, and H. eatly frise basis-whia sera enforced against opening of a new trading centes in conteam- not conveying certain property to the plaintiff

to it, ont of complaisas for the shamoleen less than three commercial Powers. If some company, that the plaintiff company had been induced to enter into an agreement with the rapacity of others! Anve once more to act ruls like this is not observed we shall bure A their accomplices in daring a profit which carlain Powers asking first for this place and Oriental Syndicate by the fraud of the defend.

we know to be dishonest We cannot believe, then for that to be opened and set ling there ants C. A. Moroing, F. Davis, W. F. Turner.

that public opinion will sauction such a step, before other nationals are oven aware of the and Albert Thys, and damages for the breach of whatever other Powers my choose to do, and project, and a seriously andu advantage will trust and frand. All the individual defendante tower they may prone ayainst our setting thus be obtained by certain very enterprising are directors of the plaintiff company. It will be

them at example if common honesty and fair nations. remembered that, as the result of a recent and

wess in their Haancial d slings with China,

The policy of multiplying trading contros We owe fair play teChins on grounds of and open ports is good one, and Chins will protracted trial before Mr. Justice Joyce, in which hang Yen Mao and the Chinese Engineer ing and Mining Company (Limited) asked for a justies and of self-respeel We owe her nothing benefit greatly by adopting it; but there is on any other grounds. Nearly two years have method in all things, and we rew with distimet declaration that a certain memorandum was binding on the defendante in that action. gone by since she signed the Mackay treaty distrust this reported tendency to consider the with us, and she has not yet carried some of the project one day and execute it the next. To Bewish, Moreing, and Co. and C. A. Morsing, most important provisions of that agreement sorge Powers who always have Comen's, or men binding. In support of the motion, the secre correspondent had to all attention to the thes erratic decisions may be on disadvantage, tary of the company deposed that the company way cares in which the lritish Cousal-ferral but to nations like Great Britian where only had not authorised Mears. Bellums Sons, is onde veuring to obtail redress for violations elaborately trained men can be called upon, the Coward, and Hawkelay, the solicitors for Chiang provisions or of fights sujeyed under se le different. However, if this tendency is Ten Mas, so use the same of the company as earlier arrangements. In liroo short years likely to develop, cuz Government may adapt plaintiffs, and that at a meeting of the directors on March 29 last a resolutios was passed in the Banghel Tuotai las amassed a large itself to the new order of things by appointing strasting the solicitors of the company to take private fortune, and atisfied the greed of Commercial Consula and so avoid the danger

his lawless oxtortions. Likin has been levied left-Paking Timer. the necessary steps to prevent the name of the the variety and the ingenuity of which will otherwise confront as of getting company being made use of by Chang Yon

so it the setion now pending. Mas freely on British good covered by trasit. passes; British morchadies has been forcibly Davis, Turner, and Thys, who were the sero and detained at the barriere; the agents only defendants present at the mosting, did and surrants of British merchants have been not vote on this resolution. A long afldarit

native traders who areis trade relatione with the circumstances which led up to the pre- forsiguers have been subjected to intimidation ating uncooked regetable, and suspicion that sent action sad in which it was contended

watercress, which is always exten uncooked, is and rapine. The provisions of the Ango that, having regard to the judgment of Mr.

Germsu loan agreement of 1898 in regard to often source of enteric and other diwares, Justice Joyce in the previous action, Chang Likin have been as inefectivo as thess of the amas anfortunately to be well-grounded. The Yen Mao was de jure director general of the okay treaty. The to yeaza firat fixed by firal-named jourual ways, however, that the ari- plaintiff company and as such had the right to

It is at any rate obviously desirable that use its rame, and that the application was not Sir Robert Hart as the period uenessary for the dence is not conclusivo against watercress:

Imperial Maritime Cufoms to take over the made Zona fide in the interests of the company sellorton in Shanghe province went by, and watersress thoald not be allowed to be onltivated in ester which is grossly poliated or which their position as directors in order to endeavour his request, it was afterwards extended have gone ordinary drinking water-supply. As a result of and that in making it the defendants were using nothing was done. Therx years to which, 'at

shore a worse degree of impurity than does sa to shield themselves from liability. Mr. Justice

On the contrary, Farwell decided that the name of the company by, and there is no reform.

Mezara, A. Moir (foremenį, A. E. do 8. Alves dountry. The extent to which this has been his Lordship held that the memonudum was into effect. Only the oher day our Shanghai | who will anawer be euch, ready made in stook.

E. A. Shröder, L. M. J. Alvares, N. IL. Rutherford, and W. H. Basford.

This robbery took place on the 5th May of "the present year, at 10 am, at 20, Water Street, the victim being a Chinese lady married to a Mr. Harros. On the previous morning after the husband bad gone to work a man, the first defendant, knocked at the door and said he had been sent by the Government (Sanitary Board) to open up a skylight. He took various

surements and next day camp again scoom- panied by three other men. First of all they, in accordance with their game, shifted variona articles of furniture and then suddenly the first defendant caught hold of Mrs. Barros by the wrist while another rudian divested her of her jewels. There was a little girl in the house and to frighten her so that she might keep quiet one of the men rabbed pepper in her mouth. There was a little adepled boy, however, who get out and raised an alarm. The first

at the door, so there was no doubt about him,

but the others wogs unbeegxantly arrested.

The prisoners were convicted and each sentenced to one year's imprisonment.

NATIVE NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

CABILEBS CHISHIK, COMMANDER.. The other day when the Japanes torpedo bust destroyer Shironome gassed Woosung for the ses the commander of the Wooanng forts neglected to notice and report, the matter. The Shanghal Tactai and Admirsi Yah have wired him, ceasuring him for his gross negligence

Sherpau

DISMANTLING THE “BODRY,"

The dismantling of the Bodry has begun and there are plready over 800 onses of arms smmunition and portions of maschinery

Shempio

GOVERNOR OF CRTANEL

The rapid growth of Hamburg as an indua trial centre during the last fifteen years has caused a steadily increasing indux of skilled and anakilled labour from other parts of the

the case is shown by the recent report of the In- come commissioners for the year 1902 Out of & population of 737,828 at the time 174287 with an aggregate income of 5,680 million marks po'd income tax to the amount of 21.1 million marks altogether. Of the 146,283 or 84 per cent, were in receipt of from M.930 to 3,000 pa, the greatest number: 100,164 ranging from M.1,000 to 3,000-the whole of this group con tribating M.1,800,000 to the public exchequer or

WATERCRESS AND FEVER.

Holh the British Medical Journal and the

about 8.5 per cent. of the entire yield of the tex. by Mr. Hawskley was put in, setting out imprlacned inland upon falso abarges, and the Lancet call attention to the danger there is in

21,063 or 12.1 per sent. bad declared incomes of from M.8,000 to 10,000 paying in all M2,300,000 or 15 per cent, whilst the remainder was contributed by the wealthier portion of the inbaditante, of whom 0,039 or 4 per cent enjoy yearly revenues of from M.10,000 to M.100,000, but only 355 or 0.3 per cent. exceed ing that figure.

there was an obvious want of bona fide is the And, as reganted pissing of the resolution the other point, Mr. Justine Joyce had held in the former action that the memorandum, which provided that the plaintiff Chang should act as diretor-general of the company in China, was valid. It was very diffealt to say what the duties of such a director general might be but his Lordship was not prepared to hold that the dictor general had power to bring an

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after the proscribed time of residence, of the facilities offered by a law passed in 1898 to become citizens of Hamburg, and obtain the anffrage. Hitherto every burgher paying income tax and not deprived of his civic sights, for some reason or other, has been entitled to vote for the Bürgerschaft or lower legislative chamber, which consists of 160 members, half being chosen action in the name of the company in England investors. The revinioz has not been made, and house drainage and the drainage from trad by the general electorate and half by the owners without the assant of the London board of dire of real estate and the "notables." Elections ctors. The plaintif Chang appealed.

Mr. Bovett, K., Mr. Upjohn, K.C., and take place every three years at which eighty Mr. G. Lawrence were for the appellant: Mr. members are elested for a term of six years, as Jenkins, K.C., and Mr. W. E. Vernon wera that there is, or may be, a change in the comfor the company; Mr G. F. Hart appeared for the first three defendants; Mr. A. R. Kirby was for the other defendante,

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The enormous sumorical prepondemuse of prisoner arrested by a Sanitary Inspector the first group has, in the opinion of the Senate / must be removed from the record as plaintif latters are stated to be even worse than the topographical inquiry made by county council: and added as defendante. His Lordship sarderofore. The intern burdaus upon trade inspectors the best beds wen found, generally rendered a change in the electoral system of that the onus was on the plaintiff Chang to the War Indesinity imposed by the Powers,

have been greatly incrased and, under cover of speaking, upon a bottom of hard clean gravel.

Such beds are regularly closed and in some the republic necessary, all the more as a great prove that he had authority to use the com- the whole blame for the increase has been instances are occasionally treated with lime iz

pany's name, and he failed to do this. His

injurious to the watercress. On the other hand, Mandarins, who have

Do small number of the new arrivale tako advantage, Lordablp canid not on the evidence say that cleverly thrown upon the foreigners by the order to destroy organisms deemed to be

pocketed of the gains. The Imprial Maritims Customs there were beds found in sluggish streams or are, in this respect, He more than a fifth backwaters having muddy bottoms and receiving The water-supply was found to be derived wheel to the coach. Thy receive the funds for the drainage of grazing lands. the service of the loan, but the funds-with

by the local from various sources, such as rivers, canals, EXPERTS perquisites are collected machinery, free from any sleek from Sir natural springs, and artesian wells. The cause Robert Hart's anbordistes. The ninth article of pellation were found to be many and various, Surface drainage from grazing lands is often of the Mackay treaty promised a revision of mining regulations in de inte rate of foreign allowed to enter the beds, and in some instances he Mandarins still do their best to prevent the premises are permitted to aggravate the mis caused by want of propar cleansing and which foreigners are opening of mines in

the anchoked growth of rank vegetation.

No ordinary washing, however, is likely to be concerned,

Naturally, the elabaate statistics which are isamad by the Imperial Maritime Customs do not sufficient in the case of watercross which grows reveal a very thriving endition of trade Mis in polluted water. It is recommended hint the Government and extortion account for its sickli- water should be as pure as ordinary drinking ness to a large extent, notwithstanding the water. waith of the country ad the industry and cam- After considerable discussion, and upon their mercial instincts of ly people. But perhaps Lordips intimating that the Court would the most grievous impliment to the healthy take care to see that the rights of the minority development of Chine commerce is the of the shareholders wory properly protected, bewildering confusion of the Chinese coinage. the following order was agreed to attie That, we need hardy say, was one of the defendants undertaking not to contend by their plentlings or otherwise that the action is not impediments which the Mackay treaty sought SONJAKANKERPIN SHANGHAI,

Hs quotes Mr. Hibbard to the effect that A certain Congal General for Shanghai bas

properly constituted as an action by a minority to temore. China gomised, under Article 11., to introduce a viform astional coinage

"the finest criss sapplied to the markets, and been ordered recently by his Minister in Peking

coinages, of shareholders on behalf of themselves and aŭ

at present innumerabi to investigate the following three items.

de WON shown at length in two instruc especially to the London markets are for the IN CHINA, AND STOCK THE The secret movements of the Japanese in

the other shareholders other than the defer. She has dants, strike out the same of the company

tive articles which toy a peral in our most part prodared in the purest water and Shanghai.

purest air

sw.ondly, that, having regard The number of the Chinese students now increasing number of electors of the working as plaintiffs and add the company as defendants. Financial Supplement. The ci y of Chungkin

which province has sent the most classes, and from exercising a predominant The costs of "The motion in the Cotton has at least sixty, the tack varying in weight to the extent to which careful washing removes sad in finonsas, not only according to the place under existing circumstances no material risk

impurities. It may be assumed that thro influence in the government of the state, the Senute now proposes to divide the electora into three classes, the first to consist of such es pay income taxon M. 1200 or less, the second to comprise those that pay on incomes up to M. 10,000, and the third those who exceed that amonat; each group to elect twelve members triennially.

which

Secretary Tasi Chin-long has suggested that the distrista extending over two thousand liposition of the obnuber every three. Oa between Thibet and Chengta should be placed under a governor who will reaids at Daehengia the last occasion in 1804 when there were

on the register, of so as to have more effective administrative 38,067 zamer control over the districts. The Board construed 27,185 belonged to the wards in which the haa already memorialized the Throne on the

acancies had to be filled up, 24238 went to the mattor Sherpao.

poll, and of these 9,145 voted for the spoialist

in Japa of them,

3. Japanese books fect the Chinese touch, so the list of the Japanese books is to be in vestigated. Univerzal Gazelle. Tr by Mercury,

JAPAN ADVISED TO FIGHT TO A FINISH.

It Japan is wise she will go on with the war, no matter how plentiful negotiations by. It has been an affair of life and death with her. Only imagine the position of Japan if Burnin's navy

candidates..N

In order to prevent the latter party from becoming too powerful, in consequence of the

The schoond is being discussed in the press.

and of the appeal to be costs in the action. Times

Bome control over the growing of watercross should be established by sanitary aathorities, for it is estimated that upwards of 1,500 tons of this foot is consumed in a year by Londoners alone. Its consumption is general."

Sirhirley Murphy says that cross of the bat can be grown under conditions to which no exception can be taken:

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from which the morchiat comes, but also accord- ing to the goods in with be deals. The currency in consuming the watercress applied to London PLAUSIBLE, BUT APOCRYPHAL. of the people is copper and the currency of the from the majority of the bela, but that efforts merchant is silver. Toth are liable to frequent should be made to prevent the consumption of Concerning the new Russian Dictator of and violent fluctuation, and, to add to the com- wat reress from orain bels so long as they Home Affairs rather a good yarn is told. fasian, the provincie authoriting have lately remain in their present polluted condition, Goramor-General Trepoff is not without a taken to the whole coinage of copper, each 60 per cent.--and they certais sardonic bamour. When he was chief upon his own account. The profit they make is THE MORIBUND MACKAY TREATY. of police in Moscow before the establishmont respectable-from 40to

In consequence of a memoral from the Viceroy of the State liquer monopoly, he was told from will not lightly abandon such an easy and laors the highest quarters to suppress the orgies at tivethod of

anifern national carrency would construct a railway line from Bezchase to Yuu-

the

uun, the Government bare sent further dis nation, and confer upon the Goaniment, The palice raided the principal restaurants after a foreign customers of the nation are great patches to all the provinces that any wining of midnight, and the next morning General Tr

vested out solely with Uhiness money, and no foreign the proscention of one weraber of the Imperial form scem particully from the most exalted loss, or shares be allowed, and no contracts

in the Empre imerests family, two judges of the High Court, a mayor, ardariu in Peking the lowest Yaton-rander made with foreigners. The Peking Times com- and deputy mayor, several generals and many Indies well known in Moscow society, who, in the remotest country town, and from the mends this to the notice of the House of Com uncurst others had been arrested in the wealthiest Innkora to the pettiest shopkeepers, mons, and to those who may be compiling

two of the dearest phasaros known to Chinese letter and spirit of the Mackay Treaty. are against it. The rent system affords them evidence regarding China's infringement in I of the town. The matter ended there.

had won, and Russia's army had successfully in all its bearings and according to the political pepulir rosoria in the town. A fer days later tages which raining the revenue. The advan of Yuunaa desiring to raise a foreign loan to

invaded Japan, Russia would have been relent tendency of the papers; there is much to be

less and Japan would havo będû swept into aid for and against, but what its fate will be posted of his angust master directions for and obsions, but tho prospects of this particular way enterprises undertaken must be carried

the abysmal maw of the Russian Empire.

All that is why, in the Far East, Japan will in the "Bürgerschaft" it is not easy to tay.

file the Bear's tusks down to the gams, and will

pull his clawa oat by the rests. This war is not

to be fought over again at Russia's whim and

SHIPBUILDING,

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