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applied for by shareholders will be disposed of by the general managers ju accordance with article 8. paragraph 2, of the company's articles of Association.

Resolution:That the capital of the company be increased to $500.000 by the creation of 20,000 new shares of $10 each.”

Hon. Sir PAUL CHATER secondled and it was carried,

Thoro was no Farther business.

THE PIRACY OF THE “ST. KILDA."

THE BOATSWAIN'S STORY. The Chinese crew of the sunken Britishi steamer St. Kilda were at the Shipping Office on June 15th, and a representative of the Singapore Free Pics had an interview with the Chinese bu'sun whe speaks good English.

The bo'sun, Cheong Ah Chow, stated that he signed articles on board the St. Kilda ut Hong- kong on the 3rd instant to proceed to Japan, and thence to any European ports and back to Hongkong, the original port of departure, the voyage not lo exceed one year.

The ship left Hongkong bound for Kobe at 10 s.in, on the ith instaut, ond at 480jpm. or.. the same day sighted a Rusino cruiser which signalled the ship to stop. The omplain of the St. Kilda at once did so, and the craiser sent two armod boats. Ten Rusian sailors, armed with rifles and bayonets camo aboard under twe officers, Guards were placed over the hatches and at the engine-room, and one of the Russian officers then demanded to soo the ship's papers. Ho perused those carefully and enterest the hatches to be removed. He then west into the holde and examined the cargo.

Coming on deck again the two officers had a consultation, and the Captain of the St. Kilde was ordered to get into one of the Russian boats and accompany the senior offer to the Russian

on June 15th from Barry, with 6,500 tons of esal and 500 tons of coke consigned to Moser, Guthrie and Co., reports that on the 12th inst, at 7.30a.m. a Russian cruiser was sighted tenming westward forty miles to the wast of Achoos Head. The orniser approached the Loch Tay nad carefully scintinised her, but did not interfere with her. She steamed away westward sgain at a bigh speed.

A BRITISH CRUISER ON HER TRACK,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22nd, 1905

MARINERS TROUBLES,

to ia my court. Of course he is a solicitor, or 1. ho could not appear hire.

DIBOBBYING A LAWFUL COMMAND.

Witness, continaing-The captain did not George Keanealy, master of the sailing ship leke me to my room. Ha triod t After a lot Jordon fill, charged Frank Horn A. B. before of abusive language on the captain's part I was Mr. F. A. Hareland at the Police Court yester put in irons. I did not threaten 10" da for day with disobeying a lawful command.

him or fix" him bofore that. I told the captain The Master informed His Worship that tried to pils the stip ap, either wilfully or defendant had been oil red to start work enthrongh is lack of knowledge of navigation. Monday, but had refused to do so.

W Then I was shake) up to a staunelion like Defend.nt-I did not consider I was refusing dog in itong kong burkom, the captain uskod I said I am too duty, as I ought to have been paid off us the If I would fight him. captain promised,

old to fight you, but let me go nad give in an are, and you take au nxe, an wolle what wo

The same day at o'clock in the evening tho Lock Pay sighted another cruiser steaming u the Russian's track, and as she apprenched the aleamer it was doen who was flying the White Ensign of England.

This warship was peatably the cruiser, Fromise to pay him off? serpine which left Singapore ou the 19th at 11:

bound for Colombo.

INDIFFERENT GUNNERY.

Another issue of the Free Press says:-The Chinese say that it took sighteen shots to sink the merchantman, which shows, either that the Russians are indifferently sequaiuted wil the css of their guns, or that the Chinese gat mixed up in their counting.

CHINESE "CONFIDENCE" MEN.

Wong Sam and Li Chang, the mon who <ffered au amalı 5100 to change some money for them, retained her jowe'lery as, secarity, and disappeared with smo, as recorded in previous issue of the Daily Press, wore pastor day charged before Mr. I'. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court with unlawfully, knowingly and designedly, and by restuia false pretences obtaining from the complainant a pair of rattan langles, mounted with gold and valued at S with intent to cheat and defraud.

His Worship, to the Captain-Did you pro-

can lo

The Captaia - I could not pry defendant off because he is under a thave peuta ugavement, Bucause I refused, be refused daty, stating that Frank Tarar, third ofler, was, then called I could either pay him eff or soul for the polien.com dainant as a witnes, but said he was De ondant-Ten days ago the master promo when the sow reared on board, and mined to discharge me.

know nothing about the "piling ap" of the ship. Complaint-Have you ever seen the chrono- meter run down on board the ship

Witnesa-Tho chief officer told 110 morning that he had forgotten it and asked me god attend to it, which I did. That is the only time.

Complainant-Did not the captain offer you the second officer's job?

Wits-No.

The Captin-I got permission from the Harbour Master to pay off six mon, but lefen dant we got one of them. I want him on board.to His Worship, to defendant-You had better go back to the ship. You are not one of the six who are to be paid off. You have signed ou agrement for three years, and it is your duty

Dotan land-But he promised that he would, HG Worship He says he did not. Defendant-But I have five witnesses to prove it.

Jia Worship--With reference to the charge perform your work according to the terms of that agreement. It is optional with the captaingainst the Second Offer, 1 lizd it proved and to discharge you, but he does not want to.

xlor him to pay a fine of $15 or be imprisoned for one meath with hard labour. I ulio hind him over in the sum of $100, peatonel hond, tụ keep the penco for twelve months. With regard to the cross-semmons, I am of opinion that the goaptain was quite just thed in patting the

econd officer in irons, and order the sum nons to be dismissed and the defendants to he discharged.

His Worship-I think you had better bank, otherwise I shall have to punish you Are you willing to return on board

Dofondant--The chief officer threatened to z nas and take me home in irous, so I don't think 1 will go back.

Second Oficer Boven-On Monday morning I told the defendant to start work, and he refused.

His Worship-I give you one mere chance. Are you willing to go on board?

ABSENT FROM DUTT This was a charge preferred by the captain of the same vessel zainst Frank Turner, third officer, for absenting himself from duty without permission while in the waters of the Coleny.

While ashore, the defendant, together with another offler, caused the ship to be arrested, they claimed wages which they alleged were due to them,

Dofondant--No, your Worship, Elis Worship With reference to the questions of your having been improperly treated, de you wish to have the chief oflcer called?

Defentant-The constable who arrested me is present, and he can tell your Worship what the chief officer said,

Lancs Sergrunt Wills. The chief officer told me 10 take charge of the defendant, and put him in irons until the ship was leaving.

Dofendant, to His Wership I again refuss

discharge.

Hang Lim declared-On the afternoon of the 18th instant, as I was walking along Queen's Road, the defendants accosted me. To cruiser, the other officer and his boat's crawcond asked the way to Wanchai, and the tirst being left in charge of the St. Kilde. After an told me to be kind and take him there. Thato un on board, as the capiain promised me my hour's delay, three boats pat off from the cruiser bringing back with the the Captain of the St. Kilda who, en orders from the Rusinos, told

the crow-to collect their effects in readiness to

Ho

His Worship--I think the best course would to aljourn the summons sine die. and let defendant go aboard.

Defendant-No, Sir, I don't want to go ou board. I want what is due to me, out to be allowed to go my own way.

Mr. Gedge-We cannot do that. Your Wor- big, as there is an action in rem pouding, which has been brought against the ship by the defendant.

Defendant only claiming my wages, which I would ask the ciptain to give me and lat za 10.

frst defendant then asked me to shangé somo money, as he was a 'stranger to the place. gave me a handkerchief in which something was rolled up, which the defendants said were go aboard the Ruasion ship, This was done tank notes. They asked for my bangles as andersupervision of the Russians, who repeatedly signed to the crow to hurry up and leave the security. I handed them to the second defen. Lowards him whereby a breach of the peace office twice a day since I came ashore, so that

dant, and went to change the money. They

Hi Worship-You will go to guol for three weeks with hard labour.

FRACAS ON THE S.S. CLAVERING," David Barton, mastor of the steamer Claror ing, charged his se ond officer, W. Jenkins, with threatening and using abusive language

might have been occasioned.

The defendant had taken out a cross-summons

with assault on board the ship."

15th instant,

Mr Gedge-Tho-defendant's wages are not ie, and he has been ashore since Thursday, the Defendant-I have been to the shipping they could not say I was a doserter. It is im

ironble. It would mean marder,

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methods and adopt improvemerits, Machinery will be prohibitive because of its host

Could the growers zot be organised and. eo operate, and tow grown within s ocrtain radius employ ene factory in coramen

The Mr. Lyall did not sow sanguine, Chinamoti does not care for new ways and does not display very keen anxiety for very much money. With his prosunt methods, he can make enough money to live upon, and it would be difficult to adure him to change by placing before him the prospect of larger returns.

Does the tea industry represent any wealth to the Goveratout?

Certainly. I believe the tea industry in China repreionts perhaps Bye million taels, that is about 7 million dollars, in revenue."

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LIGHT WINES.

HOCKS AND MOSELLES.

Yes, there is an export daty of practically 2 GRAACHER dollara or 3 on every 133 h "Is there muck tea produced

NIERSTEINER Enormourly more than is exported. The HOCHHEIMER home comsumption is very much more important LIEBFRAUMILCH than the foreign expert.

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There are large areas where 6-a is growu which is good enough for local consumption though not good enough for oxport. The China- maz never drinks water, but drinks tea instead. It is only very rarely, on festive occasioue, that he takes muything siĪBA.

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Is there any taste for British-grows tea?" Prnetically noND, it sees. They did import Indian and Caylon to with the idea of blending | GRAVES with China te, heliving it would work wit cheaper to do it in China than in Europe. From

the last accounts, however, I think that idea SAUTERNE has had to be abandoned as it did not turn out a

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JAPANESE INFLUENCE IN CHINA.

The pressukan turned the conversation to politics, and Mr. Lyall had a good deal to say that is of much intorest at this januta e. Where do the Chinese sympathics go

in the Mr.

Lyallp

War.

ship. They were ordered to get into the boats followed me part of the way, Before I arrivedi sbarging the captain and chief officer Davis Possibli for me to go back on board after this in love with the Japanese, of course, but the

which took them aboard tho Dużepper. The

at the money changer's I opened the paresl and,

Mr. H. J. Godge (of Mesura, Johnson, Stokes

The summons was adjourned sine die to enuldu

Russians theu put their own crew nboard the found that it contained nothing but paper and, and Master) appeared for the captain and chief the parties to, if possible, come to a settlement.

1. Kilda and got her under way with groat bastu, both rossels steaming southwards at the highest speed the St. Kilda sould be driven at,

Nort inorning at 9.3) o'clook both shipe stopped, and Captain Skalsky, of the Russian, went on board the St. Kilda and made a thorough examination of her. The boats thez returned from her bringing off everyone, and the boenn noticed that all the liva stock with the vegetables and quantity of tinned provisions had been brought away, as well as bag of rice which the Russians walod and marked as soon as it was got on board the Dnieper.

en going in search of the defendants, I found that they had disappeared.

The first defendat said he knew nothing shout the matter, but the second wimitted taking the bangles, melting them down and selling the gold for $37,50,

offfert

THE GRANDMOTHER SEEKS TEITION:

CHINESE MANDARINS IN CEYLON.

The Times of Ceylon says:-Thers scrived in Colomb › by the Dumben bete d Chinese officials. Cayton on a mission to study our methods of mauufsoturing tea, for the purpose of compar ing thea with those of the primitive thinaman. and, if necesary, suggesting to the latter the desirability of improvement

With Japan, curtainly. The Chinese think that Russia has been a great big bng fooding on their country for a great many years now. The Chiness are considerably relieved at the Russian reverses. They are not onthusiastically Japanese ascendency will, they hope, secure Chius against the dangers of partition among Europene natione a prospect which was iominent to their minds soon time back. The remembrance of the late, war with Japan is stili į fresh in their minds, and naturally they enter taiu no feeling that can be called liking for the Japanese."

But the Japanese have acquired a domisant influence in China?"

Harton deposed The Clavering Captain arrived on the 10th inst. from Mexico. The second officer was shipped on 21st March last, to be discharved on List February, 1906. On Friday night the defendant went ashore, returning on Saturday morning under the ifuence of liquor. He came to me and His Worship scutepced defendants to three plained about the third officer being ashore, who have been saut out by their Gov-ram at to The Japanese do not inspice the Chinese with

ind passing a report that he was in debt. montbe' imprisonment with hard labour and six He asked me for an advance which I had pro wised him for days previously. I told him hours' stocks,

I would give him his adrauce in the afternoon, The defendant then used very foul-mouthed language. He said he would fix me, he'd

The mission consists of Mr. Cheng, a Man do for

me and used other threats; and also darin of high degree and an official el consider Enid that I had been carried aboard drunk since abla eminenco in his own country; Mr. Shoe, a I had been at this port. I told him to clear off linguist of great ability, who has the position to lie room. He refused to go. I then tried of Interpreter or Foreign Becretary to the to take him, but he attempted to strike me, Viceroy of Nanking; and Mr. L. A. Lyal, an sad would have done so had the chief Englis man, who holds an appointment in the engineer not caught hold of his arm. He Chinese ustoms and is in the service of the attempted to go ashore, but I stopped him, and Viceroy of Naiking. They are altouded by locked him up in his room. He threatened if their secretaries and a retinue of servants, and be got out to chop me down with an are. His intend to spend two or three months, more or conduct became so bad that I had to put him in less, in he island.

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"Not a dominant influence by any mean.

the fear flat the Rumians inspired. But they have acquired great influence in the empire. There are large numbers of Japaness engaged as teachers in China, and the Chinese employ the Japavore and rely mora upon them that they rely upon any European power. They turn to the Japanese for advice. Japanes HIGHEST CLASS. teachers are employed in civil and military affairs, and much of the general elocation of the people is in the hands of the Japanese. Japanese masters tearb in Chinese schools and impart most of the various forms of training."

EMBODYING THE VERY BEST MUSICAL AND WEARING QUALITIES, AT

"They do not look to the Japausae as the source of salvation, then "

No. They rather look up to them in the light MODERATE of a friendly power able to protest them against European powers."

Does Chion take kindly to European ways They are progressing. They have factorien and railways, but they retain their own manners and customs which are superior to us in many respects. Their object is to adopt just a suffi chaut unrount of atopan methods to enable

THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE NONSENSE.

"Could a policeman be a wetian ?" Then the Dnieper steamed sway from the St. "Are Archbishops Ladies p

Thore two problems wore propounded by Mr. Title to what the boʻsun described at about five

Labouchero in the House of Commons. The hundred yards dirtanes, and open dfire with her secasion was a debate on the vexed question of guns. The first shot right over the Siscording Parliamentary votes to the other sex. Kilda and burst in the sea along way off T The metuber for Northampton delivered the droliest speech heard in the House this sorsien. nextshots, however, few true and the St. Kilde Standing of the foot of the gang way, wearing

Aro. reson atire of the Times of Ceylon called was soon caveloped in a mesa of smoke, frig his favourite cutaway out of bluo, Mr.irona.

Labonebere kopt the House in intermittent

William Lee, Chief Engineer, stated-On upon Mr. Lyall on June lot. Mr. Lyall very ments of shell and dying splinters. After

roars of laughter for nearly an hour.

Saturday morning, the 17th inst., the defendant courtously placed himself at the disposal of the half-a-dozen shots it was *DAB that the "When yon argue with a woman yon begin came on board slightly intoxicated. Defendant interviuwer, but was somewhat indisp se 1 to say cotton in her for hold had been set on to realise how the differs from

ha said, went up to the captain, who was on the bridge, mash about the mission, being auxious to avoid anything that might tour of advertisement. fire, and donsa volames of black smoke rolled lady legislators sat in the House, as the pro-ready; as he want to his birth, but he pres

in an attempt to depict what would happen if and asked him if he had his (defendant's) m However, he pielded to the persuasiós of the them to resist other powers and to keep their

hia debts. The forth from the hatchway. The bombardment posar of the measure suggested.

captain put him into again went on to the bridge anil attempted was kept up till it was been the doomed vessel was gradually setting down by the head. The Russians then ceased fro and in an hour from the tiring of the first shot the St. Kilda garo a roll and went down by the hows, har stern jutting up into the air, and the last soon of the ill-fated vessel was the British flag which the Rossians had neglected to remove from her stern. fig.post.

The Russian cruiser then bore southwards at twenty knots, and after eight days stopped the steamer Flores and put the crew sboard her as has already been recordad.

The text of the crew, who all speak a little "' pidgin" English, its that they were not giren time to remove all their clothes. Он board the Russian ship they were not unkindly treated. They were accommodated in the 'twoon decks with the Russian Bremen and given the same fore, which consisted of bread and "bad" batter in the morning, snp at mid-day, and phain rice in the evening.

The tally clark of the S1. Kilda, who super- intended her loading, stades emphatically that the cargo consisted of only rice, cotton, sugar, and rattans.

Armngements are being made at the local Shipping Offee to send all the crew to Hong. kong at Board of Trade expense by the first available steamer.

CHIEF ENGINRER'S LETTER.

A letter signed by R. T. Young, late Chief Engineer of the 8.8. SI. Kilda, dated off Diamond Point, Sunday afternoon, 11th June, was!

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**Men are very weak in regard to women. If a male end a female member of the House rose to speak simultaneously the man would always chivalrously give way, no matter whut his politics.

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And supposing a man lived with his wife! The House was most convulsed with merri- ment at the supposition!" And they wore th membra of Parliament. The husband after listening to his wife maundering along in this Chamber, would return home to go throng it all again!

You would turn this venerable and respectable Purliament jato a promiscuity of sexes. There are a lot of yoaug men her, and all sorts of political flirtations would go on. It would not be suko. As on old man-I am Sevanty--I would not place any sugh tempta tion in the way of my honourable friends opposita..

Do you suggest juries of women? tursing to Mr. Bamford Slack, the proposer of the Bill to enfranchise women.

Cortaisly," replied the member for St. Albany.

"Oh, one might as well talk to the Mad Mallah," exclaimed Mr. Labouchers peals of laughter.

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All we want is freedom," ploaded Mr. Slook.

**Bo do I," retoried Mr Labouchero, "free- dem for men. I am not going to be rushed und r the dominion of women. I am the successor of St. Paul, who objected to women talking in the churches, the discussion places of Lis time. Take the church now. Are Archbishops women?"

*Wars hers to inquire into the tax industry to strike the captain. I caught hold of his and, as far as possible, to study, the mothals arm and prevented bin. Hu called tho Captain adopted in the manufacture of Ceylon 18. a tramp captain, but I did not hear him use Culon manufacture is alieved to yield better any foul language, He also said the captain results, and the Viceroy of Nanking which is oud chief offoer were mai drank; they wore the capital of several important provinces, drinking wernias, soon and night, and the comprising the chief ten distriors-decided that

At the it might be bonefi-ial to introduce Ceylon | captain tried to pat the ship ashore. tils, was in irons, defendant told the methods into China." capain that if he had an axe in bis bands bo would chop him down, as he was a gentleman and to captain waya pig.

Defend at-Didi use any abusira language ta the mptain before I was put in irons?

Witness-Not that I know of.

David Daris, Chief Officer, stated-I was etenling on the main deck when defendant came aboard. I heard him calling out to the captain that he wanted bis discharge. Defondant said he was the only man who should have been master of the ship. He was using adjectives

all the timo.

Tuspector Langley said he was at the Taim entsoi police station on Saturday morning when dsfondant was brought in 13 the police under the influence of liquor and voiy noisy.

His Worship-Do you wish to ask the Inspector any questions?

Defendant No. I have no doubt he has beau paid dollars by the other side.

His Worship-You must not say that. The cross summons was then heard in which defendant charged the Captain and Chief Officer

with assault

The mission plaed itself in touch with overal Ceylon planters bafore leaving and they intend to spend several weeka up-constry visit. ing ten estates, factories, &c., nd generally studying the whole question. Nauking and the districts around it are responsible for an annual output of 50 million lbs., more or less, Mr. Lyall told our representative.

-What particular inareta do you cater for ?** "I am not interested personally in the tea industry and can only speak from information; but I believe our green tes is to a great extent absorbed in America, while the black ten geen to Russia and to En land. The export to The England has fallen off very mack of late. finest and the cheapest tana are sent to Russia. The best grades are very much appreciated by the Russian netles, while our cheapest is made into brick tea and is consumed by the Russian paasant."

The difficulty of getting the Chisaman to copy Ceylon methods will be very considerable, it seems.

instate

"How do the Chinese growers regard the mission 2"

́ ́I don't think they know saything about it William Jenkin« deposed--I am second officer of the ss. Clatering. I went aboard on Satur. at all.” day morning, and everything appeared to be

have you rot been sent out at their Mr. Labonchere emphasised the limitations going all right. The captain said, laughing at of women in regard to citizenship.

me, "you so what the third officers 24 hours Mr. Lyall laughed. It is a paternal govern- noties is." I said—" Well, you can take mine." Could a policemau be a man lie naked. With that the captain and chief officer their knowledge, evidently. The mission has ment trying to do good to the people without "Could a man be a soldier? Women are assaulted me, tearing off my clothes. I was been sent out by the Viceroy entirely on his more beutiful than masoular And they have no sense of proportion. They exaggerate one ouly one man against many, and they put me own initiative. I don't think the prodnoors thing and despise another."

in irons in Hongkong harbour. I was sober have Leard anything about it. News does not

In the end the Bill was talked out, an appro- when I went on board, but they were draut, circulate easily or rapidly in China, you know."

I did not use abusive Inguage or a tempt toj The pressman expressed his profoundest

brought to Singapore by one of the Chines/priate fate. It should never have been brough" | strike the captain before I was put in irons. sympatines for China's millione who do not

crew. The writer requested that the news might be spread that the St. Kilda was captured by the Dnieper on the previous Sunday sixty miles off dongkong and was sunk, and that all the officers and engineers, cook, stoward, boat- swain and mess-room steward had requested to be taken us wear bome as the cruiser could

take them, and that they were likely to be taken to the Baltic,

NEWS OF THE "DNIEPER." Captain James Stephen of the British steamer Lock Tay, which arrived at Singapore

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BELATED RUSSIAN COLLIERS.

In cross-examination-When I boarded the Will they accept any improvements you may

the bles inge of a daily powspaper! ship that morning, I asked the captain for an advance. He said he would draw the moneyfirecommand

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next morning. I sad I wanted to go and It will not be at all an easy matter. The I told the captain that Chiuess methods of production ars entirely A Tokyo telogram to the N.-0. Daily News straighten things up. on the 10th instant, says: Information has I could leave the chip on 24 hours' notice. I did dercut to those obtaining her. The conditions been received here that the Russian transports not use abusive language until after I was pul are quite dissimilar. Here you have combined Roslin Castle 2,620 toas not, Denolly Ceafle, in irons.

and organized capital, large companies owning which Here Mr. Gedge asked another question and extensive estates under cos management. That 2636 tors and ePherson, 2006 tons Fil witness had. I suppose you are the solicitor for e. ellen them to employ machinery aut fem were purchased by Bussin Consulat and sent coned the Cape erly in April with the defence, and are getting will paid for this large exp-nditure is search of large profits. edge-That's nothing to do with you. But in bina, the tea growers are peasants with coal and provisions, arrived at Capo St. James Bir.

His Wor-hip-I will send you to gaol if you small holdings, littl gardens and small farms, (Indo-China) on the 10th inst. The McPherson

with only a few acres of land. It would be had been canaged by stranding at the entrance behave like that. to Mozambique, but continued her soyage

Witness-Well, Sir, I did get out of temper. exceedingly difficult to induce these intensely after temporary repairs had been effected. His Worship--Well, you had better not do conservative people' to 'bandon their primitive

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OPINIONS OF TOKYO PRESS.

The Kakumin, rays that the ray of posen is now visiblo, thanks to President Rosevelt's disinteres ed good offices, Roosevel applying t the world what Washington applied to America Thu Kelamin applauds the Government's becoming attitude despie Japan's succussite victories, and believes that Kussia will not betray Roavelt's wishes.

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The Kekumin urges the nation to endeavour MANUFACTURERS to be master in peace as well as master in war

The leading journals agree that place is not i

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GRASS LINER, SHAWLS, HANDKERCHIEDS BLANKETS, TRUNKS,

The following about amuse Hongkong legislators, who also undergo the "Hansard treatment. The Xrodka Choho, n Chauvinistic and swewhat primitive Tokyo paper, says ;---

Legislators in Australa are so ignorant that they ranrot even speak th-ir own 'angange coricety and before theirqeeches in Parliament are allowed to go to the public they are corrected odacation and special training, who are called EBONY FURNITURE AND FANGT GOODS and put inte proper English by gentlemen of Hansard," and who are paid highly for their services. And these are the men who pass laws to insult the educated Japanese, and say that they shall not enter Australia.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issnod the following report:-

On the 2 st at 12.10 p.m. The barometer has fallen in E. Jogan ond risen over W. Japan, the Loockose and the coast of China.

The recent typhoon which reached SW Japan yesterday as a moderate depression, is traceable this morning as a slight depression in the B E part of the hea of Japas,

No. 82, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Any Order Promptly Attended To Bongkong, 12th January, 1995.

DR. NEWILL WILSON, DENTIST.

Latest American Methods... Reasonable Fees.

No charge for examinations. Office hours 9 A.. to 5 P.M Gradients are elight on the China coast and

No. 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the woderste to fresh N.E. and Ewinds may be expected in the Formosa Chantel and along the General Post Office and opposite to the sido

orthern shores of the Chion Sos.

entrance to the Hongkong Hotel) Hongkong, 5th 1905.

Forecast: Moderate to fresh B. winds; fair

to showers.