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in the louglest tones they enn command,” it would naturally be expected that the people of other large cities wou'd be similarly affected. Yet in London, where the roar of traff: might be supposed to

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voice, there is a uniform alto which never -rises to the stentorium_topes of the worth countrymen in quiet villages where there am no city noisés and no purrow you·12, Mr. TEELAND advanced still mother reason why the Chinaman shorts justead of speak ing in what we should recogaise as a conver- sational tope". He says that most China- tion of fugitive criminala is published in t but must not make any new contracts promotion is said to be due to his swelling of readers, yon have the privilega to pablish; thi

of an order of His Majesty the King in Council for giving offent to the treaty betwen His Majesty and the President of the Republic of Cuba for the mutal oxidis

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men DFC dent through the practicerent Gaverniunt Gazette, WATER of shaving the small hairs inside the cars. The Rokilla-maru, whose total loss was re- Here again we have to direct his attention partel on Saturday, was ouer bearded by Lor to Japan, where the emon tonsorial.luto Majesty Queen Victoria, and into the deck. practice is to share ur rather pluck the whore her first footprint was made, the officers hairs from both cars and nostris. Sup. the ship hurt inlaid a piece of ebony to posing that the absence of these auricular excrescçnces were to weaken, instead of, as seans more likely to strengthen the faculty, we are confronted by the fact that the Japanese xose of hearing is very acute as a rule, and conversation carried on by them in a tong much has distressing to refined ears than the distracting sounds

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It is notified in the Gazette that Government Notifications No. 538 of the 27th October, 1990, relating to Stone Cutting and Earth Collecting on Crown Land, and No. 679 of the 11 Nerculer, 1901, No. 209 of the 121 May, 1922, aud No. 594 of the 4th September, 193, rela lug to the Licensing of Fishing

The Pall Mall Guzelte makes this astonishing elatement ---- it is sortainly the case that "ambar ovisting realitions the Grade of Tupa | with her big bours is stagnant, and must romír so, until the end of the war." ! The

of the P.M.G. reflects certainty' discredit on its sources of information.

What follows is American. At a fashionabla THE BEST INGREDIENTS" only are produced by the Chinese gossip. Then wedding at Lynchburg, Virginia, a Ħth by again, comes a more far fetched explanation and girl pregled the bride and bridegroom a still, in which we are treated to a picture the aisls ach carrying a siro pillow stuffed with the love-bdtors of the hrúðal juir, who of a Chinn where" muil-suspicion is the keit on the pillows du ing th ceny. most striking cḥn actoristid of the whole Laye loti a as pillow staffi og would be re people" and where a man whoj retires into like banboo shavings than dowa; but a pillow a corner to whisper with a friend lays him-case of silver-that woul I be worse than hotel- self open to all sorts of accusatious. Hence, style armoured linen. "the aim of every Chinaman is to say nothing daring the whole course of his life which cannot be heard by everyone within a radius of fifty yards." Humorously meant this point is put, it is apparently as another explanation of the extraordinary yeling habit of alustall Chinamon, high or low. Theu & European habitually pitches his conversation in a voice that rises above the rest, it is usually un- derstood that he is ill-bred, and has the defective qualities of low-breeding. He is an egotist of the worst tyge, self-opiniate:-,-[in vision, frothy in intellect, blatint, ridionions bectoring, self.conceited, and, to use a well and insane in their mouthings, they pres-ut s understood idiom, “unetulable." We are postacle of which their contemporaries may be ashamed but which, covertheless, is aʼdangerous aware that the Chinaman has been well condition at the present period of the world's endowed with a good self conceit, that he is history." Those who like Japon's good points not of the bumble and meek sort who are are also described as "strutting about with to inherit the earth some day; and we do chrysanthemums in their button-holeg and:

vaeums in their craniums.", not see any sufficient reason to go hunting much further afield for explanations of a characteristic that is unfortunately to painful to be a subject for successful jesting. The Chinaman, let us say, is noisy because he is simply inconsiderato of the feelings of others; and the habit of raising the voice is one of the most catching,

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PEOPLE with sensitive tympanums, who bave noticed and deplored the unnecessary

Saturday's plague report was blank.

Soren time-szpired men of the Royal Garrison Artillery left for England in the sa. Java.

The German Mail of the 22nd June was delivered in London on the 20th inst.

It is announced that the Hongkong Branch

Stikes and Nets are cancelled, and that the Rules made by the Governor in Council cu the 4thy of May, 1997, and on the Pth day of duus, 105, are substituted therefor.

Thus says the Chjo Daily News, speaking of

The decision of the Guilds who have the conduct of the American bovett in their hands is that the dealers may sell their existing stocks,

CANTON NOTES.

[FROM OUR CORE FITONDENT. Į

Canton, Wed July. _MODE_ARGET_110VERNOR' CHANG. As I informed you by tilegram, the Governor of Kwenglong Provians has boru anilored to take up the position as Governor of Shansi This is considered promotion, as Governor Chang will be no longer under the control of Viceroy. He, it is said. is, vory pleased with the change, and it is a well-known fact that he saldom ogrees with Viceroy Shum in matters connected with Kraagtung Province, bolag of a more conservative Imperament. lle is an exceedingly ambitious man, and his would peora of any value or interest to your

same as nową items.-Yours respetfaily,

Signed for the America Consul Generat

28th June, 1905, Mr. Minister aud Dear Colleague: The Acting 'Scoretary of State of the United States has i formed my in an instruction dated 17th April. 1985, that you have hoon authorized by your freramout to enter into a meiprocal

for the buying or selling of Americans the treasury, at the cast, perimps, of his goods.

SHOCKING AFFAIR ON U.S.

GUNBOAT.

Loxnos, 22nd July.

If you are, of the opinion that these notes

grement with me for the mutual protection fofiende marka registered in the United States and Great Britain against Infringement in China.by the citizens or subjects of our respective natius; and he has given mosuthority to effect with you, by nexchange of notes, an agreem out for the reciprocal protection of American and Britial trade marks in Chion.

popularity. Ezcapting his success as a tiffancier, Governor Chang, although said to be endowed Scholars are permitted to continue with great common sense and experience gained daring bis term in the office he is now vacating their attendance at American schools,during his long career, had not achieved mich, Governor Chang will long he remembered in Canton on account of at least one unpopular messure, though I for one cannot denounce his action. Many, however, think it sansing that His Excellency's rigid moral señike should be the cause of increasing the revenue. It was he who A big explosion on the American was responsible for the closing up of that well- gunbout Bennington, in the harbour known quarter of amusement know as Chan Toog Nom or Hi Chak Tong. This place is of San Diego, California, killed or in-situated to the worth of the Shamron, Jehind the British Concession. The attractions

In parensace of the gonoral agreement reached jural 120 of the-frew.

here were fautou establishments, restaurant s The Dennington was launched at Chester in 1890, and cost over 1e hundred thousand and sing song" bones. The place had been hetwoon our respective governments on the dol are gold Her listed crew is only 195, 90 burned downs-seral times, and was only rocently subject, it affords ne much ́autisfaction to agrem that the explosion, to injure such a large pore hilt on a much larger and grandler scile.

on behalf of the government of the United port ou of the cres, mast inte been a most. It was here that John Chinaman" enterthedStates that Benceforth trade work of British his friends to bigę "chow chows," there blog no less than seventeen -eating-houses within u Tow doors of one another. Most of those ares three story buildings capable of accommodating

surions one.

THE KING'S PRIZE.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION WINNER, four to five hundred guests.

LONDON, 22nd July,

Before Governor Chang's order, the muía atrout in this locality was a blaze of brilliance, thousands of electric lights being used in the Comber, of the 2nd East Surrey display: Thesof, pleasing tinkling of the Chiness Regt., is the King's Prize man atharp, ailely interraped by the abominable bauging of a neighbouring "band; made the Bisley this year.

character of the surrcnudings apparent. : The buildings are of the best Chinesa stylo-pillars, coloured glass doors and windows, earring aid reliefs, and guilding in profusion. Few tourists, indeed, who know but the coolis class of China-

The prize is £250 and the NBA. gold metal. The winner last year was a Canadian, Prte, Porry,

those who a mire the Japanes of such is THE PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS. the kingdom of Japan worshippers. Defective.

ARAUB" CRUSHING. Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly Potis revived s telegram from Singap ra on Saturday stating that the Ranb crushing for the past, foar weeks malized 165 ounces of melted gold from 3,470 tons of stone,

-BURGLARY AT YAUMATI Early on Saturday morning a cholio forced an entrance into au aerated water shop at Temple Street, Ynunti, and annexed the money drawer containing an amount of 8. In mating his way out of the shop he fell over a stool, making mach noise that he awoke the master, whó

raised an alarm, and pursued the fleeing coolia.

of the Imperial Bank of China will be closedHe caught him, but a fall made him loosen his at the end of the prescht month.

LONDON, 22nd July.

Mr. Balfour, the Promier, states that the intentions of the Government (with regard to dissolution) will be made known. on Monday.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE SULTAN.

Logoox, 22nd July..

onworkers from morning to night for

matter of a few cash-can realiso the cost of erecting and filling out this description of building, comparatively small as compared with our European structures. A native who knows, informed me that the average pricn would be $40,000 to $50,000 for each building. The nnaber of "sing song" girls in the palmy days were said to be about 3,000 and they all lived in the quarter itself or the vicinity.

The fantan shops were the most paying in the city and their compulsory closing means a long to the fautaa monopolint of the western “gabarb of 200–trels a day. The electric light company, teo, must have feit keenly the Gover

Governor Chang made the order oa account of a strike which took place is the beginning of the year. This originated in a

A bomb was thrown at Constantinor'e measure. nople, with intent to assassinate the Sultan. Abdul Hamid escaped, but forty persons were killed.

REUTER'S SERVICE.}

· ADMIRAL ROZUDËSTVENSKY'S

REPORT.

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subjects having been duly registered in this United States of America. will be protecto against infringencrut by such persons as conn under the jurisdiction of the United States Consular Courts in China, îu which effectual, provision exists for the punishment of such infringements by American_ci-ians--I have the honour to bo, my dear colleague, your obediɛut servant.

W. W. ROCKHILL- Poking, 28th June, 1905. Mr. Minister and dear Colleague: I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date, informing me tha you have been authorized by your government to effect with me, by an exchange of notes, an agresount for the reciprocal protection of

American and British trade marks in China.

I beg to thank you for this commasination and to assure you that it affords me much satis. faction to enter into this reciprocal agreement

and that onceforth protection will be affordio in China by His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for Chiss and Coren and the provincing Courie to trado marks of citizens of the United States, which hare heen duly registered in Great Britola in conformity - with The Patouts, to 1888.

signs, and Trafo Morks Acts, 1881

At the same tirar it appeare mécoémary to mention that the content in writing of His Majesty's Minister or Charge d'Affaires masi, Baj- obtained on each occasion, which consent will he given as a matter of course in consequence of the Assurance contained in your notes reply that effectual provision exists for the punishment in the United States Consular Courts in Chian of infringement, by such persons as come under the jurisdiction of those Couris, of the trule marke of British subjects which shall have been duly registered in the United States of America.-I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,

ERNEST BATOW. His Excellency, the Honourable W. W. It is ROCKHILL, SC.

between a certain property holder, tenants, and the now Cauton Police. and resulted in a raid on the Westara Suburb Police Station. The Viceroy ebos a novel way of getting his owa," or getting more than his own, perhaps, by imposing a fire of one meath's rent on all the houses in Sap Fat Po, where the trouble originated, while Governor LONDON, 26th July, Chang me use of the occasion to suppress the A Paris nowspaper's correspondent in St. "sing song”· houses, thus entailing the ruin grip. The chase was continuod in the direction of the Yaumati Police Station, and persued Potersburg reports that the Trac-received Ad of the whole Chan Teng Nam quarter.

Now is where the squeez comes in.

· miral Rozhdestvensky's report on the 10th inst.; The Government of British North Borneo and pursuer hove in sight of this, just 816 scribes the defent to defects in the guns and believed that after Governor Chang's departure advertise in our columns to-day for tenders for bitch of man were coming off duty. The their Revenue Farms for the next three years.

ammunition supplied to the ships, due to the interdiction will be raised. A syndicate, in burglar was ought by a lakong, and on

fact, has been formed offering $50,000 to the

incompetent crews. A mutiny broke out at

the sing song" houses. This being so, the Madagascar and another off Formosa, while finally during the battle, the crews of the Seria. vin and the Aprazire refused to fight, aud part of other crews followed their exemple.

To-morrow the Sanitary Board will consider appearing before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the ministrativa corruption, and to matinons and Viceroy if he will authorise the re-opening of

the committee's recommandations as to when Police Court on Saturday was sentenced to

more than 75 feet high.

if ever) Hongkong buildings may be erected three monthe hard labour and six hours stocks.

He is farther to be recommended for lazial ment on the expiration of his sentence.

noises of Chius, would no doubt read with soma interest the ingenious explanations

We have received a copy of the report of the evolved by MI. ALLEYNE IRELAND in an

Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber extract published in the last issue of this

of Commerce, for the year 1904. Most of the journal. Mr. IRELAND reviewed the fire-matter has already received attention. crackers, the gongs, the shouting, and the

Under the provisions of section 21 of other poises everlastingly resounding in this Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, Junk Bay is added to island and in China, and then endeavoured the list of ports of the Colony, published in to show why these thugs should be. The Government notification No. 720 of the Wil purely hypothetical nature of these explana-November, 1903.

Messrs. Lane, Crawford and Co, Who are shortly moving to their now premises. Bemoval Sale" for one month commencing on the let prax, when they will sell at a discount of 20 per cent for cash..

TURVANCE M

tions sceme ensily discoverable, and, indeed, The Fedorated Malay States Geologist com- it is admitted that they are nothing more rents on the onermons deposits of Chíum: Clay than speculations, although the writer in Perak, which are practically undeveloped, seems to believe that in thom truth may lie and suggested that a paying local industry

could be established. concealed. When it is suggested that the high tone of Chinese conversation is to be accounted for by the baduese of Chinese ronds, there is considerably more plausibil- - ity than truth, we think; for although it is admitted that many or most of Chinese

Noties is given in our advertising columus in roads require walking in single, file,, which connection with the removal of the barriers would cause two conversing pedestrians to

in the Canton River, that the dredger will shout to each other, arunding to commence work to day on the North side of IRELAND, we remember quickly that similar the Chunusi through the Whampoa Barrier

conditions are prosent in Japan, where the conversational voice is by no means au approach to the Chinese bellow-Walking thue" according to the theorist, means that peripatetic conversation must be loud to be andible." We can only repeat that it is not observable in Japan, vihere there are countless paths through-the-padi-which cannot be traversed by two abreast, and where even the ricska enolies quarrel satto As for the noises of Chinese

Chinese

Face cities causing the

- Thearrangement made between the Singapore Government and the Raub Co. to deepen Bukit Koman shaft to 1,500 ft. hes, unfortunately come to an end, the company 'concluding that it is inadvisable to incur any further expenditure on this joint shaft.

WELHAI-WRT NEW STORM' SIGNALS.

Commander E. York, R.N.. the Wei-bai-wei harbour mester, cannot be too heartily congratulated for the initiative he has just taken in favour of ships passing off the Shantung Promontory.

A mast has been erceted at the top of the bill on the island, 100 feet to the Westward of the old signal mast, at which the Si-ka-wei code of signalling typhoons, etc, will be displayed. The signals there will be plainly seen by vessels passing, and no doubt the information oveyed will be úsful to them.

THE UNREST IN FINLAND.

LONDON, 20th July, The Governor General of Finland has been wounded by a bomb when leaving the Sen nta, The thrower of the bomb escaped. -

DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT.

LONDON, 21st July.

In Committes of Supply, Mr. Redmond pe tested against the way the Land Act had been

Chinese, looks forward to seeing Chun Tong generally natioipsted, is revealed by the

Nam resuming its old appearance.

MORE. PROMOTIONS.

RUSSIA SHORT OF AMMUNITION. The latest Rasstan bungling of the war. which may result in bringing hostilities to a olcse iu à more precipitate manner than is Courrier Europeen. For some time, anys the paper, is has been known at headquarters that Gen. Liniovitch's army was running short of Consequent upon Governor Chang's primio-cartridges, and owing to the recent destruction tlen, his transfer from Kwangtang to Shansi, by lira of the Government factory at Touta, it besaro necessary to have recburse to foreign the present Governor of Shaani will take up maufacturers for supplies. Traders were in the position as Governor of Wa Chung, and vited from various quarters, but rejected by the His Excellency Tun Fong Till receive a mission responsible department, of whom the Grand abroad. Tho ex-Governor of Kwangtung will Dake Alexis is President, because, the Courrier probably not be replaced in his old position. assorts, the commission allowed was considered insufficient. At last, an order for 100,000,000 Viceroy Sham, therefore, will hold the joint cartridges was placed with an Ang ran seals officially as Viceroy and Governor manufactory at Harteberg, at a prica ssid to be largely in excess on the charge previously power, indeed, he has always said in effort.

made. The Japanese Government became aware of the transaction, and intimated that they would consider the delivery of the cartridges a breach of neutra i

sity on the part of Austria, and the manufacture of the goods was

MEDICAL SCHOOL AT CHENGTU.

Considerable importance contras round a

alministered and moved a reduction of the demand of a credit of £165,000 that the Minister thereupon abruptly suspended. This unexpect." AMERICAN SQUADRON AT CHEFOO carried the Russion

199 to 196. Prolonged excitement ensued, the the French Chambor. The money is intended Office in a desperate dilemme.

The Chefon Daily News of the 14th inst says: An American squadron arrived hero yesterday afternoon, bating left Shanghai Monday. Fores weather along the coast delayed the arrival of the squadron which was competies to anchor a short distance out of thefoo. The ships arriv- ing are the battleships Ohio (flagship), Wisconsulting with his colleagues. sin; cruisers Raleigh, Baltimore and Cincinnati; destroyers Dule, Barry, Decatur and Bainbridge, They will probably spend the entire summer iz Chefao. Admiral CJ. Train in command.

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opposition shouting exultingly. In reply to Sir Henry Bannerman, Mr. Belfour declined at present to state bis intentions in view of the defeus, but would do so on Monday after coa

SERIOUS ASSAULT AT WEST POINTS

POSSIBLE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED HUDUL

LATER.

The House of Commons in the morning,

excited members who showed a marked di position to regard the defeat variously.

RAILWAY. WORK AT SWATOW.

to

to develop a French school of medicine aiready started at Chongtu, the capital of Szechnen. andre we directs this school is now in Paris, and has given some particulars concern-

The inception of tho Opposition to the Railway between: Swatow ing it to the Tempy. school was dug to the demand for a medical man

and Chaochonfu is a persistent as evor. The from Indo-Ching that M. Has the French riet provoked by the villagers near Anpow conenl, made to M. Doumer when Governor received ench a setback by the execution of two Unfortunately be fell ill, and Dr. of the zieters, and the larying of a heavy in- that nothing se in that line has been rushed through tas. Scotch Church Bill andre took his plana. The Viceroy had 8,000tad-The new line taken is that indicated

foreign-drilled troops of w

of whom h tem stjornet The lobbies snared with and he domed 2-29rong & medien-tune to look attempted-The new linganisschoente-of-

after their health, $,000 men is no

no small job, the petition from Swatow presented to the and Dr. Legoudre asked that a school should Vloeroy, In it exception is taken one of heapened to peoride him with assistants. This leading mon, who was originally a Chinese sub- was granted him, and he then further proposed ject resident in Formosa, who changed his flag the foundation of a medical school and training after the Japanese occupation of thirt island. of doctors. A tine site was givoa for the new LowDoxy 21st July,

new A clause in the concession forbids foreign sebool. The results of this school have been capital being used, and the petitionera point t The Mayor of Seattle met M. Komura at the very satisfactory, and were so considered the the this man as in foreign vote pier has conducted him in a spacial train high chimes, auiborities that it was decided to the The reply of the puthorities is evasive,

increase the school. The now Viceroy, who is and no action has been taken as yet. very favourable to everything foreign, desired Meanwile the work is not being prished on that the number of students should be raised with groat eagerness. Labour is difficult to get fourfod. This, bowver, was not possible in the at the wage offered, thirty cents per chang for buildings provided, and the number had to be the embankment. The buildings at the Chao- limited to 32. The anthorities desired that Dr. choufu terminus are almost complete, but look Lagondro should train men, not orly for the as if economy in present disbursements is the army, but also for several different administra-chief consideration.-N.C.D.N.. tions. Shanghai Times,

THE PEACE CONFERENCE."

to the railway.

Boo Pat Song, a feki employed in a shop at Des Voeux Road West, was yesterday taken to hospital in a very critical condition. It appears that so days ago the man was discharged, but yesterday returned to ask his master to refnatale him, On entering the shop to mat G. Lund, another desorter from the sailing somebody with whom. Es quierolled, and this ship ddato, was arrested on the Praya on person is supposed to have sulted him with RESULT OF THE ECLIPSE STAKES Friday, and sentenced by Mr. F. A. Hazeland at chopper, inflicting two serious weands in the the Police Court on Saturday to three weeks' throat and others on the scalp and right, arm.

LONDON, 21st July. imprisonment with hard labour. Should his It is mid that an arrest has been made, and if ship return before the expiration of his sentencë so the case will probably cams on for hearing at i to talk he will be placed on board.

the Magistracy to-day.

1.-Val d'Or. 2.-Cicaro. 3--Llangibby.