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POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 13th September. BEFORE MR. P. A. HAZELAND) (FIRST

POLICE MAGISTRATE}.

THEFT OF A BICYCLE.

Three of the crew of the 2. Clay Sung were sharged, at the instance of Inspector Collett, with stealing a bicycle valued at $, the property of the captain of the vessel.

Mr. C.F. Dixon (of Mr. Jean Hastings' office

prossents.

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE:8, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1905.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held this gfternoon. The orders for the day are: First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinaten to

gend the New Territories Land Ordinance. | 1905. First roading of a Till entitled An Onlia anes to transfer to the General Revenue the monies standing in the Treasury to the credit of the Widows and Orphans Ponsion Fund, provide for future payment of pensions to the Widews and Orphans of deceased Public

THE PEACE AGREEMENT AND THE JAPANESE PEOPLE.

INCIDENTS SHOWING PUBLIC FEELING.

The Japan Chronicle reports:-One or two Tumours have been circalated to the effect that the agreement concluded by Japan with Russia contained arent clauso by which Japan would greatly benefit, but the pullie is firm in itu halief that the Government has concluded anagement humiliating to the national honor. That this belief is held with onrrestress by many people is evidenced by reports from Tokyo. On Friday the Premier

and

In the opinion of the Miyako, an ultra- Chauvinist journal, the failure of the Govern. mont must be remedied by the nation itself, aud

THE 'LONG HING"

if this is impracticable they must appeal to the PHOTO COMPETITION. FOR AMATEURS

We

Edward Saupson, third officer, stated that! C Meers, and ta make thu jaymous of the some recoived no less than seron inttors from voltained more that we exzx:ted --great concus

defendants took the bicycle'in question und unther asboro with the intention of having a ride. They retained on beard minns mauching, which subsequent enquiries provól, they had pawned,

As the steaner was absent in Canton, Mr.

Emperor as a fin! resource. The Aliyoko's sirade concludes thus If there be any among the forty millions of people who approve of this disgraceful poace they unrber only sixteed-the ten members of the Ministry. four Elder Statesmen, Mr. Takahira, Minister at Washington, and Mr. Tokutomi Soho,

The Kokumin, Editor of the Kalemin."

naturally, congratulates the

l av last attalaal peace as the result. Empire on the conclusion of pance. It sags:- of the victories in the campaign. Wo have I obscure individuals relating him for the Nion in Government's management of the negotiations, the Chines Eastern Railway and the fishing regard to Keres, Manelnzia, Paiceu, Land some of these letto s oven advised him to

resort to harukirt. The Promier's residues is right on the littoral of Siberis. strangly garded by police, as are those of the gains above and beyond the object of the war Elder Statesmen, Counte Matsugata and Inery late the Empire on the restoration of prace, was declared. We not only congratu- Another incident occurred on Friday which but on peace obtained with honede and profit." appears ludierons in its solemnity, but is none

The Nippon's article is remarkable. the loss a signifleant illustration of the tompar

in dinto- before noon,

a man not more than thirty years negotiations, inexpovinnet as she is to amend the Suntary Offences Ordinance, E

nt-age.

drussed in the old ceremonial tanishim macy, is exemplified in a law andent direct from school being defeated by a “3-on” lawyer Serond reurling of the fill entitled Angonorally worn at funerals) called at the at the har. At the end of the Japan China

War. Jap

Japan learne a good lesson in diplomacy one hand and a national ting in the other. of Magistrates in reference to Marrio Women,

was at wwe noticed that the red emblem in the

Japan will learn much are from the diffinities experienced in the late puce nagotiations. By

a charge upou and payable ent of the said General Revenue, Becond reading of the Bill cutitled An Ordinance further to amond the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1894, and for other purposes. Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance further to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1997.

when it

These are

It

Dixon asked for u rernund, and this was granted! Second reading of tho Bill untitled An Ordinco at present dominant among the people. Shortly observow that the position of Japan in the peace

until Monday.

J. Gray Scott, mausger of this Electric Tram-

1845.

A FISHONEST CONDUCTOR.

*

way Co., proceeded against the conductor of ear / Orlinunco relating to the Summary Jurisdiction Foreign Ofice. He carried a small packet from the Interration of the the Powers, and

$220.00 IN PRIZES.

ENTRIES FREE.

CALL OR WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

LONG,

HING & Co.,

17 QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, HONGKONG.

THE BURLINGTON.

2, PENDER STREET. OPPOSITE THE HONG KONG HOTÉ. NEW AUTUMN GOODS..

HATS, TRIMMED & UN-TRIMMED OF THE LATEST FASHION, and Made

to Ordur at London, Retail Prices.

SHOES, FROM WELL-KNOWN MAKERS (AMERICAN AND FRENCH).. READY-MADE COSTUMES.

A VERY FINE SELECTION OF CORSETS, FANCY RUCHINGS, & TRIMMINGS.

TAFETAS & BROCADE BILKS LACES, CASHMERES & SERGES. DRESSES MADE ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE.

ONLY FIRST CLASS GOOPS ARE STOCKED,

OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST IN THE COLONY.

Hongkong, 11th September, 1906.

UNBEATEN RUSSIA.

No. 14 for the embezzlement of 10 centy which i

Third reading of the Bill stilled An Ordinance centre of the ding was draped in black cloth, he collectent is payment of farea.

The evidence niklucel proved that seven pay for authorizing the Construction of a Tramway and that the white ground was bordered in these negotiations, the pride of all einsss of the

black. On the flag was the i

inscription, Monta songers, boarded-kh car at Shankizun while the within the Colony of Hongkong.

for the Peace Conferones Agreement Theople, high and low, caused by the success of nan angled for au interview with the Minister, boule Nothing can be more gratifying that the campaign has hoon kept within proper conducter was purelossing some conjer by the

which boing refused, he moved quietly away this roadside. When thisso passengers pait their

This individual was then observed to parte a fares the conductor only gave out firu.

number of slips in the compound of the Foreign, tickets:

A private detectivo and his friend

Ofice, on which was the following announce med Ite-pectfully mourn the longo Can- wose two of the new passengers, and it was

ference coming into agreement." to the men that the conductor neglected to issau tickels. The detective reported the matter to the musor who, on examination, tut overing that only five passer gers were entered as haring travelled from Shanki- wan to Causeway Bay, and that only 25 cents hul boen paid in.

His Worship aked defendant what he had to say, and he stated that lie last evening to a statement which I

A BOYCOTT SIDE-LIGHT.

News roaches us from a Hankow correspon, lent, that the Boycot in that part is being carried on with great enthusinam A few days 350 a large representative meeting of the wealth and learning of the three cities was held in 2 templo, when an eloquent speaker assure the audience that the barbarity of the Americans was beyond discription. As an instance, told them that a favourite amuserunt of this atrocious race was to lay hold of a number of Chinose, look them up in a honse novi then bura them to ashes. Thit harrowing tale made a deeper impression on the audientes to the

The Japanese Press costines by pan and pencil to endeavour to fitly express the indigna- ou of the paple, and can or two journals 'go for towards inciting the paletta, which The paineipal of these is the Yorola, exeeded the bounds of criticism by a pursuel attak en Laron Komura, advising the public to turn their Imcke on the Baron on his

return home. This article is significant of the

THE NUMBERING OF YARNS.

A letter contributed to a Slunghai contom- Pry In view of what is now tappenier to American goods lure, the following extract Tho Tintas representative on the doorstep of from an articlo in the dare rizni Cotton | the. Peace Conferozev Chamber sent a wg|

Manfitarre beaded Introduction of Inter- Decimal Metric System." is rather significant Baional Unitoras Numbering of Yarns on the reading, to say the least of it.

The entire reform will, therefore, practically doped upon the inet, whether the opposition

M. GAINS,

MANAGER ESS.

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DENTISTS.

article on Aug. 13, which included the POSITIVELY THE LATEST AMERICAN, following

1

other two tickets. I was going to do so later. have done. Some of the anti-American plataris !ia u ininority. The publication of the Furuta decimal system of numbering yates can be the know we have accepted some of the

His Worship-The case against him is vory clear. Shall I give him stocks?

As hitherto the man had borne a good character. Mr. Ecolt mid be wond not press for this extra disgrace. He only asked for such : penalty us would teach the defendant and others

a lesson.

pasted throughout Wuchang, Huang and Haukow are of such a rature as might well zako the Western professional poster writer turn green with envy. As truth-ereshers they are said to bo narivalled: but the lies are so ingeniously interwoven that those who read the bills go away thoroughly convinced that of all devils the Americans are the worst. Some of these placards were trasad to the establishment that printed them, when it was found that the firm was under the protaction of an American.

His Worship said he would take into com sideration Mr. it's recommendation, and notTientsin Times. JESS YO SOver a soutence as it intended. The defendant would go to garl for two months with hard labour;

LARCENY,

Chim I, ecxswain of the Dock Company's Jatch No. 1!, charged three satires with the theft of 12 pieces of clothing, a watch and chair, and sundry other articles.

The case was remanded, bail being allowed in the sum of 550 for each defendant.

INSULTING BEHAVIOUR.

Char Wai, a youth of sixteen, was charged with bubuting in an insulting manner by oking in court before his Worship whila acting in his taagisterial capacity.

He was Ened $5, ju default fourteen days imprisonment.

LUKONG CHARGED WITH LARCENY.

The bearing of the case in which Lukong Chow Sing was charged with larceny of a bangle From a prostitute at Shektansai was on cluded.

After hearing further evidence his Worship inclined to the lakoug's version of the story which was, that he took the bargle anny to pid a similar one mande for the girl, and diemiec

the case.

a

BEFORE MR. 6. N. ORME (SOUND POLICE Cowing with a double mission, and that his

MAGISTRATE).

criticism resulted in the issue Leing soppro-sed. Other journals say as much as the Fordze by way of cartoon, hat a cortin liveuse is alway extendil to this form of criticism. Tho. Osak danki, for instance, publishes a wartons depict ing the triumphat progress through the streets of Admiral Tego, barns aloft on a portable shrine by a sera of coolies, and in contrast to this other sketch setting forth the funeral of Barou Komurs. The bearers wear tall silk hats and have extremely long and cadarerons fees while the Raren hintself in sextel dead, and with a very resigned expression. Such 盐 cartoon will do nothing but provoke a lang and is comparatively harmless, The Alit also publishes a map of Saghalien, which is boing cut into halves by a sword.

Grin.

eseranto.

Should this not be possible the combinal endeavours of the Continental spinners will no doubt be dieseredd first of all, as was already brought forward in the Faris Gongress of 1907 to auko the matrie vars visiem obligatory in their countries, and to forbid by law the sals of yarns made up seceding to any other boring. This would assuredly mean snel a serious disturbance to English spinners in their previous business arrangements, at the doomed for the legal introductim of the metrical system in England will also soon bio irresistibl

JAPAN ISOLATED,

The Japan Chronicle en the Bed just, said :-- At the present moment Japan is cut off from all telegraphie emmusication with the rest. of the world. Just as a nation is waiting on the tiptoo of explotation for the terms of the Treaty of Peace, and to know what the rest of the world thinks about the arreement, and at the mument that the world in general in auxinus to know the view that Japan takes

You

Neither on this nor, so far as I know, on any other point of Japanese diplomacy do the Russians dogmatizo. "We cannot get inside the Japanese mind," remarked one of them.

tragic in its simplicity.

Japanero proposals, rejected other. We accept neno wish we think derogatory to the houver of Russia of to her Pignity. Tor interests wo bars in some instances to sacrifice. Tan fortuns of war has to a certain extent gone #gainst nk. We hare to recognize that. did roroguize it in our answer. There are

points which

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Wo

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A your should have anil Louatir or diguity forbade us to surrealer. But even honour and dignity, though in themselves uualterable, may bo affected by dreamslaucus when you apply. them to questions which defeat has forced upon you.

Wo have bowad our henda to tho will ufi God.

A reason the shore why we should not low to the will of any other."

What the Japanese do not understnud," he continued, is the true state of opinion in Basin. They look upon as an a beaten nation. That is not his Majesty's view, not the view of his Ministers, not my view, not that of the Russian people, not that of any Fussian I know. We are not ready, we shall unver be midy, to make a di-honourable pones. The military was, but its strength, its purpose to maintain party, a war party, is in itself weaker than it the struggle if foreed upon us, has passed into the minds of the Russian people. In Japan

undisputed. In Russia there is no longer a war denoy in the coune-ls of the Emperor is almost the war party is stronger than ever, its ascen-

party

The Oak Mainichi reproduces a war sketch

inflamm the minds of the LERSK The sketch. drawn last year which must de a grud dral 10 portrays scouo representing the appearance of the approaches to Kuropatkin Fort Part Arthur, after it had beca carried by the The fort was taken in the first Japanese general sexault on Port Arthur, in Septem- ber last, and it is stated that the bodies of the Japanese slain lay rotting in the trenches and

about it all, the able betweon Shanghai and approaches to the fort a month after the battle. This sketch shows decomposed boilies pronenpon Japan has failed to act. The Nagasaki oflies the ground and in various attitudes grasping on Friday night informed the principal tele

cable had been interrupted, and that messages their arms as whom they were shot dead. ning skeletons meet the eye in all directions. graph offers throughout the country that the could not be forwarded beyond Japan. Yoster the pisture represents an actual sceno, it is tar ribls The authorities relased to allow it to be tarday we caused inquiries to be raade at the that the damage bad not yet been repaired and

I asked whether the decision to reject certain that it would probably be two or three days before cable communication could be resumed. Of course the other line upon which Japan has demands of Japan would be affected by what been dependent, the Great Northern, might happen in Manchuria while the Confer- Vladivostok, has been auavailable since the enes was sitting. beginning of the war. It is annoying that the cable which has horas so many important mees during the war should have broken down at this critic u janetur,

to maintain the true interests of the Empire. So long as they are in peril there will be no pugs."

pablished at the time it was forwarded by the enl telegraph office, and we were informed in except so far as a contiunation of the war- Mainichi correspondent, but its publication ut this orisis ought rather to turn the public mind against the horrors of war than inflame it against the Government, which coma to be the object of the insertion of the sketch,

With very few exceptions the Pruss in Tokyo iticises without quarter the action of the Government and the plenipotentiaries in the agreement of peace that has been concluded with Russia. The exceptions are the Kolundu, the Nippon, and the Chugui Shogyo Shimpo The Chugai Shogo Ship is the organ of the merchants, aud Bir. Okura, the well-known Tokyo merchant, has a considerable interest in the journal. That it should at this crisis, therefore, take a favourable on moderate view of the policy which the Government has adopted would seem to show that the mercantile class considers that the toimination of hostilities will be very much to the advantage of the trade of the country,

THE DESTRUCTION OF TOKYO CHURCHES.

"Never," was the answer. No matter what happens in the field, no matter whether victory defeat awaits no matter what disaster befalls the aussian arms, to ecerlain; demands of Japan we will never agree, never, never."

THE TROUBLE AT AMOY.

THE STRAITS DOLLAR. The Straits Tima says:Exchange is again becoming a highly interesting beats gaily actuating quantity. The dollar, which has been rising steality for the past few days, took a slight drop again this morning, and is now weaker. Nevertheless its rise again to-morrow or next day sons a strong probability. This morning, an extraordinary rumour was put allest to the affect that a meeting of representa- tives of the leading Europan firms in the Colouy had held a secret meeting to disens the subject of exchange at Messrs. Boustead & Co.'s slices yesterday afternoon, and that the Bauks were debarred from participating theresh. It was farther rumoured that the meeting bad passed resolution petitioning the Government to issue more dollars--threatening at the same time that if their prayer were refused by the local au- thorities, they would etition the Secretary of So far as on ba gathered, as such State. meeting was hell by any body of Singapore trailers yesterday, and it certainly was not held by any representative pathering of British mer- chants in Messrs Beustoad's godown or else where. Another matter bearing upon the same issue was freely discussed in cerinin quarters yesterday, and is still being debated to-day us a comprehensible probability. That is the mooted suggestion that Sir Michael Hicke-Bench, who is now on his way to Singapors as Umpire for the Tanjong Pagar Arbitration Board, may bo gond offices may be sought by the Straits Government in the standardising of the Straits dollar. Si. Michael has beer trice Chancellor of the Exchequer, and as it was during his etor form that the sovereign hecam legal tender in India. it is possible that he might now is consulter in the subject of making it the bo con te Straits. In Lucia the ratio is 15

The Nichi-Nicki says the terms originally rupees to the pound sterling, and the problem that

particularly baffles local tinanciers at the present juncture is:-At what retire value te proposed by Ja, an were moderate and liberal, but the pad the Clovernment will fix the dollar the final terms, these mutually agreed upon, are here? Opinious differ, but on freely expre-s. servilo and humiliating to Japan in the highest ed theory is that it is desirous to establish it as degree. The brilliant glory achieved by Japan token with the value of 2 rupeess. St. in tusemmige En heen entire y gershadowed. Why, as the Nichi-Niche, dist not the Govern That figure seems high, wal though stoli a ment break off the negotiations whers such a finite ratio of exchango bolween fadiant the Straits would have its undeniably great advagninions conditions were proposed? fages, its financially difficult for a Govern- agro-ing to the partition of Saglalien the au enhanced value to any coin Government has voluntarily sown the seeds of ment to give snel: save hy a slow and rather expensive, and there. futage trouble with Rusin.

Tas Wochi says:- With the advantages of fore aggravating process. The ore commonly expressed opinion is that a 2s. 6d. dollat will bo brilliant military success, with a legal sud valiast At the instanico of Tramway Iusjector Bau.established. The former. i would reum, could i semny and navy and a palrictio psople, and with Rarsia-the cession of half Saghelion and the kinds of illegal feas to the yuuens, both local!

steady rise the support an allied power, the Government

Desen neretiations. Had casily done in face of the recent of

which, wler existing local entered upon the dollar,

litis child bron entrusted with the dach of the auditions seems fiable to rise to 25. 2:0. ur

persuaded the 31-of its own accord before the end of the gotiatious, he might have

The higher figare, howarer-2, Gid.-- Reisn plenipotentiaries to at Ja eighth part of a pound, which would elude it inth and scorptel the dictation of the Russians.

dolars insturing. anynumbered

The plenipotentiaries have betray. their In easy to calculate Indied the advantages of i. half-orown dollar parial sovereign, Inv. betrayed the nation, have are so palpable that they real nodemonstration. betrayed the army and nawy. They haze sold Half a crown, however, shares to a certain their faith and brought disgrace upon Japan. extent the disadvantages which accrues to the 2 This humiliation is a hundred times worse than rupre figure (2, 8 being so far in advance that sustained by Japan ia the retrocesion of

FURIOUS DRIVING,

A rice is enolie was charged, at the i: stanes of Inspector Collett, with furiously and rashdy driving his shielo at West Point, tireroby causing bodily harm to the complainant.

Inspector Collett stated that the complainant was walking along the road, carrying two baskets havily hues with! vegetables, Three riesha cuolius were coming towards hire, and as i could not get out of their way he called to The defendant wi thom to get out of his. into him, breaking his leg; and necessitating his removal to hospital, where he was still under treatment.

The case was anded, the defendunt being

allowed out on $25 bail.

DINDADERLY BEHAVIOUR,

derhaw, a Chinese passonger was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner ou Car No. 2 Bear the Sailors' Home.

year.

N.

the

In

The Cabfencies publishot the following:--

represen15.

The mobe burned and tore down the churches,

increased t

end Governor, and ninoty

CROWN

METHODS or

AND BEIDGES,

FILLINGS AND PLATES.

PAINLESS EXTRACTING oz TEETH.

CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION GRATIS.

HIGH CLASS WORK.

MODERATE CHARGES,

OFFICE HOURS: 9AM. to P..

DR. GUTHRIE & CO.,

31, QUEEN'S ROAD,

Over WATKINS Pharmney..

(1887

Hongkong, 29th August, 1905.

BABY QUIRK'S

SPEEDY CURE

Torturing Raw and Scaly Eczema- Grew Worse Under Two Doctors' Treatment for Three Months-Face -in Terrible Condition.

ANOTHER MARVELLOUS

CURE BY CUTICURA

"My baby was afflicted with a loathsome running eczema. Two doctors treated him for three months, but he grew worse and his face was a sickening

sgat.

We then

started to use the Cuticura Remedies, and noticed an improvement ad ceased and at once. Within

STILL ANOTHER CURE

Baby Raw With Humour Suffered Agony, Mother Discouraged.

Ardoy is the port from which the tribute of birds' nests has been sent since the reign of Chien lung, the 4th smperor of the present Shanghai, September Teu hristian curdynasty. It is alertaken by the merchants. ches and miesis in dapat bave been destroyed and at twice a year, in the spring and autumn, by Japanese mohs who thereby sought to show through the artar-General, Viceroy and their hatreal and contempt for the God of the Goverour.

a fortnight the running At first the quantity sent was western world and for all that Christianity us hundred cattles, but this was afterwards

the scabs were nearly all dried off, and in one hundred and sixty eatties;

a month his face was perfectly clear. You are at liberty to use this statement, as I should like all to know of the value of Viceroy

Caticura-Willam Herbert Quirk, No. 1 and are said to have deserated the stered vessels seventy catlles sont in the spring through is one or two Catholic temples. The authorities the

eatties in tantamn through the Tartar-

West End Cottages, Raywood Road, made every effort to prevent the dostenation of us lesson; and although the

N. Southampton." the churches and are in no way responsible for the arts of the mobs who were composed for Governorship was abolished some yurs ago, delicacy is produced in Siam, and sold in and loafers. the most part of riesta pillers, coolies, labourers the amount of trilate romains the natus. The They have no particular organization hut it, un the cost per carty is between sixty and hongkong, where the merchants go to purchase listered to speeches by minor demagogues who surenty dulurs, the cost of 16) catties boing incited them to acts of frenzy:

They were told that the mid terms graaled some 1000 callers. But in addition to the

heavy price, the merchants have to pay waiving of a money ind mnity--were forced on

and in the provincial capital, amounting in all the United Stat nad Germany, and Japan by

to a further sum of 10,000 dollars, while there that as in 1994 when Port Arthur was stolen have to be added the salaries and experges ef from them by the Powers, the Japanese were

tas employees of the merchants who undertake the envy of the other nations for her prowess. from dues levied on importa, und these were

The British minister at Tokyo has

abled to his government that the outbreak was not formerly sufficient to cover expenses, bat now that foreign imports have considerably general nor deserving of any special attention, though it is a shock to all xlucated and legal decreased thang ari not sufficient, and the Japanese. The embassies of the foreign minis. erchants suffer great loss in consequence. Wang Ching ma, a secretary of the Board of ters are guardati by troops and martial law kes Commerce, has been at Amoy investigating the state of trade, and has been petitioned by the merchants to relieve their distress. He bas communicated with the Board of Commerce THE FURTHER ISSUE OF JAPANESE which suggest that the tribale be undertaken.

Mr. J. Gray Scott watched the onse in the "would have great advantages as being the forms in luto. But our savoya gave way to be cheated of the fruits of their victory to sopply the trilate. The inerme is derived!

interests of the Tramway Co.

The Inspectorstated that the defendant got on the ear at the Sailms' Home to go to Kennedy town. It appeared that on a proviens socusion he had been charged two cents for this ride, therefore when the conductor charged him fons cents be resented it, and called him a tortoise, a black cat, etc.

In default of paymont of a fine of $4. defen- daat was sentenced to 34 days" imprisonment.

UROLARS PUNISHED.

Four coalies were charged with burglariously entering the houss 206 Dos Vaux Road on the 7th inst and stealing clothing and'o silvor watcli to the value of $100. The men were arrested at different times by Chines defectives, pad all the property was rrecvered-sous being found in pawnshops and a part in a dust box. The first and fourth men were sentenced to three months' imprisonment and six hours' stocks, the second to two months' imprisonment and six hours' stocks and the fourth, a boy of 13, to 14 days' imprisonment, 12 strokes with the birch and six bours' stocks.

inch by

of the current value of the coin that its speedy the Liastung ten years ago. The only cour

now left is for Japan to fuse to ratify the adoption might be dillon. herefore some persaus ars of the opinion that it is not im- agreement. bróbable that, sons figure in the approximate Ticinity of 24.44. may be selected as tuerentuat standardid sterling value of the Straits dalla

THE PRICE OF RED TAPE,

The Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo) expressen the fear that the pace of the Empire may be disturbed in coquence of the agreemeal. This journal points out that fussia has striven

or lo

been declared..

BONDS.

It is believed in some quarters that the sixth

by the Native Chamber of Commerce at Amey, and requests that the illegal fees be abolished,

It is possible that tho abusea to which these

irom Amoyenlein Times.

THE HARDY LIKIN.

"A terrible sore and humour broke out on my baby, looking like raw flech, and My physician could not help him, and I was causing the child untold agony. discouraged. Then I tried Cuticura Soap and Caticura Ointment with almost iui- mediate success. Before the second week the soreness was gone, not leaving a trace of anything. Mrs. J. H. Block, zur Rose- dale St., Rochester, N. V."

AND STILL ANOTHER

"At four months old my baby's face and body were so covered with sores and large scales you could not tell what she looked like. At last we got Cuticurs Soap and Ointment. The sores began to heal at once, and sie could sleep at pight, and in one month she had not one ROTE on her face ur body.—Mrs. Mary San. ders, 709 Spring St., Camden, N. J.

Calleure Soap, Ojament, solle am sobi throughout th

• wedd. Depot UT 27 Chargerhouse Snit l'aria, & funci

Audia, 19. Tower 3 CLCP., top, Uey. Her Drug

Alazed Ste** itu su Guru baly Unmours." 69-20

DR. NEWELL WILSON,

DENTIST.

I hard to defect the Japanere demands and for issue of Domestic ions will be made by the merchants have been subjectt bar been the long refuset to cole an inch of territory middle of this month, but, according to a 'Lokve partial cwesy of the trouble so recoutly reported pay the mallest indemnity. Japan has

dispatch, an official of the Financs Department Tha continged facrease of ofteilism and its hur utmost to bring the negotiations to a cost forms subject of a tiramdam which successful issue, even going to the extent of is report-il to have stated that nothing could The Goverment, however, is convinced of the necessity of a further issue of A Kueilin, K, respondent says:-Mary has been issued by the British Law Society, consulting Russia's nterests in order that be decided before the conclusion of the ponce The annual cost of the Bankruptcy Departraent pocs may real Japin's position as the victor degotiations

has been reversed; the hard tail of eighteen of the Board of Trade is £100.0 6, of which

tions. More bonds will be issued sooner or of 1005, no such thing would exist, baf it! official salaries and pensions represent 601 600 months and the critice of a hundred thousand bonda inventive of the result of the negotia-cople belierod at one time that hy the middle The cost of the Cotiponies Winding-up Depart lives has been ill to no purpose. All this has later, and the amount and conditions will in exists, and from all accounts is in a very ment, which now amonals to £27,000 was been redhead to nothing by the diplomacy of

may go but I squeeze on forever," might wall bo originally fixed at £5,000. It is contended that a fortnight. The indignation of patriots was decided according to the condition of the money vigorous condition. Men many come and men both these departments have failed in the object endanger the peace of the Empire.

In reply to the question, that presuming posted above all its office doors. Goads from The Jiji as usual is more moderate in its')

Wachon to this rity (about 250 English miles) for which they were instituted. The Land Registry is described as anos bereas of failure on opinions. The nation, it says, govor desirul peste mis toode vistust pay indemnity, as Wuct

"suckers"

tothe Post Office. A short the part of a costly offeinism after a long trial. peace on such a basis, having been unnimous gearrally believed what plan had the Govers- The oast to the State has. teon mere than in its determination not to stop the wor before ment for softing right the financial situation laid its up at four stations. Lately it bus ailer the war, the official stated that while the whole since I sent some articles rained at oue and SE the measure were extended to a glorione panew lead been obtained. But no Government had not yet formulated any scheme, dollar ten cents to the next province, for which £100.000. on the 14th iust., and will arrive at Hougkopr. Anual cost would amount to £2,500,000. It is woon, the plenipotentiaries, and, unsatisfactory the issno of the negotiations should be as, Imperial Post Office could forward it. Talking The P.M. str. Mongolia will leave Yokohan the country generally, it is estimated that the the terms of peace laye been agreed upon bet-the watter was being clessly investigated. If I had to pay seven cents liku, before the

believed that the expenses of working the pro- as they are, nothing can be done but to abide by

to the financial administration of the Empire. Last of those pestiferous lido "postage-duo" entrance to the Hongkong Hotel), with patience.

stamps ?

Hongkong, July 5th, 1:05. --Chronicle. Publie Trustee Bill would be at least them, bearing the inexpressible disappointment anticipated, it would be of great consequence about the Post Office, when are we to see the General Post Office and opposite to the side £1,000,000 per annum.

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