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CANTON.

(FRUM QUE CORRESPONDENT.)

4th October.

THE CHEONG PING HOK-TONO.

DES VOEUX ROAD FIRE ·

INQUIRY

-THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TM¤, 1905,

The inquiry concerning the recent fire in the Choong Lee furniture store in Des Voeux Roud was resumed yesterday afternoon before Mr. A few days ago Quen Taotai memorialized F. A. Hazeland, Mr. Looker again appearing on behalf of the Insurance Companies and Viceroy Shum requesting His Excellency to appoint an officer to sselst him in the perfor-Mr. R. A. Harding on tehaif of the master of mance of hir duties as President of the Military College. The Viceroy has granted his request and Wong-Sing-Ling, as expectant prefect, bas been appointed vice-presidentandsuperintendent of the above college.

AN IMPOSTEL

the business.

Cheng Shan Fing, acconstant, examined by Mr. Hording, stated that he examined the books of the frm in the interests of the Insurance Company on 11th September and furnished his report on the 16th ult.

Lau-Chew-Yeong, an expectant (notal, twide

You have stated in your evidence that the memorialized Viceroy Sham requesting His Excelloney to grant hiu s personal interview books did not show any dates ?In the stock la his memorials he asked Viceroy Shum to give book.

Did you still state there were no dates in him a position, stating that he had already been mployed by Viceroy Chang-Chih-Tung, whethe arrival book ?—There are dates,

Did you say there were no dates in the delivory said he, recognised him asan able official codowed with a profound knowledge and great experiances book There were.”~~ Ho also stated that he was recently secretary to the Kwang si Clovernor, Li-K lug-Hi, who praised him very munch, fluding that he was s learned man, and advised him to seek employment in Kwang-tang whore a large field was open to Viceroy Shum him to spread his knowledge. tolographed to Chang-Chih-Tung and Li-King Hi to ascertain the truth of Lau's self-praising statements. Replies have now been received that this learnod official is unknown to them. La Chew-Yeong, has concoquently been arrested in a boarding-fouse in Wah-Ming-Lane and

transferred to the Poon-ya prison panding bis

trial.

DEATH OF A PRENCH MILIONARY. Rev. Father Gontagny passed away on Saturday last at the Trouch mission-house, in the city, after a short illus. The Rev. Father was the oldest missionary in Kwangtung, having arrived in the fifties. The barial-service was held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral on Monday at 8 a... at which the acting French Consul, Mr. Solange-Teyssier, and the whole French community attended. The master of ceremonies was tho Rov. Father Fourquet and the officiating priests, the Rev, Father Ferrand assisted by the Rov. Fathers Milliet and Etienne. A requiem mate was also held this morning at the Roman Catbolic chapel on the French concession, Shameon.

MORE 200WERIES.

On the Sed inst. a gang of robbers entered the Ngan Lau Kong village, near the North Gate of the city, and ransacked over twenty houses, carrying sway booty to the valas of over $2,000. The robbers are still at large.

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. The Honourable Maresen, member of the Italian Parliamont, came up with Consul-General Volpicelli, Commander Bolsito of the ss. Capri, and Mr. F. P. Mussa on a visit to Canton. The party arrived this morning by the s.8. Kwong. chow, are to visit the sights of the city to day, and will proceed later to Fat shan and Sai-namı. On their return a benquet will be offered the

distinguished visitors in the celebrated flower

hoats. The official calls will be made to-morrow. On the way up the river, as the vestel was approaching Booo-Tigris, a collision with a junk occurred. The irongchen has had a few of her bow-plates indented and the ship's Joss at the bow was swept away. The Joss's wooden sword soushow or other flow back to the vessel's dock and was presented to the Honourable Mareses as a memento of the trip to Canton,

A MATCH-MAKEL IN TROUBLE.

In the vicinity of Tai-Ho-Ki, in the western suburbs, au artisan, who was living from hand to month, married a young widow. Shortly afterwards be disappeared without a word of warning to his wife,

By Mr. Harding-When he made his entizunte he knew that goods were made on the premises. He trade his valuation on the selling price the price charged to any nususpecting man who came into the shop not knowing anything about. high prices,

The inquiry was adjourned till next week.

POLICE COURT.

Friday, 6th October. BEFOLY MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST

POLICE MAGISTHATS).

Seron natives appeared to answer charges of failing to produce the licences for their respec tivo cargo boats. Three who had their licences to produce theirs were fined $2 each, and one on shore were fined $1 each, three who refased who had none was fined $5.

A WEAK EXCUSE.

The stock bock for inet Chinese Year?-Imoney and was very scantily clad, be was charged 68 a rogue and a vagabond. The facts were presonted by Inspector Collots, and his Worship don't know.

committed him to prison for one mentli.

Will you refer to it It is dated this year. In arriving at your estimate of the goods on the promises you referred to the stock book ?—~ Yes.

And then did you add to the stock book the purahtses that had been made?--I arrived at In arriving at your estimate did you consider my figures according to the stock book. the goods purchased this year?--The stock book showed goods in the value of $48,000 and the arrival book $21,000 odd.

And the sale book -$21,300 odil. They would balance P-Yes.

PERTINACIOUS HAWKSES,

Five Lawkers were summoned for going ou board the as. Glenogte without permisson. It was stated that a larceny had been committed either of the defendanta was responsible for it. daring the night, but it was not suggested that laspector Langley said that these people went on board with the ostensible object of hawking jewellery, clothing, etc. If they had nothing they would not be permitted to go on board Defendants were fined $7 each or 14 days

In that sale book you have not deducted a imprisonment. proft... No.

ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MORDER.

Chen Ming and Chan Lai, the two beatmon Thone sale prices include not only the sale charged with attempting to murder a lakeng in the discharge of his duty, were brought up on remand. They pleaded not guilty and were further remanded till Tuesday. You know the profit in this business is some- price but the profit to the firm?—Yes, times 40 per cent?—No.

What do you think it is ?—I don't know. If you take 30 per cent. as the pront off those prices you have given, them would be say $7,000, On that calculation there would be only additional worth of goods on the premises?..... Yox. $14.000 worth of goods sold instead of 821,000,

--Y+6.

BEFORE MR. G. N. ORME (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).

A HEAVY PENALTY.

For being a member of a Triad Society. Ho San Yi was fined $200, an additional penalty of $69 being imposed for being in unlawful possession of a revolvar,

THE SINGAPORE DOCKS ARBITRATION,

THE BOMB AT PEKING.

The C. Daily News says:-Happily the bomb thrown at the railway station at Peking as the homont fixed for the departare of the Commissioners who are going abroad to study Western institutions failed of ite main object. it A few standers were killed, among them, is thought, the perpetrator of the outrage himself, but the high officials for whom the. bomb was designed have escaped with a few saratebes and bruises. From these injuries they are recovering with all speed, and when they are healed the Commissioners will again set out on their journey, and this time, we hope, have a more forinnate send-off. The incident, deplorable in itself, which has delayed their departure has in the meantime had the ore sxfectory result of focussing interest more completely than before on the expediting on which the Commissioners are bound, one of China. most mementone surely in the recent history of

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Hongkong, 2nd October, 1905.

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JOINT STOCK SHARES.

MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions continue inl be available at that rate, and we have no busi-

to

A few shares, however, are on report. offer at $786. China Traders, in the early port of the week. wers further negotiated at $79, and later at 880, whils at time of writing it is probable that 281 would be paid if any shares were forthcoming. Cantons have been in request at $340, but holders refuse to part at that zate. and without borinese, North Chines and Yangtazes remain unchanged

There is no need to look alsewhere than to opposition to the idea of the Commissioners journey abroad, to find an explanation of the A coulic who had just arrived here from attack made upon them. It was inevitable that other theories should be pat forward, not except. Anaam was found by a policeman climbinging the utterly senseless and fridientous Due H. E. Taan Fang wax undoubtedly correct In what book are there to dates!-The slook senfolding, and when challenged explained that that the catrogo was planned in Japan, he was koking for a friend. As he had no

when he telegraphed to sympathetic enquirers book,

at Shanghai:This entrage is the outcome of opposition to the establishment of a constitution, and is deeply to be regretted." Notwithstand ing the successful adoption of western repres in

and the greater entative institutions Japan, adaptability of the Chinese, the eater world hay perhaps hardly taken seriously the now being put forward for constitutional government in China. The suggestion is opposed to all our inherited notions about the apathetic stolidity of its people, ground

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth say in their weekly down by generation of corrupt and nuscrupulous Chins, with its lack of national cohesion, and

share report dated Hongkong, 6th October. coming of a totally different order of affairs is

Business is practically at a standstill. the officialdom, that hesitation to believe in the only to be expected. And yet for those who

market haring apparently arrived at a mark. have taken the trouble to watch the signs of

investors sitting on the fenes awaiting the frat the times there have not been wanting plenty ing time" stage with operators, and ever decisive sign of that andcipated improvement of indications of the approaching change. Everywhere a noticechie the growth of a

in things generally which has been almost national sentimen,

which somehow seems to hang fire. The Boycott, now Yuppily a thing of the past, unitarsally expected after the late declaration

pence, Ent BANES-Hongkong and Shanghais, follow. which men of the north and of the south, of the was one remarkable demonstration of the way in coast and the interior, are learning to forget thairing an advance of £3 on the Lendon market. have improved to $915 with small sales at that. and at 1920 for the 30th inst. In the early part provincial prejudices, and to make common of demonstrations concerned causo, The series

of the week a few small lots changed hands at with the fate of Manchuria at the beginning of the Russo-Japanese war was an earlier indication 8902) and $903 and later at 3910. The market The attempts being closes strady at 291. Nationsis unchanged in the same dirration,

and without insincrs. made all over the empire to obtain Chinese con- trol for the railways which are overspreading of a national pride and independence, Only the the land are signs of the springing up of a seose request at $780, but no further shares appear to other day it was announced that the Viceroys and Governors of provinces are to be sameoncti once a year to Poking to take part in delibera- tions to advise the central government. All these things are beginnings, and it is no more Tho Singapore Free Pres of Sept. sanguins to suppose that they may and will lead to a reformed government for united Chica, saysWe are informed, on good authority,

people of the two that the claim made by the Tanjong Pagar than to believe in the possibility of a liberal

constitution for Russia. Dock Company against the Colonial Govern Empires are, in fact, in much the same position. ment amounts to the astounding figures of 2 Ignorance arwung the monesos of the population million pounds sterling! This stupendous sum

In China, have stood in the path of both. will take the Colony's breath away, for it does and cupidity on the part of the ruling classes not make the least pretence to stand in any intelligible relation whatever to the publisher however, there has been awakened an intensa accounts of the Company. It appears to Le desire for the new learning the renaissance is Savitary Inspector Wooley said he visited merely a glorification of the "ask price" of the proceeding under our eyes and with it must Indian hawker, who swears by all his gods that and will come the institutions which have Reform, however, is always at the expense of and 31 Des Voeux Road on 1st September he is a ruined man if he takes fily rupees for proved their value in the lands of the west. Ho visited the shop before that oa Angust 20th, what he eventually placidly surrenders for two He went on the ground floors, first and second rupees eight anuas. When it comes to the individuals, and the tendency is for such in Committee of the late Tanjong Pagar Dack dividuals to be aneorupulons in their methods of bindoring changes they dislik. The bomb score of both honsus. He visited the premises Company putting a value upon what they are in connection with the plague. He only wont required to part with, they evidently hear the thrown at Peking is thus easily accounted for. East a calling, and adopt the commercial tactics It shows, indead, that in China at least there are some, besides the active reformers, who le the second floor of No. 31. The reason why

of the minor Asiatic dealers. If the shares of

believe in and dread, the coming changos the Company, not a very long time ago, say,

If the incident makes plain that China is really ko did not go to 24 was that it seemed in differ

sperch, stood at about $220 in the market, how in mrnest about reform, the victims of the ent occupation. He made a thorough inspection just after Mr John Anderson made his famous

is it that, without any further addition to the outrage at Peking will not have been incrificed of the premises. On the two first floors there was

There was company's assets and in face of a policy of our wholly in vain. not a large amount of furniture. plenty of space to put a lot wore forniture tailing expenditure and reducing establishments

same shares, on the nine million-sterling The actual furniture consisted of Vienas on the expropriation being decided upon, thos chairs, about 12 dozen. He did not see any blast to day be worth, say, 256 ench, or

basia,

hundred six thonsund two He did not see anything about blackwood there. particular in the way of finished work there. fifty dollars each at current mfos of exchange

those old Singaporeans and other holders Apart from finished work, he saw a lot of This conundrum will have to be faced by packing stuff, stuff used for packing chairs who desire to slash so valiantly at the Colony's adrantuja, For aay commercial share to and sofus. The pinco had a rough and ready revenues, and oredit, to their own material hundred per cent in value rive eleven in the comparatively short time indicated is, we should imagine, naprecedented, Aad in view of this colosalnize spillion sterling" claim, we cannot help thinking that the arreres Fences in the minds of certain gentlemen who neclaimed the toast of the "Prosperity of the Colony and the Federated Malay States" at the coriously_mized order. The persons who were

If you addid that $7,00) on to your estimato it would make the value of the goode $55,000?

Yos.

The books do not give an exact description of each article? No.

By the Beach-He accepted the Cheong Lee's

estimate for blackwood furniture.

In making your inquiries at other firms you simply mentioned the description in the Cheong Lee's stock book-Yos

appearance.

Can you form any idea of the value of the govila on both floors? There might have been $1000 worth.

Evidence has been given that there wore $20,000 worth? Do you think that was pos- sible?-I should say it was impossible.

You went to the second Boor of 31 -- Yes.

and

The

THE LATE CAPT. ST. G HOLBROOK

The Singapore Free Press say Friends of the 1st West Yorks (Lol Grant Dalten), which artived hore from Hong. kong in 1897, will greatly regret to hear of the death of Capt. Edmund Rotert St. George Holbrook, D.A.AU., Bombay

The Poon correspondent of the Madras Mail telegraphing ou Bapt. 1, soil:-

I regret to announce the death, early this D.A.A.G., for Musketry, Western command, morning, of Captain E. R. St. G. Holbrook, which took place suddenly at his residenes. The deceased appears to have been in good yet announced. The funeral takes place this health recently and the cause of death is not

FIRE INSURANCES-Small unimportant sa's of Hongkongs have taken place at S, Chinas could be placed in small lots at $88. but sellera rue the market at time of closing.

SHIPPING Hongkong, Canton and Macaes have changed hands in small lots at $27, sellers during the week at $94 and no mles. We have at that rate ruling the market at time of closing. Indos have ruled decidedly weaker with sellors nothing further to report under this heading.

REFINELIES-China Sugars continue out of favour and unaccountably weak at 3229; the earnings for Angust are reported as being very good but from all accounts September does not promise so wall. A slack montli or two, however, i Reems to be scarcely sufficent to account for the temporary weakness, which most likely is due to Lazon have found the tightness of money, and the slackness of the market generally. at the latter rate. buyers at $10, and later at $1, closing steady

DINING Raabs have declined slight'y to with sanall sales. Nothing else to report under this heading.

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docts have continued to rate weak, and after small sales at $185 cloner with sellers at that rate. Kowloon Wharves have been in steady demand at 2104, but no bars are forthcoming to supply the demand Farnhame bave zaled between $145 and $150 in Amoy Docks have changed hands at $17. Shanghai and close at $145 will sellers. Now

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS--Heng- kung Lands have declined to $126 with sellers and a sales to report. West Points are obtain- able in small lots at $5 and Kowloon Landy have been enquired for at $121, but holders do not seem inclined to part at that rate.

UOTTON MILLS, Hougkongs have been

last Straits Dinner, must have been of a evening. The deceased was a prominent. Frue.! negotiated at 8141 and 812. Eros have im. What was it used as-Partly as a furniture parties to the formulation of that magnificent mason and was at the time of his death proved in Shanghai to Tls. 55. We have noj

room and partly as a sleeping place.

Sanitary Inspector Psídio gave corroborative evidence.

Cross-examined by Mr. Harding-He did not there to look at the furniture, but to see that out. There were a lot of goods on the ground the lime washing regulations had been carried

aine million claim are to be congratulated on one thing at any rate, their wonderful norve.

Immediate

$28.

Time passed and nothing was heard of him. His wife, thinking he had disappeared for good, asked an old woman and a young man who were living ander the same roof ns herself to find a suitable husband for her as she was willing to marry again. The match makers soon arrang

wood-antter was found

New Past Master of Lodge Orion in the other changes or business to report under this:

Бастав, ed the matter and a

MISCELLANEOUs-Dairy The

Weat of Foona. Great sympathy is felt for the heading. who was willing to pay 845 for her.

wife and children of the deased. widow received $20 and the remainder was

Poona, September 18th. The funeral of Fenwicks, United Asbestos and A. B. Watsons Lave changed bands at quotations. Fewells have divided between the old woma and the young

in the attended by all the principal Officers man, the former receiving only five dollars as

THE IMPERIAL MUKDEN LIBRARY. Captain Holbrook took place this evening, improved to 211 ex dir, and Green Islands to her share. The first husband now turned up.

The following letter was addressed to the Station and some lading sivilings. The inquest 828. the latter after small sales at 8271 and held showrod that the deceased bas been greatly enorpectedly; end seemed much surprised to find that his wife had grown tired of waiting

Sir.It is to be hoped that, in the negotis depressed recently. Among those present at Command. General The old woman, hesting of his return, and

Times. auxions to have her revenge for the menness floor and he noticed packing boxes on the tions for peace which are now proceeding at the funeral were General Wodehouse,

Portsmouth, United States of America, provimanding the Western displayed towardle her soon acquainted the husband of his wife's whereabouts and told second floor. He did not go to Lawine fargi-ion will be made for the rastoration to the Creagh, Commanding the Poona Division, nels of all Regiments in the Station, their Officers, and the staffs of the Gorerale. Major him the whole story. The artisan found his ture, and could not see all the articles on the Chinese of the Imperial Library of Mukden, of Generel Bowles, General Greenfold, the Colo- Lee represented His Excellency the Governor, wife in the Te-Po-Tai kai and reported the ground floor.

who sent a beautiful wreath, us did many otbors. maiter to the magistrate, who decided that the

During his stay in Singapore Capt. Holbrook wife should return to her first husband. This

Mrs. Holbrook was the chief mourner.

the artisan refused, saying that as she bul

contributed an interesting series of special

disgraced herself he would have ber no more..

Many in Hongkong and Singapore will have The magistrals then decidal that the match

pere Pro Fra British Army" to the Singa.

Meanwhile

Free Press

the old woman has been locked-up and the

great sympathy for Mrs. Holbrook and family

young man ordered to be arrested. The latter

in their bereavement

foreseeing trouble, has since disappeared.

money should be returned to him.

BOXER RHYMES AND JINGLES.

which for the last three or four years they hars been bereft.

It will be remembered that when the Russians By Mr, Looker-The boxes to which I refer

occupied Mukden, with the ostensible object of were those in which clothing would he kept.

Mr. George Lammert, auctioneer, appraiser, preserving law and order during the Boxer" outbreak, they seized the Imperial Library of and serreger, said he was well acquainted with that city, containing, as it does, books and the value of furniture in the caluny 10 bud 356, of the greatest literary, historical, and prosent Manchu Dynasty in China, with the visited the ground floors of Nos. 29 and 31 Des antiquarian sro cepecially to Vox Road on the 4th, 5th and 6th inst, and bed intention of carrying it off to St. Petersburg inspected the condition of the goods on the But, the Siberian railway being then deeply ground floor. He had ascertained what was engaged in transporting men and munitions of war into Manchuria, its destination was divert- there when the fire took place and none had to Vladivostok, where, if report speaks

He bad wide a careful truly, it now remains. been consumed.

As the library belongs to the Chinose, and as inspection of those goods. His valuation of

value, it would surely be only just and right the goods in the front shops of the two houses its contents are to them of the highest Imporial

BOBERT K. DOVOLAS. owners-I am, sir, your obedient servant,

September 1.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C.N. str. Tajaan, from Australian ports,

the 17th inst. left Fort Darwin yesterday, and is due bere on

Attention has lately been drawn to a rhyme was $4,180. That was their value if they were that it should be now restored to its lawful pore yesterday at daylight, and is due here on

which is being touch sang about Faking of late perfectly sound. In making that valus be by the youths and children, and like popular aloned very high shop price, about 30 por refrains with us it is being learnt rapidly. There is

apparently little meaning in it beyond Cent above what they would cost. Some of the keeping alive of anticipations and expecta- them was covered with the debris from the tions of another rising The Peking police first and second floors. There word very little know its capacity for mischief aridently as we goods left on the other two floors, het there were remmauts of furniture He examined the Peking Times] hear they are taking stops to stop it. The rhyme runs →→

debris on the ground floor, but found no traces of electro plate. The debris was all building misterial. He would say that the first and second floors could not store $51,000, worth of furniture. He examined the walls of the first and second floors but could find no traces of Abelrestr

Yi-k'o liu, Linng-k'o busi,

Yi Ho Tuan,

One willow tree.

Two ash treCH.

Vibo Boxera. Will come again.

FE

Hai yao lai, Yi-k'o busi, Liang-k'd liu,

Ta ohia mea,

Ha! yaotson,

One ash tree.

Two willow trees.

All of us.

Will run away again,

INTERESTING JAPANESE

RUMOUR.

The 0.8.8. & C.M. sir. Culches left Singa- the 11th inst.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

On the 6th at 11.40 8.t. The barometer is falling quickly over Japan, and rising alowly over Chins.

A depression is moving Northwards to the South of Japan, and pressure is high to the NE of Japan.

The Japan Chronicle says Within the last few years the Government has monopolised several industries, and there appears to be a tendency to extension in this direction. This has perhaps given rise to the report that the Such a life insurance business in Japan. Government is considering the monopoly of the ramour is in circulation, but until more deduite news is to hand, it will hardly receive much the China Sea.

credence.

cind

MANILA MAKKET REPORT. We have received the monthly share report

General. Things generally are in a most It concludes:- from Meeers. W. A. Fitten & Co., of Manila. unsatisfactory condition, and as previously There is no money here, and as crisis. reported, wo are passing though a serious firan-

A threatened already pointed out the Banks confire themselves

damage to Rise and Sugar through the chiefly to Exchange operations. of the 26th instant, does not tond to improve the shortage in Hemp predpetion, and possibility of

recuperativo (sic) powers and we hope to find thingspan out better than at present anticipated. With a local Bank with ample capital to help outlook, however these Islands have wonderful

along agriculturalists and others, we should feel more sanguine about the fature than is at present the сака.

THE CONSERVANCY OF THE HUANGPU.

The N.C. Daily News, Sept. 30, reporte-As announced yesterday in the Ostneiutische Lloyd telegrams the agreement with reference to the conservancy of the Huangpu has been signed in Peking, and we are now informed on the highest authority that the agreement, as sigued, can- which we published on the 9th of March last. tained only one alteration from the full text The alteration is with regard to the question as to Chinese aqually with foreign landowners. to whether prior right over alluvial land be given The agreement states that Chinese and foreigners

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BABY'S TERRIBLE

FACE HUMOUR

Would Scratch and Tear Away the Flesh -Neighbours Called it Worse Case Ever Seen-Grew Worse Under Doc- tors-Suffering Terrible, CURED BY ONE SET

OF CUTICURA REMEDIES

"My baby's face was a mass of sores, The doctor called it eczema, but his treat ment did no good, as the child was getting worse, the discase eating the flesh away from his nose, and spreading to his body. Neighbours said it was the worst case His suffering was they had ever seen. terrible, and he would scratch and tear away the Resh. We then used the Cati- cura Remedies, one set curing him com. pletely, and healing his face without scar or blemish.-W. Cridland, 35 Winches ter St., Pentonville Rd., N. London, Eng."

BABY QUIRK'S CURE

Of Torturing, Raw, and Scaly Eczema By Cuticura "My baby was afflicted with a loathsome Two doctors treated ranning eczema. him for three months, but he grew worse and his face was a sickening sight. We then started to use Cuticurs, and noticed an improvement at once. In a fortnight the running had ceased, the scabs nearly all dried off, and in a month his face was perfectly clear.-W. H. Quirk, No. 1 West End Cottages, Ruywood Road, N. Southampton,"

-CUTICURA A BLESSING

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Cuticus Bay, Comment, mud Fills are sold throughout the

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COLD STORAGE,

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WM. PARLANE, Manager. 155 Hoogkong, 18th November, 1981

DR. NEWELL WILSON,

DENTIST.

Latest Amarican Methods. Yeasonable Fees,

No charge for examinations. Office hours A,M. to 5 p..

No. 2, FEDDER STREET (next to the

Gradients are light on the China coast and moderate monsoon is indicated in the Formosa have equal rights; and the board will decide as General Post Office and opposito to the side

Hongkong, July 5th, 1905; priated. Channel, and fresh monsoon over the N. part of to the value of Chinese-owned load to be appro-entranos to the Hongkong Hotel).

Forecast-Light or moderate N. winds; fair.

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