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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY: OCTOBER 19r¤, 1905.

This Poking Timer says In regard to Court TELEGRAMS.

Katsura's recent announcement that Jupan has

(REUTER'S SERVICE.] THE RUSSIA-JAPANESE TREATY.

SUPREME COURT.

Wolnesday, 18th October.

privilege of railway between Kirin and obtained, as part of the terms of penes, the Chanchun, it is pointed out at Tokça ibat the, distance between those places is abunt aia-ty miles, and that the districts on either sido of the line are very fertil, Tite soif there is said to to very suitable for the cultivation of tobacco, that the Tsar and the Mikado signed charges of idoniously attempting to drown

wheat, beans, and other valuable eroga.

Gold

dust and various metals, solo, and coal are also found in considerable quantities.

tion of her frontiers along the Arctic Ocean, which would weaken the consistency of tho and it was presumed thet Norway would Dual Empiro is welcomed eagerly at the have had no objection to ceile her Finmark, courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg; and which would have given her what she is the dreadful consequences to the Austrian most desirous of, an ice-free port opening subjects of Fraycra Josnu which the directly on the Atlant coast. Surrounded priority, or even equality of Hungary on all sides, Sweden would have been help would imply, are carefully kept in their A. S. WATSON & CO., and the moral effect on the Finlanders mind's eye. Unfortunately a comparatively of having a free Sonudinavian State in close small but mischievous minority, of die proximity would have been effectually cour- Austrian subjects of the Austrian Empire teracted. It seems strange that in the are not themselves untingat with these beginning of the dispute Norway did not dangerous fancies; and would be quite sufficiently appreciate the consequence of ready to hack up any advances of Germany, pressing her claims à fauternes, and that it even at the most of their own, pobtical was only through; the superior political extinctions, and this it is that renders the prescience of the Kisa and the Government-present quarrel, carefully fermented by of Sweden that the great common danger these unpatriotic subjects of the Emperor has been momentarily, as has, averted. FRANCIS JOSEFI, so prophetic of evil Russia has not yet realised that moral iy The only source of gratification left is that at the last moment both nations did nuc" she hat couused to be a factor in The progrensable tickets are granted, and a strict time table to the danger to themselves, and that of the world, and her rulers, so far from now that all possible sources of dispute į rightly interpreting the signs of the times, have been remove, both are 1xtter able to as still as eager as ever to interfere with see the primary necessity of a close alliance. their more peneeful acighbours.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

"BULL DOG.”

LIGHT ALE.

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PORTER & Co.. IMITED, is bottled uudar a special system which enables the best oharacteristics of a good English Ale to be combined with extreme lightness of character

But Sweden and Norway am not the only two countries where internal differ- eners, in reality of very little moment to either, luve ben raised to the position of international ill-feeling The second in- stance is perhaps of greater importanco to. the peace of Europe, For centuries Austria

Nocthen paprs say that the Peking homh assassin cone from Soath Chiva (a Cantonese). The Chinese Minister to Rain has politioned the Govorna at to well him as he has healt there for long.

The Nippon Yeon Kaisho has been appointed agents for the Deshler line of steamers, Three seaters, the Ohiɔ I., II, and III. are sebeduled to carry on the service and will call

Įkay-accommodation for first, second, and third-

LONDON, 15th October. News has been received in Washington

duplicate copies of the fenty yesterday.

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BYE-ELECTION.

LONDON, 15th October. Mr. Andrews, a liberal, has been elected for Barkston by 4,376, against 4,148 for

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. A. G. Wise (Pussy Judos).

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ABHAUL. Chau Lai, boatman, was indicted on the

Detective Li Kun Fuk, with intent to kill und murdor the said defective, and with assaulting the said police officer while in the execution of his duty.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty and the following were emparolled sa a jury:-M. Maink (foro- man), J. C. McCorquodale, J. Lysaught. W. B.

Hurley.

at Shanghai, Chefoo, Chinaufu, Cheanluo, Mc. Laub Fox, coasórvative. Mr. Andrews Claret, C. F. Gray, S. W. Uidell and R. C. Fusin, Moji, Kob, and Osaka. The steamers replaces Col. Sir H. Gunter, deceased: class passengers, are slectric ly lighted, aul have ateatu houting apparatus throughout. The usnul privileges of stop-aver and interchange.

NORWAY.

Losnox, 15th October. Norway will shortly procced to elect a

Sir H. 8. Borkoley, Attorney-General, in- structed by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosented,' and the prisoner was undefended.

in to ba kept. The first vessel, the Ohio II is King; Prince Charles of Denmark is still of the facts, the Attorney-General said the

to leave Shanghai on the 22nd inst.

A WEARY BEACHCOMBER.

www walking along As a local ro,ident Queen's Road on Tuesday evening he was Jacensted, he says, by a "bezebcomber" who told him the visual story about having starved for so many days. All he wanted was a few cents to buy a meal. His hover advised him to go to the House of Detention. The beach comber asked to be shown the way there. The

montioned as a likely candidate.

THE FRENCH NEWSPAPER

16th October,

REVELATIONS.

LONDON, The corresponleus of the Echo de Paris in Berlin learns, from a semi-oficial source, that Lord Lansdowne told Germany in June, though no Anglo-French alliance was then concluded or promised, that England would take the side of France if war broke

and a practical FREEDOM FROM SEDI and Hungary have similarly been two inde. Capacity" of the afikera has not been impaired gentleman took him to the juuction of Qasen's out through the fault of Germany...

MENT, a result hitherto doomed attainable.

Per Case 4 doz, qus. 318 Per doz. 4ts. $4.50-

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30 pts. 8

pts.

splits 240 splits

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SOLE AGENTS:

pendeu: countries with different political aspirations united under the one dynastie bead. Such a close connection demands | rare adhainistrative abilities ou the part of House of the ruling house, but the

arautze has been from its first accession to the Imperial siguity singularly, wanting in these qualities which go to take great leaders, and from the time of the election of RUDOLF, Count of Harance, till its final extinction in 1806. their want served as a basis for the costinuous walcesing of the Empire. The Congress of Vicuna did

It has been neartained that the "lighting by the accident which caused her sinking.

Yesterday was an exceptionally light day at the magistracy, the business at both Courts raing completed in less than half an hour.

So far the bodies of the two victius of the collision hatwan the forey heat and a sampan ear Monday night lave not been recavored.

pute

It is said that it will require about one division of the Japaness army, or 11,534 man, to provide railway guards for the Japanes portion of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

Mr. C. D. Melbourne, J.P, took his seat for At the the first time yesterday aftern noa

Road and .Pottinger Street, from whence he directed him. After gazing up the hill for a bis trouser's pocket, oxtracted three or four few seconds the beaches aber put his hand in

twenty cent piecos, and turning to the gentle- nan said-Bay! How much will it cost to take a cheir up thera?"

COLLISION IN THE WEST RIVER.

CHINESE TORPEDO BOAT SUNK.

THE DEATH OF SIR HENRY

IRVING.

In informing his Lordship and the jury

prisoner was charged on two counts. One was with attempting to drowns police officer. and the other with assaulting him while to tho execution of his duty. At about two o'clock on the morning of the 2nd October the detective was on duty in the harbour in plaia dothes with the object of catching, if he could, what might he called coni thieves. A number of mon owning small craft, such as the boat owned by the prisoner, called shrimping hosts, made it a practice of stealing eval at night. The detectiro was that morning on the watch for snok persons* Ho had takon a smpan from Tsimchatsoi and guno to Wanchai Bay where he sundo fast to a junk. About five o'clock in the morning be saw a fishing, boat pass. He followed in his sawpan and observed that the bout was joined LONDON, 16th October.

by three others. Ho boarded our and seized a Sir Henry Irving's death has evoked man with the object of arresting him. The man innumerabic tributes, including messages resisted and struck the detective, and men from from the King and President Roosevelt.he other boots joined in the attack upon There is a strong movement in favour of him. Tho detortive blow his whistle but it was snatched from him and he was thrown the burist in Westminster Abbey.

into the water. Fortunately he could swim.. THE "TIMES" ON THE SITUATION, | When he rose to the surface he says the tuen in the boats. strnák him with bambook LONDON, 18th, October.

and kept him from getting back on "The Times, summing up the situation, the boat they threatened to kill his ow71 France came to understand, as with good to his story he swam about for some time and then dived under the hosts which surrounded reason she did understand, that in the event him. When he came to the surface he was of an unprovoked attack arising out of the agaiq siruck at with pokes, and feeling Auglo French agreement, Great Britain exhausted, drew the revolver with which he wand support her; but what ground has was armed and fired, hitting one of the men on the boat. Three of the boats then pulled away, people on board with his weapon. He found and he chambed on to the fourth, covering the on board the prisoner, the man who was shot and ten tons of coal; the prisoner was uzable- to giren satisfactory account of how he came in possession of the coal. The unfortunate wan who was shot, diod, and at the inquest the jury returned a verdict of justifiablo homicide. The detective was unable to say what part the prisoner setually took in the affair, but the jury would have no doubt that he was one of the men engaged in the assault and resistance,

to

A.S. WATSON & CO. Got attempt to restore the Empire, by Magistracy as acting Second Polico Magistrate: suy loss of life. It is not krown exactly how says it does not pretend to know how sampan's grow if they assisted him. According

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ALEXANDRA

BULLDINGS.

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male a curious compromise, and reinstated the House of HAPABERG as Emperors of Austria, giving them a very extensive state indeed, but our composed of very dissimilar eleinents, partly German, but also, so far as were population is concerned, more largely Magyar and Slayaaie. The HAPYBURN

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Mr. G. N. Orme haring been grauteł twa- monthe' leave.

We are pleased to learn that the Ror. J. H. Franes, who has been in hospital for the rest week suffering from a severe attack of dysentery, is now convalescent, and will probably be about again in a few days.

A misprint cecurred yesterday in our report had no more loyal subjects than the people of the judgment in the Des Vaux Road of Hungary, whose traditions always Inquiry. Mr. Hazeland was made to say that recalled their great "king," as they loved the enquiry disclosed ne facts, which should to call the Empress Manta THERESA, but, obviously have road disclosed no offense.” NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLYcommunications relating to the news columnacting on the bad traditions of the so-called should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspundent's muet for card their names and ad- "Holy Alliance," no soolier was FRANCIS, with communications addressed to the Editor, the first Emperor of, Austria, restored to not for publication, but as evidence of good faith,

dresses

sue side of the paper only.

On Tuesday morning coole, while he was working cargo on the s. flurzowgate, foll down the held and fractured is skull. He was at one removed to the fiorarament Civil us early yesterday morning.

All letters for publication should be written on power than he proceeded to treat Hungary Hospital. whare No anonymously signed communications that have a quered country, and subordinated already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Urders for cxira copies of Sarut Preen should be

her independence to the German provinces, sxt before 11 am, on day of publication. After that The result was the rebellion of 1848. hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for OuNILAS I. of Russia, which was then is Telegraphic Address: Pozes, Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed,

Zieber's

P.D. Boe, 33. Telephone No. 12

BIRTHS.

On 16th October, at Falkirk, N.B., the wife of $2367 J. H. PATERSON," Henng Shan," of a son.

On las October, at Chefoo, the wife of Mr. Mrou G. SMITH, of a son,

the plenitude of its power,-sent an army into Hungary on behalf of the Holy Alliance and, having routed the insurgents, handed back the country to the HarsuURGS. Placed between two fires the the Emperor

The owners and chartorers of the s.s, facia Vittoria (formerly H.M.S. Iumber) are noxious regarding her safety as she is five days overdue at Saigon. She left Hongkong on the 10th fastant and should have reached Saigon on the 14th at the latest, whereas, up to the prosents nothing has boon heard of her.

In a criminal case at the Supreme Court

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A collision between the ss. Twi On and the Chinees torpedo boat Sni took place on Tuesday night, fortunately witbont involving the disaster occurred, but the former rosse, which was on a voyage from Hongkong to Canton, reports that when opposite Koug Sha steaming in Chinese waters, the torpede boat suddenly appeared in front. It was imposable then to avoid a collision, and the vessels crashed

into each other. The U Sui quickly filled with

water and, sank shortly after the impact. Har crew were taken off in safety and brought to Hongkong.

Another account of the collision is given by a passenger ou board the Tai On, The vessel bad just got out of the river at Lan Koet Island when a host was noticed right ahead, As she had only a mast light showing. they' concluded she was stationary or moving very slowly, but suddenly elo came forward servss the Ti Qu's baw. The latter's engines were reversed, but too late to aroid collision, and she struck the other vessel, which proved to be the Chin-so torpedo boat U. In abaft the engina

oota.

ermany, who disthuius all dreams of aggression against anybody, to complain about it? inasmuch as our support- would- only be given in the use of unprovoked aggression.

RUSSIA.

LONDON, 16th October. The Grand Duke Cyril has been dismissed from the army, deprived of all honours, and excluded from Russia for marrying the divorced Grand Duchess of Hesse-

and rendered assistance in throwing the. constable into the water,

FRENCH POLICY IN CHINA., After hearing the evidence the jury, without rotiring, found the prisoner guilty, and his The N.-C. Daily News of Oct. 14 says To Lordship sentenced him to nine months' im- following telegram, dated Paris, via Peking,prisonment with hard labour. appears in yesterday's Nasfangpaa

FERJURY.

Li Ping Kwan was charged with perjuring himself before the Registrar of the Supreme Court in connection with probate matters,

The prisoner, who was undefended, pleadod previous ease.

On Bed October, at Pientsin, the wife of D. J. PERDINAND resigned in favour of his yesterday a prisoner endeavoured to persuade Chinese to save their persoual effects from thetho presout opportunity, while revising her f not guilty, and the same jury at us in the

BRANT, British Municipality, of a daughter.

thelober, at China-u, to Mr. and Mrs.

F. DECARI. & cuughtor, (dead).

Os 7th October, it Luchoufu, to Mr. and Mrs,

J. Y. Mcflisnak, a son.

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A boat was lunched from the U. Lui which took off two or three men, while the chief officer of the Tu On promptly tank off the remainder in their boats. The stricken oraft

The Commissioner, who was sent out by the Chamber of Deputies, has rotarned to France, drifted some little distance off, but the tide wasted her back and she sank 25 minutes after and has reported to his Government the results the collision alongside the Tai On, all her crew of his investigations into the French colonies of 24 being saved. Bo eager were some of the in the Far East. He suggests the following policies to be adopted: France should seite Commercial Treaty with China, to acquire closer relationship with the latter Empire; (2) she should not in conjunction with Great Britain in securing railway concessions in China; (3) she should enter into an alliance with Great Britain

In summing up, his Lordehip rominded to enlarge and secure their common advantages in China; (4) the should obtain an understanding

the jury that at the last sessions a woman with Japan with regard to the commercial and colonizing opportunities in the neighourhood of was charged with forging the will in question, she should, conjcintly with and was committed to gaol. India and Chive Great Britain, request diam to remove her

| nephew Francis Josera, who at first was the Court that a witness was his boon companion disposed to accept a liberal constitution; but Among other questions he asked-"Is it not asking ship that they jumped on board her when sha como alongsido and rushed below for their finding himself overpowered by his German fact that I have known you for the last four

"It may be so," was the reply. belongings. Some of tom narrowly escaped advisers he, however, renewed the old five years?”

going down with her, and only scrambled on After the loss of the Italian!"but I don't know you."

beard the Tai On just as their craft disappoured, GERMANY AND CHINA.

Ou 12th October, at the Hongkong Bank House, Fooetow. the wife of . H. 3. Batson, of a policy. daughter...

At Tientsin, the wife of Jos Corddependencies of the House of Austria wiser councils prevailed, and in 1866 the Huu daughter, prematurely.

DEATHS

The leasehold property known as section B of Inland Lot No. 164, together with the message thereon known as No, 142 Queen's Road Central, which were to have been sold rooms yesterday síterucon, were withdrawn at

Evidence was adduced similar to that

published in the Police Court colump of the Daily Press.

On 2nd October, at Peking, JessIE MOLYNEUX garian constitution was restored, and in the next year the new rule of the doable KASROME, uged 8 years.

On 3rd October, as Tientsin, Reru, the infant monarchy was established, under which for by public auction at Mr. G. P. Lammert's sales the scenes of the diplomatic theatre, is auxious troops from the Meinam, transforming the The jury roturned a verdict of guilty.

laughter of Mr. and Mre, JOHN CAMERON.

On 11th October, at Chinking, WLLIAN LAW upwards of thirty years Austro-Hungary ALLAN Assistant Egineer, Shanghai-Nanking Railway, aged 26 years.. HONGKONG UFFICE: IA, DE Vœux HAD UL LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Hoxoxoxo, OCTOBER 19TH, 1905, THANKS mainly to the good sense of King OSCAR, the partition of Sweden and Norway, which for some time seemed not unlikely to lead to an internecine struggle between the two Scandinavian monarchies, has been

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the last moment.

- Native Notus") states that it has been officially dociled to change the name of the Ln-Han Railway to that of Caing-Han, or Peking. Han- kow Railway-which le as it should be. Cuce the line is in working order passengers will be able to easily travel from Peking to Hankow in thirty-six hours.

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he bed not improved his condition by the way

As the Li Chu Shi at the last sessions he might now

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A SIMILAR CHARGE.

Li Mai Sia was arraigned for a like offence. He pleaded guilty and was also sent to goal with hard labour for ivoire months.

The sessions were then adjourned until to. morros, when his Honear, the Chief Justice, will resume in seat on the boneh.

M. Gabriel Hanotaur, who as an oi-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and wasat one period behind

In passing sentenes his Lordship said the iatter into a nentral highway; (6) and she should to know what has become of the Anglo-German urga Siam to abolish the tariff on opium imprisoner's defence was very contradictory, and

the treaty signed some years ago respecting vally of Yaagiso Kang, and which in a sense ported by French merchants.

The to he

opivions and suggestions of the Commis- continued to flourish. Under pretence of

divided China in two great slices, be even- A Peking dispatch (quoted in the N.C.D.N.tually worved for each of the signatories. Arsioner carry, enormous faence in France, and he made it. If he had followed the example of

до doubt be carried into execution. Hanotaur believes that this treaty has never strengthening the Ausgleich, however, some

S 2 atspan, but sho three years ago, the old system of subordia.

may be prepared to meet the now French policy ating Hungary to the German province

heen donounced and is still in fores, and he Frenol Commercial Treaty will soon be revised, be bettor for it; his Lordship rather believed The light sentenes. got off with conclusion of the extended Anglo-Japanese in the Far East. asks how is Germany affected by it since the I send this news to our countrymen that they to tar 2011 of Austria recamunuced; objected to

prisoner was a man, and insisted in his perjury alintice. Germany, according to M. Hanotaux. mild manner by Hungary. The

NEW ADMIRALTY SCHEME.

He would go to gael for twelve months' with through being established in the Shou-Tung,

hard labour, breach thus unwisely commereed has been

has been the primary cause of the recent conflict. She is strongly anchored right in the

OIL-FUEL DEPOT TO BE KÁTA KLISHED. widening ever since. An arrangement in

heart of Chios, and by dominating the Gulf of Pe-oi-li dominates also Peking. "If the treaty

At last we know the intentions of the At the Union Church Literary Club this which binds her to England," remarks M. Admiralty with regard to the Turnchapel the interests of both parties was two years ago quite feasible, but the opportunity was (Thursday) evening, Mr. Hubert Macpherson, Hanotaur, "dues not draw her rapidly ear the wharves, on the eastern side of the Cattewater, Anglo-Japanese group supported by America writes a Devonport correspondent of a service paper. The property was purchased Nearly lost, and the EMPEROR, under the influence of the Chartered Bank, will read a paper on

it is true, another prospect. that is to say, three years ago, at it would appear that the of unwise councillors, has proceeded to Java, the Garden of the East," Mr. Macphor-sho will be forced to act alone. There remaius,

more or less unconstitutional, son spent four yours in Java. His lecture very rapprochement with Russia; but the past decision to acquire the sito was not the outcome measures

happily fills a gap occasioned by Dr. Clark' expericuco

and Port Arthur has not been brought to a peaceful conclusion, and the Doubtless most of these were momentarily unbility to give just now his lecture on Dickens. of Lizton quasi simmitanecus occupation of a fally-matured scheme for its ava, bat wes i

concludes that, willingly or not, there will be two nations, though not under one tead, necessary for keeping the state together, and Mr. E. F. Ancott will take the chair at nine happy for Russia, M. Haboteur, therefore period of inactivity for all the Powers dicastly have come to recognise the fact that each bad measures been taken to return at the pa

A telegram from Peking, dated 13th October, installed on the banks of the Pu-chi-li.

The nec saity for on oil-fuel depot in the port and both have Leon saved from a great earliest possible moment to the previous

course arisen us the result of the number bas, of danger. But not only are the Scandinavian position, they would have been willingly to the Ft. Daily News said --The German

of largo vessels Gitted with boilers for the us of this fool. The extensive altorations in the A Chinem contractor was prosecused by States to be congratulated on the result but accepted by the Hungarians. This, unfor-Minister (Baron a von Muzau) has called at the

A most interesting sight was witnessed from furnaces of the battleship King Edward VIL Inspector Gourlay for causing an obstruction the whole of Europe, as there is now no tunately was not done; and the mistaken Waisupa and stated, that overal hundred

the Yokohama Band recently, says the Japan showed that the use of oil fuel in the navy hasby depositing stores in Murray Road and was

Gined Slu doubt that one of the first results of a war policy of the EMPEROR was persisted in, natives have risen at Yunching. Trao-konfa,

Gazette. For an Lour a heavy bank of clouds passed the experimental stage, and there are and are unli-foreign in sentiment. He urged between the States would have been a claim and all attempts at compromise rudely Bha; that they are armed with foreiga rifles;

gide Sbe Breakwater, and about a quarter past the use of oil will be incealed in the near on the part of Russia and Germany to rejected. Conscion that they form the most that the Governor of Seating should be had hen hanging low over the water just out indications that the number of ships fitted for lve a long gray spiral coma slowly down towards fatare. The provision of a large state of oil in the water. Asst approached the surface the scale is an intende, however, that warships shall the home ports has, therefore, become essential déclara the Baltic a ckcaeu sea. England powerful, and until the events of the last to send troops to suppress them.

A Hangehow disputeh le the Nanjangpo become viniently disturbo and a swirling cons bound by the traditions of centuries to few years, the most loyal element in the

pillar of water and spray from the surface of thin the plans provide for improved accommodation friendship with both countries could have dual Empire, the Hungrians are now as states that a French gentleman is now in that gratully rose until here was one long swirling enter the Cattowater, although it is understood

for vessels lying alongside the whores. to the cload. The pillar remained for a 163 taken part with neither. Eussia does not eager for a separation frora their uneon city with the object of gaining Governor Nich pilla feel quite assured with regard to her hold genial partners as ive been the Norweg-Chi-kasi's-consent to permit the former to short time and then parted, no ha fetting dows the pist, steam-rs like the Petroleum, Khuki, and the other grainaily rising. The lower part and Scourge will be utilised to carry the of the Admualty's new scheme will ravive a on Finland, and has contrived to alienate ixus, and, it must be allowed with far eulist coolies from Ningpy and Taichon pre-

factures to work on, the proposed Ymain-continued to whirl and gradually moved off mapplies of of to warships. The commencement passing close to the Jpauo-e ship lying out-

time for many years the situation of the naval the Scandinavian population of that coun- greater reason on their side.

A Railway. In the absence of instraeside. Fortunately no smal craft were in the question which has been discussed from time to tions from the Waiwupa Governor Nieb refused immediate neighbourhood and no casualties

ooling station in' bo port, try; to render herself more secure she bar

occurred. to give his consent to the proposed.

Europe is, if possible, still more deeply been desirous of what she calls a rectifica-interested in the result. Any movement

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WATERSPOUT IN YOKOHAMA HARBOUR.

due to the desire of the Admiralty to obtain in the port. However that may be, it has only possession of all available water-front property just been determined to establish on the site a latze oil-fuel depot.

As in

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 18th October. BEFORE M. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRET POLICE MAGISTRATE).

OBSTRUCTION.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :-.-.-.

On the 18th at 11.55 am. Barometric changes in the South are slight

Yesterday afternooi pressure was highest over Nchins, and a low area appeared to bo Grafients are slight in the South anů lying the Eastern Sea. modernte N.D. and E wiode may be expected ForecastLight winds, E. or variable; fair. over the N. part of the China So

Returns from the North are lacking.