INTIMATION
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH, 1906.
Central typical, by the way, of the Government, inaka UN suspect that the official "hemicorpus" and its public twin are not equally alert. Somebody is only half awake, Thus the Statist
The Nanfangpao says that in reply to the Waiwapu's request that the British Govern- meat should take steps to reduce the importa- tion of Indian opium into Ching in view of the
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Chiness: Gorernment. monopoly en prepared opiam hazing been partially pat into effect, thin THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.
A. S. WATSON & CO., remarks. They have decided against grant-British Minister bus colind that when Chian
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shall have given satisfactory proof of haring curtailed the production of sutive opiam, the British Government will move in the matter,
ing concessions, and they desire to keep all die milways in their own possession." Our contemporary earlier speaks of "interested foreigners of the worst type" who exagger- The members of the Chinese Legation at St. ate the follies, and crimes of China; and Petersburg have repired permission from now say both the decisions quoted "are Peking to out off their pigtails. Tois com. described by the kind of foreigners referred coesion applies at present only to the attachés to as evidence of the wickedness of the and studente attached to the Chinese Legation; an receipt of the permission they removed dir Chinese. There is nothing wicked, or even pigtails at once, and now they are to be seen Bolich, in those decisions, were it not that
complete European gurb. A report from the Chinese Government has ant - the com- | Peking says that this reform, with others coar petent persaus for constructing and manag-corning dress generally, will be introduced into ing railways." Exactly. There was nothing the Chinese regular army. foolish in Rowisser Caesop's decision to build a boat, were it not that he was unable to get it to the sen when built. There is nothing wicked or foolish in China's desire to have railways, and to own them herself; but we hare just seen a case of fully (with which no "interested foreigners" had any
bing to do) in Kwangtung, China was
noticeably awake here. Tery China was awake to the urgent need of the Canton-Kowloon Railway: popular China was awake to the incompetence and worse of official Chian, The Statist does not
Official
LONDON, February 14th.. Prospects in connection with the Morocco conference are considered more hopeful.
THE DROUGHT IN INDIA.
LONDON, February 14th. There is a continued lack of rain in India.
GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, February 14th. There are prospects of a tariff war Germany and the United
The Waiwupu has roo-ived ★ dispstek from- Mr. Uchida, the Japanese Minister at Pekingi complaining of a certain native resident of Canton, called Ton sien, who has ressuily wd himself what notorious by writing between against the Japanese and trying to expors to Statés. his readers the designs of dupan upon the integrity and indepoudones) of China. The Japanese Minister pointed out the danger of such writings to the friendship and karmony existing between the two Empires and requested that the person complained of should be warned and interdicted from producing any more anti- Jupanese literal e.
By kind permission of L.-Col. Aitkin and
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
·Feb. 134.
FOR THE UNIFORM'S SAKE.
The Cheong Ping Hok Toug (the Military College for Training Officers) has issued a netica inviting a hundred new scholars to enrol
tions must be made between the 12th and 2łud inst. Many scholars are said to join merely for the sake of the nuiform.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE HUMPHREYS ESTÄTE AND FINANCE
CO., LTD.
THE ROYAL VISIT.
THE PRISCE'S APPRECIATION. We havo receive the following corres- pondoses for publication:-
Government House, Hongkong,
February 14th, 1906, Sir. His Excelleuay will be glad it you will publish in the Hongkong Daily Prome tho following gratifying lotter, in which the thanks- of His Royal Highness Prines' Arthur of Connaught, K.G., for the various entertain-
O THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESA,”
Hongkong, February 14th, 1908, DEAR SIRA remark of mine at the above meeting may carry, as reported, a different feaning from anything which I intended, and
monts offered him in the Colony have born shall be obliged if you will kindly insert this communicated to the Governor by Colonel A. letter in your next issue. As I have been for Davidson, C.V.O., C.B, Equerry to His
Majesty the King.
in order to remove possible misapprehension I
many years one of the architects and advisers to the late Mr. Granville Sharp and his trustees,
during his life, or has beansive his death, used I can state that no house belonging to him was
va a brothel; this being a matter on which both he and his trustuse have insisted. But Mr. Sharp's estate includes some godewna and tone. mont honses in the western part of the town and as (sinco his death) the Government has relegated Chinese brothels to Sbok-T ng 'Tsui, the general value of property in the woighborn. hood has increased, partly from this cause. For such a result it is obvious that neither Mr. Sharp nor his trustees could be considered in any way responsible.
Yonca faithfully.
A. TURNER.
LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIP.
5.
I am, sir,
Your obedient servant,
RICHARD PONSONBY, Private Secretary.
H.M.S. Dilen, Hongkong, 13th February.
DEAR SIR MATTHEW, Prince Arthur of Connaught wishes, bafore leaving Hongkong, to tank all those who have dona se much to make
Eis visit love so interesting and agreeable.
His Royal Highness asks you to thank the Chinese Community for the Banquet at which it was ontertained, and also to thank the mom |bers of the Hongkong Club sad tLe Golf Cln å
for their kind hospitality.
Prince Arthur asks you to tell the residents of Hongkong and the Rare Committee how much bo regeits il was necessary to cancel the Ball which had been so kindly arranged in his honony, and that the same causs propluded his attendanga at the Racos.
ST. MARCEAUX deny that the Chinese firernment was Officers the Bat of the 119th Infantry will
"grossly corrupt" and that "consequently play the following programme of music at the themselves for the coming session, Applicoat the close of the quarter ended Dacomber 31st streets and the trafle during the illuminatimus,
& CO., REIMS.
VIN DRUT: AND VERY DRY
Per Care-l dex. Quarts...
Per Case 2 doz. Pints
$30.00
353.00
Then:
Dailimera
DIRNED MENU --Bois D'Euves-Caviaro on tops-Chicken and Vermicelli and Clear Fish-Boiled und Shrimp Save. Entrees Boast wail on Toast, Grilled Sange and inshed Potatoes, Shrimps, and Mayon nim
Curry
King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Thursday t discouraged every proposal for improve-evening twother pormilting) --- -meist, and kept-down all progressive public March and Two Step "Dixie Lazd," ...... Haines Walts... The Chorister,” be Phelps The result is that China has not the Serpentine Dance Love Ligat,"
Mensager capable and far-seeing statesmen Jajan had Selection...... "Veronique,"
Andante.............." The Broken Malody,”................. Tiene to guide it in the way of progress." That Cake Walk... Jy Nogres Ferger is surely equivalent to saying that China, official China, is something less than half awak. Yet our contemporary regards the Fact that Japan avoided giving railway zou- cessions to foreigners as an example proper for China to take.. We could agree to that if China would awake to the advisability of copying Japan in other ways. If Japan had stopped at preventing foreigners from building railways, Japan would have been where Chim is now. The
A. S. WATSON & CO.. | Statist goes on to speak of the infl wace of
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Unders for extra cous of JAILY PEshould be kour le supply is limited. Only supplica
Lietor's
Dash.
is a tedioóns performance. She is like those persons whose minds do not open at once with their eyes o mornings. All the symptoms and evidences so enthusiastically trumpeted of "China's awakening" amount to little more than the rubbing of wax-tight
hicken Jointe-Ronet Sale of Mutton, Roast Capon and Ham, Cold Meats. Game Pie, Corned Heer. Salad-Mixel. Vegetables -Boiled Puta toon, Mashed Potatoer, Lima Hans, Catago nod Boiled Rice. Fee Cream and Finger Caker, Fruit, Fruit Tart Entremets Current Pudding, and Cream, Cheese, Coffee, Preserved Ginger, THE LATE MR. BRUCE SHEPHERD,
The death at Sidmouth. Devon, of Mr. Brazo
Shepherd, was briefly announced in the Dudy Prear on the 13th iuxt. It is not yet twelve months since Mr. Shepherd left the Colony, on furlough, and although he was looking ill when he went away, the sad news was on the less shocking to the very large number of friends and admirers in the Colony.
Mr.. Shepherd was horn on Sept 9th, 1844 ! His connection with the Hoogkong Civil Service dates from August 11th, 1882. when bs was appointed Clerk of Deer Registry, Land Office, and First Clerk in the Surveyor General's Department. He arrived in the Colony on Dec.
19th of that year.
The following year, June 16th, 1883, he became Deputy Land Oficer. Supreme Court, and from July 1st until Jan. 23rd, 1884, he was the Acting
THE VICEROY'S HEALTH. 1 It is reported that the Viceroy is ¡il again and has recently been spitting blood. Elis said that the present trouble has had a marked effect on his baalth.
WOMAN.
The Chief of Police has issued a proclamation prohibiting the manufacture and sales of bombs This order was issued owing to the sooident that happened in the Ting-Choi-Lane the other
owing to an explosion occurring while the day, when the roof of a house was blown off
mixture was being handled in a mortar. Throa Women and one girl were seriously burt.
RAILWAY SHARES
It is reported that $400,000 wore subscribed
at Faishan. On the 11th inst. Fang Yikes Lau Shu-tong, and Lan Tee-skan, of the Hing Li-tong, went to the Chamber of Commerce It is reported and took 20,000 shares rach. that these three men will proceed to Australia to canvass for subscriptions.
ADMIRAL ROZHDESTVENSKT'S
HALLUCINATIONS.
"REVELATIONS" FROM A JAPANESE HOSPITAL. The Paris Journal puldishes a long letter from its Tokyo correspondent, giving an account of an interview with Admiral Rockdestvensky. The Russian Admiral stated that during his long detention in Japan he arrived at a definite conviction concerning the affair of the Hall trulers. He admitted in the first place that the tion caused throughout Europe had ended by shaking his certainty. He asked himself it he had not been the victim of a hallucination. He had very strong doubts on the ribject.
sent before 11 a.si, on day of publication. After that relids, and pertops, & tentative yawn.or Deputy Registrer at the Supreme Court. To persistent denials of the British and the sous. Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Code: 4.8.C. # 84, two. The "interested foreigner," acting as the knocker-up." must not go away uutil China “shows a leg; otherwise, the | sleeper will roll over for another prolonged
nap.
Telophamo No, 17 P.O. Box, 3. HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEDI ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, Fleet STREET, EC.
The Daily Press.
Sergeant Garrad, who was in charge of the police which formed the escort of HR Prince Arthur of Couvanght, recrived a gold mounted walking one beautifully chase and inscribed, together with a letter of appreciation.
Dr. Newell Wilson will deliver a lantorn lecture this evening (Thursday) on "Hawaii to the members of the Union Church Esterary Club Dr. Wilson has some very fine slides, and an interesting evening is anticipated, The public are invited to attend. Mr. A. Backenzie will take the chair at 9 p.m. sharp.
HONGKONG. FEBRUART 15Tm, 1906.
TuS STATIST of Jan. 18th states that the Chinese Government is negotiating with a group of British and German banks for a large loan for the construction of railways. This is very interesting indeed, and we are prepared to accept it also as a very sigui. ficant fact," but not with quite the same signification attached by our well-informed financial contemporary. It is quite certain that China will not obtain this foreig capital from the banks without making Tribune, the new Liberal journal, dated Jan. umple concessions in the way of security 15th. It is a big publication of sixteen pages, such as the Cantonese people have just Tiss size, and when the elections are over been fighting the VICEROY for, and more. ought to be a first-class newspaper. This Apparently the Statist has not had its number is glutted with election matter. It attention drawn to the object lesson in contains special messages from the Tsar and the
We received from our Loudon office on Tuesday a copy of the first number of The
years later, May 4th. 1835, he was appointed Secretary to the Land Commission; and in August and September of that year les neted a
But he found proofs in Japan. Among the Secretary to Sir James Russell on the Opium Commission under the
hospital attendants there were interpreters who Chefeo Convention were attached to him--One of these who were From April 16th, 1889, Mr. Brace Shepherd instructed to be in attendance on him one day was an invalid unral officer. He bad bis ro filled the positions of Acting Registrar at the
in asling, and it was alleged that he was being Supreme Curt, Official Trustee, Registrar of treated for rheumatism, but an attendant le Companies, and Land Oficer, being made a slip the fact that this officer was not sick Justice of the Peace in August, 19. His buty
It wounded The Admiral pondered over this duties were tam porarily varied in October, 1890, mystery, and continued to make inquirios. He learned from another attendant that the officer when he was Secretary to the Equatlers Com-in question had gone to England with torpedo- mission; and in 1891 he undertook still more boats, A little later it came to the Admiral's work, akling to his numerous offices those of knowledge that this officer's arrival in Japau striking menner with the Hull Ooial Assignee and Registrar of Companies coincidad in
incident. When the Squatters' Board was established, he
Admiral Rozhdestvensky declared in con- was made Secretary, May 1st, 1891. His chief olusion that now his conviction was absolute, office, that of Official Receiver in Bankruptcy and that, after having been driven off, the was given to him on Jan. 96th, 182, after which torpedo-hosts were concealed by the British his abilitie cined him to be several times called at a place on the coast which had been prepared
beforehand for their res option.-Reuter. in to various departments in an “Acting” capacity. In 1895-4 be enjoyed a year's leave from thelatter holiday, he found himself gazetted on half-pay, and again in 1901. On his return Land Officer and Official Receiver in Bank ruptcy (Separate Doparlanant). lu May, 1903. there was a double event his appointment as a member of the Land Court, New Territory, was worked by a graceful tribute to his long,
ANTWERP DOCK SCHEME.
COMPLETE DEADLOCK.
BUILDING RETURNS.
From the returna compiled by Lloyd's Register of Shipping for the quarter ended December 31st, it appears that, excluding war-
His Royal Highness asks you to convey his ships, there were 515 vessels of 1355,7 tons thanks to all those who were responsible for the gross under construation in the United Kingdom | excellent arrangements for the control of the
1905. The particulary of the vessels in question and for all the moans taken to ensure his are as follows.
convenisuca and comfort throughout his visit. December 31st, 1905,
I romain, dear Sir Matthew, No. Gross Tonnage.
Yours sincerely.
485 1,35 1,279
1
147
12
Description,
Steam.
Steel... Iron
Wood and Composits
Total Sail.
Steel Iron
Wood and Composite 16
Total
500 60
1,350,839
2,940 ·
3,977
14,977
1,355,756
Total Steam and Sail-515 The tonnage under construction has shown a steady increase since December, 1903, and the present figures are within 57,000 tons of the total reached in September, 1991, which in the Lighest on record. As compared with the return for the September quarter the figures show ar increase of 30,000 tons, while the June quarter's total is now Exceeded by 51,000 tons.
Of the vessels under construction in the United Kingdom at the end of Dalfitabor, 400 of 990,499 tons ura under the supervision of the Surveyors, of Lloyd's Register with a view to classification-by tiris society. In addition, 48 vessels of 128,602 tuna are building abroad with atiew to classification, The total building at the present time under the supervision of Lyd's Register is, thus, 445 vessels of 1,118,101
tons. Details of this total follow-
Groes
No. Tonnage.
Building in United Kingdom for
home nocount, for sale, &c., 94 Building in United Kingdom for
foreign and colonial account... 52
United Building abroad for Kingdom Owners Building abroad for foreign
account
44
102,021
98,478
ARTHUR DAVIDSON.
CHINESE LABOUR IN THE TRANSYAAL
GOVERNMENT'S ORDER FOUND TO BE IL.LEGA...
The White Lapor issued from the Colonial Office, about which we wrote briefly in our issu of the 10th just, contains the following addi. tional information.
As long ago as October 27 Mr. Alfred
Lyttelton, then Colonial Seorstary, suggested to Lord Selborne, the Governor of South Africa, that it would be good policy for the mino-owners voluntarily to stop importation for the next six months. No reply was sent to this proposal. Lord Egia, coming upon it the suggestion to the Governor on December when he went to the Colonial Office, repeated
15, and urgently called for statistics.
Lord Selborne replied that the total number of Chinese on the Kand was 47,241, the number
tho
WAY il, and that licenses had been granted for 14,700 more. "My impression," Lord Salbora added, is that the mine-owners would be must nawilling to stop importation, as they have recently gone to enormneas expense in development work, which would be thrown away.
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On December 20 Lord Elgin telegraphed that
the Government had decided that the experi ment of using Chinese labour should not ba extended further until a representativo legisla ture in the Colony had given its opinion. Meantime, Lori belhorns was to trice Avery available step to prevent the shipment from China of the 14,70",
This, however; wa
was against the law. Th Attorney-General of the Transvaal, un bing asked his opinion, declared that a liesuse onc 300 granted for importation of a zed mumber of caolios could only ha savokal es breach of the 127,802 conditious by the holder. There is no regula- tion in fores, mor, in my opinion, could any such be now framed, to give the Louleauet Gorozzer power to revoke a license at will. Such a regulation would, in my opinion, he ultra vires and uncensable."
Total building on December 31arTM for obesification in Lloyd's Register Book
44$ 1,119,101
building work of the United Kingdom during The following details concerning the ship
the past three months may be added ---
Yo
Steam.
Sail.
Cross
GROAN Tonnaga
No.
Tonnage. 2,873
Versele commenced 240 314,411 14 Vessels previously commenced, but on which farther progress has been made... 5 18,250 4 Vossels launched... 201 476,173 17
13:0
437
Lord Salborna pointed out that the Labour agency bad spent a quarter of a million, ja addition to what had bean spent by individual mines, on the importation of labour, and that the
spent on machinery, plant, ind buildings dered or reeled in anticipation of stowly supply would curtainly be naveral millions.
On New Year's Day Lord Selborne tele- graphed:--
If the importation of the coolies for whom Ifconses have been isaned is prevented by any 4317 action which public opinion bera considera arbitrary there will be. I fear, a very strong. outburst of foling. This importation means work for hundreds and hundreds of men noT out of work and who have for many months been patiently enduring great hardships and awaiting employment, and it means increased commsroial activity for all.
THE MURDER OF MR. KELLY.
The following private letter, datad Changsha, January 28th, was published in the N.-C. Daily
News.-
You will be horrified, as we all are heco, ta hear that Superintendent Kelly was mordered brutally in the execution of his duty.
The Helgien Chamber voted on the first clause of the bill authorising the extension of the maritime and military works at Autwerp. It was decided to take separately the portions dealing with maritime and military works re Kwangtung which would have enabled it to and a first instalment of a remarkable story by Shepherd was made a Companion of the In
Prime Minister, a pom by William Watson, faithful, and able services to the Colony. Mr. "pectively. The text of the first part of the same here and they wanted to open out, a
clause, which was adopted without discussion, ruas as follows. With a view to improvements avoid the confusion incidental to adherence Rudyard Kipling, giving a shrewd glimpse of a perial Service Order. As Land (ficar and of the course of the Scheldt, the defences of to the threadbare and now misleading typical colonial view of home administrative Official Receiver, Mr. Shepherd had an anaal Antwerp, and the execution of the works neces- `phrase, "the awakening of Chios." Until says. The proprietors are opening a Rendsalary of $400, and when he retired on Aug.sary thereto, including the diversion of streams foreign critics at a distance become alive ezvous" for Liberals in London, a sort of free 25th, last year, he became entitled to a pension
club,
to what we have often pointed out, and what should be obvious, namely, that. China A shoemaker, named Sehöne, living at Weiss. cannot be correctly spoken of as oue entity, wawer, near Berlin, has become a professional He begen bis animated by any one feeling at a time, this at the eria of fear-majesté.
was in career several years ago, when he confusion will continue to persicate their straitened circumstances and desirous of food well-meant discussions. It seems stupid and lodging to tids him over hard times. He and unnecessary to repeat that China in approached local gendarme and used words bath awake and asleep. MARK TWAIN about the Kaiser which secured for him two bas an amusing account of Siamese years' confinement. He had hardly teft prison Twins" and their troubles. One Ilf of at the expiration of his sentence when he re- peated his remarks about the Kaiser. The the dual creature, so to speak, was a
judges felt that Schöne was a most bardered testotaller; the other frequently got drunk, criminal, and gave him thyepyears. That term , One hemicorpus"--to coin a useful word expired the other day, when the irrepressible --was a misanthrope: the other a fover. Schöne again insulted his Majesty with the That is the idea of China which must be same expression, and was at once arrested, inculcated in order to arrive at a better Whether he will now be sentenced to four years understanding of the modern situation. imprisonment remains to be seen, but most China is awake to the necessity of rail.ersible people think that Schono might be more properly treated in a lņnetic asylum than ways; but the actions of Viceroy Saum, in guol.
of $2,300.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C.P.R. ir. Empress of Japan arrived at Shanghai at 150 .. on Tuesday, the 13th Feb. kong, and is due here at 8 am, on Friday, the and left again at 10 p.m. same day for Houg- 16th Feb.
and the extension of the barbour works and
The second section, as modified by the amend ment of H. Ruzette, which had boun a lopted by the Government, and which deals with the diversion of the Mouse Scheldt Canal, and of the Sebyn, and with the construction of the defences to be substituted for the existing for anil' against being equal. Four members fortificatious, was rejected, the number of votes abstained from voting.
their sabsidiary installations."
forced
Four days later the Colonial Secretary replied that the legal advisors of the Crown agreed with the opinion of the Transvaal Attorney-General that the licenses could not be revoked, and the Government would, therefore, permit bese coolies to come.
THE ANGLO.JAPANESE TREATT AND INDIA;
To give you the fall account I will try, so you can tell all his friends. It appears that iwo mez-one a Turk and the other a Greek gambling saloon. They saw Cousal and Com- missioner, who refused to have anything to say so theus; and they went into the city and themselves into Chinese hotel, and the people of rse, told the officials, who, of course, tobl the ITISH TROOPS IN INDIA TO BE BEDucen, Consul, and, being foreigners, Kelly was asked to go and tell them to leave the place; he want ta A London contemporary states that Lord the place with au interpreter from the Foreign Kitchener, in his redistribution of troops scheme, Office here and, the report save, six braves, sud has made the treaty between fireat Britain and Kelly spake to them and said they must leave Japan of practical value. He has decided that the city, and they asked why (and so report the treaty enables us to reduce our forces in India. The tribes of Upper Burmah are fairly pacific, gues), because they would not be allowed to stop, and they then asked who would put them and trouble from the China side is less likely out, Kelly said he would,
aud thereupon one of to occur now that we have allies on the other him, the shot entered about the mouth breaking the British and native infantry battalions by them took out a revolver, and Kelly closed with side. So Lord Kitchonor has decided to reduce M. Vanderveldt, rising to a point of order, the jaw bone, Kelly fell down, they then fired at five. The reduction will be a very gradual one.
the interprator who ran and hid himself, they wished to know what was the position of the thea turued and shot at Kelly again, about the Chamber in view of the divisions just taken.
nose the shot entered, and they went outsido The Ministers of War aud. Finance had, he then and fired again at Kelly through the window asserted, repeatedly declared that their schon shooting him through the arm and returned to would admit of no alteration, and that not a
the room door and shot hira a after which through the line of it could be withdrawn. The Government The N.F.K. str. Yewata Murn (Australian must explain its position. In reply, Count de pine the shot entering the
they ran away, and are still at large. Line) left Kobe for Hongkong via Moji and Smet de Nayer, the Minister of Financa, said: Nagasaki on the 13th inst., and is duo bere on The Government withdraws none of ite de- claratious, but M. Vanderveldt is aware that a the 3rd inst.
The Norwegian str. Nord left Maji for this second division will be takon." Uproar on the mort, and is expected to arrive here on or about Left) the 18th inst.
The A.L. str. Persia left Singapore for this The comic opers Princess Toto" is being produced te-night at the Theatre Royal, Fudged The I.G.M. str. Greisenau, which left bere from the dress rehearsal of last night, it port, and is expected here on the 19th just. on the 17th Jan., arrived at Gezen on Tuesday į promises to have a successful run.
The PM. str. Siberia left. Yokohama yester- day, and is expected to arrive here on or about the 24th inst."
The H. AL. str. Borussia, with German troops for Vladivostock on board, left Colombo for this part on the 9th inst., and may be ezpected here on or about the 20th inst., a.m.
at 7 2.0.
Kelly was shot on the 23rd at 2.30 p.m. aud was attended to by all who could do anything for him; watch was kept ever him during the night by the Commissioner, and several of the Castoms staff, alec missionaries hero, but ho died at 8.50 the following morning; he was conscious to the last moment.
"He was buried on the 27th with all the honour and respect it was possible to show in this community; many officials followed him to his grave."
I
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hougkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-
On the 14th at 11:45 a.m.-The barometer has risen over Japan and the Loochoos, and has commenced to fall again over Chine.
Probably a depression is forming over China, Pressure is highest over the Yellow Ses. It remains low over the Pacific to the N.E. of Japan.
Strong to moderate mensoon is indicated in the Formoss Channel and along the Northern shores of the China Sea.
Forecast Strong to moderate E. winde minty, rain at times.
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