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POLICE COURT.

Friday, March 2nd.

Barone Mr. F. A. HAZELAND (First

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

A LONG SIDE.

Ting Yuen, the krepër of a clothes shop at Queen's Road Wost, charged Wong Ping with the crony of a jacket.

When elirgod at the polica station the defendant admitted the theft, but denied it. boforu

the Court. He said the jacket was hanging the doorway, and as he was walking past, the road being wet and muddy, he felt hiresif Flipping, alspel at the jacket to save himself, and in consequence of such action he was arrested and elinrgol with larceny.

Inspector Collott said the defendant must have had a long alide, as he was arrested with the jacket in his possession ten shops distant from the one where the article was hanging.

Tang was found guilty, convicted and sent enced to this weeks' imprisonment with hard labour and six hours' stacks.

GUNNERS IN TROUBLE.

Gunners M. Deveney unul R. Fitzgerald, R.G.A., were charged with assail and behaving in a disorderly manner in Queen's Read Contra

The evidence showed that defendants dineÌ ata restaurant at No. 1:5, Queen's Road Central on Wednesday night. When losing the re- taurant a boy asked for payment, which the defendants declined to give. On demanding it he was assaulted. The boy then followed them along the street and called a coustable. who while enquiring into antiers was struck by the Assistance first defendant and knocked down, arrived and the defendants, who were both muder the influence of quar, were arrested.

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the Criterion 310cited Hotel, where they stayed for three-quarters of an hour and bad two pints." They then went

to a restaurant for suppor. When they left,

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LOCAL SPORT.

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may be murdered, and with this fear in this beart bas resorted to all sorts of brutality."

In view of recent attornuces by distinguished men from Great Britain on tho spot and in view of the restrictions impend by the ordin ance the extravagant statements which appear in this book will not carry mugh weight, bat on the other hand an examination of them will tend to disurodit thus testimony of this eye- witness.

MENTS IN 1905.

JOHN CHINAMAN ON THE RAND."

A book which probably had an influence on the recent General Election bas come into our hand. The name of its author-perhaps Played. Won, Lost, Drawn. Paints, perpetrator is the better word-is not giver. Kowloon ... ...10

With a desire for anonymity which is easily understood ho prefers to describo himself as "an oje witness.". On the lurid covers of the book there appears beneath the title, "John Chinamsa ou the Rand," an illustration of as shaekled Chinoman sitting on a box with Chines TRADE IN THE STRAITS SETTLE“ oharacters printed theroon, He is fastened by chuine to a state in the ground. Naturally he locks neither amiable nor happy. Bat his position is presumably to be preferred to the other two men with quenes streaming in the air, who are being dricou by a prancing, gesticulat- ing overser with a long whip flourishing biad bin to the enge of prosumed got A depressing picture truly, and ene calculated to rinse the clector to the heights of righteous indignation oc provokokim to scornfu.er granted a laughter at the palpable absurdity. But having the courage to open the book, one finds a still more harrowing sight on the frontispiree. Above the words "a new form of terture; pours the figure of a Chinaman with wrists fastened to an overlanging ham and wearing

A cricket mitali will take place on Saturday at 430 p.m. on the Craigongowe Grind between the Cralgengower Cricket Club and the Dionowan Setool (Past and Prosent),

PARSEER I CIVID SERVICE MA."

A matelo will Lo played batween thero teams on the ground of the latter tipy a 2. p.m. sharp. The teams will be as follows:

Paran-F J. Kanga (ept.), J. D. Noria, B. Mowdavala, D. R. Capinín. J. J. Vasunis, B. A. Tempore, N. F. Nalladaru, B. F. Kavaron K. Jamshedji, B. P. Travalia. RB. Cooper, and A. B. Avrsia (umpire).

Civil Savis-N, Gast, P. It, Adam's, N. H. Kelly, G. Hoggarth, W. Cooper, D. Gourlay, H. Coomb

G. Badcock, W. Willis, A. Harlow, and B. Dawson,

H...C.. RO.A.

The following will represent the II.K.C.C, *A" 9, the RG.A. un the H.K.C C. Fround this afternoon at 2.15 p.m.-F. C). Patcher, A. Fowler, A. S. Cobdox, A. R. Lowe, W Peak, C. B. Pigeti, R. A. B. Ponsonby, P Jokes, W. J. Daniel, F. J..R. Gilsen, H. G Gardinor, with T. C. Gray as reserve. ---

FOOTBALL.

The Y.M.C.A. Xi. meets the team from the Rambler at the Happy Voltry this afternoon in the second round of the Shield competition.

WEST KENT3 v, R. E.

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SEVERN DEPRESSION.. The Singapore encrespondent of the London Times, in his review of the trade of the Straits Settlements in 1905 writes:-

The savere depresion in trade basi had its effect on the finances of the colony. The grast increas of about 6 per cent. in revuse from the lemos grante ca farm out the sole right of dealing in manufactured opiumnd spirits resulted houvy losses to this farmers, who substantial rofuction by the Goverunt after full inquiry and negotiation with other tendors. The probable to for 1905 is put at 115 million dollars; and the estimate for 1906 at 1 millions. Besities the reduction in herzees land to be offered for salu expected to yield millions -ss, but heavy expeditare en railway extension in Malacea and Singapore is no tourer ROCESSATS.

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KODAKS AT HOME PRICE.

No. 3 FOLDING POCKET KODAK (£3-12-01.) $38,00

4 CARTRIDGE

(£3-15-0.) $60,00

LONG. HING & CO..

GUICHARD

No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

JUST LANDED,

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POTHERET & FILS.

SPARKLING RED BURGUNDY.

PER CASE 12 BOʻTTLES

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24 BOTTLES

* $32.00

$31.00

H. PRICE & 00.,

SOLE AGENTS:

Writing to the M-C. Daily News - corres- pendent at Trintao says If I compare the German colony of today with what it was fire years ago I must my that even the very greatest optimist could not believe a work could be so well done in so short a period as the Germans have performed hore. Where sight years ago a fow Chinese huts and a military camp stood yeu tind now a fine town with beautiful streets,"

The presund holders of the H. X. Football they were not drunk, neither were they dis-Challage Shiold, the West Kenis, meet the

The defendants in their statement said that Royal Engineers in the second round of this chapters which compose the pamphlet. As the system of rulates to shippers confining their of treas, partly imported, partly grown here in |

orderly.

the suppers were paid for. They were not drunk, and the disorder oníside the restaurant was caused by the police and spectators.

On the charge of assault his Worship Bued each of the defendants or fourteen days, and on thin other charge they were each fined 39. the alternative being ever days' imprisonment.

BEFORE ME. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLIER MAGISTRATE),

FALSE WEIGHT.

yeur's competition at 5 o'clock this afternoon on the II K. Clab's ground, at Happy Valley The following will represent the RE. Mann, Houwood, Beardmore, J. Amphlett, Kin-

ear, Hamidic, Darion, Lieut. Ogle (capt.) Heatley, G. Amphlett, and Turney..

The Staff and Hongkong Club meet on the Military Ground, Happy Valley, at 4 o'clock this afternoch. The following will play for Hongkong Dr. F. Kew; E. Humphroys, G. E. Moroll; H. C. Gray, F. C. Hall, A. Morfey: W. H. Williams, B. D, Atkinson, W. E.Leckie,

BASEBALLS.

Ying Cheong, a shopkeeper at No. 52, Stone. Miller, A. Mead. Nullab Lane, was charged at the instance of Inspector Withers with having falso scules in his shop.

Ho was ordered to pay a fine of $354, in default one month's imprisonment..

DUMPING RUBBISH.

A cavenging coolis of the Sanitary Board was charged with dumping rabbish into private gardens at Lyttleton Rord.

Inspector Collett stated that the servante employed at Park View had for some time bear suspected of committing this nuisance. In consequence of a complaint made by Mr. Stapleton, of Oaklands," a police watch was set in the road, the result being that the defendant was caught in the set of throwing rubbish From Park View into the gardens below on Lytleton Road.

His Worship inflisted a fine of $5 and can. tioned the defendant.

MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Friday, March 22nd.

BEFORE HON. CAPTAIN 1. A. W. BARNER- LAWRENCE (MARINE MAGISTRATE).

SB. WO BANG" RUSHED.

Mr. McIver, Inspector of Jruks, provaded against thirteen launch mastera for ranking fast. to the s.. Wo Sang while that vessel was under weigh, without the consent of the master or officer in charge.

The Inspector stated that on the morning of the lat instant while the Wo Sang was going to Ne, 2 busy of the Cast on wharf, the defendants, who were towing eargo, wera' making fast to her. The Captain shouted to him from the bridge to try to keep the launches clear, as they were preventing him from going up to the uncy, Ha (witness) was unable, however, to prevent the defendants from moulting fast, s they took no notice of him. He took the nurses of the launcher, as ulso did the Captain. Such an securrence had happened years ago, realting in loss of life. One of the launches bad her name covered with can sas to prevent the captain taking it.

The Hongkong Team mesis the Nine from the U. S. 8, Wisconsin this afternoon on the Causeway Bay Grounds. The game starts at three o'clock sharp, and a good ane is expected.

THE SIMPLON TUNNEL.

INAUGURATION OF PASSENGER SERVICE.

The ordinary passenger service through the Simple True was inangerated on January 24th, when the emerging of the first train from the tunnel was the signal for cheers from the asembled poople and for salutas.

With the commencement of the regular pas- senger servien through the Simplon Tunnel,says the Daily Telegraph, the greatest engineering achievement of its sort in the world enters upon It was on Aug. 15, 1899, its period of fuition. that borings were commuced simultaneously on both the Swiss and the Italian sides of the mountain, so that the complete accomplish ment of the work has occupied nearly soven and half years The term originally fixed was May 14, 1994, and the estimated cost £2,350,000,

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a rost ugonised lock n his face.

Not for filleen yours has this colony ox- in the opperite page it will be noticed that the perionen saol had fizzo, and even now signs of paevival are by no means hopeful, Tho con- title has becoms elaborated. The writer tributing causes no over-speculation, currency is hero dezeriboð an "an English eye-witness," restrictions, increasing charges, and high freights. The End boumi" la finally collapsed, no further clue to his identity is offered, bat e thone squsmodic efforts are being made to keep | THE GERMAN COLONY OF TSINTAO, | road hopefully that the introduction is by Dr.

up pics but it is a matter of remark that John Clifford, M.A., LL.B. This apostle of town land has undergone no apparent depreciu- tion The prop sed transfer ton gehl currency Passive Resistance would lead one to believe that

began a long period of anxious expectancy, the he stao had Imeu na eye-witness, because he says Straits dollar gradually rising owing to the that the necount of the importation of coalies adrance in silver and Moxienn dollars, with the into South Africa which follows is an result that, though favourable to importers, the authentic story of one of the foulest tragedies markets were considerably curtailed, dealers not being di-pased to replete steeks noder such in our British annols" and that "it is ED

uncoctail conditions. The increase in the cast indictment packed with sifted evidence." The of living and handling goods has been question unterally arises-How does he know so marked as to gain for Singapore ho repa tation of an exp net e pert of end, while the Has his been on time and that he can vouch for high freights bred by the Strails Homeward the authenticity of the story? Can he tail as cference to Europe aut extended to New who has ifted the avidonos, But leaving the York in August last have contributed in a reverend gentleman's somewhat hysterical in-marked degros to the natural tendency for shal perts to expand and establish direct troduction, we unke a beginning with the siz

Blean communication with home markets. By first, entitled "Enslaving the Baud," has suce chrge to Conference vessels tramp steuners are at two of the Auglican Bishops anda pareon, practically dobarred from these wat rs, and these ramonerative rates enjoyed by foreign the reader is confronted with the suggestion shipping lines here have cabled Dutch and that this maybap explains the patronage of the German steamers to carry direct at cheap rates reverend Passive Resister. Undoubtedly the from place in the Tutch Indies produce which writer scores when he says that "to expect previously came to Singapore. Accordingly Pear by your this rado shows decreases in all spiritual ideals on the Eard is too ridionlons for important articles of commerce. In October the works," and he is equally successful in his Goveruer, in reply to a question, expressad sarcastic reference to the agitation in favour of inbiloy to legislate on the subject. Chinoso labour as bading to an anticipation that the Transvaal would he something like a Mohammedan heaven, with Great Britain as an annexo." Needless to say he shows a strong prejudice when he recounts the steps loading up to the introduction of Chinese indentured labour in the Transraai, and though there might be sound reasons advanced against the experiment, the writer spils his case by the presentation of arguments which work wither way. Not only does be sook. to prose

that

financially the introduction of Chines was a mistake, because the greater exposes it involved absorbed the profits aceraing from the cheaper labour, and therefore the mine owners

defented their own ends, but that socially sud morally and politically the cous garnces aro still more disastrous.

How truth and fiction ara jumbled together will be apparent from the following extract :-

The white overseer at first felt that instine live fear of and dislike for the Chinuman thet is peculiar to all Euglistinen, He was one man against hundreds. In the majority of cases ho had been bitterly opposed to the introduction of Chinese labour. He realized

ban, and houses which can bo takou us nodals for the architects in other foreign Settlements in Chine, even in the Medi Settlement; you see a good and large bar. bour; and the whistle of the locomotive every now and then reminds you that in a few hours' ride you are able to travel into the heart of the province. The Gorerament has taken special esce to plant thousands and thousanda an admirably managed botanical garden would perhaps not be the right word-the Germans call it "Baumschulen that means "schools in

་་ which troos are grown." In this "Forstgarten the thousands of trees and flowers are kept long enough to require no more special care of nursery and then they are planted on hills round about and in the town, so that a stanogr sight in Chine-in summer ones does not see higanything but green and green in the Hear neighbourhood, and that, of course, makes all 1 is to the Malay Peninsula that merchants walks in the beautiful surroundings the mere nas turning in the hopes of finding some outlet. agroende. The same le tel company which build Whilo Inge tracts of under-loped and unpros the Strand Hotel, mach for the bonent of the pered o ountry exist, there is not likely to be foreigners in the East, has now opened a magni- any serious eline in the tin industry, and fiosat concert and theatre-hall, and an A.D.C. J: st year has shown ao enormous expansion in performed last week "Alt Heldolberg." The rubber planti g: Comparies have been formed ladies and gentleman played excellently, the sed capital from home and Ceylon freely in- house was crowded, and a round surplas is loft rested in Pm Fubber estates, Rambous, for charity purposes. The most prominent however, finding considerable support as a lady's part was in the hands of a Government The official's wife, cnce--when still a Missa development of the Federated Malay States member of the Shanghai German community. prospective remunerative investment. proceeds space, and the sin railway line You know our Baul from its frequent visits to Shanghai, and it is a special pleasure you through J.bore ia satisfactorily preceding.

can have in none of the other ports in China, to hear after the day's work in the evening anch excellent music, not exceptionally, but in regular popular, as

as well as classical, concerts.

LONDON A DECLINING TORT.

Bnt not everything shows such a pleasant picture as I have described. The tines are hard and trade develops only slowly here. It would carry me too far to-day if I were to speak of commercial life in Taintso; I reserve that for a later letter. Our Gorman friends have to work hard against the competition around them, but with their general knowledge and education will succeed. 1 am quite sure step by step thor wil It took more than forty years to

the up standing of Hongkong; the Germans have no more quickly. In the last few months now tight at all to pect that they will succed Customs regulation have been put in force. It took a long time before this question could be sattiell, but the result seems be pleasing. What is more, the difficulties

The Daily Telegraph devotes a leader to Lord's decline as a port. If says:- if not bames is losing its pre- rapidly, the eminen sa truding port, as it has already burrendered

its former priority in shipbuilding and engineering. The Metropolis has become go huge, ile interests so varit, its internal jenpastes su strong, and its public spirit to folde, fiat year after your si a away and nothing is done to check the process of decline. Elowhere in te Uniel Kingdom-as on the forsey and the Clyde and at Sortlampton, for exazapin the local authorities are busy in expanding the facilities which they offer to the mercantile arase, and abroad bids are made wi with success for the trade which should be coming to the Thames Meanwhile, amid a the Chinamen that they were

multitude of contenitors in London, we have a babol of tenues, endless confusion, high rates, feared, and, in turn, he feared them himself.

thousands of one puyod au unemployable, It was his duty to son that they worked, and stent bo is wel make a pathetic but was his duty to make them work. Unable to

The PRRsoogers, anveiling app for

onserveucy, it is true, han under- speak their langurge, instinctively disliking Thames taken a

a great dredging chome, but more than them, he used the only means of asserting his that is netal., No one can read Sir William White'n deserip ion of the great river at a authority which came to his hands, that was generally a boot or a crowbar Physion fear is time when it was a hive of industry without another the historic firics that line its banks aro dosporing, and the iw that romain have lost their old position. Of the. mora modern

stablishments Messis, Yarrow and Co.

were sotiled without any friction; that shows how beyond doubt how well-informed the two treaty parties were kept by their respective representatives here in Tantan, the Governor and the Commissioner of Customs.

This alternoon the public is invited to attend the opening of a soap factory, not by any means the only industrisi establishment of the place Mr. Adalbert Sarz, the proprietor of the Red Cross dispensary, is also the awner of this soap and toilet soap, and I hope this newest proof of factory, in which he makes all kinds of household sure, although slow, development of the trade will prove to be a full success. Bre

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THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES.

The sacrifice which holding the Philippines means for the United States is set forth in a recent jasne of the Cablenews under the caption

WINE MERCHANTS.

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GRATEFUL MOTHERS GIVE THANKS

Marvellous Cure of Two Babies Suf- fering for Months from Sore Eyes- Doctors, Hospitals, and Many Treat- ments Were of No Availa

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CASE BY CUTICURA

"I feel it my duly to tell you of two most wonderful cures of BOTE eyes by Cuticure Ointment. My little son hal an attack of measles which left his eyes in a shocking state. The lids were in- famed and sore, and every lash fell out.

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first Then I got Cuticura, and from application I have bad cause to be thank ful. Before I had used one box of Cuti- cura the lashes showed signs of growing, and at the end of a few months they were a healthy as ever. I recommended Cuti- cura to a Mrs. Phillips for her child who also had sore eyes, and the little one was cured with less than one bo (signed) Mrs. C. Todd, Old Southead Road, Waverly. Sydney, N. S. W. Reference, Messrs. R. Towns & Co., Sydney.

BABY PHILLIPS Cured by One Box of Cuticura After All Else Had Failed "When my little girl was a few months old her eyes became very core. I took her to the Hospital, and subse- quently, to the Children's Hospital at for twelve months, but her eyes acemed to be growing worse. One doctor told me they might be bad for years. L by a was one day stopped on the street Mrs. Todd who told me that

at Cuticura Ointment had cured her boy. I com- ht. The menced using it that very night. cure has been marvellous. The eyes coo commenced to get strong, and before I bad

usel one box of Cuticara they were as healthy as if there had never becn anything the matter with them. (signed) Mrs. F. Phillips, Crafton Street, Waverly, Sylucy, N. S.W."

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by the restrictions that had been placed by the Ordinance on be more than enco but the former bad extended, and the latter has been far exceeded. Unexpected obstacles were the reason for this. The chief of them was the hot springs, which gushed out in great volume. Ông of these alone direharged ovary minute 360 gallons f water at a temperaturs as high as 11sdag. Fahreulieit, Com quently, in addition to con ing the air by the introduction of ice and the use of sprays, it was necessary to dilale the hot streame with water at a lower temperature. the power by which nearly all primitive commething app caring despair.. The workmau met in the middle of the range munities are ruled. The white races hook upon last February, and on experimental train waK rau through on the 24th of that month. Un the Chinamen us belonging to a primitive.com- fortunately, the ventilating apparatas was not murity, forgetting that they are the children-

Werks mut suffer, owing to the new yard then operating satisfautorily and Signor of a civilization thousands of years older than going from Pople, and the famous Chiswick Bianco, We Government inspector, and Signor

which M-sars. Thornycroft have just construct- Carla Grussi, another engineer, were suRecuted ang that exists in Europe.

"The white man scon dropped trying to rule ed et Southamptent. The situation des lung by poisonous fumes which had collected. The by fores. The Chinsmen showed him that bo since become en grave that anywhere clay but

A SELECT DAY SCHOOL. to a height of 2.810 Simplon Tunnel only rises to a

didn't want to work be wouldn't work. and be made, and adequate rew-dies applied. Must Do Our Duty." The article goes on Teachers and Capable Chinese Teachers, THREE University Trained Foreign feet above the sea level, whereas the St. Gothard feared blows as little as he feared death. If he in the topolis careful inquiry would have attains an altitude of 3,788 feet, the Mont

showed that fear was not the basis of Chinese Owing to the high cost of living and the

The Honourable Nick Longworth in s Cris 4,293 feet, and the Arlberg 4300 foot.

marals. Once in the mine the dorile, tractablo | consequent increase of wages, together with the new route muy reflect when

made before Couareas a few days before ho Carsful supervision and individual attention Passengera by they are midway through the boring that they Chicaman of the Raral lards dream did just as the pressure of ta ea and Ical rates, it seems

to be assured that the decline of shiphulding encircled the fair finger of Princess Alica with assured. Both ENGLISH and CHINESE have over their heeds a mass of rock towering he liked, and continues to do just as he likes.

sational English. Only a limited number oan be 7500 imo the air. Steep gradients buvo been "When he leaves the compound br, perhaps, and enging-ring cannot be checked. Public wedding ring, said: "For one I am not in taught. Special attention given to Conver

favour of holding the Philippine Islands as a avoided. The sharpest incline in the Simplon in Lakes with him half a loaf of bread. When he opinion if London has really any concrete

in 4, and that extends but a short distance; feels hungry, he stops work, coils bimself upon cipios "n the matter appears resigned to part of the territory of the United States a the ground, and takes his mont Let the seeing Ichabod written up or all the famou, moment lenger that we have to. Iam in favour of turning these islands over to the Philippine while in the Mont Cenis the lina rises at

language of the white man be as terrible as he workshopy that in years gone by gave em point as much as 1 in 33. At present only one 'tube' of the double tunnel is in use, and is capable of. let him rain blows upon the ployment to tens of thousands of hands. It people to govern for themselves at the first moved by the knowledge moment that they have proved to us that they about midway ture sets of rails are provided, so Chinaman's back, the Chinaman takes no notice, vot that trains travelling in opposite directions can

When he has finished that as a commercial port Southampton has expall of governing themselves, but I am not in favour of turning them over a moment. The defondants were questioned in turn as to pass one another. The second tube," which is his bread he rolls a cigarette, and smokes in progressed four times as fast, nt LoBon, The

come Providence alone knows, but. I say the why they disobeyed the barbour regulations in with it at every hundred yards by a eroas-

ft. distant from the other, and is connected calm and indifferent quietness. If the English. continn d success of Hamburg. Rotterdam, Ant before that time. How soon that time may

men remonstrates with him, John Chinaman werp, Marseille, Genoa, d Triest-ven this matter. No arouso was given, but one and gallery, will remain in the rough-hewn state replies, Me get one little shilling. Me do Trieste leases the vitiz as of the capital of the sooner the better for them and for u, and the Empire unmoved. Whole London talks and way to speed that moment is to do everything

this

for their material bene- possibly can Lation all denied that they had rasde fast to the till the earnings of its companion amount ta plenttes work for me pay.'”

2,000 per kilometre, It was indispensable, The attempt to reconcile opposites is always quarrels over ways and means for improving its fit and for their mental and moral uplifting." steamer before she raado fast to the buoy.

Them's our sentiments. The sooner the even during the cutting, for if it had not been a difficult task, and that the writer of this waterway and docks,other British seaport towns are bending all their energies to work, and The case against two of the defendants, who made it would have been impossible to cironlato production fails need not occasion surprise. At foreige rivals are helping to sap the position United States leaves these islands the better. His Worship, in summing up with regard to into the workings every minute. Each of the I-used and tortured, but by and by in working which tho Thames once occupied. Only this If we could get out to-day with honour-ve | the others, the nature of the

six yards in height and a balf in breadth. the mine owners he proves that the vellow has lately increased three times as fast as that hundreds of millions of dollara, which must be come particulars, comparing the Simplen with 1964 are the masters of the situation on the of London-has decided to spend ton millious sacrificed to hold them. the famous predecessors which it lus eclipsed, Rand. True, tre can't have it both ways starting on exterding the conveniences which may be well exhibited in tabular form :---

and probably we realise that we have to follow Length, Progress per the showman's advice-You pays your money Opened miles day, yards and you takes your choice." ...1870 2 2.5 ...1881 ...1883

pleaded not guilty, was remanded.

was most reprehensible, and it involved con siderable risk to the cress engaged in them. It also imperiled the position of the ship in tonding to render her movements beyond the He had repeatedly control of the mester. warned launch owners that the practice would not be tolerated, and when, therefore, he had to i deal with such cases, the defendants might rest assured they would receive the punishment they

the 58,000 cubic feet of air which wore pumped

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but continues his meal.

one time he asserts that the Chinese pro slaves,

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admitted.

ROOM for ONLY & FEW SEATS MORE.

Apply at once to

F. 0. LETSER, Head Mastor, China Y.M.C.A., 26, Des Voeux Road, Central

Hongkong, th February, 1908.

ASSOCIATION

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NIGHT

SCHOOL. BUSINESS COURSES A SPECIALTY.

NGLISH taught in SIX FORMS.

SIX FOREIGN TEACHERS. TWO CHINESE TEACHERS, Opening from 1st March, 1906. For further information call or write THE HEAD MASTER,

26, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hongkong. Chinese Young Men's Christian Association.

[416 Hongkong, 15th February, 1906.

Erful Inspection of all work.

But we can't. Dewey and McKinley get us dermed to stay hero until some greater Power the post offers to shipowners and traders. On into this philanthropin muddle, and we're every hat the olserver sees progress belum pats us out. Tie true, t'is pity, and pity t'is made, on the North Sea and the English Channel as on the sunny shores of the Mediter-t'is true. We're like the fellow squeezing the The difficulties of the white overseer are ranean. A sleeping sickness must have seized balldog's neck. We can't let go or we shall certainly not minimised, and while the yellow the English metropolis, or it would

And as we must perforce remain we must do N men are said to be intractable in the mine they have transated all the jargon of Royal Com what the Honreirable Nick says, and make the missions, Committees, and deputations into The completion of the Simplon opens a better are even more so in the compound. "The effective action. Meantime, the heritage of the best of it. We mast make the country prus courtel. Each defendant would be fined $50. and a shorter route between Northern France white man not only bates the yellow raan but past is being thrown away by the laisser-faire | Porous materially. If we don't do this we will

or in default, one week's imprisonment,

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and Italy, an advantage which will benet

British tourists not a little.

fears him. He knows that at any moment ho of the prosent generation.

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be burt.

În but a curse to the natives, an Old Man of the Sun.

LESSONS IN FRENCH.

TEW and easy method of learning French in a few months, mainly by conversation by a Franchisan Terms very moderate

Also Lessons in English by an English Lady,

B. B Coro of Office of this Paper. Hongkong, 18th August, 1905,

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