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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27TMя, 1906.

The Calenita Port Commissioners propose to TELEGRAMS.LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VACANCY.

Construct floating baths on the Hugbli for the use of Hindu ladies at a cost of one inkh of

rupeos.

[BEUTER'S SERVICE.] -

APPOINTMENT BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Owing to the Hon. Mr R. Shewan having

The Bre extingrishing apparatas at Hantom THE NATIVE TROUBLE IN SOUTH left for home on holiday, a temporary vacancy

has lately proved inadequate; and the suggestion is made that the varinas foreign settlements. should co-operate and subscribe for an up-to-date motor-engine.

AFRICA.

LoNnos, April 24th. The Tranaval has offered Natal to furvish, equip, and viaiatain 500 volunteers,

MISSION IN FRANCE.

That "the repro- ! "Anglophile Scots". sentatives of England are relegated to minor posts" is dismaying; and we do hope that Sir HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN will, as requested, bear in mind that it is as the Printe Minister of Scotland that he has been returned to power "As Englishmen and Timperialists (?) we cannot regard the exclusion from office of our countrymen with equanimity. The salaries" (almost a Scottish touch, this)" attached to the respective offices are CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO comparatively unimportant"; but Engish men should have had "a just share of the loaves and fishes." It would really appear In their farewell message to India T. R. adds this distressing report, as if "no English Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales need apply

were already displayed over wished that the Indian people might get the portals of every Government Depart-immnsity from famine and pestilence, steady ment. But our impulse toward gentle progress in agriculture and industries, and a

safe and natural advance in social conditions," budinage must yield to stronger feeling when we rad such mischievous nonsense as the following:-

Holders of paddy along the railway line in Burme expect prices to rule very high this yearTHE CHINESE COMMERCIAL in consequence of the famine in Japan, Prices usually advance with the season, but are unprecedently high now for so early in the year.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE FINE PRODUCTS OF MESSES. BURROUGHS, WELL- COME & Co., LONDON.

TABLOID" BRAND PRODUCTS "SOLOID" BRAND PRODUCTS. KEPLER'S MALT EXTRACT. KEPLER'S SOLUTION or COD LIVER

OIL IN MALT EXTRACT. BURROUGH'S BEEF and IRON WINE.

LANOLINE PREPARATIONS.

CREAM. HAZELINE HAZELINI

HAZELINE SNOW, sto.. etc., etc.

POCKET MEDICINE CHINTS, and

MEDICINE CASES.

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"Next year (137) is the Bi-contenary of the Legislative Union of England and Scotland, and there should be great rejoicings in North Britain. It is desirable that this union should be cemented and strengthen d; is it wire, then, ou the eve of that auspicious event to create

Work in connection with the Madras harbour improvement scheme is progressing apace. A rabble bass for the new north arm which is to protect the new north-east entrance to the har hour is now being laid down, but the blocks will not be put in position till the base has stood a A floating basin in eand couple of monsoons,

LONDON, April 24th. President Fallières has entertained the Chinese Mission at lunch.

LOSS OF A BELGIAN TRAINING. SHIP.

LONDON, April 24th. The Belgian Government training-stip Deaper, with a crow of 54, including 30 culets, bus capsized in a gale in the Bay of Biseny, and only 26 have been saved.

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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, April 26th,

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE FULL COURT.

THE SALE OF A NEWSPAPER. This was an appeal from the decision of the Prisma Judge in the case of Tam Man Sam v. Tam Yau sud Chourg San-pang, the original action being a claim for $1,000, $500 for return of money deposited by plaintiff with defendant on 2nd Jane, 1905, in part payment of purchase money for the business, property and effects of the Sai Kai Kung Yick Co., under contrast, aud 3500 for damages for breach of sild contrast. Mr. H. E. Pollook. K.C., instructed by Mr.

on the Legislative Council has occurred. To All this the Chamber of Commerce, whose held a Mr. Showan representative meeting, which was well attended, in the City Hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. E. A Hewett, the chairman of the Chamber, presided, and there were also present-Messrs. N. A Siobs, H. M. Tibbag, A. V. Apear, H. N. Nemozee, D. R. Law, W. D. Gralism, F. J. V. George, R. Biashop, A, Sholton Hooper, T. F. Hough, A. G. Wood, J. R. M. Smith, G. H. Medhurst, S. H. Michael, W. Darby, E. 8. Kadoorie, H. Sater, S. D. Sotua, A Rawjahu (representing Kumjabu and Co.), D. M. Nissim, O Ellis, J. J. Leiria, G. A. | Chumpeaux, A. 8. Mihara, H. E. Tompkins, G. C. Moxon, J. O. Hughoз, L. Engol, A.

The Secretary having read the notice calling | offered for sale, and plaintiff's touder was Haupt, and A. Forbes,

accepted by the liquidators, but when plaintiff the meeting,

and his staff attempted to take possession on a cortain data they wara ordered out.

The Chairman read the following letter:-

Colonial Secretary's Office,

19th April, 1905. Sin.—I am directed to inform you that Mr. R. Showau has tendered his resignation

E. H. Boavis of Mes-rs. Wilkinson and Orist), appeared for appellants, and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. Stevenson (of Mesara, Deacon, Looker," and "Descon), appeared for respondonts.

The facts were that a Chiness newspaper was

Mr. Pollock, in opening, said their Lordships would remember that the mattor came before the Court on a previous occasion. An order was

racial anteganism by wounding the natious accretion to the south of the harbour is also Hoggarth seized five more cases of morphine at of his rest in the Legislative Connoil, which mode on 4th Noveraber, 1905, for a special caso.

being constrated.

ANOTHER MORPHINE SEIZURE. Yesterday morning Chief Excise Officer Godown No. 31, Kowloor. This shipment arrived by the P. and Q, steamar Devanha on At a meeting of the Prince of Wales' the 5th April, and the usual applications for the Reception Fund in Madras it has been decided I confiscation of the goods to the Opium Farmor to utilise the surplus of Rs 15,040 by devoting |will be posted in das scarse. Rs. 10,000 to founding scholarships in the Victoris Technical Institute in tho of the Prince, and Rs. 5,000 to endowing two beds in the Victoria Caste and Gosha Hospital in the name of the Princess, subject to their Royal Highnesses' consent being received to these proposals.

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sentiment of the greater country We ospot preserve our purely English characteristice, iraditions, and customs when strangers are thrust upon us who share car sentiments imperfectly and have different local institutions. A Sontoh Promiership would seem ever to be associated with some National calamity. It is interesting bere to refer to Lord Maenulay's remarks with reference to Lord Bate, the Minister and favourite of George 111.:-The only effect of Bale's domestic administration was to make faction wilder and corruption fouler than ever the Public Offices, the Army, and the Navy wore filled with high- checked Drummonds and Erskines, Macdonalds, and Macgillivrays, who could not talk a Christian tongue, and some of whom bad but lately begun to wear Christiau breeches. It was remarked that Adom, a Scotchman, was the Court Architect, and that Ramsey, a Scotch- may, as the Court Painter, and was preferred The Fine Products of Messrs. BUZROUGHS, to Rognolds, Mallet, a Scotehtaan, of no high literary fans, and of infamous character, ment. John Home, a Scotchman, was rewarded for the tragedy of Douglas both with a pension and with a sinecure place. But, when the author of The Bard" and of "The Elegy in a

The Manila Times publishes the following. he was refused. And dated San Francisco, 29th March -"In con- Professorabip Country Churchyard" ventured to nak for a this year (1905) is the centenary of the death of the patriol Pitt, the famous son of that great noction with the reform in the consular sarrica Fuglint, the Earl of Chatham, whom that instituted by Secretary Root, the raport ef Herbert II. D. Pioree, the Third Assistant titled sycophant displaced! What u contrast! It was under the Administration of Lord Secretary of Sinie, upon the investigation which

in the disastrous Aberdeen tha! we engaged Crimean War. Under Mr. Chadstone's Premier.be conducted into the United States couralar ship (who always culled himself a Scotchman) officials in the Orient, has been made public. oneurred the lamentable dosth of General

Pierce scores ex-Consal Goodnow of Shanghai, Gordon. Home Rule, and the surrender at Majuba, entailing the recent war, with its enormous sacrifice of blood and treasure, under the Premiership of Mr. Balfour, who never wearies, on every concurable occasion, in and

BRITAIN F. ENGLAND.

Some of our Scotch friends are much perturbed general by the use of the word England as terzu when speaking of the United Kingdom, and, thinking that they have got hold of a legitimate grievance, have organised a acciety or confederacy for worrying public men on the

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has been accepted by H.E. the Governor, and to be stated, bat when the matter cane subse- to request that the Chamber of Commeres will quently, before their Lordships it transpired ba gred enough to take steps at an early date that the parties could not agree on the special to nominate a member for the cacancy which | pass to be stated, and following the suggestion has been occasioned.

mads by the Court each party was to give its T. SERCOMBE SMITH.

own version of the various clauses in dispute. It would be convenient if he referred to the

The CHAIRMAN also read a letter received the same day from Mr. Showan, wishing the Chamber success. He was sare the Chamber special case, because it contained the document. would all endorse the views expressed by the which they submittal was very important, the committee in thanking Me. Showan for his agreement between the parties, the comment service during the period he had represented which contained the clauss with reference to the the Chamber. Proceeding, he said that only forfeiture of the deposit money. After reading one candidate had boon nominatol for the the special case, conusel stated that the question By kind permission of Lieut.-Col. C IL U.suoject.

Great Britain and Ireland" is correct, and Price, U.S., Cordt., and Officers of the 129th Bahuchis, the Band of the Regiment will play in all public documents the United Kingdom vacancy, proposed by Mr. Wood, vice-chairman, was whother appellant's deposit of $500 w

is so rescribod. We cannot, however, in every and seconded by Mr. Law. The regulations liable to forfeiture. There was no doubt that the following programme at the U.S.E. Clubday life employ to unwieldy a term, and

were that in such a caso it was not necessary to the appellant when he fendered on 4th June a therefore, in default of a better name, that of the Kowloon, to day, commencing at 5 p.m. :--

with conditions which the Paine Judge had Marci. "The Austriad Army,... Eilenberg vastly predominant partner is uniformly used base e ballot. The election only required a portion of the purchase money had saddied it Overture......"Jutti in Maschera,"

... Fahrback abbreviation "Cn." to express the junior partners Sir. Woon then proposed the appointment of decided he had no right to do.. Appellant was

firm. Eestlane reveives ample compan- Selection...... The Robenian Girl".....

Hertelsation for any imaginary slight or injustice. Mr. F. A. Hewett, who he was sure would pay bound by that ruling, but their Lordships would

British.

which great attention to the affairs of the Legistative bear in mind that it was admitted on behalf of Polka.......

"Herzliabehen,

by the misuse of the word

the respondents that such a calition was made. Gavotte ........

frequently covers matters and things essentially Council (2pplause).

The Chief Justice-The effect would be the English. Thus we hear of "British" wheat,

vame as if the tender had not been made ? "British" dairy producs." British "language,

There being no other nomination,

Mr. Pollock-Yes. Continuing, he said it had The CHAIRMAN thanked Mr. Wood and Mr. 'Britain " The us of the obsolete term

and for that reason, bat we never order " British" whisky,

Law for having proposed and seconded his not that effect. It was important as showing exoludes Ireland, alone is suitable, illogical, und unfair. Some of our public mon have been cajoled or appointment and the mambara for the kinds that the appellant did not wish to repudiato the our less influential journale. words associated with the Chamber of Commerce for and wanted to take over the business some ten frightened into acquiescence, as have House of Der in which they had accepted it. He had been contract. As a contter of fact he was too eager. England and English are quite good enough, six years and he could assure the members that days before he had a right to do it. Proceeding. and when used in a concrete sense are readily he would endeavour to work on behalf of the he contended that the only right to forfeit a distinguishable and understood. Wo think,

WELLCOME & Co. are prescribed by leading partook largely of the liberality of the Govern Vaise "Th Bal & La Core Pelretti and universally recognised, just as we use the show of hands.

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MGW YORKATAN Havel and aunt of mann in derlaris hilt a Sastaman The English are the very quintessence of the Imperial brain; they are a superfine people, and it is characteristic of the superfiuselement, i.e., the English, that it ΠΟΥ ΕΣ makes mistakes'.

dresses with communications addranted to the Editor. nul for publication bai as evidence of good faith,

All letters for publication should be written o one side of the paper only!

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in der PRESS should be will be inserted. 1 Undera jor extra scores of JAILT sent before 11 4.m. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplieu Cash Telegraphic Address: Panen. Codes: A,B,C, 6th Ea

Lisbo

P.O. Bom, 38. Telephons No. 12

IN MEMORIAM.

Ou the 27th April, 1905, at Amoy, LIONEL BRABANT LANGFORD WHEELER, eldest son of Col. J. L. WHZLER, LOD.

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BENGKONG OFFICE: IUA, DE VOUX ROAD C.

"Has ren,

Bura 4.

The

Mr. LAW seconded

ex-Consul Williams of Singapore, ex-Consultorefore, that public ranu, more particularly, Chamber in the future as he had done in the deposit would arise if the conduct of the party

MeWade of Canton sad others."

Letters of thanks, signed by Princa Thai Shear Chi- and to, have at the flow. W king, the general The Commissioners greatly Punger agent, praise the s.k. Dakota, as "the best appointed, with the largest, most comfortable and hest equipped cabins we have over encountered, the ard comfortable." Mr. King was personally thanked for the constant courtes y and attention shown to them, the distinguished passengers remarking, “All your representations have been ataricily fulfilled".

would do well to ignoraany such communications, past. and treat them with deserved Indiference-St George's Society Year Book, 19 15.

KIGA SZAN U TOYTUT AND RAT-CATCHING.

amounted to repudiation of his part of the A slow of hands was then taken, and resulted contract. It could not be said that appellant was in default natil aftor 14th June, assuming in the appointmeat being carriad unanimously, that on the 4th June he did something which ne ought not to have uone. kie dla not show and repeated his "statement that he would do any intention of repudiation. He was too

his best to look after their interests. Before

What pestiferous patriotism all that; / table and service superb, and the big ship steady benefiting the people. The Viceroy has recently i conncoted with Onlifornia from early days and performance of the contract. It was not a

what egregious effroutery to retail that concluding Gallic compliment! We have no doubt whatever (and it seems advisable to state that these comments are made by a member of the superfine race that never makes mistakes) that the writer of the lines quoted has utterly failed to gather the dim. most conception of real patriotism. He

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E C clsewhere cites the case of the Japanese:sidered. From information from the Straits a

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, April 27TH, 1906,

we can only say that the patriotism that has put Japan where it is had nothing to do with emphasising the distinction between northerners and southerners. He must be a very JUDAE of his cult; and we can but THE compilers of the annual report and hope that the local society will refuse to year book for 190% of the Royal Fociety of associate itself with such idle propaganda, St. George appear to be serious-minded The very genuine glory of England was not persons, determined

to regard their gut, nor bas it ever been maintained, by Association 28 a mission rather than a such claptrap. hobby. They have only just discovered,

Another plague case at BeocontSeli Arcade, this time fatal, has led forth additional Sanitary Board measures.

It is at times not a little amusing to see how the officials of Canton attempt to follow the lead of Hongkong-by proclamations--and thereby think they are introducing sound reforms and issued a proclamation urging the agents of the supposed Sanitary Board to do all they can to of rats. Bundry instructions are issued, and prevent the spread of the plague by the catching good grandmotherly advice is given, but those who are addressed to not understand to A.B.C. of the work which it is assumed they are capable of accomplishing. One direction seems to be rather daubtful of good. All rate picked up in the streets are to be carried to and dung into This is rather instructive, inasmuch as thousands of the prople still drink, the water will get drowned in the fides.-M.-C. Daily of the river. Bat, perhaps, the plagus germs

News.

the river.

A project is on foot which will render Moal on a future railway centre of importance The railway from Pogu to Moulmein is nearly completed, and now two additional schemes of railway extension are being seriously son

evonntissance survey is at this moment pro ceeding towards the Siamose frontier which, if it gives promise of success, will lead to A REFRAIN FROM ST. PATRICK'S and the Siamese railway system. In addition building of a connecting line between Mozimein

to this route a line to the south is being surveyed, and this will be the first movement towards connection with the Straits Settle.

ments.

DAY.

they separated he referred to the terrible. Having become the highest tender, ho was anxious to take the control of the business. disaster that had befallen San Francisco

Mr. Slads, for the respondents, contended that al neighbouring cities. As we had bon the deposit was by way of a guamates for the as Hongkong had boon connected with Sau performance of the contract te lender the right

age we all felt the blow almost as if it had fallen completed in due time by reason of any default Francisco for many yours to our mutual advant-price on the wrong day. The contract was not

p ourselves. That being so, the committe ou the part of respondents. It was not com- thought it would only be expressing the opicion pleted in time solo'y by reason of the purchaser, of the Hongkong community in sending the who bed by his owa not disabled himself from following telegram to the Governor of California hoing able to do it. The class in the agree on 23rd inst.:~~~ The Chamber of Commercement was not exclusive and if the general rule desires to tender to the city San Francisco of law gave no other grounds of forfeiture of and neighbourhood its beattiest sympathy in the deposit, the vendors could appropriate the

deposit under those rules. dire calamity that has befallen them."

Mr. Pollock replied to the points raised by This concluded the business,

Mr. Slade.

BEGGARS AND BEACHCOM BERS.

A WARNING TO WHIPMASTRES.

Their Lordships reserved judgment.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).

AN UNFULFILLED AGREEMENT,

A Loudon paper saya :--There is a contagion in Irish enthusiasm. Some remark WIS

The Singapore Government has sent to the occasioned by a gentleman with a large black moustache and a bold, spacious nose, who | Hongkong Government copies of an Act to pursued his musical path

the middle aloug of the street. He was a walking garden of prevent the landing and leaving of decrepit beggars at Straite Settlement porta. The Act shamrock; every buttonhole accommodated some, A rather startding crash awakusd residents and one regretted that he had forgotten to have has been manently amended. It is to be published Lo Pan-kiand another, residing at 216, Wing in the next Government Gazette. It will than Lok Street, sued Chan Fook, trader, for a specific of Queen's Road West early yeatorday morning a spray or two in his boots. It would have been when the first and second floor verandahs of consistent, at any rate. His tie was green, and be seen that it imposes on the master or con- performance of an agreement to purobase vertain there were green ribbons at various spots on his signes of any vessel bringing such persons to the property and payment of the balance of the house No. 341 oume dear away from the house,

person As he marched, firmly and spectacu bowever, that there are kindred sociotics Siz plague cases, were notified yesterday, As it happened no one was in the way of the farly, ho sang through the branches with Colony the liability of either re-conveying then price or such other relief as the Court may at Shanghai and Yokohama, and have making 226 to date.

materisi when it foll, but as portion of a ricsha volume of voice that made his good intentions to their port of embarkation or paying to the deem fit. Mr. E. H, Sharp, K.C., instructed by was observed among the debris it was though manifest. What he lacked in acoont be made Government the costs that are incurred by the Mr. Lane (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker and never so much as heard of the St. George's

that a coolie might have met his death by the look at him in stapsfaction; hearty bod-carriers/Colony for their maintenance and removal, and Dencon), appeared for the plaintiffa, while

up for in vociferation. Big Irishmen turned to Society at Hongkong. The local SECRETARY

fall. Consequently, a gang of men were put and patriotic paviours watched him out of sight, also renders the master liable to a tine in the defendant was not represented, ought really to arourage them with news

on in form over the stuff, but their strehan his song receded through the trafle. Even event of their being landed without the leave of

Mr. Sharp said his Lordship had made an of the moral support of Hongkong, The

when he was no longer to be seen, and the last the Chief Polies Oficer. Masters and owners order under which plaintifs proccoded with "Mount Davis Gap" in to be known in fortunately proved fruitless. The police of bis vegetation bad drifted from view, one of vessels conveying passengers to the Colony that action ex parte. The writ was issued on year-book snubs rather too severely our future as "Bandy Bay Gap," and the Lock-out notified the P.W.D. of the accident and put heard the burden of his song ocho out of the

should therefore take precautions against 17th January last and on 23rd February the contemporary the Japan Chronicle, which Past of the same name is to be officially describ-men on duty to keep the crowd clear of the distent throng:-

promises. The building is the property of

Oh, der vearin' of der green,

accepting as passengers any persons had indulged in a dream of cosmopolitanism, ed as Jubiles Look-ont Fost.”

not defendant absconded. In dus course plaintiffs, Ob, der vearin' of dør green,

natives of the Colony or Foderated Malay who were father and son, filed their statement and had disavowed all sympathy with

Wong Yoo-long. compradore to the F. and O. Co.

States who may reasonably be suspected of of claim in which it was stated that defendant "parochial patriotism". Remarking in

belonging to any of the classes of persons agreed to purchase certain leasebold property cidentally that China is the only country

described in Section 1 of the Act, for whom for $80,000, subject to the payment of 28,000 landing in the Colony the consent of the by defendant in respect of mortgages previously that does not teach patriotism, the report

Government has not previously been obtained says it is not wrong to thank God we are

hold, but only $2,000 had been paid: Englishmen. On the contrary, we should ba"still worə thankful that we are not cold-blooded cosmopolitans who love no country, but only themselves". The Rt. Hon. Sir Jous COLOMB's plea for a wider patriotism any not be inconsistent with the idea of the Society; but it does not

accompany it on The New Ministry". It"dead" man get up and walk away. is a queer sort of patriotism which finds

A first-clas traveller on the Peking-Han- Low Railway writes to the Hanko Daily News complaining of the incivility of the for- eign employees on the railway.

Members of Right Half No. 1 Company, H.V.C., are rewinded that the sixth and final shoot for Captain Macdonald's Cup will take place next Sunday at Tai Hang Bange

Two captains of the P. & 0. Company, Captaia E. Gordon, of the Moldavia, and Captain C. A. Preston, of the Mongolia, were bafors an Australian Water-Police Court recently, charged with having allowed prohibited in migrants to enter the Commonworlth. member of the Lascar crew escaped from each Each defendant was fined the full A European resident of the upper levels of steamer, West Point on Wednesday reported to the amount, those being the first cases brought police that a dead body had been placed on his under the amended Immigration Restriction airway. Sergeant Gordon was despatched Act, by which the fine was definitely fixed at

bost

Dey vos h ngin' men un” vitamina, too, For der rearin' of der green,

FRENCH CAPITAL IN JAPAN.

seem to harmonis with the comments the. I with an ambulanoo to remove it, but was greatly / £100, The Enes have been paid under prolest, Island ory of the trade, to be driven by where she is due to arrive at 6a.m, on Saturday,

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Plaintiffs were heard in support of their claims, after which, his Lordship gave judgment for plaintiffs, in the terms asked, or in the alternative damages to be assessed by enquiry before the Registrar.

WEATHER REPORT,

Some important developments are about to be made with the aid of foreign capital in the timber and glass industries in Japan. A kabu-

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Ashiki kaisha has been formed with a capital of ¥950,000 in shares of Y500, which will-carry on the lumbar and sawmill business in Japon, three French mail, will toare Enigon on Friday, the The M.M. str. Oaledonien, with the nort or four mills being established in different porta

The C.P.R. str. Empress of Japan arrived at of the country. The principal batch of this 27th inst., at 5 am, for this port. business will be the export trade, and Canadian Nagasaki at 7 am. on Thursday, the 26th inst. engineers will be in charge

of the nowest and and left again at 4 p.m. same day for Shanghai, by Fght add that the capital is the 28th inst.

English, and Japaneso "The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issned surprised on arrival at the house to observe the ↑ and the Company state that they aro deter ospitalists, and all the shares, already ful y paid Kobe at an Tuesday, the 24th inat., and the following report:-

wined to fight the matter to a finish. An appeal up, are taken by the promoters. The capital of

On the 26th at 11.4) xm.-The barometer is to be made to the High Court, and, if the this big glass undertaking, is ¥1,500,000 left again at noon on Wednesday for our hans hus risen over B. Japan, and fallen over W. out what few of us would have noticed, attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the the ease to Privy Connoil, Another Australian Capitaliste-in 7500 shares, aleo taken by the I.G.M. str. Bayern, which left here on

Early yesterday morning a Chinese girl Company are unsuccessful there, they will carry furnished by French, Bolgien, and Japanesa where she was due to arrive at noon on Thurs Japan and the coast of China

A depression is passing from the continent to that the new British Government practically Prays in Connaught Road near Centre Street, paper, a week later, has the following:-" Alat Osaka, on a piece of land covering 20,000 Wednesday, the 28th March, arrived at Genoa the Yellow Sea. The high pressure area fies

now over E. Japan. excludes Englishmen (and Irishmen)! We She was rescued by a sampon man and taken to Portuguese sailor has deserted from tho tambo. The technical engineers, foremen, and on Wednesday, the 25th inst., at 7 a.m.

The Glen Lins str. Glenlochy left. Singapore dicated in the Formosa Channel, and the N. Light to moderate variable winds are in- read the amazing statement that with the No. 7 Police Station, where she informed Moolian, and a reward of £5 is offered for his many of the workmen will be Franch and

Belgian. Both syndicates, which are repre

on Wednesday, the 25th inst., for this port.

The Indo-China str. Laicang left Cafestta for part of the China Sea, accompanied by fag single exception of Bir EDWARD GREY the Inspector Collett that she wanted to makes apprehension. The Company is liable to £100sented in Japan by Mr. R. Loonen, had their this port via the Straits on the 24th inst., and along the coast.

origin or conception in Paris.

may be expooted, here on or about 10ti prox.

Forecast:-Light 8,E, winds; cloudy, foggy.

English members may be classed as

die". She refused to tell the police where she lived or what troubled ker.

penalty."

promoters and fully paid-up. The factory will be

day, the 26th inst.