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curious suggestion that as the MARKET INSPECTOR had no

muke power to stall-holders

their to quotations, he should desist from telling the public what those quotations were. If

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 3rd, 1906.

During the past five years the number of TELEGRAMS.

desertions in the army amounted to 26,545 nien, of whom 12,643 re-joined. Under the heading of fraudulent enlistment it is more thau probable that the majority of the net loss would, if troead, be found sorving in other regimeals.

A. S. WATSON & CO., there is any suspicion of "sq uerze" enter-

The North China Desk Hong List for 1900, tained against stall-holders and compra- from the offes of the North China Herald, dores, would it not be playing into the possesses all its old familiar fontares, which hands of the squeezers to abandon an old-havo rando it such a popular office equipment established practice, and to allow lista of with all intotested in Shanghai and the river

augmented and carefully revised.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

[RMUTER'S SERVICE.]

KING EDWARD'S TOUR.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, May 2nd.

IN ADMIRALTY JURISICTION.

PronoTT (CHIEF JUSTICE) AND LIEUT. MCALLUS, R.N. (NAUTICAL ASSESSOR),

BEFORE SIR FRANCIS LONDON, April 30th. King Edward leaves Naples for England by train to-day, owing, it is understood, to the Turco-Egyptian situation. The Queen returns in the yacht.

9.8. "BRAND v. 8. "DAINI. KOTOHIRA MARU."

The Losring of this action, in which his

blame for the collision between those vessels off Pedro Blauco, was continued.

POLICE COURT. Weduesday May 2nd. BEFORE ML. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).

FERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CONSTABLE, An Indian constablo was remanded in custody charged with committing a serious assault on a. hawker on Tuesday. He had arrested the haw- ker and brought him to the Police Station, where he seemed all right, no marks of violence cell his condition benme gorions, and he haut. to be removed to the hospital, where it was found to a rupture which he had recivol. He is not necessary to put him under au operation owing expected to recorER

quotations to appear without any impartial ports. The information seems to have bean THE TURCO-EGYPTIAN TROUBLE | Lordakip was asked to decide win was to being visible. Shortly after his removal to the

and able supervision whatever? For anyove CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO legg experienced than the MARKET INSPEC- on to go to collect the necessary data would involve the production of some re roarkable averages, na those accustomed to Chinese quotations will readily and perhaps ruefully sluit. As a guide to what things

IIS EXCELLENCY THE

GOVERNOR.

TABLOID BRAND PRODUCTS

"SOLOID" BRAND PRODUCTS,

KEPLER'S MALT EXTRACT.

are obtainable, and their approximate coat,

LONDON, April 3ÓLK, The Minava has arrived at Elarish, The

U Battery sails for Egypt the second week

In succession to Lieut-Gen. Kasbuk, Major. | Gen. V. A. Irman, commander of the 4th Eastern Sivurina Brigado of Rifle Artillery, in May, bas boon appointed commandant of the fortress of Vladivostook. Gon. Irmann is an experienced

The Nord Deutacke repudiatas the sug- artillorist. He took part in the Enas-gestions that Germany is responsible for Turkish war, in the Chinese campaign, and in Turkey's obstinacy, or that she is seeking the late war, and he has been decorated many to undermine the position of Great Britain 185g; he was educated in the Third Alexander impossible for Great Britain to allow the times for bravery, Gen. Irmans was born in in Egypt. The Berlin Post says that it is

afatus quo to be disturbed, and that the sooner Constantinople reatises this the better.

Military School, and became an ofloor in 1870. During the war with apan he commanded the 4th Eastern Siberian Division of Rifle Artillery, and was promoted to bis prosent rank.

MAY DAY IN PARIS.

LONDON, April 30th.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

sufficiently accurate by which to make THE FINE PRODUCTS OF

housekeeping accounts and to check the Masses. BURROUGHS, WELL-compradore or the "buy" or the cook (who are all keenly interested in what the COME & Co. LONDON.

foreign price list Lells "Missy"), the list as at present managed is justißed of itself, and it would be a pity, from the publistander to the gunnery school-ship Cambridge, Capt. J. A. Take, of the oniser Themens, point of view, to interfere with the status

on April 14th will commission. the eruİKET

In spite of the assurances of M. Clemen quo, In any case, supposing such a list Monmouth for service on the China station, inau, that order will be preserved on May were to be corrected and published every place of the Donè qui, which wout agronad near Day, an immoose exodus from Paris began day, under the best possible authentication, Suez on her way to Hongkong. Work on

on Sunday, and the railways were compelled KEPLER'S SOLUTION or COD LIVER there would still be complaints from people she may be ready to love for her station at the

board the Monmouth is being expedited so that to increase the train service, who overlook elementary facts. How can earliest possible date. The work of fitting tho BURROUGH'S BEEF and IRON WINE. any intelligent persou expect that prices fire contrul platforms and fustalling the instru- published in Saturday morning's paper (of mente and circuits in well advanced, batax there LANOLINE PREPARATIONS.

goods whose value fluctuates in sympathy are considerable engine-room and other defects HAZELINE, HAZELINE CREAM,

with daily supply and demand) indicate iu haud it is orpofol that it will take frlly HAZELINE SNOW, ats.. etc., etc.

MEDICINE CHESTS, and POCKET

MEDICINE CASES.

OIL IN MALT EXTRACT.

The Fine Products of Messrs. BORROCGHS,

just what the stallholder will ask an hour or so litor? All it can do jy to give them a fair den how much "terminological inexactitude" the boy who did the previous marketing.

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throw wooks to completo her for s. Mounwhile the Donegal will he retarned to Devonport and it is understood that part of bar abip's. company will be transferred to the Mondiaeth.

Germany as decided to increase its nuval strength in the waters of the Far Bust The

WELLCOME & Co. are prescribed by leading was guilty of; and a reasonable estimate protected cruiser Kaiserin Auguta, of 6,500

Physicians all over the World.

A. S. WATSON & CO..

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CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS,

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abrate be addressed toTns EDITOR,

A runs forward their names and ad-

the Imperial yard since May, 19.3. under going the process of reconstruction at a cost of £100,000. The wooden parts of the vessel have beau removed, the engines and boilers have been reused, and labour-saving machinery has been added wherever it has been possible to de su Altogether the fighting value of the Kaiserin duyusia has brou Increased considerably. As the call protected oraiser Niobe, of 2,650 tons,

of the expenditure on onsuing purchases.tons, and launched in 1892, has been in duck in If there were any question of collusion between the stall-holders and the compilers of the lists, which there is not, we could better understand the position of those who demand 20 investigation. But what can the investigation show? That Chinese tradesmen often ask more than the list price? Surely that has always been a well understood practice, and one for which there is a remedy, tedious though it may be. A correspondent informs us that "some prople correct their com- pradoro's charges in accordance with the newspaper list. and these corrections are accepted without a protest"! Those ap- pear to be wiser people than the others who

is under orders to sail to the Far East, the total German naval force in theso waters will consist of three large óruisors and one small cruiser, four ganboats, three river gunboats, and two torpedo boats, a total of 13 craft.

LAKE MUSKETRY SHIELD.

The following is the result of the compots- tion for the Blake Musketry Shield which took

place at Tai Hang Rifle Range on Satardas

Jast:

Points.

565 626

191 484

last Left Half No. 2 Company ... 2nd Left Half No. 2 Company... 3rd Right Half No. 2 Company 4th Right Half No. 2 Company

ENTERTAINING FRENCH AND JAPANESE FLEETS.

Subscriptions previously acknowledged $2,210.

Since received:-

B. E. Hynd

Moosa E. Vieira & Co.....

20. 15.

Toid anbscriptions received.. $2,245.

is closed by the guarantors paying a call of All bills have now been paid and the account

$183.56 ch.

J. R. M. Smith, Hon. Treasurer.

The following is a list of the guarantors: The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. C. W. Dickson, the Hon. Mr. R. Shewan, the Hon. Mr. Gershom Stewart, Messrs. A. Babington, T. P. Coobraze, E. A Jewelt, T. F. Hough, E. S. Kadoorie, D. R Law, S., A. Lery, G. H. Modhuret, H. N. Mody, A. H. Renuie, E. Shollim, J. R. M. Smith and

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MONICA M Communicationsaressed to fre ditor, meekly accept the bigger quotations, and King Edward Hotel, during dincer.on,bay 1A. G. Woad,

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All Teltors for publication should one side of the paper only

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DEATHS.

NINGHAM, aged 50 years.

On April 25th, at Ningpo, Mrs. KATE B. CON-

Ou April 27th, at Shanghai, DANIEL TAPLON BLACK, late of S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., aged 50 years.

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The Daily Press.

Hongkong, MAY 3RD, 1906.

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HUMAN TORPEDOES..

Mr. M. W. Slado, instructed by Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson sud Grist), represented the "Brand", and Mr. E. 11. Sharp, K., instructed by Mr. John Hastings, appeared for the "Kotohira Mach.”

Mr. Sharp called

Mr. Carmichael, superintendent of Messrs.

OUT OF BOUNDS,

Inspector Gourlay prosecuted a ricaba osolie licensed for the eastern district asking to obtain fares in the central district. It was stated that complaints had been made of the scarcity of riushas in the eastern district. A fins of was imposed,

TALKED FIGHT.

fight". Find 25.

Jobson and Co., who said it was the custom at

the fires foll about lbs. The maximum watch. sen to cloan out fires immediately after the This took about twenty minutes, and

fall in a vessel like the "Brand" would make a differotice in the speed of from three-quarters Indian tempts at Morrison Hill Gap with be- Share Singh was charged by a priest in the of a knot to a kuut. If the ship stopped for having in a riotous manner in the temple. The fire minutes, the atoum pressure would go up.

prosecutor said the defendant produced a bottle Cross-examined - Wituoas considered the of rum, out of which he drank and then “talked damago before coming to the conclusion that the "Brand must have been travelling at six kuote. The displacement of the "Brand" fully loaded would be about 5,000 tons, and tons. If the "Kotohira Maru” had been at that of the "Kotobira Marn" aboat 12000

rest and the other ship moving, she would have cut right into her. Part of the damage to the "Kotobirs" was due to tho spred and weight of the "Kotohira Mara." The stem of the "Brand", witness thought, was bont to starboard when the vessels collided,

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effect of striking a object ut angle of about forty-five dogra would not necessarily cause that object to boud to port. Ho did not think the twisting of the "Brand's" bow and plates to starboard was caused by the speed of the "Kotohira, Maru". The angle of the cut was about 45 degrees, and the cut was about 20 feet deep. A ship of the class of the "Brand" stopping her engines at

six kuols would not do more than three knots in 23 minutes before stepping,and in seven minutes she would take from a minute to a minute and a half to get from slow to hall speed. When they received this order engineers generally put on the indicator to full speed and then reduced and if the cost was not of good quality the steam It would take 25 to 30 minutes to clean a fre,

would go down quicker. Witness had seen 30 er 40 damaged shipe, and from his experience travelling at more than four knots when the he concluded that the Brand" must have boon

collision occurred.

His Lordship-If the "Brand" has forced draught, fall spoed could be got up from ten

to fifteen minutes.

over

AN AKTFUL THINY. A coolie was sentenced to three weeks" im- prisonment and six hours in the stocks for the theft of silk trousers from a house in Des Voeux Road.. He entered an empty house adjoining and with a bamboo lifted the trousers from the house in question. owner seeing his trousers disappear wont downstairs and enlloc a policeman. Together they waited for prisoner to come dowa, which he did, and arrested him with the garments in his possession.

ANOTHER TROUSER THIEF.

Tho

Another coolie was similarly dealt with for stealing a pair of trousers from a bamboo in High Street. His excuss was-The trousers were blown down by the wind and I picked them up to put them on their place, when I was arrestel. I did not think I was doing wrong.

A WIFE'S MAINTENANCE. Trang Chu-shi, a young woman, charged her basband for desertion and failing to support her. The case had been partly heard. Mr. E, J. Grist (af Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Otto Koag Sing

guilty. appeared for the defeudant, who pleaded not

Mr. Grist said the application was made under the Married Women's Protection Order

maintain hor in the proper way. The parties of last year, and he asked for a sam suficient to

were married on 23th September list, but the same evening defendant left her. She waited in the house for three days and as her husband

By kind permission of Ltd. Aitkin and

did not come back she wont back to her mother's Officers, the Band of the 119th Infantry will

Captain Arechi, recallest, said he heard a house at 46, Graham Street. Some time after- play the fodoring programme of music at the

whistle from the "Brand" at the same time as

wards her husband returned from Cauton and wished hor to live in another house where he ho sow her light. He thought the "Brand" alar Aas, 3rd May, eating horali

Ridgood

He saw the Branu Bélöre she was repaired";"

had a cononbiau. As the latter had been the Altributa, their útsuppointment to

her stem was knocked

te atarboard to the proper wife, the complainant would not ... Jot give way "Estudientina,"

Waldteufel bir cent data, "104ever, also needs a Selection..... "The Belle of Bohemia," Englander

and her port bow smashed in, little modification. Such derintions, as w

After the consent to live there. Song.......... "Surubine and Eain," a tal A correspondent writes: "In his book on

collision witness stopped his engines and

Witness gave evidence in support of her claim, Piccole........Lilliputian,.............

"..................................... BrowarPort Arthur Mr. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett sent his Chief Officer on board the "Brand" stating that her husband left immediately after have already pointed out, are not always DINNER MENU-Hors D'Euvre-Scotch Egg tells a story of a captain of the Japanese Army He intended to sound because he was going the cloth was taken off her neck. necessarily “aqueeze". The price must and on Toast. Soaps-Turtle and Italian Paste. Fial who tied na many hand-grenades about him as

-Kollo and Mushroon Sauce,

Cross-examined-The house at Tai Hang was deea fluctuate from time to time, and it is Pigeon on Toast, Baked Fillets of Beef and Greem

Entrera-Ronat ba could conveniently carry, ordered one of his to socher. During the last ten minutes after

mou to light the fases, and then hurled himself altering his course his whistle was sounding taken for her marriage. The presenta were impossible to have a list to which tradesinen

Peas And Chicken en Aspic. Curry--Kabob. into the tree where the Russians were regularly, because he knew he was crossing the taken thero. Among these was a suit of clothing, Joints-Roast Ansimlian Leg of Button and could be reasonably bound for any period hd Currant Jelly, Boast Turkay and Ham. Cold

huddled together. carrying death and destruction course of any vessel which might be gaing up costing $114, which the bridegroom had given whatever. It has also been said that the Vegetables-Boiled Potatoes, Fried Potato Balls,

among them and sacrificing himself, of course, the coast. He did not abserve any change of her. On the third night she removed all the and + Sausage. Malad-Mixed.

in this services to his country. I can cap this trouble is just the contrary; that the listed Sweet Corn, Carrots, and Rolled Kies, Eutromers

tale by one of a handful of young aural officers wind before the collision, in fact there was very furniture to her mother's. The four roast pigs prices are too high, and that servants Cake. Tipsy Cakes. Fruit Cheese. Tea, Coffee. the Japanese experienced was to got suficiently about 12 o'clock, and left instructions with the but she would not.

-Pam Pudding, Cofeo leo Crean and Finge: attack on Port Arthur. The difficulty which

who wore serving in ships engaged in the little wind, it was nearly calm.

which the defendant sont her were also removed. Cross-examined-Witness went to his cabin Defendant's son asked her to go to Tai Hang, purchase goods in the market for less than Preserved triager.

close to the Russian ships without being

Had defendant asked her "market rates". In either case, the argu-

observed and fired at from the vessels or from officor of the watch to call him if anything un- to go to Wanchai she would have done s0. ment stands that the prices are at heat FLOGGING CHINAMEN IN CHINA.making the approach, though the small torpedo officer reported a whistle on the starboard bow. unless ho lived without the other women.

the shore batteries. There seemed no means of common happened. After four o'clock the She was not willing to go back to defendant approximate averages, and have been

craft had been fisted with funnels which could be generally so understood. We have little

women to whom she referred were paramours doubt that the Sanitary Board and the member who raised the question will agree after investigation that they may do worse things than to let well alone,

There were nine plagao casos yesterday, seven of which were fatal.

Nearly 1,000 army officers now sarving were commissioned from the ranks. The majority of these belong to the rank of quartermaster, or equivalent appointments.

Tho diamond brooch, valued at $6,000, which Mrs. Van Buren charged her coolie with defendant was discharged. slealing, was found in the house, and the

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Even though so eminent a personage as Mr. Winston Churchill, M., has called a a terminological inexactitude, we wish it to be clearly understood that all tarwinolegical inexactitudes are not necessarily lies. It was Was a member of the Sanitary Board first

BO we read the letter, by "Citizen of the raised the question of market prices, us

World", which we reprinted from the Standard published in connection with domestic

in our issue of yesterday, His point appeared to us to be that in China incidents were allowed supplies at Hongkong, we suspected that he

to pass without comment which in South Africa was merely mare'-nesting; and we still

had lately been the excuse for hysterical think that it is much ado about next to

outbursts in England. His statement nothing. Still, as the Sanitary Board has

in several points terminologically inexact; now committed itself to an investigation,

but we recognised that out here things and as we appear to have correspondents.

happen which "Radical sentimentalists could fuss about, but about which they who regard the matter seriously, we may

have said nothing, because politics lid not make not errin giving some consideration to the

any outery necessary. Thus, in spite of his existing arrangement, and to the aspects of

terminological inexactitude, we could appreciate it which appear to require investigation.

the point of "Citizen of the World". Mr. Taking the only hat of which we have any that the ordor of merit for the efficiency cup Hongkong Volunteer Corps orders annonaes

Arthur Davenport did not, and in correcting the obvions inexactitates, appeared to be guilty, knowledge, that published in the Saturday for the year 1905.6 is as follows: Right we remarked, of "more than merely t87- issues of this journal, it is important to Half No 2 Company, 2.949 points; 2, Loft micological" iuexactitude. This remark has boon point out that its modest clain, is to repre- Hall No 2 Company, 2,897 points.

objected to by an admirer and former ly fellow- sent the average market prices", or the

townsman of Mr. Davenport's, st Shanghai approximate mean of the prices ruling at the

The April number of the Rest Funnet, a The objector, and we should expect Mr. time of its compilation and correction New Zealand magazine, contains a full-page Davenport also, is with Citizen of the frontispiece which is the best likeness of His World" in deploring the rubbish that has However and by whomsoever such a list Excellancy the Governor we have seen. It been uttered by "Radical sentimentalists", 35 were prepared, it should never be taken as accompanies, with other pictures, an article on

we do: and we were surprised to find a man an accurate index of actual charges; and it Hongkong by Mr. II. E. Victor. This colonial of Mr. Davenport's experience attacking the is probable that persons who have been sixpenny magazine is in all respects in advance broad position on more technical inaccuracies like "British concession". "Consular" instead of inconsiderately doing so were the first to f several similar productions published in

England.

"Mixed" Court (where a Consular representa. raise doubts as to the value of an admittedly

tive sitsas assessor), and so on. By writing that useful compilation. The advantage of One hundred and seventy-five offers and letter, Mr. Davenport conveyed the impression having it appear over the imprimatur of the men of the army, serving and retired, are in that "Citizen of the World" was wrong MARKET INSPECTOR is that its users can possession of the coveted Victoria Cross. Seven altogether, and that there is nothing tolerated understand the source of the information are now living who received it for the Crimean by British officials in China which "Radical upon which the averages or approximations Mutiny. The largest number awarded was for worse to me than to be guilty of slips in campaign, and twenty-two for the Indian sentimentalista" could criticise. This seemed have been based. The COLONIAL VETER the South African war, there being no less nomenclature, especially as it is the sentă- INARY SURGEON appears to us to have than fif now living who were decorated for mentalists who brought about the disgraceful overlooked this when he submitted the that campaign.

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treatment of Lord Milner.

The

and not concubines. These sweethearts were not concubines until she set foot in the house and they looked on her.

defendant he had only one concubing, but he Bo-emmin When she was beirothed to

took another before the marriage.

desertion.

Mr. Otto Kong Bing said there was no

His Worship thought the issue was that if the woman roferred to was in the position of a paramour the complainant would not be com- polied to live with her husband

Mr. Sing said the woman had a logal states as a concabine,

until there was a wife.

Mr. Grist said she could not be a concubine

The case was adjourned for a week, BEFORE MC: C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE),

ARMED ROMERY,

folded down on to the deck. In many cases this The captain ordered him to take the tearing of expedient had been successful in enabling & the other vessel carefully. without attracting attention; the torpedo bad for the prevention of collisions at sea. Several mosquito ship to approach a Rassier man-of-war

He had a printed copy on board of the articles boon aimed and discharged, and then with the subdued cry, Funnels up, the little craft bed whistle on the starboard bow until the other whistles were keurd from the timo of the first bustled away out of danger at bar best

spoed. With practice this manouvre came to be ascertain hor position. Japanese vessels were

Teszel was abrum

He did not go ea dock to performed with good results, though in the required to steam at a moderate pace in a fog, absenes of the funnel the speed during the take the bearings of other vessels ju the approach was necessarily slow; it was, however, stealthy, and at night the objective was so small running at eight and a half knots because he vicinity and navigate accordingly. He TION as not to courtattention from the Russiau.

be eaw no other vessel; In the instance to which I wish to allnde moderate speed for the China coast, but if considered this a this

manoeuvre had doubtless bees already easels were crossing the steamer track it tried; at any rate, it had been decided that would be a little quick. This voyage was an in the special oircumstances no craft could unincky one for his ship. He had another make the attack. What was to be done? collision just after leaving Nagasaki. Witness to act as human torpedo craft, well knowing that the prevention of collisions were the same; in In the emergency five young officers undertook knew the English and Japanese regulations for in all probability none of them would escape foggy weather it was necessary to sound a long with his life. After due preparations they left blast at least every two minutes. Were his the water in silence, then each took in his his whistle wits every two minutes. Before their ship after darkness bad fallen, entered et stationary in the open sea he would blow charge a small torpedo which had been made altering his course just prior to the collision he ready. The tide was running towards the began to sound his whistle. Russian ships which were to be attacked, and back on his course to go under the stern of the He did not go this assisted the daring exploit. Swimming "Brand" biz explosive charge managed to get within and floating as best be conld, each officer with easy range of one of the enemy's ships. Then, with due care and extraordinary deliberation, each man ained the torpedo in his charge, took the plug out, and saw the explosive tile ship speed forward on its mission of destruction, I The Berlin correspondent of the Neu Wiener need hardly add that nearly all these brave Tagblatt, whose relations with the German tellows failed to get back to their vessels. As Foreign Office are understood, publishes an a matter of fact, only one survived this article notifying the approaching resignation exploit, which is surely one of the most extra. of Prince Bülow. This change in the Chau. p. There were eight men in the shop at the ordinary recorded in the story of the war. collarship of Germany, socording to the informs time. A large hole was made in the will and tion of the correspondent, is connected purely four of the robbers entered, having fired three WEATHER REPORT.

with Colonial affaire, and has to connection shots. At the same time 16 other men entered the form assumed by the Moroccan from the street door, carrying revolvers and question.

The two defendants were The crisis is said to have arisen out of the lighted torchas. ambition of the Hereditary Prince Hohenlohe. among that number. The first defendant Langenburg to become Secretary of State for secured four of the fokia by the hair the Colonies, inetend of, as at present, merely with wire, and also witness, while the second head of the Foreign Office which deals with defendant pointed his revolver st the head of Colonial affairs. To this plan Prince Bülow witress. The robbers also carried crowbars alag are decidedly opposed, white Kaiser Wilhelm 300 catties of yellow silk worth $1,800, 200 and a large number of members of the Reich. which they used in opening boxes. They stole himself encourages it. The elevation of Prince catties of pale yellow silk worth $1,100, 1,500 Hohenlohe from the Colonial directorship to catties of white silk worth $1,050, 725 dollars in the Secretaryship of State will not take place, notes, 350 dollars in silver coin, jewellery worth declares the correspondent, but his destiny to 8810, and 60 pieces of clothing valued at $310. a still higher post la assured.

After further evidence the cise was adjourned.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-* changes in the South are unimportant.

On the 2nd at 1250 p.m.-Barometric Pressure has probably increased in the North, but returas from thence are lacking.

winds over the N. part of the China Sea. in the Forms Channel, and S.E. and E. N.E. winds, frushesing, will probably prevail

showery

Forecast:-Light to moderate E. winds; Telegraphic communication between the Observatory and Hongkong is interrupted.

with

PRINCE BULOW.

EXPECTED RESIGNATION.

Chief Detective Hanson proceeded against Li Che and Hong Ho for wing concerned in an armed robbery alleged to have been com. mitted at Fatalan on March 17th, Loung Lam, master of the Tai Cheng silk shop, of Svi Teun Street, Fatsban, said that on the morning in question he discovered robbers breaking through the wall of his house to get into his