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STORIES FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

Naturally, in such a big catastrophe, there are symptoms of hysteria and exaggeration in personal reports from San Francisco. It seems corlain now that the fatalities were compara Some, parts of the city are not Finaly For destroyed.

The Firemen's Fund and the Home and Marino Companies will, it is said, with the Califorsin fire offices, be the principal American sufferers.

The Daily Mail of April 24th 8158:- Resolutions ware introduced in Congres pesterday declaring the necessity for a year's suspension of the import duties on structural steel istanded for the rebuilding of San We give below a mitoliumerus collection of Francisc. An enormous demand is certain, extracts which give same idea of the panic the stool stractures having proved their superiority in withstanding the shook and the provsáhug

When food was gotting soares, a famísholtre. The new San Francise, will be practically on was seen by the crowds to chase and capture a steel city. one of the time ducks, which inhabit the park. Immediately a general hunt was in progresa, Many birds were captured, fires were lightest, and the hunters ked theirquarry and doroured it al freser. Many barrets crowd the great babstand, the gift of Mr. Spreck Is, in the park ping their belongings outside. -

It was curious to see the things which on had subested from among all their varied batong ings as their choicest treasuns. One wo Although the day is almost oppressively, het wero a rich solskin eat, and Parried a red silk

with the other hand a leather paraani. covered b

barely This present American output is sncient for normal demands, and American mills will be unable to supply the requirements of San Francisco, but it is doubtful whither Cragness will unke the coression. Relief supplies, however, will probably be imported Trow of duty:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 25TH, 1906.

finally drove them off, however, and the man shouted, "For God's sake, stipot mo.

I wou slowping in the Palace Hotelier the terrible rocking of the building threw me out of bed. Flinging open the window, I think I lot out the highest notes of my tifo

CHINA'S LATEST MOVE.

A member of the rescuing party drow tần

The Peking and Tientsin Times writes:- revolver, tank careful aim, and shot bite dead.

The Imperial Eliet was a veritable bolt from Caruso, who is, returning to New York with

The blue in Peking. For once bild und the other members of the Conciel Opera Commorantons step we takon by the Government pay, as soon as they can be assembled, describes without au inkling of its intentions leaking out. bie experiences in this manner

The willingness of the spirit to do many things antagonistic to foreign interesta has been apparent for a long time, but there has been no indication that such foolhardy or desperate measure was in contemplation. Quite recently "As this did no good. I rushed into the street tentative sugrestion was made in regard to in my pyjama. After a time I wandered into appointing an official to "assist Sir Robert Lafayette-square and slept awhile on the grass with the postal affairs, but the suggestion outside.

was brutally gadis by the 1. There were many people and carriages and but little attention was publicly paid passing, and it was dangerous, so I tried to go to the incident. The present appointment

quite different and inside the enclosure, but soldiers prodded aseis Komething with their bayonets, declaring, despite my its cool ignotares of treaty and monstary pleadings, that I liked strong enough to go ou obligations one of the most impulitic as well Suddenly a soldier said, 'What's that you've as the most daring stop the inese Govern- got?' and there under my arm uuenseinusly most has been gailty of sipes the folly of carried on ansographed photograph of Pre-1900. The stap ons heen taken deliberately and oficially, and bears the finality and sident Ronsorolt, third fint, qu

formality of an Imperial Edict, a dormant which in the usual seqn now of Imperial ln tis promo cannot

rapented. particular instance, however, it is excodinzly probable that the Imperial Chine

immediate necessity of finding a way to over- role the laws of

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and Porsians, and the process will probably not be without its apologetic phases. The Imporial Maritime Customs is. OLE renders, vory well hypothecalad as the security not only against British loans but for the indemnity, and it is part of the stipulation that the security should **Dr. Tavis took my franks to his house, but he readend gilt-adged by the presence of a they were burned a few hou's later.

Britisher in

in supremo control of the Customs Mme. Louis Homer caged in her night-organisation and finance. In appointing two dress, and later were trousers, whereof her Who is lies of eighty-six patients and elerealsband, excitedly lasing the hotel, carried attendants buvo, hawa mne werd from the ruins

two pairs over his arm.

The ties broke out with rowed vigour only April 23 in ascund bankers north of the Porra Building. A tulegoas of that date anys is barring fiercely, and there is grave danger t it will eat its way acres to the dorka north of the Ferry Building and reach the Kroid furry sting Lure. The total naming of hodinus recoterat apto dast night was

in it. to obtain an accurate

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Whereupon the soldier d Any friend of Teddy's gross insir so I had a good grass bid tili daylight, when friends took me in. My loss is about £500,"

Mine. Sembrich said: “My piano suddenly

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An aneruseionable bakay appeared at with a basdeart of bread, donauding Lavo dollars timists of the causes Whenever a bodyshet across the room and plaster fall all overment will be confrontert with the uuphasant and a leaf. He was accompanied by rough-looking

is found it K indiately buried without assistante, bat, pertheless, the indi, ant nu, formity, and the barils are being carried

fiat sainly offering a dollar for the sake of their ravenous children, seized the whole stock, widly superated distrien, by diff-eral of srchers, who do not even make s Oakland feil. This effects of the great influx

Thi has rotagoms. Every posturant was eaten out. All prompt report to headquarters.

resulted in consifierably confusion in making the huge closed beware to further supplios

the extirpales | up. worn ofenicablo. Thousands walked the streets seeking in vain a plus in which to sleep

private house captaiárd rofugons. The scenes were often pillable, A crossed like a tramp, who was seen dragg sun unkempt, miserable women, was regnised 24 a prosperous San Francis business an

People on in

in comfortable circumstances cath hungry and penniles, imploring something to esit from the public kitchens which the soldiers organised in the streets, public halls, and bas aunts of churches.

The public squares were opened for time are of tan rotugees Introds of families Essen the night on hard mattresses spread on the ground.

In the refugee camp yesterday inde altars were erected, upon which religious cremones were carried out. The danger of starvation is completely obviated, The Lealth of the refuges in cauți cantine rrojarkably good.

of the Agnes Lunatic Asylum.

There were right births in Gallon Gul Park on Sunday. Numerous weddings as alam pasaulted from the duster. Women driven from their bones and destitute, appealed to the sweethearts, and marriages immediately.

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me. I rushed out into the street in my night dress, A goothpas put his overcoat on me.

Everybody was calm, so I went back to my room and dress, Herr Dippel led me to get some things on, and we went into the square. where we met Mine. Emma Bauaus and an on the Kapil bank of the water reservoir until daylight.

A gentleman trek them to his house, but he found that all the assitable ladies' waaring apparel had bon given away Sho continued to wear the froustes, with a pair of man's boots. and an old dressing gown.

FRENCH INDO-CHINA COAL

In addition to those who were injured by tim falling walls and the fire, many frail women and chill:-n are broken down by exhaustion, bors of a citizens' patrol. Me Titdog's are thore at Hongy, owned by the Sociale Astund disease has been caused by exposuro kak hardship. Ons woman was dragged from park 10 park after the first earthquake shock, and finally reached the ferryboat and sind un board it with bee now born child.

A remarkable scene was witnessed at the

Presidio Barracks, where the corpses bad bun taken and were piled so thickly that any became a positive menace. The soldiers Wed Looded for other work, eo every available citiran in the vicinity was compelled at the point of

A. C. Tillen, a member of the staff of the Goveraret alifornis, and one of the meet prominent relief workers, was sho: dent in his automehalo by sane mea who were sugpossil to autons bils hut bonised as an ambulance for covering sick and wounded to the hospitals, the Red Cris flug was displayed upon it. The shoking began without warming challenge

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The Expres correspondent telegraphing on April 21st included the following details.

The

many Chinos servants in San Francis o have been wonderfully loyal and of incalenla o value.

The most important coal mines in Indo-China Francaise des Charlounges du Tonkin, wieb Annamites. The total output in 13 amounted ploys about workmen, Chinese and with 315,618 tons in sin 19.2. The fil

to 267,333 tons, consition of the Socint

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high officials over Sir Robert Hart this obliga in is not only ignored in the most barefacod master. but theintention in inferentially adam brated to divert the customus, rosenno from its orthodox

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aleb for BOITZ (1 Ditra. Beana purpose possibly the payment of the troops notoriously in arrears, as the men are becoming restive. Though no mention is made of Sir Robert Hort or any of his staff, and the report in circulation that has already revived intimation that his services are not required is we have reason to believe, absolutely antrus, the inevitable consequences of such as

appoint. atent would be to remler his position untenable, and it therefore amounts de fuerte tomperse Thus Britists Gavernment has been in the habit of extendag a long-sfering patiener to China, and in connection with the recent Nanchang massacre won golden opinionsby to moderation of its demands, and it is possible that the belief is entertained that the opportunity is favourable one, especially after the de. portaro of the British Minister, to spring mprise on us which may become past history before a responsible and stats representative gain occupied the Legation. The Edict was day morning the British Government, we in full possession of the facts,

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the rifle to ssist in during the dread, one resident, was in Saamento ut thin fine of the | 2,786 tons and 1,103 tons during the first quarter issued on Wednesday evening and by yaster- us the subject. The Press, indeed, accuses

For casuple, Mr. J. 11. Springer, a wealthy earthquake in hurried to Oakland, whore, with thousands of her anxions mep, los was refused permission to enter the city.

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200.980 tons, of 306,209 tone were Ganufactured into briquettes, some of which were shipped to Hongkong Another mine, The Kaban, is worked by Chinese sad Annamite contractors. The put of the Kebao mize in 1983 amounted to of 101. The Schordelin mine has been worked by contract since October, 1902, by the

Horitiers Sarran. The approximate output to hear within a few hours that Sir Ernest in 1903 was 5,000 tons. A small railway, Salow has been ordered to delay bis depar fure from China nutil the false step taken kiloms, Long was constructed from the mine to

and until the quay, from which the coal is conveyed to by Clian has been withdrawn.

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The Russian loan prospectes has made throughou' on basisot prevailing high exchangs. its appearance, the ampuit offered being We supply caly £39,325,000 while the London portion is £13,101,900, The interest is five per coal, and the terms are equivalent to an issus price of 8 por cant.

Bay, terms are arranged for payment, the iustalments being spread over until Fornary next:..

but the interest will be paid in full, commencing with a six months listribution uext November. The bonds are free from ali present and future Russian taxes.

The terms of timoun seem to have occasioned a good deal of hostils comment in Russia. Oar St. Petersburg

points out that correspondent the kuowledge of the conditions led to a sudden fall in all Government euritis The Five per Cents. Full to 902, whoress during the war they wore never lower than

Especially is there an outery against Fans MANUFACTURERS and our vastly superior knowledge is France of betraying the cause of progress by

embodied in all Pianos wa Manufacture reactionary Governme21. Many 21sting the

or import. letters to the papers urge the boycotting of French warten

This conditions exzeted by the financial groups. The that no new foreign loan must be enneluriel within the first two years after issue, have a loan will bear its price and the liabilities and cover the deficit of the last two years. will he

nothing to assist the Dams in its wong- gested reforme.

On the whole the Russian view is het the conditious are too irksome. Certainly the loun, on the face of it, looks reawa

and Russia has no hitherto givu THE ROBINSON able enough, for its jelik is substantially big at disacial dishonesty. Consequently,

PIANO CO.. LD. loan yielding £5 13. id. per cent, is, in be circumstances, not unsatisfactory. Undnight- xpanded courmously out of loans and revas

railways

objected. It the soldier wood triding Rich ma, saused to phyrisul later, talot besiin working we digging tubes, number other citizens were forcibly coupled perform similar duty in other part of the to city.

One ye-witness mys-On the ferryboat a was chaos, and at the Mole the people seemed to abandoned houn, he now walking from the ferry flsiphong. Besides then, there are the Sala bave gone crazy. “Onu wonan I saw hud carried arm, while with the other he ampported Mine, not working in 1903, and the Tannhuan the attitude of the Home Governminut is awaited caused hostility. It is pointed cut that thes

Distracted with grief, Mr Springer mmped near the ferry station waiting for lows of bis family. Let evening, when he had early, big Chinaman carrying the Springer baby on

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Wednesday, finding food and drink for them, funding guard while they shop, and finally fighting his way through the crowd at ils forry station, whore he secured a plavs for them on the boat

her sowing machine from San Francis Stringer. He had cared for them packed it in the waiting-room. Another woman. talking to herself, was holding a bouned in cas hand und wuring a baby's raitin with the other. hirt A third woman noticed, clad only in and her nightgown, elung pitasly fr Farrot's

I have besed of many other such instancie, Every holy in the Falco, the St. Francis, Thru Chins servas smployed by Mr. and the other large hotels got out safely, des James Kennely, residing in Van News-vous catside tuny mora not permitted by the military not only saved Mrs. Kennedy's jewels and all bat also roused a large

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No fnetine offor is bing made to identify the dead. They are being buri & ju trotches iu batches of fifteen euch,

to return 14 their rooms, After the first paniche available cash wore trying to carry had subsided, I saw women and men begging the actors to allow them to go back to que fuity in hering and wors willers ordered

the furniture jewels, but thi their letals for money And

them to leave the burning building. saldiers were oldurate. They seemed to know the greater cality of fires that was coming and worn right to permit an one to take tha risk. I have beat through The Balticsord noil the St. toais eychowa; tiny work not be 1 zom pared de l

・anything

ing approaching it has express among chilires and aged persons, resulting from exposure Scores of others ars brea known previously in this country,

suffering from breachis) afforious. Auelber withess reporta

So far, the only epidemic has been that of

(lignite), which is situated about kitems from the termination of the Dong-gian, a little be- which it is connected by a recently constructed and Ninhbinh on the Hanoi Vinh Railway, to

bruna line.

THE LATE SIR GERALD MORTON.

:

RUSSIAN EMBASSY MYSTERY. Much antiny was caused at the Russian Embassy on April 19th by the dimppearance of a special messinger attached to the Imperial Embassy in Paris and sent to London with

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and other works. In considering her national del se have to take mah serint prints into rezoning.

red with this frightful catastrophs, I puenikonia. There have be many fataliti, ia roland, in whiel comand be us to sy in Paris with a despatch to the Embas? as make its appearance at a period when, in

Sammary zengwanen invariably followed every disstry of noting. Cha Wednesday afternoon ens for wrekees who licere---xican buy a coepso instantly husgod him to a han before the tuned entrance to the Palace Hotel

A clerk who was watching tas ruins of the I started to walk down Misia strost, and i wen't as far as tho Pest Oler, af the corner of First National Bank, shoes he had been Seventh and Mister Hirents. As I walked 1ployed, was peremptorily challenged by & saw a vonum in the street, clad only in her sentry and hot because he did not respond. A nightelher, and calling for her litiles amit man who was washing himself with water brought in with auch trouble for drinking berrols. Man wore rushing through half-falling

purposes ivas also killed. buildings, throwing clothing to the wemon in the streets from the upper windows, E1 was a terrible sight

“Finally I reached the General Post Ctrl--|-o which was only recently completed by the Goverosunul uk a cost of twa millions of deflurs. To going through the building 1 saw all the beautiful will work on the staircase-booker, ortly after another man shared the sare lates and the two bodies were left swinging into thousands of pines. The building had suck

from this boom' as a warning. The troops a blog 1 coald nok geet through the doors in the interior. The past-ring was all, down in the mailinge rocan, and the custodian of the building was injured about the bred by falling débris. The office was abandoned. I went from the Post fica duwe Mission-rrots to Sixth and Howard

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in the vicinity did not interfere.

Ju another instance, two cross-ls of citizens workers dievakveni u thief at the same ones! in

All of then fred instantly. Cleary-street. When a patred examines the body of the thiof Ten minute Istior, fore dumping it into a

found eleven bullet wortnds.

treurk, Hey tou

A half frantic jeweller, who was trying to gain access to a safe in the rains of his shop, in Geary-street. was killed by a sellier.

I havs leard of several miraculous esenţie.

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The unfortunate circumstance is that the eite of the slight changs for the better in the money situation last night, we are stili im- end by present and prospective gold with- drawals, and the need for the insuran o companies to pry heavy acts in connection with the San Francisco dicastor-Pady Mail.

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Hoilers. istenen which an English elephant hanter, WATER to the Shipping, both for Dack and 31r. Southerland, gave the German troops in

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A certain station was in great danger. when the defenders determined to attack the when

The litěla expedition Wangenis, oncoining

consisted of Lea Germán officers, Mr. class and thirty-twa hative warriors. Southerland, The next morning tho enemy, 700 to sit strong, were encountered.

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From the University of Pennsylvania, U.B.A.

Gongkong, 4th September, 1905.

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Liontousat-General Sir Gerald de Courcy Morton, K.CLF., C.B. C.Y.O., whose sudden despatches. The mystery was solved by Lelly she possesses enormous resourses, and has BRANCHES FROM PENANG TO dentis at the Curragh from syncope is reported.discovery of the missing man in a cell in seas one of the school of brilliant soldiers who Wandsworth Prison. owed the recognition of their merits to the The story of his presence there is a brief and Afghan enmpaign of 1878.80. Recently General squalid one. M. C. A. d'Albrandi, who is a Horton, who stood 34th on the list of lieutenant- Frenchman, was sent from the Russian Em-

6-7th-Infantry Division reuerels, commanded the

ia London. It was not a message from a succeeded by lajar-General H. C. O. Czar, ror to the Earlish Foreign Office, M. Puter. C.B, who recently vacated his appoint d'Albrandt was not regularly employed by the unt on the Army Coungil. It is only a fow Russian Corerament, but more or less dags since the dircensed general offer was probation. He is a young, well-huilt, gentlemanly prominently before the public as president of man who speaks English and had been such or the court of inquiry which sat apon the offers tries befere in Loudon on similar erraui's. implicated in the recast unpleasantness in the When he arrived he took Scots Guards.

Grosvenor Hotel and delivered It is despatch.

await an Anglo-Indian hy is instructions were to

return General Morton was birth

Born in Calcutta is 1845, no was the despatch, bat inquiries for him at the host failed to him. The Russian Futassy NON of Mr. T. Morton, barrister-at-law, Educated at 2ton and gradimarked the Foreign Office to get Scotland Yard

แค ing from Sandhurst, he joined the 6th Fool to institute inquiries into the dispp strunes of now the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the messenger, and eventually he was found in H Was there passing January, 1 Faur years later he was promite! Wandsworth Gaot

mider the name of John Graut, of Old Bond. Boterant. and after holding the adjutancy of his battalion ambarked on his long carver of street, having been comiated at the South- Court that morning of improper Staff employment, dest as A.1.C., and subst. Wantura. quently t

as private secretary to the Lieutenant conduct in Battersea Park, and sentenced

When members thres months hard labour. Governor of the Punjar, 1871-77, in which la: for

And of the Embassy went to the prison and your he was promoted to the raak of captain In the following your Morton first saw active identited him he refused to recognise the service. He accompanied his battalion on the saying they had made a mistake. The Busscar Iowaver, were confi-test, and Ituzara expedition and the huet Black aules Mountain esign, cal received the modal and

press wish that the matter should be

The rany, badly armed, but will pustical The request was to late. Couriers Che great heaves hul collapsed and was a

ment in the Fajah

Baforament Leainda

18271-72 Kare f Hanes. The bystanders told--that

The Daily Mail anys: No request felled their leader with a well-aimed det and Fin, the Afghan var of

the natives on the Gorman side with their fire 2 people were in the ruins, that the was

been made to literate him, and it is drakt. Captain Morton his chance He accompanied the

made, and any action the crested grow havoc, but still the savager swept if no chatics of widing them. Kising down Market-

will be brigade major of the Far30 48 Kabul Field

forward Home Office takes will be an act of graes. s that convenness in the street.

The situation was most critical, when the s{rtet I

Elven els at the General Pust Otice ar(Brigadíor-General Macpherson, V.C.) In fact arrested M. d'Albrant exbibited were louhi with dead ani is gated. They wore

gil to have been taken out of the debris alive Brigade. This appointment he lield for a year, taking them to emergency morgues

emotiori. G. with th

He disclaimed all but a slight know. Englishman, a splendid shot, baran to ase his phant gun with expansion but unconscious, bospital

after being buried for seventy and he was then graden az A.A 201 jane of ledge of English and accoped the services of heavy No. 12 hors without food or water,

field] army. He was present at the

The enemy retired. hat One of the saddest feature of the disaster All the mails were saved, but the supply of eivur Kotal, Cherusinh, and the operations the padice-court interpreter. Asked if he wished bullets. Erary suot. aimed at the head, fold the Fet the tens of thousands of working and

ve scphaps has ten rxlimusted, and Teltops

round Kabul in Decaber, 1579, the foredle communicate with his friends, he declined, with fearin effeel.

only to attack pain. The Eglishman, hos march to Kanashas, nd middels pls lost their haus in Sane hr ausmitted without.

subsequent Imttle

they were all in France. Though Haying

ever, stayed at his post until the ground was sure han Francisco, An in Philadelphia and other The water supply was partially restoad of Kandator. For the part be played in these are the name of Chares Grant, his but b American cities thousands own their houses and to day by tepriving dis lanko miss.

In his possession was £17 covered with his victims. The rest of the A thou operatinus be was twice mentioned in des the uitials “ C. A.” groans, tots purchased through bailing and i arhangel is requiring the socs, patches, recred 11. mudal med clasps, the in gold and a large sum in French untes. Hessages them thed, panir-strickett. Fean assoriations. The loss of hete and

It is believed that the We supply will br

Commemorative Ster, and the breets of in jur retained a solicitor for the purposes of his uiture is, therefore, susurely felt by an

fully restored by Today.

and lieutenant-eclone. After such a record 道 defees, but declined to give any personal bedy of people of

Then ar

army a Fraussens living in soldier of less ability would not fail to make details sen to him. Lousands of men, women, and zuikdren, stay Luton, Peris, and other European cities, who progress, staff appointments followed each gering under heary lots of luggage, trumped have drawn priorly comes from family other in quick successi. In 1982 Colone)

DRIVEN FROM LONDON. savers or eight miles from the hills to the ferram states represented alint whelly by el preagul in the folowing year he was an Morton held the appointment of DA.AG. in the hop of reaching Caklard and other

petundless. Sime of practically

MANUFACTURING FIRME TO COUNTY. points. They endured terrible hardshipa.

A.A.G. Bengal. Six years an adjutant-general, While the firs was raging a herd of 30 them have not been in San Franciscs for

The real estat of course rinius.

but capitul

and be secured an Indian brigudo. In 1895

The enormous rise in ground routs in London, cattle stamped in the struts, Anit at least a

thres subsequent years he was Adjalautin recent years has driven many manufacturing is required to rebuild: Trust

And companies and the

India. Then be immediatele secured Juzen people were trampled to death. Ons maa was gered through and through by a maddened banks are preparing to open temporary offices, General

where loans on real estate will ba dyanced to a first-class district. In January 1992, he was firmas from the metropolis. Here is a list of

THE VOLUME which consists of 461 buil

Banter's Telegraph Works Company have It was stated in the Nunnypus on May Pages, and inclsies & Sketch Plan of responsible persons who wish to rebuild fume. brought home to command the Dablia District, defections giren in Kagineering

A similar procedurs was adopted in Under the Brodrick and Arnold-Forster dis- diately Chicago after the great fire, wane muy persons tributions be held the command of the 7th to Gravesend the old-setab ished firm of 16th that the Russian Minister has handed in

ecclesiastical brass finishers. Mergre. Benham the following five propounds-1, Russia agrees historical interest showing the disposition of would have been unahis to pat up now buildings Division, Third Aray Corp, and 7th Division,

which term of command, without outside help.

Irish Command,

Meers.

rs. Philip and Zon. Limited, the well-known

Russia agrees 1 Russia conjointly; by China and

Its description of Chinese Social Castors in Middle-ex, has encouraged one or withdraw her troops from North Manchuria, claims dctur for dollar without delay, whether wagons, so that for some hours millions of tenant-general on April 3 last year, and daring two firms, including the British Electric bat must leave a limited number behind to and Superstitions, combined with the insight it

Company arising from fire or earthquake.

CHILDREN OF FAE CATHAT An excellent It is believed that a total of £22,000,000 will pounds in gold coin travelled about the barn. bis brilliant career of service received the

to withdrawal of her troops, Russia agrees to bo vaid into the pockets of San Francisco g eity in open wagons. As far as is ascertain- i lollowing rewards: 1893, C.R.; 1898, K.C.LE.; Transformer cal firm bave murad protest ber Manchurian railway; 3, After the gives into political conditions in China makes

able, every bank saved its books, as well as its 1901, Distinguished and Meritorious Service Southall; Mussara Hancock and Corfield,lor

resi

Well hound iu Yellow Cloth with Chinoko Pension:

and in 1913, C.V.D. General Morton enamel-iron manufacturers, have migrated to oro the telegraph service in Kirin and volum for presentation to friends al Home.

China: 4, policy-holders which should enable them to cash.

China must agree erest new buildings.

Soute of the refugees at Oakland report that was

was in Dublia on

on Thursday, and then seemed

Mitcham; a blacking making firm to South- tue

companies conjointly with Eustis Emblem in Gold.

$3.50. The North British and Mercantile Company in many ouses sufferers who were pinned beneath be in bis usual good bealth. His a gate; a phonograph com.any to Wundaworth for developing the forestry industry in the Tobe obtained from Messrs. KELLT & WACOK, has instructed ita New York representatives to

A white-lead making firm to Brimsdowa. Kirin and Heilung kiang provinces, and also FLY

Braes as soon as claims can be adjusted, and

"The Heatley Gresham Engineering Com along the Yala river; 5, Chies must recognise LTD., Mera. W BERE & Co., or from the to contributo £1,000 for thorelief of the suffrere. The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance

pany here gone to the First Garden City, the railway and mining rights of Karsis Printers and Publishers, the "HOWORONG

Hongkong, 23rd April, 1906. and Porkins, another engineering firm, to Turkestan. Company, it is understood, will also pay all

Butchworth; and Messre. Werner, Pfleiderer, in North Manchuria, Hongol, and Chinese DAILY PRESE" Office. losses immediately,

Peterborough."

and

A large menagerie was broken open, and some of the terrified boasts perished in the aur, Others sought safety in fight, roaring terrily, and were shot by the soldiers in the vicinity..

A Daily Mail telegram saysThe insurance

per ty, who

it had

the

at the moment

go

A umber of rifles bad fallen into the harvis of the robes, but by a rush of Mr. Southerland's they were destroyed. Forty highly-explosivo cartridges, too heavily loaded for the rifies, were plac-d so that they full into the robeis lands. When usel they exploded, and several rifles were found later bearing evidences of the violent end of those who had red them.

RUSSIAN CLAIMS IN CHINA.

IEN TING.

BURGEON DENTIST,

No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET.

TERME VERY MODERATE,

Consultation Free, Bogkong, 21st September. 1905.

JUST PUBLISHED.

CHILDREN OF

688

FAR CATHAY,

A SOCIAL AND POLITICAL NOTEL OF ABSORBING INTEREST,

By CHAS. J. HALCOMBE (Formerly of the Imperial Chiness Custom Sorrion, Author of "The Mystie Flowery Land," etc.).

REYNIB.

Many suroll banks, fearing their vaults were ad expired, ke virtually held ad, thought and Froade have moved to Willesden Junction; } to restore to China the gold mines in Heilung the Forces at the bettle of Kweilin, is dedicated copanins have decided, if possibly, to pay ali nel reproof, removed their cash in hired of his death. He had been promoted a lies have also gone to the same district. Kiang. Iat they must be developed harmitor to Bir ROBERT HART, G.C.M.G.. and Dr. A.

death

come

wreckage were mercifully killed by the police friends in Ireland, and more particularly in great shock to his many and wldiers.

A man ley under the wreckage of a burning Dublin, where during hie recent tenure as house in Pine-street with only his head and major-general in command of the Dublin shoulders shewing, the crowd meanwhile £ght District he was a very familiar and popular ing desperately to release bin. The mes figure in society.--Times.

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