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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRÈSS. SATURDAY, MAY 26r¤, 1906.

the sexes (if the womon do not nowadays claim superiority) is not warranted by the data. The women wurkers, numerous at eficient though they be, are none the less freaks. Owing to the greater intensity of

A typhoon warning received at the American Conaniate, from Manils Oratory, time 9.30 a.m. yesterday, said :--'- Typhoon east of Samor Isla, approaching at proscut."

Mr. J. H. Yoxall, M.P., speaking on the TELEGRAMS. Education Bill, said that many a roluntary school was managed by the rector, who was managed by his wife, who was maangeel be her' daughter in other words, the school ans managed by the rector, the director, and the

A. S. WATSON & CO., the struggle for existence in a community telegram referring to Princess Eon's departure misdirector (Langater.)

LUFTFEL

ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841

givea over to cut-throat competi. "TRADE artificial appetites, warring

ан eureer has been closed to many Wonch. They have therefore entered into competition with TILE!fi in what was formerly always purely the man'

male WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.sphere-that of breadwinner-and

chivalry by wearing thin under the strain, and.. womanly modesty has Leen usurped by a greater sell-assertion. It is only from these women workers-with whose unnatural position wa mast syrupa

SCOTCH

GREAT

REDUCTION

IN PRICES.

WHISKY.this-sud perhaps from a few wives who gre too well-off in a worldly sense to have Jagitimate veenpations as a scope for their nergy, that the outery agaiast woman's place in the social scheme has come and is coming. The normal woman, the old- fashioned Jezus-forse aust mutter, is physically From this date the Prices of our Popular quitted and temperamentally disbelied for the cares of the publicist. Even the modern product her working sister, has not become physiciafly adapted to

her changed condition, all employers of Por Case of 1 Dos. | Anuale labour know. There abould never

8:00

Brands of SCOTCH WHISKIES

will be us under,

A. THORNE'S BLEND.. B. GLENORCHY BLEND ( Fine

Soda Whisky)...

$11.40

J. ABERDOUR-GLENLIVET (

Fine Peaty Favoured Whisky) $12.50 D. I.K.D. BLEND of the Finest

Old Malt Scotch Whiskie

... $14,00

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THE JAPANESE TRAINING SQUADRON AT SYDNEY.

We are advised that the word “Vrin" in our

to be married should have been İran Ira

Lounes, May 23rd! The new vehicle which is being placed on the

The Lord Mayor of Sydney has given a is a town on the north-eastern frontier of Spain, celebrated for its Roman remains.

stroots by the Landon Electrobus Company, [Janquet to the Japanese Officers, at which The Osaka Azuki reports that some 80,200ld, as among its features an almost entire Lord Northeote and Admiral Rawson were

alwanes of vibration, and an absolute frestor present, and the

most cordial spoles tons of coal were exported fiora Moji daring the from smell. The risk of fire is non-existent, first part of May, Of tist, 19,500 tons and

delivend. 3,200 tons were consigned to Hongkong and actually moving, and there is a jerk in starting the motor is only running when the bus is

Shougal respectively.

or stopping.

SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Logos, May 23rd. A scene is occurred in the Honse of

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, 25th May.

ORGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIB FRANCIS TERUITI

-MONEY "LEXING TRANSACTIONS. The Lai Tum Bank, of 145, Queen's Rond Central, alatoed $15,934, money due on pra- missory notes with $9,000 interest, from Li Wai-tong, gentlenso, and his brother, Li Ki- Long, also described as a goationan, both residing in Victoria.

Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. Hastings, appeared for com- plainant, while Hon. Dr. Ho Kai and the Hou ̧ Mr. . E. Pollock, instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton (of Messrs. Bention and Hetti, ropromuted the test defendant,

When the rass was called on it was stated that negotiations fuad been opened between the parties, and pending settle out to case was nul jourued vine dio.

Residents of Hongkong are so familiar with fevern, - headachor, and so on, that many of A telegram to the Globe said :—-Russia's them have acquired the habit of self-doutoring renewed railway activity in the dìraction of and dag taking Quinine and phenacetin are connecting the Siberian Railway with that of Commons, arising out of a passage of arms Russion Central Asia is not escaping public tween Mr. Chamberlain, and Mr. Mac- played with us sulphur and treacla used to be at Homs. It is not the wisest thing to do. On attention in Tokyo. Thus, the Russian Tole-mara in convection with the Education Thursday a faly at one of the hola nelygraph Agency reports from Tokyo, that ors of

Bill. Sir Honey Campbell-Banuseman in the sovaisign Princes of Chinese Turkestau. died of phenacetin poisoning.

now sojourning in Tokyo, declares that Russia's tervened, and asked Mr. Chamberlain if he' The programs of use to be performed by prejet of laying down a line of railway from doubted Mr. Macanumra's veracity. Mr. the band of the ith Infantry on the new

Tomsk in Western Siberia ja santb-west Chamberlain refased to take lessons from SHANGHAI FRENCH CONCESSION. Parade Ground on Monday, frotato directing through the Steppe region of Semi-the Premier, whose interference be declared p.m., is as follows, March "The Q's art" Williams; Overture" Light Cavalry" Suppe: Waltz Estudiantina" Wallet

election The Orchid Moncklow Sun "Eileen Almazali" "Taounas; Patrol -** The Phantota Brigade" Myddistep.

An old acquuíatanos of Mr. Henry Brinstey Sheridan, ex-M.P. for Dadley, whose death was

Platinsk to Tashkond, the military headquarters of Russian Central Asia, is only another steps towards carrying out the long sutertained plan of aussing Chinese Turkian, and also the unless steps are taken to prevent it, Mongolia will become an easy pray to Russia's aggression which, although it has been cheeked along the Pacific coastline, shows signs of being inclined

was na impertinence. An uproar ensued, and the Charta refused to rule Mr. Chumberlain out of order.

THE NEW FRENCH- MINISTER.

M. Bajst, who succeeds M. Dabail in charge

Shanghai last week and received the local gentia men in charge of affairs,

REMARKABLE (ENSUS FIGUERA,

A bulky volume, the stateront of the Municijust Council of Administration in the Freneli Concession nt Shanghai for 15 is not. without interest, showing as it does the severaÍ important undertakings winch the authoritis leaves had in hand during the year. The trum-

of loans have been the principal subjects dis gusel at the ratings, while the reports of the various services are by no means aultracties.

Iave been any quibbling or mibbling with contly ropurted, recalls that it wo this to break out agiin on Chins's wester and of the French Legation at Peking arrived at way system, electric lighting, and the raising

It has

the question at all. It seemed plausible to admit that women were peculiarly fitted be tenchers of the young, chiefly because of the ballowed tradition of the other's kure; but as a matter of fact, there ja no proof that children can absorb instruction felter from a woman timan a mna. so happens that the male parent being abroad hunting, fighting, or working, the primary training of the young de devolved upun the mother. Her pupil acquired some sentiments, morals, and other marg or less of the Far East

$130...

useful abstractions, to be gratefully-remem-- The atore Prices are strictly we. Thabered in later life, with flie affection that accompanied them; bat practical instruc- distant of five per caut. previously allowed on

tion had to be obtained elsewhere and our Whiskies conses from this date.

laber, The function of the mother of the race is so important that Nature asetus to

---BLEND

THE POPULAR WHISKY

A.S. WATSON & CO., | have apecialised, and omitted any endow.

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT

MERCHANTS

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 17th May, 1906.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTA. DELTCommunications relating to the news colum thould be aiddressed to Tan EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their names and a drestek w'sh communications addressed to the fidues vot for publication but at evidence of good faith.

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gentleman who brought is the Bill which became law to have separate compartments on railways for smokers, and after the Bill had passed ho hud over 5,000 pips sent him by sanakers, Hu was niso the member to introduce the Bill compelling railway companies to have Communication between passenger and guard.

The plugue mortality is rising in the Punjab The deaths from plagus in all Julia last week April 26th) were 15,382, and the cars mun r

1803 The destun qururred as follows. Bombay and Sind, 1,266; Madina 225 Bengal, 3,241, Eastern Bengal and Assim, 10; Hoftes Provinces, 3331: Punjab, 5,519; Burman, 240; Centri Provinces, 34, Mysore, u; Iyderabad, Contral India, 153; Rajpatium, 59; and Kashmir, 285. There was to morality in the

North-Westera. Frontier Provine.

The 4. Besprees of Britain, 14,500 tons, 78 p., intended for the mail service between Liverpool and Canarin, left Greenock for her e trial last month, and after a trip-round ments really capable of ustained applica Freland, put into Liverpool The Empress of Bien otherwise. When closely studied, the Britain and her sister ship the Expreas of is found Ireland will be the Forget und fastest steamers most highly civilised roman to be still closer to nature than man,

to Canadie, bo opra ma pastaj e occupying only tes artificial, less of a poERY,

four days, and the entire trip from port to por.... If her!

less than a wook. On the rise from Greenock emotiona and passions be considered,

to Liverpuul, round irokad, the Empress of if her attitude towards men, children, and | Britvin aroroged 18 knots, and behaved aðmḥ, especially towards other women, he observed | ably, despits the rough weather ercomtórød. it will be found that she is still in the age

Foreign tourists coming to Japan lave non- of barbarism. No disrespect is implied. siderably increuset in amber this year, says a

north-western frontiers.

Extraordinary

voleavi: disturbancos in Iceland are reported. When .ono comparts 1.bes reports with those that preceded the ourplious of Askja and Hekla during the last coalary one must ocuclufe, writes a scientific! axpert, that this seems to be the beginning of ! one of the great convulsions of cature to which Ireland is so subject. The grostest eruption on earth withia historical times was that of 1785 in Southern Ierland. The rauss of lava thou ejacted has been computed by Lyall to

have been equal in cabio volans to Mout Blane, Nearly one talf of the cattle and shop of the island and a laige anmber of the popustion parished. It is to be hoped that the present eruption may be confined to the aninhabited parts of the island. Itacta as a safety valve to the British Islca for a volcanic rift stretches from. Edinburgh to leolaad. The southern part of qulesgant. Eruptions in Iceland have frequently syn

chronised with those of Elna ar Yesuvius.

* LUCIA VITTORIA" STRANDED.

The Lucis Vittoria is choro ut Riussian Island, near Vadivusteck. The strainer, which was formerly 11. M. §. "Humber", bolongs to Mestre. V. D. Masso and Company, and record · ing to the telegraphic information to hand. stranded on the island named shout 10 o'clock on Wednesday night during a dense fog. Sko is expected to become a total loss. Tho "Lucia ;

All letters for publication should be written on She is elementul; unehauged because un-Japanosa vernacular journal, and the vesty Vittoria" løft Hoogkong on May 5th with a

one side of the paper only.

No anonymously signed comm sications that have airady appeared in other papers viti be inserted.

Endars for extra conser of Da Pe should be

sent before li a, b, on day si publication, ástær that hour the supply is limsted. Uniy ripplísa y Fairgraphic Address: Pool Codes: A:B.C. Ah Eð

Lieber

P.O. Dos, 83. Trieplona No. 12 HONGKONG OFFix: 10a, De VAUX BOLD C. LOREAN OFFICE: 141, FLEET STEHET, EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 27TH, 1906.

more comfortablo, and so le attivot even

CANTON.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)

AUDACIOUS KOBBERS,

May 24th.

{changeable; and the gaunt, berpectacled, is now felt for making their sojourn in Japan

general cargo for the northern port and lias vehement politician is still Mother Eva, although robbed of her rightful place larger number of visitors. The opinion pre.pparently grounded sixteen miles from her vails in business circles that a large hotel should destination. Tuo vessel was built in 1878 as a Wa Cass and perquisites.

are not greatly be constructed in Tokyo, with a capital of from tereship for H. M. Navy. alarised by the agitation, although it does ¦ ¥2,000,000 to Y21,000,000 and that this example nol appeal to us. The times are out of should be gradually followed in other porte dal At first such hotels may not in other ways beside, but we have in the interior. faith that things will right themselves. pay, mad it is therefore urged that subsidien should be granted by the State or local Munici Woman's suffrage in New Zabuul secas to

palities. Stare trement in this direction will have made no difference, beyond temporarily shortly be taken, it is reporter. Even belom pacifying the few who clamoured for it.

the war the money spent by foreign tourists in The men who championed the ease injust Japan mounted annually to between twenty Tux startling statement recently made have been 'n litiky surprised at the lack of and thirty million yen. It is maintained that it is discourteous to provide hotels tland do not more then four hundred members of enthusiasm and gratitude on the part of that

afford confort, to foreign visitors, and moreover the new House of Commons are pledged to the majority; but that is nothing new.

it is a growing loss to Japar. woman's' suffrage" is far more significant | Meu are always being surprised by them

Mr. W. H. Hastings, the Resident of the of the progress of the agitation than are because they so often try to treat them as

East Coast, British: North Borneo, wys in his incidents like the flag waving from the logica creatures. The natural woman has report for 1995.--There has been a very Grille, the besieging of the PREMIER'S TE- ne se for the syllogism; and she has no siderable falling off in the tau of exports, sidence, the arrest of disorderly suffragists, use for politics of a vote. A meant writer, This is partly due to the tobierany 3 and the petitions nad processions. There dealing with the problem of winnen workers, || bales of Taburen were exporind in 12M), AS is no telling what reckless upsetting of the remarks, “a war of the sexes is an event-esapared with Gesi bales in 1004. The difference is very considerable, but was 21.01.

A PUBLIC CONFESSION.

REMARKABLE SPEECH AT A PROTESTANT

ACTING

Mejor Thomson, town councillor and loader of the Protestant crusade in the only con- stitueney which ran a Protestant cudidate (Mr. Kensil) at the Parliamentary election, a public confession at a meeting in Birkenhead on April 22.

maile

the

The gathering was held in the open air at entrance to Borough Park, and was atauded by several hundred people, most of "theme"

1 supporters of Major Thomason Major Thonison stated that one day last weak he had got drank while out driving and hád cellided with another vehicle, which he wrecked. He had consequently been arrested and fined. The now paper had not dealt with the core, but he felt his position so keenly that in had called that meeting by advertisement to make a public confession of his fault and declare his

repentance.

It had been his wish, he added, to retire from public life in shame, but the Protestant party had refused to recrivo bis resignation of leader- ship. This had been the greatest lesso of his life and had made hits a firm total sbstainer.

His confession was listened to with quist attortion and sympathy, and it was followed by

queninous vote of continnet confideuce.

ROYAL WEDDING PRESENTS.

COMTEY GIFTS FOR PRINCESS ENA.

Looking at the budget for 1995, we naties that of the total receipts which cams under budget ordinairs Tis. 158,22146 wore derived from local duties and customs, Tis. 103,407.42 from liesacos, Tle, 12.04 from tixes, Els.

17 from divers receipts, 'Tis. 16,082,64 from accidental receipts. The. 29 from interest. TH. 18, 132 79 from electric light, Tis. 32,637.6X from distrination of water, and Tls. 18,773,6) from abattoirs Ou the other side of the account the socretariat absorbed Tis. 3076808 for divera novices, including light, water, telepticnes, bulis and clocks, medical service, semaphore, allocations and donations "miscellaneous siponaos, volunteers and defouce of the concession (fls. 2378.93) and lens Ts. 12,71804), gürde municipale T. 90,149.18. public works Tls. 75,240, electric light Fix 11.821.28, water Tx.632.37, and abattoirs Tia. 8,678,54. -

The census, takou in the French concessiou on 14th October, 1905, provides some interesting Rigures of the total foreign population of cor there were 4 males and 348 females, of th former being, under 15 years and 221 of the latter. A remarkable disparity is hors revested, the girls being about five times moro aeros than the boys, a circumstanes which is indeed remarkable in China. Moreover, it shows that A meeting of the English colony at Madrid the male adults are much more numerous than was held on Api. 21 to discuss the question of a the females, them boing 416 of the one to 147 of proseal to Pricese Eun, Taeir forts in this direction are being seconded by all the English the other. In taja total of 811 ura only found colonies in Spain, including those at Barcelona, 274 French, the next highest in point of Biloso, Jirez, Huelva, Valencia, and Malaga. The Englishmen in the Canary Isles have also number being the British with 109, followed been invited to subscribe.

by 73 Japabore, 40 Rúvalans, 51 Portuguese, 47 Germans, 30 Eurasian, 23 Filipinos, 20 Parsees, 21 Americans, 15 Belginos, 14 Italians, 12 Swise, 7 Greeks, Seach Spaniards, Austrians, and Datel, Danes, 2 such Turks and Argon- tines, and 1 each Norwegian. Armenian, and Chilinn. There were 84791 residont Chinese, of whom 1,277 rules and 391 female were in the service of Europeans, This with a floating population of 4,140 and 7,000 on voyage, giver a grand total of 96,132 Chinese,

The aim is to make the whole affair unofficial, ench English resident giving a small sum Delegates from each centre will go to Madrid to nake the presentation. Although the time is. so short it is hoped to raise at least 3000, The present will take the form of jewellery, probably a diamond or pearl necklace

The town of Barcelona is parchasing as a present a beautiful and costly diamond tiara A land of robbers wont into a fantan shop beautiful gifte from the Spanish aristocracy. Princess Ena has already received many in the vicinity of tae Tartar General's "yamen the daughter of the Duke of Alhusent by King on the 22nd just, and having terrorized the Alfomme a lovely gold waist-buckle set in rabies. inmates took all the cash in the house. They

Log Queen Christina is giving Princes were leaving the premises what the alarm was

pricoles Court mantle which belonged to Queen Isabel II. It is of dark rod rolvet, wonderfully given and half a dozen Manchu guards turnedbroidered in gold. Many of the disused state up. The robbers produced revolvers ands free carriages are being restored for the wedding

The Murgnis

Vians, who bay tight ensued, in the course of which three of the pROCASHION. Guards were seriously wounded. Whistles were

specially superintended this work, his spent £600 on vub carriage alone in painting and heard blowing in every direction, and after a decoration. hot chase four of the desperadoes were caught, The wounded men were inusdiately conveyed to the American Hospital, one being shot in the abdomen and the other in the grdu. They were operated upon, but both succumbed yester

ROMANCE OF A WRECK.

AN AUETRALIAN'S LUCKY PURCHASE, A remarkable story of how a fortude was sequired by the purchaser of a wreck is told by the Melbourne correspondent of the Day The wedding dress will cost £1,902, Brussel Express I appears that on a summer night, 4 lace lei used coating Dearly £ yard. some four years. 82, the magnificent P. and O.

of the wedding is shown by the moremont

Another proof of the extraordinary popularity steamer Australia, which cost £500,000 to build, weul ashore at the entrance to Port. Phillip initiated by the president of the elementary Bay, a short distance from Melbourne, The schoolmasters of the district of Toledo. “Ă vessel itself was subsognoatly put up to auction. subscription has been started throughout Spain. It was purchased by Molecurus draper, now

modest

800 of Don Quixote," accompanied by a sanky

1987, and the cargo left by the anderwriters on

by the subscribers. The subscriptions vary. Further £60. Nu uwe was more surprised thou The poorly-paid masters sad mistresses ora- was Mr. Aikong himself, for he hwi come pro- tribute from one centime ench, widle the better. vided with enough money to pay a deposit of paid giro 1s, 8d.

1:2,000.

old order there may be, in case the gallant ality which, cannot be considered probabis, due to the exlater closing any or plantis day. The thirdman is doing well and will recever. | to prevare. Prines En with a magnificent the Hon. J. G. Aikman, for the I

It i

The robbery took place about mid-day and | „dit felicitation uni parchment, and signed the wreck was aleu knocked down to him for

They message of

four hundred have the counige of their and however great may be the autagon isme

Jess id, but to the abnormal flood which alleged conviction. A certain respect must of the moment, they eventually disappear Gecurred on the Segaius, River and which be ungrudgingly paid to woman like the before the spirit of the species, reasserting spoil immense quantities of leben, lute SUSAN B. ANTHONY, and to soine (not its omnipotence." That means that no again partly due to the prices realigid eu the

what experiments

follow the edible birds nests,

enly realised all) of our women writers and workers; hut taking ample cognisance of such heroin, apparent exigencies of the mement; the $26,123.16" as representatives of their sex, we must refuse | tendency is, where the woman is concerted, being imped by the Dutch have for a time, insanitary parts of the city, viz., the district, ja

mutter

to look complacently on the female parlia- to keep returning to elementals. mentarium. It is no mere prejudice, nor' overwooing satisfaction with the "superior.

The Gorman Mail of the 26th April wa

which

damaged trade, gole sise that the market | prives on damar, ralian and putta were #g low as to hardly maske it worth while to work

ity of the mile, that prompts distrust of delivered in London on the 23rd instead uses.

the new order now threatened. Male

General Sakuma, newly appointed Gloverpor

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PLASCE JOBURRAMI NGA,

IMPERIAT TROOPS NOT WANTED,

politicians there are nowwhays as hysterical goners of Fortauss, left. Tokyo on the 16th Fitton, D.2.0., and Officers, the Burl of the it is not to be wondered at that a few should, and the resignation of the Ministry | rata of Llu a toy.

inst. for Taikoku,

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The msongament of the Boa Vista Hotel,

and illogical as we might expect any woman to be; and with regard to special legislation, relating to marriage and divorce for is stance, Macso, lus zrranged for an oralastes to play at and such questions as the expousal of the the hotel during dinner every Saturday evening. deceased wife's sister, we could believe that

Daring the bours ending at noon yesterday, women legislators wight bungle less than thirty plague cases were reported. Twenty-two the men have lone. But the agitation is of them were fatal.

not for a specific reforiu; it is not a more- was.597.

The number of the last

ment that stands aloni. It is part of a too! Kowloon Bowling Green, after an interval

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shows the audacity of these ruffians. will be bleached in a few days,

o impared with S95.the advent of better weather and the disease is I'tsgus has considerably dimiz bihod here since

After much troubly Mr. Aikman srecended 198004, and also because the expar: duties now

101 contined to the more crowded ond

in getting divors to work on the wrecke i liner, and before long he had the pleasure of seeing the ducks filled with cargo. All classes of the eighbourhood of the North Gate. There

goods were

jvcluding drapery, hard- ure still a few cases of cholera bra mat in an epid- A. Durban felegena, dated April 21st, caid :—

WAIT,

wary, Bel ware, and emic form. As long as Chinese will the delight Mr. C. J. Smyth the Premier, defended the band instruments. Ten loss of Muniz utal

out attitude taken up by the Natal Ministry to- taken

of the

in less than in eating all manners of gresa fruits and raw

day. wards the Home Government dwing the recent realised £750. Nite haudrad tons of bar iron, regofables such as melons and salted cucumbers crisis. He said that the Imperial Govern bur steel, tool teel, and shear gel were recovered Rent's recent interference but be awar from the wreck, und were sold at an average Moreover, both the

Me. Aikmann also got 740 yearly die of cholera. above diseases are confined to the lower classes, had been the only mens of protesting against toos of galvanced iron al forty tons of steet

dering the first

operations. He indignaulty denied that the Ministry During the second operations on the Australių, chair and other coolies being amongst the

had sought to pinbarrass the Homo Gavern- a little later, 212 tons of bruse, copper. sad meat or that it bed rosigned for party reasons. gun metal were recovered, and 1,050 tons of The Ministry desired is have nothing to do sorap cast iron were obtained fram the engine with Liberals, Conservatives, or Labour repre- and other eastings on board. Five tandem and sentatives. They are quite prepared to four Tangye sugines and a large quantity of defend the recent executions of natives,

pig-iron were also got from the wreck, The The Premier totally rejected the suggestion four propeller blades, which sunsisted of either that Imperis troop shank be requisitional phosphor or manganes troaza, and which, to assist in suppressing the persent outbreak. weighed fourteen Lone altogether, were taken Ho would be very sorry to ses Natal ask for from the steamer, and realised £1,000 as old

From the moment that metal. Way assistance

Half the hul of the Autvaléa still remsins

and gun metal have still to be recovered. It is Colonel Mackenzie, the officer who led the estimated that Mr. Aikman's profits from the column which effected the capture of the wreck uproach 200,000. He is scently murderers of Sub-Inspector Hunt, said that bought the Melbourne Coffee Palace, which, Natal had now bad quite enough of Imperial with proposed alterations, will cost £100,000), interference. Lord help us, o azid, "if and has also acquired several other well-know there is any more."-Beuter.

businesses,

By kind mission of Lieut. Cl. a. 6

Second Battalion The Quen's Own" (Rays! West Kent Hegiments will play the following Programme of music during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel, an Saturday, 26th May, 1905: March......... Liberty Delt,”.

** SOULES Overture tu.. "The erry Wives of Wilmor,"

Nicolai Setection from " Martha,"

................. Fotow Fale............" Fra fitum,"

bucalomi Air. Cujus Anipasi,...

...... Raseini Fixento Belo... " L'Oiseau Du Boir,”” ... Le Biere Sekerion from "The Torund 2," Monektor: DISNER-Hors D'Oeuvres--Cod's Roc on Toast. Entreestuffed Pigeon and fireen Peas, Sweetbred Cutlets and Tomatoes, Macaroni su Gratin

victims.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory goesterday issued the following report : “..

On the 25th at 11.55 am.-The barometer has risen over the Exochoos and W. Japan, and

coasts of China.

widespread heresy for which men theusetres in which to give the ground a resi, was declared Soupravy. Fish Smoked Fish and Parsley falon over N.E. Japen and the E. and N. such mit iven the Imperial Government

are largely to blame, and it is one more of open on Thursday, but the wat weather has the foolish capers that modern cirilisation kept players aff... has been cutting in the face of Nature her- self. That "men must work and women wasp " is not a mers trupe; it is a laying Jown of the law. The assumed equality of

It is reported from Tokyo that the general mesting of shareholders of the Nippon Yusen Keisha will be held at the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce on the 28th iust, when a dividend of twelve por cent, per annum will be dealurid.

Since

Curry-Prawn Mounts, de-Roast Australian I auch and Mint Sauce, Roast Turkey and Sausage. Boiled Corned Leg of Pork' ard Pee Pudding. Cold Spiced Beef ant Mixed Salad Sweets-Breart and Butter Pudding. Frankfort Pudding, Strawberry Ice Cream and Finger Cakes, Tipsy Cake Dessert-Coffee-Fruits.

The high pressure area lies over Central would take charge, and the settlement would be above water and quantitive of brass, copper,

Japan, and pressure apparently remains low user the N.W. part of the China Sea.

E. wind decreasing in foros may be expected in the Formes Channel, and over the N, part of the China Sea.

Forecast-Strong but decreasing E. win is aqually, showery,

removed from Natal'e hands.