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Japan army at the front. Nothing more was heard of him, ml, thengh large rewards has been offered, no information is forth,

coming. Mrs. Grahon is now engaged in the Torra-hoge of trying to trace bor 202.

Phu Ceylon Baerver is surely-the most næivo of Far Eastern journals. It says · After our

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LONDON, July 4th. The Crown Princess of Germany gave birth to a son to-day.

SLAUGHTER OF ZULUS.

LONDON, July 4th. Three hundred and fifty Natal Fells were killed yesterday,

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-(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

July 2nd. RAILWAY STATION LOOTED. Last week a daring gang of robbers armed to the testh attacked the railway station at Ka-Po on the ling between Skik-wai Tong and Fatskan. They left after runmacking tkorongly the station. Not one was caught.

À HOLIDAY CATASTROPHE,

On June 28th a large party of wealthy, merchants engaged a big Bawer beat and went tó a place called Yout-shing to withsa the

agon boat races. O leir way back the boat caught fire through some crackers falling at immable material. The fire sprend so rapidly owing to the strong wind, that the whole boat was abloze in au instant. Twenty people lost their lives.

A TRADE TIP".

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a pity this will take will hero to be settled at home; and by experience. The first steps will most to exclude them from eligibility to serve likely be only of a tentative character upon an advisory body such as is suggested gone to Peking. Mrs. Grabem is the mother of the missing young offer, Lieut. Graham, and will not bind the floue Government As a matter of fact such person are in one who came to Tientsic in the summer of 1904 -definitely to any hard and fast system, until way or another constantly consulted by the daring the war, and left for Chin-show, whence to join the trial has been made as to what is likely to Gwerument, when opportunity offers; and is believed to have se

It is very easy to there can be ms, reason, if at officially prove most effective. arrage for matters of this description upon | recognized body of advisera is to he cou paper, but it would be manifestly imprudent stituted, why they should be excluded oxclusively. af ex-official+. to adapt any new scheme in a way which in favour would make it difficult to modify it or to The institutions which Sir CHARLAS Baner na above WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, dispoñeng with it altogether should it not suggests should be reeng dised,

prove by practice to work satisfactorily, stated, as Departments of the Colonial conversation with Mr. Dengins Story, be was We make no doubt that the first steps that Office are the Crown Agents, and the agents auxiona la see tiles of the London Times and of will be taken will only be as a means of ↑ of Medical, Botanical nad Technical Intelli- | the Triune and, on crquiring the reason, Mr. such Stony said with some natural toluetaner) ho pating matters in such a train that a, genc-the hist 1wo Leing some

institution as the London and Liverpool had hinten Dr. Morrison, the Trates core-pou- [komplète system may be developed in

dept, over the news of the Customs ehet, by

THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES, accordance with what proves to be desir- Sabinos of Medicine, and the Director of solas 24 hours at the other end; but he wanted

Losno, July 21

The Kingchow and Ngai Chow Tantsi has Kew Gardens respectively. The assistance to sen if his messago had arrived first. aid, und Mat any heroic mumres for a

This attacking i has captured Seara piition to the Viceroy to be supplied complete change in existing arrangements of such persons would of course be of great understand that it had and was congratulated

hm on this achievement-far there are thorough, and claims to have a plete Mauser rifles, 50,000 cartridges, one hundred with the following goods-Fira knudred will not commend itself for adoption, valne, Int this would not be by any means

who can ever boast haring gol Peking nows control of the Channel. The defenders have Mausor repeators, 10,000 cartridges, 50 catties Ore scheme which was proposed is very all that is required. | What is wanted is a

captured the Victorieus, the Bagsüip of of lead shot, 20 doz, omery cloth, 50 cheong CIDER.stly oldreled to "by Sir » HARLES BRUCK, scheme which will entre round the Colonia!

Almital Berkely Milue, and other of a batilon Inces oil, and y larga It was proposed last "the governors of Giffice all the best intimation that is avail-

vessels, of Finisterre, after nur excing fight. quantity of steel and iron bars.

Here is a Crown Colonies shambl spend half the year alle but only apoi questams of development

tip for merchants who dual in the above within the walls of the Colonial Office, such and the like, but upon the ordinary currens

THE MEAT PACKING SCANDAL.

articles governors süll reamining the working affairs in the different Contes; and in heads and permally responsible for - 10 order to secure this end it would be well aduniaistration of their respective Coludes. that the proposed Advisory Council should be constituted upon sufficiently broad basis observes: I am at a loss to understand

to secure the services of all persons Earing be the presence of a responsiode guverneran in innte knowledge of Colonial matters, even though they do not happen to be 2}} an intelligible interpretation of the turm" within the walls of tus Colonial presidents of any spl institution, or Office" is ecusistent with the constitutional ex-officials, position of the Steretary of State" islso points ont that the duties of a governor involve deciding at once apon mány ques tias that uy arise. Such a plan would", manifestly be unworkable

Houry Shore, eleven years cki, of Washing purely official grounds, bet

it is also ton, U.S.A., recently shot and killed William jointed out that apart from ill questions | Pautroy, a negro, who was trying to steal are jul departmental duties and routine, and far | cigarette from his father's ebop. above then, is the personal influence of the govornor, which can be gained in no other way than by last, judgment and sympathy exergised daily and hourly, in a spirit of god unselfish devotion to the interests of the Culnoy and of impartial justice to all classes of the community."

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There were there plague cases yesterday, bringing the total to 847.

The English Mail of the cà June was delivered in London on the 30th Jane,

One hundred deporteos from Saigon, whe arrived here by the ss. Dermal yesterday, were marched to the Central Police Station, where b for they will be guarded until they can

warded to their homes in China,

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The fumpal progosion of the lates Michael Devitt was nearly a mile long It was my seri of eighty vehicles, along ifa of horse on riding two and two, and hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians. Crowds of contry folk lifed the. route, white on the rocky hills along the rond Littlegroups of women wearing the heavy cloak and hood, of the peasantry sat.kening" or singing the Irish death song. The despairing autoss of the wailing won was intensif by the gestures of the "kwners," who swayed backwards and forwards, clapped their hands,

and hung themselves on the ground (lecs

stood among the rocks waving their baudkor- chiefs until the procession had passed out of sight.

A matter seriously affecting the motor iradə is the extraordianty riss in the price of aluminium. At present the price being paid for aluminuni casting used in the construction of an omnibus.j. 'Est per car more than that pait six months ago. This rise foribly, brings- home the offset of shortage of supplies. Now contracts are being placed by many firms at £210 and 1re per ton, and it appears to be necesary to make contracts for the next. 12 months as a figura in the region of £200, One satisfactory feature: aliout the constant, rise is that it is really due to short supply, and not to manipulation. Many foundries during the lal two mortis "have at times been entirely

Mr. W. Simpson Cros, of Liverpool, des patched from bis Zoological Park at Southport, ¦ on June 2ad the bulldog. “Puks”, which he is sending as a present to the Emperor of Japan stopped for the lack of ingots-a difficulty sa a memento of the Japanese sailors' vi-it apparently overeme by importation from Southport.

At the present day, says the Practiliquer, illness is a tunel more costly affair than it was when the ubiquitous microbs was undreamt of, and the new narse had not come on the scene Only the wealthy can afford all the luxuries of modern surgery and hygiens, which are given by the hospitals to the poor for nothing.

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A remarkable bowling feat is recorded from farther than this. It is oftea very home--fa

match between Camberwelt important forthe Colonial Offey itself to be ↑ Grammar School and Manor House School, fortified by a direct expression of opinion on the ground of the latter, E. P. Martin, for from the responsible governor on the spot. Camberwell, took all lu wickets for no runa Such a iloclaration is frequently a complete and performed the bat trios". reply to faddiat interference by bodies sich as the Aborigines Protection Surety, the Anti-Chinese Auti-Opium Soritty, than labour party, and others of the same class The finite statement from the goveruar of the Colony concerned is in such cases a very valaalde and legitimate weapon in the hands of the Colonial Office. . If, how ever, the Colonial governors were at home in the manner proposed, instead of at theic posts, they would have far less power to hold their own against this kind of inter- ference that they for oven their deputies in [their absence) have as a posponsible - administrators on the spot, - „In the latter position they become as it were skilled witnesses, and their opinions are accorded the authority that is due to thear as such, which would not be the case were they only cousudbed by the Colonial Office ai home

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Du June 22ul, a rumour prevailed in dinga. pore, and contiuund to prevail pari das, that the award had been given by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Arbitration Court and the amount per share was actually named. The figure was S510 The Straits Times folegenphod to Izindan and learned that no award had been made.

abroad,

Loxo, July 2ul. Cogress has passed the ment bill, ariung the provision requiring the date of large tion teade out the tivs, but placing the cost of inspection in the Government. This is considered as a ustable victory for packers.

RUSSIA.

LONDON, July Zul.

PROPOSED PUBLIC GARDENS,

Vivy Som bas estrusted tho Kwong- bow prefect Chan Mong-bang to twild a largo pablin garden on foreign plans at the end of the veclamation ronil The Very has granted fifty for the purpose. The profeet has informed the Viceroy dat it would cost at least

Tls. #NIO.

THE SAMPAN NUISANCE, Yesterday afternoon asampan was vun down be, these. Hankrac as she was proceeding to her warf. It is wonder that thom necidants do

The Goverument has asked the Duna fer | nd happen aftomer, as these bo its always crowd a gront of £10,000,000 fo relieve twenty.and arrivals while they are do weigh. seven Provincial Governments suffering indemnity should be allowed in cases of this gert. The houta should to left to take their from the future of the crops.

chues of being sunk if they persist in trying to board mering steamers.

A stammer has arrived at Kustendje frota Odesa, with a large number of Russian aristocrats, who have left, the country fearing au imazediate revolution in the south.

HEAT WAVE IN NEW YORK.

LONDON, July 2nd.

A heat wave is parsing over New fors. There have been 14-darbs and many of the

thabitants are prostrate.

CRACKERS AND LEGAL ARGD- MENT.

BARBARIC LOVE OF NOIS E

Thus the Penang merespondent of the Malay Mail: Chatting with the repre-

The firing of croakers at the font of Wynd- sentative of a large. European firm dealing in

Lumu Street yesterlag forenoon was responsible practically everything from a button to a ballie-

f cutting abort a legal discussion in the ship, he told me that he considered. Panung a

The Chief Justice had wuch better placa to do business in than Siuga Supreme Court. pora. He knows his Far East well, and he says

referred to the incidents which recently called from him very vore strictures in the m that the growth of Penang during the last fow

faunas Wong Kniehung litigation, and Counse years has been phenomenal, and predicts that Singapore will have to look to her laurels in the was replying whau a deafening fusilade from near future if she does not want to be guidoneerisida made the discussion something like a Porties waited for a while in the by us This is very pleasant hearing for pour, dumb show. despised and neglected Praang, and I wish bunt, hope that the Bring would not be prolonged, it had been well dinumed in the ears of u but as the wolse slid not cease, their Lordships group of high officials, instond of merely told to | resis and the discussion was left at a stage i me during a chat. If banks are any, eritriou, which must have been nesatisfactory to we have certainly gone aland, for in the biss i cose-rnak three years we have rison from twve to six."

According to the eligation tales in the report on Swataw for 1995 by Acting Consal Wills, there is a slight falling-off in emigrants from there to Sium, the Snaits Settlements, The matelum between Noits and Essex and and Sumatra. The Swatow coolie is, however,

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HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ABSOCIATION.

The Rdlowing are the high cal scores in the first competition for the Ching Mud Cup hald on Saturday last. Teu rounds at 20 parry,

Sussex and Hampshire weru drawn, Lancashire by far the most important local export, and disappearing turgets. There were 3 entries:

has beaten Kent by tea wiekets.

Yorkshire

Warwick.

Midlesex, has

hes beaten Derbyshire by 3 nas. Surrey bas

· Lhere is no doubt that the earnings remitted by hesten Leiovstershire by 119 21108.

the Chinese abroad affect most aterially the purelaising power of the district. The shipping shire has beaten Northamptons is by tea

figures call for itite comment. The native wickets, at Peterborougla.

trade between Swalow and the Tangiste and beatem Cambridge by 189 runs, at Cambridge.

unrthern ports is almost entirely Bitish of A Loudon paper tell a story of the late the foreign import frude abont. 70 per cent. is Rev. S. Baring-Gould and his very popular British, the reusinder violy German -und When Japanese, and of the migration and foreign hyan, Onward, Christian Soldiers", Mr. Baring-Gould wanted to have it sung export trade the Norddeutscher Lloyd possess a in his own churok, his bishop, who and a monopoly of the Bangkok trade and a cou-

ritualism, objected owing to the two Baesments.

With the Cross of Jesus going ou before,” The author, therefore dranged the last the words to * Lærft bøkind the door". This mado

the bishop so angry that he dismissed. Mr.

Glæbting to another living,

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BOXERISM IN HUNAN,

EXPRESS AND VICERY,

On June 30th all the local officials called or H. E. the Viceroy on the occasiou of his receiv- ing imperial presonfa from Poking, consisting of a hat, offois! robe, and many fans. H, E. ressived the congratulations of his subordinates daring the whole day.

TAINTED MONEY..

The provincial gofors not overdosing, ibis reported that Vicurey Sham has granted to a monopolist the privilege of forming brothols. H. E. Lo share the Roman Emjeror Vespasian's opinion, that money is odourless,

CHINAWOMAN'S DEATH,

SUICING TO ESCAPE CREMTORS.

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At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon Mr. H. 11. J. Gomperta held an inquiry into the case of death of Chan Tai-shfag, a female, years of age, who committed suicide by jumping into the harbone at Praya East on the 24h altime.

Dr. Macfarlane gave evidenčo as to hobling a postmortem examination on the body of

thead, int said it was too decomposol to admit of a diagnosis. I thought drowning was the case of death.

Chan L-ho, of No. 43, Ship Street, smid decemand had boom in her bonse for at two yours. She last saw her alive on the sight of the 24th ukimo, when deconand said she was going for a walk. Witness had heard that the girl was always talking; abont killing herself, so followed her.

Dasol walked

to the end of the wooden wharf wear Blus Buildings and jumped into the sex. Wit Bess grabbed her, but was noble to hold her, so informed the police and · minde a report it No. 2 station. Witness thought deceased took her life becausfshe won in debt. Har editors wera continually pressing her for pay aunt, and being made to meet their Comauris she took her life. Witows dil not know how much money she owed, or for what she owed it.

To reply to Mr. Dyer Ball, of the Registrar- "General's Department, witness wild it was not o fact thd decrard owed the money, to her mistress. The mistress supplied her with food, but le paid for. By own clothing.

After further evidence was heard a verdict of suicide by drowning was recorded.

UNITED STATES INDEPENDENCE

DAY.

In the Kapino Berior for May, there appeared an article written by Sir CHARLES BRUCE opone subject which tas often heen discussed and which will before long have After dealing with the need for outside to be dealt with insure effective form, instituti as being connected with the namely, the mer in which the Crown Colenial Office to supply technical inform Colonies can be best dealt with by the lation, the writer recountausls that the heads Cokasial Office. '. The compliat is made, of sack departments should receive the carpouring dread of any form of silerable share of that the Strails Setile- and not without repson, irad there is a status of Assistant. Tadea-Secretaries and great deal of ignorauce which might easily should form an Advisory Board in

Referring to some records of “faith healing", be avoided about matters aut only in Crown conjunction with other members selected on

the Struts Turs says: Thing of course, is no Colonies but also in those huving responsible principles analogous to the Council of

now development, u» new thing under thy sun. It is not the cure which is the marvel, but tho Government, and that the Coloxtal | Judiamor the “additional members" to the ↑ Bating-Gould, who was appointed by Me,

perabere of the ears. Is that assured? SECRETARY is really dependent elatedly tpos | Council of the Governor General of India.

And, let it be remarked, it is the physician who

Yesterday informationandadvice gives to hunt by junior He advocates that it should be an absolute

was the Both anniversary, of The Now York Breafug Sao in discussing is in practice, not the surgeon. ffas faith,

America's Fudependence Day, and the local clerks in the Offee. This is probably unconditio that these eligible for the the Incision of the Huited States Supreme which is said to eare the halt, ser granted a

American community joined in the universal exaggeration of the true state of allkirs, as position should have held responsible oflice Court holding the exclusions of Anarchists, to new life or as immediate a renovation of a

A letter from Changela capital of Huban, gelebratio The Star Spangled Banner" hoge? Faith may have clocked the acting of the information in question no doubt takes in Crown Colonies for a period of not less be constitutional, sags: In committing the

states that nows is been received from the faterest from the flagpole of many residenarn Goth; has and todds are not selurpea as diatrists of Siangtan, Niughlang, and Liagang and peers of business, and was conspica the forni of culling attention to such matters than ten years. With this last suggestion coal ander in attempting to madder a

suntan belonging to the British Royal Family on ains-hes it ever pallet out a tooth and all of which belong to Changsha profecture as are on hawed, which is tre ordinary form we inngine few in the Colonies will agret Aarhis showed an alter lack of gratitude as luteo removed it? By faith man is said parding the existence of Berrien there,

ang the shipping in the harbour.

To cridate the occasion, the American of, procure, and not preuliar to the The condition might well be thik thus

for this takerrates that. baade British rrilory to lose a fever, has the covered the baidgators of which suit are tying with some

Sices to go sports to enter their society. Com, Mr. Ames P. Willer, hold n raception. Colonia) (Afg•—–—– Iodardly be supposed burakers Bad en reshbut in a Crown Ceir place of refuge Eù logras one great bead--with a splendid natural growth of air?

it is the old story that if a verdit assiduously that this juniors audertake to decide points Codiny for at least fed reark, hat few will fan refused that with the others concerted as it way of this gestel our practions certain rics by will within a certain at the Consale, which was attended by action was hoposable. Now that the cat has trich are inseparable from affiserings of the number of days come inrubierable to shot or Govern our officinby a number of represents- that may arise themselves.

But, idmitting emasider that it is advisable to restrict the clorod the hich he had in England it will be

martes,mul a poner entreling the nervous stel.

It would

exporrned are trying to shut their this, there is still no doubt that there is a selection

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10 persons who have heldjassible for civilised nations to do something.".

surgery wod goves proof of his power in that yos to the danger that is threatening the want of grasp at headquarters of the hear-responsible office". This would in fact

direction he is not likely to obtain the rengui par of their districts, where owing to the Information has seen revived fram thasConscion of his powers and being powers of any famine resulting from the resen, inda ing of matters sonnetted with the Colonies esciute scue of the most valuable emailer of fi.1 M's surveying ship Wafericit. A particular importance.

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Asorg do not find i difficult and it is of great importange to the interests to whom Government could have resurset foul ground, consisting of boulders lying

techtain protes, especially as there is some tests, when he entertained at dinner in the both of the Colonies and of the Empire that for advice, among them in this Colony ut on a muddy botton, exists at a distance of from

dient it and they are promised unch plunder evening. Americus Punch was the beverago and food if they nice join the brotherhood. It of the afternoon, and with this classes were this state of things should be remedied, | kast gentlemen who have been unofficial 4 to 5 cables eastward of Cape si Good Hópe. This is especially, the ease in regard to members of the Legislative Council, of There are the shual Freeths, of 4,, 14, and Crown Colonies, for the due management whom there are always a certain mimber fatis respectivaly, which are surrounded by

depths of from 5 to # fathoms. of which the Imperial Government is at home, whose advice and sperience position:-latitude 20 deg. 14 pproximate

would be precisely that which is most Longitade i deg. 19' 9" 2. wanted. There are also it may be confidently expected that ¡

any who ings are as follows:-From the fathoms rock; next six years on the construction of the dock, which will be the finest on the east count and some arrangement will have to be made may not have taken any part in public-Cape of Good Hope Lighthouse (171 ft) anks to zecommodate the largest battleship.

eart here who Bevertheless beste 8. 85 deg. W., distant 4 cabler. Green at house with a view to improving Colonial affairs

It is expected that when the duck is completad Grimsby will be abẻ to make a bokl bid for a administration generally, but what form would be very valuable is advisers Island Summit beats N. 42 deg. W.

portion of the trade of the River Tyne,

directly responsible.

3. The bear-

system; and, ut the Faithheader practises ¦ of the citing serum had this athibrities tivas of the Consular Corps and many business

NEW MILLION-POUND DOCK/

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At the Kowloon Hotel in the afternoon, Mr. Osheas, La proprietor, was "at home" to his

is to be hoped that due representations may be flied and drains in honour of the Glorious The first snd of the new deep-water dock for made to the propor quarters promptly to Fourth. A large number sat down to dinner,.

suppress this dangerna society in Hunt orTA Grimsby will be cut on July 1

The site is at Imminghain, a çillage on_flus |ži "hoenmes too largo and powerial a bady. --- Hamber, about five miles for in Geisty, put the W.. Daily News, Total cest will be more than million pounds.

The thasand we will be engaged for the

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS."

The 'r. Den of Kelly, from Japan and China, arrived at New York on the 29th June.

The Indo-China str. Nemung, from Calcutta and the Straits, left Slugapore on the 3rd inst.,

large that the commodious dining room could not accommodate all at ors sitting, and although there was no ferrand toast list the continval, popping of champagne corks, com bined with the goodfellowship of the guests and the geniality of the Lost, left no doubt na to bel occasion. Throughout the evening the Paluchi band played appropriate selections.