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INTIMATION

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25TH, 1006.

that in former days there was some specula. tion by men whose interest in the business should have been more identified with the interest of the shareholders generally thar was the ease. Any suspicion of auch perations attracts the outside speculator us

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The Shanghai Maxfciped Comovil is slated to

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be unwilling to re-engage Major Beieragon, its Prant Chief of Police. So far a understand the local papers, his offenes seems to Lave been that he did not let his men kill a aufloient number of the rioters.

A just, lying off Tram Shui Po, capsized TELEGRAMS. yesterday afternoon and sauk. Her mast

showed above water.

At Alton last monļh Kiugi Yano, a Japanese, was summoned for riding a motor bicycle at hour. The defendant stated he was only trying the bicycle. a speed of over 25 miles an

A. S. WATSON & CO.. intrion attracts vultures. Whether they be and Museum for the work ending the 22nd July. the did not know the law. He was fined 1,

LIMITED.

BULL DOG BRAND

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in the know.", or only think they are, the flactating value of the sires tetupts them more than a steady quotation; and their intervention, of course, adds to the inter- tainty and increases the trouble. presume it will be admitted that company scrip is not sully intended to play the paết of lottery tickets, and that the price of stock a normally healthy concern should not ordinarily inuitate the jumping-jack. The best of directors, too, especially in en | munifics where personal and other basitegy

nel involved, embarrassed by the condition, at which we have it The man who "jumps in and out again" cares little about building up reserves or allowing, for depreciation. He PUUS ALE, brawal expresly for ROBERT wants, in addition in the artificid profits

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The return of visitors to thaCity Hall Library

1996, shows that of nes-Chisons there were 297 to the Library and 164 to the Museum; and of Chinese 162 to the former and 1,926 to the intler. The Library was, therefore, used by 419 persone,

and the Museum by 2,090.

A considerable amount of crimping appars to loguing on at the Pacific cast ports. The World (Vanconvor) publishes the following telegram from San Franciser dated the 20th of June-A tightly corked bottle, was picked up molar the Saute PV winef, and inside was. found a paper on which was written: "Shang- id; help. I am heki a prisoner av steam schooner Rainier, Clark."

The Nanfangpao say that the Council of Finans and the Board of Herenne" are to con- sidern proposal for the establishment of avotu. mercial bank to assist agriculture, industrial railway and mining business; it is to have a capital of ten million dollars, to be jointly

and Government

of fals, and the Yokohama Specie Bank is to be talcan as a working model.

that he makes, as much extra canaliayuboribet by arraunts from d videała as he can get. The ordinary investor also racily objects to fat dividends, so that the directers" temptation to be less Characteristics of a Good ENGLISH ALE businesslike than they would he

Sporial Syson wirlu enables the best

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individuals is very e The change in the managment of Faruban's does not seem to have restored the confidence that was lost. He is alleged that the new nieu hitherto desined have allowed the old mad, had ways to

Te by Combined with Extreme Lightness of

Character and a practical FREEDOM from

result SEDIMENT a

avattainable,

Por Case of Doz. Quarts $18.40 Por doz, 14,50,

Pints 8...

24.00

Splits 27,00

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continue. Que charge is that the last dividend paid was more than the compuny carned; und a eritic asks if the Equilators

including costs.

Mr. J. C. Gow had a narrow escape from

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("DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

SIR. W. II. MARSH DEAD.

FORMER HONGKONG OFFICIAL.

LONDON, July 23rd.

CORRESPONDENCE.

RAMIE (REM)-A PROMISING INDUSTRY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRERS."

Dear Sir, I have already called your attention to the possibilities of Numin (Rea oultivating. There is a vast poning for it in our Coloniex,

The Royal Horticultural Society, I am pleased to say, is advocating its exploitation.

ROYA HORTICULTURAL, HOHUETY,

Sir William Henry Marsh is dead, death yesterday afternoon in Kowloon Dock. aged 79 years. While he was engaged at tim bottom of No. I {Who's WPhozays: Marah, Sie William Henry, ¦ 1 kava the pleasure to give you a copy of the

Jotter :- look a bucket fell from the top, a considerabla K.M.G, f. 1987; Culonial Civil Servios. 1897, of J. Marsh; in. Willisnis, of height, striking him on Lho heal. Fortunately 184887; 6. Woodside, Epping, Exer, 99 Juls. he was wearing a topes at the time otherwise late Rev. W. Mackenzie, Noren Leith (f. 1801). the blow wonki probably base ben fital. As it Auditor-General of Mauritius; Colonial Store. was his head was severely cat and had de batary and Auditor-General of Hongkong, 1879; ucted as Governor of Hongkong on sorara! st teled

ecensious; 1 months on special duty in Cyprus, 188982; received in 1884 Carough the Cólonial Office * Vexpression des reinerchments du Gouvernement de la Republique Francaisa ". tires, t. James's Street, 8.W: Clab Thatered Honse.j

Diligent rulers of the ilustrated London pross will appreciate the following skit: "The swallow who nests in a railway truck, the cat who adupts a young rabbit, and the ellio wh mothers a litter of kittens, are all eclipsed A young eagle has been found on a roof in Flent strest. It is supposed that its mother, lying over Load while migrating, put it down on the mol to rust, and, beingjalarblød, flw away without it.

This is pary theory, howasur To young engle has has seen by several

reporters, but loclines to a Ve a statement.”

The General Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account to 31st December, 15, show that An amusing exchange of courtesine has re after making a Special Reservo of'ƒ 700,001 | ontly secured intweon a well-known Liberal 1258,313) and deling entrent expenses, insters and Mrs. John Burns Lady H-- writing off bad debts, and with the addition of recently wrote to the wife of the President of the balance brought forward from 1904, the the Local Government Board regrotting that, net profits of the Notboriandis Trading Society az Grosvenor square was such a long way off mount to / 6,989,822.41* (2778,627), but of [[from Batterson, såur had not been able to call which a dividoud of 15 por cont. has bera où Men. Hurns, but added that she hoped Mrs. decored.

-Burus would curis in her party on iha —th. Mrs. Barns replied delining the klad invitation, as Battersea was just as far from Grosvenor,

Orders by Major General Villiges Hatton,

are going to make any enquiry into the C., Commanding the troops in South Chine, square as Grosvenge-square, was from Batteress dated Hoogkong, 24th July, contain the 412-0fe9rs Commanding following: No. will submit to this Office as early as possible the unes of Officers who have a knowledge of

funce that prompted the payment of 3.00 certain dividends—notoriously the one that 14 completed the annual dividend of 28 per "œent". Nothing was written off for depré- ciation of plant and stoch, which includes such deteriorating properties as boilers and Chinese tenements. The gentlemen who

A. S. WATSON & CO.. | were elected, liquidators, a shareholder

LIMITED,

thinks, should have had sufficient courage

to discontinue the error of their predensors who paid earned dividend, whereas they had taken for the purpose Th, 30,000 from WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. previous years' profits. Soine dissatisfaction

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Hongkong, 18th July, 1906.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. OKLYcommunications relating to the news column should be addrened to TH EDITOR,

Gurrespondents must forward their námss and ad- dreases with communications addressed to the Editor, at for publication but as evidence of good faith,

1.O. Box, 3, Telephone No. 12

bas also been expressed with the andit certifients; the sketchy manner in which some auditors perform their important | duties has lately begua to attract attention; and doubtless public opinion"will haud to their really earning the foes they receive The most interesting statement of all is the one that "personal friendship prevents acrimonious remarks in Shanghai”. So it

Northern Chinese Dialect, and who are.

A new phawo of the Alvuga operations on the battleship Montagn was onerad upon. Owing to the batten in the fore part of the vessel being unsupported it has givou signs of break-

recommended for the appointment of Enspectoring, and Sir Philip Watts, Directer of Naval

of Chitose Coolios, Transvaal-Salary £*on

per annum.

This copied letter and word, apps in the Pinancial Ncion: "According to Peking despatch, the Viceroy of Liang Kwang has

made a concession to Great Britain with regud to the Kinlung-Cantea Railway. The railway in the neighbourhood of Kiolang will to cọn, structed by Eugland and the section our Capton by Chine, with English capital, English trial, and English engineers." We cu glit to be thankful for the Kindang concession.

Miss Curcio Myoco, who made a hit by sing the Sandow Song" in "The Dairymaid-", has been launchsted by Inters from woman

wanting to know how to become strong. floe lady wrote (from Camberwal: "Ub, doar Miss Moare, -My husband is no taller than I am but bo is stronger, and baccks me about whos he likes. I enclose one and joins in stamps for you to tell me how to get strong and b abb to knock him about."

An interesting division took plans in the House of Commons on the 19th ult, particnlays of which were not telegraplied to Japan. A

all icitors for publication should be written oncoght, and, we may all, it ought to prevent one side of the paper only.

But the No anonymously signed communications that have anymons attacks and criticisms. already appeared in other papers will be inserted. meaning of the statement will be well ths ders for extra costs of DAILY FREE should understood by all who know anything of ant before 11 am, on day of publication. After that kur the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cask. the conditions attending company manage- culographic Address: Pamsa, Codes: 4.3.0. Ah Ed

anent in the Far Rakt. For "personal Lisber

uber of the Opposition proposed that friendship" should be read “other business.

*forsign nations should be compelled to con- relations", and then it becomes quite’çiçar

tribute to our revenue by taxing foreign bow a trap of anyons criticism is so

manufactured goods". He declared that the often followed by the report, "There were Tarif Reform League might be smafl, but its calo puestions, and the report and accounts voice would always be heard. It was-the were passed". It is gambling, paregurs in the division being 257 to 3 against Between Yokohama and Hone uta, in his 17th gambling, which seems to bave ruins the the proposal!--Chrumiste,

DIRTHS.

On July 1, at Shanghai, the wife of ì. finomas of laughter.

On July 20 h, at Shanghai, the whe of H. E. Camrazivela 2002.

DEATHS,

th. June lat, Mr. C. Thomrrus, died

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On July 26th, at Shanghai, B. B. mus RâMEIOS, aged 43 seam

reputation of this most important business of a most important port. "Farabi's" have been what the brokers call a “fluid "

EcRqKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES YEUX ROAD C LONTION OFFICE: 131, FLSER STREET, Estock, which we take to mean a stock more than usually favoured by bells and burs The moral for javestors seems obvienst

The Daily Press.

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RASTE,

Jane 14th. DEAR SIR-I was ghvi to son your varied collection of Ramie at our Show. It w extremely interesting, and shows that the plant and its maanfacture have great possibilities in the future if carefully and scientitically con fueled experiments are carried out. Connal lad mách plesnes in awarding you a Tho

Silver Malot.-Yonex faithfully,

Debelt gives the following additional particulars Sir William Marsh was clerk to The Procumar Goneral, Mauritias, 1818-3; Crown Solicitor, 1856-80); Chief Clerk, C.5.0., 185945, Special Immigration Commissioner to

W. WILKS, Ladiu, 1869, Assistant Colonial Secretary, The Royal BotanicSociety are also recommend. 1885.70 Acting Coloniat Seratary, 1975.76;ing azul advending its extended cultivation, Auditor (i moral, 1978-79. He was apocially They also awarded a Silver Medal-and are played as Auditor and Accountant Graf publishing a report which i hope to send you in Cyprus, 18; was Colonial Secretary of Hongkong from 1870 to 1887, when he retired, later, Ho once administered the Gorerament of Mauritius and five lines the Gioverom sul" of Hongkong.

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION,

Lospos, July 24th.

Oe of our leading Agronomists writes:-

"If there is anything in it at all it means that we have a now industry of no mesa impor' tam. It means not only that we may be able to grow and decorticate but that later on, like thekindred industry of Jata on the banks of the Hoogley, we inay- come to see the dogum- ming, bleaching and wouring of Rhen. Here we

· Severest repressive measures have been taken to avert a revolution in St.have an improvement of the right order, a new Petersburg.

A program las began in Odessa,

REUTER'S SERVICE.]

RUSSIA:

LONDON, July 22nd. The Taar hun dissolved the Duma by a

instry which lids fair to eclipsa Indigo even in its palmy days. Strength, assuming' Flea to be 10, Hamp 3, Flax 25, Silk E Cotton 12, its filaments 2 to 18, it resists atmospheric influences; air aml water havo little intues on it no under how losg exposed; those are only a few of ita merita. It is lustrous like silk, an ideal clothing material.”

Anyone can grow it. I shall be pleased to sands pamphlet on cultivation to anyone applying. If anyone who has specimens

packing I will gladly report on the prospects and quality of fibre. Not only is it au agrioni- tural but later a manufacturing industry for our Colonies. All who have fund should ez-

Construction, having inspected the stranded | Uicase, and has ordered the convocation of Įship, decided that the side armaur should bo a new Duma on the 5th March, 1907. The growing will send me samples well driod before

was regarded removed. This

aris experiment, as the armour assists to maintain

Bermuda to Landy to place the Montage in, It was proposed to fetch the floating dock at

when floated, for temporary repairs. It would take three or four weeks is tow the dock across

the Atlaufic.

Most propia gonsider that there are curtain facts of life which are not desirable subjects for treatment in a work of fiction, und that the better course is to shut one's eyes and ignore them. All Rifance" in regard to unwelcome truths. Yet so ioty, in fact, is based upon a "conspiracy of to the literary artist uo phase of Lumsu relationships and no fist of life can be proscrib. of in "Mr. and Mrs. Villises", by Mr. Hubert Wales, to be abortly published by Mr. John

long, the author presents to us a point of view in regard to physical disunion in marriage that bas russer before been discussed in a book. The situation is one that desuds great delicacy and tact and reserve, and Mr. Hubert Wales rises to his opportunity. Mr. and Mrs. Villiers" la concaption sud exenation tower above hundreds of successful novels, and fow readers will be disposed to resent the introduc- tion of matters which, in general, perhaps are better, let alone. The kak promises to excito

much controversy.

Domi buildings are closed and guarded by the police, who refuse admission, and the

extraordinary defence has been proclaimed Embassies are guarded by troops. A State

periment. It costs nothing to grow a trial in St. Petersburg. Signs of disaffection patch bat a snail outlay for wood.-Youra have reappeared in the army, and cavalry

D. EDWARDS RADCLIFFE, Staines, England.

¦ has been sent to Kronstadt, where a ferment

bas broken out in the garris. A meeting of 2,500 bluejackets at Sevastopol, has drawn up demands for presentation to Admiral Skrydioff, which if wit grauted will

Black Sea fleet Troops ar massing in St. be followed by a revolt of the whole of the

Petersburg and Moscow, alse at other centres, in addition to the Guard regiments which arched into St. Peterstairg on Thursday. All the proletariat organisations have commpleted preparations for a pacific | general strike.

faithfully,

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, July 24th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Beroaz Mr. A. G. Wise (Puisse JUDGE).

DISPUTED PROMISSORY NOTE. The Fat Len sued the Kwong Ching Chuong

firm to rearer the sum of 22116 principal and interest dúo ou a promissory note dated

April 26, 196, or in the alternative for

Honey leat

Mr. J. H. Gardiner (of Mr. D. D. Thomson's DEATH OF MR. C. H. THOMPSON. | ofice) oppuurod for the plaintiff, uul Mr. Otto

Kong Sng for the defendant.

Regret will be expressed at the death of Mr. C. H. Thumpom, drs of the firm of Messrs. Alex. Rose & Co., which took place on Juue

Yukuha ma 21s between

and Honolulu. Additional patios is given to tho sad event by the fact that the docessed was on his way Loboa to enjoy a well-earned holiday. Mr.

The Echo de Chine states, on what is alleged FORMER HONGKONG JOURNALIST. Thompson, who was in his 47th year, hard & sea

to be good sutlarity, that the French conting- ent of the army of occupation of Chins will be wikdrawn by the Ist Jaanory, 1907. It is not. ya know whether the troops will be attached to the forces at present in occupation of Touk- ing or whether they will be detailed to comple- ment other uails. The official telegram merely

We learned yesterday that there was to trutholders these in eommend to cease all purchases in the ramour that the ICS Kingsing bad

strack a mine.

Visconat Katsuru, ex-Premier of Japan, is ill with inflammation of the lungs. The news was telegraphel to the 3-C. Daily News,

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According to a telegram in our Shanghai contemporizz, five hundred Japanese cottager were burned in a Yokohama suburb on July 15th,

London is threatened with a new vehicle two seats side by side, propelled by a motor cycle. Thus company calls them Mistor Ricsbus.

The late Sir W. H. Marsh, whose death wa

anucane-3 in our mid-day "Extra" yesterday,

has been enjoying a pension of $2,194.2% from the Hongkong Government since 1887,

and works, exepting the most argent, and vol to recruit any more native auxiliaries ur sharp shooters. Detailed instructions are expected is due course.

DIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

On Sunday, June 17th, at the Pretoria Hospital, Mr. Thomas Morton Pollock died sildonly, at the age of thirty years.

The late Mr. Pollock, who was quite recently appointed editor of the Transvaal Advert per. was both well known and popular at Pretoris, and his colleagues write very foulingly of their JOUR.

Mr. Pollock

was professionally trained in Glasgow, and about six years ago came Au Atlanta (U.S.A gentlem in celebrate out to Hongkong as chief reporter for the (his fifty-eighth birthday by a particularly | Dody Preas, which position he filled very

cheerful freak dianer. On the table was a black satisfactorily for about three years, velvet cloth, and the mout cards were black. A went 10 South Africa in 198, joining skull grinned at the side of such plate, while the same journal in whose service be die another was suspended from the chandelier over After about a year at Protein, he went to the centre of the Lable, and beneal). it on a bl.a.

Middelburg to add bha Olgerner; but not

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long identitied with the commercial interests of the Colony, and during his lengthy residence bore had formed my friends, to who his

death will be a severe blow.

PEKING SYNDICATE BEAKER

SHARES.

Plainüff said defendant applied to his son for the money, and on his son repromating tho case to him he agreed to advance it, receiving a promissory note from the defendants in return

Cross-examined-Defendant did not know whether his son had banded over the $200. He was amacquainted with the members of the defendant firmu

After further evidence his Lordship gase judgment for plaintiff,

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, July 24th,

BEFORE Ma. H. H. J. COMPERTZ

FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).

TUS. PRRILY OP LECTURING,

A correspondent writes: "The directors of the Poking Syndicale, Limited, have decided in farare to an share warrants to bearer, and Bay present holder of registered shares can have bía shares converted on application. This Dr. Chen San-on charged Lau, Han-teno, step bas boon taken, no doubt, to suit the

a seboul teacher, with assault. Apparently the convenience of French investors, who are largely interested in the Peking Syndicate, and who have derfor had been giving a lecture at Yaumati on little relish for the costly and cumbersome the subject of roguery, and as the audience English registered share. The advantage is considered his remarks were becoming rather readily apparout when the question of Loluad personst, some of them shouted "Kill biox". Revenue stamps is considered.

Tave the case of a sale of 100 Pekings at 1, Then they attacked him in force, dragged bim when the share is registered. The purchaser down, aut beat him very severely. The tomber Lax to pay 10. to Somerest House for bas was the only one of his assailants he could privilege of making the bargain; but in the recognise and over his head he broke kis cases of bearer shares the law ouly demands

destal xt 13 gura of a monk-draped in many monthe elapsed before he was perškaduil | 109, per cent. on issi", so that there is Embrella. The defendant was fined $20 for the

black. There was a candle for every course of As each course ended ure. WOR

the dinner.

BOY'S BIG THEYT.

UNGOUTEDLY the most sensational feature of recant share reports has been the slump iu Baruham's", as they are usually called on the local * Rato" The price of the shares has beus on the decline ever since the New Year; when they were supposed to be worth anything from Tls. 140 to Ts, 150. In the last thre or four months their fall was accelerated, and last work, when the liquidation meeting was held, what a contemporary very properly calls “panie " were 1ouchce At the outset it prices may be as well to minit. that there has been more panic than reason to cause the ex. triordinary reduction in market value; an any genuine investor who, for a better cause, lins been personed to sell out now enu claim little sympathy over his loss of

The Seoul Press Weekly reports that areal sheet anchor of postal revenue, and the something like sis hen-red pounds sterling missionary in Korea. the Lev. J. H. Adams, worst feature of the situation was the telegraph ver hundred shares. Farolam Bayd's, or, being assaulted by Japanese coolies, drew two service. It had never boou profitable, and now Yesterday afternoon, ou board the Aleance.

The chief bar-boy and a coolis in the employ as it is now called, the Shanghai Dik ant revolvers and pointed them at the cools, who that the telephone system was largely taking Mr. J. P, Hough, of Messrs. Hngles &Tha are produced in the Abuta, Iron Minu ju

of the Club Lusitans were obarged at the Engineering Co., is a sound congera enough, ran away. fle was well-arted, for a missionary. its place the reseats from the telegraph was

Hough, uuctioneer, «ffered that vessel for sale the Hokkaido, which was opened last year, has instance of Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth which even in its least busy times, with The Times says that a sturgeon scaling close falling off. On the order for the consideration by public anction. A goodly number of been found of good quality, containing 30 ur with being in possession of nine tals of prepared opium. Mr. Goldting appeared for proper mausgement, may be expected to on 550ib bas beon forwarded for sale to of the Loudon County Council (Money) Bill Chinese was in attendance, and the sale opered cent. of iron, much resembling the ore from

China.

For the encouragement of

of the Hoh.. Mr. Rawlinsou draw attention to the growing with a bil of $20,00), $1,900 bids were then

the defendants. From the evidence it appeared afford a safe investment with reasonable Billingsgate by the proprietors of Great Lux

facial indebtedness of

kaido iron mius, the Imperial Iran Foundry the Council, the order until the amount offered was 845,000. | has placed returns. Unhappily for the ordinary in Weir at Corbally, near Limerick. It was a

Then two intending purchasers kept up the purchase of 800 tons of the ore this year to the club and hung on a wall in the pasage contract with the mine for the that the opium was found in a basket belonging vestor, however, the shares appear to have tured at Coonagh while the weir men were fishing for salmon, and it took two boats' orews

competition by $500 bida, Mesars. Yee Wo.tai The price agreed upon is said to be Y.7 per leading to the servants' quarters of the club, become a popular medium for gambling and special draught nets to bring the capture

if the supply. Fear's and Chiu Koe's last bid of $500, bringing the tou or Y 500,000 for the

ore produced in this Hokkaido is found satie- und not in the possession of any persso, After somewhat lengthy hearing, his Worship and it is these gamblers who have caused ashore. It measured 9ft. from sunat to tail,

amount offered up to $50,000. They wore factors, its purchase by the Imperial authorities declared the purchasers.

I will be continued all the trouble. For it seems fairly clear with a girth of 41ft,

to return to the Adverfiser at Pretoria, on

large, clear saving, and, of comes, the shares assault and ordered to pay 35 compensation - ta which paper, s

mits already stated, he had just thereafter remain bearer shares in purpoinity. the doctor. In addition he was bound over ta worked his way up to the top position. He was it is really remarkable that all companios keep the place for three months. safed cut, until no lights were left, and the

do not issa beror shares, the advantage "being room was in darkness. Bal the most charnet. Hon. Sec. te the Pretoria Journalists Associa feature of all seems to have been forgotten. Notion, and a strong supporter of the Caledonian soapparout The one argument against them in their liability to lose, but in these days of mention is made of a Clileage dish.

Society. He married a young lady in Cape banks and safe deposits that is not a matter of Colony just over a year before he died. The much concern: "-"Financial News, In the House of Commous on June 21st on Frangraid Lealer and Cape Times sponk very the vote to explete the so require for highty of his abilities and promise, salaries and expenses of the Past Office, Mr. Baaton described the penor postage as the

A Taipeh dispatch to the Auli says : -- An urgent law was promulgated in Foransa ou the 17th instaut, ordering handed properly owned in Formosa by Chinese tu lo confiscated,

Mr. Mokinnan Wood said that the rates bid only risen from difteen pence to seventeen pence

The rates weru in the last ten years

ast the chief burden of industry. The chief burden

was the great rise is rents.

MILITARY HOSPITAL SHIP SOLD.

IMPERIAL JAPANESE IRON FOUNDRY,

URE FROM THE HOKKAIDO,

The iron ore purchased by the Imperial Iron J'oiudry exermis 210000 Cous yearly, and is imported from the Taiya iton mine in Chius.

Yeung Tsun schoolboy, of 28, Costrane Street, was brought up charged with having stelen a cash box containing a gold watch and ring valeed at $18 and a promissory nnte worth $500 from an old woman in Aberdo a Street. He admitted the theft, but the ouse was remanded, ponding the arrest of the man who was mid to have prompted him.

ILLICIT OPIUM.

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discharged both defendants.

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