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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 27TH, 1906.

It has been said that the art of conversation TELEGRAMS. is almost extinct, and a Hongkong correspond- exception ent of the Echa de Chine makes nó

When Chinese for our greatest and beat, Prince recently tiffined hers, he says: Aussi

epidemics had formerly and frequently been | muigra" delilæerately suppresset, because they might

A. S. WATSON & CO discovery that offeis recorde of la contarastime de ses voisins table était plutôt |

LIMITED.

Is for a further term of service on the Cairs Station. The Chu ybdis will be re-commissioned with a nost uncleus crow for secries in the

("DAILY PRICE EXCLUSIVE SPRVICE.] THE RUSSIAN CRISIS.

LONDON, July 26th..

The revolution in Russia is being

Many arrests have been made, the situation is becoming calmer.

The nucleus crew of the Churglalis, øruisør, have the effect of deterring people from Com. L. de W. Satow, will be drafted, it i visiting" the place. Ifengkong is not aannamest, to the Astara, cruiser, Captain Crepressed. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. | fashionable tourist resort, but even if it. Yangisa Lee, which will be redanmissioned

that feel quite Bure were, we EXCELLENCY would not contenants wizy scppression of the truth in order to entice insuspecting visitors to expoes themselves to risk of infection The paint of trias at hotel keepers and otlares who cater for globe-trotters in us

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SHERRY

SUPERIOR PALE DRY, DIN, NER WINE, GREEN SEAL CAPSULE...

..$12.00

C. MANZANILLA, PALE NATURAL

SHERRY, WHITE CAPSULE 13,50 43. SUPERIOR OLD DEY, PALE

NAFURAL SHERRY,

SEAL CAPSULE

RED

WIRE.

D VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE

DRY, CHOICE OLD WHITE SEAL CAPSULE.

1500

... 1400

K EXTRA SEFEROR OLD PALE DRY, VERY PINEST QUALITY BLACK SEAL Bel

J.

CAPSULE..

"

25000

B, C. and CC are excellent Diouer Wines. D and E are After-Dangs Wines of a very fine Vintage.

sily understood as it is natural, but there can be now opinions to the correct moral attitude to take.

Shes ass-Chatham Reserva Division.

A coolio who preis end in his oil extres as yerday Bhed $1,300 by Mr. Gomperts at the magistracy. I had been found pr paring; pinm by the excise officer at Latebiko, d she had been due no less than $759 en previous accusi ns for Bike offences this exam.

and

TROUBLE IN PERSIA.

LONDON, July 26th. Persian athairs are in a critical

state,

Five thousand refugees have sought

"The visitor might be cared for dal prajectest piory solence was presed. As be could not findtion in the British Legation at

in such a natuer as to nshuce his or her isk to an almost insignificant winimum, hot even then he or she has a right to be frankly told that: there is a risk, however mall. This applies chiefly to the places favoured by tourists, an-l it is not quite su Įdegy to realise what the tioy racson refere.

to when he said the nestant crying down of the health of the Colony has to a certain extent the effect of deterring people from It will visiting us, which ma haud effect". he shrious to the order of intellignaces previously referred to that this ontostant, " crying down of the health of the Colony must mean the constam or regular publica- tion of plague stalisties as issued by the P.C.M.Q.Â, and we hop they will now take noe of the fact that I ExcELLEXY could not have meant that, seeing that the stue BRANDY

fer leefigures, are as constantly telegraphed

was coinskuined, England, where, it ...$20ARE

Hongkong still retains its all reputation of being a very muhealthy place". We wil readily admit that its reputation is worse than it deserves, let thu is far from beng ja verticate that it is an ideal health resort. There have been things said-though, we beliera me su often as to constitute a constunt crying down of the health of the is

ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES.

COGNAC

A. OLD PALE

B. SUPERIOR VERY OLD COGNAC $7,00 C VERY OLD LIQUEUR COGNAC 33.40

1. BENNESSY'S FINEST VERY

OLD LIQUEUR COUNAC

40.00

D. VERY FINE LIQUEUR BRANDY which wa guarantes cannot be contubed at this price.

All the above Prices are subject in a direcaut Colony which were prompted, as

of 4 per cent.

EXCELLENCE generously admitted, by a laudable desire to instigate farther sanitary précautious; and it may be that some of

A. S. WATSON & CO.. [these sayings have been a litle toy strong.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 20th July, 1906.

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The Daily Press.

tionerosa, JULY 27TH, 1906. Biopes away in a corner of the Toulon Timer wo noticed a paragraph to the follow. ing effet, The GOVERNOR of Hongkong telegraphs that 57 cases of bubonic plagne sere reported last week and 45 deaths from the disease occured". This reminded us of Bome reuseks made by His EXCELLENCY, at the opening of the Ho Miu Lăng Hospital hist week. They did not altogether please ns at the time, because we forms that

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the money he had to go to prison for six months

At the dinary grouoral meeting of the Bentsch-Asiatische Bank on June 20th it was

lealy announced that a few days aga the Tank sheecoded, after nog negotiations, in obtaining a concession for this i-sus of bank notes in Chian from the imparial Gestrament Theiss will begin at the end of this gear or the beginning of next of Tongtan and· four etler trading enim K.

We have revived from Mr. Lo Man kam, of the Kowloon- Godown office, a copy, sf - the You Sad Fan". It is a guida to th pronunciation of English words by mesos of short and idiousatie suntruces, and is intended to supply a want felt by junior Chinese sindents of the English language. The boobs avidence of careful and intelligent compilation and should prove of value to Chinese students Mr. Lu is to be congratulated on his work.

Teheran,

REUTER'S SERVICE. Į

MAN AND THE RUSSIAN DUMA. SIR HENRY CAMPBELL-BANNER-

flage

SUPREME COURT..

Thursday, July 26th. -

IN ORIGINAL. JURICTION.

BEFORE SI FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIKS

JUSTICE).

SEEBA V, LLMANN,

.JALN Was

Mr. Master, in support of the application, said | the meeting of creditors had boon held and the

The pablo examination closet. adjourned by the Chief Juelios on May 10th in order that the Official Roosiver might mak inquiries regarding the recovery of curtain nets, No resolation hal besu arrived at al the meeting of eritors.

Messrs. Dixon and Deacon opposed the application.

His Lordship delivered jädgraint is the ease

Mr. Wakonan said that when the case was in which C. and C. Lrubu sought an injunction

'first' beurd it was adjou noci by the Chief against lion and Co., to restrain them from infringing certain of the plaintifs' trad marks. Justien in order that inquirias might be muda Mr. M. W. Shade, iuxtricted by Mr. John as to certain douts which it was stated could b Hastings, ajared for the plaintiffs and Mr. recovered. Regerling on asuɑant of $50,80) E. H. Sharp, K.C., justmcted by Mr. C. 12 said to be owing, the debtors said they would Wilkinson of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) } defend any action brought against them fr the recovery three 5. With regard to another for the defendants.

debt of Sipon in Canion, he lat wriitsa. to the debtor, but was unable to get an ansvar. The debtor's assets were $700, while his liabilities amounted to over 25 million dollars. Me. 1 wron-There is athther $600,000 dùo to my client which has not been mentioned at

His Lordship' judgment was so long that it took muriy an "hute size a half to deliver After reti-wing at brugth the evidence addnerd, the

to Chief Justies passed on

must <*RS, Hai s etaplasine what he thought was too often-over- the law of the

looked-that the law as to infringem-et of all

irtelemarks was bal a branch of the law of

torts, with special rules, it was tru;, applicable to the circumstances under which this rights were acquired and the infringements of them reurred. Where man nalawfully put a LONDON, July 24th.

portion of another's trademark on goods which Sir Henry Campbell-Banuárman's re-

| his sold to a third, and that purchasor was ouable force to the Dania at the inter-parlia-they-by to compiste the mark, and an infringed mentary conferene, is the thean of general 44, then the first man was liable if hakee the connot.. The Conservative papers de-purchaser was likely so ta completwand infringe mouce it as a colossal blunder, where the the plumtiifs trademark, or if he ought as a

74 reasogate m21:16 have foreseen that the Liberal press is enthusiastic in its praise of

purcar would or was likely to do this.

PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS.

LONDON, July 24th, The Pan-American Congress has been By kind permission of Lieut. Cal. Price D.SO, and (ificers 12th Baluchis, the Bandpened in Rio de Janeiro:

All South

of the Regiment will play the folloring pro-Amerien is represented except Venezuela. grume of the U.S.E. Chb, Kowloon, ta-thy.. Commencing at 5.59 p.m. : March... Whistling Rutu.

Mill tlulevy

Su İnan Jar

Uverturetu... "Canales V1., Selection... HMS infor Vale........

Morska"

Moect Ja Tarantelle de Belphegor." Selection ...The Duress of Duntzie"... Cury:

The waiter of the "Lettre de Henghong," in 1 Aveur du Tonkin has some gossip about the official tifla at Government House to which Prinse Tsai Tse was entertained on his recent visit baru. Heys that there was a speech in English by the Governer which was not traus lated into Chinese, while a discourse, written in advance and read by the Princo iu Chinese, was and translated vither. The writer is either well

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We are apt to forget that the Sanitaryjofortaud or very imaginative, for he declaras that the Governor »poke of the Canton-Haukow Board can no more be expected to eradicate disse than the Police can be expect sus railway and asked the Prince to "think of the english when the time would have arrive!". If éxtimate crime. Dierase and crime pou

the address were not translated the Princo is in line, and the organisations to gubat them

a position to truthfully say no saray". must be kept up. But if we say that the Sanitary Board and the Police hare similar faults--it we point out that the Sanitary Foard duwdles aroun making too many minutes about patent ashbine, while the Police waste time harrying uri sellers who commit technical breaches of the Arms Ordinance, or coolies who play fantan with untchen--if we have to rune such obvious. ly necessary remarks at times, we cannot avoid cansing wrong impression some where, for which we cannot repudiate all responsibility. So much depends upon the way those things ar sail, It, however, the simple publication of statistics, even comparative statistics, is to be misader. stood, the blame must rest upon those who misunderstand them. Otherwise, none. of the significant facts of life would ever be

published at all.

Mr. C. H. Blason has joined the H. V. Troop.

The 7th plague case was recorded, yester- day.

-"The Times reluctantly sapouness that if sau- follow the other papers, and go to press earlier in order to let provincial ravers have their news at breakfast lime. It points out that it is obvious that the earlier the paper goes to pres the lex lata mast by the nows which it coutaius, and the less time there is for cominout The fact that the upon the events of the day.

makes the change more possible than formerly, House of Commons now rises shortly after 11

bat it must still happea that we shall be mouoliams unable to give the report of the whole On the other sitting in our earliest editīna. band, the later hours of public dianers and theatrical performances must toad to render raport anul criticism of them more difficult."

The Marine Tavurases Market reporter of the Tinus wrote on June 23rd -It is new stimated that the new load-line rales nother. ized by the Board of Trade, issual in March last, will have the effect of adding from 700,009 to 8 000 ton to the deadweight carrying expacity of vessaly on the British Register. It will not be possible for some time to come to

RUSSIA.

Losnos, July 24th. The looting in Obsa ins cursed. The ae streets are affected us in the massacre of 1905. The patio is indescribable. Governor General Kaulbars has told a trembling leputation of Jews that if a single Cossack is wounded, Odessa will run knee-dip in blood.

was

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His Lonship-What is the good of n‹juli. citing the man bankrupi? You won't get five per cent. of your costs,

Mr. Master--Me. Dixon is two actions

wero against the debtor waich

set down the bankrapies potition for trial before

if ba gts lgment in was presented the time to will takes everything, and the other traditom will got nothings,

His Lordship-There is nothing for anyone so far as I end ser.

His Lordship adjourned the case for a wook, when the debtor will be called.

EXAMINATION CLOSED.

Re the Kwong Ying Loang en parte Chiu Creuk.

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Mr. Master-1 there judgumats are given against him, the dofundant will be sent to goal- where it will be much more dificult for the a daring phase" which will che, through.eems to his that the Azar" mark brd

come to be regarded by the Chinese

Offeinl Receiver to get any information out of out the world.

If the debtor is *The Duco is drail long live the trademark, and that it had been common him which may be useful.

To thy trade.

the rf re of | adjudicaisì bankrupt his usesta will be divided - Thama."}

opinion that had become a trademark, among the creditors. tan erning the plaio axace" marks, he was His Lordship-The receiving order was made of opinion that whichever way the man was put on the statement that the dihtor had assets to the plaintiffs must fail. With regard to the the ratus of $7opo, whereas it furce ont that

·Iun" merk, Clas plaintiff's were entitled to aa | Lis awets are $70 %, which will pay a very small

their percentage. injunction restraining the defendants agents from making use of the mark either'in Mr. Master contended that his Lordship Hongsong or in lioċguong as a distributing | could not dismis the meaving order, but Mr. contre for the rest of Chins, Tuis would cover

Jacou was of opinion fint he could, ami the Ina" mark in any form resembling the quoted authorities. plaintiffs' “lus "mack, either without a border or with any form of device is sacround. The account to be taken required Ing.

The remarks of the Vice- soas cousideration. Chancellor in Beard * Turger" HARTLEY specialty applicable to the case. In that essa there was a standing by with fall knowledge of the infringement, and ber», sarfar as Bovet, was

Ewens, Harstor and Harding) and Mr. J. H. concerned, there WAS a similar wading Gardiner of Me. . . Thomson's office} by with the knowledge of what Ullmann CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

was doing. Lena was only motitled to

The examination having been closed by his relief from the day whonho himself took action, | BELGIAN KROINEER PROPOSED.

The account would therefore date from the time Lordship, Me. Hurston applied that the debtor Our Canton correspondruk, writing on the

of the first intim dion given by Leuba or his be adjudicated bankrupt. The application was

granted. 25th just.. says. It is reported that H.E.

ageals. The injunction and account wanlı Viceroy Shum has received a alegram from include the "po wai" mark for what they might Shang Kung-puo, Director of Railways, reci-m-

be worth. Ha doubted whether any confusion meading the engagement of a Belg autheer would aris'with. Segund to the sales, if any, of to superintend the construction of thton-

what were called the "F.B. po wai" watches. Banker Ruitway. Viceroy Shum ionistely So far us the fast paragraph of the relief claimed communicated the matter to the local directors,

was eerned, he had soms doubt as to what We did not who replied that they had no objection to make, was the correct fárin of the order. assuming that neither of the Chinese engineere, think the order for delivery up, cancellation, Chim Tin-you or Kwasy Shum-now was ablet, shunid cover the watches, or other goods to come south. This directora asked the Viceroy what remaneration the Belgian engineer would expect.

ich were ordered from Switzerland or else- where during the time when Bovat was standing by, er prior to the date of Leulas' first intimation to the defendauf, although the injunction would NEW LONDON BORNEO TOBACCO restrain their sela in Hongkong. Strictly speak-

(LIMITED).

ing, the injonction covered any goods coming to Hongkong and thonse distributed to China. His Lordship suggested to the parties that they should agree that the existing stock of “Ias" watches coming within the terms of the injouno- tion should be shipped to Shanghai, with an ef quantity. The undertaking that nous of them should be sold

The 4th ordinary general meeting was held on Jus 21 at Salisbury house. The Hon. C. 11. Strutt, who presided, mid that the crop of 145 was much smaller than that of 1994 partly owing to the chaur of system on the estates and partly to deterzaiuation, if possible, tobacco of 19 5 hd had

The Oficiul Receiver continued this publis examination. Mr. J. 5. Harston (of Mosers.

appeared for creditors

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, July 20th.

Before 3t. F. a. HazelanD ĮSKCOND POLICE MAGTI VER),

▲ BUILDING DISPUTE,

Fung Chun-yne was summoned by the Building Authority for failing to comply with a notica under the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance. Mr. F. B. L. Boxley (Crown Solicitor) presented, and Mr. M. W. Slada (instraaled by Mr. Stevenson) represented the defendant,

Mr. Bowley said the case was a flagrant પ્લેક Building Ordinance. The breach of defendant recently purchased the premises knowns Musso's golowns on the Fraya Eust. The godowns were polled down and several blocks of Chinese honacs prected in their place. It was regarding two blocks of houses in Hill

to bave quality at the drought to speak of; į to dealers in Canton or other places astrally Road, near Connaught Road West, that the

CHINESE EMIGRANTS TO ANKLICA, The Kwong Yes Chava fim saed Chan Cho sui le recover the sum of $0,7905

Mr. Caltrop (instructed by Mr.

H.K.

prosecntion was brought. The houses were exceptionally well lighted and well ventilated, but were of a greater depth than 49 ft., under which circumstanes special provisions as to window area were required. The plans did not show this area and an application was made to the Governor in Council for exemption. This was at first refusal, but subsequently upon the representation of Messrs. Palmer and Turner was granted. Plans were submitted in Septem- her last year, and of course the de eodanc should have waited until they were approved before commossing the work.

it was a a good sample, was meeting a very i good market in Amsterdam. They had sold supplied from Hongkong. Leave was given to 3,148 bales for £39,410, and when the bales aill rither party to apply to vary this order. The unsold were disposed it might be possible for question of costs was allowed to stand over the dir chars to pay an interim dividend ituring until the final settlement of the order. Fats year . For the first time for some years American Luyers had purchased parcels of the This was encouraging. company's tobacco. The rise in the exchange at Singapore and the

unfavourable price of silver generally wean feature, as it increased the expenses with- gauge the full consequences of this import cut adding to the recipe. Their invost Holms), who appeared for the plaintifs,

sail he was proceding . 95 H writ of Company took change on British shipping, but, as already raent in the Sapong

up a large pointed out,

bo altogether portion of their capital, but they had great foreign attachment, the defendant having they cannot favourable. Competition in the freight markets hopes of a returns fram that property boon out of the Colony sines July 25th, 1904

Roferring

to the prospects for the carrent; will be intensified, since on addition to carrying in to if that the latest tolographic advice to Defendant was a partner in the plaintif firm, Capacity is much the same in effect as a hand

so. The case continued Mc. Bowley, practically the effect that the season was but they were unable to obtain his address, addition to tourage soeking employment. Coal favourable for planting, and that plucking was While in Hongkong, without the knowledge or mounted to a straggle between the owner.

Wednesday last expected to commen e on

last consent of the firma, he entered into an agren. and the Building Authority. The former they would be misunderstood; and lend sworn to. We will not inflict the details upon cousumption, leo, must increase if the speed This showed, at any rate, that the crop was good ment in writing with certain persons to secure

attained at the previous fighter draught is to sad had escaped the drought. He then moved be kept up, and an appreciable addition be made the adoption of the report, which was seconded their admittance into America.

the provisions of the Ordiance were complied by Mr. W. M. Reaves. A discussion followed, the credit of the plaintif firm by affixing its and the Building Authority wished to see that in the course of which Mr. B. H. Evans chop to the said agreements, Bud, relying on contended that there ought to be practicstach representation, several persous paid the

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the boord. The chairman said that. planters on

Such paro were then

colour to a stupid objection that was raised some time ngo, by a journal now defunct to the mere publisation of the usual plague His nol what statistics. This was EXCELLENCY had in mind; of course; and

the necessity of making such records is admitted by the act of the Government which regularly telegraphs these figures to the flame eopatry. It is always sufficient. however, in small communities, for some semi-original mial to make a criticisin then dozens of laman parrots tako op the ery, selectaal is the phrase or dit with a int useummon type of intellect. We have case wherb, at a fashionable watering-place, at the beginning of the tourist season, a local newspaper viously stacked for merely quoting n salem at from the report of the M1.0.H that there had is en ons case of diphtheris Urban Councillors, some of whom were interested in boarding houses and hotels,

known a

wus

The Corn cruiser Nymple bas allocated to the Far Eastern son.

been

Tho surut has fan seen again, and

our rea 'ers.

Li Avenir de Tonkin, in honour of the Franels national fête, bad ila issue of July Th bordered with the national colours.

According to an Iudo-Chinese journal the Japanese training susiron has been making dancing bich adipicul Rojdest sanshy book with his ill-fated flest.

His many friends will regret to learn that Mr. E. H. sburg, K., has been indisposed for His muslady is mid to be a had some days. attack of fever.

The Petit Journal announces positively that the Lebel ride is to be superseded in the French army, and states that the myterial for the now. arm is ready and that its manufacture will begin at once.

The V&C. water polo competition opened on Wednesday when the VR.C. "A" team mat the "A" Company, Royal West Kents, and defeated them by nine goals, the soldiers' score being nil.

to the risks of stranding when going in and out

of ports.

were to

fir

He did not do

wanted to build as much as possible on the land

Ho pledged

After bearing the evidence his Lordship give judgment a nests for the plaintiffs."

with. It came to the knowlerle of the Building erected in two of the large houses and one small An attractive little volume just come to laud the board were able business me, and he defendant money, the total amount ha.mosired Authority that a wrought irou pulition had been

bar visited being $3,791.65

one, which divided each into two separate houses, is the Guide to Tsingtau. It gives a very com- himself, na an agricultural

regarding those partitions that the prehensive description of the Garne pro- Borgo three times on the company's behalf and shipped to the United States, but va urtival and it was

They were not la reply to further tectorata in China, and being well writta and at his own expers *.

authorised by the Building Authority and ne notice of the intention to construct the iron eatly got up (having beautiful illustrations, testions the chairman stated that they had they are refused admission and returned to summous was taken ont

given up rubber-tree planting. As regarded Hongkong. As these pracas were unable to sight maps, and a plan of the town) induces a eccoannts, there were a few treas standing, but obtain r-payment from the defendant, blany wore walls or partitious was river. This was a very an interest in the places described and a nearly the whole of the plantation had been claiming the amount from the Kwang Yen Chon material alteration to and deviation from the original plans. Notice was given requiring the desire to sao tuore of them. Should this be the destroyed by fire, and the amount had been result, the Hamburg-Amerika Linis, from teu off is lost. The report was adopted.---

Timce.

defendant to remove the partitious, but so for ho bad not done so.

the bearing Evidence was called rud whose office this little book has been scart, will

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

adjonene. be pleased to give the necessary information.

The 1.G.M. str. Prin Eitel Friedrich, carry- It is explained that the naras Kinachon, usually associated with the seat of the German adminising the German Mails with dates from Berlin tration in China, is the natus of the bay as well of the 3rd July, leit Singapore on Thursday; as of a town in Chinese territory, and it is the the 26th inst, at 9 am, and may be expectal bay which gives its name to the Gernun Kian- Loren er about Monday, the 3h inst., st chou district. The capital, the only towo, and the only European habitation in the protectorate,

The guide is Tringlan, do green isle". book claims Taington to be the healthiest and cleanest place in the whole of China, and the

In view of the expected opening of the Panama writer describes the native inhulitants of the

13.1.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

BEFORE Mu A G WIE (PUISNE Tige).

A ED FAILURE.

Re Lan Wai-chuon re urte-Lan Wong-san. This was an application that the debtor be adjudicated bankrupt.

The N.Y.K. str. Tofumi Maru (Bombay Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 25th inst and is expected hors on the 28th inst.

The A.L. str. Ching left Shanghai for this port on the 25th inst., and is expected here on

Mr. K. F. C. Master (of Mossrs. Jobasen, the iust,

29th The J.-O.-J. Lijn str. Tjilotjap left Macassar Sokes and Master) appeared for the petitioning

WEATHER REPORT.

Cn the 25th at 12pm-The depression in the Pacific is moving Northwards and approach

the S. coast of Japan. On the 20th at 11.5

-The barometer has risen slightly on the China coast. The

is Bill shown over 8. China. dopression

The barometer has risen considerably in Luzon, and pressure is now slightly above the normal over the 8. Philippines.

Gradients are hence zomewhat steeper than

S. gales will prevail over the northern part of

1k up the tale, and while making things Canal in 1914, a tremendous oxpansion of the province as "barmless, good natured, kind and for this port on the 25th July, and may be ex- creditor, and Mesra C. F. Dixon (of Mr. yesterday over the china Ses, and S.W. and

John Hastings oflice) and F. B. Deacon of war fer the offending journalist, defeatakhipping tradɔ of Japan is anticipated, and attentive to travellers, when they do not as yet pected here on the 2nd Ang.

elaborate schemes for harbour improvements and overcharge, which makes travelling there cheap The tha ng tatt per bound for Measre. Doseun, Looker and Treason) for other

0.5.8. & C.M. str. Diomed passed Singa. Annoyed at the extensions, involving the expenditure of many aud rate".

Shanghai, direct. their

own purpose. undeserved persecution, the newspaper millions, are under consideration.

creditors.

this area.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. to-day, 1.12 inches.