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convince the Chinese of its benevolent iotentious, and quite unconscious that the Chinese are familiar with a saying of one of their own philosophers that avowed lowes ite virtue, made itself one of the most fentatious exponents of this particular spirit of moderation. In the case of certain mixionary societies (whose meulers naturally do not adort their WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS: | papaganda to be provocation), the sauce

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reluctance has been untnifested, mileamities for murdered missionaries being scorned us blood money", whatever that phrase may imply in this peculiar connection. We have Lever realised the aptres of its use, since it is better understival as medicating the iguale rgward of intariners mul police spars. However, assuming far the moment. thefour information from Amy yesterday

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 1906.

The great Thurator has returned to Hong-TELEGRAMS. kong and given a parlerance in the Ko Shing theatre to-night.

Is there any more silly thing in the world Ihap for a man to sell on credit the things he has obtained on credit?" asked the Ciorkon well County Court Judge of a dobiør who attel- buted his position to this most of But surely this very nearly represents bulk of the business in the Far East,

(REUTRE'S SERVICK.]

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, July 31st. The Colonial Marriages Bill has passed ting.

the second reading in the House of Com- nons, and the Education Bill its third reading by 309 to 177. The Nationalists voted with the minority.

RUSSIA.

The latest opium revenus returns show (July 17th that the sale of Bongal opism to the pnd of July has given a result of Rx, 28,36,000 better than the estimate, but the sale of Malwa opium

LONDON, July 31st. to the end of June is nearly seven lakhs below.

All the revolutionary organisatione, in- the estimule. The not result, therefore, is aw

cluding the representative of the hunt. increase of 211⁄2 inklas on the Budget estimate,

Aucording to the annual report of the hare issued a manifesto Fthe peasants, British Consul-General Frankfort-on-orging them to seize the land of which the Main just issned. the percentage of unem diabolical designs of the Grand Dukes and

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CHINESE PIRATES.

"HAINAM" ASSAILANTS LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

POLICE COUNT.

Thursday, August, 2nd.

BEHORE MR. H. H. J. GOMPERTS

(PIRAT POLICE MAGISTRATE).

IN NIGHT ATTIRE.

(FROM OUR CANTOR CORRESPONDENT.)

The notorions pirute who hoe for long terrorised the Boa-ning people, who 150%

Hanghoo, Hongkong, and A Eurasian boy was placed in the dock captured at extradited a few days ago, lost his head on July | charged with stealing a watch from a Chines 31st at the Canton execution ground.

boy. He admitted the hoft and then the The Ameriena Cosal has informed the Magistrate asked if any of his parents were authoritjes that. cu July 30th a bullet pussed present. A woman cause forward and declared through Toushor Wen's room at the Ling-nom she was the prisoner's mother. Asked why she Mission School, Other shots were heard, but dressed this boy in sach grotesque attire—he was NO one seen. Twenty braves now guard the wearing a pair of print Chinese trouers, a school.

singlet nul pair of Japanese slippers - she A large out-mill in Chak-wai was recently replied that he was in his night attire. She pirated. The desperadoes, fading no money, consented to be housed in $5 for the good look the master of the shop away, together with | belationer of her rún, and the buy was allowed to his secount books, and hold him a prisoner on go. ons of the foreststad bills in the neighbourhood.

Pansom of $3,000, The Two hawkers fena Yatayati were brought They demanded a

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time of their protest a daña parding against the same officials for compensation (report |

as high as $140,000) for mission ZAHUG property destaged a short time before, andį

six ink and complaints never egsed

about the scarcity of labour. The Bamber of emigrants leaving Germany in the same year was 166sually mall. Since 1975 the population of the empire has increased from $2,727860 16 420,60, INI,

By kind permission of Lieut. Col. Price, D.SO., and Offieses 1:29th Baluchis, the Baud

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them, and to remove the local authorities and clert their own instead. The Govern ment has delared war on the nation, and now is the time for the entry to rise.

THE TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION.

LAROS, July 31st. The new Transvaal Constitution gives a

majorit v and

of the Regiment will pay the following proworking British gramme at the U.S.B. Chub, Kowloon, today.

(nominates an Upper House commencing at at paba

THE GROWTH OF JAPAN. The French papers repeat an interesting conversation between the Kasses and the French Deputy Memier. The conversation referred to the growth of Japan, and the retark was made that some day, while a Boropean conclave was discussing, possibly some question, of Cretan affairs, a Japanese Admiral might appear on the seag and to the international admission elaim

The reagents are busy with radium at last After its possibilities had been carried to almost their furthest point of exaggeration, its pro perties are gradually finding their real level As a therapeutic agent, it seems to be given after doing muro kara lon goal. Instead of being a carative or even a lenitive for equeer. simple wounds have been made really manzeruas by radiotherapy. In tuberculosis its efficiency is no greater than sun rays, and greatly more dangerons, Pr. Hericourt, who writes of thes things in the room of Paris, has quita sbsudonad radium as an element in pathology,

The willer's latest device is to arrange stolen bagkantes de "rigarelles." At Vallad.

loquy.

N-C. Billy News Service,

HUNGHUTZE ACTIVITY

the affair.

tigers It upper that

are Tuesday 11 appeared that the coelis went toì, steron in that district and two of them parehuss something from a hawker, and

near the pirates' des the four dispute uro vas to the price. Wards lod to blows, having comm men who were guarding the prisoners took and other lowkers coming to the assistance of So thej heels. The oil-will proprietor took their marade they maltreated the coolie so the opportunity of running on bis ówu neconut, | Indly that whom the police arrived they found and saanaged to reach a neighbouring village, | him in avritical condition and had him conr: yes whenen he easily regained, his hojas. He forgot to the Government Divil Hospital, where he to bring away bis bonks.

died the following day. Defendants wo!

AN DONEST COOL122. -

1 gather from liable sources that most of remand. the parates of this Saharar affair have recaped abroad to Singapore or other plus $2, tid A valio was charged with stealing SEO, the

The circum thul out of the forty old an arrested, only | property of an Italian priest. three or fi ar actually took part in the crime, statices were rather peculiar. The missionary All the other primus P

had gone to the German ilank to cash a chey @ bandits who. although not concerned in this raw have more, and on emming cut drapped unnoticed than we crime to atone for. The prisonors a ton dollar bill. Defonut, however, saw his are now being tried one by ons.

pportunity and picked up the ne'e, but a ricsha cosin who witanexed the incident insisted on lafondant teruing it to the missionary. Pefoucant declind and a constablo happening chang was found prowd, aut prisoner was to come along took the man into custody. The

kentoncert to 21 days imprisonment and six bours in the stocks.

EXCURSIONS TO MAQÃO.

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As the members of the St. Patrick's Club take their anazal excursion to Saulay by the steamer Wingchai, is aunounced that this steamer will "Jesse Hong- kong at 9 lock instead of 7.20 m) and low departure frosu Macan is timed for 830 pmarking that it was extremely rare that a coolin if the tide permits, making a moonlight tríp back

The Hongkong, Caston and Macuo Steam boat Un, in addition to the usust Sunday excursion to Maca », sunounce a special excur-

Holiday, aving Hongkong at 93) and Macs et 3 p.m.

the Worship called the rican coolin befors him and commended him for his action, re-

was found assisting the Governmout. Ho ordered him to escrive a reward of $2, and the missionary added to it 81,20,

ALLEGED PALSE TRADE DESCRIPTION.

no may miles from the place where the [olid there has just been arrested a men nained from the Kusatung (Linotung) administration.sion by the Heungikaa to Macao on Bank 8.8. Co., and unster of the Kwan Yes Ying

murderous and cowardly attack upon the two commercial men was made. If, as we have twice premised, they have really acted |ax reported—and we are still bath to believe

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Roman, who is wanted" for a great frand involving the sum of £2013 obtained from a Frenchman at San Sebastian lust year. Ou Romanes being searched, a cigarette cass was opened, and in it wore found, gently twirled into cigarettes, four notes for £10 each, nns för £20, and quite a considerable number for £1 and £2. In additio he had quite a luxurious supply of

loose cash in Freach and Spanish gold.

we analy exdim at the shocking want tact their wollling shows. It would be quite plausible for someone to iggest that the missionaries themselves were in a sasse partly responsible for the

Professor Macllerdy, senior coussit.út ut saffering the non-wisionary victims. the Royal Eya Hospital, Tondau, aml a specialist fresh air treatmoat, eays:-"The contamine Parvious events in the vicinity of Amoy had'just proved that the missions were notating effects of our fello vereatures ar- slagly but surely poisoning as. Half the people in

Hassinary demands for compensation were, be traced, not as they suppose, to overwork or

ways, bat to the admixture of poisonous humon

OXYCOMMENicatione relating to the nowe osim ur with the arronding populace. | London to-day, aro half clens, nod the causi bay

hould be ad Iressed to Tas EDITOR,

Correspondents must forward their names and ad-

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Tokyo, July 27th, Hundreds of bandits attacked Pilsowo on the Coast at the N. of Lieutung, and curried off Yen 190,000, chiefly the value of taxes accruing A policeman and two others were killed.

Another attack was made on a polies boz between Islantion (on the railway) anil Pitsewo. Three poiseman were killed and several women kidnapped. It is feared the latter have been murdered.

IMPERIAL GRATITUDE,

Tokyo, July 27th. The Emperor has made a personal donation la the family of the late General Visconut Kodama of Yen 30,000.

THE EMPRESS DOWAGER AND

POOT-BINDING.

Was

MUCH ADO ABOUT A BIBLE.

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much al about A Bible ths Migistracy Jesterday. An Italian missionary, who was the complaioaut iu si certain case, was about to take the oath when he inter-

at

Kwan Kai, compradove to the Pacibo Mail

firms and Kwan Tong, his foki, were mannel | for applying a falus trades description to flour.

Mr. 4. E Morrull (of the Crown Solicitor's (office) proscated, and Mr. M. W. Slalo instrnoted by Mr. J. S. Harston (of Mosers, Ewens, Hurston and Narding), appeared for the defence.

The case for the prosecution having don eludet,

posed with the objection that the Bible in ane was not one on which au adherent of his faith Mr. Slade, in presenting the case for the coul be sworn. Mr. Gompertz accordingly defence, said that this liest defendsat was the despatched an officer to fod a verrina of compradors of the Pacific Mail Steamship 05. the Bible as need by Rom Catholics, but | the D. and O. Cog, the Portland and Asiatie after a lengthy absence the officer returned Co., and was a well-known war in the Colony, with the report that Le was unable to find a being hylest one of flos biggest Hour merchants, copy of the required book. The missionary here. He had registered a number of trube

· drives with communications addressed to the Bistow, ¡ of is allogel, m Be, and would be known the sulphuric atmosphere of waterground rail. Í nudionee the other day that her Imperial Ediet expressed his willingness to n b-cribe the oath marks of his own.

not for publication but as evidence of good faith,

ali ilters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

( the pogle. There alone was sufficient provocation (in the eyes of the ignorant natives) for what is og ta www been regarded as a squite unprovoked attack. We hope that, in their own interests, the

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be intertad,

Chedars for betra conset of DAILY PEE should be sont Lefore 11 am, on day of publication. After that er the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. telegraphic Address: Pazas. Codos: A.,Cik Emissionles will lose no time in removing,

Lisber P.0. Bez, 33. Telephone No. 12

BERTH

On July 27th, at Shanghai, the wife od 31. Gontman of a soun

SCHGRONG OFFICE: 1, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: BI, FLEET STREET, E.C

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Atorer 3, 1906.

THE Mason for the squeamishness with regard to demanding indemnities from Ahinsa a good, one, It prose as a natural consequence in the minds of Western-

Wils

if it can we remorel. the unfavourable impression at prescu entertained by the foreign public of the port, by setting in a proper fight the nature of their attitude in this case, whidt we would fain hope stands at payseni very nach misrepresented.

exhalation sencountered in trainsand omnibakas

The late Henry Ward Beesber used to express the same idea in a somewhat more blood-endling My dear bearers," he said in his manner. last lecture at Edinburgh," it is an awful Bought that before you bas Jalf an ear in this hall everyone of you has got something of everybody else inside of you."

A murrespondent writing from P'e' ing states that FL. J. AT, the Empress Dowager, learning from an official from its provinces using a

When a customer askesi for issued several years ago calling upon Chiness in a Prayer Bank but his Worship thought a curtain quality of flour, defend vut said ko was fathers and d me here to stop the unnatural custom that such a pretending would not be proper, sold it, but in order to meet the customer's of binding their daughters' feet was not being

aud the complainant was, then requeste? Wishes defondant put flour that came from the cught to be, evinced considerable ire at the news, obeyed as niversally as a special Imperial Edict

to repair to the Cathedral and obtain a Bible, samo mill in the "Oal" bags and supplied | with this resuit that several Grand Conacillors

these as the "Owl" brand tour. The bar With this be vaba road, and, being duly sworn, who were present at the time underwent a dia.

LILA gose proceeded on ordinary liner.

was precisely the same, and he enbinitted that there was no intent to defraud. The only cass agreeabl quarter of so hour at her Majes hands. In mensequence it is stated that the Grund Council has come to the determination

was perhaps with that "sutli" bag, the ather of sofore ng her Majesty's commands in a

stencilled bags having been made as near t number that will probably bare 1 succcesful

Llah as possible in order to satisfy the castomer orders possibly be issued shortly informing members of any family whose female members hare bound feat will not in future be permitted to hold offre in the Public Service, until they can satisfactorily slow at the Empress Dowager's commands have been obeyed both in the letter and the spirit.-N-C: Daily News.

CRICKET.

A hone piper thus notices the feured result. In other words the Eronics that wals and fourteen runs. Bron beat, Harrow by four who asked for "Owl" four. From the argansof

the Suciety of Comparative, Legislation. Now Serios, Vol. 11., Part 1-It contains

umber of most valuabl and interesting articles by eminent writers, all of whom are authorities on their own particular subjects The Volunteer Church Parada takes place The review of legislation for 104 is very on Sunday, 12th ingl

The Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Lui, have decided to dispose of the valuable site now occupied by the Old Dook, and sea of part of their property between the Cosmopolitan and International Dacks.

comprehensive. In this section the Easterto Colonies are fally dealt with. A brief extract

POGROM."

given of the various Ordinances passod during the year, with sufficient explanation to

The strange word " pogrom ", with which make the intelligible, The article on the

our Loudon correspondent surprised us the Hongkong Ordinine is contributed by Sirather day, in one of his tedgraus referring to the massneros of the Jews in the Czar's dominios. is explained in the following. It may be of interest to unteste meaning and theetymology of this word of terrible import, writes a correspon. dont of the Westminster Gozells. The Russian the word "page in "

■* (pronounced will stress on the

William M. Goodman, oz-Chief Jusics As regards the Straits Smilgments, 21 Ordinates Four additions to the Volunteer strength are

were passed in the year under review, and Chess reported this week. Mr. A. W. J. Simmons hasure explained by Mr. T. Baty, D.C.L., who

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u ngrition, the other engine Indias Tumigration, enactments requiring little more than a passing mention. The sam writer briefly describes the N jundiments puss-d in connection with the Federated Malay States.

SEAMEN'S MISSION.

frul syllab.) is generally translated to

Kent beat the West Indians by ao innings wickets. Surrey beat Essex by La ruas, match between Worcester and Somerset was draw

Notts Leat

by is wickets.

Lancshire twat wy I rev

The which named it became apparent that the prosecution contended that the characters "butti" meant Syduoy, whereas the defenis hèk?} The that it signified white, as the character "fan" Yorkshire bout Snesex by six wickets watch between Leicestershire and Hampshire would be added to gutli so as to indicate was draws. Marylelious heal the West Indians

port of Sydney. by six wickets. Lancashire beat Somerest by an innings and 14 runs. These results are p to July fith.

THE KING'S PRIZE WINNER.

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Our London correspondent informed us who won the King's Prize at Bisley, viz., Capt. R. F. Davies, 1st Middlesex. The Singapore Free Press says: This excellent shut is to be con- erstulated on being in fue form for two copsaeutica, years, for in 1905, he shot cat of the Thiran Bundred into the Hundred

sbeat (off for the Silver medal, which was wou bs Sgt. Souter, 1st V. B. Gordon Highlanders.

taking with place with 192, four 184 having to

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Mr. A. H. Kenanie, merchant, testified to the large transactions he had had with defendant. and spoke to bis extensiva dealings in for. He knew defendant had dealt in Australian. Bour.

Mr. Morrell objected to the answer, which objection was uuted.

The case was adjourned.

NET AND GROSS.

▲ TONNAGE QUESTION.

The Straits Tite exys:-Arcording to Mr.

So consistently did Capt. Davies shoot through J. MacDonald, Government Marine Surveyor the last stage (800, 900, and 1,00; yds) that he actually improved his position from 6th to 4. Sgt. Comber won with 315, Capt. Davies was th, with 308, and Capt. Elliot of Singapore

devastation". The word is related to Russian words grom, thauder, the thunderclash, and to gromit, to thunder to batter down with a thunderbalt, to destroy without pity,

overthrow. atterly

The po in pogrom is the press courring in a great umber of Rassian words. The Russian grem, thander ien word of Indo-Carmanic respectability, bating relations in Greek and in the Germanie was 10th, with 307. languages. The primary idea of the root is a crashing noise, which is the meaning of the equivalent Greek word chromen,

ers, always eniminally endowed with joined the Engineer. Coy. Mr. 6. Hill, Left a strict sense of justice, when it was pointed Half No. 1. Mr. J. F. Mulden, Loft Hall No. that while it was the officials who, and Mr. L.. S. Greenhill, Right Half No: 2. started must of the trouble, it was the people The Shanghai police have in custody two who were really being mule to pay. From theres who stand a chance of escaping punish-

of Hongkong, the terasgo nod at Hongkong a lawyer's paint of view, the injustice eren ment. One is an American, one a Norwegian,

for statistical purposes is the grom tonnage of vessels entering and clearing. Straugely 'then might be regarded us more apparent but both are articled on a Danish steamer. The

enough, the toon ge used in Singapore statistics is the net registered tourage. If the prose tban real, as a master is responsible for the Consuls of the three countries have all decided

The Committee of the Seamen's Church and

Capt. Davies did not get into the King's tonnage of the ransels entering and clearing acts of his servant, and theoretically (ear that they have no jurisdiction.

Mission bars now published the report and

"Handre" in 1963, but, cariously, it was a sam here were returned for shipping, the rat ns tainly t in fact the officials are the

A curious record in club cricket was made financial statamont for the years 100 and 1995.

sake of Lis, St. W. T. Daries, Jid Glamorgan, would be very materially inr-ased, in asme that carried off the King's Prize in that your cases by 70 per east, and in others by any servants of the people, Yet setting aside at Chesham (Backs) on June S.

Owing to the chaplain, tles fer, J. R. Frane,

It wa credit England with Capt. Davies, which meat from 70 par cout, to 100 per cent. Prestwood eleven dismissed the Moor tew for being unsesinted for practically the whole of THE RELIGION OF CRUELTY. is dont-tful, then since the N. R. A. meeting For instance, the F. and D. majl steamer that somewhat far-feteland psat, there com

the period under notics he was unable to prepare.

the Queen's, and now the King's Prisr, geld deklari, which recently raissi the pride of be no overlooking the fact that the deeds rua sala bye". The solitary rus was obtained by the nial map in, who carried out

the regiort for 1901, yet the work of the mission Mr. E. Kay Robiason, former editor of the modal and £250, has been won 23 times by an British residle to hy eening Singapore bar-

English Volunteer, 1 times by a co.suan, bour with her B. Taylor took six has not been gheed, and there me eritioners Cinil and Military Caselle, recently published twice by a Welshman, and thrice by a Colonial, just under 2,000, but her gross tonnage is inspired by hul officits were always his beat for that score.

preve, has a net toon ga that much good has been accomplished, ovon very readable book entitled The Religion of mitted by the people. Allowing that they wickets for parans,

10,000! The total net tonnage of rossela though all the opportunities could not be Votnie, whose object was to prove in insensiv Heyburst of Canada, Friaulx of Guernsey, and were misguided in what they did, flat their

entering and clearing at Singapore last year "F.K. H ́s." book has Parry of Canada. Hongkongbility of animals to pain, During the inquiry into the švativial position embraced. The Institute on the while the produced an amusing letter from Capt. 'T'. J

Was 13,718,384 If Singapors be treated in Jung felt epodnet was frequently banterised by

of Zion City the cashier of Doctor" Doris's aid lung met

respect to shipping returns as is Hongkong, That spontaneous, frrysponsible passion of bank gars eridenen is the court that Dowie's balance, due to tiang shows a delut Trilby, te th Hussars, who writes to the

our tonnage should have been over 23,000,00O!, heavy initial expenditure | Daily Mail:"Inoties that Mr. E. K. Eobin- moblem i which his hea epitoonisel in the account was overdrawn to the amount of £1,247. | Where is every reason to hope that aftern is commencing and as 1 consider his the following report:--

to advocate the ligion of

close upon that of Hongkong, The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issuerl Kowloon Institute 150 eneity in your elmond by the ignorant, word "swarmery") rather than by deliber- Is pwsonal exp nem averaged £16.800 a year. results will busine

has a record of Bendy work done. The published opinions, when བ

On the 2nd at 11.20 p.m.-The barometer A NEW LINE TO BANGKOK. There were overdrafts of £131,5t)from various ate mualice aforethought, the people as a

report acknowledges a number of gifts and are likely to be mischievous, parmik ma offer has fallen slightly on the Chins coset, sad Zion City industria since 1899

Cracks the many voluntary workers for their hins a practical text of what those opinions are moderately in S. Japas. whole cmust be absolved of nil respous

Arrangements are in progress for the estab worth. A friend of fuise has

and power. Young and

The depression is

1 is muring slowly Esstwerds lishment of now steamship lize between sibility for the outages done by them in Cougratulations to Sergt. J. I. Andrew, of

ful bulldog, called Jock. His is willing to over the Yellow Sea

Bangkok, Indo-Ching and China ports. D-tails allow Mr. Robinson to stick a piu into Jock's Pressure is highest over the S, part of the are not, at present, saited, but the proposed line part. Still, there was the feeling that the B.V.C., who has been promoted to

tail in the presence of witresses. The inter

China Sea. It remains near the normal over is to to be run by the Compagnie des Docks et many were mind to suffer for the sins company sergeant o3or, Right Hall No. 2

the S. cast of China and the Philippines. Appontments do Tangku, which is a Frapsh Company. Other promotions are: Corp. of a comparative few and perhaps MeCorgnodale Lasergeant, Bours. A. Watson

while it is in defect to the extent of 2 inches firm. The company's headquarters is on the and upwards over N. China and 8, Japan. Pelko river, and it is

ia ruoning steamers between there was some slight prieking of the and T. Grimshaw to corporals, Gunner R C.

Gradients continue slight over the Chins Sea, Western consolence, conscious of provocation Witchell, J. Crosbie, and J. D. Kinnaird to

and moderate 8.W. and S. winds will prevail given. At all events, the fealing grew, and bombardiers. All belong to Lift Haif No. 2.

over that ares.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours eading Сотраву.

at 10 am. Cosday, 0.7 inches, the American Government, hoping to

first eight

services.

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VICEROY SHUM.

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Our Canton correspondent says that there is view as between Mr. Robinson sad deck shall er strong rumour to the effect that be free and unfettered," and I am prepared to Viceroy Shum is to be sout to Szechwan. The bet Mr. Robinson, five pounds that look will farther away the better. At present the saddle the question as to whether or not animals Viceroy is boay preparing to celebrate the can feel pain, in a manner which will prova Emperor's birthday. There is a good deal of conclusive and eminently satisfactory to all speculation ns to what he decided at Whampoa, present (exo-pling possibly to Mr. E. K. iù the matter of a Canton-Whampoa line.

Robinson, author of the 'Religion of Nature").

WEATHER REPORT.

Shanghai and Chias porte north and south of that. The new development is as extension of basiness, and chartered steamers, it is expected, will be at flest pat on the ran.---Singapore Fres Fresa,