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FRUITS OF THE COMMISSION: THE CHARGES AGAINST INSPECTOR H...

GIDLEY

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4ra, 1906.

concrete was covered over before it set it would hare a tendency to deteriorate. I could not say if the lime would be better a year ago than it is to-day.

Re-examined-If the materials had ast, the The bearing of the charges of bribery pre-lapse of ten months would not be sufficient to forked against Inspector Hubert J. W. Gidley have any material effect on the coverete, of the Sanitary Board was continued at the Magistracy Testerday afternoon before Mr. H. H. J. Gomperta First Police Magistrato

Mr. F. B. I. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prossent d and Mr. C. D. Wilkinson (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) represented the defendant.

Mr. G. H. Gahy, execution anginner, in the Public Works Department, said,-I mudo a examination of the ground surface of certain I am acquainted with houses on August 30th. Sections 111 and 112 of 16 Public Works Ordians relating to the couèreting of ground sarfan. I insperred No. 3 Queens Road West. a Chinese druggist's shop. The groumil surface of the shop was covered with coment tiles. I did not disturb that floor. There was a yard at the back used as a kitchen. Part of it was pased with ginaite setix and part concretad with red Clanton tiles. I did notapon that. I took upone tile and found has deemont concrete, After detailing other fants, witores soil-I visited Na 8 Bumbam Strand West, the front part of which was laid with buff Canton tiles, well laid. I did not take any up. Behind the small room the ground was paved with tiles. I liftext one att found brekea stones and sand, thero bring no trace of any cement whatever.

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Mr. A. Carter, sanitary marvuyor, at present acting as prinsipal clerk to the Sanitary Hoard, said I was appointed in November 1901. I know the defendant, who, I believe, was Defendant is sas of our appointed after me. best students and has gained both certificates from the local branch of the Sanitary Lustitute.. He has taken course of study in sanitation sud saaitary science. It includes the composition of concrete and other building materials, the present year there has been a change in the Mistribution of work with regard to concrsting | The arrangement for that work was placed in my hands. In November and December last year had nothing to do with the concreting of groul surfaces. At that titas it was in the hands of the plaque inspeeter. The signature on the document produced was defendant's The derament was a return mats by defendant calling upon the owner of premises in Winglok Street malate certain nuisance.

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PARIS.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

August 3rd.

will retaliate, whether its patriotic spirit has Į been sufficiently aroused to take decisive action, and avoid what must unquestionably bo terrible disaster.

AEROSTATION.

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M. Santos-Dumont, who sincs he gained the Prix Bentsoh for steering ballene, has been exceptionally bary with numerous laventiens, hopes soon to solve that great probiom-tan

bird, Tho art of lying like a and intrepid Brazilian-whow indefatigable." ness, bes become proverbial tons look upon this as an impossibility, but merely as a question of time. He has been conducting a series of very important experiments during the week at Neuilly, autsite Paris, with his now 241 p. asroplane, This machine is bullt on Eka principle of the Hargrove kite, and is intended to rise and travel without the sid of gas-just like a bird in fact. The oroplase is more than 30 fest long, and its wings of white silk, stretch- ed on frames of bamboo, have a spread of W)fent. The wings en attached to a steel-bound centre pole, which carries the propeller at the stern, and the entire machine only weighs 31 exta

KODAKS AT HOME PRICES.

No, 3 FOLDING POCKET KOVAK 53-12-64) $38.00

4 CARTRIDGE

(25-15-0d) $60.00

LÙNG. HING & Co.

THE

No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

135

CHAMPAGNE

OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.

MOET & CHANDON.

DRY IMPERIAL.

GOLD FOIL.

PER CASE 12 BOTTLES

249

SOLE AGENTS:

H. PRICE & CO..

WINE MERCHANTS,

LE PRESIDENT RUSTICATED, President and Mdme. Fallières are to be cou gratulated upon their choice of Rambouillet the place where they have gone on their summer holidays. Of all "haveas of rost," Rambouillet is certainly the most typicsì ona. The Pros dent and his good lady however only intend to spond the first part of their vacation her, as from Rambouillet they are going down to M. Falliere's estate at Lcupillon, is the Lot-el. Garonne, during the grape-burrat, for it will be coueraberod that the President is a large eine propristor in the South of France. Now that all the Presidential luggage bus safely arrived from the Elysée at Rambouillet-all the trunks and baskets, and there were no end of them, were distinguished by labels which wars decorated with the tricolor-M. Fallières who is enjoying the best of health like his great deal of charming wife, is doing a motoring round Rambouillet to the delight of the prople of the neighbourhood who are extremely pleased that the Head of the State has selected this historical place for a holiday resort. The ex-President, M. Loubet, used wire the boss at 177 Winglok Street on April 30th an examined the concrete. I was of bad lo im very fond of Exbonillet, his partiality quality owing to the failure of the cement being chiefly due to the excellent coverts thero. matr.ja! In cotteequence of my report a notice The roots in the Cbatean, once inhabited by was served on the owner calling upon him to Momo, de Maintenon, have been done up for re-con-rote the taain room. The owner, I Mcma. Fallières, while the President inteads

to receive visitors in the salon or drawing PODI (haljeve, wrote to the Board asking for exemption, {{latter produced.) It was passed to Sanitarywhere Fraucis I. and Diane de Poitiers held Inspector Hidley who attached the acessary their levées and receptions, Kambouillet is a forms and returned it.

The papers were in small town in the Seine-et-Oise, an hour's rail Partly defendant's hands so it lay in his district, from Paris. The President comes up several Although this work was taken out of the times a week to the capital on business in his Its Gothic Churob is remarkable importers hands, the papers were sent to thein motor-ear, zo us to have a knowledge of what was going on for its evident antiquity, being of the style

eleventh century.

Franc: has avery rea-on to the joyful for in tiistrict. After the receipt of that prevalent letter from the owner no forther action coutains a picture by Vanion, the Vision of she can boast at last of living her poet laureate Buberi -the patron-suat of Franch like England. His unine 4 M. Abul Bonnard, taken by the Board. The courrete 4 wow as | St. 127 Winplok Stress in my opinion had been sportsmen. But its chief attraction lies in the and his age only 21. Being still young, sloteau or eucle and park, forwarly belong grant things are expected from him by his 1 anemisel that taid for many yours.

a depre- ing to the Counts of Toulouse, Catharine countrymen, fellow-pets, and odmirers. its appearation. In my opinion ristina would have taken place in the concreto de Medicis ant. Charles IX. took refuge in it State decided a little while ago to encourage It was also in-posts and prove-writers by a Prix de Rome," bitwen this inspection in December and toy during the battle of Druz.

or a national" travelling purse" As the resalt inspection in May. I don't think I would have shited by Rabelais. Voiture and several other

It was nuglected by of the election waich has just taken place, the

XVI and Marie jure of experts awarded the prize of a still under discussion. When I passed this onerele in December, becaus. I well-known writer, has been looking for a higher standard of Louis XV, but Late work than it fendant. We have no standard Antoinette often chess it for their residence. francs to M. At1. Bonneri, fuil down and that leads to a great deal of Napoleou slept bere for the last time previous to his taking refuge at Rochefort. The Palace is coraposed of two wings, at right angles to each other, and having at each corner engaged circular turret surmounted by a spire hosides a massive renal tower crowned with

the old fortified nature.

Was that good line conerele ?-- No. Was there a wash house at the back - Yi4. with a large wooden lauk.

What was the ground surface granits and partly red Canton files

Did you lift tilo?—Yes.

What did you Brad?

Wo very bad, (Produced.)

he ebner to underneath J have a specion her

Would that he described as concrete; The

Jime is vigilia but the conerato is not set.

In this pices in the condition in which you found it It is not so damp as when I fonad it

You took a piece of this and put it in water? - Yus

Winst happ»n«l'?—It disadved.

I think there is communication between Quesu's Road Wast and Boulan Strand Yoy

At No. 5 Queen's Road West what did you FindThe floor was covered with rod Canton tiles, ty soft and very porous.

Did you examine the concrete for You. What did yon fad -The concrete was fairly firm but the matrix, the binding part of the Concrete Was wreak

Would you call this particular specimen good

limo 2. Not in my opinion,

At 10 Bonham Strand what did you find * — The front part was lined with large bift tiles. very good

Behind The Frazed shop? In that no ma found brick tile with concrete under.

Did you fiul indications of any add hote Yes, fie owuur pointed to a spot wheen the Hour had been patched up.

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Where did you make your bele for inspection? -Immediately next to it.

What was the conerete like? Very soft with

the matrix crumbling. 1 produce u saniple,

Any tree of lime or acul about that - Yes, lime is visible.

How it any effort -No selling effet. dissolves when placed in water.

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stoe be in the coleng can't get haven seen any good lime in the colony.

Continuing--My experience is that in the lower levels we never get the lime properly set.

My idea is that a higher standard was required by the Sanitary Bord than I find is now regaitei. could tell by sounding the ground whether these were rat ruus

Ruined With regard to this concrete at 177 Winglok Street, I don't think it had over st It was affected by the vise and fall of the till..

The case was adjourned

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CORRESPONDENCE.

STERLING MEK

THE ENTOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,

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castla which sted here 6 yrs ago. A balcony runs all round the first story on the The Salon de Reception is a fine garden site. room overlooking a Hower-garden which borders on a sheet of water branching out into the three directions Clore by is the park in Pavillon des Roches, a rant summer-house on un inlet of that name, when a grotto exists eslied La Marmite de Rabelais, because fre

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LA BERNARDT'S CRONS, Parisiaus are delight with the Cabinet which is dotermia-d that the cress of the Legion of Honour shall be confuried on the much- disappointed and cruelly treats great actress Mdem. Sarah Bornhardt. in spite of the r fuss! of the flouncil of that order to bestow it. If the latter still refuses by the 17th in-t., the “divius". Sarah is te bo decorated by order of the Cabinet The allor has the right to insist on the grest actrees roositing the well-deserved decoration, rather than grant it, the Coantil of the Legion of Honour will resign in a body. This is all the better for Mdme. Bernhardt, who will thus receive her." Crosa" almost immediately.

THE YEENUE LAUREATK.

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FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT.

THE NEW TRADE MARK LAW IS CHINA,

In the House of Commons on July 4th Mr. Tillett asked the Secretary of State for Formigu

Affairs Whether the now tr dù mark law in aut. whether there is any likelihood of this China has yet been brought inte operation. taking place in the near future whether the 1901 have been in what manner; whether he amandal it so,

las proposed in una afficial reports showing that traders secure say real advantage from now depositing their trade mark at Shanghai: and whether registru- tion of & trade mark in China will prevail over

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A prior near of the same mark.

Sir Edward Gray: 1) The answer to the in the degalice. (2) It is not question is in possible to say when the regulations will come into force (3) The regulations as originally drafted, were not sati-factory. Amendments are been proposed by the roprosentality at Peking of the foreign Powers, and the matter her were preajusty's Minister at Peking reported that soutod 257 works for competition, and 37 of the Chinese Govarutment had agree to suspend them were retained for faller consideration, the operatina of the regulations until an agree office The work which has gained M Bauard his meat had been come to with the Goverments Shanghai would not be closed to applicants early distinction is a reluwe of poems eatifiterested, he stated that the registration It is in Aletandrine verse, but that as no marks could be registere Lex Familiere.. and the subject is ualure, and the voices of point was of no importaner (5) Perding the In it are to be found the songs of all conclusion of the negotiations, I am posble to

give the information usked for.

On August 2nd, Mr. Lyuch arket the Sograd- from swallows to frogs, from gusts Le cocks. ary of State for Foreign Affairs what stepe kinds of birds. bonsts and inserts recorded, If the idea of the "Post Laureate of Fraure" wore being taken by is Majesty's Govern- is not very original, bischef-d were not the lessment to safeguard and to develop British rains somere lent and beautiful verse. The commercial interests in Manchuria, in view lamente next year is to be chosen from among of the importance to this country of neatral markets on account of our free-trada principles. prose writers. This gives everyone a chance.

Sir B, Ocer: His Majesty's Government understand that there are no longer any res triction on the movements of foreign traders or merchandise in Manchuria. A Consal-Generet will be appointed to reside at Makdon, and there is also a Consul at Nowchwang. It will be their duty to aan that. British traders receive the equal treatment with the nationals of other countries to which they are satiled, and to aff-rd the such assistsure as they properly Cau. A few weeks ago Mr. Hosin, this tion, was sent specially to Naschwang and Commercial Attache at this Paking Loga- Mukden to report on the position in Manoharis.

SHANGHAI TRAMS.

COMPARTMENTS FOR "EUROTRANS ONLY." The N-ly News of August 30th says: -Abant six miles of the tramway track have now been laid on the following ronds: Asenne, Rubbing Well, Nanking, Seward, Yangtzepon Roads, and Broadway. The feeder cald's have Teen

the biutiful osk earring which evors the walls. The walls in some places are upwards of savou fret in thickness. The total number of apart ments in the Palace of Rambouillet is 71. with 69 chimney pinens, most of which are rotnarkable their costly marble and STR. What ar-locally illed sterling nieu

fine sculpture. Of the 35,000 acres which com are expected to be of sterling character: so it

pose the park and adjoining forest, upwards of setas only fair to note their eircumstancos

casionally has been pointed out to insure covered by canals, ponds, and rivalute that the "Civil Service List of 19ut" gives which intersect it in every direction, and ar 1. ранневмон sermo estimates of the cost of ring for, inter stocked with the finest carp Forsg it might have set if the tiles had not alir, suborilisat» oflcers of the Civil Service i splendid avenues, one of which is remarkable ↑ards will, with possibly a far exceptions, be

Is that encrete --No.

Let us go to 15 Queen's Road West?-1 would like to qualify that statement. If allowed to dry, it might have set.

-born pat on to it?--Yes. It is not conereke

Al Quran's Read West what did you fn Flours line emprete with cement render- ing on top.

That is in the tront part? --- Yes, Yon mad hole there and exland th conorcte? Yes.

What did you find --The concrete soft with no trace of the notion of lime.

At 19% Quoou's Roar! West 7 Coud Chore

lima cancrete with anyĺkomi tiles?.

You lifted the tiles - Yes, and found the conerota fairly firm with the matrix crambling

It was a poor grade You vony poor.

Sitry Ingretes, P. W. D. Overseers, etc.

It is there stated that such officers could live on 8:30 to $iis per month (inneried) or 570 (single! The cast of living is said to have gone up since 1994, but owing to the rise in nachaupe, the stage of these men have gone Flair wages vary from $121 per month upwards. As the Government acknowledged a raving last year of about a quarter of a million dollars in this way, I font that these men have some reason to complain —Yours obediently.

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peted from the Waterworks to Hong kw Creek. The completion of the rails from Henn Remul to the Ban1 is expected to occpy double tracks another six weeks. There will bo the whole way to the Band, and, from Kiungee Roud to the Raud, Nanking Road will be entirely parent with woodblocks. So far the head cable has not been commenced, but the ympany will palmby start to put erection of standards for carrying the over-

up within the next few weeks. The stand. for a curious kind of tree, thus tazidium (or placed at the side of the road. Ive nding

harrow.wed about 1,900 coolies ara cypress) of Louisiana. Some of its seals having employed. The Council is continuing Cross site of lean brought over in Louis X11Es time, and Road to Great Western Read, thus affording

trap of rubbish convenient approach carelessly thrown on

the new car shol, recently acquired by the When completed thir Trepway Company. germinated, and at length attructed the at-en- tion of the gardeners by the encigns shape of the shed will hose venty ears, five more than the leaves. They were then taken care of, ud

number stipulated for by the Cornell, have now risen to an enormous size, aver,glug There is also a model more than 124 feet. farm, which extensive place is most interesting

to visit.

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THE BISARMAMENT NONSENSE.

France is not at all in favour of Great Britain disarming mernly to please en bequr

At 140 Queen's Road West 3 - Line cone ate RI ER STEAMER KWONGCHOW OF Germany, and the proposals to reduce

with commi rendering a top a quarter of an inch thick. The untrix seemed to be crnbling- Was that offer or worse than at 13-About the Maine.

Wit gave evidenter of a sitaike charactor with regard to other homes in Queen's Road West.

If you had leox examining them houses for gaad line coverete laww many would you have passed-There is no me conerate there that

I would bave passed.

What shot 3 Queen's Ronil West. I would have passed that, bat flat was only a small piece, probably a spare yard

At 141 Qoven's Rand West - Personally I wou'd not live pasted that as good concrete. It depends on the standard.

Aud non of the others you would have "presed?-No.

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THE OFITS TRAFFIC.

The same day, Mr. Sloan, for Mr. T. L. what stops he had takari ar intended taking, to Corbett, asked the Secretary of State for India give offect to the unanimous cole of tho Hoss of ons Brainst the opium trio between India and Chino.

Mr. Morley: I would refer the hon. member this use on July 17 as to the action which to the user I. vavo to a similar question in His Majesty's 4overnment proposes to take in the malter namely. Brst to esortaio sanctly what the proposals and velinativus of the Chi- nose Government are, and, secondly, to see whether they can in some way meet those views

CHINA'S CONSTITUTION.

ANOTHER COMMISSION APPOINTED.

Following is a translation of an Imperial Decres daar Angast 27th

$37,00

SKOLE

13, QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL.

BABY CAME

NEAR DYING

From an Awful Skin Humour Covering Entire Body-Scratched Till Blood Ran-Wasted to Skeleton-Hands Like Claws-Cuticura Brings Blessed Relief and Speedy Cure.

"WOULD HAVE DIED

BUT FOR CUTICURA"

"When my little boy was three months ok his head broke out with a rash, which was very itchy and ran considerabit watery fluid. We tried everything we could, but he got worse all the time till it spread to his arms, legs, and then to hi entire badly, and he came near dying. It itched so he would scratch till the blood

thin yellowish stuff wond Tan, and all over his pillow in the morning. 1bad to put mittens on his bands to keep him from learing his skin. lfe got so weak he took fainting spells and we would think him dying. He was almost a skel- eton and his little hands were thin like claws

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*e was bad about eight months when we tried Cütlema, had not laid him down in his cradle in the daytime for a long time. He had got so that he just alept in our arins all the time.

I washed him with Cutienra Soap and put on one application of Cutienra Ointment and he was so soothed that put him in the cradle. You don't know fow glad I felt when he felt better. It took one box of Cuticura Ointment, pretty near one cakeof Cuticura Soap, and about half a little of Cuticura Resolveri,

I think he would have died to cure. only for the Cuticura."

MRS. M.C. MAITLAND, Jasper, Ont. No return in 14 years; Mrs. Maitland writes, under date of Feb. 24, 1993: 'It affords me pleasure to inform you that it is fourteen years since my boy was cured of the terrible skin disease. The hat been permanently cared and is hearty and string.

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5. De kandum, cá pheromone S:

1 Pair: xtralia, K. Tiki Czydine BERKLE

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THE SEAWEED INDUSTRY OF JAPAN.

In consequence of inquiries regarding the The pa teru of car to be get is now under consideratim by the Council and the Company;

utilisation of seaweeds in Japso, cucerning which little detailed information was available the type suggested will con uin two compart

The High Commissioners who were sent here, the r'orign Office request His Majuty's ments, ai for thinese and the offer for foreigners When the question has been settled,

abroad to inquire at the political methods of Representative at Tokyo te furnish u report. about eight months will slaps betere the ones

and the constitutions of the upon the subjuot; and a comprehensive account

the

seaweed industry was according arrive in Shanghai. The oeuisg of the whole, gorerament

part

Tarix countries of the world, have brought of of the route, will largely depond

We hereby

British pe

purp sex. have embodied in ten memorials, chinery required for power the xpedition with which the Cou el ahtains back the reports and suggestions which styf prepared by Mr.

B the matter

The present charront being attornaise will not appo'ni a Rorai Coramzission, consisting of this of grueral interest, if avidson of the

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Obsvæentury yesterday issumi The barometer On the 3rd at 11:30 am. the following report :-

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JAPANISE COMMENT.

150 Ambasny at fokve,an published in

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the British Navy coaterially have causal con. siderable astonishment is this contry. While do for the trams, a continuous current of 50 members of the Grand ouncil, the Ministers the "Bulletin" of the Imperial Institute. The volts being required. The Tramway Company of the Council of State Affairs, the Grand cost line of Japan is estimated at over 18,000 the reduction of the Arwy under Mr. Ha'dana's TOU

expect to complete their portion of the work in Secretaries and Yuan Shil-k'si High Com-wilds, and being of a very broken astiare in PASSENGERS UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.

time, and it seems doubtful is oner of the Peiying Administration, under tarspersed with cumerous bays and inlets, it is grooth fourteen moni cheme is regarded in Franes with more or les

whether the new machinery vll be installed by the Presidency of Tsai Li, Prison of Chun, naturally exceptionally suitable for the When returning to Hongkong from Macao indifference, it is firmly believed that in the case

that date. Most of the bridges on the route whara to take up the said memorials, examins of marine plants. More than fifty-one of the them and then report to the 1 brope what should various species of seawoods found in the paste steamer of the Navy the proceeding is most likely to

have aleady been strengthened for the extra

of Japs are employed for useful purposes, and be done in the matter." on Sunday morning the excursiou

strain they will be called upon to hear

their collection and subsequent treatment Kitongcher ran aground on the south-west endanger ultimate'y the position of the British It appears that shortly Empire. True, the danger may not be immedi

A Tokyo telegram to the N.-C. Padly News furat one of the most prominent industries

of the Japanese Empiro. point of Lantau Island.

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are seaweeds put to Country force which saves Great Britain from conscrip

In a leading article on Aug. 24 the " Jiji "| before noon Captain Meads went below for ate, bat, not the less, the weakening of the only

states that Chizae constitutul scheme such a variety of us as in fapan, where they tiffin. leasing his secoud, Chinese pilot on the bridge The versel's course was thus right, battion and protects ita Colonies and trade is

marked by moderation and discretion, as it is are utilised as fond, as plaster and glass before he bad finished diging the Captain fondunayimously condemnard as obviously wrong in

tive government in the provinces, simultaneous.ne of the most important branches of the zut the Philippines: and fallon slightly over with an improvement in communications industry is the preparation of isinglsas, the that it was radically wrong. The Kangchang prinsip e, au sure to lead to disaster if followed was travelling a full speed when she ran upon to its logical issue. French politicians wouder has riu moderately over N, China, S. Japan Preposed that there should first be presenta-starch, and even as manure for the rice fields.

Formosa and the S. coast of China.

If it is found that there is no popular demand the export of which has already reached con- siderable dimensions. Another is the extraction for representative government; the scuers of iodine but the mothada matoyed at presant Pressure is bigh over Central China and low the rocks, being swung stern round. The whether it is possible that the British Govern-

bo abandoned at any time. The Powers, how-of

to assist and grid. China in for the production of this chemical, though impact sout the passengers sprawling in all most are naive enough really to believe that directions, and caused considerable damaga to the reduction of their nasal programme will in a depression which having passed over 12.

certainly inexpensive, are crude and could donbt- her admirable aspirations. Pacific. Pressure continues relatively low in ever, ought

less be greatly improved and a larger field mum of the Hague Conference. The the trough, which is liable to give rise to a the vessel, breaking a few plates and bending have any effect on German policy through the Japan yuterday, has now moved into the others badly

conddent that Germany will eiren ar depression, lying over the China Sea, Fresch are

which is part of the process, is frequently Captain Meade was promptly at his post, and

to follow the ox-probably in about 16. Lat.

cause of considerable annoyance to people The marmal pressure is exceeded by about & I

The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at live in the neighbourhood of the places whora France will aut

inch over N. Chins; and is in defect by abont found that his craft was securely wedged not be so foolish as bel woon two rocke. Every effort was made to ample of Great Britain.

pengent September, and left again at .. Sanday for agreeable and fames given DE by the

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few year in Luton,

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours eading Nagasaki, where she is due to arrive at noon o varning sawood. Daring Monday, the 3rd September.

experiements have been vigorously carried out The I.G.M. str. Sacheen has left Kobe viander Government surpervision in many places at 10 am, to-day, v.90 inches..

The foncast for the 24 hours ending at noon Nagasaki and Shanghai on Buuday, 2nd Sept. along the coast, sud when the results have been and may be expected here on or about definitely ascertained, it is expected that the vosday, 11th inatent.

ADDIA] winds,

of all kinds of neeful algı will be to-day is as follows:

The L.G.M, sir. Prin: Eitel Friedrich, which largely inare

newal. The only species which has moderate; fair. |Hongkong & Neighbourhood N.E.

N.E. winds, left here on the 29th Asg. at p.m., arrived at been properly cultivated in the is the

past to Singapors on Sunday, the 2nd inst., at laver (Porphyra tonalia), all other kinds having modorate,

thus making the voyage to Singapore in been gathered indiscriminately with the result trosh.

that thesupply has insome cases shownaconsider- The Shire Lins str. Denbighshire loft Singa-able diminution. The total value of the seaweeds South coast of Chios between Sames No.1.

Hongkong and Lamocks

pors on the 31st Ang,, at 5 p.m., audis dos here prepared in 1904 exceeded £100,000, and the South coast of Chins between? game as No. 1.

total value of the exports was £124,851. Hongkong and Hainan..}

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

ontained. Moreover, the burning of theseafood,

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renat her, and after about an hour's delay the disarm unless Gormany does so it will b03 inch over N.E. Jupau aud by 045 inch | Shanghai, at 11.30 pm on Saturday, the 1st it is carried on, owing to the excedingly dis

remembered

Erauce lost her naval that supremacy oror Germany by the relaxation of her policy when Mr. Polleian was Minister of Great Britain, through its present Marine.

Is it possible to judge of the quality of cwnerete, or the fact of concrste hoing there by thumping the ground To some extent, yes.

How do you judge. The vibrations are more easily transmitted where the concrete is hard erow's efforts were assisted by the abb tide, and was then the vessel again Boated. She than whore it is soft..

Cross-examined-One of lime to two of red examined, and when the captain found she was earth would make a good mortar. The matrix making but little water he decided to come on Liberal Government, is about to share the same is the mortar. It pull the stone together. to Hangkong, and set the engines fall ahead, fate. The aim of the Kaiser is perfectly clear There is no stone lime obtainable in the colony. She arrived in port safety was pumped out aud that of lessening the balance by which Great Shelf or coral lime are always used here. Iiamediately transferred to the Kowloon Docks Britain holds the sea-power of the world. To have had considerable experience of mortar and where she is now undergoing repairs. The allow Germany to succeed in her ambition, is tested many briqusties during the past year. accident is said to have occurred through one of nothing short of treason on the part of Sir When I have to examine a horse I look out for the radder chains snapping just as the vessel Henry Campbell- Bannorman.

xiously waiting to see if the English nation the bad concrete and pass over the good. If was passing Lantao.

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