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the fowls. He was sent to prison for the mouth

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TERMBLE DISASTER IN THE WEST INDIES.

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, January 16th,

Baron M. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).

URVOLVBE CONF.SCATED,

A Chinamuso, who said he came from the interior, purchased a revolver with a view, said, to using itagainst the robbers who visited

his farmyard. He lo chod at aut put it in his porket. The police disenverad the weapon in his pesession and he was brought before bir Worship, who ordoret the revolver to be con- fiscated and discharged the man."

A new Siamese load of three millions sterling TELEGRAMS. water what, for the mere pasiime ; 'this | Decree strikes us us such a carving. We at 4 per cent, is about to be issued in London, „Berlin...and...... Paria by the Hongkong and would be glad to think it was something Shanghai Banking Corporation, the Deutsche wore; that it would indeed bring about a Asistische Bank and the Banqua de l'Indo- “ réhabilitation ” of China's old ideals; bat | Chine, rumpuotively. even assuming that its intention was such,

A Singaporo Chiunman, charged with this Deerge would defeat its own object.atesling pealtry, declared he had bought the The moment a philosopher becomena fetich, hona, but could not produce the seller. ilo tho practical value of his teachings is gone. said: May I he ran down and killed by Thie is no mere catchy phrase; we recomm a fram aud neror soo China again, if I stole mend it for analysis. Truth fades when it becomes platitudinal; achter will not be moved by the adage about honesty being the best policy; and if ever an altar be erected to HERBERT SPENCER, men will cease to take his writings seriously. It is common knowledge among these who know little Cantonese that the Chinese have acquires! a habit of quoting and misquoting their classics, sometimes ironically, often using a beautiful crystalization of truth to anggest something banal or even exatrary to the text. auch as a humorous foreign beggar will remind bis victim that "the Lord loveth a cheerfulziver." These words came glibly from his way tongue; their sigui fence evidently never penetrated his ser- mon-stapified brain. So we fear the force of the Chinese Classics will only be weak ned if the people are further directed to the It is

LONDON, January 10th. An earthquake, followed by an extensive conflagration, and accom- panied by an enormous tidal wave, The St. Pat reburg correspondent to the has visited Jamaica. Kingston is Times states that during the absence of Mr. Matone, the Japanese Ambassador, a Compractically destroyed, and the death mission has been investigating the act roll is appalling. Among the victims prison for stealing wood from Ah King's significance of the term "civors, and inleta" is Sir James Ferguson. Sir Alfred under the Portsmouth Trusty. It is probable

WHISK. Y shibbolith, and logs to the sense.

LEADING

possible, a nether contemporary fears,

THETTA.

A opolis was stotenced to three weeks' im.

якірнау.

A mirino hawker was committed to prison It is for six woaks and to be exbibited in the stocks for four hours for risicing brass from a coolie

a decision will be reached which will by Jones and party are safe.. understood that Russia is willing to renew the

Russia and Japan. It is expected that most British officials have escaped.

satisfactory

to

Commercial Treaty of 1995, and grant Japan

the privileges conferred to other nations vador the more favoured nation's clause of the racont Trostios,

By kind permision of Lt. Col. Pries, D. 8. O., and Officers, the Band of the 12th Date of Connaught's Gen Baluchis will play the following programms of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Thursday this 17th January, 1957 (weather permitting.) Grand Merch from Faust........ Overture... "The Extles," Fest Polomni Pioneer Selectiva...... The Orchid, Valss "Aphrodit"

Gounod Gaener

Kuhner

Caryll JAXONO

Eilenberg that for China's real welfare and advance-letion...The Helle of New York," Kerker ntent there could not perhaps be a more Two Step,... "Laughing Water Hage WHISKY regrettable movement than this sudden

THROUGHOUT THE BAST

FOR

OVER

20 YEARS.

PER CASE

$15.00

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGA.

Hongkong, 4th January, 1907.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, ONLYcommunications relating to thexaws solumara hould be addressed to Tas ForOL

elevation of the grent sage to the rank and position of a very goal". Not for the same reason that "the "Edist will operate versely the spread of Christianity."-- but because the formalism and State récognition that have dandered Christianity in Europe will assuredly make moriband whatever of true Confucianism still survives The rue among the masses of China. paper which depbarea tho-Edict as threaten. ing the foreign propaganda gives us this definition of Confucianism: "the dectrine of Confucia's is a practical, colourless code of moral ethics, [ae] devoid of any lofty standard of quattainable ¡ders”. It it be

It is stated that the French Government

At Singapore on January 7th a rercnus olleer was examining the luggage of several Chinese colleg, who had just landed from Bagan. Sumatra. Ous of the coolies, a Hokien, bad a pillow wrapped up io a mut nad while prodding it with his Bugors to sao if the pillow contained any opium, the offer folt something hard. He ripped open the pillow and was horrified at finding a grinning stall staring at him. Ho took us Hoki-u to the Police Station, and, on examining the pill, the polic found all the boner of a humsu skeleton. The Hokien stated that the boys were thoms of his elder brother who had died at Bugan. He doclared that he was taking the bones luck to China for burial.

An interesting transaction was the sale of the Korean Lagation, one of the most picturesqas

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[Kingston, the capital of Jaarnica, las que of the thest harbours in the world. Its population is about 50,000 but that of the island is about 900.00, of which the whites uumber about 15,000. || Jammies is the largest and most important of the British West Indian Islands, being 141 miles in length and 49 in breadth, containing are of 4193 square miles. Its chief exports are ram and sugar and it has an extensive trade in fruits, chi-dy banange.]

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BANKS.

Loxion, January 16th. Southampton banks 101 to 104,

REUTER'S SERVICE,

RUSSIA.

LONDON, January 14th. 1 is officially stated in St. Petersburg that in spite of the expenditure on the famine of. 80,000,000 rble, there will be surplus for 1906 of 213,000,000 ruls, of which 158,000,000 will wipe out the deficit for 1905. The deficit for 1907 is 297,000,000 tls, of which 55,000,000 is covered by the 1906 surplus and the rest by a new loan. The estimates include 124,000,000 towards the east of the Japanese war nui 61,000,000 for relief of the famine.

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

LONDON, January 14th. The president of the Stanford Lelaud Stanford University at San Francisco, addressing a Socials meeting, asserted that à Japanese exclusion Act was impossible, and that it was unzense to fira that the

in the Naval Yarıl.

SAMPAN IRREGULARITIES. "

A SOUTH SEA ISLANDS CONTRACT.

COMPLICATIONS WITH CAPT. O'KEEFE'S HMRS

Some thres or four years ago, an adventurous Bos captain and O'Keefe, well known throughout the Far East, we tost, it in sappel, in a typhoon. He was known by his the South Suns, and be made pn-iodic voyages intimates as "The King of Yap" an island in

and

of those

Toysgos

the

the

with costs, brobeer from Yap to Hongkong products. It was during one of

he disappeared from

om humwa ken, and the hat he surpation is that he was caught is a typhoon that his senauer foundered with oll Captain Konto war, we believe, an Irish American. He was an adszature of the 18th gentury typ, and many are the about bim. One is that he acquired old. island of Yap with its que, sequently boro bim children. When he died, his litaste widow and family appeared

red from the United States as risimints of his

valssblo in the Far East aud in the South property in Sas. For, though t alcantarer, O'Heele and ancorded in

10 acquiring a good deal of this world's goods, and he had some loasehold

sum at pblic auction.

Birgemĵo people of the Bolass worssborgedruperty in Hongkong which realised a goodly This is not a full and particular history with plying for hire within the limits reserved for the A class of bouts. The latter class is of an interesting figure, however, but only allowed to ply between the Harbour Once au bref entline to intendue, the following paragraph from one of our Netherlands India cont mporaries, and to correck soms min-statements-

Ship Street where thees is most European trofie Box where a batter class of boat is B. posted. The defendants were carb fined $5.

▲ DISORDERLY EUROPEAN

Charlotte Brooks, a middle-aged woman.

O'K

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its

India Guver. Koafe bound the Mapia

"Recently un Amoriosa trader named 'Keefe died in the rellew islands, leaving From there, he used to carry on trade with riches which his heirs are disporing for. was found guilty of disorderly conduct in

the Mapia islands, a group off the New Areenal Street in the early hours of yesterday Gaines coast, within the jurisdiction of the morning. She denied the statements of the Sultan of

n vassal of the Netherinada police and declared she could not have beon Chiefs to supply him, disorderly, as she was alone. Some ten days the e pra poiuced on

nuder cost

contract, with all tho islands ago the hind to he conved to the Hospital went on the islands is cory slight indeed, and is The bold of the Netherlands India Govern- sufering from the effects of excessive drinking-only manifested by easional visits of men-of- When the defendant left the Court to outer war. On O'Keefo's dents, his contract rights the waiting roorg she was mot by a Supreme is the islands pissed over to his widow, a Court" bailill who served on her a wait for Filipine-and-thie ciders Thy tovarnuent have directed that O'Koof's contract with the 883 dus. to the Government Civil Hospital. Alapia chiefs should be confirmed to his heirs, on condition that they allow no other foreigners to gotile there."-Straits Tince.

A PECULIAR THEFT,

A native who stole a hos of cigarettes froin 1 wagon loud of samples in the street pleaded

that ho thought they were public property. That explanation did not correspond with his action in running off when discovered, and he was son to prison for it days.

Barone Me, C. D. MELBOURNɛ (Second

POLICH MAGISTRATE).

THE RICHA NUISANCE. Mr. F. C. Barlow's private rioala coolie was summoned for cansing an obstruction at Kew. loos Ferry Wharf, and Snad 31 or five days, his Worship remarking that there had bom many complaints of the obstruction caused by private

Ficsbas.

NEW ATTORNEY.GENERAL FOR HONGKONG.

AN APPOINTMNT FROM CTPEVS The Straits Times of Jan. 5th says: laformaation has just begu razvived of the appointment of Mc. William Roes Daris King's outs at Lyprus, to succeed Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., as Attorney General at Hong- $ong.

fr. Rees Davis was ednosted at Eton and

COPPER. MINING IN ANHUL

HE. En Min, Governor of Anhui, as wired to the Wuiwupa, asking for final instructions na to how to settle the dispute between the British Courul at Wahu and the native gantry of the Tung-lia Haien over the working of a cappor wine at the Tangkaa Shan Lill. According

to

the wire, Mr. Suodis, I.M. Consul

kasn

Wuha, recently arrived at Anking on board a Britisk warship, and insisted that the centersina canst bo cancelled on the ground that the concessionaire did despatch a ú engineer in company with a Chinese interpreter in Tung

nan Stan to

to make the

necessary preparation within the Bixed period. But the Chinese main. tained that the engineer and the interpreter arrived at their disici t after tha

erpization the one-year limit and even then did nothing. They siaply inspected the four extremities of the mins dudassion and went back to Shanghai. In order to sottie the went matter, people of l'anglia Haien are willing to rataru the The 5160 which were given to the Chiuose Government as royalty by Sir John Kaye

of

intends to publish part of the docunouta seized; part of the S. Welle Williams' estate, then it United States must fight Jupan for the Trinity College, Cambridge, wherebegraduated from hon ba stained the cosession in 19M

at the residence of Signor Montagnini, the Papal Representative to France.

A. S. WATSON & CO. | practical mal morul, we can overlook, its spots in Paking. Acting on behalf of the lack of colour and of lofty impossibilities-Kron Government, Mr. Hayashi, Japanese LIMITED,

for alter all, in China as elsewhere, there is Minister, tarned all right and titles of the property 10 M Catenave, Ministro no need to encourage more profession; what | Plenipotzuliaire et Directeur de l'Agence de la is needed is more practice.

Banque de l'Indo-Chine. One hundred thous and taols was the consideration demanded. For over forty years this piece of property kid ben used as a Lagation site. Originally it wisa

was purchased by Col. Deuby, moister of the United States. During the year 19-3 the Korean Government bought it and occupied it uulil the peace negotiations were signed between Japan and Russia. Sines that time it has been vacant and apparently awaiting a purch ser

The Daily Mail ardently seconds the nomination of a representative Canadian as British Ambassador at Washington. The appointment of a Csandian would be proof that the imperial Government instead of directing the diplomacy of the empire, was farming it out second hand to the colonial confederations. It

Uorrespondents must forward their names and ad Breuste with communications added to the Editor, not for publication but as evidents of good faith,

All testers for publication should be written on Che outs of the paper only,

No anonymously signed or "munications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

"The Germza Mercantile Marine Officers at Humburg generally have withdrawn from their Ausreintion, in accordance with the demands of the respective Steamship Companies.

It is announced that Mr. Andrew Carnegie has given $750,000 for the construction of a

Chere for extra povici ór Datur;Pareo should be ent before Ai a,m, on day of publication, after tha fous the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cain building at Washington to be used as a Central

“Burenu for the American Republish,

legraphi, Audress: Pames. Code: A.Bilih Bu

Laber':

10. Buz, 39. Telephone No, 12

BIRTB

On January 5th, at Penarth, South Wales, the wife of xì. W. APPLEBY (of Canton) of a daughter.

UIC NAKONGOFFICE: 1A, Das Vauя &OAD C. LONDON ÜFFIca: 131, FusET STREAT, EU-

The Daily Press.

Hongnong, Jarzary 17th, 1907.

mastery of the Pacific. He believed that Japan sincerely desired to stem unskilled labour emigration to the United States.

IN-C. Daily News' Services]

THE FAMINE.

B.A. in 1835. He was caited to the Bar (Inner

the Wa But Mr.

not only refused to entertain Temple) two years later, and waut on the South the propias of the gantry, but also complained

alea circuit. He is a Justice of the Fenes and of the slow motion of the Tang lia

magistrate Deputy Liantovant of Pembrokeshire, and has in the raceut diapute between the ouacion

10 the bad the unsust experience for a Colonial law sire's engineer

(who is ofcer

the Chisese gentleman, having est in the House of Commons. Tungkuan keported to be still at was Memb r of Parlism nt for Pembroke Mr. Pan Yn, avers place of land in the from 150 to 1998, being seistaut private The Consul

vicinity of the ancestral touts of the latter

threatened the Chassellor of the Exchequer British Ainister in Foking for opening

да

of

to wira

to the

secretary to the from 1803 to 1895. Mr. Beas. Davis' Arst official appointment was as Attorney-General of negotiations with the Waiwopo, if the the Babumos, which he too up in December, case cannot be settled in favour of the British 1897, and be administered the government in

in concessionaire at Asking. few months, and in the same year went to 1901. In 1902, he acted as Chief Justice for a Cyprus as King's advocate. The promoties to Hongkong provided the same salaries ara paid, is a very important ons for Mr. Eson Davies.

TH

A mago from Rome states the Eart of Aberdeen, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, had an audience with His Holiness the Pope, who is well understood that the Washington stone mile away, there are amps stretching In Cyprus where he had a seat in the Logila-

eal gised the Irish Catholics and gave a special

benediction for the Irisb.

Largo cotton ille at Lodz continuo closed, The owners credetermined to transfer their factories to the interior unless the workmon

submit. Terrorists declare they will murdar the men who resome work,

is

became know that he bas purchased the Priory, Surrey country house, formerly A native geamas on board the Japan accidentananted by Captain Greville, where the tally fall into the stokeholl yesterday morning King has be a entertained several times,

Police assistance arrived and he was conveyed

WILA

to the Tung Wah Hospital, where il found he had injured his spius.

I

As the natives of Tung-lin Haian also refused to giold to the throate of the British Consol, and insisted on the cancellation of the original agreement, the dispute will most probably be referred Peking for its final settlement.

The South China Daily Journal

150Y15:--- As

the poor inhabitants of Taugliu are quite justitied in their reasonable demand for the cancellation of the existing agreement whleh lost its force long ago, we sincerely hope that their efforts in preserving Chines interests in their own distriot will be rewarded at last,

although the outlook some unfavourable to

MUNICIPAL INJUSTICE.

of

THINGKIANGFE, January 11th. I arrived here on Thursday after being delayed six hours through the launch running aground in the Grand Conat at Kaoayochon

On the north-w at side of the city, about

roughly speaking two miles long and has been offered to a trained diplomat, who has mile wide, orer flat sancy country. These tive and Exaentice Councils, his salary was asked time for considering the matter. The camps are divided into squares of about 125 £750; in Hongkong, Sir Henry Berkeley's

salary was £1,00 persistence with which the subjŝol hun bon paces each way. They are laid out symmetrically taken up by the rumour, mongers may force the

in roc angular blooks, the mat hats being built CUSTOM DUES AND CONSISTENCY. 10 Yowa with lanos between them. The government to make a more important appoint entranos gates of each camp are guarded by mont than was originally contemplated There police, while soldiers patrol the whole country is related by the Shanghai currespondou: of the them at the present moment.

A serious instance of contradictory practice I was considerably loss talk about Lard Cursos aince it i tion Lnd the administration.inity of Shiba Customs, while remitting duties in the case of

with the organiza Jiji Shimpo,

He reports that the Chinese The some remarks apply to the camps the about five miles away and north of Wangiatsi goods exported tú Tairon

from

rhaugai. from three to f

tetra

The Shanghai Mercury of January 13th Impose coastwise dalies on goods imported miles ap

up the Cass

from the former plans to the latter. The maysIn the last minutes of the Mudioipal bare now counted 48 camps averaging from remission is made on the ground that Tairon, Council, published the other day, was the award athoused to twelve hundred families each. I THERE would not appear to be anything

the total enrobar, of estimate

to Japan is a foreign port, and the of Mr. White Cooper in the case of a lot being leased refugans at particularly mysterious about the recen!

Major-General Perrott has been appointe) of whom 30 per cont, show signs of dis. imposition is defended by alleging that it is a land, the whole of which is wbearbed in the

Trees, 10 per cant

Chinese port. The ent of a

of acute distress. Mosey only

gorrespondent naturally Cinese Imperial Decree that provides for

surrender under Art. VI of the Land Regula- To the Hongkong Old Volaas Society,

the reads are thronged

and such a dual character. rics and

tious. Mr. Mejor, to whom the land belonged, by the more systemistic worship of the memory Mr. Frank Browne has kindly consented to

with the refugees bargaining with

lo scauestion with the Chinese Customs was allowed Tla. 1,000. Tas land was evidently of Cosructus, yet the motive-seekers have deliver a lecture on "Radium at the City is experience has been very large and varied.

The wor and children for miles are

another noteworthy point is given by the same bought for a more song years ago and was

Hitherto the habit of the long, narrow slip practically only of use as an sat to work already, and we see suggestions | Hill, on Monday, 21st January, at 5.15 p.m.

up roots, grase and every school correspondent. Born on May 5th, 1851, the new Commanding thing that might porre for food or fuel.

Castoms authorities, acting under instructions addition to the properties on sither side, too that it is another anti-foreign movement, Sir Henry Deckeley. K... will take the chair meer entered the Army in 1870. Tan years in the camps one sess people eating a mixture from Sir Robert Hart, has bo-n to show the narrow to be used an independent building

customs returns in the foreigu consais prior to an adoption of a state religion, and a The Banco Nacional Ultramarino of Monar

later he was promoted to a Captaincy, and six of cooked leaves, grass and twigs with a little

publict

astion in

in the regalar form. That method flouting of the missionaries of all other have from 2nd instant issued a new noi, cf the Fears afterwards to a Majorship. From 1885 cereal and rice. berrers

now to be abandoned, and the returns will of the Sith prevailing are uu- not be showu to Buy que to 1891, he was Asistant Superintendent of speakable. At present there is bright sunshine. The change is said to be due to an order issued prior to publication, Experiments, School of Gunnery, and Assistant but it is:

by Inspector of Warlike Stores in 1891-92; Chief | are Tuspector of the School of Gurmṣry“1896-1903; He was the Compounder of the R. A. in the His Majesty the King and even others, Thames District for one year from 1974, after staging at Chatsworth House, on January 4, warde, he became Commander R.G.A. Thames shot two thousand head of game. The King, and Medway Coast Defence. In the new Monthly evils of educational reform a little who is excellent health, kasnoyer been known Army Liet he is entered as being the Commander No attempt is being made to repair the roads, to act on them may be contrary to his better Music to restrain kim from building as it

cults. One contemporary finita a solution in the theory that the order to acord to Coxpuerua" the same merificial ceremonies of worship accorded to heaven and earth when sacrifice is paid by the Emperor" is asbrowd attempt to counterbalance the

fase valve of Sch. The now note is very tasteful in design, and will be accepted at par by the local gente of that Bank, Mesra, Rezario & Co., and by all the local Banks.

to the command of the troops ia the Strain bois dotad out by the officials. Throughout the remarks that the place can scarcely be accorded debing of the Ward Road and liable to free

Settlements in succession to Major-General, Inigo Jones. Major-General Thomas Perrett, whole

C.B., is sa officer of the Royal Artillery, and

food pedi5|

the sing

able

The

-

zely cold at night. All the pools the ran: Chinese Commissioners: or if not

beog

site.

We do not think for a moment that Mr. Major was not entitled to this Tis 1,000, bút it Bel of our person, and fowl of another. seems to us sa though the Municipal was making In 1898. & Mr. MoMurray, a comparatively The officials are trying to persuade the actually an order then at any rate a suggestion. poor man, owned a piece of land just big enough

-would-seam that this Meisure

to build him a house upon, and after he built people to return home; many are doing so,

bis boasdary wall, tha bat

Conspil informed kim many more are arriving. The roads are taken, ia pursue of the "rights ree very thronged with the two streams of traffic and policy for no other explanation is apparent. that they wanted a slice of that land for road Bir Robert Hart iq certainly pland in a most

extension, and naturally McMurray told them be neone is often indescribable.

difficult 100,000 men are absolutely idle; many are

position.

He can not ignore the he wanted it himself and they could not have it clamouring for work, but no one is doing any suggestions of his Chinose superiors, although He was hailed before the Supreme Court, the Council having sought for an regi Le cannot judgment,

the perhaps, playing. very game

is very conceivable road, down rather then accipt dictation in

to tha

The late Sir after hearing the admirably managed under his sole direction, the Nicholas system which he has built up by some Afty years delivered in favour of MoMurray and

labour of unremitting

and rare organizing ability 7-would suffer 辱

shock such ing dismissed the petition of the Municipal, with

costs. The diaprire it of some of the qualities now

Council appealed the case to the Privy Council, and in Marou, 1,300, the judg ruxking for its independencs. This v

Ivory incident t

ment arrived here which was in favour of the

in a

a terrible condition, nor to moko

aud Le

without,

[foreign] learning is a dangerous thier "- to shoot with such precision, all his shooting (Graded Brigadier-General of the Coast De. which are. As got no crops are growing, to force on bim. It is watch they was required for the extension of

records having been broken.

At the performance of Aladdin at the Catholic Union, it appears that the Orchestra of the Sociedade Philharmonica was not under The leadership of Mr. J. J. Inclay, as wus

and China has been suffering from exira vagances which have followed inevitably on- the inrush of froth ideas". Free and compulsory Board Schools in the United madness no Kingdom have induced, a altogether dissimilar, whose fruits the erroneinsly reported; WA Jaaru that the British nation hus begun to reap." In conductor of the Orchestra has always been Ühinn, romarks our contemporary, this aud on this occasion was Mr. F. Gonzales, madness may be moderated by this The conference of the Admirals commanding robabilitation of the ancient wisdom" The the East India, China and Australia Station - Dow regarded as an annual event--will take argument is an ingenious one, but it was

place at Singapore in the third werk of hardly called for, so far as we can see. We January, Admiral Moare, commanding the should bare assured that the Dacree China Station, is now there with the King of the number with difred; Admiral Fox, commanding the Australis was merely one which Peking habitually amses itself in Station, is due about the 17th instant on the Powerful, and Admiral Poe arrives on periods of boredom. A boy armed with a kole sets out to "carve something," no

the 19th instant on the Hermes. The conference is expected to last several days.

fences of Scotland. Tu 1900, he received the

and under Art. VI of the Land

honour of Commander of the Buth. Major. as the foods hare not dried up suficiently to if belters which have hitherth Hegulations he was asked to surrender the land

General Perrott served in the South African war and in the Barer troublé in 1909.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The T.K.K. ar. Hongkong Haru arrived at San Francisco on the 14th inst,

ditobas or

adrait of

tillage.

La an ordinary year the country horeabout would at this season be gresh with growing wheat; it is now as bare as the palm of one's land.

All relief at pressat comes from the officials in the form of barrel.onds of momy, which are passing along the street. It is

case,

The AL. str. Austria left Singapore for this possible to get figatas. The cheese now related may be construed as a reprimand Municipal Council. The judgment showed the

the people do not eat, milk foods. Their dispatch here is causing the officials much merriment.

from the Executive Committee ara ngales

end

it is not now right to show the return means of acquiring fees land for rout exten- for the Inspector General inasmuch as, value of Art, VI of the Land Regulations as a

the Conents, it can not hav8 boen sions, so long as the

On the other hand, cie

that if

if the

As we Chinese

maid before, we quite agree that Mr.

port on the 15k ist, and is expreted here on the 22nd inst.

The C.P.R. str. Tartar arrived at Nagasaki

to Consular reglat Acheduled previous at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, the 15th inst., and loft

have sifted a mass of evidence. It is obvious right hitherto.

can easily imagine p.m., some day for Kobe, where ale that the affair is gigantic, and, unless a system again st 17th inst is due to arrive at 6 am, on Thursday, the of relief works is organized immediately, the are realig working to resaver complo control Major in morally entitled to the Tls. 1,000, but the Customs, their programme may be to if Art. VI of the Land Regulations staul good, laft hers on the 19th Dec, arrived at Genes on apparently not inclined to any stops

in beyond all-conception. The local authori- deliver a number of potty assaults which will why should the Council pay the rich man the The IG.M. str. Prinz Regent Luitpold, which ties, as far as enn be judged at present, are gradually lesson Sir Robert's hold, and better money for his land whilst the poor mau had bis Tuesday, the 15th inst., at 5 s..

bayond

still from their point of view, drive him to grabbed from him? We may be told it keeping the people under control or getting The T.KK. str. Nippon Masu will sail from them away. The demeanour of the thousands resignation.

Of course

some explanation was a test oase, but it does not, Boom to va fair Yokohams on the 18th inst; and is therefore in patient and law-abiding, but the pinsh has not of a loss objectionable nature may be forth that a poor man should have been picked out due to arrive at this port vis Manila on the yet been felt.

soming, but we fail to see it at present- 28th inst,

Japan Mail.

and

for the test case, as was the one to whom we relor.