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VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual mooting of the members of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association was bold yesterday at the City Hall. II.E the Governor presideri over a good attendance, and was supported by Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C. and Mr. Wakeman, hon secretary.

Sir HENT id be was glad to son such a good attendance at that meeting. It was DOW no longer accessory for him as he did on the lost occasion to preach the doctrine of learning to shout because the words the uttered had fallen on fertile ground and the young

anil the mnohood of the Coletry

med

generally had responded almost universally to The orusade which was the appeal then made. started in England before that Association was formed was still being puraned with vigour by that great soldier Lord Roberts, and, as they were all probably sware, most towns in the United Kingdom bad now micisture cite ranges for the purpose of affording practice in shooting. Most of them had noticed that the Queen had given a oup worth 100 guineas to be competed for ministere rifle range, and what Her Majesty had dous His

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH Mrk, 1987.

he was shortly leaving for bons. He proposed | to members that they should elent an #ocessor Mr. E. 8. Carruthers of the Royal Engineers. They had been extremely fortunate in getting him to weout to set in cane he was elected. He was capable or ganiser and took a keen interest in the work.

Members agreed that Mr. Carruthers should be elected hon, secretary and tresenter for the ensuing twelve months.

HIS EXCELLENCY than presented Mr. A. J Walt with the Governor's Cup and Mr. J. C. dow with the China Mail Cup, after which he id: Sir Henry Burkeley and gentlemen-It ha bura à source of much gratification to no hear frcia Sir Henry'n spoeck of the progres made by this Association. There was

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point which was not quite clar to ma in Sir Henry's speech, and possibly be will take so opportunity of explaining ; the sistemosl that the membership of tha Agrociation on December 31st consisted of 251 mmbers, subaquent remarks he stated that ch these members were not effeulive. I think it would

be

many May.

of

Da

interest to

were bor

16

many

kon

in non-effective--that

rembers

bow

to

th of

shooting Association don't shoot. Perribly it

KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

Minutes of a meeting of the Kulangan (Amoy) Municipal Council, held at the Board Room, on the 26th February 1907.

Present: Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Vice- (chairman), C. A. V. Bowra, A. F. Gardiner,

w. Kruse, the Halth Offer and the Secre

tary.

wore

FUNNELS AND FLAGS.

▲ SWATOW BUOT ADRIFT. By advertisement or page 4 the Harbour Master at Swatow infermis mariners that the Dove Look Whistling Bhoy broke adrift from its moorings during galo on the 15th inst.

THE WRECK OF THE

LA KUMKUNT.

+

R. I. STRAMEN ABHORE, The British India steamer Zibenghia, the Coromandel Coast biat, wont Makoro on February 25th, in the Rangoon River below the Hastings bar. She had 950 pasongeri 1. The minstes of the last meeting

on board.

sad they were taken off in lighters. read and confirmed.

The vessel was expected to be refloated in the 2. A letter is road from the Swior Comul course of a week. The Zibenghlu is an old Messes. J. Filder forwarding an extract from a depatch from teamer boilt in 1883

& Co. for the B. I. S. N. Company. the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps at Paking referring to the interpretation of Clause of the Land Regulations for the Settlement of Kulnugs. The Diplomatie Cerpa doan not uphold the decision of the Costar Body st this port concerning qualitation of volers under Claus: 4 of the Land Regulatioon which was communicated to the Municipal Council in Mr. Uyend's letter of the 2nd

February 1906-

the

The Becretary is instructed to pablish the Diplomatic Corm decision in the "Amoy Gazette" and also to send round "Express." 3. Lottor is read from Fook Tai Cheng, a compradoro and storekeeper of Kulangau,

in the mail papers

One of anddest things in

the is the account of the wrack of the sissmas Larchmont on the New England coar, U. S., after

& collision with a coal laden barque. A moderate estimate place the dead at 15. The nineteen survivors are in a

procarious condition. They are all severely frost-bitten as result

the of their terrible exp with the temperature at sro,

experiences in the opon boats continually dashed ever the little orat

аргат

Excellener had may be well on some other occasion to show in requesting permission to buy mast from the that the seas were breaking over her Wha

B

year.

detail. Though it is of great importance that mau should be a markers, it is even of grocter importance that a large number of my should be able to shoot reasonably well, and this report is a little bit deficient in information as to the tail end of the list. When I appronobed the Secretary of State on the subject of the Volunteers and the Voluuter Reserve at that is to say when I forwarded the report of the year ending March 31st, 1906, I ainted that the Hongkong

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Valunteer Reserve Association continues to make went satisfactory progress, the membership loving increased from 76 to a total of 230 during the year under review. Of these the 80 most efßrient men bers put in on the average 1085 attendance at the ranges and made an average score of 47 cat of a possible 70 for each Is shots. The remaining 150 put in on the average 5.97 for

done to sacourage shooting in Hongkong. It would be plonast for His Fxcellunoj to know that the cup--which was worthy of soceptacon-had been won with a store which was worthy of the covasion (spplause). Pro ceeding to gira's cosuiné of the work of the Association during the past year, Sir Henry asid that on 1st January, 1906 the strength of the Association was 213 and be had great pleasure in stating that on Int Joanary, 1907 the strongth was 251-(applanes)-an increase of 28. It was satisfectory to note that the membership had not stood at 251. It was more than that now. What was more satisfactory than mere nambers was the record of shooting, which showed an all round improvement. This was especially soon in the competition for the Governor's Cup. His Excellency would be glad to learn that the irat three attendances, and made competitors had learned to shoot since they joined the Association. (applause). The score of the winner was 955 act out of a possible 420, equal to 4 points out of fevery possibla Ove (applause). Further good had resulted from the shooting for that Cap given by His Ex- celloney. That was the extreme competition of the members, there being to fewer than 1470 estries for the competition. Not only was the competition, keen but it was close, this being shown by the fact that there were only eight pointsbetween the first five men (spplause) That Was so good as could be hoped for. Daring the time the cup was wing abot for thors was a keen competition all slong, and it wen not held in any one

month by a

com-

freezing as it fell, and in almost every care

arrivors, the

when lifted from the bata

use their limbs, were unable to their legs and arme banging helplessly. Captai Gray, of the Joy liner Kendusky, which

which rashed to the scene of the disaster, reported that there was sboat fire feet of water in the state-rooms on the Larchmont's barricate deck, and

Block returning to

Island, Captain Gray remarked huge cakes icon the bench and on drawing neer be found that a number of

a bedies

wore encased in them. "It "the most horrible Right 1 overe ever saw, sent th

There were

bodies strewing thirty

the benob, all of them mossed iu see. In the bottoms of some of the boats he found twelve bodies,

m

Amy side when no meat in to be obtained in

the Settlement.

The Becrutary is instructed to inform him that the Council se no reason for altering the Regulations forbidding the sale of on the Island of Kalangsu which har not boon

slaughtered in

the Municipal Boughter house and bearing the municipal "obep." at the same time pointing out that the Council realize that at times there may be a shortage in the supply of beasts for killing, but that compradores and mest sollys an easily overcome this diftanty by combining together and importing eficient cattle into this Settle mant for slaughter at the Municipal Slaughter bortas, to meet the requirements of their

PHOTO ALBUMS!

PHOTO ALBUMS!!

PHOTO ALBUMS!!!

LONG. HING & CO.. No. 17, QUEEN'S ROAD.

THE CHAMPAGNE

OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY MOET AND CHANDON

"DRY IMPERIAL.

PER CASE 12 BOTTLES

Do.

SOLE

21) Do.

AGENT'S

Terose No. 13%,

36)

H. PRICE & CO..

$7,00

60,00

(95

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

struck the rocks about Ave o'clock on Sunday: afternoon. The weather was clear, with scarcely

including those of several women who had been frozen to death while drifting. Captain Gray was coable to certain the names of the survivors owing to their precarious condition, and be mentions that the bodies will be left in the ice until they are handed over to the under- takers. Nearly all the surviving passem pora

agree in saying that both the crawal the ofiears of the Larchmont bebased wall, and that Captain

he realised the

sce the of the McVey, as goat: disaster,

took prompt menances to rescue

to The Councilare prepared to receive Pergere, giving preference to the women and children. The mob of Ipanie -stricken passengǝre ad consider at my time, anggestions for the wes, however, almost uncontrollable. Men aud improvement in the apply of cattle for slaugh-

customers,

BE

of the

THE

ROBINSON PIANO

CO., LTD.

Came TALKING

in the

breeze to disturb the water. The Dakoti Pesad the Ianboy Lightship about twelve n'clock noon, and sigolls were exchanged between the vessel and the lightship. Between half-past four and five o'clock many of

Nick passengers on drok were watebing the ing in the western sky, it was, 10% calm

fact, one of the most calm and peaceful evenings one could wish to experience at sea. About five n'clock those

board heard a grinding wound

d as th Dakota passed over the rock. The passengers did not realize what had happened antil

antil the vessel came adend stop. The vessel lietes, and at once

stre, Signals wore began to settle, lighthouse at

thouse at Novim and to the shore, and in short times pamber of sanpans were alongside the vessel. Into these, as well as to the ship's the work being carried out quietly and without

Several of the mishap.

took

their passengers took handbags, but no heavy baggage was landed at the time. Dy half-past five clock in broad bad been daylight the whole of the passengers taken off. Some were landed at the Nojima lighthouse and cornmodated at the ion, while other went sulare and were provided for at inns and private remidapoom at the village of Shirahams. The ladies spank in terise of praise of the assistance rendered and kindness shown them by the villagers.

BE zverage score tering on the Island, so as to proveal any incon-reshed the deck at all, but wore enfocated life-boats, the passengers were transferred, ↑

F read

me as

venience to traders and their customer.

· (Signed) Paan B. Marshall,

By order,

C. BERKELEY MITCHELL

Beerstary.

Chairman.

THE PINE-APPLE TRUST.

From the Arts Times of March 9th- A proposal to corner the pine-apple industry of the Straits Settlements was discussed in Singapore to-day

women fought each other on the decit for places in the boats and on the rafts. Many never ever below in their quarters or drowned between decke by the arushing waters. Within tox minutes after the collision the boats got away from the ship's sid, just as the vesse settled low in the water, with the waves cashing over bor. The bitter cold and the high sas com plated the work of destruction, and the little bands which got away were decironted by the

ISMA MANDR

*

THE WRICK OF THE "DAKOT) Ac interesting telegram from the special correspondent sent by the Mainicha to Shirahama, is translated by the Kose Herald na follows:---

I went not to see the Dakota in a lighter this Tuesday) morning. The ana was VATY high, and I get wet to the skin, bat after great difficulty my boatman succeeded in reaching the Bleamer. Sho presented a lamentable spectacle. Only about forty per of her bull showed above the surface of the

pent

SINGAPORE STEAMER ASKOWE IN GULF OF AUCE.

The steamer Candlesher from Barry Docks for Singagore is nahore in the Gulf of Snez. Feb 1. Har forward part is full of water. Assistance has been sent. The Captain of the teamer Weissenfels, which arrived from Ham- barg, reports that he spoke to the British

MACHINES

AND

RECORDS;

NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.

LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT

MUSIC:

LATEST COMIC ORER SCORES

AND

DANCE MUSIC.

JUST ARRIVED.

Hongkong, 29th November, 1806.

of 30 under similar condition." you that to show you what strikes being important figures in connection with an Association such as the one I am now address. ing. We want to have a high average; that is even more important than that a few men should be cruck shots. As I road that extrae: I rentured to mention a remark made on the report it ocplained. This report deals with the volunteers and the Volunteer Reserve, and was sont by the Secretary of State to the Colonist Defence Committee for their observation. They not only in Singapore and the immediate neigh

The far-reaching offent of such a combine, made observations on certain details, then added boorhood, where the growing and canning of the general remark “Great adit is due to the the trait forms one of the

principal industries, cannot be underestimated. Employment is British civil population for their liberal an

given to thousands of bande, and although the personal support of the racions forces F

effect of a terut may not prove detrimoutal to petitor with a score less than 70 (applause). (applause): The remark of the Colonial Inbour the markets both here and at home are

sea, sad she had a heavy liat to bue Bile. Her steamer Q. N W. T. fin Colombo on bow startet What was most interesting was the fact that Defence Committee was sent to the Armycartain the abject is being discussed in eros was high in the eky. Great ware wore 25 (Candleabons stranded in the Gulf

being

og affected. in November 1906 Mr. Pidgeon won the cap Council, which body concurred. Two small At Present from scratoh (applause).

He Brad 15 shots, points referred to in Sir Henry Berkeley's Pte and so closely has the matter been beating against the vessels's huge frame 25 miles North-West of Ashrafi just North guarded that very little has leaked out to the churning the water inte form all around of Zerti hill, which signalled "bow compart- including two ghters and mads 16 balls speech require a little elowidation for me. I public. From inquiries made by a representa- My sendo hesitated to go alongside, bat I

ment fall of water, please

Bend help. Tho (applause). The speaker expressed the hope certainly adhere to the remark I made laat year tive of the Stratis Zimer xalicient was eventually got clan to the starboard side Weissenfels has reported the same to a blue that the cup would be as keenly competed for in

northward. 1907 as the one about to be.presented. In addi.alut the necrenity of shooting at longer rance Blesand to form an idea of what some of the and was able to climb on board with the aid of ¦ tuanel ateamer geish steamer of 3,799

prinsipal export arms of the Celany have which was hanging from the deck. The The Candlesie is tion to that handzone cap before them, His than 500 yerde. Sir Henry says it is ut auggested to the landing pins-apple merchants condition of the interior of the vessel showed

practicable to buve a range 600 yards of Singapore,

how great had been the haste with which the Excellency would girs another for the current at the Peak, but it has since been reported is at noon to-day a meeting was heldst the offices cabins and other parts of the versel were all of West Hartlepool and was registered at

We understand, on very good authority, that passengers had been compelled to learn. The Jear, while Sir Paul Canter would give another to the second shot in the competition for the Gorer practicable. I said I would wait before of Messrs. John Travers and Son for the pur- littered with scattered articles of toilet, piacas nor's Cup. Caps had also been promised by Mr.

poss of discussing the proposal. An applica of clothing, and provisions. The basis were Orange, Mr. H. P. White, and Mr. Madhuret

ion by one of our representatives to attend the still on the davite. Apparently there had been meeting was act entertained as the basiness no time to lower them. Water was rushing in (applaane), the conditions to which would be

But laring gard to the far-reaching

two of the masts a submerged. As to the Mr. Deaison had given a cup which was won by now, and no doubt Sir Henry will be able to let effect of the proposals and the import cirennistamenn of the disaster, my sudo, who Yokohama, on behalf of the US. Government, where she was due st

of the gastion to the revenue of was on shore at the time informed me that Chiba, on Monday, for the plondid assistanos

addressed a letter of thanks to the Governor of (Tuesday), 19th March.. Mr. J. C. Gow, a very steady shot. Sir Henry

the Colony, farther inquiries were instituted when, in the latter part of Bunday sterncan, rendered to the passengers and crew of the at 2 a'elook on Tuesday. 19th March, and may then referred to the access of the members of am glad that my futher suggestion that there with the result that additional facts were glean-

groal reusel was an approaching the coast,

ted here to sorrow. the Association at the meating of the Chin should be some shooting at varishing targets ed. There were of coarse, no mess of corro, the people crowded down to the beach to Dakote by the fishermen of Shirahama, both in be

N.Y.K. str. Aki Mara (Americau Line), rorching the passengers and their effects from United Berrics Rifle Association, and allized to. bas also been carried out, and that encourage bursting the smears regarding the proposuis secstain if anything was wrong is being the ship and in assisting the passengers and left Koln via Moji and Shaugiai on the 18th but as the information was obtained in quarter the first time that such a large VARAA! the opening of the new rangs at the Peak, which meat has ben given to this portionlarly desir silly well isformed of all questions relating bad boon, eren noches in, I'resently a loud row during their stay in the village. Mr. Maron, and is due uere on 1m 24th Marets.

Miller "epelosod a cheque for Y300 for the The str. Empire from Sydney, do, left Port be regretted had not a greater range than 500 able form of practice by the generosity of the to the pineapple industry they can be sempted crab, like the report of a cannen, was heari, fishermen.

Darwin on Tuesday, 19th Marsh, for Manila. yards. Ho advised members not to negloot the Chiner Mand wowspaper (spplause.) With se materia ly correct,

vers-l's decks were in a few minutes It is andersfied that orders will be received son fo be crowded with people, while semn cries

passengers left and this port opportunities for shooting at the distances these few remarks I will ask you to give from home as usual, and instead of falling of distress from the women on board were

were heard. afforded by the new Lange, and mentioned that a cordial vote of the nks to the president of Um there

to the vessel all th so much of its success is due.

Banctioning the considerable expenditure which would be involved in its constraction, howet, until it was proved that ample use was made of

tans gross and 2.406 tons nett, Captan J. C. Nishat, owned by Bepostfe & Co. She was bailt in 1899 by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd.,

(37

LATEST STEAKKA MOTIMENTE. The 1. M. str. Princes. Akes which left

Grimsby. Her dimensions are:-ngth 340 here on Thursday, the 14th March, arrived it; breadth 47 ft. lin. and depth to it. 9 in. atingapore on Monday, the 18th March, at

LATEST KEPAKOTA."

noori

arranged by the committee. During the year the Peak range. That is how the matter slands said to by of a purely private obaracter, through the vompi's how and the lower part of says:-Mr. Miller, the US. Consul-General at and left again at 10pm. wams day for Kob

auce me know if that condition has been failed. I

that i

the"

The C.RR. str. Empress of Japon arrivad The Japan Chronicle received yesterday Nagasaki at 3.30 pm. on Monday, 18th March,

19 pm yesterday

The str. Lowther Castle sailed from Foochow

the

on Saturday, and the remainder The NY.K. str. Bombay Maru Bombay to leave yesterday by the Siberia for Line luft Kobe for this port via Moj und

the Tramway Company bad intimated to him Association- Sir Henry Berkeley-to when comediately it is the intuitian of the Foxlizing in christer had occurreel, the Shangbai and Hongkong, their hotel expensas: Shanghai on the 18th March, and is expected

that they were prepared to enter into an arrang meat whereby members going to shoot would be granted tickets at 30 santa return instead of 50 (applaus). The suggestion made

to

Key

that

The vote was carried by seclamation nud followed by loud applasse.

Bir HENRY BERKELEY then returned thanke,

the combine to meet daily and villagers at once diere, and rescued those Northern Steamship Coop Shirahams, with Nagasaki sad Shanglisi on Sunday, 17th March,

Some

Lany

A great scarcity E

up to that flafs being borne by the Great here on the 26th March.

The I.G.M. str. Prin Ludwig leit Koba via Captan Francke is still at

this

eciton was shipped under contract with

Df

The

men tieing for the fleat pince. Concluding, he to the younger mon of the Colony (applause). mao. wl.cored in the pius-apple "industry, Lut they are Amible to make the spinding companies and a cotton merchanteline quite an irland one. It covers about

and the succoss

grateful to the village18

transferred to rarings other places.

present market

and "other .consignes

tho

2 per

cout.

abovu

The Mitsui Bussan other on

cotton for is an easy

pur-

View

HAYS

Mr. Wakeman (applaxao) who had abown him- for perseris passing along the road to have be deraand in the United Kingdom, which imports, Der engine room Biled in two minutes; To cbuse-price, in accordance with custom, Sugak-486, Canton and iiongkong, a bow town is

self a worthy successor of Mr. Trenchard Davis,long range where suggested. The Association had been fortunate in basing two such men at its command during the first non-effective members to whom Sir Henry

of the

that even the

and eighty

travellil,

whether to solkat prices fered by the available boats al decide Turnig importer. Should it be considered that on bed. The coast. in

oast in this locality is very the rates are ten low and higher offers might, dangerapy, and big regels such as the Dukola follow at a subsequent date the intending always rep about three miles off the point: several of the offers. On inquiry at the L, Sp.. and may be expected hers on or about 27th

Coaulate General at Yokohama Moniny. March. purchase will be arganinted with the feet and The fact that the Daluja sanitare e Dear is

fruit kept on hard.

the dapan ifira'd was informed that nothing Mawile, Lould therefore regarded as very strange. by His Eroslenoy si to shooting at vanishing and afterwards stated with respect to the there be signs of a higher marxet the Captain and other webers of the erez foiled has been decided in regard to any inquiry. The

THE NEW SANNING LAILWAT. crew Chiveso targets had been carried out, and he was glad query regarding the member quoted that it combine will then take the fruit on offer from on Monday night. The Captain is in a con

were shipped to Hongkong and the white grew left for the Statối: was quite tray there were 21 members, and the merchants and advance to then eighty perdition of great mental distress and fares fb. good shooting had been

cont. of the initial cast.

statement.

Monday on the Tremont Great excitement

The Hongkong correspondient of the N.-U. dons during the year at vanishing targets that not all wore effective. But very near-

According to the Asahi, about 6,000 bales of Daily Newt sags:-This as le bas been ou Should the proposal mot "with the sired.

prevails

at the village of Shizabans, most of Competition for a poze generously given byly all were. The 241 wen ocuposed of a

Pasongern beilig alpommeilted at the American raw cotton gant down with the the carpat for setas time. Two men have beeg

Gr Paikult

thi o these lines for three years, at the sabrets the China Mail had taken place, and though few who never could spil new would be effere it is the intention of this combine tail the

quantity, 2,500 hales were for years specially interested in the scheme, aud in the bores of the peasantry.

consigned (bo MIỀN T Bussan Kaisha, ahoat there seerasto be now a reasonable hope, that, mone of the members bad over shot at sneli live. These non-effective men who came fors and of which time the question will, again be Thull printour luis caused a

1,100 bales to Mr. Hibiya, a 1 discussed.

a leading cotton- provisions

has jumped. Bh *FF! lier price of an a target before, the contest was keen, three ward originally came forward to set an example

them is old, be will to though s In the courka of courersation with a gentists 2 sent and rice k wo become expensive. merchant of Tokye, aud ebont 1.80 of 1.900 the work through before Es goes and lasts

of the lady parsengers are much distress-slowitz & Co. and other üres. A the fruition of his ponderings to others, trusted that the members would' continue With reference to the Peak mug, he was glad of the Colony, our representative raised the to do as good work in the futuro as in the to hear the matter stood as it dia He was sure-question of the possibility of such trust who are doing all that is

fifty miles. The important and rery dirty city The 29 past year and added that the regular attendances members of the Association would also be grad, nunceeding. To his mind succe- canust be comfortablo · prasengers are now being and the contract price is much cheaper than the Sanning is the interior terniaus, and at the

[quotazione. assured, as, apart from the fact that quite a

on the mais of the Association wore because he and members of the cammittee were number of deals have refted to enter, owing

river, which there communication to The following additional joints are

joints are extracted

to Kongmoon, largely due to the zool of their arendary under the impression that it would be dangeries to engagements with other exporting firius, the from the report of this Asahi's correspondent samas varying from a te

to be built. This new town is to be laid out o a legal point of ing strictly fre

the fo the largest quality of the fruit, is far in excess forepart of

rapidly the Terzel sank supply.

120 lunder.d At the time of going to press sight bags of mail mattor could not biromontonellation of the contracts on the groindeed be an innovation and an object lesson

ghty dark, the contigues are entitled to demand the after the model of American towns and will

movement will proveed farther as the reunit of Mr. B. SHEWAN 'sted hat as ore of the we had been unable to gather whether therty of the micked pentuin Harun and mujer, but is consideration of the advantage and other material have been purchased from

» bests, however, drifted to the shore, they haro bave incapacitated from delivering the Chine hure who have sever

Already the bed of the line has been laid, but two years of its existence. Mr. Wakezumu, who Berkolay referred, and us one who never conlo

the meeting.

or exruating the contract by the bridges have yet to be built. The engines The following day. the was leaving the Colouy, wished t: resigt, ncd be effective but tried to dubidety in a humble are more than fifteen pine-apple factories in Captain Thoms, believed to be naval officers, to their buyers, the Seignen base offered, to America. Those whqlare charge of the

Meanwhile, it is of interest to note that there Amag the

passengers ara he was sure they, all joined with him in way in other respects, he had much pleasure in ingapore b-ing worked by steam power, and thres German offers who have come here to settle the matter by

Paying them the premium

are Chinese, and as far as we know, they have thanking Mr. Wakeman for the work ho hád

Some of the buyers, however ever had any technical training is any ocllege proposing a rate of thanks to His Excellency that the fruit exported numbers something Mady the Japaness Army system, and their of the sunrace.

what koow done.

jowledge= The report and balance sheet were afterwards high to mix with mcrtals like us, but ear

for attending. Some Governors ware a dal toolika 550,000 cases each your, of the total value wives, and Mr. Kendo Bhidzus. Captain Harris are pured to this arsenigenient. They main or zehoel, but hava gained west

$3,164,00. The United Kingdom

cording to tain that when the raw estion market declined soc his way to the Philippines.

they possess from practical railway Case, an the. taken shoot 285,000 mer, of the value of fishermen here, the scene o

of the disaster is called in such a

in the United States.

will be adopted.

Hoa. Mr. HEWETT proposed that the Hon. stilation like this, for he bad the weltire talued at $300, and Swedes, Tringkann, it is a sutiken shoni known ne Oshik of buyers, and delivered raw culton of the of this, two-thirds have been scbscribed in

Governor never wanried of asisting some in- $1,500,0m, the United States 60,000 coon Crigass" (Demon's passage). In the centre of

Bukan Kaisha coupled the incetary for the constrretion of the line, and`

Mr. F. . May and Messrs. L. C. Bid, W. of the community at heart: A great deal of Turkey in Anis, Turkey in Europe, and

is divided

struck into two parts T H. Trenchard Davis, J. C. Gov, A. Mackoorie, the Association's success was due to Sir Mat-

against the higher of these. Owing & the nature number of British possessions the remainder. F. Maitland, F; Ormiston und A. W. J. Wattthaw Nathus, who was a friend in need and a solome was-ED]

Our telegrais buvo down bow a bortirs the of the place, it will be very difficult to refloat her. I am informed that the shoal is clearly be appointed to the committee for the ensuing tower of strength to it. He was a very busy

marked in the charts and is very well known to

With regard to the and hard-worked man as all knew, and for that | The average man is still julens of his stained by the Dubita, it is said that the triple Mr. SAUNDERS sounded and the motion was reason they should show their appreciation for helpot and partner. His ideal at Lourt, is betem has been broken through, the keol boing

his kindnes to the Association, Some cynic still the farmyard cock, struttin, about with heavily inj

injured all bis worshipfal heas around him. He is

Tres of the passengers of Dakota arrived in merely by paying Sir Henry Berkeloy sa chairman for the ensuing scoundrel, but neither His Excellency for these

whole of Chinx. Steamers already van regularly of law. Bayers are fully entitled to Kongmoon, where there is large Custom's present would believe in this description. must not be able to find them, for themselves, and

the protection two of them, Mrs. Doembeeber The speaker then called for a bearly vote of The ordinary man woukl stil much rather and Mrs. Forbes were interviewed by they are'ia no way ander my obligation to the talion, and this now line will itself be con-

to the insurance premium, and in receiving it glorify women aul set them on a mock throne, representative of the Japan Herald. From whence he can depose them at will, than have their statements it appears that the vessel Mitsui Bussan. to acknowledge in them a real tille to regard.

year,

carried arenimously.

where they were

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the

A quality which the company beld in

About

$341,ilding

stock. The inyers had an uption but to submit Awerica, and the other third has been found also- the province. Indeed to the action of the Mitani Brissan. In the where though not all in present case, when the raw cotton market has the whole of the enterprise is the direct fruit of very high, the Mitani Bassan shon, travel among the Chinese, and of their sucoses. one up very strictly speaking, deliver the cotton from their ful truding instinets, which, on everybody steek, acording to the art pany's usage in the enterprise will bring Hongkong usarer to the

knows they inherit to a large degree. Th past. It is

in these objectors contand, as company to altempt to settle the matter great central population of arch plain, which instead 1.8 covered with market towns and large villages

ing the insurano premium

Mr. GOMPERTZ proposed tas ro-elazion of described patriotism as the last refuge of theing to find them nice little bits, but they Yokohama on Monday night from Shirebama, i of delivering the goods, as before, acting under and is one of the most fruitful districts in the

Joar.

Mr. J. C. PETEL seconded. Carried nom, con. Sir HERBY BERKELEY stated that Mr. Wakenmu was resigning fihe necrofaryship sa

thanks for the Governor, which was scoorded, and terminated the meeting.

nected with the station at no distant date. The --

| line will be finished by the end of the year.