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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 9r8, 1907.

than damage.

feeling that his services ware not indis- 1 San Francisco experienced another earth- pensable, because quickly and easily unke on March 25th, which caused more alarm replaced, would make the personal satisfac- tion of the employer a more important objective than it is in many cases at present Good or valuable employeer, on the other

A. S. WATSON & CO., hand, would not feel dependent, knowing

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His Excellency the Governor will be at home from 4.30 to 6 p.m. at Government House on Thursday, April 18th

Scandalous disclosures in connexion with the

made,

that nuother position, with speedy apprecia-San Francisco City Administration have bmu tion of honest effort, would follow any resigning.

Fifteen of the City Councillors were misunderstanding or attempt at overreaching to have decided to resign.

Mr. Schmitz, Magor, is reported ou the part of this employer. Notwith- standing the grumbles of a couple of years ago, we niso believe that the conditions of service and remuneration lore and elsewhere in the Far East are sufficiently attractive to bring a sufficiency of employece However, "olo custom".is strong in this ne WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. in other matters, and the agreement system,

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by which the employer stipulates for more than be gets, and the employee contracts to do more than he usually does, will doubt- less continue for many years to come.

This means that generations of "griffins" will continue to nieet with disappointment born of too great expectations, and employers to note the "slacking of due to those dis- appointments. The ignorance of the youth at home, as to what he really way expect in these places, is notorious; and there is

Boxerism is reported to be again rampant in Chihli, Bhanghai and Houan.

The Shanghai Municipal Council has decided to erect a tablet in the Conical Pulice Station to the memory of Constable Morrow, murdered by native robbers.

It is announced that an insurance company has accepted a risk on the life of Harry Tha (on trial at New York for murder) at a premium rate of thirty per cent, without a lion.

A Vladivostok message dated March 24th says Second Court at the Magistracy yesterday. Heistely settled and the construction work has Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe took his seat in the that the site of the Amur railway bridge was was formerly agent for the Transvaal Govern ment at Chefoe and e Magistrate in the new ferritory.

The Zig Zags will appear for only two incre nights at Causeway Bay, after which they will be seen for three nights only as the City Hall. Miss Alice, the English vocalist and danseuse, is the Star fu au attractive programme.

"Hongkong papers to hand yesterday provo that lawlessness is as possible in the Colony on in the Medel Settlement" remarks a Shanghai contemporary on April 5th. It may be at once admitted that we here lately bad more cases of the Shanghai kind thau uasal,

Yesterday three well-known police official were prometed. Iuspoctor Withers, second class promoted to seting first class inspector Third class Inspector Dymond takes the

begun; it be completed during the year- The credit is to submitted to the autumn sension of the Duma.

rule of three months. Her gunnery. qualifica- H. M. S. Dreadnought has completed her test tions, and steaming powerakave fully equalled the sanguine anticipations of bor designers. Not- withstanding the unparalleled weight of her. broadside discharges, the reports s'nte that the ressol is abanlately undamaged by the concussio and reports to the contrary are unfounded. In staring the twin rudders proved mat efficacious.

At the offices of the Public Works Depart by public auction suls of Inland Lx No. 1,772, mont yesterday afternoon the letting was off rod which is on the south side of the new road from Queen's Gardens to Magazine Cap Road, The

TELEGRAMS.

(REUTER'S BERVICE.}

C. U. S. R. A.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES ́AY THE GOVERNOR,

THE KING IN FRANCE.

The closing competitions of this year's Lorvos, April 6th.

meeting in connection with the China United The King arrived at Toulon yesterday Park yesterday afternoon. The most interest- Services Rifle Association took place at King's evening in the Royal Yacht, which was ing event was the affinity competition in which berthed near the "Jana." The Queen will ladies and gentlemen participates. B.E. the arrive this morning.

Governor was present and watched the shooś- TORNADO IN THE UNITED STATES.g in the later competitions. At the close the company of ladies and gentlemon gathered at the tent whore Lient. Colonel Aitken at the guest of Colonel Darling gave a resume of the proceedings.

Lownox, April 6th.

A tornado has swept a path several mites wide through the district of Alexandria, in Lousiana, killing and injuring many and doug much damage to property.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, April 5th. The death of Canon MucColl is announced,

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILT PREss."

PROPOSED STATUE TO THE

GOVERNOR

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perhaps some carelessness exhibited by position of acting second class and Sergeant letting is for a term of 75 years, the area of the hardly sufficiant to express the sentiment of F.M.S. Tumar' team put up a tas parformance

agents there who conduct the negotiations GUINNESS' STOUT for trapping the grifia." To anxions, perhaps, to secure a likely enquirer, they may sometimes overcolbur their pictures of life here, the after-office-hours life, that is to say. The modern young man (and for anything we know, the young man of all time) gives quite as much of his mind to those bours and their possibilities as to the hours in which he is to be permitted to

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diligently establish the foundations of taipan-ship and a fortune. We have heard of cases where ho was allowed to expect tar too much, out of all comparison with his upportunities for enjorment at home, yet his disappointment would be none the les for that. There might be less of that kiud of disappointment, and it is a frequent source of trouble to both sides later, if À. S. WATSON & CO.. employers or their agents were to confine their representations to the purely business side of the shield. To work so many hours, or at so many tasks, for a remuneration equal to so much per cent over necroa! living oxpenses, would be sufficient to tell the enquirer, and it would make him think for bunself as to his future plans and purpose, To tell him that in Pagoda-tand he can keep his own horse, his yacht, his ten- servants, and enjoy a “run over to Japan Orcasionally, is only to make wischief later. As it is, with the fare paid out at home, after a terin more like a long vacation than anything else, there is not the best of 24 b6 ors 14 1.38, on day of publicus wn. After that persuasions to industry and effort. Agree bout the apply to limited, Unty supplied for Cathments themselves are often too wide and too

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complicated. It is impossible to cover every possible poiut of every case, and in trying to be comprehensive, they often fail

Hongkong, 25th March. 1987,

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,

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Corycapondents mast forward their names ana au-

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BIRTH.

On March 30th, the wife of E. A. SAPHAN, 1. 38. Custoans, shanghai, of a man, stiallægen.

MARRIAGE.

On April 1st, at Shanghai. Basar Josera

Hanseat H. 1. C. M. Navy too Bxarna Buza

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secure essentials. The short and simpler they are, as a rule, the better it would be for both sides. One clause bad in law may vitiate all the rest of the agree ment, and the employer find himself face to face with the very trouble he was most auxions to be safeguarded against. As u FIUNGKONG UFFICS ICA, DES VOUS ROAD Cru, disputes do not arise without fault in LONDON OFFIC. 131, FLEET STREET, E.O

On April Bad, at Stangau, Frank Jsfrutas, nged 80 years.

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one side or the other; and where employer tad employed each mean to fairly by

each other, the written bond does no matter all That is why we often think no agreement is the best agreement--but as

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Fouton is now an acting third clases inspector.

The Straits Times is plowsed to record the fact that Sergeant Golding, of the Anay Bervice Corpe, who is stationed at Palsu Brazi, bas boen promoted by His Excellency the High Commissioner to the local rank of Lieuteuant, Malay State Guides He will also act as Quartermaster.

The local Chinose bave predicted that there will be less plagas and more smallpox this year,

lot about 20,000 square foot, and the nanost

Crown rental $144 The lot was sold to Mr. L. Gibbs, of Messrs. Douison. Ram and Gibb, The purchase was affected or hobalf of a slipat, for $1,180), being $20 above the asst price.

Fire French missionaries from Yunnan, who were on the way to Chanatang in Tibet, have been detained in Tachisala in Szechuan, The Chinese Amban of Lhasse, having been informed that the missionarice intended to settle in Tibet,

So far the figures are with them. Last week'odged a protest with the Peking Government was free of plague, but there wars 21 more

declaring that the settlement of misionarios la

smallpox cases notified, 13 of which ended fatally. as patient was an Australian. A Europa a case of diphtheria was notified, and three European cases of enteric.

Tibet is inconsistent with the treaties; further. more such a settlemsut would probably create hostilities amongst the Buddhists and the Missionaries in Tibet.

The annual meeting of the Shanghai Horti- cultural Society in April 3rd showed that its Large shipments of rice are now being financial position was agtirely satisfactory.made to Japan, suys the Rangom Gazette of the They begin the present year with the balance of 25th ultimo. There were in port on Sunday, little over a thousand dollars, or about $200 of 77,940 tods registered. Of the vessels 21 nearly 8530. The two shows together costs February 24th, 34 vessels with a total tornage more than the receiptast the door. The quality By the British dag with a registered toauage and quantity of exhibits was improving.

Imperial fecrees dated Peking, April 3rd, are thus translated:-(1) By extra grace of her Imperial Majesty the Empress Dowager, Prince Ching is from henceforth exensed from the duty of introducing persons into the Imperial from a fatiguing duty. (2) Keh Pin is appointed Superintendent of Imperis! silk looms at Heng

presence, in deference to his age and as a relief

chow.

inaccurs in our reference to the Chinese We are informed that there was a slight community's part in the forthcoming tribute to His Excellency the Governor. There was only meeting, not two as reported, but the result Chinese, instond of presenting a separate address, of the first was as we reported, namely, that the will join in the public one. His Freelloney will, in addition, be asked to accept a few samples of Chine embroideries and black wood.

A telegram to the M. C. Daily News dated April 3rd says:-Mr. Ewart S. Grogan sud four other Englishmau have been sentenced st Nairobi to terma of imprisonment varying from one week to a month under clanse 113 of the Indian Code for publicly dogging natives accused of ineulting a white woman. Mr. E. S. Grogan is a well known traveller, who

from the Cape to Cairo in 1898-1960, achieved faras by traversing Africa on foot

The following from the Japan Daily Mail refers to a recent visitor to our port: We

learn that a telegram has been received in Yokobama from a New York journal asking for information with regard to the death of Mr. well known in Americs as Silent Smith, was James Heary Smith. This gentlemen, who is

a man of wealth. He inherited many millions from an uncle, Mr. George Smith, one of

married a few months ago in Scotland and, it Chicago's early expitalists. Mr. Smith was

is thought, was cruising with his yacht in eastern Asiatic, waters."

Hongkong. 8th April. FIR-I think that the proposed illuminated address to be presented to H. E. the Governor on the eve of his departure from the colony is estem and respect in which he is held by the enfire Community here. It would only be a all return for all that he has done for the improve ment of the colony, particularly the impetus be has given to the construction of the Kowloor Canton Railway, if a stains were erected in his bonour in some public place where our sising generation will be reminded of the keen interest he took is all matters connected with subscription of say 50 couts be called from the welfare of our little island. I am sure if story member of every section of the com- munity enough-funds will be raised for this

purpose.

Faclosing my cari.-Youra faithfully.

VOX POPULI,

ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.

CHINA BRANCHL. The annual meeting of this Branch was beld at Shanghai on April 4th. Bishop Moule, Mr. Morse and Mr. Kingsmill have promised papers Mr. J. Mencariui, acting on. Librarian, road the following report:

Colonel Aitken said-Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen: At the conclusion of this the second annual meeting of the 0. V. 8. R. A. it may be of interest to. muku a few remarks on the results. Tho entries in the British events were not so numerous as last year, but the shooting was an good and the standard as high as last year ali round, if not better. In the cative events the patries were almost the same ni last peur, As regards results, the two championships were won with slightly fower points than last year i.e., the British with 124 iusteid of 127, and the unive with 12) ne against 123 not of a keen finish between the winners and the H.K. pressible 140. The Officers' Cup brought out a Volunteers, the winnera averaging 92 out of a possible 195. In the Commander-in-chief's Cup in comploting the course in 27-5 seconds which include ruoning 100 yards they only expended 7 rounds in knocking over the feet Své plates twelve feet square. There were four possibles made during the mesting one at 500 by Mr. Jenkins, and two at 800 yards by Lout. Hayton of the Hongkong Volanteers in the Officera; Cup and by Sarg!. Hunt. in the Governor's Cap and one by Mrs. Bird to-day (applause). made the good share of 21 hits, 50 per cent In the Gorarnor's Cup the winning team of their rounds on a small vanishing height representing, a band and shoulders, visible for only three seconds at a time.

In conclusion the Committee and mambers beg to thank you, Sir, Sir A. Moore, General Brondwood, Sir P. Chater and Mr. J. R. M. Smith for the handsome prizes they have given, and one thanks are also due to you, Sir, for coming here this afternoon to present them. {applause.) H. . then presented the prizes as follows:

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BRITISH EVESTA,

Ride Championship Series-Event No. 1, Is autumn last year on account of the Hou

0 yards, Gauner Coles, H.K.V.U.; 2, Librarian, Mr. W. Sheldon Ridge's resignation. R. Lapsley, H.K.V.C. Event No. 2, I took up the acting Librarianabip of the yards-1, A Jenkins, H.K.VA Society. During those few months, I could Supt P P. J. Wodehouse. Event No. 3 ant but confirm the fact that us Library is 600 yards-1, L. Corpt Bone 25th Coy, R.E one of the richest in the Es in old and valu- 2. Sgt Lapsley, H.K.V.C. Event No. 4, sble books pertaining to our scientific branches.

800 yards-1, St Hill R.MLI, 2 A. B. it is at pressut. With the view of making 2, Sgt Laurence, 25th Cos. R.: Ganner I am sure if this were more generally kuowa, Young, M.S. in dified. Erant No. our Library would be still more consulted thao. 5; aggregats-Lieut. Legky, 119th Infantry; this more public, the Council have decided tools, F.K.V.C. Carblue Competition-Event re-catalogue the whole of the contents of the No. 6, 200 yards-Quenne Niven, 83rd Co

thrary en modern principles, and stops are R. SA. 2,

2, Sgt Major Yale Event No. 7 being tak to bave the work dous as soon as 500 yards, Constable . Spencer; 2, 8gt

beer made, but it is with regret. I have to report Yule. Front No. 9, aggrogate-1, Sgt Major has been completed, a general overhaul bas Sgt Grant, H. K. Police 2,gt Major

not many and not overvaluable. Some nineteen that some works are found missing, fortunately Yule; 2, Sgt Grant, H.K. Polios.

Nursery Competition-Eveal No. 10, 200 recout works relating to China and its most and 500 yards-1, Gagner Coles, ILK. V.C, adjacent countries have been added to the 2. Ord. Seaman Hilleman, H.M.S. King. the Society's financial menus will allow, AS Library last month. Additions will be rande, an : Alfred.

Library has been very fairly attended byond Mrs. Clothier (tie).

Anity Comperition-Event No. 11, ladies to modernise this valuable collection The 75 yards, gentlemen 20 yards--Mrs. Carter consulting students, and this is certainly very ennenraging for the Society. In exchanges we have gained considerably having now on our baud most valuable publications from the best known Societies all over the world. For the student they form a wins of informa tion. The Library has been enriched by about a dezan rolames presented by their modern authors. To them. I roitem's the Society's thanks, and hope that their example may be emulated by writers, especially Members of the Society. April 8th.

of 50048 tons; eight German, 15,669 tona; these vessels were loading for Japan, which and five Tipasso, 12.243 tons. Tartes of

For the last one or two years, owing to includies the Japanese vessels referred tů.

transport service in connection with the war not the large number of Japanese vessels engaged in being available for commercial work, the British and other foreign vessels for the trade. Japanese merchants were obliged to charter

The presence now of five Japanese merchant-pse The preparation for re-catalogning ajor Yule A... Event No. 8690 yards-1,

during the course of the next two mouths dues men in port and the exported arrival of more

not indicate good prospects for foreign ship owners in regard to trade in Japanese waters, remarks our contemporary. The Japanese, it their own vessels to Itangoon to take away all is said, intend sending es many as prasible of the rice they require. Of the British vessels in port on the date referred to use belonged to

the B. I. S. N. Co, Ltd.

MACAO.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

THE NEW GOVERNOR. A salute from Guia Fort at 11.30 am. On Saturday notified that the Río Lima, with the new Governor on board, was in sight. Dui. forms and best clothes immediately jumped iutu prviminence, and three hours and a half hours later, when His Excellency landed, tue Praya was packed with people. General Castello Melle, Chief Justice Ares, the Attorney Branco (Acting Governor), Col. Greenfield de

these met to

AN ANTI-MONARCHIST BEHEADED

with

Team Competitions oficers team competition. Event No. 13 200,500 and 800 yards→→ 1,119th Infantry, Event No. 13-not fairbed Event No. 14 Commander in chief Cup-Won Ly marines of H.M.S. Tamar.

Revolver Competition-Ereat No. 15, 25 garde-1, Lt. Hop, R.G.A. 2, Captain D'Orley. Special Servies-Evost No. 16, The Governor's Cup-1, 3rd Middlesex Regiment; 2, H.K.V.C.

NATIVE EVENTS.

Rifle Championship Series-Event No. 17, 200 yards-Jemedar Mehemmed Klien, 129th Baluchig: 2, Azad Gut, 129th Bal. Erest No: 18, 500 yards-10 and 2 divided-Jewedar Malom- med Khan and Jaddeo Singh. Event No. 19, 600 yards-1, Largina Blah, 129:1 Bal., 2. Gangast Bhagnok. Event No. 2, 600 yards

Farbi Sin, 110th Luf, Amed Ali, 129th Bal. Event 21, aggregate-i, Jemadar Makom- med Khan ་'

Native Carbian Competition-Event V, 200

yards-1, Ganda Singh; 2. Jomadar Gulal Chrugh Din, H. K. Police. Ereut 23, 500 yards-1. Fattah Singh H. K. Police

Khas. Event 24, aggregate-1, Jemuadar Khan;

Ganda Singh.

A Nanking correspondent reports the osecu tion there 1st week of a young man named Your Cho-lis, one of the notorious nuti. Monarchist Suu Yatsu's lieutenants. It appeared that acting auder erdves from his chief, Yong Chu-lin var to Banghai last January to purchase firearms from certain eat two of the secret serries agents of the Viceroy Tano Fang. His Excellency at ence foreign brian bera. This being made known to

Liangking Viceroyalty to this port to arrest the max. The two goats managed to in

his society and he was persuaded to gratiate themselves into the good books of

Nursery Cowpetition-Ereat 25, 200 and 500 Yong Cho-lin by nating to be allowed to join Yards), Gups Rawat, 119th Bal: 2. Barbart

Khan, 125tk Bal. them to Yangehou to obtain recruits." His Excellency afterwards addressed the Yang fell into the trap and as soon as he company. He said-It is hardly nesssary for landed there was created by the agauta. me at this late hour of the day to say that I Two other named Li

'great interest in rifle shooting, Moking and Lian, fellow take a conspirators with Yang. were also arrested at on it not only as a very excellent pastime but the same time and all were taken or to Nank. also as a sery valuable military exercise. It' ing escorted by hafad zu gendarmes. Yang was therefore with the greatest satisfaction Cholin at his trial confessed that he first joined that I watched the inauguration of the Chica the Army as a a private of the Fu regiment in United Services Rife Association by Major General Hatton and saw that he made provision Nanking subsequently joining General Chong Chus-fa as an orderly. Owing to his knowledge that its meetings should be open to all those who of Chinese classics Yang was sent by the would be called upon for the defence of the Academy where, after graduation he was sent. General to end in the sagasu Military of the Volunteer Reserve Associatiou.

rolony,soldiers sailors, Volunteers and members

THERE is probably no questio of widerts analogy savours of Free Love dogmn interest in the Far East than the question and autismar ringe propaganda, it is perhaps

General, the president of the Leal Senado, as will not to regard it as the last word on of agreements as between employers and

Dr. Pereira. wer: mony employed, and no qaration about which there Justices or able counsel were to write and

the Teal Suado for the ceremony of invest the subject. If some one of our Chief

receive the Governor, who proceeded at once to is more need for fuller information and

publish a book on the law of the subject as

ture. The stuff and key were handel to him, discussion. A Shanghai case reported

it affects the Far East, we should predict

and in transferring the latter, the Senado elsewhere dow uợi require sperind comment;

President mentioned the decay of business and an immediate success for it.

"Butterfies of Tongkong and South East serves merely to call attention to the

the new burdens of tax tiva as afters for im. China by J. C. Kershaw, F.E.S., F.Z.S., mediate attention. subject generally. There have been dis

His Excelloney expressed The English Mall of the 9th March was

(Hongkong: Kelly and Walsh) has reached its his desire to do justice all round, in this chief putes of the had recently in Hongkong delfcared in London on the 6th inst.

sixth number. The last issue of this admirable ruament of Portugal's outer possessions. and elsewhere, and they do not always

work is equal to its predecesorsin point of value. There was an official dinner at night necessarily put into court. The frequency, share market, to their normal level.

Prices are steadily dropping on the Tokyo There are again a number of beautiful plates

Senhor Azevedo Continho has never batore however, with which they are heard of, and

which are useful to the collector and pleasing been a verser, but he knows Macae well. He as works of art to those whose interest in visited it first as an officer of a gunboal, and Viceroy Tuan Fang Las obtained his lost of butterflies is not so keen. The Hesperidae, er the almost universal practice of making

At sub agreements, suggests the desirability of a million yen from the Mitsu Bishi Kaisha.

Skippers, & large family, are classified and

later as commander of this ship that now to complete his stadi-s to Japan. Whilst there this meeting I have only born able to he became acquainted in 95 with Sun Yat-sen watch two of the competitions. The fret was detailed with Mr. Kershaw's usual thorough brought him. It is hoped that he may get

for my own cap, nes, while the general notes are interesting, and Portugal for sorely aeeded local expenses, Colonel'e cammission and when the Ping some little way behind, though I was glad to which the Middlesex made a wlo paraded bim to join the society of somy of the money now being sent to Timor anti-angsrelists. Sun Yat-es gave bir a fine score, and the Hongkong Vo'nstears were a description which also applies to the coll-eting and reduce the luxation which is killing the siang insurrection was started last autumnu, see that at any rate they were second, I felt

in witnessing the sent him South to stir up an insurrection filtle less satisfaction

both sides giving the fullest consideration to the mitter. There is, we believe, a fairly generd feeling among employers that these agreements or contracts ful to secure all the advantages they are meant to do: yet there are difficulties in the way of dispensing with them. If all the employers

A German-telegram, dated April 2nd, ruport ing that the Roumanian revolution has ended; seems to have been premature.

The Foochow Echo of March 30th says that desert d babies are still being found on the

Baby Tower" in the native city there.·

moter.

A combined memorial signed by the gentry, notables and merchants of Chibi, Shantung and Kaugen provinces has been presented to memorialista strongly oppose the granting to the Threns through the Consorate, in which the,

trade.

TAXING SHANGHAI BEEF.

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in Kwangtaugas a "sympathetic more. competition this afternoon. I heard one meat

with that of Ping stang. Upon faty say that the ladies fired a the urushing of the last named distur

mou. Standing banca Yung Chulia was sent

to Shang-in front of the areed womanhood of bai to trka over certain

fire arms that the colony and seeing the deadly precision of A Chinese company, countenanced by the go-his Socials. As Yang Cau-lia was a dangerous

had been secretly purchased bers by agents of their urm, I thought with horre of what ous would happen to our Legislative Council sup vernment, has drawn a cordon round Shangtai, ie SOL man by

simultaneously agreed to face the tempo the world with the son of Viceroy Chang Chib foreigners of the contraet for bailding the pro- and is imposing a likio tax of $.60 per head of milk son of his education and knowledge posing the spirit of the suffragettes invaded this

inconvenience of waiting until the supply

f military affairs and as a showed no penitence. olony (Laughter). However the fear was not

a real or a

a serious one. I have a request to make to the Association which I hope they will com.

of bour-te use a generic term- beegine { vonths studying abroad." They begin with their ability to do the work themselves and at wing." Cattle not so paid for are being ecized | summary decapitation and saffered accordingly.le with--that is that though I may no longer

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Dr. J. C. Ferguson is about to four roand tusg "to report on the condition of Chinese pod Tientsing-Chiukiang Bailway, and urging on all cattle imported for beef for foreigners for what he had done, he was concentrat equal or more than equal to the demand, Japan. it is probable that matters would soon

their own expense. In deferance to the memo-

Liu and Liao, hy two young men arrested with adjust themselves; and there would then

rial the Emperor has depated Lu Chasa-lin, and confiscated. A previous company of the him, who bad also studied in Japan, having irs. J. B. Erestone, of the American Chief Minister of Finance, and Chang Chih-kind was defeated, and the Municipal Council only lately joined Sun Ya-shu's society and exist the conditions familiar at home, by Methodist Mission at Fooohow, died on March tung, Viceroy of the Hakuang provinces, tot now in communication with the Consular having shown repentance for so doing, ware which the employee would and himself 27th. The Ficho laments, the loss of a charm constitute a committee of ways and means, and Body regarding this " persistent attempt to merely soutenced to five years' imprisonment ing woman with a sweet character and a noble if possible to allow the gentry concerned their exact likin in a manner cal ulated to fall directly if they showed proper good conduct during under the necessity of keeping the spirit as well as the letter of bis contract. The

upon the foreign community of Shanghai," their period of confinement-N-C. Daily News

spirit."

desire. Comment is needless.

with a promise that the term would be shortened

be a patron of the Association I may be as my predecessor, Sir Henry Blake was elected lie-member (applause)

Colonel Darling said they would elect His Excellency a life-member on the spot,

With three cheers for the Govorner the Proceeding terminated.