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CANTON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

April 9th. YUFT-HAN BAILWAY COMPANY'S MERTING AT WONG BHA: "PROCEEDINGS UNWORTHY OF CIVILIZED PEOPLE." Over 4,000 shareholders attended the meeting which took place at Wong Sha on the 2nd instant. No shareholder without a ticket was permitted admittance into the shed which was

THE NEW AMOY DOCK CO. LD.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY. APRIL 11TH, 1907.

The 15th ordinary yearly meeting of charo- holders in this company was held at the Offico of the General Manager on Saturday the 6th inst. Mr. Fred: B. Marshall presided, other shareholders present being Messrs. W. Kruss (Consulting Committee), E. Thomas, B. Himpol W. H. Wallace, Robert W. Black (manager) and C. C. de Carvalho, Secretary,

The Secretary having read the notice calling the rusting,

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY,

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A PROTEST. The following circulae has been sent to Graduates of the University of Dublin

It is right that all Tricity' men should fally understand the nature of the University schema which Mr. Bryce has just divulged, and the conseqases which will follow if it is carried into effect.

Here is the gist of Mr. Bryce's proposals :- Trinity College is to lose the power to confer degrees which it possesses in virtue of being the University of Dublin.

identified with

HONGKONG'S NEXT GOVERNOR.

of

The CHAIRMAN nid; Gentlemen, the report erected for the occasion, and tickets wore and statement of accounts having been in your (Our ancient Charter is to be cancelled. parvice elsewhere-at sty rate, there has been obtainable on production of share scrip at the hands for some days, I will with your por was taken mission take them us read. The net profits for Head Office This precaution

trouble the year's working ending 31st December 1996 because the directors anticipated Before the mosting commened the Chap Yee amount to 29,379,56 to this sum must be added Sho (Mesir. Yeong and than's cliqn) distri 81,107.19 the balance brenght forward from buted the following express translation, from last account, which totals 310.574.75, and this which we have oilted some passages that sum it is proposed abject to your approval appear too strong-Ed.) -

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"We beg respectfully to inform you that the present managers of the Company hard frequently acted in. entravention of the regulations of the Company, acl have turned

lawa. back

the commercial instance. th y have, expunged and altero Imperial Edicts in order to deceive the share holders. The President and Vice-President They have were both informally elected. changed and curtailed the rights of shareholders. Thus they have abolished the regulation of They have need private public potes.. individuals' nemes to invest the public funds of the Company. They have invested the monies

at too low rates of interest and

to deal with as follows :---

Write off Amoy Deek -ST31.16 Write off lant and Machinery 787 36 termission and Fees to Manager 937.96 Fre to General manager and ( 5 040

Consulting Committee to pay

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The

of tas post of Goverery of Hongkong bay considerably interest fr us in the Stesite Settlements. Some years ago, there was a tendency to transfer Straits off sale to Hong- kang, and in the event of Mr. May succeeding Sir Matthew Nathan, and a general shuling offices taking place all round, it is highly prob able, owing to the junior position in the servics of the majority of the present officials in Hong kong, that the opportunity will be taken to strengthen tho Hongkong service with some of the more experienced of the officials here TW will uenit with renewed interest the announce." meat of Sir Matthew Nathan's successor.

The Straits Times says:- The announcement mado by our Hongkong correspondent of the approaching departare Sir Mather Nathan will sat the ofloisiquidaunce poulating as to who is to succeed him in the Governorship of the Northern Colony. Mr. BiH. May hose name has bena before Far Eastern colonial communities so much of late, will be fancied most for the position, and andoubtedly his appointment would be popalug with the civilian community of Hongkong and those officials who are not afraid of work; bat there is no precedent, wa b-lieve, of an official rising from the position of Cudet to that of Governor in a particular Colony without seeing Laisernity is to be founded, which will no such precedent in Hongkong, and it is doubtful whether the Colonial Offies will be bear the name of the University of Doblin, iu-

o that? cluding, as constituent Colleges, and cn equal herie Boough to raste a precedent, eve

opinion. will be bold very footing Trinity College, Queen's College, Bel- the best interesis of the at, Queen's College, Cork, and a new College Mr. May vaght to be appointed, for Roman Catholics in Dublin. Maynooth, would most certainly administer the affairs of Queen's College, Galway, and Magua College, to Coleay aby as any more senior official; Ent the claims of others have to be considered, Londonderry, are to be afiliated institutions.

And the Coloniat Office na fiui those claims This University is to be governed by a Senate

marenrgen: than Mr May's. Mr. Stewart Lock. partly dominated by the Crown and partly hart who has been Commissioner of Weihsizsi elected by the constituent Colleges. This body de 192, is senior to Mr. May, and may well. expect promotion from Weisiwei but it is will condnet the University examinations, give sixemery unlikely that Mr. Lockhart, shie off. dividend of cents per share degress, and nominato toe University Prof-*- cial though he is, will be transferred to long- berbing $5,000 and to carry forward theors. To these Professors the higher teaching kong, where he served as a Cadet und beld office for several years as Catonial Secretary, It is balance $2,016,08. Gentlemen. I regret that

will be entrusted. The Colleges will be

about time, bowerer, that a new appointment we have not a more satisfactory showing for occupied in giving the 05* elementary

was found for Mr. Lockhart, one more the past year's working to place before teaching. The present Royal University is to keeping with his abilities and energetic work other ibau our regular be abolished; and all existing Graduates of nature than Weibaiwei can ever become. The you, but

เม FCTC", and the dis that University are to berotas Graduates of the barbour job, acroue typhoon that did so much damage to University of Dublin by Act of Parliament.

It is obvious that the first cousequence of shipping in Hongkong in Septeraber Inst, did! not supply us with any werk. We were in hopes such a scheme will be to depreciate the value of the Decks in the Colony would have had some our degree, sines there will henceforth be over that might be diverted our way, and nothing to show whether a Graduate of Daltin we took the necessary steps to secure any University has received his education st business offering, but without succuss. Still it Trinity College or at one of the alker College, ja kome satisfaction to report that even in a

or whether he has merely passed the examina- loan your such as we have just experienced, the tions of the extinguished Royal University. Dock is able to pay its way and return a small dividend to Shareholders. The business we have had during the past twelve monthy can be looked | mpen as regular Lal likely to be continued from year to year, and probably increased as new Oilafiliated Colleges will be of the mœe quality as Tanks and ether works now in process of the teaching of Trinity College has been in the building are completed, but to make a good year past. Experience has proved that in Fodersi we must have one or two big jobs on steamers Universities the examinations tend to dominato Teas come in fils and starte, and cannot be the teaching. Besides, in spits of absence of relied on, but you will doubtless be pleased to texts, evergens konws perfectly well that the know our Deck is so well equipped with up-to- date machinery, that we are always ready and a Roman Catholto College in Dublin, sad the capable of taking in hand any Docking and reconstructed Queen's College of Cork and Galway, will be is essence, if not in name, Engineering work that may be offered as.

thoroughly denominations). The consequence of During the past year we have spent some this will be, that the University Governing 31.368.48 on the Dock; most of this was for a Body will be split by sectarian divisions, and there will either be perpetual quarrelling, diz. trust, and intrigue, or else there will be an agreement to give all appointments on the principle of turn and turn about. This is what has happened in the case of the Boards which control Primary and Secondary Educa tion. It is a viofons plan, fatal to efficiener; but in the case of University education it will be absolutely disastrous. Instead of the best anything but merit, the first question will be as to each candidate's religion, instead of his fitness. Of such a condition of things the inevitable result must be that the standard of the Dock. We BATO

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teaching will decline, public confidence in the The state against the (whors for

$5.00.00 examinations will be shaken, and the rapatation are sent to the Show gr aude. some thia

10 go through of the degres will be stuttered. All who hold mext of accounts of the Company up to the odd, bat end of the last Chinese year was first read the Chinese Court it takes time and trouble. The cur degree will sustain a personal loss of the After that the Chairman proposed the fret. British Consul is supporting our demands and realisation of such a scheme. resolution, is that the directors of the Com we have every reason to expect our claim will pany be empowered to use the funds of the eventually be met in fall. Company to purchase shares and bends of the

I may bere mention, Gentlemen, one of our Kowloon-Canton Railway Company, which greatest troubles is to colket accounts due a was opposed by the majority of the sbare- If we could dose on due dates we should have holders. The opposition party were in favour little or no overdraft with our Bankers, sud of the resolution. The result was a hot argu-during the past few years interest has been quite

chok pau (lurge an item in nor saxounts which we woull like aroused. The Government must be made to gaiast 8076,00 last pear.

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They have conspired together to inveigle the shareholders into serions trouble, and even went so far as to falmly becose them of being bandite, They have used innumerable means to boycott the shareholders. They have disobeyed orders issued by the Boards at Peking and barb *ligblod the officials. In fact they did as they pleased shareholders stand by and permit them to fish feed on our capital

was and meat? Although the Company

tablished over a year ago it has not been registered. It really amounts to this that a limited company has now become an unlimited company. We shareholders bara roolved to abide strictly by the commercial law No. 19 Le, we refuse to recognize them as directors and also refuse to recognize the President end Vice-President elected. We further refase to recognize the snaual statement of accounts furnished to us. We have specially circulated this express to inform all the shareholders.

This express is purposely issued by the shareholders of the Yuet-Hun Railway Com pany for the occasion."

who

It was officially announced some time ago that registration had taken place at Peking:]

Some of the shareholders objected to the circulation of the express and a row immediately started. Mr. Li Hing Wai, one of the directors, was elected to take the chair at the meeting, gave instructions to the railway gourds to permit the

expresses to be distributed and not to interfere, but to arrest perenna who used violence. Through his presence of mind the opposition party cocked -down and the meeting commenced.

new

we found was

working shed which badly required, moro especially in wet weather.

We had an unpleasant experience lost your which gave your Manager and Consulting Committee considerable worry and trouble, but I am pleased to say terminated favourably for the Dock. The owners of the steam leunch Wo Owned the Tlock in the Britisk Consular Court for some $18.00 odd for supposed damage done to their boat and for which they wished to hold us responsible. I need not bere say more than that with the assistance of bur defended the case. Hongkong Lawyers wo

and came through without any expense to

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now

Our degree will be further lowered by the inevitable deterioration in the standard of University teaching. It is not to be expected that the teaching at the other constituent and

man for the post bring chosen regardless of

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

At the zanusi general meeting of this Bocisty nest Wednesday, the following Report will be presented:-The Committee beg to present their Report on the work of the Society for the year ending, 1st March, 117

The proposal to publish gardering notes was found to be beast by namerone difficulties and was eventually dropped; as a substitute, a small book on Gardening for Hongkong' brought out by Mr. Tateher at the request of the society. The cost of printing the first 250 copies was defrayed by the Society. Mr. Tuteber paying for any further copies and taking the proceeds of the sale. The Committee can re- Commend the book to anyone interested in gardening.

THE

CHAMPAGNE

OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

MOET AND CHANDON

WHITE

AND

SEAL"

DRY IMPERIAL.”

SOLE AGENTS

THIRPHON & No. 135.

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H. PRICE & CO..

FUNNELS AND FLAGS.

SEAMAN WASTE D.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS-

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Thomas Collins, a seaman on the se. Empresa of China failed in appear before Commander Basil F. Tayler RN. Marina Magistrate, to answer charges of being absent from bis stip with leave and of using insulting and abusive lamparge towards the Chief Oflicer on the 9th instant. His Worship issued a war: reut for Fearrest, and then d be teapprebelded the core will be taken this morning.

AMERICAN CRUDIES, -Orly four steamships hims are to be subsidized; under the now merino Shipping Subsidy Bill and all of these are to sail for cuth Americen poate. The lines will be from the Atlantic ceast to Brazil, a revend from the Athentic cast to Argentice, the third between the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil, and the fourth line will he from the Pacifle court 10 Pausmus, Heru sod Chile. The annual obsidy for each of these lines is to be $300,000 for a mouthly mail service or $800,000 for a fortuightly service, except for the Argentine line, which is to have! -2400410 for a monthly versice, or £800,000 for

a fortnightly service.

TANGUSZE ... CO.

The establishment meeting of the new Yang- faze vs. Company, fcrmed by the amalgamation of the principal Japanese verrices, was held at the Head Bce of the N.Y.K. at Tekye last set forth week. The Company's plane,

in the propicius, were approved, and the following appointments of offeinla were made :- Managi Director, Mr. Shiraiwa; Directors, Buren hibuszwn and Mente. Kondo Rempei, Toss Kotare, Takeuchi Nacys, and Nakalnshi Tekugoro It is rid that Mr. Ishimoto Kubinuke, Chief Secretary of ibe Depart ment of Communications, will be appointed i President of the Compsay,

Á ÚTOKY OF THE "SKIDUEZ” ·FIRE. Following is as ex'raet from a letter by Mrs. Archibald Lite, who went home for H. a. L Wohenstaufen: "Our cabins could out have been more comfortable but if the Hamburg Americs liua mean to continue to carry passengers of many nationalities they must adopt a different enisine Nothing was plainly conard, even the The annual bow was held in the Botanic Gardena on 26th and 27th February and pro-poached eggs were ecoked in viurger. One duced a fine exhibit of donors and vegetableres art p

does not require

sach

a good cuisine as that of we travelled by, either the there were 651 entries and it found Becessary to considerably increase the matsbed Della or the Delhi, nor does ons netually accommodation be and that of the previous require such excellent accomodation as that of year. The details of the Show were rettled by the exlius de luxe upon the Hohenstaufen, but

Sub-committee consisting of Messrs J how delightful would to the combination. and I fribbe and F. Bowell, who with the But my berband is decidedly better for the help of Mr. Chen Leep Chee supervised the voyage and in face of others' misfortunes bos staging of exhibits on arrival: this involves alfish to complain of one's own crumpled sensiderable amount of work and the Com-receleaf! Oze gentlemen joined us while wa mittee would ask exhibitors at a future show to lay at Hongsong, who had just bat all bis lighten it by eeving that their exbibits are worldly possessions burnt in the annexe of the properly labelled with the Class No. and Group. Central Hotel the day we left Shanghai. in which they are to be exhibited, before they Another gentleman jourd his wife and children 2 Colombo. He was supposed to be coming after-ms-in the Seiititz. We could not think why she did not arrive, and at the last sement the Captain said he would not sail at midnight but at 8 o'clock next morning by which time she must have arrived.

$

THREE YEARS OF RUNNING ECZEMA

Lotions From Doctors and Chemists Had No Effect After Three Weeks' Use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment Child's Head is Now Clean and Free From Sores.

CURED BY THE

CUTICURA REMEDIES

"It is with much pleasure that I write to inform you of the successful result of the use of Caticurn Soap and Cuticura Ointment, which 1 used for a fung eczorus on my child's head, being the after result of ringworms. 1 have had lotions from the doctors, also from different cheats, but they did. not have any effect on it. But after constantly washing the child's head with Cafieura Soap for about three weeks al using about half a box of Cutienra Oinfrient, I am pleased to say that my child's head is now per- fectly clean and free from any sOCES, which must say seems a marvelous cure after three years' suffering. 1 shall be planeed to recommend the Mrs. Cutieur Remedies to any one. A. Grant, 82 Bronson Road, Rayne Park, Surrey, Eng., March 10, 1906."

A SET OF CUTICURA

Consisting of Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills, are often Sufficient to Cure

The most distressing and disfiguring hunione, eczemes, rushes, itchings, irri- tations, and inflammations of the skin, scalp, and bload with loss of bair of in- funts, children, and adults, when all other remedies, and even physicians, fall. Not only are Cuticura Soap Ointment, and Pilis the most successful remedica ever compounded, but they are the purest,. sweetest, and most economical As well, Mothers and children are their warmest friends.

Complete External and Internat Treatment for very bldren, and Ada¦ha vonjav of Cuti-

Hart of the able. Guthra (litokot 10

eurs Sony to a heal the skin, and Colfeurs falist.bocular Cold vial of the jury the bond. A Skagit Stuten curen Sloughout the world. Theyote atrakin, R. Towar & Co, tranny: Landan, Newbity: 27 Charts Fari Hobet & Hue de la Paix. Fumer Drug & Chem. Curple rope

of Madre, A Book For Whampo

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appointed at Home to enquire into Shipping Conference methods, especially with a view to making "deferred rebates" illegal,

The judging was done by Mesar. D. W Craddock and W. J. Tutoher, and the judg. ing of the garriens by M-s. J. Barton, S. T. Dunu,

nu, L. Gibbs and H H. Gomperts. The attendance of the publie at the show was

The weather was fine and it But at 8 o'clock on Sunday no more signs disappointing. was confidently hoped that a larger "pate" of her and there was our Pilot arriving At

Misers should at the sames me address the wenkd be eblaived than last year; this anticipa. that last mement benever one new passenger tion was not however realize. On the first arrived, telling how the Setiilia had been on fire Straits Trading Co., Ltd., the largest emelters d-y 224 tickets were sold, and on the second Rines leaving Penang, and how all the passengers in the Straits, to moist them in any way in their day 137 during the 50 cents time and during had toon taken off on Friday afternoon ty power to obtain reasonable rates of freight on the 50 cents time, the total takings being S131.40 | M. S. Diadem, Captain and offers giving up in to all ports, but especially to London, for cabiar, and mattresses being spread in the deck which port the supply of tonnage is at all times for the ladies not thus lodged, blankets for the abundant.. mena screen erected between-and so though they had had no cethes to change there had budincing every night, and hocheon parties. every day, all to the great delight of Derry American girls starting to go round the world 30th March. and spoiling for some adventure. Such ace vineteenth ships on fire where a British

cratory

-inst. man-uf-war stands by. Almost all the pas- ngersama on the Barbarossa, but although we met her and were indead followed by her all through the Suez Canal our fellow-passenger recovered no more effects that he brought with bin"

The accounts show that expital bad to be drawn upon, to the extent of about 2 to meet the expenses of the show. It is thought that some-economy-aight be +feated in printing in the amount given in prizes and that then with a little more appreciation show by the general public the show might be made to pay ite way.

The best thanks of the Society are due to those who came forward with subscriptions to the prize fund and also to the donors of special prizes.

But it not to selfish motives we appeal: it is rather to the loyal affection with which Trinity men have always regardeŭ their dina Water. It is on this that we rely for support to avert the present danger.

Our chief danger lies in the apathy of the English voter. Publiv attention must be a sudden a ment. All of

to see reduced, but many of our Customers find fool that a strong body of opinion and feeling cracker bomb wae let off by somebudy in the-widdle of the audience. This set the crowd times hard, and owing to empetition, and to

is bitterly opposed to these proposals. Our in confusion as they thought it was the report keep the business together, we hate to allow Graduates must exert themselves without loss of a gun, and the majority of the crowd imme- some little slacknees in settling of accounts, of time. Valuablo assistance can be given-(1) diately started to disperse, but Lan Chu Shek

You will notice, Gentlemen, your Consulting By your influencing all persons with whom szd athers of the opposition party rusted Comwiltes and General Manager bare again you are acquainted against the scheme; (2) by to be platform. They snatched the accounts waved a very large percentage of their fees, but writing against it in your Loest Press and and tore down all

the resolutions that I hope the day is not for distant when the in any other newspapers (protiacial as well as posted "ap were

back of the Dock will again be having good years, and full metropolitan) or publications which yea way platform. The Nam Hoi and Poon feea can be withdrawn by your Consulting consider suitable (3) by bringing pressure, as Magistrates rushed to the telephone and aommittee and General Manager without mak- far as possible, both personally and through rang up the nearest station for polica anding an appreciable tax on your prodls. As my your friends on the Membaru of arlia. gave orders to the police that were there to business will not permit of my heing here rul for

constituency, Four

educa“ Sir Francis Piggott resigned the President- come and suppress the disturbance. The Chair- during the immer mouths, your Consulting tional grounds, and without consideration muan. the directors and the railway staff on see-

Committes have asked my Firm (Mesare. Taito party; (4) by circulating literature on the ship in November and Mr. J. Barton was Mr. F. Howell took over the duties of Hon. ing the dangerous attitude taken by the opposi and Co.) to act as General Managers, his qestion which we hope in a short time to be elected in his place.

able to send you should you desire it; (5) and, tion party, and to avoid free fight and bloodshed, Gentlemen, will enable cheque book accounts most especially by endeavouring to organiz, in Secretary and Treasurer during the absence in

So to be kept in oue office for the year. instend local committees, all Trinity and other the summer of Mr. Gibbs.

The Committee with the exception of Messrs. of as inmetimes has been the case, changing University men against the scheme, and point. more than onee daring the twelve months out that the struggle in one for freedora of A. E. Griffin and E. Osborne offer themselves

of research, freedom teaching, and freedom of for re-election. Gentlemen. there are in other points which publication-in short, for that sendemical occur to me to refer to, but sny questions you tras liberal education. And, first of all, they e hoid must be the basis of all freedom which we

Petitions were sent to the Viceroy by thetay desire to put bearing upon the statements should write, offering their support, to the

loft the abed.-

at

the

In the afternoon the Chief Superintendent of Police, receiving information that the opposition party intended to make a raid on the Head Office that evening, sent 100 policemen to guard

it.

Chairman and the Chief Superintendent of Police reporting what had happened at the meeting, and His Excellency the Viceroy issued the following proclamation:-

"With reference to the two petitions ro the disturbance in the meeting, ball, the proceed. inge were unworthy of civilivso people end

now before the feeling, I shall be glad to Defence Committee, who will supply them with answer to the best of my ability.

information and with literature.

No question being asked, The CHAIRMAN proposed that the Report and accounts 29 presented, be adopted and passed,

Mr. THOMAS seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.

E. P. CULVERWELL, Secretaries to the E. J. GWYNN, Defence Committee. 35, TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.

February 1902.

It is proposed to hold a chrysanthemum show in the autumn, and a flower and vegetable show in the early spring of 1905. Schedules are in course of preparation and will shortly bo i sued to members

CHINESE SUZERAINTY OVER

TIBET

It was

QUESTION OF FREIGHTS.

The following interesting article a tin freights from Singapore to London appears in a weekly paper called Forfand-

BEFORE CONFERENCE WAS FORMED, 1891 53. to 10.

1892 5 to 7e. Gd. 1893 58, - 9 men the.

1893 55 to

to 7s. 6d. 8 months.

1894 59 -- 11

montba.

1894 78. 6d. I mouth,

1895 5 to 7s. Gd.

1800 5 throughout the year.

AFTER CONFERENCE WAS YORKED 1897 10. 1 month. 1807 Jas. 10 months. Timb

106. !

1898

month. 26 months.

1898 £78, s. 6 months. 1899 to 1905 27. tid.

19 27. Gl. till November. 1906 32%, 6d, from

reungera.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS..

The str. Wroy Castle, arrived at New York

The str. Natsume, arrirod et New York htt

The sir. Braemar, sailed from U. K. 8th inat, The T.K.K. str. Nippon Maru, will be ins

at this port tu-murrow, x: 7 aan.

The Bea Linesti, beantohr, frem Antwerp

and London sailed from Singapore for this port

on 9th inkl.

The H.-A. Liniestr., Senegambir, left Singa- pore on 9th inst., pan., sal day to expected børe un 14th inst.pm.

The N.Y.K.str. Ceylon More, (Beaubuy Line) Jeft Muji for this pert un tur tu iust, and is expected here on the 14th fust.

The N.Y.K. ir. Fizata Mare, left Kobe for this port vin. Moji and Nagasaki co the 9th just, and is expected here on the 16th inst.

The J.-C.-J. Liju str. Tjibodas Jeft Macasko? for this port on the 9th lust, and may be expreted here on or ab. at the 17th inst.

The Indo-China str Latsang, left Calcutta for this port via the Straits on 9th ice, and may be expcted here on or about 5th insi.

AN UNFORTUNATE DIP.

comic papers being to represent a man upa trou on the edge of river with a lion waiting for Lim on the land and a crocodile agape for tim in the water.

But a very good illustration in real life is of as unfortunate man who give by red st I. verpool the other day with was charged at wearing, without permission or right, toe uni- form of the Leucashire Fusiliers. It turned out that he had been bathing in a cabel, and when he came out his clothes had vanished and in their place was a uniform suir, the exchange

There must be regret, we should imagine, among those ex-Cabinet Ministers who, in direct antagonismo to Lord Curzon, sammarily

Between the devil and the deep sea" is a set aside the original Treaty of Luassa and

proverbial expression used to describe a peculiarly Bubstituted for it one sure to revive Chinese control over Tibet in its worst forms. The aim

On appeal to Conference by Singapore wor. embarrassing position. It has been illustrated of the Viceroy was to retsin the Chumbi Valley chants, and, after three months agitation, the, in many bumorous ways, a favourite one in CHINESE MURDER SOCIETY'S PAID for a considerable period as a material guar- freight to Londen reduced on 6th February to M. BLACK then proposed and Mr. Hi P

AUSA SING.

autee for the rest of the treaty, With that 258, which is still a very excessive figure. are sleulated to lower the character of thesecorded the re-election of Messrs. Gardiner and

object, he fixed the monetary indemnity payable A freight of He would be liberal merebants who are managing railway afsire. Krase as members of the Consulting Committee Ic Porth (West Australie) last month, when by the Potala at a very stiff sum, and spread to

the tion to the carrying steamer because: I have issued instructions that the matter beCarried unanimously.

Tin stowe & cubic feet to the Top. a Chinese was fined £75, for having kept a instalments over a good many years,

2. Tin is easily and quickly bearlier). properly investigated by the authorities and

The CHAIRMAN That is all the business, gaming hons, one witness was dealt with by the remain under British domination until the last

3. Tin shows no loss in weight on voyage a*** perfectly equitable Bench for having varied his evidency. The was paid. police sad that the ringleaders be arrested and Gentlemen. Dividend Warrants will be ready ou

kibetan nagnates other Straits cargo does. interpreter in the case said watuess told him he arrangement, and th

But the Chi- severely punished. It is alleged that the Chap Monday,

4. Tin can be stowed anywhere without risk would not repeat the evilence given to the raised little or no objection. Avote of thanks to the Chairman, proposed Yoo Sho olique fired the oracker-bomb to cause

damage to other cargo. confusion and reins the opportunity to cause a

by Mr THOMAS, and seconded by Mr. HIMPEL police breause he was afraid other Chiusmen nese Ambans, ander instructions from Fek-

would kill him if he did. terminated the meeting.

suzerain rights, and Downing. general méléé. The Nam Hoi and Poou Yu

The interpreter in the witness.hox) stated ing, made a hage poiss about the violation

A further 158. per to redaction in the rate having been effected by a deserter. He could street meekly yielded to the shooting. The Magistrates and the Superintendent of l'alice

aprafonged period, and he could not go) Kiter. society had been formed in F'erth by 100 Chi. result is that two-thirds of the reduced war would mean 373 cents per pical tin more to the not retire to the caual permanently or even for were present and I await their report to issue

between the deep who had picked 10 From their number for indemnity are already wiped off the slate, and in

Singapore shippers have protested against as he was, and therefore, being i orders for the necessary investigation and to tu study the personality of grent men. It does the purpose of killing any Chinsman who gata next January, Chumbi will have to be evacuated

the rate of 25e. as excessive, but they are power sea of the caual and the "devil of wearing an not matter whether they are great poots or great evidence for the prosecution in gambling cases. by the British garrison, and be made again a decide whatever measure should be taken for the otIt is capugh that they have attained The lo men were to be paid at the rate of 15 happy buuting ground for Celestial rapacity: less to do more, as in the ovent of their shipping fell into the hands of the police Fortumtely nanthorised uniform, he choss the latter, and

arrest and punishment of the offenders."*

attained pre-eminence in any game. For life is per week, and in the event of any of them It is reported from Calcutta by the Times by other than Conference steamers they lose a OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT.

s game, and genius is interesting whether it meeting their death while carrying out the correspondent that the second instalment was large sum accumulated in the hands of the he was able to convinces sympathetic magistrate bather had so much trouble, but it is impossible Viceroy Chou Fu has received a despatch plays with words or with a small white ball, work of the society 300 would be sent to their liquidated by China." But every farthing Conference nuder the system of deferred and was discharged. We are sorry the anlucky from Peking appointing H. E. Wu Ting Fange, a man can do only one thing better widows and children; if they received any injury will assuredly be wrong from the Tibetans by rebates."

is never an

all their medical expenses would be paid, and the great extcrtioner, whose pretended com Miners should petition Government to place not to feel some little satisfaction that the President of the Chinese section of the Kowloon round man. The all-round man, is common- they would be allowed 30 per week till they miseration for the Tibetans is a bollow their grievance before the Royal Commission ancient joke of a bather losing his elothes should Canton Railway.

place.

pretence.

Personality is the secret of greatners. I like

that the witness told him that morning that a

nese,

recovered.

of

5. Tin is carried from Sydney to London by

-mail steamer at s. per ton.

bome

have received the support of realisation.- Ex. 1