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HONGKONG SCHOOLS' SPONTE. Although the weather was threstoning youter- doy the rain kept off, and the annual athletic sports of the Hongkong Schoots were carried through with great subess. There was aven a larger attendance than on the previous day, and during the intervals the visitors were entertained by the band of the Daluchi regi mont who provided an appropriate musical pro. gramme. Notwithstanding the fact that anamber of heats which could not be concluded on the previous day had to be run off, the committee managed to get them through in quick time and brought the lengthy programme to Leanits wors conclusion at an airly hour. under

BOTAN ICAL AND FORESTRY DEPARTMENT.

The report on the Botanical and Forestry Department for the year 1906 is pablished in the Gazette. It states:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 30TMн, 1907.

1 the forms of the Fokien and Korean collections and has very kindly got together a series of new specimens of local ferns for the herbarium. Those are not only muah batter dried than the more complete and representative. old ones but sie also

This is an appropriate socasion on which to thank Captain Hodgings of the 8.8. Hatching for the trouble and exponeo which he has incor- red making several collections of economule prodnats and plants at Foochow for our herbar ium and gardens.

The chief donors of herbarian specimens other than the above were--Comte de Bolucion, Mr. E. Merrill and Fir Eraust Sator.

STUDENTS. COUNT OKUMA AND THE CHINESE

Long Jump: W. E. Jenkins, 1; Pear, most courteously placed at my disposal, known as the "Young Men's Association of the i

Elixaga, S; Y. Abbas, 3. The winner covered

a distance of 16' fact.

100 yards flat rate for boys from 10 to 13 D. Baptista, ; F. Bochazen, 2; H. Castro, 3.

100 yards Datace, chumpinship rent -For boys from 13 to 16 years of age: J. Castro, 1; Kwok Shui-chung, 2; A. R. Samy, 3 120 yards dot race: F. Castro, 1; C. Leca, 2; Ali Mahomed,

Que mile bicpole race: M. Geeliner, 1 Cheng Wing-kin. 2; F. G. Ozoriu, D.

Jecking, 1: High jump W. 1.

The winner cleared the grick at Elizago, 2. a height of 4 feet 8 inches.

P

120 yards bordis race: Y. Atlas, 1; F. G. Ozoric, 2; M. Board, 3.

Garden Nates. To make up for the loses and disappointments caused by the weather, the year was characterized by a unite unusual influx of useful additions to the herbaceous collections, From Mr. W. H. Wallace, whome garden at Awoy is one of the most beatiful in the east posts, ostre two of the best nequisitions, vix, large variety of Hemerocallis aurantiaca and Cosmos Eldorado," beth of which gre doubtless important part in Hong- Korg destined to piss

org gardens. No less import from the of view of their probable to the poles in the Colony are the greatly improved Turieties of Canna which Mr. J. Barton, sfler importing and successfully growing them for There is no plant that contributes more bouti fully to our local gardens than the Canna and these finer sorts should soon be widely known. For the some reason but in a les degres Alpinis malacosis collected by Mr. E. H. Wilson in Yunnan in 1999 and presented to the Gardens may replace our common but less beautiful Alpiuia nutans. Besities theso Verbena venosa, received from the Superintendent of Farks and Open Stars at Shanghai is sure to become a favourite, as it is a rigorous and showy summer BDDual. By sending seeds of Gomphocarpus physocarpus Lady Blake banadded one more to the fist of interesting novelties for which Hongkong Gardank Ere indebted to her Among the numerous ful and ornamental plants intro- duced to go, trem Mansitius during duced through ti a kindness of our Chief Justice,

fout the rivers must neves-

THE AMERICAN CONSULAR

SERVICE.

Mr. John Ball Osborne, writing in the Allantic Monthly on "The American Consul and American, Trade" insists again and again The on the benefit resulting to American trade from the published reports of the conents

fall Cannular Bervice has recently been put on a new corals, and though they do not actually get basis. An "efficiency record" is kept of good conduct marks, they are promoted or not sccording to the goodness or badness of this

of record. The first resalt establishing the "officiency-record" has been that the coumlar better. reports were not only more numerons, but much

CONSULAR REPORTS: THE VARIOUS KINDS,

There are in the Stater, three chef kinds of consular reports: (1) monthly reports, published since 1880, 700 of which are printed every month; (2) daily reports, established in 1898, about 5,100 of which are printed, and sent mostly to newspapers and great commercial concerns; and (3) special reports, required from certain carefully selected consnis. ir. Osborne

SAYS :-

The daily reports were published becanse, for obriens reurons, it was often disadvantageons to withhold the information sent in by the consula util the monthly reports could appear. The

have in existence for a cou

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HONGKONG CLERK'S ADVENTURES.

Jeph Fires Geddes, twenty-cre, clock,! Farringdon street, was charged en remezd st Chrberwell with stealing a Feb 11 from Anderey House, place, Helen, & rbeque for 128 15s, the property of Tudor, Incorporated.

Lica Pesetberg, twenty-woven, milliner, of Mile Erdford, is elged with wing. concerted with Geddes in stealing and receiving rings, broches, earrings, scarf and hat pink, bracelets, reckless, and other fancy jewellery value 130, the property of Tudor, Incor porated.

When tell that Geddes said be had taken the property to him at the rate of a penny per article, teeriving in all about C, Pontberg replied. Geddes reid he was an agent. I have

Some of them are now out of before 1840. print, others repecially one on "Streale un Highways," has been in such demand as to call for a second edition. The deal with such sab- jects Fruit Culture in Foreign Countries" paid him in cheques." why it

Vagrancy and Fablie Charity in Forrige Countries industrial Education and Indus. Lrial Conditions in Germany."

CONAULAS REPORTS ON NON-COMMERCIAL

SUBJECTS.

On April 2nd Connt Okama addressed a long xpect to the Association of Chicass studente. Viddle Kingdom." There were some 2000 students present, and the speech was translated the into Chines The Japan Mail gives following summary The idea that East and West cannot be one has been ontertained for s long time, whether European, Americans or

Many important contracts in foreign coun Chinese he in question. Nevertheless the reces

tries have beeu secured by American firms ul the world, the civilization of the world, and

the throngh intelligence published in the Consular the religion of the world had their origin at the

Reports; many valuable markets have been discovered, and acquired markets safeguarded, confines of West Asia, whonce two streams started, one travelling oast, the other wert. Iseu.

as a result of the vigilance and prompt action GË the same ing from

the consuls. arily have had similar waters. The young scholars of the Occident and the Orient to-day form two halves of ring which will meet in the and. Following the course of these streazos we fed that one, that flowing eastward, Mopped in Japan, the other, travelling waul. pecial reports bare benut published separately the year must be mentioned Ipomea coccinon ad vard, reached Amerios, Japan coming inte tho Decan 220 yards handicap: J.Castro, 1; Y. Abbaa important addition to our October flowering touch with the civilization crossing

plante It is remarkable that one of the most

from America, a great collision occured at 2: D. Baptists, 3.

abow plaats in the gardens during that month arst, but obsequently the two streams were was Artemisia lactifors, the whols of our sinck reconciled and may be sees losing side by side of which was rained from a single plant which to-day in Japan. There is no reno pri

bould not be the same in China. Speaking High jump for boys from 10'18 17 3. sppeared caenally in the gardens in 1905.

Year's Weather-From the wet foggy from the political standpoint, it may be said Cantro, 1; H. O. White, 2.

year was one of the most unfavourable on

The show off of Japan, the latter's people regarded all persons coming from the Cccident asenemiesand record fer gardening operations.

Bought to expel them. Failing in this they apring-howering untuals conspicuous most years was entirely spoiled by the con- began to consider what manger of men thee

to their rinuous rain of March and April and, as the strangers were, and discovered, planting at of the summer sanuale could not sorprice, that weither in civilization, ner in in morality, or in be done at the usual time for the same verzou,

administration, por the appearance of the grands affered greatly customs was there anything to be despised on

On during the early part of the year.

D the part of the foreigners. less than six occasions from Way exwarde Japaness changed their attitude and concalved was it secary to carry all moveable plants into it better to learn from the Occidentals and shelter in consequence of typhoon warnings, to send students to the Occident to study, On the memorable 18th of September the just as numbers of Chinese students are now a word, it may Japan. In gardens were wrecked by the wadden 1yphoon euming to that caused each terrible basee throughout be exid that what brought Japan to ia truth the anti-foreign the Coleby on that date. There is no previous this point was record of any such destraction of trees and spirit in a new guice, namely, the desire master- garden stock.

be able to oppose Occidental The actual repairable damage to was very great and was not made god much fine. By and Iye, the people, pot contant before the end of the year, but more serions simply to develop this ability of resistance must be considered the temporary disfigurement applied themselves to improve their adminie- of the gardens, the previous beauty of which ten tretira system, and the Chines must take, the hardly restore. Unfortunately niso same route. It is most regrettable that Chinn the total loss of several troes of scientife or should place opportunities in the hands of economic interest has to be reported. Perhaps Europe and Ameries as she does now. Inter- the most regrettable losses wore those of the national relations have not yet risen above the

100 yaide fat rice for girls under 10 yearspring of 1906 until the stormy autumn the that when Commodore Perry first opened the

ofsgo. E. Daxy 1: E. Barros, 2.

Pare

100 yards fat race for girls over 10: Er Antonio, I; Mabel Long, 2, Agnes Lee, 3.

championship erat: Y Quartex-mile Abbas, A. Elk, 2,; L. E. Chunycf, 3,

Throwing the cricket ball: R. Gurcio, 1; J. Castro, 2; P. Elizags, 3.

Half mile challenge cup championship. For of age: วย 14 to boys from A. Ellis, 1; Y. Abbae, 2: L. E. Changul..

Agues Lee, Skipping race for girls: May Lesbisel, 2.

50 yards fat race for all comers under sevsa years of age: A. Samy, 1; Curd, 2.

50 yards fat race for girls: Emily Barros, 1; Ethel Armstrong. 2.

300 yards fiat race for Chinese boys over 14 years: Ho Wing-bung, 1; Furg Tez-sur, 2.

600 yards, fal race. Open championship event: I. Alban, 1; A Ellis, 2.

Seven furlong flat race. Open to past papils only fall

maly: Y. M. Jupar, : A. M. Sufiad, 2.

100 yards three-legged race: 1. Elizaga and M. Beard, 1; Teni You-tan and Ho San-keen,

Sack raca: F. Ablong, 1; 4. Abine, 2: J. Remodice, 3.

At GDCA the

dering to religion, the Cennt enid that,

To

the three ciaspe of reports ubovų caumerated there onght really to be added a fourth: Conscior reports to subjects that cannot strictly be considered commercial, sach ssPall-fights in Spain"; "German Colonies in Asia Minor" The Plague of Mice in Russia":"Pawnshops 8" in various European "The Penal Colory of New countries Ainhips in Switzerland."

Caledonia,

THE IDITING OF CONSULAR REPORTS The Statistical Ofice at first underteck this thek. In 1897 its name was changed to the Bureau of Foreign Commerce; and in 1903 this Burto Was transferred to the Department of Commerce and Labour, and the Bureau of Statistics, orneolidated with it. In the Harean of Trade Relations reports are

carefully read and, if need be, revised:~~

Not infrequently we are told a report is pablish any portin, in which case it is filed of such charseter as to make it inexpedient to in tole in the archiver of the Department of Stale for fatura reference, all statements in the reports calculated to cause adverse criticism 3D & foreign ountry or to bring, about diplomatie, representations on the part of another government ure omitted from the material transmitted to the Department of Commerce and Latcer for publication.

OB

be

grown example in the Coleny of this antinis:sed to direct States. All that has been socow-

red oil tree, end of the interesting.

plished is the growth of the tendency among to aroid I war, though the wink still aunamed, our only tree of which stood civilized countries at the corner of the deer-pen. Many fallen trees is sacrificed just as readily se ever. Thus there is

In short, anything, likely to give effence of raerected after the typhoon of the 18th might no security against a world-wide disturbance.

kind to a foreign country is left out. Lave survived by virtue of the unbroken balf of The Russo Japanese war, if traced to its scares,

BRITISE AND GERMAN CONSULAR REPORTS. due to China's izobility

vility to

writer Thicks their roots, had it not been for the weond is fonod to have been

Though naturally typhoon which blew them down in the opposite guard hor Three Eastern Provinces. It is

necessary, therefore, that China should reflect American son olar reporte the best be freely conardes that after them, eme British and Two mile bicycle race. Open to past pupils direction thus completely severing them from

and review her situation carefully. German reports. Excellent features of the the ground. only: A. Carroll, 1, 8. E. Meylong, 2:

The chief recipients of plants and seeds

German coneular system which the United Quarter-mile at race, open to Navy, Army

нете Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Mrs. A. Babing- according to biz view Christianity and Con-

States might with adsuntage emulat, are the ton, J. Barton, Sir Henry Berkeley, Lady facianism were virtually identical. The soul of commercial attaches, and this practice of com and Police Gr. Baker, 1; Gr. Harvey, 2

At the conclusion of the sports the prizes Blake: Butuc Gardens, Jamaica and Mauritius; Christianity was love, the soul of Confucianismounicating confidentially an amount of useful were presented by Mrs. F. H. May for whom Bureau of Agriculture, Manil; Mr. Chao Lup bumanity, which is only lore in another form-information, to German merchants and man-

Chas: Cheung Chan Police Station; Commis

By lore international jealousies and racial ufacturers before it is made gezerely pablic. sioner of Customs, Amey; French Convent

antipathies must be eradicated.

Later

pobliabel obeers were raised on completion of her task.

1his information is Messrs. F. A. Hazeland, F. Howell, H. Hum.

in an ordinary comeslar report. Commercial British Government, attaches, which the

German maintain, IGNORED RICHES IN THE PACIFIC. phrey Sergeant Kerr, Dr. Koch. Messrs, Lau

well Chu Pak, Felix Levieux Mauritius, Li Pal

€. Mcl. Professor Matsumura (Tokyo), Mr.

are attached to consulates, but have

German attaches are not Messer Parks and Open Spaces, Shangbai; No. 5 Police Station; Sir Francis T. Piggott,

diplomatic – status.

Mrs

AH. Reunie, Mrs. Rowe: San Tin

even permanently engaged, and are obliged Police Station; Lady ranges |urler, Messrs.

to return periodically to Germany to make Vilmoriz. Andrienx (Paris) Lady Voules,

oral reports to their superior officers, and METR. W. H. Wallace (Amy), W. M.

keep in touch with heme conditions. They are

Water and J Xavier.

usually experienced business men, weil versed in stonemin and commercial questions. British stianbes are recognised intermediaries for shippers, who have a right to demand informa- British Chambers of Commerce merchents, and

from them. With these two exceptions, Mr. on about and assistance in cremercial matters States bas mach to learn about consuls that is worth learning,

LITTLE BRITISH ISLAND PROVEN A

TREASURE HOUSE.

that the island is circular ia form, bsa twelve 10

SENTIMENTALISM AND CRIME.

£8

ав

the

DO

Ist so-Blumuthal, treasurer of the errpora ticp, raid Geddes was a clerk in the prosecutors' expiry. He had no authority to accept pay ments or give receipts. The company never received the payment in question,

Ceansel for Geddre, said that his client bad some exciting adventures When in Manchuria be was arrested by the Russians as a Japanese spy, and shut up in a curgeon. He was also sent to Siberis, being final y liberated on the intercession of the British Cornment. The defrace would be that we were not responsible for oar actions."

Mr. d'Eyecurt: This is not New York, Geddes was rewarded, bail bing refused;) Boresborg was liberated on 11,000 bail-- Doily- Mark.

THE WRECKED LINERS.

TIDER THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DISASTERS.

How is it that two high-oleen liners came ashore at perhaps the best-known part of the Erglish coast within a cople of hours of each other

writes a well-knowu nautical expert. "be unreliabilty of fog signals is well known to experienced seamen, particularly when they are placed high above the sea level, as in the case the Lizard. It may seem strange that the Jelba did not bear the expletive sigral on the Eddystone, for she must have passed only about ten miles from that rock; bnt ten milesis; a long distance to hear a fog signal, and the soises of the ship must be taken into consider. stion.

Besides, she was not expected to hear it, being a long way ahead of her reckoning. When she came sebore she was niLetean miles cut of ter course. The Suerie was still more

the other way. But this is not the point, end both wasHely were ahead of their reckoning. That is the reason they came ashore.

After referring to the possibility of the vessels being saved by submarine signalling or the deep ses lead, and pointing cat that on the one hand the masters might have thought it too soon to look out for the sigrale, and on the other hand too soon to take soundings, our was the strong tides which drove the vowels out correspondent comes to the concnsion that i of their reckonings,

"Were there," be zake, "tide charts os board ?

It was the strongest tide increased by the weaterly ref. The fact that of the year, and this strong tide bad been was a very heavy spring tide may have been, probably was. overlooked, and its in Auance extraordinary spring tides should always receita underestimated, if estimated at all. These casualties which have ocrarred under similar

conditions.

WAR OVER A MULE.

CENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLES.

AMATEUR

3

COMEDIAN'S STORY

Face Became Blotchy from Use of Grease Paints Lower Part was Covered with Red Pimples- Doctor's Mixture had No Effect.

CURED BY THE

CUTICURA REMEDIES.

"I am an amateur comedian. Tho troupe, during last summer, gave some thing like three shows a week, and it was necessary for each one to make up his face with grease paints. About the beginning of July my face began to gel blotchy and became worse and worse, till at the end a week the lower part was covered with red pimples. I went

h

to my doctor, who gave me some blood mixture, which I took for about a fart- night without effect. I then purchnard some Cutierra Soap and Cuticura Oint- ment,

and I used them as directed. After fortnight's usage the pimples begun to dry up; after a month's treatment I was Bile to brush them off with a soft towel, they having become bits of dried-up white skin. I wish you to understand that I put this eruption down to the continual use of theatrical makeup and The hot weather. A. F. Trottnan, 126 Barrows Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, Feb. 12, 1908."

DOCTOR SUGGESTS

Cuticura and It Effects a Speedy Cure.

"My son, when about twelve years of age, suffered from dry seab spots on the boud. He had these for some years and everal doctors treated him. but without any permanent benefit. We had his head shaved as an experi- mental remedy, but this proved a failure. At last, one of the doctors Buggested the use of Cuticura Vint- ment, and it gives me pleasure to re- port that the application of one box effected ar

re Walter Kerr, Wond-

aid, Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, April 2, 1906."

Compete External and internal Treatment to Every Runout of thinta, Childern, and Arkut Coosa Ci Cark Say to bacar the skin, Chtiar intment to bal the site, and as lietas Ci vi to parity theo &

ESITOR.

Hai

Said throughout theworld Depota: Australia. X. Town

Conner: Le

Petit Chat Newbery, Cheye Pat Roberts, à Rue de la Corp, Sol 'rope,

Malled Frie, “ Lil about the 51 in. Scalp, and find."

54-12

A CHINESE RESURRECTION,

B

The woman who voinutesred to go to the ses ffold instead of the man Rayner, who murdered Mr. William Whiteley, must have A little speck in the ccean waste has become

known that she was making a fairly safe bid a centre of interest. Though remote from

for rotoriety. At this distance, it is impossible to discern sea highways it is not uncommon now to sea

asy extennating circumstance just from one to be steamers at anchor near its

fying the remission of the death sexteros passed sontbern shore. It extends no hospitality.

A fire collection of living corruit and upon Rayner. The murderer represented has inhabitente, and the precipitous descent of the sin oor on the north shore raakes decorative plante was sent by the Acting himself to be Mr. Whiteley's patarsi non, which anchorage impossible on that side; but the Director of Ferests and Gardens in Mauritius he was not; he apparently endeavoured to by with the approval of His Excellency the blackmail from him; failing to extract money, island bas its attraction,

andearonr sab Ocean or Pratos e Inland is a little south of Corner of itat Colour and in co-operation be shot his victim dead in the most ecwardly

with the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture manner conceivable. The the equator and west of the Gilbert archipelago. The thanks of the Hongkong Governmezt base! seqnently made to cast aspersions on Mr Ostorne evidently does, not think the Faited careful consideration. These are not the only The family being extremely poor, only a thin

Whiteley's character hae nothing wha'tree to No mention is made of it in Recne's large volume on (centis, and though it is a British Brendy been conveyed for this gift,

The ether donors of plants und seeds were do with the murder. It does not mitigate island its name does not appear in the English

Agricultural Society, Rayner's guilt in the slightest degree, Ap statistical anola. Fena balf dozen lines of Mr J. D. d'Abbadie:

Aparently one of the pleas advanerd in excuse of description in the largest of all geographical Media, Arnold Arboretum.

Al gentine murderers are gazetteers, published in France, it le learned Babington, J. Barton, Boehmer & Co., Lady the crime has been that Ragner showed signs

Bake Ceylon); Botanic Garden, Calenta, of degeneracy. Jamaica, Mauritius, Singapore, Sydney, Trini degeneratex, or they would not be murderers. dad: Ree G. Hunlary: Bureau of Agriculture. If moral degeneracy is to be admitted as a Manila, Mr. Chan Lup Ches: Captain Hodgins reason for remitting capital punishment for Mr. F. Howell: Imperisi Department of murder, the criminal statistics of England will This rock wex annexed to the British Empire

The division of the English press on the in 1900 and is under the jurisdiction of the Agriculture, West Indies; Inspector General of Forests, Indis; Messrs. C. D. Melbourne, administrator of the Gilbert and Ellice protect Muir (Honolulu): Parks and Open Spaces, commentation of Rayner's sentence is curious: orales. It has been torored about once a year Shanghai; Sir Francia T. Piggott; Public it almost locks as though the issue had been this port on the 17th inst, at 8 am, with the

rablic sentiment" in Gardens, Capetona; Mr. Rowe, Professor made political. The GAT Sargent Messrs with and Henzel (South response to which the Home Secretary bas When the women of Australia); Dir. F. F. da Soares: Southern partially condoned the crime is stated to be California Acclimatizing Association, United

chiefly feminine." States Department of Agriculture and Mr. England, in the intervals of brawling in the streets and the House of Commece precincte,

of

murderers. Take to championing the cause it is not alone among condemned criminals that se need look for symptoms of degeneracy. An intelligent foreigner who formed his opinions of England exclusively from a perusal of the cablegrams of the last few months, might well be pardoned for thinking that the whole country is degenerate Times of India.

fifteen miles of coast line, with an aros of perhaps tea square miles, and that it is well wouded and a monatain rises in its centre.

W. H. Wallace,

seon increase.

The Siorg Fan Correspondent of the N-C. Daly News writes:-The Cities are quite satir over a phenomenon, wonderful enough under by circumstances, but magnified into the superhuman and miraculous by ignorance and peretition. On March 7. I believe, the thirty-

in a government primary

"'died' Siangyang,

of yphos and was buried. leachat son of Mr. Shiang Ts: lang, an elderly

the usual board ccffin was provided. Ibis was buried in style, only a few inobes into the earth and covered ever with a little loose earth. On April 6

man was letting his boren grazo LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

outside the Western Oste. Presently the bant look into its head to cross the little The O. & 0. str. Coptic sailed from Shanghai

mound of earth pretending to be grave, in order to get at a fempting tuft of grass just on and will be due at this port to-day, at Boon.

The CP R. str. Athenian arrived Shanghai

Washingtor. March 17.-One mule the opposite side. In so doing he brought his mule belonging to Senor Ireno Salgado foot down square on the lid of the coffin and It on Saturday, the 27th inst. at 1 pm, and left again at midnight same day for Hongkong

was the chief object of dispute between Nica went through. In a little while the owner of where she te due on Wednesday, 1st May, 6s.m.

ragon and Honduras, when they began the the horse saw a racisted ghost-like hand and The P. & O. str. Devanho left Singapore for

quarrel which finally ended in the war that is arm extend i to the air out of the bole made by threatening the peace of all Central America, the horse's hoof. Taking it to be that the

of ontward

his horse had ruled the Mails, and is due bere on according to the official communications, ex English

roughsbed manuere the 2nd May, at 6 s.m.

The E. & N. str. Eastern will leave Manila changed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs feeling of the dead man's ghoel, which now lifted for the two republice, copies of which have best, its hand in a silent protest against the egoize to-morrow, and is due here on 2nd May.

Fashington, Wa

insult, the man burried to the grave and began The H.A.L str. Khevania left Sbungbai via

The controversy began when Sexor Augusto shoveling all the loose earth around into the Koeiung cu 28th inst., and may be expected

would not "ghost". Eut the here on 2nd May.

He began expostulating, and Nicaraguan Minister for Foreign Affaire, The GP.B. etr. Monicagls arrived Shangbai dhe i rrota meie to Sinor Jose 1. Gomez, the ghost

against the theft of claimed to be a live mar, the son of the teacher un January 26, protesting amuje from Ireno talgado by thirty fire Nica Shing in the Government school. Seared in ragaan cavalrymen, who were charged with out of his with the carter left Mr. Shiang

bis grave and rushed into the City telling the entering Honduran territory.

In reply, Senor Gomez said the Nicaraguans story to all he met and at last reached the did not quite enter Boadaras, although they father. He acknowledged that all the "ghost" Fareed near to the little town of Los Manos, in bed sand was true except that be was a live fellow alone, as be was dead enough and that that republic. The taking of the male was not man. The old man told there to let the young denied, bat opor Gomez insisted in his letior

the whole business was only a trick of the that Salgado was not a Honduran citizen, but a

cataguan, who had to leave that country ghost." because of the part be played in a revolution two years before Consequently, Nicaraguan maintained that Honduras had no right to fy to the defense of Salade's mule.

by a visit from a small cruiser on the Australasia station. On one of the vitits a discovery was made that has broker the peace and quist which blooded peer this little land. The calm of ages has been disturbed by the almost evtral activity with which tessels drop sachor and proceed to load with the only product worth exporting

rock was found, whitish in erlour, very A bard and resembling coral though showing some appearance of having been deposited by sedimentation. At ärst it was not thought

here ca or about the 6th May, to have commercial value, but as somebody became curicus to learn the name and nature

were taken to Australia of it, implem geologniste.

mic

and

The chief donors of animale were:-Sergeant Kerr, Mears. J. M. E, Machado and H. A. Sicht.

Herbarium.-There is no museam of eccat

products in the Colony, and duplicates of the actual articles ran to London eculd not therefore be preserved: they can, however, Es ohtsined when required without much dificulty. The specimens relained for reference are merely berbarium vouchers for the botanical, origin of It was found to be phosphate, especially rich

the economic products sent, which were classified in plaat food. The quantity is so everMCUS 88

ander their botanical

DAMES. registered to make the deposite very valuable. Chemical

The tarious items in all amounted to about 500 works were arreted to treat the rock with nlpluric acid, turning it into experphosphate and their collection, botanical identification. and the compiling of notes as to their origin, sed thus increasing its solubility so that fully available as a fertilizer and the vessels marcfacture, uses, etc., bag of course absorbed 8 large amount of time, but it is hoped that in the tarde are selling their loeds just as this will be justified by the extended information they cobrany to Australia, New Zealand,

at the "South China concerning

placed Japan, and Borneo.

"White men in the Pacific are wondering how dispeal of the Imperial Institute start and also Many more island treppure bonses may be by the basis which is now formed for a future economic botanical museum in the Colors, zestiered over the wide waters. Hundreds of islets sro chorten that have not been explored. Now that attention has been turned to this side is of the bertarium it is hoped that time will be There was a little stir in Fiji a few months font to secateulats a fairly complete set of agooser the exrival of specimens of the phosphate Chinese cconomic plants. of Ocean Island, Scme islets of the Fiji group

The principal collection of wild piszts added ero uninhabited, and so far out of the way that

wee that made by the Superintendent in Korea they have not been explored. It kappens that along their edges ers exposures of white rock in September. Though the numbers are amall het (about 400) they are nearly all new to the

it

os of Ocean Jeland. The ery went up when Colonial Herbarium, a number are additions to the phosphate was shown; "Perhaps we have this the Korean collections already at Kew, lo Fsphering parties started out on which duplicates will be sext, while pot a few wy zrck." a quest for phosphate. Conservative opinion was that the Fiji white rock is nothing better re fresh records for the country or spesies than soapstone. At any rate, there may be mething added to the knowledge of the Fiji archipelago by this endden impaire to explore the neglected parts of it.

new to zajezce,

Fleet-Surgeon C. G. Matthew, R.N., whose welcome return to the East on H.M.S. Mon-

month escared during the year has determined

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

Go the 29th at 11:40 am-The barometer has risen moderately in 8.E. Japan, and fallen rapidly over China.

A rather deep depression is progressing East wards, over Central China, and the highest

Japa pressure is now over 8.

Fresh or strong .E. to S.W. winds are expected to prevail in the Forces Channel, Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending and along the Northern shores of the China Sea. at 10a.m. to-day, 0.15 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as fellows :--- Hongkong & Neighbourhood ... (*)

un Monday, 29th inst, at Sa.., and left again atam. Thesday, for Hongkong where she is due on Friday, the 3rd May, at 5 am.

The East Asiatic Co.'s str. Siam left Sabang en Saturday, the 27th icst, and may be expected The I.G.M. dr. P. E. Friedrich left Kobe vis Nagasaki and Shanghai on Saudsy, the 28th p.m., and may be expected barn on or shout

just.. 7th May.

The KK. str. Hongkong Meru will gail from Yokohama on the 1st May, and will there. fore be due at this port on the 10th May.

The Indo China str. Namang from Calcutta and the Straits left Bingapore for this port on 28th inst, at 6 s..

The Boston Rs. Cola str. Shawmut railed

font Amoy for Menila on the 27th inst.

The I.G.M. str. Bayern which left here on Thursday, the 26th inst., at 3 p.m., arrived at The LG.. str. P. R. Luitpold which left Shanghai on Sunday, the 28th inst., at 10 a.. here on Wednesday, the 24th inat, arrived at Singapore on Monday, the 29th inst., at Ca.m.

The I.G.M. str. Prins Waldemar has left Manils on Monday night, the 29th inst., and may be expected here on cr about Thursday S.E. to the end of blag 5.m. winde, fresh or The G. N. 9.8. Co.'s sir. Afinnesota left sirong.

Shanghai for this port on the 29th April 9 Bonth coast of Chins between

Same as No.1.and is expected here on the 2nd May7 ́s.m. Hongkong and Lamocks

The 1.G.M. str. Greisenau carrying the German Mails with dates from Berlin of the 9th Bouth coast of China between?

Same as No. 1, Hongkong and Hainan.}

April, has left Colombe on Sunday the 28th (*) 8. to 8.W. winde, freak or strong; inst., p.m. and may be expected here on or about ally, showery.

Fermons Channel...

Thareday the 9th

May a.m.

received in

C. Coello, the Honduran Minister for Fore crder to mend and corceal

be

However, a large crowd had come out of the City to view the wouder. The "ghost" kept begging mest piteously to he let out of his cross-exandzing of the nabappy man, gobie confinement. At length after a great deal of fellow got up courage enough to unearth the open it,

This note brought a spirited reply from Borduras, announcing that Irene Salgado, Nicaraguan refugee, was living in Tegucigalpa, the surse name; a most reputable and respected allowing the resurrected" man to sit up in facraer, & Honduran of unquestioned citizenship, his box. Then some benevolent person went happily engaged in trade there, whiba man by cover of the coff completely, and lived at Los Manoa, itd owned the much to a shop and bought some rice-soup, and wine, which the men partook of with a ravenous mooted male.

Nicaragua replied that it was true that Capt. appetite, still sitting upright in his coffin, Jaan I. Ronhe, who commanded a party of imbedded in the earth.

In the meantime, thousands of people osvalrymen, took a male near Los Manor, but reiterated that the animal was not taken in streamed out to see the sight, ray friend, Fatbor Honduran territory. Dispatches grow longer Sylvestri being the only foreigner who saw him. as the controversy wared warmer, Other As no one knew what to do with him, and his questions arose. Then the arbitration tribunal own family absolutely refused is receive the was opened, and finally the broak osme when "ghost" into their house, he was kept sitting President Zolara, of Nicaragus, withdrew is in the soffin many hours. At last arrangements member of the Board of Arbitration and war were made for him to be taken into a temple for

setually a live man. between Honduras and Nicaragas actually the time being, until he proved himself to be

began.