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favour of the Chinese way of treating this matter; and that if they err, their error is in the right direction. Chinese ceremony is undoubtedly overdone. It takes one back to medieval times, and one is apt to be reminded of the lessons given by the lancing master to Monsieur JOURDAIN na to the way in which he was to approach a duchess to make a how, then three steps, forward; then another how; then three more steps. But China bus not yet been blessed with n MOLIERE to laugh such nuusence out of existence. The mode of approaching the duchess is very much the manner in which a Chinese Tautai approaches a Yamen in compatry of a Consul, the process of deciding who is to go first-as an old British Consul oace described it-generally taking some- thing like half an hour; the and being that both enter the sacred precincts together. At the same time, it cannot be denied that out of somewhat courteous system of

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A mail paper has the following reference to the grounding of H.M.8. Trafalgar The Trafalgar battleship, while proceeding ont of Derosport Harbour into Plymouth Sound, yesterday afternoon, went on the rocks off Devil's Point. A navigating party had gone on board earlier in the day to take the ship to Portsmouth and hence to Sheerness. She was steamjug at about five or six kuota ont of the rbour. The tide was ebbing at 2.15 pm, when she reached the narrow passagent Devil's Point, and as usual there was a very strong ourront at this spot and a rather high wind was blowing. It is stated that she took a slightly wrong course, and was brought too near the shore, will the result that she got on the rooks When she was seen to have touched ground a working party was cent on board from the Thearts arniser, and six dockyard Lugs went assistance. The latter got her off at a quering to 4 o'clock, and the battleship, with one tug in attendance, proceeded under her own steam

to her

to the Bonod. It is stated that she hxx 18in. of water in her fore compartment.

A sale of obsolete warships took place at

Chatham Dockyard lastmouth. The principal TELEGRAMS.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

More than usual interest contres in the meeting of the Legislative Council summoned for Thursday afternoon. It is the occasion on which the report of the Commission should be laid on the table, and doubtless this important prodnation will dwarf the business of the day. The Colonial Scoretary will propose an additional bye-law under section 16 of the Public Health and Buildings

Pollock has given notios of his intention to ask the following questions:-

vessel sold was the first-class battleship Sins Pareil. The road was sold subject to the ["DAILY PRESS " EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] condition that she should be broken up in the

BRITAIN THANKS JAPAN. United Kingdom within two years. She won purchased by Mr. T. W. Ward, of Sheffield, for

TOKYO, May 14th. £28,600. The third-class battleslúp Conqueror was sold to Castle's Shipbreaking Company

Mr. Lowther has informed the Limited, for £16,800; the first-class armoured ortiser Undaunted to Messrs. Harris Dros., of Japanese Government that he is in- Bristol and Falmouth, for £14,400; the tg.bstructed by the British Government tordice, 1903, and the Hon. Mr. H. E. Alarm to the Shipbreaking Company Limited, London, for £3,650; the steam yacht Ware to Mess. W. Thomas and Bous, of Anglesey, for £925; and the t.b.d. Skate to Messrs. Cox and Co., of Falmontis, for £305. -

According to a writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung, Dr Tafel, a German Asiatic explorer, has had the interesting experienos of being the first European to have an audience of the Dalsi

Lawn. The event took place sa Jan., 11, in the Monastery of Gumbo, on the north-east frontier of Tibet, not far from the Chinese town

express its appreciation of, and thanks for, the assistance rendered by the Japanese Government in salving the cargo of the s.s. Dakota.

1 fa) When will work on the new harbour of refuge he commenced ?

(b) How long is such work likely to take? 2() What was the cost of eracting the retaining wall on the south side of the Signal Station at Blacklean's point?

(b) Who bas altimately to hear the cost of anch retaining wall!

3 (a) Has the Government received any report from Mr. Halifax with referenca to motor Bre engines or an improved system of Aco-alarms i

(b) If the Government has received such a will the Government. lay it upon the

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ceremony, the ordinary fairly educated / Braph that the population of the United States caire the traveler in a partially darkened 1 delighted at the resolve of Queen Victoria reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance 10 KR-

Chinaman has lencut how to behave him- self; and this after all is the chief use of an outward show of deference. If you meet an educated Chinaman abroad, in America or any of our Colonies, you always find that

REUTER'S SERVICE.] THE HEIR APPARENT OF SPAIN.

LONDON, May 12th. The baby Crown Prince is making

table The Spaniards are of Heimingfu. The incarnation of Buddha resplendid progress.

room. He sat on a daje, elevated about a pardo nurse the child herself. from the flow.

At the Civil registration of the Heir reply to his address. but presents were ox- changed, and the Lama placed his hand on his Apparent, this morning, the young Prince head, as if in transdiction, as he rose to leave.reseived the names of Alfonso Eduardo, This saintly personage is described as "a little! THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. a small thin nose, dark eyes, blues, rather thick, and denoping moustachos, and u macked skin."

Dr. Tafel was accorded no

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ÉROMUUN KVLJATALIËT. He does not call you "old father, compliment which might not be altogether appreciated; but he treats you with deference and to a verlain Gegree will respecffe is easy and self-po ssussed and generally basthe moners of a well-bred

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It has already been briefly reported by tale

is outimated to have last year reached 83,241,510. Alaska and the insular possessions bring the totals up to 93,182.20). The former figure represents | 28 pervane per square mile, as compared with 26 in 190 Among cities, while New York has increased from 3,137,202 to 4,113,043, Chicago phin from 1,293,627 to 1,441,737, 8t. Louis from 175.236 to 644,820, Boston from 561892 to 602271, and Baltimore from 509,957 to 358 669 The population of New York State increased from 7,268,894 to 8,226,990, Pennsylvania from 5,302,115 to 6,928,575, Ilizeis from 4,821,350 16 5,418,66, Ohio from 4,157,545 to 4,448,567, nud Indiana from 2,515,462 to 2,710,893. Taking the conátry as a whole, issoms that the urbaz population, in plauss having over 6,140 jnhabi- tanta-excluding San Francisco and Los Angelos was last year 28,6,624, haring increased sicos 1970) by 3,912,188, vr 159 per cent, while the increase for the rest of the country -- 4,180.068—was only 8.8 per cent

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Baron Dairoka Kikuchi, member of the House of Fears, Tokyo, and formerly Minister of Education in Japan, and provideut of the University of Tokyo; dealt with the subject of the education of women in Japan at the acting of the Japan Society last month. Probably three-quarters of the population married, he said, and Female education was based on assumption, held by the majority of the people,

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This, after all, he has learnt in bis early days in a very ceremoni ous school in his native country; and if such be the result which is produced in practical SOAPS. life, one

can hardly conclude that the Chinese system, though it may have its comical side, has not also some advantages. A recent writer in the Spretator says that in the present day "as we travel about in truins and streets and meet our fellow creatures at close quarters without knowing anything about them, we neither give nor ex pect to receive any form il deference at all. This is probably somewhat overstated; but it is not encouraging that the writer A. S. WATSON & CO.. considers such a state of things as quite that women would marry. The whale object of natural and satisfactory. It is not what the education of girls was, therefore, to it them to become gani wives and wise mothers. you find anywhere on the Continent, where Scoist conditions were changing, and the ideas deference to a stranger is looked upon as a of woman's sphere were widening, but the spirit matter of course. The assertion seema remained the same. Compared with English to be an unintentional admission that there is some foundation for the com- the plaints of want of something of old ceremony, in the present day, the absence of which is somewhat hastily assumed to be of a little causequence, Take away all show of defarence even to people we meet in the streets and of whom we know nothing, and life is apt to become a somewhat more rough affair than even the most modern and optimistic writere could quito approve of. It has been said that the best manners are no manners, -but it does not follow that ne manners

are the best.

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HONGKONG, MAY 15TH, 1907.

Yesterday there reported.

borass, Japanese children were more with their parents, especially with the mother, probable because good nurses or governenste wera source, und, if possible, they were not sans to boarding schools, particularly not before the age of four- been or Bitoon. Japaneso wires and mothers sacrifood much for the sake of their children and in taking care of their elders, but they had their reward in the love and rev roncs of their

children.

Expressions of opinion have been received by the Express on the desirability of creating a all of misèra in bridge. Mr. Diehl, who originated the idea in the Express, gave the resalts of a series of experimental games he has played with the mbère call." The primary lead against a call of misèrs is the bighost card of the shortest suit," he said. "The were three cases of plague | whole thing is then simply a matter of skill. Misère with partners has much finer points than mi ère played individually, as in sole

are indeti, whist--the two things lutely different. In bridge it is frequently of great advantage to take two or three tricks in order to lose the romainder. It is a call tat must inevitably be left. Then again, the dealer most on no acecant leave the call unless he has a hand capable of misère-a hand, that is to say, which would enable him to lose a son-

The "rubber" between the Civil Service and the Police Bowling Clubs takes place on Satur. day on the grounl of the former.

For carrying ten passengers in ACCESS Mr. G. N. Ormo yesterday fined the master of the steam launch Le Choy $10.

The Snal for the bowling championship of the ciel Service Bowling Clab will be played on Thursday night between L. E. Brett and either W. Kelly or A. Blowey.

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He was clothed in the charac. foristio skveless garment of the Lams priests, the fast being decorated with bautiful om- broidery,

LONDON, May 12th. At a dinner given to Baron Kuroki, in Washington, by President Roosevelt, Mr. Taft said that he hoped the present cordial relations between Japan and the Laited States would always exist.

PRINCE FUSHIMI'S VISIT.

LONDON, May 12th.

A Korsan Court secretary, who was in a slate of health thought hopeloos by his physician one year age, decided to start an orphanage, in consultation with one of his intimate friends,

On Saturday Prince Fushimi visited an Imperial chamberlain. He defrayed the expenses, ors: 1000 yep, of establishing the Windsor Castle, and laid a wreath on the institution, and installed his second son as tomb of the late Queen Victoria. In the the hoad. This philanthropist enbaequently evering the Priuce attended a banquet recovered bis bealth, and was able to see the given in his honour by Sir Henry Campbell steady progress of the first orphanage in the Bannerman, at which Baron Komura and Hermit Kingdom. Its inmatas now number Sir Edward Grey were present, over seventy, and are supported by Japanese

Sir Henry toasted the King-

The orders of the day are:-- First thorize the Appropriation of Supplementary Sum of Four hundred and seventy-seven thousand eight bundrod and forty-nine Dollars the Year 1906. First reading of a Bill outitied and fifty-three Oents, te defray the Charges of

An Ordinance to rumove doubts as to the

validity of the proceedings of the Supreme suct of this Colony during the time st Alfred Gaseszne Wine, Esquire, held the often of Paisu of auch Court from the 25th day of June 1902 down to the present time. First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amond the Bills of Exchange Ordinance, 1985, First reading of a Bill outitled An Urdinance to mond the Married Women's Property Ordinance, 1906 First reading of a Pill entitled An Urdinance to amend the Probater Ordinance, 1887. Fireteading of a Bill entitled An Ordinanon for the incorporation of the Hongkong College of Medicine.

FUNNELS AND FLAGS.

NAVIGATION OF THE, SCHELDT. Great anxiety is folt among navigatore regarding the continued silting up of sind in the River Scheldt, while the authorities seom entirely indifferent to the conditions, which may prove fatal to uavigation. The depth of the water fo certain chaauels is so small, and the channels are becoming so narrow, that larga steamers are unable to proceed at night. Out declared absolutely necessary for the safaty of the traffic the Govarumont has only grated sine. The present dredging operations are said to be totally inadequate to cope with the rapidly increasing sandbanks. The captain of a great liner, with twenty-six years' experience trading pere, zaps that unless an immediate remedy is by the Goreramont, linerg will not ha high tides. able to reach Autwerp, sve on Breaptionally.

mpathisers. A number of Court officials Campbell-Bannerman attempted to obstrust the scheme, but in the Mikado, and Prince Fushimi returned of thirty-five new lights which have been

cordial thanks.

meanwhile the Koreas Emperor gave the sum of 1,000 yen to it. Other generous contributors included Viscount Tanaki (Japanese Minister of the Household), Prince Yong. Mr. Mott

(secretary of the International Y.M.C.A.), West Kouganji Temple, Kioto. Thus, the and the wife of the Lord Abbot of the founder has so far been able to disburse about 15,000 yen. But the means now available are not enough for the satisfactory maintenance and desired expansion of the institution.

CANTON.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT:)

May 13th,

PHILANTHROPIC CALOULATIONS.

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SIR ELDON GORST'S CARCER

LONDON MARINE INSURANCE. The Times notes on April 8th :- A distinct change has come over this market during the past two or three weeks, and it really looks as if the much-needed stiffening process had eariously begun. Underwriters are more and more standing out for rates which they regard na remunerative, and they have frequently had the satisfaction of sosing business come to them on their own terms which a day or hafore they had allowed to pass browse the original rates offered were inadequats. An experience of this kind is the best possible teat of market conditions, and it has been sufliciently

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In appointing Sir Eldoa forst to the high Fort vacant in Egypt the Government has, it is believed, acted, not only on the adrice of Sir Edward Grey, but on the personal recom. mendation of Lord Cromer himself. He may be said to have been the favourite papil of Lord Cromer. He has been thoroughly grounded by that statesman in all that appertains to Egyptian affaire, posses his complete con- fideasc,

and, next to the great financier himself; deserves credit with Lort Milner for the financial reforms achieved in Egypt. More recently Sir Eldon Gerst bus been the present Fareiga Secretary's "righthand mau' Landon, where, sa Assistant Under-repretary for Foreign Affairs, he has been brought into contact with the diplomatic world at its contral,

its most importnut, point. and perhaps

common of late to show that underwriters have charactor quiet but brilliant, undemonstra it within their power to improve materially the of their businous. The loaves of tive bat determined, still in the prime of whole position lifs, Sir Elden Gorst will be able to deal, not the past three months have rubbed off what Daly with the financial aspect of Egyptian little gilt there was on the 1906 accounts, and affairs, but with any social or political phenomena their effects have been severely Frit, by moarty which may call for the suavity of a diplomat every one. It is this common safaring which In a letter from the Executive Committee of with the inflexibility of a ruler. Finance, as

Lay lad to the present improvement. the American National Red Cross Society, becomes a pupil of Lord Cromer, has been bis special study. In organisation he has had con. thera ocenre the following wary aiderable experience, having been responsible in American aid so far rendered to the famine 1894 for the reorganisation of the Egyptian polies and the internal administration of the sufferers in China

country. He will also be notable as the first Consul General of Egypt with a masterly knowledge of Arabic,

The following facts were made known to the Viceroy in a recent letter sent to him by the American Vios Consul General here. I am of opinion they will do much towards increasing the terms of intimacy between Chinese and Americans, if they be brought before the notice of the pablis throngh the antive press.

Many thanks for Mr. Rodger's American Consul General at Shanghai deapatah. He speaks of the $15,000 sent in money as repra. abso.senting 30 per cent. of all money received from all over the world, not counting the $20,000 worth of flude we have shipped nor the 7,500 bushels of seed wheat. As since than we have sent for the Christian Herald $65,000 more, and we hope to ship $19,000 more worth of four os the next Pacific Hail Steamor, I think this, with the transport of 8139 000 worth of provi- sions that the Christian Herald plans to send in April, will make a total contribution of about $250,000 in value, without counting the Govern-

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siderabl❤ proportion of tricks, supposing 'dummy' oslled misère. Thus misère will make for more frequent suit calls, and we have

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The Vossieclee Zeitung refers to a proposed deadly blow levelled at the monotony of spade' ment donation of the use of the transport Egypt it may be said that he was singled out,

IN China there is no dount generally au exdeas of ceremonious politeness and outward demonstration of respect. This has often been mado a subject of good natured satire and ridicule; it is not to be denied that Chinese politeness at times has ita comie aspect; but it is a mistake to ignore that it form of female conscription in Germany. It has also its good side. We umy be amused is suggested that all young women shall undergo at what appears to us the overstrained one year's compulsory training as nurses in the ceremoniousness in the constant nee of the army and navy hospitals and ambulance corps, title of great old father"--olton to a person much younger than the one to whom it is addressed—and the constantly recurring epithets of "honourable" as applied to all

The annual "at home" of the Civil Service Cricket Club will be held at the matshed, Happy Valley, on Whit Monday, 20th instant. Thera will be a programme of adults and childrens' sports at the conclusion of which the

calls. There ought to be no boaoars in misère. It is meant as 'sop' to the victims of conti- nuous bad bauds, and if dences were counted as honours it would make the call too valuable and against the spirit is which the idea is proposed.

According to Mr. Charles Charleton, the Chairman of the Council of the London Cham- ber of Commerce, the increase in oar foreiga

These donations represent on the part of the people of the United States a warm and cordial sympathy for the Chinese, which, it is supposed, cannot fail to make an impression in Chins.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

The monthly competition for the Robertson

the 11th to 13th May, 1907. The following

AN AUSTRALIAN MERCHANT'S IDEAS. Mr. Edward Tredwin, of the firm of Messrs. albert MoCall and Co., trading with Aus- tralasia, China, the Straits Settlements, and South and East Africs, who is chairman of the Australian Merchante Association, and amember

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The

of the Australia Section of the London Cham- ber of Commerce, told the Royal Commission The son of the Right Hon. Sir John Garat,

that in his opinion the success and prosperity of British merchants was bound up with the the new Consol-General was born in New

British suocers and preperity of

shipping, of Zealand forty-six years ago, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and

any legislation prejndicial to, the which he a Master of Arts, and where he

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the other. прод

rings and nou- of shipping question took the twentieth place in the now abolished Wranglership. Some time after leaving his ferences should is considered with special ro university, Bir Eldon Gorst was for a time one gard to the fact that British merchants and of Lord Randolph Churchill's private score-shipowners had to mest foreign competition. taries. Later as studied for the Bar, to which The deferred robate spatern, the history of which Mr. Tredwin traced, was now no longer he was called in 1851 A year later he was

carried on by the shipper signing an agree nominated an Attaohé in the Diplomatic Ser vico, and after passing a competitive examina-

meni to support the couference lines, but having given them his support be sent in his claim for tion and an examination in public law, obtained bis first appointment in Caire on Sept. 24, rebate accompanied by a declaration that during 1980. From the beginning of his service in the preceding twelve months he had shipped only by the conference lines. The rebate was along with Lord. Milner, who was one of his then paid in consideration of his support. colleagues, as one of the "promising, young The shipowners bound themselves by their of the day. In the year following his agreement not to ship on their own sccount. mer

Third thus preventing the -custom which had advont in Cairn he was appointal Secretary in the Diplomatic Service.

previously prevailed of merchants buying goods He received his first Egyptian appointment to fill up their vessels. of importance 1880, when he was made Controller of Direct Revenues. This post he held unit 1892, when he succeeded Lord Miluer ss Under Secretary of State for Finance. Two years later he was selected to worganise the Advisor to the Ministry of the Interior, to which

some four years later he became Financial Adviser. For his services in this and in other directions be was rawarded in 19 2 with the K.C.B. In the following year he married a daughter of Mr. C. D. Rudd, of Ardnamurchan, whose accomplishments as a charming hostess should prove invaluable to her husband in the dispensation of that hospitality which is such a feature of the social side of Egiptian life.

belonging to the person addressed and " con- Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, president of the Club, trade recorded last year did not necessarily Farewell Cup was held at Happy Valley from police administration and internal affairs as

temptible"

to all appertaining to thewill present the prizes. speaker himsell. Such extreme formality

Indian constable 733 was obarged before may be smiled at as a little out of date: Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court bat we must not forget that it does not go yesterday with assaulting a Chinese women From the evidence it so far beyond that which was once observed at Causeway Bay.

mean greater profits for the various industries concerned. In presiding at the annual meeting of the chamber, be dealt in detail with the great. increase shown in the trade of last year. "It mest not be overlooked, however," he added, "that price is an important factor when considering the question of actual increase or dacrease of oversen commerça. In vartain im-

returns were made: -

ROBERTSON FAREWELL CUP. *Mr. F. W. Warre...

୫୫ A == 83 Dr. G. M. Harston

94- 787 Mr. T. C. Gray

(19 entries.)

POOL.

48 = 6 - 96

Mr. R. O. Hutchison ... 82 ន Mr. F.W. W rre...

88

Dr. G. M. Harston. Mr. T. C. Gray Mr. G. E. Morrell...

80

781. $49 85 96 ·11 - 85 101 18 86

in all European countriesas is often supposed. *ppeared that complainant and defendant were In fairness we must remember that the making for the same seat on a tram exr. The constable politely drew back and toid survival of this rather heary social pro- the woman to gat on the car. first. Because portant olasses of cotton and other goods the increase of value last year was much greater cedure is only a part of Chinese conservatism.abe refused be slapped her. His Worship than the increase in quantity. Generally

(32 Dotrios,) We need not be surprised that socal as well inflicted a fine of $7.

speaking, too, the increase in profit has not been

*Winner vi Robertson Farewell Cup. † Winner of Pool as political "olo custom" is carefully pre-

Among the references in home papers to Sir at all commensurate with the increase in the

In numerous branches Mr. E. J. Grist, war wou outright by Mr. 0. The Captain's Cup for 1906, presented by served by'a people af tennojous of everything Matthew Nathan's officid career, we note the, Value of the trade done.

of industry complaints are heard that it is Paul Chaier who defeated Mr. F. W. Warre in that is ancient. While Europeans are following:-"Sir Matthew Nathan is an nore and more inclined to throw aside Engineer officer, and saw considerable activo impossible to obtain for the manufactured article the final. antiquated forms of ceremony, the Chinese service both on the Nile and on the North-Westu suficient price to compensate for the.general Frontier. When the Colonial Defence Com-advance in the cost of raw material. Then, adhere to them simply because they mittee was formed, eleven years ago, he was again, competition, bath home and foreign, is are antiquated. Neither hit the exact selected as secretary, and won himself suck o ever keaner and keener, resulting in a stealy mark; and it cannot be denied there is reputation in Downing Street that he was sont decline of proft". It was gratifying to resort, a certain amount of error on both sides. out as Administrator of Sierra Leone. The added the speaker, that there was an increasing If, however, we look at the practical Governorship of the Gold Coast followed, disposition on the part of the Government to results of the two systems, it must be ad- and then three years ago he succeeded Sir consult the chamber on a number of commercial mitted there is something to be said is Henry Blake as Governor of Hongkong, with mattara

ajump in salary from £3,000 to £5,000 a year."

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The H-A. Line str. Brisgavia left Amoy on 14th May at 6 am, and may be expected here to-morrow morning.

The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived Nagasaki at 5 p.m. on Monday the 13th May. and left again at 10 p.m. same day for Robe where she was due to arrive at 10 p.m. 93 Tuesday the 14th May.

AMERICAN CONSULAR CHANGES. the U.S. The following promotions in Consular Sarrles in the Far East were an- nounced in Washington on the 5th ultimo:

Mr. Thomas Sammons from Consal-General at Newchwang to Consal-General at reoul,

Mr. Thomas E. Heenan from Consul at Odoess to Consul General at Newchwang.

Mr. Thornwell Haines from Consul at Fanking to Consel-General at Singapore.

Mr. James C. McNally from Consul at Liége to Consul at Nanking

Mr. Boger S. Greene from Consul at Vladivostock to Consul at Dalny.

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Mr. Paal Nash from Consul at Venice to Consul at Vladivostock.

Mr. George H. Scidmore from Vice-Ceasul at Yokohams to Consul at Nagasaki,

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday iscaed the following repor

On the 14th at 11.45 a.m.The barometer has fallen moderately over 8. Chius and Formous, and risen corsiderably over N. China. The high pressure area is over the Pacific in Loochona, and the neighbourhood of the pressure is low over the N. part of the Sea of Japin, and over S.W. China.

Moderate N.E. and variable winds may be expected in the Formoss Channel, and moderate S. and S. winds over the N. part of the China Ses.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.06 inches

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-- Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Formosa Channel...

South coast of China betwson Į

Hongkong and Lamocks South coast of China between t

Hongkong and Haizan

8. winds mun derate, showery. N.E. and vari- able winds, moderate.

8.E. winds; moderate.

Same as No. 1.

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