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the Year 1906, and that the roading of the titl be auflicient for the purposes thereof.

The COLONIAL. TAKAMURED soonded, and the motion was agreed to.

VALIDITY OF A JUDGE'S DECISIONE, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moves the first rending of a kill satitled An Ordinance as to the validity of to remove doubts

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

London, April 19th. ANOTHER STATON FOR HONGKONG. Again Mr. George Wade is entrusted with a commission for a status for Hongkong. This time it is to be one of the Princess of Wales

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 17′′¤, 1907.

the Rev. Llewellyn Lloyd of Foonhow, being married to Miss Rhoda Epriggs of Gosport and Souths. By the way, there is to be a novel missionary movement here abortly. It is under the auspices of a body called the Laymen's Missionary Society and its object is to onlist. greater interest in the cause of the foreign missions. In America the Society has been very active, and some leading Americans are is interesting to note that Admiral going to try to rouse the sluggish in this American naval historian and

THE COMMISSION.

A DAMNING REPORT. Yesterday the members of the Legislative Council received copies of the report of the Commission that has been investigating Sanitary Administration. It has 296 pages. The dist sitting was on Mar 21st 1906, and in all, 60 meetings, extending over 215 hours, have been

of whom 134 wero Chinese. After wovon meet. inge, the Commission fell obliged to take up the question of carenption.ollowing is the taxt of the report from that point:-

the proceedings of the Supreme Court of the first statue of her to be erected anywhare.alahon, the great namaker, a great commercial beld. In all 183 witnesses have been examinai,

this Colony during the time Gut. Alfred Gascoyne Wine, Esquire, bold the offie" of l'aise Judge of sach Conrl from the 25th day of Jun 19g down to the present time, and that the reading of the title be sufficient for the pur-

pesca thereof,

The COLONIAL SECARTAKY secondled, and the motion was carried.

BILLS OF EXCHANGE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE- The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the first nding of a Bill autitled Aa Ordinano 10

Princers.

A JOURNALIST'S WOOK.

be among the speakers. The matter has been ander consideration for expert, and Mr.

The Pan-Anglican Congress to assemble in some months, and I have ressen to say that the gate are Kisg himself recommended Mr. Wate for the London in Juse of next year in already been work, so pleased is he with the skill, displayed inject of much interest. Not only will there be Anglican dignitarios, bath ecclesiastical and lay, of the world, but six delegater parte previous commissions, in which members of the froin all

are to come from each diocese or missionary Royal Family have been enbject. Sittings will Jurisdiction outside the Eritish Isles. India, he arranged as soon as possible with the China, Japan, all our colonies, and the United States will be represented. The meeting will continue for a week, and the discussions will be A book is shortly to appear by à journalist divided into six sections; between the maotings of the sectirms great demonstrations will he to the vitality of the work of the church st home and abroad.

Before that Congress meets, however, there will be a striking missionary gathering in the Albert Hall in the autumn to deal solely with the work and prospects of the mission in China. There will be interesting speeches and proofs of the great advanen of the missionary +fort in the Far East during the paal century.

11. We were forced to the conclusion that

not only great irregularities but corruption sud bribery were rompsat in the Sanitary Depart meet. This was unfortunately by no means confined to the native Assistants, Interpretors and 2 abordinate Officials, but there was reason

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and that the reading of the title he suficient for the purposes thereof.

your Hongkong pspors. Is is entitled " A Soldier of the begion", and in it Mr. George the AL SECRETARY seconds, and Mavington's experience in the Frezeli Foreign

the motion was agreed to.

MARLICH WOMEN'S PROPERTY AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.

The ATIOENRY-GENERAL moved the first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to Properly amond Lua

Women's Marrion Ordinance, 196, and that the reading of the Litle be sufficient for the purposes therool.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY conduc, and the metion was cart ind.

PROBATES AMENDMENT ORDINANCE, The XTFORNET-GENEALOved thefirstread- ing of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Probates Ordinance, 187, and that the reading — of the titia be sufficient for the purposer thereof The CULONIAL SECRETARY Seconded, and the motion was carried.

HONGKONG COLLEGE OF MEDICINE,

HoD, D. HO KAFIRead the first reading of BB vutitled An Ordinance for the incorporation of the Hongkong College of Medicine, and that the rending of the title be deemed anflicient for the purposes thereof.

Hou. Mr. Wr: Yox &conded, and the motion was agreed to.

HI EXCELLENCY Gentlemen, before we adjourn I would like to loform you that the hou, menter who sits at the bottom of the left, side of the table (Hon. Mr. Greason) has asked for leave to proceed hows to England on furlough. I am sure that voice the sentiments of hod. members when I may we shall miss que whose urbanity, uprightness of character and

business capacity rendered him sa popular as he is respected applewe}. We wish him a good holiday and agafe return to this country. The Conueil stands adjourned sine dir.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Finance Committee was then held, the COLONIAL SECRETARY presiding The fullowing votes were passed-

POSTAL EIVÉNYES,

The Governor recommanded the Council to yote a sum of Six hundred and fifty-nine

POSTAL AGENCIES.

The Governor recommended the Council to vote a sum of One Lundred and sixteen Dollars and ninety-seven Cents (8118.97) in aid of the vote, Post Office, B.-Postal Agencies in China

for the following items:-

Legion in Tonquin and elsewhere are told with much freshness and charm. Auartist, who also has been over the ground treated, has supplied aumorous skatches and an officiul map, lent with the permission of the French General Frey, will wecompany the work. Mr. Jobu Murray is the publisher, and he has permitted me to poruse milance provfs from which I have been the writer tells his that able to uxperience with bright good humour ever when the hardships of which he speaks must have been considerable. I know Mr. Maning ten when he was in Iondon some three years ago, and I seem to see something of bis por- sonality peeping from these proofs before me.

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CHINESE IN LONDON,

Two Colestivis have figured in Jucal Lendoa doings this weak. A student named La Chang was riding a bicycle in South Kensington when the machine skläded on the wet pavement and he was thrown under a barom eab the wheel of which passed over him. He stained such internal injuries that he has been detained in hospital. Down by the Royal Albert Dock on Sunday a Customs officer grew suspicions about the proportions of the leg of Ching Fin, a cook from the steamship Muchon, so he examined him and found that be carried round his anki several small packets of tobacco, and round bin kuces he had a similar arrangement. He was ordered by the Court to pay £3.98, doable value and duly, or go to prison for twenty-one days."

OBITUALY,

An author with Eastern connections has just died. He was Mr Robert Chimia the author of & number of novels.

DIPLOMAT'S WILL,

Sir Francis Richard Plankett, formerly minister at Tokyo, who died in February, bas left ostato valued at £11,000 gross.

SIR HENRY BLAKE,

ir Henry Blake will retire to Myrtle Grove, Yonghal, County Cork, the identical home in which Sir Walter Raleigh lived, and in the gar den of which he planted tobacco and potatoes. It to Kaleigh before it was published. was there that Speuser read the "Fasris Queen"

THE BUDGET.

The Budget introduced by Me. Asquith yes terday is not a very sensational one, and on the whole it has been favourably received. It aime at conciliation of the middle classes by a reduc- incomes ing of the income tax on "earned under £2,000, and a differential treatment of earned and earned incomes. It also aims at workers by varmarking ccmiliating the £2.250,000 for a scheme of Okl Age Pensions the Budget calling for comment. It must be next year. These are the two chief points in admitted that the middle classes are much more Old Age Feusion's development merely u satisfied than the labour mec, who call the promise, to svok! any performance in the long have come in at once, and although the Death rau. They contend that the scheme aboald

men contand they should be higher still. In Duties are increased on heavy sums, the Labour the way Mr. Asquith Las treated the figures, with definite reference to years to come, it looks as though the Government want to that they are in office make it clear to stay for some time. The reduction of the

in again taken bund seriously. National Debt

snit that is welcomed as a means to improving

the national credit. No less than thirteen varieties of war taxes are still with us, and no change is made in indirect taxation, a maller for complaint in some newspapers who cannot fizd much to criticise in the actual change introduo- His brother-in-law is Sired. Financiera consider the differentiation prepocals between earned and unearned incomes John Jordan, Britiah Minister at Peking.

the most donbtful part of the Budget, but some are inclined to think that the fature will show this step to be as notable as the Death Duties introduced by Sir William Harcourt proved to

THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE.

We now have all the Colonial Premiers with us, and the Colonial Conference is in full swing. In the streets on Tacsay they had a great reception from the crowd as they went to the

also

Sir

Dollars ($659) in aid of the vote, Post Office luncheon at the Guildhall, after which the tree Shanghai Postal Agency, Other Charger,dom of the city was conferred on them. The Hongkong Daily Preas building, in Fleet Street, Incidental Expenses.

was decorated artistically with festoons of reses and overgreens, while chief among the figs the displayed was the Hongkong Ensign which was suspended from a line carried sCTOBE street. The Chinese dragon flag was a conspicuous festure of the decorations. Wilfrid

Laurier referred briefly to the 85-1.22 doubts which had been cast on the success 69,75 of the Conference, and declared that in bis opinion it would sed could not fail, for it would at least show that the British Empire was a living entity, even if the utmost desires of Imperial advocates were not realised, the minor papers on the Opposition sido tried to moshe mischief between the Government and the Premiers but they were speedily disowed by the

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12. Although the meetings of the Commission wurm bolt in camere, the only means by which such an enquiry could b-satisfactorily prosecuted in such a community as this, it was apparent that as regards the proceedings of the Commission, seerasy, had not been maintained,

19. We had reason to believe that certain contractors and others, having dealings with the members of the Sanitary Department, were destroying or altering their books, and taking other measures to prevent the Com. mission from Bnding out the exact extent to which irregularities bad been carried.

14. In Jnue therefore, the Commissioners turned their attention to this question.

15. A large number of Chizes situessos wore sammened without warning to appear before the Commission and to produce their

books.

IG. The result was far from satisfactory. A zumber of the frms failed to prodnes their proper books, although it is evident that sach invariable onstem among Chinese business men 17. Some witnesses Jett the Colony. En books maet base been kopt, this being the

many cases, though books of sorts were produced, it was clear that these were subsidiary rather than the proper books of the firm, which bad disappeared or been tampered with.

18, It has been stated that this was in a mazure due to cuggestions made by certain of the Sanitary Staff who had been involved in irregular transactions, while evidence has beso Sanitary adduced that at least one of the Inspectors attempted to persuade a witness to leave Hongkong, and in another instance did actually by threats of violence drive a second from the Colony.

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19. Among those bonks produced were some belonging to certain firma bolding Govern

which

shewed contracts.

clearly that payouts, in many cases of considerable amount, had been regularly made to Sanitary Inspooters and other Officials. The correctness of these entries have been sworn to by members of the native firms interested.

20. The Commissioners cannot bat consider

21. Evidence which in many cases appeared to implicate individual employes of the Govern ment, having come to the knowledge of the. Commissioners, these cases were investigated by case appeared to bave been established, the them so far as possible and where a prima fare evidence bearing on that case was at once forwarded to the Government, as it appeared these matters should be kept in abeyance matil desirable this should be done, rather than all our final report had been submitted to Tour Excellency

THE BAGUE. International delegates from both sides of the Atlantic have been busy during the past week in holding great gatherings in New York for the that they are justified in believing there was promotion of peace at the Hague Conference in June. There has been great enthusiasm and the some similar reason for the non-production of peace movement has undoubtedly received an the necessary books by the firms already referred

Mr. Andrew to, impetus in the United States. Carnegie and Mr. W. T. Stead were the prime movers, and they are credited with the bope that some real innenes may result from the meet- at informed by one who is in close touch with ings on the Hague Conference. Personally, I the Hagus arrangements, that there is practical co hop of any real advanes being made in regard to such matters as a general arbitration treaty by which all nations will submit disputes to the Hague that cannot be settled by diplo macy, or the limitation of armaments. Ecen the use of airships in warfare is likely to be left opes, for no nation is willing to bind ibalf while the possibilities of such aids in battle are est unforeseen. The most that my informast expects from the Hague Conference will be some discussions on questions not yet rips for settlement, and these matters will later be conference to follow later at the Hague some considered in the various capitals, and at the Morning Post. Everybody is now combining arrived nearer to solution. The greater part to make the reseption one in which the whole | the debates are likely to be taken up with obscure points of international law suggested nation, irrespective of party, is interested in a by the flusso-Japanese war. England, I fancy, cordial way. There is no doubt that Genera) will not press the matter of the limitation of Botha is the hero of the hene. His frank armaments, though it has been mooted, for the utterances of loyalty, his slalesmenlike readiness dauger lies in rousing the antagonism of Ger. to work for the general good of South Africa, many to the detriment of the debates on other

mattore.

to resent any action that will force her thousand Dollars (32,000 in aid of the vole, ad his unaffected, manly bearing bevo made likely to rosemary is averse to limitation, and to come out as an open opponent of it. Hance Public Works Extraordinary, Trainage, Large

the delicacy of the use, and the only other way in which it might be brought up with less Flushing Tacks for Malu Sowers, &c.

Thus COLONIAL SECRETARY-This is ravote.

triclion is by the aid of the United States.

Total ... The COLONIAL SECRETARY-I suppose it is the usual thing—the dollar is going down and the urposes, are going up.

The Governor recommended the Conacil to

COMMISSION EXPENSES.

A few of

of

22. Tarning new to the terms of the Com- mission, the Commissioners in the first place would state that their enquiries into the working of the Ordinance all point to the conclusion, via, that the Administration of the Sanitary and Building Regulations as carried out under the existing Ordinances is most unsatisfactory, regulations.

email means, bas to linguish his property at a heavy sacribeo or go into bankruptcy.

29. When this circumstance is only considered

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in conjunction with the losses incurred from ROBINSON PIANO the concreting and lime wasting regulations, there is small room for wonder that Chinese v bur, ag afrined by several witnesses, resisted 30 to 35 per cent. it valus.

CO., LTD. '

3. The tendency of the Chinese to send their families away from the Colony is being more ant more marked (ride census returas which shew an actual Chinese population, exclusive of new Kowloon, of 287,583 af against the estimate given in the Report on the Health and Sanitary TALKING Condition of the Colony for the year 100% of

$1,290 persone). $36,873 exclusive of new Kowloon, or a shortage

of

31. Property in Hongkong until the last two or three yeats has been one of the favourite investments of the Chinese community, nad kren competition always existed whenever a property came into the market, but the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance of 1903 (section 175 thare- of in particular) bas altered all that.

32. Formerly it was the castor for the vendors when parting with a property to allow tus or the of the purchase money to remain on mortgage, and the Government would bare wigg to encourage à practice which and incidentally brought in much revenue to the Government coffers, but now such transactions boen

soully spell rain, and are consequently becom. stimulated legitimate enterprise in property,

ing rarer and rarer.

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AND

RECORDS.

NEW STOCK JUST ARRIVED.

LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT

grounds. As a direct result of such enforce MUSIC:

33. It is doubtful, apart from the question of without compensation is expedient on economic equity, whether the enforcement of section 175 mont, Crown lande diminish in value and the axsorsable value of property dearesNES.

and Building: 34. The Public Health

of 1903 as originally draftet Ordinance No. was (as was pointed out in the influentielly signed petition against it) the work of a novice. 35. That the Government recognised this to s certain extent is certain by the fact of this being withdrawn and a redraft of the Ordinance made. This redraft was intended to be final but before the ink was dry on it, it was found to be un-1 workable in many respects and belesale amandments but to "be reade

36. Even in its present form. it is a hasly and It teems with ill considered doenment. ambignons regulations and the confusion is made worse by the employment of different Sub-section 2 of this very section (175) is a case in point. phrasessed words to express the same meaning.

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Hongkong, 29th November, 198.

THE DALAI LAMA OF TIBET.

GERMAN RXPLOREE'S WIPERIENCER.

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Dr. Tafel, of Stuttgart, the German explorer. who has travelled for some years in Eastern Asia, sends home the report of an interview 37. Neither the Building Authority. granted to him by the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Principal Civil Medical Officer, nor Medical This is probably the first time the Dalai, bag Oficer of Health, or anyone else is able to say permitted a European to be presented to him, exactly what it does mean, but the inference and Dr. Tafel is nucertain whether his Europeau is that houses of mera than 40 feet in depth origin was actually known to the Dalai. The require double us mob open space in the rear on the north-east frontier of Tibet, not far from as is required by similar houses having only the Chinese frontier town of Huiningfo, in the having two main frontages in different streets interview took place on the 11th of January last. ene frontage but which are back to hack or cloister of Gamban or Kumbur, where the Dalai has resided, on his return journey fromt about against a cliff.

Urga, since the wainms of 1996.

38. The unworkability of this enb-section has in fact been recognised by its non-en- forcement in the case of early all the many Chiave houses in the Colony that are more than 50 feet in depth.

vote a sum of Eight hundred Dollars ($800) in 7 Premiers themselves, and also by the Times and the questions may have in consequence both in the Administration and in many of their age in the earning power of the proparty 10 made a deep obeisance' before retiring the Dalai

aid of the rate, Miscellaneous Services, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance Commission.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-This is owing

to extra printing.

PUBLIC WORKS.

The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Conseil to vote a sum of Two

MISCELLANEOUS SEE V¦ CES.

of

The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote an Seron hundred and fifty Dollars (3750 at 2.

him the most prominent visitor. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, however, usittains bis position as the most accomplished crater, nud his speeches in public have been listened to with delight.

JAPANESE PRINCE'S QUARTERS,

THE LORDя.

of

4 examiner.

The

The au ience, which was not obtained with- out great difflonlty, was granted at the High Priest's residence in the Convent, in a spacious but low room supported by numerous wooden 39. The Honourable the Director of Publio columns covered with aloth. Government had received premis and had ground on a small square platform raised about Works admitted in his evidence that the The incarnation of Buddha at in the back- teen for years receiving reverus in the shape three feat from the ground. He is described by of rates and Crown rent from and which should Dr. Tafel as a very small man with genuine have been devoted to wider roads and more Tibetan features, a small fine noee, dark eyes,

fairly thick large moustache, pockmarked,

and 40. In other words that the Government elad in the characteristic sleeveless robe of the reads and scavenging lanes. had been prefiting by the insanitary condition Lama priests, and a vest ornamented with fine of the Colony. That being so, some compensa embroidery. He gave no response to the groet. for such eatly re-constructions as come under those of the Dalai being an immense silk cloth or tion at least should be made to property owners ing of the visitor, but presenta were exchanged, Tibetan woollen material. When Dr. Tafel this section (175), and the consequent shrin- «scarf of good fortare" Tibetan incense, and

41. It must be remembered that in 23. In order to fully explain what appear to great majority of cases, the Government suddenly touched him on the head with bis Dr. Tafel was privileged later to sea the the drawbacks in the regulations and the through the agency of the Sanitary Board in hand.. failure in administration, the Commissioners forcing owners of property to comply with

sub-section 1 of section 175, compel them Dalai in his capacity bave decided to deal in detail with certain sections of the Ordinance, pointing out where to create a breach of section 140 in respect courtyard of the cloister of Gumban was filled

of kitchen space.

with priests equatting on the ground and listen. hardship exists, the causes for complaint, and

42. Hitherto the Government have forced the ing to the proceedings. Three candidates also the resultant injury done to property and

attendant breach on the other, which is obviously was supported by a number of high priests. amat andersirable state of affairs, and quite The Dalai himself either stood or walked Cole then deal with the alterations which

backwards and forwards, with nu agitated step, consequently the general prosperity of the compdinues on the one hand and winked at the squatted on the ground before the Dalai, who 43. The numerous changes in our laws as he fint questions. If the candidats gave at

Dolai answer tha

placed One of them disre- appear desirable in order to render the working indefensible on any ground whatever. of the Ordinances more elicacies, and at the same time lesa harassing and enerous to the respecting property and the fact that three incorrect

changes have in many instans bad the effect finger on bis mouth. community.

25. Of all the drastic sections of a very drastia of reducing values, coupled with the uncertainty garded this hint to say no more, and as a mark The evening papere says that the Premier

Ordinance, section 175 probally affects property that prevails as to still harsher laws being of displeasure the Dalai swung bis foot round Dr. Tafel's previous expedition, on which be ro feeling of uneasiness and owners more seriously than any other. It is enacted, render tutinesslike calculations almost the candidate's load. has at length arrived at a plan for reforming

defective in the fundamental principles of impossible, ergender o the Lords. If true, it is a simple one, for it

44. The origin of sab-section 1 of 175 can be disastrously, in August be had reached the is that the mombers of the Privy Council may

without compensation. To quote from the

traced as far back as Ordinance 34 of 180 sources of the Hoang 0, which be surveyed. Government measure, the Bill ehall come up

petition of the land where to His Excellency

Arriving later, and on the second

the Governor regarding the Public Health and frection 7, sab-section A) which reads: "Every and thence endeavoured to reach the Dangla again six months

through a hitherto unknown valley at Yangtse open space in the rear, ku, &c. occasion the Privy Council members will vote Buildings Bill, eptember 28th, 1902, "No domestic building "must be provided with au mountains in the heart of Tibat.

45. In a subsequent Ordinance, No. 10 f 1901 Kiang he was compelled, owing to the impass with the Upper House. As at present constituted principle is more firmly established in our there would be very little difference in the situa- Constitution or has oftener been upheld by tion, for there are 274 members of the Privy our Courte tbsu. the principle that without (section 55, sub-section 1) the cams cause was bility of the river to turn in a north-westerly compensation a violation of the rights of altered to read "Every domestic building mast direction. For a fortnight he travelled without

be provided by the owner with an open space in seeing a human being, and in his Conneil, of whom about a hundred are Peers, and more than half of them are Unioniste. But it is private property will not be permitted even

the rear, &c,, &c." The words added constituted of security ho permitted all the animals

Lo the

to expedition

gras a mest far reaching and radical alteration not-attached

nights. Dr. easier to increase the numbers of the Privy for the public good," yet we find that this

during protected, Councillors thon to enlarge the peerage. An section, retrospective as it is, in its application,

withstanding #bich the Attorney General in bae already caused the property owners of appeal to the country would be necesesry to

introducing the Consolidated Ordinance (10 of Tafel had the misfortune to be bitten in the make snob a change. I give the story as it Hongkong leased compated at several lakhs of

1901) to the Legislative Council said: "In

the wound in his tent, a hundred Tibetan stands but I rather doubt its accuracy. It is

sabstituting single Ordinance for the by a hear he had shot, and while nursing 26. Thore can be no doubt that if this section rather too ingenious, I think, and I can find ne

six yake escaping confirmation for it anywhere.

of the Ordinance continues to be enforced with-fifteen it repealed it bad en

of some of the enactments con- them. Pursuit was rendered impossible by golidated NO 145 to preserve uniformity of the fact that the members of the expedition compensation, the Joeses will be still more necessary to make some alteration in the males, sheep, and goats, enly of his boring, that nearly the whole of these amendmente the rarefied atmosphere ats height of 14,000ft. provisions, valuable instruments, language and prevent erdue repetition but were not so accustomed as the natives to were purely formal and the batanon of the The bulk of the law remained entirely unchanged."

and cartering supplies were borned or thrown into the water, and it was only after overcoming untold dificulties and privations that Dr. Tafel arrived with his seven companions at the HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com Zaidara Basin, where the Mongols supplied plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmant, Lait hite with the means of reaching siningfa Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Poudre again. Charmant will enable you to do it. Her

Bad form consists in doing things that other Lifetime. A. B. Watson & Co., Ltd, Bole Agepte people have stopped doing, or doing things Specialities for the Skin are the study of a

that other people have not started doing.

75.0.0.) in aid of the vote, Misoollaucous reveption of Prince Fustimi of Japan whon vote with the Lords. If the Lords reject equity inasmuch as it sacrifices vested rights want of confidence, and tina keep investors aloof. | started from Heiningfa in April, 1906, snded

Services, Grants-in-aid of Other Institutions:*** Imperial Lüstitate.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-New oases ure required for Hongkong exhibits.

POLICE ARD PRISON DEPARTMENTS.

Incidental Expenses, ... Repairs to Hose and Other Plant.

York House, formerly used by the Privuce and Princess of Walce, will be ready for the

that visitor arrives in England in a few weeks' time. It is being overhauled for the occasion. and the party will draw on the stables at Brokingham Palace for the vehicles needed. Un Whit Monday the Prince and suita will go to Barrow-in-Farness to inspect the works of Mesere. Vickers, Sons and Maxim, from which soveral ships have been at to Japan. The works may have another order shortly, but it is not yet decided whether Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth and Company, or Messrs. Vickers, Son and Maxim will receive the order for the new vessel.

OBIENTAL STUDENTS.

The Officer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of Ong thousand three hundred Dollars (81,300) in aid of the vote, Police and Frison Departments B. Fire Brigade, Other Charges, for the following Iterna :—

... $600 Cookie hire,

... 200 Arrangements are being made to increase 500 the number of Japauvre acdents sent to Europe for training. Hitherto, I believe, $1,300 Tokyo University has been the sole ground of relection but now the Japeners Government will take the pick of other educational institutions as well, and the annual namber of students sent first batch have arrived here there will be about 150 Japanese students in Europe, doing a thres rooter of specialistomed int Greaty of favoured for law and medicine, but students of engineering and mechanics come to Great

LAND RESUMPTION,

JAPAN AND ANT.

B

dollars.

sexions

Total, ...

The Offloer Administering the Government recommended the Council to vote a sum of Two i westward is to be raised to fifty. When the the Chinese Minister. the Lord Mayor and obtained four-fifths of the purchase price on thousand five hundred and eighty-one Dollars and eighty-five Coats ($2,581,85) in aid of the vote, Miscellaneous Services, Compensation for resumption of Taxlord lots in the New

Territories:

Britain.

MISSIONARY HEMS.

There was a missionary wedding at Rusherville Nothing militates ogniast emocess like a the other day, the Rer. Ernest Llewellyn, son of

sease of humour,

he roomy right saw a brilliant gathering at

27. One of the witnesses, no less an authority the rooms of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Coloars, the Japan Sceisty having sent than the Building Authority himself, admitted ont invitations to meet the Japanese Ambassador, that the enforcement of this section in respect Baron Komura Among others present were of a property upon which the owner had Government the Premiere of New Zealand and Cape Colony

was equivalent to mortgage, other notable people. confiscation. Lady Mayoress und

28. The mortgagor so far from finding his tions, dads it seriously depreciated in value, properly enhanced by the costly re-construc sa tenants invariably demand lower rents in consideration of the available accommodation being reduced. His margin gone, his rents unable to pay the interest on his mortgege,

An interesting demonstration of the art of sketebing as practised in Japan was given by Mr. Yamamoto, specimens of Japanese art.

also showed a number of

CHINA SOCILTY.

The China Society is to hold its next meeting on Thursday. It will take the form of a Con- versazione at which the Chinese Minister, H.E. Wang Ta Nieb, will preside.

reduced to Ruch an extent as to leave him

(To be Continued.)

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