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MARINE COURT.

Monday, July 8th.

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

London, June 7th.

THE WEATHER,

THE "HEUNGIHAN” "FOOK ON" COLLISION,

A Marine Court of inquiry respecting the circumstances attending the collision between This is an overcoat June. We had our June Lhe British steamer "Heungshan," Captain weather at Easter, and now we have a slice of B. D. Thomas, and the licensed steam launch January instead. Benelde resorts are despond "Fook On,” of which Li Muk is marter, ont, the doctors are busy, and we buy our was held at the Harbour Offes gosterday | fruits and vo getables at raïnation rates to the afternoon, being called at the request of the householder. oaptain of the "Hongshan." The Court was composed of Commander Basil R. H. Taylor,

PARLIAMENT.

I suppose it was not the weather that caused R.N., Stipendiary Magistrate, (President), the Premier to kill off a flue Spring crop of Lieutenant H. Butterworth, R.N., H.M.8. promised, legi elstion—but kill the innocenta ha * Tamar," Capiala E. Beetham, s.adid, and as a result Nonconformists are angry "Empress of India," Captain A Stoker, sr, and Irishmon are wondering after all Woolwicb," and Captain H. W. Walker of whether they have done the right thing. The the B.R.Kwong Tang."

abandonment of Mr. McKeons's Bill for the The warrant constituting the Court having satisfcotion of Passive Resistors, who rebelled under Mr. Balfour's Education Bill, has caused been read,

Captain Thomas, master of the B.. misgivings in the minds of the extreme members * Heuugihar," was called. He stated that ou of the dissenting bodies, and these have not June 29th he left Canton at sight in the been entirely dispelled by the promise that next morning, arriving here about 3 p.m. Hoentored session the Government will deal with the whole the harbour by the southern fairway, Education subject "is their own way," That coming in slowly. When off the "Charles will mean, I suppose, another marry time for Hardouin's Wharf and making for the Hong- the House of Lorde, where attachment to the kong Cauton and Manzo Steamboats Wharf, Church is more aggressive than in the Commons. witroes sighted a stram lannoh backing out from There is a big enough programme left, seeing the east side of the "Kwong Tung" which lies that there is to be no autumn session, and Mr. at the wharf west of the Western Market wharf, Balfour has indicated that the Opposition He was then distant about two phips langth, and intend to keep themselves and their opponents blow two blasts. The "Houngahan's" engines active on the Land, Housing, and other bills the Government will try to foros through. Taken were then going slow, having been slowed do wa whim nen; the Gas Work When entering the all round, though there is an uneasy feeling barbour the "Hoangshan" was not travelling among Liberals that the Premier is going too more than four knots. Witness did not blow easy in his career, the Radicals say his thros blasts on his whistle because when launches

milk-and-water owing to the inclusion of the Imperialists each as bar. Aegnith and Sir Henry Fowler in the Cabinet,

mcamuroa pro

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 9TH, 1907.

next day in the Coronation Cap at Epsom, Polar Star, the unbanten entry of Mr. Hall Walker was badly left by White Knight, a savan to one chance. Then to-day there is the preat International Horse Show of Olympis, which is not merely a gathering of: 2,000 of the best horses of Europe and America, but a social event attended by the oream of Society of two continents. Already £20,000 has been spent in the arrangements, but that it will justify it there in no doubt whatever. For the first performance this afternoon every seat has been at a premium for weeks.

QUE ALLIES,

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Rusalan Imperialists, at any rate, and they are orging the Gove roment ta lake every procan- tion to exeure en outlet for Russian emigration to the Far East.

ANOTHER LOTU BER.

TANSAN".

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Beware of Bogus Imitations!

The only genuine TANSAN bears the name of 3. OIR FORD-WILKINSON en the label

Mr. E. F. Crowe, British Commercial Attaché | Hard water lardons the arteries; Soft Water helps to keep them elastic and pulse-responsive at Yokohama, has been featuring in Scotland TANSAN is the Softest of all Drinking Watere, this week on the future of the Far East, and has spoken with anthusiasm of the development of Japan. He regards the agreement with that Country A diplomatic move, and spoke encouragingly of the opportunities for Beltlah trade in China and Japan.

ANSAN is entirely free from the obnoxious tasto peculiar to salted or other fabricated

WATERS,

J

RUBDÉE.

The visit of Prince Fushimi Buished in a

The good results obtained by the rubber profusion of "decorations on mayors and fane. companies in Malays during the past year ars tionaries, commercial and otherwise in England | stiring up ideas of rubber enterprizes in many and Scotland, who were concerned in making | placer, and en the smotiest basis people are the guest at home. He departed with an writing to urge capitallate to invest in such antograph letter from the King and a number undertakings here, there, and everywhere. Even of valuable personal gifts to keep this country the Board of Trade Journal" is taking to in remembrance. Now we have over a thousand printing material tending to show that in Japan sailore and their affloors being entertained that near Eant and Aven in Sicily on the Medway, the warabips "Chitose" and there in the prospect of profilable Tankuba" having arrived to pay us a visit, rubber growing even if the product should only That the men of the ships are having a good be of second rate quality. The Director of the time is evident to anybody who meets them OB Botanic Gardens at Memina has been experi- they are being shown the sights.

menting with Fions Elasticna Rozburg, and from the fact that the mean temperature of Sicily is about the same es in Indo-China, and that the pleats have lived all the winter out of doors, it is deduced that there is a good opening in Sicily. Which view capitalists and rubber meu regard as being more optimistic than practionl.

THE CHINA JOCIETY.

The next meeting of the China Society is to afford su opportunity to the members to bear Mr. J. C. Hall, 1.8.0., a member of the Council of the Society on the Icfuence of the Confucian Clasica on the Japanese mind." This very aptly follows the last lesture on Con- fncias. The arrangements are rapidly pro gressing for a dinner at which a large muster of members and friends is locked for,

TIBET.

I hour that negotiationa are proceeding for the belt or opening of commerce in the Tibetan regions and the Chinese province adjacent

MOTORS FOR CHINA.

Tunderstand, by the way, that the sxport of motor ears to Chisa is developing promisingly and start has been made with several orders for Kinochau, the cars being German and American. The consuls reports to the inquiries from motor mannt: sturera is "equip your ca75

very latest details, if you want to get a floting in China."

TANSAN mixed wilk Milk, Wine, Sprite sto., neither impales nor inney way zaltors, except

to arpand their respectire natural favors,

PER CASE OF 48 HALF-BOTTLES

DOZEN

#1

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CASE OF 140 QUARTER BOTTLES DOZEN

SOLE AGENTS

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H. PRICE & CO... _LTD.

TALAPHONA No. 185.

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$6.25

1.60

9.95

1.10

WINE AND SPIRITMERCHANTS,

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

THE PEKING SYNDICATE AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

A CHINESE OPIUM DODGE.

We have received the following copy of a letter to Bir Pelham Warren, British Consolat Shanghai, for publication:

The following two lettere are from the Tímea :- Shanghai, 27th June, 1907.

Sir, The telegrama from your Peking Cor. Eir-We beg to bring to your notice the respondent published in The Times of this following

Some of the Chinese opium dealers bere have tion of the Peking Syndicate vis-d-rie of the morning does not correctly represent the pori- received information from their constituents in Chinese Government, and I crave your permis. Nanking that the Viceroy there intends grantsion to set out briefly the actual facts.

There ing to a few dealers, who only will be allowed to English and Chinese texts of the Shansi ing the monopoly of the opit m trede in Nauk.

is no serious discrepancy between the import opium there. So far no effois) notifica. Concession such as tion has been imued: but as there is every Though the wording in Correspondent alloges. is not quite idontic, it probability of its coming into feree at any has long hun accepted by the competent moment, and subsequently a similar menopoly is authorities of the British Legation that, intended to be given here and alzewhere, we whether by the English or Chinese version. think it advisable to lay the matter before you the Peking

so that immediate steps may be taken to stop "Bole right" of its being sorried into effet.

in the districts Buch menopolies would prevent other excepties of

has in effect the coal and iron mines

vative mines, which with But this is not

dealers from participating in the opiam

trade are not to, with the

while the Conservatives naturally seize upon thereto. They are progremirg satisfactorily, with every possible accessory, including the mercy of the few who hold the menopeliee, which is as yet unworks by zatives, precisel

Liberal

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INDIA.

come out from a wharf they go to the west of steamers coming in. If he had blown three blasts the launok might have thought he was going astern and attempted to crow his bows every measure as it is abandoned and exhibit If the launch had gone abond she would not it to the nation another example of

Ina patchwork that

failed. Lave approached within fifty foot of the

So Ber engines were apparently maless "C-B" gats down to business ou the atenwer. going slow at the time, While the launch į measures he has pinned his faith to, be will be why still on the starboard bow of the steamer, in danger of shipwreck at an earlier time then and distant about 100 fest, all the men loft his majority would indicate. the wheel and weat aft. Then when witness saw a collision was iraminent he ordered the máte to dear away the ropes and lower them Then he struck the launch on her slarkaard bow with the vessel'e stora, the out being about two fool. Four of the orew of the launch were pulled on board with the ropes; the others jumped overboard and lifebuoys were thrown to them. After striking.the launch witness put his helm hard sport and his engines slow abendin in order to cant the laaneb. There was a strong tide running at the time.

Chief Cicer Gibson of the ss." Heungahan " said when the ship at first entered the southern fairway be was at the fo'c'ale bond.

They

There is sure to

be hot debating over the proposals of Mr. Morley, announced last night in the course of the introduction of the Jadian Budget in the dirantion of greater native representation on the local and Indian councils, Mr. Morley has been the least obtrusive member of the Cabinet since the G、 ernment

come into offio.. He has heon bidde away

tha India Offco and the qushion was sometimes asked whether ba was in the gulks over not getting some other position, or whether he was deeply engeged on an abstruse problem. The latter proves to be true, and in the last few weeks, du ring, which he has been

suntored the weathern fairway about 2.50), 6.8. heckled by ijanse, faldists on bakaif- of the

of the and passed the bows

Charles nativas, bo has shezu a fi rmness, ani a wisdom Hardouin" at a distance of at least 50 that has led people to at last exclaim: "Why he feet. They had only passed when they is the best man in the Ministry. Yesterday, saw the launch oozing from the direction Barl Peray, who followed Marlos, said he felt of the Li Koe Wharf. When she was compelled to compliant him on the firmness Bighted the Hengshan" gare two hlaats; the shown by the authorities in dealing with the tolograph also went and the ship's head weet dangerous situation of late existing in India. to port immediately afterwards.

About Mr. Morley himself gravely warned his booklers minute or two inter the telegraph went again that anything they might say was liable to b and the ship wont astern. The lunch was then read and used as encouragement to disorder by? two ship's lengths on the steamer's starboard thousands of natives in India. It is probabla bow. Witness did not think the steam launch that the warning will be effective, for Mr. Mor altered hår engines. The lunch was then ley has the respect and confidence of all scotione. atruck on the sterboard bow by the stern of the The trouble is that there are in the House two sets "Heungshan", no member of the crew of the

of wen on the Liberal ride, one urgent for more "Fook On" being at the wheel at the time.

liberty to the natives, the other urgent for more repression. Some of the men have been in India: others fellow in their heels. That Mr. Morley maunges to keep clear of them is ribute to bis independenca of mind. readily gave the Chiness Government eralit for

G. W. Kow and J. Roberts, the Best and second ongiueers on the..." Houugahan," gave evidence to to the time when the telegraph ball WR rang and the engines reversed.

cortificato went down with the team launch.

I believe, and the Chinese Government has so far shown a disposition to meet the desires of the British Government. It will be one of the first matters to be dealt with by the new Ambassador when bo arrives from Peking,

SIR ROBERT HART.

The King has given his permission to Bir Robert Hart to wear the insignia of the Grand Corden of the Crown of Italy and the First Class of the Order of the Rising Sun, conferred respectively by "tely and Japan. The stream of orders for the fimone Inspector-General is a proof of the extent of his accomplishments.

CORRESPONDENCK.

THE SUBSIDIARY COINAGE QUESTION.

(TO THE EDITOR OF TEN HONGKONG “DAILY PRE 89.")

thas destroying the healthy competition and the point at isan

at isans. The syndicata asks at pre- thereby crippling the business and susirg sent werely permission to open misez in quo heavy less to importers who will to at the small particular area of a for square miles ne regards prices, etc."

in the same manner as we doue in Housu, 1 world also be greatly prejudicial to the where no objection was rised. It is in respect interest of the Indian Government if such to the delay in archeme is permitted to be enforced especially praation has been claimed on behalf of the

issuing this permit that cou in the present musettled end unsatisfactory syndicate state of the opium trade, owing to the aclion claim has been pot forward by

the British Government. No hy of the Chinese Government.

syudicate which is not fully justified by the plain wording Government in closing up the public smoking of the concession, nor without its boing com dene, and importere, in view of the further aunicated to the British authorities. Gertainty of demand from those who would

The directors of the syndicate, while main- hold the monopoly, would curtail Importation, talning the pravileged position which the which would mean material reduction of their language of the con

them, and was concession gives · purchases from the Government of India's intended to give have never refused to listen to monthly sales

overtures from the Chiuss whereby a better We there

therefore beg to request you to be good understanding with the local pro

people might be S1-Apropos the Government's suncurce.

enough to lake imediate action and oppose brought about. On the contrary, they conceded ment that all Hongkong subsidiary coin the movement and, if necessary, to communicate to China, by an agreement dated July 3, 105, received by the Government Departments are

with H.B.M' Minister at Peking, as it la in a balf share in the

iron, and they The Committee of the Navy League has being retained and not re-issued, the step is one

Nanking of 1842 which provides that British torma for the working of coal, if it shonid bo zo issued a memorandum getting forth the reasons in the right direction, but it would be interest.

merchandise baving paid the regulated Customs desired. Neither of

there why the policy of Six John Fisher and Lording to learn froia the Government bow long in

and dues such merchandise may be conveyed by commend themselves to the propositions now Tweedmontis should not be conducted as &

provincial anthori- Chinese merchants to cry provine or offy in ties, and the only overtures which bare their opinion it is likely to take to rehabilitate

far the empire of China.

beea msds involve number of hosheade in the League have been by this slow process, the subsidiary coinage of

as a preliminary the uncondi times withdrawal on the part of de manding for mouths past. Amongst the the Colong?

the syndicate of the claim for permission to work-in other rea zona are the facts that, inc'ading only the

terms & surrender of the whole concession. If, as Nore division of the Home Flast, Grent Britain

your Correspondent mys, the provizce is willing any may directors love not you seared of it

I can only yet conclusion, I am to say that my directors, con@dent of their rights, are determined to contique, by every means in their

for their recognition by the Chines pressing authorities. To allow these authorities to set side solemn engagement entered into with the

NAVY LEAGUE.

The Government's object is to reduce the amount in circulation to that required by the

how as masay battleships in commission as Germésestition of business in the Colony." That maay, France, Italy, od Japan combined, and amount is popularly estimated at something further that the smallest armoured cruiser in the like two three million dollars' worth, whereas Nore division of the Home Flest ja 350 tons the Government has issued forty to illion dollars' heavier than the largest hip in the German Navy. worth, and their hesitation to deal with the The attacks on Eir. John Fisher are meeting evils resulting in recent years from the depre. with no success and the fire is slackening viation of these coins has apparently been due Even that well known naval anual known as to a belief that all these coius are still in exist Brassey's" is in favour of the economies ence and that they are under an bligation to carried out in the Navy.

redeem them. Hanve any heroic measure wa impossible because of the cost which it would ontail

MAIL ROUTES,

By the measure just announced, if anything like the whole of these forty million dollers' worth of coins still exist, it will take the Go- vernment at least thirty years to reduce the Kmount of such coinago in circulation to that required by the necessitics of business in the

contravention of Article X of the treaty of also expressed Not to discuss similar

The mid monc poly, if granted, would there fore be tantamuut to placing restriclics on Chiness merchenta in general.

We may odd that we are afraid, if the many port the cresumption of satire opium the detriment of foreign drug.

We remain, Sir,

Your most obedient servant DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ln. E. D. SASSOON & Co. E. PAHANEY. CANASJER PallanJer & Co. 8. J. DAVID & Co. TATA & Co.

A. EBRAHIM & Co.

D. E. J. ABRAHAM.

P. B. PETIT & Co. TALATI & Co. AND OTHERS.

to

10 KELotion, would, in the opinion of my

mean sacrificing not only the intereats of the shareholders in this syndicate, but of all those who have, in some form or other, invested money in Chinese undertakings on the strength of that Government's guarantees,

I am, Sir, your bedient servant,

THO. GILBERT, Secratary. Paking Syndicate (Limited), 110, Cannon- ntrast, E.C..

Sir,In a telegram from your Correspondent at Peking published in your issue of this morn- ing.

the following words occur — The Chinees are not seting unreasonably. The agreement cow known

thu Peking

In addition to the scheme undor consideration by the experts for an All-British steamship route via Canada to Australasia and the Far East, there is a new enterprise on private fines already in the complete stage of development, to empate, with the Canadian Pacific Com pony's Vancouver ronte. Moeurs. Andrew Weir and Company of London and Glasgow Colony "for I suppose the Government De clerks that morning wars indulging in their Spadiceate's Shan-ei Bureau concession

are hacking a new mail steamship line to ran

and Sydney. It will carry mails from Great

partments are not loaded with more than one

The chief value of the step the Government

ANSWERING ADVERTISEMENTS.

Neither of the partners had arrived, and the

usuni bout of gossip.

да

fix large vessels has taken, it seems to me, is that it will serve the spuefacled onshler grudy. I anewered an the Peking Syndicate, according to the report

Britain and Americans expect to get considar- able trade advantage also, will be engaged in the service, and the first, the **Forerie" will start on August 16th.

A BUSINESSLIKE DUKE

the

want to keep up with the timer.

;--

Did I tell you chaps that I was leaving?igned on May 21, 1898, by the Slan-si Bureau He once a month from San Francisco to Auckland million dollars' worth of these cośne a year, drawled the languid swell of the staff, whose views of the latter as to the methods of deal- of Trade and the Italian Sigaor Lusz it. The Li Muk, coxswain of the "Fook Ou," said he

if as munk.

incompetence was as palpable as the splendouring with the Chinese are revealed in a latter of his attire. Heard you got the mek, replied quoted at the general meeting by the chairman of a desire to curb the spium traffe, and assured On June 28th at 9.15 p.. be backed his launch the Chinese of the Britisk sympathies, but when

advertisement yesterday for what looks like a oat from the 1 Kee wharf, intending to

it camos to India, it was another matter and

to show what the postitalities are of a return of first-class job, suured the over-dressed one, published in The Times Financial wait to steer west He gave three blasts on his whiallo

Hongkong coins to the Colony and thus put the ignoring the remark, I've pitched a rather mercat Supplement on Febuary

Why do you not begin work at Shnu-si? Government in a better position to consider, it strong yarn, but you've got to do that if you Never mind what the opposition of local before backing his launch out, and when about negotiations were not yet concluded on the seventy fast from tho, wharf he saw the matter of this opium trade. He had been urged

the local gentlemen may to pat righteousness before revenue, but he While people are talking of reforming the it should appear procreary, zame meshed of

Just then the senior partner entered, and all authorities und

In Chins the great thing "Hengshan" about 109 feet off. He rang would point out that it was not right to satisfy House of Lords, one American father-in-law

more rapidly reaching the end in view,

intensely Within five minutes the old be, go to work, "who had been opening letters, called the tus jau decompli, ami if they do kill some of If the

head community would ap to go ahead, but the bel! wire brokas

your own righteousness at the expense of other seems to be succeeding in reforming a part of

last Witness touted to his engineer to go ahead, peoples' revenue. There is sure to be warm the House. Since the Duke of Manchester

Government's warning

and the following our engineers and staff, so much, the bolte, for speaker into bis and

room, demand 111 dialogue became plainly andible to those ther you will have a good case for compruntion and he did. Then when the "Houngehus

coute to the dollar when Chinese sub- debating on the proposed reforms in representa- married the daughter of Mr. Eugoñe Zimmer-

onlande-Have you been in our service seron with the Chinese Government."

In Mr. Luzzatti's absence and as a friend of approached witness, told his crew to ran away: Gou, for some people think the time is premature. men, the railway millionaire of Cincinnati, the sidiary coins are tendered, the result would years? No, sir only fifteen monthe. And is

Your salary $450 a

a month. Eh! no sir-8200-bis, and being interested myself in the Peking afterwards he throw some bays overboard. He Bat the reforms will probably be carried young man has been turned into a winch more

doubtless bo to bring back from Kwang And are you in entire obarge of the counting Byudiosle. I wish to logs no time in placing the was the last man to leave the launch. Jumping out, for they are the result of long thought and serious and useful citizen than hitherto. Now

real frets beinia your readers. house F. No reply. And sre

18 you leaving

The extract in question is not from a latter overboard after the collision,

was discussion between the Government here and it is announced that the Duke interds to enter circulating throughout the province Bit would because of a differecos with the firm regardiak of Mr. Luzzatli, but is taken from a speech of a passing sampat. picked up by

the great factories where his father-in-law has notations for Hongkong subsidiary cuius and a short pauze.

management of our branches Dead silence, Mr. Carl Meyer at the shareholders' meeting, that be altogether desirable ? The exolange tho

Then the old man-You shroff who went below to get the just before the collision was drowood.

This is a small colony. The advertisment you Captain, Thomas-How- was it that the

zaswered was for the situation you are leaving xswain's certificate was handed to a sergent

on Saturday. That will do.-Straits Titans. of the Water Pollos P

ho

The the authorities in India

oney.

Witness-I wont to the launch afterwards,

but could not Had it,

2

Captain Thomas-How is it the No. coxswain took the launch from the wharf?

The President-There Reet UnnGORSKATY quations, Captain Thomas.

Captain Thomas They lost to this, Sir: This man was the only one who boarded the "Heungshan" dry, and yet le anys he was the jast to jump off the sinking Isanch into the

water.

The President (to witness) - Yonay you wers

All round it is a step

tung

the

Hongkong coins which are

which may prove of inmoase importance in the his railway cars made, so as to gain a knowledge given in to-day's Daily Proos shows the die should be more careful in your statements, Sir Lator on at that meeting Mr. Lascatti gave hig

bistory of India.

ME. CHAMBERLAIN'S HBALTR.

I saw Mr. Chamberlain the other day driving with his wife in Hyda Park. He seemed

of the practical side of milway work.

RUSSIA AND MANCHUBIA,

not

Carl

explanation exactly of what took place as follows:- count rates on 20-cent pieces to be ?7) per

Mr. Luzaatti-I would like to make a for cent, and on 10-cent pisces 8:00 px cout. The The Russians are much perturbed as to the

reworks,

The obsirman, having had a long Government's warning, if affective, would have

time to prepare bis progreen of Japan in Manchuria. Ae a matter

eh has come here and spu bronzed and hearty, and I saw no signs of the of fast the opinion in St. Petersburg is strongly from circulation in the province of Kwang- the result of withdrawing Hongkong coins

THE SILK INDUSTRY.

made a long statement, and I su surprised that my poor personality should have copied the extreme weakners I had read of in the reports divided. The Bureanorats are of opinion that

of largest

the part The British Vice-Consul at Portland, Maine, answering it is enhanced by the fact that I have Tho dificulty of spesch. of his arrival in London, I am assured; how-

Booner or later thero must be another reckoning tang, and they would probably be returned

not speak in ever, by a man who witnessed that arrival that in the Far Enst with Japan, while there is large to the Colony in shiploads. And the eff et gives some interesting facts in regard to the te

Fevelopement of eill aufseturs in the United foreign tongue. However, there are one or two

my own language, but in when the ex-Colonial Secretary attempts to body of cutside opinion, on the other hand, that on exchange rates would be-What ? Ca

Blates since the year 1870. In that year the points that I cannot let pats. As to the remark walk the great change in him is at once notios enough money has been spent, and revenge tainly the rates would be improved value of silk goeds of all kinds manufactured in with regard to the billing of the engineer, there able. He is not likely to appear in the House should be put out of mind. Although nomi- thereby, and the Government's remedial the country amounted to £2,442,192, while these of Commons, at least for a long time.

part toof the chairman. I will repeat to At the anlly Japan har evacuated Southern Manchuris, measure looks for all the world like a huge importations for the same year amounted to se been quite a misusderstanding on the

£4,344,196. In the year 1900 the value of aid

you what only

To Mr. best he will continue to mure among bie and Russia has cleared out of Northern Man-joks. However, until we see the result of the

goods imported was £5,9 0.707 and the ear

kitto. I and this to him orokids at Birmingham. Some of his old oharis, on paper, yet as a matter of fact neither Government's action it will be consoling to value of those manufactured in the United an engineer Meyer. What I said was that

Msy in a private conversation which I should never friends, who anticipated better things from his evacuation is a reality. Russia is operating in cherish a hope that the balk of these forty States was 231,451,62. 1a 1900 there were have thought Mr. Carl Meyer would have come Continental trip quite lest control of their Northern Manchuria and finding it unprofitable, million dollars worth of subsidiary coins have 183 silk walls at of £182104-5, and with forward and made public. What I did say was

combined capital of giving an mations when he was carried from the train to for Japan is using every skilful trade means to sirely boan melied down by speculating employment to 65,416 hands. At the present that egiter may be killed, and Ide tot think his carriage the other day, His sous and wife divert commeres into Japanese channels, and Chinese, and that the object of the Government time over 79,000 hands are employed in this it is fair for the chairman to have put it in the watch over

bin with touching care, and is nesiduously getting on good terms with the may be attained to something less than thirty industry. In 1870 the number of yards of silk way he bas, because I added that I do not one or the other of them is always with Manchurians, in the hope of presently bridging years. Yours truly,

think any engineer will be killed, because manufactured in the country was the Chinese always aduit accomplished facts. 1,026,422 yards, against $7,040,985 yards in That is what I said. It is quite possible Mr. him. Mr. Amator Chamberlain, by the Manchuria into estrangement with China and

CHOPPED DOLLAR.

1900. According to mercantile reports the Carl Meyer di Second Engineer Roberts resailed, said tha | way, is putting himself

did not understand me, but my assidue nely establishing it ee an independent kingdom under

United States in 1000 stood third in Hongkong, July 8th.

the witness boarded the steamer about ten minutes into the Protectionist fight, that it would Japanese protection, similar to Korea. Chinese

countries of the world is the mauafacture of idea was not that an engineer was to go to after the collision, and he was the only man who appear that he is determined that the cause

Additional weight is lost to the rumours that silk goods. In 1960 there was imported into Bhan-si and get kille are being enconraged to settle within the Bus have been lately current in Vienus of an country 11.259.810 The of row silk, valued

"The Chairman-I did not my so. "Mr. Lazzatli-Those rentiments of ku- was not wet.

shall not fail finally, before one of his name has sian sphere of influence and Japanese are being approaching dynastic crisis in Portugal by an at 8,99,935, or very nearly 168. per b. Raw maulty of the ghairman are sentiments which

told off to load friendly Chinese soldiers in case announcement made by Prince Miguel de silk, at the present time, costs about 18s per profess in the same degree as himself." of war. In other words Japan is losing no op- Braganza in the leading Vienna papom this Ib. The attempt has been made many times portunity of getting all the Manokurio trails morning (Jane sib). Prines Miguel makes to cultivate the silkworm in the United States, to the starvation of the Hazzians, and secondly invitation, he is realyte ascund the Portaguono

the definite statement that, should he receive an but with indifferent success. steadily preparing so that in the event of throne. Prinne Miguel is at prosent living the hostilities an essy run may be possible to the life of an offer in the Austrian Army at that it is difficult to tell if they have any,

Beebenstein,

on board at the time of the accident?—Yes. ·

And you jumped overboard P-Yes. Then how was it you wara quita dry when you boarded the "Hengshan "P-I did not go aboard the "Hoangshan."

The inquiry was adjourned till Wednesday.

Women want to be on an equality with man; let them show their mettle by showing preference for the society, undilutad, of their

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had another chance to load it to viotery.

▲ HOMEY WEIL.

This has been a busy week. The Deeby with an Irish-American winner in Orby, the property of Hinhard Croker, the ex-Hour of the Tam many Hell organisation of New York, my | the dafont of the favourite Slieve Gallion, and'

goods

the

Some people are so reserved in their manners

I

The general feeling the time was that the use made by Mr. Carl Meyer of a private conversation, especially in a paraphrase, was most unfair and majustifiablo.

Iam, Bir, yours faithfully,

H. MATO. 19,the Pryors, Hampstond, June 3.