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lead to a settlement of the question-on- -broader lines. Peking, has not seemed to realize this importance and urgency of the business, but they will perhaps now address enquiries to the Shanghai offiotal, whose

Before the Select Committee of the House off His Honour the Chief Justice, Sle Francis.

Commone it was stated that wenly ruined Piggott, loaves on Sapfamber 3rd, for a fares TELEGRAMS.

motor costs are made by home workers in months' holiday in Japanej Whitechapel for six shillings such.

A censor has impeached Governor Chang Ting-yog of Chakiang. The memorial de

WATSON & CO., sawers should make them wiser. Thiolares amongst other things that the Coxorzor

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An interesting servant and mistress story was related before Mr. Huseland at the Magistracy resterday, when a wousa, living in & Keswick Street was charged with beating her servant

has been guilty of murdering many innocent girl. It appeared that the prosecutor, whose people since the assamination of the late Eos tamper was not quite angelic, wilfully broke the Min.

water tap and when later she was ordered to plean the kitchen the deliberately smashed a water jar. This annoyed her mistress who beat her with a stick over, the bank and arma, hearing about fifty weals. His Worship would defendant over to keep the peace,

A fre occurred at the Resident Magistrate's quarters at Teipo-1-st-wook-which-codanioned serious damage, but the local rosidants turned out and saved the building from demolition among the foremost-fire-fighters was Mr. Last. whose energy was, the principal-factor in saving the building from demolition.

Potier, Consul~for Portugal,," "and": "on "the

[DAILY PRES" COLTIV BERVICE.]

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE

Tokyo, August 26th. Seven-tenths of Hakodate have been destroyed by fire, including the principal buildings and the consulates.

DISASTROUS FLOODING

IN JAPAN,

Tokyo, August" 26th,

As the result of the continuous

Tautai understands the issues involved for the simple reason that some of his con stituents have bou suffering owing to the lack of legislation bearing on the practice of copyright infringements. Missionary publishers in Shanghai have boon publishing Chinese books and underselling the Chinese publishers. They have been doing nothing

The Viceroy of the Minche provinces again illegal, and as the class of books cons

telegraphs to the Waiwapy complaining of the cerned are supposed to be beneficial to

Joku Blechado, who so cleverly stomped from sppomuce of Japanese Buddhist missionaries the people, they can plead that they are

the British Consular Gaol at Shanghai on the Fotonow and ather districts of the Fakien morally justified in giving them wider är 18. isstaat, was rearrested on the 21st. by s prvines. The Buddhist doctrine was imported calation. We believe that it was a pronativo-detective in a ten-shop. When arrested into the island Empire from China several bony publica reason of this nature which he was wearing a queue and Chinese clothon, hundred years ago and it is difficult to know prompted the Japanese Governsent to hold Bud had had the fore part of his head shaved in why Japanese Buddhists should prenol now to

Chinese fashion. He was taken before Mr. G. the Chinese in sees, whose forefathers were their rains great destruction has been WATERS alsof from the copyright proposals of the

teachers for several generations. These Buddhist.. other Powers. It admits educational books charge of gaol-breaking was sentenced to six missionaries claim similar privileges to the wrought in the centre and indeed books of all kinds and of all days' solitary confinement in the punishment which the Roman Catholic and Protestant mis-

sjonaties enjoy in Chins; but as this was not Railway communication between languages in free of duly, and we bave soon calls of the gaol. it argued in Jaçu that high prices for. anch works are contrary to public interest Some of the arguments, in fact, were not malike those recently reads by the London Times during its Book War. Still, that does not fully excuse the Japanese in this connection, for their dereliction extends to purpose, which further rentered the Thrane addressed a memorial to the Throne on the things other than printed matter; an contemporary very properly argues that the Japanese Government has refused join the Powers mentioned, for the mutual protection of trade marks, it has to face al! responsibility for the offences against in-

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OUR LEMONADE, ORANGE CHAM.

PAGNE, RASPBERRYADE, LEMON SQUASH, do, possess the true favour of the finest Fresh Fruits.

the pleasant characteristics of the finest Lime Fruit.

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All the mines hitherto owned by the House hold Department in other words an assiette an beurre for the Emperor of Korea have been transferred to the Dep rimant of Agricul sure and Commeros. This step has two important resulte The Bousehold in deprived of a secret fand devoted hitherto, it is said, to questionable aidapendent of the nation; and in the second as place the national ressurg will profit by a valuable asset. "Money i urgently needed at present, if any effectual steps are to be taken for the development of Kören's resourega.

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and Japan, the Waiwapa has rejected it on the Tokyo and Yokohams has incen sus ground that the Chinese do not want foreigners pended since Saturday. The country. to teach them Buddhing, which has been one of the principal religions to China since the ang 18 Rooded to a great extent. Dynasty.

Governor Chèn K'así-Inag, of-Soodbow haa.

subject of smoothing away the mace jealousies existent amongst Chinese and Manohum The memorial contained five suggestions' recommen

memorialind on the ssaan subject; he states that ding most radical measure. A censor has also

FREUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE IMPERIAL DEFENCE COMMITTEE.

Lòxnos, August 24th

one of the causes of the bitter feeling haterson Captain Ottley has been appointed secre the two races is the length of the period ofiary of the Imperial Defence Committee morning for one's parents which the law dixo

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

days for Menolius. In other words à Chiness cannot hold office for thras juken on secount of the death of a parent, while a Mauchu can do Another after only three months of commendation of the sensor was the abolition of the Tarlar garrisons in the provinces and the reduction of members to the rank of common panpla

**** J. B. 3." writes to a home paper from the East India United Service Club: The Kuy We would draw special attention to Ounfternational copyright committed by of Siam's name is pure Sanskrit: 'Kalalanka at these years for Chiness and only ons hundred

LIMS FRUIT CHAMPAGNE, which laserupulous Japanese merchants and others, ram, which means Crusment of the Family

and no account of protestation or inverging Who is responsible for the absurd caricature of against Chinese shortcomings will satisfy the name, Chinitongkowe?? We do not know OUR DRY GINGER ALE is a beverage of foreign traders of the sincerity of the who was originally responsible for the incorrect Japanese Government in protecting intransliteration, but we are afraid it has come into such geporal use, not only in Eagland bat dividual property in its own country. The on the Continent of Europe, that it will not suggestion that-it-is-possible that the easily be replaced. That univormily recognised unsatisfactory attitude of Japan in this authority, the "Abusaach de Gotho, gives hia matter, her failure to co-operate with the Majosly's usme as Chulalongkorn, and if we four Powere in protecting the interests of spoke of our Iyal visitores King Kalalankaram

wo should only puzzle our readers. their nationals and the hat example set by individual Japanese, are responsible for the

· delightful Asvour and aroma.

OUR SARSAPARILLA is not only a defi,

Thious drink bat a blood purifier as well.

OUR STONE GINGER BEER sizes its -introduction, has been steadily growing in popolar favour

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One of the most rem wykable marine disasters,

THE ARBITRATION COURT.

"BROWN LAND RESUMPTION.

The Arbitration Board consisting of His

LONDON, August 24th) The prorogation of Parliament is fixed

for the 28th inst.

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THE PEAGE OF THE WORLD.

LONDON, August 24th.

TIPS FOR FURLOUGH OFFICIALS.

*** THOUGHTFUL CROWN—AGENTS:

«The Straits Tinier mys: In a recent Issue, we felt, impelled to launch what may have seemal a wholesale condemnation of the new journalistio venture of the Colonial Office. From that position, we are inclined to retreat no jot or little. There appears, however, « touch of nature in the pages of the infant magazine, which, in justice, should receive suol credit ible mention as it deserves. “On pago 9-

to 11 is to be found a curious and -guardedly- Forded set of hinta to Colonial officials with regard to the demands of the Board of Inland. Ravenue, and how to avoid them. It may not be generally known that the Crown Agents, by law, are compelled to retain, out of luries paid by them at Homs on behalf of Colonial Govern ments, the necessary reductions for payment of income tax. They have no option in the matter, little willingness is felt by the Crown Agents in end the pages referred to show very olearly how

their compulsory action in this regard. Excessive

osre is taken not to offend openly nor to’declaro

war upon another department of Stats. But radiate to the intelligent reader how little sincerity lies behind the protestations of

some such extract as the following will clearly-

innoceat intention. Wa quote from page11:-

It follows.... that an officer on leave may draw salary fat dve monthe without paying income tax, and that, ïf be draws no farther salary in this country, he will escape payment, however much longer be stays hero, "a do not suggest that advantage should be deliberately taken of the circumstance, but if it in, no officiat notice will be takeri,

The italics are ours, and the italicized words are su index to the spirit in which these little "tips" have been collected for the benefit of Colonial officers. It is a want of sundour thit. doar credit to the editurs of the Colonial Office Journal. and, presumably, to the departmenta of the Colonial Ofee and Crowe Agente who

lend their contenance to the publication.– No sane person can defend the taxation of officerm on furlough in the beme country on balf-salary. It olear that the Crowa Agente do not make the attempt, but on the contrary go so far as

to -point out sido issues whershy the devious methods. of the fuland Horenne Commissioners may be deftly avoided. It is pointed out that income are taxable where an astoor has resided "at one tim› or several times for a period equal in the whole to six months in any one year," that is, any one financial year, commencing on April 6. ↑ The oleer may thus hare completed five months a to that date, bat atarie fair again on April 6. La the eliters ingenuously point, the utility of apportioning a long holiday over two fusocial years is obvious. An offer from this Uplory with a year's leave due to bim would escape the payment of income tax site, ether, if he England after the first week of November. It may be true that

is the Spring, and the rush outwarde is made in late Autumn, the intention in sack ass English winter. But these periods of migra being to escape the supposed rigour of the

tion are based upon traditional beliefs in the wor rotation of the soutons in Englan

The Vieous" Politische Correspondenz " makes an authorized statement that the three recent royal meetings, and the con-ranged to arriva dilatoriness displayed by China in carrying that for a long time, have bron recorded oncurred: Honour Mr. Justics Wise, the Hon. Mr. W.versation between King Edward and M. the fashionable nesson for homeward passege lest month, when the fishing shooter" Mattis Chatham, C. M. G. (Director of Public Works), Clemenceau at Marienbad, have effected a A. S. WATSON & CO., out her treaty obligations, is not unreason-Brandage was run down by a three-austed and Mr. W. Darby, M.I.C.E., again asembled harmonious European agreement, and that

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able, but should not be unduly pressed schoner on Nantucket Rip off the coast of at the Supreme Court, yesterday morning to the guneral wish for peace has never Lofere There is no doubt whatever that the officials Massachusetta U.S.A., inpated on the tow of determine the amount of compensation to be CHEMISTS, ÆRATED WATER

at Peking are nothing more in the scheme the latter, and carried slong for thre, miles pair in rep of the resumption of eleven {found such an imposing expression. MANUFACTURERS,

then an opportunity to levy farther imposts be checked. The fishing schooner dragged its Kowloon, near the old boundary sadole es to the by the bigger bost outil its momentum could játs of Crown lod and portion of kostute, at

on trade, though there are plenty of merohoz, while thus riding along bres side road between-Kowloon City on d Yaumati. The chants with favourite “chops" who could through this hillows, until the suplar, subla claimant

WUNK Bitu Was leach them otherwise, if they would listen, as they lie te banghai Thotai The proclamation of this official is practically a law for the area, of his juris-

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HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA.

-Hongkong, 23th Augasf, 1907

HOTICE TO TORRESPONDENTS. NET Continuatintiand valatingto the news cotamm Fould be nitdressent to THE EDITOR.

was out. The oras of the dishing boat | represented by Mr. G. K. Hall B zutton, while puggen up the hole reet in the hull with Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown Solicitor, appeared mattresses, and finally navigated their craft en behalf of the Crown. back to Bostou.This story is from-America The judgment was de livered in Chambere, but it was afterwards learned by the Press that the

which was to be paid by April 16th.

ADSETTS.

The United Statesorainor (alvert m, on boned of which Adsoits.it now confined; suddenly received orders to go for a uraise, and the British Consul telegraphed to Waihaiwei for a guard. H.M.8. Clio was at once dispatched, the Galvestoi had been nountermandled. She thereupon returned to Weikalwe with the gusrd. Adsetta remaine on board the

recen, and.

Prieoca provas to ba without foundation in fact. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company arer no to date în detiîle, seem to have recognised and made provision for this now state of affairs by putting some of their magnit cent new Australian linera on the China run during the currency of what old. fashion folk still regard as the off-passage Beacon. This circamstance may be submitted for the consideration of all European re meaning to the official who is andably sosious to defeat the exoticns of the logoma-tax Resessors. To those officials who have doubtless consigned to the limba of Blue-books and other unread and unreadalde matter their presentation frst number of this latest little invention of the Crown Agents, we will in justice commend the perusal of, at least, these three pages of dis- ingenous and naughty but very, auman and grateful hints on the Income Tax and How tr Dodge it.

Correspondents must forward iktir names and ad-marks can now find sauctuary, until Peking

diction, so that in Shanghai at least trade been the manager of the Nippou Yan Kaish compensation was $2,000 at seven per cost, but arrived at Chefos to find that the mailing of sidents in Singapore; but it conveys a special

"dstates with; nommunications addreant to the Aditur, unt for publicution hat, as cidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written na one side of the paper-mily.

No dumymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be insorted,

Orders for extra copies of Dart Press should be. en before 11 a.,unday of publication. After that -hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash,

Telegraphic Address: Pass.

Codes: A.B.O. 5th Ed. Lieber. FO. Bor, 81, Telephone No: 12.

————DEATHS. On-August-16thynt Nagasaki, of cholera, Jone

CHATHAM, for many yours Forman Filter to the Shargai Gas Co., Ld.

rescinds the order. But, as we have said, it is to be hoped this action by the Shanghai Tactai will not nea leaven in the hump, and awaken Peking to a sense of its duty in the matter.

The inquiry into the collepas at the Hongkong Hotel will open this week before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy.

No further developments have taken place locally with regard to the transfor of Adsett the suspected murderer of Gertrude, Dayton, to Hongkong.

The value of the late Mr. Taug Chek-kai's legacy in the Hongkong College of Medicine On August 18th, at Shanghai, Gorkień | was $10,000, not $1,000 as was carelessly printed Neness, aged 20 years

ECNOKONG OFFICE: 10 Das Vau ROAD LONDON. OFFICE: 131, FLEET STEERT, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGLONG, AUGUST 27, 1907.

NEITHER China nor Japan has so far fallan into line with Britain, America, Germany, and Italy in the matter of proteting the rights intended to be secured by irade aurka. Chine did some time ago under take to establish offices for the registration of foreign trade marks, but the regulations drawn up in 1904 by the Chincée Board of Trade were not acceptable to the foreign Governments interested. These drafted a set of trade mark regulations, which were submitted for Chinese guidance in 1905, but over a year later, in Noveuiber, of last year, it he

may remembered, China produced another series which were equally unaccept able and showed conclusively that the Chinese had not deemed the foreign sugges-.

Mr. A. 9. Mibara' who has for som? years Office in Hongkong, has been transferred to Now York.

Galveston,

uring his residence in tha.

THE SCARE IN HANGCHOW. Colcuy Mr. Mibara has made many friends who will which regret his departure, The -Aangobon dispatch states that Governor

The American Consu'-General admitted vo Nippon Yus Kais, we believe, bas, no Chang Treng yang of that city has become.so

Darvous owing to the receipt of a number of August 19th that important telegrams were Agency at Sew York at the present time, anonymous letters threatening vougeaues And in sending a man of Mr. Mihara's business himself and his family for the death of us no Fasing over the wires, but refused to divulge ability to ew York it may be seemed that the innocent students and romen in Shaohsing, their contents, although judicial applications for Nippon Yusen Kaisbs-ara not only looking that his Excellency appears to be afraid of hir Adsetts has been made. to the development of their steamship service prepared for emergencies and is arming all OFA shadow. He intends, however, to 63

from Seattle, but possibly are looking for rearsilable troops in Hangehow, with magazine A JAPANESE KENTISH YEOMAN.".

to the time was the Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamers will be running to New York via the Panama Canal. Meanwhil; there is talk +--Now-York huo via Suher. Mr. Milars is ceeded in Hongkong by Mr. T. Kusumoto. Acording to the "Siwan Japanese firm trading in the Japanese Sottlement of Tientsin was caught this week in the act of deaths. There were only four last week and coehat Viceroy Yuan Shih-bai, received luform

The plague totale at date are 227 cuses, 207 selling illicit arms and ammunition. It seems yesterday There was one fatal cs of small-stion through his overst service agents that the pox.last week.

Japanese in question had been secretly supplying arms and ammpeition and so ordered a trap to be aid for that firm. A secret service agent named

by us yesterday.

Mr. Winston Churchill is to go on tour to

rifles, and is eron rying to pat them so as to Itaportate in the eyes of the higliest authority sure their loyalty to winist Swing their of the province these Chekiseg soldiers are becoming daily more strogant and bratal in

authorities at Haagshow and is just the oue Their. tr atment of the inhabitant This is indeed poor policy on the part of the provincial thing needful to bring on a popular émanto — A. Đi

THE COMET.

The grit now cost discovered by Professor Daniel at Princeton, New Jersey, on June 9th cannot tell yet how near it will approxol. last, is rapidly approaching. Astronomers

The count is visible from midnight till dawa,

A current rumour, says tha Japan Cuisin

prie ca sudden death of Mr. Y. Hoshino,

for a long time lends credibility to the rumour. Shoji, Tamsusahi Kon. The fant that be was proprietor of-the-well-known Shoji Hot known to havo suffered from a weakness of heart Mr Y Hoshino was an Englishman, a yeoman of Kent," as he was prone to hoast, aud a about 53 years of age. Hy came to this country some years after it was opened business. He was foreign trade aad engaged in various kinly of W. Hat his emporium opposite the promises employed by the leto Joha of Messrs. Line, Crawford & Co., and later Kowakidani, itil more recently, he opensl was pat in charge of Mr. Hl's place near

AN INDIAN BANDIT'S AMAZING CAREER.

East Africa and Uganita. His living and Kuo Teu wont to the firm and giving himself and is rapilly itcreasing in brilliance. Halley's Shoji Hotel, where he me speciality of paul frontist, every nook and corner of which out a member of a certain secret society, canend panic in England just before the battle ing. himself to the entertainment. of

transport expenses will be paid by himself and not by public money.

Sorgt. Murrison had thirteen chair and ricaba Gambling raids have been revived again,

coolies before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday. The first two defendant Bed 326 and the remainder $2 each.

Wara

Chinose authorities.

famous comist, indentified with that which

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confession.

Court of Calcutta disposed of the appeal brough

Justices. Mittar And Casparez in the High by Doria Dosed against the sentence of death passed on him by tuo Busalene. Jadgsof Purneal for daccity and murder. Their Lordship+ 678- firmed the sentenca. The man whose career is thus brought to a close was very remarkable in his way. His career of crime extends over many yeare. The story unfolled in the High Court reads like a modern edition of the romance of Robin Hood. Doss, the rotorious disoit, was finally brought to bay in Napsal jungles. terrorised the villagers of Purnea. His abode. after having for a year baffled the polise for many years and bean is the jungles on the was known to him. Ha periodically invade

turned to his dominions British territory and after a glaring decsity tinually accompanied with murder,

Man tizen riober when he emerged. He had been taken, but had escaped from prison ou more than ons cossion. He appeared as an approver in several dacoity osses and will be remembered as the chief witness on behalf of the police in the Furnea bad livelihood case. Mr Gregory, in the curse of his remarks observed that he had merite hanging, a couple of dozen times on his own Ou one conation, after he had psid his penalty for a dacoily, the police, to show their appreciation for the men who had so often floutod them, appointed him a sap- stable in the force. He was asked to make over his weapons, which he did, but the best of them ware kept concealed: obviously for fature use, when he thought it to return to he was dismissed from bis past of chowkidar og suspicion of complicity in a murder, and he once maro returned to his solitary habita- tion and continued his depredation, in the villages of Parnish. The ingenious polica do nothing, bat a constable was depated through a case of archery. When they were to the nearest viling to put the villagera sufficienty killed in this ancient art, bony with their teacher set out on an expedition to hant

the thigh, and another was badly wounded. The Desad. After an exhaustive search they came soross their victim in the dry bad of a river, and a battle ensued. Their leader was shot throng. fantasie dit towelstu nofsigt

of the police and the villagers was overpowered which in the straggle was broken, and the terror

and captared---He was brought band-hand and foot to Forbesgabge and placed on his trial before the Sessions Judge of Purpssh, who sentenced the prisoner to death.

arranged for the purchase of thirty rifles and a of Hastings in 106 is not expeted till 1910, trips in the neighbourhood and raource

guests. He was always ra dy to org When the inrtle was opened—we refer to the thousand catridges to be delivered promptly at his return taking place at int reals of about ful in initiating new

organise turtle captured by the Corinthian Yacht Club |é o'clock next morning, Fu Hsing Hotel. This seventy six years.

Pastimes. His But it may be that this thusiasm for water sports, skating, them rady for laying. -over two hundred eggs were discovered, 99 of was done according to contract, and scelerated by some intl 1060s we cannot estimate he had & fixed addiction to literaturo,

unexpected stranger is Halley's somet, ac was unbounded. Beides those proclivities rasult two Japanese who had charge of the arms .or it may even

be that unidentified visit int had collected a considerable library whose and ammunition were also arrested by the which the Greeks recorded ex being as big as contants he was always pleased to discuss

the Ban.

there are no trustworthy observa with his friends. Genil and toyal, fions of Halley's comet, which was se called on much missed by those with whom he had m vie be will be An old resident of Japan passed away on the count of its period being first sparately casual acquaintance, often to be com uted int Jet iust, in the person of Dr. James Harris. calelate by that opinout astronomer, before somethlag warmer, and they will commiserats Dr. Harrig has had a stirring and eventful life,

But he socusedded in identifying the with his family in their breavement. H and was well known to old Japan-residents for also with that observed in 1531. by Apian for seven children. it is said that be beca

const of 1682 with a previous one in 1817, and leaves a widow, a Jpatos, sad's family of six at Rhode Island in 1827 he thas died in his to be confidently anticipated: Comote sometimes. Last for sport throughout the country with his sterling worth and gesist olaracter. Born Ingeldstatt. The recurrence of this ometi naturalised in Japan (his original 13 was

1759 sud Leto cause its reappearance

fa 1910 Solomon) in order that he might prasiaute hie eighty frat year. He died at the Yokohama Talk to keep their appointments, anil it is found out bin irands. This was antarally in the days his home in the jungles. Lu November last United Club at nige d'elook on Thursday night that the absentsen have really broken up and be bators the conatey. sax (let inst.), quietly and without pain. Ho gra- come dissipated Biela's comat, Brat discovered foreigners Mr. Melbourne, in the Second Court at the dunted at New York and shortly afterwards Magistracy, pusterday convicted a coolie who volunteered for the Crimean War, taking was found on Sunday morning laving the medical service under the Russians. He was Naval Extension with a basket containing at the Bioge of Sevastopol and after the fall twelve pounds of land which he bad stolen, be returned to Americs, where he took a short

shoemaker's shop in Bonham Road on Sunday A nocle who stole a pair of shoes from was yesterday sentenced by Mr. Melbourne.to three weeks imprisonment and six hours in

the stocks.

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thrown open to

tions worthy of consideration. The foreign Sentence of three wesks' imprisonment was rest. He was zgain to the fore when the Not in their youth, by many still living, were and is due hero to-morraw a59 1,13,

and South, were at war, joining the northern remained in America until the Stonewall forces. He served all through the war and Jackson man-of-war was presented to Japan by the American Government. He accompanied 4Lat-boat; arciving-in-Japan in 1833 From

former port. About a year ago beaufortunately in Kebe and Yokohama, but mainly in the

Powers are insisting on the adoption of passed, regulations more in accord with those

A passenger from Canton to Hongkong by recommended, and there, diplomatically, the the Powas found, when he reashed the Colony: matter stande. An intelligent Taotai at that his bundle of clothing had been stolen. Shanghai however by the proclainationalized until found in the that date he made Japan bis howe, practicing reproduced in anothar column, has got of a coolie who was promptly arrested and or being brought before Mr. Melbourne at the Government, and his action may possibly days' imprisonment and six hora in the stocks.

eight weeks. It rauppesved pusctually in 1832, in 1826, had a period of six years and thirty- in 1839, in 1945, and in 1852, since when it has vanished. Douati's is another comet that has absconded into space. Donati's comet in 1858 and the great somet of 1861, both of which were soon

comet proves to be Halley's it may presently splaadid sights, never since equalled If the now

more likely that Halley's will return true to yield a fine spectacle. But on the whole it time, and that this present comet is a now comer

Mithridates two, (but probably only one large yet identified with any certainty. The other comet-alluded to is convalesco to by Justicia who alstes that at the birth of the great comes appeared, which were seen for seventy of the midday sun, and occupied the fourth part of the heavens." This occurred about IJs, B.C.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS The P.M. str. Chínu sailed from Shanghai

Yokohama to-day, and i4-dua bere on 5th pror: The PM str. Blaschurza will sul fron

French Mil. Left Sing pera on Monday the

The M.M. ste, Austration with the next. 8th-inst, at-73) am for this put via-Stigou

she is due to arrive at 6am. to-day.

The C.P.R. str. Monteagle nerived Kab, at 10pm on Thursday the again at 1 pun. Sunday for Yokohams where The Boston str. /contre arloed at Manila- The Boston str. Wyneric sailed from Manila on the 25th inst..

considerably in advance of the Cautralgistraey yesterday was soalanced to fftoon had a paralytic stroke which kept him to his two days together, whose splantine eelipsed that yesterday.

bed.