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A FALSE TRADE DESCRIPTION. Wong Bing-cho, master of the Yat Bing Loong piece ganda shop, No 6, Mercer Street, and Chi Chuk, the accountant appeared before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Polico Court yesterday on tummour, to answer charges of exposing for sale and having in their possession ten pieces of turkey red cotton to which a false trade description was applied; and with selling one piece

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Mr. F. B. L. Bowley (of Messrs. Dennys sud Bowley) prosecuted, and Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and. Grist) appeared for

the defendants,

Mr. Grist-1 would like to know whether my friend appears as Crown Solicitor or as a private prosecutor. Either be apponra for tho plaintiff, who is nominally a plaintiff, or else be appears to preseente as Crown Solicitor. It is a matter of very great importance,

Mr. Bowley-The complainant on the record is Eergemat Watt. The actual complainants are Meters, Alexander Rose and Co. I upwar for them.

Mr. Grist pleaded not guilty on behalf of the

defendants,

Mr. Bowley said the ebarge was brought under section 3 of the Morchaadise Marks Ordinance, 1890, subsection 2, which eatcled that every person who sold, or exposed, or had iu bie possession for sale, any goods to which any false trademark, or false description had been applied, unless he proved certain things, to be guilty of an offence against the Ordinance Under subsection 1, any person found guilty was liable on conviction to a term of imprison.. ment of not more than four months or a fine.

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Mr. Bowley--The sergeant went back to the shop and said he did not think the weight was correst. Of course this put the men on thoir guard.

Mr. Grist-That is an unfair statement again.

Mr. Bowley.I submit that the charges have been provod.

FUNNELS AND FLAGS.

A Contular report, iammed from Washington, states that in 1904 2,679. British vessels, with a tonnage of 8,833,299, and 642 German vessels, with a tonnage of 1,989,561, passed through the Suez Canal. In 1906 2.885 British, with a tonnage of 5,240,931, and 588 Gorman vessels, with a tonnage of 2,153,554 passed through the CATIA), On this besia British shipping has Wong Sing-cho said the other defendant was decreased by 346 vessels and 533,088 toar, while Germany has increased her shipping by forty- kis foki, and acted under his instructions,

aix vessels and 185,991 tons, within the two When the Sergeant questioned him about the reare, or British ships and toupage have weight of the cloth, witness said Japanese decreased 13 and 6 per cent, respectively, while goods are so, if you do not want to buy them Germany has incressed 8 and 9 per cent. re- you need not. The gods were invoiced fromspectively during that period. In less than ten Japan as 3lbs. He did not weigh them in the years, if Germany maintains her ratio of ip- oresse she will be sending through the canal as many abips ss Great Britain, and in nineteen ordinary course of business, and tho label was

years the German tonnage passing through the put on by the manufacturer.

canal will equal that of Great Britain,

Cross-examined-Wilace, imported 480 pieces of the turkey red and sold all bat ten: They all had the 3lbs, label on the..

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You know perfectly will when you soki them that the bales did not weigh 31be!

Mr. Grist My friend knows he einnot ask !hat question.

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The fifth steamer, the Asturias, of the A class of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Compiny was successfully launched from Messrs, Harland and Wolff's yard at Belfast, last month. The 4starias is 535ft in length, and has a gross register of about 1250 tons. She is intended to ruake her first voyage in the Australian mail Mr. Bowley I will act press it, but in a service, sailing on January 24 next. The new recent ease at the Supreme Court the Atateamier City of Paris, launched on August 19 by Messrs. Barolay, Carle, and Co., flasgow, torney-General asked a whether he had ran her trials on the Clyde. The vessel, which has been built for the Eastern passonger trade committed a murder.

of the Ellerman City Line, is of 9,200 tons, and After Mr. Grist had again addressed the Court, Bis Worship fined the first defendant has engines of 9,000 bp designed to give a speed of 15 kaota, She will carry 250 first-class $50, or two months' impriscamont on the first and 70 second-class passengers and also a large charge, and cautioned him or the assoud. The number of third-class passengers. The trials second defendant he discharged, and made an proved satisfactory, a speed of over I knots

being obtained on the measured mile. order for the, forfeiture of the ten pieces of gords which

the defendant had in his possERRĴOD.

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Umbria, Iverais, and Sexonia 10 0 Compated with the ordinary winter rater these fires show rednotions of £1's. for the Lusitania, 6. 10s, for the Campania and Lucanis, for the Carmania and Carouir. and £3 10s, and £3 respectively for the other

steamers named. The low rates were to come into aporation immediately for passengers from America to Figland but for the west word voy. age the new rates will not come in till Novem ber 1: The Cunard cuts for the beat steamers are wole drestic than those made by the White Star Liner their first-class steambre, on which the largest reductions were £1 10. The Canadian Pacific and Allen Lines have joined in the teamslip rate way, their rates having been reduced to Eil and £9 £r Arst-class and £9 and 27 for second-class passages.

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Early in October tenders for the new Com- monwealth mail service have to be went in, and the presumption is that when the contract is finally placed it will involva a certain amount of ship construction in this evaniry. In the meantime, the tendency is all in favour of bigger bosle in the Australian rade, It is announced that Mears, William Luzd. and Son, of the Blue Anchor line, have placed an order for twin-corów passenger and carge steamers of large tonnaga for their Australian service by Way of the Cape. Mr. William Lund, like many another successful steamship owner, was firat possesed of a fleet of railing ships. Then, turning to steam, he started the Blue Anchor line of steamrhips with the Deloomyn, of 1818 tons, which offered the first regular direct steam between England and Australis. The size of the inoressed to about 5,000 tons. Then came the twin-screw steamer Commonwealth, of 6,611 tons, followed by the Geelong, of 7,954 ans. The Blue Anchor liners carry the malls between the Cape and Australia.

company's contract for the carriage of mails to ↑ the Far East, which expires neki April. It is probable, the directors think, that a faster and more frequent servies will be made a con- dition of its contiuhsbce. They are, therefore, proposing to transfor the Empress of Britain and Empress of Ireland to the Pasillo, and to build two larger and faster boats to take their place on the Atlantic. It is this arrangement of the which would lead to the shortening journey to Japan. The Empress of Britain and Empress of Ireland already hold the record for tire passage belwan Liverpool and Quebec, with their journey of a little under six days. The now and faster bosts which are to replace them would therefore creste yet a new Atlantic speed record.

An unprecedented incident in shipbuilding was promised leat month. Early in October Messrs. Haiding and Wolff, of Belfast, were to Laaneb a new bow portion for the White Star liner Sueu, which ran ashore near the Lizard. A good two-thirds of the vessel was salved and

Now the taken to Southampton for repair, new bow which has been built for her was to he towed round from Relfast to Southampton, and the ship to be rendered once more complete. It ia believer that is will be the first time that a pirce of a ship's hall has been launched, and certainly it will be the first time that it has bees the subject & long towags: The new fragment, if the expression may be employed, is described as almost as tall as it is long, and it will be launched stem on, for obrien reasons. For the parpons of the voyage that part of the new bow which will be immediately joined to the Succie is suck wed with a wall of steel plates. In other ways elaborate precautions have been taken to secure the safety of the bow while in transit Powerful tugs were to be employed to tow it round to Southampton, the time of the voyage being chesen with due regard to the prevailing weather.

A seond attempt to float the Holt steamer Patroclus at Portland was not successful. The team pumps, although there are seven of them; ere not able to control the looks, and four mole This salvage propa have been despatched. operation has so far been much fascured by Weather; a westerly gale would be disastrous in the Patroclus's position on the west of Portland Is'and.

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A sufficient interval for checking the text) having elapsed, the semisficial Wolff Bureau eirenlated the speech delivered by the Emperor] on the occasion of the unveiling of the Memorial at Memel to commemorate the residence in that town of the Prassian King Friedrich Wilhelm 111. during. Napoleon's occupation of his country, a hundred

years age, and the measures adopted thero preliminary to the War of Liberation. The oration bears B strongly religious entour'ng. It was delivered in reply to an addros by the chief burgomaster, and its full text is followe:

en very grateful to you for the invitation which you sent me and wish to express to you my inllest appreciation of the beautiful, worthy, und tenching festival with which you have bonoured the memory or my illustrions great- grandparents. I thank the citizens for their warm and splendid reception, and for the de- coration of the town. The year 1807 teaches that the movement of the people found its basis and ite source when the people was once more The rex Canard liner Mauretanis, sister true to itself. When the heavy blown of fate: were track, it did not, as bas happened in other ship of the Lusitania, concluded her four days see trials on Saturday and returned to Messis esses in the history of peoples, rise up in Swan, Hunter, and Wigham-Richardson's striping the example of the exalted Royal pair, ingratitude sgainst its ruling Honge, but, follow- yard at Wellsend. Her avongs speed

the trials, and he frequently accom

tion that the punishing hand of God had im- twenty-six and three-quarter knots an hour it humbled itself, and recognised in its bumilia- are much he twenty-seven and three posed probation upon it. This recognition le 1 to self-communion, and the self-commazion bat quirter knots. The best performance of the

an a consequence that it bethonght itself of the Lusitania during her trial rana was a fraction under twenty-six and a half knots an hour, word of God, in a word, that it returned to re- The contract speed of the Mauretania is only ligion. Our forefathers listened to the word of God, ttoy obeyed Him and trusted Him, and twenty-five krots. Thousands of persons watched ¡be return of the vessel, and He did not leave them in the lure. This ir the dexterous work of turning her in the in brief, the lesson which we have to learn from narrow Tyne, B tank that was made the year 1807: The Bra trust in God which the extraordinaily difficult en account of the Royal Honse and its people had in common. number of small, orest, in die ver. No Toe recognition of the Divine will in time of

cial statements about (be Mauretanis's trial raise us up again. trials have been made public, but there is little that Lerans, prinolpally at three quarter speed, doubt that they were highly satisfactory, and (xceeded expectations. The trial she made were chiefly in the direction of testing her macbinery, She will Lave to be placed in dry deck for some time before she can go to sea regularly. The decking will take place at liverpool as soon as the vessel is absolutely finished.

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of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore bonds, for annoying irritas tina, and ultra- tive weaknesses. and for any cana- tive, antiseptic pur- poses which readily suggest theirselves, as well as for all the purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery.

His Worship-The maximum fine is $4, Mr. Bowley-Yes, and forfeiture of the

The N.C. Daily News of Oct. 26th says:- An American Damed. Deminit is due here goods. Proceeding, he said trade des- oription was defined in section of the to-day from Chungking and probably will Ordinance, subsection 1. In this case lappsar before the U. 8. Cont for Chins on Monday morning on a charge of manslaughter. description was n to the weight of the goods. Demiril went up the rapids in a Chinese boat The facts were that Bergeant Wall weat to nearly a year ago iad caused some trouble at the defendants' whop on Outober 21st anilasked Ichaug by not reporting bis destination nor a passport. He aus delayed there, for a piece of what was generally known as obtaining and in consequence of a report tarkey red cotton cloth largely used for forwarded to Chungking the American Consul purposes of decoration. Fargeaut Watt who at that Port was on the look-out to prevent him understood and spoke Chinese, asked the going further West, as Chungking in the last Western Treaty Fort, sail the presence of second defendant for a. picce of tarkey red. foreigners, other than missionaries, at Chengtu The man produced a piece from a vase containing

is almost invariably the cause of Consular dis a number of similar pieces, showed it to approval and trouble with the Viceroy. For the Sergeant Watt and told him the price would native authorities are in constant dread that the be so much. After a little bargaining the location of several Consular representatives àill be followed by an infiar of merchants into the price agreed on was $1.15. Sorgent Watt expilet of Szechuan. There is not, however, paid the money and received a receipt from the any American Consul-Geveral at Chengtu and accountant in which the cloth was described Mr. Mason Mitchell of Chungking has to

The exercise supervision over the whole province, as "ons piece 31bs. scarlet plain cloth."

Denivil went past Chongking without "lbs" was in English characters.

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seen and, it appeare, called at Chengto Sergeant weighed the cloth, and would tell his before proceeding on le Yanen Province, Worship that it weighed only 2lbs. After Yunnan buzzel like a disturbed hive of been as the solitary foreigner wandered through leaving the shop Sergeant Watt returned and

Ebe country forcing, the nativa official s kaid he did not think the cloth by The

to provide him with pack animals. First le said he was

and later master suid-It does not matter that

a the natives understood that he was the way we get it from Japan," and showed him

missionary on his way to open up a mission at what purported to be the invoice for the cloth.

sebienia. The natives were easily given to Mr. Bowley submitted that on those facts he misconception, for foreigners are not in the was entitled to a conviction, as it was obvious habit of exploring those hostile regions as a that when a person sold a piece of cloth asked whim. A report was sent back to Chungking, on Juuo 4, saking the American Consul to cause -3lbs and it only weighed 21bs that the ticket

Lensinil, but if they reached him, they were Was a false description.

diergarded and hejurusyed on towards the Tibetan border. In order to go still further a tant of yake was obtained and a dispute arose with a party of soldiers over some of The draught animals. During the disturbance, which occurred at Antants, which is about six

Another line running to Australia by way of days' journey from Batang, & Chinese was shot dead, it is alleged, by Deminil. The Native South Africa has come in for some congratula therities then deemed it essential to take tion lately. This is the Abordean line-no

mon Fatherland. Dominil was arrested and closely identified with the White Star-whose the party started on the long journey back steamship Miltiades has just completed a very to Chungking. Shortly afterwarde a report successful emergency ran to Australia and back received here that the prisoner had jumped with the mails, by way of the Suez Canal. Cross-examined-Do you know Chow Kwesterboard from the Chinese ganboat of which At short notice she was requisitioned to take the Lo was travelling, and that he was drowned. place of the Orient mail boate. On the untward. or the Tai Ling, customare of yours-No,

Now, would you be surprised to hear that the That however, was not the oase, for the small vegage the falled the requirements of the pisce before the Court was sold at a weight of military mandaria in charge of the prisoner mail contract with exactness, and on the had swim ashore, re-arrested him and ultimately homeward rum reached Suez a whole day in 24lbs the other day?-Not by us.

arrived with his prisoner at Chungking ads

advance of the timetable. She proved herself, without any further mishap. The Viceroy in fact, well able to sustain the part which she a weight of 2lbs; is that surprising I am communicated with the American Consul had been unexpectedly called upon to play. And the agents will be held jointly responsible not have endowed it with abilities eo splendid. proposed Socohow-Hangchow. Vingpo, railway”

sad gave bis personal word that the charge The Miltiades, which was built in 1903, isa preferred by the Yunnan authorities was correct. twin-soran steamer of 6,799 tons. She has The actual weight is 11b, 9oz.; you cosi' Mr. Mitchell, however, explained that some really only fulfilled the promise of her youth, foreign fogs may be exempted if the Governor. of our people, raise our eyes to beaven in grati. Governors of Kiangsa and Chekiang, the

witnesses of the occurrence were an absolute for on her maiden voyage she ran from Plymouth You could not say what you sold it as ?-No.nzosity, Farthor dely supervened and the to Melbourne in thirty-four days. Hare you ever weighed any of this stuff of prisoner was confined temporarily at IL B. M. Consular Gaol until two native, witnesses were. an inferior quality ?--Yes.

procured from Yunao. A preliminary hearing was then bold at the American Consulate and the prisoner was remanded to stand his trial at the U.S. Court of China. It is reported that the prisoner pleaded not guilty and urged that be fired at another uau, not the one who was killed, and that the action was takou in self defenes.

After Sorgen at Watt had given his aridonos as to the purchase; be silmitted in cross- examination that the master of the shop was not willing to take the cloth back if he was Batisted with it..

Mr. A. Consland, manager of Messrs Alaxander Rose and Co, stated that his firm imported many qualities of turkey red, which was usually distinguished by the weight of each

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It was told on the 26th of this month

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tell us the weighs it came to you at No.

And have you not found that the bundles are a little light? I weighed several bandles Intely, and they wore all-zbose weight but one, which was an ounce un der.

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And now, I think, how does the year 1907 stand in this light To Louise's glorious son, grace to bring to completion the work of which the great Emperor, it was granted by livine our forefathers had, in gloriosis combat, laid the frundation-stone in time of trial. As they had joyfully grasped the sword to reconques the freedow of their sacred mother earth, so be was able to

respond to the wish of his time, and unite our great German Failerland, Memel

Prussia, is no longer the frontier town The Navigation Bill, consisting of 670olautes, has been introduced in the Commonwealth of the German Empire. The foundation Senate. It is on the lines of the last bill, stone, which was hammered together in time hat includes amendments suggested by the of trial, wax by God's grace also the founda administration is placed in the hands of the year 197 and its time have become pesestof in comparison with the year 1807, we can stili Minister of Customs. Heavy penalties are

say with sesorance that we, tor, live in a great imposed on any owner supplying bad or di ficient provisions to the ship, and he is epacb. The vigorous, surprising, and almost Hable for the expenses of her distressed incomprehensibly rapid progress of our new seamen. A ship will be deemed to be engaged united Fatherland in every field of activity, in coastal trade if she take passengers or cargo the astonishing development of our trade and traffic, the manificent discoveries in the sphere from one Australian port to another. Until the railway is built from Western Australia to of science and technique, are a consequence Adelaide, British mail steamships are exempt

of the reunion of the German races to the com- from the foregoing conditions. No foreign ship

"Shall we, then, in pride, not to say in aero- is allowed to engage in coastal trade without a three years licence under penalty of £5,000, gance, at the boundless potentialities of our The licences will provide that samen on beard people, come to forget the original sou: ce of our thise vessels are paid Australian wages and strongth? In my opinion, no. The more

The Peking Correspondent of the NC. shall be subject to other australian conditions we are in a position to acquire a leading place Daily News writes on October 13-Mr, J. O. including a stipulation!

ikatno benus nor subsidy in the world in all spheres, the more should our is to be paid other than by the Commonwealth or people in all its classes and recupations reflect P. Bland, representative of the British and tl at here, too, the dispensation of Divine Provi. Chinese Corporatio, is consulting the Wai- a Blete The increased wages earned on the Australian coast will be payable before the dence is to be seen. If our Lord God had not wapu in regard to the loan of £1,500,000 from Tessel leaver Australia. The master, the owner set great problema before our people, he would British capitalists for the construction of the for the payment. Ships registered under We will, therefore, in view of this development but according to a joint telegram from the Directors of the Chinese Railway Companies at General is satisfied that under the laws of the tude for the grace it has shown as hy granting Hangchow and Soochow and the natives are. as the gigus of its solicitude. From all this country where they are registered British ships we will harm that to-day, too, in the flower of opposing the proposal toan on the folowing mey freely engage in coastal trade.

our prosperity, we must hold fast by the old grounds :--

As the British concessionarice did not do Bources. It is true to-day as a hundred years ago: We must first raise our eyes above in anything during the ten years after the com the understanding that everything that clusion of the preliminary agreement in 1897, flourishes with us, everything that succeeds, is the concessing has now lapsed. brought about by a dispensation from above, 2.In June, 190g, H. E. Shông Kung-pso And so, we will, in recognition of the Divine wrote officially to Mr. Brengute the effect that dispensation-resolutely work while the day if the concessionarios failed to commence work A New York correspondent wrote on feptem.lasts. Then each can go to his employment within six months then the preliminary agres- ber 24th:--

the scholar to his hooke, the smith to has anvil, meat would be cancelled; but no reply was The news that Wa Ting Fang is again to As the American Consulata at Chungking,

come to America es Minister for Chins, received the peasant to bie rough, the soldier to bis received from the representative nor was work in addition to having no leck-up has no marshal

today from Peking, will be welcomed not only sword and so conduct and carry on bis secu- begun at that time. Mr. Grist atked his Worship to dismiss theither, the transfer of the prisoner presented

pation BA befits a brave Christian and a German

3.The Chinese Bailway Companies of in Washington, but all over the country, and Then we shall be men of retien, a determined Kiangen and Cheklang have un need to float a case on the evidence of the Sergeant. There was difficulties. Eventually Mr. J. B. Pillow, a

especially in New York, where Wa had become people, with glauce directed above, striving loan from the said Corporation as was done for To suggestion of the defendant biding away the British subject and a former resident of

one of the most popular efter-dinner speakers forrards, with the consciousners that a great the proposed Tientsin-Chekiang trunk line, for goods or anything of the kind. He answered alt pro tem, and he is now on board a Kisshin Kisen Shangbai, agreed to act sa U. 8. Court Marshal

Public opinion in the Commonwealth does not the city bag over known. “Come back, Mr duty and problem has been assigned to me.

རཱ་ཎི།” Wu, all is forgiven; America has missed you, the questions of the Sergeant, gave him all the Raisha's steamer, after making the journey appear to take kindly to the recent increase of

May this town, to which, by the dispensa-they have funds to build the Soo Hang Niag 4 ba natives of Kiaugsn and Chekiang information he wanted, and showed him what down the rapide safely, and will arrive hare 10 per cent, in the saloon passage rates of the said the Herald this morning, before it was ton of Heaven, it has been granted, to experi-railway themselves without assistance.

ence things of so great momout, and which, as purported to be the invoics for the cloth. These to-day, with the two witnesses and the prisoner. lines running between Europe and Australia. knowa that Wu was actually appointed, and this aestiment is echoed by every one who knew It is recognised frankly enough that the people had acter quite innocently in the matter.

stership companies are incurring increased this most delightful and most anconventional of The complainant did not weigh the cloth, bat

working expenses, especially in the matter of diplomatiste,

The Herald's remark, "all is forgiven," refers sold it at involee weight. Did his Worship

A terrible discovery has been made by a coal, and that recent British shipping legislation anean to say that a man could possibly be held learned doctor on the Continent, which will also presses hardly. On the other hand, there to a report that Wu ook leading part in erganizing the recent Chinese boycott of Americans and American goods, which report guilty of a criminal offence for that? It must considerably Butter the vegetarian dovecotas is a shrewd suspicion that Commonwealth first be shown that somebody was deceived This soientific person has been subjecting to legislation is also a contributing cause and

careful study the results of dist conßht to fear is expressed that the new Australian tariff seems to have had a good deal of foundation. or there was intention to deceive some person. vegetables and fruit, and he announces that rise in freight rates also. One of the Sydney Americans are a fair-minded people, and malis will tend to ebeek imporis, and thus lead out whatever may be said against them, The mastor did not intentionally attempt to those who become vegetarians or fraitarians

er, to be precise, the Chinese, very well, they LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. fares will possibly cost the public travelling deceive the public. With regard to the account acquire, both physically and morally, the newspapers enggest that the increased passenger ing, as they du, that they have not treated Chins, characteristics of the larger spes. This is and from the Commonwealth £200,000 a year, rather admire Wa for being astute enough to ant, he was not responsible in any way. He was

very fearful though, especially for the

The F. & A. str. Eastern from Sydney, &c., in the servico of the other mar, and his Worship followers of Mr. Eastsoe Miles, but incidentally and adds: "A 10 por cont: increase in the cost see that the only weapon China was able to nee between the Mother Country and against the United States was one which would travelling could dismiss him at once.The proscention had it sheds an interesting light upon

Wa never suade left Maoila yesterday morning for this port.

The Ben Line str, Benledi from Middlesbro' and London, left Singapore on 29th inst. for to prove that some fraud had been committed; Darwinian theory The puzzle to the ordinary her Australian Colonies bas, roughly, the effect hurt American commerce.

were being treated unjustly by Americans, this port. it could not be committed simply by mistake:usan has always been, and when the ape began of putting them socially and commercially 10 any secret, of his opinion that his people

to turn from his ape-lebness in order to become per cent. further apart,"

and it will be many years before Washington:

The Indo China str. Namsang from Caloutta 7. As the construction of railways in China It must be intentional.

a man in short, who or what was the missing A London newspaper says: It is not only forgets the sensation which was cansed by the and the Straits laft Singapore for this port on with Chinese money is an important matter, Mr. Bowley said bis friend was trying to link. It is cbvious that if man by eating av iu the journey 16 New York that we are Chinese Minister's walking azanounced in o Import the doctrine of mens rea, and guilty falls back to the ape, the ape must have knowledge into the vare: whereas it had no commenced his upward path by eating meat. gradually annihilating space. If a proposal Congressional committee-room and calmly inst, and will be due here on or about the the Poking Government should exert itself to i raw meat, fer carnivorous animais do that of the directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway lecturing the committee on the question of 4th prox. .tr. Empress of China left will be greatly detrimental to both the country thing to do with the case. Did the man prove and yet never become mis, but cooked meat. and Steamship Company is adopted at the Chinese exclusion. Had any other diplomatist

As the sonolusion of the telegram the in the evidence that he took all reasonable The missing link was evidently the monkey he annual meeting on 3 Octobor, the journey to committed this dreadful breach of etiquette his Vancouver p., on Tuesday the 29th inst. for and the people.

C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived Directors added that they did not wish to lbs 22 days at present taken by but, It's only Mr. Wu," said Washington, and Kobe at 5.30 pm. on Tuesday the 29th inst, suggest that China should not make use of precaution? After the offence was committed first discovered bow to cook his food, and, in Japan will be reduced to a mere 193 days, as recall would immediately have boon demanded. Hongkong via the usual ports of exll. he tried to hedge-..

and loft again at 7 p.m. same day for Yokohams, foreign loan; but such should be negotiated hase to revise our opinions on the Satanic the company.

As sa after dinner speaker Mr. Grist-That in absolutely an anf air erigan of cocks, and to acknowledge that our and a half days longer than the journey by the

The Boston str. Tremont sailed from Victoria request was then made to the Walwupa to statement. My friend has no right to comment debt to the chef is even greater than we Trans-Siberian Railway, and, of course, con- without a rival, the delicate irony with which, on evidence not before the Court: The Borgnant imagined. For if we go back to the root of siderably shorter then the time taken by the from the point of view of an Oriental, he spake BC. for usual Japan and China Porta on the hold H. E. Sheng responsible for the nullif-`

vation of the existing preliminary agreement. things it is evident that the charter of our and O, boats. The prospect of this shorten- of Occidental institutions never being offensive days the man acted in a perfectly honest way,

ing of time has arisen in connection with the and alwayi piquant and suggestive, manhood is the Cookery Book-Globe,

These pieces might lose as my el as a quarter of a gourd by being kept-I wouldn't expect them to vary more.

MAN'S CHARTER:

It is sometimes forgotten that the Ab rdeen Lina to Australia is one of the oldest shipping enterprises in the country. It was founded at Aberdeen as far back as 1824, and gained a great reputation owing to the excellent perform- ances of its clipper ships. Some of these live again so far as their names are concerned, in The Miltiades the present feet of steamers. herself recalls a famous clipper engaged in the The steamship Aberdeen, Australian trade. built for fasers. George Thompson and Co in 1981, was, it is claimed, the first ocean steamer. to demonstrats decisively the merits of triple expansion engines.

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I can gladly affirm, with warm devotion and obtained Imperial permission last year to C0B- warm patriotism, keeps holy the memory of those tract the railway with purely Chinese mercsu- days, continue to flourish and prosper; may it tile funds.

5 ---The Chinese Railway Company at Hang- do what lies in ite power to the end, that its citizens and children aball live and by educated chow has new completed the construction of the in those principles It will then be well with the short milway from the city to Kiangohu is, I wish God's blessing."

trafio as part of the section in Chêking, while future of Memel, to which, from my whole heart, along the Chiehtang river), and opened it to the company at Soochow is laying rails for the Shanghai Surgkiang portion and preparations are being made to pash them forward as soon as possible.

The C.P.B.

G-Although the proposed loan of £1,500,000 is to banarauteed by the Provincial Govern- ments of Kiangen and Chokiang, yet, as both ox- pital and interest will be repaid out of the profits of the railway in future, it is the same as placing it on mortgage.

ratain full control, otherwise the consequences

"fact, the first cook was the first iman. We shall i compared with would ho only some two laughed the incident away wa was simply where she was due to arrive at 4 p.m. yesterday. without the guarantee of the Government, A;

27th ultimo.