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POLICE COURT.

Thured y, October Stet."

BEFORE MB. F. A. HAZHLAND (FIRST

Porten MaĠIS PRATE).

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1ST, 1907

HAMBURG NEW UNIVERSITY, Stamp Officer produced a requisition on that f

A first step towards the foundation of a date for stamps on no less than 23 promissory notes, and that requisition contaiced a shop on university in this city, so greatly desired by a it which read, correspondance chop of the Pe large proportion of the educated classen, seems Sang". But it would be proved that chop was to have been taken. A Mr. Edmond Sievers, a forgery. It also appeared that the requisition wealthy merchant of this port who some ten was by our, Tam Ho. No such person years ago built a sanatorium for consumptives was in the employment of the Po Sang, in the neighbourhood, has now offered to to the employees. erect a large lecture ball at his own expanse neither was he known

FUNNELS AND FLAGS.

The trans-Atlantic tide of travel from Southampton and other Channel parts and from Liverpool to New York is still at its height, and will hardly have cessed before the rash from w York to the Mediterranean sats fo. To meet this ever-increasing trade the White Star Lius have organised a regular service of their big ships, barded by the Cedric, of 21,035 tons, the largest slip in. Mediterranean Waters. the sain screw ateamora Ceatie, Canopio. at the Azores, age of about six days from Romanie, and Republic. These vessels touch New York, and thence call at Gibraltar and Naples, the terminal port being Genoa. Other extensions of the White Star Mediterranean a call at Madoirs, and also an extension in some service during the coming winter will include Casa to Alexandria.

admiring the display of goods in a shop window Apart from the conspirsoy Counsel swià nei Provided the state provides a suitable site. Oor vessels on this Mediterranoon line are

A COUNTRY VISITOR'S EXPERIENCE. A farmer from Taipo, who has been spending the wook in the city seeing the sights, while bear the Fire Station on Wednesday afternoon, folt a tag at his pocket, and on turning round waw a man handing his parse, containing 13, to another man. The person who received the Furse escaped, but the farmer caught the alleged pickpocket. The latter pleaded not to be given * charge promising to take the countryman round the opium divaos in search of the man who ran away with the parse. After touring The city for three hours without Huding the man, the farmer decided to give the other in charge, and ko apre red before the Court to answer the charge of pocket picking. The defendant told his Worshig he was a respectable barber from Kowloon City, and came to Hong- Long to buy a razer for his master, who could speak as to his character.

His Worship adjourned the case to enable the police to make further inquiries,

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY And forgert,

would submit on the facts as regards the separate charges that all the defendants were parties to the forgery. The notes produced before his Worship were prepared obviously with the object of putting them in circuition and making use of them with intent to defraud the To Eang.

Evidence was then called, and the case adjourned.

HAMBURG.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

October 3rd.

WHARFASE BITENSIONS,

Tuo state department for trade and shipping having submitted to the Association of Ham burg shipowners plans for providing additional quay room, the latter hare replied that whilst As the rasuit of an action in the summary gratefully acknowledging the intention of the department they do not, consider the projected jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, Lam Wing. extension to go far enough as during the last Hay Kee, Li Hi-shiu and Hop Wo-tong were three years, in spite of the Hamburg American charged with conspiracy to avert the course of Line having romor d sil ber shipping to the justion. Again they were charged separately, newly constracted docks in the Kuhwerder Lam Wing with forgery and uttering; Hauisland, the nexommodation here has proved Kes with forgery; Li Hi-sbin with forgery and Hop Wo-tong with forging and uttering.

Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollook, K., instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for the prossen. iton and Mr. B. Herding appeared for the

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Senate and Birgersobalt lave accepted the offer and at the sitting of the latter last night it was decided to make a grant of a portion of a piece of waste land called the Moorweide in a anificiently central position in the outskirts of the town for the purpose. The building is to contain twelve lecture kalts the largest three of which of a capacity to hold 700, 500 and 300 persons respectively, besides those there will be

Reports as to the very high speeds attained smaller rooms for special class-s, retiring rooms by the Mauretania during her preliminary trials for the lecturers, and offices for the committee are not officially confirmed. In some quarters entrusted with the administration of the fande doubt is entertained whether, seeing that the due to Batinum fooling the effects of the np. collected privately for the promotion of higher 688el has lain in the water for a twol vemonth, | beszál in the Câudens, while Tess is bene. she really hit anything like 97 kacis. One thing at least is certain, namely, that satisfactory fiting from the development of the Indian have been the Canarder's performinces-in are 450 miles from the ass, but only this week territory. The oilfields of the Indian teritory the North Brs, they should

improved upon when she has been dry docked at Liverpool. The Mauretanis is expected to romnia at Walkand for two or three weeks befire-going round to the Meray, and will probably be thrown open Jus. been selected to commuud her, has already for pub is inspection. Cap'ain Pritchard, who inade the acquaintance of the big boat,

scientific education which dow excoada M. 4,000,000, and for the state board of educa tion. A public competition for the plans will shortly be announced, one of the conditions being that they be so conceived as to allow of additions being made to the building should the necessity arise. This looks as if it were intend ed to form, as it were, the nucleus of's more extensive edifice when once the idea of university materializes.

TOURING WITH SEDITION

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MISSION WORK IN CHINA.

In a further article contributed to The Times dealing more particularly with the diffulties of mission work in Chios, the Rev. Lord William Gecoy e-Coal writes:-

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was brought to light during the recent trils of the Manretabia that the River Tyne waslacapable of providing all the tugs required The first difficulty in the way of Christianity TALKING to assist the bigsteamer in manevring. A couple is that the Gospel is regarded by the Chius of powerful tags bed to be requisitioned from man as something foreign, and he was I nee Holland to assist. There are Dutch firms who the past touse with emphasis) a great bater own very fine Soula of ocom going tugs, so ef al that was foreign. This diffealty has Hines China that there was not the least discredit in empley-Tassed away to a rest, a tertia knowledge

has come to recognise that Kule odd that the Tyne, which builds so many is a cessity, and with it has passed the big tug boats, should not have had available a great deairs to persecute; for the object of sufficient number of these craft to meet the the persecation of the missionaries. was pot

revenge special needs of the Mauretania. It is possibly to make them recant or to take only another illustration of the fact that the any fancied slight upon the gods of Chius, powertni tug finds fuller roepe in foreign ports, but merely to make life so unpleasant to them where the volume of sailing ship tonnage is that they would, it was hoped, be glad to leave the country Chias now wishes for foreignars Dually greater than in our own waters.

to teach her; she welcomes foreign civilisation, and against Christianity as a religion she has never had

Dy gradge; she in vague, tolerat, eclectic in religious matters, sud if missionaries LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT did not condemn what is called ancestor worship, would see no objection to Christianity. The respect for parents, the reverence Chinese eest MUSIC:

entirely inadequate, whilst the rapid expansion of the trade of the port and the growing

ing their servicer. All the same, it seems a Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., accompanied by Mr. tendency to build vessels of a large type will. Chowdhury, a Bangall barrister, and a lead Cans steadily increasing demand for quay ing Swadeshi agitater, is now touring Eastern frontage. Already in 1935 76 steamers suffered Beagal. The fall programme of his tour is a delay of together 128 days before being able published by the Bengali papers, and crowds and decorations await him at every station. tives of the Labour leader's journey, and he in interviewed every day.

ta These papers ascribe to tim statements the effect that the condition of Eastern Bengal is worse than that of Hussia, and that the atrocities committed by officials would, if they were known, evoke more horror in England than the Turkish outrages in Armenia. Mymen reminded him of a city in a slate siege.

Mr. Polluck stated that the prosecution in the case arose out of proceedings taken into dischargo their cargoes and in the following The Bengali newspapers contain long narrà- Summary jurisdiction before Mr. Justice. Wise. Year 10 steamers were detained. 400 days In all for want of quay room. For the same In the suminary action, which commenced on September 2nd, the first defendant, Laman several of the regular steamer lines Wing, was the plaintiff and a firm called the bare to be satisfied with berths allotted to them on the left bank of the river, Po Sang were defendants, Is that action the plaintiff stated his claim in two alternative although the rates there are higher and two of the new lines, the one plying to New York ways: he claimed from the defendant, a

Disturbances in Morocon are responsible for the announcement made by the Pediusular and Oriental Company that Tangier will be omitted from the itinerary of the cruise of the steam yacht Vectis. A call will be made at Cadiz fostend. The P. and O. Company by the way, cargo steamers, the latest to go being the Mazagon of 5,600 tons register, which since 1891 has been running in the company's service, chicly between Bombay and Japar. Boats of this size are naturally being succeeded by modern cargo steamers of larger capacity.

ndorgoe of Han Kes, the sum of $5018/ Bnd the other to the west coast of Africa, have singh, he is further represented to bave declared, have htely got rid of several of their smaller is the one point where the Chinese excel

se far not been able to obtain quays for their amount due on a promissory note. Hau Kee, excluire use at all. The contemplated exten- the second defendant; was the party who appeared on the forged promissory note asion of frontage of the Oswald quay and the

payes, and the note was endorsed over to the plaintiff. In the other alternative the plaintiff claimed as signes of Han Kee. Pramably. the object of putting in that alternative chim would be that if the document was not strictly s promissory note the plaintify could proceed as assignes of Haa Koo under the agreement The summery sotion started on September 25th and concluded on October 18th when Mr

Justice Wise gare judgment for the defendants theo Sang. The first defendant was aning as ondorice or assignee from the second: way in which is third and fourth came into the matter was that they were called by the

plaintiff as witnesses for the purpose of support

Grevenbef Ufer. does not exceed 850 meters

which would provide scklitional berths for only saren steamers of average size; taking ten days as the average lime required for discharging sud loading this would be equal to additional accommodation for 252 steamers with together 3520 inydays in the course of the year. For 1908 an increase in frontage in another part of the harbour of about 610 meters is proposed,

from 1890 to 7015 or 27,5 per cent, from 1891 to 1000 to10500 pr50 per cont, and from 1901 to 1906

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is stated to have added that the party to which he belonged was not insignificant at home, and similar remarks are freely quoted Then and would not tolerate much scandals, and commented on by the Bengali journale. Mr. Keir Herdie's tour is being followed in Calcutta with the grosteat interest, and it tends to add considerably to the prevailing excitement.

Indians.

Europeans in virine; and therefore it is most unfortunate that missions abould even seem to discourage such a bigh i'eal. Early in the history of Chinese Christianity compromise was suggested. The Jesuits at firat frankly recognised the sacrifios a l-gitimat, but after other Catholic controversy will the misicasries were forced by Rome to withdraw from this too liberal position. At present they 88811red me they made a point of giving the Chinese such a full ritual sud beremony both at their funerals and at their Commemoration

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that their Catbolic fellow countrymen had the pre anded conversions. Every effort is and by careful examination to reduce been very well buried." The High Church

Yet this difficulty Anglicans have sise solema service on All made by insisting upon a time of probation Saints' Day, when the dead in Christ are rc this evil to a minima

and

favour, and purporting to be chopped by the sion of ingether 146 melere during the prose of Armenian-horrore-ia-connection with Esatorn National Lifehost Institution, states that ous of Emp ror from the raak of "Ban Bad Moon" 10 professions of Christianity; and, I think, we

su, no doubt, would observe certain dis

year and the next does not amount to more than

11 per dont of the now available frontage of

Church; some failed

rapidly incrensing demand as illustrated by the gnres just quoted. The Association of ship were therefore express the hope that the state department will not only accelerate as much as is in their power the carrying out of the planspielt. A wesling was held in Beadon quare to dealire that a fireman seriously injured Confucius, neither he por any other Christian there a more friendly and harmonions

early considermion a further extension of quay punished for assaulting the police, and the frontage and quay accommodation.

ANTWEK TROUBLESİ OVER.

speakers urged their heaters establish self government and meet opposititin by force.

Intenss excitement prevailed among the crowd, and it was not long before atones were thrown at the police who were present to keep order.

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Shipbuilding is in rather a bad way just now, more especially, perhaps, on the North-East The police bore this patiently for a while Coast. New orders do not come along, and the result is that not a few of the yards are getting until at inst the order was given to disperse sort of work, and have no option but to redues the meeting.

The mob resisted, but was driven out of the their staffs of workmen. Prices are still foo square. The struggle was ranewed in the dear to encourage shipowners to embark largely in new tonnage. Then there is the difficulty streets in the vicinity, and torrents of stones were thrown from the roofs of the houses at the with the boilermakers, to say, nothing of the converts have no exception he will not treat threat of a railway strike. Prophecy is invari police.

ably unsafe, but the prevailing impression is that the boilermakers will, at the second time of asking, soospt the Edinburgh agreement. From their point of view, this is clearly no time for look-oal. The employers, for their part, would probably and the period not ill-chosen for snob

contingency.

Nowhere

By the death of Captain A. McLean Wait, their marine superintendent at New York, the Union Castio Steamship Company have lost an mong Europeans the opinion is expressed

honoured servant. Beglaning his career in that the antive agitators to whose guidance all, he spent a short porfod in the inter-Colonial Mr. Hardie has entrusted himself are tabing service of the British India Company, and in ditions to forward their own political ends. advantage of his inexperience of Indian non-

1874 joi ed the Unia Steamship Company, Mr. Keir ferdie delivered a speech at Barisal merged in later years with the Castle Line, affording room for five steamers at a time or for in the course of which he said he would de bis Captain Wait took out a regiment to Egypt in Leat to assist in making India a self-governing the Arab during the troubles caused by Arabi 180 annually with together 1800 laydays, This

Colony like Canada. What was good for the Bastis, and as the company's marine superist-membered and the graves visited in solemn of distinguishing between the tru The obvietely barely suffices to meet the present

Canadism, he added, must be good for the undant at Southampton at the time of the Boarceremony; but the great bulk of Proiestaut the false must be danger to a body- for War, he was busily occupied in gouection with missionaries have no compromise to offer, sings which by its very success is always growing deman l'much less that of the future. During the ten years from 1851 to 1860 the average The Barisal Mobsmmedins live presented a the arrangements for the transport of troops to them it seems that the mansand Anglicans more powerful; perhaps the but remedy s the one which has been applied lately with great Another dificulty, very similar in character, severity-namely, persecution. At no time ing the first defendant's case as plaiutiff in the from 1861 to 1870 it rosa to 5092 or 9,53 per are unable_to_say_their_prayers owing to the African mail steamerr, Captain Wait plage is whether it is lawful for a Christisu to kowtow probably in its whole history will the Christian

number of vessels arriving annually was 464, petition to the magistrates stating that they to South Afrion. As the commander of South are dallying with idolatry.

many a game of obers with Creil Rhodes, ead to the tablet of Coalueins. This point has body be so pure and disinterested as it is now, istely come into renewed prominence by a decree for the intensity of the sufferings of the native Hindoos in honour of Mr. Keir Hai die's visit, motion; and curiously enough these third and out, from 1871.16 1880 to 5520 or 8,05 per cent, continual shouts of "Band Materas by the had had Cetewayo and Kroger among his

which to the West sounds masnings-Con Christians during the Boxer persecution bas The English man sad the Indian Daily News passengers. ̧* fourth defendants produced in Court a docutout

condamn Mr. Keir Hardio's tour as very mis- To talk of

Mr. Dibdis, the scoretary of the Royal fusius has been raised by a adore of 12 seted as a most efficient deterrent to all unreal purporting to be a promisory note in their to 14318 or 36,07 per cent. The proposed extsu-chievous. The Daily News says:

[m might be spared for the present the taunt that his opinion that the crews of is that all the sinden is in the State Universities native Christians areinsincere. They have proved Io Sang fi w.

haa given it The chop on these notra

Bengal shows an amazing lack of the seas of the bighest authorities in compensation cases that of Heaven"; the practical remit of this proportion," was identical with the chop on the pro-

The Bengali paxora express their deepest lifeboats do not one under the Workmen's will have to kontow before his tablet. Some their sincerity is tasty canse by enduring ruin, missory-note-sued-upon by the first_defend___

13294 metere add beste po proportion to the gratiturie to the labour leader. The Amrita Compensation Act. Mr. Clark Russe obul-way this is only a sop to the conservative torlure and death with a firmness which onl

in that hour of trial, but ant. That chop was sworn to by the manag.

Bazar Patrika says: The people are delirions lenges this view. He asserts that tho voluntary moment, but as Confucian philosophy-is-be-had its counterpart in the history of the early offer of the longshoreman to man the lift boat is ing thrust into the background, geester outward with joy at the advent of Mr. Keir Hardie," ing partner and fokin of the Po Bang shop te be a forged diop. The genuine shops of this

and acids. Ged sent Mr. Keir Hardie, whose converted into contract of service by its respect shall be paid to bis memory. But one mapy stood fast. Two cibor diffulties anggest acceptance, and by the payment which is made bought al Chinese Christian prefessor was mach themselves. The first is one that exists alf advent will demolish the gigantic conspiracy we have no more right, he contends, to troubled about this matter. If he regarded the over the world, but least of all in China. I

divisions," uuhappy With our firm were produced before his Lordship, and

against the Hindoos." later bis Worship would have an opportunity of

spirit There w serious ricting at Calentia one suppose that he has no claim under the Act kowtow as rooguising the Divine character of

as every mandaria vill in future be bound to Friction exists, and must for the present erist comparing the genuine with the forged chep

could serve the in public spacity, views. between Protes auts and Catholica.bet a resi The fourth great diffeally in the path of admiration for the self-sacrifice shown on crepancies between the two chops. Mr. Pollock

recognition than the applause of his own con- science. This question of the position of the pass through the University. lifeboatman wil quite possibly have to be

mission work, a Mr. Tong in the eiquant both sides in the awful perse afiuus through wished to draw his Worship's attention to the

thrashed out in the courts.

address se representative of the Viceroy assured which all have just passed prevent that friction fact that the first, third and fourth d-fendants

The dockers, strike at Antwerpbcome loan

the Shanghai Conferenca, is the interferebes of from becoming sente. There is one more produced promissory notes which bad the

missionaries in the law aits of their converts difficulty, and one which I am ashamed to pay This undoubtedly is done mostly by Roman seems to press more on English missionaries identical forgery on them. He suggested to end at last! Finding that the German com.

Catholics, but, as it appeared from the debate than on any other-I mean the want of funds. bis Worship that it was obvious there had been panies were determined to support the Assosin- tion maritime in the struggle the men seem to

in the onference, is also done by Prote The missionaries are reduced to s poverty a conspiracy on the part of these partios to

stant missionaries. For a Western the whole. defraud the Po Sang firm. His Wership have recognized their inability to swry it on zad

the commercial body. would find in the first charge various statements trusting to the assurances of the Burgomaster

position whereby each au aluss in rendered which compares but ill with the opalence of 1ossible is very hard to understand Native privileges, but. which the defendants made before Mr. Justice that the shipowners wors prepared to make

China has guaranteed Wise in the Summary Court, and be wished to sucessions once work was resumed on the old Lerms, surrendered unconditionally. At Best point out to his Worship a certain general point only those engaged in the grain and timber

them worse than their neighbours because they are Christians. How, asks the European with regard to those statements: all the defond docks were taken on ugaia, but subsequently were also stoned.

mind, can the missionary interfere with the called Mai Hong was the man with whom they others were admitted as vacancies occurred and

administration of justice of the country p anked that question many times, and the gist of the answer that I got was that the mandarin dealt that was to say, that when money was nearly the whole of them are now once more

did not look at a lawsuit as primarily an On the 31st at 11.55 a.m.The barometer

but rather sa at deposited on each of these notes it was Muat werk.. The Assicistion maritime bowever

opportunity of doing justice, Hung who was there to receive the money and distinctly refuse to be bonail by the promises

Fuormous fortanes are being made this year opportunity of either directly or indirectly imbas sien on the Chinx coset, particularly in the

directly by neighbourhood of Hongkong.

The depression has almost filled up. It is shop the notes. As a matter of fact, it would made by the Burgomss'er for which they

maisiain he had ne aathority and decline to The Bengali paper, Bande Mataram," de in the transport of oil owing to the scarcity of proving his flaancial position; appear from the evidence that Hai Hung was

tank steamers, Mr. J. D. Heary, the well. accepting a bribe if it is big enough to be worth

Formcea Channel. also concerned in the management of a boarding dismiss the man they sugaged during the at ike clares that roures of native policomon joined the

Most hooligans after divesting themselves of their known oil expert, states in a book entitled his acceptance, indirectly by making friends still faintly indicated in the E. part of the 'The highest pres ure appears to be lying more lucrative post; and he is firmly impressed house, and during a considerable portion of the in order to make room for the od onos

uniforma in order to avoid recognition, sud "Thirty-five Years of Oil Transport," that with those who can secure his appointment to a of the English hands by the way have gone day he was absent at this boarding house.

that the stone-throwing was so incessant that within the last twelve months the cost of

Freal monsoon may be expected in the boms. The declamation of the owners ba the police fed in all directions.

transporting oil from North American ports to with the fact that if be has a row with over the Upper Yangtzo,

appoint- His Worship- What is the Po Sang?

At

t midnig: t all was quiet, but an hour or two the United Kingdom bas trebled, the freight wissionary he will not get such an

bis card that the bearer is a worthy man, and Mr. Pollock-A Chinese bank, Proceeding, caused great dissatisfaction amongst the dockers

istor the crowds again gathered and broke a per ton, which a year ago was only 10%, baing ment. The missionary has only to write on Formoss Channel, and the N. part of the China

this year no less than 30. The sensational rise

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending number of street lamps. Mr. Polloor stated that evidence would be given and was rekindle the üre which, it is to be

the mandarin will, in a suit, where there is a to show that the Po. Sang did not issue may feared, is still smouldering under the ashes.

All the police from the six-northern stations of soare, enabling the fortuante posses503

little money on the other side, oblige the at 10 sm. to-day, 0.04 inches. , and encountered further showers of tauk steamers to accumulate vast sums. promissory notes, They never had in their The Federation of German Shipowners it is were called

of stones,

For instance, a tank steamer carrying 8,00 missionary by deciding the case in favour of his

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon possession soy stamped paper stamped by the stated, have promised further assistance if their

The Bengali publish extraordinary tens of oil earse £8,000 more this year on each prolege. One missionary told me you had to be

very careful about your cards, otherwise they to-day is as follows: papers Stamp Offee. Apart from the statements of Belgian friends should be forced to agais

accounts of the casualties among the patior, royage than last. As the proth verge would be stolen sad need for such purposes.

approximately be £1,000, each voyage. and they extol the courage of the mob. witnesses from the Po Sang in soufrmation of proclaim a lockout,

As a matter of fact, however, the number of this year is netting the owner £9,000. The Consuls complain that they are sometimes made Hongkong & Neighborhood winds, moderata:

in the same way the unwilling means of this statement he would call a witnes from the

result of the abnormal freight rates has been a

The thing has reacked corrupting justice injured among the policemen is forty. Not a Stamp Office who says that no requisition for

has anded in a compromise, the exact terms of single arrest was made o ing to the rapidity rash to build new tank steamers. Orders for no such a system that one Protestant missionary Formosa Channel.. The

with which the rioters morod from place to fewer than eighteen of these vessels, Mr. Henry gravely told me he was about to call on his South coast of China between stampe was made by the Po Saig.

states, have been placed, mostly with Brilish

Roman Catholic brother because there had Введ place, defendants had put averything on to Mut which do not seem to be quite settled yet.

Hongkong and Lamocks, for some time a a good deal of litigation between South coast of China between The excitement caused by the rioting Jast firms, the tounge of which will amount to nearly Hang, and he donied it. The man who was

Hongkong and Hainan.. } "Express" representative riot had interfered in defence of their fools, left to look after the Po Sang business was Li

night has been increased by a strike of Blackney 150,000, and their value to £1,500,000. Mr. Protestants and Catholics in which the mission

Henry informed an

a fair compromise regulations.

at The strikers are picketting the men

duo to recent disasters to tank steamers, if they mutually agreed that the mandarin transference of a number of tank vessels to the should be left in peace when he decided OM Dr. Muir, "kirking" the Glasgow Towa work, and some cabs have been destroyed.

Pacific

increased Ocean and the greatly A number of drivers created a disturbance

in accordance with justice. An American детале

Council, prayed,Lord have mercy upon the for petrol due to the motor Protestant missionary pleaded, as 'ex- European Registrar, who, was struck on the mouth with a brick.

folloto te saj, may be gather bring the ouston, that it gave offenes not merely to your them wiser and better." And when the Torn

he gathered from the following

imported into Great Britain in the paliva Christians, but eren to their beathen clerk called to say that the Magistrates were quality

friends if the missionary did not support his

mnet aggrieved at being prayed for in such a 1904...

converte, 30,000 tons.

Dealing with the question of the Chinese Labios, the sewer was instant:-Dr. Mair's juicing the Charohes for naworthy motives, compliments to the Lord Provost, and he is very 100,000 "There is every probability that Texas will the writer says: -Porhaps I muy coli this the scarce of Great Britain's oil supply. This is the worthy from the unworthy, the real from swered..

ants seemed-to-have-told-Mr. Wise-thu

OTHER LABOUR T QUELES, The strike of the slectricians in this town

The dispute between the wailway man and the companies in England is keanly watched by the

Beinforcements were summoned, and these Numbers of hooligans joined the crowd, assaulting anybody who came in their way and lecting the shops.

Br ten o clock the disturbances extended from the Fauzdary Bala bara to the Sham Bazar, and all trafic was suspended. The street lamps were smashed by the mob.

aring

Wan-cho. With regard to the moto from Lam press her... Little 'sympathy, is felt for the carriage drivers, who resent, the new Macic that the increase in freight rates was principal and ho though it would be

WEATHER REPORT

The Hongkong Observatory yosterday issue the following report

On the 34th at 2 45 p m.Signals lowered

Ben.

N to NE;

I fair.

N.E, winds, fresh.

Same as No. 1.

Same as No. 2

Po Sang, that it was filed up by the Po Sane of the British publio to the danger of allowing outside the Municipal offices and abused. totes The rapid growth in the consumptiontenuation of what he allowed to be afpernicions M gistrates of Glasgow, such as they are. Mako

men, except of course by the socialist papers, and it is pretty generally hoped that the conduct of the anim may at last open the yea the labour party to get the upper band in the government of the country. It ought at the same time to strengthen, it is thought, the Laude of those whin, although they may admit

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