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POLICE COURT.

Friday, November ist..

BEFORE ́MR. FJA. Haznħand (FIRST POLICE MAOISTHATE).

LOITEREES.

Four pair of obair coolits appeared before bis Worship charged with loitering before the promises of Messer. G. Falecher and Co., and Mesars Kruse and Co. The defendants were found guilty, and each pair was ordered to pay

Bue of $2,

CRUELTY TO ASIMAIS.

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PARIS.

(FROM. OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

September 27th ANOTHER WINE CRISIS.

THE "ONGKONG. DA'LY PREES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1907.

Frasco is indeed a country to be sincerely pitied; no sooner has she get over one tromble, than she has to face another one. The report that another wine crisis is coming along a ansed considerable uneasiness throughout the country. The fact that the French wine in

(and Spaniab, instead of. French wines. TheŢ ́....

wholesale wina-muerokatite and brokeru repudiata the charge of belug responsible for the low prios and stagnant sales. The manufacture of wine from raisins and sugar is not accepted asa cause for the present wine crisis, as that prodnat is dwindling out; neither can the cause

THE COTTON INDUSTRY.

Federation of Master Cotton Spinners and Delegates representing the International Manufacturers Associations, some 6) in number, left Liverpool last month on board the. Compania to attend the Convention of American e-iton growers and cotton spinner, which was to be opened at Athuts, Gaorgia on October 7. Drawa not only from England, but also from Austring France, Belgium, Italy, and

wines for blending purposes, as importa in that delegator include Me. Gw

attributed to the importation of foreign direction continue to decreas. One fact, however, is perfectly plain that wine-growera cannot get their produce off their hands, nor dustry is still in a most critical condition canola the Government apparently aid them. As be denied; at bort the dispute has only been in so many other industrial and commercial

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ANOTHER OUTBAGE, ON JAPANESE.

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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Two fisher men were prosecuted by Bergeant patched up for the present. The French attri- | stagnations, it is perceived that secondary W. Howarth, represents the great com.

Mr. Sims for cruelty to a dog. The Sergeant in. bate their racial qualities, their national tom-rases play the important rôles, as exampled bybine of Elas Cotton Spinners and Doublers

Mr. J. R. Barlow, of Measre. Barlow and formed bis Warship that the defendants tied Pernment to wine; to produce it, they assert, is the wine glut just briefly described.

the very existence of Franc.. The Gallic cook

Jones, Manchester Mr. $.

Newton, rope round the animal's neck, hang it over the

rice-president

Ashton Water jorata constitute cas of the most excit Spinners Association; Mr. H. W. MoAlister,

of the side of their boat and proceeded to beat it to is cock that only drinks wine. Yet, the death with polos. As a rule, when Chizes most rebust part of the population of France,ing sports in France. These water-jonata, or member of the Cotton Contracts commission killed a dog for food, they did so without nomaly, Normandy and Brittany, causame only joutes-lyonnaises, have been imported to the appointed by the International Cotton Fedor. unnecessary cruelty. The defendants said they eider, while in the North of France beer is the bans of the Seine from the City of Lyons, ation. Mr. A. Raftler were killing the animal to eat, and were doing general beverage. Truly speaking, the wine where they are much in honour. Tba joasts abire, France; Mr. J. Smetani. secretary

are contested in bency boats," propelled by a so in that particular way is order not to lose trade of this country has been going from bad to worse for some considerable time past; despite the blond. The Blahermen were crdered to pay all eff is made to stand one's ground against champion of each crew stande on su overhanging crew of eighteen by means of paddles. The foreign.com pulitors, there are at the preasut platform at the stern of the best the boats moment in France thousands of wine growers are of two distinct colours, blue and scarket, th On Thursday night Detective-Sergeant Murison paid a surį rise visit to the Chiness with collars fall of wire, and who openly.declare crews of each being attired in the same partis. servants quarters of the Hongkong Hotel in they are ruined and starring-nized by lar eclour, either all bins or all red-srmed with Wellington Street, where fifteen men happened necuronlated debts, and 'stseyed-in-misery; be a lance nearly eight feet long, and a square to be gambling. As soon as they knew the cause there are no purchasers for their wider wooden buckler placed over his left side. At New York on October 2. Mr. Macars, in aboard the river steamer Gleaner, the officers of police were on the premises the one thought of The situation is a perilous one, and admits of no the sound of a whistle and the beating of the frightened gamblers was escape, and in delay. But what is to be done? This question drums, the boats adrancs on each other, and their hurry to gel out of the quarters they people frankly admit that there is very little to when they get alongside the erows coss Hike to see, but they felt sure that by meating took the Japanese to White Horse, whence

a fine of $5 each.

STARTLED GAMBLERS,

capsized a herosiue lamp, rotting fire to the

is most difficult to shower. The majority of

be done under the circumstances.

Franco is

paddling. Then comes the critical moment

premises. The prompt action of the Sergeant actually trying hard to obtain, a narkot for her when each champico, aiming at the other's and his followers, however, soon quelled the wings in Canada, trusting to the thousands of i buckler, exerts all his strength and prowess to outbreak, and the polica also succeeded in French and French-Canadians for support. Mesin hile, the crowd watches breathlessly. thrust the rival jouster into the water. arrasting afteon gambiers, who were alarged will that Mst resorge succeed! Time will The lances quirar and bend, and, should they before his Worship. All were proved guilty, prove. Many are of opinion that there is tot hold out, one of the contestants must be “ubat" and each player was ordered to pay a fine of $3 much to be done even in that direction, overboard: Bat the strain is frequently so gras Bavan of the gamblers were than charged with

and speculators are warned to display

that the lances snap in two, and the contest ha being on the premises without the permission of

caution at the ont set: There is notblag to be to be begua over again. The great annual the manager of the Hongkong Hotel, Mr, A. F. Davies. These men wero ordsrel to pay a fins gained hy rushing, in other words, inundating event, the Grand Prix de Paris, has just come Canada with French wines, France must not off, along the embankment close to the Hotel be ton sanguine of success in Canada, where de Ville when the champion jouter received wines from Callfornia, Australia, Argentina and other places are already well known and appreciated. It is no secret that the French wine industry is most seriously handicappol all round; this is particularly-the case at home where, when vintages fall short, the teraptation to adeiterate is very strong. Growers caggot barge dealers with the sin either considering the fact that they themselves have dabblad in the miracle of Cane--and which seasants for

of $15 each.

A COUNTRY VISITOR'S EXPERIENCE.

A Chinese detective gave evidence as to taking the fint defendant to Kowloon City, where he failed to point out the barber's shop at which, he said, he was engaged; neither

could he flod his master,

WAS

deceiving your

His Worship Did he give you any informs. tion as to where he left the four.razpra

Witness No, he Worekip.

His Worship-He did not deciva me; I know there was no such shop. (To the first defendant)-Do son wish to say anything more about this barber's shop -Only that when the master and fokis heard I was arrested they ran away.

Unable to believe

one

handsome prize from President Fallières, and an official sach from the municipality.

C' OPS.

BALLOONS OF CATHAY.

The Times correspondent at. New York, wrote, on Sept. 22:

A number of Japanese miners who arrived at Atli, Yukon district, on Thursday night, have been driven away by white miners.

Одо telegram from Feattle gives the number of Japaness as 77, and another as 57. According to the meagre news of the affair which 60 fsr has been received, the Japanese were driven on which were intormed that they must take the Japanses ont of the country at once. The demand was complied with, and the steamer they were to be sent to Skagway in United States territory. The plan is to tarn them looss there. The Japanese aro said to be almost

destituta.

of the English Federation; Mr. Árno

Manchester Cotton Association; while the Schmidt, secrotary of the International Federa. tion, and Mr. P. J Allen, secretary of the Liverpool, Bremen, Havre, and other European Cotton Exchanges are slao represented. The New York Cotton Exchange appointed six delegates to attend to proceedings at Atlanta, in addition to a committee to receive and enter tain the Earopena deputatlou on their arrival at conversation with a Liverpool correspondent. zaid that at prosent auton did not cross the Atlantic in the condition which they would the planters and discussing the difficulties on both sides there was a reasonable prospect that they might be able to effect considerable Improvements that will be mataally beneficial: William Watson, received the following by scribed as being greatly surprised by this latest The chairman of the 'Cuvard Company, Mr. The British Columbian authorities are de- wireless telegraphy from the president the

manifestation of anti-Oriental feeling. The federation--"Mr. Mooara and delegates to

Japanese had been engaged by mining companies Thank your company for the admirable arrange throughout the winter, which apparently white the Cotton Convention at Atalanta desire to

for the special purpose of continuing work ments made for them on the Campania. Wea- ther to-day splendid, and everyone in the best miers refuse to do, it is said that Japanese before were driven from Atlin, but no news of spirits.

of such an occurrence was received here.

The surprise of the British Columbian authorities is undoubtedly due to the belief that the Oriental problem was soute-only in Von- couver, to ignorance of the real extant of the agitation, and failure to realize how terribly easy it is to creata racial prejudice. I have received from Vancouver a telegram which seems to bear out in a remarkable manner some of the views which I bave previously expressed. the writer is one of the best known residents

OFFICIALS' HAREM.

SCANDALOUS STORY TOLD AT A GERMAN TRIAL.

The action for lib1 brought by Heir Reeran, clerical member of the Reichsteg, against Herr Schmid, formerly na fleisl of the German colony of Togoland, bas been concluted at Cologne, but judgment was deferred.

Herr Roeren (plays the Berlin correspon dent of the "hronicle") made a speech a year ago in the Reichstag describing the sandalous states of sfairs in Togoland and severely consuring Herr Schmidt for in morality

and other offences committed against the natives. In a pamphlet published by Herr Sohmidt he maid that when Herr Roeren made his state. ments he was aware that Lboy were úrtzus,"

This was the ground at the prese at action bat public attention has not been directed so wach to the personal quarrel between these two as the shooking state of affairs in Togoland revealed by the trial,

It w 'stated in évidence that it was custom sry to force native to werk, and to flag them If they

refused. With wounds on their backe as Jarge as one's band they were forced to labour. Herr Schmidt himself rooms to have been gentleman of very amorens tendencies. Not "wife," but he travelled about with a barem only bad he supplied himself with a native of black girls, whether at the cost of the Empire was not stated.....

The ages of these waelobed beings were variously stated as from fourteen to sixteen. Several witness a declared that the whip was used to make them more amenable.

Another official, a Dr. Kerating, maintained harem, an inglitation which has since been prohibited by the Imperial Government. Chief Judge Mayer bad a native girl as teacher of languages.

The trial further revealed that between the mission stations and the local authorities the worat possible relations existed.

It was a disgraceful picture which the trial revealed. Enslaved and demoralised Datives on The one side, and on the other men who ongat to have been pioneers of civilisation, sunk in boare debauchery,

BLINDED BY A HEAT BAY.

STRANGE RYBULTS OF A BAVAL EXPERIMENT,

On Thursday ble Worship journed the charge of pocket picking preferred against “an honest barber," Chan Fuk, to enable him to call his master from Kowloon City to give evidenco

The Joumal Officiel has just published 'a very interaging report showing the ap as to his good character. Chen was then taken

proximate condition of the wheat sad rye under escort to the said city, but could not

ocops this year. The area under wheat load those in oberge of him to the shop at

is 6,598,884 hectares, (1 hectors equals 24 which he said he was employed, and neither

acres), as compared with 6,516,758 in 1906, could he find his paster. He made a desperate

and the yield is estimated at 130,376,669 attempt to escape, however, but, without Sacos. It appears that while the charge reason why despite the ridiculously low price hectolitres, or 141,698,263 quintals, as against they offer to contract for the supplying of wine 111,500,659 hectolitres, (2 hectolitre equals 27 against him was being heard on Thursday, the to hospitale, asylume, schools, &c., their quota-gallons) or 80,457,881 quintal, the actual yield man to whom he handed the purse was tions are de lined, and samples returned, wig in 1900 The area sown with moslin, a mixture a spectator, and as soon as the case" WAK to the low alcoholic strength, and so wasting of wheat and rye, is 138,705 hectares, as compared adjourned this man, Lin Chan, approach-keeping qualities during warm seasons especially with 145,5:1 hesres in 1906, and the yield is ed the complainant and told him he would Instead of resorting to the production of poor

cover his purse if the complainant would not wine the growers ought to have had for their estimated as 2,474,380 hectolitres, or 1,840,926 quintals; as against 2,280,203 hectolitres, or proceed with the charge. Liu then guided the ideal the turning out of better braude., The gam complainant and a witness to a house at Woo

er seems to be positively bewildered what to do 1.714,491 quintal, the setual yield in 1996.

The Brod sown with rys is 1,250,481 hectares, as Point where he got the purse, minus the $32-it for the best, the deadlock in the market com Bantained when stoleo, and banded it to the pletely puzzles him; he has only the vigne compared with 1,252,540 hectares in 1906, and countrymao. The latter appeared so pleased at sensation of á drowning was, drowsing in his the yield is estimated at 20,642,752 heoto recovering part of his property that he asked wine. He excases everybody and everything-litres, or 15:074,018 quintale, as compared with Liu Chan to go to a restaurant and drink tas. foreign wines, artificial wines, raisins, sagar 12,771,002 hectolitres, or 12,926,370 quintals, Liu went with pleasure, little suspecting that, wines, transport charges, the general trade, and the actual yield in 1908, se soon as the restaurant wis entered, polica the Government. were sent for. He had scarcely finished his cuperplazation, he credits all. But he overlooke of tón when two constables enteros, the com- one cause--the disfavour into which wine has plainant gave bim in charge, and he appeared fallen, due to the means of fabricating wines with his accomplice before his Worship without grapes, so extensively pursued by AN AIRSHIP IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY yeaterday.

unprincipled indústricts. As a result of this the public became alarmed, concluded they were. It has been stated more than once in the being forced to drink all kinds of liquids in articles on the Daily Graphic" Balloon Exprdi

tion to Russia that the French are the pioneers in place of wine. Then to add to the scare, an tysts stepped in, and by their plain state- ballpeaing. A correspondent claims that the Chinese anticipated the first French balloon by ments simply created terror among the

coaturice, and the prolonged osim which delay's MRERAH. Two classes of consumers wore the accent of the Mammoth " balloon gives us quickly established consequence; one that an opportunity of referring to the subject.

It is on record, or the authority of Father bad fear, and substituted at their repists eid or

Vasson, lesionary al Canton in the and beer instead of wine and who farther seventeenth century, that a balloon ascended at distrusted red wine. Hence the tendency the corcuation of the Empresa Fo-kien in 1306, now in restaurants in Paris, to only patronize and the probability is that something of the perial vassel was actually mature of 20 white winer, and that doctors and chemist, employed at that time. This is the les counsel to be preferred, as being at least above surprising when we remember that the writ. suspicion of colour. The second clase comings of European philosophers of that period

An extraordinary electrical experimeul, re prises those a msumers who at once resigned foreshadowed the efforts and expressed the

calling the story of the Martian host ray in themselves to drink no more natural wine longing of men to fly.

A French traveller of fifty years ago was a Mr. H. G. Will War, of the Worlds, bes very grave fact. They became accustomed to anxious to credit the Chinese with the conquest just been tried on a cruiser at Partsmouth with strange mixtures that had no connection with of the air that be described and pictured the terrifying results.

Berostat illustrated in the "Daily Graphic" It was found necessary to bore a hole in the Chinese had solved the problem. This airship, Home Fleet. The orthodox metho is proved according to Delaville Dedreus, is the coa in very slow, and an enterprising torpedo licutor. which in the year 1880 he voyaged from Fout ant rigged up an apparatus with a view to boring clean to Vant-chang. The traveller tells the the hole by electricity. This was excelle in story in a curious book published in Paris in theory, being

plan for piercing armour-plates. nounce to be bad, while they accept as "good" intimate knowledge of air currents, by which Under the great heat generated a hole was the pseudo wines where a union takes place they were able to choose their aerial patha, A welted almost instantaneously in the tough between water and alcohol obtained from mangal great number of observatories sent up small our plate, and the experiment was se inter- wurzel and potatoes, blessed with a few drops captive balloons from high towers, and the eating that nearly every one on the ship, from direction of the wind at various altitudes was the capisin downwards, looked on while it was of a "dye." Low, wine shops deal in this reported to the navigators of the air. The being carried out. mystoricus beverage; indeed, the latter places intelliganse was conveyed all over the Empire Next morning every person aboard the cruiser are the happy hunting grounds for chemists by an elaborate system of signalling. Above

who had looked at the progress of the boring of the clouds the Chinese neronau's kept their the hole was afflicted with partial bli dnes. while if a conviction is brought home to the bearings by means of a compass. The sausage The faces of all were burned a deep copper sur's office, on behalf of the Chiness Govern.shop keeper be is fined or imprisoned, the on-shaped vessel was kept even with the current of colour. ment, applied for the extradition to Chins tents of his cellar emptied into the nearest sewer, air by a retarding influence at the stern, acting

drag. This

was simply a screw operated of Li Ai-sulb and Hung Ch'ing on charges the sentenes of the court posted on the shutters, as ad of armed robbers, Mr. Olto. Kong Sing and permission to sell withdrawn. He or sheby manual labour.

will not again be allowed to open another shop well auited for changes of temperature," by The French traveller was given a silken dress, appeared for the second defendant.

No licence is required for selling drink in the eronaut Mandarin, and be entered the Mr. Morrell informed bis Worship that the

France. The law allows wine-shop proprietors, special airship station, with one of which, he two defendants were acqused of armed robbery

to add only one-fourth of water to their wine; sat, mest of the chief towns were provided, in the Tai Lok market town, Namhoi

The Frenchman, in praiseworthy restraint, he is requested, whenever he does so, to duly

mentione that this particular voyage was District, China. On the night of August.

merred by thick mist, but that the descent at post up the fact for the benefit of customeTE. 13th, when the master and folis of a piece also the prise at which such a mixtare is adid. the aerosist garage

at Naut phaag wen effected goods shop in this town were in the accountant's

e ith ease. Hera be was taken into the chart- room, they heard the front door of the shop Another cause of the serious drop in the sala

room, where a huge map, marked with black of French wines at home ss. well as abroad, circles for the observatories, showed the direc baing Lammored at, and went out to see what.

is that France has no longer the command tions of the wind at various heights. The was the matter. They arrived in time to see

of the general market, for ordinary brands clerk," adds M. Dedreux, without hesitation the door broken open, and ten or a dozen robbers rash in. The shop people withdrew especially. Foreigners have indeed but too named the hour of our departure. to the acconstant's room, and were followed minutely studied France's art of blending, of by five of the robbers who pushed them down proparing the bouquet to suit the palate, of or a bed-and-threatened them with revolvers, every nation. Competition and it was never The robbers then ranssered the house, breaking keener than now is almost strong enough to up boxes and securing clothing and other deal the final blow to Freuch wine.merchants, valuables, eventually departing with goods of The impolitic custome-dues in France are solely #total value of $893.

responsible for having acmpelled Switzerland Evidenco was called, and the case adjourned,. once a firat-class customer-to take to Italian

His Worship then asked the second defendant if he had anything to say.

Defendant- The complainant asked me to

in the town, and is absolutely unbiased. Ho says:

""The recent auti-à siatic riots were wholly the work of the Hood lacs' element, incited for the most part by irresponsible Socialists and American agitators, assisted by the flamboyant evening Fress. The situation is rendered acute by the large influx of Japanese from Honolulu. The desire for a while Canada' is, I believ very general if some solation can be found for the problem of reasonably cheap labour to develop the resources of the country. Employers and Orientals satisfactory, not more on sccount of their cheapness than beganes of their efficiency and the constant diffealty of dealing with the growing demands of the labour unions, Personally, I think white Canada preferable; failing this, a limited yearly immigration tili sufficient Europeansome to cope with the

industrial situation. I think the entire absence

of Orientals now would imperil prosperous development."

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The belief of the American newspapers that the events in British territory will serve to facilitate the negotiations between the United States and Japan certainly does not seem to have been justitied so far. Indeed, Japan appears t be watching things in this country more alosely than ever. The Chicago Beard of Education recently forbade the admission of adults to public your appeal for denunciation of the treaty on so schools, and two white adults and three Japanese allegation that the crisis Is arisen in British were kept out in consequence. The Tokyo Columbia y reason of an unprecedented icfur Government at once asked the Japanese Consul of Japanese. While it is true that most re- in Chio go to report upon the water. The greitably incidente hare lately cecurred at Consul seems to understand the situation and to Vancouver, there seems reason to doubt whather be satisfied, and the incident is only of importance the cause was an influx of Japanese, as I am in as indicating how carefully Japan is protecting possession of a telugram from the Mayor of the interests of bor subjects in America, Meat Vancouver which has been made public, which while, although "the war scare" outwardly is expressly avere that be disturbances were tess troublesome, the situation is by no means directed against Asiatics generally rather than satisfactory. Mr. William Randolph Hearst's against Japanese. In such circumstances any nowspapers have joined in theory for stationing precipiate action might be gretable, and, the American feet in the Pacific, and the before committing themselves to such a course, Evening Journal recently printed a signed the Government think that they sh uld carefully statement by Mr. Bearst in which be inquire into the causes which, within the recent Enid The United States does not want war past, have caused a greater influx to our shores with Japan, bnt it is emesirable, it is even, than previously of Oriental poople.” probable, that Japan does want war with the United States. Japan has come to look upon wur Rea profitable enterprixo," We can dep but cannot ignore, the influence of

DOOM OF THE STOKER.

ROOMS

Mr. and his obalu of newspapers, and when he MICHANICAL DEVICE FOR NAVAL "ROILER" decides on a policy it is bound to have an effect upon a very large number of Americans.

look for a man with a broken lag. I found him wine whatsoever, save in name and calour and convinced a large number of people that the armour-plate of a turret of a cruiser of the newspapers which previously laughed at the idea: Within a few years the picture of men in

and told him he was accused of picking pockets. Then he threw the paro down and ran away. I, being a straightforward man, picked it upada, returned it to the complainant, for doing which His Worship sentenced.raub of the defendanta to six weeks' imprisonment and six hours

I was arrested. **

stocks.

BEFORE MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).

....

ANOTHER EXTRADITION APPLICATION, Mr... E. Morrell, from the Crown Solici

This decision rapidly produced a perversion of taste, so much so, that for many Parisian palates, Datural wine whether of the small character, or prepared from the blendings of

wines which is not adulteration- they pro-1863. He states that the Chinese possessed an a recou an application on a large scale of Times, for instance, there is a long article by Mr. whose duty it is to superintend the working of

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It is an ingenious tale, and if things could be ordered in England as travellers of old said. they were ordered in China, the "Daily Graphic" Expedition would be a mere half-holiday plenic

• bowofer, we are compe-led to | Unfortunately relegate M. Delaville Dedrear's story to the category as the account which Munchausen, Janier," one of Charles Bennett's amusing creations, has given us of a balloon trip to Birlas and the moon.

A number of men who were several yards away from the steel that was being bored are so much affected that they have had to go into sight, altogether. hospital. It is feared that some may lose their

The vaporisation of the steel is supposed to have been the cause of the trouble among the mou. Its effect can be glosses from the fact that several men who were on remate parts of the cruiser at the time of the experiment have been serionely affected.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Perhaps more ominous is the fact that some The days of the naval stoker are numbered; of serious trouble between the United States and the stokehold stripped to the workin Japan now take it seriously, at least to the shovelling madly, keeping a bead of steam, "whi extent of devoting a large amount of space to the be a thing of the past, and the only men in the discussion of the subject. In to-day's New York boiler rooms of ships of Royal Navy will be those Stephen Bozsal, in which he declares that the machinery which will perform the work of the present is a tempting moment for Japan, present-day stoker much more economically and and asks whether she will reduce ber armamenta efficiently.

One of the chief cases of this is, of course, in proportion to the financial ability of the country or "inske war, this time for money, for the introduction of oil fuel, which is now cash, and not for a strategic position. When supplied to all new ships as an auxiliary to such questions as this. are uppermost in the coal, and which is burnt exclusively in the minds of the Japanese lenders, dr. Bonsal says, latest torpedo craft. In the latter ships, it has it is well to have the strongest American fleet been possible to reduce the usual stakehold

where it will do the most good," and he wants complement by about two-thirds. Admiral Evans's fleet to drop into Yeddo Bay and invite "Okunis and the other civilian warriors out to tra and to have a look and sea."

The childishness of the idea that the Japanese are soignersct of Amerion's resources that they need a demonstration of them does not decrease the significaron of the fact that the newspapers are printing such sugestione.

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But oil is not the only force making for the elimination of the stoker. The Admiralty is now experimenting with a mechanical apparatus which will largely dispenes with manual labour in feading coal to the furnaces,

The torpedo gunboat Sharpshooter, attached to the Naval Engineering College at Laroupart, has been placed at the disposal of Messrs. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Caurdian Premier, Hodgkinson and Co, the sunfacturers of the has cerved a copy of a resolution which was apparatus So far, the trials have been very passed by, the Canadian Trades and Labour successful

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The coal is fed through shoots above the Congress at Winnip

ploring the itflax depaness as being detrimental to Caundian furnace doors. The firo bars, controlled by

and asking for the abrogation of the small engine, move backward and forwardt, interests I rea with Japan.

The Premier lies replied taking in with each movement a supply of coal,

which is fellows to the president of the congreen :--

ovenly distributed over the area of the "I have given due consideration to your grate, while the return movement-ejects the The N.Y.K ste Shinexo Mar (Australian request that immediate stepe should-be taken to anes. The degree of heart in the fornaces and Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 31st terminate the treaty with Japan. I would ob the consequent head of steam can be perfectly alt., and s expected hore to-morrow.

erve that this trouty was brought into existence controlled by increased or diminishing the The NY K.gr. Yehoshi Marn (Bombay Line) some 15 years ago, in response to reported speed of the engine.

The experiments show that not only is a left Singapore for this port on the 31st alt, expressions of public plsion, to affording Candiau a rier

produces an considerable amount of labour dispensed with,' and is expected here on the 6th inst,

The CPB str. Engress of India left Joko opportunity taking their share in the grow but that the coal, owing to its more even and on Thursday the 31st ult; for Victoria | ing Japanese trade, that the Canadian. Go regular distribution, gives much better calorific and ver

Veramort breamy party to this trasty, results than whoa-it-is-sahandled. There is The 1,G.M. str. Frisz Ludwig which left and that it was unanimously ratibed by the practically no smoke from the funnels, and none hore on Tuesday the 29th ult, at 9 am, arrived Canadian arliament. The treaty has proved of that flaming which is such a detrimental at Shanghai on Thursday the 31st ult, at p.m. of great advantage, and our trade with Japan feature of some of our destroyers and torpedo.

The str. Katharine Park saitel from Callav under it has considerably increased. You bass boats.

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on the 30th ult, to this port via Japan porte.

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