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A. S. WATSON

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ESTABLISHED 1841.

HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 1907

truth asan logrodient of the evidence which | Japan's preponderance in the Chinese

is to lead to a verdict. Public opinion grows uncannily because of the canker at its roots. A shameful instance of this is disclosed in the following abstract from an article about modern Japan, appearing in CO.' the World's Work,

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Empire." If he had stopped there-but he didn't. He tells the British public that a Chinese official," not identified in any way, made the following remark to him.

Ha wall: * It is the Franco- rumiah. WAZ over again. Then the Germans know more about Francs than the French did tasmselves, Those Japs ar, doing the some bore, sat we can't stop them. Tasy have their treaty rights.”

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SUPREME COURT. Friday, December 13th.

IN SUMMART JUISDICTION,

Lloyd's agent at Vancouver telegraphed on TELEGRAMS. November 14 that mirage operations were progoming favourably in the care of the British

{"DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] Indravelli," and she was expected to fost at the next tide, There were 10ft. of

UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY, BEFORE ME..A, G. Wise (PUINE Jusca).' water in the fore compartment.

stencuer

LONDON, December 13th. Mr. Roosevelt has definitely refused

It will be noticed that the Post Olion haw extended the time for posting ordinary letlers, with the artra fee of ten-cents Lill noon in the cass of the English and French Mails. This to be renominated for the American is a conoramion which will be much appreciated Presidency. by many firms.

:

THE TEST MATCH.

LONDON, December 13th. In the first test match between

of which Gunn made 119. The Australian team has scored 50 runs for the loss of one wicket.

[REUTER'S BER VICE.]

THE NORTH BORNEO DINNER.

OLEM FOR BOARD AND LODGING, line Holm them of $105 dan for board and Li-Lai-obun sought to recover from Caro- lodging. The plaintiff was represented by Mr. Crowlker Smith (of Messrs. Almada ant Smith) while the defendant appeared in pornRED.-

Plaintiff told the Court that the defendant went to live his house in the month of May, and agreed to pay bim $35 a month. She had paid nothing since July 4th, and the plaintiff claimed till October 5th.

Defondant informed his Lordship that she

loft on December 18th without giving notine. She paid $35 a month for the four months, but did not get a receipt. She admitted owing 335 for the month of September.

Plaintif, recalled; said he had received only one payment.

His Lordship (to defendant)-Another time you had better get receipts and keep them when you board and lodge with anyone. You will have to pay. There will be judgment and costs for plaintiff.

Every steamer from Japan, Mr. Walter J. Kingsley says, has its "Asiatic storage" fall of-men-and-women-fying to other lands in the- bope of earning a less starvation wage. · Every-

Perhaps cach a remark was made, but it where in Japan.now there is misery. Even Japanese children, he

"saya,"

"do, not

was their blithely a in the old days. Happlacer has sufficient. vraisemblance for us. The

Among the arrivals by the trooper this wosk heritage then, but now the nation demands that next fragment is much nester.

was the new Chaplain to the Forom, the Rar. the little ones go to work at a time of life. In a corner of the quadrangle stood a roughly- FOBBYg cities like Oiska there are no

in England as infancy. In the built abed, with light plank walls and latios A. Dallas Ennis, M. A. A short sketch of the work apertures, the floor was strewn with thick reverend gentleman's career was given by our { longer seen thousands of boys and girls playing ]-grass mala covered with onuras. It was the jindon correspondent in a letter which appear" England and Australia, played at went to reside with plaintiff on May 27th, and

in dainty, many-coloured costumes like garitan acbrol, or place of exeraise. Two of the gevus butterflies on the grass of temples. You college champions gate me an exhibitioned in our issue of the 13th ult. Mr. Ennis, whe will and them in course dall do thing, working presume their rice was niceady digested and I is an Irishman, has been a Bervice Chaplain Sydney, the English team scored 273; like pathetic dolls in the factories: These babes

should be lo ho engage in a rough-and-tumble since 1902 when he served with the Army in the with either of those five-foot-nothing terrors, Boath Afrionu Wer 'From 1904 to 1906 he was toiling for a few pennies a day form a vast and sorrowful army. Tokyo, says the wilter, has despite my six feet and 1951b. In one stady at Carmagh Camp, Ireland, and sinon then at the slums whose poverty reaches the very lowest konded me the book and naked my opinion Guards Chapel, Chelses.

round-faced, alone-cropped youngster, resting, depths-alumi worse than those of Lindon, Paris, or East New York. Japet, however, about it. It was "The Simple Life, and that decently veils her national sorsa. Their book was never read in more appropriate sur

roundings. The entire kit and equipment of existence is hidden from the foreiga visitor. Harely does a tourist see the slams, and

the room right have cost 30s. The reader waa epesialiste a adying the city for precise take up one of those fat billets which are now in the commercial department, preparing to information are sedatonaly kept out of the poorost quarters. The Kokis newspaper going to the Japanese every day at a tithe of fastracted a representative to live the life

the remuneration hitherto paid to "foreigners, the lowest and poorest in Tokyo, and his articius

After that we come to the part that seems dealing with life in the Ehitays district created an immense sensation. When translated into really objectionable, where Mr. Kiros English in pamphlet form, the Government dweils on the "spies" preparatious for promptly bought up the entire edition and disguise. Their chief wickednem azeurs to destroyed the plater." Nothing is wasted in Japan, for there is nothing to wató, be that they grow their hair long, with s poor devaar every serap of fish extrails from the view to pigtails. There is a photograph markets, and eat with avidity rotten fruit, stinking regatables, sour, spoiled ics, raucid of a Japanese sun lent in his nation! grasse and fragments of meat, castane or kimono (1) which in the picture corporation has been formed to control the collection of garbage and its distribution to the is really the hakam and hasri, and foreign socks and shoes; and there is the statement hat "dressed in Chinese costum: ho ją in- distinguishable from a native and is able to travel anywhere in China on his mission of espionage." To foreigners like Mr. KIETON he might be indistinguishable, but the Chinese theins:lves may

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ree sureals which make up their bill of fare the filthy men brought to thom daily. Therǝ Bre hora fonb restauranta and cafes where spoiled rice and fi entrails are the stock-in-trade. Second-head Per doz, bots.stores and pawnshops abound, for in Japan the pawnbroker will make as advance on any article that does get fall below & peony in vlug.

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Even the artistle pride of the Japanese artist is beginning to disappear and the small hop is being. fast crushed out by the large The Japanese osprislist the

Writer condema as the most remorseless devourer of little ouss the world has known. In other words, veterans are walking the stress seeking work and finding none, and the otsal conditions brought !efore the reader than in what Mr, Kingsley colla "A" Personal History of returned soldier, once a rickshaw man, and hit unavailing struggles, with other veterans and slour, for a bere livelihood. This p rt of the article, which is much too long lo quote and would not bear ontting, I recommend to ths

he is the most ortel and heartless War

of life for them could not be more vividly.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. reader.

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Boogkong, 12th December, 1907.

deceived. As it is, if the disgu se be so clover, it is old we should hear so much of Japaness spies inlan, Tuera are pays cal differences easily discerned by competent foreign observers which are ignored in the following passage,

A merving paper publishes this a ist: Voice Photo-Lady who has phonograph and voice- recording apparatus is prepared to visit olients in their homes and make records at their voice. In after years, when the speakers have passed away, these records will be highly prized. Now to a loze one in a distant elime no present can posted which will recall the bappy past or sakon kindly and tender memories or be more appresisted then, a massage spoken or melody sang in the solual voice of his loved ones at home. Fee from 10s. 64.

▲ SOLICITOR'S UNDIRTAKING, Kwong Tho-king brought notion" kgsinst Messrs. Dennye and Bowley to recover the sum of $100 due for taxed costs in the ca of Ip Teenag-nin, Kwong Tas-king. Mr. E. J. Grist (of Meters Wilkinson and Grist) being represented by Mr. . B. L. Burluy. spponced for the plaintiffs the defendants

LONDON, December 11th. Sir Charles Jessel presided over the annual dinner of the British North Borneo Company at which there was great enthu siasa: Mr. Cowie, managing director, Iwelt upon the great progress which had beeo made in North Borneo, and the steady A Church of Scotland minister in Glasgow, increase in revenue, All possible was being' who was formerly practical chemist, is the done in rubber planting, and the results latest discoverer of a germicide by which "avory

of tobievo cultivation were of the most kind of infections and incurable disease in be cared." Failing to get the medical profession encouraging nature. He looked forward to to take it up, he began to apply his discovery the territory becoming a great coaling centre. for the good of the poor in bis parish, and meanwhile he regurled the Company'■ remarkable results are glaimed to have been enterprise as having reclaimed the natives; achieved. Cancer cases are among the cares." The remedy is said to be best on soientified stepped bead bunting and piracy. It principles, but the minister has lost from his had also secured to the Empire a colony, then the horse.

value of which cannot be overestimated;

congregation a médio penstitioner who refused. to credit the cure of a canoar palioat to the "treatment given.

Te members of the French Chamber of Deputies-M. Benoist and M. Bertemme, who was Minister of War in the last Government have fought a diel, because they had quarrelled in Parliament. It rained hard, and the woods were very damp. Not so the spirits of the duelists, who shook hands with their seconds and fired off a pistol shot spiece. Nobody was burt with the exception of a photographer, who, four doctors present and brought down his in his excitement, stumbled against one of the

samors. So the duelliste embraced, and honour

LORD LE IN DONDON.

LONDON, December 11th, Lord Li, the New Chinese Minister in London has been received in audience by His Majesty King Edward at Buckingham Palico, duly presenting his credentials Sir Elward Grey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, was present.

THE KAIŠER'S DEPARTURE,

LONDON, December 11th. The Kaiser, who has siled for. Holland, wan satisfied, But in the Chamber of Deputies has authorized the Germin Ambasador. to state how greatly he has enjoyed his visit

ostohoold."

Other students wore their hair in different stages of length, they were on the "politica!" side, as the hair is worn long with an object. On first entering the college the politicalad som of of their hair by every possible means. Then, the commercial studente cultivate the growth

towards The o molusion of their term, they a lopt We recommend the reader quite phor-the queue of the Chiume, shaving their heads in wise. Those who want to know about the the accepted mauner and pisiting into their own property-if required-the easily-bought actual conditions in Japan are warned that tails of human hair, with their silk contiunards the ex-diuister of War confessed the mutter quoted is a product of pure, or transformation is perfect and complete. The he said. "The woods were very damp Indeed, tions necessary to make a proper pigtail. The that he had heen afraid, "I really was afraid, " | rather impure, imagination, Mr. WALTER | hair and eyes of the Japanese are identis in and I am not sors even now that I shall not

J. KINGSLEY is a gifted young &inerican every way with those of the Chines both zause have black hair and brɑng DYELİ The with a history, wito abandoned sailoring, eyelids of bath slant is wavde, and the promstmout for journalism, with no qualidcations other chask-bones and other racial characteristics are

Identical

The Jap Only communications relating to the news column than a feile pen, à fertile imagination, a Cerrespondents must forward their names and ad.fund of synical humour beyond all scruple, dresson with communications addressed to the and a fine command of the English language Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good that would have brought him Kides if put to more honourable usa, He is the sa ce young man who, under the pen name of Stephen England," made the Daily Mail a laughing stock during the Russo-Japanese

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RIRTH.

On November 9th, on board the P, & O, stoamor Fictoria in Tilbury Dock, the wife of 'T. P. WAR. Dror, draughtsman, E.x., of a son,

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The Daily Press.

Hotezero, DeCEMBER 14TH, 1907.-

War.

He was in Japan for a very few months during the latter part of 1908, since when he has renuized in America. He bas never been in Osaka, knows nothing of Tokyo but its railway station, and his "personal history " of a returned soldier must have been concocted on an American table with the usual American genius out of The phrase purely American material.

* more in sorrow than in anger" accurately describes the feeling with which we make this exposure; and it is in the public interest that it should be done.

The

a ng all these maniform or student of to-day strips off his i kimono-dons the dangares garments of John Chinaman, strolls out to the furthest eraer of the Calestial Empire-note-book in sleeve and ayes open for anything asetal to his country-in appearazoea Chinese; n fact, the Japanese" in- vestigator” of to-morrow. It was from this college that the Japanese spios, who did such grest work for their country during the recent war, were denen. It is from this college that the Japanese Government reoraits its Intelligence Depart meat la its camp sign of political and commercial conquest of the Chinese Empire, Ladistingaish- able from any Uninsman, equipped with every necessity and unhampered by a sy superffaits, the ex-student of Tan-Wen ponstrates ya'n (official residence) and hong (merchant's office) his only oummissariat; the clothes of day ara of investigation. Rice and ter is likewise his bed at night. He is the penultimate practitioner of the Simple Life, sud, despite all vituperation, this is one of the grest factor in success. I came from Tua-Wen sôllage full to the brim with food for thought.

on his tour

Ta'moo

The offensive solecism of referring to the people who admittedly treated him court- eously as "Jape," and even of putting that expression into the mouth of a Chinese

"By 'klad permission në Llauk, Ou1, 90, MONEY Moucrieff and offer, the band of the Third, Battalion "The Duke of Cambridge's Own" Middlesex Regiment) will play the following programme of music during dinner, at the

March. A Francesa...... Mario De oats Hongkong Hotel, this (Saturday) groning: Valse "Die Begenschiesser," Selection..."Robert le Diable,”.

**** Meyerbeer Song "Thoughts and Tears," Hopa Lample Overture....."Tancredi, ".

Rossini Bara Dance "Isla,”

Boyle ...... Kerker Selection....." Betle of New York."

Chopin

Polonniso

Gatel

DINNER MENG-Hors D'Œuvres-Eggs en epic Soup-fook Turtle Fish-Boiled Fish kad Paraloy Sauce, Entrées-Grilled. Quail un Tonat, Caif's head en Tortue, Merglas Pattios. Curry-Dry. Joints &c.-Roast Sirloin of Beef and Baked Potatoe, Roast Turkey and Cranberry Sance, Boiled Corned Ox Tongue and Carrots, Cold Game Pie and Mixed Salad Sweets-Corn

meal Pudding. Tipsy Cake, St. awberry Ice Cream ail Finger Cakes, Cheese Stews. Dessert Coffea-Fruits;

POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN -

OPERA CO.

What, the people are asking, does the legend on the Kangaroo mean P. Retura to Australis when empty." It signifies that when the little

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to England

BOSSLA

LONDON. December 11th, The Russian Minister of Finance, in his Budget statement, has asked the Dums to sancti n a lean of 195 million roubles to cover the deficit arising chiefly from the expense of the war, new railways, and famine relief.

PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS

DESTROYED,

LONDON, December 11th; The parliament buildings at Wellington, New Zealand, have heau destroyed by fire.

DISASTROUS HOTEL FIRE,

of that action.

Mr. Bowley asked that the case be allowed to stand over sine de, pending the decision of the Fall Court on the appeal. The Full Court had granted a stay of execution in the ose of Tang-nin, and the present esse arose out Mr. Grist-I am opposed to any stay of exe oution in this case, because the Full Court acted altra vires in granting a star of execution

His Lardship-IT-cannot-go-into-that.” Mr. Grist-Again, the Full Court cannot affect e solicitor's undertaking to pay. 1

His Lordship-That is another matter, but you must not raise the point of ultra váran before me.

Mr. Geist-I don't think your Lordship is bound by the decision of the Full Court. It had not power to make sneh an order.

His Lordship That dose not matter at all.. You must apply to the Fall Court to upset

that order.

Mr. Grist-I shall show, even if the stay is good, that it in no way affects a solicitor's undertaking to pay.

The case was adjourned,

CORRESPONDENCË.

THE OVERSEAS LEAGUE,

[TO TH■ ■DITOR OF TEN

DAILY FREAS."]

.my.

MONGKONGE

foster British trads abroad, and to protect the interests of British commuuition overseas, kad long been experieno:d. Having no Parlia mentary Representative, Britons, on leaving England, have practically no means of making their voice heard, and too often find their needs neglected. The Overseas Lingas will help them by ventilating, and obtaining redress for legitimate grievance, se occation arises.

The ofloss of the Overseas League re st Caxton Hall, Westminster, Londen, S.W,

The Overseas Longus proposes to further the interests of British subjects resident im forsign countries; and to promote Britisn irade. The Leagno will also make knowu the waste of British clonists overseas, and in general will seek to foster the welfare of the Empire.

The Ororacas Lengue will use every con-

Five hotel employes were suffocated, another broke his neck while trying to slide down a rope into the street, and four other employétTM we badly injured in a big hotel fire at Newhare,stitutional missus 10 mohieve these objects, and Connecticut, on November 12th. Two hundred invites the support of periods of vil økaŭes of guests, rudely aroused from their slumbers, and political opinion,

in

their night attire. The flower started on the third floor of the Hotel Gards, which is chisty

Trasting that your readers will co-operate in

Yours faithfully,

egregious WILLIAM T. STELD is the som official," is sufficient to tell the enlighten people in the marsupial's pouch have lost their epicuous among the rescuers were four Nations of the world,I remain, dear Sir petent reviewer who takes upon himself to how Mr. KIRTON babitually masticates histtleness, their juvenile esprit, the Kangaroo, arrived to visit the Japanese colony at Yale.

"food for thought." The whole thing is a "recommend to the render" such a grossly mare's nest, and the students who cultivale THE Blondins of the circus always take a look at the rope or: wire on which they are misleading concoction.

queues do, so for the same reason that many about to perform their dangerous business, Another bad example, though not quite of the foreign missionaries do it, and with They look at its fastenings; test them so bad as the foregoing, is provided by ano more harm. Masara. WALTER KINGSLEY carefully.

· This i

sensible and right illustrated article in the Daily Graphic, and WALTER KIRTON, a coincidentally Suppose they were, by some extraordinary by WALTER KERTON. This second Walter named, were not writing for people who means, provented from taking theen pre tells of a discovery he has made at Shang-kuow, but for people who don't know, and cautious: would not their lot excite hai, of a school for Japanese spies. We that sort of thing is anything but fair to the commiseration? The reading public is in believe that in this case the writer may latter. that unhappy position. On its path perilous know something about Shanghai, as he is in pursuit of information, it has to achieve till living there; but he does not know

the performance of acquiring its convictions- very much about the Japanese, if we may

ふ

At the instane of Sergeant Sims fire natiren were charged with breaking into a matsbed at

A. G. WISE, Secretary,

The Orariass Langue.

frequented by commercials, sad spread with the nouomplishment of these aime, since it is frightful rapidity--Those guests who failed to only-by-advansing-British trade that wo- can- ospe by the stairway were taken from the hope to reisin our prond place among the

fremen. bed-room windows by

students from London whe had

which is Pollard, will ge biok to Australia for They seemed to know fastinotively what to do, more shildren of the same gifts and qualities. and ruined their clothing in foroing their way There is, by the way, a change to announce through the burning rooms to rescue the for the 21st. Instead of opening with the "Runaway Girl," the Lilliputs will begin with well..

the Belle of New York," which they do se

JAPANESE AND BASTERN

CORPORATION,

guests.

NAVAL INQUIRY WANTED.

TO ASCERTAIN THE SCOPE AND EFFECT OF RECENT CHANGES.

What is needed in an official, or other im partial, inquiry into the scope and effect of the recent changes in the Navy.

Caxton Hall,

Westminster,

London, W., England,

BANDMANN COMEDY COMPANY.

At the Theatre Royal last night the Bandmann Comedy Company staged the dream play "A Message from Mars." There is suffi cient of the mystical and comics) in the play tə make it exceptionally interesting, and the The ordinary general meeting was held at 62, London-wall Bix T. Devereux Pil», who

Bandmann Company last night made most of presided, moved the adoption of the report

their opportunities and delighted a large He said that the accounts covered a period of

audience. Mr. Clands King, as Hornos Parker, two years, but the company had actually been

"The danger of the present position," he scientist, was partest in his part, while Miss sticking to lifelong Florense Hamer, as Minnie Templar, his When they did start it was found to be exceed. ugly difficult to do business with the Japanese specialism, and we have adopted a Jack-of-all- aflauoad wife, was generally admired for kar on satisfactory terms. This bad b en felt by trades training. If we keep to our new systems, skilful interpretation. The messenger from many other kindred undertakings. It seemed. Germany will best us with an inferior foras.

This was the reply of Mr. Carlyon Bellaira, supported by Admiral Sir Frederick Richards, to Sir John Fisher's soporific advise

lie quist in your beds."

on a tight-rope or alack-wire of journalism. judge by t':is article. The more be dons Teikoktaui on Thursday night The defendanta in operation for a period of about 14 months. said, "is that Garaany

It cannot examine the apparatus, at least know of them, the more does this article,

Wereo.

"Mr. Robertson had to admit in the House Marn a mysterions character, was in the to shut out from their country foreign capital of Commons that the Amiralty had received skilful hands of Mr. Sydney T. Pouse, while Mr. lettora of protest from officers commanding Clifford-Bown acted the part of a tramp Beole against the new policy.

admirably. The farse was well played through- out, and the approval of the audience was mads manifest frequently during the performance.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Tho N.Y.K. str. Iyo Maru (American Line) left Shanghai for this part on the 12th inst and is expected here to-morrow.

Occasion was the dinner of the London

are stated to bave got away with a quantity of clothing and so in money. One of the med not with the ample knowledge necessary; discredit, him. Armed with a card from was caught by an Indian constable coming out he in- of the premises, and the other defendants were

to have been part of the policy of the Japanese ~nad it has to take it: wires largely on trust, the Japanese Consul-General, "

If they turn out defective, so much the genuously writes, he was admitted to the arrested shortly afterwards, They appeared

control. Notwithstanding this difficulty the It is fortusate for the public that school for Japanese spies. On the card, a before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz at the Polios unless it were absolutely under their own company had been enabled to enter into several

This shows that there is a great anrest in journalism has its traditions, and that in number of weird characters wire scrawled," Court yesterday, and the ease was remanded,

A native oppeared before Mr. F. A. Ilazeland matters if important business chiefly associated the Navy, which is bad for the service." the main the journalists who make all ready and though the Consul way consider this

at the Police Court yesterday charged with with the East. One of the company's invest Chamber of Commeros bald yesterday evening for their performance have some concern slight on his penmanship impolite, he will disorderly conduct and assault. A painter and which they had 's very considerable holding. Sir Fortescue Flannery, when the subject for

ments was in the Korean Water Works, in

at the Trocadero, under the chairmanship of with honour in their workmanship. There probably chuckle at Mr. Kron's simpli- Chinese woman wara walking along strest

The construction works at Seoul had been

and it was discussion was "The Novy." are, however, members of the public who city in supposing he would have given him at West Point on Thursday, flie la ter carrying proceeding for a considerable time,

Mr. Robertson, the Secretary of the Ad. are far from averse to the thrills of mishap, a card of admission to anything not politia lady's watch, when a native told her that the satisipated that the supply of water would

a sudden indisposition, but a statement for- beginning of next. The population of the and workmen who, still to pursue the cally above board... It was really the Japa fase of her watch was belter looking than her turned on shout the end of this your or the miralty, was unfortunately absent, owing to metaphor, deliberately fake the wire." nese school at Tang-wen, on the outskirts own face. This annoyed her friend the painter, town was now being enormonaly augmented by warded by him was read by the chairman

The Admiralty were satisfied, Mr. Robert who proc.eded to inflict corporal punishment the Japanese who were pouring into the Which is responsible for which, it is hard to of Shanghai, that Mr. KIETOs visited, and on the offender. The upshot was that dive mon chantry, The proft and lose account showed a son said, that the two-Power standard is being

les of 2,228 for the period covered by the maintained and well maintained. Bay. In plain language, journalism is here we cannot object very much to his defini- atlacked the painter and the woman, and pelted ate, and this result, was arrived at after the sea lords," he continued,

"Gross unfairness has been displayed towards *There is an and there disgraced, and the public grievous:tion of its object," when all frills are them with dirt and pebbles. The defendant deducting all the standing charges and after the site da Admiralty Hosed is dominated Jy misled, by men who do not value facts as a stripped away, the training of young was the only que arrested, and Mr. Hazeland | allowing for payment of 1 year's interest an by one personality, Bat the Board is not a

dorod him to pay a fins of 310, the alternative the debenture stock Sir W. II. Trencher basis for argument, who care nothing about Japaneso in everything nosemry to secure being ons month's imprisonment.

seconded the motion, which was adopted.

be

one-man company, and if it were I should not sit on the Board.

The CPR. st. Rmpress of India arrived Shanghai at 9 am on Friday, the 13th inst and left again at p.. same day for Hongkong

the 16th inst where she is duo. to arrive at 7 s.m, on Monday, The NY.K. str. Nikko Maru (Australian Line) left Thursday Island for this port, vis Manila on the 12th met, and is expsoled here on the 23rd inst

The P.M. str. Siberia arrived in San Fran- cisco on the 12th inet,