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SUPREME COURT, Wednesday, December 18th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (OHIMY ---Jorries),

FORGERY CHARGE ADJOUANED, Lam Wing, Hau Kes, Li Hi-chin and Hop. Wo-long were placed in the dock on a charge of forgery,

The Hon. Mr. W: Hoes Darles, Attorney General, who was instructed by Mr. G. E.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19г¤, 1907.

prisoners, but it was a curious fact that nớ two, could identify the same man. The stolen property was found by the police in 'a matabel near where the prisoners were arrested,

After hearing the evidence the jury, with out retiring, found all of the prisoners guilty en sach count, and his Lordship sentensed them to five years imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently,

SINGAPORE V. CROWN AGENTS.

The Straits Times of December 7, mys:-

AUSTRALIA'S BLUE FUNK.

“FORTUNATUS” CLAIM.

DIFFICUT HALYAGH OPERATIONS IN INDIAN OCEAN.

In the High Court of Justice, on November 14, before Mr. Jasics Busknill and two of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity Honso a most interesting claim was decided,

A Bydney correspondent writes :—— Australians having commercial relations with the East, also those who have resided for some time in Japan and neighbouring countries, are unanimous in testifying to the rapid dere. lopment of the pewly awakened national spirit in the land of the Mikado. Thousands of Australian tourists and holiday-makers annually It was ansation by the owners, master, sed leste Sydney and other Commonwealth porta seme of the orew of the Blue Fannel Line for Japan, and invariably return deeply steamer Tantalus against the owners of the impressed with the marvellous industrial dera-steamer Fortunatus, for salvage services. The lopment observable in most of the leading cities Fortunatne which has since been destroyed by and towns, so differenten almost every way from. fire, was a screw steamer of 3,425 tons, and or what they had been lod to anticipate from the April 5, 1907, while on a Toysge from Melbourne

to Calcutta,

Via

Bingapore, ran ashore on an of Flores, in the Dutch Archipelago. She was characteristice.

laden at the time with a general earge, and also with horses and sheep, and bad as wail 39 passengers on board. The weather was fine and the sea calm. The next day native boat anime alongside, and the third officer, accompanied by Dutch Passenger an interpreter, proceeded in it to a neighbouring island to cable for assiet saco. Jettisoning the sargs was commenced, and proceeded from both sides of the ship

Marroll from the Crown Solicitor's offos, of the Legislative Council on September 6, peruval of works professingto des) with Japanese charted reel off the north coast of the Island

said the four prisoners had been committed for trial on charges of forgery and uttering, He acked b's Lordship to allow the case to stand over till next sessions. The solicitor on

the other side. Mr, R. Harding, was quite

agr able to such a course.

His Lordship-How about the recogniz.

The Attorney-General-They propone, I ap- derstand, to offer 82000 bail, and we proponu to accept a joint boud of $2000 cash.

Hi Lordabip-For all four,

The Attorney-General—Yes, a joint bond. His Lordship-For forgery P The Attorney-General--The Crown Bolicitor

has considered the matter.

His Lordship-Very wall, if you are satisă d Cate adjourned.

PIRACY AND ROBBERY.

Wong Cheung-tai, Lam Shek-on, Chan Wa and Choung Fo-shing were indicted on charges of piracy and robbery, and pleaded not guilty,

His Lordship-I see the indiotment contains charges on Common Law as well as under the

It will be remembered that, at a meeting exception was taken to an item in the Final Bupply Bill of $108,195.81, representing mainly the lose incurred by the Colonial Gov ernment on the sale of starting investments by the Crown Agents. At the request of the Unofficial members, His Excellency the Gover- nor wrote to Lord Elgin respecting the reply

given

them as to whether the Crown Agents could be onlied upon to make good the lose fuourred and enclosing a ocpy of a report of the debata on the subject. In his despatch His Exceliouoy pointed out that ; -

In addition to this lose (of $98,227) in the priose restised, there was a further lose in dollars This owing to the course of exon 4 of the total

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SHIPPING COMPETITION.

An Australian who has just returned to Sydney after a lengthened residenos in Tokyo, states that everywhere the Japanese entertain deep conviction that they are destined to become the dominant race in the Pecifle, and that their fature deminion will extend to the northern shores of the Commonwealth. Hence the interest with which the Federal proposal to dispense with the assistance of the Imperial Squadron in Australasian waters was regarded by the Japanese native Press, which keeps the On the evening of April 8, the British India people in all parts of the Mikado's country lastship Pasilka came up and made two nu- tolerably wall informed of everything affecting successful attempts to tow the Forinnstur off, Japanese affairs in others lands.

Eren the interdiction of Gilbert and Sulli-ahe then proceeded on her voyage. On April 15, the tow ropes parting on esel occasion' and the master of the Tautalus, while loading at fan's famous musical comedy furnished a theme for local comment, being regarded as a Sourabaya, received from the agents of the illustration of the growing political and social Fortunatus news of the stranding, and, having obtained eave from his Batavia agents by tele: influence of Japan in Europe.

phone, completed his londing in all buste nud presseded to render neststabor, & course which involved a deviation from his voyage of 75 previously been among the islands net of miles. The master of the Tantalus had never

and knew that the charte were unreliable and only to be treated a preliminary sketches, and that omissions were to be expected, as the irre gular obaraster of the depths, and the prevalence of coral formstions forogée any cornisty hot all dangers had been discovered. and slowly left her way in with the lead, ber boat also going just ahead of her to give warn ing of reels. In this way she got within 60ft fast and towing was begun, of the Fortuantus, and stock hawsers were made at first without

The next morning towing recommenced, and 1fter some time one hawser paried. About 3 'clock, the Fortunatus was dragged off by aut of the remaining hawser. The total value of value

of the Fortunnins was £56,498, her cargo the bonest of Japanese manufacturing interests" #19.000, and freight at risk £1,000.

Mr. Justion Buetnill, after referring to the Itisalille difficult to seaba Sir Thomas Suther fact above stated, warmly praised the master of land succeeds in making good his charge of the Tantala for the manner in which Japanese competition. for the Japanese mercan- bis unfairness. The war relieved his Company of any services had been rendered. Ife thought the tile marine were engaged during that period as

The Singapore Free Press of December 12,

Straits ports the Homeward Conference may y By its coercion of shippers in China and shield the P. and G. and other of Its fellow- conspirators from the effent of competition, hat the panoply of the Conference does not keep the shrewd thrusts of Japanese competi cut tion on the eastward Bombay-Japan ran. And the F. and O. Compass Sutherland, in of ite Ciairman, Ble

through the persona

the Bombay chink in the armour the sharp attering a tragic cry telling that through blade of the Japanese shipping enterprise s making its point painfully felt. Indeed Sir Thomas goes so for as to of the Company's interclonial trade he tween Bombay and Japan-interoolonial prosent wiped out by Japanese competitors." It is apparently not only in cheaper rates,but in more frequent opportunities, hat the P. and 0. Company at Bombay is feeling the effects of Japanese rivalry For Sir Thomas given it

this

pressot multiplication of Japanese steamer sailings from Bombay to be instigated by the Japanese Government. And he proceeds to say that this competition is hardly fair bemuse

that the whole.

Ordinance, I have. very grare doubts as toecial circumstances which, in their opinion, the denisle of the Japanese Government. The tantalus reached the spot on April 17 rooms hardly the word)-"has boon for the

whether there is any Common Law offence exist ing after that provided by the Ordinance, and it makes it exceedingly diffioult to explain matters to the jury, “

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The lors due to the of $103,195.81 rise in the dollar is not a real loss, as the money obtained from the sale would have been spent in London, and the real loss to the Colony is

A gentleman, an engineer by profession, who the difference between the sterling value of the

has been long resident in the East, and is at securities at the time orders to sell

in search of bealth, which in Sydney present received and the price alam tely realised.

Upon receiving this despatch, the Secretary disastrous typhoon, has much to say raspon ing

bad become impaired by the effects of of Blates for the Colonies wrote to His celleray the Governor to the effect that he con

the probabilities of the future. He was formerly in the employ of the Japanese Government, and sidored the Crown Agents would be wanting: in their duty to their principals if on the At the time he left for sydney coupled an official post in Siam. He speake very strongly receipt of instructions they failed to bring to the notics of the Colonial Government say respecting the increasing extent to which the work of nelonisation is being carried on, despite would make it undesirabis in the interests of the Colony és take antion as directed." He "Why," mid he, the other day, speaking to a representative,. "they are coming Press explained that on receiving such advice it was Sydney

down to JavN. for the Governor to consider, on his own

The Sultan of Banka (ens of the Javanese responsibility, whether he would adhere to or islands) has been to Japan to interview the modify the previous instructions. Hin view Mado, Why?. It is common property; Dress, the spring manilla to one bawzar parting, a private idea of his own that ho imagines was that there was nothing in the proce

It

was an impudent thing to do, but dare prouliar to Crown Agents, for he imagined one knows.

he attempted to get the Mikado to grant him the coarse would be followed by any question whether it is piracy at all. The intelligent agent who had at heart the interests protection against the Dutch." And here it may of his employer. In this daszatob, his Lordship mentioned that there exists & strong wrote,

should have represented the matter See that should Japan ever experience trouble to-the-Legislative Council in a manner which with a Europan Power, that Power will be appears from the report furnished. by you to have been inacoarate and misleading." This, of conrie, was ou sooount of a statement do tained in the Crown Agests' reply to the ments from Singapore, in which Mr. M. A. to Java, Jardine's boata are doing the same master of the Forluastas had also seconded the military transports, and in any case could not Cameron pointed out that the members of the Also there is a line of steamers running between services of the Tantalus with considerable ski have participated in ordinary trade until after regard to the indietment is taken before the Legislative Council do not appear to have stora and Australian Company bring sôme

The Attorney-General-We had some diffi oulty in framing the indlotmusat, "an it is a

carried the whole of that trade for

CASE; the Ordinance deals with the netting out Transarest express my regret, that the impression among the islands of the Eastern the Tantalus and her cargo was, £30,000. The during the Russo Japones, war, "the P. and O.

prisoners were committed for trial ander s Ordiannos which had no application in this for piracy. The question arises sa to whether the offence was committed within the waters of the Colony, or on the high seas. In order to constitute piracy at Common Law it must be within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty.

His Lordship-I think any question with

plas of the prisoners, and we must pat this malter perfectly straight, the same as if the prisoners were defended...That being so I bink we should alsar üp this feat question on the indictment. I me your charge says on the bigh seas. That would be pizsoy by fater- national law, and therefore piracy by Common Law-But does it fall outside the Piracy Statutes? They are in force in the Colony, you know,

he Attorney-General-I was doubtful if

that was so.

His Lordship-In the constitution of the Colony the Statutes are in foros. In 1841 they were in force in the Colony, therefore the old" Piracy Statutes are now in foros.

The Attorney-General-I am not sure that the Pinoy Statutas actually most the osas,

His Lordship-I think those points should

was not

com-

*Kelland,

Bays the engineer already quoted: I was in Jars for two-and-a-half years. All the Dutch ships running from Hongkong take Japanese

Samarang and Hongkong. Moreover, the. Japanes to Timon, in the Malaya, ostensinan pearling luggers; but they never return from the luggers. un the contrary, they drift along the Jurs Islands,

for

been told

that out of teater our apparent loss of $10.196, the greater por

which is attributable to Lion,

exchange real loss; nor that,-of-the rani foss due to depreciatou, by far the larger

The Datch authorities have been very much part was incurred before the first instructions to sell were sent to us, so that the amount in troubled about this matter for some time-ver question is only about 14 per cent. (£241) instead since the war. They (the Japanese) are even of 10 per cent, as stated by the Treasurer in getting into the Malay States. In Singapore Council. Nor were the Componente y deifling towards

atly they are alread prominent. They are gradually informed, by lay g the correspondence before them or otherwise, that our action was taken with the nearrence of the Government, which acquiesced in the proposals made in our letter of April

20,1995.

These are the principal points of a paper

ustralia." › The rumour to

the f-ot that the visit of the King of Bism to England was not wholly unconnected with political mastors, is believed to have originated

growing indueues of the Jepsasso in Sam, where they are building gunboats and torpe before the Legislative Council yesterday dobost destroyers for the Government. In Japanese oclony in afternoon, showing detailed correspondence ancient time there was a

the traditions of it yet remais. and with the Crown Agents regarding the sale.

Bangkok, of

Ons marked tendensy in Biam ly to supple- and subsequent loss on securities. It appeara that Captain Young anticipated discussion of ment German and British officers in the Siamese- the subject. In the Legislative Council, for military servios by Japanese. All this pointe we fid that, on June 5, he wrote to the Crown to the existence of some settk & plus, resem ling Agenta, forward

forwarding statement

loss that formerly attributed to Russia, for the showlag on the market value of the Colony's gold invest future: establishment of a new empire in the ments of $36,227.24, in addition to the loss East.. of $ 6,490.60 on exchange, and asking what explanation of this less should be given when the Final Sapply Bill for 1906 Tea committed in territorial waters.

under discussion. Mr. E. E. Blake, reply. His Lordship-Lama Island, that is withining for the Crown Agents, wrote; on July 18, airy the waters of the Colony, and that being so you that the answer to be given to any angry on the subject should in their opinion, be that don't want the Piracy Statutor.

the loss had been due to the realisation of the

be taken.

The Attorney-General-I will explaie to your Lordship my position in the matter. The avideuse apparently shows that the off-hos was

this Court,

It was a particular pleasura to reward services which were not those of professional salvors who were so apt to exaggerate their claims. The master of the Tantalus had told his story clearly and with medesty. Although, the weather was fine there was some risk to the Tantsius, a there was a reel skead towards which she had *** to tow. The services were valuable, as shown by the fact that the Fortunatus was da maged by the stranding to the extent of £5,00%, He awarded a total sum of £5,025, which hs divided as follow-To-owners, £3,875 to the master, £400 to the chief officer and cbiof en- #150 onch; to the second offloor and

WAR

second engineer, 2100 each: to the third offer and third ongineer, £75 each to the fourth effoer, 250 to the dootor, £40, and the steward, 220.

GERMANS BITY COALFIELD.

TOW THOUSAND SORES BEOUSAD KEAR DUVER.

A German ayadicate has soquired 2,000 hores in the Kentish alfelde, and is arranging to start work at once between Dover and Canter paper. bury, says a London

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the Banian fleet was destroyed by Admiral Tego. The F. and O. had a pratical monopoly war was proceeding, and it does not seem the Bombay Japan trade while the

to be stated that they carried Indian exports to Japan at low prived of the servinn just to oblige a nation temporarily

of its own mercantile marine. Now that the

that

war is over trade resumes its usual channels, It is not difficult to änderstand that the from Bombay at se cheap a transport of rate as possible is a very important thing for: the textile industry in Japan, which so largely likely enough depends on Indian yarna. It great industry, are offering freight rates that that the Japanese lines, in the intersat of undercut these of the F. and G. Compsay, and thus get all the cargo offering for Japon. [We print in another column an interesting if rather too alarmist reference to Japan's sotivity from Australia.] Iz that article it is stated, on the general question of Japanese - mari- time

that Already the Nippon enterprise, Tasen Katchs and other Japanese shipping atile companies are driving the British mercant marine cat of the Chinese seas, and within the last few years over two hundred warmels nader the British fing have disappeared from the

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Already, it is being pointed out, the Nippon

Eastern trade. The J Japanese merchant

RAILWAYS IN CHINA. Yusen Kaishs and other Japanese shipping Companies are driving the British mercantile

About twelve months ago some coal-mining

steamers are amongst the Beat afloat." On marine out of the Chinese Seas, and within experts from Westphalia paid a visit to the

THE PROVINCES AND THE CENTRAL Dover Colliery Works, and were very strack the theory of Free Trade, if the Japausse

steamer lines can ran the busivos cheaper! the last few years over two hundred vessels

GOVERNMENT. under the British Flag have disappeared from

with the similarity of the strata to those in the Eastern trade. The Japanese merchant

some of the best German coalfielde. A second than the P. and O. Company, they get the

The Times correspondent at Peking writes business, and there is an end of the matter. visit was paid to Dover about six months ago,

on November 15:- steamers are among the finest afloat.

If the P. and O. Company want a abare The captains and leading offiora are British

The and since that time negotiations have been

Sachan Hangohan Ningyo railway conats on a direct precedent of a oase tried in foarciel depression. Nevertheless, they thought vessels trading between Commonwealth and proved land between Dover and Canterbury

The Attorney-General-I hare based the enrities of the Colony during a time of great but the whole of the crows are Japines). The going on for the sequisition of part of the the business they must come down to Japanese |

freight rates, or lower. It is all very well question is samming national Importance. Although the agitation in the Chekiang and the government would have done wisely to have

Eastern ports are thoroughly familiar with Experts were sent from Westphalia to make for Sir Thomas Sutherland to hold out a sort retained ita securities. until the depressiop the Eastern and Nortbera Coast lines of Ausfall-inquiries on behalf of a syndicate of Berlin of "Yellow Peril" prospect in the resounding Klangen provinces was originally organized on sovereign sights and was ostem- should have passed away, but remieded. the

A people dormand for centuries the question of overnig bankers and financiers. They returned to phrase. Colonial Booretary that a large portion of

sibly The Attorney-General-In the other onze the lose sustained had been on paper only, and that

Berlin yesterday, after completing inquiries, have suddenly awakened to almost supernatural loans,

that between total holding of £78,635 out of

116.

fd..

which were so satisfactory that a contract for activity. The natural rejoinder to that is that charge was merely one of armed robbery,

the parobase of two thousand aores was entered it is time for other people besides the although it cook place at sea. In the present£ 7,415 2a. 5d. only had been sold, the resin

inte. ing £61,190 98. 1d, having been transferred to anae, neuming the evidence shows the offence

the account of the Carroany Commissionera at moan market pries of the day. Then followes abort homily on stook transactions do ncluding with the pleasant assaranes that the credit of Government in usunily good enough to tida over a time of fascial difficulty or depression.

His Lordship-This question has never been raised before.

to have been committed on the high seas, it fe a case of piracy. If it dock not, then it in robbery. His Lordsbig-I think, if your evidence is that the offence took place at Lawn Island, I should drop the Common Law count.

The Attorney-General-As your Lordship lesson.

The following jurora were then called:-C. Glover (foreman), T. Boggie, A. Ogilris, A. M. Jafer, H. E. Craddock, I. 8. Levy and B. Howard.

The Attorney-General told the jury that the charge against the prisoners at the bar was armed robbery within the waters of the Colony. It appeared that on November 14th fone mon were: Ashing on a junk at a place near Lam2 11 Talaud. At about sight o'clock at night, as they were hanling in their fishing nate, another host approached which had a crew of six men.

FOUR GENERATIONS OF LILLIPUTS.

the

trali, and it is asserted that the Japanese Naval and Military anthuritive have a better knowledge of the Northern Territory than is possessed by the Australian Federal aid State Govern-

mentis:

Should the Japanese, by any chance, obtain a forthold in Jave, Untok New Guines would inevitably fellow, and then they would be within a tow hours' sail of the long ovvated territory, which at present forma the Autipodean No Max's Land, where the Commonwealth is prac. | tically defence lese, and will remain so while Socisliem remains such a powerful factor in Australian public affairs. Eo long-the- Northern Territory, with its millions of seres, remains unpopulated and neglented, ao long will it constitute ao irresistible magnet in the eyes of a fature generation of Japanese. THE LATEST CRAZE IN AMERICAN SUBURBIA.

The site eslooted by the Germans will be the nearest pit to the port of Dover, the area being only about two miles inland.

Among the coal seems proved at Dover is one of very valuable staam oos, to which it is stated the Germans attach great importance,

TOWN RUINED BY SOCIALISM.

STRIKING OBJ Cr. LESSON FROM FRANCE,

Some remarkablǝ statistics are published illustrating how Brest has been ruined by

The little Pollard People, who will make their bow once more in Hongkong on Saturday evening, are in direct line of succession from thoes of the same ilk with whom many of the public first made acquaintance in the early sighties of the last century. A parallel for such

Heedlees of wind, rain, storm, and bad roads, an unbroken stage connection may bo. found in the siroumstances of the Terry family of which Edward Weston, the graad old man of pedes Miss Ellon Terry in

fina oss to a state of absolute bankraptoy. the living reprezentative), trianism, and leading esponent in Americs of the simple life, presses towards his goal, Chicago, on his great tramp from Portland,

Que.

the

Maine.

Growde

Socialism.

For there years the town was placed by the completely under the control of the polls Socialists. This summer the Socialists had to renounce their power, as they had reduced the

the contral Government

gof defned

foreign

directed against the contrary "to awaken to almost supernatural vinces-namaly, whetbar the i

and the pro-

should be The

Imperial or provincial kinga

Throne,

rone, following the advice of Yuan Shih-kai, It comes pretty well to this; that

aug line, An Ediet selence in maxias construction sud enginesting has recently taken up a strong line. is no longer the monopoly of the white maOOP.

ment with the intention to carry out its agreement Competition is inevitable, and monopoly rates of October 3 asserts the contral Government's of freight are about to vanish, in spite of all the British and proclaims that good faith is essential Shipping Conferences in the world. it Eastern merchants cannot get their tea or silk or tan in foreign relations. A further Edict pablished on Wednesley warns the leaders of the agitation or gatta or rubber home to London, Antwerp that if disturbances coour as the result of their or Hemburg at decently profitable rates by violent writings and meetings they will be held British or German steamers, the great Japanese personally responsible, and Chinese steamer lines of a not distant future will do the work for them at a rate that will let Eastern commerce earn a fair return on ita capital

RUSSIA'S INTERESTS IN CHINA.

MINISTLE TO PAY A VISIT OF INSPECTION.

The facts prove time the persons relist.companied Count Witte to Portsmouth (United matter of somanon)

and

Administration, has been sent by the Govern- petitions, and the metropolitan mounting

bie

In spite of its bold attitude, the Government would willingly compromise or defer the question if possible; in the first place, because the Chekiang gantry have undoubtedly a grievanos against Peking since their focal organized under an Ediot of company was September 28, 1995, which cancelled the British concession for the Buchau-Hagebau-Ningpo railway and transferred the construation to the provincial native burean; sondly, beaker notably Shansi, are identifying or the Brongh's three generations of whom

other provih Chekinang and Kingen in There are 71,000 inhabitants, of whom st

M. Shipoff, the financial expert who no themselves were at one time together before the public, or

the end of last rose 23,594, or one third of the still further book, the Kembles (John, to go

common policy; and, thirdly, because total popalation, were in receipt of Philip, Charles, Fanny, and their still more He has been doing 70 and 90 miles a day, and

7eceived States at the time of the peace negotiations differences have made their appearance in the that Peking is famous sister, Mr.

But any com When the vessel ran alongside three of these wins of such Brodie with

says the "Telegraph" he will undoubtedly relief were not in a state of poverty, but that with Japan, and who was immediately after Grand Council. The result beat the records he established in Amerion and they were the renipients of orrupt indatgenous wards sppointed Finanos Minister in the Witte inundated with telegrams memorials, ren boarded the fishing junk, all being armed Lilliputians falls short in respect of the fact England four years nge.

officials are with knives, revolvära or some kind of firearms. that at no time for the third of a contary have

of people and reporters follow Weston on the part of the Socialist administration..

Strikes which were engineered at the arsenal ment to study the fcancial situation in the Far subjected to severe pressure, e

may mention Ose of the four men on the flaking craft was thess little people been under management or

as he dashes anross the country, stick in haud, endangered national defenea, and were followed East, and especially the position of the Chinese to intimidation. As su exsu pile I may

Tah-sieb, lately Minister to control other than that of a Pollard, and and bead erect.

by misrly induced strikes of dockers and Railway, which the Russian public subsidizes that Wang either pushed, or fell overboard. The hoarders

At every stopping place he is obliged to make sosmop, which had a disastrous effect on the and protests, but over which it has no control, land and a native of Chekiang, receive then asked the master of the fisher where he moreover, the several branches of the family

have always largely contributed towards its a little speech, usually recommending his golden.

maritima trade.

and the business of which it has no legal right orders from the Throns in September to pacity to examine. kept his money, and on being told, descended personnel. As after another of the rale of life, first a ron or a good walk before

The building trade fall of 40 per cont. in the Shipo has found the work entrusted fellow-provincials by explaining the

to Government's proposed "loan leaves the 800. Into the hold and found the box, which contained juveniles drop out by, so to y, the natural breakfast.

three years, the local Customs diminished, and of superannuation, their places are at proces

Ten thousand people greeted him at Ohio, and the Scoialist council ipent three-quarters of the him to be of such great importance for the struction aud control of the railway vested 234 in twenty and tan sent pieces. They also

with this order complianos once filed by others who have been training Weston talked for a quarter of an hour. Here £18,000 surplus loft. 1

by their predecessors.

of the Eastern Siberia that ho has the Chinese. His future

in сред threata of assassination and the secured some fish, osrs and other email things

For the expected vacancies. on board, and at the request of the fishermen,

Several schemes laudable enough in appear telegraphed to M. Filosofoff, Minister of Trade resulted anderstudying

Bella of New York" is the pleas

2000 were made the vehicle of wholesale and Commerce, saying that a personal ex desecration of his ancestral combs. It is inte rassed the man who went overboard. When selected to open the presont-season of the

extravagance. It was decided to organise the amination by him of the state of affairs in resting to note that the provinces are not Lilliputians. Beats may be reserved at the

distribution of pure milk the robbers had transferred all the stolen

in working class Siberis would be most desirabla, Mr. Filosofoffananimous in the views which they hold; for Robinson Piano Co.

quarters. The total expendit are was £1,400, of will accordingly leave St. Petersburg in a few example, the provincial authorities in Manchuria property to their own jünk they rowed away

which 2720 was paid in wages and rent, Bach days for the Far East. towards the east. The matter was reported

litre (17 pints) of milk, costing three halfpence, that night by the four, men to the polics at

seat the municipality in distribution thresponse Aberdeen, Some days later the same fishermen,

halfpenny Then

the council organised a municipal while ont in their junt, fall asleep, and awoke

theatre on Ecoialist lines. After two years of

An extraordinary outburst on the son was to see that four men armed with revolvers and

Socialist plays the audiences su foll off that the oharred by Dr. Rembaut, director of the Rad. other kinds of firearms had boarded their craft.

theatre was run at a loss of £1,600 last year. aliffs Observatory at Oxford, last month.

The arportenos of Brast has also been that of Those men domanded all the money the fisher

About 11.45 in the morning a flame shot out, HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- other French towns. Socialism did the same and, growing at the rate of 10,000 miles on 17th inst., at 1. p.m., will leave for Hongkong plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime Charmante. Lait when in power at Saint Denis, Roubaix, minute by 12.10 bad reached a height of 325,000 via usual ports of oil on 19th inst., and may be Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre Marsailles, and Limoges. In each case s exposted here on 2nd prox

The O. & 0. str. Pervio ualled from Tacoma Charmant will enable you to do it. Her majority formed of the hated bourgeoisie had miles above the sun's surface.

The flame then broke up into fragments, and, Bpecialities for the Skin. aes the study of a to be sought to set municipal affairs once more except for a mero stanip, had dieappeared by prosecntors would speak to certain of the on the 16thriunt, for Hongkong via Japan ports, Betime. A. E. Watson & Co, Ltd., Solegou is and in due to arrive in Hongkong an 15th proz

men possessed, and stripped the boat of ovary thing worth taking. This story was corroborated by all the prosecutorn, bat the diffanity would be as to the identification of the men. All the

and

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

is his advice!—

Don't smoke cigarettes; smoke oigams or a

pipe if you must smoke. Eat pranes daily.

Tako D sold bath each morning. Walk to and from work,

Don't keep late hours.

having

Undoubtedly Weston's example and advice are

a splendid effect. The C.N. Co.'s.str. Tuming left Manila on

Nowadays it is hardly possible to walk out is 17th inaf., and is das here to-moITOW,

The N.Y.K. str. Riojum Maru (Bombay Line) elderly, neater als run.

an American suburb without seeing many nedate-looking gentlemen of all ages left. Boji for this port on the 17th inst, and i reeling off expected here on the 23rd inst.

The G.N. r. Minnesota arrived at Yokohama

$64

on à firm foundation.

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and Bapei have recently been advocating a central Government contract and foreign loans for the construction of Imperial railways in

provinces. thees

The British position in the matter is, simple, inasmuch as the justice of our claims has re Poatedly been adulted for the Chinese Govern

but the importanos of deserves to be recognised sines upon the main tenance of the central Government's authority

depends the future construction and organisa

tion of the railways at a definito system as

opposed to independent undertakings on the part of the province, the futility of which has been sufficiently demonstrated.