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PARLIAMENTARY NEWS.

Yesterday's Europeno mail via Siberia brought London advices dated up to February 14th.. Following are extracts from Farliamentary reports.

HONGKONG AND NEW ZEALAND MAIL CONTRACTS.

IF

THE NAGASAKI HOTEL.

COMPANY TO BE WOUND up.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1908.

At the annual general meeting of the Naga: saki Hotel, Limited, Mr. J. H. Wallace, the Chairman, in prosenting the reper!, alluded to of affairs which the unsatisfactory state prevailed during the past year, resulting in a loss of Y21,809 8. According to the Nagasaki Fres, the Chairman and the loss was not attributable to mismanagement, but was due entirely to the trade depression prevalent

especially slimited period thronghent the East and

Navasaki, and the grest falling of in the number of vi-itors to the port. There being no immediate prospect of the Hotel paying its way, the directors had decided to close it on Saturday, the loth instant. The report and Besounts were adopted.

In answer to Mr. Harold Cox (Preston). Mr. Buxton (Tower Hamlee, Poplar) said, Mr.

Canadian Pacifio Railway Company for the conference of mails to Canada and the Far East expires April 6 The question of its renewal for a and under certain conditions has been raised by thaanadian Government, and is now under consideration. Any proposal for the renews) of the contact, if any, will necessarily be submitted

the House, In answer to Mr. Fall (Grest Ysxmonth), Mr. Buxton said,The United States Post Ufo arranged in August lset for a four-weekly mail service batween San Francisco and Backland, Mails from the United Kingdom for New Zealand are regularly send by this routs on every fourth Saturday.

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JAPAN BE AND CANADA.

Mr. Hills (Durham) asked the Under Suoretary for the Col nies whether, before the Convention of 1906 was sigued, whereby Canada ribered to the Treaty of 1894 between Great Britain and Japan, the effect of that treaty aud especially its effect to allowing the un- restricted immigration of Japaness into Canada, had been pointed out to the Canadian Govers ment in any communication from the Imperial Government; what was the sature of sash reply thereto communication and what was the of the Canadian Government.

Mr. Churchill. In 1905, when the Canadian Government raised the question of their adherence to the treaty with Japan, the late Secretary of State inquired whether they were prepared to adhere to the whole tresty without reserve or wished, to adhore subject to similar limitations respecting immigration and other matters to those stipulated when Queensland altered. The Canadian Government replied that they were prepared to adhere absolutely and witkont réserve.

BRITISH ASIATIC BURKOTA.

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The Chairman expressed the deep regret felt by the Directors at the death of Mr. Frederick Hinger, who had been associated with the Hotel from its commencement and bad always taken a great interest in its affaire

YARN TRADE IN JAPAN,

Referring to the cotton yarn murkof-6- Japanese contemporary observes that the market is reduced to a dritical position, quotations on the Osaka Yarn Exchange falling below 1110 per balo. In consequence a number of failures among ootton wasvers in the interior ers re ported, while a leading cotton fara merchant in Tokyo has met with the same fate. The reason of these failures is that the price of forward contrasts made last year is now mach above the ruling rate, and the contracts ean only be carried out at a loss. It is estimated that many of these former contracts involve a loss of over YIC per bals at the present rates, and deliveries in such case have almost ceased. Spinning companies are hesitating to compel delivery to be taken as that would cause the holders of contracts to us- pend payment, and so injwavy onsen virtasi con cellation isagreed upon, with the result that Csaks cotton yarndealers have lost. heavily on forward contracts. Delers of standing, however, cannot break contracts in this fashion without risk to their reputation, but where deliveries are taken they remain in gedown; it being imposible to wall at a profit. In the same way, spinning companies cannot deliver goods without risk and they also are compelled to hold part of In introducing the suggestion, the Chairman thoir production, with the result that profiis on remarked on the unsatisfactory working for the forward contracts already entered in their past year and the poor prospect which confront accounts have id be struck out. At the present ed the company in the near future. He remind rates, spifining companies are making no profit ed the shareholders of the loss iucurred during in producing yarn and are possibly inourring 1997 and stated that the expenditure per month lose. Moreover, there being low buyers, stocks for this year exceeded the income by, roughly rapidly increasing. The export to Chins is Y1,800. The Directors had considered various now at a standstill owing to the New Year suggestions to lessen the expenditure, such as holidays, and Chinese merchants in Oka chatting down the electrio light plant and are trying to get rid of their stocks on closing the fourth floor, but bad decided that the Japanese market. In these circum the economies effected thereby would be too stances, spinning companies ere reduced small to save the situation. He then moved the to a trying position, sad the restriction of output already put into effect has had no following resolution:

Influenes in reducing atooks. It is believed that the present half-rear will show that profits earned have been small or are non-existent, and that reserves for equalisation of dividend may be called upon. Unlow a marked change in the situation cours within the next few months the dividends paid by spinning companies will show a heavy decline

An extraordinary meeting of the company followed to discuss a recommendation from the Board of Directors to wind up the company and appoint a liquidator.

Tbut the Nagasaki Hotel Company, Limit ed, be wound up voluntarily and that Percy James Buckland, of Nagasaki, Japan, Merchant, he and he is bareby appointed Liquidator for the purpose of euch winding up."

Mr. C. Robertson seconded the proposal, which was put to the meeting and carried

Dasimonsly.

THE LATEST MONOPOLY PROPOSAL.

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT EYTING THE

INSURANCE BUSINESS,

Sir J. Raudles (Cumberland, Cookermouth. naked the Home Sevcetary, in view of his revolution carried at the Imperial Conference an May 9 that an inquiry shoult be held to consider how far, and under what conditions, zaluralization 16, ons part of his Majesty's dominions should be effectiva in other parts of those dominions, for which purposes a subsidiary conference was to be held if necessary, whether member in the Japanese House of Represents this inquiry could be extended to the consideratives, gare-police-of-his-intention-of-making a tion of the desirability of uniformity as far as penoticable in the treatment of natural-born

[MR. AGNOLD-FORSTER'S ATTACK

ON SOCIALISM.

*English Socialism of To-Day,” by Right Ben, H.. O. Arnold. Forster, M.P. (Smith, Elder), 24. 6d. nat was reviewed for the Daily Graphic by Mr. G. K. Chesterton

Mr. R. Arnold. Forster has set a good example to all politiciana in attacking an important theory while it is still, as he puts," in the sir.” The truth is that theories still in the air are generally manob more urgent matters of business than the dall bastle of daily politics. We can change the history of half a century hence; we cannot really change the routine of this after- noon. It is too late. Theories are not only more interesting than practical politics; they are also more practical than practical politic, And the theory of Socialism which Mr. Arnold Forster sete himself to destroy ia 04.0 if it is false, certainly must be destroyed, before it coses to be taken for granted. It is when doctrine has been left un inputed and sunk slowly into avery mind (as did, for instance, the rational theory of citizenship in France before the Revolution) that wation is at last very swift because it is very smooth,

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Hanghong, 3rd March, 1908. THE VICTORY OF CORRUPTION.

BEAL HEANING OF PORTUGUESE

DICTATOR'S FLIGHT.

In the Daily Telegraph Mr. S. L. Beamuan writes:

Doubtless there are many who will find the tragedy of Portugal expressed for then to the fullest possible extent in the pathetic of the two dead Kings of Portugal-it must not be for- gotten that for a few disastrous moments between his father's death and his own the Crown Prince was King. But to some of us at least who knew Portugal and have watched its developments in the last twelve or fifteen years, the deepest note of tragedy is soBuded when they think of the ex-Dictator, Joso Franco, fleeing towards an alien land, with all (be work to which he bad de voted his life shattered by the bullets of the conspirators as auraly as though Le bad-expressed it in some living body, to whose heart the ehet had penstrated...

Recently Mr. Iskara, a Constitutionalist Companies directed their attention to extend por Nomsa sits on a stool and feels country. He barries from the soune, iljad to

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of the new Calinet; They spell pao fication at It is not possible to mistake the intentions any prio. The era of responsibility has pased, ever, so far as we can tell at present, top-torn, conciliation menos is only too clear to those Conciliation is the order of the hour, and what

my-opinion, which is confirmed by that connected with insurance is reported to hara triotic ambition to supplant Indian Jara in the Social Democrats for reating their system who realise the conditions" nader. which Joso

British subjects of Asistic descent, who were much more numerous than naturalized aliens of Asiatic doscient.

Mr. Gladstone (Leeds, W)—The subject referred to at the end of the question is, in

my noble friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies, within whose jurisdletion it falis, outside the scope of any inquiry which could proceed from the resolation on the subject of naturalization which was carried on my motion at the Imperial Conference.

Sir J. Kandles asked whether the right hon. gentleman negaissed in the proposition that natural-born Asiatic subjects should be placed in an inferior position to that of Asiatics naturalized under the proceedings contemplated; and, if not, whether the right hon. gentleman would make representations on the subject to theMinister atfcota, whether at the India Office

or the Colonial Ofleo.

Mr. Gladstone-I think that is a question for my right hon. friend the Under Secretary for the Colonies. Perhaps the hon. gentleman will put it on the paper,

THE CROWN AGENTS.-

In reply to a question by Mr. Hay (Shore- ditob,

Hoztos)

"Although the

enọnghi on the surface," he said, "they end

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Franon was appointoit Dictator by his royal master. For many years past corruption 'uns. prevailed in Lisbon. Nearly every Gard; woman with a good friend in Government circles has bad o Hand in the public till.

Government has been divided evenly between two parties responding roughly in title to car own Liberola and 1,'onservatives; hat governa meal in Lalin countries weann vory little incre to the rank and file than the opportunity of less unworthy servios. In order to obtain place obtaining a long-coveted: reward for more or and profit every official has been compelled to conciliate bis expporters, and as soon as he has

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Mr. Arzakl-Foster shows a style of mental activity which might be called puguacity; but the unquestionably intend primarily to be fair. He cegins admirably with a sentence tant abould be graven in store over the gate of every such discussion: "It is true, lamentably true that the distribution of wealth in this ecuntry is grossly unequal-go unequal that it genuot be good for the body, politic."

And be very soundly insists that this fact, the netnal diseo of inequality, is the primary thing fu the discussion, not Karl Marx's system, or the inevitable class war, or aten su ideal of social unity. This is, I think, the best part of Mr. Arnold-Forster's work. He is quite right in suggesting that B mere black-and-white diagram dividing owners of capital from wage earners does not give a picture of modern England. Modern England may be some thing quite se bad it is pretty bad anyhow), but there is more "atmosphere' in the picture than that.. be fruth is

The dead at least are beyond the reach of that the Socialists base dope some wrong to

His was the real righteous anger that is behind regret, Dom Carles lived like a man,

such a life as one loves to lock upon. His fate Dealing with the same question, the Osaka them, by thus clouding the mind olemn overtook bin suddenly, within a few moments Mainichi attributes the present depression in polysyllables and a parade of acionse. It of the time when he was full of life, vigour, and the yarn export to Chins partly to the comps-is much better philosophy (as well as better hope he had passed into the unbroken silence. tition of Indian yarn and partly to the methods Bhgist) to talk of the thing as a trouble But the Dictator, who. if he never spared of the Mitaul Bussan and Japan Raw Cotton ben rich and poor than between enpitaliste others, was at least equally unspiring of him- Company. Our contemporary says that four and proletarians. It is truer to the moral self, has lost what he valued more than 1, and or five years ago many of the Japanese spinning faol A man can sit on a broken stool and fool-that is bis hope for the regeneration of his

making their chops known by selling at The weaknesses of the book, it must be con-patriot's de-pair ing the market for their products in China, proletariso.-

the full with a loyal subject's sorrow and s low price, yarns being sometinise Y1 or forsed, are the marked weaknesses of the modern prostatit toursice business of Japan Y150 cheaper in China than on the home first, whose order it defende, They incliday it the a market Blinded by the good market at curious combination of comfort and irritability; Government monopoly. It is believed that the home, the spinners forgot their ambitious, an ingrained unconsciousness of the seat on representation will meet with the approval of and were solely absorbed with the increase with the speaker site. I give two examples of of spindles, leaving in oblivion. their pawhat I mean, Mr. Arnold-Foruter weers at A responsible ofleer of the Government expressed his opinions to a repres-utative of the China." This has resulted in over produs an violence. Of course they roald at once Chuo with regard to the Bill.

tion. While the present, depression in reply that Mr. rnold-Forster rests bis-syetem main fessures of the Bill appear plausible export is the due to the decline ou violence; ouly the violence is going on

of silver," says the Osaks journal, in a persistently that Mr. Arnold-Forster-has for. hardly be deemed be opinious of an expert large measure it is due to the activity of gotten all about it. All government is and Indian yarn now found on the Chinese prolonged physical force Revolution: since market. Stocks of Indian уап in it supports one system by arms. Or, again, Shanghai amount to about 72,00 kales, Mr. Arnoid Forster is always talking about a decrease of nearly 50 per cent, upon "leveiling up," and choosing the best men of time all classes. But or o can feel that it is bis the #gures (240,000 bales) at this to accumulate without prospect of fading. Jest year, while Japanese yarn cottines | class that will choose them,

Curiously enough, Mr. Arnold-Forster is buyers in the near future. This, it is ad. wrong in some places where he ought to bo mitted by the Munich, may be due to dislike right. For instance, be introduces a quite for Japanese Farn felt by Chineso dealers, for irrelevant interlude about the French Re- of whom have made profits on the Japanese volut on.. The French Revo ution was not. Indian yarn. A few years ago the Mitsui details about the margling of the Princess article, while the contrary seems the sage with Socialist, He drags in the dirty as dreaty Bassaz Kaista and the Japan Raw Cattoo de Lamballe. Why? The disgraceful mang Yarn Company established branch offices at lag of that lady bas far loss to do with Chinese dealers in Japanese yarn both in the Ripper's victime has to do with Imperialism Where no offices existed they have been Shanghai and Hankow, underselling them in Neither of the acts has any connection with created, and where service stuld not be ren Mome Cases. This provoked opposition to ether of the ideas. But at lenet Jack the deren, they have been taken for granted. So Japanese Fara on the part of many Chinese Bipper had who have ever since preferred to confine their

heard of Imperialism; deeply bas this corruption spread-that men have true Crime Capsule. Pripa forte whereas it is certain that nu men or

not hesitated to differentiate between publiò: dealings to Indisa gara. The Mazaioha woman in the Msficking mob that ran the and private bonour, and those who in private concludes: "The attitude of the Mitsui an

massacres of the Revolution had ever, heard of life had every claim to be considered gentlemen all the people who rejoin in the title of sensiblo Japan Raw Cotton Company in competing Socialism. The motive of those messaorca wos

were little more than brigands in their attitude will be heard to say that doubtless Franco meant against Chinese merchants is equivalent to

not only not Socialism, it was not even Re towards public affaire, manufacturers competing against their agents, publicanism. The motive of the Paris mass

Senhor Franco grappled a task to which the very well, but was ill-advised and far too rough

in his methods. and is very short-sighted.

nores was patriotism; the tortured and frightful labours of Hercales were mere child's play, and Only in the hearts of a few of his countrymen patriotism of a military people, nearly crushed he could not have faced it without the complete will there be some little unspoken tribute to a by anito Europe, and parily betrayed by confidence and support of his Sovereign. Neither man who dared greatly and wrought bravely

the time nor the man made conciliation possible, and failed as ucbly as any mar may fail. aristocrats in their own camp. Of that last agony of patriotiem neither Mr. Arnold-Forster

The feelings of those who have been living ón! nor I have any right to judge; we hare. Deverillisit, gains for so long that they have some to been through such a furnace. Only if solid regard them as honest income could no longer Europe were united to smask England, and it be considered. Rubiessly, mercilessly, and at was know that somehow or other Europe was times not altogether skilfully, Bentor Franen being assisted from Park Lane-I fear there proved the national wound, and as soon as he was convinced thata drastic operation was necessary would be regrettable incidents.

performed it. In May at Don Carlos gave him Ribeiro and Luciano de Castre. He said to evidence of the fees that should be charged by him in effect Make a clean aweep of the docter. The judge refused to sacept it as corruption and I will stand by your side."evidence, but the Hospitué declares that in- Retrenchment and reform were absolutely much as Whitaker's Almanack" is accepted acessary if Portugal was to be saved from as an authority by the general public, it is bankruptcy; and when Franou intiusted to the necessary to state that the scale of medical feer- King that his Civil List must be cut down, pablished by it is quite anantiorised.

"Whitaker" Dom Carlos agreed cheerfully to surrender a

says that "all engaged in the Fery consi'erable part of his own State income, medical profession are supposed to be equal in Franco tried milder measures for some time, point of skill, and therefore entitled to charge bit "all that a man bath will he give for his alike, the tariff depanding chiefly on the life," and when the placeholders and office residence of the doctor or patient. Patients are seekers found themselves threatened, they charged avocrding to their supposed incomes, the responded so bitterly. to Franco's attack upon income being indicated by the rental of the their position that it became impossible to houses in which they reside" and the following Proceed with the work in hand without a scale of fees is then given -

uspension of the ordinary constitutional guarantees.

Mr. Churchill (Manchester, N.W), said :- The following deficiencies in the income of the Office of the Crown Agents for the Colonies have occurred during the last ten years;-1898, £4,437; 199, £9,173, 1900, £2,183; 1901, £33,720; 1903 £6,362; 1904, - £5,265; 1905, £6,731. Thio usual onse of a deficiency is the fluctuation in the amount of commission received. on loan business, which is very variable. The deficiencies in 1901 and 1903 were mainly due to expenditure on the new offsea taken in the former year. The increase in the Crown Agent's Office Reserve Fund daring 1907 amounted to £46.863. The main items were dividends on investments, £12,280; commission on issue of loans, £17,42; and surplus income, £14,587- The Sector Crown-Agoat for the Colonies receives £2,500 a year. As I explained to the hon. Member on Tuesday last, the Crown

position is to emapars their salaries with those given to offcials of great commercial and financial institutions, The Secretary of State associates himself with the views expressed by his predecessors upon the work and adminis tration of the Crown Agents' Office as АД organization distinct from the Colonial Office; but he will be glad to consider the desirability of appointing a small inter-departmental com mited to report upon the best method of selecting the clerical and technical staff for the Crown Agents' Office, and particularly to consider, the conditions of teure, the soals of payment of salaries and pensions, and how far the arrangements in that Office are in accard or can be brought into harmony with the principles governing the Civil Serviceu.

well versed in the insurance business. The Preposers of the Bill are in hopes of augmenting the national income as well sa insuring the safety of the people by such means; but it is to be greatly doubted whether such expectations can be fullled or not. First of all, where is the Government to obtain the necessary fuude from for baying up the insurance ocnterna! Even assuming that fauds are forthcoming and the purchase of the established insurance com that the business could be managed so as to give panies is effected, it appears next to impossible satisfactory results under existing conditions, Investigations were made by the Government some time ago xa to the advisability of the Hankow, and entered into competition with Socialism than the mangling of one of Jackmines very thoroughly. Government undertaking certain kind of in saronce business; but the proposal was finally dropped, as it was considered hopeless, to look for satisfactory results, At the present moment the Government monopoly of insurance would bo practically an impossibility."

MARRIAGE IN THE FAR EAST. Bishop Awdry, writing to a Yokohama journal, anys

Those of your readers who are interested in the subject of my sermon which you kindly printed in your issue of the 10th instant will be glad to know that the British Ambassador- bas taken up the matter and is communicating at once with the Foreign Office about it."

The subject of the sermon" which is cautiously indiested was Anglican Marriage in Japan. Of coures the only action which the British Ambassador can take is to urge that

the marriages illegally performed in this country. by Anglican clergymen, and this will lead to Howry awkward questions being asked We ants that in a letter on this subject published in the Japan Gazette the Rer. W. F. G. Field, of Christ Church, Yokohama, says that prior to the issue of a complicated case

In the desperate endeavour to relieve the yarn market the Japan Cotton Spicuers' Association, fading that the restriction of output has no fen, now prepen that the cotton spinning companies should encourage export by granting a bounty on all yarn exported. Some years goa simiar suggestion was made, but the good sense of the spinners resulted in its abandon me t. Now the propssst has actually been approved by the Committee of the Association, audi a general meeting is to be held to-morrow for required by subscriptions among the spinning companies or to draw on the rebate apon freight on raw patten imported from Indis, Well may one of our Ternacular contemporaries remark that the proposal is tantamount to Foatting the flesh of the thigh in order to eat,”

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MEDICAL JOURNAL DISAGREES WITH

WITARK.

The Hospital refers to a recent litigation in

·Agents are not Civil servants and the true Parliament be asked to pass a Bill validatie its consideration. It is proposed to raise the fond point that I mentioned Mr. Arnold-Forster's the authority that he bad refused to listes which Whitaker's: Almanack" was quoted an

Sir G. Parker (Gravesend)-Have the Go veramont hasured themselves that the kind of proference which is granted to British judas tries and merchant firms through the Crown Agents Office is quite in harmony with the free trade policy of the Government

Mr. Churchill asked for notius of the que tion.

CHINESE LABOUR.

in the law courts (Williamson v. Williamson) One thing is certain. If this extraordinary

the only thing possible, for the clergy to proposal is adepted we are li oly to see a further

Mr. T. Wilson (Labosshire, S.E., West- houghton) asked the Under-Secretary for the Colonies how many indentured Chinese la bourers there were in South Africa at the end Chronicle. of 1907; and st what date the indentures of the. last batch of Chinese imported would expire,

Mr. Churchill. The number on December $lat last was, I understand, 35,676, and the latest term of labour under indenture will ex- piro in January, 1910.

WEATHER REPORT.

KIAOCHAU.

But it was not in order to urge so obvicus & strange irritation against France. It is because, in dismissing the French Revolution, he has dismissed his strongest point in bis own case. IIe quotes the failure of the French Revolation as the failure of Socialim. Obviously be cught to quote the success of the French Revelation as the saccess of those who reject Socialism. Modern France is by far the strongest argu- When the first Republic forfeited the estates of the traitore, the State did not assert Soria lism; the State did not take the land for itself. It asserted individualism; it gave the land in sections es absolute property to the individust possints, Those peassats are still the source of the fixed and wonderfal wealth of France. Mr. Arnold-Forster ought to have quoted them as the one standing case of how prosperous and how equal a people can be without Soolalism.

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do was to ween the parties who came to be fall to the price of spinning companies spares,ment against Socialism that now remains. married in oharoh that sich marriages were of a foreignere vil hasten to sell rather than by very doubtful legal validity, and to advise them involved in the losses that will inevitably rasnit strongly to ensure their validity by prior or from such an unsound method of trading. subsequent registration in the, Consulate.

Japan Chronicle. This does not seem very effective as an excuse. It surely was the duty of the Rev. W Field, if be knew that the marriages were of "very doubtful legal validity," not to celebrate them all unless the parties showed him the

There has been some discussio in the Reichs neonasary certificates of their marriage before. the Consul Bat that, of cou:se, would have tag on the subject of Kisooban, which was. been to admit that the State was superior to described as enjoying saob prosperity that it the Church; and so, rather than make what might soon be able to dispense with subsidies. the High Church party regard as a surrender, from the Empire. Complaints were made of we have a number of marriages which are not the cost of the garrison of 2,000 men, which

The committee of the M,C.C, have decided, marriages in the legal sense and, what is worse,

could be reckoned out at £75 par baad of the in regard to the proposal for a triangular contest a number of children who in the eyes of the law popolation without eating expenditurs ou

between England, Australis, and South Africa,

Money was being saved in all directions, are illegitimate and who cannot be legitimised pensions and transport Admiral von Cripitz, that, subject to terms, staps should be taken to without a special at of Parliament. Japan however, told the committos that it was lupos prepare a sebeme from which invitations might winecures were abolished, crowds of unworthy

sible to contemplate any reduction in the gar be sent to Australia and South Africa,.

men and women were face to face with the rison or in the cruiser squadron which was' This detailed plan will be submitted to the choice between reducing their expendituro or·

Upon what authority these charges rest is stationed at Kisochen. Considerable pregree counties for suggestione, and the scheme will maintaining it hy honest means. A royal had been made in the introduction of German

then be referred to the Cricket Sub Committee decree had. been signed as recently as not stated" says the Hospital, but appearing influence into the province of Shantang, which

par where they do, it is not altogether surprising of the C.C., who shall have power to co-opt Christmas eve, announcing that new had a population of 26 millions, and the. representatives of Australia and South Africa.

liamentary

elections would be held in April that some persons should regard them as officially authorised. This, of course, is a quite further extension of the railway systemsIt is understood that the business will be next, would promote progress in this regard. There Fushed forward as speedily as possible, but the Then came the horrid tragedy that pats car anwarranted conclusion, as every member of were some expression of scepticism with regard date of which Ansiralis and South Africs will boasted oivilisation to the blush, and in the the profession is entitled to determine for to the commercial and strategical value of be entusioated with must depend to some moment when Dom Cerlos died the whole himself what his fees shall be, though in Kinochan, and in reply to these the Foreign extent upon the time at which replies are structure that Franco has given his life to age of a dispute the law will certainly Secretary gave confidential information as to received from the counties

erecting fell with a crash. We read that King take note of the 'costos practised by the the political value of the settlement. Admiral With reference to the announcement that Manuel wished to maintain Senbor Franco in prof ssion in similar circumstal ces,

So for as: the actual figures gisen by you Tripla maintained that Kiaocben was of two Australia aricketers, J. Horan and Dwyer, offco, and we may guess that he saw has an Whitaker" are concerned, they cannot be enid grast value for the dissemination of German

are shortly leaving Australis for England, Mr. other policy would render nugatory the sacrifice influence in China, especially in the province of A. J. Webhe, the honorary secretary of the that his father and brother bad made. He was to be seriously in error, considered as a general Shantung, and the Foreign Secretary added Middlesex County Club, wishes to state in the overruled. His father's mother and his own statement. But surely it is not reasonable to that to abandon the station would be a grave most emphatio way that Middlesex have no in- opposed, his views, and who shall criticise thom? say that all engaged in the profeaston are mistake and would be regarded as a sign of tention of qualifying any more Coloni pattes unite for a while to present the old familiar therefore entitled to obargo alike, the tariff Now Regeneradores and Progressistas will supposed to be equal in point of skill, and weakness,

At their meeting the M.C.C. Committee passed the rals recommended by the Advisory game that is played to perfection by the depending ohledy upon the residence of the Committee of the counties with regard to county Alfonsists in Madrid. Discredited officials will doctor of patient.

the details of this published statement, but to plexion, Mre. Ellen's Créme Charmante, Lait reads : Acricketer may not play for more resume their positions. Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Foudre than one cornty within the calendar year, the The women who draw state pensions for draw attention to its existence and to repudiate. hare on Tuesday, the 3rd inst. at midnight, | South coast of China' between Same as No. 1 Specialities for the Skin are the staily of a disqualifiestion for two years, A- British wianies will recover their lost pinmoney; the to frame his own scale of charges, and be usually Charmant will enable you to do it. Her penalty for an infringement of this rule to be services they could not accomplish for five its authority. The medical practitioner is free lifetime, A. B. Watson& Co., Ltd., Sola Agente Colony, Dependency, or State shall, for the worst class of newspaper will seek to bury the does this with such help as he can get from the

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purposes of this rule, be regarded as a county," fallen Dictater under a mountain of abuse; and custom of his professional neighbours,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

On the 9th at 11:55 am-The barometer LATEST STEAMER. MOVEMENTS has rien quickly over Japan, the depression

koving moved sway over the Pacific.

The str. Rubi left Manila on Saturday after. noon, the 7th inst., and is due here to-day at daylight,

The M.M. str. Tourane with the French Mail of the 16th ult. and Maila from London of the 15th ult left Singapore on Monday, the 9th inst.at 5 p.m. and may be expected to arrive here on Monday morning, the 15th inst,, and will leave on Monday afternoon, for Shanghai and Japan.

The N.Y.K. str. Sanuki Maru (European

The high pressure area remains over Chins to the North of the Yangtze, but gradients are somewhat easier along the coast ----

Strong mensoon will continue to prevail in the Formosa Channel and the Chisa ss.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.02 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day in as followɑ svo

N.E. winds, strong; dull,

Line) left Kobe for this port via Moji and | Hongkong & Neighbourhood probably some How TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- qualification, and it is, moy in force. The rule 1 take heart of grace; bolders of sinecures willOur purpose, however, is not toʻquarrel with

Shanghai on the 7th inst, and is expected here

on the 16th inst

The LM.G. str. Prin Ludwig which left Formoes Channel

arrived at Bhanghai on 6th inst. at 5 p.m.

The 0, & 0, str. China arrived in San Fran cisco on the 6th inst.

rain.

Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamooku. Bouth coast of Chins between

Hongkong and Hainan...

Same as No. 1