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CORRESPONDENCE. -

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS "

EXTRADITION OF CHINESE, SI-In view of the many misleading and incorrect statements, reflecting not only on the action of the Colonial Government and its officers, but also on the conduct of the Chinese Government and Chinese uffoisis, which have Appeared in the local press on the subject of the extradition of Chinese, I am directed to request you to be good enough to publish this latter for the information of your reader,

The banding over to Chins of Chinese unb- jects accused of committing orimes in China. and found in this Colony is regulated by Treaty and Iron Ordlisänen,

The procedure may be emmarized Eollow:

a

The Viceroy of the Provines in which the alleged crime has been committed forwards a requisition to the British Courul at his Pro- vincial City for transmission to the Governor of Hongkong requesting the Governor to hand over the Chinese subject charged with com; mitting the offence to a Chinese officer specially detailed for the duty; this requisition contains

• •pecific undertaking by the Viceroy that the accused, if handed over, will be tried in the pressues of a British Consular Offear for the offenes in respect of which bis-extradition ia demanded and for no other offence, and this undertaking is invariably carried out,

Upon receipt of this requisition the Governor orders one of the Magistrates to have the accused brought before him and to enquire into the charge. The Magisterial saquiry i conducted in the saine mapper Be in the case of a person nonused of the ormai NIOU a crime in Hongkong, and if the Magistrate Ends that the evidence is sach that in the cass of a local offence he would commit the accused for trial at the Criminal Sessions, be cotimits him to gzol ̈to await the " further order of the Governor. During his trial the accused has all the rights and privileges of a British subject charged with a crime,

The depositions are then forwarded by the Magistrate to the Governor together with a report on the case; an interval of fifteen days elapses daring-which the sensed may apply to the Supreme Court for a Writ of il abess Corpus, then, if no such application is made, the Governor may order the accused to be handed

over to the proper Chinese oficial, who conducts him into Chinn for trial before the

proper judis, of the Provincial City whence the requisition emanated. Such trials held in the presence of a British Consular Officer, and unless the accused is then convicted of the offence" in | respect of which he has been handled over, he is restored to British Territory and set at liberly.

If the accussed has resided for a year or upwards in Ilongkong, the depositions and Magistrate's report thereon mast ka-considered by the Governor-in-Council with the assistance of the Chief Justice.

If the offence in respect of which the surren der of the scoured is demanded is of a. political character, or if he proves that his surrender has been demanded in order to tay or panisb him for an offense of a political character, the'. aconsad cannot be surrendered,

No person is surrendered anders he is a Chines subject.

This prace dure has been in forca sines 1889 :with little variation.

La May and June, 1905, the present Chief Justice, in the case of Wong Ka Shing, pointed

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 117¤, 1908,

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The Fall Court also decided that the engage. ment above referred to must be given by the Central Government at Poking, and that an

The Directors submit to the Shareholders engagemant by a Provincial Viceroy was inspf-the audited secounts for the year ended Novem cient, but the discharge of In Ki Bhing was not ber S0, 1907. based on this decision.

Hitherto the Viceroy's engagement has been accepted and has, I believe, kosa invariably honestly orried out, bat in fatore an engage. ment will be required from the Central Govern ment at Peking,

Yours &

F. H. L. BOWLEY. Crown Solicitor.

GEO. FENWICK

& COMPANY LIMITED.

The Directors have now to submit to be shareholders a statement of accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1907,

The balance at credit-of-profit and loss account amounts to the sum of $3,676,91. After payment of Auditor's fees a balance of $3,726.91 remains which it is proposed, to carry forward to new account.

DIRECTORS,

Mr. G. K. Haxton was invited to join the Board during the absence on leave of Mr. W. Parlane. The latter has now resigned in view of his early departure for home. Mr. Haxton retires in accordance with the Articles of

“Association, but offers himself for re-election,

ADDITOR,

The accounts hava boan, andits by Mr. H Percy Smith, who offers himself for re-election.

A. RODGER.

Chairman, BALANCE SHEET, 31st December, 1007, LEAVELERIKA

Capital :-

,

18,600 shiures of $25 each ...........$150,000.00 10,80 shares isemed End fully paid 270,000+0 Reserve fund

53,001.99

20 YEARS FOR THREATS.

POLICE TELL THE PRISONER'S STORY. That amming adventurer, Van Veltheim-or to give him his proper name, Carl Fredario Moritsudwig Karts-was found guilty at the, The balance at the credit of Prost and Load Bailey of having demanded, with menaces, Accound in Shanghai Tis. 8,920.19 and from }£16,000 from Mr. Solomon Barnato Joel, and this amount there are Directors' and Auditor's Mr. Justice Phillimore passed sentence upon fees to be deducted, leaving a balance of Tls him of twenty years pensl servitude. 8,080.10 out of which your Directors recommend The closing scenes of the trial, which lasted dividend of three per cent absorbing The.. four days, were of an intensely dramatio 6,000,- and carry forward the balance of Theobaracter. The court was crowded, and sitting 2,080.19,

unnoticed among the sesambly of well-know) City monand fashionably drossed ladies was a British prince-an interested spectator of the final songe.

!.

The balance at the er dit of Working Account is Tla, 10,183.94 snd, with the keep soapatition of the "Oriental Toe Company, this result cannot but be considered as satisfactory.

Directors, Mr. J. Prentice rei fresarcording to the Arijoles of Association bat being eligible offers himself for re-election.

Auditor Mr. Ja.. H. Osborne has returned to Shanghai and resumed his duties as Auditor. which we trust you approve. He is willing to conliane his services in that capacity if elected.

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. For the Year ended-November-3-4-1907.

By Balance from 1906

Tls.

Tle.

Dr.

TE To Depreciation on plant and

buildings.

..8,174.10 To bad and doubtfni debts.

Account 1906

1,328.41 To Balance

:...8,930.19

...18,432,70-

24,995.97

Or.

Les Directors' fees.... -Auditor's fee......

750 -00-

Dividend for 1906 16,000 16,850,00

Halance of working account Transfer fees “

8,115.97 10,186.94

85.79

Dividend on sixteen. Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co.'s shares for 1906

Hougkong and Bhanghai Banking, Car- poration loan, account pénuréd, by mortgages) raspadan ama ... 120,857.83 | Dividends uncollected...

of gentenet in handi.

ARRETE.

Value of hand and buildings at Wanchai.

North Point as per last report..... 300,750,85 Value of abivery, plant, Inan

ches and office furniture as (per last report .......

Auditions during the rest

Sold Whiting the year

|

The judge's summing up occupied nearly two hours, and Von Veltheim, lending auzionały over the dock rail, listened intently, to every word, and on two occasions interrupted his lord- ship to make explanatione,

ing their verdict. When they returned Von The jury were away twenty minutes consider- Veltheim struggled to maintain

that, sulf. control which he has shown to such a remark- -able--degree-daring the trial but-on-this occasion be plainly showed the exciteaisut under which he was Inbonzing. When the foreman of the jury rose and announced a verdiet of guilty, his face blanched, and he gripped the dock rail. But it was only a momentary betrayal of emotion; be recovered” · himself aud stood stiftly rect.

The police then told the story of Von Val theim's onroer, which had been pieced together from police information sent from all parts of the world. It was an amazing story of romanca sad reseality in diary form, The narrative may thus be get on! :---

1867 Bern in Brunswick bis father's name baing Kurtz, Bad record at school, Stols mester's pistol and injured himinsif.

1872-Became a sailor but deserted. After wards joined British ship.

1879-In London under name af Werder. 1880-Joined German navy. Daserted after 64.09 five months. Suspected to have stolen Capt.

Ven Veltheim's gold watch. ...'- 183271883-1886-Served un British spain

The BALANCE SHEET, November 30, 1907.

various parts of the world. Posed in Neu tælt, Liabilities.

Germany, as Capt. Oliver Jackson, B.N. TE

1886-In West Apstralia. Clained to be son 200,0:0,00

of Baren You Veltheim 5,951,52

1887-Married Perth lady and went to Cape 14.75 Town, tried to blackmail an equaintance of his

144.59 wile and accepted £750 bush money. 8,810.19

..216,092,05

The

Cost of plant, ice boxes. ice boats, etc., as per-

138,401.65

Capital...

Bundry creditors...

Amount received in advance on nemant

2,500.00.

-Iòe tickets in circulation "Profit, and Loka account.

Hongkong and Singhai Banking Cor

parution current acsomat .. Sundry creditors ..... “Balance prulit und Ione accmit

1,679.23

18.396.09

3,876.91

TH... ABSETS;

STOPPERS

C.

Jast report...

146,198.94

less process ac

conni naje of old

$55,594.53 2,15100

$67,712.59 115.00

Attic gs...

.. 79.70

and deprecin tion

7,717.83

7,797.29

Valve of stock in trade per valor

certifiqute Value of work in progress no per valuer's

certificate

57,627.53

81,521,04

Cost of land buildinga as

per last report

plus additions

4,434.10

200.04

194.19

less depreciatiod 1.

60,102,91 280,50

6,383.41 456.57

750,00

$1,34+00

$478,912.85

Cost of stores, etc., in

stocir.

Fire insurance anexpired.

Dr.

To Salurinn

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

crown rent adtaxes interest bulame

14.725,00

1.204.20

Cash with Hongkong and

Shanghai Bank....

122.37

Sundry debtora.

3,876.91

Suspense. Account: Sus-

dries socquat 1908.

1,465.76

$17,988.48

Investment ja Shanghai

$

10:336,94 7.429.53

13.00

18.01

192,00

$17.988.18

Cash on hand,g pan a tabl The National Thank of China Limited Investments Sundry debtor............

Cr

By balsuse of last yuira eunut......

balance of working account transfer for

frora Insurance company dividend en investments, etc.......

RACE FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS,,

SIX MOTOR-CALS START FOR BEELING STRAIT.

New York, February 12 h. out that the Chinese Authorities have no foonvin Behring Strait and Siberia, began at neon The motor-car race from New York to Paris, slandi in these proceedings, as extradition is an

to-day. The goal will be the office of the Paris executive not of the Hongkong Government at Matin, and if way of the competing ora this request of this Chinese Government. The finish the coarse, they will have accomplished a

Hongkong Government is bound to sat on the requisition-and-the-ousing proceedings-are-be tween the Crown and the accused. Since that decision alt extradition proceedings have been. conducted by the Police with or without, the Resistance of myself or my assistants.

:

If the case comes before the dupreme Court the Chinese Government cannot be heard there, caly the Crown and the sccneed have any locus standi, and consequently the conduct

OREO

new record in motoring,-

next week. Of the six care, three are French, Six care left to day, and a seventh will leare

one is German, ons Italian, and one American,

Autor New York despatch states that the competitors will be guided across the nite States by relays of pilots, the route being from New York to Albany, and thence via Schenec tady, Cleveland, Chicago and Cheyoune to Son Francisco. ⠀

Mutual Telephone Co.. Ld., 16 shares ut. Tia 50.00

A. D. Down. J. GRANT MACKENZIE, JOHN PRENTICE,

59.926.84

3,091,65 427.00

8.850004 3,728.22

800.00

1888-lu new Orleans se shipping agent. Proceaded to Republic of Colombia.

1894-Back in Germany and advertised for a wife. Returned to Santa Marta and appointed U.S.A. Consul.

1805-Returned, to England, hearing 3,000 dol. belonging to his employers unsecounted for,

1896-Married & German lady in London in the name of Von Veltheim. Obtained £1,500 from her. Lady returned to Germany, prisoner

· promising to make her a home in America,

1897-Married a wealthy Greek lady in London in the name of Platen, and obtained £30 frem her. Prisoner's past sacertained and the marriage annulled. In hiding in the East-end as Capt. Vincent. Proceeded to South Africa and enlisted in Capo Polics as s Austrian. His body reported to have been found in the Thames Called upon to resign pation fores.

1998-Charged with the murder of Woolf Joel. Transported over Transvaal border, but returned and imprisoned.

1899- Deported to Delegen Bay and arrested as vagrant. Exiled to London, but broke away. at Cape Town, Returned to Trausvaal and again imprisonseð.

1900-Found by British as prisoner of war to Pretoria and deported to England.

190-In Italy and raised £2.00 for com pany to search for Kruger treasure,

1903-Eloped from Naples with married lady to Geneva. Divorce proceedings institated, Want to Dakota with lady who obtained a **Fl. 210;692.05 | divorce, and prisoner married her as Von Shanghai, March 4, 1908.

Veltheins. Afterwards deserted her and tried GEDDES & Co., Agants.

to raise money on her property.

1905-On way to Europe met American lady Diractors,

and went through mck marriage in Paris. Went to Germany and promised marriage to wasthy widow. Obtained passion of ber fortune for investicent." Lady rommitted anieide on hearing of Von Veltheim's arrest,

1907-In Antwerp and Paris, where he was Nanking Road and the Band crowds of Chinese hiring with a lady who passed as Mms. Veltheim were congregated all day on March 5 and up to-daughter of an Antwerp gentleman. The a late hour at night. The trams had opened | arrest. for public trafo and the natives were snsions During the course of the fril the prisoner to experience a first ride. Every tram was fall added the farther information that he had been and the smiling faces of the passengers proved through two revolations in South America, that only pleasure was felt in connexion with fought in the Bulgaria war, and went in search the novelty. With each eager thrangsawaiting of . M. Stauley "in Africa. an opportunity to ride the work of the Gonductors was very-dioult, but was well per formed, bere was, however, one cccident in

SHANGHAI TRAMWAYS,

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At the corners of interesting streets along

Ninking Road at 11 40am.; the first apparently

that has occured in connexion with the trams.

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Hengkong, 3rd March, 1908. The lifting machinery at the span bridge ́would consist of a double-bárrolled drum driven through double reduction gearing by two deatric motors of 210 h.p. each, with ample overload margia Electric power would be taken from the corporation maits. The road. way, 36ft. in width, would be paved with wood blocks or other material to accommodate two lines of tramwaye and two lines of ordinary trafo, The footpaths, 16ft, wide cach, would be canti ROBINSON PIANO levered on the cutsides of the main girders, the approaches to those footpalls to pass outaide the towers, and to be conuated to the cantile. vered footpaths by binged flaps, 20ft. by 15ft, "swinging, automatically to # vertical position as the bridge lifts, and similarly returning to a horizontal position as the bridge descends **TWO IN ONE" Tinner Engineering Supplement,

SIMPLIFYING THE CALENDAR.

PLAN TO IG ORE A DAY EVERY YEAR,

ཝི'མཧཱཏཱབྷནྟཏྟ

An ingeniours, simple, and useful scheme for reforming the anomalies of the oslendar has. been prepared by. · Mr. Alexander · Philip, LL.B., and has received the favourable opinions af such eminent acleorists as Lord Avebury, Sir Oliver Lodge, and oir William Ramay

The defects of the calendar at persent in age ara obvious at all times. The year of 360 days an not be divided into twelve months of equal length, or into an even number of weeks of seven days, and the inerentenges arising from this are-ierensed-by-the-fee: thit every fourth-yong consists of 306 daye.":

Mr. Philip pointe ensin the booklet he hig just

published explaining his scheme. That, "ander our presut mlendar it is impassib'e 10 determins beforehand any day of the month as available for any civil, or conversely for any ecclesiastical purpose. Accordingly all markets or other saunal public o»g»gements or festivals are usually fixed for the first Thursday, second

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Monday, and zo forth of a given month, it You will not be asked to purchase. being impossible in such case to determine the ! ocussion by a fired date without involving a constant alteration of week diy and the occasional ocenrrengs of a Sunday on the day selected,"

The same inconveniences arise with regard to snuual dates fixed by the statute, such as the opening of the Law Courts and the meetings of local authorities.

The ascertainment of the

due date of bills becomes a matter of calentation, and the calendar'a anomalies also interfere with the use of oomparative statistics, and distarb the calculation of interest, rente, salaris, and all other periodical payments.

Mr. Philip, therefore, proposes to give the day a fixed relation to the week, the month, and the year. Under his scheme the eleventh day of February, for instance, might always be a., Tuesday and any one day would always be available for one particular purpose.

He suggests a few simple alterations which would bring about this highly anvenient and businesslike state of things. The first day of the year should, he sage, “be regarded as a day Apart, being regarded as 1. 1906, 1. 1907, etc. It should not be regarded as a day of the week, nor counted as belonging to any of the twelve mouths.

For business purposes and public affairs New Year's day would not exist, and Mr. Philip

expresses the opinion that as the day is already almost universally, except in England treated as a holiday, this first step in his plan of reform would cause no inconvenience.

into

Hongkong, 6th March, 1908,

Lord Robarts, the Bishop of London, Sir Theodore Martin, Sir Alexander Henderson chairman of the Great Central Railway), Sir William Ramsay, Sir John Gorst, Sir Itabert Ball, and Bir. Mr. John H. el, et his Majesty's Nautical Amaize Office

Mr. Willet's now famong “daylight saving".

plans are as follows:-

1. At 2 am, on each of the first four Sunday Mornings in April standard time shall advance. twenty minutes.

2. On each of the four Sundays in September- standard um skall resede twenty minutes...

"trick" of the slook sight ordinary Sundays of The promoters of the Bill show that by this twenty-four hours each are exchanged for four Sundays of twenty-three hours forty minnies and four Sundays of twenty-four hours and twenty minutes each.

This will mean :-

Eighty minutes more working daylight after- pm. each day during May, June, July, and August.

An average of forty-five minutes in working day extra during April and September."

Mr. Willett deolares that no one

ill notice

this miracle being worked, or suffer the slightest inconvenience. It will-materially profit tho

industrious worker.

The inventer has gone into Bgeren, and shows that the saving la artificial light alogo-to say

leg of health will be £2,500,000. to show how the gas bills will be saved;

Mr. Willett has drawn up an interesting, table

Leap-day, on its occurrence, would go the same category as a day not sounted. Is would be known as "L. 1906, and so on, and would be interpolated between the end of June and the beginning of July, and observed as a quadr-nuial midsummer holiday.

There would then be left 364 days, divisible During April (ay) into two halves of 82 days, and four quarters Daring May, June, July, and Angust 184 of 91 days each. The day following New During September (887) Year's-day would, of course, by January 1.

The symmetry of the zoheme is completed, by the taking of ous day from July and one from

Daylight saved. 93 hours

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210 hours

Glasgow Fobenary Bib. The Clyde Navigation Trustees have instruct young Chinese scrambled on to a car, which was already fel, and retained a hold" ed a commities to report on the scheme for a until the car had attained normal speed; then new bridge submitted b Mr. Daniel Shields. either let go or his hand slipped, with a result The scheme is, for à double-arm swing-h juge, | October, and adding them to February, thus Population of 43,666,000 at 1s, 9d... £3.820,250 came into ooninet with one of the rails and double line of tramways, two lines, of vehicular giving that month thirty daye. Every quarter Deduct one third for objectors that he tell heavily on to the read. His. head 64ft wide, near Finnieston, to accommodate a

raffle, and two footpaths, each. Tit. Siu, in width, would then consist of two months of thirty days,

when picked up by a police officer to all outward

for the Crown necessarily steamer to Cape Nome, the most westerly point "ppearance he was dead. The injured boy was resting on a pier in the centre of the river. T and one month of thirty-one days.

of the dovolves on the Attorney-General, instructed by myself. In there, as in all Criminal proceedings, the Law Offoors hore, as in England, are charged with the double duty of prosecuting and advising the Government,

In order to prevent the escape of a suspected criminal pending the arrival of the official requisition, a Magistrate is empowered to arrest and detain the suspect on such evidence being laid before him as would, in his opinion, justify the issue of a warrant if the crime had been

committed in the Colony but no further proceedings can be taken until the requisition arrives, and the Governor issues his order thereon.

In the recent case of Iu Ki Shing the

It is expected that most of the competitors will proseed from San Francisco by steamer, ou March 22, to Seattle, and thenon by another of land, where the real race will begin. The motorists will attempt to cross Behring Strait on the ice before June 3, and proosed on the ice along the north shore of Biberia to the mouth

of the Long river.

The valley of the Lena will be followed to Irkutsk and from there on to Moscow the competitors hope to bava a comparatively easy

journey.

The cars which left New York yesterday were the followings-

De Dion Bouton car (French) in charge of

expedi

at once taken to the Shantung Road Hospital to nonect the north and south sides of the where it was found that life remained though river between Elliot street and Goran-roid, severe injuries had been received. No other where the lather folns. Greenbank-street accidents were reported during the day and if sob sich of the central piur there would the inception is suy criterion for sucresafal be a clear passage of 135ft. for vessels to and from the upper harbour. The bridge future is in store for the Shanghai tramwaya. it was found that approximately 20,000 pas.

When the day's running ended at midnight, would have a head-room of 30ft. at high water, sergers ad travelled on the lines. The service approach eresee the Brosmielaw and harbour began with a te minute interval which was sheds, to enable the up and down vehicular reduced to fire, then to four; ell the demand traffic to be carried on without interruption by does not diminish the company will resort for seats could not be satisfied. If the traffic cross-river traffic.

G. Bourobiert. Chaffray, accompanied by M. to a two-minute service. Everyone appears to Autran, a mechanician, who was in the Peking be bath delighted and surprised with the to Paris rece, and Captain Hans Hendrik signal success that has been wade. Hanser, who participated in the resonee tion which saarched for M. Andrée.

Motobloc sar (French), driven by M. Godard. who was likewise a competitor in the Peking to Paris race; assisted by M. Hue.

requisition from the Viceroy was in the usual. Sisire et-Nendiz car (French), driven by form and contained the usual engagement Pons, who entered in the Peking to Paris race securing aftrial in the presence of a Consular on a tricyole, and was stranded in the Gobi Offcor limited to the charge enquired into by Desert. the Hongkong Magistrate..

Protos car

(German), in charge of three Lieutenant Koeppen, of the General Staff formen effoers, of whom the contactor is

The officers of the Magistracy, using forms similar to those in nee at the Bow Street Police. Court in London, had previously caused Tu Ki Shing's arrest as a suspect upon an information

and warrant which the Full Court held to be technically detective, and, owing to a mis construction of one of the provisions of the Ordinance, the Magistrale used another wrong form after receipt of the Governor's order under the requisition.

The Fall Court held that the proceedings bad-

been void ab initio and disobarged the prisoner on these grounds, although it did not disagree with the view taken by the Megistrate and

Brizia Zast car (Italian), conducted by. Antonio Scaffoglio, son of the proprietor of an Italian newspaper. He is accompanied by Dr. von Mueller, an exporer

DISTRESS IN INDIA.

738,934 PEOPLE ON RELIEF,

and a head-room of 2011, where the north

Another scheme has been submitted by Messrs. Fady and Frech, London, and Mr. Joan Cowan, Glagow, joint engineers. This sobema consiste

A perfect correspondence throughout, the or is obtained by the further taking of a dey each from May and August, and adding them to June and September. follower use tatlig ninety-one daye, The year would then be equally divided as or thirteen weeks:-

Jan.....

+

First Quarter. Third Quarter, February 30 days Aug.

30 days July... March 31 days Sept.....

Second Quarter. Fourth Quarter

3 days Oct:

April

Juue

30-days Nov.

... 31 days Dec. ...

Bre

210 hours at 1-16d. per hour...Is. 9d,

1,279,416

£2,546,834

Other advantages, promised by Mr. Willett

(1)

P..

The man who now leaves off work at 5

early an extra hour and a half's recreation,

will find that it is only 3,4, He will enjoy (9) The man who leaves of at 6 p.m. will find that it is still only the middle of the afternoon. No one will notice the early rising, for it will 30 days be clone gradually. 30 days

... 31 day whole year of life, and the veteran of three A man of twenty-sight will have gained a

31 days Bore and ten nearly three extra years. 30 daya

The promoters of the "More Daylight" Bill

31 days declare that there are no obstacles in the way of

The report says:-

of a lift span bridge enclosed at the ends and the day of the week and the day of the month

The advantages of a perpetual calendar, with their roform.

worked between four towers, two on each side of

the river, The underside of the propelled always the same, would thus be assured

There seems no reason why an international bridge is 12ft above high-water when in use

and 100ft, above high-water of ordinary springgreement for the adoption ofs rectified calendar the following telegram from the Governor

The Secretary of State for India recaived tides when fully lifted. The distance between on the lines indicated should not be very esly the towers soross the river is 300ft. When the effected," Mr. Philip saya la conclusion, His bridge is faily lifted there will be a water way of booklet, "A Propoest for a Simplified Calendar, General, dated February 10, 1908:

Light to moderate rain fall doring week 2001, in width, with 100ft, clearance in height has been published by. Mosers. Kegan Paul, throughout Northern India, and there was

above high-water of ordinary spring tides. The Trench, Trubner, and Co., Limited. slight rain in Central, Fadie, Burme, and iile span consists of two longitudinal girders Bombay. Improvement in prospacta of sphing approximately fre batre centre, with can

placed. 39t apart centre to orope previously reported is in conquievers on the outsides for the footpaths. The maintained, but existing distress continues to increase in intensity, and oring to sladkening towers are supported parily on the quays and in the demand for labour in the folds at this partly on piers to be erected in the river, and project into the river about 50ft on each side, season there has been farther large increase The piers will be founded on steel caissons sunk

In Central India there is again large increase

process and thereafter filled with concrete. in numbers on relief,

DAYLIGHT BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT.

RENEFICIAL FRAUD.

Thomas car (American); driven by Montagne in number on relief works in United Provinces into the bed of the river by the pneumatic Es to steal a few hours from the night,"

Roberts, an American, accompanied by mechanicist and a correspondent..

Itala car, which won the Peking to Paris race, will start a week later than the others.

Little more than the slight effort to move done by moving the bar is four times in April the hands of the clock is necessary, and it is and four times in September

NEW MONO.RAIL SYSTEM.

SLIPPING, SLIDING, AND JUMPING THE TRACK AVOIDED.

San Francisco, January 27th, "... The Nations Rapid Transit Company has been formed to operate a new mono-railsystem for which is claimed speed of 200 miles an hour with absolute safety, and which is the invention of W. D. Valentine, of San Francisco, The new system nonsists of a car held on a

to -2,164; 13,028. pēriens are in receipt of placed eight in each tower on guides, and summer to save an extra 210 hours of daylight single rail by means of wheels above and beneath

The best of all ways To longthen our days Thomas Moore's The Young May Moon The Parliamentary Bill which proposes to In Bengal, numbers on test works have fallen About nine-tenths of the total weight of tho

bridge will be counterbalanced by 32 weighis make people in Great Britain rice earlier in gratuitous relief, sil in Orissa.

Central Provinces, there is still ample attached to the girders by wire ropes working each year is down for second reading cz Monday the rail, beld to the rail by pusumatic pressure, The idea is the ingenious plan devised by Mr. which it is claimed avoids the slipping and HOW TO BE BRAUTIFUL-Keep your com

employment for

over pulleys. The actual lifting will be done by plexion; Mrs. Ellen's Creme Charmante, Laityment for ordinary labour, but relief is wire ropes placed at the four extremities of the William Willett, of Sloane-square. He desires sliding of the wheels insidontal to Last motion,

in four districts. Charmant and Spesial Skin Tonic and Pondre

track at high speed. Chacat will enable you to do it. Her relief in the whole of India is now 93,934.

Total number of persons in receipt of State girders and working over pulleys. These lift to patch up all nucsnsidered moments, and so sud renders it impossible for care to jump the

ing ropes will be connected to a doable-barrelled save millions of money for the nation.

Mr. B. Pearce, M.P., who is deeply interested

Frominent railwaymen are behind the scheme, Specialition for the Skin are the study of Prices continue to fall slightly in part of drum actuated by electric motors placed in an

Tot between Beattle and San Francisco 504 where.

on one side of the river. Az automatic clutch will be fixed at the extremity of each girder,

will shortly be ommenced,

In

Me Justics Wise with regard to the evidence lifetime. A.-8. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Ágenta Northern India, but are still very high every. underground engine-room below the roadway in the Willettian theory, has embodied the and the construction of the road on the Pacifo

against the sceused,

chief points in this Daylight Saving Bl."

Among those supporting the measure are