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PARIS:

(FROM QUE CORBESPONDENT.)

April 24th,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27TH, 1908.

"CRIMINAL CONVERSATION."

HONGKONG CABR DISCUSSED..

For hooligans which are proving a great a terror to citizens as over F. The Prefeet of Police is unable to solve the mystery, which is a very regrettable fact, so far as public safaby in concerned. One form of punishment ha

The Straits Times of May 16th says: not yet been tried. though repeatedly

A recent issue of the, Hongkong Weekly recommended by several eminent persons, notably Dr. Lacassagne, professor of legal Press contains report of an action in the medicine of Lyons, and that is the out-o-nine Supreme Court of the Sister Colony roviving attention of our own Courts at consideralis tail. Considering what a salutary effect this question which some time ago compled the unfortunate master mariner in Hongkong length. It would seem that the wife of an

in

DEPRESSION IN THE SHIP. BUILDING INDUSTRY,

When in The Times (Finanical and Com mercial Supplement) of January, 17 last ship- building of 1907 was reviewed, we remarked that it was doubtful if shipbuilders had over, Anansially, had a worse year, and it was tolerably

the first quarter of the shipbuilding year confirm certain they had never begun a year with leas hope and promise than 1908; The results of

cloud has not yet presented itself to the eye. It our forecasts, The silver lining to the dark

Not for many years have Parisians spent a more miserable Easter; though Paris is supposed to be the most fascinating place in the world at Easter time, it certainly was a place to be avoided this year, in consequenos of the form of punishment has bad, and continues to

have, over in Great-Brilala on rafians of the Wisconducted herself with a man whom she mat would need a great reduction in costs and a weather which was the cause of spoiling everything and making everybody absolutely worat type, there is no reason, why the same that Colony, Fortunately for the injured considerable brightening in freight markets, we wretched. The Gay City" for once had lost results should not follow in France. The time ila proverbial reputation for gaiety; not only come, when mercy must no longer be shown to the Paris hooligans, and since no other kind of punishment has proved effective, by all means apply the cat." The authorities are much to blame for having hitherto been lezient with the apaches, and for 80

undergoing treating them so well when sentence. As a rule, prisoners in France are too well-fed and oured for, which accounts for their proverbial love for prison-life. The best of everything is given to French prisoners in be allowed, when so many thousands of bonent other countries abould be made to work for liberty and incarceration. The present system deserves to be condemned; not until France In spite of the mixed weather, a few thousand treats her felons as other countries do, will she Parisians left for the country and sea-side on be able to have the upper hand over them. visit to relatives and friends The weather

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ws it intensely cold but the capital was visited by terrifle hailstorms and heavy falls of snow which rendered ont door enjoyment a matter of impossibility. The sun shone for for minnies, then gare plan to more bail, raiqsed snow; fortunately, the latter melied as it fell. The streets were impassable in many places owing to Rinshi and mad. The shousands of visiters who flock to Paris every your at Eastertide felt considerably dis.

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husband, he was a Seoisman, and persumably said to stimulate a renewal of the demand for he had not legally relinquished his Scotch cargo steamers, on the building of which the no brightening at all in the freight markats, but domicil, and the Scottish Courts retained ajority of the yards depend. There has been there has been a considerale reduction in the events, proceedings for divorce were instituted jurisdiction over his marital affairs. The all in Scotland, and, on the strength of evidence costs of construction, retarded though such as SOLE AGENTS taken on commission in Hongkong a decree for been by the labour crisis in the yards on the divorce was pronounced, but the man with North-East Coast. A year ago steel ship-plates whom the lady had misbehaved herself was not were £7 12 6. per ton, and in May they were a party to these proceedings, as he appears to advanced to £7 178, 6d. They aro now only have been an Australian and therefore not 26 58, por ton, and shipbuilders are said to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Scottishilling to accept contracts at a considerably steel I must still come lower. As the recent tribunal. Having prooured his divorce, the lower basis than this in the expectation that "Driminal conversation" against the man.

past, however, largely affected as it was by the financial crisis which began in America in husband commenced on action in Hongkong for

October and was followed by a depression of damages in money which was formerly in veg trade and relaxation of industry all over the bat which has been put an end to there by the the male adulterer a co-respandent and getting the jury to asses damages against him having been adopted. The principle upon which it in founded is thus stated.

appainted, for instead of enjoying lovely walks the way of food and drink. Why should this Now, this is an ancient form of action for

in the suburbs and around the sity, they were. reading newspapers and books, and occasionally

Hongkong, 23rd May, 1908. and 108,830 fous in Government dockyards. some mers work of the kind may be booked These represent industrial work no doubt, and during the year for the Russian and Spauish navles se well as for our own Admiralty. But even in warship building there is reduced activity this year, and warship building only

forced to remain indoors, sitting by the fire people are starving French prisoners sain in England as a remedy for injured husbands, world, the output of the March quarter must be appeals to about a dozen of our specially looking up at the heavy and overcast sky which their living, and be made to distinguish between / Divorce Aols, the more direct plan of making said to hava beau'even worse than was expected. equipped private yards, whereas there are

cffered no promise of a break in any shape or forms.

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played havoc with trades people and railway companies; the latter bad made preparations for the usual Enter exodus of between 600,000 and 700,000. The inclement weather kept most people at home, and trains went away half empty Restaurant and botol proprietors cafferred heavi- ly too; excursionists were few and far between The only ones to feel joyful were the managers of theatres and music-hulis, all of whom did remarkably well. People who, la veille de Pâques," or on Saturday were misguided ouough to go out without their overcoats had reason to regret their imprudence. "Good Friday" was a lovely spring day, and La Ville Lumière"! certainly looked most beautiful, though Vendredi Buint is both a sad and soluma day in the Frenob capital, and most people are either at home or in church. Open osha looked most conspicuous, while the imperial and platform of buses and, trams ware deserted. Cabinen with long faces were glad to wear their fars, gloves and heary rugs, while their face and noses

were purple and hus with the cold. Consider ing that Easter Sunday is one of the mest important out-of-door fêtes in France, one on readily understand how everyone felt bitterly disappointed at the unexpected change in the

weather.

Good Friday in this capital is distinguished by two things it is the only holiday in the year allowed to batcbors, while it is the date of the annual English and American invasions Though this city is novor without thousanda of subjects of King Edward and the British Colony here is indeed a great credit to the mother-country and her magnificent Colonies -Easter is par excellence the tima of the year when Anglo-Saxons take Parls by storm, It has been more and mors the case every year for some tire past; had the weather been fine there is no doubt that this year would have

· established_a_new high-water mark, British visitorsläck as much at home in Paris as they do in their country; they love to roam about in a free and easy manner, ride on the top of bases and trams and enjoy the sights; invado restaurants and places of amusement. To-day Farisisna no longer grumble at the ways of the compatriots of Shakespeare; on the contrary, they gladly pay for the privilege of being on good terms with England, for all the hiessings of the Entente Cordiale.

"Against an adulterer the husband had an action at common law, commonly known as pa L'Exposition Theatrals which Presiden setion of criminal conversation. In form, it Fallières who was accompanied by his good was generally trespass vi ef armi, on the theory that a wife is not, as regarde her husband, a lady and daughter inaugurated a few days ago, free agent or separate person, and therefore ber is one of the most priginal, interesting, and

consent was immaterial, and the hustand might curions exbibitions ever held in Paris, at thee the adattarer as he might have sued any Mascam of Decorative Arts. M. Lépine, mere trespasser who beat, imprisoned, or carried Prefect of Police, and such well known sotrosses away his wife against her will. Actions for as Mimes. Réjane, Crite Sorel, and Segond criminal conversation were abolished in a

on the establishment of the Divorce Court. in Weber ware among the prominent invités who 1857, bus damages can be claimed on the same accompanied the Presidout and party throngh principles in proceedings for. & dissociation of The galleries. The Oprah Opéra Comique, marriage or judicial separation, "' and the Comédie Frasgaise hava furnished their most precious souvenirs, while reputed sellestors of theatrical art also loaned the riches of their collections in order to enhance the value of this succcasin! Exhibition. The latter contains on Basembly of bibelots, bas-relief, pictures, Costumes, fans of many styles, once the pro- porty of famous actresses, and a thousand and one familiar objects formerly the possessions of distinguished comedians of both sezer, au well as of celebrated authors, all of which con- stitute a unique collection illustrating the

history of the Freticl stage during the past dit years. A magnificent austrtment of lorgnettes or opera-glasses sroked the admiration of Mame, and Mdile, Fallières, equally no, the articulated dolls and marionettes of Fornio. President Fullières displayed great interest in the ancient costumes of the Comedie Française, in the tartans which served for the first representation of "Bajazet," the fauteuil or arm chair in which Moliere died, while watobing the "Malade Imaginaire" on the 17th February 1673, The soression portraits of celebrated notors and satrassen by far famed pointers, which adorn the walls are no less interesting relics of the past. France has every reason to feel proud of such theatrical urt-treasures, which are not to bọ seou- every day. Seldom, if ever, has so rich a colloe tion of gems been assembled together, as that now on view at L'Exposition Théátrale."

CIRCULAR TO SHIPMASTERS.

Beginning with the month of July, 1908, it in the intention of the U. 8. Weather Bureau to legos each month meteorological charts of the North Atlantic Ocean and North Pacific Ocean,

That is to say, a general decline of activity in all the shipbuilding contres was anticipated, but three months ago one did not look for the pro- longed strikes that havo paralysed the productive

powers of the yards on the north-east coast.

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NOW ON HAND

A SPLENDID STOCK

come scores of other yards solely depen. ding on merchant oraft. of England there are some yards which build nothing else than carge trampa If or a large portion of the quarter the yards on before the end of June we need not expect to BUG the Tyne and the Taos have done practically

neually dead months in the contract business. launches being taurely the completion for the That there will be any renewal of demand in the nothing in the way of construction, the far for the autumn, for July and August are water, by apprentices and non-strikere, of vessels autumn may well be doubted in view of the that we nearly ready to leave the steska before number of steamers already laid up, or on the times for the tramp, and though shipbuilders are the strikes began, And these verselu were few way home to be laid up. These are unprofitable within the area of the strike becomes ou that by no means guy, and are ready to out very low in Dombar Pro Wear does not come entirely

joint conciliation boards to which and to concede generous terms in order to secure river there are loost disputes are referred. But during the contracts to keep their yards opes, it is not very

In the North BANJOS

there is no renewal of demand for new ships VIOLINS

quarter only seven vessels of 13,300 tons were easy to finance shipping property just now. This, with 21 varsels of 72,530 tous in the corres-rqsh into shipowning as they sometimes do, and launched from Wear shipyards, as compared at any rate, is not a time when men of straw can poading gaurtar

"CONDITIONS IN SCOTLAND,

The fiction of the wife not being a free agent or a separate person canses a smile in these days. In Septland there has been more activity Bat legal history in full of fictions whereby than in any other part of the kingdom, and, lawyers, to their credit, mauage to dodge the yet, even in Scotland, the quarter has been one harshness and inelasticity of the Common Law,

of the poorost in the history of the industry. or to supply the deficiencies of an incompetent.It is a remarkable fact that in January not a or remote legislature and thus secure for a man single merchant steamer was launched on the some sort of a remedy for a wrong done to him. Llyde. The total tonnage launched in that mouth was only 1,969 bons, and this was made It was argued successfully in Singapore that, as the Diverco Acts do not apply to the Colony, up of a steam yacht, & tag or two, and a few the ancient form of notion still survives, and barges. February saw 36,087 tous put into the that although a husband cannot obtain a

water, bat March had only 22,028 tons, as divorce in the Stratte Bettlements be is compared with 43,943 tons in March, 1907 able to malet the destroyer of his demes. The total output of the Clyde in the quarter tia penes in damages, if the latter can pay ending March 31 was only 6,081 tons, or just

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if there is a prolonged ranse in sblpbaikling it will be for the ultimate good of legitimata ship owaing. But soob s psuse manne an unbeppy industrial experience for probably the whole of this year.

BRITAIN'S EASTER BLIZZARD.

A London paper says: Snowstorms, hailstorms, frost, and even thunder and lighting combined to make yes- terday ona of the worst April day's ever experienced in this country,

An expert extinto places the range of the Great Britain and the meteorological

MANDOLINES

A LARGE SELECTION OF FLUTES

FIFES

PICCOLOS

AND

BRASS INSTRUMENTS

OF ALL KINDS.

ROBINSON

blizzard it 255,00) square milog, in distrja PIANO CO., LD.

Remarkable variations of temperatura were recorded in different countries. In Iceland the bliszard has been so covers that the snow

at many places.

The following are the official figurel :-

Deg

20 Belfast 29 Holyhead .......

31

Dover...

33

Brast.......

34

Lisbon

36-Paris

36 Biarritz

Hongkong, 2nd May, 1908.

THE BLUE RIBBON OF THE PEIHO

For many years, writes the Tientsin corre- spendent of the Daily Graphic keen rivalry has existed between the various steamers trading in

at Tientsin. The feat has a little risk attached first of the seem to moor alongside the Bund, to it, owing to the necessity of charging thick the North-Chien soar as to whink should be the

ion for the few miles between. Taku Bar and Tien lain port. For the part three or four years git has been sccomplished by the Taintaa, of the Hamburg Amerika Line, the British companies 47 preferring to leave the honour to others rather than risk a week in dry dock in a leaking. 54 condition,

Degs.

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total compares with 121 35 tons in the burres: ponding quarter of 19 7 and with 128, in the corresponding quarter of 1906 How-to the north of car islands.

Беог

March A have the mighty Jatien quarter output has not hann seen on the Clyde

since 1895, when the low-water

lying to the depth of several feet. The mark of $2,867 tone was reached. Then, if we

temperature in the United Kingdom, ranged tara to the smaller producing districts of Suot from 29dega, Sdags. below freezing point, at land, we find the Forth marking 4,480 tons,

Stornoway, to 45degs. at Darer.

There was a decided rise in France, 59 dege, the Tay 9,973 tons, and the Dee 1,633 tons for the quarter-much of the product of those being registered at Biarritz, On the other rivers being fishery craft. Thus in all Scotland

the quarter, and it tis significant of the charave, and heavy falls of snow were experienced only 76,070 tons of new shipping were produced baud, Italy is fooling the affects of a govern and

oter of the work done that this tonnage was contained in 100 vessels, the same number of vessels that in the corresponding period last

Iceland year rapresoated 130,000 tons. While it is true that Scotland has not been free from strikes in Stornoway.....

Shetlands the shipbuilding trade this year, those strikes in Head"

Aberdeen have not been of a wholesale or prolonged char- actor. They interrupted work while they lasted,month of course, but it cannot be said that they London.......... duced the quarter's output in so far as that output is measured by the tonnage-pat into the water. And the Sonteh strikes were all settled several weeks ago. The comparative smalinese of the Clyde production bas shown the sagacity of the Clyde workers in accepting the reduction of wages offered them, and so remaining at work while other shipyard workers were idle. It was hopeless to attempt to prop up wages when the work passing out of hand was only half that of s ini Yet it is said that since the paralysis of the industry on the North-East Coast by the strikes of the wood workers and engineers there, a number of contracts for cargo steatrets have been diverted to the Clyde that were intended for Tyne and Wear builders. It is not probable that in the present state of shipping such diverted contracts have been numerous, but at a time when there is not enough work to go round it is important to note portion of new work they might have obtained. that the districts on strike are losing what little

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all

This year the Teintan srrived at Taku

Bor

Heavy falls of Baoy occurred over nearly from Shanghai on the 2nd of March. Predic- tions gave the 6th of March as the date when the kingdom, and the following depths were the ics would be thin enough to slow of a vossal autting through, but evidently the captain of reported last night --

the German steamer thought he could hurry Edinburgh

Berwickshire

things on. He entered the river at once, and Hertfordshire... 6 Cambridgeshire... 2 Alcester C

3 Cheshire........ 1 began slowly to charge his way up to Tientsin a

ins, 6

3

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distance of about thirty miles,

The Shengking, bolonging to the China Late at night the strom increased in violenus Navigation Company, arrived at Taku Bar on North Wales......

records of widwinter.

and to distribute these charts free of cost to all ings throw into strong relief á very glaring year age and little or no new work was coming in the north, and threatened to equal the worst the 5th, fully sixty boars after the Tainta, and

cooperating abipmasters.

During the morning it never ceased raining in London, and daring the evening and night it never ceased snowing. Anisch of and covered the streets, and wayfarere were splashed from head to heel.

So severe was the storm at Newmarket that racing had to be abandoned after the 3.30 race The most important aveut of the day-tho Babraham Plate--was run in a snowstorm, and horses were near the winning pest. no incident of the rsos could be soon until the

followed slowly in the German's wake.

News soon reached Tientain that the Teintau

was gradually working her way up, and beta. ware laid at 100 to 10 on her being the first up. In fact, so cocksure were the Uerman com- munity that arrangements were made for their Consal and a military band to await the Teintau on her arrival at the Band.

hitt Justios of Hongkong, has just delivered Chief a learned and considered judgment, holding with obvious, reluctangs that the action of criminal conversation has been put an end to in Hongkong by the operation of aame local Ordinances, which, of course, do not apply to the Straits. Bas, he stigmatises the result of his decision as ludicrous, and expresses a hope that the matter will be dealt with by the Hongkong Legislature and the old form of notion revived. The more obvious way, however, would clearly appear to be the conferring of divorce jurisdiction in Hongkong. the question of miscendnot and the questich of damages could be dealt with in one action at one time and by the tribunal on the spot. The, report of the care, brings zome interesting facets to light, for it appears that the plaintiff claims a special damage the costs of and incidental to the divorce proceed ings in Scotland, and that these amount to sum of $5,15.40, whicb serms at first blush a huge figure for a presumably undefended divorce action. It must be borne in mind, how ever, that a commission to Hongkong from Scottish Court would cost a great deal of money, and that probably this accounts for the inflated Bgure at which the costs are assessed.

We imagine that eveyone will share the regret of Sir Francis Piggott over the decision at which he felt himself con- strained to arrive, and we apprebend also that everyone will agree that the proceed injustice, for it appears monstrous that in the present year of grace an injured husband should be compelled to go to England or Scotland for relief. It means an absolate denial of justice in many cases, and it means, selling justice in many more; and although the Hongkong pisiatif seems to be a man of some substanse, yet it is clearly

When the Slengking reached the mouth of iniquitous to saddle a master mariner with a aum of $15,000 as the price of his freedom

put out, and a sharp look-out was kept for the rival, which was not far ahead, secording to the.. is the farther point that there may in some

If oing is possible to-day the abandoned indications of the broken tee. During the night from a wife who has betrayed him. And there

the river all lights in the saloon and cabin were

cases be absolutely no remedy it all either for husband or wife. In the case of a couple of local According to Lloyd's Register returns, the events will be included in the programma, the Tsintau was sighted, moored close to the origin and domici! who are married out here, the launches daring the quarter in the United and a start will be made at soon, but at a bank, and from the sounds of revelry and the Home Courts, bars, we understand, no jurisdic- Kingdom were 110 steamers of 168,936 tone, late hour last night snow wis still falling, number of lights it was guessed that those on tien at all, and there is no escape for either and 18 sailers of 2,592 tons-in all, 128 vessels and it was considered very improbable that board were celebrating in anticipation their triumphal entry on the morrow. Tho Sheng- party, be the misconduct never 10 gross or of 171,525 tonsa long way behind recent the meeting would be continued.

Rasing on the fat has been postponed be-king was, however, sighted from the German glaring or the ortelty never so brutal. As a previous peace Excluding Scotland, of which abstract question, it may be argued that it is the figures are given above, this means only for an account of fog and frost, but never steamer when she was shout two hundred yards beater in the long run that this should be on, 95,458 tons for the rest of the United Kingdom, in the month of April. Severe weather has, bekind, and at once a signal was made that it however been experienced later in the season the Britisher came on there would be a collision, but this is a British Colony and the Anglo- including the big steamers of the Belfast yards,

DI Saxon race, in common with most other rose, This is a sorry record-about the worst that has. Hermit's sensational Derby in 1867 was run as the channel was impassable. This pissa bas decided very emphatically against the been presented for many years. It may be in a mowstorm, and St Amant won four bin, however, did not work on the British soundness of such argument, and the tendency encouraging for owners of merchant ships years ago in thunderstorm.

adost, who sannot find remunerative employ the world, over is rather to increase than to

Agriculture is being greatly retarded by esprain The Teintan was evidently close parr, and abe did so, quite cautiously, and much Numbers of mer diminish the jurisdiction of civilised tribunals ment for them and are laying some of them up the weather, and fears are expressed that the enough to the bank to allow the Shengking to in matters matrimonial, and in respect of in the Tyne and Clyde and other ports. Ent it fruit orop may be ruined.

Once ahead the Shengking had to out the fences arising out of the somewhat recular goes a long way to explain the depression in the bare bear thrown out of work, and farmers to the chagrin of the Germans.

ice, and being by her build better adapted for and anomalous position which the mono- iron and steel industries and to account for the have lost hundreds of lambs.

that parpose than the Talalan it was an easy gamona marriage brings about. We maintain. growing army of the anemployed throughout

mather for her to keep the lead. The Teintan therefore, that it is a sundal that the

the country.

immediately started in pursuit, and had the Unfortunately, the current quarter promises

benefit of a dear channel and no ice to break; Colony of the Empire should remain without even worse resuite. broadly speaking, there is

but she had been caught "napping" and had power to redress wrongs suffered by the subysot half a million tone of shipping less under cen- rospect of his or her matrimonial relationsstrection in the United Kingdom than there

Two new terpedo-boat destroyers, the third to pay the pensity.

Close to Tientsin the Britisher ran aground Notxplanation is or has been advanced; Diveroo was at this time last year. Lloyd's figures show and fourth boats ordered from Messre. Yarrow jurisdiction oxists in India (where, by the way, a decrease of 458 586 tons, but Lloyd's figures and Co. by the Greek Government, steamed and the German saw a chance of regaining her adultery is a crime punishable under the Penal do not include vessels of less than 100 tons, and down the Thames last month These are the lost lead, bat, when abreast of the Bhengking, Code), and, we understand, in Ceylon and why they do not include vessels not actually laid last of the fighting ships to to built by Messrs. she also ran aground, and though both steamers. eventually got off again the British steamer it may be asked, should the Courts of Singapore down although in the bands of the daughtemen; Yarrow on the Thames. lack in this one particular the power and bat they do ineinde vessels which have been The only work now preceeding it the Poplar reached the Bund at half past four in the morn authority of the Courts of Calcutta We have

The humorous point in the incident is that Lloyd's considers vessels as "under construc. of machinery for removal to Yarrow's new yard with visitors who thoroughly enjoyed the music

at Scotstoun, on the Clyde. Twelve months ago the German steamer, making sure of her The U8 Weather Burean also maintaing at the present jauot are because it appears to

their owners, Practically, we have to face half. Yarrow's employed 1,200 bande at Peplar and victory, had, when she was passed, tied up for and singing. Modele in wax of the Crucified |

It is a the night in order that ale might arrive st balanced legal reformer may make itself a-million tons less of constructive work than paid at least £2,100 a week wagen.. Saviour, and the Virgin Mary, together with for the zer of shipmasters and others, eight e thas just now the voice of the one and tion until they are actually handed over to

telegraphic stations on the Atlantic and Pacifio

heard in the Legislative Council. The new

fall enjoyment of the welcome that awaited her. impressive scenes of the Crucifixion, and the coasts, víz: Blook Island, R. I- Cape Henry legal member in we beliere, en advocate of the We had on hand a year ago. Even at the valua serioca situation for the Isle of Dogs," said a Tientsin at an hour when she could obtain the on the point of Speeches had been prepared and champagne Resurrection were much in evidence in leading Ya Jupiter and Sand Key, Fla., Southeast

reform which we would compass, and we hope he tion of ordinary cargo boats this represents a relieving after,

eum of £3,500,000, but it really represents a places, of worship. The scenes are most. Farallon and Point Reyes, Chi, North Head will signalise his socession by making some much larger sum withdrawn from productive doparture for Glasgow, expressed his regret af supplied for the orrasion, and the opportunity admirably reproduced, and quits in accordance and Tatoosh Island, Wash. The station and effect to bring it about. There is no need, we industry Lloyd's gives the morohant ton- bing compeiled to leavy the Thames. But was also to have been taken to open a new wharf

equipped for signalling by the International

long, cambrous anwieldy nage under construction on March 31 last what else can we do?" he ssked. "After forty on the Band; but, perhaps, the greatest waste Code and prepared to transmit, by telegraph, imagine, for a The repression of grims in this country is messages of passing vessels. Sand Key, in Ordinance of many hundred sections, fora as 847,501 tons against 1,306,037 tons on years work on the Thames we And it will not of all was a congratulatory telegram which had It has droppedag as to remain here any longer. The cost of been prepared for transmission to the Kaiser. addition, is prepared to transmit and receive simple declarstory measure, conferring upon the same date last year. meenages to and from passing vessels at night local tribunals, the divores jurisdiction of the 101,000 tons in the very quarter in which in two production is fully 124 per cent. lower on the There used to be a pool for the bezelt of the by fleshlight signals Morse Code). Daring Courts in England under the Divorce Acte, or three previous years shipbuilders' contract Clyde than on the Thames. Wages are lowercaptain of the first steamer to reach the Buned,

would be all that is necessary. We hope books were most extensively replenished. Instead rates are lower, and the cost of carriage is less, but this custom has been dropped. to the agents and owners.

It has at the present time 1200 observers, bailing from every part and Lying the fag of Red white and blue coloured eggs were as every iation, and by a systematic collation on unal to be encountered everywhere, and thess a daily synoptic chart of the meteorological data to a certain extént take the place of hot-cross received from these vessels it is enabled to show the meteorological condition prevailing over the bune which are, 28 ye, anknown in Paris.

cosans at Greenwich mean noon of each succes- Citizene pozname enormous quantities of hard-sive day.

side from its solentille value to the students boiled egge at Easter. It is the custom to show one's self very libers in the way of presents; of meteorology, it is the purpose of this tabula- praotically everything in the way of a prosenttion to furnish the navigators with a statement of the average force and direction of the prevail- or exdeas at this 208800 takes the shape of an ing winds for all coast stations and for each egg as a matter of course, Great quantities of 5 degree square of latitude and longitude, the lovely flowers for which the Frenol capital is avarage pressure and temperature and the noted-are also exokanged at Fiques. Never percentage of gales, calms, and fogs, the percentage of fog being for each i deg. square were flowers more in abundance or cheaper: of latitude and longitada. Easter eggs have become a noun of multitude; though many continue to be made in plain sugar and chocolate, the latter are becoming more and more less popakar, owing to the grow ing desire to be presented with thing truly useful. Thirexplains why so many Œufs de Pâques this your contained in addition to a few awoot meals, attractive trinkets, bracelets

The scope of these charts is at present con- broches, gold and silver watches with bhains. fned to the North Atlantic and the North "Pacific oceans, but it is hoped that an increased well-filled purses, while not a few contained intereat in the work, on the part of vessel charming silk blouses and glover, shoes, aud mastera, may in the course of another year artistically worked slippers. Many eggs also enable the Barvau to issue charts for the sonthers.Supreme Court of the most important Crown contained endler toys; customers can either oceans. fill the eggs themselves, or bring their presents to the shops, requesting the shopkeepers to de the rest. This la mort usually done, especially as the shopkeepers undertake the dispsteling of these Easter egg-presents by post, or their safe delivery, free of charge, by their own vana

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The normal pressure and temperature ourves will be drawn on the face of the chart; it is by a careful study of these data that the praction! navigator may be enabled to more economically and safely shape his course; it is from this chart also that he can obtain information of the char neter and progrces of ocean sierms, and of the regions of the oceas in which they are most liable to occar.

The meteorologicst oberts will be mailed direct from the Central Offe in Washing ton, D. C, to all co-operating observers and the captain of each ship, and a number will be sent to ench foreign consulate and the brausk Weather Burean stations named in Form 1201-Marine; those for the North Pacific will be mailed about the let and those for the

AN UNPROMISING OUTLOOK.

DESERTED SHIPYARD.

The principal ohurches were again Alled North Atlantic about the 5th of the preceding dealt with this anomalohé study in legal sonndal Already counted among the launches. For works in the packing up of the leat fragments" ing, about half an hour before the Teintau.

with what we read in the Bible.

the diffionit problem which the Government

has been called upon to soles without further

zmonth.

Mr. Torrow, who was

Hower,

delay. Just think that since the beginning of the last fecal year 27,876 vessels were reported therefore, that something may now be done to of the spate of the early months of 1905 and 1946 All the materials are to hand, and above and the first ship up generelly takes away a full and

the year no fewer than one hundred strogions murders have been committed in Paris alons. This number is officially confirmed. What can the authorities do to rid the capital of apaches

A circular in these terms, signed by Willis L. Moore, Chief U. S. Weather Barsan, and forwarded by Mr. Consul Wilder, reached us yesterday.

bring the Colony into line with civilisation in there is this year a dearth. No gach drop has beyond all that the northerner works Larder valuable cargo, and no doubt the five hundred this particular, and to put an end to a state of occurred for 20 years. These figures relate to than the southerner. I am not referring only dollars presented to the captain by the Cantoms things which constitutes a scandal of a peculiarly merchant abips only; of warships there are to the artisan. This applies to the heads of of Tientsin will be quite needless to remind bir

178,188 tons under construction at private yards departments as well.”

discreditable nature.

of the year when be itele a march on the