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question was bere inevitable, and making at once an end of mystery, we divulga,th fact that the subject to which we invite: attention in the method of stopping the electric street cars at what is called the Post Office" station. In accordance with a S. WATSON & CO. tramway custom in England, a custom discarded in more progressive countries, вись

as America and Australia. the west going tram stops at the frontage of the Hongkong Hotel, before crossing Fedder

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There were twelve now plagas Gave notified TELEGRAMS. up to noon yesterday, the total then being 946.

Tas net profit of the Japan Cotton Spinning Company for the last half-year amounted to Y447,673, including 142,305 brought forward from the proceding period. After providing for rearves, do, it is proposed to declare a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per sunum, absorbing Y224000, and carry the remainder over to new account.

THE SUFFRAGETTES AGAIN.

LONDON, July 1st.

At a Suffragists demonstration

twenty-nine arrests.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 1st July.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE MR. HH. J. GOXFERTE (ACTING

·PUSING JUDOS),

ACTION FOR DAMAGES,

CANTON,

FROM OUR CORBUSPOSOBNE)

OPIUM.

June 30th.

Now and then we hose of Ediots issued by the Chinese Government containing most drastis legislation to stamp out the opium habit. By

Street. The eastward bound tram stops at teneral, Mr. E. A. Irvine, should present the] held on-Parliament Square there were and for other losses ebanooted therewith, in Treaty Ports very little or no notice has been

It has been proposed that the Registrar

coxswain of the steam lanach Kam Shun with gold medal for his bravery la saving the lives of anmerons passenger on the occasion of the wreek of the as Powan. The presentation is to take place abortly, probably at the Tong Web Hospital.

AMERICAN FINANCES.

LONDON, July 1st. The United States Treasury an nounces a deficit of sixty million dollars,

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Chin Kwok Yau, a boatowner, sed Chaathens one might think that plain smoking Man Shan, obarterer of the steam launch Ping would be stamped out in a very short time. As Po, for 8254.00 sa damages caused by a collision. a matter of fact even in some of the larger

April Mr. S. W. Tas appeared for the plain taken of the oplum laws. Most foreigners la t and Mr. S. Dizon from the affloe of Mr. B.the Treaty Porte hear or know very little of G. Harding represented the defendant.

what is going on in the Chinese quarter of Mr. 8. W. Las said that the collision took those towns. They obtain their news throngh plano somewhere near Jardines' wharf and the two channels, the empradores sad brokers, and

thises are seldom reliable. writ bad originally been famed against the ganer and subsequently against the coxswain.

Mr. Dizo I would ask my friend to prove that my client is the oharterer of the vessel.

Mr. B. W. Tae. replied that he had not got the original charter party and had only got a copy which he proposed to testify to....”

the corner of the new Post Office, also before crossing the thoroughfare leading to Pedder's Wharf. The theory responsible for this is that if the trams did not so stop.there would be a likelihood of collisions with other vehicular traffic emerging from the two

At a special meeting of the Chineze Club sections of the thoroughfaro. that is there which was largely attended and presided over. crossed by the tramway. It is an easy mat- by Ms. Fung Wa-obun, it was decided to hold ter to show that a safer system is possible. an al fresco bassar at Shektontwal to assist the If this cross-street were in a city in one sufferers by the West River doods. The basar will probably extend over a period of seven of the countries previously referred to

-days, and with the enthusiastic iupport promis the westward bound tram would staped it is hoped that a cubstantial som will be Jardine's corner, with its rear just clear of realised.. "Pedder Street, and the eastward going car would stop opposite Kruse's window, with regard to the proposed extension of BRITISH NAVAL MANŒQYRES in as suidence.

the International Settlement a: Obhanghai, thể Chinose officials and papers of Peking treat the action of the Bhangbai Municipal Council in the recent Faoshan police trouble as a mere pretext, and say that if the Waiwupa yields to the pressure of the foreign Ministers in Pakingmorrow, in view of three weeks seoret to grant the required extension, the whole neuvres in the North Son, on the largest Parahan district and the fine Chinese marts scale ever held. There will be 261 vessels (known as Nanahib and Feishih) will eventually engaged, of which 48 will be battleships and be annexed. The general opinion in North armoured cruisers, and they will include the China is against the granting of the proposed Channel, Home, and a portion of the extension, saya the Paking correspondent of the

Atlantic fleets, N. Daily Neich.

LONDON, Jave 29th, There will be a general mobilization of the reserve ships of the British fleet to

Mt. Dizon objected to this secondary evidence when primary evidenos could be obtained.

Bir Lordship said he was disposed to hold that the copy of the charter party could be put

Mr. Dizon said that if that was so probably an arrangement could be arrived at between them.

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The maiter was referred to the Registrar as. to the question of costs.

With the Chinese press, all the reports and” correspondents are very poorly paid and con- Bequently very little trouble is taken to get foots. Fifty per cent of the news published is guess work. It is true that some messures have boon taken in Canton and its gloinity in the sap- pression of opium smöking by the ooists, but no systematic methods have yet been adopted; no da- parément has been established ozolusively for the purpose; no spesial official has been appointed to enforce the opium edicte, and no organization to search, arrest, and punish those who smoke- oplam illiolily. Only some sort of generalin struction has been given to the polles by half a dozen high offloads viz; the Froyinolol Trea- surer, Judge, Salt Commissioner, Prefect o., ko, all of whom seem to have power to order the Chief Superintendent of Police (as they A HARBOUR TRAGEDY...

please) to sater and search the public houses, WELL-KNOWN CAPTAIN COMMITS SUIC DE

shoh as hotels, restaurante, theatres, fower- boats &, and to arrest people who indulge in Captain Ross Cox, one of the senior smoking opium without a licence; but those are masters in the employ of the Indo-China very few and the majority of the people who Steam Navigation Company, committed sui visit them are of the well-to-do-class, whom the cide yesterday morning by jumping over police are reluctant to interfere with, for fear of board from his vessol, the "On Sang." lozing their position. It is publicly kuswa Information available goes, to ghov that a that very few of the wealthy clans possess opium sampan bay, who was on board the “ On Sang," licences bearing their proper namen. Besides, saw the captain enter his cabin, tear up a the licence is practically isnod to the holder photograph and throw the pieces overboard for the right and the privilege of purchas

its rear in line with the corner of the Hongkong Hotel. And there would Lo be less likelihood of ident than there is at present Passengers in chairs or ricabas, going to or from Peddler's whorf, have at present to run the gauntlet of the two trams, to pass between a Scylla and Charybdis that have the additional teirer of moving simultaneously upon the traveller. Otten at each side of the tram way there is a block of chairs and richas, waiting till it is safe to cross, and the spectacle may be seen toy day of the coolies making a tentative plunge forward with some unhappy and helpless lady, and +suddenly durting back again, to her die- whatever was seen of the elephant until the report that the mob at Tabriz have gained so, according to the story of the by, he puting opiam, and most of them are in the name

comfort and danger. Foot passengers going towards Fedder's wharf see the wastward trom just starting, and making a rush to clear it, find themselves in imraicent peril of being knocked down by the eastward one. Here is the situation, one of excited and risky hurryings, or of safe but annoying delay. If the frame were slopped in the reverse way, there would always be a per-

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A train travelling from Ban Pasja to Hang- kok on Jane 4 collided with an elephant that had strayed on to the line. The train, being an exceptionally heavy one, was drawn by two engines. It was a very dark night, and nothing mischief was done. The force of the impact was terrifs The first engine mounted on the top of the elephant and crushed it and then plunged over the embankment into the borrow pit about 21 metres from the side of the line, while the sound was capsized and fell across the line. The break van was smashed into a shape las mass and thirteen of the wagons behind it were derailed, six of them being telescoped

Two men were killed.

The Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News claims good anthority for saying that the appointment of Sir Walter Hilier is to be

and has nothing to do with the Waiwapu or anything else in China, Sir Walter Hillier is

PERSIA.

LONDON, June 29th. Telegrams received in St. Petersburg

the upper hand. They have pillaged the arsenal, carrying off rifles and ammunition and baye tortured to death the brother of prominent raictionary..

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The diplomatic body at Teheran have conferred with the Ministers and political lenders, and have tried the effect of recon ciliation.

·LATIE. Telegrams received at St. Petersburg from Tabriz report that the opposing! sections have asked the Russian Consul-

some weights into his shirt, and jumped over of their servants, and, not a few heavy board. The boy hastened to inform the cook, makera posses half a hot as the latter did not believe his story he did to satisfy the craving for themselves and

"dezen of them

not take any action for s motime. Thetruth of their friends who are smokers, I caBLOS it has since been proved, however, and Captain understand the object of the government Cor's many friends in the Colony will regret to in inning these futile and mock Hoongen.` I hear of his death. His untimely end deprives can realize the sense of issuing a lisonge haar- his amployers of a zealous officer whoso stricting the proper name of the holder with hi attention to his duties gained for him their trust photograph attached to it for the inspection of and esteem.

THE PORT ARTHUR MONUMENT.

The ceremony of unvelling the monument to

involved to the tram company in inaking adviser to the Chinese Legation in Londen only General to mediate between them, and that the Russian dead took place on the 18 Jage

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change is the theory that if the trams were to continue across the strast, other vehicles might run into them. This is not a real danger. The trams would naturally cross slowly, as the change of stopping place only means about twice their own length, and in any case the danger of this very thing is greater under the existing arrangement. Any reader interested has only to loiter on

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VOX ROAD C the scope about tiffin-time any weld-day

Chinese Government in Peking for fear that the administrative power should astimately fall into his hands,

SERVIA AND BULGARIA.

Count Wilts, it is said, made Russia drank by turning the ale of spirits into a Govern- ment monopoly and pasting the trade. Hir accessor, the Unus, je trying to undo the evil Dangurated by the Count. It proposes to pat a label on every bottle of vodka advising the

LONDON, June 29th, man who bays it not to do such a foolish thing There is uncasiness at Visuna" in con. again. This instintly suggests a means for equence of the strained relations which at land. Make the sale a Government monopoly owing to the action of Servian bands in and on every packet pata warning: Macedonia. The authorities of Belgrade although thou hast bought those cigarettes, yet know that thor smokest poises, which bring counter charges of terrorist acts on destroys theo. Before it is too late, never the part of Bulgarian bande. buy another packet.--(Signed) Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer."

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LONDON OFFICH: 131. FLEET STRACT, EC to satisfy himself of the absolute reasonable stopping infantile cigarette smoking in Eng-present exist between Bulgaris and Serviahese are to mark the places of interment of the is that the opiam consumed in those places in

The Daily Press.

new of the suggestion.

The third day's hearing of the jury solion in the Supreme Court against. Beuter Brookel- mann and Company was reached yesterday,

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HONGKONG, JULY 2ND, 208.

We all are familiar with the trite reflection

At the Magistraoy yesterday bafors Mr. J -bain-their-sum the smaller matters of life. Kemp three ongles were charged with

A le ding article in the Japan Chronicle begins, “A curious psychological phenomenon

PORTUGAL.

Loxson, June 29th.

A protracted and healed disqussion lias

out of

have the greater importance, but it can stealing three tons of coal On the evidence is presented by the concentration of a peut-up easily be shown to be true that there-arebis Worshly sentenced the Arst defendant to feeling of hatred on the part of a downtrodden taken place in the Portuguese Parliament come from Peking, and in deference. to his lots of little things which by themselves fourteen days' imprisonment and disonarged race against the forces by which it in opprefacte, regarding the henry, and hitherto unsus with the Russian rituel.

CHINA AND THE NEXT `HAGUE CONFERENCE.

the police in order to identify the moker. In Canton spasmodio demonstration by the sati- opium society often nota as an impotus, ana reminds the publia of the existence of laws prohibiting aplam, smoking, otherwise the lawn are simply ignored. When I lost vizited. the change, yet we understand the simple

at his suggestion the firing has stopped at Port Arthur. Only the bare foote are men- Washow I was enrprised in discovering that suggestion has been ignored for a whole the successor of Sir John McLeavy Brawn who The Timer Teheran correspondent wires tioned in the official telegrams, which, however, actually no measures had been taken at all by add that the greatest satisfaction is expressed the icials in that Treaty Port to suppress year. Perhaps the Police, or other Govern- has resigned his post, and Sir Walter's appoint- | that the gaz

general uncertainty and insecurity by the Russian delegates. When the mona- opium smcking. I was told that the opium ment department, could induce the management was dee to the recommendation of Lord Li is increasing, and that the people are driven ment was unveiled, it was seen that one fase bore the inscription la Rumino, another face

deas there are doing a thriving business. I ment to show this small consideration for Chingfang, Chinese Minister to the Court of

As a matter of fact, most of the to despair. Half famished soldiers eager to carried the words "Erected by the Japanese asked a Chinese friend of mine whc la of the St. James. the public convenience and safely. The high Ministers and officials here still oppose the last commit most flagrant acts of violence. Government on the third face was carved the local gentry (s J. P.) "How is it that the

inscription in Japanese "Monument to the Colonel Liakhoff is master of the situa memory of the Russian offloors and soldiers spitze laws are not enforced theref tion, and he rules as su absolute and who fell at Port Arthur," and on the rear face replied, "Canton and Washow sie two quibs there was a long Inscription written in Japanese different cities; in the former you have i independent viceroy.

and composed by General Viscount Oshima, viceroy, and unserons high officials, many The Royal force is increasing, and is said ta gist was that death levels all distinctions of foreign consula and a large number of foreig to now number ten thousand.

friend and enemy, above all when those who formerly stood in the areas as combatants

ners, therefore more attention in paid to bare now joined hands in hearty amity. Itad- international affairs in that region, so the bigh ded that the Japanses Government, anziana to do ant borition take strong aures to prohibit hoasar to the memory of the Russian heroes, opium smoking-there-Eat Wacbow is the had collected their remains from the various away inland; in fact, in all places op-country and parts of the field where they had fought so nably, and, re-interring them at one place, had in Kwang & Province both the offisis and erected this monument to mark the spot. With the people take no notice of the new opium in the enclosure where the monament constitates law." It was a very good explanation and the central object, twelve tombstones of granite would hold water, but I think the truth of it are arranged on either side of the monolith, men whe fell in the twelve principal sections of oblefy native produce, and the duty and the of which numbe the terrible 203-metre bili Boisle amounts to over oighty feels por pical,

defauce. The total thus buried is 14,83',

squerso" made by the government and the stand for 8,500. There are, farther, within the enclosure thirty-six iron monuments, erected to and that is the solo reason for the wily the memory of the officers on whose noscunt officials shutting their eyes, and making the separate graves had been prepared by the new apinm laws a dead-lot'er. Russians at various parts of the beleaguered fortress. It had been originally intended to bald a Japanese roligions ceremony as well ne a Russian, but tais des was strongly opposed by the prelats of the Gresk Church who had

objcolion the service was entirely in accordanos.

After the religions It will perhaps be remembered that sbortly Straws show which

however, the

principal Japanese and after the conclusion of the last Hague Pesce The Hon, Treasurer of the Alies Memorial Korea at the present time," After this bold pected, advances made to the Royal familysians' approached the tomb two by two Conference, H; B, Chien Hsu, Chinese Misi way the wind blowe, but a tiny fragment of and Aliated Hospitale asknowledges, with trodden and oppressed by the Japanese, we Ministers have been severely attacked by Among the amite of General Golingloss, the memorial in which he suggested an early pra

assertion that the whole Korce race is down during the late reign. Ministera and ex-and paid the last tribute to the dead: ster in Holland, presented to the Throne a one straw misplaced--say in the wayfarer's thanks, the following donations to the funds of

cannot avoid seeing "a curious psychological the Republicans who held a meeting of some men who had served throughout, the siege, in the next Conference, which is fixed for 191.** Principal Russian Representative, there were paration on the part of China for participating eye-causes him more inconvenience than the Hospitals-

phenomenon" in the article containing it, for the biggest gale that could buffet him.

it goes on

to say, "Now we have always protest, their leader, M. Costa, declaring and one was particularly noticeable for having We now learn from Faking that in respon

loat both his arms.

the memorial, a conference which lasted for From this we may go on to conclude that

maintained that inflammatory writings and hat the King ought to ab licate voluntarily. General Teranchi e quoted by the "Chuo three days was recently held at the Langcheng thate reformers best serve humanity who:

justifiostions of assassination or violensa see to

Shimbun" as saying that the original idea was ynan by the Princes, the Ministers and other asvote their attention to the so-called

to build two monumente on the hill esiled high officials of the Central Government, to be deprecated, as they defeat their own ende, and

Peiynskan, one in memory of the Japanese dead. determine what efforts should be made to prepare alienate sympathy that It is so important to unor ille, just as the largest fortuues have

and the other in memory of the Russian dead. for the next Conference. Some time in March retain." If its opening passage erosges official bee made by inventors who, ignoring

It was found, however, that the available space last instructions were sent by the Central Empresa Dowager rood Viceroy Bat Läsng' and accordingly Bhuisbiyang was chosen as the the different provinces seking them to submit A Poking lottor states that when the was not sufficiently for the dual purpose Government to the Viceroys and Governors of perpeual motion or flying machiten, bave

telegram the other day reporting the restora sits for the Russian monument. This tribute proposals to be brought up for discussion at the turned heir genius to the task of supplying

tion of order in Yannan and the dispersal of to the memory of the Russians killed in the next Conference, and to recommand legal experts - some pets daily, requirement. A bootlace

the anti-monarchist insurgents, her, Majesty siege had its origin in the terms of the capitala-and diplomatists well aequainted with conditions hat wold not-break in the hand of a the frontier to maintain strict disciplina amongst other parts of Japan, says the Japan Herid, accuracy of the Viceregal report. These were, army promised that due respect should be paid bringing into order the legal and political systems Many residents in Tokuhams as well as in received the news with some doubts as to the tion when the Commander of the investing prevailing in foreign countries for the task of inpatient nan who has got up late should their men and prevent them from unwarrantably will learn with regret of the death of Mr. however, laid at rest, for the time being, by the to the memory of the Russians who had fallen of China, so that she may take

orossing the border. It is reported that in Louis Eppinger, well known because of his declared that Viceroy Hei Linag would not dara have more ney in it than an rozople order to create unfriendliness between the

strezacus protestations of Prince Ching who in defence of the fortress.

Is there in the world any other grave con- and a realy od collar-stud would imve a Imperial, and french troops anti-monarchist association for over ten years with the manage to mislead her Majesty. About a week ago a taiming the bodies of 20,000 men Japan Darly proposals sent to Peking, it was decided again- greater moral quence on mankind than all bends dental ae Imperial sedicts are preparing was born at Frankfort-on Main in April that there were still gettered tide of "surpr

ment of the Graad Hotel Ltd. Mr. Eppinger dispatch was received from Fannss to the effect Mail.

to instruct the efficials concerned to obey orders libraries in exseque could possibly to atter the French from ter porty

genta on the Yunnan-Tongking borders which

without further delay, as actise of the sabjects 1830, and was thus in his saventy-eighth year, wera asusing much trouble to the authorities LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENprior to the opening of the Conference The give away. In hw of three preliminary

be di consand he to be son but two years observations, we may be excused fur

The lesionaries and friends of the Methodist

He came to Yosoboma in 1391, and for a couple This report once more aroused the Imperial

following are some of the subjects discussed at of years was in charge of the bar of the doubts and suspicions, und ́s sharp Rescript was The Great Northern 8.9. Ca's str. Minnesota the rerent meeting at the Langahengyuan, giving some prominee to a matter that Episcopal Church at Foochow are rejoicing over

the news received by caute from the seat of the Grand Hotel, afterwards taking up the duties at once sent to Viceroy Hai Liang ordering him left Shanghai for this port on the S0th alt, and which will be brenght up by Chins at the next moimy people will sure to any Geierul Conferones which has just closed ite 19 3. During his residence here Mr. Eppinger plessi in raply a joint retogram in the names Line) left. Kobo for this port vis Moji and

of manager, from which post his retired in to explain himself and to delay no longer in it expected here to-morrow aw

Conference: одсе for all of the

and

The NY.K. str. Nikko Maru (Australian hardly worth coufiderag As we are session at Baltimore, Maryland, USA, that has made several brief (zips to Europe and tbe of Viceroy Llang

(1) La litigation any Christian converte assured y both observation and report that Chins is to have two Bishops instead of oue United States, returning from his last visit to of Viceroy Liang and Governor Chang Ming- Nagasaki on the 30th ult, and is expected here

does cause considerable cobreniente Bishop Jno. W. Enebford, who has been residing he was seen to be failing rapidly, and for Tat-son's esot po to Europe which showed that

San Francisco in April last. On bis return ob of Kuszgsi informed the Throng of Sun on the 7th-inst

The Russian str. Curonia left Colombo on every day to a number of the ublic, and seat Shanghai, will reside at Poking and the newly month has beun, a patient at the General the back of the insurrection had been actually 30th it. a.m., and may be expected here on or we learn that representations were incffect.elected Bishop S. Lewis, of Blour City, Iowa, Hoppital, where be expired on Sunday night broken. We now understand that instructions about Wednesday the 15th inst

(2) If any insurgents or fugitives from will reside at bocchow. It is felt that this 4th instant), the immediate cause of death have since been sent to Viceroy Hei Liang to The new T.K.K. str. Tenyo Maru arrived in justice fee to a foreign country for safety they vely made to the inauagement quite argoment will give Loh better episcopal being. We understand, hetet failure distributo a large satt of many from the Fat San Francigoo su the 20th a

Fabull not be recognized wa political rolageer but year ago, we have decided thus to put it in supervision than the work could possibly have several soars ago. He avec districts that suffered from the recent insur port on the 28th May, was delivered in Lyons to remain on the frontier or be supplied with pre- nau fromanry amongst the inhabitants of the The Silk ex M.M. str. Farra which left this shathe extradited, and they shall not be allowed the public eye. What is it all about? The received with but one bishop in the field.

ing his a. grandson, who is now residing in San Francisco, rection.-V. C. Daily News,

visions and munitions of war.-N. O. Daily Never

individually affect us more than do details the second and third,

of broader aspect.

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In order to prevent conflicts between Chinese censure, our contemporary must admit that tie and French troops on the Yunnan Tongking Fress in Japan is allowed a fair amount of frontier, Viceroy Hi Liang has famed instrno-berty, tions to Chiness officers commanding unita on

: THE UNREST IN. YUNNAN.

on the 29th ult.

response to

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first class Power at the nor

us neither experie had been

ought to be treated exactly in the same manner. sa ordinary subjects without any distinctions as to who is a avert or who is not a convert and no missionaride shall be allowed to interfere with the case,