1908-07-20 — Page 3

Page

CHINESE HEROES..

REWALDE FOK" BEATERY,

The bravery of the coxswain and crew of the steam launch "Kam Shua" in saving life at the wreck of the "Powas," already recognised. by money awarde; was on Saturday afternoon recognised in a more permanent manner by the presentation of modals to the 'alght gallant

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 291#, 1908.

THE CRUISE OF THE AMERICAN. BATTLESHIPS.

from drowning." On the reverse the following inteription is angraved in Chinese: "Present ed by the Committee of the Tung Wa Hospital, diteators of the Po Leung Kuk Society and tha | (FROM THE “TIMES" inding Chinese gentry and merchants of Hongkong."

The proceedings terminated with choorn fox

for Mr. Irving,

of Peru, who drove their herds down from the mountain ranches expecting that the thousands of carnivorous eating "Gringoes" in the big CORRESPONDENT WITH foot" would be most famished.

THE-FLEET.)

To those aboard, the cruise divides itself into two parts one, of a man-of-war's unending routine at sos, with 16 battleships over in station st, tan knot, the watch offer's eye on the speed cones by day and the speed lights by

The home supply of fresh potatoes, which are Lard to keep in hot latitades, was not exhausted until after leaving Rio. Debydrated potatoes made an excellent substitate. Beans and flone sut tuned regetables and delicacies enabled Jack to live as well as he would at the navy- with the added plessure of sampling many tropical fealla. This aspect suggests how easy

Subsequently a reception took place at the Chiness sermon. The story of how, by their office of Messrs. Tak Kse and. Co., Jannoh night; and the other, of the entry into foreign it for a navy, -with the proper auxiliaries, to four or five Culgone and Glanders thanks, of -timely arrival' and indefatigable, efforts, they owners, when Mr. Chan Ying Fan, the head of porta, with salates, fring, cheering thousands self-sustaining in its foed-supplies. With took off most of the passengers of the ill-fated the Arm, presented gold medals to the coxswain dichtseeing craft on the water, followed by de course, to the extensive ice plante aboard sach

and crow of the Kam Bhun," and the silk ag received earlier in the afternoon was on- forled. The recipients wery afterwards enter tained to a Chinese dinner.

OPIUM STATISTICS.

Mr. A. M. A. Evans in the North China Daily News traverses the analysis of Mr

on the shores, and a regatta of every available of perfervid entertaining in a community which one saw in an abnormal condition of crowds and excitement.

battl

PASTEURIZED AMSTEL BEER.

USED IN HOSPITALS IN PREFERENCE TO ANY OTHER BOTTLED BEER

SPECIALLY PASTEURIZED (INSTEAD OF BEING HIGHLY WHOLESOME.

DOCTORED WITH PRESERVATIVES) FOR USE IN TROPICAL CLIMATES.

VERY LIGHT, PALATABLE, DIGESTIBLE AND A GOOD TONIC..

PER DOZEN QUART BOTTLES

BOTTLEŠ

DOZEN PINT BOTTLES... FINT BOTTLE

battleship-the foot could feed itself all the way around the world. It was simply a pro- position of the number of rations a day with SOLE AGENTS: which an efficient paymaster's department had to deal

H. PRICE & CO. LTD.

WINE, APIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,

212 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Registrar General, the Hon, Mr. E. A. "Irving, Clementi, recently published. Dealing with remarkable, Before the oraiso began they appointed him. The question of whare the tud has the advantage of not staining the SPECIAL.

steamer is already well known, and it is extremely gratifying to find that the Chinese community appreciate a highly the noble work of the men of their own race. The silk banner for the owner and the medals and money for the consin and crew were subsoribed for by the Chinese community, and the presentation of there was made on Baturday afternoon. H.E the Governor was prevented by pressure of efficial business from attending, but the request of nodertook the duty, at the Tin Breellency, of presenting the awards. The interesting ceremony attracted a largo amber of Chinese, but it was regrettable that so few Europeans were present. Among those present Were The Hon. Dr. Ho Ksi, C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., Messrs. Ho Kom Tong, Lau Chu Pak, B. W Teo, Chau Sin-ki, Wong Fa-lung, Li Bhan hin, Tam Hok-po (Chairman, Tang Wa Hospital), Ng Hou Chi, Chan Lok-ohnen, Cheung Cheung. ebi, Tran Tin-shan, Francisco Tse-yat, Sin.

that portion of the report relating to opium smoking in Hongkong Mr. Evans writes:

The Chief of Staff's dominating bugbear wÁY the failure of any of bie colliers to arrive in time, and this was the worse because the fleet was mostly supplied by foreign tramp colliers, on which he could not feel the depanderoa that be would on navy colliers, Noze however dia United States would flad colliers in case of war was brought home with marked effect in Washington.

Though in Secretary Root's mind the political demonstration for South America may have been importaat, the practical arrangement of the itinerary had no thought of each port except as a coaling station. The fewest atops possible were made. As Rio sould not be reached in one

run, we called at Trinidad. As we must fill our bunkera between Rio and Callao, Panta

Arenas,

"It will be noted that s regards the popu Jation of the Colony, which includes the New Territories at Kowloon on the mainland, the figures for the New Territories ara not avail- able," although they have been ander British control for a number of years! He goes on to calculate the percentages in Hongkong and arrives at the conclusion that the ratio is 12.942 per cent. of the satire adult population.

It will be noted at once that while he goes to A condiderable amount of trouble in an endeavour prove that the ratio in China Proper is at most only two per cent.of the entire population, we no longer deal with estimates but with Cheung Shi-kal, W. E. Clarke, LiPo-kwal Mok Man-oheung, Capt. T. P. HNL Leung scourate figures) indicate that the percentage our salt," as one officer said; though the sug Rio, there was ample leeway for any unlooked-being sprayed with corrusive sublimate, and the Paí-chi, Li Man-chi, Kwek Yin-woon, Tam is as high as 12949 per cent, while the Opium Farmer, he tells us, pats it si ten per cent. Is it-credible that the parentage of smokers in

· Tes-kong Two Tat-choy, and Simon Tee yan.

The Hon. Dr. Ho KAY opened the proceedings. Hongkong is in fact much greater than in He eaid-Mr. Irving-Sir, I have been asked China Proper?

Is it likely that the incentive to smoke opium to introduce to you, the owner, coxswain and

where the drug is much changer ?

"It is no

Tuen-fai, Chenk-hing, Heung Chi-Jenner-his-figures for Hongkong (where, as ho soys go from great trick for an occan stesmar to want Bally there wore four colliers, and (Street Committee) of the Districtare informed,

the men,

crow of the steam launch "Kam-Bhoo,” and to is much greater in Hongkong than in China, than 12 hours and no repairs were made in any bad record could expect comment fram the Ad- feoted house are cleansed by the tenants in the |

Mr. Clementi pute the average dosent 2 made If, as is probable, the average daily doss is 1

lout 25 per cent.

Community with an embroidered silk baznor, mace then the ratio of smokers in Hongkong is † never made a call on the Panther. reached 320) miles. In that from Honolulu to Auck-penation is paid for them, if the case has boen!

and their

[86

BARGAINS

PIANOS

BY

E

BROADWOOD. COLLARD. WERNER. HAAKE.

RACHALS. KRAUSS.

AND, OTHER

MAKERS OF REPUTE

WEAR GUARANTEED

CASH OR CREDIT.

From a strictly naval point of view the long bas been mainly a test of steam anduranos. run bas It was a surprise to American officers to hear

TELEPHONE No. 135. that in some quarters in their own country as well as in foreign countries doubt was expressed whether the fleet would ever reach Ban

Hongkong, 14th July, 1908. Francisco intact; and, now that the teek is accomplished, they are equally surprised that

The solution has to the public should think they had done anything

mixturo sate both as a palivide and a germicide

looked for more training in

in the preparations

flooring and skirtings. for departure than in a run of 14,800 miles. On

be freshly mixed esch day as it undergoes certalu chemical changes, the nature of which At this visit the whole, the project was unpopular with

has not yet been worked out, them. It was so in small part, perhaps, be cause of the necessarily long separation of

when the floors are clear of furniture, etc., the Inspector makes spacial note of the condition, married men from their families, and in large

of the ground surfaces, the sheence of gratings to drain-inlets and ventilators, and the pras- part because, in a port-to-port tear, coal supplies winter

ends of rat-runs, and all these matters are dealt HIGH CLASS would not permit of the battle manouvres which they would have at their regular

with by legal notice at once. The tenants training station at Guantaname, în Cubs,

That a navy should be able to steam long the Port Said of the Straits, a Chilion front are invited, by notice in the form attached, | to allow their bedding and spars clothing to be distances efficiently if coal was provided seemed

town of 15,000 inhabitants, had the honour of steamed, in order to destroy less and other to the younger and more ambitious oficer a

Should a larger than that nahero. Is every port colliers offered for all articles damaged. sine que nou, especially with the United States being host to a feet with a population aboard vermin and their ove, and sompensation is as soon as the anchors were can of Plagae ooour in a house, the Kaifeng navy, which has two coasts to defend.

New York to San Francisco, and it dropped.

for the 18. With few days at Callao sad at is di infested by the Plague staff, the walls ought not to be for a battleship if we are worth four ships were saaled a day, making four days and the floor on which the ones has occurred

mixture of Cyllin and Petrol; orate carbolic soid gestion that 10 anos afesmers ahould engage to keep in formation at 400 yards distance from for demande, which meant chore leave, too, for flour and the bad boards wasted with tho mast to meet for 14,800 miles puts his remark

Every on the amount of coal that ench is poured into the rat-rans, which are then in a different light. Except on one occasion, ship bad barnod for the last 24 hours was filled up with sement and the clothing and when sent to land a sick, man at San Juan,

A ship with a be steamed. The remaining floors of the in- abip stood before all her sisters. Porto Rion, no ship was out of formation longer signalled to the flagship. On that record ench bedding is sent to the Disinfecting Station to port except from the regular repair ship, the mail or a sarcastic request for a report about same manner as in the house-to-house cleansing. Panther, and then only minor ones,

towing gear. Nouaever rasohed port with less-Should there be any ceilings or stair-linings in request you to be so good-as-to present them,

When the Connecticut, the flagship, which than two days' goal aboard. The longest run was the fufected house they are removed and com on behalf of the leading members of the Chinese

Magdalens Bay and her engineer was asked for hand it will be 3,500. The divergence in coni duly reported, while illegalities are dealt with hie report of repairs needed, be answered one gold and seven silver medals accompanied

If the percentage of smokers is in fact so much greater in Hongkong than in China then it Non," In a run from San Diego to Magda-my botwan ships, when each was urging by notice. The compensation is, in the vaga of WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED with gifts of small sums of money. I have very grost pleasure in so doing, for I consider that a would seem to stand to reason if we are really, lous Bay, with her bottom fouted from four ile fire-room to its best, spoke volumes to the Chinese, assosed separately by theKaifong of the builders thoroughness. One ship burned an assessments are dealt with by a Committee of the more gallant and succesful act in life-saving as Sir F. Grey and other statemen havo months in tropical waters, she exceeded her professions mind stout boiler types and district and by the Plague Inspector, has never been witnessed within the waters of indicated, desirous to help Chins-that no time trial spoed. The only accident which might prerage 20 per cent, more than acother,Sanitary Board. The Kaifong ere appointed by the Coluby than that performed by the mastahould be lost in suppressing the trafo in that for a prolonged run occured at Bants Barbara, Honours were with the Connecticut class, which Wa Hospital for the City of Victoris, and in hays put a ship temporarily out of commissio which exceeded her tonnage by 2,000 tons; the Government on the nomination of the Tang while on the Californian coast, land was such

The fire of that the broken part could readily be replaced would prossed day after day at ten knols with when in touch with home shipyards. High bivil little variance in consumption. practical demonstration to any theoratio ideas of Manile without calling.

fa the minds of the line-offloors, any question quarters in Washington, which preferred this class could go from San Francisco to steaming eficiency, are evidently satisfied with the outcome, but not more than the navy itself as to the wisdom of the amalgamation of the line Sceptics among the officers as to the value of and the engineere, in which the American navy lead, seams to have been permanently settled. won to A contrary view. Effect on the moral of Here, then, we fiud. Mr. (lewent going 80

was changed once addicted to the opium habit are enslaved by it. reached has been pronouncedly beneficial on the cruise, and his junior largely owing to the bravery and promptitude He is right-sil emokers gradually become new and a strong sense of homogeneity was American ides that an officer should have all developed, The man were contented. Balist round training in every branch. Spoolalism, in life-rescuing shown by the coxswain and enslaved by the habit.

The Chinese ceneng upon which Mr. Clements increased at home from the reports of the though somewhat practised, especially in torpedo crew of the "Kam Shub," The Kem Shun* was the first vessel that retched the Fowan" monti bases his guess is wholly unreliable. In good time in seeing the world that the men with work, is against the rules, and a captain who

ably seconding before it rank, and by its timely and most valu taking the censae in China, District Officials the ships ware having. After his frelio among theoryea them to the latter makes frequent able aid alone, about 180 out of something lil, are supposed to count the number of houses,and j.strange sights, where he Isboured with a strange changes. At the elbow of commissioned officers, voluntary contributions, and each is in charge | American and European ports, with a view

report the total which way or may not be isnguage, Jack kept the proverb by being the most efficient warrant machinists of a high class correct to their chiefs, the Governors or brightest kind of a boy.

"I have never been able to get so much and highly paid. This corps played well their Viceroys of Provinces. As far as I am aware the population of the Empire is loulated by earnest work out of the man before" was a fes part in bringing the feet to Magdalens Bar The personnel, from 'Admiral to cooke, was estimating five human beings to each house, guent saying of division officers. They went to two days ahead of time.

target practice This is of course a very looss way of doing it, the drills in the preparation and it is, therefore, particularly noteworthy at Magdalena Bay with spoing ast in the thoroughly irritated by the report in the of a week or more between ports. The American papers that a pilot was to be The Straits present no problem in naviga of Chins in a manner calculated to lead the

nowators, can readily find room for anchor- the responsibility of 16 ships keeping their speed, with the age. But the navigator of the flagship had

danger of treacherous tide drifts throwing him off the course if the high, rooky shores of Crooked Reach should be hidden by one of the frequent squalls, A breakdown, too, in such a situation might have besu serious

In order to clear the second two-thirds of the passage (Pants Arenas being one-third of the whole distance from cape to ape) before daylight was over, the start from Pants Arenas was made shorts through Crocked and Freward Reaches, though invisible in the two hours of ses the Best was out is the Pacific. This was the one solitary occasion when the fleet navigator. Lieutenant Commander George C. Day, was off his schedule. He was half an hour late, because. the tides had not kept faith with the hydro- graphic records.

of the "Kam Shup" and his crow on the 8th day of June hist. I need not recount in detail the terribio disaster that overlook the ill-fated

vessel "Pawan" on the night of the 8th ultimo

as the incident is doubtless still freababli, memory, and the mind of the public. I

portion of His Majesty's Dominions. Under the heading "Application of Figures to Divans, Mr. Olementi premises that All smokers of drosa opiam are slaves of the habit," the large

who smoke pornon majority of

the babit; also in divans are also, plava prepared opiam "after the abolition of divans the Opium Farmer will continue, as heroicfore, to possess the right of

general publia,"

Any spare time at the disposal of the Plague ROBINSON PIANO

shall simply allude to the ons bright spot opium to thelling. prepared. opium and dross the cruise have been almost without exception In the ship which had the best average for cool surfsoon. The Chino have established 1

midst the gloom of that deplorable catastrophe,

Co., LTD.

Hongkong, 13th July, 1908,

36-

and that is the comparatively few lives lost, far as actually to promise that many people the officers and crews until home parts were efficiency the chief engineer twice. It is the which in the City of Vistoria are managed bra Japan. The vessels thus taken off the Euro-

them in practical details, are

Kowloon by the inhabitants of Kowloon Point, Yanwati and Hanghon rampecávely. Inspeolors is occupied in paying special visits to houses in which cases of Plague baya vio to-seeing that they are free of rat securred in the previous season, with runs and provided with impervious ground Dispensaries and alss District Plagne Hospitals Committee of which the Registrar General and pean line will be employed, it is reported, by the two Uhiness Members of the Sanitary the Nippon Tuson, Kaisha, on the Alastio Board sra metubers; in Kowloon, local Com-service. The Japanese company wiil not sat miline manages the Dispensary and the a regular service in the first instance, bat will Hospital. These institutions are supported by tentatively, andeavour, to attract oarge at of a Licentiate of the Hongkong College of eventually to establishing a strong regular line. Maticine who sers out-patients at the Dispen When the arrangements are completed, the ary, performe vaccinations, visits patients in Nippon Yasen Kaisha will ask the Government their own homes, and treats patients in the for assistance, and endeavour to put large fast. Distriot Hospital. Cases of infectious disease vessels on the service, in order to meat the are notified by these licentiates to the nearest competition of foreign passenger steamers. District Sanitary Office, and if the case is one of Plague, the patients may be treated in the

200 persons on board were successfully rescued from a watery grave. I have been informed that the assistance rendered was not unattended with considerable risk and danger to both vessel and crew of the rescuing bost, and this makes our admiration of their humanity and gallantry all the mora profound. As a small token of general public to suppose that it is taken in ordinary, times, and the petty oflcers could give tion for a single ship, which, # pressed by much the same way as estimates of population the word of "Herd at it now, for next week we are computed in Western States, Bo offers no will see Peru." (But what is life to one servico such admiration, and as an encouragement to others who may be called upon at some explanation, no enlightenment on the subject. man be poison to another, and the American future time to render similar services, we Although Mr. Clementi attacks Mr. Theodore enlisted permans, which has undergone a radical respectfully ask you to present on our beTaylor, MP, for saying "the blackest spot change in the last ten years, will be the subject

of a special article) half to the owner, coxswain and crew the varkius mementos which I shall now proceed to enumerate. To Mr Chan Ying Fan, the owner, au crabroidered silk banner. To Mr Lau Tai the coxswain, a gold medal and a purse of $50. To Mesers Chen Ying, Chan Ho, Yeung Yan, Sok Look, Cheung Loo, Lai Yung, Ma T, a silver medal and a pareo of $25 och (Applause).

the merit of the rescuers all the greater, and that Mr. Clementi has referred to the census. pezzped oflcers could expect more than in employed for Magellan. Of course, none was, District Hospital.

intervals at sbout it.knot are under British rule yet his figures

SHIPPING NEWS,

RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET.

DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN SKIPOWNER, London papers record the death of Mr. William Milburn - ne

onin, following s chillogtou, from 1

Jile fishing. Mr. Milburn after being president of the Chamber of Shipping in 1892, took a prominent part in shipping matters, and his retirement from the chairmanship of the Shipownere Parliamentary Committee some months ago was the subject of an address and presentation from the ship- Mr. Milburn was member, from it formation, of the The "Nijni Novgorod, the first steamer of owners of the United Kingdom. the Russian volunteer at of steamers to visit Morchaat Shipping Advisory Committee to the Calcatta, bas arrived in the Hocghli. She is a Board of Trade, and was also a member of the steel screw steamer of 3,967 tons, commanded deparmental committee of the Board of Trade on by Captain Kismoff. She was built in 1991 by the Merosatile Marine. He was a member of Mesara, Armstrong, Mitchell & Co., Newcastle, Lloyd's Register commil too for any an e at midnight. Happily, the weather was clear depth of hold, with triple expansion engines. public companies. On the death of his brother, is 825 feet long, has a 40 feet beam, is 19 feet in and was a director of numerous private and took in 11,000 cases of tea and she proceeds from he became senior partner in the firm of William Milbara and Company, of Newcastle, London, The steamer same from Colombo where she Sir John D. Milbaru, in August of last year.

Cardiff, and Hull,"

the Chinese Government would of course con their fuller sense ware missed, the watch oilčera a dense tog made both high bolora Calontia to Vladivostook direct.

Ship's pride was sharply developed; for, en the long rion with the fleet, an isolated world of itsalf, in unfrequented waters, every one could bes critic if a division or a squadron leader was oat of line with the flagship, and if the ship bohind made a turn badly in evolution or dropped her anchor a few seconds too late. Ship's pride means ship's competition, and many ships always together means to officers as well as men's penge of fleet pride. Though battle manoeuvres in became used to responsibility day in and day out, and the improvement in keeping station was continuous, which of itself is not so important as confidence gained by younger watch offloara. The misfortune of the oruise was the illness of Bear Admiral Evans, the Commander-in Chief. He is a man of singularly strong and magnetic character, which quickly impresses itself on an organization. After Trinidad he was rarely on bis fest and asked by rheumatic gent, he directed affairs from his cabin. When he did come on deck the whole foot seemed to know of it at once by his manner of giving a command, or, if that were wanting, the aigual. boya would wigwag covertly the word along, "Take a look at the C-in-C on the after- Admiral Evans is the last officer in the bridge American navy who saw service in the Civil War, where, as a midshipman, he was wounded at Fort Fisher. As be was to reach retiring age in Angost, he hauled down his flag and slosed his career when he had brought the set to San Francisco.

His

1:1.

PLAGUE WORK IN HONGKONG.

go far to prove that Mr. Taylor spoke the truth, thers being (as he alleges) only 1 per cent of smokers in China but 12 per cent in Hongkong, The folly; or rather the madness, of any attempt on the part of Great Britain to prevent the Chinese Government from giving full effect to the Anti-Opium edicts will be realised by those who are acquainted with the despotis system of Government in China. Whether we had seen it to adopt a sympathetic policy or otherwise,

THE CANADIAN MAIL ROUTE TO THE EAST.

TIN ADELONSN, LINE, The Hon. Mr B. A. Iaving having presented tinue the campaign against opium, and when it

The Canadian Government has agreed to

A fino new steamer recently arrived in the the mementos, replied as follows: Dr Ho Kai, considered the time for very drastic measures Directors of the Tang Wa Hospital, and gentle had arrived would issue orders to all Viceroys, Governors and District Magistrates that on and

renew the contract with the Canadian Pasific between Liverpool, Canada, and Hongkong. latest addition to the feet of the Aberdeen men-It has given me much pleasure to assist after a certain date all persons, of whatsoever

The Canadian Government contributes anLine. She was to leave London on her at the interesting ceremony which you have rank or station in life, who are found continn

Railway Company for the carriage of the mails Thames in the shape of the Pericles, the annual subsidy of £25,000 and the Imperial maiden voyage to Australia on July 8, and is the second brand-new, steamship to be despatched come hers to day to witness. I have handed a ing the evil habit of opiam smoking must be summarily decapitated in pablia as a warning

Government one of £20,000,"

on a maiden voyage from England to the banner, medals, gold and silver, and other to others. Thus, although the right to import

INDO CHINA STEIN NAVIGATION COMPANY. Commonwealth this year. The Pericles can The following description of plagas work in rewards to the owner, coxswain and crew of the Indian Opium continued despite China's appeal

The roport, for the year 1997 states that the scarcely be mentioned without a reference to steam laanok "Kam Shun" to commemorate for help, the trade in it would be ultimately

of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, Dr oharacteristic of the year in China has been the fact that under the flag of Messrs. George and Co. communication with an sotion which will long live in the annals extinguished and we would have lost a golden

Hongkong forms en sanexe to the annual report opportunity to setup to our precepts and insure

been maintained for some Dr. Olark

unprecedented Barerity. The result has been Australia-bas of Hongkong, and to mark the appreciation to ourselves and to our successors a misasure

Atkinson, and the Medical Officer of Health, trade depresion, in all directions, of almost Thompson

There are at present four Plague Inspectors heavy falling off in the oprnings of all shipping seventy er oighty years. The foundations of Without that of the Chinese public.

of power and prostigs and commercial pros

for the City of Victoria, and one for Kowloon engaged in the coast trade. Freight receipts of the line's reputation were, of onures, laid timely sation, that commendable prompti perity in the Far Orient such as no other nation

There are eleven colonted Foremen Interpreters, have, therefore, suffered correspondingly, and in the old sailing ship days. Indeed, there tude, there are many Chinese families who will ever haysan opportunity to acquire. The Government of the day has acted wisely, and I

who supervise the work of the recourse to the general reserve fand and under than the Thermopylo, the Patriarolt, and would to-day be mourning the loss of their believe it to be a matter of paramount import.

one for ouch District of the City of Victoria and the directors have found it necessary to have have never been more notable sailing vessels believes should be demonstrated here in

on for How assist in the house-to-house gleans. Writius account in order to provide for the other well known ships, which were famous for nearest and dearest, Napoleon the Great oneD

rat-ocatebars, assist praised the "three o'clock in the morning Shanghai and in Hongkong and the Straits, in no noortsin manner, that Grast Britain is

ing, and act as Interpreters to the Inspectors, feet (£56,595) and other requirements. After their fast passages when the application of where necessary. There are foar gangs in the making these appropriations and meeting all steam to ship propulsion was in its infancy. It courage," as the sort that is rarest and most

allargable upon the year, including was the swiftness of their clipper ships which defermined to do all that lies in her power to

City of Victoris each consisting of ond Chinese foreman, one artisan and seven cookies, penture interest, there remains a balance, induced the Aberdeen Line to refrain from going valuable. I think that our friends here must assist China to efface as rapidly as possible

accessor. Admiral Charles H. Sperry,

agang consisting of of £28,632, out of which it is proposed into steam until as recently as 1881, Since then fine steamers, all of them, have been inspired by something of this quality from these regions the last vestige of a habit

to pay the fall cumulative dividend due it has owned some when, at 10 o'clock on a dark night of wind which makes for the degradation of all who are belongs to the scholarly school of naval offers, while Kowloon has

ocolies..

apon the preferred ordinary shares and like the Pericles, named after famous sailing and rain, without a moment's hesitation they addicted to it. We should close all the divans, He is considered the ablest officer of his rank as Chinass Foreman, two artisans and ten

tare ships. The Pericles herself is of just over we should establish Opium Refuges, give a tactician. His son service as an Admiral was

During non-epidemic periods the whole

to carry forward £15,766. The debenture few months grace limited to the command of the fourth division

issue, Bathorized by the shareholders, has 11,000 tone register, and has a length of 500ft. answered to the call of duty, Fortunately habitual smokers

ON this crair At the Brooklyn unvy yard he of this staff is engaged in house-to-house lives were lost among the resoners; but that in which to give up smoking, and ou. does not lessen the risk incurred, the risk of courage the hair and los oh, wn important part, in the properations tomas, subscribed. two sets of quadruple-expansion engines, The cabins, for example, are panis and the mad rush which has before now Societies in their cities, the suburbs, and all the for the war with Spain; he was later president doors a day are dealt with, and each tenant, £250,000 subscribed. No additions have been balanced so as to provant vibration. In

villages, under their control, by setting the of the Naval War College as Newport, and he receives three days notice, on a form in Baglish made to the company's font during 1907, and no of internal accommodation she embodies all the

was the naval representative of the United and Chinese, requiring him to thoroughly cleanse fresh building contracts have been entered into latest ideas. enveloped rescuers and all-in a

example in those under our control,

Owing to the impossibility of out ining States of The Lagne. He was only 18 hin premises. On the day fixed the gang attends The directors ragzat to report the loss of the arranged to accommodate one, two, or thres destruction,

months to serve, and in

the choice of his in the street in which the houses are situated, steamship Yik Saug, in January last upon the persons. Big tables have been entirely elimia The Hon. EzGISTRAR-GENERAL theuaddress- aconrate retures of the production and move-

islands known as The Brothers, near Amoy.

restaurant plan, and all the passengers ments of native opiam, also owing to the ocessor the President faces the serious and supplies hot water and soap solution to the

portion of thle loss will fall upon the underwrit.andhom the dining saloon, which is furnished reliability of the so-called Census of China problem of either taking an Admiral who will tenants, and olsens ont all empty floors

ing account. The anditori state that the can dies at one sitting. The Aberdeen Line revenue account has been charged this gear with claims not only to buve been the first to apply and laok of records of the amount used

the

have scarcely time to be familiar with his dation, monte, pío, the tenants themselves eloan

this cleansing is romoved by the gang a reduced amount for depreciation of steamers, triple-expansion engines to a large ocean-going be who builds seven pagine day beads and excessive smokere, I to late do: American officers come to flag rank, their own premises. The refuse turned over 130 Tite and bars thus somized unch sentato to nesert that any oppfattempting to or of treating as predela the extra case-beat-The soap solution is And, while the working scoondts have bem atsamer, but the earliest to introduce the single

abed by the tenants for washing data,

their bedarged with the promium inmyance steals tester in the Aategian and South Aldean merit. Heaven will surely give you prosperity, calonlate the percentage of sucks house ceplein are the head of his sonines must inevitably waste a great deal of valuable.

paid, they have woe koez dakited with premiqma koles and your sons and grandsons will be many..

When the cleansing work is completed by-t Lespect of the empany's underwriting U.S. SHIPS BARBEDA

Owing to the lacrease in Canadian shipping Cantinning in English the Hon, M. IRVING time in a vain attempt to accomplish the imeficient chief of staff, Captain

possible. If Mr. Clemente Sgured were correct, Ingersoll, who had been in charge of all the

on the Pacific coast the Canadian Government congratulated the leading Chinees on the spirit even then the opiam habit affecting eight preparations for the departare. Feeding the tenante the Inspector visits every hoor, accom account.

has rescinded the order permitting United States which prompted them to organise the presents millions of our fellow creatures and their stews, keeping the ships in repair, coal, and panied by the Foreman. Interpreter and some tion and made particular reference to Mr. Ho progeny is sufficient to call for the most ever navigation embraced the whole task in its simple of the coolies with a bucket of Pestering

essentials. With the fleet were three snfiliaries (liquid fuel) which is applied to the sides and According to reports published in New York, vessels to participate in the British Columbian the Gulges known as beef and pork", the corners of the floors, and to the skirting the Nippon Yusen Kaishs considers that many and coastal trade, It is csumsted that therp Kom-long as the obiof meter in the matter, getic action to suppress the use of opium.”

Bod round the partitions of cubicles, and

of the stammers now running on the European is how suficient domestic tonnage for the trans- Glacier, a refrigerator chip; and the Panther, and cor (Applause).

The Connell for the State have memorialized repair ship. At Callao the Cuigen had still corners of the stairs, by moans of the mops, service from Yokohama to London and Con- port of all freight offering between Couadinia enough freek refrigerated mont from the under the personal supervision of the Inspector.timental porte, most of which are about 6,500 ports, Henceforth goods carried in bond from

Pesterine is a blank treacle-like liquid which Amariona prairies to last until she should make the Throne requesting their Majesties for a Decree to put in forse the Criminal Code by the trip to Ban Diege for a fresh cargo and stains woodwork and it was decided therefore tons, are too small for the trade neder present the interior of Canada to United States Pacific at the latter end of the year to substitute conditions. It will consequently arrange to ports must be transported thence to the Canadian back to Magdalena Bay in Mexico, where the obverse four Chinese characters meaning :

The request was granted.

provision was somewhat trage for the cattlemen Petrol diluted with water to 1 in 200. This $50 tons, which are under construction in otherwise such goods will be liable to duis. *For con spionons, services in saving people

om101

ad the recipients in Chinese as follows There is A Chinese saying, "Whoren u litais better than

The master of the "Kam Bhan" and Mr. -Ho Kom Tong replied and refreshments were

afterwards worVAČ,

But Admiral. Evana was for tard, eto is the street of o

the

A NEW JAPANESE SHIPPING ENTREPRISE,

A

The medals were simple in design bearing on. Wu Ting Fang and Haun Chis Pan-month was speat at target praatise, Bugh for it a mixture of equal parts of Cyltin and replace some of them by new vessels of about ports on the Pacifs in British registered vessels,