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HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD. A meeting of the Banitary Board was held on July 21st at the Board Room, Mr. Mol. Messer (president), presided, and there were also prosent Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Vice-President), Hoe, Mr. E. A. Irving, Lieut-Colonel Roid,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28mm, 1908,

The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH minuted With regard to the offect of cat keeping in the incidence of plagus, the following polate might be of interest: Out of 598 houses in Sairing pan district cale were found in 204; out of 16 cases of phagus on these ground foors 23 occurred in Bors where no oats were

THE BIRTHDAY OF QUEBEC..

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HONGKONG AND OPIUM

The following appears in the Westminster Gasstle of June 16th –

·R.A.M.G., Messrs. Shelton Hooper, H. kopt, and three only where a cat was kept article for the London Standard of Empire opium, monopoliata threatened to claim for cam

The following reply from Government, relo- Lire to the question of permitting water cleats in buildings in Kowloon, was read

PRO was kept Humphreys, Lau Cha-pak, and the following out of 71 cases of plague in spper floore, 51 ofloials Dr. Pearse, (Medios! Offloer of Health),wers in honses where no Dr. Macfarlane, (Assistant Medical Officer of on the ground floor, såd 20 where cate were kept on the ground door. Out of 97 cssee, Health), and A. Gibson (Secretary].

74 cocurred where no cat was kept on the NO SLIGHT ON THE SANITARY BOARD IMPLIED.

ground floors, and 23 whore beta gero-kept on the ground doors. Out of 210 houses with cats on the ground floors, 187 bad no cases notified in them, while 29 had cases notified.

LINUT-COLONEL RID minsted--I thorough SIR-I am directed to acknowledge they agree with the suggestion in the Colonin! receipt of your letter No. 4756 of the 25th Secretary's minuta. · instant, forwarding Mr,Shelton Hooper's remarks at the meeting of the Board held on the 23rd instant, concerning the autendment made by the Legislative Council in section 162 of Ordinance 1 of 1903. The amendment was unanimously adopted by the Council in Com-

Colonial Secretary's Office,

30th June, 1903. ⠀

Mr. FuELTON HOOFER-I think the idea of keeping cate excellent and quito concur in what the Colonial Secretary says as to their utility. But it is very difficult to keep eats any length of time, as the Chinese stead them,

Mr. HUMPARIY-Eablish an annual cat

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THE LESSON OF THE TAROENTENARY.

The Rev. G. A. Wilson, secretary of the His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is due to reach Quebec to day, the 22nd inst, to Society for the Buppression of the Opium Trade, participats in the Tercentenary celebrations, writes: "May I be allowed to place before. General of Canada), has written the following the "Malay Mail, dealing with Router's cable The Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux (Feet master your readers the following,, just to hand, from of May 12, when it was stated that the Hongkeng There are two distinct ideas running sido by side throughout the great movements for House of Commons be carried out. Mr. Loke

pensation

should the opium resolution by the will culminate in the magnificent pegouts now 10 near at hand-first, the colebration of the Yew, the wealthiest man in the Federated Malay and holder of the present and only Hong. Tercentenary second, the nationalisation of States, at

Been one kong

interviewed by the the Quebec Battlefelde.

the “Malay Mail," the leading published st Kuala the mind back for three conturios to the actual correspondent of the the very day when the adventurons and chival Lampar. He anys that Reuter's cable is origin el Canada as a separate community, to paper of the Malay States, rous Champlain planted the flag of France on trus, and that he never made such a statement, the mighty rook which. Kipling has so well as his agreement with the Government provides

that it asn be broken at any time by the Govern BOLE AGENTS: devor bad as "the eastern pillar of Canada' the other takes back to

A poist precisely ment stopping the trafo. He himself will el- midway in our three hundred years of history, come the gradual suppression of opium, and will when Destiny, after long caquetting with pat no opposition in the w-y of the Govern

if meat. France and England by turn,

The Singapore Free Press Bays With as cur fair Canada should fall, gave it in reference to this, we published at the time the uncertain into whose bands a gift so rich kasping for all time to the English race, though, communicated paragraph that appeared in the

*Maldy Mail.* It is neccesary to remember The following is an extenot from the report' as if in gratitude for what the shildren of France had done in planting here the foods that Mr. Loke Yew is not the only holder of th of Mr. F. A. A glen, Commissioner of Castonis Lions of civilisation, leaving to the French race Hongkong Opium Farm, but is one of many at Hankow, on the trade of that port in :907 alco its share of hope and daty in the building It is not, therefore, inconceivable that some of

During the past year building has beco in Hongkong may have expressed

especially the older ones-a sure indiostion of and attributes of the two parent

The Tercentenary celebration, while appealing without Mr. Loke Yew's knowledge. Before the denial of Mr Loke Yow is accepted, also to all who love the picturesque and romantic in

pablic buildings commmensed and projected are we should like to know by whom and how it affords

opportunity to theas

three municipal buildings for the Russian, biatry, auf Chan plain's tongue and blood to was gained. Our Kuala Lumper contemporary, German, and British Concessions respectively. The former British municipal building and an recall the undinching courage, the ind mitable who is careful to publish it as communicated to perseverance, and the statesmarlike preseienos that peper, is in a very good position, and adjoining portion of the Band Eave been of the man who may be said to have literally suficiently independent, to obtain a first hand transferred to the Imperial Maritime Customs, Of these expression from Mr Loke Yew, which it spand the Custom House, situated on the Bund started Cacada on its course

and midway between the city and Concessions, qualities I need eita no other evidence parently has not done. Mr Loke Yew is a

then the two facts: first that Champsnowledge of English was never very strong, and in touch with business quarters. The highly respanted and wealthy Chinaman, but his will in future be more accessible to the publis made no fewer than thirty voyages

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WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,

12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

+36 THE DEVELOPMENT OF BANKOW

mittes on the Bill, and looking to the fact that show and overd prizes for best ratters and of the new nation that should inherit the ideals of making a claim for compensation Actively carried on in all the Concessions, indi

modifiostions often of a comparatively trivial nature in individual buildings require under the Ordinance the approval of the Governor-in-ear pinga gratis. Council, it would appear to be an szomaly that that approval should not equally be required in a matter of auch enormous im- portance as the introduction of water closets, That the power of final approval should be vested in the Governor-in-Council doge not therefore imply a slight on the Sanitary Ecard

cats that have moat kittens; abolish staff of plague inspectors, supply all Europesas with Mr. LA CRO-PAK-An excellent idea. I have been keeping cats in my house a good many years, and so for my servants and neigh bours-have not stolen s single one of mine yet. One, however, was fired at by no English

sighbour for making a noise.

The REGISTRAR-GENREAL--From the Beni-

are stolen. They will be catching at all the

lande.

their

SPECIAL

BARGAINS

IN

the growth and prosperity of the port. "Among HIGH CLASS

any more than the final approval in the other tary Board point of view it won't mistter if they and forth between France and Canada in the and oven bis Malay takes some knowing: Per: 00's cigarette factory on the German

owes referred to, a

"F."H." "MAY, Colonial Secretary.

Mr. HOOPER-Sir, Why I onlled attention informing as of the reason why they had made that change, which I characterised as a slight on the Board, was on account of reasona given at the Legislative Council as reported in *Hansard" for making the proposed change, The Colonial Secretary stated that "in defiance of medical opinion consulted, the Board had decided to permit water closets at Kowlasu" It was for these reason I thought it was a slight on the Board, but now the Government have written down and did not reiterate that resov, I am satisfied with having called atten-

to the letter the Government sent down to us

tion to it as the reasons first stated are nob

the ronsors now stated.

ADMINISTRATIVE HEAD'S INSTRUCTIONS.

same.

The PeasENT suggested that a committee go into the matter as to how they could best encourage Chinese to keep cats. The committee should quusist of the two Chinese members, the Registrar-General, the President and the Colonial Vetinary Surgeon.

This was put in the form of a motion, seconded by Mr. HOPES, and agroad to.

A SANITARY SUEYKTÜR'S LEATE.

Mr. A. Carter applied to the Board for per- mission to commence his leave of absence on September 1st.

TRADE AND COMMERCE,

interests of the new land with which he had haps the Malay Mail' could give an opinion as to the authenticity of this statement of Mr. identified himself; voyages, be it remembered, accomplished in wretched little

only, with all the by the Anti-optum prople at Home. from 50 to 100 ton de sailing ships of Loke Yow, as it is evidently being raade root imaginable dangers and discomforts of such travel; and second, that his far-seeing eye preceived, not only the abundant resources and possibilities of Caneds, but, roring over the new and foresceing something of the at largo, world greatzem that must come to it, caused him to be an earnest advocate early in the seventeenth century of the constraction of that trans isthmian canal which our neighbours, the United States, are building to-day. The memory of Champlain truly deserves all the honours that we of this generation may pay it

Of the other phase of the approaching pageant at Quebro, the nationalisation of the battle The PRESIDENT wished to know if this ap- fields, there is perhaps more to be said, though space forbids that I should here discuss it at plication should be considered confidentially.

Mr. Hocean-I think it is only fair, to Mr.length. Hers is a project, indeed, that appeals

with equal force to those Carter to my in public that he thoroughly deserves his leave, and that I should strongly recommend the Governor to grant it from September lat. No man has done more for sanitation in this Colony that Mr. Carter, and " in the respective offices which be has held for the last seven years he has carried out his datice faithfully. Personally, I agree with Mr. Lan Chupsk that Mr. Carter's leave should her granted, and that the work he is now engaged on-aubicle work-should stand over antil his return...

The following are the instructions for the guidance of the Administrative Head of the

Sanitary Board

(1) The head of the Sanitary Department shall lay on the table of the Sanitary Board not later than the 31st March in sech year the proposals for important changes in the draft estimates of expenditure for the department for the following year together with proposals for making recommendations to Government -for-including in the estimates of public works extraordinary of works, of a Sanitary nature such as latrines, market, sanitary Improvements eto, and shall bring these datimates and pro- possis before the Board for discussion at the! next ordinary meeting after that date.

(2) He shall consult the Board in regard to obanges in the methode of prosedure for giving effect to bye-lawa relating to disinfection of infected premises, domestic oloaulics and ventilation, entry and inspection of buildings, prevention and mitigation of epidemic, endemio or contagious disease,

Mr. LAU CHU-PAK endorsed Mr. Hooper's remarks."

The PRRIIDENT-I shall inform the Govern ment that the Board has no objection to grant ing leave to Mr. Carter.

MORTALITY STATIST708.................

Based on a death rate per 1,000 per annum the mortality statistics for the whole Colely show a percentage of 384 for the week ended 4th instant; and 295 for the week ended 11th instant, es against 25 for 4he corresponding week of last year.

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BIG FAILURES IN TENANG.

The Penang correspondent to the "Times of Malaya writes on July 10: The boater here is still in a rotten state, and, during the past few days, there have been a couple more big failures, A Chinese firm, a piece-goods dealer, has failed with lisbilities of $50,000 and a Kling piece

of $40,000! goods dealer has done, the disappearing tries, eating behind him debts of

DEPRESSION IN PERAK.

other measures of relief.

ion of the British and American Tobacco Concession should have a favourable influence on the company's Yangtze trade. Electria light has been installed throughout the British- Concession and on the Russian and French Concessions by the Hankow Light and Power Company, and a similar service in rendered the Gorman Concession by a Germany company, whose plant is now running.

PIANOS

BROADWOOD. COLLARD. WERNER.

HAAKE.

RACHALS.

KRAUSS.

AND OTHER

MAKERS OF REPUTE

WEAR GUARANTEED!

Steady progress has been made on the Hankow Waterworks-begun in May, which are situ ated on the north bank of the Han, about 33 miles above its junction with the Yangize. The site hus been protected by a band on the river face and banks, the top levels of which are WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED 55 feet above Custom House datum, The Bottl ing tanks are nearing complation and some "progress has been made with the alter beds; work has also begun on the lower water tunnel leading to the intake well in the bed of theriver, isid. Some

CASH OR CREDIT:

Co., LTD.

Hongkong, 13th July, 1908.

PIANO

A doputation of influential Chinese residents of Ipoh has approached the Resident in connes tion with the financial depression at present Altogether, about a mile of pipes has been

2,500 men are employed on the works. existing throughout the State in various blood, that touches sympathetic chords all ever industrios. They asked that Governmert lond When completed they will be capable of deliver. ROBINSON the widespread Empire of which Canada is the winers of Perak money to carry on the ing 6 million gallons in a working day of 16 part, and elicits a responsive eche even in the working of their mines; that Government hours. There will be a reserve of 10 million United States. British, French, Canadian, resince house assessment, from 12 per cat, at galions of the works, and the water-tower will cantsin 300,000. gallons at a height of 100 fost Americans, alike have their deepest feelings which it is at present, to 10 per cent; make stirred by the memories evoked by the battle red nations in the railway freight charges; above the level of the Han-Read The pro fields at Quebec, but of the host of heroes these

water, consisting of aeration, sedimentation,

While the Rio Grande is fordable all sammer and filtration, Orders have been placed at El Paso, down at Eagle Pas it is shout, the shades walk on the Plains of Abraham, or dos colection of mixing rents and various cess adopted-is-the-meat up-to-date for river

for 6,000 tous of cast-iron pipestro width of Market street and ranges in depth from about the precincts of the ancient pity these PHEBAN TRADING BOCIETY. whose names stand out with a el sady radiance, d.

The general balance sheet and proft and diminished as the sentaries roll on, are Welfe and loss account of the Netherlands Trading compressors, each capable of lifting 2,500,000two, to eight feet. The Coreau roman did wet Montealm. Each was of the finest mould of Society to Decomber 31, 1907, show that after gallons 100 feet in 16 hours; three main pumps, know the depth, but she struck boldly in, mez; eash represented aptly the ideals of dedasting current expenses and writing off had each capable of lifting 2,500,000 gallons 250 wading where she could and swimming whore race; and each yielded his life with the sheer-debts, and with the addition of the balance feet in 16 hours; and electrio plant for driving it was necessary; but her offorts ware vain, for fulness-of-brno-patriotism and honour. Two brought forward from 1906, the-net-profits.condensing mashinery. The construction work, she was taken into custody soon after she such names, shining out together in the dawn amount to £345.104, out of which, after pro- under the direction of Mr. St. Georg reached the American side. of our history, seem to light. np the whole of

iding

for the Statutory reserve to the extent Moore, will be finished in 1909. of £31,209, a dividend of 8 per cent has been the past.

So it is that of the many battlefields of declared." Quebec, that which witnessed at ones the trans-

The profit and loss account shows that and the deaths of two great and gallant molliers, and exchange and £160,633 from estates in is that which makes the most powerful appeal Netherlands India. The amount written off to the emotions, and which it is specially for bad debts was £:8,196, while £126,341 was

from neglect desirous to

written off stocks and debintures. mistreatment.

THE COTTON SPINNING. INDUSTRY IN JAPAN. To his Excelleney the Governor-Gonoral be longs the honour of advocating that the Tercentenary-should-be made memorable by associating with it this great movement

in

fer of the vast Empire of Canada to Britain, £524,587 was earned on commission, inter goods; in fact, there is at times an insuficienor employment in the asor-by nited States

rosone

..

and

No-

According to the Chugai Shoyyo, the cotton spinning industry in Japan during the first half of the current-year showed a dimination both in corresponding period of last year. Below are

This year, Last year. the details:

Dow

competition The railway to the North continue Wares are so low in Mexico attract traffic of all kinds--passenger and with the native servants that the Lope of reach-

all the great temptation for this young woman. of rolling-atcck to bring down

One of the most desperate e attempts tosmuggle freight offered. The weekly express to coolies into this oily was discovered on June Pesing Is been accelerated and performs tho through journey in 28 hours instead 4th, when sixteen Chinese were found in n of 56 hours as heretofore, The cars are well freight par shipped as machinery. They were accidentally found by a railroad policaman before He looked the door upon appointed and the journey can be made with as they could escape. great, a degree of oumfort as is usually to be met them and notified the Immigration officer and with in other paste of the world. The line has the Asiatics were taken to the Alameda Consty been happily free from accidents during the They had come all the way from Mexion, Last February twelve Chinese were found. damage to rolling stock and deteyed the dead in boxes at El Paso, Texas. They had goods train in October, which caused some departure of the express for 24 hours. The been shipped from Mexico, but the trip proved

The rat return laid on the table showed that thing could have been happier than the thought output and exportation as compared with the year, with the exception of the derailment of living on crackers and water.

(3) Ho shall keep the Board informed of any up till July 18th, 383 rats had been destroyed, changes in the organisation of the Sanitary and none of these were found to be plague

Staff-which he may deem it necessary to carry infected.

ont.

(4) He shell consult the Board (a) before

recommending the selection of candidates for MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

the staff of inspectors in England, or the

(b) Befare, recommending to Government the

appointment of such candidates in the Colony;

Tuesday, July 21st.

eve the enthusiasm with which the execution of the prefact has been taken upsad is being carried fought on this precious soil, and on Canada out Canals itself was the prize of the battles properly falls the duty of preserving and Loantifying the battlefields, and handing them on to excite the reverence and affection and to atimalate the patriotism of encense genera tions of Canadians; but some practical part in the work is being, nevertheless, taken also by the people of the Mother-centry,

Is it

Outpat Exporta

Picula, ...455,780 98,067

Picals.

501,452 139,894

As will to seen from the abere, there was a decrease of 45,702 picals and 39,927 piculs in output and experts respectively for the first six months this year. As for the demand on the domestic market, it is estimated that 356,813 piouls of the first half of last year.

likin receipts for rail-borne merchandise too much for them.

A manb-

In the same month twenty-seven Chinese who amounted to about 250,000 dollars, felt want is better communication between the railway and the varions steamer wharves had been brought up from New Meriss for deportation made a hunt for liberty in the It is true that; in the Foreign Concesions.

Seven of them made good their escape.- a siding has keon ran down to the bank Southern Pacifid Company's yards in this city.

the Gorman Concession but: of the Yangtze

In May seven Chinone who had got into the negotiations for similar accommodation in the country illegally were captured at Santa Ans.

grant of leave of absence to European members BEFORE HON, COMMANDER BABIL R. #not an object lesson to see the boys of Eton picals were consumed this year against 365;304 British Concussion have. so far been nospaces.They were making their way north in an

of the staff; (c) before recommending to Government the dismissal or degradation of any members of the European staff.

(5) He shall lay on the table at each ordinary meeting of the Board, complaints of the publis against any member of thestaff

Mr. Hooran-It is not stated from whom these instractions emstate, though probably from the Government. I would not Limit the

TATLOE, R.N. (MASINE MAGISTRATE), KATHERINE PAKE'S". COOK CHARGED WITH

TEKET

The oblef cook of the s.. "Katherine Park," Li-Foo, appeared before his Worship a charge of stealing chip's stores while at sas, and pleaded not guilty.

Captain W. EL Copp stated that on the 7th glass of bye-laws. Section 2 should rest" Jane last, the chief steward and second steward byelaws."

CATS AND FLAGUE,

came to him and lodged a complaint against the defendant, the truth of which he investigated.

A

and Bugby, the famous public school of Eng

the nurseries of her statosccon and cholars sad generala, taking up a collection Among themselves for the same object as that to which the school children of Montreal and Quebec, Ottawa and Toronto, are subscribing P To have the Governor-General of Australia and t Legislature of the new Canadian pro fund? To know that-England-is sending the rince of Saskatchewan och adding to the son of her King, and that all South Africa is uniting to send a distinguished Chief Justice, to take some part in the great occasion

And what shall be the outcome of it all? It is much more than one hundred years since the last battle was fought at or around Quebas. or bitterness to this generation. The two races of Canada have long since joined hand in hand in working out the great destiny of their com- Americans and Canadians, too, mon country. are regarding each other from either side of the boundary line with over growing good will and fraternal feeling. The British Empire is coming more and more a mighty instrument for Let the setting apart of the Quebec making peace for all time between the nations. whose dead die baried there. The compact need not be the less real because it may remain un- written. Let us do each our share in bringing this about, and the Quotes Tercenterary will not have been in vain.

BRITISH NAVAL GUNNERY RECORDS.

The writer on the fleet's gunnery recorda in the "Fortnightly Review recalls that when Chine the present Commander-in-Chief of the the Terrible had been doing record shooting in Chins squadron, the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton, prophesied that if Admiral Scott's system of training were universally adopted and ordered by the Admiralty the ghosting of the Navy would improve by 50 per cent. About the same time Lord Charles Beresford following statement at a dinner giren at the Savage Club-

ful. The Kailway Company possesses, of courses antmebile in charge of a Los Angeles chauffeur.

SHIPPING NEWS.

at its Care Fluviale well-constructed band and plenty of track accommodation, but, except to land its own stores, it oso provide shipping with no facilities there, and it will be some years before extension dowa river onable advantage to be taken of this property. Masnwhile say

THE PAND O. PAR EASTERN BREVICE.. arrangement which would bring railway and

A Colombo paper states that it is intended fo steamers more into touch would greatly assist the early autumn to place at the disposal of.. the development of the port.

mail

On the Yach-Han, or, as some think it ought passengers between Japan and Shanghai the more properly to be called, Yash-Wu, Line, Little Company's 8.8. "Oriental," which will maintain progress can be reported, though, there are signs a fortnightly service from Yokohama, son- that more active measures may soon be looked necting at Shanghai with the homeward for on the Hinau section. The Ch'dan Han, stoumers. The transit from Yokobama to Mar-

to London 44 days, the local voyage-Yoko radiate from Hankow, and by far the most hame-Shanghai-baing performed in 80 hours. the third of the three trunk lines which will teilles by these means will occupy 37 days, and

The following minnte from the COLONIAL Boforo the complaint was brought to him, he had Thore is in these battlefields no legeay of sadness also throw himself into the fray, and maze, the foult and contly undertaking of the three, ishe Malta " will be withdrawn from the

SICKSTART was submitted regarding eats as pligne preventers --

noticed that the ship's stores were going very fast, especially flour, as much as 50 lbs, being YOUR EXCELLENCY-I attach an extract need in one day for only thirteen Europeans. from the Dritish Medical Journal containing The døder, purser and clock were Japanese, an article on the value of eats as plague proven who ste rice, but very little four. Lard and tore We owe it to the research of Dr. Hunter sugar also wysteriously disappeared in the

that hitherto inhabitants of Hongkong batsme way. After he received the complaint, fields, than, become a soal upon a compact bom discouraged from keeping cats. For De. three bags of four, each containing 50 lbs Hator discovered that oats, pigs, foals and tasted for a week. The ship was carrying stoor ethr of the lesser animals suffered from plague age passengers only. There were no saloon an absolute or simost sbsolute fallacy. The passengers on board. The thought occured to Indim Commission have established that plagas him that defendout most probably was selling, in a at is practically unknows. Your Exool food to the storage passengers. These passen. Ioney suggested in Memo: 8407/1907 that gers were not served with rations by the ship. specialioducement should to heŝd ont to house. The time oharterer had a compradoro who fed holders to keep outs. I suggest that this them, and they had their own scoks. It was not extract h now communimted to the Board who pop of cofendant's duty to osok bor them. might beanked fosuggest means of encouraging. Trent a fortnight before the complaint reached

TRUTH ABOUT THE STEEL 'COMBINE.

also under discussion.

-AMERICA AND ASIATICS.

Chiza Mall Servies in November, and assigned to the intermediate passenger Enes to Calcutta or Japan, as occasion may require.'"

MAN OVERBOARD,

There was no one in the British Navy at the present time to whom we owed more than to Captain Parcy Boott. These were not his own views; they were the views of the offers

The Captain of the ss. Shropshira":"re- generally in the fleet. He was the man who, by his own Indomitable energy, had taught The "San Francisco Chronicle" points ont ports an incident which took plaga daring the the officers of the navy the beat way of teach that the smugglers of coolies into America voyaga to Colombo. On the morning of the ing the seamen gunners how to lay a gun continue to baie immigration officials. It 4th Inalant, a coal trimmer slipped and foll overboard, whilst sitting on the side of the raili, he had proved the valus of his "dotter" by says:- by beating at shooting every other ship in Still the amuggling of Orientals across the The alarm was given at 8.33 s., by the second the navy, His "detler" was now a service American border goes merrily on. The Federal engineer from the bridge. The ship was. implement, and every other ship had now authorities are convinced that there is a ring at instantly stopped and two life bosts were lowered sopied the methods employed by Captain Percy work with agents in California and in Mexico, one on each side of the ship. The boat offered Like all reformers, he had an uphill Officers of the local Immigration Bureau are by the 4th oflcer picked up the man in an he had been misunderstood even, and he had baled by the ingenuity of the smuggling ring exhausted condition, after his having been in bad the old ladies of both sexes against him, and the endurance of the Orientals who are able the water for sixteen minutes. He was attended Next to the Admiral, the most important to stow away in boxes and barrels and endure to by the surgeon of the ship and was able to thing was to have a man at the pear of a gun privations that would kill a white man in their return to his work the same evening.

If he (Lord efforts to get into this country. who could shoot straight.. Charles) had six ships. Bly-zeady-to-years.ff age was so esger i get into tro A rather prepotressing young Corean women,

Scott

„Jigusaboinra to remains Of their utility enter sky comprKOOTO CAME And reported to him---banding gather to meerdere Flo

trained

STEAMER STRANDED

With regard to the so-called world-wide stoel ambirea Nereastle correspondent says

The steamer Cowrie, Captain W. I. Daniel, An association of purely British Companies,

dfights alsa ships with guoners not trained United States, where she could earn more which arrived Colorbond Jubssaght steruded in latitudo 19 deged seconds, being formed, and it will

inters-As a sodes Bergft in Mario 3 katha para of the steamer Ormlay-of«Eslesin

to swimmbe K5 Brands/dagio.

Beconds. The there is no doubt. My house some three that he had run out of four. He did not notice Associated Makers and Construction. years ago beaams infested with rats upon that the consumption of the ship's four increased froin and Akers of Bridge dot is te stoute pratent moment, when Lord Charles has had Pass, and was caught and brought back to an aud longitude 43 degrees, 57 whom the rat-datahera of the Sanitary after this, MA

organisation

totren the north east coast steel an opportunity of congratulating Admiral Francisco yesterday, along with twenty-six steamer Ormley, which was bound from itbrilliant shooting. Japanese, and a big Russian was also apprehend- Balin to Singapore with a cargo of salt, got Board could make no impression they The case was adjourned, and defendant, was marers, the Midland angle cakers, the Scottish Scott's faglige have borne the heat and of in the act of beaking noross the bordersstranded on June 23 in the trail of Aden- At

steel makers, and the British joist rollers, who Naval officers who

In all, twenty-seven men came through on a about 8 a.m. the samo day the Cowrie sighted caught one about one month old, I then relented on bail in the sum of $50.

will work together on a basis of preferential burden of the day during the past few years of invented in acat which cleared my house in a

treatment as regards prices and conditions to guunery progress will read this article in the Southern Pacific train under guard of deputy her and noticed she was in distress. At about members of the association as

with partigalar interest sheriffs and in primitive style, hat the plucky 1.30 pm, she towed her off the bank, when the few weeks d rats which have not appeared

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and appreciation of the services which the woman was given accomodation in a tourist Graloy was able under her own steam to go and BİRGO."

HIS WORDENCY'S reply to the Hon. Mr. plezion, Mrs, Ellen's Creme Charmante, et Several Important firms are still standing out,"

A Glasgow correspondent reported the writer has done to the cause of truth, in contra- aleeper. Upon their arrival here they were all anchor in deap water. As he did not require Captain Daniel did not know what damage hed May was thoroughly concur. I bave Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Pondra-arrangement of a comprehensive trads com distinction to the half truths and misrepresen-put-aboard the steamship Asis, which is to farther assistanos, the Cowrie went on her way. thought this ometimes, and I regret I did Charmant will enable you to do it. Her biss of masors of bridge and strusintal-irontations which have been current during the embark for the Orient to-day-

The Japanese were gathered up at El Paso, been done, but officers and crew were quite well. not emphasis my opinion more. My only Bpecialities for the Skin are the study of and steel work." It was evidently the negotia past few months, and have sought to shed

and the Corean woman at Eagle Pass, tons gross 2,730 tons not. regret is that ye shall also see the last of our lifetime. A 8. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agente tious for this arrangement which gave rise to discredit upon the devotion of the fleet. Eagle Pass and Tacson, the Busan at Tucson, The steamer Ormley in a British vessel of 4,158 -

rumours about the world-wide steel combine." Naval and Military Record. singing birds.

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