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done to telephone wires, and the Eleotrio. Lighting Company is doing its best to restore su installation for their consumers.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 30TH, 1908,

AT MACAO,

The damage done by the Typhoon at Massa was inconsiderable. The wind about midnight is confirmed by the reports which have come in blow with syslonis force, but beyond damage to

That the death roll has not been exaggerated

NOTES FROM THE NORTH.

[FORK OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

A TIENTSIN SCANDAL,

A pretty sosndal has just come to light here,

farther damage to the ship. For her wafely, Lowever, and for the safety of the passengern and crew, it was found neocmsary to jettison a quantity of cargo. About 1,500 bags of flour and 40 bags of sugar wont by the board. After an antions and exciting voyage the San from the outlying districts, Kowloon Cityfrees, matsheds, and a few roots there is nothing For some years past the French Concesion | Choang 46 longth arrived sately at Canton, suffered from the fury of the elements. Matalade to record. The matteds of this Victoria and in Tientela had had a Manisipal Council, whose and returned to this port without further mis- were dentolished, a matshed theatre just erected Alexandra cinematographs were vellad tombers were nominated. This Council WAS bap & survey of her, however, proved that was razed to the ground and the Police Station the ground. News of the approach of a she had been strained, and it is now considered buildings showed. damaged roofs and verandahs, typhoon was cabled to Maono at thồn, and the tires of one hong, and in the matter of mani- The wooden jotty was smashed and three junks fact that the Harbour Authorities hoisted no risable to place her in dock,

were deshed to places, while a number of otheft warning signals is a subject of much comment were driven sabore. Several exsualites were re- A few Babing junks have come into port minas ported. The most serio sent at Yanoati was their masts.. the collapse of a number of hanses. Twenty-three dead bodies have been recovered, and ten are still missing. Similar collapses took place at Shankiwan, bat there the inmates have escaped with their lives. Six injured people were taken to hospital. On the island of Cheung Chau

up the river to Canton Captain McGinty at ted that as many points those on board could not see laud on ac count of the volume of water which overflowed the paddy fields. The river was tou feet above its ordinary height, and the floods were even greater than those which have earned so much sympathy and assistance for the Cantonese of

CANTON.

•{FBOM OUR COBZESPONDENT: |--

AY ENLIGHTENED OFFICIAL, The Chinese people spend millions al dollars.

thank the gods,

composed principally of mambers or representa- cipal contracts of all kinds this hong practically ran the Concession. There grow up à Muni- cipal Party Party and when at the beginning of this year the municipal slootlona.were made popular, L., were put on a basis of roto by ballot and the Councillors elected by the rata payers on a libors! franchise, the purity party' pposed the contrasta-monopolising party at the polls. The reformers were beaten at the

ail want on practically as before so far as muni-

great cases of jobbery occurred, and the facts were placed before the French Minister in Peking who suspended or rather cancelled the membership of the arch-offender. Thereupon the rest of the Connell resigned in a body, and a frah election took place on the 25th Juno. The party of graft warn again returned with a majority

late. Far inland on the paddy fields the masts tour houses erected by the Baptist misson of annually in getting up grand processions and elections in February, and the Municipal Coun of junku were showing, while as Shameen was approached, wrecked junks and flower boats were Canten were demolished, and other missionarios theatrical performances on earthin osossions to sinxl contracts were concerned. Several f to be seen on all parts of the river. As for the from Canton had their bouses levelled. Five city of Canton, he stated that the city has not fishing junks belonging to the island were wrecked, and similar losses are reported from the presented auch wrecked appearance for up-

neighbouring island of Linula, Aberdeen wards of thirty years.

reports a number of junks driven ashore or loss, and the brick works at Deep Water Bay were damaged, one coolle being killed and ive injured. At Canesway Bay the galvanised godowns were destrozéd. ...--

THE "KINSHAN”,

SYMPATHY FROM SIE MATTHEW NATHAN.

Several large cities and towns which escaped destruction by the recent flood are raising funds to get up olaborate processions as a means of offering morific to the gods. One of the local papers criticised the foolishness of these people for wasting their money in that way, and a few of the more enlightened officials on receir ing petitions requesting the granting of NOT PLAYING THE GAME. permission to hold processions have exhorted the people to make use of the money subscribed for more profitable and beneficial purposes,

Recently Magistrale Chang of the Kwong Ning city to the Shal Hing Prefecture,

place roquesting permission to hold a grand expedition for Ave days....

THE

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TELEPHONE No. 185.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1908,

LATE TELEGRAMS,

[FROM CEYLON PAPERS"]

THE FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION,

London, July 13th.

The King to-day opened the Olympia stadium at the Franco-British Exhibition. 25,000 people were present. The King was sccompanied by the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Victoria, the Crown- Priuse and Crown Princesses of Sweden and and the Duke and Duchess of Argyll. Greece, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught,

The Hongkong, Center and Macao steamer Kinshan" arrived at Canton at eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, having ridden the typhoon through in Castle-Peak Bay. Os Brival there the crow found that the Company's wharf and matsbed had been osrried away by- the storm. There was an exceedingly high tide, the stroata of the city wore flooded and wreeka on the river were numerous. Passengers by the "Kinshan" had to wait until one in the Nathan stating that to has hoard with regret | received a petition from the goster of that election a number of ballot papers went missing which dipped when passing His Majesty, the afternoon before they could get chair coolies to carry them ashore,

TITE TAX ON".

The West River steamer "Tai On" Jeft Kongmoon at eight o'clock on Monday evening, and was overtaken by the typhoon on Tuesday afternoon in the Seilan Channel. The vessel steamed successfully against the gale, escaping with the loss of little covering. The captain reports having seen the s,. Tak-Hing" near Swashway Light. She was hard and fast on the beach. There was much wreckage on the West River and the Tai On" passed three. sanken launches and upwards of a hundred junke.

H.MS, WHITING ";

The torpedo bost destroyer. Whitlog" has been more seriously damaged than was at firet supposed, one of Ler sides being completely opened. Her anchors were out, and although she was steaming at eleven kuota an hour against the hurricane, she was ansble to with stand it.

GALLANT RESCUES BY THE LAUNCH-

"VACUUM,"

Whilst riding out the storm of Stonecutters on Monday night, under steam and anobor, the coxswain and crew of the steam launch Facuum" rescued from a watery grave no loss thin 28 Chinese, from the sunken lightera of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, as they floated past clinging to wreckage, planke, ́etc. The crews of two other lapnakes anchored olcue by, were called upon in vala by the * Vienum" men to come to their decks and stend by to help, and also to avoid damage by collision. They preferred the infety of the astins, and refused to face the galo above...--

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A felegram has been received by His Excellency the Governor from Bir Matthew

of the typhoon and asking that an expression of his sympathy be conveyed to exferers. This message, we are sure, will be much appreciated.

ANOTHER TYPHOON

A wire sent from the Manils Observatory at 3.55 yesterday afternoon to the American Consulate, reported that a Cystone or typhoon was east of southern Luzon, but that the direction it was taking was unknown,

THE TYPHOON IN CANTON.

(FROM OUR COREESPONDENT.)

July 28th.

Center was visited this morning by one of the severest typhoons experienced here within the last 30 years.

After a lull in the evening which lasted til about o'clock this morning, the windsprang up from the north and by six o'clock it was evident that the typhoon signalled from Hongkong yesterday was well on its way to pay us a visit.

Most of the campana had made for shelter, and barring the mon-of-war in the harbour and two of three steamers the smaller craft had entirely disappeared.

By the fall force of the gale wia blowing from E.S.E. Wreckage was floating about in all directions brought up by wind and tide, indicating that much damage had already been done lower down the river.

....

Sampans, junks, and launches that had got adrift came to grief along the walls of the Shameen and for the meet part saak in a few moments

The three gunboats in harbour the Vigilante," Argus" (French) and HM.

Hi Honcar replied as follows :---" Your petition, to hand and contants noted. The two characters Chef Wat bare been very artfully used by you as it translates wall the Western word "exposition. But in Western countries when the people apply for permission to hold expositions their object is entirely different from yours. Expositions in Western countries are hold for the purposes" of stimulating commeros, industry, education ko., ds., and also to enlighten the minds of the people, while you appear only to make use of that word in its narrowest mosaing. Ascord. ing to your petition you state that all the gentry and the people have been meat entha siastic and energetio in raising the necessary fund. As a matter of fact you have raised the money for offering thanksgiving to the gods and your main object is to have graad proces ions through the streets and thestrion! performances to make merry and enjoy yourselves. Consider the present situation of the country. This is not the time to invest your money in sterile voll. It is really a great pity to waste money in that way. I sincerely trust that you will abandon the ides of holding the prosession. If you gentry would only take pains to study the present aspect of the country and think of the numerons_ways in which the present condition of affairs. could be improved, then you would atonow give up the idea of holding grand processions sad will make use of those funds for the public benafit, and even if you do not offer worlikes to the gods I am are they will confer sternal blessings upon you. I hope you

have said."

The proceedings opened with a procession of 2,500 of the world's Champions under national banners representing twenty-one pountries, stadiums resonuding with great cheers. The preliminary heats followed, the King remaining throughout.

Apparently the majority of the electore preferred that these particular men should have the manipulation of municipal contracts. Bat a singular thing has now been discovered. At. the election in Febraery and at the latest

In the room in which the voting took place the Consul and other offloads were present to eas that the election was properly conducted. But outsida and adjacent to this room WAS another, on a table in which were placed THE BOME OUTRAGE AT MALMOE. the voters' lists and the ballot papers. At the February election the voting papers provided for the municipal reform party mysteriously. A Bocialist has been arrested at Malmoe In disappearad; those for the municipal contracts connection with the bomb outrage there. party were left intut. At the recent election the same thing occurred again, except that). instead of disappearing piecemeal, as at the first election, they were taken practically on bico.

THE GUELTY UNPUNISAED, An offoial inquiry has been held since the of this it election, and to the course was found that the ballot papers-ware abstracted by some Chiness attendants who were in the room. These men confessed their guilt, and were punished. They were dont sto gaol. But it seemed inconceivable that these ignorant Chiness attendants, although servants of the municipality, should have any personal interest in the municipal politics of foreigners wt any rate such an Interest as to load them to take away ballot papers and destroy them, for it transpired that one lot of some 250 voting papers were taken below into a collar and thera burnt. The Chinese culprits were socordingly interrogated, and -stated that they took the papers according to instructions they were ordered to do so! And by whom? By two

·of highly-placed European servants. the These officials have not yet municipality. boon punished. Why? These revelations which, as I have said, are the result of an official inquiry and are not mere gossip and hearsay—have daneed paintat impression in

business in the French Concession and the who to which popular institutions may be put

London, July 13th..

THE BRITISH NAVY,

12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRA

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NO REST FROM BURNING HUMOUR

Painful Swellings Formed in Arm-

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ENTIRELY CURED HIM

"I had been troubled with swellinga under the armpits and on the small of the back accompanied by a burning Itoh to auch an extent that I got very little rost, day or night. This had been going on for six weeks or more and I had tried various soothing, ointments, theso, howovor, gave only temporary relief, and, as I was getting run-down from the want of rest, 1 decided to con “ault a doctor, but un nöticing the Cuti- oura Romedice advertised in the paper, I thought I would give them a trial, I used "Cuticura Soap Heat, but this did not give the desired relief, then I tried Cutloura Soap, Cuticura Olatment, and Cuticura Itesolvent Pills for three euc Dive times. Tam thankful to say. that, though my trouble was painful and severe, my cure was complete within a month, and I in the future shall urge any one whom I come across. -----nflicted with skin troubles to use Cuti

cura Remedios, knowing as I do the great good they have done me, I am never without a box of Cutiars Oint ment in my homo. Robert Beatson, 81, High St, Fort William, Dos, e and 12, 1806."

OFFICIAL DIFFERENCES.

London, July 18th. Replying to Mr. Lee's criticism, in the Hones of Commons, on the naval building programma. and pointing out that in 1912 Germany would have a superiority in "Dreadnoughts" and "Invincibles," Mr. McKenna sald that in 1911 we still would bare a superiority in plder types." The position in 1912 was at present irrelevant; but would be considered when framing next year's programme, which would take into account all foreign increases and provide what- ever is necessary and give security till 1912.

With reference to the reported differences in CUTICURA the uary, he believed they had already given plan to a more satisfactory condition of things

THE NAVAL DEBATE.

London, July 14th..

In the naval debate in the House of Commons last night Mr. McKenna, alluding to the frequent reference to Germany, wished to say that such comparisons were not made with the idea of hostility to Germany, or any anticipa tion of hostilities-pccurring, during this and future programme, but as standard of com.

of shipbuilding. parison in the progress

PORTUGAL'S ROYAL CIVIL LIST.

London, July 14th.

The "Vacuum” launch sustained soma alight" Robin" broke away from their moorings will give your careful consideration to what I the public mind as to the andnot of municips Civil List at 2220 sterling per day, and that of

damage to stem, stern and rails; the crew were all very exhausted after their night's experience.

"KORD SURVIVORE:""

and were driven towards the Band. For a time it looked as if the three were doomed to break up, and but for the timely abatement in the storm and the strenuous efforts of their crews with the cooperation of a few residents who had turned out we would no doubt have had to chronicle their lows.

The demages are alight, all things considered.

ALLEGED ENCROACHMENT AT SALON His Excellency Viceroy Chang received a oblegram from Sub-Prefect Ma Tenn, LM, Customs deputy at Swatow, stating that Mr. Harris, Acting Commissioner of Customs there, has without consulting him (Ma Teun) erected vertain buildings and decreased thereby the Public feeling has been aroused in consequence,

INCENDIARY BURGLAES, Tientsin householders-ad more particularly

The Lisbon Chamber has voted the King's the heir presumptive, the Idfante Alfonso, at £3,550 per year."

A FRESH OBIŠIS IN MOROCCO.

London, July 14th.

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THE TRADE OF TAIREN,

Mr. Vice-Consul H. G. Parlett reports on the Trade of Dalny for 1907 as follows:—

The total trade of Dairen (Dalny) for the year 1907 mounted, according to the returns publish ed-in-the-Kwangtung Government-General

As the as. Wing Bang" was passing Capenimno, inward bound, yesterday, she resenɛd three men from a junk. They stated that ten others of their crew were missing, Another native crawled ashore at Groon Island in an exhausted ocudition, and informed the The two French gunboats have had their pors width of the road in front of the Custom Hona barglars, who seem to be taking advantage of force for Fiz has caused consternation, and is Official Gazette, to 7,694,871, divided as Bghthouse staff that he was the sole survivor of plates above the water-line badly battered in, a jonk's crow of eighteen,

also losing a davit or two. The HMS. “Robla" has likowias suffered and had one or two of her compartments flooded.

THE VALUE OF THE BAROMETER,

POLICE LAUNCH -SAYS.

A peculiar experience is recorded by the master & the German steamer "Borneo," which

The loss of life on the river is considerable. vensol arrived in port yesterday. The captain At Tai-sha tao, where the lower boats are kfew that the typhoon was ahead of him, and moored over 1,000 persons are reported to have observed that the nearer he approached to it the been drowned. That merry-making place lower his glass dropped. When he slackened where" John Chinaman" entertains his friends the vessel's speed and allowed the typhoon to get to big "chow chowa" is a mass of wreckage. farther ahead the glass immediately rose. This A dozen or more launches are sank in the shows the immense value of the barometer to vicinity of the ocean steamers" anchorage, and. the French Wachow-linor (Tang Kong)-also- navigafore.

sank in that neighbourhood, 24 passengers and overal members of the crew going down in bar, Captain Bazia was picked up by by the steamer "Kwong Bang” alose by...

The "Kwong Sang" picked up 76 persoas. Many rescues were effected by Baameen residenta. Over thirty women and children were picked up as they drifled by. Great praise is due to the Captains, officers and mon of the three men-of-war who while engaged in saving their own crafts all leat a helping hand-when- over a nalivo was found in distress,

The police launch No. 3, about which anxiety was felt, is safe. She returned to Wide Covo before the storm time on, and rade it out safely,

·CLEARING [THE DEBRIS.

SMOKING..........

Viceroy Chang has instructed the Kwong Chau Prefect, Chan Mong Teang, to establish s Burasu exclusively for the suppression of opizm smoking; to dens up regulations for esme, and to ongage the necessary staff to run the ollos

to His Exceliouoy has also given instructions the Provincial Judge, the Bureau of Local Affairs and the Superintendent of Felice to es operate with the new establishment and to see that all regulations are really enforced. The Profeet has already found suitable offices and has drawn & sum of 1,000.tsels from the Bureau of Local Affairs for preliminary expenses.

There have all

A Morning Post despatch from Fez states that the start of Abdul Azis at the hand of a

regarded as a breach of the French declarations of neutrality, Mulai Haild is leaving shortly, it is believed, for Tangier to negotiate for his revognition by the Powers. Mulai Hafid is able to put 55,000 men in the field.

The Morning Post's correspondent is the first European to reach Fes for s yesr, WINNERS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES

follows:-

Exports

Imports

£1,157,033

6,237,638

7,594,671

Total How for these gures as a whole are to ba relied upon is difficult to determine; but there is no doubt that the sum of 3 772,9731. appearing ander the heading of machinery in the table of imports is not even approximately correct. London, July 14th.

The greater part of the machinery which The winners of the Olympic Games finals are arrived at this port during the year was as follows!→→

destined for the use of the South Manchuria Throwing the Hammer-Flanagon, of the Railway Company, and as it did not begin to United States, 170 feet 4 inches, which con- reach Dairea in any appreciable quantities till stitutes a record,

just about the time when the Imperial Chinasa custome opened, it may fairly be assumed that the real value of this particular item is much. nesrar 525,8441, the final figure given in the customs tables, than 9,381,1 21, given in the customs Official Gazette. The error would. appear, however, to have occurred originally in quarter beyond the control of the compiler of the Officil Gazette returns,

Fifteen Hundred Metre Banning Race Sheppard, of the United State. Time minuter 8 2/5 seconds.

3,500 Matre Walk.-G. Larner, of Great Britain. Time 14 minutes 55 seconds.

London, July 15th, Kingsbury of Great Britain has won the final heat of the twenty kilometre cycling race of the Olympic games. His time wm 34 minutes 13-2/5 seconde

those who have shut up their houses here and gone away to the seaside-have been mach exercised by the operations of a gang of the holiday season There have been some four The Sub-Prefect added that he had persuaded burglarious attempts in less than a month in the Commissioner to order the work to ba the British Concession slona, stopped and at the same time he was preparing taken place on the outskirts of the British Ex- detailed report for His Excellency, Viceroyteusion. The police so får have boon unsuc0638- Chang wired back as follows:--" Commissioner fal in traolug either the burglars qe ovas Harris is in the wrong in encroaching. on the width of the road through orooting the staten property-mainly silver. They have certain-buildings without previously consalting given it out that they suspect the barglars to the I. M. Customs deputy, I note that you have bo Chinese: But I was talking the other day already persuaded the Commissioner to order to a lady who had received a visit from the the work to be stopped. I instruct you to in burglars--and it is assumed that these are the vestigate again and stop the work, if necessary. Send full report on the matter

same gang who have operated in the other BUREAU FOR THE SUPPENSSION OF OPIUM

89 in the neighbourhood. She was disturbed in the middle of thought by something else and was not thinking of burglars, but while awake happened to hear a noise. Her bedroom window was open and she peeped out into the garden below, where she saw two men, trying to open the dining-room window, while a third was This petrolling the roal, keeping watou.

hiter man she saw clearly, and he was a European, and she heard the two otheri talking in a low tone and is almost certain they were Europaans. This may be nothing very remarkable but what makes one of the barglaries noteworthy is the fact, that in

On the 29th at 1255 pm-Tho barometer one of their ausraful visitations the burglars has risen corsi erably over the 3. cost of were not content with robbery bat added to

China and fallen slightly over the Philippines. their orime the offence of arson. This was at According to observations-received from the house of the Postmaster of the Clinses Macao last evening the typhoon contre would Imperial Post Office, Mr. II. D. Summers appear to have passed to the North of that

morning Mr. Summers' family are at Feitabo, and had Colony during the early hour of yesterday he been there too his house would probably

The Philippine observations indicate the have been burnt out completely for the burglars or leaving, set the drawing room on fire, exist nos of a new depression over the Pacific

to the E. of Luzon. Summers, however, was sleeping in the house.

A depression is shown also over Manchuris. The burglars had not disturbed him, but he

High pressure covers the Proffie in the neigh Sodda u Rygg Di Tas awakened by the suffocating smoke from hourhood of the Boping. Henghong Legislative Council aspirina the the room below, and= ?

owned neighbor cats got the fon aut need their hands in removing the debris whio houses collaprod at Olivangshaw, and there was following resolution which the Hon the Colonial without requiring the service of the Fire Iifestedrlar the Formosa Obama pakko Nano 7 covered the unfortunate Mr. Hunt, and few another big collapse at Suimauki. At Honam Secretary will move, but it is intimated that Brigade. It was a nese touch, however, for the of those who took part in the work are able several people are reported to have been killed it will not be proceeded with at this meeting: whole drawing-room was in flames and a big hole was burnt in the door giving access of an by the fall of a large tree which destroyed a Resolved that on and from the 1st January, to use their fingersto-day

1909, the Owner, Agent or Master of every anastomed kind to the cellar, Burglary houso in its fall. The brauch hospital main ship which enters the Waters of the Colony, alone is bad enough, but burglary-oum arson le tained there by the Charitable Institutions all pay the following Dues to such Officer as

more than 100 per cent worse. ta may, from time

time collapsed, but the patients had been previously the Governor removed. Eeveral people were killed at the appoint:

which enter Shongwan Temple where a wall was blown down! (1) For all River Steamers, which enter The walls enclosing the yamens suffered consi- the waters of the Colony by day or by night;

Five-sixths of a cent per ton register, derable damage. The boat popalation wero in distress and the Charitable Institution pams to

The Colony is recovering from the effect of the terrible visitation on Tuesday morning. Damaged buildings are being shored up, weak ened roofs are being propped op, débris ia being cleared away and the thoroughfares are return ing to their usual appearance,

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Shameen has suffered a good deal. Many The police, as well as the sanitary and public largo trocs have been blown down, and the Band works staffe, have bad a busy time. In resous by 10 am. presented a most pitiful spot. The work on the Praya they played a noblapset, and Hongkong and Maono steamers arrived between the reports coming to hand redound greatly to 10 and 12 am, having ridden out the storm at their credit: No fewer than 50 persons were the entrance of the river. maved from wrecked junks between Bhip strest | and East Point, and other resousa were affected The Chung Ngoi San Po reports that the along the water front. Their work at Kingsclero loes of life in Canton is estimated at about is also worthy of mention. Unable to employ 1,000, and the number of lunches, junke teplazzinis leth Bñé, stone forgibly inledged and small craft at 500 Is the city a good deal. might hing down the sameported walls, they of damage was done to hours property. Several

The sevenging is proceeding apaco, but so much has to be done that it will take several days yet to restore the city to a semblance of its former self. Eoads which were blocked are now rendered passable, and it is interesting to note in this connection that it is an il wind that blows nobody good. The poorer Chinese are making the most of their opportunities and have collected an abundance of cheap firewood, Efforts are being made to remedy the damage

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their relief with food,

A report from Shaubing near Wuchow statos that the typhoon reached there at 7 am and destroyed about 80 per ount, of the boats.

GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY OF CAMPHOB, Henceforth the camphor industry and trade of the two Kwang Provinces will become a Ip Taotol has been Government monopoly. appointed superintendent of the monopoly. As ook Kaug one of the districts where camphor is produced in abundance, operations will be first started there and the other distriots will be developed afterwards. All the necessary camphor for government use will be taken frat and the surplus will be placed on the market.

TAXATION OF SHIPPING.

All other ships, which enter the Waters

of the Colony-

Two cents per ton register.. Exemptions: British and formiga. ships of war.”

Hongkong Voluntate Orders state that Gunner J. A. Yong is permitted to resign with effect from the 22nd instant. Sapper R

A. Taylor is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with effect from the 22nd instant. Sergent J. Marshall is permitted to resign. with effect from the 23rd înskigt.

WEATHER REPORT,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

the following reports-

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The correct figures for the trade of the port would therefore appear to be more in the neighbourhood of 5,500,000 than of the Lamount stated above,

Exports, Chief articles.The following are the chief articles of export:

·Beausan pe

Bean cake Wild silk

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479,027 50,402

THE LAWYER'S CONSCIENCE.

In a code of professional ethics to be dis cussed at the forthcoming mesting of the American Bar Association thers, occurs the following rule:"A lawyer may counsel and maintain only such adtione and proceedings as appear to him just. A writer in the Law Moderats End Bradourial commenting on the rather hoary

of the China Bes..

asked br Boswell whether a lawyer ought to Telegraphic commudication between the support a cause which he knew to be bad" Sir, Observatory and Hongkong is interrupted. you do not know it to be good or bad till the

determines it." The lawyer in his pro at 10 to-day, 0.44 inches.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending capacity is only a servant of the law:

S.E. and wirds, moderate;

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doubtedly do in a subtle fashion affect the Eweight of his pleading. And his professional duty can be raised to the ethical plane by the consideration that for sample, if a lawyer gets guilty man off, on account of insuficient evidence he is really, by making convictions more difficult, pleading in advance the case of some innocent person whose case is endangered by suspicious circumstances.

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