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HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS."

(FROK OUR CORESPONDENT:)

London, Jaly S. BIE BOBIET HAFT, B.C.L.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 4T, 1908.

and preserve order Buch in the yearning of the Sufragettes for being arrested and the gratitude of them to the man who carry it out! THE WEATHER IN ENGLAND. For three weeks or more we have not had s

the heat and the crash. As mal the catering was excellent and the musical programme was Imperial in-character and high class in soleation. Perhaps Australis and the Cape sent the greatest number of visitors but the those whose name are familiar as officials of up, but the pleasure seekers are having the Far East had many representatives, including drop of rain. Most of the country is burned the Chini Association and the China Society time of their lives. By day also cool breenss The voestats were Miss Ada Forrest (South relieve the strain of the heat, and at night

SHIPPING NEWS.

LATEST STRANER/KOVEM UNTH. The N.Y.K. str. Tamba. Maru (European Line) left Bingspors for this port on the Blat

laft Singapore on the let inst. afternoon, and

and is expected here to-morrow. The Apcar atr. Catherine Spear from Calcutta may be expected here on or about the 8th ins Carinan Malls with dates from Berlin at the The 1.M. str. Derfinger carrying the

and

George, As usual the pudergraduates had / Africa), Mian Violet Elliott (Australia), Mr. | the beautiful effects of the Aurora Borealis 18th alt. lott Colombo on the 2nd inat, a...

Phillp Simmons (England), and Mr. Sydney Jarvie (Canada), the conductor baing Mr. P. Maron-Ibbs of Melbourne,

Sir Robert Hart was one of those upon whom the University of Oxford conferred the honorary degree of D.CL on Wednesday. Among the other, wore Bir Ernest Satow sad Mr. Lloyd

good deal of staff for the visitors but the name of Bir Bobert was received with general obeer- ing and he was more courteously treated than the younger men. Mr. Lloyd George was Great interest has been roused in medical dir. mesailed with remarks pertinent and impertinent as to his offios of Chancellor of the Exchequer,cles by the discovery of a "Handbook of Thibetan and one youth demanded in stentorian tones Medicine, Arst published twelve hundred years When am I going to get toy Old Age remote and many of the principal medical ago, which proves that in that day and in that Permon Undergraduate humeur deos net however seem to be improving with the years frantis, believed to be ef more recent discovery, and most of the sallies felf rather ist.

By the next mail I will send an account of the

Robert Hast by the China Absolation. The demand for tickets has been very great notwith-

-TIBETAN. MEDICINE...

were well recognised.

spread over the northern sky till at one in the morning it is light enough to read a newspaper. I scarcely remember such fine aky effects in England, and they would compare favourably with what I have seen from the hills of Morocco.

~HENLEY BEGATTA.

A TERMATHNING STRIKE F

may be expected here on or about 12th inst. The following Sydney telegram dated July secretary of the Australasian Merchant Service at appears in the London papers-" The Guild has been requested to supply certificated officers to fill prospective vacancies in Eastern Ade, where, it is understood, a strike affecting of fuotuations in wagee dae to the varying three big shipping lines in imminent on a result value of the dollar. There is little prospect of the Gulid acceling to the request.

TIBE ON THE "TAY BANG"

THE Following OLARETS are Selected Qualities from World renowned BORDEAUX

Houses whose Wines have been in this Market for the Past Fifteen Tours. The Fact that their Sale Increases from Year to Year Proves that their Quality te Appreciated and their Frion Reasonable,

Per Doz, Qts, Per Doz.-Ptr. COTES Nice Luncheon Wines MEDOC

ST. EMILIEN, Good Dinner Wins ST. JULIEN, Superb Dinner Wine ST. ESTEPHE, Superior Fine Flavour 008. ST. MICHEL,..

$5.50

$3,25

6,50

3.75

.8.00

4.50

1000

$30

1450

6:15

CHATEAU LAROSE, High Class Wine

19,00

7.09.

H PRICE & CO., LTD,

102,484

WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,

TALAPHONA No. 135.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1908,

Téer.

Tons

Cost,

18776

£165,183

1880.

490,628

1895

3:5,0.7

219,554

1890

675,771

610,892

1895

7.9.685

513,182

1900

1,110,261

1,039,671

1,427,551

1,131.759

-699-666-

One remarkable thing this year is however the drop off the interest in Henley Regsits. On other yours is war difficult to get a boat for less bhau two guineas for the afternoon. This year

A somewhat serions fire broke out on board The book came to light through an appeal the same accommodation could be bad for seven the Indo-China steamer Tak Sang," 1,562 dinner to be given next Tuesday night to Sir sent to the Czar to establish Russian medical and six penon. It is the motor car that has tons, Captain MeClure, on 25th alt while |

nghoois in Siberia, where among the natives the wrought the change. The car is responsible for the vessel was moored alongside the Shang- Tibetan school of medicine is practised. The much that is complained of. The tallers and hai and Hongsew Wharf. The fire broko out in the engine room, and the ship's standing the intense heat, and it is not putting Russian Aademy of Medicine took the matter baiters declare that, men are no longer buying offers moseeded in preventing the flames

up and the book came into their hands for smart summer

clothes, the house agents spreading. Assistance came from Isunches examination. The parts of the body, including cannot let farnished town houses and flats, lying alongside, and detachments followed the number of nerve, were found to be fairly and trade in town is generally suffering from from the 0.8.8. Concord

1,732,9.8 1,682,580 while the Customs fire float was also in the company paid just under 16s. per ton for On these figures it would appear that, while conrately stated, and the directions for good the rush of people to the country in flying

ndance. With their joint efforts and use.. health were laid down on the lines of cleanliness, tripa

ful apparatus the fire was got nuder, with but goal in 1905, the average price two years later AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN ZUROPE, little damage. The cargo was practically was 19. 30. On the quantity of coal bought simple living and the avoidance of excesses,

uninjured; a madire fireman was burnt to death.last year the higher pricu represented an extra

outlay of considerably over £250,000. their service between Marseilles and Alexandria. which is at present a fortnightly one, wil

me westly sailings in the aatume by means of an additional specially constructed steszzor.

it too strongly to say that. Wir Retort i the greatest"draw" in our public life today: Everbody's attention has been called to his marvellous term of service in the Far East and the admirable way he has beed it for the advancement of the Chinese Empire and the Improvement of Chinese relations with Britons

The methods of ascertaining a person's health Reports from Rausia and Austring do not

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and R.M,8;

THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD,

and Europeane generally. The Belfast Corner were apparently the same as obtain today--indicate a good sensen"for agriculture in either The North-German- Lloyd announce that ation has conferred on him the freedom of the including the looking at the tongue, feeling the country. Hailstorms have been followed by sity and other important towns are following pulse and so forth. Vegetable medicines were drought in eighteen provlaces of Russe and a advocated, also-baths, compresses, massage, and million acre of ooreels-have-been-badly damaged blood letting, and fues were fixal for the A famino, is predicted and in Austria, where punishment of physlemus who did not keep there has been no rain for six weeks, the

situation le equally gloomy...... instruments clean.

unit.

THE OLD AIR_PERTIONS_MILL.

The Government is apparently getting uneasy as to the cost of the Old Age Pensions schems they have rushed into. The revenue is going down and yet the Home has forced them to broaden the basin of the ponsions, to —adopt a eliding' scale, and to grant married couples and old recipients of pensions

REFORMING THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE THE OPIUM QUESTION.

OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL The opiam question is exercising the minds

The Lord Chancellor's Bill for reforming the of the authorities both of the United States

Judicial Committes of the Privy Council has been and Canada. President Roosevelt has selected Mr. Thomas Borke of Eestile and Dr. Hemil-enerally approved but exception is taken to one

In Canada the influx of Orientals has doubled

__GLIDE_SHIEDUILDING-RETURNS,

The Clyde shipbuilding half-yearly return shows sorione falling of. The output for the past six month was only 138,400 tons, compared with 804,000 tons a year ago. Fortunately good orders are understood to be ponding, but some yards are without an order.

year.

105 1907

REVIEW OF JAPANESE FINANCE.

*** BANKING CHAIRMAN'S VIEWS.

At the nontal goveral meeting of the Anglo- Japanese Bank Bir Westby Percival, as the result of a recent visit to Japan, gave his im- prossions of the industrial and financial condi. tions of the country. Shareholders, he said, might very plausibly remark that facts were better than opinions and point out, that the bank had been opened in Yokohams for some eighteen months, and little or no proft had resulted. His anawer to this wAS

Was that for

meet the expected definit. There are persistent -the use of the drug in śwelve months and there some colonies that their cases have been referred Barns, Philp, and Co. a subsidy of $2,000 institution at its inception. These two mirious

The

THE AUSTRALIAN-SAILING SHIPS TRADE. as a result of negotiations with, the Federal living together a more liberal allowance than on Wright of Maine to investigate the extent or two points. It la drafted with the objs,t of the Tariff Committee hava just arranged for an barks in the first two or three years of

Council of Marine Underwriters of Australia, was at first intended, All these things, ar to which the drug is used in the United States bringing the British Dominions Ocergass into increase of ontward and homeward cargo rates their existence wore able to make profits. : running up the cost and Mr. Lloyd George and the Philippines, while Dr. Tenney of the leer touch with the Court of the King in in the Australian sailing ship trade,

The Time was required; and it would be narsa- has announced bis belief that he will have to Legation in Peking, is to study the situation in Corincil. It will have powers to animen and provisional seals came into operation on and able to expect aby variation from the almost

after July 1, and the Federal Council have raid some hen roost" next year for the newssary Chips. Then these three-representatives will judge in the British Colonies or India; to sit

existed why the bank did not meet with the im golden eggs to meet the promises. That is not attend a Commission on an international basis as an assessor of the Judicial Commission on the greed to consider the question again before the general rule. In their ense-special reasons had mediata success and recognition in Japan they bright outlook, and people are wondering in Shanghai early next year.

hearing of any appeal from his Colony. This BrDNEY SINGAPORE STEAMSHIP SKY109

According to a Reuter talegram from Sydney, lative manis and to the attitude which certain were led to expect. He alluded to the "apeon what will be taxed to bring in sufficient to

is intended to do away with the complaint of

the Government has arranged to grant Mesars.

Government offcials menmed with regard to the from any Odlonial judge. The Ommittee under steamers from Sydney to the East-vis, Sara-deappeared. He was not one who looked with to a dingy room is Downing Street far away yearly for the establishment of a line of the Bill will not exceed save but that number bays, Samarang, and Hatavis, on to Singapore-slarm at the public finance of Japan.

obstacles to their progress had practically may include sll the judge of the High Court The Government, however, reserves the right attacks which had been so freely made were of India who may chance to be members of the transfers its head office or dooking operations oharacter. The South African War bad dis of withdrawing the subsidy. if the company of the most exaggerated and unwarranted Privy Connell, This is taken to be a mistake, to Victoris, as it once thought of doing. an the namber of Indian judges might con

Underwriters and others who take an capediat ceivably occupy most of the space in the Cominterest in appliances for the detection and aap oiroles to favour ne limitation of the number at to learn that the Rich System has recently mittee. There seems to be a disposition in legal pression of fires on board ship will be interested all, and the right to membership should extend received an encouraging hoties in the United States of America. The system has been to all the Colonies.

awarded, by a distinguished jury of experts, the gold medal ofered by the Scientific America for the best device for the protection of life. It will be remembered that the apparatas wa

Tue: system is fitted in both the big Canard steamora

Lusitania and the Mauretsuis.

raceurs also that though Mr. Haldane's Army zahome has not yet bad a chance to show its qualities the Governments:o-bent on saring on the Army sad are now considering the with drawal of the South African garrison, the abandonment of the Cardwell system on which the present policy is based, and the reduction of the home forces. There is undoubtedly a strong,

and aggressive body in the House in favour of rigid Army economy, but in view of the beary Imperialist leavening in the Cabinet and the determination of Mr. “Asquith to have every man stick to bis last and work his department efficiently, I see no danger of such views being translated into action.

are six establishments openly preparing it for consumption. The Canadian Government bezog menerislised by the conrobes to prohibit the importation and preparation of the drug as it is feared that the opium habit is spreading along. Anglo-Saxons in Canada as well as among the Chinese.

An the British religious bodies were

represented on Thursday night at a great anti opium moeting at the Queen's Hall in support of the Government's decisions as to the opium trails in the Crown Colonies. The Bishop of London who presided said Great Britain was absolutely bound to stand by China in this matter and the et erißce China wan making was snob that the sacrifice by India would be as The situation in the Navy is different. Few

nothing. They desired the Government to men of either party are seriously disposed to shorten the time limit in India for the

..

THE TAVY,

Great Britain should help India to bear the

farther resolution urging firmness in dealing with the opina question in Hongkong and elsewhere was also carried with doclamation.

-CHINAĴHI TOLEIGH MINISTERS.

THE CHANNEL SWIM,

PINE PERFORMANCE BY, WOLFRË,

The Channel Swimming Besson opened last Wolffe who, starting from near Dover, swam for and finally gave up three milea from France owing to the tide driving him back.

Throughout the day the weather was besati somewhat easily on a very rapid swim doross the Straits until 5 o'clock in evening, when the French coast became enshrouded in a thick baze.

It was 45 8.m, when Wolds waded inte the water at the South Foreland Lighthouse, near Dorer. Under the advios of his Freach pilot, M. Datortre, the swimmer took a different course from the Goodwins, the object being to swim for Calais instead of to the west of Cape Grisnes, which has been the objective of most Channel swimmers,

It was a besatifal morning, but the air was

FLEES ON BOARD SHIP.

converted our own fiannoo, and it was not to be recent struggle with Eussia without some supposed that Japan could emerge from her own financis: embarrassment and the necessity for The people of Japan were quite able to bear all placing additional burdens on her taxpayers, the taxation that was Decessary to provide for all the Government obligations, and they would do so without a marmur, They had given the ce, and military prowess which they knew had Weat an object-lesson in patriotism, ralf-anori

exhibited : in' Loudon some time ago. national

to be paid for, and, if from a higher motive their Oates them to defray their

obligations to the uttermost Public Would farthing. To say that the people were taxed beyond bearing point was an instares of those io. The policy of the Government was wisely to reduce expenditure to the utmost in order to

but those who were able to form a sound opinion agreed that, if necessary, the country could stand an increase of taxation without undus

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SEVERE BRUISE WOULD NOT HEAL

Instructor of Physical Development Could Not Work for Three Weeks Many Remedies Failed to Cure. Wound on His Leg-In Ten Days

CURED BY USE OF

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"I sustained a severe wound on the shin through my partner accidentally dropping a 10-ib. bar-ball-on-it-while practising a weight-lifting feat. The wound being badly bruised as well as cat caused me great trouble and any ance, as, through not healing quickly enough, it kept me from practising for about three weeks. After trying several well-known remedies which did not seem to do any good, as the wound kept reopening, I purchased a bottle of Cutloura Resolvent and a igblet of Cuticura Soap. After using these twice the wound began to heal up and It never opened again. In ten days 1 was completely cured. I find Cuticura Boap better than any I have ever used. for shaving. I also keep it in my School of Physical Development for the use of pupils after exercising. I think every body ought to know about Cuticura. Edward Roper, 2, Hague St., Newton Heath, Manchester, Mar. 25, 1907.

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Cure for Torturing, Disfiguring Skia and Scalp Humours, The agonizing itoking and burning of the skin, es in eczema: the frightful scal

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INDIAN ITEMS.

Latest Indian paper to hand of the 11th alightly altered a largely increased revesce could ba collected, and be very little felt. Under the inst, says Good rala has fallen in almost all lightly indeed. The hand tax was levied under an heavy falls in Rajputana and Bind, in the west, present system agrlenlinral-land escaped very parts of India, ayclonic storms having cased assessment made in 1899 on a calculation made and in other parts. Agricultural operations come years previous, which now worked out at a are everywhere in progres.

dipulously low figure, and an increased revenue

meddle with a strong navy programme. Therealtivation of the poppy, but he declared that month with a fine performance by Ms. Jaber steamship companies is to name their bontaggerations whick had been so freely indulged is just now, however, a personal matter- bat is causing some trouble. Lord Charles Beresford is at the bottom of it. Since he burden of the loss. To this end Dr. D. Brook, fourteen hours, covered in all thirty-fives miles, Amosioan Lita set the example by christening make any inoressed taxation sa light as possible. quarrelled with Sir Percy Scott, when the President of the National Free Church Council, latter signalled that painting and looking moved a replation and it was carried after pretty are apparently more important in the Dr. Gibson of Swatow had seconded it. A fully clear, and the swimmer could be followed newest Atlantic liner the George Washington.incoz ventence, If the incidence of taxation were Navy than gan praotico," the two have not boon on speaking terms, and now the paguacious Commander of the Homo Fleet has shown his satipathy to Sir John Fisher in the most unmistakable way. There was an official recop-

China's representatives in Amerton and Hon laat week and Sir John Fisher attended as England are making themselves very popular head of the British Navy. Sosing his sub. by their interest in Western affairs and their ordinate, Lord Charles Beresford, in a group of prosence at social and public functions, Lord men the First Lord went over in the most our new Minister in Londen, seams to-be friendly way and held on his hand. Lord Charlen ostentationsly placed his hands behind his back and ignored the extended hand of Sir John, This incident was observed by many people and soon became the talk of the town: There is поте irritation generally that Lord Charles should make anok a regular policy of personal opposition. It. is reported, however, that Lord Charles intends shortly to resign and re-enter political life,

comfort. *Theoabins are for one, two, or thres

A fashion recently adopted by the German after distinguished Americans. The Hamburg- two big steamshipa resident Grant and President Linoon respectively. Now the Nord deutscher-Lord goas one better by calling its The theory is that the Americans rather like to sail in steadies whose names fill them with pride The Giorge Washington, by the way, is not yet off the stceks. She is to be launched in the autumn. She la big buat with a tonnage of 17,000 and a length of 72ft, built to marry the enormous number of 2,9+1 passengers, to say nothing of a crew of 525. Her 520 Brat-lase passengers are to be disposed in 263 cabine, which is suggestive of privacy and passengers, La addition there are two imperial cool and the tamparatare of the ses did not suites-luxuriously-furnished late, in fact-a exceed from 58deg, to 591eg. The temperature, couple of state-room suites, and thirty-one extra however, had no ill effect upon Wolffe, who has large slate rooms for three passengers, with previously made all his practice swims this year joint use of bath room, and other accom

modation in the ses at a much lower temperature,

He swam with his usual left over arm stroke going about twenty two to twenty-fire to the minute, and pulled very quickly away from the shore, followed closely by kis attending ally veral gentlemen on the stemme osasion. on the reforms in civilisation to which the they were unable to keep up with him for Chinese nation aspires. He received the very long. On board the yache wore a couple bonorary degree of L.L.D., at the lows of pipers who frequently played Wolffe's

favourite langs. As a result of the Pan-Auglican Congress. University This week Lord Li has been one

Several ships were passed in the Channel, not only has the Church of England collected of the guests at the great pageant at Winchester including some man-of-war on their way to

special thanksgiving fand of opwards of which has been portraying the history of the the manoeuvres.

Towards midday and for two or three hours $400,000, but there has been a great accession ancient city.

afterwards the sea was like a sheet of glass, of candidates for missionary work; especially

and the beat of the sun was so great that in the Far East. The campaign for fands for

Wolffe wore his goggles and a head-drass to og made a line in the direction of point protect him. Swimming - on the ebb-tide, about two miles east of Cape Grienez, and about 2.30 he got to within seron miles of the French coast, two miles from Cape Grisnes

where he will have ample opportunities to exhaust his team in public.

THE FAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS.

the Chins missions, initiated by Lord William Ceoil and others, has rivetted the attention of the religious bodies on the China field, with the result that the Church Missionary Society has never had so many applicants as during the past two months.

here, there and everywhere and the fact that he can handle the English tongue and is backed by is witty and resourceful a lieutenant as Secretary Ivan Chen brings him into closer touch will our public than any-one since the late Sir Chih Chen Lo Fang luh. In America, Wa Ting Fang is equally ubiquitous. His Intest utterance to the students of Iows was that China depends on the students educated in host, the pacht Beg Wolf American and other Western Colleges to marry

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

The Suffragettes are in fighting form again and twenty five of them have been charged before the magistratos, with brawling outside the House of Commons. The proceedings were really a broad force,. The police escorted them to and from the House of Commons as though Point

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THE P. AXD Ó, CO'S LATEST SHIP,

than sufletent to provide all that could possibly special expenditure at the Bombay Schock of could be derived from this source alone, more The Government of Bombay have sanctioned be required. The population had grown to Art upon experimental work for the purpose of early 50,000,000, and in 1907 the foreign trade reviving the art of pottery by placing its amounted to over 926,000,000 yen, and was manufacture upon a solentifie basis and increasing and sunet rapidly grow, although eventually imparting instruction to pupils at Japan mast continue to do an increasing tande, naturally there would be periods of check, the school.

both internal and external, and the acrsity The "Pioneer" hours that the Amir of Kabul for Western expital to develop her resources war is Imposing fines upon, and otherwise punish- daily becoming more apparent, and provided for them the opportunity to be useful on terms of ing, such of his subjonte as are proved to have participated in the recent frontier fighting profit to themselves. The prospects of the The liste of offenders have been valid for trou bank were uph brighter than they were last variona villages year and from this time onward. he hat no doubt whatever that

The Salsette, the fatest adation to the Fen- insular and Oriental fleet, left Greenook for London recently on completing her trials. She is a 6,000 ton boat, and is to run between Aden and Bombay with panseugees and mails. The

will be one of the swiftest ships.

they would move A large amount of treasure, mostly in the possessed by her owners, for she will have a spect forward. Although the price of the shares form of gold and silver coin of the last Muham

WAS no immediate concern of the board, madan period, was recently recovered in uomo of over twenty kucts. She will also have the dist motion of bead Oriental doen. The fast take place at such obviously ridiculous values, known these finds are worth a considerable sam, it was much to be regretted that sales should old forts of the Bahawalpur State. So far as is in the Feninstier and fleet. and shareholders would be wise not to believe but how valuable they are cannot be ascertained

any idle talk which they might hear regarding and they have been examined by an expert board that the capital of the back remained Government will depute a gentleman skilled in the bank, but to accept the assurances of the so, at the request of the Bate, the Punjab intact, lesa. the preliminary expenses and that numismaties to report on the treasure next cold the shares had a breaking up valne to-day of weather, over a share. He moved the adoption of

that the vesel is to conting her operation to tropical waters obriendly justifles this new departare, Belors taking her place on the Adou-Bombay service, the Balsette is making couple of preliminary pleasure oruises. first is in August to some of the northern capitale, for which the vessel is strandy pretty well booked. The other is in September, the

destination being Dalmatia, Venise, and sicily

___THE_KETURN. OF THE BAILING BHIP,

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the report.

features of the report, and desired to more an Mr. Butro, a shareholder, oritised several

amendment, but this found as seconder, and the original motion accepting the report was agreed

to.

* RED SEA

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:

On the 2nd at -5.30 p.m.-Black 8. one and Ball hoisted (ind cates a typhoda 8.W, of Colony within 300 mile)

BURIED CİVILÍSATION.

On the 3rd at 5.30 s.m-Signila lowered, On the 3rd at 12.30 p.m. The Chins Sea GLIMPSES OF A FORGOTIEN CITY ON THE typhoon has reached Tougking in the neigh- bourhood of ni phong lightly over Formosa The Royal Academy at Roms, har just Pressure has given way: excavaticus of the ancient city of Adulis near the Philippines. published an interesting report on the result of and the E coast of China, and risen à little in

the south of Massowsh. The remains of the the E. of Balingiang Channel and to be moving the present Zuls, about eight hou's' journey to The Pacific typhoon appears to be situated to

and of the Haddai forrent. city are in a fair state of preservation under the afwly towar N.W.. The Goochios obser

hand.

The assertion has been made that within the past are years mailing vessels have come into vogue again, after having bio practically. At this time the tide bad commenced to run banished from the ocean for many yesis by the they were honoured guests. There was no eastward, which gave him a slight set in quia er und in many respects more easily pou The American and Colonial bishops have been opportunity for that kind of griovence that the towards Cape Blane Nas. With the flood-tide trufable steamships. It is claimed that for very conspignons. The American Bishop of suffragette un to presta disturbances, and the came a little breese from the eastward, which lug distruses, when time of delivery is of no Shanghai, Dr, F. 11. Groves, and the American «bagrin of her was the funlest thing the man set up rather an uncomfortable lap on the particular cozynence, heavy cargous can be Bishop of Tokyo, Dr. J. MoKim, have received in the street has seen for a long time. In the water.

transported much cheaper by sail than by steam. the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity at evening things began to get rough, but the through several patches of jelly fish, and twice latter part of April two sailing vassets-four On his progress across Channel Wolffe passed in confirmation of this statement, during the the hands of the University of Oxford. The number of suffragettes was small the bulk of an close to a host of mackerel Jueconnor Rotterdam for San Francisco, osch oarrying a masted barke, sees of 2500 registered tons--left medical branch of the missionary serving in the crowd consisted of youthe bent on mafieke o'clock the London turbine pleasure steamer Chine has received special attention and all the ing. Most of the arrested hoydens have elected party, and the passengers sa hima poarty tons of cliffstors and dement: One more bark

Kingfisher," bound to Bonjogul, parsed the carge of 2,000 tons of German cakes and 50 bishops of the Far East, particularly the Bishop to go to prisqu..

to go to prisqu. One aid it wonki "he bombs here afterwards Boggas air to the same per at may, had two others are

ore bark of peers from top to thiye afins are not yet to Porto Torr of Xin-Ulina, havôlentiled to the great qulity faext time but nobody taken that threat came up, and the crow conversed with the Franch charfared for San Franckee, all for the perpestants of the Expiron coast of the time of the of a medient knowledge in getting into touch seriously,. It was a good enough advertisement pilot es to Wolfe's posi

gule may xpected to the Forassa Dansidered to be exeson, which was then of carrying coxes, claffstone and cement,

Ptolemaio and Roman dominatius dil not Channel sud uns:ttled equally weather over with the Chiness,

for the lady though, so she is happy. Wolfe gave up when three miles off the

SHIPOWNERS COAL BILLE,

dwell in buts as they now do, but in spacious the Northern part of the Chins Sea, Succeeding generations of shipowners will well built houses of stone, with regular streets,

Telegraphic communication between and says so In the crowd that night the French const. off Cape Blanc Nez, ac a strong doubles some Lay examine their producersors public buildings and temples, o. Trate Observatory and Hongkong is inter upted. The annual conversazions of the Royal pickpockels were very busy. Eten Bome easterly current off the cape was drifting him coal bills with amusement. They will wonder especially in

a gold and ivory, was flourishing; Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending. Colonial Justitate last week was held as usual-members of Parliament who were escorted towards the North Sos. The sea was lampy at the crude character of the fuel they employed, the native kings had adopted the Roman system 1 16m, to-day, 0.34 inches, a in the galleries of the Mutual History Museum, across the street by police lust their when he left the water; bat spuld make no exercised as to the extent of his coal account, gold, silver and bronze, the gold coins being The forecast for tho 24 hours ending at noon

towards the daish. Wolfs was quite fresh Meantime, the modern shipowner is: much weights and measures and had a coirage-in South Kensington, and there was a great crowd of gold watches. Since then there has been headway, and therefore gave up. members and friends. The collection of animals another divorting incident The Suffragettes

which has of late voracion ly eaten up much especially abundant.

to-day is as follows: money that might have been expected to go Noteworthy, too, la the ovidence of a still Hongkong & Neighbourhood,(") served to occupy the attention of the guests whers had planned to have a demonstration yesterday,

in dividends. As a means of comparison no-

more ancient form of civilisation and religion Formosa Lannel me N.E. gale. the musical programme failed to attract them, but they barned that the police annual foto af bord Avebury sted at a Mansion House thing more interesting has lately been published which must have existed on the Erythrean const South coast of Chias between N.. winds, Cand vin the thousands present from all parts of the Crystal Palace was 00, so they cancelled the there were agventeen or eighteen hundred-chas / with respoot to the oral oonsumption of the Great, and was brought into the country from South coast of Chins between E. to NE..

Hongkong sad Lamooks. Trans seting recently held in London that in London than a tablo given in the "Bhipping Gazette" even prior to the conqueste, of Alexander the the Empire there were so many mutual friends demonstration out of regard for the police who itable institutions dispensing altogether over Norddeutscher Lloyd, the second largest steam Mesopotamia, with which busy Intercourse as Hongkong and Hainan... winds, fresh. that the evening 'was roost pleasant in spite of would have had to attend the demonstration 210,000,000 a year,

ship company in the world:

apparently maintained by coasting trade along (N...winda, moderate or fresh, fue at the shores of Arabia and the Persian Gulf, first, nusettled again later, and

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