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PARIS LETTER.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT:]

PARIS, July 31. "COUET JOURNAL FOR THE PRÉSIDENT

The idea of bringing out a "Presse Fre sidentielle" or "Court Journs!" for the use of M. Fallièrse is not now. Something of the kind was attempted some years ago, but without Rudosse. However, considering the excellent work which has been, and continues to be, done by President Falliares, the idea has once more been revived, in the bope that this fan it will.

| meet with greater national support. When M. Thiore was President of the Republic Ee had no official journal, though several talented Press man, sich as Hector Possard, were supposed to be inspired more or less by the end of the Stata. Under Marshal MacMahon soverei journals were admitted to the confidences of bis entourage. La Paix paper which no longer exists was the late President Grovy's favourite daily Journal, and in consequence of this was for, a long time credited with being the organ of the then President. "Jour: nalists had very little to do wills M. Grey was President, for he seldom left París, save to go to his country home Mont-sous-Van drey. M. Gravy was a strict money-saving President and did not travel for this reason, while at the Digede everything was conducted on the most soonomic fuss. Candies zaplaced gas and electric light even as those (among whom was the writer) who attended his Presidential balls

Carnot was

and receptions know to their cost. Many an evening dress as well as tollette was spoilt in conséquence of the dripping tallow.

It was quite delightful when President nominated; he was the friend of journaliste, treated them in right, royal fashion, and gave them plenty to do in the way of travelling about. Whether they travelled in the Presidential train or not their presence was always scknowledged. Those who were pri- vileged and were allowed to travel by the same trafy as the Presidenta selection had of course to be made in consequence of the number of places reserved for newspaper men in the Presidentials train being necessarily limited-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBÉR BED, 1908.

Ville Eward asylum, declares that it in nourly a century since experiments were first made at Charenton (the Baillam of Paris) with the objest of testing the valné of riunio, as a curs, for mental infirmities. But they gave no very · hopeful result. The doctor does not, however, deny the fact that people who are affiated with

dogs are fond of music. On the contrary, he evident pleasure to the strains of a musical ins declares, it charm them, and they listen with trament, forgetting for the time being the fixed idea that is the cause of all their troubles. Bat the most that can be said for music is that it amuses them ; it dese not cura, The infušnée of harmony senses as soon as the mucio nomes to an end: While the tention of the afflicted is concentrated on the subject in hand they are reasonable thinking beings, but even should they become accomplished musicians or artists they do not cesas to be mad.

FEEDING A BABY WITH PINE.

SHIPPING NEWS.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMERSIZE.. *The NY.Kate. Telomi Haru (Bomber Live) left Blagapore for this port on the Sist ult,

is expected here on the 6th inst Line) lafs Singapore for this port on the End The N.T.K, str, Kamakura Maru (European inst., and is expected here on the 7th inst

THE POSITION OF #HIPPING.

Mesare. H. E. Moss and Co's circular dated The following particulars are taken from Liverpool, August 1

LATE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM ORTLOM PAPERS.] THE HOARDED WEALTH OF INDIA.

London, August 17th. In a long lettereto The Times Sir Ernest of Enquiry composed of European and Indian Cable urge the appointment of a Committee financiers, to ascertain to what extent Indians can be induced to invest their savings in State

at three hundred millions sterling, and is in of India, Sir Ernest says, has been estimated or industrial enterprises. The hoarded wealth

The anticipatione as to the prospects of steams with especial reference to railways.

orening by eleven millions yearly. He writes shipping and shipbuikding predicted in our last filled but unsatisfactory as they were then. It thinks that the present moment le hardly semi-suquel oirculer have been more then fal-advantages and disadvantages of the proposal. The Timer, in a leading article, discusses the they are far worse to-day. In fact during the propitious for back a delicate enquiry, half century we have been accustomed to write these lines, the times we are new parting through ars the worst on record. In former yours these cycles of depression in. shipping were not so universally felt, for in some parts of the world

arisis in Americs, which adversely affected All this has arisen, first, through the commerce in all directions, and get nearly every thing on the downward grade then we have had the record building of tonnaga daring as to increased freebcard; then, Laally, the recent years, together with ill-advised legislation

together have ontributed to bring about the disappointing harvests abroad, which coming present state of affairs.

FIRE IN A DUTCH STEAMER,

For some time M. and Mme. Pelon, of Payable employment was obecent sancial) South America to Portugal, France, and Holland.

Saumur, noticed that their 18-month-old baby was wasting at ay but it was not till yesterday that the panse of the trouble was discovered. Mms. Felon became suspicions of the nurse, who, (ofocure) at first declared that she woain no way confersed that she had given the baby pins to blame for the baby's ill-health. Finally, she Biz have been recovered from the child's buy se for, but it will be some time before the doctors will be able to declare it out of daugor. The nurse, who was at once arrested, has been

and, to a lunatic asylum to be examined, as

is considered mad.

the

THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR; Prezident Fallières who has thoroughly least to. Eeral where he met the Car and enjoyed his visit to Northern Europe and not.

Edward a few weeks ago, has added to his talked over business with him, as did King pojularity by presenting the Tear's son with a complete electric milway, with stations, tunnels viaducis, and engines and trains, all worked by means of an ingenious electric device. This most acceptable toy which cost nearly 10,000 france, has completely delighted the Emperor's so, who in returning the thanks to President Fallibres, expressed the hope that when he

to dome and see him in Paris, The French are delighted.

with the warm reception accorded to their beloved, President not only in Russia but in Denmark while, from a political point of view, the result is a while, foregove naseas for France.

The amount of mercantila tonnage under construction on Jane 30 last wes about 300,000 tons, being fully $50,000 tors less than 4 year sgo, and is the lowest total recorded since 1996, tonnage to be turned out in the United Kingdom We should estimate the total amount of her This year at about 1,200,000 tons, which, com. pared with about 2,000,000 tons in 1907, and about 1,600,000 tons in 1908, should ameliorato

the situation.

HONGKONG. HYPNOTISED.

SINGAPORE PROON CEITICISM.

editorial on August 27th

The Singapore Free Press had the following

Sir Henry Blake's letter on the opian. proposals for Hongkong, is described by the and the journal adds "Hongkong has a hard "Times of Ceylon as a right and left hander,

the Colony will make some effort towards compensation after the ax-Governor's plain hint toagliate, agitate, agitate."

London, August 17th. A fire broke out on the Dutob steamer

Despite the efforts of the captain panie enened, Amstelland," carrying 299 passengers from

and twenty passengers béarded the life-boats. Ons who was deamented out the ropes, and all drowned, and others clung to the vessel and were precipitated into the sea, Six were

were taken on board again, when the fire was extinguished.

ESPERANTO CONGRESS AT

DRESDEN.

London, August 17th. An Esperanto Congress has opened at Dres the King of Saxony and delegates from various dear in the presence of the representative of Governments. Cheering for some minutes. greeted the inventor, M. Zamenhof, delegates dwelt en Esperanto as the world. The language.

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Hongkong, 24h August, 1908.

LANCASHIRE COTTON CRISIS,

London, August 9th, The Lancashire gotton spinners have given Should the operatives not accept the reduction notice of a five per cent, rednotion in wages. there will be a look-out affecting thirty-six million spindles.

The reduction of wages will affect consider- ably over 150,00 operatives. The Emergency Committee of the Masters Federation ala recommended another fortnight'a short-time in September.

DINIZULU BREAKS A BLOOD VESSEL.

Londos, Angust 20th. Heater wires from Pietermaritzburg that Dinisula has broken a blood vessel. His condi- tion is serious, but not critical,

PLAGUE AT FORT FLORENCE.

London, August 20tb. Beater wires from Mombassa that plagua bos broken out at Port Florence.

The Uganda Railway has consequently been

THE CAPTAIN OF KOEPENICK.

London, August 18th. The famous so-called Captain of Kospenlok obliged to discontinue booking freight to the who has been released owing to iii-health, isiske poris, owing to the lack of labour. the object of universal attentions. He bas been the recipient of subscriptions amounting already to 210.0.

ASIATIO QUESTION IN THE

TRANSVAAL

BRITISH BATTLESHIPS COLLISION.

London, August 21st.

H. M. 8. "Venas" is at present repairing at Portsmouth as a result of a mishap at Quebe during the Tercentenary Celebrations. The battleship" Russell "drifted on to the "Yoans," latter'e six-inch guns which noted as a buffer. her stora striking the muzzle of one of the

serious accident was averted:

soon ignored their loss fortunate colleagues grew up, his father would allow him time in front of it, but we can imagire that Mr. Gandhi's son has been sentenced to a The gun courtings were smashed, but s

The privileged formed themselves into a olique from whose make others were rigorously excluded. This is the origin of what is now known- "La Presse Presidentielle," and which it is proposed to racontract on entirely new lines. Among the privileged were many who never went a line to their paper though:

accompanying the President in his various journeys and participating in all kinds of

-THE LATEST FLYING MACKINW

Bossson Borgais is stout to conduct some most Francs bids fair to lead in aeroplanes. M.

London, August 18th, A telegram from Johannesburg states that month's hard labour for refusing to comply with the Magistrate's order to leave the Colony.

LATER,

That is all very well, so far as it goes. But that no matter how good its case all its the unfortunate thing about Hongkong is at Johannesburg states that Mr. Gandhi met The Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph test and agitations are, as a rounding brass the Government and Opposition Leaders yester and = tinkling cymbal, for the simple but day. It is believed that a compromise was all-nflcient reason that the Hongkong public Teched by which the Registration Aat will not and has studiously neglected to provide itself has been content to remain pasalve and armed, repeated but will not be enforced;

LATER. A telegram from Pretoria states that, follow.

WIFE SELLING IN CHINA. A Hongkong correspondent w

writes as follows

I sent you not so long ago an nodonat of how the Chinese women of Canton bed bold an an precedented meeting in support of the boycott of Japanese goods, and how there were ten

receptions, fêtes do, given in his honour. As interesting and novel experiments at Issy-les with the only machinery by which it can hopeing yesterday's meeting between the Asiatic thousand wives and daughters present, imbibing a result of their continual association with the invented, and which he claims is nothing more | obief misfortune appears to lie in the fact of the Voluntary Registration Validation Bill has been suffragette at the same time.

Monilnesur, with an aeroplane which he has to influence the Colonial Office, or even showenders and Mesure, Bo ha and Emate, the stred of Japan and the spirit of the Western

that it is in earnest about anything. Hongkong'. existence of the China Association, com prehensive body that concerns itself with the general commercial, and political inforests of Britain in China, and also has lately affiliated

withdraw, and the registration question has been referred to a Select Committee of the

Legislative Assembly.

LATER,

Since then the Chinese husbandı havo, cued. their indulgentspirit in allowing their women folk auch unwonted liberty, for there has been a spirit of rebellion in hitherto padifle households, female adornments of the domestic difcles of and in at least fifty cases the wives and other

cortage of the President, they #nally" soquired, at the Elysée a sort of semi-official status, or less than a practical passenger carrier, the while their friends so court did not forget chassis being based on the plain of an automobile Franch journalists when a vacancy ocourred in with plenty of room in the interior. There are The "Terpe" is still six sets of wings on superposed planes, the the effois organ of the French Government, upward movement being obtained by two set throuih s closer.association between the China mouth's hard labour on. the 20th July, for Canton have deserted their homes, and declared and that is likely to remain the only official placed on a long projecting "V" shaped bow. Association and the Japsu Association. But being without a permit and refusing to leave they will be subject to the tyrant man no more,

Government Offse

organ and court journal Correspondents of leading foreign journals in Paris, as well as the Editorn of the principal Paris—nowa- papers seldom, if ever, experience trouble in

which also contains the helm. The toil waight of the machine is about 4 out.

TRENCH KIONNATS.

a

the Transvaal, has been reloased and deported te the Natal border. to-day considered the terms of registration, A conference of 200 Indian delegates hold and a sompromiss was concluded pending the Proceedings were private. The status of edu eated Asiatics & the principal stumbling block. ›TRAGIC OCCURRENCE IN DUBLIN.

Thus the Western spirit enlarging the view in China, where hitherto the women kept. sedulously in the background.

their request for invitations to sccompany the of France is considered so serious that it is to that may be brought to bear in Downing Government's definita terms of settlement. The courts are proving that. For the police have!

President of the French Republic, provided there is sulfolent accommodation as a matter

of course.

THE LABOUR TROUBLES,

workmen of the

The question of the future of the roads

form the object of a special congrès international de la route-to be held in Pars in October next, at the Ministry of the Public Works, The advent of the motor-car has met a

new

problein for the solation of those rear quaible for the maintenance of the highways of Europe. In the days of gouobes, and diligences the old roads

A fiores labour war has been declared by the suburbs of Paris. For me months there has been a strike at Draveil Vigueux and Villeneuve-two towns were suffotout for all purposes, but the up-to-Sealy-that all the respectable opinion in Họng:: about fifteen miles outside Paris-of Darrios dato motor car, with its ponderous weight and ard bricklayers, two strikers being killed to steal-studded tyres, works haves with the Some means will have to in an encounter with the troops last surface of the roade,

As protest against this the work. be found of raceting the wear and tear which waak. men connected with the "buing trade of this the modara masne of lecomotion has, so City went ont un strike yesterday for twenty enormously augmented. It is precisely for this four hours only. By train, tramesr, in all sorta purpose that the Congress will be held. An of vehicles as well as on foot the Paris work everyone who har travelled extensively in men descended on the two ramed towns in Europe is aware. France in the country which thousands, for the purpose of joining the masses the best roads. Her reputation in on strike, with the result that Barde fighting fault of her owa, since they are maintained as this respect is rapidly declining, through no took plass between the men tehind bastily-

well se over. Motoring has completely ruined erected barricades and the troops. The ossus-

forthcoming Congress to suggest a remedy It is for the members of the which, if practical and not, too expensive, will be gladly acted upon,

London, August 18th, of Ireland, has been thrown from his janating Mr. Ennis, the new Assistant Under-Secretary carin Dublin and killed.

in its extent or imaginary in its origin. The This state of affairs is not merely estimated

traced some of the absconding ladies, and have In the rojority of cases been received with a volley of declarations in the sense I hzrS indicated.

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1.6. An Futter

The

48 20 Bo several wives have appeared in the polica-

made that stand in queer contrast that the souris to show cause why they should not observing their inalienable “Right of appeal return and incidentally revelations have been to His Majesty's Representativa" in the per- son of the Gevarmor. This is a declaration by modern rebellion. They have sworn that they Sir Henry MoGallam bimself, and he surely will not return, and would sooner face death, knows whether or not he has the right to THE SPRINGFIELD RACE WAR.

sad st the same time they have initiated

permiade the people of Ceylon that he in otistom of sale and barter of wivan and women

this island, Ha Majesty's Representative" London, August 18th.

generally that has attracted wide attention.

The learned Judgo's solution of this diealty An extraordinary sequel to the Springfield

Not merely women been sold from one man is that not even the Governor can arrogate to rage war is that the negro accused of assaulting to soother, but women have themselves indulged hig

himself an official capacity which bis Com the white woman who identified him ber in matrimony in the zotual terms of the mart, mission does not confer upon him. But this molester has conclusively proved bis innocence. one women selling herself to four husbands at does not settle the point at all. His Excellency It was this allegation that started the uproar. Laband died within a short time and she then learned Judge confesses that he does not

the rate of thirty dollars each time. Bachkrows the terms of his Commission. The police have now released the negro. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S TRIP TO sctice am all that are readed to that the Governor hast doolared that he is the

sold herself again.

know those terms But whatever the terms Wherever the magistrates find that kindness of the Commission may be, the fact remains

bring about a reconciliation, to paxishment is King's Representative. He has distinctly, inflicted, but in several onses a term of im- prosented himself so occupying this

position. prisonment and other penalties have boon Are we to be persuaded that he has been guilty meted out "to make an example in view of of misrepresentation and that he shares. the unprecedent number of desertions by guilt with a long line of predecessors in Ceylon wives, it boing difoult to know where the and with every Governor of every British Co- end of the trouble will be."

Jony And supposing this startling inference The women declare that they are merely is correct, are the people when the Governor taking their natural share in the awakening at

rules to suffer the consequences of a misrepis- of China, but the men are pessimistic, and sentation imposed upon them in the name of deolare that ones the permaneat peace of the the King? Viewed in. every light of common- Chinese home has been ruptured thers can be sanes and reason, the proposition laid down at no complete satisfaction again, They, like Haltedorf seems monstrous and subversive of many men in the West under similar difficul. | every conception which governs the relations tier, put it all down to "the spread of between the ruler and the ruled in this country, modern education." And they are sorry the women were allowed out to demonstrată în Canton.

AFRICA..........

to Italf the interests of Britain with Japan the Farsee immigrant who was sentenced to

A telegram from Johannesburg states that

nowhere in all this do the relations between Hongkong as a Crown Colony and the Colon, ind Office or the Imperial Government have the least place. As a rown Colony, in so far as the possession of any political leveiage Street, incfficial Hongkong simply has no more existence than the child unborn. Down ing Streat knows the Governor of Hongkong and his Executive Council, and to a leas extent the Legislative Council. But the official majority on that body makes the opinion of the Legislative Comusil to be what afar from time to time hor, cour they of State desires it to be. Nowhere can that be seen more clearly than in the presumption of Col. Long on the opium suppression business, world be found to be in agreement with that of the Governor Sir Frederick Lugard, and Sir Fre derick Lugard's opinion would necessarily be whefover the Colonial Ofoe direated it to be. It will this be seen that public opinion in Heng Long, so long as Hongkong permits it to be so, the opinion of the Hearstary of State. There are. famings amongst the Unoficiale, and the press. sometimes it Downing Street ehouses to notice it, which it does not se a rule-bahayas in quite obstreperous fashion. But if Hongkong will regretted in helplessness as a Crown Colony of take the honest opinion of those who have

the traditional method of Chinese warfare by British citizen this is no more effective than

influense of the resident British community kong has to do, if it really desires to make the felt directly by the Secretary of Stato is to fashion for itself a weapon whose grip shall be in Hongkong and whose hammer-head. shall be in London. What on the China.

London, August 19th. Colony wo Association know or care about the Crowa The Kaiser has granted to the Koch Institute

pl ongkong? Nothing. Down | £5,000 to combat tuberonlosis, ing Strer out of the picture so far as every ber h of the activities of the Chias that body concerned, although in almost Associati that body may well ask the Foreign Office to look after its interests. It has been

London, August 19th, mentioned to us that in some quarters in

The Grand Vizier Tewik yesterday visited Hongkong, where a sort of claim to a monopoly the Khedive who to-day called on the British exerted, there would be displeasure at the of representation of public interests in tacitly Ambassador. formation of any body that would vonture to express public opinion that did not take its cue to speak or remain silent from the

group indlostad. If that be the state of things in Hongkong the secher it is ended the belter wickets, for the welfare of the Colony. But that has been the

as the and 08, representation made to explanation why Hongkong has never created for itself as Crown Colony and that alone, any machinery that might forms the medium of *pproach to the Secretary of State without any intermediary, the realdent members of

bise were many. So aarions is the situation French roads as it has done those of other making faces and beating gongs. What Horg.

that the twenty-four hours' strike of the Paris Workmon-1 carsfally planned affair is indeed -bat, the beginning of a real industrial war between worker and capitalist. In yesterday's terrifio fighting which did not, however, last very long, both sides suffered severely. The strikere pelted the soldiers with stones and all sorts of missiles, including water-bottles, glasses, syphons chairs for which the cafés were ransacked, so they charged the rioters, The drogovus and ouirassiers were at the moroy of the strikers at one time, owing to their be- ing unable to follow the rioters up the railway embankment; they were forced to remain below

until re-laforcements arrived. While below they were hooted and again pelted with stones and revolver shots. As soon sa General ·Virvaira arrived with more cavalry, he at one gave the order to the men to dismount and mosle the embankment, Fighting was exceptionally evere for some hours, until finally the soldiers were mastern of the plage, but not until many were killed and wounded on both sides. The esact number of killed la not as-yet known, na the dead were quickly carried away by their comrades. Yesterday was but a skirmish, and a series of fights is promised in, which many must again be killed and wounded on both sides unfortunately..

LUNATICS AND MUSIC

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countries

FÄЕIS EEFORMING. Paris is at last reforming and is becoming s moral city. The proceedings recently taken against certain Tariety directors and artiste for nude exhibitiona kas resulted in the sentencing of the director of a Montmartre establishment to three months' imprisonment. Two of his artists were also sentenced to 15 days and 50 frano fine, but have benefited by La Loi Boranger, or First Offenders' Act, which is equivalent to an acquittal,

WEATHER REPORT. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--

On the 2nd at 12.05 pm-The barometer continues to fall slowly over B.W. Japan and the Loechoes.

Pressure remains somewhat low over the Pacific between Monaco Sims sad the. Bonins, Bobably a depression is developing to the

and

the Hongkong Association in London being the branch charged with the duty of making re

Jopan, and the normal le still exceeded along the Chins coast.

he area of bigh pressure remains over N.E. as to the Secretary of State direct,

فنلاند

IN

London, August 18th. thousand applications have been received at the A telegram from Washington says that serez

African trip. White House from banters, cooks, and guides, to accompany President Roosevelt on his

THE KOCH INSTITUTE.

THE KHEDIVE AT CONSTAN-- TINOPLE.

ENGLISH CRICKET.

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London, August 19th. Hampshire has beaten Gloucestershire by nina Middlesex has beaten Notla by an innings

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· MACEDONIAN REFORMS,

IS THE GOVERNOR THE KINGʻ8 REPRESENTATIVE /

Haye the "Ceylon Morning Leader of the 6th August

THE "INDOMITABLE'S" RECORD.

COMPABSTIVE FIGURES,

Though there is not sufficient material with Which to make correct comparisons between the performance of the Indomitable and recorde of the Lusitania, the routes being so different. the following table, showing the speed of the Such a question may appear to be dovoid orner, compared with the fastest lineri i Kost, of even academic interest, for until yesterday is of interest- it never entered into the head of any reason-

Distance. Average Time.

Koota. able person to dispute the fact that H. E. the

per bour, D..I.. M. Governor

Indomitable of Ceylon in the representative of

1,684,... 24. 8 ......o 10 0 the Sovereign, within the four corners of

Lusitania... 2,891 25.01 4 19 38 this Island. But the judgment delivered by Manestania. 2.89) ..... 24.36 ...... 4 20 15 Mr. Justice Wood Renton on Tuesday, discloses the startling and natiling fact that the in eixe and engine power:---

The following is a comparison of the vessels

Governor does not even represent the Sove-

pawer

Successive

...

Lusitania Indomitable. Mauretania.

530 fent...

790 feet.

And

78 feet.

88 feet.

tershire has been abandoned.

The match between Yorkshire and Worces Essex boat Northamptonshire by an inning and seventy.

Lancashire beat Leicester by ten wickets. The match between Sussex and Warwickshire | reign generally, having only the function dele. Was drawn.

gated to him by the terms of his Commission Length Surrey has beaton Kent by an innings and and he is only the officer to sxegate the specific Breadth

with which that Commission clothes Displacement... 17,250 tons 23,000 tome. So that His Excellency cannot alaim to Horse power... 41,000 tons ... 70,000 tonn, be the, representative of His Majesty the Engines 410. turbine 4:10. turbine. King in any sense of that phrase which the uleted from Belle Isle, where she got out into The Indomitable run was, of course, sal- w will recognize. And yet Governors bave repeatedly declared to the the open ocean, after threading her way down anenspecting people, of Ceylon, the exact the St. Lawrenes, wad the covered only shout contrary, and the loyal attachment and rem 2,000 miles abed, whereas from pect of succeeding generations of the people Sandy Hook the distants is a much is 2,880 Chava been secured for the person and oulos of miles. On July 8th the Lusitania steamed 643 the Governor upon the basis of those declara: knots in a day, an average of 25.43, and for four tions. The present case arome out of the hours if not for a longer period the Indo- question: how far does a subject addressing the Lusitania was on the westward course, when milable has beaten this The best pamage by petition to the Governor of the land enjoy Immunity from prossoution? It transpired, she did the journey at an average of just under that no longer ago than last month a proola 25 knots Consequently, the indomitable has mation had appeared in the Government not only spproached the record of this Altantio Basette cautioning petitioners against falme liner built only for speed, but has made the statements, “and at the same time expressly beetfour hour run over accomplished by maything;

larger than torpedo ́araft,

the department obarged with the 818 rans administration of the Eastorn Crown Colonies. Moderste N.E. winds may be expected in the 11 over there was a time in the history. Formosa Channel, and moderate N.W. and W. Hongkong when such a body was needed it

of winds over the N. part of the Chine Bea

now, when so large a proportion of the Colony's

*** Lawson, August 20th. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending revenue is endangered by the surrender of the Austria he sent favourable reply to the The various experiments made in French, to-day, 0.20-inchəs—------

Home Government to the agitation of resent Bussing auction lunatio aeyjums to test music and its in laense The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

parliamentary clique. We have in a previous with regard to Macedónian reforms should be on the inmates have not altogether been today is as follows:----

article shows how simply and effectively such deferred in view of the events in Turkey. The satisfactory. Indeed, it has been found that

N..and W. an Association can be irilisted. What is it that reply adds that Austris sen only rejoice, if the beyond brightening the lives of those who suffer Hongkong & Neighbourhend. winds, light or hypnotises Hengkong. alone of the Eastern now regime desures to all Turkish subjects

moderate; fair.

such an organisation beplore the absence of equal rights. NE winds,

because until Hongkong moderate.

Arma •herself as we suggest there can be no Same as No 1 other Crown Colonies even if there is a common means of cooperation between Hongkong and grievance to redress or a common policy to

from the terrible malady of madness, its oficiency as a treatment, properly speaking, is regarded in France as very restricted. Dr Sérieux, (and he is a serious man se bis name Implies the eminent specialist, head of the

Formosa Channel

South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan......

Crown Colonies ↑ Ws

Fame as No. 1. iupport.

A. "YOUNG EGYPT" PARTY FORMED.

· London, August 20th, * Advices from Cairo state that Young Egyptian" movement has arisen in Egypt.