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THE BUILDING COLLAPSE AT

YAUMATI.

Before Mr. J. H. Kemp, sitting as coroner, and Messrs. F. Austin, Hugh Dinning and G. G. Catobisk (jurors), the inquiry concerning tele of collapse et 36, Portland Street, the dealbs of six Chinese, who were killed as the Yaumati, during the lyphoon-of-27-28th July,

was continued,

THE HONGKONG DATEY PREFOS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 1908.

miles an hour in the typhoon of 27-28th July, Some of the instrumenta at the Observatory had seen a lot of nervios,

THE NAVIGATION OF THE AIR.

PRINCE BULOW.

FRENCH COMMENTS ON THE

QUEBBE FÁTALR.”

-RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING

Go LIMITED:

It is likely, writes porreapondout that. there are only few shareholders in this Com pasy who have carefully studied the last anuai report of the Director, the balance shoot, and profit and loss account and made themselves onguisant with the present position of this Company. The reason for this supposition is that, even making allowances of the general business depression new existing, prices of tha shares would not have touches the present low

WHAT PURPOSE WILL IT SERVE? Mr. A. Denison, architect and engineer,

Now that Mr. Orville Wright has sailed on deposed to having carried on bustness in an aeroplane for a close hear the aeroplane h

The interview with Prince Bulow is widely Hongkong for the last 27 years. On 18th becomes competitor with the dirigible ballson,

the air, remarks the Times, may be taken to have reproduced in the German newspapers. The Portland Btract, and examined the bonding received a defaite auswer in the femative. Lokalen signer," the Tageblatt" and the October witness inspected the flank wall of 35 The question whether it is possible to navigats

dby Berliner Zeitung

ng" publish long despatches From the top of the mound to the Bat the question what purpose will be served level of the first floor there were forty this new power remains open. There have been from their London correspondents, while the contsad. From the level of the first floor speculations, but they have been fanciful. The sal-official nowe agency has supplied lengthy

fact that balloons have bean for military reson-extracts to the entire newspaper Pros of figure, bad the majority of shareholders been Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solleitor, re-

The documents referred to show that presented the Crown, and Mr. H. J. Gedge (of to the level of the second the wall was usissance and that most of the recent experi- Germany.

The personality of Prince Bulow has always au feit with the progrese minde by the Com Mesara, Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared properly bonded right through. The top floor ments have been-cried out under on bobalf of Memes Palmer and Turner, the also appeared to be properly bonded. On the auspices has led to the popular idea therinteet Red la France, and at the time of his sad. the position of Boub Mines is gradually im- verandah aide the brickwork on the ground floor air mag in a few years become a theatre of dan illness the sympathy in France was sincere proving, and is at the present time, probably, the gentleman ing back at the balance sheet for the your in the balloon which was unfortunately dea royed tinguish between Prince Bulow, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Director of Public was not quite so good, and there were five or six war. The grestáchləvement of Count Zeppelin Bat French critics would generally like to dia- far better than it has ever been before. Look

Witness thought encouraged great many people in Sonth philosopher and use of the world; and

debit on the profit and loss account of £15,49, Works, recalled, was cross-examined by Mr courses without bouding. Gedge. He stated the lime generally produced in many of the cracks in the first party wall bud Germany to think that the time was at band is ow, Brocessor to the iren Chancellor. Prince ending. March, 196, wo Bind, that there was a

lese sincere in what he says, anet. trouble first defeating to be more

This means that the mines made

Aprofit Hongkong was not good, unless it was looked bron caused by the collapse. He thought the England without the souls of free to having low-the pofficial Prince- is always believed This was reduced to $11,350 by March 31, Frenchmen Gnd it very difficult to make bis of £4,050 in 1906-1907 and of £9,159, or more

doublo after. Lime profured by the burning of shells wind probably got into the housie by the front the Bertinh Navy, But just at the mom-ni|bis.courtesy and genisiity are always admitted 1917, and to £2, 191 at the and of last March.. the amount, in 19.7 1948. or coral, such as used here, was not the best wall of 35 feet Hing in. He did not ocneider this, when the flying machine makes te firat + foiveka tally with the foreign politics of the } chan·

voyage comes a soientific observer, Proferr

archilocis.

Ho

На

Witness

transport,

complaint the Europe has misjudged the peaceful intention of Germany. The Tem, references to tha guerre fatale," to the pesoo is its comments, deals with Prince Bülow fal intention of Germany, and to Germany position in Europe.

pany,

The Government had not given up the testing front wall would have fallen unless it had been of mortar because they founds there were so blown down by the typheon. Witness thought Simon Newcomb, and snalyses, in the N no oficial Fricce. The "Tempe 2078 94 mach By this time the dobit balance if Ezi the wind was concentrated on this block by reason teenth Contury, the chances of practical utility whas it relers to several disturbing nots of should already have been paid off, so ther

bo b of le balcon and of the flying machine, Germany during recent years-ibe, brasqu the ond of this fiaskoisi year fully large bi expected, many different resalls to teals that it was absolutely unreliable. The Pubis. Works of its sitastion and the open space, to the south Te Professor Newcomb is, right, the forecas»iavitation to a cenførenes af Algeciras and so oredit balance may reasonably

we find that tho Dəbən- Bart. Lime mortae in this Colony was not of serial caries and of buites in the air will forth-sod contrasts them with Prince Blows Un locking further into the profit and bave been reduced from £7,055 in Department still tested mortar.

good as could be obtained in England flere not be realised. Nor does the Professor biuk

loss count, explained the method of testing, and said he bad the lime was obtained from barat sheils; in it probable thing airships of any kind will over

Luzes similar period, from £1,200 10 £91, and that every faith in H The mortar in the building England it was obtained from linjastono rival ocean steamers us manns of commercial

1907 to £6,165, in 1906, sundry debtors, for The flying maabine consists of a plane surface

undry creditors only appear with £3,300 in 1908 as against £5,600 in 1907. Besides the in question was to be one of lime to one of Winess did not find it possible to get building

NOT COMPROMISED BY PAPERR

Debentures,

the Company's only dabt is ond of red warth. Witness had visited the building. works properly supervised here. Directis the propelled at such as angle that its motion case

"Prince Bülow does not believe in the 'guerra 25,042 -de to the F.M.8. Government, the that the bricks were

alean architect's back was turned the Chinese brick...the air to lift it. Its Ulting power depende upon its area and upon its speed. If the weight Rain washing on the external walls ought to layer would commence doing sheep work.

to be carried be jucreased the area of the plate fatale- we mean to say, the Gang British repayment, of which is more or loss certain to noften the mortar. It might do so. temporarily,

must be proportionately increased, and probably war. Already in 1905 be told us 'It is foolish be spread over a number of years, so that this ness to think this war incritable. To-day be item should not greatly affect any one year's a part of the extra weight must be given to the

working. but should get hard again, Wilased was not

In 197, £7 580, was writton of for to Germany dreams of invading England. If driving power. The diffealty of constructing adde Chat N body of any sense or influence aware that there were 20 double coares of

carrying power of auch machines. That is the thi is so, they are not Gormosas of sense or depreciation of machinery, eo, and in 19.8 very large planes, therefore, puts a limit to the

The average costs of Directors' first obstacle. The second is that as the flying infanon whe write in the Germen newspaper £6.70

for if our memory is exact, on the morrow of and Auditors' fees, alarms, oberges Bris machine depoads for its buoyacoy on its mova meni it cannot stop without falling. Professor the succes--the precarious success of Count

out at £. 14s: 7d. for the year 1906/1907 and limi a pou the posibilities of the seroplace, or beyond the Rhine articles which seemed to be 9 Bingapore.ros per one oanse gold works st £2, 12.30 for 1607/1908. For the year A juror asked if it would not be passible to flying machine. Perhaps bo is a little too can inspired by the idea which the German Char-

makers of ser planes may find meas of gliding German dipi-matists marmur softly, What crashed, giving 10, 9. as, gold, and for the year that expired on March 81, Isat, iheme ing the bonding of the walls.

downwards as a preliminary to a fresh rise, and can one foresre concerning the conditions of a

gures were 72,587 tons and 19,814 as, gold, His Worship-It would be very hard to say masy be able to dispense with the power of stop future war? A steerable ballon;

on the groasd, which apparently they already these words essuredly do not compromise Prinos gold. The average per ton increased from and Bwire did exc-lent work in building. The jin à caseof this kind what would be independent | ping and to be cuntons with that of wh. hting dynamite. The chauvel. is not bread-, Bator in other words an increase of 3,154 oz. of Mr. Bowley-I Babmit the evidence of the Poles, An heroplane that con rest itself like Bülow, and if he is convinced that the peace, of 152 os. in 1907, to 0.190 oss, in 1908. blows down wore built in accordance with the Building Authority is absolutely independent, bird with outstretched wings may by that the world in solidly established, one can only The, returns for the 4 mouths working from

bricks counting from the ground ap to the first floor of the funk wall, and that they were properly bonded with the exception of three.

I'll put it to you that the bonding of the blue-

didn't some to that conclusion on my examina:

What disas of foreman is prouerable Generally a seaman out of work.

Crush-examined by Mr. Bowley, witness said the usual commission charged by architects on Churae houses was -24 per cent Fair mortar could be made cut of one part, lime and

bricks in that wall is absolutuly perfect one part red earth, as good as any morior need Newcomb thinks that these two sunditions place | Z-ppelin, we read in the Prees of the aruntry bang, wages and expenses at Raub and oste

tion

ip Hongkong..

Did you examine it carefully-I had a good obtain independent and expert evidence regard.fident in his degative opialon, The driver and silor dis rows. And we have even heard ending March 31, 1907, 73,202 tons of ore were

look at it..

Proceeding, witness said Messrs. Butlerfeld

26 houses in question were completed before the 1900 typhooo, and withstood that. The walls Ordinance then-in-force. If they had not been so, they would not have been passe.

Ipu said the thickness of walls was increased

evidence.

case' of

His Worship-What the juror means is that there are two contradictory statements and he would like to hard third,

Mr. Bowley--I should like to point out that which will enable it to stop for repairs and other excellent affecting referanos to good and brief, adebts and expensen hare and are That has nothing to do with these houses the evidence given by the Building Authority's| required for ibe transport of a hears loud. The spected. Bas Germany been engaged in [ vaiput is increasing, it appears that the position

by a subsequent Ordinance P-Yes."

No.

Well, I can't make out why you mentioned it. It has nothing to do with my clients No, farther than that, in common with the other architects, they opposed the proposition for the thickness of walls.

I suppose, as a matter of fact, you mentioned it as an exence for the Government not having found out before that the walls were not thick enough -No.

oparations.

Don't you think it was onlpablo of the Government or your department not having proper supervision?--I sbonid hardly say it was culpable; perhaps it was an error of judgment. Was it ever brought to the notion of the Governor or the Colonial Secretary P-1 can't tell you prior to my own occupation of the off,

His Worship said it would not be possible to call further evidence on the point, and adjourned the hearing until this afternoon.

beit gredwood, and revenue and average of gold

for many years past. This fant, however does not seem to be grasped by a large number of shareholders, for it is possible now to purchase of the Company is better now than it has been

the shares at about half the price raling about A year go. Bira,k Times,

CRITIC'S PRAISE OF THE "HAUSYBAU."

ITCHING HUMOUR

ON HEAD AND FACE

Became Unbearable-Little Girl Suffered Terribly-Would ITear Her Flesh-Grew Thinner Day by -Day Now Healthier than Ever. CUTICURA CURED HER

ECZEMA PERMANENTLY,

Last August I found a little pliopla Exactly on the crown of my little daugh

ter's head. It bo

gan to grow larger and larger, and later -it-broke and hu- mour came from it. The head began to be covered with an eruption with bu- mbur exuding freely. Annio suffered ter ribly, and hor head Was so Itchy that she scratched it un- til she tore the flesh, and at night had to tie her hands, the itching VAR SO fearful. The erup- tion spread over the whole of her load, her down part of

brok, and even over her face. A doctor's ointment did her no good. In fact, it seemed to make the trouble worse, and the itching increased until it was unbearable. If one apos heuled another became worse. When the trouble started her health began to fall, she was peevish, and grew thinner day by day. I was in despair, As last I tried Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cutiara Pills. At the very firstapplication the itching stopped, if by maglo, and her head became better every day. In ten days the humour eczeed: altogether, and by the time I had used one set of Catioure Remedies she was almost cured. I got another set, and in a month she was completely cured, so that you could not That tell she had ever had eczema.

www thres, months ago and there has never been any sign of a recurrence since. Her health is better than ever, and 1 ascribe her condition entirely to Cuticura Remedies. Her hair is grow Ing thicker and thicker, too. Mrs. John Bisset, Easter Lurabengfe, Newburgh, Fife.. B., June 14, 1907,

Bond to nearest-depot for fres Cuth. durg Book on Treatment of Skin Diecases, cutioura Heardire are sold therughout the word. A disgis Bet oftenures. Depois, London, Charterhouse 84 Paru, 5 Xus. de Part Antsa Towns & Co., Bydney, Bouth Africa. Inuse, Lad., Cape Town, etc... 11. 6. A. Poster Drug & Chen, Corp., 8oz krups, hostes.

5-13

Anchorage for two colifers: The ultimate depth at low-water is to be 30 feet.

As a port for general merchandise, the writer remarks, Mike leaves much to le desired. It is obvious that until the connection with the GERMAN AND ENGLISH WIVES Government rallway through Kyushu is made, and until the enter harbour is much drepened and improved, very littlo general merobandies will fad its way to the port. It is trae il ba a very flourishing hinterland, but its position, the delay ibat must be caused by ita tidal balore, and the capacity of the barbour, must surely stand in the way to its ever attaining the rank of a first-class distribating centre. Ana OOK) --_-_-__i_quíte porabe that in the course of time a port, however, Mike's future is assured, and it "can fair general trade will be attracted, The works-

mesur Bod the opportunity for the repaire copptalalate oneself without resOEVO,"

or 867 oz per month and for the Dealing with the ampliat that Germany April to August, 1957, amounted to 4,325 same period in this year, to 5,121 ca or 1,006 during fight upon he impossiblity of which

ow, per month, the Professor relies as a part of his argument. mi-judged, the "Temps 8838 Prince Bülow cas The strong point of the balloon is its bagay, has again developed a theme in which he is purposes, is weak point is the enormous size innocent Garmany, wrongly ill-judged and witaomes in really against their own interesta balon will be to a great extent at the mercy of war during the last thirty-seven years? Ne,

b cause it is the have gone to wer? weather will always be foult,

M. DELC 886'S EXPERIENCE. because it lays them open to the obvious retorty wind, and its navigation except in olear, without doubt, But we will reply, why should only by his sight of the earth's surfans that the

Concluding, the "Temps" says:- that it is their fault.

neronant can judge of the relation of his move-

We are found fault with whatever we do," Whatever we do Prince Bülow misjudged To navigate a balloon will be like avigting a me to the country over which he is tave ling. ship without a leg and without any menus. f himself, and German diplomaer under his dires. acerlaining the leeway, which will usually be tion has not always been so offered as he seems M. very great. Then the balloon that can carry to believe. Does he forget 1905 His haughte load worth the trouble will have to be of vast bine exigenoie-? His refusal to converse with and of proportionate ist. Either balloon or Deless! Hie menacing circalars? Does be

Mr. Lloyd-George's eulogy of the German housewife and Fran Mings Cau-r's unfavour Aying machine will be liable to nosident, and a forget Algeciras? The Wolff telegram? The

able eritiems in the Daily Mail of German slight accident in either case will anally be telegram to Count Wit'e and to President

Women as compared with their English sisters called forth an interesting letter from Herr fatal to all the persone travelling in the car. Hoosevelt Germany on the oceusions did all Those are among the considerations which lead she onsild in order that one might misjudge what Professor Nowoomb to doubt whether aeris! she did. She was imperious, provoking, not the Par her feelings, but also towards M. Bouvier, navigation will ever be of much-use except for only towards the Minister wife, she said, had bart Regierungskommerzienrat (Commel Dial Conn.

Frau Caner's oriticism,"

," he writes, " the geographical exploration of

to be recent Hterstars published in the Press leader of the party struggling to secure for development. regions. There will in his opinion be no whose high spirit of consiliation she had prateador) Bug Linauer, of Berlin. mercantila navies in the air, and no regnar We speak of the past and weke no reference only be explained by the foot that she is the are perhaps on too small steale to allow future

women equal rights with men. She defends, if pas:ouger service. Meither figing maclive nor balloon will be of much commercial utility, costrolled by the Chancellor about the Maint except perhaps for advertisement. It remains Hafid affair. We remain perusded that the she does not agree will, the extravagances of smiling pleasantness which Prince Ealow are imposible in Germany, where military servion is one of the cardinal duties of oitizen- to consider the problem of the balloon in war-policy of Germany has not always had the the English cuffragettes. Such performance naissance is probable enough. But that bal- accords it,

ship sad women are reasonable enough to That dirigible balloons will be used for recon loons will be employed to fight against ons Bauther Professer Newcomb dues not believe,

perceive that absolute equality with men is A single explosive bullet will wreck balloon,

rendered impossible by nature herself. so that the combat would be too dangerous Even the often discussed theory that balloons will wait about dropping dynamite on to towns or ships of war is rejected by the American britic. who snows that it will be easier for rifleman or a gunner on the ground to hit and destroy talluon to drop their cartridges on to a target even as large as the Dread ought. If belicons

Biones

CROWN AGENTS.

ACTION BY THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMEECE,

The Times of Ceylon says

A RUSSO CHINESE SQUABBLE. Blagoveschienak newspapers contain parti. In your evidence you stated that, in 1902 calars of a conflict between Russians and there was only one building inspector. Don't you Chinese, which is eloquent of the changed relations between the twe nationalities occupy consider the Government or your Departmenting the banks of the Amur river. The ferry culpable for having only one inspector, to do the boat, one of the huge platforms customary in whole work of the Colong?--I certainly think Siberis, was preparing to leave the Chinese it was impossible for one inspector to exorciss side, to cross to Bl govesohorsk. On board any efficient supervision over the building wore a number of Russian soldiers, armed for tunately, only with -bros. The ferry was in charge of Chinste polios, as now customary, and these were armed with the usual bimboo, bat they had in addition modern revolvers The several Chinese were fang overtide. A fight began among the passengers, and Chinese

then slipped ashore passengers bombarded the flast with and injuring many among the sionely-packed masses The Russian soldiers dow their sabres and attacked the Chinese police aboard. The officer in charge of the latter gave ordore to fire, and But after that After that it was.

speedily restored order,

The float got away and reached the other Was it pointed out that typhoons would occur in the Colony, that buildings would side without further insident, but the quarrel collapse, and that more competent supervision began sg-in immediately she touched the shore, the balloon than for the occupants of the that the Hismarckian begemony-fatally provi- of their bidren, and the welfare of the whole by the Eecretary of State when he

and move men wore flang overboard, three Russians and four Chinese. They were all

sunk Chinese

with rescued by police boars, but the one containing

Was resoned

thrown

an by.

angry Russian The Russian 'ave ›ant' orond on the river bank.

miking any kind of airship capable of being admits that the soldiers aboard the draft were drank, and in atteo ing the Chinese police with escuro and certain means of transport are sabras injured others right and left, including insuperable, and that oven if they could be their own people. The Chiness, it appears, are overcome little or no useful inrpose would be moving up through Manchurin in vast numbore forved by their coi straction. The conclusion is in the hope of obtaining work on the projected Discouraging to the sexonsuts, but it may for a Amur Railway, although the Bursiau Govern-time dispel the alarms of those who have ment are pledged to employ only Russian labour. Imagined that an spook of ware of a new and The conditions of life in that region, however, terrible kind was at hand. make it quite certain that Chinose labour will have to be employed,

I'now-bold.

hould be had P-I did not represent it quite In that manner. I said the inspecting stiff, inadequate, and should be increased.

Tou By the Government, because they did not employ sufficient number of building inspectors, oslled on the srebitects to do their work for them? Not to do Government work,

but their own work.

-

What about the Ordinance, does it not becoue a farce P-I don't see it.

The Ordinance says buildings should be inspected ?The Ordinance certainly makes ~provision for inspection.

Do you think an arobitect inspecting these 26 Lonees should notice avery different bit of

the stones

ever drop cartridges with any chase of sucams their best targets will be other Bolloqua. The general conclusion of Pro

If one wishes to tarn the question in another way, it would be well to know whether Germany considera it indispensable to her dignity that Earope thould remain or should once more become what it was at the time of Bismarck. If it were thus, if this were the necessary condition of peace, the penes of Europe would stand on a fragila base. We hope that it is otherwise, and that at Berlin' it is understood Bional-as not necessary for the honour of Germany, and that even witheat it Germany remains strong enough not to be nervous."

REAL INTEREST OF GERMAN TỬ The Débatu

raa Cauer says that German women bare not enough individuality to join in the progressive movement; but have enough in divduality to refuse to do so, and to declare that their resent status reuders good retvies to the happiness of the housebeld, the education nation.

*

The Ladox Chatter of Commerce bas taken. up the subject of the Crown Agents with the object of getting a mers searching and far- to modern scalitions than that contemplated reaching enquiry into the system and its relation approved of the eppointment, for superficial purposes, of the Crown

for the Colonies Com- Agents,

This was abanded after wittee of Inquiry'

fssor Newaab is that the difficulties of it is not to thees with Prinos Bülow that hous-held, or the man she mette in roois-life, Commons; but, when the scope of the isgeirf

We bave tried to follow the main lines of an unfavourable analysis of the possibilities of aerial navigation. But having done so we may venture to enggest that 'the distinguished will not be doubled, has taken no note of what is after all one of the chief luments in the

bonding and mortar?-I won't go so far is that OPIUM CRUSADE IN THE PHILIP- astrónomar, whose compelenes in the matter

You don't expect an architect to sit on the works and do nothing elso bat impecl?—No.

Mual an architect not rely to a great extent on the loyalty and bona fides of hi foreman or overseer ?-Ha ought to

Is not it extremely difficult to get good overseers ?—It is very sektom you can pick them up locally.

And is it not very difficult to get good work out of Chinese contrestore? It certainly. involves a good deal of trouble, as a role.

And, unless they are watched the whole time, they put bad material into a work?-It is extremely probable.

When your proof was taken by the Crow was it pointed out that some excuse would be necessary as to Mr. Tooker's à induct ?-

PINES AND ITS METHODS.

""BTOOL-PIGIONS

1

interest of Germany that she has already should compromise what sha gained by going to war; it is more to her-in- terest to make sure of what she has cor quered, rather than attempt to make new conquests.

But the Débats protests that the metne em kind which apsele a public that ployed to make sure of her position are of nervous.

not even

According to the Chancellor, making the Government responsible for the criticism i German newspapers is ridiculous. This would be a jest appreciation if it were applied to the irresponsiblo Proes of a bountry like France, but, without partiality, we believe wo are right in saying tast it in less just when applied to Germany. Prince Bülow is a dia- affxira of the empire, he said, "Without reserver," he tikes to repeat it. Now, we remember

Certainly the German wife is less spoiled by men than in other landa She does not reorien many attentions from the men in her but she is absolute raler in the household, the pilot of it is the best and widest sense of the

ན་

word,

A young girl wat by a modest family to Eng. far above her situation and that of her family. Innd to learn the language came back with ideas

to the position of a wife and this was the effect H-rideas had been overmuch refined in regard of a very simple English bearding beuse, after which he found Ler modest German home istol rable.

We find, besides, that all persons who have noe tested life on the other side of the North Sea are very charmed with it, and will not take ap the existence they lad before, preferring to sayin England where the wanderd si life is gurally for higher than in Germany.

Mr. Lloyd George has, with good reason,

a few questions had been put in the House of was announced, there was, omongst those who were keen on the larger enbject, indignation at -the travesty. We admire the spirit which actuates important bodies in England when of their nefiskness, for, white a form of the they take ongnisance of such a question, because

competing for Crown Colonial trade and system would admit of a larger number of firms requirements, flems in theologies themselvea would have equal opportunity. Of compating with home firms in tendering for public works and Government supplies. The Loudon Chomber of Cammeres addressed the Secretary of State and thencirculated its communication to other prominent hambers of Commerce, some of which including Liverpool, have expressed approval of the steps taken. It asked

That the Committee of Inquiry should have

| modern attempts to fly, The seronauts are the † ciple of Bismarck. In taking over the wad recognised ›he veins of the greater simplicity of power to include within its reference, or to

FLOVED TERY EFFECTIVE pioneers of sport and adventure. So long as it is dangerous to try to fly, men will make the attempt. After Count Zeppelin's voyage and Mr. Orville Wright's flight it is inevitable that other ballooniste will try to make longer voyages and other machine-dyers to make longer flights These efforts may not have soy measurable utility. But mankind are happily net circam soribed by and bound down to utility. Invention does not always more on the line of ascertainable purpose. The ides of the aeronzata is to sail fly through the air. What that sy lead to

IN DECOTING VIOLATORS OF LAW, The Internal Revenue Barcan is busy these days, says the Manila Coblenous, paying the rewards to its small army of "stool pigeons, Chinese, Filipino and Amerigens, whose in formation sided the authorities in the estoroc ment of the opium law. The law sethorizes the Collector to pay to the informer 25 per cent, of the amount

of the fine assessed by himself or

disbursed since April 1st. the souris, and nearly P10,000 has been thus

One of the most efficient Chinese informers, whose "tips" to the Burean lended many of his countrymen in Bilibic, 8 Lzaro or Amor, is now doing penal carvitude for "hitting the pipe

ips. A smitian conscienos, his friends and apologists aver, prompted him solace and oblivion in parentio alugor while the members of a powerful tong claim the credit for to the Wolf old man Lee's breaking in

make

to

Boek

that do not att of them ask or want to know. But perhaps when they have acquired the power ocensions will arise when they will be found nasful, and what in its origin is a noble, sport may contribute sme new interest, and avon come as yet undiscerned atility, to inman life.

inade

be

be

the German "Hausfran" for the financial exin

THE PORT OF MIIKE.

the use which the founder of the empire fence of the German nation, which would be in of the Press, what kew, dauger if our wives were other than they are, how to get out of it, the serving which he demanded of it and which it rendered him quite and tought the easier life of their pozably willingly, the unbluebing way to site happier sisters in other lands."Daily Mail, disavowed articles which hung fire, sud the unscrupulous art with which now despite e were azb-adited in order to create curtain José events are for us enrrents of "pinion, much more recent than the occupation of the Hanse towns by French troops, which seems to vivid memory with the have left such Chancellor."....

THE PRINCE'S LAVRELS. Referring to Prines. Billow's talement hat Germeny will not submitt any indignity, the Journal des Débas" saya that every one understands this. "We only demand the Like bis formidable benefit of reciprocity. predecessor. Prince Bülow owes his title to a victory gained over us. His has born

REFOLT BY BRITISH COMMERCIAL, ATTACHR.

The British Commercial Attsobé at Tokohama (Mr. E. Crowe) has forwarded to the British Foreign Ofes a momerandum on the conditions And prospects of the harbour at the port of Milks in the island of Kyurbu, which was ceclared open to foreign trade on April lat last. The harbour works are a private undertaking of the Mitsui Mising Company, and their principal object is to facilitate the export of coal from the Miika and other mines. This is at present shipped by junk 38 miles to Kuchinotau.

The port consists of an inner and enter

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otherwise recommend in its report to Parlia meat, that further eridenos should-be obtained

in relation to the present system by which the improvements, public Agents in respect of tenders for supplies, and controlled expandi- ture. These questions affect the manufacturing Colonies are subject to the control of the Crown

interests in relation to open tendering the Intereste of contractors for publlo works in relation to Government and fcéder light rail ways; and the trading interests in respect of excersive cast of public works on leap or capital account, which tend to increase dation and tariffs, and consequently advarsely affect the British commercial relations with the solanier. Questions also affecting coal supply, machi- ery, and shipping and hading charges, as well as rates for curringes of inward traffic and preferential contracts call for early con- sideration, and, having regard to the fact that the reference of Parliament hae restricted the present investigation of the committee to the

LATEST STEAMER. MOVEMENTS.

The I.G.M. str. Prins Sigismund left Mapila on the 13th inst. af 5 p., and may be expected pao fo; it has not bean, followed by the same harbour, space for which has been obtained by internal organisation of the Crown Agents for here on or about the 16th just, a.m.

The II.-A. Linie str. Siletta left Shanghai effects. We have no rancour against him, but dredging and reclamatior. Further reclamation the Colonies, it is believed that there is good

be quarrels with us if we watch in order to s and may the deal wastes bird to fix 1 jealed to form the site of a newtown and to / and substatial reason for the enlargement of

Mr. Bowley objected to the question. Mr. Gedge--I submit the question is perfectly in order, but I'll put it in another way. When bastille, for sailed slanths of the Internal you found these buildings bad collapsed, and

ho specially found that Mr. Tooker had granted a certificate, Revenue Bureau working under the super-

the scope of the inquiry in order that the reces Tharbyer. Agent Bial continue to

vidro extracaterage spice. The outer h you far that momo eseus antichano by riverbleiby cumin na Feeshow ơn thu 13th inat p

Bovora nome 124nores, bata com derable amount for upamant in the direction indicated given for Mr. Tooker's condnot No.

of violators of the law hauled up proven that the expected here on the 19th bust. n.to

The J.C.-J. Lijn str. Tipanas left Roobina croMD,

of time and labour is necessary before it will may be instituted at the same time as the rscom- Either the certificate ought to be given, or it efforts of the Barean in stamping out the evil

tsu for this port on the lab inst. p.m., and

commodate large vessels. The rat set of mondations of the present committee are given An unknown person, who is gifted with s

loading machinery aspected to arrive effect to. may be expected here on or about the 19th inst.

Such powerful aid-is stho best thing which ought not to be given-I presume that is a have been attended by success. 800 "dope fonde" bare been gathered in sinus the beginning of

certain amount of audacity, bar availed bime!! correct statement.

the campaign in the city. A large proportion She will sail for usual Java ports on 21st ipat, of the offenders were permitted to "compromise" The d-C.-J. Lijn siz. Tjikoni left Makassar of the celebrity enjoyed by Derando to deceive from England before the end of be current

the payment into the coffers of the Bareny on the 10th fast: via ports, and may be expected the sporting community of L ghoro. Il pess year, and the other shortly after, so that by has come one way, towards emarcipation from accommodate at the soul wharf three stemmers ommerce will support the London Chamber of sums of money ranging from 100 to 500 here on or about the 2014 irl. She will bailing on a small scale the practiest joke of the 1909 the port should be ready for loading work an obsoleta Institution, and possibly

The J.-D.-J. Lija mir. Tytletjap left. Make cobler captain of Kopenik. this individual with the new plant in the wet dock. This can standing diverse futerasts, ont own Chamber of

reached Leghorn, suitably reparation having

of leas than 10,000 tons. Meanwhile, the outer of Commerce. If the Ceylon Association in pisos, and a pledge to abstain. Others were

harbour is still far from completion. All London were also mised from this side to given the option of a term in jail or free medi oal treatment, and choosing the latter, entered on the 9th inst, vis ports, and may be expected teak made in all good faith by the local news- bere on or about the 21st inst. She will sail

papers, The youth announced himself as

that has been so far done is to drvége a channel Botively on operate, sohaniveral representa. the Ban Lasare Hospital opium ward and were

for Shanghai about 25th inst.

Dorando Pistri, and on his arrival at-the 150 feet wide at bottom and 18 fast deep at tion might be obtained as would make the curad of the babit.

station was received with becoming boons by low water for the passage of ships to the inner Secretary of State realise the intensity of feel. the sporting association.

dick and some further space equivalent to ing which exists on the point,

Now, Sir, don't you think that that certif. cate was properly given at the time by Mr. Tocker, and that the building was properly baile P-I can't asy the building was properly built, but I thlok Mr. Topker was justified in giving the certificate,

Mr. U. W. Jeffries, sexistant at the Oborra- tery, said in oross-examination that it was quite possible, the wind was travelling at 90

Only the inveterata and incorrigible users of the deadly drug were jailed or deported.

for Japan on or about 2ard inst.

The C.P.E. str. Monteagle left Yokohama on Tuesday the 13th inst, at 3.30 p.m. for Victoria and VansoarBE.

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