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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

Good luck to pur cricketers who have gone to Shanghai to uphold the reputation of Hongkong at the cricket. They had a quiet sand off en Friday, and I trust they will not spond to much-time feeding the fishes. We want them to make a good show, and retrieve the loss we Bustained at shooting.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19′′, 1908.

caused those who knew Macao to smile a broad

HAMBURG LETTER.

WELTTEN VORTEX DAILY PRESE

Sept. 171b. THE BUIFFING OF THE TORT

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mile. Evidently opinion on the subject is changing in Poringal I see that Senhor A. Bilve, a Government Lopaty, has in trod used Into the Cortes a Bill legalising gambling. He proposes that a yearly tax of £600 be levied on every club, casino, or kuranal which desires to add a gambling also to a attractions. The Civil Gover nor of Madeira bo come expressly to Lisbon to confer with the Prime Minister on Shooting men are proverbial grumblers, bat the subject. The Governor believes that they had some grounds for fooling disgusted at legalised gambling in the island would be the way the Weather Clerk frowned on all greatly beneficial not only to the inhabitants attempts to bring off the shosting in the by reason of the numbers of visitors who would interport competition. Typhoons upset all be attracted thereby, but that the Govern- fixtures, and the last day within the time limit ment themselves wou'd reap a rich hares at. could not pass without the signals being hoisted. Most people, I fancy, would consider that the to gather 2,254,912 Te, from other Europeans of Germany, where communal cemeteries natives of the island of Formoss. The difficulty An extension was granted, but when the Heng suppression of gambling at Macso would be to kong marksmen lay down at the King's Fork the ultimate advantage of the Colony, for while range on Friday a black pall overhung the sky, the Colonial Treasury deriven a considerable income from the gambling licences it is notorious and with such a gloomy foreboding it was imposable to do well at the targets. However, that the temptations to gmble have served to boiler lue next time.

keep many Chineno familice from settling in the Colony,

There are a number of Cadets in Victoria Jsil-Don't misunderstand mé, dear reader, they are not prisoners. They have goas there to reside with the Assistant Superintendent, and are a jolly bachelor party. Among other chattels they have a gramophone and a selection of excellent records, Almost any day in the work & good song or a band march can be heard either wilkout or within the iron bars. I hesxd à Police Court habitné Baggest that the

Diferent conceptions of dignity have to an interesting little conflict at led

Dook. Apparently the custom Saigon there, according to a southern newspaper, was that the native clerks and draftamen should enter their names in a book as they went into their office, while the ordinary workmen were required to produce tickets to prove that they had been in attendance. The system, on the

According to the annual report of the com mercial department of the Htallation Bures for the your 1907, 1,649 vessels of together 12,040,451 Ts Reg. entered this port against 15,777 of together 11,039,000 Ts. Reg. in the previous twelvemonths. Of those 6,043 of together 1,151,108 Ts. Reg. arrived from Go man ports including Heligoland, 2,244 oval- hosts of together 1,834,768 To, Reg, sud, 2,443 vescola with mixedeargoes of together 1,669,290 Ts. Reg. from the United Kingdom 3,775, of countries. From the United States only 1,153 vessels are reported, but their tenuage exceeds considerably that of any of the other groups, amounting to 3,48.875. T. altogether; 395 vessels of together 1,012,080 Ta. Beg, were entered from Asia and Australia and 399 of to- gether 628,672 Ts, Rg, from Afries. With the exception of vessels with mixed cargoes from the United Kingdom these figures show as inoroase over these of the year 1906, 4,606. vessels arrived empty or in ballast.

16,507 vessels of together 12,103,99 To Begy railed from this port, but of these only 11,985 of together 8,024,986 T. Reg. carried full cargoes, the remaining 4,572 of together 4,078,228 Ts. lefs either in ballast or with few goods on board.

BARGAINS

IN

PIANOS

Japanese Post Office, the delay and disappear. THE REVIVAL OF BOMANISM. The meating of the Encharistia Congress in noe of letters entraated to it, in a daily bitter. SPECIAL London and the sympathy extended to it by mess. The British Postal authorities fail to some of the bishops and other members of the realise what we suffer from the defisieneles of Church of England are regarded both by the the Japanese Post Office in Manchuris. Then pulis and the press in this country as there is the question of the Japanese occupation mistakable evidence of the spread of Romaniem of buildings in Makden and other cities in Great Britain; there can be no doubt that evacuated by our allies; of the bridge across the wedge, the thin end of which was inserted at the Yalu at Astang, and ether things. Above

all is the veto upon Chinese railway construction HIGH CLASS

Bain-min-ton of Ta China itself there is the important question the time the Ecolesiastical Titles Bill was past,

the right of residence in the interior sway doubtful in being drives home and we may before north

loyalty and uncertain long ses & Roman Cathalie party in parliament patriotiem as the

as the so-called "Centre in Germany. from the treaty ports of such large numbers of the frequent abuse of passports; the of the People in England have no conception of the Japanese

tacties; how she endeavours to advance her Reformed Buddhism. Then there is a question

demanding cause in Protestant ornatries by

that is bound to become of increasing import power of the Charoli of Rome and the nature of religious quartion and the propagation of

position do so, exercises the Province abreast of the Japanese possession of unlimited toleration, whilst she herself, where ance-namely, the registration in Fabkien over she is iz

for even in Roman tholic the ground thec they or their ancestors were Eggens the install tolerance. It freqtally Formoss, of Chinese as Japanses objects, on

cansed friction tformarly

to register 43 are not alwaye to be found, that the priest, is similar to one that

only the natives, but the supported by his bishop, refuses to allow Pro-in Siam, where France used testants or persons married to Protestants to be Frenob protégés not to the part set aside for suicides and cutcante territory east of the Makong, which in 1893 had baried in oonseorated ground, relegating them dessendants of the anciens habitants of the and only yielding under pressure from the police. passed into her possession.

Of trade questions with Japan, the most CHINA AND HER FOREIGN Smportant, for foreigners in Chios is the in- of RELATIONS.

fringement of trade-marke, the forgery

bank-nates, foreign

and the importation into China of Japanese imitations of Chinese

.

BROADWOOD. COLLARD..

WERNER.

HAAKE.

RACHALS

KRAUSS.

AND OTHER

MAKERS or REPUTE }

WEAR GUARANTEED

CASH OR CLEDIT.

cial notes. Fortunately, since the publication WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED in the Financial and Commercial Supplement of April 10

10 of extracts from of the The Times

that in half-hour's walk in Tokyo be can Sir Claude MaoDonald's important despatch of January 18, wherein the Ambassador declared find 10 to 20 imitated British trade pasca matter and there are signs of an awakening of conscience, Imitation by Chiness of much attention has been given to tho

musio must abarta the prisoners." No doubt." | face of it, appeared to be quite sound and . From the interior of the country. the arrivals Vice-Presidezor of the Ministry. The Vloeroy British trade-marks is not serioas bat the

replied a poliosman. "This is the reason why there are so many larcenies. The Chinese know they can't gain wimission to an everlasti g concert unless they distinguish themselves."

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ROBINSON PIANO

Co., LTD.

for some little misgiving among those who bare because some of tho sorawls made therein to】 4202 of a capacity of together 875,787 Tons had Ching is at presont na free from international China hes to arrange with Japan, the "Great payment of the ansxpended bilance of the.

The noto" Court Dress," has been responsible had the honour to receive invitations to the Birthday Ball Ladios-were-sppalled at the prospect of having to brave their husbands' wrath by asking for an entirely different costume to the beautiful creation they had just got sent up, and gentlemen felt liltia uuenay at the thought of knee-broschge, wilk stockings and buckled shoes reminiscent as it was of good little

(37 "TU TIMES" CORRESPONDENT.]

Peking, Angaat 27th. For some time past observers have been able to record's ansible improvement in the con- duct of the foreign affaire of China. The im. Yuan Shih-kai of a seat in the Ministry provement dates from the acceptance by the of Liang Tun-you, a graduate of Yale, to a of Foreign A fairs, and from the promotion of

brouglit to the Waiwupa the requisite strength

a large scale into Chive of

Hongkong, 13th July, 1908. Japanese imitations of British trade marks is contemporaries, while Liong Tan-yen has sup- amounted to 25,127 vesaule of an aggregate

America has never dreamed of tendering, carrying capacity of 9,125,730 1s of which 1,718 of character, prestige, and irfineres among als importation on of a carrying capacity of together 3,920,161 Ta ported the Viceroy with a knowledge, rarely very serious indeed, and requires quite as

unexampled Really the

honour showod A ciation and other anthorities, were from the upper Elbs, whilst 26,871 equalled among his countrymen, of Chinese trenchant criticism as the graffle bas received. Complaints are now rarely heard of unanswered

the Beet la an acknowledgment of the THE "TATSU MARU. carrying coily of together 9,C18,385 To, loft and English. The result has been excellent at the hands of the chairman of the Chi za

Such are briefly the main questions that action of the President in relieving China of the for various destinations up the river; of theas despachosor of exasperating evasion and trickery, complicatione as most other Powers, a result the moro striking when one remembers that only Eastern Nation." Next in order comes the excessive Boxer indemnity scoured by the boundaries of Macas. The case is one of con-action, the annual sending of Chinese stadente Ameriga, one of the wisest things Chins eight years ago her Metropolitan Province dispute with the Grest Western Nation," as United States in the Protocol of 1901.

siderable interest. It has assumed its present to was in the throes of armed conflict with all the Portugal is termed, over the delimitation of the The further acknowledgment of the President's importanen since the seizure of the Japanese ever did. To Mr. Booklif largely belongs the steamor "Taten Marn" when running arms into the credit of a policy that, above all others, will Macao. Ching was compelled to make adequats make for solid friendship and will be of far- Japanese flag. But, apart from this, there To America also belongs the credit of originat- was the controversy whether the vessel wasing the Opium Inquiry Commission, which will seized in the teritorial waters of China, as meet in Shangbai on Jmasry 1. Her chief China declared, or of Portagal, as was contended representative will be Bishop Brent, who was a member also of the Philippine Opium by the Portuguese,

Commission. England will be represented, Among others by our commercial Attaché in

will not be surpassed by any other delegate. Chins, Sir Alexander Hosie, who will the Conferences knowledge of the subject that

proper, but, as far as the derks and draftsmen were concerned, it did not prove a sufficient safeguard against their genius for evasion. It was discovered that a good many of them were In the habit of absenting themselves without leave, and the signature book was nu check

The total amount of goods imported by ses rvo sa gonture were quite undecipherable. no cargo.

order was made that the Accordingly, an workmen's ticket system should be erreached 14,670,210 Ta of a value of £178,866,757

atom. But this against 12,751,151 Te worth £160,759,800

1906 and 12,102,186 Ts worth £143,316,879 in was sad shock to the dignity of men who 1905. Of bullion and specie 185.6 Tous of the regard themselves as the "intellectuals" of the value of £1,689,810 were received against 123,6 service They would have none of the ticket To of the value of £659,913 and 809 Te of the declared value of £13,094,430 arrived from the system. Of the total of eighty-seven, no less value £3,252,685, respectivly. 3,645,700 Ts of the

upper Elbe.

tended to

the olerfoal

world

RUSSIA

boysab Sunday School, Chiness tailors, I believe, that eighty decided to strike as a protest interior either by train or by water from the Port with Japan, Russia, France, and reparation and apology for the affront to the resohing importance throughout the Empire..

had got their premises specially prepared to permit of-a-bem -namentionables being fitted on during the tiffin interval, but the supply of silk etcokings was not no exelly met, though several gentlemen-al, that is strictly private and wild horses would not drag from me what I was about to say. But I may mention, with raport that the the necessary reservation, the properties belonging to the Amateur Dramatic Club have already been ransacked for "calves."

The total exports by s amount to 6,142,207 Ts worth £140,110,950 against 6,192,965 Ts worth £131,471,154 and 5546,000 I's worth 117,277,08 in 1906 and 1905 respectively. Of ballion and specie 1012 Ts were shipped from here against 126.2 and 233.1 Ts in 1906 and 1905 mounting in vaine to £2,707,363, £1,500,135 and £1,355,800

against the change, and they loft work on September 14th. But the dook authorities were not overawed. They threatened the victims of wounded vanity with instant dismissal if they did not conform to the new rule in a given time, and in three days sil, the olerke and draftamen had o me to the conclusion that discretion is the better part of dignity. They are to be command- ed for that decision, and though" French leave may be les common then formerly, there is no reason why they should feel deeply injured or Some little comment, I am told, was caused depressed. They many be assured that there are many men of not less exalted station who the Peak last week at the appearanos outside the do not shrink from giving whatover proof is tram station of a alice pot up by the Police authorites requesting the public, not "to asked for that they attend to their datiaa vessels of together 582,000 T Reg. were droit absole et exclusif de l'administration de 1.1887, with this omission, it stipulated that being exclusively Belgian, and most of the orders

retain or detain the public chairs on Tuesday

at

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as they are needed for conveying guests to the weekly tenuia parties at Mountain Lodge.

was signed "By Order." The retice is to be hoped that it was "By Order" that the notice was obliterated on Tuesday morning, If the supply of chairs at the Peak en Tuesdays is lost floient to meet all requirements surely additions can be made to their number on such

ponions.

Cnina.

Speaking broadly, one may say that Chins as no foreign question on her hands of any and of lesser importance with the other Powers Russian activity is dormant magnitude, though she has questions of some

succeeds the lamented inssion Minister, ponding the arrival of M. Korostovets, the new Pokotilo, Under his guidance there is no reason to doubt that Russia and China will rosame their traditional friendship. Coterz. incus with China throughont such an immense die, China tough one such all the counsels in Peking us one of the greatest Powers. At present it in only in North Man In 1907, 1969 vessels of together 1,116,452 T. ohuris tut her interests clash with those of Reg, entered the port of Cuxhaven, at the mouth Ca

at Harbin and other points along 257,662 La. Rog, dis- Rastian Bailway, large tracte of the river Elbs, parily in ballast partly laden. Sitten La That vore called the Railway othed or took in sorgo there. 3 per cent, of the Breton Manoharisan Busara by the charged

to Article VI. of the Railway Contract of the the vols of together 100,774 Ts. Reg. sought Russian Railway Corapany; and according

fuge there under stress of weather. In the neighbouring port of Allona 1,514 8th September, 1896, "La 200ió é mura le reported inwards and outwards together, against ces terraina." Under this clause the railway 1,572 of 410,600 and 1,404 of together 398,091 claims and exercises full jurisdiction and Ts. Reg, in the two provions pears,

administrative authority. "Foreigners, as well THE TRADE IN CHEMICALS.

as Bussian and Chinese subjects, who may property, and It appears

a report read by the Bearotary acquire the right to reside, from of the agoniste Chemies Industries arry on business within the procinots of te all agree anoe and Protection of territory of the railway" must in Germany, at a general meeting held

obey

all police, building, sanitary, and trade under canvas at Stonecutters for their annual chemical trade had so far suffered lesse from regulations in force or subsequently to be the widespread depression in business, with the

at the will of the administration or municipality: sixteen days' instruction, "As usual, the encamp. option of a few branches, iban others; but it promulgated ; (b) pay sil taxes and dues Imposed ment wre pitched on the slope of the bill, the is feared that the effects of the decreased (e) forfeit or abandon all right to have recourse, arrangement being practically the sano es demand for goods will make itself more severely legal or national, to any redressor compensation in former years, As typhoons threatened and felt in the present year, all the more so es is in the event of the administration decreeing

regularly.

RODERICK RANDOM.

VOLUNTEER CAMP.

hold

1.

of

By the Protocol of Eishon, signed on March 26, 1887, China confirmed the "perpetual conpation and government of Maose and its possession." The Protocol was signed on dependencies by Portugal is any ulher-Porta- behalf of China by Mr. J. D. Campbell, the To contious the survey. Of the minor Powers representatives of the Chiness Maritima Belgium has the largest stake in China, hat secure the adhesion of Maono to the Hong. interested in the redemption of the Peking-Han- sed kong Opium Convention of September 11, 1886 kay Railway, a work mainly due to Belgian Customs in London. It was signed in order to her interests are purely commercial. She is Later in the year the tematy arising from the enterprise. She is also fatorested in the disputo refused to insert the words "and its dependen Compsay, the bulk of the shares of the gom

on December sigged oles." The treaty was

pany being held in Belgiam, the mining staff Protocol was sigand is Peking, but the Chinese regarding the Chinese Engineering and Mining

"Commissioners appointed by both Governments being placed in Belgium; whilst it is a Belgian, shell proceed to the delimitation of the bona-the Obevalier de Wouters, whose evidence, if it nr the Tribanal to daries which shall be determined by special should ever be given at The Hague, will have

Chinese opposition. the delimitation of the boundaries has never ¦ understand the solito is of some standing, convention." Twenty years have passed, and material effect in assisting

This unfortunate There have been occasions since the Tatou and has already appeared before the British law. boen probode ben wohis is since the flator inter

belief that China now desires to carry her case become complicated but for the friendly the arrival of the new governor of Macao, is the subject of dispute was offected by a position of the British Legation. At present before the Jadicial Tribunal of The Hague. It Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Rossdag, when do Gorman, an American, and a Belgian, though it negotistics in Feking are suspended pending is a complicated caen, for the transaction which

In Peking will meet the representatives of the the company is registered as a British compsoy, British military offoera on the legates appointed by him and by the Legationis England that has to bear the opprobriam, for active list as its general managers, though they of course, are in so way responsible for what occurred years before they joined the company It is to be hoped that thedispute may learranged without recourse to The Hague. The cas while, it continnen blocks the way of other concessions. Chinese constantly cite it as the reason why mieing lawe have been drafted

RELATIONS WITH GAMAT BRITAIN, so as to exclade foreign participation in

Ecgland has ce serious question with China, mining enterpries in Chins,

On Saturday the Hongkong Volunteers weat recently at Freiburg in Baden, that thement stiesied by their Console that they wil fay Marn Incident when the dispate might have Courts Added interest le given to it by the

the

tion.

which Mr. J. R. Wood presides, has seguirad gales blew rather frequently last week the consequence of the recent commercial treaties forfeitars of his lease, the suspension or closure Viceroy of Canton and proceed to the delimita and has two

staff is a pretty hard task in erectingompetition in foreign markala has been of his business, nod tho demolition, at his ex-

I hear that the small Police Court, over the designation of "Court of Discharges". Certainly his Worship is moet homane to the Chiness offender, more so at times than is apparently necessary, "Go and sin no more," says the magistrato in effect, thereby paralysing the native who anticipates a term of Imprison-

ment. But the leniency is misdirected, for the offender offends again. A case confirming this. fact missed the reporters last week. A native

night, which, taking all things into considers tion, must be regarded is very satisfactory. Not all the men can attend at one time and if that number be matutained there is little ground for

of any buildings created by him, for non-complisuce by the losses or teasnt andar

JAPAN.

with a dollar in his pocket wont iuto Measra complaint. As a rals the total is romewhat dividends or on an average 15.45 per cent which ental railways of North of China from simply refere back to the original agreement though she has every reason to be dissatisfied

Sincere and Co.'s and asked to be shown some silk. The salesman placed a roll on the counter for his inspection. Having some other business to attend to in the meantime he left the man examining the silk On his return be missed it from the counter, and debined the intending silk purchaser as he was leaving the shop. The salesman and two other witnesses are that they saw the roll of silk taken from under the man's cont, but his Worship preferred to believe the defendant's story that he took it out to the light to examine it. Then the puzzled beak asked the defendrat if be had any trends: Of enarse he had. He knew a mas at Yaamatí. A police officer was sent with the defendant aerose

increased at the week-onda

The

per cent.

or 25

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THE TUN-NAN FRONTIER. rendered more difficult. In 1907 the number pause,

With France Uhina has no question of any Importance except that arising from the Yuunsa. the tents, and, on occasione, it took about of chemical works rose from 8,505 in the

frontier incldoat. The negotiations are follow. tou men to hold down one test. However previous year to 8618, 207,000 regular the railway with any regulation,

hands were employed against 195,000, a

As Russia claims and exercises these rights in ing a normal course, Chius has paid the into the culpability of the culprite all were completed and in rondiness for the increase of 6.32 per cent, and 230 million

Marke paid out in wage again 2014 the North, so Japan claiming sad exercises pinnilar indemnity of 250,000 front, and is engaged in

more. 168 joint rights in the South, where she has become heir men coming into camp on Saturday afternoon,

About 140 men went under aanves the first 1908, or 11,05 per cent.

stocks companies with a share capital of to all rights and privileges coured by Russia Herreply regarding moreamplezecognition of the together 523.8 millions paid up with reserve under her original railway agreements. In the rights of the two Anglo-Freach mining companies funds

amounting to 173,6 millions in deben- exercise of these rights Japan forbids the in Yunnas le net regarded satisfactory, for it chief ground tures and mortgages close upon 759.5 millions. hava distributed 81,7 millions in

the Chinese city of Mokden, and inter- the evasion of which has been MarksTM

the Chinese railway from crossing the of complaint. And the Viceroy has not yet with the hopeless confusion of Chinese currancy, exesede the mean of the previous year by 8 Japanese railway. At Kwanchéngiza, Tiebling, been removed. Reports reaching Peking from with the unsatisfactory condition of Chinese Deduct the interest on the first Makdep, Lino-yang, and other large cities of foreigners, in the Province other that the mining regulations, with the multipleation of Those who went aurons with the first trane charges, debentures do, the average is reduced Manchuria past which her South Manchurian French officials interested in his removal speak likin barriers, the arbitrary interferanos with If railway rung, Japan claims and exercises full highly of the notion of the Viceroy during inland trade, and disregard of transit passan port had quite a busy time hammering in pegs to 10.73 which still is 7 above that of 1906.

dead latter; and it and tightening roped, but they were not too the earnings of the chemical industries in the authority witin the railway territory, treating the recent troubles in repelling the raid and She has, in fact, many reasons to complain that year 1899, when the trade laat stood st high it as simply an extension of the leased territory preventing the extension of the movement into so many provisions of the Mackay Treaty,

mirable work in the suppression of opium that intercourse, remain tired to attend the first drill in the evening. water mark, be put at 100 per cent, the results of Dalny and Port Arthar. She has occupied the interior. Moreover, he has done such ad- dorised for the improvement of commercial should not be addressed to the Chiness Govern- On Sunday morning reveille was not sounded of the subsequent years read as follows: 1900, large areas wherein she not only exerciseandmine removal will not be received with anmixed becoming a question whether some remonstrance No statement of claim for losses sustained ment to abolish Eunuchs and domestic slavery at the usual hour, sa indulgenes which was 91.2; 1901, 909: 962 87.8; 1903, 93.8; 1904, Istrative rights, but glaims jurisdiction over

48.7; 1905 1049; 1906, 11.5; and 1967, the subjects of all nations. Among other regula satisfaction.

An analysis of the earnings of tions promulgated by the Japanese Railway greatly appreciated by those who found fatigue duty somewhat arduous. However, the Volunthe various branches of the trade shows that under Company Order 14" for the govern by the Yannati Railway owing to the suspension and reorganize the administration of justice. teers were mastered for church parade, joining they have varied considerably according to the ment of these territories is one establishing the of work during the disturbance has yet been Extraction of guilt by torture is still universal articles pro need, for of the 156 companies 44 right of domiciliary search and distrainment, presented to China. In the meantime the throughout the Empire, though Artols 12 of The Key,

per cus

cent Small wonder that the Niu-chwang Chamber of Chinees are complaining that many Chinese the Mankay Tronty is always there to remind arrested in Tudo Chies and interned the world that "China having expressed a strong the regular at divine service,

cent paid either less than 5 or no dividenda at all.

Commerce is alarmed at such a strange interpre- are gelatienaires" who are really ineffen, desire to reform her judicial system and bring THE BEPPELIN FUND.

tation of the Complete evacuation of Man- na Dallas Innes, army chaplain, conducted the

which leaves Manchuria intersected sive people who have failed to pay the poll it into accord with that of Western nations Count Zeppelin has announced his intention of servios and preached a practical sermon.

Various concessions are the subject of negot. offertory, teken on behalf of the hospitais, daveting the whole of the large sum of money throughout its greatest length by a strip of tax. There is wide divergen 9 in the state Grast Britain agrees to give every assistanos to

presented to him by his admirers to the further allen territory barring the commercial expansion ments of fact presented by both sides, and such reform"

it will be well if the present question leads the water to find this friend. When they realized a goodly sam. Doring the morning a

leature was given on the care and preservation study and development of aeronautics, after of the sovereigs power.

Japan has many catatanding problems with to a reorganization of the bonditions prevail-ation with the Chinese, among others the no Kiang Pei Conversion in Ssuch'usa provinor, landed on the other side the defendant could

providing for the construction of a new sirship in not be bothered looking for his friend. He was of the rifle.

The arrangement of the tents is practically placs of the one destroyed, the fund to be called Chins. Her policy since the war has not tended ing along the frontier. China has

able portion of the shires sro helt by Japanese.. not going to walk the streets with handcuffa on. When next placed before the Court the constable the same as before, with the difference that the "Zeppelin fund and to be under his own to inspire condence, Negotiations for Consala in Indo China, bat is understood to and the Anhui Mining Concession at Tatang Germany has no question with China, She Participation was, in the first place ofered to announced the result of the search. His provision is made for the new infantry company management for the present, Herr you Gam: rettlement of questions in diepste ure suspended hope that after the settlement of the present near to Wn-bu. In the latter 186, 1.000-ider him on his retirement or death. Although the Ijnin. Chief among them is the dispute about Worship thought it quits pessible that the No programme has been drawn up yet but that ingen and Herr Konrad von Bassma to ensored pending the arrival of the new Minister, Mr. misauderstanding Consuls may be permitted.

The advancement of scienco will be the chief on the ownership of Chientac, a forritory as large has caused some slir by suddenly sesuming the the Chinese, who declined the offer just as they prisoner did not care to walk the streets in will be attended to without delay.

the manufacture or porfecting or aerial border of Korea, and has long been regarded as of this you have been informed by cable. A Railway Company

The blocking of goods traffic on the Shanghai- competing kandenffs, and surprised both prisoner and p lice artillery have special drills on Wednesdays and sideration, industrial establishments engaged in us many provinces, which adjoins the northern protectorate of Turkish subjects in China, but declined to participate in the South Manchurian

moment, the Sheikh Ali Rim Efferdi. by discharging the former. Bomo days after. Batardays.

Lisutenant Colonel Chapman is incomatue will be entitled to assistance from the Chiness territory. Though long occupied by Turkish-official-is-in Feking at the progenManking Railway, in the interests of o

A limited liability company "The Air-Chine, it is now claimed by Japan to be really

Recently Germany reminded China of the best traffic, affeots Chins mainly, for she is wards the same men was arrested by Inspector.

Building Co., Lim will shortly be portion of Kores, as baving in times long distant Robertson, and convicted for the larcany of mand prid be in well supported by all with a capital of three million Marke

which M, 2,698,000, will to contributed by would orea, a contention which, if mining rights secured to Germany along the responsible for the 5 per ven's. in srest on the pressed justify considerable encroach railway now under construction from Tientsin capital and has herself to make good the defl- $300. Had this man best committed in the first offers, only one of whom is absent. Three instange-and to all appearances the evidence new officere make their appearence this time, the Zeppelin Find, Lount Zeppelin haring ments into Manchuria. The Chiness official through Shan-tung Province to the River cisney. In the oase of the Harg-chau-Ning po Second Llouternut Andrews, the former subscribed M. 300,000, and Herr you resides at You-chi-lang, mab-prefectural town Yangico, opposite Nanking Along the Shau- Railway England has treated China with a 008 was anoiently strong-the second crime would.

of mining within dis- siderable interest has to deal with the raining of not have been recorded. But the kind-hearted energetic sergeant major, and Second Lieute Gemmingen and Herr von Bassus M. 1,000 west of Hunshuu; on a tributary of the Tiamen, lang section of the railway Germany can invoke sideration and benevolenco that biss wist with

sible managing director. The company will stationed a post at Lin tee-kon, some miles to claim a monopoly magistrate, in the magnakimily of bis spirit, nant Rees, who formerly held the rank of each Herr Colsmann to be sippointed respon. Ta the interests of Kores the Japanese have the forms of the Kiso-chan agreement, and fittle requital. Of minor questions, one of con At the present junotare the oengession is of India in Kashgaria, where the British agent, a gave him the benefit of a doubtful doubt sergeant, and Mr. William Russell, who has take over the large shed or hall st blessed and the south of Ten-chi-ting, and await events, tance of ten miles on each side of the railway the status of the diplomatic representative of this territory from long importance, because of the existence close to the most napable and trustworthy official, as long However, he saw his mistake, and did not do it be induced to take a commission Their the whole of the materials now in stock for There seems little doubt that China osu enta

southern border of the province had to occupy a position of much isferiority to a second time.

when, ante menths ago a number dominion, and Valuation,

interests there are of considers of Impe Fissily, we have good reason to be satisfied Án usual, the camp je lit by electricity, the of Rheuish-industrialists proposed the forms that Japan will admit this claim, but will of s

AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP. Many readers may remember au interesting.

tion of a company for continuing the Count's insist upon retaining jurisdiction over the can be drawn for the railway. work. The object of the new concern is Koreane who form a large proportion of the

With America the relations of Chips are with the increasing authority of the British lesture which the Portuguese Minister at work of the Engineers.

purely commercial one, part of the profits inhabitants of the region. Peking gavo to one of his nationals who was

unusually nordial, and the reception accorded to Legation and the remarkable spread of the to to Count Zeppelin and his daughter and

go to

national aliciency, as well as to a much easier brought before him on a charge of gambling

the remainder to the Zeppelin fund" which

the fest at Amoy at the end of October will be knowledge of English leading to higber will ultimately reps veh whole of the earnings,

on an unprecedented scale. There was at one at Tientala, and, as a punishment, the

In the event of the intertions of the Ceunt

times belief that the visit of the feet might in intercourse with the people official and other- accused was deported to Masas, "the Monts Carlo of the East" What the Minister had to

with regard to the fur d'proving, for some cause

some way arist China in ber negotiations with wise. At the Wal-en pn beside the Minister prestige, and no doubt many Chinese still hope of English speaking secretaries, and every now competant way about the laws of Portugal which regard

or other, unreliable, he whole of it to become

Japan, "giving her face" and magnifying her Liang Tun-you there le a highly trained staff the property of the towo ut. Friedrichshafen.

interpreters versed in forsiga ways.– for some vague and undefined assistance which Ministry in Paking has gambling as a high crime and misdemeanour

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many friends will tender congratulations Eu ("the Bugti of M. 21000 madding the elixirlblich golution en bemenet of cocky bodies applies that of The Bussing, Consul-General, though our i

the new officera.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The C.P.B. str, Glenfarg arrived Nagasaki at 9 am, on the 16th inst, and left again at p.m. same day for Shanghai where she is due to arrive at 9 am, on Sunday the 18th inst

Other esses in Manchuria also await settle. ment. The Yalu Timber Agreement is signed, but certain differences regarding its application have still to be adjusted. The seizure of the Fushna Collieries is also an unsettled grievance, Foraigners are specially interested in the postal as is the question of posts and telegraphe. matter, because the disgraceful service of the

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