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FOREIGNERS AND MORTGAGES ON CHINESE PROPERTY IN CANTON.

JAPAN,

· THE CONSTITUTION,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 1909.

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THE TRUTH ABOUT CHINA TEA.

THERE IS NO

REASON WHY

ANY HOME

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SHOULD BE

WITHOUT A

PIANO

it is a bold more to start a new service,

THE OPTUM COMMISSION. aeroes the Pacifio st the present time. The Our Chaton correspondent writes:-Viceroy

(FROM OUR OWN "CORRESPONDENT.)

question of navigation sabeddies is one of THE APPEAL TOE UNIVERSAL PRATER.

The revival of the demand amongst persons the more important matters before the Diet, Chang in a dispatch to the Provincial Tren-

Following is the appeal which Router in of the Celestial Empire has ovoked no little of refined taste for teas grown in the gardens especially the grants-in-ald, that are to be given formed us à month ago had been addressed to resentment on the part of the producers of and TOKYO, Feb. 11. waror dealing with, the subject of mortgages of

to the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's new South American the Christian ministers of Great Britain in leasehold properties to foreigners by Chinese To-day Japan celebrates the twentieth en-service Japan pays more money in subsidie, regard to the meeting of the International Com-lon. It is within the memory of millions of wholesale dealers in the teas of India and Cey subjects points out to the Treasurer Woo that niverary of the promulgation of the constitution, than any other maritime nation, and there are for the investigation of the opium persons when the only ten known and drank in in all the Treaties made between China and the The day is also a national holiday, being the now before the Diet amendments to the subsidy, Der Brother In Christ,We desire most Tea was first planted in Ceylon in the early this country was that which came from China. Foreign Powers nothing whatever has been Kigensetsu or anniversary of the coronation laws which will doal & heavy blow to its shipping, earnestly to call your attention to the fact that forties," and in India about the same time. mentioned in them regarding the mortgage of of the mythical emperor Jimmu, a personago if carried. The chief to suffer would be the the Infotational Commission for the investiga Ceylon, like Bouthern Indis, knows up winter, land and houses to Foreigners by Chinese sub-of-whose existence there is no doubt in the N.T.K., whose English and Australian services tion of the opium question will meet in Shanghai and the plant can be onltivated there all the jects. His Excellency instructs the Provincial national mind. There is double reason there would be impracticable without the aid of a bruary 1st. The referance in the King's your round. This is not in China, where a vory Treasurer that in fature when Chinese subjects fore for making the day a happy one, and great smbaldies, so it said. The Government clearly that the Commission will meet "with a

Speech the prorogation of Parliament states severe winter renders the tea-raising process borrow money from foreigners on leasehold doings will take place in the capital befors apparent object in its now proposals is the with view to assisting China in her purpose of the Cingalese plantations dealt a great blow astriotly seasonal industry. The success of propertion the proper course to adopt is to nightfall. The compound of the Imperial Diet drawal of support in one direction for use in orndicating the opia truds in the Chinese Em-to the trade in L'hina Tes. draw up a document of guarantee or a pro-will be the scene of the principal official cere another, namely, the subsidy of the Southsees, religions, moral, and international, de- pirs." Wer need hardly point out what momentous missory note with a clause specifying the mony there will be great popular rejoicing at American line as a medium for ernigration to spend upon, the courage and wisdom with which create differences in plants grown even from the Differences of climate and soil cannot fall to leasehold properties plodged with foreigners vs Hibiye park, under the auspices of the mani-new and unlimited field and the withdrawal of their deliberations are conducted. We have at last samo stock. Each result may be excellent of its guarantee for the repayment of the loan. The cipality, and celebrations and tectares an mupport from the old established NY.K. It is reached the crisis in this long controversy. It kind, but there will be forat characteristic prowiesory note or document of guarantes will constitutional subjects will be given at Waseda not at all certain yet what alterations will be is all-important that the full strength of this variations between products obtained under have to be registered against the property at the University and other centres of learning. Each made in the existing subsidy laws, as the Gorem traffic which the House of Commons has excellent, but each differs from the ofher, and

country should he put forth in terminating | Widały divergent conditions. Californian wine, WE HIRE FOR yamen which has jurisdiction over the property Au or ward ia arranging its own festivitles to be ment proposals will have to contend with the unanimously pronounced to be "mo

for instanco, is good and Australian wine is plodged. Such transactions must not be put crowned at night with a lantern procession, opposition of powerful commercial interests.

morally in defensible" which is discreditable to the both differ from the European growths. The through by a deed of mortgage and no title The whole of the day's programme will be

Christian reputation of this country, end

hocks emanating from Rhineland, where for deeds of the property should be handed over to repeated in many cities and listricts through

imperils those relations with the Chinese

cantaries tho vinos have sacked their juices from Empire upon which the prospects of civilization the formiguer. There is also a difference in the oan country.

in the Far East so largely depend. In this Conveyance of properties required by foreign

oses, as in all others, the Christian course is merchants in Treaty Ports and missionaries in

marked out us the path of wisdom and far. sighted statesmanship. We appeal to you to bring this subject before your people and to special prayer, both public and private, on done in this direction. Efforts are being made Sunday, the 31st inst, and daring the following

before the company's debts are paid.

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND WRONGS,.

THE REFINERY SCANDAL,··

No new developments have taken place in regard to the Dai Nippon Seite Kaisha. Full investigation has shown its affairs to be as bad as the most pessimistic anticipated and vigorous action on the part of the public provestitor against defaulting directors and auditors would

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the volcanic rocks of that region, or the clurats derived from the gravelly banks of the Garonne, yield. characteristic aromas and flavours, quite other than those offered by the saine grape vines raised under an ardent southern sun upon the rich alluvial soils of Australia or California. and Ceylon. It is no disparagement of the latter growths to say that they do not posses the same aromatic bouquet or refined delicacy of appeal to palates of lens discrimination,

There are nuances of flavour in the tear of Chinese

which growth

cou .neither be reproduced nor imitated elsewhere, even though the seeds of the choicest varieties be taken an raised with consummate care. Nature takes her fourish in Amerion; the potato becomes swoot own revenge. The English daisy will not if raised in the tropies; and speaking generally

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tung Bureau for the Registration of Leasehold | way to-day as they were before February 11, to continus the business, but it will be years as until the Commission has concluded its roar as the former, and that they thereforeROBINSON

work

The Japanese are a procession-loving people, the interior of China. Properties are trans-To judge by the fuse being made to-day ferred to Foreign merchants by a perpetust stranger would infer that they are the most lease and to missionaries by absolute assiguamat. constitutional of constitutional peoples, but the be welcomed by the pablo, but nothing has bevange that it shall be mado a subject of Similar with respect to the tens of China, India. : In the 32nd year of Kwang Su, the Kwang: foot is that they are governed mach in the same Properties petitioned the Viceroy to manotion a new regulation regarding loans advanced to Chinese subjecta by foreigners on leasehold pro- perties. From inquiries wade His Excellency stated that he lid discovered that Chinese subjects had habitually borrowed money from foreigners by mortgaging their properties. It

to

OUTRAGE IN KOWLOON.

1889, much in the same way as they were go vorned three hundred years ago. The work of twenty years has bot dono mach change the characteristica that have been formed by a patriarchal tyranny orolved in a thousand years, although the light

Another occurrency which might have oyen- is penetrating in some quarters, for recently tated into a case of armed robbery or a deter the new regulation is not strictly enforced tron- one energetic newspaper questioned whether mined attack upon life took place at Kowloon ble my arise. On the 12th day of the 12th the older statesmen were a constitutional on Monday evening. A boy named Chaa Ko moon of the 24th year of Kwang Su, Leong institution: The mass of the people, however, Shan, in the employ of Captain Spink at 5 Shan Yan Tong mortgaged certain properties are supremely indifferent to their privileges and Lochiel Terrace, Cameron Road, Kowloon in Canton, situated in Shakee Taikai to Mossrs. duties as shareholders in the State, consider it a reports that about seven o'clock in answer to Deacon & Co., a British firm. The Viceroy presumption to question the doings of those in the ringing of the bell he opened the door and states that he has already communiented with authority, and are ever ready to follow the was attacked by two men, one of whom threw the British consul in regard to this matter and official lead and instruction. This blind faith pepper in his eyes. The boy called out for has regested the Consul to have the mortgage lends to a violent reaction when the people find assistance, and Mr. Lee, occupier of the next deed stored into a document of guarantee to out that they have been deceived, as they house, came to the rescue and succeeded in secure repayment of the loan and have it consionally do, but the fact that they are now arreating one of the assailants, the other registered at the Nam-Hoi Magistracy against responsible and no longer a subject raco is not escaping. Nothing was stolen hat there the properties. It was also distinctly stated in commonly understood. With the very beginn-were found an iron bar, a quantity of pepper, the Viceroy's dispatch to the British Conealing of constitutional government political parties quantity of wire and a pocket book. The polica that in future, if any Chinese subjects were formed, but to this day they remain limited are making investigations. raise leans on konsehold properties from Britisk to a select circle. In speaking of the Senguksi subjects and if the Chinese subjects fail on due party, or the Skin-po to one does not mean the date to redeem the property it is the duty of the Conservatives or Liberals as in England, hage foreign merchant to request the Chinese officials to dispose of the property so pledged and repay the loan out of the proceeds of sale. If no interest is paid to the foreign merchant during the continuance of the lose he can only collect the rest of the lionses as interest, but he will

· not be permitted to raise the rent sor will he be allowed the privilege of entering into possession

camps of voters holding cortain political beliefs, but a few members of the Dist, having no principles and having been sent to parliament with no mandate from the people. The Govern ment, aloof from all parties, moulds them to its

parpovca.

TEIFLES IN POLITICS.

principias, hat petty matters that ought to be tiled in committee. An affair of Imperial and Manchuria In these countries Japan is introducing methods naturally obnoxious to Western peoples, and the subject is worthy of a party's attention because it involves the future

THE WRECK OF THE "ADATO."

NAVAL COURT OF ENQUIRY EXONEBATES THE CAPTAIN,

The Captain a represented by Mr. G. O, Heath Messrs. Crease & Barrade). witnesses including Captain Stewart (Adato), A large amount of evidence was taken, the of the Japanese empire. Nothing at all is Captain Owston, thief Officer W. J. Shearer

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May God grant grace

Great Britain and to Christendom to give effectual encouragement and support to China in her great crusade against this deadly evil.

The latter is signed by the Bishop of London; Dr. David Brook, President of the National President of the Baptist Union, the Rev. Free Church Council; the Rev. Charles Brown, Wilkas Evaux, Moderator of the Welsh Calintic Methodist General Assembly; Dr. Robert Laws, Moderator of the United Free President of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference; Church of Scotland: the Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, Dr. Theodore Marshall, Moderator of the church of Scotland; the Ror. F. B. Meyer, ez-President of the Baptist Union; the Rev. 4. Phimiter, James Pickett, President of the Primitivo Moderator of the Presbyterian Synod; the Rev. Methodist Conference: Dr. George Robson, ex- Madorator, United Free (hurch of Scotland; Dr. R. Wardlow Thompson, Chairman of the Congregational Union of England Wales, Dr. Townsend, President of United Methodist Church; and Mr. Henry Lloyd Wilson clark of London Yearly Meeting of Society of Friends.

THE NEW SHANGHAI CLUB.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE,

PER

MONTH

PIANO

CO., LTD.

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CHANGES IN THE BRITISH NAVY.

NEW FLEET FOR NORTH SKA.

a plant removed from its natural habitat always develops new characteristics. The tea plant is a tropical san the leaf secretes a greater amount not exempt from this rule. When grown under of tannin than it otherwise would. Pure China Tes contains a very small and practically negligible amount of tausin; whereas the teas fururient soil are heavily laden with this very produced upon & ranker, hotter, and more

Following is the statement published by the undesirable ingredient. Tannin is the bane of been made in telegrameWo

Daily Mail last month to which reference has the ton drinker. It has a most deleterious action in the coming spring to anderstand that upon the coating of the stomach and upon the further redistribution of Admiralty will make a digestive organization. The offensive and shocking condition of the teeth of the Water Genorally speaking, the change will working classes of this country is largely take the form of reducing the (hannel Fleet if not entirely due to the use of tannin. and strengthening the forces in the North Sea. laden tea

2 staple drink. Their

At present the Channel Fleet, the most sires had sourd masticating organs, and the powerful force under the White Ensign, com- national degeneration of the teeth, thorn indis- prises eight battleships of the King Edward pensable adjunete to good health, dates from the class and six other battleships. The First introduction among the working classes of the raiser Squadron, attached to the feet, com- cheap teas from Indis and Ceylon.

prises the Black Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, The

and four other armoured cruisers.

profusely exuberant growth of the plant in the perpetual summer of southern India and The naval force in the North Sea consists of Ceylon renders the production of tea in that the Nore Division of the Home Fleet, which is part of the world a much simpler and more pro. nominally comprised of six battleships and six fitable business than it is in China. The result armoured oraisers. The ships actually attached steadily fallen from 48. per Ib. in the sixties" to nought, Bellerophon, Lord Nelson, Agamemnon has been that the average price of tes has to this division are the battleships Dread- the present price of form is. 41. to 25. Some of and Victorious, and the armoured craisers Shannon, Minotaur, Natal, Warrior, Cochrane. sure of competition, made a great and sad

As soon as the battleships Temeraire and reproach, and the imports: declined, Bat so prise four battleships of the Dreadnought class which soon brought discredit upon their produce. Superb are delivered they will be sttached to For a time China Tes became a by-wonl and a this dest, whose battle squadron will then com-

The ceremony of laying the corner stone of the new Shanghai Club took place on the 16th inst. There was a very large attendanos of members and guests, and the weather was at Its beat for this historio occasion. The corner- A British Naval Court was held at the British stone was placed in position at the North-East Consulate General, Yokohama, to enquire into corner of the reinforced concrete platform, upon the conduct of the master and certificated officers a small staging which was gaily decorated of the property. The foreign merchant will attention arð not grest stairs of State involving Hongkong, Motoyage from Yokohama' te was busy while the spectators were assembl mistake They began a system of adulteration |

In the House the questions which occupy most and crew of the Adato, wrecked on Oshims with flags and hunting. A cirenstograph the Chinese growers, when they felt the pres and Achilles.

(Vries Island) on a also not have power to dispose of the property

ing and also during the actual ceremony, by public or private sale. Once a property is

Harrington, Acting British Vice Consul, with Bir Pelham Warren, whose carriage was The Court was presided over by Mr. T. and many cameras were also in evidence pledged with a foreigner, the landlord cannot importance to Japan is its policy in Kores Zanoni, and Capt. Bertram C. Edmonds, of the arrived shortly after noon, and was received by good a thing as real China Tes could not be and the two Lord Nelsons. This squadron will whom were associated Capt. 8. Driver, of the escorted by a detachment of mounted police, mortgage it to another person. If the landlord

Craigrar. is indebted to other people he will not be allowed

Chairman and Vice: hairman of the lab stoly piocailed, and the growers now in hip of over 15,500 tons Between theut to make use of the property to guarantee his

Oz W. A. O Plate and Tr. AM Marshall Pistol and her commercial ideale eipt of chal 16,500 win & outraly of batilo. debts after a property is pledged to a foreign

in is speech gave a short history of the old Club perfect native pozity. And there were also to the Nore Division will undergo reveganisa new building and the Committee. Mr. Platt, always some famous gardens where the delicious guns. Committee, Mr. Tarrant, the architect of the producing the finest possible leaf. There were will mount forty-eight 12in, and twenty 9.2in. merchant,

It the landlord makes use of

Honse. The foundation stone was laid some old-established well-known firms in this country Invincible. Her sister ships Natal and Coohrans herb was and is still sent out in all its At the same time the cruise squadron attached the house for any illegal purposes. or if

heard of this in the Diet as a matter of im- | (Adats), Third Offer A. S. Burgess (Adato),] time în 1861 and the architoot was a Mr. Charlese for low, the China Ten Trade which alone will be replaced by the Indomitable and Infox- the landlord should perrait the house to

tion. The Warrior's place will be taken by the be usel for such purpose sa to infringe west in the minds of politicians are the ques-Grant (Brilliant), Richard Boyatt, A.B. (date). at that time of Hongkong, who received as

perial policy. The subjects that are upper. Engin Helianth Rich (dato), Captain C. R. St. George Cleverly, the otontal Surveys knowledge years had possessed that intimate any of the law of China

the Chinese tion of telephone charges, the Arisan affair, the

and H. E. Armstrong, A.B. (Adato). authorlies will have power to seal and con-

The finding and order of the Naval Court remuneration for his services no more than could enable them to supply their customers with abolition of the pari-mutuel.

the genuine unadulterated and absolutely pure fiscate the property. If the creditors of the Government is wise in keeping attention fired Perhaps the

$250 a very inadequate reminuoration. "We pay were as follows :--

our architects better now." Said Mr. Platt, tons, so much admired and relished by the con

that of James Lyle and Co., of 15, Old Bond noisseurs of the present day. Such frm is condition of the Diet it is not competent to deal apon these small matters, for in the present

Street, London, W., who for a hundred years (eave two) have been importing and selling to with greater questions. The one man in Japan fitted to lead a party according to English

their present customers (and to the ancestors of their customers) the purest and finest less that China can produce. It is an education in toa purs China Tea offered by Masses, Lyle and Co., and tealore to taste and study the blends of and it is worth while to apply to the firm for a list of their bland.

landlord word to instituto an action' in the

It appears from the evidence before the January 19th with a cargo of cotton and flour Court

That the s.a. Adato sailed about 4,20 p.m. on and a crew of forty hands all told.

The building was finished in 1864 and the cost, had estimated. Tis. 85,000, far exceeded what the shareholders

Chiness courts and attach the property and the property is sold, the smomut advanced by the foreign merchant on the property will be paid off first. In future if any Chinese subject ideals, and to keep before it great questions of normal circumstances was that for Rook Islandxld be second to none in the Far East,

borrow money on their property from foreign mer-

ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, KOWLOON. A notable event in the short history of this church took place last night when the chaplain's house, built and furnished by Sir Paul Chater, was formally presented by Mr. Bryer, the architect, in the absence of Sir Paul Chater. At present the congregation is without a chaplain, the services being meanwhile takes by the local elergy, but in September the Bov. H. O. Spink will take over the charge. An appeal has just been addressed to residente in Kowloon on

FORESTS OF MOUNT ABI,

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That, in the obscurity of the night and the frequent squalle, laud was not seen us the vessel approached Vries Island,

That a look-out was placed on the forecastle, who saw land and breakers before the vessel struck, but whose warning was unable to affect the fate of the ship.

IN ARCADIAN JAPAN.

A BRIDGE-PARTY OF FOREIGNERS ARRESTED.

foremost exponents of the trade in para hind For 98 years this firm has stood as one of the

Messrs Lyle, The teas which they offer as China Teas are the veritable product of the Enont gardens in China. It is well to know this fact, as much tea is unfortunately sold in this coun try as "China. Tes" which never came out of Chins. The reason' is not far to seek. The

therefore, a temptation to an unscrupulous dealer best China. Ten never was, and for many good reasons never can be, a cheap ton. It is,

to sell other and inferior teas at an enhanced price under the name of China Tes, Hence the purchaser should protect himself by dealing with a firm which has a reputation to maintain, and which could not afford to imperil that reputa tion by supplying anything else but the genuine article.

ible, while the place of the Achilles will be taken by the Defence, which has just been completed at Pembroke Dockyard, the Nore Division of the Home Fleet will consist When all these changes have been completed of the following ships →→

Dreadnought Bellerophon Temeraire

BATTLESHIPS.

Superb Lord Nelson Agamemnon

ARMOURED CRUISERS.

Indomitablo

Invincible Inflexible

Mixolaur

Shannon

Defence

The trial speed of these vessels--and in nearly follows:

=

25 knots: Indomitalle, Invincible, Taflexible. 23 knots: Minotaur, Shannon, Defence. 21 knota: Dreadnought, Bellerophoz, Tower

sire, Superb,

18.5 knots: Lord Nelson, Agamemnon.

consist of the following skips

An entirely new force, to be called the North-Sen Fleet, is to be formed, and will

Battleships: King Edward VII., Africa, New Zealand, Dominion, Commonwealth, Hindustan, Hibernis, and Britannia, all of 16,350 tons.

Judging by the following extract, life is not all beer and skittles" for the foreigner in Japan. To arrest a citizen in Hongkong or elsewhere in the British Empire for indulging in gate of bridge would be considered sufficient

Armoured Cruisers: Achilles, Natal, Co- cause fors riot, but in Japan they are apparently

shrane, Warrior, Black Prince, and Dake death on gambling in any shape or form —

of Edinburgh These all have a displace- The gradual and steady increase of favour ment of 19,500 tons and speed of 23 knots. An extraordinary incident occurred recently with which pure China Tea is regarded bas led, on the Tokyo express train which left Kobe as stated above, to an extraordinary amount of six battleships of the Formidable class, This will leave for the Channel Fleet the reports the Kobe Herald. After the rush for resentment, which from time to time finds displacing 15,001 dinner was over four foreign gentlemen arranged expression in the most libellous assertione con- four 12in.

bons, and armed with and twelve 6in.. gnus.

The

Bir Pelham Warren laid the foundation stone That on passing Burugisaki a proper course in

of the now Club House Which Mr. Platt said

The stone bore the following inscription:--- that the weather became elendy and dark by chaats they must abide by the above regulations. principle and policy, has now retired from active nightfall, with heavy squalla obscuring the nur Sir Felham Warren, K.C..., in the presence This stone was laid on February 16th 1909 by The Viceroy instructs the Provincial Treasurer politica, unable to hold his fragments together roundings, and that Vries Island to draw up a form of guarantee and forward The himpoto hed in it all the elements of to the vessel as she spproached. We not visible. of Moser W. A. Flat, Chairman, A. M. copies of it to all the officials in the Province et \ withdrawal it has lost what unity it possessed the result of the variations of winds previously. son, F. Ravde, the Committee and the members Too Purchasers are safe in the expert henda of every case so far this has been exceeded is as

Marshall, Vice-Clişirman, R. Carr, A. H. ll rend opposition party, but since Count Okuma's Vries Island to the eastward was, probably softis, G. Miller, C. Salby Moore, J. R. Fatter- That the current setting around the north of son, W. D, Graham, Henrict, C: 0. Liddell, J. Kwanging ac that they may have some printed for use, in the event of Chinese subjects and is now of little service to the country as an antsually strong, and that this current had the of the Club. Mears. Tarrant and Morriss, horrowing money on their properties from example of an opposition party.

effect of setting the ship several miles to the architects, Shanghal, Messrs. Howarth Erskine, south-east out of her course. foreign merchants.

I referred to the Arisan affair as one of the that of Captain Grant, Master of the Brilliant,

That the evidence before the Court, especially Contractors, Bhanghai and Captain C.G.

Close, Secretary. questions troubling the Diet, The Govern-satisfies them that this current was exceptionally mort is severely criticised for a proposal, the strong on that day; that the master of the Adato, cost of which is placed in the Budget, to take variations of carrants and tiles around. Tries who has only ordinary information as to the over the working of the forests on the slopes for Island, had no means of knowing how far he this Mount Ari in Formoss. It riginally was out of his course. granted privilegon, for this purpose to the Fujita firm of Daska, but the latter being unable to make the working pay is to dispose of the property for two million yen, and the Government is to carry on the work. Now the argament of the papers is that if an expert

That the ship became a total wreck, and was business man cannot make a profit out of such shandoned same three hours after she struck behalf of St. Andrew's Church, in which it is an undertaking. there is still less chance of The Court having regard to the circumstances

amateur officials being able to do so. Beyond above stated, fuits as follow stated that twó friends have kindly promised a the purchase payment of yen 2,000,000 to the the vessel having been set out of her course playing for some time a Japanese passenger published a review of the ten trade of the year, so as to consist of four vencels of the Devonshire That the wreck of the 8.8. Adato was due to the attendant in the dining saleon to take cerning China Tes anil the Chins Tes Trade. First Craiser Squadron, "atinched to the supply of new hymn books, that an endeavour Fujita firm the Government has placed to rds the south cast by a strong current, of who was, we are informed, obviously inebriated, in which it makes the most disparaging remarks alag (10,850 tons).

one of the tables for a game of bridge, After Thas an important newspaper has recently Channel Fleet, will probably be reconstructed is being made to provide front desks for the 4,000,000 yen in the Budget as working expenses. the existence of which the master had no know interfered, and in a manger more foreible about hina Tes. After declaring that the con- choir stalle at an early date, and that Both parties and papers seem to be set against ladge, and to the darkness and obscurity, which than polite charged the foreignere with mmption of Chins Tes is diminishing (which is a strongth in the North Sea of fourteen battle- The effect of these changes will be to give us Sir Paul Chafer, in addition to his mum- the whole schemes for the property in left him in ignorance of his proximity to Vries gambling. This uncalled for intrusion was not a fact), there then follows the astonishing ships and twelve armoured cruisers, representing vent gift of a handsome parsonage, hoa question it is a forest of magnificent timber

naturally rosented and the fellow passenger announcement that the Indian and Ceylon the two fastest, most powerfully armed, and generoudy provided new electric light standards over a hundred square miles in extent at an work of communicating the reports of the look. A little later he returned

That, though the Court is of opinion that the was in effect told to mind his own business planters have placed a large sum at the disposal best-protected fleets of warships in the world. for the approaches to the hurch. The Bishop altitude of from 2,500 to 9,000 feet above sea level. out to the bridge was inefficiently performed, at passenger and again raised objections. Au

with another of their representatives in London in order The new North Ses Fleet will be based either of Victoria also writes a letter to residents Every variety of valuable hardwood is found in and before the time of the wreck, it is also of alterosion ensued, but there was no disturbance to counteract the tendency which they observe upon Rosyth, on the Fortir, or Cromarty, in the

far north of Bcotland. in Korboen, pointing out that the "seven abundance, and it is passing strange that the opinion that an improvement in this respect However, to the meaniment of the small party on the part of the public to revert to the use gentina who were appointed by the annual working of such a property cannot be made to gard as inaccurate the look-out's view that five entered Gifu station a number of policemen of the fimportations of Chins Tea and of its stand, be deci ed at a conference to be hold at

would not have averted the disaster, an they re-

The selection of officers for the commands of Chins Tea! of forviga residents and visitors, when the train The perverse misstatements as to the wane which will become vacant shortly will, we under- meeting of seatholders and subscribers to con-pay. The suspicion of corrupt practice between minutes elapsed between his seeing land and boarded the train and arrested the party, diminishing popularity are best controverted by the Admiralty this week. The following, how- stitute the Vestry for 1909 will gladly do all in the Government and this private firm in what has the vessel striking,

compelling them, despite their protests That the Court regret that the master did not

an examination of the imports of the past three ever, are regarded as probable appointments: their power to provide for the uploaep of the aroused publio opinion to opposition. Corruption And it possible to secure other of the vessel, 3% Planations, to leave the train. This of course, years, the official returns for which are no follows.

NORTH SEA FLERT-Admir Sir Williama Church and the orderly and reverent arrange is the blight that so commonly afflicta com- papers than those produced

they did, said the joera of the Japanese who caused the trouble and the car attendante,

4 present Second Sea Lord of the That in view of the situation and condition of After a detention of about three hours the

FLEET (in coesalon to Admiral proceed, and they Court concur in the opinion of the master reached Yokohama at midday on Saturday. are surdly Budolent refutation of the grou

These figures alone without further arguments Beresford)Vice Admiral Thy Tacoma, a liner destined for the new moment of striking and that he was justified but an arbitrary of Infriendly spirit and if Tea London Exchange.

that the ship was a complete wreck from the understand that the Poloshowed anything beis uttered so frequently in respect to Catan building, and Mr. Bryer had concluded the sarvion of the Oska Bhosen Kaiska to Pacifla in abandoning her and standing nowers daterføre. Strange to say, the mmos of the dedication service, the blessing of His Lordship Count porte, has just been launched at Kobe.sted in it by Section 483 of the Merchant

The

on shore.

anything some

Bood reluctant to be called szi to in pursuance of hin koue, sto; Sines the war the 0. & has folt to the full Shipping Act 1994; 63 and 58 Viet cap/60) beleve one of the foreigners voluntarily gave g mot oren teken down, though w The Kowloon School, which adjoins the the bad effects of frade and competition. orders that the sum of £6 4s 6d, being the card to a policeman who wa kind enough building, was then thrown open to those in This competition especially in the China trade costs of the proceeding before the said Court, to lead him his own orroostThe matter has attendance. There an excellent munioni pro has been more severe then in the use of the be paid by the owner of the sa. Adats (or been brought to the attention of the authorities gramme was gone through, and light refresh N. Y. K., and judging by the outlook generally pay the mald amount recordingly.

their Agents), and they are hereby ordered to ments were provided.

and double more will be heard of the ent

Island.

ment of the services," and exprossing his con- /mercial transnations, and in the Arison effairs Tessel and the state of the weather the party were allowed to

fidence that they will have the hearty support of the people feel they are being exploited. English-speaking people in the District.

After those in attendance had inspected the

the Eishop, "Ponce be unto thin followed

O. 1. K. PACIFIC SERVICE.

and

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Hocession to Vice-Admin

Sir Williams who will replace Aut the &dmiralty) Vice- 3 Admiral George Neville. There is some doubt as to whether Admiral

presion, Miss Mila's Crime Charments, Lait Bir Perey Bects will be the final selection for Charmant wind Epecial Bikin Tonic and Poudre the Channel Fleet Charmat will enable you to do the Har Lord Charles Beresford in the ordinary Specialities for the Bikin are the study of a course would have hauled down his fag in etime. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Bole Agents, March This redistribution rendure it certain

262 that he will not continue in command.