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THE LATE MR. MURRAY-BAIN.
THE FUNERAY, ..
Mon, and Mr J. H. Soth.
Othors present worn the Hon. Mr F. H. May, Hon Mr W. Chatham, Hon. Mr E. A. Hewelt,Į
LOCAL SPORT,
HONGKONG SCHOOL ATHLETIC............
SPOETS.
THE HEATS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 23RD, 1909.
THE "FOOKBANG" IN A TYPHOON.
INTERESTING PERSONAL NARRATIVE:
COMMERCIAL NOTES.
THE COPPIE MARKET.
THE WORLD'S TRADE.
The hope that the English nation will take
Hon Dr Ho Kai, Hon. Di Atkinson, Hon. Mr Hest-Ni Tat-ting, Ludovic Palisse and Lo reported as being in existence to the westward of market 59,000 tons are accumulated, and quot-ral bast that the merits of a Fros Trade
A. . Thomson, Rev. F. T. Johnson, Box A. Banbury, Dr J. C. Thomson, Messrs. R
Shorin, C. Mol. MeNot, W. G. Humphreys,
100 YAM FLAT RACE (HANDICAP). Chiu-hoi Second Hent--H. G. Markar, Yan Kam-faat and Wong Po-kie; Third Heat
Tha barometer at thy timao, however, showed n
SHANGHAI TRADE.
Messra, Ibert and Co.'s latest Piece Goods
Market Report says: A sagging markut owing
to
YARDS FLAT RACE (HANDICAP). For saki, the wind bul freshened to a moderate gale, For White of the native dyeing perhaps even more alarming, in view of the
;
for these
BUGAR INDESTRY IN FORMOSA.
THERE IS SKILL A
IN ALL
PIANOS
WE IMPORT
ROBINSON PIANO
CO. LTD.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
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In the course of a lecture on the Pazamo Cand recently delivered at the West Indies commitee rooms, Dr. Vanghan Cornish, who. having been given special facilities by the American Government to make a prolonged study of the canal works, gave nu interesting.
JAPANESE ARTICLES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The bulk of Japanas articles add in the
The funeral of Mr. G. Moway Bain took:
A graphic account of his experiences at sea Philippines were formerly imported by Chinese of the figures of the for THOROUGHNESS in the typhoon on the 7th inst le farnished by merchants but a Japanese contemporary informs eign trade of the leading countries of the world place yesterday afternoon when a largo and
OF. CONSTRUCTION Captain T. A. Mitchell, master of the Fookeang, it readure that in recent years the Mini Bassan for the past two years, which are contained in Kaisha and several other Japanese companies the newly-uned Parliamentary Paper mys a representativo attendance of residents assembled
The honte in the various events were run off to the Japan Chronicle Captain Mitchell are opened branches in Manila and are gra recent London paper. These figures confirm in -to pay their lust tribute of respect to one who
writes
"Having read inseveral of the papers accounts dually encroaching upon the marketa of Ameri- the most striking way the case for Tariff Re- "was universally esteemed und beloved. The Fosterday with the following results :---
on the doc- terment took place in the old cemetery at Hoppy.
LONG JUxr. (Boys under 17). Champion of the storm which passel ovar, Japan between can, Spanish, British and other foreign mer form, and by their clear and telling indiment the Liberal Premier and his Tally close to the grare of the famous Dr. ship event. E. Marker, R. T. Kunjaht, the 6th and the 7th instant, I thought it would chants: Nevertheless, a considerable portion of of Great Britain's fiscal system, they farmish with the sea, and who were safely in port during traders in the islands. Among the Japanese trinairo arguments and rhistorical plodinge Chalmers, the Rev. C. H. Hickling conducting Ablock Karim, J. M. A. Remedios, II. W.interest your radars, especially thow connected Japanese goods is still being handled by foreign a most effective commentary
the passage to get an account of the movemente Articles in demand are coal, comment, mineral by which
Trade cons. At any time the comparison of the burial service.
The cortegy passed the Peterson and Mai Noi Sheung.
thread, ete:
the fluctutions of trade in the different Monument shortly after five o'clock, the prin-
100 YARDS FLAT RACE (Handicap) For of the storms, and how it was felt at sea; and I waters, matches, potatoes, apples, onions, cotton colleagues, endeavour to defend the Free
my own experiences. "I was at the time
The Copper market both in London and countries would be significant. It is especial cipal mourners being Mr H. Murray Ban boys under Savebeen years of age First herewith submit to found from Shanghai to Mrs G. II. Edwards (daughter), Mr. E. Joss over 10 and under 14 years of ago. First Heat
on the 3rd instant. At the time of leaving fine Hughes, and Mr. Grant Smith (two of the Iridor nas, Mario Pinna and Rodrigo Yokohama, having left the former port at 9 a.m. Japan omnis innotice. During last monthly impresive at the present time, when oldest residents in the colony) Mr. W. Nichol Ribeiro; Second Heat-Alfred Ho, U Hang westhor prevailed, although the previous after. only transactions in smal lots were affected in the English nation realises the need of making gether 4,000 tons of copper are now accumulated beyond challenge, and is recognising that the san and JM. Bra Third Heat-Wong noon and night gave indications of bad weather Tokyo, Yokohama Kole and Oska. Alto vigorous elforts to maintain its naval supomncy and the Zi-ka-wei Observatory reparted a system in the fone markets mentioned, and copper power to build ships mast depand in the last of low pressure all over the continent.
To anyone whe sincerai beliond the STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY Shan-nin, H. Pereira and E. Castro.
"On the morning of the 3rd, a depression was dealers are holding their stock. On the London resort on material resources and industria capa- system would be most clearly seen in a ime of adversity the actual figures of trade will be the Lachas, travelling NE. After I had passed ations are gradually rising. to the eastward of the Badalo Lelunds, a long- drawn easterly well also indicated this fact. Isidor Hae, Rodrigo Ribeiro, U Hang-an and
severe shak. Of all the leading countries in SUPERIOR VALUE signs of immediate danger, being at 30.00, and absence of domnud has been the main experience the world it was Great Britain who suffered P. Lammert, H. P. White, D. W. Craddock Alfred No
majority of resales nude public are shont 5 as compared with 1906 The comparison with
Germany is especially
daniunt In her geçe 120 YARDS FLAT RACE (HANDICAP). For a Van Diemen's Strait was approached, the of importers during the interval, mud the most severely in the reduction of exports in 1903
of 48 millions BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR. McKenzie, A. Shelton Hooper, J. 1. Andrews,
exports showed However, after passing throngh Van candareens lower all wand for pain staples, E. M. Hazeland, G. Fierey, F. Brotho, Mboys under 10 years of age. First Heat easterly swoll umisider.
decreased by no less than 488 millions, or 18:5
THIS CLIMATE. Northcote, W. Armstrong, E. Sath, A. Findlay Baymead Biseuil, Jose Gutierrez, Francis Diemen's Strait (at noon on the 5th) a more while in dyed and fancy goods bayers are so E.S.E. wind, and the barometer showed their throats at any prion that oven the auction Smith, F. Crawford, L. Lu, J. Gray Loureira, and Leopold L. Lopen; Second Heat-pronounced swell was mot with, with an in-surfeited with liquidation stocks eramed down sterling, ar 12 per cont. Great Britain's oxports Scat, J. Walker, H. B. Mody. F. Maitland, A. George White, R. Rendios, Duarti Remedies indications of falling. By noon the following rooms are finding a considerable alsanes of per cent. The tendency of the Fre. Trade day (the 6th), when in a position off Morots. bidding and prices are falling at each sale, system to aggravate the effect of commercial the warmer weather and depression is sufficiently serious, What is Denison, R. H. A. Craig, J. W. Bolle G. and Fred Silva.
has had a slight affect in prosent situation, is its effect in producing a Grhable, J. J. Leiria, W. R. Faer, J.-A.-Japp,
2966. From this time on to 4 p.. the weather season W. Cruickshank, P. Loureira, David Weed, G. Chinese boys. Open to all ages. First Heat with overcast sky, and the barometer stood at consequent,
tive and manufacturing country and more s Curry, E. W. Torrey, A. Chapma, HF. Came Chiuhoi, Kwok Shiu-yan, Ng Tat-ting became worse, and the swell had developed inte stimulating enquiry for cloths talon for Han lange is the character of British Indutry and & heary E.S.B. sen, which caused the vessel to kow, though little actual buying has as yet trade, in rendering Great Britain less proine. phill, J. Owen Hughes, D. Clark, C. KBack D. a Ma Naisheung; Becond Heat--Yau Kam-
slip heavy spray over all By 5pm. the baro taken place. Other dependencies are all very McDonald, F. Smyth, W. Lamphrey, J.Ifat, Wong Po kie, Li Sau and To Teun.
HIGH JUMP for boys over 15 and under 18 water had fallen to 29.37. and I folt are the quist. Cotton advices report a sharp rise in contre of distribution and exchange. I during centre of a cyclonic storm was getting very close price for American, while in the Indian cotton the past century, the union was able to nauitain success was due in the main to its superiority in "Underwood, A. Forbes, J. R. Boulton. A. G.
cen supply. Reports as to the reason for the sudden Gordon, A. OD. Gourdis, C. Infrontz. Arde. Fears of age. Championship EventMa Nai By the indications the wind gave of being market also prices are rising owing to short its mastery of the suas against all rivals this
veer to the southward, I ceased was the doyen of Hongkong journalists houng, Kwok Shin yau, H. W. Peterson, inclined to
would pass across the track I had already is possible that it is caused by the high prion of that this advantage was obtained under their Britain established her industrial spremner large number of pressmen followed the remains Tam Tax to, Luis Rabat, Yam Kam fast and chaded (1 may my hoped) that the centre jump in American cottup are conflicting, but it material resources. Free Trders always allego
Ho Wing kiu
traversed. As the sky had now become of wheat having an effect in restricting the favoured system. As a mutter of fast Great regine to the grave. These warm: China Meil: MiserR
220 YARDS FLAT KACE (HANDICAP). -
pforcant, and thick with rain, I deemed it planting of cotton in favour of the former. A Bellamy Brown, F. Hicks, H. Taylor, A
inadvisable to run back in the direction I should Yarn is quiet but staly, prices having recoded on a firm basis under a Protectionisk
once secure, her people wore able to profit by Bryson, and F. Rozarin and the Chinese staff Open to all ages. "First Heat-H. W. Peter-
along period of internal peace, by the dis ac Hongkong Daily Press: Mesra. B. A. Hale, AD, A. P. Samy and Abdool Karrin; Second more readily sope it should it pass to the about Tit. 2 per bale from the highest point but in the early part of the century. This supremacy Sugar mills are rapidly being erected, in tious and divisions of their neighbours, and by the suden development of communications to Ramsay, H.JE. Victor. South China Morning Heat-II E. Markar, Ng Tht-tung and J. eastward of my position, as I should possibly havo recovered about.fis. à on the week.
firo or in other words on a lee shore, and very
Formoso, Mills established this year says the
capture the bulk of the foreign trade of the little thance of Post: Messrs. G. T. Leyd, A. Lowry, and M. A. Remedios; bird Heat - E Castro, tad myself out of the frying pan, and into the
At 57, therefore, I decided on the Ineser Japan Chronicle exclusively for kuzing the 120 YARDS FLAT RACE. For Chinese boys two evils, and hore-to, keeping, the vessel's ayrup. from the cane are so many in number world. Under the circumstances once existing, i deseription of the enterprise and its latest develop under 14 years of age. First Heat-Tang Kan of two size wind and see, but the engines that they are able to taru out 7.000 tons of Cobdens doubtless gavu a stimulus to comments His remarks were illustrated by
world are vastly different.
l'e sald that the organization of the work tery entrance by the Row: C-H. Hickling who | To Tsun and Yeung Kwong-chiu; Second Heat working at a speed just sufficient to keep her syrup in 24 hours. If the industry increases at cial advanes. But to-day the conditione'ia the number of lantern slides made from photogmphis. was excellent, and the success of the department the present rate, the total production of sugar in Formosa this year may reach 220,000,000 rivals are progressive, compact, wollorganised lel the way up to the phase of interment Kwok Tai-so and Luk Kan; Third Hent from falling of. The barometer continued to
the welfare of their people, and to promote the
contpletely disappeared, and malaria had beou high on the hilbäde. At the graveside the ser- Toi Hung-bing and U. Hang san Fourth Heat fall, and by 8p.m. registered 2023ared to hin. The Formosan Sugar Refining Company, States, applying their fiscal systems to nourish of sanitation extraordinary, Yellow fever had
that time and 10 p.m. the wind increased
greatly redneed. The length of the canal worki vice was simple and wapressin, Mr. Hickling-Wong Shou-min and Ip Kwan; Fifth Heat-tasticano force and simply shrieked with every with a capital of Y10,000,000 and the Tainan
in this country the principles of lasser faire bo 50 miles from deep sea to deepson, or 41 miles beginning by saying that they had assembled Kwok Fook-hang und Lai Wing-in.. sow and the beary detonations, as if heary Sugar Refining Company, with a capital of development of their material researcs.
Bre cast aside in overy sphere but thatof foreign from shore to shore, the onlinary water level to pay a last tribute of affection and esteem to
The two Formossh trade. And now Englishmen are realising that would be 85ft. but is dry seasons this would be `111G8 JUMP. For boys under 15 years, of artillery was being rod. So powerful was the Y2,000,000, are very closely connected, both force of the wind that it was with grat companies being controlled by the same
Japanese directors.
roducid to 80ft. leasing a minimum depth of one who had cartlived call or nearly all of those age (Championship event).-Ali__ Mahomed, diffionity I could got up and down the bridge-directors and the auditors of the two companies the trad and growth of their industry and the who cathe to the seolery beat the same time Carlos Lepas, José Rozario, Ng Tat Ting, R buldar to record the barometer readings every
commace cannot be left with impunity to are. however, different persons. In these cir
Culebra Cut would to 300ft, instead of 200ft. -half hour.
onmstances the two companies have agreed to play of chance or to the manipulation of rival 40ft; and the minimum bottom width in the Anderson, Isidor Hsas and Rodrigo Ribeiro. a himself.
as intended up to last natuma. This change, The floral tributes were numerous and
uxpressed showing that they endorse the opinion incorporate into one concern with a capital of nation. At every opportunity the doctors aro Y12,0,0, 00. The agreement to be placed
highest part of the sthmus, Would increase the the great Imperial statesman again emphasises cost by £2,600, 00, but it need not delay the the agency of a poody change in the cost-opening beyond January 1, 1915, the anticipated The total shipment of sugar from Formosa to companies in August next. Japan proper during last month amounted to try's foal system. The need of Taift Reform date. The length of the locks would be 1000ft. and their width 110ft, suficient to necomimodate of the nation is directed towards the Budget. the largest
fatost evidence as to the founda 55,100,00 kin. the highest ou record. This will woome even clearer as the attention quantity is four times as large as that of the
naval supremaey must be kept intact, ever, if tinns of the Gatun dam was distinctly favourabin. some difference of opinion to the time Colonel Goethals, the chief engineer. had inst larger. According to a Taipeh dispatch the there
for laying down the ships required. But these stated in evidence at Washington that the old effort involve largo additional expendituro, and The sea was not dangerously turbulent. Oriental Sugar Refining Company, of Formoss. although it seated to be decidedly mixed. The has a scheme on foot to borrow foreign money barometer na time registered 28.98, the through the medium of Messrs. Samuel Samuel it seems probable that the burden will mere river gorges beneath the dam, hitherto said to
while grateful for and proud of the offers of
total cost to the merican Government was now hamber throid diatingly oscillating, and Co., for the purpose of erecting a large mill. still more rapidly in yours to come. Englishmen with such gravel firmly embedded in clay, The
THE RICE INDUSTRY:
help from their kinsmen overses, mast depend estivated at about £72,000,000, of which about the mercury in the mercurial barometer visibly
The rice milling industry at Saigon is passing
on their own vigour and resource to secure
£38,000,000 had been spent up to December panping. This lasted for five or ten mint through a serious orisis owing to scarcity of the
the lukis of their power. It was said at the 31 last. and grain in the market. It appears that there is
A rote of thanks to the lecturer was proposed when the wind saddenly sprang up from
"By midnight it had shifted to S. W., and
one of âmance, and it is recognised even by by Mr. F. N. artinez, and seconded by dir before 1 am, (on the 7th had seered through hearth of the cereal in the country, but the opening of Parliament that the session would be
Libends that Frie Trade is now on its trial. Francis Fleming HALL MILE (Civil Service Challenge Cup) west to N.. and the sky cleared if all the cultivators are holding on to their stacks in the
annet both safeguard industry and yield a sub- servants of decossed, Mr .. H. Lee, Dr A Championship Esent. For boys under 17 year cloud and rain had boon swept away by magic, hope of realising higher prices from the millers,
"By 3 a strong N. W. galow blowing, who are mostly Chinese. For a long time past They are nacustomed to pretend that a tarif
with their grain at very low
stantial revenue and that the importer con Forbes, Mr A. J. Coppin, Mr F.; Lammert, of age. To be won three years in Auccession to us by this time the N. W. wind bad over these millers have combined to force the cultiva
tors into parting
the milers arner the neverbe made to pay toll for use of the markets Victoria Recreation Club, Hon. Dr. Ho, Kai, become the property of the bay, Capto be kept in come the prericus easterly swell, and raise a
Every or
show how utterly unfounded the Free Trade Mr T. I. Rose Mr.P. W. Goldring, Er F. C. the custody of the School. Handicap will be frems. N.W., the steamier was headed up to it, prices.
assumptions are. In the meantime the Govern- Barlow, Mr and Mrs Brymon, Mr and Mrs G. given on course, First Hest--Ip Sham, Lo and as soon as à correct position was obtained available stocks of paddy and afterwards dispose of of the country. The experience of other nations.
from bearing of the Kii peninsula, which was them at enormous profits, none of which, however, P. Limmert. Mrand Mrs. E. Jones Hughes, Mr Chin-bei, H. W. Peterson and Luis Babateen when daylight broke, a course was aột for falls to the enltivators: The cultivators have and Mrs W. H. Donald, and D.
menthare to face the task of runinga Jarge ons of Cobdenism, without discouraging industry Mr J. Lambert, Rev: T. Wand Mrs Tesice, Mr
additional roven without infringing the can- and without weakening the foundations of and Mrs Belly Brown, Mrs G. R. Lamart. Mr and Ms W. Nicholson Miss Wales, Mr
commercial condence. Even the most optimis.
and Mrs J. A. Jupp. Mr. Lang Skin-kong, Mr -L. B. Lammert, Mr F. M. Crawford. My and Mrs
tic Liberals cannot be facing the prospect in a hopeful spirit.
H. A. Lammert, Miss Maggy Mr P. Lonreiro, Mr and Mrs A. Chapman, and family, Mrand Mrs E. H. Hinds, Mr and Mrs G. Piary, and Mr G. Herbst,"
"W. Rayner.
The Funeral procesion was met at the sense
Leidor Haar and Rodrigo Ribeiro.
to
is.
"At 10 pm, the wind voored to S. E., and
about 11 pan. I experienced what I never did
Great Britain's
QUARTER MILE HANDICAP Championship handsomo. Wranths and crosses were sent by Event. Challenge Cup. Open to all ages. Ellis before in all my seafaring earer. The cea before the general meetings of the respective in the letter of "Mr. Chamberlaiu, in which "pplying to a length of nearly five miles in the
Kadocrin Challenge Cup to be won 3 years in of the storm must have passed almost ever my successiers to became the property of any boy, position, placing the vessel as it were on its in fact that I would held a lighted match in my The Cap. to be kept in the custody of school N.E. segment, and it fell dead calm, so sim First bat-H. W. Peterson, Le Chiu-ho and hand cat the bridge. Although the air was per- Wong Teo-ting: Second heat-H. G. Markar, fectly still and breathless, I wald hear sway
members of the family, the European and Chinese stalls of the Cain Mail, the staff of the Hongkong Daily Press. Dr. Mrs, Bateson Wright, Mr. and Mrs T. K. Dealy Mr and Mrs F. Maitland, Mr and Mrs M. S. Northcote, Mr and Mrs W, G. Humphroys, Mr Ng Tarting and J. M. R medios; Third heat up ir the sky the wind howling and shrieking corresponding month of inst year. For this All Englishmen are agreed that the country buildings of commerce or war built or and Mrs Salton Hoopar, Rev. J. A and Vinoxit Racaza, Carlos Laper and Ali Maas if all the Bends of the infernal regions had month the shipment is expected to
Buntary, Mr and Mrs W M. Humphreys, Mr and Mrs G: Grimble, Mrs Noyes, Maand Mrs. 3. W. Bolles, Mr and Mrs Grant Smith, Mr ind Mrs Denison Men J. M. Armstrong, Mr W. Armstrong and Miss Armstrong, Compbell, Moore and -Go.,Mr and Mrs Douglas Graham, Mr and Mrs. Beth and family, Sir Paul Chater, Mr H. N. Mody, The Chances Mail, Chinese
THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS.
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After a very successful season in Saigon, the Hippodrome Circus leaves for Hongkong to-day by the M.M. & Oremien, and will open at Causeway Bay on Wednesday, 28th instant. Judging by reports in contemporaries, the Hippodrome is a very popplar entertainment and the long and attractive programme provided contains plenty of variety. There a daring. feats by equestrisnnes; performances by baby elephants; and a clever little pony called Black Diamond goes through an admirable- performance without the encouragement of the whip. Much of the comic element is in the hands of Le Dial, a very clever juggler, while Dick Bell's daring raulting not is one of the features of the performance, The Sisters" Elliott giva acrobatio dases while eke walika and other dances are provided by other members. of the troupe. One of the most attractive turns in the Hippodrome is the triple horizontal bar act by a young Indian gymnast named Mookerjer, whi's those ia saarol of the sensational are accommotited by Professor G Urban, the lion tamer.
The Hippodrome had a successful reason in both Singapore and Saigon, And with a good show the management should have no conse to regret their visit to Hongkong, LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS;
The PM, str. Ching left San Francisco, on the 2nd inst, via Honolulu, Tokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai, is due to arrive in Hong- kong on the 1st prox.
The CN..Co.'s str. Las left Shanghai on the 22nd inst., and is dus bere on the 25th inst. The H-A Linie str. Nicomedia left Shang- hai or the 21st just, a.m., and may be expected here or about the 24th inst
The MM, of Yunnan from Europe left Bingapore on the 21st inst. at 6 pm, and is due here on Wednesday morning the 28th inet,
homed, Fourth hest-Rodrigo Ribeiro, Wil- liana Simson and II. Pereira.
TILROVING THE CRICKET RALL, CHAMPION- SHIP EVENT. Open to all ages Bigismundo Has Wong On-choung, Khashal Khan, AE Jakins, Luis Rabat, H. E Markor, F. Whitfield, and Trang Ling.
A. R. Sumy and Carlos Lopes; Third Heat A. Giford, Angelo Ribeiro and F. Remedios.
HONGKONG. GYMKHANA CLUB. The entries for to-morrow's meating, the first this season, so as under : ONE MILE FLAT RACE
Mr C. E. Anton's Dunkery
Mr Blank's Grey Book
Mr M. M. Hrice's Gambler
Mr D. L. M's Tamar...
7 Mr Dryasdnst's Barry....
Hon. Mr W. J. Grosson's Little Dot Rese Commodore, H. Lyon's Swan
Mr H. G. Moore's Lyeinun
Mr Morogoki's Backstay GYMKHANA STAKES-One Mile
Mr Dryasdust's Barry
Mr Dryasdust's Triad.,
Major W. A. Eaton's Game Chick..... TENT PEGGING IN SECTIONS OF THREE:--
Hon Mr W. J. Cresson's Garth Messrs Leah and Moore's Sportsman (late
Tolga)
Mr L. K. Leeson Soudan" ML. K. Lesson's Seafoam Hon. Mr. F. II. May's Astral Mr Moregold's Backstay DJ W
W. Noble's Strathdollas... THREE QUARTER OF A MILE FLAT RACE,
Mr C. B. Anton's Dunkery Capt. B. Barker's Shaun Aboo Mr. M. M. Brice's Gun Duck.... Mr F. B. Deacon's Butcher
Mr K. K's Little Nemo Admiral Lambton's Kamranh Mr H. O. Moore's Lyemun WELTER RACE HALF A MILE
Captain G. T. Brierley's Catalan Bay Mr C. E. G. Davidson's Seraph
Findlay's Billy Major Major Findlay's Polo Stick MK. K's Dropchikengaul ...
*
Mr H. G. Moores Banksia Rose
Dr J. W. Noble's Double Zero...
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AND A QUARTEE MILE FLAT HANDICAP
Mr Blank's Greyback.
Mr M. M. Brico's Gambler..
Capt. . T. Brierley's Sidier Dhu
Mr Dryasdust's Barry...
Hr Dryasdust's Triad..
RACE.
Major W. A, Eaton's Game Chick Major W. A. Eaton's Vine.. Major H. Findlay'a Shandygaf. Major H. Findlay's Whitebait,, Hou. By W. J. Gresson's Garth Kr K. K's Highland Heather Messrs Leak and Moore's Spyggman,
(late Volga)
Mr L. M. Leeson's Seafoam Hon. M. F. H. May's Astral Mr Moregeld's Backstay
Dr J. Nobla's Strathilallas.....
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been let loose.
to Yokohama, which was reached at 11 m. on the 8th, after an experience I do not wish to be in a position to zecord very often.
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grain, with the consequence thist at the end of last month the situation was very serious. The cultivators would only sell paddy when drives to it by want of money. The millors find themselves in a fx owing to their being band by contract to supply the export irms with heary deliveries of grain. They buy only just enough grain to meet the contracts. But the cultivators demand ach high prices as to leave the millers no proft at all on the transaction. The remit is the millers Buffer hear leases owing to the
No damage was done, with the exception of adoritt-spar which was broken through shear force of wind pressing the bost agaiast it during one of the shifts of wind. The ship bohated, admirably throughout, rising over huge seas which rose ap before her, threatening in their coure to sweep everything before thom, and world easily have put to shame many of these in the price, and owing to their smaller present day leviathans, which one hears of so ofton beharing in a mach less credilable
BORNEO COAL CONCESSION,
output of cleaned rice-working expenses standing the same all the time,
The Opinion, a Saigon newspaper, says that each mill is losing about fire thousand dollars day, sed hold the cultivators to blame for not readily selling, at s profit. For worso are the advantage of their ignorance and lack of business knowledge to evill the profits of the rice millers.
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FRENCH NOVELS BARRED.
Ghl students at Berkeley, Aneries, bary succeded in a protest against the French A Californian journal reports the novel incident thus:-
Bet Tp
PEKIN SYNDICATE SCHEME.
OPPOSITION OF SHANSI SHAREHOLDERS, An extraordinary general meeting, and also separate extraordinary general meetings of the Ordinary and of the Deferred shareholders, of
Cainon-street Hotel, Mr. Carl Meyer presided. the Pekin Syndicats were held last month at the He moved resolutions at each of the racetings for the confirmation of the scheme which was passed at the previous gatherings of the shareholders, with the exception of the Shansi meeting. At the extraordinary general meeting the resolutions were passed unanimously. At the meeting of the holders of tie Ordinary Shores Mr. Oury, as the representative of 472 Ordinary Shares, said that he voted against the schome, holders of these shares being in favou of limiting the operations of the syndicate t to Shansi and Horan. The resolutions carrying. themcheme were agreed to, 16 voting in favour and two against.
NORDDETTICHER LLOYD'S GRANT DISPUTED. Chinese speculators who, until lately, took gymnasium or execute an Anna Hold dance at for the same reason as was given at the pre-
DISCOVERY IN A BOOK. Particulars of yet another tomb outrage have now been disclosed in Indis.
She may play basket ball in blocters, turn an occational handspring in the seclusion of her the annual jinks, but the Berkeley woman She has risen up in her might, and with an student draws the line at the spicy French novel. upward toss of her toss kicked Batac and Zols, Auger and De Maupassant clean out of the college curriculam. To idyllic romances sho will give tender ear, but the ban has been raised against the affinity literature of the French permasion,
It all happened when 20 young women of the senior class wint on a strike, They sent a delegation to Prof. B. A. Chambers, their in- strutor, and told him to choose between them and the racy volumes.
"You must give us different boke to read or we shall drop this course," announced the leader. "Why, what is the trouble" asked the professor in amazement.
"They are too perfectly shocking," replied "We want to learn French, the spokeswomao. but these books-why, you can read a page without starting for fear that some one would we'll give up the class. We wouln't read them catch you at it. If we have to read these books in English Why should we read them in French
Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith has been hearing st Singapore an action brought by C. W. Frinkel
The millers and the exporting firms, says and others of the Shanghai Life Assurance Co.) against H, Schaefer concerning sertain consose that journal, are trying to force the Government ious in Dutch Borneo. Mess. Delay and Ellis to bring pressure to bear upon the cultivators to appeared for plaintiffs, Mears. C. I. Carver sell their paddy at rates to suit the millors, and Allen for defendant. The point at issue is The remark is made that it would be far better mainly one of fact and, briefly, is whether eight for the millers to change their methods, and to conccasions over which Bohn Meyer and C. on allow part of their hage profits to fall to the behalf of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, had been poor cultivators, Straits Times. granted an option of purchase at a pris of 85,000 tasla, were included in acertain agreement signed in Shanghai under which the plaintiffs were given by defendant a half share. The concessions were not specifcally named Mr.
It appears that some time since the police Delay explained, and it would be necessary to go into sildence as to what concessions were received information that a bomix, which was intended to be covered by the agreement done up in a book had been sent to Mr. Kings- At the time of the negotiations defendant ford, then Chief Presidency Magistrate, at was one of the loral agents of the assurance Calcutta.
It was taken down to Mr. Kingsford's house company, and the parties first met, in Singapore, on the introduction of Mr. S. at Garden Ross, and handed to one of his Selomen, to discuss the subject of plaintiffs
ohuprassies. which Sobuster
The package booked like a low-book, and Mr. taking an interest in an option had over a Dutch Borneo coal mine. Under the Kingsford supposed it was a volume he had lent agreement a company was to be formed to be to a friend, so he did not open it.
It afterwards accompanied him to us called the Borneo Exploration Syndicate with a
it has now been discovered amon- capital of £250,000 sterling, samples of coal
ine farpar where: having already been obtained from the mine
gest his books, concerned and tested by the Dutch Government When it was brought to Calcutta by the authorities and declared to to as good as Cardiff Chief Inspector of Explosives and examined, coal; and the question was whether the parties it was found to consist of 4 had been negotiating about the mine from of ploric acid oncealed in the body of a which the samples referred to had been obtained. Animportant teatara of the agreement, wis that law book of twelve hundred pages, six hundred their stond were offered Marcel Prevost, Anatole plaintiffs were to advance £10,000 to afondant of which had been sooped out to accommodate The springs, ware sat in sich a manner thất without interest, on security which could be nael either for the purposes of the company, or on the cutting of the string with which the for his own purposes. The received the name intended but subsequently, or book was tied up the cover would fly open and a detonator of fulminate of mercury would be March 10, company was registered is Java struck by a nail. The springs had rusted but alled the Borneo Mining and Trading Co., and the explosive me found antect. after this esme negotiations with Behn Meyer and Co., representing the ND. L.
The pare is proceeding.
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Professor Chambers looked over the list of boots. It is a senior course and several novels had been assigned for gataide rading. These were the books that caused the trouble. After a few moments he announced his inrrender.
Balzac, Zola, Daupassant Damas Jr, tia case Augier and their train of gay and giddy heroines were sacrificed for the Berkeley lassos, and in France, Prosper Meriance and a generous list of The freshman work in Frush is perfootly beautiful," said one of the young ladies yester day, and, in fact, almost all the underclass courses in French literature are charming, but these novels that Professor Chambers assigned are-well, they're the limit."
So Zaza has been banished from the Berkeley campus Jand Eyra may wak with safety
That Mr. Kingsford escaped injury or death is due solely to the fact that this deadly parcel remained unopened
writers of the softer school.
avid the oaks.
At the meeting of the Deferred shareholders it was mentioned by Mr. Onry that 105 Deferred Shares voted against the resolutions
viens meeting. The Chairman maid that the directors held 450 shares in favour, On the voting 10 voted in favour and two against The resolutions were carried.
STEAMERS ASHORE IN THE
YANGTSZE.
During the past few days says the Shanghai Mercury of the 15th inst. something has evidently gone wrong with the beacons lighting the North Channel near the month of the Yangtsze river as several steamers arriving from northern port report that the lights in the channel have no been lit. Several vessels have also had the mig fortune to go ashore where they have remaine for periods of twenty to thirty hours. The firs craft to come to grief was the H. A. L. steame Teintax, from Tsingtau, which went ashore earl on Monday morning, having mised the Midd Bank Baoy which was not showing any lighte trauslipped to an incoming steamer and brough During the day the passengers and mails wer up to Shanghai.
On Monday night the I. C. steamer Taksan also from Tsingtan, came along and saw the fir named vessel ashore and proceeded cautions. but, missing the usual lights, she also we ashore where she remained while word was se to Shanghai and cargo boats were sent out after five hundred tons of bad removed, the real cause off at high water Trinta in the meantica having been for and come up to Shanghai. The Talsang arri in port to-day, 15th."
The next ship to lose her way was the K Haru from Dalny with the Siberian mail, whi was due here yesterday morning. The K Maru remained shore all day yesterday and o got off at an early hour this morning been delayed twonty-four hours Fortuna arrived at Shanghai at 6 am to-day, hav it is muit botten all round where the ve stranded and sone of them sustained damage. The various lights have since beer attended to and aro now burning as usual,
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