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SHIPPING NOTES.

A San Francisco journal states that plans are unarly completed by the Toyo Kisen Kaisha for, the use of coal as well as oil as fuel in the liners of the Japanese Steamship Company, Before the Tenyo Mart and Chiyo Mary were built the Japanese company contracted for a unrual supply of several million barrels of fuel oil, and at the same time began the con straction in Engloud of two huge tank stenourTA

financial losway of a somewhat acute type. Thus, the net earnings have fallen from £1,400,000 to £180,000, and despite the appro priation of £212,000 from the insurance fund, as compared with only £99,000 in 1907, there is a deficit of £346,000, as against a surplus for the previous your of £807,000. The accounts repent, in short, on a large scale, the experience of other companies in a thoroughly disappoint ing year. Things would have been a good deal worse, it appears, but for the reduced price of

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 1909.

PARIS LETTER,

[WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE “HONG- KONG DAILY FRESH."]

THE TUE.

Paris, July 2nd, 1909. Visitors to Longchamps last Sunday spent a much more enjoyable day than did those who went to Auteuil the Bunday before, and whore course riots completely upset everybody and

A FAMILY RECOND,

The baptism of the twin children of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gillingham at Kirkham, noor Preston,

overworked during the manoeuvres. Worth ECHOES FROM EVERYWHERE. noting in the fact that the men in the sister service aro mnoh more fortunate in this respect, M. Cheron, the Under-Secretary of State for War, bus, ever since his appointment, devoted

was attended by the father's twin sisters, whó all his energies to the moral and physical well-seted as godmother, and by the mother's twin being of the troops. Sailors are as much entitled brolliers, who were godfathers. to official recognition as the soldiers as regarde wholesome food and pierty of it.

THE POSTAL BERVICE.

The more things change in this country the

INTERESTING DISCOVERY. The plan of an immenso abbey, with walls five feet thick and wonderful carvings at the base of the littresses, has been unearthed ni

the village of Bardasy, near Lincoln, and it is

the company running out of fuel. It is proposed especially those carrying froight only. Regulas to ensure order. Because of the fecco rioting post-cards, money orders, all have gone wrong interview that he was delighted with the United

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which were to be used in transporting the fuel coal, particularly in England, and a slight everything. Le Grand Prix at Longchamps more they remain the same, except when they hoped to discover the tomb of Ethelred, King-of from the Pacific coast to Japan. It has since reduction in the cost of certain consumable { last Bunday went off remarkably woli-mave for ret worse. Since the recent-strike agitation it Morclu

- certainly seems as if the. French-postal service

DORANDO. PIETRI'S SUCCESSES. boon found that the oil supply is not entirely articles. Money was also saved by the laying the wretched and unseasonable weather. The

was worse than ever, Letters, telegrams,

Dorando Pietri, the Marathon runner, who adequate, uri tiuere seems to be some danger of ap of soms of the steamore of the various lines, authorities this time had taken every precauțiou

has arrived at Genca, stated in the course of an and incendiariam during the previous Banday's No trouble appears to be taken about the pro- States, and that he intended to return in penger services cannot be stopped.

mee at Autoull, firemen were on duty at per distribution of such correspondence. Ons November to take part in other Marathon racos.

in case

He has won £4,000, and hopes to continue run- Longchamps, in readiness to aid

was through the carelesauces of a Post-Offeening for two years more. He will postpone his marriage until after the expiration of that of emergency. Troops, too. Hined the rails important registerel letter adtressed to Geneva

period. of the course, in order to prevent are employé dispatched to Genon in Italy, from occurred at Antenil in consequence of the the intimation: "Addresses unknown". Mit unsettled dispute between the stable-boysters cannot continus like this much longer."

A mutual arrangement was and the taniners.

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to avoid any possible embarrassment by replac. ing the oil-burnors under some of the boilers with furnaces, and to use both coal and oil for fuel, the coal being taken aboard at Nagasaki and the oil on the Pacific coast. The plan is an innovation that is expected to prove highly footunder the British flag. One of the shipping petitition of the disgraceful scenes which whence it was returned two days afterwards with

satisfactory on the big, turbine liners,

The Board of Trade has issued as a Portia. montary Paper [61]a return showing how many British foreign-sailing ships are recorded as "missing" during each of the past five years; the tonnage of these vessels, what number of certificated officers they were carrying on leav. jug port, and the number of men composing their crews, with their respective ratings and nationality in each case. A summary of the statistics shows a total of 26 vessels missing in the five years, with an aggregrate tonnage of #34,490. The number of certificated officers (including masters) was 59, one being foreign and the remainder British. Of the ratings 60 wero masters and mates, 40 petty officers, 198

It has always been something of a race between the P. and O. Company and the British India Company as to which shall posseas the biggest newspapers publishes the report and accounts of the British India Company for 1906, from which it appears that trade was rather dull during the year, and the earnings considerably

less than those of its predecessor. The net profit, after providing for depreciation, was £129,919, as agaiant £132,634. The dividend is maintained at 73 per cent on the Ordinary shares and 5 per cent, on the Preference shareA

The foot is returned as totalling 439,649 tons, The biggest ship in the list is the Queda, of 7.703 tons. The board of directors includes the Duke of Argyll and Earl Roberts.

THE CINEMATOGRAFI

arrived at between the two parties to the effect

The cinematograph now plays a leading role that there should be no disturbance of any dein a great many Frencli schools and colleges. scription on Grand Prix day, and this trace was By its aid pupils, attend more regularly, while faithfully observed,

taking a pleasure in following the courses which are no longer monotonous. In fact, everything jer now dono to make the task us interesting and as pleasant as possible, whereas in years gone by,

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THE GOLD CUP WINNBE

It is stated that Mr. J. A. de Rothschild mudo a considerablo stroko of financial good fortune by winning the Gold Cup, although the ring was not prepared to lay him the wager of uophew of Mr. L. de Rothschild, and comes £2100 to £1,000, as he anggested. He is a from the French brauch of the great family. He is a man of striking personality, and of the most sporting, as well as youthful, the tart Mr. de Rothschild's plungers o colours of the house of Rothschild. He los black and yellow cherrons are a medley of the

now this year won, to the surprise of everyone, the long-distance isoes at Epsom and Ascot.

As a result of this, the greatest French classic race of the year was run in the presence of a huge cosmopolitan crowd. So great indeed was

in order that the work of educating the young the betting on the present occasion that it was

should be effective, it had to be severe and un- found necessary to open an azusoully large number of betting booths for the

attractive. What a pity we cannot live our Mutuel, the total amount of money which

tima over again. Oh for the joys and sorrowe changed bands for that ince alone was of schooldays! Most of the foolish punishments All kinds of speculationtie aro rife regarding less than £76,102. The English money went that were inflicted on schoolboys half a century the future of the Opium Department in India, largely on William the Fourth, a splendidge here Row been abolished and replaced by A.B.'s (including 94 foreignora), 36 0.438ayá Calcutta paper. China's strong determina-locking animal, and on Valens, which, however, everything that is kind. France-as a first members of the congregation to har

seamen undefined, 64 apprenties, two boys, and 43 other persons--a total of 487, 320 being British and 167 foreigners. The vessely last heard of in 1908 were the barque L'almore, of Glangor; the brignating Belle of the Exe, of Hall; the ship Carnedd Llewely, of Liverpool; the ketch Challenge, of Fowey and the bargas Isle of Erin and the ship Toxteth, both of Liverpool.

Atlantic lines running under the British fing, remarks a contemporary, are in most casse not very particular about the names of their ships, so long as the words terminate in the samo letters. The Germans have another and a newer fashion, which is to use their finest passenger

OPIUM DEP RTMENT OF INDIA.

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tion to put a stop to the opium tratte by re was less of a favourite with the visitors. Neither clare educational centre - has for some time striating the consumption and cultiration of indigenous poppy resulted in much discussion of these two horses won. After a very exciting past been taking a leaf out of the back of in the British Parliament, ia puranance of which race-in which eleven horses altogether took Belgium and experimenting with the cine the Secretary of State issued orders on the part in heavy rain, Verdun, owned by Baron matograph as

an educational factor. The Government of India to reduce the cultivation M. de Rothschild passed the winning post an reenit has been eminently successful, so experimentally. This was about four years ago; since then active steps have been taken in both ssy winner by two and a half lengths-mach so that the idea is to be enlarged. Black things of the past, while Patas and tenores opium'agencies and the total brilliant victory for the French Turf. William boards are area under cultivation last year was nearly the Fourth, after leading for a considerable | « liring picturng" are destined to remain. forty per vent. less than what it was five distance, only accented in securing fourth Goography, history, ethnography, science, in

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aud the reduction is steadily. going on. This reduction did not entail much place at the finish. Harst, this winning jockey, dustry, archaelogy, are all now taught by trouble, as in Bobar, which is under the Patna wasimmediately congratulated by his millionaire practical illustrations. Even in the study of agency; onltivators are not anxious to grow master, Baron Rothschild, and made a great languages the cinematograph is destined before peppy as they find crops more lucrative. same conditions prevail in certain parts of the fuss of, for it was the first time on record long to prove a valuable auxiliary, By falling U. P. Regarding the staff of the two agencies, that a French jockey had won the famous back upon suitable cinematographic views, there no examination was held for the last three yours Grand Prix or French Derby, Barat being is no longer any dificulty in getting the pupils for the admission of gazetted officers to the de-

horses came off the course rach was under study. That is precisely the object of the minsterial staff have been very few. A tendency to reduction prevails everywhere in the depart surrounded by a guard of soldiers with loaded new method of teaching, which up to the presont suont. If these conditions last there is no doubt rides who were loudly and ironically cheered by bas proved so sncouraging in both France and the two agencies will be anaigausted lato ono, the arowd. It was a day's outing for the Belgium. with one Opium Agent at its hand and one Factory for manufacture, instead of two as at warriors who had next to nothing to do. Their present, and this will be done before long. presence at Longchampa was enough.

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CANARY CHOIR IN A CHAPEL. In Cincinnati (Ohio)_rocently_forty canaries were installed in the Lincoln Baptist Chapel (Bays a Daily Telegraph message) to aid fle regular choit in the religieus service, and the

WHN declared effect of combining the bints' voices with the pipe organ and Focalists

a success. The text was "Who are these that come dying through the air like dores ?" The pastor had requested the members of the congregation to ring as many canaries as they could, and the gilded cages were bang all about the building. The birds began chirping with the first strains of the organ, and continued as long as the clavir Bang.

GERMANY'S FIESTAIRSHip port." There has just been a conference, attended by Count Zeppelin the younger, Herr Dr. Adickos, the Chief Burgomaster of Frankfurt-on-Main, and Here Colsmann, a Director of the Zeppelin Airship Yard, for the purpose of discussing the Frankfurt-on-Main. This would be the first advisability of establishing an sirship part at official port of the kind in Germany, Dr. Adickes approves strongly of the idea, and assured his visitors that the municipal anthorities would do Count Zeppelin's latest plan is that the railway termini shall be enlarged so as to serve as shelters for the airships, a proceeding which will also be less costly than the erection of special

YOUNG

MOTHERS

Should know that the purest, sweetest and most economical method of preserving, purifying and beautifying baby's tender skin lies in warm baths with

CUTICURA SOAP

And gentle applications of Cuti- cura Ointment. For eczemas, rashes, itchings and chafings of childhood and for the prevention of the same, as well as for the samative, antiseptic cleansing of ulcerated, inflamed mucous sur- faces and other uses which suggest themselves to women, these gen- tle emollients are indispensable.

Hold thawgbout the world, Depots: Tandon, 477 Chartenior F: Esch, &, Rue de la Palzz AsKra

Tas & Co, Hydneys India, B. K. Paul, Caloutta: Jagan, Maraya, L. Tokio; Ma, Africa, Lennon, Ltd. Cape Town, etc.: A Potter pr& Chem. Corp, Boston. Fort-free from London depet, a sample of Cuticur, with 32-p pamphic, giving irratibens for the skin and half,

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Liners after distinguished Americana. The partment and permanent appointments on the born in France of French parents. As the to concentrate their attention ou the subject that could be desired to farther the project, and he ought to have known, for there he had com-

Hamburg-American Line has already done this in the case, for example, of the President Grant and the President Lincoln, two of their recent additions. Now the Norddeutscher Lloyd Com pany goes one better, and come out with George Washington on the name of the biggest liner ever built in Germany, The Ides in, no doubt, that American travellers rather like the compliment which is paid them in the selection of American names. But it by no means stops ut that. Horr Heineken has in this case not

only built a noble ship and given her a noble name, but he has conocived the idea of giving hee what he calls a George Washington atmosphere. Every suitable space on the vessel fa, it would appear, filled with reminiscences of

the ship's great namesake.

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Not much activity in connection with the production of new merchant tonnage is to be noted. Some day the boom will come, bat it is apparently the general opinion, ways a London contemporary, that as yet the existing supply of cargo ships is still more than adequate to the world's trading requirements: Slowly, but

A senior Bengal civilian holds the post of Agent at Patna and an U. P. one at

OpiWhen the two agencies are amal- gamated the posts will perhaps go alternately to

THE "STRIKE" MANIA. **King* Patand, the most successful strike organiser in France, and one of the pontiffs the civilians of the two provinem One of the of that powerful Socialist organisation, the two factories must be closed. The chance in Confédération Générale du Travail, declared

which this respect is for Patna. The Agency

at Ghazipur is the hater, quip the Patan has more accommodation than factory, and enjoy the advantage of cheaper labour, besides being much more centrally situated. The two Opium Agents have recently gone up to Simla. This may probably forebode some definite decision regarding the future opium.policy,

A RECORD FOR LONGEVITY. Chaozeaux, a parish sitúated in the Maine-et: Loire, holds the record actually for the longevity of its clergy. The parish ling only had five priests is 200 years.

THE YOUNGER GENELATION. What is coming over the young present two, that much a thing as a strike of jockey...op.generation in France? It is only a few weeks Grand Prix Day would meet with his entire ago that the suicide of two Freach schoolboys approbation. After having had to climb, down was recorded; now the suicidal mania has seized from his high pedestal a few weeks ago, M. the girls. Two days ago, a girl at the Lycée Tatard is ones moro on the warpath, on the lock d'Avignon hail to be severely reprimanded for ont for more mischief. He is boat actually upon her conduct. Soon after she asked permission carrying on a guerilla warfare in France which to leave the room. Angared by reproaches, the he feels sure will ultimately prove successful.. He girls soon as outside climbed up on to the has not up to thepresentat lost, been as anccessful roof, determined to throw herself into the as he anticipated in inducing the ballet-dancers strept: She, however, slipped while on the The Novaya Ruski (Bt. Petersburg) at the Paris. Opera to strike for higher wages, slope of the roof, and her fall being arrestoi learns by a telegram received from Mukden After seriously considering the point the ladies close to the gutter, she was, with considerable that the Japanese have been remarkably busy

have declared themselves opposed to such a step, trouble, resoned from her perilous position, and there of lafs, not only in commerce, but in certain undisguised military preparations. M. Patand, who is a humourist, delights at this escorted home in a motor car to the delight of Japanese military trains, loaded

guns and

RUSSIA WATCHING THE JAPANESE

AT MUKDEN.

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FLØDDEN FIELD.

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A fand has been started with the object of the erection of a granitic cross near the centre of Flodden field to honour the memory of King James IV, of Scotland and the thousands of the brave of both nations. The memorial will cost about £1,000 of which sum £200 has already been aubscribed in the Borderland. It in to be erected in a commanding position on Pipers Hill, one of the ridges of Flodden Hill, where the Scottish centre maintained its heroic stand. John C. Collingwood, of Cornhill, hae generously given a site for the purpose, with right of access from the nearest road, which site has been duly conveyed to three trustees subject to the condition that in default of proper upkeep the property shall revert to the donor.

MR. ROOSEVELT'S EXPEDITION. According to cables from Naivasha, British East Africa, the members of Mr. Roosevelt's hunting party havo (sayaa Daily Mail telegram been anffering pangs of hunger and thirst. Commander Frederick Attenborough, of the that Mr. R. J. Caninghame, who is in charge British Navy, arrived at Naivasha and reported staggered into his house in an exhausted

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woanded the light companies of the 2nd Brigade." Lord Saltoun was standing by the Duke when the Guards were lying down, the same writer okronicles, and he heard the Duke call up an aids-de-camp and give him some orders, which be galloped off to execute. On his return he saluted the Duke, and fell back to the rear. In a few minutes the Dake called him up and said. "Did you deliver my orders to Genors) "Yes, your Grace."—“And what did he say !" "He said he'd see your Grace- first." The Duke took up his glass and looked in the direc tion, and leant over to Lord Saltoun, saying,

By, he's right!"

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BUGGESTED NEW CALENDAR. A new calendar has been devised, with the object of harmonising the civil year with the astronomical year. The Gregorian calendar: which st present goverae sivil operations, was established in 1582, and it in contended that the time has come to make another advanco. The principal features of the proposed new calendar are: There will be 364 calendar days in each year and one" Anno day." The "Anno day will come between Saturday; the last day of December, and Sunday, the first day of Janu- This day will bear no other name or ar

Anno day," 1911-“Anne day,” date than weeks in every month, and every year, month, 1912, and so on. There will be exactly four week will commence on a Sunday and end

mid anno

(or mil

It with 1912) shall have a year day). This day shall come between Fatur- day Vincent 14th and Sunday Vincent 15th. is the exact middle of the year. This day to be treated in every respect the same as Anno The new onlendar could by general slay,"

without disturbing the present calendar. consent be adopted on Sunday, January 1, 1911,

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surely, no doubt, the surplusage is diminishing, ammunition, are arriving continuously while thought of the Oper being crowded on a gala her parents. There is something seriously of Mr. Roosevelte potion. Neither he nor with a Sunday. Every fourth year (commencing

but the state of the register and of the freight market combined is not yet deemed encouraging For muck further construction just at present.

Liners, of course, minst be built. The Anchor Line, for example, is inviting tenders for a new steamer of 10,000 tons. Tramp tonnuge, how over, is in very little request. In general the shipbuilding situation may be said to have been favourably, affected by the naval work which Jas been put in hand, but this has no interest for the yards which do not aspire to Admiralty contracts, because they have not the facilities for their areontion. Here there is in many cases still a lamentable lack of work....

A shipping newspaper calls attention to the

night, when President Fallères and the Carwrong with juveniles of both sexes when they or other Sovereign would be seated side by side ars so ready to take their life for the slightest expecting to see a magnificent spectacle, but pretext. In the opinion of not a few it is s instead have to witness those on the stage sare sign of a nation's rapid decay. indulging in revolutionary songs and flamendi

large bodies of infantry and fifteen squadrons of cavalry have also arrived there. So far 22,000 Japanese troops hare reached Mukden.

The Noraya Busar thinks that this on Japan's part is to be connected with Rassing task in Persia. It is, however, altogether for more likely that Japan is watching Russo-Wouldn't this be amusing observer: Mi. Chinese relations very closely, and wishes Patand. Perhaps. It might seen found to him

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REST.CULES.

A French doctor has recently established in Touraine what is probably the dernier cri in to take up a good position in time. Japans and Labour agitators whose dearest ambition is retours. He has a theory based on observa- no need to wait for Bassin to be occupied any to crants social disorder and confusion. Such tione by Lumière, of Lyons, that people employed where in the Western world before taking any

a day-dream is not likely to be realised as soon in workshops illuminated by red light became action, peaceful or otherwise,

as the troublesome M. Patand and his merry nervous, and were quickly tired, and that these men imagine. From attempting a coup at the effects ceased when blue light was substituted Opers, the apostles of anarchy have turned their attention to the Casinos, where every affort in being rande to prevail upon the croupiers to go on strike, M. Patand is also contemplating to play a trick with the food at all the fashionable

The Russian Ministry of War auaounced the other day that next autumn the young men of the Primursky province would be called up to go through their military service.

THE KRUPP WORKS.

The doctor thane keeps his patient in a blue atmosphere; the glass in the window is blue, and all the decoration, and furniture of the room is of the same hue. At night the electric light shines through blue globes. Absolute silence

his bearere had had any food for 24 hours. The expedition suddenly found itself short of food and water, and he had rushed aliead to secure relief, but had under-estimated the distance. As soon as Mr. Cuninghame had rested supplies were given to him, and he and his party started back with the utmost haste for Mr. Roosevelt's

camp.

THE POPE'S MOTOR CAR. There seems to be a mystery about the Pope's motor car. At first it was stated to be the gift the present came from several of the admirers of Mr. Pierpont Morgan. Now it is said that of his Holiness, but their names are withheld It seems generally agreed that the car is one apholstered in of 40 horse power, that it

that it bears the Papal arms, contains white, book rest, and is fitted with all the latest electrical improvements. Now it is said that Pius X. refuses to use the costly gift, and if

had the admirers offered to construct a canal One of our Paris contemporaries suggested that through the Vatican gardens, and there would have been no dificulty about the water-the proposal would have been consonant with the Pope's wishes, and he would have moved about in a gondola, ever thinking of his beloved Venice.

The Krupp works at Esson, which are being hurd ease of some of the smaller yards, and to considerably enlarged, already cover more than hotels and reštaurante on the saine day and the is enjoined throughout the establishment. His bo adheres to his resolve what will become of it?.

half the area of that grimy town, and find em•

the great variety of work which the bigger

undertakings lay themselves out for in those days. Some of them, it is pointed out, can pro- duon anything from a Dreadnought to a steam yacht, and ure equally capable of turning out a floating deck of a destroyer. It is suggested that the ability of the big yards to most all and Kundry needs is making its influence more and remain for twelve months, or longer, in order | By varying his plans, the lives of Parisians will the following report:-

ployment for over 40,000 men, as compared with same hour, and calling upon orchestras, to play sim is to make his patients spend as ranch time the four andet i 1910. A notable feature of 21. Patand will not be satisfied until he has take food. the four hands employed by Frederick Krappont of time by way of adding to the confusione possible in sleep, waking up at intervals to Essen is the Essener Hof, maintained by Frau

Krupp for the entertainment of foreign envoya brought everything to a standstill; he longs who came to purchase war material; and ordin for the day when he will be able to say tlist ary travellers are only admitted when there is Kim new plus," or everything is at a standstil nocommodation. As some of these anvoys

visitors.

cense to bo monotonons. He has anything but more felt, aut for one thing, because they can to superintend the execution of orders, it occa do the small work quite as economically as the sionally happens that the hotel, despite its Bfty abandoned the idea of a general, strike; he great. Thir, of course, is not a new tendency, proves too small to accommodate all the admits that its recout failure was due to want of skilful experience. His troops as he calls of events. They have been moving in this Such was the case three years ago, when a direction for a long time past. It is the ship. Chinese envoy arrived with a suite of eighteen, his followers-are now well disciplined, and the building slump which has, perhaps, helped to Fra Kop thereupon invited party of time is approaching when the whole of France Turkish officers, who had been staying at the will be thrown into the utmost confusion. For accentuate them.

hotel for some time, to make a trip to London this, he relies on the present guerilla warfare - and Paris at her expense, under the able guidance of a young Artillery officer employed a harrassing policy for the Government.

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WEATHER REPORT

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 2nd at 12.05 aan.--The returns from the Japanese stations have not been received, but probably the typhoon has crossed W. Japan and moved into the Sea of Japan.

The barometer has fallen moderately, to slightly over the Chius coast and Philippines respectively,

remains high over the S. part of the Fresh monsson may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. part of the China Sea.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches.

China Sea.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows: Hongkong & Neighbourhood(*) Fornia Channel

Samo 58 No. 1. South coast of China between

Same as No. 1 Hongkong and Lamocks,

Same as No. 1 South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan... (*) 8.W. winds, moderate to freak; fair to showers.

The International Mercantile Marine Com- pany, better known as the Morgan Combine, at the works. The invitation was gladly accept- Signs are not wanting that the trouble in the represente the largest shipping organisation in so, and the Turks were kept amused until thero French Navy is gradually getting worse. The the world. Apart from certain interests in the warm for them once more. The upkeep of bad food served to sailors has created quite a the Essener Hof costa Fran Krupp some $20,000 Australian and New Zealand trades, its opera-

year; but this sum does not represent the full storm of public indignation throughout the tions are practically confined to the North amount spent on official guests. The extortain-country and added fuel to fire: In consequence Atlante, As, therefore, the trade between ment of the above-mentioned Chinese mission of this a mutinons outbreak has secarted among Kurope and the United States was entirely cost £2,000, most of which went on banquets certain crews belonging to the Northern

and special trains, disorganised last year by the American finan

squadron. For instance, nearly 2 cwts, of dis- cial crisia, the company stood to be hit AMERICAN CAPTURED BY PIRATES eased vat have been thrown overboard from the heavily. The report and balance-sheet for

Dujetit-Thuare. The crow on the Marseillaise 1908 bear obvious traces of a wholly unpre- The British Embassy at Washington has fasted for 24 hours rather than touch the meat cedented condition of affairs. The company notified the State Department that the Com-served to them which was declared to be muất has never poid a dividend on its stocks, so mander of the sloop Merlin has talsgraphed to

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com the Foreign Office in London from Sandakan, for food. Several men on board the Desai'z that it is not a case of the temporary absence of North Borneo, that the vessel is proceeding after eating tripe and onions are in the hospital plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Lait Charmant and Specis! Skin Tonic and foudre

■ distribution such as has been the experi-along the East Coast of Formeo for the purpose Other similar cases are reported. An inquiry | Charmant will enable you to do it. enge of shereholders in the Cunard, Hamburg of rendering aid to an American citizen, who has been ordered. It is to be hoped things are Specialities for the Skin are the study of s American, and Norddeutscher-Lloyd lines. has been captured by pirates. The Merlin is

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SOME CURIOUS GIFTS,

THE CASE FOR SODA WATER.

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The Bakers' Weekly (an American journal reproduces the arguments contained in booklet called "The Truth About Soda Water," distributed by a manufacturer of soda fountains

and carbonio waters in Chicago. In the first place, the booklet anys, soda water has been wrongly named:

"The delicious, sparkling drink you get at There is no soda in it. It was simply 'christen. the mods fountain is not soda water st all. ed wrong at the start because it foamed like an old-fashioned drink they used to make with gods and vinegar, and, as is true in many other instances, the misnomer stuck."

It is really temperance champagne"--pura water charged with the gas that makes champagne and the natural and artificial mineral The occupant of the Sea of St. Peter is fre. waters effervescent Combined with sugar and quently the recipient of strange gifts. Some slightly stimulating and tonic effect upon fresh fruits and their juices, it exercises & time ago a present of lions arrived. These KTO

virtue of its contents of fortunate animals, and the Pope, ut considerable the digestiva functions, deepens the respira- expense, has had them secured in large dens, in ties, and, by which they can ramble at will. All they cau fruity citric and tartaric acids, ocols the over-

good even for invalida desire in free run of the gardens, Another re markable gift, according to a Paris contempor ary, was a colossal group in iron of St. I driving back Attils from the city of Z. The nomes are purposely orsitted because our con temporary does not wish to identify the diocese which, in ou inopportune moment of acnerosity.

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bestod blood. It is

The invalid stomach that cannot hold even

pare spring water welcomes carbonated wated. For more than a century wise physicians from all over the country havo seat their dyspeptic patients to Saratoga Springs. N. X., where they could drink the water-carbonated by natars-joe-oohl springs.

Bat it is not because of their carbonis quality that patients go to drink the Saratoga waters. However, in a recent number of tho New York State Journal of Medicine D. C. Moriarts, one. of the doctors at Saratoga Springs, says:

"Personally I believe that the carbonic acid

dites which now raposak, covered with rust, in the Vatican gardens. Such gifts inanmorable are constantly arriving from all parts of the world, and no place can be found for them among marbles, the antiques, and the paintings of Michael Angelo, Raphael, and Pinturicelio in the Palace of Bramante. Fossibly the instorga, which is present in our mineral waters, car will find a place beside the nameless saint acts as a stimulant to digestion, prevents putre- who turned back "the scourge of God" from faction, and serves to establish a general good

feeling."--New York Times. the unnamed city,

"UF GUARDS AND AT 'EM.” The ninety-fourth anniversary of Waterloo was recently observed in London. "One day ot dinner."

says Bir Algernon West in his Rs. told collections, "Harry Keppel

us that when he was taking Lord Saltons 26 Commander-in-Chief to China be asked him whether there was any truth in the oft-repeated

nt at their at Waterloo. He mid, 'None,

"ME. KÜCKEFELLER AND EDUCATION,

Mr. John D. Rockefeller' has increased his donations to the General Education Board

total contribution of £10,400,00,

The trouble in this instance takes the form of operating with an American vessel, and will not quite so bad as they seem. The stokerslitstime. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd, Solo Agents. I order of the Duke of Wellington, Up Guards in Americs by a gift of £2,000,000, making s

report further action if necessary,