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of the Oriental Brewery ?-They were the means of reducing it.

Am I right in saying that the ice of another company has been offered you siuco P→→Yes, and we refused to buy.

Are you drawing in your horns, so to speak, with regard to trying to get the ico business, or is the demand smaller than it was-I'd

rather not answer that.

Is the demand for ico larger or smaller than in 1908P-Larger.

In view of the increased demand I would like yon to explain why, while you wanted ice last

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LONDON, July 14.

THE INDIAN REDETION-MONGERS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 101x, 1909.

long stroke of the Oxford and Cambridge arowe, but in the Henley arents it is the short stroke that has pulled them through, and I expect to see several crews adopting it for next year's contest, so we shall be able to compare the advantages ou a broader basis.

¿COLONIÁZ, OFFICE CHANGES.

SPORT AND TRAVEL, Lieutenant Shackleton of Antaro tio fame was the chief figure at the opening of the Sport and Travel Exhibition that is running for a month at Olympia. He made a bright littlo speech, in which he testified to the help previous shows of the kind had been to him in gathering "tips" for his equipment. He pointed out that on ex- peditions among the icebergs especially it is the caro devoted to details that counts, "for one can't ran round the corner and buy small things." Even in the case of bis last trip they overlooked a number of small things that were necessary and stitutes. In addition to exhibits of equipment and so forth, the exhibition shows trophies of the chase from all parts of the globe. Many of the wild beasts of the tropics have been admirably mounted, as though in mortal combat, while there are also numbers of notable sporting articles, like the racing garb of famous jockeys. used in classic events. I have met a number of foreigners this week who comment very favour ably on this proof of the British superiority in sporting interests,

NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR.

THE ESPEROR AND PRINCE BULOW

MINISTERIAL CHANGES.

FROM THE "TIMES" CORRESPONDENT.

BERLIN, July 14th. A special edition of the Imperial Gazette was isnod this afternoon and contains the following

Bonouncement:-

His Majesty the Emperor and King, has been graciously pleased to accede to the request of the Imperial Chancellor, the President of and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prince

-` year, you don't want it this year?-Wo want it torious Krishnavorms, and the editor of the Under-Secretaryship. Mr. Fiddos was associat i had to make shift with other and less handy sub. the low, to be relieved of his offices, and

still.

And you've had already offered you the ice of another company Yes, but their price was 100 high.

Did they not more than the Milling Co. You.

In re-examination witness stated that he had mundo the ico tests thres hours after taking the two different blocks out of the cold storage. For those three hours the ice was left in the pron air.

The case stands part heard.

CHARGES AGAINST A CHINESE NEWSPAPER.

The assassination of Sir Curzon Wyllie and the incidental murder of his would-be rescuer,

The promotion of Mr. R. L. Antrobus Dr. Laleaca of Shaughni, at the Indian receptrom the position of Assistant Under-Becretary tion at the Imperial Institute, has resulted in for the Colonies to that of principal Crown extended measures of protection for well-know Agent, on the retirement of Sir E. Blake, Anglo-Indians in this country, for there is no

has brought about the appointment of dealt that there is in Europe a band of Indian

Mr. G. Vandslour-Fiddes to the Assistant malcontents, under the leadership of the no- Indian Sociologist, and the view expoundeded with the Colonial Office as long ago as 1881, as to killing being no murder is likely to produce and since then he has noted as private secretary to the Earl of Onslow, the late Baren de Worms, other horrors unless the police are able to air-

and Sir Robert Meado, all of whom were enavent the plotters. These mothods having connected with the Department in various failed in India the seditionists have come to the conclusion that they can better impress capacities. More recently be was Imperial the Puritish mind by striking nearer home. Secretary and accountant to Lord Milner in The stir caused by the assassination of Bir South Africa, then political secretary to Lord Curzon Wyllie has encouraged them in this Roberts during the war and later still Secretary

the public to the now Transvaal Administration. idea, for it impressed itself on attention far more than if it had occurred some thousands of miles away. Moreover, Iriabmen and Suffragettes have proved that a campaign of violence in the British Isles often serves a political cause, so the Indians are only following suit in their own more vigorous method. Among the men marked for murder are Lord Morley and Lord Curzon, The former has beau guarded night and day for some weeks, but

since the tragedy at

it is only

THE VIGILANCE OF THE INCOME TAX COLLECTOR Thers is a new terror for the visitor to summor The Income boarding-houses at the seaside.. Tax people, are this year far more active than ever and the methods of Inquisition they are adopting put all previous efforts in the shade. A dogament, for instance, is being issued to all boarding-house keepers threatening them with dire penalties if they do not prepare in writing house with the address of such person if he or she has some other ordinary residence at which they desire to be assessed. Thus when one goes away for a holiday this year, in addition to the anxieties of the bad weather-and goodness season-one is liable to be caught by the income tax man on the pounce at the boarding-house,"

RECORD PRICE FOR A MARE. There was somo exciting bidding at the bloodstock sales conducted by Tattersalls at Newmarket on Tunday, and the record price of 15,000 guineas was paid for a brood mare.

for Flair, Was

which won the This One Thousand Haines, and might, but for an accident, in the opinion of experts, have won the Derby. Various guesses were

but we the bidding developed it was soon seen that all the expressed ideas were too moderate. Mr. Francis Lambton wanted her for Sr Ernest Cassel, and ho put up a stiff fight

been

has conferred upon him the High Order of the His Majesty has Black Eagle with brilliants.

pleased to appoint Dr. von gracionaly Bethmann-Hollweg, Secretary of State for the Interior, Minister of Stato, to be Imperial Chancellor, Fresident of the Ministry, and Minister for Foreign Affairs." : gazetted-Herr Delbrück, Prussian Minister of Commerce, to be Imperial Secretary of State for the Interior and representative of the Imperial Chancellor in the room of Herr von Herr Wermuth, Under- Bethmann-Hollweg ; Secretary in the Imperial Ministry of the Interior, to be Secretary of State for the Imperial Thof in Bydow to be Prussian Treasury the room of Herr Sydow, Minister of Commerce in the room of Hear Delbrück; Herr von Trott zu Bola, Governor (Oberpräsident) of the Province of Brandenburg, to be Frassian Minister of Education and Religion in the room of Dr. Holle, who rosigns offles and is granted the First Class of the Order of the Rod Eagle with oak leaves; and Herr von Isbell, Under Becretary in the Office of the Imperial Brandenburg.

The following further appointments are

who

An interesting and probably sensational case at the Mixed Court at Shanghai last Wed. nesday was expected to commence. Det-Bergt Konnerly bad effected the arrest of the manager and editor and sub-editor of the Chinese news piper called the Min Hoopao (the "People's

| on a warrant charging them with falsely the Imperial Institute that Lord Curzon and sign a list of every lodger or inmate in the hazarded as to the price that she would bring | Chancellar, to be Governor of the Province of

come under the sumo attention. It aad maliciously publishing certain false has scandalous, malicious and defamatory libels of will be deplorable for the Indian people if สม

concerning ona Chu Sin-taa. A further the blood policy is carried farthor. It will set and more serious charge is to be preferred their clock back perhaps twenty years, and there

the manager of the paper, viz., that of against

is no doubt the saner minds among them know Converting the ant of Tis, 28,000, collected in aid of the Kiangan Famine Fund, to his own it very well. But the freedom with which the knows that is enough for the ordinary man this against Mr. F. C. Stern, the chief competito use. He is alleged to have established a guild with the object of collecting subscriptions to Propagators of dangerous doctrines have boon allowed to ply their pernicions avocations here wards the famine fund in question, oud of total of something like Tla. 28,000 received only is regretted nowadays when the harvest is well about Tls. 2000 has been forwarded to the on towards the hand of the reaper. Meanwhile authorities in charge of the fund. The complainant in the libel action in said to be an the chief sower of the seeds of violence is, I expectant Tactai and a director of the Aphrol understand, safe in Paris, from which comfort Railway.

able city he can contemplate without risk the doings of his foolish dupes of the Dhingra

the

OPIUM REFORM IN CHINA,

́CO-OPERATION OF THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT,

ณ

.order.

BIR OBERT HART.

the atmosphere and the life in lands out of

Suez."

MH. T. C. TAYLOR.

Mr. Theodore C. Taylor, the member for the Radcliffe division of Lancashire, has mado himself known to you in Hongkong and in the Straits Bettioments by his warm espousal of the anti-opiam cause. He is to be put to a hard contest of the next election, for hia Conservative opponent will be Mr. Edward White, J.P., of Berkeley Square, the Vice- Chairman of the London Council, who in a big man in the councils of the Moderate Party and did much to overthrow the long-held supremacy of the Progressives in the last London County Council elections.

ANOTHER IMPERIAL CONGRESS.

At the end of this mouth about seventy dels gates are to leave this country to take part in

in the bidding. The lust-named, however, stuck to the mounting price longest and got the mare at fifteen thousand. The previous record was 12,600 guineas for La Ficohe, given by Sir Tatton Sykes. The buyer of Fair is a young sportsman, who is well known to be extremely keen in the selection of his horses. Sometimes he rides in public himself.

DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL

The Solest Committee of the House of Commons sppointed to consider the Bill intro- duced by Mr. Dobson for the saving of daylight by an alteration of the slock during the summer months has been sitting for some monthis, during which it has heard a considerable amount of evidence, both in favour of and against the scheme. It does not propose taking any more unless anything unforoecon should arise to make it desirable.

Sir Robert Hart is not so well again. He was down to speak at a Wesleyan gathering The co-operation of the Government of India with that of China in regard to the effort being the other day, but wrote regretting his made in the latter country to put a stop to inability to attend and incidentally mentioning the opium evil is shown in a White Paper that he had originally planned to start for memorandum by Sir Chins this week, but had found it impossible. containing an Under-Seorstary of Stato Arthur Golley, the for India, dealing with the account and nati. It is a case of the "spirit being willing but the mates of East India for 1909-10. Discussing feel wesk," and, as I have said before, it is o opium rorento Sir Arthar God og states improbable that Sir Robort will ever resume his

In different duties, however imbued he may be with love for the seventh Congress of Chainbers of Commerce Railway Servants, was called at the meeting on opisim revenue is collected ways in different parts of India. In certain districts of Bengal and the United Provinces thep

poppy cultivated under a system of advanceS by

the Government, who manufacture the drug for sale auction at

by:

Calontta About nine-tenths of the produce is sold for export, and the remain der is issued to the Excise and Medical Depart ments, under strict regulations, for consumption

India,

the profits from its sale being credited under Excelse. About seven-eighths of the not revenne under opium is obtained Caloutta sales. The bulk of the remainder is derived from a pass duty levied on each chest of opium produced in the group of native states known as Malwa, and exported via Bombay. The opiam expenditure consista chiefly of pay monte to the cultivators in Bengal."

in

from the

For the year 1908-9 it was decided to reduce the sale of Bengal oplum from 48,900 to 48,900 chests, whilst the Budget for 1909-10 provides for another reduction to 42,300 chests. Simi larly the Government of India fixed 15,100 chesta as the permissible export of Malwa spism in 1908 and 13,600 chests in 1909. The for 1908, however, was exceeded by nearly 20,000 chesta owing to traders paying in advance

opium reform.

ing

DEFICIT OF £3,720,500.

AN AMEITIOUS SPORTING TEIF.

Mr. Percy opham, of Darland Hall, Rossett, has ambitious notions as to sporting trip.

of the Empire at Sydney, New South Waloe, from September 14 to 27. One of the im- portant matters to be considered will be the reduction of telegraphic rates, atowing

Io that business-man are not slow to follow the lead

THE DIVORCE LAW.

is this week leaving the Mersey on a smart, of the great newspaper editors at the recent white painted schooner, the Free Lance, for a Imperial Congress. Lower parsals post ratos six years' pleasure expedition to many parts of and a nuiform scale of weights and morros the world. There is a crew of seven, all told, are also on the agenda, I understand, and the ship has been thoroughly overhauled and equipped, so that the owner may travel where he will and use the ship as a base for little expeditions of sport into the interior. "It is a pretty hard job to get sport nowadays," says Mr. Topham. "You have to go a long way to get it, and to strike a new country is for a little time con- fusing. I have been pretty well all over the world, and I have now got the Free Lance so

in the forests.

The rexed question of divorce law will again come to the front this week, when Lord Gorell, for long the head of the Divorus Court, is to more in amendment providing for the granting of Limited jurisdiction to the County Courts to grant, livorces, so that release frous stie factory matrimonial relationships may be within the reach of the poor. I believe it costs seme-

that I may go about unimpeded, with my own thing like fifty pounds to get through the traps, fishing year, guns and so forth. We will Divorce Court as the law is now, and so on 1,909 and 1.910 shipments. It is anticipated travel as long as we can indulge in good sport there is much injustice to the impecunious who that between 8,000 and 9,000 cheats of Malwa and frosh expeditions." After passing Gibraltar cannot provide the wherewithall for the instruc. epiam will pay pass duty in preparation for the and Port said he intends to go to Somaliland tion of counsel and so forth. The proposal of

1911 The rednotions in the shipments export of opium from India to China will and then across to Calcutta. Then the Dutch the ex-President of the Diveroo Court is in continue until 1910, when the whole question East Indies, and after that through the Southern accordance with the recommendations of the will be re-examined with reference to the pro Pacific till Patagonia is reached. The traveller Lord Chancellor's committee which inquired gra which China has made in the matter of expects to get the best sport in the Bunder into the insqualities of Divorce Law, but that bunds, where there is amplo variety of big game committee recommended several other matters not covered by this resolution. It was, for in- The revised estimate for. 1908.9 shows,

THE CRICKET SEASON,

stance, recommended that the publication of compared with the Budget for that year, a de- crease of £3,606,700 in not revenue, and an The Varsity match at Lords this week ended Divorce Court, evidence should be prohibited, inorass of £685,300 in uet expenditure, result most unsatisfactorily. It was draya much in and that man and woman should be placed on las defie ou the year of £3,720,500 in favour of Oxford, it is true, but the Dark Blue the same footing. At present this is at 59, stead of the surplus of £571,500 anticipated in the Budget phief cause of the net de tenu did not show

such match winning for a woman cannot get a divorce unless, in crease of £3,606,701 in the net revenue for capacity as is looked for in a great teams for all addition, to adultory, she can prove that her 1908-9 was a falling off of £3,582,90 in the not that. They managed things badly all round-husband has been crual to her. railway receipts. The serious setback under this head realted partly from a hoary fall in playing for runs at the start for all they were-

Parisian Sinologists are just now di sossing the gross receipts the railways, due to the worth and then getting carefni towards the end. persistence

tions, including famine, and partly Cambridge had no

the year of unfavour. Then they did not declare early enough, so that with great interest the accounts published by able conditions,

difficulty in playing M. Pelliat in the Bulletin d'Ecole Francaise to high-working expenses, dus to the rise in the price of coal, larger payment of grain com- successfully for a draw. The weather has been d'Extreme Orient of his remarkable discoveries pensation allowance to employees on account fearful for cricket, and these usually brilliant in China. One of these was a whole library of of the dearness of food, and higher outlay on functions at Lords have suffered terribly, ancient books, manuscripts and paintings on repairs and renewals.

The ladies who The Under-Secretary states that the esti. mates for 1909-10 have been prepared on a very unable to promenade, and by the end of the for nearly nine hundred years. The grotto was economical basis, with the object of avoiding match everybody was wet, cold and uncomfort walled up in 1-35 and was not opened till 1900, the necessity of additional taxation. Roable. As for the Eton and Harrow match on ductions of expenditure have been made under several heads, and no provision for expensive Friday and Saturday, it was a disastrous affair, for the main continued, and though the first day gave schemes of administrative improvement is included; but permanent grants amounting to some good cricket, on the second thero was such £76,700 a year are allotted to Provincial a downpour that the ground was practically a Governments towards the completion of the

mores and the match had to be abandoned police reorganisation already in progroms.

though players and their friends bravely waited for conditions to end.

AN IMPORTANT PIED IN CHINA,

This, he

Mr. Boll, of the Amalgamated Society of Jane, 29, and said he could not agree to say Everybody interference with natural law. at the present time had it in their power to get up earlier if they chose. thought was better and more on cold the the members of his society seemed to be totally indifferent to the Bill. They did not son that they were going to gain anything by it, and Bome were apprehensive that they were going to lose more than they gained.

proposark or the

The Emperor has addressed the following letter to the late Chancellor :—

dear Prince. From your renewed request I have learnt, to my very deep regret, that

you are determined to

from retire your most reponsible offices of Imperial Chancel or, President

dent of the Ministry, and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Reluctant well- though I am to dispouse with your tried strength in the conduct of the business of the Empire and of the Stato' and to sever the ties of intimate co-operation which bare joined me with you for so many years, I have, consideration of the weighty grounds for your decision, considered that I cannot any longer resist your urgent wish. I have, there fore, acceded to your proposal and accepted your resignation. At the same time, my heart compels me to express to you upon this occasion my warmest thanks for the self-sacifleing devotion with which in the various offices and posts in your honourable and successful career of service you have performed such distin guished services to my predecessors, to mysalt, and to the fatherland. May God grant yon, after a life of so much activity and labour, many years of undisturbed happiness. As an outward sign of my gratitude and in recogni tion of your services and favour I conter apon you the high order of the Black Eagle with brilliants, the insignia of which I saad you with this letter. I remain, ever your well-disposed and grateful Emperor "and King,

I

WILLIAM I.R.

Borlin Castle, July 12, 1909.. tion and the "Empltoff Potter Birley's resigns Chancellor are as nearly as possible identical with the publications of October 17, 1900, when Count Bulow succeeded Prince Hohenlohe.

The must important of this afternoon's Mr. Hopkins, general manager of the Great announcements had been so generally anticipated Western and Metropolitan Dairy Company, said that ouriosity had all been quenched. By way of compensation the audiences took that if farmers caught the morning traius sa

with the milk the Eill would not affect his place in the scarcely guarded privacy of the all. They could start an hour earlier castle garden. The Emperor and Empress arived here this morning from Kiel, and his and finish earlier. Personally, although he was in favour of it so far as his business was con. Majesty ressived Prince Bulow, Horr von concerned, in the small garden of the Royal in the country. cerned, he thought there would be complications Bethmann-Hollweg, and the other Ministers Castle looking on the Spree. Hence the news papers are able to report from points of vantage uniform and with what mien and gestures his in the street that the Emperor wore Admiral Majesty held conversation with his visitors.

Mr. Edwards (chairman of the Aerated Bread Company) gave evidence in favour of the Bills affecting their employés, who

numbered 2,800.

THE AMERICAN EXCLUSION ACT.

CHINESE IMMIGRANTS FROM HAWAIL.

of

រ

PSORIASIS FROM

HEAD TO FEET

Five Doctors Treated this Bad Case

-Irritation was Terrible--Suf- fered for Years and Got No Relief- Friend also Had a Rash on Face.

TWO COMPLETELY

CURED BY CUTICURA

́"I had seen five doctora in regard to my trouble and not one of thein gave me any case. My disease was peoriaak and it was a particularly bad case, which affected me from my head to my fant and the irritation was terrible. was advised to try the Cuticura Reme- dies which I did. In the first place before retiring i used to take a fairly hot bath with Cutloura Soap and after that I used to rub the Culours Ointment into the skin, The Cuticure Soap of course was used every time I washed and at every bath. My case being vory bad one it naturally took longer to make a good impression. But after persevering day, after day for about Three weeks. or à month, I seemed to make fair progress. I first started to the Cuticura Soap and Cutieura Oint- ment about July, 1909, and my curę us near as I can remember was complete about October of the same year. During that ported I had no medical adviser, I had suffered with it for some years, but it seems to have completely van- hod. If I were troubled with it again, the first thing I should do, and advise any of my friends to do, would be to unÓ the Cuticurs Soap and Cuticura Oint ment on the first signs of any skin troubles and not let it gain such a lwild. as it did on me the last Line.. A little time back, a friend of mine suffered from a rash on the face and I recom- mended the Cuticurs Soap and Cuticura Ointment which put him right in a very short time without medical aid. Alfred Levy, Winkgold Rd., Lerdship Lane, Wood Green, N., Eng., Mar. 23, '08."

A single treatment consisting of a warm bath with Cuticura Boop, gentle appli- cation of Cuticura Ointment and mid dose of Cuticura Pills, is often suff- cient to afford 'instant relief, permit rest and sleep and point to a speedy cure of torturing, disfiguring eczemas, rashes, Itchings, irritations and inflammationa of the skin and sosip, from infancy to age, when all else falls.

Ontiruza. Remedies are sold wherever the Belfish Depara: London. 27, Charterhouse 8g.: Parla, 1, Yuco do ja Pake; Australia, H. Towns & Co. Sydney:. Indi, B. R. Paul, Calepita; do. Africa, Immob, itape Town, ste: 1. HA, Patter Deug ph.. 4 Chem. Corp., Boja Propa, Borton.

London thepot, liberal sample of

Maks and as of torturing Skin Dweston,

54--12

was not unnatural. He was sure to be, as ho has been, & capable and loyal supportor of the Chancellor, with an expert knowledge of social politics and administration which would enable him to fulfi all such possibilities as the Bloc systom contained without any striking breach of continuity.

In the last two years Herr von Bethmann- Hollowog has furthered--though in the course of business cather than with the evilence of personal initiative which his predecessor die played-several of the measures which Count

duced, a codification of the insurance laws has 11-hour working day for wollen aule, the duced, a labour chambers Bill has been intro been prepared, and the Law of Public Meeting has been revised. To what extent the new Chancellor was personally responsible for the shape of the Imperial Associations Law

His handling of the of which he had charge in the Reichstag, it would be difficult to say reactionary language clause, both before it becams law and in connection with its adminis-

1908,

makes the most of all arguments in support tration, has been that of an ablo advocate who of his briof. The clause constituted the most. humiliating sacrifice of Liberal principles which but Herr von Hethmann-Hollweg performed his task without drawing upon himself the. was demanded in the interests of the Bloc idea,

hostility of "the Opposition" which has con- tributed to Prince Enlow's fall.

:

will

But Herr

Mr. Andrew Caird (director of the Daily

PRINCE BULOW's SUCCESSOR. Theobald von Bethinsn Hollweg is in his

PROSVÉCTS OF THE NEW REGIME. Mail and other papers) said the Bill would bare no prejudicial effect upon newspapers. As soon sa all the clocks in the country 53rd year, the sou of a Renish landed pro

Inasmuch as the new Chancellor may hope synchronised with the new tims the difficulties prietor, and the grandson of the professor of would narrow themselves down to two points law in the University of Bonn, who was Prussian for a respite of veral months, his probable rather than napon opportunism and American market reports and cricket scores. Minister of Education and Religion in the course in domestic politics need not be examined If the Bill Lecame an Act all the items of news experimental Ministry of the now era" of in detail. He will, it is said, rely upon "pure James Hollweg, of Giessen, who took the name agility, and he has had amplo warning against would happen earlier. Even accidents would 1858 to 1852. His great-grandfather wits Joliu reason

of Bethmaan upon his marriage with the perilous Bloc adventures. The new regime happen earlier. (Laughter.)

daughter of a partner in the Frankfurt lanking be subjected to sharp teste-of which the reform The new of the Prassian franchise is the most obvious. house of Bethmann Brothers.

But the prospect is indefinite, and the Chancel- Chancellor, who studied law at Strassburg, Leipzig, and Berlin, entered the Prussian Civlilor's predispositions, if he has any, may be left Service in 1882, and, passing successfully to mature.

As regards foreign affairs, the appointment of through the various stages of a German A lax administration of the Chinese Exclusion administrative career, became Governor (Ober- Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg is only comparable Act which has permitted the influx of hundreds of präsident) of the province of Brandenburg in with the appointment of General Fon Caprivi Chinese from Hawaii to the United States since 1899. In 1905 Herr von Bethuann-Hollwag nearly 20 years ago. The fifth Imperial Chance!- the annexation of that territory, says an Ameri- became Prussian Minister of the Interior. Two lor embarks upon his studies with an eminent can paper is to be brought to the attention of years later he succooded Count Posadowsky as capacity of learning quickly; he possesses wide the United States Attorney's office, and probably Imperial Secretary of State for the Intatior and knowledge and breadth of mind; and he enjoys will result in wholesale arrests among the representative of the Imperial Chancellor, and the respect of these diplomatists with whom he hinese who have thua gained admission, even was at the same time made Vice-President of has chanced to come into contact. if no official condamnation falls on those who the Council of Prussian Ministers, an office and von Bethmann-Hollweg could hardly at present ago, that the Foreign Office is "under and are now again suppressed. officials consider undue limite. stretched the law to what the Washington title which had been in abeyance for some years insist, as Prince Bulow insisted a few months

It is around the naturalized Chinese

When Herr von Rethmann Heliweg took his control." In some quarters Prince Bulow' Hawaii and their offspring that the question office in March, 1905, Count von Bulow retirement may be thought to be of less direct settles. According tɔ. the United States as Prussian Minister President was himself consequence than was the retirement of the late inigulable factor of the Emperor's personal It was the business of his painstaking naturalized in Hawaii, ja quite within the

new lieutenant, who succeeded Paron von Ham initiative, foreign policy must rest for the pro- exclusion act, for the annexation of the

Herr Schön. Count on Caprivi was given a new and no proper exploration of the cavern was idlands made him an American citizen, Neither merstein, to relieve the Chancellor of the most seat, at any rate, in the hands of Baron von retirement. Notwithstanding recent rumours maude untill M. Polliat arrived on the scene. He is there any question as to the right of his tedious and unprofitable of his duties

patience and diligence, and made dull and cor- was astounded at the wealth of richly decorated children, born since his naturalization, or that von Bothmann-Hollweg marked time with Foreign Secretary a month after Bismarck's to the contrary, it is believed that the new But the immigration officials have given a rect speeches on the Polish question, the fran- manuscripts that came before his eye. They were of Chinese, Thibetan, Brahmin, and End-broader interpretation to the law and spread chise, and the other interminable tapiss of the Chancellor desires Baron von Schön te remain. dhist origiu, and one manuscript describes Bad- out the father's naturalization papers to cover Prassian Diet. He took clinrge of the Bill Germany is moving no more towards Ministerial his children who had reached their majority which effected an entirely insignideant altera responsibility than towards Parliamentary tion in the membership of the most reactionary government, but the régime will have some dhist pilgrimages to fire distinct Indian king before he took the oath of allegiance. dome. Also of note are several Taciti terte dating The immigration authorities, whose. duty it of reactionary Parliaments, explained the expul advantages as compared, for example, with the back to 750, now of course practically priceless, is to hold down Chinese immigration to the sion of Russians from Prussia, discussed with multiplicity of counsellors and counsels out of fetter of the law, are said to have allowed Wing sobriety the right of union and of publio which the German intervention in St. Peters- or Lang

to mrear to the parentage of many meeting, and in his department obtained the burg suddenly emerged. Russia is nervous about the activity of the other stalwart Wings or Langs and vest in reputation of sound and efficient official whe The quality of the first consignment of 5,000 luck in that way. The feature of the gathering Japanese in Manchuria and the announcement them his acquired right of citizenship, although could be trusted to exhibit judgment and wide

Ltion packages was in many cases above the average," has been the victory once more of the Ghent in the Nomaya Russi that 22,000 Japanese all of their mature years have been spent in knowledge either in legislation or administra

When in December, 1906, Prince Bülow, for said the China tea expert of a leading City firm. Bowing Club crew with the short stroke. The troops have reached Mukdan and undisguised in naturalized-by-proxy Chinese, under "This year the Chinaman has made his tes rather more coloury in the emp,' to suit the taste that Regia on, w that came over failed to win military preparations are proceeding his set the

lack of way better way out of his difficulties,

The Apear str. Gregory Apear from Yoko- of Western tea drinkers, have hitherto the blue ribbon, but in 1906 and 1907, when they Russian pross grossing as to the object the

decided to risk e dissolution of the Reichstag.

hama and Kobe, Jeft Kobe on the 9th instant found China tea a little too light in colour. This won the Grand Challenge Cup, there were Japanese have in view. The general impression

Herr von Rathmann-Hollweg was the only Minister who from the first predicted success, in a development in the process of manufacture many advocates of the adoption of the appears to be that Japan is watching the develop

Count Posadowsky, on the other hand, whose morning, and may be expected here on or about enforced resignation, not to

Say

dismissal, which results in the colour being brought out in short stroke by English crews,

is the 15th inst. Last year ment of Husso-Chinese relations in the hope

The Bank Line str. Oceano arrived at Tacoma infusion, and does not mean that the tes has there was no Belgian crew entered, but that they may become aontoly strained, when How many have already come into this coun

now recognized to have been one of the indelible this year they are here again and have won there would be a suitable opportunity for further try under this distorted safeguard is a question blots, apon Prince Bulow's career, neither on the 7th inst.

The I.G.M.str. Prins Sigismund, which left not easily answered.

sincerely approved of the artificial appeal to in no uncertain fashion, Yet they are Japanese extensions. Another and less tenstle It is understood that the interpretation of the "national" sentiment, which was based upon a here on the 16th ultimo at daylight, arrived at HOW TO DE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com not a strong looking lot. They know how theory is that Japan is observing Russian law coming from Washington, with its accom- highly ovleared colonial propaganda, norsucceed. Sydney on the 9th instant at 3 aan.

The T.KK. str. Nippon Maru arrived Ban plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Pondrs to keep excellent time, however, even when activities in Persis and is waiting for the companying demand for an investigation, has given od in adapting himself to the shams and

the Bloc era: When Count Francisco on the 6th inst Charmant will enable you to do it.

The P.M. str. Mongolia sailed from Yokohama Her doing forty-five strokes to the minute. I doubt plications there to be carried far enough to the local immigration officials a decided jar, and artifices of

fear has been expressed by some of its officials Posadowsky tendered his resignation in June. Specialition for the Skin are the study of very much if they could stand the strain of the engross the Ramian army before getting ber that wholesale arrests and much embarrassment 1907. Herr von Bethmaza-Hollweg's succes

on the 9th inst., and is due to arrive at Hong- Hitstime. A, S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Solo Agents whole Putney to Mortlake course against the claws deeper into northern Asia.

will follow.

sion to the Imperial Ministry of the Interior kong on the 21st inst.

attended were absolutely silk, hidden in a grotto near Tuenhaun, Ka Attorney's office, the admission of a Chinese, with the details of Prussian sucial Herr von Holstein; but, apart from the always

DARKER OHINA TEAS.

HEXLEY. FEGATTA, -

Houley, too, has suffered from the wat, but

The first consignments of the season's China' teas are now roaching the English market, says Healey, somehow or other, has often had bad a recent London paper.

been doctored."

JAPANESE ACTIVITY IN MANCHURIA.

were minore at the time.

These

this state of affairs, have, of course, the right to bring their offspring with them, and so on ad infinitum until the Chinese Exelasion Act looks in China like an engraved invitation to all who can secure a naturalized father in Hawali. to set sail for the United States.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The Apese str. Lightning from Calcutta left Singapore on the 8th inst., and may be expectedl hero on or about the 14th inst.