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SHIPPING NOTES,

Our ambitious allies in Japan (remarks London contemporary) are not content that the steamship lines with which they girdle the earth

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 1910.

including one across the Atlantic. Thirty-five | years so he joined the Canard Company as junior ofear and for the past 15 years he has been a master. The Mauretania was the third Cunard liner he took over on complation by the

years ago formally opened the Ambrose Channel at New York, and it was the Mauretania which inaugurated the present Cunard service with Fishguard as a port of call.

MR. HAREIMAN'S FORTUNE,

- WIDOW'S GENEROSITY.

"One reason why American millionaires are

TARIFF REFORM POLICY,

IMPORTANT STATEMENT.

NOTES AND NEWS.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL United States are seemingly about to tako deci- The authorities controlling football in the alve action. The Universition of: Georgetown and Virginia have already prohibited the game sionors of the district of Columbia are contem so far as they are concerned, and the Commis plating a similar step. Buitis footballonteri be chiefly interested to know whether who Americans, in place of thoir own gano, will adopt Rugby or Association rules, or both.

ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Following is an extract from an article in the Birmingham Daily Post to which allusion was

New York organs of public opinion," is becane should state as pininly as possible the broad We think it desirable that we they give bounteously during their lifetime to outlines of the schome which we believe will be the cause of education religion, and philan-dopted by the Cabinet should the Unionist thropy, and after their death their quently devote themselves to the publicul party be returned to power next month.

It is proposed to establish a general tariff, fars by constituting themselves stewards of placing duties on prastically all goods which are their husbands possessions, and dispensing not deemed to be raw material, with the object them mainly for the benodt of the people."

first of raising revenue; secondly, of giving the A contemporary relatos a bank cashier's ex- The case of Mrs. Harriman, the widow of

turn of the market to the home producer when periences with a lady who presented her the Railway King, is mitad in support of this in competition with a foreign rival; thirdly, of husband's cheque for payment, and on being argument, because she, like the widow of the making preferential agreements with the requested to cudorso if brought it back to the late Russell Sage, has now opened an offios in Colonies; fourthly, of securing better terms of counter with the legend, "Your loving wife, New York and called counsellors to her side to discuss play for the control of her vast pro- extry into foreign countries which now exclude it. this recalls, quoting from momory by prohibitive duties; and finally, of giving the Epectator's translation of a distich of spent in philanthropy is well spent.

This determination of America's richest evils of unemployment will be substantially

mitigated. Bs. developing woman is applanded universally

The tariff is to be of the simplest possible "a real American ideal," and a last memorial to her fascous husband. Mrs. Harriman on the form, sad in not to be protective in the ones in which that word is understood in Gormany or 8th ult, spent hor frst day as a New York the United States. There is no intention, we business womas, charged with the management believe, of having multifarious rates which of the vast estate of the late financier, No throw open the door for Parliamentary intrigue woman of the present generation has ever taken or lobbying. There will be three rates of duty over the control of sash large and complex only, giving an average of about 10 per cent. affairs, for no other man of this generation The plan which we believe to be at present burdened himself su extensively in the active forourod is to allow raw materials to come in development of varied interosta as did M11.

free, to place a duty of 5 per cent, on goods on which little labour has been spent, 10 per cent. on goods more nearly approaching the finished atste, and 15 per cent, on gompletely muna- factured articles

"He writ to his father, Concluding with the line,

Yusen Kaisha makes the interesting announce shall loiter in the race Accordingly the Nippon builders. As esptain of the Caronia ho two usually so popular," says one of the leading made in s.Renter's telegram last month :--

mant that, commencing with the New Year, ita European service is to be completely romodelled. The majority of the cider stomers will be withdrawn, and six powerful new twin-scrow Tessela, cach of 8,500 tons gross register, A very lively commercial straggle is going substituted. The fine modern resnels have on between Hamburg and Antwerp, chiefly for already performed a voyage or two during the trade with the Argentine Republic, These this year as extra vessels, and have become two great porte of Northern Europe have always exceedingly popular with passengers and ship-boon more or loss rivals, but of late years the pers. Their accommodation is of a character in great Berman Transatlantic liners have given keeping with the over-increasing demands of Hamburg the advantage. King Leopold was the scoon voyager, while the victualling is of always anxious that the Belgians should turn /perty, and tå ses incidentally that the money such encouragement to home producers that the Ennius of an absent-minded lover:+- the highest class. A further new departure will their attention to the overeens trade, and estab. be a call at Marseilles every fourteen days, lish a mercantile marine. Quite recently the instead of monthly as at prosent. The spoed Royal Belgo-Argenting Company bought half- will be increased, and the voyage from London a-dozen vessels of a German shipbuilding com- to Kobe rodaced to forty-five days ar against pany, at the head of which is Prince von forty-seven days as formerly, and this notwith Hohenlohe Ehringen, but the German shipping standing the call at Marseilles. Some of the companies took alarm, and, it is said, per- older vessels withdrawn from the regular suaded the Emperor to use his influence with service will be utilised as extra steamers, the Hohenlohe company to prevent the sale. according to requirements,

At any rate, the Belgian company has been in formed that the ships in question have been sold

Tbros or four days every wook Mrs. Harriman to German shipowners, and consequently they will be at her desk in a private effe in New bare claimed a hundred and fifty thousand York, which she lensed last October. The ostate of E. H. Harriman," is the sign that pounds as damages. Meanwhile, the great Ger- appears on the directory board of the building. man Transatlantis companies have started a On office days Mrs. Harriman will leave her tariff war against the development of a Belgian home at Arden and travel by a brain that reaches mercantile marine, and as the Belgians do not New York between 10.30 and eleven o'clock.

It is understood that the widow of the railway intent to suit without a struggle. there king will devots the first three or four days of should be a fine opportunity for our shipbuilders the week to business, in order that she may enjoy to supply Antwerp with the ressols which it is the work-end at roine, and that only on rare not allowed to buy in Germany. The Argutiussions, on her business after

will she remain overnight in this city. *prossing, trade is of the highest value to the Continent of Europe, but at present Hauburg has almost

SLAM'S OLDËST TREATY the monopoly of it.

The nanomment that the Cunard Company has sold the Etruria recalls an interesting period in the history of Atlantic navigation. This vessel and her sister ship the Umbria were built in 1884, and ranked at the fastest and nest of the company's liners for several years. It was their fato to be overshadowed, in 1893, by the Campinic and the Lucania, just as these last-mentioned steamships haro in due souras been eclipsed by the Lusitanin and the Mauretania. But it is doubtful whether the

Harriman.

Dearest Navia. I am, ever thins."

CARUSO'S ROMANCE, Caruso, the tenor of the golden voice, is about to marry again. Ono day in Milan he saw a Sicilian girl, and fell in love with hor. She is nineteen years of age, and extremely good look- ing. Not long ago, when Caruso was in Berlin, the girl and her father made a dying trip to the Frussian capital in order to see him there. Some of Carain's musical friands regard the engage. ment with consternation, as the tenor has repeatedly declared of late that he is sick of the operatio and concert stages, and wishes to retire. His, one ambition now is to return to his native land and lead the life of a country, gentlemen..

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unless some very exceptional case can be proved. There will be no variations from this scale,

MR. GEORGE ALEXANDBE'S NUDSE. Thas the work of classification will be greatly Writing in the "Polisin Christmas Annual," simplified. Each article will almost, naturally Mr. George Alstander says: “An old Scotch nurse in my family was much shocked when I fall into its proper class, and even when there is debt no great diffinity can arise.

ran nny from home and becane au aotor, liable to a duty of 28. a quarter when coming nected rith it was tinged with fire and brim *Coru, according to present views, is to be thinking that the stago and everything con- from a foreign country. The chief object of stone. Fur inany years she looked upon me as this duty, of course, is to make it possible to a lost soul. On meeting her a little while give a valuable proference to the Colonies- she still adhered to her opinion that it was an Canada and Australia in particular. r. Chamawful way to earn a living, and then, with a herlain proposed to remit the wholes of the duty smile, she added this little homily: But I to the Colonies. There is, however, a possibility suppose you'll soon have made enough money of this arrangement being modifed by ask out of it to rotire into respectable private ing the Colonies to agree to a substantial pre-life! forence which will not free them from the whole of the duty. The chief aim of any modification would, of course, be to ingressa the revenge, and at the same time to land some encouragement to wheat-growing as hope. Flour will have to pay a higher duty, in consideration of the fact that it has had labour spent upon it, and to the very desirable end of promoting the grinding of oorn in this country.

Such important raw materials as cotton and wool will; of course, come in free.

In Kay Larsen's de Dansk-Outindiske Ko. loniers Historie (Trankebar)" mention is made, says the Bangkok Times, of a Treaty between Christian IV. No record of such a treaty Dermart and Siam in the reign of existed in Biam, and in the work of other foreign writers no moution mado, that Denmark played at that time, with regard to

AT trade transactions Siam. The statorents made in Larson's book important part in wore so defluite, however, that the Government addressed a letter to the Keeper of the A tariff framed on the basis indicated above Archives in Copenhagen, and owing to the active is calculated to produce a revenue of 16 to 20 assistance of Etatsraad Anderson, the Consul millions, and, at the same time, to give an Geners, for Siam there, the National Library immense impulse to home trade and home em has now received photographs of the papers to ployment. If the Unionist party are returned which referenca has been made. They may be

to power naxt January every possible offort will of 1910. be made to embody the new untier in the Budget

To the satisfaction felt in London with the Ikhonu awards, says the Marine Insurance Correspondent of the Times, is adfled the hope that progress may be now expected in these other cases which are at various stages, sum marized below, of settlement. The principal claims with which the market is now concerned ars those connected with the Danish steamer Frincess Marie and the British steamers Anight Commander sud Hip Sang and also the Olâhamia and S1. Kilda. The claim for the Princess Maric amounts to £97.969, which includes £79,448 us the value of the steamer At the beginning of March, 1903, the Liban Prize Court condemned the ship and cargo on the basis that more than 50 per cont. (seven-tenths) of the weight of the cargo consisted of articles considered to be contraband of war. Early in April last the Spree Frize Court reversed the decision of the Liban Prize Court with regard to the steamer and decided that the owners should be recompensed for the loss. The Court also reversed the decision of the Libou Court concerning the cargo and decided that the prt consisting of contraband of war (detailed in the judgment) should be con-Cunard Company ever had two more remarkable demned, but that the owners of the innocent boats than the Etrura and the Umbria. The eargo should be recompaused. The case has to

company has put on record its own opinion of go back to the Liban Court for the assessment these boats in terms which were extraor- hindrance and a confirmation of the friendship dinarily complimentary to the builders, Messrs.existing betwen Siam and Denmark. The In the onse of the Knight Commander it the company said, they have made their pasin the Chula ora 933 (1621), which is the same John Eldor and Co, Year in and year out," licence itself is dated from Tenazerim in the “Pi Rėko trini Sok," which would fix the date appears that the Supreme Court dasided against sages with andeviating regularity, and have as given by Larson. It is conveyed in a letter the owners of the steamor and against the ergo enjoyed the most perfect health. No ships ever from the Governor-General of Tenaserím, as moro (kau 50 per cent, was considered to be

gave their owners loss umoasiness than those and letters of his anbordinates, to the Govern contraband. A onse is to be argued to endeavour two, and none have done such an extraordinary ment of Denmark, giving licence to trade for to obtain compensation for the part of the cargo quantity of good work. They are monuments, the papers admits of no doubt, bat some ques

a vessel which had just arrived. The gist of Which was considered innocent. This case will that cannot lie, to the skill of the design and tions of graphic charsetor must be solved to go bofore the Libau Prizo Court, and if the faithfulness of the labour that went to before the document can be published in a

eful there it will pass to the Supreme their accomplishment." It is on record that satisfactoris

SUS STUCION, IT'S Td bis 18" it may be a decides the notion, and, if fa favour the Etruria's fastest passage, westward was 5 an official intercourse hetween Siam and foreign mints, returns it to the Liban Court days 20 hours 55mia, and her fastest eastward nations. A Portuguese treaty has not yet been ment. The date of the hearing of the passage 6 days 37min. Her highest day's run

traced. The Dutch treaties were made at a before the Libau Prize Court has not yet

on the westward trip was 509 knots, and on the later date, although Siamese ambassadors visited

Holland already in 1:08. con fred.

eastward, 485 knots. Her speed was officially

In transmithing these papers together with sot down at 19.6 knots, but she has done the the photographic plates to the National Library eastward run at an average throughout the Consul General Andersen courteously wrote:

"I would appreciate very much, if the Var age of 20 knots Her sister ship, the

aafia National Library would kindly accept Umbria, is pretty much on a level with the the papers as a gift in token of the vivid iu Etruria in the matter of speed. It does not terest I take in everything having reference to appear to be certain, as has been stated, that the the relations of Siam with my own country." Etruria will be broken up. There ought to be

The Library has thus acquired an exceeding. good deal of work in her yet. Students of ly valuable and interesting historical document coincidence will note the fact that the Umbria i loses her sister ship within a few weeks of the THE DEFENCES OF VLADIVOSTOCK. severance of the Lucania from the Campania,

of amonita.

Underwriters interested in the Hip Sang and also the Oldhamio and St. Kilda are feferred to Sir Edward Groy's replies to questions in the House of Commous on February 22, July 8, and September 21 last. The Russian Govern- meat informed his Majesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburg in May that the ovidence of an important witness on their behalf at Vladivostok was still entstanding, but that the case of the Hip Sang was otherwise completed for hearing by the Supromo Prize Court. His Majesty's Gor- ernment had repeatedly pressed that the hearing should he accelerated. Except in certain unim. portant details affecting cargo the Suprame Court practically upheld the finding of the lower Court, which condamned both Oldhamia.and her cargo, while leave had been granted to the appellants by the Supreme Prizo Court to recover losses i neurred by the detention of the

BRITISH INDIANS IN SI AM.

INDIAN VIEW OF THE TREATY,

described as a licence to trade without let and

It is rumoured in St. Petersburg that. M. Kokartzoff has brought back a very glory report of the state of affairs in several depart- ments as the result of his recent visit of in

Thus, he found that spection to Vladivostock. the Ministry of Murine asks for the same grant of money as it received for age at Vladivostock before the war with Japan, al though it has no Navy to maintain at that naval base now. At the sama time, all the

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A TYPICAL WILDER" SPEECH.

Dr. Wilder, the American Consul at Shanghai, gave one of his humorous speeches which we in A strange story of hidden treasure was told Hongkong have learned to appreciate on the by the relieving officer at the meeting of the occasion of the sailors and marines from the Hampstead Guardians last month. Mr. Peter U.S. Squadron in port being entertained by the Hastie,

of Parkhill-road, Haverstock Hill, died members of the American Women's Club, on November 22, at the age of eighty-one, and Amid hughter, Dr. Wilder told of Admiral after his death valuables and money were dis. Bebree's eloquence, which he declared 智出 M. Camille Flammarion, the eminent French covered in all sorts of strange places in his house, so great that when he spoke the bridge astronomer, declares that the tail of the Halley Fifty spade guineas were found in an old bag the stormy petals stopped their hovorioga ebmet may strike the earth next May. Writing and £12,000 in Consol scrip was discovered in about the smokestacke and the flying fish to the New Yirk Herald (Paris edition). M. the corner of a cupboard. The guardians were looked up and listened to what he had Bay. Flammarion discusses the ponbility of a world recently asked to take charge of Mr. Hastio, and Dr. Wilder, when the laughter hat out

pubsided, wide catastrophes the consequence of this send him to an asyinm, but the doctors who were told bis audience that when

called in differed about the state of his mind, his hand in a roaring tempest, the waves shrift "This comet, anys M. Flammarion, whose and the guardians thereupon declined to act, back in their places, the porpoises shook their permitted to wit- The chairman explained that Mr. Hastie was tails and the whales eluak off. Falling into a

was a great friend or the rampling habits. He

He serious vein the ser pointed out the rare op ven that the men had of travelling round approaching the earth with great speed. At first it was 326.000,030 miles distant, but now died about a month age, and both were formerly the world, and the valtio of with other it is 140,000.000 miles away, having travelled in the porn trade, Pak

nations. He said that in the Shanghai naicipal the intervening distance in seventy-six days.

Council efficiency of government and honesty to "This speed will be accelerated as the comet

nance would be found Shanghai was unique, for At prescut it is

hure would be found British, who predominated, advances toward the sun. rushing simultaneously toward the earth,

Germans, French, Japanese and Chinese, Tha Chinese could teach the foreignors lessons, for but from the middle of December, while per-

with them all was not sordidness; idealizm still Bisting in its course toward the sun, it will move away from our planet, only to return towards it later.

"By April 20 the comet should be within 56,000,000 miles of the sun.. Until this t me it east at sunrise; after this date it will become will appear as a morning star visible in the an evening star, visible after sunset

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"COMING SURPRISE.

"It is probable that the appearance of the comet will then be very striking, as it was in the spring of 1066 and again in 1456, but this time there may be a surprise in store for us.

"According to the calculation of several astronomers, it is possible that the comet will pass before the gun on May 18, when its head will be 16,146.000 miles from n

Inasmuch as the tails of comets frequently extend from twenty to thirty-five millions of miles and more, this enormous appendix could thus envelope us in a few haars"

M. Flammarion frankly declare that he

Braid,

MR. LLOYD GEORGE IN TEARS. The Chancellor wept during a speech at Carnarvon on the afternoon of the 9th inst.- not, it should be explained, says a London paper, for the unfortunate people who hate to pay his soniscatory Budget taxes, but heenuse his emotional compatriots cheered him so much, existed to a great extent. Reference was then Mr. Lloyd George, who sits for Carnarvon made to various portions of the United States, Burghs, was telling of the invitation he had and Dr Wilder told the men to look upon I would rather remain here," At this day as mothers and sisters. He also hoped that they would find in the American mon of there was a great outburst of obooring. Some received to contest Cardiff, "After all," be the ladies that they found around them that one called out, Three cheers for Lloyd Shanghai those whom they would be able to look a,, to as they would to their own father. He Georgo! and there was another outburst reminded them that wherever they were, Thon Mr. Lloyd Gourgs hagan again, I have ari attachment the

said, and

whether in Shanghai or elsewhere, the silken faltered. There was a panse, and he began to protection of the United States flag was around ware his hands feebly. It is greater than I them. As England expected every man to do audience, he sat down States believed that their mea in the navy world Armazement of his

say," he began again. Then, to the bis duty, so the 8,000,000 people of the United abruptly and began to ory. This ended the show themeelros to be not only brave in times of wr, but to be gentlemen in times of peace. (Applause.) SHOULD THE STATE CASH LOTTERY

-TICKETS.

meeting.

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UNPLEASANT ASSOCIATIONS. So the notorion Impass Housin is, in name, at any rate, to pass peacefully away, and give place, probably, to a meek Rue de or connect with the Steinheil affair. More than

PECULIAR POSITION IN PHILIPPINES,

the

An interesting point of law is, mys obiect..alout to be brought up in con- nection with a case against two Chiesse, for importation of lottery tickets. The qucation is whether the collector of oustous on cash the Treasury or whether he must destroy all the winning lottery tickets and turn the messy into tickets received.

A correspondent writes to the Statesman: A new order of things has arisen in Siam under the new Anglo-Siamese Treaty rigned St. Kilda und her cargo. In the majority of this year, in which British Tadisus have a sub-officiaì and Government buildings at Vladivos cannot foretell the, rasnit of such a situation. Avenue which coming generations will not

stantial and a sentimental interest. The sub- took are falling rapidly into decay, although the cargo claims the Supreme Court uphold the stantial interest conisists in the effect of the vast sums of money are granted every year. If the oxygen in the atmosphere were to combine one instance could be reculled of a street in this Binding of the lower Court. Bir E. Grey explained Treaty upon the business interests of the for their upkeep. Every Government depart with the hydrogen of the comet's tail the inhabi-country washing its hands, as it were, of a par- that both these cases involved questions Indian communities settled in Siam, and that ment is engaged in a lawsuit with the other tants of the earth would die from suffocation,

If, on the contrary, there were a diminution ticularly ghastly crime in this fashion. Occa effect is unquestionably beneficial All British

epartments, and the Town Council is at of principle, which would be carefully considered subjects obtain legal recognition of rights in loggerheads with ovary Government of cial

of nitrogen, an unexpected sonsation of physical sionally the identity of a house is hidden in the same way. Lovers of the gruesome, for instance, when the full terms of the findings were reproperty, residence, and travel, which to Indian

is one exception to the fault that has activity would be experienced by every one and caired,

residents and traders will bs certainly of solid

been found by the biinister of Finster. Strange the human race would perish in a paroxysm of would search in vain for the number of a house value. People of many nationalities find o

to say, M. Kokovtzoff finds no fault with the joy and delirium, probably delighted at ils fate. at which a remarkable crime occurred not long work that has been done by, the Ministry of

"As yet," continues M. Flammarion, it is ago in London. They would find instead a home in the hospitable kingdom of the yellow

high-sounding name. When Palmer, the

When Colonel Colton was collector of customis War, although he acknowledges that large sums impossible to ascertain the dominant elements poisoner, had been satisfactorily hanged, the a maulity of lottery tickets were seized. robe, and, amongst them the Indians and Barmans are not the least important in non- of money are required still for fortifying of the comet's tail bere and wealth.

Vladivostock, and he has given

Although the fails of comsts are immense, people of Hugely, which he had honoured as the Colonel Colton watched the untubers and that if the money is granted by the Government they are so light and rarefied that our terrestial scene of his operations, sent a deputation to picking out the winners casked in the corres- all the work that has to be done shall be done by atmosphoro is like lead in comparision. They Lord Palmerston to ask for permission to ponding tickets and then turned the propeeds

Certainly, into the treasury, certainly," said Lord Palmerston, "and I'll sng- To this proceeding the auditor raised an Russian troops, and that if the troops now in could be likened to a fog traversed by an engine change the name of their town. the Far East are not enough in numbers, then at full speed.

gest a new naina myself. Call it Palmerstown."objection and in his contention was upheld by other troops ahal bedrafted to Vladivostook.

the Governor-General. He maintained that the cashing of the tickets was detrimental to public morals,

Tho festing dock to be stationed at Ports mouth, for which the contract, has been-adviser only! Now, for all practial purposes this secured by Mosse Cammell, Laird, and Co., will be 700ft bread, and will have a lifting capacity of about 4,000 tons. It will be able to accommodate a vessel up to 4254. draught.

The dock is to be delivered in 18 months from

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"The earth has already passed through comet's tail in 1819 and in 1861 without being any the worse for the experience."

TIME'S TYRANNY.

It is announced that the stoariers of the Orient Staan Narigation Company will after February cease to call at Plymouth on the out. ward veya from London to the Australian But the point that has been strongly criticis. colonies. The change is understood to be road-ed (by English erities) as the nas blot on the ered necessary by the now mail contract with treaty is the alight distinction made between Asiatic and non-Aristic British subjects. The the Australian Government under which the point, stated in briefest form, amounts to this, service is expedited.

that Siamese courts dealing with non-Asiatic

A somewhat educated gentleman, who by British subjects will have an Advisor who will

some strange error of destiny had been wafted act as a judge; wheress, when dealing with

into the dock at Clerkenwall Police Court, made Colonel Colton, however, did not forget the Asiatic subjects, the Adviser will act as an

a very just and propor appeal. Counsel bad incident, and when he went to Washington to will be a distinction without a difference. It is The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, referred to an Act of tearga III., wherenpon help prepare the tariff law for the Philippine the prisoner demanded indignantig, "Am I islands, inserted therein a provision which left impossible to imagine Siamese judges (who may the following report

members of the English Bar), acting On the 3rd at 12.5 p.m.-The barometer The .Y.K. str. Inala Mary (Baropean going to be tried under an Act baudreds of open the door to the collector of customs to do unjustly in defiance of the opinion of

can be hanged for theft ander those old Acts." their British Advisor, whether the latter has risen considerably over 8. Japan and the Line) left Singapore on the 31st ultimo, and is years old " He had heard, he said, that you legally what he had done.

Loochoos, and a moderate rise has taken place expected here on the 6th instaut,

tickets they and their proceeds should be, have the determining voice or not. Biamese alas cvor Luzon,

The Shire Line str. Carnarvonshire left The magistrate came to his rescue, men to this provision was that on the seizure of No doubt

Pressure is giving way again over China. It Bingapore for longkong on the 2nd instant, tioning that there was a later Act passed forfeited by due process of law. The words are now interpreted to the date of contract. It is understood that judges do not act in that way.

the trummers of the Trouty felt themselves is highest over S. China and the Eastern Sea. and may be expooted here on or abent the 9th seventy years ago. But the prisoner was "and their proceeds

not satisfied-we should think not, indeed! mean that the collector of

castoms anay Messrs. Swan, Richardson, and Co., of New-obliged, for some reason or other, to adopt the The depression is still shown over the Pacifio instant

be seized and castle-on-Tynt, are to build a similar dock for distinction in question. It ia a pity that oven to the N.B. of Japaz,

The LGM six-Prinz Eitel Friedrich, carryFe that the very latest Phe inquired, the winning tickets should.

I want to be tried up to dito mar destroy the remainder. the Medway.

the appearance of a distinction was not avoided. The monsoon will moderate in the Formosa ing the German Mails with dates from Bid ambition was ustural in a child of a modern When Colonel Coiton oushed in the others a But the point may be safely regarded na more Channel, but continue to blow strongly over the of the 15th ultimo, Jaft Colombo, on the 2nd Bontimental than practical. '. There need be China Sen.. Captain John Pritchard, commander no doubt that British interests were well looked.

instant a.m., and may be expected here on or age. We all want to be-to-date. It is an insult protest was raised that the ticket for a big priza to our modern ty to be tried by George III, or aid to have boeu among the number confiscated Hongkong minfall for the 24 hours ending about the 13th inst. the Suuretania and Commodoro since after, and that there was no lack of care in this at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 Lashes.

even according to the inadequate intelligence of was cushed, but the proceeds not turned into thre January last of the Canard feet, as tendered respect. The assurances lately given in tho

Buvonty years ago. Why are these old Acts treasury. Investigation failed to show the truth allowed to influence our judges sud magistrates of this claim. The tickets were cashed through his resignation, bat as yet no date has been fixed House of Commons by members of the Gov.

ernment, takon together with the text of the to-day is as follows

Is there no Parliament to repeal them all, and the secret service department of the customs. for his retirement. Captain Pritchard started Treaty, fully confirm this belief, and indicate

make some nice new ones? Suck thoughts we can fancy passing through the head of a some

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com. his career 5 years ago, at the age of 13, an

what educated gentleman. They are the plexios, Min Ellen's Crème Charmante, Lait a boy cook on board a sailing vessel at 128, a

thoughts which, with reference to morals and Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Poudes month. Having gained his master's certificats

society, are passing through the heads of Charmant will enable you to do it. - Hor thoussude of the somewhat educated. Down Specialties for the Skis are the study of a o do with our lifetimo, A.S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sols Agents with the past! What has it fresh young blood 1.

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he saved sufficient to become part owner of an oight hundred ton sailing brig, of which he was master, and in which he made many voyages,

fiae.

The forecast for the 24 hours anding at noon NE and E.

fresh

Same na No. 1, Same as No. 1. Same as Ne. 1.

that the principle of Civis Britannicus sum Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, has been maintained in spirit if not in letter. British-Indian subjects muy foul fairly well Formon Channel

satisfied with the way in which their intorasta South coast of Chins between Į have been safeguarded. Ne practical difficulty Hongkong and Laurel, seems to have arisen as yet, and there is no need South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Hainan... to apprehend any,

The P: &O, str. Nyanza is expected to arrive at Panang on the 5th instant, at noon.

The CFB: sir Empress of China arrive at Kobe at 9 am. on the 2nd inst., and left again at noon same day for Shanghai, where las in dua to strive at 4

The LG.M. str. Goeber, which left here on the 29th nitime at noon, arrived at Singapore

p.m. to-morrow.

on the 2nd instant, at 9 am..

The L.G.. str. Derflinger, which left here on the 31st ult. at 9 a.m., arrived at Shanghai on the 3rd inst. st 6 am.

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