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RANDOM REFLECTIONS, Hongkong's Government in something of a bureaucracy, but it is endowed with liberal" principles, and thus we have a Sanitary Board to-guard our publie foalth. That Board in

in the rask of the unofficials, some of whom are veritable thesis thus sit of the ruling powers, Now, Governments are invariably like the ancient Egyptians, slow to move and slow to think, and walil recently the local Government weske it has kiekod over the traces of old custom, and flabbergasted the members of the Sanitary Board.

comrades of his experience, and they marvellet greatly. Of course, there were unsympathetic friends among the party who suggested that ho onght "to take more water with it."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREFS. MONDAY, JULY 25TH, 1910.

THE SIKH TROUBLE IN SHANGHAI.

POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Last Monday ten of the prisoners were brought

it

· BRITANNIA'S MUSTER.

440 Birя OF A WAR FOOTING,

Particular are now available, wrote the Naval

HELIGOLAND UNDER GERMAN RULE

cessions made to Great was

the

there

sud-other-conces

3

SOLDIERS OR LOAFERS P

LORD QUEZON'S ÓALL FOR A NATION IN ARMH.

Two striking speeches in support of the com-

Berlin, June 29. On July 1, 1890, the Anglo-German Agree paign fo

for every man o solo

soldier" were delivered The vos fisting accounts of the seize of 1 to the British Police Court ander the escort of Correspondent of the Telegraph on June 30th, of ment defining the spheres ofinfluence of Great on June 29th by Lord Roberts and Lord Curzon the scale upon which the Admiralty have mobi Britain and Germany in the African Continent at the eighth annual meeting of the National ixed bayonets, Mr. Chandler, the Chief Gaolor,

Lord Roberts presided, and at the opening of composed of very activo members, moro especially Colowau make it dißicult to gauge the true stato four foreign constables who carried rifles withlised the British Navy for the forthcoming man.

cogni of affairs prevailing while the disparity in local being in command. In the compound of the avras. The result has been a triumph for the signat Berlin Principal among the con Service League, held at Queen's. Hall. Dafonco League was read reports indicates strict censorship of news Consulate between two and there hundred Bikhs existing organisation, and bears, testimony to tion of her protectorate over the dominions

Watchman-End assembled and ovinced † the smoothness with which it would work in Sultan of Zowbar and over the region of the mosting the following telegram from the

case-of-an-emergency. It is proved to do Wita. In rotura for

achievements orgwu your great from the island. It would appear, however mostly watei

a great interest in the proceedings.

source of our auCCESS, Whos

Court sal, the rear of the Conet monetration that we have the ships and the mansions Great Britain handed over to Germany tho

It is further

Lord Roberts, his

in

spooch, reviewed the that the conflict is practically ended, that many

room was crowded to an extent greater than the F proved that the scheme for raising the island of Heligoiand, which had bein sur

a war footing is effective. Undor of the pirates and fruculent villagers have been

weeks after the conclusion of the jreement, on

said, "there were threo August 9, the British an by side with the forty-three; and this year there are 165.

was flown on Heligo national service; four years later there were been evized. That further trouble is not

last (A) Ships always on a whr footing, includ- land for the

time anticipated is apparent by the withdrawal of a

European waters are arranged in three class

ing the First and Second Divisions of the Gorman Bag, aut the inhabitants of the island But we must not imagine we have done our number of the troops, by the recall to-Macao-of

Home Floet, with their associated oruisers. became subjects of tho Emperor Willism.

work. We still have to ranch hundreds of The gunboat Patria, and by the return to Hong-

torpedo eraft, and auxiliarios, the Atlantic After a period of 20 years of peaceful develop. thousands of people, especially in the great Floot, and the Mociterranean Flept.

mant a change will take place on Friday next in industrial outros, whore men and womou are

istand within the German kong of the cruiser Rainka Donna Amelia. Of

(a) Ships of the Third Division of the the status of the

cabsideration to notional questions, especially the number of captives, however, it is not cloar

with large nucleus crews, embracing alt the drawing up Article XII, of the Anglo- those which are not brought prominently to their

In 1902." ho

was no exception,. Dat la the last couple of captured, and that large quantition of arms have has ever been before. Mr G. W. King, the the prosent erstem the ships of the Navy in/rendered to her by Denmark in 1814. Five wonderful growth of thinl.P.8 supporting

*. Mr. Hooper was the gentleman to make this astounding discovery, and naturally he was cap-

the

specialist officers and most highly-skilled German Agreement care had boon takon to notice by political loaders those people that the

siderably noted to think of the time and how many are pirates, but it would seem that which the prisoners had been arrested, after Home Fleet, with their torpedo craft, manned Empire and in the oblivations of its inhabitanta engroseed in arduous work and lack time to give energy he bed wasted in a hopeless cause. At the last meeting of the Board; with that air of mystery which has come to be recognised as the forerunner of a bolt from the blue, he laid bare to morbors the contemptuous treatment which the Goverurient had accorded them.

The Beard's opinion had been asked rogard ing the site for the erection of a certain build ing, and presumably membo had visited the vielaity to weigh the advantages of different positions. But before they could mbunit in option the Government selected the site and proceeded to build. This was the astonishing state of affairs revealed, and apparently it indicated that the opinion of the Board was considered of little worth. No wonder that members wore strack dumb. The President was the only one who survived the shook, and he found just sufficient words to tender an apology in a matter in which he was blameless,

many of the unthurs have escaped, and this do spite the fact that the island was so closely guarded, Awing the escapees lo be loved to be the notorious chief, Leung Ya Wa, for whose head there is a reward of $12,000. It is a great pity if this callons museal has evaded the retriba-.

tion which united him, for he will no doubt continue the reign of terror which has made his name a living fear te thousands of law-abiding Chinese in the Canton Data, any of the pirates, however, are in safe custody, and in course of time will be called upon to pay the penalty of their crimes. As regards the hidden treasure which the island is expposed to odstain this, apparently, las not yet been found, and unless the pirates are persuaded to disclose its whereabouts, Coloran will doubtless be invaded by treasure cookers for some time to come.

and C.

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ratings essential to the vessel's lighting eficiency,

(0) Ships of the Fourth Division of the Home Fleet, with smaller nucleus crews,

The triumph of the organisation which has just been tested consists in this: 120 ships of the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Home Fleet have been raised to a war footing in less than six hours, and have left the naval ports.

Although those rossels wors thus suddenly placed on a war footing, hot a single "lame dack has been reported. The balance crews including a small proportion of naval reservists and severel handrod naval relenteers as super numeraries have been embarked, and the fighting strength of the Nazy-has thus been demonstrated.

to declaro themselves

Wil

all in

took saloma

with

We, lave to convince protect the susceptibilities of the inhabitants of national sentiment.

is so important to their prosperity of Heligoland in

poase which respect Those who so desired were until January 1, depends altimately on the power of the nation to 189, to have the right.

our Empire, our industries, and our fabulona British subjects. Those who accepted Bores maintain it, and that we cannot hope to guard

time

of peace to

to defend their hearths and nationality tend to be -xempt from military wealth unless we have the whole people trained

before

10. 1890,

on homes

mes should this

is country ever be attacked." Emperor which day the Rana of the shildren forvice. This latter privilege was ranted to s

Lord Chrzon's vigorous speech was constantly possession of the island.

panotustod applanse. persons born on of

"Universal military training," he said, "Is born after that data are now completing their 20th year, and, coordingly, like all other farmat required to arrest the physical deterioration of

service, one people take hold

to

of the narrow-chested abjects, beaming liable to military Further, ao increase was to be made in the and anemic, listless desizon of our great towns. existing Custome dues before January 1, 1910. and train him into a citizen and a ma This period of privilege and exemption is now Ft 015

au end, and after Friday next, the 20th an

of niversary of the signature of the trosty 14 cession, the Germanization of the island will be 11 completed. Heligoland will be included in the 21 Germin Customs Union and the island will

farnish its proper quota of recruits for the dealum 79 fonoo of the Empire.

Polico Magistrate, was on the Bench, and for J. G. E. Douglas had been engaged as counsel prosecution, Mr. C. G. Kirk appeared, while Mr. for all the accused. Col. C. D. Bruce, Captain- Superintendent, and Capt. E. I. M. Barrett,

Police Assistant Superintendent, represented the Mr. Kirk first produced the warrant under which the accused were singled ont and answer ed to their names and numbers. Of the ten from West Hongkew and Yangtzepoo, one each three were from Hongkor Station, tae each from Louza and Gordon Read alone from Ninzangkong station (Sinza). All the accused were constables.id that

the charge against His Worship them was of disobeying the lawful commands of thuir superior elicer, and boing insubordinate to an officer superior to them in rank, knowing tion No. 1 contrary to the King's Regula him to be such

605, 6, яub reCH., Mr. Douglas said to had been instructed only the previous evening to appear on behalf of all these men, and he bad not yet had an opportunity of seeing them. He wanted the Court to under stand, as his instructions went, that the last thing that was intended was anything in And he, ally, personally the nature af.a mutiny, and also his clients, did not desire that any procoelings fa this Court should give the appearanen of anything of that kind. If the Court would grant him a remand and

The great merit of the proposed measure for give him an

national sorrice is that it takes the Ionfers of and if the objectory of going into the case, Council was to terminate

each class, irrespective of position or of means. these mon's services and say that they should be

Those ships, of which, as a rale, little account deported, it was possible that Police Court

artis taken in calculating naval strength, have been The process of the incorporation of Heligoland and gives them the sort of discipline that they proceedings might be avoided. He would ask raised in a few hours from a peace footing to as an integral part of the Empire, enjoying the both equally require.

We want the acasare to be a measure of for a romand until to-morrow morning and war footing, and are now mostly at son, so that for a romand

common to all the members of the Confeder self-disciplino, in an age the prevailing charas let out either on recognizances or on bail. He European waters, fully maaned, victualled,

shirking of individual promiso. At any rate, when the Highways and is said to have stolen notes, canh, and jowal would also make application for those mon to be at this moment 300 British, mon-of-war aro 1 Privileges and boaring the responsibilities:

1890, Herr Von Bootticher, Minister of the comfort and the Bill was nádor discussion in the Legislative | lory to the value of £150, was arrested understructed that these men would do exactly stored, in readiness for the coming, and tion, falls into two periods. On August 9, toristie of which is the pursuit of material

government of the isinud obligations.

Gror from the

Another feature of the age is that there aro in the name of the German of the Victeria that they should be confeed in barracks until withdrawing temporarily most of the ships in

me of the Imporiol graph which uppoured in The Daily Chronicle.

Mr. Wilcock, the proprietor

the Birmingham ronding, Hotel,

Bame date charge the Impurial Chancellor with between classes in this country. There are 800s, expression of opinion. Perhaps the hon. gentle his way to the hotel, and recognised 11 on the case was gone into they won't be confined the Mediterranean, but not & ressol has been Britial: Governor,

borrowed from mere distant waters; there is

a Bloot of twenty-seven ships of various the government of the island until its Constitu- even, who are hoping, by violent and arbitrary einsnes in the Far East, Dino vessels are in tional

position the

should be regulated by Imperial means, to create an artificial level for all sections. Australian waters, three are at the Cape, a lagislation, and simultaneously an order by the of society, against which both nature and low

Lill woh the rebel: dozen in the East Indies, two on the East Coast Imperial Chancellor was published in

To these tendencies of our time, I submit. aduinistration of

of Heligoland was entrusted to who was a naval offer and team there could not be a healthier antidote than a

who Imperial Commissary i

system such as the loagne advocates, which fals Prasa civillan. In

the other words, Heligoland was to be governed all classes equally, which takes the duke on

*

It would appear that the Hon. Mr. Osborás regards expressions of opinion as 'pioerust

RODERICK RANDOM.'

RUNAWAY NURSE CAUGHT.

IDENTIFIED IN ποτές.

The auro who kidnapped her mistress' baby,

WIN

Battleships... Armoured Cruizers Protected Cruisers Deatroyers (including"

destroyers) Auxiliaries...

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coastal

mazmuvres.

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HISTORY OF THE INCORPORATION.

"I am not advocating the programme of the lesgne in the interests of te poorer or lower classes alone. There are loafers in every class of socisty. There is the loafer of the club and the racecourse and the playground, gaite as much as there is the loafer of the street and the

Council last week, he indicated that he would dramatic circumstano. 8 49 a result of the photo as they were fold and if it was thought best This inmenee assembly has been gathered by Interior, look over the script of the too many persons occupied in fomenting war

prefer a compensation chuse embodied in the Ordinance rather than take His Excellency's! man had in view that "expression of a wish" by the Director of Public Works in connection with the fanst gito.**

** in borracks.

the photo

While the grim rear, backed by the directly afterwards several officers arrived. The naked for a remand until to-morrow morning at of America, and three in the West Indies.

anopheles, is struggling for a foothold in our -midst, it is distressing to learn that the Fanitary Board cannot challonge him to combat for waut

Mr. Kirk said he was instructed that the of Miss Dmothy Inglis, the missing prosecution did not object to the remand, bat that of a woman staying at his house. As soon as he arrived at the hotel ke fold the porter to they strongly objected to the question of bail telephone to the detective office, nud alaost raised by Mr. Douglas. If his learned friend nurse land given her namo se Mine gmore, the latest he suggested that the accused should-Ameri and was at that time taking her breakfast. be remanded in custody.

Hie Worship-Would it not be better to She was allowed to leare the hotel, but tho police followed her into Corporation-street, temaud-then for more than 21 hours-2...... raising his hat, uid,Good morning, Miss better. Inglis

"Governor

of funds, We have been living happily in the Sorgent.i3arrett walked up to her and, Dr. Douglas-That workel suit me much Without withdrawing a single-unit-trom-the- directly by the Emperor just se, for the first.org hand and the contermonger on the other,

thought that malaria was far from us in the city, but the somewhat startling announcements of the Principal Medical Officer and his sanitary specialist have rudely shattered our illusion.

Residents near those picturesque nullahs on the higher levels, and even inmates of the military hospital, have contracted foyer, and the

F

!

whuro

Taken of er guard, she pleasantly returned salutation, and put out her hand as if to shake hands. She was died to walk back to the hotel, where she was told that she would be charged with kidnapping the child of Mrs. de Negri, Less Syde, Lector, and also with etenling £40 in gold, three diamond rings, a silver toilet set, and other articles,

Bursting into tears, she

Mr. Kirk-I should prefer it to-morrow. Mr.

Douglas-It may be that if we on to morrow I might have to make a second applica tion. I suggest Charaday morning

His Worship (to Mr. Douglas-You have a right to appeal against my decision, but I aball

Mr. Douglas-You won't! not allow these men out on bail.

His Worship-No. None of them. Boeing

NEARLY 1,000 HEAVY GUNS. This is Britannis's muster at this moment, distant trade routes, it has been possible to few years after the annexation. Alsace and and pate them side by sule in the healthy com assemble in British waters 300 men-of-war, all Lorraine were governed, directly by the Crown, doship of the parade ground, and teaches the

out together a common duty to their This position the inland retained until April fully manned, and prepared for any emergency,

Curzon commented on the fact that the older torpedo craft, and the mine layers. The ond and holigonad became a part of Prussia. armoured ships of the manonering fleste, apart Before the final decision as to its future status league's supporters included, bosides a large pro- portion of members of the ileuse of Commons, from other craft, displace nearly 1,000,000 tons was taken the question of giving the island.

Bishops and schoolmasters. of water, sud moant 970 heavy guns-12in. to position similar to that of the Reichsland of Is it to be seriously believed," he asked, 6in.-in addition to small quickůring weapons. Alsace Lorraine was weighed. The

project the com-that the schoolmasters of this country would In the mass the aggregate figures are in was, however, abandoned in view

machinery which would need to be and thoir espousal to any cause likely to demer

or about 400), including the submarine flotillas, 1, 1899, when the transition period came to an

voia for mullak training is expended. But if have been a what opliod, "I must the nature of the charge, and the position har pressive, but closer examination increases the pricated wore the Empire to take over the alise our youth or mar the ofleiency of national

ll they do with are in, of coure I will not allow any question of effectiveness of the picture of naval strength.ministration of so small a district, and, in aducation ? : Subsequently sho romeved to

If Iramaud them I shall remand them in At a moment when there are only two ships of}ition: the history of the island was com

Leicester

..WOU

bail.

custedy

ut fears

the Dreadnought type in sea-going commission have eloven in Europe, in all the foots of readiness for the forthcoming operations, or

by the law of December 15, 1802 of the Prince of Peace-wonki lend their

sidered to

point to its

its incorporation or This proposed settlement, was

the Rolobsing aro . the

ship, of

and went to the Victoria Hotel. She had with deeply to the Court, Mr. Douglas said he thirteen if the Lord Nelson nagamannan wish farthor provided that renes the inclusion ideale militarism or jugoism in our

the work is net carried out immediately, further mo

Sho arrived in Birmingham three days before Bjektuessay--result. The Government, we know, are not flush of funds, but whon this stato of affairs is made known, we can no doubt rely on for only a sud leather bag the one which them." raising the needful" to exterminate the contained the mixing jawellery. At the hotel pro- anopheles, After all, as Dr. Fitzwilliamsask, office aho was seen by air. Willcock, tho

who d

1 just arrived from China cu a visit to and it is the duty of a paternal Government to this constry. She asked what the terms were for muth, and was quoted, which she protect its subjects.

mediately aid, saying as she did so that that

what is Toney in comparison with homan lifa prier, and said that she was a Mins Dagnore! Brities there with the other then as wo

Hare

Mr. Dongins-Mr. Momop-will go down to and Triumph The British Fleet, indeed, is Customs dnes. This indemnification amounts held at luo Hotell dinner of the league,

Mr. Kirk consented to a gomand until Thurs

His Worship Well, I propose to go to the understood-ho appeared for all the prisoners

agaol this morning and take the same had here just now,

represent the

His Worship They have to be brought up by Order in Council,

in a Cell, and I think it more diga velout asked about her travels, she said she had had a rend the charges over to them and listen to any In answer to the Magistrate, Mr. Kirk said very wearying experience, and was glad to be thing they haro toany. in England.

there were altogether 80 mon charged.

The Court then rose, and late to the morning

said. as if the country word

"Is it to be belioved that the Bishops and clergy-themselves, the accredited ambassadors in Prasaia, sanctioned

support to a cause which was likely to lower the of the nation or to infine the spirit of iucladod. Supporting theae ships are the eight of Heligoland in the

in the Customs Union Prussia ship the King Edward class, splendid well ared and well armoured, six vessels of the should pay to the Empire a certain suri annually midst

Lord Roberts had a magnificoat reception in Formidable close of 15,000 tons, four of the as indemnification for the loss to the Imperial

the absence of the evening at the Duncan type of 14,100 tons, and the Stiftsure Treasury in consequence

Cecil. It seems According to

to the law passed by tho to delays in nars! This is accidental. It is due

Diet in February, 1891, the island was sinep, apathetic, and ignoraut to each a degree to be

"I cannot bollure that is really the case. Holstein and to form part of the Government construction which have occurred abroad, and

temporary. How long the

district (Frois) of Siderdithmarschen. The act The cation seems to be hypnotised into the

one. powering strength of the British Flest will con

the completion of new ships baikling in the year.

years We have no national Army worth talking Heligo tinue to exist depends on the progress made of incorporation was carried out on April 1 of belief that we vither shall not want nu Army or Islige shout. As long as the country is bamboosled foreign shipyards. But the fast romaius that which are bow expiring the to the exemptions that we already have at present the British Navy is in unparalleled enjoyed a further privilege known t

Naval programmes are prepared three

Captain G. L. Willoughby of the Government way the best thing to do, as she might otherwipo attend to men, as I have another matter to now at its zenith both actually and relatively; to inded in the province of Schleswig- that it does not care what happens to it.

woner.

yncht Stanley is rapidly being exalted to these also told the proprietor that she had come postal of a hero by beal Chinese, and not orriand fond line reprietor that she had come without reason, for during the two years he has been in command of this craft he has been instrumental waving kome 39 lives. Uukko the phaston ship which in days of old was

1

One of the maide in the hotel says that the young woman told her that she had been two

be

Years

in advance, and to-dy's strength there-

O we are then it is. dificult to hope for the

married

in Heligoland without their launs certainly has not got no-and has no possible Fupposed to bom through a storm and strike years on the stage,nad hai travelled in Australia bis Worship procowled to the British Gaolo in natabora, and still more in fighting and Marriages," whereby non-residents might into believing that it has a Army who it

by place of residency. This privilege njamed, how- terror to the bracks of tho row of a doomed not India, nud ska motioned that sho had been where tho 70 other prisoners were formally, or proves the adequacy of the provision baring boon proriously published in their genal | means of getting an Army as long as we remain charged and remanded in enstody until Thursday. Admiralty down to the programme of 1907 over, tou yen years ago, when the German Civil Compulsory service," sail Bir George Reid,

with one exception. This exception is large Code came into force, Roa-going destroyers, and the leeway is now being made up; twenty emft were laid down last year, and twenty-three are being built this

ressel, the appoäranzo of the Stanley nowadays is regarded as a osage of hope and deliverance, In the big typhoons the orew of this stuuuch

watory gravo, and only last week hor gallant com. mander rescued eight Chinese from an upturned junk. The Chiness craft was righted, and with

in Philadelphin.

Ifer coninct during the stay in the hotel oxcited no ruspicion. On Saturday she asked wholber it would be possible, in cass she wished to leave, to receive part of the 1545

bacle, and thin is thonglit to indicate that departure, On Sunday morning she was having breakfast, when she suddenly loft the room

little testol havo snatched many, Chineso from deposit had in her mind an idea of a sudden

by the weather, but the

sonicone there.

She spent a good

AMERICAN SQUADRON AT PLYMOUTH,

Commadora Carl, of the United Statea Cadet Training Squadres, and twenty of his officers

year,

EIGHTEEN FLAG OFFICERS IN COMMAND.

The mobilisation has demonstrated the uxistr time'

uf

this

-her crow was lowed te Shaukiran Bay, which war the pretext that she had been overpome attended the Plymouth Corporation Fishing once of British naval power. The arzunbly of air service in the Navy. The situations ed "who moved a resolution in the Australian frota Sleep Tisland, the scono of the accident, is thought sko rusoisposition is that she Feist, The party drove to the Burrator re-ships of war for the monoeuvres has never beenHeligoland opposite the entrances to the Elbe Parliament in favour of compulsory military and the villagers learned of their rescue, thoy now costumes am in Birmingham buying was observed of drinking in water a toast to the Only of the smaller torpedo craft on their strategic importance, and the island, which has

about eight miles. When the crew yero landed,

are reported to have "kow-towed to Captain Willoughby. And when a Chinese "kow-tows"

we may take it that his gratitude is heartfelt.

company

a certain service

PHOTOGRAPHING AN ÉCHO..

REMARKABLE DISCOVERY."

Imancenos. To most Germans, however,

to a foreigner without motive of fear or gain, Charing Cross was Hope waiting there an hour, hoca. Commodoro Clark, responding to the way, the young sub-lieutenants, in command the islanders: As was for sect, He claims to have discovered how nii echo ost be

TORTURED TO DEATH,

has been adopted by Australia for every man The number of persons affected by the in-between the ages of eightoon and twenty-six. pending clinnges is small, for the total popula- There is no political question in Australla on tion of the island is only a few thousands The

mattor." men are for the most part sailors or fishermen. IIe followed this statement up with a romark According to the offcial designation they come which Lord Milser vigorously applauded. It neder the head of "maritime" or "semi-bari- was. Labour member, Sir George Held deelar-

and

thor-fore perform Population

servoir ou Dartmoor, where un ancient ceremony approached in numbers or in fighting Power the Weser, and the Kiel Canal

gives

it those who witnessed the pasango down.

! who Channel boxes in which to put them. pious memory of Sir Francis Drak A vivid story of the hunt for the nurse is inaugurated the borough's waterworks. Then way from the Nore can realise the spirit which a naval garrison, wrres frequently as a bass for animates the whole force. The sea was rough. Heligolandi known as a seaside resort, and the telegraphed by 5. kulcaster sorted from St. drank to the wisa," May the descendants of the little ships wore burying their noses de susumor visitors are the chief source of

correspondent. The from a loving cup filled with wine the

A professor in the University of Wisconsin taxi cab ju

in the water, and yet they continued on their Рапстав station to the Golden Cross Hotel at who brought water over want wins."

Fishing for trout in the lake was fullowed by

of the sea necessitates the cute, says a correspondent of the Evening and then, hasing discarded nurs apiform,

ing a seamanship certainly not less splendid zorrosive action she drove to Easton and booked to Manchestor. toast of Our Guest," said it had bot his apparently enjoying the opportunity of exhibit proving a somewhat costly possession. The photographod, and produces no ativos as evid

than that of offcors of the sailing ship ora.

expenditure of large sums on the strengthening Standard. The professor has audu marvellous of the cliffs and the construction of breakwaters. pictures of wounds, and the camera 'used is su Thirty-six

hours behind the detectives privilege to meet Englishmen on the seven In these days of mad speculation and ex-

he had

beon struck with alwaya BOSS, to Manchester, but after scouring

The manmuvres will open on July 4, and The latest protecting work to be undertakon is sensitive that if the hard be Leld before the aggerated tiger stories it is refreshing to be

law and able to tell a true tule of the capture of a wild the ally in rain they hurried back to Crewe, admiration of their mastery of men., Wherever ❘ by that date the reesals will be at their the building of as well to the south-west of the lens, hosted air max he seen rising from it in

there they went Englishmon stood for and there "the where

appointed rendezvous, under the several Ad- island, the cost of which to be shared between billows like moke. had stopped, express

As sound has an air-wave motion, the mimals who are to command during the opera the Empire and Prussia-is estimated at

which principle upon

an echo may by photo animal in Hongkong. The aufmal in question the ticket to Manchester had been collected, order, progress and civilisation. Once sprang is a wild out not a civet cat-but one of the The runway was traced to a totel, where she up in the dezert, order came out of chaos, tions. The fra senior offcere will be Admiral £81,800, The Times.

Sir William May,

the Commander-in-Chief of

graphed is apparent. With sound travelling 1,000ft eneb recond, the air-waves form a circle the visitors book "Dorathy Tally signed and waste places were made glad. Americans

Het

A were proud of such faline species sported like a leopard. It was had slept ono night, and had

people. All the effoers Home Floet, with Vice Admiral Sir Berkeley

with them

2,000 in diameter one second after a bell is Milne second in

and Vice Admiral Becond in command, caught in a trap by a gentleman residing at the again the changed her clothing, and purchase and men of his feet would carry away wit

#truck. In order to catch the air-wavo ft the further most pleasant and grateful recollections of their Sir George Neville commanding the Third Sha a shop. appears further

Lask of light illuminating it must be Teak, and there is-ne possibility of impugning frosh clothes from a

rora the visit τα

that

that the

wave will move po appreciable Bo sharp the veracity of this gentleman, for he exhibited to have again changed clothes while in the train.

The Tokyo journals report a shoding incident distance while the light insts, his capture in his city ofloo. The skin of the She Was zert traced to Bts Bord Dudley, and probability a fleet of sixteen interlead sin will Division, Admiral Sir Edmund Foe, Comman-

An electric flosla the only light suficiently Coriander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Floet, remarkable animal recently shot in the New thence to Birmingham, where she was arrested. Jako part in a Europena crniso next year. The der-in-Chief of the Mediterranoun Fleet, sud Although she is alleged to have taken orer warrant officers of the squadron were entertained Vice-Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg,

paid part of her salary at luncheon by the warrant officers of the Royal

the police tortured to death one Kokya Hamada, almost-incredible speed with which everything military cricket ground before a large crowd other junior admirals, with a commodore. Con in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is alleged that quick to meet this requirement. Thus the teams of officers and cadets played is baseball sequently, eighteen lag ufficers will be engaged who was suspected of being an accomplice of mat be done in making this photograph can be thief who on the 6th instant broke inte a dry appreciated; it has only to be explained that the The squadron left for Mareciles in the operations.

Oar Gibralter Correspondent telegraphed last goods at T.600. Ther

sriore in Yamura and carried away, goods fash must scour one ten-thousandth part of night that the Mediterranean and Atlantis Fleete

that had com- the bell.

echo shows a The photograph of an left that port yesterday afternoon for England, the family of Kokyn Hound on the 7th informed second after the air-ware has started from seventeen ships in all exiling in company. mitted suicide by hanging himself in a

detention room in the Station. Thereupon curved ware. In making the photograph, of the deceased, accompanied by a Leyden jar is used to furnish the sented the Station to take delive

Bark, B

and la counoution with this jur two pioces lawyer of the body. The lawyers, on examining the of magnesium ribbon are used, with the result

lasts

longer. The people of Victoria, British Columbia, are

bedy, found that it bore marks showing that that the spark is brighter and completely at a loss to understand the egite

deceased had bean board and beaten so severely sparks from this fiboon following one another ment which apparently is prevalent in London

The Berlin Lokalanseiger publishes as to canso death. The lawyer at once reported with great ropidity, it was necessary to find not of a character to create pack a commotion. letter from Constantinopla stating that the the matter to the Lawyers Club in Yamanashi some way to more the sensitised plate back and attempt mads by an American financial group, Prefecture and to the Tomansali District forth so as to avoid each wave being photographed masa. A device was maile that moves the plate jar. With a wild yell he struck out for the Philippines have prohibited the use of Japanese warrant it.

docainant partner, to obtain mineral and railway mortem examination of the body.

in the manner desired, and this makes possible There are other similar finds, probably

The Police, however, deny the truth of thie launch of the bathing party, and spectators rice in the prisons and workshops under the control of the Island authorities, on the ground

Miners are arriving in all concessions in Anatolis, kas tailed in consequones of the opposition of the promoters of the that ite habitual use tends to produce kakke" hundred of them,

districts daily, while a number of rich mines Hawdad Esilway scheme, with whose rights the statement. Upon receipt of news of the affinithe taking of about thirty wares on one plate, tion the Tokyo Lawyers' Clab yesterday dispatched showing the air-wave in as many different post- (beri-berz), bero. Tek o papir romarks that this step will undergoing development are offering employ American claims clashed. Official information two of its members to examine the body. Tho

The photographs of the echo are small, only prove a great blow to the exporters of Japanese The Stewart district generelly is rich, but the on the subject is refused bore, but it appears affair is aaturally attracting considerable half and diastor, but they are wel

that the Americau project has not been attention.

defined and can be greatly enlarged, " on which is shipped to the extent of stories drawing a parallel between it and Y,300,000 sanually.

Klondike are-anfounded.

Territory, by the way, I presume-in-left to decay ! £400 analy £6-left in cash Naval Harracks & Devonport, and our the Associated with these officers will be a dozen which occurred in the Yamura Police Station

in the wilderness.

by Mu

Mr. De ended Nezri when she was apprehended.

By s concidence, when the train from Bir

Byston, and when Dorothy Inglie stepped from the train the first person she faced was tho relative and host of her mistress. She seemed exceedingly downcast as she recognised him.

I was under the impression that there was mingham arrived at Leicester, Mr. Chus. Hard match. only one drawback to mar the pleasures of soning, whose guest Mrs. De Negri was at the time afterwards. bathing locally, and that the horri jelly fish, of the kidnapping, was waiting for his train to which, when encountered in the sea, leaves a ating that is not forgottan for days afterwards Another story is now going the rounds of swimmer" who last week was "shocked" by" an electric col. Meat of us have had experience of " the capabilities of electricity in invigorating the

JAPANESE RICE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

THE REPORTED GOLD FIND IN BEITISH COLUMBA..

OIL TRUST THWARTED.

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B

system, and the hero of this occasion gave a The Nippon states that according to the regarding the Stewart reef gold fields; which are decided indication of the effect of an electric Manila Times, the American authorities in the Tho reef does not show a richness which wou in which the Standard Oil Company is the pre-Court, asking the authorities to conduct a post lavar another, the making an indistinguishable

aboard say that the intervening couple of hundred yards was covered in faster time than any record registered at the V.R.C. When safe aboard the launch, and in a state of great perturbation, the swimmer told his curieus

t

abandoned.

tious.