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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1910.

SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS,”]·

August 12th. SCARCITY OF HORSEFLESH' FOR FOOD РОКРОВКЕ,

better before autumn set in, that in any case a& change of scone was better than nothing, and that it might even be a relief to see the rai splashing against other hotsen than those of Faris Bo everybody who is at all of any conse quenes has by this time gone away. In former years, us Parisians loft so did this capital fill op with English and Americans. This is not the What is keeping them away! case this year.. The Joode are no longer to be dreaded. True, we continue to read sad hear about strikes and ramours of strikes. The French are more fond of threatening than of striking. Bo wild die. need not keep visitors quoting rumours

sway. The Americans hare made Oberam morgan and other parts of Germany their principal rendezvous this year, white Britishers have not felt like enjoying themselves very much after the loss of their beloved Sovereigu.

KING ALFONSO'S POPULARITY.

THE DEPOSITION OF THE DALAI LAMA,

promise

It was

(Concluded.)

THE AMBAN'S DECISION,

leniency.

I reported to H.-E. Lien Yu all that had topspired, including my undertaking to be -loniout to offenders." He was not pleased with this and I argued the mattor at length with him, pointing out that my object throughout had been to keep the Dalai Laos in Lhassn and prevent bis running away. But I could not Prevail with Lien Yu, and finally he cancelled my police regarding leiteatervier I sent a despatch to the Dalai Lazia in my own name. hot, of course, make a treaty with is not a treaty, but simply, a despatch, for dependency. Lieu the despatch, because he would not join me in had refused to recognise him. In my despatch I demanded that the Dalai Lams should accorti Lien In the recogallon to which he was entitled. I had also telegraphed to Peking for authority in mako arras gemonte, and in an Imperial Edict was issued authorising the steps I was taking end the exchange of despatches. The Dalai Lama was very glad to receive my despatch, but; bofore he could reply to it

of the moon, 640 or 700 on the 5th and the remainder of the 1.500, of which the whole force consisted, ou the 7th. Chao Erb-fong was not in command of these troops. He was sway on the Szechuen frontier all the time, two months' journey from Lhassa, Some days after the Dalai Lama had gone he sent back 14 malas to Lhassa with a letter to the Ambau asking that his effects should be sont after him, but this request of course was not complied with.

~PORBIONERA IN TIRKT.

In reply to certain questions as to foreign travel in Tibet, Lieutenant General Wen said that English people could go far as Cigantao freely. British merchants could go into Lharsa under passports issued by the Commissioner at Darjeeling, but missionaries were proclyded from entering the city. There were no pure Russians in Llases, but there were a few natural- ised subjects of the Czar, Russia has no designs

ALE country to nibst, but she does not want Great Britain Chino The either independent or subject to Dalai Lama hail sont a mission twice to Russia, of the Lawns are very will disposod

to Russia, owing towards

which has been reporta Russian nation were willing to become Buddhists. to the effect that the Czar and the whole The common people of the country show no marked preference either for Russians

British.

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DISFIGURING FRUPTIONS

Speedily Yield

the defendout. He asked first of all for the oar $7,500, but finally the price was agreed at $6,300 payable in monthly fustalmonts of $200. Defendant was deaf and dumb, but ConnH>f. thought his Lordship would be satisfied that he man of perhaps more than average the Higa intelligence. He was an adept

Whereas the poor across the Channel have to language, extraordinarily quick at understand. ing and expressing kin wants by means of dispense with meat when the price is too high, here in Paris the poor have always been able signs, and he was always accompanied by an interpreter who made use of the Chinese douf aud until quite recently to fall back upon viande de anub language. His Lordship would hear from theul, or horseflce. The latter for the first time in history is now delarred them. Import the evidence of two solicitors in this Colony that by means of this language any complicated duties are held responsible for the present transnotions were thoroughly and fully explain-crisis in the horsefesh trade in this City. If od In this matter everything was explained med were not subject to an import duty, there is no reason why French euvriers, or worknion, and obviously to him, and he perfectly suited to hy should not wat bef and mutton the name as Plaintiff would tell his Lordship that in all their British brothers. It is owing to the duty that horseflesk in consumed. More than transactions, except with fogard to small repaire. 20.000 horses are slaughtered annually in this King Alfonso has added to his popularity in the defendant always bargained as to the couiry for human consumption; in Paris alone this country by offering a prize to promote price he was

hord To 40 pay,

the figure in about 80,000. The consumption Franco-Spanish sport. King Alfonso recently bargainer for prices, and always end of horsefeal has increased remarkably in ro- won two prizes at the Biarntz regatta; while voured very often successfully to beat the

cent years; live years ago only 50,000 horses he gratefully accepted the work of art offered by plaintiff's prieck down. Ho would do it

were osten. In many respects horseflesh is President Fallières, he banded over the cash either by signs or in writing. By thin

overy bit as good as prime beef. Though the prizes, amounting to 5,000-franes, to bo dis means the price for the Rambler was finally demand is still growing the supply appears to tributed to the poor of Biarritz. His Majesty's happened, and of these I must now tell you reduced from $7,500 to $6,300, sud for some be elutionary. Trath to tell, it is becoming in. example was followed by the other Spanish Forty Chinese cavalry soldiers were on their time the defendant regularly paid his $200 a crossingly difficult to obtain horses to kill, not yachtsmen who gained prizes. In order to fur. Lihassa, and to meet this party the Ambau, Laon Yu. sent 80 of his own guards and 100 month. He gave a promissory not for the that there is a scarcity of animals-on the con- ther improve the relations between French and other soldiers, consisting of Chinese who had $6,500. A good manuy large repairs wara neces- trary there is a glut of horses everywhere since Spazish sportsmen the Spanish Monarch no been long resident in Lhases, out to a place sary to this Rambler car, which apparently had

motors have come to replace them in every nounces the creation of a challenge cup open to eight miles away from the city. But before a somewhat choquered existence. Mr. Slade

country-but for the reason that a daty of 100 yachts of either country. The first race will bemesting the troops from Lass the forty exvalry mon bad met several armed Tibetans, whom thought most people is this Colony had seen it frames or 150 francs is imposed on each horse held at Biarritz in 1911; in the event of the oup they arrested and proceeded to take as af one time or another tearing about the place, entering Francs and intended for consumption boing won by a Sparish boat, the following into the city. At a place called the Mongolian Bridge quite close to Lhasa, a countryman and considerable repairs, in consequences of the The object ol this apparently is to year's race will be held at a Spanish port.

recognised one of these prisoners as a relative of erratic driving of the defendant, were necessary protect the home breador: Its effect, of

His Lordship-Did he drive it himself?

A Waterloo Cup is the latest sporting eventhis. The poor man knelt down in the road and to raise the price of horseflesh conres, is

leader of the troops to release the besought the Mr. Blade-Yes, at a most fearful pace. The General Syndicate of the Horse Industry" which the French promise to do us the honour prisoner, upon which one of the soldiers, belong. wonder it didn't kill anyone.

and the Syndical Chamber of Horse Butchers to imitate. At any rate, a Greyhound Club has ing to the 100 locally raised auxiliaries whom I Procooling, Mr. Blade stated that defendnut of Paris and the Seine" decided at a meeting just just been formed here. It may surprise some have mentioned, shot the suppliant dead. The

troops then continued their way with their The Belgian Minister of Justice has struck an paid money on accuant of the car right through hold to send a delegation to the Minister of people to learn that such a thing was not in prisoners into the city, After Luusses was imporisat blow in vindiention of the law to July. Then, having soon' the catalogues, he Agriculture, asking that the duty on horses/ existence before, but much is the onec, Conts- resobed Tibeton policeman was shot in the against gawaing by raiding the Kursaal at! ing in future is quite likely to become popular wanted to buy a Daimler motor car and the imported for humma consumption be at once in France; certainly the Committee of the now street by a member of the same 100 Lussa Ostend. Consternation prevails in consequence. pries was grand for the our with the spare suspended as a temporary mossara-natil the trreyhound Club, comprising as it does ench raised soldiers; and later on, at the junction of The Kurat officinis had been led to believe, by prits 51,070. This was reluced to a format one warliament, wel known sportemen as the Due de Nocilies, ring note with smal farty of stond was the tacit permission given up, or plot the

streets. high nobleman

by the |

agreement in the oflee of Mosers. l'Almada | There are about 500 shops in Paris where and M. Paul Caillard, will do all it can to make the Chinese soldiers ordered him to dismount gaming rooms at the Kursuals of Ostead and Prince Murat, Comte Clary, M. Edmond Blanc,

This nobleman was stoppel and some of That agreement was fully later horseflesh is sold for human food; these bach- the thing 'a succoss. This is another feather in while they went by, but this he refused to do; the former lessee, to whom the legal authorities/rd annoying conditions:

Blankenberglis,

gle, that it was only M. Marqust, objected, and there had boun certain ill feeling that a Frenchman should be allowed to opan the gaming rooms, while a Belgina was not

& Binith,

preted by a Chinese interpreter through biserice hippiques, as they are called, are not in the deaf and dumb allowed to sell anything but the Besh of horses, Own interpreter

Crowther language, and subsequently Mr.

assos and mules. To close these shops would Saith investigated the matter and satis-

to a large extent spell starvation; to sl at them fled himself that the defendant fally un-

up would be to deal a heavy blow to the working derstood the contract

entering

classes. Unloes something is done to bring into. Thereupon that contract was signed, and $1,000 was paid or necount, Shortly afterwards about lower prices. It is possible that this raatio the Rambler moter car came to very serious asure may be taken. No fewer than 16 out grief, and practically broke down in Dea Yoonz of the 17 horse butchers' shops at Rheims have Road. Counsel thought it went into one of already been olowed; the same remark applies to

other provincial towns,

those trenches which the Government were in the habit of making across ronds and leaving considerably unguarded, consequently there was a very complete and thorough smash in which

THE NEW NAVY,

The construction of Fonou's now Navy is wall worth watching, There was n time whon the French Nary ranked next to that of

position. Thongs Frago may never again

COURBING.

THE OPERATIO SEASON.

SOMM TERRIBLE INCIDENTS

so one of the soldiers-still of the same party

Norway, pushed him off his horse with his bayouet, wound oudering him slightly in so doing. At the same time two shots were fired by the soldiers, one of which struck another nobleman, a young man, who was riding in attendance on the eldes noble. This unfortunate, young man died ten days

series of

the rap of the Fatonis Cordiale.

With the exception of England and every country rooms to have been laid contribution for the Paris operatic and theatric: season. A Russian ballet is being danced

thery. at the National Academy; Italian gusta at the Chateist; and at the Renaissance a Belgian troape is highly success- al. Time was when Paris was axtromely. provincial in its tastes, believing that French hearing. It is loager

to деседнику go to music and French artists were alone worth New York or Milan, St. Petersburg, Berlin and Vienna to hear the nest voices in the world. Sooner or later they gravitate to this city when they are captured for the season.

SHOOTING PROSIECT".

after.

bie noblemen it would not be

Lieutenant-General Wen, in conclusion, was oson, to tell our representative a little He had about his own personal matters. advised the Government to abolish the post, resigned big cffico de Junior Ambau and strongly useless one. The which, to his mind, was o Government is considering the recommendation. and no successor has been appointed yet. leaving Lhasa he travelled by way of Chiamdo, Batang, Litang and Tachisalu, which is the gateway into Szechaos. At Chengtu he made 3 short siny with the Viceroy, and then con. tinned his journey to Shangbai.

RAID ON A CASINO..

£14,000 STAKES SEIZED IN THE KURSAAL AT ÚSTEND,

RESTARKABLE SCENES.

allowed to do so.

called a meating had not

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CASTE IN INDIA.

HOW IT IS BEING UNDERMINED,

The marriage of the Chief of Bangli is no event of far-reaching social importance among

t will

if the Chinese soldiers had begun to kill of others, and one woman dey but also that Hindus (kaye a writer in the men of India). the back axle was broken. Defendant wont to Britain; tolay he cocupies a very inferior lowers of Nimrod-the season has just re-opened proceeded to kill him. So he before they face because, she said, she had stakod 225 and 1 of girls is only one of the consequences that Bamblor out of the street, and it was put in the attain ber toruer proud position, she is deter, Club and the St. Hubert Club show that the the Debung, the Sera and the monasteries, seized about £14,000, the players meanwhile of the reformer, we may expect his example not repairing shop. Being anxious to have a mined to improve her Navy-to reconstruct ite is in a deplorableThe floods in Jonge pointed out that in spite of his arrange in the presence of Indier, One Englishman clefiod in another,

plaintiff's shop and requested him to take the

* ear for use in the interval before the Dulalor entirely if necessary—as abo fools her lumist

conki arrivo, defendant got into negotiationsing position most mentaly. A few days ago

bera of the three principai

all bis chief oficials and advisore,

Some of the men chal-

The raid was made by the Ghent magis. strong force of detec. trates, supported by tires and police in plain clothes. They on tered the roots of the so-called Ostend The elder nobleman was taken to the Amban's Literary Society at half-past ten o'clock by

red great

men And Xamen, where H. E. Lien Ya displayed should put you to death, but as I wish to exhibit from giving the slarin. Soms 500

women were playing baccarat at the moment. auger towards him, saying, According to aide door and forcibly prevented the porter try towards the people in Lhusss I will set They incinded many distinguished German

free."

French, English, and American visitors. A These untoward occurrences were the cause wild szune followed. Unscrupulous people not of much terror to the Dalai Laga. He reason-

only suntched up their own: od that

sacked a paliceman's That it will tend to raises the marriageable age The deepest gloom prevvile among the fol-

225 follow there froin. Having regard to the position A run for her money. The police for the reports furnished to the French Gun

Gaden, and vehemently

protesting against the intrusion only to inflaces opinion in bis community, but and and shouting,

to weaken the power of caste generally; for if condition. The same may discussed with ther the situation.

the custe muy be defled in one case, it may be He leaged the magistrates for remaining coverad be said about fishing and February last almost entirely destroyed the

went with the Junior Amban, is officers asserted his right to put his money anywhere It may, indeed, be remembered that Chiefs first broods, while those young partridges and and noblemen had been attacked; the Junior

of bank notes from a policeman. Several tried themselves, and there have not affected the From the East, West, there was no secerity in Llassa for in, the

sud An agreement was arrived at that the defendant ships of the all-big-gau; otherwise the Dread- Bry congestion.

and knocked ousters of their communities. In rare justangen Contra

to brank open the locked

od door of France the same story comes. The

Dalai Lama He then wrote a reply to my

a Hindu Chief his married a Mabommedan wife, should buy this car from Mr. Musso for the nought, type to be built for the Froad Nary only kind of game which shows any sign of despatch, bat this document did

dawa a policeman who was guarding it. not reach me Aleanwhile the concert in the Casino was but his community has remained as inexorable sum of 83,000 and the broken down Rambler. Of Preliminary work has been in progress for some being moderately ploutiful is the hares and

till very late at night. In this despatch he fishing and a fresh of dub members, as

body

before in There is still hope that the second

in its oxclusiveness. The intermar. rabbits. the 83.000, 81,000 was to be paid in cash and time, and a large quantity of material has been broods will turn out better, but the frequent said: The three things you asked me to du ignorant of the raid, enteryoured to press their ringes between Hindu and Mabomodan raling families in the time of Akbar had lítile infivozse the rest by instalment. This agreement was in collected at the ports concerned, and it is souse-rains we are having are damping the hopes of have done, but gour part of the arrangement way into the rooms, thus adding to lining the in the marriage customs of the gunerality of writing, and Maricas guaranteed the payment queatly anticipated that the ships will be built the most sanguine chasseurs in this respect, and hot boon fulfilled." He also asked that the ion. The police were two hours of the money. This was done without the in- much more quickly than has been usual with whatever happens now the season is bound to oldiers who had been guilty of bloodshed should rooms and complating their investigation. The Rajpats. Then, again, it has sometimes hap tervention of solicitors, but it being thought repent French vessels. The names allotted to the be a very poor one, and is declared to be quite unished, but as this wax noi dore the Dalai 1-dies present, who seem to have been mostly pened that, a Hindu Chief of me sret adopts Lamu, early on the morning of the 4th, woat Germans, wore particularly indigusat and the some of the ceremonies of another got in his likely disastrous, desirable that things should be put in proper «hips are Jean Bart and Courbet (two celebrated

down to bis Willow Garden and there made Germas vice-consul was overwhelmed the next palace, either from sincero conviction, or as a arrangements for the provision of 50 cavalry order the parties went to Messrs. Dennya & unval names) the former to be bullt at Brest and

to oscort him in the flight which ho was ther day with complaints regarding the alleged compromise to earn the goodwill of infnentisl

and incivility of the police. The sections of his subjects. Bewley, and young Mr. Donaye arranged the latter at Liont., Que is to replice the

projecting. Afterwards he proceeded to the iture und belongings of the so-called Artistic the whole transaction. Shortly after this shaolata Breanus, launched in 1891. while the

Debung Monastery, and hid himself until 5 and Literary Club taken away by the police and the defondant went to Cuntou,

the other is additional to the present establishment.

clock in the afternoon. The cavalry being flad three great furniture vans, but this did not only account of what happened him there Other vessels to be bailt under the Organic Law

then in readiness the Dalai Lama stole out of prevent the lesson of the clab from continuing Lhasan, secretly and in disguías, taking many of to offer his patrons the sport of the red and was fitel in the affidavits is this action.

are twenty targado-boat destroyers and fty

his cleverest officers, his Imperial patents, and Apparently he had boon closely coatinod ever brines. The establishment decided upon

some gold for his journey. since he got there, and was not allowed to come for 1919 is one of twenty-eight battleships, ten

with Mr. Musso, who was the owner of a Brosier. there were laid the keels of the first two battle. others which escaped are afflicted with pulmon.amban's undertaking had not been fulfilled, he liked, Another gambler snatched a bundle have sometimes claimed special liberties for

RUBBER PRODUCTION.

HOW HIGH PRICES HAVE AFFECTED CONSUMPTION.

The Financial Editor of the London Daily Graphic writes:-

be

BRITISH AID FOR THE FUGITIVE.. When the British heard of the Dalai Lama's

brusquerras

the

The religious neutrality which the British Government observes was, often adopted in different forms by the Hindu kings. But their compromises became the special customs of the

In

black, for a number of deal kitchen tables and palace, and did not affect popular customs,

the absence of the spread of education and of

chairs were hoisted into the roours on the very the ferment in Hindu society, the isolated con-

next day.

down hero at all. Meanwhile the Eambler "acusis," fifty-two destroyers, ton vessels for concln/ling six months of that period hud bardly | Bight which they did without delay they sent--Ostand, this time at the Palace Hotel The Paratively little consequmee. Coupled with

wator car which belonged to 'Mr. Musso was in Marican's shop, and the latter bought it for $1,000. This was while the defendant was in

On July 28 tho police made another raid at duct of a raling chief would have been of com- the wider and more- persistent influence of ten soldiers and a junior ofleer from Gyantze players bad apparently been warned, for the English education, its potentiality for good to meet and protect him As soon as the fugi police found no one in the gaming rooms, which heightened.

the tive arrived at Fahri be sent back a despatch to ure in that part of the building reserved for tiro the two Ambans, saying he had run away to save private club, but they carried away again all the

Amban to memorialise the Throne to this effect, has

Even in the days of Raja Ram Mohuu Ray

The figures are now available of the produc- tios of rubber in the year ended June 30th last, and are principally remarkable as showing that the abnormally high prices of the product in the foreign servics, forty-five coast defence torpedo

effect in si imulating production "It will be autherstood that the record values Boats and ninety four submarines. The bittle fleet, in 1919 will be composed of the sixteen some three or four months ago could only have infroned the output from established forests Canton, and was confined by his relations there. Drealuonghts of which the Jean Bart and or plantations, and the hundreds of new com- his life, and that he was going to Peking to lay gaming material, The Palace Hotel belongs to! it must have been perceived that the most

Mr. Slade That is on affidavit on their own 13,027 tous, carrying four 12in. and twelve turn out rabbor in asy appreciable quantify for he had not run away secretly, and he asked the Margate him in its management, His Lordship-Aro you going to prove that? Courbet are the pioneers; the six Pantons of panies formed in the Far East cannot hope to the balans hefore the Emperor. He said M, Bauc, of Monte Carlo, and it is said that Mlogical way of facilitating social reforms was to former lessee of the Ostend Kursaal, andermine the easte which stood as a barrier in their way making com-

But as

as an attack 011 caste

simply admissions.

94in. guns, now about to enter into service; three or four years to come. Continuing, Mr. Binde said the Richard and the siz Petric, and Vérité class ships, `of

The actual figures of the production for the but this, of course, we did not do. At Pubri mot cause against the new arrival-M. Car- mount in practies that a fow individuals out past twelve months, then, are as follows:- the Brosier car was left by the defendant in a shed 14,630 tons, carrying as to four, four 12-in, and

Dalai Lanra took an his quarters at the pentier, a Frenchman who is this year this lesses themselves off their relations and friends, with Inc. its Britiah

telegraph office. We sant officers to of the Kursaals of Ostend and Blankenberghe out producing any immediate effect upon them, it Wanchai, and the plaintiff, knowing that ten 76-in. guns, and as to two, four 12in. and

1909-10, 1908-9 1909.10.1.

Tons. Toni. Tous. Persuade him to come back, but this he refused The Bargemastor of Ostend and the senster the price paid for reforms by judicial suffer- this was absolute rain to it, communicated with eighteen 65in. France feels sore at Germany's

to do. He stayed at Fahri one day sud then representing Ostend bave interviewed the ing was generally felt to be beyond the real the defendant in Canton, told him that the carnaval expansion.

39,190 30,075 +1,115 went to Yatung, where he put up at the office Minister of Justics on the harm that these value of the article, and compromises were fre

of the British Commercial Agent. Our repre- police raids in the middle of the season are queat, and indeed almost invariable, was going to rack and ruin, and that he proposed

Ostend in driving visitors away. 37,353 32,512 +4.851entative was only allowed to see him in the Minister has declared that be must enforce the to take it and put it in proper repair. He also. paid an execution against the defendant, under which the car would probably have boon sold, Then a long letter was written by plaintiff's solicitor to defendant's mother; stating the circumstances of the ease

Mr. Alabaster-I don't see how that is relev. pitt. It is written to a person who is not-a party.

Mr. Shade-It is written to the person who, according to their own statement, has got this

man under control.

THE AIBHIP IN WAK, Would it not be advisable to abandon the airship for the aeroplane for military purposes F This important question is engaging consider- able attention just now. The Minister of War, General Bran, strongly favours the aeroplane, of which he would have a flotilla of two kinds ono olapsed for observation purposes and another to act as expreas messengers. Senator Corvale, who is an authority on the matter. remarks...

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to

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The

HOW PUNISHMENT IS EVADED. Caste rutea can be easily enforced in villages

In the Kural Clab, it is only as possible. [and small towns, where every man's eye is upon

WEATHER REPORT.

A

announced, every other, and the necessity for matual aid is great. The growth of the larger towns and eities, the facilities for travelling, the increasing popularity of migration, the growing pressure

of the time

men of businees and education, ich disinclines them to enter upon petty in- which

the spread

of vestigations of individual lapses, liberalising. literature, and the power wielded by the educated classes-all these have compelled even the most sincere and earnest advocates of caste to allow matters to slide and purchase

at any price.

Total

... 76,553 70,587 +5,966 sence of the British official, and nothing, With the production thus showing 5,966 tons his raind.

course, could be done to induce him to change law against gaming, but that the matter shell

Next day

day the fugitive entered La- come before the courts an increase the actual consumption is stated to disn territory. The British showed him ex- bavo been only 4,037 tons larger, which is less traordinary indulgence

allowing only bridge, sucbre, poker, and ecarte are being than half the rate of increase in the preceding

companions and escort

played. twelve months, and may be taken as one of the arms into the British dominions. At Darjeel- effects of ligh that the rate of consumption is increasing more him, phaing two large hotels at his disposal and

noted, too, igh prices. It may

ing they wade grant preparations to receive rapidly in Europe than in Americs.

final result of these figures is an expan.

ejecting the other inmates of these establish- bis choice of the houzes He chose the larger ments in order that the Dalai Lama might have one, Before he arrived at Darjeeling Prince Kumar, son of the ruler of Sikkim, joined him for the purpose of acting as his interpreter, and the British Governmont sent Mr. Bell, the Political Officer in Sikkim, to Darjeeling to attend upon the Dalai Lama,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--

On the 7th at 11.50 a.m.-The barometer has risen considerably over Mouco Sina and the S. Loocheos and fallou quickly in 8.W. Japan, the depression having moved towards N.N.E. and appreached the latter area.

It is a question of national defence, that is sion in the world's stocks as at June 30th last true bat there is also another question-the of 1,929 tons, the toil being returned at 69 tons, sad this movement follows a decrease in defence of the taxpayer. I am entirely stocks in the proceeding year over 1977-8 of Hi Lordship-I confess there is a good deal of the opinion that 帮自 Must net 311 tons. in the objection, but we will see that afterwards besitate to grant the Minister of War all 'I will note it.

Mr. Alade then told of defendant's agree. the credits necessary. We must not shrink purchases motor boat which Mark from any useful expenditure, but the war budget

Chias and Tongking was to get out from Englund That has ranched its high-water fark: Dirigibles agreement was broken, and plaintiff claimed

Lent to

OLA WAG

$200

for

eat.

of pocket expenses, Then as we now have are practically useless the defendant wanted a horse, and he wanted I moan in war time."

Kuor's horne. Apparently be agreed

A "LATE SEASON."

With to for This has been a inte season: in every sense of

Farther figures have been issued by the British Logation in Brazil showing that the increased collection of rubber in that country in 1909 was only 2 per cent, while the value of £18,925,000 was no less than £7,142,000 larger, representing an advance of upwards of 60 per As bearing on the ontlook for Brazilian rab ber, the following statement, issued by the Legation, is of interesti

cont

AFTER THE FLIGHT,

into

agreed price of $500, only $100 of which had packing. The season at all French watering communications by river and the Madeira-efferation on which the Tien. Yu'

Mamoré

де

The other depression seems to be moving into the Pacific to the E. of Japan.

The barometer has risen slightly over S.

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laws

The caste tribunals maintain no criminal intelligence department, and they have no of extradition. Punishment can be eally evaded by those who are on the move. Thas the institution of custe in slowly dissolving, not Pressure remains high over the Pacific in the only because the fierce light of enlightened reason is beating upon it, but also because: it i neighbourhood of the Bonins, and relatively so

revivalistes over N. China. A low pressure trong à lies over physically difficult to make men moral by means

of caste rules. Banatana Dharma

they the N. part of the Chius Sen.

Moderate to fresh N.E. winde may be exare bound to rehabilitate or to support, if

can, the Varna or caste which has come to be re- pooted over the Formoss Channel and the

cognised as an essential element in Hinduism. northern shores of the China Sea.

Some writers have indeed asid that, when Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending uste vanishes nothing wil be left in Hin- at 10 a.m. to day, 0.02 inches.

duism, and that word will be a * misnomer. Educated Hindus do not ait admit this. The of Vedants are placing Hinduism N.E. winds, mear the

er they succeed in their efforts or not, the Sann-

After the fight of the Dalai Lama perfect order was preserved by the Amban in Lhassa. The troops were kept under the strictest discipline and there was no repetition of outrage whatever. On the 16th day of the 1st Don the Decree was issued in Peking degrad Pisiatiff went to Mr. Knor and persuaded him the word for everyone in every country. It is

It ie only reasonable to suppose that, as the ing the Dalai Lama and ordering us, the Anbaus, to sell the hores for $300, and he became wonderful how quickly a little sunshine will rubber-bearing, territory secured to Brazil by to appoint a suncassor. We received the Ediat liable to that

for the amount. gentleman

pat all its orders the Dalai Lama t because,

still ing alive, Then he sold the horse for the previously make one's faney Eightly turn to thoughts of her late treaty with Peru is worked, and as the on the 23rd, but did not

beepends Which is in course

arse of constine.

the succession absolutely

zoré railway, been paid Marican of pocket $2.000 over the purchase from plases in extremely late this year in consequence tion, are opened up, the production will largely could not be provided for. Mr. Musso of the Brozier car, which he took of the unsettled weather. It is only quite increase. It must be remembered that Brazil thought the fugitive had flad towards Shigatse, to-day is as follows.

has enormous sadvantage over r thes plantations in and sent men in that direction to parkas his into possession. to keep in order. Acting recently the La Ville Lumière," as Farie is

lad groze! in Brazil the only On the other hand, I was persuaded he

gone parts of the world; on the advies of a certain firm of solicitors here familiarly called, had anddenly. emptied itself expense in connection with the production of towards India, and adviced that the pursuit Hongkong & Neighbourhood done to fresh; tann Dharma revivalists cannot prop up an in be sold the car to Mr. Knax for the $2,000 which he was out of pocket, but he made the and emigrated, some for a few weeks others for rubber is that of gathering it, while in the case should be in that direction. From this it is arrangement that he could get the car back if a few months. People could not make up their of cultivated rubber there are all the expenses apparent how unfounded were the reports which the money he expended on it was paid to Jun. minda to go away as usual, Apparently, with connected with the plantation to be considered have appeared that the Dalai Lama was hotly

On the other hand, owing to the care taken, the pursued to the Indian frontier;" Evidence was called and the hearing ad the courage of despair, they decided that it plantation rabber is put upon the market in for journed.

could not be worse, and that it might become bettor condition than is that of Brazi),”.

out

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other

him

As to the Chinese troops that entered Lhassa, there were not very many: 40 came on the 3rd

i

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon preaches of instead of a social basis. Wheth

on a

cloudy, some rain stitution which is crambling under a fire direct- Formosa Channel

... Same as No. 1 ed from so many quarters. The Chief of Sangli Hongkong and Lamocke. Same as No. 1 is one general in the army, Yet his volleya must be more destructive than those discharged South coast of China between South coast of China between Bame as No: 1 by smaller men.

Hongkong and Hainan...}