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CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

OPENING OF FIRST SECTION ON

THE CHINESE LINE...

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6т¤, 1910.

umes and for security afforde" troublons the Foreign and Chinese staff living in remote placce

:connected with the British soction they would, Jike Tennyson, brook, ron "on for over (Applause),

great future before it and that they could look | ALLEGED ARSON AT WANCHAL

entidenes to its success (Applause).

STORY OF THE PROSECUTION.. forward with

Mr. J. JOHNSTONE, also responding to this H.E. CHAO, Managing Director of the

I have now a pleasant task, to perform, and toast said:Exovitencies and Gentlemen, Some Chinese Section of the line, delivered a speech that is, to ask 'H. E. Taotai Wei Han, or 18 months sincs on the beansion of the laying which was afterwards translated by Mr. Chow, lato Managing Director, to accept from the of the foundation stone of the station building his Secretary, a follow-Your Excellency and Gentlemen :--I am greatly indebted to you for Foreign Btaff of our Failway a present of a of this railway by His Execlioney the Viceroy, Yesterday a length of twenty nite miles of the honour you confer on the Administration silver silver, bowl and fag, in token of our great Mr. Ross, who then represented the British Mr. Were Managing Directorship, the whole of development was China's greatest· noci,

the Chinese scation of the Cauten-Kowloon

A Chiffese named Li Hing was charged before Mr. B. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon with setting fies to house No. 50:

Mr. H. L. Dennys, Acting Crown Solicitor, Queen's Road East on November 16th

Mr. P. Sydenham Dizon (from the office of Mr tuilway won formally opened to traffic with bott. by your presince at this opening ceremony of į regard and esteem. Daring His Excollabor and Chineso Corporation, said that "Railway prosecuted, and the socused was representor by | Mr. J. W. White, an assistant engineer in the ing ceremony, to which between four and the Imperial Chinese Section of the Cunton] the land was acquired, all the greater diffenition and I think in the interval which has R. A. Harding).

Kowloon Railway. As you are all aware, this

officials that if Public Works Department, put in à plan-of tho hundred guests were invited. There was a ronilway is to connect Canton with Hongkong have been mat and overcoms, and fractious and taken plays it has become increasi ugly apparent

obstructivo villagere bare been pacified, and most high Chinese ception at 10.30 am, at Tai Sha Tou, the Coates and is a most important part of the main-line. this without a single case of personal injury this great empire is to progress and assume ground and first floors of ba konso in question.

Mr. Denys, in opening the case for tho station, which was gaily decorated wifli flag and destined to link Soath of China with the

to the Chinese or foreign staff of this Railway or rightful position amongst the nations of North. The line consists of two sections The Foreign Staff urospecially indebted to His the world she must improve her internal com Cown, informed his Worship that the dofon- festoons of greenery. 'A guard of honour con- sisting of atonta hundred foreign-drilled troops, This section, the property of the Imperial Excellency for his courteous consideration, but manications so that he boundless antral dat was charged with preon. He thought In and a military band were in attendance, but Chinese Government, measures 89 miles, while sure I am not saying too much to assert that resources may be developed and the wealth of would be able to show that the doused was pot ker poople, be thereby increased. It is pro known by the nuxe which he had given and that wo cannot say that the troops are to be congrà

the Chinese staff and foreignors alike recog. tulatod on "--sinori... appearance," or that the 22 miles. The Imperial Chinese Section is ise and feel affection towards His Excellenou verbist that things more but slowly in thus he was a person whose house had been barned Band has attained any great proficiency. At divided into three districts. The first district because of his fair-mindedness, his courtliness/flowery land. Witness the time which lag. conveying the guests over the line se far as Tsun, the second from Bien Tuan to Wong Eat and his integrity. It Ina been a pleasure to work elapsed since negotiations were first opened wall matter, but he thought he could show that? Tong Mei, a distance of twenty-four miles. and the third from Wong Lat to Sum Chufellowship have marked the progress of the R, Rafway (in the year 1897) and the date on the ground floor, by two different busincasea Bowers, and as it moved out of tho station it was commenced simultaneously in the 8th moon of way and will continue, I feel confident, under the which we are celebrating the actual opening One dealt in foreign goods and the other was la

10.45 a train of eight carriages left the station

The engine was decorated with ribbons and christened with a battle of champagne. The line passes through fertile country where, not only rice and vegetables are extensively cultivated but fruit as well-tychcus, percbes, bananas Fields, of Begar cane And esrarabotes.

were also to be ob and tea gardens

The whole aspect of the country sorrl. was pleasing and the journer most in teresting to all who had never seen it beforo. On this section of the line there have been no engineering difficulties to surmount, but clan Oghts have made the work exciting at times, for the factions have often been divided by the track, und each appears to be well supplied with old cannon balls which are duly collected by the combatants after each affray, An incident

in of China,

all the

aspects of its constrection and equipment. This

lina over its entire length will constitute a

splendia testimonial to British ongineering The carriages are similar to those on the British apation, the bodies having been built from the samo designs by the Hongkong and Whampoa

Dock Co.

the British Government's section

Í MINNALOM

extends from Tai Sha Tau (Canton) to Sion

ander such a gentleman. Harmony sud good

The construction in all the three districts was

and

the 33rd year of Kwong Sai, and many diff calties have been experienced in the execution of the work. First of all, in acquiring land and removing graves and there were robberies and disturbances of various kinds for variona TERHOIL Alterations needed a to the location of the line the constraction of archways over and above embankments, and so forth. One day's delay in the work incurred great unnecessary expondi- tore of Railway funds and therefore it has been the painful duty of the Administration to cause punishment to bo miministered to turbalon) people, but at the same time with leniency, has ing regard to local conditions. Our ex-Manag ing Director, His Excellency Wei Han, tock.

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for loan with which to construct this

down before. That by ibelf might be a very

50, Queen's Road East was oompiad, es regardot |

tobacconist shop. The stock-in-trade, fitinga and effects in those shore wore together in-

of $2,500.

ITCHING FRIGHTFUL HAD NO REST

Night or Day for Two Months, Face nd-Arms One Mass of Scurty Skin. Smarted All the Times She Scratched Until it Bled. Relief Sleep and Cure in

Ona Box of Cuticura Ointment.

By tape and arm were ono, mast of souffy skin azıd full of inflammation.

itebed They frightfully that had no rest, nighi. or day, for about two months. The eruption smarted s the time,

could not, salute without goratehing unth E Wed. I tried overz teenmont I could think of, or why bold to gea, but with no result,

saw Cuticura Ointment advertised got a box of it. With the first-for reening found relist and spuld begin jo aleena Nicle. So I bought another box of Cuticura Olatiment, and before I lied used all of that I was fully oured. I shall be glad if you wil make use of this so that others may learn of the Outlours Remedies, so what I say is the troth. (Aligned) tr. E. Hadrett, 51, Offer Rows, Pinxton, Dr. Alfreton, Debr., England, Jan. 12, 1010.

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Torturing, diaflgurlug humon on the elin and scalp of infants, children und adults are instantly relieved by Cutleura Bp and Cuticura Ointment.

Mold truthout the goria. Depute: Londo Garcester Pg. For, 18. ue de la.

withe; Australia, It, Towan & Co. Hydnay: Ipája.

Pank, Calcutta; for Africa, s, t Co Town, een; 1). A, A., Potter Drug

m Oof Role Props.. Kolon. Send for free 3 Catletts wok, an buthority on the FX 200 And the best treatment of their disenirs.

& WEBB

to trafo of its first 30 miles. Thirteen years direction of His Excelleney's genini saccessor Mr. Chao. It remains for me to thank the is a long period and though in the ease of this particular, railway thore were causes for delay Foreign and Chinese Staff for their loyal and which were outside practical control, still 1mired for a sum of 82,500. On the morning cordial help daring the last few years work think those responsible for such undertakings of the firs he thought he would be able to show We all fool w justifiable pleasure in sesing the

would be woll advised if they moved with greater that the whole value of the stock-in-trade and completion of a portion of our work and shall.

spoed, for I fool sure the Chinese Empire as a fittings on the ground floor did not excoed 358 were I think, I may safely say on behalf of all the whole world bouafit thereby. The 24 milos of These two businesser were formerly carried on oscentive statt, foreign and Chinese, endeavourer which we have all travelled to-day at 33, Nallah Lans, and in-September they to maintain the reputation of this Railway is, I think, a credit to floss responsible were insured in the Central Insurance Co for have now to ask His Excellency Tuotsi Wei Has for its construction, and on behalf of the $1,109 and in the Western Jasumuse Co. for to kindly accept this silver plate-Applause) British and Chinese Corporation I desire to $1,400, making up the total

H.E. WE HAN scepted this interesting offer congratulations, to Mr. Wei Han. Mr. Witnesses would prove to the Court that on the souvenir of his connection with the railway Chow, Mr. Grove and the entire staff both tight of the fire there were two men on the with profuse thanks to the subscribers for Chinese and Foreign, for the excellent work premises at about 10.30 o'clock. Ons was the which they have performed, and performed under defendant, but the other, who was supposed to their kindly feeling towards him.

Mr. J. W. JAMIESON, C.M.G. (British difileulties which pre but little known to the be in charze of the tobacconist business, was ore the Gnt floor, and about the time mentioned Conaal-Genaral at Canton), proposed "Succoss outside public. That they have overcome thessant pressut... On that night there was nobody MAPPIN

and hops those directly the other mun left the shop, went into the to Railway Enterprise is Chips" in an eloquent difficulties is a matter which reflects credit on speech which unforinnately could not be very them all, distinctly heard in a building which did not responsible for peace and order in the neigh street holding in his head some lighted spills, A careful lend itself to public speaking. He spoke of the bourhood will take especial care that the varaly and ascended the stairs at the side of the shap railway in China as a tiny sapling transplanted brigands who infost sorae neighbouring villages leading up to the first floor. from an exotic soil which Arst of all chose for. nl make it difficult and almost impossible to watch was being kept upon the promises at this its abiding place Shanghai, at the mouth of the carry on work, ar daly kept under control, time. A light appeared on the first floor and Yangtze, where it ought to have received I wake bold to say that had it not been for the man was seen to close the shutters of the two fostering care, bat perished if innuition and told to-day to Sh-lug and back. That shortly afterwards routed to the shy and CHS. J. GAUPP was eventually berthed on the beach of Formosa travelled went away in a westerly railways may progress in China and bring, direction, leaving the defendant alone. De The second venture was on the shores of the prosperity to her people is my ferrout hope and fendant was seen to come out of the shop threo look forward to the day when it may be my times and look up and down the street, apparently

to seo if anyone was in view. Shortly after WATCH MAKERS.

the third bcension one of privilege to pass along the line over which wo

the witorases, who would be called, saw what have just travelled in a train bearing the his return on

appeared to be a glow of fames inside the shop. legend Calais Express" via Canton, Häskor

HE, CHAO in cordial terms proposed the Ho orossed the strent at once, and as he nonred Foking, Urga and Kilts-(Applause.)

the slop the defendant came out and ran towards bealth of the guests

the west. He was seized and doiniued, and five- wards taken to No. 2 Police Station. In his possession were found a box of muteles, a paper with some writing on it and an insurance policy. Mr. Dennys understood the defendunt said that

Gulf of Pechili where it developed into a lusty plant, the roots of which thay now saw extending to all parts of the empire, labelled 'Railways completed," "railways in course of construction" or "railways projected." Re marking that prophesy was dangerons, Mr. Jamieson recalled Sir Robert Hart's prophiqay that Chinking would one day becoms the biggest centre in China.

He, however, ventured to predict that Hankow would win that distinction, and he conjured up a rista

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The Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. responded in the absence of Mr. Burgholz, Consul Gezert

En thanking the for the United States. Railway Administration very heartily for the traly magnificent way in which they had enter; tained the guests, fr. Pollock remarked that

Hapkow from railways radiating.

After the rotarn from the trip an excellent Juzahoon was provided at the Tai Sha Toa station, to which three or four hundred guests wore invited. The catering was entrusted to Mr. H. Haynes of the Canton Hotel, who tion will be bouested as well as enriched. Hongkong and the oceans of the world. What discharged a heavy responsibility with hi In conclusion I wish to express my thanks to Mr. Grave, our Engineer-in-Chief, for te valuable services he has rendered, and he will narrate the details of the construction of this Railway--(Applause).

nocustomed picoers.

of this kind occurred about fifteen miles into consideration all points of view, and up the linə

on Sunday night and the association with the Engineer-in-Chief. the tronches dug by the warriors en either side of Chief Accountant and the Foreign and Chiness the line were an object of interent to guests on Staff spared no pains to have all contentiono the train. Mr. Thompson, a member of the Rail Bottled satisfactorily, His Excellency the way Administration's staff, was in charge of the Viceroy has been so kind as to instruct from locomotive yesterday. The schedule allowed an

time to time the varions local Authorities to hour for the journey each way, but it was sooo give adequate protection to the Bailway work plished in atout Afly minutes, the locomotive and no has made it possible for na to make the developing a speed of 37 miles an

our advance we have made and to complete district ja some places. Comparisons are odious, but no No. 1 and open it for traffle. The two zu ono ncquainted with other railways in South maining districts we expect to complete and China can fail to remark the vast superiority open for traffic about the 5th or 6th moon the Cantou Kowloon milway over all others (June-July) of next year. After only a brief in this part

tounra of my office 1 am indeed gratified in haring this opportunity and I earnestly hope that our section will before long join the British Section. The negotiations for through trailo with the British Section will be arranged iu the most amicable innnner and will be convenient to the public. I may also all that when the Canton-Hankow Railway is completed we shall be able to journey to Europe by train without a break. The commerce of of countries through which the railway to (1) Peking-Kalgas and beyond, (2) to passes will greatly develop and the popala Chengta and beyond, and (3) to Canton and potentialities, be asked, did this not wiggest in the world of commercial development? The link in the ever-expanding chain which they had opened that day was a small one, and must wait for its fall fruition antil it was linked up with the Yash-Han railway. Mr. Jamieson múla a brief reference to the dissensions among the shareholders of the grand trunk line on the other side of the border, delaying the progress of construction, and soon be composed. China, he said, wanted money, and in order to get money she must develop her resources. There was a spirit of patriotism abroad among a section of the Chinese people by telling you that the earthwork throughout which found expression in insistones on the line may be said to be completed. On No. 3 the railways being constructed with Chinese District, where there is heavy, work, our cutting capital. He would like to paint out that and banks are so nearly impleted that a fow the more money they locked up in railways wooks will see formation quite ready for rails the less they had to develop the natural and ballast. With regard to bridge work, all resources along the line, and he was not. insult of the Chinese section). Among others present small bridges and culverts are complet. ing China when he said that suficient money our large bridges at Sheklung for both purposes did not exist in the country. only require the erection of the remainder of China must obtain money, and must have it the girders,

may fell you that the East quickly, for the sooner the country was opened River Bridge is practically completed, all girders up and developed by means of railway enterprise being on the pier, while the Tang Kun River the sooner would their ideals be attained Guy Thorne, C, B. Pagoti, L. H. Gilman, Dr. Bridge, which is somewhat larger than the East Chius tad weeded trained railway engineers Davenport, A. V. Hogg, A. P. Giles, R. T. River Bridge, is in an advanced state. It He did not forget that they had men like Hr. Matheson, W. Tiggen, J. Helmers, H. Olden-therefore can be said that, given good fortaze burg, A. Gerin, J. Rule, J. R. Greaves, H. W. in the erection of the remainder of the girders, Kenny, G. E. Hoygen, F R. J. Adama, --- the completion of this Railway and its readiness MoIntyre and others, including a large number for through traffle depends on expeditions plate of Chinese officials and business, men,

laying and ballasting. There is every reason to believe that hy next June or July we shall join

The Provincial Judge presided in the absense of H. Etho Viceroy, and seats, at the cross tablo were allotted to E. E. Wei Ilou, the Salt Commissioner, Ha Dopaty TurlarTM General

Mr. FRANK GROVE, the Engineer-in-Chief, Admiral Li, H. E. Tong, the Junior Tortar, sald-Your Excellencies. Gentlemen. It only General, the Tuvist of Industry, the Chairman mains for me to offer a few remarks on the of the Provincial Assembly (who was absent) practical aspect of constructional work already Mr. J. W. Jamieson CM.G. (Consal General completal and to be completed on the Chinese for Great Britain), Mr. E. S. Lindsay (Manager Suction I am often asked a question that it is expressed the hope that these differences would and Chief Resident Engineer of the British rather difficult to reply to with confidence, and section of the lius), Mr. C. Clementi (Assistant that is, as to the time of completion of the Chinese Colonial Secretary of Hongkong), the Hon. Mr. E. Osborne, the Hon. Mr. H: B. Pellock, Section, and probable opening for through trafic. I enn best answer that question now

K.C., Mr. Murray Stewart, Mr. John Johnstone- (representing the British und Chinesa Corpora tion), Mr. N. J. Stabb" (Acting Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation), Mr. A. H. Harris (Com missioner of Customs (Koyioon), Col. Wrigley, RE. and Mr. Frank Grove (Chief Engineer

from Hongkong wore Mr. B. M. Dyer, Mr. R Baker, Capt. Somerville, Mr. E. A.M. Williams, and the representatives of the Press.

Other Canton guests included Mosers. L. Gilos (British Vice-Consol) E. A. Staunton,

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at some length on the immense but a system of milways would confer on the Chinese empire, and in conclusion, referring again to the suction of railway over which they had travelled that day, said he was very much struck by the smoothless of the track and the good speed of the train:

This concluded the proceedings, and the gathering dispersed.

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LONDON,

HAVE APPOINTED

& CO.,

JEWELLERS &

OPTICIANS..

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

OR THEIR

CHATER ROAD,

11.CAL REPRESENTATIVES,

He dwelt ho was a cook at the shop, and that his master had gone to Canton. In a statement made by him at the police station he said, "I have nothing to say. The are bricks out op. stairs." Mr. Dennys thought his Worship, A Very Large Stock, the Finest after hearing the evidente, would to the conclusion that nobody was occupy- ever seen in the Colony has ing the first floor at ali at the timo. After

just arrived.

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HOW TO CONTROL THE WEATHER, the fire every precaution was taken to ascer tain exactly what the contents of the shop They were carefully valued by Mr. George. Lammert, who was accustomed to SPORTING CUPS AND Pprising Chinese stocks-in-trade and things of that sort, and he would tell the Court that the whole value of every single thing found on the grouzil door did not exered $50. The fim did SUNDRY SILVER WARE not go very far apparently, for the inside

NIK OLIVER LODGE'S THEORY. Mach interest Lus boon aroused by the state- ment made by Sir Olivar Lodge in a lecture nt Birmingham University that if the nation granted £100,000 a year to the universities for experiment he wenld apply electricity, not only to nowelerating plant growth, but to dispersing the fog fram harbour s'ations and infr

infineneing

Sir Oliver explained to un Express, repre- weather in clouds and rain. sentative that he would not devote the sum "I showed in 1884 to the Tritish Association noted exclusively to these objects, but would apply it to research work in general. at Montreal," said Sir Oliver, that the dis charge of electricity into smoky air, or air laden with metallic fame, would coagulate the particles/ than if it were not alectrified.

"I also showed that a steam stond blown from and so cause it to be deposited much more rapidly

before. a boiler into a ball-jur could be dissipated sad

"Minute particles of water in the cloud. turned into fine rain by a discharge of electricity

or mist aggregate together

her under electricsi from a point. It is the same canse as influence, and, thus becoming larger, fall as a The same notion, intensified, goes on in the perceptible shower or Scottish mist naglibourhood of thunder clouds, and causes the difference between thunder rain and ordinary rain; the small drops mass themselves together into big ones, and so fall with greater rapidity

roand the coast, to

For

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clouds

of the show case was uninjured, and the PRINCES PLATE goods, or pretended goods, wore not burned at all. They were mostly empty boxes. This mars fact of CUTLERY

TROPHIES

the goods boing ineurod for $2,500 and only 850 worth found on the premises did not by itself FANCY, LEATHER GOODS. necessarily make the defendant guilty of arson, but if his Worship took into consideration ali

little hesitation in saying that the place was the surreanding circumstances he would have wilfully set on fire; and if it was wilfully set ante by anybody, it must have been by the MAPPIN & WEBB

defondant.

Evidenco was opened and the hearing ad-

journed.

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ATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

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GUARANTEE OF QUALITY.

An Inspection is Solicited. Hongkong, 1st December, 1910.

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left Colombo on the 4th Lost. a., and may be MAKING A NEW HOUSE OF LORDS. expected here on or about the 15th inst.

The I.G.M. str. Luetaow, which left here on the 30th ult, at goon, arrived at Singapore on the 4th inst., at Ba.m

STRIKING UNIONIST PROPOSAL.

Mr. Auston Chamberlain was to move the The "Shire" Lize str. Pembrokeshire from following regolation at the Liberal Chiosist London, Left Singapore for Hongkong on the conferece at Glasgow, on Friday, the 25th 4th instant afternoon, and may be expected to November

'arrive here on the 11th inst.

The C.F.R. Co.'s str. Montcugle, which loft

on the 2nd inet. · here on the 8th ult., arrived at Vancouver, B.C.,

Jeme Tien-gon and Mr. Kweng who were doing excellent work, hat his contention was that China had not a suficient number of such men, Ho hoped he had not offended anybody's suscep

The P. & O. S. N. Co.'s str. Himalaya left a.m with the outward English Maik, and is tibilities; that was far from being his inten

and violence, In conclusion Mr. Jamieson referred to the

"In countries whore minfell is desired, it due here on the 9th inst., at about 6am. Total San, in the absence of HE. the

tion, for he spokens a true friend of Chips.

Singapore for this port on the 4th inst., at 5.30

The LG.M. str. Golben, carrying the GermaG Acting Viceroy, proposed "Success to the up and attain the object of this important joint fact that Chinese labon built the transton would seem, therefore, to be feasible to ser

The benefits enterprise, a through train service between Canton-Kywicon Railway."

blare of clouds, which sometimes disperse which the Bre would confer, he said, could Canton and Hongkong. It cannot be said, I tinental railway in Canada, and said that as discharging stations. in order to cause an assem-Mails with dates from Berlin of the 16th ult,

"And in countries which are afflicted with searooly he estimated. He alluded to the fear, that there has been no delay to our work; Chinu had assisted us in that way it was or without any result, to give up their moisture.

too much rain-which is rather an exceptional change of opinion in China with regard to some obstruction and difficulties have occurred duty to assist China by any means in our power

condition, for the greater part of the surface of railways, and said that landowners who drove and have been overcome. The limiting factor, -(Applause.) the surveyors off their property had lived to however, to the completion of this Railway ILE.Wet Hax, in responding, fit expressed the earth suffers from drought rather than regret thoir astion and to use the railways to has been the bridging of the East River his appreciation of the hopefal and euren aging excessive moisture-it has been suggested that their great financial benefit. He hoped the line Valley and this work, we can reasonably claims, werds in which Mr. Jamieson had referred to it may be possible, by erecting discharge stations

prevent too many of which a section had been opened that has proceeded expeditiously and, thanks to the China's efforts in developing a railway system, penetrating into an interior.

of that, however, do I vonok. I day would prove of very great benefit-carrying assistance of our district engineer, Mr. Boothby, and secondly he cordially acknowleged the the people in a short time and at less cost than has progressed most satisfactorily (Applause.) gracious and sympathetic spirit in which the have only made experiments on a small scale, that electrifying a cloud brings about the by other means of conmmication. It would also don't know whether I should make any refer toast had been ressived. He would not dwell Bat on a small scale it is undoubtedly trus bo en inwenm beon to trade, carrying the once to the cost of work on the Chinese Section on what was an accepted axion, namely that a precipitation of racisture. mails more rapidly and enabling more frequent

or not. My friend Mr. Lindsey has publicly rollway is an economic necessity of any StateWhether it will be so on a large scale or

On the 5th at 12.05 p.ms-The barometer has known that the electrical stato of the atmosphore deliveries, while supplies would be

proclaimed certain figures of cost of the British which had an ambition to develop its own not is a matter for experiment but it is well He invited. them promptly forwarded.

Section and the impresion left in my mind individuality in its own way and along the lings and the kind of weather experienced are closely risen slightly in the S. Philippines, and fallon moderately on the Coobin China coast. The really of progress. The iron road broke down the anite

him

British Section in wishing is that the

Which is canso and which is effect may be typhoon over the China Sea in advancing Weet- barriers of rice and superstition, but without. prosperity to the railway, and he desired cost remarkably little per mile Woll, we can

Pressure has increased considerably on the especially to mention in connection with the make a similar clasia to this extent, namely that bloodshed, and in China to day when the rail- uncertain, but it would seem very desirable towards towards the coast of 8. Anun

whether

artificially altering the state of the NE. coast of China and in Vladivostock, and

way slightly ovar 8. China. toast the Managing Director and the Chief work has been done at low rates, and at honest way was only in its infancy they were not without try the experiment on a large scale and seo

In no case can commercial results be guar wards over, the Sea of Japan, is still contral the work had been carried on so quickly and down est, sometimes under many difficulties. Referring to the local enterprise, he desired weather. so smoothie-(Applause).

Beyond this I shall say nothing, for the Busn- specially to allude to his late colleagues, Mr.

valleg. many experiments of this kind shall be tried.

Rough weather must still be expreted over ME. E B. LINDRY, the Manager and cial aspect of a Hallway is a theray problem and Grove (Chief Engineer) and Mr. Power antend beforehand. What is wanted is that over the continent to the North of the Yangtze Chief Res dont Engineer of the British needs a better apologist than myself. I would" (Accountant), who were indeed warriors in the Thare is bound to be some result, though no one

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending After we have gained the experience, it will be Sostion, briefly responded with a few words mention our indebtedness to the various official bosteneo of the word, and to his successor, may be able to say previously what it will be the N. part of the China Ses. of congratulation, and he expressed the hops departments under His Excellency The Viceroy Mr. Chao, whose youth gave him the advantage time to consider the matter from the practical at 10 am to-day, 0.03 inches. that when the Chinese section of the line was for assistance rendered at some of our over some of them. He believed the line had a and commercial point of view."

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WEATHER REPORT.

Engineer, through, whose energy and ability endearour has been inade by one and all to keep, evidence already of its civilising mission atmosphere will not, at the same time, affect the givan-oyolonic area which has spread East- |

(1) That this conference, believing that the maintenance of an efficient second Chamber is essential to tla protection of our liberties, expresses its satisfaction at the steps which the House of Lords has already taken to promote its own ruform, and at ita neceptance of the principle that the possession of a neerage should no longer of itself give the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords.

we shall heartily welcome any rea (2) Th sonable proposals for increasing the efficiency and representative character of that House by the addition of peers for life or of representa tives elected for a terra of years from outside. (3) That wo believe that thore need be. vo actions ilealty in reasonably adjusting such differences as may from time to time arise between the House of Commons and a reform- ed second Chamber, but that if such differences arise in connection with great and vital issues, particularly when these issues affect the Constitution itself, it is the people, and the people alone, who have a right to doxide when the Two Houses fail to agroo