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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

SUPREME COURT.

Saturday, April 8th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, MONDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1911.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).

The harassed householder is having a bad time at present, Domestjo sorvants have obtained": leave, (sic) to proceed to their homes to engage in ancestral worship, and the inexperienced and incompetent substitutes are trying sorely the temper of "master" and "missie," who have to -tolerato all sorts of inconveniences in conse

_gronce.

It is a trite romack that papple can't be made good by Act of Parliament. We hear this sort of thing when public-houses are being eliminated and when gambling and batting are boing suppressed in Britain, and should not be surpris erl if something similar is not being said in China at présent. Poblis gambling has boon prohibit ed in Kwantung, opium smoking is certainly discouraged, and all the little vices which add a little spice to life in the Flowery Land are being stopped. That certainly resembles tanking people good by act of Parliament, Without doubt the next generation of Chitose should I ratly different to the present.

The hanquet at the Hongkong Hotel on Monday night when the Chamber of Commoros celebrated the jubiles of its existence was as notable and oa distinguished as the event war. rauted. The speechos were particularly happy and the correct note was struck by the Chair man at the outset and maintained throughout the orening.

Talking about jubilee reminds me of the old story which may be known to many of my

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FATEH . HOWELL

The Botlek was continued in which John Tatort suid Froderick Howell, chief bailiff of

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CANTON,

(FROM OUR OWN COBEESPONDERT.)

April 6 b...

ORING MINA FESTIVITIES. To-day has been the Ching Ming (pare brightness) Festival, and in socordance with ancient ceremony the natives of this city have been engaged in repairing the tombe of their learing this place have been crowded with ancestors. For several days past the junks people leaving for their "heung ba" or native villages, there to perform the pious offerings to the dead. All the schools have been shut up for several days, as the student body, abors all

I hear, was carried out by a well-known contras ter who also does much work in Hongkong The Tuotsi of Police has been ordered to arrang for a corps of 30 police to got as a perint guard.

EDITOR IN TROUBLE,

TO BREAK Ür, BOCIETIES.

the Supreme Court, for ou noceant since 24th September, 1905, of the receipts and disbursements of the defendant in respect of the plaintiff's business of a batcher and comh pradore carried on under the style of the Hongkong Batchery, and for a recolver.

Mr. M. W. Slade, R.C., instructed by Mr.thers, prides itself on its adherence to ancient J. H. Gardiner, appeared for the plaintiff, and remony. The boats coming up from Hong defendant was represented by Mr. Eldon Potter,

kong have been crammed full of parsingers all who was instructed by Mr. G. E. H. Beavis (of railway companies most have taken a very anger to return to their ancestral homes, The Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist). -

Of late, this province has been the happy The cross-examination of defendant was con-largemount of money; for the modern China huuting-ground of certain men wo, ander the tinned by Mr. Slade...

mua is quick to take advantage of rapid and guise of patriots, have been going round forming him that it is much better to take the foreign and pororful, Neodlase to say, those enterpris. cheap travel, and it has long sinco dawned upon sooloties for the purpose of making China rich

than to use his own cumbersome methods of epesches have often been of a violent charactor devil's "fire carriage" at the cost of a few centsing individuals have collected money and their conveyance. The route to the Great North Gate laulated to rouse the people to violence.

the surrounding country. From the outside of a dispatch to the effect that all these societiesare reaches the actual gate he is several feet shore ties in Peking, and the Viceroy has just received inclines gently and so when the visitor This has come to the knowledge of the authori

this gute there is a hill known locally to be broken up immediately. Should any person Goddess of Moray, From this hill thern stretches he is to be saverely dealt with. His Excellency as "Kwun You Shan," or the hill of the be found trying to form such a society in future a line of eminences of no very great height has notified this to all district magistrates. which goes many miles into the heart of the

You told as yesterday that you were in the ohery Co.-business?--I am afraid I was rather habit of easking the crossed cheques of the But hasty, a on going through the pass-book I Bad

that was not ro.

book that on November 18, 1904, I paid over a When did you begin-I see from the pass keque for $120 and on the 21st, one for 250.

Not approximately for the same sum?-I:

would give a cheque for less eum and pay

much in cash.

His Lordship The point is that we don't

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THE LATE MR. W. C. MURRAY.

News, that we have to record the death of Mr

It is with deep reare, snys the N-C. Daily W. Murray, of the firm of Noel, Murray & Co., Ltd, which occurred at the Shanghai General Hospital at 2 am, on the 3rd inas "Kung In Po" has got himself into hot water George Mariay, of Balmsclellan, Kirkend The editor of the local journal known as the Mr. Bray, was the son of the Roy

"Jook

who was familiarly known as with the Press Association. It appears that bright, N.B.,, where he was born on December this man opposed the closing of the gambling 2, 1860. He arrived to Shanghai, in 1892 from false ness of a kind calculated to agitate the Iveson & Co. as assistant in their piece. shops and writs articles thereon and published the firm of Messrs. Beith, Stephonson & public and mates disturbances. He is also goods department. Five years later, ho severed Co., Stalog bridge (Lanes), to join Mosare.

accused of interesting himself in other partons his connection with Mossra, Ivsson & Co. and lawsuits. The Association have therefore sent went down to Hongkong to enter the service of a petition to the high provincial authorities of Mess, Jardine, Matboson & Co., as pince. setting forth their grounds for complaint to the same firm's Shanghai branch, in which goods assistant, returning to Shanghai in 1891 and begging the Government to remove he and as his immediate chief his life-long the man from his position, " " " -

friend, the late Mr. James Mokie. In 1891 he left" Ew to become a partner in this fem of Noel, Murray & Co., Mr. G. W. Noel haring one year previously taken over the well-known auctioneering business of Messrs. Aluckonnic

lyan sotite interest in sport.

Throughout his career in China, Mr. Murray always took a keen and frequent.

tione, having been Worshipfal Master of the enjoyed great popularity: as a Muson, in which

Ho

Orient" Lodge of Mark Master Masons, craft ho held one of the most prominent posi-

ocially, he was one Executive Committee of the Masonic Hall, and of the Northon Lodge of Chim, and he re- cently represented the last-named Lodge on the

bors of the community and was ever ready to

the most popular mem

and the amount of benefaction he bestored by his power. He was of a most generons matare assist in doing a friend a a good turn, if it lay in

etesith will parer really be known.

During the past twelve months Mr. Murray to recover thoroughly from the shook that tho had been in failing health, and he nevor seemed death of his closest frient, the late Mr. McKie,

all the good that this change of air and scene little extent, but of late he seemed to have lost of Inst your seemed to benefit his health to some

had done him. On the night of the 22nd ultimo.

careful attention and nursing, he passed away so caught a chill when returning home from s Masonic noting, and had to be removed next yesterday morning. morning to the General Hospital, where despite

Many &

-MONOPOLIES.

I have several times lately reported in this

readers, but which is worth retailing here. Two want to know anything also except the payments Province. These hills from the fort to the old ladies at Homs were discussing the various made to the Butchery Co. weddings, allver weddings, and goldon weddings, chequo you did not necessarily pay the same many defunct Celestials are there buried fasser have been granted to merchants. The whole. caused him. A trip to Ceylon in the later part. Mr. Slade When you received a crossed mit are one huge was of grazer How column the large number of monopolies that and so on. One taking it upon herself to explain these to her sompanion stated that "a silver wedding in when ye are twenty-five years married, and a golden wedding is when ye are "Afty years married." "But what is your jubiloo?". asked the other. "Oh," was the quick rejoinder,

that's whan your husband dies!"

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received the belaned back.

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wanting a few dollars. You received from them His Lordship-It is 261, a question of your on the 17th November three crissed choques amounting to $143.60 and you gave a cheque in return for $120, thereforothers is $23.80 balance You must have kept some record of what you did-Trove it out of my own pocket,

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sum out, you paid more or less? That is so. spoosters graven is a matter that passes much dissatisfaction song-the people, fur, all court, and however the people and their sale granting of these monopolies has cause sometimes gave a cheque for a larger saw and

comprehension. The scene on these hills to-day needless to say, with the granting of a monopoly Tosom bled: battlefield. hoights all busy in repairing tho glaves, and will lead to riots and breaches of the peace, and Thousands upon the price of the partionar commodity is thousands of people were to be seen on the raised. The Viceroy fours it before long this from nantly every grave was being omitted a he has given orders that all further applications fusilada of, fre-crackers, for be it known to all, are to be referred to him and that in futurs no re-crackers at of unusal effioney at this one but himself will be allowed to grant a mo particular occasion. Talking of graves reminds nopoly. Just now there is squabble concern, mo of a somewhat peculiar esse that came undering the aer fire-cmoker and joss-papor monopo my netice not long ago. On the island of Holy, which I reported last week had rooently beau am there lives an old native lady who has been anctioned. A strongly-worded petition hes widowed for nearly a score of years. Some time been handed to the authorities praying that ago she was taken with a kind of fit, which she this monopoly be abolished. The authorities said was due to the agency of a certain Pesaat have refused to sanction the abolition, as they or deity. While in this seance she was told that say that the rise in the price of these articles her late husband could not rest in his grava be has been so small that no one is hart by it. had become wet. The old laily then called upon cause the water had get into it and his bones

her son to go to the village in which his father was buried, exhume him and re-bary him in a drior locality. To do this pious office the son

A-topic of considerable local interest is the proposal of the Directors of the National Bank of China. Ltd., which it is proposed to wind up voluntar.ly, that shareholders should reignite

Later it was suggested that the cheque for the valuable services of the Staff by a gift of 360 was made up of the balance of $2880 and $100,000. I ses by the Directory that the

his monthly account for that particular month. etaff consists of a managing director sad a Defendant was questional concerning a num- Chinese assistant. A good return to shareholder of cheques, and air. Slade suggested that dors must be anticipated to warrant such the system of receiving crossed cheques and liberality to the Blaff."

paying them out was initiated by his attorney.

My remarks last week about the danger of motor cars in certain localities of Hongkong have lod to a reminder that there is no law in the Colony dealing with the spood of these vehicles. In other places there is a speed, limit, but here apparently the motorist can caroor at his atmost on a quiet streteli-of rond without being amenable to the law. The noighbourhood of the Happy Valley in a rowort for some of these "joy riders." and the spin don not seem to be thrilling enough unless there are visicus of frightened Chicoso darking ont of the way, chickens scarrying soross the road, er pigs gruating their discontent as they are harried out of the path. Donbtion the mutter has only to be mentioned to secure the attention of the authorities.

It is proposed to change the name Sanitary Board to Board of Health. A board by any other naing would be as great s nizaneo-I mean, a great, a bonefaction. Certainly the proposed unaus sounds better. Now had it been the Board of Health which visited the brewery the other day instead of the Sanitary Board how much more valuable would have been its appreciation of the delectable liquor.

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Dofondant-I don't think so.

His Lordsbip-When do you think this arrangement was made? It is not a very usual arrangement?-o come to do with a crossed cheque and did not know what to do with it, as the man who used to cash them had died. Het to throw up his work (he has not had any asked me to cash it,

TO PREVENT "SNATCHING."

to the effect that many cases of snatching

The authorities have received several patitions from the person have occurred in my country placas during the late Ching Ming ceremonies. When the prople go out to the graves it is sines), but he wont to the grave and there hastomary for the women to wear as vrtul Apart from the $15 a month for the rent of discovered that his father's remains wore in the jewellery as possible, and this has in many cases part of your house you have never received any precise condition as seen by the mother in her money from the Hongkong Butchery Co No. trancs. This anecdote may be of interest to

become the plunder of many lawless youths Among the witnesses you are going to call are spiritualiats.

initted. It is pointed out that if those "gontry" One of the petitions bags that the villago eldars be held responsible for all thefts com were compelled to recompause every person suffering from theft in their village that they of orime. would soon be able to stop effectively this sort

you calling sayous who will produce any book. Large quantities of food were also brought to to verify that statement Tsang i will be the graves to-day, but I noticed that there was called, but as to whether he is producing any nat books or not I cannot say..

so much display of vin ads for

dead

thera

the

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Chinese cemeteries of the Malay States and other southern countries. Very few people

In January, 1899, Tatar caine back, and when ke asked for accounts, you aid as he had been away he was not entitled to them ?--I did not care to go out of doors after dark during this bil. The accounts were made up by Barker, I made a copy of the accounts and gave it to When did you employ him? When the Batchery was closed:

When did yon pat Barker on the bocka- should say within a month or so of the closing of the Butchory.

He made the accounts to the end of the year? --I think the begining of January, 1897.

Whom did you employ to collect any outstand

Mr. Slade referred to the trial balance sheet which had been prepared by M. Howell and

The Bijou Scenic Theatre in responsible for a¦ing account?-To the best of my recollection Hongkong hit: Two ladies were out walking it was Young Cheng. "When que observed to the other: "What a lovely child that is we have just pussed." "Yes," replied her companion, that is my little daughter," "Goodness," exclaimed the first, “how did you know ber?" "Oh, I recognised

the sumh."

Mr. Guiterroz-

subject upon which he had to ask sorora) ques His Lordship said Mr. Slade was opening a tions, and he thought it had better be left over

Mr. Slade-Very well, my Lord

or spirits of the departed, are peduliarly potent period of the year, for they say that the "kwai, for evil just now. When one sees the people so rooted and grounded in these debasing sapersti tions it makes one wonder how many centuries it will take to really enlighten these propie. Nevertheless, Ching Ming a most interesting festival, and those tourists who happened to be in Canton to-day ought to congratulate them. selves on their Inck..

FUTTING DOWN GAMBLING.

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day or two ago a soldier was fatally shot in ons to put down gambling in the country places. A The unthorities are finding it a difficult task

of the Num Hei Distriot villages while enden. vouring to arrest a party of gamblers. more serious aftruy took plane yesterday in the A still

Pan Yu District. A soldier of the 22nd Regi. ment observed a large party gambling and at once made his way back to camp and informed the offer in charge. A body of men were sont to arrest the gamblers, but to the surprise of the soldiers the lawbreakers werò all armed and Since writing this morning I hear there had Berce fight took place, in which one of the been serious trouble in the Sam Shui District soldiers was killed and others wore seriously: owing to an additional tax being imposed wounded. The gamblers were then reinforced apon sampaus. This tax was imposed by by a gang of villagers who succeeded in who thought he bail an excellent chanos of a hasty rotreat to the camp. the advice of s 'merohant called Li, rescuing all the prisoners. The soldiers beat making a little money. A sam of $400 was tendered to the district magistrate in consider

TAXING SAMPANS,~~~TROUBLE AT SAM CHUI.

His Lordship. (to Mr. Potter)-How many tion of his official sanotion and the osterprising more witnesses have you!

Mr. Patter-dar.

His Lordship-Is there a chance of finishing in one day?

Ti operal an office for the purpose of receiving the tax. To meet the extra demand on their pockets the sampau people raised the faraz, and, good effect on the public. Saning the magis. as may be supposed, this did not have a very

trais coming down to Li's office in his official chair they proceeded to stone him and his godse was amashot to pieces. One of his zoards was

Mr. Siade: I should imagine that I shall be another hour and a half with Mr. Howell,

His Lordship-There are some important questions. There is a jury caso on Monday

Mr. Folter-I think we should finish this if severely hart by a brick-bat and the rest of the we.can." This is the more important case.

A. Japanese who has been writing his mpressions of England in one of the London newspapers in rather quaint English is delight fully naive on the marriage question. He says: The free marriage by leve is certainly pri- mitive, Idoa. But England, without being drowned in any conventions, has carried out this primitive idea into the civilisation, for which I pay much of my admiration Let me now write what different effects the women of West and East have through these different customs. The fixed marriage by parents makes fire girls life something like officers orgelerks, who live on their regalar aslary; and the free marriage makes her life like the proprietors of some unlimited firms,

The Press were asked to state that the jury in When one is settled in the position of regular another case would not be required to-day, und salary be is no longer so keen on business.the hearing was adjoured nutil this morning. Therefore even very lively poraons often got into a quite dull temperament. When one starts to invest all his money in an unlimited firm, be immediately becomes very sharp on his business matters. Therefore, even very doll persons become quite. plucky. The marriage

Ilie Lordship The only difficulty is that of lettinė mus know that they will not be required on Monday.

IN. SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE Mr. F. A. HAZELAND (ACTING PVISNE JUDGE).

CLAIM FOR WAGES:

THE REVENUE OF TH PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

increase

INOSEASE OF E1,700,000 is 8 MONTHS: Governor General Forbes has received from Philippine Government for the first eight the various sources the financial report of the

net increase of revenue of 1.1.700,000 over the months of the fiscal your 1910-1911. It shows a same period of the fiscal year 1909-1910. The essa is about evenly divided between the enstoms service and the bareau of internal rovenus, The Governor General informe a unexpected and is very gratifying. Pross correspondent that the increase was not

Tho total revenues of the Government for the P.42,000,000, divided as follows fiacul year 1909-1910

were slightly over

Customs Internal Berenas... Miscellaneous City of Manila,

IMA

P.17,625,699.37

10.231,734.45

11,230,955.36 3,014,281:99.

WEATHER REPORT.: On the 9th at 11.55 am The barometer has risen moderately cu the E: coast China and

yesterday has moved into the Sea of Japan fallen elsewhere, particularly over S. Japan and Tongking,

The depression lying over the Yellow Sea Pressure is low also over Tongking and SW China

will be the sorer at the

lose its fragranes. sad nowe which it is our duty. “to rečörd, and the memory of "Jook Murray" will never

As a

INTIMATIONS

IT PAYS YOU TO BUY

THIS

WHISKY

M.P.

increasing after all, that is the sapremo

Whisky is good, so good that the demand for its steadily and rapidly

test of quality. We want you to know good qualities, and the only way is for you to try it. Next time order

M.P.

-It contains a Free Pasiago Coupon to

Scotland in every case.

SAMPLES ON APPLICATION,

H. RUTTONJEZ

& SON,

token of rozprot to the memory WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. of the deceased, the altcea of the Shanghal Stock Exchange, .of which *he WIF Murray & Co,td., of which firm behal been ano of the original members, and of Noel,

and the Bags of all the Clubs of which he was a partner for fifteen years, were closed all day a member were flown at half-mast,

The faneral service, which was held at the

Babbling Well cometary, was very largely SURVEYING

ing and many mourners had to remain oxtaide attended, nearly all the clubs, public bodies and that the cemetery chapal was fod to overflow. British and foreign firms being represented, 50

while the service was being held.

BUNCH OF CARNEGIE MILLION. AIRES,

NAMES OF THE FORTY-THREE HE MADE.

aires is confirmed by investigations, says a New that he had made forty-threo American millión. Mr. Audrow Carnegie's recent statement

York correspondent, Pittsburg is the centre of the Carnegie

onterie.

Nearly all the Carnegie-mado milionaires live there, or in the immediate vicinity of the steel metropolis. They were asociated with Mr. Carnegie in his own early wasnoy-making days. either as steel exports or as legaladvisors, and as Mr. Carnegie gained fartans, he distributed financial favours to his nearest friends.

millionaires at a hangust gives in New York, Every year there is a reunion of the Carregio

talk to "his boys," as he calls them. Many of and Mr. Carnegie gives a little heart-to-heart

Pittsburg, and they are lost in the sbuffle with the millionaires are hardy known catsido the hundreds of other rich men of America Some of those to whom Mr. Carnegio has given fortunes have repatations throughout the world, A list of famois Carnegie millionaires has beon compiled as follow:--- Philander C. Knox, Secretary of State. Ho has long been Mr. Carnegie's closest Ingal

adviser.

FAMOUS - NAMES.

Judge Jff Reed. Mr. Kuox's law partner, J. G. Laishman, United States Ambassador to Italy,He was formerly president of the Carnegie Steel Company.

George T. Oliver, United States Senator from

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W.F.STANLEY & CO.

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E. R. WATTS &

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Pennsylvania. A prominent Pittsburg - CHS. J. GAUPP

yer, steel expart, and proprietor of the Fittsburg Gazette-Times. Hoary C Frick. “One

One of Mr. Caruogis'a part. Henry Phipps. One of Mr. Carnegie's partners. Charles M. Schwab. One of Mr Carnegie's William Copoy. One of Mr. Carnegie's dont do and may lead of the chief indepen-

steel compsay in America.

partners, and until a few weeks ago president of the United States Steel Trust."

Millard Huasiokor. London representative of

the Carnegie Steel Company. Thomas Carnegio. Andrew Carnegie's brother. F. F. Lovejoy, Entered Mr. Carnegie's employ as telegraphist and clerk, and berape auditor of the Carnegie Steel Company. James Gayley. One of Mr. Carnegie's chief lieutenants. Invented many contrivances for blast furnaces. Was first vice-president of United States Steal Trast:

W. N. Frew. Pittsberg lawyer and president of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Stell Company.

The others, not so well known, who make up the complete list of forty-three ire:--

Vaudevert, William H. Donner, David A. Colonel L. T. Brown, Messrs. Robert T Stewart, Henry W. Oliver, David B. Oliver,

Clemson, George H. Wrightman, John Walker, Honry Merritt, George Lauder, Henry M. Thomas Morrison, A. M. Moreland, Daniel M. Carry, W. A. Singer, Lawrence Phipps

Charles I. Taylor. Alfred I. Whitney, John

official's retinue took to flight. The unhappy maristrate had to beat a most ignominfoss retreat on foot. When he re-entered his Yamen he issued a notion to the effect that the obnoxious tax would at once Unter was then restored.

be conculled.

FINANCIAL TROUBLES. TOBACCO MONOFOLY, The amount of money that was formerly re- ceived by the Government in the gambling days was some hundreds of tsels more than at prosent, in spite of extra fakes on vine and other com modities. Until yesterday the question of the is exactly same. The Oriental girls are entirely An Hee each summoned.D. K. Silas to recover to the members of the Totnes Guild, who in The action, concluded in which Li Hip and announced that the monopoly has been granted tobares monopoly was not settled, but it is now relying upon their parents, and tany ore not 50817.21.dns for wages for one month and 13 days return for this privilege are paying the Govern, keen to improve their personality car appearance, In one word, they are indifferent John Bul.

at $12 per month losses are quite reverse. Their system of the antarod judgment for defendant with costs.

After hearing farther evidence his Lordship of the Viceroy is considered good, as it will meuta sam of 350.000 tale a year. This action purely free marriage makes them alert, and it comes ont in their appearance, consciously as

afford no occasion for the unseemly conduct that well as unconsciously. It's good to see our

The death of General Sir Frederick Charles was granted to other than the Wine Guild.

was witnessed here when the wine monopoly selves na others see us,

Artbur Stephenson, solonel of the Coldstream RODELIOT RANDON

Guards and Constable of the Tower of London,

April 8th. NEW SUPREME COURT.. took place in Tondon last month. The General, The Yokohama Chamber of Commerce

The new Supreme Court is now finished and tour of merchants to visit South China in the in the Chian War, and was present at the cap-owing to certain unforeseen circumstances the (Japanese) is arranging for representative who was eighty-nine-years of age, was employed was to have been opazed on the 30th ult, but antams. It is proposed that the trip shall ture of Canton and the Taku Forts and at the eccopy 37 days and include a stay of ten days in actions anding the advance on and capture of opening war deferred till the 5th inst. There Shanghai. The party will proceed to Hung. Peking. His services were twice mentioned in was a very interesting ceremony and several South coast of China between | kong, Canton and Macao and return. via Swatow, despatches, and were rewarded with the medal cases were tried on the day of opening. The ̈★ £.Fi: winds, light or moderts; probably some tions, Instead of merely a dead letter. Amoy and Fooshow.

building iss very handsome one, and the work,

with three clasps and the brevet of colonel.

24.

in

3 CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

WHY GO TO

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N. LAZARUS

FOR YOUR GLASSES?

You will receiro Fair Treat

ment.

Examinatica.

the neighbourhood of winds are indicated Andres Klomaz, A. B. Pencook, and J. Orden The highest pressure is shown over the Face Fleming, G.-F. McCaugue, James Scott, Joseph C. Sohwab, Thomas Lynal, Giles B. Light or moderate 8.B.

Bosworth, Albert C. Cage, Charles W. Baker BECAUSE A Careful and Inteligent over the N. part of the China Ses.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.02 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows-

South coast of China between Samas as No. 1. Hongkong & Neighbourhood...(*) Former Channot H.E. winds, moderate.

Hongkong sad, Lamocka. Í Hongkour and Hainan Same as No. 1

rain.

Hoffman,

We have a Sound Optical

Reason behind every Lons

N. LAZARUS,

A Manila contemporary says:-In handing down eight prison sentences ranging from eighteen months to 30 days, Judge Herbert D. Galo, in the court of first instance, gave Government officials in Manila real encourage-OPTHALMIU. ment in their offorts to make the insular opium | law a live weapon against illegal drug importa

OPTICIAN, CORNER D'AGENTAR ST., HONGKONG.

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