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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.}, LONDON CONFERENCE.

·DISCUSSIONS IN BERLIN.

23RD, 1924, THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST

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BRITISH NAVAL TOUR. « CELEBRATIONS AT OTTAWA,"

OTTAWA, August end. Adiniral Field, commanding the Special] Service Squadron, and his staff were the guests of honour at a State dinner.

BERLIN, August nd. After sitting for several hours the Ger

The Prime Minister, M. Mackenzie in People's Party in the Reichstag King said them was no doubt that unanimously decided to accept the dex Canada, was prepared to "play her full "Siour of the London Conference despite | part if ever danger threatened the Ep

the burdens imposed on, Germany, but

pire. :. added it was the duty of the Government

NEWS.

COMMUNICATION RE-ESTAB-

LISHED... (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tulephone subscribers in Hongkong and SHANGHAI WAR RUMOURS.Kowloon who on Thursday and yester

TROUBLE FEARED BETWEEN

KIANGSU AND CHEKIANG..

SHANGHAI, August "end. in loen Chinese nausial circles the situation is distinctly better to-day.. Itse is understol that the Chinese Bankers Guild has agreed to take steps to prevens any more banks eloxing. The Chinese Mr. Horden sail that Canada's assuntock exchange is still closed, but there to clear up the diplomatic situation by tion of "nationhood "involved all there has been some business at slightly higher - the means in its power.

sponsibility of preparation for national

rates than yesterday. The tal improved The German National Party of the defence..

this afternoon to 71.793 per hundred Reichstag ananimously decided to adhero

Admiral Field, in reply, aluded to the tits resolution demanding the immedi-restriction of the British caval forces by dollars after opening at 72.93. This im- provement is regarded as reflecting a less site evacuation of the Rube and the re- the Washington Agreement and the neces

sity of the continued provision of sate strong belief in the inevitability of war storation of Gerhaú milways, etc.

guanling the Empire trade rotites. He between Kiangsu and Cheklang. emphasised that naval defence involved a long period of training. It took three- years to build a battleship and nine years to train officers and men.

LATER The Chamber was last night adjourned mil this morning". A 'communist petion which was rejected proposed the adjourn Enitor until the Senate had discussed thre Amnesty Bill.

GERMAN GENERAL ELECTION. All the papers interpret the Nationalist Party resolution, as neating that the

'PLANES FOR THE AMIR,

SHANGHAI TAEL FALLS."

TWO SMALL BANKS FAIL

SHANGHAI August 21st. The "The was officially quoted yester- day morning at 74; but it is reported In response to à request from, Kalul that as much as 76 and 75 was being two British aeriplanes from Peshawar quoted by native hanks. it is believed, with an Afghan officer aboard" have been

SIMLA, August 2nd.

THE WORLD'S SHIPPING, FIRST DECREASE SINCE THE WAR.

...

EFFECT TO TONNAGE BROKEN UP.

35,305.19 tons.

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INCERASE IN LANGER VESSELS.

Aeonsiderable increase has taken place in recent years in the number of sear going steamers and motor-ships of 4,000 tons each and above: In 1914 there were 1,808 such vessels, and now the number reaches 5.til, of which 3 ne bf 10,000

tons auch and upwards, including 31 of 20,000 tons each and upwards. Of the 338 vesels. 108 are amor the British flug. It may be noted that more than in existentes consists of those of less tha

One of the tables in the Register Book 178 otin ships, each one of 1,000 tons shows that there are now in existence and abere, Twenty-one of them are of 8,000 tons and upwards. their total ton- From nage amounting to 193,563 tous. another table, in which all existing steamers and motor-ships are classifol age, it acting thei: size and appears that there are 3, vessels less then dve years old, and their tonnage represents just nader 27 per cent. of the total tonange in existener. 2 years and over amount to 8,848, but their tonnage is only 126 per cent, of

The new edition of Lloyd's Register day wished to speak over the wire to other subscribers in the Shaukiwan and Book, now juued, contains particulars of Quarry Bay district, were ent a little sur-32,936 vessels of 100 tons each and Pate-half of the total number of vessels prised to discover that they rocht not di wards, wpresenting a total of 64,821,867

tons. The number and tournage of exist."1000 tons ench Kowloon residents in particular dising vessels whith any now or have been played varying degrees of aundyançó clàssed by the Soviety are 13,679, and according to their individual tempera,

For the Arst time since these statistical tables have been issued (apart from one cut on being informed by operators that they could not be put through to Hangas two war years) a decrease is shown in the world tonnage owner as compared with the preceding year. Such decrease kong at all.

Enquiries to the operators as to the is mainly due to the very large a

of tonnage broken up since June, 1923. brought the stereotyped reply

It is shown above that during the last prasen

The line is out of order," and further 12 months there has been a decrease in

the total. Df the vessels built before the world of 821,23 tons, and a decrease 1900, (913 per cent, are of less than 1,000 appeals to clerks in charge had exactly the steam and motor toanage owned in

tons each, and the average size of the the same result.

in the sailing tonnage of 32148 toux, The actual cause of the interruptgil ser-

inking a total world decrease of 1,142,671 others is 2,602 tans, while of the vessels, tons Germany and Japan are the only but daring the last five years fewer than vice between Kowloon and Hongkong and two countries which show an appreciable 3 per cent, are of less than 100 tors others between the Central and Western districts increase viz., 30150 tons and 239,500 (ench, and the average of the

reaches 4,679 Lons tong respectively. Decreases have ocears of the Island and the Quarry Bay area re in most countries, the largest being was-explained to a ́ Daily Press repre-

in the United States seagoing tonnage (1,066,49 tons), in France (239,011 tons), sentative by the manager of the Tele-and in Italy (2,500 tons). phone Company yesterday..

party will vote against the Dawes Bills sent to Kabul with a view to purchase iring to the persistent rumours of the at 12.40 p.m. on

in the Brichetag meat week, thus ensur- ing their rejectiong This will mean the immediate dissolution of the Reichstag aut another general election, which will be tantamount to a plebiscite.

DEBATE IN FRENCH CHAMBER. Pirts August 2nd.

The Chamber has begun the debate on M. Herriot's statement. Although there is no doubt that the Premier will obtain a substantial majority, there is the pro- spect of a series of long speeches in the Chamber, and "Senate Thus the lists sion will probaidyghot end before the misille of next week at the earliest.

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M. HERRIOT EXPLAINS,

PARIN.gur 2191..

'the' Amir's "Government.

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U.S. WORLD FLIGHT. DEPARTURE FOR GREENLAND.

REYKJAVIK, August 14

imminence et war between Kiangsu and, Cheklang."

Two stall inks, which were not mem- bers of the Shanghai Bankers' Associa tion, failed within the last 24 hours. Bulletin.

said.

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"The first indication of trouble was Thursday," Mr. Bennest Within two hours we had launted it to within a quarter-af-a-mile section of one of the main rables on the Shaukivan

Road.

Working parties were inmediately alespatched, and proceeded to locate fur- ther. by means of opening up test holes

The American world Hiers. Lients Lowell ARMS AND DRUGS AT SHANGHAI at distances varying from 150 yards down Smith and Erik Nelson, and the Italian aviator Locatell, have departed for Greenland in splendid - weather.

GLAT OF SEIZURES.”

SHANGHAI, August 2nd. Customs officers seized 120 pistols and

Smith left af 1,5-o'clock. Nelson at 1.10 and Locatelli at 7.21, this morning. When they passed the convoy warship Richmond 15,000 munds of ammunition on the eighty minutes Inter. Locatelli was freFrench steamer Paul Lecat. The police miles ahead."

inst night arrested the steward of the

Wards. By midnight the workers had located the fault to one section of 150 yards between the Generating Station at North Point and the Chinese Recreation Club's matshed

It should. however, be stated that one- third of the decrease in the United States tonnage is due to the withdrawal from the new Register Book of Government vessels not used for mercantile purposes.

DECLINE IN RAIL TONNAGE

Vessels of

Of the Tu vrssels, each of 8,000 tons and upwards now in existener, as have been bail: during the hist for years. Of the tonnage owned in Great Britain and Ireland 26.1 per cont. is less than five years old. The watchout navies which have the largest proportion of new tonnage (less than five- per tent. Holland, .8 per cent.; Den- years old are as follows:-Germany, 32 mark. 33.7 per cent. France. 32.25 per cent; Canada, 30.5 per cent.; United The reduction in sailing tonnage since States (Sea), 50.4 per cent, and Xarway, pre-war times, say June 1914 aunts 30.3 per cent. The group of vessels which form the largest tonnage is that of be- The pre to" about 1,470,000 tons gross. sent percentage of sailing vessels to the wean 1,000 and 6,000 tons each, amount- world's total tonnage is less than 4. Ofing to 17, tous, smal to 24 per the world's sailing tonnage, 1,180.000 tons the United equal to 173 per cent, of the total ton nager now owned in States, and the other countries, which still have a considerable amount of sail ing tonnage are:-France. 205,000 tons; Great Britain and Ireland, 182.444 tons: Italy, 114.000 tons; Norway, 115,000 tons: and Canala. 108,000 tons.

f.barges which are generally towed, find other craft included in the sailing tonnage because not vtted with engines Owing to the lateness of the hour and for self-propulsion, be excluded, the araounts to about 1,710.000 tons, of which

5,000 tons-equal to one-third of the total-are owned in the United States.

at. of the world's total strand and moter tonnage, while the big liners, say.. those of 15.000 tons each and upwards. only represent 3 per cent, of such total tonnage.

TYTES OF VESSEL AND MACHINERY.

The great development which his taken: place in the use of steam turbine engines. and of internal combustion engines is There indicated in the Register Book. are new 1,387 steamers of 8,785,564 toas stted with turbine engines and 1.950 vessels (including ausiliary vessels) of

HALIFAX (NOVA Scoriál, August 2M. Put treat with 254 rounds of ammuni. the adverse weather "conditions, it was world tonnage of real sailing vessels only 1,975.798 tons -fitted with internal com-

not possible then to do much towards A wireless message from Frederikssdation on him. The police have also ar- Greenland. Mays the American Ayers

although the work was actually started, Saith and Nelson arrived there, this rested a Japanese with tour automaties opening up the road at this point,

a nsult of many mids of epium dèrk

tons and 220.000 tons respectively în 1914. basin engines, as compared with 730,000 Of the 13 tankers" (of 1,000 tons and

total: 11

tonnage of upwards) with 5.143.704 tons, 317 of 1,738,040 tons are registered in Great Britain and Ireland, Of the 3,317 in the United States. steamers of 17,154,073 tons ätted for

evening. The message does not mentioned 300 rounds of ammunition on him. A working party of Chinese under Euro-although there are still about onesand- and 4089 of 2.451.910 tens are registeri dan fenference. He said the Conference CAPT. DOISY IN MARSEILLES.of the French alles in the past work. Pet supervision laboured all night.

The Chamber was packed when Al Helt made a statement on the Lon-

was only the first stage towards real a. The Agreement marked the bargin-

Locatelli.

Two Chinese were each fined

SHIPPING OWNED IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES.

that, Lloyd's Register points out half million tons of wood and composite "It was decided, as a temporary mea-teamers in existence at the present time, in view of the comparatively all im- th casess were heard, in the French Mixed

are registered in Great Britain and Ir sure, to cut out the faulty section of table portance in international trade of such burning oil fuel, 650 of 4.342,117 ton's MARSEILLES. August 21st.

aggregating

tonnage, it would perhaps beniore acepland and 1.854 of 9,000.980 tons are re- altogether, and to replace it with a new,

rate, for the purpose of comparison begistered in the United States of Ame Capt. Pelletier Doisy arrived, and was Court do-day. and fines

rien welcomed by thearing inhabitants and by $10,000 were inflicted. A total of 574 het smaller, action. Later the entire tween the relative positions of the var

ious merchant marines, if only steel and It appears that only just over 66 per the authorities.

cable will be completely repaired, "

iron seagoing vessels were taken into ac

cent, of the tonnng of the Merchant tie from the cheering crowds, and was seized.

Capt. Doisy had an enthusiastic recep. of drug valued at about $40,000 was

The inaasger added that the breakdown count. The total tonnages of seagoing Marine now depends entirely upon coat, hangustted by the Municipality.

also affected the Hongkong-Kowloon june and iron stentners and motor ships owned while in 1914 the percentage was nearly by the principal maritime countries are tion service, which is served through that set out" as follows:- TROUBLE IN AFGHANISTAN. PRETENDER TO. THRONE ACTIVE.

Codutry. the

Gt. Britain

& Ireland...IS,77,000 18,017,000 + Brit. Domin-

ions *** 1,407,000 2,213,000 America(Uni

ted States) 1,837,000 11,823,000 +9,980,000 Austria-Hun-

ning of a new era. There was undimin ished guarantee and security ensured to France by the Treaty of Versailles. The consequence's would be grave df the Agree ment were repudiated, and the policy of - isolated action phiptied. The policy in the Ruhr had dominated the negotiations; and though he refused to allow the Ruhr

Loxtos, August Dist- to be meluded in the Conference it was

Heuter learns that the Ghilzai tribe, impossible for bán to eliminate the prowler the pretender to the Afghan biom, all the more because there were throoe, is operating at Khost, and has very strong reasons for thinking that if Captured "Altmur, which is a minor puss Frame remained in the Rohr she would leading to India. The Amir is return:

ing to Kabul. remain obsolutely alone.

There was a ching between the re Jestablishment "at an inter-Allied exfente and the maintenaner of isolated action The French Gevymarent hind weglected no -opportunity of bringing up the question of inter-Allied debts, but it was imposs. ble to join the disïtission of debt to the

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$1.000.

JAPANESE STEAMER IN

DIFFICULTIES.

SKELTERING AMONG GOTO ISLANDS.

TOKYO, August 21st..

The latest reports concerning the s. s. Byufuka Maru, which was reported to be caught in severe weather, in an earlier RUSSIA BLAMES BRITAIN. Bussian newspapers for the past fortable, state that she has taken refuge night have been full of anti-British pro among the Goth Islands. pagunda, asserting that British agents

[BY COURTESY

DAILY BULLETIN."] OF THE have fomented the insurrection in Af- glastan. According to a Riga messsge, the Arratia the Soviet oficial organ. PHILIPPINE SCOUT REBELLION. appeals to British workers to give their

COURT MARTIAL RESULTS. support against British oriental aggres

It alleges that the insurrection 117

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execution of the Dawes plan. These Afghanistan is a blow directed against debts, and the question of seevrity, would the Soviet. be discussed at a special conferener later, but he had obtained a prouse that the TROUBLE IN THE SOUDAN,

DEMONSTRATIONS CANCELLED, evapustion of the Cöliigne zone would fut

be contemplated, antik Germany bad satis

Caina, August ist. hed her Treaty obligations." inchising dis The Soudan is quiet. Demonstration armament. The Conference kad come to jarranged for all over the country tomor a deadlock on July 26th, and its failure row have been cancelled by the or had not seemed impossible. M. Herriotganisers.

inimed that Frite saved the Conférenc

by proposing an arbitration solution.

M. Herriot's specel was applauded by

the Left, whilst laughter and protestsi

COVENT GARDEN STRIKE.

SIGNS OF SPREADING.

Losins, August it.. come" from the right and noisy interrup The execute of the National Union tions from the Communists, who subse of Railwaymen has decided to co-operate, quently violently. demonstrated on the if necessary, with the Transport Workers' amnesty question, compelling the Presi- Union, in stopping the Cross-Channel supply of fruit and vegetables for Covent Garden. -dent to suspend the sitting.

M. Herriot strongly opposed a motion by Bokanowski tö adjourn the Con- ference discussion until the committees: End reported their plans. The motion was rejected by X20 to 200, A Communist motion was rejected by 359 to 20. GERMAN COUNCIL AND DAWES REPORT.

BERLIN, August 1st. The Federal Council has adopted all the Bills for carrying out the Dawes report The representative of Mecklenburg Strelitz voted against the Bills. The re appresentative of Thuringia abstained from woting The Railway Bill involving a change of constitution, was adopted by the requisite two thirds majority. The representatives of Bavaria, Thuringia, Wurtemberg and Mecklenburg-Strelitz| abstained.

THE WORLD'S SPORT. HOME CRICKET.

VISITORS PLAY MINOR COUNTIES.

Losbos, August ist. The weather at Norwich was showery, but the wicket good. The South Africans compiled 140. Meyer taking 6 for 00:

The Minor Counties compiled 12 in their second innings; (Titchmarsh 80 and Chapman 88).

The South Alricans had scored 3 for. the loss of the wicket, when it came to rain and play had to cease.

[In their first innings the Minor Counties compiled 100.]

HOME FOOTBALL.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE..

LONDON, Auzust Mat:" Rangers, 3; St. Johnstone, 1. Hearts, 3; Cowdenbeath, 3.

MANILA. August 21st. The decision of the court martial on

the Philippines Scouts who mutinied at Fort McKinley on July 26th has been

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rendered.

The hundred and three Scouts were found guilty of the charges of mutiny and. were ordered to be dishonourably

cable.

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Work proceeded yesterday greatest pressure along the faulty sector, coolies under the direction of three Europeans. being engaged. An enquiry last evening elicited the information from the telephone company that the tempor

and that communication had been re- ary repairs had been successfully effected,

established all over the Colony,

BABY WITNESS IN MURDER CHARGE. CHILD. DESCRIBES HOW HER

WAS STABBED. #SISTER"

June, 2014 sine, 1924, Toro Tos 27995.

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The tonnage of the tankers of 1.000 tons gross an dupwards amounts to 5,103,704 1984 or 1914. 1ons, and, in addition, there are some 30,000 tons of vessels of less than 1,000 tous rich. The tonnage of trawlers and other fishing vessels represents 100,000- tons An analysis of the vessels record- ed in the Register Book shows that some 32.000 tons represent tags and salvage vessels, and 314,000 tons steam barge

Although dredger, and similar craft:

44,00

few paddle "vessels are now built, the sary... 1,032,000 = «nil,"

14,000 total tonnage of such vessels in existence 341,000

575,00 + Kelgium

78,000 974,000 + DGstill amounts to about 420,000 tons. Demark France

3,918,000 3,193,000 17

+ Germany Greece. Holland" Italy. Japan... Spain Sweden

Other coun-

trics

In 1600 the gross tonnage of steamers, 3,008,000 2,850,000) 2,242,000 amecnted to 13.000.000 tons, and the net

80,000

751,000

C0.000 tonnage of sailing vessels to over 9,000,000 1,171,000 2,533,000 + 10 ans. The steam and motto: tonnage has 1,124,000 2,070,000 - 1,248,000 increased by over 48,500,000 tons, while 1,442,000 3,658,000 + 201300 the sailing tonnage has decreased by over 1923000 2,026,000 + 400

$83,001 1,103,000) + 902,900 1,110,000 + 14,000

250,000K)

2007,000 2,749,000 + ch2,000

Totalnbrond 23,637,000 38,613,000+14,970,00

million tons gross. Apart from the ormous increase which has taken place in the United States seagoing steno ton- age (12,000,000 tans) and the ivcent de- crease in the German tonnage, both due to the war, the ofllowing are the most oticeable changes dating this period of 5 years. The sail tonnage registered in Great Britain and Ireland and in Nor- way, which in 1800 amounted to about It will be seen that among the prit-2,664,000 tons gross and 1.444.000 tons gross, respectively, is now reduced to 152,000 and 11:3.000 tons respectively.

World's total 12,414,000 67,532,000 +140149

The public enclosure of the large Court at the Central Magistracy was crowded yesterday afternoon, when Tam Sam, an elderly woman, of 16, Heang Hing Lane, was charged on rensand before Mr. R. E Lindsell with the murder of her adopted daughter, Cla Kam Hio, on July 15th. "

The seats and the public aisle were cipal countries. "apart from Germany,

Nearly 11,900,000 tons of steamors and. discharged, forfeit all pay and allow-packed with Chinese, for the asust partireece is the only one which still shows women of the coolie class, while a large a reduction in the tonnage now owned

The sea-going motor-ships have been added to the ship- as compared with 1911 anres and sentenced to five years' im-number of people crowded round the big toange of the United States las ping owned in Great Britain and Ire-

open-doors-facing the prison, and craned

creased by nearly ten million tons. The land, and the steam tonnage of the for their heads to hear the proceedings.

other countries in which the largest towing countries is now more than six. Mr J. H. B. Nihill conducted the case

increases are recorded are:-Japan, times as large as it was in 1890:- for the Crown, and Mr. A. E. Hall deo:3,000 tons; France, 1,275,000 tons; Denmark, Holland. Italy, Japan, Nor- fended.

prisonment each,

Six of the men were acquitted..

THE LEAGUE.. NETHERLANDS DELEGATE.

THE HAGO August 21st. -Count. Van Lynden Van Sandenburg has been appointed the Netherlands dele gate to the Assembly of the League of Nations.

BARLIER CABLES. (REUTER'S AMERICAN. SERVICE RUM SHIP SEIZED. QUESTION OF BRITISH REGISTRY.

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Chu Kam Ling, the defendant's second Italy 1,248.000 tons: and Holland, wey, and Sweden. The most remarkable ndopted daughter, a little girl of nine, 1.002,000 tons. Taken together, the Sean increases have taken place in Japan and dinavian countries-Norway, Sweden, Holland; the steam tonnage of which was put into the witness-box After and Denmark-show an increase as com- cogatries now reaches a figure" equat respectively to 27 times and 11,7 times few initial misunderstandings, the tiny creature told her story with great intel-pared with 1914 of 763,000 tons." ligence and clearness.

In 1914 the United Kingdom owned the total owned in 3800. She made?

The 12 months period before the war pathetic little figure as she depicted the nearly 443 per cent of the world's sea-

sigler.

Defendant, going steel and iron steain tonuage; the during which the greatest increase took stabbing of her she said, ordered the deceased to get present percentage is just under 3 The place in the merchant navies of the some water, and when the girl refused, United States occupy now second place world, was from, June. 1919, to June, threw glass soy-dish at her. Still the with 11,823,000 tons equal to 20.5 per 1918, when 2,304,000 tons gross were deceased refused, and defendant took a cent. The other leading countries are added. During the last three decenniat kaife (here the child pointed at a knife Japan, 2,655,000 tous; Franer, 3,193,000 periods the world increases have amount-

on the table of the Court) and stabbed tons; Germany, 2,850,000 tons; Italy, to 10.052,000 tons gross from 1804 to her sister in the leg. Defendant after 2,676,000 tons; Holland, 2,633,000 tons 104, 14,100,000. tons from 1004 to. 3014, The percentage of increase for wards threw the knife out of the window. and Norway, 2,326,000 tons Netwith- and 14,038,000 tons grosa from 1914 to

When she was stabbed, said the child, standing recent increases in the tonnage date. deceased was just outside the cubicle, owned in Germany, the above table shows these periods, amounts to practically 40 and defendant supported her and brought the change which has taken place in the percent. for both the Srst and second her inside. A moment afterwards defen- maritime position of that country, where periods, but only to 293 per cent. for, SAVANNAH, August, 21st. dant took off the wounded girls trou- the tonnage now owned is sotan 2,242,000 tho-last ten years.

urbine- sere. That was before the witness went tons less than in 1914. Coastguards have seized a

Obviously the above figures do not take driven schooner Charles H. Heyde 8,000 to fetch her adopted father. In answer quarts of spirits, much absinthe and beer, to further questions, the child said that into consideration the question of the outside the international legality of the and did not beat her even when drunk

and have the defendant was always good to her,afficiency of the various merchant navics, as in aldition to such factors, as size, begun enquiries sa to the

It is After a number of witnesses had given age, type, and speed of the vessels, other vessel's registry, allegedly Nassou. Rated that if the British registry be evidence, corroborating Mr. Nihill's open circumstances which do not lend them found authentic the vestel will be re- ing statements, the hearing was again selves to a statistical analysis, would have

adjourned until next Friday.

to be taken into account. lessed.

The British working man is by nature industrious and not a slacker--Sir Jm.

. Forwood.

The ordinary individual, when he finds bad times upon him, Increases his efforts. but we as a community have decreased the time we allow our machine, to work, -Sir Guy Wrightson, Bart.