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THE Japan Daily Mail mildly remarks that General Kuropatkin has probably ceased to be very accurately informed as to what is going on in the immediate vicinity of the Yalu,"

Two men from H.M.S. Siriut were charged

The Ellur will not undertake us be responsible for with being drunk and assaulting an Indian

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BIRTHS.

On the 11th May, at Hankow, the wife of Dr. GILLISON, London Mission, of a son,

On the 16th May, at Tsingtao, the wife of Dr. SCHRANEIER, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

On the 4th May, at the British Consulate- General, belme EM. :tober Hampden, Esq, Acting Consul-eneral, and alterwards a Christ

BRANDIES. Church, Yoko Lanta, by the Rev. W. P. (..

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All our Brandies are guaranteed to be PURE COGNAC, the differences in price being merely a question of age and vintage.

For a "Soda" Brandy we strongly recommend the "B" quality.

police constable in Queen's Road last night The drunkenness was proyed, but the assault appeared to be somewhit doubtful, and the men were fined $4 each or one week.

THE loss of 20 lives in the lantern procession at Takin on the 8th was caused by the police, who thought that the bridge across the moar was dangerously crowded closing the Babas iki Gate, the crowd behind not knowing what had ocemen and contino.ng to press 0. In the rush win the gate was opened again, a nun ber of people were brown down and Trampled

CLAIM BY CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE CO.

JUDGMENT.

recently delivered by the Kobe Chibo Saibsansho The full text is to band of the judgment

by the China Traders Insurance Company of ta favour of the plaintiffs in the action brought Yokohama against Messrs. M. and N. Yashiki, shipping agents of Kobe.

1904.

“A CHINESE HONEYMOON."

BY THE DALLAS COMPANY.

Hongkong constitutes an effective setting for such pieces as The Geisha, San Toy and sented by the Dallas Company at the Theatre Chinese Honeymoon. The latter was pre-

an extravaganza, full of riotous nothing," the Royal on Saturday evening, and although it is librettist has evolved a really good plot, which is amusing, ingenious and cleverly sustained.

Cheuscle, that plaintiffs claim that on the 5th various members of the company one and all

I will be remembered, says the Kobe

There is a merry swing about the play, and by

August, 1903. Mr. Fukukogo, a Chinese mor-

reason of the more general acope given to the

chaut of Kaigandari, Kobe, effected marine

can be seen and heard to advantage. The insurance un seven hundred cases of potatoes

adventures of Afr. Pineapple, a gaily in and onions, the insurance amounting to

constant husband on his honeymoon, and the Y2, 10 Te goods were placed in lighter's hian; the romance of Soo-Sea, the labours of situations into which his inconstancy leads belung to defendants and sent to a steamer in Kobe harbour. The cargo of one lighter the Lont High Admiral to find a wife for his was safely shipped, but the other lighter, while Emperor, the jealousy of Mrs. Pineapple, and iyin; Jaden alongside the steamer, being de-full-flavoured course of fun and frolic, and the the vagaries of Fi-Fi-these constitute a fairly lective, sprang a leaks, with the result that 380 company made the most of them. F-Fi is custs were damaged and thrown overboard, supposed to be a love-loin, gawky cockney and began to float away. The plaintiff com- pany, on September 7th paid, the insurance on

"slavey," and Miss Alice Wade infused a liberal the 380 cases, the amount being Y91947 As although at times too highly flavoured with amount of realism into the pari, her study of it, One the cargo was lost through defendants' neglect, cockney slang, and including more than

who, however, had refused to pay plaintiffs claim, action was accordingly taken. The de- lence maintained that the lighter was not de- fective, having been passed by the Water Police a few months previously.

oa. Some fell into the mat and they were mostly rescued.

Tub Acho de Chine says that at Kwangchoo- wan recently, a tereunonning paity of Tong Field, SA, HORACC WILFRED, eldest sun

kingese riflemen, maler the cominand of French Frederik C. Buckland, Sevenoaks, Kent, Eug

Bon-coms, was attacked by the insurgents who land, 10 CATHERINE ELIZABETH, eldest daugh-intest the region m Kwangthawan. ter of alter Finch Page, of Daishi, Japan.

The

sergeant was killed. To another engagement, three riflersen were killed, and two murdered in the island of Tanhai. Their bodies were

Serinus repressive me

Hongkong Celegraph boribly mutilated

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1904.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

sures have bren liken.

It is reported in Shanghai that, bandly had the German mail steainer Auchsen left Hongkong on the 12th inst., about 5 pm, when an abom passenger by the inati was attacked in a coward-

greaterbes, and have nothing but contempt Jur their comrades who ran away. As a matter of fact most of their own wounds are in the

back. I hear that the flying column on its return to Chumbi met about 4,000 wounded These limping fellows, when asked where they Tibetans, just discharged from Tuna hospital.

surance that they were going to Lhassa, to were going to, replied with the greatest as-

rejoin their regiments and fight us again. They were followed, and it was found that they

resident in Gyangtse. Their leading man has all turned off on the Shigatas road.

There is quite a small colony of Nepalese

been here for thirty years, and has seven Tibetan wives. He told me that the Tibetans spend all the long winter nights in talking and ing stories of personal encounters with robbers, boasting of their physical courage, and invent- wolves and so on. But as a matter of faci," he added, "they are all arrant cowards. They are but are useless for fighting. purposes." The like their own guns-they make a lot of noise, same man said that when the Tibetans heard that the Gurkhas were assisting us, they threat- ened to kill all the Nepalese in Gyangtse, but rain number of the Tibetans, as we saw in the dared not. The truth appears to be that a cer. recent fighting, have the courage of the fanatical Moslems, while of the remainder of the peasan. try it is not fair to judge, for they were fighting in an unwilling cause. Their chief object at any rate in the Gyangtse district, is trade. Even the monks becoms infected with a desire to make money by selling the sacred temple ornaments and books. The Government of India have sanctioned the outlay of ten books. While all-this trading is going on at thousand rupees for the purchase of sacred Gyangtse, the Mission people and the Tibetans are mutually pleased with each other. There is no further news from Lhassa, and it is not known whether the Ambun has started, or even The party which went out two days ago to the Kuro pass, where a force of Tibetans was said to be assembled, is still reconnoitring-Run- goon Times.

BILLY BELL EW and Sam Newman fought a 20 y manner by about forty Japanese who had

come on board at Singapore and who took his the goods were lost through his own negligence popular artiste, for her really excellent imper-whether he is making preparations to do so.

round draw at Tientsin on reth inst

THE Japanese buried the bodies of 1,363 Rus- saans killed in the battle of Kubenchiêng,

Ir is reported that permission has now been given to the Bntish fleet to go into summer quarters at Weihaiwej.

It was rumoured from London that the Rus- Man Government had cancelled its coal con

ars for the Balte feet

Four thousand hoo.es, including many un portant buildings, were destroyed in a fire at Otaru, Hokkaido, on the 8th.

THE first traia with the locomotive "Rosendahı!” arrived on with must at the west station at Chimanfa, the terminus of the Shantung Rail-

way,

PHILATELISTS will hail with pleasure the issue

of a new stump by the French Government A. S. WATSON & CO., bearing the inscription "Indo-Chine Francaise.

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Tux General Agent of the Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Co., Limted, has received the ful. lowing telegraphic advice from the Deli Maatschappy" Sold go bales tobacco at Glds. 46."

THE usual annual returns of the Supreme Court, together with the Registrar's reports on the working of the several divisions thereof, and of the offices of Registrar of Companies and Official Trustee has been issued.

NEARLS one hundred unlicensed street hawkers were dealt with at the Magistracy this morning, fnes being imposed vanously from 5 to $5. This should have the effect of keeping our streets, especially the pathways, clear for legi- timate trathc

17 is stated that when the Petropavlovsk went down a good number of the crew jumped over- board, but that the majority of them were killed by falling debris; the late Captain Crown of the Mandjour met his death in this way while swimming beside Prince Cyril.

As indicating the gradual spread of Japanese induence in Korea, à is interesting to note that a branch of the First Bank has been established as far up-country as Wiju. Arrangements are in progress for the establishment of a branch at Antung, on the other side of the Yalu.

IT is stated that France strongly suspects that China is in secret league with Japan, conse quently there has been no diptomatic inter- course between France and China for sometime. France further thinks that the Chinese troops at Shanhaikwan were sent to asist the Japanese.

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

PHOTOGRAPHIC THE following notice received by the British

DEPARTMENT,

DEVELOPING and PRINTING

UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS,

GOOD WORK.

PROMPT RETURN.

Hongkong, 8th January, 1904.

Consulat Newchwang is printed in the Gazette: At the instance of the Civil Administrator,

for a Russian. They relieved him of his bag. gage, his watch, and $70, and but for the inter- vention of the German sailors they would have thrown him overboard--11s not added that "serious repressive measures have been taken," observes the N. C. D). News

THE number of actions is ituted in the sim- mary jurisdiction of the Supreme Court last year was 1,643, and 18 were brought forward from 1902. Of these 1,521 were disposed on, 640 being settled or withdrawn before inal, leaving a balance of 130. The total amount involved was $338.972.44; and the tutil fees collected and paid into the Treasury amounted 10 $6,774.45. The number of distress wat- rants for rent issued was 368, representing aggre- gate unpaid rents amounting from $24,902.10, of which the aggregate sum of $20,880.48 was recovered, 156 warrants having been withdrawn on settlement between the parties.

The rees collected for issuing distress warrants and paid into the Treasury amounted to $2,108.

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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

At the annual general meeting of members of the V.R.C., to be held in St. nidrew's all, on the 30th insi, at 6 pan, the following pro posed alteration of the rules will be submitted as special resolutions,-

"204 The general commutee shall have power to appoint such sub-committees as they thank proper from the members of the Club: one member of the general comm tree at least shall serve on such sub-committee."

song reminiscent of the "top-note" hall ballad, being decidedly laughable. Her render of "I want to be a lidy was the best of her three songs, and convulsed the audience. Before judgment was given the action as achieved a distinct success. She played the Miss Bertha Hunter, as Mr. Pineuppir,

of the judgment is as follows:- against M. Yashik was withdrawn The text

part of the jealous bride with a verve and a vivaciousness that were decidedly effective, and Defendant admits the fact that the plaintiff both her singing and dancing were lively and company paid Yy1947 insurance against the entertaining. The highest praise must be given gonds which were lost, but disputesthe claim that Miss Ernestine Walter, who is certainly a The defendant cannot be exempted from re- sonation of Seo-Soe, the Emperor's daugh- sponsibility in losing the cargo unless he can ter. Soo-Soe and Tom Hatherton (Mr. Frank prove that he did not neglect taking due Cochrane) sustain the sentimental side of the precautions, as provided in Anicte 337 of the story, and this is a feature of the performance. Commercial Code:-"A carner is exempted Miss Walter is a brilliant vocalist and an from damages for loss, damage, or delay of the accomplished actress, and she infused a spirit goods only if he proves that he, the forwarding and a charm into her study of the part which agent, or the agent's assistants and other per- contributed in a large measure to the success sons employed in the Transportation, have not of the performance. Of Mr. Percival Knight, as fa led to use due care as to the receipt, delivery, Mfr. Pineapple, it need only be said that he was safe keeping, and transportation of the goods." excellent throughout. His display of serio-

The evidence produced by defendant in support of has a is major that a heavy sea was humorous, and the manner in which he conic agony was realistic, his fooling always ronning at the time is not sufficiently strong The witnesses Uchia and Ishizaki state that honeymoon experiences excruciatingly funny. represented poor Mr. Pineapple's strange en the day of the sinking of the lighter there was He did not overload the part with "business," A strong wind, but the state of the weather did

but what was introduced was smart, and his tot justify a warning being given evidence could not lead to the supposition that body. As Hi Lung, the Lord High Admiral, Their singing of "That happy land" delighted every the weather was sufficiently stormy to cause Mr. Ritter Riley had a somewhat thankless the tank to sink. The other evidence, the part, bat he made it sufficiently humorous, and filled it cleverly enough; while Mr. Albert E. Rees as the Emperor liang Chow, brought to bear in his impersonation of the character an easy, dignified style and carriage, and a quiet refiuement. Mr. Cochrane as Tom Hatherton the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Duncan Munro again was at home, and in the guise of Chipper Chep,

proved his capable actor.

report made to the Mayor by the defendant of the sinking of the vessel, is not of sufficient weight, but supposing it to be matter of fact, states that the lighter was broken or stove in by contact with the steamer, the Ikona, 10 which vessel the junk was moored during a gale. Even the collision with the steamer, however, was not sufficient to cause the lighter to founder if it had been of ordinary strength and properly navigated or managed by the Inen board. 11 defendant's vis major is not recognised he must be held bable for the loss caused. For the plastiff company, a witness, james Ellerton, had examined the lighter a number of times during the month of August 903, 2nd had looked upon it as unfit, being old and having loose timbers both at the bow

It is also proposed to antes rule tâ tu read as and stern. On this evidence, the claim of the follows-

plaintiff company, that the lighter was unfit for the purpose for which it was used, is reason. able,

12. The subscription für resident members shall be $15 per annum, payable prior to the 31st March, and for non-resident members the subscription shall be at the rate of $2 per month, payable in advance while in Hongkong.“

OPIUM FARMER'S GRIEVANCE,

Another alleged case of forging the Upium Farmer's 'chop" was discovered yesterday, when a wooden stamp, a book of stamped "chops," and a quantity of coloured papers were found. The colour of the papers on which the "chops" are stamped, is changed every month by the Farmer for his own pro- on, and the alleged forger had prepared for that emergency. The search which led to the discovery of the forgeries also unearthed some innocent-looking tins of salt fish, ready for shipment to San Francisco. But an exam- mation showed that each of the tins had a false bottom, in which was packed a quantity of opium, intended to be smuggled into that place. The Opium Farmer complains very hitterly that the lines are not adequate, and do not pay for the time and trouble given to prosecuting offenders against the Opium Ordinance, nor do they act as a deterrent to others. The alleged forger was placed before afr. Gompertz this

Bolice is hereby given that the export of beans, morning, who remanded hit for one week. bean cake and bean oil from Newchwang to ports in the Gulf of Pechils is prohibited from the first of May.

(45 THE total number of trust estates in the hands of the Official Trustee at the end of 1993 was 21, and the aggregate amount of trust funds $99,200.88, and certain house property, viz., No. 6, Rehnaxela Terrace. The total fees received during the year and paid into the treasury amounted to $296.

E. C. WILKS & Co.,

MARINE SURVEYORS,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

"OLLISIONS and Damages Surveyed,

Salvage Work undertaken. Ship Designs and Specifications prepared. Agents for the Construction and Sale of Steam

and Motor Launches.

Contract for New Tonnage on reasonable terms

with First-class Builders.

A large stock of Canadian Asbestos and

Asbestocel goods kept.

Agents for Mears, Allen & Sons Electrical

Plant and Centrifugal Pumps Telegram Address:

Telephone:-No. 358.

" MARINEWORK..

Hongkong, 3rd May, 1994.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinion expressed by Correspondents in this column.)

KICKSHAS AND THEIR PULLERS.

To me ETUR UP THE "HONGKONG TELEGNAPI" Sir, Your correspondent "L. W. L." in his letter which appears in your issue of the 20th inst., has strangely misconceived the meaning of my letter of the previous day's date. It is CHINESE junkmen coming from the Liaotung inconceivable that anyone could suppose that Peninsula gather from the forcible enlistment the cuolius themselves should be made to sup of Chinese by the Russians without pay that ply the linen or holland seat and back covers the Russians in Manchuria are short both of out of their own pitiful earnings, any inoze men and money, and this news, without regard than they could be expected to build and own to. its actual truth, is spreading over the mari vehicles they pull themselves. The obvious time provinces of China.

meaning intended to be conveyed by my re-

marks was that the owner of the ricksbas

should supply the pullers with clean linen or holland seat and back covers, which need only be placed in position when the

THE U. S. Consul-General at Shanghai has received the following telegram from the US, Consul General as Chefoo:-"Chefoo, 16th May. The Customs notify that yesterday the vehicle is actually engaged. As to the other steamer Yackow discovered off Weihaiwei, in remarks contained in. L.W.L.' leiter, Lát 37' 36 N., Long, iza ta' E, approximate, entirely endorse what your other correspondent an object, apparently a mine, of conical shape H.E.A has to say on the subject and brown colour, with net work round the

yan Your, BIG, centre, two feet in diameter. Fowler,"

A RESIDENT

Defendant seeks to prove that the lighter was not unlit by producing the certificate of the Kobe Water Police, which is dated December 5th, 1204, while the examination made by James Ellenton took place su August, 1993. The lighter may have been sound when the Water Police examined it, but aine months elapsed before it was examined by Mr. Ellerton, and in the intervening time it has become unfit for use. By Article y of the Cargo-boat Regula- tons (Hyogo Prefecture, Ordinance No. 5, 1900) the use of such a vessel is forbidden even if bas been granted a certificate, and the fact that defendant possesses such a certificate does not exonerate han from liability,

The plaintiff company claims interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum from the day of the institution of the action to the execution of judgment, but according to the Civil Code the expression of intention made to a person at a distance takes effect from the time when the communication thereof reaches him. There- fore the claim for interest from the date of application is not reasonable. Again, this claim originated in defendants wrongful act, and is not a commercial case; therefore, the rate of

the Civil Code, and cannot exceed the rate of interest must be according to the provisions of

per cent per annum. Judgment is therefore given for the amount claimed, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum from the 3rd

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evening, and on Tuesday the Company give, The Sof the Cross will be played this

as a tarewell performance, the ever-popular Grisha,

THE TIBET EXPEDITION.

Kalalso (Tibe), and May.

In addition to the Gyangtse market being bodily removed from the town and located in front of the Mission camp, hundreds of men and women, driving laden asses, reach the camp daily from the adjacent villages with fodder and country produce for sale to the

commissarial.

The Gyangtse monks have paid, apparently without any effort, what seemed to be a prohibitive fine levied by Colonel Young

husband,

HOW MAKAroff died.

In his story of the loss of the Petrepalovsk and the Beastrashni, the Associated Press cor- sinking of the latter, the Japanese torpedo boats turned and made of at full speed, followed by respondent at Port Arthur, says that, after the

Japanese craisers. Still the Bayan went on, & Bayan. To their support came six of the

Japanese lines. Projectiles rained around the seemingly inviting certain destruction. She soon turned and sent a broadside into the

ship but none struck her: To the eastward suddenly appeared five more Russian torpedo

immediately detached to cut them off, but the boats, returning to the harbour under forced draught Twb of the Japanese cruisers were Bayan, noticing the movement, checkmated it by suching a hot fire upon them. The move. ment was effective. The Japanese cruisers through into the harbour. Meanwhile, in ac slowed down and the torpedo boats slipped cordance with Vice-Admiral Makaroff's order, the battleships and cruisers in the inner har bour slipped anchor. Majestically, the Petro-

formidable army of Japanese cruisers turned palovsk, dying the Admiral's flag, steamed through the entrance. On her appearance, the and fled. The Admiral signalled the Bayan "Bravo Bayan." Continuing, the correspond- to return. Then a stream of flags fluttered out

ent says:

."Our squadron continued the chase, finally fading from view. I waited anxiously for.its appearance, and in about an hour it came in sight. Far beyond it the number of points from which smoke arose announced the pre- sence of the Japanese.

"Our squadron, with the Petropalovsk ́lead. ing, arrived at the entrance to the harbour and drew up in line of battle. I watched the Petropalovte closely is sha steamed toward Electric Cliff She was almost without head-way, when suddenly I saw her trembla. She seemed to rise out of the water, a tremen- deus explosion rent the air, then a second and then a third. Fragments flew in all directions, and wreckage and men were mixed up in a terrible mass, I was hardly able to realize the horror of it, when the ship began to list. In a moment the sea seemed to open and the water rushed over ber. The Petropalovik bád dis- appeared.

Survey parties report that many thousand sheep are grazing on the hillsides above the The floating woodwork and the few men plain, and every house in the town and villages struggling on the water were all that was left to seem to be crammed with sacks of barley,few hours before had sailed out of the harbour. recall the splendid fighting machine which a

flour, fodder and other products. The whole and women, who find no difficulty in obtaining locality is swarming with sturdy beggars, men

food from their neighbours. These facts have not only greatly simplified the supply problem in connection with the Mission, but point to the valley producing much more than is required for our own needs. It must be re- membered that the valley fed the Tibelao army for many months. Since it is the desire of the local people to sell their surplus produce, it is very evident that naturally no resentment is shown at the presence of the Mission; which the townspeople hope will stay here for ever, or at least open up direct trade with India. From conversations I have had through an

stood by the common people, of whom a larger interpreter with peasants and others, it appears that the purpose of the Mission is well under.

percentage can read and write that in India, and who follow quite intelligently the progress

"The same shock, experienced by the obser the men on the ships, but when it passed tor- vers on Golden Hill, paralyzed for a moment pedo boats and small boats hastened to the res cue of the survivors.

board the sunken ship, I hastened to a landing, "Eager to ascertain what bad occurred on. where a small remnant of the gallant crew was being put ashore and conveyed to a hos wannded, was able to given me a remarkable pital. Signalman Pochkoff, who was slightly clear statement of the disaster. He said:

"I stood in the wheel house looking at the signal book. The Admiral's last signal bad. been for the torpedo boats to enter the bar- bour. The Pirapalousk slowly steamed-and- ly. I heard a fearful explosion, immediately almost stood still. Suddenly she shook violent- followed by another and then another. They

could not pass him and I sprang to the window seemed to me to be directly under the bridge. I rushed to the door of the wheel house where 1 m-t an officer, probably a helmsman, I and jumped out. The ship was listing and I feared that every moment she would turn over. "On the bridge I saw an officer weltering

| December, 1993, to the day of the execution of of the foreign policy of the Dalai Lama. They in blood-it was our Admiral-Makare. He judgment, the defendant to bear the costs of say they know we have no desire to annex lay face downward. I sprang to him, grasped

the proceedings.

The judgment is signed by Judge Tanaka and Associate Judges Noda and Mirano.

STATUS OF TRANSVAAL CHINESE

In the House of Commons on the 18th alt., in reply to Major Seely, Mr. Lyttelton said that the number of male Chinese above the age of 16 resident in the Transvaal is 981. There had

him by the shoulder and attempted to rais him. The ship seemed to be filling. From all sides flew fragments. I beard the deafen- rose in dense clouds and the flames seemed to ing screech and the fightful dia. The smoke, leap toward the bridge where I was, standing beside the Admiral. I jumped on the rail and was washed out, but succeeded in grabbing something

their country, and that if we made an attempt every man would die in defence of it. As it is, the lamas forced one man from every family to go and fight. The fighting was of a poor character, because the army disliked the lama's foreign policy. They laughed at the idea. that in any case the Tibetans could not resist Bri- tish arms. An old man inquired why, if Tibet ans were such poor soldiers, Tibel had not ful white beard, who had been good to, our On our ship was an old man with a beauti being conquered before-a remark which ex-men. He had a book is his hand and seemed cited general applause

to be writing. He was Verestchagin, the

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

It is a curious fact that traditions of war of painter."!

They manufacture large quantities of gun some kind are still kept alive by the Tibetans.

powder, bows and arrows, swords and spears.

they would rather be considered robbers and and set great store on physical courage, and

thieves than cowarding. One sees in Gyangtse town gangs of gigantic men thumping

their chests, slappping their thighs, and calling on the rabble to clear out of the way as they Mr Lyltelton Every posible effort has nobody. However they

selves for an officer or 101

been no proposal to modify their status as a result of the importation of indentured Chinese. Colonies whether the negotiations with the Mr. H. Samuel asked the Secretary for the

Chinese Government relating to the recruiting of labourers for the Transvaal were yet com piered; and when he would be able to lay fumber Papers on this subjects for has bogen

Bay Geman (Zēn Canad Ameru

The Imperial German M Singapore on reth at 11 am, and