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ended a long and usoful career by having #iranded near Cape Kami, on a voyage from Hopgay to Amey.

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Somehow there have been inquiries, for which boats, suitable as to size and dates, could

not be procured; and tonnage may get scarcer, yet through threatened quarantine -regulations, as Indo-China and Singapore have

declared Hongkong a plague infected

port. Under some donand from Saigon for this port, rates have risen to 15 and latterly to 15. cents for ntédium size. Saigon to Philippines demand for very small site has not been met; boat of 23,00 picule obtained, it is believed, slightly better than 31 cents.

Saigon to Java, an inquiry could not be re- sponded to,

Bangkok to this poit, there is room for light draft outsiders on “liner's terms," on basis of 30/23 canis, and in this d rection Chinese have also been entering the market again and fixed two suitable vessels at 28/21 centr, for inside and nutside the bar loading respectively.

Chartering from Java remains conspicuous by its absence, and pinspects are at present for

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1906.

THE hawker who was remanded on Saturday I TRE Mainiches correspondent at Poking re for punching a Chinese palicomad's, noto and ports that the Chinese Education Department biting his fingers, was on Monday Boed 125 has decided to make it compulsory for all by Air F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court. children above seven years of age to be sent to

school.

His Majesty has not been advised to exer- cisa his power of disallowance with respect | to an Ordinance further to amend, the Mer chant Shipping Ordinance, 1899; and for other purposes.

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Tak Chinese Engineering, and Mining Com pany's total output of the Company's three aines for the week ending 10th March aminunt

period to 14,211.17 100s, ed to 17,821.85 tons, and the sales during the

MR. Wei On has generously contributed a lot of a hundred books to the library of the Y,M¡C.A. Chinese Department. We are informed that this is his second gift, Mr. Wei On having pre- sented a hundred books a few weeks ago.

THE Uʻzajima-mark No, e collided with a junk off the Kawasaki. Dockyard on the 17th inst. The Junk, with a carge of ico bags of China rice, sank immediately, but the crow was saved It is alleged that the funk showed no lights." Tie Portuguese community in Shanghai cele brated on the 31st inst, the 19th birthday of Prince Luz Philippe, Duke of Braganza, eldest. son of the King. The men-of-war in harbour dressed ship and flew the Portuguese flag at the main.

MR. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court on Thursday, sentenced a coolie 10 six micuths' hard labour for attempting to kidnap á male child from parents. The coolie was arrest by his pa on board a Macao steamer with thelad in hischarge.

It is proposed to put up for sale twelve lots of Crown land at Saikung, in the New Territoris They range from 4,000 to 10,000 square feet cach The Crown rent for the smaller is 59 and for the largest lots S13 per annum,

PARTICULARS and conditions of the leuing b tender of the granite quarry on the nonh aid! of the island of Chu Lu Kuk near Lantal Island, New Territory, are published in the Gattle. The area of the quarry is about 235

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O'Donnell, of U.S.S: Barry, were charged ni R. EMMER, fireman U.S.S. Baltimore, and S. the Magistracy on Monday with behaving in å duorderly manner in the public street carly this morning. Mr. F. A. Hareland fined thent $3 each.

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THE Chinčid Edginěkting an Mining Co. total output of the Company's three mines for the week anding. 17th March amounted! 197411.93 tons, and the'ahlat'during the period to 15.987.78 tons.

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THE Soldiers Club bar-boy who was pro secuted a day or two ago, by Mr. A Thornhill, for stealing two Sr banknotes, was on Thuri day, at the Magistracy, sentenced to two months' hard labour,

1. Soma, President of the Yokohama Specic of ill-health, and Mr. Takahashi, Vico-Presi Bank, has resigned the position in consequence dent of the Bank of Japan. has been elected President in his stead. Mr. Takahashi has been Vice President of the Specia Bank for several years. With this appointment the relations between the Bank of Japan and the Specle Bank become much closer, as Mr Takahashi retains the vice-presidency of the Bank of Japan.

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FRANCE has abolished the identification re- gulations in regard to Chinese immigrants Ai at Salgon. The withdrawal of the regulations takes effect from May 15.

THE subscriptions to the new Japanese Im périal five per cent! Inn of 200,000,000 yen, amount to over 37 1,600,000 yen, the foreign ap plications, chiefly from London, amounting to five millions.

A BOARDING-house runner was charged at the Police Court to-day, at the instance of P.77 Foley, for making fas to the ss. Tainan while under weigh in the barbour yesterday: De fendant was convicted a few days ago for a similar offence. Mr. F. A. Hazeland impoard file of $50, with the option of two months' hard labour.

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nothing being done for longkong for a month and will be dealt with after the arrival of Tabtale Governor has been pleased to grant to time the policemen spoke to the hawker, the the Imperial German mail s,s. Bayern on Wedithht higistrato Chiang committed' quielder (1),

of two more.

For Fulo Laut-Hong kong requirements, some vessels, have been secured at cheap (reights that were free in Java after a trip down from Saigon and unable to secure Java sugar traight.

From Iloilo to this a boht has been done at

picul. 19 cents

From Newchwang, nothing more appears to have been done in the way of charters whilet the part has so far continued icebound, How ever, navigation appears just to be, aliout open now as telegrims were received in town yesterday advising that steamers had sailed from Chefoo for Newchwang The tendency on the part of native charterers, as far as Newchwang Canton is concerned, is for delaying operations, there is certainly no rush "for boats for earliest possible loading

dates as in former year's, nad as malters seem to shape now,las for the bargain for opening rates between owner and shipper, the latter may Have the liest of it.

Honghy has had fixtures to Canton at $1.60 per ion and a charter to Shanghai at Sz.o

Mei-anglong freights remain quiet at about $1,30, with severil charters done besides

those reported in list of settlements.

Japan-Shanghai freights have further im proved; they close probably at about $1,50 niter business at various rates to $1.75 For tions.curwww.Ghinking Tast quotation is $1.80 per ton.

"On time,” no farther business has been re- ported locally,

In sail freight there is nothing new to advise ; there is no disengaged tonnage in port.

Garnt ship Albert Rickmer sailed for Bangkok on 16th March.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THREE cases of plaque on Thursday bring the total for the year to ninety,

THE Japanese House of Representatives has 'passed a modified protective tariff

THE Japanese Navy announces that the 27th of May will be kept as its War Anniversary,

COLONEL Shiba has been appointed Military Attaché to the Japanese Embassy in London.

rl is officially notified that the Bacteriological Institute at Taipingshah has now been opened and that all communications intended for the Government Bacteriologist should in future be sent to his office at the Institute;

FOUR of the culprits who killed the British missionaries at Nanchong have been arrested

Liang Tung-yuen, who is a delegate specially sent there by Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai.

Lieut. J. A. T. Plammer, H. V. C., leave of ritance for two months, and to Lioul W. CONSIDERABLE attention 'attracted

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on Murray Scott, H. V. C., leave of absence for Saturday, in Des Voeux Rohd; near the Hartwelve months, commencing from the 20th bour Master's office, by the unwanted sight of March and 18th April, respectively. A picturesque group of Korean women in their curious national costume,

says that in the settlement Tux Nabjangpao for the Nanchang.maseacres the Waiwupu wili pursue separate policies in relation to Great Britain and France, "as the former have n perfectly just case on their side, while the latter have by no means a clear case." THE maniger in Japan of the German Asiatic Bank, accompanied by the German Chargé d'Affaires in Tokyo, called upon Marquis Satjonji on the 19th inst, and presented the Premier with the sum of V25,000, subscribed by Germah bankers in aid of the famine fund. AN anchor of the Russian battleship Nicolat I., which was captured in the battle of the Japan Sea, has been set up in the court-yard of the Navy. Department, Tokyo, as a memento of the Japan-Russin War. The ancher is of antique style, and weighs about 14,940 pounds. A FINE of $300, with the option of six moniks! liard labour, was imposed by Mr. F. A. Baze land on the master of the Ying Kee Shop, 1 Upper Ruiter Street, at the Migistraty on morning, for selling samsku without a licence. Fifty dollais of the fine, when paid, was to go to the informer.

The coolie who was charged and remanded by . C. A. 1. Melbourde on Saturday jakt for being in possession of a quantity of zinc, alleg- to have been purchased from a housebby at the l'eak, was on Monday fined 510, with the alternative of fourteen days' hard labour. WILLIAM RAFLKAN, unemployed, said to be residing at St. Patrick's Club, appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland on Monday, charged with behaving in a disorderly manner in Douglas rect, and assaulting a district watchman on Saturday night. Accused admitted the charges and had to pay a fine of $4.

THE Governor of Cheklang having com- municated to II M. Consul that the railway between Soochw, Hankehow, and Wingpo is to be built by Chinese capital, and the temporary agreement made with British capitalists is to be cancelled, the British Minister has entered

agreement cannot be cancelled.

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Po Wing appeared to have been a quick-tem

IT is reported in Mandarin circles that, the pered hawker. On Friday afternoon he was

French have formulated their demands in obstructing the way lending to the Ko Shing theatre. Chinese constable 157 told him tỷ

regard to the murders at Manchang' under the clear, but Wing took no notice. The second AMONG the passengers leaving the Colony by following captions(1) Recognition of the fact lattor was alleged to have punched the police nesday were Mr. Ho Fook, a prominent and culprit officials to be denounced to the Throne map on the nose and ended in biting his well-known nienber of the Chinese community,(3) rioters to be punished, and. (4) 'n auitable finger. He was arrested and removed to with his family. Mr. Ho Fook proceeds to indemnity for mission property destroyed.

England for a somewhat prolonged stay, ex- No. 7 Station On Saturday the case was remanded until Monday. The defendant was pecting to sojourn there for some eight month," WHEN I go buying old things from people" released on bail in the sum of $50.

and has with him several young charges whom remirked a coolin sarcastically, at the Police he i

is taking to England for the parpone of their Coult on Saturday, "I don't go so far as to THE following notice was issued by the Harpursuing studies in the English colleges. There nak them their names and what business they bour Master, in a Gazette Extraordinary, ker was a very large concourse of friends to det" The coolie was charged with bajsë" In we had gone to press on Thursday junk, see Mr. Ha Fock off, and to with him

possession of a quantity of fine. The question wrecked on the evening of the 28th instant, ties very pleasant and safe trip, and enjoyable eliciting th eabove remark was whether defend in 6 fathoms with masts showing above water, sojourn in England. In these sentimanis wa

aut know the name of the houseboy from 510 feet north of Eastern Edge of Rambler cordially join, "The s.a, Bayern sailed at nooo:" whom he alleged he purchased the zine. The Case was remanded for further inquiries. Ball Sheal. Telegraph.cable mark on Eastern Point of Hunghom Bay bearing N. 4. Mag. WHEN Cheung Sing raw a policeman looking $50 Southern signal masi, Blackhend's Hill, bear at him at Veal Point on Tuesday, he immediate ink 30 W Max. The wreck is markedly wink to his heels and bolted. Cheung was ADMIRAL Shimamura has presented Mm. with a red flag by day and a red light at caught and removed to No. 7 Police Station, On Villiers Matton with two Handsome viies col

being searched a dangerous looking dagger was taining specimens of the "me" plant--the found hidden on his person, and as he could plant peculiarly the production, of the land of give no satisfactory explanation for his con- the Chrysanthemum-the characteristic of duct he was charged for being in passession af which is that it blossoms at interrals up the the dagger without a permit. Cheung said he length of its bare branches, with: never a leaf had only been in the Colony for a few hours to be seen, the blossoms being exquisite little minatures of the camelia, lo snow- -flake white and had no fixed pince of abode. Mr. F. A. Hazeland fined the defendant $25, with the dad cherre. These plants are greatly prized in option of six weeks' hard labour. The dagger Japan and are imitated to such perfection that to be confiscated, and Cheung to be deported at

the uninitiated would almost invariably tall to the expiration of the term of his imprisonment.tell, even after a fhir inspection, which is the real, and which the replica, such clore' atten- tion being paid even to the minutest detail.

night,

LOVE of whisky got Ko Wing into trouble on Saturday. He was not content with taking a peg, but wanted a whole bottle. Wing, who is a coolie employed at the King Edward Hotel, was soon at twelve o'clock on Friday leaving the premises with the battle of Scotch. The watchman stopped him. On being found out, he threw the bottle at the waichman. De- fendant said he was only taking the bottle to have a drink. His Worship sentenced him to three weeks' hard labour and to be exhibited in the stocks for six hours. He adorned the side-walk near the King Edward Hotel to-day THE admirable and exhaustive report of the tribute to the energy and care shown by the hon, sec., Mr. E. O. Cumming. After paying off debentures for Tls 1,000, spending $851 on the pavilion, and remitting 8823 for gear, the Club has a credit balance of $1,587, and a stock of gear valued at $75. There are 400 playing members, of whom are 84 are absent, and 266 non-playing, of whom 68, aro absent, The commiles, the N.C. D. News leains, propose to deal with the absent members at the annual meeting, which sounds ominous.

a strong prätest and declhted that the previous In our report of the distribution of prizes at the Shanghai Cricket Club fie last year is a striking

THE German Minister has warned, the Waiwops that hina must take steps to prevent missionary troubles which appear likely to break out in Szechuan and Fukien' provinces; otherwise the evacuation of northern Chian proposed by Germany will not be possible, as the Powers will turn such troubles to account and refuse to withdraw their troops.

Hunat Dumont, a French soldier, alleged to have deserted his regiment at Tonkin, was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court on Monday, with he'ng a va grant and having no visible menus of shaisl ence, is Worship ordered the defendant te the House of Detention, pending instructions as to the defendant's return to Tonkin, by the French Consul.

French Convent on Thursday, we omitted to mention that just before each song on the programme was subg' one or other of the children stepped down and presented His Ex cellency the Governor with a copy of the words, beautifully illuminated on cards,

IT is stated that his Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Connaught' has consented to be pa- tron of a monument to the memory of Will Adams at Hemmi, near Yokosuka. The pro- moters of this movement are, says the Japan Herald, Governer Sofu, Admiral Baron Inouye, Sir Claude MacDonald, and Mr. James Walter. AFTER suspension extending the best part of two years in consequence of the war, the European line of the Nippon Yusen Kaisho is to be resumed on the 7th proximo, when the Bingo-maru will leave Kobe for Marseilles, London and Antwerp, via Shanghai, Penang AC our employed in the Vacuum Oil Comand Colombo. The service will be fortnightly. pany was charged at the in-lance of Inspector Gourlay, at the Police Court on Monday, with being in possession of a clock, the property of the Company, Defendant said he bought the clock from a friend, but was unable to give the whereabouts of his friend. Mr. Hazeland fined MR. Arthur Torner has been appointed a mem-him 550, and, in lieu of S1, to be exposed in ber of the Aunlimited Architects' Committee in the place of Mr. J Orange, resigned.

THE plague records have received a further addition in-day of five Chinese cases, three of which were fatal.

ONE fatal case of plague on Saturday is added to the year's record, which now numbera seven- ty-three cases in date.

THE new Japanese proteclive tariff is likely ta invite foreign criticism; the Diel, however, in inclined to pass it, with modifications.

.MR. Arthur Turner has been appointed a mem ber of the Governing Body of Queen's College in succession to Mr. f. Oringe, resigned.

TENDERS are invited by the Government for, The extension of the Lighthouse Pier at Green “Island. No work will be permitted on Sundays,

Locks for six hours.

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WHILE P. C. 112 was on duty in the police pinnace in flie harbour yesterday, he noticed a sampan trying hard to get out of sight. The ampan was hailed and, paying no notice, the pinnace gave chase. When alongside, the master of the sampan was sech to throw over board a bag of some material, presumably stolen coal. He was arrested, and at the Magistracy to-day was fined $25, by Mr. C. A. D. Mel

bourne.

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"THEY are useless. The company don't want them, why shouldn't I take them?" doid.a coolie on Thursday when charged with stealing broken milk bottles, the property of the Dairy Farm Company, at Pokfulam, on Wednesday. Mr. F. A. Hazeland sentenced him to three weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks.

The Prays, Connaught Road and parts of Queen's Road, Central, presented a very gay. appearance on Monday and Tuesday, large numbers of Japanese and French flags floating from flagstaffs of many of the more prominent offices, while a certain hotel had in evidence, besides the above, the flag of Great Britain, America, and Germany,

THE Japanese Budget for the 39th fiscal year, which has been panced by the Diet, shows total revenue and expenditure Y487,898,573, exactly balanci g. This includes ordinary and extraordinary expenditure. In addition to this, three supplementary budgets were passed The first amounts to Y454,45000 for the with 'rawal of the troops from Manchuria and their re wards. The second amoints to Y7,100,000, for the payment of interest an Iran. The third amounts to Y76,712.767, for the redemption of Joans, payment of certain soldiers' pensions, and other purposes, The Diet passed theso Budges also.

It is reported that the latest device made by truck-owners to facibrate the transportation of goods, is to construct wheels for trucks that fit into the tram rails. any occasions the tramway traffic was blocked to enable the truck to be pulled of the rail. Two truck-owners were summoned on Wednesday for obstructing tramers on March 24 Mr H. J. Gardiner appeared for the defendants. Sergt. Aris, who prosecuted, gave evidence. Mr. Gardiner.The summons is not for sunning along the tram lines? His Worship-That is no offence. The charge was proved, and the truck owners were fined Sto each,

Tur scarcity of water seems to be annoying the Chinese. On Wednesday two cases in which water was the cause of the trouble came

PROFESSOR Langley, the great astronomer before the Court. In the first case an old and physicist, who has recently been before woman, who thought that the tenants on the

the public eye in connection with aeronautics, flear above hers were using loo much water, is dend. In publishing the telegraphic report, called in two fitters and had the pipe leading the Japan Advertiser recalls that for sèvolal to the third floor cut. This so annoyed the

Years past Profesior Langley davaled himself people on the third floor that the old woman largely to the solution of the problem of and the two fitters were arrested and charged for committing a breach of the Ordinance mechanical light. About two years ago an They were each fined $10. The second case pected ended disastrously, the dirship which

experiment from which a great deal: was ex

was a free fight between three men and

tid Professor bad constructed coming to grier winan at a street hydrant. The old lady, it during the launching and being ilimfost entire appears, had too many vessels to fill and they demolished. The Professor was not dia. men who were long waiting their turn got couraged, and at once went to work at perfect. impatient and pushed the old lady aside. She ing another machine, Professor Bamust Pier retaliated and a free fight ensued. They were

ned 13 apiece, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland.

pont Langley was bom in Boston,: August 22, 1834. The bolameter, an instrument used to register heat, and other scientific apparata write invented by him. He was the dulhör óf söveral scientific works,

A previously announced, as part of the pro- gramme of the Unofficial Entertainment Com: mittee's scheme of amusements for the Japon- ese Naval guests, some forty odd Japanese. cadela accompanied by the same number of their British guides, had a fine outing on Môn- day afternnon when they tramped "o'er the hills and far away," their abjective being Deep Water Bay, The roads were rather heavy for such a walk, but all seemed to enjoy it and ar rived at the club house with fine appetites for the tea and other good things provided for them, and to these they did full justice. After tea they strolled about the grounds for a while and then embarked in the fleet of launches which had been very kindly placed at the dis pasal of the committee by various members of the community, and in them returned to the harbour, later rejoining their vessels, after what they described as a mast inspiriting outing,

"Mons thieving is 'carried on shiwadayabi house-tops than by any other means)" ztmark= ed a policeman on Tuesday, Last night a coolja. travelled over the roofs of houses for dearly two locks in search of something to steal. After about three-quarters of an hour he czine la 100 bags of dried fish that were left of the roof by the owner to dry. He picked up the bags, took them cautiously to the edge of the robf and dropped them into Queen's Road. A policeman who was standing near at baðð, knew that there was some "gshy" business going on above, and waited behind a pillar for the one who would carry away the bags. He did not wait long.. A coolis came out of an empty house and made for the fish. The policeman came from behind the pillar and made for the coolie, and all repaired 'to the nearest police station. The coolie was drralgo ed before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, if tHe Po- lice Court on Tuesday, and sentenced to three- weeks hard labour and six hours' stocks.

FROM health district No. 9 two cases of plague / Plague that occurred at No. 35, tapley Street1y's con.ribution towards the relief funds for ed The barber went on board and was looking pines is more hopeful to-day than it has been has called for a remarkable incréasa”in the

are reported on Friday, and from districts 2, 4 and 6 one eark. The victims were all Chinese,

THERE Are eighty-two cases of plague recorded for the year, the last two being added during the twenty-four hours anded at noon on Tues day.

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THE 1. C. Bleamer Kutu, from Hankow, reported on the 23rd inst, the C. N. steamer Hangchow ashore at Kurban Point, at 10.30a.m. on the 11nd inst.

H. I. J. M... Singawa, (late Russian cuiser Moscow) arrived in post on Monday from a cruise in these waters' After coating here she will proceed north.

By the plague return on Wednesday, it is learnt that the disease is very much on the increase this year. Five cases, all terminating fat illy, are on record to-day.

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MR. de Rijke, Mr. H. E. Robson and Mr. Ku Hung-ming left Shanghai for Nanking on the Klangkwan on the 21st inst. to consul: the Viceroy in Centervancy matters.

MAN and a woman were charged before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Magistracy on Thurday, for neglecting to report a case of

who made the arrest, caught the defendants on the 28 Instant, The Chinese constable, renioving the furniture from the premises, The defendants were discharged with a caution. because they reported the matter to the Station some minutes alter the fukang had made his report..

GEORGE Elston, fireman, U.S.S. Baltimore, Came ashore on Saturday afternoon, and en gaged a ricksha He drove to a saloon pear the Central Market, and, when asked for pay- ment by the coolie, knocked the Chinaman dova. indian policeman 578 gave chase. A scuffle followed and ston policeman. the Police Court on Monday, Elstan denied assaulting the policeman, but remarked "I knocked his hat off, but did not strike him." Mr. Hazeland fined him

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Tin further hearing of the case in which four men were charged with having on 8th March, colawfully and maliciously set fire to house Wing Lok Street, with intent thereby to defraud Mes 7 uerfield & Swire, agents for the London and J.ancashire and Royal Exchange Insurance Companies, of S10,000 and Merors. Shelvaib, Tomes and Company, agents for the North British Mercantile Insur By an oversight the last paragraph of the judg-ance Company of $5,000, was continued at the ment of the Chief Justice in the Peak Tram. Magistracy on Monday. After further evi- way, though deleted by his wish, was inserted dence was called the case was adjourned. It formed no part of his judgment.

FUNG Yau, a coolis, was arrested on Sunday morning by a Chinese constable in Hollywood Road, near the Central Police Station, with removing clothing from verandahs by means Bim Bamboo pole. When arrested, Fung had thres jackeit under his arm. At the Magistracy on Monday Fung's excuse wis: "The wind blew the clothing down, so I picked it up." The charge was proved, and Fang was an tenced to be exposed in the stocks for six hours, and afterwards to go to gaol for three weeks, with bard·labour,

SECOND-tonn's 1. W. B. Kencett, J. S Gubbay an11. T. Hon liave been appointed lieutenants in the Hongkang Volunteer Corps, with effect from the 12th instant.

THE Russian steamer Tomtað arrived from Nagasaki on "úesday;, She has on board 31 officers of the Manchurian army and 1..69 Russian soldiers homeward bound.

THE German four-mašíżd, miting ship Patze Rickmers arrived at Hingdonta on the and inst, from New York with (17.735 cases of oil. A part will be thaded in Singapore. DURING the absence on infraction duty in the North of Major General Villiers Hatton, C, D.. the command of the troops in South China will devolve upon Colonel C. H,

Darling, C. E.

In the presence of a number of her fiends a window in memory of the love Mrs Ticher was dedicated by Bishop Moule in the Cathedral, at Shanglia, on the 24th inst, The window, which consists of two lights, in next to the Baptistry window,

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On the 18th March Mr. Uchida, the Japanese Minister to Peking, informed the Walwupu that the Emperor of Japan had sent a telegram thinking the Empress Dowager for Her Majes

the famine in the north-east of Japan and the to the Waiwupu at 3 p.m. of the same day. copy of the Imperial message was handed over

The return of the troops from Manchuria to Japan has now been almost completed, and the transport of the reserves of the garrisons in Manchuria and Korea is expected to be com. pleted early next month. The transportation of the Kumamoto Army Division having been completed, the service of trains on the Kyushu Railway has been restored to its normal state.

THE Japan Chronicle understands from the Rev. Mr. Pettee that the Okayama Orphanage has undertaken to receive a number of children from the famine-stricken districts in the North east, and that so children from Fukushima alone are alrently on the way in charge of Mr. lahi. Altogether about 709 children will be taken. A rescue home has also been opened In Sendai:

StAM is getting on. A magazine for laides is to appear next month. The Kul-Sairt is to be publisted monthly, and is to deal with all matters of interest to ladies. The promoter promise that it will provide better reading for families than the stories that are usually read by women and that are often harmful in their tendencies: Luang Chan and Luang Wikhanet dre the promoters.

Two trucks came into collision at the corner of Eastern Street and Des Voeux Road West on Monday afternoon, with the result that a coolin in charge of one of the trucks, had to be removed to hospital with a broken leg. It was stated that one of the trucks brake away and came down Eastern Street at a good rate and collided with another truck passing along Des Voeux Road at the time. THE watchman in charge of the Tai Ping gardens placed a twelve-year old boy before Mr. F.A. Hazeland at the Magistracy on Friday, on a charge of destroying the turf in the gardens, at six o'clock last evening. Mr. Hazeland (lo the lad's mother) -Aboul punishment. Will you give him a béailng 1-Mother! Yer. gave blm à beating last night. His Worship discharged the led with a cancion.

A NATIVE barber who was returning to Canton last evening by the s.s. Honam had to postpone his trip on ace unt of having his pockets pick for a cory corner on board when two men brushed against him. He felt something heavy. in his pocket and snon saw one of the men that was near him runway. On examining his pocket he discovered that 59 was gene, while his pocket was cut. Defendant, it was alleged, handed the money to an accomplice before he was captured. Mr. Hazeland before whom the case was heard, held that the evidence was insufficient, and ordered the de fendant to be discharged.

MAKING fast to vessels while under weigh in the harbour appears to be an habitual practice with the sampau people. On several occasions reports have been made of incoming ships petting sampane, through the fault of the latter, which are in hurry to and it round an eis lives have get alongside effect on the boat people: Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this does not appear to have any deterrent no doubt, is beni on putting a stop to the practice, and at the Magistracy on Friday imposed a fine of $15 on a sampanman for making fast to the s.s. ffelstein, while entering the harbour yesterday,

As usual the Far Eastern Review, the March number of which bas cine to hand, is a reper- Lory of commercial affairs which have a vital inie est to residents in the Far East.. Promin- ence is given to an article on "Another year's progress in the mineral development of the MEASURES are being taken, says the Japan Philippine Islands. According to Mr. McCas| Chronicle, to utilise the harbour of Osaka key, chief of the Mining Bureau, the outlook more extensively for commercial purposes, for a profitable mineral industry in the Philip The great prosperity of the yarn market of late at any time since American occupation. A importation of raw cotton; dad the 'accom. verbatim rep rt of Mr. G. Bronson Rea's modation at Kobe has proved insumfelent for ovidence before a Congress Committee wil dealing with the raw cotten required by the interest those connected with the sugar | mlils in and about Osika. In January last, it industry. There is an article on the transports will be remembered, the Cotton Spinners! tion of Chinese coolies to the Rand, and the Association signed a contract with the Nippon second instalment of the series on the capacity Yusen Kaisha for landing at saka the conten of the duck-yards and shipbuilding plants of Japan, which should be read by all concerned shipped by the company's steamers. The A- sociation arranged with warehousing com with shipbuilding and ship-repairing. There panies of Osakes to erect, warehouses on the are other matters, of general interest, and es harbour front and to this end

J'applied to usual the Review is crammed with illustra Osaka Municipality for a lease of the reclaimed tions. Ite standard of interest and virility is land. The application was, however, télused, and the Association applied for the lease of's well maintained.

piece of land known as the block yard. This will probably be agreed upon, and there the warehousing companies will open business. It is expected that the fist steamer of this Nippon Yusen Kaisha carrying collon will arrive in of the Osaka Municipality refusing the appli Oraka barbour early next month, The Fastón cation of the Spinners Association for a longe of reclaimed land is that the Municipality in tend to build warehouses and rent them to the three warehousing firms in Ouke for purposes of revenus, and at the same time to give opportunities to ocean-going stedmers to utilise Osaka barbour,

THx possibilities of using the by-products of cotton seed and beau, in the making of all, a commodity the demand for which in China it out of all proportion to the supply, gives very to combine the businessss of manufacturers of rosy prospects to a company, which purposes and deniers in oil with that of manufacturers and dealers in cotton-seed cake, beancake producing all kinds of fending stuff grains, and acting as warehousemen and storekeepers in all those several branches. Such a company is the Shanghal Oil Company, Ld. The INSPECTOR of Markets C, W. Brett proceeded capital of the proposed company la to be Ti against pas Johanne Navarino, of No, 20, 175,000 in 7,000 shares of Tls. 25 each. Three Shau-kl-wan Road, at the Magistracy to day, thousand bares have been applied for it for storing in his premises go tins of tainted advance and the remaining 4,000 are offered to provisions, unfit for human consumption. De subscription. Mr. E de Bavier is chairman fendant said that the provisions found by the a strong board of Chinese directors, which hai inspector were not for sale, but for private con.secured the services as managing director of sumption. Evidence was heard to the effect Mr. Moritz Koppel, an expert who has arrived that the provisions were found in defendant's in Shea, hai, and from whom particulars að le house. Defendant was in the habit of hawking the prospects of the company can be obtained, the provisions in the street. Defendant has been carrying on this trade for years. The unwholesome provisions have been destroyed, Mr. F. A. Hazeland fined the defendant $50, with the option of two months' gaal.

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fra at lalf decided to take detiäite støpšta solve the water supply difficulty in Bangkok, The Bangkok Thiner says, we have had an merous boring experiments each of which bas been more or less successful in obtaining more of less round, drinkable water. Thoid ara

cannot be said to have solved the big problem serving a useful purpose, but so far this system of an adequate water supply for a town of the A CORRESPONDENT writes to call attention to size of Bangkok. The decision now arrived the conduct of some fakis last evening which at is to unite the water supply schema with the he witnessed when passing from the frat great irrigation scheme which is in progress by division to the meat division of the Central the Royal Irrigation Department. The irriga. Market, when he was astounded and disgusted tion works are being carded us, and will be to notice the fehls indulging in what they no carried out, in accordance with the original ACCORDING to investigations made by the

doubt considered highly interesting game, programme The establishment of waterworks Kobe (Japanese) Chamber of Commerce, there

on a considerable scald is merely the corollary The "game" they were playing was one of is a tendency to change in regard to the food-

by stuff of the Japanese, the consumption of rice expectoration, and the sole mode of carrying it to the bringing of good fresh water dowi

means of the main irrigation canal. The naw who could expectorate decreasing. The average amount of rice im out was to

the opponent, The Jokis in waterworks will, in all probability, beestablished Iported during the last three years was 5,130,000 over

at Samson with all the necessary equipment of koku, valued at Y53.343,000. The importation course of this "game" dodged about the of the grain was particularly large in these passage between the stalls, even shouldering reservoirs, filter beds, etc. and the water Elli, years on account of the war, so that they can the meat hanging there for sale, in their efforts be distributed by means of stains throughout to dodge the shote" which were vigorously the city. The work is expected to occupy about not be taken as a standard, The average con

for the Ave years exchanged, with what results, he says, are three years: For this

probable cerpence it sumption of ric consump. better left to the imagination. Pressure on his that this year or next another loan will be from 1889, was 8,550,00 koku, the cookok time alene, he concludes, revented him from raised in order to have the work carried tion for the five year from and that for the five years from 1899. 43,7 0,000 sesking out the Superthrendent of the Market at an earlier date than bas hitherto bees in.. kaku. The increase for the first five yearch conduct as this is palpetrated in the Cen condition of the town being placed in a sanitary and calling him into action it the matter. I tended. A proper water supply is an essential under review over the preceding five year, was-10.9-per-cent. j-for the second Ave years tral, or infant goy other market, it appears condition, and schemes in plenty have been 6 per cents and for the third five years 6.4 that considerably more supervision is impera prepared and pigeon holed. One cup only hope

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therefore that the work will really go-ahead. par contaban Chronicle,

CHINESE labourers from Netherlands India have lately been returned to China in s wretched state. Many of them looked quite sickly and wholly worn out, and with garments all in tatters. Their miserable condition drew such widespread attention, that the Nether. In consequence of the constant loss of fire-bars lands (on-ul at Hongkong wrote to the and other old iron at a shipyard at Yaumall recently, a watch we kept on Tuesday, with the authorities in Java that such labourert, on leaving the latter, should be properly clad and result that a coolie was captured. The coolis was observed pulling down part of the fence be in and health. The Governor-General has

and was caught when walking away with an follow up this counsel by directing the Re- sidents that all Chinese labourers, who have iron-bar. He was removed to the station. On Wednesday Mr. F. A. Hazeland santanead left the Government service in Netherlands ludia should no longer be sent back to their him to three weeks Hard labour had six hours own country in the state above describiód,... “**. stoclik, 27.

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