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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MAY 17

All commnattings intended for paldiestion in The HONGKONG TELEGRAP" said is dressed to The Klitor, 1. Jee Hanse Brad, Bud

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uld be canied by the Walter's Nano and Ordinary boibos sinamannications should be x-fdressed The Kliar will na tlenke to be polite for any rejected MS., tior to retape any Contribution.

to The Mates[17.

ed supply. A comparison between the outflow in April, 1905, and that of the same month this year is, therefore, scarcely fair, and certainly affords no data from which to draw deductions. In the City of Victoria, with its estimated population of practically 233,000 souls, the quantity of water drawi from the reservoirs was 81,749,000 gallons, or $1,673,000. gallons less than the quantity used last year. The The dally as in delivered freu win the ldres consumption per head per day war therefore

senssilio in mossangger. Che enclos seat by pret nu' additional $1,8 per quarter is charged for postage. 11.8 gallons, as agnínst 12.2 gallons in 1905+ The plage on the weekly isno any of the

a significant reduction. Kowloon still man world in 30 rola per quartu?. Single Copio Bally, te cents Weekly, wantyages to subsist on a smaller quantity of water

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE), BATLY-230 persenna. WREXLY-$13 per annum."

A. S. WATSON & CO., The rale per quarley and her meuven, proportional,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT. MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA - BUILDINGS.

SCOTCH

WHISKIES.

GREAT REDUCTION

IN

PRICES.

From this date the prices of ous popular brands of SCOTCH WHISKIES will be as

under :--

ive crat

DEATH.

At Hove, on 17th April, Lucy, widow of W, (W. Williams, Jate Colonial Treasurer, Straits-

Settlements, aged 72.

per head than docs Victoria. Why that should be so, it were futile to inquire, although no doubt the Director of Public Works is perfectly prepared to supply the necessary explanation. At all events the consumption per head per day in Kowloon

THE repair of the bauleship Swvolato Pobieds, at the Misu Bishi Yard, Nagasaki, having been completed, the warship left Nagasaki for

Yokosuke on the 6th înst.

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Os of four guaboals now being built at the Kawasaki Yard to the order of Viceroy Chang Chib-tung, of Nanking, will probably be

launched towards the end of this month.

The result of the official speed trials made on the 4th instant of the destroyer Shigure, which was recently launched at the Kawasaki Yard, was very satisfactory, an average speed being attained of over 20 knots. The maximum speed was 30 knots,

Ir is announced that twenty-one ships lying sunk inside and outside Port Arthur harbour and four other places will be sold by tender. Tenders should be sent in to the Kaigun Kosa Sushio (Naval Works) at Port Arthur by 2 p.. on the 30th fung. Details can be obtained at the Port Arthur Department of Materials of

The Hongkong Celegraph during last month was 5-3 gallons as com- Navy, or Naval Works.

HONGKONG, THūrsday, May 17, 1900,

FOR VIGETARIANS AND OTHAKS.

pared with 6.5 in 1905. The total quantity used by a population on the Peninsula esti. inated at 78,700 was 12,473,000—a reduction of nearly two million gallons as contrasted with the corresponding period last year. 14 is satisfactory to note that the water is certi led by the Governancnt. Analyst to be of excellent quality.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE French mal of the 17th April was delivered in London on the 16th inst..

PLAGUE does not appear to be on the wand. Teo Chinese cases (all fatal) are returned for

We referred the other day to the dangers which lurk in the succulent celery and the luscious lettuce when partaken of in an un- cooked state, and bewailed the fact that if people were to preserve their health they must forego the soul-satisfying salad, other- wise they might find themselves full of typhoid mid other bacilli. Our remarks were based, on a report published by the ehief medical offices in the city, but of course we were quite well aware that every poisom bas its antidote, and were awaiting FROM Washington it is reported that there is the remedy which would enable the gour.astle in the building (tade at Chicago. Thou- mets of Hongkong to enjoy their salad with sands of workinen åre idle. 12.50 out qualms which would affect the appetite. The remedy has not been long in coming; for in a report which appears in the latest

Tea Case for A. THORNES BLEND)........... $11.00 B. GLENORCHY, BLEND (A

Fine Soda Whisky)

Ø, ABERLOUR GLENLIVET

Fine Peaty Flavoured Whisky) D. H.K.D. BLEND of the Kingst Old Malt Scotch Whiskies

E. BLEND.

The popular Whisky Far East

44449

11.40

13.00

15.00 The above prices are strictly el. The

tw day.

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PROFESSOR Simpson, the expert in hygiene, who is to inquire into the sanitary condition of | Singapore, has arrived in that Settlement,

1906.

TELEGRAM.

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

HUNGHUTZE RISING.

YUAN-SHI-KAPS TROOPS.

DESPATCHED TO THE FRONT. ·

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[From Our Own"*Correspondent]

Shanghai, 17th May,

2.45 p.m.

The Hunghutzes continue to give their raids around trouble by

Mukden.

Ten thousand troops, of Viceroy YuRn-Shi-kai's army, have been dos- patched from Chibli to Mukden to

The Army Orders fur last inonth state that in deal with the Hunghutzes in Lower consequence of the decision to remove sub-Manchuria. maritie mining defences of the Royal Engineers

all stations the distinction between fortress and submarine companies has been abolished, and the companies have received new designa- tins. The 25th Company 41 Hongkong be- comes the 25th Furtress Company and the 41st Company at Singapore becomes the 41st For tress Company whilst the local submarine com- panies at Hongkong and Singapore merge into the fortress companies.

Rumber of the Government Gazette, we are ! WE nie requested to state that the Sunday quoted at Yioz towards the end of last month.

told how to destroy the infamous bacilli which take refuge in the market garden. Mr. Frank Broue, of the Government

Laboratory, states that if vegetables be steep-

morning service at St. Joseph's Church will, frami “unday next, be at ten n'clock instead of nine.

THE ex raordinary cold weather in Japan is

discount of five per cent. previously allowedted in water, in which there is a strip of cop⋅ | serinusly affecting sericulture. There has been

on our Whiskies ceases from figur cate

heavy snow-fall in a few of the northern dis iets.

*per, for two to four hours, all the germs of disease will be killed and the vegetables olay be eaten raw with impunity. Copper, as a purifier, appears to be a wonderful agent. A. Much matter of local interest will be found printed on pages 3 and 7, and on page 6 is reproduced the repon of the Alhambra Cipar and Cigarette Factory, Lal., for 1905.

A. S.. WATSON & CO., [ininute quantity of copper has been shown

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, 17th May, roof,

GREGOR & CO.,

MR. C. A, D). Melbourne, at the Magistracy this morning, fined a coolie $25 for keeping a common gaming house at No. 14, Second

Street, and seven others 12 each, for gambling on the premises, last evening.

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THE "ARASHI MAKU!

TO BE DOCKED AT SHANGHAT,

TELEGRAMS.

- {Reuter's.}

The Chinese Imporial Maritimò Customs.

LONDON, 15th May, - In reply to British and American repre- sentations, the Chinese Government has ex- plained that the edict lately issued was in-- tended only to simplify the administration of the Customs and not to supersede the present establishment.

The House of Commons. The Plural Voting Bl has passed its second reading, and the Reserve Forces Bill its third reading in the House of Commons.

THE NATIONAL BANK CASH,

WHAT IS CREDIT?

In Original Jurisdiction this morning, ba fore the Full Bench consisting of their Honours

Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, and Mr. A. G. Wise, Puisse Judge, the case of the National Rank versus Lemaire was continued. Mr. E. H. Sharp, XC, instructed by Mr. II. W. Looker, of Messis, Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the plaintiff Bank, and Mr. M. W. lade, instructed by Mr. F. Paget Hett, of Messrs. Brutton and Hett, represented the defendants.

Mr. P. Loureiro, called by Mr, Sharp,' said he was accountant in the National Bank, and had been in the 8ink for the past ten years.' Previously be was in charge of the Yokohama branch of the Bank. The books. kept showed according to the entries whether the bills were the property of the Bank, or merely de- posited with them. They kept four bill‹books ; (1) for bills purchased outright by the Bank, in this Colony and payable elsewhere; (2) the Hongkong Branch bill-book for bills pur. chased in Londen by the London agents and payable in this Colony; (3) a bill- book for all bills drawn by agents other than in Luadon, payable in the Colony; and (4) the book for bills merely sent to the Bank for collection and on which the Bank has no lien whatever. The bill in question was not entered in any of those books. Witness went on further to explain the manner in which the books were kept by the Bank, and said that the books showed a debit against Edwards, Pity and Company of $10,000, the amount in question

fu Tuesday evening's issue of Hongkong Telegraph we printed a cable from nur Foo- chow correspondent to the effect that the Osaka Shosen Kaisha's steamer Akashi Maru had struck a rock pear. Maisu, and that she had been refloated and arrived at Foochow on that 1ut board of directors of the Japan Sugar day. This morning a representative of this Refining Company of Osaka has had a dis-journal called at the offices of the local agents, and was informed that the Akashi Maru, agreement with the principal shareholders in regard in the demand of the latter to increase commanded by Mr. Obata, was on her way the capital by V,500,000. As a conséquence from Shanghai in Hongkong with cargo and a the board has resigned in a body. The direct few passengers. On Monday morning, when ers opposed the proposal on the ground that

near Matsu, she struck an unchartered rock in the time was not mature. This resignation, the vicinity, and remained in that position combined with the unfavourable sinte of the until the same afternoon, when at high tide she sugar market of late, has resulted in a heavy was refloated, and iminediately proceeded to decline of the company's shares. On Saturday Paguila Anchorage, where she is at present they changed hands at Yy4, while they were discharging, her cargo, pending inspection. From a telegram, which the Osaka Shosen Kaisha had just received from its Frochow A NUMBER of companies, including the flam-

agency, it was learnt that Lloyd's surveyor at burg-America Line, the firm of H. Wilhelm that port was to make a thorough inspect Dieckmann in Hamburg, and the firm of Eution of the Akashi Maru to-day. Up to gene Celler in Bambur, have agreed is sub-

the present, the only damage that appears

Mr. Slade then cross-examined witness as to stitute for the occasional service between Ham to have been sustained is on her starboard.

an entry in the balance sheet showing a credit burg and Antwerp, on the one hand, and Vla« | quater, near the balinst stand, but that, it is of Sto.com to Edwards, Piry and Company, on divostock and Nikolaievsk, on the other, a reported, is very slight. There has been no the gist of December, 1993, and then con. regular service with these two Far Eastern damage to the cargo. After the boat has been siderable discussion ensued as to the reason or it, witness stating that the balance sheet poris, to be maintained by the firms concerned surveyed, she will leave for Shanghai to be

was prepared for the auditors, who passed regular rotation and at reguler intervals. The duckest, as, we are informed, that is the nearest them; they kept the books of the Bank by the firm of Gellatly, Hankey and Co. also main-

place from Foochow. We are also given to double entry system, and every debit must ains a regular service at shuri intervals be

understand that this was Captain Obata's first bave a credit, and every credit a debit, other.. tween Hamburg and Antwerp, and Vladivostrip on this run, he being formerly employed wise the accounts would siever balance.

His Honour the Chief Justice: But surely lock and Nikolajevsk.

on the Formosan Inc.

Matsu, where the the word "credit" means credit, and if a Akashi Maru came to grief, is an island about

sum of money is entered to the credit of a ten miles north of the White Dogs, and is out-person it surely means that that amount side the entrance of the Min River, about 22 miles from Fanchow."

A BLIND Buddhist priest was the victim of an unusual trick in Ceylon the other day. A complaint at the Colombo Police Court, in- dicated that he had more silver than wisdom, A scamp who had the wisdom, but licked silver, noticed that the priest was blind and proceeded to use the knowledge. te nilered the priest a bit of paper representing that it was a live-rupee note and begged him to change a. The priest, who combined exceeding great simplicity with his natural deficiency, gave up all the silver he had in exchange for the pipes. When be, in turn, tried to get change for the supposed note, he discovered that he had been the victim of rogtery,

by several observers to be efficacious in des- troying cholera and typhoid bacilli in water. At the same time the quantity of copper used is so smail as to be quite tasteless and in no, way deleterious to the system." Mr. Browne, (like a true scientist, tried the effects of copper. cleansed water on himself for a fortnight,

Owing to the fact that the Band of the West and found that the treated and untreated water were indistinguishable in taste, ap-

Kents has been engaged by His Excellency the pearance and palatability, and in all other Governor to play at Government House on Saturday, 18th inst., the usual performance at essential properties." Kraemer inentions

the Hongkong Hotel has been cancelled. that to oblain sterilised water he places a strip of clean sheet copper, nine inclies AT the Supreme Court 10-day, during the hear square, in three to four quarts of water, anding of the case of the National Bank versus allows ir to remain from four to eight hours Lemaire and Company, before the Full Hench, Mr. A. Stringer, Judge of the Court of First and then pours off the water.

Such cop.

Instance at Manila, was accommodated with a janed water was consumed by lineself and

seat on the Bench beside their Honours 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. | by several famifies for more than six months

MESSka, Fred, Walker & Co., Hotel Mansions, "I was standing at the entrance of my door are showing a new composition called "Arabic," with nly market basket in hand and I saw the, main in distilled water from one to five which, it is claimed, is an ideal coating for excise officer deliberately drop some opium roofs. It reduces die temperature within a into my basket. 1 scolded him and the Euro- mies it has been shown that sufficient building by 30 degrees. In Australia it has pean constable struck me, damaging my ear copper is dissolved to kill typhoid organisms gained great favour and numerous public build-ring." Such was the statement made by a within two hours. Mr. Browne warns (leeing's have been coated with “Arabic,”.

BRANDIES

with no injurious effect whatever, Kraemer i also says that if copper foil is allowed to re-

native woman at the police court this morning, when charged with being disorderly in the pub- lic street yesterday. On being questioned by Mr. Hareland, the constable denied touching the defendant, but admitted that when the woman was taken to Yau-masti Police Station she gave the inspector her bruken carring. His Worship at first remanded the case until'to-morrow for Inspector Macdonald to attend to give evid ence, but as the inspector was about, he was called. The woman was thien fined $5.

·CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed

by Correspondents in this culasan.]

CANTÓN LEPERS,

To me Konge or Tua "Hungkowa Thiagravo," Dear Sir,-During my absence on furlough the work for the lepers of Canton and the Home for Untainted Children will be under the care of the Rev. Gen. H. McNeur, whose ade dress is Canton. Any contributions from friends may be sent to him. I trust the friends of this work may give him the same generous support which they have given to me during the past six years.

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has been paid, and any indebtedness of that person reduced by that amount.

Witness said that was not so, the balance sheet being simply drawn up for the satisfac tinn of the auditors.

The Chief Justice: Then what do you mean by "credit"?

Mr. Sharp said he thought Mr. Playfair's cvidence had explained that, but if not, in any case, Mr. Pinckney would elucidate it,

Mr. Justice Wise: It seems very involved, but we had better get on and wait for Mr. Pinckney's evidence.

Mr. Gaskell, re-called, said he had examined the books and found the entry crediting Ed- wards, Piry and Company with the tum of $10,000. It was not credited as casts, but as a document. -

Mr. A. R. Lowe gave similar evidence, and said the entry was wade in the subsidiary books, showing that it was a conditional or ⚫uspense credit.

The Chief Justice: Theo, Mr. Lowe, you Thanking you for inserting this note in the mean that in the credit, it is the fact of the Telegraph, I am, Yours truly,

existence of the bill alo that is credited, and that if it was realized then it would be entered as a cash cred 1? Canton, May 16th, 1906.

ANDREW HEATTIE.

CANION MISSIONS.

KEY, DR. BETTIE ON FURLOUGH,

[From Our Own Corrispondent.] -

public that the copper sheet must be bought JOSEF Kani, a freman, and Max Hardin, a from a European house as pure copper.triminer, fo merly on board the German steamer Chinese yellow metal should not be used. Dortmund, were charged at the Magistracy So we see the difficulty solved, and may this morning, by Inspector Ritchie, with being once more attack the savoury salad in the vagrants in the Colony. Defendants, in adimit- sige and certain knowledge that, the copper ng the charge, said they had "roon avay" from having been used, all the animalcule have their ship. Mr. F. A. Hazeland ordered them

to be admitted to the House of Detention, bad their quietus before reaching the table.

Jeck Edwards, scatiian, s.5. Oller,, pleaded HONGKONG'S WATER SUPPLY. guilty, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Palice Coast this morning, to a charge of Now that the hot season has apparently being drunk and disorderly in the public street come to stay, and householders appreciate yeste day. The Indian constable, who made it ronsists of a stiff velvet-covered band to be U.S. Government which inquired into the cir. more than ever the value of an adequate the arrest, said that Edwards was chasing

women about the sireel. Edwards knew noth-attached. The idea, says the Kobe Herald, is supply of water, the returns issued by the ing of what occurred the previous day, and was Water Authority for last inonth will be perused | ordered to pay a fine of $3. MARIE BRIZARD & ROGER, with special interest. The figures for the

FROM

COGNAC.

FROM $19.20 TO $126.00

Per Dozen:

aged woman, by name Hon Him, was prosecuted at the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. C. 1). Melbourne, at the instance of | Sergt. Murison, for obtaining, by means of false pretences, the sum of $125, on 5th May, 1901, from another woman named Pong Tsat, of No

8, Hollywood Road, The woman denied the

charge, and his Worship remanded the case for further evidence to be produced.

PROGRAMME of music to be performed by the Band of the and Bait. Royal West Kent Regt. on the New Parade Ground, on Monday next from 5 to 6.30 p.m.;-

March................"A Frangera "Cosia Orcituie tow..." Oberon" Selection from..." Rip Van Winkle "Co. Planquerte Vale..........

"Le Sirenss ".......... Waldenfel Song (Cornet Solu)............." Killarney“

.....daffe Selection from,, "The Eart and the Gibi “

God Save the King.

Canton 16th May, 1926. Rev. Andrew Beattie, Ph. D., ofthe American Presbyterian Mission, saits by the Siberfit on 18th May, for America, for a much-needed rest. Dr. Beattie will be long remembered for his services on the Investigating Committee of the

and for the self-sacrificing efforts on behalf of the School and Home for Untainted Leper Children andilte work on behalf of thé army of mendica ul lepers, scattered through the city and gathered at the East Gate. Dr. Beattie's many friend wish him a hearty dan voyage. *

MR. Okubatu Diroatsu, of Tokio, has invented an appliance for the prevention of sex-sickness.

worn round the forehead, with a white silk bag cumstances attending the Lien-chau massacre, that the appliance should be so attached that the wearer's eyes are directed constantly to the interior of the bag. It is not claimed that the device will cure persons who are already suffer- ing from the complaint, but it is contended that it is very effective in preventing an attack from coming on,

pportunity of testing the appliance, but, as it has frequently been Held that the eyes have a good deal to do with mand de mer, it is possible that there is something in the idea. Arrange- ments are being made 10 have the device placed

on sale at Kobe,

We have not had A

THE LATE REY, WALTER FONG.

AN APPRECIATION,

Mr. Lowe: It was a security and could be

Prac looked upon as a conditional credri tically the bill had been paid for, and was to be redeemed on maturity.

The Chief Justice; Then I take it a con- ditional credit means that if I have a bill pay- ble in six months' time, I can go to the Bask and draw up to, say, $5,000, or $9,000?

Mr. Lowe: if the funk likes to give it. The Chief Justice; Ob, quite se, if the Bank liker to give it. But how was the bill paid for? Mr. Lowe: It was practically paid for by reason of the Bank's advances io. Mr. Plani, who was Piry's representative.

The Chief Justice having said that unless the note was credited in the Bank's books to Piry and Company the Bank could not recover, Mr. Sharp said the evidence all went to prove that it was so, and there was no evidence dis- moving it. Learned counsel then proceeded to quote authorities as the subject.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUK. Indian (Namsang) 21st inst. German (Pring Heinrich) 22nd inst. Canadian (Empress of Chima) zand inst. Gorman (Preussen) 23rd inst.

American (Mongolia) 28th inst..

American (China) 30th inst.

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German (Prins Waldemar) 5th prox,

In the weekly bulletin issued under the auspices of the Chinese Department of the

The Great Northern 8.8. Afinnesota from Y.M.C.A. in Hongkong, the following paragraph Seattle left Yokohama 16th inst, at 71 a.m. saddened by the sudden death of Rev. Walter appears: The members of the Association are The C. P. R. Co.'s 1.8. Athenian felt Van- N. Fong, who died on Tuesday of last week the Ports of Call.

couver p.m., on 14th inst., for Hongkong via Rev. Fong, since his return from the United

HAU Shing, a house coolic, was arraigned before Mr. F. A, Hatsland, at the police court this morning, on a charge of neglect. ing in report a case of small-pox in the set States, has been the President of the Li Shine/ fram Yokohama on 17th inst., and will be due

four reservois show that the supply in each is considerably below the overflow level as compared with the corresponding period last year, but it is with the storage returns that we are most concerned. In April last year, of rather on the 1st of May, there were 19,280,000 gallons in Tytam; this year the were only 97,980,000 galluns, 'But whereas there was no storage supply at Byewash last year, there were 1,370,000 gallons when the returns were prepared at the beginning of this month. Pokfulam had

The P. M. S. S. Cols s.s. Mongolia sails 36,725,000 gallons in store in April last year, and on 1st May last there were 48,590,000

at this pott on 28th inst. vants' quarters of No. 41. Lyndhurst Ter Scientific and 'ndustrial College of Dongkong, The Boston S. S. Cols ss. Tremont sailed gallons. Wong-nei-cheong had 10,071,000

race, on the 16th instant. Sanitary in which position he filled with great honour. He from Manila at 10 am, on 16th inst., and is pector Gidley prosecuted. Defendant pleaded was born in the village of San Ning in the pro- expected here on 8th inst. gallons this year as against ni on the same

guilly, saying that the paties! had arrived here | vince of Kwong Taag. In 1881 he went to The N. Y. K. Bombay Line 15. Hakata date in 1905. The advantage of the rider

from the interior with the disease. The inspec. California and soon became a Christian. As a Maru left Moji for this port Direct on 15th in main system in restricting the indiscriminate A POULTRY-DEALER named Lo U Hi, ni No, tor stated that he went yesterday to superintend result of his contact with Christianty his ambi and is expected here on acth inst,

tion for an education grew stronger from day to The C. P. I. Co's s.s. Empress of Japan THE LARGEST AND MOST VARIED use of water is evident from the returns 17, Ko Shing Street, went to the l'ublic Gardens the disinfection of the house for a case of day, until he found himself ant ani engaged arrived at Kobe at 9 p.m., on 15th jest, and left

showing the total consumption of water, and yesterday afternoon to "cool himself" This plague that had occurred there. Qa going into

as a student in the public schools, but also again at noon Wednesday, for Yokohams, where

she is due to arrive at noon on 17th inst.. the consumption per capita of the popula process could not be carried out to Lo's salis- the servants' quanters-four persons occupying employing teachers to instruct every He entered the Lelandestanford evening.

The C. P. R. Co's as. Empress of China, - sion. It should be stated, however, that faction, so he got up and crouched upon the that room-he found a boy lying on a bed suffer funior University and in four yeala gradu arrived at Kobe at 5 p.m., on 15th inst., and left the whole city had a constant supply when the watchman reired him and took him small-pox. The scales, which were mostly Economics. His prevailing ambiti was to Shangha, where she is due to arrive at II p.. seat, and was admiring the picturesque scenery, ing from, or in fact, getting over an attack of ated from the department of Scienc3 and again at r am, Wednesday, via Nagasaki for during the entire months of April last year, to the station. This morning he was charged about his nose and legs, were just falling off. return to China and be of some vice 10 on 18th inst.

at the Magistracy with putting his feet on a The patient was removed to Tang Wa Hor districts was only given from the 19th seat in the gardens. Ile ploaded ignorance, pital and the father (defendant) arrested. His needed at the head of Li Shing Scific India which left Hongkong on 18th ult, and of the month, while the sections regulate and Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne fined him one Worship fined defendant 550, with the option

of two months' imprisonment, [36-14ed by the rider mains had a restrict dollar,

STOCK OF BRANDY IN

THE EAST.

'ilongkong, 20th July, 1905.

but this year a constant supply to certain.

........Cary!!

"WAD The Silk ex C. P. F. Cɔ's s.s, Empress of his native country. Believing that School, he came to Hongkong in 1903 and Yokohama on 27th ult, arrived in New York. from that time until his death he has been a on 15th inst, thus making a transit of 27 days' "faithful sorvant" la our midst.

for Hongkong and 18 days from Yokohamia,