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SIAM'S CURRENCY.

(25th May.)

THE HONGKONG " TELEGRAPH

not

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SATURDAY, MAY 26. 1906.

THE “ROON." SUCCESSFULLY RE-FLOATED.

TO BE DOCKED AT NAGASAKI.

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 21st May,

12.16 p.m.

The Norddeutscher Lloyd steam- slip Roon, which went ashore off

lutsughina, has been ro-floated.

She proceeded to Nagasaki where she has now arrived, and will be docked for repairs."

[We are informed by Messrs. Melchers & Co., the Hongkong agents of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, that the steamship Roon was success fully re-floated at 6 p.in. on Saturday. In com pany with 1.1.G.M.S. fans, which went to the rescue of the stranded vessel, the Koon proceeded to Ngasaki, and as we now leats, ike has arrived there safely.-Ed., II. K. T.]

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

WAIWUPU OBJECTS TO BRITISH AGREEMENT.

VICEROY SRLUM INSTRUCTED, TO AMEND IT'S TERMS.

The Emperor has issued a rescript to the effect that the appointment of the Commissioners will not tako effect immediatoly.

THE "LOKSANG” INQUIRY.

THE COURT'S FINDING.

OFFICERS EXONERATED.

Fram Our Own Correspondent]

Shanghai; 25th May, 2.35 p.m.

[Official].

FRANCE AND SOUTH CHINA.

A CHINESE CANARD.

OFFICIAL FRENCH DENIAL.

[From Governor-General, Indo- China, Hanoi, to Consul for

France, Hongkong]..[

-May 25, 1006. Please contradict flatly informa- tion Hongkong Telegraph concerning supposed consent by France for The inquiry into the circumstances withdrawing French troops said to attending the stranding of the Indo-be stationed in the region of Lung- China S. N. Co.'s steamer Loksang ehow. has been concluiled..

Not only have we never had any The Gourt found that the officers military forces beyond our frontiers were not to blame for the accident of Indo-China, but our intercourse and were not negligent in the navi.with the Taotai of Langchow is gation of the vessel.

The Court ordered that the Cap. tain pay the costs of the inquiry.

[The ss. Lakiang was on a voyage from Shanghai to Chefeo and Newchwang when she went badly aground on North Peint, about fifty miles west of Newchwang, on the eastern side of the Gulf of Linotung, on the 21st ult. She was subsequently refloated, and proceeded to Tsingtau for temporary repairs. The Loksung has since been drydocked at the Tongkadon dock, Shanghai, where her damages will be made good.-ED, 'R.K.7.]

more than doubtful if the creation of a of his country in China was honest and en- proportions will over justify our expecta monopoly in favour of a privileged institutirely above board, and lie welcomed tions. It does seem as though our two tion would be a satisfactory way of exercis. the opportunity to place before the pub great California universities should supply ing the necessary supervision. It must be lie the exact position of his country in the men needed in, that trade with A The relations of high French working knowledge of the commercial, or confessed that the intentions with which the South China. Government is credited, when taken in con-officials with the Chinese authorities are colloquial language of China and Japan." junction with the nationalisation of the rail of the most cordial character, and we have in support of its assertions, the Cull advances the authoritative statement, native, reports the suggestion that direct contact is required ways and various similar projects, indicate a tendency to interfere with the rights and ac- notwithstanding, that the intercourse of the for the best conditions of trade, and know- tivities of private enterprise which is cal Tuotai of Lungchow and the French authoritedge of the language is absolutely neccessary to make it effective. Al present, as American culated to give rise to serious apprehen- ties in the Indo-Chinese frontier is main sions." Undoubtedly, such touting on the tained on a most friendly basis. There is Consuls in the Orient report, the attempts to make tmde are by correspondence.. They no good reason why so amicable an under- part of thic Government is not dignified nor useful. It would not be tolerated by busi standing should not always exist. In the say that while English and German mer Decennial Report chants are prompt in response to correspund. ness men of the United Kingdom prAmerica, recently published and however patriotic the Japanese may be issued by the Imperial Maritime Customs ence, American often make no reply at all, we can glean no fact in the historical epitome or, as in several cases observed, the reply it is not likely to be acquiesced in by them.

for the period prejudical to the interest of runs: "We shall be glad to fill any orders For, after all, business is not conducted on philanthropic lines. The country which the Republic. We learn that the work of you send, but upon our own terms and con- As the other party's wishes are seeks to retain all its interests within its own the delimitation of the Kwangsi-Tonkin ditions." bounds is liable to find that the foreign frontier, which recommenced in 1892, ignored in advance, no request coizes back was completed in June, 1894: The for a statement of "our own terms and con- markets can also play the same game.

"Under French and Chinese officers appointed ditions," and there is no trade. Japanese firms, however, are too shrewd to

these circumstances," the article from be guided by, the mally coddling policy of to make maps of the frontier line from

which we quote concludes, "it 15 the Government, which has enough to do in Ping-erh-kuan to the Yunnan border be rejuvenating the country after her late trinis gan their surveys in January, 1891, and in surprising that Japan is getting trade in China that we might have, and that our April of the same year they returned to without interfering with private enterprise.

in Lungehow to complete maps, which were European rivals are getting trade signed and exchanged in June. A single both empires that should be ours. disputed point was referred to Peking for there is a boy in California who wants a pro- settlement. In June, 1894, Colonels Gallienifitable career as a merchant in the Orient, and Vallieres arrived from Langson, bringing let him employ a bright Chinese who can From the Bangkok Times we reproduced with them a new set of maps of the Kwangsi teach him the colloquial Cantonese dialect. yesterday the autoancement that the Siamese Tonkin frontier, embodying the alterations which is spoken also by the Koreans. He will have no difficulty in finding a Japanese Government is considering arrangements for made. These maps, replacing those of June,

schoolboy, whh can teach him the trade the introduction of a gold coinage. Com 1892, were signed and copies exchanged in

[From Our Cum Correspondent.] language of that country. A vocabulary of menting on the announcement,, pur contem

the Taotai's yamén. No points were lett

a thousand words in each with equip an

Shanghai, 21st May, porary observes that it is a reminder of the unsettled, and the tedious work of defining

The time success of the steps that were taketi three, the frontier was at last ended. It might American for Oriental trade.

3.50 p.m. and a half years ago to place the currency ou be interesting

on the spent will be more profitably employed than

in the merely intellectual pleasure of acquir The Waiwupu have decided to a gold basis. No date has yet been fixed, 18th April, 1900, the Comptoir Français du but various technical points, are up for de Tonkin, the only foreign firm established ing Greek and Latin. Chinese and Japan send instructions to Viceroy Shrim cision, and the present intention is to issue there closed its business at Langchow, having ese are older tongues than these, and they the new coins within the next twelve months. sold about one-half of its goods to a Chinese are not dead languages yet, though they to aunend the terips of the Kowloon- The practical fixing of exchange at about the storekeeper, who has himself opened a have undergone evolution from their primi-Canton railway draft agreement for Government rate has been attained much branch store at Talung, on the frontier.

tive form. If the Pacific Ocean is to be the construction of the line, which CENTRAL ASIAN UNDERSTANDING. mote speedily than probably any one ex-

On the 7th May a French school-master come an American lake, we must know, the had been made between 11is Excel- -pected. Steadiness has been the distinguish arrived there, and, on the 14th July, languages spoken and the possibilities of ing feature of the exchange market for opened a French school by order of commerce on the Oriental shore of our biglency and the representative of a

British syndicate. the latter half of the period that has the Governor-General of Indo-China. The pond."

It is stated that the Waiwupu do clapsed since the Mint was closed to population of the city of Lungchow is the free coinage of silver, and how about the same as it was ten years ago, ie,

not consider the draft signel by the that the Government gives a guarantee to

about 20,000 inhabitants. The composi

Viceroy as being entirely, satisfac- prevent the exchange value of the tical fail.

tion, character, and occupation of the peo

tory. ing more than a farthing below the Treasuryple have not been subject to any material selling price, all danger of serious fluctuation is rendered impossible. A gold coinage can, therefore, be safely introduced, and the two coins proposed ought to prove a great convenience. There will, of course, be a double standard of value, Siam has more thom one currency problemt to solve, but these are subsidiary and much satisfaction must be felt at the success with which the main problem has been dealt with. The conspicuous anccess that has marked the reform of the currency of the Kingdom has had its reflex on the prosperous condi tion of the trade of the country--a condition. which is certain of being capable of sti greater development once the currency of the country is placed, as it is now, on a position wherefrom all the disadvantages

of instability are removed,

FRANCE IN SOUTH CHINA.

from Lungchow, and not Liuchow, as erron- cously reported. On the 22nd inst., our cor- respondent at Shanghai wired the informa tion which had evidently reached the Northern Settlement from die Chinese capi- tal that it is announced that France has come lo

an understanding with Chinn with regard to her garrison in South China. She agrees to withdraw her hoops from Liuchow Langchow] qunditionally. French troops will be withdrawn if China allows her, as a quid pro quo, the right to construct arailway from Luchow to Kwailin." This report appeared to M. Liebert, like many of its predecessors which had gained currency during the past twelve months, to have originated from sources not too friend- ly to French interests in this part of the Chinese Empire. It was quite recently stated in the Press, in the North and the report subsequently reproduced in the South thatll E. Liu Shao-nien, Governor of Kwangs province, bad sent a dispatch to the Waiwupu charging the French from Tonkin with promiscuously invading non-treaty towns in Kwangsfund establishing hougs and godowns in them, even song so far as to purchase se-

Lo learn that,

change. The actual number of troops in the frontier is not ascertainable. There are twenty camps, emntaining, it is said, some 10,000 men. The number of Foreign re sidents in and about Lungehow on the st December, 1901, was cleven in all-ten French and one British.

THE ORIENTAL TRADE.

No people are more alive to their interests in the immense possibilities of the develop ment of trade with China than are the Americans, who are making every effort to seize the tide at its flood when trade shall

resume its normal course as soon as the

unsettled condition of the country once

amitamener by extraneous conditions Hence following the Russia-Japan war. the views expressed by representatives of the mercamile community of the States resident in the East are always worth ting. An American, long resident in Japan, has written to the New York 7 a discussion of the requisites of

TELEGRAMS

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'

SERVICE,

THE STRANDED “ROON"

www

SALVAGE VESSEL DESPATCHED.

Shanghai, 19th May, The Norddeutscher Lloyd ss. Ron, which went ashore, on a rock off Kotsushima Island (as reported in our telegrant columns last evening is in a dangerous position. All the passengers and crew have been safely landed and taken to Moji. suflicient caretakers being left on board.

The Japanese salvage steamer and bene devamleb: "ZRE Hooa

Later.

The s.s. Roon is found to be in a more favourable position, and thei weather conditions are favourable. ILG.M.S. Hans (not the Japanese salvage: vessel) is assisting in towing her off the rocks. Further particulars

Lo-morrow.

The s.5 Renn is i steel twin-screw steamer of 8,133 registered tonnage, built in 1902, by C. Tecklenberg, at Bremen, for the Nord- deutscher Lloyd Steam Navigation Company, iler length is 4539 feel, breadth 55.8, and depth 36 feet, and she is registered in Bremen. The above telegram was kindly furnished a representative of the Hongkong Telegraph by Messrs. Melchers and Co-Ed., H.K.?.] ́

CHINESE IMPERIAL.

CUSTOMS..

MINISTERS DISSATISFIED WITHL CHINA'S ANSWER.

AWAITING A

REPLY TO BRITAIN'S PROTEST,

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

Shanghai, 21st May, 12.15 pm The Diplomatic Corps at Teking has held a conference to consider the probable effect of the appointment of Chinese officials to the ice of High Commissioners of Customs.

[According to a Canton despatch which was published recently, Viceroy Shum signed the rough draft of an agreement with Mr. J. O. P. Band, representing a finish syndi Cate, for the construction of the Kowloon Canton railway. The syndicate was to lend to China funds for the entire, construction of the line, said fan and interest thereon to be guar- anteed by the likin on salt in Kwangtung province, and so long as the loan was not re-paid the working and control of the line were to be in the hands of the syndicate. The details of the draft agreement were. sent to Peking for the approval of the Waiwap, who, it appears are,sability of accepting its terms as it stands. Ed., K.T|

not at one with the Viceroy as to the

KOWLOONA'ANTON

VICEROY SHUM'S AGREEMENT.

WAJWUPI'S OBJECTION:

ANGLO-RUSSIAN

RELATONS.

CHINESE APPREHENSION.

[From Our Own Correspondent.}

Shanghai, 24th May, 2.40 p.m.

A despatch from Peking announces that the conference of the English. and Russian Legations has arrived at a settlement on the question of the dominant authority in Central Asia.

It is apprehended by the Chinese Government that an Anglo-Russian agreement, with reference to Tibet, will speedily be arrived at.

An understanding between the two Governments relating to Mongolia and the New Dominion is also be- lieved to be approaching an early

conclusion..

+

Reuter telegram, of the 17th inst, to the A il crue), deleg upa believes that a statement, said to be substan tially true, has been made public in Berlin about a convention being about to be con- cluded between Great Britain and Russia.

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 22nd May, 2.30 pan. The agreement recently concluded between His Excellency Viceroy Shum and the representative of the British and Chinese Corporation has not found favour with the Waiwapu.

The specific objection of the Chi- nese Foreign Office is to the fourth Article of the Agreement.

FRANCE IN SOUTH CHINA.

WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM LIUCHOW.

CHINA'S QUID PRO QUO.

Fram Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 22nd May, '. 2.30 p.m.

It is announced that France has cone to an understanding with China with regard to her garrison in South China

She agrees to withdraw her troops from Liuchow conditionally.

French troops will be withdrawn

The convention is reparted to be the means for settling outstanding difficulties between the two Powers in l'ersia and Central Asia.-Ed., HI.K. T.)

THE CONTROL OF THE CUSTOMS.

CHINA ASSERTIVE.

CANNOT HELD INTERFERENCE.

[From Our Own Correspondent] "

Shanghai, 25th May,

2.45 p.m..

A most important announcement, has been made by the Chinese Gov- ernment in reference to the appoint- ment of the High Commissioners to the Imperial Maritime Customs,

It announces that the appoint- ment lies within the sovereign rights of the State. ·

excellent.'

The policing of both sides of the borders between Tonkin and China goes on in the most friendly condi tions by Chinese forces on one side

and Franco-Annamites on the other,

Besides our military territories on our side of the frontier have recently been transferred to the Civil Ad- ministration.

(Signed), BEAU.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

DISCHARGED WITH A CAUTION.

24th inst,

The report, which was circulated in the city yesterday to the effect that a Chinaman- one of the crew of the C. P. R. Company's steamer Empress of China-had committed suicide on board that vessel yesterday after- noon, was to some extent highly exaggerated. On inquiries being made this morning we learn that a Chinaman attempted suicide on board that vessel yesterday, but that he was not a member of the crew. This Chinaman, whose name is Chu Muk Lung, was formerly a haw ker in Vancouver, and when the vessel left that port for the Far East, he boarded her as a steerage passenger, homeward bound. Every: thing went well until near Japan when it was found that the hawker was

a .most

quarrelsome passenger, trying to make trouble

whenever he had a chance, nad his actions on the vessel were very peculiar. The doctor

summoued, after he had been informed of some said rf his tricks, and examined the man. It is

the Empress of Chine had the hawker

that as a result of the examination the man was pronounced insane. He was promptly placed to ze that nothing rash was done. On the arrival of the steamer in Hongkong the man was released, and went to the steerage part of the ship, with the intention of packing his gear. The master at arms- James Gardiner who was on duty tear by, suddenly heard a noise and on investigating saw Chu Muk Lung, attempting to cut his throat with a razor. Assistance was called, the man was overpowered, and, when custody. he police arrived, he was given in

under lock and key, and guard kept over him

lie alleged insane man did not succeed in culling his throat deep enough to necessitate his transportation to hospital, so be is now in a cell at the Tsim-tra-tsui Police Station, with a guard near at band, and he will be placed before a Magistrate to-morrow morning

25th inst.

Chu Muk Lung, a hawker, who arrived on board the Empress of China from Vancouver, recently, was charged with attempting to com mit suicide on board that vessel in the barbour. The particulars of the care were reported in last night's issue of this paper,

On being naked why he wanted to kill him self, defendant laughed, and passing his finger across his throat, said that he was only doing that with the razor:

Two Chinamen, who came across with de- fendant, said his mind was unhinged, and un. dertook to take care of the accused, and sco kim lodged in the Tung Wa Hospital.

His Worship discharged the accused with a caution.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER.

PRISONER ON TRIAL.

25th inst,

manslaughter of a farmer named Chan Yeung

ast

Li Sang, a farmer, was brought up on re mand this afternoon, at the Police Court, be- The Emperor asserts that His Ma. Jore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, charged with the jesty cannot listen to any interferat So Kun Wat, in the New Territory, in April ence in the exercise of his rightful privileges, as such interference con. flicts with the prerogative of an in-Johnson, Stokes and Master, prosecuted, and Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker dependent Sovereign.

and Deacon, defended. Sergeant Kerr watch- ed the case on behalf of the police.

The defendant pleaded "not guilty." Mr. R. F. C. Master, in the firm of Messrs.

We are pleased to be able to give pro minence to the official denial, which reaches us through the courtesy of M. Lichert, Consul for France in. Hongkang, of the accuracy of the repon emacating from Pek- ing on the subject of the alleged understand-Oriental trade. He repeats with the au ing for the withdrawal of French troops thority of long experience what an American journal says it has often tried to impress upon their merchants and manufacturers. If their trade is to go farther than four cotton and petroleum, they must study the demands of the Oriental market and meet them in their manner of manufacturing and packing. The writer of the letter says it is a matter of personal knowledge with him that Americans, when told that goods of a certain grade, packed in a special manner, are re quired for the Asiatic market, have answered: We do not pack that way. If buyers want uur goods they must take them as we prepare han." When told that they should tarn the language of the market they seek, the answer is! "Let them learn English. Ve have no time to earn their "language." These observations have called forth; some pertinent comments of a prominent paper in the Pacific coast. The Call remarks, the English and Germans learn enough Chinese and Japanese for the purposes of trade. Therefore the American insurance compares and commercial houses in China and Japan are managed by other than Americans, by Europeans who speak the language of the country. To this there is pue notable ex- cretly land from private individuals without reption. The Standard Oil Company, in its the authorisation of the local officials, all of Asiatic operations, makes a specialty of em which were in violation of the Chinese ploying Americans who speak the language treaties with France. the Waiwupu, it was stated, to lodge a strong is said that at present the only chance Government to the joint protest pre-from Liuchow to Kweilin.

The Governor asked of the market with which it is dealing clusion that the reply of the Chinese if China allows her, as a quid pro quo, the right to construct a railway protest with the French Government and for commercial employment 113 the stated that he himself intended to address East, for the few Americans who are sented by Great Britain and the the French Consul in Kweilin, the provincial studying Chinese and Japanese in Ameri- United States is unsatisfactory. capital; at the same time he suggests to the can colleges, is with that company. Even It has been decided that before Waiwupu that some arrangement should be then the students of Japanese, when they further steps should be taken in the come to with the French Government by arrive, find it necessary, in many cases, to which a limit must be set to the number of make up for errors in the college instruction.matter the Diplomatic Body will French troops, quartered at present in the "In teaching both Chinese and Japanese in await the reply to the second and treaty port of Lungehow, near the Kwangsi- our colleges," our contemporary states, "the stronger protest which was lodged Tonkin borders. These troops, by the iterary language alone is deemed worth at by Great Britain. way, the report proceeded to state, were tention. In Japanese the colloquial language

Last Monday, we published a telegram from introduced into Kwangsi when the recent is scrupulously avoided and the students are

our representative in Shanghai stating that the insurrection in that province was at its taught Sinico-Japanese, which is of no use British and American Ministers at Peking had height, two years ago, on the plea that they in trade, for it is the literary language, for presented a vigorous protest against the ap were necessary for the protection of French sermons, lectures and addresses and textpointment of Chinese officials to be High Com trade in that port of Kwangsi, although a bri- composition. The substructure of Japanese missioners of the imperial Maritime Customs gade of disciplined troops from Hupch had and Chinese is the colloquial tongue, the

It was contended that such appointments would been sent to Lungchow for that very purpose.language of common intercourse and trade, deprive Sir Robert Hart of the powers which were conferred on him, and would lead to un- This and others are the specimen of the tales The literary language is the superstructure, certainty and loss of prestige. At the same which are decidedly inimical to France in Our college chairs of Oriental languages time it was reported that the French and South China. Ever watchful of the best in- should teach the practical, colloquial | German Ministers seemed to be indifferent pre terests of his country, M. Liebert, faithful Lo, tongue first, and thoroughly; then the way or the other. Evidently, the apathy of the his charge, cabled the substance of the student may go further if he need or foreign diplomatists at Peking has changed to Shanghai message, of the 22nd inst., to the choose to do so. When students who an active interest in the dominating power of Governor-General at Hanoi. The categor- have no knowledge of the colloquial tongue dered at, considering that the personnel of the Imperial Customs, which is not to be won-

Singapore, 25th May, cal reply from M. Heau, which we have the

4,05 p.m. go out to the East, they find the literary services comprises all nationalities. In reponte privilege of reproducing textually in dur language of no, or little, assistance in ac- to the British-American protest, the Chinese

Notwithstanding the contradiction caused by a fractured skull, telegram columns, is an emphatic denial of quiring the colloquial, which alone they can Government issued an explanation to the effect the allegations which we are glad to be the use in trade and business. It seems strange that the Commissioners had been appointed The British protest regarding the in the House of Commons, it is cer- medium of stating have to foundation that after so many years of contact with the simply with the view of preventing complica appointment of Commissioners to tain that Gormans have acquired a in fact. The consular representative for Orient we find ourselves, so little prepared Hart's retirement. That did not satisfy the the Customs has been presented.

Brising in the possible event of Sir Robert

lease if the port of Pulo Imatte France in Hongkong asserted, in an with the means of getting the frade we British Minister who presented another protest,

It is intended that the port should be used as a naval station,

the

The conference arrived at the cou-

Cons

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO LONDON.

BARON KOMURA 'APPOINTED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 22nd May.

2.30 p.m. 1

JAPAN AND MANCHORIA.

INDIFFERENT AS TO HER PREFERENCES.

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Shanghai, 25th May, 2.45 p.m.

Mr. Master said that before proceeding with the case he would ask his Worship to reduce the charge from that of murder to one of man- slaughter.

In outlining the case, Mr. Masier said that the deceased and the defendant lived in the village of So Kun.Wat, in the Fing Shan dis- trict, New Territory. Both men belonged to different clans. On April 15th there was a dis. pute in the village. It appears that the women from the Chan c'an went and cut grass on a hill near the property the Li clan. A few of the Li clan went up to the women, and man there, demanded that he

A Peking despatch published to-seeing a

should pay a fine of 2,000 cash for col- day leads to the belief that Japan ting the grass. The head man refused to the penalty. The relusal caused a quarrel, In succession to Baron Hayashi. does not intend to avail herself of any pay day or two later a fight took place be- preferences she might be entitled to tween bab clans outside a temple. The de claim with reference to privileges in fendant, who took part in the fight, was seen

the Japanese Government have a pointed Baron Komura Japaneso Ambassador to London.

EMPEROR INTERVENES. IMPOSSIBLE CUSTOMS CON- DITIONS.

[From Our Own Corrèspondent.)

Shanghai, 23rd May, 12.35 p.m.

All the Ministers are at one with

interview with a representative of this ought to have. If our commerce is to be to which no reply has yet been received.-ED the British representative, journal, that the conduct of political affairs confined to flour and raw textile fiber, its ¦ #.K.Z.]

Manchuria.

LEASE OF PULO LAUT.

"TIMES'S" REPORT AFFIRMED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

and a

to strike the deceased on the bead with a bamboo pole. The report of the fight was made at Ping Shan Police Station and it re sulted in three men-including the deceased- being arrested. They wore taken before Mr. G. N. Orme, New Territory magistrate, and fined fifty cents each, for fighting. The de fendantescaped. Fifteen days later a report was again made at the station to the effect that the defendant had returned. The police forthwith arrested him, and heard later that the deceased had died on May 3rd. The cause of de ceased's death was due to abscess on the brairi

Evidenca was heard, and the case remanded.

THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com pany's total output of the Company's thrée mines for the week ending 5th May amounted to 22,021.93 tour, and the sales during the perlod to 18,816.78 1923,

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