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A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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SCOTCH

WHISKIES. GREAT REDUCTION

IN

PRICES.

From this date the prices of our popular brands of SCOTCH WHISKIES will be as auder --

Per Case of a doze

A. THORNES BLEND B. GLENORCHY BLEND (A ̧

Pine Soda Whisky)

C. ABER}OUR GLENLIVET (A

Fine Peaty Flavoured Whisky)

D. H.K.D. BLEND) of the Finest .Old Malt Scotch Whiskies

E. BLEND.

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$11.00

11.40

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 8, 1906.

NOTICR Alt communication intended for publication in "1. BONGKONG TELEGRAPH" should te addressed to The Editor, 1, Ice House Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Address,

Ordinary buns comandulations should be mildrosed

to The Mas gut,

The Editor will not nuderiske ta bo respourible for any rajected MB, nor to return any Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE). DAILY-300 por e-num. WEEKLY-118 per munden. The rates per quarter and per, ifrason, proportional, The daily us is delivered fren when the address in Accelble to momengor. Da coplos mont by paIE additional $1.80 per quarter, a charge for stage. The postage on the weekly isine to my part of the

world is 80 cents per quarter. Single Coples Dxity, ten cents: Weekly, wauty.

firo cent 1.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THERE is a marked decrease in the 'number of plague cases to-day. There were only four cases reported during the twenty-four hours ended at noon. One of the patients is under

treatment.

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WE are requested to state that a special "Press" exhibition of the Britt-Nelson fight pictures will be given at the City Hall, at 9 pm, to sight, to which representatives of the Press only are invited.

Misaks. E. S. Kaduoric and Company inform us that they are in receipt of telegraphic advices that the Oriental Consolidated Gold Mining Co., Ltd., have declared an interim dividend

The Hongkong Gelegraph of fifty cents gold per share.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUàr 8, 190li.

AN UNPROMISING FINANCIAL

OUTLOOK.

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SAILOR'S MARVELLOUS ESCAPE:

EXCURSIONS 70 MACKO

HEUNGSHAN ON THE RUN. SAVED BY THE TELEPHONE WIRES.

There must surely be very low residents in Not for some ilme past have we heard of n

this Colony who have not very pleasurable man being so near death's door and yet escapa through what must be regarded as a miracul- recollections of the delightful, and health ous circumstance, However, this happened giving, trips to Macao, which they were en-" to an engine room artificer from H.MS. abled to take, any week-end they chose, through the enterprise of the Hongkong, Canion and Diadem, whose life was saved yesterday mom-

Macao Steamboat Co., Ld., during the bot ing by some telephone wires, and he is now being treated in the Royal Naval Hospital for months of last year, when to get just outside of a few braises sustained in his dangerous fall, the harbour limits even, provided the sea was On the night of the 6th instant the artificerin propitious mood, calm, not choppy, was in went to the Royal Naval Conteon and engaged itself a pleasure, and a recuperation, and who, a bed for the night. He was accommodated "the next day," were ready to acknowledge the with a bed on the top floor of this building, benefit they had derived from that short "venture across the briny," Thus it cannot facing the harbour. What happened after.

know that frum Sunday next, the 10th wards, it was impossible to say then, but Mr. | but be a matter of satisfaction to them to Dyer, the manager of the Canteen, was sum- muned early on the following morning and on inst., a vastly improved service is to com. going into the street found the artificer lying in chance, by way of resumption of and improve. ment upon, last year's service. That magai the side-channel. He had a few bruises on the hip and on his toes, but none of a serious char: ficent boat, the Heungshaw well-known to holi. acter and he was afterwards removed to the day-makers, has lately been thoroughly over Royal Naval Hospital. It appeared that dar- hauled, and installed with electric light, prac- ing the morning the artificer, finding the room tically from stem to stern, the plant for which has been supplied by Messrs. Wilks and Jack, close, must have gone to the verandah and sat on the ledge of the balcony. He must have who have had the work is hand, and are now. either fallen asicep in that position, or lost his completing the finishing details. The cabin balance, and fel from the top of the building to and saloon accommodation also has been put in such condition as to leave nothing to be desired in the way of furnishing and accommo dation, for the comfort of passengers. Ose. aim of the company, which should popularise this steamer for these trips, is the intention of the company to entirely prevent any rowdyism, so that no ons need feel the slightest hesitation in taking his wife and children with him on the

A STREET Coolie this morning had to answer a charge of stealing twb sides of bacon nad one ham from a stall in the Central Market. Mr. F. A. Hazeland sentenced the coolte to three weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks, and ultimately to be deported. The Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne's career SERGEANT Lee, of No. 2 Police Station, in the Legislative Council is inaugurated placed aight men befere Mr. F. A. Hazeland, under the happiest auspices. The questions at the Police Court to-day, charged with keep he submitted to Government on seconding a common gaming house at 58, Praya occasion he had the honour of taking his East, and gambling on the premises, fast night, The two lenders were fined $75 each, and the seal at the Council board, if not of an

remainder 35 each. urgent or of a momentous character, gave his Excellency the Governor the opportunity of letting the community into the confidence of the Government as to the probable Budget the public may be led to expect after the Pay. The paper only says that it shall be wined, and as there are no bones broken, his trip.

summer recess.

"But you cannot sue on this paper," remarked his Honour the Puisne Judge, in the Bummáry Court this morning; "there is no promise to optional for the plaintiff to demand payment of a certain sum of money at one time. "Then I will ask your Lordship to allow me to amend the writ," replied plaintiff's solicitor. "Yes," rejoined his Honour, "you had better amend it."

the street below. Henlighted on some telephone wires, which broke his fall, and subsequently rolled to the ground, where he was picked up From the verandah of the Canteen, out of which the artificer fell, to the ground below, is a forty-six feet drop.

On arrival at the hospital the man was al tended to immediately for the bruises he sus

case is not serious and he will be able to leave the hospital in a few days.

ALLEGED WHOLESALE

KIDNAPPING.

TELEGRAM.

"HONGKONG' TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE.

THE HUANGPU CONSERVANCY

WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.

AGREEMENT SIGNED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 8th June,

11.30 a.m.

The agreement between the Chin- ese Commissioners, appointed to the Huangpu Conservancy Board, and M. de Rijke, engineer-in-chief, tó curry out the scheme, has been signed.

'The contract was executed on Thursday last.

· CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondenza In this column,)

PUBLIC MEETINGS..

If not positively pessimistic in their character, the explanatory remarks of Sir Matthew Nathan-supplementary to the answer from the Director of Public Works as to the impracticability of the inclu- sion of desirable public works in the program me for next year-induce a gloomy outlook 12.5 of the Colonial finances for the coming year. Such a conclusion we had anticipated in our criticisms last week, suggested by, the translation thereof, be accepted pending his in the dock to answer a charge of fighting in will reach Macao at noon, or very shortly after, and honestly; justice is on our side; yet can'

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£4.00

15.00 The above prices are strictly wet. The discount of five per cent. previously allowed on our Whiskies ceases from this date.

IN.a čase before his Honour Mr. A, G. Wise, Puisne Judge, this morning, in Summary Juris diction, a solicitor for a plaintiff, suing on a promissory note, asked that the uncertified obtaining a certified translation, to which his Honour replied: "I will allow it in this in- stance, but I really must ask you, gentlemen, to remember that it is the rule that translations must be certified before the case in which they are to be filed comes into Court. There can

be no exception in future,

A STREET FIGHT.

This morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, five Chinamen, all looking as if they had been roughly handled, figured the public street, yesterday.

Mr. C. F. Dixon appear for two. of the defendants, your Worship, but I see only one of my clients here.

His Worship: Do you know what they are charged with?

Mr. Dixon: I have just been told, your Worship. I thought they were charged with a more serious offence.

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TO THE EDITOR or The “Horaxonu Takuḍrara)," "SIR,-How the old order of things changeth, and how hard it is to have obe's old pet Another movement in the right direction theories and beliels shattered. I strolled into a friend's library the other day, and casually is that the steamers will leave at 9 am, thus picking up an Indian paper, my eye fell upon obviating the otherwise necessary hurry and the following excerpt from a Calcutta vernacu Scarry to get on board earlier departing vessels, lar paper, and it gave me pause"We de This should be specially appreciated in a

precate the holding of public meetings, and Colony like this where most of the public some of our contemporaties have objected to, entertainments take place on Saturday nights, this proposal. Let us honestly consider the thus making "that extra hour" more then

situation. We have held political meetings by welcome to those who attend them-either for

hundreds and thousands, which have been pleasure or on business intent. But even leaving attended by thousands and tens of thousands. at ga.m. it is calculated that the leungskan We have put our case strongly, intelligently thus giving trippers plenty of time to see what any one say that we have ever gained anything" there is to be seen, before, rejoicing her at 4 by holding these meetings? Have we been p.m. for the return trip to Hongkong, where it

able to move one muscle of the Government? is scheduled she will arrive at 7 pm. in time on the other hand, we have lost much. When

take the ricksha to for ferry, tram,

we gain nothing by holding public meetings, excursionists homa well before dinner time.it is dissipation of energy to hold them. By For the convenience of those preferring to holding them and delivering speeches, we lose remain on board at Macao for lunch arrange that vital energy which is necessary to causa ments are being completed with the proprietors our growth, and which we should conserve and store up and not dissipate. By holding public meetings we often humiliate ourselves before the world, and lose our self-respect by whining. Wo also betray our utter helplessness and impotence by holding out idle threats. We allow ourscives to be seen through and through after political meetings should be devoted to solid work. What there solid works are have now and then been pointed out by us. But wo shall revert to the subject again." It would possibly be. interesting, not to say instructive, to hear what further the intelligent writer can possibly have to say on the subject when he "reverts to it again."

Dr

publication of the official financial returns of the Colony for the first quarter of the current year. Sir Matthew made public his slate ment yesterday afterpon that "it can fairly be assumed that land sales, unless there is a great improvement in trade, will not amount this year or next lò a sum of $400,000, which appears in the Estimates for the current year,"

Previously to this announcement A. S. WATSON & CO..we remarked on Monday fast, in connection with. the Colony's financial prospects, that "it is very improbable from the results thus fat attained that, the financial operations of the Government for the current year will portion of one iasane to every 260 of the $3 cach, Do you plead guilty on behalf of and on arriving at Macao, prefer to remain on your opponents. The energy that we watte

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 17th May, 1906.

show any credit balance at the end of De

DR. Ramsay Maler in the Australian Review of Reviews: "The great prevalence of insanity, and its undoubted increase all over the civi lised world, make it a momentous question in modera civilisation. In our sparsely peopled Cominonwealth there are in round numbers 15,000 mentally deranged persons, or a pro- population. Yet I know of no question of equal importance that receives so little attes

13 cember.. The largest deficit will undoubted-tion from the general public in Australia to-

ly be shown by the estimate framed for land day as does the question of insanity," sales which, in the present condition of the

POST - CARD property market, may fall far short of the

COMPETITION.

forecast for the year. Our remarks are more than justified by the statement since made by the President of the Council. We were then considering but one head in the To all purchasers at revenue estimates; an item, by the way, our Establishment of $1which all true economists deprecate regard and upwards

ing as a source of revenue, inasmuch as

WHEN a case for recovery of $251.40 for *goods sold and delivered by one Chinese firm to another was called on in the Summary Court this morning, before his Honour the Puisne Judge, the solicitor for the plaintiff said that $10 had been paid to him on account and he

Detective Watt: Yes, your Worship The first defendant, as soon as this case is ever, will be re-arrested and charged with kidnapping a few hundred men and bringing them into the Colony, presumably for the purposes of emi- gration. All the defendants were lighting over the kidnapping business, your Worship.

His Worship: Iffe defendants plead guilty to the present charge they will only be fined your client ?

Mr. Dixon: Yes, your Worship, The defendants, all pleaded guilty and were fined $3 each.

Mr. Dixan's client was later on re-arrested and charged with kidnapping.

Mr. Dixon: What about bail, your Worship? His Worship: What sum can you put up? Mr. Dixon: Two hundred dollars. His Worship Does that suit the police?. Detective Wait: It is a serious case, your Worship.

The case was remanded until Wednesday

next, bail to be fixed by the police.

of Cafe Weismann to cater for the wants of the travellers on board, so that they may obtain refreshments at any hour on board. This should prove an immense booo to those who, knowing Macao by heart, merely take the trip for the sake of the "blow on the ocean,"

board and having their meals there, elect to await the return trip to Hongkong. For these trips arrangements ale being made for the pre- sence of a band, which will enliven things considerably, if they are but happy in their selections. But there is another feature of these week-end trips which is worthy of note. The company, realizing that it may go against the religious scruples of sonte would-be holiday-makers, to take this trip on Sundays, are arranging for Saturday trips, so that the whole afternoon and evening As may be spent out on the open sea. at present considered it is proposed to despatch: the steamer at 2 pm on Saturday's, doing the eugers at 10 p.m. This should form a very pleasant means of gelling an ooting for those who are unable to be away from the Colony on the Sunday. For the greater convenience of excursionists arrangements have been made for the Hrungthan, on her return trip, to meor alongside the Douglas wharf, which is more convenient, being more central, for Kowloon; Peak, and Eastem districts residents, an in-

between | Crown land must be looked upon in the najudgment for $251.40.with costs; after givid play the following programme of music, round trip in time to return and land the pass quote ona single instance, an Kistance which

understood defendant's solicitor was instructed well, judgment for $151.40 and costs, Plaintiff's to consent to, judgment. His Honour: Very solicitor: I would ask your. Lordship to give credit for the $100. His Honour: Ok, I see, ture of an asset whose proceeds by. sale. should be credited to a special fund and deyou want to get over the $100 limit. When voted to special purposes in its disbursements was the Sto paid?-A few days after the issue rather than merge it in the general revenues of the writ. Hix flonour: That won't do. I of the Colony. When reviewing the financial can only give you judgment for the amount

admitted to be due now, $151-40, and costs.

Competi-statements in our previous article the opium

June 1st and June 25th will be given a Coupon entitling them to enter the following tion. The largest num- ber, o. English words that can be made from

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farm did not come within the, purview of Anour two hundred Chinunen, natives of

our notice. Attention was directed thereto Amoy, Pakhoi and Swatow, who were alleged in the Governor's remarks at yesterday's to have been "kidnapped" and brought to Council meeting. In Singapore the Farmer Hongkong for the purposes of emigration- was compelled to resort to an appeal to the particulars of which is reported in another Government for a substantial concession in column-crowded the compound outside the charge-room of the Central Police Station, to a reduction on the allotment price of the day. As the supposed leader of the kidnap monopoly. Here in Hongkong, the amount ping" gang is under arrest, these men are fetched for the exclusive privilegain hand-being examined by the police and the Registr ling the drug bears a certain relafton to General, after which they will be returned to that obtained in the Straits. Hence it may their homes. We understand that the majority be assumed that for the monopoly which of these men are unemployed and some are live by kidnapping, send scouts, into the coun som than that paid by the present farmers

try and tell the men that if they come to long will be tendered. Furthermore, if the figure ong work will be obtained for them at the rate Colony they are either sent to the Straits Set- tlements, or sold. In this instance, we are in

Champagne $56.50 has been officially advertised a much less farmers in the coast ports. A party of men, who

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3rd Prize:

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1 Case Macin-

tosh Whisky 10.00

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By kind permission of Lieut-Col. A. G. Filton, P.S.O., and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Batt, "The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Regt.), during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel, on Saturday, 9th inst.:-

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God Save the King.

A FEW days ago we mentioned that a blindnovation which should be appreciated, for who laden truck' in Connaught Road Central. One ricksha ide to ferry or Peak tram under last boy was knocked down and ranover by a heavily does not remember the weariness of a lodg of the coulies, who had charge of the trick, was year's arrangements, at an hour when they were drooping for their beds, after their long arrested, but owing to the lad's condition the case had to be adjourned until his discharge day's outing.

The company has also on foot a, scheme from hospital. Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court to-day, the coolie, who was with whereby arrangements may be made to run the truck, was brought up on remand, charged these excursions whenever a holiday falls upon with carelessly driving it along the public street, a Monday, so that trippers may have the full The blind boy, who was this morning disadvantage of the change from Saturday to charged from hospital, appeared in Court with Monday, travelling back and forth by the both, hands in bandages, one of his fingers same steamer. having been amputated. The charge was proved, and his Worship fined the reckless

The company has gone to considerable ex- pense in filling up the fleungthan for these

I was always of the opinion that public meet- ings to consider vexed questions of the day, which closely concerned the public interests, was the one and only proper method by which to carry out the ancient precept nudi populi vocem, I have personally assisted at several public meetings, without experiencing any dissipation of vital energy, nor any "loss of self-respect, and i can say we have gained something" by holding those meetings. To may also be known to, and remembered by, others in the Colony, When Lord Ripon was Viceroy of India, in 1883, he endea voured to enact as ordinance (known vulgarly as the "Black Act) whereby power was to be given to the native magistrates, the "semi-ci. vilized; treacherous, greasy, dleagenous lien- galee Babeo," as he was universally dubbed, to have white men placed before them for trial and, if necessary, punishment. As soon as this project became known, a wave of indignation and public indignation meetings were held in all the towns, large and small, and the re- solutions of protest then passed against such a surged over the length and breadth of India,

scandalous enactment, were forwarded to the Viceroy, with the trite announcement that, un- less satisfaction was had, the matter would beyond him. Now, did we do any good by those public meetings? Only thus much; that a proviso was added to the Bill (officially dub. bed the "Ilbert Bill," after the same of the in- ed that a European shall in all cases have troducer, Lord Ripon's cat's paw) which provid. the right to demand to be tried by a European, and such demand shall in all cases bo acceded to"; which practically annulled the whole force of the D, for never would a European forego his right, under that proviso. Thus are public

VOX POPULI.

given of the exodus of the Chinese popula. Į of $15 per month. When they arrive in the coolic $10. On the boy leaving the Court the trips, their theory being that if they wish to meetings useful indeed-Yours, elc, _:..

formed that nearly all the boarding-houses in

the Colony were full, and hearing of this and from information received, the police made the arrest and rescued the men,

owner of the truck presented him with Saa as

cater for the European patronage in their busi

compensation. This, we might say, was doneness they must be prepared to give a guid, of his own choice, as the Court did not suggest progus. That they intend to do this would return first-class trip to Macho, on Sunday by any compensation to the lad. Inspector War appear manifest when it is mentioned that the nock prosecuted.

the s.s. Heungthai is £3 only.

SOME days ago an extensive opium raid was A TREMENDOUS noise, followed by some ex- made at Shau-ki-wan by Chief Excise Officer citement, was occasioned in Wellington Street Haggart and a. party of excise officers and yesterday afternoon, when a Chinaman came constables. They raided house No. 26, Ha Kung bounding down a staircase and rolled on to the Nam, seized 169 taels of raw opium and 12 side-walk. He was picked up and it was statis of opium dross; and arrested two women. certained that he had broken his left hand in In a corner of the house was found a second rolling down the staircase. He was sent to hos- table, in which was discovered over $1,000 in pilal and his assailant arrested. This morning, subsidiary coins. Both women were charged at the Magistracy, a Chinaman was charged with being in possession of illicit opium, and with causing grievous bodily harm to the com. the case was adjourned until to-day. One thing

With such an opportunity as this for getting out of the Colony for the day, at such a cheap rate, there should be no excuse for the oft-heard complaint that, "I never know what to do with. myself on a Sunday !”

THAT'a confirmed habit of purposeless lying, when present in an adult, is a true disease is assected in American Medicine (Philadelphia), by Dr. Alfred Gordon, of Jefferson Medical College. "A pathologic tendency for exaggera

Hongkong, 8th June.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE Indian (Lightning) 10th inst. French (7aurane) 11th inst Canadian (Empress of India) 12th inst. Indian (Sutrang) 18th inst.

1,

The Harber Line 8. Saint George sailed New York on 3rd inst.

The s.a. Indrani left Singapore on 7th inst.,

s.s. from New York The Barber, Line 6.5. Lothia The Mogul Line ... Ghases sailed from left Singapore on 6th inst., for Hongkong.

The Mogul Line s.s. Marduy sailed from Liverpool on 31st ult, for China and Japan. Singapore yesterday and may be expected here on 12th inst.

tion from the Colony, stated at 50,000, is cor- rect, there is all the more reason to expect that the Opium Farm will be tendered for at a much more reduced rate. Similarly, assuming the figures of the exodus not to have been exaggerated there should be, if there are not actually, a larger number of vacant tenements in and out of the city, with a consequent diminution in the collections on assessments. These are the important sources of revenue which cannot be ad equately made for under other heads which at present do not give promise of any mater. lal elasticity. In the past for special public works the Colony has had recourse to loans. The most recent attempt on the part of plainant. The complainant is a tailor keeping which was peculiarin this case was the ingenious tion, for telling untruths, for inventing impossi- Prizes will be dis- the local Government to negotiate the shop at No. 55, Wollington Street. The defend-way in which the opium, was hidden. A special ble events, may be present in an adult as well The C. P. R. Calz s.s. Monteagle left Van-

notant was bis joki. Yesterday afternoon, it was table, containing a false surface was made, and as in a child. In both cases it can be consider tributed the 30th June £2,000,000 sterling loan. does

as a maiter of fact, reflect to the stated, defendant asked complainant for a loan in the secret compartment was stored the drug ed as a stigma of mental degeneration." when all cards may be advantage of the Colony's credit in of some mosty. Complainant refused, saying Mr. F. B. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker Persons who show symptoms such as these the London market. But nearer home-if that defendant was given two coats to repair and Deacon, appeared for the prosecution, and should be locked upon with suspicion, and only red-tapeism can be successfully over few days ago and up to yesterday the garments Mr. Otto Kong Sing defended. Evidenco was placed in the hands of medical experts. "It inspected at our office.'

come-our Bankers will eagerly advance the

were not ready for delivery. This caused a beard, and the false table brought into Court is true that public opinion is not yet. prepared Government any reasonable amount which it may require, and whose burden it is only but quarrel, and a scufile ensued, in which defend for inspection. The prosecution said that de to consider as mentally diseased individuals fair posterity should be called upon to share, ant was alleged to have picked complaibant fendants supplied the whole of Shau-ki-woo who are capable of combining various forms of and more so, with the present generation. up and throw him down the stairs, causing the with opium, Mr. Hazeland imposed a fine of perversion with intellectual resourcefulness, A local loan, as has been often reiterated in damage already mentioned. At this stage, a 51,000 on the first defendant on the charge of but alienists should unceasingly. continue to these columns, has the greater advantage in letter was received by his Worship from a having raw opium in her possession, and $yo work against soch misconceptions, and in the that it is in the currency of the Colony from solicitor, who was interested in the case, asking for the cross opium. The second defendant name of justice correct legal errors when which all the vagaries and uncertainties of for a postponement. His Worship remanded was ordered to be discharged "The fines were responsibility is recognised in individuals who

paid forthwith,

are not responsible for their crimes." the case unill the 17th instan£. Bail $150. (36 exchange will be removed.

only.

UASH LESS, 10/ CREDITI LESSĮ 6., GREGOR & CO., WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, 19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkong a9th May, 1906,

couver a.m., co 5th inst, for Hongkong via the The Apcar Co.'s s.s. Lightning from Cal. usual Ports of Call...

The N. Y. K. Bombay. Line a Bombay cutta lef Singapore on 5th-inst, am, and may be expected here on toth lost.

Tho N. Y. K. American Line as. Shinano Maru lell Singapore for this port Direct, on 7th instand is expected here on 13th inst Afar left Kobe for this port via Moji and Shangbai on 7th inst, and is expected here on 16th inst

The C. P. R. Co's as, Empress of India arrived at Nagasaki at 7.30 2m., on 26 inst

last, and leaves again at 4 p.m., same day, for Shang. hai, where she is due to arrive at 2 2.m., on gia