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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 9 1906.

Works as to the impracticability of the Incluto, the value of Hk. Tis. 130,000 was im sion of desirable public works in the program me for next year-Induce a gloomy outlook of the Colonial nuances for the coming year. Such a conclusion we had anticipated in our criticisms last week, suggested by the publication of the official financial returns of the Colony for the first quarter of the current year. Sir Matthew made public his state ment yesterday afternoon that it can fairly be assumed that land sales, unless there is a Rreat improvement in trade, will not amount this year or next to a sum of $400,000, which appears to the Estimates for the current

She further pledges that the ad- ministration of the affairs of the Ma- ritimo Customs shall remain un- changed at the same time as the power vested in the Inspector-Gone- ral (Sir Robert Hart) shall remain unaltered.

ALLEGED. WHOLESALE,

KIDNAPPING;

A STREET FIGHT,

8th last.

HARBOUR OFFICE

AS A MARKET.

in the dock to answer a charge of fighting la Viceroy, with the trite announcement that, uning of some big and panitions, putting

This morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. F. A Hazeland, five Chiname, ad, gured as if they had been roughly handled, the public street, yesterday.

Mr. C. F. Dixon: I appear for two of the defendants, your Worship, but I sea only one. of my Worship: Do you know what they are

here. harged with?

Mr. Dixon: Ihave just been told, more serious offence.

Detective Watt Yes, your Worship. The first defendant, as soon at this case is over, 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 fighting over the kidunpping business your Worship.

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year." Previously to this announcement casti shop proprietors. Handy to use, clean THE KIANGSI REBELLION | Worship. I thought they were charge youred that a Europeau shall in all cases haveed, and when the Harbour Master's départ.

10 KILLED. 16 PRISONERS:

FOREIGN MISSIONS SAFE. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 4th June,

12.20 p.m.

ported, also copper coins (10-cash pieces) worth Hk. Tls, 106,000 from Hangchow Mint. Dollars equal in value to Hk. The 673,625 were shipped to Shanghai. Re- specting the new copper coinage a subject which has attracted widespread attention and been acrimoniously debated from every point of view, there is nothing to be [The 1891 Agrosment referred to in the fore added from the experience of Niugpo.going despatch is that whereby Chinese Bond The 10-cash pieces were introduced into

is ued between 1891 and 1898 were accepted by British capitalists on the security of the that port in the same manner as else.

Customs-Ed //, K.T] where, by an amicable arrangement between the provincial authorities and the numerous we remarked on Monday last, in connection to the touch, and of affective design, these with the Colony's financial prospects, that coins immediately sprung into favour, as #It is very improbable from the results thus marking an advance, welcome to everyone, on the questionable copper cash coinage far attained that the financial operations of the Government for the current year will which has done service for so many centurice. show any credit balance at the end of De But this reception, cordial as it was, WAS cember. The largest deficit will undoubted-destined to be forgotten quickly. Soon it ly be shown by the estimate framed for land became learnt by the populace in general, sales which, in the present condition of the and the exchange manipulators in particular, property market, may fall far short of the that there would be no limit to the output Our remarks are of the new coins and that all market would forecast for the year:" more than justified by the statement since soon be flooded with them. This, coupled made by the President of the Council. We with the fact that the important rise in the were then considering but. one head in the price of silver upset many calculations and revenue estimates; an item,, by the way,

put the white metal at a high premium, soon which all true economists deprecate regard swept away the early confidence and caused a severe fall in the value of the new coins. ing as a source of revenue, inasmuch as Crown land must be looked upon in the na Regarding the cotton milling industry the ture of an asset whose proceeds by sale report abserves that the business of the should be credited to a special fund and de. Tung Chi Yuan Cotton Mill was highly voted to special purposes in its disbursements prosperous. The mill worked steadily day and rather than merge it in the general revenues night throughout the year, the output reach of the Colony. When reviewing the financial ing 38,000 piculs, of which, however, only, a statements in our previous article the opium small portion passed through the Customs, Chinese company, with a capital of $600,000, is now in course of erection on the other side of the river, opposite the Settlement. The machinery has been selected in Eng. land by a Japanese engineer, and the technical staff will be composed of men of this nationality. Thus is ecco another in- stance of the inroads the Japanese are making into the industrial and commercial institutions of the Chinese.

The prompt action of the Chinese Government in despatching troops to Yungshan, in Kiangsi, on the out- break of the recent disturbance, has had the desired effect.

'I he rebellion has been suppressed. Ten of the rioters were killed in the conflict with the Government troops, who succeeded in capturing sixteen of the malcontents.

All the foreign missions are safe

been molested.

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His Worship: Ifthe defendants plead guilty to the present charge they will only be fined $3 each. Do you plead guilty on behalf of your client ?

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

51 each.

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

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

The case was remanded until Wednesday

next, bail to be fixed by the police.

Kaleo Haboo," as he wa universally dubbed, to have while men placed before them for trial and, if necessary, punishment. As soon as this project became known, aware of indignation of India, surged over the langth and breadth

In the British ́olonies'one sometimes bear's und public indignation meetings were held in

of strange adaptations of stranger structures all the towns, large and email, and the re solutions ol protest then, passed against such a for use as Government departmental offices, scandalous enactment, were forwarded to the but these more usually partake of the "nonex

altering the saree loss satisfaction was had, the matter would go by the erection of walls beyond him. Now did wo do

ABY good by in the requisite furaiture, and there you ares thors public meetings? Only thus much; that

collor, or the Lord High anybody else, for proviso was added to the Bill (officially dub ell have an office fit for the Lord High Chan- bed the "Ilbert Bill," after the name of the in that matter, Here in Hongkong, however, the troducer, Lord Ripon's cat's paw) which provid-old rate, if it can be called such, in to be revers the right to demand to be tried by a European, ment moves into its new homo now just near and such demand sha'l in all cases be accededing completion, on the Praya, and situated to the east of the Canton wharf, on the 1st prox. to which practically annulled the whole f ree of the Bill, for never would a European forego the offices vacated are to be altered and is

utilized ло

pork and

vegetable his right under that proviso. Thus are public future

market, as an annexe to the market crect- meetings useful indeed Yours, etc.,

VOX POPULI.

ed just opposite to

that building. and which is to be used for the sale of fish, meat, and general produce. The scheme at least has the merit of novelty, and as there does not appear to be any other particular aso to which to put the vacated building, perhaps & balter scheme could not have been devised. A marine. commander, in the Harbour Office the other day, remarked to a. representative of the Hongkong Telegraph, that the building would make an ideal seamen's hospital, but be had evidently not studied its environments, Bor, just across the way was to be used as a place apparently, was he aware that the new building for the sale and distribution of our dally sup plies of food, and no hospital is wanted any. where near it. Hoavon forfend),

Hongkong, 8th June.

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THE AMERICAN MEAT- SCANDALS.

AUSTRALIA'S POSITION.

A representative of the Telegraph waited this morning upon the Queensland Govern ment Commissioner concerning the recent revelations published as to the nature of the meat products canned in Chicago,

farm did not come within the purview of Another cotton mill, promoted by a rival and none of the missionaries have | MONEY-CHANGER IN TROUBLE. | carcases, also the faul state of the slaughter..

COURT ACCOMMODATION.

our notice. Attention was directed thereto in the Governor's remarks at yesterday's Council meeting. In Singapore the Farmer was compelled to resort to an appeal to Government for a substantial concession in a reduction on the allotment price of the monopoly. Here in Hongkong, the amount fetched for the exclusive privilege in hand- ling the drug bears a certain relation to that obtained in the Straits. Hence it may be assumed that for the monopoly which has been officially advertised a much less anm than that paid by the present farmers will be tendered. Furthermore, if the figure given of the exodus of the Chinese popula. The urgent need for larger accommodation flon from the Colony, stated at 50,000, is cor. in the Supreme Court was never, perhaps, rect, there is all the more reason to expect better exemplified than it was yesterday, when his Honour the Puisne Judge took his that the Oplum Farm will be tendered for at a much more reduced rale. Similarly, seat Lo dispose of the weekly general sum- assuming the figures of the exodes not to mary list. Every solicitor in the Colony. have been exaggerated there should be, if without exception, appeared to be engaged there are not actually, a larger number of on behalf of one or other of the numerous vacant tenements in and out of the city, with litigants, with the result that, not being able a consequent diminution in the collections to and places at the table provided for them, on assessments. These are the important they were forced to occupy the Press table, sources of revenue which cannot be ad- funoccupied by the memliers of the Press at equately made for under other heads which the time) the jury box, and the witness's at present do not give promise of any mater seats, while the over flow had to stand about ial elasticity. In the past for special public the body of the Court-room, until their turn works the Colony has had recourse to loans, came to be heard, after which they Im- And yet The most recent attempt on the part of mediately quitted the Court. the local Government to negotiate the withal, there is a good deal of room wasted does not, by the big and quite unnecessary spaces £3,000,000 sterling loan as matter of fact, reflect to the reserved and enclosed for spectatore, which, even, when most interesting and important advantage of the Colony's credit the London market. Hut nearer home-if cases are being heard, are never more than only, red-tapeism can be successfully over-half occupied, at most, in either Court.. The come-our Bankers will eagerly advance the removal of some of the front seats and the Government any reasonable amount which it accommodation of another table, would may require, and whose burden it is only but surely be appreciated by, the legal fraternity, fair posterity should be called upon to share, and there is no good reason why it should and more so, with the present generation. not be provided. A local loan, as has been often reiterated In there columns, has the greater advantage in that it is in the currency, of the Colony from which all the vagaries and uncertainties of exchange will be removed,

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NINGPO IN 1905

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"THE SURPRISK OF HIS LIFE"

A correspondent writes to tell us that he got the surprise of his life on Thursday last, which he has not got over yet. High ex- change and high prices have jogged along hand in hand so long that he, probably like everybody else, had quite given up all hope of better things. to come. However, on Thursday he went to make his usual weekly purchases of supplies from the compradore he has long dealt with, and upon obtaining his parcels, he put down on the counter the exact amount he had been paying all along. when to his astonishment the "man behind the counter" handed him back 10% of his money, with the laconic ramark, "can sell- now little more cheap." The man had never been asked for any rate, nor was any re duction in prices even hinted at to him, at any time by our correspondent, which made the incident all the more astonishing, "I hold no brief for the compradore, and moreover, as he would, no doubt, be averse to the possible mobbing that might follow, both from too eager purchasers and irato rivals in the business, I abatain from mentioning his name, or giving his address," concludes our correspondent. We may add that the exam. plo of the compradore in question might well be emulated by traders in a more general way in the Colony, to the benefit of their patrons and without anfair disadvantage to themselves.

TELEGRAMS..

Contrasted with the report on the trade of Shanghai for 1905, the record presented by Commissioner Lenox Simpson for the dis- trict within his jurisdiction, viz., Ningpo, Whereas bears unfavourable comparison. in the case of the more southern port à ‚“record” was established for last year the trade of Ningpo for the same period shows a decline in the collection to the extent of nearly Hk. Tis. 22,000, which is compensated to a slight extent by an in- crease in the import duties of Hk. Th. 6,000. Coast trade duties and tonnage and transit dues all exhibit small decreases; but the real deficit is in opium, the duty and Jikin combined showing a shrinkage of no less than Hk., Tls.. 44,000. The total revenue collection was Hk. Tla. 613,877. Mr. Simpson writes:-"The spring and Autuma crops in and around the district were reported to have been good. The rice Harvest was above the average, and pricca were on a reasonable level throughout the twelvemonth, much to the satisfaction of the poorer classes. The supply of pingeucy teas was exceptionally short, owing to the .excessive rainfall during the earlier months of the year, and, the business has been an unprofitable one. The total value of the trade of the port was close on 19 million. taels, which shows a falling off of nearly to per cent, as compared with the 7904 figures. The value of the Imports, foreign plus native, aggregated 13 million taels; the exports Amounted to a value of a little over 6 million Hels, or Hk. Tls. 1,800,000 less than the year before." One of Hongkong's staple Industries figured rather prominently in the trade returns, for we are told, that there Was a large business done in sugar, which li one of Ningpo's most important imports. During the year 334,000 piculs, valued at Hk. Tis. 1,600,000, wera landed, of which 162,000 piculs was refined sugar from the Taikoo and China Sugar Company's refiner- ies at Hongkong, Ilo-Ilo varieties, owing to their relative cheapness and good appear. ance, have gained a strong, hold, on the

The Chinese Government has con-. market, and the number of direct steamers from the Philippines bringing full cargoes is sidered the Note addressed by the fncreasing. Little or nothing was done in British Charge d'Affaires in Peking, Formosan grades, owing to dépression in acting under instructions from his I reported that Hongkong refined was the Government, relative to the control prices caused by Ilo-Ilo competition. It only sugar which gave the dealers a profit of the Imperial Maritime Customs.

China promises Great Britain that able return. There was an increase of nearly. a2 per cent. in the importation of all kinds. she will issue a declaration wherein The remarks in the report on the subject give undertakes to state that the 1808 of colange now so keenly debated are worth noting. It is stated that Mexican dollar Agreement shall remain effective,

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPHI

BERVICE..

THE CUSTOMS CONTROL.

1898 AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE.

'SIR ROBERT HART'S POWERS UNALTERED,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 2nd June, 11.10 a.m.

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[The rising at Yungshan was first reported in these columns on the 31st alt, and at one time assumed serious proportions. It was believed to be the result of a secret society movement. The dearness of food was given As the pretext for the rising. The Governor of Kiangsi Province, as soon as he was apprised of the outbreak, despatched troops to the scene of the disturbance.-Ed., H.K.7.]

THE CUSTOMS, CONTROL.

'CONTROVERSY CLOSED [From Our Own Correspondent.]

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ALLEGED THEFT FROM Jon, Mak Chak, a money-changer, of No. 112, F. A. Hazeland, this morning, with stealing Sto Queen's Road East, was charged before Mr. from Job Roberts, foreman, Army Service Department, at 9 am, to-day.

Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for the de- fendant, who pleaded not guilty.

At about nine o'clock this morning, the com- plainant went to defendant's shop and tendered him a ten-dollar note in exchange for subai- diary coins. The defendant placed the roll of representing ten dollars, on the coins, counter and also fifty-five cents exira as premium. The complaisant was so surprised at this that he forgot all about the Sto in small colp, but took premium and walked away. After having proceeded about one hundred yards from the Shanghai, 4th June, 12.20 p.m.

shop he discovered his mistake and rushed back to the shop for his money. It was alleged The reply of the Chinese Govern-defendant said complainant took it away, and would not return- the money. Complainant ment to the British Minister on the went to No. 1 Police Station and reported the subject of the appointment of the occurrence to laspector Gourlay, who arrested Chinese Commissioners to the Cus- the moneychanger. toms, is regarded as satisfactory.

The British representative con. siders the controversy now closed.

KOREAN RIOT..

EIGHTY PERSONS KI' LED,

AUTHORITIES CAPTURE 150 RICTERS, [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 5th June,

11.55 a.m. The riot in South Coren, reported ou the 50th ult., has been quelled.

Eighty persons were killed in the melee.

The authorities have taken prisoners in custody.

THE HUANG PU CONSERVANCY.

150

WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.

AGREEMENT SIGNED.

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[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 8th June,

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

Mr. Goldring asked for, a remaad, which was granted until Wednesday next. Defend- ant was released on bail in the sum of $50.

NOCTURNAL ACROBAT.

BENT TO GAOL.

A Chinaman calling himself Trang Kin ap peared before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court this morning, charged with being a rogue and vagabood inasmuch as he was found wandering about the public street during the small hours of this morning, and having no fixed place of abode Defendant denied the ofwandering about the street," accusation.of saying that he was getting fresh air. Evidence was heard to the effect that when Tsang was first sighted by the police he was looking up the staircase of different bouses. The police man lost sight of the man for a while; but on turning the next corner he found Tsang busily climbing up the scaffolding, which was erected outside bouse No. 13, Lower Lascar Row officer told Tsang to come down and be arrested. Teang replied that if he didn't look out he would drop on him. Eventually the acrobatic gentleman was marched to the Central Police Station. At the Court to-day, Tuang said that he did not go up the scaffolding for any unlaw. ful purpose, but simply to get the wind and to "see things," He was sentenced to fifteen days' hard labour.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The

(We do not necessailly endorse the opinions expressad by Correspondents in thle column,] PUBLIC MEEtings.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Honakowa Teleorapi,"

SIR-How the old order of things changeth, and how hard it is to have one's old per a friend's library the other day, and casually theories and beliefs shattered. I strolled inte picking up an. Indian paper, my eye fell upon lar paper, and it gave me pause "Wo de- the following excerpt from a Calcutta vernaco- precate the holding of public meetings, and The contract was executed on' some of our contemporaries have objected to this proposal, Let us bonestly consider the Thursday last.

situation. We have held political meetings by hundreds and thousands, which have been attended by thousands and tens of thousands. We have put our case strongly, intelligently and honestly; justice is on ourside pyet can Any one say that we have ever gained anything by holding these meetings? Have we been able to move one muscle of the Government On the other hand, we have lost much. When. we gain nothing by holding public meetings, it is dissipation of energy to hold them. By holding them and delivering speeches, we that vital energy which is necessary to cause

SOUTH-MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.

:

A SINO-J PANESE PRESERVE. [From Our Own orrespondent.]

Shanghai, 9th June,

11.50 a.m.

The formation of the South Man churian Railway into a joint stock company, with limited liability, has been authorised,

The subscription to shares in the coucern is oponed exclusively to Japaneso and Chinese, no foreigners being allowed to hold any shares.

The authorised capital of the company will be Yen 150,000,000.

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Mr. Jones said, "the condition of affairs har long been known, not alone to those interested in the industry, but to many of the general public. Some twelve months since Pearson's Weekly published articles exposing the aefarious utilization of putrid and diseased houses and packing rooms, and the frequently filthy as well as diseased condition of many of the men

nen employed. Personally, I never make any attempt to criticize the products of other countries. I prefer to introduce Australian goods upon their actual merits. If we cannot compete then we must take a back seat. This nonsensical talk, however, that Australian can. ners have paid too little attention to the get-up of their products, using awkward-looking tins, with hideous anesthetic labels, does not hold good. As a matter of fact, when I was in Brisbane at Christmas, our packers were ex- bibiting side by side our cans with the Ameri- can article, got up almost in perfect imitation of our own. Anyhow, as close as the trade-marks law would allow them. The reason that we have not been able to compete with the Americans in the canned meal industry has beea purely a matter of price. This more especially in the markets of the Orient. Now, at the present moment, beel is very dear in Australia, as high as 33/- per 100 lbs dressed, yet this is considerably cheaper than ruling rates in the American market. We have the most complete boiling-down works, with the very latest machinery, export managers and skilled artisans. There is not anything good and labour-saving which the American packers have that we do not also control. If our meat is cheaper (the splendid quality is acknow ledged) and the cost of canning and production equal, the Amerians can only under sell us by the methods the exposure of which has shock ed the civilized world. Take. Manila; the American has not the slightest chance to compete with Queensland in tendering for the large contracts for the Government We beat bath supplies of frozen meat.

and the United States the order. But when the Argentina ensily, and secure # comes to canned goods in Manila we have not any chance. This applies not only to the Eastern market ; it is the same with the other food-importing countries. Last year we ex ported over £1,500,000 sterling of frozen meat, yet our shipments of canned goods just barely turned £200,000. The demand for our frozen lambs invariably exceeds the supply.

"I told you last year that the other Australian Slates were closely following the example of Queensland in passing laws which exact the most rigid Government inspection of all lood products intended for over-sca exportation. Not only have the beasts to be examined by the veterinaries before slaughtering, but there is a systematic inspection of all factories and works. There is microscopic examination of all establish the hog products. This all helps to Loundness of our article in the foreign markets. There are greedy and selfish men to be found in every country. Men who, for a temporary, perhaps only a slight, advantage over their competitors, would spoil a market by sending inferior

shipments. It is the Honourable Dig by Denham, the Minister for Agriculture in Queensland, to whom is due all the credit for the rigid laws with respect to State supervision of food products. Quite recently, he passed a most severe Dairy Inspection Act. Not only is cleanliness made compulsory, but there is re- and inspection, ai all creameries and butter and cheese factories.

"Australian legislation is, as you are aware, aller and lystematic testing

bitterly and unkindly criticized, and more often

S.S. "RUBI,"

THE CASE OF CAPT. ALMOND. Although it was known several weeks ago that the popular 'captain of the Rubi, R. W. Almond, had been acquitted, of violation of the immigration laws, the Manila Coblenur says the decision of the Suprems Court, which goes extensively into law, and was written by Judge Carson, has just been made public.

It was

that Captain Almond, about was alleged October 27 branght a Chinaman to Manila from Hongkong, and that the man was afflicted with trachoma, a loathsome contagious disease, and that the captain allowed him to land at a place and time other than that designated by the immigration officers and contrary to in structions issued.

The captain was charged with a violation of the Act of Congress of March 3, 1993, entilled "An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States." The Act provides that a penalty of Proo, or a term of three years, shall be imposed for a violation thereof. Captain Almond was found guilty and sea- tenced to pay a fine according to this Act

The statute reads simply that the officer etc." "who sbill permit such alien to fand The defendant contended that the word "permit" implied that the landing of the alien, to constitute a criminal offence must have been with the Captain's tacit consent. The word "permit," as defined in the Century Dictionary, means to suffer to be or allow without expressly authorizing. The Supreme Court held that if this requirement was intended to make the master of a vessel an insurer against their land. ing at all hazards, Congress would have chosen terms more clearly expressive of such in tention, and instead of using a word of uncertain meaning would have affixed a penalty where the captain in charge permitted the allen to land with or without fault, on his part,

The attorney for the prosecution.contended that the officer was responsible criminally even though he had taken every precaution possible and done all in his power to prevent the unlaw. ful landing. The Court thought that the evidence of record was sufficient to sustain the contention of Captain Almond that he adopted the due precautions and that the Chino's land- without his consent and despite the ing precautions taken.

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The Court says in conclusion We think this statute was not intended to secure the obedience to all the rules of the immigration. officers at all hazards, but at most to require good faith and full diligence in the effort to comply with them,"

Judgment of the trial court is reversed and the accused is acquitted of the offence with the costs of both instance de oficlo and the bord for the appearance of the accused cancelled.

BANGKOK SUPERSTITIONS.

The majority of, existing superstitions in Bangkok seem to be connected with gambling. Here is one way of obtaining luck that was experimented with only a few days ago. Earth was abtained from seven cremation places, from seven ant heaps and from seven landing stages along the river. The whole was mixed together, and used to make small earthen pel-

lets, in the centre of each of which was placed

than not by people of our own race, who dos tiny piece of palm-leaf with a letter engraved on it. A small image of the lottery farmer not understand our men and their methods,

was also made of the earth. The pellets and yet fast year we exported to the value of 456,000,000. Not a bad little handful of image were then placed in water in a sovereigns for a country containing a popula-begging bowl, and lengthy incantations were tion of less than 4,000,000. In addition, and said. This is no doubt the vital part of the showing the varied climatic and soil conditions ceremony. In any case the little pellets soon of the States, there was an inter-State exchange. begin to split open, and the pieces of palm leaf Boat to the surface. The first two to come up of products to the value of over £37,000,000"

THE N.D.L. "ROON.

REPAIRS SHORTLY COMPLETED.

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Mestis. Melchers & Co. inform us that the our growth, and which we should conserve and repairs of the Imperial German mail steamer store up and not dissipate. By holding public Roon will be finished at Nagaanki on the 27th the world, and lose our self-respect by whicing.

ing. from Honging to Europa via usual ports of meetings we often humiliate ourselves before inst, and that this steamer will be despatched Ws alto betray our utter helplessness and call on the lid of July, impotence by holding out idle threats. We allow ourselves to be seen through and through

when he "reverts to it again,

give the numbers that will win the lottery that day. On the recent occasion when this was tried one number floated on the water, and the other stuck to the neck of the image. It is said they were the winning, letters of the day, but those making the experiment were too late to make any use of the first ons

Another curious method of obtaining luck was also tried in Bangkok a few days ago, A mas banged himself recently at Wat Sam Plum.. "Mon Dutor was obtained and handed to forious teller who placed it in a covered pet A portion of the cloth by which he did the deed

with two letters. There followed once, more the lengthy incantations, and the pot was handed back to the resident seeking luck. The

by our opponents. The energy that we waste SOUK days ago an extensiva opium raid was instructions were that the pot was not to he it. After about a a week groans werp board to after political meetings should be devoted to made at hau-kl-wan by Chief Excise Officer inst solid work, What these solid works are bave Hoggarth and a party of excise officers and opened till groans were heard to proceed from now sed then bees pointed out by us. Bu constables: They raided house No. 26, ila Kung come from it, though not by the person making the subject again. Nam, selted 169 taels of raw opium and 12 the experiment. It happened at night, of we shall revert to It would possibly be interesting not to say tacle of opium dross, and arrested two women.

did not know; apparently the instructive, to hear what further the intelligent in a corner of the house was found a second course, but curiously enough, the person who

table,in which was discovered over $1,000 in aub. heard the graana writer can possibly have to say on the subject idiary coins, Both women were charged with significance of the pot. Anyhow next morning was opened, and the two latters found inside and the I was always of the opinion that public meet being in possession of illicit opium, THE Water Police summoned twenty-sevenings to consider vaxed questions of the day, case was adjourned until Friday. One thing proved to be the lottery letters of the day! The which closely concerned the public interests, which was peculiarin this case was the ingenious last statement is presumbly necessary to give masters of coolie bosts before Mr F. A. Hateland on Wednesday, for neglecting to

wat my one and only proper method by which way in which the ppium was hidden. A special that nobody to the tale, for it has to be added

containing

a falsa surface was made, made a fenuse with the in

formation, to carry out the ancient precept take out licences for their boats.

It should be worth while to have a collection vocem. I have personally assisted at several in the secret compartment was stored the drag. possessed

essed receipts for their licence money. public meetings, without experiencing any Mr. F. B. Deacqn, of Vests. Deacon Looks of the incantations used for such purposes made

and published-Bangkok Times. all denied the charge, saying that they Inspector Langley explained that the object dissipation of vital energy," nor any loss of and Deacon, appeared for the prosecution, and f neglecting to take out their licences was self-respect, and I can say we have gained Mr. Oita Kong Sing defended. Evidence was to evade the now regulations framed by the something" by holding those meetings. To beard, and the false table brought into Coust Harbour Master for the prevention of overcrowd quote que single instance, an instances which for inspection. The prosecution said that de Tir lease of five lots of foreshores as Hung ing, the old licences expiring in March last and may also be known to, and remembered by, fendants supplied the whole of Shau-ki-wan. Hau village, in the New Territories, is proposed When Lord Ripon with opium. Mr, Hassland imposed a fine of to be granted for terms of 73 years each. The defendants had five weeks in which to renew others in the Colony. their licence His Worship Aned them $3 was Viceroy of ledis, in 1885, he enden $1,000 on the first defendant on the charge of contents in square feet of each lot are, respec each and cautioned the men, ordering them to voured to enact an ordinance (known valgerly having raw opium in her possession, and 570 tively, 7,535,71730, 8,330, 3,500 and 3,500. The reat is to be assessed ki. the end of Ove yours. go and get their licences at once, otherwise as the "Black Act") whereby power was to be for the cross opium. The second defendant Crown rent payable in respect of the two last they would be summoned again and a heavier, given to the native magistrates," the "semi-al-was ordered to be discharged. The fines were named in Stö eich, and on the other three the

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