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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 1906.

|partments and of Units, and from all ranks -a cheerful service in a most trying climate, which he wishes publicly to acknowledge: Two matters he looks upon with special pleasure: one that the important subject of mobilization far war has been mastered; the other that the conduct of the men has been very good. He wishes all a happy future and success in that noble profession in which they have elected to serve their King and Country,. We have the assurance that His Excellency's good wishes are heartily recipro- cated, and echoing the sentiments of section of the civil community we tender the gallant Officer Commanding the best wishes of the Colony for his long life and prosperity...

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.' total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 29th July, 1995, amounted to 18,464 09 tons, and the sales during the period to 19,832.35 tons.

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THE GOVERNOR UN HONGKONG. | insge scale is in course of construction at a

TRADE AND, INDUSTRIES IN 1905:

Sir Matthew Nathan's report accompanying the Blus Book for longkong for 1995 has been presented to both Houses of Parliament, Recapulaffg the history of the Colony for the past year, the Gover ser makes his con- of Messis. Hogan and Company, Singapore.cluding general observations as fallows —

EFFECT OF THE WAR. Mr. Robertson was secretary to die Company.

Tue Straits Times is informed that a warrant was issued for the arrest of Mr. J. B. Roben. san, now in 1pol, in connection with the affairs

The war between Russia and Japan continu A REUTER despatch says:-Mushir-cd-Dowlahed during the first half of the year to affect has been appointed Grand Visior in Teheran, disadvantagepusly the trade of the Colony and The bazaars there are closed. Business is in a to be productive of incidents involving import ani questions of law. The position of ond of stagiant state. There are 13,000, refugees in the British Legation. They persist in making the belligerent fleet from the middle of April to demands for reforms is the administration of the middle of May within three days' steam of the country. The new Grand Visier of Persia Hongkong pecessitated stringent measures, contemplates the carrying nut of political and being taken to prevent any use the port not fin social reforms there.

** with British neutrality laws, mu

Instances the severe pensities in A DESPATCH was received at Mavila on 4th velved by the despatch of any ship with reason- inst, by Rear-Admiral Dayjon, at Cavite, say.able cause to believe that the same would be LIEUTENANT .D. Percival, Royal Garrisoning that Rear Admiral Charles J. Train hut ex employed on the naval service if a fer Andlety, arrived from Aden per s.3. Malla on 9th instant, for duty.

flashed over the phones to Manila and was bought to the special notice of Shipping The departure northwards of that

MR. F. D. Cheshire, Inspector General of American Consulates in the Far East, arrived Trum Shanghai by the P&D), steamer Mol:

duvia, on a special mission to Canten.

THERE will be a nerting of the Garison Recreation Club Committee at the Soldiers'

|pired ou the flagalup, the Ohio. The news was

a

State at, war with a friendly State had to be

favourable site in Junk lay, and is to be com. bined with an extensive farm for the rearing of pigs on the ralusa material. Serious attempts to prospect for metals in those Territories were also put in hand during the year. If the prave the existence of mineralé in quantities that will pay for their extraction, the future development of the Territories will be greatly assisted.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

Various projects that have been mooted for he construction of railways to ports on the mainland of South China have maintained and enlianced the desire of Hongkong to have as

terest DB it 4 per cent, payable, ball-

TELEGRAM.

**HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SERVICE.

· JAPANESE NAVAL PRO. GRAMME.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONS

CONTEMPLATED.

4 CRUISERS AND 2 BATTLESHIPa.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 10th August,

2.20 p.m.

Important additions to the Japun ese Navy are contemplated.

A project is now before the Army and Navy

Reorganisation Council wheroby it is proposed to strengthen the Imperial Navy.

On the 6th October, with the approval of as possible, a trunk in through that country with a terminus in the Colony.....

His Majesty's Government and under sanction of an Imperial decree, the Government of Hongkong lent and the Viceroy of the lu wang Provinces borrowed a sum of £1,101,000,

curity for the loan was the opium revenue of payable in ten annual instalments. The se Hupeh, Hunon, and Keangtung, and the in- yearly. The mones was advanced to Hang. kong by the Crown Agents at Bank rate shuck to many of his friends and acquaintances | agents. who heard the news. He seemed to be in perdent relieved anxiety in the matter, but was then 4 per crait-and on being paid over to the Chinese Ambassador at Washington, fect health when he left there but a short time followed by the capture, no the grounds

was at once utilised to redeem the Cantos- ago, and cared as young in his ways as any carlying contr.band af war, often British ships

-Oldhamia in the Bushee Channel on May Hankow sudway concession from the various of his junior officers,

B., and the St. Kilda a few hours cut of

persons who had acquired interests in it from Hongkong on June 4 h. The latter capite the original concessionaires. With the object was the last incident of the naval operations of raising a loan to repay the Crown Agents

vance, and at the same time to provide funds CHINA SUGAR'S TRADE MARKS, which directly affected Hongkong, though it was not till nearly three months later, that the

for the British section of the Canfon-Kowloon armistice protocol was signed, on September 1silway, and to meet other railway needs that The opportunity was taken of the first visit to might arise, an Ordinance No. 11 of 19>5) was the pot after the conclusion of peace of a

passed on the 16th October to empower the Russian war versei-the sto cinbarkovernor to raise, as occasion reqahed, loana on her on November 30th for repatriation the two officers and 53 men of the former Russian torpedo boat destroyer Rurni, who had arrive d in the Colony from Wei-lai-Wei in the 2zud

By kind permission of Lieut-Col. A. G- Fitton, DS.O., and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Batt, Club at 13, nood, on Tuesday nex', the 1418The Queen's Own" (Royal West Kent Reg. instant, for the purpose of opening tenders for

will play the following programme of music, the new recreation building. IL

during dinner, at the Hongkong. Ilotel, on Saturday, 11th justip-

M. F. P, da Silva, first - lerk, Harbour Deput ment, proszeḍed against the shopkeeper and the accountint of firm at No. 15, Jubilee Street, belore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning, for importing two cases al raw opium into the Colony on the 9th 'ins'ant without a permit. The defendants denied the charge, and the case was remanded until. Mon- day next.

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ARMY-Orders issued recently contain the fol lewing notification "Whereas we deem it

Agust, 1934 Two officers nad eight who had formed part of the same crew, had pievinly been sent to Eutops on grounds of

health.

THE BRITISH FLERT,

The lessening of Imperial expenditure in the Colony resulting from the withdrawal of all the battleships from the Braish feet on the China

Of the 150,000 kukii of rice recently purchased

expedient that the appointment of majors to be in Bianchuria from the military authorities by second in comman, shall be discontinued'; our the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha 70,00 koku has will and pleasure is that after Aug, 129.0, no 33-00been brought over to Japan in nineteen

further appointment of majors to be second in steamers. The gemainder is now being trans-command shall be made, and that, on the potion and a reduction in the number of posted Tom Mukden va Talen for shipment. mutum or retirement of any major bolting on The Mitsoi, Bussan has sold the rice to pur-that date the appointment of second in com- Chasers in Japan, and ruq,coa kuku-goes to Tokio, 45,000 kuku to Osaka and Kobe, and mand, the duties shall be performed by the senior doing duty with the regiment of cavalry the remainder to Noguya and Moji.

battalion of infantry, or with the Royal Malta Artillery,"

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D. HENNESSY'S FINEST VERY OLD LIQUEUR (AGNAU... D. is

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A. S. WATSON & CO., nusting for his "licence" and then be handed

LIMITED.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. 42gkong, 25th July, 1906,

Address.

NOTICE,

the station.

cruisers bis necessarily been disadvantageous

to its trade.

AMERICAN BYCOTIL This was more seriously affected by the organised attempt of the Chinese in the last

an exceeding two million pounds in all. No luan was however raised before the end of the

year.

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Throughout the year attempts were being made in conjunction with is Majesty's Minis

The additions proposed are: four fast cruisers of the laschi type and two battleships of 8.000 tons cach."

LAWYER'S COSTS.

On the 31st ultimo, Mr. F. A. Hazeland delivered judgment in favour of the China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., in the action they brought against the managing partner of the Fung Fat Loong firm, of No. 275, Des Vœux Road Central, for applying a false trade-mark to certain bags of sugar, which resembled that, of the complainant's. It will be remembered

ter at Peking to get the Chinese authorities,that the defendant firm was fined Stoo, and |costs were entered against them. Mr. H. W. nd particularly the Viceroy of the Liang wang Provinces, to negotiate arrangements Looker, of Messrs, Deacon, Looker and Dea for the construction and subsequent working on, who prosecuted," said the costs would of the Chinese section of the proposed Canton amount to $500. Mr. R. A. Harding, the de Kowloon railway on the basis of Loan and fendant's lawyer, requested the Court to tax Joint Working Agreements, which had been the costa, drafted by the British and chinese Corporation in consultation with the Colonial Office in London. These attempis had not succeeded at the close of the year.

His Worship directed the lawyer for the com- plainant firm to serve Mr. Harding with his bill and should the latter gentleman fail to meet the bill, both parties were to attend Court on

That the defendant firm consider the costs later date when his Worship would 6x the costs.

In the meantime, however, the Hongkong hf of the yeu to' boy out American goods as Government, with the approval of the Legislative far too high, and that they had no intention of h protest against the administration of the Council, expressed at a meeting on the 2131 Sep meeting the bill ever since judgment was

(34 H. . . Comperiz, at the Magistracy to-day which, nucluser observations, proved to be foreign feeling and consequent unrest in that on the 16th June, and a route 21 miles jo

Chedinnry basine e com mtete na strat! I be melda empty i

in Time Manager.

and was fined $5.

A BAWKER was doing a good trade yesterday

tember,decided that the British section of the line until 1.C. 80 went up to his stall and asked f

"PHENO AEKA," a correspondent, although des-

Uited States law, excluding Chinese labourers

should be put in hand without waiting for the has beenge. The hawker was a long time

cribing himself as ʼn daily passenger by them that country. The altempt to extend the

the Chinese section. By that date a prelimi. the officer a Chicago' tailway circular, beauti-Star Ferry between Kowloon and Victoria, organisation of the movement to this Colony conclusion of the negotiations with regard to fully primed, and a page of the Yellow Dragon, must surely be either a newcomer, or a very is not supported by the principal Chinese,

merchants here, but its strength in Cautony survey and estimate of alternative routes had been completed by Mr. J. C. Bruce, an That was what he alleged was his "licence, unobservant old resident. ile says when cross. P.C, 80 told the hawker in pick up and yo toing to Kowloon yesterday he was "surprised adversely affected the business in America

to see what looked like a small island goods which passed through Hongkong, and engineer, who had been sent from England He admitted the fand before Mr.

tight in the track of the ferry-boats, but further tended to the development of anti for the purpose and had arrived in the Colony length, which passed through the Kowloon part of China with which Hongkon rucs most is by a low-level tunnel 2,463 yards long Irade. Advanidge was taken of the visit in September of Mr. William 15. Taf., United along the west shore of Tide Cove, and south, States Secretary for War, to give that gentic-shore of Tole Harbour, and by the villages of ia an opportunity of hearing the views of Tai Po Ha Wai, Fan Ling, und Sheung Shui some of the leading Chinese of the Colony as th the Sham Chun River, near the Lo Fu to the Chinese objections to the provisions and ferry, liid been selected as the most economical, 10th as re, aids construction and working administration of the exclusion-law.

expenses, and as best answering the require ments of a section of a trunk line through China.

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INSECTOR. Dymond, on behalf of Mroceeded All communications intended for pulpestion f

*The HONGKONG TREKIRAEL" AIRHAA Genk chair bearers this morning for foto dar patut by the Wrner's Name a refusing to continue a journey on the Peak, on and instant. Evidence was heard, and defend ants were fined $; cach-Inspector Langley, on behsil of Capt. G. Casserly, of 149th Infantry, abo charged two Kowlung ricksha coolies, before Mt. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, to-day, with relusing to accept a fare last night, The complainant said he tried to engage the defendants near the Kowloon Dispensary, but they would not receive him. They were fined

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no hing more gold than an immense mass of file-straws, pomelo, and other fruit skins, empty tins, and all the what-not of domestic discardings, and through this the ferry boats ploughed their way. "Where did it came from?" he asks, and very peninently too, in view ol the somewhat more than suspected silting up of the husbour "and who is responsible," he adds, for such an unsightly mass being allowed to collect and flost in the very centre of the harbour?" "Phenomena" further states that same months ago be was passing down the harbour in a launch when he saw a certain liner, then under way, leaving the harbour, de liberately dumping "what must have amount A BLACKSMITH!, of No, 48, Wanchai Road,ed to tons of cinders and ashes" as she pro was charged belore. Mr. 11. I. J. Gompertz, a ceeded. the Pol ce Count this morning, with recklessly driving a truck along the Praya East this Single Copies Daily, ten cents: Weekly, twenty-morning, The track was loaded with water pipes, and was driven by four men. The men were racing along the road, and in attempting to clear the other truck, they knocked over a boy and ran to a woman, who was carrying two buckets of water. Inspector Gourlay thought they had had enough fun out of the truck and took the blacksmith in charge. He admitted the charge before Mr. 11. H. J. | Compeitz, this morning, and was ordered to pay a penalty of 55. fie was also warned to be

The rates per quarter mot portzoensem, progaaf satım), The daily in is delivered thee when the address Į

secomible to memungur. Oh caples munt by postal, geldition! $1.88 per quarter in charged for postage, The postage on the weekly invite to kay part of the

world in 40 cents per quarter.

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BIRTHS

On the June 39, at uldenburg, Germany, the wife of E. KUISTRAT, I. M. Customs, of a daughter.

On the July 26, at Taikoo," Tientsin, the wife of G. TEDKINS, of a son.

DEATHS.

Died at the Peak Hospital, SAUL ABDULLA JOSEPH, aged 56, deeply regretted.

Shanghai and indian papers please copy. [826 On the July 28, at Ardoch, Kuling, ALICK, third daughter of the late James Johnson, Banker, Dumfries, Scotland,

On the 3rd instant, at the Shanghai General Hospital, LEONILDA, wife of Mr. A. Hahm, of Hongkong.

WHAT might have turned out to be a serious accident occurred outside the Fue Brigade Station yesterday afternoon when traffic was very congested. Mr Louis Comar, proprietor

EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS.

Uncertainty of exchange is always a factor adverse to Trade, and the year under review was not ex-eptional in this respect, the range of variation being slighty greater than in 1904 The yea rstarted with the dollar at is, 119-16d. 11 fell to 15, 108, at the end of March, rose regularly to 25. 3-bd, at the end of November, and stood at 25, 6, 11-166. in the last days of December. The maximum of the year was the highest value that had been attained since early in 1897.

Probably the most important factorin making the year a bad one for trade way the inss of confidence in longkong Chinese dealers, ow.

delivered, was evidenced when both parties Police Court, this afternoon, to ask him to fix appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the

Messrs. Deacon, Looker and Deacon. the cost, Mr. F. 1, Dencon, representing The bill of costs received by the defendant

The hearing, which was held in camera, firm, we understand, amounted 10 $657.30. was argued at some length by the lawyers, after which the Court fixed costa ai $357,60.

THE "SAINAM” PIRACY.

VICEROY SHUM TO GO.

It is reported on credible authority that the British Minister in Peking has demanded the supercession of the Viceroy of Canton on the ground that the Safnam piracy and many other

similar outrages are directly attributable to his maladministration of the Two Kwang. Pro- vinces.-Shinghal Timer.

Pending the completion of the final survey, i was decided to commence throwing up the bank as soon as the centre line was located

THE CHONGCHUSES. along the part of the line, 7 miles in length, which traverses the low-lying ground north of

KEBELS ARNED WITH MACHINE GUNE, Tai l'o. The negotiations and clerical work involved in the resumption of the large num. ber of small padi flelds required before con.

On Sunday morning, reports the Japon struction could be started, was expeditiously Chronicis of and inst, several hundreds of Chungchuses appeared of Machatus, about six carried out by Mr. C. Clementi, the Assistant

miles from Post dams, and attacked the Lani Officer, and the first sad was turned on December gth. The decision, to use labourolice-station. A company of troops, which. of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, of No. 65, Desing to the speculation of 1904, which had the supplied by the elders of the surrounding vil. had left the train at Port Adams, arrived at Vax Read Central, was the viction of the natural result of making it difficult for these ages for the earthwork was found, as had been Machatun just at the moment the atinck was anticated, torobviate local difficulties, aris. made, and immediately engaged the rebels. accident, but fortunately he got off with a few dealers to get money with which to carry on

As regards imports,ing from removal of graves, "feng shui," pre. In this action a sergeant-major was killed, the brioses. He was in a ticksh going was wards their business in 1955

captain wounded, and 20 men either killed, or at the time of the occurrence when suddenly, trade was particularly slak iu fancy cotton Judices, elc.

wounded. The bandits also suffered. losses, NAW TERRITORIES. by a careless action of the coolic, the vehicle and woollen goods and metals, while but

the particulars of which are unknown. It is was overturned and the old man was thrown limited business was done in Manchester The introduction of the new rent roll to into the street. A string of vehicles that were piece-goods. Yarns did fairly well, especially take the place of the rough one on which rents reported that they are armed with machine- coming up from behind, and others from the for imputers., Australian flour entered into had previously been collected in the New opposite direction, managed by the narrowest serious competition with American, of which Territories, and at the same time of the new THE report and accounts to hand of the, Astor possible chance to avoid running over Mr. the importation fail off largely; American scale of rents, produced several petitions from House Hotel Co., Ld., should make ple sant Comar, Alukong who was an eye-witness of kerosine also suffered from the Boycott. As the village elders and one hesitancy to pay reading to shareholders, A carefully prepared the accident took the ricksha coolic to the regards expoile, trade in silk was adversely rent's duc. Regulations for the collection of table shows that during the last five years station. It was there discovered that the coolie affected by various causes, and in other articles, Crown rents in the New Territories made in $168,536 00 has been written off as depreciation was an ord mary chair-ceptie and had no permit especially ginger and soy, compared unfavour September and reenacted with slight modifics. tions at the end of November, enabled thest and this is exclusive of a further sum of over to pull a rick; ffe produced a' licence ably with that of preceding years.

difficulties to be got over, and the payment similar manner. Ranked amongst the assets He was therefore brought before Mr. F.A.

of considerable sums for work on the railway is a cash balance of $118,991.93, itself a very Hazeland, this morning, at the Police Court,

bink, daubtless, assisted in get ing in arrears healthy sig, and the accounts generally show

shortly after the end of the year. Fears en- tertained at one time that the second crop of methodica treatment and safe working. The

rice' would suffer from want of rain were fortu balance available for distribution is $99,978.19, over $12,000 more than last year, and out of

nately not realised, and the New Territories this the directors propose to pay a dividend of

remained prosperous and on the whole quiet 12 per cent, place $15,000 to reserve and carry

throughout the year, forward $8,418.19.***

mare careful in future.

The Hongkong Telegraph 334,0w for upkeep which has been treated in a but the police say it was a chair-bearer's licence

HONGKONG, Friday, August 10, 196

H.B. MAJ.GEN. VILLIERS HATTUN

.

GUNNER Bruce Anderson, of the Royal Car ritou Artillery, was urraigned before Mr. 17, H.

LOCAL STOCKS.

In spite of indifferent, trade, severat local. stocks stood higher at the end than at the 10 answer to two charges: Running a rickshs coinmencement of the year. Hongkong and without a permit, and careless driving. From Shanghai Banking Corporation shares ad. the evidence adduced in Court it was said thatvanced Srço against an advance of $50 in 1904. defendant did not know how to pull a ricksha, Local shipping companies retrograded, Marine and that it was simply through carelessness insurance shares generally improved. Of the that the vehicle was overturned. His Worship local land and building companies the, shares fined accused $3 on each charge.

of one, operating at Kowloon slightly ap precinted, the others declined; and the deci. sion of holders of marine lois on the Enst Praya. not to undertake for the present the reclamation of the sea bed in front of their properties was probably a wise ons. The dock companies did not do well, and the increase of dock accommodation in the Far East promises severer competition in the future As regards other industrial undertakings, though there no heavy fall, only in a few unimportant instances was there any advance on the value of shares at the end of the preceding year.

JAPAN IN COREA.

AN IMPORTANT DECREE,

PERSONAL..

guna.

A large police force has left Port Arthur for the reinforcement of the police in and about Por Adams, and on the 31st ultimo troops were dispatched from Tairen, Machine-gung will be used in future in the operations against the Chungchases. The whole district under The jurisdiction of the Kirchow Administration.

Office is in a state of alarm.

-SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE,

German (Sachsen) 14th inst., Canadian (Empress of India) 14th inst. German (Prinx Regent Luitpold) 14th inst. 'Indian (Lutsang) 16th inst

German (Prinx Waldemar) 17th inst.

The s.1. Paoling from Shanghai is due hero on rath inst, thi..

Thes. Changsha leh Sydney on 8th inst, and is due here on let prox.

The ... Taming leaves Manilo on 14th lost„, and is due here on 17th fast,

The 1.3. Antenor leit Singapore on 8th inst., and is due here on 13th inst

The s.a. Vochow is expected to leave Shang- hai on 13th inst, and should be due, here on 17th insi, a.m.

The many friends in the Colony of H.E. Major General Villiers Hatton and the com

In conclusion, I would refer to a few changes munity in general will regret the departure of

in personnel that occurred in the Colony in the General Officer Commanding the Troops

1905, The Right Reverend Bishap Domenico in South China, who proceeds on leave

Pezzon! succeeded the late lamented Bishop to-morrow pending the accomplishment of Gompertz, at the Police Court this morning,

Piazzoli as head of the Roman Catholic far refusing to pay his rich sha fare. The com his period of command. General Hatiba has plainant--the rickalia coolie-said that de

Church, and was consecrated on the 1st Octo- An Impera recice containing regulations

ber. Commodore H. P. Williams took over / identified himself in all the social, sporting fendant engaged his ricksha at the Canton

as to the Japanese Army in Corea was made

the charge of the naval dockyard from Rear and public movements in the Colony ever steamers wharf, about one o'clock this morn since he took command of the South Chinsing, and drove him 10 Shaukian, arriving public on it inst. The Decree provides that

Adiniral C. G. Dicken on 29th September, 1935. the Commander of the Japanese Army is

Sir Paul Chater, Kt., C.M.G., resigned his ap Garrison, and gave to the public the benefit there some three hours later. When he ar

rived at his destination, instead of paying the Corea stall be either a General or a Lieu

pointment on the Legislative Couch after of his advice and experience in the delibera: coolie, defendant tried to make himself scarcetonant-General, and shall be directly under

serving on it for 15 years, and has been suc ceeded by Mr. H. E. Pallock, K.C., 41 16- | here on 14th init. tions of the Executive Council of Govern- The ricksha coolic invoked the aid of the pothe control of the Emperor of Japan, Ho

The maintenance of existing and the creation presentative of the ratepayers, In the Colonial ment as well as at the Legislative Coun- tice at Shuu-ki-wan Station and he was arrested, is to be held responsible for the defence of cil. In the "Orders" issued to the Defendant said that when he engaged the Corea The Resident General may give the of new industrial undertakingé, ard becoming Service Mr. (now Sir) Francis Piggott, former General Staff this moming, Major-General ricksha he thought he had money in his belt. Connieder instructions to employ his force, a matter of very great importance to the Coly Procureur-Gentral in Mauritius, arrived on Hatton's tenure of command is recorded When the time cathe for discharging the coolic but the Commander may act independently in lony, threatened as it is by serious competition the aird May to succeed Sir William Meighing, at 8 a.tr, and may be expected here on

cases of urgency, The accounts relating to from other places in name of its principal Goodman as Chief Justica; and since and as having been made a very pleasant he found that he had lost his belt. He was

very willing to pay the man, His Worship the military expenditure are to be submitted sources of wealth in the past. A satisfactory August Mr. T. Sercombe Smith bas ably acted experience by the, assistance rendered him discharged the accused with a caution, after he annually by the Commander to the Japanese feature of the year was, therefore, the initiation is the appointment of Colonial Secretary, tem- by the Staff, and by the support he has re- had paid the coolie his fare, which amounted Emperor, the Takin War Department and the of arrangements to start one such new coter porarily vacated by Mr. F. H. May, CM.O.,

prise in the New Territoriesį a dour mill en a who proceeded on leave on, that date ceived from Commanding Officers of De to sixty conit.

General Staff Office.

INDUSTRIES,

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The M. M. Co's cargo boat Ruphrate will

leave Shanghai to-day,, at & p.m., and is due The Imperial German Mail us. Sachsen, car- rying the German Mails with dates from Ber- in of the 17th ult., lef Singapore this mora-

14th lust,, at 6 p.m.

The Silk ex R.M.S. Ampres of Jahan which left Hongkong on 1115 ult, and Yokohama an 20th ult, arrived at New York on 7th inst, ibur making a transit of 37 days from Hongkong and 18 days from Yokohama.

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