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intimation.

LIMITED..

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 1906.

DEATH OF MR. CHANLES POCKEŃ.

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

Canton, 29th October.. The intermediate stations on the 'Canton

too lightly by the general interests affected, It is an important commercial axiom that for the trade of any port to flourish the first attractiveness thereof should be in the cheapness and facility with which cargoes of

handled. We believe it to be the object of { P. & O. Ca. and the M. M. 'Co. and of the about 12.30 p.m. to-day, at the Government to a few of these, during the last week or so, merchandize can be rapidly and safely

It is with much regret that we have to anı- nounce the death of Mr. harles Focken, Ma- Lloyd S. N. Co., which event took place at tine Superintendent of the Norddeutscher

Civil Hospital, the immedinte cause of death being the formation of a clot of blood on the

some time, and laid up at his residence in Kowloon, grew worse, and suddenly became delicious, and in consequence was removed to the Government Civil Hospital, where,

Fashan Railway are building of mats and engines, with their flying sparks have set fire bamboo. Owing to the dry season, passing

completely consuming them. The Yuel-Han Railway Co. has now decided to erect, in their

wood and iran, in Western style.

ANOTHER FIRE,, ·

!

Yesterday (Sunday) at two o'clock, a fire broke out in a restaura it, inside the city walls

Gow of Shanghai. We have gone into these! details to show that far from being the "speculative bubble" which the scheme is made to appear, it originates from men of standing whose controlling voices in the management of such institutions as the A. S. WATSON & CO., the promoters of the new, Company in Shang world-reputed Indian firm of Messrs. Sassoon hai that, were their scheme to be accepted & Co. are a guarantee of the success of the and carried to fruition, the main feature of very scheme they are best calculated to brain. The deceased, who had been ill, for places, more substantial buildings, of foreign the Company's operations in its relation to promote. To dispose of the Mercury's shippers and importers will be that the Cous assertion that the present companies are pany will provide the latest labour-saving and paying concerns because the profits realis up-to-date appliances and contrivances for ed are largely owing to a congestion of as we have stated, in spite of all that mediat Yak Yin-Fong, near the Confucius Temple. [ handling cargo, from steamer to godown and cargoes which it is probable will entirely dis cat care and attention could do for him. The fire raged fiercely until about 4:30 pm. vice verse, and to this end have put forward in appear in four or five years, it is unnecessary he succumbed to-day. Mr. Charles Focken and destroyed, in all, about thirty buildings, their draft scheme of development of the proto indulge in any hypothetical assumptions. served for many years in various capacities in perties to be acquired the provision of electric All that is needed to disprove the pessimistic the Scottish Oriental 5.5. Company, until it lifts, electric lights, rails, trucks, cranes, lifis, theory is a reference to the statement of

was merged in the Norddeutscher Lloyd, when So much for the objects of the Com- the

Chairman at the meeting of the he joined the latter company as assistant pany which, as tending to increase the tradal Shanghai

Marine Superintendent, and had but lately and Hongkew Wharf Co., bean promoted to Superintendent in that Con facilities of Shanghai and as providing on the 26th March last. In reference pany. Although a very quiet, retiring man he greater accommodation for the storage of to the report for 1905, Mr. W. J. Gresson was a mason. of high degree and very popular WE have just unpacked our New Season's they of dirt, which at one time in the bis-said: "The year under review has been the with all with whom he came in contact, either September last, reward of $3,000 being offered

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1845.

CONFECTIONERY. etc.

Confectionery imported from the leadig

London and Parisian Houses including :-

·CHOCOLATINES, CHOCOLATES.

CARAMELS, PRALINES, FON-

DANTS.

KISH DELIGHT.

PASCALL'S TOFFEE and MIXED veriing on the proposal under discussion

much missed. Decensed, who was only 4t years of age, leaves a widow and one child in Kowloon and two elder children at school at home to mourn his loss, and with then the greatest sympathy is felt at their untimely. Bereavement: We have beeh requested to state that the funeral will pass the Monument at 8.30 am, tomorrow, the 31st-inist. No flowers,

OWLOON KICKSHA COOLIES.

Loun

A SEVERE SENTENCE,

From the decision of a case which he gave at the Police Court to-day Kowloon ricksha coolies will not have an easy time when they for he has decided to put a stop to their in- come before Mr. F. A. Pazeland in the future, |

pastinence.

tory of another Company had actually to be most prosperous the Company has yet en-socially or in business, and by them he will be. turned away for want of space, should be "joyed "the godowns have been filled with welcomed by the business people of cargo and our storage accommodation the Northern Settlement. Discussing he has not only beeh taxed to the utmost, merits of the scheme as more intimately but, to our great regret, we have had to associated with the shareholders of the

turn business away for want of space." Shanghai Dock

Speaking on the accessity of increased go and Engineering Co Lah, our attention has been directed to-the down accommodation the Chairman of the subject by the special telegram of my Hongkew Co., on the same occasion, is Shanghai correspondent who stated that the responsible for the following statement- FRUIT JELLIES, NOUGAT, TUR- proposal was subjected to severe criticism..

After mature consideration, a building The letter from an anonymous contributor programme has been sanctioned, entailing ("Warning") to the W. .C. D. News animadan expenditure of close on five lacs ol taels." The opinion of those in a posi. tion to form an adequate extimate, of

matter of increased wharfage and the requirements of the port in the warehousing accommodation is just the reverse of that expressed by the journal in Shanghai from "which we quote. Lest the Northern -

A Chinese woman, who was represented by port should faltato Mr. E. J. Grist, of the fitin of Mesas: Wilkin the same error as our Sister Colony of son and Grist, summoned a Kowtonn ricksha Singapore where Government had tocoolic, of vehicle, 100, before, Mr. F. A. Haze step in to make adequate provision for land, this morning, for refusing to accept hite the shipping and tradal requirements of the charge, and evidence was heard. the Colony by the expropriation of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. with its wharves etc., our Northern neighbours would be wel advised to take time by, the forelock and press to completion a scheme fraught with the maximum advantage to the shareholders

SWEETS.

CADBURY'S SUGARED ALMONDS,¦

* BURNT ALMONDS.

WALNUTS, MILK CHOCOLATE,

NUTTONA, &c.

was reproduced in our last issue, and the only other criticism appearing in public print to reach us is an editorial devoted by the Shanghai-Mercury of the 23rd "inst. to dis courage the consummation of the enterprise Allading, in the first place, to the leading article of our contemporary it may serve some useful purpose in enlightening Hongkong shareholders of the Shanghai Docks were we to point out the egregious error into Packed in the daintical boxes or the which the. Meremy had fallen and, conse simplest to sent the taste.

quently, in establishing its deduction as uncomplimentary to the promoters of the proposed Wharf Co.

it is false based as it was on wrong.premises. The

A. S. WATSON & CO. Mercury concedes the fact that it is tree

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Hongkong, 26th October, 1906,

NOTHA

more

while disengaged. The ricksha coolie denied

ma ked that his client had had trouble

Mr. Grist, in addressing the Court, re

before with Kowloon tickaha coolics. He

drew the Count's attention to the fact that the coolies on the peninsula had been giving a good deal of trouble lately to Kowloonites, and that there had been a good deal of comment

TELEGRAMS.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE.

THE SHANGHAI SIKIT POLICE.

INQUIRY INTO GRIEVANCES.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 30th October,

12.10 p.m.

Major Hall and a Jemadar have The fire originated from maltings on the reef arrived here from Tientsin to inquire of the eating house,

Last Saturday, two pirates, who were con into the Sikh Police grievances. pected with the Saina w outrage, were beheaded

in the execution grounds, in the presence of the

British Consul and the Chinese authorities. } INDIAN POLICE RECRUITS.

One of them was a ringleader of the gang and was captured in Kongmoon, on the 15th

for his apprehension,

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

A PESSIMISTIC VIEW,

· [From « Correspondent.]

Canton, 19th October. H.E. Leung Ding Fan, a Cantonese, at pre- sent holding high office under the Imperial Government at Hupek, has sent a despatch to n. E. Chow Fu, Viceroy-designate of the two Kwang, en route to Caûtón, in which he states that at the present slow rate of progress with the work and arrange. ments for the Canton-Hankow, Railway, the Kwangtung community will never be able to complete the line with anything like expedition. H.E. Leung Ding Fan also mentions that

they, own 5100,000 worth of shares in the between himself and the members of his family

enterprise, and he has therefore prayed H.E. Chow Fu to come quickly and endeavour to get things pushed along as speedily as possible. No reply has so far been received from the Viceroy.designate.

SANITARY BOARD,

"The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary noon, the usual members being present, when Board was held in the Board room, this after.

the following business was transacted -

GENERAL CLEANSING,

The president moved: That the Board, under

section 14 (1), of the Public Health and Build-

that wharf companies are at present paying of the Dock Co. by whom entirely the is the local newspapers of their conduct. Aings Ordinance of 1903, appoint a select com: concerns, but the profits realised by these companies are largely owing to a congestion acceptance or rejection of the project must

of cargoes. Four or five years hence, which is about the time which would be required

fa to place the proposed company in a position

"All 'rvantuandoutras intended for publication at "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH bond addrowed to Tan Valiter, 1, Fee Hoina Hoad, shule accompanied by the Writer's Naine at Addrew.

-maman ve Slurowed

Orde Mange The Klitor will gut audecture to be responsible for

by rejected, MS., ant to return any Contribution. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) DAILY $30 JHU MINNIG, WEEKLY $14 per muaisin.

The rates per quarter and for mensein, proportional...

The

DEATH.

be decided.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

coalie, continued Mr. Grist, was fined some days ago for a similar oficace and it appeared to him that fines did not affect the nor did it act as a deterrent to others. He would therefore Pask his Worship to deal with the defendant

to earn dividends, it is probable that the THE engagement is announced, and the marri. severely so that oilers might take note, present congestion will have entirely disap peared, and the present wharf companies may then be in a position to easily handle all cargous arriving at Shanghai, while in

age will shortly take place, of Captain Sir William Jardine, of Applegirth, Bark, 3rd King's Own" Scottish Borders, and Eda Fiannaim. Mugs caughter of Mr. Henry Johnston Younger, of Benmore and Kilman, and Mrs. Younger, Benmore, Argyleshire.

...

.........

P. G. 117-BERRIE summoned the master of the steam launch ui On before Mr. F. A. Haze- Hud, this forenoon, at the Police Court, for carrying fifty-seven passengers in excess on the 26th instant. The Wai On is a Yau-ma-li ferry launch. The master admitted the charge and a previous conviction and was fined $75. We understand that, now that the new British Minister to China, Sir J. N. Jordan, has arrived at Peking, and commenced his duties, an effort will be made to induce the British Government to take seriously in hand the questing of the railway concessions in China. In all probability the matter will be taken up the House on its reassembling.-Z. C. Express.

district, Fukuoka Prefecture, while levelling A RUSTIC of Kawang, Miyano mura, Kohe

forest land on the hillside in the village re old earthenware jar,

His Worship Gined the coolie $25, with the alternative of two months' imprisonment with hard labour, and in liey of St of the fine to be exposed in the stooks for six hours,

THE YANGIZE STEAMSHIP

1.

SERVICES.

PROGRESS OF THE AMALGAMATION SCHEME.

Negotiations to effect the incorporation of the Yangtze services of the four Japanese steamship companies-the Nippon Yusen, Kai- Company and Daito Steamship Company-are sha, Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Hunan Steamship reported to have made considerable progress. this expected that on the return of Mr. Kondo, President of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, from his tour in South China, the arrangements will be practically completed.

millee, consisting of the President, Mr. Fung Wa Chun and Mr. Lau Chi Pak, to consider all complaints arising in connection with the general cleansing.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak said: I think the select

commitice should also be authorized to arrange all the details in connection with the general cleansing as before 1905.

The Hon. the Principal Civil Medical Officer mina ed: The details are arranged for depart mentally,

CITY REFUSE.

An application was submitted, relative to the supply of junks for the disposal of City refuse, by Ng Kwong, contractor, in which he said that in view of the difficulty or present experienced by the sanitary authorities in the disposal of the refuse from the City of Victoria, niing to the want of dust boats, he would venture to offer this services for supplying sea-worthy junks, with the necessary crew for City scavenging work he might safely say that the work. With his past long experience of the

the lig ter hired by the Government to take the refuse out to sea is far from being sufficient to meet the present requirements. He was pre- pared to supply eight sea-going junks of net less than 1000 piculs capacity, each, which The Osaka Shiosen, Kaisha and the Human were to moor at the Praya at the present boat- Steamship Compatry are bath receiving substations, Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7. 9; 10 and 12, for a

Government to re-adjust the subsidies on the sidies from the Government for their Yangtze pay of $;,50 a month. Such household re- services, and it is considered necessary for the fose as may be carted to the boat-stations on the Praya would be carried on board by his men, and takes out to sea, off Green Island, and there dumped overboard: This work should be under a contract for a term of not less than three months. The applicant would be ready to take up the work within one week of being notified that his offer was acceptable to the Government. Mr. Lau Chi Pak said he understood that the lighter was not sufficient to

is caused by the accumulation of refuse on the meet the present requirements, and a nuisance

Praya. being considered by the Government, stating,

He asked what arrangements wen

he thought, the Board was entitled to know sli

inc rporation by increasing grants for the ex- Department of Communications are now in- tension of the service. The authorities of the

vestigating the matter..

OFFICIAL, NOTIFICATION.

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 30th October,

12.10 pón.

An-official notification regarding the recruiting of Indian Polico for the Foreign Settlements has been published at Tientsin.

SANITARY BOARD "IN

CAMERA. ..

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board this alternoon, Leung in, the City scavenging con- tractor, submitted an application for payment of the balance of his scayeging bill for last month, according contract, as soon as pos- sible. On the 1st inst., he was only paid in pari, little more than half the amount due to had in keeping back his money, but he would him. We did not know what object the Board point out that having lost heavily-in fact near. ly all his capital over this contract-the only remnant of his capital being his boats, which were all destroyed by the typhoon of the 18th uft., he was more in need of money than ever, to enable him to pay his men, so that they can

continue the scavenging work. By keeping

` ༔ - - " ।

back this money the Board prevented him from geuing the work done expeditiously. Further. his sub-contractor; Shai lu, to do the work at more he learned that the Board was engaging

the exceptionally high rate of to cents to $1 per car-tead of refuse removed, some of the dust-carts being taken away from the com- plainant at eight o'clock in the morning, which of course threw his work out of order, as on accout of the higher pay, the sub-contractor takes complainant's scavengers and works for the Board instead of for him. This naturally makes it difficult for the latter. to differentiate between which cart-load is removed for the Board and which for him, as the sub-contractor uses the same carts and the same men. Thus, there is every chance of him charging twice for the same work. He therefore requested the Government to buy some new dust-boats, as his own were destroyed, and these could then be taken over by the next contractor al cost price.

The Hon. the Principal Civil Medical Officer said the maller had been settled by the Go- vernment.

Mr. Shelton Hooper asked where was the

ing that they have settled the matter. letter from the Government to the Board, stat

The Hon. the Principal Civil Medical Officer said there was no leiter from the Government to the Board; the information was conveyed by a minute from the Colonial Secretary in a C. S. O.,

Mr. Lau Chu, Pak said: I should like jo know if the contractor's complaint that his work has been given to his sub-contractor was well-founded. How has the matter been set. led it appears that things are now done in camera by the Sanitary Department.

MAN Woo and Lee Kee, pork dealers, of stalls Nos. 176 and 139, respective 1, Central Market, were summoned before Mr. F.A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this forenoon, charged with being in possession of false scales. fuspector Withers prosecuted. The men admitted the charge and his Worship fined them $75 each.

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's wharves will be finished on the Pooling side, therefore it is by no means certain that large dividends would be earned,” The writer believes that "it is probable that these. considerations will weigh largely with share holders and under the present circumstances The daily imue le delivered free when the drew is it will not be surprised if the proposals

recible to movenger. Du copies went by post a

are rejected." And to further discourage additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage.the proposal the criticism is concluded The image on the weekly is to any part of the with the belief that "the scheme is merely a

world la 30 cents pwr if arter. Bingle Copie Daily, ten coats: Weekly, twenty-

speculative bubble." The promotus of the Avo carta.

Wharf Company will appreciate at its true worth the compliment ofered to their busi- Died 10-day at 12.15 p.m. it Government

ness integrity. On the authority of our com Civil Hospital, CRABLES F. FOCKEN, aged 42 temperaty, if the conditional offer for the years, Superintendent Engineer, Norddeutscher purchase of the part properly of the Dock Co. Lloyd, Hongkong.

The funeral will pass the Monument on is accepted by its shareholders, the provisional Wednesday, the 31st of October, 1956, at directorate of the new company is to consist B.jo a.m.

1950 of Messis. A. M. Marshall, C. R. Burkill,cently, unearthed an

S. A. Hardoon, L. Bridou, H. de Gray, and which contained a quantity of ancient Chinese Jongkang (elegraph. H. Barham. Here is a board of gentle and Korean coins. The jar is described as men who can lay claim to as much confid: being eighteen inches high and 3} feet in cir- cumference, and in the opinion of experts was HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1906.

ence in the administration of the affairs of a public company as the duly appointed direcprobably made during the Toyotomi régime,

about three hundred years ago. THE SHANGHAI DOCK ŚCHEME. | torate of any other existing joint-stock under- taking Examining the constitution, in In communities constituted like those of dividually, of the suggested board, the Hongkong and Shanghai, where, considering gentlemen who have agreed to carry the size of the population, a very large through the flotation of the number of enterprises are controlled by the company are foreign firms whose interests often do cou with one or other of the important ship flict with one another, it is not surprising ping and mercantile firms in Shanghai. that in every new scheme which is projected As agent of the Peninsular and Oriental one of the features of the new undertaking Steam Navigation Company at Shanghai, is that it encroaches upon the close pre. the association of Mr. A. M. Marshall, serves of some existing concern similar in in the capacity of a director, with a purpose and object to the Company de Wharf Company is an acquisition certainly pending upon public support for its success-

to be appreciated. Mr. C. R. Burkill, ful flotation. One of the latest of these of the firm of silk inspectors of Messrs. A. joint-stock ventures is that which has been R. Burkill & Sofs, is too familiar a figure to Hongkong at 6.30 p.m. to convey returning Cxercising the minds of a large number of he can exercise is not to be despised. Mr. complained of it was past eight o'clock when guest to this side, but owing to the conduct investors and speculators alike in Shanghai. We allude to the proposal submitted by a

S. A. Hardoon, the local manager of the she got away. As the time set for the departure number of shareholders of the Shanghai important firm of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & of the taunch was a very convenient one, a that of the carpenter, was arrested. The com- Dock and Engineering Co., Ld., to forni a

number of ladies elected to retura by her. But, plainant, with a bandage over his eye, appear- Co., is a factor to be considered in the im

ing, the Volunteers with their bags and baskets cute his assailant. He said that he occupied finds such a big market in Northerning and jostling everybody out of their way, and accused the first floor. "Ofate he and his class of merchandize from India which

in their hands made a rush for the boat hust. the ground floor of No. 25, Upper Lascar Row orange was cut in half and the lady proceeded in sample a portion of it. After this was ac- Maritimes are represented by Mons. L China, viz., collon yam. The Messageries so that whoever else might miss that launch fots have been annoyed by water from accomplished she told the coolie that the orange The H. A. L. 1.3. Rhenania from Hamburg

at least they would not, As A Bridou. And who will question the desi- several ladies were badly jostled about, while they were at work. There was a repetition any business with him. She was on the way

result, cust's door dripping down on them while was sour and that she did not propose to do left Singapore for this port on 30th inst, at ë

a.m., and may be expected here on 4th prox. rability of his connection with the board in

in two instances small children were nearly yesterday afternoon, and he shouted to the to the next stall, when, as it is alleged, the

The C. P. R. Co.'s .s. Tartar arrived at the interests of the Company? We cannot

knocked into the water. "It was a disgraceful men above to stop it. Accused came down coolic picked up the other half of the orange.

Kobe at 8 pm., on 27th inst, and left again trace the name of Mr. H. de Gray in the could have been more unmanly or unmannerly a word, struck complainant over the left plainant on the hack with it.

scene," concludes our informant, "for nothing|holding a

at 2 a.m, Sunday, for Yokohama, where she is haminer, and without saying that was lying on the counter and struck com- due to arrive at 6 am., on 29th inst. Directory. The last name in the list is that than the behaviour of men from whom, being eye with the hammer, knocking him over

The C.. P. R; Cols as. Empress of Chima of Mr. W. H. Barham whom we know as Citizen Soldiers, better things might have been The charge was proved and the shoemaker was

The cane came on before Mr. F. A. Haze-arrived at Nagasaki at 9.30 am, on 20th inst, land, at the Police Court this morning, and it and leaves again at 6 p.m., same day, for Kobe, the ralpan of Messrs. Macgregor Fios, and I expected,”.

was remanded to allow complainant to pro where she is dus to arrive at 9.30 pm, on 30th

one

and all

connected

THE s.s. Yun Chepugstilt lies submerged along side the west side of the Hiller Street Wharf Divers have already placed vo wire hawsers new.ound her, while a third is expected to be in position in a day or two, when efforts will be wongchow will be raised very shortly and made to litt her. It is expected that the s,s,

which turned turtle, is so full of air that she is got ready for docking, while the s.s, longkone, kept up, and it is anticipated that the work of raising her will be an easy task,

to need commendation, and the influence

A VISITOR in the Volunteer Camp complains strongly, at the behaviour of some of the volun- teers. onunday evening. He states that there was an arrangement for a launch to return

a

CHAN Tai, a fifteen-year-old boy, who said the was employed on a waterboat, and admitted a previous conviction, was charged before Mr. H. H., Gompertz, at the Police Court this morning, on a charge of larceny. Chan was said to have entered the premises of the Royal Dutch Pe- troleum Company, at North Point, yesterday, amd stole a quantity of copper nails and some arrested by the Company's watchman. He copper sheeting. On the way out he was

pleaded guilt to the charge and was ordered confined in ganl for two days. to receive twelve strokes of the birch and to he

WITH a swelling over his left eyu as large as

the details.

SOUR ORANGES--

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON JEWISH LADY.

Kam Wa, a coolie, employed in stalls Nos. 40 and 47 of the Central Market, was arrested yesterday afternoon and removed to the Central Elias, a widow, residing at No. 6, Chancery, Police Station. on the complaint of Mrs.

Lane, The complaint lodged against the coolie was that of assault. Mrs. Elias stated

good-sized toniato, Cheong Chik, a carpenter, employed, in a carpenter's shop, at No. 15, Upper Lascar Row, made a complaint to In- assaulted, and was sent to the Government spector Ritchie yesterday afternoon, that he was

of the complaint Wong Lam, a shoemaker, re- Civil Hospital for treatment. In consequence that yesterday after soon she went to a fruit

siding on the first floor of the same building as prisoner the price of oranges. The coolio gave

stall in the Central Market and inquired of the

his price. Complainant decided to taste one of the oranges and if it was sweet-as the coalie said it was she would then purchase two cat.

Wharf and Godown Co. as a separate and port business of Shanghai especially in the says our informant, when it came to ambarked at the Police Court this morning to prosties. The coalie consented. Atempting-looking

distinct undertaking from the parent Com pany by a' conditional purchase of the sur plus property of the Dock Co. for the special purpose. The proposition, which concerns shareholders principally, is not without in terest to the tradal community in general, since the provision of greater facilities for the more expeditious handling and storing of merchandize in a trading centre of the Importance of Shanghai cannot be regarded

faed $30

duce witnesses to support her allegation.

of Yamanashi, the Toklo Mainichi states that ON the authority of Mr. Takeda, the Governor

a remarkable piece of crystal has been dis covered on a hill at Masutomimura, Kita- Koma district, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is four and a half feel long and a foot and a half thick, weighing over 10,00 lbs. The sum of Yigo has been given by the Society of Yama nashi towards the cost of transporting the crys tal to the forthcoming exhibition at Yamana. shi. The largest piece of crystal previously known was only about eight inches in diam- eter, valued at Y18,00

SHIPPING AND MAILS...

MAILS DUE.

Australian (Eastern) and prox.. English (Malta) 2nd prox., 6 a.m. German (Billow) 7th prox. Canadian (Athenian) 15th prox.

int, and is due here on or about the middle The as. Ras-Bera left New York on 23rd

of December.