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Entimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1906.

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS"

EXHIBITION"

OPENÁD BY LE. The goverNOR,

fice enlargement of a "Sunrise in Hongkong Harbour' from cas of their own photographs, taken from just west of Douglas What, which lis quite a work of art. Another noteworthy exhibit of this company is a painting on ivory

THE TYPHUON.

OBBERYATORY EXONERATED.

After the meeting of the Legislative Council-

A GAMBLING raid al No, 61, Temple Street North, Yaumati, at eight o'clock last night, resulted in the capture of 1eventeen coolies, who were interested in a game of megam pal. The raid was conducted by Inspector Mac- donald. The prisoners were charged before At 4 p.m. this alternoon the long-talked-of of His Majesty Edward Vil. A water colour to-day, and before the members had left, Hi Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Cour and much-discussed Arts and Crafts Exhibition painting of a Japanese girl in a field catting Excellency the Governor addressed the Coun this morning, when the two leaders were each was opened in the City Hall, with all duscere-vegetables, is a speaking picture, and one'

A. S. WATSON & CO., fined $25 and the others fifty cents each.

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 3843

ANDRE Weinberg, an inmate of the Sailors Home, West Paint, was the defendant in na assault case beard before Hr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning. He was charged with assaulting George Kramson in the Home last night. It appeared that com plainant went to defendant and begged him for a drink. Defendant fisted him on the jaw in stead. Defendant explained to the Court that he was drunk at the time and did not know what he did. A fine of $5 was imposed.

CONFECTIONERY. Tux Viceroy-designate of the Min-Chi pro

vinces, it is reported from l'eking, is to be given some equivalent appointment in the capital new post. This is said to be the result of his Excellency's unpopularity in the provinces and

WE

JE have just unpacked our, New Season's

mony, by his Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, EC.M.G. The City Hall had

been so transformed for the occasion as to be quite unrecognizable. The outside of the main entrance was deped with bunting, while the whole of the front was festooned with Chinese

TELEGRAMS

** HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "

SERVICE..

SHANGHAI DOCKS.

WHARFLAND GODOWN CO. SCHEME

LIKELY TO BE ADOPTED.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 1st November,

1.15 p.m..

cil on the subject of the Observatory. He said that probably the Council would wish to bear the result of the Committee appointed to ia. quire into the question whether earlier warning should have been given of the typhoon of the 18 September. At 7.44 am there was no indication of a typhoon approaching Hongkong, and the hoisting of the black drum on the morning of the 18th was quite as soon as, in the circumstances, was possible. "I propose," said His Excellency, “to publish the report in anticipation of laying it

At the meeting of the Shanghai on the table of this Council. propose also to Dock and Engineering Co., Ld., to send the report with all the evidence and exhi- bits to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, be held this afternoon, it is under- to whom I shall also send the reports published stood that the proposition to disposo by the Observatories of ticawni and Manila, and I shall also ask the Secretary of State to of part of the Company's property for

instead of going to Foochow to take over his ofthe stairs being festooned with silk and ever drawing by Mr. C. H. Gale secured a Reund obtain for this Government information re- the purposes of a Wharf and Godawa

especially in Fukien, whose yentry and mer. chants it may be remembered senta petition to Poking protesting against his Excellency's appointment over them on the ground that his Excellency did not "suit conditions" in the Min-Ché viceroyalty.

surmounted

true to life and nature, and it was hot sur rising to find it ticketed "silver medal, This was the work of Mr. A. P. Goodyin, and showed that this artist, who haspately returned from Japan, kept his artistic sentibilities very much on the alert when in the "Land of and Japanese lanterns, while the door were the Risen, Sun." Another very speaking like hidden by the most gorgeous crimson and gold

ness was ao eolarged photograph of Sir Henry hanging screens, surmounted by the Union Berkeley, K.C.; the work of Mee Cheung, while jack, loside on either side, up to the stolicase,

a flashlight of the same gealleman, taken by were broths, buil of fine coloured matting, Mea Cheung, in his office, was a work of art, and occupied by Mee Cheung's photographic and worthy of special mention. A studyin red exhibits, and qualities of Canton chinaware, carbon, by Mr. C. H. Gale, secured a gold sent in by Tack Loong of that city. At the medal, a silver medal also falling to hii lo: for foot of the stairs, which were carpeted with red a portrait in toned bromide. A smal car- baize, two large Chinese umbrella canopies lent bon drawing, by Mr. E.-J. Chapman, was also the first Oriental touch tothe interior, the banister docketed for a alver medal, Another carbon

greens, while each ride was flanked will fine, silver medal for that artist. Dr. Jordan, who samples of the ceremonial banner of China, was, perhaps, the most prolific exhibier, had

with more unbrella-canopies. a large number of very fine views offenes in, Confectionery imported from the leading

The first of the exhibits to catch the eye was a Japan, snupped off during his recent visit to that country on a holiday, and a silver medal London and Paritian Houses including -

very handsome sideboard made entirely of

was awarded.. Quite the best photos exhibited teakwood, having a large bevelled minor in the centre. This was sent in by A-Ling and from a realistic point of view were a pair, sent was well worthy of mention. Turning to thein by Mr. W. Nicholson, of the typhoon while CHOCOLATINES, CHOCOLATES.

right up the staircase the walls were found covered with pures, photos, chromos, and CARAMELS, PRALINES, FON-CHAN King, a seamau, employed in, the Water crayon drawings, sent in by various exhibitors, Police blation, was arraigned before Mr. F.A. DANTS.

Hazeland, at the Police Court this morning which would well match the sideband men A very handsome teakwood mantel-prece, charged with attempting to accepta bribe of $5tioned, almost filled the space opposite the top FRUIT JELLIES, NOUGAT, TUR- from the manager of the Kwong Sze Shing en

of the stars. Here, when our representative gideering shop at Yaunati, yesimday. Delen- visited the scene this morning, all was bustle KISH DELIGHT.

dant called on the manager of the works on

and confusion, everybody interested rush Wednesday and demanded $5, saying that if he PASCALL'S TOFFEE and MIXED did not get it somebody would be arrested, in about putting the last touches to the judges were passing slowly down the length of the rooms, miking careful scrutiny of what they had core to judge, and making their

medialists, but of course it is not a complete considerable mention of the gold and silver

one, as the exigencies of time and space remtered it impossible to secure full information for this issue, so a full list will be given to morrow, On the kinding, as a soit of overflow. from the Hail, were several of Robinson Piano Ca's, pianos, which bore of a silver medal. On the wall at the right-hand side, just outside St. Andrew's Ifait, was an exhibit which, though interesting, scarcely came within the intent of this exhibition: it was a frained copy of the rmingham Commercial Gazette, of 1116

SWEETS.

CADBURY'S BUGARED. ALMONDS,

BURNT ALMONDS.

WALNUTS, MILK CHOCOLATE,

NUTTONA, &c.

at its height, which give a grand idea of what was happening in the harbour on Typhoon Day, Mr. Chan Wing To comes forward with a fine view of a junk leaving the har- bour at the sunset hour, and for tisecures a silver medal.

was

garding the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. propose to await receipt of these observations before making any further inquiry locally,"

SUICIDE IN AN HOTEL,

EUROPEAN TAKES POISON..

A European gepileman named Charles Waddington committed suicide in leading hotel in the Colony yesterday afternoon by taing an overdose of opium. The deceased, who is not known in the Colony, arrived here

on the 29th ultime from Shanghai, by the steamer Awa Muru. He came ashore and put up at the hotel in question. Being a stranger no particular notice was taken of him, On, the evening of the 30th ultimo, he was seen to leave the dining room, but there was

to his room, rang the bell for his room "boy" and gave an order that he wanted

Co. will be carried by shareholders. holding, proxies for absent share. holders who approve of the sale:

Failing the requisite" majority as represented by proxies, it is believed that the resolution will be carried by a show of hands.

Mr. F. E. Taylor will move the resolution embodying the proposal for the sale of the part property in a slightly, amended, form from that appearing in the circular issued to

The manager said he would gaand gel the arrangements of the exhibits, while the China", by an amateur, called for and re-nothing'unusual about his actions. He went shareholders on the 22nd ultimo.

innrey, but when he returned with Sergeant Appleton, of Yaumati Police Station, defendant had left. He returned to the works yesterday,

A policeman was waiting for his and he was arrested. His Worship sent accused to gai

for three nonths.

W learn from the Augutaki Preas that a number of Japanese gold coins were discovered recently by the work en employed in the Facked in the daintiest boxes or in the reconstruction of the bridge near the office of the Yokohama Specie Bank at that port. Up simplest to sent the taste.

sulate in the evening 165 ten-yen gold coins had been found in the side of the creek and it was expected it would reveal more.. Police men were stationed in the vicinity to prevent any being found and secretly disposed of. It

Vto,poo Just at the Hongkong and Shang- bay Bank's Nagasaki agency on May 15th, IGUZ. A great search was then instituted in the creeks and other places, but only Y800 was recovered.

awards. We are thus enabled to make a

The proposition referred to in the foregoing telegram is as follows :—

1. That a Company entirely distinct from the Shanghai Dack and Engineering Co. be formed, to acquire the Old Dock Property and the land between the Cosmopolitan and Inter- national Docks as shown on place attached, from the Shanghai Bock and Engineering Co. for the sum of Tls. 1,380,000.

2.That payment for such land be made by affering to shareholders in the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co.-.

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jug of boiling water. The water was given him. Next morning (yesterday) deceased did not put in an appearance at breakfast, nor was he at his table during tiffin. The room boy we are giver to understand, thought deceased was asleep and did not want to rouse him. At three o'clock that afternoon deceased was heard to be breathing heavily in bed. The hotel people were called, and on looking at, the man, who was sinking fast, a message was immediately dispatched for medical aid. Drs. Stedman and Forsyth answered the call hurriedly, but the mua lad expired a few minutes before they arrived. The police were

Watt was sent to investigate matters. Deceased was searched, but for a few cards-from which the police obtained his name-and a large sum

In the event of the shareholders agreeing of money found on him, not a scrap of paper

to the above proposal, the circularists recom- could be discovered to give'a clue as to who

mend that a provisional Directorato be formed deceased was. The jug of water which be called for on the previous night was on a table in consisting of the following gentlemen who have been approached and have agreed to serve the room, but ball emply, and on a chair near his bed was found a preparation of pre. Bridou, H. de Gray, W. H. Barham, for the A. M. Marshall, C. R. Burkill, S, A, Hardoon,

A. Scrip in the new Compady in proportiog to their holding of shares in the Shangbai Dock and Engineering Co., Ltd. (one share of T15, 25-fully paid up-in the new Company

A. S. WATSON & CO.. believed that the coins are a portion of the November, 1805, recording the events of the lady, while another painting on' ivory by Yat then communicated with and Detective-sergeant for each share in the Shanghai Dock and..

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Bangkong, zuih October, 1906.

J.

NOTIOR,

Mr. R. Lenz's "Sunset was somewhat marred by double tones, owing to the light turning yellow. It was a good picture, however, and a silver medal awarded. A group of "Snapshots in North

ceived a silver medal. Dr. Jurdans exhibited a Carmen," a well-executed painting of vivid tone, and his work was also silver-petalled. A pair of very pleasing photos were those

were snapped just at the right moment for of two dogs, by Dr. Jones, R. N, which

showing the fine, naimals to the best advantage. Among the various paintings, principally from 1 fe, a winner of a silver medal was the lead of a child, with expression speakingly caught by Mrs. Dealy, who secured a second medal for a very pretty picture of a dog. A quantity of fruit carelessly lying on a table, painted by Mrs. Bird, and a handsome head of an old lady, each secured a silver medal. A dainty painting on an ivory medallion, by Mrs. C. H. Grace, secured a silver inedal for that

Battle of Trafalgai-it was scarcely an "art or

On of a girl's head, secured another silver craft of the Colony" Opposite to this was very medal. Mrs. Kim seat in a "Lead of child" find model of a yacht, built and exhibited by in water colours, and secured a silver medal. Mr. A. 11, Qugh, and to which the committee A trail of roses secured medal for Mins immediately gave a silver medal. Entering Chatham, and the work deserved the honour, the ball, a Bishop's Mitre, the work of the Mrs. Walkins was another double silver French Cofivent, glittering with the gold and medal-winder for her fine views of the gems with which it is adorned, resting on its harbour. A gold medal was awarded to Mr. ruby velvet cushion, attracts the eye, and after L. D. Philpot for his very true reprisenta examining it, the gate naturally falls to the case tion of sunset, Miss Chathami securing another

pared opium and water, which, it was said, below in which are suspended two very beauti-silver medal for her depictment of a group of deceased had drank: The deceased was about ful Chasubles, oncin white silk moire and gold bovines on a meur. For two very well execut-thirty-five years of age, a refined looking man, embroidery, and the other of the same material ed "Heads of Ladies" Mrs. Ram steured a

and from his personal effects appeared to have with purple passion-flowers-trailing over the further two silver nedals. In the Arelectural been well-to-do. The motive for his rash act The police made a search for gold. These also were the work of the French Department Messrs. Dennison, Ram and Gibbs.found under his pillow,

is a mystery. A loaded: revolver was also Convent, and very rightly commanded a silver medal. & very beautiful lace altar frontal by the saune Convent, also called for special mention, one lady describing it as "a per- fect gem of beasty. Taking the works of art in the form of laces, etc., executed and exhibited by the Convents and others, a very striking piece of work is a child's robe of marvellons construction entirely the work of the

Lastly Messrs. Weismann had an exhibit inmates of the Fruch Convent, and as a closer of a wedding-cake built in no less than mine inspection revealed its intricacies of cobweb tiers, and daintily ornamented in true bridal fines, it was pleasing to note that it was marked style. This, of course, secured a silver medal. as the awardee al gold medal. This Another exhibit was some swans Bowling in a Convent also secured several other silvermedals lake, the lake being a mirror, and the swans for its very vanéd assoriïtient, of exhibits, all | sugar.

[34 LATE on Tuesday night a report was made to the police at No. 7 Station, West Point, that u young woman named Emily Ellen Wade, a aurse, employed by a family at the Peak, was missing. A description of the woman was given, and information was telephoned to the different stations, asking them to keep a look but for any person corresponding with the des- cription given.

All Natzanicat intended for publication, to *The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH“ should be addrowed to The Halitor, J, Lee House Road, and should be accompaísd by the Writer's Name and

Addrom.

Ordinary lessines-externatsal bone should be podrosied

to The Maungit,

Tin Editor will not undertake to be responsible for the woman, but it proved fruitless. Yesterday morning, however, an employes of the Water any rejectivi M8., nor to return any Contribution.

Works informed Inspector Collelt that he had seen the body of a European woman in the caigh-water of the Poklonlam reservoir. The police went out with an ambulance, and when the body was got out of the water, it was recup nised as that of the missing woman.

The remains were later identified in the mortuary as that of Emily Ellen Wade. There is no doubt in the minds of the police that the woman committed suicide, and the motive for her taking her life is said to be disappointment in

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AVOCALS.

The Hongkong Celegraph

ONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1928..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE French mail of the and October was de- livered in London on the 31st October.

love.

JANJONG PAGAR DOCKS.

RECONSTRUCTION WORKS.

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obtained a silver medal for the sketch of the

front elevation of the new Post (ffice, another medal being awarded to Messrs. Leigh and Orange for their view of Prince's Buitelings. Among interesting exhibits in the an depart. ment was a Chinese Enclycopedia, which was valued at $212,000, there being only firs of the kind in the Camese Empire.

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where it was photographed for identification. The remains were removed to the mortuary,

An inquiry will be held in due course,

THE TYPHOON FUND.

PEKING GOVERNMENT AID.

[From a Correspondent.]

Engineering Co.); or

B. Cash in similar proportion.

flotation of the Company.

The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the "NORTH-CHINA Daily News,"

SIR,-There is not the slightest doubt that there is a good deal of common sense in some

everyone seems to suffer when dealing with this. of the remarks of your correspondent who signs himself "Warning, but he is suffering, as

Company, viz. from "over-pariizaoship." Be-" cause this Company has made a series of errors and been the victim of speculators he is under the impression that every scheme put forward must be to rob the shareholders further. I hold a minimum of shares in the Company, so small indeed that the Buctuations of the market hardly affect me in the slightest. I speak" merely as a witness having in mind the welfaro of Shanghai, Shipping in this port is constant-

Canton, 31st October. H.E. Viceroy Shum has received a telegram Trom the Board of Commerce at Peking, asking

for a full detailed report of the disastrous, tyly on the increase and I am told that agents phoon which took place on the 18th Sep. of vessels have had great difficulty in obtaining tember fast. In accordance with this request wharfnge for the last two or three years. Wo. Messrs. Kulm and Kumar for their exhibit el | H.E. Viceroy Shum has sent a full report to the will grant that this has been an exceptional furniture and silver, these being awarded as Board of Commerce. It is stated that this in- time, but judging from Customs returns the bulk they were not, in the opinion of the committee, formation was asked for as it is the intention of cargo. coming here is continually on the in- quite called for, for competition,

of the Iniperiai Guvernment-at Peking to subcrease, and, with peace in the North and the scribe to the Typhoon Relief Fund,

opening of railways, if any one looks a little ahead he will surely dous whether the public wharves will then have fromage enough for the vessels arriving. It is also r.ther extraordin ary that in the present day there is not a public' wharf in existence where the total income goes to shareholders. They are all governed by private firms as agents, who quite naturally do not look after a big business concern for nothing,

Messrs., Keency and Co, exhibited three teak chairs built to the design of Mr. A. G, Little, 'and forming part of the new furniture for the Marine Court. These have been filly des cribed in these columns before, and call for no

* manufactured on the premises, if not quite, Some "special" medals were awarded to *while you wait," at least in wonderfullyshort- time. Then came the Italian Convent's exhi- It is understood that plans are either roady bits, with its truly admirable work, but it made or early ready for the execution of the great the mere male mai pause when informed that reconstruction work contemplated to connec some of the laces they now exhibited were tion with the taking over of the Tanjong Pagar made by inmates of the Convent over Dock Company's property by the Government. 100 years ago. Yellowed by age" very The decision that the minor' Harbour scheme filly describes, their appearance, but from must be proceeded with has entailed a certain their delicacy and preservation it would not WE are requested to state that to-morrow/ abandonment, at least for some years, of the have surprised one to be told that they had further cominent.,. As we have said above, -being All Souls' Day there will be a special original Lagoon dock plans in their entirety, been completed but yesterday, service at St. Joseph's Church at 9 a.m.

OWING to the departure of Mr. H. H. J. Gom- pertz from the Magistracy, Mr. F. A. Hazeland presided in the large Court this morning and Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne had, charge of the small Court,

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old emtime and space forbid us to give as fulla report The landward side of the Lagoon scheme is to broidered Stoles were quite features of their ex-"

as we could wish, and so we will supplement it be held more or less in abeyance, but that sidehibits, and it not surprising to find the that will run parallel with the wharves and be Italian Conve work was labelled with worked in connection with these will be includ. sever! silver medals Next came, the wonderful ed in the general reconstruction scheme. The lengths of Torchus lace, the production of the feature of the greatest interest is the construe blind girls of the Kowloon Blind school, Silver tion of the new graving dock which is to be medals were bestowed here, and deservedly, situated between the P. and O. whaives and for the work was worthy of very special notice, DURING the twenty-four hours ending at nine what is known as Keppel larbour, for for it was all the maided work of blind child o'clock this morning, only one arrest was made merly

This fine dock, ren. "The ladies of Hongkong had so a very by the police in the Central district. The man

when completed, which may be in four handsome samples of what can be done during or five years time, will prove an Imperi- the lonely hours in the boudoir, while "hubby" was brought before the, Court this morning on a charge of hawking vegetables without a licence. Fined,

New Harbou

CHINESE EDUCATION L'OM.

MISSION.

By the steamer Lui Song yesterday, says the Free Press of 24th, there arrived in Singapore a Chinese Education Commission consisting of Mandann Wang Fang Cheung and Yun Yow, Leong, head of the Chinese College at Canton. The Commissioners are to

I believe that the provisional directorate visit all the Chinese Schools in the Straits Set- hardly hold any Dock, sbarcs between them tlements and Dutch Indies, and instruct the and they at any rate cannot be influenced by teachers in the system of teaching in 'vogue at the success or failure of the Dock Co. and the Canton college. This step has been taken therefore must be believers in their undertaking, so that Chinese boys educated in these schools Another important consideration must be that may, if they desire, proceed to Nankin and whilst one company practically has a monopoly Peking to continue their studies in the colleges of the public wharves they are able to charge there. The students passing out of the colleges what they choose and are in a position to make will then be eligible to hold Manderin offices:things so expensive that their charges may In view of this visit it is interesting to note result in an impediment to the progress of The Band of the Roja! West Kents, was in

that Chinese Schools where education is im Shanghai Friendly and open competition. attendance, and played a choice selection of parted on the Imperial System have been generally results in good. airs during the afternoon.

opened in the Straits and Dutch East Indies this year.

At the hour named His Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Captain. Colman, A.D.C., arrived at the entrance to the City Hall, and was there mel by Sir Henry Berkely, President, and the Committee, of the Exhibi- tion, when Sir Henry banded His Excellency a gold key, and asked him to open its door and the exhibition at the same time. His Excellency, taking the key, unlocked the door, and then, after a short aldress declared the Exhibition open, and then proceeded is pass up the stairs and through the Halls.

PRISONERS RELEASED.

EDITOR OF "ASIA" NIKLD. [From a Correspondent.]

Canton, 31st October. As a final act of clemency, on account of

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al asset of high value in additino to its is earning dollars for them down in his affice, general utility for the larger classes of ocean- amid the maddening crowd, and some very ad going steamships, it is to be some 817 feet mirable, though not very remarkable, work is This evening, at the Union Church Literary long, too ft, wide, and 30-41, depth on the sill, the result-as far as needlework goes, the pen Club, the Rev. T.W. Pearce will deliver another The deck will be arranged as two docks, of dif- and ink daylies being, perhaps, worthy of men of his interesting lectures of local interest, en-

ferent lengths, in continuation with an interme-sian. The China foreign Knitting Company, titled "Sidelights on our island Story," The diale caisson to allow of the two sections being which has lately sorted a new industry in this worked separately. For the reception of the Colony, has some very good samples of its chair will be taken at 9 p.m. by Mr. P. H. Holyoak, and a good attendance is expected. Largest class of ships the intermediate caisson work in the way of children's knitted woollen would be floated out, giving abundant length underclothing, etc. which showed very praise. IT in announced from Home that Viscount Si room and to spare for such a liner as the giant worthy taste and faish, and as the company Aldwyn, the umpire appointed in the recent Mauretania or such a battleship as the Dread is also able to turn out underclothing for arbitration between the Tanjong Fagar Dock neught.' If our information be correct, as we the children of an elder growth, as a craft of Company and the Government of the Colony believe it to be, the actual cubic capacity of the this Colony, they au deserving of every support of the Straits Sailements, has appointed Mr. new deck will be larger than any dock now in from the residents, families, and lone mem- his approaching departure, H.E. Vicer Shum Edward Shoarme, one of the Masters at the existence. The whole question of big battle, hers alike. 4 number of Chinese firms, Supreme Court, as sole referee to tux the costs ships and huge ocean liners implies a coinci- whose names could not be gathered to day, of the arbitration, which are payable by the dent increase in the size of docks, and it is lent some very fine specimens of Co-year-old Straite Settlements Goverment. It will be manifestly a matter of commonsense business tapestries-but these, while very intersting remembered that Mr. Ommaney, who repre- foresight that dictates the construction, at and calling for admiration of the bebolder as sented the Crows among the Counsel in Singa. Singapore, of such a dock as will accommodate works of art, wers not samples of the arts pore, taxed the charges of witnesses, and that the largest type of vessel that the seeds of and crafts of the Colony," thess taxed charges were the subject of serious peace or war may send out to the Far East-

ingapore Fres Press, opment by us at the time,

has released all the prisoners lately heldis Can- ton gaol on petty misdemeanours. But in the case of the Editor of it, a vernacularjournal published in Canton, H.E. has ordered that he be held in durance vile, because he sent his brother to Peking to appeal to the Throne against the decision and report H.E. Viceroy Coming to the pictures, Men Cheung, the Shum for his great injustice in placing the photographer of Ice House Road, have a very | editor in prison,

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE. Australian (Eastern) and inst. English (¿falta) and just.76 a.m. German (Bülow) 7th fost," Canadian (Athenian) 15th insi,

The T. K. K. 6.4. Nippon Maru will sail from Yokohama on 1st inst, and will be due at this port on 12th inst

It is not my object to follow "Warning" into the details of shares, but in one matter be is surely wrong. I am convinced that a Wharf Co. could begin to earn money in under four ycats, and even if they could not what interest are Dock shareholders going to get by letting this property remain idle in the hands of their director? What interest have they, had on this property for the last four years?

Let people put aside the question of shayes and hesitate before they reject this scheme as u speculation. 11 appears to be more like a business proposal to be discussed on its merits, and the only one of the Dock schemes in which speculation has not played the leading. part.—I am, etc.,

FAIRPLAY, October 26.

The C. P. R. Coss. Empress of Japan left Vancouver am on 30th it, for Hong.

ong via the usual Ports of Call. arrived at Kobs at 6.39 p.m., on 30th alt, and The C. P. R. Co's s.s. Empress of China

** Future letters on this subject can only left again at midnight same day, for Vokobams, be inserted if they are signed with the writer's where she is due to arrive at tó p.m., ongist uit ? name for publication,--Ep.