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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP

the Supreme Court as Interpret

Nolan, who acted in his place for a few months, returned to the Police Court this morning

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WAT THE FLOUR"MILLS IN JUNK HAY}

On the invliation of Mr. An H. Renale an

toring the Government and others, pald a visit official party, comprising the Officer Admlois,

to state that an accident befell Mr. H. N. Mody, landed shortly after three o'clock. We regret who was one of the visitors. As be ascended the mill building by the main hoist, it is believed that when he reached the upper most" foor-of_the___mills be was some- how thrown off the boist and landed on the floor with an injury to his back. He was promptly attended to by Dr. Thornicraft, of Kobe, who was among the party. Mr. Body, after being administered a couple of doses of stimulants at once regained consciousness. Mr.

This would save an imments amount of consequence of Mr. Dyer Hall's return to time and labour on the part of the members of the Council, in pr

procuring, examining and

At the megling of the Sanitary Board held ifting the details of special matter? It would enable the Council to select members THE Japan Chronisis learn from the City Slaughter-house was brought up for This afternoon the subject: of the drainage of

in these columns on the 10th December 1900 of the community specially qualified to deal dispatch that Mr. Nagasaki, a Councillor incussion, owing to considerable correspond to the Flour Mills this afternoon. The party the Imperial Court, has received a pirate obce, arising out of an anticie which appeared Prince Arthur of Connaught intended to pay the Secretary forwarded a copy of the article another visit to, Japan,

(6 the Hon, the Director of Public Works, and the matter was referred to the Sanitary In spector. The Hon. the Principal" Civil Medi- cal Officer minuted: Obtain from the Hon the Director of Public Works the minutes on the leader in the Hongkong Telegraph, which I with forwarded to the Sanitary Sut yok. The latter official said he visited the langhter-house on the zal uit, and again ious puissace existed at the out-fali... Before making a full report be desired to pay another visit. In the meantime more care should be taken that blood and manute is kept out of the draias.

As a result of Bishop O'Connell's mission to Japan the Vatican will establish shortly a Catholic University at Tokyo. It will be con trolled by Jesuits of the American province, The appointment of an Apostolic Delegate to Japan is imminent.

bers of the community would doubtless be willing to serve in connexion with a special matter, who would not be willing, or able, to give up the time necessary for serving on the Council. Some of the committees would have to be, and should be, paid for their ser vices, anditis right that the community should pay for valuable work, which would lessen the burden that falls upon the members of the

A MEETING of His Majesty's Justices of the Council. Some of the directions in which Peace was held at the Magistracy this after the writer advocates reform are: 1-The noon to consider an application from Patrick management of the police force. The Roberts to sell by retail intoxicating liquors at management of the general hospital. 3, the Western Hotel, 90 and 92 Queen's Road The terms on which a monopoly of work in West A. Bazeland presided. There these Settlements should be granted to the being no police objection the licence was Telephone Co. 4-The question whether

the electrical works should be carried on

by the Council or by a company. 5.-The necessity for having a paid, or partially-paid, fire brigade. It will be seen that the writer has not rushed into print," without being armed at all points, and ready to follow up In a practical manner his animadversions, by what appear to us as very reasonable and

granted.

MR. G. A. Woodcock, secretary of the Saui

lary Board, summoned the puller of rickuba No. 585 before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Count, this morning, for refusing to accept hire on the 16th instant Accused denied the accusation, stating that he was waiting for his master." It was proved that he was not engaged, and a Gue of $a was imposed.

THREE shopkeepers, doing business at No 289, Queen's Road West, 43, Eastern Street, and 245. Queen's Road West, were summoned before r. F.A. fazeland, at the Police Court, this morning, by Inspector Withers, for being in possession of false scales. They were found guilty, and the first and third accused were fined $so cach. The second defendant, whose case was more serious, had to pay $75.

on the aist, and was satisfied that a ser-

gards this the contractor should certainly

The Hon. the President said that as re-

Rennis had a stretcher brought for Mr. Mody:

SANITARY BOARD,

The bi-monthly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held in the board room this afternoon, whan the following busines was transacted: 0 MEMBER'S APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION.

An application was submitted in the mesting

look after, this, as the collection of blood and hair, was certainly to his financial advantage. by Mr. Lau Chu, Pak: for exemption against The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon said that the requirements of the Public Health and the contractor allowed as little blood as possi-Buildings Ordinance, in respect of Nos. 351, ble to escape, bis some must always fall onnd 313, Queen's Road West, regarding the the floor. Practically no bair goes down the custing of yards at the back drains, as blood and hair are to valuable to him to foots. The same, though in a less degree, applied to manure, and instructions had been given to see that as little as possible escaped.

The dredging of the out-fall for a distance of fifty feet, as a temporary measure, was advocal ed by the Sanitary Surveyor.

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The on, the Director of Public Works mid

·The Medical ̧Cfficer of Health, minuted: The small back yard, required by section 175, is intended, for the deposit of household refuse, pending its daily removal. I do not see any more reason for granting exemption in the

case of the corner house, No. 353, Queen's Road West, than for any of the other comer houses which have been refused, exemption by the Board. In the case of No. 351 I see no reason at all for granting exemption; it is not s corner house.

well devised suggestions for the amelioration of the existing conditions, and states as his reasons for the reforms "that he advocates that watching over and a control of the ordinary routine municipal work are quite sufficient, if thoroughly done, to occupy nearly, if not quite, the whole of the time that can be spared by the member of the Council. In conclusion the writer says: It is also very desirable that the secretariat should be greatly strengthened, especially at the top, and suitably paid, but this alone would be quite insufficient to meet the great difficulty that now exists. As the annual meeting of ratepayers will be held in March the arms now in use. These latter may be had George Henry Allcock, which took place on occupiers of each floor. How can the refuse be·

it seems desirable that the whole question should, in the meantime, be carefully con sidered by the ratepayers. Mr. Drummond

THE exhaustive tests made during the Russe- Japanese war of fire-arms have resulted in the authorities designing improved weapons. The Japanese War Office bas niready com menced the manufacture of rifles of a now and improved pattern, having decided to discard,

by middle and other public schools for drill purposes, and applications have already been received for them from many schools.

Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted: I ought not to say anything in my own case, but the Medical

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Shanghai, 22nd January

The chief of the native police at Pootung has been arrested and to Nanking for trial.

116 is charged with amuggling. arms into the Yangtze valley with the object of aiding the cause of the revolutionists.

RAILWAY RIOT.

COMMUNICATIONS DESTROYED,

[From Our Own Corrispondenti).

Shanghai, 22nd January

2.56 p.m.

It is reported that an anti-railway riot has occurred at Huayinhsien,

Shensi.

"The railway office, it is stated, hau been burned, the schools destroyed and the telegraph wires uprooted.

Troops have been sent to the scene

that he proposed to erect intercepting chambers so that the blood might be intercepted. "He was informed that very little foul matter exuded on to the front of the sewer out-fall, but Officer of Health's argument is so illogical that by the governor of the provinco. dredging was to be carried out.,

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I think I may be allowed to make a few`re- marks. The yard is, apparently, not ra- DEATH OF MR. G. R. ALLCOCK. quirad for lighting and reptilation, but for depositing refuse, which is removed to the dust-carts-every morning by... the

The Japan Herald records the death of Mr. Saturday, tath inst. Yokohama thus leses an other-of-its-very-old foreign-residents, and one- of the early pioneers of foreign trade at this

(England) on August 26, 1834. He went to

deposited in the yard? And are the occupiers of each floor required to remove the refuse from their floors and deposit it in the yard for the contractor's meo to take away

GLAR IN WINE STURKROOM.

FELL INTO A THAP.

before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Felice Cheuk Luk, a street coolio, was'arraigned Court, this morning, on-two charges. On the first charge he was alleged to have broken into Messrs. McEwen, Frickel and Com

News has reached Manila that Judge Wilfey port. Mr. Ailcock was born at Nottingham every morning? it will be nobody's bushpany's wine store, No. 7 Daddell Street, on has undoubtedly taken time by the forciock, has asked for the appointment of Mr. Chafe Yokohama on June 28, 1862, to join the firm of Dess to take it away. Moreover, such a

in his latter suggestion, while the very gentle suggestion of "suitable pay" will not be, we venture to think, without its sympathetic appeal to civil servants here !

THE OPIUM EDICT.

yard could only be used by the occupier of the

houses having back lanes have been exempted. Hitherto corner houses and ground floor,

the 15th December fast and 17th last

wines. On the second count it was staled

and stats from different boxes Sar1.50 worth of

accused estored the store on the night of the

r9th-instant with the intention of committing a felony. To both charges accused pleaded not guilty.

According to a statement made in Court by Mr. G. C. Duncan, of the complainant firm, it

Silk, chief clerk of the Bureau of Justice, as marshal of the nited States judicial district in China. Mr. Silk was Mr. Willey's right hand man durin, his term of service in the Philippines, and it is understood that the Governor-General has been asked from Washington whether be has any objection to the appointment. Mr. When we referred some days ago to the Silk declines to discuss the matter in any way. opium question, and the suggested action

A LONDON despatch says that the Chinese [31 of the British Government in suppressing Eastern Railway Company is preparing to the exportation of the drug from India to compete against American flour in the Far China, we observed that the Chinese East. the Company will receive a Govern- authorities might be credited with the usualment subsidy to aid it in.securing the command a tread to The Rafftust, 1, Ice House Hoad, and arrière pensée, This view is shared by home of the mills in the Barbin district. At present and foreign journals, and the Kobe Herald, the output of the mills is only 120.000 poodi Ordinary busines Lumione «onald be afdrowse though not giving the matter that attention per annum, but it is believed that it can basin. at Yokohama, and about ten years ago retired exclusively belonging to such house, in which which was the means of capturing the guilty":

NUPČR

All commuinatione tutesadul 101 palli-mtion m

*Tha DONGKONG, TELEGRAPH should le

should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and

Addre

to The Manager,

The iditar will tur ndertue in be respoelde for it deserves, or entering into the merits of the

any rejected MS., mu tà return zay Caistribution.

case, says: It will undoubtedly be necessary for the British Government to exercise the

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE)!. LILY--$30 per mutilla.

WEEKLY $18 per uur.

The rates per quartor al per menem, „project fool.

The daily insug in deilverst free when the kidrow in

creased to 20,000,000 poods, Distributing offices will be opened by the Company at Nagasaki, Chefoo, Shanghai, Kobe, and Fusan.

greatest care that it is not duped into put pus measures, for the stamping-out of leprosy THE Sanitary Bureau proposes to adopt vigor ting money into the pockets of the Chiin Japan, and a Bill authorising these steps siderable danger of such an eventuality Japan Chronicle understands that if the Bill nese opium growers. That there is con-will be shortly introduced to the Diet. The

resulting, if the praiseworthy intentions of is approved, it will come into effect on Octo- the Chinese Government should not prove ber 1st next.. A hospital will be established to to be of a durable nature, is clear from receive cases, in two or three prefectures in some figures given in an interesting article which the disease is more prevalent, and Marlow, by the Revd. J. H. Light, Vicar of recently contributed to the Pall Mall subsidy of about 150cco is to be granted next year to the Incal authorities for the prevention of the disease.'

Loĺble to messenger. On copies sent by post, an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage The postage on the workly tane to any part of the

world in 80 cpnis par quarter

Single Copier, Dally, ten cents Weekly, twenty

-Avg cónin,

MARRIAGE. ..

On December 11, at All Saints' Church,

the parish, assisted by the Revd. A. H. Austen- Gazelle. After pointing out that many Leigh, Vicar of Vargrave, and the Revd. S. M. Winter, Captain HUBERT VICTOR RHODES, gross mis-statements have been published Sherwood Foresters, son of J. W. Rhodes, concerning India's share in China's opium Esq., J.P., D.L., of Hennerton. Henley-on supply, the writer proceeds as follows:-

CAPTAIN Arthur A. C. Galloway, A.D.C., who has been appointed to be Commodore, Second Class, in command of the Royal Naval Bar-

Kobe until 1872,

Schultz, Reiss & Go., as silk inspector. It may be noted as a matter of history that Messi Schultz, elss & Co. were the first foreign firm to open an insurance office at this port, and Mr. Allcock made out the first insurance policy issued in Yokohama. In 1864 Mr Allcock proceeded to Shanghai to join Messrs. Bradwell and Bloor, with whom he remained until 1868, when he took a trip to England. in the following year Mr. Allcock returned to Japan and was at when he went on to okohama to join Messrs, W. M. Strachan & Co., afterwards. establishing himself here as a public silk in spector. Mr. Allcock has ever since resided from business. The deceased gentleman was one of the first, as well as one of the most respected members of the Yokohama United Club, Intensely patriotic, he took a keen in. therance of British intereste, but this did not terest in everything that pertained to the fur deter him from assisting in other movements

for their object the promotion of the general of a more cosmopolitan character which had welfare of the whole foreign community, About eighteen months ago Mr. Alleeck had a slight paralytic stroke, which left him in very in. different health, and on Saturday night be passed peacefully away. The deceased gen- lemon leaves a widow, a daughter and two sons, to whom the sympathy of the whole com madily will be extended in their bereave

-ment.

Thames, to CAROLINE -MAUD, only daughter Taking into consideration the higher value racks it Portsmouth, in succession to Cam. WE learo from Lisbon that the British Minis of Robert Griffin, Esq., J.P., of Court Garde of the better article from India, that country madore the Hon. Walter G. Stopford, A.D.C., jer bas informed the Portuguese Government

Marlow, Bucks.

The Honghang Celegraph

HONGKONG, Tuesday, JANUARY 22, 1907.

SHANGHAI REFORMS,

A memorandum of considerable interest appears in the issue of the N. C. D. Aero of the rst inst., which would tend to show that at last a Daniel has risen to judgment and the Northern Settlement it to be stirred 'up to

sense of its shortcomings and the conditions existing, within its boundaries; conditions which the writer

A

him. The new Commodore has-been in comi

mand of the gunnery school at Sheerness since January lost, ~

́firm's storeroom has been broken into by

QUESTIONS AS TO BANITARY BUILDINGS. Pursuant to notice Mr. Humphreys asked :—. (1) Has the Medical Officer of Health ever found that certain Chinese houses which are perfectly sankary in every respect come within This scope of section 175 of the Public Health would appear that during the past year, the and Buildings Ordinance 1903?

To which the Medical Officer of Health reborglare on several occasions and the most plied as follows:-

The M. O. H. does not regard any domestic expensive wines stolen. Finding, after many attempte," that it was impossible to catch the. building as perfectly, sanitary, in every sethieves, the matter was placed, in the bands peat," which is not provided with an open space of the police, who promptly laid a trap, domestic refuse can be placed pending its re moval from the premises, and in which a la trine can be constructed for the use of the inmates of such building,

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(2) Has the Medical Officer of Health ever found that Chinese houses that do come within the scope of section 175 would not be rendered more sanitary by an enforcement of its pro

visions?'

The Medical Officer of Health replied: The M. O. H. is not prepared to state that any Chinese house would not be rendered more sanitary by the enforcement of the provisions of section 175 of the Public Health and Build. inga Ordinance..

WELL-WATERr at jardinE'S. *ffter examining and testing the samples of water taken from the well in the garden, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's house, East Point, the Government Analyst said some impurity was present in the water; probably 'the well wanted cleaping out. This water should be boiled before use. Another sample should be ex amined after rain. The Government Bacteriolo, gist said the sample contained 4,000 colonies Prature, and 1,500 multiplying al 37." C.. In addition to water bacteria the sample contain. ed-liquifying baċilli, florusscant bacilli, and

party. On the night of the 9th instant alukong in plain clothes was instructed to hide in the storeroom. He was not there very long before be heard a noise which sounded like tha opening of boxes... He crept silently out from hiding-place and on bringing his bull's-eye lantern into play saw accused, builty engaged. in opening care of claret, ila blew hin whistle and Detective Sergeant Murison, who was near at hand, responded to the call and took the coolie in charge.

After beating the evidence of the lukorg, bis:

Worship said he had no doubt that accused

was the thief, and sentenced him to four months* hard labour, four hours' stocks, and to be deported at the expiration, of - his term of imprisonment.

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. F. G. TIL Firal Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 22nd at 11:40 ---The barometer has

risen in S. japan, and fallen again over Chin except on the N.E. Coa

The depression lyinger Japan yesterday has moved ; artwartle into,ife Pacific, Another, depression appears to be fuming ever China, to the 5. of the Yangtzo. | Frewuro je

highest over N. China

Moderate monsoon may be expected in tha

streptococci. Colon bacilli, were found present Formosa Channel and the China Sea

is responsible for rather over of piculs only is an officer of firmners, courage, and resource that it is the intention of the Duke of Con out of every 100 piculs consumed by the We may recall that when serving in the Ruinasught, during his visit to Hongkong, to go Chinese votaries of the opium lamp!. Or, in cible at Singapore, Captain Galloway jumped aldo to Macau. The Minister of Marion has overboard, and, in confunction with the Chief cabled orders to the authorities at Macao to plain English and round numbers, rather less Mate Top, tried to save a man who had a fallen render His Royal Highness all honours due to of micro-organisms, multiplying at room-tem than 30,000 tons out of every 30,000 tons of from the foreyard and was taken down with his rank. A cruiser will also be ordered thither opium required for the Chinese market! When, too, we come to the 'cruel injustice' and bitter wrong' accusations re. India's part of the traffic, we directly discover that this exactly describes the action of Chinese officialdom in promoting the continual con version of large areas of (formerly) food-pro- ducing districts into fields of red poppies- because the oplum crop, being little less than a mandarin monopoly, the insatiable

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A PRIVATE chair coolie, employed at No. 138, Peak Road, went out for a spree last night and got locked in by the police on a charge of be- having in a disorderly manner while drunk in Lyndhurst Terrace. The crolis had had a drop too much for dinner and came down to the city to give vent to his spleen. The police thought he would rupture it, after they had

ther trouble took the dancing coolie to the station. He was arraigned before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, at the Police Court. to answer to the charge. He pleaded guilty,

Tue statement is made by the London Daily Express that a conference is likely to be held

to mutual tactics and defence arising out of "lé Japan early next year on questions relating

the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. It is not yet certain whether military officers only will pro ceed from England for this purpose; or whether two or more distinguished naval officers will be included also. It is not anticipated that any immediate or visible result will ensue from the conference, which, however, will serve to

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10 1/100, of a C.C. of the sample, The sample is non-potable.

41.LÉGED 1H8FT OF A PROMIS-

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WEALTHY WIDOW ARRESTED.

BEN FORECASTA

1,--Hong kang- and neighbourhood, N.E.. winds; fresh to moderate | misty, some rain: s

2---Formosa Channel, N.E. winds, moderate. 3-South coast of Chinn between Hongkong and Lamocka, samo in No. 1,

*4-South coast of Chius between Hongkor and Hainan, same as No. 15GYESTON

in our northern contemporary shows the greed of these harpies,causes them to view watched him for a time, and 10 avoid any fur: { accentuate the alliance between the two Chan borraigned before Mr, C. A. D. stations, calling at Bombay, Hongkong,

way how to alter for the better. We refer to. Mr. W. V. Drummond, a very prominent barrister-at-law, in that city, who writes: A policy has been in force for many years past, in accordance with which the Council has disliked and discouraged the appoint. ment of Special Committees. A slight re laxation of this policy has taken place within a recent period, but quite insufficient to afford the necessary 'relief. I think that 'it' would be greatly to the benefit of this com

quite complacently the misery or even actual famine resulting from such a disastrous course." This simply bears out Dr. Morris son's statement about the extent of the poppy field, whether the edict recently pub- lished will have any effect. beyond adorning the official ledger remains to be seen.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

and way fined $3.

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Vida-Admiral W. M. Lang, formerly Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Navy died on the 15th ult, at Denville, Bavant, Hants, at the age of 63; He entered the naval service in March, 1857, and reached the rank of captain in June, 1884. From 1886 till 1890, when he resigned, he was Admiral and Com mander-in Chief of the Chinese-Navy, and he received the star of the third grade of the second order of the Double Dragon, conferred.

It is reported that Messrs. Morimoto, Tatsuma, Bhims, and other large shareholders of the Hau shi Electric Tramway Company are urging that the capital shall be increased by Yio,000, oco, with a view to redeeming the Company's debentures, constructing another track along UNDER ordinary circumstances there will be side the present one in order to increase the upon him by the Emperor of China id recogal. commission in the coming year.

Chan Sze, a widow, who is reputed to be very wealthy, and alleged to be a money. lender by profession, residing at the Hung Ốn 32, Connaught. Road Central, was Melbourne,

this morning, at the Police Court on a charge of grand larceny. The complainapl No. 9, Heclamation Street, Yaumall, and she is Wong Pui Yok, another widow, residing at alleges that defendant stole from ber yesterday a. promissory note, the face value of which amounted to $5,000,

Inspector Richie, of the Central Police Station, had charge of the case, Mr. O. F Dixon, of Mr. John Hastings office, appeared for the prosecution, the defendant-being unra, presenteil

munity if a policy was now deliberately and no ship of the China Squadron going out of carrying capacity of the tramway, and connection of his services. In further recognition of $5,000, for which a promissory nota was obtain-j

regularly adopted of the appointment by the Council of a Special Committea of either three or five members of the community, not including any members of the Council, whenever any important matter of a special ature arises. The power of decision and should remain vested in the Coun- the Committee should be requested Testigate and report to the Council, fully suggestions as to the course of recommended by the Committes,

We are informed that the band being engaged on Thursday evening there will be no music at the King Edward Hotel during dinner time,

THE Coxswain of the steam launch Nancy was fined St and bound over in the sum of $15 to be of good behaviour for six months, at the Police Court, this morning, for uning abusive language towards Mr. Adolph Thiessen, on the 18th instant,

Some months ago, so we are informed, de fondant borrowed from complainant the sum of

ing the line with the purposed street tramways those services he was also made a Mandarin on the pretext of returning the loan be ask ed. Yesterday, defendant visited complainant at Kobe and Osaka. It is suggested that the of the Peacock Feather. He was after ed for the promissory note, saying that she new shares shall be offered to the present, wards senior officer OB the Bouth-east wanted to see the date on which the loan was shareholders at the rate of three new shares for cost of America from August, 1895, might be included. It was then alleged that de made, in order that the interest on the capital each old one. The Directors of the Company 'tik January, 1894, and during part of the fendant substituted a forgery for the genuine are said, however, to be opposed to this scheme, civil war in Brazil. in 1898 he was placed on note, and was leaving the house, promising at they consider that when further capital is the retired fist, and in 1899 advanced to the to return with the monny later, when she was required it will be bellar to introduce foreign rank of rear-admira), and, in 1954 to that of money at a low rate of Interest. They are vice-admiral. The deceased officer had se consi'er it unnecessary to double the track, ba celved the silver medal of the Royal Humane lieving that an increase of the pumber of care Society for the saving of life in Plymouth will suffice to meet the traffic requirements, Sound

found out and charged.

TAY cruiser Spartiate will go to the Indies and China Stations next month, rellef crews on board for various skipa

Shanghai, says the Za & C. Extras,

Government has made certain proposals to Sir REUTER'A Agency in informed that the Chinese

John Jordan, the British Minister at Peking, with regard to the duty on Indian, oplum Im ported into that country. The proposals have been transmitted to London, and are pow occupying the attention of the British Goyers

menta

SHIPPING AND MAI

- English (Devanka) 24th init, 5 pm.

Indian (Namiang) gist lost Australian (Eastern) and presented Canadian fifthenian) ard proX. AS

6th pros

German (Prian Sielimund) 8th P The N. Y, K. L. Bingo Mark, Euro Line, lefi Singapore for this port on 31st and rest of defendant's son, who, be stated, also carrying the German Mails with del

| is expected bere op, 27th fait.. - Mr. Dixon applied for a warrant for the art The Imperial German Ma had a hand in the matter.

Berfin of the 1st Inst, left, Colombo to 1915 pan, and may be orpect Inst

The case was then remanded until the 2911 Instant, Bell was allowed in the rim of $5,000.