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HONGA

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

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the district prevails at this time of the year, our c This in itself will not only make refoxting that this cantora hich conte work impossible, but can hardly fall to break and in the largients of the later the Aaru and other vessels which stranded on the accident remains mystery, the vessel up... 16. 1. tria that the Zoo facts should be saade know", "At

terests of the travelling public wo hope, ther panies have a piffect right to know to what caure such a dailer in dub. In the fore the fullest publicity will be allowed" the inquiry takes place, whether in Japan or the United States, and that there will be no attempt to suppress any detail

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Dutch: Bank, “When me The following is a translation of telegram obtained an Office will:1 sent by Captain Francke to Mi Nagal, the pose and when subscriptio Yokohama Manager of the N.V.K.The messed the capital will be deported sage is dated Salmhame, the 6th festant, 5.00 og hanging onking Curporation

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As the result of careful survey made by only collected up to the stim equal 1076750500 means of the diving Apparatus we think there Bbarekolden are to enjoy the privilers at patie is still some hope of wfloating the Dakota if pulated in the agreement entered upon by Int the present fine weather continues some time.

“She now lles very steady, to purch

Inform, the shove fact to the Seattle Bead

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An extro inary general meeting: "of share

axıt'inat, i _ A'Japanese "boy,, who described bimsali to bolders in the Hongkong Ice Company, Lid, the police as Besuke Tonol; twenty years of wowany held slitha om car of the general managers he was arrested yesterday at the Hongkong

Mesass, Jardine Matheson and Company at 12:30 oclock lit Thursday, for the purpose and Shanghai Bank for attempting to pass of amending the articles of association

bogus cheque, Beruke, is scarcely any taller kieThere were present: Hon. Mr. W. J. Gremon than the average: Japanese, bút be in rottad ik | Francke and the second officar, are said to have the const wäre refloated, but thaäpläca whère" who entrust thaich tival to the care of

(chairman); Messrs. W Pailane, Ho Fook, A. proportion. He was dressed in black clothes, Rodger, Lo Cheung, Bhiu, C. W. May, G. Have car in the employ of Lieut. C. ELloyd which sited him rather loose. Up to yesterday Rose & Brooks Smlib, T. 5. Forrest, Barton Thomas, HiM S. Jassr, at boy. Before *and: R. G. Munro (secretary);

The notice calling manager), and yo

the meeting was read by

entering the service of Lieut. Thomas Sesuke @the'wocretary/ES

was engaged as Japanese teacher on board, Me Barton proposed the first resolution. I

ILM. S. Virago reads that? That the following alterations be "Dimade" "in the "Articles of Association, vir':=(a) That the words "company or corporation be faserted between the word "persons" and the "Ahword "for" in the second line of the definition "The General Managers in Article No. 2, (b) That the first aiz lines of Anicle No: 7 be eliminated and also the words "the company In the 7th Blue, and that the words " Messrs. Ja dine, Matheson & Co. Ld'aball be the general managers of the company and so long as they aball continue to be such general managers the managing director in the East of Messrs. Jar dine, Matheson & Co., Ld. or in his abrence the person for the time being in charge of the business of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ld. in Hongkong shall be the chairman of the company be inserted. (c) That at the and of Article No. 13 the following words be added All signatures of the general managers may be subscribed by such person" or persons as may from time to time be thereunto authorised by the general managers" (d) That the first Evelines of 3.B. 6 of Article No. 14 and also the word "office" in the sixth line bo eliminated and that the words so long as Messrs. Jardins, Matheson & Co, Ld shall be the general man- agers of the company the signature of the said Mesars. Jadion, Matheson & Co., Ld, shall be necessary to cheques drawn for any purposes on the funds of the company at its Esad office be inserted instead. (c) That the word their be eliminated from the Brit lion of Article No: 17 and the words "and the" inserted instead' and that the words "of any general manager be inserted between the word "administrators

Mr Miller, the U.S. Coarul-General "at Yokohama, on behalf of the U.S. Government, addressed a letter of thanks to the Governor of Chiba, on atth inst; for the splendid assistance rendered to the passengen and crew of the Dakota by the fishermen of Shirahama, both in rescuing the passengers and their effects from the ship, and in assisting the passengers and crow during thele stay in the village. Mr. fishermen.

put

hama on gib inst, and the remainder were to Some of the Dokoza's paiengers loft Yoko

lenye sath just, by the Siberia for Shanghai and Hongkong, their bolel expenses up to that date-being borne by the Great Northern" Steamship Company.

office; and also Purser Sullivan to try all pos sible means, together with Chief Officer, to. take out of the ship all her storet and princi. pally blankets, WAAR "A SHANGHAI TRAVELLER'S EXPERIENCES."\/ Mr. W. S. Jackson, secretary of the Yangtze Insurance Association, Limited, returned to Shanghai yesterday, says the V. C. D. News of

Chinese: Government with the British Syndr catalat:Peking,"

RAUB GOLD MINE

General manager's report for 4 weeks ending 23rd February, 1907, --- ..-...

The accompanying sheat of mine massare. mants and stuky results of prospectia work shows a total; of 2öy it for the period (4 weeks)

a total of 493 It. for the previous four weeks, driving, and ga it of cross-cuitlog, as, Lenicns

MIRING.N

Very little now. Tht is thrown on the cause of the disastar to the G, N. 5. Dakota by the Jang- nate, papers received last Monday, batymanDY interesting particulars are recorded...The most restopable solution, which has been offered, in rance of the official Inquiry, i pat toward by Captain T. Sekine, of the Ni Y. K. Haistai. war which brought off the passengers. El theory is that the navigating officers (Captain been on the bridge) had not made, sufficient this point. They are said twice to have hauled sand, whereas the site of the present, disaster allowance for the strong insetting clirrent they came to grief was about Neiz enlles nearer Tokyo Bay and the ground was the bip's head out from the abore, and ap is very rocky. Their position was consequent pareatly thought they were sufficiently far out to clear the reef. There are two reals off ty much better than that of the Dakota. The Shirahama; a large reef (inshore) and a smaller only consolation is that the Dakota did not Shortly after the tiffe hour yesterday after ass The Dakota lies on the outer reel, har pass entirely over the boat. Und sie dose noon, Sesuke walked into the Hongkong and stemn heading on her irus course, westward.

so she would havo sunk, and there would On thele way to Yokohama the Europear probably have been heavy loss of life west Shanghai Bank, after having lounged about the main corridor for a time. The place was not and American, passengers resolved themselves

Mr. Atsumi, assistant managerof the N.Y.K. well filled with patrons and Seruke walked up into an intelligence Committee, which was to Yokohama ofice, who has orumland the Dakota, is reported to have stated that in the event of to the counter. He pulled out a cheque, and be the sole channel for Imparting Information a strong wind blowing within two or three days, handing it to a clark behind the counter, sald in regard to the wreck. Individual passengers the ship will certainly break up. La impose he wanted it came has fue 530. The the Committee hased the following statement!sible to approach the abip, and therefore, the

and was for $100. statement: cargo must be considered as lost. clerk took the cheque and went over to Mr. T

"We had a stormy and rough passage for C. Patlay's desk to consult the ledger. Wall most of the trip after leaving Seattle, but seat THE LOSS OF COTTON. thus employed, Mr. Patley arrived and the ing. the Japanese cool the weather settled cheque was handed over to him to honour, somewhat, until, on Sunday afternoon, the At first sight the cheque looked genuing weather was simply delightful, in fact it was When the amount bad been entered is the one of the most beautiful afternoons some of account book, the cheque was scrutinized again us ever experienced, with a warm glowing sun before payment was made. It looked irregular shining brightly. Everyone was on deck en- on this occasion. Mr. Putley consulted the joying the warm sunshine and beautiful scenery Specimen Signature Book and compared the of the Japanese coast, when about 5.05 pm, a signature on the cheque with two or three slight grating sound was heard, with practical other signatures. Not only did the signature only, no jarring. This grating continued until. Miller enclosed a cheque for Y3oo for the 18th' instant, and, in an interview-which, he under review: made up óf 64 ft sinking, title: the cheque fail totally with the other signatures, the vessel came to a dead stop, the propellers but it differed in two particulars. Usually when still continuing to chura the waters. We knew Lieut. Thomas signs a cheque the day of the then that something bad happened, but none month is written in Roman figures, and the of us for a moment suspected that the letters "R.N." goes below his signature. On vessel was seriously damaged. A moment after this cheque, however, the day of the month the vessel stopped, she took a heavy list to the was spelt out, and the letters R.N." did not starboard, and her bow began to settle down is appear. Another fault to be found with the the water as if she was slipping over a ledge. cheque was inthe illiterate way some words were The water rusted up and immediately put out spell. The cheque was made out in the name the fires in the engine room, and owing to the of Cottam and Company. The word "Cot rapidity with which the vassal began settling tam, was spelt on the cheque and the word "dollars" twisted into "dallas 1 out under the huge engine-room. There was "Cattam," it seemed as if the whole bottom had dropped

discovered to When the cheque was

no'excitement among the passengers, who re- have been a forgery the Japaeese was toldmained ou dock for fully fifteen minutes dis- ed. In the meantime. Lieut. Thomas was officers came and notified us to at once pre Best for. On his arrival at the Bank he declared pare for landingstelling us at the same time the cheque to be a forgery, and Sesuka, was to bring along our hand bags and what cloth removed to the Central Police Station and ing we could hurriedly get together out of turned over to inspector Warnock,

our state-rooms. The ship's life-boats were At the Magistracy, this morning, Sesuke lowered, and in answer to siguals of distress Tonol was arraigned befors Mr. C. A. D Mel- loisted, many sampans and police boats from bourne, on a charge of endeavouring to obtain the village, of Shirahams and the surrounding the sum of $too from the Hongkong and coast came to the steamer, so that there was Shanghai Banking Corporation on a forged ample accommodation for all the passengers cheque. To this charge the defendant pleaded and crew without any crowding whatever. All sol guilty.

of the passengers were transferred to boats with- out any confusion, the officers of the vessel, by their calm demeanour, inspiring all of us with confidence. Before reaching land it was already dark, but we are thankful to say that the weather continged beautiful, hardly a ripple disturbing the water. All were safely landed without accident ar injury, some at the Nojima lighthouse and others at the village of Shirahama The passengers, as we have said before, only brought along their hand-luggage, but late by means of sampans "a great many recovered their steamer trunks left in the state- room. In the meantime, before the last of the passengers had left the vessel, the water had reached above the saloon deck at the forward and of the Dakota, making it absolutely impossible for baggage to be recovered from the baggage room. Having reached shore, the Japanese took splendid care of us any money from the passengers for the accom under the circumstances, many refusing to take modation givoo, but we tried to even up matters with them by leaving money for their schools. Owing to not having enough blankets to go around, a great many of the ladies, as well as the men, suffered some discomfort from could be expected."

HET. KOMAN, DEBRANIAN (440: Level; Drive South—This end has boan driven 7 ft, bringing the total to 226 ftarThu lode, go in. wido, gives an average value of B dela erano le point

440 Laval, North, Drive on Hanging Wall a total of 226 ft. The lode, 52 in, wide assaya Branch. This has been advanced lift asking 13 dwt..leg

On the Footwall portion If has been drivan making the total 43 ft. This branch averages

and the word "shall"in the second tins of "to wait for a few, minutes" He consent, i cussing the situation; when some of the ship American raw cotton wast down with the to the contrary, They struck`at 5.05 p.m. and 66 in. wide, worth 5.dwt.go

Article No.17, (6) That the word "their" be eliminated from the first line of Article No. 18 and the words "and tha" inserted instead and that the words of any general manager be inserted between the word "administrator" ard to Nord, "shall" in the second line of

Article 18,

* Mr. Ho Fook seconded. '.

Carried

The second resolution: That the above Resolution making the above changes in the Company's Articles shall come into force and take affect from and including the 1st day of May, 1907, was then put before the meeting. Mr. Brooke Smith proposed its adoption. Mr. Rodger seconded. Carried,

The Chairman: Thank you for your attend.

·ance, gentlemen, «-

The above resolations being passed they will be submitted for confirmation as special re- solutions to a second extraordinary meeting which will be subsequently convened.

LOSI LAND RECOVERED.

NATIVE FIRM'S QUANDARY.

goth inst

A portion of waste land at Kennedy Town has during the past work been giving the man. agers of the Ng Wo Tak firm, marine store dealers, of No. 12, Holland Street, West Point, some inconvenience, not to say worry. Part of this land belong to the Crown and the other part to the Ng Wa Tak. But unfortunately

Mr. Pulley gave evidence as to what he know of the affair. Lieut. Thomas swore that the signature on the cheque was not bis, *but," he declared, "it is a very goad imita- tion. The lieutenant produced his cheque book and showed the Court that one form, together with the counterfoil, was missing from the book and said that the number of the forged cheque corresponded with the missing It took the Court exactly an hour and a half to go through the evidence and to commit the defendant to take bis triafit the next Criminal- Sessions.

.farm.

ANOTHER PAGHT"ÄRRIVES.

ON ALL-THE-WORLD-ROUND TOUR,

(Mrs. Langtry), and now the property of Lord Formerly the property of Indy de Bathe, Lonsdale, but chartered to Mr. C. L. Robinson of New York, for a tour round the world, the yacht Norseman arrived in the harbour, last Wednesday morning, from Manila, The Nor- seman left Southampton on the 27th September, all points of interest all along the Mediter- rannan, and so on out to the Far East, The Norseman is barquentine-rigged, and an interesting feature of the voyage is that she came up from Manila under sail instead of atcam, occupying just under five days in the

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accorded our representative mated that the inexplicable. Thay passed the Mage Light at wreck of the steamer Dakota, was absolutely

noon and reported there... as usual... Certainly there was a strong Curregt settingiato the shore. That was well known to all sailors on that route and the Dakota's "course" was changed three Captain Francks is still at Shirabama, with times on that account. The reef is charted, several of the officers. On inquiry at the U.S. and is very wellknown too's steamers on that Consulate General at Yokohama on Monday, robia usually keep three miles offshore, as in the Japan Harald was informed that nothing fact did the Express steamer which passed The Chiasse 'crew were shipped to Hongkong a mile off the land. The captain was on the has been decided in regard to any inquiry.there next day. The reef is just five-sixths. of and the white crew left for the State on the bridge at the time the steamer-struck the Tremont on 13th inst

rest and he was perfectly soberin spite of According to the Asahi, about 6,000 bales of any reports which may have been circulated

Dakota. Of this quantify, 2,500 bales ware consigued to the Micaui Busan Kaisha, about 1,000 bales to Mr. Hibiya, a leading cotton merchant of Tokyo, and about 1,800 or 1,900 to Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. and other firms. All this colton was shipped under contract with spinning companies and raw cotton merchants, and the contract price is much cheaper than the present market quotations, The Mitsul Bus tag and other consignees insured the cotton for sams varying from 5 to to par cent, abova pur. chase price, in accordance with custom. Speak ing strictly from a legal point of view, says the dsaki, the consignees are entitled to demand the cancellation of the contracts, on the ground that they have been incapacitated from do livering the goods or execuing the contract by vir major, but in consideration of the advantage to their buyers, the consignees have offered to settle the matter by paying them the premium of the insurance. Some of the buyer, how ever, are opposed to this arrangement. They maintain that when, the mw cotton market. declined in such a case, the present, the Mitsui Busian Kaisha completely ignored the interests of bayers, and delivered raw cotton of the same quality, which the company held in stock. The buyers had no option but to submit to the action of the Mitsui Busan, In the present case, when the raw cotton market shoald, strictly speaking, deliver the cotton has gone up very high, the Mitsul Busan from their stock, according to the company's usage in the past.. It is seish, these objectors conjead, of the company to attempt to settle the matter merely by paying the "insurance premium instead of delivering the goods as under the protection of law. Buyers are fully- mium, and in receiving it they are in no way under any obligation to the Mitsui Bussan,

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340 Level: North, Drive on Hangings Wall Branch. To this has been added 6 ft. bring, ing the total to 78 ft. The lode, $8. in, wide, assays if det, d

240 Level North, Drive on bosch from stops This has been extended safty making total of $1 ft. The lode, 67 in. wide, givanan average value of 6f dwt, noget sta

Crosscutting for filing –Of this work 48 ft. has been done, the outdate

Stopes-The foll'g have been in operation Above the 440 level i'u stopes, 1: Lededio in, wide, worth a little over z dwt, per tonguests

Above the 340, lovala slopes, Loday in wide; worth a determined by dating "Above the 240 level: aƐatopes, Lode 88 in.

STOPEN MINE,

wide, worth 93 dwis ? Finger

60 Level, Drive SouthThis has been driven 13 ft, making a total of 374 ft. The lode, 54 in, wide, asssys 188 dyti

at 5.15 orders were given" to collect "light"|| 440 Lavel: South;- West Lode-Hare 17, f. luggage and prepare to leave the ship. A has been driven, making a total of 85 ft. - The number of Japanese fishing-vessels put off to

lode, for 64; in wide, is very low grade, sobremen the rescue and in them they landed at various points of the shore. The manager of a span ere bank took all in hand and looked after them as well as circumstances would possibly perdit. Their chief articles of diet were rice and eggs, hat still of there they had sufficient. Unfortunately the passengers were mostly ladies, but no praise could be too high, for their conduct. They showed no alarm, and though in one instance it was necessary for them to steep twenty-six loa"room" and on the floor, they made no complaints. When the steamer struck the reef the sea was perfectly calm, but in twenty minutes' time a fairly heavy sea had been raised by a strong wind from the south; stiil there was no danger of the vessel submerging; that could only be caused by a furions gala and, as a matter of fact she was for some time after that in the same position at she wan' then, "The captain and officers all jeft the vessel that evening and Japanese fishermen evidently visited the up- protected ship that night, as when Mr. Jackson returned on bontd next day, he fossd his bage in the state-room, cut open and the contents looted. The ship's boats were not: made use of in any way. After being lowered to the probably still unless they were washed away main deck they were left there, where they are

as the vessel settled down. The captain wa tremendously end up over the affair and when Mr. Jackson saw him next day3he was, in a state of prosiration and looked ten years older. He did not go on the Yokokamsa with the passengers but stayed is the Japanere village.

to Mr. Jackson to be bayond explanation, the striking a well known reef in broad daylight with the adjacent shore plainly visible, the haste in leaving the vessel and the fact that the vessel was left to the mercy of anyone who cared to visit her and help kimuelf while there was comparatively no danger in temaining on board with the vessel in the firm position she maintained.

60. Level, Crosscut West. This, bet been

extended from 324 ft. to 345't

160 Level," Drive South Here, 15. D. Ba been driven, bringing the total to 322 ft. lode, 66 in. wide, aray, 11 dwt 6 ton.

The lode, for 81 fn, wide assays a da; it has

“160 Level, Drivé North on, East Löde-T has been advanced 7 ft making a total ofaTAS! become slightly disorganised,

Crosscotting for stopeßfling-23 IL of this work bas been done.

Stops-The following have been in opera-

∙tion:

for the Ng Wo Tak they do not know where travelling - by,low stages; and Tälling at the cold; otherwise we got along, as well as | before, act entitled to the insurance pro- Everything consected with the wreck appeared Above the 160 level: 1 stope lodeurzakkin,

their land commences and where it ends, and therefore during the past month or so bave been storing their iron on what they thought was their own land, but in reality was the property of the Crown. This encroachment became known to Mr Dillon, the land bailiff, and the Nr Wo Tak jfirm was summoned for the offence. The case was heard last week and the Court made au order that the iron be removed. at once,

FUE.

The travellers consist of bat a small party, comprising the charterer's own family and entourage, being the following: Mr. and Mrs. the same time adjourning. L: Robinson and two children, governess, the summons- until this morning. The Ng maid and nurse, and Miss Whitmore and Dr. Wa Tak people were none the wiser, as to

Titus, This vessel is a handsome craft, and which portion of the land was their property is palatisily fitted up inside, and has when the case was adjourned. True they shifted often been the temporary floating home the fron, obeying the order of the Court, but the fron never left Crown land. When the second

of the German Emperor, when his Majesty bearing of the case was called on before Mr Norseman is 168 tons net, has a length of 200 bas been the guest of Lord Lonsdale. The F. A. Hartland, this morning, Mr. B. J. Grist feet, brandth 28 and speed to knots. She was retained by the defence to locate the land, He told the Court¡that his client had removed carries a crew of 33 Europeans all told. She the iron from its original place, but still found has many splendid apartments, including 8 that he was encroaching.

state rooms. Her equipment is very modern, * Its' a-bad: caso," remarked his Worship. particularly her two dil launches.

From It is known that man in defendant's employ Hongkong she will proceed to Japan, where sho will cruise until May Ist, on which date are working on Crown land.".

the will start on her return trip, taking the route to Batavia or Singapore according to the condition of the weather at that time.

The iron is very difficult to remove, your Worship," said Mr. Grist,

They had no business there," want on his Worship.

The following resolutions have been passed by the passengersi

TURTHER PARTICULARS,

VESSEL TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, 'A FAILOR'S SIMILE

Great Northern Steamship Company, owners of

· ́ ́According to rernacolar, contémporaries, the the Dakala, have on their part surrendered the offices interested. The latter, however, are still remains of the great liner to the insurance considering whether to accept or refuse the offer of the steamship company. The Yokohama agents of the insurance offices.concerned have as yet received up instructions from their re spective head offices in regard to a decision of this question.

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wide, worth 13 dwt, wide; worth det

Above the 60 lavel stope; loda:254/4/TNA

No. 3 Wiure from surface.—This luaɛbeen this is going down in undrained ground, the sunk 6 ft making a total depth of: 40 ift. As

water/greatly:delays progress, kie

PRET. MALACCA.

No, a widze South from No, a lovel, This has been sunk z3 ft. fat about 100 ft. South: of No. 1 wince and on the hanging wäll branch) to connect with drive, from below. "The sode

dwt. | passed through averagos 48 in. wide, worth 16

Drive South from No. 1. When bolow No, total of 101 ft. The lode, 24 in. widej, assays level. This has been driven 16. 11, making 17.dwgprijs

tope-From below the No. 3 level : {'stopoi lode 40 in. wide, worth 61 dwt,

Surface prospecting —A winsehau bend sunk 41 ft. (at" about 1200 ft. north of Bt. MainCER, ́and at this depth crosscuts will be projected

MANGAS GENERALĄ A

However that may be, it is authoritativaly | Agst and west. stated that the Dakota is to be disposed of by auction, as she now lies. Numerous applica tions have already been received by the agents offering to purchase the steamer. The price the Dakota and her cargo is estimated to fetch is about $1,000,000,

Owing to the Chinese festivities and a short- age of labour, our development footage has fallen behind the average. A RIDER :Of Are Was won, which enabled us to run the mills Mà mà through the holidays except for 8 hours which was used for general, repairs, and to sffset the anual extra clean up.

Meru Gristane That is the difficulty, we don't summing the damaged blada round to its correct measures taken by the captain and officers of the Mikado had heard that the passengers there she lies, alth: her head bowed down 10:

"Whereas, wo, the passengers aboard the steamship Dakofa, bound for Yokohama, hav The Japan Chronicle of 9th inst, says: ing been unfortunately wrecked upon the Experts are still of opinion that there are some Japanese coast, at a point near Nofima light hopes of getting the Dakota off the rocks. house, more panicularly known as the village Everything depends upon the weather. The of Shirahama, on Sunday afternoon, March' ift learns from one of the promoters of the 3rd, 1907, at about 5 o'clock; and

Toyo Fishing Company, who examined the perienced under these conditions, the Japanese the place where the Dakota fe lying, is the spot Whereas, during the trying ordeal ex damages by means of diving apparatus, that residents who famished bospitality and the shunned by all mariners, known as Onigase. provisional and government authorities, who If the operations for raising the steamer are extended us every possible consideration and commenced, they must occupy over a month, attention, accorded us the most uniform as the waves, which are constantly washing and entire facilities at our disposal, relieving tions. How the Dakota ever came to take the councay in overy instance, placing their homes over her will seriously interfere with the opera the distress; comforting the weak, and asing course which led to the disaster becomes every effort to make our stay among them as more mysterious as the conditions under pleasant, agreeable and comfortable as possible, which she went aground are made knowa, exercising the greatest disregard of personal When the great vessel made its appearance off inconvenience and discomfort in contributing Shirahama, it seems, the villagers-all Gaber- to our wants

folk-were in a great state of excitement. They "Be it resolved that we hereby, each and thought the vessel was disabled, for even the every one of us, personally and collectively, small coasting steamers trading at the port in extend to these Japanese people our profound Awa Province, never came so near always thanks, assuring them of our great apprecia keeping two or three miles from the trea- On Tuesday morning, the 26th ult, the Nortion of the services rendered, courtesies ex- eberous coast. Ar previously stated, the rock There is no mark to show which it Crownman arrived just outside Labuan and a few tended, and the sincere spirit which prompted which pierced the Dakota is a charted ase, land and which is private property," said Mr. minutes after having declined to take the pilot, in being representative of the human fellow, known locally as "Mashione, and as the Grist "If the Crown would 'show us where we

stuck on the outer Harbour Shoal (marked with ship for which the Japanese people are univer fisherfolk know its position well, they were.

It is stated that the gold chronometer be black buoy) on a falling tide. With the as-sally known:] aza.to dumpinelarenjam pad

we prepared for the crash, which told that the longing to the Dakota has been stolen, and it He can dump anything any-where except sittance of the Governmental Brunet she came And be it further resolved that copies of Dakota was a wreck.

Pwera fin? believed that some of the' Chinese crew'are on his own property," Interrupted his Womhip, off about two hours later and it was then dis these resolutions be sent to the Americats: Am

The Japan Adve

Mates that an

fael concerned in the theft, Theisstroment" is But the min Dwas property adjoining this covered that end of the blades of her propeller bassador at Tokio with the request that same has been appointed by the valued at Y, Box and the Tokyo police bave Crown land,” said Mr. Grist tartly,

had slowed round, consequently the vessel. be brought to the attention of the proper passenger of the ill-fated vessel. The come been warned to be on the "alert: ini case an At this stage the land bailiff shtered the would not move either way, the propeller hav- Japanese authorities; also that copier be sent mittes is composed of Messrs. Thompson, attempt is made to dispose of the instrument

ing but two (feathering) blades. The Coal to the Associated and local Press and distri. Danwoody, Hambman and Schönfeldt, Court,

in the metropolitan His Worship-Is this Iron removed, Mr. nothing that day owing to heavy weather. She ference, and record in stich form as might be sented an animated scens, at the Dakota's known in Japan and China ponts, is credited

Company sent out a tug, but she could de

buted among the passengers for personal re⠀ The Grand and Oriental hotels yesterday pre-

An officer. In the mercantile marine, well Dillon?

Mr. Dillon-It, wasn't removed yesterday,

was towed in the following morning and west decided most convenicot.”

passengers thronged the corridors and large with a very next mot in connection with the goue Worthip. It is still on Crown lase alongside the Coal Company's wharf to bunker.

The Japanese passengers have been less reception rooms. It seemed as if every Datola. Being asked what he thought of the Native divers were engaged, who succeeded in

reticent and some of them have criticised the Chinese and Japanese tailor in the dominion position of the wrecked liner bosid -- Well, position, but it was found that the vessel could after the disaster, while others say that nothing had escaped with only their hand bags and Japan; and her tiers towards America, saying : not go astern. However, it was decided to cos- further could be done. One passenger is to were in need of clothing. Rikishas galore. Please excuse us for the Sin" Francisco Have her trip to Brunal and from there to sponsible for the statement that application thronged the hotel entrance ways, some piled affair!--/opan Chronicle,

was made by the second officer at the instance" up with silks and fancy kimonon, while some of of the Mayor of Shirahama that Captain Francke the more sensible vendors brought bundles of Chinaman, dressed in a (black-long coat on CLAIM UNDER AN AGREEMENT. should be placed under restraint, in conse ready-made clothing suitable for the tempers tered the Court and stood beside the dock, upo

quence of an attempt on his part to commit- ture now existing, and it is needless to say they MrDillon (painting to the individual at the In Sommery Jørisdiction, at the Supreme suicide, and two German officers consented to did a thriving business. Many of the gentle- dock)—He is not the man: that, is summosed. | Court, last Wednesday, before his Honour Mr, watch bim accordingly,

men, passengers had on small steamer caps, your Wonbip.cz

A. G. Wise, Pelene Judge, presiding, Frederick Owing to a faisunderstanding the villagers and there was mittemand for, hard shell Blanck, of No. 13 Queen's Road Contral, sued ||of|| Shirahama," with, the... Mayor at their coverings for the upper story.g Modeloako Long Hing and Company, photographic goods head were driven off from the ship, To look at the jolly, good lumpered palsengers dealers, of No. 17 Queen's Road'¿Central, for | when tbay first proffered their assistance: asthey lounged; around the hotels, one would. recovery of the sum of $570, belog the amount They were mistaken for pirates," a fresher think they had just gona through'a ship wreck,|| due under an agreement dated 7th January The tailors of Yokohama have been kept esceptor only with the clothes on their backs 1907, M. Otto Kong Sing appested for the busily at work supplying the wrecked pasand and for hand bags, and when a represents plaintiff, defendants being, unrepresented, gers with clothes).

* 6/4 tive of the id dverilter made si romark, to this Messrs. Goldning, and. Barlow, who were Mr. Morita Yoshimain, of the Yokohama effect to some of them, our pleasant matron entered for the defence,, having informed: Naval Contractor Association, who has visited bound for Korea, exclaimed :—“Well, you see the Coun that they were no longer instructed the scans of, the disaster) is reported by, the wo Americana: And Anglo-Saxons look on the in the mastor, nor did the defe

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THE FORMOSAN LOTTERY.

MATE CYANIDATION, GENRE

The clean up resulted in a recovery of 201 oz, having a fideurss of 469, from A total of 158 Lons:

The third vat is in full work, and the fourth is under constraction. 2

STADT, MALACCA No. I Mill ran 22 days crushing 106, powe

Balous surface ore.

No II Mill ran 331

ffalo, JmTotal toas crushed a.p

Amalgam collected 513.7,

Retorted gold

Smelted gold

974

Period of work: 28 days, lesy lost time rya days for clean up, and stoppages" (Chi festivities &c.)

Stamps working: 45

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Ore milled'. B. Koman

Stope

Amalgam recovered i

PARCICAL SITUATION, BUCHAD the MON According to a Tokyo'dispatch, the salts of Formosandottery ticketa in Toryo have con siderably increased of late. Even some of the bigkerofficial anknown to be inyenting in thesa tickets. 2 The authorities of, the Tokyá, Chilo Saibanho, confering that this ex date of affair, icat no longer be ignored have bago sesjching for the agents of the tickets. Early on Sunday morning': Judges

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