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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841),

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY JULY 10, 1907.

must be done, as any lengthy drought such as has frequently occured in former years, would at present, practically, cut this port off from the outer world. While the main theme of the Commissioner's report on the trade of Hangchow last year

MAIGHANGS" ENGINEER

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UNFORTUNATE accident at SWATOW,

[Fram Our Own Corrispondent.]

Swalow, Ath July, A'sad accident happened here on the night

coolie, who re outed the mailer when all hope of rescua had pissed. The body hassinee bees recovered and buried, the funeral being largely

attended.

..

THE INFANT'S MORTGAGH,

WAX BESS, a cook, employed at the Gʻabs (Lutel, was charged before Mr. G. N. Orme, at the Police Court, this morning, with disorderly behaviour while under the influence of liquor and refusing to pay his ricksha fire. Police man lagham, while on duty in Queen's Hood A. S. WATSON & CO., is concerned with railways, a highly interest including his rickshace up and down, the last evening, saw accused chasing pedestrians, ing d'ssertation on the opium traffic is given road. When Bees was told that his ricksha of tha and inst, which resulted in the death of by the same writer. He observes that the cnulle had not been paid be created such a Mr. McNair, Chief Engineer of the da, opium trade shows a large decrease as coz. rew that he had to be inken' ro the station. In |・Bufekang. pared with the figures for 1905. It is pro- the charge-toom be renewed his obstreperous. It appears the deceased was coming on board bable that a greater proportion of the drugs, causing many officers in baracks to lose about to p.m. whan, owing to the ill-lighted used is native grown, though, according to their sight's rest. His Worship fired accused state of the jetty, he missed bis fuoting and fell reliable information, the eating and injecting $3, and ordered him to pay twenty cents to the into the water. The accident was noticed by a

ricksha coolic. of morphia has replaced smoking to a great extent. While the importation of foreign opium or even the extensive cultivation of the native drug can be checked, it is' ferred that there are far greater diffi- culties evolved in preventing the in flow of these even more pernicious pils, $8.50 so easily smuggled into the country in small quantities. Imperial decrees ordering the giving up of the opium habit were pro- mulgated during the year, and posters and exhortations were issued as well by the local authorities. Should; however, the oplum 24.00 smoker change his babit and satisfy his craving by the eating or injecti g of more phia, the officials will be helpless in the måtter as both are so much casier concealed than the smoking to which habit various cum bersome paraphernalia are necessary. While for 1995 a total falling off of 388 piculs ofdition as the footpath outside house No. 5a,

Mr. Reginald Hardigg w is called and slated Station Street North. The man was suffering hat on May 24th the plaintiff went to him in opium se compared with the imports in 1904

from a fractured skull and he was promptly his office and asked to take steps to withdraw was recorded the decrease experienced dur

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DEATHS.

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ing 19:6 amounts to a furilier 496 piculs, which, however, 242, piculs were made up again by the importation of that quantity duty and likin paid opium cleared in Shang hal. The actual importations of the various kinds of opium during the year were: Benares, 89 piculs'; Malwa, 4,47 1 piculs;and Patna:41 picuis. On the whole, the report on the trade at Hangchow for the past year is not exactly increased facilities of communication and a exhilirating, but there is evidence that with

moderate, season, the port, is likely to in crease in importance and in the prosperity

of the inhabitants of the district.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Fon the forthcoming Water Polo Shield Com

petition, we understand that the Victoria Re

creation Club, Rey Engineers and Middlesex Regiment are each entering two teams. The 87th Co, Royal Garrison Artillery, Royal Ilong Rong Yacht Club and Cerinthian Yacht Club

kas sklaving nok leam eacli

RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 7th July, 1907 -

Non-Chinese.. Chinese

Literary Museum 357 154 $45 2,451

2,635

Total...... 502

TuẸ Bangkok Times understands that a Gold Coinage Law is bring drafted for Biam, and At 7, Remedios Terrace, Hongkong, on the that the measure may becoms law within the oth inst., JOSE MARIA BAS, aged 71. Funeral from the house to the Catholic year, it is under this law that it is proposed Cemetery at 7.30 p.in.

[650 10 re-introduce the stang-a copper coin this time, not nickel as before, Matters bave not developed sufficiently far yel, however, for orders to be given for the manufacture of the

G. L. Duncan regrets to announce the death of his rother ROBERT at Government Civil Hospi The funeral will take place to morrow zvening.

The

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ISAAC TURNER, head watchmin of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, siw a' scaffold builder, Leung - Ng by name, leaving the docks yesterday afternoon carrying a bag lung carelessly over; his shoulder. The man was stopped, and on ex aminallop the bag was found to contain several yards of new canvas. Quesijanod to how he obtained, the canvas, Leung stated that a carpenter named Ng Kwai made a present of it to him. Ng's arrest followed. Both men were charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morn ing, at the Police Court, with theft. The scaffold builder alone was found guilty and sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment and six hours stocks. The carpenter was discharged..

CASE CONTINUED.

In Original Jurisdiction this morning, be fore his Honour the Chief Justice, the case was continued in which Li Leung, an infapt, string by his next friend, Li Chan' Shi, sought 10 have a mortgage dated 16th March, 1906, and made by plaintiff in favour of Tam Man Hong, a singlewoman, set aside and cancelled. Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. D. V. Stevenson, of Messrs, Deicon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the plaintiff, the defend ant being represented by Sir Henry Berkeley, Mr. C. U. Wilkinson, al Masses, Wilkisson R.C., insincted by Mr. Otto Kong Sing and

LAST Saturday night the Yau-ms-ti Police found a coolie lying in an unconscious con-and Grist.

despatched to hospital, As, the result of some this action, Witness then wrote to Mr. Otto inquiries, two men were arrested on suspicion Kong Sing and Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist of being the injured man's assailants. They and informed them of the Instructions he had were alleged to have thrown the coolie down a received.

fight of steps during s scuffle. News received o Mr. Slade, witness sail he did not ask from the hospital a day or two ago by the the plaintiff why he wanted to withdraw. The police was to the effect that the injured man suit, he was definitely instructed to withdraw had gone mad, the result of the fracture, and he was not concerned with the reasons. Until sufficient evidence, which the police bave Witness added that plaintiff said he had wanted not at present, is obtained against the two before to withdraw the suit but Messrs. prisoners there is no likelihood of securing a Deacon would not allow him. He did not conviction.

know why the case was proceeded with.

THE number of petty larcenies that occur daily aboard the Yau-ma-i ferry launches has made the launch people more cautions than ever At about one o'clock this morning Leung Tun, the collector on board the steam lanch LfO, then moored alongside her wharf at Yausmai,

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CANION DAY BY DAY

BILK CROP.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 9th July:

This year the first two crops of silk did not torn qut satisfactorily, and the price of one bastet cocoons cost 54 and upwards. Now as the third crop of silk has turned out rather more plentiful, the price of a basket of cocsson has fallen to 53 or thereabouts,

ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN.

In accordance with instructions from the Canton High Authorities in carrying out the

regulations regarding the pebibition of opium smoking, the local officials of the Shiuhing Prefecturd have issued notifications, ordering the closing of all opium selling establishments, about forty in number, throughout the prefec rural city, also at the latest by the end of the sixth moon next.

KWANGSI RIC

HE. Acting Viceroy' Wo has received a telegram from H.E. Viceroy Shum to the fol lowing effect, in reply to the request of the Cheap Rice Disposal Office and others for his help in getting the removal of the prohibition on the export of rice from the province of Kwangs As requested, the Kwangsi fiover nor has been wired to and has consented to the rica from the province of Kwangsi to Canton, removal of the prohibition of the exportation of

which is to take effect from the rst day of the 6th moon (the reth instant), and requested IIE Wo to notify the Canton Principal Rice Dispal Office of the fact

✅ GUNPOWDER FACTORY. The depot for the manufacture af. gunpow- der in connection with the Canton, Arsenal has been under construction for some time pass and the work, which has been pushed on by orders from the authorities, is now completed. This building will be formally opened on the *st day of the 6th múan.

suggestion was brought forward for discus sion that the proposed meeting should take

Telegrams.

{{Reuter's,{"

The United States.

London, 8th July, News from Washington says that useful work is quietly proceeding putting the navy and coast defences of the Pacific In good condition, as appropriations permit. A dry dock is in course of construc lon at Fut Sound, and it is expected that a special. effort will be made to dredge the channel sible to heavy battleships. to Maryland Nayal York, making it acces

It is rumoured that Mr. Root on his forth coming visit to Mexico will negotiate the purchase of a site for ¤, naval station in Magdaleria Bay, Lower Califomia,

· Later, The United States Fleet. The transfer of American battleships to the Pacific has excited attention in Japan.

President Roosevelt, through Rear-Admiral Brownson, declares that he proposes to give the world, a somewhat startling demonstra tion of what the American navy is capable of to protect either or both coasts of the United States. There can be no time like

the United States are at perfect peace with the present for such a demonstration, when

every nation.

MARINE COURT.

AN INDEPENDENT QUARTERMASTER.

At the Marine Court this morning before Commander Basit P. 11, Taylor, R.N., Maring Walsh, quartermaster of the sa. Athenian, was Magistrate and Harbour Master, Michael

charged with being ab.ent without leave and without sufficient reason from his ship and. from his duty on the th and 8th inst, in Victoria harbour.

E. Bridge, chief officer of the 3.5"Atkanian, prosecuted,

Prosecutor said that the, defandant ab-

sented himself from the ship on the 6th and again on the 8th inst. He did not have leave. for such absence.

Defendant said he had been in the habit of

going ashore, when no other ships, when he wanted to. In this ship he had always pre-

His Worship convicted defendant and sen fenced him to undergo three weeks' hard labour,

place at the Lok Shio Theatre in the Western Suburb, as the company's offices are supposed tinn of those who will attend the meating, but ant to be spacious enough for the accommoda-viously asked leave, the question was ultimately dropped. The majority present unanimously approved that offices. At the meeting a body of another five the meeting should be held at the Company's

members were added to the list of committee. men for the control of the meeting.

RAILWAY MEETING, Yesterday afternoon a mesting was held at the offices of the Canton-Hankow Raliway being signed in his office and the money pairingements for the holding of the mass meet- Mr. Ola Koog Sing spoke to the mortgage Company for the purpose of making final ar over to the plaintiff. After this case had been ing on the sad day of the next moon, for the instituted plaintiff wens to witness and said he election of the company's board of directors did not wish to go on any longer with the suit, as he wished to pay off the money due on the mortgage. He signed a declaration to that found a strange min fast asleep near the

effect and also as to his being af full age. engine-room. Leung 'recalled that not long

Witness said that at. the time of giving.in ago the cogine-room bell went amissing lestructions for drawing up the mortgage plain- promptly seized the sleeper and banded him tiff said be wat 23 years of age. All tho the man said he was Chau Ho. He was charged time. He did not ask anybody else for an over to the police. At Yau-ma-ti Police Station parties were present in witness's office at the at the Police Court, this morning, with being affidavit as to the age of the plaintiff, as be aboard die launch with felonious intent. A considered the man's own declaration quite cused, is defence, wid that he went aboard 10 afficient, as he thought from his appearance pass the night as he wanted to come across de Hongkong by the first launch to-day. He was that he was more than 21, Witness did not count the money before it was handed over given fourteen days.

to Li Leung, and therefore did not know if the roll handed him contained all banknotes or THE Cheloo Daily News of 29th ult. says:-some promissory notes as well. Li Loung him The Chinese Government dispatch-beat, the sell counted the money but siid nothing about sinall wooden steamer Chinghai, returned to any notes, port a few days ago from a cruise, with six. prisoners (pirates) on board. When cruising near Weihaiwei the steamer, sighted a su picious looking junk. When the Chinghoi bore down upon the craft the crew of the later jumped into the. capture after

waler to

escape

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a few shots had fired. The men were soon picked up and their vessel inspected. It was found to con tain a great quantity of firearm as well as considerable amount of copper cash in three large bags. Upon their arrival at Chefoo it We learn from Japanese contemp^raries that was found that four only of the captured men

were actual pirates, The other two are pri soners whom the robbers held in custody. The four criminals are Tientsin men. They will be executed after order has been received from Chinanfu,

he Hongkong Celegraph the arrangements for the carrying-out of the

hotelbusiness of the South Manchuria Rail. way are progressing apace. The building o' the Tairen Hotel having been completed, it is to be opened for businessan a few days. The construction of the Changchung Hotel, at the northern terminus of the railway, is to be short, ly commenced.

purpose intended:.

THE recent purchase of the steamers Peiping and Stepney by the imperial Railway of North China has elicited the commendation of the

vernacular press of Ticatsin. There are some 80,0.0 to 100,030 coolie labouren going every spring into Manchuria, and returning to their homes in this p ovince and in Shantung in the

autumn, when the crops have been gathered in.

Tlicircarriage by sailing somewhat expensive the French and the japanese flags carrying the various steamers began to run, chiefly under

two steamers mentioned, two or three months ago The railway administration now carries the coolies by steamer, and has taken posses sion of the trade. The ships are handled, how ever, by the China Merchants S. N: Co on behalf of the railway,–China Tímu.

. Mr. Slade: Did he at that time appear an intelligent young man ?-Quite; and he fully appreciated the value of money.

Continuing, witness said he did not tell the defendant that if she was satisfied that the plaintiff was the, fifth son of Li Choi then she could safely advance the money. What he told her was that if she was satisfied as to his identity she could advance the money. In 1895 Li Chei executed an assignment of co Lain property to his sons jintly, and later Li Fuk assigned his share to Li Leung, the plaintiff. Those assignments constituted plain- tiff's title to the property;

The broker and the go-between gave similar evidence and the case continued. UNDERTAKERS AND MARRIAGA

'CEREMONIES,

a chinese SUPERSTITION.

TRIAL OF PIRATES,

On the 8th instant, the British Vice-Consul at Canton was present at the Nam-Hoi Maçis-- tracy, to attend at the trial of this seven prisoners, who committed piracy, on the rath of June, on «board a junk'in the vicinity of Hongkong and who had been extradited to Canion by the Hongkong Government. The juos owners and the different witnesses were all present, and the prisoners, who pleaded guilty, were taken back to the gaol after the trial. The Vice-Consul after the trial made an inspection of the new prison, which has recently been built.

DEATH OF MR. 1. M. BASA.

A PROMINENT FILIPINO LEADER.

The death occurred at his residence, 7 emedios Terrace, to-day, of Mr. Jose Maria Filipino community in Hongkong. Mr. Basa Bain, son of the best knowɑ members of the

had been ailing for some time and passed away a the age of 71 years. In his youth Mr. Bana was a staunch adberent of the independence movement which had for its object tha over.

Wong Kam Tsum, an undertaker, residing throwing of the Spanish Government in the at No. 21, Aplichau, was charged before Mr. Philippines-and some thirty years ago was F. A. Hazeland, at the Palice Court, this mombanished. He came to Hongkong and, began ing, with obtaining forty cents from Cheung business as a merchant, in which he proved Ngan Pan, at Aberdeen, on the 6th inst, under very successful. At the same time he was false pretences.

Filipino pusty and was the head of the Juata always identified with the spirations of the

in Hongong, being, in a manner, entitled to

fendant, who pleaded not guilty.

Mr. O D. Thomson appeared for the de- Inspector Dymond, who prosecuted, said

that honnur, among his compatriots as the Basa was a familiar figure la local circles and "Father" of the Filipinos in the Colony, Mr.

was highly respected. He leaves two sons and five daughters to mourn his loss.” The funeral

residence to Happy Valley.

WATER POLO.

VRC. VI R.H.K.P.C.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1957.

RAILWAYS IN THE NORTH,

Some interesting particulars regarding the progress of railways in North China is given Tar Lin Yik Tong, Sydney, recently organis by the Commissioner of Customs at Hanged a fund for the relief of the distress caused chow, Mr. von Tanner. It is stated by the by the famine in China and, assisted by Euro Commissioner that "the general desire for pean and Chinese residents, collected the sum progressive reforms, already shown by tangi-of £326.29. Messrs. Gibb Bright & Co. ble results in other parts of China, has s. S. Co., Limited, in Sydney, have now for managing agents of the Eastern & Australian caused some ripples even in the ultra-con-led this money to Me Gibb, Livingston coelies to Newchwang at Tower cost and thus that the complaitant was the master of a marri servative province, and the struggles between & Co., Hongkong, with the request that it cutting into the railway business. Mr. Chow,ge boat. The Chinese, he went on by way of the Old Cilas and the progressive parties should be handed over to the Tung Wah Hos the railway director, having been some year

explanation, are a superstitious people and have been frequent and bitter. Ever since pital who will be able to distribute if for the end of the China Verchants Steam Navigation they consider it bad luck to have no undertaker the port was opened in 1896 railways were

Co., saw a way, through this, and bought the present on one of these marriage boats while takes place atj.;o to-morrow morning from his! talked of, but resulted so far only in numerous

marriage ceremony is in progress. For some surveys made by various foreign companies.

time past, con inued the inspector, a samber Now for the first time work has been actually

LAST week an old Chinese woman was ar

of undertakers or their fokis have constantly commenced by an exclusively Chinere com- vegetables without a permit. The woman was rested by an fadian policeman for bawking

boarded these boats while a marriage ceremony pany on a line which is to connect the for- believed to be deaf and dumb, and under the

was on and refused to leave until they were eign settlement and eventually Kashing with

paid to do so. name of Unknown Defendani 'No. 1 Mr. the Hangchow city and the Tsientang river. Mireland ordered her to be placed under

The first Water Polo match was played yes: The ground, for the line has been cleared, medical observation, as be suspected the wo

terday afternoon at the V.R.C. enclosure, be embankments have been commenced, and

fore a very large gathering of specialors. The man was shamming. His Worship's suspicions road materitis and a locomotive have been

were found to be correct. Dr. Moore, medical

teams were: V.R.C.-H. A. Lammert (Capt, A. V. Barron, J. M. Roza Pereira, L Janded.. Although some people say that the officer of the Victoria G sol, conțined this more. energy displayed is, but for the purpose of dumb" The charge of hawking against her ing that the woman was neither deaf nor

Le Breloo, F, di Roma, J. M. Lopes and making remunerative terms for the pro-was preved and she was

the complainant went to a hardware shop in lospector Dymond attempted to get fanber

J. W. Baini R. H. K.Y.C.-F. A. Biden moters in case of a forced compromise with

Wing Lok Street to pay a bill, which amounted information from the complainant, but it was (Capt.), R. B. Beattie, G. G." Franklin, H, the British company that claims to hold the

A SAMPAN woman, giving the name of Trang in twenty-cent pieces, counted out the amount This piece of paper was what accused was Club men seemed to have had the game pretty 10 540 He produced a bundle containing StoGuscles. The wipes was banded a printed W. Lester, J. W. Wisbart, E. W. Carpestes form and he was asked if he recognises it, and Linton The Royal Hongkong Yacht concession for the Cheklang railways, and al- Ng, the owner of a third class rowing toat, required and handed it to the shopkeeper alleged to have handed to the complainant, though dissent has already broken out in the reported to Inspector Ritchie, at the Central While the shopkeeper was engaged in making saying it came from the Registrar-General, well in themselves and Franklin had very llile managing department over the giving out of Police Station, yesterday, that her husband, out a receipt, the accused walked into the shop, Witress complained of his bad eyes and stated trouble to scoring the first goal just bafore contracts, still there is little doubt that more Fook Tao, had lost his life in the harbour. looked around for a while, and thinking the ever seen the paper before the whistle, west for half time. After play if in it, as even a further extension to Kash-

Her husband, she stated, had been in bad cost was clear, he picked up the bundle con plainant was keeping back captain 1bings from

Jospector Dymond observed that the com was resumed Peroirs was

was not long in ing and from Kashing to Shanghai is under health for some time. At about three o'clock taining the balance of the fisherman's money, the Court. He was very communicativa when qualities for the V.R.C and the same consideration. The effect on trade by these yesterday afternoon while making for Hung which was on the counter, handed it to an accused was arrested, but refused to say spy ended in a drawer, the VR.C., Lemment, projected rallways is hard to estimate; theom Bay her husband, who was standing at accomplice waiting at the door, ard both men more when he herd that the man was going to Bastos and Pereira played an excellent game, splendid waterways of this province, badly man-of-war auchorage and fell into the harbour, captured, but ble accomplice escaped, Inspec-1 His Wontip said that there was no evidence

the bow of the boat, lost his balance in the departed. The pair were chased and accused be charged. In fact, the Inspector concluded, but the remainder of the team made a rather

he objected to haviny sccused charged. neglected but easily repaired, should be He sunk immediately.. A search was made for tor Richie identified the accused as havlug given that "epid warrant, a conviction, ite

poor show,vel para no equal to all demands for years to come. But his body, but up to this morning there were no

The Yacht Club team, seemed to have ime boan baalshed from the Colony before. Hence termed the complainant of course the repairs, be they ever so little, signs of it having come to the surface, 2

Winess, provid, considerably, and slaad a very good LÕE KÖYers sentence,

and discharged the accused with a caution chapes of carrying of the thield this year

fiande.

The complainant stated that at one o'clock Do the afternoon of the 6th instant the accused came on board bis boat.. At the time a

WORD SZE, the cock, who was arrested some marriage was taking place. When asked what time last week for stealing $o from Leungan wanted on board defendant stated that he Shang Hoi, & fisherman, was found and was came to collect forty cents for "qua chi(melon sentenced by Mr. F. A. Hareland, at the Police seeds), Witness handed the accused the money. Court, to two months hard labour and six His Worship-These is no false pretences hours' stocks. At the beginning of last week in that

but to be put on board-if the sisainer sailed.

elve days' pay before the expiration of the term, and to forfait

ONSTRUCTING THE. FAIRWAY, Į Five boatmen were' charged, at the instance of P.C. Edwin, Dówale, with making last to, the Mysene in such a way as to prevent the free access of other vessels to the Fairway, The first defendant · produced a letter, from the captain of the np. Moyun, which stated. that defendant's boat was engaged by the writer, and had his permission to lie alongside, for taking him to and from the shore.

Prosecutor said that the boats were tied up to the Ks. Moyunq which was lying at Buttar. field and Swire's buoy on the north side of the Central Fairway, and ware causing an obstruc- tion. Witness warned them to cast off and they did so, but immediately returned and made fast again...

The first defendant was discharged. Tas other four had nothing to say in their own defence, and were convicted and fund $io' each or ons month's imprisonment,

FAILING TO STOP

P.C. Heory Clarke charged Lui Shu, à boatwoman of licensed fishing-boat No. 1895, with failing to stop when called upon to do so. by the Police. When she was eventually chased and overlaken the boat was searched but nothing suspicious was found on board,

Defendant had up resson toʻaddyce for not stopping, and was convicted and fined $10

with the usual alternativa.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

The monthly competition for the Captain's Valley from the 6th to 8th July, 1907. The Cup and May Cup were held at the Happy following returns were made

CAPTAIN'S CUP,/

Mr. M. A. Murray Mr. R. O. Hutchison Mr. G. C. Moxon Mr. E. J. Grist

(a entries)

MAY CUP,

Mr. F. C. Hall* Mr. D. E. Clark......

( entries).

POOL.

84-579 83 2=&t:

85283

105~-25mBo

Mr. M. A. Mamy tu 84- Mr. R. O. Hutchison Mt G. C. Moxan Mr. G. E. Morall Mr. E. J. Grista, trasportar Bhan

(18 entries); Winner of Captain's Cup and Pool Winter bl May Cup.

SHIPPING AND MAILS

EMAILS, DUR, VA English (Delhi) irth just; 6 km Indian (Kumsang) 13th fast, German (Zielen) 17th inst. German (Prezzin) 17th instų, mate Indian (Katsang) 18th inst.

The Russings wann Locke left Shange hai on oth lost, for this pont, ant is due to amrive.bern on 12th inst. 1

left Vancouver, am, on 9th fest, for Hong The CPR Co. LL. Ements of Japan - kong vẫn tho unual Ports of Cell.