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SANITARY: BOARD.

FORTNIGHTLY" "MEETING,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY

the ground for a few fast round the top cement concreted and any other saleguards adopted against surface contamination which may be "deemed advisable. After cleaning out/samples of water entering the well should be taken and The ordinary, fortnightly, meeting of mom analysed as the Government Analyst suggests, bers of the Sanitary Board was held last Tues-The Hon. Mr. R. A. Hewett aures with day afternoon, when the following business was Mr. Humphreys, mosq conducted:

TAL-KOK-TSUI MARKET. The reply from the Government relative to the limits of the Tai-kok-tsùi Market, was Inici on the table. The letter reads!

Mr. Lau Chu Pak-1 agree that the well should not be closed.

REMARKABLE OUTRAGE IN

KYOTO.

1.

TEMPIED ARMED ROBBERY

OORHO

QUILTY PARTY BENT, TO CAOL The February. Griminal Sessions opened at the Supreme Court, last Tuesday, bis Honout Sir Francis Piggott (Chief Jantica) presiding, The first cans on the calendar was that against

coolla" pamed Cheung Yik, who

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SOME OF THE PEATUS

the pass into oblivion to make GENER

1.D. J. CLIFFORD - WILKINSON.go

Chronicle

·with

THE IMPERIAL:

CUSTOMS.

A letter from our. Peking cor which we published yesterday, memorial. presented to the Saulwuchu on the subject of Sir

the

The Marla Times', says 1-Walla, abowe have come and shown bara gone, tas grand hippodrome in Carnival City w eclipse them all. To the accompaniment

On the 8th instant, the hearing of the appeal: the performance will open proceded by grand in the long-drawn-out case of Wilkinson & leave of abiance and the appointment of Sir dicted on three charges of armed robberwRide" ©f 'fanfarea, by” the famous copstabulary band

Mr. W: Rear: Davies (Attamey-Generat), entry of all performers Harlequins, and others Grist. Wilkinsou came to a conclusion in the Robert Breton to the post of Acting Inspecto instructed by Mr. F. L. Bowley (Crown will, presse aleidoscopic speciatio as they four: A Applat Court, Judge Layari imax from Geceral of Customs, 13 satisfactory to Solicitor), prosecuted. The accused, who plead pass in review, before demonstrating their four Associate Judges. The appeal was from that the Chipese

ies of childhood the decision of the Kobe Court, which dismiss wonderful talente) Memories exch

of Sir Withdrawal

Robert Hart from ed not guilty to charge, was undefended.

of devoted and The following was the jury empanelled day will be brought back to the visitors as they ed the claim brought by Messre: CD, Wil: scene of bit fifty-three years Colonial Secretary's Office,

Mess J. M. Alves (foreman), P. Nielien, watch this dazzling procession. Pictures of kidson and E. J. Grist, solicitors, of Hongkong brilliant service to take place without m gib February, 1908,

expression of its sease of grillude A. O. F. Cobley, A. Meir, J. R. Edwards, H. T. days gone by, of days when they watched the for recovery of lees for services rendered and taugible ear Sir,-Referring to your letter, No. 9071, ÂN AUDÁCIOUS AMATEUR DETECTIVE.

Richardson and W Nicholls

Greatest Show on Earth! come to town, will money advanced, amounting to a total of 2,348, obligation The veterea, Inspector General am directed to of the 14th December last, I

in the facts of the case,

for this | from Mr. J., Clifford Wilkinspo, mineral water services to China Is outlioing

ina cannot be repaid. siate that His Excellency, the Governor..in The Japan Chronbois, of 8th lost, says:—lo Atorney-General, stated that the prisoner picturesque and unique spectacle.

manufacturer, of Kobe,

money or decorations-there is, indeed, no Council has carefully considered the recom.the small hours of Tuesday last a man is re-stood charged on three

Dashing cavalry men, troopers of the plains, Mr. Yamashita appeared for plaintiffs, while reason why an attempt to repay them, Should charges-two

accompani-be made but the farewell honour conferred mendation of the Board that the hawking of ported to have knocked at the door of the wares within a distance of 220 yards from the residence of Mr. Murai Tatsunosuke, Higashi

armed assault and one of common assaniz, I will perform daring feats, and.tbs'old southernMt. Wilkinios appeared in upon him is a lacifal indication that his devős

ed by his interpreters Tal-kok-isui Market should be prohibited and Sawaragi-cho, Kyoto. On Mrs. Mural opening

prisoner and another man, who sport, tilting with lancer will be revived. was not capture entered No. 30. Gough Infantry and cavalry, real, live soldiers, will i Respondent pe juice for Jarao, Chination is recognised and appreciated, while has decided that it would not be advisable to the door in the belief that it was bor husband

Street early in the morning of the 30th January

titular distinction granted to Sir, R. Bredon mrch

by in martial fashion such as may be

A extend the prohibited area in this particular returning home, the man, who was about

succeeds him, shows that *cate beyond the limit of 100 yards, which ob twenty-eight years of age (one paper gives his and forced their way into the ameh's room.

contingent will perform the difficult. far 1907, being the "Rules made by the Chief position

Justices under Section 24 of the Supreme Hart is regarded as he had come from the police station to arrest

('back' into the room, but sbe called loudly for and..picturesque calesibanic exercises, gap Court Ordiunace 1873 (No, 13 of 1873) for tax-degree of permanenceiving attained, some ʼn the Chinasa hierarchy. (Sd), F. H. MAY,

through the different sets accompanied by berseli

her husband, as and.

it had been Colonjal Secretary, discovered that the latter bad been engaged

method of going in and out est tchabiinois, will to Exhibits Nos. 13 nad 134, put in by appellants imperial Maritime Customs does not end here. band, while the artillery will go through the ing of costs in the summary jurisdiction of the This is as it should be; but the responsibility Supreme Court, Exhibit. No. 8 in saswer of the Chinese Government la the matter of the The Secretary, Sanitary Board.

in counterfeiting. In the meantime Mr Murai

Moros, Mindanao's chiefest arrived home, and was told the same story, ERECTION Of latrines.

It realizes fully that, as the present apppiat showing method (extracts from English law) at the packagement is admittedly temporary, it will sooner, go through the 'spear danco, the famous lave hostusta pointed out that in the course star be called upon lo nominate a substantive The following is the reply from the Govern The intruder then bound Mr. and Mrs. Murai ment relative to the erection of the latrines on and three servants, deprived Mr. Mural of the roofs of the Ko Shing Street houses on the bis purse, containing about Ys, and the southern portion of the praya reclamation to coat, and took the unfortunate couple out of the house. Waking up the people at a Marine Lot No. 57 --

Colonial Secretary's Office, lirikisha stand he compelled his victims to

30th January, 1908.

enter the jintiklsha and proceeded with them to Sir,-Referring to your letter No. 1271 of the the Kamichoja-machi Police Station, where he Excellency the Governor in Council has declaring that they were criminals, decided that he is unable to permit the erection, of latrines on the edge of the roots of the Ko

act houser.

tals in the case of the other markets,~~I am, Į age as 31) entered the house and told her that. They seized the woman and tried to force her | inled af: Uncle Sam's boys in khaki. The | etc/publiibed by, the Hongkong Dally: Fress he too creed for himasif by sig

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assistance. The prisoner immediately took to the spot at the time, gave chase and captured his heels. A lukong, who happened to be or hie The other man succeeded in evadiog arrest. The Altorney General pursued that while the woman was being held prisoner threatened her with a knife, which be car ried in his hand This knife was later

and

picked up by the Inkong outside' the house Thorn: will be a Pony Express, showing, tha | charges madą, by «appellantrút Hongkong for Ant of the pot fa dalleate"""" but "it" is"}

The question the jury had to decide, he said, was not whether the prisoner stole anything from the house because he had not the

for

29th ultimo, I am directed to state that His asked ‘ʼn detective to take charge of them. opportunity, but the question to be decided convoy robbery, attack on wagon train and affirmer was not true. On the contrary, the

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The matter was considered at length by the Council who were of the opinion that from a sanitary point of view the position of latrines os the edge of a roof with the consequent in crease in the height of the building and the resulting obstruction of air and light is in prin. ciple objectionable.—I am, etc,

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(Sd.), F. H. MAY,

Colonial Secretary. The Secretary, Hanitary Board.

GAGE STREET HOUSES. Correspondence relative to a modification of the requirements of Section 173 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903 in respect of Nos. 1' and Gage Street, ans presented: On this subject, Dr. Francis Clark "mroated on the instant:-No. 9, Gage Street is

5th comer house and fairly well lit and with a lanc

in the rear. Except the lane a complying. No. 1, Gage Street is not

a corner house.

Was whether or not he was the man who en- tered the house.

Evidenco was called.

The jury brought in a verdict of guilty and, accused was sentenced to three years hard labour.

ANOTHER CASE. ·

An investigation quickly revealed that the man was no impostor, but by that time he had left the police station. A number of police were at once dispatched to search for him red he was eventually traced and arrested. The 1 of the police fell upon a young man suspicions of

same Jurors were called upda named Mitsujiro, who bad already been con- The vicled several times for theft, he being a no-to give their verdict in the second and Tsang Ip was charged with committing armed robbery at Cheung Shu Tan, New Territory on the 22nd January last.

and skill of belo and war dance.

There ars also plenty of cow-boy sports. method of carrying important documents in the old days from one station to another. A stage coach

Indians. Another festure will be "Roman Hippo. wherein there are six antries, two men drome," Is Roman costume, riding three horses at full speed, taking burdles, turning and mancouvring the borses in all directions. 1 Is a sport performed by the Romane in the old days and revived in the prestal generation for the special benefit of Carnival visitors.

The Filipino Acrobats will do some gym. nastic feats,

balancing perch. The acrobats are callve who have been to the United States, have had American training, have tra forent circuses, and have but recently returned velled extensively through America with dil to Manila, and they can be depended upon to "make good" in this stúpi,

proceedings respondent had stated that the case wore higher than those charged a Blogapore for a similar case. That, Counsel charges at Singapore were considerably heavier. His clients in Hoogkong had made inquiries at Singapore and learned that the charges there amounted to $4,125. Of this sum, the respondent had himself paid dot more than 53:0, and so he might have been under the impression that the charges at Singapore welc smaller than at Hongkong. The respondent won his case in that instance, and the balance was paid by the other party in the suit. From made by the appellants were not excessivo.

accept the statement Respondent declined to as to the amount of charges at Singapore as given by appellants. At Singapore two barris ters conducted his case. They attended the Court six or seven times, and then attended the Supreme

Court once. Moreover, twenty-five witnesses were examined at Yokohama in con- and all the papers respect

tween two classes of

on the one hand,

of inspector: Generalem Government's position. confronted with a critical stage in the history of the Maritime Customs. His choice lies those who as inspector-Gensial would be cap- able of single-minded devotion to the Service, recognising their responsibility to the foreign Fowers as well as to China and knowing how much the future of the Empire depends on the retention of public confidence in the

Custome; on the other hand, those who from weakasss of character or front instability of purpose, aven though they disguise it by sty ling it "policy," would be thinking only of their:

those who make and unmake the appointment, would serve whatever party or political interest? bids fair to gain the upper hand in Paking w

torious criminal. He was traced to the house last case on the calendar-that in which trapeze addorming on single and double this fact alone it became clear that the charges | immediate advantage and, with one, dye on;

of a relative in a suburb of Kyoto, where be was hiding, and after a struggle with the police he was secured,

It was stated by the Attorney General that accused, in company with several others, broke COMMERCIAL ALBAIRS IN THE in a house in the Cheung Shu Tab village and, after putting.the inmates to bodily fear

· FAR BAST.

stole a quantity of clothing, jewellery and money,

4.

RETURT IV THE HAMBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

An interesting raview of the chief features ol the past year in connection with the countries

with Section 17 kitchen is very dark and of the Far East appears in the Annual Report I recommend that the owner be called upon just published by the Chamber of Commerce at Hamburg, and which was briefly referred to to comply with Section 175 of the P. H. and H. Ordinance. To saying that No. 1; Gage Street recently by our correspondent at that port is not a corner house in the ordinary sense 1

The Report points qut, in regard to China, should explain that it has a side lane six feel that the present, unfavourable position of affairs wide, which is flanked by a three-storeyed

is, apparently, only a temporary ane, and that. building not less than 45 ft. high. The lateral

signs of more healthy conditions are visible, windows, therefffe, add very little to the light white wider, markets are now rendered avail ing of the premises on the lower floors. The able to foreign goods through the opening of side lane belongs to 35 and 43, Cochrape Street

new ports. Of the opening of the entire coun

there can unfortunately, however, ba no" try thought; and so much the less so in view of the fact that the national consciousness of China just now is more than ever to the front.

EXEMPTION REQUIRED.

Án application for a modification of the re- quirements of Section 15o of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903 in respect of the top floors of Nos. 68 and 70, Wing Lok Street was tabled. The application was from Messrs. Weaser and Raven, architects and surveyors, dated 28th January, and reads as follows:

The Secretary.

Sanitary Board.

the Building Sir, With reference to

11449.setting details Authority's letter No 11409 before certificate of completion can be pbtained, item No. 6 in that letter, referring to insufficient glazed area on the top floors, comes under the juris diction of the Sanitary Board. On behalf of the owner, wo beg to apply for exemption from forming more glazed area to these floors. The storeys are well lighted and ventilated. There is external air in the front and at the rear of these premises, the total of the glazed area being 10th the, floor area (this glazed ares includes two windows in the rear wall, opening foto open space which is also external air),

Dr. Francis Clark minuted-be rooms are adequately fit.

The Hon. Registrar-General-What will be. the result of granting this application?

KOWLOON CATTLE DEPOT.

The Report instances in this connection the railway difficultice. Referring to the Siberian mail route, the hope is strongly expressed that this, will be opened at the earliest possible moment to trade samples and printed matter. The Chamber considers that the zeal showo by Japan in her desire to play a leading part in China is a great danger to the trade of Western Powers. This is exhibited in the Japanese competition which Germany has experienced in the shipping, of China. In 1905 Germany. still occupied the second and Japan third place, while the statistics for 1906 show that Japan, with over 110.000 tons, is far ahead of Ger many, with about 7,500,000 tons. Referring to the trade-mark question, the Report says urgently desirable, in view of the frauds prec tised by Japanese merchants, that other foreign Powers shall unitedly, approach, the Govern ment at Tokyo in order that a stop may be put to such, unfair trading.

it is

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Many conflicting elements make up the China of to-day, and the loudest-voiced among them is not necessarily the (most patriotic. Whatever programme be advocated-progress, There is also an aerial flight," a danger.

goation or reaction-financial considera doriding, death defying, dare devil and blood-pection with his care,

ing the exarsination of the witnesses were senttions in the long run dominate all, and

in fiscal matters the country has only? was brought in guilty, and a sentence of five paie so fest high: a,fair girl, suspended from to Singapore. All that trouble was taken in coned basis to start upon, the Custome Service"

The accused, who denied the allegations, curdling exhibition of "nerys! From a tent

nection with the case and yat the charges were Upon it and upon it nothing but her golden curls, sirikes terror to

the maintenance of foreigne years' gaol was parked.

the onlookers as she dizziły descende for a dis. much less than at Hongkong, The charges of:fidence in it-mach depènda - In the past tance.of

500 feet A great stunt indeed! he appellants were altogether excessive. crosses the entire stage of the Hippodrome

said, his contention might be summarised from the worse consequences that must hava In addressing the Count Mr. Yamashita the Imperial Maritime Customs enabled Chick to pay the Japanese indemnity, and saved har thusly.

fe will also be an exhibition by the firela. the few words that the charges made followed in the absence of such, in assten

were reasonable. In the first place it was department, in which the finest fire fighters in

very seldom that a party in the relation saved her too from dismemberment when in the Far East will present a fire steps true of life. A house and stable are ignited. The

that appellants bore to respondent should 1920 the outraged Powers required some house is occupied by an old man, his widowed brink such a aut. The appellaots were very security for the indebtedness to which the had daughter. and her child. There is plenty of Joth to take action but, they had been com- rendered herself liable. To-day it is still ber human laterest in this act; Two lovers compelled to adopt this course by force of circum one sheet anchor, and to impair the confidence. felt in it is to harm China as much as itiny stances. The respondent, in writing to the pete for the band of the girl, and one in a fit of stor

to wrong her creditors. A cheap popus jealous rage seis fire to the house. The pony Appellants, made objection to the manner ID larity awaits those among her own, people {};

JAPANESE KEROSENE.

JAPANESE PRODUCTION AND FOREIGN IMPORT

At the present Time, when there is so much discussion regarding the imposition of a tax on kerosene oil, some facts about this valuable product in Japanfare of special interest.

koke,

in the stable first discovers the flames, rushes into the house, seizes the child in his mouth and carries the baby to a place of safety. Just at this moment, and not before, the flames break qui la a terrible conflagration. A policeman dis covers the flame as he walks his beat and turns in the alarm. (A,side scene showe interior of the Fire Department. When alarm is sounded horses jump into barners, and rush to the scene of the fire, running around the course twice.) The competition consists in the first stream on the burning house. being the first to arriva na the scene and play The constabulary will have an exhibition drill, having two crack companies go through, the methods of bandling the holo,

A chariot race also included in the pro gran me. This race consists of the eccntries; four horses each. The Chariots will be driven by well-known local whips, including Messrs Banyea, Robinson and Rosenberg.

One of the seven wonders of Echige province, before, the Melli era, used to be the "water that burns" and no Japanese kogw at that time that this water had any market value. Is 187 the production of kerosene oil was only of the yearly 3p79 koku, but the rate increase has been from 24 to 69 per cent until, in 1906, it reached 1,378,211 kaku. The first half of 1907 showed a production of 713.946 The Industry is carried on principally in Niigata province, where it is produced on the largest scale; then come the Hokkaido,' '' Nagace, Gummu, Ghiba, Ehime and Kago: shima arranged according to the magnitude of production is 1906 the number of "mising of sections," ie, genots for mialog, was 591.. This number showed a decrease by 5 from that of the previous year. In two,rases the industry Was abandoned and in three other. cases dis. tricts have been amalgamated. The Formosati coal oil industry is said to be hopeful, but is Bot included in the list yet,

Over the whole length of the country new wells are being discovered and

Automobile-cathusiasts will have a charce minings are being undertaken, there being to admire some skillful chaffeuring" in an so fewer than 510 of these trials during automobile obstacle race," consisting in driv. the year 1956, which, hing off is not because ing in between pegs, and all that sort of bine than for 1935. This falling off not The prize will be awarded to the suromobile the field shows signs of being exhausted, but is knocking down the least number of obstacles de llaga. The following list shows the placed in its pathom the Zulu War, in South

Aspectacle from Africa, will also be presented. Dying to save his colours," or The horse's last service, to his master, is the name of the pantomime A party out on a scouting expedition is ambushed

by Zulus and two officers, Chard and Bromheid, are cut off from the main body and Chard is killed while carry ing the colours Bromhead for a time holds his own, but, baffled, falls back to find his companion Chard killed. He removes the colours from Chard's body and tides them under his bleuse, returning to his horse, second attack is make by the Zulia, More excit But with all this rapid progress, Japan sting than the first, full of interesting and stirring present ranks only in the seventh place in the incidents, winding up with a grand finale. table of the world's kerescue. Industry. In 1905 Japan produced 1,187,000 koku of the VOLONTEMR CORPS ORDENS. grand total of 279,435, ceo kaks. for the whois world. Against the 17.780,000 kaku of America and the 471210,000 of Russis, the Japaness production is small.

the portion of the review dekling, Kiss-trial minings.

There are a number of Jiling with Riso chow. The Chamber states that occasion has location of new wells-Hokkaido, 69; Aomori,

According to thereports ofthe Mining Bures of the gross amount of Yt4,370,771 of the whole mineral producis of the year 1906, Y3.840,436, that I over 30 per cent came from the oil industry, which tanks in the third place, follow ing Y63,000,000 for coal, Y16,000,000 for cop: per, and being closely followed by gold, which is put tY3,795,000.

been taken of the tenth anniversary of the oc an; Yamagata, 9 Akita, 7: Niigata, 3731 Gom cupation of this territory to criticise the politima, 131 Shiruoka, 21 Nagano, 23 In Aichi, cal and commercial value of the protectorate. Ishikawa, Shimane, and Yamaguchi one new The appended application from three but

The choice of Tsingtau as a maritime base on well has been discovered in each, chers of the Hunghom cattle house was read the coast of China is still, unfortunately, res The undersigned are all butchers slaughter garded as a mistake in many quarters, and the ing cattle at the Hunghom Slaughter house industrial and commercial development of the and we beg to apply to be granted a pleca of

place, lying, as it does, somewhat outside the ground near Yau-ma-ti to keep our caltle on

most important trad

trade routes, it still doubted, till they go to the cattle depot for slaughter although it is generally recognised that the The cattle depôt at Husgham is not large Imperial Navy has created there is a' cam- enough to houso all our cattle. For a few

paratively short time first-class and suitable years we had rented a place at Sam-shui-poort, possessing large docks, &c, and modem but the owner requires this place himself, and

the prompt. loading and un machinery for we have no place to put our cattle. the willing to pay rant for the ground. We loading of large ships, to which no port in Even famous Hongkong included, can have been prosecuted for allowing our cattle to

be compared. But unfavourable critics forget land.

to take into consideration the fact that Thog tau is the entrance door to a great Hinterland, with which it is already connected by the rall way constructed as far as the capital of Shan. tung, while the proposed extension of the line to Ticatsin or to Kai Feng Fu will open up a territory about twice a large as all Germany, fertile and rich in minerals, and possessing

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graze on Crown Hoping our application will meet with your approval."

val. This applica tion was dated 28th October, 1907,

now

On the 12th December last, the assistant Director of Public Works minuted-A slaughter-house and cattle depot is being built at Kowloon which will shortly be completed and which will doubtless accom modate, the applicants cattle.

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China,

In the year 1905 there were 47 companies established for carrying on the kerosens oil business; with a total capitat of Y32,901.060. Two new companies were established and three companies increased, their capital in roo6, the

dered. The Hongkong

who arge a greater measure of Chinese: iu- Guence in the Customs; but they are playing with a dangerous weapon in seeking, to impair Chiva's best security. They have every tight but they would be wise to begin 30 sxorciss to aspire to the control of the country's affair the talent they claim is directions where they are not liable to sweep away her financial is to haod, clamouring fur" sound: is

control, and stability. The Empire's domestic fiscal Dystem

stath, that! commands confidence, whether with Chinese or.. when that has been brought into with foreigners, it will be time enough to bring the Costoms under greater Chinese

influence Judicial and other reforms, should precede policy that, without them, in calculated to have disastrous' results upon China's credit: südl

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pro. which the appellants and carried out their fessional duties, and made the accusation that their charges were excessively high. Respon dent maintained that he had asked appellants to conduct rnly one case. This was untrue; it asked them to conduct three cases. In the was evident from the papers put in that he had second place the charges were in reality not at all excessive, as shown by the affidavits of the kong and by the statement of the Registrar appellants before the Supreme Court of Hong

respondent was wrong in maintaining that an the Hongkong Supreme Court Thirdly, the English Court had no jurisdiction in such a case as this for the recovery Court was fully compe- tent to try the case. Lastly, if the charges made were excessive, the respondent was shiftled 30 protest against the demand, and was also fences, and the Chinese who advocates auch of the account within one month. He had Central Government and should be regarded entitled to apply to the Court for the taxation policy at this juncture stands to weaken the not, however, taken this course, which proved a traitor, not a friend, to his country, Sp, that the respondent did not think the chargeston in the case of foreigners, it is easy to cater for Chinese approval by sacrificing or advo excessive at the time that they were made.

Respondent submitted a lengthy statement cating the sacrifice of that which has made for which was interpreted, objecting to the exhibits confidence in the Cestoms Service; but, the put in by Counsel for appellants at the last friend of whom Chine stands most in, Beod bearing, maintaining that the facts contained now is the one who, looking ahead, has suffis therein were totally irrelevant. His contention des strength of will to ignore the promptings. A resident in of self-interest and to opposa demand, - far. from the start had been that, Japan, the justice or injustice of the claim innovations in the Service that must inoviruly; against him must be settled in accordance alienate foreign confidence,

Whom then will Chica select for the substano with Japanese law. The Hoogkong Court bad po jurisdiction over him, and the whole proceed-tive post of lospector General? She, hat hay logs at Hongkong, ware irregular and ought right to make her own choice, and nothing that never to have been heard, as such a este could has been said by the British Government or hy British merchants and others.juterested in this only he heard in the country in which he was domiciled. In asking the Court to ignore all country can be regarded as a desire to deprive It would, however, be,com that had taken place in the Hongkong Court, her of this right. defendant stated that he was not asking it to tradictory to all traditions that the foreign ignore the decition of a British Court properly Powers should stand by and see China da constituted; he was merely asking them to liberately embark upon a policy endanger ignore, Irregular proceedings which ought log her financial, credit, without raising a never to have been brought and ought never bots of warning. A mutual understandla to have been heard.. Ha submitted that be gives. Great Britain the right to tender yond the bare statement of appellants' lawyer, specific advice, and this right has already, bonn to the effect that the work involved was exercised. There, should be no need for fur considerable, no evidence whatever had been the insistence, and it is left to China, not to given to the Court in support ofthe cisim. On create complications by adopting a misguided the other hand he had called evidence which policy. Great Britain's official contention is showed that the bill was excessivo, sad ex-borne out by the unofficial expression of opinion travagant. He prayed the Court to uphold the of responsible British subjects in Shangbai, yedict already given and dismiss he appeal: Hongkong und Tientsin, as well as in London; but if for any reason their Honours were not if the prints of those who have thus spoken, be yet prepared to do that, he asked, that Counsel taken together, they represent powerful of Attomey from, Messrs., Wilkinson & Grist has been to preserve what is good in Chisure * Hach

ach Hall Company with four guns will authorising them to bring these proceedings, government for the five benefit of Chinni ber come up in turn to be decided by lot. Lim This concluded the appeal Judgement will self, knowing how easy it will be for Chins to bers will not be taken. The QC Half Combo gives on the 15th instant-Japan Chionrels, impair her Customs Service, and that once

destroyed, it can never be supplied." \/The task) has been invidious, but the measure of its pany (B.C.) will bait bis unit under cover and

invidiousness argues a corresponding sound. fall out to the umpire, who will point out his targets and roughly point out the position to

ness in the advice given. A grave responsibility be

tests on China, to weigh their counseln sathar than to follow-lightly those of the Abithophels who seak only to datter ber- C&D;Nis#

MAXIM· SHIELD COMPETITIONIN

ARTILLERY: UNITS), US"

Parade. At King's Park Range at 2.30 pm. on Saturday, the 29th February, 100 for the the above competition.

Dress:-Khaki, khaki helmets (do badge) rifle, sidearms, two to round pouches and Both artillery instructors will attend,

Then, on the 15th December, the Colaniala population of 80,000,0g. The Report goes total capital: then being Y37,610,000, And putite CONDITIONELLA for the appellantă produce a copy of the power section, of, Far Eastern interesit-Tbeing t

an. to point out the (great strides which four refining companies with Y5,000,000 Veterinary Surgeon wrote: In view of the Tsinglau and the surounding territory has capital, ope company for transportation with AB. P. Wamlaute I think an action should steadily made in the last so years. In nine years 1002,003, and another with V2,000,000 be taken.

it surpassed Chefon, opened 43 years ago, while for refining and retailing, were newly es On the 8th losant, the A.D.P.W. com. mented: (1) It is hoped that the depot will at the close of the first quarter of 197 the port tablished in the same year, Of the total be ready for cattle by the end of the month, stood seventh among the whole of the 36 Cus: expenditure of Y56,co0,000 for the entire mia toms ports, being not only surpassed lo trade ing of Japan in 1906, 69 per cent was used in (3) Also the Land Bailiff has reported on by Shanghai, Canton, Tientsin, Hankow the production of cont, 16 per cent for hero several places where cattle might be kept, but, Swatow And Chinking. Before such facty ali sene; and the remaining 15 per cent, for all so far, none of them has been approved. It is doubts as to its fature should vanish, The other minerals, At the end of 1906 the sum expected that a convenient site will soon be

yearly growing number of Chinese merchants ber of oil companies was 38. The number found and recommendation made to the Govs the best guarantan of the favourable prospects diminished by o frog that of the year before, ernment on the subject.

of future development, and that those prospects but the capital lacreased by ¥3,890,000. This aro good is recognised by other Power, the means that the small enterprises, are being United States having appointed a Consul and amalgamated into larger ones. Other mining Indastrion Aro nwned by a low rich familles, Great Britain a Consular Agent at Taingtau,

Dealing with Japan, the Chamber specially coal being to the hands of the Mitsui family; notes the growth of the textile industry in that the Sumitomo, and Furukawa families having country, and anticipates that, Tapan' will put

FIRES IN KOBE.

HEAVY LOSS OF THE MEIJI FIRE INSURANCE CO.

A QAMBLER'S-DEATH ON

taken ap. When the BO has selected the exact position, he will receive the order to "Go On" and the time will be taken from the order. The B.C. will fall out his section comman- ders, elc, and bring his guns into action and commence fring as soon as possible. One half belt will be dred at the first objective after which the RC. will give the order "Cease Fire" and the umpire will note the time

The Nos & will then become casualties. At the the umpire's next Go On" the guns will The Goverment, Anslyst wiple: The

the lion's share of the copper and silver, and so at once be changed to tripod mounting and be amount of impurity is a little above the par- forth brery effort te contique bes general taon. But the oil, industry is owned by chers- fred at the second objective another half belt mitted limit so this water cannot be recomdustrial progress in view of the present favour holders, the amount of a single share being being fred and the time taken to cease fire circular pool, 12 feet deep and 15 feat dismeter the adjacent, countries for the disposal of her 'teristic of the industry. A notable charge. | as before. The 8.0, will then give the order godown, inainly comprising cotton, paper, the Magistracy, last Tuesday, into the death, mended for potable purposes. This well is a able opportunity of obtaining a firm footing in usually quite small! This is n

BELCHER'S STREET WELL The reports of the Government Analyst and Bacteriologist relative to a well in Reichar's Street (Marine Lot 239), together with the galbates, were rend, qa under :-

1. to unload and retire under cover,. In the first year of Meiji (1867) only 539 2. Marks:-Marko will be alloited; as fol-

kerosene was Imported. After ten lows o kokn years the importation rose to £3,645 koku. Ip the course of another decade it had become 121,177 koku, and in tocó li rose to 1,328,000

Fire disciplina and drill so 708, apie 50 - Total,250, Accuracy of fires 50.

· Early yesterday morning about 4.30, reporta the Japan Chronicle of 8th lost; a fire occurred in a brick-built warehouse at fiskami-dori, 4-chome, Kobe, owned by Mr. Oshima Hyotaro, an import, and export merchant, carrying on business at Moto-machi, 3-chome, Kobe, And rented by the Tokyo Warehouse Company. The fire brigade was on the spot in good time and set to work with great vigour, thank

CORONES INVESTIGATION, NES

It is very old, and, apparently, has not been surplus production? The panticipation of Geri cleaned out for many years. The water is pred many in Japan's trade remained satisfactory, for boiling up with various materini to make The export to that country was recently some Chinese sauces and wines. To do away with whatmore brisk, following easier prices at home this, well would, I think, injure one of its kind owing to the financial crisis Germany partie In the Colony. An attempt might, perhaps, cipated in the supply of locomotives and rail koku, Oxing to the daty imposed, the imper. In order to encourage the sitendance of as be made to save it, by (1) cleaning out the machinery for sugar manufactories, arsenalstation of late years shows a decrease, while the mapy members of the Corps as possible, addi-

runt noting progress, national over the wink into it, so as to shut out any sources the trade of Him, and the somewhat less the year in which the Russo-Japanese Wat satisfactory state of affairs in the Straits broke out, the climax of kerosene importation conveying pollution."

The Goverment Bacteriologist A fouled Saltlements, the Chamber points out that the was reached with 7,714,495 koku, The follow

may become dangerous at any import of Netherlands, Indian products, prising table shows the position

cipally caprab, isto Germany te till 1 Mr. A, Shelton Hooper-The well should be. The Government is planning new railway lines thoroughly cleaned and repaired. I am against through Sumatra, which will open, much sm territory 10 trade. The petroleum industry in closing It

Samarkand Dutch Borneo is becoming more and more importap in Jolarpational commerce.

Mr. H. 8. 1. Comperz, presiding to which most of the contents of the Coroner, and a Jury conducted an inquiry t and bicycles, wern saved, -- Notwithstanding of a carpenter, by name Chan Pal; which took this, however, the damage is still considerable; place on the 26th January lasti~ Roadder - being estimated at over 134,915. The fire was will remember that on the day in questigareko axtinguished in about two hours. The cause West Point police raided the top four d

ir of $24. of this fre is as yet unknown, but is supposed. Des Voeux Road West, in search of gamma by the police authorities to have resulted from pamber of who were interested in a the usual cause, tobacco ask dropped by Epolles game of our law; took fright when they

lico and two. some time on the previous day the whole of the police s

#verandah and Path received serious injuries which the strength of the only on parade, that all at out join on the same grading. She in his death-five days later. The will be allotted in proportion to the fall At about 10.15 p on the same evening fin strength of the unit for the broke out of the premiser of the Kawasaki e falling, struck this thood of the

The accuracy marks will be allotted as Dockyard Company, at Kobe, the conflagration belonging to the manager fall and follows proferir originating in one of the engine rooms The Hotel, breaking ortod, Percentage 5 marks for each target hit th building in which the fire broke out and two life Wong Pui, who was Sol Totales Edit mark for each bullet holaisia adjoiningcores were partially destroyed, bat ditor and suffering severe

The total being, II necessary, reduced in pro- fortunately no damaga dous to the epgidst 139 was admitted to hosp portion so as not to exceed the maximum of 1 so, and other machi

danske incurred:i: Eing of they. N.B. No sabidly

Sof? moresistated he only

pod the cause of 'ebock due to

water

Mr. H. Rumphiers-1 am also, against cloning the well without further investigation, "be" wall should be thoroughly cleanse, and

destà be