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Entimations. —

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D; 1841

CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO H.E. THE GOVERNOR

AND HOVERHOLD,

WATSON'S

LOTION FOR PRIOKLY

HEAT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 1908.

| to take the average price at a somerbst, lower Ogues than in 1995-7,. The number of chests sold was below the estimate, but the prices re aliand have exceeded expectation, the average |obinined. being ...K#,4,350 par chust, against Rs 1,750 takes in the Budget,In Malwa the opium crop was good, and the exports were considerably higher that in 1907. The num ber of chesta of Bengal opium to be sold in 1908-9 is 45,90%, a reduction of 3,000 as com pared with the qumber sold in 1907-8; The advances for next year's drop will be made on 20 area substantially reduced in accordance with the accepted policy of helping the Chinese reforms. The exports of Malwa opium ara

expected to be slightly higher.—Homs paper,

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

(T will be interesting to record that Mr. J. Bu; chan was amongst those present" at the China Association dinner to Sir Robert Hart." Mr. Buchan arrived only two days before, having reached London la the (cellent time of 15

A sovereign remedy; immediately relieves the lays from Testsip.

irritation,

WATSON'S

PRICKLY HEAT; POWDER,

for Prickly Heat, Sarburo and Roughness of the skin. Highly recommended by the medical faculty,

WATSON'S

BORATED TALCUM,

POWDER.

A soothing and sabilary powder. Allays

irritation and prevents chafing of the skin. A luxury after shaving.

WATSON'S

GLYCERINE & MILK

OF CUCUMBER,

for rendering the skin soft ✔, fajr.

effectual remedy for all imperfectious of the skin caused by

Summer Real,

IMONGST the financial and clerical staff who join the shipt of the China quadros are Staff

Paymaster J, T. Wright to the "Asfrau, Assise- int. Paymastere, E. P. Jones to the Cadmus, is interpreter of Japanese; L D.M'Kean to be Tomar, Hongkong; A. C. Roc to the Clio, fionocial charge; and Clerk. A, H.,Stanla- i erkins to the Astrau, RETURN

of visitors to the City Hall Library tad Museum for the week ending, the ‚ând August, 1908-

Library. Museum.

Non Chinese........ Chinese

341 146 14! 1;855

481 1,951

Total

DR. Periodonge dental surgeon, detires us to slate that he has resumed his practice at Hotel

Mansions, alter a recent visit to London and. Paris.

Dr. Periodorge introduces all the

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The Typhoon.

„WRECK. OF THE "YINGKING.""

MORE VODJES RECOVERED.;

-FIRKWOOD IN COURT.

SKIP AGENTS' LIABILITY,¦

but this is a promise surely made, by the owner through the melium of their solicitors. Supposing the underking had been that on the amount due for freight being' paid to➡ssy A rather important judgment was delivered the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-delivery. by Mr. Justice Gompens in the Supreme | of the cargo would be given by the Godown Co, Ose hundred and sixty-five dead bodies in Court in favour of Mrs. Viole! Chan in the ac it could hardly in that cass be contended that the total number recovered by the scavenging fon brought by her against Mostra. Wallem and either the Bank or the Godown Co. would be launches, under the direction of the Tuog W Company, ship owners, carrying on business liable to the consignes. I cannot think that le Hospital, from the wreck of the is. Ying King in the Hongkong Club Assere building, to remakes any difference that the money is le be up to yesterday. On the 3rd inst, eight bodies cover from bem 24,200 pieces of firewood, paid to and delivery to be given by, the same were picked up in Castle Book Day. Yestering the balance of 176,735 pieces.of firewood party; the firm, that is to say who are the general day the launch employed if the work brought adelivered per steamer Progress in February agents of the owners? If any one besides back eleven mord from that vicinity. Of thest, or in the alternative plaintiff claims the the owner is, liable onezhibit g it seems to me

that it would be the solicitors, Messzi, Johnson," latter three were men, a like number of sum of $625, the valus of the wood. womes and four children. The eleventh Is the course of his judgment his Hessur Stokes and Master, themselves, but this of Corpse was that of a European who could not aid-This is a claim for the delivery up or the course is absurd. Riven if it be assumed, and possibly be identified owing to the advanced | value of certain firewood alleged to have been I do not see how I can legitimately audme, stage of decomposition. All the bodies were shipped at Sandakan for Hongkong in February Johnson, Stokes and Master took their insiruc photographed and theo buried this morning,

last. The face of the case are as follows:-The tions from Wallem and Coy, and not directly A report has been made by fishermen to the 5.S. Progrett was under chatter to the Choong from the shipowner, I do not son that this Chinese hospital authorities chai a large number Hing S.S. Cay, and the charterers being in makes any difference. You cannot hold a party of bodies can be soon floating si'sed away out harrese-with their monthly payments the local liable under a contract which he has carefully' from Lycomun Pats about two or three hours' agents on the arrival of the vessel in Hongkong refrained from aptarleg into. · Take then the sisam from 'Hongkong. These bodies are on 25th Febrúary exercised their lien for freight 'next ground of liability: are the defendants. supposed to be those of the crew of the fleet of on the cargo and instructed the master to refuse chargeable as carriers? · This part of Mr. Brut. fishing junks that must have foundered la, the delivery.. Notice to writing was given oraşıb tan's case' was basod, I think, on the ground. typhoon of last week. It is estimated that February to the consignes by a letter from that, having posseselos of the ship and cargo. quits a hundred corpses were met with by the Messrs. Jobmon, Stakesand Master, the owner's they stand in the show of and have succeeded surviving, fishing junks which brought the re-solicitors, that no freight was to be paid to the to all the liabilities of the Chong Hing Cay. pon to Hongkong. As this information reach charterers or to any perion or firm other than under the B/L The doctrine seeras a dificult ed the Tung Wa directors only at a late hour Meists. Wallem and Coy, the agents in Hong one to sustain and in the absence of any direct last evening, they could not send a launch out kong for the owners. The letter.cooctuded as authority on the subject I think I must hold to recover the corpses until this morning. follows --

that no such priacípls has been established. The next question whether the defendants bay- og entered into possession are liable as ballees, It is provided by the B/L that the master or agent shall have a lies on the goods for freight it is clear from Wallem and Co.'s fetter to the Captain, Exhibit 4, that this power was exercised by that firm. It seems to me then that the firm constituted themselves ballers of

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Early so-day a stem-launch was despatched in The bill of lading must be presented to charge of a member of the commited. An ex-Messrs. Wallam and Coy, and be counter haustive, search will be made of all the baya signed and ibe, freight in the B/L must be paldis, I think, the most difficult part of the case, frequented by the fisherfolks as far as Salkung, to Messrs. Wallem and Coy, when the goods If any bodies are picked up they will be will be delivered as per B/Lt. brought back to Hongkong for burial.

„A PITIFUL SIGHT

was seen by a passenger on board the .. Si Tui on her voyage to Macao, on Saturday last, Near Cheungchau Is. a body was observed. floating in the water. It was that of a Huro- pean woman. In her right arm was clasped

file infant. There is much speculation as to who the European woman was, as up to this writing no report has been made to the police

thamissing. ".

On the receipt of this notice the plamliff, who was a consignce of 176,730 pieces of firewood, took the B/L to defendant who countersigned is and she paid them the full freight $1,325.48, She bas only, however, been able to get delivers of 152,800 pieces. Hence the present claim.

It appears that there is a large shortage on

the total amount of firewood shown on the manifest and the B/L, for although a certain quantity is sow stored with to. Godown Coy,

do consiguen has obtained his fall amount

the cargo for the persons to whom it belonged.

Telegrams.

HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH” SAI

BERVICE.

EXPLOSION IN PEKING"

ACCIDENT TO THE GERMAN, MAGAZINE.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung „fo"]

Peking, 4th August. On the night of the 2nd inst., the magazine of the German troops in Peking exploded.

Over ten men were killed and more than twenty injured by the

MEEGED JAPANESE HIGH-

HANDEDNESS.

GIBLE ARREST IN PEKING.

courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 4th August." Japanese soldiers in Peking are becoming a source of annoyance to the Chinese authorities.

On the 1st inst., they proceeded outside the boundary of the Vapanese Legution and arrested a man by

force.

Generally speaking a bailer has the right to

The Waiwupu has made repre- have the subject matter of the bailment de- livered up to him on ta determination of the sentations to the Japaness charge relation- find as a fact upon the evidence. that the whole of the cargo mentioned in B/L d'affaires in connection with the was duly loaded" at Sandakan. There is incident.

up-to-date improvements which he has acquirol any foreign woman and a child being amons while one consiguee of 30,000 has receivad § avidence which is netcontradicted that it was

GALE AT WUCHOW,

LITTLE DAMAGE DONE,

Wuchow,'2nd August..

none at all.

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́stored under hatches sad that none of it was.

Now, puishortly, the case for the plaintiff is jettisoned or in any other way got rid of during as follows :-The defendants are liable because the voyage.

I am satisfied that the full having exercised Įheir lien and taken posestion amount of cargo was on board when the vessel of ship, and cargou they stand in the shoes of arrived in Hongkong. It is not clearly estab- the Choong Hing and ari table as carriers: lished by the evidence of the head tallyman or again they are liable in their character of who gave evidence for the defence what warehouseman, í.e. of bailer, and they are also amount of cargo was actually delivered to con liable under the specific contract, contained insigases. The figuras on the B/L were written Johnson, Stokes and Master's letter of 25th by the boatmen who took delivery. The wil

ness'appears to have trusted to them and to the February

reports of his own men that no more than tho amount shown by these figures was in fact de livered. Now one of these tallychan.or boat- men were, in fact called, and i think the defen- dants have not made out this part of their case, For, once it is proved for the plaintiff that the

ed during his sojourn in the European capitala where he read an instructive paper on his method of making hollow the,new` cast-gold, ..inlay. AnA DISPATCH, kom Ningpo states that's body of nearly 20 pates: have suddenly made an appearance in the village of Celinis'uoia

Al 4.00 o'clock this afternoco a heavy squall Floghua distici, and being joined by the local stuck Wuchow, probably the tail-end of s ty- desperadogs they are pillaging and terrorizing phoon Travelling from E. W. it lasted for the countryside. An appeal for trangs has about twenty minutes. The roofs of a few A. S. WATSON & CO., by the Chibbien la the Cheking postoons were partly blow off. The dark and Provincial Commander-in-Chief whose head-ibreatening clouds forewarned the floating po. quarters are Ningpo..

pulation who sought shelter is good time be fure the gale struck the port. Spare anchors were run out and everything made secure. beyond a few sampans sunk in shallow water, of carriage they are not a party to the B/L and no damage was sustained by the shipping..are to no way ilable under it. Again they say is the heaviest blow Wuchow ha felt for years that the letter of 25th February cannot be coo- The river stands as 48 feet and good hopes strued as an agreement but that it is nothing are entertained that, if no rain intervenes it will more than a notification, that the owners had 1000 sauma ka normal level.

decided to exercise their lien for freight-and further that ever if the letter is to be construed as a contract to deliver, the contract is subject :

LIMITED,

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

AND

KỞYLOON DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 4th August, 1908.

NOVICE,

All cominunations intended for pubiliation in "The HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH ̈-skonid be, ddressed to The Kaliur, I. Ios Hoss Road, and should be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Audrem

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w The Manager.

In communicating to the Tokis, Press Dr. Kach's report on the prevention of plague, Dr.

Kitazato assets that the employment of cats la the most effective method of eliminating rats, which are manly responsible for the spread of the disease. He proposes that the keeping of cats should be made compulsory far, every house, and that steps should be taken to en

the breeding of suitable klode of cats,

courage

News has been received by the Intelligence. Department of the Waiwupu that a certain for Ordinary hain camonstations should be addromodeign steamer is 'expected to smugglo a large The Editor will not undertame in be responsible for umber of illicit firearms, variously estimated at from 20,000 to 30,000 rifles and accompany ing ammunition into Fukino province. In consequence of this instructions have been sent 16 the Tautriot Amay and the Commissioner

any rejected MB., nor i rotura wny Contribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE), DAILY-380 per annum,

WEEKLY $13 per andun. The rates per quarter and pas rookmom, proportional, The dally iman is delivaol free when the addrowa ja soonmilble to commsenger. On copies sent by poi a additional $1.80 per quarter in charged for postage The portage on the workly inens to say part of the

world in 80 cents per quarter, Singlê Cộpias, Daily; sui centa: Workly, swonly

Ava cesta,

BIRTHS.

On July 24, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of J. V, C. DAVIS. of a son.

On July 26, 1908, at Shanghai, the wife of 'R' HARE, I. M. Customs, of a doughter.

On July 20, 1908, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. REEVE, a'son.

On July 30, 1908, 8 Shangbai, the wife of

0. L. ILBERT, of a son.

MARRIAGE, July 7, at Stanstead Abbotts, R. T. D. SAVLE, of Hongkong, to WINIFRED GERTRUDE MARY (Freda) Laurie.

DEATHS.'.

MCCANN, aged 38.

of Customs at that part to be on the alert to seize the contraband.

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A KIRIN telegram states that there are no less than between five and six hundred japanese scattered about the districts of Ch'angeb'un, Yehchi and Tinonan, in Kiria provisce, and in territory inhabited by the Mongle tribes of Khorchin, Eastern Mongolia, engaged in the work of surveying and mapping out that country. The "Manchurino anthorities have sent strong protests to the Japanese Minister in. Peking through the Waiwupu.

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THE new first officers of the Adure on re- commissioning is Lieutenant Mr. F. Cochrann, who will also act as gunnery officer. Lieutenant Cochrane bus served in the Royal Navy for 15 years, and his present rank came to him as a reward-for his services in the Chins War of

1900, he bring then a sub-lieutenant of the flagship Centurion. He accompanied the Naval

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CANTON FLOOD FUNDS.

***FURTHER CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS. Į

The distress in the West River, districts Caused by the floods in June last appears in have arossed the greatest sympathy from the Chinese all over the world subscriptions to the funds raised by the Tung Wa Hospital have been received from neatly every country el importance whern Cantonese reside. Dona tions still continue to reach the Tung Ws directors by telegraphic transfers The latest

to arrive ares-

From Cheloo $5,500 (in Chefad currency) advised through the Nam Pák Hong firm of Kwong Malai... From Sydney £200 remitted through the Hongkong and Shanghai Backing Coporal tion. This makes the third or fourth contribution from the Cantonese in th centre of commercial activity.. From Poetoesler 300..

All these thres contributions were received yesterday, in round figures the amount thus far collected by the Tung wa hospital in aid

For the defence it is urged that Willem' and Company acted throughout as agents for the owners and are therefore not personally liable; and that in any `cion as regards the contract

frewood was on board, when the vessel arrived, I think the burden shifts to the defendants and they must, as bailees, either deliver or show good reason for nor delivering it over to the proper owers.

This they have, I thick, failed in doing and to an implied condition that the full quantify it becomes necessary to inquire who is able was in fact on board-and that the contract under the implied contract arising out of the would be fulfilled by a delivery of as much fire-status of bailers assumed by the defendant firm. It seems to me that the liability falls on word as possible under the circumstances.

Now it appears that these packages of fire them and that they are responsible is they can

not make good their undertaking. Whether wood are not marked or oumbered in any way, and that is the oven of shortage difficulty the principal may noi siso be liable I need not might arise from the fact that no specific pack-here consider. I think the local agents having age can be claimed by any one consigate as taken possession of the cargo must on the lien his own.

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Mr. Brution objected that the defence of agency was only raised in pleading to the amended statement of claim and that there was no right to so plead without leave, as, the point was not a new one raised by the amendment,

being discharged restore what they took over or show good reason for not doing sound as it seems to me they have not fulfilled either of these obligations judgment must be for the plaintif with costs.

Mr. G., H. Half Brutton appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. A. G. Jackson was for the defence

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

མ་ WRECK OF 95. "YING KING,"

~ [From Our Own Correspondent.}

Canton, 4th August,

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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY:

REPORTED VISIT OF CHANG'. CHIH-TUNG.

[By courtesy of the "Shaung Pb."]'

Peking, 4th August.

It is reported that H.. Chang Chili-tung contemplates a visit to Canton on the 8th, or 9ilf moon to investigate the affairs of the Canton- Hankow Railway Co. Lof which he was recently appointed superinten- daut.]

[Rowser 1 [

A French Force Ambuscaded.

LONDON, 3rd August,--- A French detachment pursuing Chinese bands in Tongking has been ambuscaded, and a captain and lieutenant killed.

The Chinese-losses during the past fort night amount to 149 killed and 117 captured,

The Faria Biots, i

The Labour Unions of Paris are arranging general strika as a protest at Thursday's killing of strikers.

A resolution of the Socialist. Party, which has been published, accuses the Government of designing to murder workmen and brands it as an execution.' It'affirms the solidarity of milltant workers.

The bulk of the printers of Pant began a twenty-four hours' strike yesterday evening And as a result over half the newspapers are, not appearing.

Persia,

I think this objection founded. Without going further into the matter i will observe that it might have been taken carlier and, that it comes too late now, when the case has been closed. I will first deal with the letter of 25th February. I must say that I feel sonis diffi. culty in construing it to the mangor suggested by Mr. Jackson. It seems to me a great deal

A party of the Central Relief Committee-left

Later. more than a mere intimation that defendants

Yesterday passed quietly in Paris, the, of the Flood Relief Funds is $28,000. The were exercising their right of lien. In fact it here on the 29th ultimo on board ine gunboat

seems to me to contain dil, the elements of a Kwong Yek to make cruise in the vicinity of orders to strike being generally disregarded. nedytows Bazaar for which a distinct committed text books-it if the offer of a promise for The gunbbat returned to Canton on the at The granting of the Turkish Constitution sum is exclusive of the procesis of the Kenwinding agreement-in the language of the Tai Shan for the purpose of recovering dead |

bodies from the wreck of the s.s. Ying King, is responsible.

an' act-the offer is accepted and the act done; the promise must then be made good, instant with 22 corpics, which have beta buried. has caused excitement at Teheran where s due for this unsavnary work; he gave the tract which appears on the face of it absolute search party every prasible assistance. The to deliver a specified quantity of wood. The same guabant left here "nguin on the aed suggestion of Impossibility of performance is instant with ten coffins on a second expedition. mes by, the answer that there, was in' fact a great deal more firewood on board than was necessary for the fulfilment of this padicular THE case Chasz Hang Kin and Others the contract and, that if the defendants withheld Klog, an appeal froto a perjury conviction at the delivery they had contracted for on the Hongkong, bas been decided by the House of ground that they had incurred other obliga- Lords.~ Mr. E:U. Sharp (K.C, of the Hong-tions which they desired to fulfil they could not kong Bar), appeared for the petitioners. In therefore claim to be relieved from this under-exhibition of wir less telegraph operations to November, roof, in a bankrupicy proceeding, taking. If, however, Willem and Co. were the visitors by a man named Wo

The Bazaar will be opened to-morrow more.

On July 24, 1908, at Hankow, H. EDWARD Brigade to Pekiox, shared, in the fighting M. JOSEPH Jules Henri. Mari Devilder, former It seems doubtful again whether any In.To Capt. Lum of the gunboat much credit is fresh outbreak is feared.. Da July 25, 1908, at Cheloo, JouN ELDRIDGE, on the way, and was mentioned in despatchesly lieutenant, sth Cairassiers, French Army, plied condition can

idant son of the Rer. Geo. A. and Mrs. Seville; of Wenchow, Chekinog...

Da July 28, 1908, at Weibaiwei, ELuen Car- SON MORON, aged 8 months, beloved child of George and Nellie Buchanan.

On July 29, 1908, at Shanghai, WILLIAN LANG, lato Engigger us. Hijnfung, aged 3 yours,

The Hongkong Telegrap

(medal with clasp).

apn of M. Hear! Devilder, of Lille, was married at St. Mary's, Roman Catholic, Woolton, or 8th ult, to Min Bertha Homelryk, daughter of Mr. P. E: J. Hemelrýk, of Woolton-house, Consul for japin is Liverpool"

be read into a con-

"FLOOD"FUND "BAZAAR.

A wealthy gentleman, Mr. Su Sing, 'Kai, bas donated to the forthcoming Flood Food Bazaar a gift of great value in the form of medicinal pills and medicine oil to the total value of over two thousand dollars,

At the Flood Fund Bazzar, there will be an |

Over one hundred, mostly merchants, bavena taken refuge in the Turkish Embassy; they demand the speedysummoning ofpitilament.

Oplum in Hongkong, ang bog In a long letter, Sir Henry Blake criticises: severely the closing of the oplum divans In Hongkong without investigations on the spot. ife dwells on the serious loss to the re venue of the Colony at a time of languishing trade and increased estimates, for the Kow- loon-Canton railway, and says that as Hong kong will not klek, the Imperial Government port

ceremony. All officials in the city, the threatent She will probably not remit an vy Cazals of the different countries at Canton, amount of the compulsory military contrību. and leading members of the foreign community tion equal to the loss of revenue the Colony resident here have also boen ja-vited to be will sustain, though there is justice in auch

remission, and it ought to be granted.

Dr. Hiu. Many Liberal members sought in- .an.issue was tried to determine whether one never really parties to this written contract, oring at it o'clock.. HE. Viceroy Chang Jen will be stern, as she always is, unici,, trouble

merely, and in such a manner as not to incur any personal liability they have of course a perfect defence to any claim founded on the letter.

AN interesting personality was seen in the Lobby of the House of Commonton Sth ult, in company with Mr. Laidlaw and Mr. Theor dore Taylor. This was Dr. GL. Tuck, .a. Tritish-borá Penang citizen, of Chinese par cos, who studied at Cambridge, where he took his.A. and M.D. degrees. For be past four years he has been in practice at Peonog. He as recently appointed Assistant Director of the Chinces Army Medical Service, and will be stationed at Tientsin, his superior being HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1908,

troductions to Dr. Tuck on account of the fact Wong Ka Choon was, at the date of the pre if they contracted on behalf of their principat chus bas bees invited to perform the opening "THE INDIAN OPIUM TRADE,

that he has been a strenuous worker on behalf santation of the petition in bankruptcy, a part. of the Anti:Opium Society at Peasg.

ner in the debtor firm. At the close of the Some interesting, facin and statistics with

case the petitioners and Wong Tse were order regard to the opium trade are to be gathered THE international rubber exhibition, to be held

ed before the Court, and the Chief Justice,

Now Wallem and Co., I agents, are agents from the "Notes on the Main Heads of. Net at Olympia, will be open from Sept. 14 to 26 addressing them, said that to his mind they had

next. The president is Sir Henry Blake, 'and 'bero guilty of a most flagrast conspiracy to for an undisclosed principal, for the name of presoot, Revenue and Expenditure" issued with the ethe large advisory committee includes many defraud the alleged partner; Wong Ka Chuen, the owner of the vessel does not appear in any FURTHER CUBIN CONTRIBUTION. planatory memorandum by the Under-Secretary British and foreign experts as well as man and each of them had committed the most cor- document brought to the knowledge of plain from the Chinese miding in Cuba by the Another sum of $3,000 has been recelyed

of State for India

engaged in the rubber industry. The exhibition mpt perjury. The law empowered bim to ded ti that principal is further as appears from the Central Relief Committee towards the ralief The net revenue from opium is given is will aim at illustrating all the stages of at once with such a case, and he should com- evidence of Mr. Collett-s fotolga principal-~|| funds £3,556,100 in the revised entite, 1907-8, and rubber production and manufacture, Some mit each of them to prison for three months firm in Amsterdam,

16 Goverments are among the exhibi- without hard labour. The petitioners appeal. But as regards the letter Exh. 9 I think this Captain Yang Hung Piu, well known as Yang socording to the and. Budget it will before, and manufactured rubber products of ed to the Supreme Court, which affirmed their makes no difference and that the defendants Chik Sang, superioaddent of the Shumeen £3,351,700. The Budget estimate for 19078 all kinds will be displayed by manufacturers copriction and vastence." Part of the sentence cannot be charged upon this contract is guards, who bas held that post for some years, anticipated a large reduction in the receipts in Great Britain, America, Germany, France, hid been served. The petitioners now asked contract, for the simple reason that they are has been encconded by Colonel La Chan Oi. kocause, in consequence of negotiations with Holland, Belgium, and other countries. In for special leave to appeal on the ground that not parties to it at all. The letter itself pur- connection with the exhibition an international, ikay wers, not foformed of the allegations ef porte to be written for and on behalf of the

201) inst., Capiai: H, P. H. Anson, Middias. the Chinese Government, it was proposed to conference will also be held for the discussion | periney made against them, or allowed time for owners by their solicitors. It gives notice car

Fill vacata, adjctancy of the nduce the sale of Bengal opiam during the of such questions as the Improvement of their defence, Lord Robertson said their lord. Lalaly that B. L. are to be presented

800 chests, the

is aumber sold in methands of production and the sundardfration silme, would humbly adviền His Majesty to freight paid to Wallem had Co., 1 It was also thought prudiat - of rubber manufsg

great special Isars to appeal

that if this is done the goods will.

1998-7, 50 49%2

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HERE "CAPT. YANG,

TYPHOON WARNING, ANDA.

Thé talegrim quoted below: was received from the Manila Observatory at the Consulate General 1–2):

Baon," Anguil, Cyclons or typhoon W. of Bashl moving N.N.E or M.E.

¿The naval reliefs, for the Chlas

now going through t20 man to leaving for Hon

ships,: The chief