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JAPANS INVITATION TO AMERICA.

(#8th August,) According to American exchanges; an invitation has been extended for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to send a delegation of Seattle businessmen to Tokyo in Septem ber as the guests of the united Chamber of Commerce of the eight principal Japanese. cities. Specially prepared invitations for the Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles Chambers of Commerce are now on their way across the Pacific. The plan to invite American businesmen to visit Japan during the siny of the battleship fleet in Japancio waters was first advocated by officers of the Mikado's Cavernment. The commer. cial bodies in the cight principal Japanese cities were asked to co-operate, and it is in their names that the invitation is, extended, although it is to be backed by the Imperial Government. Advices 'from the Japanese Government to the consula siste that they ale to assist the commercial bodies in every way. The invitations will request that the delegations of business men from the four leading Pacific coast. cities will be guests of the Japanese business men for a period of three weeks, while the battleship fleet is in Japanese waters. The Japanese plan to entertain at least 100 American business men, and Seattle will be asked to furnish its quota. The trip across the Pacific will he made at the expense of the American busi. ness men, but after they assemble - in' Japan the last of Septeniber they will be entertained at the expense of the Japanese. "The plan is to give an opportunity for mutual under standing." said Consul Tanaka of Sentile when interviewed. The trade between these four cities and Japan is enormous, Such a trip as this, with visits to Japan's prominent industrial and commercial centres, will be of great good in hoth Japan and America. Such trips at intervals would aid in establishing belter trade relations between the two countries: A return tip, say during the exposition, in ropo, would be of advan- As soon as tage in this connection. the invitation arrives, which my advices indicate will be in a few days, I shall "extend it 10 the Chamber of Com- merce." Commenting on the invitation a Scattle contemporary helieves that the' purpose of this graceful invitation, which will be accepted beyond a doubt, is to give an opportunity for a better acquaintance

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST 29 1908.

on board the Japanese ship, at HUANGPU CONSERVANCY. Chuonchow in accordance with Treaty stipulations.

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His Excellency is also determined to detain absolutely (in other words, to confiscato] the vessel.

*. THE DALAI LAMA.

AN EXPENSIVE GUEST. [By courtery of the "Sheung Fo"]·

Poking, 23rd August. In a memorial the Governor of Shansi reports that, since the arrival, of the Dalui Llania, it has cost the Province a great deal of money to entertain him and his retino

The report adds that the Lamp's followers have been creating mis chief everywhere; if their behaviour is not checked a riot may result.j

The Governor arges timt an Im- perial decree he issued directing the Lamm to procceil to Peking without delay.

COMET IN PEKING.

„CHINE E ASTRONOMER ROYALS REPORT.

By courtesy of the Sheung Po."]

Peking, 24th August.

The Imperial atrociomer reports the appearance of a comet at mid- night.

THE OPIUM ÇAMPAIGN.

DRASTIC MEASURES THREAT: ENFOR

· | By courtesy of the “Sheang Pa,”]·

They propose to deal with the recalcitrant officials, with a strong and so that they may be made examples of to others.

» Poking, 24th August. TE, Ting Chan-tok and King Sing, high Commissioners of Opium. and for mutual understanding between the

Prohibition, on ascertaining that commercial men of the isload empire and those of the Pacific coast cities, with, which there are still many civil and mili- they have already extensive business retary officials in various provinces coast cities and thetween the Pacific adilicted to the opium habit, are coast cities and pan is already, enormous desirous of holding a thorough in and there is opportunity for a consider able expansion of it. With the advant-vestigation. ages of relatively close proximity and cheap and convenient ocean transportation, the great talk of the exports to Japan could be handled through the Pacific coast ports of the United States. Such a visit as is proposed, and a return visit of Japanese merchants, invited through a co-operation of the Pacific coast cities, will have a very large influence toward cultivating even better trade relations in the future than in the past. The initiative ln the matter has been taken by the enterprising business men of Japan. The invitation should be fully appreciated litie Stares, should be accepted-in-the- spirit that it is made, and every effort should be lent to see that, the results are as the Japanese hope that they will be.

Telegrams.

"BONOKONG TELEIRAPH"

SERVICE.

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.

PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION: _{Hy_courtesy_of_the_** ~heway_[_2,”]-

Peking, 21st August, H. E. Tai Hung-tze, a Cantonese, president of the Ministry of Justice, is resolved to resign.

He has recomiendel Vice-pre-. sident Shum Ku-pun as his successor.

CHINESE LABOURERS.

IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

[fy courtesy of the “Sheung, Pol"}

Peking, 21 August.

The t ·Commissioners hive de- terming ake a tour of inspec tion in

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RATIVE

COMMISSION HELD UP.

REFUSAL OF COMMISSIONER HOBSON TO,SION, THE COUMISSION.

[From Our Own Correspondent.},

Shanghai, 26th August, 3.30 p.m.

A Salvage Claim.

INTERESTING SHIPPING CASE.

·STRANDING OF TIK “AKĀBHI MARU.”)

BALES 27th inst

the fact that possibly the reward would be MORE Building PROSECUTIONS. enhanced by the weather boing made to appear. wons than it parhaps was, sometimes tended to make them think it was very bad when it was only bad, in this CARO they were depond. of the Tochain. a large extent on en togs were sitter approximately at the

-time of the occurrence of the events, and they were perfectly content to take the allegations in the logs which, he thought, would, be found to differ vary widely from the allegations of witnesses who would now speak of their re cllec tons of weather nearly two years ago. Mr. Stade then proceeded to viate that he

TIME ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.

ww mastb last

work,

The adjoumed summonses, from past and

A very interesting; salvags claim was haard

Buildings Ordinance, were called on" again in the Police Court, this moming. Everyons. in the Supreme Court, thin forenoon," when

present expected some excitement as that Messi, Chân Tak Loong and Company brought

which transpired on Friday last, but in this

·ap action against Matera, Batisifield and Swire

ibay wore • "disappointed, the batiners of the And the China Navigation Company, Limited,

day be summonses taken to-day were, against

being of a cut and dried The Huangpu Conservancy Como recover, the sum of 50,3) for services rea did not wish to minimise the value of the

dered in Cospection with the standing of the crew's services, but a claim of. 544,000 for Mess. E, D. Suason and Company, Sie mission has been held up owing to

stranier kathi Alaru,

ongrowing a quarter of a mile in a life beat which Paul Chater, Mr. E.. H. Sharp, the Pro the refusal of Mr. H. E Hobwon, The case has oriaced much intarest among did not belong to them was rather a sticha Gorham, and about 100 uthar Chinese property

The total amount of the treasure trial

opened quita Commissioner, Chinese Imperial Me shipping community, therefore when the a number of shipping, man;

was $19.833.86 and out of that the plaintiffs Gwaers. The charges against the defendants ritime Customs, to sign the Con we a present in the court-coon

Mr.M. W. Slade, who was instructed by Mr.

owned S12,449,34, leaving 5,384-53 belonging wore for not complying with certain regulations to other people. From the beginning the

the-in other words, not seeing that their propers J. Scott Harstad, of Messrs. Ewens and Hardeloodants and claimed, to be entitled ties were kept in proper order. mission.,

FOREIGN INTERCOURSE.

PROPOSED.COLLEGES.:

[By courtesy of the Shung To,"

Peking, 26th August, The Waiwupu has decided to establish colleges to qualify in the knowledge of the proper carrying on of intercourse with foreigners.

How, appeared för the Chiben.firm. Sir Henry Berkatey, RC, instructed by Mr. H. J. Gedge, of Messre, Johnson, Stokos ned Master, acted for Messrs. Butterfield and Swire.

Darly

this lostanco,

to bave the total amount, salved, thai was to say $14,916,93

Taking $350 ne-a lair day's six weeks pay for so that they were demanding seven hours work, rather a The statement of claim it forth that the

handenme scale of remuneration;. In the plaints were merchants carrying on busi

part 10ss at 36, Des Vœux Road West, and theed the whole of the treasure of the various

of December, 1906, the defendants return defeedios, Meats. Butterfold and Swire,

owners no receiving a deposit of filiy par cent were the sgents in Hongkong for the defend of the value,alvage rewards ought to be ast Company. The Alaiki Marw left Amoy liberal so as to encourage people to render ed a voyage to Hongkong having oa board, salvige services, and he would ask bis 1 ord-

liberal sum in studentsored in the treasure room, treasure in the ship to render

fornt of coins to the value of $15,afo consigned making the amount in some of proportion to the plaintiffs together with treasure to the

to the services renderedme sort of value of $8.141.12 consigned to other persons,

His Lordship, inquired what proportion of ten bage of mailt sad other packages, the salvage generally goes to the owners? cantants of which were unkown to the plain- Mr. Stade thought it depended entirely upon uffi, At 8.45 am. on September 30th, 1906, the circumstances of the cases There was no the ship struck the outer part of the North.

fixed proportion at all. What goes to the Merope Shoal, and remained fast," At that

owners is always in proportion to the risk the ume the wind was from the north out, and blowing with shout force 5. There was 8 beavy swell on the port beam of tha Akashi Mark, and iba tida wa about high water. Shortly after striking ignals of assistance were made to the a... Pechow belonging to the defendants, the Chisnavigation Co., Ld., which was close by on a voyage from Amoy to Hongkong. The

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL

LAW

CHINA DESIROUS OF LEARNING.

By courtesy of the "Sheung fo!!

owners have run.

Counsel was continuing the address when the report closed.

18th just.

The action brought by Messm. Chan Tak Loong & Co. against Dusterfield and Swice and the Chios Navigation Co., Ld., to recover the sum of $10,833 retained hy the defendant firm for services rendered in connection with the delranding of the steamer Akashi Mar, parti

culars of which we gave in our last issue, was proceeded with in the Supreme Court, this were safely car morning. Evidence was heard at length and

the case remanded.

Peking, 26th August. The Imperial Government, has fchoats of the Akai Mers were launched telegraphed to Lord Li Ching-foig and 62. steerage, and 7. first class passon- gers and the captain, offices and crew of the in London to obtain a text of thoaski Maru, 129 io number, wifeboats were English Commercial Laws for trans-marned by the crew of the Akathi Maru, and

ried to the Yeckow, The mission to Peking.

BELGIANS IN HANKOW.

SETTLEMENT WANTED.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")

Peking, 26th August. The Belgian Minister in Peking has made representations to the Waiwupu for a Belgian settlement

in Hunkow.

THE DALAI LLAMA.

DEPARTURE FOR PEKING.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung - Po.")

spisted during one or more trips by an officer and some of the men on the Vichte. On her seventh and last trip the last fard's life- boassafely carried to the Fochow the captain and office's and the content of the treasure room of the „Akashi Maru ni with the excep tion of one bag of meils which was lost on belag lowered into the lifeboat. The Yechowe proceeded on her voyage to Hongkong, and the ning bags of mails from the Akanki Main were delivered to the Post Office, and x x Loss and ten packages and one brown paper parcel were

Alver coins conisining $4,384 had not been

·4 HELD OF” 'ON THE PRAYA.

STEAM LAUNCH COXSWAIN STADDED AND ROBDED,

15th inst. A highway robbery of a most daring charac- ter, was committed at You-ma-ti last night, the victim being Chan Ki, the coxswain of the steam launch Sam Ching. That the highway. men were experienced hands, and that their

plans for escape were well laid down, riotwith standing the fact that the spot which they chass

to carry out their nefrinus trade is quite close so the busloces story which the area, will be seen from the

coxswain related to the police. Before going into details it would be well to explain that the Lee Kee Wharf-the scene of the outrage is not, very far away from the You-ma-ti. Police Sint on, and is in constant are by ferry launcher. ..

curator of the Dominican Mission, Mr. C. L.

Mr. W. Hutton Potts, who represented Sir Paul Chater and Mr. E. H. Sharp, was asked going to admit the char (Mr. Wood) if he was

charges Mr. Polls replied that the notices wara.only

516, Queen's Road West, he knew nothing of received, yesterday. As regards the notice for

The Coust-But what about the other boater? Has the work been done!

Mr Potts-No.

The Court-vi hy not?

Mir, Potts stated that he had sent the notices to the contractor, and if the work had not been done be supposed the contractor had not the time

to do it. There were six or seven of bia damage done during the typhoon, contracions now attending to the repairs of

1ha Capit--if i make an order giving you fouileen days in which to complete the work. would that meet with your viewi?

1

Mr. Potts Yes. But must I come up here. again in fourteen days?

The Court-1 don't think so. When the will report to me. work is completed advise the P.W.D. and they

ith reference to the summons for house 16, Queen's Road West, Mr. Potts stated that the Butice had been served on the occuplar, who took it with him to Cauton. He (MT Patte) had only received that notice, which had been seat to him, on the zzed instant.

The Court made an order of the work to ba competed in a fortnight's time.

MI. J. H. Selb, who appeared for Leung Yan Ting, the occupier of a house in Second treet, and who was summoned for maintain log defective waste pipe, said that this (the summons) was the first notice he had received. The Court-Bot has not the occupier been served ?.

Mr. Sath' did not know,

The Court asked how was Mr. Seth appear ing for the occupier

Mr. Seth-1 was appointed Receiver The Court-Are you prepared to do the work?

Mr. BethIf I am served with a notice. The Court You are not prepared to do it by verbal order?.

Mr. Seth reiterated that he wanted a notice, They (the P. W..D) had put him to all the trouble to, come up there, and, therefore, he winted & notice.

delivered to Butterfield and Swire. The plain shortly afterwards found that one box of received by the defendant Butterfield, and Swire, making the

of the terastire which came into the possession of the defendants $9,807. 12, of which $11,066 wasthe property of the plaintiffs. The defendants, Butterfield and Swite, at some date unknore to the platot.ffe, delivered to the Chinese Imperial Maritime

ustoms the value of $241.12, part of the tren At about half-past ten o'clock last night) spro received from the Aathi Marw, leaving when the ferry launches had stopped running, treasure to the value of $29566 in their hands; and the Sam Ching in particular had been tied

d the defendants claimed to be entitled to up to her wharf for the night, her coxswain-vious cases

of this amount, namely, reteio and hol

ely, Chan Ki-started to return to his home. As $14,781 as remuneration for the

be stepped off the wharf to the sheet he was the work, services rendered. On the 11th December, niet by three men, one of whom seiled hold of

The Court-if you will not consent to: An urder, Mr. Seth, 1 must ask you to wait until the return of the P. W. D. representative. "

Mr. Seth-If I must wait until 10.30 I will take the order. They should have served, tho notice on the owner as they had done in pre- The order was made. Fourteen days to do

The other summossen were either dealt with

Peking, 26th August. The Dalai Lama has fixed the 20th day of the 8th moon (15th 1906; the defendants delivered to the respective bim. top! he ordered; "we want you to in a similar manner of were further adjourned. owners one half of the treasure held by them, empty your pockets!" Looking up quickly the in their hands treasure to the value of coxswain recognised one of the men as one of

September) for his departure from which treasure the value of his passengers by the last trip. He was holding

the Ng Toy Mountains en route to

belonged to the plaintiffs. The plain CERN. Peking..

tiffs claimed (1) That the award due to the de It is reported that it is the inton fendant company for salvage services rendered plaintif in salving the plaintiff, said tion of the Imperial Government toasure be assessed by this honourable Court; appoint Yak Long to welcome him. (5) That the defendants bi ordered to deliver to the plaintiffs the 510,833 in their possession, less such sum at may be awarded for salvage services in respect thereof; (3) Or that in lieu thereof the defendants do pay to the plaintiffs as damares the sum of St08 13 less such sum as may be awarded as aforesaid; (4) $1,005 damages for the wrongful delestion of the said $10,8,3

4th August. The Dowager personally instruce the Grand Councillors to call upon the Viceroys and Goy erprs of all the Provinces to furnish reports on the reformis mlapted in the administration of their respective Provinces.

THE PEKING ARREST:

AMICABLE SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT,

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."|

RICE.

EXPORTATION PROHIBITED."

[Dy courtesy of the "Shaung Po”) :

Peking, 27th August," The Imperial Government has forwarded telegraphie instructions

·CUSTOMS DUTY.

in his hard a pookaile A second man stood near him, while the third remained in the

педк

background.

PRISONERS RUNNING AMOR.

EUROPEAN SEVERELY WOUNDED,

The British Norik-Borneo Herald of 12th.

The man with the keile ordered the coxswain to be silent, while he proce-ded to rifle his packets tora second the coxswain stood petriinst, reports -S.S. Marudu arrived in part fied, but when he realised what was going on be yesterday evening, Sunday, 1618 ipsi, at 9.p.m. rushed at one of the robbers, and struck out, having on board Mr. R. K. Hardwick, who bas But numbers were against him, and be was been severely wounded in an amok which jook seized by the throat and thrown violently to the place on board B.L. Chaniek on 14th, inst. off ground. In the struggle that followed after Tigabu island. From the short interview that this, the coxswain was twice stabbed on the left, he state of his health tast night permitted wa wrist. Coming to the conclusion that by strog: were enabled to learn the following facia. It

hers to tie what they wanted, which consist-

the District Officer, Labuk, la proceed in the ed of his watch and chala and two sovereigns. Government launch Chonick, and, arrest four The highwaymen then took the 'r departure in Bajows who were implicated in an smiok case diffe:est directions

on Tigabu, an island in the Mallawalle Chan-- nel, some few acres in exteal, with a popula tion of about 100, all Bajow fi hermen from the Tawi Tawi groop. Although the men had sworn never to be taken alive; their, arrest was effected quietly and they were

The defence set up by Messrs, Better' ging no good would resalt he allowed the rob. appears that Mr. Hardwick, was'tamsucted by,

field and Swire, argued that they had no in terest whatsoever in the subject matter of this action. In all malters, and things connected to all Provinces throughout the Em-with the claim they had aced merely as the pire to prohibit the exportation of gas of the defendants, the China Navigation Co, I Ld., and is so other capacity. The China rice.

Navigation Co. say that on the voyage of the Ahi Maru, and at the line of the salvage -Acrvices, the Aknuli Maṛamacarrying a large number of passengers, and also treasure. be Inaging to the plaintiffs and others, and that the passengers and treasure were saved from loss solely by the exertions of those on board the Yochow. The wind was blowing with o force of 6 and upwards, and while the Akashi Maru was siúd nger of being completely lost, together with all those on board, the salvage services were rendered those on the Face that those on the baski it being observed by Moru were launching lifeboats, those on the

O HXEMPTION FOR GOVARN.

MENT PROPERTY.

By courtesy of the "cheung [0,0].

Chan Kim de his way to the You ma-ti Police Station and reported the matter, giving a description of his assailants. Headquarters were poufied, an in watch it being kept.

THE SIKATIS OPIDM COM--

MISSION.

A Singapore correspondent writes as fol.

lows?

on board the launch where Mr. Hardrick interviewed them. The police ware then instracted to put them into a small boat which was in tow, and the order to mail was given, Three of the men get into the boat, but It is creditable to the gentlemen who accepted the fourth saddenly turped and sostching H.E. the Governor's comination to form the "gayang," a native sword, from one of the opium commission, that they have kept their policemen, cut him down, and raising the cry own counsel so well and for so long, that pre of "Amox" began slashing right and left, kills opinings, which individual members.might he cluding the profitles discussion of ball-formed two more policemen and wonrdiog

sative engineer. He then rushed forward and aft sched Mr. Hardwick, who was armed only

· Peking, 25th August. In reference to the arrest of the alleged Japanese deserter outside Legation boundaries in Poking, the Waiwupu and the Japanes. Charge Custom Houses not to.exempt Gov. Pechor waited until such boats rowing with led to express. After most patient inquay with a revolver, During the malfe the latter.

The Waiwan lus telegraphed - d'Afaires will probably arrive at an

instructions to the Chinese Ministers amicable settlement. accredited to various Foreign coun- trics to ascertain whether Chinese labourers in those countries have been subjected to any ill-treatment.

The Ministers are directed to arrange with the Foreign Govorni- ments within whose territories Chinese labourers reside that they be adequately looked after.

THE HOIHOW BOYCOTT.

MERCHANTS' SENSE OF

DISPLEASURE.

[By courtesy of the "Shering Po."]

Hoihow, 22nd August, Owing to the non-removal of the. Customs officer [against whom the Chineso merchants objected], the merchants have renewed the boycott

at Holhow.

ARMS SEIZURE.

CONFISCATION OF SHIP AND-

BE CARGO ORDERED. '

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Pa"]

3

CONSTITUTIONAL

"GOVERNMENT.

INQUIRY BY CHINESE MINISTERS.

[By courtesy of De "Shrung Pa"]

Peking, 25th August. ; The Waiwupu has telegraphed to the Chinese Ministers accredited to Foreign countries to institute in quiries into and report on the various forms of constitutional government obtaining in those countries res pectively.

CHINESE TELEGRAPHS.

THE NATIONALIZATION. SCHEME. [By courtesy of the "Sheung "Po"]

Peking, 25th August.

Almost all the shares in the Chinese Telegraph Administration have been called in.

Peking, 27th August. It is proposed by the Imperial Government to issue instructions to eramont property that are dutiable from the payment of Customis dues,' TANG SHAO-YT'S MISSION.

VESTED WITH PLYNARY POWERS.

[By courtesy of the "Shrung Po

Peking, 27th August

"into" evidence. "from selected witnesser, much

the wind and side, ran alongside, and then all the occupants of such boot, consisting of cer- ln which the Goverment press could under. but with the searvellous, almost superbumen,u tain of the passengers and certain of the crew take the work. This is now's id to be almost stren th possessed by smokers the Bajom.

étent is

and continued the fight, of the Akashi afery, were safely hauled up on all finished. The main issum at pe the struggled up

del tv was caused by the tediously slow manner brought the man down twice with his bullets

in the Yochow, The Estood journey of the repors, which after a long process of preparatiophile, it appears that the other three.c Akashi Maru wa even more difficult and and subsequent profesged discussion, In 'com find ng attention diverted from them, bad 1 dangerous then the first, by reason of the force mities and frequent alt-rating, has been reduced the small boat and allowed it with their is it, of the wied and sea. The number of persons 10. a series of fadings to which the whole of the to drift away shoreward, and the crew of the rescued from the Akashi Mors, was 135 in ad commission, are, we sinderstand, appending Jaunch with ons consent, had taken to these dition to the captain, officers and ing the second. Journey of the Dur their sings, with a few siders in the case of water, so that Mr. Hardwick, found himself, in bost a large craft, manned by I hinese, atxenilemen who wish to express their own view the terible predicament of being alone on the qu mizor polots of more or less importance iuuch, facing the 'amoker with an empty re tempted to intercept the course of the life-boat from varois nepecs of the questions involved. volver. With bis lifeblood ebbing away the At a conference of the Grand and prevent her from reaching the Akaalit. Vert This repnit will be duly snot to the Secretary B nevertheless found strensib do zath Councillors it was resolved to raise and such craft anly desisted from the attempt of stats, who ordered the apppiciment of the gain and again at Mr. Hardwick and man- because it was fired upon by these aboard the commissing. After it has had his attention its aged to inflict some seven, or sight wonds on the titular rank of H.E. Tang Shao-Pack. The Chine Navigation Co. say that contents and his instructions will be laid be him, the most serious being on the head, before

be at length succombed to his injuries yi, Special Commissioner to the the total amount of treasus hich came into fore the Legalative Council, which is the The launch then sailed for Kudal, where Mr.

their hands amounted I to 519,833.86 Hoogkong ordinary course of avants is not likely, in, bar United States, to that of Viceroy of currency of which 541,44931 and no more was much before Christmas, Meanwhile conjecture Hardwick and the wounded-engineer re the Three Eastern Provinces. claimed by plaintiffs as their property. The

Ten may be tipe, but cariesity must remain unsatit Aransferred to as Marghe Tfter having their China Navigation Co. said they had a lien en fed until the power that be at Dawning Street Holmden, who, being himself it with lever

dressed by the District Surgeon, Majors The object of His Excellency's the sum claimed by the plaintiffs and that they reach their conclusions and give their men had to be carried down to the hart to attend elevation is to secure to the ambas-were entitled to telain such sum as a rosion. daten.

them. 1 for the salvage services rendered. able toward sador plenary powers, when he pro- The defendants, the China Navigation Co, by ceeds to America, to discuss affairs way of

falternative defence to the whole action concerning those Provinces, and brought into Court the sum of $2,144.93, and said that that sum was suficient to satisfy the that His Excellency may also profit plaintiff claim. by the opportunity to negotiate loans in the American market for the development of the Three Eastern Provinces.

In opening the case for the plaintiffs, Mr.

sxid thet the action Shade

one

AMERICAN AND”, CHINA,

JSPANESE CÖMKEnts.

As the Chenich could not go-to sea again minus her enginter, the Resident Ne. Barraut, chartered B... Conorvon, and bas proceeded to Tigebu, with a few police, On receiving the Tokio, August za paws in Sandakan at 9.30 p.m., His Excellency Apropos of the suggested alliance between immediately went off to s.; Marada, and after the United States and China, the Kokuin learning the above details from. Mr. Hardwick, to assess salvage servicer brought, not by Skimbung estions what benefit America would ordered Lieut. Aikin to take ten police and the salvors, but by the owner of the secure by concluding such an alliance start off at once in the B.V. Petre, placing Him property which was salved. The defendante, Does America find it advisable, saks this self under the orders of Mr. Barraut, la case he stated, had adapted a decidedly unusual paper, to depart from the concert of the Powers the latter, with bis few police, should have course of practice by taking the law into for the maintenance of the open dror and of found himself unable to cope with the their own bands and assessing the value equal opportunities in the Far East. And does The 33: Petrel Bell 212, o clock Luis, morning of their services at half the value of the treasure China believe that she will be able to exclude. It is unlikely that the Islanders will make way

sired and keeping it, instead of doing what is other Towers by allying berself wib

attempt to abstract the apprehension of the The American Consulate General received uiually done, by applying to the Court to assess | alone ?"

Nicht Nicki Shimbun further unable Bajow is without exception; the most lawiarn vatory

to which they wain untitled." It was a matter to understand the reports of ill feeling it and lotractable for all, the many tribes:Wan August 2160, 1620.pm/#common experience to the Court that salvors America: towards Japan, Calice) there is not make op our population, and the extra show of Cycloon or typhoon South of Naba moving | Swayn thought they had dine most remarkably greg¿the slightest traces of such feeling in force will no doubt have an excellent moral

offsch, even if it is not actunity required" NN.E

only oren when they had done on, well, and Juda turarde Amsilcame. G. D. News,

#LYPHOON WARNING:

The President of the Ministry, the following telegram from the Maolle Obser.. the vkine of their services and to fix the award be cooled MAN TAYA Americaber ihres prisoners, but still the Tavi Tawi

Foochow, 23rd August. Posts and Communications has de The Viceroy at Foochow has decided to withhold the offer of further oided to confiscate the arma Tesized premiums for the ebarea

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