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TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. Salling

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

·EIGENORS' ID shoot" and take game are due for renewal: or inson on lit piux, the fou for which is $10

THE Honourable Mt. A. M. Thomson retured [91] to the Colony on the' k4th lustnot, and resumed

Eduty as Colonial Treasurer ma

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It is stated that the com | Bousosat the

rance to Ku saath westato Koren, has been's

TENDERS Are javited for the erection of a market on a site at the Junction of Chater and Macduancil Roads, Kowlogs Point

ALTHOUGH no official transactions are recorded,HIRTY 133) | the September hoyors' price of Shanghai and` 133 Hongkow Wharf shares rose on 17th inst. from;

Tin, 155 to Tis, 107km

6 months' sight L/U-13/9/ 30 days' sight San Francisco & Naw York..45; + months' light

to.

to days' sight Sydney & Melbourne

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-4 months' sight France3.37

6 months sight

4 months sight Germany

Bank of Ed. Hank of England rate Bovereign,

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE. mall ex America Maru and Kamun ware brought by the as, Empress of Jopan..

MR. LIN SIN SENG, the compradace of the Barque de l'Indo-Chine at Llanbow, han sub- scribed a sum of 51,000 to relieve the sufferers of Huangchow.

MR. DEVERIA, IM. C."in-door, staff, Tientsin, formerly of Lappa Customs, Macao, bride, Mr. and Mrs. Deveria were given a returned from France on the gib last, with his cordial welcome by a number of their friend

Ly members of the crow of the afiye Afara bave been released at Vladivostok. The re trial of the six men who were sentenced to death is still peading...

THE Ranies of Doctors It. G. Hobson and G. H. Lloyd Fitzwilliams have been added të tha register of medical and surgical practitioners qualified to practise is this Colony,

the last voyage of

C.P.R. LX ross the Pacific from Japan, the struck a peller was broken off bat damage was sus wha'e, with the result that a blade of hat pins lained by the whale is not stated.

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report that Japan has opened negotiators with a view to participation in the string Fishery Treaty is premature, though an may be ninde in regard to becoming a pany to

would probably consent to any overtuiesteat

this Treaty.

The Chinese Engineering and Mining CT 3313/10 d., annmunce that the total output of the Company's three mines for the work ending 2511.25 | August 8, 198, amounted to 11,835,63 tons and

the sales during the period to 13,697,10 1009.

A Toxin despatch of 17th inul, matos:—The proposal of an alliance between Chips and America is ridiculed at Tokio, where it is re marked that busybodies are endeavouring to sow mistrust between Chins and Japan.

fue reports as to the condition of Mr. Poppe, the Russian Consul, continue to be highly favourable, and are such as to encourage the general hope which exists for the safe and com plets, recovery of the popular official-China Time.

STATION leave has been granted to Lieutenant

1908.

B. E. Coke, R.., from gib to 22nd September, We have received the report and statement of account of the Nippon Fire Insurance Co, Ld and alro of the Meiji Fire Insurance Co, Ld.. Tokio.

MESERS. Caldbeck, McGregor & Co. are issuing sample boulss of the Aquarius dry ginger ale, a Bon-alcoholic beverage, for which they are the local agents.

DIRECT railway traffic between Peking"and Mukden will be opened on September 1, The railway north of Wufoogtien has been tem - poraci y interrupted owing to storms.

Fox conveying kerosine in the strzel, without the regulation labels, a shop coollo, Leung Bai by name, of a 17, Quton's Road-West, was fined $iglast Thursday marding by the Polica Magh. trate.

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MESERS, Shewan Toms & Co., local agents for Moura. James Waisoo, & Co, Lad,, dis tillers, of Dundee, are issuing a very fine desk bletter with a desk prompter, advertising that

firm's famous s'atch whiskies,

THRER SIOWAWAYS were found on board the steamer Hot Hing, which reached pon early this morning (22ed inat.) from Kongmone. The trio were charged in the Police Court, this morn log, with bring on board" without permission, and they were each final 53.

MR. Sutton, recently of Hongkong, has taken charge of the San Nicholas iroh Works at Manila, Mr. Sution hai had a wide experience x.a consulting engineer and constructor, both in China and Great Britain, and brings to his new position a∙lurga practical knowledge.

COUNT JEZIEREKY, Maneger of the Tientsin Branch of the Russo-Chinese Bank, left that port on Augus: 12, says the Peking &n Tiensin Times, to take up his new app iniment ns manager in Shanghai viro M. Drasemaler, who is understood to have severed his connection with the Bank.

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AUGUST 29

1908

Sir le mandured that H. E. hospital to connicilon

be appointed, to the post of Rheniab Missionary Society, for 1997, hai bean | Three Eastern Provinces:

Sin Tons will Becond-Limitant 17. Viceroy of the distas Regiment, andred 3th Inriant from Engla doty

GOVERNOR: Johnson has been","again" no» (minated Governor of Minnesota in spite of bls: own: opposition: The nomination at an nounced amid a burst of enthusiasm.

273m Chipuss authorities have station twenty contables ith one laspectos at Chi Kung ban for protection of formiguer who are spending their summer actions here

included: Mr.Be All Jupp from Hongkong VISITORS to Sandakın during this month bays brother of Mr. W. D.Jupp Paymaster of H.M.S. Merlin, and Mr. Barlow from Han!

Ms THE factory established at Haliyong (a ginseng producing castre) by the Korean Ginseng Monopoly Office has Commenced operations random any estan waka Ils contraction cont the Korean Goremment VICEROY Chen Kwel-long of Hakwang bas remunication prohibiting the export of rice in received instructions from the Board of Com- The General Opism Prohibiting Administra view of the recent flood, Proclamations have tion of Waching has requested; the Hankow Mirendy breu inued to that effect. deci at Hankow and Hanyang will be closed An inquiry has been held Customs Tactal to take note that, the opiumaa is much 21 i que a KORREKTET TO before the end of the Sih mo

Ministry Tür

of Pasts and Communications: proposes to send students to Italy, to mudy requested to make arrangements with the wireless, telegraphy, H E. Yung Shi. Kai Italian Minister at Peking on the mytter.

moon.

by the Commander General at Wachang into the deaths of the soldiers from cholera. Up to rath inst, ove hundred cases have been reported; among them was not a single gendarmo kama

THE ralo of the 18th inst, has given good deal of hope to cotton crops, in Hanyanga For nearly one month the weather is so drought that

·There is little hope for the crop which is already? in despala. Ad

THE tow-boat Ping Fing owned by the Ping

The Chino Grific leains that the Human rection an of the Baskow-Canton Railway is to start work.

INFORMATION, haus been received from:

mingsoon. The Human Railway Bureau has made miser is badly ashore at Pasachow, #contract with the Chee Hain Factory, Ties, eighty-one miles store Hankaw. It is expect French Consul at Hongkong that quarantine fa, for supply, of cement for that purported that to Aant the Ping: Fong she will have to has been removed, but merchandise from THE director of the Klangnan Arsenal, Shang imposed against Hongkong from Indo-China,

be dug out and possibly Jacked on to ways and launched. Bogkung may resume to the sanitary bai, bas petitioned to Viceroy Tart Fing of Nacking that permission be granted for an Opium Prohibiting Bureau to be opened in bis arsenal, in order to facilitate the examination

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arsenal,

THE recent flood in the three districts, namely Wong An, Wong Kong and Ma Chang respec tively has been carefully inquired into and re- Man. It laatated that about: 183,000 peopln are homeless.

London to take up the post of Minister of torpedo gunboat Chihaya 'in the suppression of working in ravine opium habit and ported to the Viceroy at Hackow by Magikirata

Count Komura, who it on his way from Horeign Affairs in Tokio, arrived at Mukden on 18th inst, and will stay there for two days, He has received a cordial welcome from Vice roy Hsu Shib-ch'aog.

A SUMMONS has been, taken oulźby Mr B. Labu, who resides at 130, Mardanuell Road, Kowloon, against T. F. Lobe, a clark, in the employ of Meum Alvares and Company, for Assault, alleged to have bees committed on the police Court, 118 Tuesday, and remanded for ast instant. The case was called on at the

witnesses.

THE Hankow Daily News in informed that the response to the invitation for tenders for con- actors material for the Hupeh section of the Cantoo-Hankow railway was most satisfactory in view of the fact that sufficient time could not be allowed to communicate with Europe in order to save the autumn working season. Nix well-considered tenders were

received.

THE Imperial Commissioners in charge of the prohibition of opium-smoking have found out that the Provincial Treasurer of Hupeh is ac habitual opium smoker and a memorial will shortly be presented to the Throne calling its attention to this fact, but whether, or not, the upium-smoking official will be so summarily

Hai and Tsai Ch'ang remains to be sezi“

THE Governor of Kwangsi, Chang Ning-ch', AN Imperial rescript has been issued permis.degraded and removed from his office as Wen

has obtained Imperial sanction to make in

crease in the duty on rice; warnt and salt in this province. I is stated that the proceeds will go to the Kwangsi Army Reorganization Bureau,

THRER coolies were charged in the Police Cour, In Monday, with being found in the servants' quarters of 2, East -ventía, Kowloor, on Sunday, without the permission of the occu pier—Mr. E; R. Miller." They were sach fined 54:

tiny H.E. Li Chia-clü the retiring Chinese

of recall.

Minister at Tokio, to wear the decoration of | The following is the programme of the next the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure, boxing tournament to take place in the City bestowed upon his Excellency by the Emperor | Hvil în the first week of September :-Simms, of Japan on the 11th instant, when the former US 10 Rounds. Perkins, Middinex rs. Roboris, Dock Yard prescaled his letters No

or otherwise deal in or person shall soll permit to bewald or otherwise dealt in any sall which shall have been manufactured on land. in the New erritories held under grant, lease or licence from the Crown without buying first. obtained from the Land Officer à liceuce for that purpose.— Government Gazetis. ·

A BATCH of forty-eight griffinr, consigned to the Shanghal Hoisa Bazaar, arrived at Shang- bal, from the North on a md 'inst, by the 1-0,5, Koonahing and were offered for sale by publicPOLICE Sergeant Brazil, who is stationed at auction on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings They are said to be of very good quality.

Stanley, prosecuted a shopkeeper at the Police Cour, last Saturday, for telling ramsku without TELEGRAME from Amoy state that the sites

a licence. The accused admitted the cb rge, and ammunition, which were recently seized

and was fired one dollar, the magistrate, Mr. by the Ch'sanchow likin atalion, have Been Wood, taking laro consideration that the shop. confiscated, and that the Chinese, captain of keeper had been lu gnol un remand for a week. the sailing ship, in which it was attempted to smuggle the contraband into Ch'uanchow, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. We are given to understand that the steamer Keong Fol, formerly on the Macro run, has been sold to the Man'la Government. The vessel is now undergoing repairs at Kwong Tak Choung yud, at Sam-shul-po. She is ex- pected to leave for the Philippines in about e fortnight's time to take part in the interisland

trade.

A VERY unfortunate accident is reported as having occurred in the harbour last Wednesday evening. A fireman bolonging to the steam launch Kolton while seated on the gunwale of the ship, ovei-balanced himself and fell into the water. He nok immediately. A search was made for his body, but up to Thursday meroing without results,

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A COGLIE Gamed Li Xwni, po fixed place of abode, was changed this morning (24th inst), in the Police Court, with being a rogue and vaga bond, and returning from banishment. Accosed was arrested at three o'clock this morning. He was found by a policeman hiding on the stairway of to, East Street, and being unable to give a good account of himself, he was locked up. At the Central Police Station he was recognised as having once been banished. The accused was remanded.

VICEROY Hau Shib-ch'ang, of Manchuria, has recommended Tao al Tao Ta-chan to the

Throne for some responsible post. Taolai

Tao, who is a proté é of Viceroy Hsu, was formerly Japanese interpreter to the Waiwupu and Director of the Bacau of Foreign Affairs. at Mukden, It will be remembered that he was denounced to the Thrane by a Paking Censor in July last for bis weak submission to the excessive demands of the Japanese authorities at Mukden for salt and shing

rights, and other affairs in South Manchuria.

WONG KAN LING, a hawker, evideatly is a diligent reader of the local newspapers. He must have become aware, through the columns of the press, that the imperial sumpomer at

fast Wedserday night wherewith to discover

Police: 20 Regiment, ra. Anderson, of the same epips McKenna, U.S. 4 timin, leers. Rowson, Middlesex, McGaim, U 3.5. Wilmington, en, Meyers, Middlesex. Referee: Mr. Parker SHARKI are qqusually abúaðant this year al, along the coast between Tsingtao and Chelool The German gunboat Luckasaw several daṁ- The native fishermen caught two, white sharks mer-headed sharks sporting around its sides.

close to the Taington whares. The residents in Tsingtao have been notified not to go ino far out in sea when bathing. Sharks have also been found id Chefoe barbour.-P.di 7. Times.

FOUR of the Chinese crew of the steamship Chihli word arraigned before Mr. J. H. Kemp in the Police Court, last Saturday, charged with smuggling opium into the Colony. Some thing like 380 taels of prepared opium were found in their quarters when the vessel was searched. Evidence was heard at length, The, accused denied the charge, and bis Worship discharged them, but ordered the confiscation of the drug.”.

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THE police arrested two more men last Sunday for stealing hair ornaments fmm women,

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precautions already prescribed, Two Japanese torpedo-boats arrived at Cho mulpo on the 17th inat to co-operats with the pirates in north-western Korea. The armour ed erzinar Ikoma also felt Kure on 17th inst. to auit in the work of suppression, a p An Imperial Rascript is reported to have been issued (through the Grand Council) ordering, the Headmaster of the Noblemen's School to select a number of qualified students who shall be sent to Japan with some relations of Mongol Princes, to undergo military training, RUSSIAN Deval officers have subscribed for a wreath of silver flowers to be hung on the monument to the Japanese dead at Port Arthur The wreath is said to be gft, by zift, and to be beautifully chiselled. It bears the inscription: "From the Ruulsos to the brave man of the Japanese Navy who fell at Fort Arthur.

THE revenue of the Government of India con tlauss to show signs of depression due to the famine. Not only are the railway receipts seriously behind those of last year, but returns from other sources of civil revenue are also abort by half a crore of supees in the three months ended June 30 for which figures were published on July 24,

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THE building of the military hospital at Wuchang was completed on 14th inst. The Commander General of the 8th Regiment visited the promises personally and conducted its opening ceremony. The work lasted over two months and it is said about a bundred soldiers who have been saked with illaess аго already

to enter the hospital.

MR. WOOD (second police magistrate) sent a coolie to six weeks! gaol, in the Police Court, last Tuesday, for stealing three brass balls, the property of the Dock Company, on Monday. The thelt was committed in an exceedingly bare faced manner, Accused pot into the dockyard, made his way up to a heap of metal, and, under Mr. Turner's nose, so to speak, grabbed the bolts, and bolted out of the yard.

A PEKING telegram sie er that the Central Government intends to build a big dockyard in Sonibera Provinces suficient to construct warships, The Board of War has already been ordered to make every necessary arrange mant for the construction and it is decided that students who are now studying in England or FUNO KAN; A Coolin, of 120, Station Streat

Germany, as well as those graduated in the South Yau-masti was sent to gaol for a fortnight naval colleger will be entrusted with the work fast Wednesday for broaching cargo on board the of reorganizing the Imperial Navy, H. As L. steamer Brasilia. Fung was seen to remove the lid off a case and to extract a bottle TSUNG CHUN, the accountant of the Cheung of Kanigh Fuchingen water, valued at thirty Fatshop, 16, Connaught Road West, was charged cents. The second officer of the ship-Mila the Police Court, yesterday morning, with Otto Hennig--prosecuted,

Chinese women, giving the name of Chin 1 giving an unstamped receipt to a customer. would appear that, on the art instant, a paid an account to the defendant, which amounted to $19.21, and for which the defend. ant is alleged to have given her in return a receipt which did not bear a postage stamp. Evidence was called, and the case was remanded until this afternoon.

INSPECTOR WITHERS summoned Wong Lai Sarg, the manager of the lang Kwong firm, Queen's Road Central, balore Mr. 1. B. Kemp, in the Police Court, last Tuesday, O charge of storing dangerous goods-to wit, naphtha-without a licence at tog Dei Voux, Road Central. The case was adjourned sin dis to allow the defendant to remove the stuff. On the sath inst. about 16o defunct parish dogs were to ba saan along the vicinity of Bangrak Market and bye-ways at Bangkok, The cavengers were basily loading them lato re fuse carts and having them removed. The slaying business was carried on silently sad effectively during the night and quiet nights are in store for weaty slumberers of the vicinity. A DISPATCH from Tientsio states that the gentry and wealthy merchants of Shaulap propose to build a sbort railway from Fusban. to Weisban, a distance of about forty milee, with a capital of $85,00 which will be divided into 16,000 shares at $5. per share. The capital. will be increased la due course and a deputy has been sent to that post to canvas for 1,000

shares.

We regret to record the death, which took place ou the morning of 17th inst, at Hankow of heart failure, of Mr. 1. Thyen, head of Messrs, Melthers and Ca's flics at Hankow. The decesard was well-knowo and highly respected by all classes of business men in the treaty posts and bis familiar Sgure will be missed by mvay residents bith, of Hankow and Shanghai. RULE 21 (9) of the Rules made by the Gover. ner-in-Council on the 18th September, 1905, as

THE painting and branding of numbers upon amented on the 3rd May, 1906, 13th Decem he accused were: Wong Kwok Hok, a coolie, Junks, as required by law shall be done in the ber, 1957, and 15th April, 1958, an the con of Yuen Sao Lage, and Chin Sieg, an un-safiafaction of the Harbour Master, and by duct of examinations for certificates of com-employed shoemaker," residing at 13, Salt Fish persons duly instructed in that behalf by him petency in the Mercantile Marine has been Lahe. On Saturday afternoon, it was stated, further amended by the addition of the words Wong got away with a gold ear-pick, valued at The scale of fees for such painting shall be as and of the Brilish Signal Manual" at the end $+6, which be snatched from a woman's bead For trading jonks under 1.opicals... go cents on the Praya Central. Chan was alleged to

Do. do. of [100 piculs and above so have played & similar trick in. Queca's Road For fishing Junks...

***... 30 on Sunday. The ear-picks, were handed over to confederates, who escaped. Both cases were remanded.

*thereal.

Aner playee of the, Cotton Mills at Causeway Bay, who was found guilty in the Police Court, lasi Saturday, of robbing an old woman of her goat on the Coffee Plantation on Friday, was sentenced to six weeks hard labour. Tespector Fentor who prosecuted, identified the accused banishment, and on this charge he was given Kwak Tsung-as having returned from an extra six months' gaol.

The Honkow Daily News reports the death from cholera, which occurred on August 11, of the Rev. K. Kondratsky, Russian priest. He was taken to Dr. Roese's hospital ai 7 a.m. but never tallied, and died at a.m. The deceased was sixty years of age and had been in Raskow five vasis. He was formerly at Balay Over three thousand people have died of cholera at Wuching within the past half month. B. M RANDOLPH, An able seaman of the U. `S. S. Galveston, fell overboard while making pre- parations for hoisting a launch on bound on Thursday. last, 13th int, at Shangbai, and off Ewo Road, and at the time Randolph fell was drowned. The Golpeaton was anchored into the Huangpu there was a strong current flowing and he was immediately carried away, D ceated was twenty-tour years of age. His body had not been

n recovered on 16th (ast,

the comet. He failed to satisfactorily account of Ja

for the possession of the telescope to the Police

whose inquisitiveness and Wong's seeming

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A COOLIE, Leung Shui, who was found in polecision of sins pieces of clothing, which suspected to been was in the police Court, this morning (26: inst.), ordered to pays fing of Si. He had no money and went to gaal for fourteen days. Lance-sergeant Purden ariested the man at about three o'clock this morning on the praya. When he was asked what the bandle contained he replied: None of your business."

H.E. PAD FEM, Governor of Shamsi, bas report ed to the Paking Goverment that the Dalai Lama will leave Wataishan on the 9th instant and will arrive on September 7 or 8 at Peking. where extensive preparations have been made by the Ministries of Rites and of Dependen cies. The Yung Ho Kung, or Great Lama Monastery, where the Buddhist Pontiff will reside during his tojostre in Poking, has been restored to a sound state after dilapidation. "it is hoped that after he has had an audience of ... M. Emperor Kung Han he will leave the Capital for the incred city of Lhassa without delay.

AMONG the passengers arriving yesterday (37th- inst.) by the steamship Maurang from Sundakan ware ning lunatics. They were taken charge of by the police immediately on arrival, and last night they were sent to Canton by the Fafikas, Detective Sergeant Terratt baving charge of them

of ster shout 8 miles from Gaya Island, in H.M.S. Merlin has located a rock with 16 feet mid-channel. The chart shewed as fathoma at this spot On returning from their recent visit to Sandakan, H.M.S. Merlin, also sailed over soother ucchaited reef close to the exist- ing "Merlla Rock," in the

Channel.

RETURN of visitom to the City Hall and Museum for the week ending the aged August, 1908-

Library, Museum. Non-Chinese........... 166 2,073 138

Chinese

Total

****** 559

THE hired transpon Sondon leaves South- ampion on the 19th of September, with drafts for Ceylon, Singapore, Hongkong, and I jentsio, arriving at Singapore on October 12th. The Soudan, after calling at Hongkong, will return to of November, when she will take away & low Colombo on her homeward voyage on the 17th time expired men

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windows in Ship Strest last Thursday sight, put JAPANESE Hamed Masubo Manzi, who was engaged in the luxurious game of smashing glass in an sppearance before Mr. J. H. Kemp in the Police Court on Friday morning, charged with and with being drunk and disordeily: The Jap damaging properly to the extent of one dollar, pleaded guilty to both charges and was fined 53, the alternative being mine days' imprison-" ment."

A JOINT memorial has been sent to the Govera

tot by H.H. Chen and Chao, Viceroys of Hupeb and Sx chust, respectively asking that iron and coal mines along the Frechuon Hankow Railway be granted to the said Buran The step is to advances continuoes

supply of iron and coal to the limels order, that work can be completed soon. An Imperial Rescript issund recently has approved of the proposal.

AN obatreparous ligadomas, in the employ of Meura. Baiterfield &5wire's shipyard of Quarry ANOTHER motorcer prosecution was heard is the Bay, fured in the dock at the Police Cour, Police Court, this morning(asth inst) Inspector The defendant-Lo Pin-was accused of sto yesterday morning, on's most serious charge. Fenton, at the instance of the Registrar General, templing to cause strike-that is to say, by summoned Chu Pak Ok, the deaf and dumbforce and intimidation prevented a watchman chafizur, for driving his motor in a negligent who is le charge of No. Alighter from doing instant. It was reported to the police by an manner along Queen's Road, East on tan 14th

his work on the 25th instant Exactly what ere-witness that a little girl had been knocked

the trouble was about, no one knows, but the down by defend inte, car, and that he bed fally

accused was mulcied in the sum of $20, or to go to guol for one month with

with hard labour, compensated her mother. When the summons was called this morning, Inspector Fenton withdrew that charge, and accused defendant of driving a "private vehicle without a licence. Defendant's representative pleaded guilty, and was fined $ro.

THE Philippine Coin and Geodetic Survey sailed a few days since for Calapan, whore sa steamer Fatkower, Captain King commanding, will take up the work from the limit of former: surveys and extend it southward along the A FLW weeks ago, a certain member of the eastern coast of Mindoro, also around the south. Central Government propoted to the Throne side of Marinduque Inland to a connection that in view of the emptiness of the Imperial with last year's work in vicinity of. Pt. Salem- Exchequer, the sale of patents of official rank gue. The steamer Pathfinder of the Com and stops of advancement in actual employ and Geodetic Survey, Captain Prait command- should be re-introduced. (It will be remembering, sailed on 22nd fost, for Tach ban and will ed that an "mperial Necron was issued about commence at the limits of former work along log official rank, which must in fature bi ob Leyte and extend the surveys sruthward three years ago abolishing the custom of sell- the south coast of Samar and Eastern coast of

tained by competitive examination or by through Suriagão Strait. Doch rettels expect valcable services to the

But, owing to

to be absent for several months ag of the sale of official rank would admit thousands of incapable. persons to official positions, their Excellencies ally the former, are not in faveur of the pro Chang Chih-tung and Yuan Shih-kai, cipec posal.-N. C. D. Nowa

TOKIO despatch, of, arst inst., to the N. C. upon the fishing guard-ship Hokkoku Maru D. Netoa says:-Three hundred sleters fired the fact that the re-ior State. which had stranded on Hoanghon Island. The was successfully floated and reached Chemulpo Hektolu Maru, laking advantage of a full tide, The torpedo gunboat CAikaya has proceeded to Hoanghoa Island. The cruiser ikoma and four torpedo-bosts also left Chemulpo yester day for the suppression of the pirates is south

OWING to the backwardness and confusion in the reforms commanded by successive Im and schools of modern learning. Is the in- perial Decreas, such as army reorganisation struction of officials and is the financial and jodicial departments of the yarious provistar, the Central Government hit instructed the provincial authorities to exert themselves, to the best of their abilities to accomplish theA governmental reforms expected of them and to send a monthly report to Paking upon what they have done in the preceding motth. THE Bastion Timer reports that besides in- timating in Peking that it expects that the amount of the Boyer Indemnity remitted to China will be used for educational purposes, the United States Govern en har advised the Chinese Government to land one hundred sudents annually to America to study. Ite has accepted the proposal and that the Miclatry further reparted that the Chinese Government of Fducation is about to issue instructions to the Viceroys and Governors of provinces asking them to send a number of students to Peking to be examined. The successful candidate will

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It is stated in the dupon Mall inhibe Takio publishers of immoral literature and pictures police have made a very successful raid against

simultaneously effecitd on the fith inst. and No less than 23 arrests of bookerllers, were

a vasi quantity of photographic negativer, wood HARDSHIP is often worked on the Chinese bircks and printing material wera ssized dirba leaving Maria or China on account of the preliminaries to this important dep seem to fact that the law requires a notice of go days to

have been successfully kept secret, and it is be given the Collector of Customs befors the been ofamosithorough and far-reaching charac

believed that the coup made by the police hibition have inquired from the Viceroys and THE Imperial Commissioners of Op'um Pro day they expect to sail. In many cares Governors of provinces how much poppy in by law is out there is a strip going by

two or three days before the Ume required ter. For a long time the publication and asto of. pornographic, pictures and literature, wora coltivated apuualty, within their respective which they can make better conections Carried on to privately and adipify that the jurisdictions. At a recent conference of the

police As much as a wick's time, Commissioners it was decided to take a Census Uries, more, In Retting to their Pestigation of public morality, emboldened by loomu of there people who have the epium-smoking in these cases it works a hardship on them to be delayed and lacted by the thre Poking had reported the appearance of a esmet THE Ministry of Finance has reported to the be sent to America to study,

accried, have been. about midnight. A his naked eyes failed toob. Throns that the Impreial gravaries in North FROM a repőtt v roached as it wouldabli. It is reported that Prince Kung, one of be obliged to stay in Manils when they

4 taking 118 care to the above Commissioners, will also be present be on the way tothe Flowery Land, says thalocal shroud, their corrupt practices, they have

Wight bich serve the nebulous train of the heavenly body, in Tungehou and in kar getting seriously appear that there was a free fight

they started a cry of the doctrips of paruralism 'bisnightly vigils, hoappropriateda är gtelescope emply awing logo limitky, gaothly of tributo last Sunday between at um At Quarry Bay at the International Opium Conference to be Times The Customs authorities do all they in'sbugil, and thus sought to blust the

of coolies and held in Shanghai in January next.

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To assist in this matter and when a brat rice that basen tradiponed from the South some ladison. Qae of the coolies-Ho Lin

asils two days before the time. is out the Chi- moral srotiment of brir y ctims. It is hoped The two provinces of Cheklang who is accused of stealing two brass bushes, POOR woman is not ad ungenerous class, says nese are allowed to go if they make application taken by the police will largely chick to abuse and believed that the vigorous mesurée now? ve to send up wa million valued at the property of Messrs. our native contemporary, & widow aged over to do so. Two days is the limit, however, and atties each) of rice in Peking Batterfield and Swire, is a patient in hospital, fifty gave out forty dollars to be subscribed in one who wants to get away three days shead which at one time threatened to attain quits

Ministry concerned asks for We gather from the report that when Ho Lin the food relief funds. On legairy she stated of time is denied. depied.

serious dimensions opt commanding the grain to was leaving the shipyard he was searched and that the amount is gathered from surplus, of cellencies, Shen Chia-pon, and Yo the two bears busher found in bis possession. ber daily working, and owing to the suffering Ties-san, High Commissioners for the Re of Wong Kan Ling is his appointment to an

The Indian waschman was removing

it her duty to render ausistance. The assistantship under Director Figg at the Kowly detered Lake Tangling on the upper part of came to lo's assistance: A fight followed, contemporary adds "such action on the part pire, propose to dress up as of marriagelos lanch was brought out of the deck of

of the Tabacalera Company at Masil loun Observatory.

the Yangise is reported to bare stack in the during which topped and do we streggle of the widow will even, lead the mindini with view to introducing marriage reformis can brough On the recommendation of H. E. Chang crew of the gunboat bad dredged the mud, the the station. The case was called on at the Maths

mud an account of the low water. Afiar the was silmately stopped and 'Ho was taken to foreignars

to come to help-Handow Dally into the country, Grand Councillor: Chang

o charge of Mrew! Chib-tung. Comptroller-General of the Minit Japan-China Steamship Company's beat Koan Police Court, as Monday, and remanded is seldom that we bear of tricks being played students, who were under twenty years of age, The Jaauch hast daughtyof of fech

Gerted Novembenbart that and to

to the Throne in November fast that coaugine sed ipsiruct someone here how try of Education, who is well known for his mare tried to pall the vessel off, but without Government will establish in the Capital an sider that attempts to float the gonboat will be held at the Magistracy, last Monday

married, The engine is reg by sicobiol, bas faireys Imperial University, in which will be taught of no avail before the water has risen after to consider an application from one Ho Fan for Ent (ip) walked baidly into a dental parlour at fargely in favour of the proposal. We may resemiss go home power and t chas following subjects -Law and politics, heavy rains or else after the thaw next spring an adjunct licence to sell by retail Intoxicating St, Temple Street North, Yau-ma-ti, fed asked state in present that several important reforme makes 250 ravalatipai per minute classicy and literature, medicine, commerce, agriculture, philosophy, and the sciences sud

liquors on the premises Nos: 465, 468, 470 and to have a tooth extracted. The dentist told him According to a Chingo paper at Shanghai, 42 Queen's Road West under the sign of to return on the morrow when the troublesome For funtance, when a wife, dies, the husband at the rate of is mita para

are required la Chipose marriage Customs at full speed. The launch is capable

year

to be opened next Prince Kang, one of the Imparial Commis: The Pauling Hatel". Mr. JH. Kemp molar could be examined. A few infanter after has the right of marrying again but what the used by the Tabacalin poop and the sum of Tis. 206,000 required Opium Prohibition forteses presided, biber .P.4 Present wolar boast den for

in northern Laren the construction of

bar the Victoy & Banking to request the foreign Caplain' Superintendent, of, Folice: Badaley, discovered that one of his pinchers had din in perpetual dowendagain to female micro hot of day basimated that "authorities'in Skanghai to issue certificaten to Mesars, J. R. Wood, F. Smyth, E: A. Ram, 'H♫J'appeared. He had placed it for the police not be contracted till the intending, busband engine is a new 15mA. already bean provided for.

the table Just Bonus appropriation of Tis. 1,000,0oo for the those people in the Settlement who have the W. Bird, W. H; Davis and W. H. Pötts, Mri bafore, Wan untered. On his wa Arran stand- is able to support m¿wifes bat la this part of fandi tão boat has m.CLTY

the rule countries

is that

shoulder and Song of marriagen: upkeep of the University will be required. opium-smoking habit and to order that those D. V/ Stevenson of Meant, Deacon, Looker station to report the matter Meanwhile depuistion, under Mr. Shang persons who Lil to apply for such certificates and Deacon, appeared for the applicant. Thers spensary stall holding an jastrument in his Klanges province, bars, 240 aro ppt of addit Amidihir ile tank tot Yea-yin, a Compiler of the Haulin Academy, shall not be allowed to stiske oplam, Thane was no police objection, and last application hand, which he was Difaring for sale, Wark in age Aro, married. The practice pleaser red and was moms comple has been sent to Japan to make personal are now no lesathsa 2,500 Metropolitan officials was granted, Mr. Badsley and Mr. Woodobe due course, appeared in the Police Court on ormous sums of kooney at, marriages Mould build be investigations concerning Japanese universi who have brokeb, or are breaking, their opium Jucted to the application, belog granted, how Wednesday, charged with that, and hit! (also R56 discouraged and changar in

smoking proclivities, and

Vikaraz) if he me only were in fivont visar

the budding astronomer $25, the amount of the an' impo...a

fine he was called upon to pay at the Magistracy be sent month without delay.. on Thursday morning. The next weshould hear

THE Spanish Mail deamer Claudio Lopen Zotes brought out to Wealla from Liverpool

THE Japanese gooboat Fushimi, which recept the lock-up when a number of ab condition of the people from flood; she thought wine and Compilation of the Laws of the EmTM | 48-foot launch consigned to Director Rosales -

Dative

andontists, buithat is what occurred last Tuesday and who had not graduslad

interest lo' aducational, matters, the Peking success. The naval authorities in Tokyo con- | A MÉRTINO of the Justices of the Peace. At about álna d'clock alað named Wan † schools, should be allowed to be a middle and as ipchen when loaded sa ita fall

afternoon,

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