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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1908.

AN outbreak of plaque is reported among the Chinese at Tongsheng, the site of the Koip og Colliery. Seventy deaths are said to have occurred during the past week.

gration from the northern port would practically cesse. The Wai wu-pu telegraphed to Shang bai about the matter, and having ascertained that the Total has only been exercising the care which the regulations prescribe, but which, MR F. Ellis and Mr. B. W. Godfrey are sp | pekkapaghawcroistways truen auraived with pesting for Mr. II. O'Shen; editor and propriet tor of the China Gazetis in the libel proceedings ticipes in the past, the Board has now re- plied in this sense to American representations, reported in our special telegram yesterday... latimsting also that the permiti in question may ir has been decided by the Central Govern now be issued by two officials, namely, H.E,ment to delay the operation of the stamp duty the Viceroy Tuan Fang and His Honour the law in deference to the wishes of the majority Shanghai Tantal. The procedure in s .ch cases is, of the Viceroys and Governors of provinces, as our readers perhaps may not know, ibat who claim that the county is not yet prepared. either of the officials mentioned issues a permit,, for the new daty.« on the strength of which the holder goes to the American-Consulate-General, where, upon the production of the parmit, a passport:is issued in

Tur Central Government has decided to give a special reward to H.E. Lin Shao-picu, Go vernor of Honam, as his Excellency has exert ed himself to the utmost amongst bis confrères

The Hongkong Bank

Case

JUDGMENT FOR SHANGHAI MAGNATE!

STAY OF EXECUTION AGREED TO."

Following the sensational termination, as we reported yesterday, to the action brought by Lau Man Cho, alias Lau lok Shuo, & gealle min, residing at 173. Bubbling Well Road Shanghai, against the rongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to recover thirty-four title deeds, which it was alleged, were the property of the plaintiff and which were wrongfully detained by this back, and for which plain tiff also claimed $500,000 damages for wrong ful' detention, the Chief Justice (Sir Francis

Tung Wa Hospital

ITS SPHERE OF USEFULNESS

DISTRICT HOSPITAL SCHEME,

**t always stralu a point," said the Chief Jus- tice în cauctantes, not to reject books of ac conut which it is the policy of the Evidence 'Ordionoce to make 'evidence, but I am perfect, ly certain that if these books were examined by an accountant and compared with.ibe.balance. sheets it would be found that they have nothing'

Following upon the announcement we made whatever to do, with the Wang Fung, except the Wang Fung Canton account itself, which yesterday of the grans by Government of an shows pretty plainly, that they are the extensive area of Crown land for a new Chinese books of some other firm, apparently the Lai bospital for the treatment of small-pox cases, to be conducted under the auspices of the Hing, and that the Wang Fung had an account with that firm. The facts failing to Tung Wa Hospital, we have to-day to con establish the case, which, as I have said, might gratulate the directors of that admirably possibly have been established in law, judy-managed institution upon their recent acquisi meat will be for the plaintiff, with costs.

At this stage Mr. Pollock asked for a stay of execution for three months, in order, he said, that the defendants might consider their post. on and on the plaintiff was not resident in

ed over to him.

his favour by the Consul General. The pre-of the other provinces, in stamping out the Piggot!) this afternoon, gave judgment this Colony the title deeds should not be hand-' sent. Tautai realised good after his assumption of office here that much of the trouble between'

the United States and China in the past had been due to the case with which permits to emigrate used to be pbrained; and, that the measures which he has taken to correct this abuse have been effective is obvious from

opium smoking vice.

Imperial Palaces in Mukden, for presentation

what we have just described as having recent abroad.

AN Imperial Hercript has been issued author ing H. E. Tang Shaq-pi, Special Envoy to the United States, to select ten pieces of rare and antique porcelals, now kept in the ancient to foreign dignitaries during his scjouro LI LAU was called upon by Inspector McEwen him; these were a rogue and vagabond found in the compound of the Mortuary for an us. lawful purpose at 5 p.m., an, the teth inst; and for trespass. On the first charge Li Lau got off free, but on the second he was fined $25.

tion of desirabls premises which will help to broaden the sphere of usefulması, large as it 's at present, of the Tung Wa Hospital. The success attending the experimental ju, novation of treating Chiness patients sick of the plague in district hospitals, has led the Tung Wa directorate to purchase ten houses in favour of the plaintiff with costs.

pose of district hosp fals. The idea, of course, Counsel for the defence applied for a stay of Mr. Slade, strongly objected to any stay of which will be adequately fitted up for the pur execution for a period of three months: To execution. He said his client had got judgment is to remove the apprehension existing in the this the other side objected, and after some dis and was entitled to it. The Black, he said, minds of the ignorant Chinese coalies and had instituted proceedings against his client cussion a compromise was reached and the

Is the Chinese Courts and he did not think others of their type that conveyance to hospital ìn cases of 'plague is synonymous with trans- application was granted un certain conditions.

In the course. of kin Judgment the Chief that the deeds should be left in their posses-ference to certain death. it has long since" sion. Only on one condition, he remarked, been recognised that, for success to attend the Justice said Now Ma Fst Ting wat would he consent to a stay of execution offsets of the medical and sanitary authorities in adopted to raise the money required for the

when the agreement of 1897 was made, as to agree with the evidence as to what be said his having sold many bills), and then on maturity he sold a few more and so on, and so on, until all the bills comprised in the particulars, totalling, with additions subsequently made mory, does not hold water. A considerable amount of money received on those bills could. not have gone to the Wang Fong 6rm, but must have gone to meet the series of bills which felt due some months previously if his story is accurate; and the Wang Fung could not have received anything approaching that sum at the time it was required unless (allow IN response to a memorial from H.E. Tuaning for premium and interest) practically the

he abandoned.

Mr. Pollock-Let the matter in if áfus quò. Mr, Slade-No we cannot do that.

cynically candid as to the means which he and that was that any proceedings their campaign for the eradication of the dread ty transpired. We have made some inquiries on the subject and ascertained that since hi to answer 'to two chatges preferred against royally. He sold a few bills (which does not agniss bis client by the Bank in China should a disease, the co-operation of the Chinese inhabit. : assumption of office in Shanghai His Honour bas dbly granted about ten per cent of the per mits appled for. The need for such a sifting of applications was patent" the mumont His Honour begao to investigate, the matter, for,

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natkimust be secured. Toattain that the wisdom. of the plan in first of all overcoming deep-sealed: The Chief Justice suggested that the title nativa prejudices must commend itself to the

·community at large as it has bṣan found ex- deeds should be taken out of the hands of the pedient by the board of directors of the Tung Hongkong Back and placed in the possession Wa who bava translated their idea in theory of the plaintiff's solicitors. This, however, didinto-the-practical scheme of buying the bouses

going into it personally, he discovered imme. THE second floating cock le Kobe constructed to early millions. But, unfortunately, his not seem to appeal to the gentleman referred for conversion into district, hospitals. Much

diately that' in nine cases out of ten the appli- cants were not what they represented them-

by the Mitsu Bishi Shipbuilding Yard, which has been in course of construction since 1906, is now almost completed and is expected to be selves to be. Thus, an application from a "stud fanted shortly. The dock is 532 feet long and , ent” would be handed to him and when teasked about too feet wide, and will accommodata a to see the seeker after knowledge, 3' vacnoi- Bleamer 580 feet in length and 66 feet in width, looking, horny handed rustic, with "agricul-with a draught of 26 feet and a tonnage of 12,062. tural labourer" written plainly in every linen-

$16.50 meat, unable to write his name--and with as 'much conception of or curiosity concerning the arts and sciences as a water-buff do, would

and

Fang, Viceroy of the Liangkiang provinces,

same number of bills had beca negotiated in

an Imperial Rescript has beep issued granting 1897. But Ma Fat Ting said he did not do permission to Admiral Sah, Commanding the this, but began in a smaller way, a few-at first, RAINIER BEER stand forth and declare that he was the man, combined Peiyang and Nanyang Squadrans, and Naval Commander-in-Chief of Kwangtung Needless to say, his application would be prompt province, to wear a decoration recently confer LIGHT, wholesoine,

ly refused, no matter how big the fee the apred, upon his Excellency by the Emperor of pličàut or his sponsor might be willing to contri-dapan. Perabute to the Chinese exchequer for the favour of CUI TAI, a coolie, apparently aspires to the the Total's endorsement of the application. And task of be closed in the prospective Reto so with applying "merchants," "mechanics" lutionary Army, and to qualify himself in as "tourists," "professional men, "actors," "con amateur way he possessed himself with 140 rounds of ammunition on the 17th inst. The jurora" and all the bait of humbugs seeking Hongkong Government has no sympathy with

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every ten made falte declarations, as in their character, their identity, their (33 object in visiting America and what they pro

posed to do when they go there. His Honour has turned them all down," and hence we hear about the envel immigration grievance in the States, that the Chinese who would confer the favour of their presence on that country have lately been precluded, by the activity and vicilance of a new official in Shanghai, who knows his duty and is determined to perform from carrying qui that intention as numerously as they were able to do so under the old

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. On Monday bext the Supreme Court Vacation

10. They ate too valuable," he said "and might be stolen."

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It was ultimately agreed that the deeds should be placed in the Chattered Bank, and that they could not be touched except by arder

of the Court.

& JAPANESE SUGAR TRÖSI.

PROPOSED FORMATION.

yet remains to be dɔne to put into working effect the committen's project, and the first and main essential in that direction is the acquisi tion of funds to disburse the cost of the buildings and their proper equipment as bospitals, We have sufficient, rehance in the characteristic | liberality of the Chinese résidents, in Hong- kong, such as take-not an academic but a 'practical and real interest in the affairs of the Colony and of their less favoured "compatriots"

In view of the successful result of the con--to confidently believe that before long the required amount of money will be forthcoming for the carrying out of the directors' project in 'ils entirety,

then more, then more still, till at last the long ference between the Dai Nippon, Yokohama, list in the particulars now, reached. But this Rod Kobe Sugar Refalog Companies, relating won't do either; because as there was no quests the restriction in the production of sugar, a tion of receiving bills, but only replacing bills proposal has been made to form a Trust among at maturity by how bills which supplied the the companies, and a conference was to be held during three days last month to devire ways funds for meeting the old ones, as well as some more cash for the Wang Fung-A-simple calculation will illustrate my meaning. If the first bill was for 50,000 the second bill or series must have been, foi say, 103,700 if cash was wanted: 50,000 or the old bill, leaving doly 50,000 cast, and a third series must have been, say, for 150,000, to,000 to meet the second series, leaving again 50,000 only for cash. So that although the ultimate liability of the Wang Fung would-be (asuming the truth of the story) for the amount of the last series of dishonoured bills because that represents the amount of

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(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions, expressed- by Comespandasta Ju this column.),

ANTICATTIN.

sud means for carrying the proposal into practice, reports this Japan Chronic'e. It is expected that; it some imali concessions are made by each company, the Trust will become an accomplished fact. People may, therefore look for sugar to be still higher la price before explain that "Anticattin" is sot, à quack

long,

We learn from the same paper that the work of construction of the Formosan mill belonging SHORTY after three o'clock yesterday after

to the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company apon the police had removed to the hospital a

hay mide marked progress of late, and it is fourteen-year-old girl, who had received iar

expected that the mill will be able to com- mence the production of crude sugar in Do. juries in the Central Market, The girl-Leung cash actually received by them, yet it does San Fan-was descending the steps in Jubilee not fit on with a Fat Ting's story at all, for cember next. As the machinery of the mill is Street to purchase some fish when she slipped the sum could only have been receive io in capable of producing crude sugar to the quan. and rolled to the bottom, injuring her headstalments, beginning with quite a small amounltity of 120 tons a day, if the Formosan sugar She was picked up in an unconscious condition and ending with a considerable amount a few market is maintained at the present rate, the and taken to the hospital for treatment.

months prior to the dates of the fast series, company hopes to reap a net profit of Y8o,coo which are those contained in the particulars. in six mooths, during which 20,000 bags of re. Proceeding, the Chief Justice said that the Gined sugar can be produced. This will be about THE China Critic says the Wai-wu-pu has re- ported to the Council of State Affairs on the case, therefore, in its financial side brake down 29 per cent. per annum on the capital in two commusications from the British Minister completely; it destroyed the whole theory of vested in the mill and the working fund. Some protesting against the minting of dollars worth the case set up by Ma Fat Ting and his con of the holders of the company new shares ply go of their face value, the communica federates, and it carried with it ail the elaborate favour the calling-up of the second instalment tion from the Governor of Hongkong asking fiction on which the case was reared that on the new shares, and this view is endorsed for the improvement of the subsidiary coins of the pressing and immediate necessity for raising by the board of directors, who are convinced" Kwangtung, and that from the French Minister the 1,600,000 dollars in Hongkong to pay, the that the company will be able to pay a regular- suggesting currency reform, selehed to it for royalty was the cause of the acgotiation of these dividend at the rate of 15 per cent, and the bills to the Black. And it must destroy as a present time, when the demand for money in investigation,

necesiary consequence all the evidence as to small and a' targe supply is available, it con- A SHOCKING accident, which resulted in the authority to pledge the deeds in the way insidered opportuns for calling up the second death of a pony, took place yesterday, at Hung which the pledging was done: He must there jostaiment. The board of directors has there hom. A bay pony was standing on the tail-fore reject it. But it was said that, putting all fore decided to call up. Y100,000 on the new way track when a locomotive have in sight. this on one side, if it could be proved that the shares (17.5) ob each share), to be, paid b

tween the 5th and 10th December next, The whistle was blown several times by the mosey raised on the last series of bills, those driver, but the pony made no effort leave in question in the action, 'did in fact go THE FORMOSAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY the track and before the locomotive could be into the coffers of the Wang Fung, then his The eighth half yearly general meeting of brought up, the animal was knocked down and view tl the law being wrong, the Bank could, the Formosan Sugar Refining Company, beld “Tilk Central Government has rege ved a dis-killed instantly. The carcass,

In the absence recover.

last week, adopted the proposal to distribute a Patch from HE Hui Liang, Viceroy of the of the owner, was buried by the police.

to order to prove this some books were ten-dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. për aucumi Yun-kwei-provinces, Mating that the anti-EIGHT stowaways have had to pay dearly for dered in evidence as the books of the Wang and also a proposal to issue debentures to the monarchists are acain becoming active on-the their rash experience in trying to get to Sydney Faug and the question arose whether he could amount of Y1,000,50s, and embark on the Yunnan frontiers.:

receive them under the Evidence Ordinance. transport business by rail and steamer, in addi: on board the N.D.L. 9.8. Prins Waldemar, one could receive such books if he were satis tion to sugar refining. 1 seems a peculiar VICEROY HD Shih-chang of Manchuria has the 17th July last, without the knowledge and refused to receive a deputation, the purpose of consent of the captain and officers of thefied that they were what they purported to be conjunction, but we presume the idea is that steanser. Herr Friedrich Murkin, chief officer and also that they were regularly kept in the company can do its own transport cheaper which was to urge that the Chinese Govers of the German liner, prosecuted Chab Siu the ordfuery way of business. The books were than if can get it done by the shipping com instead of leaving the matter to Chino-Japanese Iment should lay the Kuangchèng/ze railwayHing, a carpenter, and seven others at the produced by So Pat Ting, who said he was the panies.

exploitation.

opens.

His Excellency, Sheng Hiuas-buai, Chinese Bingle Copine Daily, sem contar Wackly, twenty Minister to Tokio, arrived there on toth last.

FOR plying for hire outside their define boun. daries, viz., în Victoria instead of Quarry Bay five district sicksha coulies were each lined $4

The Hongkong Telegraph

·Hongkong, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1908.

CHINESE IMMIGRATION IN AMBRICA.

Far from being antagonistic to the immigra lion of Chinese in America the Government appears to be strongly in the reverse. We can all remember the hubbub that arose over a question of some coolies and others who were refused, admission, but pow it would sear that conditions have changed." As the Ship hai Time says, referring to this subject, it

jo day.

Prlica Court to-day. The charge was establish ed and the maximum fice of $1,020 imposed Netconasa N. Calvo, a married woman, and on each of the stowaways. Calen, a barber, both of Hotel Mansions, were

accouplegt of the Wang Fong; but thay bore no name the Wang Fung outside or inside, So Pat Ting said, incidentally, that he and’hii assistant had copied them from rough books

CRIMÍNÁL, SESSIONS,

T: THREE CASES ON THE CALENDAR,

-T'S THE EDITon or The "Hanazono TalkURAVIL,”.

Dear Sir, We had better baston at once to

remedy for seasickness, but a poison wonder fully effective in getting rid of cats. We have read with interest your leader of the 16th inst. entitled the Work of the Sanitary Board, and your warning example of Australia and the rabbit pest, Hat we are of opinion that Sunday battues, though very useful and also probably. productive of good sport, will make little head- way against the cats once they fairly start breeding. You may say "What about the homeless fleas when the cats are defunct?" Sir, the fleas will find other homes. But you will probably Rak Will Anticattin kili bratu ?!! Yes, Sir, Anticatilo vill kill brata, and quite painlessly. In shen, Anticattin has so far brought peace on earth, and goodwill to Yours very truly

THE ANTICATTIN COMPANY, LTD.,

Kilkecoy,

Ireland,

Macao, 18th September. .......

MARINE COURT

DISOREVING POLICE ORDERS,

In the Marine Court, this morning, before the Hon. Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, R.N., Harbour Master; Policeman A, C. Burford charged Kwok Tsung, master of the steam trunch Shun L16, with unlawfully failing to stop bis launcy when called upon to do so by a Polios Officer on the 6th instant.

It was stated. for the prosecution by P.G. Burford that at about 9.45 pm. on the 6th instant, he was in a gig about ace yards south of Yau-ma-ti Ferry pier. The defendant's faunch was on her way from Hongkong to Yau-ma-ti, and passed, within 5 yards of witness, when he ordered defendant to stop. Witness blew four blasts on ble police whistle three times, but no notice was taken of this on the part of the defendant. In addition to this, his boat's crew bailed the defendant in Obin- ese, but of this also no notice was taken

Cross-examined by Mr. D. V. Stevenson,

has hitherto been understood that the immi. bound over in the sum of Steo to be of wood TSANG 01, who describes herself a ta married Beyond his statement that "they were Wang The Criminal Sessions Court was formally who appeared for the defendant, prosecutor gration officials in America had a perennial behaviour for six months, at the Magistracy woman residing at 23, Lan Kwai Fong, bas, not Fung books, there was nothing to make him opened by Mr. Justice Gompertz, this morning stated that the defendant was going at hin

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10-day, as the result of an action brought by cause of complaint in connection with the Mrs Calvo for assault.. facility with which the permite in question are informed by the Colonial Secretary ware obtained by pesacas not entitled to them, that the Venice Sanitary Convention Regula and representations citing this facility as a Ions imposed against arrivals from Hongkong cause of the mischief,, and relating to the at Madras are withdrawn. The restrictions difficuity which the officials on the other against arrivals from Hongkong at Burmabble. Mr. Tsang, called upon to furnish a side of the Pacific were constantly en have also been removed. countering in keeping the influx of immigrants WILLIAM FRUEN, of 3, Arsenal Strest, was the complainant in a case against Supper Harwood, from this side within reasonable limita, bad of the Royal Engineers, who was charged with become so frequent as to be monotonous disorderly conduct and behaving in an indecert and fatiguing. It is somewhat surprising manner towards the plaintiff, on the 4th inst., then, to learn that matters have altered so sud- whereby a breach of the peace might have bean denly and radically in this respect that the created,. The Magistrata adjusted disputants American Government has telegraphed to the differences by ordering Harwood to contribute Wai-wu-pu through the American Minister *** suggesting that the restrictions lately placed A COAL Coolle met his death last night while wuking coal on board the steamer Clararlarn, by His Honour the Shanghai Tapini, Mr. Teal then lying off Wanchai. The coolle, who can Nai-huang, upon the issue of permits be less not be identified, was working at the mouth of rigorously enforced, complaints Saving been one of the bolds, when he accidentally slipped made, it appears, by Chinese to the U. S. and dropped down the hold-s distance of Immigration officials, that if the vigilance of the thirty feet was picked up unconscious and was placed in a'eumpan to be sent to hos- Tuotai in Shanghai were not somewhat relaxed pital, but be expired on landing at the wharf, It would soon be so difficult for Chinese: to Deathy is in believed, was due to a fractured laten Shanghal for the States at, all thatamis | skull,

Sto to the Treasury by way of a fine,

order

nod immediately adjoʻrned until Monday next, usual speed. He made no attempt to stop. when jurymen are expected to attend. When be launch got to the pier, sho ran bows "There are only three casss on the calendar on to it and rebounded. When wilness got on to be decided, as folinwa :----

board, he saw a European," He toldibacoxswain i-Lam Kiu-making a fal e declaration. | that he had hailed and asked him why he didn't " 2-Ļi Sil, Cheung Hị, Fan Shui and stop. The latter replied that be rang the bell but Chan Tam (6) robbery (b) receiving he did not know why the engineer did not ́s olen properly.

stop the engines. The engineer's statement was that ble engines were stopped.

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-Chung -manslaughter,

· Defendant stated on, oath that a European. passenger, on their arriving at Yan-ma-ti piet,. told him that the police were bailing blm, He

(his Lordship) belicus that they were. "la" to account for the absence of the name of the 'firm on the broke 'it' was pointed out that the lottery business being illegal in Hongkongit would naturally not be put on them. But the contents were harmless enough and had nothing to do with lotteries, hot the most cursory glance at the contents-as it was necessary that bis Lordchip should at least look at the contente în order to see if the require- ments of the Ordinance were satisfied--showed THE want of proper accommodation for the that they were no more the Wang Fung books unmerous deportees passing through the Co- than was his note book. On the face of them lony on their way to Chion way well illustrated saw the complainant, who ordered him to go this morning, when to undesirables from the astern and asked him to count the panengera. Dutch East Indies were landed from the He Grat asked him, why he didn't stop when steamer Tjimali. In a miserable drizzle there bailed and he answered that he did not hear. unfortunate men were taken to the Central Witaces neither saw or heard complainant Police Station and left la the open until the before reaching the pier. time arrived for their reshipment. It is not The case was adjourned till 11 am. 1o- exaggerating when we say that less than a quarter of these men show somistakable sigur of illness, and the symptoms in a few cases exhibit signs, perifips, of beri-beri, Five of the men were found to be worse than the rest, and they had to be sent to the Tung Wah Hospital in a practically dying condition. A large number was shipped to Canton to-day; the iemainder are expected to leave in the

yet, apparently, mastered the details of the Births Registration Ordinance. When on the oth July last, she proceeded to the Registrar General's Office to register the birth of a child, she is alleged to have furnished false informa tion to Mr. R. O. Butcherpo, assisiunt Regis trar General, thereby getting herself into troq;

satisfactory explanation of her incorrect state ment at the Magistracy this forenoon. After formal evidence of the charge had been inken it was decided to adjoum the case to Friday next, bail of 3zgo being allowed. Ag an offret to the report mentioned the they were the ordinary books of a regular bill other day of the probable returs of the discounter; there was the profit or loss of each Dalai Lams, or Buddhist: Pontiff, to Tibet, set of transactions to Alled up at the bottom without being accorded the honour of an of each account. There was no evidence that audience of their Imperial Majesties, the the Wang Fung carried on the busi Emperor and Empress-Dowager, Peking mugs of bill' discounters; there was evid dispatch now states that Grand Council once that they raised money by the inr Yuan Sbib-kai has recommended to the sale of bills in the way described by Throne that the Panshen Lama, or Buddhist Ma Fat Ting. But the book showing these Co-Pontill, shall be asked to leave his mopas transactions would be quite different from the tery at Tashllumbo, Tibet, and pay a visit to books produced, and he was satisfied that on Peking, The Dalai Lama and Patthen Lama the face of them they were not the books of the åre rivals for the temporal power in Tibet and Wang Feng, but of some other firm. The item it is doubtless the fea of playing the ons off in one book relating in a transaction in yarn against the other that has prompted the sag, WAS of itself almost sufficient to warrant their rested invitation to Poklag

rejection.

course of a day

morrow.

TYPHOON, WARNIN

The American Consul General received the following Telegram from the Manila Obiefrain tory at 355 pm, to-day

Cycloss or typhoon Hey