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TRIAL TRIPS.

CHINESE "PATROL CRUISERS ON, THEIR

'SPEED RUN.

4th inst.

As announced in these columbs last week arwould be the case, the trial trips of the two cralians for the West River patrol service,

•i* built by the Hongkong“ Dock Co. took place rigesterday and to-day, The Klang Ta, the first

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 1908

RAI DESTRUCTION.

MINUTE. BY. HE. THE DOVERNOR.

The following letter from Government, to gether with a minute by His Excellency the Governor relative to rat, destruction, was laid on the table at the meeting of the Fanitary Board fart Tuesday ul.ernoe0 2

Colonial Secretary's Office,

30th September, 1908.......

of the completed vessels, took precedence over --- her sistership in the trial rod; obe was the one ato: go out yesterday. The trip occupied the whole of the day: Leaving her busy at ab early hour is the forenoon, the Kiong To had a distinguisbed party of Chidess Naval officers and Dock Co. officials on board. They com prised Commodore Lin Tak Cheong, A.D.C. to, Admiral Li Chua, commander-in-chief of the Kwanglung Navy: Commander Liu, Flest Engineer Chong Ping Yuen, Captain Wu Kwong audg and Cheilo: Mr Hobi, Mitchell, the Board consider poisoning of tats on a large Chief maneger, Hongking and/Whampo/Dock | scale advisable'and desirable.—I am, etc, Co. Ld.; members of the Kowloon Dock staff, and Capt, T. P. Hall, superintendent, on behalf of the Chinese Goreismant.

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Sanitary Board.

Taming her ram-bow westward the XiangThe Secretary, Ta seamed past the Bay into the Northern Fairway and shaping a course in the direction of Capadi-mah was, soon out of sight in the barbour. Her engines were put to severe tests ovat a somewhat lengthy ran from Cap-sui-mun "towards Boca Tigris in Canton River, and back.

·Thè'vezzel behaved admirably ni.sea.....

"A stop was made for luncheon and when the Kiang Ta returned to the barbour it was already dark.

No test could be made with the wireless installation yesterday as the entire (quipment has not yet been completed on beard. Nor has the searchlight been tried. Both these installations will be tested before the delivery of the vessel to the Canton Provincial Govers ment in a week's time

The Atang Chi, pester ship of the Klang Ta, underwent her trial ́trip to-day. She did not cover quite the same distance as the latter vessel yesterday 'on account of the in- clemency of the weather. The choppy saa oot at Deep Bay, howevar, gave the opportunity of ascertaining the high-sea qualities of the cruiser. Despite the fact that the bust was built for river service she behaved admirably in the high sea to-day: No discomfort what ever was felt by these on board of her as the Klang Chi sped on her rup through the some "What turbulent water and when she returned to ber buoy early in the afternoon her builders

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*F. H. MAY,, ! Colonial Secretary,

AT CATILE DISEASE.

QUTBREAK OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

The following letter from Mr. Adani Gibson, the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, was cou sidered at special meeting of the Sanitary Board last Wednesday afternoon

Sanitary Board Offices,

h rath October, 1908. Sir, I have the honour to report for the information of the Board that foot and mouth diseisauxins Stables.

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The Secretary,

Sankary Board. At the meeting of the members this afternoon, it was decided to declare Kennedy Stabler an infected area.

·TRADE MARKS,

OPENING OF SHANGHAI:

"LECTURE BY A FORMER HONGKONG,

"RESIDENT,

-A mosting of the members of ibe Royal.

the Society this year, bad hardly falfiled its

of those

THE DALAI LAMA.

ARRIVAL IN FEKING.

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former language, the vialtor remained standing) But the Dalai. Lama“ was altogether gracious" The interview" began with the bríhodox:Tibetan salutation; the visitor carries in his hand a’EK, tag, or long scarf, which as he stands before the Pontiff be allows to unroll. Then the scarf is taken up by an attendant and given to the Pontiff, who at the close of the interview, gave in exchange a scarf of his own. Talk was a special mark of favour. The scarf wasklaid across the visitor's shoulders and when he left the presence it was impressed upon him that he must on no account remove his decoration till he was far from the linksery app

The. Dalai Lama, spoke of the English peo ple. He asked for news from the outside world and expressed gratification as the receipt of complimentary message Also, and able and spontaneous friendliness in speaking the point is worth noting, he showed consider

of: Great Britain and of her relations, with

quarter Tibet. The interview lasted a hour. Then the visitor departed through long lines of guards and spectators and followed by 'an escort bearing the presents received: from the Dalai Lama!" He could not help noticing "that he was trasted thenceforward with miniked respect throughout the district. It in not every. body that is admitted to converse with Huofo, the Living Baddha.

According to our correspondent (and a similar view has been suggested in those columns) the reports of the Dalai Lama's haughty delay to go to Peking are probably imaginary. Apart from the fact that he could not have disobeyed ao order from the suzerain who, whatever the Dalai Lama may be in Zibet, is a vastly greater person than be, in China, the Chinese Government might easily have fetched him up to Peking, had it wished to do so, by the simple expedient of cutting off supplies. Is it not a more likely suggestion that the Govern meat, which is known to be most anxious to reorganize Tibet on Chinese lince, preferred to postpone ita discussions with the Dalai Lama until its plans could be presented to him in a more developed condition 2. At least this view would help to explaio, among other things, the animosity shown by Tibetans towards the bormless Chinese guard of honour at Wotsi- SHAD.-N. C. D. News.

Peking, September 18. "The long delayed arrival of the Dalai Lama: Asiatic Society, China Branch, war beld in the took place to-day. His train was expected at Bocisty's Hall, at Shanghai, on Rh init, when the Belgian station shortly after 1.30 p.m.; and, Mr. C.A. Montalto da Jesus read a paper an- good three-quarters of an hour bafite that titled The Opening of Shanghai The time, a large crowd of Chinese bad collected meeting was open to the public and then the open space between the station-yard Ce and the Tsien Meo. They stood in a closely audience filled the large halt. noted in the margin, I am directed, to ato me that he had some cows ill and that it duty to the public, inasmuch as owing to

Sir With reference to the correspondenceesterday afternoon, the manager reported Mr. T. W. Kingsmill, who presided, said that packed semi-circle, held together, like

large blue bundle, by a yallow cordon of quaint you for the information of the Sa appeared to be something infectious wet circumstances in connection with the affaits of positions on the walls, and nearly all were khavi-clad police, Most Europeans took up tary Board that the question of destroying down and found several cows suffering from Shanghai it had been found necessary to post armed with cameras. It was brilliantly fee rats by mesos of poison has been engaging the foot and mouth disease: There are 45 cows attention of the Goverment, and in connection is all, including 4 hall and some young stock. Mr. Montaltoode Jesus, who had prepared the

pone the Spring and early Summer mered the turned the roofs of the Imperial Palace to pale morning, with a cloudless sky, and a sun that with this subject, I am to transmit, for the con-

I beg therefore to recommend that the Board

gold, and draw a. faint skimmer of heat from sideration of the Board, the enclosed copy of declare the cow sheds of Kennedy Stables to for the evening, was well known to most minute by the Governor,

be au itected area under Sections and 13 of Macas. The Chairman hoped that before long

present for-bis interesting: History of the bills. On the platform, two, orange-colour. ed standards of the Luchun waved above other Importation, and Inspection of A. imals Bye the annual meeting of the Society would be end of a line of piled arms, and, outside the laws of Ordinance vef 1903,

hald and that they would take up their business station yard, a guard of honour stood at ease, I have already closed the place provisionally in the usual way... In the absence of both pro- springing to atication ovary now and then to and also the solling of milk-I have, etc., :

sidents and of Dr. Fergusion; the secratary, the salute oficiale driven past closed carriages. ADAM GIBSON,

business had got into arrears and that would Inside the compound a row of shaggy ponies, Colonial Veterinary Surgeon. be brought up at a later meeting, young with heavy Chinese saddles, and trappings of Mr. Montalto da Jesus then rend a most scarlet, yellow, and red were held in readiness interesting paper. He opened by giving a fall in front of a crowd of blue-hooded Paking cars. account of the early British efforts to 'trado nt' As the half hour approached, the order was Shanghai and from this passed on to a des given, to unpile arms, and shortly afterwards cription of the Lindsay Mission of 1831 relat- the train steamed into the station. There ing the hosille reception given to it and iis rolled out of it, wave upon wave a ssa of human dismal failure. The lecturer referred to beings as barbaric, yet picturesque, as any 1 Chuan, its attractions and its connection have seen outside Drury Lane Theatre at with the early history of Shanghal.. ' De Christmas time. In describing it, I disdain described the defences erected at Shanghai trict accuracy, without fearing say exaggera- by the Chicese with the object of keeping out ting. For, at first, the station seemed a tangled shores, the battle of Woosung, fought on jane crossed and intenwining-as though some all barbarians who attempted to land on there kein with threads of every conceivable colour, 16, 1817, and the capture and occupation of colour-blind showman were playing a gigantic negotiations for peace which auded in the Shanghai The lecturer briefly related the and complicated game of "cat's cradle. Then gradually, the medley disengaged, thinned, and treaty of Nanking and then referred to the pro- lengthened into processional coloms, beaded by jected acquisition of Chusan, and how Chasan mounted standard-bearers wearing acarlet bals, was finally abandoned Re concluded by say. ing that the present position of Shangbai in the

shaped like. Jarge tulips. Behind them, rode six drummers, beating in strict, slow time, with commercial world was the outcome of British elaborate flourish of black: sticks, on drums either side of their saddles. Next came a body moderation and Manchu diplomacy, that Mr. Lindsay came to Shanghai ander the

The Chairman, in inviting discumion, said of men whose dark eyes and swartby «faces adspices of the East India Company, and that

locked darker still under wids, brass helmets, SINO-JAPANese relatioNS, this war one of the few bright spois in the of red, yellow and purple, and rode unkempt, flat and burnishad. They wore flowing capes. management of the affairs of this Company at turdy, little poules with long manes and tails.

·JAPANESE NOBLES TO TOUR CHINA. Canton, Mr. Lindsay was one of the few agents A troop of mounted infantry with drawn swords, of the Company who succeeded in acquiring a

The Japan Chronicle, saya:—A distinguished modern drilled, preceded foar mounted buglers party is shortly to visit China and Japan. It knowledge of Chinese and if the Company had heralding the approaching of the great, yellow will consist of Marquis Nabeshima, President be, the state of things axisting in. China might view, borna by some twenty carriers, eight Literature Society), with Marchioness Naba- not have been what it was and ths. Company of whom actually supponed the chair, though shims, Viscount Kiyours, Vice-President of the might not have lost the monopoly they had.

the remainder made brave show of

same Society, Marquis Hosokawa, President straling, six each side, beneath a couple of the tokyo Dobun School, and Messrs. Ogawa of ropes resting lightly on their shoulders., and Kashiwara, members of the Dist. The party. Behind the chair was carried what I can will leave Tokyo about the middle of this only call an enormous yellow sunshade mooth, proceeding first to Tairen, and thence to Ministry of the Interior commanding all "A proclamation has been inued by the

since it, was too small to be termed a canopy, Mukden, Tientsin, and Peking. After spending yet too splendid, surely, to be dubbed umbrella. about ten days in the Chinese capital, they opiam dealers in Peking with less than det, den enesis, it was very magnificent in will travel to Paoting, Wachang, Hangchow one thousand trels capital to forthwith close deed, not stiff, por plain, nor ordinary, but rich, and Shanghai. The object of the tour being their shops. These, small dealers, number use bore it company, not nearly so impressive, calls will be made on bigh officials and leading long-skirted and majestically waving. A smaller to foster friendship between Japan and Chins, og over que hundred, have petitioned tha Board to recensider its decision which they yet gorgeously spangled, and glittering like the private individuah at the places visited, who submit bears very hardly on them. It has dreas of harlequin. The rear of the procession will be invited to join the Society. During the

yet not been ascertained what step the

was brought up bythirty or forty priests, swathed party's stay in Peking, Marchioness Naheshima message says that H. E. Chang Chih-tung, who coloured blankets, with close-cropped beads and China, and on the occasion of the audience the Board intends to take in the matter. A Peking from shoulder to ankle in thick, chocolate- I will be presented to the Empress Dowager of has long entertained the idea of having a clean-shaven copper-brown faces. They looked Marchioness will wear Japanean dress, which' Government opium monopoly, but has not been like a group of monks brought back to life-from-is-aid to be unprecedented in such a case raising the requisite capital, and to the inter- touch of medicalism in harmony with the able to realize it owing to the difficulty of the pages of the Canterbury Tales, and gave a national considerations it involves, has, in view towering gray walls through which the proces

RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING-00., LIMITED, of the approaching International Opium Contion swept, whilst, just-at-the right-moment, to

horsemen galloped along its flanks, Excellency is arranging with the Wal-wu-pu

The route from the Tsien Men to the AB- and the Board of Finance to raise a foreign loan of twenty million tasis for the purpose and ding Méo is, practically, straight, and I follow. Opium-Conference-to-bring-forward-the-ques-the-plain. The road was fined on either side to instruct the High Commissioner to the ed the procession, through the city, out on to

tion thereat-Shanghai Times.

by a crowd, in places, five or six rows deep mad as I was on fool, was caught, bere and there, in a whirlpool of struggling, perspiring Chiness. But the scene on the plate repaid perseverance. The procession at some point or other, had been met by fresh contingents, by another body of priests, for instance, who marched on foot, Wearing those extraordinary Caesarian-looking helmets, made, I should hazard, of card-board, and ornamented with tufts of wool, which you may see any day, during service, in Lama Tem- ple. The country, between the city wall and the yellow Temple, in used as a golf course, and is wide, treeless, and billowy, like an English

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were complimented on the excellent behaviour | epizootic. But, the Board must not lose sight acturing inferior candles for consumption, the laken his advice and made use of such men as I chair in. which the Lama sat curtained from of the. Tos Dobve Kai-(East Asiatic CommonTM

of the new cruiser,

THE AMERICAN FLEET.

DEPARTURE FOR CHINA AND JAPAN,

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OPIUM "PROHIBITION,

Honi Colonial Secretary,~As I 'have noted in many previous minutes, I am heartily is "accord" with the policy of exterminating the rats, and I considered that this was the crux of the problem long before the relaarches of the recent Indian Plague Commission demon. strated so conclusively that P. Cheopsis is

SHANGHAI TAOTÁI'S” PROCLAMATION, practically the sole agent in plague infection. We have inquired from ludia what they con- The following is a translation of a proclams sider to be the bait poison, and what precaution issued by bis Honour Tedi Nai-husoy, the tious they have found it useful to adopt to pie Taotsi.A similar proclamation has been veat children and domestic animals from being injured by rat poison and when we receive their issued at Hankow, says the N. C..D News — Tsai, wearing button of the 2nd Grade and report, the Sanitary. Board will have high au

the Peacock's Feather by Imperial Command thority to guide them in their methods of con- and Grace, Military Intendant of Circuit for ducting the campaign. It will be for them to Souchow, Sungkiang and Taitsang. decide the class of poison to be, used, and the In the matter of issuing a proclamation of method in which it should be used so us to prohibition. avoid danger. It will be also for them to

The Trotai is in receipt of a letter from Sir decide at what time it would be best to issue Felbam Warren, the British Consul General, the polson and prosecute the campaign. The saying that Messrs. Drummond, White, Cooger two best periods are, undoubtedly, (a) just and Phillips, the representativer of the Price before the plague season, and (b) just be Candle Co,bad reported to him that the Candles fare and during the breeding season. The manufactured by the Co, had on their outside Bacteriologist can inform the Board from wrappers the trade mark of a sailing ship which bis examination what is the breeding season, had been registered. They are known in the Le, when most pregnant females markat as "Ship Brand Candles." That lately caught, and whether that season coincides with

there had been shameless charactars 'maru- the period before the outbreak of the annual

wrappers of which also bore a sailing outside of the equally important point of using ship trade mark. Though this imitated mark The Kiang Car is also expected to be ready every effort to prevent the ingress of rats to differed alightly from the Company's mark, to be delivered to the Chine Government'ia domestic buildings, (eg, by filling up rat-holes, igaarant parties merely recognized the "Ship the course of this month.

placing gratings over pipes, etc.). The P. C. M. O. observes (a) that cats here have not the comparison of a king any distinction. From same domestic habits as they have in England mark sent by a Niegpo man with the Com

a wrapper bearing the imitated Our present model is, however, India, not Eng-pany's trade mark, it was found that the differ: land, and cats are at least as domestic here as

ence between them was very slight, and it in fadia; (b) that good, ratting cats avoid showed that the imitators intentionally imitated plague rats. That is probably true, but the the trade mark to obtain profits The Cablenews-American, of 9th inst, says: argument is that the presence of a cat scares At six o'clock this evening Admiral Sperry's rats away, even if the cat does not catch fleet will weighanchorand depan for Yokohama. maoy. If rats are scared out of the domestic The ships have all been coaled, the last ship dwellings loto the drains and sewers, the car- taking on her supply yesterday afternoon. A

cases of those dying of plague, and the fiens wireless massage from Admiral Sperry convey`

escaping from them wil be carried away and ed orders to all the officers ashore in Manila to

will not spread plague among the' bùmas return before 9.30 last night as the mail boats Population; (c) that cats occasionally contract would all be bibited aboard, by that bour, on plague, but he adds at (d) that cat ficar do not transmit the disease, so that it matters little account of the typhoon. The sunset gorgeous crimsoning of

even if a few cats do contract plague. the sky from borizon to the zenith didn't jibe with the old saying about a

This question should be again, and without undue delay, bivoght before the Banitary Board" radialey at night kning, the sailus's delig in order to invite their opinion as to the advis- same, and it became his duty to isstá a pro-farence at Shanghai, revived the question. His add a touch of romance, loosely-clad, clattering · evidently, for the bay grew more and more dangerous from then on,

ability of instituting a period of general polson From what can be learned here the prepara-jog and the methods to be adopted to minimise This proclamation is bereby issued for the tions for the reception of the American fleet by danger. i am confident that should the Board information of merchants that they should not the Japanese surpass anything that has ever concur in the views I have expressed, the Chi-imitate the trade-mask of a sailing vessel on before been sitempted by that nation. For nese-members-and-the-Registrer-General-will-any candies they manufacture and offer them mosihe past the Navy Department has been do their utmost to obtain the hearty co-opera- for sals with a view to deceive customers. busy gathering together a squadron to meet. tion of alí Chinese of all classes in the scheme › Anyviolation when prosecuted will be punish- the feet. While this squadron will not be the decided on, and that the Tung Wa will assist ed. Let all obey this special proclamation!

Dated the 30th day of sth mana 34th year of equal of Admiral Sperry's fleet in point of arma in every way in its power. The poisoning ment, etc. the vessels composing, it will out should be limited to a short period and the Kuanghsu, number the American. Nineteen abips of the people should be warned and be especially ex-

Seal of Taotai. Japanese Navy are included in this recepborted not to throw away any scraph of food, etc., tion fleet. It is understood that at least during that period in order that rate may be

METHODS OF THE JAPANESE A part of these vessels will meet the forced to eat the poisoned bait. ficat some distance oil and escort it

PICKPOCKET, to Yokohama baiboür.. The „Vessels 'stay".

་་ at Yokohama one week, where arrangements bave been made for the entèriainment of the officers and men. This most elaborate functions of the reception will take place in Takia, it is understood, where the Mikado will receive. Admiral Sperry, bis division com manders and ship captains, It is probable that the Emperor will also give some form of entertainment is bevoor. of the visitor. The bigber officials of the Japanere Navy will be at Yokobama to meet the feet and will take charge of all the entertainments in honour of the visitors.

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his officers are watching the typhoon movements

In the China Sea even if it minte Marie They will therefore steam aorth with the mos care to prevent any untoward event marring, their enjoyment of the reception in Japan.

28.9.08.

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(Sd.). F. D. LUGARÐ.

Lleut-Col. }, M; Reid, Ram.c., miouted ; The distribution of a poison such as phosphorus (the effects of which on the human subject may not be immediately, apparent) in quantities sufficient, to make an appreciable reduction in the number of gate will require the greatest care and the constant supervision of each bouss treated

Although candies bearing false marks were not yet sold in the Shanghai market, it was feared that- in quiet villages and cul, of-the-way places, they would be offered for sais... They, therefore, requested the Con- sul General to communicate with the Tactal asking him to issue a proclamation probibiting imitation of their trade mark on wrappers of candles manufactured and sold in the market. The Consul General forwarded enclosed wrappers submitted by the Company bearing the true and false trade-marks..

The Trota on receipt of the letter replied to clamation of prohibition.

REMARKABLE-EXPERIENCE ON THE RAILWAY,

An Englishman who was proceeding by the sight express from Tokyo to Koba on Friday last had the unique experience of witnessing the tactics of the Japanese pickpocket and of learning something in regard to the extraordin. ary indifference that prevails in this country regarding such a trivial occurrence as the robbing of the public.

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper -1 am in favour of trying, this experiment this winter, but the greatest care must be exercised in the distribu tion of the prison, and in the collection and destruction of the house refuse where the poison may have been laid, otherwise the utensils in compartment, which food is prepared may get contaminated and human lives lost.

care should be taken collect the dotos not

taken by rats, or they will sooner or later got fato children's mourbs. The dose bave seen are just what one child naturally would put in

CROWN AGENTS:

ACTION BY THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The Times of Ceylon says:-The London Chamber of Commerce has taken up the sub- ject of the Crown Agents with the object of getting a more searching and far-reaching la quiry into the system and its relation to modern Conditions than that contemplated by the Secretary of State when he approved of the oppointment, for superficial purposes, of the Picture this extraordinary procession "Crown Agents for the Colonies Commines of winding slowly across it, drums beating, bugles Inquiry This was announced after & faupon vivid colours and glittering swords If blowing, with the sun in a blue sky shining questions bad been put in the House of Com-

was worth seeing, but one gave a gasp of mons; but, when the scope of the inquiry was

delight as one neared the Temple. There, in announced, there was, amongst those who were

front of its entrance, stood long-robed priests, keen on the larger subject, indignation at the travesty. We admire the spirit which actuates facing one another in yellow rows like giant important bodies in England when they take given suddenly to view by opening doors; for d ffodils against a back-ground of green trees, marglasboess, for, while a reform of the system just as the head of the colurin began to cross cognizance of such a question, because of their would admit of larger number of firms competing the massive iran gates swung back and showed the arched, white-stone bridge opposite them, for Crown Colonial trade and requirements, the Temple grounds. They waited thus, these firms in the Colonies themselves would have

priests, the breeze fluttering their gawes whilst the procession of scarlet and blue, and yellow and as the end of it swept leftward outof sight, they closed, and moved together into the circle of green. Then the big gray gates swang ta again. puta The Lama's long journey was ended and the crowd standing fast for few moments, broke up and returned home."

ITS IMPROVED POSITION,

It is likely, writes a correspondent in the holders in this Company who carefully studied Straits Times, that there are only few share. the fast, annual report of the Directors, the balance sheet and profit and lose account and made themselves cognisant with the present position of this Company. The reason for this supposition is that, even making allowances for the general business depression nowiexisting, prices of the shares would not have touched the present low figure, had the majority of share holders been au lait with the progress made by the Company. The documents referred to, show that the position of Rabb Mines is grad vally improving, and is at the present time, probably, far better than it has ever been before, Looking back at the balance sheet for the year ending March, 1906, we find, that there was a debit on the profit and loss account of £1,400. This was reduced to £11,350 by March 31, 1907, This means that the miner made a profit of and to £2191 at the end of last March.

£4,030 in 1906-1907 aid of £9,159, or more than double made in 1907-1908. By this tima tha debit balance of Laigi should already have been paid off, so that at the end of this financ ably be expected. On looking farther into the year a fairly large credit balance may reason profit and loss account, we find that the Daben- 6,155 in 1968; sandry debtors, for a similar iures have reduced from £7,055 in 1907 to period, from £1,200 10 602, and that sundry crediton only appear with £1,300 in 1908 against £5,600 lu 1907. Besides, the Com.

F.M.S. Government, the repayment of which is more or less certain to be spread over a number of years, so that this should not great. ly affect any one year's working..

The passenger in question did not venture on the questionable luxury of a sleeping car, The fleet will leave Manila bay this evening

but remment, and amaied himself in suruals all night in a second-class la the order in which it came, with the Goh necilent leading and the other vessels following

ing the behaviour of his fellow-travellers. At in order. The course wilt he laid straight for

about 12 o'clock he grew tired of watch Yokohama and it is understood that no manu The Hop, Registrar General:-The poisoning the suspicious movements of certain

ring will be attempted. Admiral Sperry and should be le doses, not big enough to individuals, and dozed off, or at least pre-equal opportunity of competing with home tended to do so. Half opening an eye firms in tendering for public works and closely, as they are likely to strike it somewhere kill a child. At the end of the poisonig period, shortly afterwards, he noticed one pas Government supplies. The London Chamber that matched their own, filed up between them pany's only debt is one of £5p47~~due to the latter being in the arms of Morpheus. The circulated its communication to other pro. senger leaning solicitously over aanther, the addressed the Secretary of State, and then busy individual put his head out of the window. minent Chambers of Commerce, some of covered his operations with the caps of bis which, including Liverpool, have expressed overcoat, and went to work. After fumbling approval of the steps taken. It asked: awhile in the pockets of the sleeper, be noticed that the Englishman was eyeing him steadily, and tried to gase him out of countenance, bút filing in this be guiltily withdrew ta bir seat. Just then another passenger entered the car from another compartment, went up to the man who had resumed his seat, opened the latter's band-bug in a familiar manner, felt in it for something, then closed it, after which he wept back to the car whence be bad first

Iga for micates the sleeping passenger

its month, •

DEATH OF MR. J. A; ROSS. ·

That the Committee of Inquiry - should have power to include within its reference, or to otherwise recommend in its report to Parliament, that further evidence should be obtained in relation to the present system by which the Colonies are subject to the control of the Crown Agents in respect of public improvements, senders for supplies, and uncontrolled expenditure. These ques tions affect the manufacturing interests in relation to open tendering; the interests of contractors for public works in relations to Government and feeder light, railways; and

** One of the first things Admiral Sperry, will have to do bp reaching Yokobuma will be jo review the proceedings of the court martial of. Lieutenant Evaus The Cargaments, ware presented to the court yesterday and the mom with much regret that we have to re- bors, it is stated, will present their decisida to cord the darth, which took place early yester the admiral to-day. Whatever verdict is reach day morning at the Victoria Nursing Home, of ed it is hardly possible thatany publicanbounce-Molina, Ross, accountant of the Chartered ment will be made until after the papers Bink of India, Australia and China, says the have been reviewed in Washington. The chise NFC. D. News of sth inst. Less than a fort is one which involves the commission of the night ago, Mr Ross developed liver trouble emerged. The Englishman had meanwhile officer to question and only the Presidentan and an operation was performed with such remained silent.. take final action. If the verdict is for acquittal succent that his early recovery seemed as the fact that this is the case can be learned by sured, but the appearance of farther complica awoke, rubbed bis eyes, and started for an ad the trading interests in respect of excessive the restoration of the officer 'to the full

A PERSONAL INTERVIEW.

* In 1967, £7,580, was written off for deprecia tion of machinery, etc, and in 1908 £6,870, The average costs of Director's and Auditor's A correspondent who has lately arrived in fees, salaries, charges Brisbane, wARDS HĘĆ ON- Shanghai from travelling in Stassi has given penses at Ruub and costs of Singapore office us the following interesting details of a private per one ounce geld works out at 63: 140, 74, for interview, which he was privileged to have with the year 1906/1007 and: *t *** 128. 3d, for the Dalal Lisma, while the latter was yet stay-1907/1908. For the year ending March 31, 1907 ing at the Wutaishan. Of the enormous 70,202 tons of ore were crushed, giving 10,690. relinge of lamas and Tibetan gaards with or gold, and for the year that expired on which the Dalai Lama was yet surrounded-ma March 31, last, these figures wareʻ72,587 tons refimus, says our correspondent, for the support and 13,844 ass, gold, or in other words an in- of which the Chinese Government is reported case of 3,154 036. of gold. The average per ton to have allowed the Buddhist Pontif Tis increased from 0,152 02s. in 1907.10 6,190 ozs, in 102,000 a month ather writers have given from April to August, 1907, amounted to 4,515 1908. The returns for the 4 months working

month.

́s'year ago.”

enjoyment of his, prerogatives under his fians rendered another operation accessary joining compartment As he was pasting the cost of public works on toan or capital account descriptions already, Hot It is worth noticing ozs, or f67, per month and for the same period:- and from this he never rallied: Mr. Ross bad Engliîhman the latter undged him and politely which, tend to increased duties and tariffs, that only. Tibotani" (and ap occasional pri in this your 105;181.0¥6-G#~1,#56′′"sza-per- commission. It it understand that the an experience fabour twelve years abroad is inquired-if-ha-had-missed-anything-from-his-and-consequently-adversely affect the Brivileged visitor) were admitted to the In evidence in the case has been favourable the service of the Chartered Bank at various pockets. The man, with a look of astonish-tish commercial relations with the colonies, terior of the principal lamatory on the

In brief, as debis and expenses have and are to Lieutenant Evaos. He was charged points and was held in high esteem, not only ment, replied that he had not: but upon feeling Questions also. affecting coal supply, wachi Pasating which was the Dalai Lama's resi with "being draak oo daty, with leaving for his business abilities, but for his kindly dis

for his watch he exclaimed that it was gone, nery, and shipping and landing charges, as dence. The Chinese guard of honour appoint. belog reduced, and revenue and average of gold. bis post and with speaking disrespectfully to position, which had earned for him the affection. then ran out to call the guard, Both cathe well as rates for carriages of inward trafficed by Peking was kept strictip outside the output is increasing, it appears that the position his superior. The accused officer brought and raspect of, his

in presently, and, upon searching, found the and preferential contracts call for early Flamapóry and it was noticeable that the Chi- of the Company is better now than it has been "sevasal", witnesses “to disprove the first charge, ❘ staff, by whom he cagues zod the entire watch on the seat down behind the pillow upon i consideration, aud, having regard to the nese soldiers and their officers were the object not spem to be grasped by a large number of formany years past:"-.This 'fact, however, does decease is deeply which the mas, had been sleeping. It ap. fact that the reference of Parliament has of great dislike to the Tibetans and of con- shareholders, for it is possible now to purchase among them the ship's surgeon, who examined him at the time, and several of his fellow of deplored. His death at the early age of 34

pears that sa acon as the thief noticed that restricted the present "investigation of the tinual gratuitous insults. ficers; be also produced witnessen to show that will cause widespread regret amongst his

the foreigner suspected him, he dropped committed to the internal organisation of the On the introduction of bis vishor the Dalai. the shares at about half the price ruling about he had left his post on deck to another officer mamous friends and in Masonic circles, the watch where he thought it might be Crown Agents for the Colonies, it is helloved Lama was discovered seated at a low stool in

where he occupied a prominent place, and the while he went below in the performance of his deepest sympathy is felt for his widow, and for left behind, so as to avoid the risk of that there is good and substantial reason the middle of a large hall. The Chief Pontiff daty as officer in charge of the ship. He said relatives at home.

being searched. The Engilibman then told for the enlargement of the scopa of the is of slight, somewhat slender, build, lighter in

FOREIGNERS IN THE INTERIÖR, ha kid gone below to quell a disturbance and

the guard what he had seen, and even inquiry in order that the pecessary improve coloor than the eastern Tibetans who are in is reported to have brought witnesses to prove

escorted him into the next car, where he pointments in the directions indicated may be in general deeply browned. His face, which was It will be recalled that some time ago the that he did go below and did speak to some

ed out the accomplice, but the guard apparently stituted at the same time as the recommanda, coriously expressionless even when he was deep Wal-wa-pa concluded a treaty with hệ th men pho ward" making a noise, 'causing them

regarded the information as too elementary to tons of the present committee are given effect in conversation, is slightly marked with small Representatives of the Treaty Power: for to be quiet. The third charge was the re-

be made use of, and the two thieves were allows to, All

*pox. His age has bean incorrectly reported as bidding foreign merchants to open companias 'pult'of the acctisation of drunkennası made The report and accounts of the Toyo Kikened to proceed to other cars where suspicion | * Such powerful aid in the best thing which about twenty," in roality the Dalai Lama was and "bongs outside the limits of treaty portma At the time and the accused endeavoured to Kainha for the last balf-year, approved at a was not so rife. It would, have been an easy has come our way towards emancipation from born in the year in which the Emperor, Kuang and Settlements; it is new reported that Prince show that the disrespect was more in his man. general meeting of the company last week, mater to band them over to the police at the an obsolete institutions and possibly, notwith-Hall came to the throne, which would make Ching and Their Excaliências Vuez Shinkan

and of bel it have been standing diverse interests, our own Chamber years old for the and. Min have arranged Aiguation at the lofustice of the charge against 10 2015, including a surplus of ¥6,547 derogatory, to tent official dignity, which roen of Commerce will support the London Cham difference of Chloere reckonlog. He was the Diplomatic Corps to amend une mala _A_b]m«Text</<«<«NK£ facendhedefe brought over. Of this sum, Yoo, bas been on the principia Naver trouble, trophle till ber of Commerce. If the Ceylon Association dressed in yellow silk robe trimmed with by providing that in fatore Mil forsigni Arms and The evidence of Surgeon Wentworth was placed to the raterve, Y13,300 distributed trouble troubles you, it is well for the public in Londen ware also moved from this side to deep, blas coaster card mojouren jaksoy part w/ Chiang cháy chun positive, zu Hoftware "that" Lioutonant: Evans Among shareholders as a dividend at the rale to hoyangi thịt this stateofy shlogy, is cón. actively co-operates och unlearsal, repre. The great man did not, of course, rise from his treaty ports and Settlemente përll be subjects was not drunk and that he examined him im. of 5 per cent, on ordinary shares and 12 per stantly going on, and that presepgare ars ex- sentation might be obtained as would make seat, and throughout the interview, which was the jurisdictions of the local abortus) an medisely ster, he was reported to Captain 'cent, on preferential shares, and the balance of pacted to be on guard agalast such, dangers, the Secretary of State realise the fatsaaity of conducted throughan-Interpreterin bhinksa and shall be summomsikia for their people in alles van Miles for drunkenness,

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