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Intimation.

S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED,

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CHEMISTS-

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIẞ Excellency thE GOVERNOR AND BOUSEHOLD,

Watson's HYGIENOL,

AND

BUBONIC PLAGUE!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

APPREHENSIONS among members of the Japan- ese Parliament in connection with the Sugar Company's scandal continue to spread.

AT & meeting of the directors of Messrs. Hall and Holtz, Ind., bald recently at Shanghai, it was decided, subject to audu, to recommend a dividend of ten per cent and carry forward $9,000 odd

APRIL 21 1909.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF kap in a more liquid form. In view of the

CANTON, LIMITED.

ANNUAL MEETING,

The thirty-sixth ordinary yearly meeting of the Union Insumace Society of Canton, Ld,

Built their, today, for Nos purpose of Buildings, at noon, to-day, for the purpose of receiving the report of the director together with statements of accounts, to 31st Decem her, 1908, and of declaring dividends, &c. Mr. E. Ormiston presided. There were also pro- sent:-E. Ormiston (chairman), W. Helms,

THE CHINA TRADERS INSUR ANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

ANNUAL MEETINO;:

holders in the China Traders' Inserance Co, The forty-bird ordinary meeting of share.

DEATH OF MR. GM

PROPRIETOR OF THE "CHINA' MAIL

PASSES AWAT,

the regrettable demise of Mr. Geo. Murray Bain, Naws was received at about noon to-day of late proprietor of the "China Mall," Ltd. It was known that the late gentleman, was in falling. health for some time. With a view to recup amtion, the deceased journalist proceeded home about two years ago and returned to Hongkong at the end of last year. The change, however, Apparently did not return him to his former cumbed to his ill-health at his residence, "Bir

Ld. was held at the head office, No. 2 Queen's Buildings, this afternoon, for the purpose of receiving the report of the direcions, together with statement of accounts to the 31st Decem- ber, 1908, and of declaring dividends. Mr. E. Ormiston, chairman of directors, presided Others present were:-E. G. Barrett, J. W. O.

retary), A. B. Rouse, H."Hunter, H. Į. M. Caram Brae," Conduit Road, A. Forbes, H. A. Siebs, C. Montague Ede (Sec. valho, B. M. C. Cunha, V. I.. Remedios, A. E. 3. Alves, 1. A. Carvalho, J. F. A. Barros, and

A CORONER'S inquiry is to 'take place next ‡ G. Barrett, J. W. C. Bonnar, A. Forbes gentlemen who bays so ably superintended Bonnar, J.W. Bandow, C.S. Gubbay, W. Helms, robust health, and this forenoou, Mr. Bain suc

week to investigate the death of a Chinese womas, of Kennedy Street, Haugham, who is believed to bave poisoned herself with oplam the other day. The motive is not yet known.

Ress, A. B. Rouse, F. Maitand, D. B. Murray, (directors), C. Montague Ede (secretary), OH C.E. H. Beavis, F. B. Deacon, W. L. Patten den, C. G. S. Mackie, W. Hutton Fetts, BF Carmichael, D. D. Gardar, R. H. Groflor, J. Barton, Ho Fook, F. Smyth, L. Robart. E FOUND roaming about thecityalon easily boor Georg, S. C. Newall, F. P. Hett, and L.

"Beriodongus.

After the Secretary read the notice calling the meeting..

period of depressed trade through which the world generally has been passing, and in spilg of the counteracting loffsence of the fall in silver, we might reasonably have anticipated a very largely reduced permium income; it seems clew, however, that its maintenance has not been at the coat of quality of the busiest done, as it evidenced by the fact to which attention has just been drawn, that the "Ratio of the first year's loss settlements," of this particularly bad year, is lower than that of the year before Gertlemen, this angurs wall for the future, and I think our best thanks are due to those

trying times. The Bonus of 15% of a yont's the Society's business during these deplorably salary to the Provident Fund of each member of the Staff will, I feel sure, meet with your hearty approval. Turning to the front page of. Gardner. the report, I think you will all notice with much pleasure that the name of Mr. W. Saunders. is now included in those forming the London Committee. The Society owes much to this gentleman, and I feel sure, his able counsel (Applause) Gentlemen, 1 have much pleasure will be of much value, in the London Board.

in seconding the adoption of the Report and Accounts as presented to you this day.

The Secretary read the notice calling the “weating,

It has been proved by repeated experiments that "'WATSON'S HYGIENOL is the most potent agent for the destruction of Boar; defendant were alleged to have paid to another Premium Income of $191,000; it is therefore by Mr. Maitland, Messrs W, Hutton Potis a balance carried forward in $53,000 less and the laie Dr. N. B. Denneys in starting the Chisa.

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especially rat fleas.

it has now been proved that Plague in conveyed to human beings by means of fless from rats which have died of this disease.

"All risk of infection can be avoided by washing the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the ficar are likely to ba with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S, HYGIEŇOL" A 102- spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purposa HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE

Price per Pint...

***50 centi Gallon........ ..$2.00

On the motion of Mr. J. A. Jupp. seconded

A. A Lowa were re-elected auditors.

The Chairman-That is all the business. to-morrow morning. geztlemen, Dividend warrants will be sent out

this morning in a suspicious mixner, a coolie named Pan Kah was taken to the Central Police Station on a charge of being a rogue and vagabond. The mad appeared to be in with your permission to follow the usual pro- The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, I propose sane and has been placed under medical obiercedure and take the Report as read. It has been vation.

in your hands forsome weeks and has no doubt- beeu carefully studied by you. in order to The motion was unanimously adopted. THE Puinne Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gomperiz} | make a true comparison between the 1907.

Mr. Beavis moved that Mr. C. R. Leozmana has reserved his decision la the case in which figures now before you and those of 1956 pre--and Mr. W. Helms be re-appointed directors, the Man Lee Chan Company are suing, the sooted last year, you must bear in mind, the Mr. Tralman seconded. International Banking Corporation to recover fact that exchange has fallen a further peony Agreed. $843 in respect of a bank draft, which the which accounts for the whole increase in our

person by mistake.

more apparent than real. Although trade was greatly depressed, the year was an profitabis as "could be expected; in fact if you compare our figures with those published by Companies of the same magnitude as ourselves you will, I feel sure, come to the conclusion that your in- terests have been very well-carad"for:~~~"We" have a divisible balance of $580,000, and this your Directors propose to deal with as follows To pay a final dividend of $17 per share on account of 1907, making the full dividend forthat year $47 and to carry forward the large balance of $469,000 to Underwriting Buspense Account, which figure I can assure you is more than has been our practice in past years, as far as ample to provide for any possible losses. It

losses and this plan has bece adhered to as was humanly possible, not to underestimate regards the year now being dealt with, but as

H.E. Yuan Shu-bain, Governor of Shantung, has suggested that officials who have been cashiered for their apiuth habit may be rein- stated in their offices if they really have given up smoking, and the suggestion has met with the approval of the Anti-Opium Commissioners and the Government.**

The meeting then endé1. · ·

NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.

extraordinary general meeting of members was At the conclusion of the above meeting held for the purpose of adopting a new meme- randum and articles of association. The same directors and shareholders (with the exception of Messrs. J. A..Jupp, and W. H. Wickham) were present.

The secretary having read the notice of the meeting,

According to "Who's Who," the late Mr. George Murray Bain was born on the 24th Scotland. He received his education, at the" August, 1842, and was a native of Montrose,

"Məniz-16 Borough School. Precame to Hong. The Chairman aid: 'Gentlemen, I will, with kong on the 9th February, 1864, and joined your permission, take the Report a read. A the China Mail a sub-editor and reporter.

is almost entirely due to the fall in exchange. and 1881, he took an active part in fighting the Comparison of the years 1996 and 1907 shows He subsequently became editor and in 1872, an increase la net premium of the latter which took over the proprietorship. During 1887 foldest in 1907 shows an increase of $20,oor, vicious policy of the then Governor, Bir John Pope which is satisfactory. Turning to the other Hennessy. He had consistently upheld British title or povariation in commission, charges, etc. towards other nationals, He was one of the side of the account you will see that there is interests and maintained as impartial attitude

while loves paid shows an increase of $150,000, oldest [durnalists in the Far East and took an the increase in the dollar figure as in the case interest in all public movements and was a of takings being largely due to exchange; the keen supporter of all sports." He joined with.

amounts to $359,900 which we propose to deal| Review in 1892. He converted the China Mail". with as follows:-To pay a final dividend of into a private Limited Company in October, $1.50 per share, to add £8,000 to Reinsurance 1906. He was a member of the Hongkong, Fund and to carry forward the balance of $231,000 Jockey and Cricket Clubs. to Underwriting Suspense account. "As regards (1938 account there is a falling off in premium` of $58,000 and in interest of $15,000 while.on paid are smaller by $44,000, while the balance the other side of the account losses and claims

ACCUSED OF LARCENY FROM WO ARM, Morris Bon, Huaian Jaw,"?ho calls him." carried forward is only $8,000..less_that_the_ previous year. On the whole we consider the self a commercial traveller, and ho was com figures very satisfactory and we therefore revicted a week ago and sspicaced to twa commend the payment of an interim dividend months' hard labour for the larceny by bailas of $3 per share on account of 1908 and a bonus of $500 belonging to a woman named Dora to contributor of 20 per cent, carrying forward. Jackson, has been granted a re-hearing,Ar the time the Russian was convicted the story- the balance,

was told that he received Igoo from the Jackson woman to purchase a draft and it was alleged that be converted the money to his own use.

The to-hearing took place before Mr. J. H. Kemp in the Police Court, this morning, when the convicted man was called to the stend to give evidence on his own bekalf,

A CHINESE "brave" belonging to à regiment in the Sen Oo district was arrested by Inspec tor McDonald at Yau-ma ti yesterday on a charge of trespass. The "sojer man," who had evidently come to Hongkong to "see things" was discovered in the Yau-ma-ti Police Station examining the building." When asked for the permit he smiled blandly. In the Police Court pur now system of working has only been in past your Directors have had.under considers. R. Lensmann, & W. Helms as directors, to-day he paid $2 for the surprise visit.

Tuz Hippodrome Circus and Meoagerie, we

representative of the show, will arrive bere on A. S. WATSON & CO., Monday next from Saigon by the French mail, Owing to the unqualified success of the Hippo- drome at the French settlement, which occa sioned brisk booking, the company made their stay at the port for a longer period than, was originally contemplated. The opening night in Hoogkong will be on Wednesday, the 28th 128 ipst,

LIMITED,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

AND

Hongkong, 17th March, 1999.

* DAILY-180 per anným.

SUBSCRIPTION RATRS (IN ADVANCE)

WEEKLY-$18 per sunum.

The vator par quarter, and par mousem, proportions Subscription for any period loss than one month will be charged as for a full montli

· The daily imue la delivered free, when the address i

soceable to memanger., Poak abscribers can have

their coples delivered at their roldancos without sny extra charge. On lõples sent by 'post ap saditi ns1.82.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

world is 80 centa per quafter. Bingle Confes Daily, ten cents. Woekly, swan

Are outs (for cash only)

The Hongkong Celegraph

Hongkong, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1909.

THE RICE INDUSTRY,

CRISIS IN SAIGON MILLING-INDUSTRY

The rice milling industry at Saigon is pass Ing through a serious crisis owing to scarcity of the grais in the market. It appears that there is no dearth of the cereal in the country, but the coltivators are holding on to their stocks in the hope of realising higher prices from the millers, who are mostly Chinese.

For a long time past these millers have combined to force the cultivators' into parting with their grain at very low prices. Every year, the millers corner, the available stocks of paddy and afterwards dispose of them at enor mous profits, gone of which, however, falls to 'the cultivators,

The Chairman said :-Semtlemen, the adver ready passed I will now call upon the Secretary tised time of the extraordinary meeting being al. to read the notice convening it. For some time tion the existing form of the Society's Me morandum and Articles; these were originally framed over 25 years ago when the pravailing

Mr.Rouse seconded,

The motion was unanimously adopted. Mr. Ede proposed the election of Messrs. C

Mr. Carvalho seconded. Agreed.

The Chairman: Gentlemen, this is all the

to-morrow,

were present.

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meeting.

The secretary read the, notice convaning the

COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER'S

DILEMMA

term of imprisonment. He knew Dora Jack son for a couple of months. He first met ber in Hongkong.

Mr. 3. H. Gardinor (for the defence)-Did you meet her in Shangbai?—No,

Did she give money to buy a draft?—No- thing of the kind.

So that what the stated last time is false? Falst.

-Na.

Have you had money transactions with ber?

$40 for shoes and kimonos I brought her. These can be found in her room.

Do you owe her money?No. She owes me

left without seeing her.

Were you or friendly, terms with ber?-1-

force since the beginning of 1906-it-is-difficult to foreteli with accuracy what the third and fourth year's settlements will amount to; we are advised by Mr." A. Jackson, the advance have therefore deemed it wiser to provide an customs was to make the Memoranda of Asso. business; dividend warrants will be sent out The defendant, stated he was now dolog 4

additional margin of safety over estimates by ciation as short as possible. The terms of carrying, forward, in's liquid form, a larger the "objects" clause, usually being confined

NEW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. amount that at present seems accessary, into a very limited statement of the purpose for stead of placing it to Reserve Fund, and-1-feel which a Company was incorporated and no after the actual meeting. Mr. E. Ormiston An extraordinary general meeting, wan beld sure that this policy which is dictated by pru altempt made to take the inany other in-agalo presided, and the same-shareholders dence will meet with your cordial approval. cidental powers, the eccasion for the exercise The figures for 1908, as shown in the Report of which has since frequently arisen. Modem are satisfactory as far as they go. The first methods are the exact antitheses of the old year's loss settlement shows'n decrease of one practice and provide not only such. powers as

The Chairman said:-Gentlemen, The ex- per cent, as compared with the previous for-the time belog appear necessary but also isting Memorandum and Articles of Association year and we feel that, we cku quile safely such as may possibly be desirable in the fature of the Company have lately been the subject of recommend the declaration of an interion and this seems the preferable course in view. of your Directors' attention. The Company was dividend of $30 per share on account the trouble and expease involved in effecting founded as long ago as 1865, when, what is now of 1908 and the payment of a bonus of 20 per alterations in Memoranda of Association which, deemed old-fashioned Memoranda of Asiocła.... alike those in the Articles, requires, the sanction werein vogue. The Union Insurance Society tion of the Court even after ad ption by share of Canton, Ld, have just passed a resolution holders. The revised Memorandum which is with a view of bringing their Memorandum,and now submitted to you for adoption embodies Articles of Association, up to date. It is very not only such incidental powers as the present convenient that the constitution-of-this-Com-Jealousy." occasion suggests but also such others as the pany should be be all fours with that of the future may call for As regards the Articles of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld., and it Association these have been generally modern is proposed to give effect to this by the amended form of Memorandum and Articles now before you 3 will now put the Resolution: That the Company be respectively extended, altered and Memorandum and Articles of Association of the amended so as to read as shewa in the print signed for the purpose of identification by the Chairman of this Meeting and that such ex. tanded, altered, and amended Memorandum and Articles of Association be henceforth adopted as the Memorandum and Aricies of Association of the Company to the exclusion

AT the instance of Sergeant Angus, of Cheung. chau Police Station, a coolic named Lam Shui Hing was charged before Mr. F. A. Haxaland to-day with larceny. The evidence heard was in effect, that some time yesterday afternooncent; to contributors. The falling off in takings one Chau Shun, who is employed by the heed give you no auxiety for if you study the Kowlooo-Canton Railway, let fall to the published results of the underwriting of many street five twenty-cent pieces which he was

of our Home competitors you will find that handing over to another person. Before he those with a reduced premium income have bad time to recover the cash, defendant made the-best-profita, for-in-a-dreadful year rushed up, gathered up the coins, and bolted, such as bad just passed when as the direct re- Three weeks hard shout, and six bours" sult of bed trade competition ran riet and rates -stocks wat Lam's medicine.

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in many directions were cut down below aised, and brought into line with the existing. paying level, carefal management dictated that practice of the Society in several respects, cer POLICEMAN Pepperell, of the Water Police doved; ibis points to safety and the maintensions which were-odworkable omitted. Your the worst paying accounts should be abantain doiirable additions made, and other provi- Station, while on duty-in-the police pinnace ance of results pch as shareholders in this in the harbour yesterday, saw a sampan meking Society have learned to look for. We have in the direction of the shore. Do the deck of old and tried officers in charge of our chief the craft was a quantity of coal. The sampan branches anditmust be gratifying to you to note was hailed, and, failing to obey the order to that they have not been tempted to depart from stop, the pinnace started out in pursuit. Before the wise policy of the Company and engage in the rampac could be reached the crew had a blind scramble for business at any price such dumped the coal overboard Two women,

Directors believe that in their amended form the Memorandum and Articles will meet all practical requirements and Call for no further alterations for many years to come.. Share holders in all parts of the world outside Hong- kong have been given the opportunity of per- using the Memorandom and Articles in their

| Leung Mui, and Lai Mui,,were arrested and **, I am afraid, han boen characteristic of the present form and have unapimously approved of those heretofore prevailing."

charged with disposing of prophily, which was suspected to have been stolen, in order to avoid discovery. The case was heard by Mr. F. A Harland and each defendant was fined $50 The fisch were paid.

EARTHQUAKE IN FORMOS

TEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED.

[From Our Own Correspondent...

of them, I will now put the resolution:- clation at the Society be respectively extended, That the Memorandum and Articles of Asso altered and amended so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of identification. by the Chairman of this Meeting and that such extended, altered and amended Memorandum and Articles of Association be benceforth adoped as the Memorandum and Articles of Asociation of the Society to the exclusion of those heretofore prevailing."

The motion having been seconded, was un- asimously adopted,

SOKNE IN QUEEN'S ROAD.). A DRUNKEN COOLIE AND AN INDIAN

POLICEMAN,

Mr. Ede moved that Maisis H. A. Siebs,

directors be confirmed. A Forbes, C. S. Subbay, and G. Friesland an

Mr. Rouse seconded. Agreed.

The Chairman: That concludes the basi ness, gentlemen, and I am obliged to you'fer your attendance. A confirmatory meeting will be held on the 7th of May, at 12.45 p.m.

'SIR ROBERT HART,

And you were arrested before you left the Colony?--Yes.

Then what was the reason for this

fond of me and I did not care for her...

Jealousy? In what way?-She was very

Mr. Gardiner gave the defendant a list of women's' nemes and asked him if he was acquainted with them, Only ope defendant knew the

her?-No.

Was Soo paid by you or anyone else for

You haven't f50-No. All I have is $ryd, lent you $son? Nothing of the kind, sir..

Is it tran that the prosecutrix, Dora Jackson,

She made no loan whatever ?—No!

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on the 30th March -No. She told me to get The Court-Did she band you any money-

her a doctor and I did no, I also paid for the medicine before I left for Singapore.

When did you leave here?—Un 14th March, On what staamer? --Nara.

And, of course, you returned on the Tonkin?. -Yes.

When were you arrested ?-On 2nd April. Commercial traveller.

What are you? What is your occupation?-

- Are you often 'in the Hait?-Two. years be• tween thisand Shanghai,

Why did you hot, when you were asked at. the last-bearing what you bad to say, deny the

Sir Robert Hart is expected to arrive backstory of the prosecutrix? -1 had no solicitor in Peking la the cound of July. It is not All she said at the time was falss, koown how lang be is likely to remain,—N, G. D. Neto,

year now over. There are sigan that, owing to world generally the tendency of rates is the disastrous experience of the underwriting upwards; already in certain directions an improvement has takes place and we hope that such improvement will become general. The incidence of Total Losses of first class liners has been one of the features of '1908 and our Reinsurance Food which was established to provide for just such ap eventuality has.au: tomatically come into play. The land bas grown steadily during normal years and may be expected to increase again.aï.yatrs go on. - To-day it equals our capital. The report be- fois you, gentlemen, is in itself a good one and REVOLT OF THE GROWERS.

Taipeh, 16th April, you are to be congratulated on the out-turo-of å

The evidence of several other women of the The cultivators have discovered this prac- The earthquake, which happened, yesterday. year which to many others has been zot se pro.

underworld was taken and all denied thar‍ the tice and refuse to sell their grain, with the con(rgth inst.) was of more than ordinary violence fitable. You will be glad to hear, that we have

prosecutrix gave defendant the money to buy sequence that at the end of last month the and resulted in considerable loss of life and not forgditen our staff and have voted a bonus

A draft. Ons went so far as to remark that the A coolle who had imbibed no less than threa aituation as very serious. The cultivatore much damage to property in the prefectures of of 15 per cent. of a year's salary to the Provi-catlics of amisku at his dinner last night and

A PRICKED CONSCIENCE.

$100 was given defendant as a present. Ans would only sell gaddy when driven to it by North Formoso.

dear Fund of each member who ith our ser became uncontrollable, made thinga lively in"

other said it was a Joan. This witness, "dúring want of money. The milers find themselves

According to the report of the Taiboku Ob vice at the end of this month. Before propas. Queen's Boad for a short while.. First of all, and

COOLIE'S ACCIDENT LEADS TO HIS ARREST.

the adjournment, asked prosecutrix, "How was is a fix owing to their being bound by servatory, it happened at 3.54 a.m. on the 15th, ing the adoption of the Report and Accounts 1 agafust the wishes of bis chums, the "gay one? contract to supply the export firms with and the vibration lasted for 3 minutes, of which shall be glad to know if any shareholder wishes staggered to the street and, taking up a safe post-stances, was effected by the Shan-ki-wan police was that prosecutrix "was, thinking of some it you aworn, you gave Marils $500 to make a An arrest, pader most peculiar circam draft? She stated that the reply she received heavy deliveries of gralo. They buy only just a period of 47 seconds was severe and the re- to ask any questions. though grain to meet the contracts. But the mining time bardly parceptible to the ordinary

tion so as to protect himself against moving the other day, Nearly a week ago a coolie,thing site when she swore." cultivators demand such high prices 'as to leave persone. From the same observation, the ken- The Chairman proposed the adoption of the ceeded to address a crowd that wasn't there. footing while attempting to board a tramcar intended to subpocas more witnesses, and the lamp posts and such-like dangerous things, pro giving the name of Wong Yau, missed his At this stage Mr. Gardiner intimated that he the millars so profit at all on the transaction.tre of the tremor is estimated to be about 36 raport and accounts. The result is the millors suffer heavy losses miles north-east of Taibokų, presumably the

An Indian policeman who, it would deem, can- which was in motion, with the result that Wong case was continued to Friday, Bail was res owing to the rise in the price, and owing to bed of the sea between Keelung and Giran, of you have listened with the greatest interest away.. Yau Shing stopped his speech for a time injured the back of his craniom. The lojured Mr. Ross sald-Gegileman, 1 feel sure-all--not appreciate geed-oratory, ordered the coolie dropped to the roadway with a dull thud, and

fused, their smaller output of cleaned rice-working The velocity of vibration was 86 millimeters to the Chairman's speech," which to my mind to tell the officer that he was a "black bird, man was picked up by the police in na no expenses standing the same all the time. persecond, that is, having a force strong enough is a clear and comprehensive statement of the and requested him to go and get his neck conscious condition and removed to the Gov. to crack rudely-made brick walls, to pull down working of the Society during the periods.com-washed," And once more he proceeded to wax erament Civil Hospital, where, on being old plaster walls, to tumble small bottles and cerned. After two years, such as 1907 and eloquent, and once more he had to stop fo let saatched, a number of pawatickets relating to This morning, in the Police Court, before to stop a clock, and therefore it was able to food, years, 1 may mention, fraught with ex-the policeman know his thoughts Becoming some stolen clothing were found in his posses Mr. J. H. Kemp, the chair coolis break down the cativa houses made of mud,' ceptional difficulties to Underwriters, it must, tired of the interruptions, and being jeered at slon: The clothing was stolen from a house found in possession of the silver cigarette

According to the Taiwan Nicht-nichi Shimpo, I think, be particularly gratifying to Share by the real crowd which had gathered around at Shan-kl-wan. Friends of the coolie were belonging to Mr. C. 3. Wade, of of to-day's date, alace the Japaness occupation holders, to find that the Society's experience of by now, Yau piloted his way into the middle of very much surprised when they heard of his was brought up on a charge of vola of the island, there has been only one such the business of the year rooy permits of the pay the street and possessed himself of a brick, downfall. Ons stated that the reason why jou. The only witness called violent shaking as the present in North Forment of an incressed, fioul dividend for that which he presented to the policeman in an Wong Yan fall out of the car was because his cation was Mrs. Wait! moss, it happened at 8 am, on 7th Jane, tool, year, while its forecast of the ultimate result of informal manner in the middle of the bacia conscience pricked him as an ad curati when there was only one man killed. By the operations for 1908 warrant the incommendation.Yade night out here ended. He was seired Wong was discharged from hospital this bare on the 15th December

* case as that belonging to Mr present earthquake, however, until noon to day, by the Board of the usual pierim Dividend one, tog gently, sad, rushed to the Central morning, and appeared before Mr. F. A. the Chiye Marn. There are reported to be g persons killed, ga and Bonus of zox to Cributors, 1 and Police Station and taken before Inspector Gour. Hazaland, charged with the larceny of clothing Colony herrepo wounded, with 35 honsus, totally destroyed and glad of the Chairman's assurance that although tay, who

the wily Yas this mornin 112 damaged. A slight tremor followed soon to addition, bas bean made to the Reserve before

His Worship adjourned the case in order (þat || Hii Wonship after the first shock and another at 7.1o the Fond, further claims have been amply provided: aqual

the defendant be-placed under

same morning,

for by the sum which, në be man

A LOSING BUSINESS. The Opinion, Saigon newspaper, says that each mill is losing about five thousand dollars a day, and hold the cultivators to blame for not readily selling at a profit. Far worse are the Chinese specalators who, until lately, took ad- vantage of their ignorance and lack of busidess knowledge to swell the profits of the rice millers. The millers and the exporting firms, says that foutual, are trying to force the Government to bring pressure to bear upon the cultivators to self their paddy at rates to suit the millers. The remark is made that it would be far better for the millors to change their methods, and to part of their, huge profits to fall to the Allows poor cultivators,--Straite Niskar, *

No questions were asked,

the ballef being that the man's mind}]

TAB CIGARBITE CASE,

TO DE RETURNED TO OWKERAN