A. 8.
Entimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY MAY 6 1000
legislation the most important market for prepared oplum from Macko was closed by a stroke of the panas from the 1st April last. It will be remembered, that, prompted by a desire to demonstrate to Chips the sincerity of her wish to co-operate with the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE German mail of the 7th April was deli. vered in London on the sth lost.”
THE British steamer Indrani, which went ashore on the Island of Mashima last month, was
to Kobe under her own steam.
endorse the
respondents la thle column.
MACAO'S TREASURY,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LONGKONG TELEGRAPH." SIR-With
'CURIOUS SPECTACLE-
ANIAO
*POLICE, COURT.
The compound of the Central Police Station was the scene of a singularly amusing spec tacle this morning. The First Pol ca Magis- rate (Mr., H. Kemp) had not long started
HEW STANDARD OIL COMPANY. STEM
THE HONGKONG RUN
WATSON & CO., Government le Peking towards the suppression refloated at 4 o'clock an aoth ult, to proceded With reference to the later which the day's work when the comparative tranquil branch of the Standard Oil Company of New
LIMITED
ESTABLISHED A.D: 1841.
CHEMISTS
Hongkong, 6th May, 1909.
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This afternoon, on the invitation of the local
York, a number of people boarded. pany's steam-launch Standard at Blake Pier make an inspection of the wa. in Hongkong for the first time fate hour of the Standard's i Blake Pier, we are unable to i report, but a detailed description of will prove Interesting......
The skiabula is tank steamer. tons, which will be engaged in the oil trada back twaen San Francisco sod Hoogh capable of carrying 9.000 tone
"of the opiom traffic, Dr. Hamilton Wright, ons
affairs, allow me to inform you that you werely of the premises was rudely disturbed by a of the American delegates to the recent intere
wrong when you stated that the impoverished series of howling and screaming which were national Opium Conference, had in preparation IT will be remembered that at the last annual | state of the Macao exchequer was entirely due as loud and far-reaching as they were protract a short but drastic.Bill which placed opium, ex meeting of the P. & O. Company, Sir Thomas to the huge drains made for the benefit of ed. They evidently came from a pair of lungs Sutherland, Chairman of the Board of Direc. | Timor. The fact is that the remittances to which most have previously undergone an cept for medicinal purposes, anderthaban. That
ters, made a reference to the possibility of the Timor were insignificant in comparison to the abeormal amount of exercise. The troublo Bill was introduced into the House of Represent important development of the frozen trade in remittances to Lisboo, which I best on good appears to have been caused by a middle stiyon simultaneously with the meeting of the pork from Chiax to Europe." In some quarters authority reached the enormous sum of aged Chinaman who had been arraigned before Conference at Bhanghai.. It was passed by the Sir Thomas's remarks were greeted with amuse- $1,000,000 in ten years¡—Yours, &c.
the magisterial presence do a charge of being VERITAS.
le unlawful possession of a quantity of lead. House and subsequently adopted by the Sepala. ment, but according to the Hankow cor
There was not sufficient evidence just then to it provided that "after the first day of Aprit respondent of the Poking and Tientsin Times,
the Trade is already being carried on. On [The statement wrongly attributed to us was convict the man, so the very common course BY AFFOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THe aineteen hundred and nine, it shall be unlaw the sth ultimo, there was in' Hankow 8,000 made by the writer of the leitor which was of a remand, was taken. As is usual io every bulkbhat The Ashlagula had origi
teas of frozen pig waiting shipment. Blue published in our issue of yesterday.—ED, | case where a prijoner is being conducted into GOVERNO
Fdopel steamers will take this cargo to Liver. | EL.K. T.]
his cell, the man was gently taken by the queue prior to being accommodated in State lodging pool. A huge trade is about to begin, con
The man evidently did not appreciate being later the correspondent referred to. A re- now bandling not only pig, but pheasante, duck,
handled in this mapper by his sacred append frigerating company has been started, and is
age, for he raised a series of howling which teal, geese, grause, etc. Bankow is angerly,
caused the presidiog magistrates to look up looking forward to the fatore when this comp
YERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
Watson's HYGIENOL,
AND.
BUBONIC PLAGUE
fol
to import into the United States opium in any form or any preparation and derivative thereof; Provided that opium and preparation and derivatives thereof, other then smoking opium or opium prepared for smoking, may be Imported for medicinal purposes only, under regulations which the Secretary of the Trea
THE GARDEN PETE.
AN AFTERNOON OF ENTERTAINMENT,
spluttered; be brought into play: his vocal
ed to the Russian Governmer i being Graf Stre Gane. During the a hostilities between Russia
aktöðu 'a was commissioned to car the Russian Governmest capacity is 7,500 tons and the steamer is filled with 'tween decks. The steamer uses oil fuel
That the hard-working and enterp.ising Com la surprise. He screamed, ba shouted, he and is well adapted for carrying very sadzilive. sury is hereby authorized to prescribe, and when any gols working on fall steam, and there is mittee who have been responsible in organising ergans an ba perhaps never did in his life The Anhtabula will sail from Hongkong on
Cargo, Fach as and pepper so imported shall be subject to the duties which avery Indication of the assured prosperity and the above Fételu aid of the Soldiers and Sailors before. When the impromptu vocalist saw the gh instant via Japan porte. it will, arrive
are now or may bareafter ba imposed by law.” The immediate effect of the Bill, as we ra marked at the time; was to sound the deaths
- knell of the trade heretofore carried on between
It has been proved by repeated experimenti
'that " WATSON'S HYGIENOL” - is the
especially rat fleas.
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futura greatness of this happily, situated town.
WATER POLO,
the floor and would not bidge an inch till ac that this did not take effect, be squatted flat on
Home and the Seamen's Institute have succeed ed in their commendable efforts was simply parent yesterday alternoon and evening, when a large gathering of the Colony's citizens availtual force was brought to bear on the obstre: perous cil man.: Once safely lɔd ed in the cell, one might have supposed that his ardour would be somewhat damped, but those is the neighbourhood of the cell were treated to a freak eropting of discordant notes. A short respite was fortunately later on obtained, bal the entertainment shortly afterwards started afresk and the man was still howling when our
The first Water Polo Match of the Seasoned themselves of this novel form of entertain the Portuguese Colony of Macao and the took place yesterday afternoon at the Victoria meal, so seldom seen in Hongkong. Each visi Californian coast in prepared opium. The Recreation Club's enclosure between teams for who invested a few dollars in yesterday's Macao Farmer, whose "chop is so much representing the Bays Own Club and Lusitano Fete should feel happy in the thought that he or most potent agent for the destruction of fees, appreciated is Sas Fradcists and the neigh. Recreation Club and ended in a win for the she materially assisted in augmenting the foods latter Club by five goals to all, The Boys in aid of deserving institutions. The numer made a mistake in changing their goalkeeper
aus side-shows proved very attractive and were well patronised, The credit for the success the right place and no doubt the change ing ladies and gentlemen, who spared no pains accountable for the above score. However, to make the show a success:-Col. Darling. slight reverse, as they played well against Mrs. F. H. May, Major H. F.T. Fister, Mr. the Boys need not be discouraged at this R. E., Commodore Lyon, R. N., Lady Piggott, their formidable opponents and with more S.T. Dann and Mr. A. Moreno, Houorary Se practice should do well in the Shield Competi-cretary. A word of thanks is also due to the tion' this Sasson.
numerous ladies and gentlemen who gracious-
It has now been proved, that. Plague ismoke," bought all his raw opium in the after the first half as Rodrigues in goal was inhich atiended the Fè.e is due to the follow. tepresentative left the Court.
conveyed to human beings by means of fleas from rats which have died of this disease.
All risk of infection can be avoided by washing the floors, etc,, or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution of "WATSON'S HYGIENÒL," A los
bouring territory by consumers of the "black
Hongkong market, The quantity taken by the neighbouring colony was, we believe, ap. proximately one hundred and fifty chest a month, more or less, according to re quirements. To supply the local demand an infinitesimal quantity was "prepared," all the rest being exported ready for cousumption to San Francisco. The estimated.
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The Teams were as follows:-
B. O. C.-A. H, Elis, A. H. Carroll, A. S. ly assisted with vocal and incremental items,
CANZON DAY BY DAY,
RIVER COLLISION.
[From Our Own Correspondent,]
Canton, 5th May. This morning the C. M. S. N. Co.'s sienmer Kiar lang, inward bound from Macao, collided the Dutch Folly. The latter vessel suffered considerable damage. and a quantity of her Cargo was lost,
mailing. It will take the most direct route to at San Francisco within go days of the time of San Francisco.
THE CHINESE SEAMAN;
ARTICLE IN A LONDON PAPER.
In the London Daily News recently thera appeared the following account of the manners and customs of the Chinese reaman by Mr. F Brett Young-
spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to quantity exported to America was something Ellis, 1. Chunyat, F. K. Tata, C. A. C. Rodri. and without whose assistance, half of the after" with a native craft fully laden with firewood at, of yellow, men, with eyes inscrutable and
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three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose. HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND
GERMICIDE
Price par Pict........
ป
Gallon
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
AND
50 cents.
... 52.co
KOWLOON DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 17th March, 1009.
NOTICE
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like 75 per cent, of the entire quantity "prepar. ed" ia Macao. It is, therefore, fot difficult to re- alise the extent of the loss to the Opium Farmer by reason of the prohibition enforced in San
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gües and L. G. Cordeiro..
anon's fun would have been lost,
They live in the frecastle of a big trading vessel, which makes a steady twelve, kuais out East and back again, forty-bud men, of like passions with ourselves, but of a different colour. To the officious and uninterested European they pass for a qurly community not always friendly, long pigtails, and my sterious vices whom it bohoves them to ade dress with asperity and hold in a tolerant fempt. As a matter of fact they are as boasst, cleatly, and kindly a set of men as may be found between the ports of London and Shang...
"Half of them are firemes, aut ball deck RAILWAY RECEIPTS.
bands; before the common enemy as clannish The amount of the daily collection în fares | ai a trade colon, but within themselves divided
V. R.C.-A. V. Barros, A. E. Alver, P. Megramine was provided for the delectation of During the afterooso, a well-arranged pro- Remedios, F. da Roza, A.J. V. Ribeiro, E. M.O. Remedios and J. M. Lepes.
the visitors. The dublogus, between Mrs.
LIKIN COLLECTIONS. Worthington and Miss Ella Rowe was parti-
The collection of Likin dues in Canton dur cularly good and wonderfully caught
on with the audience. be exhibitions of jiu-jitseing the first ten days of this moon, as reposted by the Likis officials to the Viceroy, amounted juggling and Japanese word-fencing, or
to 34,450.3.30 taels, ganized by the Nippos Club, were very much admired. The display of wax works and living advertisements," organized by Mrs. Bayard,
COITON YARN IN JAPAN,
EXISTING CONDITION AND FUTURE
PROSPECT,
Francisco. To be fair, the Macao Farm was rendered for at a time when there was not the feast polion that extraneous influences would be brought to operate against it by the loss of a market of the consumptive ability of the United
The high price of raw cotton bas discouraged were one of the most interesting features of the States, The monopolist, paid a yearly rental bulls on the Yara Exchange, but the improve afternoon, and were participated in by several of $334,000 to the Ponuguesa. Governmentment in silver bas encouraged the market, and well-known people. At 9'clock, a concert was when he enjoyed the freedom of exportation the quotations for the forward delivery, which given under the direction of the Rev. J. A. A ¿cross the Pacific. But when the þarrier was
had been rapging from Yire to Y116, rose on Baker and proved a success ja every respect. Saturday, by from X1.59 to 3.55 for delivery, An hour later, that sham monster which ap in April, Max and June, The Bepeats to the heart of every true Celestial the gives the following as the opinion of a cer-dragon-was paraded through the Gardens tuin authority on the existing condition and The bright little illuminations which covered prospects of the spinning industry in Japan, the dragoo afforded a prasy spectacular effect. Two extremo opinions are entertained regard
A word of thanks is due to the Buffs and ing the prospects of the industry, one optimis 13th Rajpats Band for the readapce during tic and the other pessimistic. But the the progress of the Fère. Top much praise future cannot be foreseen, and both sides cannot be bestowed as Mr. o Kom Tong are probably mistaken. Regarding the exist and his compatriots for their able supervision 10g condition of the industry it may be not of an important siction of the ete, while of cd that the sale of fine yards at bome still the ladies who attended the flower and sweet general depression of trade, but the export re-, bearts of mere mso, with a consequent loosen ceptinues unfavourable in consequence of the stalls, their beaming am les conquered the
raised against the entrance of opium in America from the 1st April, the Farmer im A. S. WATSON & CO.. madiately realised the precariousness of his position. The resulting consequence was not LIMITED,
surprising. Representations, usual in such circumstances, were addressed to be Gover nor of Macao wherein the greatly diminish ed value of the monopoly was pointed out to His Excellency and concessions urged in favour of the petitioner, These concessions were to take the form of a rescission of the then subsisting Contract, and the letting oumains satisfactory. The depression in the yarn ing of purse-strings. of a now Farm upon a greatly commuted rental. The amount, as we have board stated, offered by the old Farmer was $80,000 against the old rental of $334,000 per annum. Certain stipulations were also made in regard to a return of the deposit money which was in the bands of the Government as a guarantee of good faith for the due performance of the con tract. The deposit in value represented $1,333.53, that is, the equivalent of opg third of a whole year's rental. With his
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Ordinary businow communications should be addrowod
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market since last year is undoubtedly partiy accounted for by a falling off in the demand, but the principal cause is the over-production of spindles after the war. This contention consequent upon the the precipitate încrease.
borne out by the statistics of yarn con sumption for last year, when the market was extremely depressed, as the figures show that the consumption of yarn was not much below that of a normal year in the past. The latest foreign telegrams 'ad- vize a marted advance in the raw cotton market, and it is considered by some that the recognised sense of equity, the present Gov. spinning industry has again become enveloped erner, HE Senbor. Rocadas, at once adin gloom, This is too hasty a conclusion. The The daily fun is delivered free when the address Imitted, if not in its entirely, at any rate
kooemible to memanger. Peak subscribers can have
SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) DAILY-188 per Lanca WREELY-1 per sanum,
Ths rates per quarter andi per ›maneum, proportions!
Subscriptions for any period less than one month
will be charged as for a fall month.
their coples delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copios sent by post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage, The postage on the weekly lane to any part of the
to a large extent, the reasonableness of the Farmer's representations; and His Excellency was averse to enforcing the strict felter of the contract, according to the best information from Masas. His reference to the Ministry for the Bingis Copine, Daily, tan centa. Weekly, twenty-Colonies in Lisbon liimately elicited the
five ombs (for cash only)..
world is 80 cents per quarter."
The Hongkong Celegraph
“Hongkong, ThurSDAY, MAY 6, 1909.
command that the provisions of the agreement were to be enforced to the latter. In obedience to that command Governor Roçadas saw no option but to comply with his home in- stractions by forfeiting the deposit. money of Sr11,333.33 and what is even more extraor- dinary. by expropriating the property, of the MACÃO OPIUM FARM,
eplum factory. This latter power in conferred to the Government by one of the clauses of the For the past few days, Macko has figured agreement, What brought about the anouit somewhat prominently in the columns of the ment of the contract is the fact that the Farmer Telegraph, but
—a Hoogkong Chinese gentleman, Mr. Óbau. as the events chronicled and
Ki Shan (or Chan Yau Hin, as he is known in commented upon are not without a bearing on Hongkong, they cannot be said to have with his rental for the months of April and May Macao) of the Yuen Wo, firm-was in arrear calved more than their share of attention. Apart from the public assembly which was held amounting to $55,000 at $18,000 per mansen. A last Saturday and the numerous questions curious complication arises in the re-entry by the Government of the factory property, since raised therest by one of the several speakers, a matter which has been engaging the consider the land and building are not owned by the
tion of the Government and the commercial community has been the slidim pizzantons of the Opium Farm Hongkong, in common with its Portuguesa nelghbour, kas its oplum problem to solve ; but the solation, now that Bir Frederick
resented such
Farmer but were leased by him for the pur poses of his, business-in-the-meantime the Macao Government is conducting its own Copium-monopoly. Whether it will be of greater been to the loterest of the Colony, remains to be seen. The perplexity of the situation, created for the Governor is one that. is, nous: 100 pleasant to contemplate by an who possess considerable interests in the poigh-
planing companies are all holding stocks of
mw cotton purchased when the market was comparatively low, and this stock will last till July or August next, so that the spinning mills will not yet begin to use the higher-priced ma- terial. Moreover, it is problematical whether locger, and it is therefore au exaggeration to the present high prices will continue much conclude that the present quotation of raw cot ton is a serious blow to the spinning industry,
Japan Chronicle.
SHIPPING AND MAILS
MAILS DUE Indian (Swiring) 8th lost."
French Polynesian) coth inst. *Indian (Latsang) 12th inst,
Canadian (Emprise of India) Tith inst. Indian (Xviinng) 19th inst, “
The C. N. Co's in. Vingchow löft Shanghai on sth inst., and may be expected here on 9th Inst
The 1, C. 5. N. Co.'s su. Zaisang from Cal- entts and the Straits left Singapore for this part on 5th inst, ---
The E. & A, Cols sai Aldenham left Madila on 6th inst, at 4 am, and will arriva bare-op. 8th inst, at daylight,
The CPR Ca's ss. Empress of India arrived at Yokohama at 9 am on 6th lost, and
where she
SHANGHAI RACES,
The results of the remaining events at yes terday's meeting efter we had gone to press are as follows
4-THE PARI-MUTUBL STAKES. One mile
and a balf.. For China ponies..
Cella Rose' ainmnie Mayburyotöikuzisik Susquehanna
Time: 3 mins, 10 2/5 9709. *
5-THE RACING STAKES. Cue mile. For not run before
China ponies that have January 1, 1909.
Kirkcudbright...... Vanguard...... Besfarer.....
Time: 2 min1. 4 3/5 secu 6-THE YANGTEZE CUP. One mile and three *`` quarters. “For China pooles that have sun at
thir meeting,
Stirrup Cup...... Spres... W Sagittarias
Time: 3ʻmine, 44 4/5,#C#. 7.- The Manchu STAKKS. One mille anda quarter, For Chins ponies, band fide griffion at date of entry, that have run and not won
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and freight by the Sunning Railway during the to the extent of independent cookery, and hearly second intercalary ment was as follows rivals in the matter of quarters, devotions, and $688,83; 4th day $771,33; 5th day 1639; 6th *urst day $825.01; 2nd day 587277 ; 3rd day poultry farming,
day $835.24; 7th day $1,058.64 8th day $860.53; 6th day 5870,75 10th day. $830,03 11th day $753.79; ath-day: Sr.bo8.80, 19th day $873.851 14th day 5873:473r5th day 58103; 76th day 5793.23; #71h day $1,218.81; 18th day 1818 31; 19th day 575641 20th day $561:40; 21st day S716.94; 22nd day$1,055159 | 23rd day $694.21; 24th day $845.41 25th day 1843.00: 26th day 5586.02; 27th day 5776.15|| 78th day 5713.72; 29th day $912.47. The total amount was $34,599.0), being nearly $10,000 more as compared with the amount collected by the Canton-Hankow Railway during the same periode posta
GAMBLING SUPPRESSION. The Caston officials have an "several- eccasions contemplated the doing away with the evil of gambling in the province of Kwang tung, but they have failed to devise means for raising money sufficient to make good. the loss of the revenue derived from the different gambling-monopoliss-it-is-now-learnt that the products of the Sai Sha islands are very rich and are of various descriptions. The istands are said to be particularly rich in phospherine, and, if developed, a large sum of money can be expected annually therefrom, with which no doubt the officials will be en abled to carry out the idea of abolishing the therefore, given Instructions to the Board of gambling monopolies. Viceroy Chang bas, Reorganisation and the Kwau Ma Cha to appropriate a certain sum of money from the afficial funds with which to develop the Sai Sha islands, Testais Wong and Li have now the matter in hand.
THE 101OʻKISHN KAISHA.
"In the first of these the firemen start with a and disadvantage. Every fourth hour dis charges a watch of jubilant, coal-grimed stokers into their midst, like a pack of children/let- loose from school. Further (but te lit not in the streets of Liverpool) certato ancient, and grisly bands are honestly partial to a pipe of op om. Consequally the firemen's side of the fores castle is somewhat parilous of access; the floor sjopping wet with strenuous scrubbing, the interior dark bat for the Riful glimmer of iba iss-bouse lamp, and the air heavy with mingled odours of steaming wood, oplumamoke, and joss-stick. Yet their endeavour are honest, and the grimy stokem and clean And yellow and skiny again in half Yo hour
"The sailor' side in osturally light and airy, full of a sweet, sleepy, Oriental smell of tailken Samarcand and cedared Lebanon, the flopr covered with rushen mats, the bucks fall of radiant bedding, and the walls, chalked with spidery Chinese characters, wherein Iba vistoss and shortcomings of unconscious officem are rehearsed. And very shrewd writing it is Here, with a glorious light-heartedness, the Chinkman - who gives strong liquor a wida berib-loss his cash in the Intricacies oly Eastern dominoes, and pays smilingly. Pos cibly it is better to pay smilingly than to-ber kalfed a
"Each faction bas its private fois-house, and with the powere of nature, Osce alas, in a pursues its devotions in earnest "contection
heavy sea off Formosa, a clumsy, rollicking wave burel through the sailors' haich, and, with a flick of its irreverent, tail, put out the ever lasting fro What could follow but calamity At the very pex! E
port an elderly m quatermaster," of deblemished antece disagreed with a longsbor extent of a twelve-dollar-police-c Destiny, or the offended deity unwilling knife into the compatriots wall Long and serious discussions as-tokbe veation of such mishaps ended in a Atonement of extraordioary maga fias afer-dinner spactacle of dying sparks in a binding haze of spray)
SERVICE TO SOUTH AMERIC The Toyo Kisen Kaisha has opened itu set vice to South America and Mexico. There is some difficulty at Hoogkong, the starting polat of the service, owing to the anti-Japanese feel; ing, which is still active among the Chinese, who are averse to shipping in Japanese ves sals. The company bas decided to attract the Chinese omigrants by low fares, carrying them
“The crowoing glory of the forecastle is the in larga' compaules at half the tariff approved by the Minister of Communications. The cook. His galley in as immaculate he himself, company has applied for the approval of the Trae, he is short and inclined to be plump, but Minister of Foreign Affairs to the following reman, from his lesirous pig-taji ta his
note the dreamy, imaginaire, fashionin ii 8-THE CONSOLATION CUP. One mile and aductions in the fares of hird-class passengers fe is a matter of several: boossed
quarter. For China ponies that have run at This meeting and not wan a race.
Modfeld ............... Ravensbos
·a race...
"Vengeance
Platypus
Dobequick
Time: z mías, 98.4/5.ec.
Sacto #545488902 Times.2 mins, 37 4/5 ROCK, -THE CHAMPION SWARS STAKES. Ons mile and a quarter. For all China paples loners at this meeting w
Gemiolaisimmat som ChinaVAKİTRİNG
Worcestor
same day for Kobe, Time's a min~53 4/5 secs.
at 5pm, on 7th insta |10-TAR NIL DESPE
malls from
that have
Hongkong to Mexico ............
Calla
息
Peru
37 Chile
-Japan Chronicle
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Bo-Bo, great lubberly lad,... considerable expense to his family, method of roasting pig and
Since virtues of crackling. cookery has advanced, beyond and has found, as I think, its coarama Happ-Chow, our pastimable cooki mere navigator of the high sass of inshoals and channels of his
Oy Sunday morning, the 25th ult, at ro o'clock, fire broke out in the cotton mixing department at the mill of the Tokai Spinning Company ju Nagoya Work was going on at the mill at the Ume. The flames immediately spread to the and etheral omelettes, raw cotton and oil which wata in the buildingi | man becomes laod the engine room, two spinning rooms, a "smiles—unless it:
that curves the:] dising room, and soms 'adjoining «buildings
were swept away.
thres hours, shd sayi
do aft
The damage is erjimate
Offic
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