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169.

“OREEN INLAND GRMENT.

HUNDREDE OF THOUSANDS OF BARRELS

DE FOR THE PHILIPPINES, KENN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 18 1909.

SBD/AMBI

AN ATTEMPTED SALE

The Singapore Free Press of 28th alt, says Yesterday afternoon at Meatri Powell and Company zale room the Daich stormer Pagar, was offered at auctios. This the

AT SHANGBAK

CAPTAIN: SHOOTE HIMSELF AT WİFE'S GRAVE.

A very patholic occurrence took place in the

TALISHA.

POLICE

MUNICIPAL

RE

PLANN

vernment. In the islands in the way of modern Djame, now lying at the east end of Tabfong morning from Shanghal, reports having passad About p,ní. the gardener of the cemetery provide beleka work of the force for the the planning:of preparations, in order to make! marks the Manila Times. Throughout all the vessel, it will be remembered, which was run water in' Lat, g1-17}>NE: Long, 121tr4E.NADA tective Serveentence proceeded 18 the Cême teer force, maintained primarily for the defence be formed at all prefecturés in the southern

modar.construction.

Rapid sirides are being made by the Go improvements of a permanent character, re provinces permanent improvements such as saw municipal and provincial buildings, Hrid gas, river walls and breakwaters, Sawer and waterworks construction, and fortifications, and In all these concrete is being used, reinforced by steal which makes the buildings of the most that It was early decided by the Government th so far as possible all public construction should be of concrete.

watch would stand the tosis, of both storms and earthquake Nor, inthe | Government" alone in this class of improve, ments. The Manila Railway Company is using concrete for its bridge construction and culveris throughout the island of Luzon, and the Philip. || pics Railway Company is using concrete for itu bridge work la the islands of Panay, Negros, and Cebu Commercial houses have also adopted concrete for thair, construction work and Manila has at the present time a number of such buildings, such at the Young Men's Christian Association, American Hardware Company's building, Lack and Davis building, Olsen, building, the Church of the Capuchinos now under process of erecuss in Colle l'alacio, the now General Hospital, the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Joku ip: Kemua and the tale- phone building, while the city of Manila is con- stracting ita sidewalks of the same material.

Some idea may be gained to the amount of cement that has been shipped into these islands when it is remembered that the

sawar system construction of this city bas consumed 70,000 barrels; 12,0,0 barrels were nard is Manila's now reservoir: 9,000 barrels have been used on the dam at Mostalban for the gravity water supply: 30,000 barrels are being used in the civil qospital, 4,000 barrels 'for the new medical school; 200,000 barrals. in the fortification works at Corregidor, Grande laland, Carabao Island and Fraile Island; 10,000 barrels at Olongapo, for wharves, coal. ing station and other improvemanu; 80,poc barrels by the Philippines Railway Company in the southern islanda for bridges and culverts, and 50,000 barrels are being used for similar purposes by the Manila Railway Company,

In addition to these, school houses and pro- "vincial buildings of concrete are being erected all over the islands and among other concrete improvements might be mentioned the new breakwater and river walls in Mavila, the river walls at Iloilo, the new dock at Cabú, the

Sants Orux provincial building, the Rizal pro vincial, building, the new English Club in Manila and the construction work in cement Light Company in Manila..: a catinated

tens of thousands of barrels more will be used for additional improvements.

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A NEW CABLE STEAMER.

has

An interesting, special service steamer bas been launched from the Neptune Works, New castle, of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richard 100. The vessel, which was christened the Teleconia, is being built for submarine cablè laying and repairing purposes to the order of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, Limited, London. She is a steel, twin-screw steamer, 205 ft. in length by 30,00. 9in beam. The two cable tanks have aver 7,5co cubic feet of space, and there is, in ad- diliba, o hold for carrying buoys, grapnels, Fetc., besides very large banker capacity. There: ara also testing-rooms, while the cable ma chinery, picking up and paying out gear, of will ba the most modern description..

A CHINESE, LAW REBORM.IN

SÜNDEZ

of "the" Sättlement, the" annual Inspection is n

Though the Annual Inspection of the Muni

With regard to the abora exhibition, promot Cipal Police Force, which took place the other day dosi pot, as is the case of the Volunteers, ed by the Viceroy a Noklar, ad to by hnd Tonn the culminating point of the year's train.

atting occation at which to pezt year the Viceroy is taking avary palis in look back upon the work of the force for the the exhibition at success. He hast past twelve

my orders that Local Products Barkin @abould real test of the discipline and efficiency of the provinces, together with 2 buraaret of nien, but with the Police the case is different ports at all provincial capital and An idos is prevalent in some quarters that the ports. He points out that as, the exhil Police are first and for most a military force, wil be signalized by the word Nanyang but nothing could be more at variance with the southern ports should tender. the real facts, "It is trus that in times of and co-operate to ensure I success. Sha emergency the Foreign, and particularly the hai; as a loading port, shonid

in her efforts, Walle eulogizing. leding, branch would form an important work of the Commercial Bazaar factor in the defence of the Selliemented la Fotchou, Road and But, as it should be, the aim of every, con- apprehend the offender after commission, to Exhibition of Exports to 21 Chap stable is to prevent a crime, rather than to Arts Exhibition, the Viceroy

and has appointed Mr. Li Chungic must be regarded as more or less of a ra-

focal gentry, a Director of the azhibiston! flection on the administration of the police Total has been ordered to render his assistanc foice if a prearranged disturbance is allowed to

nach maturity. The community looks to the and to meet the necessary expenses Car Detective branch to keep in closa touch with the project-N. CA. Nors. The Ruy movement that may contain the germ of a Possible riot, and to the administration to take DECHASED: CELEBRI measures to keep the dissffected elements.

JAPAN under control; and happily there can be no

wain. But notwithstanding drills and shadow of suggestion t that the community looks pro

at

AGE "AND" CAUSE OF DEATH,

The Filmgye-no-Vikon publisken un interest- well-known Japanese statesmen, scholars, liter ary men, and others, during the present Melli parind, together with the diseater to which they succumbed. The Jopas Chronicle reproduces the list as follows debesty

Marquis Kido Koiu, statesman, aged 44, lirat trouble

"Prince" Iwakura Tomomi, "statesmen, 59, cancer of the "stomach,...,

REPORT BY CHINA“ MRRC)

STEAMER The steamer Awang Tan, belonging to the China Merchants S. N. Company, Captain, W. old cemetery at Pahsienjao yesterday after U. Lunt, which arrived in port last Tuesday noon, reports the N. C. D. Newer of soth ult wrecked junk with the mast thirty feet "bove came into the Central Polics Station and re. ported that a forelgear had that himself; De

Gibson, accompanied by Des into and cut in half by the French mail steamer of a mile from Fairy wreck buoy Klutoas at the wharf some time ago. The ship was de. Light vessel N. 50: W. if miles. The Aware tective Dimitri, at

of scribed by the auctioneers as being of 331 gross, Tah experienced light to fresh winds from S.E. tory, and there they found the dead body tw years old, with excellent machinery, boilers to South, and cloudy skies with long B.S.E. Captain A. S. Wilson lying across a grave; and fittings. She bad cost $75,000 new had the swell to Turnabout Thence light winds and An old and rosty, revolver, loaded to all bly chambers, was found near hand, and inspec le included besides the ship a large quantity of baxy weather with rain and fog to Chilang Challe body showed that there was blic her deck fittings, etc., which had been removed Foint. Thence fine and clear with smooth sea

wound under the right car. Sergeant Gibson and are now in the custody of Tanjong Pagar to porta de 75 ke peng

at once informed Mr. G. P. King and Dr There was also included any cargo which might

Billinghorst of the occurrence, and later in the be in her, there being possibly some cases of

aftstabon: an inquest was opened, and formal tin plates still in the ship. Nothing of this was, bowever, guaranteed. The conditions included

A COMPREHENSIVE SCHEME Cochrane. A fost mortar examination was evidence of identification was given by Captain removal of the vessel within thirty days, but ft was permitted to take her to certale Throne comprehensive schemes of Law resumed at to me tomorrow be The Board of Justice has submitted to the held at 7 p.m. yesterday and the inquest will be #pot - filty feat from the halks. Regulations Reform to be carried out in nine years com- The circumstances of the suicide are fall of as regards the safety of shipping, tic were mencing from the sath year of Kwang Had as paths. The deceased, who had been married also imposed. There was fair attend follows:First year; establishment of Police twice, and whose wives were buried in the ance in the auction room, but there was no and High Courts in Peking, and local Couris cemetery was seen wandering the vicinity of eagerness to start the bidding. An offer of and Courts of the First Instance in the Tamar their graven at 9 am yesterday. He returned two, hundred dollars met with no opposition City; revision of the Criminal Law I considere. to the cemetery and i pm, and about.z.lo pim.. for a long time, when thres hundred was offer- tion of the whole question of the adminis- the gardener heard the report of a revolver shat. ed. Ample time for consideration was allowtration of Justice and drafting laws governing Captain Wilson had ended his life on the grave. od but buyers were not out for cheap specula the conduct of judges, Second year finding of his first wife, and it was across it that the tions, and eventually the ship was bought in at the ways and means of establishing model body was found when the

when the police arrived on the arrived on the this price; no sale therefore rexshing.

prisons in Peking; enforcement of the lam 'scono, Roverning the conduct of Judges in Poking; No document of any kind was found on deficiency in arms the Shanghai policeman is finding the ways and

of

establishing ceased's person, but it in balieved that for some essentially a policeman, and not a soldier, Courts in the provincial capitals and commerci- | time past he had been depressed by financial. Yet while this may be said without reserve, al portri publication of the provisional rules of worry. By profession he was a pilot, and though it must not be inferred, that because the policeing table giving the age at death of many

ars only called upon to undertake military procedure; extending the scope of the regula he bad not been employed for some time, he tinna regarding petitions in litigation; drafting

was offered the task of taking a vessel up to duties in emergencies, there is no necessity for regulations respecting the recommendation and Wuhu only last Wednesday. This offer be restrict discipline. The police force now nem promotion of judges; publication of the regula fased. Yesterday morning be weat round to

bere nearly 1,800 men; and, paradoxical though trate specting the duties of judges and magis the M.M.O.A. and presented number of old it may seem, strict discipline is necessary to enable the individual members of the police to traten; drafting prisco regulations and-laws gov. books to the library of the Association. His erning the conduct of prison officials; drafting. Grat: wife died in 1885; the second three years work independently, and to act upon their own in providing for the keeping of records. Third ago. Deceased was about sixty years of age. "Initiative, in'the performance of their every-day duties. It is gratifying, therefore, to be able to year: appointment of provincial Commis sioners of Justice; enforcement of the law PROSPECTIVE JOBS FOR CHINA of all racks during the year. With a few ex-59, cancer of the stomach.

record a marked improvement in the discipline governing the conduct of such officials finding. the ways and means of establishing local Police

DOCKS,

ceptions, the foreign force has set a worthy Courts in the Tartar and Chiness City; publi

example to the other branches. In no cation of the law providing for the keeping.of

brauch has there been greater all-round records; publication of the prison regulations

improvement than in that of the Sikhs. This and laws governing the conduct of prison off. The Manila Times, of 27th ult, says: "There

may be attributed to two causes the opening cials establishment of Courts in the provincial seems to be some misunderstanding regarding of the Gurdwara, and the appointment of an capitals and commercial ports; asforcement of the attitude of the Assembly regarding the apexperienced officer to supervise the Indian the law governing the condner of the judges popriation which the Customs authorities have force. The Gurdwara has done for the morals in Chibli enforcement of provisional rulos asked for revenue cutters for the purpose of of the men what regular drill has done for their of legal procedure drafting regulations suppressing smuggling in the south, Delegate physical welfare. No race may deteriorate regarding the examination, appointment Quezon, told a Fimer reporter this morning, more rapidly when removed from ite sational. and pay of judges enforcement of the be the request of the Customs officials for money lnfluences and religious observances than the gulations respecting the recommendation and did not reach the (appropriation committee Sikhs, and as the Gurdwara provides machinery promotion of judges in Peking. Fourth year adoring, the time the appropriation bill was for dealing with the temporal as well as the Finding the ways and means of establishing being considered, and as it has been decided spiritual welfare of the Sikh community, it is Courts in the prefectures and districts of that op bill which calls for the expenditure of bound to be of great assistance in keeping the Chili; enforcement of the law regarding money to be fill, id redio cerimposible to withs up to toe Handard, is naturais cited appropriations bill, it would to with their name. Shanghai is naturally proud provide.money by a special act. It is not al of its Sikh police, and it is, therefore, à all improbable that the appropriation bill will matter for satisfaction that since the last noooster, be amended to include an allowance for the inspection their drill' has undergone great im- cutters, but of course this is something I can provement'; tha exhibition that they gaya yes. not speak about authoritatively

terday on the parade ground would have done. credit to any police force in the world. Before leaving the subject of the Sikh branch we may be pardoned for drawing attention once more to the regrettable fact that so many Indian watch- men are engaged by independent employers The without registration under the palice. advantage, to all who employ Indian watchmen, of having them kept under some central control is surely too plain to require demonstration. to turning to the Chineso-branch, it is satisfac tory to record that the policy of weeding out un desirables, of recruiting a superior class of native and of subjecting recruits to four or five month instruction and drill before they are actually employed in police work has consider- bly improved the efficiency of the native force. When all the cider members of the Chinese police who now remain have undergone similar course of training our gutive police should be the model for police forces throughout the whole Chinese Empire.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN

: " SHANGnal.

If enterprise is the mainspring of success, the Palace Hotel should have a magnificent future before it. Before it was completed it housed an International Commission in which worldwide interest was taken. Since then a wireless installation has been put in and yes. terday it was put into common Thamas

the exámination, appointment and judges; enforcement, of the regulations re specting the recommendation and promotion of judges in Chibli... Fifth year's joining the Ministry of the loterior and the Board of Finance in memorializing the Throne to enfpice the law providing for the keeping of records in Peking, settling the scheme for the establish

it as prefectures and districts

wires on the roof of are the that about 1,000,000 barrels of cement aveanly indication from the exterior that wireless been used in these islands during the past few messages can be transmitted and received on years for the construction of permanent im the premises. The transmitting and receiving provements and that during the next few years appliances are in a small chamber in the N. E. corner of the ground floor, and it was here that The following contractors and builders use demoestration of wireless tolagraphy,

the writer was privileged to witness practical Green Island cement: Manila Construction

[GAMES, THE APPARATUS AT WORK. Company Matson, Lord and Beer; J. G.

The apparatus, which is supplied by the East of Chibli; enforcement of the law regarding White and Company; Salvador. Farid: Machuca Ga Tanco; Delmar Smith; O. FAsiatic Wireless Telegraph Op, is wonderfully the examination,appointment and pay of Campbell R. M. Loper; Atlantic Gulf and compact, though to the amateur it has that judges. Sixth year: erablishment of the Courts Pacino Company. Tam

Tam Samsojoba Gordon, latent mystery which all electrical instruments in the prefectires and districts of Chill find and many otasis.

seem to possess. For while an expert may talking the ways and means of establishing district. Of the vast amount of cement already used, glibly of sparks, high-tension currents, indac: Counts throughout the Empire; enforcement In this city and throughout the islands it.is safe

tipo colla and electrolytic detectors, a casual of the New Criminal Code. Seventh year: to estimate that - three-fourths hat been the

observer is content to estimate the value of the settling the schems for the establishment of famous Green Island cement, for which W. H. apparatus by what he sees and bears without district Courts throughout the Empire; records Anderson and Company of No. 25 Plaza Goiti any attempt to dissect it piece meal. It all of cases to be kept by local Courts in Chibli.

·looks very simple when it is work. The Eighth year; establishment of district Courts are the agents.

operator, with a pair of telephons receivers throughout the Empire; records of cases to be strapped over his ears sits in front of a small kept by the Courts of the First Instance in table on which are some three or four small Chibli revision of the regulations on the recom- instruments. He is asked, ray, to call up H. mendation and promotion of judges, Ninth M. S. Astrasa. There is a tap, tap, tap.od the year; Making all judgeships tenabis for tile Morse key. of the transmisting apparatus, and enforcement of the revised regulations respect simultaneously a series of rasping sounds, acing the recommendation and promotion, of companied by bright violet sparks which come judges -Bhanghai Times, from the box'containing thespark gap. But those gentle taps are passing Current at a pressure of TO0,000 volts and high up on the roof Hertzian waves are carrying signals far and wide until hey reach their destination. Even simpler does the receiving of messages appear. By throw.

'put out-of action and' the "way is clear. for messages to come from outside. The operator merely listens through the telephone receivers mentioned above, and if a station within range is "talking" he hears the message by Morse code in a series of long or short buzzes Per haps the signal is prefaced by the repetition of

RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD. Following is the result of crushing operations at Racb for the four weeks ending 74th alt,

Bukit Komab-Stone crushed 3,667 tops: Gold obtained 933 ounces; Average per ton 5.09 dwis.

Bakit Malacca Stose crushed 2,039 LODE: Gold oblatbed to) ounces;* Average per los 1 dwt.

JAPANESE PIANOS AND ORGANS ing over a switch the tranfmitting apparatus is

IN CHINA,

The following extracts from an American consolat report for China will be of interest to musicians in Japan -

"It is interesting to note the efforts being made by the Japanese to introduce their pingos in the Chinese market, Several well-equipped factories have been established in Japan whose head builders are Japanese trained in British and American establishments. They have succeed ed in turging out handsome.pianos, which they are offering to the dealers at about one half the catalogus price. of American pianos, They are gradually overcoming the faults which are being found with their instruments, and are making soms headway, though small, in this market. As the demand for pianos is not large, they cannot, of course, expect to secure a large, trada The foreign dealers, while not refusing to pat Japanese pianos on exhibit, decline to place any number in stock, and the Japanese the importer of their own nationality to push The American trade in orgaus has suffered greatly of late on account of the introduction of Japanese baby organs at almost half the price of the American instruments. The first Japanese organs imported ware crada, but in spite of this their low cost proved a strong argument in their Tavous with the Chinese par chaser, (.The musical goods deniers, who were

trade;

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the letters *T G, in which case he is an

eavesdropper to an interchange of messages betweep Woosung and Tsungming. For por poses of demonstration, the Altrain was called up and asked to, oblige with a "song." This the handy men did immediately and for two minuter repeated a signal consisting of three dots and adash for the benefit of the writer.

DETAILS OF THE SYSTEM.

The apparatus consists of two distinct parts, the receiver and the transmitter. The current

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BRIGAND CAMPAIGN, HUMANITARIAN WARFARE IN UPPER TONKIN.

DISASTROUS RESULTS APPARENT

The campaign against the brigands in Upper Toakia does not proceed as smoothly as bad been expected, and an agitation has begun urging the extermination of the outlaws before summer sets in, when the mountain country becomes unhealthy for the troops in the fald The brigand chiefs are quite at home in the wilds, and are past-masters in mountain warfare, Uabappily, the military commanders have their hands tied for humanitarian and political read sons. Sharp and ruthless measures against the brigands would arouse an outcry in Fracco, and it was held not to be expedient to waste. the lives of regular, troops against auch: an ignoble enemySo it was decided to hold the country overrun with the regulars, and' to belog to cover the outlaws and starve them out. attack the enemy with nativa lefies, the idea

These tactics have had only partial success. Lack of supplies has driven some of the out- laws to surrender, but the main body holds out stubbornly.

NO GAIN FROM HALF-MEASURES. It is pointed out that the loss of file in deal

'PHILIPPINE REVENUE GUTÇARS

The appropriation bill will be taken up by the Assembly just as soon astlin Commission raturos from Beguine and there is a general impression that it will be passed without much discussion, Its provisions are generally knows and the bill bas been thoroughly gone into by the joint committee on appropriations,

5.S.MANCHURIA"

FELT SUBMARINE BARTAQUAKE, The San Francisco Chronicle of goth March reports:-Sighted twenty-five miles south west of the Farallenes at 2.45 o'clock yesterday morning, the big Pacific Mall liner Maxakuria, Capialb Daniel: Friels, arrived off the barge officer shortly before 6 o'clock and was docked. with remarkable' dispatch at pier 44 a little after 8.

roger

The big liner was expected several hours earlier, but was delayed more than two hours at sea early Saturday morning, when she stop ped to transfer two stowaways, who had board ed the vessel at Honoluta, ia the steamship Siberia, outbound for the Orient.

The Manchuria had a pleasant run from the coast of Asia with the exception of a strange phenomenon which occurred at 11.45 o'clock on the night of March 14th, when the liner was steaming 172 miles this side of Yokohama With a motion that awakened, the passengers and struck many with terror, the monster steam ship was shaken by a force which was presumed to have been a submarine earthquake. The vesseltrembled suddenly from stam fostern and it was at fitst believed by the Chief Engineer and Captain that she had dropped a propeller blade. An examination showed that the vesse! was in good condition, and she held her course well after the shock had subsided.

DISMISSAL OF A JAPANESE OFFICER.

ALLEGED TO ASSOCIATED WITH

CHINESE REVOLUTIONISTS.

The conditions peculiar to Shanghai, with its congested and growing population, its many nationalities, and be complications of Consular and Mixed Const procedure add yearly to the difficulties of the Shanghai Police Force. What

said of the London constable, by the writer of a series of articles on the Metropolitan Police that appeared recently jo The Times, is equally true bere The truth is that most people have no real knowledge of a policeman's life. They do not know what tin has to learn to enable him to do birday's work, or of what that work really consistsner why on one occasion he cautions man who has broken the peace, and on an other takes him into custody is no place in the world ace tact, patience and zaal more ne- cessary, than in Shangbal, and yet it is pleasing. to know that bore it cacnot be said that "the policemia's lot is not a happy one. The Council and its officers do all in their power to make life pleasant for members of the force, and few of the ratepayers would grudge Any expenditure on the police that was calculated to ensure real efficiency in the force. It would be grave oversight to close su, article on the police force without some reference to the work done by the Mixed Court staff... By their untiring labour they have for the latter is taken from the Municipal mains, and by passage through as induction

According to Japanese papers Infantry Cap. brought numerous irregularities to light, they coil is raised to a pressure of 100,000 volts.

tala Kalo Nobuo, aged 30, of the Japanese bave succeeded in convicting not a few runners The high tension current then passes intò, the spark gap, and the same time charges a battery

Army, was dismissed from the service on the of extortion, and, mainly owing to their efforts, of 144 Leyden jars. The moment the spak

17th pitimo, as he was discovered to be so it is now almost impossible for the paliva authorities to commit any act of oppression ciated with Chinese revolutionists. It appears takes place waves are produced in the aerial tag suction of quick and creasing blows that the dismissed oficer graduated from the withicist its being brought to the attention of the wire. Together with the aerial wires an earth on the outlaws at the batset would be far less Junior Millitary Staff College in 1:96 and joins Consular Bady and the Council. But russers connection is worked for the radiation of electria that the losses in small encounters spread over

ed the goth Infantry Regiment He was ap still remain in office, and until they arp drawn waves. Colls for regulating the strength of the mouths, and from disease. Another serious pointed an Essign in igco, promoted to the from a better class, and are paid's reasonable current complete the transmitting apparatus point is the heavy outlay from prolonging the

rank of Lieutenant and sent to Tientsin thealary, the need for constant vigilance towards their doings cannot be allowed to suffer The receiving apparatus, which is all on a military operations. The brigande, secure in small table, is connected with the aerial wires. the mountains, saily out for forays in the thinly on the outbreak of bostilities, with Romia he relaxation. C. D. News,

same year to join the Japanese guards there. Passing through coils and condenter the garrisoned country where they gather supplies was appointed an attache to the staff of the electric waves received from other stations are from the villagers who, armed for the most, past Commander-in-Chief: of "the Japanese Army circuits, and by an electrolytic detector are chance against the megazine rifles of the of Captain in 1922 On returning home from passed to the telephone receivers. The coils outlaws. Villages which side with the Govern Manchuria he again joined the 30th Infantry, and condensers on the table enable the opera, mint are ruthlessly destroyed by the brigands He entered the Military Academy in Novem tor teens his apparatus so that it will only who also put 10 a crust death every one whamber, 1906, on order of his commander, remained receive waves of a certain length, and by this they suspect of having given information to the thare poly and your, at the end of which he was meant interference from a third station can be troops, The people are so terrorised that they dismissed for misconduct. He was then ag avoided. Local batteries directa corrent am afraid to haipibe Garexament forosa Mitra

der awaits them when she Aying columns leave printed to the command of a company in the through the right way,”

and Regiment at Hirosaki. During his stay NAN THE BAPETY OF HIGH PRESSURES

the neighbourhood upon the least suspicion on

in Tientsin, the dismissed officer is said to have After explaining the apparatus, Mr. S. Larth part of the brigands. The brigands seck-

been associated with Sun Yat-sen and his set of the East Asiatic Wireless Telegraph to gain sympathisers adtong the natives by followers, After the war he maintained com- Cold, obligingly showed the writer bat spreading reportethat the outlaw chieftain Da

munication with Sun Yat-sen, scheming various there was nothing to fear from the high current ratio sosking to deliver the coun plots according to the charge. Sest to employed. Taking a key in ons band and try from foreign domination, t

Hirosaki, he found himself in a position touching a terminal with it; he placed his other wakat

which made it very inconvenient to keep in hand on another terminal and allowed 100,000

touch with the Chinese, revolutionists. In De- volia to pass through his body without furcing

camber last be returned to Tokyo on leave of a hair. Lord Kelvin was once demonstrating

absence on the pretext of illanes, and travelled to a class, man's immunity to high tension cur

between Shizuoka Nagoya,, and, Tokyo, ja rents, and when he was about to put the theory

company with Chinese revolutionists Res into practice by allowing current similar to

cogaining the obstacles to free action whilst is The difficulty in taning an organ is not as this, to pass through his body, a voice from the

the army he last in bis resignation, The War greal as in tuning a piano, so that the Japanese lecture room: implored him to try. It fist on a

Office satantained suspicions of his movemente have found little trouble in this direction, The dog. The writer was able to sympathize with

and investigated the circumstances through the toning-is-doss-by-Japanese giriamalized this suggestion, and was not possessed by any

Gendarmerie, Discovering that he was also (012, in unid thatsthe forelga Importers have ambition to say that he had survived the pas

cisted with Chinese revolutionista, his resigns practically gives up bringing in American or sags of a corrent of 100,000 volts through his

tion was refused and he was dismissed from

impossible to compete with the Japanese article. The Bakt Asiatic There seems 100% prospect of reviving the American trade or even of continuing the small China-mde organ trade, in face of the Japeness Importationniste la certain that the Amaricas manufacturer cannot at all prices so per cent. Je kien of onapetition with the Japanese 3225:

enjoying a good trade-in American organ transformed into, electricity in focal electric | with sharpened stakesˇonly, stend, but a poor in Manchuria, and was,promoted to the ranki, quando"BURMESE BABIES

found that they could not compete with the Japanese instruments. With time the Japan ese were able to improve their organs; and commenced their introduction into this field of their farments was the low price for

Instruments

was proposed to the American Kemah.theguamolnetura.

the parts for the baby organs in the United States and send them to Chins, to be set up in the piano and organ factories here. This was done, and a material reduction in the price of the Americap organ was made. The Japanese, however, have installed in their factoribs the most im proved organ-huilding machinery to be had in the United States, and they are now seading their organs into this market in large numbers, Their Instruments, while of as good appearance As the American organs, are generally opt so wall set up and are made of less sensoped wood, but they only ask half the price of Ame rican organs for their instruments. :

4.WILY ENEMY N

Do Tham is a valoran outlaw who knows all the tricks of bis calling and he has always managed to baulk his pursuers. Savers, times his hus beau summoned, but escape from the toils was easy enough. The pur suere feel sacouraged, for all that, by tumours that the chieftain is losing heart and may st reader. The old fox, however, knows what be: is about, and that his crimes are beyond pardon, "One amusing feature of the campaign in the readiness of the brigend leaders to parlay with their pursuers to gaid time, and the case with

gans either setmptor, in- parts, it being found body) Lingkup Cophicis the latter,,are, sometimes" sullediz!" For" (the sure che pas

up to the present, supplied thing, installations to the Chinese Government. 28,1 described in the property of the which intanda to Kéop operato employed inlays, to wireless managa

instance, a band, which mukafedvidevam, kurse and had run short of supplies opened negone. We are sions for surrender with the commander of the of the persuing "column, sky be pirley wall they hád

SUM EXTRAORDINARY MORTALITY,

The manual exhibition of Burmese and Karen babies held in connection with the fafauiile Mortality Society, took place fecently, in the Jabiles Hall, Rangoon, under the patrona, the Lieutenant Governor of Barms, and in the presence of a dense gathering of Europeans and Burmess. The following mailafica, furnished by Dr. Pedley, should prave of io, toreat; During the year 1908 ther died In Borms 54,033 bibles under one year old. This, it is said, kappens every year. In Rangoon, during 1997 and 1908, 4,209 Burmese babies. were born, and 1,370 died under cos your 491. died during the first month and you during the first three months of their lives. So la Rang goon, of every 1,040 Barrons, babies bom, you. died during the fint year in England the more tality is 745 per 1,000 while in other coun. tries in Europe it is bigbert This society was formed to save the lives of the little children, the members believing that thousands of little children died, not because their mothers were lacking in natural affaction, but because they did sot know how to tear themed

At the w nearly! rement qualified. not bela

Marquis Saigo Tsugamichi, Minister of State,

~~ Prince Banjo Sanatomi, statdamen; 15551 influenza,

Prince Shimadzu Hisamitin, Lord of Satan- ma, 71, brain trouble.

Couot Katio Aws, a Tokugawa man distinguished himself during the Restoration period, 77, congestion of the brain,

Count Goto Shojiro, Minister of Communica. tious, 60, heart failure.

T Count Mateu Munemitsu, Ministar of Foreign Affairs, 54, consumption, EUR

Shinagawa Yajiro, 58, pneumonia, aldatu Iwasaki.Yataro, head of the Miten Bishi Biros, 53, cancer of the stomach.

S it, ishima, Jo, founder of the Doshiba Univer sity, Kyoto, 47, consumptics,

a

Tanaka Heibecăi, successful silk merchant,

puesmonis.

General Viscount Yamaji Motohara, Com mander of the Tokyo Army Division, $7, conil

gestion of the brain insan

Fujita Mokichi, journalist, 41, consumption.?

«inflammation of the Watanabe Roki kidneys, Sarjanamu

Nakaye Tokusuke, Journalist and political reformer, 55; cancer of the stomach

Higachi Ichiyo, lady novelist, 25, consump...« tion. A

Baron Iwasaki Yanosuke, 58, facial gange

Ichikawa Dasjuro, actor, 65, kidney.com plaint

Prince Konoye Atsumaro, President of House of Peers, 47,

EDAC Gensta Kodama. Gentaro,......... Vice-Chief Col! Staff Board, 56, congestion of the brainger

Nakagamigawa Hikofiro, backer and man ager of Mitsui firm, 48, kidney complaint. Lall Fukurawa, Yukichi, founder of the Kels University, 68, congestion of the brian.

Obata Tokujico, Principal of the Kela Uni--- versity, 64, cancer of the stomachaw, age

Umewaka Minoru, No actor, 83, pneumo-

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Suehiro Tecchio, fouranlist, 49, cancer of the tongue, p

Nakamura Keis, Chinese scholanand found. er of Doginska school, 60, congestion of the

IRID.

Farukawa ichibsi, owner of the Ashio mine, 72, cancer of the stomach

Takayama Rimfire, literary man sumption.

amara Selmosoke, banker, 54, CADCRE the throat, trappan

Count Yamada Yoshiaki, Minister of Pablle Works, 49, congestion of the brain. ** Okubo Ichio, 75, rheumatism (

Kusumolo Mavalaks, Governor of Tokyo, 65, gall stone.

Konskamura Kiyopori, authority on Japka esa

classica, 24, anspected cholera.

Miyosal Taizo, President of Supreme Cou 64; Inflammation of the spine,

General Nodza Dekan, 66, cand

Thanashima Ryosan, literary sumption,

Ozaki Koyo, novelist, $7, cancer mach,

Fakachi Gen-ichiro, journalist and pay wright, 65, consumption.

General Okizawa'5ei^58 erysipaiss

Admiral Enomoto Buyo, Minister Navy, 73

infiammation of the kidney: Kawada Koichiro, President of Japan, ói, bonit fallure mapen *Moroto. Seimku, milliozkite: stomach disease

an Nemoto Michink, C

Chinese troublesh

General Tachimi Naobumi,

Hoshimoto Gaho, artist, 74 Professor, Toyama Sol-ichij

University, 53, inflammation of the

pu Okamura Isoxo, lady philanthr sumption

Nishimura Shigeki, Court, stomach disease

General Kawakami Soroku, Vice-Chief Stan Boud was filardalen

Narcisima Kyubok, amulet, 48, cons ilon, kawan doyan stazion

Kataoka Konkichi, President Honseler presentatives or stomach and intestinal from Bis

Masaoka Shiki, poet, 36, lang complalútby 'Onoyé Kikugoro, actor, 60 parsi Ito Kalsuke, Chinese scholar,:99, Mitsukuri Rinsko, scientist, 547 tumour AUTORSKE P

Taguchi Ukichl, economist and ihilammation of the kidney,

Sagyotel Enya, storyteller the braisin

Count Sayejima Tanoomi Society 78, congestion of the Conas: Karoda Kyonks, Administration Board, 68, pars Tonys Ki, 53, consumption, Saayetal Encho, Hory lysing the spik

Dividing iba above acc