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sloxer to settle the question of the boundaries of Macao.
CANTON-HANKOW
*RAIL WAY
THE FOREIGN LOANS.
(By courtug of the " Bheung Po"]
Peking, 16th May Yielding to the pressure by the British Minister, Chang Chih-tung has agreed to accept a loan from the British Syndicate for the construc- tion of the Canton-Hankow Rail way, and another from Germany- for the Hankow-Chengtu line.
SHANGHALNANKING RAILWAY.
PROPOSED REDEMPTION. [By courtesy of the "Shuung: Po,"']"
Poking, 16th May. The Ministry of Posts and Com munications is dissatisflod with the Working of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway
to redeem it and
proposes in order to place it under the man- agement of the Ministry.
THE EMPRESS DOWAGEE,
ASKED TO ADMINISTER STATĘ. AFFAIRS.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung" Fb.""]:
Peking, 10th May.
It is reported that several high officials have bribed, many of the Censors and they have accordingly presented a memorial praying the Empress Dowager to administer
State affairs.
PRATAS ISLAND
EARLY SETTLEMENT DESIRABLE.
[By 'courtesy of the "Sheung Po
Peking, 10th May.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY
Nine persons employed in the factory were killed and four others wounded.
is
The factory is ruined. The cause of the explosion believed to be the careless handling of phosphorus.
MAÇÃO, BO UNDARY QUESTION.
CHINESE COMMISSIONER DESIRES,
TO BE ? \LIEVED..
[By courtesy of the "Shawng Po"] Poking, 17th May
The fact that H.E. Ko Yi him, Special Commisioner, har repeatedly urged by telegrams hit relief by another appointoo. suggests the belief that he must fool thar them a considerable difßtüßties in the way of a satifactor, Colution of the problem.
NAVAL STUDE! FERENCE FOR APPOINTME [Bij courtory of the "Skoung PK"]
Paking, sath May, A 1000 as Hi Tang Shady rochirnstudente punuing their course of studies in
Prince Su bas asked for a return of the. from Europe it is the Intention of the Grand the naval colleges in Europe, with a view of Councillors to approach him to assist Com selecting the best men for appointment in missioner Ko in settling the delimitation the service. question with the Portuguese.LEN
THE SHANGHAI. TAOTAL.
DIFFERENCES STILL PENDING.
[By coursery of the¦¦ Sheung Fo."]
Paking, 18th May.
Ko Yi-him, Chinese Commissioner
It is proposed by the Grand Council to for the delimitation of the Macao
settle the matter of the differences with the boundaries, has telegraphed to the Shanghai Total. Waiwupu asking that another ComFearing, however, lest the Censors should missioner be appointed in his place. take the matter up, the Grand Councillors
have not come to any defaite decision. CHINA MERCHANTS' S. N: CO,
DIRECTORS' MELTING
SANCTIONED.
[By courtesy of the " Sheung Po!!]
FRANCE AND CHINA,
FRONTIER. DIFFICULTIES, [By courtesy of the "Sheung-Po."]"
Peking, 18th May, telegram that French soldiers have crossed The Governor of Kwangel has reported by the frontier of Tonkin and wounded many Chinese soldiers. ⠀
Peking, 17th May. The Ministry of Posts and Com munications has sanctioned the re- quoat of shareholders in the China Merchants' Steam Navigation Co. to
Whereupon the Waiwupu has addressed a communication and demanded an explana hold directors' meetings in action from the French Minister in Pekings at cordance with the law relating to the same time the Ministry of Foreign joint-stock companies.
Affairs has wired to the Chinese Miniater in Paris directing him to approach the French Government on the subject. B
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERN
The N., C. D. News Teams from native sources, that many shareholders, of the abpra. company desire that its management, should
be retained in the hands of the merchants and 'not turned over to the Yuchuanpu, sa; was lately ordered by the Goveromest. They have, Director of the company, as a representative. therefors, alected. Mr. Chang Tao-chai,a former Mr. Cling has recently arrived at this port, and after compultation with the shareholders has addressed
jolat telegram to the Yackpappu
praying that the company's management may
be undertaken by the marchants,
CANTON-HANKOW
RAILWAY.
THE FOREIGN LOAN,
(By courtesy of the “Shewing Po,”]
Poking, 17th May. Viceroy Chang Jon-chun has re- It is reported that the loan for the peatedly urged for an early settle-construction of the railways from mont of the Pratas Island dispute, Canton to Hankow and from Han- as in the present excited condition kow to Chengtu will be participated of the minds of the Cantonese further in, in equal slutes, by Syndicates delay may give rise to disturbances. representing England, Germany and
CANTON.
France.
GOVERNORSHIP PROPOSED:
[By courty of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 18th May.
NORTHERN RAILWAYS,
PERIOD FOR COMPLETION.
[By courtesy of the "Sheng Po,”],"
Peking, 17th May,
It is proposed by the Grand Council to have a Governor ap- In a memorial to the Throne the pointed for Canton, so as to relieve Ministry of Posts and Communica.. the Viceroy of certain of his multi-tions has fixed the periods for the farious duties.
CHINESE AFFAIRS..
IN THE FOREIGN PRESS, [By courting of the "Shoing Pos* ̈*• Peking, 10th May. The Waiyapu has telegraphed to the Chinese Ministers accredited to foreign countries to the affect that, whenever they observe any incorrect reports concerning China in the for- eign Press, they are to take suitable steps to rectify the errors.
PRINCE CHING.
DENOUNCED FOR ALLEGED.
BRIBERY.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fb."]
Peking, 16th May. Censor Wong Builunhas de- nounced-Prince Ching for having, it is alleged,, nceived bribes indissri- minately and giving official appoint- ments to his adherents.
Prince Ching is determined to resign
THE SHANGHAI TAOTAN
DISMISSAL PROPOSED.. [By courtny of the “Sheung Po.”) – Peking, 16th May, The Grand Council Has telegraph- ed to Viceroy Tuan Fang proposing to dismiss the Shanghai Taotai.
In his reply, Viceroy Tuan Fang stated that, Taotai Tasi Nai-huang was guilty of a dereliction of duty only in connection with the failure of the Yuen Yuen Bank in Shanghai, but as he is a capable official lie -might be exonerated.
EXPLOSION IN SHANGHAI,
MATCH FACTORY RUIN,
EMPLOYEES KILLED AND WOUNDED, [From Gur Gun Correspondent.]
Shanghai, 17th May,
2,55 p.m. There has been a terrifle explo Mon in the Match Factory to-day
completion of the Nanking-Kiukiang Railway to two years and of the Wabu Hankow Railway to four years, respectively.
MINING IN HONAN.
FOREIGN AND CHINESE DIFFERENCE.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung, Po."}··
Honan, 17th May..
A certain foreign syndicate or company, which has acquired the right of selling coal in the interior, has deprived the people of certain other privileges with the result that the gentry and merchants have been greatly put about.
A maga meeting was to be held in the capital of Honan Province to discuss the best method of retalia- tion..
BLOODS NEAR AMOY.
IN-PENG DISTRICT THREATENED,
[By courtesy of the " Sheung "Po."]
Amoy, 17th May, The river in the In-peng district has risen very high...
It is feared that a catastrophe will overtake the district,
Steps have been taken to guard against the impending floods.,
THE SHANGHAI EXPLOSION.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE,
[By coueltay of the “ Shiung Pó”]-
Shaoghai, 18th May, The explosion in the Match Factory which took place on Monday, caused the collapse of veral tons of houses in the vicinity of the factory...
HMENT.
MINISTER'S DISAPPROVAL.-
[By, courtesy of the "Shoung Po")
Peking, 18th May,
notions, the Chinese bare not yet attained On the plea that, according to English
to that standard of education becessary for a full appreciation of the question of Coar titutional Government, H.E. Wang Ta Sich has urged the Grand Council to bring the matter to the notice of the Prince Regent.
MISSIONARIES.
PROPOSED REGULATIONS. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po"]
Peking, 19th May,
wupu have held a conference with the object The Board of Civil Affairs and the Wai- of framing set of regulations in respect to missionaries,
.t
TANG SHAO-FI. RETURNING VIA ‘SUEZ. [By courtesy of the "SheungTMPa,"];
Peking, roth May. Tang Shao-yi hon reported by telegram that he is returning to China to day, by steamer, via the Suez Canel.
MILITARY OFFICERS. AGE LIMIT FOR RETIREMENT. [By courtesy of the" Shawng Po"]
Peking, 19th-May, The Ministry of War bas decided that military officers shall retire at the age of kixty years.
HSU SHIH-CHANG.
ARRIVAL IN PEKING.
[By courtesy of "the" Bheung Pò"]
Peking, roth May, H.E. Hau Shih-chang; ex-Viceroy of the Three Tastern Provinces, has telegraphed advising that he is due to arrive in Peking
on the púth lost.
Consul GeneƑAL WILDER.
PRESS' ENCOMIUMS, The rel
retention, in the Orient, of Consul-Gen-" eral Wilder will give great satisfaction to all Americans to the Far East write the Maria Témes editorially. Since the reforms of the sax vice we have indagreat many excellent efficiatry so many that distinctions are diffienie to make, but to a remarkable extent and in a peculiar way tiongirlin Anis, He originally brought unusual Dr. Wilder has ondesced himself to all of his ua equipment to the office and is Hongkong speedily developed into an ideal Consul General, At Shanghal be goes to a larger circle of Americans, 1 Consulate of greater importance and a position of larger political importance and we feel quite sure that he will succeed just as well there, as he did in Hengkong. A great many Americans believed that Consul General Denby should have been retained to The Orient and
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West River Floods.
· RELIEF PARTY'S REPORT.
FITIABLE PLIBUT OF, INHABITANTS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]:
IMMIGRATIS FOR THE
PRIENPPINES, AG
INTERESTING CASE IN THE SUPREME COURT
The story of engaging native labourare in Hongkong to work in some pan of the Philip- pine Islands was told to Mr. Justion Gompert, In the Supreme Court, last Tuesday, during the hearing of an ection brought by MIST. Canton, 7th May. Wandrata, a German marchant of Salow, -The first party of relief members that was against Tam Sio Loung and tin Sin Fung Til despatched out the ith instant on board the The claims was to recover the sum of 3raó dee Kon rice Semi Connaught Road»Woit, steam-launch Tal Woo with loodstuff,
gubay bags, and other articles of Necessity to the under two contrièts made by the defendants.”; flooded districts to assist the suffarers, returned Mr. Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson to Canton yesterday with a report to the effect and Grint) appeared for the plaintin. Mr. that on the morning of the rith lostant
Otto Kong Sing defended case wore tha they left Canton on board, the Taf Wooiff was in the habit of the case were that plain
The alleged facts and arrived at about 9. p.m. at. Lan. Shek
of engaging coalies in the where the ambankments of the Ting On Colony and at Swatow and sending them to a to have gained nearly the same height as phosphate. The coolies did not sign.contracti Wai had given way and the foods appeared certain part of the Philippine Islands so work
half lower. On the following morning the pany vanced two months' wagas ($70 apiece). On the that of last year, or, to be exact, ane foot and
but in case they consented to to they wars 434 arrived at Lo Paola Samsbul, and there found condition that they should provide guaraq the dykes of the Wing Fung Wai considerably
to:8, who should refund the money to damaged. The villagers in large crowds to the the plaintif in case the men refused number of several thousand camestly solicited in the present case some 150 mon for rice. Many others were seen to gather on tiff under the condition already mentioned
(killed labouren) were engaged by the plains the selghbouring bills to seek refuge in a most pliable condition. To each of these unfer. but two refused to proceed after receiving lice tunate the party distributed to cattles of wages in advance. sice. Those in charge of the expedition
tion in Europe. There will naturally be some of ties to the genity with which to boil coage to: Chion but fatsad, the Adminit of Mister coated with the local gentry for the Administration has best possible mohod of carrying out their > transfer bim to an important pori work, and as a rasall banded over jose cattles disappointment, but ip Mr. Wilder the Shanghai for distribution and also erected a number of colony will have a Consul-General quite as able largo matabeds on the hills to provide accom. and as attractive personally as Mr. Denby.modation for the destitate. The Taun Hou Mr. Rables, who comes back to Hongkong Wal was broken in three different places, es after an absence of several years la: Havaun suring about five hundred fast, and here about and Vienna, also belongs to the new type of a dozen lives were lost and anveral houses col American Consular official, and while Hong-lapsed. The dykes of the Fung Kong Wal unquestionably welcome Mr. Rubles whom. it kong will reluctantly part from Dr. Wilder it will were also washed away to the extent of 450
fest. On the morning of the 13th instant, the men. knows.
member of the party proceeded to Ha Wul damaged over an area of some three hundred Kl, where the embankments were found to bu
feet and the people were obliged to seek shek ter on the high roads. After distributing rice to the sufferers la the latter place, the pary proceeded to Ching Yusa di titis old gave met the local. and with away the remaining supplies to the sufferers and later returned to Canton.
decided D
and this type of men representing them in the It is exceedingly gratifying to Americans to important cities of the Orient. It was not very long ago that it was different. There were days whan Consulships were the spoili of pa- litics and those who remember blush when they recall some of the astonishing persons who were given seals and escutcheons and sent to the Far East. It was a long was slow and indirects and nobody seemed to distance from Washington, communication
awakening and it was quickly followed by one care especially. But one day there came an of the foest clean-ups that ever occurred Blace then we have, bad none, bût carefully picked men and that promises to be the policy for.all time.
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1.
SUGAR IN FORMOSA:
'LUGAR SCHEME FOR INCREASE IN
PRODUCTION. The Formoran Government hopes to supply the whole demand for uger in Japan within the next ten years, and is now working hard to to calculations made by the Formosan authoris increase production in Formons. According ties concerned, 110,0on cho of sugar areas will
MORE HELP.
The Central Relief Committee has again. sent out another amissary with B. further 30,000 cattles of rice to the noded districts for disibution among the sufferTO,
SUBSCRIPTION LIST STARTED. The Canton vernacular journal Kwok Sea Po Lasitarted a subscription list inviting donation towards the funds for the relief of the sufferos. Telograme have also been sent to Chinese re siding abroad soliciting subscriptions in aid of the unfortunate people."
APPHIL FOR HELP.
A letter has been received from the Kwong Ning district informing the Central Relkef Committee that the embankments in that di trict have given way in various places and that
the people.
foodstuffs are urgently needed for the relief
May. 20th M
of
Mr. Kong Sing invited the Court to th
inspect
shipped. The men wert, willing to go. They the contract," and the case. could Es disposed of at once. He painted out that there was no time mentioned in document neither was were in the Colony, now and were only too thera a date when the immigrants were to be
far as the guamators were concerned. Swalow As a matter of fact they went (0) There was no breach of contract an The plaintiff lated his cass to the Count and added that he had the Tabtal of Swatow's permission to ship the
But an under-official raised trot on board the Kohaichang, and stopped ble. Ho stopped the men from going. the ship from leaving the port. Five of the immigrants wore, as a result, arrested, but they later escaped. Finding the obstacion placed brought the cocilts to Hongkong and bid them in his way were unsurmountable, plaintif shipped, in accordance with the law the plain -You had a Chinesa representative who Mr. Kong Sing (cross-examinlog engaged theas man?--I saw them personally. You saw the coolles in question --YouATA Could you recognise them now? No.
I understand the authorities at Swatow.obe lected to these men going anboard your steamer?-That is mov
Did not this Chiness auto pay their -
passages to Bwatow? No.
Didn't the Chinese authorities detain some of the men?-Yes, fiva.
And among those five were not the two colles in quentos detained?--Yes, but they escaped during the Chinese New Year festival.
Have you made any effort to find these two men ?-No, I'don't want them. I have their guarantors.
Did you put all the men on board : the
at Swatow (Foreign Ofice) would not. permit him to love. While at Swatow be wis for a tine supported by the plaintiff and later by the Foreign Office. The second witness said that the Chiness authorities wares of and would not allow him to go. opinion that there was no proper agteemant,,
could not recover from the gertantors. The Mr. Koog Sing submitted that, the plaigua men were willing to go now,
steamer? I can't put them on board. It is not allowed. I invited them aboard.
Something like a holiday ? Did you notify be required to obtain the supply of 200,000,000
the Harbour authorities Ye fatted to proceed to 800,000,000 kin of kugar now consumed in
Á ̈HOPEFUL-OUTLOOK, ———— *.
One of the coolies, who and Japan. Bat tich ad extensive hres of farm land. The prevent flood has not, according to report, to Fulao (the destination), sild the reasco canbot be devoted to the cultivation of sugar caused such an extensive damage as that of why he did not go was because, there wil cape without prejudiciugika agricultural indus last year, but it covers nearly the same areas in no agreement entered into betweed him and try generally. For this
resson, the authorities. the riverino districts Excellent wasther-bas.plaintiff, and secondly because the Yeung Mo bave adopted a scheme to increase the produc-, been prevailing during the last ibres daya and tion of
sugar by an impróvèment în the method It is expected that the floods will soon entirely of cultivating the camo sad the process of refias sabilde, idg. Last year about 164,000,000 kin of sugar were obtained from 200,000,000 kin, of cane When the process of manufacture is improved, the sugar cbisided will, it is estimated, bo 11 per cent The price of suger cavo at present is Y3.30 per 1,000 kin, which will be reduced to about Ya when the producing cost is diminish ed and an improvement in the method of culti- vation obtained. When this is done, 33,ono cho of sugar cane farm will be sufficient to produca 700,000,000 to 800,000,000 kin of ruling st Yea, can be reduced to about Y4. sugar, end the price of the commodity, 'now In this way, the prospects of the Formojad, sugar industry are very bopeful. It is very carious to note how apt the Japanese authorií. ties are to make elaborate bot wholly greless calculations of this nature.)
According to Japanese papers, the result of
! (RELIEF ORGANISATIONS COMMENDED. Age to the embankments, house property, and The recent floods after doing extensive dam paddy Belds in the riverian districts along the the land will soon present is normal: aspeći, West River, are now gradually subsiding and
continue to send out expeditions oue after The Central Relief Committee, however,
etc. to the afflicted districts to relieve the suf another by steam launches with provisions,
Committee, which are worthy of praise, arg farers. The good services of the Central Relief generally appreciated all round. The mem ber of the relief organisations are just as fade. fdgable in their charitable work as they haya bean in the past, and but for their prompt asslitance in succouring the distressed the would Have been. Incalculable;
had the action been brought against the two Mr. Harris contended that the guarantore were liable. It would have been different
coolies,
The Case was sdjourned
JUDGMENT ́RESERVED.
IN THE RECLAMATION DISPUTE CASE,.
Lordship the Chief Justice (ir Francis: In the Supreme Court, last Saturday, his
the working of the sugaerefialog companies. / Amount of misery Inflicted; by the visitatios Piggott) reserved his decision in, the Wan
in Formess for the present half year, has been very satisfactory, on account of the success of the sugar ciop and good males: The Essaiko Sugar Company is a position to distribute n dividend at the rate of 30 per cent., but has de- cided to limit be gate to an per cent, in order to add to the reserve food. The Taiwan Sugar Company could daribute a dividend at RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA. the rate of is per cont., bat is resolved to carry
forward's per cent. The Oriental Sugar. Com APPLICATION FOR LAND LEASE.pany has cleared a profit, which
places the compasyipaposition to distribute a dividend at [By courtesy of the "Shoung Po
the rate of 10 per cent, but the compangintends to repay an outstanding lown and it is not yet known what will be the rate of dividend. The Melli Sugar Company is also in a position to alles a dividend at the rate of to per cent,, but the rate will be reduced for the redemption of alonu.
Peking, 19th May: The Russians hava applied for the lease of certain territory in Kino to develop it, but the Wilwupu has strenuously opposed the application.
C
THE SHANGHAI TAOLAI.
·PERSONA NON GRATA,
[By courtony of the "Shaung" Po.""],
Paking, 19th May,
In a memorial to the Throne, Censor Kong severely denounced the Shanghai Taolal and sided with the Govamor of ∙Klangių).
YING, TĂK IN DIETIESE... Yesterday, two hours after being in receipt of a telegram from the Magistrate of Ying Tak
known reclamation dispute, in which the Gover nor is suing one Chu Ping, dis13, Dẹs-Vaux Road, for the specific paripimance by the defendant of the agreement dated 19th Decom® Chirict, he reported that his district has also ber, 1889, whereby Chu Chuen (now deceased)
with the Governor of beer badly inundated and large numbers of agreed
Hongkong, for auferers were wahlog for supplies of rice, the the
the consideration therein mentioned, either to legal and coth parties to be despatched ting to Marine, Lot No. 534, or to: pay: as Central Relief Committee was able to get ready assign an equitable proportion of the reclama. with rice, &co, to that district in the afternoon, equivalent sum of money to the owner of though the Ying Tak district is some distance Factions B. and D. of the said lot, and also for from Cinton.
the speciae performance of a second agreement dated 24th July, 1903, for certain declaration, and for costs.
*PRACTICAL SYMPATHY. ("
A sum of pearly $5,050 bas been collected lá subscriptionele the town of Faishan towardsthe fandi for the relief of those who have suffered by the recent foods; which money is now being well spent by the Relief Committes in the
The Chial justice's decision, which should prove of considerable interest, is expected to be delivered in a few days' time.
PROSPECTS OF THE INDUSTRY,purchase of rice for distribution to the sufferer.laintif Mr. M. W. Slado and Mr. C.I. Alge..
THE CHIEF JUSTICE'S JUDGMENT.
HIP ON APPEAL CASE..
Supreme Court, last Monday, before the Full Farber argument was continued in the Court, comprising the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) and Mr. Justice Gomperts, In the ap. peal care brought by the Hip Or Exchange and Loan Company, Ltd.,
Mr. H. E. Pollock, with Mr H. L. Dennys (of the Crown Solicitor's office) appears for the bastar, instructed by Mr. H, T. Gadge (of. Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and’Master) "Tapes?" sent the defandast.
A cortula Government official is quoted by the Hocks in reference to the prospects of the | super-refining industry in Japan. He says that
the prospects of the Formosan sugar industry! are certainly kopaful, but it requirao Govarn;
· FURTHER ARGUMENT CALLED-FOR. ment protection on account of the com
The
Chlef justics (Sir Francis Piggott) called of Java sugar, which ́anjaye: natural.
for fortber, algomeni last Thursday, at the 8t+ duction of, Formosan juger may grow to such ages. If full protection afforded, the pro-
preme Court, in the late which is being brought an extent as to be able to supply the greater
Des Voeux Road, for the specific perfortorace by E. the Govimor against Chis Plog, of 313, part of the demand to Japan, But if extreme
by the defendant of the agreement, dated roth protection afforded to the Formosas sagar
December, 1889, whereby Che Chean (pom de industry, the sugar-sedalng industry, is Japan
ceased) agreed with the then Governor of Esoper would soon be efected... Even the ox-
tioned, either to assign an equitable proście huang has slander chances of being entire the ruin of the industry is Japan Proper. It is ment of the Chief Justice in an origical action Swners of Sections B and D of the fald foty and A now appear that Total Tagi Natten molection so far given has stirred up Po Yang, the respondent, appellants, and Litio for the calderation therein, mens
opposition, itbelog declared that the protection The appell nes moved to
the jods or to
tion of the reclamation to Marine Let Nais dr to pay an equivalent sum of money to thấ ly, exonerated from:blama)
therefore difficult to protect the Formoran in in so far as it directed's (1) That the sale by the lap for the specific performance of a second dustry beyond its present extent. Moreover, appellants to
...to· Kwok-Yik the Dai Nippon Sugar Company scandal ban part, the subject of a counter-claims, best declarations, and for costs.
Ting of certain pro agresment dated 24th July, 1603, for celtais auch pubile attent
sttention.. A new board
aside, and that the consequent entries ba made
– Mr. B.E. Pollock, K.G. (with whom was My that the ppellant's claim, as platotis
H. Dannys)
1) for laspialatiff, sitodtkircare at
with Censor Kong's views.
Grand Councillor Luk Chin-lum
GANTON-BANKOW RAILWAY.
LOAN, COMPLICATIONS.
fell in
actors of the "company has been formed in the Land Office Registor; the actio9) goms length, the gist of which we hava skrandy
by Mr. Fajiyama, but their ability has yet to
Asty on Impend is relnibursamast of
and it contend (5) that the appellants
Kwok: Vikerler (the defendant to ted by Mr. H. J. Gadge), repiled Authorities
#!
The total number of persons killed and of the Canton-Haukowand Hankow:Chengtuit, The procale of refining sugar will shortly matant was directed that the sale of who surrendered to the Nottingham policedent jured it eatlocated at 300;
MAGAO BOUNDARY
1
QUESTION.
TANG SITAO-VI TO ASSIST CHINESE COMMISSIONER.
[Dy couriery of the "Sheung Fo"]'
* Paking, 18th May,
At a conference of the Grand Gowoclian was held that the Macao Boundary quen slow is one of paramount importance.
be proved. If the protection of the Fermasan ba dismissed as against the repondent Jadpulty is (By courtesy of the "Sheung, Po.")
} crude Peking, goth May. manently, it is problemstical whether the Their are so many complications in Cougar-redning industry in Japan, Proper will section, with the loans for the construction paper. The Japanese sugar companies have
import crude anger from abroad and refine 'west railways, that the Ministry of Posts and be freatly improved when it is possible to Communications has not yet arrived at a oblain: refined sugar direct from the syrup Anal decision,
prog sxtracted from thei
largely reduced a sad producing coals at if sugar is 'produced cheaply abroad, the Japanese industry will not be able to compete against the forelyn product. Japanese sugir can; however, be protected by
• Customs tariffe but it is impossible owing to diplomatic relations for jag ta nila pro String of lessons regnera apan Cannol duller on foreige, sugar, so that the Peking, soth May, The Grand Council has telegraphed, to rednjoy industry of Japus requires this exercise
bentirely acceded to Brieflike sugar Yeung Shu, Minister-elect, inging, hinx, to of grast caction, andı-Sapiraly angar radnats,
Sare not free from samlet a beau CARRIES
MINISTER TO BELGIUM, DEPARTURE URGED:
[By fourisly of the " Shaúng?Po."]
counter-claim) pay to Li Po Yung his coats werecited, and the hearing funser adjourned, thecounter-claim. The defendant to the copster claim, Kwok Vik Ting asked that the Judy HARRY KITCHEN, & stoker in the Royal Navy
from the Hip On Insurance Co.month.confessing he was a desartaniralaead a Ltd. to the appellants be anč aside, be revarsad remarkable, experience. He left. H.PM. §. la 30, far so it declared such sale to, be invalidi Zari at Hongkong in April fan), lui Ambarkingi LiPo Yang appailed on the ground that the as a second-class passenger made his way to ralesse of Lago Kim from liability under the Shanghai Balog stranded at the latter place. mongage also releised him, stres pop be fecreted himself on a Ispapeón vaniel The Hip On and Yuen Shing Companies as a slowaway, but being discovered on the represented by Mr. B. E: Pollock KC voyage be was landed at Nagasaki.teFrom fastructed by: Me, H. L. Damya-(of Massis, there, after being accommodated at wallby's Dennys and Bowlay); Li Po Yung was repis home, he worked, his pendge, to: California,
Care instructed by Mr. F. Pages Hats (el credad, by aimlar: maana, demachin seated by Mesum, 14, W. Slade and 2. Potter, and from an American port-aubing beatly mar
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