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Japanese Hospitality.

RECEPTION ON BOARD H, L. J. M. S. "CHITOSE."

CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS " AT HOME,"

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THE HONGKONG TELEC

The cruiser left for Shanghal yesterday Told in the Bar-Room. morning, monson

The names of the dfflcers Kre :--Capfsin p Chief Engineer: K. Buystungu; Staff-Surgeon i M. Takashima; Commander; N. Watanabe';

'S. Mayeda; Staff paymasters S.. Asahina; Navigating Officer: Lieut. K. Kato; Lients. T. Yoshii, K. Hara, K. Shimiokawa and K. lshibara; Engineer-Liauta, G. Matsub, T. Otk, 'Y. Hayashi nad H. Murata.

THE "CUMSHA" SYSTEM.

A WORD TO. EUROPEANS FROM

MR. JUSTICE COMPERTZ...

Last Saturday morning, in the Summary Jurisdiction Court, Mr. Justice Gomperte took occasion, in giving judgment in an action, of addressing some words of advice to Europeans on the much-discussed question of Europeans accepting cumcha from Chinese within their business dealings.

A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER'S,

EXPERIENCE.

THR-DDINGS, OF AH BAM.

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„* For ways that are dark

And tricks that mr væln

The heathen Chinne la peculiar.""

"We Yankees boast of a reputation of being known as practical mes, but we are hopolastly put in the shade by the fecundity of the Chinese brain and the consummate cunning by which huge fortunes are sometimes made."

This was getting interesting, and I vantared

to remark:

“A recollection of some great, big scoop, eh? "Yes, for the Chinaman."

"1 confess I don't understand you. Let's have the whole story.".

only that, but accompanying the cass, were

warda, keveral→

axasperate our friends

beer, a set of corkscrews, and, for use after promptly annexed by parties unknown. Indeed Japanese fans, which were

iba consignment was calculated to lead visitors to the office of the Hongkong Telegraph to believe that the entire staff was laying in a stock of the becaisary for an extended picnic. If it had not been for the mir vellous presence of mind of the man with "the blue pencil, the visitom would have been hanging around that case of beer yet, but they were thwarted and presented with a price-list on the Mitsul Bossan Kalaba instead. As for the character of the beer that opens up a wide subject, and we must cacanny if we would opt the water wagon. Bit Asahi beer is, we should say, the ideal drink for a picale party. It is as clear as amber, and as light us a summer zephyr. It is refreshing, stimulating and free from those heavy after affects which are found in heavier brews. Te judge from our experience, which of course is mild and has been some times bitter, there is not a beadache in a barrel said of any first class Pilsener. As for Sapporo, of Asahi, and that is the last word that can be the fact is that all the flattering adjectives which go towards praising its sister Asahi have to be repeated. There is a well rounded favour about it that tickles the palate and as a tiffie. adjunct wa should say that it would be difficult to surpass Sapporo. part

of the story is that these two brands are sold at most reasonable prices, a cake of eight dozen plats costing but $11.50, while four

is also a special brew known as, "Sapporo Black" which is about a dollar dearer. We can thoroughly recommend the organisses of picnic parties to give the. Mitsui Bassan Kaisha a trial order—they will not be disappointed.

SABI AND SAPPORO.

WITH HINTS TO PIC-NIC, PARTIESĄ

At a certain well-known rendeivond in Hong- kong the other day—a place corresponding to Thackeray's Haunt"--the question arose whe ther the Government, in order to cope with financial asigencias, should not impose a daty 21st inkl. Tothose who were honoured with an invitation The Caftoss is a second class protected my time, but

"Yes, I've met many a queer customer in a spirituous and malt liquors. The discussion fed to consideration of the side-issue Which to the reception on board El. I. J. M. S. Chitose cruiser, of 4.836 tons, baill at the Union fron

balds the markat-whisky or bear? What the on Saturday, and who availed themselves of Works, San Francisco, U.S.A.; she was launched

answer was we really forget, but if the boar was the courtaly extended by the Captain and on 22nd January, 1898. She is of 4,836 tons

that known as Asahi or Sapporo then we can OEcem of the Japanese cruiser, the vessel for with an 1.H.P. of 15,305. Her dimensions are:

The hotel bar had long bean deserted, and wall understand that it was entitled to a lead- the pance prosented soon of the death-dealing |—Length over all 405 feel, beam 49 feat, we were a solitary two who were now occupying place in the argument. It was through the she did not fail to exhibit to the honour inches, ton 4.7 inches, and twelve 12-pdr. She my friend, a typical Yankee from Texas, and day; a circumstance which seemed to give possibilities which in the stern reality of war draught 171 feet. Her guns comprise two 8ing a small table in a corner of the bar-room-boughtfulness of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha that we received a case of these beers the other and prowess of the nation that has emerged has four torpedo tubes and is capable of steama British cousin from across the herring pood, sa triumphantly from the recent conflicting at a spend of 22gknots. Her complement The talk had turned to the subject of the Chiu- peculiar zest to the daily round of toll, Not With-an-eye-to the artistic, the after bridge is 461 mea.

ese character, hence the vein in which my ball dosen glasses advertising the merits of ́and the quarter deck had been converted into

compacion delivered himself. realistic bowers with artificial flowers and play. ing fountains for the reception of the guests.on

Before I could put in a word, my friend, having first treated himself to long sip from Saturday afternoon. A gentleman from the Consular office was in attendance at Blake Pier

the whisky-and-soda before him, continued in and assisting him were two officers from the war-

the same strain: ship to receive the guests. At four o'clock the naval pinnace drew alongside Blako Pier and conveyed Mr. T, Funsted, the popular Consul for japan in Hongkong, to the Chiloe, From that time onward, to 6 p.m. contingents of naval, military and civit guests began to arrive. They were conveyed from shore to ship in launches placed at their disposal by the three leading Japane

The case in point was that in which a boiler. shipping firms of Nippon Yosen Kalihi, Ojako: Shosen

makar named Chan Kin, residing at 140, Kaisha and Toyo Kisen Kaisha, The launches Queen's Road East, sought to recover from displayed a profesion of basting with the dag. Darling, an engineer, the sum of 560 50, of the Rising Sun floating to the breeza ni-

being as to $45 wages, and $15.50, the amount tern. Among the guests present were paid, for a gold finger ring at defendant's Commodore and Mrs Lyon, Colonel Dar request. There was also a cross-action in Jisg (Commanding the Forces in South China),

which the engineer claimed $100 from the Capt. Bart Spañolt, A.Dd, Colmel Prior, Mr. Nicholson (maniger, Taikon Docks) and Mrs, Nicholson, Mr. T. Fugaisu (Consul for Japan), Messrs, K. Kikuchi (acting manager, Yokohama Specie Book), B. Mari(Nippon Yusen Kaishaj, TArima (Osaka Shosen Kaisha), K. Maisda (Toyo Kison Kaisba), El. Qishl (Mitan Bishi Goshi-Kwaisha), M. Kobayashi (Mitsui Bussan Kaisha), D. Tohdow (Taiwan. Back), Dr. K. Majima, Dr. M. Yenomoto, Dr.

· T. Yamasaki, a number of Japanese ladies, and representatives of the local Press, Capt. P. H. Mitchell-Taylor, A.D.C, and Capt. Simson, private secretary to H.E. the Governor, were unavoidably absent. Takashima, the guests were escorted to the opper deck where under, the awnings, except for the loog muzzle of the 8-inch gun forg and aft, quite a pretty sight greeted the visitors. With bunting and flowers the deck_had been converted into a large sitting and smoking room, with a large 'panel displaying the word Welcome under the crossed flags of the allies-the Usion Jack and the flag of the Rialog Sun. A similar panel bore the same legend in Japanese ideographs. Under the courteous guidance of the officers of the cruiser "the"visitorTMwere shown some admirable handiwork of the Japanese handymen. One side of the quarter-deck-presented a ministare. "land of chrysanthemums and crauge blot som"; so realistic werp-ibay flowers and their arrangenfade cotistically displayed that anyone right easily have mistaken the whole for, a plot of a private garden trans- planted on to the quarter deck of one of the Mikado's fighting units. On the opposite side of the ship were constructed miniatura cataracts, laker land ponds whereiw swans and geese disported themselves with a fountain throwing up a jet of water pumped through a fire-bon concealed from view by a mass of grean foliage arranged to resemble the dwarf figure-plants for which Japan is so Jurity famous,

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́s he parties appeared in person.

The firit witness was called by Mr. Dearling. He gave his name at Chan Kwai, a coolie in the employ of the Gas Company. He said he knew the defendant.

The Court-Do you know if Chan Kin did is work well?

Witness-I am a coolle, he is No. # and I Can't say.

The witness proved himself very unsatisfac tory, and was excused.

Gundar Singh, a watchman in the service of the Gas Company, said that he got instructions In Dearling to seo that Chao Kio went to and noticed ibat Chan came to work some times at sight o'clock a.o., eight-thirty, and sometimes at sing. The proper working time

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The best

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MUTINY ATUDAYAQ.

OFFICER ATTACKED AND WOUNDED.

The second company of Constabulary stationed at Davao mutinied on the night of June 6 reports the Manila Timas. The matineers first attacked their officers and wounded Third Lieutenant De Goicopris Governor Walker rallied" the · ♬ maricans in a charch which was hastily made an defensible as possible. The matineers attacked the church at 5 o'clock on the afternoon of June. and the fight lasted for over three hours. It is not yet clear whether the attack was beaton off by the spirited defence of Walker, and his volunteers

from Mati, which hurried to the defence of or the attackers were frightened by the ap proach of another company of Constabulary Uavao, but during the algbt the multibears flad Detachments of the 23rd United States in to the mountain taking thirty rifles with them. fantry have been hurried into Davao and they in Davao and are preparing to move out lo par Are on the ground. They have restored order

suit of the maticeers.

killed, and only four were lightly wounded. It Only one American, a man named Libby, was

in presumed that Libby fajt in the defence of the church where the Americans rallied, be cause such fighting as occurred took place in the town of Davao. It is also believed that the four men mentioned were bit during the fight at the church.

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CHINA'S IMPORT DOTIES.

No place of news has reached us for many a long day that should be received with more general approbation than the announcement that Great Britala has finally refused, co' parti- cipate in a laternational conference upon the question of a cerasing Chlössend unte

return for the abolition of liklis. – TLS true that the statement must be taken with allher from London or Peking, and it some reserve. It does not emanate directly clashes, with the steady, if improbable asser tions of the natives Press, that Germany was the sole objector to the desired increase of import duties. But mere rumour in such a comunction would not be allowed to rua far without coatin

the idea of tarifi rovision, it may be imagined diction; and in so far as the advisers of the United States Government are believed to favour that Washington would have accurate informa this there are other reason for supposing that tion on the question of a conference. More than the attitude of the British authorities in Peking, to press for a revision of her tariff, has been since the first moment of China's beginning

consistently in accordance witbyine sansa: of Restar's telegram. That the Chinese Govern- meat would feel acutely its disability to altor the tariff without foreign permission, needs no demonstration, ·Sentimental considerations the pinch of actual financial embarrasement.. bave, within recent years, peen re-inforced by At the present time China has to find some Tla. 50,000,000 annually for payment of interest to large a sum is increased by the fact that foreign bondholders, and the burden of so

much of it is incurred on non-productive expenditare. In these circumstances: repeat- od applications have diplomatic body at reking with a view to an increase of the Imperial Maritime duties, as and it is therefore not surprising that the Bri provided for in Article 8 of the Mackay Treaty;

the lever thus pat icto its hands for obtaining tish Government should besitate to relinquish

Chino, as a preliminary to all thought of tarif some practical observance of several other Articles of that Treaty, hitherto ignored by

revision.

been made „to” the

After formal introduction to Captain M. bis work' at the proper time. This he watched | much as a cash, Some of the propis called | dozen quarts are sold at $to the case. There the wounding of Da Goicourla there, appears herself of the present practical opportunity

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Having admired those fion examples of art by the Japanese'snilor, the guests were taken "over the cruiser," the working, of the guns ex- plained, the shell magazine shown, and the wireless operating room inspected. Thea the visitors are treated to an exhibition of jiujur. su, which was extremely amusing, the "ring" being improvised on deck under a huge device of a globe suspended under the legg of a mama- moth dragon-fly, as emblematic of Japan, so our representative was informed. The winners In the various wrestling contents were rewarde ed with prices, and, as they were called out by their various soul:riqueiten by the judges, amazement was general amoog, the sailors who felt tickled at the idea that Sailar Battleship" had been defeated by Sailor "Torpadour," sach were the fancy nicknames given to the contestants in the maich.

was at seven.

The Court-He always came in late 7-Yes. Did you report him?—Yes, Was he late from the very beginning No, He came punctually then, but this was not so sama four or five weeks ago.

But there was

AN ADVENTURE IN THE CIMNA SEAS.

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"Say! It's a long winded tale. I guess it'll be closing time before I'm half-way through it." **"Never mind. You can finish it in my room. Well, it's a long, long time since it happened Chinnman for damage done through negligence.way down in Amay, fo those days, I was in the dry goods line and I represented my firm along the Coast poris. The bulk of my orders used to come from a merchant named Ab Sam who by the way, had the "doubtful blessing of a doxto children, who were then receiving their education out in Califorain, with as many wives infóochow. Ab Sam was well-known up and down the whole coast and the extent of his busiopas was something fierce. From a moral standpoint, Ah Sam's integrity was beyond criticism and in all his dealings with the petty, trades-people, he was never known to have robbed them, of, even so

him a crank, but Ab Sam did not in the least mind this, so long, as he used to delight fo saying, the tin kept rolling io. this peculiarity about Ab Sambe had a pro- found contempt for the "foreign devils," by whom, he was firmly convinced, he was being morally robbed, Nothing could induce him to buy foreigo stuff unless the agents were will ing to meet him half-way. Ab Sam did this in thorough good faith and did not for a moment guess that some of his tracsactions were the cause of many a dead loss. At times, bis atti compromising, which, however, was ably dis guised by an outward politeness. Well, the old crony was in just one of these moods when one G. Dearling said that defendant was respon day-Í drapped in at his quaint little shop which sible for every piece of work done, and the did duty for an office in the hope of securing plates (produced) wote not supposed to be cut,

an order The old man greeted me with as the boles in, the plates were to fit the rivets

ope of his bland smiles which were reg'lar fortunes in themselves. Yes, I was told I, fight. The boilermaker cut the boles too large, the result being that the rivets could not fit.bad come in good time. He intended to The plates were ussless. If they were fitted dispose of the greater part of his stock-in-trade on to the boiler in their present condition and was making way for fresh goods. He cargo and specie on board, and were sailing law abiding as they over wera. The fact that its nationals without reference whatever to

would give me the bulk of the orders if I was willing to a ten per cent, reduction on the usual price. Here was my chance, the old fellow assured me, of driving a real good bargaiṇ,

"And did you accept his termo?" "Accept his femb? Why, man, 1 flatly refused to become a party to the ruinous ar rangement. Whereupon die prospective deal fell through, Ab Sam feeling pretty cartsin.I was trying to charge exorbitant rates."

The defendant-lin't it a fact that when I go to work at 6.45 every morning my son is on duty,

DATTLE WITH FIRATES RECALLED,

Witness-1-and-another-man-are-on-duty-at-tude towards the foreigners was terribly-un-Francisco Chronicle the days of sailing vessels

that time.

Haven't you seen me at work al6.25 in the morning?-Never.

New plates

there would be an escape of gas. had to be put on He claimed $100 for the damage,

The defendant-Didn't I, as your foreman, do the work according to your instructions → He is responsible for averything.

Didn't you chalk out the rivet holes and I cut them accordingly.?No.

The witness.cxplained that the rivet holes in the plates were already cut in England before being sent out here..

The defendant Didn't 'you tell me that the joints in the plates were to be made shorter, and asked me to cut them?-No.

On the 19th May did you have a photograph taken of the works because you were so pleased with them? The work has not been completed. The Chinaman produced a photograph and handed it to the Court. Dearling, on being asked for AD explanation, said that the picture was that of the bottom of the tank only. At present, or of the time when the

Is that the whole story?"

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No, the interesting part of it is yet to come. The heads of my firm were staunch supporters of the insurance system, and, of course, all our goods were partly covered by insurance in a reliable Chinese company, I may here tell you that Ab Sam took particular ínterest in the affairs of this company, although I was not aware at the finio that he had any connection with the concers. I afterwards discovered, however, that he had guided the company's destinies since its formation years ago, though the fact was kept a close secret, for reasons best known to Ah Sam."

"But what has insurance business anything to do with this affair?"

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there will be a general demand for the pursuit When the community is advised of the facts and capture of the last one of the mutineers, whatever the demand upon our resources to do it.

'A' COMPRADOKE'S LIABILITY,

* THE FAMOUS YARN DISPUTE CASE.

Full details of the affair bave not been re- ceived here but they are hourly expected. The first news reached here at Boon on Sunday in a dispatch from Governor Hoyt of the Maro province at Zamboanga. Davao, asking for assistance, dispatched a steamer to Zamboanga and it appears to have reached there on Satar day. Colonel Hoyt at once sent a company of the a3rd lofantry and arranged to hurry other companies of the same regiment to Davao.

The officials here are absolutely in the dark as to the cause of the pelty ravalt but presume ment of the company, either food, or the care. that it lies in some question of the manage of the women of the families of the men.. The company always bore a very fair re potation and at the inspection made by

That Great Britain's attitude will be misre- presented throughout the length and breadth General Bandholtz commanding the Consta bulary, only a few hours before the murderous of the Empire we can hardly doubt: already attack on the officers, it was found in very exclaims bitterly against the inconsistency of

one paper, quoted to-day in our Native Notes, satisfactory condition. The men are Visayan her now repudiating the arrangement that she

Colonel Hoyt's telegram says that the attack was made at 10.30 o'clock at night and after assuming that Great Britain intends to avail was the first to suggest, but if we are right im

to. bave followed a period of indecision, which gave the Americans time to make plans for to press kome har just demands with the defence. The church used by Governor Chinese Government, it by no means follows Walker is evidently the wooden structure

that she objects to the increase of customs erected a couple of years ago by the Roman

does per vi, still less that she intends her power in the interest of private specula Catholic missionaries.. It is not a particularly strong building but the official dispatch in- tion. The reluctance of British Governments to dicates that Walker and his party had nearly als, not only in China, as compared with espouse the private quarrels of their nation- all of the 7th put it in condition for defence.

The identity of Mr. Libby, who was killed, is the behaviour of other countries repre-

"an axiom is..., the besñess. sentatives, is not yet clear. There are two brothers of the world; and there is no reason to imagine that Dame at Davao and one of them, Percy C. it will be departed from now. Of the thres Captain George Nauoton recalls in the San Libby, is the manager of the plantation of Mr.most important Articles of the Mackay E. M. Barton of the Bay View Hotel, Manila. Treaty which China has yet failed to enforce one in the Far Eastern seas, when swift schooner Percy Libby's younger brother joined him at only is susceptible of a selfish interpretation, were engaged in the opium trade-and-were-avao ten months ago and has since been- beset by Chinese pirates. His schooner, the working with bins. One or the other is the namely, the revision of mining regulations and Game Cack, carried two guns and a large crew,

aven in this particular it can fairly be contended with rifles and culasses, to cope with these

man killed in the fighting of the 7th,'

Naws of the mutiny and attack was received that the Chinese are likely to reap at least as marauders. After telling how their fleet little here with painful surprise but it seems absolute much advantage as foreigners from observance ship showed her heals to one pirate proa, hely certain that the affair is an isolated one

of the Treaty. Both the other Artícles aro says of another voyage:

and that the rank and Ele of the Constabulary. concerned with reforms that the Chinese Gor "On this occasion we had na extra valuable throughout the country are quite as loyal and

erament has admitted, in a hundred dif ferent ways, be of urgent importance to light, and as the weather was beautifully clear Davan shows that it was not a party to any quintly along the coast when the wind fell

the Mati company hurried to the relief of

foreigners. The need of currency reform through some of the islands which were very much uneasiness the captain determined to make a short cut

has been dealt with, so frequently, in these general conspiracy. There will necessarily be

columos of late that it need not farther other isolated districts numerous in this archipelago. This was about which rely on the Constabulary for protection this morning among the minutes of the Shang- be emphasized. On another page we publish 6 am, when all at once we saw an immense but there is really nothing to indicate that the hai Chamber of Commerce a letter from the amount of smoke over the crest of one of the spirit of revolt taints any save this single com. lesser islands, and concluded it must be either pany which made a foolish but curderens doyen of the diplomatic body to Prince Ching, a village or a ship-on-fire-We-kept off, stack.

which puts the whole casa in a nutshell. Seven and on rounding the point cams directly in view of what had been a handsome bark;

of all nationalities and from Chambers of Com- months ago M. de Carcer, in respouse to re peated representations from Consular officiala her masts and rigging were all gone, and there was little but the outside planking

merce throughout China, drew the attention of left. On passing ber stern we could read the

Prince Ching to the evils of unrestrained, issua | last four letters of her name, which appeared to

of bank notes and copper coinage. Promises have been 'rida' and 'part. The test was all

of amendment have been made in - plenty. burned away. We had barely got around the

Nothing has been done; and the evil con. polat and saw this when all at once a big

tinues not only to flourish but to increase, piratical proa came out from another point and

in that it has now taken the form of actual was making directly for us. He came so sud-

In the Supreme Court, last Monday, Mr. C. debasement of the coinage as the only ex- denly that we were caught, and before he reach-1 Alabaster moved for a date to be fixed for pedient that provincial mints can find of mak ed us we could see there had been a bloody the hesting of an appeal by Mesurs. S. J.ng any profit in face of the depreciation of fight, for his sides and pair of his dirty decks David and Company against the judgment copper cash. gave every evidence of such. We were all delivered by the Chief Justice on the 23rd Da alarmed, and got up our rifles in good order cember last in the case in which the appellants and called all hands alt for instructions, which brought an action against their compradore had to be short aod quick. I do it properly?—I'am 'supposed to inspect "Everything. You see, soon after my little. "Lat avery man of us pick out his man and (Mr. Chao Ut Chiu) to recover the sum of your work coce a week, and then when I come interview with Ab Sam, the godowns in which take good aim, it is the only chance for our centum per annum from the date the writ was $648,816.67 and interest at the rate of $8 per round you did not do it properly,

The Court (to Dearing) Are you a sub-ur goods were stored caught fire and were lives. The cook was ordered to keep a boiler issued and until payment or judgment. The

completely gutted.. Of course, our claim was full of scalding water to throw on them. On large claims was alleged to have arisen in defined with perfect clearness.. But the kin Whom did, you take the contract from?-paid in full, but the amount thus obtained they cams, and grappled our fore rigging, and connection with dealings in cotton yarn, for all considerably short of the actual price bung on while they threw several of their stink-which, the plaintiffs alleged, the compradore From beme:

of the goods lost owing to their be pots on board. These are most terrible things was liable. The defendant entered a coupler- Are you doing the work on your own, or are ing only partly insured. And here I had to deal with. They are pats made of clay, and claim to recover the sum of $55,000, alleged to you an employee of the sub-contractor?-Au since thought the whole matter had ended filled with some chemical which suffocates any have been deposited with them. employee.

but for a trip which 1.took to the scene of my one coming near it, and the thick, yellowish- denied. The boilermaker deposed that when the former exertions the other day. An old, shri- brown, noxious vapour is so thick you cannot plates arrived in the Colony the holes were novelled Chinaman earnestly begged to see me, penetrate it.

In applying for leave to appeal, Connsel said The cook poured a bucket of that Mr. Duncan McNeill was coming down rounded properly, and the engineer (Dearling) be said, on some urgent matter. I was never hot water on a brate who was throwing these from Shanghai to take charge of the caso. asked him to attend to them. It took him a good at refusing a request and granted the pols, but the fellow in desperation clambered

The case was fixed for hearing on the 28th ancient Celestial the wished-for interview. 1 on board with his two-edged sword

other side. who stood before me was the very person who his bucket for another dose of scalding' water, was hired by Ah Sam to set fire to the godown's the brute clove him to the deck with one blow which had years ago disappeared along with our of his two-edged sword. Philippe, the gunner,

THE STRANDING OF THE goods. The man had since repented of his act, however, had seen this, and at the same. » EMPRESS ́OR CHINA" and as he happened to possess a conscience, be moment sent a bullet from his rifle crashing had firmly resolved to make a clean breast of into his body. Meanwhile, we were trying to FINDING OF THE OSAKA MARINE COURT, the whole business the next time he met me, keep them from coming over the rail, and At the conclusion of the man's story, he asked picking them off as well as we could. It in for my forgiveness. I gave it to him."

On the 8th insient the Osaka Marine Court not a pleassat feeling to know that you are on delivered its finding in the case of the strand But what could have been the motive which the point of being butchered. The excite-ing of the Empress of China, in the Inland led Ab Sam to this treacherous-conduct ?"- ment gaya De courage, but the stinkpots Sea on February 19th last. The report of the

both. Butoxamination of Captain Stevenson, who was the "Why, the goods bad never suffered from prevented at from getting forward. the fire at all, Ah Sam, who could play fairy there was a poor fellow in bed in the forecastle pilot in charge when the accidéof occurred, ap state of China's finances that the abolition of their compatriots would be more prosperous toilermaker, saying it was not a good thing tales with the company, had taken good care to and almost in the last stage of consumption, peared in our tezes of Friday, the 4th instant. I likia mast cóma first in order to provide 18- remove them previously to a safer place and bad who came up the booty hatch and called ont After summarising the evidence the Court deserves, in the expansion of native industry, since disposed of the goods at his own prices. pitifully, 'Give me a rifle!. Ob give me a riflel' cided as follows :—

against the possibla reduction of imports. If The old fox knew perfectly well that he would. We could scarcely hear him for the awful, din, "Taking all the facts into consideration the in these circumstances, the British Government never have got the goods at the price he had but little Tom, our cabin boy, said he would Court finds that the cause of the stranding is to prefors to withhold concession until some offered and therefore employed this anderhand get a rifle to Frenchy. We let him go, and be attributed to the unusual set of the tide, material reformation bas been effected, it must means of gaining his object, taking advantage he succeeded. The wind was freshening which carried, the vessel to the south of her fairly be admitted that its policy is no selfish of the fact that the goods were not fully covered a little and blowing the fames so that

proper course, Captain Stevenson, however, one. That subsidiary difficulties involving pho by insurance."

we could sea forward, and we saw that the vil knowing that the island of limeshimu wAT vate complaints might be included in any TIMBER FOR 'SALB..

"And Ah Sam? What has become of him?” lains had cut or lat our fore sheet go, and close at hand, should have taken soundings, agreement is neither improbable.nor unde- "Ab Sam has since retired in California were still trying to board us forward, where and in that way, would have realised the sirable. Ope such point is raised by the Kiang- after burying all his wives with the exception there was no interruption. Frenchy came up position he was to. The Court considere

in Railway Company's attitude towards the TILINNING THE COLONY'S PLANZATIONS of Noi t'in Chine. And now, I think you will on deck and, with the desperation of a dying that he was over-confident, and, that be loan agreement, which, as our correspondent agree with me when I say that for tenacity of man, be shot down two or three of the pirates, did not take the necessary precautions. In polots out to-day, has carried the whole disputa A notification appears in the Gazelle inviting purpose and crafty enterprise, John, China- but one other jumped on board and cut his this respect he failed to do what was undoubt beyond the question of one or two locomotives, tenders for the purchase of pipe and other treni man is hard to beat Out in the States, head nearly from his shoulders. Of course, edly his duty. His action, therefore, must be iata the more important sphere of the liberty The toast was colhoriastically pledged.' in various parts of the Oolony.

some of the people are à real bad lot, but pre- | we' all made him a mark, and he fall like a dealt with by Sub-Section 1 of Art. 19 of the of a provincial boreau to reject whatever unders Mr. T. Foosing (Consal for Japan) replied "Five solid blocks of plastations are offered cious few can come up to the Chipman with log. For some inexplicable reason, or possi- Pilot Law, and also by Art, zx of the same law, takings of the Central Government it chooses in a few brief words, concluding by asking for sale comprising Mount Davis 210 acres, two an eye to bosiness-not by a long chalk.bly because we were getting near some vil- as well as by Article 2, Sub-Section 3, of the to diilike. But the main condition of tariff re- those present to drink to "The prosperity of areas near Aberdeen 140 acres each, two near That's the reason why I now find myself strand- lage or the readervous of the coast guard, the Marios Discipline Law, Captain Stevenson vision are set upon the broad lines of currency the Colony of: Hongkong.". The speaker led Tytam Tuk of 110 acres and 100 acres respec-ed in this country. The next time I meet the pirate cast off his grapnels at the fore-rigging will therefore be reprimanded. The expenses financial reform because sentiment and the three saurais which went forth from lustytively, Three years will be allowed for their crafty rascal, I'll have to square an old account, and went on his way. We now had time to of the Court, amounting to Y12.40, must be interest alike bare taught Obion's foreign throats, va..

folling and not more than 380 acres, maỹ be but i reckon the game's not wanh the candle." breathe freely, but the captain could not me borne by the pilot.” Va

|_ suitors that their advantage and bors go kand Thus was brought to a conclusion a de-felled in one year. Not more than one year

And the speaker bolped himself to some morefrain from firing theres rounds of grapeshot Article 19, Sub-section 1 of the Pilot. Law | is hand.---N. C. D. Nane. Simpang lightful evaalag which will find a niche in will be allowed for a single block. The fender whisky.-Contributed,

from 'our little main-dock gani, which we bad | provider that a pilot can be punished for caus- -the records of "The Trainlog. Cruise of must be in one lamp sam for the whole, pay-

reason to baliava did some execution," -.. Ing damage to or sinking a vessel through any. Iz it reported from2 Leberan that the situation --Hil.J.M.S. Chitosej 1909. *..

-ment for,which, must_be_secured. „Payments

-mistake, meglect, or other. Improper action.on in Parnín in growing worsná body consisties --it may be mentioned that there are on board must be made by annualinstalments in advance. | BETURN of visitor to the City Hall Liberty | LIBUTenant Robert R. Rosoman; who is now | his part. Article 21 authorises the Court to of game Turkish troops and 2000. Parsian 'the Chilow some sixty odd cadets who are No tender under $24,000 will be considered. and Museum for the week ending the doth going through a short course of gunnery on the punish according to the pounities prescribed by Kurds under the command of a Turkish Kard

about complating their training before being Roots of pine trees may be removed. Charcoal Joup, 1909

gunnery, ship Amoellent, has been appointed the Marine Discipline Law in cases where no is endeavouring to seize a town on the Persian, drafted to the various ships in the Japanese may be barned in the felling areas. An annual

to the famar, receiving ship at Hongkong, for panisbmpute are specified by the, Pilot Law, fropiler. A Tabriz message says that the unKEN -Navy--- The gassts were presented with son-sale of some 6,500 picule of dry local pine wood

gunnery datiss and also for duty at the rifle Art, a of the Marins Discipline Law provides, tisfactory attitude of the Russian troops, there - venir carda böæribg the idśéription: "In com- delivered in the City of Victoria or Kowloon to

range there. L'autasant Resoman foined ibe the fallowing thres classes of ponálties: (1) undangers the success of the Anglo-Russlan emmoration of the Training Crule of Gorerament Departments will 'be'guarantood,

naval servics in December, 1899, as a supple- confiscation of licence, (3) suspension of licence, proposals for bringing/thy Farslan i domestic, suurt if desired, at the rats of 60 cents a piculis.

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troubles ta sa sad.

At the conclusion of the jiujutsu exhibition tea was served. A large number of the guests left the cruixer shonly before 6 pm, but to those that remained later a cake, and wins banquet was served and the delightful enter. tainment was not concluded until eight o'clock. At sundown the ship's company played, the Japanese National Anthem, while the antire assembly loyally rose and remained standing until the last bar of the patriotic anthem had been played. With the Dates of the stirring music dying in the distance, the electric light was switched on and revealed a magnificent- davice in red and blue bulbs of "Wecome to the admiring guests, while the artificial pots of pear and plum trees glowed in a blaze of light

be charged and when this had been done,

picture was taken, some 700 rivets only were put in. There were about 12,000 rivets to be inserted.

Isn't it your duty to inspect my work and see

contractor? Yes.

week to do the work,

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With regard to the abolition of likia, it must be remembered that this measure la distinctly regarded by the Mackay "Treaty as a preliminary to the raising of import duties; and on that declining to join in any conference on a ground alone Great Britain would be justland in question of which the conditions are already grievance, exemplifying as it does in a peculiar and capital, goes to the root of every difficulty degree the whole contest between provinces

receive to-day the welcome intelligence that that blocks the path of reform la China. Wa

the Chinese Government has agreed to reduce likin charges on the Shanghai-Nanking Rail- way below the level of what is enforced on water traffic, and il Peking succeeds in en-- forcing its wishes in this respect, the rail- But so long as likin has to provide pot only the wherewithal of provincial administra- tion but also the shortcoming of official salaries it is extremely diffiult to see how it can be got off except by the most gradual menos. That. its abolition would be followed by an imme- diate revival of China's domestic trada can hardly be doubled, and' such a 'revival ahonlä serve as a sat-off against the curtailment of imports that might result at first, from an in- create of customs due. In the end, the two should balance each other with profit for is evident in the present

This apparently was the signal for glasses to The Court-You admit that the plates; as then leamt to my grant surprise that the man his teeth, and, while the cook bad just filled stapt. Mr. M. W. Slade is retained by the way may serve in Yoma sort as a test case.

Mr K-Matada, speaking in his own lan-they are, are not waterlight ?--No. They are guage, asked his compatriots who had been in-watertight. This plate is the middle one. There vited on board the Chitose to express their is another plate, to be below this and another thanks to the Captain and his staff, for their one above. kind hospitality and to wish them a pleasant The witness added that when the rivaling voyage home via Ports.

work was about to be started, Dearling engaged three more boilermakers, and discharged him, He could not speak English very well, but this war the way be gave Dearling to understand that the holes, as they were cut in England, were too small: "Diss-ce halo, too larges-no can." In giving his decisión Mr. Justice Gomperts ordered Dearling to return the ring to the

The foust was enthusiastically received and thres Bamais followed.

Capt. Takashima replied that be and his officers had been gratified with the warm re- ception accorded them by the Japanese com- munity in Hongkong and they heartily witbed.

than ever in this British Colony of Hongkong.

On the call of the Captain, three Banais for Europeans to take presents from Chinese, The reason why the.bollermaker gave tõe were given for the guests.

Mr. J. P. Braga (Hongkong Telegraph) was present to Pearling was because he wanted then called upon for a toast, when be replied in to be dealt with lenically-pol what Deatling's felicitous terms with Prosperity to the Japan-employers at bome would wish for. His Hon. ese Community in Hongkong, acknowledging our pod-suited Dealing's claim, and ordered the hospitality of his gallest hosts, the him to pay the boilermaker $22.80-Bieleeg urbanity of the Consol, Mr. T. Fonatsu, and days' wages... the courtesy of the Japanese whom he had met In Hongkong, whose commercial sympathies and aspirations, he hoped, would work with as perfect accord as they did in the sphere of in- locational politics for the advancement of the great nation, the guest of whose representatives he was that ovaning.

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Library, Musenim, Non-Chinese..imaan 457 161 Chinese....mjamia 273.

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