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Kowloon-Canton Railway.

ANOTHER BRIDGE BLOWN UP,

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SPANNING, THREE ARCHES IT HAS TO GO.

3rd inst.

Another bridge on the Kowloon section of the milway to Canton has been found to be defective and an attempt was made this morn Ing to blow it up. It seems that "Bridge No. Sla official parlanco, was seriously cracked owing to the foundations baving given way, and the only thing for it in the opinion of the angipeer to charge was to get rid of the upper works. To start with, it may be stated that the bildge is no hanging garden over a strmima! It to the Taipo bridge it is the longest on the time which is to be operated by the British, or, rather, the Hongkong Government... Doubt on that point is, of course, excusabiri

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY NOVEMBER

"FOORSANG " IN A GALE.

HOW THE TYPHOON WAS DODGED,

The 1.0.5. N. Colas.s. Fookiang, Capt. T.;| A. Mitchell, arrived from Calcotia, vis Penang' and Singapore Inst Tuesday. The Fookmang had a narrow- BDAVO from the recent typhoon. The vessel's excape is sotirely due to the splendid seamanship displayed by the skipper in dodging the gate. Capt. Mit chell's report is to the effect that siter leaving Singapore the Festsang experienced light Barterly and north easterly winds with fine, clear weather and smooth sea to the parallel of 11 N. Here a long drawn. East to N.E. well was met. At 2.10 a.m. on the gotb; unmistakable signs of a typhoon to the eastward the vessel then being in 134” N. and 111.45 East, were indicated, when the engines were put

THE RAUB Australian GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,

́GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT FOR THE

FOUR WEEKS ENDING OCT.

ralian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., Slogapore. E The Chairman and Directors, Raub Aust Gentlemen. I beg to submit the following Mining and Milling Report for the four week ending October 9, 1999.

BUKIT MALACCA. Drive North from East Crosscut No. Level, advanced 37ft. total 217ft. No chuage in value since my last report. LevalExtended to 48ft, at 35it from shaft a Cross-cut East from No. 2 Shalt, No. lode was met with and found to be roft. wide, Soath have been started on this lode and advanced git, and git, respectively. It in pro. posed however to conticue the North drive only.

THE LORGA OF 10-DAY "AND TO-MORROW.

!—THE SPELL OF THE MORNING CALM,

BY W. J. JONES.

1900

put through the process described they must according to all accepted ideas be class. ' The Korean shops and stalls are particularly small, but they are covered with a heterogansous as sortment of articles. So far as the require ments of the Korean are concerned his shops To the masses of those who are working out

are miniatoto Whiteley's. The streets and the destiales of nations in the West, Korea has narrow, and are thronged at all hours of the day and night. It would seam that many of the in- been unconsidered territory except on these habitants dispense with sisep altegather. There occasions when the constant friction of com is no semblance oferdarin traffic. As is the case ficting interests upon the buffer State has kind in most cities in China outside the foreign settle led the flame of warfare. Appropriately dements thebullock waggon jostlestharikisha, and siganted The Lead of the Morning Calm, the rikisha squeezes the pedestrian loto the the placid indifference of its people to the cla gatter. One remarkable thing about Koreans mant demands of modern progress bas basten- and aven Korean children is that they arince ed its dissolution, for there is no disguising the curiosity regarding the movements of fact that politically the country is in extremis, "foreigners." They are particularly dignified tiveness. It is a land upon which the civilising better to do than to crowd round the occasional, But in Kores even spalby has a pathetic attrac and self-contained. They have something band has been lald so lightly as to scarcely leave tourist who wanders into their midst. When' laisser faire has been reduced to a duo art.

ness of a large section of the Japanese, the The history of Korea proved that it might have

whole community from the Supersintendent of been famous. Flashes of military, gonins and Polles to the ragged army of juvenile vagrants short periods of capable administration bare taking a keen foterest in his business, the given, promise of a reputable career, but the change is an agreeable. ond. incapable of sustaining a steady strain in any interest was dealing, and, like the Dormouse

given direction, and relapsed into the som of Alice's acquaintance, the public were quite

molent state from sheer cana). As a result of

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his boundary funes and witness the robbery his estates. It is pleasure to visit Koran if only. to meet the Korean himself, for he is the happy go-lucky, good tempered "impleton: Who, while entirely oblivious of his own istarasta “umCom« sclously contributes to the plasmares of others. His placid, ancomplaining upiri in the midie of his troubles sits apon him like a besediction, and he has no quarrel with sithNGKANG P present, or future. In the match of progena past, he has gone under an other reactionaries have done. It is the inevitable face of thongwho decline to move with the procession to the keen race-struggle which makes power its objective.

Japan Chronicle

# 150 feet long and carries three arches, Nehat slow. At & a.in, the barometer having fallen assaying 1,60 dwts, par too. Drives North and the sense of contact, and where the policy of one is familiar with the Irritating loquisitive Const inst Wednesday, Yee Chun Sam brought,

The facts an' we have learned them, and it

considerably, and the wind from North having increased, with heavy squalls, the vessel war turned to the southward, and run Soath for 50 miles. By I am the wind bad commenced to back to the West and North, and gradually hauled to N.W. West and to through the S.W.

to South. The aleamer being gradually brought round through East fill, at 6 pm, the northerly conrse was being steered, with rising baro

meter and weather improving (lowest bato mater reading 29.37). From 16 North to post strong, N.E. monsoon gale, with heavy sea and squally weather was encountered.

WANTED TO BUY HONGKONG.

may be they are subject to error, although we hardly think so, go to show that after the rains the arches developed serious defects, two of them baving great cracks which meant that the whole structure was in Immediate danger of subsidence,. It is the old story of planting a foundation in mad, so far as can be made out, At all events, the pillars are now supposed to be on firm ground, but the arches were, to use a colloquialism; "rocky." The order was given that the entire super-structure should. be dynamited at ten o'clock this morning, an order given in strict secrecy, so that the 'news. papers might know nothing about it. Incident. ally, it may be stated that the bridge bad never been used by what is called, the "material In the course of a summary case in the train. It is believed that some people walked Supreme Court last Monday afternoon, the fol- over it, but we understand that there is no sug-lowing dialogue took place between the plain gestion that the footprints of any of those tiff's solicitor and a Qhinesa witness:—

· pedestrians caused the cracks.

At 9.39 this morning operations started, Over a bandred charges of dynamite were used, but up to the time of leaving off the work little result had been attained. The arches still stood, shaky it is érte, but not the wrecks it was intended they should be. A hundred charges of powder could not move those arches. One of the assistant engineers looked after tha operations.

Another attempt to dislodge the arches will be made, at 5 o'clock to-day. Whether it will be successful or not is a matter of opinion. We are told that the idea is, when the river bas nothing but pillars to show where it was span ned, to erect steel girders, which are capable of moving from the base wlihout disturbing the masonry.

APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER.

The current issue of the Government. Gansita contains the following notification t ..

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased, under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. Ed. ward Sorgint Lindsay 'to be manager of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, British Section, with. affect from the alth October, 1909.

SOWING THE WIND.

UNEMPLOYED CHINAMAN obtains S140 BY MEANS OF FALSE PRETENCES.

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ALLEGED Incident on BOARD THE

TAX HING."

You used to be on friendly terms with Cap- tain Cooper?--Yes, I visited him occasionally. You used to visit him frequently?--Yas, but I stopped doing so since he attempted to strike

BÚRIT. BULON.......

been advanced soft, total 71ft., and drive out The drive North from Prospect Shaft has fi, total 1aft. average assay of iode 2.40dwis practically so from North end. Operations on The lode has disappeared from South end and this prospect bave been suspended.

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BUKIT KOMAN,"

540lt. Drive from Station-Advanced 13ft total gift,, lode je inches wide assaying 3-5 dwts.

510ft. Laval Drive South (90),-Advanced 7f total rggft. The value of this drive has not Improved, therefore operations have been suspended.

540ft. Level 121t Drive South-A crosscut has been commenced from the South end of this drive, to go in an easterly direction in search of lode matter, and bas been driven sit, The main crosscat East from shaft at this (540ft.) level is being extended in search of the

lode.

$40lt. Level-The stopes in back of the sift. drive have been stopped, the lode belag too narrow and poor to pay.

Didn't you suggest to Captain Cooper that a rich Chinuman abroad should make up a aub. scription to buy up Hongkong ?—No.

Didn't Captain Capper say you were absurding 8.35dwts, par tou and ought to join the Self-Government Society i Canton Ne. I have no connection with the Self-Government Society,

You are a Californian-Honolulu merchant? Yes.

BULLION.

Messrs. Samuel Montago and Co.'s cricular, dated London, October 7, contains the follow IDR 1-

Gold. The demand from Russia and Franco for bar gold continues good, and the bulk el the arrivals, which amounted to rather over half a million sterling, were sold chiefly to the former country on the basis of 771, soță, pur asi Std.

Withdrawals were made from the Bank of England as under :-

Sept £

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30 100,000 in JOYs, for Egypt,

15,000 1

South America, [$5,000

Brazil,

Egypt,

Roumania,

Oct.

2 630,000

3rd lost.

4 300,000

6

20,000

Another instance of the remarkable credulity of lowclass Chloese, which has after all proved

making a total efflux for the week of £1,330,000. Silver. The Chinese Government has de-

dolt. Lavel North Drive-Advanced 39ft, total: 40dit, lode 54 inches wide, assaying 1.07dwts, per ton.

tot 648ft, no improvement in value since 440ft. Level South Drive.-Advanced 18ft, last reported on.

440lt Level No. 2 Wines.-Sunk 18ft. below this level la a lede assaying 16.86dwts, par to 440ft. Level Crosscut East.-Advanced 13 total 72ft. The stopen in back of this lovel (440ft) have been poor of late, showing an Everage assay of 2.59dwis, per ton; some of the poorer ouns have been stopped, and now the retums from the stopes at work should show improved values, and probably amallar tonnage 340ft, Level, Crosscut East-Advanced agit, total soft.

140ft, Level-Drives on West lode from West crosscut extended Bit, and 3ft. North and Bouth respectively, the lode, 48 inches wide, assaying faodwts, per ton, This appears to be a fode on which but little or nothing has been done on surface, and is worthy of some money being spent on it in testileg its value. it is distant about 720ft, West of Bukit Komas lade.

STOPE MINE.

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179ft, The lode parrow and poor.

160ft. Level North-Advanced 18ft, total 16aft. Lavel South-Advanced Tit, total

per ton.

and be will probably go on wearing it despite the establishment of the reign of reason and enlightenment. His is not an imitative naturs, and the day of frock-coats and coloured waint- coats in Korea is far distant.

THE REAL KOREA.

times.

UP AN ALLEY-WAY.

A LOAN DISPUTE

THE BUILDING OF A RESERVOIR. Before Mr. Justice Gomperts in the Summary an action against the Yee Sang Company, of 553 user's Road West, and Lau King Cho the firm, to recover the sum of $478.53 as to and Lal Fuk, of 194, Third Street partners in

rate of 3 per cent, per month. Mr 5160 part thereof for principal money fant and advanced by the plaintiff to the defendant and as to $118.53 for interest thereon at the agreed

LORD KITCHENER IN MANCHURIA,

SPEECH AT FORT ARTHUR.

sulnous, was furnished ́at the magistracy this cided to forbid the, cortancy of foraigo peper ögalt, ludo rather broken, assaying 4.53dwie to the rhythm of the voices, and so long as the out of the grasp of its own people-peoplo | alliance, to which referpace had been made by

money to Chisa after five yeats.

derable steadiness, with a total variation of only one fatthing. We append statistice for the month:

The quotations for September show cons!.

cash. 2 mos. 23.742 73-735

morging, when a Chiusmas, described as being unemployed, appeared being obtained $140 Mr. J ̧R... Ulesad ander false pretences. It appears that some days ago, a tradesman at Amay sen! the amount in the custody of a friend, a cook employed on board the 3.5. Hai Ching, to Average price.. be banded to the foki of a certain shop in Highest price, on stand zud.23 23 13/16 the Colony in settlement of a debt. The Lowest price, 27th and 28th...134 23 defendant travelled by the same boat and The prices for cash and 3 mos, were iden "on the Hal Ching's arrival in port, he repre-tical except on the first three days of tha sented himself as a yoki from the shop in ques-month, when cash commanded a premium of tion and succeeded in obtalaing the money, 6th of a penny. Steadiness still charac The fraud, however, was soon detected and reterizes the tone of the market. ported to the Police. Detective-Sergeant Watt The price, which was inclined to become communicated with the sender of the sum at heavy at 21 11/16d, stiffened on purchases by Amoy and through his keen vigilance the thief Chins made in Bombay and afterwards in this was discovered baving a bilarious time at Shok-market. tong-teni. This morning, he appeared before The evident difficulty which China has, to Mr. J. R. Wood on a charge of having obtained dispense with the assistance of silver even money by false pretences and was awarded six though the stock io Shanghai stands at the

• months' imprisonment with hard labour. abominal figure of agp lakhs creates a certain amount of confidence for the near future, asps cially as fre-bloan business must be put through befo* long,

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.

ABSTRACT OF ACCOUNTS.

Fram 1st October, 1908, to 30lb September;.

1908, October 1, Balance in the Bank and on hand...... 51,870.88 Proceeds of Al Fresco Fête (16 and 17,

November, 1908.)

1,819.24 78.Bo

Support has also been received from cover. ing operations, and the Indian Bastar have bought for shipment, though not for this week's settlement steamer.

Meanwhile, the substantial stocks on the spot, and the prospect of dearer money, caused forward silver to go to premium of 1/16d, os the 5th instant, which has been maintained.

In spite of the actual stock in all the three centres (London, Bombay and Shangbai) being unusually high, the silvermarket cannot be said

to be a weak one!

25,00

100.00 from San Francisco to the Far East. 157.00

During the week 50,000 has been shipped

ROBBERY IN MASTER'S PRESENCE.

FREEMASON'S MEDALS DISAPPEAR IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

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30ft, below the level. The lode assayed andwis 160ft. Level, No. 1 Winso-Sunk soft, total for *ficat

fortnight, then ponter ground was on countered, it is again Improving to value.

The Stops North of stope shaft has become poor. A rise is now being put up to test the The Main Stops-Costivues to produce about the usual amount of stone, of an average assay value of zodwts, per ton. A part of this timbated. stope in dangerous to work and bas to be close

löde.

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On the following day Lord Kitchener los pected the famous 203-metra bill and the mu- by special train at a p.m. for the north. A seam of the war relics. He left Port Arthur large number of officials, officers," and private individuals assembled at the station to bid fare well to be distinguished visitor.

if any, superior to those of the Chinese. The The conditions of living in the cities are little,

this inherent indifference a more enterprising the poorer classes of Koreans are raised, and Mr. F. X. d'Almada (of Messrs d'Almada and streets are punctured with narrow lanen flanked Mr. P. Sydenbam Dixon (from Mr. R. A. by avil-smalling hovels. To this atmosphere Harding's office) appeared for the plaintiff and people has determined that outside pressure shall be brought to bear to galvanise the the majority appear to thrive, though xymo. Smith) was for the second defendant (Lan King country into activity. Hence the morning calmic diseases carry off many of the weak Cho) has been replaced by the evening storm, which and unlucky”. The villages along the railway Plaintiff stated that he was the managing threatens to wreck the whole slender fabric route are dirty and avattractive. The low-roof-partner of the Yik On Wing firm of Cellaralan upon which Korean affairs have hitherto de

ad shacks are well-thatched, but one shudders merchants at 111, Boobam Strand East Ho pended. The wheels of civilisation move

as be realises that millions of microbes of as held that position for over ten years, in the slowly, although eventually they may grind ex-sorted varieties must be lurking in the mud 4th mood of the 33rd year (May-June, 1907) he cending small, and if Korea'kins lost her føde floors. It is authoritatively stated that Karosa was asked by the defendant to join in the erec pendence she has not lost her distinctiveness, lay has hitherto directed that the lower the tion of a certain reservoir and hauabsequently The people are a unique race, and are proud roof the lower shall be the taxation imposed, entered into an agreement with one of the part- of it. The loflexible regulations of municipal and those who find it expedient to save at pers. He advanced a number of loans, some of government will inevitably compel them to pat every possible point sometimes enclose so little which were paid back but some $478 was still. their hours in order, and the aspect of the air space to their dwellings that in the warm owing. country will change. But the Korean is supe weather they are compelled to sleep outside. After further argument, judgment was enter» rior to all such considerations. He has the

Bat the people carry their heavy burden of ed for the plaintiff, dignity of kings and implicit faith in tradition trouble with a light heart, and even the dirty, and the direction it has given for his guidance naked children playing about the villages, through the ages. Custom has decreed that he dabbling in the filthy mud-pools, and testing The stope in back of Station Drive is being shall wear a ridiculous bead-covering of woren

the melons attached to the runners which worked by tee men ; lode 60 faches wide assay-pig's bristles-a modification of the shovel hat literally cover the roof, are the picture of con leatment. Happiness is after all measured would not change places with the delicately. by environment, and the Korean children

On the zjed ultimo a party was given at the surtared offspring of Western parentage. Military Club at Port Arthur by Japanese The fact that their pleasures are so casiofficials and private individuals in honour of ly found in no way limits the scope of their Lord Kitchener. In a toast to the distinguish As soon as the boundaries of Korea bave villages are merely plasted in some sheltered Port Admiralty at Port Arthur, speaking in enjoymeat. There is so building schema-the ed guest, Admira! Tomioka, Commander of the been passed, ood is grested with a set of on spot, and the dwellings are disposed promis- English, said that he deemed it a great honour tirely new conditions. It is made manifest at cuously like current in a pudding, only with and pleasure to have the opportunity of wel the outset that the Korosa farmer knows how more prodigality. The huts are unique, some coming such an illustrious guest from the ally to grow rica-no one can teach him anything thing like the Zulu krnals, and show but little of Japan at the Ladysmith of the Far East,

When the crude imple-advance on those of the semi-savage races. In this respect. into consideration it will be admitted that be displays a disinclination to move with the years ago. Lord Kitchener had achieved

where one of the most appalling dramas in the ments with which he tills the soil are taken his house as in everything else, the Korean history of the world' works miracles. Men and women, hays and

was played dire girls, toll in the fields from daylight till dusk,

great work in South Africa, Egypt and and the rich greos axpanse of grain is a tribute

A POOR BUSINESS MAN.

India. He could not help admining such The Korean indulgas in "squeezing," es do a distinguished guest as one of the type of their industry despite the conservatism which is apparent to their methods of agriculture. The all his sighbours in the East; he must do this offJapanese bushido. Great Britain and Japan to and from the scene of his labours, and sometimes-his word once given stands as a

to propitiate bis conscience. But although he were two insular Empires bound in the strong farmer carries his wooden plough on his back

is slow in making up his mind-pitifully slow bond of alliance, and he hoped and was con- fident that the friendly feelings and, metual leads the spare tired donkey or the staunch sacred contract, and he will not attempt to understanding between the two nations would Left to his own devices, he is the most con- bullock by the head stall or nose ring shirk, commercial obligations, at least, that strengthen the foundation of their mutual in- firmed of philosophers. He is an optimistic is the reputation be generally holds in the terests and of the peace of the world.

Eart amongst European merchants, How- In reply Lord Kitchener remarked that he had Don Quixote tilting against the wind-mills of Fate. When the rice is being trans

ever, his idea of doing business are peculiar, long cherished, the desire to visit this piace, and it is evident that the faculty of reason- where the glory of the Japanese army suď navy planted, he is stimulated in body and log is often lacking. soul by singers and story-tellers engaged to that the country has been allowed to slip gratified. With regard to the Anglo-Japanese It is not surprising had been displayed. His ambition was now hearton the proceedings. Work is carried on

Admiral Tomioka, he was confident that it song or story lasts there is no cessation of with simple, pasophisticated patores, spon

would be long maintained, and that the welfare. entertained at the house of the farmer and dis band armed with ear-splitting instruments is quite a number of Korean merchants the whole of the two sations and the peace of the world labour. When the rice, is being gathered in a which all the world might vamp at will. With

sale disposal of goods means an extra charge would continue indefinitaly. penses weird music. Still if the farm hands sen, then four should cost too sen and eight Majesty King Edward, and Lord Kitchener per article. If one, let us say, barket, 'cost za

Admiral Tomioka proposed band for his They are paid at the rate of about ninepence a trouble involved in making four and eight. gathering dispersed at 10.10 p.m. are satisfied no one has cause to complain. go see, because there was so much more

danzai for his Majesty the Emperor. The day, and are entitled to something in the pature The absurdity of this has frequently been re- of luxury. A considerable portion of the land of Korea is unfit for cultivation Viewed from presented to shopkeepers, but they seem to be the ins the country appears to be one succes like a practical manner. Some little time ago atterly incapable of doing business in anything sion of mountain chains, each one evertopping the merchants of the various manufacturing that immediately in front, Travelling infand the discovery is made that the configuration of towns were asked to send samples of porcelain the country changes but alightly, and while and silk to the industrial Department authori: 1601t. Level South, Crosscut West-Ad- some of the lower slopes of the hills are terrac ties that Korean industries might be advertised

Lord Kitchener and bis sulie, arrived at sected by this crosscut, and shows assay value to the expansive valleys near the railway line. sign that it would not be wise to exhibit, ed from the train, and, under the guidance of vanced soft, total 39ft. A lode has been inter-ed and cultivated, agriculture is chiefly confined at the Tokyo Exhibition ie 1913. After lang Baiton Station, six miles south of Limoyang, at deliberation the merchants came to the conclu- 5-25 am. on the 25th ultimo. There they alight- of 4-70dwis. per ton. I cannot say if it is the

WEIGHT CARRYING EXTRAORDINARY, Main Lode or not, as it is narrower than the

believing that if they would never see them officers specially sent from the band-quarters of (Main) lode usually is.

What the Korean can accomplish in the again. The Department thereupon purchased the Japanese army in Manchuria, visited on carrying of heavy loads is inconceivable. A selection of articles and they are to be stored horseback the Chushanpao, where the sangui- Almost from their infancy boys of the lower until the date of the Exhibition. The business mary battle of Liaoyang took place. The party classes are provided with the jiggy, a handy instinct is warped and enterprise is unknown. left Linoyang by train far Mukden at 3:50 p.m. frams, upon which the burden is supported, and The people are simplicity itself, except the||the same day,—Japan Chronicle. they haunt the stations and comers of streets rikisha-men, who bare evidently been educated in thousands, ready to carry anything from a in a more progressive school. But if their pound of tas to a cabin trunk. The men's methods be faulty, there is a persistence about powers of endurance are remarkable, and they the street hawkers which is particularly con are born to hard work, eron if a large propor vidcing. They fill the air with havah cries all tion are disposed to avoid it has possible. The day long, and far into the right their voices average farm coolin bus so difficulty in com- can be board in ascending or descending pletis forty miles day after day with a short scale announcing to the sleeping popules rest in between, and can keep up with his horse tion that they have vagetable or fruit for can walk 30 miles per day with a load of from tically itself a small city with a Japanese popu jogging along over a 24 hours' journey, Many sale. In the Japanese portion of Scoul-prac

go.lbs, to 200 lbs., and it is on record that on latios of over 20,000-night is torped into day one occasion a coolie carried a box registered in the summer time, the people leaving their on the weighbridge at 480 lbs. up a hill, a mile houses to escape the heat and mosquitoes, and and a half in length. His remunaration for holding high carnival through the streets. this task was 15 son, and this be accepted with Those are the fruit-seller's best patrons, and profuse thanks as it was five sen in excess of one after the other the noisy hawkers meander his legitimate fare. But apparently he confices through the crowd dispensing their wares to the his walking powers to his own territory. For willing purchaser, but t Koreans are found even in Antung, while if

MEN AND WOMEN. The usual Mining and Milling shents accom- ose be discovered in Japad, he is considerad

Although the custom is passing as liberal pany this Report,

an undoubted rara avis. There are, however, I ideas are gradually being assimilated, the a considerable number of Koreans in Russian women of Korea are kept behind the scenes in territory.

the home circle, the higher the woman's sphere 'ODOURS AND`ODDITIES,

the more complete being her seclusion, Higb Idess of sanitation in Korea are by nó means class ladies are never seen in the streets, and commendable. In the sativa quarters and those, of the middle class invariably have their pamids the main thoroughfares most of the faces partially covered by the changot, or light quarters are native--the streets are covered green cloak, the sleaves of which hang down with thick coating of rubbish of that in over the shoulders unused. The explanation of describable kind which extales an odour this remarkable fashion is that is the past, ment was unstamped. 2,724 tour, common to the majority of countries east of whee the husband force to fit wind Smith) for the defendant, pointed put the “Mr. F. X. d'Almada (of Meurs, d'Almada Ster, and some of those west of that port. wore this cloak, which was credlind with irregularity to the Court and said it was a mat- Entering the Daidamon, or East Gate, st possessing supernatural qualities giving the ter for the Registrar, as the practice would lend Pyongyang one's olfactory senses are tried wearer immunity from the swords and to defraud Goverment of revenue. to the utmost, The stench which greats bullets of the enemy. The girls and

Mi. P. Sydenham Dixon (for the plaintiff) the visitor is probably the most powerful thing women of the humbler classes do coollacomaced his intention to withdraw the do- of its kind extant, and its existence can only be work in the streets and are remarkably cument. accounted for by the presumption that it is clever at balaeclug heavy burdens upon their "sacred so many objectionable enditions heads, picking their way through the crowded are tolerated merely for this reason in the thoroughfares without lifting a band to steady East. But the Korean's sins against sanitation the load they may be carrying. One need not never end. In the more confervative portion remain long in the country to discover that the of the country dead bodies are retained in the Koreanisa veritable mass of inconsistency. The houses of relatives for wasks while suitable mindents display a knowindga of leaming gresity place of burial is being decided upon. The beyond the average, while the men generally are 1HB PORT OR BAIGON. deliberations, ara, not marked by any undue healthy and intelligent, and had they been ambi- haste, though death may have been caused by tious should have gone to the front amongst the The urgent needs of Saigon, as sport

highly infections disesas. ". As a matter of fact Dations of the East. But Koras bus never within | formed the subject matter of a speech delive smallpox is a welcome guest. In the house of the span of modern history possessed à sout before the Colonial Council them on Oc the average lowes class Korsan, who is con- she could call her own. China and Japad have 6, by M. Rousseau, the vice-chairina vinced that the only certain way of securing beaten the track along which her people have also president of the Chamber" of Immunity from the disease is by haring it. had to proceed, and the administrators of the there *: The porrtærter valgusto: One of the scenes of greatest 'activity and country have never had suficient, energy" or repairing and fitting out fOTHER this can be, best seen at Pyongyang-li washe || spirit to demand the right to direct their short in storage audi sedown. ing day. Nearby, the banks of the river own affair. With all his langues, however, the Toe shan goods are left on tha thousands of woman alt and mercilessly be Korsan la a particularly agrosable persone. Wa' out shelter, and without prou labour thair soiled clothes with a wooden club, is, the polished gentiamas in the wetting of hand rain jirker Chinaber, This is the primitive Kyla approved la Eastern the savage. He is, ons of Natura'a obracial | tried over and over ag coastalan. The water le muddy and the banks spiriis-en Mark Tapley, who goes

ANDERSON'S.

From appearances I should say the Main Lode is standing to the West of drive Sosib, and This will be proved forthwith by drives, is certainly standing to the East of North drive, sbolt. Level North-Drive extended safe, total 154ft. This drive is on a scries of par row branches, the Mals Lode, as stated abore, being to the East A crosscuí has been put out East 16ft, and bas struck the lode, but has not yet passed through it About 70ft behind this North and the Main Lode has been found, and a drive extended zólt. on it, samples gave 4.70dwis. per ton. The discovery of the Main Lods will nece sitate the driving of a drive about parallel with the one already existing.

Andersen Shaft-Has been sunk roft, making depth of zift.. below 260ft. level, Sinking has now been suspended to allow the installation of new Planger Lift to be carried on expeditiously. The cutting of ground for Cistern at the 26oft, level is almost complete.

GENERAL,

Collection at wackly meetings.... Subscription from hon. members....... Donation from the Colonial Govora-

Hest

-

Sundry Donations

vayyaluuress

Interest on fixed deposit and Savings

Bank

7304

$4,218.96 Weekly allowances to 40 families In

cash

*57,197.40 Weekly allowances to 52 familias in

tickets .............................. Xmas, and Easter allowances to 93

families in cash............................ Xmas Glits to poor children (loys and Wanchal Hospital for medical attend. ance, medicines and funeral ex. penses raons Allowance to Wanchal Convent under

the care of Italian Sisters Home for, the aged and infirm, Wan- chal, under the care of Italian SOL Orphanage under the care of Italiae

BUKIT KOMAN,

1,166.03

ret,inat.

197.50

1940

130 00❘

40 Stamps RD 25.5 days, loss of 3,5 days, A certain house in Coombe Road near caused by fosing of wires on transmiselon line, Magazine Gap, was the scens of an extraor-changing broken cam shaft, placing liners in dinary robbery yesterday afternoon. The three boxes, cleaning up, etc." robbery, was committed at No. 149, Coombe

Stonn Crished: Rozd, the residence of Mr. W. H. Parcell, shortly after three o'clock yesterday afternoon. It appears that Mr. Purcell was lying in his bed room reading and while thus engaged, one

35

B. Roman

971 tone. Stope Mine 1,287 "Anderson's

11

466

60.00

Mission, passage money ...............« Fapetal expense met Shoes for orphan boys,mummoine Medicines and pourishments to poor... Subscription to Messina disaster (Fro

Balance

Stone Crusbedi ̈

D. Koman

12

$59 LODE.

"

Stope Mine. 174 383 tons, Total 3,107 tons, Producing Amalgam

Retorted Gold Smelted Gold Average yield par ton

value of tailings

BUKIT MALACCA.

*

of the house-boys entered the room and mada Huntington Mill ran 16.3 days, towards a chest of drawers where be lingered | loss of L6 days interruption trans- for some time under the pretence of dusting li, | mjesion line, general repairs and 400.00 Mr. Purcell naturally did not even give to the | cleaning up.

| "boy" a`parsing thought and want on reading. 33.00 It was not till some time after, when be casually 11.50 palled out one of the drawers, that he discover- 28 so ed that three of his freemason medals were .55.40 missing. He made a raport Mount Gough Police Station and investigations wara 4665 || 13. ONÇe instituted by ́the. Sergeant in 787.61 charge with a view to the "boy's" apprehen. sion. A search was started for the runaway $4,118.96 "boy," who was cun in on board one of the Caplon steamers, on which the thief doubtless intended to escape, He was at once arrested No. 1. Millan 22,5 days”) crushing 1,755 tons and detained in Police custody, where he will

surface ore etc. remain until his appearance before a Magistrato No. 11 to-morrow.

crushing 94 tous Bokit Buloh.. sad lost.

Total 1,849 tons producing.

30B oxu, producing, 103 3

THAT the res crops throughout central Luzon y north of Manila hava suflared considerable dam. vage from the typhoon of Banday is the news e brought to Mansla in mangre reports which have

been received from the north. On account of !

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• talographic_communication being interrupted At the Magistracy, this morning, the houss- | Amalgam and no mails, recalved from Tarlic and Panga- | boy who stole masonic jewals from No. 149, Retorted Gold minas, it is impossible to state the amount of Coombe Road, the property of Mr. W. H. Smelted Gold- damage the growing crop ban soffered, "It is Purcell, to the waine of Lento war givan"ah?" "Average yisid perión known, however, that practically the whole of months' hard labour, Aumber. Chinese was Total-Tons crushed 14916 the rice land in the contral valley of the Island | slso charged with receiving the articles and was Amalgam.

1,736.5 OZN 671.5 658914

4.24 dwts. 0.68 #

1:30 dwik per ton."

(2,014.3.1.02.

lu under water, and reposts.so, får, received in- remanded, bail being allowed in the sum of Smalted Gold ¿dicho fast many bajldings la, northern Tarlac Sr,ooo... It appears that the jawals were manlied. Ayszaga faenassi 864.46 m

• and Zyngasinan bara bega wrecked by the shortly after the robbery, leaving caly traces Gaming or an amora nang on the face of the medals,

of the river are thick with clay, but this is ovi. | through life despite the mauldplication

arield per tone-3.72y dwt.fina go'd, dently a matter of small lamportance, ¿dhe river imisfortunes). He is the victim of

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MANCHURIAN. BATTLEFIELDS..

Tairen, Oct, 26, Lord Kitchener and his party left Taren for Mukden on Sunday afternoon. The South Manchuria Railway Co. placed a special train at his disposal and numerous Japanese officials of high rank were present at his departure, t

On the way to Marden Lord Kitchener visited the Nanshap and Liaoyang battlefields, Liang and he will remain at Mukdan until the Lord Kitchener is the guest of Viceroy Hai 27th instant, when he will leave for Seoul travelling by the Antang Mukden railway. Ha will arrive at Shimonoseki on the gist instant.

Colonel Bruce, Captain Superintendent of the Shanghai Municipal Police, who has acted as Lord Kitchener's guide in the North; will return. to Shanghai direct by way of Tairea–N, C, D. News.

A QUESTION OF REVENUE,

PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WAS, MOT STAMPED.

In the course of a summary case belora Mr. Justice Gomperts (Paisne Judge) last Wednes day, it was discovered that a certain docu

Mr, d'Almada contended that it must go in. His Lordship left the matter to the discretion

of the Registrar and remarked that prima facia it seemed to him that the documeat was ce which required to be stamped.**!

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