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Entimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JUNE 27 1010

may offer to onlookers. We did not like It at all, not merely because of the discom fort caused to others besides stout," middle. aged business men (to ladies, for instance) but also because of the calm cool concen- trated cussedness" as a Casual Critic bas A. S. WATSON & CO., called it of that "uncivilized beast" the Chi

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nese coolic as some still have the temerity to call him." For we protest against "cus› sedacss," however cuoi, in this hot weather or in any weather, and we maintain that the organized devity which will, of malice pre pense, put everyone to discomfort and uneasiness and cause appreliensions of riot and violence, only to be forestalled by special preparations on, the past of the l'olice, is a sign of an evil will directed against the very source and fount of all law and order. Remedies little worse than the disease were proposed of course "A Hong kong-Born. Civilian" suggested among poly, and in a letter on Saturday advocated it very strongly. I will be seen that he desires to see the Government take the matter into its own hands by calling "for

THE Englab Mall of the 18th May was deli vared in Leadon on 25th lent.

A case of plague, which taminated fatally," occarred at No: 39, Peel Street. Tas victim. was a Chinese.

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THE death has taken place in France of the most Rev. P. X. Mugaburn, Roman Catholic

Archbishop of Tokyo."

AUGE wild boar weighing 300 and odd lbs. was shot on the side of the railway line near Kamunting by Mr. Walter Boomgardt.

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A ECOTTISH correspondent suggests that every buyer of a dozen golf balls should be presented with six shares in any of the new rubber com panies.

A GENEROUS New Jersey advertiser named Fun offers 20 cents (Stralis) for each hundred N. B. stamps sent in good conditios, Fivepesce a hundred, sender pays postage, and wait three months for your cash is hardly worth the fun,

A COMMISSION comprising Dr. Gilmore Ellis, C., Straits, Dr. McDowell, P.C N.O., F.M 8, Dr. Freer, Dr. Wellington, and Dr. Malcolm Watson, with Mr. A. Pal, Superiutaudent of

cuss Estate Sanitation.

Gallantry Rewarded

LOCAL GERMAN SKIPPER DECORATED.

CAPT. BENDIXEN RECEIVES WELL-DESERVED

RECOGNITION.

Whoaver remembers the typhoon of last year will remember that men of ordinary firmness and courage found it hard to do more than fend for their own safety and that of the interest which their vocation in life imposed on them as a duty to care-for... The dangers and terror of atyphoon at sea are understood by those who have neatly lost their lives, in them. How

THE RICKSHA-STRIKE.

$3,000 LOSS,

The coolias, on the other hand, calculate on earning per capita for a, bare living wage, ex- COOLILS RESUNE WORK,

clusive of the rant of the vehicles, not less tha The rickaba atrika is at an end. Thanks to 35 cents a day, 40 cents would be nearer the the tuciful manner in which the Hon. the amount. They are luxurious fenders compared Registrar General bandled the men and the to the average Chinese working class in Bong vigilance exercised by the Police against any kong have three meals a day which cost them sportive disturbance and the wholesome moral 35 cents inclusive of tamsiu of which they The Hokio, generally force they have so successfully employed over drink moderately. the army of coolies, the fattes have been speaking, is not addicted to oplum or a vice; brought to their sense. On Saturday after if he has a whiff, he smokes only in modera. noon the first signs of the strike giving waytion, but believes to making provision for manifested themselves at Saiylagpun when the taper man. In order to enable him to bear few, rick.hus began to ply for hire late in the the hard toils of the day. At 35 cents par man afternoon. The number was augmented yes. the loss in wages for the sigo men amounts to ought to be to Captain Jacob Bondixen of the torday (Sunday) and this morning normal $402,50 a day, that is over $1,200 in three days, wook has cost them in,round figures three thou-" steamship Clara Jebsen for bringing them outfic was once again resumed in the business The Det result of, the conties obstinacy last

sand dollars.Y of the insanely saving terrors of the demon-quarter of the City, there being the usual' oom. frantic sea! He and his companions, two ships ber of vehicles at every stand, officers and three engineers, all German-and there are bo braver men (though some are as brave) than the Germans-battled with the tury of the storm to save those poor people from a dismantled jook.

GRATEFUL EIGHTEEN CHINESE

tenders for the sole privilege of plying rick-Emigrants, is sitting at Kuala Lumpor to dieselves this litle matter of several hours of sheet shas for hire for a torm of years." This is 1.80 not to be thought of. The argument against such a fatal policy may not here be elaborat ed; but it will be sufficient to call to mind lat Seni Capsule-28.60 2.40 the grave dangers there are in all mono E Very Fine Old

polics. If a monopoly is instituted in ricksha hiring why not in chairs, why not in steam-launchci, why not in sampans, why pot-But why not in anything whatever? Where is it to cad? Monopolies are not run for the public benefit, and we know no more forcible argument against what many | loose thinkers and looser speakers now.. days call or miscall Socialism than just the very reasons why monopolies are repugnant to what we may call for miscalf), the "Eng-

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lith idea" and are contrary to the spirit of the British Law.. The Government here has not Dosen Bottle found it necessary or advisable to take $19.00 $1.70. By steps more drastic than those which suggested themselves from the beginning. 28.60 -2.05 Certain of the chief men of the ricksha 23.00 2.05 guilds, that is to say, certain of those 29.60 2.55 who, being chiefs of secrel societies, have

·32.60 2,80 power and inflücuce in these guilds, have had to promise future good behaviour under 48.60 4.10

prin of incurring the displeasure of His

55.60 4.70 Majesty's Government in this Colony. Those who have to administer this Governmentare meu who are as jealous of individual liberty WATSON & CO., and as reluctant to interfere with anybody ar we ourselves could be. . But when designing), LIMITED.

cunning minds lake advantage of the poverty and distresses of so hard-working and puce our Critics) undivilized a class as the ricksha [as coolies, to pit their own wicked will and eril intelligence against the constant beneficent force of a well-ordered, Government, it is well to rememiler that the Ruler should not "bear the sword in vain."

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, : Hongkong, 16th 1000, 1910

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Hongkong, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1910.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE END OR THE BEGINNING! Sik John Jordan had audiance of the King va

In such a conflict of will as that in which, May 17, without doubt, the ricksha coolies and the A CHINESE tailer was given three months' hard general interests of the public, or let us say labour and four hours' stocks ei the Magistracy for the sake of brevity the Government, have this morning fm breaking into a bause. been engaged, the view taken by an intelli-A NATIVE was fined $tas, in default, two gent outsider would be of present interest months' hard labour, in the Police Court this and future value. Everyone in Hongkong morning for concealing a quantity of opium. is so personally affected by any change or The defendact op finding his house raided by disturbance of his daily routine that it is al number of excise officers attempted to be most impossible to get even a statement of the latter by concealing the drug lo an adjic fact uncoloured by individual or class inters est. With the best will in the world to find

ent cubicle.

The Java Opium Regin, which largely deals in the Turkish drug, finds itself faced by a nie in prices through the operations of a trust. A knot af Bildeḥ and Amercian speculature have bought up almost all last year's crop, add are trying to corner that of the presect year. This year's crop is far above the average, and this opium trust is offering bigħ prices for it. RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Mussam for the week ending the 16th June, 191p;—"

Library Museum Non-Chinese ramenities. 309 195 Chinese ******

193 1,495

Total: $61 1,600

HIS MAJESTY: THE EMPEROR noticed among the many reports of occurrences in which Gardian ships had dialoguished them

heroism and of that dogged fondlessness which is echt Denisch," and thought he caght to, potice it in some way. There is only one way in which His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, the chief of a confederation of Teutons, who are allied la blood to the Angles and Saxons, can show his approval of an action which in *echt Deulich To send him any reward or present is so opposed to every German idea and feeling, that of course, something else had to be done. To write him a letter of congra tulation would have ploased a loyal German and a good seaman. But it was not enough for the Kaiser, who rightly judged that when decent men act in a decent way, decent Kings must be Kingly, and an Emperor of Germany is a true King in the sense described by Carlyle, By honouring a brave man for a brave deed ho was honouring a class of men, those ol German blood who go dowo, to the san. Ip ships. So he sent him the "Kronen Qiden." This little gold cross, with a circle of blue enamel in its centie, on which is graven the Iron Crowa ", and round which is written GOTT MIT UNS" in Gothic characters, is only given by the Emperor of Germany to those who have distinguished themselves from the generality of mankind by their courage, ender

FAITHFULNESS UNDER TRIAL.

OWNERS AND COOLIES BEYORE THE

REGISTRAR, GENERAL. 5

in the course of the forenoon on Saturday several owners interviewed the Registrar General and expressed "héir engeracia to have the irksome deadlock, with the con- sequential loss of money it implied, re: moved as soon as possible. Following the owners visit later in "the day three of the lending rickaba puliers, who were known to press influence in the councils of the Coolies Guild, were summoned to appear before the Registrar General. It is understood that that official pointed out the error of their ways and the uselessness of persisting in a futile attempt to lay down the law to Government, who were in the position to dictate seljat is tight for the public weal. While the men were persuaded to smooth over their differences, they were led clearly to understand that any farther obduracy would be dealt with with a fra hand. The headmen among the coolies would be held responsible for the combination to resist law and older, and, if necessary, the law invoked for the riddance from the Colony of such characters as throaigned the public peace,

The

SALUTARY EFFECT of all this plain speaking did not take long to manifest itself for, as just stated, in the course of the afternoon, some thres hundred rickshas issued forth from the Sayingpan district and, after three days' useless respite, the men were only too glad of the opportunity to card their living. The first of this small army to regain their wouled dally vacation were not allowed to go wholly unmolested. for no sooner did they get within the limits of the Central Dis trict than they were set upon by the rowdies of the turbulent gang whose headquarters are in It is reparted that two Aberdeen Street.

Tits largest real estate deal in many modai was consummated in Manila on z3rd inst, when Pedro P. Kozas, the wealthy capitalist who awas the controlling interest in the Sao Miguel Brewery, and many other large investments throughout the Philippios Islands, acquired title to two of the choicest blocks of land on Escolte, by the payment of the sum of P400,000 A MURDEN dispatch to the Alainiskt stater that Ms. Chow, Director of Civil Administration | acce and in Manchuria, has issued an order prohibiting Chinese subjects from selling and buying lottery For many hours the ship Clara Jebsen tried tickets issued to Anhui, Hupek, and Daitos, to save the unfortunate Chinese (some were under savere pazaltier. The official holds women and children) on that wave-battered that the sale and purchase of lottery tickets is wrecked jook, from which came heart-read-rickshas were smashed in the collision. The a form of gambling, and that in Manchuria, ing cries for succour. Captain Bendixen and Police, having been on the watch for any such where the people are still in a simple and his quiet officers were having a bad time incident, were at once on the scene and the primitive state, the practice of bartering lostery of it in helping themselves, but they were incipient disturbance was tickets is likely to inculcato a passion for specs-not remis in answering the calf of hum lation and gambling among the propía, anity. They had to fight for their own lives L. D. WEEKS, superviting inspector of hulls as well for those of the Chinese on the junk and boilers of the Stasia custom house, atThey got to windward of the latter, and with rived at Hongkong from Manila on Sauedar extreme difficulty managed to lower ropes and on the Mongoli & Mr. Weeks is here on off-get the poor people aboard. The Chinese -craw worked like Germans under such a leader cial boscess, under lastractions from the in-

as Captain Bendixen; sular collector of customs. He will inspect a customs lauach for the Philippines custome now seating completion at ongkong and will also survey the steamer Gloria, recently purchased by the Mindoro Development Com. play, which,.ap her arrival at Masila, will immediately enter the coastwise trade. TIREN rooms to be threatened with the loss of the bulk of her import trade destined for North Manchuria. Hichado, says to Nevaja 2, the bulk of the goods from abroad for

North Manchuria has been landed at Taleo. A proposal bar now bazo made to land gooda arriving by sea of Nikolaevak, on tihe Amur, instead of Tairen, this will effect consider able economy in the freight. The initiative of this proposal belongs to Mesura Grosjean & Co. of Harbin, who have already began negotiations elaboration of an agreement is the matter. THE export of Formosan camphor for 1909 was record. The amust exported to London. totalled 1,074,500 kie, to America 2,094,700

THE KRONEN-ORDEN

It was the men of the Hokle clan that tried to prevent the other men from resuming work.

'A'FALSE COARK'AT: KOWLOON Yesterday several people got a serious scare at Kowloon, Not of a tiger, oh dear no ! Far worse, it was about the ricksbas, the imponant vehiclas "which carly, weary, workers across wasten scored by the parulis cruelty of the iron road through villa-dom" to ths red-brick rest "áfa cottaga in quiet

Kowloan. Yesterday, at a quarter to five, par

'sona, activing by the ferry at the mainland be- held a vision of emptiness, a long line of shed without a solitary ricksha. We, for we were thots, were told that the "Kowloon rickshas have gone stñke-strück" now." "Strike- struck! whatever's that?" We were told that strikes wore catching, and that the Kowloon rickshas had every one done a bolt up country

somewhere among them theje tents" long ago. “Long ngo" turned out to boosiy a quarter of an hour before, but the matter was seriousı for middle-aged fat people have not got in Kow. looo what acme contemporary or other called the solace of the ubiquitous tramway, which be, or it, declared could take anyone anywhere maskes ricksha, in Hongkong. We wearily dis beloved this about Hongkong, for no tram here can possibly take one everywhere, and in hot weather, on a hot afternoon, in Kowloon, on Sunday too, to have to walk several. rick. shaw journeys on one's own legs, without help, why it seemed really a case, for the Police Inspector Langley, 'biwaya ready to attend to the public and to put himself to any incon... varicace in so doing, took the trouble to go down and investigate the matter poronally, The thing still remains usexplained. In the course of twenty minutes or so the long shed was full of rickshas. The Chinese delectives and

head coolies could not explain why so suddao' ou exodus bad taken place so shortly bifore, Some Chinsee said that just 'about 4 o'clock' bree Europeans had been travelling by ricksha; one paid his fare, and twa did not. The gentle ricksha coolies, therefore, feeling low in their minds about life in general and this instance of Caucasian do

and

mination in particular; décided, that, the ex- NIPPED IN THE DUD

ample of the Hongkong puller was not so mighty hot by the arrest of two coolies who were the ring- a bad one to follow on leaders in the affair. Later in the afternoon an afternoon. Others said that go, that was several more arrests were effected, and the not the reason for the dearth of rickshas, Police and Chinese detectives continued It was caused by a sudden demand for ricksha to patrol the district covered by vehicular traffic isewhere in Kowloon. Whatever the canse, za in slightly greater force. Fortunately, no furthiee Chinese agreed as to what it was, and ther attemple at intimidation have to be record apart from the inconvenience caused to ed, although a sharp look-out was kept against Inspector Langley, who took a ̈daal 0 the'collection of large, gangs in street-comors, troubla la Bea whether anything; really the men being kept constantly on the move, was the matter and if so "why.

the': balf hour, or more during which no. rickshas were under ibe shed and people arriv- ing by the ferry bad to walk home, no harm', native-place is at hoi Luk-fung, near Chiawa doon. It may be borne in mind that ail chau. They are said to be the most notoriously rickshas standing under that shed (which war turbulent of the coolie class of people and, areciod at public expensejare obliged by law to almost without exception, belong to the secret ply for hire when required. They cannot refare societies in Hougkong.

If they do they may be given in charge. They fake it in turn to come forward as each førry boat arriven and in this way, crowding and "rushing" passengers is avoided. Whether it be the persuasive way Iospector Langley hai with him' or whatever it may be we know not, but certainly the rickshas on the Kowloon side are kept under better control that those over here in this gorgeously named Victoria' City.

is worn on the left breast, just over the heart. Over no Rauncher "beart of oak" will it be worn than over that of the daring old life-saver who has so justly been honoured by the great Prince who should be dear to Rog.The Hoxlos come from the mainland and their lishmen as grandson of our long-loved Queen Victoria, and nephew of that fine sportsman and tactful chief of mes, Edward, our Edward, the Edward greatly missed add never-to-bi forgotten..

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PROPERTY FORECLOSED.

*MORTGAGE CLAIM BY THE CHINA PRO- VIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO.

or acknowledge ourselves decelved in the Francis Piggott, said that hs. found that the with steamship owners on the Ainue for the in the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. Eldon

RIOTERS REVŐRE THE MAGISTRATE Five, ricksha coolies appeared in the Police Court this afternoon on charges of making use of threats of violeṛce and assault on a number of other vehicle-dr.vers with intent to hinder the latter from plying their hire. Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, In the evidence, it came out that some of the defendants snatched the parse of their victims, when the Police intervened in the matter. Three of the defsed ants were from the Central District while the remaining two hailed from West Paint. One of the men was discharged owing to an evident reluctance on the part of the complainant to give evidence, agalost the defendant, three were awarded fourteen days' bard labour each, while the remaining defend.

at was remanded.

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REVISION OF 'THE SCALE,

Potter moved on behalf of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Company, Limited, that Woo Chi Cheung, at one time a trader in Wellington Street, be ordered to pay to the plaintiffs the sum of $40,000 and interest due and that an account be taken of what was due and that the mangage be enforced. Defendant was not present.in the Court-room.

Mr. Potter stated that the action was for an account to be taken of the principal and interest dus in respect of a cartaid mortgage and that the mortgage be enforced by foreclosure or sale

Mr. H.. R. Hancock stated that he was a member of the Grm of Messts. Shewan Tomes and Compapy, who were general managers for the Chias Provident Loan and Mortgage Comfor the filicon minutes'side, will assume practical steamer at Kowloon shouldsilence the wagging pany, Limited. Witness produced the original mortgage made between him and the defendant The sum of $40,000 was due under that mort gage by the defendant to the plaintiffs,

Judgment was entered for the plaintiffs with

costs.

BOLI'S BOAT AT KOWLOON.

THE "PERSEUS" IN HUNGHOM DOOK, V

Industrial amanities in Hongkong wara növét better emphasized than they were to-day when: the great, big Blu• Fonnel liner Persims, of the Oceso Steamship Co., wat towed into dock at Kowloos at noon to-day. The Pacificleriuiban reste safely op the block, in the No. 1 drydock of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., It is more than likely that, once the ricksha Ld., at Hunghem. She was taken to dock for pullers selile down in real earnest to their the repair one of the propeller bladen work, the sympathy that in unmistakably op damaged on her lent voyage, odmevät their side on the question of the minimum fare. The fact of the docking of a Holt's

form in an equitable sevision of the scale so tangues of detractors who, like false prophets, as to prevent the hardship infl.cled on the men spoke of the death-koall of the senior com by many who interpret the scale far tog Hteral- ly without any humanitarian regard for the pay balog sounded with the completion of the

Taikoo shipbuilding and repairing. coolies. While retaining the scent fare, Quarry Bay. The competing firms can and do I will remove a just cause for grievance" were

--as is proved to the present instance—work in the authorities to adopt the plan of a sectional friendly rivalry, Taikoo avidarily believes in division of the City in the Central District, the policy of "liva and let livs," Now that | travelling beyond certain limits in which the | their blg dóck is engaged with the Mongolia

gulated accordingly. scale of payment to the coolies' would bar occupying a betts, they have given the 18-

the course of an action in the Supreme Court this morning, the Chief Justice, Sir view which was forced upon us from the new cath was the same as the old one. The beginning, we must say "We told you so." administration of the unth under the new frm Attempts on the part of interested parties was compulsory unless the juror or witness to attach all the blame for the inconvenience wished otherwise. That, he thought, was the caused by the strike to the owners of rick-interpretation of the Ordinance, sbad and to ascribe to their oppressive EXTRADITION DIoceedings were commerce, and to India 192,930 xip. The American greed the discontent which caused it have before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy market bas now wnally emerged from its de- stiraly been proved vain. The Chi-this afternoon sgainst two Chinese for compression, so that the demand for camphar algo nese are put masters in the art of--con-mitting the calmes of kidnapping and amad has creased in some measure. Fortunately, fubing issues, and it is easy to choose so

bbery in China. Mr. H. L. Deonys, Jr, from labouria Formosa is sufficient this year, promi. the Crown Solicitor's office, prosecuted and being an unusual production of camphor. The obvious a scapegoat as the men who are, prisoners wara pudefended. Chief Daretive averags amunt of camphor in Formia is rightly or wrongly, supposed to caro cent per Jospector Hanson watched the proceedings on

about 300,000 kin every month, but this year cent in the course of little over two years behalf of the Police, The man were remanded-

there has been an unprecedented production, on an invealment of eighty dollars for a

for instance over 500,000 kin in April and May, DATECTIVE Sergeant Davles charged four Chi- rubbertyred ricksha. The truth, however, is nere before, Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Megis A STRIKING instance of Oriental politeness is now clear. As we said from the first, there iracy this afternoon with stealing a box of reported from the neighborhood of the White was no need for a

strike at all, and had dathing from the servants' quarters of a house City. Anumber of Japanese anisius recently. the ricksha coolies only been densible in Nathan Road, Kowlono. Two of the defss- took a house at Shepherd's-bish, and several enough to by their just 'grievances before dents were discharged, while the other two large packing cases were delivered in the the Registrar General, they would have were each awarded four months hard labour garden, the papacking of which necessitated a quickly obulged ample satisfaction and sed six hours Hocks. The top latter-dahad- good deal of tammaring. No one complained, bat, in a day of two, after the work had been full justice, "well "pressed down and ants have previode convictions against them. brimming over." They chose to make them- A FORMER "boy" belonging to the Owl Grill completed, one of the japaneso called upon sii the neighbours, apologised raost profusely for selves scarce instead, and though a willy Room was charged at the Magistracy this any annoyance that might have been caused, and skill especially in that most English of all Britisters who dearly love contests of strength Correspondent who signed himself" Change morning with meuling, two battles of whisk and gracefully presented the fady of the house sports, boxing, will have an oppongolty of en- remarked in our issue of "Saturday on "the one battle of brandy, some cigars and a quality with a banquet of exquisitely fashioned artificial joying the sight of a really first class scientific

of sardines pod′ mushrooms, afroġether to the

In the course of Conversation, with a gentle quiet prevailing in the commercial quarter tune of 518 from the scene of bis former 'em

glova fight next Saturday at the City Hall Amathis morning who is more or loss acquainted of the City owing to the absence of the ployment. It appears that the defendant waw

battling as applied to one simu, a coloured he informed, our representative that the recent few people may falally recall the adjecilve with the Chinese working class in Hongkong, usual obstructive ricksba standing or being discharged about two months ago for dis pushed in front of one near the curb of the orderly behaviour and yesterday decided to get

man of his bande," Now "balling" gentle strike must have cost between owners and pul- parements, and though the "inconvenience inte trouble, He was awarded six weeks hard

man, also coloured, content to be know alors several thousand dollars from the time the some business people had to put up with" labour and six hours' stocks,

"Battling Wilcott" is going to face a champion strike was instituted on Thursday to its termios "may have had some compensation in that PETER Jabuson, a seaman þeonging to the U.

of our Royal Garrison &stillery, Sergeant Pig ton on Saturday evening. The estimnis in ayə variety which as "Change says, in, the s., Wilmington, was charged in the Police in any historical work, says the Times of India 20th Twanty rounds is the limit of the con ved at on the following approximate basis;

An owner of a mixed lot of 49 vehicles (rat "cream of life," the sicksba puilers succoed Court this casting with assauling a Japanese But there is a very old tradition among them test, but we have reason to believe that it will ed in making themselves vastly unpleasant at No. 34. Ship Street fast evening. It appears that they came to ladis soon after the downld not last quite as teng. The "batller" will take and and class) stated his loss at beiwzen 511- The vastness of that uppléasant that the defendset was os special duty in the of their Empire is eria and the persecution deal of beating, and Piggott is a most formid and Sag per day in the non-receipt of daily pear can only be realised by a stout elderly vicinity lo sach of an abienies, and in the of their religion there by the Arabs, and that able sorter. This should be the best fight Sire from coalies, the payment of the licance

aver seen in Hongkong. The remainder of betusa in qusition accidentally caused a lem they first landed in this country at Basjen, a the programmana is of a spirited chancer. Mr. fées and the carpenters" wages to keep the rick- an, metalog of an invalid, ononade, botle to fly, from the hand of certain place on the west coast, about too milles north Levitt, the promatar of air boxing Park bitlen, akna in proper serviceable condition. Taking

"Thanks Mare" has none of passe on to the forehead of another Japanese of Bombay, then under

Hlade rular, who is well town in Calents and Bombay, and the synings aggegate loss at 513, for wysty 49

any. gloys feat mieged by ne osporitaced a frickher the loss où hat the attractions that such very non-equestrian therapy vinjaring the latter, His, Wenbip allowed them to satile -

Home Floshen straat to lovers of th In the sun with the tem odied the defendant to come up for judgment Carial ing lover of in the shade l 'st called upand

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flawan.

THE FASOS are going to commemorate the first landing of their race to ladis more 3b

Than 1,003 years ago. There is no direct historical avidance of the first coming of the Parsest to this country from Persis, their original home, nor is the place where they lauded: #entioned

BOXING.

.COST OF THE STRIKE,

́pairing" of the blade of the Porenus tờ thì Kowloon Docks, preferring that course to ↑ dog-in-the-manger ons by aWAILIFK, A VACANCY that will be caused by the completion of the large lounge of vessele frequenting the port Mongolie's pariodical overhaul. Kyldosur, the

fads employment for the docking socommodar tion provided by private enterprise luthe Colony.

A RAILWAY COLLISION.

BHOCKING DISASTER-IN FRANCE

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