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Thursday, 27th October, Artillery units,- Gun drill, Buginosy, Infantry and Scouts. Coyst-Infantry drill. Dress plain clothes with rifles, kad ta

Engieser Company will parade at West Fort, Kawicon at 9 pm on Wednesday, the 26th October, for technical instructions,

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TURDAY OCTOBER 22 1910

GHWAY ROBBERY

PRESIDENTE HELD UP, AND RÖDDED,

17th inst

No. 4 Company H‚K.V.A. will parade, at Quarry Bay at 5-35 pm on Wednesday, the In actb. Octobar, Ahto

· MESKETRY COURSE. AKO!

REVIEWĄ

RINGCRAFT by Jim Driscoll, Featherweight Champion of Great Britain (with numerous, illustrations) pobllabed by "Boxing" 14 ** Burleigh street, London, W.O

this volume, Jim Driscoll has compiled some of the best sporting stories that it has been our plaasues to see for many year; and Sunday, 30th October, at Kowloos Rifle not only does he emulate Sir Conan Doyle for Range from 9 am to 11.1 p.m. for members explicity of expression but he presses hard upp of all units who have not yet fired Fat I of the hat amigent authority's tools in demanding Musketry Courser Trained men only, fair International understanding so far as prizo. have bad aumarons instances of frais buying wota by all members when carrying out Musketry. Any members attending in plain clothes will not be allowed to fire: This order will be strictly adhered to. Every member of the Corps must fire his Musketry Course to be corss efficient. No member will be allowed to fire Part 111 uetll he has completed Parts I and 11.

COMMERCIAL

Quarta for Java trade is months, whomas Norw, 19. Zoggy has been, cha for coal trade Hongay/Canton, a monthly at 54.00 per month,

Jall. Tondage Loading or to Baltimors and New York: Brit, Bar 2971. tons pet. rege to load is reg, to load la November/December October. Brit ship Waliopolis, 2.65# Sail Touange Disengaged 5 Nons. Departure of Sallera –None, I

PROPOSED PROFIBITION OF |SIKBET-STALLS IN TOKYOU

(CURIOUS EFFENT OF FOREIGN INTERCOUISE,

Note:-Uniform, with side arm must be fights are concerned. In Hongkong istaly wa Nationals are inqulred 13% PART #potd their gradual; axtlection, ?"The persion

goth fast, Parade at Headquarters at 5,30 p.m.-Taes- The carriages constructed for the Kowloonday, 24th October, Nos. 3 and 4 C1 H.R.V. SIR-1 will hardly be generally known that

Canton Kallway by the Hongkong and Wham- the assistants in the Chinese Customs; so mai poa Dock Co, have been the object of admiss-drill Dross pille Citi Scouts Coy lalastry tar how old they may be, have annually to mal tien by all who have travelled in them. In all eight of these have been built for the British mit to an examination in the Chinese language section, and it is a matter of gratification that They themselves, as a rule, do not like to talk the newloon shipbuilding gard has abisived about this discreditable and humiliating stale the contract for a like, number of these of things, becaure in the West men of forty,

For Sven filly years of age are not being treated criages for the Chinese Imperial sec like school boys. But then, here we are in lion of the Railway. So far two carriages Chion, where it is by no means an uncommon for second class passengers have been com- thing to son a grandfather with his son sad pleted for the Chinese Gaverasisat and they grandson undergoing one and the same exsero this afternoon transported to Canton.

nination, We may yet experience it that hey, wer hipped of board two lighters of young examining commissioner, when rellas.he Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Go

which were this afternoon, ing a griffo from bis clotches, will say to bim: down Co, Ld, "Now, my boy, just call your old father, that woowed across to Castong may see whether he has learned his lesson weil during the great year.”.../Truly, a grotesque Idex in European eyes, but everything of this sort seems to be possible in the Qustome now, When Sir Robert Hall was directing the affers of the Costoms, he now and then used

18th lost. to draw the reins tighter, as far nu knowledge of Chianso expected from the assistants was

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, concerned, whtist at other times be let them at the Criminal Sessions this miraing Chan go much foeser again. At all events, there Yun Tsol and Li Yes were indicted on a charge men in the lower ranks who did not possess a of armed robbery at Shau-ki-wan on the tb great knowledge of Chloose were generally October last when the defendants stole the promoted pretly much in the rame way as their pm of $1, two bangles and a few pieces of Comrades who had fearord more. It was only clothing. Mr. Alabaster prosecuted. Prisoner In the highest ranks that a greater distinction was undefended was made, though it was ofion whispered that there had been evan Commissions with little proficiency in the difficult Chinese language Dat henceforward, `no more'lenicacy at all to be shown in this respect, according to the latest ruling by the Inspectorate General. find fault with this order, as the lastructions gave evidence at the Police Court bat, she any clearly enough that every assistact mast subsequently became it and went to hospital, learn Chinese. Bat the question neisen: Is it The case was allowed to stand over from the vary wise to enforce these instructions too relist Sessions but the woman was still in hos. vercly? The answer is: Ilo, it is decidedly pital aud ho therefore asked the Court to allow unwise Many a man who is a good office him to put in her evidence which was given at map, as long as he does not study Chinese vesy the Police Court. The woman knew both the much, would impair his capacity for doing office prisoners since last year at Talpo, On the date in work if he earnestly tried to acquire this unquestion they went to her house at about three fortunate language. It is indeed very strange o'clock in the morning. She opened the door that they disregard this obvious thing at Peking and was nearly throulled The men then gagged now, Sir Robert Hart with bis keen knowledge her and took her things. She called out, uppa of human natura acted differently, for he paver which the mao rap away. Next morning, bath euforced bis jastuctions on this subject very men went to a pawa-hop and pawned the ban seriously. He had the reputation of being a gles, The men were identified at the Polico strong man, and yet he did not use bis strength Station, where one of the men stated that it mass, whilst in reality it showed grent wisdom." He did not even give me one cist." The

One of the prisoners stated that the other defendant took off the bangles from the woman's wrist.

The Chief Justice (To the Court interpreter Tell him not to say that. M Alabaster, dated, that the prisoners

to be decided on posts, and these are not to cry as to who his dad 6 to 4 will tell you. However the referee in inviolate and rightly so; the loser may grind his teeth in wrath, but the fact remains 38,71*

One thing in particular that strikes a reader in parasal of Jim Discoll's book is the way in which be insiste apen the supreme importance of Ringcraft. As may be wall imaglund, Jim bay and needless to say he has attained started his punching days when he was a small Championship hundar through sheer grit

tion of stalikeopark began with the operailsn

WEEKLY SPARE REPORT.

Reviewing ide

ice sbare bliziness for the week, Joseph Imac a merchant residing in Messt. E.SK.douris & Co. write on 14th Stanton Street, bas reported to the Paice that, fast:-Lecal stocki remils dell and the vola Wedensday, 26th October, Non; i, and at about 2.30 at evening, heat approached small midden

as he was procending down Casile Street steps of businesstransacted during the weak has been

Coys, H.K.V.A. SB.L. Howitzer Gus drill

by • Chiner, who watched from him gold Rubber Quotations from London experienc. Wadoesday, 16th October, Recruits all watch and chala Os seeing sinkong, the man ed short lived rise in the beginning of the units. Musketry Instructions.

ranoff. The constable gara chase but failed wesk owing to the price of Vara being quoted to come up with tha thief." "The Folica are

7/-, a risa_of_gd, on the previons day's rate. making invastigation."

The price, however, was not maintained as on Dog Chinth inst a decline to 6/3 took place and shares sank to their former level, at which they hara ramained" fairly steady, and at the ilma of writing the home market is advised as quist with little business passing.SAGEN

Singapore as usual closely followed-London in the beginning of the wick, but we hear of Tokyo, which may be said to be one of the The proposed prohibition of street miulla In almost no business having taken place, holders characteristic features of the metropolli, bis better times, fegmentia Press. A writer in the Toyo Kestat deals with of stock apparently preferring to wall for called forth, much, advens criticism from the

hava ruled very steady and a few small inids ved," he says, that for many your past the Banka Hongkong and Shanghal Binks the subject, at some length. It will be shler: have been made at $325, but as we close there attitude of the tetropolitan Police towards are probable sellers, at rather lower rate the fastitation of street stalls has been decidedly Tie price in London has advanced to £36 tonniciendly. It is evidentthatthe police are vent

at the Improved. of $80.

Marine Tadurances-Cantons have slightly of the Revised Treater and the throslag weakened on last week's quotation, and bare open of the country to foreigners for mixed been sold at Supo. Usions have changed hande residence. The reason for this departare semis in small lots at 5840, but are now on offer at to have been that, it was considered that oxies The demand for North Chinas has once of stalla on public streets would towar and off owing to the disappointment at there the dignity and appearance of the capul in being so inccesso in the dividend, and shares the eyes of foreigners, Buz the authorities WITH are offering at Tis, ro. The report.just issued aware of the fact that so institution centuries shows a credit balance of Tis. 205,719.17 for old could hardly be wiped out by a stroks of of 78 per cent, there remains a balance of Tupa strangling it to death by slow but 1999, and after deducting the interim dividend the co, and they would appear to have dodded 174 278.12, which is to be appropriated as fol- relentless process of persecution. Presure pay the unus 15. par cent, upon contributory poor stall-keepers during the past fifteen years, As an example of Jim Diccole's style, we premium and to pay a final dividend of 7 per so much so that many of them have either bean cannot do batter than quote a completa extract tent, and belauce will go to closing the ander brought to the verge of starvation or have lost from the first of his now work, which conveys writing reserve account for 1909. The balance their means of livelihood, Asokusa Park as a a especial meaning to amateurs whb the at credit of working account for 19to to toth well-knownrendezvous of street-stalls has offer glovo:-

June, autobats to Tis 219,875.34. Yangtzon of the brunt of the oppression. In the park the "When the average amateur joins the profes-azo also slightly pastor with sales, reported in keeping of stalls has been prohibited except on sional ranks, he usually does so filled with hope Shag urinces-Ubica Fhes have been days. The real of the police to clear the city Sundays, national holidays, and on femival and radinot dreamy olibe prosperity and fame Fire whichhefondly anticipates and will fall tokislot, dents in at $(14 50° and more shares could pro- This is particularly the case when he has achievbably be placed. Hongkong Fires are inquired Hundreds of house-bost for pleasure purposes

of the unsightly sights' does not stop here;; ed any considerable success, as an agalear, for at $355.

that existed in Tokyo hara boon extirpated; the For is that case ka kas usually put in quite a Shipping Hongkong, Canton an! Macao use of charcoal fire has been dealed to the decent time at sparing or serious practice boats Steamboats have changed hands at $31 and Jirisha men, waiting for fares in the strenta's with his old professional tutor, and plomes him 5. Chins Manilas are offering at Sto nud and licencas, have been taken away from (ha in these trial jaumeys. Consequently, be looks covered in London to £5.10), and are fairly Mr. Gilbert Day joined the Corps on the 19th forward to a fairly comfortable career in the steady here at 58. Star Ferries aro unchanged them to great distress, Ma

profession, and is apt to feel bitterly disappoint...at $23, wlib: a continued inquiry for the new to the Scoots Compapy...

casa; when, as often happens, his self-coufi fence the neighbourhood of 82; only a small busi Gadner B. W. Pelercen of No. 2 Company it has tempted him to Ay at fairly high game, nese has been done in them during the week, permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with Much, of course, depends on circumuaces: The latest prica from London is 8a/6.

His early professional opponents may be mere. Reveries.-China Sugars are now offering effect from the 11th October.

Private A. Melbye of the Infantry Companyy rough and ready fighters, whose sole cla'm at Stas. Luzins are in request at $15.

to distlaction is the ability both ip hit hard and Mining-Raubs are unchanged at 57. Or ing him to be equally gifted, it is probable that and are wind. Tronohs, which are fairly bis superior coaching may carry bim through largely helf, here, ars quoted at 34/- from

London. successfully."

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RIFLE WANGE.

loop Rifts Range is open for practice for the It is notified for information that the Kow Volunteers and Reserves every dad cart. Two targets are available with markers, any be no charge for targets and markers unters extra targets must be applied for. There will more than two targets are used."

Looking at it purely technically, one cannot were charged under two counts: Prostcatrix with the exception of Saturdays and Spadays. Į and determination. His book is full of it lows: To place Tis 50,000 to silver reserve, to alter pranüro has been brought to bear on the?

JOINED,

Mr. A. Henderson joined the Corps on the 14th October, assigned Corps No. 1216 and posted to No. 4 Compaay.

Mr. D. V. Stevenson joined the Corps on the 17th October, assigned Corps Na. 1217 and and posted to the Scouts Company,

Mr. A. Forbes joined the Corps on the 17th October, assigned Corps No. 1118 and posted to No. 4 Company.

Mr. W. Beaumont Jined the Corps on the

posted to No. 4 Company.

BAND BURREME' IMPORTANCE.

here very ollen. This looks a little like weak was the other who stole iba bangles and added:7th October, assigned Carps No, 'ring and self on the saccess which has ditsnded his efforts Douglas Steamships at:ŝaz, lados, bava 18 older men between the shafts, thereby putting“

Litla Chinesa is required, as long as a man mad alan said that the other pr/saner gasko October, assigned Corps No, azzo and pasteaed should he meet ́with defent, as is usually the shares. Shells bave remained fairly steady incoedings of the police in the past will be sure,

has not reached the post of Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner. So why in the name of common soote should not those assistants -who, are not strong at Chinese but do their office work satisfactorily, be promoted to all posts barring only the above-named highest DOES Why should the lives of many of them be made perfectly miserable, by forcing them to learn a language which is repulsive to them? And what about those who, for piber 'reasons,

· cannot sxpect to be made Commissionera, whe ther they know Chinese or not? It is almost verging on cruelly to whip the latter on to this study which will bring them to advantage bat may make them mad.

the woman and he put her hands behind her. back and took off the bangles. The bangles were pawned for Sr., aut of which be received 40 cents. On ibat evidence, a verdict of guilty must be returned.

Prisoners were found guilty and sentenced to three years' bard labour each.

· ACCIDENT 10 THE MA. L, S.

"ARMENIA”

The R. M. 8. Menagle arrived at Woosung at 5 pm, on Saturday with the H.-A. L... Armenta in tow reports the N.G.D. Natus of 17th inst. As biefly reported by wireless Yas, madness is the lurking danger for men telegraphy, the Monicagle picked up the who try to swallow too much of this diat so manta on Friday. The Armenta left here uppalatable to the taste of most Westernis last Wednesday, bound for Moji. When is The more they have to do it against their own the vicinity of Socotra Rock, about midway facileation, and rerely through force fram between Shangbai and Nagasaki, on Thursday abova, the more dangerous it.is. Not a few she broke her tail shaft. Very shortly after the assistants in the Customs realise this and are accident.a Japanese steamer hove in sight, and thereby deterred from learning too much Chi offered to tow her either to Moji or Kabe, but ness. They know that otherwise they would refused to bring her to Nogasa) or Shanghai, after a few years but babe tate persons must. The day after the accident-on Friday-the tally as before. Such a price to be paid for a Monteagla full in with the disabled varsel, and Commissingchip is too dear for avy level offered. to tow her to Shanghai. There was headed man. A little story bearing on this heavy sea tunning at the time, and the subject may be mentioned here. Two chilboat lowered by the Afontiagis was damaged. dren after the merciless fashion of their age Nevertheless It made its way across to the one of them thoats out at the other: "Evity Hawser to the Mentengle. The sun was top ara reviling each other in various ways. At last Armenia, and Urought back a three inch white one says your father is qui'c mad, because be rough to venture to tow the, Armenid with this has gone in too much for the study of Chinese hawser, and accordingly it was used to carry & Of course; the Inspectorate, has the power to chain cable back to the German ship. Thlity Wilkbeid all promotiens from subordinates who fathoms of this cable were paid out, and then do not grind away at Chintre. Such seems to the Montsagle took the Arments in tow and be the intention. Now, let the savore men at succeeded to bringing her safely to Wogsung. Paking pot forget one thing, and that is the Jonsidering the warther the Monteagle'i leat fact that China radreadfulcountry fordrucken was an extremsly smart piece of saumansblp. next and salcides of Westersers. Both will It was only two hours from the time she increase in the Customs. If things go on in this lowered her boat until she began to tow the despotic way. If this new Inspector General Armenia, and the arrived at Woosung only Avo thinks that after he has got rid of all assistants hours late. Early yesterday morning the who do not know enough Chinese, be will be Alexandra and Vulcan towed the Armenia up better off, be is very much mistaken. He ciotolis Cosmopolitan Dack. never get a sufficient number of persons whe Tua Armaxio, bavlog unloaded mist of her are at the same time good Chinese scholars | cargo in Shanghai, was very light at the time of and good office men. Such superior men will the accident, drawing only 19 fect. Apparently always be the exception rather than the rules broak in the shaft was close to the boss, as If the Chinese scholara preponderate too much, the propeller was seen to be canted up, and the public will be the sufferem, that is quite the tail of the shaft depressed faride. certain.I am, etc.,

The use of a chain cable instead of a hawser is explained by the fact that the chain's own weight will keep it in the water, whereas a wire hawser would be subjected to such jrks and CORRUPTION IN THE STRAITS, strains in a heavy sea that it would almost

certainly part..

The wireless mastage of the Mont sogle, an. nouoclog that she had the Armenia in tow, was, first picked up by the P.M.S. CA which also arrived here on Saturday. Socotra Rock is named alerths P. & O, vessel of that came which discovered it three or four yours

go.

apib October, 1910,

MENE TEKEL

TRIAL OF FAMADA AIRSHIP.

TAIRLY SUCCESSFUL, "FLIGHT,

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R.SIO KED.

is permitted to rosign with effect from the 14th to take punishment and to this case, supposiectal Consolidateds have advanced to 37/6

October.

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SIGNALLING EXAMINATION.

To Corps Orders dated the 5th October, 1910, for Corporal Boulton read Corporal Young.

GUN LAYING EXAMINATION",

The examination of Guo Layers of Noa and

• Companies in Test Ili will take place at Gua Olub Hill, Kowloon at 3 p.m. on Saturday 19th and Sunday goth, All the layers should ai-. tand on one of those afternoons sa there will

be no further opportunity for examination in this test before Camp, Draus plain clothes.

An examination of 8,0.0% will take placa at Volunteer Headquarters on Thursday Octo- bar 17th. Friday 18ia and Monday 31st."..

All Company Sergesat Majora and Sergeants will be examined for cattificate of proficiucy

will attend at the same tixad other ranks wishing to qualify for promotion

who fail to qualify at this examination will be Note:All N.0.0.'s above rank of Corporal re-examined before end of deili soaps and

vert to rank of Corporal. should thay again fail, will be required to re-

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ENGINEER COMPANY.

It would be a pity if our local favourite Bill- Lewis did not see the issue of Jim Driscoll's

publication, although we think that his title to learn in Ringcraft but we shall have pleasure in banding over to him a copy of the book whenever be cares to comp for is.

AGAINST FLAGUH...

STRONG CASE FOR THE EFFIC.CY OF

INOCULATION..

IMMUNE HOSPITAL WORKERS,

Decks, Wharver, and Godowas-Hoogkong and Whampoa voces are still dull but buyers might be found at 549 Shanghai Docks are quoted in the North at Tie, 721 Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves have been the medium of a fair business, sales having occurred at $54, $341 and $15. Shroghal and Hoogkew What: yes have been sold at Tis, 108

Lands, Potels ant Buildings-Hongkong Lands coulisus in demand at $100. Humphreys ara on offer at 57. Kowloon Lands are still wanted at 53. Shanghai Linda remain steady at Tim, 304 Hongkong Hotels have slightly waskened, 'the old sheras having, bien sold nt 593 and the new are probably obtainable at 574 West Points are asked for at 539, but

"No one who is acquainted with the pro-

prised at the total prohibition of street-sialis that is, now proposed. Nevertheless it is a proposal which can scarcely be passed unchali longed. If the authorities think that Tokyo will not look suficiently mademoised apless lin strects are cleared of all the stalls, that must be great mistake born of an Imperfect acquaint ance with the conditions in the West, Not only do tha ketpars of stalls give no incen venience or danger to the general public, bot their existence in many instances actually conduces to the prosperity of other tradaiman in better circumstances. Yet the police want to this perfectly-organised inatiation crashed out of existence in order to dullsfy their strange whim. It in not surprising that 45 outery should be railed against such a highe handed kad gaconstituilonal place of oficial procedure.Pan Am W

A rather unsavoury subject, bul ons fraught with great significance medically, is dealt withhere are no sellers except at an advance. Pads, and Brassaie, in these cities the side- in the repurt of Colonel Binnerman; the

Director of the Bombay Bacteriological Labora tory. The substance of the report is that anti plague Inoculationis efficacious and harmless, the director claiming, quite Justifiably, that the finest proof of efficacy is the continued Im quested to attend at the Reading Room Vanity from plague enjoyed by his staff. The antear Headquarters, at 9 p.m. n Saturday, 220d instant. Drais:~Stigo. Uniform.

The members of the abare Company are

report seade;

"London is one of the busiest and ̈ài the same time ona of the most wall-ordered titles in the world; yet it is not destitute of street- stalls in Oxford Street, Holborn, and the Milo-and there are, a numbár, of atall-kespers carrying on thaly trade day and night. The lamp is troe in a larger measure of Amsterdam, Cotton Hongkong Catians have buy. walks are freely used by the stall-kospori sy.far ers at Si Noribera Mills appear to be abat they do not sexleasly encroach on the con chagged, with le doing in them, excepting valence of pedestriani; no fees are mankind, Internationals, which have advanced to Tis. 50. in Tokyo, on the slightest provocation of

Miscellaneous, — China Barnaos Tramain steady at. 5. Chioa Providents have been and close with sellers at the latter prica. Dairy placed at rates varying between $5 and 59 Experiments are being constantly carried on Farms are in demand at $171 ex the dividend here, to which hundreds of plagne-infected fleas of 50 recently paid. Electrice are offering have to be used.. These fleas are loose in ex- at Sts, and Chips Lights at $1.30. Grana Is: perimental godowns, and men entering them lands remain at $4.65, at which price a con- constantly find fleas crawling on their bite logs, siderable number of shares have changed and daily suffer from their bites. Again in con-hands. Watsons have buyers at 551 and pexion with the examination, and destracilon Powells a $1. Union Waterboats are offering of thousands of rate sout, here daily by the at 58, South China Moralog Posts have been Health Department of the City of Bombay, a booked at $ 40 AND

bony, staff of filmen men are employed. These meg

Exchange-There has been a smart rise in have to remove rate from cages to kill them and Exchange since we wrote last, the T/T. rate to cut up those that uro dead. From these en London being now quoted at 1/10t. The rats, it is an easy matter to collect several hund. Bank's drawing rate on Shanghai 1s 734 T/T, red of rat fleas, some of which must be plagan. infected,

THE PRETIBS! WOMEN L

JAPAN.

A FOREIGN LADY'S VIAWI

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the charge of having obstructed traffic'it may be mentioned, by the way, that since the the rate of fins has generally been increased. coming into operation of the new Penal Code A fins of 50 sen or Y is now sancitously im posed for slight offences, in Tokyo people, walking on the streets bare-footed are subjectad to a due, but it is not so in London. If it wa 20 to 30 per cent of dock labourers and many of the denizens of the slums would; he obliged to contributo a handsome sum to the nilonai coffet. Nevertheless, London is haaichlar than Tokyo, siis more free from spidemic dinissen. the writer is mistaken in saying that a pro- portion of dock labourers in London "go barn") footed. Evan bare-footed children are mot often seen in: Lòndon nowadaya," though the 'sight in very common là: the North in spoinar for example at Newcastle, and is not mecusari- is evidence of porasty]VO SAM

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There were, however, only two staff cases of plague during the year. The first was developi In their fortnighily circular dated 15th lost, The existence of stalls is la many reipicts ad one month after inoculation, but the illegis Messrs. Lamics and Rogge write:-The past babeficial to the cligens, and thore in little ren- was only slight; the other man, though | fortnight cán hardly be described as having son why they should be abolished. “Nobody seriously ill för several days, eventually re undergone any chings for the better, no ap- bas aver complained of them; no carriages and covered. The colonel coneindespreciable advance bas taken place in rates, and no cars have ever come into collision with fac

These two cases serve to demonstrate the demand for tonnage lo almost all quarters Despite this, the police would, like to bava presence of infection in the laboratory premises, except la the direction Saigon to Philippines them cleared from the streets simply because and one most conclude that bat for inoculation has been, considering the time of the year, a their existance might give foreigners; a low miny more casas would occur. They also remarkably insignificant one." lo consequence | opinion of Japanses civilisation, data thin la serve to bring out the difference in the severity of the many recent failures of Chinese banks the sole reason of the proposed prohibition is cases of plague in those inocolated pre- and subsequent bickruptcies of wall known of stalls the police have no right to car viously and in those not so protected. An hongs the money market is vary tight which out their intention and thereby to pal loss inoculated mau relaxed to consider himself has already hid a bad effect on business, and of thousands of poor people'to great dijfius) seriously unwell and was in so way alirmed at chartering operations; we fear, will suffer taere: There is another roupa why these Pelty tradors should not be robbed of their meani bistilinase, while an un-inoculated. Individual from Ann was completely prostrated by his illness and The local rico maths of livelihood at the caprice of the "all ponge

Tasso people practically literally swam for his life the first three days," shows, some improvement and regular liners| fal police. li becomes impossible to avoid the conclusion are getting fall cargoes, "There have been mosni at their disposal; our are they. that inoculation is harmless

stores at rates from 8 to 10 cents per picul who are capable of hand labour rett INOCULATION AMONGST CONVICIS, * Saigon/Philippines:—Tonnage for prompt | require moch wisdom" to perceive The evidence of the gaois is also very defi: loading bus besu in good demand, and early - inevitable result of the deprivation of their pin. The lumpector-General of Pnions had in the fortnight requirements have been partly means of subsistence must be a incrass of gray convict admited inoculated, with the met at rates of 33mad 34 c. nis according to the crime in various forms. On this graded mone result that only thice cases of plague occurred quantity offered, Taare still remain some unit for nothing else there is sufficient Buon in a population where a very large proptation alled crders, but offers of suitabis tonnage at why the insti ation should not be destroyed? mighs have been expected to sufier, especially owners' ideas, are so far disregarded by char best stalls are not only patronised by var as dead rats were found in the gudl-at Dhar: | terers,

class people, but by a parz of the middle clasE

The Bokumin Shimbun has bejä lending several of 10; columns during the past few weeks, for the discussion of the beauty and other qualifications of the geisha. The views of several nuborities on this subject have been published to load force and 21st to the lengthy assertions ofthejoningi. "The latest "authority" to rast to prut on the topic, the Japan Herald states, is a lady whose name is given as Mus Summers. The Kokusin evidently re gards the lady as an authony on the subject Miss Summerný according to, the report of the BILANGHAT CRITICISM,

Kokumin, opana'bor statement by commenting The report of the Special Commission ap

on the beauty of Europeau ladies. Dashing painted by the Governor of the Straits Settle

with Japanese women she declares'some di ments to inquire into, and report upon, the

the Japanese piporosaes as the most beautiful Municipalities in the Straite Settlements, comer

woman in Japan, and goes on to compare the ata.revalation to say in the Far East

geisha with the "amateur" women or Japan, The report toems with items of organised

In conclusion the lady delivers her verdict in favour of the geisha as far as concerns beauty, Cirruption, condonement of offences, whole sale negligence of duly, and all the of

sociability, and sprighɛlintas. To use her own ficials, high and low, are subjected to impariju

wards: condemnation. The Commission recommendi

"It is not to be wondered at ibat many the abolition of representativo city government,

Japanese geoilemen should spend a great and to

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It almost a government depart Another trial of the Yamada airship was bold amount of their fortunes in order to gain tos meat.-át a time when all the world is moving | beai Tokio on the 7th inst, with further success. favour of the geisha./1f1 ̧wato aɛ man myialí, toward democratic and representative govers. The feature of ibi day was to baro the pleship 1 would certainly maży s geisha.Mandat meat, and when especially, the Chinese are let loose from the hawser and see what it would As the reasons for her particular preformant being criticised for being unfit for any sort of do usoided. At the preparatory trials the ale for geisha Miss Bummers remarks text in the representative iositations it is remaricüble that

bip was let up at 1.40 in the afternoon, to first place whereas the beauty of ordinary wo such findings should have been arrived at la height of 180 metres. The weather was shoe man generally deteriorates rapidly after attain British Colony. It is easy to understand the and the day almost calm. The first flight was ing the age of thirty, the geisha will preserve all Chinese official

quite satisfactory. The airship was hauled her youth and beauty evento middle age) besides JAPAN TAKING URIBES

or lising applectiu of his duties. He works Tot Li-fis so far as Meguro or that district were eyes, being ever gay and charming Miss under a system which permits of these, the only made. The wind, however, gained le forte by Sommers can therstore well imagine last those action deserving of punishment being that of the time the preparations, were completed and men of distinguished social station who are Terlag himself be found out. But to lay the it was decided to try a fight without save for married to gaisa are leading really happy com- blame for this state of affairs ovartly on musk the Lawsor. The airship rose to a balght of jugal lives. Mit Summers then dwell upon ripal government on a representative basis, is 300 metres and the sagineer in the ship pot the relative merits of Kioto, Nagoya and Tokio against the teaching of experience, Whats the motor in motion. For airship'flow roped, gitis, and conciades by declaring that the bast may be the family of enpresentative' goyeramini, making a large circle over Kirigaya, Bikawa ly his bien found to "work" mole smoothly, asd Temple is the souls are Kya Baa type of the Japanese female beauties is to be Saucficially to the people than any other form. The sirable circled this area, three times with found la Tokio, at of government; and especially city government on any hitch and war hauled down to the We (Japan Herald) do pot pose as authorities it has been found to work extremely well is ground at 4 o'clock. The engineer, who Davi on acis relating to keisks but are quite pres almost every, part of the world. With gated ths, airship, remarked to an Osaka pared to oppose Miss bummers' theory that zal But the repart of the Special Commission li Malaichi correspondent; when interylowed the preserve their persona) beauty longer than a serry record, and taking place in a city which after the operation, that he is now confidant be amateur women fait is universally belfered was supposed to PAYDA vary efficient cly can safely navigate the alps but the motor, among Japanese that although geisha are government and perhaps quoted as an which is Gited in the ship, is only 14 hp, hay baautiful wild is their teens and in the early LILA, AXAMPLE TO THE CHINESE, ing no actasl hartspower of only 8 or there. Yours of the twenting, they invariably are it is specially regratiable. The Special Com About and walgbing abast 40 kan Efforte quickly star coaching the age of if or 33 Fests, recommended a radical changete wara:kusde in borrow a motor je the hands of "This ballef would appear to have some subs,

Ich bas, permpliad of such mik | the Army authoritise, which has borzajower a

tibco inasmuch'ne tas irregulież life mod late Walould, Lot 'n forgotten that | go and weighs but sa kao. --Tha Army author

Edara waica'ara CHRNCERNINc 16(he/ad/vidai]: Ties, bowever, will pot, consent to tend theh

afa reisha would not appear to brz Fouble motor, so the enly means lett för t pedArd of the sifthin will be to apply

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down after the first dight-and preparations to she maintains great control over her charming war, where the cases were reported; This is RANK-Foreral parcels offered in the as well, and are generally welcomed by both

regarded as a typical case of plagus appearing market have bean backed by the regular liners, The author.tlas hold that stalls ar Incor fist in epizsofic form and afterwards among outside" tonnage has been secured 125 cents to the wideaed, improved streets of the human beings. Plague was present in the town per pical to a port Mister Taigi, however in an error. The and also in collection of houses fust outside Java/Hongkong3-Gaim 99 Boalele fized streets the more room hould there be ba has not the least doubt that theis would the Java-China Japan: Lija to load from a parts in aggregate length, are the the gaol gates. The lumpector Gentral says) in the direction 10ʻfava, has been taken up by The streets of /ahyo, szlendis have beau asavers outbreak in the Dharwar N.O. Java Wal Konfor dry sugar Hongkong of the citting of Tokio, ass prison, but for the fact that every priseser bad on femp sum basin of 8603

up-keep sed malpioradce, bres Mihocalated,, Plagan nome ranks below: Nawchwang/Canton(~After teyeral, addir, most awurd that the almost every other infectious diseases Spor dianal fixtures at 36 cents chartering operations Interest Anointelver, sboa

ADEMIJERY AND RICE. — have come to a stop for thailandhong, Money The conclusions now so generally accepted bring very light importers in axparianc that bari-hari is a disorder of nutrition associate great difficulty in disposing of the beina. od usually with a diet of which alte or overdag buinces Continues to Tvr Tires milled rice in the principal commiteensovint allar rates al 7 probably have an important effect on the nice ideal Fraights from Japan W trade, and rice millen will have to modify are po urgent requirements in aby direct certain of their processes According to a letter there is on the other part anything but aha from the Government of Burms to the Burma Race of lounigry as aimall carriers BIN KANI Chamber of Commerce the Hongtong, Ad Leights from

to consider measures for thaż "Raich

of pollated rice front their territorias:

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