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Stopped by a Whale. The Elder Dempster liner Sangera, during her voyage from Hamburg to West Africa, was completely stopped for three- quarters of an hour by a whale, On May 6 the ship's company folt a shock as if the vessel had

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ran on rocks or collided with RECEIVED BY THE something, and on investigation

it was found that a whale had its bead jammed between two blades of the propeller and the upper part of the stern post so that the propeller could not move either. one way or the other.

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The Russo-Chinese Treaty. Peking, June 26-Tan Chinesa newspapore report that the Rus sian Minister to Peking agreed to an amendment of the treaty between Rasis and China and to relinquish the independ- ence of Outer Mongolia provided that certain parts of the territory of the Kalkhas tribe are ceded to Russis. Negotiations are also proceeding at present for the regulation of the frontiers on the Tumen in Kirin.

Cholera in Hainan. Hoihow, June 17.-Mustial law has been repealed in Kiangchow, but no notice of the repeal has

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ae yet. As is usual in hot dry Annual General Meeting.

weather in water-melon season,

cholera has made its appearance, and a number of fatal cases are The fourth annual general reported from various parts of the meeting of shareholders in The Island; as this is bat the begin- Cathay Trust, Ld., was held at Ding of the cholers season, a Shanghai on June 26. Mr. Mar cooling rain is very much longed shall, who presided, said: for.-N. C. Daily News.

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Band Concert for Convicts.

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The accounts are presented in Found Shot,

esotly the same form es those Captain Roberts, of the 11th our previous three years-on the Rajput, has been found dead at liability side of the balance sheet Camberley College with a bullet the item under the heading of wound in the head. At the current, deposit and other inquest a verdict was returned accounts: provision for bad and of suicide during insanity, due doubtful accounts, etc., appearing to overstudy and the delusion in last year'e balance sheet was that he was unpopular with his Tle, 455,094.62 as against Tis 1,018,645.14 in this year's ac counts-this increase is due to the large amount which it has Between 700 and 800 convicts been necessary to eat aside as at Parkhurst, inolading a number provision for bad and doubtful from the infirmary, who were secounts. On the asset side brought out on their beds, great investments show an increase over ly enjoyed their first open-air last year's figures of approximate band concert on May 30th. It 1 Tis. 200,000 which is accounted was given in the prison grounds for by the company's increased by the band of the 4th Royal holdings of local debentare stock. Fusiliers The programme" con- The profit and loss account sisted for the most part of shows a net loss of Tle. 295,107 popular and lively airs. Several 08 and the directors recommend, for the reason given in their report, that this balance be carried forward to next year's accounts.

items were encored.

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aprang out from the blazing suffragist meeting.

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"But," he added, "I advise THE them to abstain from any inter- ference in the future."

The cancellation of the anissa- ed capital is the first step. The authorized capital of the company then becomes £300,000 divided into £270,000 "preference" and £30,000 "ordinary" shares, all of which are fully issued.

Han Kuo-cbang, the civil Gover-ingly that the past year's working, clearly as I can the actual effect of nor, will be retained in Nanking, should have resulted in a loss the resolution as it now stands. "The general reason assigned for which has absorbed the year's removal was the proposed appli- earnings and left a deficit of cation of the old rule that an approximately Tls, 300,000. This official may not occupy a high position has been brought about, position in bie own province, as disclosed in the report, by the But Mr. Han ban been so efficient heavy fall in Langkate which and popular that no change will took place towards the end of last be made. Such a recognition of year, and the continued decline Mr. Han's work as governor will be received with general satisfac tion, writes the N.G. Daily News Nanking correspondent

Executions In Changsha,

Twenty political executions took place in Changsha last week, mostly of young scholars.

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in the value of all rubber shares. of the issued "preference" capital. As regards Langkats, practic-The first question which naturally ally the whole of the company's arises is to what extent the issued interest in these shares was re-capital is to be reduced. If it could presented by a loan to one partic. be done, it would be desirable to ular client which loan bad been state the exact amount to which in existence practically from the the capital of the company would inception of the company. When be reduced, but this must of course the collapse came, this loan, which depend on the number of shares at one time showed a surplus, surrendered, and as the surrender showed a very heavy deficit and, of shares as provided for in the as a result of an investigation resolution is entirely at the option

Colour: Photography, Aron Hamburger, a Dover Street, London, photographer, has into the client's affairs, the direc- of the shareholder, it is of course tore considered that in the then impossible to quote a definite discovered a photographic process which he calls the poly-chromide precarious state of this market, amount: so that £30,000 is s

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After The Derby. Foreign Enterprises, in Inlanded had the shares not been sold, Just after the Derby a remark- but this, of course, it was imposable scene was witnessed near Shop China,

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makers who failed to fulfil his obligations Unfortunately for him his stand was composed of a most inflammable material. It was a largo tank touring motor the Minister of Foreign Affairs cirmalar to share helden Resolu- dari(Whoa! his esteemed despatched a telegram to the tion No. 1 as originally passed clients found that there was no

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