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ably take away large numbers of natives who now crowd into the central and western districts of the City. Not until the Govern-us, IT MUST BE GOOD WORK- ment has succeeded in cleaning GOOD AS WE CAN DO.-W. C. | out the veritable warreas whichj Gunnett, abound in this Colony will it havo dono much towards stamp- ing out this disonge.

There was a clean bill of health in the Colony yesterday.

TWENTY DEFENDANTS.

DID THEY PAY DOUBLE RENT?

SWARAJ CONFERENCE.

PLANS DECLARATION OF PROTEST.

Twonty actions for possession,

Calcutta, Nov. 4. which had been adjourned from A large number of Swarajist April last, were commenced in leaders all over India, including the Summary Court, before Mr. Gandhi, assembled this afternoon Juation Gomportz, this morning, to consider the situation arising The promises concerned wore from the Bengal arrest. The problem is, we admit,

Nos. 11 to 23, Second Stroot, and Gandhi travelled from Dolhi the defendants wore the principal overnight by a circuitous route largely an economic ono, the

The silk which loft boro by tho tonants of the different floors, in order to avoid any demonstra: lowor paid nativo workers not

P. & O. 8,8. "Kashmir" on tho Mr. M. K. Lo appeared on bo-tion. The conference is very being able to afford more than a 4th. Oot, WAS dolivored in half of the landlord, and ho told secret, and the proceedings aro cubicle. But the amount of Marseilles on the 4th Nov.-ahls Lordship that the cases wore likely to bo protracted. It is adjourned because Messrs. Leo understood the conference at pre- and Russ, like himself, were do-sont is examining the available airous of coming to an amicablo ovidonce on which the Govern- An arrangement, mient presumably based its It will afterward

light and air whloh oach transit of 31 days. tonemont shall have is in the hands of the Governmont, and,

MYSTERIOUS DISEASE.

Thore will be an Open Leoturo settlement. in spito of all the protests by at the Helena May Institute on which was considered to be quite Ordinance. landlords, we sincerely trust Monday next, Nov. 10th., at 5.30. fair was made and, with the ex-draw up a far-reaching national {that there will be a strict enforce-pun, given by Hon. Mr. H. W. coption of two sub-tonants, it was programme of protest against the

Bird. Subject: Tho British accepted by the tenants. These Ordinanco-Router.

two aub-tonants, who wore mont of the latest provisions of Empire Exhibition-Adeli

evidently making a good thing the Public Health and Building

out of it, etuck out and the whole Ordinanco. Cheap and adequate

arrangement was spoiled. A small Babing hoat, which was

Mr. Lo went on to say that the transportation to outlying dis-

anchored off No. 4 buoy, was notico was good and that the VERY GRAVE POSITION. tricts is also essential, as is the rammed by a naval motor boat plans were good, and the claims roservation of big tracts of land yostorday morning and suck.came under Section 4 (1) (f) of

Los Angelos, Nov. 4. Tho deathroll purposes. Wo The sole occupant, who was the Rents Ordinance. The only

from tho for roorcation

was defence was that the landlord mysterious disease, mentioned on have lived as a City on a narrow thrown into the water,

raecued by the crow of the had demanded an increase of November 1st, is now twenty- water-front for so long that we launch.

ront during the currency of the five, and five other people have have largely lost the full por-

notice. This had been denied all had to enter hospital."

Health officere are duing their spootivo of what should bej

along but he would admit that Mr. George O'Connor living at case was takon before Mr. utmost to quarantine contacts. reasonable room in which to No. 7 Carnarvon Road, has live. We have been boxed up reported to the Folice that his Lindsell at the Magistracy and Fiftoon blocks of Mexican and The Mayor has for too long; and communal wol."boy" has absconded with a sum the landlord was fined $250, Mr. Chinese quarters aro isolated by

Lindsell evidently believed the police cordons. of $37, which was extracted from tonants' vorsion. The landlord decided to place the situation in fare has, we fear, boun sacrificed Mr. O'Connor's trousore pockets. would tell his Lordship that the hands of a committeo com

The theft occurred yesterday: morning, whilst Mr. O'Connor though the tonants paid double posed of Federal, Stato, County

ront which appeared to be for one and city health authorities, was in his bath.

month it was in fact a payment Router's American Service. for two months. The landlord had always maintained The Filipino who was charged tenants wore in arrears and that with stowing away on board the it was the mistake of the ront- of Canade, was collector that it WAG Dot

to motorial considerations.

Indian Problems.

In reading the cables from Calcutta reporting the assembling of Indian Swarajist leaders to protest against recont arrests Empress

that

the

two

CHINA WAR.

EXPEDITION AGAINST

FENG.

Shanghai, Nov. 5.

on the facts would fail, though he Honan, Chokiang and Fukien,. would still submit that the agros through the Provincial Govern- ment, being an illegal one, did not monts. have decided 'on a unifad

of agitators, carried out un sentenced to Boven days' hard shown on the receipt that the der.

Ordinance giving labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at money paid reprosented the Raj greater powers than the Kowloon Magistracy this months, rent instead of one. If The North China Daily News Baye before, one is led to wonder morning Ho will be taken book any of the tenants could produce that sight provinces, Kiangau. just how the reforms instituted a to Manila by the Empress of a receipt for both months his case Anhui, Klangsi, Hupsh, Shongi low years ago have worked and Russia on Wednesday next. are working. Indeed, one is in- elined to consider those to have failed, in view of the continued agitation for direct and absolute homo rule. It is interesting to ob serve the comments of a rocent & Co., Ltd. The stocks for the withdrawal of the notice but yuan to assume the leadership. writer, who examined the "revolt" coming winter have just arrived, might imply that the notice would Tho China Press reports that Ohi in the Indian Legislature whereby and they include a wide selection not be enforced though it was still Hsieh yuan last night issued a

Government voto for Bengal of men's dross wear and folt hats perfectly valid,

proclamation announcing an ox- Ministors' salaries was defeated, in accordance with the present The landlord and the rent padition against Feng Yu-hsiang. Tho rejection of this voto, he states, London vogue. Two windows collector deposed that the double-Reuter. of the first instalment of Indian of these goods. is taken as evidence of the failure have been devoted to the display rents collected were in respect

A vory attructive window affoot the notice to to quit. His policy in order to maintain peace display is to be seen at the store Lordship might say that accept in Yangtze and Central Chins, of Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw ance of double ront implied the and have requested Chi Ilsich

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JAPANESE · COMMERCIAL ATTACHES.

Once again, the report of the |Medical Officer of Health has revealed that consumptin is the greatest of'all the dread disouson of this Colony. In times of an solf-government. "Diarchy" is)

The first witness called by the tenants, fourteen of whom ap- not ragarded as responsible in the

pearod, said he paid double rent discases such as plague, small present temper of the Swarajists;

Opera

for one month but did not pay it is probable that any system of pux, typhoid, etc., a great deal of control that stopped short of the the Theatre Royal last night, the the mattor was put right. by the Company produced "Tosca" at any for the next month bocaueD

Tokyo, Nov. 4, public attention is foenssed on complote abdication of British | ren foring being well received by S.C.A.

The Government, which pro- Ho admitted, in cross-viously decided on the ground of health matters and there is much authority would have shared a

an appreciative audionce. The stir and pother oa the part of similar fato. This view is strong-loading parts wore sustained by/oxamination, that although hooconomy to abolish the post of

thened by the dobate in the Milo. Alessandra Lashkova and

was principal tenant ho did not Commerclai Attaches abroad, Unofficials and others. But it Legislative Assembly on the ro-Signor Giletta. The close of the live on his floor. He paid 824 does not see its way to alter that soems that it has yet to be commendations

the Lee Comperformance was the signal for a fet and collected over $40 front | dooislon, notwithstanding the

"Any businoas realised that there are well over mission on the Higher Civil deserved ovation. To-night the his sub-tenants.

Services and the rejection of the a dozen deaths in this Colony report by 68 votus to 46. In the

man wants to make money" be agitation for the retention of those offloors, according to a Foreign addod,

Offico. announcement. Daily ovory day from the great white Council of Slate more rational

The case was adjourned.

Bulletin. provaited. All views

But the scourge of consumption.

Swarajists are out for complete Wong Hi, master of Cargo around us this terrible disease. Indianization, and will consider Hoat No. 844V, pleaded guilty to born of overcrowding, is taking nothing in the nature of a half the charge of anchoring in the its toll of human life. In the way policy.

cable reserve, in the Marine Court this morning, and official returns it is divided up A Bluuder ?

fined $10 with an alternative of under the hoadings of "respira

Whether "diarchy" can be re-ton days, by Lieut. Comdr. G. F.

An unusual case-one in which trouble has broken out in the tory diseases" and "tuborculosis" imposed in the disaffected pro-Hole, R. N., Marine Magistrate. and "pulmonary diseases," but vinces with any prospect of auc-Chan Yan, recotvad a like fine landlord objected to his tenants Brazilian Navy, involving the which, it neede no medical confirmation cess has now become extremely when he pleaded guilty to board-giving up possession of No. 2, batblonhip. Sao Paulo,

problematical. Many

welling H. M. S. Hawkins without Saigon Street, Yaumati, without accompanied by another vessel for us all to know that these are wishers of India would welcome permission of the Comanding giving notice was heard in the from tio, has departed for an

Summary Court this morning bo-unknown destination.-Reuter. but sub-divisions of the great the collapse of the Montagu-Moor.

fore Mr. Justice Gompertz,

Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 4. consumptivo family. The death Chelmsford reforms as, in their

Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for The rebel torpedoboat Goyaź rate among the Chinese of this view, in the beat interests of the

Miss Doris Woods, with her the plaintiff who claimed $76, has surrendered to the Govern masses of India. Authorities on Colony is give as boing over 26 India's internal conditions, like sister Ailoon, has lately been one month's rent in lieu of mont.-Reuter's American Service.

vory BUCCOssful notico; $61,50, the cost of a stove por thousand, and respiratory Lord Sydenham, have never con-giving some disousas accounted for no fower coaled their conviction that those demonstrations of the latest which was removed and replaced; reforms were a blunder, and a ballroom dancing in Medan, at and $47.54, bills paid by him lo than 36.7 per cent, of the total mere pandoring to a fractional the Hotel do Boor. Dutch respect of electric light and gas.

most Mr. M. K. Lo defended.

tuko

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Was

UNUSUAL CASE.

TENANT SUED FOR

LEAVING.

BRAZILIAN UNREST.

NAVAL REVOLT REPORTED.

Buenos Aires, Nov. 4. It is reported that revolutionary

MOTOR-SHIP'S MISHAP.

PROPELLOR BROKEN IN

COLLISION. Copenhagen, Nov. 4.

Chinose donths. In other words, minority of sedition-mongers at newspapers to hand are

Mr. Lo said that he was in ani and in order to got it clearer the expense of British prostige, enthusiastic rogarding the grace- stated, one duath in every three Some, like Sir Elliot Colvin, ful dancing of these ladies, so unfortunato position in that the deeply regret the perversity well-known in Hongkong. The managor of the defendant firm ie from lung disease.

which has blighted the Roforius, domonstrations have included which carried on the business of a The Norwegian motor-ship Surely we have been blind to whilst others, like Sir Ali Imam, the ballroom Tango, Fox-troti rastaurant, had gono into the Handicap, voyaging from Stock- Blues and Waltz, showing the country. Without him he would holar to the East Indies, collided tho view that Indian

Ho undor- this state of affairs. Whilst it local autonomy has not been latest simple and graceful styles, be unable to go on. has often been pointed out that carried far enough. Sir All Miss Doris Woods is due to stood that his lordship would look with a tug when entering. port, and her propeller was broken. consumption takes a heavy toll Inam favours complete pro- arrive back in Hongkong on with disfavour on any request for She bas gone into look for

an adjournment and if such was of life and that we need to clear vincial self-government with a Tuesday next.

local legislature, and a Govornor away, as soon as is possible, the and Cabinet, subject to the donsely populated and congested roservation

the Contral

to

districts of this City, It is portin-Government of such services as STRIKE AT PORT

SAID. ent to ask what has been done and the Foreign and Politioni the Army, the Indian Marino,

to bring about any Improvement. Departments. A factor to which COAL COOLIES COME OUT. Last year's mortality rate was too little prominence.is given inļ

thoso schomes of Indian constitu-

Pori Said, Nov. 4,

the caso then his odso would fail, survey and repairs. Reuter.

His Lordship: I will ask you

to reply with your usual candour, QUEENSTOWN ECHO. Mr. Lo. Have you a good defence on its merits?

Mr. Lo: Honestly, I cannot say

boon in my brother's bands.

NO EVIDENCE TO CONVICT.

Dublin, Nov. 4

your Lordship. The case has Bovon men who were arrested -

higher than the rato for the your tional reform are. tho Ruling the work of coaling vonsola has fossionals but he did not fool charged, after the police declined. A strike of coolies employed on before-it was the highest over re- Chiefs, who exerolee hereditary begun.-Reuter. corded here, and what quarantos sovereign_rights over, territorios

Mr. Russ sald lie was always in connection with the Queene- ready to oblige his brother pro- town murder hare boen die Justified in agreeing to an 'ad to offer evidence. Reuter. Journment in view of his Lord- ship's remarks a few days ago.

FRANCE AND RUSSIA. His Lordship intiinated that he would take the case ex parte bat

Pat Nov. 4

la thore that this year's figuras collectively nearly two-thirds the will not again axcood the recordaran of the British Provinces,

with seventy millions of subjects. ligations to respect and uphold Something bolder and for more How long will they tolerate those these sovereign poword. How

if the manager, when he returned, drastic is nooded than has yet experiments in democracy at can it grant demooratio_repro-

It is provisiónsley served that been attempted. The gradual their doors? asks the writer. sontation to one part of India o very good reasons why he

Subject fa certain reservations, whilst patriarobal autocracy con left for the country, he might Tranco-Boviet negotiationer development of the onlying dis-the mere important enjoyab tinues in another? The problem give him consideration

begin on January 10WARE Judgment was given for $184.04 Krassin has bean tricte, auch Shamshuipo, solute sovereignty. The Imperial becomes the more compiloated the amount of the claim with costs, Soviet Ambassador-Reut Kowloon Olly, ute, will Inovit' Government is under treaty of the further. It is analysedi ty

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