A GEM OF THE HEART.
Joy mot Sorrow in a piece
Where the branchea intoriaco, Very secret, still, and awoot, Safe from all profaning fast,
art hora 1 Joy, startled, oried
Sorrow sighed.
LI horo
22
said Joy. Tours are ever by employ Murmured Sorrow. Yet I ano Tears as grateful wore to thee. Come, young novice, and be taught How to ease thy hourt o'er fraught.
Joy sat down at Sorrow's feet,
And was taught a lesson sweet. Fain would to make kind return; 'Surrow, art too old to learn Nay 7thou-tar
tarry yet awhile,
then how to smile
Till I've taught then how to Since that ho
hour the two have beon
bus kin
Dound, as by mysterious
Since that bour they so exchange Tears and amilos, tif nothing strange If sometimes a pazzled heart Sonroe can tell the twain apart. Edith A. Thomas in Lyrics and Sonncie?
FOREVER AND A DAY.
* I love my love forever,
Forever and a day,'
I, full of high endeavour,
Sko,
but a Frolio fay,
We' sang this mung together
Long since in Summer weather,
This old-time lovers' lay
I love my love forever,
Forever and a day."
"I love piy love forever,
Forever and a day."
Oh, she would fail me pover,
And I was hers for aye!”)
"Fwas thue our teeth was plighted, "Twas thus our heaven wo sighted,
When life was in its May;
I love my love forever,
Forever and a
add a day."
I love my love forever,
Forever and a dap
And yet we twain did sover,
Each went separate way.
She swore her heart was breaking;
I know that pino de aching
F'en now, though I am gray,
I love my love forever,
She loved me for a day.
-Boston Globe.
THE BROIDERED BODICE. 1000 (GLD FRENCH.) Dear-my-love, I must ride away, Faro ya well for a Summer's day; Loth am T to leave your side, Yet your lovor to Nantes must ridu, For the King commands and I obey,
Now, in seally, if to Nantes ye faro, Thonde, I pray you, a bodice bear, Broidery work on the breast and sleeves, Of roses white with silvery leaves, Silvery rosus white and fair.
Now to Montes bath her gallant gone,
But never the bodice thought upon;
Filled his thoughts with the wine and play,
Making marry the livelong day---. All the day till the torches shone
But what shall I say to my ladyo, Who a broidered bodice prayed of med Speak her soft and speak har smooth; Say Through Nantes I searched, in truth, And none such bodices there might be.**
Better a an where no feh are,
Better tho night without a star, 'Hills with over a valley net, Spring with cover a vivlet,
Sweater were all these things to me Than a lying speech to my ladyo.`-
Grakam A. Housson in Longman's Maga
zinė.
ENGLAND IN EAST AFRICA.
THE GREAT INLAND PLAINS TO DE DEVELOPED.
(New York S.)
The
THE CHINA MAIL.
POISON IN THE ASHES Government Notification.
ANY people believe that Natura has
homonwhere shemody for every disease. So many sud so terrible are the ille of life, and so slight pleasure we get as time flies, phat, that arch a bolief is thie least faith we can show in a gracfois and all wino Providence, aw remedies-but,
This i region is peparated from the coast by 'n wide desert tract, and crust of the products which Holmwood and other think would thriveon the platous would be of little valuð Luntil bany communication as established
with the sea. Mr.
· Mr. Holmwood advocates a railroad, and a correspondent of the London Tanica, anys choru la resson in believe that the support of the Foreign Office may be vbtained without difficulty in behalf of Buch- a project. The certainty that a railroad will be bulk if the Association curries on its sise, how few have both found. Others,
disclosus one of the for
HARDOUR DEFARTHEST- at the Peak are published.
The following Rules regarding signalling „for general in-. formation.
Command
FREDERICK STEWART, dating Colonial Secretary. Colonial Secretary's Offico Hongkong, 17th February, 1883.
·Mails.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD: NOTICE
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN; BURZ, FORT SAID, TRIESTE, BRINDISE, GENÇA,
work in a liberal apilities in store so far, a hidden from hitman inquiry.SIONAL STATION, VISTORIA PEAK; KONGKONG. ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG,
roost interesting
heels of the ovim llustration of the dangerous charactor of the silent to bo relieved.
1823 Feet above Sea Level, 1The Union Jack will be hosted at the Mast Head hon any vessel is being Biguülled
all Nations will be used at the Station
2. The Commercial Code of Biguals for
3. All Signale made by vessels in the Ong will be repeated.
4. When Signalling to Mou-of-Wor in the Harbour or in the Ofing, a White En- the Mart Herd of the Man of War sign will be hoisted at the Flagstaf, and at
any of the white enterprises in Africa Occasionally death foll we quickly on the will be a great point gained for progress in Central Africa whon. the dunsely propted test of Africa's lakes is shores of the greatest. brought by rail within two days of the son The route from the Indian ocean to Victoria For example, Nervous Dyspopsis is
through the country Nyanza
which the British will now attempt tac
to devolop in 200
op comparatively new disosio, growing out of milos shorter
orter than any other, and it will the conditions of modern life. It is a joint probably dovolve upon the British East
Last affection of the digestive ergans and of the African Association to supply the means of communication with the great lake and nervous syston. These two were formerly Uppor Nile regions, which we are told by troated as separate allsents, and it was Emin Pasha and others, are capable of im left for the clear sighted thinkers to prove.
5. When a Stoamer, or the smoke of a mense development.
that the basis of this terrible and often Steamer, in sighted, the Compass Bearing Such onterprisea as this Association pro-
at the poses to carry forwarst must neada advance fatal complication fica chiefly in the dis-at the Yard Arm, and Distanco off by slow and painful stops and in spits of ordered and depraved functions of digestion Tool is made out she is not a Mail Steam- Mast Head, will be hoisted. If when the many obstacles The great fact to which those projets call attention in that at this and nutrition. They red hue Ifer, the Vessel's Distinguishing Fing will be bstituted for the Compass Bignal, wid it late day the civilised world has fully made can induce the atomich to do it works will be kept flying until the Ship anchors up its mind that some good can come out and stimulate the uxorative organs to drive The Distance Sigual will be kept up fifteen
6. If the Steamor
18 regular
Pal tering in the work which they began t for reclamation of the best parts of the long which remain after the lf-giring elements
Mails.
NOTICE:
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES, PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS.
STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,
COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, *-*-
PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK ==| MADRAS, CALOUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ,
SEA & BALTIO FORTS;
AIÃO,
LONDON, NEW YORK BOSTON, BALTIMORE NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORIS
>The Coutany's STEAMERS WILL CALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO TAND PASKENOERS
BORN AND Localer
N.B.-Cargo can be taken on throligh. Bills of Lading for the principal places in RUSSIA ON MONDAY, the 19th day of March,
1860, 444 pm, the Company with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE Steamship SAUHSEN; Captain A Jazers, and CARGO, will leave this port as above,
Shipping Orders will be
WUFORT, BAIDY? MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SKA PORTS ALEXANDRIA, -MARSRILLES, AND PORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA”-
LONDON.
BORDEAUX,
HAVRE DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP,
MEALER AKYSTRO N WEDNESDAY, the 21st March, 1855, at Noon, the Company 5.B. ANADYR, Commandant DELACROIX with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave above places, this port for the Cargo and Spots will be registered for pod in transit through Marmilles for London as well as for Margilles, and de principal places of Europe,
will bo
7888 MARCH 17 1888.
POST OFFICE NOTION
Unclaimed Correspondence, March 16, 1888.
Allen, U. PED
Anderson, au 2N VEN
Lot, Par
Lan You Proc 1
Benor, Mins XVI Barnsley, M.
Z
Qfaltland, J
Blicbert; G. C. T.
1 Magudor, A; J,
Boord, F. J.
1
Mayer, R
Brace, Cept. M. a
8 Maston, J.-
MOUSE, M. Mall Singh
1 reg
§
Brady, F.0.1 Hurnett & Co.
Bimbop, A. Slot Makanna, E. Bowker, G. HAYY Fernou, E. Boothie, Mu 1 Pope, F... Bowdler, T.
Parker, L. G.
Chan Chéa 2011/Qch, W, ELI
Aquong Quan
3
Boy, Jage
1 Randall, A
1 reg. Ridges, H., 0.
Ohin John Clifton, J. T. Copies, JE Chong Bling Campbell, Geor. 1 Chisolt, & E. 1 Conparus, H. I Daniol, A1 Dodd, U. B. N. 14 Dad, A Dyer, F. A. 1 Danbar, Miss St.1
M.
Edward, W. 1 Enkyun, Miss L-I Felthor, 8.1.3.1
Franklin, 1. M. I
Fourie, A1
Basdem, H. T. 1ng. Handel, JELEN Sanfe, N. Bautos, 8, Savage, 0, Schembri, F Sebride,
South Jas·1 Seith, Mre J8; 1. Strachan, DAVE Scott, To Sheppard G. W.1 Silvestre, R. F. Szarvady, My Soriana,
of Africa The white pioneurs aro- noul of the boly the paismous waste niitters minutes after the Steamer is made ont, calling at OXNUA lupping to granted Gasocigme,Major neglected continent, and we are frequcity of the food have been absorbed we Stearner a Gun will be fired, and a Ball over Nuco Cargo will be recaired on board red on board until 4 Hartley, & G. 1 Themes S
called upon to baronicle the enlistment of
new enterprisós in these remarkable shall have conquered Nervous Dyspepsis schemes, which are certainly among the and Nervous Exhaustion. And they most notable undertakings of the century,
were right. Kuswing the infallible power
ARTEMUS WARD'S LETTER.
Below is a letter by Artomus Ward, writ ton twenty-threo. years ago by him to a little girl in Elmira, N.Y.; and which was published in the New York Mail Express for the first Time
Balem, Mass., June 18th, 1884.
I
of Seigel's Sprap in less complicated though similar disorses, they resolved to test it fully in this. To inve no ground for doubt, they proboribed the comedy in nndreds of cases which had been pro nounced incurable with perfect success in every instance where their directions as to
living and diet wars sarupulously followed Norvons Dyspepsia and Exhaustion may almust be called a pecuinrly English dis once. To a greater or has extent half the people of this country dufler from it both sexes and all ages. In no country in the world are there so many insane seyluins
My Dear Avulin I cannot tell you how mach I miss you. It coems as though had Jost my rolatives, including my grandmother and the cooking-atore. Why didn't I put you in a bottle and bring you down hue with me? But I am always forgetting something. The other day 1 went
of and forget my Aunt Sarah, and
Mr bigger than she's good deal
that you aro Ramsey is also a very forgetfu: mnou.. He frequently goes o woman. Mr Ramsey is a very as looking alarming disosse. Its leading symptoms man. He reminds me of Mr Greon, the are thess; frequent or continual headache; Malden mardoror When Mr Ramsey
granted
11.
• Tasaret; Me - 11 Taylear, U. W Torie, J, 0 Tufnell V1
Tierich, G1
Hunter, J. M. 1 reg, Thons, E. TL 1
the English, French, or American Ensiga, until pn., Spacia nod Parools until 3 pm. Specte and Parcels until 3 pm on Hill, C 1 with the Distance off at that time, will be p.m. on the 18th March. (Parcels are the 20th March, 1888 (Percals are not to Boog, C. A1 shown at the Mast Hund. The Compass not to be sent on board they must he be sont on board they must be loft at Huddle, Capt. 1 Signal and Symbol will be hauled down left at the AGENCY's Office) Contents and the Agency's Office. The Ball and Ensign will be kept up until Valre of Packages are required.
Contents and value of Packages are re- Hoo Kong Cheangt
Hochter, B the vessel anchors, Distance Signal The Steamer has splendid Accommodation quired.
For further particulara, apply at the Hopkins, LC, 1 Hanssen, I. L, 1 Company's Office, will be kept fying for half-an-hour, and and carries a Doctor and Stewardess,
For further Particulare, apply to
Ibrahim, 81 reg. *G, DE CHAMPEAUX, MELOHERS & Co... changed at each successive half hour to show the Distation off at those times When the
Inverson, J.--1--- voel is between Green Island and the
Agents
Agent
Langlands, 171 North Point of Hongkong to Distance
L'biullier, L.- 1 Hongkong, February 20, 1888
Hongkong, March 8, 1888.
will be hauled down. If the Mail Steamer is not in the Harbour when it is too dark to distinguish flags, a red light will
be exhibited at the West Yard Arm, or a anchors. green light at the East Yard Arm until she
7. Rivar Steamers will not be signalled. The approach of other Steamers from Macro or Canton will be made known by showing the National, or House Flag and Symbol at Yard Arm
278
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and other literary documents
Mr Ranisey can read.print very well. I like our and pungent said to the thrust & you very much. I ehould Jike's
you Fast as
souse of oppression and faintness at the pit well if you were twe
twelve
your older. I am of the stomach, flatulenes; wakefulness and very singular about somu
things. You spoke to me about a boy who is my rival loss of sleep; disgust with food even when -I should · Fool
very sorry to kill that
SATURDAY, the 24
8. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THROUGH To NEW YORK, VIL OVERLAND RAILWAYE, AND FOUCHINU AT YOKOHAMA, AND San Fossasco,
U. 8. Mail
OFTY OF THE
Steamship 8. If a Flag showing that a Officer of NEW YOU will be despatched Yokohama, or or the Flag alone will be hoisted at the taking Passengers and Freight for Japan, strailar Flag will be shown above the Ball
Instant, Mast Head.
and Europes Through Bills of Lading inued for trans- portation to Yokohama and other Japan Foris, to Ban Francisco, se Atlantic and Inland Cities of the United Stator, ria Over- land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and Donerata, and to ports in Mexico, Contral South America, by the Company's and and Sou
granted to Through Passage Tickets gear
and England
Germany by all trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers,
Faces granted as follows First-class
3. The approach of Men-of-War and Sail- ing Vonsole will be notified by their proper Symbols and National Culours, or House Flags, at the Quarter of the Yard, or at the Yard Arto.
Note. The Distances of vessels will be estimated from the Peak, and will be made
the United States,
by means of the Numerals which are attach-connecting Steamers,
but he may, drive me to it. I am weak from the mood of it; sticky and slimy ed to the letters in the table of Flags.
in hopes matter on the teeth or in the month,
tomb-that ho will choke himself with a j
that he will take himself into a premature especially on rising in the morning ;-furred large slice of pudding, but if he does neither and coated tonguo; doll eyes'; cold hands
will
I shall he forced to load in with chains and feet; constipation: dry or rough skin, and read all my lectures to hire. Thus who inability to fix the mind on any labour all- finials him. His boots may remain, but the
rest will have perished miserably long ere
it hadn't
All this terrible group Mother Soigel'
I get through. You must be a good littleg for continuous attention and oppressive girl, and always mind your mother Never and sad forebodinge and fear. for your excellent mother feel sorry
that is acquainted with you. If been for her you might have been drowned in a soup plate long ago. And if you hadn't ever had my mother you raight have been tarkey with the turkeys. In fact, my dear Azulia, so conduct yourself that even on dark and rainy days the bright sun way shine wherever you are, next to the sun in brightnew, may never flash so brightly but that you can always look steadily sud hopefully toward then-Faithfully your friend.
H. G. THOMAETT,
Harbour Master, de,
NAMES OF VILLAGES do,
IN OR NEAR HONGKONG,
Wan.
(Corrected Spelling.)
Sen Taar Shaiwan, Shai-tsai Por Sham-shni Fo Shan-ki Wan.
A-kung Ngam Ap-li Ohau. Cherang-shan Hom it Curative Syrup removes by its positive, Ohung Hem.
pwerful, direct, yet painless and gentle
Fo-pang action upon the fanctions of digestion anđ
asimilation. Those elements of the food Houng-kong Trai
Ha-wan
(Aberdeen) that build up and strengthen the system
Hok-tsui are sent upon their misson, while all waste ok tou Wan matters (the ashes of life's fire) which, un- Hok-in. removed, poison and kil, are expelled from Hok-in Kok.. the body through the bowels, kidneys, and
Hung-heung Lo Hung-hom skin. The weak and prostrated nervos are Kai-fung quioted, toned, and fel by the purified Ka-z Wan blood. As the result, health, with its Kau-punt Shok. enjoyments, blessings, and power, returns to the sufferer, who had perhaps abandoned a all hops of ever seeing another well day.
Mother Soigel's Curative Syrup is for axle by all chemists and medicine vendors, and by the proprietors, A. J. White, Limited, 35, Farringdon Road, Loudon,
SHE-La' ob de libon brudder Eli! Did you come on de kyars or by private conveyance? He-Private conveyunco, Chile--I walked?
A STU orator wanted the wings of bird to dy to every village and hamlet in the broad land; but he collapsed whan a man
the crowd sang out: You'd get akut for a goose before you flow a mile.'
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is announced in the Paris Figaro, of a valuable remedy for nervous debility, physical exhaustion, and premature decay. The discovery was
by a missionary in Old Moxico
a miserable existance anp
Yes,
mado
saved
him from
Wan.
Chung. Kok. Lap-sap Wan Libú Man. bla-tau Chung, Martai Kok Mu-tau Taun Mainu Wai
·Ma-ti Mongkok.
Ping Ngan Ngong-shun Chau. Tak-ahui Waz Pok-fu Lam. Sni-wan Tealo
Bai Ying-pus.
Tong Back tog Toui. Sheung Wan Shui-taing Wan, So-kon Po Tai Kok Tsui. Tatlong Ha
Kung
Taiping Shan Taishek Kok Tai tar Tata Tuk. Tai-tam Tai-wan.
Tang-lang. Chau Taat Tsz-mui Taim-sha Taui. Tso-pai Tani. #To-kwa Wan.“
To-ti Wan Tung Wan
wa(Hospital),
Un Wen-tail Wong-kok Tsim. Wong-ma Kok. Wong-nai Chung. Yau-ma Ti
France.
To Sau Francisco
$200,00
To San Francisco and return,
available for 6 months
To
To
London
350,00 526,00 330.00
w
Boa Swallow
01-28. Filomen
•Star Queon
Tosiat, 83, Iparral
Gustav & Oucha, 19 Orders for Printing and Book-binding | Heinrich, as. – 1 ̧ The Lady Touridul
Irinin
* W. Biegized s promptly executed at MODERATE OMARUSO.
Leander 171 Xeli
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WINTER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY
STEAM-LAUNCH MORNING STAR
[Apel
Books, ete, without Cavers
Auckland Weekly Now.
Bombay Garette
British Medical Journali Bandaba Bandku Ceylon Observer. Christian,
Christian World,
Court and Society Review
ROBE DAILY & FERLY BOAT betw Peddar's Wharf and Tsim-Tea-Taui at the
El Sigló Future. following hours: This Time Table will Electrical loview.
Greenook Telegraph,
Garten.
Knowledge, Illustrated Magazine,
take effect from the 17TH OCTOBER, 1887-
**Electrician, G To other European points as proportionate WEEK DAYN SUNDAYS. Fireside News. ates. Eposial reduced rates granted to Les Rom.7. Ginggowe Weekly Herald. Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servios 6.00 7.00 a 6,00 m. 7:00 AM. Green Pasiaren and tho
Imperial Chineno Customs, to be 6.00 30 7.90 8,00 10,15 obtained on application. 8.50 9.00 9.00
9.40 Passengers, who have paid full fare, re-
10.15 10.80 10.45 einbarking at San Francisco for Chamia or 10.90% 13.30 .. 11.00 NON Japan (or vice versa) within one year will be 12.45 P.M. 1.00 12.30 PM 1:00 P allowed a disconôt of 10 %. This allowance 1:30
1.30 2.00 130 2.00 China does not apply to through fares from
2.20 3.00 2.30 3,00 3.30 4.00 " and Japan to Burope.
4,30 4,00 Breight will be received on beard until 44.15 4:30" 4.16"
the day previous to Railing, Parcel
4.602 6.10
4.50
5.10
6.30 **
3 will be received at the office t
day all Parcel Packages 6.00 should be marked to address in full; value of same 15 ragu to accompany Cargo
Consutar
destined to points beyond San Francisco,
6.45 21
6.30 6.45 7.00 7.00
There will be no Launch on Monday and Friday, on account of coaling.
in the United States, should be Bont to the The above Time Tablo will be strictly Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes addressed to the Collector of Oustoms at Basistanses. In case of stream of weather,
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 60A, Queen's Road Central,
D. HARMAN,
• Agent
Hongkong, March 3, 1888
382
Occidental & Oriental Steam Ship Company.
adhered to, except under nagroda
do notice will be given of any stoppages.
The Overland China Mail,
A WEEKLY JOURNAL. FOR THE ROMS WALL
TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure I of mesh Eretien and FARKER MAR Steautor for Europe. Formerly the Over land issue was published fortnightly
as it was deemed of
but.
La Tribunal.
Leader, Greffe
Liverpool Mercury.
Londondary senttäpel.
Mittheilungen.. New York Herald.
Feople's Journal
Revue de Belgiquó, Goottish Pooplan Standard:
Times Wockly Edition, Weekly Sentinel, Roving
Money
Orders.
kong and Shanghai ou the following coun- Money Orders are issued at Houg- tries and places
Amoy
* Azores In *Bolgium.s
special importance that *
Bermuda a Canada Canton
Colony Ceylon, (Constantinople)
Ope Cyprus Denmark. Egypt, Falkland I
The movement now under way to extend British influenca in East Africa is in its prospects and possibilities the most interest- ing enterprise tas whites have undertakes singe Stanlay the Congo route to the
opened interior. Early last year England and Germany reached an agreement
A BEGGAE in Dublin had been a long time defining their respective spheres of influence in East besleging an old gouty, testy, limping gen Africa
Alienortheast from eman, who refused his inite with much the mouth of the
river, akirting the
the irritability on which the mondisant said, northern base of Kilima-jaro and ending Al, plass your honor's honor, I wish your at about the middis point of the east coast heart were as tender as your lost of Victoria Nyaura separatos the English
'SAY, didn't you call me when you sold aml Gerinan zones of lufluence. Theme that dog that he was a bird dog! British East African Association, recently that is what I said. Well, you swindled organized to develop the region thus rescry-me. That dog won't limit Bidn't say ed for British outerprise, has secured from the Sultan of Zanzibar, the control for fif he would hunt. He's a bird dog. Cook the Bloomsbury Squaco, London, W., will M the Emperor of China, and is of gOUTH AMERICA," AND EUROPA, for their pernisal, wall welcome the Gold Coast Pears of the narrow coast strip 200 birds for him. That's the way he 50 send the prescription, free of charge, on tion on the Indian Ocean. It has thus A goop story is told of Butler's sarcastic receipt of a self addressed stamped enve- obtained the two excellent harbors of Mom retort upon a Judge, what was teasing boss and Malindi The chief promoter and for a ruling favorable to a cause he was president of the enterprise is Mr Mackinnon defending in court. The Judge got out of the president of the Manchester Chambor patience at last, and somewhat testily ex of Commerce and organizer of the Enclaimedr Butler, what do you think I Pasha raliof
This wealthy ais here for? The counsol quietly shrugged explainer has manufacturor had great his shoudders, and replied; The Court faith in number of African enterprises,
long
which farto
dit
pa's
miles
esther beak'
fronts England's sphere of ac-
of the Congo ratiroad, a proposal that King Leopold finally rejected because he wished that undertaking to bo dominated by Bel- gian influence.
an early grave. We barn that the Rev.
N.B. Documents should not be dated
apa Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions, Year of Kuong-st, which is the style of
GHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
station.
She got no now, wan ha who, two years ago, sought to Ma W. J. Holland, the naturalist of the secure for an English syndicato the building United States eclipse expedition to Japan, writes to the Pittsburg Dispatch to say that the population of Japan is 35,000,000, Tavestigations made by the writer lead hun to believe that there are in Japan, for avory man, woman and child at least 1,000,000 therefore, 45,000,000,000,000, and their Ay fleas. The number of Loss in Japan it, aragate weight is 175 tons.
The new enterprise derives its chief importance from the fact that its aim will be to develop region embracing sotas 50,000 square miles in one of the most promising parts of Africa. Joseph Thom son, one of the most thoughtful and conservative of African travelers, holds pessimistic views regarding the German and
1 Congo enterprises, but he believes that
REGISTER. MARCI 16AT A P.MË
Wind.
Winstook. 80.00 Tobo.. Nagasaki.30.1 Shanghai.. Hongkong Baiphong, 29.8 A LARGE SAK-The largest serpent of Bolinao... 29.0 which accurate measurements have been Manila... 29.0 taken and noted was an antconds which Dr Gardner found dead and suspended, to the
Wostock 30.06 fork of a tree during his travole in Mexico Tusio
a fiue future lair store for the great It was found to measure 37ft in length.
platess stretching from Kilima Njard to Victoria Nyanza, where many specimens
Inside it wore discovered the bones and Nagasaki flash of a horse in a half digested fato, and Shanghai: 30.08 European veretation ara fontd, and where there was zo doubt that if had swallowed Amoy $0.00 65
the Masai rear ther large herds and the the animal whole, a Wakwafi till their fertile Selda.
Hongkong 3951
10.05
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Not Responsible for Debts.
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23:00 Amore It is said that a Maine clergyman, a man Bolinao. 30,00 32 charming region, he says, is probably not of groat simplicity of charactor told Mauila 30.07 85.00 waw. to be found in all Atries, not even in fiend of the dificulty they had in getting beter bag ieu prer Luzon and 10 DIW SHADES AND PATTEROS Abyssinia. Several travelers including their youngest children to go to sleep. Thomson, Johnston and Ner, have your Did you ver try one of your sermons un
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A few months ago Mr. Holmwood, the again meeting bir parishioner, he said i | British Coquil-General el Zanzibar, visited | 5Oh do you know, I adopted youruuggustion Kilima Njaro &v the request of Lord Sulis- I of reading one of my sermons to my boy, bary to mapant the region, that has been and it worked like w chara placed under Leish (infosneo, Hà ported after his return that do his opinion these slevated inland respons are well worth Possessing On the plateau east and
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