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Eminent enginners and soientists bave for some time conceded that many of the im porta staples in the way of artificial fight have been removed, and it now BLOUS probable that within a few years all problems consented with it will be solved, and a chloeospable of sustaining flight and astirely under
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How cold? Well, the coldest day they Work.
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The
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the China Revisio contains: les
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than variety
unual, but the few articles are very interes Redpole
tlag
Spartan
The opening poper by ble Herbert IEL
A Giles on
nore" treats of a
ba of
The New Testament in Chi- | PLE
question that must menes
sarily of all Parker's
Journeys Steshen are continued, and a goodly instalment of thess travels in the interior of China jo given. Mr F. H. Balfour contributes paper of some length entit: "The Em peror Chung, founder of the Chinose Em piza," which will be read with genuine. interest by students of Chinese history A few short notices of New Book and a number of Notes and Queries, one of which "On Chinese Oaths in Western Borneo and Java" might appropriately have been placed under e separate heading, complete the: number+H.. Dally Prom,
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Captain. 3. D. Laxton Lient.Com.
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Boury
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Foreign Mon-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
of the China Peview Aamirat Korleo
following nothe of
The present number
Domy B
publication, judging by the Admiral Nakhimon
before us, is intended to albatros position, as
as regards Chins and the Alovut neighbouring countries, some what similar Aiger to that which has been filled in India by the
by the Ardons
Calculia Review. The
great degree of at
tention that has been bestowed of late year: 2 the inverilgation of Chinese literature, and social developments, to say
guilinguistic studies, has led to the!
aomniation of i
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the Bobo"
101 anpurtant atores of Castil
alon, rendering a some such channel of
Hoity
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and contributions
able; an
Boaton Charleston interest Counte
pxtremely di
of much
may fairly be looked or from the members Concord
of the foreign consular services, the Chinese Detroit
Cautomat serpe, and the missionary body, Don Autonio de Ullos among whom bigh degree of Chinese Don Juan de Austria A4 DOW
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· the Chinese post-statesman of the eleventh Irene
not
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Huished by ita Utama
grace. Beside
Laly
Kaiser
ces of new books relating to China Korejats
the Fest, whính will be a useful feature of A
the Empics, it carried out with patctuality Lion
and detail, we are glad to notice that
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Since the perisoting of the air-ship in the near future seems so präbable, it is certainly not out-of-place to speculate as to what would be its effect on wirinteisee it would ürst be used for that purpose, probably
be gained by their use in
The advantages wer tra as evident and so important that
the bay. The oatside air was like a bullet.
Dat you escaped, of course 7 queried the droner, as hig, face took ou à tired look.
cacapoâ, of course,' replied the yaller- whiskered man, and was the only hasan being who got off scot free. It was a great stroke of luck. I had gone up there to sell & abipment of 100 coal stoves and opon a coal yard, I had forty of the stoves set up
all to show them off, and I built a fire
cscaped tho
in every one of them. By standing in the midst of the forty stoves
cold, though I had goose-pimples for's weak afterwarde Gracious, but dida't I bura a lot of cool that day f
Yes, 100 tons, probably sneered the eyebrow men. YOU RE
when vuse perfected they will form just as necessary a part of the datenees 20 a entives as is now furnished by a Vy Air-strips may be used in war for obest tion of the uncuy, for reconnaisauce, for carrying dispatches, and for offensive attack. Ballucos, noually captive, have
sra jaet half a ton over the mark often been used for observation of the
Bod key now form part of ths and that coal was worth $8 a ton. Yes, and I melted thirteen stoves worth $32 equipment of almost all nations. An air- ship, completely under control, would be an spices and used up $706 worth of coal, and ideal
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Fraya Central.
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great dessent I made when I It was a' I took you down from the top shelf," married you."Un-yes. Everybody said
We have just bought a new look, Me Steylate,' she said, aweetly.
'Indeed ?' Yes. And it has such a novel arrange neut. It has a mosis box attachment,' Does it play every hour? No. Only at 10.30 o'clock. Then it plays "Home, Sweet Hume."
It's no use,' she said sadly, Wall have
The most important field, however, for the to keep this ourselves and get something operation of the air.abip would he its use in
offensive
་ ་ ་
re for Aunt Hannah's birthday present.
operations. For this purpose it is Why he asked. They must have put the eminently adopted, and will for surpass any barguia das price merk on this with in- weapon or means of offence that man tus delible ink. It won't come off heretofore invented. As
the Tango zizing
of the enemy's W. ROLINEON & O's Pianos are guaron kuna, or by
by moving rapidly in irregular or
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air-elip stuld,
by
Elgzag directions, prevent guns being trained teed for the dilate. and Brad upon it, while its own guns would equal to now.
tl be five. The high angle of elers-
. tiun to fire at an air-ship would
required
Imake!
the artillery
of
the
prosent day udo- lets, with the exception of mortare. The centration of mortar fire might be at-
tempted, but only a stance abot, while the air-ship was at a low altitude, could have ang effect.
Ai-abips will probably be armed with light
rapid-dre
guns for attack upon other afreships, and with guna of low power, bon- sibly pneumatio, fordring at objects beneath.
In many cases guns could be
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER,
March 18th.A.M
dispensed with Wi'stuck. 31.03 10 and projectiles of all kinds could simply be Tokio.39.04 dropped. By Jord
soming up against the wind Nagasaki... and making certain adjustments of the rud. Shanghar 28,82 ders and straplaces, the velvoity could be Sharp Pa., 29,
| 886) $ 1 88138811 14
TRYDZTWICE.
Temperature
Humidity.
diminished, pasibly almost to a full stop, Amoy...... 29.80 61 without the air-ship falling, and thus give Swatow..... 29.88 $4
the guanche GD opportunity to de
to do more 30. Canton....29.83)
Shell or
Vict. Feal
Gap
029,31.61
erate dring. A handful of bullets thrown Hongkong 29.86 62 from the height of a half-mile or so would be onei could be used with
Zestructive
upon reaching the earth, Rock
Bod Macao. effect. The greatest was of their ship, Low-Faklo..... 29.77 ovor, would be to drop torpedoes containing Haiphong, 29.7 bigh explosive. One torpedo xplodate it. Madila.....
in the Bolinao....129.80 66
199,80 68 69 vicinity of a man-of-war would The ship would be satirely powerless to pro- Q., Junes test herself. No matter what her speed be, ale
́oould not ran away or cool berself in any
1
March 19th at
10
w
war, so that the destruction of an entire Wrostock, 30.00, 0.78 Beat would be a comparatively short matter. Tokio.20.92.
The bombardment of aoity or a fort would Nagovati..20.60
The much more easily accomplished sises the shanghai 29.05 46 An Sharp Pk, 20.81 67
target would be larger and stead Swalow...29.88 66 ;
air-ship, and, onless a more- Auroring over the c
Dountry
of a Amor 29.3 62
similar antagonist were brought against it,
it, Vanton * soon bring the government to favourable terme. Land fortifications would be teoable Vict. Peak
Hongkong 20.88 66
only if provided with proper overhead pro. Gap Bock testien for gura and mun, 300
*****
and would be Macao... 29.87 68 powerlace against an airship. An army, Pukkui..... when a bastile air-abip appeared, would be Haiphony, 29.78 forced to adopt the most open kind of ex-Bolinao... 20.86 83
tended formation, sines closed mass would Manila.....
.
offer a good target for the serial
guznera. 0.3.James
Weather.
uwa
Wo may say, then, that the invention of
On the 18 at 11.70' a. Forecast :-- a successful airship will cause an entire Barometer unsteady light and moderate revolution in the art of war core stapcodeus.. to N.E. winds i foggy, mirty. than that esased by any inse
invention since
F. G. Fao,
Firet Assistant Hongkong Observatory, March 19, 1806.
that of gunpowder, and even surpassing last, riade it only increased the distance between the lines of the combatants, while the
prio. ciples of attack and defence, strategy and supply, remained unebasgid, or were only 1. Bazısıteż, zoduest to 82 degrees Fahren- slowly medifled. A flying inuubino, kowe bait, and to thstered of the sea in inches, fantis
will cullifyotrategy, make vital shanges and bandrotha, is the principice of stick and defence, diminsh the importance of navies and Ben JORDE fortigatione, and by bringing the theatre of operations to the duote of pleses and legislatures, render speedy settlement of national grievance Imparativo-Joan Cana; in the North American Review,”
3. Tassénareza, in the dbato, in dagrees Fahrenheit,
D. Ezakmakr, in paröentage of anissaison, the hamidity of air caturated with store being 190.
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