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to Mr Hewett's speech we may fairly species of yain, will, if dried, keep for than un injury to his "face" he will BY TELEGRAPH.
cortainly "bust" the commerce of the islands if he does not soon "let up" and try a different type of adminis tration. That is chiefly what is needed.
Next we are to have an S. P. C. Q.-- or Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Quotations. The "Academy urges its founding, and points out some of the cogent reasons for it. If the aiming and flogging and overworking of horses have become an offence in civilized eyes, why are not the same things cruel when merciful nian will be merciful to quota- done to a poetical citation? Sutely,
tions. When he hears some one drop- ping easily into "fresh fields and
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LONDON, June 18,
A telegram from Pretoria atatea that Premier Botha will announce to morrow his decision not to re-ennet the Labour Ordinance,
-Immediately upon the expiry of
congratulate that gentleman upon his as long as ten years from the time temperately worded and illuminating of gathering. These are the points of address. It was on a much higher recommendation, sad we are assured on plane than that of the Officer Adminis- the best authority that what is affirmed tering the Government. Mr Hewett is in the most pint trae. Consequently made it clear that the Commission ap were prepared-to-commend the proached its task with a full conscious extensive growth and use of the plant. ness of its duty to the community. Its Cultivation on a large scale ie, however, labours were entered upon, not with a question of economics, The rich the idea of scoring points against the mulberry lande in the lower parts of Administration or against any partien- Kwangtong or the fortilo rice fields of lar Official, but with the intention of the--Delta will probably not be thoroughly investigating the causes of diverted from their prosent use by a condition of affaire. in the Sanitary considerations of the future food supply THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER Co., LTD., are prepared, Department which by general admission for a starving peasantry, whilst the
their present contracts the Chinese during the stay of their SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE in HONGKONG, was most unsatisfactory. That work fruit, tobacco, and ton-growing areas pastures new," his sensations cannot be labourers in the Transvaal vill bo
occupied nearly a year, and the Cors of Kwangtung are also likely to be for very different from those of a sensitive repatriated. to take OLD TYPEWRITERS of any make or condition in part mission's report bore out the worst long years as we now see them.
It ia man seeing a horse's tail docked. The The Premier is most optimistic payment for OLIVERS This is an opportunity to have your fears of those who thought that there was obvious, howerce, that sane zaensores inaccurate quoter is mudy more abroatt regarding the supply of nativos to take. something radically wrong with the De of relief are along the lines here than the sefroolmaster, and a great bum-the place of the Chinese and consider Office up-to-date.
partment. It would bave been impossible recommended, namely the growth of/ber of excellent quotations are abimin
thore will be no difficulty, p for the Commission, consistently with its duty to the Governor-and to the community, to refrain from treading upon the corns of some of the Officials. In the opinion of most impartial From Wuchow reports are to land
the universal groan which arises from people it would have been better for that the suppression of opium deas has the audience botokens the same sort of these gentlemen to have determined bagun, and that the local authorities are sympathy that is called out by the sight for the future not to let their feet got in death earnest in the endeavour to rid of a man trying to flog a worn-out into a position where they would be the city and suburbs of all facilities animal along the road. Of course, it is trodden upon than to make a counter for indulging in the seductive vice. dificult actually to prevent such crack- Unprecedented activity has been shown, ties to quotations; but it should be attack. The public will quite endorse
and measures of extraordinary severity possible, as the "Academy" says, to in- Mr Hewott's declaration that he fails have been resorted to. Opium shops fict "severe penalties on malefactors to see any reat sympathy on the part of the Government towards the Commission's report. Not sympathy
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DEATH.
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Leser-On June 6, at the General Ffespital. Shaughni, Dr JoUN ANTHONY Luxon, late of Chinkiang, aged-47 years.
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ably ill trented at every public dinner. As for overloaded dray-liorses, they are not to be named beside certain quota- tions. When a political orator begins: "You enu fool some of the people
EMPIRE BUILDERS.
Rosebury Eulogises Curzon.
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LONDON, June 18.
A tablet was naveiled at the Oxford
University yesterday by the Earl of Rosebury, in commemoration of the
have been officially closed and seized, who misquote or distort to base uses the founding of the Rhodes Scholarships. and, pour encourager les autres, a select words of wiser men."
for keepers of opium dens Jave been
adorned with the cangue at the gates
but uncompromising hostility has of the Yamen. The cetion of local been shown up to the present.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
He eulogistically masciated Lord
Curzou's name with those of the Duke
¡
of Wellingtou, Cecil Rhodes and other
Government House, grounds were gay
A officials is probably inspired by es- yesterday afternoon when His Excellency Empire builders and defenders, whom seeming inconsistency on the part of sages from Peking, quickened by the Mr F. H. May, Officer Administering the the Oxford University were accustomed ope of the Commissionere--which was assurance that they themselves will be Government and Mrs May dispensed
fully and satisfactorily explained |
called upon at no distant date to account hospitality to a large number of residents to honour. for disregard of edicts, and be in danger and guests played tennis and croquet, or The Middlesex Band playel selections, away by Mr Hewett yesterday--was of punishment on the representations of
sipped ices. the newly appointed Viceroy.
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eagerly seized upon in the endeavour to discredit the work of the Com missioners as a whole. The tone all the official minutes and criticisms which have appeared has been anti- diminished seriously by the appearance passengers by the Siberita mail on Friday.
serve the more
sympathetic. But this animosity towards the Commission will simply convince the public that its work was done faithfully and well. Apparently the Government has made up Ite mind to ignore the recommendations of the Commission for the greater part. In such circut stances the duty of the community is Noon-Meeting of the National Bank of clear. A publio mooting abould be held to pass resolutions to be forwardąd to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. All the evidence is available, all the argumente pro and con have been presented and there is no shadow of excuse for further delay. Is there any citizen of weight who is suficiently public spirited to take the initiativo?
Chinn, Id., at the Bank Premises.
The China Mail.
.HONGKONG, PHIday, June 14, 1907.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION.
A FAMINE FOOD.
WHISKY. The speeches made at yesterday's meet- wing of the Legislative Council by H. E. the Officer Administering the Govern- ment and the Hon. Mr Hewett are well We have had under consideration the worth studying and contrasting. In!
plan of an intelligent Chinese for avert
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Throughout several prefectures in the provines of Chiking the premise of the wheat harvest has for a time been
4 Shanghai paper of June 10 says:The outgoing mails of the week-end were again responsible for the departure of several well-known residents, Mrs J. O. P. Blund and Lt.-Colonel W. M. Watson were
LEUTER'S BELVICE.} THE WINE GROWERS TROUBLE.
A Serious Situntion.
TosuON, June 12. The French Chamber has gain discussed" the resignations in the Southern Muni cipalities, the discussion continuing oli
day
Thio resignations are leading to a Muni- cipal chaos, and render marringes in possible.
Soldiers Mutiny.
in the fields of caterpillars which By the Canadian tail saled Mr and Mrs fastened on the wheat stalks devouring W. K. Stanion, Messrs R. Kinnear, Bruce the leaves. The caterpillars are described Robertson, and II. J. Clark. as yellow with black stripes, and their Dr John Anthony Lyuch, whoac death is sole food appears to be the leaves, which announced frun Shanghai, was forty soren they strip from the stalks. These they years old and was for many years the Port devour as locusts prey on the cereal doctor at Chinking and his death, will be crops of more Southern latitudes. No keenly fell by the foreign community there. dovico or skill is adequate to cope with Dr Williams who died a few days before, He took part, in conjunction with the late the invasion and until it was seen that in the work of caring for the famine serious nature. Fifty Municipalities have The Wine-Growers' crisis is of a most
rofugees in the hospital opened for their new resigned. The infantry at Mont: reception at Chinking. Dr Lynch arrived pellier hissed a command to suppress the for the season seemed to be imperilled. at Shanghai a week prior to his death disorders, and mutiny reigned. in the
nil from the first it was gean that the cast brincke.
the caterpillars did not devour the cars
as well as the leaves, the entire yield
It is suggestive to note that the farmers of Chikiang caused telegrams
why a serious one.
Loxoox, June 12.
UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
Losos, June 12
to be sent to Japan inquiring through still They Come. Chinese students there if Japanese or
We are in receipt of a letter from far Westera experts could tell them how tonway Mengtez, Yunano, announcing that A telegram from Washington states that deal with the plague.
there has arrived there amsa who is Mr Root has positively refused the state- walking round the world for a wager." ment of the Japanese situation; the refusal We are informed that he will walk from is based solely on his unwillingness to notice Canton to Peking. Perhaps!
The feeling that has for a long time existed in the American heart that grave mistake was made when Uncio Dragon Boat Races. Sam clasped the little brown Filipino.
To-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock the brother to his bosom as one of the annual Dragon Boot races will take place family is now finding expression, Inat Aberdeen. Here is an opportunity for Manila the white mon las openly visitors to witness something essentially acknowledged it, but in America the Chinese, and for bathing parties to combine
places. Now, however, the United racing. As the festival falls on Saturday
alarmist runouza.
Mr Taft, interviewed at Milwaukee, | said: "You may rest assured that there
will be no war with Japan."
RESSIA.
The Tannel Scheme.
LONDON, Juno 12. St. Petersbuig officially corrects the statement that the Tea has approved of
the proposal to grant the Fehring Stmity conocssion.
The Tsar hns, on the other lund, ratified
Moment. A PURE MALT our opinion the attitude taken up by ing or greatly mitigating the horrors of confession was only breathed in silent swiming and the excitement of bost the former was, to say the least famine: When it is borne in mind that States are just about sick of dissembling this year there should be a big muster of 3 az fortunate. In a certain sense His famines in China are constantly recur-on tlle subject and we find that press European spectators. In previous years Excellency is in the position of a judge ring, that in fairly prosperous years large correspondents no less important than the racing a boon witnessed by a he is for the nonce acting as masses of people cannot readily find the the "Times" New York representative gubernatorial party, and paizos have been Governor, above and dissociated from ueans of subsistance, but are driven to are able to openly aver unt "there is no given by spectators for special races. The the Cabinet's refusal to grant the cot
Chineso are willing paddlors when there is cassion. episode in the bistory of their country the Hongkong Civil Service. But Mr live a hand to mouth life, and that in which Americans now look back upon contributo 20 cents each they ought to be Asian railway, has been murdered at in money prize, so if spectators will only General Ulyanine, director of the Central advocate, not as a calm and iupatial period when the poverty-stricken agri-Spain. The newspapers do not often themselves. May presents himself as a strenuous the early part of each year there is a with more regret than the war with able to promote plenty of amusement for Askabad.
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A shacking accident happened" at Atlantic to the Pacific, Universal also Department is not a problem closely have not rice to eat and are constrained
Shanbaikuan on the 2nd inst, when Mit in the belief that the Philippines are the Hemm, of the Imperial Chinese Railway, bearing upon the genem weal of to maintain themselves as best they biggest winite cleplant with which the lost his forearms as the result of 4 inisháp the community but a shabby quarrel may on vegetable refuse, any scheme country has ever been burdened, and with a gan, Mr Henini went out with a between the Officials and Non-Officials that appeals to practical men as reason that the islands will never be anything party of friends to shoot some distance on We are in no wise misrepresenting Hable, should have earnest attention. more than a burden. If they could be the far side of the hills, and when they Excellency. He spoke of giving and In that to which we now refer the handed over to Japan or hauled back were crossing the rock-strown ground of the dockyard. receiving "broadsides" and in his "taro" as an article of food is made to Spain without leas of national dignity that district, Mr Hemon's gun slipped from it would be done. This, of course, is his hands and struck a stone causing it to impossible, but the heartfelt regret of go off. The shot stick the wrist and and the Thistle ho clearly announced article. The nutritious qualities of the the American people for the Spanish rear of his left arm at short range. Major-General Sir Arthur Ellis. himself as belonging to the party which root are enlarged upon, we think, with adventure can be and is manifested by fortunately, ware ablo to router prompt toaring it to reds. His companions, felt called upon to repel an attack made justice, for analysis would probably the offer of friendship to Spain, which assistance and stop the bleeding, otherwise
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A. §. WATSON & CO,, upon it. With all respect to Mr May, show that the "fare" holds a high echo asks why are the Philippines from hemorrhage.
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ed by everyone in the community, we by no means in the same class with wealth--a burden? Simply because ethos by Captain Buckworth, F. M. §.mark. must say that we fear that he has made potatoes, but more allied in this respect the United States attempts to deal with the Commission's report too much of a with the best yards. It is grown read
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URING hot of the dammer Bir May would be entirely justified in ably large quantities over parts of the States era imposed upon the Philip months the Best uniatural Footshats
pines, whether they will fit or not. In of a child's bowels should have immediate HE lenger u opld langs, as, the more it defending his fellow officials, but as South Chine. The yield, under proper most cases they will not fit, but Uncle at risus, All that is necessa tho risk of an strank of paaugh. Ro attention, so as to cheak the disense before weakone the system. Do not rug Acting Governor we feel that he would conditions weil-known to the native Bam is going to make them fitor is a fow doses of Chamberlain's Colit neglecting it. Chamber allegor have been better buyised to bave main- agriculturist, would be unfailing, and hust," and whilst he will safer no Cholora and Diarrhons Remedy fallured by medy will ouro, your pouvoided. For sale talked a judicial attitude. Turning best of all the tare" like a certain other physical hurt in the operation Sold by all chemists and storakeepers,
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