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by his hostess during a meal to partaka THE LIBERAT CA of some particular dish sey
“No thank you, I like prawns vers Lunch but they do not like me," or "1| Feaunot at curry because it disagrees with my liver," and thereupon will follow the most minute details about the Hosdresu June, 1908, said liver, symptoms, treatment, previous My Dear Man-I have recently given cytes and so forth, all of which not only mach thought to the and fact that the are perfectly uninteresting, to the lady
REFUTING RUMOURS.
(Bacluride Bernice, depoliet by Reuter,
LONDON, June 26,
Mr Haldane, Secretary of State for
THE ONY OF PARIS, the chief sources of wealth are the lin
felds and the rubber plantations. There' 2 PED
has been a slump both in tin and rubber 5.36 with the result that our friends down South are in a veritable slough of despoad. Readers are aware that Jupan has also had a very trying time for many montbe past. Banks have been break ing and business firms some of the old established business concerns have heen closing their doors. With us things have not been quite so had There have been no big local. failures due to the depression. Dar difficulties
First and most deadly of the weeds is B79 are only as His Excellency indicates in unkindly gossip, the rest of an intense his review, temporary and there are interest in the possible mis-doings of already signs that the clouds are lifting, - it fellow-beings. New industries are being founded and
How often at the dinner-ble the one 10 am to 18.30pm-Bhooting of, H.K.
Volunteer Reserve Apociation Bosko old industrien am being extended. I scandal, born perhaps he a tiny tuner absorbing topic of conversation 16-1 leg. Cup,
the Iome Guvernment tempers its anti-that very afternoon at a tea-party, carried possible ailments, and what he had to until the nation termed him away. opium policy to our necesitics there is on to the club, and there fed and fat say on the subject has been handed
BIRTHDAY HONOURS
&C.,
&C.,
FROM PARIS.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Miscellaneong-
· MÜMÖS FOR MONDAY
DeAnotion,
art of conversation is almost lost to us. but positively destructive to the appetite War, speaking at Birmingham, denied Unless some strong stimulative effort is of all who must listen to the conversa-the rumour that Lord Larsburn, intend- made to save it in inct, it will soon have tion. I remember once at a fillin partyed reigning his post of Lord High disappeared entirely, a rare plant mentioning Mr Gladstone's name to the smotiered to death by poisonne weeds won sirung sgxt to me, though Chancellor and that he (Me Haldane)
apropos of what I have forgotten. would succeed him. which have sprung up around it
Mr Gludstore," she said reflectively,
bit everything he put into his mouth his resolve to dero **let me see now, wasn't he the man who
tiny times before he swallowed it, to
the hexy prevent his digestion from going strength to completing wrong?"
work he had undertalan at MB
free from the view of talking abert
Now Mr Oldstone evidently was not Office, which would never leave
New Models. S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ldr, 2,48 p.m.--Anction of Household Furnino reason why the Colony should not tened to such an extent that hy evening
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Miscellaneous.
down to posterity, with the result that
Mr Haldus continued that
RAND MAGNATE'S BARONETGY
desi Hec died by Fenders
wis No--Bery.)
ture, at No. 9, Blus Buildings (Top steadily progress. While we have been its own parents senrvely recognize it. to, one individual at least he is famong Does not the air always thicken with not as a great skulestar or an öratör -- breath of calume? Whist chance but, as a man who was careful of his then has any elevating or witly digestion, and discussed his bodily to spring into life in such a pollared We women are often neensed of talking atmosphere?
in an
an overwhelming manner about If only we women formed a Society account of baby's teething troubles, even ales, servants and clothes. A graphic
LONDON, Jane 26. for the Protection of Fach Others though he be the most wonderful and Among the baronetoies" conferred Characters, allowing 1b unkind word intelligent baby that ever lived, does not by His Majesty the King on the concerning a neighbour to be spoken really interest nuyone outside the family
Goods per Caledonien-ancialmed after
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·rant and laudlog changes, or this Goods per Lathias undelivered after this
date subject to rant. Goods per Siberia undelivered at noon
on this date aubfset to rent. Goods per Glandse not cleared on this
date subject to rent..
General Memoranda. TODAY, June 20 :---.
Noon-Auction of Leasehold Property, at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooma. Goodda por Benledi undelivered after
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in Our houses, one at least of circle any more than does the fact that ion of his birthday was one to the poisonous weeds which kills the one is suffering under the ministrations Mr J. B Robinson, the Rand rurer plant would wither away and of the worst boy in Hongkong. And magoste
die. Our Colony would this become dress? Ah! no, I dare not even touch
a healthier, happier, place and rapid would be our intellectual growth. Close The revolutionist moveyeat in West on the heels of gossip, and often as Sumatra is said to be fostered by thegociated with it comes Ridicule, which Mohammedan priests."
isa forma in which many ons dispense Our criticisms of others,
The Poking Board of Civil Administrs. Letters relating to business should be address tiou is again in financial trouble and liss arinaged a loan of ever Thols 100,000 from ed és The BlaxaGER,
the Customs and Octroi of Peking, Communications relating to newca aliazitā bei addressed to Tax EDIron..
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on that subject myself, for after ull 1 amo only one of Eve's many daughters--but I do not recommend clothes as a conver sational topic at any
y mixed gatherings. What do you then recommend by way of n now Buliject? I think I hear It has been said that if three people you ask, Well, let me seone miglit were left on a desert island two of them make a start by talking of an Ideal would combine to niske a slave of the State, when there will be no more fog other. How this may be I cannot say, on the Peak; when fishes will have no holders, the Peking Government has In spite of the protest of the share- but I feel almost sure that if three peo hoars and every oyster will coutain appointed a commission in Shanghai to
Dr Morrison, "The Tintes corres and addresses with any communications ad pondent at Peking, is responsible for the Lole were left alone on this island two pearl; when women really love one WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, dressed to the Editor, not for publication the statement that China's inland telegraphs would join in ridicule of the third.
| are, perhaps, the worst in the world. de evidence of good faith.
When a man in short sighted, or has "All letters for publication should be written
when a woman has forgotten to remove a game leg or a spatty complexion; en one side of the paper only.
le superfluous powder from her face
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Pro Bent Publico writes to about the public chairs togabearen of blinds. This question was purulent a long time ago, and though the police for's time kept an eye on the equipment of the chairs there again seems to be a sisekness.
lesinen langthere is often a great deal of malice.
Do you remember Hans Christian Anderson's story I think it comes in the "Picture Book without Fictures," of the Moon who sees a little girl weep
The Empire arrived from Australising over the wickermess of the world. A
PROTEST INEFFECTIVE.
(Chinese Mud's Bervice):
SHAROELA, June 26.
lives when we all become vain only Chinese Telegraphs, from the share- another and married men leal single force the sale of shares in the Imperial
of other people's merits and no one says holders. the same thing in the same words more than three times in the course of the same day.
What do you say to that.
VERONICA
THE FLOOD.
(From Vur Correspondent:)
WriRow, June 20 The waters here lays subsided consider-
Advertisements and Subveriptions which are to-day, having left Melbourne on Mng 25,′′ beautiful doll had been given her. "Oably and Hornial conditions will be restored not ordered for a fixed poried us le continued Sydney on June and Brisbane on Tune it was such a doll," the Moon said, very shortly. Yet Insiness in certain $. Leaving Port Darwin by June 18 doll not made to endure the miseries, of
quarters is still suspended No remittance showery and squally weather prevailed this life. Now this little maiden bad has been put through native banks for until Manus was reached. Leaving there two naughty rude brothers. They had some days. This indicates that business on the 25th fine weather with high variable thrown, the dell high up into a tree in has been badly knocked by the Bood. winds and S. W. swell were encountered. the garden and land then run away.
The little maidou know that the doll Chang Jen-chun, the icecried too, stretched out its arms down "Canton, lins reported that the Imperial between the green branches and looked Marition Customs at Canton has discovered the picture of wretchedness ono hundred rifles which were being sough said the little maiden "these gled in with faise passports and oficial are the sorrows of the work of which documents. The Waiwupu has wired mamma is so often talking." to the Viceroy to treat the matter in accordance with regulations about enoh
HONGKONG, BATURDAY, JERE $7, 1908,
THE COLONY'S FUTURE.
Ture is a note of optimien ronning through the annual review of the Co lony'a position which His Excellency the Governor forwarded to the Secretary of Stato for the Colonies and
which we published yesterton
of
Meanwhile the darkness of night began to come on and the maiden felt she could never leave her dear doll
A certain censor has impeached the to be sitting up there alone all night. High Commissioners of Opiam prohibition And soon she began to see tricker charging them that since their appointment little elves with their pointed caps, they have not discovered my official ulio
His Ex-Eas the opitun auroking habit while there cowering in the bushes; and bebind callency is evidently of opinion that there undoubtedly some of the high-offoils them in the dark path, danced tall
s who are abore the third grids with the spectres. corner has been turned and that prosorguei smoking habit. An-Imperial Re
They all moved nearer ter her and
laughing mockingly
The commission is composed of Me
Chat and Mr Li (Chinese Chamber of
Commerce) Mr Chung (China Merchants Steam Navigation Company)
ARMS CAPTURED IN
PEKING
ONE ARREST MADE
•{"linis Huil's Service.)
Pekino June 20.
A person mined Chang engaged in running arms into the capital was In the residential quarters a picture of mizory prosents itwill to the eyes. Thosted here yesterday, by fire police at relief parties from Canton and elsewhere the West gate. are to be commended for the work they are doing in relieving the unfortunate
and food has gone up in price several fold. sufferers. Every description of clothing
CAMON, Jume 26.
One of the gentry has mide himself pro- wonent during the past few days by his magnificent donations to the Cheap Rice Distributions Burean. He previously con tributed a handsome sum of money but on. Account of the recent dood he has agais donated $60,000, in addition to $1,000 and 85,000 to other departments of charity.
Lo Pd Shan Treasurer of the Canton: Hankow Railway Company, has sacrificed from the Railway Company. his allowance from
A quantity of arma has also boen captured
FRANCE AND CHINA
THE YUNNAN FRONTIER NEGOTIATIONS.
(Chinese Weil's Normer),
PEKING June 25,
The negotiations which have been proceeding between the-
12wopy and
$16.50. perity lies ahead. This is comforting sript has cadered the Higle Coigmissioners pointed their fingers up at the dot naounting to 100 for the benefit of the the French Minister regarding the Yun-
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nan question, have come
France insists
the four demam
Oh, how frightened was then the little. According to Japanco papers Branden; but she took brart, for she said to any private individual, and moreover Hirai, the President of the Imperial Rail to herself. his acdeo of responsibility prevents himny Office, has wamod the authorities cou-
The report from Szewu, the lowest disclined partially, cerned that the estimated prouts from the "When one hasn't done anything trict covered by the food, places the núm- from expressing opinions which are not railways are not being realize as the ex-Wong these wicked things can't hart beruf deaths from drowningat3,000 persone
D. SHERRYtaly to be justified by the event. pondiero is constarily uncoolag, with one. But hace 1-orse done anything in cere district and over 10,00 in line we
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There were TREY Teheran newspaper Suralisrafil and others. been executed..
Workwen are demolishing the
Quite apart from this opinion it is the result that the net revenue is corres, whig?" And then she thought for a homeless. The dykes washed away coveral
pondingly decreased Henges that all moment. inevitable that the lean years we have new railway undertakings shall be post- experienced of late should give way und in order to pat the revenue on a langhed at the poor duck with the red Al you," abe rumozabered sadi, I stable basis. sooner or later to years of plenty De-
rag round its broken leg, which impel •Aưỡng the Chitose in Hongkong pression and prosperity seem to follow. Judge L. R. Wildey will soon he in so funnily that it made me laugh but much-sypathy i fell with the aüfterore each other with an inexplicable regu-Shanghai. He sailed from Now York on it is a sin you know to laugh at poor Donations percased rapidly to day, Somin
the Mauretanin on June 3rd and re-oreatures larity. It has, in fact, often been obtaring to China through Euxepa, and
of the more charitably inclined firms are ment And then she looked up ut the doll ädvertising extermunly for the parchase of served that a period of depression will Siberta. Judge Wildey and Congressman and wid
bisovite and are prepared to act on their orderly and the bars ME follow a time of prosperity, or vice versa, Denby, of Michigan, brother of the Amer
Bast thou ever laughed ut poor
Josyn Account by shipping them to Canton for rca Consul General at Shanghai, Live for reason that is susceptible of sicceeded in getting thou proposed vode animals? And it seemed to the child
| free distributions explanation". Whatever the cause may be Hongkong has certainly been passing through a very trying time. It has no however, been singular in that respect From Vladivostock to Penang tading centres have been entirely or partially submerged in the wave of depression. Unfortunate as our experience has been we are inclined to doubt whether wo
no
A8 WATSON & 00, have suffered to anything like the extent that have the Straits Settlements and Japan. From the Southern Colony and the Federated Malay States come most Possimistic reports. In these territories
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY!
of laws for China through the lower branch as if the doll alvok its head.” “And then
of Congress, but it is unlikely the Benste the Moon passed on.
Sympathy is also felt in foren quarters One European to whom an
session of Congress, however, it is bolored with me I can but give fons feint out accepted the utter and rest as a free gif will accept is at this session at the text Not having the Picture book here was mindo by Chinese firm to buy a large quantity of biscounts for this purpose that both the code and proposed $600,000 lide of tile story, but you see how it 12 cases representing 1,200 pounds weight american, building for Shanghai will be applies. granted by Congress
Another weed which grows and chokes cut a pleasant converse BE ON THE SAFE SIDER olment talk. The body, ita temperatzire, OUR plyeiden may be busy, or tab of attendant le
town just at the thus some thembérle
arches. Such as frequently prove sation, so much so DE: your family: had an attack of volle or ( people with unlimited
machis procured. No phytas av openly confess wombe x battar suplicatian Chambersin * like the great majority Colid, Obeler Red Diarchoc Remedy,
been in use for more then kabint of
por at Bome, Lenjoy
fatal buiora a doctor can be minimioned, or
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