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A TRIP UP THE RAPIDS OF CENTRAL FOKIEN.
In connection with the Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Society, a very interesting leche was given on Friday evening, at the Y.M.0.A. by Mr S. T. Duan, B.A., F.I.B., sugerintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department at Hongkong. Mate
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PARIS, phasis sfaewhore, that what appealed have grown to fall stature and attained,” STREET. to him most in the personality of may, in his view, gain also a full memory Jesus, was bis courage the manliness of the past; and there must be all de which could eo quietly and dauntlessly grees, through partial and shadowy face the hatred of so many of his reminiscence, down to complete forget fellow-countrymen, the fierce enmity of fulness and mere oblivion.””
Naturally Kaso YO-WE entertains the powerful Pharisees, and, above all the certainty of death, and of the out hopes of returning to China and of again taking a hand in the work ward failure of his mission; the
of reformation. The death of the courage which ndertook a work so
Empresa Dowager cortalaly removes 1cturer. The cause of this may be looked tional proposals which are to be exci off everything constructive, the valour which could
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LANDEN, November 20. The Right Hon. H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister, bas announced the new educa
make, and could ask from others such one very considerable obstacle from for in the mountainous, nature of "the bodied in a new bill to be introduced in
large sacrifices," The positive attitude TO END OF NOVEMBER. of authority and power maintained by one who was outwardly, a bomeless wanderer. seemed to KANG YU-WEI the dominant neto in the charactor of His courage stood first; next to courage camë, his loro, And the Chineas reformer had also been deeply impressed by the fact that the love of Jesus, profound, abun- dant, and all embracing as it was, was yet whally free from weakness and semi- mentalism; could, indeed, be terribly stern on occasion, as when he scourged
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his path, but we fancy that Chine's rivers communicating with the interior are the House of Commons, probably to-day.
him back to Peking. He must allow and the fom was therefore practically rulare are not yet prepared to welcome barred by lung and dangerous rapids. No All partics are anxious for a s
settlement.. botanist had ever visited the interior
little more time to elapse before he unknown. His object was ventures to tread the soil of his native land again, for he still has a host of implacable enemies both inside and outside Court circles,
NEWS OF THE DAY'
For keeping an eating house without a license a native was fined $50 at the Magistracy to-day.
The Council Chamber at Dublin City Hall has bean rutted by fire and several
the money changers from the Temple.historic paintings have been destroyed." KANG YU-We admitted that be believed
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the dors of the centre of the provincn as complete a collection as possible of and to obtain information upon the manufacture of its staple products such as paper, ten oil and wood oil. The lecturer was accompanied by Mrs Dunn and they had the pleasure of the company, during the first portion of the journey, of the Crown Soliciter of Hongkong, Mr F. B. La
LONDON, November 20. Bowley, and of his sister, now Mra Gibbs. Three Chinese plant collectors were chosen
Sir Edward Gray, Secretary of State who had boon trained on many previons botanical excursions in the neighbourhood for Foreign Affairs, speaking at Scar- of Hongkong, and an oxtra man was taken borough, declared that Great Britian from the Colonial Horbarium, who was accustomed to the drying and storing of entertained no ill-will in connection with
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the botanical specimens. Three Chineso servants were also taken and enough food any of the foreign Fowers but he main- bud be carried to inat during the
that the accounts of miracles were true, Hancock, a native was sentenced to sixsoren weeks spent in the interior, to tained that the interests of the Empire
and added that "the East had always had the tradition of miraculous power
Guoda per Goci andelivered after this associated with great holiness." He
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Karl Fielder, of Wiesmann's Cafe, was fined $100 by Mr J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy, this morning for retailing liquor other than as allowed by an adjunct license.
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cally. The botanical and domestic stores
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were packed in five large wooden boxes wer equal to any probable combina specially constructed an as to be able to tion. There Abanld be no half-way
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opent first week of the journey was About fire hundred differant species of planta were collected during that week. principally in the rocky sorges by which the mountains on both sides were frequent The Gazolte contains a schedule roly broken. The important industry of the
cultivation of bamboda. ground as recommended by the Recreation Grounds Comities. The schedule has been confirmed by His Excellency the Governor.
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the birthday of modern Europe. Be was also profoundly conscious of the part played by the Church in the culture of
the latin nations; and he was an interested student of the life-work of MARTIN LUTHER. So that we may say that 'KARU Yu-way recognized," that large part in the development of Western history, of the modern state,
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troops from the Austrian frontier. in ha fourth of May, 1905, we started Servis replied complaining of insults to up the main streams of the Min, and it Servian royalties in the Austrian prese 70 miles," continued Mr Dann. This is at and theatres, and of the military pre two days reached Shin Kan, a distance of the lower end of the rapids, and is the parations of Austria, With his choir arrayed in their sur furthest point to which any bus specially plices, the Rer. J. Stephan Barrass, rector constructed rapid bosts can proceed. Then we settled down for our three days' of St. Lawrence Jewry, Gresham-street, rip up the rapids. As we neared tho invited City men to attend a luncheonsalle, monotonous roar of the first rapids, marched out into the highways" and mouth, the weird song and stamping of the boatmen was gradumily drowned by the hour service.
Every night, and two or three times during
LATER.
Turkey has presented to the Powers itu
revision of the status of Rumelia, ales Programme for a conference. The pro- grammo comprises seven points, viz. the
the day, the boat was pped and me red of Bulgaria, including the question of Can Thomson, visar of Raton, near to the Bank, and such occasions were utilized tribute; the status of Bosnia and with its ideas of civil rights, of Norwich, has again refused, despite the for exploring the hanke, which were covered Barzegovina, compensation to Servis individual liberty, of humanity, is to be monition of the Court of Arokes, to beautiful were the masses of white dog and Montenegro, the abrogation of
in places with lovely flowers. Especially attributed to the personality and administer the holy sacrament to Mr Alan teaching of Jesus, and the quite with has married his deceased The Crown Prince of Germany has just completed a year of hard work in the ministry of the interior and has new gone
independently of our view of his spiritual standing. Jesus is the greatest sugle factor in the development of the Western world."
wife's
size of, an English dot rose and like it,
roses which trailed down over the rocks Articles 3 and 61 of the Berlin Trosty, the individuil Bowers were twice the the midliftestion of the capitulations and had a delicions delete scent. The scattery the sovision of Artísio 29 as desired by and picturesque; steep mountain sides in this part of the Mia is extremely wild Montenegro, overbing the river bile fantastic peaka
to
seen up the lateral gorges gave that to- BISHOP AWDRY'S SUCCESSOR. nuantic clintuctor which one comes te the treasury for three months' service associate with South Chins: Towards the 1.6aw the two
After that he will go to other departments. Ha is learning to rulo his country.
Messrs J. R. Capel, Obeng Kam Ming, A. T. Duncan, H. Humphreys, E. Neid hart. W. M. Nish, A. P. Nobbs, F. Soak son, H: S. Spurge, F. W. Stapleton, J. R.
Londor, November 19. croning of the third day pagedns, one on each side of the river, The Bishop of Dorking succeeda which mark the entrance to the town of Bishop Awdry in Tokyo. Yong Ping. Early next morning we rowed up to the walls of the town and wore landed, with our boxes and servants., bomeless wanderers in that strango land Oas
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
Mr. JOHNSTON, alter some hesitating inquiry, cierived the impression that the man ho was interviewing held the belief in the inmortality of the soul, but in a modified fozor. He writes:
LONDON, November 19. "If I mistake not, Bang-Yo-way, while Sciter, W. D. Sutton and G. A. Watking man was found with whom he could sun- Colonel Seely in reply to Mr Taylor HONGEONS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1908. believing firmly in the immortality of gists under the Pharmacy Ordinance.
have been registered as chemists and drug to into a walled enclosure which we concerning the report of the Opiur found to belong to the American Presby Commission said the Straits report bad the soul, does not believe that all men
barian Mission. are equally immoral; that all men have only to pass through physical
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verse. We fidłowed our guide through the
rocks. These rocks were covered with a mean time it had not been possible tơ profusion at filmy farms take action. enloured flowering or spurs while brightly the water.
exciting as that in the contrary direction The journey down he rapids is quite as
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One charming glon has impressed itself not yet been received. In regard to on my memory where a clear streais ran Bengkong, the Governor's modified on Saturday announcing that E. R. E down from the mountains towards the town proposals were now on the way. In the the Duke of Connaught, Grand Master of hollowing eat a cool shady recess in the death, in order to oner the rinks of the of English Freemasonry had been pleased immortals. He bdieves rather, to appoint Wor. Bro. Robart S. Ivg, convinced myself, at immortality is something to be attained, something to be won, and someting which, in the
different kind, instead of slow Isborious His Excellency the Governor has bear full sense, all men qn not be said to advised to exercise his power of die because one is carried slang at the same Mel Mosser to be Postmaster General at His Majesty the King has not beenood one is hardly conscious of the current of State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr C. progress against the tumultuous yellow pleased, with the approval of the Secretary
win. Eospoke of streg souls and weak allowance with respect of the grdinance spood. ⠀ It was with relief that we found equls of scule monde trong by courage and The Public Health and Buildings ourselves and our belongings safe at the Hongkong; Me J. H. Kemp Police Ordinance, 1907 and the Public Health foot of the rapids. Here we toshipped Magistrate to be Houd of the Sanitary and sacrifice, by dong and selfish and Buildings Amendment Ordinance 18:3 again to a hesabat that bad heen engaged Department; Mr J. B. Wood, Police
to meet us and proceeded by easy stops to work for others; ea that scar on to make better provision for the preseres Fuochow and so to our steamer and homo. Magistrate to be Deputy Registrar and head over since and he has led the wings of high attainmat into the clearer tion of the Public Health.
A hearty vote of thanks was corded Appraiser at the Supreme Cours; and Me to the le turer at the close. The lantern G. N. Ormie to be assistant Land Offver life of a wanderer in many Western air of spiritual being of such souls us Commenting on the parliamentary alides illustrating the journey were specially for the Southern district of the Now lands. Latterly he has found a these, le believes the conscious in-per which contains the report from His interesting sad some specimens of bamboo Territories
Majesty's Ministor at Peking relative to
zope were also azhibited. domicile in the United States where mortal life after deal is the reward. the Chinese Opkim trade, the Globe angos he is said by a recont visitor to be On the other hand or are weak, For some time post the central Government living a busy life, building up referowardly, indifferentsels, who are to tratie, rastising as it docs the ghastly has been doing its atmest to limit the
organizations among the most influen-be thought of as her one upon the results of opium uroking. So ferite efforts tial Chinamen throughout the world; earth; and the full aureof immortal-baye, according to the report, wet with scant eucoses. And that, it would appear, instructing young mon in ideals;ity is not for these. I nekad Kand Yu mainly for two reasons. Firstly, many of everywhere the idol of Young Wer whether he alsoelieved in previous the highest provincial officials are them- selves inveterate, opium smokers, and, China; dauntless cheerfulhearted, existence, and ine possibility of ascendly, the extreme difficulty of finding in Pints and Splits.indefatigable, toiling, day and night, memory of formerimes, so that we the Recreary revenue to replace that at present derived from the opium traflig, yet maintaining always the detzat come not in eine forgetfulnces. With a view to eradicating the evil the ment and aloofness of the tram Once more there the quick glance Governmest on - a time ago issued a douros, philosopher." The writer of this eulogy of inquiry, lest foreigner wight to the offer that within a space of ten years the cultivation of the poppy should cease is MY CHARLES JOBSATs and it forms heedlessly step on neecrated ground altogether. There are no corapezestion the introduction to an article which But this time the rearance was instant. olauacs safeguarding those who have hither- he contributes to the Hibbert Journal Yes, Kang Yo-wa! ji bellovo that the tried on what has for generations beeti recogn'sed as a perfectly legitimate brai for October, in which the religious soul must în sonango be immortal ups. Thus the writer of the report ideas of the Cantonese reformer are in the past as into future; that we antleipates that considerable hardchipe ind expounded at longib, Mr Jony must struggle tool this goal of folly suffering will zosult. There is zo doubt that the practice of opium emoking is on eror, explains that he asked KANG conscious immorty through a long the decrease, and for this rose, has YU-w, who, it appeare, has stalled series of experies, in which battle looked upon as bad form.
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