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Canon chose a good word. A partnership pre- supposes business to be carried on by united efforts for mutual advantage. The common object strengthens and cements the union. The object of the Anglo-American League is stated in words at once terse and forcible, viz. Con- sidering that the peoples of the British Empire, and of the Unites States of Amerios are closely allied in blood, inherit the same literature and laws, hold the same principles of self govern. ment, recognize the same ideal of freedom and humanity in the guidance of their national policy, and are drawn together by strong com mon interests in many parts of the world, every effort should be made, in the interests of civili- sation and peace, to secure the most cordial and constant co-operation between the two nations."
THEIR-MUTUAL DEPENDENCE.
One other reason night have I een well added in eight words--" being mutually dependent the -one upon the other." And let this truth be tautologically told, because it is one of vital importance to us both. God has made us dependent upon food, for His wise purposes. He might have made us just as easily without this need. Comparatively few Englishmen are very hungry to-day but we should most of us be so in three months, if no wheat came to England from the United States. God has scattered His gifts that His creatures should be well employed in their gathering and dis- tribution, and should thus be led to recognize not only their dependence upon Him, the Great First Cause, but also upon one another.
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What was it which bridged the gulf and healed the sad breach in the Patriarch Jacob's family, and reunited them after long years of separation? The pinch of hunger, the pressure of their need. There is corn in Egpyt." exclaimed the aged Father; and off the ten brothers quickly went with their asses and their empty sacks. Their eyes were holden that they could not see the white flag which their leader carried: Their Brother saw it presently, and sougth a place where he could weep! Joseph, doth my Father yet live? I am Joseph, your Brother whom ye sold into Egpyt." Mark the magnanimity of the puissant Ruler Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither, for God did send me before you to preserve life. And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance, so now it was not you that sent me hither, but God." Hark! Can we not hear the sweet soothing tones of Joseph's voice, mingling with the passionate sobs of ten strong men, upon their knees before him? What a réunion! The family tie had been rudely snapped asuuder. The pieces were now brought together.
The spirit of love and forgiveness, like the furnace blast, raised the metal to a whiter heat, and the
pressure of necessity, like the join in the continuous rail, made the junction the strongest portion in the line, as a re-joined rope is strongest at the splice. Did not God's spirit send forth those faithful and laborious pilgrims and pioneers who first left our land to till the broad plains soross the Atlantic Ocean ? And was it not in care for us the children of those
whom they left behind? Did He not also help us first to find and use the fron, with which we, in exchange for
corn, supplied their wants: until, by and bye, they found iron enough for themselves, and to spare for us ?
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Mountains interposed (and sest uncrossed), Make enemies of nations which had also Like Tindred drops, been mingled into one. IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS. How very much we owe to the increased facilities of communication which we now possess. We have just crossed the Atlantic in your magnificent St. Paul, of which Philadel. phia may well be proud. It would seem that the development of means is permitted just in proportion to our disposition, to make profitable use of our contsot. The White Star liner of 17,000 tons must now be approading completion. (Indeed she is now already launched). We have not yet repeated. Brunel's grand Leviathan of twenty thousand tons, but the New Oceanic, with her forty thousand horse power, leaves the Great Eastern, with six thousand only, very far behind. The marvellous growth of these means of communication is very striking; there would
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
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We are not dividad, all one body, wo, . One in hope and doctrine, one in charity."
Colonel EVATT observed that at that late hour of the evening he feared there was no time for a discussion on Mr. Granville Sharp's very interesting paper. Mr. Sharp was one of their representative men. He had lived among them for 40 years. He knew Hongkong thoroughly, and he supposed there was no man who could come forward and speak from a stronger position than he. Personally he in some ways differed from Mr. Sharp as regarded his pessimistic views about China, but of course his knowledge was nothing as compared to Mr. Sharp's, He, however, had seen and knew the improvement affected by England in India. Mr. Sharp spoke about the corruption in China and the many drawbacks connected with that country, but to understand China was to forgive China. She was placed in a peculiar position. She was far removed from western influence, and he thought the fact that she ted at all was a sign that she could not
appear to be no limit to them. May they go ou placed side by side with our Union Jack, form and prosper? Physiologists tell u us that love a coruscation of light and beauty whose abiding comes of con sot,How many unions, tender splendour shall attract the attention of the and strong, have been formed between the dwel-world, and let there be behind them a power for lors upon opposite sides of the broad Atlantic good and for the truth; a power for the over- May all these, like silken cords, stretched across throw of evil, oppression, misgovernment and her bosom, bind us together yet more strongly wrong; s power for peace on earth and good day by day.
will toward men, such as the world has never- MR. SHARP ADMÓNISHES THE AMERICANS, known since that bright Gallilean day when the Prince of Peace closed his mission to this earth. We would say to 'Americans: God has given and ascended in golden clouded glory to His you a limitless area of cultivable land, immese God. And he shall come again. May he find mechanical recourses to prepare for, sow, reap, these two grand nations standing fast in the bind, garner, and distribute corn. These are faith, and waiting for him, when he shall pre- the admiration of the world. You can indepare to serve those who have so waited, and finitely increase your cultivated area, as the who shall be permitted to sit down at the growing needs of the world's population shall marriage supper of the Lamb. We may increase; and meanwhile smile at our anxiety conclude with a line from the American to appropriate the forces of your Niagara for the preparation of chemical manures, wherewith Hymnal, which we sang on board your steamer to quicken our narrow English fields, which we
St. Paul on Sunday morning last- may learn to use more profitably than in grów- ing corn. Yours is the grainery-the granary of the earth. Yon, one of the younger branches of the human family, have been made the arbiters of its food supply; and so, when the younger child of the patriarch was cast out. God gave into his hands all the corn in the valley of the Nile. His brethren, who had cruelly injured him, were overtaken by famine. They knew not that God was working out of this hard need the reconciliation of the family. And by whom was this first initiated? By the one who had received the greatest injury He seeks to anticipate the self-accusation of his brethren, and to disarm it by suggesting that their action was in accordance with the will of God. Let this disposition to conceal or lessen the faults of others more distinguish us. You have gone according to your yearly wont, to revisit the Home Land. There is hardly a true American who does not so esteem it. Many come to England to admire our Catherdrals and "bur Picture Galleries, others to see our green fields, with their daisies and buttercups, our hedgerows, our ivy covered ohurches, and sweet smelling violets-all, this year, sadly withered by the drought Others enjoy our quiet cultivated homes. Many seek for their blood relatives, connexions, friends, and acquaintances. One and another like Joseph, will ask, " And your Father, the old man of whom ye spake, is he yet alive ?" And "Is this the younger brother of whom ye spake to me?" and, laying hand upon the curly hair, ex- claim, with reverence, "God be gracious unto thee my son." And as the memories of past years crowd into his heart, he may likewise seek a place to weep. God sent Joseph to Egypt, and you to America, to preserve life. You want us, and we want you still more. You can do without our gold, we cannot do without your wheat. You have indeed most of the corn, coal, iron, steel, and economical land transport. We have some iron, coal financial business methods, credit, and ships. Each has a pre-eminence. Each has something to share with the other. than half way to see the other home; and a more safe convoy be required, either will go more
powerful foe will have to reckon with two instead of one.
Should
PUBLIC OPINION IN FAVOUR OF UNION.
Public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic-
is growing strongly, not only towards closer union amongst the several portions of the British Empire, but also towards a closer union between the English speaking nations.
Mr. Chamberlain has declared publicly his belief that agreements are only made valid by the strength of a common interest. This is true undoubtedly. It is also true that British and American interests are, in many things, identical. We are united by similar sentiments, kindred beliefs, and by a reverence and love for the Creator and Redeemer of the world. During the last two years we have enjoyed the opportunity of seeing something of American and Canadian society. The change of feeling which has come over the Anglo-American rela. tions is most remarkable, and its importance, in the interests of peace, is beyond all calonlation. We are drawing closer by a clearer recognition of the necessities of our several positions. Let our reconciliation be as complete as that in the Patriarch's family. Let all evil thinking and evil. speaking be for ever at an end between us; and let as continue to emulate one another in goods works. May thebright colours of your Stars and Stripes,
worthless as some people would have them
She still governed an enormons part of the world. Her provinces were still keeping together. She had seen every empire that existed in this world. rise. There was not a power which existed but was of mushroom growth beside her. He had not the slightest fear himself for China's future. (Hear, hear.) With Mr. Sharp's........ remarks as to an American and English alliance he agreed most heartily. Every cause in the past which kept them separate had ́besu removed. l'here were men in that room whose grandfathers were shot down in the re- volati nary war. They forgave that shooting down, and thanked God that the righteous canse wou. As regarded the question of oorn, he was. not very much up in it, but he thought he might say that they thanked Mr. Granville Sharp for his very interesting address, and though he did not agree with him on some points he begged to thank him in their name for what he had done for them. (Applause).
The meeting then separated.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
́HALF-YEARLY MEETING. On Saturday at noon the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation was held in the City Hall under the chairmanship of the Hon. JJ. Bell Irving, the other directors present being Messrs. R. M. Gray (the new chairman),
Shewan, N. A. Sieba, A. Haupt, A. Mo- Conachie, D. Gubby, O. Beurmann R. H. Hill,
J. Raymond and P. Baobse. There were also “. present Messrs. Thos. Jackson (Chief Manager),
A. C. Hawkins, G. de Champoanz, G Murray Baiu, G. C. Cox, J. H: Cox, G. Stewart, Hr. C. P. Chater, A. G. Stokes, G. H. Potte, D Landale, W. Bamsey, A. Findlay Smith, F. Henderson, J. Orange, F. D.; Goddard, J.D, Hutchison, J. C. Peter, A. Coutts, D. Gillies,
Tillett, CA. Tomes, C. 8. Sharp, J. H. Lewis, K. A. Chinoy, U. J. Gonsalves, J. R. Michael, E. J. Whealler, E. 8, Kelly, B. Lay- C. W. May. A. 8: Anton, Lan Wei Chuen, ton, J. M. Alves, D. D. Sugden, W. Lysanght, Sham Kan Sai, eto.
Mr. JACKSON read the notice coureding the melting.
The CHAIRMAN read the report, which wekave already published. The shareholders show tà
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