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If our contemporary had been aware of the facts of the owe it would have dent with the matter on a different line of argument, tough probably it would equally have arrived at the concluaim that it is manifestly unfair that goods arriving by ons route should be charged less duty than goods arriving by another. Unfortunately, however, Great Britain, in common with France and Russia, has already conceded this dangerous principle. In the Russian Convention of 1802 for the regulation of the land trade it is provided that "Russian
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“chandise shall on their arrival at Tientsin "pay import duty at the rate of one-third "less than that specified in the general foreign tariff" In the French Convention of 1887- it is agreed that in order to develop the trade between Chins and Tonkin as rapidly as possible foreign goods imported into Yunan at Kwange from Tonkin shall pay only 70 per cent. of the import duties collected by the Customs at the Coast Ports
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Mrsam, Kuha and Komor yesterday received at their store in Queen's Rout a beautifully ilk ombroidered two full screen. Ore fald demic the well known ovcune of tress at Nilo and the other the saint bridge. The sorecu is the first of its kind that has evor besn show in Hongkong and it is a magnifiovat specimen of artistis ombroidery of the old matters, the grense, being a moet realistic Fisteru
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The King of Siam, according to the Siem Free Prese, has definitely arranged to visit England in June vest to be present at the colsiration of Queen Victoria's amout jubiles. His Majesty will travel by a Siawego VURNEL. Tho programme se for arranged is as follows. week in April and procsoda direct to Genoa, Tho akachulri leares Dangkok about the first where the yacht will be left to follow, and the royal party will proceed by train. Halte will be made in Italy, Switzerland, and in China. Proceeding on the same line, France, the longest stay being made ibe Burinal Convention of 1894, with a view England, where the King will remain during to the development of trade between China the celebrations in Jare. From one
royal party will proceed by the Mahaolzate und Barmalt, the Chinese Government co to Sweden, Denmark, and St. Petareburg, A.S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED sent that for six years from the ratification where another long stay will be made the Majesty deems it right and proper that as the of the Convention the duties levied present Czar los visited Bium the compliment on goods imported into China by the should be returned by a Siames visit to Russia Burma's route shall be those specified in the It is surmised that the King may possibly come back about next September, when ac effort will general tariff of the Maritimus Customs be made to induce His Majesty to travel vis Jiminished by three-touths. Thers are cor the United States, the Mahachakri masting tho responding provisions with respect to the reburning party at Hongkong or one of us Japau ports During the absence of the King export trade, only there the reduction is Siamess stairs will bo managed by a Conseil GLASS BOTTLES still greater. Great Britain having thus ne- Ministers, with the Quees as head.
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Lord Salisbury only confirmed went for ever drowned in the wreck of the Drummond walk of bina ching and blue soon-bino is doubted, that the six ambassadors were agro Cinta vint becoût to extent of aprazde of Inthe word to describe the brilliert hues to serving a Reforms Bill on the Sultan, but £9,000, arising from the ortate of Commodor M which care and went on the surface of the rip were not anonimus to coerce kim lato la adopchael Staclysolo, of Limerick, who thedia18) pling water of the Souod auder the shing tion Abdul Hamid has than the ball at his children of Harriet, P. Gat, doomsen, lu Paver | ways of malight. Any i ke "offing, as inte foot still, as he lives it w his Philistines to let pool in 1878 - Hauted so the desoruluotsald Dibdin might say, luy evoral linge vessels, him live las own way, at to provoko & gánéral of Thomas Jeffay, who shed en row from ruil fore and aft, bus huiet as sleeping Hous; War It is to the latter eventually opinion Indis nesrly 100 yesreg The ons of Wil and yet further in the distance wight be dis tronda.- Tby jmurals single cul Gunany for liam Platt, who hon at Winkichi, Berky, in cornel the acloure of Tennurk dapping vlly in biamo, as declining to saucuon coercion, and 1869, oro enlackerad F. S. Capon, ho left the gentle-zephyrs which soure ripplad to for her remaining in the bassground With England in 1968, is interested in mor of waters rexit Sights such as those linger on the meat for decision, for action arrives the 21000, Other missing beneficiaries Inolade the memory for a Lifetime.Little by Ettis, as Kainer may find tant ble isulation is anything Elies Ballantino, who want to Austin Granty opportunities occur, I may retava to wich of but splendid It is the ponding gravity of the five years ago Agios Atussell, or Bradshaw, thers as seem to re to merit spasial mention. of tlie Thorgaldsen impressions of Sultan'e next move that is nécapfel to explanat Glasgow in 1959 William Bettes, founorly. Perhaps, I cannot lo better hos tuan, giro a Thy Fangland bolts at Dongola, she is not all of Northam, North Devon, Thomas Donis of few brief there, while it is prudent to wait a little longer Tastatuis forty years ago; and A. L. Oldfield, 3 ukenni S There is no hung, nghing to restore the plaust Foard of at Sydney WORLD-FAMED COLLECTION, Lonic integrity of the Ottoman empire, when Many persone arodnquired for by the Gorts. If there is ons particular thing more than tint amire la or the aye of a smash up of Clinticery. These fueluk JB. Crabtree, oser apon which the Danish capitul has a Now that the ceremony in honour of Dap.oix whe loft Yorkshire in 1970 Janos Kearns Hight to ride itself, it is most assuredly the Las been held, what has been its outpat He who emigrated to New York prior to 1848colletion of sculpture by the coural Thor 200 500 600 Total Failed to hold Indis against the Brits That G 1 Sandy, Inst seen at Mourlestur in 1899 walden. There lacy Le found much of was his fault and which he had to expiate by Dari Henry, and Peter Lawach, of Nor his original work and replicas of mit Lis dying in misery and oblivion. No attempt was Breta in 1887 Hoary A Morgan, Inot reard most celebrated masterpahay made at this meeting, beyond poetin and prosa of in Soulk Africa in 1889, TRIoT no need to posjess au ulsorbly-love for olusians, to wins out the naglost towards a who went to Australia in 1814 th ex-kinhaled marble, or even any particular onco Clico ou subscription liste onesel to of WD. Overton, of Swindon, Giunnustarahiro; desetion to art to be enabled to comira erect a monzamento his memory and then N Conock of Birmingham, last men in the many agaiute sumples of pas of the partially ropade national ingratitude. The 1894dhe nxt-of-kin of 11. Huis, of King's orbe greatest sculptors. Edward Gesse, an ceedings, however, brought to the footlights that Lynn, who died in 185 IW Boots said to competent acrifie in this field at any going most couplus problem, in whos aolution the have died in Demariri in 1830. sud Joods, refers to Thorvaldsen as the father of toodera futuro of Franes her She expand blood and probably doceased in Gorany in 1814 platio 26 and no one has yet come forward to tronзure to wito territory, but she does not The next of kin repraecativas nra sought ponry it, settle down in it, in a word, colonize ut John Lowe of Region, Line, whetheThe Orcs," a group likely to live for her grabs. There is zo flowing tids, ar indeed died in 1762 1 Sophia Cedett, of London ever as an example of erquisito skill-in coD=" HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
any tids, towards her new posesions. She in 1765 Charles Gere, of Ludon in 1797 eoption and in exeontion alike. His celebrated incha the raw material of emigration, emigrants Jalin Collie, who died in americk In 1846 Morenry, The Dying Lion, Weerior, A meeting of the Sanitary Bourd was held from mother and beinum lice homo population Henry Bridge, of Mangluister, deceased in 1873 and others equally fama, make one hur ger in t at the oflees yesterday afternoon. Hen F. A. is dying out. There are no statistion to show, James Brinder, he britisk Vice Chalet. Ebs silent galleries, ensptured with aditiration Cooper (Director of Public Works) presided, apart from the coming and going of functionaries, Losbou in 1829 W. V. Praal of Rolleston for the dead gotins whe could fashica suoli and there were also present-Hon. f. I. May that enchimes grigrate to their own colcnics who died in 1561. Major: Geral D. Ballinroll, greme from cold marble. Half faiskod in buo figure of the septos himself kaning 035. (Captain superintendent of Pulicu), Dz. Ayres There is still snother objection only, these who retired in 1810 at DAN, who was ponlarly striking and touching pipes of work Colonial Surgeon), De Clark (Medical Officer ting a contejn little capital-about 5000 transported to Syndy in 1999. of Health), Mir, N. J. Edo, and Mr. H. MeCatininary conceded Government concessions. Fradios In addition to the favoring reprosuntatives Hopal Those who have ventured to date has no ench to fiance any soleme import of shareholders in the West Nay Jury Sailo the curtain of the great artisi's life. (Secretary), MINUTES.
ance of assistol, emigration, It is upbill misty on whan stock no dividends have been know bast that a world of melancholy surrounds The mitte of the last meeting were road work with her all round, there is, tee, pria since J692, Am again hunght the Treasury this list work. This it was upon which he was and confirmed
large suction of the nation artently opposed to Solicitor us advertised for rext-nting fun aynged what stricken dusa will's fatel MATLAGUE AT BOMBAY.
emigration, blouse weakening the defensivo several cases which intestates untates haveliness, but the malet abd chini-have done An official zeturn front the General Depart power of the home country, ever required fulleh to the Cron julle absence of heirs their ferk ruciuntly well to tell a touching ment, Bombay, aboned that from the 6th to count with Germany Another party preach several lists of Colonial atestolas, who have story. In the centre of the open courtyart January to 19th January there were in Bombay from the text that nolonies ar valueless, in left fanda for their unknown kindred, round which the sum has been erected is case of war they wont be seised and retained, issed; claimants are sought to unclaimed the grave of Thorwaldan-da simpla a moŇU. 1,058 casos of plague resulting in 907 deaths. SMALLICK AT HYо00
for the new political gospel maintain, what a Chinonry deposits in Jamaica arge roof as ever marked the last rasting place of s From the 11th January to 3rd February good to tako is good tokeep. It is not quite fairyards are offered for missing will, birth, mine
wife the seron. lexgre hoot rides of Britain. obedient oranza there were 193 cases of smallpox in yogoro to insure the infant taps of colonial France riage, and depth certificatas,
In matters. of eclonization the English ere, as in constitutional polity, what Carlyle caile ulting in 144 deatha
nos interfered with by their government. Boo Messiah penpl Thoy are practical, stable, what splendid work they have done in Egypt.- Kitchener ond Cecil Rinkius, Aguratively o and what they will yet uocemplish, when Sirdar materially, "jui lands, note their supremacy progress u Somaliland, where their neighbours. are French, forget not Lagni, whose customs Banitary Board Office, Hongkong, 24th February, 1897. receipta antpas those of the whole reveries of Sir, I have the honour to subunit, for the the French possessions in West and North-west information of the Beard, the following statis Aftic. It is for Prates to eat has Borsa in til report of the cases of smallpox which have arder if the moans to remain potuitul been reported during the current your. It will factor in the making of now empires To Peut Pierro,the Baby Martyr" whose cruel exception of one that occurred on board H. M.S. Centurion, wore imported, while several of the stepmother and Tage father, having food Chinese cteos more sis imported; but in the to texture and jo starve bim to death, ended by great majority of these latter cases no izloging him ng in an old shawl and abandoning mation enn unfortunately he oftnized owing to it in lonely etreet during a terrible night lim, ban just been interred. His lomains ara the desertion of the patient by the friends as last December so that exposure might finish sobu na the nature of the diance ones as to be preserved for juridical reagons. He was parent to them
It will be seen that most of the Chinese cases three years of age, a tine little follow, whow lies to the wost of the Government Celoni were positively Dantean, as the doctors have ocurred in No. 9 Health District, which ones were 98 shine, though his perge Hospital, and ton of the Lospectors of Nuired, while deploring that their skill could saicos are at present engaged upon a house to not save Tattle Peter Wheir picked up dylag recommend that the western distri of defined Ly Tag His only relative was a grandu.other,
olempianalips last year, bat having won in the Board as adfested by smallpox ander by-law his only companion a faithful dog Tote anions to go through again. At the reasured to in order to deprise hint of the for top reception of passengere leggage, but so Ireland, and the Irish Cyolista Associatio of 1894 on December 29th, 1996, be extended lilse workgirls subscribed sous auc bad for as I was able to startan not a single being affiliated to the International body, it of the by-laws male ander Ordinanco-15 But Pierre' colln was covered with white roses the suitico an immenso apartment is set asuló privilege of competing in the English cycling
heroffin lined with white silk, there wass white to Eastern Stroot on the East, High Streat
satin pillow or the little head, and law formedffcial was left in charge, Behind the countera his carous. He will bara a nabient in therancing around the loggage roc bags, and was decided to send Reynolds to Ireland to form of a plinth of white marble, and this feelagg ges elrowed the floor in what descriptive crimpote in the greatest event of the year, the of "Tote will be sculptured crouched at its reportere are found of raying, porene.conWorld's Diampionship England's coe mile buse There wore searly 15,000 eons & the fusion. My ocasione alrost immediately champion was the Russian, Djatof, sed this funeral people who forfeited part of a day's recognised their belongings and, walking behind Save him the right of entry, which Strange it was to me that my cassions Glad dual owing to Russia net belonging to the ICA It perhaps as well that these details ▲ aconu has taken plays in the House of
earnings to manig in young of bent pay the counter, took them up and walked ofotherwise conle hot baca bean enter kim, ohuritable people in the word the total for the current year. Of liess 34 those fute nepatiral to them. It seen. A lay very similer to mito was-is-treadful lot of Hammery and rod-taps.om etil bovered amongst the English party's ggg hopers guanino spot Pnt in a nutshell, the done, percaps, is to advanco, a claim for a kokardment at Creto. The Unlonists cheered wero European is, the remainder boing this Faub which ronder lay sent but the initials were not mine, mil tion it began aluation amounted to this, that Reynolds the reduction of duty or goods conveyed by the and the Opposilion bootel. Mr. Labenchers, Asintica, We River out to be spent. If it's the port of the whola Apposition, ward the Manet C-7 HEAT-onid that by Ademilan Claretić, more patrondine go that the ruch putous
No. 9 district and he moved, in accordance with of Immor pity, on the part of the meurners at the French are allowed to import goods into and journment to discuss the question. Mehalf of the Clits mass in the nity occurred it a trilute this ontome of public zight hars taken mine and loft the their the Isshinen, Vas ut permitted to race for the Balfour defended «boraborrirsent as the nn the suggesão in his letter, that that district ben obsequies of the Baby Martyr to the situation aras not antaly without humour to English championship, a Russian 1s accorded- A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED. China by the Red River at a reduction of among action of the Powers; and as being declareil aoofed, Although there was really wrilings of Comte Toiste, The Franco Hng my compons, but I must confers it did not this permission, anù yot the pair mes in a 18:0:
ELEGANT PATTERNS.
WHOLESOME
CONFECTIONERY
AND
copted a special concession to herself in the way of a remission of duty on merchandise conveyed by a particular route is not in a position to oppose the continuance of con- cessions of the same unture previously granted to other Powera.
DELICIOUS SWEETS Treaty Ports to the railways when they
MORTALITY STATISTICS. For the week ended 18th February the death rate was 18.1 par 1,000 per annum, as against 30.8 for the corresponding period of Inst our. For the week end 20th February the death rate was 17.8 against 30.0 for the correspond ing wook of last year.
··· SMALLPOX IN. THE COLONY, The following letter was laid on the table
SIDNEY II. TRESTON
un sir, your
7. Chancery Lane, Londen, WOLSAIS
29th December, 1888
SPORT AND ANECDOTE
famous man. Just one oblong bed of cropped,
beads line, fortatone, or anything but with wint jealous ouro is that one little plak of ivy is all that the visiler can 9526 mpon--an
leaves tonden, It was anggal career une the great dealster vzperienced, for lize most gentures, he was often torn with condisting passions, but me of this has to be forgotten- and forgiven, when it i remembered that he Figrated from historien ome in Toolaud to Datmark who nothing but a youth; that le toiled and cild again before he could gain the DAD QUARTERLOF AN INTR- Nothing of tressing importance demanding light recognition, and that no feal cucces
came to hie al until the fire of his youthful. first claims in this week's gossip, I pracioso cont for a los Arrived at Copenhagen thoroughly 1 WORLD'S CITATION. _____
auing my random fottings on the Danish trip ambition and bean all but suddued, fired out, our Seat business, navarelly is la
( BT AN Our Foder.
Not Trishing to fire my readers will too much
From the Westminster Budge! The bardy British tar has shown once more how his xe has become, in course of tumo, a terror toughout the inbabited world. The Boone is laid at Hongkong, and the story is thus unfolded. A French sunan happened to stab & boy belonging to a British abip. At once his corades challenged all ths French sailors in The concessions referred to, however, port to fight. With bare fiste, of course; lethal were granted when railways were still in weapons word barred. The gallant Frenchies" what appeared to be the distant future accepted the offer, and the ground of bittle, As the render has, of couree, ausaed," Now we have oilways ranching out their having been solcoted, a lengthy and fierce fight busten" arms towards Chica from the North and the articipated, the French wore
* thrown Several of them" indcod, were South. Whether a difference of one-third
Next day it fell out into the harbour." in the Custorus dues chargeable on goods that the Hongkong police had a tasale with will have any material influence in direct"some drankex Gorman, sailors," and law and arder being probably represented by Chinese ing the pressot sea-borne trade of the constables, the foreas of disorder temporarily be soon that all the European cases, with the stand still is le bu olbored saide, make ears of hotel accommodation. The man of Denmark, we will just take a glaceo or two-
trample Unluckily, however, ford entered are completed may be doubtful, but in the to the "some Britisk sailors." Those promptly werd to the assistance of her Majesty's uniform. competition of rival reates every cent in the After a clubborn fight it will be observed way of charges must tell to soide extent that the narrator allows that the Frenchman If it be found that a large volume of and Germaus, if they were not so handy with then fistesse as their opponents, possessed trade is developed by the railways China come spirit the Teuton sorman were driven in the interests of her own revenue would to the edge of the docks, and, like the French
ints the water." Here the story of the donghty CONSERVES FROM THE BEST PARISIAN naturally desire an equalization of the duties on in the fight of the previous day, "pasted and would have a good case for opening deeds now being done at Hongkong leaves of It is only fair to add that the impartial report negotiations to that effect with the Powers from which, w layo quoted reaches London korso visitation of this district, and I beg to by the police, he was a mass of bruises nigge, and then folleynd an experience Tomong a story to tell what-sableringer had to be concerned, representing that under the threagh New York charged conditions the special agreements. bove ceased to be equitable, they having been arrived at when land carriage was slow and costly and the trade unable to bear the gazie duties as sen-berno trade. Under the present circumstanece, however, It is hurdly open to invoke the favoured nation clause, certainly not to Great Britain, a view of
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the South, and the Eastern boundary of Inland Lot on the West-I have to hoster to bo &c.
FRANCIS W CLARE Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Clark's report showed that from 13th January to 24th February, inclusive, there were
gement of the Hotel Dagrone had boun neat the young fellow he in Augant last carried
sould be found there, and wo very huckily fennel Tiled with the two of our arrival, but so the road title of amateur champion oyulant 875at was the rush of visitors that no room of the world. Verily, the whirligig of time. that at the Hotel National hero was still some brings about its revangos, for it is cule recently immediately booked. 1any Ickily, inasmuch Hairy Revuelds, the amateur champion, had ik as we had Roarcely made arrangements or incided to join the professional ranks (udseck the axionnt of space left for visitors. This was the inapoumont has been made public that other large tuis crored, only to be algo babblerepalution in Australis. Reynolds, it may butly turned away, and it is not pleasant in pointed on, is an Trishman by birth, ent hos out knowing a word of the language in conteh racing path Being only twenty to years of have to wander about in n strange city, with already won considerable distinotion on the of bed and breakfast, especially late at age he should be the bilghtest portion of night Ordering a west we set out for our the career in front of him. It is rather for
the Barmah Convention. What might be Common on Mr. Chizub confirming the 196 cuscs of amallpox in the colony, that bemor for the French ore the most empatante, stone bag and wraps were nowhere to heuld be gone into as they go to slow what a
thirty per cent. on the general tariff of the Maritione Customs, why not get a similar concession to the fride of all uations by the West River route! We have not much expectation of this view being adopted, but
seems a very reasonable one.
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Smallpox continues prevalent ia Tonkin.
The P. O. stammar Celem left Saigapore for this port yeasterly at noen
The C. P. steamer Empress of Fulin, from Hongkong, arrived at Kobs on Tuesday, the Erd instant, at 9 pm, and left at 19.00pm. on Wednesday, the 24th instant, for Valicouver B.C. via Yokohama.RAMES
According to a Bangkok leiter to the Couy Haiphong the King of Sioux logs on fored the title of Chow Phyo on tre Java ponies. Chow Phys lan title of nobility corresponding to that of Daka. M. Hollin-Jaequemy, tha foreign advisor, has also buon created a Chow Phya. Can the statement as to the ponies ba trae, or is it an invasion of an enemy of the Siamese
Wag No. 1 to Wag No. 2, in the Peak trots car say, did you know thers were two Fridays this week? (reading notice postel in tru-car: "Special Car. Frelay, 26th instant, at 0.30 a.m.; Special Car, Friday, 27th instant, at 0.30 am.; Fares 30 cents. Wag No. 2 to
The anziani mosting and dinner of the Devotan Society was held at the Hongkong
Club on Thorday ovoning, the 23rd instant, when twenty-two membera sat down to dimer, Admiral Sir Alexander Baller, K.C.B,, in the chair and Mr. R. K. Leigh, vios-chain. The tousts were Tlie Queen The County of Devon, The Devonshire Ladies, The Proslent, and the Hon Beretary. A few songs and Dercushire yarns brought to a sluss a very pleasant social evening.
essential in preventing a European war. Sir William Harcourt protested against using
Bri:
Tho PRESIDENT'
| which was carried,
theme
no cite for alaca he felt that it was absolutely necussizy to seek for canca ne ble Chinese ish shells against Crates and Greeks. The parent recorded the resolution, motion fer an adjournment was defisted.
THE MECCA PILGRIMAGE, AND THE TLAGUE, The pilgrimage to Mecos has been stopped throughout the whole of Indie.
The plugre is alghtly earsesing in Banbay.
CAPTURE OF BENIN. The British forces have captured Benin in Wost Afric
ADIOURNMENT.
The Beard adjourned until Thursday week
OUR PARIS LETTER
PARIS, 28ed January
iterators
slay alliance is playing sad bave vit, SODE 5800 to use the happiant memont for larity for the highest distinction possible. Reynolds, Minutos. I described my parcels to my friends the winner, buy alremis repounced amateurism,
be followed by Djshelf. If we package in the place, but without rancesa Per Pout Journd not only has the largest and together to simply, Carmel, vervolg Bud ratione says that in our we travel for not malest-irculation in the world, 12000 as has another luggage department 1 long at, this rate: amateur sport, wild begin cops diy bat its ubiquitous parcial artists appar to nihilate hoth time and space. The thought to myself; but then again, why should to assume that yeauineness and mediocrity massacre of the English expedition in Nigaria, lyriends get their bags and raino be alone 20 angerly sought for and fongut for or Bezio, occurred on the 10th of January, and missing? And at the I began to wish the latter day reformers This ideal amateur the journal su question has colored engraving owner of that partibular Gladstone bag found sy be an impossible being, unt if we Readers delightfully vague and enigmatisal. Hey- of the fragedy with tallest details, as oipating amongst the fuck of my companions had not have that we may secure something just thus by eight days the quickest fouts for intel boon there to explain himself. ligence, and allowing four hours 5 min, wond The you to give the nolds, the world's champion, is a young fellow anzler T'sulteret, during that trying period of particularly robust physique, with a fao adsped servirora to take a thumbanil sketch: 12 the bag wit lost then thors-Wis an ond frank face and demeanor as quiet an Edison rant Invs loaned his latest Juvention to it but I felt deep sludge against the sewing us ons conld wink. He is a firm for performing events thousands of miles away stone bar which may there quchimed befover in stondy training mod quiat liv.ng, and The nativco being cannibals and naked, time Plans for tillag over prosent ficulties were sing Foaressed of rare determination, and he was ecsomized in the matter of their tollettes.
will rap fresh bonoa: for is beloved Emerald little are bition it is not at all unlikely that ho
how he won his great race in Tremark, EEADWOLK VERSUS LEGWORK.
CORRESPONDENCE
Since its resembling, the Chamber makes no honding with the business of the counter The Budget of 1800 remains still to be roter
at that had to be planted alde on the ten of FRANCE STATEMENT IN THE urgency to discuss a motion for the demolition
CHAMBER BY M. HANOTAUX.
of the Cathedral of the Sacre Coeur, ou 1h IM. Hunolax stated in the Chamber that summuft cf Montmartre, The Cathedral is his confiring, he assertion of the late Cardinal koe & nigui enquire into the unter later sle. Let me dose my letter by describing
early winstructed; ite eraction was sanctioned by law in 1875 as n votive offering to invcke the divine pretention for Femon, and especially its capital. The site of the sacred odifies and private zuhauriptions amounting to milion the constructive have been secured out of fre Advanced politician and free-thinkers periplanlly invite Parliament to remove a stature which symbolizes a crood, offends their principles, and rounds their pride. Ta buriour all this sensibility the nation in saked to refund the millions to tos Archbishop of Earis, That would be paying dear for the whidkin, and et a moment, too, when France short of ironelads and is about adapting some wonderful cannon. The confiscation onos iusngurated, ather architectural purifications would follow
Great Britaingad suggested that the go the Dardanelles slot is fereed and the Belian of Turkey voiseć, but that the Towers had refused and Great Britain had thon adhered to the French proposal that the Ambassadors at Constantinople should collaborate reforms. He said that Crate wodd never returns to direct Turkis administration, but that it was nceus Fary to chook Greece in order to prevent
ropean wer,
PROM TONKIN PAPERS] THE CRETAN AFFAIR.
PARIS, 12th February
PARIE, 18th February The Greek feet hes arrived of Canes.
Greek troops Love embarked at Pirona, Glasses 93 and 94 (of the corres) have been called to the colours.
The Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs has intimited to the Fowers that, draece assumen the responsibility for the action taken
In consequence of ilo representations of the Powers the Greek flast has left for Milo,
PALIS, 16th February
We do not hold tittelyes responsible for the
opinions expressed by our coresponden ISSING FEIRS AND LINDRED
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS.
SIE-In this course of a year seine thensanda of advertiments appar in the aging columns of the Press, inquiing for missing These notice heirs, legatees, and others. which are often of a most rommatio obarnster,
COTENHAGEN AT 178 REST.
To see the rivers and forests if Penmark at their boot the mouth of May must be selected this is the time. I havo bosn led to understand when the wountryside in o rapitulo paradise upon barth was August when our Pirit WD
The picture is for. Loms componentinuing to form themselves in my mind, and when a joyful elena proclaimed that was Monning that the age of mirzales is not pást..
Ing page hul been our on the platform with two or three other packages, 20 or 80 yards away.The feing a relief may best be left to
That Reynolds gained the highest laurels the imagination; I will not attempt in donerib possible for tur amateur gelistenite as it. This much I will add: If possible, as inch with his beat as with his loga senger on a journey to a strange land, unable
was generally adulted by the experts who to make personal enquiries, should on now the races ou the Ordenp track, His HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 28th, 1897
neocust lose sight of us luggage; a little extas ability to ride more slowly than his fellow trouble asy, be caused in using it from trai compotitom at the beginning the differant to train, and so on, bat is more than compen heats which had to le riddan had just as much Soma misapprehension appears to exist
uates for the possible anxiety to be suffered to do with hiariotory as his powerful and sus with regard to the so-called concession
taize Lepurt when the real racing began Peo the end of the journey.gad Lee Cloches de Cerusville was produced for granted to the Russo-Chinese Railway
pla aversed in cycle racing may be anable to Company to the effect that Chinese Customs the third time by the Amateur Dramatic Club
understand why competitors invariably show u on Wednesday night at the Theatre Reyni.
tendency to keep in the roar for three-fourthis. dues for imports and exports curried across There was again a large audience and the por
of the distance. This in mong parlance is the Russian frontier shall be one-third formance was Ingily creditable to all err
as opperiw parties arrived to power. The Are de lave a peculiar fasciuation even for people who
style head wort In the reliquary heat lower than in the case of so-borne goods, corned, the princirals being frequently sp
plauded. There will be another production The situation is aschanged in Crets. It is Triomphe would be placed on the roster for ex have us expectations. A few jettings on
Reynolds went off slowly, pull was content
Instead of being something new this is tomorrow night.
hoped that an agreement between the Powerspropriation; next the Columns of July and the more important cases For 1.96 msy, there paid, and I am constined to believe that what occupy the last position until the last, diranët. merely a declaration of a previously exist
will solve the eiffelties and prevent a confiot dome, and why not the Oratoire, with its fure, internst your readers, ever the sylvan beauties of the country may be of the tick was commenced when he simply against the St. Bartholomew massiers P Harrison, widow of F. Bockel, and her capital of Denmark at its very best First-les ease. When the second round: WIK ing right. Our contemporary the Hong
between Greco and Inkermonument to Colignoy, that marble protest Vacant snocentions wait the hours of Edith in farly springtime, we at suy rats, saw the shut out and won his firet trail with core- The French, forgetting the fact that the children who were fennu - desd nesciapronsione arent invariably to be liederfered upon, he found men quite es wary Long Telegraph, however, apparently over
Queen's Speech was wilton for hor subjects Brasses, supposed to liave been murdered, apes, but I found nothing during my stoy himse1 The fame riders 595-8ared zil looking the treaty provisions already in
The Fawers have agreed to provent thend fents hot it is no date for the British aid considerable property ie dao to the in the delightful city to alter the first mover the track in the endeavour to get one to- ovacuation of Egypt Instead, Lord Salisbury next-of-kin of Jobe Luddy, formerly, of Cavan, pressing Ise which were, firstly take the load, and so serve as pacemaker and fores on the subject, says that "The
Russians are to be congratulated on Wag No. L-Ahi Don't you see, thats to Grocks and the Turks from disembarking in confirma the determiuntion of England to and into of San Francisco Miss Kate Norris, that it was wonderfully English in upwindautter. First one and then another "scoring & great diplomatic success in make up for the deficiency; they can only ran Crete
and foret, dog
PARIS, 14th February, and so open up the untold unteral walth of live died without any relations; and the heirs a mest hospitable, law-abiding aos of people lealy it up, in hopes of saning the Irishmen the Soudan That ja gall and wormwood for of Miss Margaret Midalomes, of Mpegelburgh, Onu of its mest olarming features in its alrite,shed into the leading position. Once or "resport of the reduction of Customs due wenty-sight days this mouth.
the Anglophobists, who and their occupation au miesing HJ. Masters of Hall us by which I mean to convey that spice, usually tries the mes norly camo off us the excles "on impote from and exports to Russia by "the new railway, and it is a question
going going, gone horn se at Cairo. More land of in 1881 kas become entitled to funds to cared in important sites, is everywhore throatezel to topple over to slowly did they importent is the fact that ten two grestent througli the death of his parents; the brothers abundant Sweets, aquares fitblie pardonke The spectators hooted and hissed, but whether the thaoke of all foreigners
nations in the world, the United States and of Nasmyth Morrissen, who died in Indis in picture galleries, must, please resorts, diring all this time Boynolds swayed his machine "interested in the trade with China
ecuted a family compact, a permanent Arbitra-land Cowper, who died in Todos 1821 any Tetitifogging restrictions es to the cost of and stil whilst ahol his progresi nu ulost "are not due to the shrewd represents
Britain, tinaks to racial sympathies, base ex 1845, og lau de descendants of Bow what you will, Ave laid out without, epparently rare Sião in side, and I he did not actually tion Court, to settle their misunderetaudlugs. The residue of the cetate of Mr. Isabel Fyffe, faw extra yards of landPerhaps if London, percopable. Be it out on fur two laps and "tive of the Czar in Peking who,
and so put ha end to starting war alarms and formerly of Boxbuy, desensul la 1873 as Liverpool Manchester, Birminghulur, Glasgow tht then whilst the louture ware see over on the alert to strike when China
panics. The Latin races, ought to apps that in the absenca ef haira, fallen let her Majesty or any of our big oitis hai to je huilt over awing at the top of the banking, Reynolds Butput, made, sob in Germany, but in Londen the Quver and the one-nizmut child-rain we afculd get all the more breathingsuddenly drew himself together, shut down, of his Isto Highest the Nawab Nim of spoor in our busiest thoringhias. It is the tabels, and in less time then it takes to tell and Washingten *should be unable to refuse to consent to
The Casian Christus bare utlucked Canon.
Dr. Crevier, the Dervish deputy for Douls Bengat are inquired for The descendants been well cald by neote that they wail head of the Beld, and getting up a his overtures, however inpleasant, has
The session of the College of Medicine for The Powers are all agreed upon the mainten by this has fuam int that doing Mahemmedin of Dr. Joy Adolphins, of Germany, are entitled open ronares are the lungs of a vily and ferido turn of epeat. The such an outburst of *thus obtained a great cumcession that zoay “be rendered beactivial to all nations, in Chinese commencos un the et March: From sate of peace, and are contemplating the nor does not pays His white buruors and ill-fitting share in the estate of a Losden mer do more than is bisily coucsiyed for the opplause went up as few bould liars bed bu turbau his sulanus to the asphaltum and woudon chant who died nearly 200 years and bulk of an Industria anity Govt ford, and this pon kuit of throughout the rest auto of the arrangements circulated for the
PARIS, 16th February. pavement, de solutions, and other sorsotis £7,000 les barome due to the next of kin of hoger boasts of no feature of code of the contest, the tule Irish boy fairly stall. "view of the fact that the most favoured information of the Court and Senate we leserpation of several towns on the island of Crate.
for werking mit saivation, have failed. Mis Mary Hendry, who was living in 1777. TJ such as may be found in other celebrabeling off the efforts of his meals to partake hiva "Ration" clauses of the treaties can not that the following are the lecturer-Dr.
Awa result of the concert of the Fowers, and brother deputies secured kit ejection from their IIail, who left England for Australia in 1804 Continental cities, but for generat oksalinese Thora 97 look of calm stermination on his "doult, be made operative in the premises.physiology and lygione; Dr. Rennie, midwifery with the comment of Turkey, 100 French bins lavatory bestsele indaggi in wing his feet is entitled to freehold property; the children cool under, staroguences, and publia Robomentaris as abrogen, the tape soinu yards *It would ba manifestly unfair, and opposed Dr. Carvalho, pathology; Dr. Panlur, ancom fuckole, 100 English, 100 Russian, 100 Italiso, and alius then overy afternoon before sunsel of Caroline Day, who died at peamington in modation I have visited melty to brain, in front, il ne det surely over and much na prayer. He do quite the Chamber, descents 1574, are enght and loganics ure due to the say nothing of escalling it To attente oratiou autordel him as a cordad Reynolds. Dr. Jordan, medicine; Mr Tatches, botany:- to the spint of the favoured nation
Bonior students ostenlogy. About fourteen and 50 Austrians have pooping Canes. A to the border of the Seias, washed his fast in brother and sister of Mary J. Chidrell, who describe al any length its moni old sight and I possible the tactice I havá just described clauses of the treaties, to admit Russian students will commence the session.
Grouk Bray corps has disbarked at thellowing tids, and then pate on his jack boobs, went to America in 1856, charms wald probably bo to worry my rendez were all mare pronounced when the bil The proceeds of the sale of a frolicl estate for it would take a much more fagile pea than host name on, but popular sympathy on this Platinics near Canes, Enthusiasm prorails at without drying his feet or patronizing socks "goods one-third lower than sen-borno
No wonder he has caught a cold in the head, Cheshire walt James Kirkley, who left mine to da nuything lika justuse to them evasion was with Schrader, the Sweileh rider. Hundreds of the enrione assemble before the England in 1573; the sons of Donald M'Ras Rosides, the guide books can do this sort of 10, However, proved no match for Roynolds "goods and levy the usual dues on all Haiphong has been amusing itself with a fots Athens
enfantaina," At three o'clock in the afterneDL
PARIS, 17th February. Chara ver of Deputies to witness at ablation hour of Gravesend, who died in 1851, so wanted thing for intending visitors Still passing who, folowing cut hit former tetige, con Bea-borne goods at the same time, for procession took place. At the load was a deart
The Power have called upon Grasss to Dr. Grenier arriving to take his shin bath just and Francis Larons, of Plymouth, who went to reference may be suite to the delightful gardens.menced sprinting a far and a half from the were this deno the Russians, and Chinese with a dram-major's statf; next, came seren "trading under Russian auspice, could trumpeter, and then a group of cyclists in retire her troops from Creto, M. Delyannison they gather to see the quals hoing fed in the sen many years ago, in a miest legatos. New with their ordainouts Jakes, statu bowers of finish, and onco clear was never caught, allagh
grotesque costums, followed by twenty-s
in the Falida Royal Garden letting staple of at in uticoid a skull and cross bones, and who left dazzling brillingy, and beautifully paved walks the 085 (TARH of Buzamor, cvorycle "under-cutall who failed to use the railway. desiated carriages occupied by the childrew, lins replied that the troops have been sent only Garden, or to cbserve the sateen mole is wanted of William Lingford on whose as the meat delicate folingo, carpet hedding of to only won by Afoot or so. The band struck Wo trust to learn in due counsel in fancy drom. The procession: having with the object of restoring peace in the Island, noon, provided the gun bailes. But the cruel for Adrien in 3985; and the children of te the work groutectural triumph shouted ill they were hostes, end of the few who desire his actions are but a masquerade of 1861, are missing. William Joffery, of Folke. axtarlor and the Interior to the Round grand no cha was calmer or quieter then that Bir CLAUDE MACDONALD has not these through the streets in good order, Tha Austria Press advises the Powers, to lest ent of nil comes from his co-religionists, Adolphus Oreza, who died Su an Infirmary in of surpassing foreliness, bath as regards the who may have looked on the scans icon-
or sds lining the way all along the roate, bloolade the Greck ports.
the Karan, and antheril Mahomedans in stone, last best of in 1874, and Jemima Jeffert Tower, with its brand slanting fewpath to its Harnolds hiusolf It was a proud moment for *been slow to take every advantage of the face was played in ons of the school se PABIE, 1861 February
Algeria have ledged a protest against the who disappearet 30 jours go, are both jugnind very summit, from which as glorious phim run for Irelanil, and his did his nationality ross, during which refreshments wer opening which such great concessions, carrod to the anitaron and presents dis
Europeen vastitys have compled e nunzer dostor s molbinterpretation of Islamic faith. For while A. Rear, decorative painter, said Drama was out to the geza as mortal bye dive
To satirian journals are very morty at to have gone to America in 1889, ided to could wish to ga opout to the Thorwaldpu assuming the reports to be true, to Bassin ributed. Afar the lattery drawing of Cretan porle. SATA
Turkey and Greece are sending troops to the his expense the café obcerte unako, bim 2000. White, of Chichester, who loff with its opponobable collection of this world unquestionably entails One thing and a dance, which continued until six o'clock.
the subject of worry and witty songs. Figland in 3870, is als entitled to frude, and toned colptor's works to the curlong old The Wairual Legrisel efcul prones, which is clear and it is that if Rupia Ins The whole afair appears to have been an Im frontier. Ta the muauwhile the diplaats Gaver will drous, half cracked oltizer, J. & Golden, who in 1881 was in the vuole obarch with its spiral state twisting around the has been adopted by qutes sumber of Europen "outsined the right to import and export affected by the fun that a suggestion to hope that the affairs of the East are on the way or put the Amalo white burrons, ment of in bakor, many shims to the reary on taide of the spire to within's low fest of the firms and by que Amarion tablishment, in o, embles of parity and are followed state of lady repontly deceased Mary wonthere to the Tisel Gardens, with tend to differ from the orinary Buseme by battalions of small boge regnesting Charlesworth, of York in 1874, is interested in gorgeous illuminions at right and in novel proces in the addition of ferro-silicon to the "by the Manchurian railway on payment of resume the dance at alan o'clock, after titts to a settlement Nothing worinne le feared.
onas bad been put to bed, was promptly adopted
the maten Museumsns to do this estate of her father and it is again notifed no elantante, to the King Theaton anel the metal in the converter at the time of Home "one-third less duty than is payable at the and an improvised bail was held which continet [FROM THE COMERO"!____
and go for the shin bath Riphard III was that £3,526 in due to the unknown burs of Jean buat-ot vains of the King Faison Eagh drop and by tu after blow burning the A Mannan, 18th January, Chinese Custom-houses on goods imported afi) two o'clock next morning To the pro-
pazzled by six Riomonds in the field, tata Henny who died abrond Information is wanted and every one of these unservo chapter to silicon to a maid slag Instand of carbon to a and exported by stomers, then the salon Mit Jucks parriage containing his
children, was go up as a wild beast cage registed molation of the Croton culty tribe of Elamic deputies, marked to vou of James Blair, who, on voyage from Litli to themselves. And what of the quay Was As the molted metal is unisually anit, London, fell overlosed, and particulara era re erat such colour see at the water-aide as we it is enpesially suitable for steal castings, whil British Minister fhould decline to discuss | was led by al. Dassiebes in the churnoter of
is the establishment of Crete as Turkish to Ti-Fish House of Commons, must startle principality governed by Prines org. the doctor, who has not yet salablished his lavoro, quired as to sayuriting belonging to a clergymen It hider the influence of e'blazing, Ada vaba and true to pattern: any further the proposal of the Chiness buyer Negro, ****
Thomson, chemistry and surgery; Dr, Claris,
mense success and the "grown-ups wore so