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NOTES AND IMPRESSIONS FROM A TOUR IN CHINA.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
·SAINT JOHN AMBULANCE
ASSOCIATION.
are to be found. The shops në longer pregat the elaborate armamentation of the southern citics, nor are they open. Here the frequent dust storms' necessitate the shops being closed.
DE-ORGANISATION OF THE LOCAL BRANCH,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 1900
of being elected I shall be very glad tudead | to render all possible service. I can to the association. I do not at this moment know much about the subject, because it is more or less how to me, but if elected I should like to get hold of a book on the subject and study it. It seems to me that this is a matter which may be
LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWS VIL CEYLON.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
London, 28th October,
Secret correspondence between Mr. Krager
CHINESE IN LONDON.
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BOGIAL OBJECTioN, - They know already in Amerien and Australia. what an inflar of Chinamen mean, writer of a Daily Chronicle
Special the
Wo
[By H.B. SIR HENEY BLAKE, K.C.M.G.]
Yesterday at noon a public mooting was bela and pretooted by windows of paper, oyster-in the City Hall for the purpose of re-organis- (Continued.). At Taku we found only ten and a half feet sholls, or glass. The Boxar movement had so ing the local branch of the Saint John And of the bar. We waited for an hour as the tide for developed that two attacks ind been made balance Association and appointing a commities of great public utility, and that it is a thing and the Netherlands, prior to the war, has been the outskirts of the metropolia is likely soon to was rising, then we essayed to cross it, but stuck upon British forces on the borders of Weihai. H.E. the Governor (Bir Henry Blake, G.,M.G.) which should be encouraged in every way. I pablished, which shows that the Netherlands, teach it to us. The commercial aspect of the
hopelessly on its soft mad, and so remained until morning. Two ships of war were lying outside, No land was visible sacept the top of a ford to the westward. In the morning landed, pussing between the lines of forts, which looked as if they ought to be partiesly im- pregable, and also the now torpedo destroyers sugulantly taken by Lieutenants Keyes and Mackenzie with Hor Majesty's ships Fame and Whiting six weeks later. Had the forts before the attack on that occasion received the large reinforcerrents sent down to occupy them, the losses of the allied forces must have
we were joined by our friend Dr. Morrison, the Times correspondent at Peking, whe travelled with us to the capital, fall as usual of andate and of securate information on the affairs of the East. At every station on the
line there were numbers of travellers, and what
proxided, and he w supported Ly HE. Stajor- General Gascoigne, C.M.G., Viscount Suirdals, the Hon. J. Ji Keswick, and the Rev. R. F. Cobbold, local hon, BC There Major M. J. sent, among others, Dr. Clark, Major
supported by Germany, counselled moderation.
London, 28th October, Uitlander rafagoon are agitating against the and have held a monster meeting at Cape Town, delay in permission to return to their land,
notwithstanding the advies of the Mayor coun-
wet, and the Chinese delimitation commissioners had been carried off by them into Chinese terzi try. At the request of the Chinese Governor, which they duly effected, and the general im- Banister, and Mr. Hamilton Sharp British troops kąd proceeded to their rescues Whitty, R.A. M.€. Major S. F. Clark, R.A.M.O seconded by the Rov, R. F. CoBBOLD, a vote of and decided to petition the Queen in the matter. prosion was that if the government could be induced to slow a determined front the Boxer must soon collapse.
letter had been received from Sir John Car- rington exprossing regret that through illness
he was unable to attend.
selling moderation.
have still to learn the lesson in London; but the Chinese laundry that has just been started on
answer for the medical officers in my com and that they will be willing to do all they
question has already been discussed, but ita can in the way of giving instruction.
social aide is of even greater importance. The The motion was carríod. On the motion of the Hon. J. J. KESWICK,
are paying the natives the average wages of the promoters of the Chinese laundry atate that they
thanks was nocordou the Governor for presiding
trade, and are asking the customary prico from the public. That sounds, and for the present is, His EXUELLEN--Thank you very much.
well. In a year or twe, however, when the hope our next meeting will be a larger one, and
Three Boors at Fredoriskstad, who fired contract expins, it will be another tale. The that before we come to the conclusion to call a after having surrondered, were at once shot. men who are now employed will, according to second meeting wo shall have been able to stir
A gale has delayed the transport Aurania, the data afforded by experience, start for thum a certain amount of public interest in this mat-which only reached Southampton with the City'ves the moment they are free to lo zo, having fer and get a large number of outsiders to at- Imperials last evening. The march through the meantime acquired a little English, and foxil, because I am quite sure the society is well London and the reception by the Corporation board their way about. A Chinese native can worthy of publio support. The advantage of it was therefore postponed until Monday. All the live so sheaply, by reason of the quality and will be found year by year as we go on.
streets are beflagged and decorated, and were quantity of food he requires, that he can afford The proceedings then terminated.
to undersoll the white worker, and without doubt crowded by thousands throughout yesterday.
he will do it. That is, after all, but humeu OLIVERS FREEHOLD MINES,
nature the world over. Since he is an excellent LIMITED,
entrusted to him, it is shrious that the Colestial laundryman, poctaal, and never losse articles will thrive. Every fresh batch of coolies which the English promoters of the Chinese laundry import will, on the expiration of contract, pass on into the market in the same manner, a pro- cess which, logically, must end in one way, un- los, of course, there is sento external interron- tion. If it be asked why this lus not happened long ago, the answer lies in the nature of the
We are informed by Mesra, John D. Hum- phroys & Son, general managers of Olivers Freehold Mines, Limited, that they have received. a telegram from the mine, giving the result of last clean up as follows
London, 20th October.
The newspapers declare that London wel canes the City Imperial Volunteers as the first instalment of returning troops, symbolical of
the victorious Army of the Empire, and is squally pread of the other branches of the
service.
London, 30th October. The millions in London streets, to see the
City Imperiala return constantly broke through
the cordons of Volunteers, some of whom were
injured. The pageant was thereby marred, It is stated that four persons were killed and 188 injured.
Chinaman.
A NEW PROBLEM...
Very few antives would be possessed of the means to come to Englstad at their own risk.
over objections the Chinese may have to the supplied a portion of the force that afterwards class held and of the losturers and examiners, ward, also the lack of stopes is looking bottor nows of Prince Christian's death was withheld, i national wealth. There is a very much larger
coustenotion of a railway, it is evident that they are prepared to take full advantage of its facilities when mando."
From Tongku to Tientsin and thence to Peking he green thing was to be seen. The
joined the Boxers in attacking Admiral Sir Edward! Seymour's column. It is difficult to judge of the feelings of a people in reuse There were about five thousand men on parado, with fifty
or sixty breech-loading field guns,
man officers, and so far ne parade-ground drill what they appeared to be smart and efficient. I was not close enough to observe the state of their arms, but they were ali breech-loading rides.*****
625 tons of quartz crashed for a yield of 315 ounces retorted gobl; will run 5 weeks."
Mesers, Humphreys also sta e that they have received the following report of work done in connection with Olivers Freehold Minos during
The progress from Paddington to St. Paul's the mouth of September, 1900:-
Stopo over 100 ft. Level South.-Six men have Cathedral, and thence to the Guildhall and to worked continuously during the month in this the Honorabile Artillery Company's Barracks at Block, giving an output of sixty tous, work 10 Finsbury, was so impeded that the last part of dets. per ton, the present face shows an average the march took place in weird semi-darkness. of 18 io, stone which is still lengthening south. At the special request of the Royal Family, the than when last reported, as the Reaf is going lost a gloom should be cast over the festivities.
The War Office is completing arrangements through the floor which seemed to cut it off further north, which of course will give na for the demobilization of Reservista. much more payable stone to mine from this 300 Canadians will be quartered at Hounslow Block.
on their way hero. Rise and Stopo prer 150' Level South.---Have Lord Wolseley, in a special Army Order, month, 6 rising and 12 stopsing from rise, out- tic and soldior-like services, and welcomes then put for month 151 tons, average valas 19 dwts. home on behalf of the Army. per ton; the Rest here is not so wide as when
London, 31st October. last reported on giving an average of 18in. but 400 British Volunteers sail homeward from the Goid contents are higher, some of the stone the Capo to-morrow; and a composite Regiment assaying as high as 5 ons: per ton. The proof the Household Cavalry and a Battery of sent length of workings here in 110 feet with Horse Artillery sail on the 3rd November
250 more prisoners have left Bloemfontein en stone showing in both ends, the southern face shewing a vain 12in wide; average 1 oz. por ton. route to Ceylon.
2nd Intermediate North from Winze. Have A feature of the Boor tacties last week we in this Block, the output for month being 176 Colonial troops. shows 48in. of milling stone ap to the above tona average value 9 dute: The present face average; have done all the necessary filling in, the stat for which has come direct from the sinking of Main Shaft.
Fower still would dare the voyage, the separation from home, the great fear of the unknown chara toristio of the people, for an uncertainty. There are political economists who question whether unrestrained competition does really make for
these Chinese immigrants, whose risks are mumber who would dispute the assertion that minimised, are free labourers in an unrestricted market at all.he two points ara distinct, and should not be confused. The moral aspect of thisiselry matter is however, the crucial issue, because the English public has, as a whole. Ho little experience in handbug the problem which is presented in white communities where a con- siderable yellow population has established itself. THE HÔME QUESTION, It is not intended in any way to decry the Chinamas. In his own land he is law-abiding, civil, and respectful towards Europeans. (Politi He is honest and punctual, a good tradesman, cal complications are, of course, set on ene side.)
country is almost flat and was blasted by drought. The infantry had evidently been drilled by Ger- tended the classes. The expenditure had been employed 18 men in this Blöck during the thanks the Imperial Volautocre for their patrio- and it can only have been so generally neglected
The crops land not come up and starvation stared the population in the face. Clove to Peking there was some water procurable from wells and the crops were growing
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While in Paking we moved about the Tartar the notice couvaning the mesting, said he took The Rev. R. F. COBBOLD, after reading and Chinese cities and the environs freely, and upon himself to ask His Excellency the shair that day twice I went into the crowded Chinese city Governor to ocopy the alone. We found everywhere the most perfect because he was inently the right person to do so, not only in respect of his post civility, nor did woseo symptom either in Feking or in any one of the many towns visited very honourable position of Knight of Justice tton in the colony but because he hold the been very grout, Thanks to the kindness of Messra, Jardine, Matheson & Co., they us of any anti-foreign feeling. Into the of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John ramiteations of which great house extand to pative city of Tientsin indeed we did not enter. of Jerusalem in England. He had been ask- every treaty port in China, we found a special wo were warned that in the settlement it was en to explain to the maceting briefly the posi lion in which the local branch of this asso- train awaiting us and every arrangement made not considered safe in consequence of the proxi-ciation now found itself. Vory neurig seren for par comfort. The long train was crowded, ity of a large camp of Chinese troops. But years ngu Dr. Cantley, who was well known to at Shanhaikwan, where a week after we left all Hongkong residents as an enthusiastic large numbers of Chinese travelling in open flat tracks, each traveller using his baggage as a
Peking, we stayed for two days to examine the supporter and worker in connection with the
Saint John Ambulance Aesociation, asked him t seat or reclining on the hales of merchandise Great Wall, we met numbers of the soldiers of to undertake the duties of honorary secratory General Fung's army who were all civil and in Hongkong, Ho neked him what the duties with which the trucks were laden. At Tientsin
well behaved; and on the morning of our depar consisted of, and got the reply. Oh there is ture, wishing to see the troops on parade, I nothing whatever to do." Consequently he walked out alone to see the drill at i a.m., and said he wonki do the work, and he must admit be had done it very indifferently, because instead stood close by a number of buglers who had of having a properly organised local association fallen out and who took no further notice than they found easelves with only two members an apparently friendly intarast. Yet this army of the old committee Mr. Keswick und himself.
Howover, they had kept a record of the who, he was happy to say, had in every case given their services freely from their love of the work, and they had kept an account of their receipts and expenditure. The re ceipts were very small. They consisted of small fees or no fees at all paid by those who had et- a contribution to the Central Office at home, which it wasulways customary i for the branches of the association to make, and the purchase of some apparatus for the lostures, such as bandages, splints, sto. During the inst six years eleven courses of instruction had been given-five to The railway ends about three mills from
The day before we left Peking I had after-members of the Poles, four to members of the Peking, and from the termínus an electric
Hongkong Volunteers, one to a civil class, and noon tea with Baron and Baroness von Ketons to a class of women and girlaorganised by Miss train is taken to u point elösa to the south gato. The entrance to Peking through the south gate teler. A few days previously anti-foreign Eyre, in charge of the Baxter Mission School of the Chinese city is very striking: an immense placards had been found posted in Feking. As the result of these eleven classes 148 prizes | employed six men with No. 3 Machine Drill the night attacks specially directed against and an ideal servant. But East is East, and
were awarded It appeared that it had not oblong ses immediately within the wall, in but while the posting of such placards in
a medallion the examination in first aid must which an array could assemble, and a broad China is always a uson for mareful obser- always been known that in order to qualify for flagged road running straight down the centre ratio, neither the German Minister nor, so far be passed three years in saccession. It was an to the Tsion Men or sonth gate of the Tartar we could hear, the Ministers of any foreign unfortunate tiroomstance that this had not bear city. For halt a mile this wide road runs Legation and any idea of the storm that was Fenemlly known. Consequently ons or two examination two gentlemen and passed so soon to burst over the north-eastern province. years in saccession and then owing to their through the crowded Chinese city, and the donse
We left Peking on the 11th of May, and were ignorance of the regulations or possibly to throng of upis drawn by rules, asses, or bul- locks. Rickshaws, camels, with their wild-look-companied to the station by Messrs. Dering their absence from the colony they had not and ours, of the Hritish Legation, and Dr. presented themselves the third your. It ing drivers, Chiness on horseback dressed in
Morrison, the Trikes correspondent, and after a was now desired to re-organise the branch hot and dusty journey found Tientsin in all the nothing at all for the committee to do, but they her. There would be, is Dr. Cantley all excitement of its unyugl race meeting. Here wanted enthusiasm and a general interest spread the confluence was not quite so absolute. Two in this very excellent work. He was once invit. 6 Miners with No 3 Machine Drill; have sunk extradited and conveyed to a penitentiary in gotten that the traditional restraints which or three mysterious fires had taken place, and ag gentlemen to attend a class for lectures when one gentleman whom he approached replied, there were whispers of possible incendiarism; Oh no, I wont can I don't me at
lit but this was apparently all forgotten se renatal answer to that was that it was not will do mo any greed. Of course the sans and Chinese streamed out along the road because of the good it would do him that he to the racecourse, where West and East met to asked him to join the class but because of the watch the racing, in which we seemed to take good it would ouble him to do to other people an equal interest. But one of the oldest inhabi- He then called upon His Excellency to present touts who had special means of knowing the the certificates ant medallions. real feelings of the Chinese said among all shapes there is a string anti-foreign feeling. They know that foreigners come to Chize and make money, seriously disturbing their ways and customa in the process. They do not realise the mutual benefit of foreign trade, and assume that all money made by foreignore is lost by Chim. Their political economy is on a par with that of the Irishman who took comfort that the hated Scotchman could not come and bay large quantities of potatoes for exportation in the scarce year of 1879 because they weren't
brilliant colours, and men of every nationality north of the Yollow River forined a sight never to be forgotten. This Chinese town has since been burnt down by the Boxers, but entrance to this portion of the aty brings one no nearer to the forcing of the Tartar city if its splendid gates are held by a hostile force,
That evening at the Hôtel de Peking, the landlord spoke of the intense diftisfaction ex isting among all classes of Chinese in Peking, The day befiro a young mandarin had said to him, The Emperor has ko towed four or five times for szún, and he rain has come. What good is he or the Dowager Empress for the Empire Food had gone up over 50 per cont. and the people were beginning to be very rest. les. He thought revolution probable if the drought continued, in which case the malcon- tants would probably replace & Ming upon the throne. Having rogard to Inter events, the opinions expressed at the time by people on the spot are interesting. The boy on the hotel were all soldiers. Asked why they came to the hotel for employment, they replied that their pay of five and a half daturs per month became in it." two dollars and twenty cents when the officers und non-commissioned officers had taken their agreeze, so they worked for their living, turning ut for inspection when a superior officer came round. a
A FRENCHMAN ON THE SOUTH
AFRICAN WAR,
The recipients of medallions were Messrs. L. Brett. H. E. Hance, and A. P. Noble, the recipients of certificates being Meases. J. H Mody, Geo. Tuely, and A. 1. Button,
R EXCELONY the mid-I am sorry there is not a larger attendance here to day, for I hope that a large number of the general community will take an interest in this excellent tion. The object of the association is to nssonistion--the Saint John Anbulance Associa
large n
According to latent arrangements the Colo- West is West," and thus sums up the difficulty. nials will be the guests of the Nation for a fort-mately satisfied in a normal manner. He has his In China the man's human instincts are legiti- night.
home-vratched to our way of thinking.porkaps
GENERAL NEWS.
Stopsing under 200 Lovel North.-This stopa shows an average width of stone of 24in,, but has not been quite so good for past month, but look- ing a little better at present; have employed men with No 1 Machine Drill; output from trip to Gibraltar and Malta. same 184; tons average valus 6 dwts, por ton. the hundred feet by wages mon, the Contractor Sinking Mein Blaft-Have been finishing failing to Bains in contract have employed 27 feet for month, making a total depth from surface of 395 feet; also have cut hitches to tako. trade det, talling tehdern for mother 110 foot sinking.
MR. CHAMBRELAIN IN THE MEDITERRANEAN,
London, 27th October. Mr. J. Chamberlain has sailed on a pleasure
tion of shortstoppage for cleaning up, etc; crush. Battery-Has ran full time with the excdn. ing 495 tons of stone from inreks Mine for a total yield of 11.595 dets. Have also crushed 19 tone from Queen dine for. & ozs. 15 dwis.; giving an average of 7.10 dwts, për ton,
Assay Office. All necessary assays have been made.
GERMAN COMMERCIAL
'IN CHINA..
AIPIDO IN A PENITENTIARY.
London, 28th October. Sipide, who attempted the life of the Prince of Wales, has been rearrested in Paris, and Brassels.
ALLEGED COWARDICE OF AN AMERICAN OFFICER AT PEKING.
London, Mh October.
Anerican Marines, with cowardice during the Mr. Conger bas charged Captain Hall of the siege of the Legations. General Chaffee, who hold an enquiry, resonended that the utter be dropped; but the Commandant of Marines will investigate it before a proper Court,
CEYLON'S NEW REGIMENT.
Caloutts, 20th October. The 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light POLICYInfantry will proceed to Ceylon in two parties. on the 21st November and the 15th December respectively, the RIMS. Canniga embarking both parties at Calcutta.
EUBSIA AND THIBET.
Londen, Slat October:
The Nooo Vremya says that the situatia in
- bat still his own. He has his family and if has relations with-parent, wife and child differ greatly from these among ourselves, they never- theless meet the requiroments of the man'a on the other hand, these coolies, mostly young, are nature, which is the whole point. In England,
cut off from the means of forming now domestic ties, to take the place of those severed by dis 12ace, just at the very age, too, when the social usage of their own people prescribes marriage as suitable and proper. Nor should it be for
"old custom" impotes upon the native at home. are removed at the same time, and nothing sub- stituted in place; The promoters of the layn- dry say that they will contain the natives to attended. But this is a free country, and the their quarters and norar allow them ont un agate Chinge will not take long to discover that he cannot be permanently detained against his will; and, he will sooner or Inter insist on going out during his hours of recreation. A HALF-CASTE POPULATION. followed in America, in Melbourne, Sydney, Geo. Then the inevitable will follow lure, as it has long, and other Australian cities-white girl wires, and girl mothers not always wives, with the hapless half-caste babes who never seem to grow up into useful or desirable members of society. Who is there has ever visited the East and not felt a heartache over those strange, sad Eurasian children, upon whom even the hand of God seems heavy, for, aa all who work among them agree, they seem to inherit the vices of both race and the virtues of either P
The Cologne Gazette of the 8th alt. gives prominence, to an article on "Commerce and rested in German industry. The selicle com Policy contributed by a correspondout into- number of the complains that to math prominencs has lately China sufficiently explains the attempt of Thibet munity as possible so that they will be all been given to the question of Christian to seek repprochement with Bussia, and to vendor Brat sid tutil such time as misions in China, and urges that, although in view of the renown of Russia's teatment of medicul man can be summoned. This has been the interests and the safety of the missions Central Asiatic peoples, it is natural if all
WHY SHOULD WE ADULTERATE OUR BLOOD?. found of great importance. and of enor ought not to be neglected, the first place Western and Northern China sought tranquility mons service both at home and abroad in the Chinese polity of the Government ought under the wgis of the Tsar,
In a free country no legal safeguard has ever boon found strong enough to protect the com I may say that the association has sout to be given to the cause of German commterve VANS CALCUTTA AND THE PLAQUE.
munity from this evil. Among those who live out a large number--about 500-to fhu and of the industrial export trade. The Im
Calcutta, 1st November. war in Bouth Africa, where they have been of purial, Government has already, the writer. ad- No pingue cases have occurred in Calcutta upon starvation's level there must always be found some women who welcome any arm strong very great asistance. I can quite understand mits done much to promote German prosperity for five days, and the port is likely to be declared enough to provide them with food and shelter, people in Hongkong not realising the necessity in the Far East. If at the Chinese treaty ports free immediately,
even if the, marriage be that no marriage— M... de Molinari in the Journal des for such knowledge as that which the association there are German commercial houses that can
union with a Chinese. The question, which Economistes (Paris) says that he cannot approve seeks to impart. We know that at most of
vie with the English this is largely due to
demands solution, should the new laundry be the establishment of Imperial steinship lines the rather warlike attitude adopted by the the Police Stations here there is an ambulance. Peace Congress towards England After The idea is that if we can get a branch providing those connexions without which the
the success its promoters angur, is this-how marking that it is much to be regretted that saticiently large and collect a certain amount in German carrying trade would have gone to
A representative of the Times of Ceylon has is it justifiable to make private profit, or even the differences between the Transvaal and Great less we would in the frst place establish cas
foreign countries and partimilary to England.
interviewed the Boar General Olivier, then on to meet publie convenience, at the expanse of a Britain were not settled otherwise than by war, or two ambulance stations in the town
The article concludes: What we traders parole in Colombe. The General spoke of his future generation whose working class will tend M. de Malinor, asks who is responsible for this which might be of iss in the event of desire is that in the development of the Chipere trip to Nuwara Eliya, where he saw H.E. theit may well be almost against their will-to
eccident. There is another thing which question and at the conclusion of peace we
Governor, whom he thonglit a very nice and became largely half-easto P war, and says:
Berore answering this question it would I think the society might take up, and that should not be thrast aside in favour of the friendly man, and of his visit to Kady. The have been well carefully to examine the facts of is the dissemination of knowledge of how missions. The expansion of German commerce picturesqueness of Kandy appealed to him. Por P. & 0.steamer Malta, sailed on the 27th views and he Lather than an artistic point of the
Looking at the matter, however, from a business they were, cortaly. not reproduced in the per- and arguments of both parties. That would have one day last year I was out in my launch the chief concern of a sound po and com.ral remarked: "The country I have seen has from Manila, 54 balos hide outtings, from.
only on this basis that the commercial,
Next day we accepted an initation to stay at the British Legation, where for a week we enjoyed the charming hospitality of Sir Claude and Lady MacDonald, and had the great plea sure of ruking the ucq quintance of many men bers of the diplomatic circle at Faking, a circle in which, whatever, diplomatic divergence of
sonal relations of the Corps Diplomatique, which were delightfully dial A visit to the Tsungli Yamora gowdai how dunly such o'crime as the murder of Baron spn Ketteler, a month
lator, could have been accomplished. That most
modest elked if which, of in visita are received
time
is
A BOER GENERAL ON CEYLON.
EXPORT CARGO.
For London:-1,560 bales hemp
toon a slow batur proceeding. Unfortunately when another launch came alongside with the sovereign judge who is called public opinion gentleman on board who had been bath: aquently the political prestigd of the Empire all been very pretty to look at, but it in no good Manila, 171 sacks gum copsi from Manila, 12 always in a hurry. He has so many matters ing and who had sunk and was vory near can be built up, and wo do not think for farming. I have looked about the hill cases M. O: P. shells from Manila, 5 COSCE of all sorts in hani! Besides, he possesses such being drowned. Happily he recovered, and it superfluous just now to recall this country, but there is not one spot where you cigars from Manila, 200 boxes ten, 750 pkgs. delicate tact that he can at once distinguish it struck me at the that every foot to remembrance. The Government has sould farm." The General repeated over and ten, 5,739 boxes tea, 50 bales wuste silk opt, the innocent from the guilty. Could he launch in Hongkong ought to have a copy made the upen door the cardinal point over again the remark: There is only one Manchester, 30 bales raw silk, 5 cases silks, 343 rolls mats and matting, 1 osse bird feathers, 13. hesitate a moment between the English and of the leaflet disseminated by the Saint John of its policy and wo entirely approve of South Africa." the Boore, this little population of farmera Ambulance Association showing exactly what its sotion. But we desire that this polisy should Have you been to Boubi Africs und soon | pkgs, private effects, 2 cases silverware, 6 casios By cigars, 20 casks preserves, 500 cases preserves, by the body of very stille old gentlemen who had shepherds and consequently eminently ought to be done in the event of people being not be a phrase, but that in the approaching the fruit there p" asked the Goneral. convey foreign representations to the Grand sympathetic F It in trae that the Boers can taken out of the water after having been negotiations for peace the object in view should jingo, you ought to see our grapes, peaches. 15 chaca sundries For Lyons-139 bales raw be reproached with having taken the land immersed for some time. Now it is necas be not merely to open the door, hat to lift the oranges, plans, pears and apples, Your sille. For Marseilles-96 bales raw silk, 335 halos Council the really governing body from the natives and paid them with gun- sary if we are to do anything that gates but of their sockets and to burn them so as oranges here are not the right sort. They are pierced cocoons, A estes silks, 200 phys, tea, 25 proached from Logation Street by tortuous Lines shots and with treating as animals the persons committee should be appointed. and after to prevent them from ever being again set and top small and hard. South Africs is good for bales canes, 4 casos human hair. 2 pkgaundries. so barrow in mugy Pluees that a foot palgenger, they had thus stripped. But those men have the committee. haa
12 beon appointed closed. We also desire that effective support anything. There you find grain, fruit, coal,
J. REMEDIOS. must stand aside in a doorway to admit of the black skins, stic, as hentesquieu said, It is should meet at some future time and try to in-ahould be given to a policy of penetration (aze) horses, makes, shoop, in fact you can get say I
silver, gold, diamonds, lead, copper, cattle,
NORJIGN AND COLONIAL STAMP passage of a chair, and from any one of thone put a soul, and especially a good soul, into
difficult to conceive that God, Who is wise, has duco the public to take a little more interest in which would make it easier for as than it has
ANNA DEALER this maties and to show them the advantage litherto been to extend the feelers of our comthing from a stone to a sovereign," and here.
No. 37, CAIBE ROAD, HONGKONG. doorways the occupant could be shot with cor body that is entirely black The Loers can of attending a course of lectures which I have more throughout the whole Chinese Empire with a hearty laugh, the General pulled out of
Will be glad to send STAMP8 on approval. tainty His safety could only be securod by also be reproached with having outrageously no doubt the medical gentlemen in the colony During the negotiations for peace fliese oss his pookat a handful of South African gold
receipt
of satisfactory refer having all doors orsed and the streets cleared oppressed the Utlanders by not only putting will be glad to deliver, as I have always found mercial questions will undoubtedly be discussed coins. Talking of cattle, the General aid he, to any address on
BUCHÉ, pigs in before he passed. The principal streets of the upon them all the texation of the Transvaal, that in cases of this kind the medical fraternity and decided, and there is every probability that was much amused at the sight of our
Is sisa prepared to purchase PORTAGE but by wringing bribe from them in addition, are always ready to come forward and fender when they come up for discussion we shall be in the water as he described the Ceylon buffalo STAMPS in Large or Small Qual for Cash. Tartar city, in which all the Legations are It is true that the Fitkinders are foreigners, assistance freely. Mr. Cobbold tells me it Call the more favourable a position for imposing Our Bouth African blocks," he said. "would
AGENTS WANTED situated, us straight and wide wide that Were not the Boors, therefore, who have been in customary for those who attend the leo our will upon the Chinese Government and that, Dot live anywhere in Ceylon, and so far na I
15 to 20 per cent Discount 1686 the practicablo part of the street is an embank nourished by Bible reading, authorized to treat bares to make a donation, but there is no asking to eparate rights for ourselves, we shall can see, no cattle would thrive here.
certain that there is goldan Ceylon TAUK CHEONG POONG, ment in the contro almost twenty feet wide and them as the Israelites treated the Philistinestes. An invitation is given to everybody to be able to osant upon the support and co-operated the General, and with this opinion. NAVY & MILITARY TAILOR
As for the English, they are notoriously attend, and if they attend three courses of ton of other Powers. It will be the duty of the his son concurred, anding that although it was DRAPER AND OUTFITTER. matipalkstic race, Have they not among ather lectures and acquire sufficient knowledge, from Government not to be oblivious of material ai Bhat ren clong the ambenkment on either misdeeds wet up the proud pretention of com- what they have heard for three years running well as so-called moral interesta, since the latter lifeult to tall from the surface he was perfecte
AEMENTS made by hand; guaranteed
seven feat high, constructed from borrow pite
barriers against their trade? I not their free men to-day who have attended the stipulated
General Olivier expressed the opinion that
the
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in the rainy reason, 18 well as being the even in their own colonies the protectionistench as has been rated to the three gentle-dormer This is the progratome of a business there was a great future before. Laylon Handkerchiefs, Boots, Shoes, &c., for:"Sale. side, and become demand dangerous pools peting with the entire world by suppressing then they will be entitled to receive a medallion would come to grief wifliout the prosparity of the ly sure he could make it pay himself perfect ft. Hata, Bhirts, Books, Silk'
dumping ground for all house refuse.
The trade policy an intolerable humiliation for the course of lecturer TAROWS policy, and it ought tiot to be obscured fruit growing country. He firmly believed that New; and Fashionable Goods. Prices vary ords and sentimental feeling mixture, which cuts were and more foul protectionist nations? Hat publie opinion need The Hon. J. J. KESWICK proposed the
many of the South African fruita would grow madurste as the dry weather advazicos, la killed over of any other proof in older maniniously to following a committes H. E. this Governo FORWARD POLICY OF THELAERIS COMPANY, well in the mountain districts of Ceylon, pro- No. 65, Queen's Road CENTRAL
"Hongkong, 18th October, 1900, 40 the embarknient to by the dust while the condemn their condest towards the Ereri And president Condheim, saj on many years confusion has arisen, between, vided there was not too much rain during rats are filled with the mud soopped from the if the English had had the audacity to present Genaral Gascoigne CMG and Sir John Car the original Liebig Company's Extract and other ripening period.
themselves before arbiters caid the decision of tington, C.M.Gice-presidenta Sir Thomas Extracte called by Liebig's name. The genuine
General Olivier enjoyed very good healthDAVID CORSAR & SON'S hottom. The system, if nasty, is cheep, and these umpires have both in opposition to the Jackson, Iity Instructor General T. Bolster Liebig Company's Extract bears the blus sig throughout his stay. He speaksin terms of with the springles Poking cart the embank- sovereign verdict of public opinion England MDRH, Lieut. Col Hughes, PMO,, Dr. J. nature J. V. Jasbig, but to make the distination praise of the kindness of the British offlers at ments, soft with mud in wet weather and dust took good care, therefore, not be have recure M. Atkinson, P.C.M.0 Dr. Steadman, the clearer and to remove il risk of buying imitations the Camp, and mentioned that, through their is drought, aro deridedly easier going than the to arbitration, and it is this resolution that Hon. J. J. Keswick, and the Rev. R. F. Cobbold. it will henceforth bear an additional trade mark courtesy, he had been enabled to read the Ceylon caused her to be tolerably well abused by the H. E. the MAJOR-GENERAL, in seconding, composed of abig's Extract of Mest Co's and other papers with the telegraphío neus in- flagged or macadamised conds, a few of which Fence Congress
said-I can only say that if I have the honour initials, LE
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