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tory adds to the confurlan-The way how Lady Jane Grey came to the throne was that he married, the Dauphin (Philip II) Iron- sides is a brief and generous nobleman "Magna Charla was great charts WEN & famous catlaw man who Kved in the Sherawood Forest. He robbed the rich but help the poor": Act of Security was need to make some mat Pilgrimage of Grace was a book written by John Banyan during his confinement in Bedford jail. Ignorance of the elements of geography leads to such statements as
India on
the continent of Europa has been subject to England" : Bank, of England has beautiful mountain ranges high peaks" A boy naked to give the provisions of the Treaty of Union says Tea vaa brought to England by the Dutch from China, tobacco and potta tore was brought to England by Drake."
HONGKONG POST OFFICE. The roport of Mr. Er Cornwall Lewis, Acting Portmaster General, for the year 1900, Wa make the is published in the Gazelle. following extracts:
Departmental Changes The Postmaster General obtained twelve months love of ab sence and left for England on the 6th March,ter ancure The Assistant Postmaster General wa. ap. pointed to not during is alwoncs, and the duties of the Assistant Fostmaster General divided between the Accountant and the Superintendent of the money order office.
On the 1st January, the six Armonian Clerks, referred to in last year's Report as having been engaged, entered upon their duties. I regret to say, however, that aftor two or three months experienes of Post Office work, to which they were quite now, they all, more or less became dissatisfied, not only with the hard work and long hours, but also with the salaries which they received, and which they considered ware the fact that they were iplequate, owing to strangers to Hongkong. By the end of the year four had severed their connection with
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 29TH, 1901
Some of the replies to grammatical questions are worth recording-The feminine of "doer is varionely given as swine, antelene, stag: deerees and heifer of marquis as marqui chess, maquiness, mergins, marqueens, and már- quil: of" peacock" as weathercock and henpes...
as foxess, bitch and victim cock; of. "fox
LATE TELEGRAMS.
NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA,
Adelaide, 29th March. THE FROGRESS OF EVENTS. The Boer forces under several of the com- mandants have effected a junction, and are proceeding through the Orange River Colony.
The Swasis are intercepting and killing
of the retreating Boers. The Boers who have surrendered show a
March 3 th general desire to assist the British forcas
many
SIE A. MILNER PRAISED. Lord Selborne, the First Lord of the Ad- miralty, has denounced the agitation against Sir A. Milner, the South African High Cone- missioner, and praised his statesmanship in stemming two invasions of the Cape Colony without infringing on the constitution of the provinca.
THE REINFORCEMENTS.
10th April.
INBUBRDINath troops AT PEKING: More serious acts of insubordination are re-
INTIMATIONS.”
ported to have oncurred among the allied troops, locomotion and the absence of any harbour EYE-SIGHT.
the Germans being the latest offenders. The prolonged uncertainty and inaction is producing great Irritation among the troops, with above result. The Ambassadors enggost the forma tion of a camp for portion of the allied forces. about twelve aflos from Peking.
MANCHURIA AND CHINA
The Peking correspondent of the London Times eays that the representatives of the allied Powers will take the first favourable opportunity of securing the formal recognition of Manchuria as an integral part of Chins,
AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.
Adelaide, 30th March. THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
Evidence is increasing that the fiscal issue throughout the mates is regarded as the crucis point of the Federal elections, and excitement
prevails.
pleasant residence, as, apart from the fact that there is no water-the mains sinking into the limestone rock the extreme discomfort of whence the product could be conveniently ship- ped, will deter any settler from seeking a home there until ether more favourable spote ure occupied." Within ten years or so after this prophecy the island has & population living and thriving on it of some 600 onls, and from
it a Pastolean the phosphate deposits found ou stream of gold is flowing into the pockets of British shippers, commission agents, agricul turists, insurance agents and stockholders of the company working it.
MR. N. LAZARUS, Oculist-Opticiau, of London and Calcutta, may be consulted for SPECTACLES at 18, Queen's Road Central (R. HOUGHTON & CO) (Nearly opposite the HONGKONG HOTEL). Basiness Hours:
Da.m. to pima,
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Great propertion of cataracts and diseases affecting those advancing in life occur to those having some deficiency in the construction
of the eyes-the many years of Eye Strain ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight.
Constantly recurring headaches, spells of dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters running together; any of theas symptoms indi-
ente a deficiency in the form of the eye requir
23-new appointments were made during the tib, back, fox, wroteh, witzer, show, tom and been sent to the Cape sizing Ist of Februhy the mother colony, Barton is hopeful and Reid Singapore, and the mother pinch more ing Glasses only to correct and cure.
mare
plural
the Offida Indiating the abore six Clerks, The masculing of hitch appeare a wizard
""hen'
beak al cork; of year, and 12 Clark's resigned. With the excep. tom-bitch; of
mare, scullion. dete, filly, ewe tion of thres-one with 11 yom servies and
hare, staline, hiefer, ballien, ram, stalion; and of two with three years none of thees who rỡ.
"you" sos-pig, bara-pig, sower big, swine, signed had coraloted even your service.
Mr FX Maolado. formula is given-us formulis, far- pock, sore, ball, belle, and horse. The In the month of May, the Postanitor at Shangkai for the bag period puts formulii, formalus, formule, formless, of 23 years, retired in a pension, which ho fally
formula, formuliis, formatee, formuli, formulars deserved after him tengthened and faithford ser
and formulnes; of dictum dictumoes, vice of 43 years in the Department. He was succosded by Mr. W. 3. Bolly, the Senior Clerk diciumes, dictis, dictaus, data, dictumess, dietaa, "Concord" is of the Genoral Pest Offes, Hongkong, who in dietumaa, dictor, dictumies, bis turn was succeeded by Mr. G. G. Warnett, defned to be that which does not depend upon transferred from the Sanitary Board. There anything else." The comparative and superia sick." were numerous changes at Shanghai owing to live degrees of "ill" are given as
"Bickness." resignations, and with the advent of a new"
Faw of the bove, say the examiners, knew the Postmaster, the long needleri additional assist- nace was pressed for, and I am pleased to say English equivalent for the Chinese title of Here are a few that three extra men were granted by the the Registrar General. Government
International and Local Corespondence. The table shows an increase under sach head in both lasers of maily dealt with. Attention is drawn to the large number of lags doalt with, viz, 74,844, an increase of over ten thousand on the total of the previous year.
Postage Stamps From monthly sales of stamps at Hongkong the total amount received was $217,619.24, an invresse of 3820.79 on that of the previous year. The sales of stamps at the British Post C at Shanghai and at the
residaringe-Lord of Wa Mang, Your Re gistreses General, Your Honour Colonel General, Office of the Pritty. Dear Reston! General, The Benefactor, Colonel Registerer, The Governman, &c..
THE OLDEST INTERNATIONAL
FOOTBALL MATCH,
The Eugby match between England and Scotland takes us back to the roseate dawn of international football. Mr. C. W. Alcock had
The elections throughout Victoria and New The Colonial Secretary states that twenty-South Wales yesterday Fers conducted very eight thousand five hundred niounted men have quietly. Regarding results of the polling in this year, and that six thousand more are now awaiting transports.
AFRICANDER PROTEST AGAINST CROWN' COLONY GOVERNMENT."
A deputation of Africanders has arrived in London, und desire to address Parliament, pro- testing against the proposed Crewn Colony administration of the late Republics..
2nd April.
TOO MANY APPLICATIONS TO JOIN “B. 1.
Baden Powell's fores has stopped recruiting at 1,100. There are five thousand applications for the three hundred commissions required for this forst.
THE RAND MINA B.
Bir Alfred Milaer advocates the early re- opening of the Rand mines us a means teyards farthering peace throughout the/Transvaal.
3rd April.
IMPORTANT BOER CONFERENCE. Latest news from the Cape states that an Important acting is about to take place be tween the three Hour leaders-De Wei, Steyn, and Botha-in the Ermelo district, and resul of this conference is awaited with interest.
The remnant of the Transvaal Boers are very Kard pressed in the vicinity of Vryheid, near the Zulu border.
SWAZIS TO BE KEPT QUIET..
Great Britain has asked the Swazis to refrain fre active interference with the Beers, sad to
4th April.
ix quite satisfied.
In Victoria the Protectionists have on easy majority.
Rad April. Excepting Victoria, where a great prepou- derance of Protectionists have boon elected, all the Staten pronounce in favour of a revenue tariff only. Burton will probably, therefore modify his recent protectionist utterances in order to command a working maiority in the
3rd April.
THE QUESTION OF PROTECTION,
House.
THE GREAT DIVORCE SUIT.
The story of the island-which is situated in 8. int. 10 deg. 23 min. E., long, 105 deg. 19 miu.is romantic and of mers than passing interest. Its discovery in the commercial sense dates from the days of this Challenger expedi. tion. That expolition cost Great Britain £300,000, and there have been many who have warped at the expenditure of so largo a sum for results which apparently were of little value in an ordinary utilitarian sense,
The expedition has, however, been the in- direct means of adding Christmas Island to the British Crown, and in years to come. country also, are likely to receive from it alone that the cost of the expedition, the leading scientific member of which was convinced, in face of the eminent geographer's report quoted above, that there as value scientifically und
Нія ре also commercially in the idund. searches among the deep-sea deposits in the vicinity of the island led him to this conclusion, and in order to secure protection in developing it, he pressed the Government in 1887 to take late Duke of Argyll, and Christmas Island was over the island, obtaining the assistance of the formally annexed by the British Government in the following year, a lease extending over a hundred years being granted to this scientist Islands, jointly, at a yearly rental of £159. and Mr. Clunies Ross, of the Cocos Keeling
The notorious Coningham, divorce case was excitement. After deliberating for two and a concluded at Sydney yesterday, auidst great quarter hours the jury returned a ver et af not
The prospecting of the island covered fully guilty. The judge. in dismissing the petition, a decade, and finally, a small private company, Maid he ultogether agreed with the finding composed of a fer seen eminent in the worlds A sesuo followed. The petitioner half rose as of science, chemistry, and engineering, was it to speak, and then fell forward on the table, formed. This company, as if by a magician's sobbing, bitterly. A minute later ho sprang touch, has transformed what was previously from his sent, and rushing forward to where only a haunt of cats and rats and a resting Father O'Haran was receiving the engrat ala-place for sea-birds, into a basis for the output tions of friends and eminsel attempted to of one of the most valuable fertilisers known seize him by the throat, at the same time to modern agriculturists. Within a singlo yelling Let me get at him-I will have year after the commencement of operations the justice. The petitioner was anised by several hidden wealth of the island has began to teen from it, and quarters of the world as distant as policemen, und still struggling furiously, and
for The jury added to their verdict, that in their ing its memorial treasure and calling opinion the evidenco was insuficient to prove increased supplies.
Trytaru to the island. This spraised top conspiracy on the part of the petitioner and his wife. The court has been packed daily of a submarine mountain, round which seas rob dagikion of the jury was roclived with tumanla depth of three English miles, is but tou miles trous chouring
long and seven broad, with an area of 40 to 50 square miles. Ae alreally Sudicated, it rises out of waters deeper than those which surround any other tropical island.
several British Postal Agencies, zmounting stranged a match in London ander the then remain quiet during the continasace of the wildly vociferiting, was reinoved from the court. England and Germany and Japan aru absorb.
Association roles in November, 1870. between Englishmen and Scotchner, mostly resident in the Metropolis, and the game was described
THE BOER FAILURE.
'together to the sum of 376,220.55.
Parcel Fost. The Parcal Post Sranetion, again this year show an increase on that of the handled in 1900 boing 54,396 (of which 6.315 between England and Scotland. Such boldness been a disastrans failure. It is believed that throughout the hearing of the case, and the down almost perpendicularly from its #hores to previous year. The total number of parcels
woro inanred) against 19,054 (of which 6,217 were iusured);
Revenue and Expenditure-The total revenue received in 1900 was $325,60338, exceeding that of 1899 by $7.69397, and the total ex- penditure was 5235,265.12, less by: 32,639 58 than that of 1899. The ast balance to credit of the Hongkong Post Ofea on the year's transactions amounted to the large sum of
390,340.28.
at once to be dealt with
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Cruder date
as this evoked the finest sporting challenge it has ever been one's lot to read. December 6, 1870, the appended urtel, full of patriotic pride, was issued through the Prosa- There is a pretty general fealing among Scotch football players that the football poner of the old country was not properly represented in the last so-called International" football
match, not that we took the play of the gentle men who represented Scotland was otherwise than very good, for that it was so very ably prored by the stout resistance they offore to their opponents, and by the fact that they were beaten by only one gual, but that we cox- sider the Association rules, in accordance with which the late match was played, not sach as to bring together to best from Scotland could turn out. Almost all the leading clubs of the conutry play by the Rugby code, and have no opportunity of practising the Association game, even if willing to do so. We therefore forl that a match played in accordance with any rules other than those in general uso in Scot had as was the ouse in the late match is not
one that would meet with support generally from her players. For our own satisfaction. therefore, and with a view of really testing against an English what Scotland can
inith.
The enemy now admit the Cape raid to here De Wet and Botha hava 1,300 men unitedly.
THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENTS. The Adelaide sixth contingent sails to-day la the troopship Worrigat. be marsh through the streets yesterday created only a moderate amount of enthusiasm The fifth contingent has arrived at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
A number of Australians have recently re- ceired promotions for conspicuous gallantry.
Baden-Powel has reserved 1,500 places for: those colonials wishing to join him after the disbandment of Australian forces 20w at the front.
MULES AND HOLSES.
6th April.
The Boer agents have succeeded in obtaining an injunction from the American authorities, restraining any further shipments of males from New Orleans for the British, as being an in triugement of the law of neutrality.
Six thousand Canadian horses are being ship ped for use in South Africa
THE WIVES AND FAMILIES FUND.
The total amount subscribed throughout the British Empire, ap to the end of last December, for the relief of the wives and families of soldiers and sailors engaged in the war, in South Africa and China, was two millions six hundred thousand pounds.
BOLE FLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
An euormons resting of sympathisers with octor O'Haran las leen held in Sydney. Subscriptions to pay the costs of the trials have been-premised up to nearly two thousand pounds.
9th April.
The New Zealand Federation Commission is
NEW ZEALAND AND FEDERATION.
still sitting in Melbourne. Much evidence is being adduced in favor of New Zealand joining
the Australian Federation.
THE DUKE'S VISIT.
The Netherlands and U.B. Governments are each sending a worship to attend the festivities in Melbourne in connection with the arrival of the Duke of York,
GENERAL NEWS.
ITALY AND GERMANY,
London, 4th April. The meeting between Connt von Balor, the Senor Zabar German Itaperial Chancellor, a deli, the Itsiinu Premier, which has already been reported, was of a most cordial character. Senor Zanardelli, it is stated, reiterated the desire expressed by Count Von Bulow for the maintenance of a cordial friendship between Italy and Germany,
GROUNDJEG OF A GERMAN DATTLESHIP. London, 4th April. The German battleship Kaiser Friedrich
Mc. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTA- CLES only after testing the sight.
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Moreover, fru a scientifle point of view it is the most interesting islaud on the fare of the earth. When the ploneer inlabitant pitched his tent on the virgin shoreland of the isle, be could only discover two species
On Sale ut "HONGKONG DAILY of hate, two species of rate, and a shrew mouku, These were the only mammals. Down to the very water's edge the surface of the PLESS" Office and Local Nowagents. island is covered with vegetation. Slopes, clail Hongkong, 20th April, 1901, with trees, tall as Norwegian pines," through which nothing is visible but glints of the sky, lead to a great central plateau, some 800 to 900 feet above the sea level, nut the highest peak în the island, called Murray Point, is 1,100 fest above the level of the Indian Ocean. TheI platean is covered with excellent sell so rich that all tropical fruits and plants grow laxur- iantly, and a.perial form of sago may yet find its way to the markets of the world frow Christmas Island.
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SUPPLIES.
Mooy Orders-The total amount of orders itsuse and paid in Hongkong and Shanghai was $1,102,140.62, which was an increase on that of the previous year of $465,74290. The increase in the number of Indian regiments stationed at Hongkong will amount for the larger number and amount of Indian orders drawn in 1900. The sales of Imperial und local postal notes similarly exceeded the sales of 1800. The total of the former amounting to £6,149 178,-24. and the latter to $6,401.50. The incressed sale of Imperial Postal notes was largely due to sach being applied for to a greater extent by the Naval men on this station, particularly as their number had of safe been so much added to by the additional
The plateun is one long succession of blocks of phosphate varying in depth down skipa sent ont, to augment the Chius feet.
to 40 feet. At present these blocks are General-Owing to the troubles in North
roots of the trees Ching, and the consequent despatch there of team, we as representing the football interests
picked up from the British troops, including a large number of of Sentland, hereby challenge any team,
Latest advices received in Brussels are to the
and exported. They are white almost as snow, and full of pure phosphate of lime to the extent Indian Regiments, it can well be understood selected from the whole of Enginad, to
of 85 per cent. Great difficulties wero for a that the work of this Department was conslay us a match, aside, Hugby Rules, either in effect that Botha has ordered De Wet and The Indian Postal Ad. Edinburgh or Glasgow, on any day during the other Boer leaders to do their utmost to harags
time encountered in obtaining an anchorage, siderably added to. ministration, however, sent out along with the present season that might be found uitsle to the movements of Kitchener's troops to the
and as many as teu barges have been lost, but LARGE STOCKS OF EVERY DESCRIP. troops a fally mazzod and equipped Field the English players. Let this count as the re-northward, and, if possible, to destroy the III, the Hagship of Admira! Prince Heary of these difficulties have now been overcome in Post Office Establishment. After consultation turn to the match played in London on 19th whole of the railway line between Warmbad,rus ia, went aground at Cape Arcona, Teland Flying Fish Bay, and on shore a line of rail- with me, the Chief Superintendent, with my November, or, if preferred, let it be a separate Pietersburg, and by this mesas prevent the consent: arranged to open a Base Post Office in match. If it is entered into we can promise British approaching Zoutpansberg, whereof Rügen, in the Baltic Sea. She was refonted way two miles in length carries the phosphate
had sustained serious damage.
30,000 tons of phosphate were exported, giving Hongkong, and to this Office everything received England a hearty welcome il a first-rate Schalk Berger hus accumulated in enormous shortly afterwards, but it was found that she to the point of erabarkation. Daring last year
FOLGERY OF DOCK WARRANTE. here for the China Field Force was to be sent matol. Any communication addressed to us quantity of war stores of every description.
a profit of 75 per cent on the capital; within will be attended to-We are, sir, yours
A strong British putrol hus been badiy repul
London, 4th April- your. it is confidently hoped the output will rise An alleged forgery of dock warrants of to at least 100,000 toas. Even then the wealth I regret to state that the Convention for fally, Francis Moncrief, Edinburgh A cadendal sed in the north west portion of the Cape Partial Postal Union between this Colony and F.C.; R Hall Blyth, Merchistonian FC J. Colony, after five hours of severe fighting
9th April
London has been discovered. It is stated that of phosphate will only be tapped, and the ang China which was sent forward for ereeation Henry Oates, St. Salvator F.C., St. Andrew's:
by the forgeries six banks have lost an aggre-ply, at a much greater rate of output, will NO MORE U.S. REMOUNTE
susily outlast the term of the lease,-Pinang was not completed, oring to the unfortunate John W. Arthur, captain, Glasgow Academical
Owing to the trouble raised by the Boers, Eats som ö£ £200,000,-
Gazette. troubles in China breaking out about the same F.C.; Alex. H. Robertson, West of Scotland time. It appears very much as if this Conven- F. This modest and yet bold, this defant agents, the British War Office has decided not One of the and yet friendly challenge, brought about the to anke any more purchases of horses or mules tion will be hung up indefinitely. Articles of the Convention would have done first real international combat at football, nuder away with an snously, which certainly allowed any rules. The Scotch twenty were selected the Chiness Imperial Post Olles au advantage
tago from the clubs whose names appear at the foot over the British Postal Agencies in China. It of the cartel, reinforced by Edinburgh Univer was this: The Hongkong rate in letters is for sity and former pupils of the Royal High School all plaass in China (exclusive of Cauton and England's twenty came from Blackheath, West Macao) 5 cents for each half onse whereas the Kent, Manchester, Liverpool, The Gipsies, Clapham Revers, Ravenscourt Park, Marl- Chinese rate is 2 cents for each quarter of an ounce or & conts per half ouDED. I certainly borough Nomads, and Richmond. The match think that this anomaly should cease without was decided at Edinburgh on March 27, 1871, and after a terrible turale Scotland you by a delay.
goal and a try to a try. But since that year the Scots have never enjoyed a lead until last LOCAL EXAMINATION. HUMOUR.
month. Not only is this England and Ecotland match the pioneer game between the nations-- From the report on the Upper School at
but the Blackheath club on whose ground the The Cape Colony Government has just issued Queen's College by Mosers. U. Clementi and match took place is one of the oldest clubs in
a stringent warning showing the extreme B. C. Ross we take the following examples the United Kingdom. They played the Ragbygrarity of the situation in that colony-that on of ungunscious humour as exhibited by some of School game years before there was any idea and after the 12th April inst, all sots of the inhistory to fature generations promises to read
papils at the recent examination:-
of founding a Football Association or a Rugby habitants coming under the head of rebellion Taro forms offered." General Intelligence as a subject for examination; but, say the ex- Union, and it is well to reamber that the against the King of England shall be punishable under the cld common law with the death "Blackheathens" bave had in their ranks such aminers, the intelligence displayed was not gen
mon as A. E. Stoddart, Arthur Badl. C. J. B. oral. Samples of it are these:Flio Zebra ie Marriott, L. Stokes and H. Vassall, so that in a wild animal it is something like a
aabeep. It
every respect the cub has a glorious record. will detour meu, women or cas, etc." kangaroo is a tame animal and is something like a boy. It is neta wild animal. It cannot walk or talk." A hungarod is a little animal like deaths We often see
the
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The N. Y. K. steamer Kinekut Maru port on the 26th inst., and is expecter to arrive here on the 2nd prox.
in
America
HARRASSING TACTIUS,
unsatisfactory A number of small Boer com Tatest news from the Cape continuas very mandes, averaging about 200 mon each, are Smail harassing, and ravaging a number of towns in Caps Colony.
VENEZUELAN AFFAIRS,
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London, 4th April. In connection with the demand made by Venezuela for the recall of Mr. F. B. Loomis,
tatal that Mr. Loomis discovered that General Castro, the President of Venezuels, after the United States Minister at Caracas, it is promising to first pay American claims in ****regard to the asphalt concessions, secretly paid the German claims. Mr. Loomis also protested burg-against the newspaper attacks upon Ainerics,
BOTHA PROMISES KRÜGER'S RETELY!
Botha has issued a proclamation to the hers, in which be assures them that Kruger will shortly return to the Transvaal, bringing with him large reinforcements and supplies of war material.
10th April
STRINGENT ACTION AGAINST TREASON, - -
penalty, or imprisonment and fines.
·A· NEW Y C.
Sergeant Sandford, one of the Victorian bushuten, kas ien strongly recommended for the Victoria Cross for a conspicuous act of gallantry performed during recart fighting,
11th April.
NEW "REPUBLICAN CARITAL” The Boar leader Schalk, who is at present acting as President of the Transvaal Republie, has just removed the executive houdquarters to Leydstorp, situated in a most inaccessible part of the Zoutpansberg district.
THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND.
During the century which has just passed the stream of population has practically com. pleted the circuit of the globe, yet. It was only in its closing year that a tiny little colony was. founded on an islet in the Indian Ocean, whose
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Far away in the Southern Seas, some miles from the coast. the ancient "land of gold," and almost 1,000 miles from the sunny country of the Golden Fleece there may be des eried this little speck of land jutting heaven- Scientists regeri wars like an emerald cone. it as an upraised coral atoll, and take a peculiar interest in it from the fact that until the past few years it is the only known tropical island of any larga extent which has never. been inhabited by a savage or a civiliseo Why racs.It is called, Christmas Island. no man living can tell. As to the date of its first discovery the past is equally oblivion
epasmodic attention yet it has been an object on the part of voyagers on the bigh seas for at least two and a half centuries.
In 1666 the wandering Dampier of Holland woody islatid," and sines sited this small A daring feat was performed by a party of that date it has appeared in Dutch maps, but British surveying Per steuner Tantalus, sailed on the 16th Apr. For Liverpool: 4,740 bales hemp, 2 bates fish-eight Australians, who succeeded in driving it was not until 1886 that ing line, 10 cases P. effects, 2 cases porcelain, forty Boers from a ragged pass forming the vessel succeeded in finding an anchorage and 2 cases curios, 3 pkgs, sundries. For Manches key to Pietersburg. Only two of the bushmen in landing and partially exploring the island. Colonel The folowing year H. M. 8. Egeria made wore wounded in this. encounter. ter: bales waste silk.
Plamer warmly praise the setion of the further explorations, and the conclusion to the commander, in the light of what has since Australians,
happened, is interesting Man has never lived on Christmas Island, nor would it be a
The steamer Catherine Apear, from Calcutta left Singapore forthis port on Saturday morning: The 0.5.6. steamer Dardanus left Singapore on 26th inst., and is due in Hongkong ou 2ad prox.
like at King of birds means a kan. : (American Line) left Kobe, via Moji for this them in topics. garod.***** A kangaroo is like a rat with a hole in its stouneh." Treaty poris mean rugby, swimming, racing, cricket, mounders, aiming.
England's colonies consist Dake, Earl Baron, and also Bishops. Sir Joshua Reynolds was the leader of the Jons after Moses' death." Pasteur famous for training horses Professor at a Circus." "Alexander the Great King of ***** Alexander the England in the 9th century,
Roman Emperor, famous for building James Watt is Zapons for transla
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The subject for diotation was Fuller's defini- tion of the true gentleman se personified in Sir Francis Drake. Ons ingenious pupil rendered Per steamer Idomeneus, sailed on the 17th the opening words thus"The quaint old April. For London:-879 bales hemp, 100 bales bullesk and in a fow words the character of bambooware, 50 bales waste silk, 20 bales ten inate, 198 rolls matting. 85 cases Chinaware, 41. the true gentleman in the descripsing that of a History, we
cases blackwoodvare, 20 cases essential oil, great animal Sir Francis Drake." are told, was very weak. For example Acre case igate, 529 pkge naval stores, 11 pkga. was a town in Jerusalem it was taken by the curios and P. effects, 23 pkgs. sundries. Fer French and made him king 85 years"
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
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of
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of the Party offering imitations of MAONITEN & CAMERON'S TENS. "They come ae'n hoon and a blessing to wien, The Fickwill, the del, and the Waverley Fen ble, maintaining that the Mussevite must ro Bold at a Stationers Waverley main in Manchuria at all haiards, as the MAGNIVEN & Cameron, Ltd., Work,
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