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tap- The German Coneal at Singa porarily carry on the work of the Turkish
In view of averal enquiries mado, we note that the proper form of now addressing H.E Mr. F. H. May is "HE. the Officer Adminia tering the Government," and not the "Acting
REUTER'S SERVICE. THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY.
LONDON, 19th November. Yesterday evening at Washington, Mr. John
Senor Varilla (Panamis Ministor to Washing ton), signed the Panama Canal Treaty. The
In taking leave of your Excellency it is satisfnery to know that, when you leave these zhy your ripa experience will still be utilised in the service of the Empire, and we cordially wish you all success in your new sphere of labout. We also trust that, when tii« time`nerives for you to lay down the cares- and bardess of the public service, both your Excellency and Lady Blake will long enjoy in your native land the leisured ease you have so well earned, and that good health and hap- piness will always attend you.
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Bir WILLIAM GOODMAN then addressed His eignty of the Caual strip, and provides that the assembly rose to their feat. United States shall pay $10,000,000 to the Re-Excellency as follows: Your Excellency, public of Panama, on the understanding that Panama shali allot a part of the payment to Colombia as its share of the Colombian debt.
share in the sanitary control of Hongkong Consulate General, owing to the sudden death | Hay. (Soc. of State of the United States), and hi Kai, Wong Kom Fak, Lo Koon Ting, -is-worth anything to us (and who cau doubt of the Turkish Consul-General.
that it is?), it is not right that the Govern ment should cut away from this share by increasing the official representation without COGNAC BRANDY any increase of the non-offical side. As the Board is constituted by the new bill, there wight be little chance of the only two elected members doing much against five official and four Government nominees, were Por Dozen. question to arise that the Government wished settled against the desire, of the rate-paying community.
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powers seem distinctly interfered with by this delegation,
The P. & O, s., Malta, conveying Sir Harry Blake, is ding at Colombo on the 3rd prax.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather the cricket match between the H.K C.C. Reserves and the A. Q, C. had to be postponed.
Mr. C. Arthur Pearson, proprietor of the S. James Gazette, bas just completed the par- chase of seven other English journals.
On the 4th inst, the Portugaose transpert. Africa, with 220 troops on board, arrived at Colombo from Lisbon; she left again for Macao on the 7th inst.
Sergt.-Major R. J. Allwork. R.A, M.C., wou the Bual game of the Billiards Tournament at the
Royal Engineers Meas. Wellington Barracks, on Friday evening, the Both just. after a alusely contested game with Staff Sergt. Glassbrook, R.E.
Governor."
Mr. Jose Vicente de Jesus, formerly teacher at the Escola Commercial," and the "Escola Central," and pensioned by the Lul Sons to of Macao for long and faithful serviss,diedsuddenly on Friday evening. He was en his way home to No. 56. Caine Roid, in a chair at the time The funeral took place yesterday afternoon; it was well attended. Mr. J. V. de Jesus wa much respected in Hongkong, and is deeply- regretted by his relatives and former pupik.
A severe sleek of earthquake was felt iu Yokohama, on the 10th inst; while the Japan Times nations a report that on the northern
side of the Imperial University the earth has never ceased trembling since last month. The existeneo of such a disturbance is tes ifled to by the seismograph kept in the Imperial University. The cause is not yet known, and the people in the neighbourhood are greatly forrified, lest they should suddenly be ontombed alivo some fine morning.
Fur Japanese officers, who have for some tima past boon buying arms and ammunition at Krapp's establishment at Essen. have been recalled and left Gormany for Japan on the 13th it, while the Japanese Military Con- mission of Doctors who have been examining the Srisa bospital methods during the last twe The Geneva correspondent of the Daily Mail months hus: also been recalled by telegraph, added that the members were to leave, for
Marselies on the 19th alt. A communication
has been issued by the Japanese Legation at Romo denying the report that any Japanese officers studying at the Tarin Academy hava fheon recalled.
On the 17th ult. a banquet took place in the Kaiserhof, Berlin, under the presidency of Count Walderse, who hnd aronud him about 200 officers, dostora, and others of the Gorman. army and naval forces who had been in China' with the field-marshal during the campaign in North Chini. Among those who took part may be mentioned Vics Admiral Bondemane, General von Throtha, Genecals von Geyl, von Hopfner, von der Goltz, Naval Captain Lans, commander of the Iltis at the attack on the Takn foris, &9.
In
The London correspondent of the Indium Daily New telegraphed on the 4th instant Commenting on the candidacy of Mr. GeoThe balance of the Municipal elections it the McClellan for the New York mayoralty, the
Provinces are in favour of the Liberals correspondent of the London Tames drily
the London and florough elections the Progres- marks. His wise choice of a father (thesives have gained overwhelming victo ies. It famous General) is at present his chief claim the General lection takes place déring the to distinction."
Viceroy's holiday, and the Liberals win, as is still expected, it is unlikely that Lord Curzon
Mr. R. Ponsonby, late pricate secretary to Sir J. West Ridgeway at Colombo, who is to will return to Indie. Mr. John Morley, speak. be private secretary to H.E. Mr. F. H. Maying at Nottingham, pointed to the probability here, was to leave Colombo by the Simla | of a dissolution between Easter and Whit yesterday: Until Me. Ponsonby's arrival. Mr.
R. F. Jobnuton will be private scorstary.
The following is the programme of music to be performed by the band of the 3rd Burma Infantry, on the New Parade Ground from 3.30 to 5 p.m. to-day-
March......Marche des Torezca "
Godard
Bantide.
LATER.
The Panama Canal Treaty has been published, by it the United States guarantee to maintain the independence of Panama and to pay $250,000 annually after 1912.
NEW ZEALAND'S 'PREFERENCE.
LONDON, 20th November. Mr. Sudden's Proferential Bill has passed the New Zealand Parliament, after a twenty-fire hours' sitting.
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The New Zealand preferential tariff has passed the Council and will be enforost immedi-- ately. It provides for the removal of duty, on tea grown in British dominions.
GREAT BRITAIN AND ITALY,
LONTON, 20th November. The Italian Foreign Minister has bad a long conference with Lord Lansdowne and subse. queally an audience with the King.
GERMAN DECORATIONS TO JAPANESE.
LONDON, 20th November. The Kaiser has conferred the order of the Red Eagle, first class, on the Japanese War Minister, Major-General Terauchi, and tho order of the Crown ba the Governor of
Yokohama,
THE ADMINISTRATION OF
HONGKONG.
In a Government Guttle Extraordinary on, Saturday there was published a Dormant Com- mission, dated the 14th October, appaioting "the Colonial Secretary for the time boiar of the Colony of Hongkong; or the Senior Military Officer for the time being in command of lis Majesty's regular forres in the Colony," to administer the Colony. By virtue of this the Colonial Secretary administers the Government, while, should the office of Colonial Secretary be aleo vacant, or should the Colonial Secretary be incapable or absent," the duty of administration falls on the Senior Militory Officer,
. It is further notified that HB. Sir Hoary Arthur Blake having left the Colony, the catha, of office have been administered to the Hon. F. H. May, and that His Excellency thereupon assumed the administration of the Government
Lustly it is notified that the Hon. A. M. Thomson has been appointed Colonial Secretary dati further notice; and Capt. M. R. Harly, 93rd Burma Infantry, A.D.C. to H.E. the Officer Administering the Government.
THE DEPARTURE OF SIR
HENAY BLAKE
H NGKONG'S FAREWELL. After five yea of administration of the gorerament of Hongkong. His Excellency Sir Henry A. Biako, G.D.M.G.. departed ou Satar. The new stool twin-screw steamer Palma, for day to take up the Governorship of Ceylon. The far-we greeting that he got from the the P. & D. Company, constructed and enginer community of the Colony was such as to leaves. l by Mosers. Workman, Clarke and Co, had lasting memory in His Excel ney's mind of the a satisfactory trial cruise in the Belfast Lough feelings of respect and affection with which be last month. The Palma is 480 ft. long. 57 ft.is regarded by the pople of this Colony, Unfortunately the weather was not auspicious, for it rained stendily all day long and the "La Reine d'un Jour" ......... Adam broad, and 37ft 9in, deep, and has a gross
Messager tonnage of over 7,690 tons. The passengers' streets were enk deep in mud. ir Henry Lady Blake and accompanied Selection....."Mirette".....
Chopía
Sir John Kane, ABC The party left Selection... "The Yenuten of the Guard "Baltia dining saloon is at the forward end of the bridge was
Berger space, and the sleeping-berths are large, com-
Government House shortly after eleven o'clock, Waltz... Keine di Danube"
fortable rooms opening off each side of the in chaire, and proceeded to the City Hall where saloon. The machinery consists of two sets of large assembly of the citizens had mot to Afterwards they proceeded to Rake Pier and went by launch out to the P. & O. ss. Malla triple-expansion engines with steel matitabular present is Excellency with a farewell address.
by which they are to journey to Ceylon. double-ended boilers.
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"God Save the King"
Before leaving Sir Henry Blake presented a silver cigarette esse to Bergt. Brazil, police officer at Government House, Lady Blake presented him with an album containing photo- graphe of Sir Henry sud herself. Hin Excel- lenoy also presented Inspector Gourlay, officer in charge of Government Honee, with a silver cigarette-case with inscription.
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Os Thurday list, the 19th instant, the first reading was get through of the import- ant bill known as the Ordinance to amend the Public Health and Baildinga Ordinanco, 1908. We wish to draw attention to a very noteworthy point in the amended ordinance; which, though it makes a vital alteration in the constitution of the Sanitary Board, has excited so far no public comment. In Or. diounce No. 1 of 1903, section 8 reads as follows:-"The Sanitary Board shall consist the Director of Public Works, the Re "gistrar-General, the Captain Superinten "dent of Police, and the Principal Civil “Medical Officer, and not more than six "additional members, four of whom (two "being Chinese) shall be appointed by the "Governor and two elected by such rate- *payers as are included in the Special and Common Jary Lists, and also by such
ADDRESS AT THE CITY HALL. For the cocasion S. Andrew's all had hern "ratepayers as are exempt from serving on
Two Caloutta telegrams with reference to
decorated with palm, ferns and flowers under juries on account of their professional avo cations. Non-oficial members of the Board
Tibet appear in the Tames of Ceylon. The first the superintendence of Mr. W. J. Tatcher of runs: "Calcatta, November 4th.-Tho pro- the Botanical and Afforestation Department. The "shall hold offics for three years."
bability is that a forward move into Tibat will A raised platform was placed at the upper end.
House to the ball by way of Albert Road
past amending ordinance reperle this section By order of the Russian Ministry of Marine, be made immediately. The Sr and 32nd The Governor's party rode from Government and puts in its stead the following: the number of stations for wireless telegraphy Piousers and a company of Sappers and Miners, the Government offices into and down Gardon "The Sanitary Board shall consist of the in the Far East is to be increased by the already on the frontier, will esport the Mission, Road andfaarons Queen's Road. The route was Principal Civil Medical Officer (who shall erection of the necessary apparatus on certain A gan or two, and another native infantry lined by the Indian soldiers of the 110th Mah His Excellency, accompanied by Lady Blake lighthouses in the Pacific and on the transport regiment, will also be sont. Colonel MacDonald rattas and 93rd Burmas. On arrival at the hall ex-officio be President of the Board), the vessel Angara, which was formerly the steamon will command the forces; Major Igguldan will and Sir John Keane, took up his the central When seats had been resumed "Director of Public Works, the Registrar Moalea, of the Volunteer Flost, now attached be attached; and Major Brotherton will be position on the dais, the assembly standing up His Honour the Chief Justice Sir William "General, the Captain Superintendent of to the Pacific Squagron. The system to be used Commissariat Olear. The telegraph line, in meanwhile. "Police, the Medical Officer of Health, and is that invented by Lieut. Popoff. The spite of difficulties, has been laid to Khamba- Goodman, wearing his robes, entered by "not more than six additional, members, apparatus ls being prepared at Cronstadt, and jong. It is hoped that the demonstration will the side door, accompanied by the unofficial result in the Chinese and Tibetan officials reális-members of the Legislative Council and the will be sent out to Vladivostock.
ing that the Indian Government is determined 1 committee of the Chamber of Commerce as "four of whoin," etc., as in the old
Stewart, Hon. C. W. Dickson, Hon. Dr. Ho ordinance. We have italicised the words
Homie papers state that at the meeting of the to have a settlement of the questions at stake." follows-Bir Paul Chater, Hon. Gershom "Medical Officer of Health," this being French Cabinet on the 20th alt. M, Delcassée second is as follows: "Caknits, November Kai, Hon. Wei Yuk, Messrs. E. A. Hewett, the point to which we desire to call atten- announced the signature of an agreement with 6th.-The latest development on the Sikkim- D. B. Law, N. A, Siebs, A. G. Wood, J. B. M. Honour the Paisne Judge tion. It will be seen that one additional China extending for a further period of four Tibet border is that the Tibetans have turned Smith. Among others present in the hall (Mr. A. G. Wise), the Colonial Secretary years the management of the arsenal at Pagoda back 500 yaka, which were being sent from were His official member has been put on the Beard, anchumge, Fooshow, by the French Mission, Nepal for transport work with the British force. (Hon. F. H. May, C.M.G). Hon. L. A. M. making it now include five official and not whose contract had expired. The agreement The yaks had been despatched without an escort, Johnston (Acting Colonial Treasurer), Hor. W. Chatham (Director of Pablis Works), more than six other members. This change also stipulates for the engagement of a French and the Nepalese in charge had no option but Sir H. S. Berkeley (Attorney-General), Hon. still further reduces the very email elective professor for the schools connected with the to obey the orders of certain local Tibetan Hon. Basil Taylor (Harbour Master), Hon. 4- and popular proportion in the constitution areas and the organisation of a sanitary officials, whe objected to their marching towards W. Brewin, (Registrar-General), Dr. J. M. of the Sanitary Board. Two-elevenths is service, which will be placed under the direction Sikkim. The British Commission will push en Atkinson, Colonel LF: Brown, Colonel Bird the amount of representation to be accorded of French doctor. Nevertheless, as our from Khambajong, the amount of transport wood, Colquel Wylly, Major Dopping Hopenstall, Tooker, A. Bunjaku, M. 8. Northcote, H. N. Foochow correspondent has pointed out, there collected indicating forward more when all Medure. C. A fomes, H. W. Looker, H. P. to the ratepayers in future, surely a ridi-is a deadlock at Foochow just now,
the necessary preparations are completed.”
Mody, A. G. Romano, Consul General for
There follow signatures.)
8ir WILLIAM GOODMAN continued. It was I think, in 1896 on my homeward voyage from another colony where I was Chief
to your Excellency an address from the people you were Governor of the Bahamas. I recollect that I firet and the honour hier, Justice, We have met here this morning to present Excellency and Lady Blake at Nassau, you of tuis Colony expressing, now that you are how much I appreciated the kindly hospitality about to leave us, their appreciation of your 1, a passing stranger, experienced on that acession from you both, st Governmon! work here as Governor and their hearty good wishes for your success and well-being in the House, How little did I then imagine that, futuro. I feel it a great honour to have been seventeen years later, should, as Chief Justic specially asked to not on this ocassion for those of Hongkong, have the pleasure of road- address to your Excollonoy this Far departure from your also the various nationalities which go ta Eastern colony. But it is the unexpected who have signed that address, representing, ing as they do, not only the British residents bat make up the general community of Hongkong: which so often happens, and now, after foar your most acacest torme of offen ss Governor of and in their name, I will now ask Excellency's permission to read that address four different Colonies, your Exalloney is about, and then to add a few words of my own.
address:-
Your Excellency,-Wo the andersigued residents of Hongkong, on the eve of your departure to take up this important post is Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer upou you, desire to express our appreciation of the valuable services rendered to this Colony daring your Excellency's term of office here. The administration of a Crown Colony at a distance of more than ten thousand miles from the mother country cannot, even in ordinary times, prove an easy task. We realise that tho difficulties attendant upon a poscaful and successful goverurasut of this Colony were increased during the earlier period of your Excellency's tenure of office by the disastrous outbreak in the neighbouring Empire, and we are glad to think that at this critical period the government of the Colony was in your ablo hands.
It is impossible in the brief space afforded us by an address to go into detail as to the various phases of your Excellency's administration, bat we would specially refer to a few of the more important.
The projects for the erection of various urgently wooded public buildings, notably the Post Office, have been accelerated through your Excellency's personal en
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Among other questions which have engaged your Yeliancy's attention has been the extending of the road-system of the Colony, nud in partienlar the opening up of the Now Territory by the construction of the main Taipo Road,
The proposed Prays East Reclamation Scheme, the immense importance of which your Excellency was prompt to recoguise, And strongly advocated, has ap to the present been found impossible of execution owing to Miculties with curtain of the authorities in Englad,
bat we trust that your efforts to secure this desired expansion of the city will ultimately be crowned with success.
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Sir WILLIAM then read the following Governor of Ceylon, to enter upon another episode in your varied and brilliant esteer. In faw sheet hours, you will have left our To His EXCELLENCY SIR HENRY ARTHUR shores. Our rocky island with its over- BLAKE, G.C.M.G., GOVERNOR AND COM-increasing awarm of thrifty and industrions as well as ita crowdel MANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE COLONY OF workers, ita noble edifices, as HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES AND tonements, its open-handed, large-hearted, VICE-ADMIRAL OF THE SABE,
for-sesing, and enterprising morcantile com munity, its garrison, its forts, its ships, ita band of Civil servants-all will have sunk beneath the horizon, The present will have booome the past, and the five years of your administry. tion of the Colony will be to you a matter of recollection only, Th+ years and months pass rapidly but, as the Roman epigrammatic post wrote, nineteen hundred yeas ago. "Pereunt et imputantur." They are placed to our account, and Ivbature to think that, in the retrospect, your Excellency will have abundant cause for satisfaction in the work that has been accom. plished during your period of offos hers A former Governor of this Colony, in replying to an address, once said, "The only reward 3 Governor can look to is the approbation of his Savoreign. the confidence of the colonists, and the success of those measures which he has put forward in the belief that they will be beneficial to the welfare sui stability of the Colony in which his lot has been cast," The important appointment which His Majesty has conferred upon you shows that you have gained the Royal approbation. The Daring your term of office the boundaries address which I have rend demonstrates the of the Colony have been exlandet from 27 feeling of the Colonists towards you; and a square miles to 400 square miles, so incranan consideration of even the Ordinances und which naturally adds largely to the work of Onted in Council for the last five years cannot administration, and we rejoice to feel that the fail to impress any impartial person who, like disturbances and reis noce met with in taking myself, is foci lar with their resalt, with the over the New Territory were promptly and conclusion that on the whole they have beon decisively ov-roome, and that the population most beneficial and useful. In whatever direc have sino maintaised a peaceful and content-tion we lool: we seo sign of progress and im- ed attitude, indicating the satisfaction they provement. If we look towards the harbour, feel with the system of Govorament it has
we so the near complation of that splendid fallen upon your Excellency to introduce and work the Praya Reclamation, and if we look adui.inter for the last five years.
further northward, across the harbour, we se a vast increase of territory rosened. from comparative lawlessness, pierced by an excellent rad, effigisuty policed, and destined in the future to form ut unimportant portion of this growing and energetic Colony. If we look southward toward the Hill district, we find not only now roads, new and handsome houses, but now hospitals, completed or being built, in which I trust, much suffering will be relieved, and many convalescents will be restored to health and strength. If we look towards the east, we' will find a foreshore and land now covered by the acs, but hereafter destined, whes the grand' Eastern Reclamation Scheme, of which your Excellency has approved, is carried out, to form no insignificant portion of the improved City of Viotoris. If we look towards the weat, we find hundreds of commodious new buildings and that excellently graded Jubilee Rond, which is now completed to Aberdeen, and which I trust will some day be carried round the Island. And if we look at the city itself, we see handsomo edifices springing up all around, some of the fluest within a stone's throw of the Hall in which wa are now meeting, we see electric tram-lines being laid from one end of the city to the other, and we ti ad law and order, as much as it does in a Earo- peau city, reigning amongst un industrious and prosperous community. Now, these are simple facts which cannot be gainsaid. The signs of all around us, and, material progress are considering the geographical position of this Colony and the constant changes in its population, I venture to way its social and moral The fast and most important act of your progress bas basu of a most hopeful character Excellency's administration in this Colony during the term of your Excellency's adminis has been the founding of the Hongkong tration. But I will not longer detain you. I Improvement Trust, which we are con- will only, in the name of those who signed the vinced will have far reaching effects and address, wish your Excellency & hearty fare- will confer upon the Colony incalculable well, a pleasant voyage, and happiness and bonefits which will last so long as Hongkong prosperity in your fature career. Loud continues to be a centre for trade in the applause.) Far East:
HIS EXCELLENCY said-Bir William Good- It is, however, when we consider the health of the Colony, on which our prosperity mas, ladies, and gentlemen,I thank you. so vitally depends, that the debt of gratitude, and throngs you the community who have which we owe to your Excellency becomes signed this beautiful album, for your expres
sion of goodwill-a feeling that is, I assure most manifest.
The all-important question of the Colony's you, warmly reciprocated by Lady Blake water-supply has occupied much of your and myself. You are kind enough to re attention, particularly the most necessary capitulate certain incidents that have occurred have inaugurated at during my administration, and your friend- works which you
me a larger share in Kowloon and Tytaus, and we hope that, ship attributes to under the rides-tain system now being the inception and carrying out of those adopted, an effective check upon the waste projects than is always my due. The mator al of water will result...
progress of this great port is secured by the We would specially refer to your Ex collective capacity and energy of the e mmunity, lancy's dovation in dealing with the grave and no one realises more fully than I that in question of the periodical outbreaks of each progress I have been the fly upon the wheel, bubonic plague in the Colony, which bare But it is a happiness to me to know that the for so many yours hampered our trade and wheel has been going round merrily, that no sand has been allowed to get into the bearings, and checked our progress,
The self-imposed task carried out by your that, notwithstanding the present univer-al da Excellency last summer in dealing with the pression that will I hope soon pass away, Hong- plagas in sectional blecks and your efforte kong is as sound and insistent in abounding to promote habits of personal cleanliness energy and over-increasing prosparity as when I mong the poorer classes of the Chinese esme among you. (Applause). I have, accord- would alone stthee to render the Colony your ing to my lights, taken the share of the work that fell to my lot, and Ia cept with gratification your Lasting debtor.
to your satisfaction We are further indebted to your Excellency assurance that I have done it for your constant support of the efforts made (Applause). But to one thing I confess that to secure the affective opening of the West shall always look back with the keanest pleasure. River, and for the privilege secorded of an I have secured, with the entire concurrence of additional number of ports of call, reeniting the Chinese authorities of Canton, that never in a large increase to the traffic and a corre again shail any man surrendered from under the sponding advantage to the trade of Hongkong. folds of the British. Ang he subjected to the The warm interest exhibited by your harrowing tortures that are still so prevalent in Excellency in the important subject of Chicass judical proceedings. (Applause). I education has been much appreciated in view experience diffinities in having my of the increase in the juvenile population, for placed before the then Viceroy, but it is due to whom provision has had to be made in order him to say that when they were presented to that they may be thoroughly equipped for the him he acquiesood with a readiness that did hin battle of life, which bere, ne elsewhere, grows honour. And in considering the custom that Beers to TLS so fahumanly cruel and so yearly more strenuous.
The burning goestion of the site for the Nacal Dock Yard has been dealt with be recently that is uncomary here to go into details, but the protest made by the Colony against the Admiralty achome was warmly supported by your Excellency, who fally recognised the injury it would entail upon the City of Victoria. In this connection we can assure you that the earnest endeavours ude by your Excellency to induce the Naval Authorities to reconsider their adverse decision, and thus secure for the city an unbroken ses front and its legitimate ex- pansion will be gratefully remembered.
When the applapse had subsided,
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The encouragement which you have giren fraught with injusties, we ought not to to all healthy ont-door sports and pastimes, forget that hardly a century has passed in so many of which you actively partici- since cruelties as terrible were possible under laws, until at length our eyes the injustice and uselessness of the benefit to be derived from physical were opened exercise and recreation in an enervating of the barbarous proticas. (Applause). I Pat has been most valuable as an example our own
climate,