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"Tyrants and oppressors have many times made a wilderness and called it peace. Many times peoples who were slothful or tired or short-sighted, who had been Lenervated by case or luxury, or misled by false teachings, have shrunk in unmanly fashion from doing duty that was stern and that needed self-sacrifice, and have sought to hide from their own mind their short.
comings, their ignoble motives, by calling them "love of peace." The peace of tyranuous terror, the peace of injustice all these should be shunned as wo shun unrighteous war," Colonel RoesEVELT is WHISKY.co namby-pamby milksop, ignorant an·l so
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THE WAR.
LEEVTED'S SERVICE.] PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND PEACE.
KOWLOON DOCKS.
There are at present two large jobs on haud at Kowloon Docks, repairing the United States Quartermaster Department ss. Buford, and repairing the British sailing ship Travancore.
The Bujerd is in No. 1 dock having some forty to fifty bottom plates attended to, the vessel having recently bien asbere near Manila, The repairs will not be completed till about the end of the month.
LOCAL JAPANESE CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES OF THEIR ARMS.
To celebrate the brilliant successes attending their conatry's arms throughout the war, local Japaness on Sunday had an outing on the harbour and spont au afternoon on one of the adjacent islands where running, wrestling and Jinjitsu competitions were held. Thres launches guily decorated with Japanese teaterns, and displaying the Dulon Jack and Japanese lag
ontwined carried the 359 pleasure seeking Japanese to their destination.
From the
becam serious, as
INDIA AND THE FISCAL QUESTION.
Lord Curzon and the present members of his Government are not free traders of the old school, who object strenuously to change of any kiud in our fiscal systems. It is oloar that Lord obvious that he has not grasped the salient Curzon is not a Chamberlainite, and it is features of the Prime Minister's policy of perfectly frno conforetus; but it does not follow from fooder. No doubt he is eagerly claimed from those conclusions that His Excellency is as such by free fooders at home, but that proves nothing ono way or the other. Even Mr. Cable
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ADVERTISING DODGES.
An interesting onze recently came before a County Court in London which affords a good illustration of the tricks of train that are cow- men ameng some English retailers just now. Symonda's London Stores, of the City Road. E... rocratly issued broadout the following circular
Esteomial Recipient,-Do you want a bicyels It so, now is your opportunity. We have ret ssida 1,000 of the latest model Royal Worcester great advertisement to our business. We can hingeles, which we are actually giving away as e give you an opportunity to gain one by writing
The proverbs run as follows:- the enclosed set of siz proverbe correctly.
H-des-y is-b-st-loy. Ar--ng at-ne g-th-ra nO TA—28. L-ok-roy-loap.
Neer 1-ta-gry pus-ions --BC.. A pony syd is-p-nay Nover
till 1-porr-w wh--you o—a do to--§.
Dr. C. G. Brown, of Canonbury, sent in a list of proverbs, together with a stipulated 2s. 6d., and got a reply stating: We are glad to The inform you that by your promptness and cleverness you have become a winner. biepolo, however, failed to arrive, and when he went to see the company he was told he could havea £12 machine for£10. Thereupon he issued a summets for breach of contract, and received in acknowledgement a letter which Judge Edge at Clarksuwall County Court described as im- pudent and bouncing. Here it is:
Foar proverbs as given by you are absolutoly incorreck and we can easily prove the same by literary autserition. You seem to shat your oyes to the very clearly printed staterdouts on the form that you filled ont. It is thereon
ten by their authors would win a bicycle. For example, & penny saved is a penny got." stated that only the proverbs as originally writ
is correct, and pravable, but you have given the version, which is modern popular altered incorrect:
LONDON, 10th June. President Roosevelt on the 8th Jane last sent the Japanese and Russian Governmouts a comunication saying that he felt the
holds views which would all the free foodusr time had come, when in the interests of all
with horror. He is reported to have said in Counell, with reference to Mr. Hewitt's sp humanity, he must endeavour to see if it were uol possible to bring to an end the
On arrival, and before the sporis bogan, Mr.
pointment, that this new significant departure was an indication that the Government were TU KAKIGUCHI said be wished to say a few words. terrible and lamentable conflict. United States were interested in both Japan This outing, which had been promoted by momkeenly alive to the urgent need for co-operation development of resources; and while he would and Russia by ties of friendship and good.hers of the Japanese Club, war to celebrats the between the State and the people for the
famous victories won by Japan.
not hint that Indis should seek to follow the will, and he felt that the progress of the beginning, when Russia's grabbing mawe first example of certain nations in defending their world was set back by a war between two began to enereach apon Mancharia, the Japanese home irdastries, he thought it the imperative great nations. He, therefore, urged the two showed themsolver eager to fight for justics daty of Government to give ever possible assistance to nascunt Indian industries. Now thase sentiments would make the hair of the Governments, not only for their own sakes, The sumner in which the Russians deceived
The bare idea but in the interest of the whole of the the Coronas and took Manchuria led up to the free foodor stand ou end,
of the State interfering in any way with trade (except, perhaps to hamper and hinder it) would civilised world, to open direct negotiations present war, in which the Japanese had been successful both on land and sos. They never
all the indiscriminate free importer with tor- for pence.
besieged a fortress which they did not take, ror. And how does His Excellency stand? For an answer let us turn to his Budget speech. In and never fought a battle which they did not
days are gone by one place he said: "The win. Although the Russians had strongly
when Government can dissociate itzolf from the encouragement of commercial enterprise. defendod Port Arthur. forts on the Yala.
chat Burt of iden
to be conducted Mukden, Lianyang, Chomulpe-and other places, Thore used to
bugionss was an esoteric thing
alone who olique A Barroit attacks of the Japauso. These victories greatly by they one by one fell before the determined
whom Government were hardly supposed to be overjoyed the people, but when they heard of possessed of the oracles of wisdom and one
on speaking terms.
That was an absurd theory time...
and most absurd of all it is * any t the mighty armada which was to be das
at a time when the whole air is alive with the
We wrote to say that you were a winner. So patched, they again
movement of rivalry and competition, and when they knew what it meant to Japau should the Russian fleste be successful.
we desire to push our products, gur mannfar you were; but you mast not dare pretend, as tares and our industries upon the attention of set forth in your summons, that we have written All we need sy is that Mr. to you that you won a bicycle. If you were an Chamberlain himself could not have put the ordinary labourer, and sould not read English need for reform much better or more strongly understandingly, we would simply defend this. the world."
than it is here at ont by Lord Curzon, setion in the ordinary way, and win it, as wa Bat he is afraid of some scheme ur system have on previous ocasions. But inasmuch as no fear of anything of the kind at the obviously educated, we are boned to assume tizal. detrimental to India's interests. He need have you are a registered medical practitioner, and Lansdowno made this clear in the Hause you have some purpose, probably of self-advertis hands of a Unionist Government, and Lord Lords some time ago. It should be perfectly clear to every one by this time that no system would be detrimental or advantageous, which, instead of being mutually agreeable and repugnand to strongly entertained and uaanimous views, could be of a permanent It was the UND or satisfactory uharacter.
to of each language as this with reference to a free conference that forced us. xay that Lord Carzon labours under a strang misapprehension with regard to the project for some system of matan! Colonial No scheme would ho Imperial preferences. which imposed anything dotrimental "repagnant" upon any of the high contracting parties to it. Finally, if L rd Carzon were an cut-and-out free tender of the old school he would never have appointed a committes to look into the state of our trade statistics. It would not ho easy to define accurately Lord Curzon's exact fiscal position with reference to home partion, but there can be little, doubt that he wishes to remain with 21 opou mind for the prosout.-tangoon Gazette.
How-
blood. smell of
Ilis experiences with his "Rough Rilers" of any in Cuba alone relieve him such suspicion But it is those who hest | know what war really means who are most opposed to wasting it. War is a bad habit like trong language, and should be used only under stress. President RooSEVENT has recognised for some time that the con- tinuance of the present war ein terve no real purpose, can decide nothing that is not already decided; and the whole "eivilised warld, realising the delicate nature of his present task, is wishing him success while it marvels at a persistent boldness. For and MELLOWNESS though the peacemaker is the statically blessed, he is liable to be unappreciated attained only by
here below. The beaten side, if it happens
The thres-musted fall rigged Tramucore is ever, they wera again the conquerors, the to have an inflated prestige at stake, résentsi any muggestion that it should a Imit its neodi No. 2 dock. The condition of the vessel's great armuda was annihilated, and now, he bull indicates that man had her starboard broad hopod there would be a long period of praes QUALITY of true: the top dog, just tasting, the first sido en to the beach and bumped heavily. Two and prosperity in the Far East, during which keen and natural delights of the worry, is apt rows of plates are buc'dad in more or less almost Japan's studios in Western learning would to snarl ut the hand that would draw it off, the whole length of the ship. The saverest greatly increase. In conclusion, the speaker One advantage of a third party helping to bruise of all is on the starboard quarter extend-aid that thoir emntinued successes were in a great measure due to Japan's alliance with arfange peace would seem to be the implieding over a breadth of five plates. The port side, Eughind and the friendliness of the Americana, however, is little amiss. From seventy to mighty responsibility of seeing that the terms are
As between Russia plate will have to be removed, the job probably follow, Jayan would be guided by the other subsequently observed.
Justing for two months. It is understood that and Japan, there could hardly be discovered there will be no Board of Trade enquiry into
Mr. NABAGATA said that if Japan hal vot a more disinterested arbitrator than the the disaster; there has been no loss of life.
defeated the Russians they would have always Yesterday No. 3 dock and the slips wer that has RoOSEVELT as its virtual empire.
beon & meusce to her in the Far East. If they unoccupied, and there were no other ships atopanel up the Japanese history at a period 2.000 chosen head..
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The Gorman transport Rhein, yesterday at Hongkong, has brought out 1,0990 Naval reliefs for the German squadron on the China Statiou.
A potty officer of the German ship Ilie, named G. W. Hartwig, was accidentally drowned at Shanghai on Jane 4th, by this capsizing of a salopan.
Before Mr. F. A. Haz laud at the Polies Court yesterday, a native was charged with the embezzlement of $11.70 from a Japmuose lanudṛy. He was found guilty and sentenced to two months' hard labour.
This was
The Foochow keho of June 2nd saga that the piree-de-resistance of a concert at the Club was the singing of Beloved, it is worn." probalay an operatiu prayer for a new garment of some kind, the threadbare condition of which
Beloved" wus desired to observe.
A CHINESE MELEE.
Ko Shing Street was the scene of a rathor serious street brow! on Sunday night, when some thirty supposed Triad Society members assembled to settle a griovanes. Doo of tho leading lights of the society had been jilted by his lady love, who preferred a bumbler member, and the rejected suitor called his comrades together with the object of avenging the wrong. The favoured lover was also supported by his Band of followers, and the combatanta having a pitched battle when the police arrived, and arrested five of the men, the reminder escaping. The five were charged before Mr. L' A. Hazeland at Police Court yesterday with creating Esturbance in a public street, and two
farther
with currying charged
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As the ss. Kwong Chow made fast alongside the wharf on Sunday, Hip Fi was found in possession of another passenger's bundle of css.clothing. Charged before Mr. F. A. Hazolaad
The Daily Press.
at the Palice Court yesterday, he said in defence that he took the bundle by mistake. His Wor ship theaght otherwise, and sentenced him to six weeks hard labour and six hours' stocks.
The older generation of the residents of Singapore will be sorry, says the Free Press, to near of the death at Macao, at nearly 8 years of age, of Captain Cordeiro, father of Mr. F. M. Cordeire, of Singapore. In the latter years of the last ceatory he commanded a Siames Barque, and afterwards took service mate of the local steamer Benmore ander the late Captain Augustine.
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H. E the Governor has been spending Whitsuntide at Macau, being accompanied thither by the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G.. his A. D. C.s und Frivate Secretary. The party put up at the Boa Vista, where his Excellency ruceived official calls from H. E. the Governor of He was enter Macro, the Bishop and others. tained at dinner by the Governor of Macus on Sunday evening, numerous gusats being prasent A TOO SMART CHINESE BOY.
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and in the peace overtures which must soon
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years ago, when the great warriors Jingokoge and Taiko Hideyoshi were invading China, they would find that at that early period the Japanese were ever victorious. The Mongolians once endoavoured to lako Japan, but were rivenbock with great slaughter. The first civilized war of the Japanese was that in which they defeated Sinos that war, great in- China in 184 -provements have been going on in the Japanese navy and army, and they have proved to with Russia
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in bringing such a frivolous action. Yon, therefore, make it necessary for us to employ not only our solicitors, but competent. counsel to defend the action, and winning we shall cortafaly call upon you to pay all the expensas, particularly as by voar allegation that your Est of proverks is complet and porrect prove what are the original proverbs.
The literary persons were not in Court and ou force as to subpoena literary persuna t
the company was not represented by course. Their representatis said that oue incorrect proverb sent by plaintiff was "Look before you loap." It should be "Look ere you leap. Another oué, Never put off till to-morrow what you could to today," should be "Never love that till to-morrow which you can do to-day,"
Judge Edge: But you say he is a winner, and got his 2, 61., as I have no doubt you have thousands of others. You must pay plaintiff seven days. It is a pity that persons who get this ton guineas with gusts, and pay it within these circulars do not recoguise that it is a swindle, and a great swindle.
TROPICAL ACCLIMATISATION.
In regard to the acclimatisation of the white man in tropical lands, oilation has wrought wonderful clauges in the healthiness of all tro- latter had been considered anßt for the per- piel countries, says the Rangoon Gazette. The manent settlement of white men because of the climate, ar, to be more correct, on account of the Heat is supposoil to heat, becanes the word "climate" is used as synonymous with heat.
But induce deterioration and diseases auch s anaemia is not due to heat, being in the tropics anaemia, liver abscess, and suustroke. a symptom common to several parasitio dis-ases.
microble disease, however, para- sunstroke is Liver abscess is likewise of parasitic origin and doxical the statement may appear, on account
of the mistaken stiology perpetuated by an erroneous nomenclature. As for deterioration,
the first European power whom they have been at war, that they are foemen worthy of their steel. Eron in Europe, Russia with her immense resources and
There are some little blots needing erasurs thousands of soldiers, has been looked upon as one of the world's greatest natious. But with
at. Hongkong, it is whispered; but we question all her resources and all her solliers, she was
if there ever was anything quite so "red-tapey" Civil and Military Gazette as follows:-- unable to defeat the Japanese who were fight as the following Indian case, related by the There has besa placed in our hands an official ing for right. From the beginning of the fight, Japan ever observed and carried out the prin- latter emanating from a certain Government The ciples of international law, which the Russians of India office and addressed to a provincial scorned to recognise. All nations were inter-officer of standing, which seems to merit ested as to whether the Balticers could defeat publication. It reads: "Sir.-In continuation the Japanese, but t'e; had shown the work that of this office letter No-dated, I have the honour to read here with postage stamp for Re. 0-1-0, being the credit balance due to you. they could not. Many of their flest lie at the bottom of the sen, others have been captured, Please acknowledge the receipt. I have the
honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant,- and the remainder are unable to coatince the
The letter (with its one-anna enclosure), fight. The paral battle of Tsushima, the moet being of full foolscap size notwithstanding important during the war, and the most decisive its brevity, was placed in long hoary in the history of the world. The once powerful envelope, according to regalation, of a cost it is far more alarming in the overcrowded an urtiole of value, to wit, a one unas postage or Indis and Burma. The geographical distri- Russia is crippled; she must now take a back of one anna for postage. The latter contained cities of the West than in the tropical colonies. seat, and, in her place za one of the world's stamp, and bad therefore to be registered bution of tropical diseases is of the greatest nations steps Japan. The speaker was very according to regulation, at & further cost of importance in the study of acclimatisation. two unnas. The receipt which was asked for Diseases being due to living organisms that have their peculiar dissemination like all other had also to be upon foolscap paper and enclosed proud that his country had so risen, he was also sure that the men, women and children present in a long heavy envelope, according to regulation, forms of life, this distribution is likewise de- were, and trested that they would forthwithat& further cost of one ann. Our attention termined by a variety of circumstances, among bas, moreover, been drawn to the fact that the which meteorological conditions are certainlyim- one-anas stamp enclosed in the original letter portant, but association and competition more so. proceed to enjoy themselves.
was affixed to the letter with such adhesive Under proper management European obildren force as to be subsequently inseparable except do very well in India. Burma, and in tropical colenies generally in the most unhealthy of by chemical process and is therefore us
some districts of Europe. The belief, again, less. We do not know whether this is also by these, the infant mortality is lower than in regalation. The Government has thus had to
that white men cau not labour in the tropics is par 3 annas (te say nothing of the cast of
disproved by facts. That man is capable of stationery and the clerical labour) in order to effect the remittance of a one-anna stamp adaptation to a new climate is shown by the fact that he has constantly moved from one region which is now worthless. Further the latter in
to another. If attempts at colonisation in the question represents bat the final stage of a
past have often been unsuccessful and always cost immense sacrifices in lives and muusy, it is previous correspondence on the portantous question whether a credit balance of one anna Was or was not really due to the present because they have been made in complete "porance of the conditions essential to success. Acclimatisation is a mers question of hygiene," meant by curtailment of official literature.“
and what is needed above all is a complete recipient. One wonders whether this is what is
kuowlege of tropical diseases.
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The Hongkong Dairy Fario Co, might inquire about the following.
An American has invented a process by which milk will be delivered to the ccrsumor es nearly in the condition in which it leaves the cow as is possible. London doctors all agree that the safe guards imposed by the American boards of health are very much better for the general health of the people than the system in use
In the United States all milk England. delivered in small quantities at honsas must be bottled with air-tight tops and sealed, These bottles are washed in a specially-prepared water. The new invention is a bottle made of paper or A. H. Stewart, of Philadelphia, who has pasteboard, manufactured outof spruce pulp, Dr. world-wide reputation as a bacteriologist, hus made a careful series of tests with it, and his Stewart sent to a number of milk shops report in emphatically in its favour. Dr.
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Philadelphia one of the new paper battles and one of the old glass ones, and requested the proprietors to fill both with the same milk and return them to him. On receiving them ho placed them on ice. Frequently the glass bottles would show signs of leakage at the stoppers, but those made of paper remained were found in the paper ones than in the glass, perfectly light. In every case lewer organisms the ratio being about one to four. He found that certified milk kept two days longer in the paper thun in the glass. The effect of Dr. Stewart's report was that a company was
buities. formed to manufacture the paper
The sports programme was then entered upon and lasted the greater part of the afteracon.
At its conclusion the Japanew antional anthem was sung by all present, and cheers fol- lowed for the Emperor and Empress of Juyau, and for the King and Queen of England.
RUSSIA'S WAR CHEST.
A St. Petersburg correspondent of a London Daily wrote:
HONGONG, JUNE 13TH, 1995. THARE has perhaps been no incident of the current war mere mentally stimulative than the interposition of President RoosEPELT to bring it to an end. Whichever way it be considered, from whatever point viewed, there is something historically singular, something prophetically suggestive, and of course-a good deal that is immediately satisfactory, to be noted. The monarchs of the two warring nations could not hava bean more typical of the past and of the passing; and no ruler could be selected from the world's existing collection more emblematic of the fleeting present and the
THE ODIUM THEOLOGICUM. hastening future. The TSAR is probably the last important monarch to figure as a
With regard to the plaus of the anti-ritualistie genuine, Autocrat The MIKADO, to retain
Rev. R. C. Fillingham, who recently conducted an abortive and quite unnecessary crusade in the the most fatuiliar description, is rertainly an admirable figure for that divinity which
Far East, we note that he has written to tho The Chinese doctor in charge of the infee.
Loudon Daily Express, wherein he says that with reference to the announced intention of the hedges kings, for not only is there no ques.
tious diseases branch of the Tong Wa Hospital
Bishop of St. Albans to take action against him, tion of his "divine right," but many or inost
on Sunday sent a boy in his employ to get his
his plans depand very much on what the Bishop I am already organising the of his subjects regard him as rightly rolled gold watch which he had left hanging on
does. He adds: parishioners in every parish I visit to take divine. What these two aristocrats privately a nail in his sitting room. The youngstor ap
go to the extreme of passing wentence of depriva think of a mere Republican President who propriated the watch, and they raised an ahir m that it had been stolen. The police were called
action against the clergy, if ritualistic. If they
has aroused, it is interesting to note that the
The most serious makeshift of the Govera- tion, I should remain at Hexton and start a presumes to offer them good advice, we can
in, and expected the boy of the theft. A Chief Officer of the P. SO. steater Nubia,
ment. however, its alleged intsation to sell church in opposition to any one who rught be should also organise only conjecture. They would never even search of the pawnshops confirmed their suspi which recently arrived at Bombay, stated that the three most lucrative railway lines in the appointed to succeed me.
missions and possibly forcible proteste in ritua whisper their criticism, supposing it to take cion, for the watch was found, and the pawn shortly after passing the Russian feet off the Empire. The Ekaterininska ne in the south, that feudal form, for they well know that broker identified the boy as the one who bad coast of Indo-China ho Nahid came across the which is the must prosperous of all the three,listic parishes alt over the kingdom. There Clan Macintosh in port. The Macintosh was then the Kaarko-Nikolaievsk line, and also the would possibly be a disturbance in some church the day for ignoring elected rulers is gone pawned the article for $4. Charged before Mr.solt recently by the Clan Line to a nutive ship. Kurak Kharkoff Sebastopol line, have been pri. about every other Sunday.”
F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday, per of Boulay, and was on the outward voyage by. President ROOSEVELT is as big a man
cotton. Her Captain was a P. & O. officer, who company has signified its intention to purchase them for 800,000,000 roubles. The average not as either of them, for it may be said the boy was sentenced to receive twelve strokes from Bombay to Japan with a full cargo of vately offered for sale, and a Franco-Belgian without too much exaggeration that he is
twenty-five million roubles.
*first in the hearts of a hundred million free and independent, brainy people, He was elected first citizen of the great republic without having to make any hard
of the birch, and the pawnbroker was ordered
to return the watch to its owner without com. pousation.
THE WAR FUND.
UNJUSTIFIED CONFIDENCE.
WHAT WOULD ROZHDISTVENSKY "HARDLY DARE"?
In view of the discussion that the recent cases
relation to the carriage of alleged contraband
It is credibly affirmed that a specially. appointed of al has left St. Potersbarg for Moscow in o er to receive several hundred the nonconformist. sects had promised to millions of roubles which wealthy members of subscribe for the expenses of the campaign if the Government relieved them of their civil disabilities. Extraordinary measures are being adopted to replenish the war chest. Thus, subscription lists are being circalated among the officials of the various departments. who ure informed that their names and the sums offered will be reported to his Majesty. Bat the donations are given unwillingly. For instance, a list which in Tobolsk contained the of eight officials who contributed James altogether 670 roubles four weeks ago has
received no addition since then.
had been lent by his company to command the takings on the three lines is twenty-four or
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
ship for this voyage, for her new owner. He was quite aware that the Russians regarded his cargo as contraband. but in spite of this declared JAPANESE DIET TO BE CONVOKED. his intention of sailing the usual course, which meant following right in the wake of tho Baltie ahip. What attored it if the Russians did seo him? If they captured him they had no port to send him to and would have to keep him raising about with them, which would be
The str. Arratoon Apear, from Calcatta, left expansive in the way of coul. On the other hand, they would hardly dare to sink him. Se Singapore for this port on the 11th inst. p...
and may be expected here on the 16th inst. the cotton proceeded on its way,
A Tokyo dispatch states that the Govern- and fast promises of any kind. His present most has decided to convoke a special session of the Dist for the purpose of asking for a anxiety to arrange a lasting peace is no
further vote of money for war purposes. It is mere emotionalism. His own words to
believed, adds the Chronicle, the session will be convened in August next. Congress are worth repeating:
The P. & Oatz, Simla left Biogapore for this pert on the 10th inst., at 3 pm, with the out- ward English mails, and is dus here on the 15th inst., shout & p..
AN UNCHARTED 'REEF.
The following appears in the Nagasaki Press, having been supplied to that journal by H.B.M.'s
Consul:-
Captain W. J. Bland, master of the British steamship Thomas Turnbull, reports that on May 27th at dusk in Lat. 31.19 N., Long. 129.29 f E. (approximate) near Meshima groap of Islands passed alongside a reef not placed on chort,
about 290 fost in length, and very narrow. When passing the smell of sea-weed was very etrong Should there be little water this roof would be very dangerous to shipping.
AMERICAN EMPHASIS.
A New York paper gives some aide to the imagination that tries to comprehend the whole awful magnitude of the losses at Mukden Two hundred thousand casualties equal
Three hundred Iroquois Theatre disasters. A hundred and fifty Slocum diaastors. Eighty Johnstown Floods. my Galveston foods.
total population-men, women, children--of a city like Minneapolis.
The population of the States of Idaho and Nevada combined.
The entira Boor population, of both sexes and all ages, of the two douth African republics which resisted the whole power of the British Empire for over two years.
WEATHER REPORT.
and
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:
On the 12th at 11.55 p.m. The barometer has risen generally.
Pressure is high over E. Japan, but remains. below the normal at the other stations, par- ticularly over N. Chine
Gradients contione slight, and light to
Formosa Channel and moderate $. winds over moderate variable winds may be expected in the the N. part of the China Sas.
Forecast-Light to moderate S.E. winds
showery,