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that the Selection Board of General oflcers, under the presidency of H.R.H. the Bake of Connaught will be consulted, and their edvica followed, in the preliminary step. The Army Conneil ineludes a civilius" element, and this body is not consequently competent as a whols to decide between the conflicting claims of a number of meritorions officers wheres tha decision of the Selection Board will inspire universal confidence.
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Donald Cameron of Loobial was one of the far from regarding it as tinkering, hails it as a
finest examples of the 19th century Highland WILL BUY A CASE OF of decided reform. He says: Iu his minute
He made ro theatrical attempt to keep November 11 addressed to the Chief of the
chiaf. up feudal stats, though he habitually worn tha Honoral Staff, the Secretary of State for War
On the other bund it is perfectly fagitimate kitt, but he recognized to the fall the peculiar enumerates the general principles which have
that subseqnout Brst appointments to the responsibilities imposed on the modérû High- heru laid down by the Army Council to gover General Staff should be retained in the hands and bandowner by his ancestors" characteristic the fatare activities of that most important body of officers of whom Sir Neville Lyttelton of the Chief of the General Stuff. His office relations to dendants and tacksman, non represented by tenauts and crofters. In senti. is the titular chief. He then offers his best hus not yet secured the pre-eminence at the War Office to which it is entitled, and to whica
ment he was Celtia and Jacóbils through und tho congratulations to Mr. Arald Forster and in the arresponding nice at the Admiralty has through, and he took a lively and active in Army Council, first for baring discovered -- attained. The Chief of the General Stateres in eveything Highland, as well as mon ground upon which they can all take their should be prinos inter pares, and the Secretary in the affairs of his
county and bis w stund, and next for having, as he hopes, immo for War has recognized, and rightly recognized, people, who were deeply attached to him. Born talized themsdres by a fine and statesmanlike
that ultimately the position of the Chief of in 1975, he was educated at Harrow, and decided attempt to graft apon the somewhat rebel the General Staff will become so important that at first to follow a diplomatic career, in which British stem the greatest product of the school
in order to secure continuity of action and ideas, there is every reason to suppow he would have of Moltke. With the eight conclusions at.
may be necessary to extend his tenure of office shon. He extored the service in 1852 and which the Army Council arrived on August beyond that laid down in the present Regulafter a short apprenticeship at minor European last he is in cordial agreement, el ha further
tions." That, in effect, is tus principle which | Courts, hul the good fortune to be attached to hopes and believes that the considerations set Costs but little to convinceforth in the Serretary of State's minute will be done so much for the stress at the German Lord Elgin's 1857 mission to China, His Genaud Stof. If we cannot for the moment go father disl in 1959, and, having retired from commend themselves to the judgment and
further thu Mr. Arnold-Forsive han suggestill, the Diplomatic Service, Lochiel in 1865 entered yourself, by a bottle if in
intelligence of the Army and the nation.
we can keep our eyes fixed on the ultimate goal, Parliament as Conservativa TAHED UBT for need.
remembering that routinuity of
picy and tho
extension of the franchise in 1885, when the establishment of settled doctrines in relation to defence entro be anticipated takes thesis erwhelming victory of Mr. Fraser-Mackintosh greater promise of permanence attaching to the at the general slution justified the old member's post of Chief of the General Staff. But, it is previos refinement. During his long tenure also free that we must first enter our Moltke of the west he had only ones to fight for it-- before we pickle him, and a really great thiefly, in 1, when he beat his liberal of the Gomerul Staff, endowed with the, karte | sgprouent, Sir Kenneth Mackenzie of Cinirlock, experience, ability, and, if necessary, ruildess. | by 229 votes. Lochiel was a useful rather than ness, required for the fulfilment of such an apartientary distinguished member amorous tusk, and rendering kant worthy of continuanes in the exercise of his Randlious through a long term of years, is not to be discovered without diligat saguch
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ut by entirely pleasing to some quarters of the War Office must be allossed, but the utter is of such infinitely greater importance thus the manner that it would be hypercritical to dwell upon this point, and the oily serious defect to is discurred in the Begrotary of State's minute is the abuse of all reference to India and the Indian Army. This defect may, and it is to trasted will. La remedied by some further sonancement, all that need he said nor is that ne General Staff system can be satisfactory which has not fully considered the special needs of India and has not ben framed after colabor ation, with the best military advice at the ilis. pa) of the fiurerament of Judia and the Endia
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with bor late Majesty. If ever there was Jacobile, a sail, Quen Victoria was on she took the keenost interest it everything
comerted with the lost cans, Prince Charlie's
The principles adopted by the Army Couned and boil is the beerating of State minute, will tand, if wisely and firmly carrie The first emelasjon at which the Army sat in practies, to attract to the General Staff was that the best, men in ths Army: 1o create in emrse Connell arrived in August last
in aferes should be selected for the fature of times settled policy and stil detrines; to General Staff on account of their individani preront the initiation of imprudent wil easily abihin, and that the staff againtraentexpocimouts, and to provide the country with
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concludes with hope that the Aray will not a pache General Staf list. soption of this principle as a basis for the allow petty rivalries and ambitions to interfere future organization is in our of inion issliseus with or mar the lature success of a great work ablo if the whole scheme is not to be wrecked which, while safeguarding all legitimate inter. suon as launched. We have now, and woests sail anbitions, is essentially directed shall always have, a number of first-rate officers towards the attainment of a national aim of the in administrative and other appointments which highest importance to the Army and the cannot be specifically labelled General Staff, country. Many of these officers will sitler now or eventually be posted to the General Staff, and we cannot afford to raise any barriers which willst on offers of ability wherever found from the chance of staring in the advantages othered in the Goners Stuff
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adventures, and kindral subjects. When he was in attendance she hardly ever spoke to him without allading to the scenery of Highland | On Sale e- Incohitism or sume kindred topic. There was be added, a statue of the Duke of Cumberland at Windsor: it was rather overgrown with weeds, and he never heard of the gordonor being taken to task for neglect on that head. Those reminiseneva which did no wrong to the late Queen, were ominently characteristic of the late chief, whose Jacobitiam was sentimentally The General It is becoming apparent that something sincere and enthusiastic. It was boreditary, of Staff must be a career open to talent, and it radical nat be done if general demoralisation course, for aucyslers of his, chiefs of the Clan cannot be so, muder the conditions which of the Chinese exclusion systesa is to be pre-Cameron, had taken a prominent part in every prevail in our Array, if certain particular veutel, says a Washington despatch. The Scottish rising for the Stuarts, for the appointmoets alone entitle the holders of them President's views of some weeks ago have Revolution down. The Donald Cameron of Lerbiel who played so notable a riza at Culloden frightened the immigration inspectors to such to a place on the General Staff list.
an extant that arrests of Chinese are now vary escaped to Frans, and was there given the
cuminant of the regiment of Albany, infrequent and the officials of the Burean of 1m- migration due that the law or being viclated
On retiring froma Parliament the late chef with anity. Inspectors dare not make ar-
devoted himself euergetically to cal affairs.-Lival. H. F. Bell. rests in some cases for four of unistaking bigh He received the Lord Lieuteney of Inverness class Chines for coolies, which fact, if discutershire on the death of the late Lord Losat, and Mr.
Bergmans ed. they fear would result in their instant he was convener of the county council from its
institution, and proved himself in excellent... Bishop dismissal under the President's order. Accor
It will indeed, be admitted by dingly, they prefer to wink at violations of the obairman. law rather than run the risk of losing positions. bis pors that he was in every respect an
He married Ladyr. and Mrs. J. W, C. The Chinese have discovered this state of uply to them all.
Buonar In Margaret Elizabeth, second daughter of the affairs and are taking advantage of it. certain districts not far from Washington fifth Duke of Burtonch, and is succeeded recently a Chise uuder arrest spat upon the in the chieftainship of Cameron and the Lochiul immigration inspector and said: The Cai cstate by his son, Captain Donald, who served Minister will take care of you; you better in the Boer way, flest with his regiment, the Grenadier Umards, and afterwards with Levat's Custow,"
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The particular merit of the new plan, which wissly adopts the spirit rather than the letter of foreign syafurus, is that it is essentially dome esalie, creates no favoured caste, and holds the door open wide to merit whenever found. Just as, under the Empire, the Macshal's letter was in the krapsack of every soldier, so we may say ow that the honour of nomination to the General Staff, and the chance of sharing in the very important advantages offered, are open to every offer in the Kings Army. No other principle an be satisfactory in a British Army, and the only qualifying proviso, as indispensable under an Autocracy as ander a Republie, is that the aspirant to high honours must be endowed with acessary qualifications for the employment. to which he aspires, and toast attain success by Best. deserving it through hard and continuous professional study.
The Secretary of State teks the Army that the future General "Staff will not form a separate corps, and that the possession of a Staff College certifiente, while most desirable, is not indispensable for appointment to the General Staff. This announcement will be welcomed
officers in distant garrisons who have little dance of preparing themselves for the are Curently No.515.mination tests, and
handicapped in the race for success. There is nothing whatever in the principles laid down to prevent a first-rate regimental offer from being taken direct into the General Staff on probation if his superiors consider him qualified for the work.
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It is reported at the Bureau here that a certain Cuitsd States Judge in deciding a case of unwind entry said that the exilence clearly proved the Chinese in question were uns lawfully in the Ubited States, but he propisect to take his in prdering 10 help of ed. The result was a practical nullification the law.
Pawer Chinese have breg reported since the President's order than is any equal period since the Exclusion Low was exited and practically every Chinese clalising to be of the excepted Classes bas be permitted to rearsin. The officials of the Immigration Burn wint that this would hardly has been the case if the law had beet strictly oban ved.
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A CALENDRICAL COINCIDENCE:
Mr. W. F. Barnes
Mr. H. G. Battiscombe
Mr.
Mr. B. J. Birbuck
Mr. S. Hisney
Mr. W. S. Bissell
Mr. E. A. Bouner
M.
br. R. W. Borthwick Xrs. R W. Borthwick
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and child J. Brodie Mr. L. Breugball Mr. G. Bulteel Mr. C. M.
M. . Burnie and Mrs.
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Mr. T. Clark
Mr. M. O. Clark
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Mr. G. 1. Inno Mr. and Mrs. J. Jameson
Mr. Edm. Jchanbaen
Mr. 3. P. F. Joki Mr. T. T. Jones
Mr. A. Keeney
H. W. Kant Mr. H. Mr. F. Kerr Mr. C. Koenig
Mr. A. H. Laing Mr. F. Latimer Jr. A. K. Lowia
Mr. L S. Lewis
Mr. C. L. Low
Dr. O. Marriott ME. T. W. Mathews Mr. X
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& Mrs. John Meier Mr. P. L. Miller Mr. & Mrs. R. M. Moos
Dr. W. B. A. Moore Mre. Morrison & child Mr. S. G. Newall
Mr. A. G. Newington Mr. E. A. Nicholis Mr. O. C. Ulife Mr. B. L.
A correspondent of the Straits Times writes: form wow it is that Christmas Day always Mr. & Mr4 1. W. Cacice Mr. J. H.
Can any Angle-Chinese scholar hindig in-
either falls on the third day after the Chinese
.ng. It. and Mrs, 1, 1. Mr. & M
Clegg, K.N. Tinigebih festival (which is a national holiday
Mr. & Misau, Colls au intercalary month in the Chinese year 2 Hair Colls in China; or on the fourth day, when there is
In 1993 there was an extra fifth month in the Miss Colls Chinese gear, and Tungebit fell on 2ird De Mr.-H. B. Colvin camber.
In 1994 and 1903 io fell on 2nd December. Next your there will be an intercalary fourth month, and it will be on 23rd December
Xmas is koown to the old Malaces Babas as the Portuguese New Year and there is a saying which runs as follows:-
|. L1 is understand that Secretary Mowall is greatly concerned over this lax enforcement of the law and will bring the malfer up at a tablast meeting. While the inspectors through
warrant for Tip ampat hari lepas Tungchel (the Hookien out the country believing that the Administration is trying to pronunciation for Tungchih) taoa bahru Serani wink at the ersion of the law. something | Le: three or four days after Tangchek comes will have to be done to reassure them that if Xmas majority of Malanca Bairas are the they do onfores the law without foar or favour they will not lose their own beads.
The
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Inquiry among the Congressmen who are arriving from all parts of the country indicates that thers will be no action. whatever by Con gress on the Chinese Exclusion Law. They are unas in the opinion that the law as it The Coreat equivalent for "Kismet" is stands is all right and must be enforced. Thoyasu A writer in the Seoul Prena uskorts regard the talk of a Chinese boycott as a mere that the Corans are fatalists, and boliera that, buff and are inclined to resent the suggestions the great rol of fate. Uasa." rules the destinies of men. He cannot be propitiated, be for modifying the law.
cannot be argued with, be cannct be bribed, he ju implacable, irresistible, beyond the range of reason, ever sweeping on with all mortals Capt. & Mr. G entangled in his train. A fow rise with him. Mr. T č. Gray but most fall. The olber day, on a walk by Capt. T. A. Hall the vily wall," continues the writer,
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It is certainly to be Loped that these ex- vollent principles may receive in course of time even wider application. The emoluments of the commanding officer of a regiment at home. for example, an ridiculously inadequate to the importance of the position. There are no bad regiments in the King's Army, but there are some bad commanding officers, and this will continue to be the case until we adopt the practies of India and pay our commanding offi- cars on a scale commensurate with the import ance of the position they hold We can, and we should, make this post eagerly sought for by the best men, and we can afford to reserva's pro- portion of certain staff appointments, and of the higher commands, for commanding ofheers who have brought their regiments up to a high standard of efficiency. In nine cases out of ten the best regimental offer becomes the best staff officer. Success in the regiment should bal an important stepping stone to high command. and it is because the Secretary of State's minuta contains nothing to minimize or depreciate the ! value of regimental experience, but rather
At Midvale on Nov. 19. a forty-ton steel ingots allting at the wayside sucking a long pipa
We fell into conversation and tourbed on implicitly acknowledges with all the gon-permeated with the blond auf bones of tra
The whole business,' says he, 'is politics. sequences, that the new General Staff system workmen was buried with this saltan rites of
complaining and may be expected to obtain and retain the coc- the Roman Catholic Church. The workmenusu" There is no 1189 of tilence of the Army,
who were so strangely kid away were Johuh proceeded to puff. In one sense it is a Furkin and Joseph Gaseda, two foreign-speak comforting thought, as it relieves a tan from met a horrible death. all sense of responsibility or sorrow over past ing labourers, who
failures. 'Casu ́ explains everything, and all Mr. Hunter They were ju u pit near a cola containing
A belief in Eng. Cap. Mural, us. Mr. J. A. Young 80,00 pounds of molten steel. A plug gays men so hear and so understand way and the liery faid poured from the capland the fateful law of Unsu occupies the inner
If I fail in Overwhelmed them. The man were completely most chamber of Coren's soul. incinerate, and not a treep of them or their business it is Unsa." If I am dirty and
miserable it is Unisu If the State falls n clothing was loff,
ose is to blame, for, no man can withstand “Unsu," "
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REMARKABLE DEATH OF
WORKMEN.
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To create an aristocracy of talent it is neces- sary to offer attractions to make it worth the while of good men to work hard, and the advan. 1ages offered by the Secretary of State ees to be sufficient and well-considered. The principle of acrelerated promotion for the Gaseral Staff was recenstucnded by the Esher Committee. Nothing short of this can attract the best
The Midvale Stool Company was arone to men, and the syst in adopted by the Aru selling the steel or using it, and it was decided Council, namely, that of a step in brerAL
to bury it with the rites of the church to which ! up le leitenant-colonel, und in substantive
is the best practical solution the fortreats me ad belonged, Accord rank afterwards, open to us in view of the exigencies of our ingls, the forty-fou inge, oval in stape, 28 Fost regimental system and the conservative opinion loug, 6 feet wide and foot thick, was moved of the Army. A stop in rank will be given to last week by a travelling crane to the rear of officers who have completed a term of employ the machine shop," whet, a grave tent fuel drep ment on the General Staff and are then retained hat been made. The great mass of metal was on the list for farther employment Practical laid in the hole and u platforma built over it, ly, therefore, this promotion will not be, as the that the burial services could be better
of State somewhat lously terms it, performed. Scrctery
a umatter of course," but rather the reward of good work well done, and of nothing else. That in doubt, we hasten to add. Mr. Arnold. Forster's meaning, which is perfectly clear to any one who will read the whole paragraph dealing with this p jat.
It has very properly been laid down that the
who.
A great crowd sought admission in the works, but only two sisters of Gasia, who depended upon him for support, and about 1 workmen. duts, were perrated in wore on Sunday attend the services along with the officials of the company. Alf heads were based and fags were lowered to half staf while two priests conducted the services. After the sizlers of
Brst list of General Staff officers shall beseda had been led away the great ingot was short one. It is most important that no name shall appear which does not command the entire envered with earth and the faerd party dia- The grave of the men will be aud absolute confidence of the Army Apered. definite assurance would have been welcomed sppropiately marked by the carpany.
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For Freight and further particulars,
apply to
DODWELL & CO., LIMITED. General Agents for China and Japan Hongkong, 4th August, 1998
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HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN THE CHINA SQUADRON.
Alacrity, despatch-boat, 1,700 tons. 10 guna, 3,000h.p., Cont. R. M. Harbort, Hongkong Androueda, craisor, 13,500 tons, 16 gaus, 1,050
i.h.p.. Capt. Nelson Ommannoy, Shanghai Aran, forpedo bent destroyer. 550 tons, & guns, 7,000 i.b... Lient-Comdr. R. Hennikar Heaton, Hangkang.
Astraea, 2nd class eruisar, 4.360 tons, 10 gans 7,000 1.b.p., Captain Lious. G. Tufnell, Weibarwei Bonaventure, End blaas cruiser, 490 tons, 10 7000 ih.p., Capt. II. II. Torlesse, Shauglai
Cadmus, British skoop, 1979 tous, Capt. I da
Cane Luned, Yungisas
Clio, British sloop, 19870 tons, Captain II, D.
Wilkin, D.S.C.. Yangisze
Dec, torpedo boat destroyer, 560 tons, Lient.-
Comdr. H. E. Sulisan, B.N. Hongkong Diadem, 1st class erpisar, 11.009 tond. 16 guns,
10,800 b.p., Capt. H. W. Savery, Hongkong Erue, torpedo boat destroyor, 550 toas, Light,"
Comdr. R. H. Bather, Hongkong Ettrick, torpedo boat destroyer, 500 tons, Lieut-
Comdr. C. Lewin, Hongkong Ere, torpedo bout destroyer, 550 tons, Comdr,
A. F. Everett, Hongkong
Fame, torpedo-bost destroyer, 96 tous 6 guns, 5,700 b.p.. Iient-Comdr. Stevenson, Hangkong
Flora, 2nd class craiser, 4360 tons, 10 guns, i.h.p., Capt. Grant Dalton, Singaporo Handy, torpedo-bost destroyer, 260 tons, 6 gaur,
4,000 h.p., kort.-Corade, Cor, Hongkong Hart, torpedo-host destroyer, 260 tona, u gaus, 4000 h.p., Limus.-Comadr, Richards, Hong- kong
Hoela, special torpedo vaned, 6400 tons, 2400
b.p., Capt. E. F. R. Chieltou, Hongkong Hogue, uruwer, 12.000 tons, 14 gane, 1,000 b.p., Captain Ed. T. Shortland, Hongkong Itchen, torpede boat destroy›r,
550 tons,
Lieut-
Comdr. C. Seymour, Hongkong Janus torpedo-boat destroyer, 280 tons, 6 guns, 3,900 h.p., Lt. Comdr. Darwall, Hongkong Kinsha, river gunboat, 371 tons, Lieut.-Comtr.
E. V. F. R. Dagmore, on Yangtazan Moorhen, river gunboat, 180 tons, 2 guns,
Lient.-Condr, F. B. Noble, Wost River Ollor, torpeto-boat destroyer, 350 tons, 6
gan, €300 i.h.p., Lt.-Coudr. Kidds, Hongkong Rambler, surveying ship, 583 tons, Comdr.
Chas, B. Monro, Boran
Robin, river gumboat: 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 hp.. Fient-Comdr. Vaughan,, West River Sandpiper, river gunboat, 85 tom, 2 gaus, 240 h.p., Lisut.-Coude. II. T. Atlay, West River Suipo, river gun-boat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p., Licut-Comdr. Ernest W. G. Davidson, on Youglase
gatlej, 1st class cruiser, 12,000 tons, 1 gana, 21,000 itp., Captain Wm. L. Grant
guar,
Hongkong
Tamac rooiving ship. 4,000 Lons
Commodore H. P. Williams, at Hongkong Teal, river gumboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, Lieut.
Comdr. Seerstan, ou Yangtz
Virage, torpollo-boat destroyor, Sunlous, Ciguna, 6,30 Lb.p., Lleat. Comdr. J. A. Richards Hongkong
Waterwitch, surveying ship, 620 tonn, kõði,h.p.,
Comdr, A. W. Glennia, Hongkong Whiting, torgudo-boat destroyer, 360 tora, 6 gans, 5,000 h.p., List, Conde. C. EL Thomas, Hongkong
Widgeon, gunboat, 195 tons, 2 gurs, 300 h.p., Lt-Condr. G. B. Spicer-Simson, Yungtsme
Mrs. E. Charlton, child! Wordcock guaboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 b.p
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Liont. Comdr. Hagh Somerville, Yangteas Woodlark, gunboat, 150 igus, 2 gaus, 550 hp,
Lásai Comdr. J. F. "Knor, Yangtza
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