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tence in the Times he asserts, "without fear |. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Belílice are coming to } of contradiction," that a great deal of busi- Hongkong, having left London on March 2nd, ness, involving the employment of thousands by P. & O. Mr. and Mrs. G. U. C. Master sad the Misses Master bare booked passages by the
a. China leaving on March 30th,
of British workmen, has been lost to Grat Britain "by reason of the apathy that has
WATSON & CO., been displayed by the British diplomatic representatives." We have sometimes been tempted ourselves to complain of apparent apathy towards political questions of great moment; and past chairmen and secretaries of our Chambers of Commerce will no doubt say that such complainta have often beep warranted; but it is a pity that Mr. SerreL could not give a hint to guide us to some specific case which might lend fores to his protest. There might, of course, be some danger in doing so, but we think that very
WINE
& MERCHANTS,
SPIRIT
BULL DOG BRAND remote. While it may be true, as he says, that he has been personally informed by such represcmatives" that it is not their
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There will be no band performance at the TELEGRAMS. Hongkong Hotel to-morrow night as the Bond is required by His Excellency the Governor.
Very interesting matter of a varied descrip- tion appears on page 5, including verbatim given on Saturday afternoon at the Polo
The programme of the gymkhaus to bo copy of the King's Speech to Parliament.
Greund by the offleses of the Navy and Army in honour of the visit of the Freash and Japanese fleets suggests a goal afternoon's entertainment, there being a number of erents set down which should be productive of muck
amusement.
At about half-past ise yesterday morning the fire alarm was sounded, and the brigade, under Chief Inspector Baker, promptly responded to the saumons. The fire, however,
was put out before their arrival, The vathrosk occurred at No. 8, Tit Hong Laus, near the Cuutral Market, and was caused by the capsizing of an oil store.
The United States last year had a record year
The following telogram has been received from the Colonial Secretary, Singaj ore, dated the 22nd instant: Hongkong declared to be of plague.", infected on account of cases H. B. M. Causal at Newekwang also telegraphed to a like effect.
The final tin for a gold medal presented by Mr. Jas. Neish, of s.. Empress of China, will ba played off this afternoon on the green of the Kowloon Bowling Club, Messrs. J. C. Gow. sul Jos. Rameny.
The finalists are
The Star of the Garter prosented to the Mikalo by Prince Arthur of Connaught, is similar to
worn by the four Marquises af Hertford in succession, and
the
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THE MOROCCO CONFERENCE.
LONDON, March 20th. The deadlock continues at Algeciras and the French and Germans are waiting for each other to make a move.
THE PRINCE OF WALES' TOUR.
LONDON, March 20th. The Prince and Princess of Wales have sailed for Egypt
THE FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
LONDON, March 20th. General Wood's report of the fighting in the Philippines is considered in Washington whic was afterwands presented to Lord to exculpate the army from the charges of
Richard Wallace in 1878. It was composed of was presented to Lord Bazconafiold by Sir
ROBT. PORTER & Co., LTD.. business in any way to aid the British in uxports of cotton piece gouds, the valus bring. Beaconsfield. It was valued at £14,000, and sero,
LONDON.
GUINNESS'
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PINTS AND SPLITS
manufacturer to secure orders, we feel sure that such a plea could only have been nilvanced under extraordinary circum. stances, or by some representative not typical of the fraternity. As a matter of fact, however it came to be expressel, it is a quite untenable argument, and the practice of way of Great Britain's able represonia- tives Eas put it out of court. No good can come of Mr. SrzEL's odorous comparisons of the British with the German Ministers,
|
The yardage is a letter indication of the ship 47,652,000 dols., against 25,508,000 dols, in 1994.
|ments, viz., 790,259,000,
as compared with 434,989,000 the year before. The striking fentors is the takings of Chinn, for she absorbs. not for off 75 per cent. of the whole of the cotton goods sent abroad. It will be seen that be doing quite a rotail trade with foreign bat for Shanghai thp United States would countries,. It may be added that Chins took from Amories last year considerably more than double the yardage in 1905.
LIGHT ALE for as we kuow, even with the character be cerraspondent of the New York Herald, writ
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gives them of energetically encouraging the trade of the Fatherland, they too often come in for the censure of their nationals,
brilliants of the first water.
By kind permission of. Lt. Col. C. H. O. Price, and Offcers of the 129th Bainelis, this Band of the Regiment will play the following commencing at 4.30 p.m.:- programme at the U.S.R.Club, Kowloon, to-day March "Dixie Land," Overture... Masuniello,' Serenata... "Love in Idleness," Selection...... "Tize Gondolinus, " Valee Santiago,” Piccolo Solo.." Picaroon,"
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THE DEPARTURE OF VISCOUNT HAYASHI,
Green senting Sir Edward Grey, and Lord Laus-
downe,
THE COLLISION OFF PEDRO BLANCO.
It
Following our brief report on Wednesday of the collision which occurred between the Japanese steamer "Daivi Kotohira Mara" and the Norwegian 5.8. "Brand," wo hovo sinco been supplied with further particulars appears that the collision occurred about flys o'clock on Tuesday morning off Pedro Bianco, an island some 60 miles from Hongkong. Bóth vessels.wora bocnd for this port, tho " Kotohira Mary" from Karatau and the "Brand" from Shanghai. A thick fog prevailed when the vesela collided. The Japanese stranier was struok on the starboard side of No. 5 hold, which soon filled with water, while the how of the "Brand" is said to bo enmaklerably damaged. In a cabin above the No. 3 hold of the “Kolobira Mam" three men wera asleep when the vessels struck. As a result of the collision one was killed and the other two injured. Apparently the two vessels were only a little distance apart erobanging signals in the fog, and the Japanese abip desiring to got near the shore changed hor cours with the result that the collision occurred. The "Kotobira Maru" Arrived safely in the harbour at about twe o'clock yesterday afternoon, but had to be buszbed at Wanchai. Disebarging will probably
CONCERT AT WELLINGTON BARRACKS.
LONDON, Much 21st.
London was the occasion of a remarkable pleted the vessel will bo dooked for repairs.
The departure of Viscount Hayashi from bommented this morning, and when com-
demonstration of good feeling, an enormous crowd thronged the station, and there was an assemblage of prominant men on the
The Ramsales" gave another very success. Sullivan platform, including Mr. Barrington, repre-ful concert at the RE. Theatre last night, Miss Edith Le Marie opened the evening with Good-bye, little girl, good-bye," and au encore sang "Eileen Alannab." As a charactor comedian Mr. Terence Ramsdale proved him- self to bo an artist of no mean ability. His ron- dering of some naval songs was loudly encored, his voice and patter being excellent. As an ex- ponent of the terpsichorena art he again merited great praise, especially in the sailor's horn- pipe. Very amusing and well played was the skatch The Lost Will." A bamorous comedi- utta, which terminated u most successful concert.
The choice of Messrs. Yarrow and Co., the Pop ar shipbuildors and engineers, who have been engaged for some time in looking out for a new home for their works, has fallen upon
A much better illustration may be found two monarchs in the cours of the current Scotstoun, a place a few miles from Glasgow,
in the case of American representatives, whose particular attention to the needs of American trade has often been noticed; and yet against no body of men have wo beard more complaints from Americans. Cousin JOSITHAN shares to the full Jons BULL'S propensity to grumble; and although QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS. in his expressive idiom be calls it “kieking," it really amounts to no more. Mr. SPIXZer wants the Foreign Office to re-organise the prescut systeur, to appoint thoroughly trained en, and to give instructions that wherever the British manufacturer produces graden. A. S. WATSON & CO. | tials from the Foreign Office, every possible
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assistance must be given by the Government representative. There may be a risk that
King Edward has, according to the Berlin
ten a most cordial latter to the Kaiser on the occasion of his Majesty's birthday, foreshadow. ing the prospect of a friendly meeting of the Four This now, the correspondent adds, will where the recent strained solutions between be welcomed in Bodin with great satisfaction. the Emperor and his uuele made a most un pleasant impression. Strauge to say, this has been kept a State secret, wherese usually the Emperor shows impatient acrily to comiuni. astare. cate to the public personal news of a pleasant
A Louden paper learne that the Socialist agitation is rapidly gaining ground in Japan amongst the working classes. Not less than Ave Social Democratic newspapers have been started since the end of the war, one of them, "The Socialist," being printed in English. Aucker paper, "The Hikri" (Light), is edited
torrs of six months' imprisonment for auti- by a man, Nisikawa, who has just undergone a
militarist agitation. In the course of the last
possessed of a
paper named "Tho New
RUSSIA.
Lospos, March 19th. An armed baad of twenty men entered a
about 12 acres, and has a river frontage of about off Rhf., 850,000 without molestation. On the Lanarkshire aud Dumbartonshire Rail-lank in the heart of Moscow in business way. The Times states that the site extends to hours, overawed the employees, and carried 780 foot. It will provide room for a number of building berths, engine and boiler shops.
In the House of Commons on Fab, 22al, Mr. Normar asked the Foreign Secretary if he could state what is the present status of Weihaiwei and what are the intentions cf His Majesty's Government concerning it. Mr. Runciman replied: It is not considered that the transfer of the Russian lease of Port Arthur to Japen and any change in the present status of Wodaiwei, which is lensed to His Majesty's Government and no aotion is at present con.
templated with regard to the lease.
The Radical Protectionists in the American Congress Staudpatters" as they are called→
of the Morning Post, over the announcement
THE C.U.S.R.A. SHOOTING. We have to thank Major Kelsall, Hor. Sec. C.U.S.R.A., for the following information : ~ --
NEW LOCOMOTIVES FOR CHINA.
Nanking Railway, Mesars. Robert Stephenson For the working of traffic over the Sbangkai. and Company, Limited, of the Springfeld Works, Darlington, are now completing tan powerful four-coupled bogie locomotives, to the and partners. Tunge locomotives, the first lat specifications
of Mesara, Sir John Wolfe Barry
COMPETITION FOR ADMIKAL NOEL'S CUP. of which hars already been shipped from The winning team was that from H.M.S. Middlesbrough, are built for the ift. Siin. Andromeda, consisting of Sgt. J. Walley, lines, and are of very liberal Chaluusions, as chalanos. Corporal E. Miller, Prts. J. Compton,
the
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS armed with such a sweeping instruction six months the miners of Yabarn have become sre-rejoiced, says the Washington correspondent diameter of tift. 7in., and the bogie wheels
some manufacturers might expect too much, and the representative of the nation INCOTIA CUrale," while the "New Dootriue" appears that Germany will postpone for a year, if the being 8ft. 3in, and the total wheel base, 25ft.
mere agect of the first frm to claim his/at Hakodate, and "The Voice of the People" * Heichstag consents, tho imposition of the
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Correspondents wrel j'orward their names and ad- dreses with con manta Kons addressed to the Editor not for publication bel as svið með of
good faith,
All Leiters for publication should be written on
services. However, whether the complaints
be wholly or only partly justified, we have no doubt that British representatives abroad will in due course hear from headquarters. We notice that a resolution to be introduced
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maximum tariff rates against the United States. and say that it proves their contention that pressure of the boiler is 180 16. per square inch. The "Stand patters" hail this as a great victory, Germany cannot afford to make a tariff war against the United States.
"one wife of the Sommunications that have ❘ to. Parliament has been composed a 2208,951,500, of which sam £89,250 000 wera
Noonymously for: slready appeared in other papers will be inserted,
Order for ex east of BAILT PRESS should be follows:-"That His Majesty's Govern sout befo.& 11 mm, o....da, at publication. After that ment, having approved in principle that aly some months, yet the average rate of appointment as Hia Maposty's Minister-Resident pump being fixed on the right hand side of the Telegraphic Addrar: Pasa. Codozi A.B.C. 5th
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Secretary of State for Commerce shall be appointed in lieu of the President of the Board of Trade, it is desirable that the Consular Service in ite commercial branches shall be transferred from the Foreign Office [202 to the Department of Commerce, to he
On March 22nd, at hon, at her residence, 19-
Mosque Street, Mrs. R. F. GCTERSE, aged 6
years.
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The Daily Press.
Russia has just published some interesting The Imperial Controller of the Council of detail concerning the total cost of the late war with Japau. The antire cost of the various operations connected with that war come to
spent in 1904, and £119,701300 in 1905 Although the second phase of the war lasted expenditure had to be increased very consider ably, more especially owing to the enormens cost of fitting out the Second and Third Naval Squadrons. As compared with the war with Turkey in 1877-1878, the late war with Japan cost no less a sum than nearly £106.250,000 more than did that war, for the Russo-Turkish
Sir John Jordan had the honour of being received by the King ou Fob. 18 upon his return from Seoul, and upon relinquishing his
and Consul General in Cores. He has had 30 years' experience in the East. He went out to Chins in 1876 as a student interpreter, and a dozen years later he was appointed Assistant Chinese Secretary to the British Legation in Peking, becoming Secretary shortly afterwards. whole of the recent troables lie had charge of He went to Corea in 1896, and during the
Britial interests in the country.
There is a new feather in Woman's hat
under the Minister of Commerce, and no war cost £38,737,500 in 1877, and £50,043,250 longer under the Foreign Minister." Both in 1879, a total of £108,789,750, Ministers and Cousuts must be trembling In New Rocholle a good story is buitg in their shoes, wondering what a Radient-ireptated, showing that Mr. Carnegie is to-day, remarks one of the mail papers. From Labour Government any not demand of disinc.ined to give indiscriminately. them.
smoke-box.
Pete. R. Fotter, and Pris. J.-Dunlop, all R.M.L.F.
Lieut. Scott's team of Hongkong Volunteers was second; and the Seamen's team from the Andromeda third.
NURSERY COMPETITION.
L-Cpl. Williams L. Cpl. Fling.. Pute. Sullivan Pria. Close Prte. Martin
All the 2nd R.W. K. Regt.
yde, yao. 200 500, Total 27 31 58 4.454
2328 22 24 46
OFFICERS' TEAM CUMEXTITION.
119th Infantry... H.K. VolunteeTS ... R.W.K.
40
Points.
457
250
244
1794 Reluchis "A" team H. V.R.A. "A" teant H.K.VR.A."B" tes
238
236
234
240 202
129th Balachis "B" feam H.Q. Staff Team...
width over the platforme is no less than 9ft. The cylinders are 18is, by 20a. with ordinary D slide valves between the frames, operated by the simple Stephenson link motion reversed by a wheel and screw on the left hand side of the esgins. The four coupled wheels have a
a diameter of 3ft. Giu., the ilxed wheel basa
tin. The boiler barrel has a maximum o'side diameter of 4tt. 10ĝin, and a length between tube plates of 13ft. Jin., the length of the fire- box shell being oft. (outside). The working The boiler is fitted with brass tubes, each 24in. in diameter, giving a beating surface of 1,467 39 square feet, while the fire-box provides on additional 162 61 square feet, the total heating" surface therefore being 1,630 squsze feet. The rate aras is 25 square feet, this being to allow of the use of inferior coal.
engine is fitted with the Westinghouse quick-noting brake, the The four-coupled wheels of the engine and the tenderwheels only are braked. The engine and toador have an aggregato weight on rails of 98 tons 7 outs.
HONGKONG LOAN "FAILURE."
A correspondent in Peking sent the M-C. Tenders for the Hongkong Government Three recent sensational rumours. It shoms that almost The official notice sont cut boldly states that Daily News the following account of the events in the palags at Paking which gave rise to the and a Half per cant, losa were opened to-day at the offics of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, at the railway station, four others were found simultaneously with the discovery of a few bozahs The loss was fully covered, the prices raying actually within the Palace gonerally understood, however, that the under- fom the pinimum of £99 to £108." It is
was in consternation and the Express.Dowagər Court precincts. The summoned the chief suanch, Ti Lien-ying, to writers have had to take up about 70 per cent upbraid him for his neglect. Standard, that the times are not propitions for saved him from immediate execution. Li Lien t of the e“. The fact is, remarks the Freniag that only his long and faithful services She told him issues by tender. us the market is rather paying prostrated himself while Her Majesty bardened with strip aut money in tight. An atormed, and was then ordered to appeal direct to investors would have had for
and "find more prospect of success, for the security is a in kis having four young eunuste heaton to out matters." His investigations resulted good one and fairly cheap. It is now quoted a death "whose actions had of late been rather shade nader 90, the minimum price of issue. THE GUARD OF THE PEKING PALACE
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Someer many terrestrial, triumphs she has risen to members of the local Methodist Church decided bigher flights and the conquest of the air. The to erect a £200 organ, and appealed to Mr honour of this latest record belongs to Mrs. The Franch Mail of the 20th February was Carnegie, who stipulated that the congregation Grifith Brewer, who has just crossed the delivered in London on the 21st inst.
mast first raise £100 before he could conside: the Channel to France in a ballona-the first time matter. This response was scouraging, and a woman liss accomplish d such a feat. Mrs. very soon the Methodists had raised the amount Brewer is clearly a lady of rare courage. Hait desired. In the meantime Mr. Carnegio hail way across she and the two men who completed through his secretary, with the result that the and champagne. No ill effects are recorded—a investigated the needs of the congregation the party took a meal of snusige rolls, cake, deacons bave just received a letter from the striking testimony to the superiority of the A momentous change-at least in the anuals millionaire, who failed to enelcso a cheque, but serial over the marine roule. This lattor wes of the Imperial Palace has just boon made ut said he had ascertained that the congregation further demonstrated by a race between the Peking. The Guard of the Palace and of the was too small for a £900 organ, and he thought balloon and one of the Folkestone to Boulogne important personage known to fame as the Emperor's mered porsou, not in speak of the one eesting £100 would answer their purpose steamers.
Its passengers bad left London at Empress-Dowager, has always been composed very well, and, inasmuch as they had collected almost exactly the same moment as the balloon, of a special this amonot already, there was no nood for any and it was a dead beat for the French coast. help from bim.
His Excellency the Governor will be at home at Government House to-day from 4 to
6.39 p.m.
The fog cleared a little yesterday morning and enabled the shipping to recover much of its freedom of movement,
HONGKONG, MARCH 23RD, 1966.
THE globetrotter; arriving at some place which lappeus to please his eye, and from | which bensually departs without having
Two plague cases were notified yesterday. had time to discover the drawbacks of The last one. number 72, was fouad lead in the permanent residence there, is often tempted, street. although quite innocent of malice, to misrepresent the position of his nation's consular representative. He perhaps views the outside of a nice house; aut envies the man who can stay in a place with which he is temporarily in love; he may overhear the monnt of the Cousul's salary, and the com- ment "practically nothing to do," and a ball-formed resolution toywrite to the papers rises his mind. The encounters some other globetrotter who has forced his way inside the consular residence, pestered that official with some petty grievance, and obtained a soraewhat chilly welcome. the outcome is inevitable. The visitors mutual- ly arrive at the verdict that the consul is
It was announced officially that the regular service of the Volunteer Flest between Odessa and the Far East was to be resumed about the end of February.
An old woman who applied for relief to the Lambeth guardiaus said she had A kind leughter, who did not allow her anything, but her in-urance policy! was good enough to keep up the payments for
the whole of the estate, valued at over £350,000
capital suins, which will amount to at least 4306,000, will pasa to seamen's charities.
BRITISH TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES.
THE FALL OF THE EUNUCH.
szepicions." and he then reported to Her Majesty what he had done. The orplaastion having been received in grim silence, Li kowtowed and eventually confessed that old age and ill-health made him satt for his duty; he wished Presence" said the Empress. Wilbin aquarter- to resign. "You may leave the hour an Imperial Rascript in Her Majesty's offices about the Court and appointed him to own bandwriting relieved the ennuch of all his the sinecure post of Inspector of Ebo Park honours and responsibilities,
notwithstanding of the Banner Army. "But, Palace. The enach Te'ui succeeds to Li's
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A facetious contemporary asks: Was Or phous after all werely a sufferer from indigestion who made the mountain-tops that freeze follow him when he did sing only quite
There appeared in the Daily Graphic about incidentally? The Daily Mail-has-beer the end of November a reference to Consul interviewing Dr. James Cantlie, author of a
Kenny's report on the trade of the Philippine Islands. In a letter dated Manila, January 6th, receat hook on physical efficiency (and formerly the manager of one of the leading British horses of Hongkong), and learning that singing is a
drow attention to that paragraph, and asked
no discriminating duty
writes:-
COOLIES ON THE RAND.
plenty of Eberty.
that the practice had become and even pariicus, this guard was only with bows and arrows. It has often proposed that the system should be changed, and that the armament of the Imperial Bodyguard should be brought more up to date.
PROMINENT LIBERAL'S ADMISSIONE, But various objections were
Akterman F. G. Adnitt, J.P., an ex-Mayor raised to the innovation. Some declared that the noise
and Liberal leader of Northampton, who weat of rides would disturb the calm and quiet which to South Africa and studied the Chiness are the essential fosfores of an Imperial retreat conceived abjections to the system of coolie labour question on the spot, has had his pre- in China; others predicted that during practice Labour swept away.
stray shot might chanes to kill the Emperor's Under the will of the lata Lord Inverelydemire or preventive of most things from in. Mr. D. B. McLaren to point out that there is and arrows' were alone permitted inside the view, is overwhelming. There was, he says, hoir! As the result of these objections bows for Chinese coolice, from the economis point of He now frankly acknowledgos that the case not earning his salary, that their is loft to his widow for life. On her death the digestion to consumption. It is the singer, of Great Britain. That gentle ports from Palaces of Winter in Peking and of Summer nothing suggestive of slavery about their
eightywer in the way of toutache or shattered States of America and the United Kingdom Guard should bonesforth be armed with--sir.
a1 Yusu Ming Yuen, until the other day, when treatment: they were as happy as sandboys, course, who benefits; the feet upon the singer's A comparison of the imports from the United order was suddenly issued that the Palace well fed, well paid, well nourished, and with nerves is not allowed for. The neighbour, no by your contributor, especially when it is borns Royel cars from any sudden or excesive shank, my tend to qualify the despondent view taken us. This compromiso will no doubt save the Plaps have been filed with the building super-doubt, bas only to sing back and gain the in mind that a very large proportion of the but whether it will eliminate the risk of accident intendent for the erection of a forty-storey blessed calm that comes from the knowledge of imports from the United States of America tower 594 feet in height to contain office suites getting even. We make no muner of donbt consist of Government stores. The figures are,
Army reform in China must, however, be in conuection with the Singer building in Lower that vocal exercise really does the singer good
in pesos:***
making rapid progress, to judge from another Breadway. This would be the highest office in all sorts of ways: it gives him oxygen and Feo U.K. 5.171.73 4,127,931 4,849,393 adepted, and it has been voted to becoming
12 months, June. 1903,
litla incident. A now aoiform has boon lately building in the world.
cheerfulness, and his diaphragm, aurerently, Frota U.S.A... 3,944,098 4,633,216 5,761,198 beads of the Army do not approve of this that everybody wants to wear it. But the usages his digestive organs. But it will be Last month Mr. William Griffith, the agent well in many cases if song is resorted to only time that a Bill has possed the House, and is been devised for civilians masquerading as that it ceases just where warmth is nooded."] Your contributor is probably aware by this form of admiration, and new penalties have has denounced the Eton jackof, on the ground extensive experience of business in the Farat Beaumaris, received from the clork to the ander medical advice and with a police permit. now passing through the Senate, at Washing soldiers. It was only the other day that the Most Eton's jacket, too, he superseded
Menai Bridge District Council, a cheque for The Lost Chord" on retiring to rest every ton, postponing for another three years the military class in Chias was regarded as quite East, ut ters u complaint with more appar fourpence for half year's tithe rent- obarge, night, and Bill Bailey" every day with the application of the Coastwise Lawa to the Philip. inferior to the civilian, and now the improved i ent reasonableness than the globetrotter; payable by that council to the Rector of Llan-morning bath, may be just as disastrous to the is necessitated by the simple fact that there is
Briet vesture of brief boyhood's d'aya, good. pines. This is the second postponement, and
bye! but one that we are inclined to regard as fairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndroballzontdysili-sensitive ear even if the motive is purely not sufficient American fonnage to carry the sartorial reformers in Pall Mall take a lesson
eat of a tanie has made the soldier an object In sterner times, the warmth where it is of envy and imitation to all. Could not our cxaggerated. Taking part in a correspond-ogogoged,
needed" bygienic.
Was left for the Headmaster to supply! from Yuan-Shih-kai ?--Globe.
The World.
taxpayers money, is being squandered, and that somebody ought to be told about it. We hare a suspicion that this is no fancy picture of what takes place, and that some consula in the Far East could all to it if they wished. It is so easy to criticise the work of others when we cose into contact, it may be, with only the fringe of it. Mr. Loots BPITZEL, who claims an
trade.
1904
1905.
ia
another matter.
seeing that but for his absence abroad, Alderman Adniit would have been asked to be MO
This testimony is all the mora significant,
Laboushere's successor in the representation of Northampton-Standard.
CHANGING HABITS.
[Dr. James Cantlis (formerly of Hongkong)