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inferior race.
until he has made some cultural progress..
The thiul part of the book, which is occupied with the future of Istaru, is not the least interest.
is, by the way, a very happy title, one Leela dant if anything were cutestati to ford the arroging The Professor, who is well acquainted with arce and bumptionsarss which are said to Mohammedas life aud thought, is convinced characterise the English sitt of their own an that Islam is empable of reforts and that what try it is the panegyric which the Professor
"has wade it stand still and retrograde was vol:
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Axis. Juleert i antist to difficult to receive The tributes of praise which como from him and you remain handle. He is not Enisame in his expression of admimtion and one almost fools incliumi to agree with Eim in all the nice abings that he says. Without actually taking up the attitude of the person who has had to listen to a eulogistic speech addressed to himself
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exprice of its princes 7. Hat as the politically indomident Moslem conntries, with the possible exception of Turkey, show so litllo capacity the only hope of reguneratioulies in the Moslems who have made culinra? progress under the inBusace of Western powers, more particularly those of falia and Egypt under the British lead and those of the bear East ander Russia. Although
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The successful enrs of a sink eat at Hongkong) en biny 3rd, wher, an inquest was held on Johu Nicholas Whyte, forty one, a major in the Lan carbine Fusiliers, who died at 2, Eatou Terrace, S.W.
suggestion that he does not deserve the kind the writer is full of sympathy with Mohammedan and whe subsequently rejdies in half-beacted eauvinced of the superiority of Western cultured that you would take up bow niental Thero are pluvan possible results, of which ten are loudly offsets the nad story told at Westminster romarse made aluat hize, we are conscious of aspirations, and while his readers may not be so the fact that the Professor has dealt very kiudly sanguine of a Mosier renaissance, there can be with the British culties bearers and that if he
little doubt that the adherents of the faith onder had liked he might have faid his finger on a few Western protection are likely to advanco move of the mistakes and weak spots in the policy than those hi rountries politically independent which has avoked such a strong eulogy from In conclusion, we wonhi rofor readers to this book itself, satisfied that they will find much feud for reflection in the author's philosophical treatment if a comprehensive subject.
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the near future. The Professor has a whole.
There is a very excellent letter in the hearted admiration for the work of the British
Mr. Horace Hutchinson writes in the Westminster Carelte: So long ago as 1686 I Saturday Beriewo appearing over the sigasture Wextern
Eastern Lands, by in India, and carping critics who are inclined
an The Absurdity of to-cavil-at British administration there are
wrote in "Hints on Golf-work that can of "Junior Carlton ARMINIUS VINEERY--London:- Joht
Kelly & Waith. reminded that a comparison made with the still be purchased of Messes Blackwood at the Betting. When we in Calcutta walise that we Murray. Hongkang
at a discount bookseller's flourished in our midst, been costribating to in this work Professor, Vambery, who has methods of the only other Western culture bearer ridiculous price, considering all the wisdom that have, during all these past years that earing ban it holds, for niece, bolo sit two down, the fund which has saliced, to buy the book- in the East will show that the English methods,
your adversary
places," dabings, shoot- seroral valuable and important contributions to the study of the world's politics to his credit, while not perhaps above reprosob, are infinitely there is no serious entre for alarm in his commaker who visits ne makes a comparison of the methods adopted by superior. Perhaps the inly fault which the plaining of a severely strained wrist, or an acute juga, yachts, hunters, and motor-cara, the England and Russia in the Middle East, and when writer alleges against the British is their ico pain, resembling lambags, which checks his absurdity of our pition comes home to us, those symptoms will in at) probability become ishes and the taker of odds gets broken as a we remember that he is writing in a foreign lan- cold treatment of the natives The sshib keeps win. Should be happen to win the next hole, The Bookmaker, says Junier Carlton Bour- the Hindu at a distance, and does not sook to lees troublesome. Although written se long rule, simply because the bookmaker in most gangener appreciation of the skiltet manner in which he plays it to give a lucid description associate with himatall. Naturally the people of ago, that is an observation that I have found casos lakes very good care to lay well under the
years, at one time it was my fortune (it really | of rourse often does Lose; but in the long of the operation of the difaring polírios of the the stuminant race, conscion of their own strongly confirmed by the experience of later odis. In isolated cases the honkmsker amy and tw noustries com pels us to teiler to him our superiority, are not likely to mingle with the was fortunste, for apart from bis ils, read if he knows his business, as the tank at Mogle The nation may be potentially fancied, he was a charmingly pleasant follow) cally be the state Lotteries of Holland and congratulations on the accomplishment of a
a good
deal with a friend who was a brilliant achil vomusu”. He displays a wonder-the equal of the ruler, but as they exist at to play a
perfect walking hospital of imaginary diseases. Germany if he has a good capital to start on. prosent there is a wide gulf between the ous ful mastery of the longinge, and the compliment which he page to Britain in the back under and the other, However it ms; gall the native, He was a very good golfer. During the first The mischief of it is that the foolish amateur Ibu catenat exjust to associate with the British five hides he talked without any intermission, who takes odds does not even ragnoly under
twhile making his strokes (always very stand as a rule the theory of 'chanoes. except notice is undoubtedly enhanced by bring con
good we
unes), ofhis saffirings Cues sympathetic applies not only to horse racing bat te many eyed through such & medium After a parusa
motion was a poignantly roused that one felt other sports gud genes. Let me instance two of Western Culture in Eastern Lands", which
ww taken out of one for very pily: bes ang amteurs-single peal and golf. Hoppi quite euorvated, and all the heart to hit the ball games on which bels are often laid and takes which, it seemed almost a bental set to play ly the professional bookmaker has not yet paid one's best against an opponent in such and attention to golf, but a friendly bet between
As to single state of debility. The outcomes was that at the amateurs is often made. end of the five holes one found that one had lost when the two players are equal in skill. I hen four
The outlook upon life of the often heard odds offered and taken if one han became no less plaintive es lost Iwo lives. Nomelssly offers there to one that and of tho gente proceeded. the the ball and the strength of his muscle sequed his offer is very likely accepted innocently by
bolly inmired by it
At the curl, you somebody in the room he has not the faintest found that you were teaten, badly bestad,ides that he ought to get not three but fally circumstance five tú our As to golf. What are the odds, baton with heads of a man who was almost when two players are equal, against one of thou of defeat at the hands amily in the herois determination which winning, say, three holes in succession? This is the sort of position where you have thrio or enable him to trail his limbs over the earth
at mest six le cue offered against such an eseut. when he was the retina of such pangs and when you had groaned under this humiliation Who would offer ten to one? Yet ton to ong y calculations aro eurrect. times in the course of many years, you is fair mids, attitude towards the ills of the opponent. You against a man winning the thres holes running educated your heart to bbard towards him as sad ousta his favour. Again, what bookmaker
hir Jumbago the nether millstens, or, better, you inrente, for will lay you be to our against a coin you coming down beads or tais then your own servies, to set against his or neuritis, kome very subtle and infinitely times caning? Yet the odds are fully thes
la stroke-complaining of a tortured would be almost as ridiculons sa bin castomer's ho play e interesting ailment of your own, so that when If the bookmaker laid the full adds, his trade albow to win your pity-you could sply with setually is." Why in these circumstances any one continues to be a jute-breker, or a baker a yot more telling counter and play. lat us say
or a barrister, or eveus High Court Judge, is Ang i that facis the heart, that vital organ of the highest affectionix incomprehensible: widently the one trade to interesting; it is elab y, and it gives no out follow, at which we cannot lose. is that of
the bookmaker, ward and vieille siga by which its presence can ku prosed or disprovd. All these are volnable
- CROWN AGENTS. qualities in an ailout that is to be used as a reply.
do not counsel the phying of such
An article appears in this mouth's Empire stroke a t shourism »zeopt strict Reese, which will not be retirol with to reply. The involuntary much onthasian by the residents in Crown way of a
pitiable object. Colonies. The author is Sir Charles Brage, Molode imeginaire is a
at the man who plays his ailments pur....., who filled the post of Governor in the posely to defeat another is little better Colonisi Service from 1893 to 19 3, and then
But it is surely fair to do nome- than's cheat
Ceylon. British Guiana and the Windward thing in the way of retaliation. Why should retired. His experience of Crown Colasier and one au bavo a free trade in ailments and the Crown. Agest was obtained in Mauritias,
fair. pity they inspire and the other hare ro protoestande, but as a civil sersant, not as a sivilion. tion whatever? That does not seen Besilos, a great deal of the humour of golfing a tax-paid weember of the bureaucracy, not fax-paying unit of the public. Sir Charles life would be ruled out if this were not admitted. advocates several comprehensive reforms in the If you get a really favourable specimen of the organization of the Colonial Ofice, in respect the establishment to the duties appro- the zest of rivalry and partly by a sence limiting by golfing hypochondrias, and can lare him on, partly to the administration of Crown Celonies, while
do not you of sympathy (always provided
priata to a political department, and profesas allow it to soften the Abres, of
your own
In give it: the office of the Crown & gupts, and heart and firm dotermiosiion to beat him),
to agendit
of medical, botanical, and technical it is almost inconvirable what a number intelligence, a
status equal to that of the of sbsointly fatal illness he will tell you Political Department To Sir Charles Bruce, THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND be is suffering from before you get him the Crown Agents are gioritiel
Ixings, round. You come in with something of a BCDEO
benevolence and su altruism positively saintlik have brought him in Blits
To Sir Charles Brace, bearen is the place not but at all. All this
merely where ordinary dead good men go, brandish your ralod that you might out
where departed Crown Agents are to be found,
The Times is officially informed that the wosk beart in the face of a mat who worried when wanted. M. Weller scouted the iden
dead postboy. Duke of Argyll, the Chancellor of the Order of you about neuritis in his elbow. Of course that anybody had sver
We have no authentic record of deceased Rt. George, has received the commands of his poople now and again do have neatitis in the elbow, and a very bad thing it is to have there, Crown Agent, baing visible to the naked ers; Royal Highneas the Prince of Wales, Grand or anywhere else; and of course there are some and, therefore, it has been suggested that Crown Master, to announce that the opening of the golfers whom we know to be really very brave Agents bave not to submit to the common lot hapel of the Order in St. Paul's Cathedral of the Order, has and to go on playing pluckily and doing their fan, bat are trans' ated. Despite these facts, will take place on Tuesday, Jare 12, when his intention will take sa no ordinary beings, we copot commend a been grasicusly pleased to signify
The proceedings best against are not the fellows that dis veer ears and which would seem to mark out Clown Agents Majesty the King, Sovereign o wake debilitating straughts on your pity by the ty that might increase their power on earth of being present. meaning and groaning of the waras of this sea.
itie, and any addition to their burden of course, the whole of the Cathedral being They suffer and are as strong as they can be, whatever it may be in heaven. They are the form of fall-drase Stats ceremonial, the and allow you to enjoy your game in their powerful here, perhaps, much too powerful, na details of which will be announced in due company with as much pleasant temper as it
the time will hucaply speaking, possible to exhibit at gulf. automatic rule might hurt them--it would appropriated for the purpose; and it is
will be in this country st Too much pleasantuess it would be ridicatus ertainly provs injurious to the public-Struts hoped that all members of this Order who Tickets of attend on this important occasion. in Borious golf. There to expect, if the game
admission will be issued to each member of the is a great des) of difference, even within the
Order who proposes to attend the ceremony for pale of the rules, between absolutely strict, honourable behaviour and something that is
himself and two ladies: aud it is nquested that There to be described in that way. not
quite to such a thing as consideration for the feelings
all members proposing to attend will of Arme, Chancery of the Order of St. Michael end St. George, Downing stres, S. W. The dividunt user and addresses of ladies donir- perhaps for the wesker nerves, of su opponent
ate at an early a date as possible with the Officer
that a strictly honourable player will exhibit. bat that will be found strikingly lacking in one
oue of attending must he supplied in all cases. who has not so high an ideal.
The Greet Referat. by Maxwell.
Hondo Juho Long.
GRAY.
The book is alivitied into three ions the first part he duals with the civilising influence of Russ, ja the sound with 1 eisilising infliure of England, and in the third with the fatture of Islam At ihr outsol
This is a very readable secount of the deings ho raises the argument as to the light of Europe to interfere in Asia and exercise a fof young Oxford dreamers, self-made civilising infance, and answer it to his own parent, some sorialy swelle" and of the satisfaction by pointing out that our efforts formation of the Brotherhood of the Golden rasult in the greater happiness of the people Rule, which: founds a colonial Utopia some- Mr. Gray seems to be, by of that contineat. His argument is that culture where in Africa. and liberty are preludes to ten happiness, batonference, one of those who, noting that the we imagine that some people will hardly accept world is out of joint, would play the part of this dietow, and will quote for his boneft the boursier. But his 'topis does not look very old complet that where ignconce is bliss, 'tis real any mara than do some of his stresu
characters. The title comes from that rich your folly to be wise
man of scripture who was fold to sell all he had. and give to the pear, and who was retustantly
Whatever the ultimate results may be, there is a getting over the fact that at present the of human huppiness in Anis has increased in proportion to the amount of Kuropean interferene. With pressure brought
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obliged to refuse
Her Highness, by Peen Whishaw.
John Lang
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This is not at all a bad romanco desling
· and even æboro atuars have been removet, the with the barly married life of the after
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jority of Asiaties within the sphere of the i wards notorions Catherine of Run-ia, called the of triumph that be leat if it was to be 0
180 culture bearers, the designation applied to. A muddis-pated young Quixote of an England and Rasals, do not room contouted Fuglishana sina with a sanghty widow, and as under the old vine. And yet they have afterwards, in spite of a malus passion pure und noble which he shares with an ambassador's acquired a little more enlture and a little mer liberty, which the Professor declares are the two, cely and innocent daughter, be fools obliged to marry the wrong lady, who does not expet shiof factors of mental aut physical well-being.
i After doing a litri preaching and good It may be advisable or even necessary lonxe 29:150
example-pidin at the wicked Hessian court, the hero, beloved by his nerf, zilored secretly by the Emperss, worshipped by the naughty The inheds of Russin are severely criticised widow, and respected by all, departs to England by the Professor. He denies that the Russian with his most raitable bride. The last words head his wife invariably wid in many respects are themselves still semi-of the tale are: Asiatic, are better fitted to undertako au disagreed." More realism in fiction rivilisation of Asia than the British, and
a civilising intinence over. Asia, but let as not etingaisu political sad economic reasons under
hion platitades.
Neither re contrasis he a ives of the two, angelish, but while the one is actuated by proły political motires the other is chiefly guided by the economie and commercial results
of its actions. Russia's influence in the Eastern continent is simply due to a policy of expansion, to the not unnatural desire to extend her bor ders, and though her administration of the varios comtrios uw included within the dominions of the Tsar leaves much to be desired.
it has to be udinilted that the civilisation which she has introduced is to be proferred to this pre- existing conditions. She has pursued a policy of abso prion. The chi inhabitants were not allowed to retain their national life: they had to be nourerted to Christianity and Rassified, The Mohamedaus in the more recently acquired territorius Tarkesian and Beklara are perhaps exceptions, but though the people are allowed to s-dhere to their own form of religion, it contries are ruled as a part of the Musco- vite umpire, with the burocratic rils
rinted.
THE CHINESE EMPRESS AND
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
a sea of troubles":
bis these
MIXED BATHING.
Folkestone is at present much agitated over the question of its public bathing. Certain members of the counsil are anxious to prohibit the free and open family bathing from the
T'inze.
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IRON IN CHINA AND JAPAN.
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The mother, Mes. Caroline Whyte, of in the hunting field thron years ago, and he was frested by several schalists. iucinding Sir Mauster, sail that her son met with en accident
Victor Horsley. Subsequently he was moved te the Osborns Convalescent Home for Ufficers. He lefs that he last September auf went Lu the house of a Mr. Smith, of Elm Park Gardons, What did the Christian Scientists first come on the scene le left Oxhorae to go to the Christian Scientists". He mid he had been in great pain and that he would give them a Under Christinu trial. for he had been told that they would carni his where doctors had failed. Selence
treatment, no medical treatment wis allowed.
Sir Vister Horsley, the well-known sp000, of Cavendish Square, said that in 19 be
was found that the left balf of the spinal cort was divided by a small fragment of bones. attended Major Whyte, who Ind fractured his pine. An eperation was performed, and it was completely paralysed in the lower part of and suffered agony. He the body and beg should have made a recovery with the exception What was the cause of the blood-poisoning? of the use of the left leg.
-Neglect of the bell sores.
He
You think if he had received medical treat ment that he would have been alive -Oh, certainly
ST. GEORGE,
THE OPENING CK THE CHAPEL IN ST. PAUL'S.
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THE MISSION TO PERSIA.
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Lady Suffered Tortures with Itching Scalp Humour-One Box of Cuti- cura Ointment and One Cake of Cuticura Soap Cured Her.
WILL NEVER BE
WITHOUT CUTICURA
"My scalp was covered with little pimples and I saffered tortures from the itching. I was scratching all day and night, and I could get no rest. I washed my head with tot water and Cuticura Soap and then applied the Cultura Ointment as a dressing. Que box of Cuti- cura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my head is entirely clear and my hair is growing splendidly. I have used Cuticura Soap ever since, and shall never be without it, (signed) Aita C. Smith, 309 Grand St., Jersey City, N. J., U.S. A.
CUTICURA GROWS HAIR
Crusted Scalps Cleansed and Purl-
fied by Cuticura Soap, Assisted by light dressings of Catics, the great skin care. This treatment at once atop falling hair, removes crusts,.. scales, and dandruff, destroys hair para- sites, soothes irritated, itching surfaces, stimulates the hair follicles, loosens the scalp skin, supplies the roots with energy wad nourishurist, and makes the hair grow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy acalp when all else fails.
Complete external and internal treat- ment for every humour, from pimples to *crofula, from infancy to age, consisting of Cuticura Soap. Ointment, and Pills, may now be had of all chemists. Asingle Det is often sufficient to cure the most distressing cases of torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, cruster, and pimply skin and scalp humours, ce- zemas, rashes, irritations, and chafings, with loss, of hair, when all else has failed.
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Recent researches on early Chinese history We learn from the April Heater of Reviews
are brought to light references to the use of Pole, the Venetian, in the thirteenth century refers to the nas of coal in China, but he gives that stories have been printed to the west that,
icon and sterl dating back to 2357 BC. Marco while her husband was United States Minister
Bo particulars of Chiness iron-manufacture. st. Peking Mrs. Cocger voted herself to tha
Japan appears to have been colonised from effort to make a convert to Christian Science of
China about 12408, Japanes copper has been the Empress of China. That story, says the Re-
famed from the earliest times, and iron ora has keen mined. The mining operations until vere, may be disreissed since the publication of the correspondence between Mrs. Eddy, the four-
the introdsetion of Wantren methods were of a dress of the Christian Semuce suit, and Mrs.
We kare quoted references to Government in connection with this mission. Couger on the subjest, While Mrs. Cenger is & devoted silberat of that cult, she says that
primitive charseter, but considerable depths
The following Press communique has been in 173 Du Ferro," p. 18.4), slates that "Honeser much I any have desired to have
appear to have been reached Swedenborg.ingratitude the Chinese accept w understanding of
the lupanese made their s:vel by farging iron issued since: Horas, misconception apparently 34, seashore Christian Science, never taught mor "eren
tity that Earl Radnor (lord of the manor), who owes into bars and burying the bars for eight or ten exists us to the portion of the Government
amount of to them. In the first place. I was unt
PURE FRESH WATER. of responsibility falked
the foreshore, has written a letter to the council. years in marsley grond, the unrusted portion of ladis with the recant commercial mission 16 the ing used else boris.
atised to the recurks contained iu authorised to do this: I was not sent as & Chris
in which lie sayy My object is to secure then being steel. This process is describd by Persia and to the
anofficial
THE HONGKONG STEAN WATER- epert. The mission was entirely tinn Science missiooary into China. In the second I was not equipped for much a
It would be interesting to ascertain if there in proper and decent canditions on the foreshors, several classic writers as being ave
complain's which work; I did not peak nor did the Chinese Indi speak mine. We reach ao from pumerous sources.
interpreter. Jackson, of 16, Bouserie Square, in another method of d-aling with the mixture of wronght Governuwat of India ready in the interest of ANY QUANTITY of PURE FRESH -tter, makes a strong plen for family bathing. iron and steel produced by the imperfec: smolting Indian commerce rendered all such assistance WATER to the Shipping, both for Deck sud While there
Call Flag W. process used. The bigh quality of Japanese as was rezsexable in facilitating the despatch of Boilere.
arranging with If the bathing be stopped many a He broad-minded: lovely ladies, and with me in my methods of reaching the happy family bathing party will be stopped 100, swords in far-famed; and the m-thod of the mission from India and
and winning their of the Chinese
The ladies out or the een from bathing huts or mannfacture which enables them to be made still the Persian Government, for its profesion and survives. The ore ne was chiefly maga dic support while in that country. A few sawars teats on their beach, and fathers and brotherseed, which was obtained as far back as the year from consular excorts were deputed with the friendship, they were not Christian Scientists. but orthodox missionaries. These missionaries from the men's beach, and swim rount to joda 1264 The ore was concentrated to about fi per members of the mission as orderlies in addition The blast, which was workely to the Persian escort. British Consular officers know from the first that i was a Christian their relations" Scientist. My religion of love never seemed to
band, was intermittent. The furuso-s were in the portions of Fereis visitent were requeste offend them. It was my watchful prayer to
product is in part est iron and in part a cost of the mission. It was arranged that the live any blessed faith in all my intercourse with
rectangler, 16 ft. long and from 4 to 5 ft. high. te render all posible assistance to reduce the lump of mailoutte iron and steel. The antiquity then a willy the Chinese. I met then en their ground and strove to learn of them; there was much for ape. I learned some of my most- valuable lessons in Chins."
place, & say intricate language, and to avoid the coutin Mr. E. 0ny basis of truth fa this description of the its esption and consti'aliou, though the BOAT CO., LD., is preparoflo mpply
always conversed through an
weri interpreters
henris
in
accentuated by ranson of the lack of sympathy between the governors and the goveriad. With ail its defonds, and notwithstanding the objects which she bal in view, there can be no doubt thit a change for the better has followed laissia's advane- juto Asia and that an are more worthy of humanity has been inaugu- Ous of the meat interesting features of This progress is the establishment of newspapers, journals printed in ustivo dialects being pul fish The most notable are the Purkenstanskiya. Viedmont and the Vakil (Tartar Times"). THE KAISER AND THE PEASANT. both of which expenes fairly advanced opinions.
lu suiking.contrast to the Russian policy of werking is assimilate the different races which have bees conquered are the British methods in Asia, which allow the natives of India to pre serve their separate national existence, but which asks to raise them from their primitive
ites
KAY:
west end of
A petition has tem sent by certain rotating against the present mode of bathing, and asking the corporation to issue by lows to promote greater decency,
THE SHORT HOLIDAY.
IS IT JOD FOR us?"
cent, of iron.
iu
J. W. XDW, Mausger,
Hotel Mansums, 3rd Floor, 421 Hongkong, 9th Angust, 1905.
JUST PUBLISHED.
"
BOCIAL AND
POLITICAL NOVKE ABSOERING INTEREST,
OF
By CuAs. J. HALCOMBE (Formerly of the Imperial Chinese Customs.
Service, Author of The Mystic Flosery Laud," etc.).
λ proved Press bat Government is not responsible for of the Japanese iron industs y has been que report should be printed in the Government CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY.
in the contained the remarks and opinions Professor Gowland, who has made a thorungh ky
whether as to the prospects of trade or study of Japanese metallurgy. In bis Brein the airde of the British or Tersion officers, as gations of Japaness dolmens, or stons. burial. chambers, dating from the second
century to 700 A.D., he found iron swords, arrow-bouis, spear heads, and horse-furniture. In countries the remains found in dolmens are in bronze, bat in Japan all belong to the iron age. British Trade Rewinen.
WEATHER REPORT,
1.C.
most
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report. le On the 4th at 11.65 a.. Tas barometer
HE VOLUE which consists of 461 Pages and includes a Sketch Plan of
they rest untirely no the authority of the head of the mission, Mr. Gradore Newcomer, who wrate the report. Application for copies of the report should be addressed to the Uppor India Chamber of Commerce at Cawnpore, which took a beading part in this attempt to historical interest showing the disposition of to Sir ROBERT HART, G.OMG, and Dr. A. open up a new country 16 Indies and British the Foroen at the file of Kweilin, is delictest
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918a For anybody who works hard," Au amusing Ancdote alout the Kaiser is fold
Colonel Newnham Daving there is nothing Every man who While visiting his ebatesa, Schlitz, the Kaiser like absolute change of scene.
can afford it should desert the town as soon by the "Fränkischer General Anzeiger" one day leat his way, and asked an oid parast to
allow. It is not only the change of case which give him a lift in his cart. Seeing the Kaiaur's after noon an Baturdays sa bis circumstar oss general shooting uniform. the old man said to him, "Well, are you one of the Kaiser's gentlemen has beneficial effect. It is the
perhaps, one of the Count's gamekeepers?" distance, the worry of going away that improves our health. Reshing to caich a trajo, What do they think of bis about hero
other,
upsets s lemporarily, but it is good The British do not mock to assimilate the
Ob, he is all right," answered the paint, inhabitants of this vast peninsula, but cadeas-
we all like him; he is said to be a quite capable appropriately enough in the long run. oat to improve the lot of people who "luve been
While relating his adventures in the This may be, and probably is true in most cases in the temperate zones, and in general principla Julpless unnier tyrannical rulers for centuries, war of 1866, when he fought the Prussions, this exceedingly sound; but in India, for example, Admittedly they have undertaken a big task, the persant told the Kaiser that on his side there the short holiday does act work out as a Oriental conservatism presenting a barrier dif-were lots of drams, but few soldiers."
Macao in one day musha Mach amused, William 11. reisted his adron. brilliant success. Nor in Hongkong, either, cult to break down; but having prosed the purity tare to his courtiers, and sent the peasant bis it may be added.
To my faithful rush, Inte hoare, discomfort, and fatigue; and portrait with the inscription
there seems nothing else to do. companion; 'lots of drams and for soldiers." "
zutions to a more enlightened conception of life. } "No. I am with the Kaiver." was the rapith a heavy bug in one band and a rug is as fallou over Japon owing to the depressitu¦ Yokohama at 7 am. on Monday, the 4th inst, volume for presentation to friends at Homes.
of their motives, it is not too much to hope that erditable results will become more apparent in
BAD.
its description of Chinese Social Customs and S
Superstitions, combined with the insight it. gives into political conditions in China make The C.P.R. str. Empress of India arrived at CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY
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