REVIEWS.
Indian Ruerda Series: Old Fort William in
Belgat. London: John Murray,
Anglo-Indiurs and others interested in the
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 1906.
is totally unaware. Realising that sho stands in the way of his beeowing one of the richest men in the land his young wife leaves home and circumstances point to har halug the victim of a fatal tragedy. Her husband marries for
a second time, sconces the inheritance, asit
preat British dependenor will find the Indian Incorda Surins of much value. They are settles down for a happy life. But all this published for the jovernment of India by Mr. John Murray, and the first two volumes now before us deal with the history of Oi Fort
rocorded in the first low pages of the novel Wint follows wo must legyo unfold, suffice it to say that the grip of the story, will all it ili in Bengal in anfortunate that Draexpected meetings, its colour out its ne . Win, whe audertook the duly falling characters, will carry the reader from chapter is offeinl documents, did not livo te complete to chapter stil the volume is finished and the work. Still his wsiection of Um papers given reluctantly laid aside, a fairly connective on fins af the history of this notable fort and the growth of the city, helping the reader to understand some of the events
which hal as the stablishment of the Britis power in India and the funadation of the great Empire which acknowvegss the British myn-
The Arvelige Puzle By GORDON HOLMEN, Laulun T. Wazeer Laure
HAMBURG.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
October 16th.
THE HOHENLOHE DIARY.
Saldom has the publication of a book eroated: such a sensation and baea recaired with such unqualified condemnation. both at bome and abroad, as the Momoirs of the third chancellor of the ompire, Prinan Chlodwig Hohenlohe, which have just left the prees. Although they may not contain much that is absolutely now and has not been bruited about before, they giro almost verbatim accounts of confidentini intervjarsand othero wananications between the Krisar and his chancoller and between the latter wad the Grand Duke of Balení Aul "other" political personages în high places, which ought not to have been public for yours to coms, nad
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THE KACIP WEDDING.
The wedding of Miss Krupp, the daughter of of the great ironmaster, the late Hurr Alfred Krupp, of Esses, with Herr von Boblen aud Heilbach was celebrated yesterday at the Villa Angel, the residence of the family in the The Kaiser eghbourhood of that town. houred it with his presence and in drinking to the health and happiness of the young complu reminded them, that a great position not only contoured righ ́s and privileges but also imposed serious duties; he hope that his doar Bartlin would continue to be this good fairy to the thousands of work-people employed in the works and that the bridegroom wouki ni in keeping up the reputation of the vast vstablishment the pride of the umpire, for the defence it which it. The father had been a supplied the mean. great friend of his and he felt happy in
Euro yo have a tale of a desciption decidedly farid," although its happeninge, with the are as Emperor. Thorn who recall their aception of a murder, swigia pad a robbery or gertainly not without special authorisation betreusferring that friendship to the yonu
to, rá karmabosi enough.
schcel day horrer at the story of the act Hole of Calcutta will doubiles be surprised to learn that Hiraj.ud-Dauls, the Nabo of Bengal, was not such a crnal monster as was deputed,
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at lost in so far as this incident was come add not relato os that would furnish the roador nelực to the mystery. Corpoons, und that he was not directly resprasible for the with
delecfigna a host of willing helpors a love before imprisonment of the unluppy peplo in ti
the puzzle but not Bluek Hd That, it wonk, was a mistake, ep
is happily consemnatel at may ra thoughtlessner on the part of their
is story
impossi capters in eroaveling Dem into sack a small sad
crolit is due to M "Cordes ill centred obes Mars exccted Homolors de prpetuals the 1. Și du, ster the ingenious manner in which has many of thou she died in the cause of fair † has worked out Faa intrinsies of this strange country is that land, now live wort od se aset, japlot dearly'er with great e sucess bena din inte Vienny, Lop Cuzin, through whose efforts the site of the okl fort keys Long Crazed, and
Agneth many who
It gear round; the parties concerned. Priaco Hohenlohe had la fortune of the owner of tho Arncliffs ostafos ¡ natruated the eliting of bis papers and who has been gradually poiscred in crler that correspondence to Professer von Carfins, under the supervision of his younger son Prises another may backt. Who, this other is w
| Alexamdor but witheat apparently leaving any instructions as to the date of their publication; ha relied un doubt upon their good tasts and discretion, aud in this Ony failet him. The book itself has lent prended by copins
The outsche Rambelan" d xrets in
Unter bowl and Meen" which ar, being our hand is those and other pipes and put i deals The chapters relating to the dismissal of Prince Bistarek will getoldy dog considered. the cost interesting by many as they prrait a em behind the asso I would upper that there was a powerful party court decidedly It is unforiumate that Mr. Whishaw did not · Fostile to Ulm oli chuarellor, who untuatod, anume other valuable historical work has bon accumsalect a more appropriate title for his romane! by forings of jalousy and sons by resentment pisbed. The price of the two volumes is 244
of Russian life. A young officer stands in
at the at times overbearing and brisque manner nout.
defme of a woman's honour, shalloages a
of himself and his son, Count Herbert Bismarck, ergrade; bat is prevailed upon to thgow were plotting the downfall of the Bismarck the gauntlet down. Naturally an thing dynasty as they called it, by poisoning the
ho is a man with
toiad of the emperor against them Possessing Lads to austher, mail as
BOTTEN, this accounts for
the latter's ear, it was not difficult for them to highly strang
the sets, which, in the light of the un. fought duel, are viewed as rock cowardics, Such, however, is far from the ease as the hero of the story proves his mettle not only in affairs of honour, but at the seat of war
Proveedings of the Royal Colonial Institute:
Edited by tim SÍZRETARY. Reading a report of the proceedings of the Royal Celoaist Institute, a book containing justinctive address delivered by members from all parts of our Empire, is like rending history, From it we certainly get material for history and there can be no doubt that the work this institute is doing is worth the historian suutico, in such an imperial epoch. The report under review is for 185-1996, and for the year ending December, 1985, the insitute had a balance in
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the ner resident fellows those who reside in Hongkong are ILE. the Governor, Sir H. 8. Berkeley, K.C.. Sir C. P Chaler, Q.M.G, Hon. Mr. F. 11. May, C.M.G., Don Dr. Atkinson, Dr. F. Clark, and Messrs, A. Soth, I.S.O.. G. C. Anderson, F. D. Goddard, H. E. Gold. smith, RA. Gellay, S. Hancock, ". F. Hoagh. B. Layton, A. P. MacEwan, A. H. Isanís and C. D. Wilkinson.
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Pasar Buland. By FREE WETHAN. London. T. Werner Laurie,
which finds him an offer on board of the
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ili-fated Petropavlovsky," and again on his notics was taken by the emperor. The air assistantsef Yamamura, who grinned Marconductor, who knows me well unough to justify
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course to gain the goodwill and love of the nation did to keep off bis assailantaken with him from reprosentation--the misrepresention of British appoints Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Consular
The Elonian, by ALICE and CLADDE ARKEW.
London, George Bell and Sons. This is an Interesting tale of school and the world. It is a story of life in the great public Datenchanted. By PIERRE LOTI, Laudon.school; of the deeds of the bad bay and the works of the good; of the beginning of
Etonian's achecidays and his through the fo.ms to a state of fitness to take up a country squire's datis. The bore, the | ssion of an old English family, is a paragon of virtue and like all of his ilk, always comes out on top. The writers devote much space to that perfect love which is supposed to prevail whore two souls have found their affteily, while the passages where surrow visits the home are An realistic and emotional as to budim the eyes of the reader.
tury, whoss indess and unprofitable lives in the hares of Turkey are merely an empty existance The evil breath of the west has passed over and disenchanted the city of the Kbalife, and it is the opinion of the author that ere long its effects will be fit by the inmates of the harm who, he says, aro now being brought up as prodigies, musten dolls, and objects of luxury for their father and their master. It is the high bord of culture now attained that has resulted in the desire for a change in fla present mole of life though how that change is to be effected it is difficult to say. M. Inti does not pretend to have drcovered the Temely
not wish to lay himself open to the charge of dear ing" lo shoot down hiapeople." Then again with regard to Russia they were not of the mume mirdi when that power contemplated the occupation of Bulgaria, which would inevitably have led to war with Austrin, the Kaiser expressed his determination to stand by his ally, the emperor Franz Joseph, even “if he had to draw his sword," whereas Bismarck, always beat upon being on good terms with Rusia, Laid that
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The flowing are the facts which the [German Naval] Court considrul provved by ་བ་་་ the evidence given by the different witnessio On the evening of October B, 19, the two prisonere uamed Mane anel Frischke, together with three other sailors from S.M.S. Its
I cans back to England and to London after paned Heppuor, Schmidt and Oehlmann, went
The holidays, and mounted upon a familiar to the restaurant of the Japanese Yamanzura at the corner of Scott and Fearon Roads. There green amaibus. It wes during that part of the they consumed fire d shes of eggs, 10 small day when still, in most cases, omnibna proprie battles of bear and a dozen of cigars. Whonors think it economical to save a change
and lose .
fares," by the good many bring to his knowledge all kinds of idle gossip. thay were going to pay, Yowamura asked for wing, in what they havo made to bus ai
vehicles a payment of i bottles, the whole amounting to morphis, that he had spoken in disparaging 36.51. The sailors, who had taken only 10elsek" part of the afternoon, at the rate of bottles and did not want to be cheated, got angry terms of the Kaiser and his doinga nat only to and said they would not pay anything. For something like thres miles as
of them left the restaurant, but the fifth. Mane, was retained by force by three Jupiness, Yama- mura Nogueir sad latexo. these latter One of the Japanese jumped on the sailor's back and seized him by the throat, When his comrades bonyl toe noise in the room they weat to his assistance and freed him. Therap on the sted after the sailors: Matsuo tried Japanese to snatch Frischke's cap from Fim and Noguchi So we have. So we have as a pation. So w
So we bare in our tried the same ou Mans. Frisebke struck Matsan have in many matters. with his fist and succedel in getting back bis Consular Servier, I am sure. We are supposed cap. In the meantime Mand struggled with to be a businesslike nation, & commercial Magnghi
for the cap, which the latter pressed people, inhabiting a laud whore business is we are still hard on the ground with his hand. Mane, while En-less" and time is money thas engaged, was suddenly attacked by Yann-bered to be a nation of shopkeepers"; und aura from behind, who gripped ha fet and there must have been truth in all that in the stabbed him with a long pointed kitchen knife past. But everything is relative, and nothing hotcho) into the right calf. Mau-, who ha is constant. Down the road upon the heels of the American 'bus come our old establish succeeded in waiting back his cap, bent dig
with his hand Yamamura's right strain-car, the Dion Boutou automobile, the forced bim down
hut of G banii,
and pulled
Mercedes-usy, even the Italian
Fiat his right trousers' pocket, a kaif, with whicle Fist justitia, but, first, fiat lux, let us see sur he tice statitel Yamazura who all the calves us we are, relatively, to-day. We are now
nations of shopkeepers
epers who, as a nation, de nat time vahemostly tried to attack him from below. Frischke, who in the meatime had get rid of trouble tu pat our goods in the shop window
Broble
those painfully Matsuo, heard Mana shout "An!" and "These We have come to dogs have knives" and rushed against the crowd respectable old-established firms of tailors or But top boot makers to the zebility and gentry," surrounding Maue in order to assist him. suddenly. Nogizchi seized his feet from behind who bide themselves behind dull, dingy, and empty shop windows. io by strests, and tried to throw bim down. Frischke in order small paned am
www. the to further its trade. The Foreign Office also strack Nogachi with a near Burlington House. table knite which ho had the restaurart to be prepared for eventualities industries at the last Paris Exposition; I did it agents; it does not, as a rule, appoint enough of and inflicted upon him five sounds, naue of again, at Liego, last, autumn; many friends of them, or the right kind of person, or even a which was serions. The Japanese then left the mine tell me they had to groan, for a similar
ritish person it seems to prefer inexperience But this of basins and alien race when appointing a sailors a moment
alons and the prisoners reason, at the St. Loain Exhibition. taking advantage of this opportunity ran is not a matter of exhibitions and shop windows British trade representative abroad."
A British (onsular' away. Already in the beginning of the fight alone.
representativy ought to There is our Consular Service. It ought be Briton or an Irishman, ought to speak witness Heppner had been stabber in the
and bor
run away to be a business and businesslike service, and it readily the language of the land in which ho right are the wound dressed.
is not. The old established old-fashioned firm is Incated, ought to be able to read and write in order to followed by Schmidt and Ochimaun. Close of John Bull and Co. appears to possess a that language, ought to in versed in Foglish
Maud and Frischke a Japanese,
Consular Service for diplomutic behind
reasons and foreign commercial low. Well, in most apparently Noguchi was pushed nido by mainly. The telegraph cable, telephone, cailor all of these particulars many of our Con- died the following day train, and auto motor have transformed sular representatives fail. Again, a British The Wounds be ruscived. Noguchi diod nearly, everything, but not the methods of Consular representative sught to be a figurs Maue
the parts of our at the little Court of the Guverner or Profact two days later from dyreatery; the doctor who communication between The few chapters in this book Javoted to 11m! from all interference. A propozod visit of the bad attended him stated that his organism was Diplomatic Serviço; and, just wo, interse of the city or port and at the Law Courts American and German competition has hardly there a figure woll known, seen of all men, too much weakened by the loss of blood to be able to withstand the supervering illness. The modified our Consular Service a whit, re fur. as plainly representative of the United King ovidence given by the Japanese witness
he Were the
the Union Jack for * Waiki fored from the above in essential / Ware like Teilson's Bank, in the Tale of domas
Two Cities," in these
in these important external matcoat. As a rule, he is nothing of the sert. He Outside Tellson was an old-job дар has protect our astionals, foster their asked According to him the sailors immediately, wheaters
au occasional portor and messenger. People colony in his city (if there by one), tiding being for payment, asaliod Yamamura,
baving frst stabbed the latter and understood that Tellson's in a stately way their injured Maae
it marry them they apply for then wounded Noguchi. Thereupon the tolerated the odd job man: So much for our marriage, sed generally be England. English
Consalar representatives.
#A for our
is for them.
Bat bow sailors dragged Yamamora into the street
our law, and English gis for shop windows-Tolkson's
Benk was an old-car he be that if, in three out of even cases, and farther treated biu, Mane wounding shop
1780. It was is not British or Irish or Colonial himself? 1164) Matsno. No Japanese had used a fashioned place, even in the yesery incom.)
He ought to keep in touch with British tee- oned only tried to escape. The Court did not motions. It was at ok-fashioned place, more-chauts and captains, be the
the moral attribute that the partners commerce in Lis locality, not trade openings, eyes and ears of our koife; all of them, being terribly fright very small, very dark, very believe this statement as Matsuo continually over,
in the House wero pround In the preliminary
warn of
of trade competition, and generally contradicted himself.
had Ruid the stabbing
of its ugliness, proud of its i
he systematically patriotic while diplomatically examination had taken place within the house; at the trial They were esen boastful of its eminduce in wise. No doubt in good any cases out be maintained that it occurred mutside.
an express of the 400 and odd cases in which he in British thes particulars, and were fired
Irish he does so act. But in low may caus conviction that if it were less be formerly stated baving received partionlar
would be legs his wonos in the restaurant, whereas he now
int of the total 700 oar Conmilar represeDÍ- said) Wauted no albo-tai no enbellishment,
Tellson's wouted no ative iK alien, Or inexperienced, T deposed that it had been inflicted on him in the
inept,
afraid to think. by the wounds light, Tellson's. It was clearly
proved
And received by the sailors that, contrary to his Noakes and Co.'s might, or Snooks Brothers whilst we appoint Italians, Greeks, Jen
Chiliaze, and what not, we soum afstematiosily. statement, the Japanese had made use of taires. tight; but T-lison's, thank Havea
not to appoint. Canadians and Australians o This was borre out by the evidence of fireman
for Vice Consular posts. Farrel of U. S. S. Galveston, who imme
and the ld-job mun Then Joba Bull grumbles about foreign Nepotism and the party system are
respopai of war of two great natione are flying at each le stigmatives it as tuctless, indiscreet and close to the wounded Noguchi, holding a long competition. and Brummagem proposes *ble for good deal of the invleisacy manifest others throats Vividly are the horrors of war inopportune. The Frince thereupon wired knife in his hand.
Brumimagera pareces. Matthew Arnold said in var Consalar Service, A British Consulates that there is no State our country, because we is too often a sang borth for a cousin quee described in the huttles provided. The author's back that he most sincerely regretted the The Court considering the agreemont between
State revved the statements made by the prisoners with the bare not
not anung us the idea of
TR" would his imagination is fully equal to what a modern publication that if he had been asked he should
su ex-politician who has lost We neglect. to employ his property. evidence on math of their three comrades and Similarly, the "nation of shopkespers European
war might fuvolve, and it is have refused his consent, bat that the papere
stem not aron to bare begun to ha so the idea of me and Colonial fellow-subjects in the service. with the result of the investiga: ious carried out all painful ad sickening enough. While
planar Alati i had been left in the hands of his brother Aler, independently by witness Guenther came to the Consular business. The Germans have the The idea that a representative of the United conclusion that the Japanese were the first who idea and the thing. Go into almost azy foreign Kingdom must be a gentleman, and a port you like, you will see the Union Jack and business-aan, or a " Colonial" cannot be that, Germany effects a landing in England. She is rested. The question is now being raised in acted in self-defence. It was admitted by the
open competition" for the baten bed, however, and it is not long before the press as to the reasons which prompted Court that they exceeded the exact measure of then look for the British Consulate or Vice-
No, it is up a though ther
examination." IG HU other nations exter the fray against her. Tho
the lutter to give the Memoirs to the public defence necessary to ward off the unlawful i Consulate. Is it on the quas ?
rathor writer concludes with the remark: Germany
of the Japanese: but it was counted in by street, a long way off from the quays, as a
kind, for candidates who have puerile ting the representative of British been nominated" by the Foreign Scarotary. through her malotionco and stubborn pride of the present moment and it is being asked
favour that the two prisoners who alone rufe. had slipped into the melting pot of whether the Bismarck family will, in order to
commerce an office on the quay, even-vren a It does not follow that a nominated eir comrades had gone had to mained aftur
their
a candidate coal merchant's branch office at a suburban obtain an appointment. It does not at all journalist whore quantum of adventure and
Ne, he has a back parlour in follow that the best candidatos in order of merit acted therefore in a state of high consternation
on the examination list will obtain the best and exeltowest. According to the German Fenal railway station Code an oxes of self-defonce committed under the boase in the back street.
We do not know how to advertise as a trading posts or the best chances of posts. In short, Buch circonstBuces is not punishable. The
and manufacturing nation. We have no in the appointments to our Consular Service prisoners were therefore dischise,zed,
Ministry of Commerce yet. Incredible as it may be all anti-democratic ways of selection and seem to common ERP, Our Board of Trade has nothing whatever to do with our Consular promotion by interest," are still agog. And salar vainly do our chambers of CUMBIDOTCH demand Service. Our Consular Service is under the For Consuls, gira un business-men!” For the -For-ign Ofice, and trade is vulgar in the Foreign Ofice-does-not-regard itself as a busi traditions of the Foreign Office, I fear. The ass department. How can it? Why should Foreign Office prefers to deal with our it? A business like Cousular Service ought Ambassadors, Envoys Extraordinary, Ministers not to be in connection with the Diplomatic Plenipotentiary, and Secretaries of Legation, Service at all,
A Hundred in One Chance, by NAT GOULD, Germany had no dirent interests at stake in Bulgaria and should therefore carefully abstain London. John Loug.
Kaiser to Russia was another subject of dimension; it is related that du ing a drive ou
turf are as bright and racy us ever. The real interest in the work, however, centres in the which profound thinkers in Tarcay are still well-conceived detective story. and proves that which the chancellor accompanied his master seeking. But he feels sure there is oue, und that the women of Turkey will ultimately exancipated. We are told that they desire to be regarded to a greater extent as thinking free and responsible beings, allowed a less-restricted intercourse with other than their cwa immediat
companions, and a right to talk with prospective husbands when there is any question of marriage. It may not be realised that in these days the harem i naither more nor B family less than the female part of constituted as
families are, arul educated in a similar way, with the exception of their seclusion, of the thick veils worn cut of doors, and of the improbability of over exchanging ideas with a man, unless under
our Owu
turf tapics are not the only arrows in the writer's quivor. As in previous stories Nat Gould has held numerous readers enthralled, so in the present thrilling story the reviewer ventures to predict the same suÇODAS,
The Shock of Battle, by PATRICK VAUX. London and New York. G. F. Putuam's
Sons. B..
the discussion assumed a character that induced the Kaiser to stop the curriege and to request Bismarck to descond. This painful incident is denied by the North German Gazette, a semi- official paper, but is fully upheld by the lem berger Nachrichten which, after the rutiro- ment of the Prince, brazine his recognised organ and enjoyed his entire confidere, and which never misses an opportunity to dilato apon the gratitudo experienced by the founder of German unity.
from
A string story of adventure during a imaginary war between England and Germany.
H.M.'S ANNOYANCE, After denouncing the bad bat all too prevalent practice of shipping foreigu season on British The Kaisor has addressed a telegram to
ressels, and chowing to what such a course must
Prince Philipp Hohenlohe, the head of the
etreat. lond in care of war, the writer turns his attention family, expressing his surprise at the publica to the short-sighted policy of the Britiel tion of the Memoirs and his displeasure that his Government a reducing armaments. Then confidential atlerances should have been divulged
And
* Fpectable. objectionable it
very special circumstance. The cause of these the lowering war cloud bursts, and the dogs without as mach as asking his permission.diately after the occurrence had seen Mats The dingy shop window in the
women is pleaded in a purely imaginary tale which M. Leti tells with such a wealth of local colour, both in character and scenery, that he keeps the render slessly interested throughout and convinces him of the soundones of his ease.
4 widow by Choice. By CORALE STANTON
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and HEATH HOTKEY, London. T. Werner along the line, danger lies Esarer her heart, for under with whom therefore all responsiblity took to knives, and that therefore the prisoners British houes fegs at,, many masts: and still obfains in high quartarar Service,
Laurie.
In glancing at the modern novel we bare
b.como vo
accustomed to find that the hero and heroine moet on the first page and are married on the last that
There is no
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of a
wo questioned." The here of the work is a Scottish vindicats the honour and policy of the great doai with a superior number of Japancso and ebanty of wood or corrugated iron as good as a who passes the examination will necessarily
whether it was worth while to read closely
the four hundred and sixty odd pages hair breadth "scapes" is considerably more than Chancellor, reply by publishing the third
of the latest romance
from the house probabla,
volume of his." Reminiscences and Reflections of Mr. Warner Laurie. But knowing the Wilhelmina in
which has so far been kept back. The manu- London, by BARRT. PAIN. script is deposited with the Bank of England previous writings of the talented authors of
London. John Long. this work we decided to tackle the volume, and This ittle book of fun tells how country and the general belief hitherto has been that it must admit being well rewarded for the task; girl, after losing her lamented father, goes to was not to see the light until a generation bad London to shift for herself. Being a young passed unless the honour of the family _ns_a_widow by Choice proved to be a musty-of-touch-sanrence she meets with my demanded the publication at an earlier date. powerful and dramatic story, "A poor back adventures which are related in the anther's
To-day's telegrams chick learns after his marriage with an equally sprightly style. The lively characters introdmead Has that occasion arisen t poor art student that he jointly inherits his could not fail to make the reading interesting suy that Prince Alorander, who holds the posi and attractive, and as her readers would wish. father'e enormous wealth on condition that he Wilhelmina'sadventures copelado by her finding tion of head of one of the divisions of Alsuco-
weda un adopted daughter of whoso existence in
"the only man in the world."
Lorraine, bas sent in his resignation.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The MM. str. Polynesien, with the next French mail, left Bingapore ou the 20th inst. at 6a.m. for this port via Saigon.
The Boston S. S. Co's str. Tremont arrived at Manila on the 19th inet,
An Ambassador is, we know, a person "tent to A second article will appear to-morrow. lie abroad for the benefit of his country," not!