PARIS.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
VIS-À-VIS JAPON. ·
May 24th.
Observatory lime, but the olooks inside the rail- way stations, by which the trains are worked, are five minutes slow on the outside, so that motually French railway time is only 4 minatos 21 seconds fast on Greenwich or English railway time. The disagreement between the outside and inside
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 29TH, 1907.
THE SETTLEMENT OF SIBERIA.
THE POLITICAL ASPECTS..
The emigration movement from Tümia to Siberia has, since the beginning of the year, attained vast proportions (100,000 smigrants in three months). This sudden totivity is due to
(1)
CA1E05:
"Then the remedy will not come until we
"TANSAN
I have a change of Government p"
"I prefer not to disonze that question. We Beware of Bogus Imitational do not stand alone. There in France. For fear of an income-tax the French rentier is selling out, to some extent in this market, and re-investing, through his brokera in Geneva or Lausanne, or in Bollsud. He perfers to inour all the inconveniences of dividend collec-
"
The only genuine TANBAN beate the name of J. CLIFFORD-WILKesson on the laba "Hard water hardens the arteries; Soft Water helps to keep them elastic and pulse-responsive TANSAN is the Softest of all Drinking Waters,
Considerabla political importance contipuss | station clooks in France is no doubt sırranged to a desire to settle the Russian Far East tion noruse the frontior in order to escape the TANSAN is entirely free frors the obnoxious tasta peculiar to saited or other fabricated Japan. That the latter agreement is destined | eurprised, when he gela inside the station, that with Russions before the Yellow wave (whose he re-invest here ***
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ultimate arrival is regarded et inevitable, at all events in Giberian and in military sirdes hore) breaks over it;
available land there, the
to be attached to the extents between France and n that a late nomer may flat himself pleasantly in due course to prove more effective towards the he has not missed the train, though it is general peace than all the conferences in the doubtful whether the effect is produced twice world is becoming a recognised fact, though the on the same person. As regards the reason (2) A desire to show the Dams that the watual understanding after all is but a natural why France has hitherto stood aside from the Government is working hard on the problem of outcome of political macrements. By such a universal, or zone time moremont it cannot be agricultural distress. beneficial agreement the alliances of France doubted but that this must be ascribed to Chau-low the impossible, however, toeven parti. with Bussis and of England with Japan Are vinism. This is amply shown by the fact that time by the
solve the agreement of Bibario, for there difficulty in aary reasonable doubly interwoven, first by the, approach of
once brought forward in the is not в ргорска тал
enough France to Japan, and secondly by an under- Chamber of Depaties to the offset that the settlers have neither the money aer the standing between England and Russia. The standard time for France should be 9 minutes and many of those who set out with a light mental habits necessary for successful pioneers enly two nations to menass the threads of the 21 reconde slow on the time of Paris, thus over tisans of such an international amity, at least so
heart and a lighter parse get stranded en route far no the East is concerned, ore Germany coming the difficulty of having the time named or return to tell stories of Biberis that effectively stop emigration from their village for and the United States. The
latter ia
a whole generation. confidently expected to take a more sensible view of the situation than narrow-minded Germany.
The new entente should, and will andoubtedly involve a sort of peaceful association of friendly nations, bound by a matual understanding to keep the admirable balance of interests and power in the East. True, the interests of Amsrion, elash very abruptly with those of Japan partion bly in the vicinity of blee Philippinos; in spite this whelming strain will be exercised for yours, With Germany-a country that toode to become more and more pèssim latic-matters may assume a still gravor aspect, though the now and wel-
Tuo one expects for one moment that any orar
DISGUSTING RED, TATE.
Decidedly interesting and amusing is the experience of an ouvrier or Paris worker who was recently obliged to consult Dr. Charpentier at the Salpétrière. The latter wrote ont prescription for him and ordered him to into imediately a sulphur bath, followed by a bold
his patient a certifiento entitling him to douche, every morning. The doctor also hand- receive the baths at the Hopital Richat. This was given him on the 7th April last, and text morning, at six o'clock, the patient was pro pared to commenco his treatment. But he found that he was in too much of a hurry. He was told to return next day, between 9 and 11, "with his inst rent receipts and his papers,
A St. Petersburg correspondent has inter viewed Mr. Damitrina Yanchivataly, one of the Siberian emigration officials, who tells him that Khabarovsk. One goes east to explore the three expeditions are to start this year from mountains lying between the railway and the sin, the second goes west, and the third goes along the north bank of the Amur as farne
tha geo.
it
discovering an agricultural El Dorado in the Mr. Yanchirolsky is not too hopeful of district which he personally has to traverse, fer has been found that owing to the bad climate and the wet soil the wheat grown thera acquires
peculiar property, which has led the to bestow on the loaves made from it the name of "dreeken broad." This bread causes. sickness, headache, and sores of the effects of intoxication, and good broad cannot possibly be produced
a
No, and for this reason: It is too great a displacement for a Frenchman to take up his residence on this a'de of the Channel; and, besides, he fears the death duties, which can only be svaded by a joint account. To cross over to Switzerland is nothing to him; he is accustomed to do il
il every year.
5th
In Germany suffering with the rest ***
"She has to pay more for money, and she has over-traded on her capital. But Gormen the debts of the rest of the world. Her railway securities stand in a different category from earnings are sufficient to pay the dividends, and Germany has, therefore, assets which other nations have not.
more gold
"Of course, there is a contributory cause to the present stagnation. Whether it be dne to yellow labour difficulties or to the strike on tha Rand, people are asking: Shall we got any
makes capital for new undertakings vory If not, we had better heard what we have. The effects are far-reaching. It difficult to obtain, and the working-classers suffer with the rest of the community in this
Supposing you bring me a big scheme You want five millions. I touch the bell and the electrification, say, of a leading railway. send for two or three brokers; and then I learn that there is no kind of bond which you can uffer which they will take. So the contracts are not put out, and labour is not employed. "
"Ie it as bad as that?
"Not quito, but it may very soon ba, Soo what the investor bas lest. Go back tous years, and his shrinkage of capital op first-class coon-
And the Govorn ment, too, is the lover,"
Surely the Chancellor of the Exchequer in redeeming Conecls at below 85 instead of at 114"
come entante is lu no aspent anti-Gorman. In He did so, but as his came was not inscribed and fill the country is properly cleared¦ rities is 20, 30, 40 per cent.
the attempt to sxtricate herself out of her pre-on the list of the Bureau de Bienfaisanon, or sent sphore of isolation, Germany may decide to get out of control. To do so, however, would not benefit her. Foalons as she may feel, it is well for her to remember the fact that neither the nature and extent of her sea-board nor the amount and value of her colonial possessions put her on a level in extra-European affairs with France, Japan, Americs, Great Britain, or half Asiatic Russia, What doos the Franco- Japanean Agrement proves As the Petit Parisen rightly observes, that both this country sed Japan are pursuing a pacile policy, and that thezo two great Powers have no intention of
public clarity Board, he was informed that he must go to the central administration in the Avenue Victoria. He went there, and after exploring Bureaux Nos. 10, 12, and 18 he took the advice of a uniformed employé, and return ed to the Hépital Bichat, where he seked that the baths ordered by Dr. Charpentier might be given him while the Bureau de Bicafaisance was making the usual inquiries. But the employ at the hospital replied that such a proceeding was against the rules and regulations, unless sano- tiened by the directer of the cefablishment,
to
•
com.
duties every year on za many millions! If you Yes, but does be not expect to get death write these down by 30 per cont, the Chancellor Joses one-third of his revenue. It is to the inte- rest of the Government to maintain the price of Consola at a higher figure then they now fotob. But here is another point which people do not keep suficiently in mind. It concerna life assurance. There are some 2,500,0 0, ordi- nary life policies in force, averaging £300, and when all the mesured persons are dead the panies will have been called upon £754,000,000. Towards that up to pay some
rent and rates. Now when are invested in things which depond apou pices tall, the manager's duty is
to call the "at- tention of his directorate to the feet. The matter immediately concerns not merely the 2,500,000, ordinary policy holders, who are assured to the extent of another £260,000,000. No class, therefore, is exempt from the effects said, in this country particularly, is due to the of the prevailing depression, which, as I have alarm which has spread among property-owners as to what may be in store for them at the bands of the promoters of Socialistic legisla
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TELEPHONE No. 135. 361
DINNER OF THE ROYAL GEOGRA. PHICAL SOCIETY:
SJR LUGARD SPEAKS.
The anniversary dinner of the Royal Geogra phical Society was held on May 27that the Hotel Métropole, the president (Sir George Goldie in the chair. Among those present were the Amari- con Ambassador, the Italian Ambassador, the Argentine Minister, the Norwegian Ministor Lord Camperdown, the Vice-Chanesiler, of Oxford, the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, Sir J. West Ridgeway, Lord Eustace Cecil, Six Colin Scott-Moncrieff, General Sir A. Lyttleton Aanesley, Major Gen
Bjor General Sir Regineld Talbot (Governor of Victoria), Brigadier-General Sir F. Lugard, Admiral the Her. Bir E. Fremantle, M. Bent (the Premier of Victoria), Admiral Sir N. Bowden-Emith, Sir Harry Jobuston, the Bon. George Peel, Bir Thomas Holdich, Sir Arthur Däcker, Sir Heary E. G. Bulwer, General Sir Edward I neten, the Archdeacon of Loudon, Sir Powell Buxtoo, Dr. J. 8. Keltie, and Dr. D. W. Freshield.
After the loyal toasts bad been honoured,
The President proposed The Imperial Forco," and remarked that the toast was of special interest to the ecciety, because of the incalonlable services which naval officers, past and
present, had rendered to the geographical exploration in all parts of the world.
Admiral the Hon. Sir E. Fremantle, in reply, Raid that be might fairly claim that our Navy: WAN at the present time strong and efficient,sad that, owing to the progress which had been made in gunnery, wo seed not "abiver in our Bhocs,' Our Navy bad important datit ta perform in times pesos as well ic war, and Admiralty bad not bees behind-hand in fitting out expeditions for meteorological and gongra phical survey in different parts of the world. (Cheers.)
It is possible, then, that this country cannot Bl present be enltivated." they would leave it uncultivated. It would be Yanchivetsky replied that in that esso almost as great an obstacle to an invader as if it were thickly inhabited. Each emigrant, Mr. Yanosivetsky explained, gets 100 roublba în cash, is freed from taxes and from military service for certain time, geta agricultural implements free, has the benefit of watching the work done in the experimental gardens that the Government is establishing throughout Man- shoris, and gets a cheap ticket on the railway.
The mur district is
is to be settled first, cwing its critical tion in
position view of an overboar- ing Japan and an awakened Cains. Then the It will thus be seen that recent erante in the time fallen on a man of kindly sympathies and. Far East have entirely withdrawn all pressure small respect for red tape, he obtained a bon from the Indian frontler. Russian Jingees and authorising him to have one bath." Then the Alarmists would hardly know what you are patient waited till the 12th April, for the remitering to if you spoke of Herat and the All their thoughts are fized on of the inquiries being paraned by the Charity Kamatka, the Amur, and the Maritime Board, and on the 13th as he was at work, hà
The book store of the General Staff in St. at his wife to the flopital Biobat, with bis Petersburg is full of works on Mongolia, last rent receipt, his military certificate, and his Manoburin, and Japan, but it would be im family corlineator. She returned home with possible, I think, to purchase in it any recently the information that the cards for the bathe published book bearing on India, sare, perhaps, another in that they are mutually facilitated, | could only be given in the hands of the thin official account of the project for tion."
the Turkestan and Siberian railway joining menace to India but rather to facilitate the systems--a project which is not intended as a
reinforcement of the Russian troops in Eastern Siberia.
modifying the territorial status que in the Far The patient ear the director, and, having this abaikal is to be ustiled, lastly, Middle Asia, frnds about £300,000,000 and of that £20.000.000 he thought it would be admitted that thes
East. Corea and Formons will be recognised
us legitimate possessions of Japan, while French rights in Indo-China suit at certain places in Chin a under French Docupation will be doclorod inviolable. Germany must admit, as do others, that there is no cause for picking a yaerrs aince there is no quadruple alliat do botween Great Britain, Russia, France, and Japan, but merely a series of agreements, completing one
and that they are directed towards a single sim ths aroidance of all cerdict in Asia. The agreement can have none bat bappy results, sinco, viewed in its right light, it is intended to serve the interest, of all the powers which have
footing in ikio fai Erot, It theatons no one as Germany is aware. In Japan Franos has snother friend-one whore she has every reason
to feel prend of, as does her neighbour, Great It does not follow that because mach
Britai political mischief can be made out of the agreement, that the latter is a source of real danger to the world. In France, as in Great. Britain, the Franco-Japanese Agreement has oblained the unanimous approval of everyone throughout the country.
CHAMP-DE-MARS.
persop concerned.
com mendo
himself went to the hospital, when at last On the 14th, the patient
he was given a number of cards entitling the 15th. him to
the sulphur bathe on By this time he was so much bottor hat he dealted to do without the baths which it had takes him eight days to obtain. A more striking example of red tape would be dilcull to Bud, yel ignorant Frenchmen will tell you quite cooly that this sort of adminis
of the world! tration is the envy of Europe, not to say,
потерарата
ABOUT KING EDWARD.
this capital is made the occasion by the Each succeeding visit of King Edward to of friendly references to His VII," by M. F. J. de Tessan is well worth Majesty. The following study of Edward reproducing. Edward possessed the humeur voyageuse, liko After remarking that King
Pamirs.
Province.
live
INDOCHINA AND JAPAN.
A correspondent, writing from Paris to “Lo Courrier Saigonnais" to the nestiness which was formerly felt in some quarters on the subject of Japanese aggression in Indo-Chinn, says: The signing of the actual treaty in the history of Inda-Chius. It will bring to hetween France and Japan will be a landmark our great Asiatic colony the security of her to morrow and dispel that phantom of invasion which for several years had paralysed an action to Blad an cocasion for
General Eir A. Lyttelton Annesley responded for the
Army
The President next submitted The British Empire." He remasked that in ordinary times to the British Empire as to the air we breathed, wo devoter as much thought and atention but these were not ordinary times. W were still vibrating with the patriotie nthusi em araneed by the meeting of the first mperi.i Conference. (Cheers)
for
The Premier of Victoris, in responding the Colonice, said that there was a brauch of the society in Victoris, and he believed that the parent society as well as that brauch had done good ser vic for the Empire a whole.
Sir F. Lugard, who also replied to the roost, remarked that the population of the British Empire was estimated at shout. 420,000,000, of where approximately 848,000,000 were native races, It was on behalf of these zativo race the last 19 years of his life in Afrion, and any that he was seked to respond. He bat apont one who had had the priceless opportunity of being called to work such as that could not hare always ready failed to form the most profound conviction of
large scale (like Bount Kaiserling whose and her hopes. French Rounding a note of the benefite which British role had conferred on
The rotera to bar. Yachtrouky, Kamotnika is, according to that gentleman, to be explored next year. Of course, settlers cannot expect to there by agriculture alone, but and in the great province of Yakutsk the grass in some the year, saflorently good to make cattle-raising places is very good for two or three months is profitable. But the settler in Kamchatka would have to be also a good huster and dsber, and if he had money enough to go in for dehing on a whalers reap a rich barrest every year in Kamchatkan watere) as eculd quickly be come exceedingly wealthy. Amar railway will not be so dificult a piece of Mr. Yanshivcatky dually remarked that the
When the buildinge which formed the Paris
reason that it can be mante taking or to engineering as the Baikal railway, for this exhibition of 1900 were demolished, the question of what should be done with the Champ-de-Max
around obstacles, whereas the Baikal line had go straight through them. This remark had
cussion. At different times during the period like Henri IV., who was a geost Klug,
lately
been in the Far East. There is no doubt that the Rousian Far East which has elapsed since the great "World's de Tesan mys that although His Majesty to whisther it will be settled by men with yellow will ultimately be settled, but I am in doubt as were told of the plans which (King Edward) Las the suppleness of the skins or white skins; for, against all the ola And boon rande for transforming the unlovely former (Heuri IV), he possesses, in addition, borate preparations of the Russian Government expanso of waste ground into a series all the refinements demanded by the art of of gardens the like of which Paris has never
modern diplomaoy. Edward VII. compre.You are trying to hustle ma out to the Far Russian people. The average muthik says: possessed. But, as more often than not, it all heads his métier of King in an ease East so that I may not press my claim for a slice amonuted to nothing. Now, however, the idea tially original manner. He insists apon u these fat monastic sad signieral lands, has been revived, and after a period of seven being the first Ambassador of his King Thanks; I think I' stay."
which belong by right to the pousantry goare, during which everybody had given up dom, and at the same time the first of thinking of the Champ-de-Mars as anything else globe-trotters. None is so fond of movement tban a collection of unsightly earthmound",
as he; wherever he goes he is always at ease.
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alarm, especially when it concerned our in teresis across the seas, readily seized upon reserve. These sores have constantly and hea- this pretence and have taken refuge
prudent
Desbordes once, belongs to those who will vily weighed on the Indo-China budget
Indo-China,
Fadly
wrote General Bargals hos Under the induence of this pesaimi- any other form of Government in the tropics many thousands of pounds worth, of jewellery
tako
CHINESE KMPEROR'S FRIEND.
As regards Edward Bouck, the missing Amerionu adventurer charged with stealing
these races. Alone among the ampires that the world had known, the British Empire had been and justice. It was because he was convinced built up and founded upon the basis of liberty
wh that these principles are more recognized the British tag dow than under
that he believed in British Empire sa it affected sirengthen her defedora Wise men wrote pamphlets, enormous expenses were incurred,
encies. Those also afforded important market today, showing the extreme gallibility of some points of Indo-China; in Coobin China, at barriers were raised by rther sal ions to exolade He had lived in China, know Chinese, and had and strategies) works undertaken at varions for cur manufactures, and therefore they were fon was his knowledge of Asiatic languageE were of bin viotime. Beck's oldef claim to recogni becoraing more and more indispensable to Caps St. Jacques, at Tonkin, at Hongoy, and is the Bay of Along. But why was it that our trade from their territories. But although spoken to the Chiness Emperor On those even those who executed these works became car material prosperity was bound up with our slender qualifications he went to rich people in
was one that gave rise to a great deal of dis- Montaigue, who was subtle philosopher, theviously made to me by an engineer who stic faucy the colors began feverishly to particnlarly our Crown Colonies and Dopend. from Now York jewellers, stories are published
Fair," we
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for a
must be put the indifference and suspicion of the septical? One cannot forget however, that hold on the tropics, he placed our responsibility New York, and acinally persuaded them he was
FALL IN SECURITIES.
TEARS OF SOCIALISM,
Guests."
would
It
young
Japan, if she wished seriously to do so,
to the native races in the foreground. (Cheers) ou auch terms of intimney with the could in less then a month, by means of her Victoria), who also acknowledged the toast, & in the hollow of bis band. He was to give Mr. Frank Tats (Director of Education in Chinesa Emperor that he held that potentate in transporte, burl 100,000 men on Indo-China, Vict the eventuality of interior revolte, our and that to such an attack, complicated by Jack, and every Monday morning the whole American firms se soon as the aged Empress, that every school in Victoria possessed a Union gigantio concessions in China to certain
In other works, the Dams shows no en could thusiasm for the plantation of Siberis. Mr. Wea
& small-force, largely school saluted the national Ang (Cheers.)
our colony
who was opposed to him, bad died, and his weakened only
by the climate and composed for
The President then gave the toast of "Oor control of the young Emperor was complete. Alexínsky, the Social Democrat Leader, fails the greater part of native troops. One would
ie stated even now that Hoeoir has such covered with rank vogetalioo, a fresh slart hos He is as much at home in his admimal's uniform scheme which plants a atarved persant in a lought bravely; but it was pleasant to think his satisfaction at being associated as bon. that he will never be prosecuted, and that the to see benevolence or even common sense in a bave fought for honour, and one would have
The Italiao Ambassador, in reply, expressed influential friends in Chine and also in America been made with the object of embellishing the in his Highland kilt. Between the forest several thousands of miles away, gives after all that the evil was further frem us corresponding member with a society which jewellers whom he exploited will be repaid by 80,000 square yards of ground flat haru for so diplomatic journeys he sets the fashion him an are, and tells him to go ahead and than certain wisosorss allowed themselves to held such a high place in the history of the the wealthy men at his back, men, apparently, long been a desolation as well as an eyesore to new bat or a novelty in cravat kaots. The distinguish himself, and even Conservatives dues with her tent victories and over Geographical Society was much younger than exploitation of the Celestial Empire,
progress of bumen knowledge The Italian who wore to benefit by Bouck's plan for the Parisians and visitors. At the present moment latest Blue or White Book has no more ssorats
Hke Professor Kapustin are scepties).
recent
the English society, but its life had been
Tot an army of navies is hard at work, and while for him than the newest fashionablo novel
lese amating than the gallibility of the basy adventurer's Japan' bought of Taking Indo-Chins. In
and fruitful. He trusted that his country conquests she looks above - olge to always remain faithfal to its geographionl tradi. themselves upon being the smartest of the smart, s victims, some of whom had prided waggons are busy removing the débris at the When he wishes ke van ha l'homme le plus ́chie
kuding suitable outlets for hex over- tions, rate of teu trains per day, other trains aro of his century, and in his leisure momente as
eric population, and she knows that which might be condensed in two names is the career of Bocek himself. Details of hig bringing in from the plains of La Beanos the meditative as William of Orange. He never
-China is already an overpopulated coun-Christopher Columbus and Mares Fole, who life show he was of German origin, educated soil which in to savo for the plants and flowers has any absolute vacation, for, even where be
try, producing only enough to support the represented the advance of European civilisation chiefly in England, and kad travailed all over Ons of the foremost financiers in the City of colony's inhabitants, At the height of in the two
opposite directions which were now the world. Undoubtedly he had made im- of the gardens. The contractors are astonishing appears to be resting, his corresponders is London talked last month with a representative the war against Russia, Japan showed a joining in the great progressive and graceful portant friends in China, and their names he
work of the intellectual, moral, and economical
traded averybody by the rapility with which they never silowed to fall in arrears. Nothing escapes of The Daily Telegraph upon the dances of the disposition to lavish upon Tado-Chins mani.it and solidarity of mankind. The reception conveyed to one and all the
apon with marvellous success. Boeck prevailing francial depression. If you were festations of good feeling. Her chambers of given in England to the Duke of the Abruzai wes to to the pover behind the Chinese throne he suggestion that would tell you that the low prices of gilt-edged This was but the coquetry of a great nation had, by means of her relentless will, her dauntlessen who believed his fairy stories and trusted to go to a broker," this high authority said, "the commeres sont the solony most cordial messages. had touched his countrymen. The British nation when the old Empress died, and keen business securities are due to the liquidation of such and reign land, wished to show that she would not courage, and her steadiness of purpose, always him, with their money appear to have made
who, whilst her armies were fighting in suck an account. Or, perhaps, there has been an over-supply of stock, which the public has on that scoount interrupt the course of her tending to noble aims and lofty Ideals, attained no investigation whatever. Rail-road, min- degres of prosperity, greating and other Government concessions in not yet absorbed. That may be true for the economie development, and arged her neigh moment; but it is merely an incident--a Buell g boure to shero the common advantages of est, and power. It was natural that the should Chinn, all to be obtained from the young cance of distrust and impaired credit. There trads. Anyone whe has apprehended, howevat and displayed those same qualities. It was a the value of over £2,000,000, were to be their appreciate and welcome all who pressed Chinese Emperor by Boook's intercession, to influencen at work, and these are political."
and more potent, and less temporary, understand that the Land of the Rising Sun, touching of the Duke of the Abruzzi, King true; he had bought goods in America for the
lightly, spirit of Japanese policy,
and impressive moment when, after reward. Une part of the adventurer's
story When someone a little while ago remarkad | P.I. on Wednesday the 26th June, and left in the present situation. Predominant factor born into civilisation but yesterday and im.
who was so great an orator as ho FTBS Chinese Government, and here she is due to arrive at 7.p.m, yesterday, again at 5 s.. on Thursday for Yokohama
'In my opinion, yes, in all countries, I place necessarily attered by her new sequired spoke those eloquent and moving basis he built, meet valo po this alred
pretentions, which The C.P.E. str. Empress of India arrivod exista everywhere of impending Bocial enter into treaties on equal terms words which électrified the whole assembly and Barcoded,
abova all other considerations the fear which
bekineen, found their way to all Italian hearts. (Chsers) more partionale ty by their very
amongst man who, however Shanghai at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 27th June. legialation. Take America. clook makers in this country would have to set left again at 10 p.m. same day for Hong-Roosevelt, the declared enemy of Trusts and of oral agreement to which she will soon pat / Royal Geographical Bocisty would have a future are not perfectly acquainted with the political He concluded by expressing the hope that the keen they may be regarding trade in Amerios, back their clocke, the observation must have kong where she is due to arrive at 6 p.m. to- railways. But be has taken fright. He has, her signature will surely increase her pride, Thore we have eat European Powers. The intor.
recalled to many minds the puzzlement with
as glorious as its past had been,
and commercial conditions of the Far East. which they have often regardod French time
The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford also replied to Only seven years ago Boeck was earning £3 The LG.M. str. Print Ludwig warrying the
among others, I doubt not, read a certain and under that agreement she will undertake rorion article, German Mails with dates from Berlin of the him, and to-morrow night, when the President she probably never seriously thought of doing which was responded to by the Argentine So far all attempts to discover his whereaboute monthly as a tracor of lost railway tracks, and which has pet things plainly to not to oust an envions eye on Indo-Chins, which the toast. piecás; expecially those connected with railway
Sir T. Holdich proposed "The Modalliste," his Chinese oxperionos was gained since then. stations. The differanoe between the meridiaan 8 a., and may be exported hers on or about fancy, that bo is Conservative. But let me tell powerful neighbour with whom to cultivate Minister and the Norwegian Minister; and the have failed.
4th Juns, left Singapore on the 25th June. af of the United States speaks, ron will find; I Japan will prefer to have a prosperes the 2nd July.
toast of "The Society" was afterwards given you that the Yellow Press is doing a great deal relations of mutual advantage The NY.K. str. Nikto Maru (Australian of harm. New York correspondents Line) loft Thursday Island for this port via won't say because it is naleable-exciting new,
cable may now hope that the prospects of Indo- by the Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge, and
China's security, born out of this now stato replied to by the President. the 27th June, and is expected here regardless of consequences. America has, on the 8th July,
of things, will permit her colony party to free The Indo-China str. Humsang left Calcutta our markets, but that is not nearly to great as through Wall-street, exercised an influence upon
herself from the heary military burdon which for this port via the Straits on 27th June, sad
had before depressed her badget. And Indo. the want of confidence brought about in this Chins in her mourity may now devote her may be expected here on or about 13th July.
country by the fear of what our own Govara energies to her economical development. " ment may do.'
execute their task. Thus, wonderful him. King Edward has the gift of silence in an electric excavator has been engaged, and at each great a measure as he has the gift of speech, incision of its deep-driven sbears it tears away while bis aftitude is always admirably calculated. s mighty mass of earth, und bears it triumph- Nothing like saying a kind word when you mau. antly to the waggon-in-waiting. As fast as the ground is cleared of the debris the garðabers not to work. The Champ do-Mora is no recognizable actually.
FRENCH TIME.
with reference to the question of the adoption
of the Grestwick maridian for Franes, that
of Greenwich and of the Observatoire Nationale, in Paris, is 9 minutes 21 seconds, leas a few
hundredths of a second, and the clock oxbibit ed to the public near the gate of the Obzor- watery of this oity is fast on the Greenwich clock. The clocks outside the railway stations, and other public clocks, show this same Paris
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
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morrow.
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