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PARIS LETTER.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
París, August 30th. OBITUARY, N
1HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 1907.
water. The number "120" is inesat in this cas sans vèl and is a vocal pan (cent vingt). Duval charge all customers who only drink Wular an extra twoyous, and other restaurants in this city are doing the same.
MOTORINŮ.
The motor car "doorchar" in defested in
France, where the number of motorcars is proportionately greater than anywhere eles in Europe. So great has the nuisance become that in certain districts the peasants have taken the matter into their own hands, and are adopt ing their own methods for dealing with the A
called "road hag" (enchon de route). frequent practice among those who are inspired by malice towards the motorist is to scatter sharp-edged stones or nails in the middle of the read, with the object of ripping up the tyres, In the daytime these obstacles may sometimes be avoided, but at night they must inevitably
Another of England's good. old French friends has pamet away in the person of Mall countries, and in neas more so than in Edmond Demeline, the favourite disciple of Le Play, the social economist and himself a reformer in a highly fruitful folds Deceased, who as will be seen, was a very interesting personality, did much useful work in a quiet sort of way. M. Domolias was an ardent Anglophile, and not afraid to speak bin mind ho not only went to England for the purpose of studying that great country's institutione, but on his return to Fran, at down and wrote a book about what he had seer and beard, He thus compared the Anglo-Sason with French youth as regarded their sims and outlook on life. Apart from the feet that he found the English system of education auch more practical, and having for im to provide youny people
42. with material to enable through life, than is the vase in Franse M. Demolins put his finger con real reason for Auglo-Saxon superiority This lies, he states, in the difference between the ive laws of testamentary disposition, and
them to
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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.......
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
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$18,-You have noted in your able articles the inconsistency with which the anti-gambling law is administered hert. Can you not point out the same foutaro with regard to prosecutions for cruelty to animals? The house baga must not carry-chickens by the legs, as they have always been oncried, sl over the world; bat nothing in ever done in the case of Gruelly noticeable in the markets. What about the bunches of living frogs strung up there Is their treatment not cruelly púaful!
Yours truly,
Hongkong, Oct. 1st.
N.S.P.C.A.
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An official of the Imperial Palace at Peking juformed tho Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Doily News that, among the six Grand Conncillors of State only Princa Ching and H. Yuan Shib-kai were called up for the pecial privato audiovoe in the Jonahou 'I hrona Ball by the Empress Dowager on the morning of September 12th. Suddenly while they were consulting upon certain important affairs concerning the internal administration of Chins, to the atter amazement of the
Chinese Highland Club two high Minis'ers, Her Majesty baret D. C. L
teare, declaring that
& Cds HOUSE of Empire was passing through such a dangaus H. Simpson
LORDS, White Soul, Sols Agents 16.00 time, with aggression from without and discord within, that she did not know what to do D. & J. MCCALLUM'S PERFEC nor which was the best scheme for the salva
TION, 20 years ull Fols Agents 18,00 | |Hayden's Bourbon tion of China. Then Her Majesty' said that
N.D.We hold a large stock of Whiskies in Wood, samples of which will be forwarde ton application. during the course of the last few months. she had received many memorials from high officials
Discount allowed in accordance with Anctuation of Exchange in regard to the promised adoptios of coasti tutional administration for China. Some of the scene of a great revolution, even bigger 1han the Taiping Rebellion if the constitution were really introduced; but ofhere were of opinion that the country could only be saved from dastruation or absorption by the Power, by a constitution.
londonceldents. Then there is the "hattrick" MR. P. W. SERGEANTS NEW BOOK. them prophesied that the Empire would become
The other day, on a road in Normandy, while a motorist was going along at a good pace, be saw just ahead of him an old hat lying on the roadside. It had quite na innocent air, and the chauffeur, thinking no evil, was about to run over it, when it fished upon him that the old hat might not be quite so gailtle as if seemed, that infast there was perhaps more
NEW, BIG LINER.
ANOTHER HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY:
Mr. C. Werner Laurie of London is the publisher of Mr. Philip W. Sergeant's now book, sutitled. The Last Empress of the Fronoh." Mr. Sergeant, who left Hongkong over three years ago, has in the interval attained the posi. tion of an authority on modern French history,
Brggestions are so conflicting that Her Majesty feels (the correspondent says) that the can only proceed by asking each councillor bie separate opinion. Upon this, both Prines the fact that the English law leaves then it than met theeye. So be avoided P, stop. repertally of the biographiert sort. His Bar Ching and B. B. Ynon strongly advised Her children in neertainty as regards their future, ped his car, and went back to investigata, His lesque Napoleon" received as favourable notios bl. jesly to adopt the representative system of and, therefore, throws them upon their own curiousity was repaid underneath the old batas bis" Conetships of Catherine," and now this government as son as preparations permit; resources, giving them that most important of was a large stone which, had a car ran over it neerunt of the life of the Empress Eugenie adding that at such a critisi moment Her should exercise her own discretion in the birth-right--elf-reliance. The English law, while going at u repid pace might have resulted must be hailed as a worthy successor of the Majesty should act listen to false ocuusel, bat which, even if the eldest of the family is in a sericus accident,
former works. Although the lady irațill living, administration of both internal and external provided for by feudal relic of the systong of **
it does not appear that the author has the ad, affairs of State, for most of the efficinals who premogouture, leaves the rest of the family,
vantage of any special authorisation or a suppose reform are simply concerned with their
own private desires. by law, totally unprovided for, is in this
sistance. respect, diametrically opposed to the French ystem. The result to the French mind is that the youth of France rely far 100 much upon their family, and what the family is going to do for them, and, secondly on the State, and what the State is going to do for them. It is no secret that in many and meny French family the only career, thought for the youths is some, small esreer in the Government
service
...
The government is for them, and they are for the Government. Hence they have not the independence, the self-reliapes, or the "pash". of the Briton.
BDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT. When over in England a few weeks ago, 31. Demolins was very, mash struck with the radical difference between the two races, which explains so many other things. He however, realised that a social reform on these lines was as impossibility at any rate, for one man to elliot, and be set about reforming the nation and trying to realise bis ideal by educatice, in wlich-ho comidered be west to the root of all (blogs. His ides was noble and practical. He started a Medel school, and to this enterprise devoted the rest of his life, being sided by a number of persons who shared his vines, but receiving no assistance from the Government The society founded by M. Demolins in 1897 bought the small Chateau des Rocher, sur rounded by groande, at Verreail Enre) and established a soliool there, A number of small houses were built, separated a certain distance from each other, care being taken to avoid their baving the appearancy of barracks or poor. homer. The pupils ware housed by groups in them buildings, and there they retired in the evenings and slept. To each building, and with his apartment on the same door us the series of small cubielas, were sitnched a teacher, who shared the boys' games and meals, and a matron who presided over the domestic arrangements They all sat together in the evenings ad abatted or read-it was almost a family life. The refectory, cien rooms, chapa!, and theatre were in separate buildings. Several monal Occupations were taught, there were football and -tenuis; and-in-their-racreations the pupils were laft perfectberty, bors all things M Demolins insisted upon abundance of fresh air and activity.
FEMININE SPORT;
The growth of athletics among English women seems to have had its affect of the womankind in France, and among those who hare set the example is " sportswomen" in Paris several well-known notresera occupy the fret rank. Mulle. Cecile Sorel havmade a name for
Herself as a yrobtewoman, and ona steer a boat 1 well as my of her male admirers, eko also swims well, and is now taking lessone with the foils. Horsemanship, as its name would seem to imply, is a form of exercise primarily derigued, for the stronger sex, but Mimes. de Nuovima, Marthe Réguer, Marthe Chenal, Vallandri Sylva, and Arlette Durgère are among the accomplished équestrien 'res whose gracious figures way be seen in the Bois de Benlogue in the morning. Adme. Marthe Béguier also takes regular exercise at the gymnasium, ad can rival Môme Coletta Willy in sgility on the Lorizontal bar. Mame. Marthe Chenal frds it an agreeable change after her successes at the Opera to strengthen her muscles in boating, tennis, cycling, and billiards. Among the most -fervent cyclists in Paris ars Malle. Louise Grandjean and Melle.. Guionis. Those who have taken to tha motorear as a form of recreation are the numerous to mention. But, the most ourions form of sport in this con- section is that practised by Malle, Flahaut, of the Opera, who is no mean boxer:
SAKE. TIK.
The number of tecfotallers is next to insignif cant in France, as compared with the number
over in Great Britain. This roark, however, docs
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France is not content to leave the rivalry of the Atlantic quite to the Cunard Company and the North German Lloyd, Though not quite able to cope with either of these companies in the turning out of a rival leviathan, the French Compagnis Générale Transatlantique has decided upon making no hear an approach as possible. A new vessel has been designed which is to be larger than anything yet attempted by Freneb line, and indeed larger than any Atlantic liner afleet except the
-Lusitanie and the Mauritâia...
-TRUDMARINE BIGNALS.
The French Government has approved the system of submarine signaling, and has ordered zabmarine signal balls sotuated by proamatic power to be placed at the ends of the piere at Calci, Bualogue, nud Havre, and a submarine signal boy to be placed for trial off Harse. A submarine signal bell has been fitted to the Sandstie Lightship, off Dunkirk, for sometime, When these balls are working there will be practically a continuèns system of sedmacine signals from Havre to the Elbe.
M.9.8.
The Bibliothèqúo Nationale has just been farther enriched by many new and original M.3.8. Among them are collections of letters by Descartes, Fenebri, Chateaubriand and Racine, a curious M.S. wilting by D'Armagnac, and twenty-thise M.S. works by the late post Victor Hugo.
THE DAIRY FARM COMPANY.
LIMITED.
The report for presentation to shareholders' at the eleventh ordinary yearly mesting on October 14th reads:-
The directors herewith present to the share helders a zlatement of the Company's accounts for the year ended Bist July, 1907,
The profit for the year, after writing off $20,391,63 for depreciation and bad debts, and providing for directors and and tor's feas amounts to 300,474,35, from which it is pro- pond to pay a dividend of une dellar and thirty cents per share, absorbing 8.500 to transfer to cattle reserve $10,000); to typhoon nod tre insurance fund $5,000; and carly forward Directory Messrs. F, Maithaud and H Hiods retire by rotation but are eligible for re-election.
82 P74.35.
Auditor-The suxered acounts have been audited by Mr, H. Peroy Smith, P.CA, in Mr. W. Hatton Potts absence from the Colony. Mr. Petts offers himself for re election At this meeting.
FRANCD- MAITLAND,
Chairman.
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. For the year ended 31st July. 197., Dr. July 31st, 1907,
To directors' pad in·ditor's fees, prismagen
To repairs and renewals angler butto To written eff
Buildings and property.... -$8,966.01. Furniture. machinery aut
1.978.
Stare investment Stoart launavon Batt and donbtful dis
Balauro
Arg. 1. 1905. By balance fromí lok your July 31st, 1907.
dividends on what?a mal interext By scrip took ty nd dekte povovered. By balance of working account
Cepitud,
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2.700.00 1
introduced at the
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The new constitution is to be
1908.
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AN ELEPHANT KRAAL
The following interesting account of an elephant drive is from the Times of Ceylon
On Thursday, the elephants were held within about a mile of the kraal, being unable to go arged them forward. It was an back and unwilling to go ou. Their thirat avoiful foar till about 3 dclcok when the long silenos ended dramatically in a tremendous uproar, There was a general rush towards. the kraal, and it was soon discovered that the elephants were close to the entrance, some wore kept a good distance away from
The elephants of them being seen by the speolators, who passage towards the kraal. were evidently distrustful of what lay in redely. the roars of the bosters, who had not yet front and made frequent dashes back. Hence ed instructions to drive slow and let the animals in of their own accord. This was the position
50
the
being in a spacs bounded on the one side by a when darkness fell, three herds of elephants long stockade running out from the square kraal, and surrounded on the other sides by benters: It was a wonderful sight at night, the kraal and the while beaters behind the elephants, bold fighted torches, and iguited fires which threw ruddy shafia of light into the sky. There have not been maby incidents Among the beaters, bat use that occurred during the day was the starting of huge considerably frightened some of them. Another
He has undertaken a most onreful
The Empress "Dowager thou ordered their ressarch in the bibliographia of the subject, Excellencies, Prisce Ching and Grand Conn. and added the shrewd sualysis and disoreer siller Yaan to read carefully all memorials cleoticism that characterised his previous essays and dispatches regarding the group als from
stitution so that the best proposals in this field. The record is brought right up to
Viceroys and Governors may be selected for date, which stone makes it an indispensable adoption. It is predicted that a definite dato addition to the literature fevoted to the period will be fixed before the return of the newly and persons treated. As usual, he is a kindly appolated three Imperial Commissioners, Wang, To and Ts, who will shortly proceed to Eng. biographer, to his subjects faults a little blind, land, Germany and Japan respectively to study though he cannot susceal the faut, that some of the Constitutional Governments of these thres
garies of her youth ruffled the auscepti.leading countries and of the next five years, bear, which charged through the beaters and bilities of an age mers conventional than her
counting froma to diacuse the racial feel. rather aingular bappening was the falling of i own. People talked of her riding in the streets of Madrid on a fery bare-backed horse, with aing between Manchu and Chinese was resumed on September 14th in the Lang yan yuan, cigarette in her mouth; of her appearance in brilliant Andalian costumse at buil. The result has now been drawn up and prosont believed that the proposals will be made fights, with sot a fan but a whip ined to the Throus for Imperial epprove. It is her hand and a dagger in her belt, with red public by an Edict shorts astin boots or her feet, and flowers and jewels in the broad golden plaits of her hair; and so forth. are told of the Empress gathering her skirts. about her and sliding down a zsadbank, calling Follow your leader!' promptly imitated by all her suite." Indeed, the book is far from "dry," and readers will absorb political history re dily with the relish here afforded. The other manners of other times have to be allowed for, and the reader will be convinced that herein he has a faithful picture of an interesting court, with remarkable history. The book is published at 12s. 6d. astl:
At Fontaineblean, in later years," we
THE BRITISH POST OFFICE AT TIENTSIN
to know that the British mercantile com-
DEFECTIVE AMMUNITION.
The following correspondence upon the sub jeot of defective ammunition will interest Hongkong rides. Council Room.
hanghai, July 5th 1997. SIR--I bave the honour to refer to certain correspondence which has recently taken place between the Commandant of the Volunteer China, on the subject of defective ammunition Corps and the bief Ordnance Officer, South supplied for the use of the Corps. There from appears that swing to the existing stocks of arall arm ammunition manufactured in 1900, no more resently made ammunition can be obtained, either in respect to the Concii's аплов from grant or to the farther number of rounds which are issued on payment.
it
in the state of affairs,
ZO
The Council has had up to the present other source of supply than Hongkong for amnition for the whole of the defence forces teer Corps ad Reserves; and if, when occasion of the Settlement, ie, the Police Force, Valua
alls for the use of ball cartridge, the ammi- tion were found wanting, the consegnences would be such as the responsible authorities should not
illed upon to
The percentage of misfires reported, and the Wa are pleased to be in a position to assure large number of defective cases found in bocas our readers says the Tientsin Times, that there recently received, is, in the Council's opinion, so is every prospect of the British Port Offles as an serious a matter that it is possible that you may We be willing to make such strong representations institution of Tientala belug maintained. are not at liberty to st present enter into details the War Office na will lead to an improvement as to the steps being taken, but it isaatiofactory munity, supported by the cther nationals who freely use the post offce, fave no intention of allowing the office to be closed if ways and means are forthcoming to keep it open,
Though there has as yet been no time for anything but telegraphic negotiations with Hongkong, these has been of a sufficiently explicit mature to afford a very goed basis for public se ion, and this has been and is
ipality, energetically taken by the British Municipality, the Chamber of Commeres and China Associa tion. It is an open secret that the post office is at present being worked at a loss not so for an the local office is concerned but in regard to the steamer sabaidies for the transportation of the maile, and it is this transportation deficit which so'nated the Honglo-g-Government-ia-only- making the agreement for a year and in now deciding to close the office.
In reply to the strong proteste made by the Jecal Chamber of Commerce an offer has now. been greneriusly made by the Hongkong Go. verement which it is probab'e will be accopted and we
we hope in the coarse of a few days to be in position to officially state what has been. decided on,
That Tientsin will not consent to be again placed at serious postal disadvantage as com- pared with the miner parts of Chefoo, Amoy. 20,347.99 Hankow, ete, may be taken as assured, and we 50.474.35 wey look for the office which has proved n
valuable saving to the community to be pet $78,641.38 menently established.
2.550.96
44.00 1.50
-70,491.44
$78,01.18
BALANCE SHEET 31st July, 1907. LIABILITYES..
2,quares at $7.50 quel "$187,500) Pew not called.upi $1.5 per share 17.550
Unclaimed dividenda Cattle reserve: Десовите раун Binnee of profit and low account.
Cattle
Building and property
· Loay written off
C.
DIVING BOYS IN THE COLOMBO HARBOUR.
If the cause the Council suggests is for any reason impracticable I have the boneur. to regelt that you may be good enough to transmit a copy of this communication to the War Offle in the hope some arrangement may be made for the is of special ammunition for use in Shanghai,
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your cbedient serrast,
'AVID LANDALE,
hairman,
Major General It, G. BROADROOD, CB,
Commanding the Troops in
South-Chins, Longkong..
Hongkong, September 12, 1907. SIR. In continuation of my letter A/R078 in reply to your 67/416 dated 5/7/1907.
I have the honour to inform you that ex haudire prents have been taken of the umuni- tion of the date and manufacture complained of, inglating the whole of the uinely roads forwarded by the Commandant, Shaugbai Volunteer Corps, for inspection."
The result shows the ammunition to be quite serviceable ant there is nothing to warrant a recommendation to the War Offee for its withdrawal,
The
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The Ceylau. Master Attendant'e Ordinance, My Chief Ordrance Officer points out that 1885 has boos amended as follows:-
larga proportion of the wiétirou reported are The following words shall be added at the probably due to the condition of the rifls; of end, and in continuation of section 5 of the said forty now with him ander rer air, many have Ordinance: And it shall be lawful for the week uit springs, worn belt heads and other Governor, with the like advice and in like defons tending to cause misfires.
bare barrels over gange which manner, to alter and amend such limits.
The following motion shall be added to the have to be exchanged, this would to a great 150,000.00 and Ordinance, and shall be numbered section ex'ent account for insecuracy of shooting.
With regard to. defective cartridge cases 212.00 411 4 50,440,50
Whoever within any barbour, subjent to found in recently received packages, split becks 23,197.04 30,474.35 the provisions of this Ordinance, dives for (which is probably the defeat referred (ej have money thrown by passengers of others from been ruled by War Office letter No. 57/H-K 3273.871.29 vessels in barbour stall be guilty of an offence, 11 dated 3/10/1905 to be of no importance
when light, and shall be liable on conviction thereof to imprisonment of either description for a term With regard to in ure supplies, the restriction under which ammonition of the oldest date in not exceeding one month.
(2) Any police officer or peace officer may store must be issued first, has been removed as arrest and take before the pollca magistrato far as issues on payment to Colonial Government having jurisdiction any person found committing etc.. is concerned, and therefore although free issues will have to be of the oldest date. offengs against this section On enquiry
informed that the ammunition on payment will be of the latest A reporter regulation has base in force about a month, bat date svailable.
I have the honour to be, 76,802.50 50 cases have so far come up for trial. The
Sir, Harbour Police, it is stated, are experiencing great dificulty in bringing the ofending 3,000.00 archies to book, as socount of the agility of 33,213.08 30.206.50 their movements. One of the police speaking to a reporter said If we want to catch the diring boys, we will have to swim and that we The Chairman, $273,874,00 -hiva not yet been taught.
60.470.49
$18,089,40
40.
1,075.58
Forniture, machinery and toros: 10,975.48
not imply that the rest of Frenchmen are druck-} Law written of ......
arda they all like their half bottle of white
or red wine at luncheon and dinner. Teetofallers
in France are penalised, as English visitors begin to find out. Those that only drink
Share las estment and mortgagen 53,324.09
Less written do a shares
Steam lanchamimi
Less written off ...
6,721.59
4,000,00
000.00
water in the restaurants "marked" by waitors; Chat tank and in hat.. their bill always bears the number “120” iz Accounts receivable · a corner. This is to inform the cashier to Stocks on head ... charge su extra peauy because they only drank
15,285.23
Your obedient sorvent;
E. H. SKYMORE, Lieut.-Col,
for Major-General,
Commanding the Troops, South China.
Municipal Council, Stanghai,
a large tree, which came crashing down on an elephant. Any other living creature it would have hopelessly orashed, but it did comparatively trouble has been given by a she-elephant and two calves, which formed a berd of their own, slight injury to the elephant. A good deal of
keeping apart from the rest. The cow bas been very restless and delayed the progress towards kraal. The visitors at the gam were augmented during the day by the arrival of some Morava Korele plantes. who bare a special line of adja hate reserved for them and others. They arrived when breakfast was on, and were received with musical bouours, the company joonlarly striking "up" the National Anthem They were Meests, E. C. Anderson, chairman of the District Planters Associationg Joha Mackensack, A. J. Mackerck, Labin, H. V. two last named being from Haputale, Other Clapham, Waddilove, G. Thain l'avidsen, the arrivals.
were-Mesra. . M. Crabbe, B.
A. Thornhill and Greensbisids.
H. E. the Commodore, Sir Gon, Warrender, accompanied by Lieut. Wilson, arrived at 11 'olook, on Thursday night, having come from Trincomalie,
12 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
BABY RAW WITH
AWFUL ECZEMA
Running Humour from Birth Face
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THE PEKING SYNDICATE.
We should not ha -urprised, says a mail paper tired yesterday, to see a further mere is the
Since writing the above, news has come that herd of elephants has gone into the kraal, They went in about 11 o'clock this (Thursday) night, among them being a huge female elephant which attracted attention by her size. As soo as they got in, the gates were closed and log fires were lighted all round the kiasi. Almost immediately they got is, the elephants. discovered they wore on ripped and began structed, some of which will be carried suff!- Bamforth's to turn in the canal. At various points: like charging the barriers. Three of them went ciently far back to allow the largest sles mars for the palisade close to where Mr. party were standing watching the proceedings, the low-lying district ur the Kuder Lake, this the con iderable difficul tes will have to be sur and for a short time after barrier was tested by the elephants, in different mounted, owing to the marshy nature of the spots, burling themselves at it with tremendous soil. No less than 500 cabis metres (17, 58 force. It was impossible to ascertain positively oubio feet) of material will be built into the new in the darkness how many of the banets were locks at Brunsbiittel. The foundations of the kraaled. In the meantime, there were two bezda row bridges will be sunk to a considerable outside, who were, apparently, anxious to get depth; sa as to permit of their being utilized it in if there had been in opering: Some of still further extensions of the cans! should be them were eren close to the entrance. Madden found necessary in the future. The village of ed by the lights and the trumpeting of the Westerrönfeld, near Readeburg, will be em elephants inside, they gave enormous troubla pletely bridged over. At Brunsbüttel 42 houses, to the beaters outside. The shrill yelis of the some of which are of quite recent construction. latter, the furore of the elephants, the lurid will have to be pulled down in order to make glare at the fires round the krsal on the giant way for the onusl. The total amount of earth trees all
aconad, and the Rickering of distant to be excavated is estimated at 100 million. illuminations in the sky made a scene that cubic metres (3,591,700,00 cubic feet). Th will live in the memory of those who witnessed entire work will be carried out by the imperial it. The two herds that had not entered the Canal Office with a reinforced staff. kraal were surrounded by beaters outside to be driven in in the morning, the difficulty being to do so without letting the others ont. In the morning eight were soon in the kraal, includ ing a female with a small one. It was
shares of this venture, as there has been some decided to noose these before letting the other in. Mr. Molemure, It. M. is to be in charge, good buying recently and there are powerful slated by the well known Charlie Binbe, who interests behind the coin. The shares ATA performed before Sir West Ridgeway at Kara-new-at a level whio's would probably attract
favourable develop negalle. There were thirteen decoys to go in speculators on news of * and it was expected to noose the elephants by mente, and although we believe that the
permit to work it still withheld, we hear that midday in order to let the others in
the British Government are supporting a claim to a penalty of £200 per day until work is allowed to commuenos, so that matters ought to be brought to a head shortly. It is also stated At a mesting of the Association of German with regard to the opening up of the scal seamas Architects and Engineers at Kiel, on August that pratically all the difficulties which the 251b; Herr Echoler, or official of the Imperial engineers encountered bare boen overcome, and Canal Office, made me interesting statements that a workable seam of good quality, at least with regard to the projected extension of the seven feet thick, has been proved. The main Kiel Canal, which are reproduced by the Cologne pumps are being sack to the level of this seam, Gozette. The widering of the canal has been and it is expected that by the early sutumn a
by the foot that even the regular output will be possible. rendered necessary by ba tieships of the 13,21 tou Braunschweig olars, many disappointments and delays that have. with a beam of 222 metres (73ft), are nearly already taken place we shall be glad to learn of the canal, which would thus be totally of the end of its troubles, but at the sante time quarter of a metre (9.8in.) bronder than the sill authoritatively that the company is within sight impracticable for the new 18,000-ton battleships the shares must be regarded as of a highly the depth of the casal is to be increased from 9 20w under construction. As already announced, speculative character for some time to come.
"The Crimson Azaless," by Mr. H. de Vere metres (291.6in.) to 13 metres (36ft.), and the width of the sill from 24 metres (72f1.) to 44 Sleepoole, author of "Fanny Lambert" is a metres (144ft.), which would give a sectional delicately written romance of Japan. It beglar water ares of 825 square metres (8,880 square on the road from Kareise to Hikko in Japan.
that extent.
is literally discovered by the bero Richard Leslie fety instead of the present area of about half where in a valley of crimson azaleas the heroine The course of the canal will remain essentially and bis companion Tod MeGourley. The book the same, and the widening is, as far as posis love story fashioned on entirely original the sible, to be confined to ove bank in order that lines and the obarm is greatly enhanced by traffle may not be interrupted. In view of the brilliant Japanese background against which not altogether satisfactory channel in the the characters are drawn. The characters are sighbourhood of the Upper Eidor Lakes, sest definito and distinst, and each one, from Danjaro of Rendsburg, a new cat two kilometres in the curio-dealer to Pise-breese and the thres length is to be dug between Lake Audorf and other Mousées who help to form Leslie Lake Sobirnau. The obannel between Levensan konsehold, assist the programs of the tale and the and Holtense is also to be modified. The sill completion of the tragedy. The book is lined. is to be horizontal, and 11 bays are to be era in Unwin's Colonial Library.
THE KIEL CANAL.
After the