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THE PLAGUE CAME TO
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ipsisted
"it will spread all over India," said these SOUTH,
"it will cost you millions of lives" (over fire millions to date), millions of rupees, and you will never be rid of it unless-
What?**
THE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 1907.
ASIATIC AGITATION..
them, with gloved hand, by the tails, and carry † THE REAL CAUSE OF THE ANTI- them salamely down to the gatter, a procession of trembling clerks admiring from A safe distapes his amazing courage!
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INDIA AND TIBET.
BLOWLY EXPANDING TRADE.
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It may be remembered that in the Convention concluded between Sir Frank Lonnghnaband and he authorities at Lhasa in September, 1904, and subsequently ratified with slight andillon. tion by the British sud Chineso Governm-uis, provision was made that trade maris should be ah Valley: Byangise, on the read to at three places-Yatung, in
Tibet, Yatung had been proclaimed an opu mart in earlier treaties. and there is stationed there a Chinese Commissioner of Customs. The report of the Adding Commissioner, Mr. Vincent C. Henderson, for the year vontains schie highly interesting and instruolive comments on the efforts that have been made rings the British Mission to Linss to develop trade relations between India and Tibet.
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In a leading article the Journal of Commerce These were the beginnings of plague, when prints a review of the Asiatic immigration I was in Bombay when the first man died of Sir William Gatacre, who was sent for at plegas-there-plague bought, they said, by last to display the iron fist," without which question which is in striking and refreshing ho reforms could be laasigurated, received contrast to regant articles in other New York newspapers. The Journal of L'ommerce shows rates in a grain whip from Hongkong.
a
excitament which under-perhaps a dozen threatening lotiors day how the "yellow" Press.oncouraged the anti- remember etilibo lay native apathy and European calinuoss, and Now, the native has consed to go in terror of Jepanese agitation in San Francisco nail
describes the organization of the Japanese and it, and accepta it as much bis common lot as fairo the muddle, the
policy ~laissez upon by the Native Municipality, backed up by cholera or smallpox. It is the will of the Korean Exelation Leag us, the attempt to deny
Fresh from England. Also the dead rat with his bare for, "Why,decanese childrer unrestricted admission to the opened to British as well as Tibetan, mer
gode," be Enys indifferently, shoving aside a Governor
schools, the somewhat hamili ng glormy prophecies of the experienced Angle the white man worry is with his many course of the uog
negotiations at Washington to Indias officials, prophecies based on a knowledge
clanusings And nothing short of bayonet portai of the conditions in places like Constaætigópl", !ints which an a't precisely available, would 10 how far the local authorities in San; and Gartok; in the extreme. west of
uld Francisca were willing to the provisions of a to go in permitting the where plague is endemic and which have
really induce him to change kisa ways. United States to enforce been fulfilled to the very lettter.
Once, in Agre, I was taken to call on some
treaty. with a friendly Power."
The Journal of Commerce then discusses the very close relation of the native gentlemen who was for many years unshi (lencher of Hindo-outbreak in Vancouver and remarks that British stani) to Queen Victoria, They were people of Columbia in its relation to the treaty with Japan birth and position; but I wish I could depio
occupies a position very similar to that of their house adequately to English ayes. We Californians ore of the States of this Union and were taken into the courtyard. On the floor of has quite as littin axcuse as California had for beaten earth stood two or three filthy churpoys ma ing a similar treaty with the United Statos of no effect, The Journal of Commerce proceeds wooden bedsteads with mattresses of wovon
Two very different pictures are prosented in to show that it has taken the Trouble to inquire the report representing the situation, one from. tupe, but devoid of enchions or bedclothes. We
THE OUTSTANDING FACT IN HISTORY.. ab us these while our hostess squatted on their into the real origin of the trouble, which other
pessimistic and the other from an optimistic
Sir W. M. Ramsay's status as scientifó heela and conversed. A gost wandered round,
newspapera hore have not done, It places the point of view. Writing in February last Mr.
historion will compel attention to a remarkabla lils of decaying vegetables littered the ground. blame on "the professional Labour leaders, whose Henderson had to admit that up to that time
article which be contributes to the Goulemporary Ay we entered I had had a dosting vision of a.
purpose it is to inaiutain a shortage of labour, souot a single British trader hd established him-
Review on St. Paul's philosophy of history. native gentleman, very lightly clad (it was the that with the demand greatly exceeding the self at any of the trata mrts opened in Tibel.
Indeed, not one hes thought it worth his while Expecially remarkable is the courage with an easy matter to enforce ary
which the writer attacke the fashionable theory standaril which the charpey on which I, was seated, and
of religious evolution, As he says:— ig It as true af still conducted by middlemen the Tomos of to sages and bours of work." vanishing through anotherduar. The whole air
The modern method is based on the assump of dusty squalor was indescribable.
British Columbians it is of Californie, the the Canabi Valley-who purchase from Ti
betan morohasts at Phari Jong and so that there takes place normally a continuous papar adds, that no more Japanese will come
development in religion, in thought, and ia' there than are needed to supply the deficiency again to Indian traders at Kalimpong, a
village just outside of Darjiling. Yal development has been practically universal civilization, since primitive times; that och a in the market, and that the only accusation which will lie against those who come in that has long heon knowu to be unsuited for a trade they are industrious workers not at all subject mart: Gartek can scarcely be described as even
Unless you engregate the whole City of Bomber and allow no sick persons to leave to spread the infection."
This was not so diflealt as it sounds, for Bombay is almost an island, with plenty of empty ground on the zear mainland where plague camps might have been erected.
But, no, the native municipality were, of
Tallies,
the Governor could not be and voed to put his foot down, and the result was measures that would have been well enough, perhaps, in England, but were fatile in the East.
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-thato
it
be
t only half-and-hall messures were adopted hot weather,) hastily roused from hie siests upon supply the union may decree in regard ovon to visit them, and the bulk of the trade is
As thus. Every person leaving Bombay by examined for plague, Healthy trait was Britons in high position travelling first class would be routed up in the small hours to have thair armpits felt for bumps by native iu spectors; and all the time, the roada loading te the mainland from the City of Bounty wers choked and averfioring with bullock carts carrying native families fleeing from the Hacks doatb," and spreading it, uninspected; ores the great perivania.
If you doubt this staterent, and I admit it is remarkable.
kur up the old tiles of the "Times and read the letters-protesting vainly against this unchecked emigration.
Meanwhile in the Fort and all through the native quarter door after door was marked will. the red cross which meant that a plague case had been taken away to hospital; or the ring encircled cross which meant that a plague patient had died within. I have counted toa Buch crosses and three circles on a single door.
From our drawing-room windwa, which looked up the Esplanade Boad towards the Floral Fountain that all travellers to Bombay pass as they drive to the station, we could see processions of native fauersis, well-nigh endless, face uncovered, and mourners singing gruesome songs. Men said the earth in the Mahom medan barging-ground was heaped so high that nothing could save obolera
when the rains case. (I remember that a native i a Government fice made several thou annids of rupees by selling his garden for a supplementary cemetery The Hindoos, of course, bura Cheir dead, so wood went up tre mendously. I am not sure that the Government did not have to help supply it to the poorer clesace:
It wasn't really squalid, of course, that was my futile British prejudice; it was just the placid Indian way, stiched with the simplest accessaries of life, having sh & sons ago all the erfluous anxieties that English housewives barry their souls about.
Unfortunately simplicity in the aggregate i plagne germs down to the ground; and eo there is trouble-Pall Mall Gaselle.
A SHIPPING SCANDAL
THINKING OF A CARDIFF STEAMER,
After a hearing extending over give days, the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the sorship Powie, of Lari, la Intely heen concluded at Cardiff, and the judgement of the Court was of a sensational nature. The Powis (meanging owner, Mr. James Janking) left Seriphos, in. the Grecian Archipelago, with a cargo of iron ore for Middlesbrough, but sank oil Stripbes after the crow had taken to the boats.
to anion domination,?“
the
village, being merely a rendezvous where an The editorial articles, in other New Yort annual fair is bold; and when Mr. Henderson papers are full of references to the nou paid a visit to Gyengtse be found there only assimilability of the Japanese to the gulf Beron natives who claimed to be British traders, between the East and the West and to and they turned out to be Nopalese. Their ineradicable racial prejudice." It is unaccount of the situation at Gyangtse was not doubtedly true that violent racial hatred has very encouraging. Little actual trading could been aroused on the Pacific coast, but it is be done there: Sach produce as was procurable offoot, not cause. The
the sordid desire Lhasa, and all business had to be conducted by deplorable situation was simply the sera present name from the districts round Shigatse sad of the Labour leaders and politicians to increas latter or through Agents. The fact is, Mr. Hen- their own power. What does the labouring mas care whether or not a few thonsand Orientals can be "similated"? The negro is loss assimilablo" then the Jupare, but the negre is quite popular on the Pacific coast for the simple reason that he is naallerably opposod to work and therefore does not interfere with the operations of the Labour trust.
Every telegram from Washington contains abinly disgnised expression of estisfaction with the rioting in Vancouver, it being suppos.
ed that the trouble there will make it easier for the United States to negotiate with Japan. There is, however, ground for believing that the Japanese Government is perfectly well in- formed as to the manner in which the disturb anoe was created and the quarter in which the disturbance was created and the quarter in which the blame should really be placed:
In delivering judgement, the Stip adiary said the Court were satisfied that sufficient measures were taken o prevent damage from being done to the Powis daring loading at Beriphos, that she did not so smetain damage
a good that she started out on her voyage in and seaworthy condition; and that she was not overladen. When the ship was making water the master took no steps to ascertain the cause thereof, or the actual condition of the vessel, s excuse boing that he thought she would go down. One of his fist duties was to allay the fears of the crew and inspire confidence, whereas he merely superintended the operations for leaving the ship, which remained Boat a considerable time The Floral Fountain stands al tive cross afterwards.
The
vestol was pre aturely roads, which need to be as busy as Pleadily aba domed, and was not navigated with proper Circus, but with foot passengera. It was and seaman-like care. alrange to observe how, in a few months, the The Powis was an old vessel, insured at in Epice was almost empty Leave of absence enhanced premier, and deeply in debt. The among the native clerks under Government had master was indirectly, if not directly, interested to be practically abolished, as it invariably in her. There was some evidence of motire meant that the clerk flod " to his country" and against the master, ndatrong evidence that we now haveing behind the War savo been reconstructed on a grade that come back no more! The only way by which against the managing owner, for throw the machinery of the city was kept going was ing the veseel away. There was no evidence
THE WAR BALLOON. -
The trst airship" of the British Army made its, public trial at Farnborough and achieve & gratifying masura of su ces. À slight mint a compelled an early termination to the trip, but in no way detracted from the congratulations that are due to the designer to the War Oflce. Sufficient was seen to prove a dirigible balloon, and no longer, in this respect
by keeping every native's wages largely in showing that any preparation was made perments of France and Germany. If the arrear, so that cupidity triumphed over popio to scuttle the ship It was admitted-in-inture, the science resulting in the constraction
BOL.
vesaol.
existed between the master and the managing owner, the latter at the inquiry szousing himself for his misrepresentation on this point by saying he forget. With regard to the gratuities to members of the crew, the managing owner could not have been ignorant of the fact that they would be called upon to give evidence to the loss of the
As The insurances of the Powis exceeded its genuine valas by £9,000. The conduct of the musior indicates an antire absence of anxist, to Rave the roses, the fear of which was understood to mean great gain to the managing owner and bis time. The probable cause of the water in the vessel was human sgonoy, The master had been guilty of gross negligence, and bis bertitouts, would be suspended for eighteen months.
u
aeroplane is still a thing of the
of the new war balloon is obviously along the Jines that must in time lead to the invention that will revolutionise existing conditions, Meanwhile it is in the ficat degree essential that we should keep abreast of all experiments in aeroplanen mede by foreign Towers That we are doing so reeus to be testified by the trial at Farnborough, and that neither meney Dor energies wilt be spared in enabling us to continus to do so is sincerely to be hoped. Daily Craphic.
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$14.00.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
DEGENERATION NOT PROGRESS.
mong the more civilised races; that sa to certain loss civilieed raons either they have remained stationary, or progress among them has been abnormally slow; that the primitive in religion is barbarous, savage, bloodthirsty, and low in the scale of civilisation, and that the line of growth normally and usually is taw rds the wilder, he wore gracious, and the uobler forms of religion; that the primitive the savage of the present-day-and-that-the type of religion oan no recovered by studying lowest savage is the most primitive.
The writer gives an interesting account of) what led bim to renounce this theory. In the latter part of his undergraduate life at Oxford, after ouroful study of the most developed stage of Aristotle's philosophy, be was compelled by the law of the University, anch against hist own will, to study the latter of Pant to the Galatians. So be disocvered that in Paul, for the first time since Aristotle, Greek philosophy In the philosophy made a real step forward. of Paul the Eastern mind and the Hellenic like two elements which have undergone a The great majority of chemical mixture." Muholars are sentient only of the Judaic element in Pan. They forget the Hellanie ingredients and the Roman flavour of taal's thught. To forget these factors is to be led critically astray. Two of the most learned faws of to-day told the writer that they were prefectly certain that none of the Taalins letters could be genuine, baosuse there is mineb in them which no Jow could write. Sir William Ramsay then gives a summary of the earlior part of the Epistio to the Romana in modern language, and disentangles the three Pauline principles: J. The Divine
"bave been intermingled in the olsest union,
is real; all else is orrar. . A society or a nation is progressive so far as hears the. Divine voice; all else is degeneration. 3. All men and every human society en hoar tho. Divine veios, but they must co-operate are the communication can take place. Hence, Record- ing to Pel, the modern savage, instead of being really primitive, represents the last stage of degeneration.
The writer confewer that bis experience in reading shows nothing to confirm the modern assumptions in religious history, and a great deal to confirm Pádl;—
Whorever evidence exists, with the rarest
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derson confesses, there is little inducement to British traders to settle in Tibst. The climate in rigorous in the extreme. In 1905 the tempera- ture at Yatung fell as low as seven degrees below zero Fahrenheit and never exceeded sixty eight degrees. Last year the total value of the trade that passed through Yatung, imports and exporte, did not amount to £150,000. Tibet con command no credit; the currency is dia. credited, and even under the ablest and wis at Administration no great development in the resources of the country is to be anticipated, unless possible through the exploitation of the mineral wealth. In short, Mr. Henderson declares that the unaoimous opinion of for eigners who visit the country is Tibet for the Tibetans, and welcome to it"
This, however, is only one side of the picture. Although the trade between India and Tibet is still of very slender dimensions, there are signs at last of steady annual improvement. In 1895, the Brst year for which full statistics of the trade of Yatung were published, imports and exports wera valued at only just over a million rupeor. Last year their combined value rose tɔ Rs.2,32,000, and of the increnza about half à million rupees has been added since the signing of the Lhasa Convention. The Indian Govern ment is assiduous in its efforts to improve exist. ing conditions. The roads from India over the lessens the chances of the roads being g blooked to trafia in the winter months and readers transport, cantiere, un bi at Gyangter, and at Gartok, British agenta bave been appointed to watch over the interast of traders, and the roads in the interior, which formerly were in places dangerous hot to man and beast, have been improv. ad to such an extent that last January Captain 'Connor, the British agent at exceptions, the bistory of religion among men Gyangtae, was able to drive a couple of motor is a history of degeneration and the develop cars the entire distance from Phari toment of a few Western nationa in inventions Gyangter, At every stage along the trade and in civilisation during recent centuries should routes omfortable rest-houses for travellers not blind us to the fact that among the vast have been erected, and so far as is possible in majority of the nations the history of manters sugh a bleak and desert land us Tibet every and civilisation is a story of degeneration. facility is afforded for obtaining forage, fuel, Wherever you fed a religion that-growa and supplies. The Chinese Government, on its purer and loftier, you and the prophet in spite of the efforts of lovers of London's pari, basale-been-most-active in its and accurathe thinker the teacher who is in sympathy old and historic building now, alas, basoming A new Fleet Book" just issued by the F. and to foster and promote Tibetan trade. A year with the Divine, and he tells on that fewer and more difficult to Bad: in spite of 0. Company offers graphic pictorial represent go there arrived in the country his Excellency be is speaking the message of God. But all that has been said on the subject, and of the ations of me of its loading types of steamer, Chang Xinds and Tibet, accompanied by a imposters and deceivers P or do they speak the archealogists to preserve this ancient palace of Yin long, the Chinese High Commis his own morage. Are these prophets all determined efforts made by antiquarians and Colours are not always well employed in sach, a connection, but in this instance they have been large, and well-informed staff, and the finth, and need only to have their wurde rightly. Richard 111, erosted in 1466, Cronby Elall is called into requisition with great access, and Commissioner at once instituted a searching ie., sympathetically understood? Is it not the the result in a book Ist of a particularly dainty inquiry into all matters appertaining fact of human history that man, standing alone, irreprievably doomed to destruction, and is now
actually being pailed down, kind. The interiors of some of the coaguny's trade and administration. As the result of degenerates; and, that he progresses only where
The band and pick of the wrecker is at work, principal ships are reproduced with grast this inquiry many salutary changes in there is in him so much sympathy with and
Daily Chronicle" representative security of detail, and the illustrations are sur the administration of the country hava devotion to the Divine life as to keep the social and when a
stood on the door of the grand old ball last mounted by tasteful designs also in colours, been recommended. Chinese trade representa bony pure and sweet and healthy taken from decorativo work in the saloons of tires have been appointed to all the marte opened. The ar paal, the writer proceeds, must be to mouth, what a scene of ruin and desolation any's board-room in Londonball-street. The. P. trade should soon be disembarrassed of some of Mediterranean, world and finds so siga of the rapidity with which the building is being razed to the ground. But only from and 0. Company has now maintained passenger the chief difficulties under which it has had to development, but only a process of degenera services to the East. for seventy years. One of labour in the past. If duly the mineral products tion and decay which offers little hope of revival realise to the full the not almost of vandal the notable tendencies in the constraction of its of the country are opened to exploitation on in the present economic systent. It is a procesiem that is being perpetrated in order that a beats of late years has been the placing of the wice lines the commercial prospects will be of degeneration which is corrected on rare modern bank may be erected on this valuable sabin accommodation, whether first or second, greatly improved. It is in this direction that occasione by the influence of great prophets en the upper decks, so that ports hardly ever Mr. Henderson sees possibilities of the economic and teachers like Paul:-
Chaos reigns supreme inside the fine old ball, developmont of require to be closed on account of bad westker.
The primitive s Tibet. There are known to
who develops naturally exist large tracts of plecer goldfelde, gold in ont of the stage of Totemism into the wisdom which was as large as one of the small collage vein, and turquoise mines which are not at of Sophocles and Socrates, or he who transforms halls Oxford or Cambridge, Although shabby present allowed to be worked. The placer his fatich in the course of many generations and more or less dilapidated, it had remained goldfields could be worked to great profit oven through the Elobistic stage into the Jeborah almost in its original condition. But now all by apakilled labour, and the fact of their exist of the Hebrews, is unknown to me. I find is changed. The decorations have been torn ence is so generally public property that in these nothing even remotely resembling. bin in the down, the old oiling has several holes in it while
through one large cavity workmen above are.
of days of enterprise Mr. Henderson anticipates savages of modern times.
dally throwing old rafters and other portions the building down to the waiting cart balow. they are not likely to romain much longer.
In Bishopsgate-street Within the eye of the virgin and unprolific..
Beginning the study of Greek Religion as a follower of Robertson Smith and Madlennan passer-by has turned lovingly-almost reverently and accepting the Totemist theory as the key, to the beautiful old timbered front; which, of trail, I was forced by the evidence, to the although rot of great age, was still worthy of notice. IL bore on ils face the inscription, view that degeneration is outstanding feet in Crosby Hall, the Ancient Paluce of Richard be Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued religions history, and that the modern theory IT." This has nearly all been destroyed,
ofton (akes the last products of degeneracy
Turning down a narrow alley, we come to as the facts of primitive religion. Having Crosby squard, in which may still be seen a atticed this view, I recognised that it was
ancient lead light window. How long this will remain untouched it is at present impossible to
THE P. & O. PAMPHLET.
HISTORIC CITY BUILDING NOW BEING
DEMOLISHED. Crosby Hall is being demolished.
In spite of the expressed wish of the King;
The Yacht Club is the rendezvous of the evidence that afloat the Powis was worth. English in Bombay. One day we had invited €12,00, and £24,125 when at the bottom of the two or three friends to tea there, and on turcing The relationship of borrower and lender up placidly about five, were greated with smiles, Haven't you beard " they said, "No, what?" Why, the Club Secretary is away and sm idiot bas paid all the servants up their wages. Every man jack of them has holted!"
And so it was! There were only two or three head servants left, and I remember they prepared tea and cut bread and batter, which the gentle men forged for themselves in back premises. These servants were not British Indians, but Roman Catholic Portuguese from Gos. We heard afterwards that when the ship carrying them arrived there, the Goanese authorities refused to lat them land.
is impossible, absolutely and entirely It Impossible, for the homestaying Briton, thong
boss intelligent an his Majesty the King, as Mr. John Morley, or any other great man of the day, to realise the immense d fficulties under
The Court ordered all documents to be which the British officials labour is combating impounded, and directed the attention of the the plague against the wills and wishes of the Public Prosecutor to the case. The Court native who die by it. But possibly one little desired to draw the Pablia Froteentor's attention inoident may give the readers of this article as to the deliberate and repeated misrepresenta inkling.
tious made by the managing owner, Mr. Jamen Our dolly washerman) turned up with the Jenkins, during the course of the inquiry, of the India and from the friegs in the comp-in Tibet, and Mr. Henderson is of opinion that facts, and he' survays the history of the met the view! The scene from entsidə sbows - clothes abominably washed on my protesting, Daring the last two years three inquiries bare “Akhi mi dukhta Missa sahić" ("My eyes pain been held at Cardiff, at which it was abown that me"), he said, and pointed to his eyeball, which each of the vessels had been insurd for many was oovered with what looked like great warte, thousands of pounds in excess of her value,
Why don't you go to the doctor Not I They would take me away to the plague cump they took two men from my street ou y yester day that were quite well."
A SUIT THAT HORSES, SHY AT
TERROR AT THE "200"
Mr.
FRENCH CAPTAIN, KOEPENICK."
Sir William Rams concludes with this paragraph:-
site.
act
Dhoby" I said, "It costs money to keep
Mr. W. W. Umberigner, a Philadelphis men in hospital. Do you suppose the Sirkar would take the trouble to lug poor yon off banker, had to ebarge a suit of clothes on there, and feed and support you there, when scoount of the peculiar effect the pattern bad yon haven't plague, just for their own smuseon horses in the Strand and other thorough-
fares, the "Daily Mail" declares. ment?"
But it was no use. I argued for half au Mr. Umberbauer was a guest at the Hotal Hour, and still he asseverated that to go to the Cecil, and the suit is the latest thing in cheeks The pattern is a Government doctor would mean his being for American business men. whipped off to the plague camp. It ended in sort of "load "square worked in deep black and in the relative with whom I was staying giving heliotrope, with a tinge of bright red. him a chit to our own doctor, which the man-Umberhadar olaims that it is the warmest came back, plothes thing Zoo" Mr. Umberhauer, in the com-
ia Europe" in colour, Batally done to relate in triumph that the doctor kad burnt his eyes out, and now he saw pany of several friends, noticed that certain
reptiles shrank away
As soon as he approached as well as ever he did!
Now, observe that this was in Bombay, the the cages: Snakes, leopards, tigers, and even city which Charles II.'s bride brought England lions trembled when the visitor neared the
These incidents were attributed to incidence as her dowry (and which Pepys was so pointed to and was "a pror. B-tle island") nutit cab-horses In this hotel courtyard dogge This dheby, his father and grandfather before the strand “shied” at the sight of the suit. It with some diffidence invited him to dinner, slight fall has occurred also at the Southon and in pagan philosophy. The practical say, for the scaffolding reaches nearly to this
took.
and
D
гBiis
in
The French Navy has just had its counter- part of the famona adventure of the Captal of Kepeniek." For some weeks past wo French torpado-boats-Nos, 228 and 229bare been under repair at Havre. They were ander the charge of a warrant officer, M. Prejeant. Ons day a well-dressed young man, about twerty. three years of age, made his appearance. He atated that he was a naval sab-lieutenant and son of Admiral de Cuverville, and that he had hen sent by the admiral
Sommanding at Cher bourg to take command of the torpedo-boats.
On his coming or board the fag was duly fffoer and the engineer officer an board heisted and the usual honours pald. The was
was at the earnest request of other Americau which he at once accepted. M. de Caverville visitors that Mr. Umber hauer decided to reserve stated that he had not brought his uniform the wearing of bis "speciality until he with him, and begged the engineer officer to fend him one, which the latter did. A local returned to Fhiladelphin
In an interview with a "Daily Mail" repre- tailor made the necessary changes to fit it to soutative, Mr. Unberbaner admitted that the his rank.
Every day he came on board to "inspect,” suit was probably too flashy un article for the
he
WEATHER LEFORT.
the following report - sai
the
On the 16th at 11,55 a.m.-Tho barometer basis of the Pauline philosophy. In this Faal small portion of the old ball, with its delightfally has fallen moderately over N. China, a adopted the opinion current in pagau society stations,
Of course banks are commercial institutions,
the resets ander his command, and made use | expected"in" by Formosa Channel and fresh with the Divine natura. We arpathy! Indie, which purobased the site, paid £175,000
him, had washed the clothes of English and women and argued with them week by week over the rain they wrought. The upper clase natives in Bembey are the most enlightened in India, many of the Mabom dan women having almost shed the purdah;
and yet he believed this manifest absurdity. Is it any wouder that the British officials have trouble in carrying out
uit was specially designed by myself, sanitary regulations? Or that, in the plague.
the pestients would spit in the faces of and I had the stuff made to order. Nom, h of the beats and crews. He spent money and strong N.E, and E winds over the N. part Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours onding the English ladits was bad volunteered to said, "overgene funds
freely, which he easily obtained from Harry of the China
ney fenders, who made no difficulties, about and it would be a distinst brenah of etiquette, making large adrances to the son of Admiral at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inchas. Plague affects the heart, and the great to my mind, were my friends to copy the ides. de Caverville, the well-known Senator, and problem of the nurses was to keep the patients They can see me going on to the Exchange a formerly Chief of the Stoff of the French Navy on their backs at times when to sit up in bed mile away, while in the crowds in the business For two months he came and went, moving his might mean sudden death to a man who was parts of Philadelphin they have little trouble in torpedo-boats about witli the greatest aplomb. otherwise, on the high road to recovery. finding me when I am wanted in a harry.
At the end of two months he went off, first the crew by removing all the Nothing short of ropes would really do it," I
delighting punishments which had been given by the was told.
warrant floo.
nurse them?
money
"HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your cont- plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Créme Charmanto, Lait Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Pouder On arriving at Cherbourg he tried to renew were Charmant will enable you to do it. Her the experience, but that port is a naval arsenal, Specialities for the Skin are the study of a and he soon excited suspicion and was finally lifetime. A., is Watson& Co., Ltd., Sole Agents arrested.
Europeans, of course, were and are practically immaan from plague. I recollect one most exciting day, when two dead rate discovered on the floor of the office over which we had. Government quarters. Not a native would tough them, so my uncle had to take
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From the observations of the thousands of
Pressure remsins low over the China Sea to naiversal view in the ancient world was that the Southward of the Paraces, and apparently decay and degeneration were the law of spot, a depression is developing over Central China the world; that the Golden Age lay in and no one expects them to be governed by his
subsequent period. The lighett pressure is probably over Japan, the beginning, and every but the returns from thence are not yet to houd. was a step further down from the primitive friest sentiment, and the Chartered Bank of gooduser, happiness, and
for it. Still, ore would have thought the place Fresh to moderate N.E. and . winds may be period
tco apt to old fashion, springing from the natural tendency one too many historic buildings left in London pooh-pooh this ancient doctrine as merely, an might have been enved to the nation; We.nave of mankind to praise the former times and ways. much more than thie. It was the ryneozed view of the philosophers. It coleared persons who stop in wonderment as they are the almost all Greek and Roman literature. It lay building being domolished, one is inclined to deep in the heart of the pagan world. It think they were of the opinion that Crosby Hall through the intervention of the variona socie- produced the tome of sadness which is barely ties which took the matter ap-had been saved, aver absent from the poetry of Romy, beard as an occasional noto erda in its especially after the Bing's expressed wish.
When the deputatios, bested by Sir Henry poeme of pleasure. A testing like this cannot afely be set aside as false. It must be Hewart, attended at the Bar of the Court of Common Council, it was mentioned by Mr. John explained, and the only explanation is that is Lile that he had been informed that the directors of the bank, who had purchased the property, were prepared to rebuild at all hazards." - Events bare proved how true was his remark.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows the
N.E. and E. Hongkong & Neighborhood winds, fresh to
moderate; fair. Formosa Channel...A
Samass No. 1. South coast of Chins between Same as No...
Hongkong and Igmocke.
N.E. winla, South boast of Chins between
Hongkong and Hainan.. 5 strong.
•Greece and
srose from the universal perception of the tant that the history of the Mediterranean world was a story of degeneration and decay.