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with gratitude. Bat I have asked them to abandon all ceremony at the meeting at which I shall receive their souvenir, for the sake of the one whom I have lost, and who I will never does to mourn."
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(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
Tokyo, Dasember 3rd, SETTLEMENT OF THE CANADIAN QUESTION.
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November 8th, UNGALLANT VENCE! Are the French losing their reputation as a gallant rece? While sincerely hoping that this is not the oase, one cannot but express regret at their behaviour a few evenings ago, on the occasion of the production at the Gymones Theatre of "Jaajon Tragique," new play-in-four acts by Malle. Jeanne d'Orino young lady belonging to a good French family. Though the play was not a success, this was no reason for its brutal resoption on the part of the audience. The fact that the play in question which is much too literay and amateurish, had been written by a young lady. who had never challenged the opinion of the public, ought to have been taken into consider alion. Unfortunately, Parisian audiences are quick to applaud, and just as quick to condemn. Strabge to say that the women in the audience, asual, were most cruel to one of their sex. Many by way of domicile for the purpose of marriage is consti- the present condition of the immigration que the monarchy itself. There are other European Southern Ports of China made by Sir A.
The new Franch marriage law contains certain provisions of interest to British subjects who may be contemplating marriage in this country, In the first place, one publication is substituted for the two ancoessive publications hitherto required. This publication need not be originally posted upon a Sunday, as has been the case hitherio; it must, however, remain posted for at least ten days, which period must include two Sundays. The marriage as then be elebrated upon the tenth day, not including that of publication, or within a year thoreafter. If this year is allowed to etape, a now publica tion in the same form must be made. An important change is effanted in Article 74 of the Civil Code; this article hitherto provided that the marriage must be celebrated within the commune where one of the two parties has his or her domicile, prosesding to explain that this
to
And we may
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Paris, Nov. 14. From Portugal one has beard recently per- sistent forebodings of imminent revolution, dynastie coup d'etat, even the disappearance of countries which live permanently and in appar: ent somfort on the brink of a revolution, bat Portugal has only recently been added to the list of states which lie within the rumour-sons of picturesque possibilities. The romoar-zone has fascinations of its own; the world would be dul. or without it. In smoky café in Balkes town I once met a youthful journalist from Vienna who boosted with -concealed news of Prince Ferdinand having left Bulgaria pride that he had beps the first to send the in beadlong fight. But, I said, he had caly gone My story was reinfalt to visit his mother. "I
at in the face of this corroborative evidence in overy Russian paper," he replied, and I
no reference to the subsequent course of events could
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IN ALEXANDER HOSIE'S REFORT. The report of the recent journey through Hosie, Acting Commercial Attaché to the British Lagation in Peking, contains mnoh interesting information. Sir Alexander Hosie into Canto, Samhn, Wughew, Swator, Amoy and Foochow and also spent several daga ROBINSON PIANO that it does not come within province, he in Hongkong of which although he observes
CO., LTD. Of the Chinese parts visited Canton alone gives a highly satisfactory account.
available plot of land in the British and French Concessions which go to make up the Island of shaws great signs of activity. Nearly every
Shernoon, has been, or is being built upon." Thor banding, wharves for deep-water The works include reclamation of foreshore steamers, misionar houses and schools, go- downs and oil tanks, a riverside road and pleasure gardana. It is also proposed to widen separates. Shameen from the of the idea TUNED the road on the Chinese side of the canal which being to secure a road wide enough to construct stramway connecting the termini of the Kow- loon-Canton and Canton-Hankow Railways, but this project has nos yet matured. The terminas of the latter will be at Wongsba on the river bank, about a mile above 8hamens and directly opposite Shakultong, the terminus of the Canton-Shamsai line on the right bank
On Monday, the first conference took place between Mr. Rodolphe Lemieux, K.G., Fost master-General and Minister of Labour for the Dominion of Canada, and Count Hayashi, Japanese Foreign Minister. The conference, which lasted several hours, took place in the Foreign Offee, there being also present bedden the above-mentioned statermes, Bir Claudy MacDonald, British Ambasader, and Baron Chinds, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lemioux has been several works in Tokyo and last night was the guest of honour at a banquet given by prominent Tokyo citizens Although the first offcisi conferenco ha been long in taking pines, it is probableS that, unofficially, everything of importance has already been praolioally decided upon new form of supplement. and that some ary agreement will be concluded to suit
tion in Canada. Although the Tokyo press has showing their disapproval, not to say disgust, tated by six months" continuous residence in kept up a running dialogue from start to the the same commune. Up to the present, thers. dwelt at length upon the fact that Canada end, of ill-natured comment, called the playfore, foreigners have been unable la murry cannot back out of its agreement with Japan, "idiotic," while they further added insut to in France unless one of them has conti-it should be borne in mind that during the pist injury by laughing immoderately at the most nuously resided in the same commane for six year or so certain developments have takou solemn passages of the piece. Those fashionable- months prior to the celebration. By the new pluca in Am rios which make it necessary for dressed Indies, however, were not the only law this period is reduced to one month's con- the astesmen of both Japan sad Americs to offendere, for more than once the voices of the nous residence. 'The whole of Paris is consider their relations auer. motors on the stage were drowned by the ironic considered as ons commune for the purposes of rest assured that Count Hayashi with not fail haghter which came from every part of the the said article. Another provision which is to recognise the new difficulties that have Louse. This was, to say the least, brutal, insolent, equally as interesting, as showing the trand of arisen in Canada, and that both he and Mr. and cruel, and such unusual treatment must French legislation towards falitating marriage, Lemieux will come come satisfactory have ludiated terrible suffering to the young is the change in Article 14ths Code, which arrangerent.
athores, Newspaper critics the next day also puts the son and the danger on the same handled the play as roughly, though some of fooling in respect to pared consent. Form- Some surprise is tow being experienced at the reporters displayed much tast by condemu-
erly won up to the age 25 required the the recall of the Japanese Ambassador at ing the conduct of the audience the night consent of his parents,hile the daughter Washington, and Renter's special reports from before, and which was terrible blow to the could marry without the consent of her parenta Washington show how the American publio is
As regards the present situation in Portugal, at 21. Now both sons and daughters are inclined to regard the event. The Viscount him the world dictatorship" is probably respons- traditions of the old French gallantry. spite of the heartless reception, Malla. Polaire relieved from parental cox ont at the latter aga sell anticipates public opinion by the statement ible for much of the foreign apprehension of defended the piece most heroically; she could Time too.
that be is returning to Tokyo to confer on the dramatic upheavals, while the sporadic ontborats immigration question and that it does not follow of domestic agitation are not difficult to under not have fought more nobly to the and without weakness and without defian.co Although the French my remains unshaken that he will not return to Washington. One stand when one refouts that the two historic parties are both out in the old, and that to bu thinking by so doing to pacify these who had in the belief that its no machine gan, firing Japanese correspondent states that the Ambasa out of office in Poringa! means to be bereft of
Bir Alexander Hosie visited Wongsha and shown themselves so merciless, Unfortunately 650 balls minate, is the most formid- dor is recalled in consequenies of Count Hayashi's many fat berths and pleasant sincoures.
walked for three miles up the rack as far as a by the "tigers were much too hearted and abla in the world, verio-important-defects-determination to pursue a more vigorous-policy there were no agitation in Portugal at present
Hong-satting-beyond which the raila bara bosn too arnel to be vanquished by any appeal to have been pointed or in all the gunnery with regard to the immigrant question, while one might be reasonably alarmed teet something en miles. Constraction trains wire the Owing to Count Hayashi in an interview with a corres. Strange und abnormal had happened to political engaged in carrying railway material up
human nature. Concerning the dictatorship their better feelings, and so the brave bat in-camps where it has en tested.
sandy, but farther it
On was some six to eight experienced girl who certainly had done her ita practically unoong Bre gasos generate,
one must remember that the constitutional line. At the start the embankment is low and best, and failed, was sacrificed to make Pariswhich throw it out of gear, though in some
machine in that country resembles a motor-car feet in height and ballt of a yellowish, clay. In spectacle. The story of the sancoessful play cases 10,000 shots have on fired without reveal
of imperfect construction, the mechanism of which frequently gets out of order; when this the three miles there were numerous tem- may be briefly described as follows. It ising any fault. The sonal at St. Etienne has
happens the only remedy is to get out and post. porary wooden bridges, crossing sreeks, and I was that of a young girl. Simone, who comes been furnished with signs for modifications
That is what Senhor Franco is doing at present, informed by a competent authority that the from nowhere, and who, by her fascinating which will remedy e defect, allowing for
and other Portuguese sisteemen before now have average cost of the permanent line, including atook, of the 720 miles between Canton rolliankow and
would be about $73,000 per mile. ways and wondrously beautiful eyes, subjugates which officers believe that no regiment could
fouud the necessity for doing the same thing.
Apart from the Republican group, whose
The line has been divided up into sections, Pierre Cerla, whose hale is already turning advance 500 yards foût most of its men and
weight
and prospects in Portuguese politics it grey, and whose aristooratio family is scandal. horses being hit, owing to the gon's differential
would be extremely difionit to gange, there are ised at his marriage with the mysterious and action.
two principal parties in the State, answering enigustical work girl. But he taras his back on
not a little to the Tories and Whigs of the era those who find fault with his marriage-Simone
just preceding that of the younger Pitt. The Regenerators (Conserratives) and the Progres is his joujou or toy, and she is destined to be
sists (i iberals) held office alternately for a long series of years, and apparently ruled with joujou tragique. Cerlie has a malaccholy
AN IMPERIAL CHINEJE VIGITUR. nephew, Joan, who in spite of Simone's efforts
What with the troublesome "Kanto" or greater benefit to themselves and their legion of to prevent it, fallsa victim to the love which the
one of the Regenerator Cabinets (18997), inspires within him.
la
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Mr. David Arnod. Manicipal Councillor for the sixth arrondissement considers that the rolling platform would offer an excellent solution of the question how to provide rapid transport for the inhabitants on the circle formed
VISCOUNT AOKI'S RECALL..
pandent here anys Viscount. Aoki's presence in Tokyo will do much to hasten the settlement of the matter. Whether the Ambassador will return to America, however, is an open question, his sonduct of recent negotiations not having given entire satisfaction, although it is well known be is disposed to a peaceful settle ment. Viscount Aoki was formerly at Berlin, and as that emboang is at present in charge of the first wearetary- Ambassador Iconys being on his way home-the probability of Viscount Aut being removed thither is freely spoken of.
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the first and second of which, at the Canton end, there was little or no ballast and the Japanese have been placed in oberge of Chinese and Japanese engineers, respectively, while the carriages were aliowy but poor workmanship. constraction of the remaining five sections will It is aid to be running at a loss, and it tape no be perintended by engineers of different large populous centres en route,
couraging condition. antionalities. Although there is considerable Amoy and Foocher are also in a very dia- friction among the Chinese shareholders, the of Formosa to Japan, in 1905, Amoy depended work of constrastion is
"Previous to the cession
by the Grands Bɔrds on the North, and Chieulao dispute, Manchurian questions and damp followers than to the country at large. In capital already paid un proceeding with the for the bulk of its trade on the tan imported into
Boo, and it seems hudoubted that this system would give a transfort capacity much superior to that of the traing, however close they might follow on each other. Beides, the rolling pavement would for the public grostor safety
abroad, where critica are less severe, and more and certainly ventilation, "These views Yet great resulte can with reason be expected. energies took the unexpected form of sweep! foreigners are connected with this railway, the days of big profits have fallen into the hands
gallant towards women.
▲ JUBILEF,
There are few celebrated men more popular both in and out of France than M. Léopold Delisle, the late chief librarian of the Bibliothè que Nationale who is about to celebrate the fiftieth year of his membership the Institute of France. Great preparations are being made by his colleagues of the Académie des Inscrip tions et Balles Lettres to make the occasion a
most worthy one. Orlag to M. Léopold Delisla having two years ago lost his wife,
are shared by overal other Councillors. Though the Melo continues to prove a great blessing to evertone in Paris who places any value on his tide, it is so popular that at certain bons of the day it is impossible to get not a seat, but a pleor. It is with the object of remedying this drawback that the idea of the rolling platform which proved attraction during the Exhibition of 1000-is strongly recomended in spite of the objections of the City engineers. The experiment is likely to be tried shtly in Paris, and, if saccessful, as most people elieve it will, the hiunicipality will not hesitate to give the project greater
extension,
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A GREAT ANNUAL SOCIAL EVÉNT,
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centre,"
"that
On the opposite bank of the river is hekuniit from that island. To-day nearly all the At Venice the thrilling the Boulevard St. Germain on the South side other differences between Japan and Chins, it which was, by the way, a dictatorship Cabinet, long, the terminus of the Canton-Samahni Formoss tes is shipped direct from Kelang in
lost to Amoy. besuty of the night prooipitates the oatsstrophe, of the Seine. "The passengers" be save, "could is perhaps too much to expect harmonious Senior Jobo Franco held office as Minuter of the Railway, which was built by the American. Formoss to America, and this business has been But Foookow in in even a worns plight than and Carlac surprises his wife and Jean szobang-
Amoy, for its once large and flourishing, tes ing their first passionate kiss. The denouement get on and off contuously at each point of diplomatic relations between these two peoples Interior, but he seems to have grown disgusted China Development Company. The line is
Prince Pa Lim is thoroughly welcomed by interests, in which both parties rang the changes far as Fatahan (to miles); Trains run every trade is fast becoming a thing of the past.
the day between Canton and in terrible, for Jean, driven mad by remorse,
for some years to com, but the visit of with the aspatriotic exploitation of the public thirty miles in length, with a double track as
in rotation, and to have sought to found hour during
and Inomative business in former. years have puts out Simone's eyes, thone fatal oyee which
These are supplement. the Tokyo preas, although bis Highness Liberal-Regenerator group which should initiate Fatahan, and every two houre between the Many of the British honge which did large have been bis undoing. The play which is
Lhe Bale of cigarettes and running motor the Hongkong, Canton
launches to supplement the little now made out. somewhat pretty and simple may meet with
merely comes to return the visit to the healthier regime. In 1995 he came into office atter and Samshui.
the Progressisis, but, as his administrative stage below
Macao Steamboat Co.'s Wharf. Only two of lea. Many of the palatial residences built in better luck elsewhere, in the Provincer, or
Poking Court of Prince Hiroyan of Fushimi. with the vague and rather inkewarm support of od by ferry-boats running to landing disappeared, while others have taken to pushing Prince Pa Lun way occupy the throne of China away some of the abuses against which he had before many years are pail, and the impressions agitated in Oppodtion, the allegiance of bis superintendent and a chief carpenter, both of missionaries, and Facebow from being
Americans. There are fifteen stations between and convictions of so exalted a Chinese, gainod Parliamentary allies grow more and more uncer.
on the journey is an hour and a quarter. The during a sojourn in Japan, may be of immense tain, while his opponents grew bolder and more Sheraxitong and Bamshui and the time occupied great commercial, bas become a great missionary, Camphor has pushed its way forward remark- successfully obstructive. fatura benefit in the relations of the two At this point ho ought, in the opinion of bist total number of passengers earried in 1906 was countries. Hence from the proper point of would-be supplanters, to have acknowledged his 2,910,875; the receipts average 36 1000 a month, ably in late years. This article first appeared view this is more than a vinit of courtesy. defest, and to bare made way for other office expenses to sarainge being in the ratio of 331in the Customs returns of that port in 1902, and hungry individuals. Two montin Portugal, how. per cent, and the 1906 earn age were $0, on the export amounts to only 222 picals. In 1903 ever, thought otherwise, and as one happened to ahead of those of 1905. About 350 tons of coal it was 1,144 piouls; in 1904, 1,210 picule; while What is known as the Imperial Chrysan- be the King and the other Senhor Frases himself are consumed meathly, and experiments in in 1906 the export more than trebled that of the being out down it is estimated that the supply thenom Garden Party took place a few days their decision counted for a good deal. It was different kinds of cosi' are now being tried previous year. But at the rate the trees are
The line is being improved ago, the rendez-vous being the beautiful grounds settled that as the Parliament could not get on the latest ind me of the best being room will cosse in five years te no more treas are being
without the Parliament, and up to the present be of the Akesake Palice. The adjective beauti-with the Premier, the Premier should got on and it is worth noticing that on tonunto the planted and it takes a camphor tree forty years Here, ene might remark, is another instance. has managed to administer the country with poor quality of ties used by the American China to arrive at the camphor-yielding condition. of the need of proper State forestry laws in every appearance of success, though, of course, Development Company 35,100 sleepers bave
Chion. Samshu shows no signs of commercial im informed mo," says the writer,
Several British merobantest Foochew to one must not base one's judgment too readily had to be replaced at a cent of 865,500.
owing on the outward seaming of things. In the matter of finance he claims to have effected an provement, and the West River, as a whole, the frequent fustanations in the value of camphor, enormous reduction in the wastage of public bean somewhat disappointing; bat the province they preferred to take no part in this trade.
of is in Civil List and raising the pay of Army officers, and the measures taken to suppress rebellion do he hops to be able to wipe cat the ebronie not lend themselves to the development of trade of Farsee merchants in Hongkong, by whom it create new industries Budget deficit witout imposing any additional At Wuchow there is little change of any in-been made by foreigners to real side and have taxation. In order to do all this he has laid poitance. The chief exilemont of the port win Foochos, but without success.
the so-called opening o
of Nanning on March 18. which
INCOME TAX. bad. unsparing hands on the rank orop of sinecures
grownto monstrous proportions under Nanning was declared open to foreign trade on
A London financial journalist writes: Tho Yaised
1op against himself a corresponding and Bastase, in the beginning of February, there are not sɔ many Japonese ladies present arop of moet genuino helpmate, "Daring the two
these dispossesed politicians are men of torri appointing. What has happened is this: Az news announced of the decision of the directors
Carlos
international trading mart half a mile in length of the De Beera Mines to transfer the control perhaps years which bare elapsed since her death" he
of the company to Kimberley was not unexpect the import of foreign opium was on the decline, at this particular function as could be wished,, remarked to a friend a fow daya ago, "I see her and that, in face of the increasing consumption the explanation being that as they are compelled torial influence, and King image continually before my eyes. Almost on of the native drug, its doom in Chine was sealed, by etiquette to wear forsign clothes they stay speaks overlightly of their power to foment has been established on the river bank, thres of affor the judgment, of the House of Lente
agitation. As long as both the historic parties The amount imported last year Was
offee and from all that office entails, there must and foreign goods, although they may be carried United Kingdom on the whole of its profits.
"grave discontest" in the land. On the be ed for by the fact that the extension of the
a Japanese woman delightful in any other dress cloud of distatorship has had an appreciable read her manuscripts. Then I learned that she form tax on native opium, the lowering of the was in the habit of studying in secret all the reserve price in India, and the drop caused by but her own?
silver lining, is probably not seething with extent depicted in certain revolt to the EASTERN SHIPPING. COMPETITION, questions which interested me so that she might the antiopion regulations (issued or September 20. 3506) bad the effect of bringing the pries of
The Japanese Ambassador at Rome reports alarmist telegrams. From private suroes in be able to discuss them with me in the most the cheaper varieties of Indian opium much profitable manner. Since our marriage I never nearer the price of the product of China. The that the Italian Minister of Communications Lisbon hear that the trading and industrial wrote a line that she did not read. Often she inoriase fn the quantity imported does not will introduce a Bill for the establishment of a the Franco administration, which would serm corrected my manuscripts, and some of them necessarily imply that a larger gasntity of line of steamer plying between Venice and
to show that the financial reforme of the past were partly written by her.. She was very opium was fully consumed, but it seems to Japan and presumably salling at way ports, few months represent a real improvement in
considerations of price. ing to touoby on the subject of this collaboration. She native oriem vai, to some extent, replaced by Mors competition for the unfortunate shipping the baldon's art,
Accidents apart, the future of this already refused to admit it even to our most intimate Indian opium. In this connexion it is interest companies! The N. Y. K. has felt the effect of fouidinistation frome to depend sery friends, and if they insisted on making allusions ing to note that the Review of the Trade of to it she would get angry with them. My lite India in 1906-7, which has just been published, its fight with the N. D. L. between Henghong largely on the tact with which Senhor Franco Javanese labour (lifteen conts à dey) has much probably loso a good deal more than the gain
fal" applied to these gardons is certainly the #itest, for the grounds of the palace are not only great in extent but beautiful to the eye, where magnificent old trees, covering hill and dale, thrubbery, well-kept lawns, lakes, rivulets, and rustic bridges are arranged by the hand of man for the improvement of nature. Here, every year, members of the Imperial Family, oficials of the Government, the Diplomatic Corpe, and prominent Japanese and foreign residents and
who was his right hand and helpmats for fifty years, the ceremony will bring back
FOREIGN sad or rather joyful thoughts into the
OPIUM INTO CHINA. talented author's mind, for no one deserved to be more publicly thankad for what she
According to the report on the foreign trade kad done in the way of contributing to her of China for the year 1906 by Sir Alexander husband's sucose than Madame Delisle, of whom Hosie, the Acting Commercial Attaché, to literary France has every reason to feel prout his Majesty's Legation at Peking, one of For bis numerous works, which reak es alassi the most salient features of the import trade during that year was the increase in the quantity among the save to, M. Delisle refuses to take of foreign optom. This statement will come as all the aradit to himself; his poor wifa for fifty on unfortunate surprise 10 thoas interested in their ladies are invited to view the chryssa his predecessors, sud one can understand that be the same conditions as Chinwangtae. Yealm years proved his most precivus collaborator and the anti-opium movement, more especially in themum, cultivated in all its glory. Bid to say, has enemies throughout the land. Many of 1599, but the results have been very dis
view of the fact that Sir Alexander, in his report for tife previous year, tried to show that
over
trade is compelled to consentrate itself,
every page of my work I find some trace of her 00.000 lb. excess of the amount imported. | away in preference to having expensivo gowns feel themselves irrévocably shut out from arters of a mile below the city, and bere that it was liable to pay income-tax in the understood the extent of her inflammes until I the previĝus year, nod the increase is agoon this particular occasion. But who ou imagine other band the military element, for whom the
constant nid and her vigilant affection,
I never
in
indicate t
made which would probably only be word ou
community is the reverse of dissatisfied with
to this mart on payment of ons import daty. Shareholders would scarcely be content with may not enter the city of Nanning unless under any other course, for if the chief directing transit pass, for which an additional half import power remained in London it would mean that the company's profits would be taxed to the du'y has to be rendored, or on payment of riki while native produce,
zot covered by transit extent of 10 per cent. at the Cape and a further
five per
cent, in London, making in all a pas, cannot be exported fill it has shown a deduction of 15 per cent, represen ing about
tang-shui," or collective likiu receipt."
on last your'e results. It is perhaps
Of Swatow, Sir Alexander Hosie remarks
wife possessed a very well-instructed mind. Her contains the following paragraph:-"The opium and Bangkok, and, nothing but a heavily may see fit to leaven his polities! austerity. A to do with the profitable business, Prices
Was
THE BACING - MANIA.
£850,000
hat the export of sugar has always been its unfortunate that the House of Lorde upheld example of De Beurs is certain to be followed great stand-by, but the cultivation of the cane the views of the Surveyor of Taxes, because the in the neighborhood of the port has fallen on by other concerns, which may choose Paris or evil times, due to the cheaper sugar from Java imported into China direct, or after treatment Berlin as their domicile instead of London, to at the three refineries in Hongkong. Cheap the detriment of the British roronne, which
of the Swatow sager anticipated by the tax-collestors.
-LATEST STEAMEK MOVEMEN (8. gincoure or two left caralessly in the way of some planter to conduct irential and talented opponent might bes are now so low as to leave little or no margin of
The H.A.J. str. Habsburg left Bingapore on departare from a sound principle, but, after all, i profit to the grower and boiler, and the export the whole process of the survival of the fittest has fallen of some 50 per cent in recent years,
on 22ad inst. p.m. is nothing more than an opportune departure The export of brown and white sugar was 17th inst. at 8., and may be expected here 1825,128 picals in 1899, and 804,368 piculs in
The H.A.L. str. C. Ferd. Lacier left Binga. from sound principles.
1995
A railway of standard gangs 24 miles in pore on 17th inst. at 8 a.m, and may be expected length, opened on November 28, 1906, connects here on 29rd inst.
The Indo-China str. Laisang left Calcutta to the north. The concession was granted to s
:
trade during the latter part of the year 1903-7 subsidised line will pay in the near future. grandfather, the grammarian Burgoaf, had
largely infianced by the proposals of the Trafic seems to be outgrowing trade, but developed her young intelligence in the same Chinese Government for its ultimate abolition doubtless bottom will be reached before long. way as he trained the rhetoricians of Lonis the and for the early doubling of the import duty. Grest. Besides, she had grown up in close Doubts have been suggested in well-informed quarters as to the Chinese Government's power
Among the most recent developments in proximity to the study of her father, the per-
to abolish the internal trafo, and it is believed Japanese exterprise is the sudden and growing petual secretary of the Aosdémie des Inscriptions by shippers with good knowledge of China
popularity of race meetings, half a dozen of In Mr. Justin Huntly Mearthy's latest: et Belles Lettres. From the first days of our that the area under onltivation in certain parts which in different parts of the country have
romance of Louis XV's court, entitled the port of Swatow with the city of Ch'nochouiu for this port via the Straits on the 13th inst. "Seraphies," (London: Geo. Bell & Bour) we marriage she omsaorated herself entirely to my of that country is being ingressed to make good labours, for we had no children. I was married any shortage in supply se may result from sprang up within the last twelvemonthe. Prior have an excellent and pleasing tale of "a merry wealthy, retired Chinese merchant in 1903, who and may be expected here on or about 20th inst. restriction the imports from India.. to this the only interest, taken in horsos as devil in petticoats," whe sieverly defeats Philip employed a Japanese contractor to carry out How-To BH BEAUTIFUL--Keep your com- in June, 1857, and in December of that year I The proposal to increase the Chinese duty and racers in all Japan was shown at the spring and the Regent with her tongue and the infamous the work, and Japanese are in svidendo all over
The lins," Charmmat and Spsoia! Skin Tonle and Poudre was elected to the Institute. The two annivers❘ the uncertainty as to when it may come into antema meetings of the Nippon Race Club of Richelien with bis own sword. While captur- the line. Three trains run each way daily in a plexion, Mre, Ellen's Crime Charmante, Lait aries are therefore too near each other for the force have, moreover, discouraged Indian
ing the heart of the here, she also wins that of sabeduled time of 1 hr. 31 mia. shippers and created an uneasy feeling among Yokohams, a foreign institution which has the greet artist Wattean. It sil makes a very dds the writer is said to have cost $3,500,000 Charmant will enable you to do it. Her enltivators, who, although they had a good held meetings regularly for many years past, readable story indeed, and robs the author of and pessimistic views are held by Europeans as Specialities for the Biu are the study of a to its construction. When I travelled over it lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co, Ltd, SoleAgenta crop last year, are said to be now contemplating But recently there have been formed duly none of his recognised laurels. a reduction of ares.”
Becond to be celebrated otherwise than in the me a medal, and I have said I will scoopt it
most intimate manner. My friende wish to offer
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