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EVOLUTION OF HONGKONG.
[Written fox the Hongkong Daily Prou.]
(Continued fram lasi Monday)
XV.
fatuonmoss only to be paralled by Sir J. Davis's" postponement of the right of antry into Can- ton, and with the result of this not of weakness apparent in his own pressace, he had obstituted for the right of residence a homily. The result, which a wiser man could have foreseen without the necessity of putting it to the test of experiment, followed a few months later.
(To be continued next Monday.)
THE REVIEWER TO "D.B.C.".
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH 19 8.
In England the Canton incident had a curious and unexpected effect. It scried out the pasil- Ianimom self-aiyled philosophic radicals from the mass of the nation still sound, and by a' strange coincidence. brought, together Lord. Dear Sir (or Madam). When Mesars, Kelly Derby, the Conservative leader and Cobden thend Walsh Ltd. eant me your bandsome volume,
"Lai Sing, and other stories," and I ran it most intractable of the new frootaders. Lor 1 Palmerston was shailenged in both Houses, and pegar kinematographically under my doxtor defeated in the Commons. Instead of resigning thumb. I anticipated an easy task, and one not he appeiled to the country, at the same time repagusut to my kindly nature. It seemed to: quietly continuing his preparations. The re-be light reading of the taliee-talkee order, with sult was to replace him in power with a larger numerous local allusions to give it extra interest, majority than before. Meanwhile the war in Now that I bave road it through, I am at some Chins went on, China made even a worso stand lows what to my. I want to compliment you, than in the previous fight; Canton van teken for it is an annually clever production, for an with little loas ou either side, and the boastful amateur, but in't it-well, just a little nu Yob was ignominously sent a prisoner to Cal-aroury? As you see by my style of address, I
am in doubt as to your sex. You are dit ber outta and the City placed under an allied Com
very young man or a very old woman Ouly a mission, the French having joined in the war.
Lord very young man would speak so confidently of No more
than incapable agent Elgin was, probably, svar employed on a mission feminine paychology, and it-puzzles me to guear of national importanos, but the oondast of the how a woman could know so much about Far Chinese at last did what Elgin would never Eastern haunts of vice. A woman with an have done had he found a mousebole to creep ont indiscreetly commnatostiva Lasband and ́a of. He dawdled irresolutely at Canton, quarrell. lively imagination might have described ing with every one, xierchant or official in them se you do. Certainly no differently protesting against the job a had experionon would expect to find anoh undertaken to accomplish, yet without the plack lovely and loveable heroines in such queer places, to throw it ovor. The more truculent of the and yet that man would never argue from the officials seeing they could do so with impunity wife's point of view just as you have done. You recommenced the old style of boastful inter-are American-that much is obvions. Low did feroner, and openly est about drilling their you write these stories? Did you first outline Braves, while the old system of oatting off the plots, or did they just develop themselves !
stragglers from ile garrison was revived, The In skeleton form, I hardly think you ever saw. Canton ofolala at last ordered all Chinese them, or you might not have written them, Bubjecte at Hongkong to leave; and proceeded, especially "They two." as in the old days, to cut off supplier, A married lady makes an which compelled Sir John Bowring to take the affair into his own hands greatly to Elgin'e chagrin. At last finding that the other plenipotentiaries who had been sent out by the European Powers had made up their mind to go north, to Pating, if necesary, Elgin with "bad grass made up his mind to go there too. The Beason was too late for operating that year, so the expedition had to be postponed till the spring, when at last it got off.
Then at last, early in the spring of 1858, it started, and went up to the Gulf of Peohili: here the Taku Torts at the entrance of the Poiho, thought impregnable by the Chinna Government, were captured, and Elgin went on to Tiantsia. His orders were to rottle affairs at Peking itself for which be had
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appointment with her husband's false friend on Bowon Rond, merely to tell him thist unlees he showed moro ardour, she would take the next steamer Home. Why didn't she invite him to tos, as usual? Hor husband was a trust ful man. It was very compromising to have those two chairs standing so far away from the rendezvous. "Lai Bing" was the half-easte mistress of the husband, and also of the has band's doubly false friond. She was a scoret gent of the Russian Government. Do you really think such secrecy was needed in Hong kong, especially as your Russian spy was so Carotene in India? The interioded story of th wife's frionde in Paris is not good art, you know, in-a short story. It switches off the intores too much. That is rather a fre
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It is now some years since a series of pro- largo ne in former years, the hospitality was liminary agreements were entered into for the the same lavish scale, the Policemen soting up construction of various lines of railway in China to the legend on picture which has long with the aid of British capital, and under the bung on a wall in the detective office, "He superintendance of British engineurs. Those careth for you. Certainly the Police made railwaye were the Shanghai-Nanking, the Tien- admirable hosts on Saturday night, the guests the Su-chau-Hang-chau-Nisg-po, and the Can- tais-ang-taxe, the Lin Kwai-Quan-Biryang, who attended at the Water Police Station being ton-Hongkong lines. Some years were occupied made to feel thoroughly: "at" homa." Mr. in making surveye and in ours y
raying the negati. Inspector had cast off for the once his offcial ations through to a definite iar, and it was cloak, welcomed the guests, wished them a happy of these lines, the Shanghai Nanking, WAS until 1903 that the fiaal agreement for que new year, and ushered them into a prettily signed, and the work of construe ion put in hand. decorated matshed where there were others The total length of this line is nearly 200 to take care of them, The musical programme miles, of which 150 miles from the Shanghai and сть пот opes for trafo, while it is expected was a lengthy one and, needless to say, engros that the remaining mileage into Nanking will were general. After en opening overture be completed by July next. The route selected have hitherto Mr. Jary ng The Gondolier" to the follows the chief waterways, which pleasure of his hearers. Mr. I ayband also been the main avennes of transport. Starting from TELEPHONE NO. 185
Sbaugh, the line first follows the course of the pleased with his song "Tomorrow will be Su-pboss ofork, thence for a considerable milenge Friday "The Dandie" was well pourtrayed it runs alongside the Grand Canal, and from by Mr. Loggett, and then Mr. Leckie came on Chinking to Nanking it runs parallel to the with one of his old songs, "When I woke up in Yang lazo. The advantages of fellowing the the morning," the ocmedien being favoured with ways act as feeders to the railway; but the waterways are quite obvious; as the water.. the warm reception with which his audiences character of the country is responsible for s have always grooted him. Later be goosed again vast amount of bridge work h tween Shanghai, with a new comic song "Billy Muggins." Mr. Su-chau, and Wosieb, the latter being 8 miles Gegg as the Whistling Coen and plantation line is continually creating the tributary distant from Shanghai. On this, ronte the dancer was warmly received and Mr. Clarke's streams of the main waterwys, and the Grand now and illustrated comion, of an old story Cazul self has to is saveral about the house that Jack built casted much Between Shangai and Sachsa, there are 171 amusement. In a second song later," They bridges for 50 miles of tract, and between Shanghai and Wasish there are 171 bridges, parted on the shore," the same singer sleo representing an average of over two bridges Teived a flattering ovation. An Oboe solo by per mile, In connexion with this bridge Mr. Titmas, skilfully executed, was much appre work it should be borne in mind that I the cisted, and so was Mr. Carter's rendering of bridges. had to be designed to give ancient width and bead-robin for the sailing junka which "The Music Tescher." Mr. Hutcheson, another form the major portion of the water traffic. The clever comic singer, made his first appostanou most important of the bridges is that crossing before a Hengkong audience and should be the Grand Canal at a point 137 miles from Bhung plessed with the reception accorded him after hai. This bridge has threo girder spans of fort, two others at Su-chan havo skew spans of 64, bis singing of "Ia Society" and "When I wench, with two approach archies of 2011, and a in the Army" The first part of the programme third bridge, at Cuinean, Las two approach was concluded by Messrs. Jury and Leckie who arotes on either side of the 30ft. epau, and were loadly ap landed for their localized comic fear girder spans of 4ft. duet "Of Courts" Mr. Pelling' saɔg "The finest voice on enith," a sofg in which bis fino voice was beard to advantage. Mr. Worcester amused his hearers by telling them the revised version of the story of Jack and Jil (perhaps the wittiest sketch of the evening) and after a number of the former performers had again obliged, Mr. Leckie brought so enjoy able stening to a close with his old and appreciated impromptu song "Items of the Day. A word of praise to the premoters is now all that remain to be said. That they worked hand in arranging such a really enjoyable treat is well understood, and that their efforts were appreciated was obvious. The committee were Mesare, J. H. Korr (president and chairman), C. Eird (Secretary) Caygill, Langley, Clarke,
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The Mining Journal says :---Some particulars are given in the recently published sections! of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Casioms sopplement the particulara. returns which polished in our issue of July 13 last, in regard export from the to the tin production of China last year. The
Mengias district of Yaana, ROBINSON PIANO the only producing aid of any importance price 71,972 pikule in 1905. Despite the recored of tin, lack of water and sosreity of labour restricted production. It may seem somewhat curious that scarcity of Inbour, should he experienced in China, bat this was due to the increased cost of the necessaries of life super- added to the high cost of transport, which latter necessarily added considerably to the general level of prices, as pank transport of several dege duration is requisits to reach the mines,
Thu even the high prices obtained for tin failed to equalise the increased wages demanded, nud many miners are said to have gone elsewuere to try their luck. In connexion with the Tonkin TUNED AND Yuenan Railway, which it is hoped will be com- plated as far as Mongtes by next midsummer, it is stated that the cost of living and transport- Beyond Wasich the line runs through has doubled within the last four years. The sadaloting country as far an Chinking, freight from Manglez to Haiphong, she necessitating a good deal of banking and oatting, port of shipment, last year was $81, or (say) and beyond Chinking a range of hills has to be 06 58. per ton Beside the ou pat from traversed, Here Is situated the only taunel on the line, some 435 yards in length. From thenge tin from the andermentioned ports appear in Meagtes, the following small quantities of slab to. Nanking the route followed will involve a the export return: Wachow, 918 pikals good deal of heavy earthwork and cuttings Kowl loon, 189 pikule; Hankow, 97 pikule; and through the bills Banking the Yang-kezo Valley. Swetow, 16 pikuls. Such items however, do At Nanking the Langitize river opp sew the not beaussarily indieste anything more than further progress of the line, alhough Fooohow, re-shipments, and in any onee are too incon the Southern terminus of the projected Tiou-siderable to be worth attention. In the past, tsin railway will be on the opposite bank. The practically all of the Mongtez tin was shipped river at this spot is, however, wide and deep, and to Hongkong, whence it is distributed abroad and through China, though last year 3,290 would be very difficult to brige owing to the want of foundations for piera. In thes cironm- pikuls was consigned to French territory. Of stances a train-ferry scheme to stablish communi- the 36,257, pikals imported into China last eation with the Tion-tain rail "ay being mooted, year, 31,758 pikal wore shipped from Hong
is will be gathered from the foregoing kong, the balanos coming from the Straits
A brief account of the tin 1 Hongkong, 6th Decembar, 1907. description, there are no heavy gradiente co the Settlements. Shanghai Nanking railway; the heaviest
ameling industry in Hongkong is given : 1 in 150. The line, the estimated prics for by Sir Alexander Hosis in a recont consular
There are apparently four bative. which was £3,000 mits excluding track, and is laid with Jarrah sleepers, and 251b. handled. The metal is imported in sinbs of 9 rails. It is in every respect a first class track ft. by 1 ft. by 1 in., and it is of three qualities,! on which speeds of 00 miles per hour can be the third of which is very impure frequently
afely employed. Although the lie is at carrying 20 per cent. of lead. According to The monetary oris's now, bearing so heavily present single-trask, it should be noted that the the smelters figares, zefining increased the upon Europe and America has anggested to the banking and bridges from shangbai to Su chan value of the metal from $98 or 897 to $100 per well-known economist, Signer Luigi Luzzati, have been constructed for a double line of rail-pikui, which, if we consider the lessened bulk late Italian Minister of the Tressary, an article way. The locomotives, rolling stock, and track of the refined product, and the cost of entitled Proposal for an International Con- are the work of English engineers, Messrs. the operation, seems to represent the Chinese Robert Stephenson and Co. having built the passenger engines and the North British Locomotive Company the goods locomotiver, the parts of which are, however, in many resprots interchangeable. The rolling stock is to a large extent the work of the Metropolitan Amal gamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. From Shanghai there was an existing abort line of some 10 miles to Woosang, aut this line has been smalgamated with the Shanghai. structed. At Woosung completely equipped Nanking railway, and for this purpose recon- railway shops have been erooted for the manu facture of-rolling stock and for repairs to locomotives, Ad electric power-bonse supplies current to the railway shop for both light and power. Some criticism bas been levelled at the high standard aimed at in consiruption and equipment; but it is anticipated that, quite apart from the probable low cost of repairs and ro Dewalt the actual outlay on construction will be Theft 7, committing & Laivance 1, man. within the estimate. The consulting giver slaughter 1, breach of sampas regulations to this railway and to the lines abere mentioned breach of slaughter bouse regulations 1, buying are Sir Joba Wolfe Barry and Mr. A. J. Barry, meat for human consumption well knowing it to
With regard to other railways, for which be until for Lumen food 1, attempting to obtain preliminary agreements were signed, the only the Municipal seal to meat bet slaughtered in the one which has yet emerged from the stage of Municipal laughter home 1, being in possession negotiation is the Canion-Kowloon Railway, slihongh it is hoped that the agreements with of stolen property 1.
in 1943 are given as 7,215 pikuls and the exports more pliable as instrumante of circulation. At "(Bigned) W. I. WALLACE,'
excess of the present time millions of dollars are with. respect to the Su-chan Hang-Chan-Ning po 41,883 pikn's indicating an
| drawn from circation at the moment when Chairman
and the Tien-sin-Yang-1sze railways will be consumption of 28 932 pikals; while lost! shortly signed. D'fheulics Lave risen owing to year with an output increased to 68,168 they are most needed.
The Bank of England, also is ruled by an progressive movement in China, which aims
pikals. pikuls, the imports were only 96,122 at the control of its own railways, aud; conceS- The Chinese way, of course, have to nd bentets legislation which greatly limit the rious have had to be made, and may in the substitutes for tin, though with their gold basis. The remedy, is to multiply metallio
most farve, but the Court being how quent fault in your storine, by the way Eutton, Jaula Cais Laros, Wilden, constructed an oundard English gauge, single reveries in Hongkong where Mongiz tin is
Lui Sing goes to India, map collecting for the Russian government, I suppose, and the wife's lover and husband's false friend follow and marries bor. The husband in Hooghon And the wife in Faris grow nesome. She telegraphs, after receiving an explanatory letter from the half-caste enchantress, and husband and wife have a happy reunion, forgetting and forgiving the past, Sounds rather silly, con- I fear you will not densed, does it not? forgive me, oven though I mention that your descriptions are excellent.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Mingles of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, on the 17th December 1907.
Present-Messrs. W. H. Wallace (Chairman), 0. 4. V. Bowra, A. F. Cardiner, Husag Tean chaw, W. Krus, 8. Okuyame, the Health Offcar and the Secretary.
1. The minuter of the last meeting are read and confirmed.
2. The list of persons qualified to rots at public meatings of ratepayers is read and approved.
3. The tenders for the 1908 Night Soll Contract are opened and considered. Subject to of Ong Bong Kak for 82000 is nocepted. satisfactory references being given, the tender 4. The Superintendent of Poline reports, the following cases have ben dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last meeting:
Allowing pigs to strey 4, contempt of Court public 1, breach of contract 1, throwing rabbish into public drain 2, debt-1.
SUMMONS.
SUMMARY ARRESTS,
thoroughly offrighted, sent down in hot haste its Commissionsre to stop him. With bis maual shillys hellying Lord Elgin permitted himself to be talked over. The treaty was not of Elgin's constraction, although he charactaris. tioslly remarked “any fool could have inado it," hat had been written out in the Foreign Office, so that ho bad not the opportunity of tampering with it, or the result would probably have been bisarre, Impatient to get away to Japan, where he would have so gorernors nor merchants to trouble him, he had not the address to hide his indifference, but lot it be "Dicas Dall" is another half caste, and again She, too, is seen by the Chinese officers, who took advantage she is well, not a good woman. of it to "cajǝle the minister who felt proud in Russian pay, and she is, oh, so lovely when on the 26th June, 1858, the instrument. So is the Pearl, her neighhear in the un- was at last sigued, and as he fancied done with mentionable street. The white man was not whereupon with almost indecent haste he really Dooca's papa; it turned out to be an betook himself to Japan without going to Indian prince Lai Sing turns up agais, Peking; the sbief point detailed in his instruc-widowed, but still a map collector, and the tions. The treaty, it is true, contained the three love affairs and the unravelling of Dacca's stipulation that in future there should be a parentage make the story. Study de Man-1,arganlt 3, quarrying stone to the danger of the Minister in residence at the Capital, but Elgin, passant, Bret Harte, or Pos on the construction though be dared not leave it eat, showed of short stories, dear" D.R.C.," and try again. plainly that so far as ha'was concerned he cared "They Two," as I said bofor", is simply un- nota jot for this. Besides stipulating for the thinkable when boiled down. Halen Arkwright residence of the minister in Peking, the treaty arrives in Hongkong to be a goveraces. Iu. also provided for the opening of three poris about stead of going straight to her new place, she the Gulf of Pechili; it might have contained at goes to the Victoria Hotel, and while standing most anything for all the Chinese sigustories on the balcony, catches the sye of a Ubio smao cared, they had no intention of kouping who looks np at her from the street below, B. it, and so were equally indifferent with the was tall and stately," that Chinamar, fad Plenipotentiary.
Holon storied, flushed, and then drew back As for Cantou, while all this solema faroe was into the shadow of one of the pillars." But it The mischief was done. "AL being enacted with Lord Elgin as pantaloop, was too late. the Allied commissioners, with Pih Kwei as mest fainting with the emotion," she realized figure-head continued nominally to rule the that there was the real reason for oming to City; the real ruler was, however, Hwang, a Hongkong. She "felt the recognition between new appointee of the Emperor as Viceroy of their two soule, and when later he saw her on the two Kwang, who held court at Falshan the Canten best, and said "will you come to me fow miles off; and was almost ostentatiously dearheart?" dear-heart got into a span, and raising a new force for the recapture of the went to live with him at Macao. Their children City. The great objcat of annoyeses there to but that's encugh of They two." Dear Sir these patriots was the presence of Sir Harry for Madam) don't you feel a little ashamed Parkes, and Hwang had the temerity to offer 30,000 dollars for his head. When in the caught something of the special wit of Moasion autumn Lord Elgin returned to Shanghai after de Kock. The lady's apartment is too frankly this pesurs trip in Japan, he for the first time catalogued, and the point comes when the commersed to realise that he had been made Hongkong officer meets her elsewhere with a
■ 'fool of.
The Imperial Commissioners small child. He regrets his treatment, and Lad not arrived, and had to be sent for; wishes to put things right, the lett motif of and when they did come he found that his proposal being. Adelphio-"mes obey-sild."
Last, says the body, Don't you their real intention was to seek a way of Not so
"His double" is positively humorous It bas
By order,
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rear as easy satisfied; but possibly there forenes for Monetary Peace," This article was
pablished recently in the "Nene Freie Presse are allowances in China as elsewhere. The of Vienna, and it has been widely reproduced alaba ere melted in oironlar iron pans; about 3 and favourably commented upon by the fleancial feet by I, with wood feel; an iron cylinder, a foot in diameter, is placed in the centre of each periodicals of Europe. Signor Lazasiti baliever pan, rising to a little above the sides, and in that such a Conference should ob sin better ro- sults than the Hague Peace Conference, because this the metal is losed and skimmed, and none of the States represented would make any finally ladled into moulds giving an ingot of
of 95 objection to improving their economical condi catties, or 113. 1-2rd. Jbs. The skimmings and tion by reciprocation with other countries, and dr. ss are then treated with oh. rcoal in a small the technical men appointed would be glad to East furnace, and the product added to the contribute with their advice to the anceses of a sening pans, the slags being sold to Shanghai. question which has great influenco on the political The capacity of the largest of the works is balance of ibe world.
about 8 tons of refined metal a day. In view The first result of the bonference, according of the large estimates of tin production which to the writer, would be to show that the privilegs fave been attributed to China (Prof. - eury
Lonis in his Production of Tin mentions enjoyed by cextein Banks in different countries 10,000 to 20,001 tons per annum), the figarre of isning notes contributes directly to every given above are certainly instructive. Sir Deary crisis. Supposing for example that the United States bad but one great bank prisilng Alexander H się, whoso investigations
ed to isas banknotes, like the one in Switzer Chinese commercial resources are well know land, the probabilities of a monetary crisis in the onsular report above referred to is would be
really reduced બ્રાડે recurring unable to indicate any other sources of produs difficulties more readily overet me, If the tion on a commercial smals, ani it would the economis, customs of the States render this idas doubtful, therefore, whether anything of the
all National Banks of America into simpler co- hind at present exists. It is also noticeable how impossible, the alternation is to bring greatly Chinese consumption has declined even ordination with the Treasury and to make them in the last four years; thus the detailed imports |
KAISER'S EFFIGY BURNT.
GERMAN CONSUL EXPELLED FROM HIS HOTEL,
top palar opinion. The anton Kowloos linearrative ideas we do not think this reserves in the various deposit banks nod thus very likely; or the country's purchasing power give more flexibility to the ci culation. In this the final surveys for which are now being made,
may have been crippled in recent years, though way only, the Bank of England can avoid the will have a total hngth of about 125 miles. For the great copper aprontations of 1904 and 1905 nosessity of accepting continual assistance from At the City Hall last night bis Lordsbip the the first 6 miles the route, to be followed is
zeem to negative this idea;r, thirdly, there is outside. what appears to us the more probable explans- The first task of the conferezos would be to Biskop of Victorin delivered a New Year's Paralled with the East River, and there will be
bridge work across this river and its tion of the position that the merchants found it revise the connexions betwear State Banks and address. He was supported on the sage by a tributaries.
be some 1,2 0ft. in length, and to draw on the large stocks of old metal which the present system of gold loans among State number of clergy, and by Mr. Amos P. Wilder Tivtaries. One bridge over the main East more profitable in the recent era of high prices Treasuries. The second would be to examine the C.S. Consul-General, who noted as chairman 3,000ft. in length. After passing Shiking
another over a branch
of this river will be must exist in the country in the form of bronze Bauke and the settlement of foreign gold bills and other alloys, sad wait for a fall in values of exchange, In order to prevent sudden rises Mr. Wilder in his opening address. made the line will ran through very billy country up railer than bay now metal. If this be the case, in the bank rate banks privileged to issue notes touching reference to the late lamented Biskop to the frontier, and the final surges for this
Chinese buying might be expected to recur with might make agreements for mutual loans in oase Hoare, telling how the late Bishop, when he saw. section of the reate are not yet complete. The the lower prices that we are now witnessing. of want. Such Ioane, which are nowadays excep
Honal, might become regular in the fature. that all was over, knelt on the deck and prayed, last 21 miles teyond the frontier are in British
A
per manont International Committee would and remaking that if we ransacked the pages territory, and this end of the line is being con
trooted by be Hongkong Government, The
to appointed representative of universality of of recorded heroism, much of it would pale work on the British sotion is exceedingly be vy,
monetary girenlation. In this conresin it is noted that the present Latin Monetary before the story told by Bishop Hoare's Chinese involving the reclamation of a large area at Hongkong, a taupel, 2,410 yards long, thrangh
between Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland sorvauts.
and Greece has done good work in those His Lordship, the Bishop, after an opening a range of granite hills, and a good deal of heavy banking and cutting. The Shangbai-
countries, Signor Luzzatti suggests that the Canton Kowloon, and the Suchan
Vienna, December 2.
Austria and Italy, as the two European nations. down to Canten, be found his new treaty openly an in the ranks" whom you sent chita he had spoken in a theatre. We should rejoice
anspices of the British, and Chinese last evening in Lemberg in front of the hotel take
The Emperor William's effigy was burnt leset interested in this question, should
the initiative by appoicting mered st, and the new Viceroy, preparing to by. His resemblance to you was remarkable to know that while we bad special places of the
wixed commission of technical men, who ie net lille But maskes, The last-We were on the threshold of the year 1918 Chinesa Contral Railways, au organization in
· Lin-Kwai- Quan Siayang are being ailt by the Crowds of Polish students from smoothing over affairs, and even went so far as to alter some feeble threat; but to little effect "the undoing of Miss Mehitsble." and were wishing each other happiness and which the Britiati and Chinese Corporation sad til at last the troops were ent in motion with a I don't know what you mean by the title, I'm prosperity. The way to get that happiness the Paking Syndicate are equally interested.
There is no story to condense, One auro.
There are many other railways projected in was to remember the lines Seek ye first the marked improvement in the friendliness of the "relations. Still it was not till a very sharn simply reade of a lady missionary at Amoy kingdom of God and his righteousness." That of these is the Hankow-Canton railway, a great China at the present time. The most important rebuke came from Downing Street that the who amal bad not the best of references, and
was the secret of heppinens; the secret of peaco track line of about 800 miles in length, whice is Violent speeches were made, and the demon- conclades by pointing out, with justion, that the weak kaped plenipotentiary could be got to (the lady) eventually tearfully accepta a
within: and the secret of satisfaction. A great to be a continuation of the l'eking Hankowstrators carrying the Kaiser's egy, then slation of prosent and further diffentias by marched in precession to the Consal's hotel, peaceful organic means will have far happier 10 where, smid stand on his feet, and then only by fits and male missionary's hand in holy matrimony,
As I said before, I don't know what to way of many people were not in earnest about this line. Many of the new lines projected are to mid loud cheering, they set the effigy Tesnits than the perpetual struggle for the
quest of gold-N-C. Daily News. ablizes threatened, and the mot etarti. Amongst other instances of his incapacity
life, saying that they bed not time to think of be built by the Chinese Government, and in the case of some of them definits steps have been
་་་་་ The Consul for comprehending the position he bad permitted Four stories. If you don't mind, I think I'd the Kingdom of God because life wes no strenutaken, Those which appear likely to materialize demanded that he should be expelled from the HOW TO ĐÁ BRAUTIFUL-Keep your com- the Imperial Commissioners to reopen the ques. rather not recommend my readers to buy them.
cus nowadays; but of all flimsy excuses there are a railway from the port of Kiukiang on the hotel. As they received no stawer they pro plotion, Mrs. Dilen's Crêmo Charmante. Lait tion of the residenas of the Minister at Peking. You will write more someday, and better ones were the most flimsy Our first business was Targtsze to Nanobang; from the port of needed to smash the windows.
Charmant and Special Skin Tonio-and-Pondre W Yuha on the Yang152 to Ming-Kno Fu and
to do it. Her and had not only permitted the question to Tsure, Till then, dear "D.R.C." believe me, not to get monor to get on in the world i Casagte Chou, with the intention of connecting † that he would give the Consul notice to quit.Specialities for the Skin are the study of m
The proprietor then appeared and promised Charmant will enable yon be reopened, but had setually agreed to move
or to get a good position. It was to glorify God with the Sa-chan-Hang-cheu-Ning-po line at This pacited the demonstrators, who dispersed time, A. S. Watson& Co., Ltd., Sole Agents We should seek first God's kingdom, That Hu-chon-Fu, and a railway from Shanghal to should be done before everything.
esospe from their engagements. When he got remember that in your company there was prayer, remarked that it was not the first time Ning-polinagare being ecstructed under
renew the war.
Elgin sought his old way of Dear Sir (or Madam) don't you think that worship our God was not confined to them,orporation. The Tien-tain-Yang-leze and the where the German Consul was stayversity should fret, go to Faris to enlist French
his "Government on the subject.
With a.
THE REVIEWER.
Kasbing,
and other Poles held a violent demonstration sympathy which, as France is the largest
in the Heichstag that Germany will contine monetary market of the world, is absolutely the drastic policy of Frederick the Groat and sential for the success of suoli au undertaking. The movement would probably be welcomed in Prinos Bismarck for the Germanisation of
the best French financial ciroles. The writer toland.
without doing further damage.
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