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many issues one after another is not a com- monplace occurrence, and it was bound to arowe in many minds the suspicion of all excessive desire for credit. This suspicion | has been mooted and repeated now till it WATSON & CO,. has established itself as a fact, and so the South Manchurian Railway offer has not met with the welcome it would otherwise have got. That is not the only reason, however. The Times correspondent says that
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ad to her that the thought of all the plonenra which her, booka have givan to so many thous- sads of readers must be exceedingly comforting to her in her illness. "Ouids" replied: I either appreciate now, nor, indeed, have ever appreciated the applause of the public. My sold motive for writing bas alwaye baon the pleasure of seeing myself in print,”
The main bouleyards of Paris were thronged at midday on January 25th to see thestart of foar maing motors, three French, and one Italinu, which left for Haves on youts for New York, where they will join other oire competing in the overland race from Now York to Paris by way of Alaska and Siberia. Two of the French
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THE JAPANESE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
LONDON, February 26th. The Colombian Full Court has upheld the decision of the Chief Justice on The Inimigration Act.
THE SITUATION IN MACEDONIA.
LONDON, February 26th. Parliament has debated the situation in Macedonia. In the House of Lords, Lord
disappointing and critical, owing to the attitude of the Ports and the disagreement of the Powers.
LOCAL SPORT.
AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH FOR ST. DAVID'S DAY,
ENGLAND V. WALES.
In response to the effort to raise both an Association and a Ragby team to meet the Hongkong Club, a-team representing Wales in socoor has been formed bat the Ragby match has been cancelled. The game is timed for 4.30 p.m. this afternoon on the ground of the Hongkong Football Club and the following will represent England:--F. H. Kew; W. G. Worester and H. L Garrett A. Gregory, F. C. Hall and L. Linton, R. D. Atkinson,
3. H. Mead (Capt.) | *-
A. David, O. Eager, R. R. Turner and
FUNNELS AND FLAGS.
NEW P. & O. BHIPS, The "Mores" the first of thres" now mail and pissonger steamships which the P. and 0. Company is building, la expected to be available for service late in the autumn,- Trees three Fossels will each be of 11,000 tons, The "Salvette," a new 6,000-ton express boat, which is intended for fast steaming batwsen. Aden and Bombay, will be added to the company's effective liet in July. It is announced that the made the raw from Adelald to Dunkirk in P..and O. cargo steamer "Pern" recently thirty eight days, her only stop on the 11,000- mile voyage being that necessitated by the Pasange of the Suez Canal.
SCHOOLS FOR SAILORS, Topalatabia to the average Britisher is the fact that there are in our mercantile marine two millions annually in wages. Ashore, there 40,000 foreign seamen to whom we are paying is an awful wastage of good material whick the allons. The number of unemployed in grows ing, and daily thousands of poor boys are taking any kind of chance employment, and going through life as unskilled labourers.
On consideration, however, does not the necessity ompetitors took part in the Peking to Paria Fitzmaurice admitted that the situation wie The following will represent Wales:-E might very well and wisely be used to replace,
for mach a orticism reflect more severely on the state of Europass marketa iban on the Japan
race. Considerablo scepticism prevails in motoring circles as to whether any of the
contestants will
Overcome the combined
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ese? End markets here been in s sounder and imore normal state the South Manobarina Railway Debenture issue would have been realties of Alaska and Siberia. cognized as one of the most attractive securities ever offered to the public. In the first place, there is the unconditional, guarantee of the Gorerament of Japau, a Governme it whom Five, per Cent, bonds stood considerably over par only short time ago, and which will assuredly go back to a yet higher level before very long, notwithstanding the gloomy vaticinations with which the Press is now filled. Secondly, the whole of the money subscribed-uulike moat other Govarumout losus-goes direct into ro prodaetive and remunerat re work. The South hall the bare Manchurian Railway Company, oupital of which is held by the Japanese Government, and which is entirely under their control, is destined to become one of the most profitable enterprises of the world. Whoever Owas it-and, as just stated, the Japanese do Boatrols and practically owns.South Manchuris, one of the richest countries in natural resources on the face of the earth. Whether it is in the interests of England and England's trade that Japan should have successfully assumed this control over these regiona is another question, but it has nothing to do with the point, that the more money Japan, raises for the South Msn churian Railway at anything like 5 par coat. the batter for her, and that the recent issue, so far from being an additional Icad of debt, was really an addition to her resources: Evon in its present primitive state the South Man. churian Railway pays its way and is no burden to the State. Many millions are still required. for the full development of the railway, the colliories, and other natural resources of the country, but investors can rest confident that
they possess a security which will yield return on capital of many times the amount necessary for the service of the debt.
Mdme. Ruzki, widow-of a Russian captain, who was killed at Port Arthur, is belaging a civil action against Mans, es, to recover the sum of 2,000 roubles. On the death of ber husband, Mimo. Razki laft Port Arthur and presented her two cows to Mamə. "Stəngəl on the understanding that the milk should be given to the sick and wounded. Mime. Ruski. new alleges that Mime. Stouel sold the milk. to her own profit at ons rautta a bottle, and on the day before the ospitulation offered the animals for sale to a tradesman named Suvoroff, who, however, refused to make s bargain with her, as he suspected that surrender was imminent,
Sir Christopher Furness, interviewed by su "Express" representative, declared that it
At the Chamber of Commerce dinner Count Metternich said that the German Government seriously hopes that stops may be taken by the Powers to terminate the massaares in Macedonia, to which and Ger- man policy was directed until action effected reforma.
JAPAN IN-MANCHUKIA.
LONDON, February 26th.. A Japanese official statement, which has been published in London, says that the matter in dispute re the South Manchurian railways is not connected with the question. of the open door Japan cannot afford
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CRICKET.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
To taru this wastage to good account for the benefit of the country in the idea of the Navy League, and to a Daily Graphie representative the sporetary of that organisation, Commsa- der W. Cains Cratohlay, R.N.H., unfolded. salient features of a practical scheme..
Britain's past has been, her present is, and The match against the "Garriso" postponed her future must be on the ocean, and one way to maintain the aupremacy of the. “Flag of the from-Saturday-last will be played to-day of the Turan Crossss is to mas our morokant ships Club's ground gommencing at 12 o'clock noon.with boys who hage been saved from the atrosta The Club will be represented by the following and trained, Daring a whole decade the Navy players-Mesers, R, Hancock, W. C. Dague has had the matter in hand, sad it has dene something more than to merely insh along Turner, H. Fearcs, H. R. Matin, A. A the path of progress. The assistance of many Clazion, R. O. Hutobison, Hon. Dr. J. M. publie anthorities has been invoked, with Atkinson, E. f. Hinis, E. A. Fowler, F. H: vertain amount of success, some sea training homes have been established, and scholarships H. Stevens and W. F. Brower.
provided.
CRAIGENGOWER. v. R.G.A. This match will take place today at 2:15 Pm, on the Military ground. The following to allow the construction of the Chinese L. E. Lemmert (Capt.), R. Basa, A, O. Braw, will represgat the Craigengower Club -- line, and intends to hold China to her H. L. Mauderson, G. A. Hancock, G. Evans, solemn ndertaking under the treaty of E. Irving, R. Pestonji, L, A. Ross M, E. 1905.
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would be to the advantage of employers if the shipbuilding depression were relieved. Indice tione," said Bir Christopher, "point to long and very serious depression. People investing money in companies entirely concerned with
Reuter's Telegram Co., Ltd., is informed abipowning have had very hard time. How can shipbuilders be expected to go on building? that Sir Edward Grey has intimated to Shipbuilding is too aposialised now for specula Japan that be recognises the validity of the tive building." Roferring to the lose of time Japanese contention regarding the South The Fine Products of HERROUGHS WELL
caused by sectional disputes in the yards, SirManchurian railways, but it remains for the coa& Co, are prescribed by fading Physi-quite apart from the Government guarantee, Christopher said the delivery of these larg contractors to prove to Japan that the
steamers building at his yard at Hartlapsol was delayed three months from this canse. For the same reason, an order for four steamere for definite delivery was lost. He insisted that
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Lady Lagird journayed to Kowloon City Yesterday afternoon and presented the prizes to the successful children at the C. M. S. Victoria Home and Orphanage.
A man bought four ouuess of laudanubi at Blackrock, County Dublin, He came back sad disputed the ohauge, but later was found dead with the empty posson bottle beside him.
Atthe Y. M. C. A. rooms to-night Mr. J. L. Maopherson will deliver a lecture on his trip in the interior of China. The lectore, which starts at nine o'clock, will be illustrated with lantern views, and the public sa invited.
It is just as might have been expected. Left to themselvas, American ladies showed no partiality for the allurements of the cigarette. Given permission to indulge in it at the principal restaurants of New York, they scorned the opportunity. Deprived of the right to puff if they pleased, the fair ones have begun to think that it must be ver♬ nies, and their interest is on the increase It was the Board of Aldermen of New York who passed the resolution of prohibition, and we are surprised (remarks a contemporary,, that it has not yet been discovered that they were bribed thereto by soma tobacco trust plutocrats But it is predicted that the liberty-loving daughters of Amerion, will rise in their wrath and "squelch the Board of Aldermen," though they care nothing about smoking for its own sake. They are like our own-deur Suffragettes, who clamour for what they would scorn if it
proposed-new Chinese line will be a faader and not a competitor to the Japanese railway.
THE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD:
LONDON, February 26th. The Norddeutscher Lloyd, for an oddi tional subsidy of £26,000 yearly, establishes a regular monthly service between Sydney, New Guinea, Hongkong and Japan, and will reamue the New Guinea Singapore service.
MR, GEORGE CLAUSEN ELECTED AN E.A.
Mr. George Clausen, A.R.A, was elected Royal Academician, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. G. F. Budley, R...
Mr. Charles Sims was elected an Associate. Mr. P.A. J. Dagnan-Beaveret, painter, and M, Antoain Mercie, sculptor, wore elected Honorary Foreign Academiikas.
Asger, and Dr. F. H. Kow..
•HONGXÒNG CHICKET LEAGUE,
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The following is the table up to date :
CLUB.
Craigengover... R. G. Artillery Telegraphe Civil Serries H., Police... Kowloon
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13 4 7 2 1 797 3rd MiddlesSI 15 3 13 0 -10 -432-50 Departmental Corps 16 3.13 0-10 -02:50
The principle that samen kavo a right to be trained having been established; the League now seek to give an impetus to the movement by -holding-conference of the represanta
national system of training for boys who wish tives of county councils, when the question of a
to follow the Bus as a calling will be discussed.
Both the London and Surrey County Councils have already realised the importatos of the work, awarding scholarships for boys who would be willing to work their way in the Mercantile Marine as seamen or non-commissioned officers. Experiments made in this direction havo" proved very satisfactory.
The idea is that there should be a not-work of small training vessels or naval drül sheds
all over Britain is connection with a system of training ships on the coasts, and the League feel sure that these are plenty of patriotic and leisured men who would be glad to interest themselves in such useful establishments...
STEAM STEERING,
23:07
By the death of Mr. John Macfarland Gray, 2000 for many years chief examiner of engineers to 14-29 to the Board of Trade, marine engineering has lost an enthusiastio devotos, Mr. Gray was practically the inventor of steam-stoering gear. He was asked to devise something of the kind for the Great Eastern, and the principles on which he then proceeded still live. Starm- steering
gear for the first time made it perfectly easy to handle big ships in the most trying. conditions of weather. Indeed, the simplicity with which the rudder of a great steamer is now controlled must be regarded as still one of the wonders of marine engineering. Mr. Gray was distinguished tos is misthematical genius. and the labour which he devoted to the elucida
OUTCOME OF THE "AMOT-CASE,
NATIVE MERCHANT CHARGED WITH
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Asao dutcome of a trial in a civil aution heard before the Chlaf Justion, and known sa tha
Amoy case," Lam Toog-fai was Indicted tion of intricate problems was little less than prodigions. His achievements received dus before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy honour from the Institution of Naval
yesterday on a charge of perjury. Mr. F. B.Architects, L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. G. K. Halt Brutton (of Messra Bratton and Hett) appeared for the defsudant.
Mr. Bowley traced the frota leading up to a recent trial before his Lordship the Chief Justice. The defendant, after being duly declared at the trial, had denied that he had
THE R.M.C.
It is reported at Halifax (Nova Scotia) that arrangements are being made by the Imperial Government to test the all British route by way cf Canada for the transport of troops by being were bestowed upon, them. The daughters of Londoners some of the most devoted admirers Yuen Hing firm of Hongkong. Conneil pro- entered into between the Orient Company and
hear the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cashing a regiment from the East to England over
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"A CANTON STORY:
A story for the accuracy of which our core spondent cannot vouch, hat which he declares
Viceroy,
Mr. George Clausen, the new R.A., was born sent, or had authorised to be. sant, a telegram in London, and he has always found among from the Wing Fung firma of Amoy to the Ng of his lovely landscapes, In 1867, when he was fifteen years old, he went to the South Kensing ton Schools, and studied there for air years
He was also for a time in the stadio of the late B. Long, E., and in Paris studied under Bonguereau and Fleury, His thorough training helped him to wis prominence when very young as a master of technique, and art lovers will always hold his "Girl at the Gate," which was purchased by the Chantrey Bequest in. 1990, and now hangs in the Tate Gallery, very high in the ranks of the nation's piotaros,
Mr. Clansen won madale in Paris in 1889
pored to prose that the defendant had sent the message The Chief Justice had ordered the arrest of all the Amoy witnesses,
Evidence was enlled and the hearing adjourned.
THE COMPLEAT GOURMET,
No map living probably has such a varied tastes Lient Colonel Newnham-Davis,
In the speech which he made a few weeks ago on-board-the-steamship Asturing without doubt the finest mail and passenger boat which bas as yat entered the Port of Londqu--Mr. Owen Phillips, M.P., chairman of the Royal points. He ag3ounced that the Royal Mail. Mail Company, tangled on several interes izg Company will sever its official connection with the Orient Royal Mail Australian mail servisn in May 1909 This date is somewhat in ed- vance of that at which the contract ressatly the Commonwealth Government becomes opera- tive. Under that contract the Orient Company are to build five new steamers, of 11,000 tons that, notwithstanding its verance from the each. A second statement of Mr. Phillips was
mail service, the Royal Mail Company has no intention of relinquishing its interest in the Australian trade. From this it is to be inferred that this trade will be exceptionally well catered for in the near future. The Autarias" is only making one voyage to the Common- wealth. After that she goes into the company's Her prosent ran cus to the Antipodes is really to show what the Royal Mail Company is able and ready to do.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Times has written yesterday by Mr. H. R. J.-Gompertz into the is currently balierad, is told about the present and 1909, at Chisago in 1893, and in Brussels He has caton everything that is on or off the South American service:
Au inquiry was conducted at the Magistracy circumstances attending the death of a prisoner in Victoria Gaol the previous day. Deceased who was committed to prison a few weeks before ons charge of stealing opium, was consumptive, and as the medical evidence was to this effect, a verdict of death from natural causes waŻ returned by the jury,
Some coinment was mads at the Supreme Ceart yesterday when it was díasovered that a European, who was under arrest for debt, was brought to the court by an Indian warder. He
was proceeded against by the Mutual Stores for $200, and admitted the debt, explaining that when he had money to pay the debt be could not find anybody to receive it. Now he was out of work. An order was made for payment.
It appears list on Chinese New Year's Eve Viceroy Chang had his far robe and jacket placed in the reception room so that he might wear them on the next day to receive officials and guests calling on him to offer New Year congratulations. On New Year's day
when he looked for them the valuablé fürs were missing. Instructiona were immediately telephoned to all the police stations to search It was not until a for the missing articles.
lew days ago that a detective discovered the
artioles pledged for $400 in a pawn shop near the East Gate. It is said that s deputy of one of the stations paid the money out of his
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in 189. Despite his honours he is as modest sa ever's painter was I am learning to paint, he says.
Mr. Charles Sims, the new AB.A., is thirty-four years old. He began life in a com mission agent's office in Paris.
"Childhood," kis picture in 1896, was bought and obtained a medal at the Salou. He has in 1900 for the Musee de Luxembourg, Paris, pictures in the municipal collections of Leeds, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, and in New South Wales.
GERMAN COLONIES.
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME,
An official of the Horsian Ministry for Irrigation and waterways, Herr Sohmick of Darmstadt, has been dopated by Herr Dernburg, the Colonial Minister, to travel in certain parts of the German African Colonies with a view to the development of the irrigation system
a long letter on the subject of Japanese bonds, and the reasons for their depreciation in the European markets! He maintains that the fall in prices is not due to any deterioration in the financial position of Japan, thereby going dead againat a growing. popular impression. He points out that the recent conditions have not tended to increase speculative or investing interest in any nation's securities, but apart from that general reminder, he calls attention to
own pocket to redeem the furs and returned details that have local as well as London
them to the Viceroy. The culprit was arrested interest. When the Bix per cent loan
shortly after the recovery of the stolen goods was redeemed by a five per cent, issue, the
and he turned out to be a servant who was investors in this part of the world who
recently discharged from a celebrated restaurant regretted it were not few. According to
in the Walled City renowned for its pastry, the Times correspondent, and na may be
The place has always been patronised by the readily accepted, the eonversion was equally
officials whenever they give complimentary unwelcome to Home fiuanciers. Yet it the following programme of music, during barques to their superiors, a ouston, by the would be absurd as well as unfair to sug dinner, of the Hongkong Hotel, this (Natur-way, well established in China. The discharged sonvant is a man exceptionally smart, and well gest that Japan did wrong to improve her day) evening, 29th February, 1900,
"Hands across the Son Sousa versed in mandarin etiquette. He was usually financial position by effecting that saving False... Un Peu, Besucoup, Passionnément,' sont to arrange banquetain the yameus; that is as quickly us she possibly could. It will SelectionVeronique,"
Paul Faucher how be knew all the ins and outs there. On Now Father Meer Year's Eve he dressed himself like a mandarin be remembered that there was nonead, at Song Land of My Fathers,"
The Barber of Seville," Rossini and strolled right into the Viceroy's reception that time at any rate, for Japan to bid over
Cavette."Konigs, Herman Keb
room where he found a pile of nice fur clothes the market rates of interest, and the corres«Keminiscences of Wales, and F. Godfreying on a obrir, Seeing that nobody was there, he
..." Light as a Feather," pondent referred to brings that to mind by
Regimental Jarchos.
immediately divested himself of his own clothes, hid them underneath a large opiam couch, stating that there was another reason for making this conversion than the economic
DINNED MENU-Hors-Durres Anchory out of the Yaman right under the nose of the preliminary inspection of the conditions donned the Viceregal fare, and cairely walkon one, and none the less weighty for being Chhoto Eames-Rolled Shoulder of Viceroy's body guards. It is said he con forged Canapes. SoapCelery Fish-Fried Sole, sentimental. No other Power claiming to Mutton and Micedoine, Ox Tongue (Italian Style), this and added that he had spent part of the
Lobster Pattios. Carry-Malabar Jointe, o be in the front rank has bonds in existence Bonst Bibs of Beef and Horseradish, Ronat Capon money in payment of debts and dropped. he will also inspeet the rivers of the Colony,
bearing 6 per cent interest, and Japanese financiers were right in removing this in- vidious distinction at the first possible no- ment." However, the appearance of so-
By kind permission of Major E, W. B Stephenson and Offcere Commsuding, the band of the Third Battalion The Daks, of. Cam. bridge's Own" (Middlesex Regiment) will play
March
Overtare
Galop
God bleer this Prince of Wales. God save the King
and Sausage, Boiled and Corned Round of Beaf the rest in a fantan house. He is now detained and Carrote, Cold Leicester Pie and Mixed Balad. in prison pending instructions for the proper Sweats Macaroni Pudding, Maraschist Iss Cream and Finger Cakes, Tipsy Cake. Bootch Punishment to be meted out to him for the
Woodcock. Dessert-Cofee, Frujt.
dering sot.
Hort Schmick, who was to leave on Jan. 20, will first to Liideritz Bay, whence he will
menu of almost every land.
Strange and weird dishes which the beeffed man would look at with avortion are regarded by him as succulent delicacies. It is this that has made him the catholicity of tasta prince of gourmets, the darling of the chefs, and the greatest English authority on what to out a new edition of "The Gourmet's Guide to cat and how to eat it. He is just bringing
Europa."
He asmed-to an Express" representative some of the out-of-the-way dishes he has tasted during the course of his world travels. This is the list
Chinese puppy dogs. Sen slags. Iguana (a lizard), Kangaroo tail, Porcupine, Shark's fins, Elephant's foot, Peacock, Buffalo's hamp, Cygnet, Birds' nests, Swan, Snails, Cuttlefish.
The Chinese puppy, says Lieut. Colonel Newnham Davie, tastes like very delibate rabbit. It is, of course, specially bred and fed
presta and rice, Lieut. Colonel Nowaham Davis is anrions to emphasise this. He fears that otherwise some ous may put up a statue to that Chinees pappy in Regent's Park
Ho ate the porcaplus during a long march is South Africa. The soldiers had nothing to eat, and one of them caught a porcupine, Fortunately, he käem how to cook it, it is too long a business to plack out the fretful. quills. The proper way is to roll it in clay and bake it over a good firs. Then, when the clay je broken, the porcupine is coquilled and cooked
one I tasted was too tough and stringy. It construct a dam to hold up 2,070,000 cuble
proceed into the Interler. There is a project for erooting a great dam in the southern part. of the colony, about forty miles south-west of Keetmanskoop, in front of the Karas Mona tains. The fourse of the Lion River (Lowen fuss) is here. This river raus into the Great Fish River, the waters of which unite with the Orange River. On the Lion River is a rocky ravine, and hore it is proposed to stres of water, if the plan be found feasible, The water thus collected is to be used for the irrigation of the neighbouring lowlands. This district would, properly, watered, be divided up into small farms and leased by the Govern ment. A small commission of technical experts is already on the Lion River making Here Schmick will subsequently travel through the Cape Colony to German East Africs where The Gezina Colonial Society is offering through its president, Dako John Albert of Mecklenburg; prits of £300 for the discovery of a treatment to render osttle immune against the sting of the tsetse fly,
-A MALITIME MILLENNIUM, Herr Ballin's view of the understanding arrived at between the Hamburg-American and Norddeutsober-Lloyd componins is that it is in no sense directed against British shipping- Rather, he says, does it make for a sort of universal, penge on the ocean. By this it is apparently meant that, the two derman com- panies having shown the rest of the world that It is possible to compose their differences, auch an example ought not to be thrown away on the White Star and Cunard lines. Li might be read into Herr Ballin's explanation that he expecte before long to see the shipping trade of the globo.made the subject of international agree ment, so that there will be no more asean rate wars, and no more fierce competition for traffe. Bat the maritime millennium is regarded off the English side of the North Sea as likely tó be postponed for a long time to corne. Even the Continental lines, to judge from the result. of their meeting at Cologne, are ready to sing themselves into the Atlantic struggle unless the combatants agree to make peace without delay,
UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY,
MR. HUGHES, A. CANDIDATE.. The formal-anneana ment is made by Mr. Hughes, the Governor of New York State, that he will be a candidate for Republican nomina- tion for the Presidency..
It tasted like a delicious jelly," said Lieut.- This is a most interesting political develop Colonel Newnham-Davis, with a faraway look.ment, and ronders predictions as to the ontcoms
Elephant's foot very good eating, but the of the Convention of loss value than ever,
For some time the opponents of Mr. Taft belonged one to an elephant of our party when have been putting pressure on Mr. Hughes to we were tiger hunting. The elephant hart induce bim to declare his candidature, believing itself, and had to be killed, in that he is the strongest candidate they oar
Birds meets taste slightly of the sea. You in the field to defoot Mr. Taft your place. must cook them in chicked eensommé, golden colour while sharks fine resemble Kangaros tail is like ox-tail soup of bright Bombay dask in appearance, and taste like turtle very nice, I assure yon.
"Passocks are dry and black, and eygnets taste very fishy A
The only thing I could not bring myself to eat was monkey. This was offered to me once. A monkey is too human. I will never
eat any
The fnot that Mr. Roosevelt is opposed to Me. onces in the Republican Party, which are now Hughes politically increases the factionial differ- becoming bitter and are likely to make the partimus of the rival candidatse more detez- mined than ever to control the Convention.
to
Mr. Hughes is counted on by the Opposition prevent Mr. Taff from obtaining the votes of
how York de well as some of the Western
States, without which Mr. Tatus nomination te impossible.