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THE QUEEN AND THE DYING GIRL. THE INTERNATIONAL COTTON
A. VISIT OF SYMPATHY,
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Victoris. paid a surprise visit to St. Luke'4_) Honge, 14, Pembridge-aquaro, Bayewater, one day last month and spent half an hour with the patients. Her Majesty was attended by the Hon. Obarlotte Knollys and the Hon. Sydney Greville.
The visit was an absolute surprise to all the officials of the institution, of which her Majesty in the patroness, and also to the poor unfor tunate girl for whose bonoit her Majesty spesially made the calle
It appears that Martha Massey, one of the pationis in the house, the existener of which is for the reception cases of mortal fitness in their latest phases, surreptitiously wrote a letter to the. Queen, saying, how much sha would like to see her before her Majesty took long trip abroad. The unfortunate girl,
in terms and delightfully simpla
explained that she had always fen utable to roo the Queen when she was driving through London or visiting the neigh bourhood of the ouso owing to her illness. Wenid her Majesty gratify her dying desim by coming to see her before going abroad, because she was afraid pho would not be living when her Majesty returned P
Touched by the sincerity of the missive, her Majesty, with characteristic love and thought fulness, decided to visit Miss Massey No intimation of her Majesty's intention was sent to the imitation, which was reached at 4.45, Her Majesty driving from Buckingham Palace
in her white motor our.
Arriving at the principal entrance, the Queen inquired at once," In Miss Massey in The door in doge was spined by a servant girl, who the Queen, and momen. Inrily stood astoanded. The girl replied to the question in the affirmative, and invited the Queen to step into the ma'ron's roam,
The Queen, who was carrying a bouquet of orchide, lilies of the valley, carnations, and asparagna tern, explained ber mission. to the watron (Mies Brooks Alder), and was et cnce conducted to the ward in which Miss Massey lay. Surprise and joy overonume the patient for the moment, bus a fow kindly words of sum patby quickly dispelled her nerveusness. The Queen thanked the girl for her letter, and ex
the pressed
pleasure it afforded her to respond to the invitation. and then handed her the bouquet, falling hot it was specially for her, and that the flowers were out from the Palace gardens. With eyes bedimmed with tears of 307, the girl brky replied, "Thank you, your Majesty
Pa sig to the other patient, the Queen distributed roses to each, and spoke words of sympathy and encouragement. BoforsTM leaving, the Queen passed through two wards, ali the beds in which were occupied.
A touching incident occurred as her Majesty stout to learo, Whilst chatting with the in the ball she heard someone coagh, and asked who it was. Being informed that it was Mise Massey, she ordered some cough lozenges to be brought from her motor car and returned with them to the girle bedside, where she herself placed one of them in the patient's month. The rost she handed to the matron with a request that they should be given to Miss Massey when she was again attacked by severe fits of coughing
matron
Again shaking bands with the girl, the Queen once more bade good-bye and left the hopsa,
The girl whom the Queen thus honoured has bad life of trouble and sorrow, Born in London of parents in poor sizeamstances, she was called-upon at the tender age of eleven te nurse her mother, a victim of consumption, and to look after the younger children of the family. After the mother's death, Martha, when only 14, had to go to work in a factory, earning & few shillings per week. The girl was always Trail, and undoubtedly took the germ of con sumption when nursing her mother.
Finally, her father was stricken with con- sumption, and Martha secured bis admission to the very institution where she is now lying. There her parout died, and some time ago,
Martha was admitted.
PRINCE OF GREATER BRITAIN."
The Prince of Wales was born forty-three Tears ago luat mouth at Marlborough Hous. The baptism took place at Windsor Castles July 6, the date on which, twenty-eight years later, was celebrated his marriage.
A little more than seven years ago, George Frederick Ernest Albert amured the lofty position of Heir Apparent to the most splendid nheritance this passing world can adduce, and the public gaze bas ever since been directed. towards him largely to observe how far and in what respects he would tread in the foot, steps of bis father, who for nearly sixty years had served his brilliant apprenticeship of " eldest son.
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CONGRESS.
THE UNDULATION OF OUTPUT,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 6rv, 1908.
1. A resolution was also passed that each fodora ted association should do its utmost to increase ita membership, and should present to the next congress a report showing the increase or decrease of spindles and looms.
"THE COWBOY BARONET.".
Bir Gönille Cave Brown Cave-the cowboy baronet "has arrived in London and a "Star man who met him induced him to tell In brief the story of his romantis, reckless life. Sir Genille is as herd as malle, with blue eyes, bronzed face, and a grip like a vico. He is ea
enough experiences to Bot half
пр
A deson vial as a sahnothoy, but he has gone through streneous novelists.
On the question of . I. F, contrast it was decided that the form should be on net weight basis, and that it should be placed before the Bag gestion European cotton exchanges, the being made that, as soon as each form is nocepted by such exchanges, the trade be
A dead shot, a fing rider, he has been soldier, strongly advised to use it. Under the existing system of contract the amount of tare on sailor, tiger hunter, man-about-town, gold American bales has been exosesively high to-digger, cow-puncher, and through them all be of great gost and inconveni- remains, in the Western vernacular, a "white
This is Europe, a sous
of his life story:- a sommary enge. Mr. J. B. Tattersall (England) stated man. that this reform would pay Europe for all the I am the second son of the fats Sir Mylles Care-Brown-Cave. My oldest brother, who was cost of holding international congresses.
On the motion of M. Méline, a former much older than I went to India with his Promier of France, it was resolved that the regiment, and broke his neck playing polo. committee prepare yearly statistics of the con-
I was born in 1859, educated at Repton, and dition and extension of the option industry. went on the Worcestar as a cadet. I was mad The congress recorded its appreciation of the to go to aes and so my father thought if went offerte of the countries which are extending the to Astralis I should have my bellyful of it.
"I made two voyages in the Pakwan and the area of cotton cultivation especially by the provision of railways and other works of Oaklands, two of the fast ships in the Australian wool trade. They had boon tem olippers, and transport.
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His estates in Teloestershire.ro beavily on- cumbered, but in a few years, he says, they will
Pariz, June 2 The attinga of the International Cotton Congress were resumed to-day. M. Jean de Hemptenne (Belgium), who prealdad, pointed out that the delegates were eight times more numerous at this congress than at the first con- press in Zurich four years ago, At all their gatherings the principal questions were the regulation of e-tput, when there was too little cotton or tea wach yarn, and the extension of cotton cultivation, which was progressing well bit necessarily slowly in the westions
Short most effective of speculators who brought about numerous fuctuations in the price of the raw material.
Mr. James Prestwitch (England), speaking on international organization in the cotton trade isid that when a shortage of cotton supply threatened very serious consequeroes to the trade the International Federation earned
Her Lang (Switzerland), speaking on the thanks of the whole manufacturing world
and then after going back to the States to so
кауз "I arrived home at 16 years, having sold all his old obume, ke by its action in securing, the decessary regulation of the supply of cotton, urged the they used to race home with the first weal be clear. He is going to write his life in full, with a regretful sigh, reduction, in consutuption of raw cotton to establishment of an organization, comprising
the entire cotton industry of the world, which my clothes. Bly father refitted me, and sent he will have to settle down hore. readjust the balance between supply and
me to a tator's at South Norwood to be educatel The spectacle of Sir Genille Cave-Brown-
Cave, JE reserve until priose roached a fair limit. The and civilised. demand. It was far from improbable that in should boy a guantity of cotton to be used. as a
the ex-co-punober, ten years of the future the Federation might deem it
I sulisted next in the 13th. Inssaro-as a beues sentencing a Leicestershire poacher is recoessary to inaugurato a general national cation reserve would serve the purpose marement to correct the dyspeptie condition of equalizing the differences in the crops from fall private. I went through the riding school, che that the "Star" mom swears he would
fo ancther, and would level and, thazing been brought up in a hunting travel miles to see, tendo consequent on the overloading of the one year
fluctuations in prias, Some such scheme country, I was such a good rider that I was sent markets of the world-with-manufactured cotton as this was the only way in which the to the Canterbary tavaly School to become goods in excess of the requirements, and it was Continental spinner could assist the English an instructor. obvious that they could never attain the mari mum of servion until each individual association of the short time movement. It was that the International Committee tion. In England 73 per cent of the spinning should consider Herr Lang's scheme, and that
the next congress should deal with the question.
Another important question dealt with was trade bore the cost of all legislative, defonaire, and executivo work, the remaining 27 per geat.
that of mutual fire Insursnee, and it was getting big benefits withont payment,
M. Mine (France) declared that the intro. decided that a commission be appointed to daction of short time in France doder present assist in establishing mutual fire insurance conditions wou'd involve employers in difficulties companies on the lines of the English federation. On the invitation of Baran Catani it was with their work people. He 115, as the poor decided to hold the next congress in Italy: of stoping over production, the use of the power of the Federation to prevent the erection of The dougross.closed with a spach from Mt. Macar expressing to 31. Borger and the more milis than trade necessities called for.
Mr. J. B. Tattersall (England) said tast ho presidents of this French associations heart was as much opposed as say taas te overbuilding, thanks for the splendid arrangements for the but the mills were there and the trade had to meetings and for their unbounded hospitality. deal with facts as they were. Reduction of output was et time a nosity, and he would like to see all the Continent united in this view.
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Baroa Catani (Italy) explained that the coudi- tions, prevailing in the Continental trade were unlike those in England, and that due recogni tion of this fact, was necessary.
Mr. CW. Macara (England) pointed out. that in England spinners. of Egyptian cotton had not joined the short-time movement, their trade difering in conditions from that of spin- nera of American gotton; yet, approving the pinopte of short time, they were, to meet again to discuss Continental spinners, but he asko i for a resolution regarding the principle of short time. In time he felt sure they would co-operate more and more,
MR, CLEMENTI'S OPIUM STATISTICS.
The NC. Daily News bas the following
lettar:
Sir,-At first glance over Mr. C. Clement's Opiam Statistics the impression left on my wind was that the author had simply made out strong ones for the Government in its defenes against any exorbitant demands by the Opium Farmer; also that he had upset the theories of many in respect to the widespread effects of the opium habit, Closer examination of the doon ment, however, led to the following comment,
upon it, namely:
Then I volunteered for foreign service. In India, and exchanged into the 21st pecora then, Lancers now. They ussd to call them the *Dumpy pice in Indin, because they were all shortish me. I went out in 1887, volunteered for an expolition in the Khyber in 1988, and after it was over bought my discharge.
"I went next to the Mysore Gold folds, There were three of us, and two had never seen smine or a shaft in their lives. We made about 1,009 rupessa mouth out of it, and then
came home to England.
I
-
"Went out to Burma and joined the military police, hanting daceite and opium emagglers on the Chinese frontier, I met an Englishman. out there who was bringing caravane of tea from Chits into Barmash. He was an awful good follow, and when to roaolied our station there was always cigars and drinks.
He used to order up the first pack anima, and that would be searched and be all right. But this infernal idiot began ill-treating his coolier, and one day they changed loads so that the last animal came first.
When we opened it, instead of tes-it was opium, which is contraband. He had half a ton of opium in that caravan, and that is worth half a ton of silver. I had the duty of convey ing him to Fangoen under arrest.
Thon I started hunting big game-tigers, leoparde, etc. It is a dangaraus game in an anhealthy country, but I used to draw the Government reward for killing mauesting tigers, and sell the skins for export to Europe, or America
got.
29 tigers altogether, shooting with Winchester and an express bullet. Some tigers were worth altogether 300 rupees (about £53), some less."
Mr. Henry Higeon (England) in the report
1-That Mr. Clementi has not taken into on the work of the British Cotton-Growing account the amount of opinu taken from and association, said that the members of the coun- brought into the oslony by opium smoking eil of this association, who recently visited the passengers by steamers-probably numberings United Stater, were unsuimomaly of opinion atleast 500 every day of the week. It is not that the work of the association had not been likely
obiptenge" (excise officers). began one moment too soon. They wers magh hat more then one-tenth is seized by 2-That Mr. Clementi bas failed to take impressed by the determination on the part of the Americans to rest from England her pre-falo account the various ingredients used eminence in the mannfasture of cotton goods in the preparation of chand (prepared opium) for export, and they were convinced that sooner his arguments nud allegations being based upon or later the bulk of the United States crop an assumption, that the opiam emnetted in would be required by American mills The China and Hongkong the prepared opium is increase in the work of the British Cotton ezaoly one half of the total amount imported, plos that which appears as native opium in the Growing Association had been almost over- whelming. Its capital and thist of auxiliary Customs and likin returns of trade. Also, he companies now amounted to £130,000, and the fails to draw attention to the fact that the r. annual turnover in cotton alone was now nearly turns (statistics) of native opinn are known to (This is stated a quarter of a million sterling. The total probe incomplete and insecurais. duction of gotton under the auspices of the very clearly in the annual review of the trade of association had iccre and from less than 2,00 Chins in 1907 by the Statistical Secretary of bales in 1903 to 26,000 hales in 1907, and had the Imperial Maritime Customs). If, as I reached a total value of ££30,000. The council believe, the loss of weight of opium is muda np was convinced that, providing ample capital was or partly made up by other ingrediente" in obtained, the assecist on would shortly become in the preparation of chanda (prepared opium) for smoking, then Mr. Clementi's figures mest a profit earning body.
best last doubled,
was
Was that when you met the lady Kontamer P shed the "Star" man, who had heard what the little bird said.
Sir-Genille's blue eyes twinkled, and he laughed. No, my boy, she wasn't lion tamer. She was a suske charmera Burmese half-caste and very pretty girl. She was coming to England subsequently, and so I gave her a letter of introduction to some friends, She turned up. I heard afterwards, at my friend Reggie's placa in the City with six baskets fall of snakes, Laugh! I never laughed so much in my life-
But we mast hurry over Sir Genille's career. He came to London, tapped the moneylenders, had a jolly good lime," spent all his money, had a violent scene with his father at Ashby-de-la- Zouch Railway Station, and went off again "somewhere east of Suen," a quartermaster- ou a Paul O. boat. He left her in Bombay, and shipped to Baltimore, U.S.A. There he decided to turn onwboy..
pher:-
Use a rope good. Perfoot hureNUAL, Quick with a six-shooter.
DEATH OF "CZAR REID."
THE LARGEST LANDOWNER IN THE WORLD.
The death is announced from Ottawa of Sir Robert Gillespie Roid, the-Scotsman, who was the dictator of Newfousland, and probably the largest landowner in the world.
His career was a strange-ons, Bora at Coupar Angus, in Scotland, in 1840, he ami grated to Canada in 1858. After trying his fortunes at gold digging in Australia and California; be went to Newfoundland and mada rapid progress. as a contractor" and rail-
way pioneer. In 1894 the Government of the Colony was in great fancial dificulties, Cer Reid," as he became known later, offered timely help, and in 1899-xecuted his stor stroke, the famous "Reid contract" with the Government.
By this document he became owner of the) Colony's docks, railways, telegrapbe, postal services, mining and latebaring rights, and 4,000,000 acres of land. He obtained the whole value, but the Government was losing money. at a price said to be one-third of their probable anually on the various enterprises, and the "Reid contract eavot it from the gravest diffenities. Mr. Roid, as he then was, for he was kuighted only laat year, received 2,500 sores of land for mob mile of Government rail-
have amounted at que fime to 27,000-square built. His total landed estate is said to miles. His total expenditure in docnection with the contract with the Government vs £:0,900,
Having acquired thens vaat enterprises, Mr. Rid set himself to re-organise them and turn them from u profitable to paying concerns. To this be was very largely successful.
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his previous training bad essentially prepared use of it. The conquences resulting from this as possible farther, that the lasting friend-bank-robber," you're welcome, But if you take at Washington, whether during the last tan expressed astonishment that the British te
MACEDONIAN BANDS. Since ther the Colony has spent large sums
Farther correspondence relating to affairs in in repurchasing its rights from Sir Robert Roid. The posts and telegraphs have been bought Macedonie, covering the period from the end of back, and the railways revert to th(overnment January, 117, to April last, has boon issued in 1851.
Be a Blue Book. It is a melancholy record of Personally Caar Roid" was a tall. thin. orima and lawlessness, and of dougistent, but wild-maugered man, and natil recent years only for the most part fruitless, efforts on the part concidered remarkable for his passion for bridge of the Powers to reconcile conflicting building and railway pioneering. It was interests, and bring about a samblanes of order favourite boast of his that he would go anywhere The doings of Greek bande, in partionier he sent his men, and constant exposure greatly soras of them commanded by officers of th weakened bis constitution, compelling him to Greek Army, are the sub oot of overalo strongly-worda protests by Sir Edward spend some months in each year at Algiers.
Grey to the Hellenic Government Prominent in a long series of outragos was the marder of a Balgar at the direct instigation of the Greek Consul at Cavalle, who was recalled after representations had been made to the Governmentat Atheus. In June last the Greek Minister drew Six B. Grey's attention to the Ottawa, June 2nd.
harsh treatment meted out to Greeks in Bulgaria. Mr. D. A. Tompkins (United States) said
The failure af Washington to secure ung Sir E. Grey pointed out that these things were cotton had not yet reached a price which gave to 8-If the figares given by Mr. Clementi are
massare of currency legislation which promises the consequence of the activity of the Greek the farmer as good a living as many who were accurate the task of the Chinese Government I was in Liverpool" he said "when
permanent relief, or even security, makes matter bands, and added, in reply to the suggestion engaged in manufacturing paraxits, bat it seemed and of the Hongkong Government in eradicat Mexicnu Jos's outfit was there, and wo in the for disappointed comment here, The hope is that the Bulgariaus were the aggressore, that probable that the price would advance to 150. ing (suppressibg) the evil they all admit it is 13th Hussars gave some displays. One of their
men told me that a rider like me could always expressed that the British Parliament may since he took office the Bulgarian Government: and that no adequate supply would come from an evil--is vorg mash lighter than
complicated question of exchange.
whergas. tarcilory
the Gresha had been very other countrics to forbid such a prica. A larger generally supposed, and it should be possible to get a job in the West as a cowman. So I went appoint a salect committee to report on the had prevented the formation of bands in their
Canada, and, indeed, the en ire Pacido littoral native, and bad committed many-murierz_____ farming population was needed to meet-the-efface (blot aut) this scourge within a few years to Arizons and got a job on the old K.C. ranch,
On Aug; 6 Bir E. Grey at a conversatica world's demand, and the European consumer instand of ten years as originally proposed. 00 miles from Tucson (probounce Toorea is counting on a growing export trade to the who would ass his induenos to turn the tide of Ales there can be na danger of the reform There are three qualifications for cow pun-Orient, but the great fall in zer during the with the Russian Ambassador, and observed that
measures leading to revolt
past year has inevitably reduced to a minimum the Powers had succeeded ia improving the emigrents from Earope to the American cotton
4-That Mr. Clamenti, in going to all this belt would do the cotton trade more good than
the possibility of profitable export To pur Turkish administration, and if the notion of chase the gold money with which she must pay bands was stopped there would to no Macedonian in any other way. Today the Southern States trouble to minimize the effects of the evil, loses
for Canadian wheat, fumber, or rails, China question. If, on the other hand, it was not were more suitable for the European farmer sight of the fact that the Chinese Govern
ment and China's most enlightened citizens Asked whether being an Englishman ham- than any other part of the United States,
must now pay soms 33 per matit, more of her stopped, there must some day be a conflagration. Herr M. Schauz (Germany), în'a report on hare, condemned the opiam traffic and pered him in the Far West, Sir Genile replied,dollars or tacls than was necessary a year ago. Bir E. Grey added that it was the provocation The Prince of Wales is avowedly lesa' facile
desire to rid their father. American cotton, said that in the United States
Some of the best ostilamén and some of the Earnestly in conversation then bis father, less catholie in
habis which at best is difficult biggest ranch-owners thore are Englishman. In fact, with silver at 28. su dance, the fall in caused by the Greek binds, which was at the Bir F. Eliot, British Minister at Athens, social tastes, and less versatile in pursuits, only about one-fifteenth part of the districts land of a
amilable for colton-growing was ruder cotton to defend and at worst assy to condemn What ruins Englishmen out there is all those the Asiatic exchange, has largely led the bottom of the whole mischief:
and from Europe equally.
having been instructed to supports paremptory though in what he undertakes he is seeming cultivation. The possibility of davelopments in no nacertala msoner, Therefor, as China internal idiots who are too good to work and markets of 2 aja against imporis from America'] Hore, both genuinely and signally, to excel.
It is known here that Mr. Root, the United demand by the Turkish Min'ster for the It is not amise to suggest that the first public was practically limitless Tts Americans prac stands to lose in revenue very much more than went to tell everybody who their father Is. duly, which fell to the lot of the Prince of ticsly had's monopoly of the ottoneapply, and England by abolishing the trade, the least The question out thors is Can you hold States Secretary of State, bas circularized the withdrawal of all the Greek officers with the mach your end up here?" and if you can do it, it American Consular officers, inquiring for the bands in Masedonia, the Greek Government Wales after bis father's necession, aid for which did all in their power to make the best possible Great Britain can do is to help China
, for that she is sinoare there can be doesn't matter whether you're a baronet or a
purpose of the currency commission appointed
presentative should have supported représenta and fitted him, bas stamped itself indelibly on-state of things for the immenso cotton industry no
of Europe, lutherto dependent fr 75 per cent. ship, the good will, the commeros to be carried job and start telling the foreman, 'I'm awfully
years silver prices in Asis have faller. In this tions which would have been more appropriate'y bie subsequent career.
wade at Sola," case the rapid rise of gold prices in this Con
In a dispatch dated Aug. The Colonial tour, in great monsure devised of its requirements on American cotton, were on with the 400,000,000 of thrifty, enterprising, sorry I'm out here, it's gonerally Go to heil
incalculable, Add to this the exotultant de-industrious, and highly intelligent inhabitants and get out of it s and whole-heartedly authorised by that momands of America, and Europe was absolutely of Far Cathay will be worth more to the During the time Biz Genillo was a cowboytinent and elsewhere must, it is contented, to Sir F. Elliot, giving the effect of his conver- have involved exchange conditions ve in "M. Metaxas was informed that the clion. Fagacions Sovereign, the lats Queen Vistoriariven to the cultivation of solten in sew British marosatile communities than a score of nobody knew he was heir to a baronetoy trous to industries here and to all workersation with M, Metazes, Sir E. Grey says: would not fail to impress deeply on a mind so
Hundreds of Western men only know me now territories. The bigher American prices grow oplam farms would ever be likely to be is sell- intelligent and so well tutored as that of the
the easier and the more remunerative did the evident to all who are capable of taking a caini as 'Kit That was through the elopement. gold standard countries, sad must stimulate taken by you at Athens had been in accordance Prince of Wales, the stupendous resources,
There was a girl down there, the foreman's unfairly the competition of Asia. The position with instructions sent to you on my own initia difficultier, possibilities, and responsibiliterintroduction of the extension of cotton growing view of the whole situation,
become in countries outside Ameries: The 700 5. Assuming, bir. Clement' gurrs to be daughter, the only girl on the road of the Esetern't rehangs is attracting no little tive: The presence of Greek others with the which attach to the British Empire.
ered approximately socurate then it becomes every body proposed to her. I did for one, and interest, and may, it is suggested, possibly bands in Macedonia was a disgrace to the Greek connected with the financial troubles of our army, since the bands were composed of which he delivered at the Guildhall on his great part in consuming cotton goede were not evident that the action of the Chinese Govern she turned me down. There was a great insighbours last year. At any rate; people here assassins and bandits. The atrocities summitted
The famous "Wake up, England!" speech milliou Hindus and Chiese who played such
ment and the most enlightened of China's soft fool who proposed to her to slope he believe that if gold prices continue to rise and by these bands would, if published in the Eng- return was an earnest, that the Prince's constant able to pay fancy prioss-Times.
The International Cotton Congress held its subjects is most timely, for it is astculated to came down to the brinkhouse and told as all silver prices in Asia to fall, the development of fish Fress, arouss such a feeling of resentment care would be to watch over the interesis of our
the Western wheat fields will be arrested, and in the country that serious measures would have kinsmen across the seas, to rivet them to us cleaing meeting on Jano rd when Senor nip in the bad an evil which is admittedly about it. E was the only one clean-ahaven, and
of the empire and is teking root in all
It was settled I was to take bor place. Calvet (Spain) presided.
parts with letters of good will, and to stimulate the mined address was presented to Mr. various British golonies and protectorates and
"We started out to elope about 11 p.m., and Asia, instead of importing Canadian wheat, may to be taken. Emphasis was laid on the horrors efforts on their behalf of those admirable servants
I edged him right into a barbed wire fence, herself export wheat and many other compe mg of the present situation in Macedonis, and the Greek Minister was warned that the sands of of the Crown who labour incessantly in various C. W. Macara expres ing high appreciation of which assuredly would in a decade or two be so
patience of the Governments vera fast running" parts of the Empire for the cause of Imperialism the many valuable and voluntary services he had firmly rooted that its complet removal would with all the boys lying in wait in the dark and staples-Times.
rendered to the cotton industry of the world. be well-nigh impcasible. Now, however, suco a firing their revolvers to see how near they could
out and that the day of reckoning was rapidly THE DECAY OF NAGASAKL
It was impressed upon M. We
drawing nearer, "said the address that these is assured, and no one can re enably doubt the go. I bolted, got out of the girl's dress and he reogniza
by donetmartial.
Metaxas that the attitude of his Majesty's international movements with which, you have ability of the Chinese Government to eradicate was tried
---De-LI Bowie, writing to the Nagasaki Government was absolutely impartial as towards been so prominently associated bare been of sa uvil which affecta (according to Mr. Chemooli)Thea at i am, we woke up the old boss,
the closing of St. Bernard's they desired was to see race and tranquility Greeks, Bolgarians, and Servians; that all inestimable benefit to sti engaged in the cotton only sbuat 1 per cent of the entire population asked for a month a pay to go into Tucson to
spend it. The old man got out of bed, and Prese Tegarding
Hospital, saya
that industry, that they hare not only created a of the empire,
I should be glad to aos farther comments wore out the cheques for us to go. deep impression upon the Governments of the
ir May I ask you to announce through the established in Macedonia; and that it was First mon we met in Tucson was the shortsf, The insolarity with which we were constantly countries specially interested as shown by the upon Mr. Clementi's figures for the sake of
and he says to me:
Good maroin, Mist columes of your journal, that owing to the intolerable that the intenticos of the Powers personal recognition of Sovereigns and heads securate compliations in regard to the opium
bands of Greek, Bulgarian. decreasing commerce of this Port, I am ra should be thwarted by, bander the tacit" Kitty,
Yo I said. roproached during the Victorian era was 40
I guess the drinks are dontt excessive, and unlese obesked weald have of States wherever the international meetings question. I, am sto
Beting fostered
en me Lavo been hold but that they have
That's how I was known as Kitty luctantly compelled to clasa St. Bernard's and Servian out-throat, Sur Gaville aulted in deplorable narrow.mindedness, end
Hospital, on and after June 30th. The political encouragement of their respec ive Governments." recorde bas broken many KOULUND, 24M -friendly.
the poples of many
Sings then make vigorous repressiva dotion Eruffisicaoy
bmwing stand as pros and commercial changes brought, shout by the bimself, salong
hydrat baza as all local residents know, wrought has been adopted by the authorities at Athens. Wtruere. When this diadema bords?
Fares in 1967 uebered 1468omprising 991
In its true and best sense,
It is not to belittle the Prince of Wales to say that, as in his private life he finds lo he home the sun and centre of his happiness, to in his public capacity Greater Britain absorbs in large degree his thoughts and his mind and bis interesis.
people should lose or neglect the marks and
ace and good will. M. Berger (France) and parce methods which have redounded to their credit.
That an individual who is destined to wield Herr Laugen Germany) spoke highly of the
international usure
A. M. A: EVANS,
and-
for month
disaz-
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| JAPANINE BUILT LOCOMOTIVES
The railway authorities of Japan bebere that months ago the British Ambassador bor yain bope that affaire would improve. To those | Kulgarian, 319 Greeks and Patriarchista, 15%, auch weighty influence as the future monarch services Mr. Macara had rendered to the they can are about yên 2,000 ench By having Danver shoriff was asked to assist, and as Six who have had the gentle ministration of the Srbe 128 Moelens, forty Ylache, and 185
should be charaéteristically British in his tastes is by no means a bad angury
looking for him, at first without ensOCEE
The question of short time was again dis their locomotives built in Japan. For the Genille and a few friends had been mixed up good four Marie the ch sing of the Hospital soldiers, for the Irengthening of the national fibre, and cursed, and it is resolved that, whenever there purpose of experiment the works at Hyogo in chants for free drought the sheriff will be a source of regret. And to fks, recently turned out one engine which is now
How to B BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com for the welding together of the national is a lack of raw material or when the mann
heen me the farther back I want," remarked Sir ships, masy in the future be brought here anf-
fering from accidents or disease, the prospect plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Créme Charmante, Lait interests. Great and greatly opportune as bave factured articles exceed the demand in any being used on the Tokaido Railway. Foxcated him for that." The more be looked for an forinostes who, going down to the res in works for farther experiment and, if astisfactory, been King Edward's efforts to promote peace country, the adoption of the short time running more locomotives have been ordered at theen Grille, le ively.
His home-coming was as unconventional at will not be an alluring one. But it is nseless Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Foudre, and good will between his subjects and the of mills is the only real remedy, and that the manufacture of locomotives will be carried the rest of his dare-devil life.. He spent his to fight against the inevitable, and at the pre-Charmant will enable you to do it. Her dwellers on the Continent of Europe, it is a no-associations be requested to perfect their local
take rank with the forgotten cities of Sidon lifetime. A 8. Watsag & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents less worthy and weighty task to which his son, organizations in order to put short time into on in-a-large-scale by the Imperial, authorities passage money buying wild oats in New York, sent rate of progress! of 'deesy, we will soon Specialities for the Skia are the study of a with the heartiest peterasi approbation, has operation whenever it may be considered neces-The prodat of the Wakamatan foundry, is being and came over as a cattleman-" feeding cattle and of Tyre.
he says, calmly, spontanecuely addressed himself.
Kary
used in these experiments.