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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
accounts with avidity.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9′′H 1908.
made it
GENTRAL ́ASTA.
́Alter having been rejoined by Bai La! Singh, who bad in the meantime completed. detailed survey of previously unmapped groand in the north-west and north, of the Khotan
odenpents in the con of long years hed
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF
CHINA.
The interest which China pomaasse both ar a
producer and consumer of mineral products is in somewhat intarse proportion to the available information relative thereto. The only statistion vallable are those of the Imperial Maritime Customs, naturally scanty, desling, as they do, only with import and export, and noeding explanation in the form of some comment on the codition of the mineral industry in the particular district described. Buch as they ars, last year are now available for most items, and the data contained in the Customs returns for
we propose belefly to consider them, as further duty must greatly diminish their interest. The oblef imports are shown in the following table 1-
IATORIS,
1908 3908 1907 Plants Pionls Picyls
086,004 62,573 147,0 $ 143,289 149,235 138,055 2,49 1,670 980 1171 1,054 877 32,472 7,946 2,866
54, 70 34,257 64713
SPECIAL
HIGH
BARGAINS
CLASS PIANOS
BROADWOOD. COLLARD.
WERNER. HAAKE.
RACHALS.
KRAUSS.
AND OTHER
MAKERS 67 REPUTE
WEAR GUARANTEED!
174 643 287,890 296,794 WILL BE STORED UNTIL REQUIRED
4,567 10,959 9050
DR STEIN'S EXPEDITION IN the masia of Domsko. Bere excavations were I am told that quite a number of people who
rawürded" by" vluable · finds in the shape fot hoped for a rich larvast through the visit of
well-preserved “manuscripts in Iodina saripla," I bave often wondered how many readers of the, American feet to Amay have been disap-
Buddhist paintings on wood, doggy
March and the early part of April were thus
■ newspaper feel interested enough to read pointed, and that some of those who ventured
Farther communications have bean renaived spent in archeological labours along the desert through from beginning to end a detailed des from Shanghai and Hongkong "on the make cription of a cricket match such, for instance, are on the verge of bankruptcy. Jack not at the Royal Geographical Bondaty from De belt adjoining the oasis from Donoko to as the newspapers consider it their duty to being given liberly to roam on land upset all to describing the ranks of his Khotan. Amongst the runs newly trzond
latest archmological and geographical torpell there Dr. Stein mentions, the remains of furnish on Cocasions like the interport oon-commercial callations and the result in that gations in Central Aada. They are dated large Buddhilst temple, decorated with daberete frescoes, now completely, barled by high dunes toets. Speaking for myself it interests me but the rinit of the American squadron is remember. Thotan, July 15, 1948,
Early in December, 1902, Dr. Stels, travel in the desert strip between the Yvrangkash and litile to learn how one man anicked the ball to ed with regret by some instad of being an
ling from Turian, had reached Karashshr, the Karakash river. Like the large Bawak bound are or how smartly long-off Belded. I universal pleasant memory.
RODERICK RANDOM.
in the extreme north-eat of the Tarim Tohara which Dr. Blein discovered in 1901 in basin and there he began his wahsolo closely corresponding position not far from the am naually astiated with a glance at the scores
gionl explorations of the winter. Bites of opposite bark of the Yururgkash, this en ple got out in tabular form at the end, bat in 'an
KOWLOON BOWLING CLUB.
socent towns and of some sine could be traced proved to belong to the early centuries of our Idle moment last week I was tempted to glance
at several points of the Great Plain, nor mainly era. Unfortunately boil molature had OPEN AIR CONCRET. over ▲ descriptive account of the interport
i wiebe covered with sorub and low jungle, weakened the walls to such an extent which encircles the Bagranh lake on the north that continued excavation threatened to match appearing in a abest which is cocasionally
A most enjoyable Open air Concert was held witserse of the importance which the territory | remalt in complete destruction. published at Shanghai. "Here," thought I
at the Kowlcon Bowling ; lah Green on Satur- on ancient Yən-k’i bad poessend in pre-Makotno- brightening up over a discovery, "le a reporter who can describe a cricket match in a distinctly day night and was well attended by the loos] den times. But the vicinity of subsoil water interesting and original manner" Let me residents, but somparatively few from Houg. often impregnated with salts, and the effect of
a olimata evidently less dry than in other parts quote: "Bled now few out to forage for Hongkong were attracted. The grounds were gaily of the great Turkestan depression, had com cards, the party set out by the desert route Bras and yellow metal 27,389 25,588 20,217 pletely destroyed whatever structures might kong, but came back within a minute with only decorated with Bags and brilliantly flumluated
river-bed, then practically dry throughout Load.. ons worm in his beak, which does not count chwith electric lights whose Bickering dare was have once stood within the still ortant day which leads towards Akea along the Khotas opend yo in a large family of eloven." Now, Mr. Editor relieved by the sofier glimmer of the Chin, ramparts Chinese coins, picked up on the spot. On the curious desert bill of Maxir-tagh, which do
to determine that these sites fanks the Khotan river on the west, some six Quicksilver possible my random reflection on this subject is that if so lanterns, which were suspended all round had been occupied down to the ninth century marches below the oasis, Dr. Stein diacovered
Spilter A far better field for syatematic the ruins of a fortified watch station once in... your reporters would write up your cricket the enclosure. An occasional heavy sprinkle of
excavations we offered by an extensive guarding the river route. The fort had boon Tinplates... reports in this conventional, but Interealy rain drops caused a momentary Butter and a interesting, manner, I am sure everyone-be hasty retreat to the shelter of the pavillon bat oollection of raised Baddhut shrines, locally destroyed by fire, but on the steep rooks lope Zinc ha ardent cricketer or no-would, read the the alluring charms of the singera soon, rostalled known sa Ming-oi ("the thousand houses") below big masses of refuse, ¿brown out by its As will be seen, there was some improvementin
torricos low rook which occupies soms the audionos. The programme was well at the easternmost foot of the range fortunately remained in excellent preservation, the copper import after the great stamp of 1908 arranged and somprised the following Itame overlooking the Karashahr river from the south, safe from moisture and driving Band. From owing mainly to renewed demand for minting this unsavoury quarry Dr. Stein recovered a purposes. The Nankin Mint need 62,500 picula Luis and Dances--Baad 15th Rajputs Situated within easy reach of the high road Margarita
Mr. Ayti leading from Karashshr to Korla, the ruins had great collection of documents on wood and of copper and 3,250 pioals of pelter during Whistling Coon-
Mr. Gregg repeatedly been viiied by European traveller, paper, in a variety of soripis, mainly Indian, the year to produce 553,800,000 ten cash pieces. Band inchiding Ur. Hadio and within the last for Chinese, and ibetan, and none apparently later Early in the porrent year an odiot was Mamblin Moses
... Mr. Chapple
Fears Professor Grauwedel's arobsoological than the eight and ninth centuries AD. The promulgated for the immediate coinage of Asleep in the Deo The Belfry Tower (encore) Mr. Chapple oxpedition, on its passage to and from Tarfas, great mass of the records evidently belongs to Biogle cash in all provincor, with a view
Victoris Quariatie had effected excavations in some of the steae- the period of Tibetan invasions, and closely disappearance of the familar anit of coinage, to Rest, dearest, riet
ramedying the grave distress caused by the Prots Gonzalef, Lures less buried ander debris. · ̈
corresponds in appearance and obarastor to the Tioliu Bolo
Mra Bronghall
which reference has been made on previous The disposition of the ruins in long rows | records brought to light by Dr. Stein last year For a while
Miss Parke of detached cellas, varying in size, but from the ruined fort of Mira, mouth of ecossions in these columur. Thus quite apart Vilis (Merry Widow) Pairle Voices
Band all showing close resemblance in plset and Lop-nor Whistlers and their dogs
Band construction, facilitated the employment of One hundred fathome deep.. Mr. Crispin a large number of labourers. The first liggings Very suspicions Capt, and Miss Parke showed that apart from the destructive effects ..Miss Parke of rain and snow, the temples had suffered Bid me to love (ensure)
...Ming Logan much damage by a great conflagration which, Queen of the night ......... Doan ye ory, we honey... Victoria Quartetten view of coin -finds reaching down to the Tell me while the Church Bells ring ...Band ninth century .D., may afely the connected ... Mrk Broughall with the earliest Mahomedan invasions Bot My sin Folk......
-Band In spite of all the destruction caused by God Bavo the King
iconoclastic zeal and atmospherio fifluences, SINGAPORE AND THE MILITARY the remained plentiful arobological speil A great maen of excellent maliaro sculptures in stucco ence adorning the temple walls, emerged interior of the larger shrines, from vanlled passages inclosing some eellas were recovated sme Año fresco panels whict's timely burial had wared both from Bre and moisture. Finds of paisted panels and delicately carved relievos in wood, once richly gilt, bore proof of lavish adornment with votive gifts which these shrines had once enjoyed, Considering the relatively late date dow to wrtistic excellence placa had been cocapied, the artistic excellence of many reliavos, otd., was all the more striking. Not withstanding some manifest difference of styles; these soulptures and paintings yet
Gisco-Buddhist tely the predominant influence
I hope I may not be trying your patience. Mr. Editor, by just one other random reflection on the stereotyped ways, or, perhaps I should. say in this instance, the smooth conventional.
ties of the Prcasman. The other day my Bye alighted on a paragraph in a paper published in one of the neighbouring paris to this effect "The many friends of So-and-So will be
pleased to hear that he is to be married nagt month." Tell me now why on earth should a man's friends be pleased at the prospe of The papers never tell us this and yet it is probably the most interesting part of the story. I van understand the bridegroom-elect being pleased with himself, but why his friends too should be pleased in not quite so obvious. Had the paragraph to which I refer appeared in a Hong. kong papar I would have appealed to some of sbe many friends for enligtenment Bat like a bad coin, this stereotyped phrase in bound to turn up some fine day--perhaps in the Daily Press, and Lhops, Mr. Editor; you will see that the author completes the story properly by telling us the reasons for the gladness which prevails among the friends of a man, who, like alamb, is being led to the altar.
CONTRIBUTION.
C
By the beginning of May the expedition reached Aksu, having suffered a good deal ou the way from the heat of the desert and Land terms. At Asia Dr. Stein was able to arrange through the help of his old mandaria friend, Pan Darin, now Thotai, for the local help which Rai Lal Singh needed for the conlingens survey he was to ourry along the outer lan
han range westwards as far as the passes above Kashgar. Dr. St-in himself travelled up the Ush-farfan valley, and thence marched Touto not shown by published mapa mountain range to the oasis of Kelpin. In spite of peaks rising to 12,000 to 13,000 foot water is now very scanty throughout these
of
from tse considerable ill sit soining basintes
CASH OR CREDIT.
ROBINSON PIANO
Co., LTD.
Bongkong, 18th July, 1908,
sotempting in recent years, it would seem likely mainly by the Imperial railways of North that the effect of official Chinese purchases for coinage purposes would continue to be fell Mining Company also bear a portion of the Chine, but the Chinese Enginearing and in the copper market. Of the Naakin consuwepoxpense. Mineral sarvoys are being undertaken Japan. The import of tiuplates, as will be soon, tion hat year, more than belt was derived from In some provinces, and we gather from con- verations with Chinese engineer that they continues to make, rapid progress. The oil consider that there is a grant opening for their business developed considerably during the year, countrymen with Western mining and metallur the total imports amounting to 161,284,356 gical training, owing, to the general recognition gallone, au against 128,687,690 gallons in 196 of its sommernist value. The language must The consumption of Amerion oil increased by always prove a diffenity to Europeans, quite over 30 per cent.; that from Sumatra showed an spart from the natural dosirs of the Chiasse increase of 316,250 gallons, and from Borneo & people to employ their own countrymen, satisfied.
Mining Journal. with men of European civilization. The
The Brits Times, discussing the Military from the deep layers of debris filling the hoross a barree bat. remarkably pictures decrease of 90104, gallons. These three as they are of their ability to hold their own
mountains,
The way in which obrions desiosion has affected the conditions of Kirghis lerdsmen ginning in the valleys, and the survival among them of loanl lere anmistakably of pre-Wahome- dan offered interesting objects of study.
origly,
of Kelpie led to the dis-- Information opportunely secured through every of extensive debrie areas marking ancient
trou settlements in the disert belt between the
of the Kashgar river,
Contribution, asy-No matter what the purpose may be for which revenue in raised, twenty per vent. of that revenue must go into the Military Contribution fund, and only 10 per cent, is available for the object in view. If the Colony is backward and, negligent in the matter of public improvements, the War Department gets less and has 0.right to complain. It on the I notice that your special correspondent at other hand, then is a spirit of courageons Amoy has deplored the fact that the Float's visit terprise in the administrative, and the people are being taxed heavily to cover the cast of to Amoy was robbed of some of its educational icans, the War Department reaps where it lies value through the native city and the Kulɛngen (not gown. Fifty or rixly years ago there quite as clearly as the work of ancient Khotanter hills of Kolpin and the lowest course
Barco strife in England over what were described settlement being placed out of boundary taxes on knowledge" and thà absolutes models from the extreme north weet of India had left little or no remains for Did he mes, I wonder, is educational value, demoralising effects of the system were 89: The manuscript romains recovered were either enough arabmlogical evidence was scoured, to
of
srid
Fer-advanced erosion excavation, but
for the men of the Fleet or for the Chinese vigourously exposed that, by almost unanimous is Indian script or in Uighur, Consider ancient Chinese high road to Kashgar, had been prove that this tract once traversed by the I need not consent, they was swapt away. We fail to ses and the European ‹ settlers P romark it is one of the proud boasts that taxes on humanity-en the building and ing the great number of templer, the total occupied down to the eighth century AD. by maintenance of hospitals, co the proper sanita-aluence of ralus which could with certainty be large settlements to which asla stili traceable of Americans that education follows the ton of every town in the Settlements, on every recognised as monastic dwellings was curious in parts carried water from the Kashgar river. feature of this site. But if the living seemed There was opportunity here also for interesting star spangled banner, and it would not surprise scheme
scheme for improving men of transit, harbour
to bave been averse from taking ap their abode topographical work, as Dr. Stein's sucToy ma to bear that the next edition of the local accommodation and the like are one whit with the gods, it was otherwise with the dead, rored a series of low parallel ranges, which
bostor than theso obnoxious impoats which with glossary of terms in pidgin English will be Delto
einerary urns and boxes were unearthed in continue to the north-west the line of the our fellow countrymen abolished. Butunhappily for Improved by the addition of American equl- we are only a Crown Colony. We have the numbers around coms of the shrines and stupas. curious rugged hills aboat Tumshusk and valent","ench, for example, as high ball" shadow rather than the substance of represents- Dr. Stein could not trace in the vicinity any Maribashi shown by the extant maps as isolated the American equivalent of whisky-goda; "gee Hion, and we have no votos. It is not worth remains pointing to early occupation by rock falsad. whis" angtics "Great Scolt"; "rubbernecks," anyone's while to grow alequest for our villages. Yet the wide plain stratching
babies des round
during and eastwards, a desolate waste of sorab and sand, Inquisitive people; to be "full of hot sir" the of osuvasking. Our Governor may reason like could even now be easily brought under Stein by the middle of Jans back to Khotan The arrangement and packing of his arcbao- irrigation by canals from the Earashehr. logical collections accumulated during two river. Whatever changer desiccation may hare effected in this reglos, it seems certain your labour, are bound to prove as exalting that the supply of water now availible in the task, seeing how extensive they are sad how the fragila antiques on the long and diffealt transit Karashahr, Fifer far exceeds the needs of the more I needed to prevent damage to often Darrow strip of land actually onltivated, chiefly
work in Khatan until the close of July, and that only the want of
After completing his task at Khotan, population at pressut provesta a greetextension DA Store & carry out, with that of cultivated arse. After the complation Lal Singh, explorations in
those parta
equivalent of boastfulness, and so on. With these few cepecially the "bigh ball"-I bave no doubt it is quite possible to make good or come up to expectations, in the art of polite
conversation.
The statement that the “Autumn Girl" is to wour toilettes in all seston's colours--rossst
edification, or to kiss our
the Russian supply is at present almost constitute the commercial sources of supply, as negligible. Turning to the sports me fad the following:-
And refined n Antimony ofe Lond...
ore Quicksilver
Antimony regulus
To
Iron ore
and
EXPORTS.
1905. 1906, 1967, Pionle, Picula. Picals.
35,540 03,314 38,408 98,857 59,920
23,790 279
P. & O: COMPANY AND AUSTRALIAS NEW NAVIGATION LAWS.
Under the new Navigation Bill, the working 884 of whic's is causing much apprehension, for it in certain to become lawit is proposed to allow starmers carrying the Anstralian mails from
6
304
881 England, by arrangement with the Australian 75,302
68,089 $1,630 Government, to take passengers and trade on Zino
675 1214 1,138 the coast. The definition is not altogether clear „ore
116,301
126,940 125,992 so far as other liars are concomed, and we Iron. plg
are curious to know how this will affect the mannfactured.. 415 260 567,226 £50,709 P. & Q. Company which recolves its mail 1,577,386 1,842,980 1,744,235 lies that a serious situation will arise unless from the Imperial Government. It is The chief features of interest are the
the section referring to what the Governors: decreased exports of tin sad antimony. Conal- disable courages of antincny or autimosial General in Council may do in the pistter of ores appear to be handed in some of the Tang the clauso stands at
casst trade regulations in made mere plais. As present it is apparent that tse porte, but it is to be presumed that they aro
the F. & O. Company must be preluded from soner med in the
interior trade of China, or, taking any part in the coastal trade of Australia ponsibly, reprezent entries relating to the same
between
reen Fremantle and Eastern States poria customs offices. The tin export coincides with and vice versa, but unless the Governor-Geneza the Yannat production, which appears, therein Council says otherwise this Company. fore, in spite of the high average price which has so greatly assisted in the ex-. of last year, to show further falling way. The iron and steel industry appears to be passion of the Astralisu trada, will have to yang Ironworks now employ 3,444 men and clear of Fremantle. It will be remembered revert to the deep-sea order of things when developing under Chiass control. The Ban- adopt local conditions while on the coast, and-
pig per day, with a steel making plant of about directore, at the time the terms of the present half that capacity together veltta the necessary contract were under negotiation, had inserted s wiling tile, the daily wage is about
clause giring the P. & O. Company power 15. 3rd. Cosi and coke ste obtained from the
after certain motion, believed to be six months, Fingeiang mines in Kinngs, and iron sta, to withdraw from any portion of its contract. Hapes. Besides these works two others are averaging 65
per cent of metal, from Tayoh in
This was stated to be in view of the Navigation projected, one at Wachang, on the other side of Parliament. This provise was sopted by the Bill which had not then been presented to Imperial Government. It isnot reported that the the river to Hankow, where rolling stone f and the second na anginooring works which abandoa the talked of schems of will work up material from the Hanggang Fremantle the forminus of the over-ren mail Irouwerke into structural material. As will
steamers, and running connecting boats, »nitable be seen, the primary raison d'etre for these to the season, from here to the Eastern States works are the need of the growing railway and back with mails and passengers. Should systems of China, and, in view
the Narigation Bill become law in its present extent to which the empire nesde and form sad the Labour Party insist on its ocald
support mechanical transport, there seeins
a most awkward
A rapid journey ein Vorkand brought Dr. | shipments as they pass through the different It is known that the steamers carry, pamungərd
an oracle, and in all probability the only result is that he will be listed as a troublesome sort of a fellow is the ofice to which his communi- cations are addressed. Wher an Under Seore ary has pored curl intimation that His Majesty's Government on see no reason to depart from the principles hitherto in foroe, the by colonies of restless Tangers and seminomad / to India. Thus he expected to bo kept hard at possess a blast farmaco cepe city of 500 ions of that Sir Thomas-Satherland and his co- matter is at an end.
Well, we can only express a hope that every? will doggedly persovers in the ono conoormed and bronse and gold-paints, says Fanta, to effort to ebtsin simple justice. From the seply of their taska by Christus, it was a relief to of the high Kwoning, range about (be Yurung. striking difference between the sexes, for soat to the Governor's letter it would appear of Khora, two marches from Ming-pl where to be surveyed. Theb, late in September, Dr. the party to more up to the cold but sunny bills wash and Kara-kash sources which still remain though men sometimes war frock coats and top that justice is to be denied because the arga information, elicited with such trouble from Stain hoped to be able to start on the return hats which by reason of age bear the autumn monta adranosd by the Governor of the Straite
Korla shepherds and reticent Mongola, Jhad st the root of the tints" it is not considered "good for," May Settlements strike we we not ask whether woman in her new born principle on which all Military Contributions led to the discovery of Buddhist remains journey to India over the passes of the Kars-
paid the Bastern Colonia are at present hit
hy love for autumn fints bas really bootveed, and these argumente cannot be bad rejoined Dr. Stein at Ming-oi, after making
whole bis from Turlan inspired by Nature's baanties or is it done admitted without giving up the
system of assessment, bolk in the Straits through previously unmapped portions of the out of pure envy of a privilege which, in the
Bettlements and elsewhere."
The
in Kurak-tagh ranges. The visit to the Khora. Far East at any rate, has been long szolusively fast, is not to to dooided valle merita-sation ruins gave Bai Lal Singh an opportunity for -enjoyed by mon ? Lot the suffragettes speak declined because it might disturb the smooth useful surveys on the range dividing the the truth, the whole truth and nothing but serenity of a department which has ceased to be Karashahir valley from the open plain of the
basio est Tariki run on sympathetic lines since the only great Colonial Minister G10st Britain has had for
the truth i-
H
the
to
hitherto unnoticed, Surveyor Rai Lal-Bingorum, and may be expected in England in be manufactured for the Foot-Han Railway, & 0. Company have decided for the king
Over hitherto
December,
AN INTERESTING JAPANESE NOTICE-BOARD.
vanteenth
spegards
of the
and
aything, and we are not as prosperona Aguiries set on foot by Dr. Stein sinoostianity at all costs, and ordered a most rigor 110 Chinese. This disaster produced a strifest,, and may be expected here today at 6 p.z.
The C. & M. str. Bubi left Manila on the 7th
The P. & O. str. Oceana left Singapore for this port on the bth inst, at pm, with the outward English Mails, and is dae here on the
The Apoar str. Catherine Apsar, from
may be expected here on or about the 15th inst
The T.K.H. str. Hongkong Mary from Hongkong on the 9th October, arrived in San Francisco on the 6th inst
The Indo-China str. Nameung left Calentia
Rev. G. C. Niven, Gilu, Japan, writes to the Lordoa Daily Graphic Having every reason to anticipate s prosperous future provisions belog carried out, then the P. & O. After a visit to the Inokiake.for Shanyor noticed that you are issuing a weekly sup- for thin industry for a considerable time to some Company will be placed in a fifty years reticed from ministoris offles. We river, the party marched
from any individual native demand. As position, the only alternative of which will be The "Fanny sayings of children:" often get would point ont, however, that these Bettlements nasurveyed ground to Kuchar, Rai Lal Singh plement of religious interest, I enclose a very
coal mining there is not very much either to resign the contract, or transkip passengers and mills for the Eastern States and into the papers at Home but I fancy if reise no objection whatever to paying a fair following the course of that river through its unique photograph and a few notes,
"During the sixteenth century the Jesuits information to glean. It will be in our reader's New Zeland into other vessels at Fremantle collection were made of the funny sayings of contribution towards the cost of defence If debonement from the mountains, while Dr.
of children brought up in Hongkong or the that contribution should be £100,000 or £200,00 desert to 'the north-west. After a week's Zipango” (as they then termed Japan), and asthe Pekin Syndicate to surrender their con- white crews, etc.
we shall treaty ports, it would best Home collections us pay it angradgingly, when convinced
eam fairly proportioned to what hall at the oasis of Kuchir, which was utilised a result a great number of the people and eestions in Shansi on what was certainly a moderats compensation bass if the reported hollow. Let ma quote just one:
other Crown Colonies are paying for an equality for visits to the ruins and a rapid study of their some of the feudal baroan received splavalne of the concessions was not exaggerated. Young Hopeful, aetat 7, seated at the plane of service. Five years ago the amount handed specially instructive. features, Dr. Stein was Owing to polition intrigues carly The German company wining in Shantang LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, with a newly-purchased but out-of-date music over to the Imperial Treasury was £127,508. free by the close of January to resume his joue the roguri determined to put down het bampered by an explosion of bleating material,
Last year it had bounded up to £211,191: Wo Day to the south of the deart.
which
consed the deaths of two Europeaus and book, finds in if the National Anthem.
are not better defended now than then, rather *Mother!" he exclaimed, "Why do they say lesa s
the Khoian and Kariya ragion in the one persecution. The Christians at length
output 180 if bere 'God Save the Queen'? Everybody now so we were then. The rise in revenue
revolbed, but being overcome by the subsequently labour shortage, so that natümn of 1906 had resulted in information openly formes at the battle of Shimabara
was only 145,00 tons, compared with 191,000 which has almost doubled the amount of the aching him about several ruined sites in the lugs God save the King.""
contribution does not represant expansion of Taklamakan which had remained unexplored so (1637) they finally, abandoned all public protons in the previous year. Several fresh pita The fond parent duly enlightened her off-
resources but additional obligations. Loans for; and he was anxious to visit them before the fession of Christianity, and for 220 years, until were equipped in the course of last year, and spring who, having digested the information bave been raised for a variety of urgent public heat and theseason of sandstorms made work on Townshend Horrie, with his secretary, read thesa enlarged output will no doubt be obtained
during the current twelve months. The output 11th inst, at about 6 s.m. rls that ground impossible. Os Jaanary 29 the Church Service in his house in Tokyo in of the Kaiping, minns appears to have ingressed. Imparted, looked up again and innocently asked works, and we owe nothing to the Imperial
When, Mother, will it be God says theyorament for help to obtain the works, and jungle, and after. Sepherd huis in the Tarim | load voice so that all could hear, there was so but stalistion ara loking. The events of the Caloutts feft Singapore on 7th fast. p.m," and
money on party left the last
of eight days public Christian service of any sort held ta a trying tramp Jack"!
essy terms, And because these
of This is not doing year, music practies, because of nothing else, funds are poured into toss high dass they reached the northern Japan. During all that time public noticeboards past year or two have ended to confirm the
A manner
is which edge of the dried-up dolls, which the Koriya condemning Christianity wers displayed at the the impression that the development of mining in the Chinese Empire -not likely to be maid mother sternly:
iotary chest in
provocative of waste, Wa river had formed at some earit period. There untrance to every village, town, or city through attended with any immediate European boom. are persuaded fast the Legislative Council was nothing here to indicate the right channel out the Erapire.
Büch information as we have As these boside gradually became illegible to the widespread character of
gathered tatian sepresentatire states, should not lose sight drift saud sad often disappearing completely owing to the action of the weather, fresh odi- control over their own minital, zoconross
only body posessing deffrute in the maze of dry riverbeds, all halfburied by of this matter: The Governor has done had formed & now, bed far away from the one shown in the Instration represents the last cent mining re
amidst jungle dead since long ager. The river tions were issued from time to time. The ons all that any man can ressonably be saked to do bat the Connel should spsoilcally propose that which Dr. Hedin had followed, and the edition, pat ent in 1869, and this board actually of recent mining regulations. Chinese ox
A bridge scoring pad as a whiskey advertise- sands in place of the preposterons 20 per cant, there
happy one, and with It was great village near Gifs, in Comtral Japan. A transla-not been altogethern year, which on the last payment has we all from a huge of sand, the glittering io-sheet Ordinance, Christian Boot is prohibited traction offered by Europe and Americs, they, the Napier Johnson whiskey shipped by Measts,
Absolutely is at lost sighted tion runs 'as i
the example of Japan before them, and the meat is not at all a bad idea. From Mesara, follow
existing facilities for obtaining technical in-an Crawford & Co, we have received a few of the specimen bridge souring pads which advertise save the Colony £50,000 at once, and, in all.
4.Itok in the distance. It took several days more probability a good deal more in the fatur,
The
perhaps not unnaturally, perfer to restrist the Suficient for the day may be the evil thereof and, before they arrived at firing forest, and found strictly in the same manner as heretofore. we are not going to sesama that the Imperial the river bed branching off from the old ens, Item. The corrupt sest is strictly prohibit grant of mining concessions to concerns which Cubter, Palmer & Co. and for which Meters, always be invoking the extra-territorial authority Ians, Crawford & Co., ere the sole agents in Hongkong. The fra also innuens advertising Government intends to rain Singapore by some close to the northern most point Dr. Stein had a 3rd month 4th year of Keio.
(Marob, 1868.) Office of the Privy Connoil, of foreign diplomatic agents. Not only as a matter & useful pad for entering up engagements. quixotio occmands on the subject of opiam reached en bis journey of 1901: dealing. Quite spart from that, the fluanoja! After a day's rest at a shepherd's camp by In 1873 the Iwakura Embassy, travelling increasing number of Chinas being trained as outlook is ominous enough to justify unlimited the Berlyn Daryn, Dr. Stein resumed round the world to inspect the methods of mining enginears abroad, but a college was the birthday of King Edward, but not many are
Hów to un BRAUTIFUL-Keep your com. To-day, as you all know, is the anniversary perisaacity in pressing for further condderation arobanological labours at the Kars-dong site, gorerament lopted in foreign countries, found established at Tongshan in the Tientsin district. aware of the number who are looking forward of our claims. When the matter was dealt with which he had visited on his previous that these boards were regarded with much in March 1907; to provide courses in railway
Accommodation is plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Créme Charmants, Lait free engineering and mining. was a minimum of revenus because journey, and which the river, by its latest disfavour, and wore a bi,drance to the The provided for 103 abudaute, and the competition Charmant and Special Skin Tosis sul Poudre 1894 with great anxiety to the publication of the list the Government had not bhan besoose what it is shifting, has approached again after long into cre
One or twe Hongkong now the pivot of all great enterprises, or som centuries. Having of birthday honours.
been joined on the Kerigs this being commiested to their Home Govern for admiralon, for whink a kaowledge of English Charmant will enable you to do it. Ear ment, the boards were all immediately with is required, is very keen. The concse is a four Specialities for the Skin as the stuly of a men are expected to Agurs in that list but whe mon contractor for the whole community. Only viver by a party of his old "treasure-seeking
by constant protest against the injustice of the guides from Khotan, Dr. Stein marched with drawn, and mixteen years later, Christianity was years one, and includes practical work as litafime. A. 8. Waiman & Co. Ltd., Bois Agents
well ma looturan. The sellega is supported they are " I daurna tell.”
present myslem van, we hope to get it remedied,
them by a new rents to the desert edge north of! finally granted official permission to exist.”
A correspondent avers that the following was picked up near the Central Police Station:-
Merryweather and Co, London to Hongkong
Police:
For inflamatory or sruptive tendencies in a
to retain
manifest in the text
crowd try our hose with plenty of water: should be fired payment of, let us say, £150.000 through which it now flowed, were hug from that date notil 1873 outside a small | perience of European financiera baa certainly
soapy, so much the better. Its cooling and cleansing effects guarantee prompt disappear ance of the malady. I am asured on the most trustworthy suthority that the above telegram in a pure invention. I thought so..........
in
relief when Dr.
for this port via the Straits on lat inst.
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