CHILDREN'S SPORTS AT KOWLOON.
That excellent feature of the New Year st Kowloon, the children's sports promoted by the Kowloon Cricket Club, took place on Saturday, and was the means of giving great pleasure to large number of young folks. H.E. the Gover nor as usual bestowed his patronage on the vouture and attended to witness thò interesting performances of the little mitos as they teddled in the races and gamballed in the interrals There was, of course, a humerous gathering of parents and friends, and they were all unanimous in their appreciation of the thoughtfulness which created this sunun trost to the children. Not ono, child. left disappointed, as everyone took away something, and the pleasure of the onting was enhanced by the tes and fruit distributed in the course of the afternoon.
The programme was well managed and thế committee did not spare themselves in min. istering to the little ones, and they doubtless
folt amply rewarded for their labours by the pleasure which heamed from every juvenils face Mr. D. Harvey was chairman of committeo, Mr. T. Chee was scoretary, and the other mem bers wore: Mexre. J.P. Robinson, W.F. Brewer, F. P. Shroff, H. E. Goldsmith, D. J. McKenzio, D. Neilson, W. Weaser, H. Lee, W. W. Polling, W. Stewart and J. H. Meal, hou. treasurer, The Band of the 13th Rajputs was present, and discoursed a pleasing selection in the course of
the afternoon,
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 3RD. 1910.
Welcome, 1910! It makes us feel a year older. perhaps, bet maske. Our forbears have always regarded the occasion as one for meerymaking and jollity, and I don't so we can improve on "their choice.
NOTES AND NEWS.
PÁRTSERSHIP WITH WOBHMEN.
Nine months of the co-partnery scheme red among the workmen in the thing Fards in Furness has resulted, in the parent to the men of a nine per cent dividend
KING EDWARD'S FAMOUS DINNER SERVICE.
At the State banquet at Windsor Castle in Dioko as has immortalized the kindly senti honour of the King of Portugal the famous monts of poses and goodwill associated solid gold dinner service collected by George with Christmas, but it is the Scottish IV., and valued at about two millions sterling, was used. The dinner servico, which is regard- posts who have put into words the good wishe*ed as the finest in the world will dine 150 so often expressed at the Now Year. I romen. persons, but it is only on vary rare occasions ber the first verse of one song which is aaog on that it is brought from the strong rooms at the the stroke of twelve in many places. In rans: Castle, where it is constantly guarded by
soldiers, A guid Now Yaar tas one un'a
An' mony may ye see;
An' in the years that are tas come
Aye happy may ya bo!
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The trade reports which have been published
might lead to the belief that the past year might have been more remunerative, but thore can be little doubt that 1910 is being contemplated very hopefully is most departments of trade. The rising dollar is not without joy to many, and altogether the prospects for the Now Year are not too bad,
No one would imagine that we were suffering from a depresion in trade when we look at the list of entertainmans which have been in pre- gress during the holidays. The New Year At the close of the sports Mr. H. N. MODx, dacices, it seems to me, have created a record. the President of the Club, addressing H.E, and this time. There were no fewer than five the company said:---Your Excellency, Ladies Hogmanay dances-one at Kowloon Dock, Tui and Gentlemen, I canot allow this oppor-koo, German Club, Club Lusitano and on the tunity to pass without expressing sincere Tamar-and another on Now Year Night at thanks to you all for your attendance here Kingealers. It looks as if we do enjoy ourselves this afternoon. It is a great pleasure to win this part of the world.
the interest- to see you and to realit you take in our Club, and it is particularly kind of his Excellency, who is as we know a very busy man, to once again favour us with his presence; our only regret is that Lady Lugard, who so kindly gave away the prizes on a former ccasion is unable to be with me to-day. We hope to see her with us next year. These sports, which pro open to all our children, have now reached their fifth annivoreary, and judging from their popularity and the support they meet with from all are now well established sa "hardy annual," and I am pleased to say their expenses are always fully covered, thanks to your goodness. In particular, I would ex press our thanks to all those who have so generously subscribed and to our friends among the shipping community trading to this port, to whom we are indebted for the excellent cakes we have enjoyed. We have had, I venture to think, a pleasant afternoon's sport, and I hops to welcome you all here next year. With these fer remarks I will now ask his Excellency to present the prizes to successful contestants. (Applaws.)
HIS EXCELLENCY thanked Mr. Medy for thing in it is preferred. his kind remarks, and
tho
expresaod the
Sorry
In a dancing community like Hongkong it will be of interest to note that thron now danicos have made their appearance on the ballroom programme at Home. One is called the Tatch ford schottische, which is simply a new barn dance, but the second, the Windsor new walts, is distinguished by the fact that all the couples keep moving throughout the dance instead of half of them boing onlookers. The third one called the Daffodil, is in the opinion of many the most successful of the three new danses. It is a pretty waltz which introduces the paa de cheval, and it is believed that this is the first time that this movement suggestive of the prancing horse has been introduced into any ballroom dance.
The old Scottish custom of first-footing was observed in some small degres in the Colony, As is perhaps well known, the lacky first fit” is a fan between colours, who is neither dark por fair, and of course he should not go empty hauded. Noodless to say, a bottle with some
It seems a pity life cannot be conducted on hope that they would all have a similar the principle adopted by the Kowloon Cricket ly happy time next your He was Club for the children's New Year sports. There
his wife was not present, ss the
every child gets something. In the scramble of keanest interest in this annual it he hoped she would be here this life there are quite a number of blanks, but I Year. The Kowloot Club deserved ppose if we give prizes all round we aap individual enterprise sul bring about socialism Tof the community for getting up
or something equally terrible. Sting, and he concluded by wishing at a hoppy new year. Excellency then prosented the prizes in
ons events as follows:
DOTA' EVENTS.
to Roce, ages to 10 to 12—1, A. Adams: Britenfeldi; 3, J. Simth.
t Bor Race, ages under 12—1, G. Briten-
3. J. Johnson; 3, A, Logan..
bck Fight, ages 12 to 14-1, Glassey; 2, pper. Obstacle Race, ages 10 to 12-3, L. Wilks; Jose del Pan; 3, A. Gifford.
The amateur photographer seams to be abiquitous. Duo of the species was soon at the fire at Quarry Bay on Thursday before the arrival of this firs brigade taking shaps. I shoulda't be surprised if his language were more larid than the pictures when he saw the results,
∙DE, COOK'S LECTURES.
death, When one dog has antagonised the others, the only way to save him from destano tion later on in to chain him; then the other doga let him alone. Unfortunately for Com. Fiale's party, the dogs that seemed to incur the onmity of the follows wars the large, strong animals the bullies and fighters. From close observation he found that the dogs generally forgave a bite on the hoad or body, but that on attack on the legs seemed to be considered foul play, and must be paid for by the life of the offending sinine. The whole pack united in
his execution.
VALIADKE, LIVE).
CADDIES IN MANY LANDS,
ROBINSON PIANO
CO., LTD.
To a great extent the golfer is dependent on his caddie. If the person who acts in this spacity is intelligent and helpful the player starts off with a considerable advantage. On the other hand, a caddie may be anything but a boon and a blessing. For example, if he bo stupid and careless, he will make an nouitable tee or prudoes the wrong olnb at a critical moment, while he will also and a hidden ball about as often as the Average racing lipster Ande a winner. The consequence is that his HIGH CLASS
employer then bas recourse to the sort of Several of the great life insurance companies language commonly reserved for uso when a in New York are interested in a £500,000 insur. bunker bes not horn successfully negotiated
temper le fatal ance policy which is being issued on the life of aud-since any display manufacturer in favour of two of his com-spair. Even when big competitions are be Mr. George Nicholson, of Kausse City, a cement to goiffinally gives up the match in de- panies.
Mr. Nicholson already has four ing contested a crack player may find himself £65,000 policies on his life, and with the saddled with a totally unsuitable caddie Thas Dr. Cook's commercial instincte, says a con£300,000 now asked, ho will be introd for Mr. Edward Binckwell recounts that, during the temporary, may be gauged by an insident which £560,000. The new policy will cost £14,000 a final of the Amateur Champions! ip at Sandwich has just occurred. To a couple of gentlemen who wanted the explorer to lecture, lis manager year, and runs for five years. It is distributed a few years ago, he was allotted the services of a
among
the best insurance companies, and he fisherman who happened to be making his debut wired: "Can give you November 23 at Min has been examined by twenty-five physicians on the links. Nor was the debut a successful nonpolis and 24 St. Paul. Will sell both for
and passed as sound. I mention Mr. Nicholson's one, as half Mr. Blackwell's time was sodupied six thousand dollars if secopted to-day-Gray The answer returned was We don't want to policy, says a New York correspondent, as a in preventing his picking up the ball, or else hay Dr. Cook. We only wanted to rent the use striking illustration of the growth of the making him get out of its way when a putt wan businoes of insurance, which was first called to being played It is not surprising accordingly of him for a night or two."
the public attention here when the life of Mr. that Mr. Blackwell did not win the Champion- John McDonald, contractor for the Now York ship on this occasion. "twopenny tube," was insured for a large sum
AERIAL TRAIN.
A new Zeppelin airship which is to be con structed is intended for passenger transport, and will have three care. It will have a gas capacity of about 20,000 cubic metres, which is considerably larger than its predecessors, and the frame is to be bullt, not of aluminium before, bat of letkrometall," now alloy, which is very light and has a high degree of rigidity. It is estimated that the airship will be able to carry forty persons.
FIRST-CLASS SHOT!. -
It is gonerally agreed that one of the best pheasant shots in the country today; says a London paper is the Prince of Wales. Noxt to His Royal Highrons comes Lord de Grey, and in the following order, Princo Duleep Singh, Mr. Harry Stonor, Mr. Rimington Wilson, and lastly, Lord Carnarvon. Of sul-round shots the Prince of Wales is easily first, for he is as good with a gen as he is with a rifte; Lord de Gray in an export, however, at pleasant shooting, and cares for little else.
BALE OF DOMRAT MILL
for the length of time necessary to build the eulay. Mr. Rodman Wanamaker, of Phila delphin, heads the list of big American policy. holders, with £200,000 insurance. There are plenty of others with policies nearly as lig, including several multimillionaires. Mr. Mar- coni, the inventor of wireless, is down for £150,000.
A DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT. The recent fêtes which have been celebrated on the occasion of the confirmation, of the youngest child of the Emperor William II. gave rise to an incident which has caused much amusement to the Diplorostio Corps in Berlin. Ordors had been received that at the departure of each Ambassador the military band should All play the National Anthem of his country. went well until the British Ambassador entered his carriage. The bands began "God Save the King" at once. According to English custom the Ambassador stopped his carriage, stood up, and listened with hat in hand to the National Anthem. When it was finished the Ambassador The Official Liquidator haszok, ibe Trienndas pat on his hat and the carriage moved on. But milla, Bombay, to Mesers. E: D. Sassoon & Coat this moment God Save the King" started for Rs. 15,01,000. The mill was pat up for once more, and again the Ambassador stopped sale by public auction. The highest bid, Re.his carriage, stood up, took off his hat, and 11,75,000, was made by Sir Bassoon Darid. As listened. As soon as he started aguia "God the price offered was under the reserve it. Save the King was played for the third time was not accepted. The Official Liquidator ro- Five times was this repeated, and it might ported the piroumstances to the High Court have gone on for ever if the Emperor had not Judge, who authorised the liquidator to receive appeared on tlie steps, where the other diplo private offers, which were insitel and the sale mata were waiting with more or less inpatience of the milis as stated above was the result. their turn to drive away. The misunderstand
ing was explained. The German custom is to play the National Anthem to the guest until his carriage is out of sight. As the English castoan is diametrically opposed to this, the military band would still be playing God Save the King" at the Palace at Potsdam had not the Emperor intervened.
GERMANS IN AUSTRALIA.
The Cologne Gazette states that there are 25,000. Germans settled in the dominion. Those preserve the language and the customs of the Fatherland, especially those belonging to the Evangelical churches. Between them they have 90 charches with 42 ministers, 35 schools long line the Germans and 42 teachers; but it seems there lure only 1,300 papils For had no theological college, but in March, 1906, the college Concordia was established, and the was decided to beginning of last month establish a German University, with a gymna sium annexed.
NO SUBJECT FOR A GENTLEMAN.
Speaking at the anniversary dinner of the Royal Society, at the Hotal Metropole, Mr. S. H. Batoher, M.P., told an anesiefe of Pater Some twenty-five or thirty years ago there was s proposal of Oxford that the degree of Bachelor of Science should be Institute. After the debate on the subject Pater said to him, "Well, I suppose if a man insists on learning science the University cannot forbid him; but I am not wrong, am I, in saying that surely sciones, is not a subject for a gentleman?" He did not put it forward as the considered opinion of Pater; but it represented with some exaggera flon an attitude of mind which had since passed away.
HANDWRITINGLANTING OF UPRIGHT?
MR. J. P. MORGANS' HUGE INSURANCE DEAL.
STUPENDOUS FIGURES,
GIEL CADDIES
are not often met with in England. This, in the epinion of most players who have tested thom, is to be rsgrotted, for not only can the girl do all that the boy can but she often does it better. Writing on this matter, no less an anthority that Harry Vardou remarks Decidedly, the girl caddie excels. I have acon her on many luks up and down the country and she is always good." The girl caddie, too, is usually more conscientious than her brother, and takes an interest in the game for its own sake, and not merely for that of the fee that is paid. on the conclusion of round. Then, she is not talkative, and makes no attempt to obtrude her own opinion in the choice of clubs or the correct manner of over- coming & diBealt too. Finally, when she is sent to look for a ball, she does not go off to smoke a cigarette behind a banker. The average small boy, on the other hand, can do quites lot of this without getting tired. Speaking generally, there is not much to grumble about in respect of the caddies whom golfers will encounter on most of the Continental links nowadays. The game has been adopted quite long enough in France, Germany, Italy, ote, to enable the different clab secretaries to train up a genera. tion of youths who can accompany a player from green to grown without tempting him to pro fanity, or turning his thoughts towards homicide. Where brand-new courses are concerned, how
especially in out-of-the-way resorts--the evar, es
Hinco
o it is not always case is sometime different, possible for committees to pick and choose from the material realy to land. As a rale, they have to trust to luck-and the strong right arm of the resident professional that the caddie supply will not turn out too hopelessly bad. On the whols, such confidence ia'usually justified. Still, there are exceptions.
THE BEST CADDIES
SPECIALISTS IN
PIANOS
BY THE
LEADING MAKERS.
JUST UNPACKED :
BRINSMEAD
WERNER
RACHALS
KRAUSS.
INSPECTION INVITED.
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have private wagers game, and often
Sometimes, when this results of matches, the ball is in a bad position, and disaster becomes imminent, it is as much as their employers can do to prevent them giving it a surreptitious kick, so as to make the tee a more favourable one. When, on detection, the Bans” emites thom severely, they think themselves very badly treated.
THE CRINESH CADDIE
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whether he bo
is always referred to as a "boy" a stripling of tea or a decrepit Methuselak of ninety. Few of them know much about the game. Still they are keen partisans and the progress of a round is cften enlivened by a free fight arising out of a heated organsul as to the merits of their masters. They also have an irritating habit of picking a ball out of a bunker and replacing it in a more 'order advantageous position. This is done in that their side many win, for it is the ouston t Chinose links to reward the victor's baddies at higher rata than the loser's. Another draw. scom to come from France, and some of them back to the perfect enjoyment of golf in the have picked up so many wrinkles as a result of Calestial Kingdom is that small boys have a assiduously watching good players that they habit of hiding behind bankers and then, whon have even developed into professionals. In this the ball lands there, jumping and bollowing connection the Biarritz links appear to have as though they had been half killed. Pecuniary acted us a cradle for ambitions caddies, since it compensation (which the oaddie shares) is then "J. P. Morgan owns the earth," is the irre was bere that the faraous trio, composed of the extracted before the ingenions youth's relatives verent way in which ons journal in New York great Armand Massy, Baptiste Bombonding, and and friends will parmil the game to continue. announced that America's greatest money king Joan Gassist, commenced their careers by earry-Of course, it is rank extortion. There is had acquired by purchase a majority of the ing clabs for all and sundry. At one time the nothing for it, however, but to pay up and look stock of the Equitable Life Assurance Socisty average youth living in any Riviers town would pleasant.-HonaCE WYNDHAM.—Madrean Mœil. of New York, which Mr. Thomas Ryan bought fir his hopes on becoming a croupier at Monte Carlo. Nowadays, however, he seems to think from the Hyde family in 1905, and placed cater that an appointment no caddie to the golf.
voting trust headed by the late air. Grover Cleveland. Bir alergan acquires this stock, clubs of either Cannes, Nice, Costabelle, or amounting to 502 shares out of the society's Hyeres in more desirable. At any rate, there is total of 1,000 shares, subject to all the provisions always tremendous competition to saenre such a of the trusteeship,
post. When a boy obtains one he regards himself as made for life, and becomes the envy of his less successful comrades. Sometimes he is so filled with a sense of dignity that be begins to boast, This trait is naturally re sented, with the result that battles royal ensue between himself and the disappointed candidates, However, the resident professional-generally a restore order when his eturges threaten to musentar Scotsman can usually be trusted to get Although out of hand.
THE CONTIENTAL CADDIE
With the £90,000,000 nasots of the Equitable Assurance Society, Mr. Morgan and his ass
to the reckoning of the finan- ciates, according cini editors, now wield the grantest financial power ever concentrated in any set of private individuals in the world. This single tranmo tion, although involving an enormous amount writing uns been under consideration in France; combination centring round the banking house The question of upright versus slanting of capital, is only part of the groat financial and the Ministry of Public Instruction has of Morgan, The control of the Equitable and pablished the report of writing specialists to Mercantile Trust Company passes along with whom the matter was referred. They reported the purchase. Only recently the control of that slanting writing was moro rapid, more the Guaranty Trust Company was taken over beautiful, and more easily road than the upright by the Morgen cyndicate. The National Bauk hand, Dr Casar Roux, medical inspector of of Commerce, the second largest in the United Schools at Nice. has entered an energetic pro- States, is now lodged in the same hands. A test against the conclusions above referred to money trust of the most gigantio proportions The doctor contends that the opinion of aur the country is ever known is being created, Swiss couras eggs
geons should have been taken instead of that of With Mr. Morgan at the head, writing masters. Blanting writing, he con tends, has a harmful effect on the waist, land pre-disposes the pupil to myopia Seeing that the question had been decided by international congresses of health it should never have been
Few people are aware that the ash which was ablase at the Query Bay fire, besides being used for ballast and other purposes, is utilised for preserving eggs. The ash is moistened Flat Race, ages 8 to 10~1, M. A. Belton; 2, until it becomes like clay and the I. Gassim; 3, E. Edgar.
are thion covered with it. Blindfold race, age under 14-1, A. Golden- berg; 2, 17. Railton.
Tng of war, ages it to 14-1, M. Railton; 2, T. Lugan: 3, 0, Smith.
Flat race, ages 6 to 8-1, Jose del Pan: 2, L. L. Lopos; 3, J. Silva,
Flat race, ages 6 to 8-, D. Railton; 2; J. Lyon 3, Sanjo.
Flat race, ages ander B-1, J. Silva; 2. E. "Railton, 3, L. Lopes.
Wheelbarraw race, agus under 14—1, Wilks and Logan; 2 Clayson and Johnsford; 3, Smith and Brockett,
GIRLS' EVENTS. Skipping race, ages under 14, W. Armstrong: 2, Grace Douglas; 3. A. Thynne,
Musical choire, sgos 10 to 12-1, S. Douglas; 2. E. Brown; 3, R. Judah,
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I had some netos last week on the cheap way Ju which the army of American tourists who recently invaded one shores have been getting round the world, bat a correspondent tells me an amusing story of the way in which one visitor who had a great idea of his own enteness fell a victim to one of the Chinese shopkeepses in the Colony. The tourist, had strolled into a silversmith's shop and taken a fancy to a pair of vases. Bargaining began, and the palaver was something to this effect:
TOURIST: Now what are you going to let me have these for, John ?
SILVERSMITH: Forty dolla, and blong velly
low plice,
TOVEIST: I guess you can cat it a bit though I'll give you 835,
SILVERSMITH: No can. Forty dolla blong ploper plice.
rainod.
NOVELIST OF CHICLGO
dent of the Express. "Chicago,*
says Mrs. It is
for ex
CHINESE WILD SILK.
M. Francia Marre, writing in Cosmos, gives some interesting particulars concerning the wild silk industry of China, A certain quantity of this silk, known under the name "water-es), is annually imported into France to be worked up in the footories of Lyons and Avignon, but the greater part of it finds its way to America, where it is made into a stuff called “radjah." Of late years, however, a considerable amount has been employed in the manufacture of balloons, a purpose for which it is peculiarly fitted by its strength and toughness.
The silk is obtained from a very common Chinese variety of the oak silkworm (Antherea Perny. The larva feeds on the leaves of the dwarf oak which grows Cudrania, triloba, plentifully on the bills of No-Nun, Sacchuan and Kweichou. A warm, moist climate pre- vuils almost all the year round tainous district.
this monn.
is amenable to discipline as a rule, and has a wholesome fear of stern reprisals being exacted in the event of misconduct, he can at times prove rather independent. It is not so long smple, sines something like an organised strike
The cocoons of the oak silkworm are treated occurred among the caddies attached to a certain
These youths, labouring under quite differently from those of the domestic some fancled grievance, waited until an in silkworm, which is fed on mulherry leaves. How many insurance companies, trust com- portant tournament was in progress and then, They are hung in long festoons sheltered the sun generally in buffalo-sheds, ponies, and banks, each with any millions of at a pre-arranged signal from their ring leader, from
sets, will be included in the combination is throw down the clubs they wore carrying and in order that they may be kept at a con- asubject of unlimited speculation. In addition proceeded to hold an indignation meeting, staut warm louerature. The remain thus to the purchase of the majority of the Equit However, when a few energetic members of the vtil the Feast of Spring (at the end of able's stock, the New York Life Insuranes committes dooit with the deputation that January or the beginning of February), Campany, a mutual concern with no capital afterwards waited on them, the malcontents when they are removed and hang up in Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, the novelist, has stock, is already in sympathetic alliance with realised that "striking "was a game that two a large room/of which all the doors and windows of the precipitated a war of words between the jealous the Morgan House, through Mr. George Par- could play at, and accordingly returned to their are onrefully stopped. A hole is made in the inhabitants of Chicage and New York by de-kins, a partner in the organ banking firm, daty in a distinctly chastened frame of mind. middle of the root. to allow the escape
The caddie fee on almost any Continental smoke from a stove which is placed in the middle olaring that she would rather go to Hales than and the power behind the throne in the Insur- course is the equivalent of a shilling a of the room. The stove is kept steadily burning live in. Chicago, says the New York corpo, anca Comod that Mr. Harriman, the rail-round, and this sum includes the clean for twenty days; at the end of this period the If a couple of sous be added moths emerge from the cocoons and pairing Atherton, is gloomy, ugly, dirty, and fright road king, really owned the Ryan stock, but of ing of slabs.
extra attention as B gratuity for
the immediately begins; the tales and females are ful. It is money mad, and valgerly and this there is no confirmation. disgustingly rich. The buildings are crude and Another report, which requires confirmation, small boy will smile all over his face, white the then separated, the latter being placed in palm- covered with advertisements, while the private is that Mr. Morgan, in buying the stock, gift of an old cost will make kita bis employer's leaf baskets, where they lay their eggs. The residences are hideous architectural bodge falalled a promise made to Mr. Harriman on slave for life. On Sundaya these young hopefuls operation takes about five days. Each female podges. New York is beautifal, and has great his deathbed that he would protect the latter may be seen attired in portions of their bene lays on an average some sixty eggs, which love for the fine arts and architecture. The interests in the Equitable,
factors' discarded wardrobe, when they proudly are about ten times the size of a mulberry. people are not money mad. Conditions are
Some paper give in tabular form a state-show themselves off to their admiring relations. Ekworm's egg. After another interval of
resources banking capital and
A cricket blazer, and milk hat is considered to from fifteen to twenty days, spent in the charming in comparison." Chicagoans are in ment of
As the room which has been closed and heated tensely angry, and say that any person of dis controlled by Mr. Morgan. The most con- produco a particularly neat effect.
as before, the worms are batched and are then golfer travela eastwards cernment knows that Chicago is far ahead ofservative estimate follows New York New Yorkers, on the other hand, Equitable Life Assurance Bocisty £92,000,000 -A DIFF««>NT TYPE OF VADDİN
taken in the baskets to the places where their declars that Chicago has been rightly, summar- I New York Life Insurance Co. £111,400,000 will be encountered. In Egypt, for example, food grows. The baskets are sat down undor the dwarf oaks, the flexible young twigs of National Bank of Commerce £49,000,000 the lads noting in this capacity are Arabs laed at Inst.
First National Bank
£37,000,000 Their principal garment consists of a loose which are arranged by the natives so as to Guaranty Trust Co.
£20,000,000 flowing robe like dressing gown, whils make it easy for the worms to climb up to the £15,000,000 wisp of cloth twisted round the head leaves. Marcantile Trust Co..
The worm feeds for two mouths, and then to prevent sun- Equitable Trust Co.
£12,400,000 appears quite sufficient
£9,600,000 stoke. Although at first they scarcely know begins to make its cocoon, an operation which Bankers' Trust Co.
£3,400,000 the difference between a booker and a ball, takes a week, The cocoons are collected to- Actor Trust Co.
those sons of the desart contrive to learn their words the close of May, .., from three and a ... Total
£319,800,000 work fairly quickly. When they have passed half to four months after the removal from the
the Committee's test they give themselves tre- warm chamber,
The silk is wound and spun in two mendons airs, and affect a lordly score of their lese distinguished comrades. Thers is always the first, which is used to produce a course great competition to secure & patron, and the material, the thread is spun from twenty cocoons. moment a player presents himself on the links Silk of this kind is manufactured almost entirely he is immediately surrounded by an eager crowd at Escobaan. Lu the second the thread is spun who londly proffer their services You from eight ecceons, and silk of this kind, which come with me, aah," calls out one. He first is made for the most part at Kweichou, is in Mr. Morgen is now approaching his 73rd class teetotal chup," Him, no good, sah. Him greater demand for export purposes. birthday, but is all shade and setive business big rascal, doelaces a woodMe epik a man. He began bis business career in the gleesh!" shouts a third, and "My donkey spiks Ner York banking house of Duncan, Sherman, Ingleesh, too!" adds a fourth. The hubbub, as and Company, in 1857, and has hardly known rule, does not cease until the caddie-master
idle day since.
appears on the scene and proceeds to restore There has not yet been a single hint that order with the aid of a thick stick. Af the In his voyage of Poler explorations, Com mander Fiala observed among his dogs a sort Mr. Morgan is thinking of retiring. He is other end of the country. How To Bв BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com
The H.-A. Linie str. Senegambia left Shang- 87 Coy, mat and defeated B7 Coy, in a friendly plosion, Mr. Ellen's Creme Charmante, lost of government quite independent of that of still the active head of one of the two largest game on the Happy Vallay on Friday afternoon Charmant and Special Skin Tenis and Pondry their koopers, says the Youth's Companion; and most powerful banking firma in the world. the caddies are all Kafirs or Zulus. The supply hai or the 31st ult. a.m., and may be expected.
The list of companies in which he is a trustee is practically nolimited, for the average native
The P. & O. str. Decanho left Singapore for by three goals to one. Goal scorers, for the Charmant will enable you to do it. Her They were of the Eskimo raristy, and were winners were Capt. Clapham two and bar. Naah Specialities for the Skin are the study of a trained to work in teams in their general or directer fllls half a page in the directory of has large family, and is never adverse to mak. here today s.m.
conduct, however, ther aged as a community, directors. None of the directorships is a mere ing its number (of both sexes) earn the meat this port on the 1st inst., at 1 p.m. with the one, and for the losers Lt. Chapican scored lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd Solo Agante and their ralos had reference to the common empty title, either, for Mr. Morgan las a keen of keeping him in beer and tobacco, As outward English Maile, and is due here on the
rule the bative caddies take kindly to the gik inst, at about 4 p.m. their only goal.
good. There was no perafty less than that of sense of the responsibilition of a directorship.
TOURIST: Gee, whiz! (A panse.) But I kind of like these hele vases. Now let's split the differ- once, John-say, 837h,
SILVERSMITH-E'long too cheap. Maske,
Skipping competition, ages under 9-1, 8. Weill, 2, W. Armstrong; 3, D. Richardson,
Flat raos, ages under 14-1, D. Wilks; 2, 0, Hanson; extra prizes, D. and A. Thynne.
Obstacle race, ages under 10-1, K. Leonard; 2, E. Armstrong; 3, K. Korn.
Skipping competition, ague 10 to 12-1, A8371⁄2 van do! Goldenberg; 2, M. Eailton.
Flat race, ages under 5-1, E. Armstrong 2, A. Dillon; 3, 8. Weill
Egg and eroon race, ages nuder 14-1, L. Beltrum; 2, K. Leonard; 3, A. Pereira.
Flat race, ages 4 to 6-1, Hazelton; 3. 0. Boza; 3, A. Dillon.
Flat race, ages under 4-3, S. Woill; 2, L. Musso; 3, E. Walt.
Clothes hanging race, ages under 14-1, A Thynne; 2. M. Leonard; 3, S. Douglas,
Three cheers for his Excellency brought the proceedings to a close.
HOCKEY.
The silversmith then proceeded to wrap up the when he was interrupted by the visitor, who exclaimed that he was not a born fool." No thanks, John," said the tourist, I guess I'll put one in each pocket-so! I know you Chinos when I anwrapped that parool I guess I wouldn't find the same pair." So the tourist placed the vases in his pocket, prilled out his pocket book and paid $3 † gold for them. "Thank you," said the silversmith, and as the American salkal unt the bland one put up his hand to his month to cores his smile and to say, something which sounded like "Who 'blong born fool now P."
RODERICK RANDOM.
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EXPLOSION Y MUSIC.
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One of the most dangerous of explosives is fodide of nitrogen, a black powder which when dry the slightest touch will often canse to explode with great ripienos. In experiments to deter mine the cause of its extreme explosireness some damp iodide of nitrogen was rubbed on the strings of a bass viol (say the Philadelphia Record). It is known that the strings of such One journal, the New York American, says an instrument will vibrate when those of a that £350,000,000 is too low a figure, and, by similar instrument baving an equal tension are oroditing Mr. Morgan's interests with the con- played upon. In this case, after the explosive trol of £280,000,000 in the United States Steel had become thoroughly dry upon the sizings, Corporation, and s few other concerns, makes another bass viol was brought near the strings the total capital and resources of the companies sounded. Ata enrtain note the iodide of nitro- under Mr. Morgan's financial direction well gen on the prepared instrument exploded. It above £500,000,000. WAS found that thanzplosion oxurreloddly when a rate of vibration of sily a second was com municated to the prepared strings. Vibration of the string caused an explosion, while that of the E string had no effect
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pound of woons-prodnem, as a role, 240- grammes of fine silk.” The average price varies from year to year. In 1907 it was 15 francs the kilogramme; in 1908, 22:6 francs,
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