SHIPPING NOTES.
The dry dock Dewey snuk in seventy feet of
to the construction of the Dalmoral Castle and the Edinburgh Castle the Union-Castle Line had ballt no new mail steamer since 1904, which
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 31ST, 1910.
AN APPEAL TO OCCIDENTALS.
The following artiole from a Chinose cor-
water at Olongapo at 10 o'clock last Tuesday, year witnessed the appearance of the Kenilwort respondent at Boochow is published by the they would be committing a grave mistake. The
The cause of her sinking is unknown, but it is supposed that the valves on one side were left open either accidentally by one of the workmon dis- or were intentionally opened by some gruntled " ex-employee. The salvage steamer Protector loft Hongkong yesterday for Manila.
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Chinese crews has become customary of recent
Custle, classed as a 174-knot bont
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"Being asked by an enthusiastic Chinese airs of China, to pen the following lines, the gentleman who is deeply interested in recent writer has much pleasure in responding to his request, Before entering upon the subject, let it bo understood, first of all, that in the following paragraphs we are not simply voicing the as the mouthpiece of the wretched Hunan people, day, of the whole nation at large. Our sole object to acquaint the representatives of I various Western Powers, through the vainable columns of rear paper, with the public opinion of Chins on the moman tous problem which we are
discuss. going to and to remove to the best of our ability all misunderstandings that have been unnecessarily crestel. We respectfully entrost every intalli- gent citizen of Western countries in this Empire and abroad to pocket his prejudices and lend us bis ears. That our pleadings on behalf of the Huan people will not be listened to only to be
JAPANESE GARDENS,
REMARKABLE CHARACTERISTICS,
down
able to their well-being and to maintain their good reputation as representatives of Christian nations. Should they persistently demand enor mous eme of money from the Hunan people
From the second century of one or the Hunazesi, as well all know, bave been, are, and Japanese hays been a race of agriculturists, anil over will be a sturdy warlike people. In the the "art" of landscape gardening dates back to suppression of the Taiping Rebellion, most of the thirteenth century, when it was introdused army were natives of Hunan. During recent it is not surprising to find almost every the men who filled the ranks of Trong Knofan's from the mainland by Chiuose priests. Hence years these same people have been prominent Japanese a gardanor to-day, from the Buddhist revolutionists in their futile attempt to overthrow monks who live inherited the marvellons gar the reigning dynasty. Now, if foreign inftance dens of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, and demands should suddenly he brought to when the celebrated Soami school began to flourish, to the simple artisan who makes the only result, and the tragedy of 1900 would again be enacted in the very heart of Chius, the wooden-balcanied space which convention where innumarably more lives and property and his wife--intended for a drying-place, and would be destroyed. None of us would, of tending there his rows of quaint porealain pots, horrible acones in this peace-loving country. course, like to see the reappearance of such each containing a little gem of the horticultural
art. In writing the foregoing paragraphs we do not mean to condemn deliberately and an necessarily the various Powers of the West, We are simply making a general appeal on behalf of the poor Hunanese to our Western brethren in the hope of lightaning their burdon and alleviating theirenfferings. If the honourabloroprosentatives of the different Western nations will see their way clear to sympathize with our wretched people and not to tako drastic measures against them, then these words of curs, oride and feeble as they are, have not been uttered in vain..
There are all the signs of a record year in the Canadian trade, as to whose expansion in the near fature it would be difficult to set bounds. Ap parently there is not only avery justification for the largely increased tonnage which has been Ou some British ships the employment of put into service in recent times, but wo are likely sentiments of a few individuals; we are acting bear on them, a tremendous explosion would be his city of a dainty little mursery, usurping
to see a considerable farther extension of the years, and according to a deputation which wait.eets which link up the Mother Country and the ed on the President of the Board of Trade, the Dominion. A sign of the times is the sunome. ment of the Allan Line that, in consequence practice threatens to assume enormous propor of the heavy demand for accommodation in their tions. Mr. Buxton was fortunately able to
boats on the London. Canadian service, and in show that there is no risk of that kind, and to suggest that this campaign, like some others Tow of the generally excellent prospects of against John Chinamon, has been marked by Canadian trade, they have decided to maintain a weekly service from London instead of the considerable exaggeration. On the other hand, less frequent service which has hitherto saffices. the Board of Trade is evidently prepared to do Two additional steamers will be employed. To all it can to discourage the shipping of Chiness
say nothing of passenger traffic it-is quite c'ear
semen. Mr. Buxton promises the more string that London is a growingly valuable market cast to the winds, is ear mest sincere hope.
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RUSSIA.
RUSSIA'S RELATIONS WITH JAPAN,
touched. All this troublé is to be traced to
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A fairly large insurance has just been effected in the market to cover the paymont of a claim ymptoms of "another campaign against the folks burning houses, destroying property, and should the Waratah arrive in any port. Sailing ships have been known to rasch port after they have been posted as missing at Lloyd's, but probably never before has an insurance been
LIANG TUN-YEN.
Chih-tune,
The perspective of distance is achieved by dwarfing the hills and treas in the background
placed on a steamer after she had been posted. Korea as the result of a successful war, would before news of foreign demands for fearfully Central Government, it would be very unwise, judicions manipulation of the roots that they
The Waratah first became overdue at the end of July, and claims were settled on her just five months ago. Needless to say underwriters who accepted the risk were only Interested to secure a premium large enough to mako it worth their while to enter it in their books.
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Keen competition between the various ship building centres for the order for the sixth Orient mail boat has resulted, so it is stated, in the contract being placed with Mears. John Brown & Co., of Ulydebank. They were the builders of the first of the now Orient liners, the Orsord. There is the promise of farther brisk competition for the construction of the second of the 13,000-ton steamers for their Liverpool-Boston trade, for which the Cunard Company have invited tenders. The bigger vessel, to rua in the mail service with the --Lusitania-and-the Mauretania, is-a-matter-for-
INDIANS AND THE CROWN COLONIES.
men of his class is, to a certain extent, bound v
pleasures of the ten ceremonies, Yoshimitsu con-
WASTED POUNDS ON SKIN ERUPTION
Of Face and Neck-Medicines did No Good-Suffered for Years and Gave Up Treatment in Despair- At Last Nose Became a Mass of Pimples and He Hated to Go Out.
NOT A BLEMISH LEFT
AFTER USING CUTICURA
"After spending pounds in medicines of various kinda from doctors and chem-
late for eruptions on fos ang neck, which I have muffered from for & num- ber of years, without Anding the least benefit, I gave it up as a bad job. and resolved to spend no more money. Loon- aldered it as good as throwing my money [away. But gradually is
STEW WOIDS and my nose became a mass of pim- ples and assumed a deep purple color. This made me almost frantic and very reluctant to go out of doors. One evening, when reading my paper, I hop- pened to come across an advertisement of Catloura Ointment. I at once wrote and received a box soon after. It acted ilke magio, so I resolved to givm. It a fair trial and can trathfully say that, after wlag five tablets of Cutleura Soap and Avo bozen of Cuticura Ointment, I am completely cured --not a blemish to be soon. I have recommended Cuticura to several others who have received similar beredt. I shall now always keep it on band and shali use no other soap but Cutl- cura Soap, which will prevent a recur rence. I cannot give suficient praise to show my real gratitude for the al- teration Culleura, has given to me. Edward Whitaker, 21, Westfield Rd., Leeds, England, Sept. 18, 1900.".
Cuticura is the most economical treat ment for the skin, scalp, hair and hande, of infants, children and adults. A tab- let of Cutloura Boap and a box of Cuti- ours Ointment are often sufulent ta effect a speady and permanent cure when. all other methods fall.
Eold throughout the world. Bapata: Londen, 97,
D'Antia; Australia, D. Towns & Co., Bydney; India, D. K. Paul, Calcotta; Japan, Kinseys, Led. Tokke: 80. Atties, Carson, 114.. Cape Town, uto.: U. 8. A. Poster. Drug à Chem: Ovg, dote Props. DistOD, 45 Post-free. 32-page Outletra Book, a complete Guide to the Caro and Treatumess af be in and Bost
ADMIRAL-BAN.
▲ PEN PORTRAIT,
But though the Chinese gentleman was always beautifully polite, he always contrived to parry the "leading questions and to wriggle away without saying anything.
"You have been to Europe before " I asked on the first of these occasiona
Yet garden," as we understand the worl harily describes the Japanese niwa; for what is a garden to us without dowers--and flowers are conspicuously absent from most Japanese gardens. In fact, flower gardens, says Mr. Chute Collum, writing in the Country Home, are things apart, to be visited in their samson in precisely the same way as the plum blossome and cherry trees are made the objects of special ent application of the language test, which these
The story of the Changsha riot is too fresh in
holiday exenrsions. It must not be thought, Oriental seamon were once able to paes with Star-Dominion boats, the Lawrentic and the average man cannot recall this opisode, enacted Canadian produca. Both of the big White the public mind to be easily forgotten. The
however, that the Japanese do not lose flowers. for their appreciation of them, though showi great facility of repeating, parrot-like, the Megantic, are this summer running in the in the lioart of China, without being deeply
in a different manner, la greater than our own, replies to a for stereotyped questions, or to Canadian trade, for which they were specially the scarcity of rice, which in fast has been
The keynote of Japanese gardening is not avoid altogether by declaring that they belonged built. Then there is the new Royal Line, whose the source of many similar ontbasaka in
harmony of colour. As in the sister art of flower arrangement, form is supreme. Grace of to the British possession of Hongkong. The service is to be inaugurated from Bristol a fow the chequered history of this Empire. Hunan During the last two months it has been on-line and perfection in proportion must be con. difficulty of distinguishing one Chinaman from days hence. According to statemente made is primarily a province which abounds in nounced on several ocasions from Peking that voyad, and in doing so some philosophical iden another has naturally proved a source of great ¡ during the voyage of the Royal Edvard from that province at the low price of 3,000 cash per intended to resign on sccount of continued certain principles, and there nye sets of rules for rico. This staple food was originally sold in H. E. Liang, President of the Wainups, must be expressed. All is done according to trouble at the shipping offices. Mr. Buxton the Clyde to Avonmouth, this new enterprise "stone." Since last year the cost has been ness. As Mr. Liang is still a young man, toe the placing of each stone. Eunning through expresses the opinion that such preference as will not long stop at the two triple-turbine more than tripled. No one is ignorant of the much weight must not be attached to the reports every composition is the idea of the notice and iš accorded to Chinese crew is due to steamers which are now to maintain a fortnightly fact that rice is the staff of life among our concerning his health, and it is to be hoped that passive principles in nature, and their relation a desire of shipowners to escape the opera- service. These two 12,000-ton vessels are, in people, or, to put it in a Chinese phrase, food, he will soon sgain be a fully recovered as to be to each other,
which is equivalent to rice, is, the heaven of able to continue in his prosent position. Mr. Every garden worthy of the name in Japan is tion of the Workmen's Compensation Act. fact, but the precursors of a substantial flest. the people. New with such an enormous Ling brought to his frst post in the Walwaaminiature park Hills and valleys, rocks and Accordingly, he
proposes take steps The Royal Line, by the way, has not joined the increase in the price of rice and remembering paa wide experience in the affairs of his country paths, troca, lakos, streams, and stones-these whereby the responsibility of the ship North Atlantic Passanger Conference, but it the present economic status of our people, can After many yours with the late Viceroy works, Apart from his philosophical iden, which are the materials with which the gardener owner in this respect shall be brought to the has no intention of intradusing competitive expect them to keep their body and coul attention of the Chinese authorities. It seems rates. Probably its idea is to rely on its own
together!
Wnchang, Mr. Liang was appointon gind ein indeed is not at all apparent to the tucinition quite a possiblity, however, that the President passenger agents rather than on those of the utterly incompetent to cope with the situation
Unfortunately the local authorities were Customs Tootai by Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai eye, his aim is generally to create the semblance His promotions from that time ou were rapid, cented by the painters of the birteenth and of a perfect piece of Chinese scenery as repre- of the Board of Trade has formed an incorrect Conference lines generally,
and to provide against auch an emergency.
but in each of the positions held by him be
He is not particularly judgment upon this subject, for reputable
What is orse, when those miserable people made an enviable record. Upon the retirement fourteenth centuries, shipowners who employ Chinese crown deny that
with empty stomachs assembled. before the of Yuan Shih-koi, he was promoted from. Vien influenced by Nature. Nature is not an artist Governor's yamèn with their wild clam- President of the Wawapa to the responsible to the classioni Far Eastern mind, for sho mokes they ship them for the sake of cheapness. The
ours but just demands, His Excellency post which he has since held. During his her landscapes without duo regard to proportion solo ground of their nelion, they state, is that
instead of coming to their relief, dealt with term of office many difficult negotiations hare and balance, and is prodigal of her beauties in they find a Chinese crew much more amenable
them in a high-handed manner. Evers body
been condnoted, notably those of last Autumn hidden spots, while wasting precious apsces of `to discipline than ons composed of white men, Not a low abipmasters who have had a long Japanese treaty has been signed, recognizing father and mother of the folk," will not be on Antang. Mukden Railway reached such a pass every tree must be placed with careful regard to The ruzaours from Peking that a Russo more that shungry crowd of people, receiving relating to Japan's position in Manchuria. which she ought to take full advantage. The such treatment at the hands of the so-called diffinity which arose concerning the Japanese landscape gardener corrects har errors and supplies her omissions. Every hillock and experience of the British sailor and Breman the annexation of Korea and defining the toat with lying down quietly on the roadside and that there seemed no possibility of adjustment swear by Chinese crews for this reason. It is a spheres of influence in Manchuris and waiting for death. The lion at bay is sure to turn honourable to Chinn, but in this clan. Mir its environment, and with a dus sense of its salte pity that it is so, but the fact is undoubted,
Monoghis, are, notdless to say, absolutely wround and struggle for life to the last moment, Liang showed his ability to retrieve, at least in in the completed picture. founded. They merit notice, say the St. however futile the struggle may be. We need part, the lost position of his Government. His Petersburg correspondent of The Times, as not be surprised, therefore, to find those poor action in this matter has formed the subject
of severe eriticisms in certain portions of the though this practico is disregarded, and the friendly relations existing between Russia, riding rough-shod over any ran that came in Chinese Prosa and among the mere rabil of the exact contrary done, by one school. The idea Jupa, Great Britain. The winepuliers doubt their way, however, absurd and foolish they student class. Te those, however, who were of a large river or lake is conveyed by allowing Lees realize that the formal samozation of Kores would give an excellent handle to the should be pitied. It is simply the inevitable which happened at that time, Mr. Liang's rooord ggesting that the state met is made to may appear. They are not to blame; they able to take a more candid view of the events only a portion of the water to be seen, thus anemies of the Anglo-Russian agreement.
The following interesting sketch, isken from outcome of an irretrievable case,
in this matter was highly creditable to himself With infinite pains a tiny rivulet
& London paper, was written by a journalist who Fublic opinion here, although recognising Hardly had the smouldering embars and beneficial to his country. With so many exactly represent a rushing torrent, and the travelled on the same stentner as Admiral Bah Japan's right to a preponderant position in
the Changsha riot been extinguished international problems pressing upon the trees overhanging its banks are so treated by
on his way to Europe last year: be inclined to attribute any change in the
The most fascinating personality on ship immense mums of money as indemalties reached at the present time, to allow Mr. Llang to retire appear to be in perfect proportion. Thus is the proved also the most clusive. This is the sing status quo in the hermit kingdon to mistakes
our ears. We were told that the figures went into private life, although we can sympathize impression of size and space falsely given. of diplomacy in St. Petersburg and London.
Jah, a slim, sleek, sly Oriental man, smooth as In some gardens, bridges, summer-houses, oil, uncannily suave, and Inseratable as the up to several tens of millions, Any intelli with his desire to be relieved. from the heavy
and even little dwelling-houses- KFY gout and disinterested person can see for burders imposed upon him as President of the
Sphinx. Thoro was something mysteriously himself that even the treasury of the richest Weiwapu. Ho is the first of the modern, in but throughout all:
proportion is
attractive and memorable in his
Rensitively province in Chica is not rich
educated men to have come to the high position maintained, and the result has nothing what ascotic and delicately alert countenance, his enough to supply this sacrmous amort, How much
of President of a Board, and the fate of other times used sparingly, especially water blossoms grace of step, and his felino softness of ever of artificiality about it. Flowers are some-
Slithe Parliament, Beater'e Agency learns, the report stomachs and well nigh empty pockets be able
At an early date there will be presented to less will the Hunan people with empty with his own it Mr. Liang were to retire ou the miniature lakes-as, for instance, in the motion. He became ta bau haunting obsession. of the Indian Emigration Committee appointed to do so? Driven by famine and sword, they ura
from the. Waiwapa, China would leso one of her earliest of famous Japanese gardens in the seemed that I never looked up from my book without finding him gliding by, with fartive in March, 1909, by the Secretary of State for further threatened with the insatiable demands most potent infueness for a rational handling of grounds of the Buddhist Bokuonji temple in trend, and obsequious bow, & slow, wise smile,
Shegan the Colonies, with the concurrence of Viscount of the foreign Powers. This is nothing short of foreign affairs. It is not too much to say that Kyoto, laid out in 1392 by the retired Morley. The
and purr of lowly apology, hie grandson, Yoshimass.
On many such occasions I tried conversation.. Inquire into the questions committo was to adding fuel to the fire. That the Hunan pecple the attainment by Mr. Liang of his present Yoshimitsu Unlike his
of emigration of are not alone to blame has already been emphasiz position has dous more to inspire hope in the who built the famous gin-kaku, or silver Indians to the Crown Colonies, and in carrying od. The reason for their inflicting damages minds of the large number of foreign-educated pavilion, and, in that wondrous garden laid out. out the work the Commiftoo's labours have been to foreign property and buildings is not far to young men in China than any other single fact by the great So-ami really did retire from the of an arduous character. A very large number sack. These people live in the interior, and as of witnesses were called, including some special yet have comparatively little opportunity and It has been the main instance which has tinued to direct the affairs of State from his since the opening of the country to foreign trade, world and devote himself to the esthetic ly summoned to London from India, Trinidad, privilege to be soundly educated and keep them shown those modern educated young men the and Mauritius, and the evidence occupies many selves constantly informed of the progress of the possibilities of promotion open to them, and his garden retreat.
The garden of Yoshimasa, indeed, in the hundreds of printed pages. The report of the times as their more fortunate brethren on the retention in office will continue to exert a favour- Committee is now being printed, and will be coast. When they saw the frequent export of able influence upon this class. That such a most famous of all the old gardens of Kyoto, contained in a bulky volume,
e mam feature of the report, which is a nice by the foreigners and the humiliation which stimulus has been needed since the abolition of perhaps of Japan, and it is visited by thousands "Not the climate," he answered, with a pretty
China, suffered in her diplomatic relations with the former ayetom of literary examinations can- of Japanese overy year, who reverently regard the future consideration of shipbuilders. The animous one, there being ne minorily report, is the Powers they came to the hasty conclusión not be doubted. Tnder the former regime, ovary the hespof silver saud alience the artist-Shogun fog aid you find suything worth copying point at which tenders will be invited han ap- that the Committee does not favour the importa that their depressed economic condition was due student who went to the local, provincial or directed his esthetic revels much in the way parently not as yet been reached. The fact that tion of Indian coolies for specific terms or for sin large measure to the malignant influence of metropolitan examinations had before him the we might look upon the studie of a Raphael or so large proportion of the new tonnage facilities for settling down in the territory to find that the last year's romour concerning the finally result in his attaining the highest offices
specific purpose, or unless the coolies are given foreigners. In seeking for a remote canse, we possibility of successful promotion which might a Titian.
Without doubt, there is a subtle charm about now under construction or in contoraplation which they go on the concluaim of their inden-partition of China is still visid in the minds of in the gift of his country afr. Liang is the really beautiful Japanese landscape garden consists of big ships of the passenger and cargo tured period. The Committee were cutirely our people and has no small effect on the tus resobed high oflce. Unless his condition of of the West. There is a sense of retired peacematically condued bimself to examples of
the single example of a modern eduosted mau hay which can never be rivalled by the flower gardens
I politely pressed for instances. He diplo type is interproted as of ill-omon for the tramp. agroad on this point. The report deals fally understood, however, that there was at bot and separately with the conditions, ne affecting
health absolutely precludes his continuance in fulness, and a stimulating and soothing at once, It is suggested that before long the tramp Indian emigration, in each of the Crown to any anti-foreign spirit in the Charges on ofhee, Mr, Liang should remain in his present which must be experienced in one of the beauti- municipal collectivism, expatiated on the advant anywhore and do anything, will find its Indian emigration out to which of these Unable to secure fair treatment from the position not only for the good of the foreign fal gardens of Japan itself to be really under
is recommended and where Governor, the rioters avenged themselves by relations of his country, but for his influence stood, it is regarded as unsuitable. In the latter attacking foreigners in the hope of goading upon the modern movements for reform. category are included all the British West African Colonies which, it is held, are quite for alleviating their pangs of hanger. In other
the former on to notion-to taking measures Shanghai Times. naanited to Indians. In the case of Mauritius words, they were simply resotring to the eld
There is in this country just now, says the Review of Reviews, & very brilliant and why tried him at chess in the smoke room, Deep-browed German professors and scientists the Committee recommends that no farther method of playing off and party against another
accomplished Norwegian lady journalist who Indians be imported. The supply of labour is True it is, that, these ignorant people ara re already ancient, and the island is, moreover, sponsible for the Injury they did to persons
has been lecturing upon the position of women despairingly pronounced him an invincible becoming over-populated.
without any connection whatever with the in-
in Norway-the first independent sovereign wouder, and I imagine that European states. Etate in Europe to give women the political games of statecraft. I wonder where he was men must have found him equally difficult in cident, but the injured should at least sympa-
Lord Milner, in a speech to the members of franchise and to permit them to be elected as thize with their ignoranco and not change the whip into the scorpion.
the Compatriots Club at the Savoy Hotel, danit members of Parliament. Mr. Auker, for that and what he did during the wars against Japan. is her name, states that in the Parliament before entreated by Admiral Ito, "in pare friendship," I remember the case of Admiral Ting, who was A sympathetic echo will be awakened in the During the time of the Kiangpeh famine, with the imperial aspect of the House of Lerdo
Can any one," he asked, "find in the that elected by both sexes in Norway a new mints of many of the Emperor William's sub- thousands of our Western brethren freely arguments and the pobos of those who are Divorce Auf was passed legalising divorce jente by the sharp cordemnation which his opened t
to surrender, and who, when Weihaiwel was their por
and devised every conceiv Majesty is reported to have pronounced on the
able measure to relieve the sufferers, with such engaged in trying to destroy the House of Lords by matual consent, after which a year must captured, committed suicide with all his offers bibulous-balits of German students Among devotion as to excite the admiration not only the slightest recognition of or the slightest pass before the husband and wife may marry evident face disgrace. Admiral Sab was young men at the universities of this country of our own people but also of the whole interest in the effect of such a revolution on the salu. In cases were there is no such metual evidently more fortunate. But how I would British Parliament as the central organ of a consent, divorce can be obtained by either as soon have thought of pulling his pixtail as the excessive drinking of beer is not regarded civilized world. The people of Himman were in
party, and on proof of adultery, desertion, war comes
of asking him the question. But when the next great imperial system P
as come it must-I shall look out merely as a pardonable indulgence, but as a the same circumstances as those victims of the
It is, no doubt, an attractive proposal at first loathsoms dienas, lunar drunkenness or Rapidly following upon the Balmoral Castle, positive virtue. Many of the students clubs, Kiangpah famine except for the fact that the comes her sister ship, the Edinburgh Castle, or corps," as they are called, exist for no former had an outragonus movement to their sight that the cecasion of a change in the wasteful extravagance. But if either party with interest for the chess board moves of the due to sail from Bouthampton on May 21. other parpore than to encourage the consamp. discredit. But our Westera brethren should constitution of the House of Lords should be desares that he or she has an unconquerable silently-gliding, urbanely-alert Admiral Bab.
tion of malt liquor. Even those which have realize that such outbreake were engendered by used to give some representation at Westminster repugnance to remaining any longer tied to the
THE NEXT OPIUM CONFERENCE, Both vessels exceed 13,300 gross tons, and in another and more useful rauon ditre in most hunger and ignorance. And we should assume
to the overseas dominions, but in my opinion it other party, divorce can be obtained without any other grounds being alleged, "I have got that respect are by some 300 or 400 tons larger cases impose on their members the obligation a sympathetic attitude toward hungry and is not at all a sound one.
The irritation in Washington, at the long tired of her or him, and I cannot bear to live "If, as I forvently hope, the present loose with his or her may longer," is in Norway delay of England in accepting the United than any other steamer in the company's Best. to attend during terms a certain number of ignorant people. It is certainly not a very The Edinburgh Castle, which has been built by mugs are emptied in cager rivalry Among and demand anurmoas indemnities from our
"beer evenings," at which, for hour after hour, wise policy for our Western
Yestern brothren, to association of the self-governing States of sufficient to allow the marriage to be dissolved, States Invitation to participate in an Interna. take advantage of the critical Kituation
the Empire grows in time into a regular Mosers. Harland & Welf, has accommodation the qualifications for student heroship, fenta of
partnership, it can only be by the development although in this cae two years must elapse tional Opium Conference which heretofore has poor people. We do not believe that they for some 320 first-class, 220 second-class, and beer awilling rank high.
before re-marriage permitted. The Court been confined to official circles, is now begin- of a new organ of government representative For som
of them all and dealing exclusively with decides in those cases as to the custody of the aing to find expression in the Press, as indicated some years past there has been a strong are living up to the spirit of Christianity, and 250 third-class passengers, or a total of 790estion mong the more thoughtful students we are led to doubt whether the missionaries in
leading article in the New York Sun. children, and to the provision to be made for Her cabin arrangements largely recognise the
The right of authors derived from per. the divorced, wild. It will be interesting to fee Eeminding England that Umho
als or any other... themselves
is un Hunan are acting in accordance with the sgainst this ourtom, which is un- modern demand for privacy on the part of the doubtedly to some degree responsible for the original purpose for which they came to China. sanal knowledge and experience and I do not how this unlimited facility of divorce works out Western nation" stands in the way of the moral
It will be a serions reflection on the advanced individual voyager; while commodious state unseemly corpulence of so many young men in
in practice. If, as may be anticipated, the rageneration that has become the purpose of mean only official experience which many
Chinese statesmanship the next uplum war will rooms, with brass bedsteads, are a reminder that
to country,
may nothing of more serious civilization of the West, If our Western members of the House of Lords can bring to women find that they get the worst of the
bear
the Sun says that although England banished sequences. During his visit to Alsace, the neighbours should insist on demanding s greater
affairs of the dominions and dependencias, to re-enset a more stringent law.
slavery from her deminions at immense cost to mperor took occasion to address to a young recompense for a lesser injury greater raron questions of defeues, of foreign pelios bargain, they will be able, having the franchise, be like the pany struggles of 1840 and 1858," man who had recently entered Freiburg Uni- expected the Waterers sojourning in it in the House of Commons. Why should the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Houan is really impressive. There is nothing equal to
herself before the American Civil War ahe, has planning and furnishing of both the public and
Tersity B
and joined one of the well known are mon of such calibre
If the welfare of the Новар the private spartments of the ship is of the corps, parnest protest against these
people country throw sach an asset away 1- does not appeal very much to our Western drinking practices, which he described os high type which experiones and fashion direkt disadvantage for the trerman nation, es brethren, has it not vecuzzed to them that the system, the best then in the Lords would and Fecchow on the 28th inst., at 10 am., and may It might be said that, under a different The LG.M. str. Derfinger left Shanghai via to-day dictate
The twin screws of the well as for the individual student. Both, he preservation of their own interests in the Far seats in the House of Commons. Some of thein, expected here to-day p.. Bamburgh Castle are driven by quadruple said, fell in consequence behind foreigners, and the goodwill of our people and raising themselves useful there.ouse of Commons gach men would expected here on or about the 4th prox
The H.-A. Linie str, Westphalia left Binga and political lies in gaining no denkt, might, but many would be equally expansion balanced engines. Neither the particularly the English and Americans, who, in the eyes of the Chinese ? The Japanese hate
pore on the 29th instant am, and may be "In the
be aush more in the grip of party. necessarily
The oarge of Bilk shipped on board the M.M place as yet in the scenemy of the South African youth, thowed in later years, much greater through their unjust exploitation of our territory. That is the greatest with those great greaticos aft, me delivered in Lyons on the 28th inst. mail service. On the other hand, both these new powers of resistance in the battle of life Basi brefluren, we believe, are not likely to follow is into which party differences ought never to be
and other unscrupulous actions Our Weateru
The C.PR str. Montsagls arrived at Nage steamers are provided with apparatus for wire dance in the tropics, added the Emperor, om
which
the Germans, with their in- specially
the footsteps of the citizens of the Rising Sun. allowed to enter. In the House of Lords the ski at 9 am on the 30th inst, and left again less tolography. Their appearance coincides with a very decided revival in the shipping traderewing world trade, were becoming more and There are now hundreds of foreign missionaries party whip could never be cracked with the same at 3 pm. same day for Kobe, where the is due
mors dependent, was exceedingly dangerous and merchants sojourning in the provinos of afflowey, and with regard to questions the to arrive at 10 p.m. on the 31st inst. with the sub-continent, so long overshadowed by for men who had habituated themselves to Hemin sud it is the wish of their respective character I have referred to, it could not be The Indo-China str. Loveang left Caloutts for
Governmente to contribute as much as practic macked at all.”
the Straits and Hongkong on the 27th Inst the depression which followed the war. Prior over-indulgence in alcohol.
and is dus here about the 12th pris.
steamer, like the Dritish milor, is ready to go Colonies, and
occupation gone, simply because the whole trade of the world will have been "regularised" by the cargo-liner. Certainly the competition of the latter les of recent years become steadily more pronounced, and has not been without its influence on the tramp interest. It is, nevertheless, looking very far into the fature to anticipate the day when the ubiquitions tramp will no longer be required. When it is remembered that tramp tonnage constitutes anch a huge proportion of the total shipping under the British Bag, it becomes obvious that the revolutionary change which is said to be in prospect is likely to come very gradually,
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luxurious suitos have long ceased to be the monopoly of the Atlantin liner. Indoed, the
this
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of the Human people. It muat not be
F
IMPERIAL SENATE"
NOTABLE SUGGESTION BY LORD MILNER
matters-of-common-interest
be
EASY DIVORCE.
"Yes, I have lived in London," he answered, with the urbanity of a Louis XV. abbé..
"And did you like it?".
feline
But
shiver. "It is too cold, and wet, and
by China?"
"We find ourselves compelled, ka admitted, smiling deprecatingly, "to conform in many things to European ways"
ages
of communal service in respect of water supplies, etc., thought China had much loarn from Europe in regulation of traffic, etc. But when I tried to draw him to higher ground he
It survely excused himself, coremoniously saluted, and glided away
not
logged far behind America in the use of emancipating the human race from the curse of
opiam,
The Sun thinks England exposes herself to suspicion and distrust" when the doubts the sincerity of the opium crusade in China and pleads that so long as the Chinese produce most of the opium which they consume the exporta of
stopped..
turbine nor the combination principle finds | as a result of more sensible ideas with rearnod for themselves the enmity of our people is the greatest weakness of the Hopes of ste Oceanies, which left this port on the 26th British Indian opium to China should not be..
to drinking, especially in the
of thour
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