THE CHINESE TEA KEDEI.
(BY A SCHINE IN THE LAND OF BUDNER.)
the
THE SOLEMN PAGEANT.
THE MOURNFUL TWENTIETH.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH, 1910.
"To win time, to turn hate, to woo folly to
service, and, mightily schooling His strength to the use of his Nations, to
zulo as not ruling
These were the works of our King, Earth's
pesce is the proof of them, God gave him great works to fulfil auð to us
the bohoof of them." The Times.
integrity, are undoubted.
ME ROOSEVELT IN BERLIN.
LECTURE, BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY.
On May 12th at Borlin amid ell possible.sur roundings of academis pomp, and in the prosenet of the Emperor and Empress, Prince Eite Frederick, Augustus Williani, and Frederick Leopold, Princess Victoria Louise, the Imperial Chancellor, Kerr von Bothmann-Hollweg, and other Ministers, General Plesson, Commandant of Berlin, Admiral Muller, Chist of the Em- peror's Naval Cabinet, the American Anlass der, and the staff of the United States
delivered the lecture
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Iy citizen armies of Greece and Rome, and delighted his audience by deploring as one of the prime dangers of oivilization "its tondoney to cause the loss of the virils fighting virtues, of the fighting edge" Germany to-day had a citizen army, but when the Roman civilizations the ranks of the soldiers; "The Roman civilin came to an end there were no longer citizens in tion," declared Mr. Roosevelt, to the surprise perhaps of those who have been taught to believe that latifundia perdidere Romam, "went down primarily becanes the Roman citizen the figlit." He added, amiù applause, that he rejoicel to think as the troops marchod st yesterday that they were the ordinary which after they had done their duty they would return. "I am not in the least afraid of
breed men such as those I saw yesterday." (Choors,).
Thereafter Mr. Rongevelt's address took an almost conversational tone, with many omissions, until he reached the words "What is the lesson to us to-day?" After which he read steadily that the world movement of civilization which is to the end, contending with renewed emphasis should bind the nations of the world together, now felt throbbing in every corner of the globe while yet kering unimpaired that love of present state of the world's progress is essential. to the world's well-being.
Exactly a fortnight ago to-day, the world Lying by the side of the railway track was a was thunderstruck by the news of the sudden bit of ragged blue cloth, such as the Chinese and unexpected death of King Edward VIL Coolio wours when in the streets of Singapore Yesterday (May 20th) after a ceremonial pro.. and consigns among his squalid belonginga gross which nono who took part in it will evez
THE NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL. when away from civiliation. I should not have forgot, his body was laid to rest in St. George's noticed it had not the brakestan informed me Chapel, Windsor. Splendid as had been the
The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, that it was the sole romains of "a Clink snapped funeral of Queen Visteria, the spectacle of commenting on the appointment of Mr. F. A up the previous night by a prowling tiger." It yesterday was far more 20; and, while half the
'em now and again, and one or more don't matter, pathored to do honour to their beloved Sovereigz, Maritime Customs, saya Mr. Aglen's qualifica Embassy, and a distinguished company; M citizens of the factory and the workshop, to
indo one shudder when he added, "They get population of t is mighty London seemed to be Aglon, Commissioner at Hankow, to be Deputy
(c., Acting)
Inspector General of the Imperial They are awarming in this faro jungle, and if an assembly of Kings, Princes, and Rogal and hy of our coolies are jauntin' about after dork other representatives of friendly Powers, such as one for the post, and especially his sterling World Movemout "which had been awaited in decadence-not in the least so long as you. they stands a fair chanse for trade." At the was assuredly never before gathered together time, I was riding in the brake van of one of in any capital city, followed King Edward to noted in his is a fault on the right side; and impending visit to Berlin was announced over
A slight disposition to worry which has been. Berlin with the greatest interest since bis the first trains to travel over the newly-con- the grave. It is a great tribute to the ofloials, while his appointment cannot fail to srenso some structed route of the Johore State Railway, the Boldtore, the polico, and the public to be heart-searchinge, if only an account of his com- the Aulo,
year ago. The scene of the ceremony was which has now practically boen washed away by able to say that no mishap of any kind occurred,parative youth he was 40 on October 17 last commolation
A room providing seating
for considerably under four recent heavy rains. It was a lovely morning though, as was to be expected, a number of men. Agien will enter on his now duties with the hundred persons. As there are five hundred the sun, directly overhead, cart no shadows, and women were avorece by the crowd and the good wishes of the Service at large.
Professors in the University and between seven and solemn stillness of the virgin jungle was unusual warmth of the day. The police succeeded only disturbed by the hissing of steam from our in preventing any such undue pressure as u Hart's choice the foreign residents of Chins are that only a very small proportion of those desir. In regarding his appointment as Sir Robert and eight thousand students it will be perceived loconsolive. At length wo drow up at a quaint fortunately occurred at the Marble Arch and probably justified by Sir Robert's known relisueeing to hear the botero were able to receive little station in course of constraction. On elsewhere on the last great occasion of the kind; on Mr. Aglen's advice in making promotions tickets. either side of the line, some hundred yards of and neither in this respect, nor in those more timbor and undergrowth had been cleared, leav-j serious ways in which order is sometimes and, by Mr. Aglen's own somewhat, dazzling at 11.30. For half an hour before the audience country in the individual citizon, which in the
The lesture, says The Times, was due to begin ing plenty of room for playful and venturesome distached, did anything lappen to disa poist December, 1868. In 1894 he became Assistant were in their places. The first half-dozen rows
Career Mr. Aglan. joined the Customs in monkeys to gambol around the felled tranks and the confidence of the authorities. Yet the Chinese Secretary in Peking, and two years of seats were reserved for the Ieperial party: screech away at the "in horse that is deatis difficulty of dealing with sach carem ni! ► od to convey the products of rubber estates to in the most populous and the most loyal he was promoted to the position of Deputy purple robes, on the left the Deans of Faculties, lator Assistant Secretary; in the same year on the right sat the chief Professors in their the port of shipment, ochoed amid the forest capital in the world is immense. The crowds Commissioner. In 1897 he was placed in in crimson, on either side of the dais stood and awakened the lethargy of its denizens. wore greater they over, and from 5 in the charge of Tientsin as Acting Commissioner;
Chargierte, or offers of stadent corps, some in The little wayside station hoisted of no buffet morning, or carlier, steady streams of people and before he left for home in November of that dark uniforms with white feathered bonuts and the train was without its dining saloon, and were pouring towards every point of vantage year on his first long leave the appointment was red and yellow sashes, others in dress coats, bine there was nothing loft but to seek in fragrant have Hyde Park and the Mall to take off the from 1899 to 1900 Cuminispinner at Nanking, gauntlets, and high boots, and with those ronnd- every quarter of London. Happily, we made a substantive one. On his return he was and white cashes, white sashes, white breeches, pool among the tangled bracken, Taan, mau minum apa?" said a hollow-cheeked Chinamma pressure from to streets; and happily the and mention nay be made of a tour that he ed contours and slashed faces which betaken standing at my side, and, realising that by this police and the War Office had blocked the undertook about this time to investigate the equal prowess with the Bierkrug and the Sabet. time my thirst was growing considerably, most dangerous points, so that no rush could conditions of the likin collectorate. He was in In a gallery over the dais was packed a large. I
replied in the beet Malay at my com possibly be made. The orewd behaved perfectly charge of the likin collectorate daring his stay choir of student singers. mand to the effect that a glass of cold during the long hours of waiting, and stood
as Commissioner at Hankow. During the inter- The Emperor,dressed as a Hussar, with brown beor would be appreciated. He smiled in solemn silence as the long Progession went raption of business at Poking in 1500, conse-busby and white trousers, arrived on the land. sallow smile and the way to the Chi- slowly by Naturally, their feelings cannot quent upon the Boxer revolution, Mr. Agloning outside the hall with the Empress and his nosa en vedei, or
tea shop, which is a heve bost so stirred by a simple emotion was appointed by the Inspector General by retinue some six minutes before the half hour, general institution wherever a white man nets
as when, a day or two before, teus of his face or a few queer natives are gathered thousands of these are people passed slow-telegraph to act conjointly with the Statistion and spent the time before the coming of Mr. Secretary as Inspector-General, although this Roosevelt in conversation with Herr von together for any short space of time. It was ay along, to take their place in Westrain appointment was not taken up. From 1901 to Bethraann-Holiweg, who wore a black frock ocat, queer bou marché that I found, and a stranger stor Hall and to do homage to the mortal 1903 he was Commissioner in Shanghai. From and with Dr. Erich Schmidt, Rector Magnifious company of customers it had never boou my lot remains of their King. There, it was a quiet 1903 to 1904 ho was Chinese Secretary in of the University, who made a striking figuro to meet during many years' sojourn on this grief in the nation's less that was inexpressibly Peking, and twice during Sir Robert Hart's in his gold embroidered crimson mantle. At weird land east of Sust. Palm leaves for a touching here, the very splendour of the temporary absences in the rammer at Peitaiho, one minute after the half-hour Mr. Roosevelt roof, mother earth for a floor, and a remarkable pageant presented other thoughts to every That the burden which Mr. Aglea is now arrived. After informal greetings an official conglomeration of cosmopolitan strangers for mitt-the case of the nation'n, the Empire's, to take up will be heavy, even beyond what entered the ball and announoud in a loud voice
Mr. Roosevelt!" The audience stood, and national significance
a Service employing nearly 14,000 mea soat- No King ever started on his last journey foreign resident. Without depreciation of the panied by the persons. attached to them during that it lasted from 4 o'elook in the afternoon till
tered over a vast area, is palpable to every President with his wife and family, nocom- with such an escort. By the side of King achievements of Sir Robert Hart, his immeuse their stay here, filet into the bal. The choir George role his cousin, the German Emperor, capacity for work, and his powers of organiza sang Heil Columbia, Ghücklich Land and the almost absolute ruler of the most powerful tion, it may casily be believed that within daring the progress of the song the Imperial Eitel Frederick was dressed like the Emperor as a Hussar, with white tronsors; Priuce Augustus William wore a Guards uniform.
The Rector Magnifiene delivered a humorous
from
CONFERMENT OF AN HONOHALY DEGREE, The Rector Magnificus then called upon Pro fessor Röthe, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. who in a long impassioned speed, replete with academic jokes, and ending with an elaborate the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy Latin formula, conferred upon Mr. Roosevelt and Master of Letters, which has not been gratitud for 12 years.
At the invitation of the Bector three cheers were given and the audience sang "Hell Dir im Siegeskronz." Tho choir having sung "Das Lied vom Stornonbanner," the company dispersed, rejoicing to get into the fresh air and sunshine.
QUEUE TWO MILES LONG.
from Westminster to Chelsea on the day that The most wonderful quene in history stretched 100,000 of the people of London waited to pay homage to their dead King.
It was wonderful not only for the mere fast
its upkoop. On a couple of worn benches in anity and greatness, and of the vast inter might naturally be expected of the command of the student captains drow their swords as the that it was a record- that it was two miles long,
reign.
of such a life and such a
fax on in the evening, that hundreds of police- men were needed to give it galdance--and so on. and so 93.
It was wonderful shiofy because nover before
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MOTORING TO THE QUEUE'S END.
front of an equally worn counter eat perched on their hannobes a dozen sallow-faced representa tives of China and Malaya, Behind. them, in various stages of decay, owing to the ravages of white ants, were reposed thick tea cups without handles, oigarettes at five cents a packet of ten, including the gorgeous fabel, herrings military nation that Europe has over known. the past eight or ten years the control of party also made their way to their seats. Prince hare the tragedy and comedy of the people known highly favoured by what was alleged to lie was followed by the Kings of the Hellenes the Customs has been growing too great a be genuine tomato sanco, mistoh boxes with and of Denmark, King Edward's brothers-ir fantastic designs for trade-marks, beers of low, by the King of Norway, the late King's charge for his strength; and it would be idle to doubtini brand, diety red candies dropping son-in-law, by the King of Spain, his nephew pretend that the Service does not now stand in
For example, if the Servion is not notually speech of welcome, in which he referred to the holt personal andienes on the day with a King. allowed to abuse the unwritten law of the quene, grease on to joss papers beneath, and last, but by marriage, by the young King of Portugal, need of radical roforms
of the day. Never before have 100.000 people amazingly good-tempered, and no one was not least, bunks of pork fat inviting the Celsatial a near kinsman and the son of one of his most overstaffed, it undeniably contains a number Racravolt professorship, founded in 1906 ou the phe whole spirit of the age-the bond of love "Four deep; Four deop!" rang out the order to invest a sout or two in his national doliency. intento friends, by the new King of the Rel of men who should be placed on the retired initiative of the Emporar and the the President,
This, of course, was the enterprise of the gians, grandson of Queen Victoria's uncle and list, did such exist. Another defect exists in for the promotion of an exchange at professors and peaco between People and Throno that King of the day, and every class abayed instinctively. pioneer Chinaman who realises that, with the trusted adviser, and by the King of Bulgaria, the system of what are called retiring allow and ideas between the loading German and coming of foreign enterprise, trade should the newest of European kingdous, and himself ance. There is no age limit in the Sex American Universities.
i Bourish, especially if, in the near future, land aleo by birth us Coburg. With them came the is to be opened up to rabber, and so
heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the ice or pension. But at stated intervals of bring along
a varying number of years a full year's pay a boat of coolics, crespora, and followers. The brother of the Russian Emperor, the heir to the is granted over and above the ordinary salary each employé as a retiring allowance,
AMERICA'S DEBT TO GERMANY. Then Mr. Roosevelt, who was greeted on rising with a subdued stamping of feat on the
Edward did so much to charish-exemplified itself us hovor before in this wonderful queue. Impersonally it was a mighty protagonist in a majestic drama.
little attap-covered sheds are to be found in the regenerated Throne of Turkey, the heirs of tonditions of the Service frequently defeat floor, delivered his address. He must begin, as Chatcer'a Canterbury Pilgrins were of
Peninsula, and it is remarkable the number
and
other
of the the
In general, the police were firm and just and
Ried
of European goods from Singapero which find Prines from China, and no fower than five a man goes home on leave ho goes for two years be hapt up his knowledge of German historiane, and, to tell the truth, after the packed stido and the police themselves managed to keep pacs
1.
place amid the cobwebs on the shelves, Har ing grecled me in Malay and emptied a bottle of a glass that had not seen water for a month, the Chinese proprietor inquired what
beer
was doing in those parts, and, after antisfying pork fat for a customer who was celebrating
son
Tamilde passed in reverent sympathy to retiring allowance is swallowed up in those long much the United States owed to Gormliberty. Now at last ench individual man and him on that point, he slinked a hunk of white the age which bora the beloved Queen two years, which mest men would, and many do, himself traced his origin to that branch to have breabbing space. Each one was at last rampart of trams and buses to be negotiated. wedding that evening. Meanwhilo. I had an and her young son-the hopes of the usw reign Even if it could be saved, its inadequacy as any Holland out of the North Era, A. constantly pressed back into the gutter that uniforms and ship of the polico without the rafic. being
the Alexandra, and to that which held Queen Mary curtail by an earlier return to the Far East? and of the fature. Then, with an astonishing real aubstitute for a pension can be seen when opportunity of taking count of my surroundings. What a group
of mon occupied a long bench at succession of eminent soldiers and sellors, great we remember that it was originally based on a the other side of the shop! They were sipping peers and Court officials, and other less con valuation of the tool at about 68. To-day the ten as though it were Benedictine, munching spinous servants of the State, ite Procession rice from a bowl with the assistance of chop closed and slowly the rast erond scattered tael has sunk to shout 25.43d.
Under prosent conditions it is hardly too sticks, while endeavouring to carry on a con. homewards on its orderly way. But thonsands
much to say that the Custome is obliged to
stolen from a fellow coolio sarlier in the day:
some importance, judging by a substan
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HUNT FOR SMITH STREET.
As the queue grow to a mile and more the comely of it began in earnest. When will Backs this end?"
passing batch of Yet in itself this Dantesque queue was 6s while the news of the mile walk that was new-comers, da thuy trooped by. After & much a conglomeration of character and comedy necessary seemed to have got to "Lend- Smith-street bebind and to stretch along "for when the quote began to leave that he spoke in English. Many years ago could expect that every gara in that long black the breezy riverside by the Tate Gallery, cabs Princes of that Houso of Orleans whose names
had studied at Dresden, and sizes then he half pay and has all the cost of his journey,
line could quite forget his or her little affairs and motors begun to be in requisition. How pro bond my plike wi history of cory of Frage except half the passage ont, to
Salaries: had and with the personal history of our own Royal sa photo pa stent princely. Life in posts, and literary men generally, but had not another of the morning crowds the forming of From these the eyes and hearts of Chinn is expensive. Is it wonderful if tho kept up the colloquint as of the language, tha quons was like the outburst of prisoners into
with It was a wonder. He wondered if his audience realized how
It was abent half-past three the real trouble woman felt that he or she was important enough came, with Vauxhall-bridge-read and its
moving of the Low Dutek stock which raised the maker. the autor in the pageant-ne longer yen this, however, was spanned by the general- inerensing number of United States students liveries might fill the roadway.
interfored with for more than a moment. The visited
German Universities, and every
quene was, as it were, sealed on the Millbank morement of German thought vibrated through
side, and began again in Grosvenor-road op Amerion. The interchange of Goram and "Anyhow, it was notable that both the beging the road was "up," a stone-roller was in opera
posite. Here there was another obstacle, for American professors already referred to was the ing and the growth of the quens was entirely tion, and the men of the Norfolk Regiment versution with a companion who was engaged went on to the noble Memorial Services held accept second-rate man because it does not besi emen for the future, Yesterday,” added without tbass, terrible orderly thát: are at the happened to be marching in an opposite direc- busily pulling a grass cheroot which he had Mergaret's-the last two being specially the notwithstanding the increased competi. military mantenvros, "Intended a great out of There were no stories of people waiting at St. only available thoroughfare Somehow. OF
in St. Paul's, in the Abbey, and in St. offer attraction enough the best men. Aul Mr. Roosevelt, referring to his presence at the
back of the being and boconing of vast crowds. tion to the influx of the queue through the It was a strange gathering with which I was of Parliament and their friends. And, far less easy than it was formerly to obfair good eminent of professors." (Choorz.) During the ing, or anything of that sort. The frath was harmed through corth-works and palisados
designed for the members of the two Fluasertion in all walks of life, wirich makes it far doors Universit, and eat at the fear of the most Staplin's entrano gluco 5 o'clock in the most other, however, the queue managed confronted under the stifling heat of this ten
to creep house. One could cearch in ruin for the records away, with happy simultaneity, like services billets in the Fat Esat
entire time that he was President, he continued, of the meetings of its patrons. The proprietors were being held in India, in the Colonies, and
Another matter must be muntioned-urmely, people were always coming back from Germany and gone hardly anybody know where that all dust, and the still continuing stream of now
that even when the Royal procession had come and gravel-heaps and gas-pipes, and clouds of are not
tresponsible for
minnies, as all the in many foreign capitala- the Emperor and no restrictions are placed upon the nature of ligh Church at St. Petersburg, the Presidendis, in the grade forzasrly reserved for foreigners, and so, which I am sure you would like to do important factor "the public" was really somers seemed to be able to percolate through gatherings appear to organize themselves, and Empress of Rusia attending that in the Eng-temployment of Chinese as assistants, that and earing to him, "The German Exiperor
anything of of the French Republic the service in the Em The Customs list reveals the presence of 19, it was dificult for mon of the Old World to supposed to present itself.
Accordingly, inmediately the troops were thoir souversation. Facing the was a Maloy of bassy Church in Paris, and the Emperor of eight of whom figure as full assistants, while understand the feeling of a man from a nation
withdrawn from the streets at 1 o'clock thers anlit stretch of Chelsea's own Embankment, So out into the bread and pleasant and now tial zovolver in his belt.. Subsequently I heard Not the least significant eront of the It may also be mentioned that the first of to wild the obviously intended second ground for lined gun gathering round the whole police where at 4 o'clock the quene had reached just
being represented in the service in 11 belong to the grade known as noting still in the making whenke stood in their midst.
assistants, a new rock established in May, 1901. Secondly but Mr. Roosevelt entirely forgot from his own lips that he was a mais matt,
circle of Parliament-square. Every beyond Pimlico Gardens. Soon afterwards the dark as well as in the light. We should call him Indin. The vast majority of the people of that months after. e fomous and lamented institu- succeed in speaking for an hour and 25 minutes. Where are we to ga?" Go! Why, Smith in front people wore already entering Weet- er, literally speaking, one who can see in the memeralde day was the general mourning in those 19 appointments dates from 1906, a fow apology-namely, his hoarseness. Ho dit indeed, policeman tint helped to form that impaseable first atfal motions, shead-file-long waid and ring was accosted by bewildered pilgrims the little scamper-gave a sign that two miles a detective, and from what he told me he had great Empire know what their Emperor was to ton of the Shui wachu, with its the Chinese but many of his more conversational interludes been in the neighbourhood for a fostnight on them, and mourn for him with a sincerity un- Controllers-General of Customs, sui the formal were almost inaudible, and the effort mast have stret, of course!" and a wave of the land from winster Hall. It was, however, at les not the look-out for u atleged murderer wanted in tainted by the disaffection of the few.
must east to west or south ta north, as the cash hour longer before anything like the regular submission of the whole department to control beon a No one who watched the great funeral page by the Chinese Government.
grent strain Joboro Hhart. Naturally, he was very reticent,
upon him. As for the address itself, which was dictated might be, was the cheery answer.
male-an-hour mareh had been organised, conversation being carried on in this stiffing of Queen Victoriu. Jut mad here be in the of the Chinese nation to manage the Customs. The earlier passages were a mere summary of the relief of the congested area," a good many nothing to be afraid of for the hundreds of although be listened intently to the general ant of yesterday, and had also seen the funeral
So all these thousands upou thousands set Now, however reasonable may be the desire your ago, while he was still Fresident, it
As has boon said, thoro was no ordenl with certain likenesses and differences. In the it cannot for a moment be protended that the
proved in its original form unmanageably long about finding Smith-street--and to be sure, ta whatever about waiting in the queue, and shop. The place is the haunt of many class of morn, at noon, and at eventide. The converse- Queen's case the nation was bidding farewell administrative system of China is yet in the address as written, and there were many went miles ont of their way. A very fair thousands who will gather along the are tion covers a wide range, including as it does the to a woman, and the contrast between the condition to be entrusted with such a charge. Loments when the speaker's rejection of several number wandered right over Westminster track to-day and who if they are wise, will arrive recital of all domestic troubles and illnesses, woman's gentleness and that vast orb of Provincial Assemblies, foreign-trained sindents, of the small slips of paper, one after another; Bridge into the parlibus of Lambeth, and back from the westward. There were a few fainting doings in the kampong, or village, affairs England's fate which her frail strength had and Western education have not yet modified reminded the observer irresistibly of the dealing over Lambeth Bridge: As it turned out, the hits, but not half so many as in the morning's
carried was irresistibly appealing. And the relating to the estates in the neighbourhood, Rok Queen was very old is her eighty second year office is for him that holds it to be made as elapsed that hir. Roosevelt, having drawn atten. caught the queue even then quite early in its the result. Long before the whole queue had hair's breadth the ancient traditions that of cards. It was not until half an hour had were more lucky than some others, for they genuine orush of whichi, probably, these were at the nearest gambling farm, and a variety of miner topics suggested by the enterprising The nation had seen her pass through many profitable, as it can be. If the Ports are tion to the extremely slow and local character caruer
privato sorrows, and had marked with respon
formed itself the inevitable hawkers of oranges, proprietor intent upon keeping his patrons five pain, how deeply she had felt the anxieties prepared to accept a native-staffed Customs as of early movements of civilization, arrived at within the precincts of the ketel. Rarely
photographs, sourenim and memorial badges had of course, found it out.・・ the click-plock of a sicken feasting upon the widowed life of incessant work and quick those loans were never raised on any as "world mproment in the sense that it affected o'clock there was what might be described as an of this musing, rusting, laughing wondering,
of a women's clogged fest disturb of the Foer war. They had watched her long security, fix international loans there is nothing the proposition that in the Greco-Roman more to be sail. We know very well that something which at least foreshadowed s
world for the first time there began to be But quite enough to begin matters briskly With their ranoona cries
cries and ready chaff the abiquitous litter on the ground. Should
managed to pick out the nearest way, and by 2 they only added to the unprecedented contrast native teanty exhausting sympathies, and when the end came lion of the kind. But in the present obaotio venture into these ricred domains, discussion is at last, there was a certain comfort in the sonse stato Chius's finances the reputation of the a considerable portion of the world's surface, average theatre queue waiting outside St. free-and-easy crowd and the instant awethe suspended, and the inmates of the tea shop of rest, a certain deep satisfaction at the heart of Customs cannot be tampered with without and that it represented what was incomparably Stephen's entrance. This was composal siniest Benso of overwhoaning beauty and solemity- express their appreciation of the intender in the nation's love and gratitude of a queen is serious dangers, by which; it may be added, the tho ansat important of all that was happening entirely of quiet, wall-to-do folk who happened that came upon each sud all the very morsent now asleep," said the last ruessage of the doctors, Chinese themselves would be the first to ho in the work history at the time." But in the to be there and to know. The spend with which they arrived to form part of that unforgettable and the words echoed land rly in all our minds, Te ous who has grown accustomed to an In the case of King Edward the sense of loss affected. To restore the management of the greatest days of Roman dominion the influence this modest nuclens developed its colossal pro-scono in Westminster Hall. R...L. occasional bulf-hour spent amid such surround is in some ways sharper, the wrench greater. Customa to its pristine independence will re- of Bome was felt over only a relatively more in the Chinese tes kedes than meets the fulness of his life and power, while, as it seemed. must be undertaken if the tisch evous abstitu- givilization was everywhere. The whole world of the casual observer of things Chineso, he had still much to do for England. Yet if tion of Chinese for foreign control, affecting is bound together as never before don't make One loses sight of the fact that the stench of one could interpret the feelings of the last not merely personal but antioun interests, is to any mistake about this, gentlemen, the bonds, sun-dried fish is mingled with that of native crowds of men and women through whom the spread no further.
are sometimes those of hatred rather than of love tobacco, that Bies by the thousand are offending dead King was yesterday carried to his grare for the new incumbent of the Inspectorship. more closely connected that they have any Above all, the task will necessitato a free hand but they are bouda nevertheless. Nations are one's sense of dignity, and that for a European one would probably find among them a sense of General. In this respect it must be admitted Next followed an interesting passage empha-ever clustering throng. From every side street has fallen slighty in S.W. Jepan, and risen to be seen squatting upon the benches is not
iden of. completenes, of a life well ended, of gifts put to that the circumstances of Mr. glen's appoint supposed to add to virtues. But, after all, away their fail use, and rest well earnod, not lessment arcuse grave danbits, Whon Sir Robert' sizing the curious foot that the very unrest and alley and yard old men and maidens, young elsewhere, particularly over N. China, E.. Japan in the jungle it is happy to find this spell of ben camaraderie prevailing. Base and creed strong and prevailing than that of which
were conscious in the case of his great mother.
art left Ching the sigment was put forward the very impatience of European or American men and children, rich and poor, came racing
Pressure is relatively low over the Eastern If the pathetic, appealing note was not so that he took a year's love; but it was generally control in India, Egypt, or the Philippines, and panting. clearly struck yesterday as in the function of
understood that the time had come when he takos the form of demanding that the govern At Erst they found it difficult to get away from Sea and Eastern ancharia, and high pressure 1981, there was something in its stead of which would pass on the burden of office to younger wont be assimilated more closely to what it the idea that to be in front was a beroft, but covers the Pacifis from the neighbourhood of England may be proud. Our Kine who had served hands and enter apone voll-carned rest. The is in England or the United States The pro- aftor a while the fallacy of this seemed to dawn the Bonins towards the coast of Luzon.
Fresh S.W. to S.E. winds may be expected in as well, served us most humanly, wat pussing year's leave has stretched into nearly two, and it test against European dominion takes the form on them, and never was there the slightest sug
now to be extended by yet a third. It can
of desiring to become more Europeon (A restion of roughnes or jostling. Perhaps the Fermos Channel and over the northern from, and England, whend loved him well cancely be supposed that either the Inspector further reference to nations who want to walks indeed, the chief characteristic of the nous at shores of the Ching Sca
her last thanks with a sincere and quist affection. that Sir Robert Hart, aball come out again to inaudible.) ba
Tatum Was Gingers and quiet orice, General or the Chiuse Government intends before they can crawl was anfortunately almost its early stages, at any rate--was that the enor Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending There was no bitterness in our regrets; and the Far East and assume permanent control of
kat mous preponderance was of quist, middle-class | at 10 a.m. to day, 0.00 inchas. Much of the central portion of the address people, clergymen and professional men, their there is no fear in our outlook to the future.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon The Captain of the Nation has fallen in his the Castona once more; and in these cir-will be familiar to all who leave died for wives and daughters. Afterwards it became place; but another stays into the sesat rank, Robert Bare any pension that the Chinese ing off of the Aristotelian shackles from the fest typical Cockney children, and
while
no one would gradgs Sir examination purposes the history of the break-more-democratio, and rough working men, to-day is as follows
obeory work-
8.W. to 8.E. and the great march goes on. And that it does Government might and shond feel disposed to of knowledge and the substitution of modern ing-class matrons in old back bonnets with Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, frosh
eprigs of how Blso in them, and aprons hall
squally showery- at him, it is hardly fair to the Acting Inspec methods of investigation and experiment.
hidden beneath their cloaks, found themselves Formons Channel
Same as No. 1 Generator to the Castors at large that the REGENAZIES AND CITIZEN SOLDIERS, outward signs of anthority should confione to
cheek-by-jowl with eye glassed and diffident South coast of China between Same as No.1 Turning to the causes of the downfall of the
Hongkong and Lamooks. of the world.
vain to conceal the fact that they had come in. gradual substitution of mercenarion for the car-
∙D burry-
Hongkong and Hainan....
audible, if not exactly delicate, terms,
docs
small
afternoon.
NUCLEUS OF THE QUEUE,
ings, there is no denying the fact that there is for he has been taken from us in the antequire genius, courage, nnd fact. But the task portion of the world's surface. Now Euronorm portions was not the least wonder of the
ǝye
are for the time forgotten, and Chinese and Malay-speaking voices are heard harmonicusly on every side. Every one is beat on business and pleasure, for at the kedei both prevail and -every-one seema happy.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
about 8 am, MA
**
we
aunustances,
No sooner was the queue's place and pre
sence thoroughly known than people streamed
WEATHER REPORT.
and run and flocked to the place. For about an
horiental fountain, crested at its end with the
our the queue grow more quickly almost than The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued Die onald walk. It went down the street like a the following report
On the 19th at 11.55 sm--The barozaster
and the Bains
The P. & OS, N. Co.'s str. Somali left Singapore for this port on the 10th instant, at 10 am, and is dus here on the 15th instant, at
go on, with grief indeed, but with so little jar The 0.8.K sir. Fanama Maru from Yoko and dislocation, we owe largely to the finest hams left Moji for this port on the 10th inst, work, the vigilant wind, the keen patriotisms of and is expected to arrive here on or about the Edward the Seventh. His it was in the noble he rested in another living on the other side older civilization, Mr. Roosevelt spoke of the majors, and elegant young persona who tried 11 south coast of Chins beteen.. 21st inst
words we have lately published --
Same as No. 1