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PARIS LETTER.
[WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE “HONGKONG DAILY FRESS."
Paris, April 7th,
THE KINA OF COOKS,
most glorious some, Brillat-Savarin, ita his nativo
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 6TH, 1911.
London-Paris-been adhered to the aviators | HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. THE CHINA TRADE IN HUMAN | SCHOOL OF WHALES STRANDED,
would have passed over several of the big Gar- man towns. By way of making the competition still more attractive and cosmopolitan a Borlin paper offered a prize to be added to those offered by Le Journal and other organizations Buddenly and withont warning the walls of
question of the exclusian of Berlin caused a
HAIR,
A REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE AT
TASMANIA.
The crooting of a wiatge to one of France' Paria, were covered with posters protesting The price of Fine Holly without frataro. Hongkong. The trade has increased immensely spamaceti whales, or cnotalots, was made en town, Belley, in tho Bouth-East of 'Franca, "gainst the visit to the Prussian capital. The to 5/52 por lb. bas soceded to 5/2 ita-day's wired hare, reached a turning point. Its growth in west coast of Tasmania. Previous to this quotation from Londos), the market closing easier at 23 per cent, but there is no change in quiet. The open market rate of disconut is again the Bank of England rate, which remains at 3 per rent. Bar Silver closes staly at 24d.
T. is unchanged at 742-
has cansed his countrymen and countrysom due to be fought between a French and a Ger- to take a greator iuterist in the "King of Çooks” than they over have dons before. Beyond the end of letters, de, asking for oxplanations. In MAD student: Le Journal has received no
levated the art of bokery in Franco so as to reply it states that" Wo desired to ac-74. T. rate on London at 19. Shanghai 1910 the shipmonts were valued at £139,137. quantitíns of all were natived on every flood tie.
fact that he was a famous cook, and that he so
win for it universal golden opinion, he wcomplish a work of concord between nations,
of
prastically forgolton until quite recently, when it was decided to erect a status to him by way of perpetuating his memory. Such is the the world. It is however, way of nevor to late to.. mond; the town Bello is now meations ou every side, it is quoted in all the newspapera, in a word, it has attained magic widespread importance. As everyone knows, there is boen for some time past an vatory against the number of statues prosted in Paris and other parts of Franco, no ono begrudgar Bolloy for hasing had the great good fortune of honenring & man who was either a politican, a man of foties, or an artist, who annoyed to our, who did not bore the public with his name nor with
bis works, who did not overwerkt himself, who ate the best he conid procure, who lived and died a veritable “hommado bien," or benefactor.
The author of the Physiologie du Gout," | Brillit-Buvorin, although philosophic about- most things, WIN not satisfied with his up anything but a dandy, pearance; he was
chooked, with a
wo do not desire to ureomplish a work of discord among Frenchmen.” The new course will probably ho Paris-Liège, Brussels-London, Paris.
INSTRUCTIVE NOMENCLATURE.
The Paris Municipal Council has hit upon sa excellent way of instructing both child rou and their elders in history from stroot names, Some of the street corners bear the names of those famous in history, on iron plates on a blue ground with white letters, and it is proposed to deal with all thoroughfares in this way. Much can be learned from street names in Paris and leowhere. Already a beginning has been made with places bearing the nines of Saints. Thus to the uses Ras Rivoli has been added the words—" French victory 1797," Avenue Victor Huge now further randa Freach post and novelist, 1892-85" After Rue Lincoln
have been added-“ famous President of the United States, 1809-65,"
NOILMAR CELEBRATIONS.
and
BANKS- Hongkong and Shanghais tave ruled quiet with small sales and probable sellors at $900, The London rate has advanced to 10. Nationals have sold and have further buyers of
893
61
tho
share report dated 5th May state:
Messrs. Vernon & Smyth in their weekly
A RÉFORT DY THE U. B. CONSUL-GENERAL, There has been less enquiry for local stooka during the past wook, but rates generally show There is considerable misapprehension in no material change and close stesily. Rubbers" America and Europe as to the human-hair trade Tasmania, March, 13-About the puddle of A correspondent writes dating Alverstone. have attracted little or no attention during the in Chine, writes the United States Consul at February, remarkable find of 37 strandot interval, and loss pra
Pars after advancing in the past few years, although it appears to the shores of Perkins Island, along the north- Hongkonz has been little short of phenomenal.inge 10ng in than direction say what would kong to the United States were valued at evidently be the same school of wholes, going In 1997 the exports of human hair from
discovery, the skipper of trading ketch pass
£8,660; in 1908 the value hed ingreased to in the direction of the beach where eventually £18,209, in 1902 the sales reached £65.559; in found. A short time after he saw this, large and amounted in weight to 576,119
coming Total suipurests to all countries wars, of course, Smithton. This lol, Ja-s search for the gouro
tha Duko Hiver, just the farmship ap 1 much larger, probably as greating 1,300,000 of this flotsam and jetsam, with the result that pouzda valted
£300,000.
Nevertheless the stranded whales were discovered on the value per pound of the hair being shipped ben MARINE INSURANCES.-Unions have been substantially half what it was a year ago. The were lyin oath of the river. They from Hongkong at present (January, 1911) is railer early at highwater mark, some two trade bas assured immense proportions, but the some stern on, and some broadside on, packet a sixty to saronty yard radias shipments have been so large that the market closely to each other, and ranging from thirty in Paris, London, Vienna, New York, and other to forty feet in length.
According to et tendo cut of Houghout is changing and actual whaling experience, they were all young centros is gluttad so far as raw fisir is concerned.
King Billy, an old water of over sist
over sixty-one years much of the hair that formerly went out in the poles. A most peculiar pieture was presoated or uzworked state is now going out in by thesands of almost shapeless Real, dark on the simpe of finished hair.
the back and fading s away into agert of dail-groy have been inaugurated; bar the principal and enough to distinguish one end from the other. Soveral establishments for working with hair underneath. As they lay, it was, of course, ousy
This factory Ims on employing about 600 diffult job to discern nay mouths, without B has been opened by an American hair expert. the actual tails being of no mean size, but it was on, wonen, and children for some time and its close search; they were carerns in which an Much of the product is sent to Paris, and, so far uch output is just arriving in the foreign inerkots. euth diffenity; wilt u long narrow underjaw.
man could hava squatted, as appearance there toarne and reporte go, is exported from
at 280.
booked at 3815, and close with probable buyers, Chine Traders continue in roquest at $105 and Yangtzes at 3193. Cantous nas quiet at $180 and North Chinas at Tla 166, the latter closing
with
sellers.
FIRE INSURANCES. Hongkongs luvo been cold and can still be obtained at 3330. Chinnara. main steady at $120 and without local business. SUPPPING.Hongkong, Canton and Maenos hatetrengthened, and after small sales at $29 close with no shares procurable at the rato Indo-Chinus have again been in active demand with sales at from 2623 to 864 for preferred and deforrad at 3634. The London quotation is unchanged. market closing with buyers combined,
at £6. China and Manilas aro in request at $10 and Star Forrys (old) at $76. There are sellers of new Star Furrys at 316, and of Shell Transports at 18. Douglases are anchonged at $19, nominal, REFINERIES-China Sugers have failed to maintain their position and are now quoted with sellers at $103. Luzons are unchanged at $20 with no movement or change to report.
MINING No business in this section is reported and quotations are unchanged. kong & Whampoa Docks continus quiet at $55 DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS. ---Horg.
sales at $51. Now Amoy Docks Lave improved to and Kowloon Wharves at $52 sellers after small
change to report in Shanghai Docks and Shang hat and Hongker Wharres, which romain at Tis. 65 and 85 respectively.
LANDS, HOTSIS AND BUILDINGS-Heng kung Lauda close quiet but steady at $93. Kowloon Lands are on offer at $23 and Hum phreys Estates at 864, the latter after sales at $64. Westi with probable bugars. Hotels have improved tPoints are unchanged at $47, closing to $115 and $75 for the old aut new issues respectively with sales, dosing with probable 99, and Manila Metropole Hotels at Pos 11.
Corror MILL-Hongkongs have declined to $5k with sellers, and the offer of a slightly lower rate would probably lead to business. In the North, Soy Chees have receduil to Tla. 20 but otherwise there are no changes to report.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Campbell, Moore's have been booked at the reduced rate of 87, and Groen Island Comenta at $3. Bales are reported of Ices at $185, China Providents at $7. Dairy Farms at $204, Electrice Fisheries at $71. There are buyers of Fenwick's 24, and team at $5. New Peak Trams at 81.10, China Light and Powers at $1.10, Powell's at 83, Steam Fisheries Langkats in the North havo declined to T, 95, at $7 aul H. Prico & Co. at 12. BUBBLES.-The closing quotations (midale prices) received from London by wire to-day Highlands and Lowlands Ledbarys
as French hair.
within a
A prut peculiarity about their mouths was the fset that, while the lower jaws harn teeth, upper SOURCE OF RAW HAIE,
jaws have corresponding hollows, for the teeth The cigin of the hair shipped from Hong-
to fit into. The sad soomed to form at least a kong, and indeed from all Chinu eu far as third of the entire mammal,, the body tapering information can be secured from the best sources off, until it ended off with an extremely power- hore, is
different Fastly
from that ful horizontal wallon tail. How or why the judicated by many stories published broadcast wisles gut stranded is a the work over.
mattor of pure conjectare The report that much of the
a caso of "quot homines, tot sentoating," but it wa hair eat with Chinese views of the dead and with at nearly high-water mark. As they land already shipped was taken from the dead is not cortainly a very romarkable thing that so only autre of the Chinese trade but inconsistmasy shoal are getstranded alle
close
togathar, Chinese thought. The hair shippert abroad boon some time strazdod on the beach hofoto from, this Empire is combings from well-to-do being found, probably over a fortnight, the people, mostly women. A Chinese maid in lower parts of the belies wore getting deepor dressing her mistress heir simply saves and and deeper buried in the sand, every succeeding sells to a barber the combings that were formerly tida However, a syndiente was at du fording hair from plying their trade. The vast as quickly as possible, and stops were thrown away. Harbors also obtain considerable and an experienced whaler got up from Hobart mass of the hair shipped abroad and tey to make something out of this unexpected
takon involead for the United States is in the herFest Trum thes sen, shape of little wads or twistings. Beidem if whaling industry from Tasmanian shores Unfortunately the sed. It is out of the strange facts of the trade and the necessary trying pots and entting in- over are fall hands of hair taken, nor are queues censed soine ten to fiftoon years ago, that although thousands of quotes have been cut pigments were not easily to be got. In fact, in Hongkong in the past several months- soms only two trying, pots, very large cauldrons,
to
Preparations are well advanced in Normandy. for the colabration next Juan of the thousandth He is represented as of medium height. red-anniversary of the founding of the
low forehead, small nose, The celebrations will not only interest France Besly lips, nu a rounded chin; others in or the French people. The events embraced in 'tricing to portrait' of the ideal gourmet-not its ten centuries of glorious history have affoot-$7 with salea and buyers, but there is no gourmand-picture his as a tall and speed the whole world. From Denmark, Sweden, shouldered person of drum-mujor upprarance and Norway came the conquerors of Normandy, Strange to say, he had little affection for tall and their descendants have done much for the mon, The, he said, were generally lacking in expansion of the civilised world. The glory of wit. Brillat-Savarin was never very particular Normands, like that of Athens, will never die. A about his clothes, and as he walked through the few of the great sons of the Ducky will make it streets of Belley it might have been remarked live for ever-Corneille, Malherbe, Poussin, that his shirt showed a tendency to climb up over Laplace, Lererrier, Flaubert, Maupassant, and his ears, while his roomy trousers floated over Millet, ete. Normans are to be found to-day capacious alone. Ho was a man of genius; not! fuer beyond the Duchy: it is ostimated that buyers. Shanghai Lands are unchanged et Tis, 15,000 is the report the hair has not been sold, now being tried dova. with as little delay as
there are 100,000 of them in París alone--honed why the celebrations will be extended to the Ronga will to the contre
only was he a past master ja the art of cookery, but he was equally familiar with astronomy. domestic medicino, physics, chemistry, the violin singing, and composition, and was able to con-
iz six languages; he also a law.adronate and ultimately becsine, Con- oillor of the Court of Cassation. Thess various intents helped him to earn a living in Angries, when the misfortunes of his time oblig.
Verho
ed him to emigrate. He did well in New York, where โ WAN M person. na grota; in New-York as well as in Boston ha gave lessons in languages and music. In the evening do hold the position of fast violin in
ony of the theatres of New York: He was a great favourite in society owing to his drawing- room talents and culinary genius. It is tiras grateful Franco recognised so interesting a personage.
A NOTABLE FICTURE.
The chief attraction," or
French capital.
the
arrange. upou Ko
of the millenary, and imenta ■ far lendided far to runke the event worthy of the occasion. The famous historisa Ilanotaax declared that "Ls Conquête de l'Angleterre par les Normunds déplacé la cours de l'histoire, on fixunt dans les mers du Nord l'are da monde, qui appartounit jusqu'à lá á la Mediterranée." Translated into English this vends as follows:-The conquest of England by the Normaus has turned the course! of history, by fixing the mais of the world in the northern sens, a privilege hitherto enjoyed by the Fow will dispute this dictum,
Mediterranon
least of all Britishers.
I
apus.
and
are as follows :----
96/3
7016
11/9
3/9
100%
4.6
8776 32/6.
47-
London Asiatica London Ventures United Serdange Datu Tigas Allagars Supongs.. Eastern and International Trusts 7/6 prem Linggia Habber Trusts Anglo-Malays Bukit Mertajams Straite Bartome Labus
15/9 prom.
20/3
5/9
31-
11/6
*JAPANESE AND BASEBALL
HOW THE HAIR IS PREPARED.
American expert is working hair into the most The local hair establishment operated by au modern saros for the export trade. The hair
in
soda, neft soap and ammonia, is dried, and then
ar
could be obtained, and with these, the blubber is
anshitities, and this chiures & 2ood profit for the possiblo, Ambergris was luckily found in yndicate. It may not be generally known that.
INTIMATIONS
COULD NOT REST FOR INTENSE ITCHING
Bore Places on Arms. Scabs Formed then Came Off, Leaving a Raw Spot. Tried Cuticura Ointment One Night. Next Morning Shin Smooth. Cured by Cuticura Remedies.
"About two years ago, sore Places began come on my litte buy's arm. They looked
Just like the scabs hit after worluation. A sesh would form on top of the son spots and then came off, leaving a aw spot ander ngakh 1.tried various remedies, Vil he didn't get any ty The poor call t eonid at rest for tljs Intense che tenx lan to the day to wis salt be had zezera. 1o. Kalk. it would take a song lima to cure lm, a thin h fees would be to dear for ma. Then I tried a litlo Culleura Ointment AR soon as I man. relieved the Jtchiar pals and he had the first sound sleep ha lind bad for a week, Bolgotn tablet of Cuticura Soap and a hor of Cutleurs Ofitment. The sent started to peel off and store was new skin adameath, whereas with the other remelica I had used, when the scab caiao nữ it left a Taw pisco.
When I tried Cutkurs Omment was much surprised, the next morning to tnd al she roughness folis and the skin felt amooth. After I had used the second lot of Cicuro Soap and Ointment he was cured. I kin is now quits clear and oath, and I cannot w you how thankful 3 amb the good Caticura Remedies did for my baby." (Signed) Mrs. L. M. Origins, 108, Radford Lord, Coventry, England, May 22, 1910,
Cutler Romedies are notd throughout the world. Bejos: London, 27. Charterhouse 84: Autralls Towns & Do., Bydney: Icd's. B. K. Paul, Cal utts: So. Atlea. Lonnen. Ltd. Cape Town, etc.; co V. S. A Potter Dog & Chem. Chep Hole Pope →
1. Pont-es. Cuticians Hook on the split.
SURVEYING
AND
SCIENTIFIC
sparar whale, and has a very high marketable INSTRUMENTS
A day
BY
AND
all hate E. R.
E. R. WATTS &
SON.
ALWAYS
A recent isme of the San Francisco fhrenitie tion, operation of factories in Chine, assuming on, a kid a gun rises of dat oil colts CHS. J. GAUPP
contains the following humorous article:
foes
at
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
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is first combed into lengths. It is then washed this substance is found in the entrails of the bailed for one day in plain water, again dried, and then treated to four or five early
It is valur, one ounce of the best gindo being worth
fifteen
pounds 20 the London chemicals, according to its condition, to storilize, and continental. markets. proserve, and render it fit for use. It is then oror £6,000 worth has been secured, and there Up to lus. colours and packed. bleashed again, and propared in different sjovery likelihood of more forthcoming yet:
the blubber also is another valable The тай
navet, BR unprepared hair is shipped these are all true sporm whalse, but the principal W. F.STANCEY from here to Europe and the United States source of pront la tois case is urlonbtedly the one under the supervision of the United blaster can be worked, as it is not a thing which without preparation other than the fumization ambergris; only a voy small proportion of the Sintes Fablic Health and Marino-Hospital will keep for too long a time in addition to
& CO. presentative attached to the conminte-general which, that on the lower side of this careuses has However, the trade changing materially rich and worked into it, that the trying There Is been considerable trouble in the pets have to be cleaned cut very frequently, and true in the past two years owing to ship the trying done very carefully to get an oil at all ments not being up to sample. In uncombed free from foreign substances. Men and engaged NEW BALZAO NOVEL.
raw hair it is difficult to insure The work of books is all the woulthier by a
at the rate of eighteen shillings. quality. Much of the hair now going ont is proof twelve working hours, and now unpublished novel from Balaac. The manu
pared in oren lengths, that is, in lots of 10 to being made to get as much binbber throngh as This elite of Parisian Society is anxiously script has just been published after having haid
12 inches in length, 12 to 14 inches, to 16 polo, before it gets too decomposed; in the awaiting the opening of the Salon, or anunal hidden for over 50 years: Balzac's works being
inches, 16 to 18 inches, and a on up to 36 meantime, other hands were put to work collect inches, which is the commercial limit. This ingll the oil saturated and all around, and after Picture Show, which this year is to be excep.no longer protected by copyright, the latest norel
sorted hair brings much better prices than the bagging this, it is put away to be treated later tinually brilliant.
can be bad for a more song, or 50 centimes or 10
difference of cost actually represents because its on, when the main work is done. A tremendous. clok, will be the splendid equestrian portrait of A young officer of cavalry used de Preval The story is a curiously Rulzneian one.
purchase is attended with less risk of frand, Bumber of people from all over the island, and PRICES CHINESE GAIR EQUAL TO EUROPEAN, also from the mainland, have been over to see King George V. painted by the well-known meets a beautiful woman at the Opers ball in
At present hair of AAA grafa. is worth in this sight, probably naiqne, and opiniona are ex- artist M. Georges Scott, The latter has gone 1822. She is masked, and although ho loves
Hongkong about 57.2 cents gold por pressed to the effect that this find may probably KEPT IN STOCK pound; AAAA grade is worth less than 78 lead to a reopening of the whaling industry, on over to London, at His Majesty's request, to her deeply at first sight and his love is returned, put the finishing touches to his toile on the offeer receives from the beautiful unkown a he never sees her face. One day the yeaug
conte, AAAAA grade brugs about 98 couts, a small-scale, along the shores of Tasmania. A year ago the after was calling for 2 dollare
The sight was indeed a weird one; imagine a spot at Buckingham Palocs. King Georgo-ring which conveys the message to him that he.
gold por ponud and other qualities in propor dull cloudy day, with a fairly strong brosas blow. whoiu como say, proposas to purakáse the beanfi.
is the father of a daughter! The rest of the
ing, making good sea anddenly the ful paintings to be seen in the acarist story is told in Balzac's inimitable style. It is
With the departure from Japan for this that there continues to be more or uniform and white plumes of a British fill the novel to be written Ender curious Waseda University the long-predicted invasion Status, is likely to have a material effect upon that oil to a very great valas is escaping, and the bistory of Praval's fatherhood. How came country yesterday of the baseball team of domand for hair in Europe and the United away from the whales every tide, which means can be seen, the result of what the sea washed marshal, riding Kildare, his favourite horse circunstance, Balzac was a great friend of the of America by the Japanese may be said to have the American market. Plants in which labour there is so means of preventing it. Following He is wearing the collar and wash of the Garter, Duchesse de Ding, the rioca of Talleyrand, and begun For what else but a desire thoroughly can be hail for about a third what it can be had this up, the slapeless and now not too savoury and his breast is covered with other order. I to make a noul present, he wrote u
was a courtant visitor at her house Wishing to humiliate this Nation could prompt them to in the cheapest portion of France antarally mounds of whale flesh came into riow, looking a his hand he carries a marshal's baton.. Behind novel which at first he called Imprudence
challonge os at our great national game?
bare a big advantage. The raw material is first like heaps of mud; until, on a nearer his Majesty aro bin standard-bourer and Field. Happiness." changing the title later to
Think of the anguish which would come to here sise, so that freight upon waste is avoided, approach, man-in oil-saturated and stained Marshals, Lords Roberts and Kichoner (both in mesk. The Duchees had the manuscript Noguchi rap out a three-bagger and bring in China is foreign supervision, but apparently passes; carrying it on two large books to boards.
Lovo thousands of fans if they were to sas Hashimura The opensive feature of all such concerns in dungaree clothes are rou, cutting out the
huge while Parle hare visited the studio of Mibrary. Later the present Dao de Digo pare beautifully bond, and it remain in her
ovory little brown man on the filled bases at the hair working can be taught to Linese readily laid down on the rands on purpose, where end of a sinth inning when the score was tied and successfully. So far as a layman cat at which pieces are then taken away by two more Scott and congratulated hita on liis work): In it non gift to M. Luciou Aubanel, who has now What would the loss of all the trade of the the hair turned out by the preparing establish
eut it into pieces more conveniently handled, they the rear are the Black Watch, with the bag. | allowed it to be published.
Orient or the slamming to of the open door be ments hora is equal to the best Earopena men, who cut them ap iata still maaller piecos, pipes leading, and two eqperries; while in the
to such a disaster? background a mass of red uniforms stand out
The
product, he mass of the hair shipped from to be put into the trying pois, a large fire with Hongkong is purchased originally in Canton enormous cauldrons on it; sitting down, looking and represents a collection of small bite from after everything, old King Lilly, a Wort millions of people.
Indian whaler of more experience than anyone else in Tasmania: barrels full and barrels empty, GIRL'S SELF-SACRIFICE.
great pieces of binther, odds and ends and tier Some optimistic persons, strongly imbued
galore are also to be found around. Owing to with the idea of international peace, may see in
its high value, the nabergris is at once sout Whesied down the lureb in an ambulance, away to the nearest bank for safe custody while the Japanese adoption of baseball merely a proof of American influence and of the intrinsic from which he will probably never rise, Joseph the oil is stored in rusks and all available WHY GO TO value of the game. They may even fanoy that back was broked in an accident some months to the nearest jetty, serne two and a half miles Kapoor, a collier, of Doraby, Yorks, whose utensils, awaiting an opportunity for carting it emissaries of Great Britain eagerly endeavoured ago, was married in that town to Miss Florence away, where it can be loaded on small trading to hare cricket and not baseball receive the offi- Widdowson, his sweetheart of many years. ketches which are coming round for this purpose. cial recognition
of the Japaness
ess universities.
The ceremony was performed at the Parish This, rose-coloured view will be scouted by Church of Deusaby Baiu, and was conducted Done too rosy, but with the discovery
At first, the prospects of the syndicate, looked those who like to look behind the scenes with the greatest privacy. Few people wore ambergris, there was a better than that. But of what help is Hobson when the grim selliery ambulante, which, on a waste taking place, st.lt everything points to the
a change Richmond Pearson Hobson, for instance, knows astir in the little colliery town, at 8.30 a.m.,
in the aspect of things and although the oissach an unavoidable in the present emergency? He knows nothing former occasion, conveyed the bridegroom to syndicate making a very kry proit out of this of basebnil.
hospital, took the young con, le to the church, most unexpected and unique Bud. It is evident that the Japanese adoption of There, the bridegroom was On the 5th at 12.05 pm.-The barometer has the assimilation of Occidental ideas of govern-Only a few friends witnessed the ceremony, baseball has been deliberato. First there came and wheeled down the ailela a bath-chain
bride following. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. fallen considerably over S.E. Japan, the depres-meat. Then followed the adoption, with great which was celebrated by the Rev. 6. F. Hawkes
ion lying over the Yellow Sea yesterday har succoss, of the military tactics of the world. Amer- ing reached that area.
The bridegroom's replies to the nenal questions
The Russian str. Sibir laft Moji on the 4th modernization of the kingdom of the Mikado. ican baseball was the climax, the last word in the were given in fire tones. Equally drm was instant for this port, and is due to arrive here
A patristic duty rests upon the baseball teams herself to love, honour, and oboy her helpless.
the bride's "I will" in which the pledged on or about the 9th instant.
The CP.R. Co'n str. Empress of India can people will look in the trying days that are was wheeled down Areas of high pressure are lying over N. China to come. Waterlon, it has been aid, was won
the aisle, the bride and left again at 10 pm. same day for Kobe, and over the Pacife to the East of the Bonics.
walking alongside. It was decorated with where she is due to arrive at 2am. to-day, on the football field of Eton. The mastery of
The Philippines Co.'s str. Rubi left Manila Moderate te fresh E: winds may be expected the Pacific may he decided on the bagball fields share the green ribbon. Outside the
church the couple were subjected to a regular the 7th instant at daylight.
on the 4th instant, and is due here on or about OPTHALMIC over the N. part of the China Sea
of America.
fusilade of rice snl confetti. Raynor
and iss Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches.
Ора
consoling thought emerges from the pros- Widdowson have been swoothourts from child- The Silk ex B.M.B. Empress of China, which pest. It is that while the Japanese may have hood, and were engaged to be married 19 left here on the 8th ult, arrived at New York mastered the game itself, they may not have months ago, where the young man had on the 3rd instant. The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon conquered the intricacies of its linguistic side the misfortune to break his back while at work Line) loft Nagasaki for this port on the 5th to-day is as follows
The NY.K. str. Kumano Maru (Australian Hongkong & Neighbourhood...
No evidence has yet reached this country that in the Denby mine, He spent many monthe (NE. winds,
the baseball reporters of Japan do not chronicle in the Deneby and Dencastor hospitals, but his instant, and is expected here on the 9th inst. Formosa Channel
the happenings of the game in the correct brido desiares that for freshening.
the future she will be
The N.Y.K. str. duta Maru (European Lis style of the country,
numo. Darmite the knowledge that he will Line) left Singapore for this port on the 4th Hongkong and Lamooks. I
Samo as No. 1
is where we may have on advantage. ever be able to stand on his legs again, Ray. instant, and is expected here on the 9th inst. With the aid of the picturesque and, to the out- nor is quite ebeerful, and no bridegroom ever The M.M. str. Nera, with the French Mall Hongkong and Hainan... Same as No. 1. aider, unintelligible verbiage of the diamond this looked happier then be dit in the church. of the 9th ult, and mails from London of the N. winds, freshening fine to cloudy and Japanese. At any rate the baseball experts are injury to his spice in the Deusty pit 15 years and is expected to arrive here on the 8th Inst...
country may still be able to put one over on the Strangely enough, the bride's father suffered an 8th nit, left Saigon on the 5th inst., at & s.nt, misty.
hereby urged to go into training for the occasion, I ago and has not been able to work since.
at daylight.
clearly against the grey hills. In the for- ground, to the left and low down, and the r., thistle, the look, and the shamrock. M. Georges Scott, who, although a Freachuman, is of Scottish doscent, is well-known in the art world. He was present at the funeral of King Edward VII and the great review at Aldersbot, an artist for L'Illustration. King George greatly admires the sketch made of him by M. Scott, so much so, that two months ago he received an invitation to Buckingham Palace to be presented to is Majesty, when he was requested to undertake the historic picture which he is now finishing for Le Salon.
POLAR TOPICK,
Dr. Jean Charcot is a good person to inter- view on the race for the Pole question. The Dorter-whose brilliant work in Antarctic exploration has just gained for him the Royal Geographical Society's gold medal-hopes that the Fole will really be discovered this time. The
THE SHINE.
Parisiant are naturally very angry at no laring boen done so far to protect them of a your age caused the Municipality to from the future rising of the Seine. The foods promise ample prutuction, and certainly a start is a small way was done; then the weather The fdes of making Paris a seaport by the having improved, less rotivity was displayed. canalisation of the Seius from Rouen was enthusiastically received when again revivad sub months ago, particularly so as the project was declarest to be a pure specific against future foods. So slow las horn the progress of this idea that rival schemes are now under considera tion. One from Diappa to Paris, or rather to St. Denis on the Soive, a few miles north of Paris, is the one most in favour. Theso soliema seldom get beyond the discussion stage.
WEATHER REPORT.
Pressure hea increased over China, partion larly in the North. A slight increase has taken
Japanese. landing at San Francisco, will engage the teams of the University of Califor- East, playing Chicago University and the re- is and Stanford. From here they will travel presentatives on the diamond of other of our higher institutions of learning.
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in the interest of Science. The Scott expedition will be greatly disappointed on learning that it is net alone this time in attempting the formidable adventure. It is a mad race to the mystic point. Ones the North Pole is discovered the precious energios of explorers and expeditions
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