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HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
(FROM PER OWN CORRESY NDENT)
Loudon,- August 9. HEAT AND DROUGHT. Still the bent and drought-till the furnies
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1911.
To osmisled, and the efforts to make their they have mon the host athletes in the world are already producing neticeable résults.”
THE HEGUM OF BHOPAL The people of Omova are deploring departa e of the Bagain of Bhingal on her home.
afford that go it has been calculated that if HONG KONG SHARE
MARKET.GREAT FIRE ON THE RIVER |
every man and art in the Empire is called Mesura Vernon and Smyth in their weekly
span for four days' labour in the yearsbare report dated September 1st stato
ton the work
can be finished in the
At present only the | years spreed upon.
wintor half of the year vives paksable paths in
ities. At other times the tracks nea other full of dust or axis doop in rand. Put ten years
ATKIFANGHAT.
THE BERNING OF THE “MEISHUN."
Wo take from the N. C. Daily News the following particulars of the great fire on the
brief telegraphio report
urul lucir wits and for raia and the housewives ward journey to India. While she stayed sho Russia, for the anowand ios erver up irregular chengo, Fino Hand Para is to-day quoted river at Shanghai, of which we published a
křo Anding the problem of a variety of foods perplexings, because there no such shortages in all branches of providouing Only the holiday reports are in full father about it all, for their sonson promises to be a record ono, without break from May until now. Cowes "fias, of
record hanc there shonlik hou great advanco.
was the most dazzling Lisitor thy can remember, wil when she left it was with a bad of aggage that ca-ily but the for that region of the world. The Swiss watches tickled her to death," as the mericane say, so she bought a four over four thousand in goli
TROLISH SEASIDE RESORTA, "
The domand for local stocks for investment purposes continues, and rates are well main- iained in all sections. "Rubbers" have ruled quiet, but on the whole cluse without muforial at market rule 4/93 Arm. The opon discount has advanced to 3 per cent bat there is again ne change in the Bank of Eng. land rate, which remains at 3 per cent. Bar Silver of meant 24 per oz. steady, and Sterling exchange at 19 T. T-Shanghai T. T. is quoted at 756
rourse, ban the great centre of the fashionable and silver, to say nothing of various kinds of] But Mrs. Grandy hips helped in some places to been placed at $887), a market closing with
trinkets.
So the favoured friends in Bhopal and there has been social attraction onosgh in all consejance, for not only has the Kingan Quen will soon be happy in end possession of a ticker. and several members of our Royal Fsurily been its clau di dit some sores, and their there, but King Alf as of-Spain has been stral- only regret was fast she did not give the me
she entered nova stish 82 trunks, and she left again with 24 5:
BANK. Hongkong and Shanghuis hare bayers at 1885. Lundou is unchanged at £88 10.
MARINE ENRURANUS Unisa have bro done at 5812 nd 9815, and close in strong request with bavera at $817) Chates have
Yangises are wanted of 1220 with exchange 75, and-North Chinas at T. 154. able sellers at the butter ente
About 9.50 yesterday (Friday): morning, re silents of Shanghai whose basinesa Jep them in the open air in the Central and Hongkow. districte at the time, and in addition those who were in the vicinity of the air: Meiskaa, wore Froin startled by the sound of an explosion. the point of vantage of the Bond foreshore, volumes of sucko wem, at once, seen, to riso. from the forward portion of the Hamburg- Amerika, hina str. Afie un, lying at the Oil Dock Wharf and the ship immediately burst. into flames, causing a large crowd of residents. frostore,to watch and await developments.
This on and the term bed no time- whatever to gather
bangings, nor to Flan INSURANCES. Hongkong undercut to dilft, but, to save their bees, hed an listed demand have advanced to $350
in the river It is said that are of with her, and Chinas are also in request at
the crew plunged overbond with their clothing abloze, in somewho had hera neverely - injured and others who were able to win were res ened
the wharf, foreigners at d. by
ling around. in nud out of tobacco shop 8000g. tešili uh again for a second speration. Al told. up new sport in Hall Caine's Island other been sold at 3202 and $205, closing with pro both foreich Aud! Chinese, to assemble on the ing cigarettes and generally enjoying himself as if absauce from his own fatal was just the thing for a pleasant o. Prince Henry of Prussia hai_hyan þuring a flua timo aurang 116; wostly motoring in the great Angle Garzian tour that has done so much to improve mutual relations. Ho Juston so charmed with his
1 THE NEPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL, Thear from man whetess lately been.ap iu the hill adjacent to the inovatior nt Portugal that the Republic is really in bad state. There was little hope for the manurekists or any other sort of
Never was there anch fun at English seaside placos as this summer, owing to the hot wave give an extra soresin to the hilarity. Sua bath ing is, of course, the popular pastime theo
jú most placas long ago, But lately has sprang baking days, and mixed bathing was agreed to
found that the praction was increasing of "balh- is the Isle of Man. The bathing box men
ing fram, the honse "that is to say, of feaning forth from the bouras adjacent la the bonch clad, anly in the bathing estuse, and exhib iting an easingly attractive display of ankle, So they stirred up Mrs Grundy fi deciure that city fathers going, so the pollen wern ordezɛd to stop such thing by tk ng th names and addresses of the bathers who ro exped their foyens to the pubší vías, Thi was where the fan began. The crowds rachend to gee it and had lots to be thwikful for
with the To beg bathers stayed in a long as that fell disposed
pat up with the namerciful hint of onlookers. Then one or two others world comont and the cruciables would proceed to abase them, what time the yest would tuskin a
Conton and Magne
are in streng.request with anleg At. $28 nad $284. Indos are easie with sellers t $65 for
visit that a mid bei seriously thinking ifrahois till Capruin Cuuceiro, the only officer wanch pronicnedin. was interent, Tart sof the sed probable sellers "ferred and deferred buying an e-tale i sing these on the south-stand to his gous when the volation nccarrod, went across the frontier and begun organising a counter revelatiou. 16 is the brain and the anising foren of the ten thousand or so brig arts who are scattered about in Spain.
coast.
THE LAND OF HELIGOLAND.
Speaking of Gorany reminds me that I hear from Berlin a queer account of the island of
It
combined, the London rate being unchanged at 115 middle price. Douglares have farther, improvel without sales to $21 buyers,
REFINELIES. China Sugars live again freed up and sales up to $147 are reported, market closing easier with eller at 8146.
plagal at 835,
the blurchin
Heligoland, that leg outside the rivers. Elle seams ho is a guwe mixtara of ide list and men and he baldjes Lad_to_wait on the bench und Luzone after sales at 831 to $34, can now behanghai and Hongkow Wharves, and the
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it to
tho
of action. When he heard that the King had and Worer. Lurd Salibury code Germany, if my roamory is not at fault, fled to England and had boon, arenaspasioi in twenty years ago, and in the den Fg his sondonment of the throne by all his ohrank for home amid the langer and chers of Anyway, may he broke his sword across his kernud said some the delighted crowd So famous has the sport land got Wei-hai-wol. time since then Lord Salisbury's reputation words shot the King that sull wurch whon terme that shop-keepers and there are Foreign Minister has his assailed on that they er uttered Then he taught English-threatening to duck the local pues who have
folly up and down this counter. point; and it has benn ubarged against him that for his mother was English-loc a while for need, lofo-a-the town is-sivon, a name for he gave away a strategic point that would havo living. But when the Republicans took a been invaluable to us iú, case of a fight with look round they saw be bal the grit they.
big army post} Germany in the North So. Now this talo that wanted, so they offered his reaches me from Berlin gives a different com. He decitsu), telling them that though the King pletion to the situation The Germans woro. was a poliem they had extablish, dun oliga, ohy pleased with the sequisition when they get it and at about spanding pots of money on fortresses and defences of various kinds,
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A BABEL OF TONGUE.
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INSPECTION,
HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY.
A TOUS OF M, ColaINsoN POGREDų Os
Mr. A. H. Collipson, Chin! Construction Engineer of the Hankow-Canton Railway comped with his party i tea at Wunhan on Monday nigh and set out yedard morning to inspect the Art part of the propovel route. writes the Central China Post, Hunkow, of the 23 inst
rate
MINING Raabe have further advanced with sales at 82.50 and $2 60, and can now be placed at 82.70. Chine Engineerings are unchanged at Tis, 14 and Charbourages at 5700.
The Clutha X. and the Castonis Aro-flout were the first on the scene, closely followed by the China Merchants tire font Eeiling. all of which readered excellent service in subduing the gm... In the meantime, however, the upper works of the L-C.S. Wesang had caught fire, mad the Heishun was cut tdrift, with the result that she drifted against the
1.C.8. Lomywo, which was lying in the next berth, was soon ablato in the forepart. Owing to the efforts of Capialo Christie and the efficers, almost holl the Chinese crow having deserted the ship when first scouting danger, DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS Hong
the Loony was able to get a tow-line con kong and Whampoa Docks are quiet but stende
was towed by Tier into mid-stream, when she at $513 Kowloon Lands with sales at 49 cted with the N-D. L. tender Bremen and
Decks are for sale at 18, and Shanghai Docke
arrival of the Municipal Are: On the and 9491 close in request si 849. Naw Amoy are on the
foat, novoral powerfa' streams were brought LANDS, HOTEIS AND BUILDINGS.-Ho kong Lands are in demand at 8107 with salto play on the burning vessel and also on to the Wang, and presently the fire on reported during the interval at $101 and $102.
board the latter romsel was extinguished, bat Kowloon Lande are wanted st 8272, Went not before her upper deck works, including Points at $45, and Humphreys at 271. Houg captain's cibin and chat room, had been com
plately destroyed.
Hotels aro in request at 81181 (ohl and 872 (now). Shanghai Lands are firmor with sales in the North at Tis 98.
COTTON MILIA-Hongkongs have been book.
ABRATE DEED.
While the deshur was drifting with the
at 86, bat close rasier with a buyer aver tide, several tug-boats arrived to render assist $51. Be ar qurted at Tis. 90. Laon Kang Mons at The 60 and Boy Chees at Tls, 23.
Bunguns, Fre-The following are closing quotations (middle price) received by wire from
..Jo-day :-- Ledbury
ondon Asiatics United Serdangs London Veatures Allars. Batu Tigas sporgs... Liù gia
1/6
56/3
10/9
93/9
39
726
22j6
413 179
Mr Collinson is in charre of the work from
MIROFIL NEOUR-China Pornans are wanted Wabango Yishuur on the horders of Kwang-
that at $103, China Providents at 881, Dairy Farm That tongprovince, now inspecting run up the rallers of the at $231 Electrics at $211, Steam Laundrys at Tangise and the Sian. The insperion of $5.90 and Watsons at 35 its whole lonel will take over two month at the Ch of Regiuser will be chiled to break his teur in order to return to Wucheng for the sebord examination of the pupils in the railway
To examination takes place about her. Sontembar 7 Mr. Collinson expects to reach a point about Yarhow and torture to Honicow about September 1 or 2 After asiing at the emmin'ions be will cut away as sin about the middle of the month to tackle the rest of the inb, which will take him about two months - jab.
Than Fans. Dretur.Coneral of Chines Railways, accompying Mr. Collinson over
of the journey. FEAST CELERATES BEGINNING OF WORK, the first,20
or Monday A fornt was held at Wuchang or ight to calebrate the beginnin of the first actual work toward the eras rantion of the railway under Chinese administration. It was attended by the relway cfficials and a few in. 'vited friends, Chinese and foreløn 9.30
that was pray it as aujast in its methods Would they subruit the matter to the people of the One country in portantly frey election? he inquired. way and another about two millions sterling The President, of course, said they would not hayo baad sunk there, and now it rooms that it wherwago Convoire gave him twanty-four-hours ull be lost and the island will notice that lie would cross the frontier and will
bathing place. organise an iring to receptus the administru- after into generate
rolent- tion. Ix spits of that they did not arrest him. For the рен વા
About Bot losely checkmating the builders of defence burly simieh his ante of the army list. Time and again the inrush of the story waters Arrived in the rebel camp at Ovens he found and the strong cuironts have undermined the the plot in the hands of Joan d'Almeida, suon t- outworks, and now the whole equipment is in aty to the Pretender. Don Miguel. This
oktisk TLE
mika who ho such condition that the experts are seriously
Food
in time
the von idaring the abandonment of the attempts in evidently ad
Austris army, all his little pluitings. make it a really valuable point in warfare.
without 'wouey, were moris fallition. But ́s Boon as Conceiro arrived, this worthy and his friends readily agrond to the conditions the quizolis Anglo-Portugues, sea up that in the event of a counter-rivolution succeeding, the people of the conutry would be asked to de- clare for themselves in a free and unfetterest way what forin of government the preferred and it would Engison to them. If they declared for a republie-thena rekropublic would be establishe ed, in which all parties had an equal right to resterday morning the party, including Than free speech and action.. If they selected Domene, was travelling by shair across the plein By last night the travellers hoped to reach n Miguel, very well; Tom Miga-l it should be. own come afty it out, whore another feast had Asked whether the same applied to Dem been arranged Manuel, Couciaru strug od his shouldera, İl metiently and rave a grudging nequiescence for the memory of the bolt for Fugljud still racks. All this ning sem queer stuff to run revolution on, but I ou assured thor are queat, constitions down there, and the fast is that since Caussire to k round of the
Bun bon wire-paking there advance in the direction of success. Evivoutly the Republica porormsont is psy, for they havàs nuire Froops guarding the filde places along the frontier than hara b en gathered along that part of the country in this generation. And if
We have bad our Universal Races ConKTAYN, nila Babol it was, though a fa insting Bol at times, for there were equo really great men aud women mixed up with the wild-ayed fad lists who live on slicnd encumber and stalk The Times about in sandals and long hair. mande great fuo of thosembly, which hart some of these weaker brethren sorely, but the brains of the Congress want obend and determined to have los sentiment and more sciens next timÃ. The great frimble with the Congress was that it was not wory well organised. There wore un sections, so the anthropologists, sentimentalists -and all the rest had to join in one daily gather. ing, with the result that there was a desultory strip of dreary sortiment," as ons expressed it. Next time they will do bottle in that respon hat the scientists of the world are rather apt to stay away. Next time also they will go under a gumbersome title that says something about the International Committee for Interracial Goed-will. The reason, I hear, was that some people wieander took the title of the "Univeral Races Congress" and when ore important del gato arrived at the hotel where rooms had begin reserved for him the hotel people sliswed thấy 1 ̈d“ long what they considered was fitting in hour of my information is reliable a strong force bas thoir guest by decorating the rooms with the photos of famous jockeys, athlatos, boxers and racehorses.
THE CAREER OF A PURSEL.
distinct
The Chief Engiurer's party will find 180 travelling toward Techow no child's play. The country is inuitated, in some places to a great donth.
Thon hurveying i stromente have been takan, the trip will be for inspection rather than aurvey to certain in general way the shit. of thironte which was chosen by the ability American engineer, Mr. Parsons, whin man's a mirror some thirtuar, years ago for the China Development Coung of New Yok. This mpany than had a conessing for a building of the rail which it was indeed to sell back to the Chinese Government in 1905.
Aneto Malays Eastern and International Trusts 6,3 discount
8/6 prom Rubber Trusts Indo-Chinas (P. & D. combined) 115
76,3 Tvenols. Shell Trenerts........ Hongkong Electric Trame...
#
7616 2/9
C.P.R. STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
auce, and it was ae toe coursgeous conduct of one of the Chinese crew of the tug-host Season that the damage was not more serious. When the Someon had got an close na was pos sible to the burning steamer, one of the crew vol- anchor china of the fristan. He wanabis to make- antered to swim to her and attach a rope to the fast twice, using Menila rope, cable, but on each sension the rope was burnt through. At a third attempt, he was able to connect a wire hawser with the anchor chain, and for the time being the Me shum remained under control. After being towed downstream for some dis tance, the cable parted and the Eson", Kom shine, and other steamers lying at the Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf man considerablo-risk of damage, but fortunately nothing more serious occurred than a bump sainst the Esang, which did some little damage to deck railings. When at last the burning vessel was securely taken tow, she was conveyed into deep water, off the Pootung point, where several stroms were kept the fire-rats playing upon her from And Landers until danger to other When the river ma over. shipping in the fire was eventually completely subdued, sho was towed down to and took up moorings on the Poof ung side of the river, at Jardine, Mathe. son's coal wharf adjoining the New Dock.
in
M. G. M. Bosworth, vice-president of the CPR, stated in an interview that so far no
TRE COST OF THE ACCIDENT, of Canadian steamships were concerned no arrange men's had been made for the ferram rator
Thour no sofnal estimate has yet been made- either for passengere or freight as the result of the increased wages to various employees since of the dunge, it may be said roughly that it 10 will cost Th. 100,000 to replace the Weishun. the recent seamon's strike. Mr. Braworth has Tls. 30,000 to repair the Wong, and Tis. 5,000 just turned frma visit to England in copies.
to put the Leongo into as perfect condition as tion will now ste-mships. As a result two new
before she suffered damage,
With a bouth-easterly wind blowing through steamships for the Parifio, to be delivered. in the spring of 1913, had been ordered.
of out the morning, there was always dunger There
ha are to munch superior to the
the Hongkow side catching fire, the wherres Ol present vor-ls. They ato to average rightren
and Hongkew
caught fire on two kotse hour, and to make 20 on their trial and it actually happened that the Shoughal Occasions in one instance a watchman's hut tripe They will have a tenisge of 15,000, will be espehla of raresing 1,300 passengers, and will couple of bamboo matabele wers ablaze,
The
yennels wil at 5000 or morrico to Japan ang and later the banding caught fire, but on each ho put on the Vancouver service Chins ports, and a fortnightly service will be vocasion they were promptly extinguished by
the members of the Fire Brigade. inangaratel. One of the present Emprenson will be taken off that service and placed on
naw
another Pacific route. The Fairfield Shipping Confrany, of Glasgow, are building the new vessela.
CHINA'S NAVY.
INTIMATIONS
ROUGH AND SCALY
SKIN FOR YEARS
Face, Neck and Arms Affected. Be- came Very Red. After Washing was Sore and Painful. To Go Out of Doors was Awful. Instead of Getting Botter, It Got Worss.
Used Cuticura Remedies, and Skin Is Now Smooth and Healthy.
"For six or even years I had a very woogh and at tinns scaly skin but not „Skarpe paginafal mail che
turng of 1905 when it bonann vory,rod and alter washing it was surveysore puud so pain- fel I dreaded to Pouch
wasawi Teszeding «elor about it and h coud con I was run down and that it would beón de all right ampl. But instorf of getting better got worse until I gave th Cutionra Soap, Cutlaura Ointment and Cuticira Pills & trial. Then I souri say an improvement, and fore I had used the second set of the cuticura Remedies #had completely disappeared, and me akin is now sixth and health. It was my face and prek and are that Tere-most-after I may not that hayo used Cuticura' Ointaient for any bruise or seuteh on my children, alt ya with good felt," agnes?? Mrs. Fan- nie Fryd, Flamington, Yeovil, Somer set, England, Dec. 7, 1900,
Cutlera Recedes are the most prorum leat treatmen novat, for ideotipus of a kin and soulpe, Ford the weghout the world, -Depotus Lubin, 17, Cartelanse Se: Priy 10, Rue de d'Antis: Indie, f. 5. Paul Gelen: 20. Afte, 1. aton, Lid. Cars. Town, F. 3. Poffer Lee & Churn, Com, Bate Jagt, Boden, #2- Post-fise Cultura Tok vs the plain,
Chas. J. Gaupp
Havo
& Co.
It
Just Receivad
Boletion of Goods from
MAPPIN & WEBB.
LONDON,
Comprising
SILVER CUPS,
PRESENTATION ELATE,
PRINCES PLATE,
TEA SERVIÇAS,
TABLE WARE.
CUTLERY,
FISH KNIVES And YORKS.
DRESSING CASES with
SILVER FITTINGS,
LEATHER HAND-BAGS.
and WALLETS,
NAZORE,
$25%
In addition to the streams poured into the burn. THE FLOODS IN WEST HUNAN.
ing steamer by the Customs and Mencipal Fire Rosts, the C.Mo-fost Felting, the Clatba TERKINEK SCENES
and the tug boats, as well as the Lesistance render. So far this makes two f, Lalitiw, but it is feared Thousands of natives have perished in con only 10 appear is northin Portugal for the-
ed with base and otherwise by the Old Deck and that there may be others. The en: iar in has atomers lying at the Hougkw Wh-rver. nat jet been examined, aut it rany, be that in country to rius and support it, for they meanquence of the foods in West Hons, and
mention must be made of the effoient work of the debris are others who have met the ath coreatures of established t right any way, unlike reporta received from Chonetakfu by the "tr
thehanghai Fire Brigade from the shore side. As a rule the relatives of any missing m the twas, and they are convinced that the old Cing Post describe thrille privation and offering among the survivers, The olty of
Though summoned at a late hour, it was in a would fe vory early on the men with the in- RIGHT BATTLESHIPS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. I onze across a pucar the other day who may maried rate was better than this present Changtahin an the country districts are minder
great part due to their work that the fire was evitable claim for cotapuuration, but so for none not more dintreaus..
have pregated thoms Is Walls there is no be known to many of the older hands in the onʊ, which has constantly increasing debts to four av fra fret of water and all hope of sowing
an autam eron is at an end. In the city lend To fual sheme for the reorganisation of
As little more than the shell of the ball report of any of the Chinese grew being missing, China ports. Thomas Kinsey is aor pursor of meet at of a treasury that is well-nigh bare
ho 2011-pred. The districts of Wuling an Langer which the work will be distributed as fol.
of interest: The Heishun was built in have loon engaged at the time, so that underth and here Iows:-
1900, at Shangbai, by BC. Farnham roll may not yet be completo. ang almost complet ahmad hetween thren and four themed pools have been In the fral year(1910-11) the warships alreuly
Co., Itd.. and like bor drowed, while the anmber of families entirely in exist nice will be overhauled and made ready ship, tho Afezies, was a twin screw steamer of wired ostis orers lansand Whan beford was for service, wide two small active squadronk, at ila highest peoplo crowded apan the embank one for the north and one for the south, will 16 tons gross and 710 ton at register. Her ments and avery high class and remained for be organised. Two naval training colleges will dimensions were: Ineth, 247.7.t. "breadth, 30 several days without being able to light fires,
sian + tablished, for the north and sou ht; and depth 11 ft. 9iu, When the wat rancid da young trailed respectively, and schols of gunnery and ef paral into the citien My died on the road, and | onstruction are to be etablished in the pro
and th so who reached shel er were thro téged with viners of Cekiang, Fakien. Kiangsu,
Hapoi Alection is to be made by an expert
· COTI! | nites of places suitable for development a url bass and construction yards, and, finally, the small ornisers, which are already well under way, ors to be built.
the American isor St. Paul, and this week he Tako,all round, my informant would not be a strawn gbent, Many houses have the Chinese navy covers a period of seven years, remains of the Weishan, the following details or it is possible, konvocor, that extra henda y
completed his one thousandth Atlantic passage when he landed at Southampton. In ll, he has covered over three million miles of Atlantio
surprised-if Mueno had to co ebrate another change of rals in the next your or so. :
*INTEUTAL KETTERMENT" IN RUSSIA.
starvation. PESTILENCE.
POINTS OF INTEREST,
sinter
4
THE NEW N.Y.K. SERVICE TO CALCUTTA
The Chagai Shoquo thisks this gpering next A subject of comment among the public who month, of a new steamship servio between Kribe witnessed the fire was the frequent loud reperis and Caletta by the Nimon Yusen Kalsha which cecurred when the vessel was free from cannot fail to benefit the trade between this. the whart. It is probable that these were dus to country and India. The camere paper. the comtrusion of the detonators and distress fears that the Nippon Yusen Kaisha will have signs contained in the ship's stores.
to corpse with the British Indin Anear."
in
travelling; but before that he was trading with! Caught in the ware of world-wide stovelopment, most of the ports in Asia. Bornnt Shrewsbury, Russia has in rand to big.ost a home of in- and educated there, he is credited now with a temel betterment ou ark. To prepare the world's regard in Atlantic journeying. It was public for heavy expenditure in public works in 1864 that he first became & pater. His first Agures are issued' that ars star lug to the ship wha the City f La den und inhabitants of any other land. They d wank since then be has seen accommodation greatly tinte o piletively the poenliar conditions of a advance for the comfort of the purenwort land that has practically no rate. To-day snd in the speed of the crossings. On the Russia ha: 44,000 miles of railway in Europe Atlantic ver St. Louis he served through the mainly strategic consnstions from the centry to Spanish-American war, for the ship was fitted the ortromiles of the bugs mpire. But in 1 ont by the Americaas as an armed oruiver. the wilo expanse ruled by the Czar the earg
ATHLETICS.
not more than twelve thousand miles of min Though our athletic- Jeaders are making a tsinol highway, apart from the rail ord. This is brave show of being cheerful, in spite of recent what the Russian Gasorament plans to alterin defeats on our own grounds, as to the prospects the next few years. To begin with, they intend mile of midway to every for the next Olympia Gaass in S'ookholm, the to gira one public are pesimistic. Apparently others do lon squara, miles of territory, which is famins relief.
than any other quartag of Europe In France not view our men as the most dangoroas cout-
can tinost mile to bination, for my correspondent in Norway rolls for its unce, there is me, on the authority of the secretary of the every square mile of territory, while some Norwegian committee, that Germany, will be the parts of England have even worn than that," dark horse of the contests. It was when asked Bat oven with that restrictim, the Raasiaus bo won by the Americans, English and Swedes years to achieve their purpose, Taken in con- that be replied I am prepared for surpri-as jauction with the huge agrarian -til-mont from another tation-the Gormse. They know sebeme already in hand and the big plan to out the value of systematic training in Gorniany and a waterway from the Baltic to be Black Set, Beated wire daily sent off to slavery in they withhold - nö. sacrifice that will enable it proves that eren Russia is on the more in distint places. In some cases'a husband would¦sists of six pwetorted ernisers of 210 to 2,900 the body of am dating in the No.-2 manufacture of tea-boxes Y.651,00 · The'oom- German sportsmen to perfest. themselves under these days. If all this
it would you le pable of artiu fer, and the most favourable conditions, The Germans to be done at market rates
kneeling on the ground would expr as his thanks have learned much from the contests at which cost about two million sterling, and Russia can't for the favour of maintaining his wife.
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The retiring of the water was followed by paene. An to the presence of drearing bodio of men and animals. The unfortunate people
So great way this crowd on the pontoons of and Jardine, Matheson Lines, whoe baldled tore har in mull na rite the
In the coud your (1911-12) the notive quad- hot days and nights, When aus of them di Tors will be reconstituted so as to consist of one the Chu Merchants' and adjoining wharves, nt presont ply. between Calcutts, Singapore they could not be e enfined, and disease spreid uiser, a despatch voral, and vevers) forpedo that there was great danger of the pontoons Rangoon and the ports of Chins aud ranidly from one to the other.f these who bouts and destroyers. More small ships will be overturning, and it is more than probable that Japan. The Nippon Fusen Kaisha, however, i did not die the larger part were sick, dua sa the ordegil shrrad, and a commencement will be such would have bear the case had not steamers undertaking, the new service, must be well aware were quietly user-crowded, further danger was thinks, to face the foreign competitor. The drinking of patr & water, and the unhealthy male upen the porta chosen for development as been moored alongside. Thou h the peatoons of this fact, and is determine surroundings which they lived mepest rock bases and dog yards: The-natal-schools and ing red Hardly one of the great orond could collega-wb placed upon a definite and prevented by the action of the officials in cloning present subsidiary Bombay sercice of the Nippon Yuson Kuida simply carried on for In The Moiskan had no cargo on board when she the transportation of cotton from Bhay he found in a healthy condition. Many versorganised basis, and full arrangements for the the entrance gates. enshid by falling houses and will and way enlistment of men will be made.
la and Japan recent yours the trade between In trampled to death connection with, giving out To the
the salmo has attained remarkable davel proant, FATALITIES will be devoted to the raising of a Each was afraid he might be tan ruining five years of the period at caught fire.
of shipments to Japan increasing from From the very first it was feared that as a Ivet and so templed down these in front merus, grell trained personnel, and to the
Y.49.319,634 in 1908 to Y.106.353.188 in 1910, Many died from outing unhelesome things espan of the material of the doct
rasulf of the fire on the air. Meshu. Ond the goods shippal from Japan to In is proposed during this period (from 1912-15 to Fring, some fatalities must have occurred, increased from Y.13.616,287 to Y. 8,680,284 1916-173-16 1) i ei ht first-class latleships such as mud, grass, and frie bak, -
• mong the principal when to shart & warning of the fire had been during the same perio The very old an the very your worn left by though of what type has not yet been decided; piren, id these fears have provel ple too well
founded. In the course of the fire the Chinesports from India last year wore ection, valued at Y.101.18.00 rics amounting to Y1707/00, their fiends, wh really had a means of dragg-twenty fast cruisers of different typo, ten children wit there it was in order to call then des royers to constitute three properly organised al, and a fow hours after admission ons of these
principal goods shipped from ara comprised A girl of thirteen or fourteen years of are could flotill
Izabatae. valued at T.3,103,000. utches Chirs bre-not possessed a single armoured exped
Aitor the fire the Weichen was towed to the E04.000. knitted goods Y4.390,000. copper hell for several string of ash, but the very
Now Dock, whers pumping operations wer prettiest would bring no more tisa en strings, chip show the war wil Japan in 1895, in which And as for the her, no no would be them. the Chim Yawn and the Ping-Yuen were cap | started The men who were at work fened Y.1.614 000, camphor 477.000, and wood for the
thred by the victors. The 1-et at pre-ent con
new Kabe-Caluutta service will result in four hell. Here it was that the explosion took mercial organ believes that the opening of the top, and a number of torpedo-gunboats, and shallow daught bouts for river service. The killed on the spot, His body not being discovered linern of the Nippon Yngen Kaish carrying full cargoes both on the autgoing and return tonisão foills numbers about twenty eruit, mutil a start was muda with the pumping.. many of which are obsolete."
voyages Japan Qarette.-
SLAVERY FOR LIFE'
whether he thought the bulk of the prize would will have to build 165,001 miles of road in tou ine them along, and when that carried their auxiliary ships, and efficient torpedo.beat. were tally burnt and had to be taken to hospit Leather 1.652,00), hemu Y.497.000, etc, while
lare, and the man had evidently been roadwork wers make a resent of his wife to a boatman, or