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HONGKONGS CHILDREN.
EDUCATION AND, FACTORY
LEGISLATION.
In my previous letters I have pointed out the duty of the Stafe to protect children from cruelty and nagleet and punish defaniting parente, and its further duty, to promote the education of children and control juvenile
labour.
other.
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It is готно
CANTON,
(PRON OUR OWN COBRESPONDENT.)
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH. 1911,
Canton, September 26th.
FINANCIAL DISTRUSH, The Provincial Trosanty still confinnes to be very short of funds and the Viceroy has asked that the sum of Tis. 100,000 which ought to be sent from this province to Peking he allowed to stand over until such time as the pressure on the Treasury be relieved. The Mint is still work ng hard night and day at coining twenty dert pieces, but thess exertions do not seem to have relieved the francial position to any great extent Wood, oil, and rice are still very dear, and the poorer,saction at the community in in great distress, Luckily as yet there have been no doar food disturbances.
י
GREAT CAPTURE OF RÓBLÉES...
| in aid of the sufferers have been opened by the various charitable institutions, The Governor of the Hunan Province has just forwarded to the Viceroy the sum of $10,000 in aid of the sufferers in the afflicted district.
JONK: FIRED OF.
Lately the owners of the junk: that runs between Kongmoon and Canton have received very unpleasant attentions from pirates. These rusoals demanded the sum of five hundred dollars in return for which they agreed not to molest the vessel. No notice was taken of these demands, which were repeated several times. The sequel was a very unpleasant one. The day before yesterday as the vessel was passing near Fa Tang, where the Kong Po Military Camp is busted, it was received by a fullade of rife ballate, several of which struck certain pas sengers, and, in some cases, indioted fats wounds. Although this outrage was witnessed by those in the camp no effort was made by the military to capture the pirates.
RIDE.
The two laat-named subjects must be dealt with together as they necessarily depend upon each than useless to forbid the employment of children (in a city at any rate) if there are no schools for the children to gò io; as the prohibition necessarily forces them into the streets, where they are From the Ko Chow Prefecture has just coine likely to pequire the gorms of disease, physical a telegram stating that the officer in charge of and moral, more rapidly than in a factory. the operations against bad obaraoters has made On the other hand, it is useless to provide a great cupture of more than three hundred
Welcome nows from Kwong Sai states that nchools if the children are kept at work in robbers: A special Magistrato is to be sentais has fallen sat that the prospect of the factories or elsewhere during school hours,
down to this prefecture to fry the cases without crop are very good indeed. Just now it is Any one having any acquaintance with the delay. It may be recalled to mind that some prohibited to export rice from Kwang Sai to the mass of legislation dealing with sdnsation and weeks ago it was rumoured that rebols were sister province, but it is expected that this on juvenile labour which has been passed in Engvery active in that district, and it is supposed barge will soon be removed. land during the last 70 years will probably be that the extraordinary efforts of the officials are amazed to hear that in this Colony, planted onto be attributed to this cause. the fringe of the most literary nation in the World as an outpost of Western civilization, During the last few weeks opium has greatly in a position to oast rays of Western knowledge advanced in price and a catfy of raw opium now and science into the darkness of a nation of costs $40, while the prepared drug has become bookworms, there is absolutely no law of any proportionately dearer. Opium smokers are sort in existenci dealing with education or the now in a condition almost bordering on despair, control of juvenile labour, except the Reformitor with the bigh prices thus raling it is almost tory Schools Ordinance, which is dead letter, as impossible for them to obtain the drug unless no Reformators School exists.
they happen to have plenty of money. Many of the most hardened of the smokers are men in very humble walks of life, who, if they wish to indulge their craving for opium, will have to do so ni tho expense of their daily food.
There is no Fducation Authority, there are no Factory Inspectors: the Government has no legal power to control or inspect schools or fac tories except for Sanitary purposes.
Being that there are probably 100,000 children and young persons in the Colony who would be affected by such legislation, its absence is suficiently startling
They say that in China when a man wants to build a house he first selects a "lucky" site,
OPIUM.
* DEFENDING. OFFICIALS,
The officials here seem to have made up their minds that the revolutionists will not attempt another rising for some time to come, but will confine their energies to the assassination of offers. Because of this the Director of the
ADMIRAL LI
Admira! Li bas left the city for a month's holiday in order to recuperate-from-the effects of his wounds. He has gone to a place near Fu
Moon, and his family follow him to-la”.
THE EXAMINATION OF CHINESE ENGINEERS.
CHANGING CHINESE TRADE.
NEW DREADNOUGHTS.
THE 13 INCH GUN..
The United States Consul-General, George E. Anderson, at Hongkong, writing on the returns of the foreign trade of Chius in 1910, for THE NAVAL CORRESPONDENT OF "THE states-
DAILY TELEGRAPH,”]
ole of
The most significant feature of the returns in In October last it was announced in The some respects, however, is in the portion of the Daily Telegraph that the aaral authorities bad Imports at d exports respectively held by Hong desited te mandon the marillas thirties had owing pupon range of Central and drogin favour of a far more powerful weapon of 13.5in. China in the foreign trade of the nation, and factory results, that for some time le had been
preponderance North
**tuat the now gun had been tested with antis corresponding decrease in South China's pro-rely in process of manufacture, ood that it
the whole portion of anoh trade. Practically the foreign trade of South Chins is transacted would be carried by the air battleships and through Hongkong. This has always been the battleship-ernisers then in an advanced stage of case, and it is likely to be the case indefinitely,onstruction, and by the fire vessels of the pro- for, while in some respects there is a teudeny that the Admiralty
gramme of 1910-TL. It was further prophesied to develop liroot trade with the neroral ports in die misli would be found to have gained basincss with neighbouring colonies, the set! overseas trado is being carried in larger and anexpected abroad as it would prove gratifying larger vessels, which
to the British people. travel by the most direct route, and their cargoes are transhipped for the service almost immediately, ta bu followed by Two of these eleven ships will pass into active emeli ports st Hongkong for South China porta, Indo-Chinn, the East Indies, the Philip another four in the early spring. The manguine pines,
and elsewhere. In exporta Chinese gands hopes which they prompted in the autumn of still are gathered in the smaller Chinese porte, last year are now shown by events to have been well founded. The two revela new completing and forwarded to Hongkong for shipment to examplo, all the exporta to foreign couutties are beyond questions superior fighting much thes the United States and Europe. In Canton, for the Orion and Lion-and their sisters w exported to Hongkong for distribution abroad, to the original Dreadnought as that vessel wag ad about 97 per cent, of the imports are received to the built before her advant. It is farther. more known that they are unique, in con from Hongkong, the exception being some rentrated power, and will carry with them what pertion of the port's supply
of coal, a little rice they hoist the pennant the most complote justi and various small cargoes. The same is to be fication of the armament policy pursued by the said of Amoy, Swatow, and other ports in ing dagross. It is of decided significance in 13in. gua is passing into, the active Fleet in Board of Admiralty. At a moment when the studying the distribution of China's import this annatry, in other movies 12in. weapons are trade and its exporting powers to note that, while in a general way South China seems to be still being mounted. inerensug its proportion of China's imports, sa
Other "Powers endeavoured to out-Dresd. by the imports through Hongkong, it ought the Dreadnought by adding to the num is losing ground comparatively in its proportion ber of big gaus, even though they could not be of China's exports.
effectively employed simultaneously. The latest Between 1909 and 1910 the imports into sad Ostfriesland, how
Germen battleships, the fisioland, Thuringen,
for China from all countries, including the importe
completing én try while to imports through Hongkong rione in- guns, in comparison with ton la in. grane in the through Hongkong, increased about 16 per cent, into the High Sea Fleet, mount twelve 12-in. creased over 19 per cent, and Hongkong's pro-Immediate succes ors to the British Dread- increased from 36 per cent. to 37 per cent. 1 be guns can bear at ones on either broadside, whris portion of the whole import trade of the Empire sought. But only eight of the twelve German result of the year's trade in exports from China by way of Hongkong, however, was not so Estlefactory.
menured
pent, and the percentage of the whole held by
the new British abips which have lately sa ke thas employed. The model gan-ship la joined the Home test the whole armament the one which can bring all her battle gam British vessels conform to this rule. into action against an enemy at once. The
then, with great ceremony and the consumption | Military College has applied for a permit to im either for encouragement of industry or of the percentage in the 286 per cent. of pon than the 12in. gan, the Royal Navy in
of much joss paper to keep away the evil spirits, a gandily painted root-tree is hoisted into position.
boon published in the Peking Daily Accs,
The following "communicated" article has Chinese paper published in English Chinese who had applied for engineering work The examination recently held at Hankow for in the Fapeh-Hausn Section of the Canfon Harkow Railway has created a sensation. The Engineer-in-Chief, Mr. A. A. Collinson, arrived st. Hankow on the 7 inst., from Yochow, and beld a formal examination at Wushang on the 9th fat, when over sixty Chinese engineers Viceroy of the provinces concerned, the Yu attended. If he ever sympathized with the chuan Fu anthorities and the Director General of Railways in the present gitation against foreign loans by the people for the reason that Chinese would stand to derive no advantage off in this scientific mork, he would perhapa ba more of 1908 and similar thoughtful in putting ap the examination programme.
The examination gave the time of zix hours thirty-five, and despite the fact that some of them were graduated from abroad is divil en. gineers or who bare been engineers of other Chinese railways or who were recommended to school where scientific culture of the silk worm given the same subjects. It was asserted that was studied. A number of students have now
within a
short time such as six hours fished the course and certificates were pre- it was impossible to test the knowledge of a sented to them on the 21st instant. After the technical man; others socredit this movement ceremony was over ten was served and a photo-engineers sa much as possible, so that more as an indirect scheme for excluding Chinese graph of the students and staff taker. openings may be reserved in favour of foreign
port a considerable number of automatic pistols and a large quantity of ammunition. These wespons will be served out to the various high
The inereses in China's exports to all coun tries, including experts by way of Hongkong: amonated to about 177 per cent. of the previous Hongkong showed an increase of about 175 per ortered upon further stage in its develop year's records, while the exporte by way of
SPEED OF THIRTY ENOTS. Now the British Dreadnought design bas Hongkong remains substantially the same as ment. Af a moment when all the naval Powers in 1909. However, there was a notable falling are completing ships carrying no heavier wea with the 332 per cent.about to gain an immense accession of strength. as cords in previous years.
In the coming month two of the ships of what may be regarded as He post Dreadnought ers will carry out their trial, at sea, prior to enter. ing the Home Feet. They are both battleships. but the Orion has somewhat heavier armour protection, allied with speed of between twenty-one and twenty-two knots, while the ton has somewhat thinner armour, in assoDİR. engines which are expected to propel ber at a speed of about thirty knots. Apart frem torpedo craft, the Lion is the swiftest man-of-war ser constrasted, and can steam even faster than these two ocean greyhounds. the Mauretania and Lusitania, which are foreign merchant ship or warship which the redited with only 25 knots. There is not a Lon could not repicly overhaul at sea,
Subsequently foundations are dug and wall officials, who will in all probability be well armed for examinees to answer twenty questions out of Hongkong's rail trade with Chius, either in
built to support the roof-tree.
The organisation of Education in Hongkong is like Chinese housebuilding; the University firat, Elementary Education afterwards.
In Chins it is different: every male baby is a budding mandarin, almost as soon as he can seo he begins to study the written character, he goes to the village sohool and studies continu ously antil, if he can get enough money to bay his rice and pay his teacher, he enters for the series of competitive examinations which are. open to every Celestial, and lead up to the highest offoss in the Stato.
The Director of Education was formerly called the Inspector of Schools: his correct title would be “Inspector of Government and Grant Schools."
in fature when duty takes them out of their yamen".
THE BILK INDUSTRY.
It should be noted, however, that these pro- portionate gures do not measure the whole of importe or exports. Hongkong's trade in exports and imports with Chins, of course, is merely that of a distributing agent, and a large portion of Chins's imports and exports which arrive and depact from Chinese ports direct are in
Some time ago the Government established a him by the Yuchuan Pu, they were all being bought and sold and financed in Hongkoy tion with
SACRIFICE TO. CONFUC1V8. ←
prepared to subunit to the rules of the Grant take place when the students go to winke obei
Code.
sance before the shrines of the great teacher.
UNPLEASANT RUMOURS.
engineers.
In the near
to
which port the profits of the trade go. Never theices, there is a considerable change in the course of China's trade as measured by its trade with Hengkong. The increased proportion of increasing value of the Manchurian bean trade exports from the north is accounted for by the and the trade in various vegetable oile, the inpressing value of China's exports_of_ram, cation, and in general the increased male abroad of various Chinese agricultural products. The next few years also is likely to note a eliange in the amount of Imperty through. Hongkong by reason of the suppression of the opium tratio
THE GOLLERS ALEHABET.
E ja the Eye, and its least little gaiver
Since the story of ese power opened, no vessel has ever been designed combine in s single hall such combination of offensive and defen sive power. This is the jubilee year of the armoured ship. Fifty years ago the first vessel with armonred sides-the Warrior-v03 600.. stracted at Blackwall, and it is not without interest to compare this pioneer veggel with the "Intent of hor descendants":
Displacement.. Spred Length
WART IOR. 9,210 tone
14,4 kote 380 feet
58 feet
LION.
26,350 tons
30 knots
660 fret.
Beam Draught Armour belt
884 feet
262 feet
28 feet
44 inches
4.68 pounders 8-134 in.
Cont...
INTIMATIONS
BROWNING'S
OLD TOM GIN.
"An Ideal Drink for Summer;"
SOLE AGENTS:
H. RUTTONJEE
& SON,
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS
15)
Chas. J. Gaupp
& Co.
Hova Just Received a. Now
Selection of Gels
from
MAPPIN & WEBB,
LONDON,
Comprising ---
SILVER CUPS,
PRESENTATION PLATE,
TEA SERVICE.
&o.,
9 inch PRINCES PLATE,
(or 12-50 pounders) £353,000 £1,950.000 Apart from her speed, the marvel of the Lion
he belt of the Warrior consisted of 4) inches power with a very high measure of protection,
of wrought iron. It there had been no develop fifty years, it would have been necessary, in ment in armour manufactors during the last
order to provide the Lion with the defensive power which she posession, to give her belt up- "wards of 30in. in thickness, instead of 9in. Com. bined with this armoured belt, the Lion carries sight of the new guns. The progress which
The third day of the present mouth was
Rumours were enrrent among the applicants observed as the autumnal sacrifice to Confacias that Mr. Collinson had declared before the examination that all Chinese engineers waro It is true that there is in the Colony an officer and all the high officials went to the Confucian only competent for appointment as junior miscalled the Director of Education, with two | Temple to pay their respects before the tablets assistants, if not student engineers, and further European assistants, but he has no power to of the Sage.--Extraordinary precautions were ultation wither with the Yuchun Pu or the that Mr. Collinson had settled, without can. carry out the fanstions of his high-sounding taken to prevent the entrance of revolutionaries Director-General, the engagement of many title.
to the place and no followers of the officers wors British engineers, most of whom were under admitted unless they possessed a card granted and had also sent for more from England. him while in the Shanghai-Nanking Railway, by their employers. A strong force of polies It is reported that owing to this story A is Arithmetic, handy to know and soldiers patrolled the street in which the only about sixty applicants went to the examing When the score figures up to a hundred or so. temple is situated. The rebela, however, made nation, though the number in the registered list
And happy is he who can win from the Armament The system is this: the Government has pro. attempt to cause a demonstration. The 27th of applicants were over eighty. How much is the Bogey, whose luck is infernal. vided and controls a certain number of public day of the present moon is observed as the future when the appointment of all technical
truth this story bears one will see in
"Colonel." schools, and in addition it doles ont a grant to birthday of Confucius, and elaborate precautions staffa is announced. To hold an examination for C is the Card, that began with a three, any private school the Managers of which are areto be taken on that day so that no disturbances employees before admitting them into any sár. | And was torn into bits at the seventeenth tee.ee in the combination of immenso doslractive
vice in disregard of their testimonials is not D is the Daffer, the Drive that he cuts,
but it is not just if others, who are and the Something he says when he miss unfair, appointed to equal or higher position, should
short putts. draws higher pay and exospe the examination, because they are other than Chinese, especially when the appoint
people
ments are on the Imperial Chiness railways,
The root of this favouritiem lies in the fact that one who bas less contact with the people of people, and the only way to bring them to a the other race takes the more fancy to his own closer understanding is by means of study of langunger Sir Ecbert Hart, who was Inspector. importancs, and therefore all Customs indoor General of Customs, was keenly slive to this staff foreigners were made to study Chine. Foreign railway engineers bave to travel the wealth of towns and villages where in the interior
of China to study the route of the line is to be selected, and they can never make themselves sure of the correctness of their reports and estimates if they were to depend entirely on the information of interpreters. The technical stail of foreigners
entrusted with responsible work and scarch ing examination and inspection, and arerequired When it's one for the Match on the very last to semure the safety of the public and welfare of the community. No doubt this is the time for N is the Niblick, retriever of blunder, the Yuchuan Pu to adopt the rule that foreign And now and again it accomplishes wonder.. responsible work such as mentioned above in ers must know Chinego before allotted to the
view of the extensivo railways that have to be built and further to be maintained, and in so doing the alleged favoritism will also have the advantage of being automatically checked.
The Inspector of Grant Schools has no power over any school except to say, "If you don't do For several days past very unpleasant rumours so and so, I will not pay you the Government have been in circulation to the effect that an dole." Can be be called a Director of Education Pattempt will be made to assassinate several of the As in the case of the Orphanages and Refuges, highest officials on the 2nd day of October. It the defects in the low are partially remedied by is wonderful how these rumours take their riso, voluntary effort: a large number of schools have and the quickness with which they spread over -been established by various Religions Bodies the city is even mero remarkable. While there is and Missionary Societies, and the Chinese, with not likely to be much truth in such a tale-it is the amistance of that benefactor of Education, significant that practically no celebrations for Mr. Ellis Kadeorio, have invugurated and the opening of the railway (October 2nd) will endowed with much liberality several very fine take place hore, the ceremonies being fired to take place at Sam Chun. There is not the slightest doubt but that the officials are in a state of great foar just now, and any pubile function is locked upon with more ortes dread as afford. ing a possible opportunity for the assasination
Bhools.
On the 15th instant, like a bolt from the blue, vame an Order in Council (local) constituting a Chinese Vernacular Education Itcard to promote effolent Chiness Vernacular Edgestion in the Colony.
Apparently the Order-in-Council has no legislative sanotion, and the "Board" which it purports to constitute has no legal powers or authority: the document is more like & Decree emanating from the Dragon Throns than the serious production of a Government which is supposed to work on constitutional lines: one is surprised not to find at the foot of the Order the words "Tromble and Obey" in vormilion type.
of the law of the Colony dealing with education,
of officials.
CLAN PIGHTING,
At Kow Kong there has been some very serious clan ighting between two rival families. The case was that, owing to the vagaries of the river some fish from ponds belonging to one olan found their way into ponds belonging to that of another, and no way could be found to settle the diapate but by force of arms
any persons have been wounded in these Erays, and the Nom Hoi Magistrate has sent - a strong body of troops to the place to restore
|
BEB
QUEEN MARY AND A CRIPPLE BOY.
terest.
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.
He was 13 years of age and was born
Spells rain. The moral: Look after your liver.
is the Folly that leads us to Force And the Focale that follows in regular coum, But which didn't come off on the tournament Gte the Game we expected to play,
day.
And also the Hazard that made it aix more.
is the Hole that was easy in four,
"I may be a Jay," said a bomorons wight,
Bat how is that pond for a drive out of sight?" K is for Kitty, whose Kirtle is chie Watch her skelp up the green with her sweet
little cleek.-
L is the Lie, and the Luck that it brings But here I omit some unprintable things. M is, that Moment of agony keru,
green,-
0 is the Odd that we play for the fin- Pesalier Indeed that it doesn't get in. P is the Potter that Philp never wade, Though the stap it was there and the price
was paid.
this 131in. weapon represents cannot be better
illustrated then by contrasting it with the old ? 13lin, gun carried by the ships of the Royal Sovereign class, built almost exactly twents
OLD GUN. NEW GUN.
¦years ago i
Weight of gua Shell
TABLE WARE.
CUTLERY,
FISH KNIVES and
DRESSING CASEB with
SILVER FITTINGS,
FORKS
LEATHER HAND-BAGS..
And WALLETS,
RAZORS,
[256
76 fons 1,2501b
GERMANY,
No' tuz
69,000
Westfalen Rheinland Posen
Von der Tanu Helgoland Ostfriesland
Thuringen
69 tone 1250 lb Muzzle energy (ft.
per ton)
35 230 The Lion carries her eight buge weapons in fore tarrots, ao disposed that they can all be
So far we have held our own owing to the brought to bear on either broadside and fired splendid organisation of our shipbuildera and“ simultaneously. Whereas the old Warrior gun and armoor manufacturers. Ships of the could discharge a broadside of 272b, only, the largest size are being built to the last detail of Leon will be able to throw with immensely construction in twenty-four months, increased force no less than 10,00016 of metal thereby the Admiralty have been able to hold This main armament is supported by sateen a lead in comparison with rival flosts. The 4la gone for repelling attack by torpedo craft secret of the attainment of the present sign-
WORLD'S MOST "POWERFUL SHIT,
dard of two to one in Dreadnoughts in contrast The Orion is the Lion's less speedy sister, with the next strongest naval Power is to be more than Lion Indeed, found in the shipyards and gun and armour it Her main belt is 12in. thick, and she carries tweey of these allied British industries,
She is now powerfunt po tomorr factories. This in Realf is proof of the elloton.
is the Quest for some wonderful Quirk That would length on our drive, if it wasn't a
jerk.
and
more 13hin guaston in all-diep sed on the The resin naval power is not ended; there centre line, and capable of being fired through is a keen struggle still ahead; but so far, thanks the angle frm the how to the quarter. The to a healthy pablic opinion, we have hold "one Orion also carries twenty-four more anti torpedo place in the sun." weapons of the 4in, type. How does the comm pars in gan firo with the Dreadnought? It may be. asked. The Dreadno
ght could fire a booke-12,500lb, an increase of nearly 100 per cent. at brondside of 6,8016; that of the Orion is of
This is anothar example of the chaotic state order. Bome time ago I reported that a certain
The death occurred last month at Downham is the Rob that may hay usap doad, and of the areation of roofs without foundations gentleman had advised the establishment of a Market of Biduey Barker, a little tripple boy Or leave us in sand buried over the head. What to wanted is not a Verneonlar Board Conciliatory Board to whom these over-mearring in whom Queen Mary took a sympathetic in 8 is the Swing that we learn from the without any power, but a Commission to enquire disputes could be referred for arbitration, bat the workhouse. Owing to the fact that be/Bat, oh, if we only could see how it looks! into the whole question, and a Council of Edn. § nothing has come of this most excellant sugn he was admitted as a patient to the West The fitting reward for an honest endeavour...
was suffering from tubercular dismes of the T is the Trap that is seldom er never hip Norfolk and King's Lynn Hospital at King's U is the Unction we may to our soul, last Christmas aking her "10 come sąd see
pation with statutory duties and powers, ingestion. elading the control of the funds voted for educational purposes.
F. B. L. BOWLEY.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
HELD TO BANSOM,
practically no increase in cost of construction.
These two ships belong to the shipbuilding programme of 1909-10, and complete the first guartete, the Hercules and Colossus having been already commisioned. The contingent
THE EMPRESS OF CHINA".
A statement published in Tokyo papers do- scribing as hopalees the position of the Empress ofhing is incorrect in every particular, woord. ing to the Jop Advertiser.
A
representative of the Advertiser has been officially informed that the salvage company has by ho menos given up its operations; on the is jost completing the three battleships of
the work is progressing slowly but 1908-9 programme, which will join the High surely toward
In spite of the active measures, being taken Lynn, and while there he wrote to the Queen With the other man stymiedsa foot from the Breadnoughts are due in the spring. Germa contrary bed a successful issue. A canal has
Well,
hole.
against bad characters in the Shua Tak dis-
the little boys in his ward. A few days trict crimes of violence still continue to be very later the Queen, accompanied by the Prince of V in the Vigour with which we insist Numerous. ▲ for days ago a gentleman was on the hospital. She naked to see the boy, and Wis a Whisper: "Eetween you and me,
Wales, Princess Mary, and Prince Albert, visit Upon eighteen, or more, in the handicap list. taking the corpse of his deceased father to on being conducted to his rot said, his ancestral village for burist when the Sidney, you see I bave come." Majesty I have just done the round in a pat 8ɔ." funeral cortege was attacked by bandits. The quiries from the medical staff as to the nature For a golfer is human, and only annoyed.
talked to the boy for some time and made in-X is the X-pletive sometimes employed, The C.P.R. Co.'s str. Empress of Japan chief mourner was taken away by these of his illness. After a few works the boy was arrival at Nagasaki at 7.30 um, on the 28th brigands and was not liberated until no less instant, and left again at 2. p.m. same day for sum than $10,000 had been paid as ransom. Kobe, where she is due to arrive at 6 p.m. on the 29th inst
The Ben Lino str. Benlomond from Leith, Middlesbro' and London, left Singapore on the 23th inst. for this port.
THE CHIP 'QHOW DISANTER.
a discharged from the hospital as incurable, andle the Youth on at tennis we toiled. he was removed to the Downham Market Work Alas, that a glorious golfer was spoiled! house Lefirmary, A few days before the Coro-Z is for Zero, the aigu of despair, vation he received a gift modal from the Queen" Awa w your gowf! we will play it nae mair." He wore the medal continuously and had
photograph of the Queen on either side of & sa it has happened again and again,
We're at it to-morrow by half after ten.
As so many persons have been rendered home. less and have lost their all through the recent Roods in the Chiu Chow Prefecture iubscriptions
him.
Ees Fleet about the same time as the Lion and been blasted through by which the vessel can be the Oricn enter the British Home Fleet. The refliated, and as she low in a position fairly well: strength of the two navies in ships of the protected from the prevailing northerly winds Iraadnought type, completed or practically no present apprehension is felt that the work will completed for sen, is now as follows:-
have been done in vain. The salvege man bare
· GREAT, BRITAIN,
boon, elesing up some leake and making the inost care'nl preparations for the part attempt at refloating.
Dreadnought Indomitable
Inf-xible Invincible Bellerophon- Temersire
Superb
St. Vincent
Collingwood Vanguard
Nep are Indefatigable Colossus Heroales Orion "Lion
COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE-Mr. Harry Tabor Brooks, of Mesars, Robert Brooks & Company, and Mr. Charles David Seligman, of Messrs. Boligman Brothers, have been elot- ed directors of this company.