The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 8847
Marriage.
CONTENTS.
Loading Articles:
Portugal's Stress
Bitith Prestige in China.
The Imperial Chisesa Customs.
Conjuring, Delusions, nod the Devil. Republican Macao.
Hopelessness...
Japan's Acquirements,
The Man for the Tropics.
Mater and Servant.
Meeting®:-
Legislativa Concil.
Hongkong Gymkbams Club. The Dairy Farm Co., Ld,
Legal Intelligence:--
AQ setion of Foreign Laws. Hoogkong Agency Shed.
Police:
Another Harbour Theft.
Tée East Point Tragedy.
A Lover of Whisky..
Obarze Agaidat School Master,
Correspondenes:--
Republican Macio,
Sairation Army.
Miscellaneous Arliofer' and Reports ;-
Pacific Mail 5.S. Co.
Nicula's Fent,
The Situation in Stanghai.
Notes by the Way.
Kowlop-Cantar Railway,
The Great Nicola. Rickshaw Accident. Mr, Arathons Feb, 1.5.0. Tyranny in China... Temperance by Ukase.
Tantai Wen.
A New Solicitor
P.M.S. Steria is Collision.
The Senate.
Volunteer Smaking Concer',
Jfongkong Volunteer Corps.
1.dan from Mesiri. Ainhold Karberg & Co.
The Hongkong University.
The Chinese Sporis.
Fair Losi'ania,
Fite at Taikoo
The Portuguese Revoluilin
Hongkong Hotel Veranda:
Sanitary Board's Decision,
Morrison Street Collapse.
The Seamer's Institute.
The Bedford,
The North China Insuranca Cr.. Lil
The Future of Amay..
`Chinese Coal in San Francisco,
The Flour Trade.
Rubi and Zefira.
Poppy Prohibition.
Hongkong Cricket League:
Rugby.
Sporlag. Notes.
Projected Railways in China.
舅三十月九年二能宜,
system as Russia was unprepared for the
establishment and upkeep of Dumi. Wa
trust that the dominance of the insurgents in
Lisbon will shortly ba Brought to a period and that King, Manzel will be installed ones more in mazarchical sta ́e, for wà, are sure that a l the pecessary improvemeals in the existing form of Government can be main efficaciously accomplished under the old ra,ime than under a process ol vielince that threatens to set brother against brother and to flord the custry with bloodshed.
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on the idea of carrying heavy loads, on the ex- No, for the man who dared to lay hold treatment. He died after lingering torment presents to go to Rio de Janeiro to preacut bafers the Dutch or the British appeared on the sosne, the news, that in getting through cessive rates for baggage show. But if the of the snake felt it to be a snake, and and the post mortem did not reveal the the expression of the traditional fidelity of from Lisbon is of absorbing interest as well as British authorities will merely give the same thetanders saw it in his hand, and saw cause of the shocking condition of his all the Colony to its exiled Sovereign The of alarm. Locally the most sincere regrets faciliis as the German post office does, the a snake, and he suddenly felt that mentary canal. This occurrence of course title of "lea!," which means "loyal, was then regards be terrible, then persons who wish to have papers sentito louger a snake, but a bit of cord. has been variously discussed. We decline conferred on the Senate by the king. are entertained na trouble that has, occurred in the Capl-out via Sibsria cay cond them a lessen Wait done by wholesale hypnotism of all the to utter an opinion on the subject. Of We could multiply instances of occasions tal of our sily. It is not so larg In a weight of zo grammes per package at
it is spektors We do not pretend to be a course the Jamaica negroes of Mr. X's dis- when the people and Government of ara that the present King saw his father and the nominal rate of eight cents. he elder brother authteraly murdered in the interesting to cote that the Home cuthorities sufi Sently reliable authority on hypnotism trict put his death down to the credit of the Maco have behaved in the grand manner, public streets and now His Majesty too, who are at last (abing crgolsance of the importance to discuss this possibility, further than to say devil, or "Obeali." Some not a low, white not as people perpetually threatened by has worn bis kingly dignities with honour since that attaches to the malo cosnce of British that we have been assured by a student of people did the same. For it is an astonish-powerful neighbours, and constituting only bis accession, appears to be le immitent dan prestige is China and that they are trying at the subject that such a form of hypnotism is ing fact that in these raticualistic days, when a small and comparatively weak community, ger of maltreatment if not of lois of lifa fie least to keep pace with the farmidable foreign
rivals who combat as at every (ura in the East. porabic, and has been practised in the East to believe in the Bible and in God is quite but with a vigour and an unselfish generosity. disquieting that reliable news has not come
from time itamemorial. The Bast has always out of fashion, there are a number of with a valour and nobility unsurpassabló iu through concerning the King's well-being but
been regarded by the comparatively recently people who it is to be hoped that the young monarch'is
are ready to believe in history. Camoens might well sing in lines sada from the violence of tango iniurgents who
civilised races of Europe as the home of what some call "spooks," others call the which may be translated, though feebly," as have set Lisbon in revolt. To us it caboot ap-
mystery. To most Europeans the East devil and they call "spirits," It is follow pear that the people of Portugal as a whole sia
begidh at Constantinople; some unkind phenomenon which war, we believe, observ. behlad this revolutionary movement. Rather wa It is a peculiar fact that in some quarters people say that it begins where German ed just before, the French Revolution, when would bold the opinion that it has been en. the retirement of Sir Robert Hart from the ceaser and Slavonic languages are beard. nobody believed in God, but people ran gineered by a desperate cances in Lisbon itself Inspector-Generalship of the Imperial Chin. However that may be, it is undisputed that wild over Casanova and Cagliostro. Now who have their owa purposes to serve nad are
ene Customs was hailed as a sign of salvation Asia is to us the stronghold of the mysteri-adays a number of scamps calling themselves determined to carry them through even at iba' sacrifice of human life and of the dissolution amongst the Customs staff, and yet we have out, the keeper of the secrets of the unseen.mediums" bave succeeded, without causing It is the contemplation of the truly magul. of an ancient copalitution. That there are ever growing signs that the passing away, of Even now there are people who will gravely us much surprise, in hoodwinking the very ficent history of our allies the Portuguese existant in Portugal governmental departments the GO.M. from the service is now being tell you of sacred and awful places in Thibet, ready to be hoodwinked Mr. W. T. Stead. that makes more poignant, more intolerable, corruption of a more or less virulest type will regretted by the very people who were an inhabited by wondrous belugs called Ma- That they should, however, have actually in- the dreadful blow which fell yesterday on be admitted by the mo fervent. Portugticesxiovato see him vacate the headship of that hatmas. Not all the exposures published cluded Sir William Crooks and absolutely every lover of Fair Lusitania, and especially subject who know anything abous the isner body which he himself instituted. Tennyson of the frauds of Madime Blavatsky, and workings of admightration in Lisbon. Bet it talks of the fierce white light which beats the, Coulombs, of the ridiculous Theoso
evco Sir Oliver Lodge among their victims, of the "Cidade de Nome de Deos." Only & in popsintical to suppose that abuses are golog
makes us far from elate at our own superiori- few years ago we enjoyed in that lovely little to be cut out by ruch violence as has been upon a throne. So in the case of Sir phist pope, William Q. Judge, of the ty is having escaped, such delusions our
Colony some of the happiest days which a'opted by the Lisbon evolutionaries. The Robert Hart, his exalted position in the
"shrine" at Adyar, of the "Papesse" or selves, but on the contrary, deeply humblo Life and Love together can give. The gar instensibla bead of Portugal's government was Imperial Customs subjected him to all "Popess" of what we may call the when we reflect upon the fallibility and dens and grotto of Camoens remain & sweat the young King. It is well known that manner of criticism, generally hostile, regard Eastern Theosophic schism, viz Mrs. weakness of the human mind. The wouder memory, now aias! to be poisoned by the hi cbiel guide in the administration of ing his administration of that admirable body Besant, have availed State affairs was the Queen Mother, who of public servants. Amongst scandal mon
to dispel the ful man who is amazing all Hoogkong inexplicable, the disastrous treachery and romantic delusion that somewhere in Central by is adored by every subject both for her gers it used to be asserted that Sir Robert Asla a number of unreasonably old gentle-claim to1Spiritualistic assistance. His own and defiles the history of the Mackense, his inexplicable feats, lays no betrayal which for the first time blackens mantal nud moral qualities and is rever
was used to mark for promotion" among his men practice white and black magic in the admirable skill, strength and daring, com The Senate has denied its king, the army. ed far beyond the bounds of her son's realms. If the revolutiquaries had adopied staff not those who had shown exceptional (to ac, ordinary mind) silliest and most in bined with years of patient practice and has broken its oath of allegiance. Only a pacific incatures in order to effect their inability as well as length of service but those consequent manner. We know that in India study, are his only helpers. Last week he few days ago, a contributor wrote in our there is little doubt that these wou'd have been who had family or other influences behind and Malaya inexplicable things occur. So succeeded in puzzling everybody. How, he columns-that if loyalty and fidelity wore uls mately atticed is full. fo the meantime their backs. But anyone who knows the they do in the West Indies, and also on the got out of the box into which Mr. Charlion everywhere else dead, they would surely ba the country is not ripe for the formation of a
inner workings of the Chinese Customs must Gold Coast. In Jamaica there is a tow of Messis, Price and Co. had put him found green and flourishing-near the garden. republic. There may is a band of cleres realise the fact that in that service "kissing against negro wizadry or "Obeah." One of (manacled wrist to foot) is his secret. men at the bead of the revoluti-n, bot
On the contrary, the questions a newcomer is sure, Booner or
Of of Camoons, The people of Macao, must on the whole the country is as unready does not go by favour."
course he will not tell us more than our make their choice. Either they are to re for a wholesale revers on of the governme tal
there have been increasing portents of dis later, to put to his friends in Jamaica is
common scute cau, viz, that after getting rid main far-famed throughout the world ai satisfaction amongst the staff ever since Sir "what on earth is Obeah?", The 201wers of the handcuffs, he contrived to pull some models of loyalty and heroic fidelity, or they Robert Hart's departure from the scene of his life's work and of late there have becus ry. Some people will tell him that Obeah of the boards of the box inwards and get must consent to wallow in the sty prepared is nothing on earth at all but very plentiful out, and then-perhaps with the help of the for them by their atheistic and republican more resignations both in the in-door and in hell. Some will say it is in both, but air-holes, bored in the box---managed to out-door staff than there have been in any of the latter. Some will say it is all im make that box appear exactly as it was after Lisbon. Let them accept the republican friends who have been shedding blood in given period in the history of the Customs, posture and superstition. The fact is it was nailed and corded up with him inside The main cause for this is the slowness of is that all these answers contain some it, before his escape.. A man of this con- and offend the God whose came on their name and shame, let them betray their King promotion, Men who have served for, truth, on the hypothesis, of course, that summate skill does not have to take to fraud Schate house becomes a blasphemy, but do say, a dozen years fiod themselves over- there is a hell. Obeal is the name given to to enable liim to earn a living. Perhaps if not let them continue that blasphemy, nor stepped by juniors of less than half their every kind of witchcraft, fortune-telling, inter he had been more greedy of money, how dare to arrogate to themselves the high term and even older servants are subject to pretation of dreams, poisoning of enemies, ever, he might have reaped an immense and distinguished honour which their ances BRITISH PRASTIGH IN CHỈNA,
the same depressing conditions. Consider fetish-worship, ju-ju charms, and nigger harvest among the credulous believers in ing that the salary offered amounts only to devitry in general, An Obeah minor "witch the miracles worked at spiritualistitic sean:
tors so gloriously earned. Let them raze to the ground that Senate house which has held Ta nil the Coast Parts of China, the British $75 for the first six months and that it does doctor" is a justly dreaded individual. He What a Mahatma he would make, and within its walls so many men distinguished Government is admittedly slow in looking & fer not exceed $104 in the next half year pro preys on the ignorance and passions of the what a huge success Madame Blavatsky for their loyalty and their patriotism; let the interests of her national:. We in Hoogbationary period, it is surely to be expected poor negroes, and establishes his ascendancy could have secured by his sidi Our con them renounce the title of "leal," and ba kong do not need to go farther than Canton to
over them by playing on their superstitions tempt for int terrible old woman, and for known to all the world as the comrades of find out such to be the case. Our Cossular Canton should be given an opportunity of A really clever Obaab man is always a good frauds who masquerade as mediums, does the God-defying ruffians who widowed that service is one of the best in the world, yet so getting away into outstation instead of being conjurer, and has a wonderful knowledge of tied down ars, they by red inpe of Foreigo
not in any way detract from our reverence noble and gentle lady, Queen Amelia, sod Cffice manufacture that tits Consuls are of on kept entirely to the routine of hard, unplea-the properties of certain herbs, and even of for that attitude of mind which admits that slaughtered her eldest son. Let them he unable to extend a helping, band 'when su h
sant duty that prevails in the Capital of the something a little more than elementary there are more things in heaven and earth known as fellows of the oath breakers who is dun to a British subject, Tho time Two Kwaog. If nothing else be observed, chemistry. Of course the Government pun- than are dreamt of in the philosophy of even attempted to murder her remaining song.
mot far remote when a well known seniority should count for something. Were
ishes such miscreants whenever it can, but it is the greatest of modern plailosophers. And their King. Let them be known as the British subject, a merchant, assured the such the case, there would be less discontent by no means neasy to prove that a manisprac our wonder at and admiration of Nicola is companions of those who drove away the writer that whenever be wanted to proceed in the ranks of the Customs service, fewer tising Obeah, and receiving money for for no less because we are quite sure that he is very typs of all that is purest and sweetest in against a Chinese defaulter in Canton he found resignations and assuredly a general trend tuneleiling, eic: Much has been done by the not assisted in any of his feats by the devil, womanhood, of all that is dearest and most Immediate relief through the agency, of the United States Cassolate more than through the upwards in the way of performance of daily Ordinance which prescribes flogging as part
loveable in motherhood. Let them be knowa, Consular body which represented his own duties.,
of the punisliment for this crime. Still the
not only as the haters of Her Majesty Queen 'country. Happily these days have passed away
Obcal man is far from extinel. His methods
Amelia, but also as brothers in arms with pod our Cooinlar service China cannot ba-
are more difficult to fathom than those of
(irth, October.) excrlled by hat of day other ration although
those who are valiant against holy nuns any being save his counterpart in India, A Above the portal of the Senate House in and religious sisters, against pious monks their powers may still be overshadowed' by
negro, say Sambo, has a grudge against an that "Gem of the Orient Sea," Macao,. is and unarmed priests. thes of the Franch, the American, or the Ger
Let it be pro- mao contingelta. "Os the wünte, however, we
(roth October.)
other nigger Bay Quashie. Bambo goes to inscribed these words "Cidade do nome de claimed throughout the world that Macao, have to welcome the fact that nur Consular body Long, long ago. Pharaoh's wise men and the Obeah mau and pays him all his savings, Deos, não ha outro mais leal." These drunk with, the singing of the Marseillálne,
•is in a more independent position to-day in Chiss sorcerera tried to outdo those "leaders of if he has any, to get him to "put Obeah" on words were the glory of Macao. Foreigners has doffed her robe of honour and consented than ever it was before. We in the Kwang the Apura" Moses and Aaron in exhibiting Quashie. The Obeah man makes various in. from all lands have looked on them with to consort with those who publicly reject tung littoral are still, of course, under the do.
the applied magic of the gyptians. For cantatious, some of them to a civilized mind cavy, and many a man who could truthfully God, and deny the Divine Redeemer of misance of Shangbai so far as the judicialjaya- lem is concerned, but it may not be ever thus when Moses boldly declared divine sanction merely puerile, others, dangerous and abo-say: "Of no mean city am I," has wished mankind, and bas now donned the blood. We lail up ses why a British Chief Justice sit for his demand on behalf of the Israelite minable. He terrifies Sambo, but gratifies that his birthplace could boast so noble ahued cap of a shameless trollop who is not ting in Hongkong should fail to have jurisdic people, Tharaoh demanded a miracle as him by telling him that Quashie is a "gore distinction. For those words mean, "The ashamed to become the scandal and ro tion in extra-territorial cases throughout Southproof of it, and we read that when Moses coon; all that Sambo has to do is to taunt City of the name of God: there is no other proach of the East. But let them never dare and Aaron cast down their rods they were his enemy, and tell him that he has put more loyal." For the heroes of whom again, to speak of the fairness. and few cases la the Twa Kwarg requiring the per changed into serpents, a trick which they Obeah, on hi and that he will die in a. Campens sang in his-incomparable verse, the noble sweetness of the past renal sitting of the British Chief Justice is easily paralleled by doing "in like manner week. How it is done we know not, but as had shaken off the oppressive yoke of Spain, City-of-the-Name of God! And they of the sort occurred some six or seven years with their enchantments." Although Aaron's a fact, Quashie docs really die in a week's and those Portuguese Colonies which suc deny that He exists: There is no other og when Sir Hham & Wilkinson passed rod swallowed up the rods of the Egyptians, time. In these days of coroner's inquests and ceeded in fighting victoriously against their more loyal! Loyal to what? Not to their the death sentence in Canton upon a British Pharoah appears to have been a sceptic post mortems the Obeah man's task is lers Spanish tyrants on the one hand, and their religion, for they have denied it; not to their Ladian subject on the capital charge. As it about miracles, for we are told that he was easy thair of old, when simple vegetable Dutch enemies on the other, deserve imKing, for they have torn down his Bug. In happens that was the first occasion upon not a bit impressed by the superiority of the poisons or powdered glass no doubt account mortal fame: It was on the 20th of June, 1789 one Silva Xavier nicknamed "Tira All communications Intended for pablication which the venerable Judge' bad had to assume Jewish miracle worker over the wizarda ofed for many victims of Obeah. But there 1643, that two citizens of Macao were dentes" or the "toothdrawer attempted,
The HONGKONG TELEGRAFII" should be, the black cap and in delivering sentence ho addrred to The Edhar, 1, Ios Hones Road, and broke down absolut ly. Revertheless the mor. Egypt. He was probably blasé, and looked are still cases which defy medical experts and deputed as envoys to King John IV with some other traitors who had been infest... should be accompanied by toe. Writer's Nams and
derer was hanged. Apart from judicial jurisdic-
on one miracle worker as being just as deride the labours of corouers. For instance, of Portugar to congratulate him on bised with what were called "French opinions," adtrem
on, one important point on which the British interesting or a boring as another, and in only a few years ago, a clever and strong marvellous victories over the Spaniards, to overthrow the monarchy and establish a Government fail is the upkeep of characteristic any case does not seem to have attached willed English lawyer, a man of hard sente
and to assure him of the undying loyalty of republic. We rejoice to note that, be, was national institutions. For instance, there is ste to such exhibitions the value given them and sceptical mind, set himself to exterminate the colonists of Macao. They look with hanged. Womostardently and camesily wish &ost Office. On the Shame'n, Great Britain not only by his contemporaries but by many the fortune-telling magic mongering pest them as a gift to His Majesty two hundred that every traitor in Macao might be hanged was notoriously behiadband-as compared with both the Germans and the Frarch. Now, bow. men in every succeeding generation down to among the poor negroes. Whenever a case bronze guns and a large sum of money to day. Wolpathe bloodshed, and abominate ever, our own people have apparently been in these days of fir Oliver Lodge and other came up be prosecuted with a vigour which Camoens, writing of this, exclaimed: "Oh the horrors of war, But we are heart and sou), cited into an onderv.ur to pat our postal service learned professors who appear to have failed in a less worthy cause might have been grand Portuguese fidelity, which shows in sympathy with those brave sons of ancient is. Chips into line with those of our trade rivals. to distinguish between the resources called vindictiveness. In one case, in partitself in such devoted self-sacrifices!" King Lusitania who will yet atrike a blow for their As before asaqunced E. Sir Francis May of modern conjuring and the mani-cular, he exhibited an intensity of feeling, & John-IV. promoted the valiant Commander King and his beloved Mother, for the hon- sisted at a recent meeting of Cousell that the (festations of a supernatural agency: power of expression, an ability quite extra-of his forces at Macao, and to reward the our of their country and for the sake of the The daily lance is delivered from when the address is British postal agencies in Chirs, including We ourselves have seen a trick very like ordinary. The Obeah man was condemned Senate for their more than Roman tease of
cible to meongar: Peak subscribers can have Shanghal, would in future be administered by
Christian religion, their coples delivered at their residoroos without the Imperiat Post Office. Says the P. and T
that of the Egyptian priests before Pharaoh. to be flogged and imprisoned, and as he left duty, patriotism and desperate valour, as any axtra charge.. On copine, sent by poit an additional $1.80 par quarter is charged for postags, Times"This will prove good news not only An Indian conjuror played with a small the dock he cried out to the lawyer: "You well as political wisdom and faithfulness, he to the residents of Hongkong, who have had cobra-quite a little one, barely more than have the now, but some day Obeah will have commanded them to inscribe on the portals their annual burden incressed by more then fiioine inches long, and challenged any one in you" Some time after the man left prison of their meeting house the words above thousand dollars throus bibe deficits of thesspost the audience to take it in his hand, at the he was again arrested, and this time he was quoted, which were engraved in the year offices, but also to Hritish residents allover Obina, same time assuring everyone that it could be indicted for murder-poisoning: Again Mr. 1654, and have remained since as a monu- as it is an augúry that better / ciliis may be done with perfect safety. Nobody seeded X prosecuted. He overwhelmed the dement to the ancestors of men whom yester expected in the future,, British postal facilities
at all inclined to risk an experience which fence, and when, after the verdict of guilty day we called our friends. In 1810 the bava lagged, far tekind,lbose of many other countries, particularly those of Germany, which would be at best nasty-many had an un
was brought in, the Obeah man was asked Royal Family of Portugal had fallen on evil offert facilities for corespondence and other comfortable feeling that the thing really was if he had anything to say, he made a fierce days, and the whole nation was in arme to one which must be faced, and must be ably mail matter betweep China and Germany of a dangerous, and that the conjuror was trading declaration of his innocence of the murder resist the murderous attack on the gallant and efficiently dealt with. Ats recent meet- character little realiad by the British public on their fears. One gentleman, however, and denounced the lawyer who had con little country made by Napoleon's Lieuting of the Legislative Council, which, but For instance, a letter of 20 grammes in sett whose family motto was Audentes Fortuna ducted the prosecution. "You," he cried.enant, the pirate Junot, who actually for the fact that the Appropriation Bill was 'to Germany for four cents, the same frei.
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MARRIAGE
On October 8, 1919, at Shangbal, Charles Fre derick Liverty, second son of John Livesey, Jate of H. M. Service, Hongkong, to Lucy Yang Beck, adopted daughter of Frederick George Becke, 1. M. Customu, Chungking.
Ching, But all that is by the way. There a oa
Chion, If we remember right "the last case
lity as it offered by the British post office
CONTORING, BELUSIONS; AND THE DEVIL.
REPUBLICAN MACKOR
HOPELESSNESS,
(rath October.)
The
We have more than once intimated that we should be forced to revert to the question of the conditions of life under which our Police at present are working, and that it is
juvat," and who spent a good portion of his "You have hunted me to death. You say dared to aspire to be made by his passed, was one of the most disappointing in trying to find Fortune you do not believe in Obeat; you are an master of Portugal, General and inconclusive have ever
The Houghong Telegraph for letters to Regland, but there the come really did favour the daflug, the thefer he Agroalie, and hardly even believe in God. Manuel de Brite Rusinho, in conjunction known, the matter of the Police, sat inade
"-MAIL SUPPLEMENT, ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1910.
PORTUGAL' s ́STRESS,
(8th October.)
paid for each ag grammes additional, whereas was daring enough' to, deserve her favour, But your time is coming, you will die with the British, gave the French a terrible quately dealt with. If it comes to that so
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the German post office will send a letter up to held out his hand and grasped the cobra, cruel and lingering death, and you and all 150 grammes for eight cents, while a letter of It was a sure enough snake, the disgust your doctors will never know what is hurting that weight to Euglard would cost 4 cents lo ing clamminets ofsit and its horrid wrig. you Mr. Xlaughed. Some six weeks or the British post cfice. It is also jo be hoped gling admitted of a delusion. The gentle so later he was unexpectedly called to Eng that the existing anomaly will be abol'shed, of
man opened his hand to throw it down, and on urgent business. He left Jamaica Os Pg one oucca as she b sis from London to the East whereas zo grammes (abeat three when the wriggling ceased, and the thing in fu perfect health. He had not been long quarters of a ounce) is used as the basis of his hand was seen to be a piece of cord with in England, however, before he complained letter from the Eut is Lordan- diniect dik a knot at one end. He dropped it, after ex of acute fotostinal pains. He consulted the Slace the day of the Franch Revolution, po crimination ageless British subject in the Far amining it carefully, and it had hardly touch-best known physicians, and at last went in to such portentous episode has occurred in Eu- Et There is still ora oker printed the ground when it became a snake one of the foest hospitals in Bagland-that ropa'no that which at the present moment | on which an.... Improvement (fr. & ing threatens to overwhelm the Elegdom of Poris: arged in some quiment, that, is, the gain, and was gliding along the ver is in all the world. But no medical skill, gal:: Out Hars in Hoppkong where the Fortu sending of newspapers via Siberia. Ibis,andab, when it was deftly caught up by the do burlag, however attcutive and aven gussa were among the pioneers and had eitab for the moment, is, however, not like'y is be conjuror who put it into tur bag How devoted, could arrest the advance of Liked a seitlement in beacon and Canton long, rentired. The Siberian railway distinctly CoT was this done! By shops allaht of-hand mysterious disease that balled all
defeat at Buraco, Both Beresford, and was every other matter, but especially the Wellington were loud in their praises of Police question failed to receive that treat the "unparalleled valour" of the Portuguese ment which alone can prevent it from bo on this and many other occasions Sull, the coming acutely troublesome. First of all poor country was torn with war, and the complaint was made against the Police for suffering Queen Maria Y, together with the inefficiency of inadequacy or what not-at Regent Dom John had to take refuge in all creats it was made clear that crime was Brazil. All French attempts to seize the Increasing and much of it failed to be de Portuguese possessions failed-ladeed, the tectod, etc, etc. It was also made' evident. Brazilians succeeding in acting French that there were not enough Police. We do Guiana, and held it until the end of the not wonder at this. We wonder at our have y Napoleonic war, and the senate of Macao ing any Police at all, or rather at our having deputed Antonid Joaquim de Oliveira, si force walch on the whale doen, lin patton with large sums of money and other work go well Ive rand to old records