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The Rail of Surawak,
The Rani of Sarawak was pros ent at the annual ladies dinner given by the Savage Club. There него BO spreches beyond the loyal tousts and a few words from the Rani, who replied for the ladies. She claimed to bo ovan more of a eavage than the Savages, inasmuch as she was queon of a savage realm in Borneo from where the wild man camer
Origin of the Argentine Fleg.
Mr. Fraser, in telling of the origin of the Argentine flag, says: The emphatic patriotism of the American is topid alongside the hot-blooded nationality of Argen- tina. It is daily incalcated in the schools the blac-and-white
striped f is honored on every occasion. When the Argentinos were in revolution against Spain in 1810, and newest a banner to flaunt against be red and orange
of the enemy, the got pieces of blue and white cloth (intended
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Launch of the Fushimi-maru. What the Cablenews designates
A large steamer was launched Mr. Carey Hall, formerly the most quiet Fourth of July in Consul General at Yokohama, Manila since American accupa recently from the slips at Tategami writes to the Press with reference tion was passed on Saturday of the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard and to the account pablished in the week, and the day was without Engine Works at Nagasaki. Miss pa era from Reuter's Tokyo cor-special incident of day unusual Suda, daughter of one of the The police and fire directors of the Nippon Yusen respondent of the trial of Mr. Loccurrence.
of No. 25, Des Voeux Road Pooley and others on charges departments reported an excep- Kaisha, for whom the ship is TO LET. Part of First Floor connected with the naval scandals tionally uneventful twenty four being built, performed the Central. Immediate. Possession. in Japan. The message, summer boars, and the various Cluba christening ceremony, the ship Also 1 Motor Boat for sale. Apply ieing Mr. Pooley's examination, were quiet as the tomb. At the being named Fushimi Maru. The-DRAGON CYCLE Co. stater:" He had consulted the Elka Olub two wagon loads of weather, according to the report British Coneul Goueral at Yoko burned and shattered brown in the Nagasaki, Press, was fine, hams as to whether it would be paper were hauled away at day- and the ceremony attracted a fight sensational. In his contest all right for him to receiva expen-break, sweepings of the fire great number of spectators in ad- with Lewis he was nearly knocked Bey connected with the restoration cracker bombardment of the dition to the invited guests; the out in the fifth round but came of the Riciner papers to Messrs. preceding night, and two cases hillside over the slips being as back and knocked the other man There is no question but Siemens Tho Qunsul General had of empty mineral water bottles uenal a favoured place of observa- out.
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that he is a tough boy and thia replied that when the papers were were damped in the bay.
At the Manila Polo Club, in Governor Rinoiye, Mayor would be an opportunity for bought there was no evidence that they had been stolen, so that it Pasay, it was planned to play a Takashki, the Foreign Consuls, Blackbaru, Striegel, Kistow, and a
the officers from the American cruiser Platt to try conclusions with a would be all right to Lecapt the game of baseball between
Is onses, but it would be better Yolo and Harvard aggregations, Oincinnati and the merchant good man. for Japan if he (Pooley) kept them but rain set in at the appointed Ba did not publish them." Mr. hour and the game was called off, The oficial Fourth of July Hall says:As the case is anb judice, I do not wish to say day-programme was carried out, and thing of the opinion here attributat 8 15 a.m. the Eighth U.S.
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ed to me further than that it Infantry passed in rovio on drawing-loft of the Dockyard.
Mr. Shiota, General Manager, THE QUEEN OF forms s travesty of the advice Wallace Field with an
the Coloure.". From presided, and made a brief speech, Botually given. Istrongly advised of the publication of the documents. nine to twelve the Constab in which he thanked the guests Mr. Hall's statement of what ulary Band gave an open air con- *oconrred at the interview with cert in the Botanical Cardon, and Mr. Pooley is confirmed by the at noon the guns at Fort Santiago translation of the official report of boomed forth a National Salute of the preliminary examination (21 guns. Baseball and field appearing in the Japan Chronicle, sports cccupied the afternoon where Mr. Poolay is represented until six o'clock when the Con- as deposing that Mr. lull, the stabulary Band played for an hour. British Consul General, advised on the Lunota, which was followed him to publish the docaments, us by a grand pyrotechnical display to do so would prove in the end on the Walled City ramparts at boueficial to depanty
Native Industry in Java.
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Army Officer Killed by
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for their attendance, particularly THE Mr. and Miss Suds, who came from Tokio. He congratulated the Nippon Yusen Kaisha on their prosperity and expres-ed the hope that the new vessel would give satisfaction in service. Mr. Shiota concluded by proposing the toast of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and calling for banzai,
Mr. Suda, in his reply, said that all the vessels built at the Dookyard for the Kaisha had given satisfaction and had been extremely fortunate. Be referred to the fact that the Fashimi Maru would call regularly at Nagasaki
In connection with the visit of Ft. Bayard, NM., June 2. Mesure. Van Kol and Ketner to Captain Joseph O. Walkup of the Japan, discussions Ive taken medical corps at the general hos place on the subject of nativo pital at this point, was instantly and solicited the goodwill of the enterprises in the East Indies killed to-day when lightning people of Nagasaki. Mr. Suda conlasted with native capital, struck the automobile in which called for banzai for the Dockyard,. states the Gagrits de Hollande, he was driving.
Land Governor. Rinoiye, for the Doubts are expressed in some Captain and Mrs. Benjamin J. guests, thanked Mr. Shiota for the quarters as to the urgency of Tillman, the former an officer in entertainment and then led taking any decisive steps in order the 27th Infantry, stationed at banzai for the Dockyard and the to arrive at a antive industry on Ft. Bayard, were the only other Kniehn. a large scale. The needs of the
occupants of the car and were The new steamer is a sister native population are at present but slightly injured.
ship of the Suwa Maru, now com- of a very different nature to those
pleting at the Nagasaki Dookyard of the Japanese, a Colonial cou-of
for sea, the only difference being. temporary points out. They cou-
that her tonnage is 11,300 gross cern in the first place the increase
register against 11,900, She has of the agricultural productivo Jack Cordell Coming Back To
been built under the supervisión Jack Cordell the middleweight of Lloyd's Register Surveyors and who is well remembered in Hong-will be classed 100 A1. Her keel kong, expects to arrive in Manila was laid down on May 19th, 1913, some time in July. This, says the and she will be completed for sea Bulletin, is the information re- on November 17th. Accommo ceived by a friend from the fighter dation will be fitted for 375] who is now in San Diego, passengers121 first class, 60 California.
second class, 12, special steerage,
Mre. Tillman is the daughter Brigadier General Francis Moore, retired.
Philippines.
capacity. This is in the near future the only possible means of developing native society, remarka the writer. And whatever is in this connection gradually taught the nativo is readily accepted and finde application, becaure there is a real need of better methods of production. For years to come Cordell's stay in Manila was and 182 ordinary steerage. The the natives will remain an agri- short. From here he went to engines are to be triple expansion cultural nation; their society is Hongkong and then to Australia. and the contrast, speed is 161 now and will continue on an He won a couple of fights in the knots. The Suwa Mara and the agrarian basis. And when within Antipodes, but shortly after his Fashimi Mart represent the the confines of this form of society, defeat at the hands of Jerry Jome, latest stage in the gradual in the nutive shall have reached his the aborigine boxer, who knocked crease of size of the Nippon Tassa. fall development, there will per- Cordell out in the first round, the Keisha's steamers, being larger haps be room for industriel white man returned to the United than any now employed by the production on an extensive seale States. durable set Company. They are to be placed in native society, but not until Cordell is no longer a young on the European service. "then
man, adds the Manila paper, but
at that he can give any of the bout might be a good one and IF you have lost your appetite local middles a hard fight and Joe's coming fight with Al one of the big variety of probably beat them. He intimated Striegel will give the fans a good Jainty dishes at the ALEXAN-in his letter that he would like to line cu Joe's chances DRA CAFE, is aure to tempt have a fight with Joe Blackburn, Cordell has wonderful recuper
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