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Namur to-day. as certainly not more than middle- Siberian Mail-Oloted to-day at aged. Some years ago beserved
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The Dollar.
Yesterday the Telegraph pub- subject alone. In fact the East lished 37 colamas of solid has had a grip of him from the reading matter. To-day there beginning, and not so many years will be 37 published. ago he emphasised the fact by becoming a Mohammedan.
The rate of the dollar on Among English people his best-demand to-day is le 0.7-16d. known work is probably "Pecheur Passing Throughi. d'Islande " which has been Mr. J. Bell Irving is passing
9.6. Namur, more than wise, havel" equalled it to Kipling's "Captains
To-morrow, according to the Courageous"; have even gone Coat do to say that it was the Chinese calendar, is the feast better work of the two. To oar Han lu, or "Cold Daw."
a
JAPANESE STILL TO THE FORB.
Its Fatal Mistakes.
Antwerp's Troubles.
CANTON HOSPITAL.
A Suggested Change in the Constitution.
"It would seem that the present In view of the fact that the gigantio war has been. preceded Baptist Mission of Swalow has The lion's share of prominence that one cannot conceive would Luoille Withers to the Canton by a series of diplomatio acts offered the services of Miss in yesterday's wires falls to ever have taken place during Hospital as Superintendent of Japan, one division of whose Bismarck's regime. The Berlin Nurses, with the proviso that the fleet has beized an island in the correspondent of the Times re- Mission shall have representation Marshall group and has set freeminds us that German incapacity on the Management Committee captive British merchant vessel. for understanding other people's of the Canton Hospital, it has Sir Claude Macdonald's letter to point of view is notorious. Up been resolved that the following the Times ia very much to tho to a certain point the German change be made in the constitu point. Who, we wonder, are these diplomatic negotiators really tion of the Canton Medical. Mis- German theologians who have believed that they had a good as eionary Society at its next annual been abusing" heathen Japan?" well as a clear case," even up to meeting: Anything more ludicrons or more the point when the Imperial childish it is difficult to imagine. Chancellor, having failed to buy off read:"There shall be a Commit That Article IV. (a.) shall Were the European Allies to Belgium or England, or both, de- tes of Management composed of turn Japan down, when she was clared that Germany was in a any two physicians who are not willing and anxious to abide by necessity that "knew no law." members of the hospital staff; the obligations which her treaty The Imperial Chancellor's Boich the Treasurer of the Society, because her people did not see dealing with the diplomatic and the foreign community; also three with Britain imposed, merely stag speech of August 4, after en officia, and one member of eye to eye with the western world military issues, procceded :- on the subject of religion? If the
Protestant missionaries; and if Latheran interpretation of Christ state of necessity, and necessity provide by agreement all the "Gentlemen, we are now in a lany Mission or other organisation
as have recently been alleged occupied Luxemburg, and per- resident physician, business man- sgainst Germany, if it teaches haps are already on Belgian soil. ager, or foreign nurse, that Mia- her that the destruction of Lon- Gentlemen, that is contrary to the aion or other organisation shall rain sic. is to be accounted unto her dictates of international law. It be entitled to a representative, for righteousness, then, frankly, is true that the French Govern if it so desire, on the Managing Wo are going to praise ment has declared at Brussels that Committee." the heathen."
are requested to observe the rule which translated as "An Iceland Fisher- through, homeward bound, on the janity permits auch brutalities knowe no law! Our troops have expense (except residence) of a
man." Mapy readere,
requires thend to forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for enthusiastic
publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
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SIR H NORMAN AND WAR CORRESPONDENTS.
The
Free Matinee.
wiros
12.9,
that
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were
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Splendid Response in Canton,
on
For, 88 Sir France is willing to respect the The above recommendation with an assault on another, at ont, there are many self-styled her opponent respects it. We know, the Management Committee of The Indian who was charged Claude Macdonald justly points neutrality of Belgium as long as was unanimously approved by Christians who have a deal to however, that France stood ready the Hospital at the regular vivid and true picture of life on fined $10 by Mr. Wood..
remand this morning and wan
way of chivalry and courtesy. We wait, but we could not wait. A October 3. board a fishing boat. But, here
The Pick-Pocket.
only hope Sir Claude has not French movement upon our flink the relationship ends. Loti's bock, so far as the character in Wing Lok Street, a Chinese are wrong-headed enough to been disastrous. So we
Charged with picking pockets wasted his breath; people who upon the lower Rhine might have. sketching
concerned, might
was cont to prison for three advance so idiotic an argument compelled to override the just PRINCE OF WALES'FUND. quite éasily have been written by a clever and at the Police Court this morning. for good sense when it is placed Belgian Governments. The wrong months with four hours' stocks, are not likely to have much time protest of the uxemburg and observant woman; whereas not a line of "Captains Courageous" For the Prince of Wales' Fund. before them.
-I speak openly-that we are could ever have been penned by Victoria Theatre has handed to
management of the Shanghai Volunteers. committing we will endeavour to anyone but a man. So long as Mr. R. D. Harvey a sum of hai
Our correspondent in Shang- make good as soon ne cur military Loti deals with the sea pure and $301 80, the proceeds of the con- morning,
thie goal has been reached. "Any body simple, he writes like a sea-faring cert held on the 2nd inst., for the volunteers' offer of service has threatened, and is fighting for bis British community held at H.B.M. the local who is threatened, as we are As a result of a meeting of the man; but the moment he begins Prince of Wales' Fund.
bron accepted by the military highest possessions can have only Consulate General, Canton, last to sketch character a certain
authorities at Home. We observ-one thought-how he is to hack month, subscription lieta for the effeminacy that seems to be in
This afternoon the Victoria ed, some time sincs, that the East his way through.' bis own composition neserts itself, Theatre management is giving a contains quite a large number of
Prince of Wales' Relief Fund with the result mentioned shove. free matinee to children, when useful men who saw service in Bismarck, although the German tione amounting to over $8,000 This is not the spa ch of were opened and initial subsorip- Nevertheless, to use a cant phrase, British flags will he presented to the South African war and who, Foreign Office-within the limits collected. In addition a monthly he has the defects of his qualities; the little caes by the Tarco-ince, have learned to rough it of its instructions, and even after sqm of over $1,100 has been and if his work ba at times wo Egyptian-Tobacco Store.
without much worry; manish, he contrives to import
men the military had taken possession promised for so long as the war between thirty and forty, of of Berlin and oreated such a state fasts. A draft for £753. 4. 11, into it a delicacy and a grace The man arrested in connection sound constitution, who have of things that even the Foreign representing the amount of the which many a woman-writer may, with the assault on the Chinese outlived their earlier tendencies Office could not get despatches initial subscriptions, has been well envy.
who died at Au-tau-village, has to Prize-Money.
Such containing official been brought before Mr. Rosa, at fellows,
statemente forwarded to the Treasurer of the Taipo, and remanded. The capi-namber, should be no inconsider- But what were the instructions?
however small their through to London, did its best. Relief Fand, London. tal pharge was preferred against able asset at the Front just now. They were those of the Emperor, him.
Our correspondent adds that the and there is no longer any doubt Shanghai. If we know anything the news of the Sarajevo murder fande necessary will be raised in that, from a very early date after shout the Britishers of the far reached the Emperor at Kial, his East there will be no dearth of Majesty had determined" to see money for the job.
the thing through "to see it through against Russia. In bis Hongkong Market Completely. Speech from the Throne to
Demoralized. the Reichstag the Emperor says that the Sarajevo murders opened up an abyss." He hsatened back to Berlin-only to Kotewal report as follows:-Since involve himself in a quarrel with despatching our last circalar per
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The Capital Charge.
Christian Union.
the harum-scarum.
THE YARN MARKET.
So many German merchant Sir Henry Norman has published a letter in the Mia chester ships have been captured since Guardian on the subject of the bin da war correspondents, which
the war broke out that one certainly calls for capacially, prhaps, out here in the naturally wonders what benefit, if East where the dearth of news from the Eroat is especially marked. any, the men of our Navy will A special business meeting of Sir Henry, as an old jurnalist, can see the greation, of course, secure for any part they may the Hongkong Christian Union from the professional as well as from the public'a point of view. I have taken in the work. Herets is to be held at St. Paul's College He does not in any way minos matters, but ass but with the bold fore officers and men have come on Tuesday next, the 13th inst., statement the the driving out of the war-correspondents ie a into big sums of money when, a at 5.30 p.m., to discuss the gravely mistaken policy; sad, ba is right or wrong, it must be prize of war has been taken, bat changing of the Constitution of conceded that some of his arguments are forcible and practical. the old castom, which gave sach the Union.
There is no mistaking the Ger- In the first place, he points out that "the boat type of wir
and evory one a share in the
Part of Telephone Stalen.
mana' kind intentions de regards correspondent of a great paper le an experiencal and raspsasible value of the prize, has quite Mr. Bennett, of the Ching and Antwerp. Seemingly, as fast as the man. He has, in many 1994, see more of warfare than anybody recently been abolished by Par Japan Telephone Company, re-defenders drive off one crowd of in the army he aceɔmpanies." The writer adds that, wire the liament." It was only last spring ports to the police that some pet ready to come on. It is, however, Vienna about the State funerals, 8.8, Balsette, on September 25, our
would-be invaders, another is correspondent to send through matter which it would by anwise to that the First Lard of the son entered the first floor of 145 equally evident that the Belgians which after all, for reasons of
naval
The Attack on Antwerp.
The British.
18
Мевата.
Polishwallo
and
publish, b would promptly he recalled by his paper; and moreover Admiralty declared that there Connaught Road Central; and that, in ad lition to the fso that there is a military ceasor at the was a strong feeling among naval took away part of a telephone are not hugging themselves in a
ill-health, he did not attend. demoralized, and it is impossible market has become completely Frout, the nw, whon it reaches the offi se, has often to pass through officere that the private enrich valued şỗ. *
false sense of security. Whatever His Majesty then went on his for us to give any individual the hands of another cansar and, in any case, of the a-ditor-in-chief.ment, of individuals bý sots of
An 'Old Trick,
may be the outcome, BelgiumTM has "With these cumulative and indubitable safeguards," he proceeds, warfare was not compatible with Inspector Gerrard charged a
acted in such a way over the northern raise, but returned to quotations of the different mills. Berlin suddenly on July 20, to We are, therefore, not issuing our "it is surely unreasonable to say that valuable information might thus the highest conception of the Chinese this morning, at the defence of her cities as to prompt
aken up with the argument, put in various shapes, that the reorait-and airo then an Aot has been of stealing a pair of trousere mans themselves if they have any d'Affaires, Sir Horace Rumbold, are showing intenso nervousness, e given to the enemy." The second part of Sir Henry's latter is aval and military profession: Police Court, with the old trick the whole world-even the Ger the open regret of the Foreign usual report. All we can say is Olice, as the British Charge that both imperiors and dealers og of the immediate future depende in great messure on the amount hurriedly passed by Parliament from a window in Yaumati by nation of "cricket-to take off f publicity given to the doings of our Army; on what he rather abolishing prize-money in the means of a long bamboo pole. He ile hat in respect to her.
telegraphed to London. He had the former to Founce st appily terme "the thrilling and contagious purple of the war "cor-
British Navy.
emoved his restraining hand; was sent to prison for sae month respondent."
"The suppression of the war correspondent mana, if A Change Desirable.
with four hours' stocke.
"Udobanged" as still the word and Germany drifted alonly but any chance sale, however small where the big battle is concerned. surely through the cross-currente chary of baying a single bale. the quantity, while the latter are the war is to be a long oue, a conscript army," he adds.
As we have said, big fortunes The Fighting Four One of his concluding passegee we could have wished omitted. were distriboted among
Four persons were found fight-But if the wait is a long and to the Russian ultimatum and to
more than what they absolutely. Have our authorities quito forgotten how much of the popular ap- men in the olden daye-in 1761 ing outside No. 2 Police Biation wearying one for the outsider, wad. The more sincere the efforts require from day to day. Con-
made for peace the more futile preciation and love of our modern war heroes-Wolseley, Roberts, when two British frigates captar yesterday, the two pairs of com- how much more so is it for those
sequently, the business has Kitchener, Foach-has been due to the correspondent?" This ed a Spanish vessel the two batants being husband and wife who are bearing the brunt? hay were. Lostead of drawing resolved itself into lots ranging s rikes de as a little bit unworthy. It is an though one should say that captains got no less a sum than in each case. The men were Poor feliows; they will need all bar from the abyss," Gormany from 2 bales to 25 bales, sach Napoleon owed his fams to Creasy's biography of him, but this £65,000 apiece, while the other fined five dollars each, and the their fortituds just now, for nias, table into it,
successive lot being booked at particular vist is hardly worth debating. To keep to the contral idea, officere and the men got propor-women were, discharged with a tenths of as would rather take n
The whole plan reated upon we began by saying that Sir Henry Norman can see the situation tionate sums... Bat, valuable as caution, at the Police Conit this hammering than live in suspense, the belief that the British Gov-declining rates. We have to from the journalist's and the general reader's points of view; many of these former day captures morning.
Meanwhile we should like to know ernment would by feeble in report a fall offelly $5 per bale since our leat issue, and total diplomacy and disloyal in war.sales of hardly 1,000 bales. but what about that of the military authorities? Are not were, some of the boats taken
what the British feat is doing. they top to be allowed an opinion? What he says about the daring the present war must
The neutrality of this country boot type
would be priceless. The efforts of war correspondent" and, 'a great paper" is represent bigger sume still. It We have been asked to an-
made to purchase that advantage quito just and sound. But what about the correspondent who is has been pointed out that, andar nounce that the baths in conneo-
were unparalleled in modern di « ot of the best type, and the paper that is not great? A great paper mostly to the officers in command Bath and Toilet Company, Ltd Marriage of Lieutenant : M. plotasoy, Bismarck almost en- the old system, prize-money fell tion with the Hongkong Turkish does not stoop to oheap, catch-penny devices, any more than the best typo of newspaper will condescend to garble or exaggerate or of cruising vessels, while the will be opened to-morrow after At Plymouth, last month, in beforehand by his previous diplo treated as Bismarck treated Louis Warner to Miss Ravenhillsared the saccess of hiscampaigns venience. England would be lio. Nevertheless, as things are at present, if one correspondent is crews of ships of the line, which noon, everything now being in admitted to the scene of the fighting so must the rest be. Daring bore the brunt of great battles, readiness. From next week there the presence of several officers of matio triumphs. He isolated in Napoleon. She would have ample Boer War every kind of correspondent was wandering round, got nothing at all. A change in will be special days for ladies the East Lancashire tegiment tura Denmark, Austria, and assurances and peace with infamy. and a guard of honour composed France, and struck them down Instead of this iussia acted with king whom he might devour: the just and the urjust; the loyal the administration of prize money Tuesdays and Fridays.
of men of the bridegroom'a com one after another. Twenty years unhesitating clearness and firm- i the disloyal the truthful, the imaginative and the lying. If has, therefore, much to recom ha mixed company succeeded in doing incalculable harm when mend it, but whether it should Attention is directed to an ad- pany, Miss Marjory Alice Vernon after the Iron Chancellor's die-ness of purpose; France rallied Lue fighting area was so far removed as South Africa, how much be totally abolished is quite vertisement on page 5 which Ravenhill, eldest daughter of missal his successors have shown as one man; Italy stood out more might they not do when it is almost at England's door as one another matter. And it is evident states that all gate money taken out. Col. FT. Ravenhill, that his mantle has not descended England suppressed the orisis might say? Unhappily there is a certain type of smart" journal that the naval authorities roalise at the Gymkhana on caturday REA, Preston, was married to apon them. Italy was to hearken that threatened to rend her, and iat-by the blessing of Providence not many of his sort hail from that, for the First Lord has stated will be given to the Prince of Lieutenant H. M. Warner, East to the admonitions of Berlin and threw her whole weight into the Tho lavish her blood and treasure in struggle with a rapidity and, England who would snatch at the most alender half-truth, dress that the question of ieening some Wales' Fand without any dedno Lanosshire Regiment. it and expand it sad, dodging the consor, would get it through to grant or bounty to sailors during tion for expenses. Members of ceremony was quietly performed a war of aggression began for power she has never matched t his newspaper (assuredly not a great one, and do more harm the course of a war shall be given the Jockey Club who pay on this in the Lady Uhapel of St James the advantage of Austria-Hungary the opening of any struggle la with a couple of coluins of each news than could be undone in consideration. The work our naval occasion, therefore, will have the the Less Church, without attend in the Balkans, Belgium would her history. These were the twelve months. All the same, there is a bappy mediam. We are men are doing deserves some knowledge that they are helping ance either of best man or brides complacently prostitute her missionlatione in the last d
Pagrange tangible recognition. not getting as much wer news as we ought to be getting.
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