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Craigmillar, where the King recantly laid the foundation- tions of the new buildings of the University of Edinburgh, has many Royal memories, far the old castle, built in 1454 by Sir William Preston, who presented St. Giles's Cathedral with a reputed arm- boue of its patron, was hald under tanure from the Crown on the express condition that whoa-
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New Shipment of
FROZEN SMOKED FISH
required it should be Selected Fillets - 60 cents per lb.
resigned for the Sovereign's
use. Several of the Start Finnan Haddocks - 50 kings exercised their right
in this
respect. and lived
awhile at Craigmillar Castle and Selected Kippers - 40
it was there while Queen Mary
was in residence that a number Red Herrings
of her lards, after vainly urging her to seek a divorce from Darnley, made a compact for the removal of that "young fool and win proud tyrant.”
to the Police over to their side.
When the ships were loaded. the gentlemen labourers offered
came
to
join
US
This rear's lawn tennis cham GENTLEMEN AND
their services, as members of the pionships bare broken all records STUDENTS MAN VESSEL.
crew. Some joined as sailors, for crowds. for international Unusual interest was vasted in others as fremen. On board my interest, and for the eminence of attendance eclipsed the arrival here of the East ship I have a crew of 43, amongst onlookers. As to crowds, Wed-
whom there are A number afnesday's Asiatic Company's motor ship civil engineers, a doctor and even the rush to see Wilding play Chile which left Hongkong this
a parson. Others are students against Brookes. The quenes
25 8 morning for the North and Japan. from the Universities and bigher started as early To say.
have Ja- Whan the Chila left Copen institutions, and the only ex-they hagen, she carried a crew com striker we have on board is a panese, Chinese, Dutch, French. prised not of regular deck labourers but a contingent of ember of the late crew who Rumanian, American, Austra when liab, Swedish, and South African| students and membera of
the ship sailed from Co-players engaged in the contests the professional and bigber classes of Denmark. This state Penhagen. These strikers really shows how world-wide is the in- Queen attended twice. of affairs, which we believe has ever intended to go to the length terest in the game. The King
they did. They were influenced and no precedent in the history of shipping, was brought about by by the Unions, who in addition Prince Albert twice, and Princess 400 krones Mary, Prince Heary, the Duke the recent dock labour strikes into the demand for Copenhagen which for a periods per month for the labourers of Connaught, ex-King Mancel and deckhands as against the 225 and bis Consort, the Grand Duke of several months held up ships they had hitherto been in receip: Michael, Mr. Balfour, Sir Edward in harbour and prevented the of, and a three watch-system for Carson, Mme. Melba, and mang discharge of corn and provisions the sailors, made the absurd other famous folks have been
half-starting population. ultimatum that A Commis- among the onlookers. There was in this case a spon-
ary from the Unions should taneaus general feeling against the strikers, who, seting under the advice of the Unions, and against their better instincts. rommitted the error of depriving the popolation of bread and used
weapon' in against
to a
this as a campaign
ring
companies
be
appointed to each ship to see that the Officers' orders are countermanded when thought St. This last demand was the worst of all. It showed that the Unions were acting with Bolshe vist tendencies, and really spoiled what would otherwise have been less reasonable
the
for
their ship
ap like The
a
more request."
increase of something
40 per cent. in their wages.
of
THEATRICALS.
GOOD NEWS FOR HONGKONG.
Hongkong bas had no cause Speaking of his crew, to whom for complaint this year regard. sight of something over he affectionately referred as "mying thestre entertainments, but forty ships lying in Copen-
boys", Captain Daho stated that there are even more good things hagen laden with provi what they lacked in experience in store. sions while the population was ball-starved proved too much for
an
her amply compensated for As we announced yesterday. by a display of ideas and "The Quaints' are making a the victims. AD Association com- aptitude for acquirement return visit, the Theatre having prising the members of the better of the various details of their been booked for the 19th and 20th classes was formed at Copenhagen work, which was not a surprising of this month. Following that, we by a few enterprising citizens, fact seeing that they came from shall be visited by the Bandman and where the Government bad institutions where education had Comedy Company, due to open a failed to secure relief, they were fitted them for almost every class season on September Bib. Unless able by means of voluntary of manual work. "Nominally they some other Company decides to labour to defeat the purpose are in receipt of the 275 krones come Hongkong's of the strike, and eventually to
theo go through the completely squash it, by the time Pay, but beyond what they used shall
the cool months left Copenhagen, in rations they have never ac-majority of With the arrival of the Chile Cepted anything in the form of before the new year with no in Hongkong, our representative Pay, though I understand that theatre attractions.
the Chile
paid a visit to the steamer, and in an interview with ber Com. mander. Captain Dacar Dabo, who is a gentleman with a fluent knowledge of English and court- eous manners, was able to obtain
way,
we
the Company will make a grant Messrs. Montrie and Co. bare On the completion of the received instructions to book the soyage. It is not all loss of time theatre from November 29th to for them. The students in sign December 11th for Mr Edgar War ing on bare accorded to them wick, whose Vanity Fair Company 20 opportunity for the BC" will be remembered as baving quirement of first-hand know- paid a visit last winter. There:
details of the strike and the re-ledge of after-the-war condi- Fult it led to in the manning of
tions by &n extensive
at which the vessel touches they
year we
sball be
visited
are no indications at present as trip! to whether Mr. Warwick is ships with crows of gentlemen round the chief ports of Europe bringing the same Company with and students.
The population", the Com, and the Far East. At each port him or not. Early in the new mander staled." had no sympathy
are given every opportunity of br the Bandman Operatic whatever with the strikers. The
Company. producing Боте student left his classes, the doctor going ashore, so that you will
perceive the trip in which of the latest London his practice and the members they participate as deckhands musical comedies and soon after of the upper classes their is very interesting. They do their shall be able to look forward leisure moments го work on work conscientiously, and as the ships, discharging uch-they are voluntary labourers and, Shakesperiat Company, which to the visit of Mr. H. B. Waring's and. when cargoes.
moveover, people of good position.! this was completed, commenced
time in the spring. on the work of loading them for there is no fear of an infringes due to reach this Colony some ment of discipline in my some- their voyage Overseas. The
Altogether, we shall be fairly conversing with them times general feeling was one of deter.whilst they are at work.
well catered for and the coming mination to defeat the strikers and "It must be said that when the winter should be far less barren! at the same time to relieve the Chile left Copenhagen the strike of theatre entertainments than population. They worked from was already broken, though the was last winter.
needed
when, as in the case of the doctor
seven o'clock in the morging until old crew could not le sigued five o'clock in the evening, with on again as this would deprive scarcely say break between save the students of the trip. Two other vessels of my or businessman, they left their work temporarily for a few company are also manned in a similar way, and on their return to! moments whilst running up to town in their cars to attend to Copenhagen the services of these gentleman labourers will be taken urgent correspondence or personal business. For this labour they over by the old bands. Denmark given the usual pay of really owes a great debt to these the deck and dockyard-hands, namely 15 krones a day, but ji must be mentioned to their credit that they never accepted this pay, their work being prompted solely by..sense of patriotism
STU
men.
WHEN PRISON-GOING WAS COMMON.
In 1883 one person out of every
which is pleasant reflectlos 164 went to prison, said Sir Evelyn
to
the
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PROGRAMME FOR MONDAY.
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If you are troubled with flstal- QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. ence, & sense over-fulness and drowsiness after eating, just take In the House of Commons on one Finkette after the principal June 30, Mr. G. Stewart asked meal daily for a few days and the Under Secretary of State for see how efficiently they remedy Freign Affairs, whether he can this condition.
state the number of Foreign Pinkettes are a specific for troops at Tientsin and Peking in constipation, disordered liver. the special contingents for the biliousness, sick headaches, coal- protection of the legations; whe-ed tongue. foul breath, pimples ther there are any other Foreign and blotched skin. They are
nature. Obtainabia from ployed as guards for railways in as troops including soldiers, em-ting but thorough, act as gently Chinese territory; and, if so, will medicine vendors everywhere, or he state the total number and say at 60 cents the vial from Dr. whether there is any immediate Williams Medicine Co., 96 Sze- probability of these forces being chuen Road, Shangbai. reduced.
Mr. Harmsworth: The cam→ bined strength of the foreign garrisons which are mainatined,
The Creation")......Hadyo. as the result of the Treaty of 1901 and at Hankow, as well as de- Mr. Howard Freeborn.
in North China and from which tachments serving as railway the Legation guards are drawn | guards along the Shantung look back проп. From Ruggles-Brise, at the annual Intermezzo...... ("Cavalleria
Southern Manchorien the student to the
Rusticana")........ Mascagni. is, according to my information, and doctor. meeting of the Central Prisoners' |
between four and five thousand, railways. The same Power is they
T} worked with
Aid Society. Now only one per-"Why do the nations?". and will,
when
the British garrison consisting of supplying troops temporarily for One
son went out of every 11,000.
one battalion of British Indian the protection of certain points strikers made several attempts to
troops and a company of British on the Chinese Eastern Railway. interfere and create disturbances
troops. As regards the second There are also small Consuler. they were kept well in hand by the Police who acted as an armed A resoluton has been proposed
part of the hum Member's quee guards at several places in the Hon, there are garrisons of foreign interior of China. I am unable guard over the work that was by the City of London Corpora-"For proceeding busily on the vessels tion asking the Government to
troops in the various lessed ter-to state the total number of these ritories. The Japanese Govern- troops nor can I express suy view and si the dooks-On the realis-prohibit the importation, con-
ment moreover maintain forcee as to the probability of their in- ation that force would not succeed, siruction, or use of motor vehicles
at Tsingtao, in South Manchuria mediate reduction. the strikers made many unwith a left-hand drive.
NO LEFT HAND DRIVE ON MOTORS.
Messiah)..........Handel,
Mr. E. T. Crocker. Andantino in D fat...E. Lemare, Shepherd and Mocking Bird,
W. Berwald. so hath the Lord ("St Paul)......Mendelssohu. Mr. Howard Freebborn and Mr. E. T. Crocker. Toccata in F....
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