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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1895.

Two Japanese pheasants have been added to the Zoological Society's collection.

H. M. 8. Centurion is at present at Nagasaki, and is expected here about the 21.

For the week ending 28tk September, the total deaths in the Colony numbered 103, boing at the rato of 21.7 per annum in every thousand of animated population; corresponding weak last year, rate 19.1. For the week ending Oct. 5, the total was 148, rate 31:2; corresponding week last your, rato 19.9.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.:

(SUPPLIED TO THE CHINA MAIL']

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LONDON, 8th October, 1805. ITALY AND ABYSSINIA. The Emperor Menelik in marching

The Italian force against the Italiane.

re-inforcements. Government is sending re-i

TURKEY ON THE WAR PATH.

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THE CHINA MAIL

CORRESPONDENCE. HONGKONG CHESS CLUB. To the Editor of the Chana Masl," Sir-When the Chess Club started in Hongkong last year, all its organiastien was merely of the experimental and pro- visional order, the idea being stmply to get going, and develop batter arrangements in detail as soon se it could be so how the Club was likely to work. Thus, there ware no rules drawn up, no president and

THE GAME OF CHESS.

THE WONDERFUL MAXIM GUN. may be mentioned. I was reading with him Acience published some *Notem from Lout his beautiful place between Dolgelly and

Barmouth, Be assured me that a due, including an account of a visit of its

ras

HONGKONG SHARE NÄRKET. Mesura Chator and Vernon in their share`

de all the great ohess contests English- mes or men like Paul Morphy, from the English-speaking portion of the New World, carrespondent, R. H. T. (evidently Prof. Welsh eervant oree announced to him: Teport for to-day's mail may alazys made an excellent appearance; and, . d. Theraton, high enginearing visitors as *The people as lives on the on more than one occasion, Ive been at the herity), to Maxim the jugentor. He other side of the water. Tam, Sir, &o, LIONEL A. TOLLEMACHE head of the lists. Yet it is undeniable that spusts of the Maxim gun as follows; The

Angellery, August 27th, the great obess masters are more frequently Maxim gua is perhaps the most extraordi- to be found on the other side of the Germau

nary implement of war ever devised. The Ones. Why this should be so is not quite pressing of a button is all that is required of

to expluie. For though theories in

the gunner, the gun tording itself and firing which are involved heredity, environment, automatically, at the rate of 600 to 600 racial traits, and the rest of the current

easy

for until the suuunnition is

Dasiness generally lima rather ensed up during the week under review and we have nathing of great importance to report. Rates have been maintained and markot oloses steady at quotations. WHY NOT DEMONETIZE' GOLD } Banks-Hongkong and Shanghair' ralet gniet during the early part of the week et Bimetaliate acek to put silver on an 188 to 180 per cent, prem.; towards the equality with gold, and behera that gold is end a demand from the North resulted in The Saltan has sent Marchel Faud to in. permanent executive, na raamas, no pro- ! jazgan are not difficult to spin, we are afraid #botu a midvia, outil the finger is removed far-red wholly beyond its merits by single fair businuns at 189 and 1998 per cent. pram. exhausted. All guld-ata:dard governments. The only way Sales have been effested for 31st December gratame or policy. All these mitters that none of them will make it clear why the needed energy is working the ma- sers loft to be satifed at a later stags, when Germany and Austria are more frequently chanism is supplied by the recall of the metals, ece rding to them, is by providing toudensy Nationals have advanced a point to re-establish the equality of the two at 195. Market closes firms with an upward ១០វល definito idea of its probable tagbar; the birth places of supreme chess playera shi could be formed as a basis for the ar- that England, Scotland, or the United arods of these guns have been for the free coinage of silver at a certain to $31 with antes."

suppliert to European and Oriental nations,

ratier. Now comes the leading organ of Stads

Spain, France, and Scandinavia and they have already done much effective the American bankers and points out that Marino Insurances, Chios Traders ruled Togements of the Club.

Now we

of mestere, in spite work. It seems hardly creditable to the the desired equality can be secured by de weak in the early part of the week with it le time to give concrete form to the vague of the fact that proposals of the ini ial stage. For instanco, defeated, more than sixty years ago, Alex that they should have permitted forsign cainage privi ege, and procede to advocate ales are reported at 873, and market closes the arrangements wade last year for secro- ander Macdonnell, a brilliant player, who, nations to lead in utilizing so great in this

at rates from $185 to $205, oloring Cary and treasurer collapsed entirely however, possessed the national failing, and

prive the silver men of their essential through the departure of Mr Pollock and Bartacked solucas. Ner ought we, in recall. American invention. Me Maxim has tras cae calculated to de- hands at that rate. Unions have changed still phreya, and now probably it will be ing the famous Barnes of the past, to out our methods of treatment of inventors inovasco. To put gold on an equality firm at latter rate. Cautoge hova been Liastenant of the Caunty. The Ceremony crammed with Arnesians who refuse to and difficult to restore order, to stało. Laburdonnaie' successor. Fournie de Saint this department of applied acienes, from to repeal the law which now permite private $159. Al time of closing shares as wanted

It

Taz Volunteer Service Gazette of the 31st August contains a full report of the cera- many of handing over the China Cup by the

Devonshire Team to Lord Clinton, Lord

took ploe at Exeter, and was the occasion of math speechifying. The fulbaing are the names of the feam: -Major Biddoli (4th' Duvos), Sur. Majas Thema (4th Devon),

spect the Forts at the Dardanelles, and torpedoes have been sent to the Straite. THE ARMENIAN RIOTS IN CONSTAN. TINOPLE.

Ninety-vo Armenian corpese have basa collected for interment, and it is bo- lieved that several others have been thrown into the ses The Churches are

leave.

THE GREAT POWERS AND THE PORTE.

THE NOTORIOUS LO HOK PANG,

GOOD NEWS FOR HIS CREDITORS.

.

we are entering on our second year, have a similar seara de Lebourdonaci ordnance autogrilies of the United States monetizing 'gold, or by abolishing its trulea at $72 and $71; at time of olding

Inancial position clearly, and so on. thero had been an executive numerone enough to provide against the constant changes incidental to Hongkong life, all trouble would have been avoided, and the Diute property would have been looked after continuously. Again, there are no Club roams; the arrangement with the

Odd Volumes'

zimbibed much respect for our officials, or

Amint, who, in 1843, worated Iward his personal expericace at home.

bp

THE MAGNIFICENT.

On the 31st & gast last the Magnificeal,

with silver,' it says, it is casly accessary red for and small

ales

Were effected in

the early part of the week at $185 and

was enough while repan origin, Yet the Buglish school is made her firet ful-power trial trip. She grains of pure dollar for every. 23.22 China have guzo back to $92, after amali

a

im

individania to taka gald bullion to the Staunton, only a few months later to be du

od by thu Rental the English champion in Paris,

mints and have it crise Developing its at $1925. Straits have advanced half

point to $25. No business to report in idan, Hude's Journal of Banking con elown games to six, with four drawe, Still,

other Marine stools, tinues as foilawa: then exceptional casos do not everride the fact mentioned that the narces of the great one of the first-class line-of-battle ships veruront purchase all gold bullion offered steady at $2624 with little or no business. "Instead of the present law let the Go- Fire Laturances Hongkong have ruled whers plagers who come prominently before laid down under the direction of Earl Capt. Willis (Devenport), Gull-Sergt. Dy Guardships of the Great Powork aro

at the rate of a the world are, in must cares, of Central EuSpencer, late Fest Lord of the Admiralty,

sales at $934 and 93, gold, paying for the sme mond (Exeter), Sergt. Huskins (lymouth), (moord at Galata for the protection of

Shipping-Hongkong, Centor and Mmonos it lasted, but the rock is gone now; and really older then what is Bouwen theras auder the persunal command of Lord with gold certificates. The mints could Sorgt. Hackwell (Torrington), Petralow foreignern,

there have been on offer all the weck at 836) with- a Club that has roum of its own cuttelin on. It began early in this century, Charles Beresford and Eat the pinal coin na mues of this ballion Couper (Exeter), W. Wand (Okeharaptou).

autemand much of a peal ion. I know per with Saratt and Lewin, his pupil-atiti pirty on board were Adair Mount appear to be demand for, retaining both out finding bayers and close at $36. Watiam (fiverton), and Manleid (Cullomp-

(Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Duck the coins and the areoined ultion to Douglas's upon the decision of the Coastle. sonally that sou good chest-players would held in esteem for his writings, which

redeem the gold certificates. Most of the log Commities to pay shareholdera 812) par be glad to join if the Chub worn put on stamp time as a must original ones Jaa. Cait of the Navy), and Mr John Pean, bullion could be kept in the form of bare share out of mocamelsted funds quickly ton), Capt. Grulwicks, as Captain of the

mero satisfactory footing, and will not join ist. The inventer of the Evans Gala

at the mine for team, asked Lord Cliton to acospt-the cus-

We Jar fen the Chinese Mail (Wok ander present conditions. The present bit in 1828, died a very a man only 31.P., whose firm have engined the ship. sich as are now prepared at the

and $70; mark

market glases quioc at tody of the Cup which was won at the ra

Tax Yet Fu) that through the representa-conditions were only temporarily agrond in, ahout twenty years ago. George Walker, Starting from the Nore, where she lay at exportation. There would then be to free 263, 900, enter ales in large lots at

four coinage of gold aby more

than of silver. $70; a few shares changed hands at $72 fut nent Hisley Meeting. There was, parnations of the British Consal at Canton

and the time has now vome to adapt better Juhn Cureltava, and Howard Staunton are anch·r, the Magnificent steamed for født (The.ccioage of silver dollars from the pro- end of the month.

men of more recent fume, who have carried hours down Channel, passing Donger seat stack of silver bullion could go on to improved to $78 with sales. lada-Chips China Manilas have no amepatition at the National Meeting in

on the traditions of the English school into shortly after noon. She attained, and

the extent there was any public domandave continued in good demand our own which more general interest was taken

in day. A shut period 10 the first uintained throughout, a speed of seven- This was not the first but the third time the

furly or fifty years of the actors-Garmony teen and a half kouts, with an indicated on becane exhausted then more cotit rates culmipating in sales at $6. would boast of only one player at all horso-power of 12,127. The engines work-bulion more

Refineries. Both Chinks and Luzons have be bought autficient to keep up the require. oup had been wat by Dawuashire, and they

mediocrity. This was Mundheim, who kepted without the ali host hitch, and the aling th

ments of the silver coinage at the market ruled weak with no business at quotations. of Berlin until his graat ship sowered perfectly to the sovere reparation wight fairly claim that the sanaty's recurd

Mining. The market has been neglcated, death, about sixty ycare ago. The sup-

tests of steering to which Lord Charles price. The gold cuina would, of course, be was exceptrical for on a fourth cousin

ready of the Buglish school, if it did not subj. cte i har.

minted on Government acengut, and any and beyond small sales of Jelebur at $3.10:

bean coud on three-ucsaniona, 1st year of ground, is new being offered for sale. competition of China, and shows a disposition at least forced it for long to live on the fame the same they tied with Gloucestershire, and had

extinguish the reputation of that of Frace. Two Magnificent is one of sine abips of soigniorage or gain there might be would a funjons at $6 we have nothing to

superb class for which provison accrue to the Treasury in the same manner report.

as upon the coinage of silver bullion, of De Labourdonnais and De Skiat-Amant, was made by the late Government. She is

It is not probable that there would be The rise of the Berlin school is dus tn 15,000 tons measurement, and will be armed the least objection on the part of the gold Biadow, Bilguer, Hanstein, Laret, Sohore, with all the latest improremonto, Apirt |

well known aa { fron the fact of

of the addition made to the nonmetaline to the depriving of gold but

and peruanoul ones.

Yours,

་་

A. MEMBER.

Could

rising

foreign attachment has been obtined against som property in Whampoa belong ing to Lo Bok-ping, the absconding com- pradore of the Alongkong and Shanghai

A BLOW AT JAPAN'S COTTON TRADE, Bank. By a proclamation issued on the The Tomiuri is grave apprehensione 4th instant by the authorities, the pro-anent the future of the motton spinning in perty, consisting of six honse and a picca dustry of this exuntry in consequeres of the to bensure the Japanese Government for they missed the cup by 1 point; this year The delay in the settlement of this matter concluding the Shimonoseki treaty, by which the interior of China is to be opened to they won by 8 points, somewhat remark is on account of the oltim of Lo Cheng-shi | foreigɛers for manufacturing purpases. The Hurwitz-ustil recess You Haydebrandt effeciva strength of the navy, the condi-ion of the right of free coinage. Such a able feature in conaoction with their three that four of the houses in question are her Tokyo paper eirs ita views on the subject in¦ AllLoader pljurand years German Lions of time under which the 70snel var course would make it clear that the right of paint to $48 after further beavy sins at second place had been taken by a Scotch considerable time to do so she has failed to industry into this Empire can be traced talers were dubbed the Pleinden,' but as supremseg of the British shipbuilding yards, it does not possess without the old which 857; a further riso may be looked for.

victorias was that on each occasion the own private property, but though allowed the following strain:

county, and, therefore, in that matter itaabatantiate bir olsa. might besit that the Devonians had achieved victories for England as well as for Devon.

and Claar. Jackiu;8, Assessor). Thursday, Oct. 19,

A COLLISION C190.

;

und der Lana, for

that privilege.

one dollar

Auticipating the objection that, if this onnire is tskort with gold, tho Gvernment ought also to boy silver, giving, in liver certificates for every 371.25 grains of

para sirer, the editar saye

The answer to this is that by so doing the mints would be paying more than the irket price. If the connection be true that the shutting of the wiara to the frem coinage of silver has been the min cause of

Docks, Wharfs and Godowns --Hongkong and Whampoa Docks have been quiet with email sales at 133h per cent, prem, cash and at 131 per cost prem. for end of the roonth. Kowloon Wharts have advanced i

Lands, Hotels and Buildings. —Lands

hare ontinued in fair demand at 8074 sale to investors; at time of closing a sala is heen in request, and sales have been affected $10. West Polats have ruled steady st 323 and a smull sale was effected at $25,

reported at $68. Humphreys Ealates havn

Muscellaneous.-Watsons have ruled quits neglected, sellers ruling the market t 81350; sterday a sain was effected st $13; market closes steady with probable buyers at that rate. Electrics have abang

hands at $63, Fenwicks at $21, oud

The introduction of the cotton spinning Ambassador at Curlegra Theas seven turned out establish the unapproachable free coinage gives no value to

the Hungarians, Oris who died nu exile nel piatto were laid in Chathune Duck. year of Meiji (1868) and between the 11th and 15th years (1891- in Tarkey for his share in a less pean-fal yard on the 18ths Desvaber, 133. the 1882) the Government began to strongly contest--Szen, and Inwesthal, whose later was Anated out of dock a year and a day It was, if one might say so, in quidanes COLONIAL COURT OF ADMIRALTY. encourage the development of the industry, earer was entirely British, were their later, and her fitting up has been pushed and native capitaliste commouced to take a conleopsturies, the German constellation forward to that in twenty months akis great Before Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice, with the fituess of things that the China Cup

great interest therein. Since then it has moretly deserved so lefty a title. But since ship has been got ready for ses, a piece of

to develop your after year. A that date the supremacy of the game has work that bents all known records. costianed should be found in Devonshire. For if thera

big impetus was given to the business by alwaye showa a tendency to remain with The trial trip involved one result which was one ocisty more than another which

the opening of the steansbus line between the Testuns ar Magyar, shugh-as on is alculated to have important results In all war might be said to be its home, certainly t

Bumbar and Japan by the Nippon Yomen the procent occasion—it now and then falla throughout the British Days

depreciation in value of that mea Kwok Shing Fat sund the owners of the Kaisha, which largely seduced the freight to a player of Ango Saxen nationality. ships hitherto bailt provision has been ving theirs. As they probably koew, the steamship Chugang for 82141 on account on raw cotton, and Japan has now begun to Chess demands very special qualifications made for knocking an extra knot out of then the abstring of the mints to the free Cup was provided by the subscriptions of of the loss of the junk ching Fa by colli- compete in the Far East against the cotton on the part of these who would excel in it. them by infaming the farmeces with that suipage of gold should have a similar effect

the same facally which the English Volunteers in China. But the ston on the 18th September. Mr Espioners of 31adchester and India, and at

in technically known as enforced draught. upon that me al too. After gold has in Roper at 2142. leading spirit in the movement, and one to was for the pisint., and Mr J. J. Francis, Ding in the mills throughout the Espire onters into the mental equipment of the margenes, is, however, aktained at sich it should depreciate curaponding and LIANOFORTE tuned-Singly or by yearly Pullnok, iustrued by Mr K. W. Hoa:605, primenit there are over 200,00 spindles run- enables a mathematician to master analyses. The serengeh sreed, waeful in times of this way been demonetized as long snailver.

the old ratio between the two metals would contract-tigh class work-W. Robinsch whom the Cup largely owed ile existence, Q, intrasted by Mr J. Hastings, (Me This rapid growth of the industry has our first-rate chess player. Yet it to notable terrible cost to the hilera that the process

be restored." V. H. Deacon's offico) was for the defence. prised the cotton epinners of the world, how few mathematiclans of we have been

In is almost prohibitory. building the

und Co. was a Devonshire man, unhappily longer

The editor thinks that it would be much esid that the colli- The late war between Japan and China tharongh-paced polarise of the

game, This

Magnificent, Herre m chinery for the with them. Be referred to the late Mraton cccurred

be due to the fact that it does not aford John Pont ond Sous hire ist: the

adapted the easier to induce Europeas countries to etop John Cuan, who was born in Exeter, who of Chind, between Saratuw and Hongkong, soki trenty. With a view to stimulating

| newly-born infant oa Fabraɑry 29th next ០ព Sept 18 about a. in. The Choysung the growth of the various industries of hays the chess player-would-say-more-system, au grrangement which, whilst at-rinis to silver. Cuncluding, he asya: was there when the Cup was brought here

Japan, and in consideration of the fact that foun) professional pursuits. Hence, we find tining the extra speed, duce ou damage international agreement would not alter will be unable to make the first birthday Of course the adoption of this plan by will be in a rather awkward position they tempt by the Japanese to impart cot zemljins alising theweelres បទ laud- to the boilers. The rank Saturday's in 1881, and who had on hereditary interest and the jask was going Buthward on the to Shanghai had been stopped by some patatera and Sanscrit ebolars, but trial, in the opinion of Lord Charles Beren the coal status of gold coina one iots. It party for eight years to come. For, as mot

her consort

ton gine junk which went first. The vary the Chinese authorities, and that the Miteul redly showing themselves to be gid chess- relative, Mr William Cuan, was one of the of the ink's crews was that they saw & Company had experienced great trouble in players of at all expert at whist. The tote ford and other experte who osely watched would in one sonse be an illustration of the panpia have been informed, there is no Isap-

In the first

Mr Pullick in open eat off the coat resulted in the conclusion of the Shim-ne-mi relier from their mora serious (por pinciple of induced draught on Martin's the freo caitsge of gold than to pen their Tus inud parents who are presonted with s

Che

ie the Volunteer movement, indemuch as his

was cuning to Hongkong from the north,

shing

with

origianture of the lat Davon R.V.

How should you chesse a piano?

uf

stump.

In a little Nevertheless it would show very while everybody will be making the reason At Nichard Frecter was and the fort, is that the old system will forthwith bold udaga of whipping the devil around the year between 1896 and 1904.

+--rauded, to t tha saving

135 dl 101591- tints whom we can remember, though, to the navy and no loss of efficiency.

eloorly that the estimate in which gold is of this arbitrary condust on the part of the of curso, he was only 6

HE ASPUNSmer, or, The remarkable speed attained by the he'd hy mind is not in the leas: affected calendar makers, and will want to know rather, a writer on astrobotny, and a mailo- | Magnificent chose it yoursel, if you can possibly help, plainti@ and his witnesses said there was a Japanese Plenipotentiaries slipulated that retician in only a secondary degne. Chess, Intent was illustrated by au accidental by the regulations of the mints of the the why and the wherefore? of the role

circunstones. Ae the big ship passed

Worki.'

Tus

bright light abeam, and very shortly after-enerping on a cotton cleaning basincas at wards a steamer ran into the junk a Shanghai, and could only continue in busi

the forward of the mammet, un the nose there under the pretense of being a Don't' port side, simest at right angles. The branch of a Hongkong foreign firm, the

at the time, hung on a all the Ubinese open porte er eilshould be in fast, requires such an apt of time Durer a steamer Bring the Belgian Dag ran perly qualified professional friend, upp pule at the lern, aud whose judgment you can rely, and int this wore to biuros for not keeping a look-out cluding the Shimonoseki treaty, thus cal- toil cu ever make an approach to perfection. to the Belgian Mail Packet Service friend take the necessary icction. If yon on board the steamer. In paragraph 14 ofculating upon requring such profite A The game is. wureover, like golf, so engross running between Outend and Dover. Some

the petition plaintiff alleged that the faults might be derived from establishing manu-ing, that prudent we have khandoned the sarp attributed to the steamier were--failing to factoring industries in Chips.

for stand, she fell into the wake and board, still in the early sixties, par revelation round the sun, rotates an odd

it, but place yourself in the hands of a pro- light on the juthatthe defendants made frce manafeoturing places, in con- that only those willing to devote themselves out of.pert. She was recognised as belongs

have no such kiend, or prefer to exercise

your own powers of taste and choirs, we will

do

a grod

this

end in

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that the century years are to be enanted or disary year and got leap years.? ALA master of foot the statement is not strictly BISHOP SCHERESCHEWSKY AND:orest, for this year 2000 will be barioga

HIS CHINESE BIBLE.

20th

of February. The whole serot A mou of medium stature, thickest bat confusion lies in the inconsiderate action

times.

His Lordship--that will come in under now no! only threatened with grave gon:paff. no longer a servant, but a master, the Magnik ent to be pretty well-Daily | Literary Borld (Boston) of August 24 guarters as ku extra day at the end of their

bother more about it

01

that

play, you may be able to outopare the poribed as 'cloudy overhead but clean realized the importance of encouraging that i exire elr temperate life are coll's gluda with the words, Well die, eclusion one of the stuprocons literary works | 220, 2:00, will not be leap yours, the yeste

various tone qualities you hear, end en make up your mind which pleases you best. Cassell's Family Magazine.

"of

Mir

of is is an honor to Christian America, and

the sight of this patient and dovated seboist wire to incronse of Busidees, W. Robin-

in the midst of it has been so inspiration.

aisa before she led them to the indations making as created when, instead not stout, with iron-gray hairand moustache the part of the earth, which in its year of our best to help you by detailing the keep a

keep a proper look-out, neglecting to take Experience has proved that glorious ideaers of a semi-professional. In the hon of the warship, with urident intent to essay chief points which characterise a really good propor prcerations in due tims to avoid Booking schemes often prove illaeory in creds of Locas Clubs which are now in full krivd of speed. She turned out to be the slysed in bia lower limbs and in his bands, fract:oa-ainety-seven four bandredthe-

a so that he zau neither walk nor hold a pan addition to its 365 tanks. How to dispos

with diticalty to sign his camo, of tochaiculitics, and enly supp.eing that you at eex that a steamer must give way to a commerce of the Shimoneski tresty now utility enough to take the first place in sise out on her trial trip. It took her half capable with ansestying fingers to operate puzzled Pope Gregory in the sixteenth gen

an play saftleiently well to be able to test the sailing vessel; it wad now desired

The nem destined to compass ite and ing. Ia

the game.

Bat they play anly on spe-an bear to overhaul the bulky battleship,pabi

the typewriter

s quiet, modest, gentia, Lury, just as it bad puzzled the Romans of capabilities of the varians instruments whial to make an addition to this paragraph, consequence of the reluctance of Japanese in-cilled nights, and wisely limit themselves driving along her 15.00) tons, which, en oft-spoking bobolaranch is the Rt. Rev. old. The Romans got out of the ratty be submitted to you for selection. As alluing that the riceuer die bored the fores, their capital abrud, or the paucity of tu cheie dejende tipe, Broming, that didering phores tot is Basile for food best. lose the ant diblouit, e generál rale, first-rate articles gan valy be rute of the rart at sea which requires a funds with which to start foreign enterpriaca, the sightest eneroachment on working and does her twenty-two and a half milea Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church counting the fraction of a day an 8 quarter, rurohased at the best shops, and the thea steamer to sizdice apaid or stop and the cation spinning industry of this Empire, learn would

chase hour, was thought by those on hard in China, as seen and sketobed by The and waited till they could add the four peat ibing to buy in that which is the best

reverse it

which has continued to increase yearly, is Decessary. made, because it will stand the greatest

Comarquestis, there are thousands of fair Neves (Loudon). amount of wear. Begin, then, by choosing the secord sisuss; there is no need to tion, bat is face to face with a decline plagere, but only a very few who can he

which adde, and as you, reader, might have year, which commenced with March. This saen him on Thursday evening of last work means 100 days added in the epace of four that may bo premonition of extinction and to be first-rate. And laat of all- by manufacturer. You can

in the slateroom of the Fallman sleeper on centuries; but to get the rract 97, Pope ABSENT-MINDEDNESS. observing whore pianos are preferred by the best known artists for their reditais, were really only two disagreements between sontemporary calls particular

Mr Pollock went on to say that there itself. In support of tout soient le Laugh, perhaps, primarily in some result

attention La-the good at mest possess The Spectator pablish the flowing the night train out of the Union Station, Gregory ordained that the century years Boston, for Montreal. The writer says: themselves should not be ovunted (than etc., far yax will be gaita safe in choosing plaintiff and defendant on the facts-firet, the growth of the outer spinning industry phoid temperament which is qure frequent. amusing itters on the subject of Ahsen He carried with him in mannscript the omitting four of thera), but as an extra day any maker whose plaats are publicly used whether there was or was not a light on the in China, and explains that, since March ly found among the Teatruic than the Mindediness:-

translation of the Bible into classic Chis was then wanted to tasks thm 07. It should by eminent performers 3y

and sesandy as to the exact last year, when the Conesa Government the stock Patienendless patience Sta-An imvoription in an Indian cana-

the douth year, that Su the few gencerts aad hearing die tending tank,

pianists slate of the weather, which the plaintiff

uf excitability or rashness and

and tory which recizes the sasiuction fees, upon which he has been engaged for be counted in

missionary by his chankida (watchman), anyar, and the typewriter cabinet op one that can be eastly divided by the on which it was made. Thus nears con rumber 400. Thus, while the year 2100, the

water, while the defend-nta grid it was industry and allowed spinning mills with

as many 300 600

to apindles he stallshed e

niezawory, Those requisites are dark, overcast and lady, asking no within the Empire, many suck mille bare so in the East. Time is no object to an thon good and faithful servant?!—I am,

of the present century. The performance 2000 su 24 10 will. mention of the clearness on the water.

been

promoted at 9 anghai and other places, Chiental. Days are cheerfully spent over Sir, f. His Lxdship-Well, there is not much and already 113,810 epindles are in exist-gume of cheas, and the Moors, by whom this

ARTHUR HARINGTON. SUMMING up on the past vricket season is difbre în chu

ence, in addition to a considerable number Royal pastime is believed to have been in Weybridge, August 20. England, the Lenden Urily News says:- Mr Pellock went on toŋ y ba thought it

under DOFF contemplation, independent of reduce3 into Europe. if violent in curtain

Bishop Scheresojowsky (pronounced sou sud Co. have removed their Pispo and Pulling asido de Townsend's bowling, there quite clear that the defentants were bound the danceras recently proponed by foreigners mode, and vociferas over a bargain in Sin Parh p some of your readers can has beco nothing more remarkable in the by the statutory regations for pre- at Shanghai. As just stated the establish lving a copper flas will sit for hours tell me where the s'one is placed shigh Sherreshevsky) is a Ression Lithuaris. Organ showrooms to Concaught House orinket of the last two or three weeks than venting collisi

cellisivas, namely the betting

MacLaren

He finished good look-out, go out of the way for sailing rapidly in, China, which had promised to The game is still os popular in Mornice as it his wife, underurain which is written the of Tauroggen, partly in Krazi, partly in

to keep a ment of spioning wis coutlones to increase at the beard-Bilet, str king their bonds. contains the names of a certain then and ! He was educated partly in his native town larga stock-low palices. " up his season's work for Lancashire by play craft, and side or stop if necedents do not new in the Chinese Empire over 300,000 wild soldiers carried it into Andalus, heck cemetery, Leeds, I once came strosa Obr

be the great market of Japan, and there ara was in the far away days when Tarik and text Thie warfare is endod." In Hol- Zbitor, partly at Brossa. He was

convert from the Hebrew religion to the ing three inninge of over a hundred in sto His Lordship-The

** Christian, and be la one of the accomplished ossive rustohen, scoring 152 against Nottaf dispute that, do you Mr Francia?

apindios including these now under 'cou-

where, however, it seems never to have been stone which some children put in linguists of the age. In bis youth be me- at Old Trafford, 109 against Middlesex at Mr Francis-I think it in clear that when templation-Japan Advertiser.

deeply rooted in national esteem, in spite of

memory of their parents. The cling mutized the ratire Hebrew Bible, Lords, and 136 against Leicestershire at the one vasel is not under the regulations,

the a tent that the Bus Lopez, the Allgaier, | words are, 'With the family's kind re

twenty-one year of residence at Fekin he Chinesa janke do Leicester. In itself this, is astonishing the offer cannot be,

became a Chinese scholar. The New favour about them. Standard.

L. WILEINS. enough, but it becomes all the more rennt acknowledge the rules and so cannot MANY ladies in the prius of life are much and the Muzio Gurobits have a Spanish garde, am, ie, &c.,

distressed by the untimely appearance of

Testament brought bim la

La Christinally; markable when the fast is borne in mind was there against other ships. In se wrinkles about their months and eyes, the

Nottingham, August 27th.

and Christianity brought him to the United that in the three matches he played on uf collision with a vessel not under ra

States, and the church in the United States wickets of the most varied character. At galations the ouse has always been latter being iner and usually Icas conspicu. A Biazor in Devonshire was, writes a cor-

Sin. The other day, before a large educated biu for the ministry and sent Manchester the pitch was true and easy decided nos according to those gulations oua ban those around the month. The respondent of a home paper, a rara ovis

some filty years ago. Acu diugis a visita-party in a country.house, intent on him back to Chins as a missionary, and in just the wicket, indeed, on which a first bus according to natural and reasonable cases, too, of these defigurements are en.

tirely different. Hulancholy, trouble,

in by the Prolate created great cite making an early start agreeable for his de A rate batsman might expect to get a hue general rules of seamanship,

His first great erary work wes fred. At Lord's” It was slow and dißoult, His Lordship Bac the Board of Trade gracious dispositions and the fret aud muat in a parish, and spurred the food parting guet, ageni il bo-tobs-rred: 'Ism 1877 xde bima bishop for that vaat

In great effurin. of a busy or contentious life tond to churchmere

on very Burch to find that no one else is keuring a translation of the whole of the Old Testa and at Leicester rather fiery. The fact that rules sny stop if necessary,' and if it was no-

mont Scriptorec into Mandarin, which la My Mockaren should, under these different cesary to stop to anya lile and you did not creas: the flexible cheeks, but do not af et itanes a district choir improved and by the early mai."--I am, Sir &c.,

the cyes. These, it is aid, soffr mainly edited the anthem of the day in the follow-

the spoken language of 200 000,000 of conditions, hare met with such extraor step, you would be to blumu under general

by reason of the little ere bestowed on ing extraordinary fashion !

China and of which some thirty editions dinary success leaves no room for doubt that rules.

Sir,--L my Balliol days it was said that have been polished. Eo was also one of a very absent-minded modergraduate, going the translators of the Greek New Testament for a walk with Jowett, omplained of into the longue His incidental feeling weak and anwell. Jowatt siked works have been translations of the prayer Barometer...

Temperature hina wha; he had eaten that day. He book into Mandariu, sad of the gospel of Humidity thought for a moment, and then said that St. Mark into Mongolan, and the beginning he could not remember haring eaten any of o Mongolian dictionary. His last great Direction of thing,

but two waluvia. Jowett burst out work will probably be this translation from laughing. Occa, some salt having been the orginal Hebrew and Greek of the entire! Fazce

Weather acai Jontally spilt on a tinuar table, an Bible into the Wan-l, or classic language Why op, why op, why upd

sccentric Lancashire gentleman is add to of Chius, which is if that should be a of ordinary work. In order to alcout Why do yew 'op, you little biede,

Farther Isdia, If there ouro, the first thing to adopt in parfect res Why Tea brease wom glad to see

Eas Grande the lard Bishop!

have made lato to repair the mischief by China, Japan, and 4 by 400,000,000 in Rain. next step is to wORP

pouring some port wine over it! The nuts is any other living scholar who can translate pose in talking plain veils, and when reading or writing in While the real Version of the matter is inental absentee (su to call him) is, or was, from Hebrew diccolly ista Cblecao-wo

hary never consider it 100 troublatom ive by

et a cononisseur in china. Suune question should be glad to publish his name."

about china having basp raised at a dinner. to lift the black aim away from the eyes allows

During the visit of the Bishop of the party, it is reported that, forgetting that Sudden trapeitions from one degree of light

wear

to

The latter rush Why do you ship, yew little lambs, is one of the greatest of contemporary Mr Francia-You, under general roles, the by their owners.

Why zkip, why zkip, why zdp.) batsmen, Cricket readers will put ved to bat as do not admit liability to the into extremes of light and darkness so toany be reminded that, oftor leasing Harrow is strict wording of the Board of Trade times a day that the strain inevitably Why? Tos becus we'm glad ta

cunaes the eyes to abrisk, a sure chands for 1990, he made a hundred for Lancashire the rules.

Dusty, it Brst time be ever played for the cust

Ees Graace the Lard Bi-ship!

Why dap, why clap, why clap

the jock had a light, wrinkles. They wear has that rarely Why clap your hande, you little hills, common-senee that we having by steam shade, and they read by the last glimmer for some time after that, however, though the means of moving and turning in any of daylight. Ent the twe obiof cases are Why Ten becase wo'm glad tew zoo often playing well, he did not make quite direction should

the wearing of oress-barred sad dvited and the progress that his friends it was susreely till last season that his naveral rules of commot:50056, we are natails, and clio dwelling in dark apartments.

expected,

bound

gve way. Butapart from

the letter of a law which tho by in the first rack was assured. To-day, if junk does not reangaise,

it were necessary to put the strongest eleven His Lordship-Well,

Bis

where the eyes are strained la tho

Kes Grance the Lated Binhop!

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repall the fact that on the somation of his now, but I osa refer yout Lordship to gases these meaus, koguth r with contindincea to Bradford in the aforesaid year, his plate was fuil of cour, ho tursed it Tag Queen has been pleased to command i

of England into the field against Australia, material peint, I am bound to say I never bs would be certain of a place. present heard of this dogtrioe of rooiprocity in re- position is more of a surprise to kot se regulations which you put torrade

than to bie fellow driekotar,

Franois-There are no recent cares tajority of

whom have always expected as that point in England because all great deal of blut. It is interesting now to European nations have adopted the rules

to another should also be avoidel. By first appearance at Lord's his Fame was in former yours, when some countries were

lasaribed Waziristan, 1894.6, shall be simon, gave out the palm in the broad un ernesth.

the opera- plearly foreshadowed, As a boy of lese all outside of the regulations; sage performed by two fingers on the tide the prish fork, immediately before the upside data in order to look at the mark that the India medal of 1851, with a gla

aws, wrinkles aan hath be presented Wiltshire dialed, namely, Let us sing to and brawk,

From than doubtful anecdotes I pam on granted to all troops omfloyed than sixteen ho played his first watch for clearly laid down that vessels of, nationa com comin: and removed when they have the Fraaj 3+ an glawry o' God, draa vussed to one or two which I can give on good tlons in Wazirietan, who wore on duty ! Barrow against Eton in 1887, and though not bound by the regulations could not made their anwelcome appearance. —the Inndurd · on" vourteenth @sam-a, authority, The late Rav, W, E. Jolf told baromi Kejari Kach between Dot. 29, 180

Cassel's Saturday Journal,

fatsion spoelly 'dapted to the occasion by see that his brother, the Principal of King's and March 19, 1875, or beyond Jendela or

Gailego ( maelf'

chiefly remembered so the Mirian betwee Deo. 17, 1804, and March Service Instilu. mit responsiblity under the Board of Trado Tar Council of the United)

courtes adversary, or perhaps the ptr 13. 1893, both dates inclusive in each pacz. rules will involve quoting several sery old tion of India has chosen ze the subject of RAHALE PLANOS-The facet in the World entaur atyre ins of Maurice), once, Her Majesty has also bass pleased to doo cases, by which I ont show them to be the Gold Medal Essay for 1896, The Im Touch and tous unequalled, Solo Agoals, when giving a dinner party, Lired butler mund that a bronda modal and pleap of

similar pattern should be was quite new to the work. The authorised Government followers who as Issued to all who pravement of the Present Organisation of W. Robinson and €0," listle.

Man, after drawing for the firet me His Lordship-Est ce leave that till Transport in India. after, please,

Ist not troublin' mess!! about the now cork of a champagus battle, leat his head cowpasted the troops s engaged. Otoars, W. Roison and Co. make a special |

Evidence was then given by the captain W. Roatsson and Co. ar Special Agents zoman," hircoughed O'Marther, making so completely that he poured part for the soldiers, and others who ate already in pos. feature of Selling Pianos and Organa en of the junk.

for all the leading English and Continental ile way deviously homeward at thres a.m. whole) of the contouts down a lady's back, salon of the india medal of 1885 will re- the Basy-Pay soul system.

Case adj-urned.

Plosoforie Manufacturers

*** "fe's ta' vald women that's worrying me!" Another of die dell'a numorous anecdotes, ceive the now clasp unly

Against

British vesset in a British Court, Mr Pollock-Then this desiinlug to ad

It was aut his gued fortune to be on the claim the advantage of the regulations wizzing side he beaded the score in both ipviegs. Old Harroviane are unt little proud of the fact that in the best England eleven to-day their reheal would have two representatives, one being Mr MacLaren and the citar, of course, Mr F. 8. Jackson, ·

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