THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1898.
Eine G. H. Morris is appointed to H.M.8. Tamar, to date December 29,
A Cicket match The World. Scotland will be played on Friday and Saturday, commanding on Friday at 2 pm and in Batardáy se 10,30 The following will play for The World Lieut. Lethbridge, K.O.R., Surgeon Ped, B., Capt. Dyson, A.P.D., Capt." Langhords, R.A., Rev. G. R. Vallings, T. Spombe Smith, F. Lam- -mert, Léout, Gillett, R.NL Wall, N., A. G. Ward, and H. S. Moberley, H.K.R.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
RUSSIAN TROOPS ON THE CHI-
NESE FRONTIER. (Special Telegrare from Our Own
•Current Dondent).
SILANOMAL, Feb. 3; 5.99 p..
Tho China Guzette's special correspondent at Newchwang wires that 5700 Russion troops have arrived at Kiein.
The forve comprises artillery, cavalry,
THE
REVIEWS. THE SIKARL OF MAmy By Ida Hoopar. Methuen's Colonial Library: London, Methuen & Co., 38 Essex St.; Hung kong: Kelly and Walsh, Limited. The bistorical novel and novels witli an | historical background are now in full vogue. The Singer of Marly is a good sample of the latter class. It states back to 1897, and gives a very fair account of the condition of Ireland after the battle of. Aghuita and the stringent penal lawe of 1095, as well as of the impoverished, artificial, and highly dis- contented state of general society in France,
AR THERE in a rumour that plague is rra. and infantry, and has vast supplies of ander the later gloomy years of Louis XIV.
valent in the Colony, it is well to allay public apprehension by stating that occa aional cases may lie looked for at certain seasons of the year almost as a matter of course. Only one or two cases have occur. red during, the past month, and it is reas aring to know that the authorities reapon. sible for the public health are already on ho qued ice
Taw: Band of The King's Own Regiment will play the following progmnumme at the Offloors Mess, Murray Barracks, on Friday evering, the 4th of February, commencing at 8 pmaksa
stores, antmunition aud food.
The Chinese Government has telegraphed to the Flitor of the Chassie denying the truth of the Newchwang report; but the news is confirmed from other sources.
THE BRIBERY SCANDAL
CONFESSION BY EX-INSPECTOR WITCHELL
The following communication is addressed to us from the Colonial Secretary's Office: -Ex-Police Inspector Job Witchell, who wis convicted of bakery and sentenced to six months' imprisonment by the Supreme Court in August last, ha confessed his *- Romance and *(for Chasing)"...Ch Le Tufere guilt and acknowlodged the justice of the sentenco passed upon him, and has further oxpressed regret for his remarke apon the conclusion of the trial imputing unworthy
Walter.
1.-rectare...Go Tell ...Ramini.
Belection with •If-rit na S.Valso Cosulity Waldenfel,
Palaces
6. Selection....for Mavesile Audran,
loren.........Florence Fare. God give the Queen.
FO
whe
con.
CHINA MAIL.
CHESS COLUMN. CONDUCTED BY BLACK BISHOP.
Communications should be addressed, "GRESS,' CVINA MAIL OFFICE:
Original Problems odd be pecompanied by Subation and Analysis, ¡y
'Prove it reiterated Jones, now get- ting his wooden leg into position should it be required for the purpose of moral
union,
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLCE.
CAPTAIN'S CUP TOR FEBRUARY.
And further, goutlomon,' said Browne A fair number of competitors entered for saren Chessmon, my four wait and three the above cup, and we are glad to note the black may occupy 128,746,434,576,800-
But the sentence was never finished. A secratoli men were in the van on this ocea. The Hongkong Chess Cluth meets etery Monday, Thursday and Friday from forming noise, caused by a wooden leg insion. The following are the returne till half-past seven p.. at the Public Liid-air, suggested to us o rapid retreat,
and the last-wo saw was Browne ducking Capt. Crosston, R.M.L.I. M 18 Park Faddings
his hand if to avoid moral suasion. Japan Mail.
brary,
Problem No. 80,
By A. GROENER, Black (10 Picoce.}
1
White (10 Pieces.) White to play and mate in two movos. lution to Problam No. 78 by P. G. L. F'.
1. Q-Kts Then if
1. Bx Q
2. Bx B Belewhore 2. QxB 1. P-R6
RxP
1. Ktxk
*
Game No. 192.
نه
THE BOOKIE ABROAD,
JOE LEE'S TOUR IN THE ART. This is the title of an interview in a Johannesburg nowspaper with Joo Lee, the well-known 'booking" who paid a visit to the Far East last summer. We giro tho following extract from the interview
Any racing experiences in China ? *The Celestiala' way arowbat 80 strange. For instance, at Singapore they 89 cace with "Walers," and they have no book- 39 makerlon't allow 'en-but they have.
totalisatora, though only members of the club can speculato at them. The rice. course at Singapore is a magnificent ground. had a letter of introduction to the Becrutary of the club, and he was 'real kind. They have two mecting year.
CAPTAIN'S CUT.
64
MF C. W. May...... Mr E. A. Rau...... ទ Mr G. L. Veitet... 109
23 antries,
33
--4
4
20
FOOL.
Black (Lee.)
Mr G. Stewart...
87
3
BY
tie
P--K3
Capt. Urmston...
0
47
P-Q1
Dr Bishop, R.N... 103
10
F-K B3
Mr C. W. May...
80
FRENCH DEFENCE.
White (Pullock.)
1. P-K 4
2. Kt-Q H 3
3. K+-D 3
4. P-Kā
-Q Kt 3
7. B-40
. U-Kt2
8. Castles
9. Q-K 2
1. QR-Ks
11. P-QR3
12. Qx Kt 13. Kt-K2 14. Kt-KL3 15. K-R 8q
16. K-K Lì. PK }} 18. Kt-R3 19. PxP 20. Q-K 3 ZL F-B6! 22. Q-16-
23. EXP
91 K+x B
25
2. B-KE8
R-K 3
20. P.-K 6
27. Kt Kt!
28. R-13
K K-2
B-K 9 P-QB 3 I-Q B& KL-Q.B 3 Kt-K: 5 Casting KtxB P-Q Kt
Kt Kt a B-Q9 PQR4 P--R &
P-Kt S PXP PB&
PP
KPX P K-B3
El x K
Fx Kt -R-15 (4) R-K Ki 6 Rx Ki
Resigne "Hongkong, Fob 3
THE Secretary of the Panjom Mining Com-motives to tlie Captain Superintendent of low-eyed she description of City manteḥ failing to be held. Now, this have won by 25.....K-Ks7. The combi
the
The various characters are brought forward with rather bowildering midity at the outsol, but, ohen the tale is well undor way, character and incident ulike move on ordered sequence, Cus Lux, the illegiti with all the even suotimes of well- mals sun of Lord Garrylon-angrily but unjustly stigmatised by Master Quillan Custance as a bastard tavern-singer--when, under a harsh senteneo which men death, is induced to counterfeit Yvon de fillemult and marry Bridget Fitzpatrick. Ho does
of the and fulfilling ou ditions of this singular contract, pur- posoly picks quirrel with Captain Antia, a known swordsman and ruller. In the duel which necessarily ensues, bu Allows himself to receive a thrust which, it is presumed, faust prove fatel. is hall- miraculous recovery in the cave if the nasologer and recrutameer Ker-Macinu,
Chink bi animown to all his friends, dead, is one of the most gruesome things.
1 to Te in the book, and out toad t be appro ciated. The gaunt, imrticulate monster with the face one long drowned, who under the spell and at the back of the yel-
There secins a danger of the Kowloon is weirdly conceived pany. Limited, advises us that he hoe Police, one of the principal witnesses for
and claverly
of Lux's happy married should not be. The Kowloon players are received the following Telegram from the the prosecution. The above has been eris-life with Bridget, began in ourly Spring among the best in the Club, and need have Minos giving the result of the January bodied in a letter to the Registrar of the
apple-blessums at the Breton fear that they will not be able to give a in a contest clean-up-The mill ran 28 days crushing Supreme Court for communication to the lodge of the Marquis de la Baus- 110ed account of themselves
sière, the orch-villain of the book, is a with aut equal number from this side of this hurbour. The secretary hopes to hour in charmingly delightful idyllic piece of cars-
Husk
from any ensuing d-painting; the seone in which the ecurse of the Bridget discovers her approaching matur Kowloon player who is willing to take part a ton of five or seven nity to 'Lux, the vory night before his self-in the match that immolation on the point of d'Antin's may be arranged, and antagonists of ap- rapler, in particularly effective. Lux's ro.proximately equal strength be selected for
rothem. tar to life neconsitates disguise. He wears a mask, and dressed as a troubadour, guitar in hand, frutents the brilliant but keen Lions courtier throngs at Sceaux, Ver. the Knock-out watch and the following sailles, Moulon, Marly and the other plea-layers, if they have not already met, must sure-places of Louis XIV. His disguise is play or scrateli to-morrow or Monday :--- respected; and thus, as the Singer
secretly watch his Marly, he is able to secretly young wife's triumphant progress at the gay court of the French monarch woll-merited thrashing of the unscrupulous and hear leas profligate Duc de Col-Mar- toy beings about bis recognition. The plot, however, is much too good and far too complicated to be unravelled 10 brief limits of a review. The after part of the hook is crammed with splendid site
all worked out in thoroughly artistic manner Life on board noisome galley-slip in the Mediterranean, and on a best-rickou, shark-fellowed slaver in mart a West Indian island, are a few of the highly dramatic incidents of the closing chapters. The book is extremely well written, and will amply repay perusal. The four illustrations by W. Cabitt Cooke are wholly in the spirit of the text.
2,400 tons of Headings yielding 300 oz of amoited gold. Thirty tons of Concentrates were ground in the Berdan pans yielding 30 om of gold. The Cyanide plant ran 26 days, treating 720 tons of Tailings yielding 264 029 of Bullion of an average sassy value of 15/6 per ounce."
We are able to state on undoubted authority (says a Homo paper) that thora is no truth in the assortion that Her Majesty has telegraphed to the Emperor of China, ex- pressing her sympathy concerning the seizure of Kiao-chow harbour by foreign Ailibusters, and Acr hope that China will succeed in disposing of them without ex- ternal aid.'. The point of this joke may ho overlooked by obroso Bootsmen and others.
jurymen.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
(SEPPLIED TO THE 'CHINA MAIL']
LONDON, 1st February, 1898. THE DREYFUS AFFAIR. The Italian Foreign Minister declared in the Chamber that Italy had no relations with Captain Dreyfus.
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. The Russian prose is resuming its attacks upon Grest Dritain.
THE REPORTED ANGLO-JAPANESE
ALLIANCE.
Router's Agency learns that the stories of an Anglo-Japanese agreement for active
ar
We perform the Jabusopian operation by co-operation in the East (Far East), recalling the now historical telegram to Pre-baseless, and that no agreement exists
ful word-
tionia, all
CIF
1-19
tho
Here is the draw for the second round of
O'Gorman Thomason Bailiwarar. Levi
Woolcock Robinson
Reid . Barlow
Sharp v. Piercy
Smith 3. Barrell
Hendley v. Duoenbông
Moses #bye.
Play slonely. A good move should not When you see the be made to soon. possibility of a good meve, look well for a tter-Vaulting ambition o'erreaches itscli, and saw haste is half-sister to delay.
Win decisiedy. Do not from a mistaken with you already have the predominance, the idea that
are more likely to irritate antagonist. You are reels please your
sident Krueger from William of ya muiled boyond what arisen from a commen desiretiantic, as well as a solo in the elavo, view of chivalry refuse advantages when
fiste
to secure frae commerce in China.
UNITED STATES FINANCE. · The Washington House of Representatives has rejected, by 182 to 132, the resolution passed by the Serate providing that all
Is a long leading article, the Singapore Free Press discusses the strengthening of the British fleet on the China Station, and suggests that the dospelch of the Hannibal and the Iaustriona tu the Mediterranean U. S. Bends shall be payable in either gold was preliminary to the transfer of the Baror silver Aeur and one of the Edgar class of cruisors
to Hongkong. With the other European
the
CRIMİNAL NEWS.
Lord Noville has been committed for trial,
SPORT AT THE STRAITS. (Special Telegram to the Singapore Frez Press) ROWING,
Seets being strengthened it is highly pro for forgery and fraud. Boil was refused. bable that the British Admiralty will respond with substantial additions to China fleet. These additions, however, suggest doubts as to the adequacy of the present Naval Fard staff to fulfil the increased responsibilitica of the Station, and it is not unlikely this question will yet be raised in Parliament if
the Admiralty, in the meantime, doce not
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 25. The Singapure crew (Masses Sunular, Rodesso, Falmer and F. Maxwell; Mr C. Wiggins, Cox.) wan ouaily by two and a half lengths.
Singapore made 116 runs. Liour. Wood
СВІСКЕТ.
him.
() It is curious to note that Black could aation initiated by White's 21st move is, wagnificent, and the Field justly calls Whito's 27th ave a masterpiece.
The following charming game is well worth examination, and is an excellent example of the late Captain Mackenzie's elegant style. I leave the brilliant finish to ho discovered by my roader:
Game, No. 193.
FRANCO DEFENCE.
White (Mackenzie).
1, PK 4
2. P-Q4
3. Rt-QB 3
4. PxP
5. Kt B3
C. B-Q3
7. Castles
B. B-KK 5
9 Bx Kr
10. K-R R4
11. Q-R3
12. P-KB 4
la, R-B3
14. QR-K Baq
15 - 2
15. htt
16. Kt
Kt-Kt
Black (Mason). F-K 3 P-Q4 Kt-K B 3 FxP
B-Q3
Castles K-BB KK PXD K-KL 2 RR 1-Q B's Kt Kt 3
Q-B 2
P-Q2 QR-K Kt sq
ка
17. Q-B6ch!
18.-Kt (R 4) B5 ch
19. Kt x Béh
Bx Kt K-B 4 Whito mates in three movos. Solutions invited.
CHINA.
(N.-C.-Daily-News Correspondent.)
Umagkin, Jan. B. The Methodist Episcopal Mission which has for so zany years boon doing a good work in the hostile city of Kiangpels has just received a promise from the Tastai that suitable promises for carrying on their work will be speedily provided. Your readers will recollect that, about six weeks ago, De Woolsey was grossly assaulted by
by a
93 4 18 Mr E. L. Hunter .. 107
80 Mr W. Saunders.... 106, 11 95
19 trier..
* Divide the stakes.
I
The
racing is fairly good, and as is the attend. ence of the public, but not Ep to Joban nesburg form. Though only 1 miles from the equator, the climate is co- paratively vory mild."
And at Hong Kong?
"They hold a Gylakbana meeting whilö I was there, at which I attended pro- fessionally. Betting was very small. No charge is made for entrance to the course, and the fun was varied by pony and eyela racing
THE JAPANESE MINISTRY AND,
FOREIGN CAPITAL The vernacular paperi sro paying nich attention to the views of the new Ministers regards the introduction of foreign capital. Diverso opinions are attributed
That's interesting. Wa stayed at the t Marquis Ito and Count Fronze on the subject. It is recalled that Marquis Tho, top of Victoria Pek. There is a ble making at a meeting of the Tomon-kai tran to it with a gradient of 30 in (Air Shibasava's sneinty) held in October 100, and though it was frightfully hot, last, sail the introdsetion of foreign capital we had to trive a fire uncoln week-
**How alsout the clipat ?!
was the only course upon, though fortguin our roms to prevent our clothes. capital
could not be easily introduced by getting mildewed. The hotel has dry. fore the new Treaties had come into operas | Ing rooms in vitìch visitors store erury. Lion except by selling Government hole thing except what is required for immediate Recently Marquis Its met Mr Mism, the ass, and you cannot use suit pillows shore. ex-Director of the Furmann Ahninistrative Bureau, and recommended that the Forma-
should be wound up sau Railway Company sed re-organized by means of a foreign lan at some future time. Sulmeuently, in a conversation with a Friend, the Blanquis
ors
is reported to have said that to allow foreign-
to hold shares in business companies of Japan was necessary as a means for introduc ing foreign capital. It was equally: necessary that foreigners should be onabled to held existing laws. Government honde by the Amendment of Marquis Ito appears to be in favour of the introduction of foreign capital, bat is con- fident that foreign capital cannot be in- troduos intediately. It is stated that last your Count Inouye informed 31. Albert Kahn, a French capitalist who came to this
From these remarkt.
country for the purpose of finding suitable investments for money, that the time had not yet arrived for investing foreign capital in Japan.
rate.
Kind of perpetual Turkish lush, ch.7 Well, yes, will last me a lifetaue at any
JAPANESE ARMAMENTS.
PROPOSED RETRENCHMENT BY THE WAR MINISTER.
Viscount General Katsura, the Minister for War, has been reported by some of the vernacular papers to advocate the contrac
tion of the armament extension scheme, and
was further said that he and Chunt Inouye, the Minister of Finance, had conio. to an agreement upon that point. "Now, however, according to the Osta Mainichi, to deny having the Minister is reported t over sdrocuted the contraction of the
folense, and he also declares that the ques tion has not been discussed by the Cabinet.
He
stated that in framing the armament extension schicine in 1895 a general vias in prices was not anticipated, and it was feared that the rise of prices which had taken plase might result in the contraction of the scheme in some respects, for it told seriously on the cost of
constructing
pared to do his best to remove, sil the obstacles in the way of carrying out the home. In his opinion, oven if the Government desired contraction, the pai ta of the country's affairs would never
Count Inouye has accepted the Financial portfolio at the present tine of financial difficulty, and if his views are unchanged the Count is of opinion that foreign in Lannot be easily introduced. On what sturity, he asked, was Japan to borrow a trem favouring Contraction, General harracks, the cost of clothing, &c. Số foreign capita!? There are, for example, Kotaurs expresses himself as being pre- lave which prohibit foreigners from huld- ing
shares in railway and mining com panies, and it would be acess to other there as security. It would be entirely imposible to introde foreign capitel on the security of private property before the lawe have been amended, the now Treaties allow of it, for the tendenop of events
to abandon the" put into operation, and things
would not permit Japan t generally
scheme of extending her army and navy.. have advanced to such an extent sa to
The Minister for War says he is firmly ro. eatisfy
foreigners. Tho Osaka Asahi concludes from these solved to carry out the proposal scheme within the time limits and the expendituro vernment will not laks measures to intro already fixed. He described himself as having been · warm advocate of the exten- duco foraign capita inmediately. On the son of arinatuents from the first, and he other hand it points out that County still remained so. It is too late, he says,
reported to have accepted the Financial portfolio with satisfaction because he had to talk of postponing the work now
it t has been entered into an agreement with an american
two years in progress already, Nor. was the proposal to reduce the army. syndicate to introduce into the country 180 millicn yon through the medium of Ar by two or three divisions a feasibile one, Fawin Dun, the ex-U.S. Ministar tu Tokyo, it would atrike at the foundations of the for the purpose of bringing about the whole scheme. If necessary, in order to complete the scheme within the time already fixed, he might duinand a supplementary vote.Kobe Chronicle.
is
Lose gracefully. Of course we all know MISSIONARY WORK IN CENTRAL remarks by the two Ministers, that the Ge- that you always win by sheer play and never lost except hy a more oversight; | hat there is no advantage in trumpeting ADALOrea or Sure. By Jane Helen abroad the fuclish oversights of which you Findlater. London: Methuen and Cory are occasionally capable." Go" outside and 1997. Hongkong: Kelly and Walsh.kick yourself as severely as you like, but Mr James Paya in the Christus number da be gracious enough to let your antagonist (who after all has won the game) think of the Strand Magazhe points mat bumor himself, for a whiny the better player. ously the weakness lady novelists have for commencing the story when their herine is in the skipping-rope or even the long clothes stage, hut Miss Findlater has gone back even to the girlhood of hur hero's mother, and the youth of het heroine a father to sow the seeds of strife that blossom
characters of her slender drama.
The
desired readjustment of the finances,
Leat
The Chuuo Shimbun, which is said to be In choss there are, to warrow our notice
frequently inspired by Mr Sone, the to its more salient properties, four charac-mob who stoned him out of the city. an Minister for Justice, announces that the teristics, which, when taken in their com- effort was then made by the missionaries to Government will shortly make come an bination, separate it from all other games, rent a tonement on ons of the principal nouncement on the question of introducing According to a telegram received by and indeed from all other exerciess that are straste with the view of carryingen their work foreign capital. Samo paoplo entertain the Moara Samuel and Samuel of Yolchana supposed to be merely recreative... under better conditions. Ultimately they opinion that foreign capital will tend to the rice-cleaning companies in Rangout, tiny 2 in a game without chauce, in its succeeded in a mana Mahsuvdan keep down the rates of interest in Japan. Saigon, and some parts of fiam are said
Bense, as chauco is found it out into a fruitful erop of wook for the ordinary By chill in a peculiar sense ulas for the hopes of the foreigners! No nese bankers, and Count Inouye, the Kim. orders from the East. They will not be
But This
will prove disadvantageous to
to Japa to be exceedingly busy owing to press of who was witbi and a game of beauty of Anne Champion loads Mewiowes to rob his friend Shepley of hie bride, who
who not
that is, of skill
ba averthrown
in cards;
make a corresponding increase in the staff 30; Brownlie 42. Selangor marle 78, Anb- loves him their son when she discovers such as excisively intellectual, and sooner did the people get to know of the ancial Minister, being the cervical adviser able to supply any fresh orders until about. back 30 pot out, when rein stopped play at how she has been doceived. Sueplay too eircomstance, by the over physical led the shop down, or compelled the proprio-introduction of foreign capital will be given į
they either themselves pul-of-the
of the Mitsui family, any measures for the the caid of April-Japan Zimes. been seen, to do so Iu the fullest consideration by the Count
The been destroyed before adopting them. He is po
likely,
་
and proceed at once with the extension off-paat four yesterday. Reid) took lata learns the trath, and marries anther the haml, "intellectual skill which it nd-proof that the anti-foreign spirit is very says tho Asal to follow the sample sot/Mn Balfour, proposing the toast of Litom-".
the Naval Yard
VESABLA AT THE Docks '¡--At Kordon- Boewe, Tonderkjold, Kwangice, Hainan, Kagoshima Masu, Zafiro, Powan, Triumph, *Emperor of Tad, A, H.M.S.
Aberdiana ---Reno).
hist.
of this
four wickats for five runs; (1 Davis) three but not for love, and the daughter of for eight.
union grows up to he won by the son of [By an omission the names of the bowlers the other. The
The hatred of their parents and were not telegraphed against the analysis. the love of the younger ones leads to tragi- ~~ED., S.F.P.]
cal denouements that must be left for the reader to discover, Buflivá it to say that the plot is suficiently novos y render for good enough to entertain any a long afternoon, and what mure do we res
WEATHER REPORT.
Obeorratory:
The following notion is issued from the On the 3rd at 11.35 . The barometer China, risen in Japan. Prossura is high A GERMAN military pritis has been adding in Japan, low over Contral and Southern u the grand total of the Continental
Gradients slight in the South. armios, and after noting that we form moderate in the North. Forecast:-light only a vague idea of what is meant be tene to moderate N. and N.E. winds; dull of millions, he tries to bring home to his some rain. readers in another way the colossal growth
Cornega (kin York, Derawongse. has talica considerably on the E. coast of quire of any modern novelist ?
of juddern armsme
FIL
heasy d could have all the oriales s of the Continent anwar footing and drawn up in one long
China
· IMPROVEMENTS AT MACAO.
A correspondent, writing from Macao,
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scand calculation to transaction
than material by kay
for crample, or tor, who has the tablo Wes
e might add that any case the the degroo of mits is so
is so high that Leibnitz declared was far less a gain than a science,
Secondly, it a game-since that is the rosaived kertoa game afterling to the player so much proper or intrinsic interest that it is if not the only game, at least the best and most antisfactory one to play with out pecuniary stakes, and has actually been so played to a far greater extent than all other games put together
Scott Club in Edinburgh, said there was time when the world did without novels, and, in its own way, did very well kur nevals, like toboxe and the daily prom, had now becomes a neessity novels dealing with aimsust
much alive among the natives of Kiangpeh. by the Matsugata Cabinet, of consulting turs at the annual dinner of the Walter Dr MoCartney, senior physician of the Messrs Samuel Samuel and Co, and selling Mission interested, has, of course, made them benda-cés Chronicle. his complaint to the mandart with the result that the Taolet has take
taken the matter in hand, and happignoned in the city are Local, Composers, B. Please, by missionarice
city are Ward, & Xmas 1807. Price, 01.00 properly very long. It will be very interes
interesting Robinson Plano Company. watch the way in which the incident will work itself out. In any case it is high
5750,
manner of
subjects but there was one aspect of
nature, perhaps the most internete
ing of all, which for obvious reasons had
GooL READING ABOUT MANY BODEs. Selec-
it has been for a long succession time that Kianggeh was cooupled,act A Caress syndicato at Singapore is said bean sparingly treated by the novelist--the of centurios praemirontly the care of in a German sense, which, by the by, af to have done a goud stroke of business in developmentof charistorexbanding through ted by their Authors. London : T. Fisher Unwin, Gresham Press, 1897, ut men and of celebrated characters, pears to be considerably more literal than buying the steamer Raja st Singapors out the life of the individual Whistorer
both civil and
I military, both
both secular and lawful, but in another and more Christian It runs this steamer between thst port and might be the future of the novel, they the Au cxcollant idea has given birth to this clerical. We may add here that it is sepse, which will have the effect of helping Padang on the west coast of Sumatra, in might always consola themselves with t charming little apnud in which Mr Unwin surrounded by a host of association, that the poor and of saving men from the competition with the Royal Packet Naviga-relluotion that overy great literary revival
tion
The pleasant mass of bondage of hartful superstitions is is suggestive
Company. aim is not so much to hod been preceded by a period in which wa has gathered together specimen chapters memories, anecdoces mansers, and i →IR WOLFENDALE AND I WORK CAFR pasigures to carry oorgo.It is revival could have been anticipated by the from each of somo forty or fifty books pub.cidents such as no other game, and hardly In this connection I regret to have to alleged that the Syndicate has avery reaach greatest literary critics of the time.
chronicle the serious indisposition of Dr R. to satisfied with the results of the Fourthly, it how that
of s
to boast.
And baggage waggons, the column would informs as that H. E. the Governor, Sen-lished by his firm in the course of the past any science, may presum which no other Wulfondale, of the London Miasion, who steamer's first and second trips. This is
creation:
A contribution
#
which
по
THE GERMAN INCIDENT AT XIAOCHOU
has not
imagination of the
con-port from
Weak
Some
the will have himself to blame, and it sanct taxed be. there may be four hundred chief topin of conversation among tantamount to a declaration of war, An Admiral without coal for his ships does not Ferreira, C. George, E. Marques, P. N. man good reading. Suippets and cuttings each side, and yet such position diferent.
'Prove it!' said Jones, declare war, least of alls Russian admiral da Silva, Dr. Luttenge Marques, and are an unworthy manner of study, but f whose Franch and German alles are in the Mesto Lu Cao and Ho Lin Yong.
Prove it!' replied Browns, with a voico they lead, as many of the slight skotches of humour and pathos in this little book full of scomfal disdain. It is suggested, among other things that mast lead, to the purchase and poranal of
ul
procession, with their gungand ammunition rather more than 24,000 miles long, and, hor Galhardo, has appointed a Committee pear. The latest works of such authors game has, and which can avail itself of all is suffering from an attack of remittent ascribed to the low rates charged and Tas saving of the colours of the 41st at tha marching day and night, it would take to carry out the arrangements for the cole- and authorenses as John Oliver Hohnes, the preceding circumstances, that, in truth, fover. Dr Wolfendaie only arrived it to trade relations entered into by the Battle of Inkerman kas just been com nearly a year to pass a given point.. bration, on the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th Alice Zimmer, Louis Becke, Sir. Samuel which from those characteristics derives its China a year ago and has not yet been in Syndicate with Chicose at Padang. Large memorated by the Colonel and oflears of A GREAT deat of nonsense las appeared in May next, of the fourth centenary of the Forgisson, Roy. Nowrean Smyth and existence and receives all its force and all | Chungking more than ten tones. But quantities of salt and ries were consigned' I the first battalion of this regiment; now,
its attractions: a fitenture properly ap during that time he has accomplished a from Singapore and Penang, the naia ex-known as the Welsh Regimout, in very Louis Sargeant are sure to be attractive,
splendid piece of professional
Sumatra being jungle pleasant fashion.
A piece of print within the past twenty-four hours discovery of India by the colebrated and and in the pages of Good Reading the pertaining to it and arisingas its own actual ection with the London Mission, as mangcate has a hidden object in vier, in the disastrous fire at Cardiff, in which
Work
people fancy that the intended to
the silver destrava about the alleged demands of the Russians
à represent upon the British men-of-war to loses Fort renowned Portuguese Vasco de Gam.reader may tasto sad judge by selected
ignore to the as 6,000 out-patiente having been attended Arthur. We wonder if the sipient people The progratame for the festivities is au sample and decide how to invest his money philosophical critio can
in their works,
Mr Co win has done well humanities, civilities, and amonitice of to since he took charge of the Dispensery and calculates upon being eventually the officere lost nearly all their gifts from who write this sort of tommy-rnt, aro Aware elaborate one. The Committes consists of to entrust to the writers themselves the peaceful life, and vi social or sociable re-and Hospital, not to speak of other duties, bought out at an enormous smount by the past donors and many other valuable pieces that the Russian fleet at Port Arthur and
finement. Statinten.
all of which he has faithfully and in Royal Fackot Navigation.Company. nover to be replaced, has been designed, in other Chinese waters has not got coal-H. E. the Governor (President), His works of selection. It is natural to readere,
ablo manner discharged, He has the
embodying the several member of this Buough, amongst it to steain back to Vindi Honour the Chief Justice, the Attorney hasty manner in which newspaper critics and even more to authore, to distrust the
The first player in Chess has twarty sincer sympathy of everyone in the TRE sdministrative mechanisma errs on the
heroic colour party. It is a matter of rostock, while every ship in the British General, the Colonial Secretary, the Co-ara compelled by the oxigency to time, and
moves are from on his first thore, community, and we all trust he may toonside of multiplarity, mys Mr Kirkwood
history that carly in the morning of that memorable day, in denas fog, a handful of and Japanese squadrons is fully coaled sixi
his report to the Japanese Government up men Lee detached from the main body both squadrons have supplies of coal in re-lonial, Surgeon, Director of Public Works, the scantuess of leisure, to appraise their and whichever of the twenty he takes, he be rostored, serve close at hand. Telegraphia advices Harbour Master, Lieut.-Col. P. L. de labours and award praise and blaine a opponent has the same number of replies shuught too perfunctorily. At all events mitt Browne of our Club the other day, from Peking ridionl the idea of any such
spinions he has formed during his tour in Chungking Formosa. The appointment of this gentle to fire. How
upon the Rusais lines, who were preparing messages Bour contemporaries havs moy. Souza, Captain J. de S. Canavarro, Rev. injustice connot be feared for if the sample macking a Criterion sigarette as he stood of the in any general way token hold on the state of things he has found and the and, to their horror, found thomasvas right rotirol, Oghting inch by tioned having been given to any British F. P. Gonsalves, Rev. M. E. Borgos, does not do credit to the book the writer with his back to the fire, so that,' con. people. It did for a little time form the mas showed an intention to get at the inch sgainst such trendous odds, will.
truth of warships at Port Arthur, which would be Messrs A. J. Besto, J. A. Cabral, Is. A. be denied that the result affords the lazy games of Chesa, only one move played.on | tnore inteligent classes, but the present upon the store, and his outspoleoness never be forgotten sig, was killed, One of the standard- writer has not lately heard the matter re the people by force
wrongfel policy of Japoniale
bearers. Lievenant farted to by any one.
and by an and he is here represented in the moment Perhaps the next
will do nintelligent bureaucracy isque
of his fall, family wounded, hit the colours of the Chengking Gazette will do some thing to stir the patriotic feelings of the tovi good. What is the opinion of many were ved by the splendid pluck with upon the mistakes made so far and the which the men defended them until help +Yen, prove it,' ertad Jones. Jones Dativas-218 The last numbering | terriblo muddle thereby brought about has arrived. In addition to this very spiritell
is, If patriotlo
exist among thom. Osten John David canto, { new public road should be constructed, and the volames from which they are taken, was rather a mg, with a wooden le magasino was ospcoially noteworthy owing comments upon Mír Kirkwood's report steing there are fines giving the different
local been sgain and again put forward. The "was on Deo 26th presented with a hinge named aftor Vasco de Gama, and that author, publisher and bookseller will have which he took off and pladed by bis sie to the presence in its pages of an article once more making these pointa conspicuous.upiforma worn sizes A.D. 1719, also paisa when playing a game of Chess. Ho.gen. erally won, for there was a great deal written by a young chtilén upon the New Thero is an instance of this in the Japan with various sotions modelled in aito-roliovo, “ moral buasion about that leg. Browne sait Testament It is altogether a very crude Times; it says; In all that has transpired and mugh else of intervst, not unly to the and ill-digested analysis of some of the during the hat two or three years, nothing regiment, but to any student of military Genting the pounntation, maid the and the ones the tato Colonel Vicente Robinson Fisno Company
InvasiENIAN (Mr Nathaniel Dunste Governor Joso Ferreira de Amaral Local Composers, Pieces, by Orings, it as the coly soft part shonofile/varities of the Christian faith, but is nans has been more humillating to the
Mr Jonas, replied Brown Ward, &c. Xmae 1837. Prico, $1.00-
was always polite when lofty after I have the less a strenuous and purposeful
y than the maladministreanals. name of the count Bnished giving the Club the information
ATTACK UPON CHRISTIANITY.
as it could especially as tion in Formo that I haro culled for their heright, I will It is only just to add, however, that not have failed to widely attract foreign condescend to
I would appear that the played, he went on, such as is be found in Chou Han's Formosan administration has from the moves have been to you. When four there appears to be ne venom in the article attartion.
shore may be 318,570,314,000 games, each publications. And perhaps the article begiaping hasa a misguided affair-con they would enshiu hit to oicings on, each day" will conclude with trade with Olins the Chambers of Composition being diferent.
Im ccudity, supply caived in the moment of a bellionne outburst,
•Frove it shouted the irasolble Jones, provas at least that some man do read not matter much now) byb the policy |
should for pouragement to miss oneries. Whorkar huls was really so on net does Mumbangos many the whole length of the marce ought to press for a definite and who looked as if he wished it gang on the Holy Scriptures and think, however to conquer rather than govern has been - aloers and sailors toner, leak The Prags Grande and in all the important Government. There war disquieting rum
the Pentlemen, continged Browne, not erroneously about her contenta la mot miserable failure. trels and on all the pabila salons. It le que te commercial circles in Lansashiro, actieing the interruption, the two kings further proves thy need that exists on every see today making find a huge re
lidon to give a public dini and a generally pressed opinion, that alone alone, Gentlemen with solemn hand for pregleding the New Teatarame corruption, esllusion, and blander And Inmisdiate action was necessary. The omphasis for the cigarette was nearly among the maillons of Chios with come what we want, now that the zew. Cabinet dan man bere generally appssabdytament Arished the two fange are the compiles of lead to correct info is thistle chaald take thu publie diapag in | with thật Tinhi sha minore in a ba fully never ending an adjacent mautres can be comprokensian of les sultants then are yet mediate mare, to balap almak dlbIA TU
of
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gloss on behalf of the Italian govern Vasco de Gama Library should be establish mout, in recognition of his estvicon to the
ground for satisfaction.
crew of the fadion acluster Füduri, of al. Tre monuments, one representing the
but I was one of the most pinguler
var come under his notice. Almosh under Nicolau Mesquita, will also be erected in the guon of Gibraltar, the fiascia had seen some conspicuous place, out of respect and Ar the Blackburn. Chamber of Commerer attacked by what were called "livit pirat
gratitude to the memory of these two the other week the action of Russia and Ger horces of the Fassadeno renown. The re many in Chins was docuered. Mr Hibbert
said that omsidering the vast extant of
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