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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1901.

REVIEW.

T. K. D.

THE OVERLAND ROUTE.

FROM PEKIN.

The 'Living God' of Urga.

and

THE CHINA MAIL.

*Mon.

Circassim national dancea, it included some toeful guitar playing by troups, the guitar in auo being a triangular instrument peculiar to the country. Anuther turn res furnished by a clever comedian, not unlike

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finally reaching. Srinagar after ou absence a six days' trap. The works are at of nearly fitcen months. Mr. Church bad present in charge of American ning got ever close on five thousand miles, and engineers, and the accounts given by some CHINESE TURKESTAY WITH CARAVAN AND Mr Pholpe considerably or three, ex of these gentlemen, with when I afterwards RIPLE. By Perey W. Church, F.R.G.S.clusive of the ground covered when stalking travelled, were decidedly hopeful. The

well-kamrh English aster. His and F.2.3. London: Rivington, 31 nd shooting a suficient proof of their mountains dividing the vast Mongol plates

on from the rest of Siberia are notes on

are prolably. King St., Covent Garden, 1001.

enthusias chapter of Held not This admirably unpretentious journal of the various types of game, furred mid in minerals, though the enormous dificulties hovec. My Russian being entirely liant-

feathered, that they had observed, fittingly in communication are at present a great bar od to such Ollerderfian phrases as travel and sport is not the record of one concludes the book. Twenty-five excellent to enterprise. All mining plant, machinery, sive mos food to eat, it was nevessary to who visits Central Asia for the fist time/lustrations, some of which are reproduc- and supplies must come from Europe vid roly for his meaning upon his facial expres- WATCHES, JEWELLERY, DIAMONDS, OPALS AND OTHER

PRECIOUS STONES, tions of plastographs of the Yerkand coun-Irkutsk Fake Baikal und Kiachta; and to slon. So good, however, was this that with Mr Church and his friend nal companion, try and the Tekken by Capt: H. H. P. get such heavy material through the river the help of award now and again he reeld Mr J. V. Phelps. Bad huil previously Dessy and Mr J. Morse respectively, are bed, over Passe, and along the entirely be followed-a part of the way. In une wandered all over the Yerkant country and appropriately scattered throgh the text, antosio tracks, ceperely taxes the ingenuity song, which was cheered to the echo, I

caught the

the words Port Arthur, Man- Ą ተ with

the route from Srinagar, forth of the engineers, into the Pamirs; while the unthor was also and back, marked in red, holus the ronde varied and beautiful country brings the stand its popularity, but net, unfortunately, the Philippine Marker, part of which was Sold here by Tublic Auction, on SATURDAY,

From Urga, a three days' rida through shurin, Chefe, clearly aught under-

within our AUCTION SALES ROOMS, baing the balance of a consignment intended for not trinted with Western Thibet. To this to a complete topographical understanding, traveller to-Riachta. This fronties town to

tho alinsin. grasp

arty is tie

the 14th Thatant.. Sathe ne valuable experience they both brought lin. The book is well printed on toned guistic attainments of no mons uster, ps and stoutly bound. Printer and publisher is Russin's Southern outpost on the Monop the inner menning

side, for Urga is nominally golian

other or Coulinental one. The haro both done their best, and Mr Church's each could speak Hindustani fluently and volume, which will uk with those of and city. Unless the railway across the ruins de luze have every comfort, and the Russi only was spoken + :sd. Old Bushinna of a generation ago no desert to Pekin la eventually built, Kischta food in. Turki a little. The interpreter difficulty, a

faint praise ought to find wolcanospace on theatens to sink from its comparatively upon the one by which I travelled bat, Navn! friends, this cia most fruitful source of worry in a caravan, the bookshelves of every up-to-date natura-affluent condition to the level of a Siberian thanks again to my

village. Hitherto the rich ton trade be-not-

· did not give thera much anxiety, Although list and modern sportsman.

tween Russia and China nearly all do matter. The journey

naturally In ailed to the Magnificent Collection of unset BRAZILIAN WHITE, BLUE mod the region through which they passed is

through the town. Cuing, however, to the aonotonous at times, there is much to INDIAN DIAMONDS, QUEENSLAND and HUNGARIAN OPALS.

On View between the hours of 11 nm, and 4 p.m. dally. more fapid routo for caravans vi Dalny interest the traveller. The crossing of the -new neither to science nor to politics, mueb

HUGHES & HOUGH, and Manchurie, having been opened, the various great rivers and the enginesring of it is comparatively virgin ground to the

Auctioneers. raison d'etre of Kiachta is rapidly dying skill shown in bridging them gives food It is true that the best teas in for reflection. The passing from sin into sportsman, for whom, and for the general

away.

wak ons vee in Ruania will continue to reach that Europe, with all the thoughts it render, this book was mainly written. The

overland, for the Russians have and the natural bonuty of the scene as the country details of equipment and of the composition

4 theory chat transport by so spoils train climbs elawly over the Timals are the

of the flavour of

most delicato brands aloze well worth the journey. From Mus- of a giravan for such an expedition, as

It was my destiny this year (writes a car the amount is in no way sufficient cow to St. Petersburg it is but in night in given in the early pages, will be of unrespondent to The Standard) to return to to keep up the hitherto thriving trade. As the train, and at the Capital of All thes doubted aid to intending travellers. The Eurge from China overland. Leasing mining centre, Kinahta

industry Englishman the question of the TIE for the CHAMPIONSHIP uf the above Club for 101, will be Shot tables of distaitees from musendí to another, Pekin on July 10, I travelled in four days, devalon in the fature, but the ably Russias my journay cawo to as end. chiefly get by timing their own movements, through the fat famed Nan Khon Pass and eye to le created, for by State aid alone future of Asin must always be one of vest off nt 3.30 pm, on SATURDAY, 21st Eust can anything he done in Rusia. At this importance Nit, perhaps, to the extent and there will also be a LADEN" NONTMA

TION. COMPETITION. Members are asked to that some would have us believe, for the geam carefully and accurately compiled, and over the Great Wall of China, to Kalgan. town the Imperial Past sorvizo cominences,

one exchanges the coinfort and pleasure destiny of our Empire will be worked out,

Hongkong, December 18, 1901. object of the journey was to observe and Mongolia, man to Urea, At Kalgan ta of driving in a Tarantis. Between Kis friends of Russia are inclined to wonder shoot the magnificent Asidic or Altni. Wa-effects of the late way have been rather dis- chta and the Siberian Railway the country why we cannot, meu for all, make up our piti (Ceres Canodesis Asiaticus), the astrous. The tea trade with Kischts has changes considerably. The rond is a pretty minds that a nation which must stand or grunt stag of the Tian Shan. Owing to its

of viowa, for ery oxistence depend Beries

upon a

TELL united land indiscriminate and senseless slaughter by for the time being almost entirely carol; we tries for her stages, and the syn never fail by its land forces, whose growth and Kazak and Kirghiz Shikaris, utterly regard and the plice tell offered considerably as yet there is no monotony. Forest land, Empire, is one of which we, buing less of age, Fox or season, this noble least is from the panitive expositions sent out dar-high woorded bluffs, open downs and grass ossentially reer Power, need have no land succeed one another in rapid sucronson to be jealous. There are many, of sally dwindling in numbers, and as far as the Tokkey is cancerned, promises to become, ing the Winter from Pekin. In convex cossior, and the Selenga River winding course, to whom such a thought, old as it at a no very distant day, na extinct as the tion with the Chinese merchants, some its wild and picturesque way, some is, will seem little short of treason. This, no drab, is the general opinion amongst bison now is in North America. The route

It is is uver creating new impressions. At Englishman in India.

natiftal taken, as the author points out at the closa most unpleasant stories were tolt of the ties across, again alongside, the track,

Ahadow uf the heen ablo to

endle have been improvuil en belasiour of the troops of one of the Kiachra I had

Aspur-porimps, that the of his book, might He and his companion went from Srinagar. European nations concated. The ad-tain approximately the days upon which should fall Tuote darkly there than ofse- of the capital of Kashmir, through Leh, vi miration expressed for the f panose was un- and to calulate that, by sleeping only me everything Russian need not necessarily he

trains de lance lofe Irkutsk for Europe. where; hat an vurensonable distrust the the Karakoram Pass (18,300 feet), on to

it is to Yarkand,

DW To the North of the Pass they bounded, and it was comforting to hear night before reaching Verns Udinsk, the the creed of those whose chief duty it i noticed that the monument erected

own India ucaress railway station, two hundred miles watch and wait, Might they not while so

I might catch the Wednesday do

more intimate and time for engaged bind away. bourhood, was partly pulled down and Cavalry bad ophold their reputation parture. This I decided to attempt and, extended study of their distrusted neigh Dalgleish, who was murdered in the neigh that, next to them, our

night, I bour It is as well to remigbor that a otherwise damaged. They effected what is interesting to note that the affonders by travelling a good part of ond night, pairs they could, only to find on their re-

at Verne disk. As it happened, w

whose Far Eastern policy may in the not turn, a year later, that the insoribed new to Asintic warfare. Ou that arrived at four o'clock the next afternoon nation we have other rivals, one at least marble slab had been displaced and breken.

might have spared the hurry, for the first distant future as us serious trouble. It in hardly yet realised by many people in possibly by Pathan traders who have moist

nows that met us was that the contintinl sympathy with the Afghan murderer,

heavy rain had washed away the line bo- England, whose interests are indirectly at us and Lake Baikal, and that if we stake, that in the Far East, Germany's Leaving Aksu, hey went on al crossed

got to Irkutsk in a fortnight we should be gain is usually England's direct loss. The to the East, the lofty Than lain light in Font

lucky. The rest of that evening was spent most dangerous are my is, often the suppoS-A O PEAR FURNISHE At daya riding sufficed to cross the obi Dein trying to ascertain the truth as to theed Friend. It is hardly possible, while (20,000 ft), by the Muzart Pass,

travelling för may thousand miles in any Shatta, in Tokkes, their intended destina-sert and to reach Urga. Here the Russian breakdown. A visit to the small station tion, they heard of Mr Isitor Morse, an authority, hitherto more felt than soun, has sorvat only to confirm the worst reports, wountry, to avoid speculating upon its indefatigale American sportsman whom ita contre. While at Kalgan, through the fur there were three trains full tu their ut futuro welfare; more especially when, as in most with officers, officials, hospital nurses, the presunt case, strel journey includes both lid previously encountered in Kash-indnces of a Russian gentleman, I was mir. The Tekkes country is inhabited by learning from a native & Fow absolutely and others, all returning from the war, the farthest limits, on se bonadary to three reas: Kaimaks the dominant racecessary Mongol phrases, and to having travelled by Vladivostok and the which that country's civilisation reaches,

Kirghiz, and Kazaks, not to be confound- bo able to answer actieular Amur River.

und

the capital centre from which, it

ed with Russian

Asked The first frequently been sinco Cossacku

was civil, but springs. From Kalgan, less leaving

All bo know was hundred miles from Pakin, to St. Paters named are faidhists, fairly reliable and Pekin, Linquired the Mongol for I ani an could do nothing.

Mo-

Upun truthful: the two others ara nominal

this heing put to

to the that a small steamer had been sent burg upon the Baltic, the authority of the

take Lake Baikal, to

one urbroken chain. It Czar atretobes in or unreliable, and

1in Russian, I noticed that his reply for from haminedane,

corrigible

in is brought a smile to my friend's face, and the niany passengers as possible down the is as natural for Russia expansion to have lines. All three sto pounds,

And or felt-covered touts, own huge herds

not at once translated. On Selengu River, for tranfhipment on to the assumed the form it has, as it was for our of sheep, gusts and horse. It was in this asking what the Mongol h had said, iend bigger lake steamers and he added that, own to follow the track of the rising son

my friend of the, gre interesting part of great Asian plateau burst out laughing and plied, the mays of course, every place was booked over and all round the world. Might we ret sccept that they brought down their first wapiti, he cannot translate that, for in the desert over again, besides which, there were off the fact that though Russia's ways are not Such an our ways, these is room for us both in the giant deer afrondy alluded to, whose thom is no such thing as an Englishman, cials who musz go on at once. habits and haunts are described at some everyone who is not a Mongolian Russian.outlook was discouraging. Late in the Asin. length. In the Akins (Aguyas] Valley they Urga is certainly a place to see. Apart evening. I called with a Russian gentlema

Karelini, wild from its position upon the fringe of civilis. upon the manager of the river steamers, got specimens of Onix shoup, and had eplendid and abundant ibes ation, it possesses in its Living God' of who, to my great relief, assured me that if The horns of uno of the latter the most wonderful religious perfonalities the steamer arrived and I could to on shooting

there animals measured: 52 inchos, ↓ really fine in the whole of Asia. What the Dalai board by fiva am, the next murning hend: the present record is torn of 66 Lamn in Tibet is to Buddhists in that port would be a place kept. Needless to

OFF July Pamir.

te bly I inches fiunt the T-gdumbash

lou of the world, the Taring God is to the was there. An hour later one of the trains and August woull seems to be the best millions of Chinese tuul Mongolian Bedd- of the previous day disgorged it feeds montlis

on to our deck, and shortly In the flesh he is a young, hun for this exhilarating type of sport hists in the Akjan noighlamurhood. The box chained (enpace siberica) were much bider thirty, and lives to a house which is an away wastesued down the river,Cavalry, Captain Bukin,

the

to

o

account it might be expected that extra care would have been taken to koop the troops in hand, but this was far from being the case, if the stories tuld were oven half true. Lanting Kalgen again on July 16, fourteen,

answer, wax

tween us

The station master

ns

A

water, lonked down upon

SOUTH AFRICA.

than two

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exact replica of the Russian Cuneulate Gen- strong curtant. behind us. The scenery and heavier than the Himalayan animal, and oral. His personification of a deity is ebref has already been described. Here, where exhibited certainspecified differences. Inthe ly confined to religious occasions and his the stream is broader as it flows to wards the it in even grander three Jigalong Valleys, tiger poga were seen public life. In private he is, of the

the Tako, it nearly every

And the piano literally worllly, and has some amfiblo weaknesses, and more beatiful. High, pine-crested EWнmed with wolves The Siberian Rou One of Diese renders him an object of such ridges, with steep rocky faces running sheet subalterns will also be sent for Mount- (Capriodas pyyarmix), which was their main furportance in Uga self apart from his ribs the air an this stage, is larger than the one religious trole. It is the not uncommon as we mot with in Earopo. Between Kunges craving to possess a pliante of anything sharp windings of and Kuklja, a distance of some fifty miles.which takes his faney. In the exercise of views almost every few minutes; and when they dil fining their gunning to two or three hours

most the afternoon,

in

when

they atenged twenty add birds and several hares a day, withour special effort. The pheasant north of the Tinn Shen have

at the

2

the nver presented fresh

fut of pheasant ebcoḥing, on this indulgones, he has at various tincs the scoriery did not attack, who wove 22nd November: Slightly wounded, 2nd

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Severely wounded, Lieut. Stewart, Yesmanry; died of enteric fever, Lieut Hall, Snath African. Light Horse this prutering of which offer to the While turning an almost rectangular caror Russins merchants at Urga a hot unprof: we were arriul by the surront roadside on Yeurusury; dieal of enteric fever, Sister

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2810 NOTON-T enough to see this extraordinary persunge, were steep and the waerdoop, so we bucked 25th November: Wounded Lieut Somer-BE Steamship Murit Folerir, having arrived, Consigures of Cargo are heroby informed that their Goods are being landed horse teams three abreast nevoiapanied

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From VENICE ex . . Alitewnich tran

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in fortnight, after

after a total

Lord Kitchener mentions Colonel Mine

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immediately. the Beet of Kuldja, are them still was open space, sixty to eighty yards of catching the tinie de lace at Irkutsk. It Indian Staff Corps, in his despatches.

At a meeting of the Chartered Company: No Claims will be admitted after the further away fross the cites civilisa across, where hundreds of Margols, stand took nearly four hans hafore we were

the Duke of Abercorn said it had been con Goods have left the Godowns, and all tion. Sheep were indeed there, but searco fug, kneeling, and sitting, all desply in finally put on board the lake.stesclusively shown that Rhodesia was bound Uzinus uisst be sent in to the Offes of the

The remainder terested, gazed upon the wrestling matches her, waiting for our manizer, we found and difficult of • Uppturch

which vero uning on in pairs all over shipload of people bound East; Cossack to forge ahead. The percentages of suc undersigned before Noon, on the 24th of the journey whe, from a sportsman's poist of view, a dismal heartless foilure. the ring. The combatants are picked officers, officials. emigrants, and-time-expir. cessful mires, he added, would probably December, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, The country Inversed was it pleasant, champions from various tribes and familiese oldies being sent as settlers. The compare norably with any

and any Goods remaining in the Godowns. the peoplo, stil: suffer from the evil effects Thus are stripped naised, with cas excess exchangs from steamer to steamar, as dark- Desember 6-La order to prevent dit after the 28th Inst., will be subject to rent, of log, years of massacro and rebellion, tum of their leather riding boots and 1 IN ONE on, was a hopeless scrimmage.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by and numerous coined villages and deserted girmont rather mare scanty than a man's and it was only after vers struggles that ficulties such as were experienced in Natal

SANDER, WIELER & Co, homesteads stand as eloquent testijaony of thing dress. Upon entering the ring, wo eventually found ourselves apon the at the beginning of the campaign, it has Berths..there were nonewen decided to make a complete military

Agenta, sono numerons and comparatively thriving each pair of wrestlers pracco up with right der

sarvey of all the principal Colonies.

2583 population. It is Mr Church's opinion, curious atovements of the arms and legs, to be had but thanks to the wurtiny

The Daily News states that the Govern Hongkong, December 18, 1901 based on what he saw, that the Tarki to the immediate presence of the Living of sound Russian Naval officers with

whom I had become friendly, a curser went is engaged in another formal atempt Muhammedan races prefor Chinese methods God, before whom kowtow, falling on

triking the ground repeat was fouid, and, in spite of certain to negotiate with the Boers through their THE CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVI of Government to Russia; his arguments their kuces and

GATION CO., LTD. convincing, Theis edly with flair foreheads. These obeisance irritating drawbacks, I enjoyed 5 good lesc'ers in South Africa,

meeting the General Committee of ou thinking regular une tube, and over, each man. is placed in raition by slaap. By four arm. the following morning National Liberal Fetleration at Derby

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Aulderly we were at Listvernichay, on the West Reually they often passed or were passed at Mongol, and of whom gires the signalside of the lake. After inspecting the 6ne showed that either the uncapromising Vans. One, the largest, enusisted of camis laden with tea for Rassial markets for the hot to begin. The wrestling combination ica-breaker and train ferry, Pro-Boers nor the Japerialists have com- FROM GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL AND Many and grease were noticed. A herd itself was good. A fall is the signal built by Acmstrongs, which keeps up the handing influence.

Lately of wild donkey-kulon was so ween

For the opponents to stop. The winner at railway communication across, we left by

Branchitis they also heard

zard of wild horen

possibly

nace begins pranging and dancing about in special train for Irkutsk. The lake scenery,

having arrived from the above ports, isa disease that usually runs a chronic Company's Steamship Pakling an even more wonderful manner than atas also that between tho lako and Irisutak, Equus prejoalety. The Chinese soldiery countered at the various isolated posta and first, again, presenting himself before the in excoatingly fine. The Angara River runs contas and when ont established is Donsigneef Cargo are hereby informed

iil-ban

for Fome distance alongside the live, and difficult to treat successfully Organic that their Goods are being landed and lonely for lot Mosquitoes proved

God with many grovelling obeisances, were in exceptionally ditioned and

After this

to be received offer at intervals lovely glimpses. Irkutsk shanges are constantly taking place in theplaced at their risk in the Roxoxoxo and ho quits the xicious and poisonous. Their quest in theby's crowd of admiring friends, another was reached at one unlock, and here once diseased tissues and if allowed to go KewLOGS WHERE and GODOWY COMPANY'S untry had been bootless; and pair being introduced. At one time more ono is within touch of civilization, unchecked the bronchial tubes become Godowns at Kowloon where cach consign- to their intense obagrin, they concluded there might have been from fifteen to There are two good hotele ir the town and permanently disordered. The only sus ment will be sorted out mark by mark, and These, with apme handsome buildings. In the nut discessful way to combat the disease is to delivery can be obtained as soon as the new shooting grounds dors

does twenty couples wrestling. pioneering now not always pay. The journey from Kacbs he cries of the buluchers, the colour tant future, land, in Irkutsk will boot or comedy that will focuscativo, beth Goods net Cleared by the 27th Dec.,

now is

new and healthy Khotan, with a tired and dispirited ing of their bright clothes, the resins siderable value; the town even fissac to replace that which te disensor. Noon, will be sub

was made at a considerable not of gold and yellow in the magnificent rauidly exo days to wait for our train de Cough mixtures se very good

Having four

toameliorate No Fire Insurance will be effected by s in horas flesh

ey had descended into test and the quaint and picturesque Yakal

hy the Kilian Pass: mafs of the beautifully coloured temples, tree, there was simple time to explore the the sunoying cough, but very seldom do in airy case whatoych,

All damaged packages must be left in ague to be long place. We discovered, among other things, they entirely eradicate the disease. Stearns

very prettily laid-out public garden in Wind of Cod Liver Oil will produce romark Dodowns, and certicate of the damage Although, topped as a suite 10 sing above it, male

mapped as at an altitude of 10,809) to member life sp the Middle Ages thick fir woods. Bands played in the able rengits in Beebitie, especially the obtained from the Gotown Company within - ft. judged from its effects of mountain To return sickness on then and on their baggage to that of the Twentieth Century, it is not evening, and the open-air cafes were much chronic form, and all chronic coughs. I ten days after the vessel's urriel here, after

action on the which no Clairam will be recognised, e auingis, must be considerably higher. At even necessary ta leiva Urga, or, at less frequented. Besides the pubise garden exerts special curative a

Optional Goods will be landed here un- this juncture, they had practical experience the vicinity. The hill country both East there is also a cafe chantant and restaurarit throat, bronchial fats and lungs of the wogh of yule as beasts of barden, and West, lus long been known to contain combined, where the golden youth, mostly resistance of these organs to disease is less instructions us given withe contrary The Karakolani Pass was negotiated, then predivas nietals Quite recently the mature age, congregate towards mid- increased, healthy ciece is rapidly built up, before Noon, To-day -

DODWELL & Co., Lab., the Enser; and, five days later they Bledusant Government has aquired proper night. The programme was up to the and the disease cured by sustaining and in-

Agents into Lol. Here they dispersed and sold tics in the district. The nearest minestandard of any of our provincial, untsic proving the tune of the organ At all

Hongkong, December 18, 1901 1782 their caravar, gathered together their time three hundred rersts to the East of the halls and quite tree from vulgaring of any Chemists, and Wholesale from A. S. phies and gear, enjoyed a much needed rest town, a distance reckoned by the natives as kind. Besides excellent Russian and Watson & Co., Ltd., Hongkong

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