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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1902.

LONDON LETTER.

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easier to increasa taxation than to re- since it, and chancellors of the excle, quer an unlikely to consent for many years to come to any seals that will reduce the revenue.

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LATE TELEGRAMS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Christmas on the Veldt. London, Dee. -Lord Kitchener sent ounvoys with Christmas cheer, tobacco, and heur to all columns in the field and to the remotost blockhounes and camps Eighty- ve thousand Christaus parcels word delivered to the troops.

The Queen's gifts of pipon to the soldiers

nected were eagerly welcomed. of than ruginoute with which she is cun-

ous character of her cargo. She was re- feren not unusual to see them boaton er

Insed in a few days, and proceeded to Antwerp, where she was fitted out na a Columbian gaubyat]

Great Britain and France, The Day Bepress advocates that con- cessions should be made to France in Weat French Africa, or that full recognition rule the New Hebrides should be given in exchange for a settlement of the French finding shore in Newfoundland.

kirkol as s warning when they have failed to bring the luck that was expected. In the carrying of crooked sia ponces and luck tokens thora is something more than an analogy to the fetich of the ravage. The juju, word which Miss Mary Kingsley derives from the French joujou, a deli, is an object of fetich worship.]

Intimations.

HONGKONG SUBSCRIPTION

LIBRARY,

18 BANK BUILDINGS, WYSERAM STREPT Founded in 1891, bự Dr Cantliv, an

Conducted fie several years hựt H. E. POLLOCK, Ese, e.

To-day's Advertisements Subscriptions-payable in advance 87.00

per half-your: L40 per month.

(Pona One Chea Corr prudent.)

LONDON, December 27. It is not always ensy to write a let-

willing It acoma ungrateful to be so One's enrrespondents do not re-

to turn

our backs upon a year we lave quire one to lie niways wise or witty or

known so intimately since its babyhood, oven always informative, int one owes it to them whose courtesy permits him but then, it should have treated us bet. One is sorry to be a year, older, ter. an occasional hearing to be adways

for this is becoming rapidly a young cheary and readably. The interest, Day be as eplum-ral as the contents of the man's world. There is but little room daily paper are in these hurrying times av for the raided or elderly, (when the work is newly created by snel their spare is legraced to them that Mr Kruger was absolutely resolved on University extersion, but the Presalent FraуARY, 1902, Mr S. J. Gopwis will apply to

Youth will be served, and the young man in a hurry is master of every situa- Those of us who nee uct yet ald tion. are beginning to find the pace a little

fast for us.

1902 threatens us with

the magic of the Press with gach return ing sun and the journalist mast be mus untiring us the servant of Mielwel Scott, but a man mast give the best that is in hima'ut the anoment. How pater familias would storm if holidays rodeograms, wie-less telephony, Mond gas and a host of inventions that are to vevolutionise one intercourse with fe lowerportals and intrade their wienless, | Lindens industry on teoldsters, who only nsk to he left a kapes When the last locomotive is sold for sermy jest and our children are blown or sucked thorough tubes to disbuat towns when the domesticated lightning Bush takes us

him of his morning newspaper, nos a enge gestion flat the slaves of the Linstype needed an ovasional surcease of toil as well as himself. Yet I know of, un newspaper that suspended its issue yes terky ur the day before, An unhappy nederig and is execution postponed one day last werk ca areoùnt of some Death local festiviti sengle Mallards. cay wait, but not life. I have some-on

personally to compiin. have done no work of any sort this week, but leave given up my time to the dear delight. of a domestic Christmas in Eoghand I would males dave been in Hongg kong, it is true, in the Guest elinste far the Christmas Son The number of one of the Psduns plaintively wonders how he was to sing the songs of Zion in a strange land, and at times England is

a strange hind to those who have a

“offmatisoch Themselves to the Bistro British drevna E is an irritating ex- perience to the hablanted to the Chinese hay to whom you can spark your mind without fenc or favor Cowering over the fruder is built ing, when one thinks of sealing Tai 36 Shun to the handwun laskets waiting on the shoulder of the hill Ping-pong becomes a shrivelled distorted travesty when one thinks of the full-sizer courts ) of springy turf or

the swift

chrom.

daily to and from work sixty miles away when we ay burning water and of air pertaps Feeding on t seinner will be statisties: 1 adult it. Then will cge the time to rectify the axis of the earth, at give every loud its own climate, »nisble and unvarindle. The burne task of living is hard mwaugh for many of us now,

What will

be

in a few yours than when we shall be

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The Boer Ultimatum. Dec. 26. The Daily Mail publishes letter signext by Commandant Snyman, and which was found in a trench at Mafoking. It is dateti September 11, 189), and shows

war, and determine am the issue of au

ultimatum before Great Britain was ready

The Bo altiuatum was received on October 10, 1800, and a state of war began on the fellowing day, - On October 12, Boer troops inveld Natat.]

Lord Rosebery and Kruger. Dee, 27.--Tiro Prater Lloyd, a Hungarian journal, says that Mr Kruger's friends are trying to arrange that Lond Eteliery it Mr Kinger shall meet at Vracht

Educating Boer Children, Fifteen rasaud children in the Teans. yard and St children in the Change Riser Colony are attending the Government sells. No pulsim has been used to secure their attendance.

Obituary,

Jan. 2-The death is announced of fruly Augustus Left, wife of Lord Augustus Loftus, who ay Governor of New South Wales, 1879-85.

arly Augustus Loftus was the secondl Angler of Apiral 1. F. Greville, and in 1945 warriet Lord Augustus Loftur} Professor Morris, of Methorne, in his Jan. The death is announced of

Death was due to pneumonia. A Golden Year.

59th year.

Dag 31.The Standard, in its annual tepelessly out of tints in the new world review of the year, states that 1901 as been a golden year no regards Imporial -prosthand couandidation

that Maremi, and Tesla and Dewar are making for us It will be well if men still remain boran, # kindly affection does not take fight from the chang of

chinery, and if space be still food for harmless mirth. 1 fear that No ADMISSION EXCEPT ON BUSINESS' will the written on all the partels of

Jife.

Still, Suretina Corda. The world is young yet, even if we are not. Much remains to be done, of which we are not too old to have a hand in the daing. Half the joy of ulxlication consists in the reflection that so comforted poor

-

And yet, how even a few months of absence alters the fare & Colony so con- stituted as Hongkong. Death has been so busy there that it would be too pain-Iddesleigh, I have left no arrears." ful oven to catalogue the nines of those We will face 1000 brightly, and anke who have passed during the year in it, or at any mate our park at it; if some wheer beyond these voices there is of us do not see it to the end, a model peace, I cannot do it. Sonie whose of honest wark, that our children may ngo was as a lusty winter, frosty but not blame our faint-heartedness for the kindly: some whose youth or manhood, imperfections which will still be nume

rons enough in 1903. Thus everyone aye or womodawki, saw the msret of way insure, though not assuredly, a a happy life in impacting as well as

Happy new year at least one for hap. -Feoniving please, and ne or

pier than time spent in grumbling over children, transplanteel to blossom other the good old times and grudgingly and where. As felt a fan af at se, the engines are slowed dowu to n dend stop, and then, in a moment's time, the fall is drawn away, the farewell words are said, and then the order rings out, Full speed chenil," sa one ure 120% They have pause to let tall a tear. passed, and we turn to the duties, sarre and joys of the present,

Lie

Over-everything is the shadow of the year that is passing awny and the dawn of 1002, Ilirttalaya, Christums and

spiciously greeting now circonstan es with which through our own fail- ings, we have not yet been able to familiarise ourselves. The clund of 201 tas passed, the Court is going out of mourning, and we all turn gaily "to greet, with seasoriable mirth,

THE GRACIOUS YENU Twol

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PLAGUE.

The Times pays a glowing tribute to the fruitful sympathy of our kinsmen sex

the sen.'

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The United States.

THE CHINA AND JAPAN TELE.

Bonds the Stad Trust bonds which hePHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY HE LIBRARY containk, in addition in

Mr Carnegia has converted into Nations! recently offered for the purposes of a music: University..

Mr Carnegie gave 10,000,000 dollars for the establishment of a national system of

declined the gift, because of the provision to habl che amount in Steel Trust bouds for a long term of years.]

LD., HONGKONG. DURING my temporary Art from URING my temporary Absence from

it as Manager of this Company.

W, STUART HARRISON,

Munager, Hongkong, January 29, 1902.

NOTICE.

The Hungarian Premior and Groat Britain. Due. 30.-Thú Thure anys that the Mar quis of Salisbury (the Prime Minister) hus envoyel 31. Szell, the Premier of Hungary, the assurance that Great Britain would be ever amteful for his chivalrous Business defence of Great Britain in the Hungarian - Dist.

TM. Szell, in the course of a speech in the Hungarian Diet on December 11, declared that the great British nation deserved. tho esteem of Hungary.]

The Tweefontein Surprise. The men who were taken prisonera by Commandant de Wel, in his attack on the fosperial Yeomanry camp at Freeontein an Christus murning, have huen released,

and have arrived at Bethlehem,

The newspapers agine that the brilliant. prowess of Commandant do. Wet recalls General Joubert's tactics at Majub, hạt that do Wat's sucess does not affect the Kitution

The Standard suspects that there has been a grave lack of vigilance.

The Times makes a similar romerk, and adds that it is hardly conceivable that any large portion of 124) men zuuk otherwise havo ascended such a steep incline as the southern slope of the kopje is, a falling sun would have revented their presence.

Hindering Commanders. Mr Beanet Barleigh, the war overexpondi Tramway Strike in Edinburgh.ent of the Loily Telegraph, characterises as Dec. 30.-The tramway conductors at austras the compelling of British en Edinburgh are struck against Sanday manders to donant with the headquarters inbar, failing a settlemount of the generalist Petoris prior to attacking the enemy. ngs question, Yesterday inspetors He states that this grder has resulted in the Boers oscaping in rhunterlass instances. manned the three cars which akue were

The French Congo. Irish Irregulars.

Forty Frenchmen, who possess vilnços” Jan. 1. --The Earl of Longford and Vissions awarded by M. Waldeck-Rousseur count Fincastle are, raising two regiraunts the French Premter, have arrived in the for service in South Africa. One reginant French Cougs, and are virtually expelling will be known as the Irish Horse, and the the English merchants. other na Finastie's Horse. The embarka tion will take plues at an early date.

The British newspapers insist that the granting of trade monopolies is an infringe. ment of the Berlin Act of 1884,

The French press, in reply, state that the concessions cover agricultural and not

e trompoli

lice.

trade

Australasian, Imperialism. Sir Andrew Clarke, the Agent-General ur Victoria, an article entitled The British Naval Position in the Fastern Seas?

The Tempo, al Paris, deprecates a quarrel in the current number of the Nineteenth Ventury and After Sir Andrew Clarke over the rubber trafle, and advises a sattie. appunds the wasterful self-confidence of woont of the dispute without arbitration.

[By the C Conference hold at Berlín Australasian patriotism in embarking on an Imperial struggle in Australasia. He in 1993, it was agreed that foreigners goes on to say dust the Imperisian will install enjoy, without distinction, the same zrno, responsible, and beneficiats and treatment as subjects of the character, opuning its arms to all camera State axercising sovereign rights,' and that no Power is to institute munnopolies or who rec ghise and appreciate the justice special privileges of any kind in the con- and freedom of British rule.

ventinand basin of the Conge.

ال بان

The Times applauds the sentiments ex- pressed by the article.

British Revenue Returns. The revenue returns for the garter ended Dacomber 31 were published this warning. The total revenue for the quarter wasted 20,00, 150, excise 11,513,000, and stamps 42,090,000.

£95,991,808, to which customs com-

The Vaticon.

The Liberal Party. Dec 3. the Nandord says that Lord Rosebery has declined an invitation from Sir Henry Campbell-Burneriman, the

ender of the Liberal party to join in the leadership. Sir Henry Campbell-Bauner man will shortly challenge the Liberal whether they will support him Imperialist

the use of Commons. Lord Resebery's aloofness from Sir H. Camel-Bamerman, the leader of the attilated to his (Lord

in

Jan. 3-The Tallet says that the Pups consider all questions and difficulties sub-1 Buch desire to organise a national | bas appointed a Fanzitical Commission to mitted by Raman Catholic schokers in con-party Independent of the Irish Nationalists noction with Biblical stadies Curlinaland?

d of the astero Radien) wing nề thà Paroccfii has been appointed president of Laberal party

the commission.

The Highland Host," Dec. 31. --The residents the island of Lewis, Hebrides, refusing to recognise the union of the Fres and United Prabyterin Churches, husited the police for rix hours in a church at Ness, stoning and compelling them to leave the island. The military has been summoned,

To the Editor by the * China MAIL.' New Your are children's festivals rather

Newfoundland Fisheries. Hongkong, January 29,- than those of their seniors, who view

Sir.While professing every respect for The Daily Begues says that high off a man of Professor Simpson's "atbumuentscials in Newfound and have no information the rejoicings through the reflected light and experience, I cant help noticing that that Great Britain is engaged in agonis. from the bright young eyes.

This is the first result of his advice uver say u tions with France regarding the French couplu of sporadic canes of plague has been shore question, and that the colony's re- the future, and the disappointing past to get the e port proclaimed by the Govern- presentations to Me Chamberlain on the

scout of Netherizuds. India, and doubtless inatter remain muswore! is all that belongs to us, . We are one

others will follow suit. Moral-Keep these your nearer the inevitable tomb, and

taaftors oat of the Goverminent féazelle.

in, there can be

wht that.

the ace beginning to feel that the days that

Again,

no doubt are before inust he inevitably fewer recommendations onde by Professor Simu

son are good, bat he has toldfus nothing than the day's clint have pased. We new or that our own Medical Officer of have become accustomed to the passing Health did not know before. However, of the years, and have learned to weigh in the maltitude of counsellors there is them critically, to compare one with noother, to talk of the meteors of '71, the war cloud, of 5, the disaster that overshadowed Christmas week in and in a dozen ways to recognise that each year, instead of widening a trium- phal progress into life, us it does for the little ones, falls into its own placð ín d lind of munty like.

On the whole, une is glad to be at the end of 1901. it has been disap- pointing kind of year, and has scarcely fulfilled one of the promises of its begin. ning. We have lost any prominent people whom we could ill spure, from Queen Victoria, the Empress Frederick, sunil President MacKinley downwards: we have not yet come even within sight

wisdom.

cra.

Dec. 31-The Leeds Mercury states that Sir IT. Campbell-Bannerman has seen Land Resebery, who insisted upon the abortnucu of the policy recently annunciated at Chesterfield without any variation, Sir H. Campbell-Herman will consult Sir W, Vernon Harcourt and Mr Johm Marley.

Germany and Venezuela. Tec. 27. A German squadren, consisting of the seond-class cruiser Finetu, the third-class ruiner Falke, and the training ship. Moltke and Stein, is at Puerto Cabello, on the Venezuelan carst.

claims.

213

HAVE RETURNED to the Celony, and will Resume Charge of my

JOHN LEMM, F.I.A. Architect,

104 Qéenx's. RoAD CENTRAL.

217

Hongkong, January 2, 1902.

STAMPS.

HOLLECTOR having good Duplicutes

would EXCHANGE SELL. Write, 'PIEUS,'

Military Hospital, Hongkong Hongkong, January 29, 1942.

INDO-CHINA'STEAM" NAVIGATION

:018

COMPANY, LIMITED.

FOR SINGATORE. PENANG AND

THE

CALCUTTA.

fiction, a number of Standard works Biography, History, Tiavol, &, ant Works of Reference, and it is hopad 1 maintain it up to date.

Inteling subscribers are requested to

CAPTAIN SPENCER,

Hon. See, and Treamirer

Ordnanez Office. Trustees:

Hos. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, C.M.G. G. B. Dowell, Esq.

R. SHEWAN, E.

Hongkong, January 2, 1902.

For Sale.

FOR SALE,

HOUSES and LAND at the Pess. For

Particulars.

Apply to

DENNYS & BOWLEY,

Solicitors, Supreme Court. Hongkong, September 28, 2011.

Auctions.

PUBLIC A CCTION.

2007

EYE

5

SIGHT.

N. LAZARUS

OCULISTS' OPTICIAN

LONDON, CALCUTTA,

AND

16 Queen's Road Central

HONGKONG,

THE-

Undermentioned Local Residents

Aren for most the thousands who baye expressed their complete satisfaction with Gussex specity nude by birLazanES --- Aldonda, C. HE Undersigned have rocived instruc- Andersso, 62. M.

to Sally PenLICATIOTION,

THE o

{{\HE Company's Steamship

SUISANG. Captain Tape, will be despatelied" ns above: TUESDAY Bus the Belt 2.30pm.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, January 29, 1902.

NOTICE

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS,

215

STEAM FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY.MADRAS.

CALOLTTA, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, MARSEILLES, MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA PORTS. LONDON. HAVRE, BORDEAUX; PONTS OF BRAZIL & RIVER PLATE.

ON MONDAY, the 10th February, 1902, at 1p.in, the Company's Steam- ship US, Captain FLANDIN, with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Port for MARSEILLES Fia Ports of call, Without Traushipment.

Cargo and Specie will be registotel for London as well as for Marseilles, and no- copted in transit through Marseilles for the principal Places of Europe.

Shipping Orders will be granted till Noon. Cargo will ho received on board until 4 pm. Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. on the 9th February, 1902 (Parcels are net to be sout on board; they must be left as the Agoney's Ollies).

216

DT)

THURSDAY,

the 9th January, 2.4 p., at her residence Merion No. 9, The Peak, SUNDRY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

Lessius, Capt. J. J Macdonald, L. J. B. Maners, T. A. Bai, Mrs A. JI Lee, Capt & Barnet, Mri(Macroj áí!I«, P. R.'(Login) Basto. A J. (Man) Minhinuct. J. D. Blau, C... Borrowdale, J. F. Clear, 15.

Mugford. R. II.

Kan Luk Hing

“Oslonu, J. W.

Cocker, Capt. T. C. Paclúen, A A. Coster, G. Wallace Kormeo, V

(Minoan). Playfair, W. F.

Comprising BLACKWOOD CABINETAN STANDS, TEAK- Da Cunlin Chew J. C. Poland, Wis. WOOD HATSTAND, SINGLE and DOUBLE TROs Pady Barjon, D. S. Poo Chun and BRASS Bistra, TRASCO S.Dari A 10 and DuusinG TABLE with BEVELLED De Britt E Davidson IX. GLAS, O PLAN CALPET, WARDROBES, Book CASES, MAKHLE TO WATANI TEAKWOOD EXTENSION DINING TABLE Chenreuth Sofa, IRON FENDERS, SHAN HAI Barns, &c, c.

TERMS: As usual. Catalogues will be insued.

127

FUCHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, January 25, 1009.

CURIOS! CURIOS! CURIOS!

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Undersigned has received instruc- tions to Sell by Pune AucrION,

SATURDAY,

the 1st February, 1902, an 2.30 pm,, at his Sales Roonis. Duddell Street, A VERY FINE COLLECTION OF CHINESE CURIOS, Comprising:--

GOLJ

PORCELAINS (Miso, Kasemi, KIENLUNG, YUNG HING, &c.) in Blue and Wartz, Contenta and value of Packages are re-COLOURED, RED, YELLOW, GREEN, &C. quired.

For further particulars, apply at the TEMPLE BROSES and BRONZES INLAIL with

PEKIN CLOISONNES. Company's (Fed.

P. DE CHAMPMORIN,

Acting Agent. Hongkong. January 20, 1962.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S STEAMER BOMBAY, FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT BAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS.

(NONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the HoxuONG AND

THE

Optional goods will be landed fiere unless sostructions are given to the contrary before 2. To-117.

Kowloos WHALF AND GODOWN COMPANY'S This believed that the commander of the Gonowse at Kowloon, where each Copsigu- sundren is the bearers at himatan; tomont will be surted out Mark by Mark and with regard to the German delivery can be obtained as soon as the

Goods re landed. [A week ago Germany informed the As to mits! We have been spending Coloured Labour on Mail Steam- United States that while about to empel Venezuala to pay the just claims of Ger- uney over that problem for some years,

tuans she did not intend to permanently ver the Hunghou Foreshore, rust of the Docks, There is a fine neglected hunting ground at

Jan. 3 The Bengal Chausber of Com-cupy Venezuelan ports. General Castro and among the Chinese building stips.

merce fas appealed to Lord Curzon of thereupen announced that he would not Kedleston, the Viceroy of India, in pretont suffer Germany to humiliate Venezuels er Then is to steamer inspection, why against the interference of Australia with deprive the Republic of its rights. Puerto ther with it and leave the junks Asiatic labour beyond the limits of her own Cabello, where the German squadron is

is a bowling thing

is on the worth it, and is a It must be a ring fentec with no outlets or jurisdiction. nothing. Among all this scademia discus- sion, praiseworthy in itself. I admit, there

Hans The

farce.

anchor.]

Goods not cleared by the 4th Feb., at 4 p.m., will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by uie in any case whatever, Godowns, and

All damaged packages must be left in the a certificato of the damage obtained from the Godown Company with-

OLD IVORY CARVINGS. SCOCHOW LACQUERWARE. Tenis Cash on delivery. On view from Friday, the 31st January.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer. Hongkong, January 27, 1902.

Entertainments.

THEATRE

Price, H. Raymond, Ms R De Silva, J. D.(Cron) Rutts, E. ...

liazack, M. A. pitis J. E.

Sang, Wong Fai. 3phinstone, D. E. Santos, F. F. Emmett, E. C. Schlater, , J. Fang, Edward Mow Shand. Gabbay, C. S.

Tho Smith, F. B. Hanson, Capt. J. W. Shun, Chan Fu Ilszeland.

Howell, F.

B. M.

Shan, Chan Har Spooner, J. J.

Huke. A. N. (Brewer Sung

and Co.) Hursthouse, H. Job, Thos

M. II.

Tong Chun Yiu. Timane, Harry

Ting,

Low

Low Chin

Julyan, Mrs Carmen Tong, Mok Yuk Kiene.

F. (Equitable Webster, J. H. Life Co.)

Whittick, Fred G.

Kinghorn, John W. Worrall, II. E

Kirkwood, J. Leshire1, U.

Wright, A.

Yurtea, F. H...

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The Chamber of Commerce states that al-Ar the instance of the United ten days after the vessel's arrival here, and Ornice, the Goliath'' Orchestra

*such interference imperils the interests of

has not been one word as to the real source the 10,000 Lassar suminen and fireanen emStates it is believed that Gerniany wil! of the plague in Hongkong the drains ployed by the mail companies, and such a delay the issue of her ultimatur. to Vene- I commend then to Dr Simpson's stten-policy is retrograde and worthy of the xaels until the Venezuelan rebellium is set

Legislature of any Britisks dominiou. The cled. tion.-Yous,

SMELLUM. hope is expressed that the British Govern

Bent will need the provisions of the Act proventing the employment of coloured laboar na mail steers.

[We are of opinion that the connee on attempted to be set up between De Simpson's acts and the interdict of the Government of Netherlands-fadin ia far- etched. The Netherlands-India havo al-

Dr Joseph Parker's Message. At the service in his church on Thursday

to

The Zionist Congress-

Nigeria,

ศ

pirit

1.

after which në Claims will be recognised.

E. A. HEWITT,

Hongkong, January 20, 1002.-

Superintendent.

WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME.

will be in attendance, Conductor, A Ashley.

The Concart will conclude with the SIDESPLITTING

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Doors Open 8.8); Commerce 9 Sharp.

H. S. JUDGE, Maunger

The Overland China Mail Hongkong, January 27, 1942.

差

Published my suit the Departure

of each Englisir and French

Mail Steader to Europe.

Dec. 30. Further successes by British troops in Southom Nigeria are reported. The Cross River tribus suffered heavy losses.

Long "Jujn, à drosced object of fetich ays been afraid of plague, and have been De Joseph Parker, the Congregational worship, was discovered.

[Fetichism may be described as a belief invariably the first to close down upon diviis, sont New Year's mesanges that

that the Hongkong on the slightest sugestion of Kinge, to Fresident Roosevelt, to the nows-

sorriesk of a luggal within a of the end of the war, which we were domenicable dis here sporadic or papers, and to. Amaralin. His message to the possession of a thing can procura.

otherwise Es, Car]

Australia is Your Commonwealth will heThe fetich is an

and counted told fourteen tonths ago was all over

sa sounding bass of a cinking combat if propriated by an ject caqubja of being ap- Fetichism but the shouting: we are paying four-

you lovely hold the Bibk, the Sabbath, animate and conscious.

ANOIL SAVERes, flourishes Childhood is the formative period of and the Sanctuary.'

aid indeed in the lower strata of all know, civilisations. The teenpence in the pound for inece tax manhood and womanhood. * As the child is

word itself ja últimately due to the Por. and are expecting another big deficits is the adult. Hence, heith is most England is not any more highly respected owcessary during this important stage of The Zionist (Jewish) Congress at Basel turuose, the first Europeans to trade on the who expressof their en the Continent than she used to be, physical development. Il health renders has established a foud to parebase settle. West Const of Africa, and in the Far East we have got noildren stupid and dull, disinclined to roosts for the return of the Jows in Pales conception of the religion of the natives by

the Portuguese word

feitigan

San? (magic), further in the game of shaily-shally and play presents proper development of mind. tine and pris.

The Jewish colonies in the Holy Land but i roceived its currency through the AND dilly-dall It not easy for conten- expected to enter mature life, healthy are flourishing, and the fees are retamine medium of the French. Sir John Lubbock's porary observers to write history, but and robust, and to achieve the possibilities to the land of their ancestors as tillers of definition of fetichisar, is nearest to its it seems safe to say that 1901 is not to of such a life.

the soil. It was estimated in 1899 that modern seiontife use that stage of Often children need, a gond tonie--nome-

religious thought in which man apposes $14 per Annum (including Postage). country. Te ben memorable one in our nanals, un-

were 40,000, Jews in the

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*CHINA MAIL' OFFion, '; - less it chances to have been the birth thing to stimulate their organs to tho tell The moment. Genisty for founding & ho enu force the deities to performance of healthful function, or aronse Jewish Stato in Palestine

desires. Potichism may be said to be started by FAY year of sove great man, and we shall inrent energius. A failure to give a good Dr Theodore Hurz, of Vienna. Replying primitive when mar, porsonifying every have to wait a while before we find that

tasic ut such times is to withhold from the to the Torte vently, the Kowers decline thing around bin, dioses among these out:

child a stimulus that may materially affect to prevent their respective Jewish subjects imaginary personalitica an object capable.

in Ottoman territory. The Sultan being appropriated to impolf, the the future, happiness and success of its sett made furportant.concessions the wirit of which becomes his protector, bia TTISTORY or THE CHURCHES OF

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The Han Righ' Declared a Pirate. ing, but this may mean little,is has adapted so children. It is delicious in taste

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fetichism 'impliesbelief in the incorporations of a spirit in some object chosen as fetich, cither by a simple act of spontaneous choice or through a magical operation. The latter is far more widespread Any chject may become a fatich provided only it is capable

Laing appropriated literally, or meta- phorically by 10: individual All savage thinking is of course based on fancied analogies Fetiches are atrashod to indivi- dele, to families, or to tribes, and it is

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