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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1907,

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE RUSSIAN DUMA.

Result of Elections.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,

via Bombay.)

LONDON, November 8. The recent elections for the Duma resulted in the following boing elected

to the chief parties :-----

Alonarchists...

Octobrists

Constitutionalista

Socialiste

196

128

07

12

26

CORRESPONDENCE.

AN AUDITORSHIP,

(To the Editor of the China Mail)' SIR,-A some misapprehension seems to live occurred in connection with the correction appearing in the local press of the reported proceedings at the recent Annual Meeting with regard to Mr A. R. Love's non-election, we have pleasure in stating that Mr Laws was appointed auditor of the 1900 year's accounts during the absence of Mr W. H. Potte, and in view of the latter's expected return to the Colony before the 1907 accounts will be ready for audit. Mr Lows did not, as the Report attached to the Annual Statencat of Accounts clearly shows, seek re-election, -- We are, oto.,

JARDINE, MATHESON AND UG., General Agents, Canton Insuranco Office, Limited.

Left Party

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THE KAISER.

THE KWANGTUNG RIOTING.

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Why Plans Were Altered.

Fixing the Responsibility.

PERING, Noventher 1.

Perkasien Service, mapplied by Router,

via Tumbay).

LONDON, November 8.

It is understood that the Kaiser's decision to change his plane was form ed on Tuesday after he had bean

examined by physicians.

It was then seertained that the cold from which His Majesty had been waffering had led to inflatamation of the polute and in the neighbourhood

of the channels, loading to the cara

REFTER'S SERVICE. |

THE KAISER'S VISIT.

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CHINA'S · JOKE ON AMERICA.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHINA AND THE GOLD STANDARD.

Opinions of Mr Conant.

KAFFIR LEFERS.

THE SMUGGLING TRADE.

Read-

The opportunity presents it-

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It lins long been known that the Chinese

In a colluation of stories called "Dy The New York newspapers contain daily, ars not without a liberal gift of humour,

Veldt and Kopje." Mr W. C. Scally has reports of the seizure of smuggled goods It is, in a sense, a national trait. The

one very poignant scene when the Kaffir on the perents or in the baggage of ability to see the ridiculous must have been

New Youx, Soptember 23. lepara, who are doomed to faclation, choose returning tourists. Most, if not all, of self to read all the latest and much comfort to the Celestials in their

a young nativo (Mangelo) as spokesman to those asnateur snugglers are young women dealings with Europeans and Americans. The nows that China was again consider

best litorature at a minimum of The hordes of so-called Christian soldiers, ing to sulifect of dilopting the gold stand-implore thu inagistrate that instead of ned girls, who may be presumed to

have little skill in evading doetection cost. backing missionarius who taught thu ard, which was called last week, caused banishment they may be shot. gospel of peace and love, have looted and keen interest on the part of exporters and We, men and women who are dend, and less knowledge of the laws which burned and inurdered, all in the name of on the part of several financial experts Government, to ask for a little thing. The old travellers, who know their, ous though living, come to our Father, the they violate with so much nonchalance. civilization. It was pretty hard on the who have long been urging this course upon God, whom the White Man has taught us tom house impestors, are not so, easily works of the best present day Chinese, but they did not fail to evo the Chinese Imperial Government. Mr the funny side of it. It has undoubtedly Charles A. Conant, who has had a share in which has filled our hones with water consist, as a matter of course, of such

to know, smoto us with this sicknces caught. These smuggled articles mostly authors have already been issued dose them much good to taught, on incidentally, to dream of the time when nationalized and unified China will be strong enough to ropul theso armed foreign oldiers who have no more businosa in

"It will be vory gratifying to mo if the Chion than a Chineso army of regulation

report proves true. It was my belief, when would have in the United States.

When our worthy Californians anushed the Philippines adopted the gold exchange a few Japanese heads the government and standard, that other Oriental countries must and the fields, wherein our fathers say the who is caught, how many escape detection, shelves this week. There is no people of Nippon waxed very wrath, and eventually adopt the same policy. It was ou growing when they were little children or are intentionally overlooked by the assanted a position of aggressive national with this understanding in viow that the therefore we wish to die now, this day. custom house inspectors? Those who pride. For naby y'esie worse outrages lud Government of Mexico asked the coöpera Then will the sickness die with us, nad our frequently cross the ocean have many a been connaitted against the Chiness of the tion of China in the winter of 1902-1903 in Father, the Government, will not be put totale to tell on this score. Pacific const, butChity has no national pride consulting the European Governments ro- to speak of, and to power to back it. So garding the adoption of the gold standard ask of the White Chief, our Magistrate, feature of the contraband traffic that is

A plausible exerke in

the organization of the monetary system for marrow, and coused our quick as are subject to high duties the finest to subscribers. in the Philippine Islands, in Mexico and flash to rot slowly, like dead wood. woren stuffe for garments of men and that it is only women; ailks of Lyons; costly dressus right we should be separated from other from the shops of Paris modistes; lasce, men, so that we may not give the disease Swiss and French; fancy watches and

in Panama, gives his vints on the subject We achnowledge as follows:

་

1000

to these who ato cloan, but we cannot jewellery. But for one smuggler among the additional works will fill the dwell apart from our kindred, our cattle, returning tourists in Atlantic steamers

any further trouble on our nocount. What

This, however, is a comparatively trivial

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lack of

READERS

the fact that for.

clients

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of literature to suit every tasto

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China consoled liarself by appreciating how in their dependencies. The result was the in this; that he now, before the sun hus encouraged by our exorbitant tariff eye but are they all acquainted with ridiculous it was for the United States to appointment of the Commission on Interna began to fall and hither his policemen tar If the custom house inspectors send troops to China when mobs attacked tional Exchange, of which Mr H. H. Hanna with rides, and bid them shoot us akil- were treble their present numbers it would a fow American citizens, while American of Indiumpolis was chairman, and Profesfully, so that we may suffer little pain. be next to impossible for them, conceding The following Edict has been issued mobs were constantly attacking and plun-ar Jenks of Cornell University and myself Then, turning to his companions, who their honesty and viilunce, to guard the Chang Jen-chun, the Vicomy of Langloring and filling Chinese citizens in ware mombars. Professor Jouke went to and heard him in silence, he added-innumerable entrances, by land and lake 20 cents Cash huang, has reported to us by wire about America.

China in 1904 and explained the honefita My brothers and sisters-children of my und ocean. When Chinamch can supugglo the circumstances of the fall of Fangcheng Now, according to advices received in of the gold standard system to many Father-tell our Chief if I kavospoken the themselves by hundreds across the CAD- Kwangtung and the actual conditions of Washington, China is about to perpetinte leading members of the Chinese Govern right word,' An cager murmur of assent fol-dian and Mexican borders the smuggling we place at the disposal of our how the soldiers and bandits have joined the text international joke on record, ment. Among them were Yuan Shi-kai,lowed. Yes, our Chief, he has spoken the of goyds by the ame routes 18 funds. The fall of Fangchung was caused She has decided to establish Chinese who is now very prominent in the Impariat one word which is in all hearts; kill us not a matter of much difficulty by two patrols, left and right of ** Wei "

schools in America, so that the children of Government, and No Tung, whe has hure, but send us not to ở Ml apart from risk. The keys of Florida offer many army, and the guard of the Magutuzey of Chinamun in this country will not be recently been promoted to an important our homes and our kindred.' It was some an opportunity for fishing smacks to run, Fangcheng having joined with

little time before the Magistrate was able to in choice lots of -Havana, cigars on a turk barits, and musel trouble simultaneously Chinese education.

deprived of the advantages of a good position at Peking."

"Yuto Shi-kai appeured to be favourably ceramand his feelings sufficiently to admit night. Onco in, there is no trouble to from outside and inside the city ami at-given to the effect, that Chinese children disposed to the introtaction of the gold of his speaking. When they saw that he find customers for them. Honest fariatry tacked the Magistracy subsequently killing are not wanted in the American schools, exchange standard, which was explained was about to reply, his miserable hastera of Maine and Vermont who make frequent the attirinds and plundering the icin The real animus is undoubtedly to express and recommended by Professor Jonks. leant forward with every appearance of trips to Canada are no bad connoisseurs of treasury and they have unmitted grave contempt for American edocation and every. Prince Ching, the president of the Grand the keenest interest. In his heart he know the brandios and other liquors they bring anal felonious acts. Such are really sustthing American. Have not the Americans Council, who represented officially the that what the poor creatures asked for was luck in the buttons of their dearborn [ deplorable. The sonomander of the garrison sent their missionaries and sulpool touchers Chinest Government, wrote to Profesor for them the best. His compassion was wa ons. As was the case with blockade of Trikiang, surend Captain Taug Ping to China? Why, thun, should yot China, Jenks on the eru of his departure for so deep that he could have stain them running during the civil war, a fow auccess-i yung, is hereby cashiered and is ordered feeling, as she does, her superiority in learn America: I found myself aftor-conversa with his own hand. The word you ful smuggling adventures will amply com WATKIN'S not to be played in the Governmugnting and culture, send hur school teachers lion with you in hearty accord with your have spoken,' he said, has gone through porsate for the risk of seizure. service and the peacock feather granted to Ameries? Is it not a furdship for the idens, and having read the various papers my heart liko the bullet you have asked Dosios, November 3.

bies is taken away from him and he is young Celestials to be deprived of the and memoranda which you have prepared for. What can I say for your comfort? ordered to proceed to the military post advantages of proper training? An awaken note that they are all exhaustivo in their Go, my poor brothers and sisters whom As a result of urgent representations Find where he will be under hurd Inboaring and unifying China believes that the discussions and set forth plans covering God has afflicted so sorely. of King Edward and Queen Alexandra, to redeem his misconduct as his to young Chinese idea throughout the world alt details, for all of which how enn to which your Father, the Government, is the Kaferrin has agreed to serotopany tak joined with the bandits and he had should be taught to shoot in Chinese sufficiently express my gratitudo ?" sending you, ueither hunger nor cold will What is an especially pleasant feature of the Kaiser on his visit to England.

However, the central Government was alliet you; you will bave many friends and the Times" is the cheery optimism of its.. 1911 trust to conceal the fact by unking false fashion. The Chinese have already oponed reports. Lieutenant Yang Kuo-pao and schoals of this kind in Java, largely to not at that time probably in a position to your days will be passed in peace. The advertisers. In the columns of its issue of THE THREATENED RAILWAY Sergeant Wai Pustang, commander of slow their poor opinion of the Dutch enforce a uniform untional policy against thing you ask for I may not give, for the yesterday, our contemporary has secured a CINEMATOGRAPH. PATHE left and right patrols respectively, and government of that island. They have the opposition of some of the viceroya. Law allows it not. My heart will be with gory Norwegian, whose contribution to the Lieutenant La Ting-hus, of Kingping established institutions of learning in Tibot, Ya Shi-kai was one of those viccroys, you in your oxile.' Then a wail of on- silly season is as follows:= batbation, are cashiered and are deprived ofast remote and diet of Asiatic lands, and his influence was in tayour of taking guished protest went up from the miserable Who will risk the expense (about £500)

WEISMANN'S LARGE HALL their peacock fentors. Sergeant. Lón Ying. And now they are to send slevoted teachers suino step toward bringing uniformity into cred"

of an attempt to catch the sea-serpent aud In spite of the ballot on the tilt of the left patrol, and Lieutenant Ll-inte darkest Amories to preserve, as far as the Chinese monetary systen, ou a gold There is a later scone in which Mangele, other large submarino animals by a special (ENTRANCE: WYNDHAM STREET). instant, the railway dispute has been | Tse-kung, of the right patrol, having been possible, the true Chinese learning eyen in Other viceroys, however, were just with all the domineering impulss of his implement Particulars will be sent on settled by the adoption of a system of proved to have joined the bundits are here- this barbarous country.

as strongly opposed to a change. Some of youth, leads the stricken lepers, some of application to 500, Larsen poste restanto, conciliation nud arbitration on the ques. by ordered to be deapitated after being Surely the Chinese appreciate a good then derived a considerable profit from the thusa decrepit with old age as well as with Svelvik, Norway. References supplied it Special

nevested. Acting Paotni of Lien Chin dis-joke. The establishing of Chinese schools petion of their own mints. The result leprosy, to a lofty precipice, and hids them required. tricts of Kwangtung, un expertant prefer there will be a much more effective rebuke of these divided counsels was that only some throw themselves down with hitu, and in od Szechuan, Wang Hu, having delayed to American boodfume than the bluster | minor steps were taken, none of which were which we are told how the poor wrotebes £500 precisely to try to itch the Bea to despatch the temps in lame to avert and thrests of Japan. And the United effective in accumulating a gold resorte. Infulter, quail, and utterly break doen isserpent, or anything else, we do not know.

arder to establish the gold standard upon a courage. fum basis it would probably be necessary

STRIKE.

Lopos, November 7.

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tions of wages and bours,

THE SAN FRANCISCO ELECTIONS.

LONDON, November 1

The San Francisco elections have resulted in the return of the reform

party.

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

Frnai 31 to 4

Loxros, November 7.

LAUNCH OF THE "SUPERB."

LONDON, November 7.

1. M. S. Superb, the latest battle-

the danger, is hereby ordered to be hand. States cannot possibly object. The schools

basis.

ed over to the Bord concerned to be f will be maintained by the Chinese gover to negotiato a loan in Europe or America.

strictly dealt with. General Ting Kuei, mont from taxus levied in China. Ameri- the Provincial Commander-in-Chief of case may not fully appreciate the joke, Kuange, while he is in such a responsible but Europeans will enjoy many a hearty position as general commanding &

laugh at nur expense. provincial force, not having been-kept informed of the conduct of his own won who have joined the balts and at the same time buying tried to evade his re- sponsibility in this connection, is boroby

ship of the Dreadnought typu lins boen......... Inquched at Elswick,

BRITISH TRADE.

LONDON, November 7:

The imports and exports of the United Kingdom show increases of £3,025,054 and £5,085,189 rospectively.

HALF A QUEEN,

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An Austrian Complication.

CHINA'S NEED OF EDUCATION.

Chow Tschi, Chinese Charge

D'Affaires

This would afford a fund against which drafts might be sold in local silver currency in order to keep it at par.

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"The plan proposed by the American Commission on latercational Exchange, which received the general approval of the European Fowers having dependencies in the Orient, was to issue silver coins suitable to the scale of wuges and prices převailing

In the place

THE CHEKIANG RAILWAY

PROTEST,

PENING, November 2. Eleven provincos have jointly wired to the Waiwups against the foreign loan for the Clickiang Railway and the Waiwap

has now commenced to change its mind.

Viceroy Sung Shou of Minche has wired

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AFTER THE SEA SERPENT.

Why, however, it should cost the sum of

We cannot guarantee much in the way of & special implement, but with a sardine- epener, or any other old tool, wo will hare dash at it for a mest trifling sunt "Globe."

www.

With all their books, there is one volume that schoolboga and schoolgirls are scarcely ever encouraged to read in, and that in the Book of Life." Daily Mirror,"

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a Japanese teacher asks a pupil, Who is the happiest man on outth? his answer will be under the circumstances, "The patriotic citizen who draws his aword for the defence of his country." In answer to the question, Who is the greatest man on earth?” n Japanese hoy is taught to say,

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The drain of gold to America con-ordered to be handed over to the Board int Washington writes-What grand of there, but to keep them at a fixed value in tiques, notwithstanding the increase of meernal to te dealt with. It is further portunities China holds out to her foreign- the Bank rate to 7% which increase is ordered to Chang Jen-chun tos strictly educated youth: In every field of human gold by Government control of the samunt to the Poking Government to the effect partially counteracted by the good effect instruct all the Armies uler him to attend endeavour there is room for all. There is and by some form of redemption in gold that owing to the question of foreign loan of the settlement of the railway dis- to the suppression of the bandits and to

no crowding in the professions. Take when the amount became excessive. Steps for the Chekiang Railway the Fukien Rail-A QUESTION THAT EVERY MAN Togo 1 Alte Glaube," Leipsic. pulu

arrust all the ringleaders of the bandits as civil engineering, for instance. There are taken to put China on the gold standard way has been much affected and many of The French Bunk rate has been raised well as the officers and men who have twenty-two provinces, with Mongolia and The extent of the empire is so ynst that fature and there is a fear of the sharehold is the quickest way of getting rid of n will not be a rupil process, in any case, the shareholders have begun to doubt of iteHERE is cou subjent in which may

A GOOD LINIMENT. HEN

you need a good reliable lim- WE jeived the bandits without any omission in Thibet, larger in extent of territory than

ment try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. view of keeping the tncalities in peace, the whole of Europe or the United States, problems will be presented which have not or refusing to remain shareholders and troublesome cold? Is it best to take some The rest of the memorial is hereby ordered to be covered with a network of steel, arisen, or have not attained serious pro- therefore the Waiwupu will endeavour ant new remedy pot out with exaggerated Is has au superior for sprains and swell- to comply with the foreign demand to give ain's Cough Remedy; a preparation that with Pain Balm is superior to a plaster for claims, or to pin your faith to Chamber inge. A piece of flannel slightly dampened to be carried out accordingly.

Thouanuds of engineers are needed to build portions in other countries where the gold all the railroads required to meet the pro. exchange standard has been adopted. Very loans to the Chekiang Railway.

world-wide reputation and lame back or pains in the side or chest. It Hangehow, November 2.

immonse salo by its oure of this disease?sleo relieves choumatic pairs and makes sent demands. The rapid introduction of fow of the Chinese havò applied themselves

The gentry and the scholars of Hang- This remedy is for sale by stl ahemuste sleep and rest possible. For sale by all foreign munchinery for the internal into a scientific study of the problem, and

and store-keepers.

chemists and store-keepers, provement and development of the they would probably call upes foreign chow had a memorial service for the late country creates ♫ unlimited demand experts, at least in an advisory capacity, it Wu who killed himself, angry at the pro- Over 400 persone for mechanical, mining, and electrical they were to take thio nutter up seriously. posed foreign loan. engineers. The mining resources of The Japanese would undoubtedly aid them, attended. After the service the life of the China have hardly back touched. The and there have been some intimations that deceased and how he died and then his The illness of the Emperor Francis various industries are being constantly re. Professor Jenks, who understands the subways were read. Many of those present Josepb, says the "Friend of ludis," has organized un a modern basis. China alsoject very thoroughly, might be asked to nade speeches urging that enough money bo subscribed for the milway, not asking brought prominently to the front, once moods teachers. The old system of educa-take the reform in charge."

any foreign loan. more, the poculiar position occupied by thio tion has been found wanting, and a new "The advantage to trade would be very

SourNG, November 2 Cuuutess Sophin Cholok, wife of the system has been substituted. The results, great. Both the import trado into Chine The imports of grain and flour have Archduke Fancis Ferdinand. heir-pre- I must say, have not hoon, altogether satis and the export trade from Chiria are ow On the 1st Nov. at 1 p.m. the natives saraptive to the Austro-Hungarian the fastery, for the men who are competent to conducted under conditions which practi-of Shaohsing met at Kaiyuan-temple. increased by £3,000,000, and the ex-The Countess is a gentlewoman by birth, carry out educational reforms in China to cally amount to gambling in exclunge, ho-Over three thousand people attended and ports of amaufactured goods have in- but, us shu is not of Royal Blood, she can very few in number Chinn Inn suffered cause they involte auch uncertainty in decided to raise enough funds to regist any creased by £3,750,000, of which latter aver actually be the Empress of Amatrin, from nothing so much during the lust fifty converting the silver currency into gold. foreign loan for the railway and it was also £1,000,000 is in cotton fabrics. There is nothing, on the other hand, to pre years as from want of men well equipped As a recent consuku report pointed out, decided to raise fire million dollars in the

vent or becoming the Queon of Hungary, to conduct the foreign relations of a great the position of the Chinese marchant or profestore of Shaohsing. If the govorn Thus, while in Budapesth she will occupy country. To be resproted by other intions the Europem importar or exporter is one mont continue to go on as it does now it the first rank, in Vienna sho will be obliged she must be represented in her relations with which would not be tolerated-in European was decided that all the schools will be to take her place after all the Archduchess them by men who can command respect at and American trulo. He does not know closed and all the businesses will be stop

home and abroad. Henco the diplomatic es, hor sisters-in-law. The good Emperor and consular service is an inviting field for what a bill of goods sold at a certain silver pod cortain Chon has subsribed one. Francis Joseph consented to the more young men with a foreign education. price may bring in gold within perhaps 10 thousand dollars and between fifty anā gantic miniriage between the young Grant excitóment, writes the compiler of enupic, on this understanding that the the Dahi Kochi column in the "Japan Archduke renounced any rights to the

ditions, it would expand onormously under The Wairupu lias again wired, to the Times," seems to have been experienced by throne which his children might huro.: the students of the College of Literature of The Hungarians, however, declined to

According to a Cincinnati paper is condititions which enabled importer and Governors of Kiangsu and Chekiang to Kisto University during a ramble in the admit the validity of this understanding: possible that the coming parliament may exporter to Low within the limits of the report upon the security they could place hills. The profossors and students went to They insisted that the children of Countess be like Hiriman dircoforte composed usuni firetations in exchange what they for the proposed loan for the Souchow Cholek, or Princess Hohenberg as she is of dummies, and that Teu Hsi, oven from would got for their goods. The absence of Hangchow-Ningyo Railway, but both Shirokaws kill on a mushroom gathering w polition the other day. Scarenly land they now play what on the Crown behind the scones, will pull the strings thin gold and in eins, moreover, is a Governors have replied that there is no

serious obatnote to the investraint of for security available for the Ioan." arrived at their destination than they were, of Hungary, whatever may happen in make the puppets Janes.

It will be: Hop Wow you vote this eign capital there. Lot the returns from

Hasacuaw, Normaber 8, boset on all sides by great numbers of bees. Austria. There is the making of a very

The Provincial Judge of Chekiang has Mon and boya tan for their lives, but the complicated situation in this attitude of the way, don't you? or This, if I under-commerce he certain and investment be bees were not to be defeated. The students Hungarian people; and although the stand it, Mr Chop Sing is your opinion on made in the standard of other countries, wired to Frinos Ching to the effect that

the tax on pigtails.

Land China will come forwart by leaps and. the natives of Chekiang are very angry fa popular form of gaver-

THE BUSY BEE,

Attacks the Literati.

ONE VIEW OF CHINA'S PARLIAMENT.

or 15 per cent; yet it is in gold that he has sixty thousand dollars were collected on to make his remittances to Europa. Ob the spot. vlously, if trade exists at all under such cup

PEKISU, November 3.

and sillingers made up a party headvil, by matter is not prefsing at present, it my " Cathay is yet too vist and uniüstructed bounds as a commarcial power, The more about the proposed foreign loan and that it

Back in

Dr Tanimoto, great authority on Japanese in the not distant future become one of to be capable history, and retained to the spot où the vital importance to the well-being of the 19th inst. when they instituted a wholesale Austro-Hungarion Empire. -- slaughter of the poisonous becs. Soren

million laundrymen who do not even know business in the Enst underatuvid this and togo of the occasion to induce natives to is the interior there are ten for-sighted Chiuse and forcignons dolage feared rovolutionarice may take advan- that the Russo-Japanese war is over, are ready to support the Imperial Chinese Thorously steeped in the conviction that

largo haves were burat and thousands of boca.

this emporer is a blood relation of the sun Government cordially in any intelligent cane troubles and that therefore the loan arrangemant should be stopped to relieve und that he is much-admired by that osh

stops to attain a gold fusiu killed, and the party made a triumphant |

the minds of thepeople. return with one captured hive. Professors CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY the Chinen are content to let the power Tanimoto and Matsumoto and 13 studenti

NONTAINS absolutely nothing injurinus that be take care of them. Imagine Jehr leading torchlight procession, or booming around Empress Teu Hei for n third tons. The

3 Bd for onngh, colde

The Chief Engineer of the Chekiang Matringe fe tot a plan'a work, but ono Railway in investigating the fateo of the

parts begrudgingly.—“ Altantic Monthly "** for building a bridge over the river,

woro, badly, etang, and consequently tiro admoning eru hit has no equal. For sale only serious aspect of the creo is that if 7 of his dearest delusions, from which he water of the Chientangking in preparation

were no lectures on the following day?

by all chemists and storo-kospens

vor does get started, then-look out.”

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