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TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1908.

THE FRONTIER TROUBLE

AMEER NOT IMPLICATED.

(Esclatnite Service, supplied by Bester,

Tis Bombay)

LON, May 11.

The Ameir of Afghazistan bus replied

to remonstrances addressed to him by the j

SIR ROBERT HART.

Unable To Land,

SICK AT SINGAPORE..

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE OPIUM QUESTION.

[CONTROUTED BY GE] Writers and speakers have differed as to the degree of culpability Hut has attached itself to Gaal Britain and the Government of India, in regard to the opium trade with China. It is not my purpose in this article

AG service powerful

streets with bands, with cartoons, and surely been brought to hear in those oven with tableaux · vivante. that upon it alone restod the credit

Tr: Canton, places with gratifying results. of China abroad; a service attacked

for example, not infrequently, elaborate I marked above that I purposely in rain by remetionaries, and support-

processions are organized by those So- eschewed figures The facts "stated hors od. no less by the genius of Sir Robert

ciatios, and in these processions groups of ore, however, suggestive enough, and no persons are arranged on platforms, and counting of the exact number of dens, Hart thas by the bayonets of the Powers. For nearly fifty years Sir Robert was the

these platforme are carried upon the deserted on the one hand, or patronized chief advisor to the Throne. He had

shoulders of spolies. These groups repro-and full on the other, would enhance in unlimited power in the administration of

hour that the taste is sequired, to the I conclude this articlo with two in- sont the effects of opium smoking, from the | my opinion the value of these observations hir own department. Ha had виргана confidence of his numinal masters, the

hour when death claims the victims of forances from the data available, Primas and Ministers of the Board of to stir up a hornet's nest by attempting to indulgence, and a rough enlin is carriot (1.) Whilst licenses are issued to all and Foreign Affairs. It is related that anes depido that question. Probably, we are to accentiate the disgance of a pauper's sundry apparently, and whilst those who Sir Robert was sent for by the Blue, and approaching zone, where the extreme well. In addition to all this, these Socie legally, and, those who do not hold licenses, Funeral for the Chinese lite to be buried hold. those permite can purchase the drug informed that an American firm of strength an itegrity had effered to administer Early on each sido may be willing to contes have organized and sent forth travel-surreptiously, and smoke it in their own the Customs Service for one-half what cedo that overstatement has sometimes ling preachers, whose duty it is to visit all homes, much obviously yet remains to be it was costing the girerument. The characterized she perfervid protagonista te smaller cities and important market done, ere effective suppression can be an preposition was laid before his without who the beat of battle has been at it, to stir up the people, and ondes accomplished fast. True, there is not the In reply is said it was highest. The that as it may, on factsoens against the drug. All this has probably to encourage excessive drinking at Home; vour to create an intelligent public opinion, inducement of companionship, which tends comment. fortunate it, should have como pest Lust bine, sice he intended to ask a large prominent today, which is that it were done more le condam eum smoking on the other hand, it it landly helpful to increase in the funds granted for the wise, if means could be discovered, to dis.than all the Edicts ever puldished, for the family orals that men are allowed in service. Practically without

Chinose are specially sensitive to public purchase opizin to amoke it in the quiet the perican offer was declined, como de suppens, opium opicion; and "Lo lose face with them is of their own homes and in the bosoms

smoking entirely, Moderate men are hop- the squivalent to the loss of chameter with of their own families. and Sir Robert's request allowed.

Upon another occasion the governmenting, and with some grounds, that methods our van placed wholly in his hands the making of may be disensored that shall load to com- to the peace with France, and he negotiated plate success,

directly by cable with the French foreign

Com Our Corresponeležet.)

Sisgard, May 11. Sir Robert Hart, Inspector General of Indian Government in regard to the Customs, arrived here in-day by the participation of his subjects a the German mail stegner Torck butts recent frontier rebellion,

unable to

to land

His Majesty stored that he recalled |

During the voyage from Hongkong the Afghans who rose the frontierinto, Sir Robert was suffering greatly from British territory and ordered otiers 10 jusomnia.

be provouted from crossing. The Ameer expressed regret that he had not been informed of the dangers of the situation

earlier.

CHINA'S TEA TRADE.

(Chinese Mail's Service)

PERISO, May 11 The Board of Commerce feels alarmed at the doorcase of China's tea trade and bas provided every facility for tea

He was, tuie afternoon, reported be in a somewhat low state.

The Great I. G.

[HY THE HON. EDWIN DANNY IN THE

PACIFIC ERA"lof

office, over the heads of diplomatic inter mediaries, and peace was made at a cost of 80,000 tuels in cable chargos. "At this date the service Krown until there are four immense Departments;

Promo-

T

growers to extend their trade to feria during too cold winter of Peking when 121 varudy is anyone heard to question the "pumi węże eŋadinued alcobot wald be left have been placed bofore the nation. The

countries.

Many defects have been pointed out to which Chinese exporters have been requested to give their attention.

(Chance Mul's Service

Perso, May 11.

there."

alone. The latter position is untenable even today. Aleshal is boing wed by the Chinese in ever increasing quantities, specially by well-to-do Chinese residing

Though much remains to be done, some thing substantial has been effected, and it the officials will support the efforts of their countrymen, that is of the anti-opian consciences for revenue, ten years, Societies and the Fress, and not soll-thioir.

end of a habit, which at best is difficult Great Britain and China, should see the

to defend, and at worst, easy to costerum.

HONGKONG, May 11.

China's Sincerity Doubtful

The Robinson Piano Co. Ed.

NEW PIANOS

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and Regular Attention INCLUSIVE. TALKING MACHINES

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COMMERCIAL

No. 1 quality white rice has been sold,

the Hop Hing firm to the quantity of ona. says a nativo fnacket report of May 12, by

thonsand piculs at $4.35 per-pical, and two thousand two hundred picals of No. 2 white rice have changed hands at $3,60 per pleut.

(21) After al no doubt can be, felt that n (4) The entire native press is vehement very beary blow his boon struck at the ly on the side of opium suppression, I unhappy national vice of China. For the It is true that extremiste still exist. A language, and in some cases, with bitter of Chins has publicly proacunced against read scores of articles written in tranchant Grab time-for many years the Governmout correspondence, which lately banned fooling, which has been a direct frontal it; for the first time in China's Bistory Sungbai contemporary, referred to a attack against opium. The press of Chime native anti-opium Societies are actively and recent deliverance of Mr Giles, in which adolescence. It has hardly yet learned to vernacular press existed whose clarion de ia young, jubilant and vigorous in its vigorously combatting is never before has a the Revenue Department for the collection Puzaly (I have not seen the original woga wants and measure phrases, and it nouncemoute ring throughout all the big of duties, numbering 1,1at foreigners and paper; the distinguished Chinese Professor does not use a gloved haud. Moreover, it cities of thoumpire. These as before romark 4,480 Chinese employees the Marine Defined that it nee well to let China does not spend its strength is allotting the od, will exert a tremendous influence. The "One day in March, 1887, the writer,partment, having charge of harbours, lights, have her opium, Jest a worse thing come or to China. It sesa the evil; it combats ever, wheria young man can spread his incidence of blame efther to Great Britain day has passeit, and, probably, passed for then a by of seventoun, called upon Sir | etc. ; the Fäucational Department, adinin

istering the Tung Wen Kwan and the upon her. He seems to hate asumed it discetly and forcely. t pours sworn upon mat, light bis lamp and lie down and smoke Robert Hurt, Inspector General of Customs, Postal Department, a total staff, foreign that the choice must be between opium and harls burning words at officials who are without losing mate in tite presence of a to ask for an appointment in the service. and Chinese, of 11,980 mcn.

Over this and alcohol. 7 two evils the former, he dilatory or refactory. In a word, it flings large proportion of his follow countrymen. The great I. G. stood, as was bis quekom, servien until very recently, Sir Robert appears to think, is the less bareful. But dénomoes it root, and bench, and all who on an abnormally crowded passage bont but at a high desk in a bleak little Ece, w- Hart has been absolute master.

its. whole strength against the evil, and I have returned to-day from an inland tour, adorned save with a few Chinese scrollatione, dismissals, appointments--all were Gilan begs the question twice in have any part of lot therein,

no pipe was observed: no sickly fragrance of The attitude described in (3) and (4) is opium offended me. There was no smokerum upon the wall. He was envrapped in a

in his bands; yet so wall has he ad- this contention. He assumes, (1) that blanket bound about his with a lesthe ministered the service, and so free haswers opium relinquisher, alcohol would now. It has come into existence since the board, and there were in the host perhaps strap, which

was accustomed to wear that is often accompany autocracy, that

it boon from faveuritism or the bitter ills be substituted for it. Then, (2) that it begining of 1907. There is no sign of three hundred passengers of all grades of

weariness or swerving from the aims that society. work, Application for appointment to the service was duly macio.

justice and the good faith of the great

reader can see therefore that a new life is Sir Robert said: Don't do it; don't bury yourself in China: Inspector General. Were bo tonttempt to

felt, a new ambition cherished, and a now it is not necessary for you Americans to

wear the medals and decomtions that have

purpose strivos after------ leave your country and build up enricrs

beer conferred upon hius by almost very

achieved by personal observation, sotas Before however I stato the results sbread. We of Great Britain have to your

government upon carth, his entire ward- robe would scarce Recozimestate the glitter in the Treaty Ports, had the fucks sega 16 | further preliminaries are excessary. Itauranged between the Governments of Islands are to sull Hold us all, bat

ing collection. England unto him suces you have a great, wonderful country. Gusively Commander of the Owler of St. ehte, each would find cousaner

warrant me in saying that were both obtain profuse. It should be remembered, how may see that the introduction is to home, go to college, and help build up Michael and St. George, Kaight Comman

ever, that before a student can intelligently AN AMERICAN DESIRE. your own United States, and make & career

Howover, as terarkod above, it is not my road Arms, viremque, o," he must der and Grand Commander of the same

assured Sir Robert that I had no intention England appointed him her Envoy Ex-that may be attached to my party tint lins would be unable, by the issue of a "With the franknors of boyhood. 1Order, and finally a Baronet In 1985 purpose to argue the degree of Leinoneness patiently learn mach gramar and souse Latin words. The Emperor knew that he A NAVAL ANCHORAGE NEAR of remaining permanently in China. but the Emperor of China, but he did not have done this, and the records are easily tanz of thousands of confirmed opium the Shanghai correspondent of The

traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary hard to do with pine in the past. Others proclamat co to control effectually the. SHANGHAL

a letter on the opium question from would retire after my first septennial parind take up the appointment, and remained in of service, and stay at home. Sir Robert the tous Bervice and Inspector Gonomi. taimble by any one may be interest, by contining her to her ow each. The letter is to long to dete in full hut ballion has been ranging lower recently

mackers as he might his discarded conTimes

Washington, May 8.-The price of silver said very sadly: Ah, Do you want

appeared in that paper on April 4. Many new who come to China think they China has conferted upon him titles with- Ied in this debeabl, question. My pur-He, and his advisers, divided all Chinese brief samanary may be of interest. There than it lus been for some time. It hos will go home; bomo is always a dream out number; baitous and feathers and pose is to outro the present aspect of the smokers into two classes. Sixty years of is, the correspondent thinks, a strong and now reached the low mark of 52 cents an hat hardly ever doce a man give up service ragous, and has in addition could question, am to point out wirst appone age was the dividing line. Fermits were continuing impulse among the people once. Owing to this unusually low Ggare. here. There is something in this servier ancestral rank of the first order for three he the obvious facts. When this is done 1 issued auf were obtaivable from all against opium and in some districts Genotal Edwards recommends that the that chains un to bur taske. I have known genemtions upon his ancestors. men to resign three times, but always will record, how much the world owes to

"Some day we shall know, and history may be allowed to adian inference or two. which were for all suskers over sixty years "But hondds: There are not wanting Philippine Government, hoy bullon for

officials, and ranny of the local gentry, sarnest effort is being and to

suppress it. une back again, and take up the old chis bindly, unassuming, music-loving, extent at least, in a position to attempt to free themselves from the habit. This Government, recognising as used, he not probable that Insular Government will 1 venture to attirm that I am to some of age, who averrel that they were unable competent critics who aver that the Chinese future coinage into silver currency. It is your will live your life here, as I have tender-hearted Irishman, who saved this with time contener: insinuch as, permit is quite au elaborate domment. strength of public opinion iu this ranttas, in buy alter oven at the very low price work. If you stay over years in China, done and often, in spite of the great throne und kept together the apparently cantly tour through Arrangemente me made whereby the ap tends to turn the anti-opium crusade and the indicated in the cablegram, adds & Manila success that I have had, and the

disintegrating inass of the Chinese people, the great Prosties of wonten and plicant-dust insert imme, parents' antae, ypathy of foreign Goronaments to its own paper good I think I have accomplished, I regret, deeply medosnization, who gave a sayath object the accumulating of facts, ten of the has anoked, sad the amount consuci per monopoly in native opium coincident with boing coined. This amount is made up of

the day dawn of progress and intentiorally visited, with a view to place

The Goverument now has about residence, age, nonber of years he benefit by, the creation of a Government 19,000,000 in the San Francisco mint regret, that I did not make my career mong my ovis people, in my en laten to the nations of As in the st of the cities, and some scores of diens. The counterfoil, in the hands of abolition of the imported drug and the the old pesos out thera for recoinage. The Three months later becar forts of the best type of foreigner to his rather exact statistics, which are often dry license issued. Theoretically all suckers oficials (natally Prince Ching) and Chang from this source. The Sberns brought integrity, faithful devotion to inty, and dans. It is not any purpose to the oficials, contains a duplicate of the attitude of some of China's greatest Governmcat will realize about E18,000,000 Itecont press dispatches annomee the uployer. Through all the decades of the and soon forgotten; ratios. would 1 give under sixty yours of age must at once have Chin-tung) justifies this opinion. Inter into port P3,000,000 of the new mintage proposed withdrawal if Sit Robert Haut as half century, the Cusan Service los general impressions, which, however, are done with pian. These wird are to bou from the Inspector Generalship of then the que green spot in the desert end and pesonally the day tinue must present the permit at the shop to the suppression of opiam smoking in shipped 10 Ban Francisco.

the correspondent suite that in regard to take the place of the old pesos being Maritime Prapori,

waste of Chinese nail-phaistvation and certained no personally gathered facts. Cuesens raption"

Whatever dirergence of opinion presentation thereof are the shopkeepers by disappointizig." Service, and the appointment in his place,

where opium sold, and only va the the rural districts the results are general vessel will tuka P9,000,000 more old pesos of Sir Robert E. Breden. When that

ohta on the opium question in generallowed to sell the drug. It will be seen

on heraeturn trip tu Seu Emincisso proposed struge gres like sheet, it will

four hits hard herche pouch den weror, that this rule is by 40 we Further he points out that the uperin the past two years.

adhered to in places.. It will appear,

prohibition and orders that supers Huuxs of Commons he expressal dieir been made in order that opium smoking used as an opportunity for squeeze" EXPERIENCE WITH DIARRHOEA. conviction that the piu trude hetwoon throughout Chinu ping to effectually cur sentions one instance in which MRS. G. Mathere, poblisher of Chro Indi and China adds no glory to the tailed if not altogether suppir seed.

trate, for the sake of squeeze, certified

nicle, Normentawr, Queensland, ésettcheon of Great Britain, and if means But here at once a weakness in the that the entire sinaking population of ya: "Chamberlain's Calin, Quolers and can be discovered whereby

town was aver 6 years of age. brought to a perpetud end, hardly a faslatot is purest say whether To sum up, continued the writer, there of elronic dysentery from which I had. Distrboon Ravedy completely cuted me will be lifted up in its support. Certain sequences olivious. Who is to say whether evidence that public opinion aeriously suffered for years, I feel inoffent that this

a man is sixty years of age or only fifty. since the so called spin war, no House nine? Fran-toy perumal observations, desires the suppression of the opium trade remedy also saved the life of my lofanz of Commons has shown such a dislike to I am cinboldened to aim that there has China. There is evidence of recogni daughter, who when teathing was overaly Au fmperial Edies bas been issued the trade as the present one, and none has been great laxity shown in the issue of tion of the force of this opinion on the attacked with diarrhoea and was given ap

expressed itself studelivitely studrare to dering Bik Liang, Governor of Yun-its continuance. It is true tint, with to these permits I have seen inay nen, part of the Central Government and of by the doctors." For sale by all chemists

smoking

who were certainly under sixty sympathetic co-operation on the part of and storekeepers, this trafie, as peruaptraily as an Act of be under thirty. Although no smokers ir ovidence at present that tho best of intentious, it is not possible to close reas of age, and some who appeared to certniu be of officials. But there Parliment can legitimatise the marriage theoretically an obtain the dng with Central Government seriously intends to willen deceased wife's sister. Tan mary out a ficouse, those have boon without enforce the antimpla, regions interests are touchat: too many bussin deuht pirelessly issuer. The Edicts des the spirit in which they were framed, no beings are involved. On the other hand, used that alles where are congregate evidence of any organisation or recon- Losos, Box 1.

mly piven to alle qualities and gratis Excellency is to dun for Hokowi wi'l known, the Britkh Government to smoke spins by ckesed me of structive measures to that end. The Erliet General Wilicecks, with two Brigadesį Sir Robert Hart's conection with the which is the place recently captored by meat of Chini, ond sketi lins promised to must take the drug to their own houses Throne, and its ullment must dopoad on

ontered into negotiation with the Goera- men holding a levuse will still sucke, they in typical of the opportunist Entiny of the Extermination has been ordered to proceed immediately Chinese Taipetal Maritime Service began the risters.

assist the other so that in ten years then stroke i there. Shops that sell I the maintenance of that force of public against the Alchunands, in view of the Inspector General. Lay was charged with in June 1850 and Horate N. iy.

tradis shill cease. The reccus, decisini of opinns retril may continue open if the opinion which produced it. failure of the jirgalı,

The Governor has instructions nearer home.

the House of Comuns, has touched he proprietors can make a living in arites to Deding with the real test of China's of Rats and Mice having exceeded his authority in the par.

inget the meds of those whose age is over sincerity. the area of land under poppy use of considerable feet of war vessels drau o Hupek and the Liang. It is well known, than many Farhshme, sirty years, win a guns & to be so cultivation, we learn that in Manchuria from Great Britain, known in Anglo-Chinese

Torpecially those resident in Chim, dont addicted to the use of opium, that it has there has been a decrease but history as the Lay-Osborne flotilla. The Kiang Provinces fur mainer and re- the herdites of the Chinese Gorernment become a necessity of life. I think that I Seebunn; the great producing contre, IS Fossible

It is stated that America desired to have a permanent anchorage for her feet in the valors near Shanghai and that China has declined the request.

THE OPIUM CRUSADE.

ン

(Chines» Mail's Sercive.)

Poavo, May 11 Opian smoking officials, according to the representations to the Thrones the censurs have been ordered be examined by Yang Soil Henge Viceroy of Chili...

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*RETER'S SERVICE.] THE ARREST OF PRINCE EULENBERG.

Lospor, May 10, Bail of Aks 700,000 has heen, refused.

THE INDIAN PRONTIER.

THE SUFFRAGETTES.

Opposing Mr Churchill.

Loxion, May 16. The Suffragettes, with clanging railway bell, and escorted by a crowd of wen, again disturbed Mr Churebill's open-air meeting

Mr Churchill appealed to his work men hearers not to permit the meeting to be broken up by roaghs, and said that if intolerable tactica continued it

assistant su the ("ustoms Service..

Chinese

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THE YUNNAN RIOT.

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IMPERIAL ORDER REACHES

GOVERNOR.

(Room Our Carispostent. }

Praxe, May 11.

tf the most remarkable men that Great rk, the close of the active career of nie.

contury. Britain has produced in the 1st half It was hitting that the lif live and Hastings should give to the world its greatest Asiatic administrator, and it is characteristic of the changed or ir which he lived that Sir Robert's power, should bare fsen based-pon motal face ari exercised with benigo kindness. The closing of such a career can inly be viewed with regret by the world at lage, and with the toudest jaborost by the great holy of men who have bean at various During the writer's service in the times in the Custous Service in Chirun, to prorced with as army to sup Customs, he was brought into intiute press the retirants of the riders and contact with Sir Robert, and felt for him not latic the respect, due to a great not to allow the riot to spread. superior, but the affection and high regard

Government repudiated the parehase, and fully Euglaud took back the fleet. But inforrements. The his apported, in the

The same

(1) The British | Government and the thereford, that. careful preparations have over 60 years of nga should be rogistered AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER MAN'S

CRI

in this attor, and perhaps not without have stated clearly what the situation is, the Fidict is a dead letter of most districts. s In the past Chin has not been and were there regulations carried out The correspondent thinks, however, that Lay's power was broken. In 63 Sir Robert.hrane tant dwing a gugenent of Confucius to boist of a conspicuous clear that opinn smoking would be doomcerity and valklity of the Chinese Goçara. alle hotwithstanding the reported dieta with cute, coprogs, and inactiality, it is Great Britain should assume the sin then Mr Hart, became huspector Generd of Customs, a service which was then in its with the rebels on the jitla a victory was heen involved. On the other hand, there thing would be prohibited from nequiring es Government could assist but that t

sincerity, especially where foreigners kaveed. The old trould in time die off, the ment's netion." He adds that the Japan. ont development that occurred at a later gaineil, infancy, giving no promise of the angui

are pridiences, I think; that she is dates,

gradually this pernicious habit.

from so doing, the Japanese represent- learning to know, that if she is to take a My researches in the various cities and atises in Manchuria openly encourage the stand bide by side with the nations of market towns. howover, love me nopium trade for the sake of the venue the West, she must practise

option but to state that, as far sa the dorived therefrom. markedly then larutofore the essential Goverúmen's officials are concerned, mach virtues of sincerity and truthfulness. remains to be dona. (The Emperor any (2.) The Chinese Government has res not be aware of what is allowed to go cuttly issued various prodations, and on, for he is generally the east inform has announced its interior to suppress el of the responsible people of China, opinn smoking at all costs. Those Edicts

matters pertaining to Government

A word or two to the raison d'être of this may not be out of place. It pang from the abysmal mire of the Tai Ping Rebellion which devastated Southern and In 54 during the disorders consequent upon Central China in the decade prior to 1800. the destroying narch of the rebels toward Poking, a band of Chinese desperndoes seiz ad the native city of Shanghai. Tais was

would be necessary to meet forea with before the Amor tan, Frederick 6. Ward, force.

4

THE CURRENCY QUES- TION.

DOLLAR AND TAEL GJ

TOGETHER.

(Chinese Mus Séiricus)

PERING, May 13

SPORTING.

Lawn Tennis.

Total

But How?

RESCRIPT

By the Imperial Minister of Agriculture, Berlin, February 20th, 1906.

OR the destruction of rats and mice.

the Rotin Ompairy, Ltd., of:

have been transmitted to the Provincir action, and the people's ambitions. My Tive interesting haien teonis games-tise Viceroys and the latter have been personal researches roventest a considerablu semi-finals in the Handicap Singles--are peremptarily under so that they are amount of opium smoking yet existing ses down for play to-morrow afternoon at Copenhagen, has recently employed a pra republished senlly. The main provisions There was no uniformity I some

organized of the Ever Victorinus Army, | subeaquently sandle so famous by Charlos

Georg Gotien; lind commenced" hia eam-" ELECTION OF MR CHURCHILL.paign. Tho estive authorities of Shanghai

of the agreement between Great Britain and towns apparently much prestare had the Kowloon Cricket Club's groand. In part on Ratin, containing cultures of China have been the published through-been brought to bear, by the local of ore, Klipaneck (owes 40) is opposed to J. bacilli in liquid or solid form. In order to Bod in terror. The native custom house The Board of Reveme, under whose out the Chinese Lanpire, and almost every cials, and there the dons were deserted. Clelland (owes (0) and a keen contest is test the oficacy and protinal use of was deserted Vesselyantered and cleared

local newspaper, of may pote, has copied four placer, under the jurisdiction of anticipated, while in the other Jefries Rath, the Chamber of Agriculture for without papir duty. Disorder piled upon supervision the raform of China's curand supported the Governout. Moreover, another minor officiats, things acomed to (scratch) meets Millar (owes 15) disorder, until finally a handful of for:

at the same time sovore penalties have been go on just as they used to do before the threatened where officials hate heen reg-Edicts ware issued. Moreover, whenever ligent in publishing the Imperial will. it happened that I struck a market rown. Further, the mandarins themselves have upon, market day, I found sinckers in

Lonex, May 10,

The result of the bye-election of Mr Churchill for Dundee is, Mr. Churchilligiets, resident at Shanghai, took mutters reney is to be carried out, has decided into their own hands. The three consuls- 7070 votes against Mr Baxter (Unionist of England, France and America constitutto have dollar end tual coins to

1370.

ed themselves into a kind of unofficial

go

The Gymkhana.

At the General election the total Eim custom house, to receive notes for the together for the future curroney of misal,portages both; if they continue, mind to suspicion, that, on market days, Text, when an interesting programme will

payment of duty, and to issue papers to Chius.

vole was 15,398 and the Unionist vole vessels ontering and leaving the port.

7048. Thus tho Liberal vote has fallen of This system worked badly, and its dura-

8,319 and the Unionist: 2,673. Put in another way the Liberal majority has been -reduced from 8250 to 2709-En, OM.]

RAILWAYS IN TUKKEY.

Losnos, Mny 10% Engineers to survey the ground for the construction of Uvac-Mitrovitza Railway have started with three aquadrons of Turkish cavalry to main- wain order.

tion was brief. It was fallowed by the appointment by the Chinese government of three foreigners to administer the sor vice at the port of Shanghai under the authority of Peking. Their duties were so well performed and their administration -so-economical that it tasde instant appeal to the authorities at Peking, and the plan then tentatively inaugurated was formally adopted for the collection of anties on foreign commerce. Thus was born, at the tini, of internal distross, when the Manchu dynasty tottered upon its throne, that great service that was tis prove its strong support in later ones,

CHINESE OFFICIAL

CHARGED.

MISAPPROPRIATES GOVERN- MENT FUNDS.

(Chines Muila Service:)

PEKING, May 117

Yi Kuk, a-high-but insignificant And then caine the opportunity for official, bas been charged with having Sir Robot Hart, then student interpreter in the Brita Cortular Service, to misappropriated Government finds. immortality in the history of Britain and

CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM VOU will hurt a good while before you of China. He quickly demonstrated lus Ho had been commissioned by the find a liniment that is equal to tact, his courage, and his high intelligence.Throne to develop a certain uncultivated Chamberlain's Pain Balm. In cases of and i was but a step to the position of rheumatism and eofatica it relieves the in chief power in the new socvica. sones pain and makes sloep and rest, pos

"How like a romance the record reads place, and thus made his "syneeze" sad labanan of bio musclés, swellingsona of those romanoos that have in the His property has been seized by ardes

lameness are quickly rolleyed by past so often been given to the world by

and for the trastriut of puts and beuleon be suur of the British bles! Out of this of the Government and is valued at

shere is nothing better. For sale by all baby service, contemptuously rotorred to chemists and storekoopers.

A on one occasion as the consula bantling

Teels 4,000,000..

The second Gymkhana of the season will been intenc with Hegradation or dis- oonsklemble numbers, which left upon iny. he held at the cocourse on Saturday themselves, to smoke the drug either other places would show up just as be submitted. overtly or covertly. Sundry Viceroys badly.

Of this, however, I cannot he

demerrod at Inmediste action, seeing that certain,

I discovered in Rome; places:

the provincial revenue was imperille, when that the dene were full of amoketa, who, CATTLE IN THE PHILIPPINES. funds were urgently needed in order to apparently, moreover, were not ever support the new national colleges and provided will licenses. I found one den in secondary salioots; the reply was swift and a large inland aty kept by a native who tions recently promulgated in Manila by We have received a copy of the regula peremptory The Ediots must be pablish- toki that he was Roman Catholic the Bureau of Aptioulture for the in od; the officials must break off the habit Christian, who claithed with desperato spection and shipment of livestock within funds must be found in other ways.

Is vehemently repeklisted. It must

the Province of Saxony has made exhaus- tīvo trials, in its own. Bacteriological Instit tute, as well as on a number of farms. The esults of these experiments have now.come to hand and show that

t

Ratin, when applied on solid

or liquid cultures, caESOR among the rats (even in cases where ordinary polsens fall- ed), a deadly spidemio which killed off most of the animals, renching often 100 per cent. The cultures, which are readily eaten by the rats, so easily applied, and, lurked continst, to the usual ordinary poisons, are

animals.

(3.) When the people saw that the Gox-genoss fraternization with me which the Philippine Islands, ornmont was in carnest, or appeared to be, be stated, with candour, that, in some obtained to import cattle and cambaos

On and after June 1 permita have to be quite harmless to all domestic they bestirred themselves in a way quite places at least, very ruuch remains frong Chinese territory and Indo-China have so fac buen achieved with Hatiu, In consequence of the encocassen that unexpõetod, and hitherto. unknown to be done are the conditions of the and other countries where surra, rinder the Chamber of, Agriculture, in Halle, will, Those who have resided in China, and are Edict are conformed to, and opium smok post and foot-and-mouth disease are known in future prepare cultures of Ratin familiar with the pooplo, know that a large ing seriously phooked. I unearthed three to exist and upon arrival the cattle and its laboratory ready for us, and so enable percentage of the best of China's men, iinhappy sote, smoking in a temple, carabacs will be quarantined for ten days. farmers to deatricy rate by means of a citizens has always condemned opiuma and no notice was taken of then, though The Director of Agriculture in however remedy which is at once success. smoking, lock, stock, and barrel. they had not toon movided with pecusite given the power to allow the slaughter of fel and easily applied ones condemnation, however, has been personal and appeared not to have heard of them any animale, in good health before the and not organized. The stop now taken 1. discovered the dens in an inland town expiry of the ten days' quarantine. Cattle ing this remedy known, and encourging

You are requested to take steps for mak by the Government has roused the on the market day at 12 o'clock in the and carabas xised within the Phuipping its being used, people and just as in England Temper-morning full of smokers, who nughed up Island, affected with or exposed to any espoir los have hoon formed, and roariously when I hinted at w-breaking. dangerous communicable disonse, are sub an antialcoholic crusade persistently

On the other hand, always with the jact prometed, so Anti-coium Sociclies have stoot suspicion that markus days might animals, it being transferred from place to the same regulations as imported Boon tate in all important cities, whose put in the sippression of opiums. The veal a different aspect of athairs, it place where a system of inspection is activity of thesu Bociction is marvellous places the lamps were unit, and the dens

must be frankly stated that in many maintained.

(Sigled) THE MINISTER OF

AGRICULTURE

Watkins, Limited,

They have not, ocutented thaibselves with were not only emphy but possummed of 10 on flesh, take Stearns Wine Cod HAVE SUPPLY ON HAND * mára krmohair pamphlets, oven Resolatot appearance, in Inlah's lodge is

platform speeches. They parado the in a garden of cucumbers." Proasure had