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FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1908,

DEPRECIATED CURRENCY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES,

کے کسی دینی

A curions st ry.esmes to hand from the Hoyun district in Kurangan Province, which illustrates the unhappy bousequences

CHINA'S NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES.

A Correspondent writes:-Among the best known legends that mark what may be termed the formative period in the

DAMAGE TO A

ROOF.

Mr. Otto Hong Sing, who defended Leonidia Ribeiro, who was sued by Marcal Antonio Vau at the Supreme Court, to day, before Mr. Justice Gompertz, for 880

THE CHINA MAIL.

LONDON LETTER.

called together and ordered to put a stop to the practices forthwith.

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(From Our Correspondent,)

Hyde Park held a record demonstration LONDON, July 28.

on Saturday, soarly five hundred thousand people parading thither from the Embauk. Taklax the Olympic programme nament in support of the Licensing Bill. The

COMMERCIAL

· Tho Statement of accounts of the Meiji Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, of which The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha are the local agents, show that the premiuuis collected during

that may result from the present unsatisfie. History of Ancient Rome is the story of for alleged damage done to a house, asked whole, England's long lead aloes not please believers in more publia houses attended the year, after deduction of relaṣarances,

order for

particulars,

Mr G. E. Morrell, who appeared for the plaintif, said the particulare had been #1 want to know what the damage is and when it was done. It might have been caused by the typhoon," powisted Mr Otto Kung Sing,

of Rome should have been thrown into it.mented His Lordship. A noble youth, M. Curtius, interpreted the

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the Americans, who boasted before they in considerable force and interrupted the amount to yen 98,783.011. The losses, after PLAY

that they would sweep the board temperance advocates but there was tione deduction of reinsurances, amount to yea Several of the eronts they expected to carry of the organized towayfam that had been 1,191,247.345, including yen 409,286 863, off went elsewhere sad on one or two cases feared. The principal speaker was Mr losses by the fire at Hakodate. The they were caught in flagrant boring. In Winston Churchill, and the twenty pist balanos of the working a/c for the year or you may the four hundret motres they deliberately forms held a hundred and twenty morbers amounts to Y 1.050,000, less reserve for showed Lieutenant Halswelle, the British of Parliament, while other sponkers in unoxpired risks at the 31st March 1908, champion sprinter, off the track. Carpen-cluded bishops, deans and ministers of Y 995,300,000, net profit of the year "A tenant does not usually in this ter, the leading American, was disqualified every denomination, as well as one or two Y 35,200,000. The directors recommend the aura of yen 55,200,000, to be appro Colonial politicians.

pristes in the following manner: dividond Colony, damage the root of a house," com.and the race way ordered to be reiran.

On that the Americans refused to runThey have a pleasantar metbed of entero- of 20% to Shareholders Y-50,000,000, Mr Morrell said the children used to again, and the crowd took that badly, ing their views in Styria. The brewers bonus to directors and auditurs YD,000,000; oracle, and having the courage of his play on the roof and this caused the roundly declaring it was unsportsmanlike there raised their prices for beer a fifth of total y 66,600.000

This feeling remains even now, and at the a penny per quart, a week or two, so the opinions combined with a spirit of self damage complained of,

prize distribution the cheering for the Social Democratic party shorted a boycott sacrifice carried to the farthest limit, i

Americans came abicffy from the American of beer. The movement spread rapidly he showed that Romans were bravo men

spectators, who day by day monopolised and the brewers have suffered such heavy one of the stands and made the air hideous losses that two breweries have had to close with discordant nciera,

down altogether, while others hare reduced their staff. A meeting of the brewers has been called to discuss the situation. Mean- while it most not be supposed that the boycotters have tarned teetotallers. Wine is too cheap and good in Styria for that.

The can was adjourned in order that Mr Otto Kong. Sing might have an op and that they alone could be devoted to portunity of inspecting the contractors' the gods for their country's good.

account.

AN ABORTIVE VENTURE.

After the success of the kong

left

were

The accounts of the Nippon Fire In- surance Co. show the sarplus for the year, being balance of working a/c, is, 184,628,- 656 which the directors have resolved to apply as follows: reward to the retired director, Y3,000.000; balance carried for ward to next year, yan 81,628.566.

THE ROBBERY OF ·

JEWELLERY.

Loss Heavier Than at First Estimated.

wory state of exchange, ovca in the interior M. Curtius. About 360 B.G., probably as His Lordship to make an itself. In this district there is a largo initu consequence of an earthquake, the Tiber business, and the officials winage it have overflowed its banks and flooded the Great lately bean demanding a higher premien Circes so that the "Game" which were on subsidiary coins than the people were the belog held were broken off. And supplied. willing to pay. In this district alsas there is worso still a great gulf opened in the a great trade done in the usual salted foods Forum as if to indicate that henceforth which the Chinese love so well. When the there could be no common meeting place managers of the salt wonopoly decided that for the Roraan people. The seers of the the merchants must pay a larger premium day declared that the gods forbade this on subsidiary coins, when settling for their gulf to close till the moet eestly possession salt the merchants decided that they would bay no more salt from this particular place. This led to angry recriminations, and at last things grew so threatening, that blows were inevitable, and so both parties went war. Tu socms-that the rat fight the ebopkoopers were the more powerful, and thrashed the other side. The latter bring row doubly incen-

We take the inwardness of this ancient

"It must be admitted too that the sed. went to the captain of the guardboat story and find it deeply atul eternally true,

Stadium of the mimagement anchored near the place in order to When cleavage in national life becomes

Boogmach bu desired. Foreigners, were keep the peace, and requested the assist-most marked and perilous there is always

and Canton bazaars, it was "neglected too much, officials ance of soldiers to wreak Mair revenge a call to the patriotic horcic spirit for self. on the merchants. With this additional sacrifice carried to the utmost limit. A natural that the people of Fatahan permitted to interiere where they had no force they returned to the fiay, and gave cheam in the body politic does not close should wish to follow suit, for the Chinese business, and unnecedeary friation wea the business party a sound thrashing. Atill the requisite offering has been made, are nothing if not imitative. This is what caused by facity arrangemente. Exper few days after, the merchants want to the It is often true, likewise, that not one but the loading citizens wished to do, and science will doubtless obviate that in the ancestral ball to get out some weapons, many brave sonis must piold themselves veral meetings of business people were held future, but it cannot be said that this in order to begin again. The doors up before, the french heals and the unpro which were well attended. But difference of year's mooting has been at all flawless of the building were closed, but the pious sign and omen disappears. The opinion sprung up as to how the work should Then the prices of the seats were fized too

crisis may demand a succession of men to be tauled through, and as to the place high. The cheap seats were without Surprice they found inside the captaining into the gulf for the good of the state. where the bazaar should be heki, tud ad rarefing and the first week of the sports of the guardboat, with some women of

There are transitiona!, formativo periods result of these divergent views is that the was as wet as it could be. The result was all the centres of tho British Isles and the first supposed. Further losses have since in the life of antivas, when men scheme appears to have been relinquished that people would not pay a high price for a light reputation. The whole party were are called upon to follow the example altogether. This is rather unfortunate, feasting and having a good time. ht of M. Curtius. No "State has attained to Fatshan is a rich place, and the people course, things were now in a tremendous liberty, and a free constitution where the could well afford to follow the example of What right had the captain administration of the law has in view Hongkong and Cauton. It is said that the to be in The actual hail of the however dingy and imperfectly the greatest sai netted by the bazaar in Canton people, and feasting in sech company? possible happiness of the greatest possible amounted to $160.000. If this be ro, it

saying auch, but called together hundreda courage, patriotism and self-abandonment raised about balí that amount in Fatehen, of their fellows. They then proceeded to of grent souls. Such as these stand for and therefore it is to be regretted that

wow found theroin. Then they thought

dumped the ardour of the local isders. they were going to have their own way, and could punish as they thonglit fit. Meanwhile, one of those who had been in the hall escaped and rushed off to the thina is face to face with what we regird yauen, and informed the magistrate of as the critical movement in her fortunes. what had been done. Ho at buce sentShe is forced out of her stagnation to off a hundred soldiers, and these, coming a wow departure in history, upon the scene, stopped further proceedings on the part of the populace, and started in to arrest the ringleafless right and left a short time, the fonsters were released, and six of the prominent business prople were habed of to prison. These were fined six Londred taols cach, while some consolation

people smashed them open, when to the'r

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In order to bring the swapaper mon of the Empire into closer touch and to bring about reforms in postage, and to discuss matters of mutual interest, & morement Enquiries mude to-day regarding the is on fert to hold an Imperial Press Con- burg'sry at the Lucio Diamond store, show farence, to be attended by journalists from that the lose was much greater than at Colonies. It is felt that such, a gather been discovered in consixquence of the police requirements demanding a full covered seat and would we pay a lawing would comble the home men in anget detailed list of every article missing. This price to get wet through. Often the and discuss the questions of the Colonies list has now been completed and showe events progressed with only a low hundreds with authorities thereon anil the visiting that instead of being about one thoumed present. It was a dismal fiasco and yet delegatos would gather n closer and 10979 dollars an previously expposed the total it was only in the last few days that the recent idea of the political and genera loss is estimated at exactly three thousand prices were reduced.

No clue had been reseived that Telegraph is the President of the Com mittee, Lord Nerthelifo, the treasurer, Mr likely to end to the arrest

Thon the fine wes-

The people, therefore, retired without number of its subjects, excopt through thoi would not have boar impossible to have ther came in,spd the two conditions made outlook at home: Lord Burnhams of th throu hundred and ninety seven dollars.

the attendendo tremendous

of the

the ball and arrested most of these who mural forces that acting through the ages small difference, of opinion should have theless, and the crowning sensation has Arthur Pearson, the Honorary Score- perpetrators of the robbery but since!

impul the nation forward to the goal which they themselves sought by specific and memorable acts indicative of their own self-effacerent.

--THE SOUTH OF HAINAN....

All told it has been memorable, never- deen certainly that miserably distraught Italian rising and falling, staggering and parting his hideous progress to the tape.

At last the Sultan of Turkey has becu made to see the femo of the Young Turks party. The result is a Constitution, after

I doubt that.

tary, and Mr Harry E. Brittain, the secre I understand that the Govern tory. ment warmly approves the schome and editors of all the leading papers at home, have subscribed to it.

The Royal Commission that has been

"What is whisky?" has presented its sitting to decide the important question report, but has given no very clear answer the question. The question whether liquors should be labelled "Scotch whisky. "Irish whisky," "Grain whisky," and all whisky according to the strict sture of the stouts of the bulle

there were many exclusive designs amongst the jewelled articles stolen, the police, having the particulars of them, think they will soon be able to lay their hands on some of the man who apparently belong to gang of new corners to the Colony. In company with a detective the manager

hoping to find some elus but the search took a trip round likely places in the town

revealed nothing,

a

CHINESE REFORM

DIOVEMENT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) outhern Hainan is the most tropical Institutivos, part of tho Chinese Empire. It ie that have been subject throughout the mountainous with plains que sea level,

a week of agitation. It is the old constitu. long centuries to a process of sterotyping lying between the spurs which come down liv of 1870 dressed up. It was pesimised are fated to pass. There is destined to in several places and form capos, jutting in that year and failed to be realised, emerge a new set of relations between the out into the sea. The people of this

and there are those even now who declare governing powers and the govornest people region are Chinese, who emigrated from that the Sultan will find some way to which in its final form will mean thee Fukien Province many generatione obviate it this time..

since, and Lois who are the aborigines of The game las got past his hand. The of Oriental despotis namey was given to the captain of the and the attainment by China of the pre-a settlement of Melamedaus who claim it is for then to bring. Tinkty te lut no further restrictions, are imposed

Bainan, and there is at the town of Bat deal rests with the reformere, and now is reserved for further consideration, Dr Sun Yat Sen Throws Light gamboat. The next stop was that sune vileges, duties and responsibilites of the other business Teen sent a complaint to the nations nost fayenred because most free. official, who, when he received the peti-i

In the course of a history of happenings tim, arrested those who signed it, and that is canying the nation onward, the gulf after he hud examined them. Mentonved the lot to receive less than thirteen in the forum is disclosed, thousand blows, which, as the Chinese

utter overthrow

on French Tronble. bs of Arah descent. The Chineto occupy a

the method of manufacture-the better things. It. must be granted that on strip perhaps ten miles wide from Yaichas the reformers have the best soldiers ma po still and the patent still any Dr Sun Yat Sen, the Chinese Reform west and with a fringe of settlements far officials on their side: the corruptionists continue to be used, and the torm whiskey Icader, has sent a letter to the editor of a ther east. Where the Chinese have settled have been overthrown. It is bad for may be applied to the liquor, whether it is Saigon newspaper, the Coninching Fran- they have planted large coconut groves Gemany and good for England. The first use from nuit, or malt and unmaltod efte, which throws light on the en Its opening is significant of the sander and these present a very picturesque a fruits are seen in the calm acceptance of harley or other caresis Thus thero has counters between alleged. Reformers and saying ens, Grenant their hones into ing of the "powers that be from them as you approach the souther the sub received by Germany in the been much talk and very little wool about French soldiers on the Tonkin border

const at almost any point.

mattor of the protection of the Turks in fragmonts, so that their blood and flesh powers that are to be. After scoming Since the Ohincso came to Hainan thora dewmont in all directions.". Things now to give large and free encouragement has been friction between them and the viina. Germany bluffed on, that and the Commission. But that is the usual by pointing out that part of the In- tuoh a wider aweep. Twelve market towns to men of "light and lending" for the Lovin in some parts of Haio. Ao pre- and large villages joined in a league, and adequate discussion of representative sent the trouble is located is a region arounced that the announcement was decided that they would shut up their Government as suitable and adran shout twenty miles west of "Yachan "elly." shops and do no mure husiness until affairs fageons for the China of the new About ten years ago that region had promiture. In order to preserve up- peainees the German government has

·Ind been straightened out, and antil the time, the Imperial Authority in Peking heen overrun by marauding hands of

given declarations to the French and official who had been guilty of this terrible has seen fit to suddenly degrade from Lois, but they were punished by the Betish governments that it does not dasite cxnelty hat made cmends. It happened, at high rank and to strip of all honour, Chinese troops and forced to make peace to extend its influence or protection over

one such fatriet who, in what is deemed Some of the Lui robbers have however foreign races in the Far East.

this juncture, that . wew official came to take charge of the Lekin station and

an excess of zeal, submitted a scheme for when he found that there was no income representative Govertiment. If a certain Kad no business doing he sat to work to

asially well-informed section of the native ind out the case, for if things went out as

te headquarters. When the resson for front of the offending lad this extent no

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continued to steal the exttle of Chinese on the border of the Lpi country. The Chi

nese of that región ulso say that there has

assumed the prosection as having been taken over from the French. Now it is

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The Pitfall, by Sir Wm. Magnay,

perialist force, 1,000 strong, which had jefned the Reformers in Yuan, VICEROY OF CANTON PUTS male its peace with the Viceroy, by

HIS FOOT DOWN.

agreeing to attack the French out posts in the revolutionary uniform, Wo recently reported that the Emperor and thus low discredit on the Reform of Chins had ordered two brigades of movement. They did so with benvy loss te soldims to be aswly enlisted in Kang. the French. A good many of them then sung, und ermed such-drilled according to fled to the mountains of Tonkin to work as forsign methods. The Viceroy demurred much mischief as possible to the Reformu because of the depletion of the Provincial causa. The Doctor assures the French Sir Robert Hart continues to be feted Treasury. The scheme has to be carried public that the frontier outrages are not hero and there, wherever he can be induc they were he would have my money to sends is correct: The very head fly a month passed in sover! Search in escape the vigilance of his doctregut, apparently, and so all parties are at the work of his men, and tells his Saigon their wit's end to discover means whereby friends that the Chinese revolution aims at that there has not been a murder of some Mr J. B. Lonsdale, M.P., the honerary the Imperial commands can be acceded recovering China for the Chinoso, sweeping the trouble cutie to the surface, he sent more. The result is what might be looked Chinoso merchant she has been doing secretary of the Irish Cnionist party, en

to. Whilst Viceroy Chung was hearing away a rotteu despotism, replacing it immediately to the official who had sat in tawhon, the forent, les business with the Laois. Once a leading tertained Sir Robert at the House of Com: the emptiness of the Treasury su official by a republic, and intoducing up-to-date judgment on the troublescine bu iness by a show of fair Promise foi of the interior was caught and kept in muna Endinuer the other evening, among the masted Slain, who apparently has charge economic and social reforms in China. men, and threatened to send a fell diappointment, mistrust, account to the Gorerae of the Pro.nation, und a "falling array of apprison by the magistrate, and during the company being the Marquis of London- vince, unless to at once set to work porters of the popular cause. For the when he was confined there was no dorry, the Earl of Mayo, Viscount Ivesgh, of the new military improvements, sug- funde might be raised. His echome to put besinees in motion sgciu. This present the education that precedes legislatealing by the Lois but as soon as he was Mr Walter Long, and many another well gated to His Excellency a mems whereby

released the lawle-snces began again, could only be done by the official tion wet une ils further and higher op- -

Recently the Chinese gentry on the After a holiday in Switzerland, I hear, involved the imposition of a small tax on

A Tokyo messago states that the incident Kitty Tailleur, by May Sinclair. coming forth from his yames, and makportunities and wait for the moment when

The Passion of Paul Mariilor, by Adeline ing public confession to the people that the endeavour and sacrifices of patriotia border of the Ti country entered inte'an Sir Robert's engagements will be more overy adult person in the Province, but

Sergeant. ho had acted illegally, and, therefore, will close the breach that new yawns be arrangement with the friendly Lois who numerous, if bis health improves as much the suggestion was not favoumbly removed arising out of the seizure by the Chinese Mr Baffary's Disciple, by L. Parry Fanscott.

were their neighbours, that the latter should his friends anticipate. One of these by the Varcy who threw the papers con- authorities at Chienabox of two sailing unwisely. The affair was then regarded tween rulors and people.

has been settled. All the arms have been An Empty Heritage, by Violet Tweedale. as settled, and the people went to the It is plain that there can he little real seize the robbers, who were taking stolen engagements will be to open a great taining the scheme back at his subordinate. vessels containing arms and ammunition The Crooked Way, by Wm. Le Queux, Hsien city to get out of prison the six man safety or progress For China until there is cattle past their villages into the interior Missionary exhibition promoted by the The latter left the presonas in high confiscated, it having been shown that their Vane Regal, by Hon. Mrs Walter E. D.

dudgeon. What steps will be lakou presence on board was against Treaty who had been arrested in the earlier pet reconciliation. When it is suficiently mani. The Lois captured three such robbers and Wesleyans at Loods.

does not yet appear. There is some obligations, and the persons responsible The Law of the Land, by Fred. M. White. of the tray. They found only five living. fest among all-classes and conditions of instead of taking them to the Mandaring

Huma. The other had succumbed to the primations Chius subjects that none are for a party for punishment, they were secretly put to

The recall of the Japanese Ambassador, sort of reason in the arguments of will be fined. The Japanese Government The Mystery of a Motar Cab, by Fergus

recognises the attitude of the Chinese

The Shadow of a Vendetta, by A., Gouter. He urges that if there were authorities no correct-Keds Herald. and hardships to which he had been expor-but all are for the state we shall me rendis deal. The heads of their villages in the Count Romurs, is regrotted but it is ad- Shum.

The Church and Thisbe Grey, by John Le interior bought, charges against these Lole,

Breton E ed Whou this fact was ascertained the zed the airs and ambitions of so many re whole affair blazed up again more fiercely farmers. This day is, however, far distant before the Magistrate, and he, it is reported, mitte van by his friends that he was not more effectivo soldiers, and as in the West than ever, and the shopkeepers swore that and there are factors in the situation and directed that if they would laing the head particnlarly happy in the Lotion position. people are willing to pay for personal pro- they would again shut up their shops, even forces working which preclude the hope of mon of the murderers' vill ge before him, He remained immurod for the most part in tection when they can get it, so the Chi- for a month, unless there should he some its speedy davn.

he would bare them properly punished, the Japanese Embassy, more concerned nese people would be willing to pay for

Braddon.. reparation made to all who had suffered at

They returned home and collected a force of with his studies than with the outside protection if the new troops were so placed

Tangled Wedlock, by Elgar Jason, the lands of the official. Thore the matter

Viscount Hayashi, on the as to give security to common lives and On the 28th at 11:55 a—The recent The Orchard Closo, by Alien "and Claude stands at present. If this piece of the in-

about a thousand guns and started on the social work.

Askew.... property,

typhoons has reached the neighbourhood of terual history of modern China is in any

war path against the foi villages which contrary, wou everywhere, and attained, a

Vladimontok as an ordinary depressioTE.. The Wild Widow, by Gertie de S. Went way substantially authentic, and it has been

bad caught their clanemen. These vilingee high degree of popularity in social as well

Proseurs hae incrassed on the China published in the native press as true, then

wiren attacked called on their Chinese as in official circles. It is hoped that the THE OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA coast and over Ferinces, and It is now The God of Clay, by H. C. Bailey. The Police Reprivation Club team are to allies, to assist them which they did with Viscount will return. Maanwhile Count

alightly above the normal over both areas. The Cottage on the Falls, by H. De Vere It remains low in the neighbourhood of

Snapsol meet representatives of the Cosmopli an about eighty men. They found the attack Mutsu, the polished charge d'affaires at the

the Bonins, and relatively no over the NW. Three Bila anda Hermit, by Dorothea Docks, in a lawn bowl match, on Saturday. Ing force so large that they felt it best embassy, will conduct the business.

part of the Clins Ses.

Congers The Police will be represented by Messrs to return to protect their own homes

Moderato N. E and E. winds may be The Door of Darkness, by Mande Ahnenley, expected in the Formosa Channel and The Millionaire's Son, by Florence Warden. Ogg, Kont, Withers and Langley (skip), and the friendly Lai tribe, is suffered

Horrible orgies are prevalentio Ashanti,

along the Northern shores of the Uk The Aim of Her Life, by L. T. Monde. LORD CHARLES EXONERATED, McHardy, (akip Messrs Fib Huusoir, scrosante the Chinese neighbours of in spite of thirty years of British rule, bosara Melenaan, Boll, J. J. Wait and severely from the interior tribes. At

The following telegram was zoceived by

The Angel and the Author and Others, by Flengkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end- Jérome E. Jerome. Robertson and Cameron (skip) Re

Satan Sanderson, by Ballia Brmīgie River. those Leis were expecting to ho attacked, according to the latest Consular report, the Foreign Department, says the Kobe serves:-Mosers Baker, Fox and Walt.

The Kowloon Cricket Club will also meat and were sending many petitions to the Fetish worship fouristes and though the Heald Colors is axtremely prevalenting at 10 am. to-day, 0:49 Inches.

week ending July 30, over forty people to-morrow bes exonerated both Admiral Lord Charles

and Heath Hoslen Beresford and Adinical Sir Forey Scott Saturday when the teams will be:-K...the attacking force of freis

it to its mere harmloss elements now, they died of the disease in Wachuang alone. BORCAST Dissing The Man Made Low, by Corallo Stanton Magars W. Pelling and C. Clements, Masara

1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, The Leat angal, by Katharine Tyñan.. from any blame in connection with the W. Edwards and . H. Moad

have discovered some guestly practices of All the Chinese troops there have suspend Unleathe Chinese government does some-

ed their daily drill, over seventy soldiers

The Magis of May, by Jots. mistaken signal incident of the last naval

Formoss Olanuel N.E. winds, The Forefront of the Battle, by Andrew K.B.G.-Mesa G. Tadd and R. thing soon to keep peace in this extreme parto date. The worst of these ora soul and others haring died at the harracks. E. winds, moderate; showery. demonstration. It seems that Lord Charles

Loring, YEAR Mesure Swain and of the Empire, the people here will gladly noted with the advent of a new cult A Hanyang suburb of Hankow, gave the signal for an evolution, which, if Lapaley

Crawford.

S South coast of Chins between Hong The Spanish Jade, by Maurice Hewlett- obeyed, would apparently have brought

welcome esme foreign Power to give them known as the Abirews, or Old Worst Chinese are so dying in large number, moderate, the cruisera Argyle, and Good Hope into A painful insident occurred at a football protection; and as they are situated a fetish. The fetish was supposed to kill while several Japanese and Foriguers kong and lamooks : Samono No. 1. The Traitor's Wife, by W. al. Willemson.

In the imperfect.

South coast of China between Hong. The Sacred Skull, by Gen. Grifith. collision. Air Percy, who was on board

returns of the Chinese authorities, the

Andie Page, by Netta Byrett. the Argyle, doubted the signal, and refrain: match in Fort William, Calcutta, on the near to Annam, it is not difficult to know witches and to be friendly with it was have been attacked

Restitution, by Dorothes Gerard. od from obeying it. The Admiralty feds 3rd instant. While defanding the goat for what Power would be glad to give them to be assured of immunity from evil number of desthe among the Chirene is kong and Hainen, Same na No. 1.

iDfcences. Anyone suspected of being estimated at over 1,200, but it is he

Five Nights, by Victoria Cross, that the manscurre order wae nover dan Company, Gordon Highlanders, Private assistance,

AS A LAST RESORT. batt. Ho threw the ball down and after

killed by the fetish for black magic was lored that this figure abould be much

DEFORE going to the expense of calling TO BE OBTAINED FROM thought there was risk, and ho was just inlong it and field was seen to throw up

A MESSAGE FROM AUSTRALIA mutilate and horribly maltreated and higher. A lage number of people are

inpluable condition and are hoging a color for case of diarrhoes or fled in burning ble cruiser the other way; his arms and fall to the ground. The ES-RS Williston & Co., Jundah then be led in shallow grave in for medicine and zestment gratis

apsantery procure baille of Chamber Watkins, and Lord Obacles so informed him at the spectateus immediately rushed to his as Quantland, weltos: ""Obambeth's most de ading fashing with hrokan bat-

Jon's Oolio, Cholera and Diarrhoe timo...

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it would appear that things are very con- fused and unsatisfactory, and we need not wonder at reports of uprisings here and there, or of the deep dislike of the people for the present official system.

LONDON, July 30,

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