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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1908,

PRINCE SHUN TO SUPER- VIZE THE NAVY.

The fires are also delaying New York shipping.

THE VICTORIA CINEMATO» GRAPH

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(Wah Tez Tat Po's Service.)

PEKING, September 31, Prince Shun, brother of the Emperor, has been appointed to supervise the organization of n- Navy,

REDUCING TELEGRA PHIC CHARGES,

A SENSIBLE REFORM.

(Wah Ya Po's Service)

PEKING, September 21. The Board of Communications has decided to reduce the cost of sending telegraphic messages by 30 per cent.

CHINESE CONSULATE FOR ANNAM.

(Wah Yo Yot Po's Service.)

Pesano, September 21. The Wai-wu-ph (Board of Foreign Affairs) has decided to establish a Chi- nese Consulate in Arnam.

EBUTER'S SERVICE,) DIPLOMATIO CHANGE.

Loxox, September 19. Herr van Royen, Councillor of the Dutch Legation in London, has been appointed Minister for the Netherlands) at Tokyo.

THE, SUICIDE OF GENERAL LUARD.

Loos, September 19.

THE BRITISH ARMY-MAN- ŒUVRES.

Losoy, September 20. The British Army manoeuvres which were abandoned owing to rain, and subsequently resumed on the South Downs, have ended in a twenty-four bours' battle resulting in the invading forces completely crushing the Briti alers. The manoeuvres were carried out under actual war conditions, the officers boing supplied with little in. formation and 'loft initiative.

their 50

TROUBLE ON E. M. S. GIBRALTAR.

Own

Debut of a Star Artist.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AMOY NOTES.

(From Our Own Gorreipundent).

Amor, September 19.

WHAT OTHER PAPERS ART

SAYING.

A more lurel distribution of wealth can Liberty and Progress only be secured by thrift, never by theft.-

Nearly all the British emigranta abruap Meke A. V. Bowra, Commissioner offre Londoners, more or lesa, Canada. It was a large and appreciative audience Customs here, returned on Tuesday after- that greeted the initial performance of Mashoon with his wife and daughter from Dr. George Mark Phyllis Eddio MucDonald at the Victoria Kuling, where they have hoan staying for Cinematograph on Monday evening, and the last ten months. the management are indeed to be congratu-was alan a presonger by the Felching latod on having secured the services of such from Shanghai,

Miss McDonald, Amoy is rapidly getting filled with to judge from the reception she received visitors of all phases, good, bad and on her first appearance yesterday evening.in different. Hotels are already fell, and should be a string and attractivo drawing neommodation is not easily obtained. card at the Colump's popular ausement Prices are also rising.

as excellent artist.

Hell for several weeks to come, since she has a splendid repertoiro of new songs and

dances.

Store of all kinds are being imported, and neatly overy zamer from Hongkong and Shanghai Laings in quantities of such goods.

The Englishwoman is a queenly woman whose quafitiae are the envy of her Continental sistors but she is so cold! Sho lacks romance-Familien Zeitung.

In moral" life it is essential that you should be right, not that poople shout

is just the reverso.-Figaro, think you are right. In "practical" life it

REVIEW.

The Studio, an Elustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art; 44, Leicester. Square, London, W.C. Monthly, one shilling.

The delightful art of miniature painting is cuting by Its own again after a perioŭ of temporary solipse. Our grandmothers could bosst of sozaé beautiful specimens of the art and it seems as if our daughters will be able to indulge a similar taste to even finer advantage, The August nam- ber of The Studes contains some capital reproductions of the latest examples of miniature painting, which one and all make special appeal to the con noisseur, Criouly enough Chicaga, of An article on revival of this dainty art. architectural gardening, with illustrations all places, is the home of the modern

by C. E. Mallows, F.R.LBA., will be. found interesting, and so will be description of Hungerien Art at the Earl's Court Exhibition. Very charming are the sketches

better to remain at home.-Mudanic.

of A. E. Newcomb, and one regrets that no of Durham Cathedral from the Sketch-book letterpress companies them, for Dur For many years the country people ham, with its long history and, associations hesitated between the calls of the city and rimming back to pre-Norman times should- the land. The city won, and agriculture farmish an aniple theme for any pon. Arti declined. Recently there has been a change,cles on the Munich Exhibition, the Hessian and the land, happily, is recalling the National Exhibition at Darmstadt, Studio Talk, Art Notes and Reviews complete aj people.-Eclair.

espital number.

In going to a democratic country, a The Toonan from Hongkong had a Australia andoubtedly is, women should consiguiment of wood and building material leave behind a good deal of convention,

were

Previous to her arrival in Hongkong, Miss MacDonald completed a successful two years' tour through Australia and New Zealand and worked under a special con- tract for the Management of the Tivoli for the houses that are in process of Theatre, Sydney, having also run for fourrection. 900 odd barrels of Beer, arived and all olam prejudices, otherwise it is Losbox, September 20.

months at the Orpheum Theatre, Manila in the Foiching, and not long ago 500

of Mumma's champagne H. M. S. Cruiser Gibraltar bas arrived Her present appearance at the Victoria

was occasioned by the smart look-mut kept se at Perth, Western Australia, with by the Management for good talent, sincs imported. bluejseket is irons, he having confessed Miss MacDonald was but a passenger to the throwing overboard of gun sights passing through to Japan on a holiday. prior to har departure for home, It was valued at seven hundred pounds sterling erly after some little persuasion that she when a fortnight out from Plymouth,could be induced to stay her journey fur thereby rendering the ship inefficient. the North and thus provide the Victorin patrons with some really good stunts," He will be taken on to Sydney where rendered in music-hall stylo. he will be court-martialled.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM THE "CABLENESS-AMERICAN."]

CUOLERA.

It is quite evident that at last this epidemie is dying out. The number of deaths per diem is now below 10, and Chinese say that all danger is protically

at an end. Quarantine should be removed from the port very shortly,

Many luesses can be traced to our "poisonous" anxieties shout the future!

The pictures thrown on the sheet last night were quite up to their usual standard The Munduria is making a very dater. We no longer enjoy the present, nor do we and included some of this best drainatie,mined attempt to get the Amoy streets/zonember the past; we un devoted by

Lamusing and instructivo films-that-it-is-

possible to obtain. During the first and into a sanitary condition. The work of the future, and constantly thinking of what second parts of the programo, Miss Mac brandening, and removing obstructions we shall do on the monew. — Figaro. Donald rendered four popular songs, "In goes on all the time, and the improve Zanzibar," Lady Hottentot,"

Rags,

THE WEATHER..

AMERICAN NEWS.

and A Bungalow In Borneo," having onment is very groat each occasion raply with an encue NEW YORK, September 17.

After each song, tho dchutante introduced Loutenant Governor Lewis Stuyvena new feature in the way of low and quick Chanler has been nominated by the State buck and wing dancing which made a great Democratic convention for governor of hit and received a recall on each occasion, New York.

ST. PAUL, MIRN., September 17 Representative James A. Tawney has been nomisted to succeed bixaalf by the Republicans of the fast Minnesota district.

ROCHRATOR, N.Y., September 17. William Jonnings firyan was the guest of honourata Democratic harmony dinner hars this evening. The various factions of the party arranged the function in honour of the

A verdict of suicide while temporari-candidate in order to emphasise the har-

ly insane, was returned at the inquest mony that prevails in Democratic circles throughout the State. Mr Bryan made a

on the body of Geveral Luard.

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At the inquest on his wife it was shown to be impossible for the Genera! to have been present at the murder of the deceased lady.

THE CANADIAN FOREST FIRES.

SPORTING:

Cricket.

Several typhoons have been signalled the hot few days. The closest was one Fast of Pratas Island travelling W.N.W. two days ago. Another warning, was up yesterday, a typhoon being situated in the Carolina Islands, moving in a Northerly

direction.

We have had a north wind, with dull The annusi general meeting of the Houg-cloudy days lately, and it has been distinct- kong Cricket Cluh is to be held at the ly evler at nights. Club Tavilion on Tuesday, September 29, at 5,15% p.11.

TENNIS.

Thero is a striking facial likeness tween men of tho ante profession, ru matter what their nationality. Loctors, whether English, French,or German, hear a strong rescrublinos; lawyers look slike, and this applies tu nearly every pro

onion, Viessniki Positaniu.

It is a curious fact that however good women may be as typists or linguists, men in the bulk make far better organisor. Women are good at detail but where responsibility comes in or there is a sudden woman is nowhere.-Modern

Business

Old Europe rénnins in the semi- Every- body praises pence, speaks of its benefits, of its necesity; but almost everybody doubts the sinocrity of everybody's peace ful declaratious. Never before has Europe been such an enormous military camp. Independent.

The semi-finals of the 100 points Tourna.barbarous state of armed pance. ment was played off on Wednesday after noon, Mr Thorns beating Mr Giles by 15, the former receiving 75, and the latter 30. After a hard, and uphill fight, M Flutcher had to own defeat by Mrs Wallace

Walking Record Broken. Mr Hammoid of the London Stock Er- speech in which he spoke hopefully of the change has won the twenty-four hours work of the party and predicted that walking race at the Stadium, covering 131 by two points. Mr Fletcher commenced success would crown its banners at the miles and 580 yards, boating all world's polls. Ho referred to the great work being records from 17 hours onward. done by the New York Democrats for the Hammond won the Stock Exchange Lan party as a whole and tendered his thanks don to Brighton Walk). for the support he was receiving.

WAKENOX, September 18, During an exhibition flight of the Wright Losos, September 19.

seroplane to-day, the propeller of the The forest firea in Canada are now machina broke and the acroplaus fell. 76 nearing Ottawa, where it is impossible feet to the ground. Livulenant Selfridge, tu see fifty yards for the overhanging who accompanied Mr Wright in the fight, pall of smoke and fog to which is is was killed and the inventor injured,

though not seriously. attributed.

Johnstone's MP

Thon clears the head o'doited lear,

Thou cheers the heart o'drooping ease

Thou strings the nervea o'labour, sair

At's weary toil,

Thou brightens oran dark despair Licht

fle Buss.

H. Ruttonjee & Son,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Rifle Shooting.

INTERPORE TRACTICE.

at 10, Mrs Wallace at 60, When the scores

No authoress who has gone into a fifth

BUNGLING EXECUTIONERS.

The exccations of rebel lenders in Annam by cutting off their-hendo in native-fashion, is said to have struck a much needed terror among the disaffected.

But, in too many cases, the executionem bungle their work that horror was the only feeling aroused among bystanders."

Those executioners wielded blunt swords with which they hacked away at the! hapless rebels. One of them was so in experienced as to slice off the shoulder hinde instead of the head i

Another executioner took twenty-two cats before he managed to sever the head from the shoulders. The poor wretch thus experimented upon uttered dreadful cris for half a minute until he lost ensisions-

DOKA.

The authorities avoided such scenos at Hanoi by engaging emast executióners who were congratulated on cutting off the heads at one blow-Straits Timer.

SHIPPING.

The s.s. Kwangse, from Chatoo, reports edition over thinks of speaking in society. (Mr stood at 93 to 83, Mrs Wallace leading, it She knows that all she need do is to look this respect the more "clever" will she be looked as if the game was in Mr Fletcher's mysterious. The moro successful she is in strong S.E. winds and cos, overcast, with band. But an unexpected recovery put considered: that is to say, outside litery min and S.E. swell from Lammocks. Ve Mrs Wallme up to 38. By careful play Mircles. The latter she naturally avoids the 21st passed small junk, bottom-up. Fletcher reached. 98, Mrs Wallace haring Ladies' Field. gained another point, making her 99. A

The O. & U. steamship Company has Thronghont civilisation there is unmis- good rally ensued, which ended in Mir takable evidence that the conception of decided to make an intermediate steamer Amongst the best senres of use whe Flecher placing the ball outside, Mrs marriage as a stored entrich, almost in of the Axio, when she leaves here on the

longer keeps its place. There is a univerend are taking part in the interport practice Wallace thus winning by 2 points. The dissoluble, except on one ground alone, no 17th October. The Chine leaving here on shoots for places in the interport team Susfists, Mrs Wallace, and Mr Thomastonency to rubel against the most solemn the 19th Decorber will also be turned in- meet this afternoon, and it won't be au cay engagement into which men and women to an intermediate vessel. Needless to say 200 500 300 Tel.

can enter.-Ü are:-

both vessels possess superior sceominada- 32 100 job to spot the winner. M

tion and we have no doubt that as inter- 32 SAD

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Les. Sgt. Munro

J. P. Mhilluray

C.-Sgt. Wright

A. Junkins

W. J. Cobb

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During the ruts from Canton to Hong.THE best and most popular the British, in recent years, have lund kong of the U. N. Ca's steamship Ho to appreciate Napolresink, and their admiration today that of the Nam, a native merchant was observed, latest literature at a minimum

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The Leading Lady, by Archibald Eyre, The Pareuer, by Morice Gerard.

Werkers in Darkness, J.B. Harris Berland. Her Splendid Sin, by Hondol Hill The Dazzling Miss Davison, hy Florence

Wardon.

The Bloom The Heather, by S. R.

Crockett.

The old question can photography, be considered as an art vi merely as a hand craft is still being koorly debated in artistic circles at home and to judge from the special surmer number of The Studio The accident which has befallen the which is satirely devoted to Colour is not locure the British are the the bathil, to suddenly fall overboard. At least 100 years before anyone formation being sent to the officer on the Wright Aeroplano adds another to the long Photography and other recent develop greatest abipbuilders that they control the The engines are at once reversed on in list of disasters which so for has attended, mente of the art of the camera," no definite else realised its importance. they made the attempre conquest of the air. A answer cau yot be given. Mr. Dixon Scott, the unclaimed empire of exlt water their bridge and the boat went full speed astern month ago the prospects of the Wright who contributes the principal portion of on. For any other Poser at this late but the man was not seen to rise again. It date to aspire to rivalry on the sea is futile is supposed that the Chinese committed Brothers seemed very bright, as witness the letterpress, holde that photography-le laughable.Engineering Magazine.

suicide since he was discussing financial this Extract from a London paper: a handicraft. As he contcada, eren the "Encimcas interest has been taken autochrome pictures now produced by the

We Americans often busst of our pat troubles with his friend. He left a letter throughent the week in the aeroplane trials Lumiere process do not compel that swiftriotism. We swell with pride as we dwell behind which contained certain information at La Mans of the American, Mr Wilbur unmistakeable stir of the senses-half upon our past Rohievements and put on a and, his address. Wright, whose achievements are ackno tle of contentment half thrill of wise, significant lock as we teil or hint at. ledged to far surpass anything which Is disquiet, which is the signal of the what we will do again if cocasion demands it. And yet, when all is said and done, yet been witnessed. He is at present presence of authente at The effect we've got to admit, if we are truthful

Life's Shop Winder, by Vietorn Gross. Three Wooks, by Elinor Gign. only making short tests, but the is of even the most artistic photographs, with ourselves, that we are a cold-blooded,

Love and the Poor Suites, by Paroy White. regular succession in each day's achiere-whether esloured or plain black and white, indifferent lot. Diens Letter

The Future Hire Dering, by Thomas Cobb. ment. On 8th st. the fight lasted a is as though the sperator was looking at

Love the Harvester, by Max Pemberton. minute and a half. In this first attempt nature through the wrong and of a tele

Hardy on the Hill, by ME. Francis. Mr Wright astonished the specialist scope. The effect, to quota Mr Scot, is

The Council of Jaatine, by Edgar Wallace, by taking his ceroplano a distance of that of a sharpened and acidulated nature,

The Surprising Husband, by Richard three kilometres round the racecourse, nature curiously lense and glittering, balk. The use of wireless communication 1009 have been laid before the Dutch A Woman's Way, by G. B. Bargin.

Marsh. and alighting gracefully within a few procentmost metallic"; or from another paint of is but a detail of this efficiency, but it ia a Parliament. Q

The figures show a deficit of seven sign that the British Navy is up to date in of his starting point. The 11th inst. view the impression conveyed is that every detail, the pride of the Deton and millions of guilders caused by extraordinary The Harvest Moon, by J. 8. Flerobes. the American flew nearly three miles" of a picture which he been suddenly of every man in whose veins ron angle outlay. Had it not been for the outlay, The Last Store, by Vincent Brown.

the balance would have been the other The Wild Geme: Stanley J. Weyman. before a strong wind is minutes 44 robbed of all these delato aerres and Saxon Glood-Daily Tribune.

way to the amount of two millions of The High Adventure, by Hugh De Selin- tands. Bo went four times round the tendons of pervasive our chords, the

It is scareely just to say that British guilders.RASS

It is not intended to increase taxation The Liberationist, by Harold Bindloss. account an average height of 70 ft., sly echoes and ream threads, which now-risily, then falling, at will, and the painter uses to all his work into oratory has declined; the fact is that it is executing the most complicated turnings che mounting accopliance There will be declined, refused, rejected the British excent in some of the outlying islands. Jack, Sparlock Prodigal, by George Horace rounded period, the sonerous phrast have sion of education, especially among Chinuse The Moth and the Flanie, by Alice: Mad children, and railway construction in Java- figures of eight, and serpentive movemente, many photographers, de imagine he people will have none of it. The well. The additional outlay includes the exten Lorimer Ho came down like a butterfly. And will resent such are criticism-of-their gone out of fashion. It is not all due to s

Angel Heqnire, by Edgar Wallace. next day Mr Wright accomplished a work, and really, after looking at the one hustling age, but mither to an instinctive and Sumatra. There will be farther A Wotan Fortooted, by Richard Marsh.

in Barka, that aratory a more often used to conocel fight lasting 6 minutes 56 seconds, hundred and thirteen pictures prosented mistrust of flowers of speech, and a belist experimenting with mechanical tra-mining The Hate Fisme by Porey Barron, and measuring about five miles. These The Studie we must say they have justice the truth than to proclaim it.-Court on the East Coast of Sumatra will be Douglas Blackham.

The spium, gambling and spirit farma Leaven (A'Black and White Story), by preformances prove Mr Wright's machine

extended The Banks to output is set At Oynthes in the Wilderness, by Hubert

Wales. Journal,

190,000 picula next year. -

The British Navy to-day is impressive not marely because of its overwhelming size, but chiefly because of the shining efficiency which we seldom assecute with

Extraordinary Expenditure Causes Big Deficit.

The Netherlands India Estimates for

It is a great thing for any baby to bo born in Chicago. All the natural con ditions for the building up less of a race WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS MUST BE of sirong men and women, ang present.

TRUE

to have almost bird-like qualities on their side. Msy of these productions soaring, skimming, and turning, and marks of the camera azn perical little geons aut & motable advance towards the conquest of rouch a higher level et excellence than the bird currespondent sys the in many a production from an artist's bruan, pression he gave was of a man flying in a while the impression they leave behind is Armobair. He made no effor whatsoever, handling his levers easily, and the great certainly, one of pleasure. What can be From babyhood to old ago we have machine ubeyed as readily as a yacht in a more exquisito at the study entitled every advantage, natural and artificial, VERYBOUT who has used it saya light wind obeys the helm. M. Telegrange, Bedtime," by Frances Allen, Tender and it will be strange indeed if in the Obamberlain's Colic Cholera and course of a few generations the Chicago Darren Remedy never fails to give ro who has achievert the longest flight with au and true as regards, arundings, the little of stalwarts shall not be able to rein- Hef from pains in the storech se dishes, aeroplane in Europe, exclaimed he watch

vigorits dominato, std oplift the atlete of which is positive proof of in rehability

For sale by all ahemists and storelepom the earth,Inter Orean

ed the rival invontor's passage through figure in the white nightgown is sunked the Afr, Nous sommes battute 1 Thes in an atmosphere which a painter would only criticism one can make of the machine have dificulty in reproducing more inith- is that the catapuls arrangement fully: Thou turning to the aptochromes, necessary to 'abatt it. The Laura-Woiller Synthesto hes stipulated that if Mr Wright Mr Alein Langdon Colvin's Autumn takes two separate flights of thirty miles Landscape should satisfy las inost exact enh in less than one hour, carrying with ing critic. It is a study of autumnal tinta him a presenger and sufficient foot for 130.6.English park, nod ngaan we see haw milos, the syndicate will pay £20,000 for

accesati has been the attempt to visualise the scle French right of manufacture

the atmospheris conditions of the soon, for the picture conrays the impression of wide open spaces over which the treaba

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W Fuller, JP atorekeeper, the dying year is sighing in a matiner which Rendalsham, tai Bontit: “Aqualis, fesses li do to ba donred. We should.

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