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count on the fagers of one hand the shrewdly suspect that Mr. Goose wished: times FizzOzRALD and TENNISON-great to pilory Mr. ArtUSTINE Burst in the friends though they were all through same distinguished company. Hence life-met after they left Cambridge. the fire and fury of his outburst, .-' FITZGERALD "did not return TENTSON'S But how "dd Fitz" would smile at Ready made day and evening

one visit to Little Crange or invite him all this fuss and frenzy, so alien to his Gowns, Paris Models in to come again. It was the same in habits, and disposition. By bis own Hats and Toques, Laces, regard to TRACKERAY, FITZOERALD once confession ha early set himself to lead a Trimmings, Undercloth-ran the risk of meeting him in Piccadilly life of visionary inactivity," or, as he ing, Boots and Shoes, and he turned round and wept back once pat it to his friend. Pozzocs, "I again; yet Tuckstur had enes pro-have been all my life apprentice to this Hosiery and Gloves,

posed jointly renting a castle in Nor heary business of idleness; and am etc... etc. mandy with his old College friend not yet master of my graft; the gods Once he had, “come to forty year" are too just to suffer that I should." the Sage of Woodbridge became more His much reading made him a fino and more of a recluse, even his nieces writer, but he never sought fame among

etc.,

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·MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Amusements:

4-11 pm.--Grand Fats is Botanic Gar-who kept house for him at Little Grange, the bookmen and avoided the crowded

deal.

9 p.m.-Performance by the Baudmxon

Dramatic Co. at City Hall p.m.-Performance of Hippodrome Circus at Causeway Bay,

"Miscellaneous

Good per Dells not cleared at 4 p.m.

on this date subject to ront." Goode per Zightning undelivered after

p.m. this date will be landed.

General Memoranda,

THURSDAY, MAY 8 ̈ ̈

11 am-Auction of Nernst Electric Lampa and Accessories, at Mestre Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

BMA YAM TAURINE

TUESDAY MAY 4–1909

The SS. Kaifong, which arived or on Monday from Maalls with Harmsion's arsus had a very rough passaga...

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NEW BULTAN'S POPULARITY.

(Reucer's Ferries to the China MqU :

Copyright protested under- Ordinance 3 of 1894.)

LoxDay, May 3,

A message from Constantinople statewi

The Bank of Formos, which formerly established branches in Hongkong, Foo show, Swatow and Amoy and subsequently

as a Tokyo correspondent, to establish the new Sultan drove to the in Shanghai and Singapors, now "proposes,

branches in Canton and Bangkok and to hospitala to visit the wounded Salonika increase its expital to ten million yen from troops in an open carriage attended by

ingle orderly. He was loudly vhenrad- in the streets.

AUSTRIA'S ARMY AND NAVY.

Are million yan.

.2.

(Reuter's Servica (oʻthe China Mlade Copyright protected under 'Ordinance 3 of 1894)

Lowboar, May 8.3

The suicide of Captain A. 8.-Watson, the Yangtra pilot;, which was telographed to us by pur Shanghai correspondent last wook, was fall of pathos. He was about sizty years of age aml, had buried two wives Pasienyao. Cemetery, one in 1888 and morning he was seen in the vicinity of the other three years ago. Early in the the gravas, but appears to have left the sometimes not seeing him for weeks a

Cemetary soon after, returning about 1 o'clock. An hour later a shot rang out A Vienna message states that Austrim a time, though they were all under the

and the gardener found the unfortunate intends to build three or four Dread same roof together. No wonder that

man dead, stretched over the grave of his noughts. The Government will, however, even in Woodbridge he was little known

sk the Delegations for five hundred and that casual visitors to the town strong affections, he lavished them

million crowns towardi increased Aray inquiring for FITTELD were more almost as warmly on the imaginary bat

expenditure which ba Sean necessary often than not directed to the local chief ever present friends of his solitude, asen. Monday evening there was again a very tions in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The circus continues in popularity and largely on account of military prepara--

haunts of men like a shy felthouse As a recent writer in the Times very aptly phrased it, "His life was securely rooted in old, simple habits. A man of

policeman who rejoiced in the same on the real friends whom he so seldom patrynomic, at which blunder FirzazRALD SAW. greatly rejoiced.

Mr. BADELL's remarks, for all their

2.50 p.m.-Auction of Houssbald Forsi.trath, were evidently greatly rasented"

ture, at No. 15, Babington Path. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Hautehold Farn-

by that curious, coterie, the Omar iture,do, at Mr Goo. P. Lammert's Khayyam Club, for at their centenary dinner, Mr. EDMUND Cosse, proposing the toast of "The Memory of the Master,

Balen Rocom.

Goods per Benarty undelivered after

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12.30pm. Meeting of Union Insurance Society of Canton, La., stead Offco 19.45 p.m.-Meeting of Chlas Tradera Insurance Co., Ld...at Head Office. Goods per Scundis undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

SATURDAY, MAY 8:-

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

There wore 430 Europeat and 225 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, and 242 European and 3,041 Chinese visitors to the Museum during the week ending Sud May.

This morning a native blacksmith was turned and furiously rent the learned ongaged in erecting a wire-netting fence at Irish Secretary. He declared with Mr J. A. Japp's tennis court as 16. The Penk, when he lost his balance and foll. much heat that Mr.-BIRRELL-bad-rashly Death easued from the injuries received. declared that FITZGERALD's "affection

for his fellow-creatures was consistent

first wife.

THE CIRCUS.

DEATH OF DR MAR-

SHALL LANG.

large attendance when a most admirable programme was gone through, to the de- light of those present. Romah and Elliott ware distinctly unique in the comic hat entrée while Misa Ada and Dickey wro superb in their great cycling act. The sensational feats of the Mysors Brothers

(Reuter's Bervice to the China" Matts Copyright protected under with a bamboo perch were watched with the grostest interest and their successful

Ordinance, of 1894) performance was greeted with rounds of

LONDON, May 2.... applause. Mookerjue was also good on The death has occurred of the Very the triple horizontal bars" Quito Rev. John Marshall Lang, D.D., nevelty was the status horse introduced LL.D., CV.O., Principal of Aberdeen by Miss Zelin and the representations of Fairies," Amazon Watering Her

Univarsity. HornWitch of the Forest," "Mazep- [Note-The late Dr. Lang was a grenk pa's Fall,” “Two Good Friends," "Before braveller. He was at the time of his death. the Battle," After the Battle," "Trum of St. Pater St. Petersburg,

bonarary member of the Imperial Univer

and of the Imperial

Able Seaman Jones, firing from the peter of Sackingen," "Napoleon before Military Academy of new battleship Agamemnon, with 12-ose," croated a most favourshie im-well as of the gyptian Institute. End ba

Goods per (kino undelivered at Noon with a disregard of all literary compounder 18-ct gun on the newerb type of pression. Professor G. Uxhan empluded lived antil May 4th (to-day) 'he would have

on this date imbieat to rent, “

Monday, May 10-

Goods per Manila undelivered after pany." On this, be continued, he found

this data subject to rent.

ed pertain statements which no one acquainted with the life and letters of FitZGERALD would en lorse. For what

245 p.m.-Auction of Household. Furul. tars, & at No. 2, Lyeemoon Villas, Kowloon.

fonts in the lion's dem.

mounting, made no fewer than 16 hits with most excollent performance with daring 15 rounds in the short period of 55 seconds. This is a world's record..."

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

Hung Tai, of 4 Staunton Street, was

having a false scale ta his possession.

1812

p.m.-Auction of Valuable Postage was the truth? Why, that no one whorinon Hill Road, was making some-pito-day fined $25 at the Magistracy for trails in 20 years later he viited Aus-

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Testerday Mrs Fernandek, of 20, Mor-

Japanese shop as é, Arsenal ever lived was more dependent upon street, when sise missed her handbag Goods per Pathan undelivered after literary company, the company of the which she had placed on the counter.

this data subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, May 12:-

living as well as the dead. What was It contained notes to the value of $109. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Bousehold Furni- Mr Binnas thinking of to ignore Cat-the shop while she was there and whe

She suspects &

Coinosu who camp into tare, &c, at No. 9, Kennedy Road.

LATE and SHEDDING and Brisan Bantos, departed before she became aware of the COWELL and Towson and ALS

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The master of a licensed passenger boat morning, for making fast to the ss. Zafro was fined 815, at the Marins Court, this

whilst under way in the harbour.

Soveral cases of failure to attach stamps Discussing the future of Lord Charles to rent receipts word dealt with by Mr Beresford, an American paper says:-Lord Hazeland, at the Magistracy to-day Charles is expected to become one of the In each instance fines of $25 were imposed. most brilians forces in British public life.

The present Government esteome him highly as a fighting Admiral, but takes the

心

CANTON NOTES."

(From Our Cien Correspondent.)

CANTOS, MAY 3.

NO OPIUM SMOKKES' LEQUIRED. The new Tartar Genem) is setting a good example by his efforts to eradicate the subordinate officers to state whether or not, opium evil. He has required all the they are addicted to the habit. Overton men # have been oifiged to promise to give up the

habit within ten days or else forfeit the positions. It is stated that the officials belonging to the Eight Farmers will be the next to be examined.

WEIGHT, not to mention TENNISON and TicZERAY? It was impossible to rend bis correspondence and not see that Eterary company, the society of books and the men who write books, formed the very breath of FireGERALD's nostrils, ground that, he is wholly unfit for adminis- The celebration of the centenary of Mr. Gosse preferred to take the motor-ships and violent enmitica by his tempera trativo work, as he makes ardent friend. the birth of EDWARD FITZGERALD, of cyclist from Southend

Omar Khayyan fame, occasioned symbolic, representing a tendency the Nary

as purely mental quality, and this tend to divide The Government recognizes quite

2 store in a ten-cap in which was now only too rampant, war, but says that Britain cannot have war Admiral Bergford as supremely gifted for literary circles in England. "Mr. tendency indulged in by such, men of all the time in order to give him the om- AUGUSTINE BUELL, Chief Secretary for letters as were ashamed of literature and ployment for which he is best suited." BRID SZAL Carsoza $14,00 Ireland, the literary dilettante among took it only as a recreation, as some- Tokyo journals agree in stating that latter-day lawyers, and the author of thing permissible ou mainy days, or the Chinees have produced more or less some most delightful Obiter Dicta, was when there were not enough people Pratos Taland, and that in these circum- satisfactory proofs as to the awpership of the man who troubled the placid waters present to play bridge. This afecta stances Japan will have no hesitation in and brought about the petty little squation, be remarked, more in sorrow than recognizing Chian's sovereignty, says the the Viceroy for a situation in the Mint. A certain Eumpeen recently applied to ble. It seems that on the day of the fin anger, seemed incidental to literary prise, however, it was undertaken in and that thorn waino likelihood of a vacancy Japan Mail. As for the Nishisso enter. He was-informed that the staff is completa celebration he travelled down to men they did not bear of painters who absolute good faith, and the money sunk occurring. NOTE.-Port, after removal, should be Woodbridge and in company with Mr. were ashamed of painting, nor of sealy in the undertaking toe gous to the develop

Wine required for IMMEDIATE use FELIX CORDOLD, the Suffolk banker, tors who blushed at the dust of fors-sight indicates, would have remained particularly low in the river at Canton. Thre should be ordered to be decanted before repaired to the Crown Inn, where they marble on their blouses. No example eternally unexploited had the old conditions Chinese sampan people have been turning These Wines are specially recom- partook of bread and cheese and washed of the writer who bluntly preferred prevalled. It would therefore be at once this to good account as it has enabled them mended, being of superior vintage, old, down the plain and frugal fare with the company of the Philistine for its unjust and impolitie to drive out Mr to catch large numbers of shell-fish. and thoroughly mature, and in fine fine old Colchester ale, as FITZGERALD

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bean 7 years of age. He was the second son of the Rev. Gavin Lang, and married In 1861 a daughter of Dr P. Hay Keith, Minister of Hamilton. Educated at the High School and University, Glasgow, he soon distinguished himsaif xa a scholar, and State, was set at a Deputy to the United

while 155

* similar capacity. He was Mo- derator of the Church of Scotland in 1825, and chairman of the Commission oE Religions Condition of the People, which ant from 1880 to 1898. He was elected Pre basian) in the latter year, and during 1900-1 sident of the Reformed Churches (Presby ko. was "Baird Lecturer, having been appointed Chancellor and Principal of Aberdeen University in 1900, which office be filled up to the time of his dostih. He Tas formerly minister of St. Nicholas, East, Aberdeen; of Fyris, Aberdeen; Andar- ston Church, Glasgow of Morningside Parta, Edinburgh and of Barong Parish of Glango, Dr. Lang was the author of a large number of pabliations of a religious character, and father the present Arche biskop of York.]

KING EDWARD.

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Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894)

LONDON, May 4. King Edward has left Naples ón his homeward journey. He intended met g the Kaiser but this was not able to be arranged;

2.

DIRE RESULTS OF THE BUDGET.

DEARER WHISKY AND TOBACCO.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail Copyright protected under Ordino 1694.)

LONDON, May 4.

a result of the Budget proposals-"';

the price of whisky has already been

own sake, to that of the spirit attured understanding will have to be arrived at RELIEF FROM RHEUMATIC PAINS, raised by Bd par bottle and tobacco by

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Several Well-known. Local 14. 5, WATSON & OD, [ions indulged in and the humour of the dilletante litterateur, Gosse, the self-recitals have been given of the "Mousish" by all chemists and storekeepers.

The use of the gramophone in church, where soloists are not available, has been Watford Bertfordshire, were two Sunday Beer able to do for several days. For sale headache, bet nenalais, masenier and juice recently eremplified at Oxhey Church, gives raliot and enables the sufferer to CITEARNE HEADACHE Come alssyn Aleep, which in many instances he has not affords prompt relief, not only is

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the situation created a moment or 50 later when unto them entered a motor-

conecious poet, strayed rather wide of and Elijah." These were given after cyclist who had ridden that day from of view entirely. No one at this hour of everything should be done decently and Evensong, and a congregation of about £re his mark. He mistook the other's point hundred listened attentively. So that Southend and who, in dnswer to their the day doubts the absorbing interest in order," the operator wore a cassock, and casual remarks, nverted that he had which Fre took in all sorts the Orta was utilised for certain portions pover heard of FITZGERALD, and besides of literature, his letters amply Elijah," two beautiful records of **If

of the music, such as the overture. had no curiosity as to what manner of

testify to that, but it is equally certain With All Your Burts and Then Shall man he might have been. Mr. BREIL that he was more happy when afloat the Rights, by Mr. Edward Lloyd, seized upon the incident to illustrate a with "Pooh," the illiterate Lowestoft the voice of the great tenor, who is now were remarkably faithful reproductions of FOR HOME point he wished to emphasize in the herman and men of his kidney, cetired and can no longer be beard on the coutre of his reply to the toast of than when he was driving through public platform. "Litaritare," proposed that saxon the leafy Suffolk lanes with CALY evening by Dr. RosTSON NICOL at or trying to persuade TENNYSON of journalists by the death of Mr George

Melbourne has lost one of its oldest

The Overland China Mail the FIZERALD Centenary dinner. He the beauties and benefits of a reget Arthur Waistab,, who had boon on the

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held that Fnznetz would far railiararian diet. It was a peculiar phase editorial staff of the Evening Herald of have met the motor-cyclist than aar of of the morbid neurasthenia from which has city for many yonts. Arriving in the men who had gathered around the the translator of Oman KATTAM suffered eighteenth year, he joined the police force Melbourne in 1854, when he was in bis table that evening, for such, he held, was all through life. Mr.: Gona's diatribe as a coiot, and took part is some of the the peculiar humour and whimsical fancy against the accusation that Ezornits, most exciting episodes of the grant gold of the man. A literary aristocrat to the like a many other literary men, was Mutiny broke out he threw up his pollop mah" of that period. When the Indian. Order before you leave so you may receive finger-tips, delighting in perusing, acted with the fee affectation which appointment, joined Richardson's. Hores,

it while at Home

digesting and criticizing the intellectual makes them ashamed of their calling war he became sab-editor, and afterwards and went to the frent. At the end of the catput of all the ages,Old Fits,"

really fails in its effect, for the accusa- editor of the Englishman. In 1850 he ATSKYSON called him at 84, loved tion was never made by Mr BILL returned to Melbourne, Mr Waistab books, but shrank from coming into English literature is full of such

published four novels, Standing at Bay,!!! Confessed, at Ina),”! ** Pieros Charlton's contact with their writers.ow. Bir WA Scorn Conquer, Wires, and Looking Back."

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