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criticise the motheda and teachings of the T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that that new China we please, but, we cannot portion Wongacichong Road ex- deny the evidence of fur senses that the tending from the South boundary of Lo uvolution is there. Some there are who Calvale (loined Lat 1698) to the South ara optimistic in the belief that this boundary of Inland Lot 1577 is closed, except to pydostrian traffic, until further After customary loyal toasts had been awakening of China foreshadows rogenera notics.

W. CHATHAM. cor lilly received, the Chairman wid :—

tion, pulitically, socially and morally--that · 'That the honour to propose the fonst we are at but in sight if the realisation of "Prosperity to the Chinn Association." "of Mr. Barlinghamae's somewhat previous I speaking to this teast it has been picture, drawn nearly 50 yea neo, of the customary to give asmo measure of review Cross of Christ shining on every hill-top of events in Chica since our provirus in Chia. Pessimists; on the other hand, gathering. It had beer my intention to are inclined to the opinion that at the pace follow this precedent, and I had some time at which new China is rovinu she is likely age thought out a line which my address to upset the whale apple-cart--tint the might fallow. My iden wax to review the, bull is in the crackled china shop indeed,

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and after the 11th instant and during changing conditions of the Far East. I. broken crockery. And indeed thero is had props to make some platitudinal much, both in experience, and ingibe the construction of she now road connect 818 remarksisting that old, hackneyed, and evidence of what is going on, to supporting Chamberlain and Plantation Ronds, from Barker Rond to the point where the always untruo, öxpression of the “change the latter pinion, for the adoption of a that portion of Plantation Read extending 1st East, and to emphasise its absolute policy of reform in the lump" me ever new road joins it will be closed to traffic antruth, so far, a gway as Chian was con--in-history pfered a dangerous experiment daily during the following hours: erned. had thought that song, mansuro; an experiment nové particularly dangerous' interest might have been imparte to in the case of China, for, one may be for- ay speech through a compartan of the given for doubting whether the leaders of China as wo knew it 30,gears ago with the the reform movement are so entirely put China of today, coupled with suggestions riotic and altruistic as they wish to appear; i as to how the extraordinary revolution whether, in falt, they are themselves not which wo wore witnessing had been accom- after the loares and fishes which an up- luished. Fut, geathen, the events. "of heaval may bring their way.

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Binking Fund Account of the foundations of China's change bas mile, the greater part of which is either-Lifu& Annuity Funds 15,845, 125 97 in active operation or in course of con- been slow, perhaps for that very reasonstruction, against not a mile 13 years they have all the more strength; anyway, age, indicates a most marvellons rovala

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