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THE FOLLY OF FISHES.

Revelations of a Gamers Under Water.

Fish hover dio or hardly, ever," was one of the interesting things said by Dr. Francis Ward in a lectura. With

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REVIEW.

**The Trade and Administration of Chios.-E. B. More.

The wuthor of Tho Trade and Ad- ninistration of China," a new edition a Camera Under Water," delivered to a of which has just been issued, set him distinguished audienco-last week in the self a larga tasie when he undertook as sympathetic atmosphere of the Fish.

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mongers Hall. And he explained why he alates in the preface, to portray the it, is that so few fish dio poncefully in present state of the Chinese Empire, with their beds, so to speak, and why we so such record of the past as will show by seldom seedend fish flouting about. As what procons ct evolution the existing the ranch or dace vickens it loses its tato has been reached," but that he powers of equilibrium and begins to tra over. In turning it cause a dash of succeeded admirably in proved by the bright light, as the light under-surface success which the first issue of his hand. turns upwards. A pike or some other bock in 1907 met. The field before the predatory fish is attracted by the fash, author of such a work must have been so, great as to render the selection of Moon and the ailing fish disappears to a swiftor

material almost appalling, but Mr. II. B. Morse has succeeded in condensing within 166 pages all the facts which will give to any ordinary student a sufficient knowledge of Chinese trade, with its commolative questions, such as that of ourensy-in itself big problem if one drivas deeply into it-ant of the suminis. tration of the vast territory which w the authors commenced his task, was undes Manchu rule. Between the first

Dr. Ward's lecture, which was much the Company (since its registration) will appreciated, was illustrated by some, ad be held at the HongxONG HOTEL, Hong mirable siities and by the cinematograph; long, on SATURDAY, the 31st day of May, 1913, at 12.157... for the purposent he showed how by the phenomens of of receiving the Report of the Gonem refection and refractkas the fish below Managers together with Statement of sces but very distorted Exitges of the Accounts to the 31st December. 1912.

Anderman above. Of a heran, fer in The REGISTER of SHARES of the stance, the fish aces only two legs which Company will CLOSED from WEDNES DAY, the 28th May to MONDAY, the 2nd look like weeds, and as die Front where June, 1913 beth days inclusive, during the legs enter the water they are reflect which period no Transfer of Shares can be cd in that in the photographs taken under registered.

water of a fishing heron the audience in its feet resting on the gravel of the pond

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers Hongkong, May 23. 1816.

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the ballom-st the picture, and the end coral editions" the Revolution in inverted image of the feet and gravel turvened, and it was cluedy this internal at the foyes

Things are all round much more dif. upheaval, we take it which was respon sible for the revision of the work. Writ ficult for the fish than we imagine. The ing in October, 1012, in his second pre- Things they are from their watery: habitat Ised Mr. Monse stated that it was "yeb heor no relation to the things as we know too soon to declare whether (the them above the water line. All the rules Revolution); will be destructive or con and laws of optics go to dalindo the fish structive, China, however, reumain, une and make him fall an easy prey to the changed, and a knowledge of China of lesser black-backed gull or the salmon the past is ne necessary as over to an fisher casting bis fy or whatever the rulerstanding of the China of the Hunger, may be. And it is well to know future. With the last statement few that the fishermom who sits in front of will quarrel; and those who wish to gain a wall or a hedge cannot be seen at all-more than superficial knowledge of the His reflection is abarbod in that of the country and its government, old and now, object in front of which he is atstioned, its internal and foreign trade, Customs, and we to the fish danger lurks quila - Post Ofice, weights and messures, res

venue, and other similar matters, will find the volume a profitable investment. Mr. Mora writes with thirty-three years

677 |-- The lecturer laid stress on his belief that it is the flash of light on bait which ntfractu fish, whether it is the flash experienes of China, and closer study of n. turning salmba fly or on a smaller fish falling a prey to a larger fish, or to -bird, otser consent. And the photographs shawnacemed to bear, this out fully The flash or glittee must be sufficient to

kite attention, but not violent enough are Mens Kally md Walsh, from whous

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at the fish of an artificial Ay in a moment of irritatim and not accessarily because he is hungry..

ORIENTAL PRISONS.

According to Profesor. Henderson, who occupies the chair of Protective Booto University, the best logy at Chicare: U prixon system that in foro in Indin Physicians, am in charge of the penal M

A MODERN PORTIA.

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TEW MODERN 3-ROOMED FLATS, with two bathrooms, pantry, kitohen and eurvante quarters Bathrooms fitted with English Baths. Kitchen bas English faith an Cooking Bange and Hot Water Boiler. All matter for pal delcotric Light throughout Immediate ritten on one side of th

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method. In Japan, he said, the Goran the Inscription on & signpost car Ilaarsbout 1st day, moth has been followed in part and the lemn, Holland.

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CANWHA MIMIC" DISEASE.

Illoons among some people has become almost popular sincs the coming of the Inquitace Act (says the Glasgow Nows"). A certain domestic mal zone to her doctor for mistress having taken the precastion to inaish tone her mother should accompany hur The mother returned with her in due time, and reported that according to the diagnosis her daughter was "mimle and in a very bad way Amimíð 1' axic. huistress in astonishment, * **ibalfe camily cured, for it masas that she is just taking her fun off is and that, thère › in [nothing wrong with her. Oh no, id the matter, *that can't be, for the doctor in that she is a voluila, aga link sho linda 6 caough blood and was very fi Jadded. It subaquently, bananilrod that much more/ serious

COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION

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