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fully to the compassion of the natives, and be sucessful in induging many to tour mite towards the relief of the perishing multitudes in the North. The most prac tiral form ct showing their desire to prevent When the Volunteer. Companies" ghell; hiva

currence of those desolating Pamingsmastered their gun drills, they will be expected would be for the Authontion to fonatrast to continue them periodically by way of practice at the different batteries to which the Military good roads, and railways where likely to pay Authorities may hereafter assign them, and common the work of re-afforestation in the drought-stricken provincos..

8th May

loaded guns, while the blood of Mangataras

AN EXTINCT RACE. therapkan Hops in a rapid stream. Examples of such delamities are not unfroguani in tuo aunnais

One of the most, remarkabin races that ever of any nation, we ask their cause we shall be inhabited the mrth is now extinct. They were told that they have brimen either from the necessity kuown sa tủa Gaurones, And were the aborigines of protecting Christendom, or front a friendly of the Canary Islands. In the sixteenth century feeling of sympathy, with a neighbouring country, portilemos algvery, and the oralty of the Busti Imb those are only use framed to conceal the arde soooded in totally exterminating them Bhommiable lust for conquest and plunder. They are dagatibed as being gigantie in slaturo, Tas now precool to say for words on bat of singularly mild sad gentle nature. Thir Japanese unknote and Japansee ranity Fromod consisted of barley, wheat, goats milk, and past ages to the fall of the Shigonate car thair agriculture was of the radost kind. They faturo country has produced many wp, of noble at a religion which taught them of draufed oliwractor; They always maintained as state of rewards red punishments arbor death, guiding principles that the opasiderations of and of good and evil spirits. They regarded tho inky and obligation should exceed those of Yocatio; of Teneriffe as the rises. graff or advantage that the poor and the for the bad. The bodies of the end o

combs aftored should alwage, be, rolleve and the fully embalmed and depcated In The Bigatne bave nuiored their decota from over bearing, and wiaked pantabad, Thase which still continue to be ar abject of elasty Tehnolaidie.

men poscesodoragoons and rolnik mina to those who visit the lalande. Their marriage, Congidly upright and early encostible to kemik ware Very solama, and hafore engaging in They united in their characters the self-depon, that the brides were fattened on milk lence and self control of the mên of the western patkoms with the benevolence and loyalty of the COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCL Chinese

THE SITUATION LY EUROPE In the event of war the corps will be placed under the orders of the Offer Commanding the The negotiations for penen are more active forecs, to assist the regular troops in manning and hopea are entertain c Fourable jasne, the guns, in guarding the fortitions, and in all Sir Stafford Northoote

at Oxford Artillery duties connected therewitheaid that he hoped England hed

The following are the batteries to which the the end of the diffenfty. Svolunteers are Habis to be detalled on duty sh Beloher's Bay Ballory, Bitrated above the The Gorman steung Prins Fredricle Carl Western Slaughter House, Caplain': Mehr, rporis having: spoken üha Cer-|- 2-West Point Dattery, immediately above the mau brig Cerl Ludwig, in lat. 28,48 long., 149.50; | Roman Catholia Betormstory bound to Uhefeo

Bankam-road Battery, above and noor the

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MD Derlin Mission Hous The British steamer Antanor, Captain H Jonna, rogtoria having spokau, the Bellik shini↑ John R. Worcester from Londed to Shangla on the 9th instant in fat. 1930 Nalong, 11410 E.

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7-Trim Tae Tani Battery, Kawloon, near the Officers Quarters Military Cantonments, Store Cottare Island Battery

Dr. C. J. Wharry, who has been. Superio tandast of the Government Civil Hospital for everal yours past, departs for Europe this mom. ing by the French mil etasmor on leave of ab Until the ofico of the earys is oponed, any father particulars which intending voluntebre Ne may require will be furnished to them at the As will be elseread on reférens, to the adver. Colonial Secretary's Office STEVN Although neither the morning or evening drills tisement in our front page the China Naviga. Norer - To avoid delay in the station-of-lica Computer Ichang will fears for are compulsory it is earnestly hoped that, volus- Canton to-morrow morning at Bightslook, and tours will quake a point of stating prodatency in Orders it is particularly requested that all well-manzon her regular running in the line on their new milltary duties as soon as conveniently besinden somministan, to addressed to the Monday, if so, both of lost one

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Tan faming in the northern provinces of China is still raging with great severity, spite of all this efforts made to give relief to the in.

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“MANILA Another to took place on the 2nd lastaat, in San Anton ward, destroying thirty-eigh: Brusos

The bargas Ficenta arrived at Mazik on tho It not of source possible to compare mo ard instant. As has been already reported, this men ne these with the people of half civilized vessel lost eight of has brew by scurvy on the pours who violate avery principle of honey 437,739 lbr Baented Caper; 225,365 lbs voyage from Cadix to Zambrana, at Zamboanga, and despise all manly action. When the 50 Scanter Umage Pekos, 64,085 lbs.: 24 packsgaa two more dist, and another mati alea during the grate was first established at Kaur by Silk Pioce Gocus ad 465 pkga: Sundries pange from that port to Manila. All the de Yorromo, the arg. class spreadores the cessed were natives of the Philippines. The country, and although they looked down ppon vessel has hoon pinded in quarantino

farmers and the lower classon of the people their Or minda whore nolite and digniffed and their spirit - "sapiring and unyielding. If they did not possess MEMORIAL ON THE CULTIVATION theso qualities they could not be sanardi and MY OF OPIUM IN CHINA.

thair spirit, implanted for generations in their ......... terests in called by the valgar bukenalansayo nt r Daily Neus translates the following yoshikkifu, and by the learned 2537 v remoru, rod, Yon Kingshing, special benkom and the wandel bajauns lagy bit cxtrex A memorial from Yên High Comairieser for famine relied in Shansi gant Loyally and patriotically they route and Tang Kwohts as Governor of the sante the power of the Rhogun and noklevet a great province, requesting that the existing prohibition deal toward restoring the power of the Mirado.. against the cultivation of the poppy may be onun Since the restoration, however, and the change cisted afceh, in order thin the food supply of from Ron to Ken and the surrender of the feudal the people may be enriched and provision mado pensions of the samuray they have no longer any Longkong and Shanghat Bank Bhares-60: pov against the prongs of famine: They Lumbly conation and keing deeply sank in misery are cant framfomen The Takin Poiss denies in loty the rumour to

"Aubmit that, in farmer days, ftatis au pro at the meres of rich sad powerful officials. Tagation Insurados Society of Canton--$1.623 par which the Japon Guzelte recently gave publicity

sided against by accumulation of supplies during their spirit has gone with their words Bone share to the effect that Russia had applied to the LoG CHAN Ho Fex, $800M Toller op times of ordinary harrests Honoe nose the founy themselves in agricultural pursuits, or Chinn Trains Inorance Company's Shares- Jupanese Government for permission to use thepaared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Dampys for the systom of laying by third of the yield of each your,

take up come business, while others become 81.000 per share, coast of Kinthin, prostorably for a nasal station, defendant. The pistetic and defendant were by which means, in spite of drought and lood, the poliomon or achicol batchers, or borrow money Yeligtvo Insuranus. Association—Tit, Glu por wat oharacterises the repart as a mischievous formerly in partnership carrying on business people were noves vodoed to actual suffering or from rich friends in order to get a living. This share invention.

under the name of the Tune au tobacconist's want. Never was sech & thing heal of as the is present state of the shigoku all over the Chinese Insurance Company-$270 per share. The Chinese Ministers (says tha Tokio Times shop. The plaintiff subscribed $1,000 of the entirationofa erop that was injurious toman, and sonary pada Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares

Thore is a good saying in China that the tra $700 per share, display an Lativity in dispusing of their live in ospital and the defendant, who manured the discuminated its polson through, the hamlets and friendship of a person sever can be found unlist China Fire Inearance Company's Shares -$175

bisirters, 5000. This business was not soossful villages. The fallure of the liars, and he has been both poor and rich, and nonapted per pbare. Toile which is quite at variance with hand some dispatus arese, in quo of which sequent famine that now prevails in Shane, any both high and low positions. Yesterday hi pald Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company's mon ides as to the fect languor of official holite it was decided to thesolve the partnership and be called a visitation from Heaven, bat it is in amoog their countrymen. The second envoy,

conrt with smiling face to these in power in although much the older, is expreially disting accounts were counted to be lakes between reality the work of man. Ever since the poppy arise that he might gut some favour. To-day Hongkong, Canton, and Mawa? Steamboat Co's guished for the eagerness with which he softhem by the accountant of the shop, both the began to be cultivated on a large scale, the aug he passes annoticed in the struct the man he shares 56 discouné, BAR upon all new opportunities for investigation, partners being present. For the plaintiff it was plies laid by as a provision against times of sear isher in parely soientific and mechanical limo alleged that the defendant had not oredited the city have been gradually drawn upon, until as rexterday courted. It is not only the gayah Shanghai Steam Navigation Company-Ts, 21 tions, or in this fiekis of thepratical and speculative business with cocain eums which he ought to last there was scarcely grain anongh in store for and prostitute wu look at the fort and the pocket por share. ---- reform. Few of the industrial or humanitarian have done, and that upon his seeing he was being half a year's consumption. When, therefore, High and low all tray this wont of maili Hongkong Gun Company's Shares $75 per found out he abruptly left and would have no the people are suddenly confronted will so dende hoes, and the poor and the aflisted and nowhere institutions of the capital have osoaped the in thing more to do with the matter. This suit was famine as the present, there wood those who are beteralant enough to relieve their Hongkong Hotel Company's Shares 355 per quiringview of the higher mombers of thologation.

distressed: Their notoworthy conccasion to the infinons therefore brought in order to have the accounts condition of utter helplessner, Thors to thees

takon under the authority of the Court

conditions upon which the people "roly for suff-

Perhaps it may be imagined beenuse we say Gaine Sugar Rafining t evening entertainment to. Indies in Tokio will

summary jurisdiction in the ease and folied spen and human labour. Now, tho praductiveness of fandallam, and are dissatisfied with the present Chinesa Imperial Ioan-2105. the people of Sharsi, Sheutung, Honan, and from the south.

1873, as the whole property, strok, and credits mated by the memoriabita at something ovar Steam. But it is nothing of the kind. Wa Chihli from starvation, and has contributed

Amongst the passengers for Ragland by the of the partnership exested in valus $1,000. 30,000 king one king15.13 equers Sores), aro delighted bogand measure to baths our bodies large supplies for the purposes, but the impor-French mal steamer fraounddy, which leaves A Toller argued that the words in the Ornt the hast limited, and every road that is devoted the waters of civilization, and we rejoice over the daily adyaneszont of the Empire. But we fact means of communication and the poeula- taiday; is Mr. Genge Horspool, Asting Chrdinense applied to the onlna of the partnership to the cultivation of the poppy means corredo regret that the national charseter should Fangas--20 bags; at 81 400, by Kwong Him under Now and footive Management, and sil tions of some of the officials have served in lived in this colmy, in the your peansed to prove that the present value was profits to be gained by the cultivation of the daily home maps of the shirts fast aplay Inspector of the Hongkotiy Police Force. Mr. At the time of action brought, and said he was sponding dimination in the yield of graa. The great measure to frustratexts good intentions, 1967, with live vibers from thes Metropo under $1,000.

poppy being comparatively large, it frequently that the manly spirit of the Shigoku is fast dying Reductions of expenditure have been made in tan olive, and opened his service in the Ordinance, giving them the most liberal interland is devotel to its growth, and the bereal lower class make no effort to drauge, beyond His Tordship held that the words of the Lappens that the whole of the rich and rarely, while misery is increasing, and that the Police here as acting inspector, When the bek

the boundary of ignorance in which they have graph was introduced into the island, the works pretation, must be hell to seply at least to the crops are relegated to the stony and thinner up-beon, enclosed frous time immemorial Thare carried out by Captain Show, of the 73rd Regine when the partnership was broken up, and land soil. In earlier days, before the poppy was it into the famine districts. The rice stored meat, were superintended by Mr. Harapool, as it bad hean admitted that at that time the grown, fersien opium was naver consumed by may perhaps be some who possess certain imper afterwarde susiructed the clerks in telegraphy anionat of the property, stock, and credits ex the substantial farmers and the better class of feat ideas of self dependence, self control, patrio- at Tuurchow las, been ordered to be distri.and became inspector of telegraphs, which posicasded $1,000, he decided that the court had no agricultural labourers, its use was confined solely ham, benevolence and other virtues. But ib buted, and some of the surplus millet in the tien he fillet until that office was abolished jurisdiction, and gave judgment for the defondant to the vagrant and vagabond sass, Now that would appear as our people have altogether the poppy. Has been brought under cultivation; alandonod the spirit of kioli; that is that Peking granaries baa; we believe, been voted Haring new completed his term of service, Mr. with costs,

a taste for opinn has been created, and every courageous, upright, and benevolent spirit which Horspool loaves the Colony on seven months, for the relief of the sufferers. Altogether, fear of choose, with the option of retiring os

honnehold has lecried to oonentas it, until the relieves want and misery, and boldly and in- the Authorities at Peking have exerted them a well-earned pension at the expiration of that

vise prevails in the villages to a greater dependently does what is right without fear of extant than in towns or sentroa of trade. the Government. solves in a mostan usual degree-as, indeed, time or retaming to his duty here. The wide.

Tas result has been that the better class of difference in the morals of the Police Force now the occasion called for to relieve the terrible compared with 1867, and the comparative safety

agriculturiste have become idle and dissi- THE RAJAH OF BARAWAK ON THE pated, and in many instances have been reduced distress in the famiac-emitton districts, while of life and property in this colony at the present

to beggary or have taken to thieving. So much the wealthier Chinese, merchantz and land.me, is in no small degres owing to the eclenny

Samong Andaraan, carpenter on the German for the question of soil. To turn to the consi- of our police officers generally, and notably and owners have given large and frequent dons in great measure due to the example and intellig or, was charged with being drunk and deration of the labour question: the period at tions in aid of the funds raised. Butal that gut diligence of the offer now leaving Mr. qaralling with chair coolios. When constable which the sap of the peppy is collected is the has bear done bay fallen very far short of Horspool, who has always been popular in the yoke to him he drew a knife and threatened husbandman's busiest sexson He doyotes all

forse, was last night given a farewell dinase by da for the constable: maeting even the worst necessities of the his brother inspelers, and this woning before case, and the Committee of the native Faming! barking be will be presented with a handsome silver up by the Chinese interproters of the Find have resorted to the expalions of print-forse, the cup bears a suitable inscription and is ing an illustrated pamphlet giving a full accompanied by a scroll testifying to the rogard account of the sufferings endured in the and oase in which the departing inpootor has

always beca hoid in the foroo." famino districts. A copy of this appeal has just reached us. It is, as may be supposed, THE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY CORPS a quaint production, but the miseries of the starving poople are depicted in it with much In connection with the Voinnteer Arüllery ingennity and detail. A brief description of Gorge abuub to be formed for the defence of the colony, the following dotais have-boun oficially the shotches in it may not be uninteresting.furnished us by the Acting Colonial Secretary The first illustration shows the demolitional are now published for the information of of a house in order to sell the materials. One gentlenen desirens to join, Wo understand that they would have been made known at the man is engaged taking off the tiles very care same time as Mr. Price's notification of last fully, while others are expeditiously remov-week but for some knotty points which have ing the tubers. In the foreground the sale been until recantly under discussion between the 'of a plot of ground is being negotiated, and ène man is busily measuring it. The next picture displays a matter of wretched looking folks at work, some of them stripping the bark from trees, others cutting grase both for food. The third illustration depicts a party of the distressed people who, laving packed up their moveable property, are on their way south. Night has overtaken them, and weary, hungry, and miserable, they havo huddled together to get what rost they can on the roadside. Som of them are refreshing themselves with cups of cold water from the neighbouring river, food being unobtainable. The moon is calmly shining down on them misery. In

POLICE COURT.

10th May.

BEFORE THE HON, CHALLES MAY.

THREATENING A CONSTABLE.

LARCENT

Mahomet Jumma, & fireman, unemployed, was charged with stealing a watch and two chains.

Alded said he was a cook in the staploy of Mr. Nathan, Chancary-laus. At noon on the 9th instant he went to sleep in the cook-room; the keys of his boxas being under his pillow, On swaking he went to his box and discovered that a gifver watch and two gold shains of the value about $17 had been abstracted. A Chinese bor samed Cheong Alock told witness something about the prisoner, who had been known to wit news for about a year.

P.C. 55 proved apprehending the prisoner in the Queen's road.

The prisoner said a man named Suleyman gave him the things, but he couldnt find him Ils Worship sentenced the prisonse to four months' imprisonment with bird labour,

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The Cozmail was convened on the 16th April his energies to the poppy, sed neglects his cereal H. E. The Rajah Asil he wishv) ra gìrs o full The prisoner, in deter, said he was drunk.crvy, whicb la consequence deteriorates and ho- secont of his praesetings to the members, and His Worship fined bin 52 and to pay thirty couns worthless. Hanos, the ylald hang unpro. I to nsk their opinions on the sourse bo had con- cents for chale hire; in default, seven day's inductive and labour diverted to other objects, the gidered it advisable to take at the Court of Brussi prisonment.

people are dependent on the will of Heaven for a and to the Northward The Rajah said he had moderats harvest at the best, while an unfavour-visited Bruusi for the express purpose of making able seuson reduces them to a condition of pro- inquiries into the cession of territory granted stration and weakness from which no remedyby H. I tho Saltaa of Draugi to Baron Orers, can resoue them.The memorialists then pro- Leok and hit, Dent. On his arrival be found need to explain at great length the geographical tant thie cession was not drawn out as a mere conditions of the province, and their bearing lease for the exclusive privileges and purposes upon the agricultural question, and point out of trade, but that it was a bond fide ocasion of the different centres from which the various the country, with the rights of the people to portions of the provines have in furmer times Baron Overbook and Mr. Dant, to their heirs and down their supplies of grain. The area exsigns for the payment of a certain seit of braced by the poppy having incrassod, pour by money yearly. The Rajah explained to the Mom- year, it follows that the source of these supplies bers of Council that, laring Bis interview with H. has diministas proportionately, and the result in H. the Sultan, he had pointed out to him, and his new being witnessed. The only way that a re-enly remaining Wuzir or Minister, the Pangeran currence of the present suffering can be pro- Tumenggong, that the Brandi Government was vested is hy ounnsisting afresh the prohibition not justified by its Imperial rights to neli, he could Direction of ind against the cultivation of the poppy. The prac- call it by no other Laze, the country 3ging tatha tice has now, however, taken such deep root, North of Kimands Bay, as that country had for that it has grown beyond the power of local generations be quite independent of Bruneinument authorities to check it unded. The msmo rule; the people were living under their own Wat Thoracoelor... rialists, after much correspondence with the lairs and customs, and under their own chief BEFORE C. V. CREACH, E93

loval asikorities, unil after cuestul consillara, who were farmet Sultans by the lohablanta, tion, bave come to the concision that the best and bad power of life and death. To this Pan- He's Bo FREACH OF CONDITIONAL FARDON. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY CORTE. Wong Ebik Wa was charged with returning plan will be asus proclamations enjoizing upon guran Tumanggong replied that the country was umdity fallen The object in view in the formation of the from banielment

the heads of villages, clans, families, and guilds, { " pajak (lessed) only. The Rajah said that the Corpe is to impart to as many volunteers as pos James Malgraves said the prisoner was on the duty of exercising a check one upon the other, country having been granted sway in perpetuity sible sufficient military instruction to enable tonood In August, 1871, to five years' penal ethus doing away with the necessity of employing to slengers could not be considered to be them to assist the regular forces in time of war vitude. On the 20th January, 1971 he was official underlings and giving them's handle for pajak, which means in Brunet language a or Anager of stack.taja

branded and deported for life, under a warrant. eztortion and malpractices. The head of each dogs "pok' in Malay, a monopoly o farm. The For this purpose the volunteers would be from the then Governor, Sir Arthur Kennedy, alan will be directed to call upon any mom Rajah said that he had heard of the trade of a pected to go through the foliewing worse of which warrant witness produced.

ber of his clan who cultivates the poppy to root people being sold, or monopolised by Chiness or Instruotion:

PC. 134 said he arrested the prisoner on the up the plants, and heads of tithings will be Baropon morchants, but what the Branial gov Mach member to be drilled at least onou a day, Sed instant in a shop at Yow-tank the He was enlled upon to oxcroise the same authority over ernment had done was to sell the lives, rights either moralog or evening as he may elect for branded on the neck, and the mark was covers the constituents of their respective titlings, and a wall ca the land of a large popalaton who the mark was carent insist upon the land being converted to the onlowed the Brunei govorniment no allegiance The one hour in squad drill said down in the with a plaster. fell exercise book, copies of which are being printed for distribution. Squads to be formed banished from the opfery, for life, but for fire to obey these commands will be reported to the proccoding and easier, and should take measures The prisoner in defence, said he was not tivation of cores crops. Any propeistor failing Hajah added that he should ignore the whole under drill instructors from the regular troopa, years. The prisoner here corrected his state-local wrthorities and brought to justice; these toquaint the Northern inhabitants of the posi- Mezabors will be moved progressively from mant and stated returning to and being at who connivs at sets of disobedience will be held on in which the Brand Government had thrown lable to punishment and any magistrates or them, and cantion thems to defend themselves, if

Military and Colonial Authorities. The fabare Corps will now, we understand, be based në much as possible-in respect of its internal or ganisation--apon the old Ordinance of Sir Her oules Hobinson (No. 2 of 1869) which was repub lished in last Government Gazalo.

now.

the succeeding sketch some wretched parents "quad to squad according to proficiency, and to large in the colony without any lawful authority loial underlings who are found surreptitiously they did not wish to receive strange owners into

are shown selling their child to a rich man, who stands at his door while his servant drives the bargain. The fifth picture repre- sents the horrors of suicide. In one section a woman is represented hanging by the neck

arrive at the first squad as soon as possible should or excпse. be an object of ambition to all.

After qualifying in this preliminary infantry drill, members will be instructed in gun drill, but no member will be eligible for the latter unters he shall have passed the first squat.

The first squad after complating its preliminary infantary dill will be placed under the tuition of the supervision of the Offiner Commanding BOTA

to the verandah roof, and ber husband | Royal Artillery nm.commissioned officers order

Artillery, in auch numbers as he may be pròpiand

His Worship ordered the prisoner to undergo levying taxes upon the cultivation of these their country. He then proceeded to say tast

the unexpired portion of his original sentence, manier two years and six months hinprisonment with hard labour.

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Poppy will be instantly denounced and deprived he protested against the installation which he of othne: A praslanation in this senis has a heard was about to take place. He cautioned. ready been printed ant distributed for general information throughout the provines. The me marislats farther propose to send metaleza of the literate class from time to time to see that tke proclamation la giren eficot to. (For degree sue ascite of March 9th)

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the nocents buitg onrefully marked on the best Enlower when rebuilt, to be again let as seb The uniform of the vorps wil be supplied by Owaard disregarding this notice are to har, their opinions of sycophants are ssions and injuri Brune bad said to him that they knew nothing|SHIP AND FAMILY MEDICINE CHESTS inelelo bitherto attained. The typography displays the success of an attempt to make tas from a dead man, while others are bringing the Colonial Covernment, and will consist of a property nonfisestod

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supplied and refitted. In looking are the history of about the matter, and spoke as if they were Ieso Btting smock of dark blue serge with scar-

Syed A Chinese and Engish type correspond in the wiza their rise bowls to receive a portion. In the fat cellar and cuffs, white shoulder cords, and

sither angient, or modern, we find that national formed the Council kast he then proceeded to Gaya

PASSENORE SEITS SUPPLIED, a body, tharuby-effecting a vist, phongy next friat a poor woman is shown who white metal buttons. White trowsers in su

chamanter has a tendency to become less sincers Rey, whera ha had an interview with Pangeran

space, achieving a learners, not previously and more exuning on the people advoca in Datong, the Kajak of the Rajann. He, the

NB. All business communications should be attained, and dispending with these vast margins has recently expired in giving birth to a still.mer and in winter bino serge trowers with

narrow red stripe.White pith solar bəlmat and The Frough war steam trausport Surthe, Cap knowledge and the country in civilization. Does Rajah, sought for his opinion in this to addressed VICTORIA DISPENSARY 85 and ant ensoon which have heretofore charan - horn ekild, and the nahappy father is shown pugies danng the summer months, and in win-lain O'Neill, arrived at the Bornse Company's this point to o gain or loss 7. Accunday to The Pangeran fald him in plain termas that he

terized Chinese unbloationa carying the latter to the river, while the ter round bloe forage day with white band. A wharf on this 24th alt, moring from Torlon, our own view of the subject, au and that if we was not going to subunit, to strangers coming to y

white waist belt for ammunition pouch when with shoul 600 ungal and military passengers compare the present, character of the Japanese take over any part of his country or rights; that aged grandeirs, clothed in pitches, is detail-

be switchemicals for Cochin-Oltins, and left for Eagon on 36 1oople with test, which castingafered POUND VOLUMEN of the China Overland this work. Then emmplate, that a reference to its Try the family miseries to a sympathising The Corps will be armed with Schneider rifles 28th alt

alden time it has deteriorated. And we do nob equaly averse to such a prosseding, and that neighbour. The eighth is a fancy sketch, and hayonate, and members will be taught the We hear that pózo Edouard Gromier, of the think we are for wrong bis view. Look at the they would one and all hold out against any In is a number of poraons who have ancsal, and firing szereles by the military drill Society of Foreign Missions, who own cette people who live in the country who are a strange flag belag hoisted in the cosmorim bo

instructers, as far as may be found practicable of Bangalore, has been appointed Roman Catho- cirilized, the dwellers in towns who are bad longing to them la Rajah cautionis, the For- cambeltostaryatibrarelying by the roadside, without undue interfaronco with their gun drill. lie Bishop of the Straits Settlements As the vilized, and those who live at the open ports geran, against using respons, or lighting, bat while some fleshless caricatures, supposed to be The manual and firing rifle drill through of in revand gentleman is reputed to be an English and in the capitali Takia and Baikio. The first, raid he considered they were quite justified in devils, are doaring with delight over the sufsent at bodies to the artery one, will hear an the author of some works in Bag the country people, are honest and truse hearted holding what and belonged to them for gater

Leh, his appointment will we ballare, ba bated the dwellers in towns only pretend to uvilizations be essential in the event of close quarters forings of man The following out exhibito The Cotumandant and Ollvers will be appointed with pleasure by the Roman Cathellan of Singa- tion, while those of the third class are so bighly The Pangeran Jelt saying he would not sell his the strength of filial affiction in China. Aby His Excellency the Governor, and will with one. He in expected to arrive here during this civilized that they are cunning enough to steal rights that he would rather do than allow them

the eyeballs from a live boras if they only guts to pass into other Fende the concurrence the Officer Commanding the month woman is represented auckling her sick (a Forgon, betakarom amung shoregular milliary presented by De Bieber, Lipial German Cousal, The state of things is not pullarta Tapan at Scopul and meds town to the Enllan's Gene

Bighaess, tha Maharajab of Johore was fair chance:

Davy Kha dadah then left and on his retutya, onllad ther while her child has to be content with afisare on the station,

Non-commissione ofloses will be apposted on the latist with bandsume alban, with All sonntzien on the globe are in a pullar von vernizant the recall of Interview with Fungs bust In the tout illustration, some

by the commandant. The utili instructors will blue velvetycorera, and superbly bound in gold;dition In fact we have heard it said that that Daronplat wealthy persons are seen setting ort, well with the one rense of the OBeer Commanding with the rest of His Highness engraved thereon, sad svindling and viod aro xure prevalent (in The Hajah informed the Council that he had clad in fure, to visit the distressed districts the Forces, be selected from among the most in sommemoration of the rhif of the German western countries than with us here. It is also stated to the Brand Govorament than if HEM and distributo relict from their own private competent regular military por commissione max-of-var, the Fineta, to Johore In February stated that although water merchanta make Government approved of this cosion, he would afilcars on theptation d Dogg – when His Highness, the Maharajad entertaibed grunt, parade before each other of truth and then have nothing further to way in the matter resources. The next reveals a mandarin, The corps will be formed into companies or the commander, Count Moxts and the ofleas, at honesty of dealing, thor, eagerly catch at any He added that he had reported all that had passed surrounded by his subordinates, distributing batterie cabil company or battery to be lettered the Batsun with his venal hospitality within opportunity by which they u got the beat of a to the principal official at Labuan, and dão to the A, B, C, D, de acording to the number of the albam are photographs of the commander and bargain. Foraga Cflog, and to the Governor of Singe- orders for food to the hungry applicants, routers, and to huyo w curtain number of all the officers of the vesial. --Abrass Times. Or again, when, say on the occasion of an. Er pas Gratitude is supposed to be- dejúctul, on toffloors and nonspexamissiound oficera A

hibition, Sovereigns and ministers, moot in Bone The member, after making bertata inquiries *Hours and places of parads will be dale „uoti, On the death of a poor attorney, a shilling friendly country, they converse ariably with to satisfy themselves further their faces, while the mandarin is moved to and to the corps. An offled ox onedly room suksaription was set on fout for per fas fuerat each other, they take me other by the hand, the place, then expressed their antire tcare by the sad scenes around hint. The will be opened at the Government Offices on the estates Who application was inde to an eat together at a common table, and forks. It fie Rajah's pronéadings,

Ku that under no vireazi Inst of the set exhibits the gola bestowing ground for orpesits the Colonial Treasury, who had anffered tamen het from the law delays would seem as if their friendship must be rewards and honours upon the benevolent whore all the business of the corne will be murhe ozolaited & Only a shilling to bury at ut, separat la fis fish am estar and lacquer and glue Cureradent Justinea

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