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An interesting point affoullug the thit aysboa in its relation to public bara arose yesterday moralg in the Summy Canet in a case in with Thomas's Grill Loom sued G. Kirkpat kisk for $182.90, amens due on signed ohila When the oase was pulled ou Mr. Bishop, the former regunger, came forward us representing the plautitis.

ACCIDENTS TO CYCLISTS.

THE LEMON TANGHE, BY UNVÄRNIAMED FACTS.

which we have dalind altoztion should def great deal to kill this essentially stupid splčit, which must die altogelber if the permanebi prosperity of British jdustry is to be assured.

SPORT AND ANLODOTE.

BY AN OLD FOGEY.

“ÖÖRDANG'S GREAT BIDO,

Eighteen miles on

PAIN GUNIT OPENS FIRA, that the adoption of free colange would be enough to socure the admission to

Avstraordianty story somes from the Kunis, Where Captain Ganji parsnya bis pain- Iunitie asyls of the parson who proposed

ful wwwple with patience and assolution that About fifty persons have come by their deaths it or the Government that passed it. No-

Evently inltigate the aupractical theatrical'obur.from ayoling during the present season, and ethor ratio thun 151 to 1 would suit Trance,

actor of its inception. It appears that the about one hundred tours have too seriously Captain was a Liesieniant who has And its injured. This estimate, which is based on owing to the large stock of allver held by

ratio expedition northward--and his co- very careful examination of the fes of the daily her and valued at that figure. But to

pasious have now inaugurated farming and papers, may not be quite as complote and cou fahing operations on a large scale, and are able elusive as one cockt have wished, hat it is orra re-open the inint to silver as that ratio

Br. Justice Wien said-In the ordinary way to congratulata themselves on considerable it sortainly does not do eo on the score of ever,

Incomparably the great ayoling feat of would mean that Frades would have to

you subot sa for liquors in quantities less than success. In the middle of last month estimatian.

| modern times fa that rewaliy accomplished by absorb the whiola silver money of the world,

55, pred I think you are bringing this case became the story runs-an

it la noteworthy that no reliable statistics Cordang, the Dutch rider, who first came into American soaking you think you have an adjust Heszce. Under aplicorer, th

St. Laurenes, visited the exit on the subjust, for even the oysfing papers, prominones by winning the 100 kilomatres and, a contemporary suggests, so cautious

the Conance, so far I understand it, so island, himashiki, where the little colony or the majority of them, from motivos wiinu zmateur champinaskip of the world at Colarus a people as the peasantry and avall bour

jnnet Heaned oxoludes a public bar; that is, establishod, on the pestort of procuring

seo curious to the lay mind, customarily pre in 1805, defeating Wridgway, Scott, and a lot an ajmet Heenses in a restaurant kooper, who

supply of fresh water. Part of the

serve a completa silence on the missings of the at Continutul celebrities. It is sot no sy gouis who control the elections in France

supplies drinke with food. A piblio bar is

arew Laded, and wont upon shooting oxşar.

whout or of its riders. This ostrich-like policy, youta ago since Frank Storland set the tongues would neversuppost a Government which en

A Chicago paper saya" that a young Japaces excluziet, unit I rather think there is a public sions, soute of them ranting their way into however, defcats its own ends, since a trade of the opaling consually anugging in praiso tered upon so wildly speculative a policy as woma aspires to the honour of being the first

bar at Thomas's Grill BonD. hns just received Trzsis SurPLIES of

the houses of the colonists at sunset, and behar. paper, with a grasp of its subject, could easily of his wonderful siding in a tronty-four hours Plaintif-It is for boarding thero.

ing with ruteness tostards the famite inmates, pulverise the argumente of alarmists, urmod race at Herno Hill; to cover a distance of 413 would be involved in sinking the gold of her country poeale to brave the terrors of a wilor in Alaska in search of gold. The young

His Lordship-That's all right, but I suppose Captain thanji found these proceedings so in though they should be with abutsbor's billas - milee in 24 hours appeared a phenomenal you are not going in argus to me that the tolerable that he advised the town to leave the

ious na thak recorded above. It is indead serions, performance, and the medical sad. scientific WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY reserve in buying depreciated silver in woman in Miss Takahashi, kuotes to majusino

for it takes no account of the myrind minor journals discuss the subject with such fervour unlimited quantity, above its market valuareem under the nam de giurie of Deco

Walapra. Like the most of the people of her freskurants supplied wore not drinks Were land as son as they had obtained the nes

Bat tany treated his mishaps which befall most wheelmo, sooner or that any who bud but the feistest knowledge The WOLCOTT Commission hna pravod a scentry she is reergotio, and bales an int the drinks supplied with fool? All of them say apply of water.

wore zat, I think; some of thom are supplied suggestion with cumloop, and behaved more later, in their careers, and you it is gaither fonts of endnummos and the possibilitios of failure; it may be looked upon as the katin all new things, especially in the advance that at the public bar, and an adjunct licens dous leviessly than over. Finally Captain Gunji abonel nor ustuning.

ayoling bogan to regard the longthy Londonor of her eux. She has identified herself with tho

From the point of view of the pedestrian there as a non bent upon self-destruction. For a flicker of bimetalliam.

Woman's Aluska Gold Club, and proposes to b/not cover a public bar. I must hase a detailed informed thou that if they continued to insult the women and prolong their stay

is really da to complain of. Probably long time Shetland was hand and shouldars China and Mexico are now the only one of those who will leave in the spring for list of the whole claim; you must say what

on the island he would go his artillery fatal accidents and twice as many serious mis- azoto everyone else at this particular class of Plaintiff Br. Kirkpatriols númíts--- important countries remaining that depend the gold fields with Miss Florence King, tho wan far boarding and what for the pablin hav

against their ship. That threat, also, they haps to routers of the poporul public are to be cycling; be the competilous few orang, men of |ber of the organization, Miss Takahashi in

His Lordship fierced publier eaunot disregarded, and in the sad he proved as laid to the charge of the le boily of eyolista. experience on the path or froub comers brim- upon the silver standard, and in China onthusiastic on the subject of woman's opportu

7 do not bear theming over with enthusiasm for this modern silver is not the real standard, that positionnities in the frezen north and gives it as her bring to action. I gave judgment in a similar goed as his ward, getting cut a gun and Sr. They sro regrettable, yot

case the other day bronce you said you had ang a shot orge the of Laterance. The hint was least proportion in the world to the hares sport, he was always to be found ahead of being held rather by cupper cash. Her opinion that the percontago of those of her se

who start and turu book will not be as great or justice, but rustico de taken, and the ere, getting aboard with all wrought by light and rapidly-moving horse is rigte at the Quish

corer a public her. I shall adjours le cose until husle, made sal. There isa postarint to the story drawn vehiclen. And the eyeko has every whit tear for 24 hours on end was something not foreign trade, however, is in reality con- arzong the men. In appearance Mies Takaha

next Friday.

amely, that the poople of the St. Laure as much sight ne the trap on the rud, and, too, easily graspad by the average render." ducted on a gold basis, the rate of exchange abi is small, she dresses modestly, and is an in-

probably told the crows of cther schooners the machine which rane away with its rider degzoes the Froncinen Lagan to take to those cessant taller." being taken account of in uvery transaction

what thoy might expect at Shimushiri, for indous influitesimally less damage than the horse arduus tasks, and men at money being we had recorded some vory fortheoinfog the case of two vessale that ankeequently visited which bolla, for the sale of purchase of goods between

As regards accidents to cyclists themselves, romarkable foute by Huret, Stephans, and tbo island, a very different line of condnet was Chinese and foreignere at the treaty ports

observad. If the tola is trily told, we thor-

LADU arcy of coures, most us sufferers, Rivierre. Be wonderful were some of their and in Hongkong. It is only the Chinese

The first general reccting e of the simraholders oughly pphund Captain Granji's procedurn. No yot some als wenten have lost their res this ridors, indeed, that some of the orities on" in the Great Eastern and Caledonian Gold Min-one sympathians with roughs like the crow of year, rather a larga percentage of the whole this side of the Eaglish Channel thram Government that cannot take account of

doubts upon tho

of genuineness ing Cosepouy, Limited, was hold yestering, at the St. Lawrence-Japan Ñail,

Sixty per cent of the accidents have been times, the moasurement of distancos, and so exchange, and it has to collect ite duties

aton, at the offices of the general agenda, Mesarë. Litgens, Einstmann und Co., 99, Stanley Strat

caused by riders lusing control of their ma

en. France was fortunate in posarsint coas in depreciated silver. But Chion has

okines while descending steep hills afortu Lately no record exists us to the presouce or

YAYA contracted large gold alligations en

abesace of a brake on the gocasions at the parting f is trying to contract more, and if silver

negative iferelite is probably correct in most catering alously into the spirit of the thing encouraged Inng-distance by every means in continues to locline the stroja on her

of the cases. Track riding puro sad simple only their power, pacing beteg bonght and pro- produced relatively few bad spills. Callinna minncies arranged on the most lavish scale. finances must soon rench breaking point. And that there will be a further decline

with other vehicles accounted for treaty per But now, we fed the resurds made by then out of the whole total of accidents, yet cazes heroes of the path swept on one side in whole- there can be little doubt. The rate of

nos fashion, and instead of gaping open- of alidding wheels are not specially numerous. In one a woman lost her life through mouthed at sighteen to twenty miles ou hour exchange is at present sustained by a tem-

riding on the wrong side of the road. Then being ridden for 4 hours straight off the 1901 porary scarcity of money in the Far East,

out of every fire recorded cases of collisions at ourselves marvelling at the performance with rahicles brought death to the cyclist. Yet of, Hollander whe reels of mile upon mile enused by the withdrawal of the Japanese yen and other fortuitous circumstances, but

elpable negligence on the part of riders is until upwards of 616 miles stand to his credit simcet a thing caknown..

-au average of 254 miles an hour! the influences now operative will not last many months, and then silver will resume its movement on the downward grade. One of the reasons of Japan's adopting a gold standard was that she desired free access to she tuoney markets of the West. The same renson ought to operate, and more strongly, with Cuan, for if she does not take steps to regulate her curroway she will soon find

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

ameld be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Tonks abgai.

With regard to the question of exchange a abieting private individuals we may mention a circumstance that accurred some years ago. The present writer was discus- sing the exchange question with an old Chino band who was reputed to have ac cumulated a comfortable competency. The old brand said he had just sent all his money home at 29. fic, and that he had been ad- vised to do so by his brother, a banker in Edinburgh, who told him that it was no une waiting motil the rete vent to e. The writer, being at that time still a believer in the future of silver, eroffer at sech au

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communications relating to the news columme Oetresdents must formard their name and address seil communicatione addressed to the Editor, at for publication, but sa evidence of good faith.

di letters for publication shoulä ba written on one ride of the paper salt).

No anonymerely sigzed communications that have already appeared in äther papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra cogs of DAILY PRENE should be not before 11 am on day of publication. After that hour the supply di lirailak Only supplied for Cas

Telegraphic Address Pн-A,B,C. Quéïc.

FU, B. 20 Felephone No. 12

BIRTH

On the 21st October, ut Yours, the wife of ALF WOOLEY, of a 500.

MARRIAGE.

The old band did not live so follow his money home, but, like so many old hands, went to Happy Valley instead. The result showed, however, that the policy on which he nered with regard his remittance was a corrests one.

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It would probably be equally correct for any one similarly circumstanced at the present time to remit at 16. 114. instead of waiting for the rate to go to 1s. 6d.

The P. & O. steamer Verona, which arrived Tokohama on the 18th October, brought 1,008,uha silver yen.

According to a dopantes press despatch Sir At Kobe, on the 18th October, at the British Coulon, the British Minister to Japan, loft eulate by Mr. J. L. Dall, and afterwards at the Lador va the 4th October and is expected in Join Cher by the Rev. H J. Fox A, Tokyo about the 20th November. CHARLES TUWArgus, to Leriġja JANE CAKELDI.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 30tk. 1897.

The enquiry into the death of To Shiu Kin, who was muviered on the night of the 17th inst. on the rund between Yaumati and Chinese Kow. luun, was resumed yesterday morning. The finding was that the tanrder was committed by some person or persone ucknow 13.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held on Monday 3p. The following the order of the day-

Iloport of the Finance Committee. Baritery by-law

ation by fun. . . Whitched.

Scout rating of the Bill called Au Aliance te spy a sum ofaut exveling tre millions thine Larthed and forty-three thousant seven hundred at thirty dollars to the Public Service of the year

1818.

THE GREAT EASTERN AND CALK

DONIAN GOLD MINING OU...

LIMITED.

E., Wilcox prouded and thoro wer nisa prout-Hora, G. C. Cox, G. A. Atzenrolh ¡Directors), C. Schwencke, O. von der Hoyde, L. Lambotto, Th. W. Vegelgesang, E. Georg, and Ho Fook,

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Oad manc.: to an end the Chinese Extrudition Onlines, 190.

Second reading of the Billedt Onlinanes to Tho CHAIRMAN, after reading the notice soldate and regal the law relating to the conealing the meeting, said-Gentlemen, as you are no doubt all aware, this mesting is merely erection of Ordinares,, to further shorts he lan purge used in Ordinances, and filter like purposes. the statutory menting of the Company, held in Sxond reading of the Bided An Orduanes to compliance with the precisious of this Companies Ordinance, under which it is registered. There farther amend the Waterworks Online, 1993.

Sreond readingof the ballentitled Av Onlinance for is no business before the meeting, and I have the muralization of 1 Hoi Chola U Chin Teis,

little information to impart, as we have done Bord reading of the Bit entitled. An Ordinance our best to keep yea pested, through the Press, to an end the need Hoises and inanitary wellin concerning all fletelements at the mines. It Ordinanco, 1894.

Sect reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance 15 amend the law relating to vagrants.

SILY AR YRN AT JAPANESE

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deathroll.

There have been serumi cases of henti erhaus- top and fatal attacks of syncope, but fower then might have been expected from the Fary ing age and condities of the people who ride Ruts throw several sides, and the wandering Bock of sheep was not without its victim. Que noticeable feet is that very few serious mishaps base boom entailed by defective or faulty machines.

On the whole, walle it should be easily pus- sible to ausure a happily smaller death-roll in the faturs, there no be no alarm to the consequences of this form of locomotion, eluce it is probably the last destructive of human life of any known.

This might take time to sabatantisto, but it

By

the

UNEARTHING A CHAMPION, To Joseph H. Ademá→→the popular “Jounny" Adams, of Lard's End to John & Groats' fam belags the ordit, I believe, of first bringing Uerdang into prominence. Prywisely how this tras sccomplished might not attard verY MATONLY reading, especially it all the petty details were entered upon, but it will be suficient to say that Adamas ronde a apceżal journey from England to Germany to fr up the Dutchman for the Amateur championship on behalf of the eyel mafcoturing firta ho represented. 15 was in "the breakfast" roem of the Hotel de l' Earone,

at Culngan, that the speedy: Dutchman was tiret introdured to me by Mr. Adam, and I am bend to confess that I was not particularly struck with him as one likely to recomplish any thing big against the flower of English cust

CURIOUS PROCEEDÍNCS, We fiche Chronicle) save Fannived saveral complaints that the local Post Offies, Crstoms authorities, and the booking clerks on the severamunt railway refuse to accept silver yen As this appeared an extraorditary prerod. cours to adapt, sing that silver yen are legal der up to the ond of Maroh noxt, we here d can informed rede inquiries into the matter,

nth by the Post Offles and the Railway av borities that silver you are received in pay ment, but that the coins are closely scrutinised amy, Iwerer, interest you to know what our acquisitions at Mount Macdould have been ter defects and rejected if found to be in the sin the registration of the Company. Origin-Rightest degroo Cruraged. We are assured that Lie officials are compelled to opt this coarse ally our property consisted of the Great Eastern It has now been established, oven to the in conteuing aire ness, and tbs Callonias, because the Nippoa trinke subjects all silver paid in to a rigid serutiny, and colus are frequently satisfaction of the Government we baller that consisting of twelve neren, or, is sil, 21 aeros. the cowege in the dissed setter Dear the Wo lavo sizes acquired a farther 2 acres sur-jected as being defective which in the P.&O. Ufice rans down from house drains, rounding and connecting with our mines, some ordinary way would pass curront Tho Gosem- and not up from the harbour, as was alleged. of which lots enable us to control the water meat departments therofore declare they have The place is worth a vikli, even at the vague apply from the creak, and others (including no option in the matter. The consequence is though modified somewhat by the use of

E baving to ondum an kominable stenol, the Zulu Bine) promise to yield is handsome that many of the Japanese alepa and atores do rotaras. All this land has been scoured on most clino to taks silver yan bacans of the risk ruo, charide of me. The mouth of those aus favourable forms, the greater part indeed for and as there is an altogether inadequate supply closed some time ago, it being supposed that the mers cost of pagging and the licencs fees. gold coins vary great inconvenience is caused It all the house drains formerly discharging into

In the Zulu Mine, for which we paid £200, aby the resulting stringency of errenoy. it had been divorted. In taking up the old tere kan alendy been struck nine inches in seems to us that the txovernment is making a Praza wull, however, it was discovered that width, and estimated to curry 2 oz. of gold to very grave mistake by adapting this course. It is tenu-Daily Mail.

the fan. Concerning this acquisition we are

is in the interests of the country that the ehr.nge there was a large accumulation of filth. An official explanation was published to the informed, by Mr. Georg's lust letter, that of currency should he effected with as little TAB DISPLACEMENT OF BRITISH ourism in the particular race I have mentioned. afect that this filth had bour washed up from Mr. Cash thinks moh a great deal of the Zulu the foul foreshore, but further inrealistion Roof that we are going to sink shoft there he revealed the fact that see or mam keuseulsc. for be predists with confidence that it drains have all the time been discharging inte will turn out a great shoir. I am no plussed the sewer. As there are no reliable plans of the with this purchas, that I would have advised old drainage syetem it is not extraordinary that

you to pay a great deal more for the loase Lad the whereabouts of some of the drains should bona wanted." I may mention that, accumi- be ouknowa, bat eurely the mouth of a sewering to our last advises from the Mines, the work chaald not be closed antit enroll investigation (aen in hand eczsisted of one main shaft, 200 has shown that there is no discharge fate it Foot, in the Caledonian Wine, que medarising The affair is an accident, but one of those shaft si 150 feet from the present bottom of the cosidents that ought not to occur. It must we shaft in the Zula Iline; and paa wain shaft aot be forgotten, however, that Hoogkong is is the Great Easterz 3ine of 200 tent. In the one of the best dening rities east of Suez, most roport from the lines we shall on abt a statement for which high finial antocity have some information of the progress of the exists.

work. When that lottar was written they had ouly commoseed sinking a few days, and had sunk dopthe wrying, fear 40 11 feet. Of cours there nothing rain in mining, and it would folly to imagine that we shall me! with no obstacles, hot, so far as our manager can reckon. nur prospecs are, in his opinioa. vary encouraging indeed. If there is any other information which shareholture would her to huve I shall be glad to supply it. All the letters tion, following an operation for strangulated a plan of the mine are opou for permall by

skarabulder. No questions wore asked and the meeting

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

(SUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS"]

LONDON, 7th October. OBITUARY.

The Duchess of Teck has died from exhaus

Heroin

THE EXCHANGE QUESTION.

The Times says that the only chance of sandr ing a stable rate of exchange between England and Iulia is to establish a cerimon standard, which under the circumstances can ouly be the gold Sovereig4.

OPEN LETTER TO, LISE BOEUM, (AUTHORESS OF CHINA COAST TALES.")

AN APOIAKY,

anу

concindad,

CÀNTON NOTEI

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CONFLAGRATIONS IN TOKYO.

GOODS,

THE CASES AND REMEDY. The Spectator, is no articts on the recent blue book on the Dispisesment of British Goods in

England had C. G. Weilgway sud Elijah Scott, France had Gergor. Belgium Lutyen, and there were some half-dozen others mara cor leas oslebrated A man below middle height. of sallar complexion, with an upper lip adorned with a heavy, dark moustache, eyes frank and height, and a somewhat reserved

disturbance as possible, and at the withdrawal of the silver you should be effected gradeslly and not suddenly. To rigidly scrutinise orory. you presented for exchange, and reject coins showing slight scratches due to the wear

tour profaced by asing from the Colonies, mys and

force band to hand, is practically to

The extracts we have made are suongh to the silvox you out of currener before its place show that no one description of cause can be panner, Cordang ran not the man one would lus len taken by gold, for naturally the said to account exclusively, if eren pradomin have picked from a crowd nas probable eyaling eller tradesmen in particular cannot afford antly, for the Aleplacement of British goods inhompion. Still, ha understand the mechanism the risk of baring half-a-dozen coins out of each colonial markets which has been going on in of a cycle thoroughly, and overhauled the andred rejected when presented for cxekongo, the period raviewed by the replies to Mr. Chama couple of brand new machines placed at bis Wo saggest that the Financial Department berlain's despatch. In classifying them Br. disposal with that readiness and rage that only weld do well to issue directions to the Banks Harris shows himself ielaitely of opinion that those skilled in such matters can command. If who are conducting the exebango to be a little cheapuess is the chief factor in producing the I have not told the story of the pacing arrange more liberal in their interpretation of the proferoves shown by solonial purchasers for the mants before, I may say that the much-taliced of clauses in the Carroney Law relating to da products of Germany, Belgiam, and the United Choppy Warlirtou bad preotically all the We may say that, even a States. There will probably be a widespread pacing under his thumb, being in command of festive cuius. mifere stand, there is the less reason for the disposition among British manufacturers to con- the gladiator cars, at that es perhaps the altitude adopted by the Government depart-sider that the cheapness in question gous with most powerful koow. Having doce escarl pants, is defective coius enn, on application to uneóricosbleness, and is therefore more or less hie go it was Adams' ant more to secure the tha Banks representing the national Treasury, the nature of a fad, which will in no long pacing for him, but this could only be don he argbanged nu complying with certain forms time be found out. And whon superior" finish through Worbarton it required tact and u

is mentioned as one of the chief reans by which ensy indifference as to the cost, especially as the which, while tiresome enough to a husineaK (BD, are not of serious menient to Government

the foreign manufacturer wirs the preference of officials of the National Cycles' Union had ths British colonist, the qusted British producar been given to understand that they had first officiate.

will, in many cases, to inclined to consider that call upon the Cladiator pacing. Little Michael aach finish is merely making a fine art of cheat bad already been successful in the professional ing. Indeed, the British producer often seems to championship over a sizalar distance, 100 bile. hold that there is a cortain ethical impropriety motres, and the Englishmen were anxious It used to be commonly said that Tokyo was in midng a very ehemp article attractive. It is that either Weidgway or Scott should bring burned to the ground every quarter of a contacy impossible not to recognise that this state of honour to our shares in view of the fact smen hat startling assertion, signifying that mind is connected with shut bas basu one of that dar amateurs had bean cut to ribbons FROM THE "CHENG NÀOI HAN PD.'|

twenty-fre times the average number of houses the main elements of strength in the mannfac.in the shorter areat. The combination of Fitoword, us repeatedly reported, is now ex

destroyed annually by fire equalled the total turing position of this country. The belief Messieurs. Adams and Warburton, however, eradingly dear in Cantou, a picul being sold be in the whole city. It would soem, that the article made in England was sure to be proved ton minch for the passive English offeink, for four ance oil. The reason of its being however, from statistics published by the Fif what it professel to be has been a pillar of and, being most excellently paced, Cordang won so tear is that no merchants care to send the Ships, that whatever may have been the fast British rule. No one can desire that this almost as he liked, the only man to push him at article here owing to the heavy squeezes of the

in former times, things have not been quite likin stations. The Govorament has sent lately bed during the Meiji era. Of course, the in

simracter should be lost, or can doubt that in a being little. Wridgway. Since that day I the long run honesty will prove the best polior suppose the Darehman has over looked back. two Walguens to Wachow to bay firewood to sende Castor for sale at low prices. These improved organization und equipment from the point of view of national commeres, and Johnny Adams bus probably over Fuction of the Government in buying rice and modified the record.

of the modern fire-brigades must have materially vea in the present, roturus, and elsewhore, ceased congratulating birzelf ou his swart088 We ourselves con recall there are cases recorded in which the cheap on behalf of his firm. Queer things happen be incomparably greater frequency of rge foreign inntation of a good British article, now and again in connection with ovela moing, Mudan,An ethical precept says that the firewood from other provinces to sell to the charitably disposed should not, vos in his people at low prices sons to be a good idea, confiagrations from twenty to thirty yars ago..

as entiery, for example, after having obtained but it is not every day that a champion is an hat really the people are got benefiod in the A Tokya presa dvapatuh of the 19th October segret hurt, wrong a fillow-being,

a temporary vogue, har been found out for arthed and led on to rictary to readily. Is an article upon our enggestion that rents that Great Britain has declined Whipu the book Chias Cast Tales" made front by much apparent kindness, for the articles are distinctly conscious of the virtual im.

muning now enjoyed. It is not that the the imposture that it was, and the errant

PRETA ERDF OF ACCIDENTS.. Hongkong should adopt the gold standard join the Bebring Sea Conference, a despatelite appearance some five years ago I did not macht are of the most inferior quality and number of the has greatly diminished sole customer bas rotorted to the home It would, of coame, be manifestly nufair to hardly fit for uno, and, bosidos, the quantity

but rather that their destructivo effects aro cir-. manufactureE. And it may reasonably be attempt to reb Cerdang of ono jot of the credit the Japan Mail admits thut it is "very imus beon received from the U.S. Government take the tronble to rusl it; first, beanse brought to Canton each time is too small to be cemзcribed within narrow limits. The hoped that toore and mare of such exposures for a particularly plucky rite; never once did

proposing that the Conference theáld be huid made up my mind,quito unwarrantably it is "probable that any community of mer- by the United States, Japan, and Russia. truąthat its contents were probably of the

of any good to the people. The reason why statistics do not cover the first six your of the will take place with like reuntis. But it werkt he linch the battest pace that could be eat, end "chants should be able to work successfully Count Okuma, is communicating with Mr. soul insipid, milk-and-water drivel so liberally to Lecca want to do such things is to pra et ora: the history of that time does not be a very grave urrer, as Mr. Harris's Bemoanist way disconcerting episodes he rode

vent Hoshi, the Minister at Washington, before re-doled out to a sending public by well-meaning them for not trying to relieve the hardship of siva, a poried of 24 years, it appears that the furs ar British workmen either, generally as ver he ask. it was in this particular the censors from saging, anything against furnish details. Bat from 1874 to 1896 inclu- random hicly shows for British manufac con with grim dotermination to win by as much "with a silver currency if the demonetisa-

plying to the despatch.

bat incapabla writers; secondly, because the

the people, tion of the white metal by so many vations

non-de-plume of the author painted to a lady

number of venBugrations was 8,553, namber to suppose that the resulta of Mr. Chamber coateet that Elijah Scott met with such a ter ia to remain permanent." Our contem- We hear that although or Insprater Wit as the greator of the work, which after pro- A okuk was stolen some days age from the of houses desired, 97,844, their are, 923,835 lai's inquiry merely Illustrate the tempussy rible smash, and knowing something of his

British Consulate. An employs of the Consu chell has been very low in health and spirits of bability, added to a preconceived read of long late named Fong was suspected to bathe thief and puctive of faraiture and Bttings, 12,787, 126 yen for frandulent imitators, whose nimata, long been my opinion that the Dearne rider bas Laubs (763 hores), and their total value, irres rewards enjoyed hy ingenious and more or speed, style, and endurones previously, it bas porary goes on, howover, to question the

late he has not been pronounzed to be actually nutkors of fintion, were, in way opinion, auficient

was sent to Nun-bo Magistrate. He strongly According to official returns, the number of probability of permanence England, says suffering from way montul Lisease. In conse- reasons why the hook should be ignored in

and probably even early, divonifiere way ziover thoroughly reactorad bir form since, and X favor of other interesting reading.

denied the offence, even after taking some bam-houses in Tokyo is 294,450, anst it has appears be cutely avaited. The feyt jo for other very och doult if ever he will. At that time the writer, is the chief. if not the sole goeuoe of he illos he new occupies a moty

call and is not called upon to perform the eas

dadga, therefore, of my agreable surprise he chowshow. The prisoner was afterwards that the life of the city is 7 yoare, if the dije wise. After all, if British colonists or any he was in particularly good form, his chsaces obstacle to an international agreement for tomary gaol labour..

forced by the Magistrata to pay for the clock A petition has brou for when, the other day, I ut length conquered my

figuus be correct. That is bad enough, it must uthur customers definitely prefer cheap and being estinasted highly. As he was carried off and was sent back to the British Cousal to await Lo conteseed. Our readers will note that the smartly got up goods, whether in callory, hard-the track ho presented a pizinhle sight and rs. the rehabilitation of silver, "Now if Eng.warded to Elis Excellency the Governer pray-versess to tackling who I had hitherto con

his decision. eidered a book out worth wasting one's time

average stimated value of the burned houses is "lend had to consider her interests as the ing for the prisoner's release.

On the 200 October a band

wars, clothing material, or 'ready-anndu clothes, mained undonediona for some bene With Scott jobbers between 21 and 22 gen per tubo, from which it which they know will not wear, there is no disabled the Englishmen in Germany built all "world's creditor only, she would muredly

According to a Tokyo press despatch of the Dobson's Daughter" and of the Noble made an attack on a village named Lo-kin, in may be inferred that the poorest quarters of the aural reason why the British manufacturer their hopes up Wridgway, but only a few

Ko-in district. They broke into a house belong city suffered past, for the houses of the middle hold firmly to her gold conservatism. 21st October, the US. Government has al- Army" are, in my opinion, morsels of iterary ing to a rich faruily named Sun, but as the and upper classer would average at least 40 should not obige thom, unless-and "thub of more milea hud boon ridden when he, too, ce "But she has to consider something else. is the Government of Hawail to speedily sat-masterpieces the creation of which many s

house was very strong, grant labour was repur takbo-Japan Mail.

coureo, les vary important provise-Le cannot crapper with several mere ever a dog that had the the immigration question. Until test is done, renowned author at home might envy you, who,

do so without treating his workpeople unjustly been lot louse and got entangled amongst the *She has to consider the interests of a the U.S. Government suggests that Japan will for superiority of style, artistic arrangement quired to feree an satrance. The inmates Lent

Farther, it is for the workpeople, in the pacurs. Brused und bieding the Englishman the gongs to give alarm and a large number of "section of her subjects, numbering na less continue to strangly object to the incorporation and realistic expose, can hold your own among laoage rushed forward and surrounded the rob

Talons, to consider bow far it is worth their vaulted lightly over the fence in quest of an than 500 millions. What is to be done of Hawaii with the United States. The Japanese the best. But that which repesially fascinates bors, who, finding that they were unable to get

while to make their employers less trades, other machine, only to find that his spare ma Government has demanded from the Gorera-a "aker after truth"-era in flotionis

and will them the power to give certain classeschine had been removed. This was discovered "about India?" The corroot answerment of Hawaii compensation amounting to your truthfulness, the ash and deliberate stato cut, set fire to the homes after taking all the

of amplay'mout, throngh rigid infexibility to after a search, Lut'a plants abowed that coò of morts of facts, as they are, and the andinobing then entirely divaried to soping with the fire, valuable. The inkongs, whoso attention was to that question is supplied by the 400,000 pen.

The Hon. J. R. Prooter writing in the Forumtherates of weges. It may be worth their while the tyres had been gunotarod; and not a soul courage with which yon paint your pleture. Times, which, according to Teuter's tolo-

As I (and I do not doubt l'hiver muny Recom. paid little attention to catching the robbers, so for September, says Russia has been striving sometimes, but by no means always and steps lenow how it had been done. In the meantime The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment

that they all gat nway with their spoils scot free.

for contaries to reach the opao sea. The tanding to Roh's result should not be taken Cordang was piling on lap after lap, and whoz gram, says that the only shaace of secur-will play the following programme at the plices) for fisa gears have quito unwarrantsby The best amounted to a very large sum.

dream of Peter the Great has become crystal without full consideration. It is taportant, at length Widgway hat hat bimself properly Wrouged you and your wor, I trust you will

lized into a national úspiration. ing a stable rate of exchange between cricket watch this afternoon

Gibraltar, both for manufacturers said workmen bere, to going the chase was a most hopeless ons. When The Government bag worded people not England and India is to establish a March........ Lamornida"... W. G. Bentloy the esteem I feel for your literary andsimmonds.

accept this publle apology as an indication of to bay aty falss offeint sertificates, for it has inlia, the Suez Canal and the praponderating remember that the colonial markets are very bis machine again weit wrong he was persuaded Overlun..... Fraiswale" cotton standard, which, under the cir

At the same time, I have a larking suplion, been discovered that a man named Wong Pais strength of the British Navy make the Modi largely composed of petowns whose fortiuse are to relinquish the race, but this he would not de "The Hesser Land"

terranean an English lake, oven should Russia on the make, and who, hoping and expecting until the Follander hzd zotually netured the cumstances, can only be the gold sovereign. Select...Faues"......

madam, that you belong to the male persuasion, who was decapitated in Peking one time

ego, zal others were in the babit of making pass the Bosphorus. The entrance to Russia's to be much better off a few years beace than race. Those who saw the race and listened to If you want to know what I moun read Waltz........Morgenblatter"

false oficial certificates which were sold to Baltio ports is blocked by ies for a great part of they are now, as in cheapnosa, espacially when the strains of the Dutch national anthem as he This establishment of a common standard Selection....The Yection of the Guard Bailivan ons of the coksiratud Maris Corell's murais. Refraud the people a good many people who the your Thwarted on the west and south, ice-cambined with attractive got up, a merit, die roodval és fom decorations thrown to him by throughout the empire, and practically

and compare its style with your oz. The wauteil to buy offeind rout have bought these bend on the north, this great, mysterious, cera tinetly superior to that of durability That the ladies in the pavilion Litle thought dust two former writes a daunting, soluble, feminine false corticates.

ingly irresistible power extends her dominion state of the colonul markets will continue for yose afterwards the whole world-would be ring- throughout the world, will go a long

steadily until she roughes the Sea of Japan on many years, and though the proportion of per- ing in praise of his feats over such a period in way to compensate for the disadvantages

the cast; acquiring, by hold and skillful diplo sons with large incomes will standily increase, it 24 hours gile mean attendant upon the abandonment of silver

SHOOTING OF JAPANESE FISHERcy, the inrcountry, equal in aros to Franco. weald, in our judgment, ha esak thing for the DUTCH CHAMPIONS,"

It must not be suppose that Cordong the MEN LY RUSSIANS,

For the purposes of nuiting hor weet dominions, British manufacturer to await the growth of as effective money. Whatever may be said

Russia is pusting to speedy completion her that class and neglect the at present very frei velist to bring fame te his native Holland, of the policy of closing the Indian mints it

grout Siberian ailway from the Ural Mountains numerous clase to whom well-finished chenyers for as long ago 1862 there was one Exlerien is impossible now to retrace the step then

to her Asan seeport fortress. The names is the present summum toxum,

who was a opolist of marked ability, oble indeed around this Eastern fortress indiente Russian And why should makes article "not: be well to stretch the powers of such noted inen as C. takon. As an Indian contemporary points

aspirations: Vladivostock means "Ruler of the finishod The prejudice to the contrary is Lier, K.J. Mecredy, F. Moore, and other out, it was one thing to keep the Indian

Last" the Eurbour is called the Golden partly, we fear, sucbbery, if mainly perverted gists of those days. Liles wou the tricycle Hern" the passage to the sea, the Fastern Puritanism Everything should be made as championship of that year I well remember, bat mints open when they were open; it is a

Eesplora and the lay, the Gulf of Petor well as it can ho for the money, and ag oice at the time there was an oatory as to the manner very different thing to ineur. the inevitable

A serious stabbing affroy, reports the

the Great. If not in Europe, yet in Asia, looking This onsplaint aboze want of finish in which the Dutchman had been shut in by his dislocation of business that would result, Nagasaki Prass, cocurred on beard the British

after centuries of patient striving, will Russian from the colonos is as Mr. Harns points out, fellow-cmpetitors-st bast, that is my impres sailing veszel Port Caledonia on the 18th

euros of becoming a sea power at Inst be ouly another side of the complaint of want of aion affor those many yours. Macredy came out from re-opening them at this stage. To the Optovor. It would appear that a quarrel arose

realized. The presence of Russia in the Far Bexible adeptiveness to the mood of nicets,aga 1800 with the ppeamatio tyre end proposals of the WOLCOTT Commission I between two sailors named Gerard and Cackbort,

Bust and the possibility of a combination bo which is an old defect of the conservative simply swept the board at the championship dia has turned a deaf ears

blows being freely exelonged Cuthbert, who

tween Russia and China followed by the awak English charactor. A commercial country nesting, but I bolove Kideron shock the dust was getting the worst of the resonater, there-

Tho Foreirn Offles bsa received a similar ening of China from bur sleep of centuries; the must provida what the customer want of the English Eng path from his foot after Nor is the Japan Mail correct in mying upon drew a knife and inflicted wonuds of a

Belegram roja Vutivestuok The Japanio xasion of French dominios in Indo-Ching, not what is it pleased to think they his at merienda at the olnupionship insoting at that Enghund is the only obstacle to terrible nuturo upon his opponent. Medival

Cosworth Agent at Vladivostook will be in Stum, and Madagasonr; the partitioning of ought to want. We believe that it home Aston Lowes Cirounds Nearly ten year after atructed to investigate the mattor, en receipt Africa and thu islanda of the Fadiño among branches of British manufacture-of the worsted wards we But another Dutelman at the top of the rehabilitation of silver. If the pro-assistance was obtained as soon as possible, but no hpper ix entertained of the rocurory of the

-of-further particulars from the Governor 41 Baropean Powers the industrial growth of trulos, for example tho lexeon cf adversity the tree, this being Schelton Belain, who in posals of the WOLCOTT Commision had injured man. The asulast, who bears marks

Niigata. The men were shot in the Tartar Jagun, and her satrones jute the family of have to no small titant bean learned There carried off the one mile safety chumpian been tentatively aeropted by England it is of mayana handling, lins boen. Lrrasted.

A Venice Correspondeat waites to Straits Kahe Chinantes,

nations on a great utval and military Power; the have been grent improvements of late in the ship and the re mile tale Fole carapionship on

of more than doubtful whether the policy they

paper: During the recent severe, arms in

ilitary highwaya in the packing of British the afternoon Eristal to the "On the 19th October, in I.B.M.'s Court of Vestia bat nesk, which devastated the pro-

Deck canstration is proceding apace at Tron Halifax to Vancouver, and from Be There have been impulsus devoto prints in the Surros Maritime Co, ho quickly took to speed. embodied would have been ultimately no Japan, nt Yokohama, an Admiralty Court was vinos from one end to the other, a man was Gib A naval correspondant writes to some Petersburg to indivostok, the rapid peopling capacity and the readiness of meaningturers to orching upon estling down in London to study bopted even by the United States and hold, Judga Wilkinson preskiing, and having hastening back from Padua to his Louie in journalt Gibmlt, I anderstand, a mar- of Britial Columbin and the North Faoise tura frum cue lue of prediction to another for his profession, and being of a seporally France, the promoters of the movement. Commanderfrafton, R.N., and Captain Conradi, neighbouring village, smoking a pipe to warm vellous transformation neese is being effected, Stries, and of the Amar and Manetaria da when new fashions or Lew habits make changes bright and agreable disposition be made friends of the ae. felong as assuaare, to adjudinte himself as be want. An the slurra increase in at least to the eysa of the ordinary visitor, telete all lend to hange the front of necesary. But there a great dont yet to be wherever he wout, and by his straightfor The United States Government would not ou clair of 20,000 za made by the owners of violence he hastened his steps, and stainbling The dockyart is entirely altered, in fact it the work, and to transfer to the placid Facile learned in the way. Thing is great desk to mast, porabe conduct on the path at a time venture to abandon the single gold standard this. Helponique against the ouers of the over a stone, fell prone on his favs. Half a marcely existe a Brillab office know it are the online eativities which, for three centuce the dona, in the imprnyament of the orliktie when challenge supe proved a bar to the sport without a mandato from the country, and in recup as damages for injurias caused hour after he was found desi, lying in a pool of yours ago New docks, a new breakwitar and past, bave rendered the Atlantie the theatre of napacity bed of employers and employed, aut he left behind e record of which any sportsma

by a collision wiviel scurred in the harbour of blood. The ipo hond been smoking hand now enrrondings have completely changed the stirring areata. We must expect points of in the develdpwest of as application of gcion might be proud. Bolain was a smart, well-built an electicu fought on that leads the changes. Yokoba en Suptember 9th, when a typhothed him. In the fall the stem ha ha fics of the Ross Auge puteofest harbour youtage in the Padilla to be scampied Thore to industre There are still a good by fellow, with bright bine, and, andthy, would be in favour of the success of the gold was being May Lewdar appeared for the forsed through the back of tam thrott, jucducing and dockyard in an cours of constination is a vast area of the Poufs son with one, and people, bath store and workmen, who soot bonaed complexion that would be mad him party, me at the Inst elections to plain Wils and Ms. Yekord for the defendante rielout hemorrhage and thus stand, helped The Government has evidently made up its only one, great land-locked barbour only do openly, or in their hearts at tahnical instrue for Brital anywhere. The fast time. 3 wel 14 ku bouring was still proceeding at the date of scd battered by the raging stormy he hopt this mimi that Gibraltar sual resily be the key offended-Post-Harbour in the Hawaiian | tion, and belinge in the starqat predominance of bin was on the Continent, where he was busily France, the Journal da Debat saya iyan adries- to ca

wage dewah.

the Mediterranean.

the purely prostical", man. The returns to engaged in a little amateur journalism: Of

For

God save the Queen.

Auber

Cower? Gounod Strauss

over

The mortality among offers during the ond illogical bash, which is as anoonvincing as presoat frontier war has been exceptionally it is hackneyed and barren of abstauos, where severo, and as one of the many instances of this as you, mandatu, write concisely, surefally, rather significant state of things, we may men. logically end with evident paine at arriving at tion that Lions..J. E. Donaldson, HA, son of the rath-and this is not a common chor Mr. A. L. Donaldson, formerly of Singaporo, as soteristic of feminine authors. the only subaltern left of all the officers of twe baltorica, was to his great disagitintment, called upon to take two disabled gaus, ono from uch battery, cut of action during General Elica's second attack.-Pinang Garcite.

Madam, as I do not know who you are

Tokyo, 19th October.

The Governor of Nagafa telsgraphed Inst havo no other means the throegh the Lindress night that, while 45 Japanese Ushermen were of this journal to convey to yox my admiration fahing off the coast of Siborin, within an area of your work, and to express the bope that you fenced from the Hassian nathorities; five men, vill scop again put pen to paper, sad thus who wore remaining ja a kontolose to the shore, £ford nie en bour's pleasant rowing-Ireni, wore shot by Russiane, and killed. The madain, your most chedient humble servant,

bodies have been brought back today. The SUIDROG. oleratesfances are being investigated. Hoogkong, 29th October, 1897.

ánuller telegram from Nigats states that ("guidrog" atzite referone to tas second runs the effuit occurred on the 6th inst, or the Chips Const Tabs," which appeared only men killed are natives of Nigula prefecture. a few wooks ago, mad which be keropparently The murderers were rolbers. not, yet wade" acquaintance with. “Wa may motion that he is mistakes in supposing "Liso Bauhna" to be of the male persuasion. --En. D. P.

HAWAII AND THE CHANGING FRONT OF THE WORLD.

Irlanda."