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sovereignty and see him scated firmly "on the Uragon Throne. Abolish the "present system of competitive examina- "tions, and see that a good system of education is introduced and enforced. "Import the benefits of Western civilisation. WATSON & CO., Reform the army and police-system. Build up a strong government, that peace. may be insured within the borders of the "Empire. And stop all attempts at a "partition of Chinese soil, which can only "disturb the peace of the Orient and fender abortive all hope of trudal profit." And," says Count OKUMA, if any nation "attempts to seize Chinese territory, we "Japanese will not be slow in taking steps "to render all such attempts a failure." It may be said that these remarks savour. too much of the Jingo spirit. But it cannot

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voice a deep feeling in Japan, and that, moreover, the policy which they uphold is that which meets with the approbation of ERATED WATERSly all Britons and Americans cem. mercially interested in China. How far the dream of uniting Great Britain, the United States and Japan in a league pledged to uphold, by more than mere words, the integrity of China, is capable of realisation, we cannot venture to say. But it is certain that the present situation can only be We are now asking Acrated Waters developed in the direction desired by Great

only at

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Britain by the assistance of the other NEW WEST POINT Powers with the same wishes at heart.

PACTORY, which is openly situated facing

To-morrow being the anniversary of the birthday of her late Majesty Queen Victoria, there will be no issue of the Day Press on

the sea, and is the LARGEST and BEST | Saturday morning.

FITTED SODA WATER FACTORY in

the PAR EAST.

ORDERS WILL BE

The French mail of the ad alt, was do- livered in London on the 21st inst.

Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Co. was playing at His Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane, at the end of last mouth.

Captain E. W. Haswell, of the NY K Australian liner Kasuga Mars, has been relieved by Capt: H. Fraser.

Marquis Ito, the Japanese statesman, is confined to his room at Olso, and 1s reported to have had a fainting fit on the 7th inst.

The foreign diplomatic corps at Tokyo has arranged to make a presentation to the Crown Prince in honour of the birth of the heir

apparent.

A correspondent of the Berlin Local arciger. writing from St. Petersburg, confirms previous statements as to the constraction of the Siberiau railway. The railway, he says, requires to be completely rolaid, but this domande au catlay of 35,000 to 49,000 roubles per vorst, or, inking the ramble at 28., of £5,000 to £8,000 per mile. The original cost was 5000) to 55,000 roables per verst. There is now no doubt but that the railway was planned on too small a scala, and much too lightly constructed. Before all, the permanent way must be widened, and the amber of sidings considerably incronsad. The nooden ridges should be replaced by "icon ones. Cases of detailment are frequent. Owing to the uopunctuality of the trains passengers are aften kept waiting half a day at the stations, and in many enses when the trains arrive all the seats are already occupied.

It is evident that Japan now feels tho need of foreign capital to carry on the ordinary internal arrangements of the country, and The British sloop Daphne arrived yesterday however much they rejected it at first they from Shanghai. The U.S. ganbout Isla deve at last realised that without the in troduction of foreign capital the country would practically be at a standstill. Take the Okayania waterworks as a case in point, The Municipality of that prefecture had decided to raise abroad Yen,040,000 of the Yeu 860,000.. for which city bonds were to be issued for

Larzon loft for Manila.

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A Frenchman, who was a prisoner on the last upward mail, escaped from the vessel, and is now at large within the limits of the Colony

A few days ago, says the Ualen, one of the RECEIVED AS USUAL. massive electric light standards on the Yang-American capitalist has offered to flost, the

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espoo Roud was smashed to pieces by a pair of frisky mules belonging to the military

authorities.

There was a landslip yesterday morning at A. S. WATSON & CO. Galy, slightly injuring the water-main. By the prompt action of the waterworks' careers, however, the damage was repaired without any material stoppage of the supply.

By a Government notification issued late on Tuesday, H. E. the Governor directs that the

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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LONDON, 21st May, 8.5 pan.

BRITAIN DESIRES. MODERATE

INDEMNITY.

Viscount Cranborne stated in the Houso of Commons that the British Government desires a moderate indemnity from China, so as not to infringe comnergial interests. OPPOSITION TO RAISING IMPORT

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

MUNICIPAL FREEDOM..

TO THE EDITOE OF THE DAILY PRESS," 2nd May. StnIt would really appear as if Scrata tora" "able articles had aroneed the thinking public of Hongkong from that drowsy state of apathetic despond in which it has so long, alumbered. Gowhere you will, from Government Hooso to the smalleat British ratepayer's crowded home, "Barutator's" ideas and identity are being disonesed. People seem at last. to understind that they should be ashamed to have taken so little thought of affairs whose proper and intelligent regniation sa nearly concerns each one of us personally-torealise that this Colony's most vital interests and responsibilities are being neglected and muddled by officials who, wrapped up in the mug consciousness of their own unetuoas righteousness and ingate superiority, pose as ath-and-plaster pillars of the State, The Government, he continuel, is uncontrolling, in slip-shod fashion, those muui alterably opposed to China rising theipal affairs which they disdain to regulate import duties to 10 per cent. as security for the indemnity, unless this step he recoin- panied by improvements such as the abolition of the tekin dues. The Government also opposes a joint guarantee by the Powers.

DUTIES AND TO JOINT GUARANTEE.

CONGER RETURNS SOON.

Every attempt at reform hera is met by non possumus. The bogey of the Chinese rate payer swamping the European community, introducing his civilisation, and enforcing his ideas of sanitation, is hold before na

Sir, this argument is most fallacious. I venturo most mphatically to státo that the -Chingse in this Colony, who are bond fide British Mr. Conger, U.S. Minister, returns to subjects ready to do their duty towards their China in July,

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 20th May.

PROPOSED. CHINESE LOAN.

Eagland and America are alone opposed to the proposed Chinese loan being guaranteed by

The cases in which the sentences hava been nudo public involve very small some of money, but the pishments have been. heavy. Nothing is known in regard to the outcome of the frisks of the army officers. If the sentences be dismissal or more, the resins will have to be sent to Wal- ington and roviewed under the President's diroo- den, unless some special exception is made. I less than dismissal, the result will soon be known." If the records are sent to Washington thera will be a great loss of time, and besides losing the public effect of spoody punishment, the delay will smarter the Government and some of the officers who ara Volunteers new anheduled to be mastered out by the and of June.

NO GIGANTIČÍ. FRAUDS, The military commission and courts have baen busy day after day trying the patty civilian offenders and enlisted men of the army, bas progress is slow at best. Very small suras are involved, and the kiloa that a gigantio fraud wasdiscovered in Maniks is entirely erroneous. În the aggregate these small stans amount to quite a figure, but all the cases to date have not ex- ovided 5,000. As I have written before this, thore has been systematic petty stealing among ratives and cargo-handlers and even among enlisted on ever since the occupation of the city. This is well known to the department, and from time to time the thieves have been panished. But no individual thefts amounting

Every effort is being made to sift the mattor to any considerable suma have been unearthed. to the bottom and where guilt is established the parishment is prompt and heavy.

MANIKA INDIGNANT AT PREES

MISSTATEMENTS.

Since the last mait lms arrived from America

thera bas been much indignation felt here over the attitude of a large part of the press. The astunt conditions Imveten so azaggerated and distorted that one would suppose that Manila, was a hotbed of offein corruption that would easily carry the record for crime. The American Fapers are not so much to blame as the

responsible journalists in Manila who have cabled these highly coloured sonsationalisms.

fellow-citizens sad our glorious etapire, are considerably loss, anmerons than those of other races who are proud to own allegiance to Edward VIE When-the-great majorily- of Chinese residents седни to look to a Canton Viceroy for enters and refrain from assisting, through their cowardly silopes, the ammissaries of a hostile government in wreaking vongance on their defenceless countrymen dwelling under the protection of the British flag, it will be time, Sir, then to talk of giving them those claims to citizenship which are the birthright of every British-born subject. papers have placed the real conditions before Let those who would doubt the cogancy of the people in a trno Hight. In speaking of the my argument centrust the almance of our so distorted reports that have found their way into called Chinese subjects from the Preclama.the American press, a goneral officer sated that The British have occupied Carolina for the tion ceremony (the function was completely spoiled through holding it in a confined place fifth time.

simply for their convenience), as also their atbr indierence to everything connected with the acession of their new ruler, with the enthusi astic ontbursts of loyalty in India, Ceylon, the

the Powers

THE CHINESE INDEMNITY. Sir Ernest Satow states that Great Britain.

SOUTH AFRICA.

favours a reduction of the indemnity.

the canalruction of the local waterworks. An

bonds. He provisionally agrees to take the at the price of Yon 95 per Yen 100 faco value, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, the principal to be redeemed it in. stalments in forty-seven years, comming MORE TRAIN WRECKING IN SOUTH Stra:, indulged in by his Majesty's other

from 1956. But there is another in the field,

and that is Mr. Eastlake of Tokyo. He has offered to take up the loan on even better terms, the price being Ten 96, with interest at the rate of 6 per cont. The term of redemption is the same as that specified the American. More over, Mr. Eastlake is said to have offered to

LONDON, 20th May.

AFRICA

The Boers have derailed an armoured train

by the explosion of a mine. Major Heath of the South Lancashire Regiment was killed.

MR. CARNEGIE'S GENEROUS GIFT TO SCOTLAND.

Asiatic subjects.

Ary one who mixedamangat the good citizens at the Refineries of Docks would know that they took a real interest in the Colony's well-being. and felt that hose they were being deprived of a controlling power in local matters which at

The New York Srew and other conservative

it was a matter of the aftest commiserution:* that such impressions should be sent out, and that Manila and the present hardworking administration eliould be so anjustly maligned before the public.

MESSRS, A. 3. WATSON & CO

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Anniversary of the Birthday of Her late Majesty sign the contract within 4 days from the 13th Mr. Carnegis has given two millions atorling home they would have possessed in affairs of Osborne, 3. A.Jupp and H. P. Whitson-

Queen Victoria be observed in this Colony on (Friday, the 24th instant, as a Puclic Holiday.

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Hosokuro, 25rd May, 1901

The Chingte, with the Australian naval contingents from China on board, reached Sydney on the 26th ult, and was ordered into nautine owing to sickness on board-a case of smallpox. All but the patient were in good

health.

The proprietor of the Salon Richlien bair dressing establishment, 9. Beaconsfield Arende, which was gutted by fire on Tuesday night, estimates the damage at $29,000. The premises are insured with the Commercial Union for 325,000. The canso of the mitrenk has not yet been asenrtained.

bidders.

In the second number of the new Japanese fortunghtly magazine The Toyo, which is partly bi-lingual-in the seitse that the principle articles are either translated into English or summarised--occur two interest ing contributions to the study of the Far Eastern question. The magazine, as we

At Messrs. Hughes & Hough's Rooms stato u noticing its first appearance, is yesterday the steamer Sabruen, recently stranded the organ of Prince Kusore, and theat Tung Ying Island, was put up for public opinions expressed therein enll therefore for auction. The bidding commcnood at $2,500, some attention. The first article in the and mounted by degrees to $7,50 No advance amber before is certainly a rather remark on this being offered, the steamer was with alde production. Entitled "Prido and drawn. Lot 2. the portion of the Sobrann'a carga Prejudice," it cominences with a defence of remaining on board, and lot 3, a boiler sent Japau alike from her enemies and her from Shanghai for salvago purposes, found nu injudicious friends (not the less dangerous class of the two), and ends with an impassioned appeal to England and America stand by the Anglo-Saxons on the Onent" in their struggle for the right, that is, against the aggressions on China of will, we trust, be all changed. Only yesterday France, Germany, aud Russia. The morning, we hear, a gentleman asking with language of the article, it must be confessed, somo emphasis why he had been kept waiting is high-flown, even hysterical-we speak was horrified by being told, in distmelly Poly of the English version. Neverthe feminine tones, that someone thought he was less, the conclusions arrived at pre in very rude! the main just. The protest against the inqosition of an impossible indemnity on Beggared Chiun" is one which will be endorsed by Britain, for the last declaration of Government opinion, as formulated by Lord CRANBORNE, expresses the desire for

inst, and hand over immediately 10 per cont. of the amount of the loun. Mr. Eastlake is also supported by an American capitalist, whose name is given in the venusular papers as Mr. Theodore Grose, of Chicago. The Okayama City Office, In view of the botter terms offered provisional con by Mr. Eastlake, has signed tract with that gentleman. It is understood that should the Manicipality receive a better offer before the end of Jane they will be at liberty to cancel the American's contract. It is to le hoped the Municipality will not "come to the ground between two stools," states the Kobe Chronicle.

THE PLAGUE.

During the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday there were reported 28 fresh cases of plague (27 Chinese, one European), and 24 deaths (all Chinese).

The one European case recorded is that of Mr. R. A. Collins, proprietor of the Dragon Cycle Depot, D'Aguilar Street. He frequently resided in the house below that occupied by Mr. Mehta, who recently succumbed to un sblack of plague, but was living at 3, Caine Road when taken ill.

for the purpose of providing free education for Scottish students at Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews, and Aberdeen Universition. English and Colonial students are excluded from the bonefits of the gift.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 2nd April.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Empire."

They delight in those efforts in the Banita Board, successful in their object bat futile in their effect, to show up the shortcomings und imbecilities of a dilatory Government, Even lordly members of Council have dilsted ia strong language over the dinner-table on the woes of Hongkong, and their own ridiculous position. Would that the words had been spoken in the Council chamber, but perchance they feared even His Excellency's presenco might not protect them from bellicose officials!

Who would be free themselves mast strike the blow," but up to the present the only offensive BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIE JOHN CARRINGttempt has been the Chief of Police's celebrated

TON, KT., C.M.G. (CHIEF Justice)

THE DREP WATER BAY PIRACY,

The further hearing of the indictment against the three men who were alleged to have been concerned in the Deep Water Bay piency was resumed yesterday.

challenge,

Let us be up and doing. The Hon. T. H. Whitehead is again amongst us. He organised a crusade in Parliament to farthor our interesbe, which had a moderate success. "Opportunity

After a severe cross-examination of the makes the man," Let him put his hand to the Crown witnesses, and the production of the plough. The land has lain fallow long mengh. fishing sets which were alleged to have been He will find his follow-citizous teno gud ent, the jury found the prisoners guilty, and they were each sentenced to seven years imprisonment, with 20 strokes of the birck during the first week of their incarceration.

This closed the Sessions.

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday, 22nd May.

BEFORE ME. KEMP,

MANILA

READY

The sixteenth annual ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Messrs. Watson Co. Lito, was held yesterday. Mr. H. Hun- phreys, Chairman, presided, and tas · other gentemen present resurs, H. F. 2. Brayne, Hon. Ch Fischster, CMG., H. sulting, Committee), A, H. Maumell, J. A. Tarrant, W. C. Taylor, Rumphreys,

The CHAIRMAN sald-Eefore comancing E. H. Josh, b. W. Terrey, and J. F. 14. the business of the mesting, there is a matter to whiloh I must refer, and that is the tires cases of plague which ocenrrad among the om- pany's Fatropesa staff in the only part of this month. As you already know, two out of the three casos terminate fatally, and it is with Erent regret time we have to record the deaths of Messrs. H. C. Howorth and Harold Thorno from this esse, Hoth were young men of or eelion character and attainments and of great promise, and in their unfortunate death the Company has lost two valuable servants, whom it will not be easy to replace. Mr. Hawkes, I am glad to way is improving daily and we may soon expect to see him out of Hospital There seems to be no doubt that the disease was eontracted practically simultaneously by all tires. There have been no farther cases, and we may therefore reasonably same that the troubbs is now over and that the disease vats in no way contracted through any fault of our Premises, but from some unfortunate chance Causo, kichi as the finding of a dead zat or the bite of a parasite, whion any Hongkong resident may be able to The Rongkong Uspesy premises have alway's been woll looked after and maintained in a perfectly sanitary condition: The majority of the staff sided in the six-storey building facing Queen's FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

Road, which is a comparatively new structure completed only about ten years ago. Since the Manila, 17th May.

occurrence of the Lisease, the entire promises LENIENCY FOR INSURGENTY.

have been thoroughly disinfected, the drains There is a marked tendency toward leniency, have been examined and the doors taken up, in dealing with the higher insurgent officials but nothing whatever has been found that could in any way account for what has happened. Some months ago it was generally understood As a precautionary measure the whole of the that for several of the leaders surrender, would Europeu staff is temporarily housed in other be little better than death in the field, as they quarters. were credited with crimes and violatious of

inakor realding

legitimate warfare that any court would proceded with

The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemon, the Re-. sentence them to death for. But as the time ort and Statement of Accounts have been in Hunghom.

A ledger with the complainant said that on approaches for the close of the present adminis your hands since the 10: instant, so with the evening of the 21st inst, ho saw the tration and the struggling insurrection has your permission wo will as ual take them defendant carrying a box downstairs from the

a considerable increase over last year's total When he realised that collapsed almost beyond recognition, the te rend The total of our stack-in-trade shows complainant's house. he had bean detected, the defondant dropped the spirit has changed and leaders who surrender, Nearly the whole of this increase as taken The O. & O. steamer Doric, with mails, te.. box and took to his heels, but was overtaken by and especially those who bring in guns, place at our European branchios, especially in are receiving mòra consideration than Manila, and is caused by expansion of business. left Shanghai for this port this morning at the witness and handed over to the police.

His Worship passed sentence of two months they could have hoped for six mouth generally, necessitating, of course, the carrying daylight.

of larger stocks. Amongst the property cesets imprisonment, with herd labour.

age. Owing to numerous circumstances, Inspector Ford summoned stall-kespor at the investigations are not pashed with you will have noticed that theremaining portion Kowloon Inland Lot No. 549 and Inland Lot been sold during moderate indemnity which will not enemy, continue to multiply at a great rate. Yokohama, Inland Sea Kobo, Nagasaki and the Shek Thug Shiu Market for being in treme severity, and it is very probable that No. 16 are not shown,bay

of possession of a weight not according to and unmber of prominent insurgents are escaping 1900, as mentioned in the Report. A new item

grosing with the standard weights of the punishment by laying the biste u subordinates: $150,000 appears amongst these assetsfer Marine

Vosgainst whack thors is The defendant pleaded guilty, and went to In many cases this is justifiable, as the lack of of $140,000 shown among the liabilitise. This prison for one month in default of paying a communication and the unorganised chamoter property to situated in Des Voeux Read and

of the hostilities gave the petty chiefs great intended to be used as a warehouse and soda mediately adjoining, ne it course of rootion Luk Kia, widow, 40, Pottinger Street, denied liberty, and there is no doubt that they abused water factory, when our new premises il

their opportunities.

opposite the HongkongHotel, are completed. 2 charge of unlawfully neglecting to report a

Two thousand prisoners of war have been We mentioned, at our last general meeting, case of plague on the 21st inst.

John MeMichael, Inspector of Nuisances, ordered to be released in order to signalise the that, if the Company's business contened to disposed to fuding a man lying

the future Boveseaty He was un- conscious, and died whilst being removed to the took the oath of allegiance to the United States, to subscribe additions capital. Such would Central Police Station. The defendant called Nearly all these men have been, returned to have been the case before this, had not the salo at the Central and admitted that the deceased their homes, and when Malvar and Cailles last year of the remaining portions of Kowloon land Lot No. 549 and Inland Lot No. 16. She said he had been con- surrender, General MacArthur will probably set

at a A negro sergeant has successfully passed the was her husband.

good profit over book values, provided enst bank. The rear and higher beacon examination for a commission in the United plaining of feeling ill for two or three days.

Dr. Bell, Principal Civil Medical Officer, said free another large batch. Thus when the Civil With a considerable sim of ready money for exhibits & red light 48 feet above ground: the States, and is to be appointed a lieutenant. He

Government takes hold in July there will be absorption into the business, and obvisted for fore beacon, a white light 36 fost above ground, is the first of his race to have risen from the the deceased died from bubonic plague. A

We have also sold this year Section A of: Kow- The line of these beacons passes about 350 foot ranks thought not the first to be commissioned man, in his opinion, might possibly feet all wry few military prisoners for General Mao- the time being any need for further expital, to the eastward of the central rock and a similar in time of peace, as Captain Young, of the 0th right an hour before his death, and Le able to distance off the broken water forming the east Cavalry, is a run of colour. These appoint-go about his work, that would not be of all COMMISSARY OFFENDERS SEVERELY TREATED ON Inland Lot No. 550, and Kowloon Inland

ments indicate a great decline in that intense uncommon.

While leniency is being shown toward Lot No. 55. at a profit of $25,138 ever book valnes, which amount will appear in this year's Having regard to the nature of Dr. side of the channel. The beacon-poles are but doubtless natural projudico which the North surmounted by triangular shapes and painted entertained for a tie against the people it had Bell's evidence, His Worship discharged the insurgents, the greatest severity is exorcized coconnte. Wo have reserved 5,000 square feet

I defendant.

in the treatment of the commissary offenders, of Howloon Inland Lot No, 550; for the purpose

Hitherto the telephone has on various diccnsions been the receptacle for strong language frem people anxious but unable to get ou at once to the desired number.

The offices of the Stockbrokers' Association were disinfected yesterday. owing to the discovery of 2 plague case (Chinese) there. This makes the seventh case in the same build- Now it

ing.

The result of the destruction of birds in

The library of the Hongkong Club has also bean disinfected, the assistant librarian (Asiatic) having last Sunday been found to be suffering from plague. He has since died,

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The O. & O. steamer Captie, with mails, de. left San Francisco for this port via Honolulu. Shanghai, ou the 21st inst.

Tho E. & A. steamer Earters left Kals at noon on the 21st inst, and is dos here on Sunday.

THEFT FROM A DWELLING-HOUSE.

Lam Man, of no occupation, pleaded net guilty to stealing money and clothing to the

92 Bulkeley Street, total value of $25 from In The Ki, a boiler

colony.

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Japan is sufficiently oxident to appeal to the most enthusiastic sportsman, remarks, the Kobe Chronicle iz its issue of the 13th inst. Frem many districts reports coms of damage wrought by insects, who, being freed from their natural infringe commercial interests; and most Kochi, Miyagi and Kumamoto prefectures, certainly it will be approved in the United according to a report of the Department of Agrionlture and Corammeren, are the most States, who have all through been ouposed ravaged, but there are other districts, adds our The T. K. K. steamer America Mars, with to a heavy indemnity. There is, however, contemporary, whers a considerable amount of mailsce, which left hance 23rd ult, for Sunue of 315.

Francisco, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobo," no sign on the part of France, Germany, damage has been done.

Inland Sou, Yokohama and Honoluis, arrived and Russia that they are likely to forego their

Notice is given from the Coast Inspector's at her destination on the 20th inst. "pound of flesh," as the Japanese writer

The silk ex the N. P.. Stormer Glengle calls it. He proceeds, with considerable Office, I.M.C., that range beacons and lights arrived in New York on the 29th inst.

have been established at Hsia-sha-hn, Hankow The P. & A. steamer Indiravelle arrived at violence of language, to warn the tripartite district, on the east bank of the Yangtze about Yokohama on, the 1st inxf, and left for this channel at 40, Pottinger Stres in the sido important occasions when Aguinaldo and Tini expand as it bad been doing, it might be

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harpies" not to exhaust the patience of two miles above the King-kau Rocks, to guide Japm, and then concludes by invoking vessels between the rock in the centre of the Britain and the United States to stand river and the rocks lying abreast of it off the on the side of justice.

The other article is on essay by Count Okusia on "The Middle Kingdout," and, being signed, is far more soberly written Its theme is the necessity for the continued independence of China. The writer con cludes by saying: "What shall we, then, "Co with Chinn ? Restore the Emperor's back.

freed from slavery.

A CASE OF FLAGUE.

Arthur's successor to take over.

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