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zemand with (1) altering on the 18th September | CHINA'S APOLOGY TO GERMANY | MAJUR BOSS'S ANTI-MALARIA one impressed stamp on a clarke verby fium

32 to 18, and (9) with on the 19th September The full text of the Chiname Emperor's attering a forged and altered stamp on a apology to Germany and the German E- charter party, well knowing the same to be peror's reply is brought by the last home forged.

papors. The Imperial letter which Prince

MISSION,

WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 911, 190*.

the autumn operations. I wish that I could I GUERILLAS publish his nam

"Iconclude with some general remarks. The unhealthiness of the Coast has been much exag

AND DERAILING : A PROTEST.

The charge, as originally drawn up, conslated Chun presented on the dth ult. was as follows pool School of Tropical Medicine, from Major little or no typhoid, Everywhere we meet mox i Army League and Imperial Defence Associa

of the first only, which further gave the date of the alleged forgery as the 2013 September. Mr. F. B. Bowley, Crown Solicitet who con ducted the prosecution, applica, të have the date altered, and by permission also added the second charge. The charges were respectively under Sections 18 and 19 of Stamp Ordinance Mr. J. F. Reece appeared on behalf of the defendant, who had ready pleaded not guilty, but now withdrew that and pleaded guilty both charges

Mr. Alfred L. Jones, chairman of the Liver Ronald Ross, giving information of the results of his visit to the Gold Coast and of the work who writes from Sierra Leone, nader date of the sehool in Sierra Leone. Major Ross, August 20, says:

tion.

It would seem at first sight that the steps which should be taken to preserve the lines of communications from raids of an enemy and to

be matters of most serious consideration to our ander our Army security from assassins should give soldiers and other travellers in territory

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The Transvaal Republic has now been an. nexed in the fullost sense to the British Empire for more than a year, and yet we find that at a short distance from the headquarters or Gos- erament in Pretoria e train is derailed and THREE STAR- military mon of bumbler runk shot, Il-treated, brilliant young offloor is foully murdered, and or robbed, and women also waylaid, assassinated. or plundered.

The following letter has been received bygerated. True, there is a considerable amount The following letter appears in the Times over of malaria among Europeana; but then there is the signature of Capt. J. Feld, secretary of the The grest Emperor of the Ta-ching Empire

who have lived for years on the Coast in a salutes his Majesty the great German Emperor.

state of bealth. I entirely ogres with thong presented by permanent Legations we hare

improvident. and sometimes intemperate new Ever since our Empires have been mutually re-

who maintain that it is the young, reckless, somer who generally falls a victim to disease. uninterruptedly maintained the most friendly reistions ono with another. Our relations became still more cordial when his Royal High- ing a week at Lagos with Sir William escaping. I can nus permit myself to say with My dear Mr. Alfred Jones-After spend. The sober, sensible wan can usually rely upon no Prince Henry of Prussia came to Peking, Macgregor, daring, which I saw Ibadan and confidence that in nine cases out of ten if a frequently and of enjoying personal and cou- measures taken by Bir Willis and his able fault. The scrupulous use of a mosquito-net. and we had the advantage of receiving him Badagry and examined the many admirable max contracts malarial infection it is his own fidential intercourse with him. Unfortunately chief medical officer, Dr. Strachan, for consttention to domestic oloanbuess, exercise in the fifth month of last your the Boxers re-tending against malaria, I proceeded to Accra, temperance, and an occasional strong dow of As his Worship had no power under the belliously, penetrated into Poking, and tho where I stayed with the Guvernor, Major quinine are the things principally required, Ordinance to deal summarily with the murder of your Majesty's Minister, Baron von arrival, nothing in the scientific way appears as of common spa, what man

soldiers joined them. The result was the Nathan. As at Sierra Leone before our "If men despise overy dictate of science as well formal evidence was heard. The alleged for uden, a man who, so long as he occupied his to have been done on the Gold Coast against Intemperance is directly and indirectly a potent

expect gery, it appears, was discovered owing to the Esot that there is no 33 stamp in the Treasury, post in Peking, paid careful attention to the laris, but the Governor informed me that ally of malaria. Some of the worst malarial te which figure the defendant in charged with we were bound to pay our special acknow- matter. He has already made arrangements houses of native women. Even if a man does interests of our countries, and to whom he is thoroughly prepared to take up the infoclions are undoubtedly acquired in the altering the original 2*

ledgments. We most deeply regret that to improve the conditions of Europeans at acquire a malarial infection, a three months' Baron von Ketteler met so terrible an end Accra by buying up several poer locations course of quinine ought to rid him of it. Aa among us. The fact that we were not now planted in their midetan excellent rale quinine is taken only when there is fover, in a position to take-due-protective measures schema; and he showed me so admirable plan and is stepped just when it begins to produes a was painful to our feeling of responsibility. of his for laying out the town of Sekondi, in good effect. The circumstances of my tour Mored by the sentiment of our own grave accordance with scientific requirements, by have been such that I have been able to acquire responsibility, we have ordered that a mouu buying out the poor Ipostions on the foreshore, the best and most reliable information on ment should be erected on the spot where the extending the European quarters along the several important matter convected with the murder took place as a warning that arimas bluff to the east, and phasing the native town development of the Coast colonies. These cannot remain unpunished. Further, we have apart, behind the railway. sent to Germany with this our letter the Im perial Prince Chun Thai-fong, at the head of a Special Mission. Prince Chun, who is our own brother, will assure your Majesty how deeply the events of the past year have grieved us, and how deeply the feeling of penitence and shame still amimates us. Your Majesty sont your down the Boxer pat

WD TING.FANG,

NEW CHINESE MINISTER TO LONDON,

The Washington correspondent of home pspor has the following remarks about our Former fellow-colenis H. W. Ting-fang, * formerly Chinese Midlater at Washington, now

about to be transferred to London f

Wu Ting-fang returned to Waldington from a tour among the Atlantic Coast summer resorts. He said he had no information shout his reported trasfer to London beyond what he had seen in the newspapere, He has been greatly interested in Mormonism, and had proposed to spend some time in Salt Lake City studying Mormonism, day catego

troops from for distant to

to

our nations. We have, therefore, e munded Prince Chun to express personal your Majesty our thanks for your off in pro. moting peaco. We cherish the hope that your Majesty's indignation has given plac. to the old feelings of friendship. That the relations between our Empires may be of an even more extensive intimate, and beneficial character than hitherto is our firm confidence.

.....

"I am confident that the many persons who are interested in the railway will heartily approve of this, and I believe that the Governor will shortly-consider a similar scheme for Cape Coast, where I am informed there is great. mortality among Europeans. In my opinion; however, the housing question will of itself not sutes being adopted at Freetown and Lagos should be extended as soon as possible to the Gold Coast-Acrra, Cape Considering the puportacoor the and Arim, therafore did not hesitate to inform his Excel lancy that the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine would consider the advisability of sending a delegate to direct the operations in the was The Governor cordially approved

the matter,

I shall doubtless be able to discuss later."

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MR. DAN LENO PLAYS CRICKET.

A home paper gives an account of how a komie kriket team of twenty-eight music hall artists, captained by Mr. Dan Leno, met fourteen at Kennington Oral on the 5th ult

The score-sheet, compiled by the former, showed a total for themselves of 250, as against ether side. Considering that, according to the an unbroken series of "duck's oggs" for the score-sheet, Mr. Leno made 999 off his own bat, it is obvions that the addition generously, taito.

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In common with our fellow-citizens we lare V.S.O.P. been amazed at the surpassing lonily wherewith | our Adversaries, who have long since openly ignored the fundamental conditions of organised military operations, have been allowed to

her- potrate otrocities while their families have been V.V.S.O.P. supported and cherished. They have been violate the laws of war with impunity beyond the futile threats of belated permitted to proclamations, which they naturally ridionle, and their families are supported by our folk at home, though many of us owing to lusses through the unnecessary prolongation of the war find the maintenance of our own families

an arduous task.

We venture, Sir, to ask you for epaco for a protest against the continuates of methods which are a direct encouragement to guerilla

responsible for the inefficiency which 'reults in the surprise and derailing of trains they should be removed; if the home Government by its sooner our voices are heard crying alow the misplaced humanitarianism is responsible the better for our nation and for our Army. War Office had before its eyes, if it pleased to road, precedents inaunierable by the adoption of which raids on railways can be stopped. We

contained most interesting information on thé subject only a few days ago

When the Cenang Puca"recently issued a robellion and restore peace for the effare of suffice to put a stop to the fover, and the mea. and easily defeated an Old English team of warfare. If the gonorals in the field aro statement showing a slight excus of females over males in the New England States a nowa paper printed a satirical article saying that the women there were forming alaby to advocato polygamy For once the clever Chitauman, familiar as he is with the ways of American newspapers, was trapped He regarded the article as a plain statement of fact, and sent a formal report to hit Gortament at Pekin reciting the supposed change in the attitude of American woman towards polygamy,

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In presenting the above lotter Prince Chun and accepted the offer, and said that he would made for merriment. All the music-ball work need not quote many, as your own columnis:

mode the following speech

fallest sense

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The day was beautiful, full of sunshine, and give every assistance in the way of labour and and his wife and children were there, forgetting other support required. This colony is so their troubles, and a great multitude of specta. important and flourishing that I am sure the tore came to laugh affectionately at the mon school will not hesitate to take this stop. If it whose names stand with for laughter. accepts the proposal we shall have the happi- ness of witnessing the inauguration, in all the chain of colonies from the Canals to Tagos of proper measures against the malaria which has so long paralysed the Coast a result for which no sacritice of time and money would be to

"I was delighted to find the native town of Acora so clean and well kopt, and also to observe sports and exercises which are so necessary for that the Europeans have opportunity for the health. Tonnis is played vigorously ovary. pelo (played twice or thrice a week) Major evening, and I enjoyed an excellent game of Nathan, the Governor of the colony, does all in

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Were Boer citizens placed on the trains in the vicinity of Boer commandos as hostages, The obief incident the game was diffenity of dismimin Mr. Dan Lene. He Bond" placed, under guards armed with luuled

the and if not, why not? Are momburs of the MANDOLINES. was bowled, caught, sted, and run out, he revolvers beside them, on atory tmin-that-van- also hit his wicket. But Mr. Herbert Campbell, by any possibility be attacked, and, if not, why who was umpiring, stood by his old friend so not? Have uny methods been adopted to well that it was quite impossible to get him out convince by deeds, not by procluations, the Finally, he was carried shoulder-high into the bandits now in the field that if a train be pavilion.

derailed their own political and social friends will be the first to parish. If not we suggest leisure or inclination to look after the affairs that any members of the Cabinet who have- of the Empire st present should meet togather adopt the methods which ovary other nation has forthwith and promulgate their intention to

adopted uniter similar conditions at once.

The score sheet, baing u triumph of addition, which some of the players contrived to get out. was interesting for the extraordinary ways in Thus, Mr. Moss retired for refreshments while Lockwood was ordered away," as the Mr. Willie Perman was "aught by mistake," only and wood was uterul away,

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Last Saturday Wu Ting-fang led the dance

On behalf of the great Emperor my most at Narragansett Pier, and won the first prize at gracious lord and master. I have the honour to a euchre-party Before leaving Narragansett place this letter in your Majesty's Imperis! on Sunday he said, The American girls ought hands. After the revolutionary movements of all to marry, but they don't. The Amerless last year in China, the Imperial una mu by girl is too particular. She sends the men thereto by its own inclination or equar by very often. Chinese girls as discent; they the domand of the Powers, felt bound to express marry. Very few stay single. Women ought by means of a Special Mission to Germany its

for the events, and especially rent. Minnere regret to marry that is their mission, EEN

Wu Ling-fang want to Narragansett from for the socurrence which cost the life of your Newport, which is the most fashionable of Majesty's excellent Minster, Baron von Kutteler. American summer resorts. He was very much In order to place the sincerity of this regret sarpelso not to find loop-the-loop" railways, yond the possibility of any doubt, his Majesty merry-go-rounds, and the other attractions the Emperor of China has chosen for this mis- which make Atlantic City popular with the simatis nearest blood-relation. I am able to assure massus. At Atlantic, City Wu Ting-fang your Majesty that the Emperor my most gracions "looped the loop which saying his colley is construct axialine by section winter with theo of the word, no con- brought great misfortunes upon hina and loss immense wheel, so that when the eam are and card upon Germany. Nevertheless, the absolutely essential to the health of European's match was in aid of the Music Hall Benevolentsures were taken to stop attacks on trains in THE HONGKONG Ics ComPANY, LIMITED

Emperor, in accordance with the custom of thousands of years, has taken the responsibility upon bis own sacred person, I am therefore charged, in handing to you this letter, to give expression to the cordial feelings which the Emperor, my illustrious master, entertains for your Majesty. I have further been instructed Wa Ting-fang has been a most complaisant to us as the interpreter of these sentiments diplomat, writing articles for newspapers und

on the part of the great Emperor of Chido magazines, his subjects ranging from The towards the Empress and the whole Imperial Wisdom of Confacing to The Beauty of family, and to give expression to his wish that American Girls and The Inability of the your Majesty's House may feurish and enjoy Entire American Nation Properly to Brew health, happiness, and blessings in the fullest Ten." he can hold his own other at a festive measure. His Majesty the Emperor of China party or in playing golf, and was the first hopes that the events of the past year have only member of the diplomatic corps to buy an constituted a temporary disturbance in the ze. automobila. He speaks the best English of lations between the two countries, and that the any Chinarsi on earth, p

clouds have now given place to the brightness Although a follower of Confucius, his hue of peace, so that the inhabitants of Germany -tree for his children every Christmas.

and of China may learn more and more to understand and to appreciate one another, This is also my own sincere desire.

the top the passengers, who are strapped in, lang head downwards. It is regarded as nerve-shattering form of amusement, and there has been some agitation to Induce the autho- rities to forbid such dangerous pastimes.

Wa Ting-tang compelled his suite to get into the cars with him. He seemed to enjoy it, but the suite were manifestly terrified,

He has bem a peristant advocate of pro. gress and peace, urging arbitration for in- ternational differences, and suggesting that the United States should take the initiative.

Wu Ting fang, who came to the United States in 1897, ne heen very popular as an after dinner speaker and as an orator at public Celebrations. He is very felicitous in his choice of subjects, and shows remarkable daftrees in kandhing embarrassing questions. He even gave an Independence Day address last July 4th, Indo

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in the farther asta of violence which woro com-

his power to encourage these sports, which are Many pretty ladies sont programmes. The in the tropics. The medical department of the colony is much undermannel in spite of the excellent pay and leave offered. The Governor has appointed Mrs. Stewart Deacon, formerly a student of the Liverpool School; to carry on scientifle medical work at Acura.

OUR TRADE WITH JAPAN.

The great commercial strides made by Japan during recent years and the reduction at the Proportion of Great Britain's trade with her through the development of German and American competition are shown in a consular report just issued.

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1880 1890

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Sherman in 1864:--

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"After a few days' stay I loft Accra for Sierra Leone, whore I found B. Logan Taylor pushing on the operations against mosquitoes with grest rigour. The Governor, Sir Charles King-Herman, has given him the assistance of Dr. Berkeley, of the Colonial Medical Service. The gang employed in clearing the larvas of mosquitoes out of the houses has done very well, living cleared out 2,473 houses and 355 cartloads of empty tins, broken bottles, and such like in 4 days- un average of over 70 bouses and 10 cartlonda daily. As, on the aver-

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... 26,000,000 age, abort every one in three empty tins and bottles breeds mosquitoes, it may be calculated Taking the average annual value of the past that this gang has removed something like four years, 1897-1900, nes fair criterion of hundred cartloads of breeding places. What Japan's present purchasing power, it will be His Majesty the German Emperor replied as a morious blow this will be to the prevalence of seen, says the report, that she now takes nearly follows:-It is not on a glad and festive occasion, the Culex mosquito in Freetown will be readily £26,000,000 worth of goods from abroad, se nor to perform a simple act of courtesy, that understood. I calculate that the cost of a gang compared with £4,500,000 in 1972, £7,250,000 your Imperial Higuess has come to me: Your of men permanently employed for kreping the in 1880, and £13,000,000 in the exceptions your presence here is due to melancholy event of town free of the Culex mosquito will amount of 1990. In 1883 more than half the total the utmost gravity. My Minister at the Court only to about £100 a year. The game is well imports came from the United Kingdom, in of his Majesty the Emperor of China, Baron worth this candle. The result is stroady well 1800 about one-third, in 1:98 considerably lees von Ketteler, has been slain in the Chinese marked, and there is undoubtedly a great re-than oue-fourth, in 1899 little more than one. capital by the murderous weapon of a soklier of duction in the number of these insects in the fifth, and in 1900 one-fourth. the Imperial Chinese array, who acted on the contre of the town generally. Thus S. Mc. orders of his superior oficers an abominable Kendrick, staying in Dr. Logan Taylor's crime which is equally branded by the law of house, was not once bitten during a whole rations and by the usages of all countries, month, though he was a new comery Of Out of the month of your Imperial Highness I course, the insects will still scour for some A correspondent, signing himself Paraled," have heard the expression of the sincere and timu here and there, but their breeding places Ferhaps you will be goed enough to insert profound regret of his Majesty the Emperor of can be easily detected and abolished. To judge China soncerning this event. I am glad to be of the value of these operations against Culex, the following which I have copied from one of lieve that personally the Imperial brother of your people, must remember that besides causing the homio daily papers. It may intenst your readers to know that I have tried the expo Imperial Highness had no part in the crime, or constant annoyance to everyone, they carry ment and can vegek for the result being the mitted against inviolable Legations and against perhaps other diseases.

the germs of yellow ferer, slephantiass, and same-se atated. Perhaps some of your readers peaceable strangers. The guilt of his advisers may be able to explain the why and the where- and of his Government is all the greater. Let (which breed in paddles on the ground) are also "Operations against the Anopheles presquito

While much of the success of Germany and the fors of what to the ordinary mind seems some. then not delude themselves and think that they being well pushed by Dra. Taylor and Berkeley, United States must be ascribed to the willing what inexplicable, I may mention that and can effect atonemezt and gain forgiveness for though torrents of rain hare recently causedness of the manufacturers of both countries to rapse with a couple of turns of ordinary their crime by the expiatory mission alone. mach diiculty. Hollows in the ground are cater specially, for the requirements of the Ja Fawing cotton and let it hang edgeways in an This can only be done by regulating their everywhere being drained away or filled up panese, to advertising, and to the vigilance of ordinary prg tambler suant a distance of about fatare conduct in accordance with the dictates with rabble and earth. Others are being filled agents; some of it--not the least paris nn. ni anches from the point of suspension, the of international, law and by the customs af with the empty bottles and tins found in the doubtedly due to facilities of through transport rupes ulent two-thirds inside the glass:* Sling

shilling or sixpence, at the end of a piece of civilised peoples. If in future his Majesty the homes. Many of the worst streets, which from the seat of production in both countries te

Emperor of China g wins his great Empire formerly were practically marshes in the rains, the destination of the goods in Japan. throud by means of s loop. Then resting your. elbow on a table, hold the other end of the strictly in the spirit of the dictatus,, his hope have been reclaimed. It is now a matter of

A striking feature is the development of the will be fulfilled; the and consequences of the thvad betwixt the forefinger and thimb, ob troubles of the past year will be overcome, and examination, but as this may partly be due to of Japanes

some difflealty to catch Anopholes for solentific highly subsidiset Jupun tonnage. In 1883entries serving to let it pass across the hall of the once again permanent relations of pace

were HO insigificant These orders were good onezh for Con. the heavy rain, I do not yet lay stress on the that they were not considered warthy federate swashbucklers a year before the fall of thumb, and thas suspend the shilling into an friendship will be established between Gerinany fact. But we may rest assured that a little of the alightest notice in the Consular Richmond. Why would mut similar orders be empty goblet. Observe, your hand must be arul china, rolations which will conduce to the perseverance will ultimately suable us to abolish report; in 1900 they amounted in number to good enough for Boor swancklers a year after parlecky steady, and if you find it difficult to benefit of the two unions aut to the whole of these makrin-bearing insects as a disease factor over 2,000 vessels of nearly 3,500,000 tons: in the fall of Bloorsfontien and Pretoria." Some of keep it in an immovable posture, it is useless civilised munkind. In the sincere and earsiekt in Freetown. stapt the experiment. Fremiding, however,

More than 30 men are now 1872 Japan possessed ninety-six merchant the best soldiers of the United Statos during that the shilling is properly spspended, you will ope that this may be the case, I bid your Im constantly employed on the work.

stenmiers, of an aggregate tonnage of 23,384 the recent war with Spain were descendants of LORS and DRESSMAKERS, Under- porial Highness welcome. ukserve that when it has reeered its equili

I think that I have already mentioned the tous. They were all, without exception, vessels men whom Sherman thus harried. brium it will for a moment be stationary. It

excellent schemes of Sir Charles King-Hurman which had been condemned by their original

In fact, the very essence of guerilla warfare take also Gentlemen's Underwear and House- Owners, In 1900 hor merchant fleat included for improving the water supply, und renting a 845 steamers of 528,321 fans, most of them

are vigour, ovarity, destruation, and surprise, hold Needlework at Moderate Prices. hill station connected with Freetown by a

Without these elements this role of a guerilla

No. 9, CAINE ROAD. railway or electric tramway. Personally Ivessel of the highest types of modern con-

or partisan would be ridiculous.. Consideration Hongkong, 7th October, 1901:

[2656 should say that an electric tramway like the struction.

and kinduess he does not understand, and is The returns for the first six months of precinded, by the very nature of his desperate

FOR SALE. ons at Teneriffe would be just the thing, and would pay well. Sir Charles continues to give 1901, published in the Baurd of Trade Journal profession, from appreciating. ne every assistance. The people in Freetown last month, show the total value of Japan's importa ne £13,332,000, and of her exporta as take very kindly to our measures, and are constantly begging Dr. Taylor to remove their £11,774,000 the imports being a decrease of accumulated rubbisk or to drain the puddles over £3,000,000 as compared with the first six months of 1900, but still nearly £4,000,000 in outside their doors.

"Lientenart McKendrick, of the

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and the exports un increase of £2,500,000 over Medical Service, deputed by the Indian Govern- mont to study our work here, has been doing the first half of 1900.

The value of raw cotton imported from The N.P. stonmur Tacoma sailed from Yokoso for a month: Dr. Daniels passed through British India rose, while that from the United hain for Hongkong ou, the 5th inst.

on his way to Lagos and examined our drainage operations. He will return here later for three States fell from £2,500,000 to less than £670.000. HAIR PRESERVED AND BEAUTIFIED. The weeks' work with the expedition. I return at The United Kingdom has practically the preserver and restorer of the hair ones to England in consequence of news monopoly of the cotton imports. Japan's chief OGLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, which closely regarding the West African Commission. The export is silk, raw and manufactured. resembles the only matter nature provides for health of all of us has been perfect, yet we hare United States takes nearly half, and the United Fow puns, if any, am exonsable. They havo sonikhing and stimulating its growth, without bean constantly exposed to the emanations from Kingdom less than one-twantíath. boon called "The dry-ret of language, they have which the hair becomes dry, thin, and brittle turned sail and to the so-called malarions mists. bee villigd in all languages, but some of them It prevents baldness and scurt, strengthens the "On arrival here I received a letter from the ats irresistible. Such, for instance, is the remark | hoir, and for children it lays the foundation of gentleman

san who contributed so large a sum for of the Philadelphia Ledger which, in referring a luxurious growth." Also in a golden colour for the expenses of this campaign against the mom to the suicide of the Ghor of Shanel by gold fair and golden-haired ladies and children. Ask quito. Without solicitation from me he las ancribes it to a consciousness of Sare Stores and Chemists for ROWLAND'S MACASSAR doubled the amount be so generously gave at gilt

On, of Hatton Garden, Londca [1966] first. This relieves me of all anxiety regarding

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will then of its own accord and without the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, least agency from the person holding it, nemme the action of a pendulam, vibrating from alde The PM. steamer thing, with mails, &c., to side of the glass and, after a few seconds, left Shanghai for this port yesterday morning will strike the hour nearest to the time of day. at 6 o'clock. For instance, if the time be twenty-five minutes The P.M. steamer Pert, with mails, &c., left Fast six, it will strike sir; if thirty-five minutes San Francisco for this port via Honolulu, past six, it will strike seven; and so on of any Yokohaman, Inland Sea, Kobe, Nagasaki and other hour. W

Shanghai, on the 5th inst. It is necessary to observe that the thread The O. & O. steamer Coptic, with maita, &c, should lay over the pulse of the thumb, and which left houce 10th ult. for San Francisco via this may in some measure acevant for the Shanghai, Kobe, Inland Sen, Yokohama and vibrations of the shilline; but, to what cause Honolulu, arrived at her destination on the 6th its striking the precise hour is to be traced inst. remains unexplained, for it is no less astonish. ing than true that when it has struck the proper namber, the vibration senses, the coin sequires a kind of rotatory motion, and at last becomes stationary as before"

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to) If the Government knows the customs of war as to guerillas and ferailers, why have rales not been enforced long ago?

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