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anveliable drawing which compel navigator to to lo good guössers, especially in the southern

waters.

It will be some time before the Barsan san beccase fully operative in accordance with the terms of the law passed by the Civil Commission

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1901

day, and the daily rainfall, reports on the same to be forwarded by mail with the monthly crop report. There will be mine first-class stations In addition to the contral station in this city, 5 of the second class, 17 of the third class and 20 in stations. The central stution will em

NEW DEPARTURE IN HUNAN.

fetare, and we again exhort you in all earnort- nesa to heed our warnings in the hope that you may be so fortunats as to obey and 20 Avoid ovi endings for yourselves.

You must be aware that the calamities in

THE ETYMOLOGY OF SURNAMES.

The following very commendable proclamation,

The publication of the late Canon Bardsley's which shows how Armly the authorities of the determined to repress anti-Christian outra rear entirely resulted from the manufacturing in one of the hye-ways of antiquarian study. formerly bigoted provinca of human bare

posthumous volume should certainly do somo Hengehen prefecture (province of Hunan) st thing towards creating an intolligunt interest was issued early this month at Ch'anghat. Wi

of malicious rumours by desperadoes and translation:

Chi, of the brovet button rank,

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Pike," Gudgeon," and "Spratts,” and am ocessional" Emmet" and" Blackadder," Hood says:

-If a party had a voles, What mortal would be Bagg by cheios ? "-

are now extinct. For when, some years since, There used to be a family of "Buggs," both insect and human; but we understand that both in May, While the work to be undertaken is ploy, in addition to the director, three first- are indebted to the NU. Daily News for the rowdies, the consequences being that lives had which, considering that it concerns every in- a gentleman who had inherited that

entitled him to change it for the more saphon- JOINT PROCLAMATION BY THE COMMISSIONE to be given up for those who had been murdered dual mener of the community, has been name, went through the legal formalities

Italian

Bishop and priest) and indemnities strangely neglected.

• pal for chapels and

Few of us, probably, have ever inquired how ions cognomen of Norfolk-Howard, the missionary property destroyed. These truly are startling lessona should have at least two names-n baptismal or tion whatever, immediately changed their name we came by our names; and that every person obnoxious little parasites, without any formali. for all to learn as warnings to them, much negotiations the above matters wors ditary family naine--may at first sight ap

After other given name, and a patronymic or here- for the same high sounding title.

Camdon said that in day to find finally adjusted, but it makes us oxcodingly pear as natural as that he should have two original of many sarzecies was a tad out the indignant to spal of them.

hands and two feet. Yet, as a matter of difficulty. The difficulty is not entirely re We, therefore, once more warn all that, aftar fact, our surnames are a comparatively modern moved, oven aftor Canon Bardsley's labours of the publication of this Proclamation, if there invention. There is no trace of the oxista lifetime, and it anast still be admitted that a he again any desperate characters unwilling to ance of such a thing in England farther large number of them can neither the chase a nor their origia traced. Mr. Lower cited the listen and obey theso our warnings and again back then the touth contury; they were by ho manufacturing false rumours, we will certainly

ineana general, even among noble families, case of a parish clerk of Langford, near Wall- arrest such culprits and sternly punish them.

before the fourteenth century, and their hero-ington, who was called "Redcock for many from henceforth be law-abbling and peacefully custom among our middle and loner classes fallen asleep in church, and dreamt that he was fellow your several avocations. Be careful in before the period of the Reformation. Our at a cock fight, ho had suddenly awakened and your conver.ation and thereby protect your Saxon forefathers used to distinguish the son shouted out: A shilling on the red cock" porous from burm. Beruro how you lightly from the father by the suffix "ing.” Calwie's to the no small consternation of parson and taste of the consequences promisul by the law! son became Cathwinuing; Eoppa's son poopla. And not only was this man himself clamation! Let all be informed of the above frequently prefixed" Fitz (a corruption of "file") it i is said that his descendants bear that paure at document. To is posted everywhere for the and this forta is still represented in on the present day. Many of our surnames were information of all.

Fitzgeralds, Fitageorges, Bul Fitzwilliams doubtless nicknames, bestowed according to At a latter date tlan solace adoptext the suffix more fancy or eaprice in the first instance, and **son," and the offspring of John and Richardsome of them may have been more than ence became known as Johu-son und Bichard-son. changed, according to fancy or caprice, sinos. Until comparatively recent times the Welsh were coolant with their ap" This was originally 80 carried on from generation to generation as Jenkinsp Griffth-ap-Fabiu-up- William-ap-Rees-ap-Eran--that a man's name was also his pedigroe. According to this system of nonerclature a wis dloscribed Welsh cheese as:

OF THE BUREAUS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND OF DEFLAGE OF CH'ANGAHA, HUNAN, We, the following Commissioners of the Head Offices of the Bureaus of Foreign Affairs and of Defence (folios Administration) of the city of Changsha, Provincial capital of Hunan; name acting Provincial Treasurer of Human and As the service for years has been performed substantive Grain Intendunt of said province; by members of the Jesuit Order, or by persons Provincial Jaret oto of the and man, antive of their selection, the familiarity with the work Salt Intendant of the Changsha and Panching the 2nd rank, soting Grain Intendant and to hold the men shoes training had given them recorded in the Grand Council hooks for promo- special fi.uess for what was to be done. The law tion; Chang, of the brevet button of a Cam- subjects all employees of the Bureau to the promissioner (3rd rank button) and recommended visions of the Civil Service Act. Under the for immediate promotion to a substantive 3rd rank and an expectant Tastai of Hunau, hereby issue the following most important pro- clamation for the information of all:-

nine Brst-class stations may shortly be ready thins acquired naturally inclined those in charge perfectural cirauit: Ts'vi, of the brevet button of There will be no leniency exercised. You must ditary transmission did not become a settled years before his death, because, having one day

Salt

service and have carried much of the burdou circumstances thuru was really nothing in this Taotaiship; and Chao, of the brevet button of the Tremblingly obey! A most important Pro-ping; or Warra's son, Warring. Thelled "Betonal" to the day of his death, but

by no means now, it is to be brought for the olsse observers, three calculators, two assistant first time under a direction that deserves to be observers, three assistant directors, & secretary called systematic, and its installation starts and librarian with an assistant, two assistant almost with first principles In respect to calculators, a chief draughtsman and an usSÂN. orm forecist, the plan is to equip important tant, a chief mechanic and three sistant des outlooks with stations, and of course to pro- two janitors and two makergers. There wil *iile telegraph Bacs from them so that their be a chief observer and un nessistant at each roperts may have imediato value. This pre-first-class station, and a single observer at molly, Tan, of the Leavet button of the 2nd rank, paration is proceeding with all possible despatch, station in the remaining classes. but the diflenlties ia ita way are obvious, for they involve cable-luging and land lines over territory not whelly pacified. It is hoped that Tinland of Lizon is to have three on the Pacific. Outlooks at Zamboanga, Iloilo and Coba may be placed in the frontier class, for Ilole and Cobu were mainstays in the former sincs American coqupation. The other stations of his class are at Dagupan, which catches warnings from the China Sea immediately northward of Manila, Baguio, in the Provines of Benguet, where the climate is under inspec tion to determine soientifically the merits of that province as a health resort, and Orane, in Leyte, Ormee is on the west coast of Layto. It appears on the map to be fairly sheltered from storms requiring much sas room in which to gather foros, but an experi- ence at Falo, directly across the island, but upparently well pestnoted by Samar, in 1897; furtishus one reason for a station in that region which may be central to news of storms over a wide away and which yet may escape at mospheric hindrances to the free transmission of such nows. This particular storm lifted the inot off the Pale church and then stripped completely the interior of the church, leaving nothing standing except one stone wall, part of another, and part of the tower, Water engulfed the town to the depth of 7.3 metres, or nearly

ch'in obtained

Kwang Hsu, 27th year (1901).

JAPAN, COREA, AND -MANCHURIA.

The Times Tokyo correspondent wrote in August last:--

effective

Adam's own cousiu-German by its birth; Ap Curds-ap-Milk-up-Cow-ap-Grass-up-

Earth.

But David-ap-Howell and John-ap-Ricburd

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have long since been contracted into David Powell and John Pritchard. Their equivalent for the Saxou ass of "sen om duply to put the patronal name in the grolig John's son Davie was called David Johnson Willin's son Richard became, Richard William's" and thus arose the two most widely-used of Welsh surnames. The Highlands of Sectlund very commonly prefied Mac," and their kinsfolk the Irish poetised both Mao" and "O" to the paternal male; silwngh, according to an old folk-rhyun the fatter nation op- OLI parently wished for elusive appre

clause over which the old employees needed to taku aların, for natives could not stand beside

During the soventh month (August-Septem- them in competitions for the places which they bud held, and there were no Americane bere ber) of this your, a native of Changsha, named Chon Ting-chin, went to the London Mission who wished for plass, even if they were qual-Clapel on Siang ch un-street in suid city of fiel for them. If the employees had refused to Changsha, and falsely declaring himself a don- submit themselves to this test it is doubtful if vert, asked for Christian-books-on pretence of the authorities coull have insisted upon it with desiring to help in spreading the Christian doctrine. In this way the said Chou Ting- out causing a suspension of the work of the

seven Christian books Bureau instead of protesting, the men who from the said Chape). Having done so, ho had become expert in compiling weather data, suddenly presented himself at the Kuang Lung who had propared maps of the Island- which in cash shop on Nandheng-street and also at the completeness and accuracy were far yond the house of Lu Jui-seng, head constable of the 14th ward of Blauhta district (also within capacity of any of the officials who gain sent rangsha city, to whom he falsely made him hore, disposing of such tasks for your for about self out to be a colporteur sent by the Mission At the same time he begsu 30 pesos per month, equal to half that amount to sell books. of gold dollars, quaked and trembled lest spreading a malicious rumour to the effect eye two the examinations, might disqualify them. that he had soon with his own

young children murdered in the chapel at This fear pervaded the entire establishment. the Yeuchiat ang minkets, that their One of the rules which Civil Service examiners oyoballs had been then abstractol, and the take pains to make clear to applicants is that bodies subsequently buried beneath the chapel of which he had been an eye-witness. This no papers having any possible bearing on the flooring. Those lo declared to be actual facts subjects in bund shall be carried to the examins-

mulier having been reported to us, we at once tion room. When the examination at the Bureau was in progress, the examiner in charge found one of the candidates looking through some papers, which turned out to contain the very questions of that examination. and the answers to them. It appeared that the Director of the Bureau had been requested by the Civil Service Board to prepare a set of questions which would test the fitness of candi- dates for places under him. In complying with the request; he had swan no impropriety in letting the men who had sind hoped to keep have a copy of the questions thus prepared. When the papers had been taken away and the candidate informed that he need not remain for further examination, the outire There are other considerations that commend directing force of the Bureau lost heurt. Ormoc is a place for a first-class station. & Excuses came hard in the face of the stringent cuble is to connect Buringus, in the north-east of and repeated regulation which excluded prompt Mindanao, with Massin, in the south of Leyta. ing papers from the examination room, but When the Mindanao, Pacific coast had skall several of the Fathers did not hesitate to urge bo picketed with lookouts, connecting by land very earnestly that the affair be overlocked as following the sanguinary episode of the Tion unless they enforce it; and they do always enclosed piece of ground or holding. Those

24 feet. The averity of the storm may be judged when it is known that it was of the sume character ne that which visited Galveston last year, when the engeling food was only four autres doep. Father Algae went to Leyte for a personal inspection of this rain, He learned that o lay ness the town laut nearly all its water a few hours before the storm brake. It had been drawn away by the nueting of the coming tempest, to return as part of the later deluge. Had the people appreciated the significance of the auction, and gone into the hilla with such trappings as they could carry, they might have found safe refuge within easy reach of their homes, Only those whom fear drove to such rofage survived the outburst.

of small importance, especially as the candidatos ware all exports in the lines proposed for test, It all resulted in a fresh examination, which every candidate passed acceptably, but it served to strengthen none the less the contar tion that old ways in the Philippines have become so ingrained as to obliterate from the native or Spanish conscience, or from any variation or adinixture of the two, regardless of character, education, or general probity, the scruple touching things official which commonly rules Anglo-Saxon practice.

lines with Surigao, a storm ares of most prolific quality will be brought under con staat watch, and its performances may be definitely heralded not only for the Philippines but for China and Japan Massin would keep in touch with Ormoc by land lines. The east coast of Samar is inrilly inferior to that of Mindanao for weather out-posts, That island must be wrested from insurgent control before it can be properly utilised; but eventually a lino of laqul telegraph will extend from Borongan, on the court in the south-east of Samar, to Cat- balogan, the capital of the island, whence there Service preparatory to the installation of the will be easy communication with Loyto. It is service as contemplated in the law consists of probable that Borongau will become a centre at daily forecasts, as heretofore, based on telogra which will be collected weather nowa of the phie advices from Iloilo and Cebu in the south east coast of Samar, and as the exposed coast of and from Dagupan and Vigau in the north, Leyte almost immediately south of Sama will Captains of ports slowhore are expected to also be under observation, the pickets of Min send advices, and in this way within telegraphie dauao, Leyta, and Samar will cover thoroughly limits the Bureau gathers material of consider more that seven degreen of latitude in the most able value for daily use. Mission and military dangerous parts of the Pacific. The Luzon stations furnish data for less frequent use, stations then take up the patrol, and will keep which the experience and skill of those in under continual observation an area for six chargo turn to the best account. Results in degrees further northward, projecting that other years have put beyond question the fine serviço, indeed, to Tha Batauos Islands, two ability of those engaged in the direction of this degrees further north, from which point the work. When these men shall be aided, as watch for weather will be turned over to the presently they will be, with appliances suited Japanese, in Formosa, In the south, the to modern progress and with money aufficient Philippine service will sweep the Jolo Sea to for the adequate maintenance of the best the boundaries of Borsoo Plang look to the service they are capable of giving, it is probably installation of the service logoribed, with the not to ranch to expect that they will keep pace exceptions noted, in the pressot autumn, Whom with the opportunities afforded them. that shall occur, vast improvement on any- thing possible heretofore in the Philippines

Rently be ected

Bureau to make strict search for the man and

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priation of both these preins

By Mao and O' you"! -arely know True Irishan, 143 car arm,

Japan and Corea are in trouble about a question that has periodically disturbed their relations during the past 20 years. Tas treaty between the two Empires provides that when

er, owing to orup failure in orea, the apprehend a sonraily of food, it may temporarily Government of that country has rason to prohibit the export of grain from any or all of the Corenn open ports. This season, owing to kang-continued drought, the contingency con templated by the treaty is supposed to have arison; and the Corean Government, towards the close of July, issned an edit votoing the barge to become

from August port of all kinds of cereais. the em 28. What this means to Japanese werchants at once explained by the Customs ordered the deputy (weiyuan) of the Defend returns, which show that whereas the total arrest him, and we also notified the members of value of Corea's exports to Japan last year was the various chapels and put them on their gaurdine million yen in round numbers, beans, rice, and also instructed them to make diligent and other cereals represented 7 millions of search for the said Choo Ting-ch'iu, Eventu- that amount. Thus the imposition of such ally this man was seized by the Pastor, Sisa embargo practically signifies the extinction of Pah-tang, who sent him to the Burean of the export trade to Japan for this year. Thore Lofence for trial. Chon. Ting chin was recog.

is no question that Cores is within Jer rights

At first, these distinguishing names were not nised by ull parties concerned, who bore witness when she takes such a stop-so far, at least, as hereditary; but by the coyouth, contury it rice is concerned; though it may reasonably be to what i had done, and he then frankly non-

became oxceedingly differ to maintain doubted whether beans fall properly within the tossed to his ill-deeds without reservation.

limits of the term "grain. But what the person's identity without sine stel, July, and consideration of this, Chou Ting-ch'u was eventually handed over to the profect of Chang. Japanese allege is that Coren's act is prepordingly the originally significant and sha for confinement, await further orders. mature, a failure of the crops not being ret strictly personal sobriqust showed a tendency This is on record.

certain, and that her precipitaney is due to descend, along with a man's other and more not to solicitude. about the people's wants, tangible property, to his posterity. that to the covetousness of local officials.

Many gentle and landed families adoptel the For when a veto ja imposed against the

names of their own estates as surnames; and mauyngeutylinen," as the Boke of Saint: export of cereals, it applies not only to oversea

the same maraes. Hence, as the old adagé truda, but also to interprovincial transactions: call them, took the liberty of borrowing so that, although one district may happen to hers an abundant harvest, whereas its neigh bouring district is familshing, the former is not allowed to supply the latter's wants There. however, the local officials come in. They can always elude an embargo, which is ineffective

In

Now the practice of falsaly creating reports of the murder of children for the purpose of abstracting their eyeballs, has been the usual subterfuge for years of crafty people amonget the masses, and loafers and rewties to falsely secuse and so create riots against the Christian chapels. Indeed, during the first sears of the reign of Tang Chih [Note:This last sentence should be during the tetter portion of the reign of Tung Chili"--that is to say, in 1970,

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For it they lack both O' and Mac,

No Irishun er fler

In Ford, in Ham. in Loy, in Ton,

The most of English surnames run, Of these, Ford is not obsolete, Ham meins

town; Ley, or Lea, is a pasture, and Tou is an who were not blessed with property in land

or Richard

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bestowed upon them by their sighbours, in accordance with the situation of their dwelling place. Thus Thomas, living on a hill, would be called "Thomas, atte Hull," hiring on a moor, differentiated as Richard umally described as being "of" such a placa atte Moore. The nobility and gentry wore (compared the " de "in France, and the "von m Germany), but the plebius was only "at" "by" or "under" such a place, and became known as "Attwater," "Byfield," or Underwood," as the case mightbe. Those who wandered from one place to another in search of work or fortune were apt to be dubbed with a name which denoted their place or vigin. Any Caledonian coming seath would probably be called "Scot," just as an Englishsan who crossed the border northwards was called "Inglis," Thus the D'Almaias, Dalmans, and Almans amongst us were originally from" not to say "ande in ") Germany: the Bretons, Britions, and Bretts are from Brittany: Dannis is Danish: the Galos (Galls) are Scottish: the Flamings are from Flanders: and the Lubbocks hail from Lubeck.

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JOHN BROWNHILL, DECEASED. MARY BROWNHILL, DECEASED. A man's occupation would frequently most readily distinguish him from his fellows, and it

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all is therefore by no means wonderful that a very

Persons, Firms, or Companies having any large proportion of English surnames are de Claim or Claims against the Estates os Effects rived from occupations. The one which occurs of either of the above named decused persons most frequently is, of course, Smith. Canon must soud in the particulars of their respective Bardeley estimated the number of English Claims on or before the 8th DAY OF NOVEMBER Smiths at nhout 800,000. And the rosson is next to the Administrator and Executor JAMES that their name was formerly applied to a great ROBERT MUDIE, whose address is at the variety of trades. The word comes from the Office of C. EWENS, Spliciter, 36, Queen's Anglo-Saxon. "smitan," te smite; and was Road Central, Hongkong, after which said date given to carpenters, mason, and other workers the said Administrator and Breentor will pro metal. It was in fact, applied to all who wer in wood and stone, as well as to workers in coed to wind up and distributs both Estates,

Dated this 8th day of October, 1901.

[2569 emiters" in any way, and we read in the Saxon Chronicle that :

tsin massacre. Trasalator. when the late elude this particular kind of embarge by pur- First Marquis Tseng settled the affair at chasing grain in the regions of plenty and frequently mezi themselves a name, or had one

entsin, This Excellency did already at that selling it in the regions of scarcity, to their time explain clearly in explicitly-worded pro-awn great advantage. Hence the Japaness clamations that such accusations were entirely contend that the Scoal Government has been false. We frel certain that the people and misled by exaggerated reports from the proviu literati of Hunan province are well aware of cial authorities, who see their account in the hardly expected, in view of the recent great Japan in Soual has exorted himself vigorously this declaration of the ite Marquis. We step they recommend. The representative of enlightenment in Hanun, that there could still

to have the reto withdrawn, or at any rate bo men found willing to pick up such incon- suspended until less equivocal information siderate words and spread them about us

can be obtained about harrest prospects. Bus Le has been quite vasuccessful; and it is rumore to strike [at Christian Missions]

In investigating the reasons (which led Chon now thought that the Japanese Gurernment Ting-oriu to act as he did it seemed clear will endeavour to have this clause altogether song that if he did not falsely proclaim him- expunged from the treaty as a vexations and self a believer in the Christian doctrine he could imprudent interference with freedom of trade. never have obtained the Christian books; and if The Tokyo man in the strest has his own view he did not carry about with him these Christian about Coren's reversion to courses, which con- books he could not make people believe in histributed vicariously to the fracas with Chins in words to any extent. In a word, the craftiness 1894, when the now celebrated Govenor Yuan and lying propensities of such men as Chon Shik-kal of Shantung carried things with a Ting-chiu make profoundly indignant, whilst high hand as Chinese Resident in the Cores their ignorance and crassuoss appear pitiable, capital. That view is that, by some occalt

In late years we have repeatedly respect procosa, Russia and France fully rend necessive Imperial degrees clearly prompters on the prvent occasion, and that, explaining that missionaries in disseminat just as Resident Yuan strengthened the little ing the Christian doctrine aimed only at Empire's vertebra against Japan on the occasion exhorting people to do good deeds, of a similar complication seven years ago, so which the Imperial com- M. Pavloff is pushing her into the lists now, consequence of mands impressed upon all local officials in This view may perhaps merely reflect the mood the Empire to protest to their utmost ability of the Japanese people and indicates their beliet and Feraries, Hence all of us, commoners, that the pro-Russian elique has the ascendency

literati, should in all honesty and loyally to in Seoul at present. the Throne reverently and tremblingly oboy The Manchurian problem is again beginning the Imperial corusunds se plainly worded fox to harass the Japanese people. Their ideas thoinformation of all. We should consider it to about Far Eastern politics have arystallised be onr bounden duty to be law-abiding, each permptibly during the past twiyemonth. one peacefully following his own arocations. When Germany seized Kisochan and Russia and avoid all matters of contention leading to took Port Arthur, the immediate storm and the creation of disturbances and riots, in order stress of the events obscured some of their that we may all supplement the deep, and

altimate bearings, By-and-by, however, Japan earnest desire of the Throne to treat Lindly all began to see that if a Japanese pied à terre on people caning from far-off lands, and so con- Continental Asia constituted an intolerable

Mighty war-smithy The Walsh overcame, duce to the masses living at peace with the menace to Chinese integrity according to the Christians.

sreed of Russia and Germany, then the establish- Any easily recognisable poravnal characteristic The Financial Tax of the 20th ult, says — We, therefore, hereby issue the present mont of Haesia and Germany on the same cou would, of course, be readily seized upon by a The news from Manila that Brigadier-General proclamation for the information of all classes tinent a few year inter mast constitute an equal ann's neighbours, and suruumes derived from Hughes, Provost Marshal, had expelled the of the people. They must know that the menace according to Japan's creed. That convic- this source are very numerous. Our Broads agents of Messrs. Saith, Bell and Company manufacturing of rumours and the creating of tion is brought home with renewed force now and Strongs, Gross and Biggs, Petties and and of Messrs. Warner, Barnes and Company disturbances and riots are crimes in the eye of that the permanent absorption of Manchuria in Lattles, Longs and Shorts, are doubtless the from the Tsland of Samar on a charge of "ran- the law, which must be punished without fail to the Russian Empire sous imminent. And the descendants of persons whom these epithets to wather information among the spheres operat hemp and other produce with the kiferige repeatedly severely punished for then, as may terpret Russia's persistence about a conventioning characteristic, gives us Blacklocke, White-

this part of the world. Warnings that the money was going to the insurgents. e seen from the records of successive years. with China as evidence that she is sucking some lock, Hoare, and Grey. The face and ARE now prepared to receivo. Goods for Storage in their Godowns, situate ou also sentirgan hors to the China has naturally cansed erms excitement in the Just think of the consequences which invariably device to elude the engagements by which she complexion give us Fairchild (Scots, Fairbairn PRATA EAST (Late McGregor Barrauks).

hemp trado, and yesterday a member of our fall on the men who open their mouths at has bound herself in the eyes of the world. The Lallywhite, Rafus, Brown, and Pink.

Landing and Shipping of Cargoes is angli, except tu the lower intades staff called on the London hunse of Messrs. random and manufacture lying reports. They Tsar, they think, was quite sincere hon he somewhat common name Reid, or Reade warning

rent out from Japanese offices Smith, Bell and Company to inquire if any may feel exhilaration for the time being, it is promised that Msaenaris should be evacuated appears to be only an old spelling of red. facilitated by means of the spacious strong.

true, at the snocess of their lies, but by this Bre usually sofficient for that territory. The further particulars had been received.

us thres Pier lately constructed in front of these gives so soon as pesce and good order were restored; Bir. John

Golowas. law requires also that the Buran laane a No, replied one of the partners, "we have they have brought themselves within the pale and the business of Russian statesmen now is other variants of the word in a single

Terms Moderate. heard nothing further, and scarcely expect to of the law as criminals and law-breakers, and, at to interpose something plausible beweer His sentence: That see is not mere reed than

Apply for further particulara to monthly bulletin and report of weather do so until we get the results of the British the end, though each may possess a hundred Majesty and the fulfilment of that promise, another see, but in some places thereof is the

GODOWNMAN ON PREMISES, pkenomena, with comparisons with correspond. Coneal's investigations. He left for Samar ou bodies he cannot ransom himself from the doom Russia has no practical need of any souvention gravelle reede, and therefore non elopen

or to ing months of other years, and a résumé of Monday"

puraning him to the last. You all have actually with Peking. She is in possession; and, whatever Rode Sea. Not seldom the name pitched

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., crop reports. Epecial reports and maps are Have you any idea as to why the Provost seen many a thrilling example of the fate of modus vivendi ale chooses to elaborate, there is upon se been extremely unlikely to have by a man's neigbour was one that ha

Agents is likewise to be prepared, as occasion may call for Marshal should have taken such a step?" such criminals, and know they are by no u Dans no one to challenge it. Therefore, it

[2033 Hongkong, 10th August, 1901. obtained from mere hoarsay and rumour. tended, her shrewdest course would be to act on selected for himself. Dr. Whittaker found in them. At all the first-class stations hourly inquired our representative.

***Not in the lezat," was the reply. “The We the high provincial authorities and the principle of beati poesidentes, were it not the bucks of Bolton Abbey such namos s records must be compiled, to be mailed to the hemp was bought, so far as we know, entirely Tautais issning this Proclamat on are bound to for the promises she ins nude. She must find "Adan Biander," "Limou Punche, and NEW MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS.

Richard Denaken." And we may be Burouu cantily, with grop statements, and in the way of business, and with no idea of prevent all such crimes and guard against the some means of zullifging those pranians, and

MAESTRO A. CATTANEO. such "daily reports by telegraph may be re- helping the insurgents. Wo have been doing least indications against the peace. We have the best means will be a linase-Chinese con- certain that suck names

"Chut,"

Doolittle," "Craven," quired. Observers of the spond class arust the same in other districts, and no exception explained to you nil the punishments accorded vention removing the whole problem into a new

GRAND MASS (with Orgen Acort). has been taken by the authoritiesan make six daily memoranids of weather condiHave you made any representations on this following such pernicious oxamples in the

this following me in order to warn all from sphere. But it is anendurable to Japan that or Trollope wore novor willingly indept-

No. 1 ALBUM (3 Bongs, English & Italian). have been forced out of Manchurised by the founders of the

who mas, to be compiled and forwarded with month- I quanion to the Foreign Office!

No. 2 ALBUM (3 Songs), by Russia, Germany, and France marely in now bear them so complacently. The animal legraphic servion may « Not yata we are waiting nutil we hear the

order to make room for Russian aggression creation was freely resorted to, probably by observers will report of the Consul"

AN OLD FRIEND BY A NEW NAME-Liebig there. The spectacle arouses in her breast a way of nickname, and is now fairly represented Lyons mad vel the westber

Our representative also called on the London Company's Extract will soon be known as feeling ut burning indignation, which she inay amongst our surnames, from house of Messrs. Warner, Barnes and Company, LEATCO, the new name placed upon it and conceal for a time, but which she will cease to Buffs down to Hares" and Rabbits." the maximum and but they, too, had received no further news on composed of the Liebig's Extract of Meat conceal as soon as circumstances favour a frank Fish, insects, and reptiles never seem to have

subject.

Company is failials.

1821 display of her real sentiments.

been extensively used, although we have a few

well Besides furnishing forecasts and storm warn- ings to captains of ports, weather stations and various oficials within telegraphic reach, the Barean is required the law to warn Formosa and Japan of dangerous storms likely to strike the asistic count. This, oroly follows a ens

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