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of their schemes, the same position in Mongolia and Chinese Turkestan as Russin already Ins in Manchuria. Now we are not compelled to accept all the details of this plot as necessarily authentic.

A. S. WATSON & CO., To do so would perhaps be to argue Yuso Lv nad his associate to simple-minded. We cannot believe that they can be still so ignorant of the world us to imagine the other Powers looking on at the despoliatio.s of China for the sale benefit of Russia. Even Yuse Ly, aven La LIEN-SHING Iust have learnt something frous the events of the last two years. But that there should

deposition of the reigning Emperor and the substitution on the throne of a connection of the most prominent Conservative, is only too likty. We remarked recently that it was the reactinaries, not the reformers, who had made the most progress since the retura of the Chinese Imperial Court to Peking, Optimists looked to the return of the Court

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Baron Mumm Ves Schwarzenstein, Gorman Minister to China, who is now on his way home on leave, was received in audience by H. M. the Emperor of Japan on the 28th ult, Fach year sees a gradual decrease in the

The Boxers are nearing Chengto. (according to the N-C. Daily News correspondent there writing on the 29th ult, and the available troops aro quito unable to disperse them.

Penang now has a Queen Victoria Memorial number of Ainus in Hokkaido. The last in the shape of a Diamond Jubiles Clock Japanese census taken gives the total us 4,158 Tower, the gift of Mr. Chash Chan Eok, a pro- families, representing 8,617 men, and 90s!minent Chinees resident there. women.

A Feking despatch to Japan bonounces that 40,000 Russian troops are to be withdrawn from Manchacin during Angust And yet Count Cassini usrared Washington--but we need not repeat the old tale.

The U.S.S. Monterey returned to Shanghai from Kanking, with the United States Special Minister to China, General. T. S. Sharretis, on board The latter expected to sail for Washington on the 9th just.

An alarming explosion of a powder-magazine occured on the 6th ult, at noon, half way between the native city. Fochow, and the we lost. Large stores of powder and am munition, together with two powder machine, were destroyed. The cause of the explosion

Major Waller, in an interview in the San Francisco Examiner, said there was no winter resort compared to Samar. Has this Major experienced both climates?

The remains of the well-known Ma Tambooamy Pillay were interred at the Taznil Cemetery, Kuala Lumper, on the 27th nik, á very large concours attending the funeral.

The St. Petersburg newspaper, Noone Vremyo. complain that Japanese emigration to Cords is assuming enormous proportions. It declares that the country is rapidly becoming a Japanese protectorate. The Coreaus (the) journal addej aro visibly alarmed at Japan's activity. It will be remembered that the Noroc Vranya also

TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S SERVICE:

LONDON, 3rd August,

IMPORTANT BYE-ELECTIONS.

THE KING'S PARK.

OPENING CEREMONY TESTERDAY: Thrice postponed, the cor mony of turning the first sad of the new Kinga Park at Kowleen was performed yesterday afternoou by H.E. Major General Sir W J. Gaanoigne, Mr. Barran, the Liberal candidate, has been K.C.M.G., Officer Administering the Govern elected M.P. for Leeds, Lord Rosebery referment. In spite of these many delays, however, ring to the election at the Liberal League ban the spectacular effent yesterday was not in any quet, said it was a great triumph for Liberalism way diminished, many members of the general described it as a great blow to their prestige, of the Commation Committee and their wives. and a warning to the Government. He public being present in addition to the members and added that it should teach Liberals the heads of Government departments, and staff and value of concentrated effort. Mr. Bhackleton, the Labour candidate, has been returned for Clitheroe unopposed, in succession to Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, raised to the poerage.

.LYNCH COMMITIED FOR TRIAL:

"Colouel" Lynch has been committed for trial on the charge of bigh treason.

THE COLLIERY DISASTER IN

AUSTRALIA.

regimental cfflers. The Government had chartered for the occasion two of the double- deck bunches of the Star Ferry · Company, and these conveyed intending spectators ncross the harbour to Blackhead's pier which is within easy distance of the park. Drawn up at the antimace to the ba

breathing lung" of the Colony ware the bund sud a company of the Hongkong Regiment under Major Berger, the officer commanding the regiment, and when His Excellency arrived arme were presented in the

and best ingredients, and holds the unique / to the capital as the one thing needed to upper bridge. It is estimated that forty lives says that "it is now' time that Russia shenld disaster at Wollongong, New South Wales, is xeral salute and six bars of the National

position of being the only GINGER BEER that is actually BREWED in the

Colony.

purity, our GINGER BEER is a most refreshing und health-giving beverage,

start reforms throughout China. They have been grievously disappointed. The Emperor appears to be as much caged in as over, the Dowager Empress to be as prominent se before. YONG Lu and his friends bave anore, rather than lew, weight in the Of the highest standard of excellence and Imperial councils, and the provincial Progressives hardly make themselves heard, certainly not as much as when the Court was still at Taiyuen-fu. In view of these facts, what is more probable than hopes should be inspired that the compulsory retirement of H.M. Kwano Hse is at least feasible and certainly worth aiming at, if but one friend, sau be found To the reac among the Great Powers? tipuaries Russia would inevitably be suggested as this one friend. it is not at all necessary that Russia should know much about the ideas of Yuse Lu's party. Her policy has been such as to encourage the {"hope" which we have referred to above. And, however fantastic this hope may seem at first view, it is impossible to feel cod- A.S. WATSON & CO. fident that a tacit support to the ideas of the Manchu and Chinese conservatives would not be lent by Russia-for a consideration:

One fresh plague case (Chinese, fatal) was

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P.O. Bos, 38. Telephone No, 12 BIRTHS.

On the 30th July, as 2. Wilkie Road, Singapore, the wife of B. L. Frost, Eastern Extension Tele- graph Co., of twins (boy and girl).

is audiscovered.

take some action as regards Coren, as she has studied the peninsula quite enough, and possesses more information about it than does

Гария"

The number of lives lost in the colliery

now estimated at oña hundred and twenty.

THE KING'S PROGRESS.

His Majesty the Ring is now staying on

board the royal yacht at Cowes, whore he has

received several visitors.

THE HITCH IN THE TREATY NEGOTIATIONS.

Ascording to the NFC. Daily News, Peking- According to a recent Séoul dispatch, says the privato despatch states that owing to the un-Japan Times, the contract for the appointment of Mr. M. Kato us Adviser to the Coreen Cont has not yet been signed between the parties;

Renter learns that unless the Chinese objec- but the Corean Official Gazette of the 16th just, announced his appointment as Vice-Presidenttions to the clause relating to inland barigation of the Water System Bureau of the Imperial are overruled, it will be taken to indicate insince Houphold. The new appointment is said to be rity on the part of the Peking government. do to a voluntary act on the part of the Clorean-The-merchants trading with China, will not Government and to have nothing to do with permait the conclusion of a mutilated treaty. Mr. Kato's appointment sa advise to the Court. On the other hand, the negotiations for obtaining the appointment to the latter post. will be kept up. It is said that the function of the Water System Bursan is to look after all matters relating to drainags throughout the country and to the watered farms belonging to the Householt,

nountablu jealousy of certain reantionarios in Peking they have suas led in placing obstrug tion in the way of the appointment of Chen. Liang Cheng, EC.M.G., 10 the tung Ministership 10 the United States, in consequence of which a special Imporial decree of the 30th ultimo was telegraphed to Washington to await the arrival there from England of Chen-tuug, who is with Prince Tai Chon, commanding him not to relieve Minister Wa Ting-fang, until further orden" At the end of July à serions fre occurred at the gunpowder factory at Itabashi, near Tokyo, which is attached to the Tokyo Arsenal. Four buildings were completely destroyed before the flames were got under control by the efforts of the fire brigades and a company of the Imperial Bodyguard's pioneers, who hastened to the seBIG. Six operatives were burnt to death and foar

thera hudly injured. Many others were said to have suffered more or less. The magazine in the compound had a narrow escape from the flames, and from an explosion. The damage done is estimated at 12,000 yen.

Singapore papers give the following further The English mail of the 5th nit. was partieniars about the ss. Adelheid (Borneo Co, delivered in London on the 4th'iost

We call attention to the notice in another columa about the postponed Reception at

Government House.

The transport Pentacola is expected to-day with the 14th Bombay Infantry, the reliefs of the 22nd Bombay Infantry,

The first-class cruiser dimphitrite loft yes- terday morning for Weihaiwei. She is expected to return about the beginning of next month.

The Manila authorities are going to spend half million dollars (gold) on the reconstruction of the city. Forty thousand natives are to be moved into a big camp beyond San Lazaro,

the American, while Manila is being put into a squitury condition.

British subjects in Yokohama will celebrate the Coronation on the 9th in a somewhat curtailed way. The Yokohama festivities will consist of a Church service in the morning, the

agents) which struck on the Tavonis reef on "the 20th July and had to bo abandoned. Tele- grams have been received from Labasa and have been forwarded to Captain Cranford. The first was to the offent that the Adelheid had gone ashore on the Lucoris reef on the 24th July and was expected to be a total loss. The mate of the ship had arrived at Labuns. The owners had been advised, sud all steamers were cautioned to look out for the wreck. A later telegram advised that the vessel was a total wreck, and the captain haring giver apelt hope of saring the vessel had left it, sud had reached Labuan The crew were all reported safe, and no lires, The Laconin shoal and reefs lie

wore lost.

about 118 E. and 6 N.

the 30th July, at. No. 14, The Bund, Shang-decoration of the Band, yacht-races, and fire-Strictly moderate views and liberal sentiarats. hai, the wife of J. BESE, of a daughter:

P DEATHS.

On the 15th July, MARGARET HELENA, only daughter of ERNEST and HELENA BURT, English Baptist

Missin, Touping. Shantung, aged 81

Jonths.

On the 22nd July, at Saint Berineda Hospital Nagasaki, MARTIN S. BERL, &citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of San Fran- ciaen, California.

The Daily Press.

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works in the evening. The celebration will be participated in by the British subjects only of Tokyo and Yokohama.

The German mail steamer Klautzchau, which leaves for home to-day, passed the Amphitrite as the former was on the way from Shanghai ou Tuesday, The time-expired soldiers on the Kiautaciou, raised lusty cheers, which were heartily responded to by the crew of the Amphitrite, whose band played the German national air when the atrains of God Save the King" were wafted over the water from the German liner.

The Indian Churchman for July, under the beading of "A Clerical Hoax," has a sonsible article on the chaplaincy at Bangkok. An advertisement appeared in the Guardian to the following effect:"Sole Charge (Bangkok, Siam) £500, also tuitional opportunities,

Age 30-40. Duties light. 374, The Guardian Office. Naturally it would be assured from this that what was offered was an Anglican chaplaincy. But the Indian Churchman pub- lishes als an extraordinary agreement which was presented to a Rer. W. H. Robins to sign and which to his oredit Mr. Robins refusal to sign) in which the "Protestant Church of Bangkok," representing the "Protestant Community of Bangkok," arrogites to its Committee the sole right of decision in all matters, theological, ceremonial, etc. The Church of England is mentioned nowhere in the agreement, yet the advertisement was published in a Church of

answored by Anglican clergy:

THE CORONATION ILLUMINATIONS,

As there seems to be a certain amount of misapprehension in the Colony with regard to the date of the illuminations in honour of King Edward's Coronation, we have been requested once more to draw our readers' attention to the fact that Baturday is the night on which they should be exhibitsd. A wrong impression is fairly widely spread that Monday, the 11th instant, is the night; but this is not so.

SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENT.

His "Honour the Chief Justice has been pleased to appoint Mr. Leonardo d'Almada e Castro, escond Clerk of the Supreme Court zad Clerk to the Paiste Judge, at present holding the appointment of acting first clerk of Court and clerk to the Chief Justice, to be commis. sioner to administer oaths and take declaratione, affirmations, and stirylations of honour in the Court so long as he shall continue to hold either of the said oflons. This is the Brat oceanion we nuderstand, on which a clerk of the Court has received such an appointment.

WEATHER NOTICE.

LONDON, 4th Augustų

RUSSIA AND THE SUGAR CONVENTION.

Anthem played. On His arrival Major-General Gascoigne Lady Gascogne and unite were, received by His Honour W. Marg Goodman Chief Justice, Chairman of the Coronation

Committee, and conducted to the stand which had been specially erected for the occasion. Among Lothors present were Hon. W. Chatham, Director of Public Works; Hon. R. Murray Rummy, Harbour Master: His Henene A, G, Wiss. Puisne Judge Hon. C. 8. Sharp, Hon. G. W. F. Playfair, Hon. R. Shewan; Hon. Captain H. W. Trefusis, ADC.; Mr. F. J. Badeley, Captain Seperintendent of Police, Mr. R. F. Johnston, Private Besratury to Hix" Excellency; Mr. E. A Hewett, Mr. G. Stewart, Mr. H. P. Tooker, and Chovalier Z. Volpicelt

In asking His rellenoy to proceed with the ceremony of cutting the sod. bis Lordship the CHIER JUSTICE Bild-- Your Ezößlency, On behalf of the Coronation Committes i have now It is somi-officially stated at St. Petersburg the honour to ask your Excellency to perform that Bassia expecte a negative reply from the the ceremony of cutting the first sed of the Powers to whom she addressed the Note pro-King's Park, and at the same time I would posing a joint commercial agreement, mentioned ask Lady Gascoigne to be so kind as to pinut a snil tred in memory of the occasion. It will on the 18th July. She will then arms that as probably take some considerable period of time regards the increase in duties on Eassian sugar for the present rough site to take the shape of there is an infringement of existing treaties, what we usually know as a park, but everything

must have a and we trust and will consider herself free to disregard the future. Jenis the people ut ornot that in Convention stipulations.

THE KING AND COMMANDANT MEYER.

The Boer Commandant Meyer, in reply to

an invitation to attend the Coronation from King Edward, said that he would have liked to slay, but that the doctors had ordered him to the Continout fo fake the watera.

LONDON, 4th Angust.

CHINESE LABOUR FOR TRANSVAAL The Times correspondent at Johannesburg states that an attempt is being made to prepare the way for the introduction of Chinese labour

to the Transvaal.

THE SHANGHAI GARRISONS. The Times correspondent at Shanghai states that the Nanking Viveroy has addressed a strongly worded request to the constile of the four Powers maintaining garcisons at Shanghai | for the early withdrawal of their troops. Tue Chinese state that the British, French, and Japanese consuls concurred, subject to the matter being referred to their respective

THE RELIEF OF BOER WIDOWS

The following message, dated Hongkong Observatory, 6th August, 11.45 a.m., was ismed-ministers. yesterday: Bed Drum hoisted. The typhoon seems to have moved westwards since yesterday, and to be now sitanted to the east of South Formass. Bad weather in the Formosa Chauna and north-east part of China Sea Loot forecast: variable winds, light or moderate; squally, showery."

We would suggest to the responsible anthe rities that they should have the Red Drum and Cone repainted, as the colour is now hardly distinguishable across the Harbour.

**THE MAN WHO SAT ON THE SAFETY VALVE."

The London Globe says: The death has just taken place at Rochester of Mr. George Thomas Crock, formerly Inspector of Machinery in the Royal Navy, Mr. Crook, who was 72

For the services of the Osaka Shioson Kaisha England newspaper and would naturally be years of age, was known in the Royal Navy.us

in running a steamer between Formosa and Hongkong twice a month, the Formon

Government is to pay the Company a subsidy of high rauk, temporarily residing in year. The Formosan Government contemplate Shanghai, by a friend in Peking, the state increasing this subsidy to such an extent that ment that it is believed by a large number the route can be extended as far as Shanghai, of people connected with the various Boards and the number of voyages increased to 30 is iu Peking that the enemies of the Emperor the year. This service is believed to be of the KWANG Her are making fresh efforts to highest importanes in its effect on the trade revive the question of His Majesty's between Formosa and certain kina ports. deposition. The principal plotters, it is

The Outlook of the 5th ult. says:The sil, are Yuno Lu (as we should naturally minutes of evidenos taken before the inter- imagine) nad L1 LIEN-TING, the Empress departmental Committee is before us in the Dowager's favourite cunoch, who in bimself form of a Blu e-book on Cable Communicatione, is the patron of numberless officials all over. It contains the important information that the China, YUNG BU, the Puking writer points joint office in Hongkong against which the out, has gained in influence since his Outlook has protested to and out of season 1 daughter's betrothal to Prince CHUN and to be done away with, and the arrangement which previously obtained-humely, adjoining nt of his nieco to the legal heir to the but distinct instrument rooms for the two throne of Chinu, Prince Pu Lor. He aspires companies is to be adopted, so that the of time all deaths occurring in the ships now to see some one closely connected with British office can be carried-on by the British himself on the throne in place of H.M. olerks and the other office can be carried on by KWANG HOU. But though YUNG and Lr the Danish clerks." It is in evidence that the are conscious of their great influence, the change of policy is due to an agitation in the letter goes on to argue, they look to a greater power to obtain the consent of the urmy and the Chinese in general to His Majesty's removal. This power is nothing Less than Russia, to whom the intriguera the question and suggested that we should urs willing to give the protectorate over separate our working from the Great Northern, at and on a different basis. Tibetand, in event of the complete success that is, the Russo-Danish company."

Hosasoro, 7th August, 1902.

'the man who sat on the safety valve, for bls Our leading Shanghui contemporary, in its

Mr. Yerburgh, on the 4th July, asked the plucky action during the Egyptian war of 1882, Notes on Native Affairs," quotes from a

Secretary to the Admiralty whether he had any He then, at the risk of his own lite, adapted communication addressed to a native official amounting to 32,353 yen for the curroat fiscal information on to the reported death of Grounds. the heroic expedient indicated in order to of the Terrible, and, if he had no information raise aufficient steam to lift ashore at Suez, bý ricketty erane, two locomotives, upon the matter, whether the Admiralty would means of a inquire by cable; and whether he would state which were argently required on the Egyptian the regulations with regard to the supplying of Railway." This gentleman was uncle of Mr. informatica of the deaths of officers and men G.T. Crook, formerly sub-editor of this paper on foreign stations. This Secretary to the and now managing director of Crook's News Admiralty states, in reply, that a letter from Agency, Fleet Street, Loudon, the commanding officer of the Terrible. at Hongkong, reporting the death of Walter Grounds, petty officer Brst class, on June 2, from obolera, was received at the Admiralty on the 3rd July, and bis friends were immediately communicated with. The same intelligence had previously been obtained by telegram at the request of the friends of the deceased and Fat their expense. He further states that under

the King's Regulations commanding officers Staff. are required to report to the Admiralty without

Press which the representative of the English company took upon himself to characterise a's entirely adjustable Such, however, was not the Government view, for on two or three occasions the British Foreign Office has raised

under their command. informing the relatives at the same time. In the case of an offlder the rews is reported to the Admiralty by telegraph in order that his succeser may be appointel.

Telegrams ingaising on behalf of friends as to

the state of health of either officers or mon em foreign stations are not sent, except at the expones of those desirous of obtaining the of war for the communication of all casualtsis information. The arrangements made in time

SANITARY BOARD.

AND ORPHANS.

Before sailing from South Africa, the Boor Generala Botha, De Wet, and Delarey issued an address stating that at the Bour conference held at Vereeniging in May last, they were appointed to colect money abroad for the relief of Boer widows and orplans of those who fell during the war,

CORONATION PREPARATIONS. The troops detailed for duty daring the Coronation celebration will begin to arrive in London on Wednesday.

Workmen are basy re-recting stands and refitting seats. Barriers and gates are being re-erected across the streets abaiting the route of the procession.

PORTSMOUTH NEWS:

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Portsmouth, 5th Juir

reap the benefit of the park that you have vomno here to inaugurate to-day. (Applans)

HIS EXCELLENur said-Chief Justicë, läiliën and gentlemen. I confess that it is with a certain amount of diffidenes that I approach Ton this afternoon, because I fear almost that of late my publis utterances have been a little too frequent. That has not been my fault,

·but I fear lest should weary you by listen.. ing to speeches from one mau and that man moreover one to whom public speaking does vot come so easily as it does to inany. I would ask you to baliave one thing, however, and that is that every word that I ssy I alwaye honestly and irnly me. When I tell you, therefore, that I consider it the highest privi- lege and honour tobe allowed to be identified with the epening of this park, which I believe will be an saormavas boon to the fatura residents of Kow- loon when I te. I you this, ladies and gentamen, -I-hope you will take my words in car fullest. meaning. I think the history of this pirk, is pretty well known to every dur, bat its may not be out of place just to give a short summary of the facts. Nearly four years ago scheme was bronglit forward by Mr. Forti, the head of the Botsaical Department, to whom therefore, the principal credat is certainly duo. (Applause) Well, the achemo came before me in my capacity of Officer Commanding the Troops, and I opposed it. Looking back to my reasons now I can truly say that my opposition at that time was pe honest as have been my endeavours now of late to further the scheme. But it is simply that: my views have broadened as my experience here

grow. First of all, I had no means then of oing able to see the enormous progress and prosperity that I forstelt both for Hongkong. and Kowinon. -- Thon also the garrison of these dari was about one-half the strength it is now and it seemed to me then the with the small saison 1 was better to keep it fo gether because I had no then realised was enormous possibilities of this Kowloon linter- land, which we had not so that time occupied-- the possibilities for manaɑsring truma which I think are enjoyed in hardly way for place in the work!; the possiblaties of rife crave for the troops, which Lenak are of higher acore then you chiur almost anywhere else; and, lastly, the possibilities quartering troops in healthy camps where they on practise those haneuvres and ride oracises which our recent

experiences in South Africa have shown to be so necessary for the proper training of troops. So when die Stewart Lockhart, the Inte Colonial Secretary, brought up the scheme again to me, my former objections were rensored, and I endeavoured to further the scheme in fall possible ways He brought the scheme mp first to the Coronation Committee and it After a storm comes a calm. All the vessels was accepted by them, and I believe also it has. assembled at Spithead have depirated and the eas accepted by the whole of the people of Hongkong and Karlom (Applause.) But roadstead is empty. The cruiser Orlando has the time was short. It was proposed to niske Yesterday the workmen commenced prepara-Lis was surt to do it There are many returned to harbour proparing to pay "fit a part of the Coronation celebration. The tions in the Victoria Fark here for the erection interests involved The New be interesse,

the Army line interests, and the Colonial Go of the memorial to the men of the Jenturion varaisut have great interests. I was going to

who lost their lives during the commission and say at first that: thess interests were con operations in Chips. It may be remembered fisting, but as long s the present Colonial Secretary, Mr. May, and myself are working that the memorial is subscribed for by officers together I can truly say that those interests A meeting will be held to-morrow, at 4.15, and men of the battleship. The memorial, which will never be eonficting, because, both he and is being erected opposits the fountain and close myfeif share the same views that the Navy p.m.

ORDERS OF THE DAY."

to the Powerful memorial, is a very handsome and the Army and the civil and commercial clément all go hand in hand and depend 1. Further correspondence relative to Pro granite column, Corinthian in style, standing euch upon the other (Applause.) Therefore

fossor Simpson'n Memoranda on Prague Prevention.

2. Schatze of organisation of a special Plague

FRANCH W. CLARE, Acting Secretary,

AGENDA.

1. Grant of two months leave of absence to the Secretary of the Board.

2. Application relative to the lime-washing of the employees' quarters of the Kowloon Godownz. 3. Report of the analyses of the Public Water Supplies for the month of July, 1902,

4. Le-washing Teturn for the fortnights ending July 21st, and August 2nd, 1902.

5. Mortality Statialios for the weeks ending July 12th and 19th, 1902,

about 95 feet high, and the base is 7 feet by 6 wherever there are many interests it is simply a feet. The bandsome structure je surmounted enso of give and take, Hat, ladies and gentlemen, with a bronze orb and about half way down is where there are many interests it takes limo for their adjustment and therefore I was very glad a brunes wreath, indicative of Glory; and below to bear the Chief Justics say that you must not that a large, bronze medallion representing the expect becuase this park bas beer opened to day properly bead of a Roman soldier, with the word you will it a few week's Was have a

equipped park. The main fact of the question Centurion beneath. The column, which is is that the Secretary for War and the being erected by Mears. Whitehead & Son, Secretary of State for the Colonios have both Westminster, London, will be rested and compromised that this park shall be, and therefore picted by about ibis day week,

A correspondent from the cruiser Cressy, Capt 11. M. T. Tudor, has simt a complaint to a contemporary, and the writer saye

A little ship at Weibelsel,

And she is painted white, The differ go to work all day And ditto half the night

the park is an accomplished fact, although it inay take some little time to get it into proper order and adjust the interests. I have already apokon of Well you know that the opening of

park was intended to form

part

of the Coronation celebrations the CarOUR- on of our King. We at remember, every one of us here, the feeling of horror, finlipost of despair, when the cens dame of the King a dangerous illness and how the