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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31st. 1902

A telegram dated Calentia, December 11, H.E. Wel Kuang-tno, Viceroy-elect of the ber good; the others more cynically allow that the guiding motive of their conduct to--An increase of a thousand took place Liangkiang provinces, is expected to arrive at

last week in the numbers under gratuitous relief Nanking on or about the 19th January. ward China is acquisition... Recently Britain,

in the Central Provinces, but elsewhere. the United States, and Japan have shown certain compunction and indeed almost throughout India the tendency continues dora. wards. The total number of persons in receipt friendly feelings toward China, but unless of Government famte sesistance in India is thego feelings induce them to co-operate in

now less than 24,000. building up her position to a certain extent

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bring the whole fabric to the ground. Au example of what China has to suffer is furnished in the London telegram which we publish in another columu, which states thut Russia hus brought pressure to bear on China against employing the Japanese instructors whom she had contemplated for SEASON. her army and that Japan has in consequence

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A ouvions incident occurred in the vicinity of the British Legation, Bangkok, on the 15thiast. A suale, sbont fire feet long, climbed one of the poles carrying the electric wire after a sparrow. he reptilo succeeded in copturing the bird, but just at that moment it whisked its tall over the lire wire. The shock killed both enské and bird instantaneously. The snake with the sparrow in its month was secured by Rear Admiral Grenfell us a memento of Bangkok.

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The 800,000 oue-tael, five-fael, and ten-toel barkuotes ordered in Japan by the Governor of lantung were ready for shipment to Chefoo when the last mails left Japani.

The new steamer San Francisco, 350 tona net, built by Mars. W. S. Bailey & Co., arrived st Mavila on the 26th inst, four days ont. She encountered rough weather on the way down and ran out of water. The San Francisco was built for Tan Auco, and will go into the coast- wise (rado,

THE JANET WALDORF COMPANY. The revival of Camille by the Janet Waldorf Company in the Theatre Royal last evening was as successful as the first production of the doop interest play, which is ons possessing for the audience, and the unfolding of the plot of which was followed with sloss attention.

Tonight, Bucet Nell of Old Drary will occupy the boards, and will be repeated to- morrow night, when the long season of the Campany comes to a close. As line been said, the play is a flex of the time of Charles II, the "Merry Monarch," and all the characters are historical, Miss Waldorf will assume the title rôle, Mr. McGregor that of Charles II., and the others will be suitably distributed.

The box-plan is open at Rebinson's.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE. FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, 20th December, 9,25 p.m. JAPAN'S FOOTING IN CHINA. It is reported that in consequence of Russia's representations to China against the employment of Japanese military inetractors in the Chinese army, Japan has appealed to Great Britain to support her claim to an equal footing with the other

Powers. In this respect Lord Lansdowne accedes to Japan's request.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 28th December,

THE PRIMATE'S FUNERAL. The late Primate, the Rt. Hon. and Most Rev. Frederick Temple, D.D, has been buried within the precinct of Canterbury Cathedral.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our sorrespondents.]'

TO

THE SECOND STREET HOUSE COLLAPSE.

TO THE EDITOS OF THE "DAILY PRESS." Hongkong, 30th December. Sr-Being one of the unfortunate Jurors in the Second Street collapsa case held at the Supreme Court lust Sessions, whose vordict brenght upon thom the severe criticisms of the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, and your · evening contemporary, allow me through the medinm of your paper to make a few comments thereon, with a view to show that our verdict and rider were perfectly consistent dad did not merit the measure passed upon them,

The prisoners were charged with manslaught er for directly or indirectly causing, through their negligence, the death of a boy. Vory

Writing on Christmas Day with reference to the ovicuation of Shoughai, the NC. Daily News says:Under any circumstapors, if

oxpressed by experienced judges of bricks and another clond should arise here, thers are troops

minute evidence was given and opinions

mortar, one of them drawn from the ranks of close at hand at Hongkong and Tsingtao, and

the R.E., to wit Mr. Hewitt, and another from that Russia's interference may be held in without pressing necessity, it is not wise to

the ranks of the much abused P.W.D., Mr. check. But the real humiliation of the maintain the irritation which the presence of a to the Chinese foreign garriena must annes

Haggerd, both of whom condemned the caroless affair is not for Japan. but for China, who feials. To tell them We have no con

and regligent manner in which No. 10 cannot even be allowed to engage militaryfidence in your ability to protect ne" is not

had been erected, bat (to show that evon instructors of one nationality without one likely to encourage them to do their best in this

experts may differ greatly in opinion) Mr. of her "friends" stepping in to protest.direction.

Tooker said that the mortar was fairly good It is only naturul that Russia, the country

sid the wall, the one that collapsed, was well built and a good wall; however, upon the which has wrung most of the unfair con-

evidence of these men we were satisfied that cessions out of her helpless noiglibour,

the work was done in a careless and negligent should be the one to attempt to prevent other Powera from doing anything which may be

manner, owing to the want of skilled supervi sion. After evideues had been given-by Dr. SCOTCH WHISKY. to the benefit of China. A policy of un-of the railway from the Russiang to the Chinese,

Hunter as to post-mortem, ele, on the dead blashing aggression against China and of that if persons of other than Chinese nationality

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AT DURBAN,

body of the boy; from Mr. Figi, proving underhand deceit towards the other were to be employed an exentive or in an

The most notable features at Durban yeaterthero was a gale blowing in the Colony about claimants to Chinn's favours has become a advisory capacity on that section of the road; tradition with Russia, and China alone is such appointment should fall exclusively to

day were the fervid enthusiasm of his reception the time these two houses collapset, during Russians The Russian Minister is said to be

and the clear and incisive presentation of the which gate we were informed 89 other houses absolutely unable to put an end to the frding fault because soveral appointments have by the capsizing of their sampat after collision situation by Mr. Chamberlain. Ho said that fell; and from tlie Polico Inspector who found with a cargo-boat, and in response to our request no statesmanship could have prevented the fight the body among the ruins we came to the evidence of a witness who was supposed to telegram dated Trooms (Wash.), November for police assistance in tracing the two men, 59 for supremacy of two proud mees. The Dutch have notually seen the collapse; this man, a including Wines from the most Peking, have apparently faded away into 27, says:-Henry Moy, the ten-year-old Chinees that the money, which had been placed in our are now accepted the paramanstey of the bricklayer in the course of his evidence

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Complaint has been lodged with the Wai Wan by the Russian Minister in relation to the operation of the railway north of Shanhaik- was, the Shanghai Times says. It is said to have been one of the stipulations of the transfer

existing state of affairs. The ideas of fallen to Britons. reform, about which we heard so much where the Imperial Court was on its way back to

nothingness, and China is doomed to get on as best she can amid, and indeed, to'n great extent, because of the jealousies of the Powers watching around her. It is impossible to imagine a nation in a more pitiable condition.

To-morrow, New Year's Day, another short itory by & loca! writer will appear in our columns. There will be no issns of the Daily Preet on the following morning, bat' on Satur day the paper will appear as usual.

PLUCKY-CHINAMEN.

In connection with the reward of XIV' offered by a Parece gentleman in Canton to the two Chinoman who, as reported in our columns on the 23rd Inst, sprang from a Yanmati ferry launch and saved from drowsing a woman and two children who had been thrown into the water

MR. BALFOUR'S HEALTH. Mr. Balfour, who has been suffering from influenza, is now better,

British flag. What then can longer separate the two nationa?

boy, who was arrested here yesterday charged cars, might be handed to thom, Inspector with smuggling Chinese into the United States, Williamson, Tsimshatsui Station, informs us was released to-day for lack of evidence. The that their names are Li Yen Shing and Cheung boy left this afternoon to join his father, Mey Ng, and that they are respectively a susDBO

THE ANDIJAN BARTHQUAKE. Som, in Portinud. When arrested the boy had sad an engineer on the Yaumati ferry-launch

Continuous undulating upheavals of the earth three Chiness in tow, but it could not be proved Lee Fing. They jumped from the moving that he brought them over the line. In a month isuuch, and whilst Li Yan Shing dived under continue it Audijan and the surrounding die nearly 100 Chinese have passed from Sumas, the zampan and brought to the surface one tricts, causing the greatest terror, B.C., through Tacoma to Fortland and the cus child who was pretty for spent, and who after-QUEEN'S DINNER TO WIDOWS AND home officials are making great efforts to break warde remained in hospital for two days, suffering from immersion, Cheung Ng swan to up the “undergrental railway" that exists.

the assistance of the women and the other child,

Authentic information bas boon received Harbin, says the Vostochny Viestnik

at

of

and kept them afloat wall all were picked up. The sampan was recovered a day or two hater

Yesterday morning several Chinamos, armed Vladivostock, to the effect that bands of Chinese by the Water Police. with choppers, entered a house at Chungahawan A. S. WATSON & CO. and terrified the inmates, whom they robbed, They escaped at the time, but one has since been arrested. LIMITED,

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SOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Nos, 2 and 4, Cross Street; Wanchai, were gutted by fire yesterday morning. The out break.started between two and three o'clock, but

marandera (Tangases) have appeared in Southern Manchuria. The native population at Teiisihar and in the vicinity has also vf late show signs of hostility towards foreigners, whose position is fast becoming serious. Tho or Daian Daun, local Chinese Governor, hesitates to deal with the marauders, though for the guard around his house by several handred bisown personal safety he has already strengthend

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The Queen's dinner to the widows and orphans of London soldiers and sailors who died during the late war was givou yesterday. Eighteen hundre) guests assembled, the fares of all being paid by Her Majesty, A most kindly message was received from the Queen

We have rec-ived calendars for 1903 from the during the dinner. following Mesara. E. D. Sisson & Co., agents for the

Queen Insurance Co.; also a blotter. Messrs. Dodwell & Co., I., agents for tho

Imperial Fire Offics.

LONDON, 28th December. RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN CANADA,

An express train crowded with Christana

near London, Ontario. The train was 'over targed into a ditch and B. people were killed and 30 injured.cant

stated that he lived in a house on the opposite side of the street to No. 10 and oa the night in question was looking out of the window and saw the wall of No. 16 collapse, fall on to the roof of No. 12 and carry it to the ground; but when requested by the

court to repeat his statement said he saw the

by the wall of No. 10. In fact it seerned to us roof of No. 12 fall in first and it was followed

that he did uut know for certain what he did see. Now, regarding No. 12, the house in or under which the boy was undoubtedly killed, this house was proved by two witnesses who lived in it to be in a very bad state of repair, in fact in the rainy season it was practically untenable, a house that was just as likely to collapse during a typhoon as No. 10. On the 2nd of August test both these houses fall. This was practically the whole of the evidence.

Now, Sir, it is all very well to be very

ONLY comuzicutions relating to the news columns the Fire Brigade, which arrived ander, Capsoldiers. Although a repetition of the late Messrs. Turner & Co., agents for the Northern holiday travellers collided with a goods traitent manner and by so doing had broken

nicationauitressed to the Editor

siguri communications that haec

PO, Loz, 33. Telephone No. 12.

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Im the 30th December, as Hongong, the wife

of REGINALD DowerTT THOMAS, .. Nanning, of A son.

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Queen's Road The Victoria Dispensary.

Central, Messrs. A. S, Watson & Co. Ld.

the Phonix Assurance Co., La., and New Zealand Insurance Co Messrs, A. Ross & Co., agents for the

Manchester Assurance Co.

Mesare. Siemsson & Co., agents for the Son Fire Office, and the Transatlantio Fire Lusuraars Co.

"The

Mossre. Melchers & Co., agents for the Boyal

Insurance Co.

Lyons, Deputy Superintendent of Police, were Chineas troubles in this part, when we bad ne bond davised toThe Editor. Correspondens mest foricard their names and able to save the two houses, No. 2 was a

railway completed, no troops in readiness and dis Beth

pawnshop and No. 4 a dwelling-house. but as evidence of good faith,

No gabe, is badly probable, it will nevertheles Aft tetters for publication should be scritten on

The following is in the well-known vigorous be necessary for the authorities to adopt proper anide of the paper only.

No auginausty

style of the Kobe Chronies: A few days ago measures in good time; otherwise the least Mossrs. Douglas, Lapraik & Co., agents for already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

we received a beautifully got-up circular, in delay ia case of su uprising night lead to Orders for extra copies of DAILY Purva should he sent before 11 am, on day of publication. After that which we read in large letters that the Times serious consequenose.

or the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cush. Encyclopædia Britannice could be obtained Telegraphic Address Puzsa, Codlea: A,B,C, 6th from a certain address in Yokohama for “5

The following paragraph from the description Sau Lieber's

yon." On looking more closely at the circular of a Los Angeles football match in a we found that the big "5 yon" printed there Francisco paper will give a curious ider of in red was preceded and followed by lines of American football:~One of the sensational plays small type, according to which it appeared that of the day was when White made bis great run of twenty-five yards. He collided with tho. the five yen was merely a "preliminary pay. [3501 On the 30th December, at the Peak Hospital, ment," and that there were to to subsequent crowd and fell upon some of them, other players Hongkong, the wife J. F. Waar, Manila,

monthly instalments" at the rate of 10 you each, piling upon him. During this exciting scene, some half dozen Berkeley and as many Indian This style of "catch" ulvertisement ought tó be regarded us unworthy of a respectable firm players became engaged in a fierce but short- of publishers, but it came to be good enough lived riot.in the midst of the crowd. Simultane Mesra Shawau, Tomes & Co, agents for the for the Times, which is engineering the Excgously there was a rash of the crowd from the opposite side of the grounds, and it was some clopedic reprint. However, it seems to us that those who have any idea of purchasing this time before the fald could be cleared and reprint ought to thoroughly understand what play resumed. A few miuntes latter, there was a more startling happening on the opposite side they are buying, and as the circular is by no means elear on this point it may be well to make ofthegridiron. A team of horses which had been anhitched from a tally-ho took fright and ran a full explanation,

nway. It looked for a moment as though a real tragedy was about to occur. Fortunately, how ever, the horses collided with a pest, injuring one so terribly that it had to be shot where las. These diversions distracted attention from the game temporarily: but it was going on just

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Nippon Yas Kaicho. Messrs Showan, Tomes & Co., agents for the Yorkshire Insurance Co., and the North British and Mercantile Jusurance Co.

Law Union and Crown Insurance Co. Anierican Tobacco Company,

Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.

Norddeutscher Lloyd.

MASONIC.

At the annual meeting of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China, Wor. Bro. E. C. Ray presided and invested the following officers for 1903-Dopaty District Grand Mastor, Wor. Hre. B. C. Ray, Lodge 1026; District Senior Grand Warden, Wor, Bro.

explicit and take elaborate prius, us the Crown did, to prove that No. 10 was erected by the prisoners in a very careless and neglig.

the law laid down in the building ordinance, but when they utterly fail to prove as the Crown unquestionably did that this negligence, this breaking of the law on the part of the prisoners, MR CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR.

was directly or indirectly the cause of the death Mr. Chamberlain has proceeded to Pieter- of the boy, well then, I fail to see how they' maritzburg where an immesse and enthusiastical reasonably expect the jury to refrain from crowd assembled at the Hotel called for a giving the verdict they did, and as for the speech, in respouse to which Mr. Chamberlain | Attorney-General saying we had disregarded appeared on the balcony. He referred to the the law by giving & verdiot of" Not Guilty," I keener interest that the Mother-Country was maintain. that that statement was absolutely the Colonials to take up the duties of the Grand to the Chief Justice in his samaning-up, when now manifesting in colonial affairs, and urged acfounded and out of place, and was contrary he told us emphatically that unless we were Empire.

satisfied that the fall of No. 12 was caused by the fall of No. 10 we ought to find the prisoners not guilty. The whole esse thus turns on a pivot. Did No. 10 cause by its fall thin death of the boy There was nothing to prove that it did so; perchance it did, perhaps it did, but, Sir, we were there as jurors not to give our ver dict on such is grave charge no masslaughter on chances or possibililios, Imt “a just vordist give according to the evidence," on solid facta alone, and if the Crown didn't produce these facts, well, then they have themselves to thank for the C>BSEQUENC88.

SWATOW.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Swatow, 29th December. CHANGE (F CONSULA.

Mr. B. Twyman, B.B.M. Vice-Consul here, is shortly leaving on furlough and will succeeded by Mr. H. Fox.

JAPANESE ENTERPEISĖ,

A party of three Japanese civil engineers arrived here from Folkion the other day. They were travelling all the way overland and made surveys for railway. The Chinese Government has issued papers to them which enjoin all officials to be of every assistance to them and look after their afety whilst on their F. W. Edwards, 1,165: District Junior Grand peregrinations in the interior, They are the Warden, Wor. Bro. D. Macdonald, 525; District guests of the Taotaiat Lonchonfao at present. | Grand Chaplain, Wor. Bro. E. T. Bond, 2,013 ; ̈

District Grand Treasurer, Wor. Bro. H. J. Christies has come and gone. In the fore Watson, 1,841, District Grand Registrar, Wor.noon it was deizzling and misty, but cleared up

Now for the rider which has elicited sneh a storm of abuse and by which we are alleged to have stultified our verdict in all due respect I think the word multiplied, not stultified, would have been more appropriate in this case), let me endeavour to bring to your notice the facts that prompted as to add st.

The sanal dinner and smoker of the HoxAKONG, 31st December. 1992. domestics of the Float in harbour took place on Boxing Night at the Connaught House Hotel, STRELY never was any great country placed Twenty-five sit down, to dinner at 7 o'clock ju sach u humiliating position as is China Mr. Rashly was in the chair, and Mr. Clements at the pewal date. Reduced by the vicucktir. The toast of the King was pro- natural process of decay, the misgovernment posed by the chairman and afterwards

A telegram dateil London, 27th November. of her rulers, and the pressure of ou: Sherrington of the Glory proposed Our says Seventy-two pictures painted by 20 side peoples to a state which is practically Guests. Mr. Northcott responded with a few artists using the solid off-colour sticks, the in-

Dinner over, the pro- 1 veation of M. Ruffaelli, aro being exbibited in Bro. G. Balloch, 1,028; District Grand towards noon. The celibato members of the this.ddition to No.10) nor to the other nine addi- impotence, China is constantly being called appropriate words. upon to repudiate the engagements which

grampus-was-conymessed as follows---

Paris. The pictures are wool-admired."M Piccolo Han, and Piano Solection by

President of the Board of General Purpose J. J. Raffs- thus described his invention at

Wor. Bro, F. W, Clark, 1.165: District Grand Messra, Sherrington, Daweon, and Lonergan

Secretary. Wor. Bro. A. 'D. Gourdia, 1,026; Song Alice, Where Art Thou" Mr. Sherrington an exhibition which be gave in Paris in July- Copy So

... Mr. Dawson

(For many years I have been trying to combine

District Senior Grand Deacon, Wor. Bro. Solg.. Three Women to Every Man," Air. Ellis the advantage of the pastel, its fine soft vairst

C, S. Rugers, 1,912; District Jauior Grand Song..."lace Darling." Halset colouring, with those of sil printing, to which Deacon, Wer: Bro. L. A. Byworth, 2013; Comic Song....... "Barley Mow"...

Mr. Danaher Encore Fingers and Thambs," Mr. Dutcher time adds a new beauty. I fancy I have suó»

District Grand Superintendent of Works, War, "We've been und

celed. and I have therefore invited you to see

Bro. B. B. Harker, 525; District G and Comic Song got married to. Mr. Dawson

á demonstration. I have contrived to put oil Friendship's Name,... Mr. Ellis'olours in small solid sticks like crayons, which Director of Ceremonies, Wor. Bro. E. H. Kerr I rah against the rantar, wood, frory, or paper Tuy. 1995, District Grand Assistant Direc.

she has made with one Paver or another. It is not often that she has much to say, even in entering originally into the engage ments; stil less is she allowed in the matter of the reputation. Every Power in tur which is interested" in China-to the great detriment of China's interests, as a general rule-squeezes in the helpless Sou

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THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS:

Kialat Club celebrated Christmas with good and merry cheer in their Club, where a Christo trees was put ap. The Club premises were also gaily decorated for the occasion.

BHI PING COMPETITION.

I am informed that overal boats has been chartered by the Chinese to run in opposition to the North German Lloyd on their Bangkok line, on which they have up till now held a monopoly... As a consequence of this new competition,

Mr. Toskani me course of his evidence stated that no supervision whatever by the P.W.D. had been given over

tons which the prisoners word eeting at the Bame time. He farther stated list about throa weeks after the collapse le visited the seose of the elinator and when asked for what purpose ho went, said to examine and see whether the building had originally been eregled according to plan or not.

Surely, Sir, prevention is batter than care; better to see that a home is properly built and according to plao, during erection, than wait down inthe building ordinance has beun complied am toll, will fight the opposition to the bitter

duty is it to see that it has been complied with P I wonder how many Sarely somebody's. end. A sure victory may safely bo predicted carried out. If the law has been made, whose for the North German Lloyd, who are rope- sunted here by the great shipping troues are still standing in the Colony which Messrs. Butterfield & Swire. One of the Lloyd have undergone the santo scant treatment as vessels left here with a full complement of No 10 at the bands of so-called overseere; prov passengere for Bangkok, the rate of passage by bably the nest typhoon senoon will answer this which amonated to only $ whereas it waver was question only to forcibly, Let us refer to opposition line are the well-known Geruau under Section 75 in plain English-Upon firm of Messrs. Melchers & Co. The first rea-ipt of notice (of the intention of starting vessel consigned to the latter agency has leit work) the Surveyor-General or officers deputed Swatew already for Bangkok, but with scarcely by him for that purpose, shall, as often as may be necessary for securing the duo observance of

and often prepaid officials at Peking some Comie Song. Two Little Pigs.". Mr. Harding I have procured, as you see, one of the most tor of Corgununies, Bro. A; H. Hylands, freights and fares have beun reduced by about inntil it collapers to find out whother the law huid other Powers. In time the transaction is Comic Song "Yard and a half of Trips," Mr. Harding complex pictures in colour and design, I shall 2013; District Grund Sword Bearer, Wor.90 per cent. by the German Company, whờ, ↓ Į vith and that the, plan has been followed and

Comic Son Nobby Policeman, made public, and at once it becomes a Song "Queen of the Entti Mr. She reproduce the principal parts of it before you, Bro. A. H. Bottenheim, 1,165: District Grand question whether compensation must be Comic Song."Scotch Polly Mr. Ellis and you will be able to judge of the perfection Standard Bearers, Wor. Bros. J. Holbling,

Song

"I'm not particular," Mr. Darraher with which this is done. As soon as it quite 1912, and G. G. Barnett, 1,341; District Grand given to the rest of the patious or the first Eaujo Selection

Mr. Dawson dry, which will be very soon, my picture will Organist, Bro. A. G. Ward, 1165; District bargain denounced, In any case it is Mr. Shorrington then gave an amusing onter- he unalterable without any of those imped meata Grond Pursuivant, Wor. Bro. H. W. Wolfe China that suffers, and but for her very tainment, and Mr. Morgan of the Bleakcia which embarrass the printer." M. Raffaelli 1,341; District Assistant Grand Pursaisant, inertness it would be difficut to see how the an original stump speech outitled "Batter's accordingly reproduced under cur eyes (says the Bro. A. W. Bewley, 1,165; District Grand Shirt," which was the hit of the evening, cans-Paris correspondent of the Times) a portion of Stowards, Bros. E. Hinds, 1,165, J. W. L. Empire could have lasted. Compelled caning rears of laughter. The songs were all the model, which it was impossible to distinguish Oliver, 525, J. H. Varcoe, 1,341, E. Bathurst, lower than $10 heretofore. The agents for the the ordinance and see what it says. stantly to set in a way damaging to her own splendidly rendered. The evening was brought from the original. The onthusiasm was very 1,806, Senior Warden Star Southern China, strength and reputation, and misled by

to a close at 11.45. Great credit is due to great, and M. Barnard, a great colourist, on 2013, and Senior Warden Fasckow Lodge, the authorities at Peking, China drags on Mesars. Sherrington and Kerr for the energetic looking round the pictures in the studio, 1,912; District Grand Tyler, Bro. J. Vanstone. an inglorious existence. One or two manner in which they worked to make the exclaimed: "It is wonderful; it is a resolution Unoteist members, Wor. Bros. F. D. Goddard,

P.M., and W. J. Tutcher, P.M, · ons claim to act, as far as possible for evening a success-Contributed.

in oil painting.”:

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