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THE BONGKONG DAITY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1903

pernicious members, but it cannot be con- tended that the dominating influences now are very different from what they were at the beginning of 1900. The changes at Peking which it was intended to produce S. WATSON & CO., have not been brought about, and ladies' tea-parties at the perial Palace and talk about adopting Western costume at court are poor substitutes for the reforms which it was hoped would follow the Emperor's return to Feking. The triumphant capture of the Chinese capital on the memorable 15th of August hus resulted in little that is WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS tangible. The thought at once suggests

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According to this P and T. Timer, Tung Fu-beiang's solliers aro reported to be desert. ing freely because they get no pay.

The result of the polo match at Causeway Bay on Saturday between Hongkong and Kowloon was a victory for Kowloon,

Kim Seung-kyn Bas been appointed“. Minister Plenipotentiary for Cores in Japan.

The N-C Daily News is informed that forged $10 notes of the Imperial Bank of China have been found in circulation. They can only be detected, it is said, by the imperfection of At an audience with the Empress Dowugor the numbering. According to a Japanicee on the 7th ult it appears that Jung Laud Lujol, paper money to the extent of $300,000 has been forget in Kinshu and sent to China Chaan-lin boil asked to be allowed to resign, as

for disposal. they fear that "through age and ill-bealth they may hinder the affairs of State." The Empress Dowager refused to allow this. Jung Lu then advised that Prince Chuu be admitted into the Grand Council, as he is young and vigorous.

On the 29th all a very interesting function escarred on board. H.M.S. Rosario, the N.-C. Daily News reports, the captain, Commander Hamilton, presenting to the effcers and men of the erow the medals given by the British Go- vernment for their part in the Chinese Com. psiga of 1900. The Rosario was engaged in river work at the time.

It is sometimes said a man's method of smok- ing is na index to his genral character. The Kiangyin correspondent of the N-CDošty. News says that during the recent visit of H. E. Chi-tong to that place the Viceroy used an ordinary brass bowl, bamboo stem, glass mouth- 30y cash, and smokes the ordinary strong piece pipe that would cost in a country town Chinese tobutro, used by every farmer, whisk costs them three to five cush a day.

With reference to the death on the 4th inst,

announcement that we were asked to make

itself that the policy of the Allies must have been wrong. The rendiest idea is that FOR THE RACES, which was expressed by Dr. COLTMAN, that the Powers were too lenient. Whether he means by this statement that they should have been more violent in their methods and that they should bare exacted the utmost As supplied to Royal and Imperial penalty from the guilty parties in the Boxer" uprising, we do not know; but Houses of Europe.

this is certainly the view of a great many. Public opinion has passed through many changes recently towards China. With the news of the murder of many foreigners and the attack of the Legations, and still more with the false story of the fall of the ually evolves as so unmitigated nuisance, † pronounced to be smallpox, bat in a mild form, Legations ringing in their ears, people were inflamed violently against the Chinese. Then the reports of the devastation wrought by the allied troops erented a strong revulsion of feeling, particularly in the United States, and the terms exacted by the

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A) TERRORISM IN HONGKONG.

While the recent arrests in Hongkong and seisory of arms inconnection with the threatened | rising ju Gautou have brought in their train the usual number of alarmist rumours, founded or unfounded, of developments to be expected. thero is one aspect of the affair which is of a very subatantial obaracter and is desarsing of most serious consideration. It is a notorious fact that there are men, not one or two, in Hongkong whom the Chinese Clovernment would gladly get hold of. Members of the Reform party, they hate pusored their security from harm by the protretlou of the British- Bug. Among the Reform party in hong: kong there my be me who nee that protection as a cloak under which to plot schemes against a friendly Power, but the persous referred to are not in that category, They are men intimately associated with the movement, perhaps, taking a keen interest in it and fastoring it with a view to its vitimate

LONDON, 6th February, 3 p.m.

ANOTHER RISING IN-CHINA- PREDICTED.

Dr. R. Coltman, physician at the Chinese

Imperial Court, who is now visiting Los Angeles, California, predicts another and

of

worss uprising of the Chinese against the of Miss Mildred Yorke of the Janet Waldorf foreigners. Peking, he says, is now virtually The P. and T. Tancs bears ou good authority Company, the N.-C. Daily News, sage:-The unprotected. Dr. Coltman blames the that the proposed new line from the North- West gate of Paking to the Summer Palace is yesterday morning that she and Mr. Fitchett leniency of the Powers, and especially

were only suffering from influenza was upfer- the United States. to bo a railway of standard gauge, hut not an

The Times congratulates tuuately too bopeful; and Miss Yorke dier electrio tramway. the authorities on their decision, as all ex-yo-terday morning of malignaut smallpox. perience goes to show that difference of gange

involving endless waste of time and great in- convenience: it is moreover a bar to future progress.

The following returns of the average amount of banknotes in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hongkong, during January, as corti are published in the Gazette

Mr. Fitchett's disonae has also, wo learn, buen

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

SHANGHAI, 8th February, 6.44 p.m.

FIRE AT PEKING. At midnight yesterday a fire began in the

peaceable consummation If possible, but not lifting an armed kandaguitst the Chinese Go.

vernment. Of that class it can safely be said that,

there are at present in the Colany more this s

Powers were considered excessive. Now, fied by the managers of the respective banks, Lashon and managed to creep along the shore Japanese ellicers' barracks at Peking. It Darjeeling and his family are

weary of the protracted. negotiations and alarmed by the menacing state of affairs in several provinces, a section at least of general opinion lus again become hostile to China, and the failure of the lesson which the Allies tried to teach her has led to exasperation. Not much consideration, we suspect, has been given to the question why Yet the failure is not really surprising. The Powers drove the Imperial family in busty flight from Peking, demanding instant summary punishment of those implicated in the " Boxer" movement. A few of these were beheaded, a few more degraded, and the rest are again in power.

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Lalfen cablegram from Mezila says that during the onsal maneuvres, which the Ameri- can warships there have been carrying out an exciting incident took place. Ensign Babcock di-guised a boat belinging to the captured Spanish cruiser Don Juan de Austria with andetected. A carent, however, upset bis craft, finished at 5 o'clock this morning, with the and he, with two of the crew, swam a mile and Amourt. Reserve. half along a shark-infested boy, carrying assistance of the foreign garrisons,

contermine appported by buoys. He succeeded 3,721,005 2,200,000

in attaobing them to the wines without being 13,460,69 0,000,000 discovered.

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The report on the Widows atid Orphans' Pen- sion Fand for 1942, as published in the teatrette, shows the amount to the credit of the Fand on the 31st December last to have been $132,388,81. including $8,940.02 for interest. The average monthly contributions amoant now to about $1,800. On the 31st December, 1991, the number of contributors on the books was 382,

and on the 3 st December, 1902, 415, of whom

During excavations on the site of the old abbey at Bary St. Edmunds at the end of last year five stone coffies containing human remains

wore unearthed in what has been discovered to

be the Chapter House of the Abbey. They are supposed to be those of Abbot Sampson, 1182; Abbot Richard de Insalo, 1229; Abbot Henry, 1234; Edmund do Walpole, 124; and Hugo I, 1137. The coffin-lida are missing, but the names of the abbote, are given in the plan of the James, of Cambridge, at a Roman Catholie College at Dional.

be counted on the tou lingers who find themselves in the position of being just now in constant fear of kidnapping or bodily violence at the hands of Chinese emissarien It is au opou seeket that there is quite a number of secret agents here sifting the roseut plot and striving their utmost to bring the plotters to book. The danger is that in their zoal thay wid work harm to inno ceut med. The murder of the Reformez in Gage Street is not yet forgotten and it still serves to show to what lengths the Chinese will go in getting rid of any man who has made himself objectionable to them Kang Yo-wei saved his head by fight only. He is now in safe at Macen. But his intimates and sympathisers are still objects of arersion, mea with price upon their heads. Wotrants are suid to Lave best jsmed from Canton for the arrest of several well-known Chinese in the Colony. How these enz be pat into execution in a British possessiva remmine to be men, but it behoves the objects of, them lo give us opportunity to the secret agents lo work evil apon them, in Hongkong at any rate, LONDON, 5th February, though unfortunately there is no security against the porescution of their families and olaus in the interior. The authorities, it is rumoured, are fully on the alert in the matter and have taken all possible precautions,

POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIANS AT THE THEATRE, ROYAL..

"PAUL JONES." When Paul Jonce wes first given to tho

REUTER'S SERVICE.

"RAGGING" IN THE ARMY.

A somewhat sensational sequel has occurred to the recent ragging" of three subalterns in the 1st Grenadier Guards. The father of Lord Douro, one of the exbalterns concerned, bringing the matter to the notice of Lord

The Allies then proceeded to lay upon 169 aro bachelors, 237.me married men, aud 9 are Chapter House discovered by Dr. Montage Roberts, the latter justituted an enquiry, which publie zoue eight years ago at the Savoy, its

China's chaotic and ruinous Brauces the burden of an enormous indemnity, while obtaining the promise of removal of obstacles to trade. The latter provision was A. S. WATSON & CO. excellent, but there are no signs of it being actually carried out; while the weight of LIMITED,

the indemnity, increased by the fall in the

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widowers. During the period under review, 67 officers joined the Fund, 55 left, and 3 died The total number of children on the books is 317. There are in the list 20 pensioners, whose pensions aggregate $2,116,84 per annum.

has resulted in the eammary retirement of 1ieut.-Col. Kinloch, commanding the battalion, on half pay, and the resignation of Livut, Hollinshead Blandell. The action of Lord

A New York telegram to the London Daily Mail says that a Bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives prohibiting the use of the mume or portrait of any person for Roberts is approved of by the military and the

dvertising purposes antess consent is given. public.

The court

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fauciful plot and entrancing music caught the public faicy; and since then the opera has lost nothing of attractiveness whether considered as standing alone on its merits or us put inte contraal with contemporaries. The prevalent fusta for comic opera so well ganged by Gilber and ullivan found. itself uited in no lose degres by Piarquette's numbers, Paul Jones was a success of the kind called " immediate." It

From private advices the Straits Times learns that matters in Northern Siam resultant on the value of silver, is felt all over China, enerte created by the shaus are not quits The necessity for such a law was recently shown particularly by those who did not in any settled yet. It would appear that the Bicmes when the New York Court of Appeal refused to

prohibit the unauthorised use of a young lady's THE CHARTERED BRITISH SOUTH hos never lost its hold upon the affections of way countenance the 1900 rising. It was troops, being more or less unprovided with com-

admitted that the aet was libellons, but heid a most disastrous error for the foreign misery arrangements, seized all they could lay portrait on advertising posters.

hands on and generally luid waste the country. nations to grasp at the substance of

that there was no law to prevent it. A leading money payment, while suffering to remain By Siamese law they ate entitled so to do as

firm is now advertising a new whisky by they merely acted au nom de ini, but the Laos, Karens, and that mixed mass of humanity

enormous posters representing the Mayer of

as shadows the engagements to open up

The report of the Chartered British South Africa Co. has been issued. It anticipates that the output of gold in Rhodesis will be doabled

the public. Ita friskuess appears to be perennial. Each time, que Frais a repetition one discovers a new charm, hidden Lefore In very profusion. There was little wonder there-

the opera to be upon their repertory during for hint when the talented Pollards abbonverd

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, Osey communications relating to the news columas hould be lived to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their names and ad. dresses will communications addressed to the Editor not far publication, but an evidence of good faith.

China to trade. It may be said that a big occupying Northern Siam, erstwhile slaves but New York, a well-known Senator, and other in the next two years, largely on account of the their present visit to Hongkong, a general Lil fellers jor publication should be wristen on one side of the paper only.

Lanonymously signed communications that have i indemnity always forms part of the victor's now free by Royal Decree, abjected to this. As Publio personages drinking the beverage. The extension of railways and the Fopping Coal | desire to renew acquaintance with it should

temperance societies bave been making indignant fields. As the expense of living largely hampers programme in modern war. But China is

the use of their names and portisits.

a'ready appeared I in other papers will be inserted.

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not a nation which can be treated exactly { the latest Bangkok "official" advices all was at protests, but the victims are powerless to prevent the progress of the Company, the directors Saturday afternoon and evening on the occasion

like other nations. The past history of the international relations of China suffices to show this. Repeatedly bave other nations defeated the Chinese and exacted a 'beavy inderanity. Yet China is little changed, and the foreigner is as unacceptable as ever. For the most part, the West has not forced China to admiration, but to hate. Nor is this unuctural, for the methods of the Western On the 4th February, at the Victoria Nursing countries have been altogether wrong. China as a country has never been con-

On the 27th January, at Tinguo, Mre. Auren SIESSEN, née GALize, of a daughter.

On the 2nd February, at 26, The Hund, Slung- Lai, the wife of C. 9. ADDIs, of a daughter.

Or the 2nd February, ut Chiniang, the wife of Louis Rocure, Commissioner of Customs, of a daughter.

Howe, Shanghai, the wife of F. WILLIAM-KUW- LAND, I.M. Customs, of a son (GORDON).

MARRIAGE.

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a result there are "ractions." According to

peace, but disinterested and--let it be remarked, the Straits Times toys-namelosted British traders tell a different tale.

In the course of an exhaustive review of the history of the would contributed to the Neue Frie Presse, Max Nordan, deeply deplores the growth of military imperialism in the United Stater, und sage that by the admission of tha spirit of militarism, which was formerly rigorously excluded, America is raising obstacles to the entranos of emigrants whose only capital is their strong working arms. Speaking of

have decided to give freight contracts to com- panies outside the ring.

VENEZUELA.

It may be a mere coincidence, but, says the P. and T. Times, we have been spoken to three- times this week by intelligent Chinese friends on the subject of the abolition of the quene and

Sir Michael Herbert has had a stormy Each que the adoption of foreign cinthes. assured us that all sorts of rumours are currenting with Mr. Bowen, at which bo spoke very in Tientsin on the subject. The former subject plainly regarding the conduct of the negotia. tious. The interview was a heated one but, if led us to ask our friends to estimate the ratio.

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mauifort itself and that the Theatre Royal in sousequence should be filled in every part on

of the first productions, For those unfor- tunate beings who had not had the foreight to book their places for the evening performance there was nothing but chegrin and disaps cint- mert. Only the capacity of the building meet-limited the numbers of the audience, and may had to be faced away through lack of accom- With regard to the performernes itself there appeared to be no two opinions. modation. The house was delighted and showed itk appreciation in no certain isshio. Lilliputians won all hearts. Their rendering of Paul Jones was on the traditional lines laid dawn by George Edwardes and was excellently carried out in the best Lilliputian manner. Of Losnos, 6th February course there were sppurent deficiencies which

must always be present where a juvenile com bination attempt a fall-grova piece; but (and it is a most important but whai is 'lost in ore direction is more than compensated for it su- The Bulgarian Premier, speaking in the other; for if the children in some cases suffer ja comparison with their elders regarding individuality and stage "basinege," there is no Chamber, declared that Bulgaria would fulfi

and that he would shortly inform the Chamber

possess a freshtress both of voice and action, buoysney of the messures taken against the Macedonian largely denied to their more experienced com- and a charming noireść that are

peers. It would be erronsoas, however, to Committee.

that the Pollards are looking in individualen, Come of the little people evinced a oleverners LONDON, 5th February.beyond their years, and the vocal parts were admirably done. Miss Try Trott nude na excellent Prat Jones; she sang well sui ected most convincingly as the pirate chief. To Mira Alice Follard was entrusted the role of Yorune;

of barbers to the rest of the population. As is stated, has cleared the air. usual we got the most discrepant answers--one in twenty dve, one in eighty, one in two hundred and fifty. Whatever may be the number, they. all agreed that any imperial or viceregal edict in the question of abolition would involve great hardship on vast numbers of men all over the Empire if the people obeyed the edicts. We Lave nover yet met a Chinese who had even the humiliating origin of the queue.

THE BALKANS.

On the 26th January, S. Andrew's Cathedral.quered by Western arms, and the probability the future of the New World, Max Nordan: Singapore, James Brows, of the Selangor Go is that she never will be. Hier mercantile says the opening of the Panama Canal, under vernment Service to WILLIAMINA ANNA HARRIS conquest has begun, but it will not be American ownership, will mark the beginning daughter of Captain H. Arros, of Singapore furthered by the policy of extorting huge of a new spect. The tragic stage of the On the 28th Jay, at No. 9. Lloyd Rond, money payments from the people for the world's history, which in ancient times centred Singapore, EMILIO Luz, the infant son of Fax- HEICO and GRACE D'ALMEIDA, Md 2 years and offences of a few, while leaving the corrupt in the Mediterranean, and which moved in later

officials to evade the promises to remove ages to the Atlantic, will then be transferredrag of indignation ut or memory of the her international obligations to keep the peace doubt that considered us a whole the Lilliputians 11 months.

to the Pusific Ocean. At first the Anglo-Saxon element will seek to drive out the German and French flags floating over single points in the Facille Ocean, then the struggle will be carried further to the Asiatic coast, where Anglo- Saxons and Russians will have to decide the mementous world question of whether Eastern and Southern Asia xball remain British or Russian.

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Hososos, 9th February, 193.

The German mail of the 7th, ult. was de- livered in London on the 5th inst

Herr Ernst von Wildenbruch, who issued a relent counterblast to Mr. Kipling's recaut pot en "The lowers," may be described as the Berlin Court post, or Prussion Laureate. He is a broad-aboutdered, undersized, square. headed man, with gold-rimmed spectacles, und rather unkempt hair and beard. He used to be employed in the Foreign Office, but a year or two ago be cast off the cficial trammels. Heis has been elected for South Antrim by 4,564

bitter Anglophobe, and was at the head of

BYE ELECTION. Mr. Charles Craig, the Unionist candidate,

votes. Dr Keightley, an Independent candidate,

polling 3,816. THE KING.

The King has recovered from his slight indisposition, and drove out this afternoon.

THE CASE OF COL, KINLOCH. The case of Col. Kinloch (1st Grenadier

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her singing was worthy of the in-calls which were given ber, and her sweet voice was heard to great advantage in the soles of the part, best of all perhaps in Before the Altar,” as well as in the duete with her sweetheart, Mien Irene Loftus was the Rufina, and the appearance she made was one of the best in the cast. Master

obstacks to trade. A great opportunity was offered after the recent troubles of bringing uhout scare genuine reforms for the advancement of commerce and inter- course between China and the rest of the world. Thanks to the mutual jealousies of the Powers and the grasping policy of the majority of them, the opportunity was lost THE statement, reported in another colum irretrievably, it would seem. It is uns of Dr. R. COLIKAN, professor of surgery at profitable now to talk of undue leniency recently reported that two thousand sabres A lelegram to the. Asahi from Peking the Imperial University of Peking, that

baving been shown toward China.. Our another and a worse uprising of the Chinese serious mistake was that of blindness toward imported by a German ship in contravention of against the foreigners is impending and that

our own interests, which more really the the Protocol had been coized at Chingwantuo, 'It was added that extensive emaggling of arme the Powers are to be blamed for their interests of China also.

is clearly demonstrated by the equipment of the excessive leniency, is not new. Similar pre-

Chiuese troops, they being in possession of Jictions have been made by various people'

werpons of the most modern charger, but conversant with the state of affairs at

that the Foreign Powers take no molies of the Peking. What is the official view on the

fast. The Juren Mail comments:-Probably it matter in the Legations we are not in a

will be agreed by thoughtful persons that the position to say, and perhaps, considering

Powers show their wisdom in this respect. how ill-informed the Legations showed

one of the mest unpractical provisions of the fhr mselves to be at the beginning of 1900,

Protocol was that which vetoid the import of arms or munitious of war, since it assumed that we should not look to them for the-most-

On Saturday the British battleship Cakath China would take steps to give effect to an From дия- accurate forecast of events.

arrived from Singapore vir Mire Bay, and embargo of which she was herself the victim, yesterday the U.S. gunboats Isla de Cabu and and that she would take such steps although sionary sources in North Chinn-and the missionaries have means of information Rainbow arrived from Manila. The German the safety of the State was imperilled by them. denied directly to the diplomatic represen-cruiser Hanas left on sterday for Amoy.

There is a bigber daty than that of observing tatives the news is not reassuring. It

Damage to the extent of about 3200 was done ill-considered treaty-provisions, namely, the cannot be doubted that the lesson of 1900- by a fire which broke out in a "soy" fac duty of providing for the nutidual security. If 01, or rather the lesson which the Powerstory at 371, Queen's Road Central about one China believes tint the efficient equipment of desired to teach, was lost for the most part o'clock yesterday morning. Carelessness on bor army is essential to the discharge of that on fhore, who should bays learnt it. There the part of a workman in the disposal of a duty, and if she acts upon her belief by violating is little improvement to be seen in the lighted, candle, which vet ablaze e quantity of the Protocol, we can neither impugn the wisdom San Francisco on the 5th instant for this port, places to ask that we would thank the kind ropeated. A Gaiety Girl will be presented on governing classes of China; The old Court aflammable rubbish, is stated to have been the of hor conviction not condemin her obedience

to it. clique has lost, it is true, some of its most canSE.

Another demonstration of the new fire ex

tinguitber "Kilfyte" will be given at noon to day in front of the Central Market. The balcony on the Praya side of the Market will be reserved for Europeans.

the Berlin Committee for entertaining the Rex generals, and collecting subscriptions for their વ્યવસા As a pcet, he belongs to t altrapatriotic and declamatory sebool, and his dram and trumpet dramas, dealing maioly with the glories of the Hoberzolieras, have all been weit on to foster that spirit of Chauvinistio, pride which is now the curse of Germany. His mest notorious play is titled Der Neus Herr, Guarda) is causing considerable interest and and was written to vindicate the present has brought forth strong partisans on both Emperor for his ection in so brusquely sides. The case will be brought before the

dropping the pilot." Nothing in connection with his fall gare Bismarck more offence thau Hong of Commons at an early date. the performance of Wildenbruch's play, of which the Emperor attended the rehearsal and the first performance, and decorated alike its author and its notors.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The E. & A. steamer Empire left Manila on the 6th inst., at midnight, and may be expected here to-day, at daylight

The T.K.K. steamer Honghong Mars left

vit naual ports of call.

The 0.8.£, steamer Telemachus loft Shanghai on the 7th inst., and is due here to-morrow, a.m.

| Jack Pollard and Mics Daphne Pellord were beyond words funny as Bouillabaise and “The Insect," in which capacity they kept the audience rippling with laughter. Master Willis Thomas was an ideal guardian uncle to the heroius, Master C. Bindioss a typical privateer- ing captain, and Mise Connie Pollard a clever Chopinette, bor sabot song and danco bằng particularly well done. Also dreerving of more then passing mention were Miss May Topping and Master Oscar fioints in the respective parts of Maloguera and Don Trocadero. ) remains to be added that the setting of the piece was all that could be desired, pretty and tasteful. The picture especially the garden scene. Advertisers are turning their attention to

dances were greatly admired, but the mange. the mission field, and a story from Uganda tells

ment have to face the problem whether or no of of enterprising firms in this country who sand this effect is worth retaining at the expense out cirulars and samples to the natives. The the continuous and most irritating noise made editor of Ugande Notes writesWe should by the electric light apparatus in the dress like to remind friends and advertisers who sand circle. For our part, we say-Sacrifice the light, circular letters to the native clergy and others. The Ocean band played the incidental music that they do not understand English. It was

with their accustomed ability. Sometimes, by among to home tien male chiefs express their the way, the accompaniment appeared to be sense of the kindness of a certain firm of acup

rather overpowering for the soloists, but that makers who recently sent out samples of soap. should be easily readied. Several of the chiefs wrote from their country

louore. They evidently could not easily under- stand such a charitable form of advertising !""

To-night and to-morrow Puut Jones will be

the three following nights and H.Ñ.6. Pinafore ́on Saturday at a matinée and in the evening.