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DISAPPEARANCE OF A FOREIGN He bas learned to 'carse militarise. If he is THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANC

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not as intelligent as his comrade the posant, he has at all events a mors developed mind and he soon moro, What is the result of

The Kobe Chronicle of the 30th ult. says:-bringing together in the ranks the town and

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It is not the peasants who country slemental are the most numeroas, who give the tone in the barracks. It is the recruits from the towar who lead and dominate their village pourades. The action of their superiors is powerless to counteract that influence, and, as all reference to politics is carefully excluded from military Hongkong, education, the officers do not even consider it to The writer, who seems to be conversant with be part of their business to attempt to do so. his subject, says that the present military sur- vice must lead either to the depopulation of the country districts or to the spread of revolution- ury ideas even in the most romote villages, This is not the consequence of any distinct socialist agitation ant cannot be called propa

pauo- ganda. It is the current of ideas which trates everywhere, and in certain cases, without the aid of advocates of subversive theories.

Referring to the officers, the writer in the Gil Blas recalls the 'saying of the Prince de Ligne, "Woe to the luke arm!" He says that rule, are pet avun the German officers, as lukewarm. Many of them perform coldly and mochanically a service which has become more and more cold and more and more mechanical. The scope for intelligence and initiative has become daily more restricted, all losing sight of the essential object of armies, which is war, and thinking only of throwing dusi in the eyes of their experiors at the time of inspection, The Gil Blas recognises that there are excep tions, and that it must be admitted that the kaproma management has remained remarkable, Most of the generals at the head of the hierarchy are, it says, men of great merit, and it would be dangerous to conclude from the preceding facts that Germany has ceased to be formidable or that she is about to lose her supremacy.

The police of Kobe, Osake, and Tokyo are at present engaged in searching out the whereabouts of a foreignor who arrived in Japan more than six wooks ago, but who has since completely disappeared. The foreigner in question is Mr. Sidney Reilly, a British subject, PLUSH-COVERED DRAWING ROOM and manager at Port Arthur of the local SUITE, SINGLE IRON BEDSTEAD with branch of the East Asiatic Company of WIRE and BATTAN MATTRESSES. Copenhagen. On the 21st December, over a MARBLE TOF TABLES, TEAKWOOD month after the departare from Port Arthur of the SIDEBOARD and OVERMANTEL with

Mr. Reilly, the Kobe, ageute of BEVELLED GLASS, DINNER. WAG-

East Asiatic Company, Mossrs. Van Nierop & GONS, ICE CHEST, CHAIRS, CUT- GLASS MIRRORS, BOOKCASES, TEA Co.,.regaived a cede telegram from Port Arthur TABLES; o., &

which read as follows:- Make every possible effort ascertain at ozve and telegraph whore- abouts Sidney Reilly, left here (Port Arthur) for Dalny, Nagasaki, 14th November. Stopped Great Eastern Hotel, Kobe, 18th November, [164 proceeding to Osaka, has not been heard of since. Great fears are entertalaed for his safety, Use every means regardless of expanse to tracu' This telegram was received in Kobo late on the night of the 21st. The first thing next morning, Mr. W.. Holst, Jocal manager for Mossrs. Van Nierop, made inquiries of the Great Eastern Hotel, and there found that Mr. Reilly had registered in the visitors' book on the 19th November. At the hotel Mr. Holst learned that Mr. Reilly had arrived there at about seven o'clock on the morning of the 18th from Nugasaki, but whether he came by rail or steamer could not be ascertained. One of the botel stewards described Mr. Reilly as of middle height and slim, with a rather pale face and fair moustache. Mr. Reilly, who was between thirty and forty years of age, loft the hotel at noon, having behind him two truuks and some oiled linen, which he asked should be sunt to

Now here is a prophet of evil who discourses the wash. He also asked the Hotel to take charge of his luggage until he returned in of this sloping sickness which first appeared on the west coast of this continent, and is about six days, giving the information that he in-

spreading in all directions--a dreadful malady, tended to leave about that time for Pur Arthur, truly, one which to the present has defeated the where he was expected on the 28th November.world's science-speculating as to the probabil- The day previous to the receipt of the ity of it being the appointed means for the

extinction of mankind." telegram of enquiry by Messrs. Van Nierop, Mr. E. A. Griffiths, the British Acting-Consul at this port, received a similar telegram of enquiry from the British Minister in Tokyo, Mr. Griffiths had already made enquírias at the [150 Hotel. Afterwards both the Consul and Mr. Holst considered what should be done. The Consul explained that be had already com- municated with the police, and it was then decided that the latter should be informed that the Consulate and Messrs. Van Nierop would remler ay service in their power to help in the Search for the missing man. Enquiries were at once made at all the hotels in Vaikas, Kyoto, and Miyanoebita, with negative results. The Yokobama office of Messrs. Van Nierop was

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PROPHETS OF EVIL.

In every age there has been an abundance of prophots, and the things they hare foretold have generally been of a disastrous character. Yet still this old world of ours wags on more or less merrily, and supports a larger number of people in a greater degree of comfort than at sny. former period.

Seoing that this new and mysterious disease has so far attacked oly Negros, anil hins killed only a few hundreds of that raco, whereas smallpox has killed hundreds of thousands of every racit is diflealt to appreciate this gloomy prophet's opinion. Perhaps the prophet suffers from indigestion; in which case be would do better to cure himself, by taking a few doses of Mother Seigel'a Syrup, than disseminating his gloomy ileus. Indigestion not only prevents food from nourishing as; it converts it into poison which contaminates the whole system, impoverishing the bloo, and punishing the pressing the mind, constipating the bowels, unfortunate patiout with severe pain at the ohast after eating, headache, drowsiness, and Among the many people who know these ether symptoms which completo his misery. facts from experience is Mr. 11. Honegan, of Crawford Street, Port Elizabeth, who in

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corner of Princes and Diesel Streets, Port telegraphed to, and the manager there made on-writing to Messrs. A. J. Whits (Colonial), Ltd., Elizabeth, Cape Colony (proprietors in South quiries withont throwing any light on the mystery. With every place in Japan likely to be Africa of Mother Seigel's Curativ Syrup), visited by foreigners the polies put themselves says: "It is now two years since I fisi used Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup, and I rejoics into commauication, but up to the 26th absolutely to tell you (as I have told my friends over since) no clue to the missing wan could be found. Oathe of the good it has done for me. date mentioned (the 26th December), the police forget the pain and distress I suffered, and my visited the local offivo of Messrs. Yau Ni-rop, and wretched condition when a friend porsuaded mo to try your Syrup. I had consulted soveral produced a telegram received from polico head doctors and taken their medicines without and back. Often I was compelled to neglect quarters in Tokyo stating that a man named obtaining any relief froin the pains in my chest To my friend's earnestness in recommending Sidney Reilly had arrived on the 25th, the pre- vious day, at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo at my work, being weak and quite without energy. [128 two o'clock in the afternoon, and was staying Saigel's Syrup Lowe my prosent good health, there. This was important news, but bafore I am now a strong, healtby man; but I always wiring it to Port Arthur, Mr. Holst sought keep a supply of the Syrup at hand, and when-

it. confirmation from the Yokohama offits offered any medicine never fail to resort to These furdurable opinions based upon actual Messcs, Vuu Nierop. The reply from Yoko- bama was to the effect that no such man had benefits received, expressed by Mr. Henegan eu arrived eitker atthe Imperial Hotelor the Metro-8th July, 1903, closely resembles aumerous other testimonials which constantly rence Meases. A.. pole Hotel. the local polion being informed of J. White from various parts of the country. tion, a very prevalent malady, in itself sufficient this yesterday morning Mr. Hobit received a noto Mr. Henegan's socoplaint was chronic indiges regretting that the information was not correct.

neglected leads to all sorts of dangerous The foregoing is a statement of the case so far. to destroy all joy in life, bat which when Thres detectives are now searching for the complications. Mother Seigel's Syrup is its only sure cure. It is a perfoctly natural remedy, missing man, who, if he is still in Japan, can hardly remain löng undiscovered. The luggage made from fruits, roots; and herbs, costaining no noxious dengs whaterer. The essential at the Groat Eastern Hotel is still untouched, qualities of the plants are extracted by a [129 bat stops are now being taken to examine it on scientific process known only to the proprietors, the chance of making some disorery which and the result is a specific which for thirty-five will explain what is at present a remarkable years has been acknowledged as an unrivalled remedy for indigestion and all bitious diseases mystery. The luggage, if the authorities by the people of the sixteen principal countries

of the world.

Mr. W: Sly, of 19. Darlow Buildings, Parlia allow, that couran, will be opened in the presence of Mr. Griffiths, the British, Acting-Consul,ment Street, Port Elizabeth, in a letter dated Mr. Holst of Messrs. Van Nierop. & Co., and 8th August, 1903, expresses himself in terms the police. It is believed that the object of Mr. similar to those of Mr Henegan. "I had a svere attack of indigestion while staying ut Reilly's return to Port Arthur by the 28th

Port Said, ia Egypt," writes Nr. Sly, and November was to meal his wife, who was about tried numerous so-called romedios without to join him. Mr. Reilly had originally deriving the least benefit from any of them. arranged to take a holiday in Japan for the benefit But when I came to Mother Suigel's. Cnrative of his health, so far as is at presset known Syrup it was different. The very first dose did me good, and shortly after the indigestion "left Prophets of evil are cover welcome. Prophets regarding Mr. Reilly's affairs, no reason what-me." over exists for bis disappearance, which makes

of gladuess are sometimes mistaken, Proved facts such as we have been reading of are the mutter all the more mysterious.

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