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Britain wore more by nearly 32,000 piculs, ed to the Continent of Europe by 3,400 picule; shipments to the United States were .A S. WATSON & CO., less by 67,000 piculs, though the American

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demand was about the normal average. Green tea shipments to the United States increased by 17,700 pieuls, and to other destinations by smaller amounts. Deliveries | of black tea for consumption in Great Britain were approximately (in million Its.) 101 in 1901, 14) in 1902, and 17 in 1902 --a very satisfactory advance. Mr. Monse gives as the explanation of this increase, in face of the high silver cost prevailing in CLARET S. 1903, the reduced taxation on tea in China.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1904-

The German Stool Trust is about to open A fatal Chinese plugue case was reported in TELEGRAMS. negotiations with the British and American No. 1 Health District yesterday. Steel Companies, for the purpose of delimiting the respective Gelds of inforest of all the Com panies in the world's markets, so as to obviate

the existing competition.

It is reported that the prolonged arbitration before Sir Hiram Wilkinson at Shanghai, in regard to the recent collision at Woosung tween the P. &. O. S. Ballarat and the C.N.S. Chongo came to a conclusion last week, but the decision has not yet been rundored.

The United States Consul at Leipsig reports that the Waffenfabrik, at Steyr, Austria. has eceived an order for an immense munter of modern rifles for the Chinese Gorentment. It will take the Steyr factory several wars to ronylete the order, despitá a turro force of additional employees,

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L'Echo de China says that Colonel Marchand of the lowest grades below sixpences sent in his letter of resignation. The pound, while China Congotas could be laid utter will come before the next Conseil of down at fourence-hallperry to fivepence Ministers. No reason is given in the letter; it a pound. Further reduction in the coat is probable that the Colonel, inscribed on the of Tadian leaf,” he remarks, “would deprive first colonial service roster, preferred to resign on the eve of his marriage that he might remain "Chine of her temporary advantage; and

in France. CHATEAUX with the tangible proof of the bene- "it already derived from lowering the IN EXCELLENT CONDITION."export duty, it is obvious that the next **step to be taken is to reduce, or entirely "abolish, the heavy inland taxation now "imposes on the leaf before it reaches the foreign esporter; this, however, will not be done mutil the Chinese Revenue cai mesup itself by the imposition of figher 11.00 import duties.”

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Il-success in examination not seldom has tragic rosults. We read that a young Japanese who had been plucked for the entrance examina- tion'at a school in Tokyo, threw himself into ties crater of Asamayama on the 6th inst. He did not wish to be considered a "niliocre school- boy"!

The Rev. Robert Coventry Forsyth, who for 13 years hins leen engaged in missionary opera tions in China, has compiled for the Religious

But lowering the rice will not alone Tract Society a volume giving a complete roll of

14.50 suffice to re-establish the China ten-trude on

the Christians martyred in China in 1900, a firm basis, and this Mr. Monge recognises. This volume seeks to place on record in a per- 22,60 Writing on this subject last year, we in-manent form a complete secount of the Boxer

sisted on the advantages accruing to the aovement. 26.00 Indian trade from the use of scientific methods of vulture and preparation of the lout and from the employment of extensive advertising. Now, it is improbable, Mr. Mouse thinks, that much good can be floue by the wholesale introduction of the methods which have been so successful in Jadia- there is such a subdivision of plantations and a short a tea-season in China-bit

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FOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS Osteommarnications relating to the news columns should be widesse to THE EDITOR.

rolling, might well be adopted. And 'eer ainly the education of the grower might be assisted by the Tea Guilds. Education has gained the southern growers the victory. With regard to advertising, the Chinese traders do not yet realise its necessity. "In this," says Mr. Monan, "they must accept the experience of others." The -4, qudents must forward their names and a difficulty is to take them do so, but the drus ratis communications addressed in the Edically complete ruin of the China tea not for publication, but as evidence of good faith

All letters for publication should be written on one side of the

the paper only. No dhonymously signed Leommunications that have already appeared in other pipers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRran should be sent before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that hone the ampply is limited. Only supplied for Cash. Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Codes: 4.8.0.5th Rd Lieber'a

He says:

trade with abroad ought to appeal to their intelligences, It would be well if they could be hiduced to take as their text the remarks with which Mr. MORSE closes this section of his Report. "Foreign tea-buyers can buy in India or in China, as they may find the most "advantage; but the Chinese must trade On the 7th April, at Gimal, Switzerland, the wife of P. R. WALMAX, H.I.M.'s Customs, of a son. «in China, and, if they wish to preserve

MARRIAGES. On the 9th April, at Trinity Cathedral, Shang-"the remains of their dwindling trade, they bai, by the Kav. J. B. Ost, AUTHOR HENRY BROOKS, of Shanghai, to ELLA Forben, of Winchester, England.

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"must tax themselves as the Indian planters have done. On the one hand, they must On the 11th April, at S. Joseph's Church, Shanghai, by the Rev. Father. Lorando, SJ "teach the grower how, with little or no CHARLES JEDLICKA, of Reichenberg (Bohemia),"expenditure of money, but merely by

ЕМДА VAN DER STEIN, of Shanghai. On the 11th April, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, "greater care and improved methods, he may produce a better tea at the same cost, or the same tea at a less cost; on the other hand, they must consult and work in co-operation with the foreign buyers, and advertise. The Chinese ten-traders "can save the Chinese fun-trade, and no "Que else can.”

Shanghai, AUSTIN RICHARD THISTLETHWAITE, TO ALICE DOROTHEA Ropeurs, elder daughter of the Into THOMAS CLARENCE ROBERTS and Mrs. ROBERTS, of Ferring, Worthing, England.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DESVUT ROAD CL LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, EG.

HONGKONG, 19TH APRIL, 1904

One hundred and sixty-nine Army details arrived by the P. & O. s. Janu

Bir Matthew Nathan, our Governor-designate, roached Liverpool from West. Afries on the

19th ut.

M. Hardouin, the Chief Secretary of the Governor-General of French Indo-Chin, went home by the last French Mail.

The visitors to the City Hall Library and Muscnu kust week were 221 non-Chinese and 71 Chinese to the former and 39 non-Chinese and 1,532 Chinese to the latter institution.

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On the 17th alt. the Ealing and District Mis-

Archdeacon Banister, of Hongkong.

sionary Exhibition was opened by this Vonemble

DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. Į

WAR NOTES.

ROM BHANCHAI AND JAPAN.

The N-C. Daily News publishes the following telegrams --

Tokyo, 9th April-Pingyung is now por-

Mr. William Cawan, who has just · resign-d the position of Protecter of Chiness at Ipoh, UNREST IN NORTH CHINA.|fectly quiet. The Japanese troops late opdear- has ren presented with an address signed by all the leading Chinese la Kirta on kis depar taro for China in connection recruiting of coolies for the Transvaal..

with the

GRAVE DANGER THREATENING.

TIENTSIN, 18th Ap., 2 p.m.

The Trail Society is increasing in a most

Hongkong and Mania are making similar progress in tuuy respects. Our electric tram- way power house is progressing favourably, while material for the construction of the power-threatening manner and is spreading in the house of the Electric Street Railroad Company sighbourhoods of Peking and Tientsin, as at Manila is arriving at that port. The work

of constructing the building will begin within well as outside the Great Wall, Native a few days. The power-house will be located on | Christians are growing alarmed. the small island in the rear of Tabacalera eigar

This Tai-li Society has been notorious factory, known us Smith, Bell sud Company's

for its infamous murders of Roman Catholics and it was also busy in prompting the

· Boxers" in 1900.

ainud.

The Customs Report on the foreign trade of Chinu for 1908 notes under the heading of Revenue that of the Southern ports those in Folkien abont held their own, and Kwangtung

au improved Ports-especially Canton-had collection, with the exception of Pakhui, which continues to lose ground. The report also note s a transference of trade from junk to steamer ot Canton. To the total collection Shanghai and the north generally contributed reduced nmounts, and the Yangtze and Southern ports generally larger amounts.

We are requested to state that weather permitting, at 5 pau. today, by kind permission of the German Admiral. the Band of S.M.S. Honor will give a ladies promundo concert in

the Public Gardens: the use of this has been permitted by H.E. the Officer Administering the Government. The following is the pro.

1 March......

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3 Fantasio. 4 Song

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Nibelungen Pique Dansu Carmen

On the Wesor

My Dream

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Bizet Prossel

Waldteufel Consterno

Notice was given last month by Sir Gilbert Park, M.P. of a motion to call attention to the question of the necessity of allowing the Legislative Conncils of Crown Cafering full 7 Trumpet Funfare on Old Prussian Military power over details of administration, particular. ly as to the Regulations regarding Chinese Labour, the general principles of which, contain. ed in the Labour Ordinances, have been approv by Parliament; and to move a Resolation.

We have received from Jaquan some samples

Hi Guet Brandouburg. Febrhelliner Reitermarsch.

NAVAL NOTES.

All the larger class of British warships are either cruising or in Mira Bay, one of the being in Hongkong Harbour yesterday. The cruiser Andromeda, as a relief to the cruiser Blenheim, will arrive here shortly. She has a relief crew. For this river gna-boat Moorhen, now in the Harbour. The Blenheim, of course, is steaming west. The Andromedu is a irst class cruiser of 11,000 tons displacement, 435 ft. long. 69 it. eum. 25 ft. draught, 16,500

of "Desinfectol." a new Japanese disinfectant and deodoriser, manufactured under the Buren of Monopolies of Formosa and exhibited ut We have not of course heen Osaku last year. able to test it scientifically, but we can hear witness that it is far more pleasant in small than most disinfectants-we should say that camphor is one of its ingredients--and that the testimony to its virtues by the Japaness Board of Investigation ints Infections Diseases ini.hp, and was built at Pembroke, being complet ed in 1900. Her guns consists of sixteen 6-in, excellent.

twelve 12-pr.. four 3-pr., two light guns, sud eight machine guns, She has three torpedo Labes; 3- in, deck armour, and 3in, armour at the gun positions. Her speed is 204 knots There are far more torpetto-bout destroyers at Hongkong than torpedo-boats; in fact, there are only four of the latter class. These four, Nog, 35, 36, 37, and 38, are at the Kowloon Depot,

M. Gaston Rouvier writes in the Tempe (Paris) on the conditions of the new territoriss that France Requires in the treaty with Siam He certainly takes a favourable view of their possibilities, and states that they will have for France the advantage of constituting between Saigon and Bangkok a vast neutral zone

through which "aur Indo-China" can advanes in peace. As the L. & 6. Express says, this rather betokons that the neutral quality of the zone in French eyes is not exactly the inter- pretation put upon that word.

The members of the French Mission to follow

the operations with the Russian General Staff have been selected. At its head will be General Sylvestre, commanding a brigade ut Paris, and formerly orderly officer to the Presiden: of the Republic. The General will very probably be acccpanied by two officers, a major of artillery and a captain of infantry, as well as Lieutenant de Caverville, Naval Attaché at S. Petersburg. The head of the French Mission on the Japa. side will be Colonel Lombard, up to now. comuming a regiment of the brigade of ceen- tion of Tientsin. It will also include Major Corvisart and Naval Lieutenant Martinic, the French Attaches at Tokyo.

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two being run up on stins under the shed. The Kewloon yurd is well worth a visit.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

London, 16th April.

Another Bght took place between the Germans nud the Herates on the 13th fustant in which two German officers and six men were killed and one officer and twelve mon w.unded. The total Gorman losses to date are:-lă officers and Sira killed, and ten offlcore and o meu 'wounde

stastner

A LIGHTER FOR CANTON.

Capt Bromer, of the Gorman Progress, arrived from the South yesterday. Ho towed up a lighter, of about 500 tons, from Ha Lin. in the Tonkin Gulf. The lighter is consigned to the United States Consul at Cauton.

S. GEORGE'S DAY. Saturday next is S. George's Day. We are in receipt of the annual report and year-book of the Royal Society of S. George. It contains accounts of the celobrations of the anniversary which took plaes last year all over the world. of the Hongkong celebrations, "in default of further partieniars," the report can only record

that a ball was held in honour of the 23rd."

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od thauselves to the Coreans. The bulk of the troops have already left Pingyang, northward- board."

Tokyo, 10th Apri.-The Kolumin Bhicabun points at that Japan has obtained her point in Corea without any lighting. There are now to traces of Russiaas in North Corea. It urges

the Government to fully utilise this opportunity of promoting peaceful arrangements in Coren by the age of the Wae funds."

Tokyo, 12th April.-The Government has parchased near Shimonoseki u smokeless coal- mine producing 100,000 tons a year."

Tokyo, 14th April-The Japanese sympa- thise profoundly with the sorrow caused by the death of Achniral Makureff."

Poking, 14th April--The Russian troops are gathering at Liseyang, Hacheng, and Tashihchino, on the Munchurian railway; and building entrenchments at Ausban, between Haicheng and Liaoyang. M. Pavloff and Stat arrived at Nowchwang to-day.

A Tokyo despatch to the same paper also says that the Japaueso Government is issuing formal instructions, in deference to the religious Korty granted by the Constitution, repudiating the friction between the local Japanese and the converts to the Greek Church, who have beon accused of being Russian spies, and are defond- ing themselves desperately.

It is now stated that the first contingent of foreign war correspondents loft Tokyo en Saturday evening, 2nd April, for the front.

Recent Japan papers state that the N. Y. K. are reported to have bought the British steamers Moguland Afridi, and renamed them the Jinsen Maru and Kirin Haru, The British steamers Mongkul and Phra Chula Choni Klao have also been sold to the Japanese. The M. B. K. is roportad to have paid £10,000 for the latter.

A statue is to ba eraried at Tokyo to the memory of Commander Hirose who was killed.

during the last attempt to blook the entrances te Port Arthur, in circumstances of great gallantry.

Messrs. Bandinul & Co. send from Newchwang under date the 3rd April, the following: "Pilotage is temporarily increased to 4 tals per foot. The Russians notify that they have Laid down mines in the river, which will not eudanger vessels complying with their zales,”

PRUM VLADIVOSTOCK TO SHANGHAI.

A SUBMERGED WRECK.

The master of the British as Bhao Sing

Three foreigners have arrived at Shanghai reports lving, on the 17th inst, passed a submerged wrock with must showing about 12 from Vladivostock, says the N.-C. Daily News, feet above water. From appearances the wraskavelling by way of Harbin, Moukden, ant Nowchwung, under special passes from the Russian military authorities. They wore a was judged to be that of a steamer, tine Kupchi Point bore North 22 East Vladivostock during the bombardment, and they and Round Momt North 64 West true. confirm the statement that has already appeared wreck lies about five-and-a-half miles Kupchi Point.

At the

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

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in our columns that the civilians in Vladivostock knew nothing of Admiral Kaminura's attack. They heard some gua-thing a long way off, but aid no attention to it. The three foreigners came, of course, by train to Nowchwang, the train going so slowly that they could walk It was reported at Portsmouth last month

On Saturday, the 16th April, the champion- alongside it when they wanted exercise; und that H.M.S. Suffolk. first-class cruiser, which ship yachts resailed the cleventh club raco ever they had constantly to stop to allow trains full has been completed for service. will shortly be Course 25, which had been left unfinished on of soldiers to pass them. There were na broken commissioned for service on the China Station. the 19th March. The wind was blowing strong bridges, on the line, which is most carefully. The Admiralty decided to recommission with from the east at the start, but it gradually guarded. At Vladivostech itself, the cost of now erews the following ships for a further became fainter and fainter as the yachts neared living has only gone up twenty-five per cont term of three years' service on the China Station. Green Island, the markboat being anchored in but there is no abundance of provisions there, or ou the expiration of their present commissions, in a spot visited by alternate paffs and calms, along the railway. At Moukden, Viceroy which will expire during the financial year The Aileen, taking advantage of a strong puff, Alexieff was living in his railway cur, not, as was first round the markboat, but shortly after. has twen suggested, that he might escape readi. ending March 31, 1995;-The Albion, first-class

The Dions and ly if fight became necessary, but because there battleship, flug-ship of Rear Admiral the Hon, warde sailed into a salm G. Asheton Curzon Howe, second in command; Vernon then looked as if they intended to go are no houses there available fit to live in, and the Fearless, craiser, Commander P. Vaughan away, but they also lost the wind. Finally the the whole city is at least a foot deep in mud. Leros; the luerity, dospatel vessel, Commander Elspeth bit off the true wind and streaked One train was passed on the way which was con- Richard M. Harbord; the Espiegle, sloop, away to Stonecutter's, leaving the others veying wounded to the rear, but otherwise there Commander Ernest G. Barton: the Rinaldo, standing still, and she hers got a lead of about were not many signs of active werfare which sloop. Cermander Drary St. A. Wake; and the 2ndles. The Fernon got away next, then the the three foreigners were allowed to see, though Festul. sloop. Commander Stuart St. J. Aileen and lastly Dione, but none of them could they were treated everywhere, when they Farquhar. The Blenheim, first-class cruiser. catch the Elepeth again, and Dione and Vernon showed their passes, with grost courtesy. The journey was naturally a protracted ons, Captain Frederick G. Stopford, will return to gave up. The times at the finish ware :—

and the three travellers were not sorry to reach England on being relieved by the Andromedu,

the Bund ut Shanghai at last. first-class cruiser. Captain R. N. Ommaney, and the Eclipse, second-class cruiser, Captain Robert H. S. Stokes, the Cromy, first-class armoured cruiser, Coptain Henry BL. T. Tador, and the Talbot, second-class cruiser, Captain Lewis Bayly, will be relieved during the new financial year, und will return to England to pay off and refit for further service.

The French Minister of War last month ordered the work of the construction of the battleship Gloire to be continued night and day, in order that she may be prepared for

station at the earliest possible date. The Marseillaise will not be sent out East.

BOWLING.

Dispeth Ailece ...

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NOTES FROM THE BOTANIC

GARDENS.

SOT A JOKE!

L'Echo de Chine of the 9th inst, publishes, a remarkablo undated letter from its Russian correspondent, giving details of several Russian. successes over the Japanese on land, among thom the following, which is headed "Latest News":

The Cossacks of the Amur, Orenberg, and the Ussuri hara jast charged the Japanese who had endeavoured to land on the Yain. The Cossacks summoned the Japanese to strender,

Cossacks subred the Japaneso advance guard,

The chief attractions this week centre round the east side of the Old Gardens. On the ex- treme castern edge overhanging Garden Road are two old Crateras in full flower. Higher "pare two of our most beautiful native trees flowering freely under the influence of the

now in most of the woods upon the island, viz. Hemalium and Reevesio. Both have conspi- We had 58 killed and 03 wounded, including four officers the Japanese har 800 men hora de cuous white flowers, the former in tassels, the combat. The Japanese were attacked on three latter in bunches. If any tree in Hongkong sides The river Yalu was their only refuge. take the place of the English Hawthorn it is This evening there have been fresh engagements Recresia, which has flowers of a strikingly on the Yalu. The results are not known." It similar scent and not unlike in appearance is also stated that the Russians are receiving Another native tree, Pygeum pazesticlum, is in tower not far off.

A dispate has arisen in Maila over Press We have written at various times in the

criticism of the Orpheum Theatre. We read in past on the subject of the decline of the

the Sunday Sun of the 19th inst. Two weeks ago Mesars, Levy & Jones took umbrage China tea-trade and the supplanting of the

ut a criticism appearing in the Sunday Sun, of teas which at one time ruled the market by

the methods in vogne at the Orpheum Musie cheaper and stronger Indian and Ceylon pro-

Hall. I retaliation therefor they withdrew ducts. With many others we regretted the

the courtesies which had kitherto been extended decline of the more delicately favoured leaf

the Sunday Sun withdrew the advertising and watched with interest the efforts recently

which they had pisced with the Sunday Sar, made to bring the Chinese article back into

Bud Mr. Jones caused to be withdraws the favour. In Mr. H. B. MORSE's report on

advertising which the American Hardware and Plumbing Company, a concern with which he the trade of China in 1903, issued by the Imperial Maritime Customs and noticed by prise on Sunday. While sculling his craft in addition thereto. Mr. Jones took occasion to

A Chinese supau-boy received a great sur. is prominently connected, had in the Sun. In denarture to join the French fleet on the China spring weather, as indeed they may be seen just but they made no reply. The whole line of us recently, there are some remarks on ten the vicinity of the V.R.C. a monster" suddenly eject from his theatre the editor of the Sunday which are somewhat reassuring to those who clutched the side of his boat, splashed water on Sun, applying to him epithets which would be feared that the complete victory of the him. and swam away swiftly towards the Fier.

miere appropriate from the mouth of a bar-room Southern leaf was only a matter of time.

In the House of Commons on the 17th at hanger on or a beachcomber than from the moutli Last year, it appears, ten showed the most Capt. Norton asked the Secretary for War if of a gentleman. In addition thereto they have considerable increase of all the exportable he could state why Sir Ian Hamilton, late lout their moral support, sud stand ready to lending at the Hongkong and German Clubs for the products of Chinn, black and green leaf and Quartermaster-General in England, tad besu their financial support, in use it may become Challenge Shield, which the Hongkong Club brick alike sharing in the risc. Notwith-appointed representative of the Indian Army necessary, to a weekly paper established last has won twice in succession now, and has to win week in opposition to the Sunday Sun, and again this time to take outright. The following with the Japanese Army, seeing that he was standing the generally inferior quality (the

notan Indian officer;and was the Indian Council, which, in its first issue, defended Levy & Jones will be the Club Eighty-

J. W. C. Bonnar curse of the China tea-trade of late years and by whom he was paid, consulted with reference against the editor of the Sea" But the Sun

J. Hooper a great factor in its decline), prices ranged to his appointment? Mr. Brodrick said: Sir claims that since its criticism appeared omny of higher by five to ten Taels a picul than in Ian Hamilton, besides being an offer of great the defects at the Orpheam have been remedied; 1902; and yet shipments of black tea in- ubility and distinction, has held various Staff the women of the company have been warned not appointments in India to the entire satisfaction to go to the boxes occupied by patrons, not to creased by 9 per cent., of green by 19 por of his superior officers, and as he was already in receive or send, muter penalty of fines, notes cent., and of brick by 8 per cent. Mr. MORSE Japan his services were available immediately. from patrots of the theatre while behind the points out that 126,903 piculs of the total The Government of India and the Indian scenes, and not to loiter in the tiwatev ufter their export are statistically lost by shipment to Council? who vere consulted, agreed to make work is finished. And now, as true independ Hongkong, for reshipment hence. But of use of him, and he will be joined, in Japan, by ence needs no subsidios," the Sun has determined

to pay for all its own theatre-tickets in future. the remaining black tea, shipments to Great two officers of the Indian Army.

A two-days' bowling match begins this oven-

E. H. Hinds C. P. Chater T. C. Gray C. K. Galo

F. Maitland H. Hancock.

The first named 4 will bowl on the German the alloys this evening, the others at English Club, and vice-verse on Wednesday.

Of the Club 8, Hinds, Hooper, Maitland, and Bosnar have bowled in both the matches for the present Shield to-date; Galo bowled in the first, aud Chater and Gray in the coond, while

Hancock is the only now man in the team.

One of the showiest Orchids in the collection Dendrobium densiflorum, is now at its best in the Orchid house. The profusion of its deep yellow flowers gives it a most striking appear

Brice.

reinforcements of which, as the N.-C. D. N. remarks, the Western world generally is quite unconscione "The Ostinks have put 10,000 dogs at the disposition of the Russian Govern- ment; the Vognak 25,000; the Kamsekatkans, 100,000, etc., for the carriage of stores. Then come the Laplanders with 125,000 reindeer, and The Grevilleas will soon be covered with thoir

you see that we shall not want food. At the curious taway flowers. There is a great num-

same time, 100,000 sleighs are en route for the ker of different kinds of Bilk Oak growing Far East, drawn alternately by horses, dogs, Australia varying in size from large trees to small shrubs. The species represented in our Gardens is Grevillea robusta, the largest of the genus, attaining 100 feet or more in its native

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or reindeer, coming from Finland.Lapland. Even the Enriat women are enlisting to follow their husbands. No need to speak of the women of Kamschutka, they are all warriors. I repeat

it, the whole Bussian world is aroused."

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