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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, MARCH 25TH, · 1905
(REUTER'S SERVICE,]
THE BRITISH NAVY.
common properly of all men, like the trying to put his feeble spoke in the wheel It is reported that at Washington, on Feb. t TELEGRAMS. warmth of the sun and the air. What of evolution, is of more use in the world 20th Mr. Baker, member of Congrass for Now York, who was born a British subject, caused a anarchy, and what nonsense! NORDAU than all the ToLaTors that ever wished to sensation in the House of Representatives, by describes Toustor as a "mystical de-pull everything to pieces and begin anowdenying that the American people wore shocked at the sanssination of the Grand Duke Bergins. which, he declared, was an effort to overthrow tyranay. Mr. Baker condemned President Roosevelt for sending a mossage to the Russian orornment expressing sympathy with the Czar on his loss, while as yet he had not noticed the waaton mareare of January, at which Americans wore shocked,
LONDON, 22nd Marolt In the House of Lords, Viscount Goschen
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 24th March.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE SIR H. S. BERKELEY (CHIEF JUSTICE),
A. S. WATSON & CO., generate" meaning that be is a mentally It is foolish to say that this involves the uubalanced dreamer. Even M. de Voctź gospel of things as they are. There is a an ardent admirer of TOLSTOY, speaks of his difference between the act of building on a “troubled, vacillating mind, steeped in the rock, and the act of trying to sweep mists of Nihilism," that occasionally plunges lack the tide. Man has been able to direct him "into theabyss of philosophical contradic- the lightning's course, but no AJAX-TOLSTOY tions, which is another way of mying tlest { combination will ever stop its cureer, TOLSTOY has a great intellest, but lacks fortunately, the ignorant and the impres WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. | the faculty of attention. TULSTOY'a philo- | sigmable believe them when they say they
sophy is a compound of Buddhism and cub, and much time is wasted in useless for China as against India lan, said :--I, among which have taken pace in the naval power: Strand Eust. My application is for the wind- Christianity: "the individual is nothing; worrying, and the noise of their complain-fuy friends, or the pioneer of the great China France has maintained her building and Bug up of the Company. No one appear in
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
CLARETS
One of the unmerans correspondents arguing
tes conversion movement. When, about 12 years
KE THE SAM YEE CO., LD. justified Great Britain's vast increase`in naval
Mr. Nerman Ferrers astṛucted by Mr. expenditure during the last fifteen years by the changes which have pocurred throughout the† P. W. Goldring of Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton's world. He did not think that the loss of five office) sail This is a putition for the wluding Russian battleships justibed the decronso made up of a Chinese Company known as the Sain Yeo in the British programme,
Compouy, Limited. I appear on behalf of a potitioning creditor, Lak Lai Che, who is un- aging pariner of the Yon On firm of 3!, Boulam
Ear! Belberno referred to great changes
the species is everything." A good manyings troubles those who have more practical ago, I began to proclaim the benefits of choico ciency: America and Germany have evolved of his admirers like to profess the same tasks in hand.
Pak Lexas and Pan Yongs, in preference to the navies of equal strength and eflcisney; Italy thing; it sounde noble; but precious few of
coarseness and erudity of even the best Caylon has stood still. England merely oognized thom dream of putting it into practice.tato) will deliver a written judgment at Ora by one my acquaintances of both sexes standard because he thought Ingland was We hear that Mr. F., A. Hazeland (Police and Indian blends, I was laughed at as a crank. fucts. He did not advocate the three power noon to-day in the case of Rex v. Panchard,hare been churmed into capitulation by the unable to afford it. Stability of finance was Lowther and Company.
persuasivo delicacy of fine China" properly as necessary an nu efficivut aary, and one must The Hon. Transurer of the Alies Memorisi muda. My wife was the first convert, and now balance against the other. SPECIALLY SELECTED & IMPORTED bigotted of roligious people will disbelieve and Nethersolo Hospitals boys to acknowledge in the bemes of more than 40 of our friends him when he says that "people are lindig with thanks douations ofS5 from Messrs Guedes May I suggest that the over-increasing number there is neither India tea or indigestion.
DIRECT FROM THE MOST CELEBRATED of only because they live badly" (ie, im- & Co., E. Cosnowall Lewis, and M. 8. North of shops and cafés in all quarters where the sign
cote; and of $25 from the Dairy Farm Co., Ld.
OF THE FINEST QUALITY
CHATEAUX.
Even TOLSTOY, in bis retirement, has not showu the self-abnegation that he preaches to the Russian peasant. Surely the most
morully); for they know that its corollary "people are always well off who live well" is not true in fact. That truth of experience is to them a divine mystery, and one of the -o-noblest and west-poetis expresions of it ma be found in the book of Jon. To 89.00 TOLSTOY, the honest follow who lives and loves and laughs beneath the suo, asking
Pts.
1-dos
ST ESTEPHE (Red
Capsule)
$9.00.
ST. JULIEN, (Bod
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10.00
11.00
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13.50
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CHATEAU HAUT
BRION LARRIVET... 500,00 22.00
CHATEAU MOUTON
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questions, thanking and blaming Nobody, content like those people of whom WALT WHITMAN uttered his only one great thought:
their aina,
The Canadian Phelfio Railway mausgement has decided to make a thorough exploration of Vancouver Island, a large portion of which has never been explored, with a view to ascer aining the resources of the island and the possibilities of its development by an extension of railway
facilities
China fox sorved." is displayed is proof of the growing wisdom of the people?
on
A correspondent in the Globe says it ̈mey be mod that in cases of two countries trailing like apalem of currency, the purchasing power in the poorer conutry in greater generally than in the richer country. It does not Messrs. Shewon Tomes & Co, inform us that however, follow that the United Kingdom owed its prosperous state in the sixtion and seventies they are in receipt of telegraphic information of last century to the fact of her then being on that the Director of the Yangtze Insurance | no isolated gold standard of currency. At that Association, Idd. recommend at the general prind foreign countries were far more in need meeting of shareholders a dividend of 20 por of our home manufacturos than they are now. They do not awe tand whine about theiront and a special dividend of 5 per cent and to Civilised foreigners nowadaye provide sod
cndition; They do not lie awake in the dark and whop for Burry to roserve $50,000,
manufacture to a large extent their own require. The Members of the Hongkong Volunteer ments. In my view it was the demonetisation Reserve Asancistion meet for prastics at the of silver in 1873 that checked British exports 200 yards Rauge, King's Puck, Kowloos, today and crippled her greatest industries. It wa (Saturday) from 1-30 to 5 pm-This will the demonetisation of silver that rendered probably be the final practice previous to the foreigners, that still maintained a silver logul commencement of a competition for a Capt-nder currency. able to supply us with food far cheaper than we could ourselves produce it. presented by His Excellency the Governor.
For example, the Argentine promium au gold Tho programms of music to be performed by for many years has enabled her merchants to the band of the 110th Mobratta Light Infantry undersail our wheat and food producers to an on the New Parade Ground, on Monday, from enormous extant and will continue to do so, 5 to 6.30 p.m., is as follows:-
so long as an English sovereign is convertible Morch. Frangeza
Costa into £25 6d. worth of her own paper ourroncy. Selection..."The Messenger Boy"... Kappay as it now is. In such circumstances, it is no Value..... 200g........
Mufetor wonder our wheat growing surenge kas so Andran greatly decreased.” Idyl
D'ARMAILHACQ
94.00
26.00
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CHATEAU. PONTET
CANET...
28,00
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the
whole earth such a man, to ToLaroy, is living badly."
This, however, is taking us too far from the starting point.
CHATEA LA TOUR
CARNET
33.00
CHATEAU RAUZEN
48.00
CHATEAU LAFITE
54.00
It should not be necessary to demonstrate how creoutiul the ownership of land is; how it is as old as the land itself; and how, if analogies be permitted from the animal kingdom, it is older even thau mna. is more to the purpose is to show that if TOLSTOY's dream were realised to-morrow,
What
A. S. WATSON & CO. the present and natural order would be
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ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS.
resumed the day after. For and worth owning is not like air sad sunshine; it represents labour; and after TOLSTOY has faatilled his square yard of land and made it
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Bien
Sir H. 8. Berkeley, the Chief Justice, on Thursday evening gave a "Law' dinner at his residence at the Pork. There were present. H.E. the Governor, Mr. F. A. Haseland, Mr.
THE PEAK CLUB.
Au extraordinary goatral meeting of Peak Club members was held on Wednesday last to of the Peak School for the use of a part of the
THE INDIAN BUDGET.
LONDON, 2nd March. The Indian Budget for 1901-1905 shows n surplus of. £3,485,505, exceeding the estimate by £2,586,800.
THE QUEEN IN PORTUGAL.
LONDON, 2nd March -
The Queen hos arrivað at Lisboa.
THE DISTURBANCES IN RUSSIA,
LONDON, 22nd March.
Troops are proceeding to the districts mest affected by the rising of the Russiap portants. The landowners are taking refuge in the towns.
THE WAR.
{REUTER'S SERVIČE.] ·
THE THIRD BALTIC SQUADRON.
LONDON, 22nd March.
Russia's third Baltic squadron, under Admiral Nibogatoff, has left Sudu Bay for Port Said.
THE VOLUNTEERS.
At the about off for the Corps Championship Gunner F. W. Penuing beat Gunner J. T. Haytou by one point,
H.E. the Governor has approved of the ear- bines in store being sold to members of the H.K.V.C. at 55 onch.
Messrs. H. Steward and E. Howard have joined the Volunteer Troop.
Messrs. A. N. Clothier, E. L. Hornibrook J. Johnston and W. McIntyre have joinod the H.K.V.C. The following names have been
Court, but I auderstand that there are parties not represented bore now wh will appear. I do not think it will be necessary to read tho petition b. canse I desire to ask Your Lordship 1bat the matter bo adjourned sine die. The creditors of the Company my cowa to un agree- mont, so the decision of the Court may not be required:
His Lordship assented.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE Ma. T. SERCOMES SMITH (PUISNE JUDGE.)
E. M. LE VERGER V. F. VETCH. Emile Mickelle Verger claimed from Francis Vetch of Procuro Osnerale des Brungeres do Paris-(24,-Caiva-Rad) $600, Mr. D.-- Stevenson (of Messrs. Deacon, Locker snil, Deacon) appeared for the plaintify, and Mr G. K. Hail Bratton for the defendant.
After hearing the case, His Honour, in giving ud, meat, said-Hero the plaintiff originally
far
elaimed $750 for three months' wages dae to him for work done during the three months of January, February, and March in connection with the supply of coolio labour for Indo- China, To-day the claim is amended too make $600 for two montlas Wagos for January and February, and $2.0 is included in lieu of notica
tho lansth of March. I thought at first that the original claim for salary at $250 per month altered to-day to $200 per month might show that the plaintiff himself was not quite sure of the larms. of engagement, but it was pointed out that in kin affidavit of the 10th March ho had said that bis salary was $200, so it is possible that this mistakes through some dorical error in the ules of the plaintiff's solicitors. Unfortunate- ly there is nothing in writing, mad as this in tho ouse I am thrown back on the evidence of tho
plaintiff to prove what the agreement with the defendant was, and the same romarks "pply to the evidence of the other side. The plaintiff is supposed to have proved his case. but I think there is no proof that such contract which he acts out won made.
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productive he is not going to have any F. B. L Bowley. Mr. H. G. Calthrop. Cautaiu consider a request from the Heromary Scuretory struck off the strength-Gnoner A. A. Alves for the defendnut at Foechow and got $300
other Russian come along and tell him that any sort of property in land is immoral Nor is TOLSTor's son afterwards, when that young man inherits it, or the man to whom it is sold. Of course, when we come to contemplate the exclosure, as a mere private park, of thousands of acres of laud
Lester, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Me. O.
"Wilkinson, Mr. A. Seth Mr. H. E. Pollook. K.C., Mr. V. H. Deacon, Mr. C. Ewens, Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., Mr. M. J. D. Stephens. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, Mr. H. Godgo and Hon. Dr. Ho Kui
Club premises during summer months from eight a.m. to noon. After a lengthy discussion as of the members asked if such a contingency was provided for by the memorandum of Association. By reference, it was found that by the articles of association tho Club Mr. Chamberlain's view that the Beard of premises could not be used for other purposes Teade would not be improved by merely chang than the Club. The land on which the Club in some country where there is not enoughing its me meets with approval from all parts stands belongs to Mesars. Batterfield and Swire land to go round, we see something that of the House of Commons. The proposed Bill seems wrong, but where are we going to to reconstruct the Board of Trade under the formerly agreed not to build on it. The firms draw the line? One man tills and prospere tite of the Ministry of Commerce has not been subsequently let the Peak Club bave the site and in time acquires his lazy neighbour's plot drafted, though its general lines are all unconditionally at a nominal rental, one condition The lazy man did not want it. It was an
derstood in Parliamentary circles. The control being that mentioned. HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD C. embarrassing possession, constantly calling with co-ordinate bureaux. It is, however, felt part of the Bebomo will be the Board of Trade LONION OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.O.him to work; and he preferred the cash that more than this is required.
HONGKONG, MARCH 25th, 1903.
The Daily Press.
Give a was a big name, and hang upon his words as if they were uniformly oracular. Se might we paraphrase the dog-hanging adage, after trying to digest the manifesto to the world" which the Standard tells us that crazy old dreamer, LEO TOLSTOY, is about to issue. His
edify. His platitudes about the need of a spread of education are sound in the same conventional way, and will receive conven.
to
with which to make merry "lo a far country." Somebody stays at home to make the land productive while the prodigal'a way. Is there to be a re-division every thin the prodigals return? Supposing, as in some Russin places, the Commune be- came the collective owner of village lands.
Sapper W. T.Owens, Drummer C. F. Critchley
and gunner C. A.. O'Neill.
The annual inspection of the H.K.V.C. and H.K.V. Troops, by H.E. Major-General Villiers Hatton, C.B., will take place at Causeway Bay this afternoon.
EDUCATION AT PAKHOL
The French school at Pakhoi continues to
for that object. He abandoned his work at
Mr. Marty's office, and left deliberately knowing that he would not be taken back. He went to Fooshow and stayed with the defendant Both came to Hongkong and both went back to Foochow. The plaintiff did a few acts, such as auding telegramas, but these nots were quite consistent with the friendship the defendant had extended to him, and nothing more than a man out of work would do for a friend.
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sulised that this contract (for supplying coolies
and Jardine, Matheson and Company, who prize distribution, we learn from a French yet not been consummated, and that the
SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT COIN
The Russian Admiralty was reported ou Inspector Collett, yesterday charged two Feb 28. to have been thrown into a state of Chinaman before Mr. J. H. Kemp (Police feverish activity by the receipt of intelligence Magistrata) with unlawful possession of counter- that Admiral Togo, accompanied by his own fit coin. Police agents, while working up the colliers, as well as by twenty-five captured coal case, purchased or secured on credit $52 (face tranports, intended to pass through the Malay value) in counterfeit coin from one of the defon- Archipelago, in order to give battle to Admiral dute. This man was then arrested, and gare
Rojdestvensky. In the absence of the third information which lod up to the srrest of a mar Baltic division, and of the ernisers still in the from No. 241, Des Voeur Road Central, an Red Sea, Rojdestvensky's position is regarded omigrant boarding house. At this house was as extremely perilous.
discovered $62.60 in counterfeit Chinoso money,
At the Supreme Court yesterday, a French
most with considerable success. At the recent contemporary, Mandarins of all ranks and the principal notabilities of the neighbourhood were present. The French Vice-Consul at Pakhoi, who distributed the prizes, said that during the five years the selivel had been opened, by the devotion and skill of the tenchers, by the assiduity and willingness to work of the students, they had seen every year an increase in the number of students who were prepared to remain the number of years necessary to perfect themselves in the French language and European sciences. He emphasised the utility of the French language. Pakhui he raid, was
defendant never obtained the contract. My opinion is that what the defendant did was to
to the plaintiff "I am expecting to get a contract, and if I obtain it I will put you in charge of the job, and will also give you comtalssion on the profits." I am not satisfied that there was any contract between the parties in which the plaintiff was engaged by the defendant at a fixed salary of $200 per month. Judgment for the defendant with costs,
AMERICAN SAILORS IN COURT.
Yesterday nine American bluejackals from
situated near to Tonkin, and the reations with the American warship Oregon were charged
negro
the French Colony wore so frequent that the with disorderly conduct, one of them being students would noderstand the interest which accused with having thrown an Indian cons- they End in speaking a language which table Úver the Prayu The distr bance would enable them to develop their relations occurred in the vicinity of Queen's Statue with the French people, increasing their Wharf, a white anilor bullying a commerce and also qualifying themselves | al-ipmate. An Indian constable ceme to for honourable positions in their own country, the rescue and was knocked into the water. Fakhoï or Centon, as well as in Indo-China. He was picked out by an Indiau police While impressing on the students the desir-sergeant, unhurt but minns his turban, An French languaga American sergeant-at-army gave evidence that to neglect the study of the Chinese language, was shoved over by the crowd during a thoroughly, he arged them at the same time not the Indian was not "thrown" overboard, but to write it as well as to speak it well, so that scute, no individust being more quipablo than they would not seem strangers in their own the others. Mr. F. A. Hazeland, the police country. The speech, the report says, Was magistrate, accepted this statement, but fined tho translated into Chiness and heartily applanded defendants from $5 to $7 each according to the
especially by the mandarins,”
The villager who works and makes and productive is only a tenant, just as much as advice to his downtrodden compatriote,if he were paying rent to an individual not to resort to violent methods of redress landlord. The villager who does not work,
$52.40 in bad Hongkong five.cant pieces, a bad ing their grievances, is theoretically good, and cannot pay, will be deprived of land by witress asked to be allowed to "affirm," instead / Straits dollar and a bad Hongkong dollar. The and may be approved, although it did not is Commune just as he is now by the of kissing tho Biblo. Mr. Justice Smith naked first defendant was sentenced to six months' hard labour. The second defendant was seem to be heeded by those it was meant to Nobles whose "immoral" ownership of him if he were a Christian. He said "ves, butanienced to six months' hard labour and six
land continues. There actually was
"and was proceeding to qualify the admis- hours' stocks for unlawful possession of the bad ability of learning the &
sion; bat was not allowed to finish. He wEL TOLSTOLAN sort of re-distribution in the made to kiss the book. If the facts were a bad Chinese mouwy, oz, in defanit, a further Hongkong money, and a fine of $939 for the tional approval; and there is no need hers reign of ALEXANDER IT, by which twenty hers reported, we say that Mr. Jostics Smith
term of six mouths' imprisonment. million peasants were made, lauded pro- did wrong. Kissing a much handled book is re-open the "philosophic doubt" thereanent which was shared by HERBERT pristors, their average holdinga (per family) a very uuliygienic performance; and no lat SPENCER. It is particularly with regard being about twenty-two acres, icse in the compels even an avowed Christian to do it. We invite Mr. Justice Smith's attention to the fast congested, ich soil parts, ami more in the that that book which he was so keen to have to Tolstoy's demontations as to the owner- ship of land that the following comments less fertilo districts. They had to pay for it, osculated contains an injunction to this bave concern. He advises the workmen of at a reasonable, fixed rate, in moderate effectswear not at all; let your yra be yea
instalments spread over many years. and your nay nay." the world that what they chiefly require is
Landowners spoiled ALEXANDER's fine free land upon which they can live, and from which they can draw their livelihood. rum i offering, as an alternative to the To secure it, he advises them to desist frota gradual purchase of a twenty acre allot supporting "the iniquity of landed pro-ent, a free gift of five sores, and numerous perty by working the lands owned prodigals " jumped at this, as anel prople by landlords, or oven by renting them," always will. Population increases, but an This adviec, palatable to an Irish Fonian acre remains an aere all the time, and those Overture..."Bauer and Dichter"...... Suppp drown in these respects with the lot of soldiers him to maintain the dignity attaching to the sazaulting a lukong.
and perhaps applauded by those who are Russian peasants soon found that the accustomed to boil fuds with unthinking raillenniam bad not arrived. Then, accord- enthusiasm, should startle even the most ing to the historians, the seeds of nihilism loyal Tolstoyists into sanity. When they were sown. So despondency and discontent have got this free land, they must not, he would follow TOLSTOY's plau, for while tells them, regard it as their private pro-human nature is an varied, it is impossible to perty. "It is not necessary to recognise the make all men equal "by Act of Parliament." rights of anybody in landed property, even The fact remains that the man who toils if it consist of only one square yard." and cultivates, foods his family, and pays Land, headde, must be recognised as the his rent, and sleeps sound o' nights, without
SEDUCING RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.
being thrown into the barrack yards of the
Hurdly day passes without proclamations" various regiments. The soldiers are under the strictest orders to land them to their officers immeliately withrat reading them. Naturally, the clucaled men in the ranks peruse them, Предѣ dare not retain them, as searches are
KAISER AND COUNT VON BULOW.
degree of disorderly conduct proved against thom. The sergeant-at-arms, while in the precincts of the Court, was overheard to say:-) told thom not to hit the police: I will just pay their fines, bring them to the hotel and stand them a drink, and then take them on board us prisoners."
The Emperor William has conferred marks of his approval on the statesmen who took the By kind permission of Colonel W. G. B.
instituted at frequent intervala, and the coverest most prominent part in arranging the new Another sailor from the same chip charged Western C. B. and officers, the band of the gerallics inficted in caso of discovery.
commercial treaties just concluded. Count chair coolie with making off with a dollar These appeals to the soldiers are now mostly voa Bulow has toceived a marble bust of his which accidentally dropped from his pocket. second. Battalion the Queen's Own" (Royal) West Kent Regiment) will play the following printed in good type. They call upon them Majesty, with an autograph letter expreesing The coolie was convicted and sentenced to one
to join the great cause, not only on general the Imperial thanke in the warmest terms. It month's hard labour. * Programme of Music" during dinner at the grounde, but also because the Russian soldier is understood that the Emperor offered to raise Another sailor, asked if he pleaded guilty is worse treated than any other. Ho receives Count von Bulow to princely rank, but that the to being drunk and disorderly, replied "I Hongkong Hotel this (Saturday) evening
Chancellor declined the honour on the ground guess I do." Fined $2. March........."Soldiers in the Park "... Monckton practically no pay, and can be treated, as he
usually is, liks a dog, and a comparison is that his private means were inefficient to enable A man from the Wisconsin was fluod $10 for Selection from... "Faust"
Gounod
One witness called Valve
"The Blue Danube" Straces in other armies.
princely title in a fitting manner. This is the estimated that out of eighty American blue- Morceau Mignon "Salut P'Amour" Elgar It is unquestionable that this form of propa, scesed vocusion on which Count von Bulay has jackets ashore fifty were draak. Selection from "The Duchess of Uantzia Caryl gaudo is making headway in the army, and also, refused the Emperor's offer to elevate him to
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chiefly, among the enlightened races this runk, Hou D'Euvres-Canapesa la Diana. The common mujik is too utterly dull and atopid On Count on Fosadowsky, the Minister of ons the Interior, the Emperor has conferred the Sopock Turtle Soup. Fish-Grilled Salmon to be much impressed. The only abstractions al Mesicur, Entrees-Mutton Cutlets a la attainable at his stage of intelligence are those highest Frussian Order, that of the Black Eagle. Nelson. Braised Fillet of Beef and Madeira Sauce, immemorial ones of God and the Czar The General von Podbielaki, Minister of Agriculture, bas been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order Califlower au Gratin, Curry-Sarapatel. Joints revolutionary leaflets afirm that this is the real
of the Red Eagle; and Baron von Bichthofen," Bauce, Boiled Bacon and Spinach, Cold Stuted
hitherto State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has been raised to the rank of Minister, and and Vermicelli Fudding, Batalia Lou Cressi and
appointed a member of the Prossian Cabinet. Blandard, Finger Cakes. Cranberry Tarts. Tipay Cake
ke-lionst Bibs of Rent, Rosit Capon and Bread
Dock ́nud Endive Salad. Sweete--Marmalade
Descort-Coffee, Fruits,
secret of the reverses in Manchuria.
The chemists' shops, with few exceptions, re-opened to-day, the employés baving secured The railway strikes continue-Standard. Batisfactory terms.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The O. & O. str. Coptic, with mails, &o, left Shanghai on Thursday, the 23rd inst. at 11 a... and is due here to-day at 3 pa
The 0.8.8. & C.M. str. Peleus, from Pacife coast and Japan, left Shanghai on the 23rd iast. at noon, and is dus her to-morrow morning.
The P. & O. str. Pera fete Singapore for this port on the 24th inst, at a..
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