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34 YEARS OF RHEUMANISM. PATIENT LAID UP IN Bo yon 10 MONTHS AT A TIME, DIYADLES AND HELPLEKS

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Pilotos, Salls, England Gentlemen ---I will always do what I can towards making your Desa Puckach Kidney Pills botor kova here they liave proved has 1 bains in them. I have her a murder in rheumatism ever since I was 20 years 41 uge, and now I am 55. When cut a young man heu to walk with three Fents, aud since that time I bar zover bet a

properly free from the rheumatism, and nover so free us san at the present time, sineo nang Loss Pills.

cruteles or stisk. This went on for over

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During the 34 years I had several sever attacks of this terrible rheumatism cap in Octobe of 1997, when I was living in Wednesbury, was, dick, they post attack it hope me in my bed for 10 months, I over hedeft

becere as "blak suretien sabo I was attended by one of the best deders, bat sed unble to moh gorel, a though he told in more than best if I had been a millieraire his exulil net hat-tried harder-and 'I believe in.

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In March of 181 was kept Tera ba-ins for 1 months agnia with cheats and kidney trouble. Thure worn ever joins in my buck and sistes (especially the left side; my appetite top poor, uni I didn't rish the frant I wut sbis to eat. There was a austytise in my mouth, no matter what I ate or drank, and I couldn't keep my food hawu. Esei u pipe of tobacco armed to go against me, and I brates comment and miserable, i-eling that

life was not worth Ering.

But there was worses to follow: put long after. I began to be trouble with this kilay secretion, the pain is passing bing als unbearable at times. There was also sent from the urine. Theses distressing complaints kapt getilag waren and worse as months went by, util day I couldn't pass the urine al I was in such a terrible condition at the Line that I thought my race was nearly rau.

It waa ilon that. I heard about Doan's Backache Kidacy Pills, and they were spoken so highly of that 1 determined to Try them. After I had take a few h xos I felt easier, and now that I have taken ten bores I feel quite free from any sign of rheumatism or kidney trouble. I am a www mar to what I was, thanks to your Dean's Tackache Kiduey Pille. They are, indeed, worth their weight in gold.

Hoping you will exense this long letter, and again thesking you for ng now health and strength, Irenin.

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HOW PUBLIC MOREY IS THROWN AWAY. Recently during the debate on the Estimates. a select few members of the New South Wales

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13TM¤, 1906.

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THE ORDER OF THE GARTER.

ITS INTERESTING /MSOCIATIONS WITH! - KNIGHTS AND LADIES.

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The Most Nobls Order of the Curler is tho most ancisut of orders of knighthol tus cond in point of antiquity being the Ordr of the Bath. The exact daty or origin is unknown; even the marliest royal statutes which gevoerned the recipients of the honour hars been lost. King Edward 111, was the font. monarch to recognise the Order, and a cu census of opinion ascribes this royal zognition to the year 134. Knights of the Gurter existed much sarlier, thongh in a widely different form.. When John Taylor-thea the Muster of the W Rolle prosentad an across t Francis I on bis investment with the insignia of the Oriler, he mentioned that Richard I. caused thong to be bond rotat the kue of the bray- est kuigble at the sings of Aers,

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Victoria has, however, a substantial picking" in the items of "Printing Eor Partisront-C13,887-nough to establish s The news that King Elward proposed to enormous priating othee and stationery depot,confer the Order of this Garter on the Emperor and rus it at a profit Tent all goes to the of Japan aroused fresh interest in the history State Government Printer of Victoria. Sum of this celebrated decoration. At

Royal arising all teen figures will grin the total is At progra ce to the country of the Feloral Parliament Family, by the European rulers, excepting the

British by twenty-four for the year 1900 as £306,025, and, if wn Sultan of Turkey, by the Sheh of Persia, ned and the expense of the Governor-General, wo by fait that the maintenance of the Fedord Exe Knights Companions of the Order wore cativand Parliament costs De Cojumawealth originally limited to twenty-five, exclusive of £114,935 Berr annum. On top of this, however, the Sovereign, but subsequent statutes have there are the responsibilities incurred in respect authorised the additional admission into the of the State Administrations the other six Order of diftinguished forni curs.

i Governors, and 12 Legislates Members of the Parliaments vary in number, according to the States in which they sir, at their Teneralion ratios from £99 a year in Now South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. Sonth Australia and West Australia allow only £200 a yer, and, in some of the states tremb of the Upper Hats are not paid. The fact remains, however, that in addition to ubers of the Pateral Parliament, there are 562 wussters of State Legislat

Thus Australia is bordoned with 676 motors of parliament. The payrol for the State Parliaments amounts to £14:00 a yare to which has to be added the pay of six upi separate Nets of Ministers, who cast distinct the combined States another Eren if these Ministry dot tiraw their Parlamentary pus, &x allowance in addition to the Ministerial their colleagues in the Federal Cabinet da. The pay of the principal State Parliamentary Feiss - Spensers, Presidents, Chairmen of Committee - soufor larks-maker BIT asther £17; and the Lay of State Governors, whe preside over the Executivet/ouncils, reachus 625,83. It is therefore shows that the cost of parliamentary government in the six states is at feast 21252 Many details regarding the Stute Portion's are not available, Loveser. Frustace, the figures now at hand do not cast of Parliamentary clocks include the (excepting the very senior puss), messengers, The Order is rich in traditich, Stories with refreshment rooms, enrard reporting, printing out number of valiant knights and their Then there is the cost of bravelling also to doughty loods have beats told, implicitly believ etc.

added. Each uribor of a State Parliamonte, and at a later date discredited. Before the has a pass over all State rallways, worth, say, at Order received the hail park of kingly stinction, to Join A, 2d so on, fun for at the Garter kuights vers probably little other of C28,100; and go on with sumber of items, than swashbucklers, filibusters, aut t which, taken with the above, may safely be Like the adventurous barons who Pembles the xaputed to make up in all, at the very lowest reign of King Suplen, they preached the Computation, another £120,000 a veg The doctrine of the sword the philosopay of might. With the advent of King Edward III. the gross trial for Commonwealth and States in.

Order was limited to those who find earned therefore, approximately £150,000 a year in round Sgures. This is for the pay said main distinction by chivalry and patriotism, Lauance of the Parliaments and the Ex-entire Administration only. Each State, of course, maintains a large number of Qovernannt, do partidents and institutious, and a vast army of civil servands and employees, lat in no case "hay it set be shown that the advent of Federation has relieved the States of any of their bardeas, excepting the reveure-producing Customs House, the Post Offie, sad the Defence Force. As regards the latter, it is curious perlinps to note, incidentally. that instead of Fedoration improving the effciency of our

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has, according to details published in the Remang Neves, had the very reverse effect, and while £550,000 is spent by the people on the many Parliaments; the Conwealth Govern ment only allows a total of about £520,000 for the maintenance of a military force which is supposed to be the patiound insurance against

The possible assualt of 'thons who view our

territory with jealous eyes.-Sydney Evening

Nazca.

Legislative Assembly proceeded to forthwith Bytomatically reduce the salaries of high officials of the House and other public servants. W.

When, in the ordinary progress of business the vote for the maintenance of the Parliamentary Refreshen Room was reached, those same members found that their najority was want- ing, and the Committee of Supply refused 16

A NIGHT ON THE RIVER, curtail the public expenditure apon its elab room, ite liquor supply

billiard tables, bowling

Three foreign gantiemon, Messrs. Tetley, green, ole. Fow poo, le-very for indeed-hare the slightest idea of what Parliament is costing Schwartz und Salerzyski, had a very trying Australia at the present tue. The figures experience on the Huang-u just after midnight quoted in the following curnaments are taken Jan let. Ti gentlemen named were on the erew of nivo or teu from afkial soursor. The linstrative body houseboat Kestrel with which entends the affairs of the Commonwealth Chinese, proceeding towards Bhaugba aftor at consists of a Governor-General, 114 members of up-country trip, when somewhers above the Parliament, seron of the latter forming, with Kiughan Dook a collision occurred using the the Governor-General, the Executive Council. house boat to sink until the water was ankle deep The mentenance of this Fettoral institution on her deck. How these gentlemon raped costs the country an annual sum of, approxim- from drowning and the trying experience they ately, £11,000. That, at least, is the amount went through, dressed only in sing attire. on such a cold night is best teld in M. Tetley's appropriate for the unnel year ended on Jung 30, 1906, and it is interesting to see how own words:

He said About 1.20 on Tuesday morning I the total is arrived at. The figures are, fadeed, Just motive. First, we lines the Governor was thrown out of iny berik to the ather side of General Under the Constitution Act His the housebeat. Rushing out ca deck I discovered Excally is allowed 1100 por aunq by that we had run into a Chinese cruiser, and I way of satury, he public probably think that ran back and told Mr. Schwartz and Mr. is the beginning and end of the Commos aith Sulergyski that the beat was filling. We all cum ap on deck and ordered the dingy to come expenditure up the vice regal lead of the

The Estantes, Jarwever, tella difee-alongsila. By this time the water stay almost country. ont tala, and, be turning up a few odd items, up to the denk. As we were driven past, the scattered at different parts of the heavy colame cruiser which we had track we called for help but the only resprung was textes in an appoarați figures, it is found that another £6,910 has to be had to the amount, made up of, "Establishment, £0.90)," and "Coulit gencies,

Incidentally, it my boatin that in -5 i was spent upon contingacias,

that for last 5.0 expense in this canuection was even were than is now provided, for the £10,00 land grown to £17360 Next we come to the people who hola the nius, Tute the measy-and spend it. I to lower a beat. However, the current was too The Igures sunt up to very large fetals, and strong and Mr. Schwartz was precipitated into Inmediably be appand on the

of

year the

above with a light by the time we had pas the ervisor.

We difted down the river and passed another Ghinese warship, and again called for help, but there was no response whatever. As we got to the stern of this vessel we noticed a rope ladder- hanging and Mr. Schwartz endeavoured to solas it, his object bring to go on board and get the

the river.

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"It is probable," way f authority on orders; of knighthood, "that the Order of the Garter confrateraily of knights, who, axisted as having parformed brilliant dels of arms, wers Jail follow, wall met' at the round table of tha Italians, le moders table d'lete" Land saya: "King Edward made a great fashit adsore at Christians, when he renewed the Round Table and the gts of King Arturo, and ordained the Orier of the Carter, making Saint Georgo the patron of." This appoar to be the first record of the Order by the historian.

It is one of life's little tragedies that tradi. tion can so rarely be trusted. The legend which souke fancifully to seconut for the emblem and me:ts of the Order for instance, is as pretty as those of King Alfred and the dikes and Canute and his courtiers by the sea-lioze. The Countess of Salisbury dropped hu garter who dancing with the King. His Majesty picked it up, and then his leg. Observing his Queen's jealous glances, i landed it back to the peerosa with the words, ani sait qui mat pense." That is the legend, but, unliappily, it is groundless,

This matto, Evil be to him who evil thinks," had reference to a second campaiga against the French, upon which the King was catering. Hence it comedy that the colour of the embion was blue, the colour of French livery.

There was one distinction which this Order

held against its later rivals. Women were admitted to membership. No fewer than dixty have bees recognised as Companions. The list with the Conuses of Bedford in 1370. bagirs and ends with the Countess of Richmond, in 1483. Among others who have held this most exclusive of exclusive Orders are Joan Princess of Wale, mother of Richard II., and that King's two Queens, Ants of Bohemia and Isabel of France; the Queens Consert of Bagland, Joan of Navarre, Catherine of Valois, Margaret of Asjan; Elizabeth Woodville;

stance, Queen of Castile, wife of John of Gannt, and their two daughters by Queen of Denmark the Duchess of Hal- land and Guelders; the Ladies Mary and Cicely, daughters of Edward 17. and Lady Margaret Laugastar. Queen Victoria was heat of the Order as tho-reigning sovereign, bat ít will be seen there was a laps of over 40 yeurs after Lady Margurt Lancaster to the date of the investiture of Queen Alexandra by King Etward,

These ladies, like their knights, had their habits served out from the royal wardrobe. In 1486, it is stated, "Vijyuris of blue velvet, si, yards of white damask, the garter of rudder blue, with balous of gold lase" were served out

for their use.

King Edward III. gave Philippa £510 = princely sum in thess times, to prepare the apparel against the feast of St. George, 1355, the Countess of Bedford and Alice Perrers de og gowns of saugain in grain were issued to serta militum de gastario for a ceremony that to the death of the

never came off.. Prince of Wales in

The last appearance of Ladies of the Garter in, publty was in 1470, when the Marchiones Of Montacuto, in a silk ga, and the Lady Marquis of Dorset rode to mass at St. George's, Windsor.

the provision made in the Estimates, and never farfars I and a roolis med to haul him on questiound, of course, is: Ministers 1 hour). By this time the houseboat appeared to tabs of the Senate and House of Represa sinking condition, the water ou the deck

£10,000 entatives £34,100, or, in the aggregate, a year for pay. But mowbers of Parliment do being sukie-doop, and we deemed it advisable to ot be without incidvatal expenses, and since go ou board the dingy W boarded the dingy

TOO MUCH SEARCHLIGHT. they themselves fix the amount which the and the houseboat saak de per and desper, so it. publis Lave to provide it is not surprising that keramo abielutely near to cut off." One of the provision is made upon a very bord side, the costies held on to the rope and we were For soare time,past serious complaints have and no little detail is overlooked which may compiled to fores him to rilass it, and then we been made as to the couftson and complication The howling of the Clues who caused to navigators of merchant vessole owing contribute to the member's comfort and con- shoved off. venience while he is upholding the dignity of wore clinging to the houseboat as we pushed off to the nightly practios of displaying searchlights from the twe harmer forts at Queenstown Parliament. ones un it- for £9,000), cun- was terrible. Not knowing how to yuloh we veyance of members of Parliament and others" could not do anything with the dingy, aw all Thess powerful serelligis lave had a most which means an expomlitare vi, roughly, Con we had was two bambea stie's, W drift bewildering effect on ressels miering or lessing per annum per minber. Parliament House is within sight fest of another Caines, croiser's the harbour. The Merchant ervien Gail a huge elab for the members, aut for many of ladder and called to the man in charge to lower bave luit the matter before the War Office, and by there it is an office for the traumotion of busi. a boat, but nothing what vir was done, have Buw received a reply from Sir E. W. D. ross algo. Not only are luxurious rooms, art Presently so pased another Chinese cruiser Ward stating that be uns been tommanded

the Army Consel to acquaint the Guild that from the legislative chairs, provided, but with the same result. Fading to help available there are freatment-rooms, a billiard room we had to drift, but on being able to discern the this question has been discussed by repres ata- (with free use of the tables and services of a shore we made for it at lest we could with the tires of the Military Authorities and the Cork two bamboo sticks and renuity we struck Harbour Commissioners, who have agreed upon marker), splendid gardens, with educticed. Wo thara walked throng ll and on arrangements for the future which will it is tennislawas, to telegens-free prything. Li

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is with such accessories that marcis of Pur-ideo pebbly back For Koons halt on-boar when hoped, remove any oues for complaint. Similar two sampons came to our nastane, Afteenquiries are being pursued reganting a report 1 working work; be it borne in mind, for our four half-days in the work for perhaps about two hours' travelling in ties we arrived of the Guild on the displeying of searchlights six or seven months in the year. But tho at the Yangkingang art pe celei mu foat to Parlistest I use Club is there all the time, The Hotel des Colanis. We wers in night also is the army of waiters and attoudsats, attire and wet, and it was a very cold night. gardeners, billiard markers, etc. This all costs None of us had shoes on and one man only had

shirt to protect When the votes for the Senato and money.

Mr. Tetley proceeded to describe the kindness tae lease of Representatives are totalled up, including the necessary clerks, reporters, and others, it is found that the expenditure of

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another 176 is entailed, and it is made up the afortunate gentlenes. Information was as follows:--The Senate, £6987; House of Representatives, 18.862; Parliamentary report. obtained on Tuesday that a boy and a coolle bad

£7016, the library, £1,831; refreshment. lauded in a bout which was eventually a nt off

but was no the £1583; messengers for the Queen's Hall, 154, loodahe and other coolies-The houseboat was beached at Teakadoo, and it was then found telephones, £150; gardeners. 4482 vul wiscellaneous

with all that a favourite valuable hound, which had been this money, the cost of the Federal lamed, was in it drowned. The other five hounds Parliament is not met. Hont and requira are got safely to land, two in the 'dings. estimated to cost £162 a year, although what the rent is for does not appear, since Farlin.

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