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TEBRORISM.

A book of ahorbing interest in "The Red Reign" by Kellg Deirard. The author is se America newspaper correspondent whose copy. hunting proclivilles and a love of advocare led

BRITAIN'S NEW ARMY.

DETAILS OF CHANGES IN TH

› VOLUNTEER FORCE,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PERSS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28ND, 1905.

The special instructions outlining the fall Order on

ROBERT BURNS.

TALK WITH A GRANDSON OF THE POET.

spent his whole life in touching devotion to his mother, whand he kept, and with whom he lived in this very house until her death, nepa

Since then he has stayed on alone, "contented a well-known with little and cauty with mair," Glasgow figure, respect al by all who meet him. Though failing eyesight forbids him to follow his profession as u ngraver, he can still walk

to his vleiting-a considerable part of the dia and finst organlastion of the Territorial Foros | Glasgow. His name, to the world, is Jieshiston miles a day and jump on a train while it #footed areas in Russia during 1906, and the were issued in the most balky Army modern true a kinship as any okuroh register on it is going, and is a great player of bowls He

reform that has been pablished f times,

A familiar song of Barns bass onriously personal message for a delightful old gentleman, who lives by the grass slopes of Camp Hill, in Glencairn Thomson, but bis heart owns just as prove with no less a man than the post himself The new Army was to come into being one is in fact, Robert Burni's only, surviving Wednesday April 1, but this date only effects grandson. His grandmother was gowden the official transfer of the Toomaury sad looked Anuo," for whom Robbie was propared Volunteer units- peper transaction which to out both Kirk-and Slate, and to does not necessarily take over a single officer or exchange moon, Mars, and everything for the Dan. To members of the various corps are sunshine of her e'e," five until June 3. deside whether they will

join the Territorial Force, or not. Those who withhold their consent will then be For discharged.

UNITS TO BE DISBANDED.

Corps.

lat Caithness L.G.A.V....... let Erwick RG AV...... Ist Flintshire R.E.V. S

at Barwickshire B.G.A.V...... 1st Gloncestershire R.E.V...

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confessed, indeed, that throughout the winter record of what bo mor and learned in that

he has been just wearying for a game." TH erenital year is full of interest. Certainly no

lately, too, Mr. Thomson could oto can read the book without being helped to an understanding of the political and social

and Danean Grey from him on Barat Though the surviving grandson, Mr.Thomson nich was always a great event. is not, of course, the only grandchild. Three revolution through which that unhappy country

Only recently and thanks largely to the granddaughters still survive Mrs. Brown, of is pasing, Purple in other hands must "often" wonder, why will so much discontent among

efforts of Mr. J. K. MoDowell, the energetic Dumfries (a naturel daughter of Robert Burns, the populace and disloyalty in the army and

kecretary of the Scottish Football Association junior), and Mrs. Hutchinson and Miss Annie the Government has learnt of Mr. Thomson's Beckett Berne, of Cheltenham, daughters of Jamer, Glonekin Burns. Mr. Thomson believes navy the autochey in not overthrown.

The orders now suod contain some import-existence and claims. Having been for some instapes when rebellion broke eat, as it did in so many places luring 1906, why did not the ant points hidden away among the mars of years in straitened circumstances, he is probably there may be of her children of. Robert Burns, to receive soon some slight erial assistance, junior, in Belfast, but they have not been traced, As to the younger generation, there are plenty features of the schemo :*** -

Though there Boem-to-be-difoalties quite

of nation rite upsios its oppressors Tofigures, and the following are the newest

unconnected with Mr. Thomson himself, in hoof great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchil

deen, and-in Chicagosome grandchildren expionation is that many of those rising

Headquarters. way if a regalar Civil List pension.

Thureo

iz a long talk with a "Daily Chro Mrs. Hutchinson, A particularly remarkable were precipitated by the authorities through

Anyhow, agents prevveneurs. The volt were thus

Berwick nice representative, the old gentleman left no instaus, bowever, of the survival of ancestral Eremonth possible doubt as to the authenticity of his traits cocura in the family of Mr. William brought on before the conspiractors could not

Buckleydození.

One glance, indeed, was enough. Thomson, manager of Glasgow bathe and a son in harmony, and wers, of course, easily crushed

Cheltenham Though once black as a rayon's wing, his hair of lettie Barns cldest obik, Robert. By some by the legal-Comacke. These picturesque li rad

oftere of Mr. Thomson's family show much men, it is exĮ Inbed, uro loyal to the Tsar for the

Peterborongh is snow white now-for ho is already in his 81st mysterious disposition of dest ny, though no

outhport year. But about that "frosty pow there is at

likeness to the po

his youngest daughter is Chatham namistakabla sdggestion of the brow and profle the living image. Indeed, It is almost simple reason that they possess practically all

this that Nasmyth's portrait has immortalised.

startling to recognise in young lady, who TO CANALO NATED the Russian peple are clamouring for. Thus

Unita combining.

New number.

In younger days the likeness was yet more

is a beautiful young brunette, and of a we has the spotacle of a race enjoying their

8th Batto, striking. Once, for instance, Mr. Thomson was freedom at the expose of the liberties of others 6th and 7th Royal Scots...

...5th Batta. visiting Bura's own Tarbolton, whilst Grauny orcendingly bright disposition, the very oyas of Hey, one of the original "Tarbolten lassies "Tobble himself looking out from face that within the same empire. Moreover the author 2nd and 3rd Norfolk... throws be littlelight on the terrorist movement.Ial, 2nd, and 3rd Lincolnshire

4th and 5th Batto. who remembered the post in the Besh, was still weight well have inspired the ev susceptible

bestens at the local int. In a moment "Granny" post to yet more immortal rhyms! The terrorist are not more irresponsiblo lat, 2nd, and 3rd Somerest L...

4th and 5th Battu, recognised the newcomer as a genuine "Burn"," ansrobists seeking to gratify a personal revenge

...5th-Baltn. Above all, the story that Mr. Thomson had to 8th Hattu,tellitting in the litle flat "up two stairs," or the feneked krongasf others, liat see men and 3rd and 41 odfordshire

his, molber. Bura's own daughter, died-bes a romance about it that will bring him closer to the hearts of those who lore Barns then'sny pedigree could do,

1st Northamptonshire R.E. V... 3rd VB. the King's L'pol Regt 4th V.B. Rogal West Kent Regt.

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women pursuing a definite and logical policy. 2nd and 3rd Cieslord 8.B. 4th K.U.B.B. where he be lived for forty years, and where..

They play a part in the revolutionary movement which can be hically justified when it canoet be sentimently accepted. Their aum ist "remore," thee who oppress the people and who give themales up to unlicensed tyranny lly doing so they potentially save any in socsut people from bath or disgrace, and instead of terrorism standing for reckless and indinari. minste bloodbed it means, by this policy of selection, the prevention of bloodshed because viotims of thered terror are almost without ex. ception tyrants whose lives and regime, if per- milted to colinue, would demand the lives of numberless vidios falling under their rule. "The skmassination of a Piehve, a Sergins, & Pavlov, & Lúchenovely sends a nation to its komus in praise and thanksgiving, because the taking of each one of those lives saved the lives of many innocents who would have fallen under their morciless regime, precisely sa hundreds did fall, before their pitiless rulers were overtaken by the terror." The author of course recognise

pioturo of the that he is oly presenting revolution, mi he does not pretend to prophesy how long the unhappy country will remain in the throes of its regeneration; but all the same he has served a useful purpous in enabling out- siders to understand something of what is going os in Russs. With his conclusious one need not necessarily agree, but his impressions and observation are apparently fair and sconrate and are therefore of considerable value. Ths book is poblisted by Messrs Hodder and Stoughton of London.

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IRISHMAN'S QUAINT SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT.

Mr. Birell made an interesting admiskien in the Hase in pushing forward the Housing of the Waking Class (Ireland) Bill has been froduced by the Trish party.

There are enough arrears of work on Irish affairs; he said, in cocupy a separate Parlimen whether a Parliament of Irishmen or Eskima J will not sayin passing from ons measure tranolber, and devoting themselves tu the consideration of Irish saire"

1st Roxburgh and 2nd 3rd K.OS.B. and Galloway V.R.C. 1st and 2od Border... 2nd and 3rd Black Watah 2nd and 3rd Royal West Kent 1st and 2nd Shrop. L. I.... Tat and 2nd Wiltshire

2nd and 3rd Argyli 2d and 3rd Gordon

5th R.0.8.B. 4h Betty, 5th Batt

Its oiroumstances are saddening enough, Brith Batts. Co. of LondonThe garden-looked Anus of the song was, 4th Batta. It seems, niece of the proprietor of the Globe ... 4th Batin. tavern, at Dumfries. At that tires Burne was 5th Battn. seeking to drown remores and disappointment 6th Battn. in only too many of those pints of wine" he 1st and 10th Mar 9th Batts. Co. of London celebrated so melodiously, Alas, while faithful 2nd and 4th Me 18th Batin. Co. of London Jau was away at Mauchlin, "gondon-lecked

Anna" proved all fes fond." 15th Meex and 2nd Tower Ham.,. 2nd and 4th East Surrey

are

17th Batte, Co. of London

23rd Bittu. Co. of London

NEW BATTALIONS.

CYCLIST BATTALIONS.

Other new battalione composed of cyclists

Finding herself about to become a mother, Auna fed to Leith, and there gave birth to a daughter, Bettie Baros. What became of Anas after that no one knows. It is believed that she

WHY MEN ARE OUT OF WORK.

TO KEEP FREE FROM COLDS DRINK

"WHISKY MACDONALDS."

"WHISKY MACE NALDS" (1/3 Crabbio's Ginger Wine with 3 King Edward Whisky, or Perfection Whisky of Club Whisky) are drunk all over India to provent

Shooting and Picnic parties should not be without Cold's and to warm the cockles of the heart. Try them, Very effective for this weather.

CRABBIE'S GINGER. WINE.

PRICE & CO. LTD.ˆ

H. TELEPHONE No. 135,

Hongkong, 21st April 1908.

BRITISH BUTERS.

AMERICAN BUYKHIORITY ?

WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,

The extraordinary case with which Tommy. Burns of Amerion, the world's heavyweight beaten saccossi roly boxing champion, has Gunner Moir, Jack Palmer, and Jen Koble bar canged a good deal of comment.

Moir, Palmer, and Roche are without ques linu the three representative British boxers of the day, yet all three have been quite out. oated when they ve met the American in Mr. R. P. Watson, of the "Sporting Lifa the ring. Two of the lights were referred by Who is one of the best-known experts in this country. His views in the subject, therefore, huca particular interest at the present moinent,

An ingenions stalement on the prevalence of

Although unable to advance any specifio unemployment in the United Kingdom restou for the general deterioration in Britia other countries has been issued by the Tariff boxing anil the lack of really first-class fighting Commission.

men, r. Watson aarde suggestions as to how improvement might be affected in adversi

The most interesting features are the clase analysis of the statistics of the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States, and the cou clusion, in spite of the inadequacy and in accuracy of British statistics, that exemplay went is greater bera than in Germany, and is growing at a more rapid rate. The conclusion

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also arrived at that the growth of unemploy foreign manufactured goods, and the restriction meat here is due to the free importation of of British export markets by foreign tariffs.

The net result of the investigation may be summarised as follows:-

Allowing for exceptional causes at work in Germany and the United States, neemployment in the United Kingdom is more acute than in

these countries. This avrolusion (rom the Board

of Trade retursa of trade union anemployment is. Lores out by the evidence repaired by the Tarift Commission

from manufacturore

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Several regiments will each have a new died soon after Anyhow, she fades out of the battalion, raised by dividing strong corps into story-poor foolish little beart, "garden-laoke," Perhaps the baby, destined to become Mr. wiekabire, Lancashire Fusiliers, Royal West

These are the Royal Scots, Royal War-melting form binny lips," and all. Keut, York and Lancaster, Northumberland Thomson's mother, wight have disappeared, too, from the scene had it not been for a noble act on the part of Jean Aimear-one that in littlo cale-almost every trude, whero definite instances are Fusiliers, West Yorkabire, West Riding

brated, but deserves to be remembered for ever given of the loss of certain branches of trade Leicestershire, and the Middlesex Regiment.

to her credit. Quietly, without protest, without and the restriction of their markets at home and telling even her father, Jean Armour adopted abroad as a direct and indirect consequence of

Byzleme the little one, rocking it to sleep in the same foreign tariff

The commission points out that the Board cradle sa her own child William, who was born

of Trade Labour &azette is the only official only a few days before. From that time forth.

source of information as to the state of employ Batty was brought ap as a member of the Barne household not the faintest differencement in this ocuntry. The statistics on which being made between her and the others. She to woman's estate in the little home la Dumfries. She was married at Jean Armour's Louse, and in Joan Armcar's presence,

8th Battalion Black Watch. 10th Battalion Royal Scots.

7th Battalion Welsh Regiment,

8th Battalion Northumberland Familiers. 7th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. 7th Battalion Discnshire Regiment. 6th Battalion Norfolk Regiment. 8th Battalion Emex Regiment. Ath Baltalica Royal West Kent Regiment. In London the existing cyclist corps, the 26th Middlesex in retained as the 25th County of London Battalion.

The organisation of the force is modelled on that of the Regular Army, and comprises fourteen divisions and fourteen mounted bri- gades, or $14,094 mea.

The Volunteers belonging to several univer- sities and public schools will not be transferred to the Territorial Army, but will continue, as Volunteers, with a view to becoming units of the new Ofoers Training Corps for produsing Reserve officers.

"The cuits no treated are those of Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St. Andrews, Durham, Manchester, Birmingham, and Liver Wales and of North Wales, and Etos, Clifton, nad Winchester Colleges,

It is possible that the traest tribute that could be paid alike to the character of Burns himself and to that of Jean Armour is Mr. Thomeca's memory of his mother, to whom he was passion. ately devoted, and of her telks about the post and his "bonny Jean." Though she was but six when he died," said Mr. Thomsou, my mother minded Barou w‹D). She winded him taking her on his knee and lesohing her to sing, Te banks and brass o' bonnie Dove. She had a beautiful

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the monthly employment figures are based, however, relate only to trade unionists.

If all trade unionists were covered by the figures they would only affect 2,0.0,000 out of a total working population computed at more than 10,000 As a matter of faol however, they are based on returns from trade unious whose total membership is less than a third of the whole of the trade unionists of the country, and no account is taken of non-unionists even tho trades represented. No account is taken also of the murkilled workers and casual labourers.

Taking the returns available, however, it is seon that quemploy mout is steadily increasing In 1907 the average of unemployment reported was 4.2 per cent compared with 4.1 per cent.- for 1996 an for the ten years ending 1900. In per cent. in Janasry 19.8, and to 6 per cent Lucember 1907, it rose to 6,1 per cent, to 62

The following

resprote

"Some people," bo said, "asem to think that the dealine in boxing here is a matter of the last few years, but this is not so. For the last twenty-fire rears we have been going from bad

to worse.

"Personally I attribute the superiority of the outside the ring, his methods of training and his America boxer 10-day to his methots of living gan-ral discipline of life.

The Ameries is so bright, so quick, so brainy. He sees an opportunity, and the moment it is in his mind he makes some use of

Our men do not.

“Notion, too, how when they are going to lead they get in close to their man; but the English box deuot get in close, as they

abould do.

"Their present style of fighting is not mon- ducive to good lighting. The man is too much neked up, and his limbs are not clantio enough. Bat look at Burns when he is in the ring. Every muscle is relaxed until it is wanted, and when it le needed it can be used with a force

that is all the harder by means of its sudden

tention.

Then is regards training. The American methods are those which I have advocated for twenty-five-yours. The only training of any

use to a man is that which suils his sonstitu tion. But that is not the modus operandi of thenglish trainer,

"He says to bie man: This has always been done, and you shall do it. The Americans do not make a burden of their training.

An American fighter, when his work is dene, changs inte well-made comfortable clothes, and has a nice little party of friends in the evening, and so breaks the monotony of his work, but the Englishmen wears his thick. jersey and heavy boots from morning to night and spends his time when he is not actually at exercise tali ing of his former fights and nothing alse.

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VICAR COMMENDS CUTICURA

Which Brought Him Relief from Affection of Face and Forehead -Tried Several Other Remedies and Consulted Two Physicians.

IN MIDST OF BUSY LIFE

SENDS LETTER OF PRAISE

TINKIKE VICARAGE, FAVERSHAM,

July to 1007 Dear Sir:-I am very buaily en gaged in preparation for the reopening of our parish church which has delayed my-reply-to-your_revent letter. I may tch you that I have been vicur of this parish since January 1854, and are now In my eighty-fifth year. My allment affected my face, and forehead. It commenced five or six years ago and I had recourse to several remedies and consulted two physicians. After a while I happened to read an aver tisement about Cut eura and deter- mined to give it a triali So. I began with the Cuticura Soap, then purchased Cuticura Ointment, then added tho Resolvent, for which I have substituted ..the Pills. Now I consider myself virtu- ally cured and neither trouble doctor, nor myself, nor any ono else about skin affections. I have much pleasure in commending Cuticura Remedies. -use no other soap, but Cuticare-for-ray face and hands:

Yours very truly, W. J. Springett."

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pool Universities, the University College of The next thing she minded was his.funeral-February opificant paragraph from the better for having it, and goes back to work St. Paul's Cathedral for the German Pró-,

The Inns of Court and the artists are to become special Officer's Training units, and

I have seen men go quite stale in 'conse

A full programme has been arranged for the entertainment of the visitors is England. On makes a change. He raya, I'll have s cigar and namall bottle of champagne, and he feels all Ascension Day a special service will be held in quence. The American, if he gets ran down,

testants and their hosts, and at Westminster The Americans, tog, are always boring. Cathedral for the Roman Catholes, followed by after the rest with renewed zest. They are never out of the ring for long while a reception and luncheon by the Lord Mayor at With ear men it is differuat. They have one among them the House of Commons, where praction by which they learn a great deal.of intorest will be made in the afternoon, fight and then wait months before having the visitors will be entertained to ten on

He on hesed toa feeling of shame that there will be attached to the Army troops of the Ye ken he was a very lovable man; and if he the avideno yubmitted to the Tarif Commis in the besines, and so they get an amonal of the Mansion House. Visils to various places

was no Gwernment Bill on this subject.

there was much to do.

Bat

The proposed, broadly, that the five million pounds worth of deposits in Irish savinge hanke steuld be lent to loesl authorities in rate of Ireland housing purposes, at a interest, ut exceeding 24 por cont.

Mr. Hiobael Hogan, a Tipperary farmer, "introdbed" the Bill in a very short speech; given in a righ brogue which set the House roaring with laughter.

"Oi'm usually a soilent member," said Mr. Hogan, and Oil will leave the explanation of the measure to bon, member who will second the motion Mr. Clancy). It is the business of that member to talk, and be can do it well. It my business to vote, and Oil can do it as well as any member of the House,"

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 22nd at 11.25 a.m.-The barometer kas rises in NE. Japan, the depression lying to the North of Hokkaido yesterday having moved into the Pacific.

Press re has given way quickly ayer 3 W. Japan ad the Loochoos, the other depression It is now having derpeurd considerably. approading &W. Japan and moving in so Easterly direction,

Preste romains high over the Pacifie le the S.E. of Japan.

Modirate to frosh N. winds may be expected in the Farmors Channel and along the northers

shores of the China Son,

Hongkong minfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches.-

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at neox to-day is sa follows:-

N, winds, mo Hongjong & Neighbourhood derste; fine.

N. winds, mo- Forms Channel...

***derate or fresh. South coast of Chins between Same as No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamocke.3. Southouset of China batwan: Same as No. 1.

Hongkongy-and-Fainan.: 5

LĶEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Boston str. Sharzut loft Seattle on the

21st hat. for Japan and Chios

The Sill ex Boston str. Tremont arrived at New York on the 19th, inst.

Tis 1.G.M. str. Mantia which left: here, on 27thalt, arrived at Sydney on 19th inst, a.m,

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THE DISTRESS IN INDIA.

LORD MINTO'S REPORT.

--

The Secretary of State for India has received the following telegram from the Viceroy, dated March 23rd-

Except for soms scattered rain in Burms, North-Eastern Tedis, Orises, and Madras, week as practically rainless. Rain urgently wanted throughout Northern ladin, especially for late Bown spring slope. Though January rain came at a good time, intel cold weather rainfall is seriously in defect in the greater part of United Provinces and Punjab.

Harvest operations have caused slight decrease on numbers in relief in the east of United Provinces; but in the previros as a whole there has been an increase of 50,000. There, am now over a million persons on works, and 3710000 in [ recsipt of gratuitous relief. In addition, 22,000 persons are being relieved in Balrampar estates. Numbers in poor houses have declined, and there is still no general wandering.

In the Punjab there are now 1,325 persons on fest-works.

To

would slug together.

"Then my mother minded him coming home would ad my mother, and she and Joan Armour from Brow in the last days, when he was dying. She never forget the sight of him sitting haddled up in the cart, his face burried in his hands. She was at the graveside with the rest.

*Always," the old men went on," my mother taught me to love and be proud of my grand. father. Jest Armour had taught her the same. did wrong the laias were partly to blame. Naver an unkind word did Jean Armour speak to my mother. She taught her to Now Year's read Boripture, and every Day Jean Armour would open the big ha Bible and choose a text haphazard for the year, My mother, like Jean Armour, bbcame a very religious woman, and to us eight children she was the model of what a mother should be. She bad my grandfather's poetic spirit in her, but she could not expross it, gara in singing his songs,

"She bad a terrible struggle to make both ends meet both at Langaide, where I was born, and at Pollockshaws, where we lived afterwards. My father was a weaver, and for some years a soldier, and courted my mother when stationed at Dumfries, Afterwards be went back to weaving. He was a good failior to us in many ways, but sometimes stern, and 7 mind wall what happy Boadays we used to spend al! alone with our mother, when he was out seeing an old soldier-friend of his. Then she used to blossom out, and tell us all sorts of stories and sing to us. But it must have boun a hard time for her. I used to great sometimes when there were lamps in my porridge, but she used to say. You'd better at it, Jamie; there's naething else the day

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the report shows the cause of a great deal of the increasing unemployment

This cffcial information is supplemented by sion by manufacturers in all branches of British industry from all parts of the United Kingdom which indicates loss of employment in various

branches. of trade due to:

(a) The increase of foreign competition in the home market ;.

(b) Insecurity arising from dumping and throute of dumping acting as a deterrent to commercial enterprise;

(e) Changes in the character of the export irade to protected markets, and especially the tendency towards a greater proportion of semi-manufactured exports and a smaller proportion of fully-manufactured srports.

On the other hand, the evidence submitted to the Tariff Commission indicates the prevail. Wasing experience of manufacturers that these causes of unemployment have been in a measure counteracted by the increased export trade to the Colonies under the operation of Preference. I regard to most trades also manufacturers in their evidence stated that the reform of the Patent Law on lines followed in the Act of The German unemployment figures are based 100 would increase employment." on reports from trade unions having a member ship of 1,435,000, compared with the 639,000 trade unionists covered by the British figures. The German reports also cover all the unem ployed in these anions, while the British reports only cover those who are drawing out-of-work pay or benef s.

Bach were some of Mr. Thomson's memories of the two noble women whose beroism illamines the sorry tale of Bettie Burns' birth even more, porchape, than Barns own lyrio sestasies. It may be noted that they who affered more for Robbie's faults than any other forgave and loved him. After that, tons thore net socha na impertinence about the strictures of little pra- ting moralists! When be had finished Mr. Thomson showed some presiona portraits and other treasures, lovingly preserved in the pretty parlour, er "bon."

Laspite of these facts the German percentage of trade union unemployment in December last was only 2.6, compared with the British percentage of 8.1, while the German average for the whole year was only 1.5.

soother.

the terrace.

Friday will be spent in Cambridge, where the "Great boxers are like posts, born not made, bat of coarse with the wrong methods it is not visitors will be the guests at lunch and after- possible to produce a champion. Where to noon tea of the leading professors of the look in this country to produce a man like universities, returning to London in time fo Burns at the present time I do not know. What barquet in the evening. On Saturday a garden we want it somebody like Mitchell He would party will be given in their honour at Fulham have been the man to pat into the ring against Palaes by the Bishop of Lendin. Spesial services will be held on Sunday in the principai Burns, who is a master of ring-craft.

"The moment Barca sets eyes on his man he churches in London. In about sixty or seventy can tell by the way the latter shapes what sort of these the visitors will either prunch or take of opponent be has to deal with, and acts some other part in the services. accordingly.

RELIGIOUS ENTENTE.

Our German guests will on the following morning proceed to the British Maketum. A confervice will be held in the afternoon at the Albert Hall, at which many repres-utatives of the English and German Churches will take part. In the evezing, at the Albert Hall, great demonstration will be held, when the INGLISH AND GERMAN CHURCHES TO

speakers will include the principal diguitaries of MEET IN LONDON," An arent unprecedented in the world's history the German and Buglish hurches, among theat

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also speak. 100 distinguished representatives of every Bourne, and the Bishop of London. The its place on May 28th, when upwards of being the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Christian religione denomination in Germany German Ambassador will together with a number of leading men con Prime Miziater promised to preside at this nected with the universities, will leave Bremen demonstration, and in the event of his inability by the Kronpri ensin Cecilie for London, to do es, on secount of his illness, it is suli.

Government will take his place. where they are due to arrive on the following cipated that some other representative of the evening,

For Tuurday a gracious invitation to visit-

Castle!

has been received. This will be Windsor the Agricultural Hall ("Le Orient in London'), followed by a private visit to the exhibition at which is being organised by the London Mis sionary Societies.

THE RHINE SHIPPING.

This in the first time the German Churches Central India, owing to bar vest operations, there has been considerable fall in numbers ou

have thus anited, at the invitation of the works, which are now 103,500; but numbers on

a mission which must have a profound bearing gratuitous relief has risen to 32,000, mainly

Christian Churches of the United Kingdom, on

to increase of distress among porer

upon the purse and goodwill of both countries, It is also the first occasion on which the oming Indore priate charity is being

sus organized, and agrionitaral leaps and

In the case of the United States, there are

Churches of one country visit another,

The idea is due to Mr. J. Allen Baker, M P., pensions and remission of land revenue have

no Bististics relating to the country as a whole, been granted on a liberal goals.

In Bengal 4,045 persons ara employed on

and the State figures sro aseless for the purpose (prosident of the London Free Church Federa of comparison. Thus the New York and tion, who was one of the British delegates ap- testworks, and 15,018 are in receipt of gratuitous

One was a portrait of his mother Bettie Massachusetts returns include all trade union pointed to presest to the Hague Conference lost

PROJECTED COMMUNICATION WITH TALI. relief, mainly in Orissal Distress is anticipated

Between 1879 and 1905 the volume of shipping in certain areas of Presidener Division, where Burns herself. It was an oil painting by John ists idle from any cause, including strikes, rose the memorial signed by the religious bodies there has been s serions failure of spring orope. Kelso Haster, and showed, in an old-fashioned sickness, and seasonal nnemployment. The of Great Britain, America and Germany. La Central Provinces, diving to harvest opers mob-caps an exceedingly pretty woman with recent return in New York State showing 34.2 During s discussion with Baron Edward do

NenErille, of Frankfort-on-Maine, on the satis on the Riiae made a remarkable progress. tone; in 1894 it bad grown to 24,629, 00 tona, tions, there is at present ampla employment for Robbie's own dark, lustrous eyes full of entelli- per cent, of unemployment was babe total labour, and labourers on ordinary public works rence and character and humour, but with a returns from trade unions having a total factory effects of the exchange of visits between Thus the shipping in 1979 amounted to 8,872,000

Mr. Baker marked on the absence of such have decreased considerably, while numbers on firinnes of purpose about the slightly purest membership of ouly 96.100. ont of an adult German and English editors and barges for while in 1905 it had reached no less a total than

population of 2,500 000. relief have again fallen slightly. There are now month that Robbie leked. Can tuis have been male

converted sation on the part of the Christian 8,467,000 tone. Thus the Rhine has become Another test of the industrial conditions in

present waters are 8,099 persons on works. Spois! relief is being an inheritance from "gowden-looked Arna "P given 10 2,176 wavere, and gratuitous relief to Ose fears not! Batty lived, anyhow, to be 84, the United Kingdom in secepted as more valu- Curces of both countries, and expressed the one of the busiest waterways among the great 10,148 perrong. According to latest estimates and a fine old lady she must have busu. There able by the Tariff Commission. At the end of belief that a visit of German olorgymen to rivers of the world and al press tits wat onde alea sown with spring orops is nearly 30 per were other keepsake, too-- scrap of Robbie's January last the number of indoor paupers in Londen woukl cent, below that of last year, but it is expected manuscript, in the familiar bold, clear, charse-England and Wales exclusive of pauper luns-England.

The matter was subsequently brought to the the Rhine testifice to Germany's no less remark that the out-turn will be safelent to prevent teristic handwriting, pictures of scenes from tics and hospital patients, was 8,000 more than

that various important projects are being studied distress from spreading to areas in which spring his poems, given to Mr. Thomron by friende, a year before, sud 40,000 more than the average patice of Sir Henry Campbell-Baunerman, who able industrial development during the last

of the best ten years. old editions, engravings, and what not.

The outdoor paupers falls approved it, and with such encouragement quarter of a century. It may be mentioned harvest is importent.

were 6,000 more than a year ago, and 28,000 the London Free Church Federation took the with a view to turning the Rhine to even greater It is not only, however, as a repository of

question up. They invited the co-operation of count. Then there is a project for asking memories that Mr. Thomson has proved himself more than the average for the ten years.

Cousleruation has been caused in Barrow by all other Christina bodies, and as a result s a worthy grandson of Robbie Burne. In his or personality be is a grandson of whom any the posting of notices that the large steel works strong committee was appointed to organise the the river navigable sa far as Lake Constance, poet might he proad-full of rsey hamote and

there will be closed for two or three months, visit, and an invitation to the clergy of the and another project is that of contesting the enthusiasm, and one who keenly feals the starting from the early part of April, owing to German Churches was, in January, conveyed to river, be a system of canals, with Central Bo far as the "softer fame" the marcity of orders for raile, plates, and other Berlin by Mr. Baker, who was personally welwitzerland, the lake of Geners, and even with

gomed by Prinos von Buelo. friendly glow." is concerned, he had never married, having forms of manufactured steel.

In Bombay 3,426 persons are now employed on test and forest works, and 573 are in receipt of gratuitous relief.

Test-wores and poor-houses are being opened in Ganjam district of Madras,

Total number of persons in receipt of State relief in whole of India is now 1,558,599. Prices still show a tendenge to fall alightly,

be beartily welcomed in

This remarkable increase in the shipping on

Italy.