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THE VISITING WARSHIPS.

BANQUET TO THE OFFICERS AT

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THE HONGKONG CLUB

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MABUH 18TH, 1909.

Irish your conscience bothers yon. It in't ascessary to say anything nice about the Irish; they take care of themselves. When go to England, Devon is the only county

Mr. Shelton Hooper tells me that want to see. when I have seen that I won't want to ses

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assure you I felt ashamed to hear because they were so Tantly in advance of my deserts and so forgetful of my faulta(" No, No."},

LOCAL SPORT. :

| be very musical” ~ Thúy's a glorious self- a good sort" or "He's a rotter" and zamaly were thomanives Bootch or Trish de Welsh of into personal contrah, aatisfaction about Mr. Hongh's ros that I doen he err in his judgment. The Britisher English; and that for you the lights of Hong of them the more interesting I and them. admire. You remember the Scotchman who loves sincerity above all else; he despises cant kong real clear to-night these words Great They are race industrious, intelligent had thras sons of whom he was very proudon to such an extent that he misses many good. Britain and America one then, one now, and law-abiding, singularly generous in all s lawyer, one a doctor, and one a minister, He things lost they be hot reel. He is direct in plass God, ons for ever." (Prolonged applause) matters that pertain to the public weal, cpur- His Excellancy THE GOVERNOR, ssid -- toons and good mannered, and I should respond Last night, Rear-Admini Harber, and the telling an old crony shout it one day. He speech, looks for the heart of the thing and he

said If I had known that 7 to be the father native good sense that protects him from Ugon me it devolves this evening to reply to to the toast of the colony but lamely if I did not Offcorn of the Philippine Squadron, together of three such fine boys doctor, lawyer, and imposition. He a difficult man to whom the fout of "The Colony although there are identify them with the welcome we accord to

• gold brick "Hongkong frontement who by their longer residence and many our visitors and our guests (Applanes) ( with Admiral Perrin and the Officers of the

a minister,—I'd never had Jennie McCosk for a toll French warships now in the harbour, were wife." It is always difficult to address »

It is not the British ides greater experience, especially my friend Sir The whole colony therefore join in welcoming entertained at dinner at the Hongkong Club British andiones except in the most general to touch the life of the native on many Paul Chater, are better fitted to raply to our visitors and I, as their spokesman this to hope that our Bir Paul Chater, C.M.G., presided over a

terus. If you say anything nice about ados na in our Philippine policy, and Americans this toast Still I think perhaps on second evening, venture large gathering which included H.E. the the Engilah, the Irishmen don't like it hope to teach England some things in colonias thoughts that this might not be correct. You relations will ever grow . more cordial

and mútually beneficial with our neigh Governor, Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton, and upwards of one hundred and fifty and if you say anything nice about the tion in a decade more. The Chinese make the now of the oft quited-oburlet of Bures; Oli, wad some po'er the Giftis gie us

bours in the Philippines, with our neigh gentlemen representing the Services and the

British rich and in return the British give them the law and order and justice, education

bours In Saigon sad with our old and closest tao seo corallia thon bao nh ciril community.

neighbours : at Mona Before I resume After the banquet the Chairman submitted

and uplift, that ever dourish where the Union

my seat I would wish to express my the toasts of the King, the President of the

Jock Aies. The Chinese appreciate the benefits Those who have lived a great part of their lives. of residence in Hongkong, and no one can this colony may perhaps not be able to bring grateful thanks, yet I hardly know how to measure the suggestions in honest government at independent criticism and that oppreciation do it to the gentleman who proposed this tomat, United States and the President of the French Republic, the Band playing a few bars of the national anthems of each country anything else. I told that to a man of Kent which the Chinese take to the mainland to make | Which those who have been in other lands and in doing so spoke of me in terms which I

Bir. T. F. Hoves in proposing the tomat of and he said that was true if I got discouraged them restless with "squeeze" favoritism, and many years, endeavouring to The Guests" recalled the fact that when it early in the game. But gentlemen of the Visit ineffaiency. I have come to have great respect their country, con bring to the tank in was known that the American Battleship Floating Squadron, it in my function to tell you some for the commercial integrity of the British eaking on behalf of this colony. 1. put starting on their stupendous under. thing of this Colony. It is headed by one of people: their wholesome home Hts, for the man-it to you who are visitors here--I spook Sam Johnson waid of liness of their men, the respect shown by i an excess of modesty that you have taking of a voyago round the world, Hong: nature's nobleman, kang at once oabled an invitation to the Ehund Burke that he was such a man children for their parents-and as for the ladies war soep so beautiful a plass in the world s a stranger under you have but to follow the rule of Sir Chris Hugkong excepting always your own native Fleet to visit the port, and though it was that if you mot him sa

ahou to escape the rain, no word being topher Wren's monument and to look about. lads (Applause) You will no doubt have travelled woceptod, for some reason not known that a

in the Fellow Americans, you are on historic ground to the Peak on the tramway—it is an unsight- arrangement was subsequently altered. They said, you would know you were

So if you took this night. The United States opened Japan Ir object but a very useful one, excepting when had now, however, the pleasure of welcom-presence of a great man.

United the Governor of this Colony, stripped him of his to the world, but it was the English people who itinterferes with the prolongation of a festive jug the Third Squadron of the States Pacific Fleet. He was confident titles, his decorations, the rewards of his grateful in the marly days with infinite sacrifice and sing. You have looked down on the har appalling hardship and dauntless patience and bear of Hongkong where the flags of all nations that he expressed the feelings of every Sovereign; il you did not know he was an

the shield. "B" team have to play the "A's" the ignorat conceit and the fores opposition amp mombled in the friendly rivalry of osin. member of the community when he held Empire builder, and had written as well as made sourage lay sings to the dead conservatismet over visiely reseels and fanumerable junks out to them the right hand of follow history; that he carries wounds earned in ship and tendered them the heartiest and Africs in putting down slavery and in entrench with which the Chinese people resisted themaroo. You will have lookedout on the other side twice, the Civils, and a few matches with teams most cordial of all possible welcomes-(Ap- ing law and order, if you dropped this unsp-foreigner until finally the gates were throws of the expanse of Pacific Ocean studded with input of the running. The "A" team will stül Way, typhoon and spread took like butterflies on the water i more defeat. Bumming up the prospects of the plause) They were niso honoured that night ported man on an American prairie or in the down. It is a story of peril, violence and tranmerable lands between which junks with have a chance should the Civils receive one by the presence of representatives of the French crowded Bowery, thora is not one of our gely on land and see, Fleet, in Admiral Perrin and his officers. people, even the children in the streets, but corroding disease ravaged these pioneers, but that vier is the same as it has been three leaders, Civils have the best chance, with

which what would recognise in his modesty, him chosen youth of the British Isles forever sprang or two thousand years when we had not History. teemed with incidents in

Fifty the Anglo-Saxons and the Franch Lad common sense, his frankness, and his manly to all the vacant places. Those who sought to started in the race of civilisation, co-operated and they were able to hold out to quality, wearing the white flower of a bismeles trade were humiliated; way laid and repulsed rears ago, & quote a wall known descrip them the hand of friendship as friends, life-the greatest of human orders, numbering and those who carried truth to the abades of ion, Hongking was a barren rook infested by forward the other day for a junior cricket His Most Faithful Majesty the King of islands of the sea-the unbadged order of kind that awful struggle are all about you. You by sugar factories, docks and tesmways. You' its introduction. With the present high Then they also had the presence of officers of men of every nation and of the unvisited cruelty wore shamefully alain. The tokens of hirates To-day it is a centre of industry lafested league and think the Portagal-the descendants of those Por-atreanous, honest, manhood. Hongkong is an may read them on shaft and tablet in the ill probably agree that the pirate was standard of league cricket, teams like the tuguese to whom we owed so much in days island eleven milea long and you will think it is streets and on the walls of churches and in the perhaps the more ploturesque, but we prefer Engineers and Police are ahat out from any. semeteries of there coast ports; Happy Valley the tramway. We welcome our visitors this chance of gaining cricket hozoare and several gone by and for the charts of this cost which eleven miles high if you walk up on a warm day, and Stanley are rich in the dust of those who prening to Hongkong and hope they will other toama not entered in the Lengas have we are now using. Reverting to the officers The city is built on the lines of a stone wall died in the unavailing straggle of Chins to of the U. 8. Floot, the speaker referred to the co-operation of the American troops in the was asked why he built his wall so, he replies keep out civilization: and the count waters Parry with them friendly and pleasant seldom a chance of getting a game.

feet high sud 6 feet thick. When the builder

CRICKET NOTES.

The competition is now in its last stages and there are three teams running neck and neck for the shield. Civil Service is leading, Hong- kong "B" second, and Hongkong "A" third. The leading teams have to play Telegraphs and the "B's" and should they win both will have

"B" and "A" running plesa for secondary honours.

I noted with pleasure a suggestion pat

time is ripe for

I refer

AWFUL AGONY OF

ECZEMA ON FACE

And Head was Beyond Words—Suf❤

·fered for Six Months--One Rem- ady After Another Falled-Even Medical Aid was Ineffectual.

WAS CURED IN A MONTH-

BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"My trouble started with builling en my face which became red and ency painful and irritating. From there it want to my head and it is impossible' for me to give any idea of the agony I "wms through during the de months

that thà schema continued. · I tried. ́rst one remedy and then another, -only too glad to tost anything that my Erianda migported. Nothing seemed to be of the 1984s good. I wear to a doo- for several time and his. tmažment was an ineffectual sa the rest. I was almoet in doepair, One day I read of a sinzilar onus of oprema having been gured by the Cullours Remedies, to I thought I would have at least one mors try to get my boad and face right. I bought the whole treatment (Cuti- mum Bosp, Ointment, and Filie) and persevered" with is for a work. By thas time the improvement was sp parent to anyone and the railet 1 fült was gross. I continued with the Cuti- curs Bērnedies for about a month. using two complete treatments, and I can tell you candidly and hearthly that I was 'cured."'. I have occasion. to have great faith in Catiours for skin Imants, not only because of the great good is has done mà bút because of ther biedt I know has socrued from its was in other ossos. My experienON with other remedies for eczemas, and 1 should think I tried Ehren Mil, mables me to appreciate Cutlours, to

• the hall, Miss Maggio Hynes, Esker, Kikelly, Mayo, Feb. 13, 1907.”

Bend to nekriel depot for free Cuff- dur Bookon Treatment of Bikin Dlonsass.

The agonizing itching and ourning of the skin, as in sezama; the frighteni scaling, sa în psoriasis; the loss of hair and crusting of scalp, sa in scalled bead all demand a remedy of ex- traordinary virtues to successfully cope with them. That Cuticura Boap, Olt- ment, and Pilla sro'auch stands proven

gallantly distinguished itself. When they saw miral walks to the Peak every day, Theodore Britons love this bit of their dominion showing how cordially we welcome them ; but made for the season as is done in senior orisket | necessity, if such were needed, of a local gover

Boser troubles in North Chins when the 9th that if the wall was blown down, it would be Regiment of the United States infantry so higher than it was before. The British Ad the flower of manhood standing shonliter to Boosevelt would appreciate the rigorous way shoulder in the cause of anty on the field of the mental alertness and the glowing human battle, why should they not stand together quality in our friend Sir Hedworth, and I trust they may ment The Admiral may lack the in the peaceful walks of life P~(Applause.)

Rear Admiral Hans, in acknowledging intense consuming absorption of Mr. Roosevelt the toast, said he was exceedingly plessed in the issue of the moment. Mr. Roosevelt's the hospitality of their hosta to whom that when his father is at a wedding, he thinks he wished to tender his heartfelt thanks he's the bride, and when he goes to a funeral Hongkong's strong points aro the scenery,

by testimonials of remarkable oures when many remedies and even physicians bayo failed. One set is often sumclent. Cutlerys Ramadies are sold ikregabont like world. Destados. 17, Canvtariense 50. Paris. 5, Hus 30 La Pan Australia, A. Towne We hold out to. Watson's, Dodwells and second alɛvənı of

Pestar Drig & Cham, Gip, kala Prize, Bouveta are strewn with the bones of Englishinen who collections of ourselves.

54-1 led away from the homeland they loved them the right hand of followship and Kowloon, Civil Service, etc. If a league for are encoding junior cricket were arranged fixtures could be and never returned. It is not strange that good will, and hope we

The regrettable affair of Saturday proves the Our prisiped instead of their having to wait for an off daying authority to who appeals would be made, planted on the mountain side, which they it is not for us to judge. found a pirate-infested rook and have made sets this evening belong to that grose water at pressat.

though the decision which lost the game to the Buits could not have been reversed. It would Gibraltar over-looking the greatest of conation which advances in the forefront of

have been comforting however to the referee, to whose population probably embraces the gres- mercial ports of the work and the door progress in this twentieth century, nation benefits to hundreds of millions of people.

single day on territory undivided by sean In to the British nation the Imperial Concept, into these parts they poured their life blood recent years the United States has taken under in endurance of their great race; the spot kinds have thus become close neighbours of ours.

Last Saturday produced rather surprising zemita. Nobody was prepared to see the

The explanation lies probably in the difference the ground at the Happy Valley

to be present to receiva with his officers young son says that this enthusisam is so great not strange the word "Hongkong " embode / test number of white races that exists under any "A" team beaten so badly by the Civa. I know that his decision would have been uphold.

by the governing authority.

Another interesting final for Saturday, and as was the case last week the contestants represent I day out at trandling, his average comparing the Army and the Navy. The RE. and the

The Admiral entered into some interesting he imaginés himself the corpse. (Laughter) treasure; here they steriod the pinckite protection the islands of the Philippines and as compared to the Club's. Fowlor had a

reminiscences of his connection with the

US Navy, and went on to say that it the bathing parties, Bir Paul Chatar's collection memories of heroism and diploinney, of co hope the intercourse between us both in business very favourably with Mallinear and Mann. King Alfred moot in the final of the Army and meet again in this of old porcelain, the nearness of Hongkong to mercial aspiration; of the successful efforth and pleasure will increase rapidly from drail who might have been expected to get | Nary Challenge shield, and the genie should be

·was his privilege" to

as he port English officers

had done Manila, the fog, and the excellence of the con. when visiting Hongkong thirty-seven years sular service. I list the fog as an advantage, age this proud boset when he for without it we should be short of a favourite

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to year. In business I think wickets on a pitch like that at the valley. For keen one, as the soldiers show a capacity for uplift a race. And we are not the only gas year

and mutually the Civils the Bird and Brett combination was steady play once they settle down. The tas our relations, and again monomifat.” It retains to be seen how they have a good record in having administered the and beneficiaries of this blood-bought pori, there is room for s large lonewa may cajoy its security and opportunitie eneficial expansion of

The military teams are not taking part in any

entered the room to say that he was the topic of conversation. Hongkong is owned by | Hongking 15′′opia tamen of MEGTY" XUỐN, "stil - shall always do my atmost to promote “will fare on the better pitch at the Club ground. |-fruf- reverse of the season to the Buffs..

with the earliest. acquaintance with the English, run by the Irish and Shanced by while many states devise barriers and exclusions 0 act. 1 pounded eskubións ma boro - It is rather a sety that Dick Hancock will not {

we and all may come and enjoy and go withoutly had experience of your world-famed; be bore to play against the Civils on the 27th of the. League matches on Saturday, the games the honour did not belong to him; Bir apported by American tourlabs." Queen's Road restraint. As you go to your ships to-nighaspitality when our representatives visited your The "B" can ill afford to lose him at the pre for that day being limited to the mosting Paul Chater could claim to having been hers loads my follow-Americans with No. 2 jade and your eyes will turn bück and marvel at the High Port. I trust that will be an annual event and sent juncture. Always ⋆ röliable bat, a loral between the B.O.C. and the

the

colony, but he bad lasrned

that the Bootch-all except the hotels which are

before him. He again thanked every one for their courtesy and kindness and trusted they might all meet more frequently,

Admiral FERRIN replied on behalf of the French visitors. Speaking in Franch he referred to the well known bospitality of Hongkong and in graceful terms, tendered his most cordia! thanks for the reception accorded to himself and his officers.

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Lusitano

Y.M.C.A.

REFEREE.

headed sptain, he is probably their best bowler and the meeting of the Naval Yard and the

The "B" team best Telegraphs easily, Wood being the only one for the side to make any thing like a stand. For the winners Pastor noored another century and Harry Hanoook a useful 50 odd.

that you will send over toems to us to compete Swatow drawn work they to go the race, drop of the city on the mountain side. For min sports on our own grounds. I find it dificult their dollars at Macao and visit the Execution they twinkle along the water front, and far, sometimes, gentlemen, when I meet American of ground at Canton. When they reach America up they acintil ate until the lamps made by floses and gentlemen to realise that we do not live under the same flag. Our common literaturo they write books saying the Chinese bate the lose themselves in the stars not by the

and similar way of looking on things, the fre- missionaria and that it is a shame that the

each contributing a light a thousande quent identity of names and surnames, all American Consule on the Chine Coast should mighty Riding misly in the barbour he chosen from broken-down politicians who craft, ranging from proud steamships do these are points of close relationship and some. wear calluloid collars and eat with their knives.

to remote porta, the tiny shifts on

times we are tempted to think that we have Police won against Engineers, Edwards com. To the globe-trotter Hongkong seems a strange Chinese families under British prote the privilege of close relatives, a privilege of piling another century, Tangley also doing godless land there is much to be done here sleep after the day's toil. To the north mutually frank, and sometimes very frank useful work with the willow.

mystic, pokatial China just now at that criticism is AB acknowledgement, awakening from her sleep of centuries to til

an unrecognised acknowledgement of the win for "B" team, "A" team and Kowloon, close relations which exist between us and that is providing the Regatts does not prove long may it be before we abstitute for it too strong a counter attraction. any system of punctilious courtesy or fear

CIVIL SERVICE CLUB.

The Civil Service Club have had a good entry for the single, team, and single handicap competitions which will be commenced next month. Tennis competitions are also being

Dr. Amos P. WILDES, the Consul General for but one gets fond of it, kind hearts are every" | the dark, mighty, sternal skyline of storiticism of each other. Personally I thing Next Saturday's matches should result in a insegurated. United States, proposed the toast of "The where; and where may one find life so rich in Colony" in a speech of which every sentence interests, so stimulating, so full of possibilities ?. in the first half was punctuated with hearty In Hongkong as can study the British people of civilisation. Far to the East and Wes laughter, while the sentiments so eloquently Their solid quality is shown in roads, reservoirs, expressed in the latter half evoked frequent docks, homes carved into the granite bill. The lighthouses flashing warning and cheer to said-When Mr. Hough, tras ling has been running 20 years without at sea. But again your you will seek the the uporowned, anddiolal dictator of this fatality. They take from seven to ten years totain side and the fascination of the light Colony, naked me to tall the visitors put up a public building, but it will be standing glow and throb and burn and seem to sit about Hongkong, I hesitated. I intimated when your posterity.come a century hope for you the sort of her charm. Ne

applanine.

He

to express purselves frankly to each other

and explain our ideas oznctly as we think

UMPIRE.

FOOTBALL NOTES.

them. We are also honoured this evening The event of the football season has been

that I was a shy man, and he merely What à commerce is here an average of 60°1'you have sought to real, the message by the presence amongst us of a distinguished complated but it cannot be mid that the con- alod. For some reason a Britisher will zovor - stemmers ever in the port; sometimes 20 coming lights of Hongkong. For sixty years admiral and many officers of the French navy, olusion was as satisfactory as it might have been;: give an American credit for modesty. The and going in a day. It is petimated that the of men coming and going, have spelled whose nation is. on terms of cordial friend- That the Buffs should have lost throngh

LUSITANO ATHLETIC SPORTS. The Lusitano Club have arranged for sa athletic sports meeting on Easter Monday, 2th April. The programme ombrices eighteen events, most of them flat races

PROPOSED JUNIOR CRICKET

LEAGUE.

nation mistake on the part of one of their pisyers, is not A correspondent writes in support of the with our own. It is s

are ansurpassed the result that sportamen could have wisheit and proposed janior cricket league. He suggests whose glorious annals

those of any nation in Europe, although the referee could not do other than that the officials of the senior league should

Committee on Decorations were trying to as-annual value of the freights is $250,000,000 into them. To some with evil ship certain what is the American national flower. We There is absolute freedon Lake; you may drink they have spoken the avenging or Haven't one yet, but it will probably be the timid yourself to death, as many do, or you may take of the British Empire. Little childre by

violet as soon as Burbank grows ans sm big so an on sainthood. There is no tariff; the streets clapped, their hands with glee at try whose colonies march with our own in every award the penalty for the offence, it has to take the initial staps for calling a meeting to umbrella. Our fellow citizens of Nr. May present the zrost polyglot show of nations in the land; eager youth fresh from the firevé unårter of the world, whoso ideals in the bo admitted that the Buffs are deserving of consider the matter and expresses the hope that

Ara

identical sympathy.

speaks translated them into siabition, power ane treatment of subject races nationality wanted the nation to adopt the world. Speech is free and the Britisher s

own, a nation which I myself poisto. The overtare was declined, and then the ont man to man. Joint stock companies print old men going home to die have canvaeir with our

our natural usual rioting in the streets began. But I did their manual statements and tell the worst on life story in the flokering show aed have always felt should be

Of course it is foolish, to blame the referee, some of the partisans of the soldiers do. Mr.

not tell Mr. Hough the real reason why I the theory that light is better than darkness higher up for the light that shall be friend. Its geographical position is closest togtørrie had a difficult task to perform, and a!

clubs not in the existing league and the prin cipals of the various schools will give their support to the propostima...

L ST RE TING PLACE IN HINA. hesitated. The fact is it is never fair to put an Every shareholder is at liberty to abuse the dimmed. Lovers have fancied ad our own beloved island. It is a nation American up in a public place, to sak him to directors in the newspapera. The Briton is cher shed names in the tracery of the ad which has been foremost in bearing the white thankless task, and it is the plaion of fair gross his heart and to say what he thinks of the the greatest grumblor in the world. It is his how many have sailed away, their hachman's burden in Africa and ether uncivilised minded spectators that his supervision of the

New York, February 3rd. English, especially if they be Bootah, An way of getting things done. When I first came ing out with ecstacy for the living on places. We have also with us inany Portuguese game was throughly impartial. He showed a

comprehensive knowledge of the rules and he When the British steamship Shimora leaves American tourist once asked me if I found I was depressed. I was convinced by what I many have watched the lights antwere friends. Portugal is

interpreted them very satisfactorily. It was a next week for the Far East she will carry away It led the van in the expau- surprise to many who have not followed the the remarkable oarge of 8,000 dead Chinsmen. the Chinese interesting: I told him not heard on the tram that the Empire was falling lost in the distance, their eyes with our owE.

From all points this side of the ississippi ball full, all was lost. It was only when I took a will they mean to you to-night, har noient colony of Macas was the first to be committed within the penalty area which and these home teen assembled in a large ware

wife is Bootch; and I can see

an ancient ally of

be plaved aboard the Shuresa.

half so interesting a the Soctob. My to pisoer, and that unless the present government tears for the dead left behind, whatsion eastward by the woofern nations. Herales of the game to learn that an offence could trains have brought numbers of cofined Chinese wark of Booten logic and precision on hand myself in pointing out the way to run themen of the sea, Americs's ones be established in them sees and I am glad to } Hid not involve a penalty kick, but the regrett-house in the Bush docks, South Brooklyn, to. my children. When I tell them that God made | empire that I found my mistake. The Briton trained by the Republie for thee of say it has maintained the traditional friend-able occurrence which gave stich a sensational! them, they want me to prove it. The girls, throws rocks at statesmen while he lives-so the motherland ? Some of you al ving|ship with Hangkong which I trust maynish to a brilliant game did not anfortunately a goneral shipment of Chinose dead from New It has been seven years since there has been although in the doll stage have love affairs they will be at hand to make a monument when proved your courage in war for and in ever continue. I am afraid, gentlenes, come within that category.

York. The Chinese who die in the United States already, and the boys have gathered in all the he is dead The Britisher is unemotional and the defence of the weak Believe who have drifted far from the toast to which I

and who are anxious that their bones shall The day after the has lived with these British men years have been called upon to respond, but if I were Tho win for the Bedford and the possession of rest finally in China, pay

small sum te a marbles in the neighbourhood. I went to a avoids extravaganpes.

- who has been taken into the been to treat that toast too literally I should the shield at last is the reward of long and society which looks after them when they can party, the other night where they played a game. typhoon of September 19, 1906, which wracked

It has arduous effort. Last year they almost had are enough Chinese dead to make the shipment no longer look after themselves. When there Each person was given a pencil and paper and a some thirty steamers and drowned some 10,000 permitted to share their joys and, with fad it a very serious subject, lady played 25 tuner on the piano; the point was people within a few miles of this hall, I dropped them in their sorrows-believe me serve its serious business aspect, and what possession but lost to the Club and this season worth while, local undertakers dig up the coffins to identify them. Twenty-three of them were into one of the departments on business, and the of these people, broken for yopak so the younger generation would call its after fighting their way into the dual they in all the Chinese burial places and send them sealed to New York. These gathered up west Scotch tanes and one was something about man behind the desk casually remarked: “It

of hearts--that the blood whine Wash- are not here to discuss sations questions. I to them. The Buffs not only receive the medals name only one tare: that was "America". It was cleaned up, charity was boundless and the ington and Lincoln and which veins should not, however, unit to remind you that as runners up but are likely to be the first was ruled out as “ God save the King. I stood community went forward, The Britisher loves calls us to aqnit ourselves like strong the bulk of the inhabitants of this colony holders of the Hongkong Daily Prem Cup for it patiently until the lady at the piano turned a lord because he raggests the throne, but no one

bleeding with a man named Wallace. I could was quite a blow we had yesterday." The debria splendidly, covers the warmest anithful serious aspects. in sport and pleasure, but wehanaged to secure the trophy, Well, good luck of the Mississippi are sent to San Francisco..

It is a part of the Chinese belief that in order to merit happiness in the future world their bones must repose in the land of their forefathers, and no Chinama imbued with the faith ever

eventually returning, alive or dead.

round and said “U». Wilder, you don't seem to is exempt from his brief characterization "H. and true as in the days of ds who are Chinese, They are a race with whom the League winners, so that honours will be even his native land without the intention of

until the last two years I had not been brought divided.