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TEMPERANCE IN THE BRITISH

ARMY,

MIG IAN HAMILTON'S REMINISCENCES,

away

A moderate whisky drinker, it was calculated. would in the course of year congue about a dozen galions of spirit. In forty years his con- sumption would amount to about 500 gallons. At present Budget rates of excise this would represent a contribution to the national ex- chequer of about £375.

In the ease of vigorous men leading active outdoor lives, whose beverage is beer it was calculated that a quarta day would be a moderato estimate. This would come in a year to over ninety gallons and in forty years to over 3,500 gallons. At a shilling a gallon, which is the approximats duty, a moderate beer-drinker's career would yield the revenas

over £180.

Taking General Hamilton's estimate of 10,000 quarts, gx 2,500 gallons, as representing the consumption of wine of a man of circum- spect modoration, and averaging the wine duty at two shillings a gallou, the contribution to the exchequer works out at £250,

THE STRANDING OF THE "EMPRESS OF CHINA."

FINDING OF THE OBAKA MARINE COURT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1909.

PEKING SYNDICATE.

The ordinary general meeting was held last mouth at the Chunon-street Hotel, Mr. Carl Meyer presiding,

ON SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT.

The following amusing advice to the newcomer appears in the Singapore Free Preas:

how!

The first necessity is to "know people," and oven despite your interesting appearance you must bestir yourself, as you will not gain many now acquaintances if you are content to meet people in a casual sort of manner. You want of course to know only the "number one" people. and do not be afraid to tell your acquaintances so. One likes to hear a man talk who ha decided opinions. Get some trustworthy friend to make you a list of likely persons and drag a few cards round. If you have the luck to find the people in, do not be shy. them that although a newcomer you take su intelligent interest in the affairs of the Colony. and to not forged to point out the trumcntus responsibility the Government is taking on itself in burdening the Colony with such large debt for future and doubtful period of prosperity. Touch lightly on the Opium Question, the Spring Tania Tournament and how you would run it, then when you see that you have inpressed your audience gently with- draw with the remark that you really must be getting along as you have a number of calls to bing and if they do not carry weightars sure to interest and even amuse the man who without Your views ne one fresh from home are has spent the best part of his life hore.

» If you are successful in drawing an invitation

poor

THE SEEKER AFTER "HEALTH

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SHOULD TAKE

these pllis. They are a skiiful combination of valuable vegetable extracts in precise proportiong-and act naturally and gently on the organs at fauit, even a few doses showing most marked resulin, Those who destro a sound digestion and active liver, steady nerves, pure blood, bisoyant and good spielts, should not delay a single day, but at once provide themselves with, and begin a' course" of,

BEECHAM'S PILLS.

Sold everywhers in boxes, price fìd., 1/13 6 2/9.

THE FLEETS OF THE WORLD.

NAVAL STRENGTH OF RIVAL FOWER8.

A return was issued last month by the Ad.

Armoured

Scoate

...

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A TAX ON SPORT.

The London correspondent of the Madras Mail writes:

Our legislators at Westminster are evidently

*The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said there had been very substantial General Sir Ian Hamilton presided last

increases in the value of their shares on the month over the annual meeting of the Royal Artay Temperance Association held in the

Stock Exchange. It had not been possible for With a view of

the board, following on the rejection of the Caxton Hall, Westminster. illustrating tho progress of temperance in the

unification scheme, to formulate separate prit and loss recounts for the Shansi shares on the Army during the past thirty or forty years he related some vivid experiences of his early life

one hand and the ordinary and deferred shares on the other. He wished to maku quite clear as a soldier, and sea mur's of his interest in the work of the Association signat a plodge not to

the board's attitude towards the unification scheme. It did not originste from the board, take any intoxicating liquor for twelve months.

but from certain influential shareholders. From Addressing a large gathering, which included Earl Robert, Bishop Taylor Smith, and a marke

the first, however, the board had been in proportion of non-commissioned officers and

sympathy with the unification movement, not in privates wearing the uniforms of their various

regard to any particolar scheme, but for any regiments, ho said that he stood before them, not

scheme which would command the general nccept ance of all three classes of shareholders, believing, As an apostle holding up a shining light where

as they did, that it was in the bast intereste with to guide their orring footsteps, but humbly

of the syndicate that unification should be as a sinnerin whose hand glimmered the candle of

brought about. He explained how it was that, repentance, (Tangliter His conscienco pricked

since the rejection of the scheme, the formula- him as he reflected on the 10,000 old quarts of

tion of separate profit and loss ecoounts was dutiablo liqnor ponred during the last thirty.

impossible. If the whole of the items making seven years into the Chairman whom they had

up the sum of £257,624 on the credit id invited to orate to them on that respectable platform. (Laughter.) He had his delivered its finding in the case of the stranding working of the concession, then the resulting On the 7th inst. the Osaka Marine Court wore to be deemed earnings arising from the Oh, yes. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) When joined the Army things were possible and per- of the Empress of China, in the Inland Sea on net profit of £138,123 was susily divisible in the Might he give them one example from his first tion of Captain Stevenson, who was the pilot in and 45 per cent, among other hand into line, do not forget to inform your miralty showing the Fleets of Great Britain, determined to tap the hitherto neglected donanı missible which were now simply unthinkable. February 19ta last. The report of the examina proportion of 55 per cent. to the Bhansi shares fortnight's

soldiering in India (Hear, hear) charge when the accident occurred, appeared in regard to several of these Itams, and his in aquaintances about it at the earliest opportun- France, Russia, Germany, Italy, the United of sport for some of the wherewithal to make Imagine then cure battalion giving a farewell our issue of Friday, the 4th instant. After regard to the correct diapost of the item Eity. There is no necessity to state the fact States of America, and Japan on March 31 of up the Gasorament depleted treasure chest. maquet to another. The dinner pasod sa nannt, summarising the ovidence the Court decided as mium on issue of urdinary shares," in the baldly. It can be done much more artistically the present year, onsitting battleships and Recently I referred to a question put in this

capital account, there were doubts, and, as at and with greater effect thus, apropos of nothing armoured cruisers over twenty years old from House of ommons as to whether the Govern Champagne,quaichs," port. Suddenly a senior follows:

Taking all the facts into consideration the present advised, the directors were unable in particular. You may say at the club, or over the data of launch. In the case of other classes ment contemplated the possibility of laying Major rose majestically and, emptying a large

to express na opiniou one way or the the office tiffin table, "Oh, I heard a good yarn all vessels are shown which still retain their hands co certain proportion of the gate money silver salt cellar on to the tablecloth, called for Court finds that the cause of the straading is to be a bottle of whisky. Having poared about a third stributed to the unusual set of the tide, which other. Before they could do so it would be neces from Colonel X the other night when I was

tinguishes, both built and building, battleship, and now wo find that the undeveloped land of the contents of the bottle into the salt cellar, ontried the vessel to the south of her proper course.sary to take counsel's opinion, but inasmuch dining with Nor Yes, I heard that at A's armaments and are not for sale. The return disat race meetings and other sporting fixtures,

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as the opinion of counsel, however able; whore I dined on Tuesday-awful hard lines on crises of various grades, torpedo vessels, tor clause of the Budget appears to be more far pledge the Captain Stevenson, however, knowing that the

any thareholder, it

B." Always remember that as advertise-pede-bout destroyers, torpedo, bouts, and sub-reaching in its effects than was first anticipated, he exclaimed in stontorion that the victim island of Himeshima was close at hand, should was not "binding on senior Major of the 200th."

by the institution of a ment is the soul of business, en alse It is the sine marines: The total vessels built is as follows, and it affects sport mitost vitally. It occurred to designate turned to fly. Inexorable subalterns

have realised the position ho was it. The Court friendly sait te obtain a judicial decision on qua non of social advancement. You should also Great Britain being represented in the table somebody to ask Mr. Lloyd. George if the 3d. sized him. He swallowed the poison, stared wildly round the room, gave one hiccup, and considers that he was over-condout, and that some of the points involved. All this would make a point of rushing away early when you by A. France by B, Russia by G. Germany by in the pound imposed would be applied to fell headlong on the door. Then began an orgy this respect he failed

he lid not take the necessary precautions. In take time and would cost money, and if it was have an engagement to tennis or even to dine. D, Italy by E. the United States by F, and places of public recreation-race courses, cricket

do what was undoubtedly still the desire of the shareholders that unit telling the head of your department that you Japan by G

grounds, football grounds, golf links, termin The junior Majore, drank to one suether-the

A B C D EG courts, ete. The reply of the Chancellor made musketry instructors-the adjutants the senior his duty. His action, therefore, must be dealt cation should be brought about, such ex-are to tennis or dine with so and so, and, de net

53 18 7 52 10 26 14 it appear that all these places are to be taxed. subalterns the colonels. Thrice the deadly with by Sub-Section 1 of Art. 19 of the Pilot penditure might be entirely unnecessary. The with to be late. An alternative to this is to Battleships

He says that the tax will apply to all undeveloped salt celar was at his own lips; each time Law, and also by Art-21 of the me low, as plan, therefore, which the directors proposed come in late in the morning and apologise, Cost Defence Vessels,

WAN to refrain from dividing the scorned saying that you dined with D-last night and

0 10 211 0110 land which has a special buildings vaine, unless it was snatched

Someone was well as by Article 2, Sub Section 3 of the Marine

still Discipline La Captain Stevenson will thers profits for this year and endeavour to carry have rather a head." He is rare to be Craisers, Armonted 36 20-4 8 7 15 11 that laud is thrown open to the public on reasonable enough to 900 to it

reasonable conditions. Here are the Chancellor's such drinks were withheld from boys in fore be reprimended. The expenses of the Court, through the nuification scheme before the next impressed, although he may not say so in so Cruisers, Protected, 1st.

Class..

18 5 7 0 0 3 21 own words:"As to race

courses, clear text their teens. (Hear, hear.) At last the Captain amounting to Y12.40, must be borne by the pilot" anhual meeting. The one point which blocked many words.

Article 19, Sub-section 1, of the Pilot Law the scheme was the question of limiting the

Craisers: Protectel, 2nd

will be applied. If the course is private property of the day, who had to be sebor (laughter)

Class

38 12 2 21 4 16:10 with a distinct building volte, and if the pro called him out of the room. "You still seem provides that a pilot can be punished for eansing operation of the syndicate, and the directors trasted that means might be found to overcome

prietors make money out of the land, they will be capable of walking, he asid, looking at him damage to or sinking a vessel through any

16 11 2 12 12 2 8 liable to pay. Epsom Downs, being always open this difficulty. With a view to this they pro and mistake, or other improper action on his part. critically. Go quickly to the

0 2 11 0 10 7 to the public, world, I take it, escape. tell how to send up all their littors. In the Article 21 authorisus the Court to punish poel very shortly to ask the committee, who according to the penalties prescribed by the conferred with them on the previous occasion

8 0 0 0 0 3 0 The condi lons I have defined will apply equally to meet them again for the purpose of

18 12 6 1 5 2 1 to cricket grounds and golf linke Marine Discipline Law In cases where no punishments are specified by the Pilot Law. making sack alterations in the will as to sneurs Art. 2 of the Marine Discipline Law provides its acceptance by all classes of shareholders. the following three classes of penalties: (1) He emphasized the fact that the Shansi shares were intended to provide the working capital of confiscation of licence, (2) suspension of lios nce,

the syndicate and that there were not, as some and (3) reprimand.-Japan Chronicle.

times seemed to be imagined, two companies, There were, however, two sets of shareholders, whose interests were not entirely coincident on all points. In some respecte, Indeed, they were directly antagonistio, and the directors foresaw that as time went on the antagonism might become more pronounced unless a unification scheme could be brought about. As indefinite little gin cap do in this way) with the above supply of coal had now been assured, and the mentioned lose stowed down safely, you will question that remained was that of demand be able to talk with anybody about intri

Hitherto this point had been largely conjectural cato technical points of rugby, tennis, golf and and, to some extent, it remained so, but so far even exchange. A little knowledge of the latter as their experience had gone, the salt had ret may go a long way towards establishing your (including four projected in the 1908 Esti

he that the did you lose

subject. You must of course be careful not to overdo it. You then become the most aggr manner that, whether the mercury rose oz fell, not attach serious importance to it.

Mr. George Jaraleson seconded the motion. * Mr. L. Oury said that, as representing a large rated type of horto not yearn for social konpara the whool always revolved in the same direction and kept the weights that supplied the move-

The group of Continental shareholders, he should To those ment of the clock always wound up. barometer balb dipped into a mercury elstern. rote against the adoption of the accounts, which, in the Cricket Club it might not be out of The cistern hang attached to the extremities he contended, were not accompanied by sufficientos to mention the Ladies Laval or the of two rockers (to the left end of one and explanations and justification to enable one to Sepoy Lines Golf Club, as quite useful clubs

The balb approve them.

to be attached to (if any one will put You up) the right end of the other). was similarly attached to the other extre- Mr. de Beaufort remarked that when, a few There a polished manner may be acquired, and mities of the rockers, which are thus moved months ago, proposals were put forward to unify an esthetic tio or a tricky way of addressing a Since those days they had travelled very far every time there is a change of the amount the various class of shares, he represented ball have been known to capture many hearts.

Another most important point that requires (Hear, hear.) Some wisesores, indeed, had hit of mercury in balb and cistern respective large group of Continental shareholders who on the iden that sa drinking was dying its own natural death it should be left to expire in peacely. The rockurs notuated a vertical ratchet, opposed the scheme because it did not include a careful consideration is the style of salutation and the teeth were. arranged that the wheel clanse limiting the syndicate's operations to its If you travel into town, as you will probably do That principle might do for a civilian, but for a noldiar, never: (Choers.) Officers in the British they controlled could only move in one direction, present commession. He was now not only con- in a hurable rickshaw for the first year or so, you whether the ratchet nacended or descended. rinsed that any unification not preserving

thus a raised finger and grave nod for your Army did not say to their men: "Go on!** Their tradition was to say : "Come on!"

United States 15, and Japan three. Ante anb- (Cheers.) He was going to take the pledge for very strong and superior workmanship, and capital was raised would liave been most "tuan besar," a raised finger without a nod for of construction, Prates 16, Germany 24, the was jewelled with diamonde at every bearing. Inadvisable, but from the way in which the other high officials of your acquaintance, a hearty marine Great Britain has 23, France 49 Bussin year(cheers) and a year war as long us any the whole being enclosed in a glass case which, figures ware grouped in the balance-shest and flap of the hand and a smile for your pals," a maeviled to look ahead. He would feel

while it excluded dust, displayed the entire profit and loss account it became to him more nod with or without smile for, say, some Chinese 11, Germany four, the United States 16, and

Japan two being built. uncomfortabio; he knew he should. (Laughter.) When he want to dine, tired by: a heaty day's mechanism. The rate of Cox's clock was and more evident that no unification at all was member of your stall.

Always remember to put on as much weight brought to light in a work called Travels in advisable without first complying with article work, and found himself next a young lady, and China," published in 1804 and written by John 132 and giving the Shansi shareholders Pas you can carry; for instance, there is no ne she asked him suspiciously (just to see if he Barrow. In this book it is stated that in the separate statement of gares relative to what cessity to call the Cricket Club by its full title. The Club" sonnda rather better and conveyd moved in good society) whether he had been

list of presents carried by the late Dutch was done with their money. to the Guards Regatta, than no longer would a

to your listeners, who are not always ornotly Ambassador were two grand pieces of machinery brimming glass of champagne give him Dutch that were part of the curious museum of Cox,

au fait with the conditions under which you live, courage. The courage ofdespair would be all that. One of these apparently was this perpetual

an idea that you are someone of importance he would have to sustain him. (Laughter.) Toolock, and it was taken by the Dutch Emboary one proud of his profession, as he was hear, to China, where in the journey from Canton to hear)--the feeling was always present that the, Peking both the instruments suffered some shareholders to agree to unification: If Mr. de over, let them forget that you hare met them. Hewspaper. Macassar is to the eastern part i Army should be a great training school for. character, that a soldies should return to flight damag. Efforts were made to repair finer fellow than he left them at Peking, but on leaving the capital it was discovered that the Chinese Prime Minister Ho-techang-tong lind substitated two other reserved Cox's mechanism for himself.

STORY OF A "PERPETUAL CLOCK."

Sports are of the utmost importance if you really wish to shine. Tennie and Golf are perhaps the most useful. It is presumed you Craisers, Protested, 3rd. will be pat up for the Cricket Club, and hero let me impress upon you to get right away Cruisers, Unprotected back from the old-fashioned and vulgar idea of teetotalism that seems to be gaining at Torpedo Vessels. home. It won't do out here. I should enjoin a Torpedo Boat Des.

troyers course of gin pahits for a few months. Do not start too rapidly. Like Sandow's system, to Todo Brats get the full benefit you have to increase slowly. Submarines. Start, say, with three gin pakita per night and one stengali, and gradually increase to, say, six pahits and three stengahs before dinner. No one can reproach you with being slow at that. The process you will doubtless find is a very tedious, not to say nansoons one, but the end has always to be kept in view. When you are able to speak fiuently (and it is wonderful what

...146 56 97 73 17 20 55 110 262 84 83 109 30 69 45 49 24 4.7 12 9 The French aggregate of battleships includes one condemned but not yet removed from the list. One of the French third-class protected cruisere is to be condamned. One of the Russian anpro tested craisara is a training ship and the other a despatch vessel, while five of the American protected cruisers are converted merchant

In addition to her eighteen torpedo. shinz vessels Great Britain has fre depot ships for destroyers and submarines.

verandah the sonselees forms of six or seven stalwart officers were laid out in a row, side by side, like corpses after a battle. Ha resched the hospital, ordered the litters, and remembered no dre. But there is great deal more. A owly married bultarn arriving home stag. into his room and perceiving his Erie, addressed her with cole seri datang anrprise by harmaiden family name. (Laughter.) The poor lady thought that her husband was muffering from apoplexy and sent for the doctor. The doctor had helped to carry the Colonel to his house, and could not find his PAY out of the garden (Laughter.) He lay down and fell aleeg among the roses. (Laughter.) Another subaltern fell from his horse on his way home. His captain tried to revive him by chewing his ear, and a nice mess he made of it. (Laughter.) next morning an officer of the Public Works or native groomi, seated by the side of the road to supply this necessary energy, The movement hopp musstisfactory. Bespecting the oppositiche reputation, 8 few people know anything mates), Germany ten (three of these being in the Departmont going to effe came upon a sype,

other he held the reins of a pony. When-ated "What he was doing he replied, "Master sleeping I ditch." (Langhter.) He would not reapart further the nightmare adventure of that banquet. It was enough to say that the men of both the battalions concerned were considered in 1873 to be an exceptionally sober set of fellows.

(Laughter.)

CLOSING WITH THE ENEMY.

A

CARRIED BY A DUTCH ANBASSADOR

TO, CHINA.

In the eighteenth century an ingenious jeweller named James Cox, of Shoe Lane, London, constructed

clook which was rendered per-

petual by a cleverly contrived attachment which utilised the rise and fall of the barometer

bore.

VESSELS BUILDING.

In the list of vessels building Great Britain hus six battleships, France sir, Bussin eight

Great

States six, and Japan four. No const defence vessels, armoured, are being built. Pritain has one amourd cruiser building France in the 1909-10 programme), Italy three. two, Russia two, Germany four (one being the United States pone, and Japan two No frat-class protected cruisers are being built, but second-class protected cruisers Great Britain has Ave, Germary saven (two being of the 1939.10 programme), and Japan one. protected craisers in coarse of construction, but Great Britain has two unprotected craisers in or torpedo boats are being built, bnt of torpedo. process of building. No sconts, torpedo vessels,

None of the Powers has third-class

The riock ituslf was an ordinary one, but of intact the original object for which the must learn to observe the distinction correctly: hode: destroyers Great Britain has 25 in course

The Chairman, in reply, said that if the nocounts were altered in the way Mr. de Beaufort desired, anification would be superfinous. It was just for the purpose of raiding all the lawsuite which might possibly arise out of these complicated details that the board asked the Beaufort and is friends adhered to their present attitude, he saw no hope of arriving at unification, sad, therefore, resort must be had to

A RIVAL TO SINGAPORF.

DIVERSION OF TRADE TO A RISING CELEDES PORT.

highest of all instincts the instinct of alt looks of very inferior workmanship, and had the legal alternative which he had suggested in narsistence can do. Again miss no opper increasing trade is the only factor against

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and

THE CAPTAIN'S ROOM.-

PROPOSED CLUB IN LONDON FOE SEA WANDERBES

The report was adopted with

nine

his speech

dissentients.

FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IN AMERICA.

REVIVAL OF TRADE.

to

this

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Macassar, a port in Celebes, which is taking You will of course meet with many discourage ments. People, for instance, have a nasty habit much trade from Singapore, is now fast rising. of forgetting they have met you. Do not, how-in importance, mys, the Locomotief, a Samorang the western. The number of steamers calling and if you do not wring some taken of recog: the Indian Archipelago what Singapore is to nition from them some more from then this time, try again on what there rose from 200 in 1985 to 407 in 1908. Lack of harbour accommodation to meet the of showing yourself in public, be it concert, theatrical entertainment, or race meeting. Los Macassar developing more rapidly. Measures

have been taken remedy again no chance of discussing these things just

the unfortunately, progress, of improvement to show that you have been there.

is alow, Ons advantage is that, owing to the nearneH of the coal mines at Palo Laul sad Berouw, Macassar och supply coal at cheaper rates than Singapore. Optimists be say that harbour limprovemente need only more of the trade that goes to Singapore. pushed on rapidly for Macassar to capture mush Another want is that for more warehouses. Our contemporary has no doubt whatever abont

life it. (Cheers.) It should be so, for Military Berries had its ultimate inspiration in that snorifice. Then let there be more abetainers in the Army, proportionately, than in the body of the nation. He believed that this was already the ease. (Hear, hear.) Anyway it could be, and he believed would be the case. (Cheers.)

MEREDITH AND CARLYLE. LORD KÓÐSETS ON THE ABMY KEPUTATIÓN,

Earl Roberts, living presented to the 1st

Bronzed and bearded sea captains, matex, Reports received from the leading industrial It was through one of his earlier works Duke of Comwall's Light Infantry the Carved Dillon Challenge Plate for the In marine superintendents, and other mariners, and manufacturing concerns in the various parts probably "Richard Feverel" that Meredith fantry corps having the highest percentage of whom business has brought to the port of of the country show a remarkable revival of gained the acquaintance of Carlyle. An aneo

London, met at the Borough Hall, Greenwich, trade in the last few months, saya a Washington dote, which the London Telegraph has avery abstainers compared with its total strength, to dissues this formation of a maritime officers corresponders, and prove that the recovery from reason to believe authentic, rolates for iliyoangthe-coming-gresiness of Macassar--that is and

haring also distributed a number of Individual certificates and awards of morit for club. The idea is to revive the cardain's room, the panic of two years ago is almost complete man ventured, as most literary napirants did beyond question. The geographical position of once a feature of Lloyd's in another form, and The President of the Sleel Trust reports that those days, to present a copy of his work to the the port guarantees its rapid progress. What temperance, remarked that in 1889 he was croute a club where sea wanderers, when in Lie company is working up to about 70 per cent. Sage. He called shortly afterwards to hear then is yet lacking Simply, the men! What

uccessful in starting the idea of an Army Condon, may drop in and that over business of its normal capacity, and there are indieslims what its reception had been

"After five

Macassar wants is a master spirit who, like fir Temperance Association in India 1893 it

experiences.

of a continued improvement in prices as well semiuntos," Mire. Carlyle informed him. "Car Stamfort Raffles, will overcome all dithealties was extended to this country, and now it was '

It is a remarkabin fact that no such club ex-production. The Standard Oil Company says that Tyle just said Bah! and threw it down on lowed to use the prefix "Royal" He was glad to know that there was a most matisfactory late, and that its formation bangs in the balance, business is normal, and the General Electric the floor; but he's taken it up again, and he says in the way, and quickly, too, concludes the

Thas encouraged Locomotief. report of the progress of the Association, because merebant officers are ridiculously poorly Company's business is above the average, while there's something in it." sumbers hos ally hung like what they were ting out not fac emaily to is found a soms of price of itself imply in the manitat in decrostige discourand without a brok, upon the Eternal host.) In no previous year had their paid, and the guineas necessary for its begin- the coppar producing interests say that the Georgs Meredith was further invited to spaud

are too be

metal is increasing, and that An Carlyle. For hours the now. Not only was the membership increasing.

Orders are being freely placed for pig-iron and Va

Verities, or what not. Now and again his but the men stuck to their pledges in civil life cences of former clubs.

an advance of price is anticipate. La soms lues vistins, never a taciturn person, ventured to pat after leaving the renke (Hear, bear: With close on 50,000 British soldiers members of the

the anosrtainty over the tarif induces caution, in a remark, but it went absolutely unregarded, Association it was not surprising that the

but anco doabt is removed a "boom" is expected. Finally he was dismissed with, Mr. Meredith, Money is cheap too cheap in the opinion of you're a poor talkor, but I'm thinking that as a reputation of the Army was improving.

many financiers, as it has made it possible for a writer you may make a name."

Prospering in all departments of its exten (Cheers.)

sive business, the Commercial Union Arsurance rhetoric, scine of the speakers were superbly carried on with borrowed money, and cautious Bull" campaign in the Stock Market to be

Company experienced last year that compara- tirely uneventful progress which is usually so RUINED IN TWENTY MINUTES. arrogunt. There came up at the meeting the bankers are now advising their clients to leave

favourable to the best interests of undertakings stocks alone for the present They believe that

there is scarealy · an question of what should qualify a man for admission.

os. Engineers? said the speaker. Well, stocks are too high, and when later in the season

Mr. John W. Walton, of Omaburgh-streat, of the kind. When I've known quite a number of respectable men there is the usual seremble for funds to finisce Rates Park, who was sued at the City of incident by which a year can be remembered THE MEANING OF SIE JAN HAMILTON'S

who were engineers.

the harvests money

will command its customary London Court last month for £5 14s. 30.-the then is the time, aliment without arception, that CONVERSION,

The meating was enthusiastic throughout, rates, and stocks will go off. General Sir Ian-Hamilton's

resources. Apart from the revenues, separately one year's and

in the end the following resolution wasMany stocks based on earnings and general price of wines and cigars-stated that he had an insurance office does well and strengthens ita-

sta large fortune in twenty minutes.

Over the Com teetotal pledge and his estimate of 10,0 0 quarta passed-That this meeting of shipmasters, business are relatively higher than they hate

"I was a wealthy man," he said," and when stated, of three life offices taken as his personal consumption of Batiable liquor officers, and other gentlemen interested in the been for yours, and some stocks are higher than I had means I puid sveryone royally, as my pany has now from its own organisation ou daring his thirty-seven years of Army service, a welfare of the merchant servire is of opinion they were before the 1907 panic. The public is

book shows. I lost my fortune in an annual premium income nearing four millions London paper remarks, have cocasioned a great that a social maritime club for the port of deep in the market, and as always happens, is Amarios slump. In twenty minutes it was sterling; and there is every reason to anticipate that the prominent and aptly named institution # more anxious to buy stocks now that they are deal of discussion and not a little arithmetical London is necessary, and will undoubtedly calculation.

vary great want. It is therefore resolved that extravagantly high than they were when prices swept right away.

"I had everything under the sun, and now I controlled from Cornhill will continue to expand General Hamilton's alarming total works out" speh a club be now inaugurated and a committee were low, but investors are standing alosi and

celerity all the contracta entored into by an at about a pint and a half day, which in light of management with hon secretary be now! waiting for the inevitable bargain day that shall never have anything again. But I can and flourish. Increasingly, able to honour with dinner beverages would mean a very moderats elected, whose duty will be to arrange details always follows a prolonged rise such as has been live in London on tea, bread, and butter."

The case was adjourned for six months. enterprising management. and to carry out the object in view.

going on now for several months.- --

Addresses were also delivered by Professor Sims Woodhead, Mr. Geoffrey Howard, M.P. and others, and the meeting concluded with vote of thanks to Sir Ian Hamilton for presiding.

allowince.

There was a shipmasters association, said one spooker, thonglitfally, where the captains used to gather and talk about the derelicts they met in the Atlantic-and if it wasn't derelice it was icebergs..

With their bluff tactlessness and look of

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