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CANTON.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

August 4th.

THE DELIMITATION OF MACAG.

Public feeling is very strong here in regard to the Macao Baunitary Question. Ata meeting of merchants and other influential men yester day it was proposed to form a society entled the "National Protection Society," for the purpose of holding public meetings to discuss the questions. The handquarters of the Society will be in Canton at the Pi Lam Un, and it is, the intention to open branches all over the country. Chinese living in foreign countries will also be invited to join the Society. The object of the Society will be to do all it can to protect China's rights, and to urge the Government to do the samo. Ay first stop, efforts will be male to invite subscriptions from all Chinese, in China and abroad, to build four gaubonts and to present them to the Government.

PROPOSED CASTON-MAÇAÒ RATIWAY.

The Portuguese having demanded absolute control over the Mauno terminus of the propos ed Cuiten-blacav Railway, the Chinose in Canton havo telegraphed the Wuiwapu not to grant this request

AGRICULTURAL HALG.

Tho Tootai of Industries; wuler instructions frora His Excellency the Viceroy, has opened an Agricultural fall near the East Chate, where -persons interested in agriculture are showa the

THE SHANGHAI-NANKING

RAILWAY.

The NC. Daily News saya-We have been favoured with a copy of the Budget Estimate of the Shanghai Nanking Railway for the half-year ending December 31 next. This is the second half-yearly budget prepared by the of the railway, and the management idea of drawing up estimates of revenus and expenditure in advance, and working to them us closely as possible, is one which might adsan tageously be initiated by other railways China. The acconuts for 1908, which were published in April. are drawn up on the model of the Indian system, and the various headings of rovente and expenditure are aenlysed so fully that it is possible to work out rondjustments of fares, or to ascertain which branches of the railway are least productive, without the slightest difficulty or delay. As in the case of the Budget, the system of annual accounts might well be adopted as a standard for railway accounting throughout the Empire, On the Budget itself a few remarks may be made. The time has, almost arrived whon the entire expenses of the line will be borne by ravenuo, as for the current. half-year capital is bearing au indiaitesmal portion of the expondi ture. The effect of this, naturally, is to increase the revenue expenditure, and it is, therefore,gratis fring to note that by die ratio of working receipts it is hoped that the will be slightly less than for the samo six expenses to earnings for the current half-your months in 1908. For comparison, however, it is better to select complated half-years and to take the results for the six months ending June 30, 1908, and 1909, respectively. Up to Juus 30, 1908, the total receipts of the railway wore approximately $823,000 and the net earnings 305.000. For the same period in 1909 the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 1909.

THI-CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY

OF MANILA BOOKS.

Plans for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the introduction of the art of printing into the Philippine Islands are now under way. At pine o'clock this morning, says the Cableness of the let inst., at the committee rooms of the Philippine Assembly, a meeting of those interested in the event will be held to decide upon the manner in which the celebration shall be held.

slips of a number of dwarf trees-those vege- table curiosities which in China are dwarfed artificially by growing them in pots, to confine their roots. One of these, called the lena,

also grown in gardens slipped or twisted into many grotesque shapes, imitating animals, etc. It attains a great age, certainly several centuries Another known as the shi is loaded in winter with white capsules out of which peer scarlet berries. It is commonly used for decorating tables.

MEETING AGAIN.

To meet again with our friends after an interval of years may well be the greatest of all joys, but to meet again with our friendly acquaintance from whom we have been loug divided by circumstances is by no means always great pleasure. The thought of the reunion is fraught, no doubt, with a certain sensation of excitement. We cannot bring ourselves to re- Braking of watermelon, itahould be mention-fase the opportunity, yet how seldom we entire- ed that a remarkable new variety has just been ly enjoy it. There are, of course, a few men and received from Homeo G. Knowles, United States women in whose personality time makow no. It is proposed to hold a grad convention of Minister to Romania. It is small, round, change. They alter in nothing but KPPBARANCS. printers and lithographers in the near future,

the same interests, the fans are may change size of an average grape-fruit: fhat is to say, One of the principal points to be determined in colour, with a thin skin, and about the They have from youth to age the sand manners, by the convention is the exact dale upon which just big enough for one person. It has a deli same friends. Their environment may cha the celebration shall be held, as the year in cious flavour, and is likely to prove immensely to any extent. They may go from Picadilly to which the art was introduced into the Philip popular for serving in clal, hotels, and the desert, or from Clapham to the backwoods, they come buck “ just the same." They may pines is open to considerable discussion. The restaurants. year 1610 is the one generally accepted, as it was

begin behind shop and end in the front of the world. They may marry, they may grow in that year that prints were firat mule with

rich, movable typos, the block system having been

fab, they may prosper or fail. The first thing to

of ten limitad in use up to that time.

by every fellow-creature who

History is remarkably silent on the question of printing in the early days. It determines, nevertheless, important points. It shows that the first known printer was a Christian China. maa, Juuti do Vera, a personal friend of Padre Francisco Blancas de San Jose, a prolific writer of books on devotion and treatises on the teach figs of the church. It also shows that the press was set up in the Bominican hospital of San on which these books were printed by De Gabriel, which in those days atend an the site of the large block of office and bank buildings ocopied by the International and other banks and still owned by the Dominican Corporation. This press eventually found its way into the cloisters of the University of Sante Tomas and remains thore to this day, making the printing Philippines.

NEW KINDS OF POTATOES./

the

THERE IS SKILL AND

THOROUGHNESS

OF CONSTRUCTION

IN ALL

PIANOS

WE IMPORT

however, is that of new kinds of potatoes, in judgment upon them is that they are/STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY.

i

By far the most noteworthy discovery, which are unlike any with which civiliza tion is familiar. These were found

it for in the

archipelago of Chilingjust the same." They are as they wore born.. Littl

od they take

granted that everyone the

south coast of Chule, by Mr. J. D. else is niso. They are strong people never car SUPERIOR VALUE Husbands,

What makes the matter more away by their experience, and they have a to thoir interesting is that this group of islands is strange power of annihilating time for others, now known to have been the original home of and bringing them back, as we any. the auch prized tuber. It was from this source that the Spaniards in the sixteenth century ob tained the potatoes they carried to Spain, thereby giving a new vegetable to the work The archipelago in question is very roroote and inaccessible. Navigation in its vicinity is most difficult, owing to frequent storms, uncharted rocks, and swift ocean currents which run riot emong the islands. The latter are rarely visited by by ships. Nevertheless, they are inhabited practically, is putaicer. They even make their bread of potatoes; pounded raw and mixed with

ofl selves. They any or may not have very BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR quick sympathies; they have always very streng affections. Nevertheless it is sometimes

THIS CLIMATE. Some of qualified pleasure to see then again. as do not want to be reminded of curold autres, and come away with an uncomfortable feeling that we have renewed acquaintance with one poreon more than we bargained for.

But mach people are exceptional, and belong to a strongly marked type. The majority

best and latest methods of farming and crop-proximate results were $880,000 and $278.000, establishment of the university the oldest in the Spanish speaking white people, whose sole food churigo with the years inwardly as well as cut-

raising Instructers are always in attendance, and their duty is to explain everything to visitors, and to give them advice on all questions concerning agriculture. The Taotai has re- ported that the iden, is very popular, and the ordorel the building to be extended and more instructors engagąd..

a little grense.

place is crowded every day. The Viceroy has of working expengos ic gress earnings a little of devotion to Nuestra Señora del Rosarlo, islands, suunnally regowing their own seeds, and which we wonth and middle age are

DAKING ROBBERY,

daylight yesterday near the Tai Ping Güte. A

fold in a load Chinese bank was convoying

end

small

CO., LTD.

NERVES IN GOLF.

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wardly. perhaps inwardly even more than ent- ROBINSON PIANO wardly. We may have no diffenity in recognis it them at first, and yot after a quarter of an unebie realise their identity. They may use give us a strange

ours talk wa may feel quite sensation, 18 it we could doubt our own. They direction to that opposite or is it we who have changed? portions as if we con

the most eventful years of life, and these The years in which long suparatione most commonly secur Perhaps there was man we lost sight of for a

Mr. H. H. Hilton writes in Westminster: was ono whom we liked wa hal a pleasing player who is great nud the player who is not. bright crimson eyes, natural, we felt; our chances were better than

Tha

mortal agitation; the great man, on the other hie. No doubt be ouried them. WA

certain extent. It is only given to the keenly heard vaguely that he had "got on, "but his subject, and even then the oritic is apt to always with feelings of kindness. Possibly wo

observant to fathom the innermost feelings of news made no permanent difference to the bo lod astray by that falsu friend imagina- development of our mental picture

tion. Watching the play in the open cham still locked downwards to see him with our pionship at Deal, one was led to the com mind's eye. At last chance throws us across clusion that the game of golf, as played

path

much wors a again.. Wo did not understand that he had pasal as on the world's stairs, and we in championship events and mental, endurúce are inwardly astonished to find him than a joy. Beldom does one come across a

Ta Tung Street, he was set upon by five year with the actual figures of the second half; ed in the letter and that the introduction of the flesh was sweet as sugar. The plant was up- often thonght of him during the hand, Javariably succeeds in masking this to u

large sum of money to another bunk when, in desperados, who won relieved him of his burden

and demmped. The police succoedol in captar- ing one of the robbers, and he was requested, under torture, to state the hiding-place of his confederates. This he declined to do, and he' will be brought before the magistrate for trial

to-morrow.

ANTI-OPIUM SOCIRTY.

Yesterday is Excellency Tartar-General, Chang visited the Anti-Opium Society's Hospital, and declared himself much piensed with the arrangements. His Excellency subscribed $599, to the Hospital funds, and ordered that the officials still addicted to the opium habit should undergo a course of treatment in the Hospital

t

of

1908 give the following reguita :--

...

-

1908.

212.554

The

urt

Manila and

In the same year the Jesuits had their own printing plant also and printed thereon, in that same year, the catechism of Cardinal Belarmino, the printer who performed the feat being Manual Gomez, a Spaniard, who had boon brought from Europe expressly for that purpose. In 1618 the Augustis also established a press in a convent of their order in Bacolor, Fampanga.

THE IMMIGRATION OF ALIENS.

JAPAN AND AMERICAN TREATY,

W.

bo

competitor who could by the wildest stretch of imagination be suid by facial demonstration to that enjoying the task in hand, True it occasionally a competitors to be met with

you could be almost sure that this

who wore the appearance of jocularity, but

success

was

in net reversa respectively, the decrare in net revenue.

Prior to this date, however, there were books being due to the transfer of a number of charges

printed in the Philippines. There were some from capital to revonno account. The

prints made from engraved blocks after the manner of the Chinos Fraylons Fernau-eral varieties kurs, the ell eat

The potatoes that grow there are equalled expenses for the first half-year of 1508 were abcut $518,00 and for 1909 601,00, the differ

dez, writing in Toledo, Spain, in 1611, states ence bring accounted for by increased puitenge The increase, however, only saised the proportion that the first book printed in Manila wae a book inhabitants; but many others grow wild or the producing, by Nature's, care alone, limitless thousands of undomesticated tubers of over СТАР 4 per cont-from 62.94 in 1908 to fan printed in Tagalog in 1602 and written by

Padre San Jose. estimated 68.33, but an actual percentage of)

colour and form, all of which are delicious vating. 66.92 in 1909, the gross earnings to the 11 Governor of the Colony, Porez Dasmarinas, to Eren prior to this there in a letter of the

now and distinct strains, mong these are

to of last month being

whose tubers and plants have no similarity $911,000, or $23,711 A during robbery was conuilted in broad in excess of the ostimates. The current the king of Spain, informing him that he had known varieties. "In describing some of the time on whom we looked down a little. He also There is one grave distinction between the half-year as 72.81, which is actually lower than Taralog and oue in Chinese. This letter is white skin, with red one, It had a new little feeling that he looked up to us. It was The latter invariably exhibits signs of his Badget estimates the rates for the pressut greated a licence to print two books, one in Higbands sage I

dated June 20, 1593, and would tend to show which were shaded with dark crimson. the Sgurns (72.99) for the same period a 1908.

comparison of the estimates for this half that this first books printed were those mention-

right, thick, and waxlike, the leaves were like a of printing into the Philippines dates from three-leaved olover. No one would have taken 1593. 1909

it for a potato plant.". The Franciscan Fathers also established a Gross, earningà 2

$786,815 $846,00

printing press in the Philippines, erecting it in Working Expenses. 574,261 616,000 Pila on the banks of the Laguna de Bay on Net earnings

230,000 May 20, 1610. Some years later this press was Owing to the dimination of the greater dismounted and brought to part of capital expenditure in the present re-erected in the Franciscan convent in this half-year early every heading in the esti city mates shows an inorcaso, bat nouo seems to call for special mention save the expenses of the Chinese Department, which account for over 43 per cent. of the General Charges. The expences for this department might be con- siderably reduced without in any way interfering with the efficiency of the management Chiness Managing Director and his accountant inspect every bill presented, but apparently the Board of Posts and Communications et Peking will not accept their viss but insists upon Chinese translations being made of every vouch

This nogussitator the employment of a large staff of transistors, and the undessuss of such methods is donoastrated by the fact that this staff is two years behindhand with its work, It is an uncalled-for reflexion on the probity of the foreign staff to enforce this systein, and it is incredible that the vonchers are gone over, compared and checked when they roach Peking. As the General Manager remarks in his com ments on the Budget, "the Chinese Govern. The West Australian last month had the ment is tos apt to look upon the oficers of the following-

line as outsiders instead of as some of the most A cable message was published yesterday to Icyal and hard-working of Chinese Govora the effect that the British newspapers were mont offioids, who in all these mattor most One clamouring for the inclusion of younger mon faithfully attend to Chinese interests. in the tent match at Manchester. In view of would hanging that when every account is the fact that the average age of the English passed by the Chinese Director or bis accountant, team in last week's match was nearly 64 years by the foreign accountant of the Railway, and by a firm of auditors, sufficient guarantee months, it is interesting to know that the opposing Australian eleven were 3 years 2 would have been given of their accuracy. to the receipts of the railway it is interest months younger per man, their average age being nearly 31 years 6 mouths. Noble in 36 ing to note that the earnings from passenger:

40 years; Arm- years 6 months: McAlister,

traffic for the whole of 1909 are likely to exceed strong, 30 years 2 months; Carter, 31 years 437,500 per mile opeu, a result only just attained mouths; Cotter, 25 years 7 months; Macartney, by the Imperial Railways of North China for last furned 23 yours; Trumpor, 31 years 8 the year ended September, 19CB. Goods Barn- mouth; Bardsley, about 25 years; Ransford, ings are increasing, some 14 or 15 wagons per 24 years 4 months; Lacer. 39 years 5 mouths; day now being dispatchod, but receipts under Gregory, 39 years 3 months. As a good deal of this heading aro far lower than they should be, uncertainty prevails regarding MeAlister's age, and they can never be expected to reach their it may be stated that he was born in Melboprue proper footing unless the Viceroy's instructions on July 11th, 1869.

in regard to kin are loyally observet.

to cure themselves of the vice.

EXECUTION OF PRISONERS.

The 19 prisoners, condemned to death by the Nam Hoi Magistrats during the past wook were excouted to-day.

AGES OF TEST MATCH PLAYERS.

AUSTRALIANS THE. YOUNGER TEAM,

WHO OWNS AMERICAN WEALTH?

Fweeping generalizations and deductions collapse when put to the test of facts. Tho railroads of the United States are not entirely owned by the Flurrimus, Vanderbilts, Morgans, Hille, Goulds and the other wagnates with which

In the 17th century there were printed in the Philippines from 1602 to 1698, 122 books bearing dates and soven others of which the exact data

The present general treaty between the U. S and Japan will remain in force until July 17, month totice by either way. It on this months party. is known that Japan is likely to give such notice as con as it is able to do so, if for no other reason tha her objection to the following proviso attached to the articles which guarantee to the people of sach nation, the power to freely visit the country of the other and engage in business thereia -

"It is, however, understood that the stipula The 18th century opened with the publication tions contained in this and the preceding of the 123rd book and closed with that of the articles do not in any way affect the laws, 346ch, making in all 223 books published during ordinances and regulations with regard to the century, some of the comparatively trade, the immigration of labourers, police and ponderons and some of enormous size consider-public security which are in force or which may hereafter be enacted in either of the two ing the circumstances under which they were printed.

is uncertain.

In the library of the University of Santer Tomas there still exist several volumes of works of these earliest days, most of them printed with norable types, but some of the still earlier block prints, each page of the publication being printed from a separate block, the engraving of which cost months of careful labour."

of

of San Gabriel.

In connection with the antiquity of priating in the Philippines it is interesting to remember that Philadelphia could not beas of a printing plant till 1668; Caloutta till 1780, Bombay till 1792, Australis till 1795,

countries."

reservation in our treaties with

make

such

We

With all the smile on his face,

man of far more

account thau Our. selves, nad we realise with amilo

A that is not altogether without bitterness that our old relations with Le must remember

We cannot take up something of amusement. Was it really us to whom he used to defer? the old cole. Yet we cannot take up any other seamed, and, that the worthy clarity s aguin. Or the positions are reversed. ronliso our success with a sudden sharp thrill of as they say in racing parlance," he had pat his

ears back." comes of pleasure which comes unbilden and

and the somewhat happy-go-lucky manner rontrust. followed most likely by a horrid sense of hitting the ball, was he happy and joyous? What brutos we are, wo say to ouriven, and

Not a bit of it, he was simply trying to put a cheery face to hide what was probably to him a how valgar-minded! We wish we had not met and indulged in such an unworthy sensation. sad disappointment; just showing the world that

will. It will bring us ill-hok; we feel sure.

he didn't caro. Did he not care? Well, I Between women the sadden resumption of wonder.

long intimacy with a person who has been away is even more embarrassing than a

A familiarity which has ceased to gradations habitual is irksome, and the intimacy are more marked. Also a woman's career is--or she always thinks it is-more a matter of chance than that of a man, and she still more th creature of environment. She must be a very good woqun if she never rebels

mei

of

Every man has his own peculiar way of showing his emotions when on the links. The present champion, for instance, is one of the Japan objects to the words the immigra tion of labourers" in the foregoing paragraph

easiest to read most simple subject to the critic. J. H. Taylor is a sample of the out on the ground that there is nothing equivalent thereto in one treaties with any other nation

spoken Englishman who hides just as little as he can. If he is pleaset ho takes no trouble to except China. A San Francisco contemporar

hide the simple fact; if he is not pleased any commenting on the subject says:-"While the

amount of trouble ha-night take would not Japanese Government is perfectly willing to the against fate when she suddenly sees again some

in hiding the fact Roscoed

His demeanour The Dominican Fathers, the introducers of extent of its ability to prevent Japanese labourers one who has realised so many more than and his overy astion toll of this displeasure, and the art of printing into the Philippines and its from coming to this country; it, objeeta to has done of the hopes onoe commion to both, sustainers throughout the centuries, still treaty stipulation permitting us to exclude such and she must be very just-minded if she never in consequence he is a most interesting study to uporate the establishment founded on the dawn i labourers by domestic law as derogatory to the be an abstract feeling, upon some particular course of a single round the moods, indeud, are Funts. disappointment, which should rightly watch in his varying mooits during even tho Avation in the Philippinos in the hospital dignity of Japan, since we do alions persen. On the other hand, if the prosperous almost more interesting then his golf. At frit nine holes, but when in the third round he except China. It is, therefore, a matter of mers person is not sorry for her less prosperous friend. Deal he had little to really ruffle him after sentiment, and yet, considering it as such, it is she is far more hard-hearted then the average

woman; but feelings of pity and of enry, Low-sothered his fea shot to the eleventh hole hard to see why Japan should not regard it as a

and I should have felt really sorry for the mon notable conosssion to her to be the only nation in ever soon dismissal, are bad omens for the and was badly bunkered his face was a study,

renewal of friendship. the world which, by the express provisions of a

who at that moment attempted to tell him some treaty, is authorized to exclude American But suppose all these potty factors to be out labourera from her territory. To consider the of the question, and that two people meet again matter as if it were one-sided and affecting the who are by nature really good and generous, rights only of Japanese labourers is evidence of or whe still, stand about equal so far as luck a national youthfulness which time will enre. and the world are concerned, who have run the As a matter of fact, Japan is far more particular. race apart, no doubt, int abreast. It is at The Manila Cahlenere publishes the fol- and resolate than we in determining what rights very difficult to knit up a friendship severed by

nd time. For one thing, the first weeting,

which foreigners may enjoy in her territory. lowing. DEATHS FROM CHOLERA AT

in that she is quite within her rights. Thorega should relay the foundation, often leaves a SHANGHAI,

What the Government Plant Burena calle Alation of what elemente shall be permitted to gloomy impression on the minds of the people Klondike of new plants, " was discovered enter into the population of any country should concerned. There is no disguising the fact recently by Mr. Frank N. Mover, one of the be determined by that country by domestic law that it is sad to look back. As to those few and Shanghai papers on Monday last reported botanical explorers of the Department, of the death of two Europeans from cholera, gricultare, in Northern China. In the course is a subject which our arrogant treaty-mak. true friendships apon which absence has no

One victim was dr. J. Gibson, a

of an expedition young man

mon interests, interests which are impersonal, not allowed to meedle with.

bo

The only alla-

bsence-proof friend. says Rene Bache, writing sion to the subject which should be in a treaty and very often abstract.

→ KLONDIKE OF NEW PLANTS!*** IN CHINA,

silly uninteresting story. He just looked at if he would like to dig up a good square yard of turf with his nibblick, I once actually saw him in an important match have a good sound dig it the unfending turf and remove a plane about six inches square; but that was long ago.

James Braid, on the other hand, is setar demonstrative. Ils so far unbent from his usual demeanour at Deal as to reprove the crowd for talking, and many took this as an ominous sign that his nervus had for the moment departed just a little from their customary state has a way of looking surprised, as much as to way, did you ever see such a thing. But

little ways Bre not prone

thair names ara popularly associated. Approxi; of 27, who came out to Shanghai about three intrepid investigating many months, this ing power ought not to meddle with, and should effect, they depend for the most part upon.com. of serenity. When he misses a short patt he

mately the Pennsylvania road at this moment

to

and Santa Fe lus 25,000, and the New York Peebles & Co., being employed by that firm region hitherto unvisited by any white man acknowledgment that the regulation of Central has 23,000. The roads are owned by the ith the installation of the 'dectric tramway natural barrier known as the Ever White-gration is reserved to domestic law. Th, an indefiable afinity of soal, but they are rare. supply you with much information as to the.

1,500,000 or more persons who hold their stocke and bonds, scattered all over the country, who comprise all sorts and conditions of men and women. So, it is with the steel trust. Gary, Perkins, Frick and others are among its officials, but the 100,000 persons, residing in overy state and teritory, who own that com bination's stocks and bonds, have a voice in the appointment of those officials and are decidedly interested in the company's fortunes, The Standard Oil has over 7,000 owners or partners

call its stockholders. whatever you may

It is the same in the ease of the mines, stern- boats, street car systems and the rest of the great interests of the country. Each of these activities stands for a sum of money which balks-large in

When divided among

their the aggregato. bundreds, their thousands or their hundreds of thousands of shareholders, the sums which they their individual owners are seen to represent to be in most cases quite moderate.

Muny millions of dollars of bonds and stocks

are held in trust for women and children. The 眺 held, and the number held in small number

Hrnce.

D

in their Construction Department in connection incidentally crossing three times the great system. Recently, however, he left Messrs. Mountains, which separate Manchuria from

Peeblea &,

Co., nd joined the Kores. Standard Oil Co. where. he Was

It is a very cold part of the warld, had an object at the time of his death. Last

explorer Meyer had particularly in view was to find valuable plant varieties that would prove night ho played with rauch success. In water polo match. When the contest was useful in the far northern part of the United finished Mr. Gibson remained at the baths for States. where the summers are short. One bull-leas eat, some time talking with friends, sud in the course sach plant secured by him was of conversation remarked that he was suffering which grow at an slevation of two miles above little from abdominal pains. Neither Mr. the sea, in the province of Blaasi. Another, from Gibson nor his friends, however, took musk the same section, was a hull-less barley. The notice of the pains, thinking they wore morely latter seemed to be rare, and is believed to have passing spasm. Soon afterwards Bir. Gibson besa brought originally from the far interior took a drink of water from the tap and later on of Mongolia by religious pilgrims. From the he had a Japanese iced lemon drink. The group same region was obtained a remarkable cabbage. remained talking until about one o'clock on It is much like an ordinary cabbage; but grown Saturday morning. Feyond the slight pains on a tall stalk, The expectation is that it will mentioned, Mr. Gibson serined in good health. provo well adapted for cultivation in the nor After ariving home, however, his condition thern United States. became serious and he was taken with all There was also a red lily, and a "strawberry promptitude to the Shanghai Gonoral Hospital, tree, the latter a smal evergreen tree, bearing where ho expirad as 9.30 on Saturday morning.

pro-Spectator. ·

objectionable to Japan has not been inserted in any other trouty except that with Chinn, for the телноп that hitherto there has hom no objection to unrestricted immigration except from Asis. The time may come when there is such an objection, and the equivalent of these words in the treaty with Japan should be included in all trouties hereafter negotiated with any country.

LOCUSTS AS FOOD IN CHINA.

An Ichowfal (Shautang) correspondent. of the Shanghai Times writing on July 27th, reports:

DEATH OF CAPTAIN DOUGHERTY

It is with feelings of most profound regret that we have to record the death of Captain John A. Dougherty, of the U. S. Rainho, which occurredst the Shanghai General Hospital at an early hour on Sunday morning. Captain Dougherty sutered the hospital some four days aga, suffered into

from a severe chill which after

pneumonia and which defied all the skill of the medical attendants.

wards

Bouto

The deceased, who was about 51 years of age was afterwards transferred to the Rainbow, d- was stationed in Tokyo some two years ago and mitol Harber's flagship of the third Pacife The people were much excited last week by squadron. e was a popular officer and his flight of locusts. They passed in heavy clouds untimely demise will be greatly regrotted by his northward up the valley of the liver brother offices, as well as by the man who hare

been under his control. round, wine red fruit, very pleasing to the taste. passage of the main army occupied nearly The other victim was Mr. Wynn Keri, This fruit is eaton fresh, stewed or preserved in whole day. Standing and watching the cease Captain Dougherty was a graduate of the

nval poval

himself as an able and efficient

who for about two

This is especially true of the Standard if was first encer spirits." "Mr. Meyer found in Northern China moving myraids one caught the true

suns by individuals, are constantly and rapidly increasing.

state of his nerves and temperamental balance, Hurry Vardon when not doing well develops a tirod smile, which suggests buixture of amusement at the way fato in treating him Kut boredom at the fact that he has still to ech- tinue playing. No doubt this is just his little way of oxhibiting dig nat.

But it is difficult to arrive at anything like to Bound conclusion as to the emotions which aro aging through a man's system. Look at young Jobs at Deal; to the casual observer he was as cool as the encumber; not that he looked at all harry, far frota that, but he just played. tis shot and walked on, and, moreover, attacked disaster in the most resolute manner. Evory now and then, however, he seemed to find that his lips lacked their normal moisture, and took the opportunity to supply the lack of it with the aid of his tongue.

Again, look at the final of the amateur at Muirfield Who could justillably say that or Hutchison was either Messrs. Maxwell or

errors at the finish? The latter only exhibit

ed one sign-tis, after hitting his final patt at he seeni-

Yet I ed almost more bored then think there is no doubt that both were strang

Co.'s str. Hudson. peculiar kind of quince, bearing small fruits with mesuing of the Oriental · simile." As the val at Aunapolis, Maryland, and had the last hole; whilst as for the winner

nervous.

lady promptly replied, "Well, I can tell you he is nervous, and he is staring now." She know she was his wife.

The decease was taken ill on Friday on a spley odour, which are used by natives to locusts for multitude." They did not settle officer. The body has been embalmed and cable

up to the highest pitch. Someone once remark- at the present time. Spooniation is relatively board the flidson, and during the day was parfuus their dwellinge. He also came across here, although we have bad enough stragglers communication has been opened with the Naryed when watching a well-known amatenz play, dull. The operations on the great ex-

to cause the farmers uneasiness. The people Department, at Washington, as to the disposi removed to the Hospital, but his case proved and collected slips of a new sort of red rose, changes are small compared with those oneless, and be lingered only few hours after with well stews and a multitude of spines. This are, as usual, coting great quantities of the tion of the remaine. It is cuticipated fut the "I can never tell if he is nervous or not." of recent times. This shows that a far larger

admission. J. r.

remains will be sent home to the States for Kerl about 20 yours rose plant, which produces not only flowers, but without even wild honey to accompany thea.

The visitation was succeeded about nine interment--Shanghai Times, number of the stocks have been bought outright

vas skipper of the Glen liner numerous bunches of large scarlet horties, is and are held as investments that was the onse

Glengarry, After leaving that Company likely to prove valuable as a sail binder in dry o'clock on the night of July 26 by another very

in the shape of brilliant one, in any previous time. More than a third of the Gle

meteor he joined the Amerion Lius and scrved regions. It has spreading habits, and running 100,000 persons who hold stock of the United in those ships for about sixtoor Foury He rapidly over the ground, server-the-anggested which appeared in the southern heavens, a little States Steel Corporation are employes of the

to the east of Bonth, in the direction of LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. many scores of mills and raines which are repre-pent some time at Pannun, where le contracte? purpose admirably.

Tingkiangpa. It was so low on the horizon Panama favor. Leaving there he joined the

that it was obscured by noighbouring trees, but Standard Oil Co's fleet.

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sented in that combination.

The 2,000,000 stockholders of the various rorporations of the United States were only

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Another casa from the Hudson is under trest. Mr. Meyer has brought back with him theit was so bright that, in spite of the quarter-full about 1,000,000 ten years ago, They are likely el at the Municipal hospital, and a young seeds of two new kinds of watermelon, one with moon, it lighted all that quarter of the heavens child from the McIntyre Home is also in the yellow flesh, and the other with white flesh like a confiagration. It was very large and of to be 4,000,000 fes-yours bence Leakieshospitat ill of cholera

Both are said to be very flae. He sise secured a beautiful green colour. Weekly.

The CN. Co.'s sir. Tuning left Manila on

The NY. tr. Takasaki Maru (Bombay the 4th inst, and in die here today at 6p. Line) left Bombay on the 3rd instant, oud is expected here on the 24th inst.

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