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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

The same to you. And many of them!

While we don't have the picturesque and unpleasant accompaniments of a Home Christ mas, we are infinitely better off in respect of the dry bracing weather and warm sunshine which make us feel more agreeable than would other wise be the case if we were shivering with cold. One enn feel better disposed towards his follows and join in the "goodwillon earth" contiments when one is comfortable himself, and judged from that point of view our Christmases hore must be considered more successful than theso at Home.

Besides, Christmas here frass us somewhat

an old-fashioned Christmas is imposible wo frankly make the most of the conditions as they are, rather than as they used to be, with the result that instead of Christmas becoming an indoor festival as at Home, we make it more enjoyable by constituting it an outdoor festival. Of course the Christmas cheer is appreciated indoors, bad with a fire lighted just for the look of the thing what more could anyone wish?

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27rm, 1909.

wife who "Dear Sir,If I had was continually gadding about to bridge

that account, ne parties and, glecting the work of our house and the care of our abfldren, I would not write, whining, to the public Press, advertising my inability to cape with the case. A firm band should be sufficient to put this sort of thing down, and that treatment I recommend to the two aggrieved weaklings whose plaint you

published "Benedict."

OR

Saturday. Your truly;

How in the firm hand to be applied? La privato ? Are they to be dealt with in the same way as a refractory child! "Benedict's" bom-, hastic style anggests the courageous bachelor.

THE TRANSMIGRATIONS OF THE DALAI LAMA.

CORRESPONDENT.) (FROM THE “TIMES

the Emperor Ton-kro, the King of Hor. The The Lama's beautiful and, interesting face mannor engrossed almost all my st great Ton-ka-pa (about D. 1356-1441), the and fasster of the yellow-lat doctrine, had two tention. He was at the time about seven spiritual sons. One was the worshipful Dalai years old, and had the simple, unaffected Lams (of Lhass), and one was the Panchen manner of a well-educated princely child. His face I thought poetically and affectingly Lama (of Tashilhanpo). The Dalai Lama was

his mouth perpotaally the chief spiritual son and his (personal) name beautiful was Ge-dun-grab-pa The second spiritual unbending in a graceful smile which illuminated

the Panchen. Lams... WAS nomed his whole countenanco,

He inquired son, K'as-grab Ge-leg-Fel-Zaug-po. Beginning whether I bad net met with molestations and from Ge-dun-grub, the doctrine-holder of the difficulties on the road, &e. yellow-hate, the bodily births took place

in series, one by one according to the custom of

If China indulged the hope of restoring by all these pronations the strong and vigor rals of the fifth Dalai, she was doomed to speedy disappointment, for this promising boy was assassinated five years later by his ragent; and several of his successors to the ill-starred Grand Lamaship, we know shared the same and fate.

the religion. During the time of the fifth incarnation, namely, Nag-hang-Lo-baang Gra mtso, in the seventh year of the reign of our forefather the Emperor Tha chung (Ta Taung Won, the Manchu, 1.D. 1684), the Dalai Lama sent a delegato as an envoy to resido perman ently at Kwan-hung, and offered at the same

FASHIONS AND FANCIES. time the rarest products of the country. After

Zenobia often reviles our countrywomen for seventh) and the sight Daisi Lama passed away in the ninth year of Chia Ching. Before the neglecting their opportunities for displaying fresh incarnation (was found) the Ima patriotism in the matter of shopping. Too pezial scretary (of the Chinese Emperor); ferior thing it only it be foreign. Take the Tany of us seem to prefer even a choddy, in- the

of case of English brocades. In colour and tex- ture, to say nothing of durable qualities, they can compete with the looms of all the world, not excepting the Orient, whose weaver have bad their taste vitiated by our nailine dyes. Yet to Paris gons the feather-headed beauty for her brocade. Why should she ? Of course, one cannot expect patriotism from a butterfly but unfortunately she looks so Teman, sweetly pretty in everything she puts on that others who ought to have moro aonse go to. Paris too, in the bape of looking a little bit like bor. And good English money, so sadly needed at home, goes abroad with them.

the

That any human agency should arrogate to inalt suthority over the soul secaw, at first sight, an astounding stretch of the usually con- esived limits of psychology, yet this is what China attempts in regard to the soul of the Grand Lama of Lhasa, China, for political reasons, as has been known for some time, has usurped a preponderating share in the control of what the Tibetan Buddhists believe to be the tranamigation of the soul of the Dalai Lama, For the system of hierarchic succession in Tibet hus, for several hundred years, been based upon the assumption that the Dalai Lams, the head of the Buddhist Church in of Central Asia and the temporal sovereign

Living Buddks who has become Tibet, is a preside over

his Church, and whose spirit passes from the traditions of the past. Realising that / who knows how to treat wives better than the perpetually reincarnate on earth in order to that there were two incarnations (the sixth and man who “has gone and done it," Old maids' on from the body of one Grand Lams to that of which each new hierarch is bat a fresh link in the endless chain of an earthly priest kingship, children are, we know, will beloved.

Thus, on the passing away," as the physical 'I heard a good Christians story. A Hong-

death of the Grand Lama's body is called, the kong man paid a visit to Kowloon, where he waspirit of the deceased Lama is believed to enter lucky enough to win a turkey in a goose club. forthwith the body of a newly-born male infant, and carried it to the ferry in great glee an who is then to be sought for and discovered ticipating the pleasurable surprise of his better by the manifestation of miraculous powers And these latter are usually forthcoming in half. However, much to his diamey the turkey suck an almost supernatural manner that even emerged from the basket while on the launch the sober; unemotional Abbé Hne, investigating and dow overboard, never to he soon again by the question on the spot about 60 years ago, the winner. He did not look so happy when he declared his belief in the genuineness of the carried an empty basket ashore at Hongkong,

miracles, and his conviction that they were aut due to Lama imposture," bat were supernatural device of Satan himself to delude the heathen and oppose thespread of Christianity, The interregnum, however, between tho next reincarnation became, as might be expected, a period of dangerous political intrigue between is one of the most important industries of China, rival factions of turbulent lamas, each striving to It is generally coupeded that the area devoted procure the appointment for their own nomines, to the cultivation of cotton is only exuded by and leading on several occasions to disastrous that devoted to silk and tes. The conairy civil war. This constantly recurring renace adjacent to Shanghai is the principal cotton to the peace of the State, it seems to mo, has producing district in Chins for bulk and grade, been the reason why Chins, in virtus of her the staple being about 23.5 millimetres (1.01 suzerainty, was forced to undertake the leading inches) in length. Haukow and Ningpo are part in controlling the reincarnation of the Grand Lams in order that the "rebirth" will also important centres, but the quality is inferiore alrected into the channels approved of by them in. 1. Yul aing-chas, also hare tested

in the Shanghai district, the KTOWE staple measuring only about 20 millimetres (0.787 Chinese Government, inch), Of the cotton exported Japan takes about 90 cont. The native staple being short and unsuited to the machines in use in American mills, it is not expected to compete with the home product for spinning. It is however, well adapted for filling and short end work, such as the maunfacture of rags, carpets, curtains, ste, and this is the market it is hoped to secure. That exported to Great

It was truthfully remarked in the Prean that for two or three days our thoroughfares were Americanised, and in consequence of the great incursion of tourists our streets were basior All available vehicles wore in than usual.

RODERICK RANDOM,

demand and the casual observer might have THE COTTON INDUSTRY OF CHINA of one Grand Lama and the discovery of the of the religious circle of Kham,' was born on

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An American Consular Report from Shanghai says the cultivation and manufacture of cotton

thought that the visitors would leave a mint of money behind them. But not so. In that distinct departure respect they were from the typical American tourist who distributes his money with a lavish hand. Thees folks showed the great attribute which is supposed to characterise the Scot in looking after the bawloes, and it is safe to assert that they did not spend a cent more than they needed I am not fluding fault with them. Don't to that misunderstand me, There is no particular merit in paying more for a thing than it is worth or buying a thing you don't want. All I want to point out is that when a body of Americans are expected in a place it is also expected that they will make some folke realise that they come from the iond of dollars.

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Lama Mongolia Metropolitan Poking), and the Abbot Lama (dambtions the Abbot of Galldan), did their utmost for the doctrine and prayed for the early return head of the reflected apparition of Buddha,

In the first month of the present year (A.D. 1808) the great Resident linister of Tibat named Yulnung olan reported: "The dificulties in the direction of Tibet aro that there is a doubt as to which is the perfect and right advent of the sacred personago amongst nine children. The Imperial Secretary, the Ho-thog-tu, bas examin ed those children and has found three of them to be mirnealous. Amongst these, the son of Tu-si-tan-'dsin, a defender of the Faith,c the first day of the second month of the wooden-bull year (A.D. 1805). He is now under four years of age, but yet is extraordinarily oferer. He can repeat many things about religion, and clearly remembers the birth of the fifth Dalai Lama (191 years ago!), and recog- nizes the thunderbolt-sceptre and bell of that Dalai Lama, so that all classes of men, high and low, in Chius and Tibet are astonished. Fanchen Ertani also has visited Lhass, and having obtained proofs is delighted sud believes him and found that he is wanting nothing in As her ostensible means of determining the strength and power, also that he pogresses all the tras rebirth China has established the wisdom which His Sublimity the former Dalai ordeal of "the lottery by the urn. In front Lama had, and it seems to me that he has of the picture or tablet of the Emperor of obtained it by inheritaneo. No deceit is praefble China, and in the presence of the resident in this case, as this reincarnated candidate has Chinese Minister at Lhasa, the names of the been able to state clearly concerning his death, golden also to recognize his kingika. The Hothog-ta competing children are placed into urn, presented by the Emperor Chien-Lung for is onchangeably fized in his conclusion that this the purpose, and after prayers and other is the genuina reincarnation. All people there-

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A BLIGHT CONCESSION. Some of the smartest of Parisiennes are con-

coding some little fainous at the edge of the walking skirt till now so skimped and of golden brown crope-le-chine. This may be narrow. Even a frill has been seen on a gown the beginning of a reaction towards the flowing skirt and the tempestuous petticoat. We shall have both in excess, when they mos come, after the exiguity of the present mode. Fashion detests moderation. It is good for trade that she shoaid fly to extremos, but ex- consider ways and means in the matter of £ s. d. tremely inconvenient for those who have to

Tho mistaken notion with regard to the Britain, Germany and Italy is used principally religious rites the urn is shaken, and the first fore shou believe this reincarnation to be the velvet itself in texturo, that there is no suggeho only way to maungo is ta huy nothing that

for such work, and there is an increasing name drawn out by the Chinese Minister is demand for it in those countries. The total declared officially to be the true reincarnation. exports of raw cotton in 1907 amounts to This ordoal is known to have been used for the 131,707,731 pounds, valued at £2,670,000; selection of the eleventh Grand Fama in A.D. against 83,780,750 pounds, valued at £1,350,000 1841--that is, the second hierarch before the in 1908. The Chinese customs valued the present-day one who is the thirteenth. But Haikman tasl at 79 cents in 1907, and at authentic details in regard to the origin of the 65 cents in 1908, which accounts for a proper practice do not appear to have been elicited

Jitberts. tionate share in the deceased value for 1909.

THE EDICT OF CHIA CHING,

true ono?"

By the sunbeam spell of the Compassionate Lord, the master of mysticians,

The son of the Jina (ie., Buddha) is in- herently good and saves thousands of his followers:

Whenever there is difficulty in finding him, The augury of the urn should be consulted. O minister of the interior lands, attendant of the five times fortunate one!

Rejoice that the highest born messonger (or Messiah)from the Gymnom paradise is en- throned!

-May happiness complete! and now feasts and unbounded praise

Be given on hearing these glad tidings of the Compassionate One!

EXCEPTIONAL PROCEDURE

it.

The rest gown has a happy, tempting wound. It has, to a certain extent, deposed the ten-gown, and is made on simpler lines, boing consequently easier to get into. Velveteen is the favourite material for these gowns just now, during the all-pervading rage for velvet. Its humbler sis. ter is now so soft and instrous in finish, so like tion whatever of humility or cheapneus about It is made in very artistic colours, and is is in the very van of novelties, and consequently peculiarly suitable for rest gowns at a son likely to date or, worse still, to be condemned when warmth is an essential quality. A very and drop out entirely... The very eccentric, each shade and particularly becoming, is made avoided by the alallow-pursed. The best way is graceful one in dull heliotrope, a fascinating as the lamppost costames of the hour, is to be with long lines from the shoulders, managed to go to a good tailor who turns out up-to-date by bretelles of the velveteen carried up over gowns, and who always has customers who three years an under boilies (though made all in one, a require of him moderate styles, and yet such as characteristic of the rest gown) of dull rhode will not look "out of it" for two or dendron pink chiffon over white, rather fall at least.-X. and Z in the Globe. and puffed. The sleeves are slashed in the same way, and the long, lines of the gown itself are outlined by dull gold galen with a little ombroidery of cream colour for relief. Another sweet gown, entirely reposeful, is in faint grey-blue silk cashmere, "the waist rathor short, but with straight lines in front, and fastening up the left side on the shoulder of oxidized silver galon. A little cheminotto of oxidised silver over gold rises in a high collar, Most of the rest gowns are low-nooked, but this one is an exception.

NOTES AND NEWS.

KNOW-CURE FOR SCIATICA.

Out of that large company only seven, rupesoss of labour employed. The number of spiritual sovereignty. It is written in the bestowed on the new Grand Lams as the incaran and the whole way to the hem with little tabay, the benefits in the case of rheumatism and

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Another story of the same kiad. American visitor was noticed in altercation with a ricsha coolie, and a local gentleman thought it bahored him to see that the stranger was not flosced. Asecrdingly he went up to the pair and asked what the matter was. American explained that the Chinaman wanted

Tho

The edict, after a few preliminaries, proceeds to declare as follows:--

trine of Buddha pure.

more than he had offered him, and the Horfiderable damard for the hall, which is used the Chinese language is of); this in of the reign of Chis Ching (A.D. 1808).

kongite, who could reak Chinese, asked the ooolie where he had taken the fare. The reply was that he had been taken round the Happy Valley and Causeway Bay, and the remuneration preaanted was fire cente!

THE POST OFFICE AND BANDBOXES.

The huge hat has been afflicting the post- office and postmen for some two years, and at last the authorities of St. Martin's-le-Grand have opened their eyes to the circumstances of the case, and issue regulations accordingly. Millinery sent through the post must expect adventuros, especially when it has to be carried by rural postman on bioyles along muddy lanes, with moters crashing round every corner. But

A German physician recently announced a remarkable discovery which he had made, nam

snow massage. Dr. Terkinea, of Helsingfors, neuralgia which are obtainable from a course of has taken up Dr, Kubaer's discovery, and he has published some striking results in affections of rheumatism nud sciatica. In a dozen enses of the first malady nine patients were cured, two alleviated, and one only resisted. Fileven sciatica patients were treated, and of these eight were cured, one relieved, and on two the treatment uad no effect.

INSURANCE RISKS ON PADEREWSKI, In these days, when every conceivable risk is insurable, one is scarcely surprised to hear that Faderewski has his fingers, thumbs, eyes, and at least the senders might observe the regulatoes separately and heavily insured. A for tions as to size in sending out these bandboxes, months ago, indeed, be damaged a fingernail That they neglect to do so is crnalty to the while playing in New York, which necessitated postmen, and a real osuse of lamentation to the his disappointing an audience at Philadelphia recipient. The contents of a smashed-up card the next night and involved the payment of much depends upon the perfect fitness of Pador- board box cannot be expected to ho spick and £1,000 to hint under an insurance policy. So

pan. Many milliners use wooden

exaki's marvellous fingers and thumbs that the most scrupulons care is taken that no injury shall happen to them.

TRE TURNED-UP HAT.

crses.

visitors was that they were American million siros. As we know, nillionaires do not travel in crowds like the present lot of excursionista, who, after all, were nothing more than shrowd business people who had to work hard for their money and who meant to get the most out of what they spent. This aspect will be ander. stood when I mention the yarn which preceded in the country fods its way to the cotton-spin- A large percentage of the staple remaining

Whilst I was in Lhes with the late expedi. the visitors from Colombo and Singapore. At ning power mills, of which there are now 17 in tion, I found there an important edict of the the former port they had dinnerat a certain hotel. China, sotively engaged in turning out yarn Emperor Chia Ching, dated A.D. 1808, aud The catering had of course been arranged before for the native market. Chinose cotton is engraved or tablets at the door of the great Land, but it was thought the visitors would whiter than Indian, and the product of the temple of Buddha, the Jo-Kang. It gives an Shanghai anills is superior in colour and clean authoritative siscount not only of the lottery by leave some money behind in the shape of pay-ness to either Japanese or Indian yarn, but, the urn, but also of the origin of the reincarna ments for extras. But work you believe it! beingrshorter in staple, it is not so strong; tion theory of succession, on which the Grand nor is it so well reeled, owing to the low Lans basse his claim of temporal as well se

Then, after an enumeration of the presents tion of the Compassionate One (... Avalokita, nifty cents were received. They all went strong spindles in the 27 mills is, approximately Tibetan language, and prescribes the am also

the patron saint of Tibet) by the Emperor of on iced water, which coat nothing. The word 750000, and the production per spindie, working for the selection of the Mongolian Grand Lame

proceeds: was daly passed on to Singapore, where the day and night, is from 11 to 13 ounces. In at Urga on the Siberian frontier for there is Chins, the edict

If Bach beneficent deeds by the Lord-Father addition to tho spinning mills, there are at now a tripod of Grand Lamas, the Dalai with visitors wore informed that the water was very least 10 cotton-seed oil mills located at Shanghai, tomporal sovereignty at Lhasa, the Panahon at the Emperor) for the benefit of all living to be continued, the golden bad. The result was that there was a greater Hankow, and Tangehow. The seed of the Tashilhanps in the west, and the Mongol at things are demand for other liquors than there had been

uru must be employed, as it removes all Chinese cotton is much smaller than the Ameri. Urga in the extreme north.

doubts and errors, and so keeps the dee- fin Colombo. What happened is. Hongkong I can, and American machines, especially the

In the present case, dare not say. The water might have been hallors, do not give the best results. For this

The doctrine of Buddha came from India, with the approval of the Great Lord-Father, it reason one foreign mill in Shanghai has

was not used, because there were no doubts to good, or it might net.

recently replaced certain American machines Hindusitan (sic), and spread into the eastern

thors of British manufacture. The seed land of Tibet, Those who take orders in Tibet be removed. In the fature, however, such by is also of interior quality, and worth only are called "learners" (grea-na) The Lord. miraculous signs cannot be expected again, so from £2-4 to £2-12 per ton. Its percentage Father (e, the Emperor) himself hears Budhe former custom of the urn is to be followed, yield is as follows: Crude oil, which loses 14 per dha's religion and practises it in the Tibetan and the children's names written down and the cent. in refluing process, 8; cake, 13; lint, 1; langange. The omniscient one of the religion ara shaken. If this is done there will be no dirt, 1; hull, 47. The oil in its crudo state is of parity (tho Dalai Lama) is called Lama, deception whatever. This record is written used for cooking and illuminating. In the "the Superior One," that is the Hoshangholding to the old records as the foundation for refined state it is exported to foreign countries, of China. On the passing away of the Lame, the procedure. It is compiled in the eighth principally to Australia, where it is used as an the one born in his stond is called the incarna month of the earth-dragon year of the 13th year adulterant for butter and lord. There is con- tion of the emanation"

So-sa-i, which

Now, it is noteworthy that although this the accepted one born without panegyric is devoted mainly to praising But the immense hat and its travelling entirely for fertilizing purposes, and for which means

Before the sprout effency of the urn-lottery, it appears envelope will soon be things of the past. The

MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE HELPS STRIKERS. the Chinese former pays about 8s. per ten confusion or doubt."

Stimulated by the access of the New York The seed cake which is also in good demand, ing of the birth-elements of the reincarnation, to have been issued, not with the object joyfal discovery has been made that the wide form of procedure, brim turned up almost anyhow has a knack of ia utilised for cattle fool, and is worth the assembly of the clergy prays before the of introducing this from £16 to £2-4 per ton, The is litte image of Buddha and makes careful inquiry in tnt to justify an exceptional departure there being deliciously becoming. The fascinating pio-makers in striking for better yeges, thon for the lint. The dirt is alte every direction. The child who is born as the from The urz, we know from the Chineso part of it is that it can be turned up at home by sands of basemaker girls" that bity wer reincarnation of the former Lama is identified Annals, had been presented by the Emperor the aid of a few veil-pins and the looking glass, recently in revolt, headed by Mrs. Rose Phelps However, the chair coolies were more

peaes, and brings about 9s per tan

last, after having been hidden away for two philanthropist anil settlement worker, the means of the drawing of lots to his childhood

not yet been resorted to.. fortunate, no wae indicated in a paragraph in the native mills, operating native machinery, and

Telegraph says seem rather to have accentuated the reincarnated Lama practices virtue and The reason for China dispensing with the urn years or BỘ. D.P. afew days ago. Apropos, of this paragraph the one foreign mill have been successful.

THE GOWN OF GOLD.

than diminished her sympathy with the cause this doubt to the Witic related how the Peak chair coolie fleeced, sidorable cotton seed is sent out of the equntry parity, and, when he grows for the doctrine, of undoriously unsatisfacingy personal characters of! Yellow has been creeping back to favour of labour, Friends, and comrades, the Baics

older the American tourists by dropping the chairs principally to Japan. The Japanese, who halfway up the hill to the Flagstaff and de- the principal buyers of raw cotton, are deeply the yellow-hats (the dominant seet). He loves two at least of the previous three occupants of during the last season or two, and it will be addressing the girls, "I've been in your ranks interested in the betterment of the local product, all living things without partiality and all the poutificial throne, combined probably also much seen in evening-dress and in smart and know your troubles, and I'll help manding extortionata faros, a story is told that and there is now a movement on foot, which it human beings believe in Lim, and have great with some conâdence in the hereditary fitness afternoon reception and visiting dross this you to the best of my ability.

Ghetto in Whitechapel, London, of this selected candidate, who, as the son of winter. A good example of the gown of gold of the one of the patriarchal members of the party successful, will improve was seen at the entrance to the tram station extent that we may look grade to such an faith in the doctrine of the yellow-huts.

In identifying the incarnation, however, there a defender of the Faith," from Kham on is seen in ons of which the underskirt is in and I've been a cigar roller in a tobacco for a great falling off taking farewell of the volies in words, which in the export of American-grown-colton in has been deceit and error on several occasions, the Chinese frontier, laust have been of noble golden-yellow cloth, made long and clinging, factory in Ohio, and I know, therefore, what birth so that his election TMS uot to be and bordered with sable. The apper gown is poverty means. I know your sacrifice, and I. Japan. A Japanese firm began experiments owing to the mistaken recognition of one as an are not strictly acording to book," but sound last year at. Kangwang, province, of Kiangsu, incarnatica who was not truly such; and many jeopardized by the less certain alternative of all embroidery in gold upon gold tissue, mach know that your wages are not sufficient for your impressive enough: "I was a stranger, and ye with cotton seed obtained from several countries incurnuticus have been produced from one par- the lottery. In this regard, it is to be noted of the work raised in relief, oud so closely modest need." Since Mrs. Stokes intervened, and a promise of better took me in--badly" (no capital B, Mr. Printer). Seeds from India and Japan gaso poor ticular family, so that the succession became how especial pains have obviously been taken sewn that the tissuo forming the ground 15,000 girls have returned to work with better

temporal ruler, who retains the

the sixth to the seen. The bodice tanic better The American seeds, lowerar, los like that of a The Captain Superintendent of Police was results.

produced a cotton greatly superior to the rank fixedly (in one family) and leading believers in the line of the Dalai Lamas, nad to bring out in one, the latter sweping down from Esctory etdilions: Now this remarkable not present at the time, or greater emphasis native. The starle is good, but the velour, in Buddha's doctrine to lose faith. The Lord the succession of the latest one, the ninth, into the right side of the waist across the front young woman, whose marriage in New York of the skirt in an oblique line edged with a forms one of the most remantic chapters in the may have been laid on the ward italicized.) The owing to heavy rains, is poor. If future trials Father, the Emperor, has (now) prevented such immediate touch with the fifth Grand Lama.

The motive for affiliating the new ninth band of sable. The sleeves and top are annals of matrimony, is devoting her aloquence. ability to an organisa= coolies badn't the excuse of the old Scotch are successful seeds will be distributed to the occurrences (fortthe future) and thus has brought

formers gratis. The Japanese hope in this may happiness over the land of Tibot. To save the incarnation directly on to the fifth is made clear carried out in tucked guld met made over zoal, and unquestioned ferryman who is depicted in the current num-

te procure a cotten of American grade which country from being (farther) chested by seloot-wion we consider what manner of persons the white satin. This lovely gown would be tion to help the blousemakers still on strike, ber of Punch demanding his fere in the lall of a they can purchase at a low price and lay down ing as a pars rebirth one that is the (ordinary) aizth to the eighth Dalai Lamas were. On the effective if brown feathers were substituted and with every prospect of success.

death the fifth Dalai Lama, who was the first for the sable, but, of course, the lovely golden storm on the plea that it was impossible to say in their own country with ampall cost for morement of impore desire, he has deposited at

to seize the temporal_sovereignty, the lay brown tinta of sable, however rich and dark, whether in such a des they would get safely transportation. This accomplished, American Lhas a golden ara, as the means of holding on

estton will only be bought by Japan whiea bar its surface the lineage of the great (rightful) governor of Lhess, who is

generally alleged to

are of the greatest value in a composition soch as this. incarnation at the Inquiry after having have been the Dalai's natural son, ambitions requirements exceed China's production.

which at that Most of the cottor is grown on small farms of 5 performed all the religious rities in accordance to be the ruler of the country

To he worn with the golden gown is the time was much larger than it is now, and the instructions of the divine Lama, drought, which has now extended over two cultivating, and work as many as 12 hours a

wore not, Молод way. months and has dried up mat of the vegetation day. If the work exceeds the capacity of the name-tablets of the children candidates for death a scoret for 16 years, and ruled in his stead, damask, the design, picked out with the finest Israelites were electriciaus. Or at least, if

the So-80-2-ahip 176 placed inside

the nominally as regent: and he latterly put in as glittering threads of filmy gold. The sable the Israelites Conditions are as bad as ever, the "wet". time family, noolies are hired at 16 cents per day-olden. Then the Dalai Lama (iƐ like 'in•

The implements used in the cultivation are of airy be with regard to the Panchen. Erten!, i ported to have been his own natural sound anoisting of a deep collar as "supple and as Brazon Serpent that Moses set up was the sixth Dalai a dissolute you, who is re trimming is worth sazeral hundred pounds. Mauich engineer considers that the lightning conductor, and Grand Lama of Tashilhaupo) or the Pan this is evidently what the edict referred to in soft as chiffon relvet, cuffs to watch on the nothing else than The hoo used corresponds to the American ade.chen Ertout (if the inquiry be, as it is hore,

one family his youth led aneh a scandalously dispensable border of fur. Inartistic is this children of Israel were the lightning itself. The method used in raising water for irriga with reference to the Dalal Lams, slong with speaking of the succession having been kept in perfectly plain sleeves, and the now in that the serpents against which it guarded tion is by a pump consisting of a string of all the great ministers of Tibet should essemble

and put to death, as well as the regent. As a height. It was in fashion in the eighties, in the Ark of the Covenant, and of the cups, sometimen operated by animals, A ride and take out the name-tables to identify the vicious and licentiene life that he was dethroned border, the dark line shortening the apparent But his most curious speenlations are those sickle is used for catting. Transportation roinearuition. In the case of the Mongolian Anceessor to him the Chinese set up a nomineo and has cropped ap again with this rage terrible death which nienaced any sacrilegious about the fields is done on human backs, whilethe (incarnation) the nano-tables should be placed of their own, who, however, soon turned against for quantities of fur that has seized upon persons who ventured to touch if. He. affirms

inside a golden ara in the Yang-ho ditches, fed-ty irrigation.

across.

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bought by the farmers for fertilising by the sembled "defenders of the Faith" by Chien Lung in the year A.D. 1793, and so had Hair, so pretty and so burnished, reappears at Stokes, wher» marriage with the millionaire

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It is generally agreed that the ancient Egyptians had some knowledge of electricity, bat that the Israelites had any auch know. ledge has never been put forward as yet. But an engineer of Manich has written on article

Last wook I remarked on the protracted to 7 acres. This whole family engages itself in the with former custom, and in keeping the practically independent of China, kept the appropriate cicak, a wonder of a thing in gold in a German review to prove that the

during the holidays not having made any apreciable difference.

His Excellency the Governor regretted the other day that he had not been taught abort- hand as a boy. It's never too late to learn. I know several good teachers in Hongkong.

rude type. The wooden-frame plow, with an iron blade, is drawn by cows and baffalees.

"the

"The present is well camed the festive anal to the market is done by whoelber Ruviently thẻ groat Lama temple of his patrons and had to be deposed whilst the Rarisiennes and Londonienues, but more that the Ark with its metal plates was in reality

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especially the Soxumer A very delightful cost a huge Leydim jer charged with electricity, by craske, surround the fields season. The entertainments, public and private,

fo restore confidence in the purity of the suc! is entirely in pale groy panne, almost covered and that its discharge was powerful enough to ground is broken twice a year, which bears this unme), and the incarnation eight also was accepted with misgivings. and dances are numerous enough to please the in spring and aafian. The plants grow to 6 must be idezitifled in the presence of the Mongol cession, the latter three are swept aside in the with oxidised silver embroidery and trimmed kill a man. Only the initiated could approach most ardent worshipper at the shrine of pleasure, or 7 feet in height; and the orop is gathered in lenders, the Chinese prefect, and the entire crowd dict, as erroneous reincarnations, and the with chinchilla. A fiche of lovely old laes is it with impunity, and that impunity was obtained

September or October. About 60 per cent of of those who have interests in the matter. The ninth is

"true" rebirth worked in somehow under the fur collar, emerg: by the metallic robes of the priests, which reachert pecially displayed as the coffon (s roanufactured by native process. Emperor, the Lord-Father, himself sympathizes of the famous Bfth Dalai, the most popular and ing s with long ends in front, where it is caught down to the ground, and carried off the discharge Hongkong ladies are, speaking generally. In the treaty ports most of the entton is sold to with this religion and issues these commands in respected of the whole series. This new in with a couple of small diamond elaps, one at of electricity. The engineer quotes many rather partial to bridge, like their sisters foreign manufacturers. This shipment of accordanco with the customs of this faith. All carnation of the ediet seen three years later, each side. This bit of bus makes the coat aron in A.D. 1911 by Charles Lamb's friend Thomas more becoming than it would be otherwise, elsewhere, but I have never heard husbands here. Amerionn cotton into China can be accomplish persons therefore must abide by his command.

The doctrine of the yellow hats spread at first Manning (who supplied the material for the As we all know, the soft mixed, cool greys of most favourable to the com. making the same complaints that are being ed only when the crop in poor. Even then most of the cotton is brought in from India.

plexion, whether the weather be fair or dark. ventilated in the Press down Penang way. One The American cotton is too expensive to under Tilet's own saints, and it appears to have famousEssay on Roast: Pig"). who, in ebinehilla are Jetter is worth quoting. It runs as follows: compete with the local product.

spread from the commencement of the reign of desariling his reception at Lhasa, anys:

́"DOCTRINE OF THE YELLOW-HATS.

passages from the Old Testament in support of

his theory, and it is quite possible that Alcaes,

who had learned much of the magic of the Egyptians, had acquired a knowledge of electri city, which in later years was forgotten by the successors of Aaron.