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PARIS LETTER. {WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGzona DAILY TEENS.").

Decomber Sad.

THE LATEST FLOODS,

Provinces in ruin, Parisians have lost to cont;

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1910.

AMERICA'S FUTURE. STRIKING CENSUS RETURNL

Washington, Dao 4th. It is estimated that the thirteenth Americou cense, now being completed, cannot be publish od nutil next Friday, but I have asortained on the highest authority that the total popak tion of the United States, counting Arizona and 90,500,000 The Eastern States more than held New Mexico na States, stands now, roughly, at their own, but while, the cities and industrial contres developed amazingly the States of the the farming regions are situated, absolutely declined. It is hardly pos- Middle West, where sible, I am assured, that the Bgures yet to come en materially alter this vital characteristic

CHINESE SEVEN PER CENT LOAN

CHINESE PLAY IN LONDON.

**THE DRAGONS OF WEATH" AT THE JITTLE TREATBE. ·

A work ago we reproduced from Tho Times | n letter by H. E. Tang Shao-yi refuting certain statements made by an Ex-Consul in regard to the Chinese Seven Per Cent. Loan. Consul" has replied to H. E. Tang Bheo-ri's, A Prius letter as follows

**Ex-i

A Princess .. A Prince

Mmo, Chung Hung Loc. Yengtes Chin A Royal Attendant...

Mr. Wa December 3rd. Henchmen, Courtiers, Bodyguards, Attendants,

eto. Sir.-The raply of H. E. Tang Shac-yi to

White Blavor-Attendante-Hiss Gleteviera Ellis, Miss Rita. the criticism which I addressed to you on October 22 regarding the shave loan leaves tho

Miss Bornice Tupper. general question of Chinese loans in an uncertain White Slaren-Dancers-Miss Sybil Maitland, condition, and I crave peur permission to add a for words to make the matter olear. The polat

A novelty which had at any rate the interest

HERO-WORSHIFÉING IN WEANON. **ho French have a happy way of sömmenie- rating greatnoks, native or foreign, If in any way connected with France. For eight years Benjamin Franklin yas the American Amba- Badog in France, and he sot the first lightning condueine in tint country on the Hotel Valentinois, where he was the guest Judging from the latest reports the floods of M. de Chaumont. In time the house and bave got the upper hand of the authorities, and grands disappeared, and a church of the "Brothers" occupied the spot; but a come an awful state of things prevails throughout the country. The incessant rain and it is amative tablet was inserted in the wall. Thon wonder where it all comes from-in laying the the church gave place to some fine houses, and once more Franklin is commemorated. The plain about, as tho Beine has practically conned tablet rendszam" Ici è'dovait un patulon dópen- | On the other hand, the Far Western States in at irgus is whether an intermi departmental

market can. in the hands of a foreign bond at the Little Theatre on the 6th inst., saya the to rias. The situation, however, in the depart dant de l'hôtel Valentinois. De 1977 à 1785 areased greatly -Colorado 48 per cent, Oregon loan, momotioned as such, by an Imperial decreo. of curiosity was introduced by the enterprising ments is nothing short of alarming, and mattura Benjamin Franklin y habita et y fit placer le 62 per cent., Novada 93 per cent.. and Idaho bat without nuthority to jsme it on a foreign Miss-Gertrude Kingston into her progesinze In 1900 the gross population of the United Loider, be deemed a foreign loan and on all fenra. Daily Mail. This was a Chinasa tragedy played places it lins, boon found nosessary to close (This trazelstel raads: On this site was a winz States was 76.000, and of the 14,500.000 odd with the Imperial Chinese Government logus by a Chinese company, which had for its leader of the Valentinois hotel. From 1777 to 1785 increase nearly 10,000,000 is represented by heretofore issued on this market. The conditions line. Chung, an setress new to Europe but the Chinese Government to that which Mme. Sada Yaon brought with Bonjamin Franklia resided bore and had fize: smigrants from all paris of the world, enorisoas | on which aʼdapartmental or provincial Icans enjoying in her own country a reputation akin

unmbers coming from Southern Europa. Im would be recognized by t

The dainty little lady, with her expressive constantly smaller numbers, and no longer form itself. They were communicated by the Chinese out of work, and at this time of the your itia to the building the first lightning conductor migrants from the United Kingdom come ju | have been clearly laid down by that Government [ her from Japan.

ever huilt in Franes.) Benath is a modalion constantly migrants as formerly The Irish Minister in Loudon to Lord Salishary under face, proved less striking in her querulous Invasion has staallly declined over since the date February 23, 1892, und published in the tragedy than with ber sunny comody, which was Roman Catholie elergy of the United States London Gazette of March 4 of same year. The

with her two tiny of droll children.

As is the case with many performances. here fened statements to the effect that the cond following is an extrunt from the Minister's peoially good in her scenes of domestic felicity in foreign languages other than Chinese this tions of Ireland have so much improved that lotter

rendering of "The Dragons of Wrath" was, of people have just as good a chance of making a respectable livelihood in Ireland as hore. Trist

course, intelligible to the bulk of its spectators servant girls still arrive in large numbers but

only a pantomime. But quite enough could so much work is required from them for their

even so be made out of the old legend, which is quite a miniature in the way of tragedy in high wages that they are never satisfed, and come less frequently than formerly.

comparison with the customary interminable Chises pler.

Are increasing in gravity hourly. In several factories which have boon foeded out, tu con- sequence of which thousands have been thrown

is a most serious matter, as can be readily imagined. In consequenos of the river Orno overflowing, the streets and buildings of Con

101 per cent.

premier paratonnerre construti en France."

of the physicist.statesnian,

Tho

"NOSES THAT AUFFED, "

in Paris is

latest Society-and their Game aro flooded. It is with the greatent difficulty i already legion-to come into existence The Association of Noses that families have been rescued from their homes; those who are not la immediate danger that Suffer" (nothing like being original, are dependent for their food on what the fishing the object wing to suppress chjestion boste and phata are able to bring thomablo odours. This Nask list of the Society Actually, the collars of the threa principal banks

includes not only the "ovil smella of railway aro tiooded, and clerks have had to hurriedly trains, motor-cors, garbage recaptacles and desert their hedgers for the pumps. Traffle as drate pipes, oil refineries, tanneries, Day boen brought to a xtaridstill, owing to there

factories and chamical works, but also the

morbid and sickoning scents to some extent

bulk

- Orar one-tenth of the population is of negró dosent, but for the negro birth rato, as som part with the white, wo toast await the fall returns.

The question of keenest interest pronged by

the census is: Can the country, afnorb immi

baing four foot of water in many of the streets. Near Vendôme, another important agricultural district, a huge mass of earth has slipped countenanced by fashionable society, mali na granis at the rate of nearly 1,000,000 a year,

"Henceforth no contract for a provincial a nati- loan is to be coselnded until. floation that the project has received the Imperial Ratotion shall bave been made by the Tenng-li-Yamen to the Reprosentative at Peking of the country concerned. Loans contracted by the local authorities in contra vention of this procedure will consequently be bold to be illegal, and the Chinese Govern ment absolved from all responsibility there. with. This means which has been approrod by Imperial dearse, dated November 25.1891, has for its object the safeguarding of Chinose oredit and the protection of foreign Guanciers from the loss and disappointment to which they might be subjected in consequence of the powers of the provincial authorities to pledge the Imperial credit not being clearly defined." The question thon is, Aro these conditions still in feroc orsza thor not? If they are, then it seems clear that an official letter should have been Banation of the Wai-wa-pu to Mesra. Dima,. innovation, whereby for curtailing certain class of European immi- Fischor & Co.'s contract, if they are not in way Berrics between Nantes and Angora-iwo a payment of 5 francs, subsoribors to the Kranta who have been welcome here chiefly force, then the fact curkt to be established by n ranuing; riverside villages are totally arround.telephone are able to insert after their beanse they will perform road and other work, higher authority than the president of the

down from a hillside, errying away a In the house and burying six horses. rich valley of the Loire, the situation in also disastrous. At Nantes, no foyer than forty factorion and workshops have had to close -5,000 men being rendered idle. All navige tion and leading has been suspended, so that

patchouli and all those into which musk eaters Even smokers, fith vendors, and chefs will be admonished to keep the peace more strictly by lees disturbance of sensitive olfactory organs.

TELEPHONE DIRECTOLT.

Thay do some things in France better than is done elsewhere.

The telephone directors Is a

scuroa. of

and do not those who bave come here during the last decade-nearly two-thirds of there, probably represent, by reason of their politi cal ignorance and instability, danger to the community, lowering its tone, and providing materials for demagogues to work upon! These persons here who are best able to ermment on this question admit that tremendous experiment has been

undertaker.

tats

There is a combat of wrestling between Hung Loo and Yangtse Obin, as rival airs for the hand of the Princes, impersonate by Mme. Chung: There is a betrothal oriebration with quaint Eastern music and quainter Eastern dancing by slave-girls from Poking Thon, later on, there is an attempt to abduct the newly. married Frincess, followed by her death in her husband's arms.

What was most, and most deservedly, sp plauded last night was a really remarkable rail- dance with wonderfal offesta-designed by Mias Loo Faller of undulating prismatic colour, the bizarre entertainment. epocially if it could

instead of at nearly olovan. bo introduced at nine o'clock, as advertised,

ERUPTION ON BOY

GREW UNBEARABLE

Cris for 18 Months, Day and Night Scab Formed from Head to Foot Was Told Only Time Would Cure ft. Tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment. First Application Eased Itching. KeptOn. All Scabs Cleared, Now Bonny Boy, Spotlessly Clean.

"My innleg sudechild had sotse white spots. Shaking out dri the shin nod then they ways

fuch of watery stút and stelod. The result was shint they broke and formed ab workt wus over his body frogs head to foot, so ilini is became unbearable fas

He oried for. bona eighteen mouthe

day

and night. I trian the lines Coctore but they did bim ob good, dinh thhị thay Kave some powers to make a sleep, and bat was only for a chorl Kino as the effect CE thea was soonTM TE They could not make cut wint was the reason of the sores thas covered a of the cht. Nothing would cure R. only fine, they fatd. but I was not stated,

Soap and Ointment the Custura bad two tables of up so too bozes of Olaiment. The first appilotin eased the itching so I kept an two tablets and the boxes, and at the scaba got cleared, and now he ti bony buy, spotlessly dean without a sign. anything on is akin. Before applying ilja Outletra amedic, bo was all covered with wabe and gone, only akin and trees, se 1

8 wonderful Cutlera Benedics. mmk thank the s They enved the child's life." (Surned) Mice. D. Thomas, Ivy Cottsp. Sest Road, Yessly- Bera, Esasen, Routh Wales, Max. 8, 1910,

Cuts Remedies are said throughout The wadd, with depote la all world contere. Naviler resmen for the skis and scaly go-pura economical and spredity effective.

there is no work either for dockers. The mail.dako in point, and the administration in about that experience may show the necessity of Rot from the British Minister conveying the This featuro alone might well make a recent ofHS. J. GAUPP

very important commercial centres has stopped

make

namo a noto indicating the hours of reception, consultation, and the time of opening and sios ing busines

VICTOR HUGO, ADVERTISEMENT WRITER. It way not be generally known that Victor ago used to draft the advertisements of his own books, instead of leaving the task to his publishers.

THE LED CROSS KOCIETY,

ed, while whole farms have disappeared beneath the rising water! At Angers, traffic has been abandoned; light, too, is looking, and 5,000 .inhabitants are isolated in their homes, expect- ing every moment to have to abandon the mins and escape as best they can. Floods, too, aro very sitensive and disastrous thronghaut Brittany. The suburb of Mont-Joan, near

The Red-Cross itt France his & department Angers, has been completely swopt away by the floo, and the loss of life, etc., in reported to for the special training of dogs, and throathite bo appalling. Nothing seems to be able to keep forth thay are taught 15 sonroh out the back the waters, the torrents are swooping every wounded and draw attention to their location. thing before them. Parisiars are closely watch Untiring work has trained them not to the bark Ing the Seins, which is not to be trusted for or howl when coming upon a woanded soldier, one minute; on the contrass the incassant rainbat to retrieve some object belonging to him and and the provincial torrents will sooner or later marry it to the first Red Cross worker that can be cause author serious rise in the Seine, for found. When the work or takes the object from which ampio preparations are being made. For the dog's mouth the animal turne about, and the moment, the perilous stato of the Provinces Isads the way heck occupies the paramount attention of the Gov- erament. Everything is being done to help those in distress, funds are being raised, food and clothing collected and sent by the quickest route to the rulued districts. It is with the described as utmost diflenity that such plecos can be reached or approached. There is no lack of heroism, Frenchmen at such times know no danger. Soldiers, sailors, fromon, as well as oivalans, are working night and day, rosening the thou sands of unfortunates whose safety is so serious ly threatened.

UNDESIRABLES,

Whole

The undesirables of Paris are shiedy to be found in the cosmopolitan quarter of the Freuch capital, in the vicinity of the Hotel de Ville,

a poisonons toadstool. streate in that part of the "Villo Lumicro" are oscopied by a weird population in picturesque but ragged garmente, who swarm at the portale, perform their tollet in the open, and carry on conversations from one house to another in barbarous and gutteral tongues. Those exo- ties seem to come from everywhere Ramin Roumanis, Poland, Syria, and the little Balkan A Paris contemporary has been making States. They have their cafés and restaurants, inquiries about the popularity of the classic and mean and obscure shops where they carry The street cleaners scarcely romancista, and a sorry report is the result. on some trado. One of the leading booksellers of this city saya dare to enter these narrow streets, where aro of Dumas père:-" He still sells, to a certain sucumulatod malodorous pyramids from the extent, the 'Monaquotaires, for example. As house. Needless to observe that these undesir to Eugène Suè, ko is now a name, and little able foreigners are obstinate refractories to the

THE CLASSIC ROMANCES.

which is scorned by the native Amerk.

It was hoped that the border from Southern Italy, Russia, nad pleswhere would distribute themsolve preity evenly throughout the country, but they apparantly prefer the hig oftis. New York alone contains over 200.000 Italians. Fire gars ago bigh neonode' aathorities pro- nouneed that within thirty years the chronic evils and problema of old sosistion and crowded ocantries, such as we know them to-day in Europe, would have reappeared on the may coll of America, and the consts returns, so far as they are forthcoming, seem to support that view. ing Amerions generally are great optimists regard.

the future of their country, and if it is found that the experiment of absorbing Europear ontests does not answer they way revise the immiration laws as many now domand

It is certain, according to the census antho see whom I have normalted, that many people now living will see 250,000,000 of people dwells ing between the Atlantic and Pacifio obeying the same Government, and, if we absorb and educats all the Bawearers, speaking the same tongue-Daily Telegraph.

board issuing the loan

..

H.E. Tang Shao-yi asserts that the £450.000 bonds parchared by Masara, Dann. Fischer & Co. sro the direct obligation of the Imperial Chines Government and that the said Govern mant has undertaken to pay principal and en hy is that it is entirely inconsistent with Interest in storing. In regard to that, all what is set out in the prospectus. That doesment stated distintly that the party guaranteeing the bonds and the exchange was, not the Im

There is no on nito other stout and mensoing behind his empl perial Chinage Government, but the Board of Posts and Communications, which is

different thing.

he

the

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD,

ARE NOW SHOWING

A VERY FINE SELECTION

Or

AND

Another London newspaper describes the play as "a popular success," It enya It is in two short sets, and its plot is not too don- plicated. The sesso is the Palace of the Princess, and the Princess (Mme. Chung), the daintiest little doll imaginable, with a winsome face and awaiting her suitors. The colouring is delight. the tiniest of foot, is sitting on her thesho ful, and the Princess clothes are attractive enough to maeo a hobbled bobble fashion in West. The autore arrive, ons tall and good

emiles. They fight for the Princess hand, and humoured, a sort of celestial Josaph Corne, the

Chin Coyne-Chn wins. His opponent is very angry, but the Princosa commands him to stay for the betrothal fate-a rather horrid panish-DIAMOND. gong for the beginning of the high jinke, which ment--and she oven compels him to sound the

mostOriontally does with a wealth of Lorrid gesture. During ribbons, and thevanquished singe me and dances to the victor's scompaniment on the fête both rivals perform astonishing feata with Chinese pianoforte. Other Lois Faller beautiful in itoma sre introduced, effective and

but their

suggestive rather of Paris or New York than of Peking Then in a sceno neted with appealing prettiness the Princes throws her arms round her lover's neck. Ten years pass, and Prince If it were, indeed, true that the bonds of an little Chinese babies, who b have themsalvos internal Ican when reissued on this market are most admirably at afternoon tas. Enter the fat equal validity with those of a genuine Chiness and wicked Prince, who for ten years has yearn- foreign loan, then it is pertinent to enquire why ed for reveng! Exit the husband, apparent Ee dashos the hinese Government should go out of its way ly to put the children to bed. At once the fat to offer 7 per cent, at por (with a share of proffe Prince's wickedness is apparent. thrown in), knowing very well that it can borrow at the dear little Princess, but she dodges, CHRISTMAS readily at 5 per cent. It would be interesting to have some explanation from the Board of Communications of this puzzle. Yours truly,

EX-CONSUL

whatever so far as the prospectus goes that the Imperial Government was even aware that Moara. Dann, Fischer & Co. were purchasing these bonds, much less that they have given a undertaking to repay them in sterling.

If Mr. Tang Shan-vi's moaning is that for Central Government are one and the sime, I the purpose of this loan his department and the would point out that this is precisely the con- letter, wished to avold--namely Insion which the Central Government, by its abose-quoted not be committed to any foreign that if obligations by enbordinate officials, the terms of AMERICAN OFFICERS IN LONDON. which had not been approved by itself. So long as those conditions are in force they cannot be too strictly observed by parties tendering for loans.

HEARTY WELCOME FROM THE CITY.

"It is my privilege to propose the health of our honoured guests-Admiral Murdock and the officers and men of the United States Atlantic Fleet, new visiting the shores of old England."

In this fashion the Lord Mayor rows to wel. some the American naval officers who were so tertained at hocheon by the City Corporation in the Guildhall recently,

A hundred sad twenty American offer in blue and gold shook hands with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorass at the preliminary roception in the Guildhall Library, which was brilliant with the uniforms of distinguished British offers and the rober of City dignitaries, Vice-Admiral Bir George A. Callaghan and score of other representatives of the British Nary, with states. famous hwers and City men, joined in the enthusiastic greeting

mon,

After the Lord Mayor had proposed the ose to reply in what the American Ambassador, health of the City's guests, Admiral Murdock

downright tailorman fashion."

CANDIDATES FOR OSBORNÉ:

ADMIRALITY DISCOURAGE SPECIAL PREPARATION.

Mr. McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty,

more." Of George Sand," Mansprat "still main- most elementary laws of hygiene. Their pro-who fallowed him, devoribed as "etanightforward recently received a deputation from the Associa

imity is a soures of annoyance to tho dwellers in the St. Garvin quarter, who demand their expulsion, but this asams a difficulty beyond the

▲ FAMOUS BESTAURÁTEUR,

tains popularity; but her other works have gone to make tobacco sornels or paper wrappers Baizse is ons of the writers who still has a hold apon the people, "bat," said the bookseller, powers of M. Lópine. "that would not probably be for long. His complete work sell only with difficulty." Asked why the classics of Dumas père, George Sand, and Baizao had ceased to have a hold upon taurant the popular mind, the Paris bookseller said the cause, or

tion of Headmasters of Preparatory Schools, composed of the Bev. H. Ball, Mr. Frampton Stallard, and Mr. Spencer. As a result Mr McKenna has addressed to Mr. Bull the follow-

**23rd November, 1910.

with the

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ENGLISH MADE

HALL MARKED

Princess are bying happily with two quaint JEWELLERY

round the tea table and threatens him with a pike. The husband returas. Alaring and ex- wife rushes before bins, receives the sword in oursion:-fight with swords, husband disarnied, her breast, and dies realistically and with com- mendable restraint...

Maio, Chung is a very gifted actress. "The Dragon of Wrath is an admirable and original entertainment.

·DEATH OF JEM MACE.

THE LAST OF THE PRIZE-FIGHTERS.

Jem Mace, the last survivor of the prize ring, died on December 1st at Jarrow. The end of was due to senilo decay. The deceased was born the old champion was a peaceful one, and death on April 8, 1831, at Norwich.

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AT THEIR

After thanking the City of Londen for its hospitality, the Admiral said, with a glance st the Nelson memorial opposite:-"Although the American navy is new in comparison with the British Navy, it is, in the estimation of the By the death of M. Orset Paris has lost one officers excellently representative of the charac. ing letter:

"Oar pavy

[BY ONE WHO KNEW HIM.] ix He waster of the American people.

"Dear Sir,In compliance.

Though in recent years Jem Mace had shown the proprietor of the well-known res-recruited from the great middle class of the of its most noted restaurateurs.

which whole country east of the Rockies," he declared promise male Richelieu.

to the deputation of wew-signs of the strenuous life he had led, few would the Hue 1

allowed to enlist in it if the circumstances which I received on November 2, I willingly remarkable, and he carried himself with the went by the odd name of "Le Grand U." It rather causes, were many, i was the favourite rosort of a famous Palia- unfitta "No one either morally or physically here of the Association of Preparatory Schools have believed him to be 79. His vigour was

LONDON CATALOGUE PRICES motitary group. Gambetta and other celebrat sra

citizenr, and the common Admiralty with regard to special preparation Born at Beeston in 1831, he, like many another Cigarettes, absinthe, cycling, aviation, the men who have helped to make the history of known. No one is allowed in the American write to restate the position taken by the alert air of one 30 years younger.

mary except American

A London news abuse of sports, and over-production are the France used to dine together there and discuss ideest a large number of the mar are fog of candidates for Osborne. The Admiralty are man before and since, refused to adapt himself

strongly opposed to all special preparation. to his father's calling. Always, as he would shy Plus only Cost of Transport to public affairs. It was a period when prominent era is absolately erroneous

the other day was kind enour to publish Ever since the now scheme of entry and train

training hincgall. chief factors responsible for this degeneracy men did not disdain to be soon in an ordinary Pauscription of the menu which is daily placed

bit of a Romany, he cast off Men and women still write, but if things go as restaurant taking their manla coram publico, or the samen on the Minnesota," continued osma into operation seven years ago this attitude shackles of home. One or two little tur

has been consistently maintained, and there is with the raw ass with the village lads gave him they are, 50 years hence people will still before the public.

the Admiral smiling happily. In this was the pot the slightest intention of modifying it. On the idea of a fighter's life, and bofore be was continue to write, but there will be no roaders.

cheerful item, Ice-cream served three days the contrary, the experience gained during those he had an opportunity of displaying his week. The nex

Dext

day we had three applicants years has only served to confirm the view that A hig, well-grown lad, be "tipped the beam" st for Anlistment.

After thelunoheen a number of the American any special preparation of candidates for naval well-nigh 11st, he beat three men at a local fair cadetships should be discouraged. It is, in fret, in one ring. From this little seed of suLC.COMS. "every means in our power. sprung the great oak which was destined to make prefer

SCARCITY OF GAME.

LONDON TO PEKING IN 9 DAYS. CHINA ACCEPTS BUSBIA'S RAILWAY

BOHEME,

the Baikal Lake, on the Siberian line, through

the Gobi Desert to Faking direct. It is further stated that Chinn consents to this plan.

When built this line will enable travellera ta

R Berlin

the

18

prOWERS,

ofloors visited the Coliseum, and hext day eight conged that candidates should receive history in the world of fisticuffs. His first

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Hongkong.

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Certain categories of game are becoming so

Flis next meeting was with Tom King, and n acarce in France that the Central Booioty of French Hunters in agitating for protective The Trankfurter Zeitung says it in a hundred American bluejackets bad a real old w measures. It saks that the closing of the hunt position to state that it is the intention of the Christmas dinner at the Guildhall as the guests the usual education which preparatory schools actual fight was with one Smith, and it took terrific fight the mes put up. They wont forty give to boys who are about, to PASS Jem two hours to convince his rival that he was three rounds ere Mace was able to administer. the coup de grace. The return match on the We even deprecate the belter man. on to public schools. ing saison shall be advanced for haras and par. Russian Government to build a milway from of the City Corporation.

mon, ARMY NEWS. tridges, and a close season instituted in Algeria

special Navy classes in proparatory schools. Nat Langham, one of the best men who over Medway saw the tables reversed, and the Any parent who removes his boy from a pre-stepped into è ring, heard of the youngster's whe had become great friends, met in serious for quil. M. Georgos Béjot, the secretary of

Mace was eager Major H. F. T. Fisher, Army Service Corps, paritory school of the ordinary type in order to skill, and determined to exploit him. This, of conflict afterwards.

regain his lost laurels, but the Society, points out that whereas, in 1908,

& school

hool which lays itself out to course, means fame and glory to Mass, and be 360,000 partridges and 140,000 harus were journer from Berlin to Poking in eight and a from longkong, has been posted to Portsmouth send him to Navy, in ill-advised and is not saw his chance and took it. Matched against a for some time no one would give him a chance."

prepare for the received at the Halles Centrales, or Faris Contral half days, or from London in nine and a half, for daty

improving his boy's chances. We find that the man name Pratt, he failed through his own Eventually, Joe Gloss stopped into the branch,

there was I being curtailed by over 600 miles. the road

and gave Mace bis much desired opportunity. the mort satisfactory fault, but his booker,

convinced Major 0. Brown, Inspector of Ordnance great majority, including The only really novel portion of this state.

Malood in his Merketa, the numbers foll in 1909 to 310,000

him another chance, The men met down the Thames, near Plum protègè, gave partridges and 120,000 bars. If these are not ment, says

China is a consenting appointed to the Eastern Command at Dover. education of a preparatory school Ep to the party.

It will be remembered that this

time of their entry to Osborne, Upwards of was taken to London and introduced to the mes met three times, only one of the contests ly shortened.

railway through the Gobi Desert was spoken Lientenent and Quartermaster Thomas Books, two hundred preparatory schools sezd w boys "fancy" He next trisi was a high one, as he being drawn, the others going the way of Muse. The Mayor of a little Commune or parish in of at the time that the American Govorn Army Service Corps, who left this Colony two who have received no special preparation what was pitted against Bill Thorpo, and in February. The draw, by the way, was brought about by

1857.

the Sight came off in Kent, and Mace had the fact that sa neither man seemed desirous the Hautes-Pyrénéess is a lover of animals Hement made their famous proposals for years ago, las been promoted Captain from the ever.

"You are aware that the system of interview by his man beaten very early in the proceedings,

One of the has just issued an order which shows wore the neutralising of the Manchurian lines, and 29th November last, and retires on retired pay

a committee which has been pursued, since the at that time China showed some opposition; from the 3rd instant.

His last fight was with a man ↑new scheme came into operation was adopted as Bob Travers, Thights of his life was with of getting to business, the reforso declared the

lasted two days, owing consideration for birds and beasts than for nor is it gaite correct to say that the Russian

Major and Erevet Lieutenant-Colonel Bir mosns of escaping the evils of compotifire ex police interruptions. The first day only six commenced to appear at renaic-balls. hnman beings. The order runs a follows:- "Government will build the entire loom Lake Matthew Nathan, B.E., GC.M.G., employed nination, one of which had boon the develop rounds were fought, but on the second they beat. Having, retired from the ring,

Ruenis's sbars will be the portion Wherous certain young people of the Commune

orowds. Adversity came his way in later years, Are accustomed on Sundays after Mass to dance, Baikal to Kistahka. It is pretty certain that under the General Post Ofles, is placed on the mout of cramming establishments giving special fought an hour and eleven minutes, when the where his nimbleness and skill nightly delighted meses territory will be built by the Chinese them, the Royal Warrant for Pay and Promotion, object, and I believe there is now 10 are the cond proliminary skirmisking match was money subsoribed there is rosson to fear that and animals of the village, with the result that selves. For this purpose, however, they must 1909. Usted November 28, 1910. there is a considerable loss. He now forbids barrow money,

A farther statement in the Frankfurter HONGKONG-SINGAPORE BATTALION. dancing on land belonging to the Commune dur-Zeitung that the new line will be built by 1913 is Jemadar Mohamad Din to be subadar, vice ing suoli hours as the domestic animals may be exceedingly improbable even when we take the Pir Bux, retired. Dated October 12, 1910.

East into consideration that no engineering

Havilder Major Bagh All to be jomiadar, vice taking their rest!"

Mohamed Din. Dated October 12th, 1910. Le dificulties are to be encountered.

to be extatafunted, the season must be material whiol, declares that he pondert, is that Machinery 1st Class, from Hongkong, has been cadots, are those who have received the uses the youngster acquitted himself well he stead, and Goss was beaten in 19 rounds. These

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a man named Davis,

the noise that they make frightons the fort the 900 miles frota Kintohka to Paking in Chi. reserve' list under the provisions of article 86 of preparation. It has been successful in this black was barted the Championship. After and though benefits word got up for hid and

danger of s recrudescens of the ovil. But it cannot be too clearly understood that anything in the usture of special proparation is, in our opinion, not only unnecessary but positively

REGINALD MCKENNA”. prejudicial-Believe me, yours very truly,

fired up, and Sam Hurst and Jem Mace met. the old hero of the prize ring had often felt the Jem had all the best of matters from the start, want of money. Friends he never hoked, and and at the end of sight rounde Harei was so he was a familiar and always welcome figurs at battered and worn that his seconds threw up most of the bir sporting-especially racing-

functions in and around London. the sponge for

him.