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PARIS LETTER.

novel. M. Thierry makes an onslaught on “La Dame aux Camélias" of Damas flis, and Mme.

[WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGKONG || Tinsyre placen it with Honoré d'Urfa's pastoral

DAILY PRESE."]

Paris, May 19th.

FRENCH LITTEHATKURS.

A SENBEEKCOVERY. -

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1911.

In

COMPANY MEETINGS.

CEMENT TILE WOEKS, LTD.

the Chairman said the directors

RUBBER ESTATES OF JOKORE

(LIMITED).

THE LAGOON DOCK AT SINGAPORE.

are

SIE FOR AIRD'S FIRM ABANDON WORK, The London Correspondent of the Strait Timea wires:

Arrangements practically completed whereby the Slugapore Graving Dock contro tors will undertake Aird's contract for construc- tion of the Lagoon Dack. Singapuro that Messrs. Topham, Jones & Four months ago, ramours were curront in Railton, at present engaged upon the Keppel Graving Dook, had been approached with a view of completing the contract, commenced ak a definito nature transpired, however, thongh since thon negotiations have been pro ceeding between the Government and the head of Tophon, Jones & Railton, with the

reason la believe is correct. For many

months

that there is no telent in the young and now there a fow days ago. A woman who had in/preciate the reason of the falling off in profila.start the work this month. The inte of progress by Momrs-John Aird & Company. Nothing

Wa Bro.in gra

of the present generation for the works of okl visited Amiens Inst work. She is now roportos past year, se could not complain on that of the rest of the estate will hopes remail as wired from London, which we bezui

Know

all we

are.

novel, L'Antrée," among spurious French

The ordinary general meeting was held last unsterpieces. M. Beilby condemns J. J. The seventh annual general meeting of the month at the London Chamber of Com Rotaseau's "Nouvelle Héloise," Bernardin do. Butler Cement Tilo Works, Lid., was held murce. Sir Frank A. Brettenham presided.

The representative of the agents and non- recently at 121, Brechnen Road, Shanghai, there

retaries, Harrisons Crofeld (Limited), road The opinion expressed recently that there are Saint-Pierre's idyll "Paul et Virginis" is being prevent Messrs, A. W. Burkill (wie pre no books worth reading in France since the described by M. Jourdain as the most spurious, ded), F. L. Johnoor, C. R. Barkill, and C. W. honotice calling the meeting.

Chairman

adoption of the death of great authors carlainly not flattering pretentions, mis-shapes, and wearisome of books Thomas,

moving the adoption of the report and What will give you most satisfection is the

report, and in the course of his address said to French literature. As it is impossible to that have been icon the title of masterpiece.

greatly regretted the reallt of last year's work knowledge that tapping will begin this year, recall the past, those who find fault with present-

Everybody at Amiens in the North of France ing. As most of those present were intimately d in a recont letter from Mr. Stewart (the day novels are compelled to confine their read- ing to old authors. It is erroneous to conclude in talking of the strange event which occurred connected with property, they could fully ap.eting manager) he says that he may be able to They could only hope that property would soon from this time forward will probably depend apon the rapidity with which it will be possible blood of to-day; a diffemut case of writers has durab for the last six years though her other show signs of iniprasement and the buff to educate a sufficient force of tappers to do the

trade reviva They had had their fair sprung up who write in sorordance with the fonses were perfect-suddenly rogained the use

share of the little work done during the work skilfully without neglecting the weeding tondency of the ago. What cares the majority of her tongue during a thunderstorm which

that our Tamil labour point, and it wes matisfactory to

Increased this year, for this class of labour is the prior to the date at which the work at Tanjung True, to be speaking onee" mers without difficulty, that their manufactures were not losing

-beRE Authors P Very little, if at all

Pagar doing overything

"Ceasori,"

tho progress of the lagoon dook parsible to

and malu wharf reconstruction had not beon all thore GTO some exceptions, as

goes that plant and machinery and amount of that is

ia this part of advanced Thus,

achool the

building stood at a very low figure. As regard. As pioneers of rubber plaating i boy,

Jelkure

we believe, some difficulty was it with in sink- We have had ed their stocks of finished products and raw ma-

to pay the penalties of all whose realing is bounded by the worke

walls of the for the terial, these had been taken at a very low figure pioneers in a country of uninhabited forests, ing the fonntations

We brought to our work a larger cast

of miv the trencher Mr. J. R. Nicholson, chairman of Iu view of flux working of the company during the past rear, the directors had waived their fees, other Malayan scmpany, and we have spout the dock beard, went to Londou in connection Mr. F. E. Seinner seconded the resolution, ryge sum is complying with the oblika. with negotiations between the anginours and contractors with a view to coping with the we undertook. We planted 1,488 acres which was adopted.

on the Gomali sad Block 4 Estates, and we have difficulty. Apparently, the matter could not plated 1,893 nores ou Sungai Sonarut and Block be arranged amicably.ng civil proceedings buve Estate undertook to plant a further 1.000 0.0165

These to whom we sold the Gomali been commenced in the High Courts in London. With reference to Messrs. Toplam, Jones and the North Labis Company undertook to

Raillon, the dock beard, its latest report plant the same quantity so that our undertaking. tentions the satisfactory manner in which the an original concessionnaires, to plant 6,000 acres work on the now graving dock has been pushed before May, 1914, will be satielled next year, forward vigorously and without interruption, and this company will then come into possession both day and night, and that the progress of 15,000 acres, with all the advantages of the resulting is highly gratifying. It is ataful concession.

that work on the lagoon dock will be resumed at the beginning of next month. The contract for the reconstruction of the wharves has boon

Spit

we shall All provions electrical treatment failed to take ground, Turning to the accounts, it would bars and cheapest,act Tamils to the antal that had been anticipated. In the inrock dual

PENNY POSTAGE. :

effect on her, strange to say.

Anglo-French pang postage is in sight; its

of Damn père and Victor Hugo, would realization is only a question of time. The scly and rales made of them all showed a good prent than I think bas boon at the disposal dosk, due to the nature of the strata not with in

diffoulty in the way of the now development is the waking good of the loss-ne less there must be at first. The Minister of Finance is hopeful of finding a solution before long; the sooner the problem is solved the better it will be for the commercial worlds on both sides of the Channel

PLAT ASKED.

The

tion

The appointment of Mr. J. Ambrose as an director condemand, and Mostra, W. Burkitt and i W. Thomas were related directory

3. Mr. Wuillenmier was re-elected auditor,

EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAFII

CO. LTD.

sing the praises equally of "Kes Trois Mons quelaires" and "Les Miserables," while the omnivorous book-lover whose range of acquired Betion extends from Dunns to Pierre Loti, would confess that the Albo Prèvost, Victor Hugo, Stendal, George Sand, Honaré de Balzac, and Gustave Flaubert, have all in their turn held his imagination captivo. Masturpinces they bave all written in their day, and they

The banuing by the Archbishop, o Paris of represent so many literary goats that can mover die so long as the world is a world. Who can Gabriele d' Annunzio's now mystory play,

The oventy-fifth half-yearly ordinary general say which in the best French novel? To select "The Martydom of St. Sobastian," for which

meeting of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, was one among them as uniting in a superior dogres M. Claude Debussey has written the music, and all the good qualition of fiction would be a task which is to be produced next week at the held on 16th all. at Elrotra House, London, Bir

Chatelet Theatre, has creatoil' a great sensation John Wolfe Barry, K.C.B., presiding. beyond the discriminating faculties of a

and elsewhere,

In the course of his customary statement the

Rail Chairman Macaulay. Certainly the question is one which in theatrical circles

The

grosa receipts of the com- If we Archbishop has issued a notice to his flock repay for the half-year under review amounted is not settled by an appeal to resson. profor "Les Misérables" to "Madame Bovary" winding them that at the lost Diocesan Con-in round numbers, to £337,000, against

£315,000 for

the corresponding period of or "Manon Lescant." that is enough: we do not gross Catholics were carnestly silvined not to 1909, showing an increase of £22,030, which care to say why. And this can more readily to attend theatrical performances offensive to it is satisfactory to find is spread over the affirmed of fiction that of any other class of Christian consciences, oouseqnantly Catholics whole of the company's system. The work literature. Therefore, any attempt to establish are not to see the new play. As, however, religioning and other expenas soounted, in round a indder of marit by public consent can only re-now-a-days in France, and in Paris in partico-arabere, to £154,000. against £143,000 for the corresponding period of 1939, showing an in eronse of £11,000. When I had the pleasure of meeting you six mouths ao I referred to the cost of living in the Far East, particularly in the Straits Settlements, having risen very considerably in the last few years, and stated that your directors had found it necessary, after

of careful investigation stoness, to quitantially increase the renuera tion of the staff in that region in order to fairly meet the new conditions which bad thas arisen. nearly £8,000 of the ingroaned expenditura This additional remuneration counts for under review. and

the special allowances granted to the staff towards the

of Jast year

male retrospective from Jan. 1, 1910, the amonat month' special remuneration. Tho amount in the present necounts is consequently nearly double what it would have been ander ordinary in whole year, the net profit for the year 1910 na cumstances. Comparing the figures for t £70.000 more than in 1909.

sult in a dozen or more anthora finding a placa

on the topmost rang,

The subject of the best work of fiction in the French language is one which continues to orente a great deal of interest, Which is the Which is the spurious best French norelt umsterpiece ? ars questions which have revealed a diversity of views Newspapers and others have put the two question to nearly all modern French intellectuals, with the result that many bate winsly begged to be excused from com- mitting themselves. A dosisiva answer bas been forthcoming in only one or two cas98.

ar, is next to a thing of the past, not many, it is expected, will abstain from the Chatelet Thesire. The Archbishop's recommendation clearly applies to the play in question, which is to put on the stage and disfigure in the most improper circumstances the history of one of our most glorious taartyrs, Notices regarding the play have been sent to all the Paris clergy, no doubt with a view to working ap a "boom." The part of the Saint will be played by Mdll». Ida Rubenstein, who, according to the author, realises his dream of an interpre- ter. M. Dabassay describes this young lady

4.

and

were

taken in hand departmentally and the work har

been in progress.

Mulbe

INTIMATIONS

TORTURED DAY AND

NIGHT BY ITCHING

And Burning. Sore Places on Baby's Cheeks, Rips, Spine and in Bend of Arms and Knees. Could Hardly Walk. Was Ill for Want of Rust.

Got Cuticura Remedies and Now has Not the Least Sign of Eczema.

y son when two Jears old hard eersEM wary badly,—ilə hüd great sore pisces on the --

edges of a bones, the lobe of each mar great split, the sorea an

nding over ths Jawbon

to the check, and on

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Watty

ada

heek bones agabil

were saine mora

ing him low

lp and all

up his aptem, and les the bend of his arms and knees, The latter were so bud Tiend the child could hardly walk. Whenever the clilá werktched latinaeif, rurqu watery maiter would come from this plezi Hike rent druk of perspiration, fle was for- sured Jay and night with lite awful burning and Bening sensat lapy. I had tiled several remedies, and then I went to the doctor but the stuff I hak foo big made not the lightest impression. Thild was petting galls it for the went of proper rest.

**I gave up going to the doctor, as a friend, urse, vo mne some Cuticura Osturens tý gud sea if it would refleve my boy. I used it for a week, and be thua tiine die pinces were looking decitedly las angry, and peers solarly traftable. 1 got SOTEE CURICHES Ontment and soap, and persctured with sham. He way in such a xíute I coul⋅ noj make&th of intisani imat ion days, I sed to smear the places over two or three times à day. The enema kept coming back, bu AN KOON AS SE showers kunnel Cuticura 'Olut. Bent. The boy is now thirteen, aul not the lasal sign of eczenis." (Signed) Ma, A. Oliver, The Gardens, Egerton Home, Figar 1pn, near Arliford, Kent, Eaz., May 11, 1010.

Culeur Flemedien afford the most Breat ret fut skri lignes, Me Thanxiout the woud Loudon Depot, 27, Charterkollu İQUECO,

AND

SILVER

WATCHES

Taken on the whole it seems Um Flaubert, Balzac, about whom he raves as "an extraordinary (£8,000) represented twice instead of sixĮ KEPONG (MALAY) RUBBER ESTATES and experience tell me that I was wrong; that ENGLISH,

and the Abbé Prévost are most in favour, Victor Hugo, Stondhal, George Band, and Damas pire have t e anffrake of some, and the claims of Pierre Loti and M. J. H. Roany wine umong modern authors are not overlooked. Strange to say, no mention is made of Henri Murger and Guy de Maupassant, while, the name of Emile Zola is not even whispered! Spurious master Pisces aro laid to the reckoning of Dumns fa, Chateaubriand, Honoré d'Urfé, M.Jean-Jacques

I

MOROCCO.

(LIMITED),

Fear.

SWISS

AND

ELGIN

QUALITY

MOVEMENTS

THE JOHORE GOVERNMENT GRANTS,

· Though we have faithfully perfomad, or arranged to perform, our part of the contract, tre have not yet been able to obtain from the Johore Government grants for even the area to which wo are already fully entitled. For more than 12 months we have been endeavouring

HOMME, MELBA ON SINGER'S ENGLISH. to get these titles in order to satisfy sur obligations to the Gowali and North Labis Mrus, Melba presented at the Guildhall School Companies, but up to the presast the of Music last month the scholarship which she Johore Commissioner of Lands her, for has founded for sopranos from any part of the ressons which we cannot understand, doclived country. The competition will be held on May to give a grants in terms of the Boltan's 22. She was received with the utmost enthusi concussion. We ask for nothing more than sem by the professors and sindenis. those terms, and as we have already spent a

After a few words of congratulation to "my large sum on surveye and have complied with old friend and

colleague, Mr. Landon Ronald, GOLD our part of the contract, so far as at least 16,000 Mme, Melb stopped, saying, "I can't go on sores are acncerned, we cannot understand what I am too nervans. I have never made a speech possible reason there can be for delaying the before, and I can't do it now." issue of the grauts, or for expecting us to accept

Mr. Landon Ronald (Principal of the School) in the murso of whinh titles which do not clearly set out the special thereupon read the payor, i

knid :- In the present circum-terms on which the concession was granted. - Mme.

France, Ger- We cannot obtain from the North Labis Com. many, and Italy there are certain more or pany the shares to which we are entitled until lesa hard-and-fast rules governing the expres we are able to transfer the land we have sold to sion of meli hingusga. Now in Engla d, as far the era of dividenda is now in sight, and so far ist. The result i thing short of lamentablo, them. Ten have had to wais a long time, but as I know, such felicitous conditions do not az *w can judge your patience will be rewarded. The opinion is largely held that English is not a Mr. Arthur Lampard seconded the motion; musical language, or at least not a language which lends itself felicitously to expression in which was agreed to.

music. I rather think that, for a time, I held that opinion myself. My maturer judgment

creature who incarnates the vory type of ecstacy

although the English language lends itself to in the defence of faith as it has appeared for

The annual general meeting was held at the expression in music less readily than the Italian, centuries to the imagination of artists and to

Sir Gordon Blennezhasset Voules pra iding. Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool-street, E.C., it is, in that respect, at least egal to the French, and certainly anperior to the German. the fervour of the devout, and who has just

The Chairman said that the issued capital now The art of English distion, whatever it may enough muscle necessary to support a drapery You will have learned that the Eastern Exten: stond at £25.000, as compared with £22,500nt have been in other days, has been during our own time in a very unenltivator condition. of contemplation and grieg" All modern ex-eton and Great Northern Telegraph Companies the end of 1909. The Fear's expenditure incind.

bare been able to assist the Chinese Governad a new factory complete for

caring their own

After all. what иге we singers but tho pressione have been rigorously excluded, nothing mant in their endeavours to reorganim, improve, rahter, in addition to new bungalows for their silver-voiced messengers of the past and younger than 400 years being admitted. As and develop their telegraph and telephone ser- manager and his assistant and two further sets the masteina What we should strive for is Mdle. Rubenstein does not speak Italian the vices by advancing to them for there purposes of ceolie-lizes. They had finished up the year to attain a nearly to perfection as possible in play has been written in French in octo £500.000 at 5 per cent, interest on account of, with a cash balaces of £14.414. Their estimat the delivery of the mosnage, sacrificing neither SUPERIOR

and on the security of, the moneys payable by ed astpat of rabber was 35,000lb, whereas the the musician for the post nor the post for the the

companies to the Imperial Chingre tutalamonst

sold was 46,358. In the course musicias. The English

just sufficient Telegraph Administration under their

of the year they had planted 62 norma sang na it should be spokonitz Shoald bal In moting the Government agreements.

and opened up another 60 acres, which, added distinctness, or one might even use the requirements on moh terms your directors have owing to the bad, weather, they were unable to word "exaggeration," to counteract the of sour- had in view not only the strengthening of the plant at the beginning of the

hers ing affent of the singer's voice and the pisno or good ralations which, happily, Lave so long was a regular labour force of 376, which in other musical accompanimout. The majority

tho Chinesa Telegraph addition to contrast work, was sufficient te of

non-singers, do not existed between Administration and the Eastern Extension and cope satisfactorily with the 723 pare now

halit singers and non

speak the language with justice, Great Northern Companies, but also the ander onitivation, but not sufficient to develop distinction, and grace. How many persons le material benefit which the expected improvement the preparty as rapidly as they could wist. Thers you know who could read aloud a verse of poetry in the Chiness telegraph service would confer were, however, in recruiting agents in the Gr fino prese in a manner to include the qualities.

And yet on their international cable mrvice. The Eastern Sonth, of India, and shareholders could rely mentioned Not many. I fear. Company are assisting this company in making this advanco, sad the transaction will be shown ground as rapidly as possible,

upon every offort being made to open op fresh have a strong feeling that that is what the singer should be able to do before he or in the next half-yearly accounts as a reserve

They started the present year with an estimat, she enters seriously into the training of fund investment.

ed natrut of 100,000, of rabber. They had the singing voice. If you wish to sing your At the last general meeting I referred to tho sold 5000 18. at 8, .fd. per lb., and ho native laugosge boar tifully you must lose your wireless telegraph installation then in course

thought they could

native language

and the nearer you get to it, congratulate themselves, erection at the company's Keeling-Cocosport from whatarer they might reckon the the reers you will love it. Fill your minds with station, to enable telegrams to be exchanved balance, ou the result. There were no pests in Shakespeare's Sonnets, Keats "Ode to a Gre The installation has since been completed, and of course, like all other estates in Malaya. hetween passing ships and that remote place the way of deer, pige or other marauders, but, cian Urn." Shelley's "Ode to a

thew Arnold's "Forsaken the public service was opened on March 2nd the bad the fames and white ants always borne's" Spring Song" in Atlanta, and many inst. So far the traffe has been rather diz- with them more or less. In Jons last their other of the roetia ecstasias with which your is so rich. Learn to speak appointing, bat as the facilities become better manager reported that he did not think they beautiful language known and apprecinted by chipowners and the need have any cause for alarm. All trees them aloud with distinction and understanding, public at large. and as the shipping traffe de were carefully watched by the Kaneanies, and so enable yourselves to bring to your sing- velops, watrust that better results may be chtained, and wherever infaction was detected immediate in the added glory of a perfect diation. The negotiations with the British Government siers were taken to deal with it. Owiar to Mr. Parkman (Chairman of the Mallic Com pany's Singapore, Hongkong and other suitable

Molha with a handsome ross bawi on behalf of were uprooted and 140 broken off at the top. stations are still proceeding, and ought soon to be Feriunately, pracantion fund been taken fally to the Committee, ebsorging the t the day was har satisfactorily settled.

Snsure not only against fire but also against birthday. She was also presented with flowers Eastern Company a year ago I mentioned that the Chairman said that they had a thoroughly

When addressing the shareholders of the tempest. Referring to the staff in the East, by the students. the Associated Companies had long been suxious capable manager in Mr. Dunbar Fracor and amest to make some special arrangement whereby promising assistant in Mr. Waller, and their considerable addition to the volume of British visiting agents. Mr. I. R. Quartley and Mr. Imperial news might be distrib ted throughout Arthur Fox, both eminently capable men, ra tho whole of the Empire, so that one colonice ported most favourably on the way in which and dependencies might be more in touch with the patato was being ra In conclusion ho the facts and ideas of the Mother Country. It moved the adoption of the report and accounts was not an easy matter to bring about a practical and that a farther dividend of 323 per cent, be scheme acceptable to everyone, and after

the rate of 7 per cent, already paid, a total of "Intransigeant," supports the claims of

terested in this important matter, wo were able dividend of 40 per cent. for the year. "Madame Bovary," M. Jules Hurst, whose

to bogin service by arrangerisut

The resolution was seconded by Sir John sketches of modern nations cocupy a high place

with Renter's Company. The arrangement Leash, and carried unanimoudly. enabled that agency to have the distribution of in contemporary French literature, bas s

150,000 words per annum of Imperial news at decided preferanco for Flaubert's "Education

Adeu, which place is en route to all to Eastern Sentimentale", while Stondbal'a “Chartreuse de

colonies and depondancies of Great Britain. I also mentioned that the news on the way to Parmo" in the favourite work of M. Pierro

The parks and the pavement of clubland were Aden, after bong made use of at Gibraltar. Mille, the well-known professor of declamation.

Malta, and Egypt, was sent on to South Africa, studded yesterday, says a London paper of re Non-committal is Mamo, Marcelle Tinsyre.

A Press communiqué states:- His Excel and also supplied to the British possessions on cent date, with light grey bowler bate, so quick- whose book "Maison du Pécké” is so popular. lency the Command in-Chief in India will on the east and west coast of the African wou-ly has the fashion approved by the K ng spread. Grey top-bate with white silk bands, such as "Thase is to beat French novel," she the part of the overnment of India issue ineat. This news service has since been granted

invitations be present at the Cornastion to Indis, aut negotiations have been in the Kaiser and Prince Christien have worn writes; "there are several with equal claims Duruz at Delhi to (1) veterans in possession of progress for some time it for extend recently, were also to be ved in

The hatters have displaved in the windows of to admiration. Among living writers it the medal for (a) the Sikh Wars (1845-49); (b) ing it to Australasia and the British colonies seems to me

I

Mat- Awin-

Roussean, and his disciple, Daraurdin de Saint- | syllabio verse, Pierre.

be orcusoil when , Alfred Mézières We may

The intest nawe from Morocco describe, to the veteran Academician, finds it extremely situation at Ferns most alarming, and the French diffall to name the beat French norel. The readily credit this report now. They are prepar- most pathetic, he thinks, is the Abbe Pre-ed for the worse. Those imprisoned in Fez are vost's Manon Lescual," the most romanesque practically at the mercy of the rebels, which may George Send's "Muuprat." M. Rosny aine, the account for the rumour that several Europeans author of La Vague Roago," asia how have made common cause with the invaders, thus оде сап be expected to choose between hoping for safety. Relief is urgently needed Balano's "Père Gorios" and "Couriso Bette," without doubt, as the gallant defenders can do Stendhal's "Le Rouge ut le Noir," Flaubert very little more owing to scarcity of food and "Madame Bovary" and a dozen others. Deputy ammunition. Those who are coming to their Charles Beniot declares "Les Trois Monrque: holp aro bravely cutting their way throught hos. taires" thu bost novel-thus being alone in his tile tribes, and gettiur over the ground as quick preferones for the rape and sword books of ly as circumstances will permit. If the Sultan, Alexandre Dumas. In the opinion of the is as reported, has abdicated in favour of his brother torian Gilbert Auguste Thierry, "Los Miser-thinking to avort further bloodshed, the situation abios" staude stone, and adds that no novel of will become more compliested than ever for France, any other country equals that masterpiece of and a new arrangement will have to be agreed to Victor Hugo, Madamo Séverine shares the by the Powers. We ought soon to know the truth; opinion of M. Thierry. It is a book which all whether the Europeans are still safe, or whether bard-hearted and selfish persons abould read, as they have been massacred, as soms my they have. for extending the wireless service to the com- Jennɑually savera cyclone last month, 40 trees mittes of the Corporation) presented Mme. it is a work that tends to alter their disposition. If this be the case, steps will have to be M. George Ohnet believes that the best French promptly taken accordingly, One fervently novel is probably "Le Pèro Goriot" by Balzac, hopes that the gallant French rescuers will be is equally favourable towards "Le Ronge succeed in their dificult mission, and receive et le Noir" by Stendhal Contemporary writ those imprisoned in Fes, and who are on the ers should not be disdained, es Acade-point of starmtion and submission through no miciou Henri Welschinger tells an; his fault of their own. choice of modern works fartens itself upon Pierre Loti'e "Péchour d'Islando." "La Cousine Botte" and "Manon Lescaut," cannot be passed lightly over. M. Henry Kistemakers, the

OPEN-AIR THEATRES

The open-air theatres in the neighbourhood of Faris are to be more namorous than ever this Bammer. Many of these open-air performances,

maneti

A PRIZE STRATEGIC:

Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Writing on the Pescadore Islands a cor- respondent of the Japon Chronicle nays :-Ware it not for the geographical position of the WHY GO TO Pescadores these islands would be valleys to any Government, but kifuated where they aro They are

dramatist, like M. Léon Bailby, the director or cafés concerts, by which name they are known, consideration and consultation with those in, i paid, making, with the interim dividend, at they god rocks and dry sand. They prò- :

are done by the best artists, often embodying the finest manifestations of French histrionic talent na is the case at Bohemian Moa'martre,

THE CORONATION.

INVITATION TO VETERANS.

FASHIONS FOR MEN.

DOOM OF THE BLACK BOWLER,

dace

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N. LAZARUS

FOR YOUR GLASSES ?

a magnificent strategical position, no crops and can hardly support any life, hat they form the key to many doors in the For East. They are less than a day's steaming from Swatow, Amor, Fooohew and other in. portant ports of South China, Little more than a day will take a fleet to the Philippines hich of Formosa, or Hongkong, nd

are not be held by any onemy till the BECAUSE

till the Pescadores are first captured. For many years Chas held the Peadores and understood their

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You will receive Fair Trent-.

ment.

A Camfol

sad Intelligent Examination

We have s. Sound Optical Resson behind every Lions

OPTHALMIC

OPTICIAN, COBNER D'Aquilar St., Hoxoxong.

or

salon, but was unhle to take advantage of them, In 1884 the French took the islands and block- aded Formees. The graves of Admiral Courbet and others still fes'ify to the number of French victims who died of cholera at that time. Then Large that M. Bosny ainé Las the Crimea (1854-56); (2) the Persian War in the Far East, which negotiations it is hoped the hat shops of Piccadilly and St. James' all in 1994 the Japanese, without much difonity, N. LAZARUS,

(1856-57); (4) the Mutiny (1857-59); as invited will soon be brought to satisfactory termina possible shapes and sizes in grey headwear, and capt-red the Pescadoras from Chin giren us in La Vague Ronge the best to the Darbar of 190; (2) Indian Officers tion. I now move the upton the report their new slocks have been selling briskly to the barbours with splendid suchereres for a fleet of novel in a time when lisping, infantilo litern-

position go to make the Percadores a naval bage on pension or astive list who have per- and accounts and the declaration of the dividend. temporary displacement of the more sombre a size, and situated in such n central

form of orderly duty st the

first rank. The Marquess of Tweeddale, K.T., seconded bowler hat.

of the

Very tore and a false simplicity are the fashion formed a

The Japanes are fully A dozen grey bowlers and top-hats were alive to their value, and an enemy wonid think M. Heuri Rochefort declares that "the most En

English court; (3) Indian officers and soldiers the resolution. од on pension or ou the ae ive list who are mem- Replying to questions, the Chainus said the counted by an Express representative daring a

bristling with forte. Needless to Bay, the human, the most ingenions, the best constructed bers of the Vistoriau Order of of any Ladian time had scarcely arrived even to consider the walk along the subay side of Park Lane yester twice before attacking them in this stronghold, day afternoon. and in the Row earltor in the day alanda fre connected with Formon and the regi possibility of paying an increased dividend.

example. novel of ali is Los Lidisons Dangereuses" of Order. Those on the native list, whose He concurred in the tribute paid to the admlais. Į many riders bad followed the Kind the outside world by cabla and also now by wireless Chaulerlos do Lacros, published in 1782 Moments will be at Delhi will aut, of course,

"Grey bowler hats are selling well." invited. Those who are invited will remaire tration of the staff. With reward to the sug.

telegraphy. Steamers of the Osaka Shosso Kai- dein litterstears are not at all willing to name their roll was passages to and from Delhi and a gosted bonus to the staff at the Coronation, the manger of a Ficcadily het shop. During the the oil shont a dozen finies each tuon h, afford- spurions French masterpieces; the general suitable allowance for their maintenance while matter would have the consideration of the last two days we have sold more than in the ing direct and good communication with For- tebear of the replies is that there are so many in camp at Delhi, Tente will be allotted to them Board.

moss and Japan. Formerly there islands were the terror of mariners, now every night strong that it is impossible to single out one for special and electric light s d piped water will be laid on to their camp, The camp will be in charge M.. Rosny siné considers "Les of a small staff of military officers whose duty

lights Bash out from splendid light-houses Coal of an inferior quality is found on one fof Martyrs" by Chateaubriand a mach over-rated it will be to attend to the comfort of the guests.

the landu.

mention.

provjous three weeks,

The motion was carried unanimously; the

"A good gray bowler costa 18s. 6d., but for retiring directors (Mr. F. A. Bevan and the gaines, which many prefer to pay, we prs Hen A. G. Brodrick) were re-elected; and, a vide what is known as the pull-over bat. The cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and felt on that is built up and pulled overa founda- directors and staff terminated the proceedings.

tion, like the silk on a good top-hot."

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