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CORRESPONDENCE.

TO; TAS KDIZOR OF TUE " HONGKONG BAILY

PRAS."]

HONGKONG'S CHILDREN.

...VI.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TULSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, 1911.

There is no need to put our system of educa] tion into the melting pot or to multiply Boards and Advisers; what is required is a general speeding up ́along the settled lines of progress, a development of the existing "system downwards to the poorer children sa wall

ax: upwards to the University undergradants,

Without the general census retures, and a SIR-In his great Budget speech His Excel.ecial educational consus, nothing dednite can bedoelded upon; the former will be available ency the Governor showed, clearly that he is in

soon, the latter might sasily be compiled by the favour of a progressive and comprehensive edu. cational policy, and that he is only hindered in pressing forward more rapidly in this good work by his conscientious scruples; as enntroller

“TUE ESTIMATES.

Director of Education and District Officers.

To provide funds let the Council add, by

■ mere stroke of the pen, 1 per cent to the rates; this will produce 8100,000 at

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THE REBELLION IN RUPER

EFFECT OF THE REVOLUTION IN HONGKONG.

As is to be expected, Hongkong is very seriously affected by the revolution in China Trade in largely at a standstill, and a Chinese estimate of the loss airoady asustained le sont thing like three million dollars.

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Ipeople. We had no difficulty in obtaining admittance, but found that all Chinese going in or ont were closely examined, and those who had boxes were compelled to open them to show they had no plandor,

SIGNS OF UPHEAVAL.

Evou foreign banks did not escaps the rust, the penis among ignorant Chinees having gone so far as pran to distrust the notes of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. In all these cases, it is only people with amali masne that have been anxious, while the big Chines tion calmly, depositore and merchants are facing the situs-

Onos Inside the city signs of the recent up. heaval were evident. Tho roads wero fall of soldiers, and strawn with the red fadings of

THE 'CAFE OF THE SITUATION, The position in Shanghai was made m easy uniforms and in some cases khaki fothes

on the road for any one to take away. Then possible by the decision of the Foreign insurgente are all wearing their black winter Books late on Monday evening not to press for uniforms, with the old facings and ornaments the payment by alive banks of short loana torn off and white bands round their sleaves, and native orders. The extra time granted Their general demeanour reminded me of the for payment is indoffsite and the duration of Swiss soldiers whom I saw many years. age. the grace will depend on the position of the Whilst disipline soomed perfoot, there was to respostive native banks. *martness about their notions and nothing to But the crux of the trouble in the inadequate of Mexican dollar, which threatens to could see. They were all friendly and ready Banks need all the dollars they have in their

give out

coffers, so much so that they are unable to help the nativo banks. Supplies of dollars are reported that a good amount is already on the expected from Hongkong and Canton-it-is- way-ns alin from the interior. Of course, it ought to be easy for onlefuntist banks t to get offered today for the doller is almost without the needed supplies

prios parallel- except during the I exer rebellion,

of the Colonial Revenue, with regard to any no additional cost and will be felt by no one: Ist I insurrection, and only one supports the distinguish' privates from affoors, so far as It if the rusis continues. The Foreign

increase of expenditure

It behovas, therefore, the Unofficial Members, as gaardians of the public purse, to nsloose the purse strings and pour out such liberal contri. bations as will place the educational system of the Colony mis on a par with our neigh: kours in the Philippine Islands. Japan, China and almost every other civilized nation in the World, behind whom this Colony seems to

have lagged,

No doubt the honourable and learned

Doctor, the senior unofficial member, whose interest und enthusiasm in educational matters are boundless, will have a great deal to

say on the question, and it is to be hoped that he will have the unanimous support of his colleagues.

The extraordinary delay in the publica. tion of the Census returns rendera the discussion of the Equestion · ·Estimates extremely difficult, and one has ́s feeling of groping in the dark amongst unreliable figuros, However, I think it is safe to assume that the children of the Colony have not decreased in zumber since 1901-

- The total estimated expenditure on education (including $9,000 to the University, 8343 to the London University and 85,129 to medical institutions) is £279,460, from which must be

deducted school fees, 376,000 learing $203,460, a fraction over 23 per cent, of the gress ravenne, Of this the net expenditure on primary and secondary schools is only $188,988, rather more than 24 per cent, of revenue. Taking the papa

-lation at 450,000, the expenditure is less than 42

cinta por head.

If there are 100,000 possible students between the ages of 5 and 21, the Colony is to pay only $1.88 towards the education of cast of them

for 12 months.

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this sum be set apart for education to be expend. Imporia! Gevorament.

for a chat.

GENREAL LI AND HEADQUARTERS.

Two loading Chinese residents yesterday told our representative that the feeling in Honkong was largely in favour of the revolution. Of the sight native owned vernacular journals no less than seven of them are in sympathy with the

Bo strong is the ed in accordance with a sobomo to be drawn.op feeling against the Chiness Government as soon as the necessary data arenrailable.

that this nativo" journal haring orit-

After some delay we saw General Li. He Unfortunately ander the present extraordincised some of the revolutionary methods found spooks Biglish duently, and although he was ory system this fund would have to contribute that several of its advertisers threatened to unable to help us in our request to get our 20 per cent. to the Military Contribution; but withdraw their support unless they adopted guard, which we declined, he offered as a this absurdity might be partially compensated

a different attitude. But most significant of The entrance and passages of the assembly for by withdrawing the $75,000 received from all, however, in the renewal of the agitation for in withean porn sich soldiers, and one could go School Fees from the general revenue, and the abolition of the quone.

Here the cutting in without permission.

Clarke were busy writing out notices and of the queas seems to be regarded as an out entering it as a credit to the Education Vole.

ward badge of a desire for reform or mayhalmations, and in one room the soldiers weze

burriedly

General Li himself was eating approval of the revolutionary stragglo, and

dressed in a silk gown,

but all others in thousands of men have been shorn of their long-

his ro

room

wero-in-apiform Flags

were displayed with the legend Hain tresses during the last few days: This action

Han Miel Wan. "The New Han (dynasty). is stimulated by a barber's abop in Des Voeux Exterminals the Manchas Read offering to cut free of charge the queues of all who come to them for thres days. Tho offer was first made on Saturday, and it is cal culate hat at least three thousand men hare arailer; themselves of it.

Could anything be more ladicrous and illogical than the taxation of school fees at the rate of 23 por cont. for military purposes? ----

Pablic schools at which the pupils pay fees are as much productive undertakings as the Railway, and should be included in the ament. ment of the Defenes Contribution Ordinance now before the Counsil.-Yours faithfully,

F. B. L. BOWLEY.

ALLEGED PARSEE SUBSCRIPTION TO A MOHAMEDAN FUND.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY -PRESS."|

All coastal trade bayoni Feochow has been brought to a standstill. No basiness is being done with Shangbal or the Yangtaxs, and even southern ports (Straits Settlements and tho Dutch East Indies) are beginning to be affected. Interest on money has gone up from 8 to 24 cents per 1,000 per day, or something like an increase from 4 per cont. to 9 per cent, per day; HIR.-- A paragraph appears in your forno of Ons Chinose merchant was heard to declare Saturday morning to the effect that I bare yesterday that it would be impossible to find donated to the Mebamedan Mosgao at Kow. 8500 worth of cash in Bochum Strazil, whichi loon. $50. Allow we to contradict this reas is well known, is one of the wealthiest centres port at onse, I know not the source of your in the Colony. All the cash has been shipped inforaation, hat I shall state hers in brief the to the North, and bar silver is now being henti eirenmstances under which the sum of $50 that direction. It is reported also that a certain Wes parsed by me into the hands of the bank has remitted five Lakhs of dollars to president of the Mohamedan Community in Hankow. This represents subscriptions amount Kowloon. One, Abdool Rahim, for some time ug to two hundred thousand dollars gold in employ at the Kowloon Hotel, died at the collected from Chiness at San Francizoo by Dr. Government Civil Hospital a few months ago,

According to the Director of Education's He died in poor circumstances, having only a few computation in his Annual Report for 1910, daye salary due to him from the Hotel. This there are 15,213 sobolares enrolled in all the together with a small subscription collected schools of the Colony if theeo figures are cor- amongst friends, defrayed his funeral expenses, -rest-and÷include the New Territory, there are leaving samall balanco. As the deceased was a still 95,000 possible pupils without schools, of Stebamedan, the friends who subscribed thought whom at least 45,000 are children between 5 and that the balance should be made over to some 15.

Melamedan Charitable Fund.

If the Director of Education's statements are not to be taken literally, perhaps His Excellency will be good enough to enlighten the Council on the subject,

Towards the education of this 65.000, or 45,000, or whatever the correct number may to 'of children without schools, the Connell is

sked to vote the magnificent supply of $4,100 to the Chinese Vernacular Primary Education- Bard)

This is what His Exellency terms the scouragement of Chiness initiation with Overnment co-operation, and the promotion a better and more widely-extended system of mary.education in the Chinese language! No doubt the extremely able and public- Eritad gentlemen who compose the Vernacular Fard will do their best to raise subscriptions, ad the Chinese will respond with their usual mnificence, but I venture to think that the orouragement is of such a slender nature that ti óo-operation will be equally stander.

will leave the senior unofficiat

be to fight the battle of ̈the

I accordingly bout $50 to the president of the Mohamedan Community in Kowloon with a letter in which T clearly explained the source and object of the contribution. Under the cimamstances, I am astonished-to-find-may-unme-- appear me a Abger

I shell esteem it a great favour if you will be so kind as to publish this letter in your next fuane.--I remain, Sir, Your obeilient servant,

DINSHAW S. PAOWALLA.

CONSOLS BELOW 77.

LOWEST PRICE REACHED SINCE 1831.

73 in the earlier part of the day, and drooped On September 20th Gofarla fell a quarter to further, closing 5-16 down at 76 13-15-the lowest price since 1831, when, of course, the rate of interest was 3 per sant.

Sun Yat Son.

merchandise, rien and opium trades will suffer All those engaged in the yarn, sundry considerably, and as already stated the loss to Chinese in the Colony already is estimated at three million dollars. A number of anall failures that hundreds will be notified bafore the end of have already been reported, and it is expected

the year.

It is stated here also that many of those gagad with the revolutionary forces are from kong. Most of them were queneless, and as they the South. They have all passed through Hong. carried little luggage it is certain that they can

up to take part in the rising.

Wonnded meu are being taken to the hospitals in the city, and both Dr. MacWillie and Dr. Patterson are looking after them. Three or four European missionaries still re main in the city, but all ladies and children have gone to Bankow.

People ready money are doing a roaring trade by giring loans at exorbitant intorost on very substantial securities offered by those un- der the influence of the panic. This panic is not confined to Shanghai alone as a similar state of affairs is reported from Fiatsin and-

Poking

TRADE AFFECTED.

Trade is absolutely held up, and some of the menal piece goods anetions are not inking place this woak. Everything is paralysed., although Chinese dealers are hopeful of the outcome of this trouble. From the foreigners polas of view the loss to business is not as great as it might be Shops were doing business in the streets we thought to be. Owing to the home strikes and passed through, and no one seemed to be afralaveral other causes the stocks in Ehanghai are of what was happening. Onn has to get generally expected to bo over before a few wooks at a very low ebb; and as the revolution in back to Hankow to be enlivened with rumours.

at the most the loss to business will not be heavy.

AT HANYANG.

LOOTERS AND THEIR REWARD, Writing of a visit to Hanyang a correspond- at mys: The streets wore crowded with ugly of the pleasantest to hear. All the old police looking characters, whose remarks were none

had run away, new police had not been installed, and there seemed to be no one in authority. I made my way to the west gate. Outside it, benging in a brekut, on the wall, was the stripes of a policeman decorating the bottom grassome spectacle of a man's head, with the of the basket, The Chinese characters on the stripes gare the information that the man was found looting, and that this was his punishment. The Prefect's yamin had been fired during the night. The Prefect, a Mancha, had escaped, but a Manshu tator who had taught the Prefect's and anamarily beheaded. family was not so fortunate. He was caught

The Halen's fate was a short distance to the

how.

south of the Fu's, but this was intact. The revolutionary soldiers raided it in the early morning, but the magistrate had already get asked him if he would become a revolutionary. over, and, with the muzzle of a ride at his head, away. They discovered his hiding place,

He replied, I am a Chinese, how could I but submit," and he was at once reinstalled in his former position, and his yamen guarded by revolutionary soldfera,

ANTI-FOREIGNISH.

order in Hanyang as they seem to have done in

The insurgentseridently have not maintained

the other two cities. During a walk of about Are miles through the most populated part of In Hongkong the most exaggerated rumours the city. I only met nine revolutionary soldiers are in circulation. It is reported that the Imo patrol, and these were in squats of three and perialists have been routed, that the young had a cowed and dejected appearance. During Emperor has been deposed, and that a new

Friday night, a band of the newly recruited régime has been established. Unrest and er

soldiers attacked the large native distillery next to the Baptist Mission hospital sad do. citement are therefore goneful, and much hardmanded large sums of money. After receiving ship and suffering will be experienced before Afteen thousand cash, they left without fulfill- conditions become normal.

ing their threat to burn and kill.

Letters from foreign residents at the seat of war appearing in the Shanghai papors supply these sources we quote the following:-- interesting, details of the situation. From

PRACK WITHIN REVOLUTION AT WUCHANG.

I have just returned from a visit to Wachang, writes a correspondent of the N.C. Daily News, Crossing from Hankow with a party of Ameri- can missionaries who were going to enter the

Next day, Saturday, matters had not im- "proved. A foreigner walking along the river bank was stoned several times, and heard foreigneN.” rowdies calling on the mob to "kill the

THE END OF SQUEEZE,

FORWARD CONTRACTS,

We understand that better eoaniels have pre- Tailed regarding the repudiation of forward contracts for goods, and the members of the Chinese Chambers of Commerco have decided to await the turn of events before finally deciding "pon the matter.

SCENES AT THE BANKS.

Hankow, carrying all their worldly possessions While the sight of refugees arriving from with them for the most part, attracted mush attention in Shanghai, this spectacle did not of the various banks, both native and foreign. compare with what was witnessed on the premises The rush to get silver for notes continued with increased forco, so mush so that in the early forenoon messages were sent to the police for special guarda.

INTIMATIONS.

HAIR CAME OUT

IN COMBFULS

Eight Bare Patches on Child's Head. Skin Raised, Crusted and Irritated. Afraid of Losing All Her Hair. Cured After Using Box of Cuticura Ointment with Cuticura Soap.

I am pleased to say my little girl's hond la completely end after using one box of Cotleurs Ostapent and also wasting ber bead with Cullers Soap. You would like to know about the case, I mis pure.

**It lacted first by her hair combig out in. combtuls, leaving a spot about the size of a abling. The skin looked mised and crusted and Irritated her very much. Haily I became very anxious when I saw eight K- ferent baro patches on her brad. I was afraid she was golux to Inve all tier air. I trial two well advertised remedies and they did no go, so I took her 10 a skin hospital. The doctor told in Tease Plengworn and to keep. free from schoor, Witch I am. I aftented the hospital with her far seven wecka,, I used two large boxes of the aintment which they penseribed, on her fond every week and sli had to wear a black calleo rap. Her pour little hice hreanto swollen and red wherever 150

antment touched it.

day I sent for a box of Cullum Ointment. After thoroughly cleansing her head of

All the old ointment, I started ja with the Cutlera. This second dressing with it meined to take the Tritation sway. and axon we sew an ungrovement. Before I had quite turistet the box of Cullers Ontment, her head was quite clear and the hair growing over the hald spots. Now her hair in grown beautiful and long, with ath- Ing but the Chitteurs Ostment and, the Cutler Soap, with which I wash it." (iguad) Mrs. Noon, 3, rey Rock B, Bust Derby Rd, Liverpool; Fine. May 31, 1910. The Catina Remed afford the m scorenice! treatment for the ela, seal and hair froni infry to agn. A labbat of Cuticura Soup and a box of Cutteurs Dini mant art often sumcient. Fold throughout the world London Depot, 27, Charterhous Square. Post-free, Randlei an skin flessCI.

bight day, PINCE NEZ and

A8 result of this, towards eleven o'clock the шеп who had been од principally Sikha and foreigners, were sent on duty, most of them armed. At all the heaks there was a big crowd, but it wae

at the office of the Imperial Bank of China that the largest number appeared to asremble, So great was the crush that to cope with the

doors and let the people enter in batches. They demand it was found necessary to close the main

aame out hugging their dollars in cloth bags, while those who had to wait some time before getting in, wore for the greatest part a resigned look.

Thanks to the special police on duty here and elsewhere, everything prased off quietly.

THE TELEGRAPH LINES.

"PRESS CENGONSHIP,

With General Tin Chang holding all three lines to Peking, for Government use, it is at the moment practically impossible to get private messages through, and as a sodréquence pilas of telegrams sont from Shanghai are lying at Peking-N.. "Daily News.

LORD KITCHENER IN EGYPT.

*ISIT TO THE KHEDITE.

Lord Kitchener landed at Alexandria, from the cruiser Dianu at 9 o'clock on the 28th ult and proceeded to the British Consulate, where he received the Premier and four other Ministers.

The new prefect in Hanyang is named L Ping. He was associated with Kang Yu-wei and was imprisoned in Hanyang for. bis political

At 11 o'clock he visited the Khedi ve sad after The death of M. Stolypin, renewed unossiness

offence more than ten years. A criminal named lunch proceeded with the members of the over the protracted foroccan negotiations,

Ch'eo was confined with him in the same prison, Diplomatic and Comanior staff in State carriages mem the labour troubles at home and abroad, and

with whom La P'ing became friendly. When to the Res-el-iin Palace, where he presented new President Taft's anti-trast campaign formed a city by a rope let down over the wall, my com Bari, which will, ab doubt, if proper sufficiently strong "hear" combination in them- panion and I were overtaken by Chinese made prefect, he did not forget Ms On His Majesty the King, my angust master,

all the prisoners were released and Li Ping was his credentials to his Highness.

Speaking in French. Lord Kitchenor said.- ly supported. add greatly to the educa depression on the Stock Exchange, says & Lon- band round his sleeve and carrying a revolver Sanday morning. Ch'eo, a wealth man living changes inu in handing to your High- "selves, "but the principal canas of the general car, wearing a khaki uniform with a white friend and made him his secretary. On tinal facilities of the City, and

condon paper, was the raising of the Berlin Bank in his hand.

We Bald that we were outside the south gate, banded thirty thousand

neek these aredentials to acompany them tər myself with again drawing attention to the rate from 4 to 5 per cent.

visiting our missions to get some things, but tais to the Secretary, to pass on to the Fu, to with an expression of his bigbeat esseou this time last year, and that there is always mander-in-chief of the revolutionary forces. amount, Chas

It is true that a similar advance took place at that we wished to visit General Li, the com

one-third to his own sincere wishes for the well-being of Egypt, I great pressure for money in Germany at the The officer kindly suggested taking us under ure and passed

drizze WAS discovered on Sunday my master, in regard to your Highness and very heary withdrawals from Berlin, not only rise is accompanied by circumstantial reports of revolution.

afternoon and he was immediately decapitated.Egypt are those also of his representative. by France, but by the Russian Government,

prison, and his head took the place of the police has been fit to bonour me and happy to renew just two and a half days after his release from am proud of the mission with which his Majesty Thare in every probability that the Berlin Bank

man's in the basket outside the west gate. the pleasant recollection I have always had of rate musy be raised to 6 per cent, at the and of

One of the strong tanata of the new party's this country. the month,

ersed is the stoppage of "squeers," and, from hold their own. all accounts, they intend to do it if they can

chiren of the rural districts of the Island of Hogkong and the New Territories, who have note to speak for them in the Council.

Cthese chlidren it cannot be said that they are iens, nor is their stay in the Colony transl. tory they are natives of the soil, as their fathers andrandfathers were; the Colony is their horis, andhey have no other place to go to they are Brith subjects, and are as much antifled to educion as a child born in England.

Thir ancestora were not savages, but members of see whose civilization precedes the period wher our ancestors, clad in blue paint and incones, shared the caves with the wolves; a racewhose literature is more ancient than that of Geece and Roxie. whose system of morality, fended on filial piety and family-life, is older than the Gospel and has won the admiration of di atudents.

We base for sundry gord reasons acquired posession of their land, and ussumed the duty of gverning them, but have failed to provide then with most of the advantages usually affoned by a civilized Government.

Vountary effort is a splendid thing, but it work spasmodically both in time place it is the duty of the community through the Government to fill up the gaps

and

be used for prom purposes. Of this for the person of your Highness and his

end of the September quarter, but the present his care, so we went on and talked about the Prefect. Henty thousand balkonly to the need not add that the sentiments of the King,

for an advance in the Bank of England rate, The Stock Exchange is, therefore, prepared and the discounting of this event was largely responsible for the general marking down of prices.

THE OLD MINISTER AND THE YOUNG MINISTER.

military companion, we war against rulers, not We are like your Napoleon," said our against nations."

We quoted a tag from the Chinese classics in retro, how that by gaining the hearts of the Empire. And we proceeded to moralize on the people ore could obtain the Government of the expediency of the revelationary troops protect ing the life and property of the ordinary citizen, Our friend agreed and assured us that the hearts of the people were with the revolutionists.

A TRICK.

THE FINANCIAL POSITION.

DEMAND TOR MEXICAN DOLLARS. Although the run on the banks by small

I am particularly pleased with the prospect ef being called upon to maintain the deep sympathy which animated my predecessor in his relations with your Highness, and I dare to hopa that this sympathy, added to a friendship for Egypt of long date, will facilitate for me the tack I have at heart-mamely, watching over to the best of my power and with the approval and support of your Highness the prosperity of

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NO MORE SEA-SICKNESS.

·LEGLERS" CHAIR, TO "ABOLISH THE OCEAN

TERROR.

Bea-sickness is doomed to become a thing of the past, says a London paper. So soon as the patout chair invented by Mr. Gay, of Camber- well, entera into universal use.

This chair is not supported by legs, like mere ordinary chairs. Instead, what appears to be a

Arrived at the gate we received a surprise, depositore and noteholders continued yesterday, Egypt. Daring the 16 years I pravicpecies of pivotal attachment is fixed to the

one

a long speech at a celebration of the quincenten arrested the officer, telling

Ary

and

that

my wishes and efforts will always ha towards

ענם!

underside of the chair.

By this ingenious device botle - chair and2 however much the ship may pitch and roll. ccenfant preserve their horizontal paeltion,

ho presibility of 100

sickness in thes

culty with the soldiers on guard inside the sity, was a slightly better feeling of confidence, and pleasure the stops of progross mode by the and we heard him exclaiming that "We are all it is believed that there will be an early relief country, to which I am attached by ties of deep Lord Rosebery exomed himself from making the gate opened and a private in black uniform !· dallars, are in great demsud, so much so that the maintenance and development of that pro- entirely obrŝated, and the user of the patent family." Our surprise was complete when from tension. Silver coins, or rather Morican affection, and having returned to this country

him that it would be teel exchange was driven up to of St. Andrew's University, held in Dundee, oath to enter the city in a khaki uniform, that end if the run on the banks continues, it may grass Permit me, then, in reiterating to Fon chair is enabled to sit in perfect confort while by mentioning that he had just listened to six soldiers were shot yesterday on

32 yesterday.; between eighty and one hundred speeches, and repeating story tell to bim by Sir Henry clothes

move up to 85. The banks have paid out almost Highness the sentiments of my august Sove his less fortunate fellow passengers are suffering account, Campbell-Baunerman during a former visit to in black with his rifle and the officer in khaki ay signs of weakness.

that beat change his all their coins, estimated at 37,000,000 araigo, to associate myself with them and to

all around him, with his opinions. The private week ago, and the demand has not shown assure your Highness of my devotion to your

Two strong iron uprights are fitted into slots the city.

un either side of the chair, and the passenger The situation in person and with his revolver, went off together to some Shanghai is extraordinary, as although there are

your people, "Sir Harry Campbell-Bannerman said to me.

The Khedive replied in suitable terms.

by holding these preserves a laval balance. A Did you ever hear the story of the old minister place outside the city, and we saw them 10 Tls. 28,000,000 worth

of silver bars and syste more. But we smiled as we found we had so

At 4 o'clock Lord Kitchener left by spooiul capstan arrangement on the deck would control and the young minister" stated Lord nearly been made use of to guarantee the good over the orisis. The native banks have faced Agency.

saveral chairs at once and obviate the necessity they are useless as a means of helping to tide train for Cairo with the members of the British

of the uprights. Rosebery.

faith of the officer who had pretended to be of the situation with parfect equanimity, and those "I said, 'No.' He said:-

the protecting rower. "There was a young minister who thought

A similar trick

the revolution.

done so paraly on nearzant of pearcity of the A party of Mexican dollar coins ambitions. The ronne minister asked the old soldiers entered his chapel and offered to guard

The Seafield Rubber Company, Limited, pays minister to come and hear him preach, and he it, refusing lights, however, and when morning

I made the chair you see in my bedroom.. came it was found that they were merely hiding

We understand that eight banks barb sus.

an interim dividend of 15 per cent, and the and I have tested it golog round Land's End preached a marnificent sarmon.

When they returned to the vestry he waited from revolutionaries and government troops pended payment of Mexican dollars, promising Straits Rubber Company a second interian divi- on a voyage from London to Belfast, when it expectantly for some compliment from the old alike..

to pay out aller seven days from yesterday--and dend of 10 per cant. Both were payable on acted perfectly. One lady, having ones sat in These village children are the adults of the inister, which did not come. The old minister walked round the north side of the city. We

So we were left to our own device and first. many more are in critical position,

October 10. Other distributions sunounced it, was very reluctant to got out again. The chief sat, with beating brows, looking at him-these

them among future, and the Government has a great opperbestling brows for which Dundee, and its met coolles passing to and fro as if nothing bad Chen and Shing

North Hummock (Selangor) Rubber BTO Shing 1 are:

"Brated in my chair, the passenger feels no Nib (Chekiang Pro Company, Limited, na interim dividend of 20 vibration whatever an important point in tunity now of training them to be good citizens neighbourhood are famous, At last the old happened, and in places found the gardeners at

vincial Banks), Yue Ning (Nabking percent, making 30 per cent, for the year, and modern fast steamers; meals can be taken in it and subjects: if this opportunity is neglected minister did break silence, and said, Ah, men, work on more on their vegetable fields. Government Bauk) and the Ningpo Com. carry forward £3,798. The estimated arop for with perfect comfort, however rough the s by Government there is no knowing what scadsye must be a prood moon the day to has got rid of friendly resting with the soldiers and at leet was besieged yesterday ill late in the after. Kapar Park pays an interim dividend of 20 per I am hoping that my chair my be on the

On the road we met a patrol sail exchanged a mercial Bank, The Imperial Bank of China the current year is 120,000 lbs. of dry rubber. may bo of anarchy, sedition and immorality may be that weary, windy, wastefu trash aff per reached the East gate, the one most remote from noon, and the Tacking Bank has stood the cont, and Ula Rantau an interim dividend of market in time to be used by the Queen dark g mowa and tended by others.

the river, and insed chiefly by country strain extremely well.

left by volaulury effort; and it is the Govern he was very eloqueat, and who was very on the night or played upon my friend that have temporarily closed their doors have

ment alone that has the power and the racuns of placing educational facilities within the rouch of every village in the old and new terri torics.

stomach?

BANKA À EFECTED.

RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS. '

10 per cent.

The idea of the chair," said Mr. Gay,. fashed across my mind one day when crossing from Holland in a turbine 'stesmer and knock iagabont mest horribly-I am a poor sailor- myself,

ber voyago to India."