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CABLES.

`EARLIER CABLES. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] MR. BOTTOMLEY SHEDS TEARS.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TAUBSDAY, MAY 25TH, 1929.

THE SINKING OF THE

**EGYPT."

COWARDLY BEHAVIOUR OF LASCARS ALLEGED.

LONDON, May 3rd. The French newspapers are publishing: stories of panic aboard the s., Egypt.

Admiral Scherer, Maritime Prefect of

Brest, interviewed by the Petit Journal said when the collision cecurred, terrible scenes were witnessed. Knives were drawn and revolvers fred.

TRIAL ADJOURNED.

LONDON, May zard. Mr. Horatio Bottomley, M.P., opened his defence with a specth lasting an hour and a half.

He said the caly question was whether be intended to steal money

A survivor, in an interview, said there from poor devils like "ax-soldiers" who

was a desperate panic. Terrified women had subscribed to the Bend Clubs. If brand children rushed in all directions. He were convicted on such an indictment the jury would be bound to add a rider that bo was inaine. Heaven grant that he would be liberated in a few days, to re- sume his work. He would we that no-

alleged that a Lasear shot dead a passen. ger who tried to get his wife into a boat which was besieged by Lascars and that a number of Lasçars jamped into a boat in which were women and children. The body lost money, whatever the depreciabant overturned and the occupants were tion of the stock. He would provis this he had been paying cut much larger sums

ihan he had received. Therefore he was not guilty of fraud. If the subscribers had not elamoured for their money the stock would be held today and realised at a substantial profit.

Mr. Bottomley burst into tears on suming his scat.

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The bearing was adjourned, IRISH AGREEMENT CONFIRM- ED BY ARD FHEIS. 1TS RELATION TO TREATY MUST BE FACED

Losos. May 23rd." Ard heis, of the Sinn Fein convention, attended by two thousand delegates, was "held at Dublin.

thrown into the sea

FAR EASTERN CABLE

forces.

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*NEWS.

KIDNAPPED.”

A YOUTHFUL ROMANCIST, A little Chiness boy, to carer himself from the consequences of truantry, "told a story on Tursday which gave his parenta a rare fright and the police a lot of unnecessary trouble.

THE CHINESE THEATRE, DRAMA DATING BACK TO 500 B.0.

The following interesting article, by Marion Cran appeared in a recent issue of the London Daily Telegraph

Since we are promised a revival of The Tellow Jacket, that fantasy done in the manner, it may not be amiss to consider its pretensions to be called a Chinese play. Frakly the authors have never claimed any have dose it for them and misled the public

justies to neither the play nor its alleged

(THROUGH REUTER'S AULNOY.]' CHINA'S CIVIL WAR. FOREIGNERS IN DANGER.

PEEING, May 24th.

He left his home in West Point at 9 Telegrams received today from Chin-i

o'clock in the morning to go to schoed wangio and Pritaiho report much excitand was not sern again all day. He for their creation, but other

among foreigners and Chinese auxious parems reported his disappear ment owing to the actitude of the Fengtien ance to the police when he had not re-in the dusk of a half-truth which does turned at a p.m. Descriptions were ein Practically all the well-to-do Chinwang.culated and inquiries made, but no trace ino Chinese are encamped on the beach or of the missing boy could be found. He got home, however, at about midnight, and gave an exciting account of having have departed aboard hiercham vessels..

British residents have asked the British been kidnapped. gambont to send guards to Chinwangtao, the waterworks and Peitaího,

The Frogtien forces yesterday dimmed the Chinwangtre palice and five handed Fengtien troops "wccupied Chinwangtao Peitaho sidents res railway-slation.

The Pelit Jourani's correspondent deport that the Fengtion troops have clares that all passengers agree that xcupied the surrounding villages and almost everybody could have been saved notified their intention to occupy the had the Lars behaved differently. THE BRITISH ENGINEERING

DISPUTE, POOLED BALLOT AØREED UPON.

LONDON, May 23rd. After the forty-seven Engineering Unions had debates the muployers' revis-

proposals for five hours it was decided to take a pooled ballot among Union members, "unaccompanied by any definite recommendation. The ballot papers are nsuranble on June gnd. The A.E.Uis not concrmed in this arrangement.

bench.

The latest message says the Fengtien troops are approaching the foreign settle.

thent.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

LONDON NEWSPAPER COMMENT,

LONDON, May 23rd. In connection with events in China, the London newspapers stress the importaner of the publication of Tung Kang's report on public financial transactions.

The Daily Telegraph asks, can men tike Wu and Tung (General Wu Fei Fu and

On the motion of Mr. de Valers, second- ed by Mr. Michael Collins, the conven- tion approved the agreement of the 20th BRITISH RETAIL TEA SALES. Tong Kang) Sad sufficient force in public

ast

Mr. de Valera, presiding, said that the agreement was a peare triumph for the nation, whose credit abroad had been eriously impaired during the past three

mooths. The ristoration of order and

was

PROTECTING THE CUSTOMER.

LONDON, May 23rd.

The Tea Bill mentioned in yesterday's

the

extent by net weight under a penalty of 20 for the first offence. £50 for second. and £100 for third or subsequent offence.

opinion to effect a redemption from wienia, or must this great. Empire drift further towards chaos. The

Western

restum har to portical sanity and thus retrieve her finances before it is too late.

source.

pr

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and El Obeid, and this, when finished, would

"UNITED STATES OF AFRICA." DARK CONTINENT'S FUTURE.

At the invitation of the Central Asian Soddety, Mr. Robert Williams, described by Sir Reginald Wingate as the able lieut- erant of Cecil Rhodes in the Cape-Cairo railway project, read a paper on the pr #pects of that scheme and the future of the at Boyal Society's African Continent ly, on April 5th. Lord Carnock pridel lecture-room, Burlington House, Piccadil

Mr. Williams said "that when Cecil Rhodes died in 1902 he promised to citry the Cape Cairo railway forward. At that time it had advanced only a far us In common with many other civilisa Bulawayo, 1,363 miles from Cape Towa tins, including the majesty of Greece, the and 3,000 miles from Cairo, and

two small links and origin in the sacrifices, masques, and dances on big, Chinese drama appears to have had its only one

опе ramzined

to compiete of religion; to the time of Confucius as far the line. The small links were along the back as 500 BC. Dr. Lionel Giles, the Congo River, where steamers filled the ape authority on Oriental history, tells as of and the big one was between Stanlarrille fantastically garbed ceremonials for the emulsion of evil spirits performed from run over part of the Darfur plateau and house to house and of solemn dances staged along the Nile Congo divide. The next ten in ancestral temple with symbolical pro- or twelve years would probably see the com

pletion of this great "truuk railway. The perties of battle axes and wands.

trunk liue west to east of the Continent, The innings of dramatic art would from Lobito Bay to Baira, was expected to seem to glimmer here; but it was not

be finished in four years. He ventured to til the first half of the eighth contar A.D. that any record can be traced of a theatrical effort in the least resembling the thing as we understand it today. A Emperor of the Tang dynasty with a passion for musie and dioxing established at that time a school of acting known as the Pear Tree Garden. The pleasant The parents toor the boy to the police, phrase is still used among actors, in China, and he repeated his story to them where they are known as "apprentices of Detectives were again sent out, this time the Pear Tree Garden," but that is the to keep watch near the matshed and catch the kidnapper when he came for his sole legacy of this period of primitive not until 500 years victim. The detectives returned about half opera; and it was an hour later and reported that they could later under the Mongol, influence, that not find any ratsbed in the locality, the the drums China broke, into creative fever boy had indicated. The boy and his and its true history beirao. parents were sent for. The lad. WAS

The middle of the thirteenth century es- severely questioned and finally he ad-tablished both the classics and the tech mitted, with tears, that the whole storynique of the Chinese theatre. The plaza was an invention. He had gone with a which have been preserved to us from number of other boys, to see a show at the Sung dynasty revealed the living the Koshing Theatre. Afraid to go home nerve of genins; they have both vigour and face his parents, he invented the and lyrical beauty, and are firmly based story to avoid a whipping.

The parents were so annoyed with their upon the common human foundation of young hopeful for the trouble he had large confidence in life. The tireless caused them and incensed at the foolish themes of fidelity and self-incrifice reach predicament in which he had placed them us in terms of great literary value, and that they volunteered to administer con establish the high position of the race in

He was returning home about 4 pin., from school, he said, when he met a man who invited him to drink tea" As the man was well dressed and kind, he se cepted the invitation. The ten must have been drugged for presently he felt faint and did not know anything more. When he recovered, he found himself in an un- used matched on the hillside above the slaughter house in Kennedy Town. was unguarded but the matshed door was locked on the outside. He broke a hole in the maiting on the side of the uinshed, slipped out, and found his way home With Titte difficulty.

the night for nothing, had at least the

station of soeing justice done.

THE FELLOW JACKET,

my that the completion of those two great lines would be followed by political and character, not only for Africa, but also for economic effects of a very fur-rênching Asia, Europe, and the whole world. Living-

stone had said that African civilisation would come through commerce and industry, and such was proving to be the case. Great pro- gress in that direction had been already made. The African was rapidly becoming civilised, the more educated already aspired to self- government, and our duty was to guide and not to hurry him along the road to self, development. The world had need of Africa, and Africa had need of the world, and the great iron highways they were | building were the arteries through "which would pulse the new life to which the Continent was rapidly awakening. It was. conceivable that by the end of the present century we may have a United States of Africa under one flug, or, possibly, groups of States under different dags, united in general commercial policy and protected by A Monroe doctrine.

Appréciativa references were made to Mr. Williams's paper by Sir Reginald Wingäte, Sir Frederick Lugard, Sir, Edgar Bonham-

Soudan.

THE BURMAH EIGE MARKET.

to enable them to con- cable provides that except for sales of Powers must compase their owa jealousies dign punishment there and then and the the dramatic literature of the peoples of Carter, and Sir Lee-Stack, Governor of the centrate et the make a concerte corner. (Cheers).

Collins referring to the statement that the agreement imperilled the Treaty, said that, if that was so, the situation must be faced, whether the peril came from

cut.. ade or any other quarters. It

was in- conceivable that stable conditions in Iru

and would injure anybody. The North AUSTRALIA FOR SETTLERS, East of Ireland was making a inst des perate stand for ascendancy, but the voice of a united Senth of Tesland cannot be ignored.

The conference was adjourned till

Vetcher.

ULSTER ARRESTS AND PRO- CLAMATIONS.

The arrests in Ulster were carried cut by spial constables chiefly in the coun- Member of the 1.R... ut included, try districts, and were not to according to Hulfast telegram, every available Sinn Feiner.

THE SERVANT PROËLEM.

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The persunal experiences of a writer, told very briefly, us a householder for four years in Western Australia, may be of some interest to those who are thinking of that country as a likely place to settle in. To come straight to the point, it is no use expecting to find life happy and bright in Australia unless you know something about running a house personally, and are realy and capable to do it without outside help, for servants in Australia are here to-day and gone tomorrow," according to the whim of the moment. More often than not they are entirely missing.

Three hundred were seized-on the Tyrone border," sixty in Fermanagh fincluding members of the Nationalist Public Boards), and fifty in Beifnat, whence, it And when you get them, you must pay was" rep.rted, many Sinn Feiners had for them at a much higher rate than at previously fed. The arrested were taken Home. You may get a "help" for fiteen to a secret internment camp. Fourteen

The

to

A offers were arrested in London. shillings weekly, paid with regularity every derry, where the authorities announce Saturday; but in addition to that amount that large concentrations of I.RA, irre- you will pay anything from eight to twelve. gulars in Fast Donegal were recently preshillings to a washerwoman. Prices depend paring invade the city.

upon local conditions." If you get a servant of Ireland Government to who will take all duties, including the diy rocinimed the 1.R.. the trish Re-weekly washing, she will want from 259. teers, and Cuman Nanban (Boy Scouts give all fool and a room. public Brotherhood, the Irish Volunto 30s. weekly. Besides wages, you must and Girl Guides) illegal and their mem-

The woman who has never had to tackle hers liable to arrest and prosecution.

A Cabinet meeting is being held in the managment and the spadework of a London to-day under the presidency of house finds life in Australia, unaided, Mr. Lloyd George to consider the sitan- nothing short of hateful. This passes off a time, however, and, if she has a cheerful LATER.

temperament, abe soon finds that things The earlier estimates of those arrested might have been worse, as, for instance, she In North Ireland are modified by later might not have had a husband or son at returns. the Premier of the Northern hand to chop the wood, but, like the writer, Parliament (Sir James Craig) stating have bad to smile upon the morning milk-'| that the number retained in custody is

man and get him to "just cut this awful log 202.

through, please. I've been trying to break a bit off for the list half hour."

*RENTS.

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BIG

SCORES IN

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COUNTY

"NINE "CENTURIES.

Rents are not cheap, and people of mo derate means would not be able to find a house that would accommodate more than one servant with comfort. In Perth, the

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WEIHAIWEI

DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LONDON, May rd. During a debate in the House of Com inons on the expenditure on naval works au item of £500 in respect to Weihaiwei was queried in view of the pending restitution of Weihaiwel to China.

Con, B. M. Eyres-Monsell said we with Came of the whole question of were at present awaiting a conference Wehalwed and

in the meantime the

Chinese Government had permitted us to use the place for a health resort purely This was of the greatest advantage, and the money mentioned was to be spent in this connection.

THE TYPHOON AT MANILA. NO WORD YET OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.

TROUBLESOME SHIP'S

STEWARD.

Marine Magistrate sentenced

„MANIA, May 24th.” No word has yet been received from Governor-Geral Wood whose yucht is now two days overdue. Manila wireless has been unable to locate the Governor steward to six wodes' imprisonment with General Officials state that they are not hard labour. The cross-summous was dis missed on the ground that the provoca No loss of life by the typhoon was retion justified the assalt. ported yesterday. Telegraphic communi cation with the provinces is still inter- rupted,

alarmed, however,

GOVERNOR GENRAL WOOD REPORTED SAFE.

MANILA, May 24th.

Governer-tieneral Wood and his party are 'reported safe off the Mindoro coast.

THE VATICAN'S ENVOY IN JAPAN,

NÓMINATED AS DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE.

Toxyo, Hay 24th. LONDON, May 23rd.

Cardinal Giardini who is at present At the Oval, Essex won on the first capital of Western Australia, you will here as special Envoy from the Vatica inning against Surrey. For Essex, Rus par 258. weekly for Louse consisting of wil be nominated as the Vatican's first sel scored 115 and 118, while in Surrey's four rooms, a Inti-room and scullery, all diplomatic representative to Japan with second innings London took seven wickets for 84. In Surrey's second innings, on one floor, with a verandah at the back the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary. Ducat scored 108 not out

and at the front. Verandahs in Australiu At Leicester Ke

Kent won on the first are much used as extra rooms, often be bings. In Kent's first innings Harding latticed is, but these additions are Auge scored 240 not out. In Leicester's not made by the thoughtful landlord, but JAPANESE GODOWNS DESTROYED.

intings, King scored 203.

by the tenant. The custom of the coun

second

took six wickets for 48 and six for 34:

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FIRE AT POOTUNG.

SHANGHAI, May 24th.

THE CULTIVATED PEARL.

CAN BE DISTĮNGUISHED FROM NATURAL PEARL

At Birmingham, Warwick beat Glou try--for those who look ahead to the Two godowns belonging to the Nighin, tester by 97. For the winners, Howell future is to buy the house on terms. kisen Kaisha at Footung were destroyed Of course, much depends on the parti-hy are this morning The damage is while for Gloucester, Dennett took eight cular place you settle in; conditions vary extimated at $500,000. The origin of the

A Worcester, Lancashire beat the home very much with the locality. Perth is like in un novo team by an innings and 76 runs. For any modern town in any part of the world the winners Makepeaco scored 159 and for expenses. With regard to income-tax, Hallows 179 not out. In Worcester's two years ago the worker and the non- econd innings Parkin captured seven worker alike had to pay to both the State wickets for 23. Higgins scored 17 not and the Federal authorities on any income out in Worcester's first innings.

from £100 upwards. I have no reason to At Leeds. Torks bent Northants by an

LONDON, May 24th. ianings and 185 runs. For the winners believe that this las altered. The only

Two French scientista claim that they Roy Kilner scored 121, whilt in North-advice to offer to anyone is to go to the

a visit before investing any cultivated pearls and natural pearls, by

are able to distinguish between Japanes ants' first innings, Waddington took eight country on wickets for 34.

capital in any part of it, for, though many introducing a minute mirror into the have done well in Australis, others have lost interior through & bole in, the pearl and their all and hope boxidas. It is a country photographing the interior, showing a that must be lived in to be Imown, no one sharp, division between the nucleus and a teach the settler the experiences that the deposited layers in the cultivated

At Workson, Notte beat Derby by an innicyn and 130 rin

At Swansea, Hante best, Glamorgan by 173 ruan. For the winners, Boyers took four wickets for 12 and six for 33, while Newman captured four for 3 and four * for 3. "In Eants' first innings Creber

took seven wickets for 47.

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NO STAGE-TRAPPINGS,

In the Chinese theatre there is a com-

The Yellow Jäcket is not un adaptation of any Chinese play, and, as far as plot is concerned, is more nearly allied to our own early seventeenth century. But in the

A Rangoon report, dated April 25tiz technique of its presentation the Chinese aya:-There was a sudden rise in prices influence is very clear. The authors, in the Rice Market to-day owing to the ASSAULT ON THE CHIEF OFFICER. Hazleton and Barime, have seized upon strong Chinese demand, and the fact that the very noul of its difference from our there are no stocks of rice. Big millers From the Magistracy, on Tuesday, Western method. Viewed in perspective, this morning sold 500 tons Specials at E. a case was remitted to the Marine Court their play stands revealed as a satire upon 500, for May and were unable to do more. in which the chief steward of the Bank the crowded realism of our modern stage, Outside Specials for May were quoted at. 8.6 erica man haard Sayed Tacob where the delicate appetite of imagination a 500 to Rs. 507-3-0 with the same price Afwas charged with refusing to obey in nauseated by a cynical orerloading of for three months. Small Milla rose from orders and assaulting, the chief officer, affects.

Ba. 540 to Rs. 550, and 100 tons were sold Mr. Arthur. The defendant cross-sum

at the latter price with delivery after 15th. moned the chief officer for assault.

Let us review for a moment the set May. The price in Bombay is said to Evidence was given by Capt. Mollwaine artificial standard to which the British lave gone up four ass, and the demand and Mr. Arthur, that trouble arose on public has long been accustomed, and to both from there and in Calents is good. hoard the ship whilst she was lying off ward which, strangely enough, the spirit Meantime, owing to the small quantities Stonecutters on Saturday. The steward of dissatisfaction is only lately beginning to of paddy available there is little or no complained to the Captain that the chief turn. While we are busy creating Derive. Pady has, as a consequence, risen officer had promised him fivo rupes standards of religion and econmic con- to Rs. 205. for, doing certain work, but had duct that are more just and more free not given it: The chief officer than the old, we have permitted our stage denied having offered the steward the to remain cramped and ugly in trappings. money, whereupon the steward called

which have truly become less vulgarities him a liar and struck him on the "ear,

han cerements. And yet the stage is drawing blood. The chief officer retaliat both school and church to thoughtful and plate absence of scenic accessories; there

and summonses were taken out.

is no svenery, there is no curtain. There The defendant's story was that Mr. thoughtless alike, who go to see Arthur came to his catin, caught him by powerful in precept and fertile in sugges are two doors at the back, serving, one for the neck and abused him. This was tion as either of those two other media of entrance the other for exit. An each denied.

character enters he tells you himself, after sincerity, poetry, and thought manner of Dottom the Weaver, who he have goue out of our theatre, it has true is and what part be has to play in the com- to the story of every lost soul-accumulated ing drama. The musicians of the orchestra armbols. Formale, stock tricks, back sit on the stage itself, and property men cloths, wings, sky-borders, out-cloths, trapa, carry in chairs and boxes, tablen or screens, springs, an mimaginable clutter of pro- to represent mountains and houses, foresti perties, the useless and tiresome sloping or the city wall. An actor will gravely stage, mechanically marshalled "beauty bestraddle a stick and prance about the choruses," full of meaningless movements, stage as if on horie back; as gravely who appre- The House of Commons, recently, painted scenery, flat surfaces struck with watched by his sadiense spent a couple of lively hours discussing light, an unending cycle of typo-figures, hend his effort and apply its meaning whether there was any occasion to curtail stock situations all these it has; as far to the right place in the patch. the length of speeches. A suggestion was seriously put forward that time recorders removed from the poetry of life and living work of the story. If dead, the actor will

alter his face and get up and carry himself showing the length of speeches should be beings as gas from sunlight.. set up in the hope that their moral in- Forgetful that each superfinous object on off, making movements.as though he wers fluence would be sufficient to curtail un- the stage "tends to draw the eye sway now a bearer. A change of scene is in. necessary loquacity. The House, bow from the action, and that tawdry flap.dicated by partomime gestures, or by all ever, would not entertain the idea for a ping scenery takes from beauty far more the actors walking rapidly in single file minute and deciding that speeches were than it ever gives, producers in Great round the stage. This austere simplicity of on the whole not too long rejected the Britain have blundered along in the grime setting, with its complete absence of suggestion on a free vote by 199 against of their age-old ways, striving to gain accessories, relies in child-like serenity on 21.

effect with creaking machinery, and afraid the imagination of an audience; and that to trust that element which is theirs, is precisely where the Chinese drama bas free as heaven itself, in every audience found the secret of everlasting youth. There under the sun-the element which can is on fluttery more winning.. Few cen tarn provide for itself every possible effect the unmoved from that maire appeal.

Closely associated for seventeen years potential poet in each man's heart.

with David Belasco (who with Sir Her- LONDON, May 23rd.

The stage in Great Britain is prehis-bert Tree was the great apostle of real- Cal. J. C. Wedgwood again pressed for toric in its clumsiness; it has not even ism on the stage), Benrimo at last re- information regarding the Vickers and

modernisol its efforts to effect by dm-volta from the school of materialists, and Marconi bonds, mentioned in a-cable mes- sige dated May 16th, and asked whether playing the double proscenium arch, the broke away from their whole tradition. He representatione had yet been made to the adjustable proscenium, and the revolving left a stage crammed with detail, and Mr. Harms stage; nor in stage illumination has it turned to the austerities of the Chfaese new Chinese Government. worth replied that he had not yet received yet taken hold of the Fortuny lighting manner to purge the encumbered senses of any information of the constitution of the system, which affords an atmospheric en- public fed, too long upon beary diet of veloping light as contrasted with the old realism. In collaboration with George light which always strikes the objects on Hazleton he wrote The Yellow Jacket, » BORNEO CO. DIRECTOR'S FORTUNE.

the stage. The British stage has not sathing comment to lay upon the tablets of been progressive in ita pursuit of natural his time. LONDON, May 23rd. iam and realim; which, gross as they

No one conversant with Chinese dramatic The late Mr. Peter Thomson, former are, might at least have suffered the.com literature will call this a Chinese play; it Managing Director of the Borneo Compliment of modern methods, and the out has not bet the lyrical quality of The Story pay, left 281,330.

Jay of the money and mechanical genius;? of the Western Pavilion, or the thrilling In complete contrast to this condition of dramatic note of The Orphan of the Hone affairs, the Chinese drama still plays the of Chao, to cite a couple of examples; bat game of simple make-beliere; it makes it has done a far greater service to our direct appeal to the imagination of its Western stage than the mere mechani andienen, blandly ignoring the common cal one of translation and adaption of si devices of illusion, and progressing straight play. With purity and with tenderrons it to the fount of inspiration which lies hid inime caught the spirit of an unspoiled art sad thrown a clear ray upon essential the human heart.

beauty in the theatri.:

VIOKERS AND MARCONI BONDS.

INFORMATION ASKED FOR,"

new Chinese Government,

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PRINCE AT PENANG.

Singapore, May Lord. The Prince of Wales landed at Penang await every re-comar. And there is a pearl, which is absent in the natural to-day. He received an enthusiastic fascination about it that makes it worth pearl.

reception.

His Royal Highutz sails for Colombo (Continued at foot of nest eslaman.) to-night

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