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THE DYNAMITE MONOPOLY," A Parliamentary paper has been issued con nining correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Transvaal Government with reference to the dynamite monopoly

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1899.

A bitter war of tariff would senine between Austria and clungar The commercial re lations between the two countries are so close that a break between them would be terrible blay, to the prosperity of botif. There is reason to believe that as Austria is mainly an industrial and Hungary chiefly an agricultural Stite, the prosperity of Austria' would be more seriously. undermined than that of Hungary, Bre

Two New Cruisers

It opens with a despatch from Mr. Chamber lain to the High Commissioner, Str W. F. Butler dated 13th January 1899. In this the. Colonial Secretary anys; Her Majesty's Gov.

The Admiralty has placed on the Clyde con ernment are advised that the creation of a mono-tracts for the construction of two armoured

inconsistent with Article, XIV, of the London Convention, even when exercised by a con

aire,

intended in good faith to benefit the State generally, and cessionaire. The question, then, which pre- sented itself was whether the dynamite mon- Vorstmatin, was for the benefit of the State us exercised under a conumet with a Mr. generally or for the benefit of the concession

A report of a Commission of the Volksraad appointed in February, 1897, disclosed that the Government agent, ir. Vorstmann, did not in such quantity as the needs of the South produce dynamite and other explosive materials African Republic required, and, in consequence, there were large importations of explosives, and that, if the State mada such importations, the Treasury would benefit to the amount of 4860,000 in the next four years, whereas if the company did so the profit to the State would only be £107,500, or a difference to the dis- advantage of the State of £752,500.

Under these circumstances, Mr. Chamber- Jain

it was impossible to doubt that the SAYS monopoly as then exercised involved an in fringement of Article XIV. of the Landon Convention Her Majesty's Government did not make known these views because, in April, 1897, the Government of the South African Republic received a recommendation from a commission appointed by the Republic that the case had been placed in the bands of their legal advisers, to see whether the contract. with Mr. Vorstmann could be cancelled.

are to be called the fonmouth and the Hedjaru, In each case the name is a renewal of one eighteenth centuries, when both ships engaged in the action in Vigo Bay in 1702;

1761. in the battle off Capo de Gate on 1784 and in the expedition to Belle Isle in February 28th, 1758, the Afonniouth capuired than the British first-rates of her day (the the Foudrovant- Tessel about raft. longer Monmould only ranked as a third-rate) and carrying eighty four guns to the Monmouth's were 24 and 42-pounders, and those of the sixty four. The guns of the Foudroyant, tou, Monmouth were only 13 and 34 pounders Later on the Afcrmouth bore a brilliant share in the uctions between: Hughes and Suffren, while the Bedford took her part in the series of fights under Graves, Hood, and Rodney against Le Grasse, including that in which, on April 12, 1782, Rodney introduced the manceuvre of breaking the enemy's line.

Major Marchand's Journey Across

recent Anglo-Russian

her

leaving England“

science of anthropology is beginning to be re- cognised as a serious study, and it is creditable It is a hopeful sign that the neglected

the first to organize field work on a large scale to the University that Cambridge should be

laboratory work can be done at any time. Not that now requires to be done. Muscum and There can be no doubt that this is the work

only is it necessary for trained men to inyesti ate savage and barbaric peoples in their own homes, but this must be done without delay, and much is irretrievably lost every year. Mr WW Skeat is conducting a somewhat similar expedition in southern Siam and the neigh

which meant reform interest, surely, to bring about a restoration

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delay to protest, not only against the prolon. fchief and destroying 30 villages. The defeated and, after a long series of concessions to the for travellers on all hands fissure, us, that peo-another point of view. If his arguments seem in many parts of the interior at any price whate

delay in taking steps to cancel the concession, or so to reform it that it may be exercised in good faith for the benefit of the State.

TRANSVAAL'S REPLY.

The reply from Mr. Reitz, State Secretary of the Transvani, to Mr. Chamberlain's despatch, is dated 9th March. It states that, according to the opinions of the Republican Government, neither the contract for the manufacture of explosives nor the manner in which it is carried out is in conflict with the 4th Article of the London Convention. The spirit and aiin of this Article are clearly to the effect that stran: gers sojourning here (the Transvant) will enjoy and be subject to the same trading. rights and obligations as burghers, which, says Mr. Reitz, is the case under the existing State monopoly. So long, argues the Transvou State Secretary, as the manufacture of explo sives is a bona fide manufacture (as in the present instance) the Republic is acting quite to specify on what conditions the manufacture within its rights, and has exclusively the right shall take place. The Transvaal Govern

admit that in this matter the question as to whether the concession beut..

Kang Yu-wei

ing member of the party which came so nearly to launching, China along the path of reform, is The personality of Kang Yu-Wel, as a lend

dramatic circumstances of his escape from the fate of his colleagues were narrated not long familiar to readers of The Times, and the ago in its columns. He found safety first in Hongkong, and subsequently in Japan. He has now, in the interests of his party and of his Imperiul master, come to England, and a state- ment of his views upon, the situation can scarcely fail, 1 think, to be of interest.

earnest hope that England would require the As I rose to go Kang again expressed his thing now turned. She could, he said, do if restoration of the Emperor, on which every

produce the exact words or exact sequence of an hour, and I cannot pretend, naturally, to re- alone. Our conversation had fasted more than

thought. I have endeavoured, however, to represent the purport of Kang's remarks, which deserve consideration if only as representing of England's world-wide responsibilities and of harder. For what we formerly pald's dels wo the contingencies involved, it may be well to new pay 6.5o.dols and more this loss being refect, on the other band, that very few Ecro over and above, and quite independent of, that statesmen would exhibit a knowledge of which has resulted from the fall of silver. Chinese affairs equal to that which he displayedAs I have already said, in the South silver is of European interests and forces. Not the a recognised medium, and cash is relegated to

of Chinese parents in Singapore, where he had the seat of the Government it is all least interesting or significant feature of the is true position as token to supply the minuto

learnt to speak English such that no one would, powerful, and trade and individual welfare are kindly carried on by a Chinese gentleman born here, at the very doors of Peking and interview, perhaps, was the interpretation want

wants of the masses in the interior. But

him to be other than the Englishman he really have been opened in China, and excellent is by colonial birth if he had been in English dress, have suspected alike subject to its arbitrary fluctuations. Mints silver dollars and subsidiary, coin are now minted here and in the South. It requires but a word, from the Throne for silver to Become the

recognised currency of the country, and copper to be relegated to the position it now. holds in Japan, thanks to the wisdom of a rational Government. At long as the Govern

authorities

-THE CHINESE CURRENCY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON TRADE.

of life they found on land were: very ajpal insects which were discovered these visits to the mainland of New Guinea number ofal and anatomical objects: collected during among the penguin rookeries, In the water ogether with those obtained in the islands of How, I asked, did the reform movement er there was plenty of life There verurfu seals than in the North

mote Torres Straits Torm interesting and important present stand? It was commonly asserted-they quantity of small wadles and an abundance of Diversity Museum

regions, a great additions to the collections in the Cambridge the movement was only checked, and must venues in cit pengunins The Antarctic and they found to INVESTIGATION IN SARAWAK.

vive. Under what circumstances or conditionsoy, see rybas is going covered with snow and ice In some places Ray and Seligmann-left-Torres Straits for at Peking? That was, Kang Yawai, said, one as, and in some instances more than the mer be entirely mountainous, absolutely glaciated In November last Dr. Haddon with Messrs. press and Yung Lu had gathered round them the pinch of the monetary situation, as much could it revive in presence of the force the Employer of native labsaz wall its ranks is feeling where the cliffs were too precipitous for ice and Sanwak, whither they had been preceded by reason why the reform party felt the necessity farge amount of foreign capital in China is snow to lodge they found lichen and moss

chant, and at a time when the investment of a Dra. McDougall and Myers. Owing to an ad of foreign support. As varse monsoon there was considerable delay there.ware 13 axociations in 13 diferent pro- being continually discussed, the percentage of

regards organization, Railways in China. 3 poly in favour of the State is not necessarily cruisers of the "improved Cressy class. They day (sih uito.) containing the "Correspondence, January 18-that they retsed, Márudi (Claude-cent coup d'Etat, but they were not extinguisherency, is by no means insignificant." I give an * and difficulty in Dr. Haddon's party reaching vinces Their activity had, of courses been loss which must enige on any and all loans to A Parliamentary paper, was lasted on Mapfre final destination, and it was not till checked and very much hampered by tlie res this country, wholly through, this copper cur cess onaire, provided that the concession is which was prominent in the seventeenth and Russian Government with regard to their cordial invitation strum, Mr. Charles Hose, the insisting on the opening of god thing in for the First Chinese Regiment being raised at

between her Majesty's Government and the

Fown)

on the ston<received

Shortly before

fare ed, and were waiting for the bud to burst instance of how the thing works The recruits Divery

England had ho anld; done one not simply to favour the con- good service and, fought often in such respective railway interéste in Ching which Resident of the Barra district, son of Bishop. I suggested, raised the question of economic month. But these mon, like all native emplo

of waterways, led up to the r The correspondence, which begins with a were

That Wei-hai-wel are to be paid, I believe, 8 dols agreement Hose, and an old: Cambridge man, who is well reform which was, in my opinion, at the root of yees and servants here, purchase the necessities both took part in the battle of Veler Malaga in despatch from Sir N. O'Conor, then British collector, The glowing promises made by Mon paper, but they were kept closed in realsh off to the exchange shops, or banks, as 14, 1898, denis almost exclusively with the has presented a very large and valuable One of the most interesting features in they are called, to convert them into the cur known all over Europe as an enthusiastic the whole situation The waterways were open of life with cash, and though they may accept Ambassador at St. Petersburg, dated February Hise were fulfilled, and in addition Mr. Hase by interests connected with the collection wine Wo the sorchers this negotiations, collection of ethnographical specimens and Lord Chades Beresford's book was the letter rency of the country. They will find that the their wages in dollars, they will immediately

until M. Lessar, the Russian Chargé d'Affaires, to the University. Measurements were made the Legislative Councilof Hongkong. No reform equal to 7 dols, or 7.50 dols, perhaps less than relating to the Northern Chinese Railway a representative selection of human crania in the course of an interview with Mr. Balfour, of a considemble number of representatives could be hoped for until the Mandarins were dols, and they will naturally demand more, written to him by the two Chinese members of purchasing power of their wages is then only who was at that time (August 15, 1898) in of various tribes of the Barram, district, paid proper, salaries. They must squeeze at and the cast of sustaining the force be propar- the difficulties of the situation might perhaps sufficient dafa upon which to fonnukste urged on the Taung-li-Yamen that the first Now, it will naturally be asked. To what is. charge of the Foreign Office, "suggested that which together with the skulls, will give pread to live. Kang Yu-Wei had, I know, tionally increased. be met by an arrangement between Russia and Great Britain by which the latter should be of Saracine respecting the ethnology necessities of the situation were judicial and his appreciation due ? The causes appear to be bound not to interest herself li milway, or nun- mest tawak. Hitherto only one stone imple-administrative reform. Given those, the rest any. A certain amount of copper coinage. ing concessions in Manchuris, Russia or part binding herself in a similar manner with a native house, Mr. Hose was put on the track seems inclined to think that would follow. It occupation, and the constructive work which ment has been recorded from Borneo. Owing would follow. But it seemed to me that finan has naturally been diverted from China to. regard to the much richer and more populous of them, and now he has presented a small was, he said, because he appreciated the ne has attended it. An eunrmous amount of to Dr. Haddon's finding a stone implement in cial reform was at the root of all. But Kong Manchuria In consequence of the Russian district of the Yangtsz. This suggestion collection of some half-dorch different types to was cordially entertained by the British fine in some luften different types direction that he had advised a step-the fian line and its Manchurian, branches, while for something being done in that Chinese labour is engaged on the great Sibe Government. Lord Salisbury, however, was Guinea, Dr. Haddon continued his studies in abolition of a lot of useless posts--which had strongly of opinion (September 20, 1898) that the decorative art of primitive peoples. Mr. precipitated the coup d'Etat.. Ho saw, now, it would be advisable to insert a general Ray collected a large number of vocabularies, that had been injudicious; he would leave the demand for the native coin. From all directions, the massing of troops along the Chinese-Man- Africa clase providing ngunit preferential railway

churian frontier represents an augmented. The Revue du Cercle Militaire publishes an

rates or differential treatment," a course which

Dr. Seligmann, as in New Guinea, paid atten- old mandarins there, like a lot of old curiosities; too, we learn that in America and elsewhere account of Major Marchand's Journey across

was directly recommended by the British MacDougall and Myers continued some of try by younger men. Naturally the old Man there are those who claim that quantities of tion to untive medicine and surgery, and Drs. providing for the real Government of the coun- the tendency has been to corner copper, and route. Marchand handed at Loango from tions to deal'ng with this point, on the ground Africa, together with portrait and a plan of the entertained, it would seem, insuperable objections.

Board of Trade. The Russian Government their experimental psychological investiga darins stuck by the Empress as they depended cash-have been ruthlessly smelled down in Marseilles on July 23, 1896, and immediately that it should be left to be settled when set to work to organize his expedition. In the time came for its necessary considera-

on her for their offices, which meant bread consequence. The scarcity of good coin has led August there was an insurrection between tione, after the railways were constructed

come thoroughly demoralised, with every and butter

to the minting of a baser coin, which is accepted Eighteen mouths have clapsed and the mon

at a heavy premium, until the market has be Joango and Stanley Pool, and it was not until and Lord Salisbury finally waived the

standard China threatens to deteriorate to an opoly still exists without any modification

September 19, that the explorer was able to point. The negotiations had already been

prospect of getting worse. From a copper moreover, the Government of the Republic liason, attack of fever which prevented his getting raised by the Russian Minister at Pekipy

begin

a his journey. On September 27 he had repeatedly delayed owing to fresh objections now asked the Volksraad to extend the dura tion of the monopoly for a further period of 15.

further than Loudima, where he remained until to the execution by the Chinese Govern

iron one, as it is impossible to say of what the cash commonly tendered here is really com years. In view of such a proposal her Majesty' attacked and defeated the rebels, killing their into with the longkong and Shanghai Bank,

for some mysterious reason, a class of cash wi October 19 On resting his journey he ment of the engagements it had entered. Government feel that they must no longer

posed Tientsin suffers more than any other place in China from this shameful currency, as, rebels porters, and he

he accepted here which will not be accepted finally reached Brazzaville on November 8. phed to Sir Charles Scott, on February zz, that Here he collected his flotilla which consisted her Majesty's Goverment cannot but note of five steamers, five barges, and some.canoes. the scanty dimensions to which the proposed Three steamers started on January 13, 1897, agreement was being reduced by these on January 24 Marchand brought up the rear. followed by anothersleamer, barges, and canoes negotiations. These dimensions were ultimz-bouring districts,...

long on March 1 on board a fast steamer, which earlier, in consequence of a vaguely formulated tely to soma slight extent expanded. A fortnight enabled him to overtake the others The complaint of Count Muravief against Sir C. expedition ascended the Congo, and then MacDonald, Lord Salisbury had telegraphed the Ubangi as far as Bangi, where navigation out to her Majesty's Minister at Peking asking became dificult and had to be continued by "Have you made any demand of the Teung means of 175 native canoes, which carried the li-Yamen within the last three weeks connected 350 tons of material and the personnel of the with Niu-chwang which is likely to exasperato expedition, as far a Kuango, where transport the Russians" But though Sir C. MacDonald upon the waters of the Ubangi ceased. From was able to reassure Lord Salisbury, and Count Kuango the expedition followed the course of Muravief never attempted to specify the special the M'Bomu, which is frequently interrupted charge brought against our Minister, a fresh by rapids and falls, so that the goods had grievance was produced at St. Petersburg with generaily to be carried The Faidherbe, reference to the terms of the contract between steainer was relieved of its boiler, which the Chinese Government and the Hongkong weighed over jcwt, and divided into three and Shanghai Bank for the Northern Chinese pieces, and in this condition was floated on Railway loan.. It is to be regretted fealy net

writing from Tenisin on April 17, says The will not voluntarily, lay aside the pierced colp dragged overland past the waterfalls and quainted with the terms of that contract that he

present is undoubtedly, a very critical time, not as it affords ample and convenient opportunities canoes along the short reaches of the river.or Majesty's Ambassador was so imperfectly ac

The special correspondent of the Standardment recognise cash, cash will rule the day. rapids In this way the expedition reached

and the Goverment and provincial Mearch, about 2,000 miles by water from

had to confess to Count Muraviel his complete

only for British, but for all foreign interests in for, "squeeze." When the rate of exchange, Brazzaville, and assembled there on September with it (Sir C. Scott to Lord Salisbury, March the broad facts that the Emperor had been tend to afiect trade injuriously. Most of these rule differently in three parts of the city at the

Ignorance of one important point connected did members of Parliament, at any rate, realize.uences at work hare in the north, which all.) can fuctuate two or three times in one day.. 1897. From Mehrch away by mètres 31). However, the Hongkong and Shanglia deposed and reduced to the condition had failuences are due to individual schemes and same time it will be seen at once was. wide was cut through the bush tu Kedilch, on Bank were induced the Such, a tributary of the Behr Ghazal, the to meet the Russian views, find at last, on April resumed the reins of power? Reassured upon ambitions, but at least one, and a very serious unity is afforded for crafty fransactions, deals,

to make a final concession puppet and that the Empress Dowager.. 20, the notes were exchanged at St. Petersburg that point, he asked, Did they realize, further one, is traceable to ignorance and of which the text has already been published, that dhe Emperor spelt friendship for England It is very well known in Europe that China is he from her, and to ment. The correspondence does not deal with Russian influence, and reaction? I asked him with more or less emphasis by many writer the development of home interests Jt seems

and corners. It is "old i and which constitute the Anglo-Russian agree and that the game of the Empress spelt copper country. The fact has been asserted ait concerned in the indo of the country and vielded by Chinni concessions put forward by the Russian Minis attached to the rumour that the Imperial Court characteristic of a peculiar people. It by no the at Peking within a few days of the signing thought of migrating to Singan, and what means appears to have riveted the attention it almost all points as a-civilised Power, and in of that agreement-Times

to demand the attention of the political significance would attach to such a merits, and the reason is presumably because diplomatically handled as if the possessed the move. The idea was evidently not one which the full significance of the eccentricity is not sensitive feelings and high morale of westers he had well thought out, but it seemed to him comprehended The only recognised medium antions. Why then, should she be permitted quite likely that the Empress might be willing of exchange in this country for centuries-past to escape in that way from the external pressure has been cash The cash is a small copper to hamper our interests with a currency worthy What is believed to be the first purely anth- WORK OF THE CAMBRIDGE EXPEDITION.10 which she was exposed at Peking. If the coin about the size of our English, halfpenny,

of the South Sea Islandi? T move to a place so far inland were accomplished or a trife smaller, with a square hole punched and certainly the first emanating from an Eng for regret that she had not stood the Emperg's wpological expedition that has left England,sia and England would find additional reason when any quantity are being dealt with. Each it must subject the Court to the influence of Rus in the centre, through which a string is passed. lish Univerity, hns reached home, after exhaus friend during the crisis last year. If something characters, which are supposed to denote the One of the most serious duels that have taken tive researches in New Guinea and Horneo.

coin bears several Chinese and Manchu

Dr. A. L. Haddon, of Christ's College Cam- the north, it would end, he said, in Russia From time to time silver in one form or another Jatte, near Neuilly, M. Catulle Mendes, the The expedition was under the leadership of were not done soon to remedy that wrong and provincial mine where they were struck, the place in Paris for some time came off on Tues to check the growth of Russian influence in designation ofthereign, and the word "currency" day 16th May on the island of the Grand bridge.

when he passed through Singapore gaining control over China; and, with the vast has been introduced into the country, but it has some time back on his way home gave a military power that she would then command, never been popular, though paper notes were George Vanor, another literary man; with whom representative of the Shaits Times somewhat would be the prospect for India? Then, in use in the days when Marco Polo wrote his he had a dispute ar Madame Sarah Bernhardes poet, novelist, and dramatic critic, met M. Interesting information as to the work accom plished by the expedition, which was published feeling mutually, I think, that we were plung famous travels, and are still used to a certain theatre on the hight of the production of an interview with Doctor Henryk, Arctowski, erations has appeared in the London There were, he said, now in China three dollar, with its subsidiary coin, have been the deel was stopped, as M. Mendes had re- A representative of Reurer's Agency has had at the time. Since then, further news of the the present, and to China and reform them China, the many eforts to introduce the Hamlet. The combatants used swords, and

ing into speculative problems, we returned to extent and by a certain class, Except in Sou

after they had fought for nearly ten minutes. "Belgica Antarctic expedition. The Belgian

time and supplement investigations on opposite direction to that in which the British commenced ten years ago. The field is intrine of the younger. Iferaft, as opposed to the in all, their dealings with foreigners, and the a cigarrette, remarking that hit injury was only.. expedition entered the Antarctic circle from the Torres Struts islanders that Dr. Haddon had old Mandarins (a reform party; consisting kow, silver is used and accepted by the natives arcantes navia, cftafew moments against

An anti-reform party, el que consisting of the Faochow, and Shanghai, with, I believe, Han- expedition under Mr. Borchgrevink is now sically an important one, and owing to the wurking, Lieutenant Gerlache with the Belgica changes that have taken place within the last military element and the old school. The existence of cash is scar ely recognized within trivial This however, was not the cast, ser a tree after having been touched, and tried to roll going wis Cape Horn and the South Shetland quarter of a century, and which are still in Emperor, he was most anxious it should be treaty port limits. But no sooner, does the M. Mendes coon ininted, and was laid on a Islands, while the British expedition started from operation, it is urgent that a full and accurate

understood. Hobart for Victoria Land, Dr. Arctowski said record should be made of the people before if over to him the reins of power, the Empress country. In his domestic arrangements he will Madama Meades, who had a carriage walling

when she pretended some years ago to hand land at Chefoo, than he realises he is in a new and found it to be the reverse of insignificant.

absolutely powerless Even foreigner round the Shantung promontory, and mattress while a surgeon examined the injury that their first object was to make a voyage in s too late Salon starting no definite programms. It was intended The Murray Islands were selected for the tation of his authority had been a constant Cashin his commercial dealing intacis home to their residence in the

Dowager still retained the great, stal, and this have to descend to discuss every purchase in the Antarctic, but beyond this thezo wa UB THE MURRAY ISLANDERS The Emperor William witnessed the launch leaving Staten their object was to go direct to most isolated and least accessible; the natives of what goes on outside, and does not even supposed to represent a certain weight of silver for while on a couch in

to examine the various scientific conditions. On most prolonged and careful study as being the reduced to an absolute puppet, is kept Ignorant to represent either as of 1ão. The former is the again fainted, and had

source of fnction. At present he

hg has been iso, a tiad being 500 cash. There is no coin of a new ironclad at the Germania Dock, Kiel, the south and to explore in the region of are less. In contact with the white and know, probably, of the edicts which are issued like the shoe the latter is a numerical design the house. The ove the other day. It is intended to replace the Grahamsland and Palmer, Land, Avenig Wilheint. In his speech the Emperor landing had been made since the discovery in the native of other islands. On the other present circumstances. The men who were in

on which no coloured pearl-dealers,s who have so modified in his name, No referm la possible under tion for so many cash and darajada ba cleverly averted what might have been cone the early part ofthe century. Os L'ebruary band, the Mummy lelande have for a long time favour of res have been dares tenton the stal or desta Catulle Mender la now fifty nine year old,

ried up to bir gun room a bad omen, viz. the accident to the four weeks after leaving Staten Island, they left been well under the control of the misionaries, ished and no Minister now dares mention it, that what constitutes a tacl or a tizo one day although he does not seem to be that age, His

There is no particular difficulty in mastering to ease him by injecti

His suficrings were so Director of Construction the day before in the newly discovered and which they had so that most of their old practices have been for fear of his head. Why did not the four will not do so the next Their value from day first wife, from whom he has long been which that official, while making, preparations named Danco Land and as three days sighted abolished, but there are still one or two old Powers named by Lord Charles Beresford step to day and week to week is regulated strictly separated, was Mdlle Judith Gauller, daugh for the launch, fell and was

killed. The ten Alexander 1 Land. On the 18th the Brigicamen who are able to give précise informatius in and insist on the Emperor's restoration? It by the supply of copper cash The inconven of the famous poet and critic, and who is her tence referred to runs. This vessel is the ran into the Antarctic ice pack The temperature, respecting their former customs and, cere only needed a decisive intimation by them to fences arising from these fluctuations during self well known In the literary and result of German work and built by German fell and the Belgice stuck fast. For whole mosies Several months of work was accom the Tang-li-Yamen, and his Majesty might the thirty odd years that foreign are boen. World: Mondels has writte men, one of whom ended his life like a soldier on the battlefield, "May the hip recoind us of year she remained immovable and for the first plished her numerous natives were photograbe te qoated on the throne. Would the Em-residing and trading in the north have not lay on

time human beings prepared to spend a winter phed and measured and the great! weapon manor the maker of Gorman In the Antarcile. They had quite expected to subjected to a careful exam

also were press acquiesce asked Would there not been insupportable and a temporary decline newspaper articles, Hist that Kaiser to whom winter in the south Polar region, but they had Rivers and bis colleagues in the psychological Empress Mr Kang replied, was now-67, and proportionate Hses. The tendency during the known as an author,

stion by, De

plays, and novels, : well lone, we owe the creation of the German Em-hoped to do so on land Forthat purpose they

fresh danger to the Emperor's life? The In exchange has been speedily, followed by of the Grand Tatte, Mi laboratory

that had been

was fond of past two years has been a to build an observatory and depbiThey have

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afraid to move about ficely was 735, and for so now for

assassination and Palaes fluctuated below Instead of above that she was sorry for what she may not at first appeal to chose

and said it was all the fault pence is always supence and

really more to blame not be anything but & shif

Empress Hitch

prehég") the mischiefa remarked that may rat

ment Cannot

was intended in good faith to of the State generally, and not simply to favour

the concessionnaire, is of CONSE distance being about 100 miles. From Kod

even should that point be of

But

fout datangani. He was not surprised to learn that the knowledge of China among the realized in England. He was not surprised to I found him anxious to know whether the

general public was somewhat superficial; but

of

Ching. There are many serious and complex

corruption.

oppor

not be volume and 2 ite

that in that decision financial considerations attacks of hippopotami, sometimes in bands of the deniands for a railway to Paking and other in turn then whether any credence was to be and been accepted as a not very interesting China has been treated con

the Transvaal Government could still aspek with right that only the Republic liself can and must decide, what is best for itself, and must not alone be consulted, but all circumn stances which are or could be of importance to the country. After laying stress on the fact that the Vulksraad Commission report on which. Mr. Chamberlain bases his argument has been described by him in another despatch as "sin- gularly ill-informed," the letter concludes: "On these grounds, this Government is of opinion that her Britannic Majesty's, Government are not entitled to a protest such as is now for mulated by it."

LAST WORDS.

Then follows n brief despatch from Mr. Chamberlain (21st April) in which he says that ments in his despatch, und he desires the Brit the Transvant reply does not meet the argus ish representative to intimate to the Transvaal Government that her Majesty's Government adheres to its protest.

On this there comes a telegraphed report (22nd May) from Si A. Milner that the Trans. vaal Government reply that they abide by the: views expressed in their note of gib March, and especially by paragmph to

foo miles. The difficulties encountered on this course were great, not the least being the of from 20 to 30. The expedition centered Fishoda on July 10, 1898. The attack of the two Mahdi steamers occurred on August 25 On the evening of December if the expedition commenced its journey, up the Sebut Navi gation was difficult, and the Fridhere was so much damaged that when the Barb was reached," Marchand determined to abandon its boats. The journey was continued along the right bank of the Baro until Abyssinian territory. 16 Burch, which was entered on January 24, was renclied, when the expedition brunched off in the evening, A line: further on, at Gorl, inagnificent reception awaited the expedition, here to libut being very little less than a and all its troubles were over, the way from triumphal procession.

The Belgian South Polar, Expedition,

Anthropological Research.

IN TORRES STRAITS AND SARAWAK.

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Paragraph to is the last sentence in the Polish mineralogist and geologist of the The main object of the expedition was to con parties-(1) the Empress v Emperor party; (2) unsuccessful in Hongkong, Canton, Amoy, ceived a deep and dangerous wound in the

Reitz's letter quoted above.

This ends the correspondence, but on 22nd March Sir A. Milner reported that the Rand had rejected a proposal from the Dynamite Company, and referred the matter to the Gav erament to ascertain what steps could be taken to provide the mines with cheaper dynamite..

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