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H.M:S. "GLORY."

H.M.S. Glory, the new first-class twin screw annoured haileship, which is to relieve the Centurion, as flagship to the Chinn Squadron, arrived from Portsmouth, yesterday. She is of 12,950 tons, carries to guns, has a crew of £92, and is, of 13,500 indicated horse-power. The Glory is the smartest Bagship that Great Bri tain has ever sent to the China Station. Built by Laird's, at Lirkenhend, she has cost a good million or more. Carpared with the Cent rion, the battleship which is the head-quarters of the present Cojuander-in-Chief of the

China Blect, the Glory shows a considerable

advance. She is 30 ft, longer, over 2,000 tons heavier, is better protected, and far more effi ciently armed. The Centurion's babette guns are of 10 in calibre only. Those in the Glory are 12-00, of modern design, having a long range: and so mounted that they can be loaded in any position. This advantage is secured by having the loading chamber so constructed that it revolves with the guns. All that science and mechanical skill can do to secure rapidity of fire and staying power has been done for the Glory. She would be a very formidable cuemy for any vessel to encounter. The ship is beautifully fitted. Before leaving Ps mouth she was fitted with wireless relygraphy apparatus, and by this means she maintained communication with the flector, the school of was fifty miles from the port. The Glory nar rowly escaped a serious accident at Ports- mouth recently,

As she was leaving the har lur, the sien was accidentally turned off from her steering engines, and she nearly m ined the training ship $7. Piscent whichi tad several hundred boys on tward.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 19, 1901.

4. Locomotion and Transport.

5.

Maring Engineering and Shipbuilding.

6. Lighting and Heating.

7. Science and Scientific Instruments, Edu cation, and Mus e

B. Sports and Sporting Appliances.

The Women's Section..

Fine Art, Scottish History, and Archaeo

logy Section.

THE DUTCH QUEEN'S WEDDING.

The Dutch young and old, of all classes, are happy in the prospect of the approaching ceremony, which will give their beloved young Queen a husband, and possibly the House of Orange a fresh lease of life. The ceremony will be unique in the history of the Netherlands, and bids Lur to'prove nuitactive to lovers of sight-seeing from all parts.

Preparations, fir-reaching in extent and thorough in their character, are being carned out apace, and activities hitherto unknown in this country are being displayed to get every thing into order by the time the wedding

occurs,

It is now nearly certain that the wedding will take place, as I informed you a short time back, on January 2gih next. After the preliminary private ceremony of sinking the signatures of the

***REO:"

Ren was a short, squat Malay, with a face like a skate, barring his eyes, which were long, porpo alits apparently expressing nothing but Indifference to the world in general. But they would vibrate sometimes with a merry winkle when the old rogue would narrate some of his past villainies.

He came to Samoa in the old days, long before treaties, and Imperial Commissioners, and other gilded vanities were dreamt of by us poor, hard-working traders. He seemed to have dropped front the sky when one afternoon, as Tom Denison and some of his friends sat on Charles the Russian's verandah, drinking lager, he walked up to thein, sat down on the steps, and said "Good evening."

Hallo!" said Schlüter, the skipper of the "who are you? Where do Anna Goddeffroy, you come from?"

He waved a short, stumpy, and black clay pipe to and fro, not replied vaguely, “ Oli, from somewhere?".

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FOOTBALL MATCH IN SOUTH AFRICA.

yard, which was marked to weigh up to 1 50 lb., Į about twice as much as in 1899. Of the 6lbs | Daily Téligraph upon Coffee-House prices ag he would call their attention to the marks as of tea which is the present yearly per capita peared on the sand Nov., and we give extracts he moved the heavy "pea" along the yard. consumption, in Great Britain, approximately from it below. It will be noticed that the eld Then, one day, some interfering Tongan 3lbs, are injilar tea, 2lbs. Ceylon tea, while the price of tea and coffee of the million is io visitor examined the pea, and declared remaining tib, is of foreign: origin-chiefly danger of being raised, and the extra duty has that it had been taken from a steelyari | Chinese-Advocate of India,

undoubtedly something to do with the decision. designed to weigh up to 400 lb. Reo was ao

The extract is as follows hurt at the insinuation that that he immediately took the whole apparatus our beyond the reef. in, his boat and indignantly sank it in fifty fathoms of water. Therf he returned to his house, bade his wife (he had married again) a sprrowful: farewell, and said his heart was

SOLDIER'S HUMOUR, broken by the slanders of a vile Tongan pig ftom a misaign school. He would, he said, go

Treating the South African War as n fagtball back to Apin, where he was respected by all who knew him. Then he began to pack up. match, Private W. G. Hilbome, of the and Some, of the natives sided with the Tongan, Gloucester Regiment, has sent home the follow spine with Reo, and in a few minutes a freeing original and humoroys account?— fight took place on the village green, and 'Reo GRAND INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH stood in his doorway, and watched it from his narrow, pig-like eyes; then, being of a magna.

FINAL TIE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP nimous nature, he walked over, and asked three stour youths who bad beaten the Tongan into a state of unconsciousness, and were jumping on his body, not to hurt him.

OF SOUTH AFRICA. TEAMS: British Empire; Roberts (goal), „Dadeni About midnight 'Rea's house was seen to be and Dundonald (hal barks), Buller and Clery Powell and White (backs), Hunter, Kitchener, in flames, and the owner, uttering wild, weird screams of "Fia ola! Fin ola! Mercy 1 wing), French (centre), Methuen and Mercy") fed down the beach to his boat, fol- Kelly Kenny (left wing). lowed by his wife, a large fat woman, named

Transvent and Orange Free State: Kruger appropriately enough Taumafa (Alundance) (real), Cronje and Steyn (backs), Botha, Prinsloo bant, and hegan pulling seaward for their lives. right ging), Joubert (centre), Snyman and

Vilebnis (left wing). The villagers, thinking they had bath goac rund, gazed at them in astonishment, and then

Referee: Public Opinion. went back and helped themselves to the few goods saved from the burning house.

It appears quite likely that in the near future there will be a general rise in the prices of various articles of food served up at London coffee-houses. A short time ago a movement was set on foot, if not exactly with this view, at least with the object of bringing aboutin matters of this kind more concerted action amongst members of the trade than seems to have which has just sprung into existence is called prevailed hitherto, The new organisation the London Coffee House and Restaurant Keepers' Trade Society, and, at a meeting held the other night, those enrolled under its banner discussed the advisability of a general increase in tariffs. The halfpenny cap of tea, coffee, or cocon also came under discussion, and its total abolition would seem to have been advocated, the names of two well known firms, Lockhart's and Pearce and Plenty's, being mentioned in this connection."

wireless telegraphy Portsmouth, until she couple, which falls to the lot of the Burgo- landing at a point twenty miles distant from They dashed into the water, clambered into the and Olivier (half backs), de Wet an Viljoen for a rise in coffee house prices. That increase,

The following is the list of officers of H. M. S. Gloy-

Captain Commanders

Lieutenants ...

F. S. Inglefield

W. Fawekner

C.E. E. Carey.

H. Christian

F. L. Altenborough

IL. G. Innes

W. W. Wilson M. R. Best

A. R. W. Sartorious

Major R. M. a...R. F. Percy

Captain R. M

Chaplain

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Fleet Surgeon

Fleet Paym

Fleet Eng Naval Hitrs

Surgeons

Assist. Paym Engineers......

Assist. Engs

Gunners

Boatswains

Carpenter... Midshipmen....

Cleck

.P. Molloy

.Rev. C. È L. Cowan,

C. E. Geoghegan

.E. H. Banks

.D. J. Bennett

F. M. Broadbent, M.A.

II. Huskinson, M..

J. G. Wallis, M.

G. B. Keenan

F. Pring

H. H. Ricketts

„C. H. E. Taylor, (temp.)

E. Groves

F. J. Pedrick, (proby.)

G. E. McEwen, (frody)

W. T. Ovenden.

B. Croucher

F. Groves, (act.)

W. R. J. Harris

T, Graham

.F. Jewel

.B. R. Pol

G. Blake

F. A. Sommerville

1. A. Digby

A. D. Warrington-Morris

C. E. Turle

T. K. Triggs

V. F. 14. Üilvert

C. S. L. Dorman

A. 12, C, Cooper Key

F. C. Patterson

C. V, L. Norcock

C. P. Talbot

G. H. Dennistoun

.C. A. Brown

Assist, Clerks ......... J. H. Fenn

W. J. Sims

THE GLASGOW EXHIBITION.

We have received from the General Mana- ger some useful information regarding the forthcoming Exhibition at Glasgow during 1901. The buildings are now nearing comple tion, the plans of which were prepared by Me James Miller, of Glasgow, which design was awarded the first premium of 200 guineas in apen competition. A London daily paper says that this Exhibition is likely to prove "a smoother of international friction.".

The international character of the Exhibition can be best shown by tabulating the names of the countries whose official support has been -secured, in addition the Exhibits of the United

Kingdom:

Russia. France.

Austria.

Japan.

Morocco.

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Denmark.

India.

master at The Hague, and will occur at the Palace in that city, the Queen, will proceed to the Crance Kerk for the completion of the reli- sous portion. For the journey from the Palace to the church, the State vehicle, known here as the "golden coach" will be employed, and it has been sent fram Amsterdam to The Haguean pay you back." in readiness.

The proceedings at the church being com- pleted, the newly-married couple, will return to the Palace to breakfast, to participate in which meal a. large number of Royal and official guests will be invited.

Some one laughed, surmising, correctly enough, that he had run away from a ship. Then they remembered that no vessel had even touched at Apia for a month. Later on, he told Denison that he had jumped overboard from a Baker's Island gunneman, as she was running down the coast, and swum ashare, Apia. The natives in the various villages had given him food, so when he reached the town he was not hungry.

"What

do you want, anyway?" asked Schlüter.

Some tobacco, please. And a dollar or two.

"When?" said Hamilton the pilot, incredul- ously,

The pipe described a semicircle. "Oh, to morrow night; before, perhaps."

The gave him some tobacco and matches, and four Bolivian "iron" balf dollars. He got and went across to Volkner's combined store and grog shanty over the way.

He's gone to buy a bottle of square-face," said Hamilton.

"He deserves it," said Denison, gloomily, "A man of his age who could jump overboard and swim ashore to this rotten country should Hidheri, whenever any of her Majesty's loyal be presented with a case of gin-and a knife

to cut his throat with after he has finished it." subjects have suggested the making of a pre-

In about ten minutes the old fellow came out sent to their Queen the proposal has been met by the official statement that it is a standing of Volkner's store, carrying two or three stout rule with her Majesty ant to accept presents fishing lines, several packets of hooks, and half from her subjects." This rule has now been a dozen ship biscuits. He grinned as he pass set aside, and the loyal subjects can gratifyed the group on the verandah, and then, squat their desire to give to their hearts' content, ting down on the sward near by, began to un Throughout the ength and breadth of the land coil the lines and bend on the hooks. Denison committees many of them ladies' committees was interested, went over to him, and watched have been farmed, with the object of deciding the swift, skilful manner in which the thin what shape the onering from this or that parti browh fingers worked. cu ar district shall take.

The two succeeding weeks the Royal paisup, will spend on their honeymoon at the Palace Het Loo, after which they will come here to Amsterdam, and elaborate preparations are being made to accord then a reception in keeping with the importance of this city as capital of the Netherlands.

A couple of days since a gathering of in- Auential ladies, under the presidentship of Mevrouw Vening Muinesz Den Tex, was held at the house of the Burgemaster here, to seule the present to be made to her Majesty upon her visit as an offering from the ladies of Amsterdam.

Mr. Vogel, in the pages of the paper The Fatherland," has suggested that the various committees should form a national commitice from their ranks, and in the name of the entire nation present the Queen with a villa on the sea-front at Scheveningen.

Que occasion

Those Best able to judge say that her Majesty bas inherited the strong will of her father, William III. He was, as is well known, strong willed to the extent of sheer obstinancy. On he directed that a grove of willows was to be planted near the fulace a Het Loo. Upon it being pointed out to him that willows needed a inaishy ground, while the spot in question was dry and santly, the plac was impracticable, he replied; "Never nind about marshy ground. It must be done!" And so plans bad to be prepared to bring water to the spot, and make it marshy,"

In this respect she is quite "a chip off the old block," for when they were proposing first this prince and then that one, her Majesty, who was tired of the whole thing, is said to have ex- claimed: "I will have the man of my own choice, the man I love, and no other, so there" And so "there" it was, English ladies will ad mire her for her pluck.

Her Dutch Majesty is very accomplished, She plays, speaks several languages well, and sketches very cleverly,

She is very fond of sketching from dature, and before she was crowned she frequently used to stand near the window at the Palace'at Amsterdam and sketch some of the scenes from the Dam, upon which the Palace looks.

The sincere interest which her Majesty has shown on all occasions, and which she still shows when brought in confact with the poorer classes of her people, has won her their hearts. The people called her "Ons Wilhelmienje," meaning Our Little Wilhelmiina," and "al- though she can no longer be considered "Lit. tie," the term of affection clings to her still.

Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin is a soldier by profession, and sportsman by choice. He is a lieutenant in the Prussian Life Guards, and also attached to the Mecklen burg Fusiliers. There is an old Dutch proverb for girls who are engaged which anys, "Sec how your lover treats your relatives, for so will

you after marriage."

Where are you going to fish?" he inquired, The broad flat face lit up. "Outside in the dam deep water-sixty, eighty fa'am."

Denison left him, and went aboard the an cient, cockroach-infested craft of which he wa the heart-broken supercargo. Half an hour later Reb paddled past the schooner in a wretched old canoe, whose outrigger was so insecurely fastened that it threatened to come. adeft every instant. The old man grinned as he recognized Denison; then, pipe in mouth, ho went boldly out through the passage between the lines of roaring surf into the tumbling blue beyond.

At ten o'clock, just as the supercargo and the skipper were taking their last nip before turning in, the ancient slipped quietly along side in his cahipe, and clambered on deck. In his right hand he carried. a big salmon-like fish weighing about twenty pounds. Laying it down on the deck, he pointed to it.

"Plenty more in canoe like that. You want some more ??

Denison went to the side and looked over. The canoe was loaded down to the gunwale with the weight of fish-fish that the lazy, loafing Apian natives caught but rarely. The old man passed up two or three more, took a glass of grog, and paddled ashore.

Next morning he repaid the borrowed money, and showed Denison fifteen dollars-the result of his first night's work in Samda. The saloon- keepers and other white people said he was a treasure. Fish in Apia were dear and hard to get..

On the following Sunday a marriage proces sion entered the Rarotongan chapel in Matafele, and Tarres (otherwise 'Reo) was united to one of the prettiest and least disreputable native gitis in the town, whose parents recognized that Reo was likely to prove an eminently lucrative and squeezeable son-in-law. Denison was best man, and gave the bride a five-dollar American gold piece (having previously made a private arrangement with the bridegroom, that be was to receive value for it in fish.).

As soon as 'Reo and the good wife were out of sight of the village, they put about, ran the boat into a little bay further down the censt, clotlars, with the best of the trade goods (salved planted a bag containing seven hundred

before the fire was discovered), and then set sail for Apin to "justice from the Consul."

Kick-off, October 11, 1899. This match was the attraction of the season. and was played on the home team's ground in South Africa. The last time these team's met was in 1881, when the match-ended in a very brought over 200,000 supporters of the game. unsatisfactory manner. This time the visitors

and were without doubt a team that anyone would be proud of.

"At the officer of Messrs. Pearce and Plenty. no reluctance was exhibited in replying to, one or two simple interrogations. As the result, it may be stated briefly that the war is accounted responsible for the necessity that has arisen however, has not yet come into effect, but it was explained that, in the last twelve months, ra rise of at least five per cent. has taken place- in the cost of all kinds of provisions, and that everything, even down to the crockery, costs the caterers more now than was the caso formerly."

Intimations.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

REG to inform my Patrons and Public Generally, that I have REMOVED my

STREET.

The Consul said it was a shocking outrage;

The home team won the toss for choice of the captain of the U.S. ship Adirondack con curred; and so the cruiser with the injured grounds, and Joubert kicked of. They at once became aggressive, and were getting danger- stolid-faced Reo bears, steamed off toously near the visitors' goal, but White at back Stores from No. 13. to No. 5, D'AGUILAR Leone Bay, and gave the astonished natives twelve hours to make up their minds as to which they would do-pay 'Reo one thousand dollars in cash or have their town burnt. They paid six hundred-all they could raise--and then in a dazed sort of way sat down to meditate as they saw the Adirondack steam off again.

Reo gave his wife a small share of the plun- der and sent her home to her parents. When Tom Denison next saw him he was keeping a boarding house at Leuuka, in Fiji. He told Denison he was welcome to free board and lodging for a year. Reo had his good points as have said-Sellis Becket in the Pall Mall

Gazelle.

ENGLAND'S TEA TRADE.

THE GREATEST CONSUMER IN THE

WORLD.

A Parliamentary Paper issued recently con- tains some interesting facts about the latest developments in the tea trade. It states, on the authority of the Board of Trade, that the consumption of tea in the United Kingdom exceeds that of all the other European countries and of the United States put together. The four large tea-producing countries are China, Japan, British India and Ceylon. British India and Japan are the only two countries where any complete statistics of production exist The statistics of exports for the last three years show that Ching is still the largest exporter of fea, though the quantity exported is by no micans as large as it used to be; thus in the period 1884-86 the amount of tea exported from China averaged 281 million lbs., while in the period 1897-99 it averaged 200 million lbs., a. decrease of 26 per cent. Meanwhile the ex- ports of tea from the three other producing countries have been constantly increasing of late years; in the case of both British India and Japan exports have doubled in the last sixteen years, while in the case of Ceylon the export which is now nearly 130 millions, was in 1884 only two millions of pounds. It appears that the tea produced in British India and in Ceylon is sent mostly to the United Kingdom, whereas the larger part of the tea exported from China goes to Russia, either overland or by sea; also in some measure to the United States, where the bulk of the rea exported from Japan also goes,

was playing a sound game, and repeiled attack after attack when the home team seemed bound to score; in fact, the visitor's backs, "B.-T." and White, were playing grandly, and although the home forwards were in the visitors' terri- tory,they failed to score. The Empire forwards now began to get into their stride, and French, working like a machine round his opponents, completely beat Cronje, and with a swift light- ning shot, he found the net with a beauty Kimberley). Soon after this goal, Cronje was dismissed the field (Paardeberg), thus weaken ning the home defence. Buller, who had all along been playing a steady game, wis now. seen to advantage, and although being stopped several times in his grand rushes, he came back again and again, and shattering his opponents'

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defence, came dashing on, and by a super-A human effort, entirely his own; scored a grand goal (Ladysmith). Soon after, the home team lost the services of their best player, Joub- eri. A strong wind was now blowing. across the field, thus giving the left wing of the visitors a chance to shew their abilities. Kelly- Kenny and French were now very prominent with some splendid work, and were passing beautifully. The home team repeatedly tried to stop the grand combination, but all their efforts proved futile. Kelly-Kenny then trans ferred to French, and that famous player again shewed his sterling qualities by scoring another goal (Bloemfontein) The play was now in the home team's territory, and the visitors" forwards were pressing when the whistle blew for half time, with the score:

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British Empire Transvaal and Orange Free State ...... 9. The teams now appeared on the field to contest the second half of the game.'

The home team's supporters were in despair, for lose the game. The visitors were playing within they saw that, bar accidents, their pets would

a confidence that was a treat to see, while the home team resorted to dirty tactics (abusing the white flag) Try how they would, the home team could not stem the pressure which the visitors' forwards put into the game, French again gol possession, and tricking the half- backs, promptly made the game secure by scoring another grand goal (Johannesburg). Baden-Powell, the mainstay of the Empire's defence, was now transferred to the front rank. His heroic defence had been the admiration of all, and he completely: demonstrated to the spectators that he could play forward as brilliantly as back. Some very fast play was now seen, the ball travelling with lightning velocity towards the goal. The visitors inade a grand combined rust, and, after some splendid play in front of goal, the ball was sent into the net amidst the cheers of thousands (Pretoria) The home team were completely staggered, and Kruger, their goalkeeper, left his net at the mercy of his opponents. The home team.com. tended that the goal was off-aide," but the referce ruled otherwise. The whistle now blew for time, the score being, after a hard-fought

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From a tabular statement showing what has been the per capita consumption of tea during the last three years in the principal countries of Europe and in the United States, as well ns in the British Colonies of Australasia and in the Dominion of Canada, it appears that in the United Kingdom nearly 6lbs of teat per head of the population are consumed. Sixteen years ago the per capita consumption amounted to, approximately, slbs. There is no other European country where such a per capita consumption is approached. Indeed there is no other European country with the exception of Holland where the consumption of tea exceeds 1lb. per head. In Russia and in the United States also, which are the other two largest tea consuming countries, the con. sumption amounts to under tlb. per head; in France the total quantily of tea consumed is

the population; and in Germany it is six million ths, or. Ir of å lb. per head of the population. There is also a considerable consumption of tea in the British colonies of Australasin, and LIPTON'S ECONOMICAL BATING- in the Dominion of Canada, and although the total quantity consumed is not nearly so large as that of the Mother Country, yet it

it is relatively large as compared with the present population of those Colonies. More particularly is this the case in Australasia, where the consumption of tea at the present time averages over 24ths, per head of the population. In the Dominion of Canada the per capita consumption is at present under 5lbs.

Transvaal and Orange Free State .... Nt The feature of the struggle was the splendid all-round play of the visitors, who received a tremendous ovation. Unfortunately, the home'

just before the conclusion of the match.

ample, is to have four, in order to fittingly he treatle be applied to Duke Henry, then befitting manner. The relatives consulted, under two million lbs., or oglbs, per head of custodian disappeared with the gate-money

If that

her Majesty will have no cause for regret in her choice. All who have been brought into contact with him speak in the highest terms of his good heart.

It is said he is a great supporter of local industry, and that he would never buy, order anything outside his own country. He is a splendid-horseminn, and indefatigable in the saddle, which fact, well known in his own dis- trict, gave rise to the following passage between him and his tailor.

The Duke had gone to order a uniform and, as usual, want to a local man. While being measured he was struck with the thought of the monotony of a tailor's occupation.

'Say, friend," said he to the tailor, "how the deuce do you manage to endure sitting on that table, day in, day out?"

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'Reo's wife's relatives built the newly-mar- Western Australia."

ried couple a house on Matautu. Point, and Canada,

Reo spent thirty-five dollars in giving the Queensland.

hride's local connections a feast. Then the Mexico.

British: South Africà.

news spread, and cousins and second cousins, Persia.

South Australia.

and various breeds of aunts and half-uncles While America will not be officially represented,

travelled up to Matautu Point to partake of his manufacturers, bave taken considerable space

hospitality. He did his best, but, in a day or so, in the Machinery Section. Some of the nation-

remarked sadly that he could not catch fish fast alities mentioned above are erecting special

enough in a poor canoe. If he had a boat he pavilions in addition to the space allotted to

could make fifty dollars a week, he said; and them in the main building. Russia, for ex

with fifty dollars a week he could entertain his wife's honoured friends continuously and in a display mining, timber, and other industries. One will be reserved for the display of the

and thinking they had a good thing, subscrib appurtenances of the Imperial estates, which

ed, and bought a boat (on credit) from the are similar to the British Crown lands, and,

German firm, giving a mortgage on a piece of by arrangement with the refreshment con

land as security. Then they presented. 'Reo tractors, there will be a dining-room, in

with the boat, with many complimentary which dinners will be served in the Russian

speeches, and sat down to chuckle at the way style, with wines, Bavouries, and other food

they would "make the old fool work;" and products of the Empire which the Gay-

the old fool" went straightway to the ernment are anxious to see introduced into

American Consul, and declared himself other countries. Canada, too, is to have a

in bara citizen of the United States, and special building, cayering about 12,000 square

demanded his country's protection, as he feet, wherein to exhibit minerals, manufactures,

feared his wife's relatives wanted to jew agricultural products, and fruit in season. In

him out of the boat they had given him

The Hotel de Lipton, after a brief reign of the building to be occupied by the Japanese

The Consul wrote out something terrifying will be found a display of arts and manus

on a big sheet of paper and tacked it on to the The United Kingdom, then, is the centre nearly twelve months, has raised its prices, and A factures, with native artisans at work ilustrat-

boat, and warned the surprised.relatives that of the tea trade. In the last 16 years, that is, the hungry East end worker will no longer be ing some of the industries peculiar to that

an American man-of-war would protect Rea between 1884 and 1899, the total amount of able to get his dinner with two "veges" for country. It will be surrounded by a Japanese

with her guns, and then 'Reo went inside his tea imported into Great Britain has risen from 1d. On November 26th the interior of the The tailor, with the ready wit of his class, bouse and beat his wife with a canos paddle214 millions lbs, to 289 millions, an increase posters, setting forth to all whom it concerned Trust was decorated with big 'red and white" garden, in itself no small attraction. Over 400 exhibitors are expected from France, whose replied: "Well, your Highness, it comes to and chated her violently out of the place and of per cent. During the same period, the section is being organised by a Committee much the same thing whether a man sits for a threatened her male relatives with a large knife amount of tea re-exported has fallen from 45 that for the future the 48d. lunch would be sid "We are compelled to do it," said the secretary. nominated by the French Government,whole day upon a table or upon a horse." The and fearful language.

other side is in 330m measure the re-export trade 10 a Leader representative, owing to Putty Rhodesia's productions will include gold, dast, of course, referring to the Duke's long Then he took the host round the industrial, and agricultural exhibits Western rides.

of the island and sold it for two hundred dollars which it formerly had, and that more tea is having risen so all round. It is absolutely To be obtained at the OFFICE of This Paper

PRICE co CENTS. Australia's display will include gold in various Wihelmina and the Duke have many points to a trader, and came back to Aplia to Denison, now sent to its ultimate destination direct than necessary that the Trust should not be run

a loss, and so the committeo put atd on to the forms to the value of between £80,000 and in common. Neither is the issue of a first and asked for a passage to Totuila; and the was the cap some years back. During the

Hongkong, tal Time, jood. 4100,000 South Australia deals chiefly in marriage, Wilhelmina being the daughter of German firm entered into and took possession last sixteen years the amount of tea entered vegetables.

this mean that the wines; while the remainder will stage striking William 111,'s second wife, and the duke the of the mortgaged, land, while the infuriated for consumption in Great Britain has risen

10 Sid for his food?er is compelled "examples of their industries and resources. youngest child of a third wife Both lost their relatives tore up and down the beach, demand from 175 million los in 1884 to 242 millions Cortainly not. If he chooses to do with We should imagine there are several firms fathers at an early age; both have been reared ing Tarrea's blood in a loud voice. Tarrea, in 1899, an increase of 38 per cent. As already only one vegetable the original price will be in Hongkong who might exhibit, with advan-under the loving care of a widowed mother.. with his two hundred dollars in his trousers stated, the consumption, per head during the charged. As it is we charged Tid less for tage to the Colony, at the Glasgow Exhibition, A story, illustrating how the strong will of pocket, sat on the schooner's rail and looked saree period has risen from approximately meat than anywhere else, but some people such as Messrs. Jardine and Butterfield and her Majesty was lield in check, when she was at them stolidly and without il-feeling.sbs, per bead to lbs, the declared value of Swire who could show samples of sugar, quite a child, says that Wilhelmina had one Denison landed the ancient at Leone Bay the tea at the time of landing having at the think that the Trust should be run at a loss, Messis. Shewan Tomes, Portland cement and day given her mother offence by her wilful on Tutuila, for he had takers kindly to the old same time fallen from: fffd. per. B. in and if this were so there would soon be no Alexandra Trust, and the "grumblers Manila hemp ropes and hawsers. These conduct. Her mother requested her to leave scoundrel, who had many virtues, and could 1886 to 8fd. Of the total amount of tea at would be as badly off as ever they manufactures occur lo us at the moment, but her presence, which she didn

give polair to any one, white or brown, in the present imported into Great Britain-viz, in of course there are others. Chinese firms could A few minutes later a knock came at the sable art of deep-sea fishing. This latter 1899, a89 million to millions of Ds were in answer to the question as to whe exhibit rattan and matting manufactures, and door. "Who's there?" asked her mother "It: black wood carved furniture. Altogether, we is 1, Queen of the Netherlanda!" replied "16 qualification, endeared him greatly to young only are at present imported from foreign ther the raised prices were likely to be a per- who, when he was not employed in keep countries (China Japan, and etc.); and 249 one the secretary replied that it was do not see why Hongkong should not partici- child, I am not at home to the Queen of the ing the captain sober, or bringing him round millions from the British prissessions; India impossible to say. After all, 51d for soup, a To be obtained at the OFFICE of This Paper, pala with advantage in this. Exbibition at Netherlands," replied her mother, "but can, after an attack of d-, spent all his spare and Ceylon, or in other words 14 percent of bread, two vegetables, a cut off the

PRICE 30 CENTS Glasgow.

receive Wilhelmicnje."

time in fishing, either at sea or in port of this tea imported comes from foreign counJoint, and some pastry can hardly be called an Below is a classification of Exhibits -

This was followed by the sound of retreatingReo settled at Leone, and made a good deal tries, and 86 per cent from British possessions exhorbitant price. ..... Raw material-Agricultural and Mining. footsteps. Five minutes later another knock, of money buying copra from the natives. The The amount of Chineso tea imported into the OTHER CONCERNS FOLLOW SUIT. 2 Industrial Design and Manufactures. In reply to the inquiry, "Who's there?" Catue natives got to like him, he was such a con United Kingdom for home consumption has. It is not only in Sir Thomas Lipton's Trust 3Machinery, Motive Fawer, Electricity, the meek anawor, "It is 1; your daughter Wilcientious old fellow, When he hung the very largely fallen off of late years indeed at that the hardening of prices, due to the war, i and Labour-Saving Appliances in motión... helmina - Rangers Timin

baskoss of copra on the iron hook of the stasi" lately, no, sips it amounted to sa million Ibriyor | fedding up the price tariff. An article in the

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THE ODD VOLUMES SOCIETY:

·Mr. H. É. POLLOCK, Barrister at Law.

NOW READY. AN AUCOUN

COR THE RECEPTION OF HMS, “TERR

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FESTIVITIES CONNECTED:

THEREWITH,

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CARO As only a limited number hayo been printed-

intending purchasers should send their Orders early, for the lasue of this jaceresting souvenir will soon be exhausted.

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