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OUR LATE QUEEN AND CINIEŻ,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9; 1901.

Finally the pony of Northern Ching, though a comparatively coarse, ugly brute, is a most suitable animal for the country he lives in, and though having no manners and a hard mouth, rein, be combines the useful qualities of being up to great weight, a capital stayer and a good goer, thriving as he does on barley and straw, which is about the only procurable forage in

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LLOYDS.

The fringe of the romance of Lloyd's was

by the secremry, Colonel Flozier, to the kesh joy unravelled recently at the Kings Weight House of a crowded audience.. Lloyd's was the aim of Edward Lloyd's coffee house in Tower-street,... were want to meet for the transaction of alteir where the seventeenth century underwriters marine insurance business. When in 1774

Exchange they took the name with them. they took their business, away to the Royal Next year, war broke out, and lasted virtual- ly until Waterloo. Those years of tur

writers Culonel Hozier boldly, averred that moil brought many fortunes to the undar Napoleon did more for British commerce them any British statesman ever did, because by paralysing Europe he drove Europe's commerce into sea girt England. Then, as now, there wer ways of making money out of the country's woes. Ships would be laden and insured, then run out straight into the arms of the enemy, for theinke down to the bottom of the sea in ships and much of it is there stili. Ships have been insured and cast away for the sake of the insurance Hibney. The 'captain of the Adventure was Kanted for it in 18oz. Vessels which never existed have been insured, and naturally lost. Bogus cargoes have been insured, and diamonds have leapt 'overboard mysteriously. The gallant colonel complained bitterly of the hamparing government telegraph monopoly, of the cruel practice of casting overboard bogus bottles with announcements of imaginary wrecks and of the impossibility of getting English derka

1895. She arrived at Nice on March,15 from time of day is not denoted by. numbers One owing to a great extent to the shortuoss of his cipal propheticalmanacks-Moure's, Raphacts,vainly trying to persuade an inattentive in of the insurance money. Muth gold his bna.

It was a fortunate thing for the Nice authori- ties when the Queen visited the Riviem in Cherbourg, and at Toulon was accorded an enthusiastic reception from the mayor and corporation of Hyeres, who presented her with The Prince of Wales met her a bouquet. Majesty at Cannes, and the Royal arrival at Nice was marked by a cordial welcome.. The Queen stayed at the Hotel de Cimier

China.

PROPHECIES FOR 1801. stage whispers they decided the paint was all, elso is entire. The Greek letters of the whed to seeing quaint sights and hearing queer

wore off," the floor was wonderful bad," the dial, for numbering the hours by the earth's rulses. How could sit the otherwise in a land

Aming it "were at all needful to demon-window-frames didn't fit, easy to see by the A description of our late Queen's visits to motion, were ten in number, and these where the inhabitants are for ever firing bombs

bad, but that wasn't the end. The lessee came the South of France will prove very interesting were all scalptured in relief upon the and letting off crackers in honour of departed atrate the fallacy of forecasts based on so-called ceilings there ain't electric light. That was surface. This dial is probably not of re-spirits of their ancestors? lie is not easily put astrological calculations, it would be amply a round dozen times, never with less than three at the present tims. The following account we

mote antiquity. At Constantinople, upon a out, and manages to walk across a narrow slip.. suflicient to compare the predicilons put for

or four friends at a time, to prince all over the take from the the Advocate of India

ward for 1901 by dose almanacks that make a As a weight carrier and a stayer he is first speciality of this sort afverbal jugglery...it that she could not live two minutes with, such

house, Her Majesty paid her first visit to Cimiez in column, he saw a brazen eagle, with a serpent pery bridge with the utmost equanimity,

de ide amid their joyful sympathy 1895, and she has gone there in the March and in is talons; and the harary division

class, and when going his best covers the seldom indeed that they agree. April of every succeeding year, except last of the day was marked by lines on its wings.

The Romans were long ignorant of the cont ground much faster than he appears to, some Old Moore, for instance stated that in Jan- paper. And why were the windows where spring, when she went to Ireland. She had

into doors, and all the doors into win intended to go le Bordighera, but postponed struction of them. A.U.C. 304 they used one thing after the manner of the Indian wild boar.uary British prosperity would increase, while they were, and could'nt they all be turned

Some people say that if one does take a toss Raphael said there would be much 'distress in her visit, not because she was not sufficiently adapted to Catana in Sicily. The ancients

sometimes placed them on cippi, or small the first thing a China poay will do is to kick the land. Zadkiel, again, referring to the same dows? And she thought she could use the well to undertake it--her Majesty's health was

or even bite his fallen master, still we will hope uonth, says specifically that the public health servants' bedrooms and put the servants in excellent but her heart was heavy, The doleful columns. In 1759, at Nettunt, the ancient

fumed and raged more often than not after news from the seat of war from time to time Antium, was found a vase of silver, upon which that this sight failing is a little exaggerated. would not be good, while at least three public what we had considered the best rooms, weighed heavily upon her; the way in which a dial was seen in this position. Faciaudi has At any rate it would have a good effect as Atidas rua oh sinuilar lines assert that it will.

"Among Kaphael's predictions for February these visits, and the Mere Man, with that bale her trish region's had fought and bled touch-published and explained it. as well as another, further incentive to Attaining a firm seat and

is one to the effect that a tertible Disaster with fully sensible way they have, would say ed her heart; and so she determined to forege the lines of which ate traced in cinnabar becoming a careful horseman.

appalling loss of life will occur at sea. Zadkiel "What does it matter what she says? I don't Italy's sunny skies and visit. the Emerald Isle, Boissard has given some at the head of a marble calendar. The different dials in

has nothing about is, nur have the ather Case where the servants sleep, and I don't see why she should not have her own views about the home of her "brave frish soldiers."

the Portici Museum are very rude. A

seers.

Coriously enough, boweter, the four prin: papers, and so on." But then he managed to escape some of it. He was not disturbed while single crooked hook casts the shade, and the small dial is in the form of a ham, the tail of

Orion's, and Zadkiel's prophecy a big fant that CAT spells cat, not dog, by which served for the needle. It is portable,

theatre fire in Paris for March.

searching inquiries from emissaries of the and made of bronze silvered. Upon the back of the ham are described seven vertical lines,

essee as to whether the hot-water appar atus was satisfactory, and whether such and under which are abbreviated the names of the

such a chimney ever smoked. Always all twelve months, beginning with January, re- trograding to June, and again returning

of them cross-examined every member of the to December --IVN, MA. AP. MA. FEIA

basehold separately as to the capabilities of the kitchen range. I believe they thought that very IV. AV. SE OC. NO. DE. Seven other lines traverse the above, and by their sintersection

urdinary range concealed some dark mystery, with these show the extension of the shades

that at the least we had some charred human remains in it, dr a buried treasure, or some thrown by the gnomon on the sun's entering each sign of the zodiac, and consequently at

thing. The worst of it was the cook rather lent colour to it. After she had been asked every point in his path through the ecliptic.

about that range by six different inquisitors, | who understand a foreign language. she became short in her answer and red This likewise points out the hours of the day, the shadow descending with the rising and

in the face to any further inquirers. I believe when they got the house to them. again ascending with the setting sun.--The

selves they must have had that range out and Architect.

thoroughly taken to pieces before they were themselves at least every other day, and with all satisfied about it. Not content with coming

what celling's wanted whitewashing, another to Say what rooms wanted papering, a third to put bull's-eyes down, a fourth to see the rool, & to come in parties of seven or eight strong, and form up in line in order to gaze at the house from every point of view from the outside. I felt like a butterfly on a pin. Your wits wert always on the stretch, for by every post came a letter from the lessee's man of business trying to get the better of you.

Cimiez lies to the north of Nice on a fer- tile hill It is reached by the Boulevard de Cimiez, at the end of which is the mag nificent Excelsior Regina Hotel, where her Majesty has stayed during her latter visits to the Riviera. In 1895 she was present al the Battle of Flowers in Nice, and was pre- sented with a satin banner decorated with wide blue ribbons. The Nicnis were delighted to have the Queen among them, and loudly cheered her, while the band played the National

Anthem.

The Queen was not long in spying out the land. She drove out every day, a favourite drive of hers being to Aspremont, where there is a superb view over the valley. Her Majesty was also partial to La Tourette, about seven miles from Nice, where the view of wild moun- tain scenery is striking. During this visit the Queen visited the Empress Eugénie at Roquebrune, Cap Martin, and before she left Nice she decided to have a medal struck com- memorative of her stay in the South of France. In 1396 the Queen again stayed at the Hotel de Cimicz, and this visit proved even more en- joyable than the first. It was now apparent that the climate suited her Majesty, notwith standing that in March and April, the time of her visit, an cast, wind often blows, which is usually trying to delicate persons about mid-day. There were drives to Cap Ferrat La Turbie, and the Zoological Garden at Cimicz was visited. In 1897 the Queen's journey to the Riviera was varied by an interesting incident. On the ar rival of the Royal train at Noisy-le-Sec the Queen sat alone in the smal, dimly-lighted saloon. Sir E. Munson and President Faure were on the platform. The Ambassador presented the French President to her Majesty. M. Faure bowed three times, then kissed the Queen's hand. The Queen bade him sit down in an armchair in front of her, and engaged him in conversation in French for twelve minutes. As the train resum ed its journey the Queen sat next to the window, so that she might salute M. Faure. When she arrived at her hotel it was to find a superb basket of Bowers, flanked by cornucopia of roses, the whole being nearly ft. high. It was a present from the mayor and corporation

of Nice..

the extent of 120.

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THE CHINA PONY..

This year when so many Arabs and Waters have accompanied the China expeditionary force, it remains to be seen how they campete with the native pony on his own ground. Arian,

WHEN PLAYERS FORGET

THEIR LINES.

"About the most embarrassing-thing that can happen to one," recently declared a well. known actor when referring to momentary lapses of memory on the stage.

"Some players," he continued, "are peculiar

In April,kideonding to hiren almanacks, trade sea will be inusually good, two give out that it will be bad, two are silent on the subject, while yet another predicts a heavy fall in the revetle returns. In March, by another curious coin tiden, no fewer than three of the "prophets" tell of war in May.

LORD BROUGHAM'S FIRST BRIEF.

In these days when the eyes of the whole worldly liable to forget their words; and, personally, Moore omite to mention either war or fire, but sending a glorified British workman to say obtained his first brief may be interesting now

ponies no doubt exist throughout the length too well; they are so familiar that they fail to Orion.!" got rund.” according to Raphael, while fifth to look at the paint, they used on Sundays assizes at N, "At one of the by-stations

are turned towards the land of the celestials, a short description of the punics of the country, may be of general interest. Various breeds of and breadth of this huge country, but China as a whole is a land of canals and boats. Waterways are plentiful and roads are scarce. Where the native junk and sampan cannot penetrate, there the coolie with his load slung at each end of a split bamboo, or the wheel is of minor consideration, and in many districts barrow is able to do so. Thus hoise transport ponies are seldom seen.

The ponies of China may be divided roughly into four large classes. Firstly, there is the small well shaped little animal of Cochin China and Tonquin, resembling very much the hardy

little animals of Burmah.

Secondly, there is the so-called Nanking pony, which extends from about the Hangchow river to the Yangstekiang, and is found as far west as Kiukiang. This is a special local breed which has existed for ages. Seldom over 12 hands in beight, he is a sound hardy little beast Thirdly, there is the animal which is bred on the Upper Yangste generally known as the "Szechuen" pony, a very well shaped little animal, with a short thick neck and body set on sound clean legs. He is rather thicker set than those of Tonquin and Southern China.

Lastly, there is the Mongolian pony which has accompanied the roving Mongols from Western Asia across the whole enormous tract

of Siberia and Northern China, and which is

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the Yellow sedá,

now to be met with slightly modified by the variety of climate and feeding, from the Black In fact the same animal is often seen in European Russia.

He is bred in Mongolia and Manchuria, where he is said to exist in large numbers,

Erom there many find their way to Peking and Tientsin, the Mongolian breeders being obliged to supply a large number annually to the Government, From Tientsin they are then transported by sea to supply the European in Shanghai and the Yangste valley,

The Mongolians generally ride their ponies with their sharp shafifles, which tends to give them hard mouths. Also they are never train- ed to trot, but are made to travel at a shuffling sort of amble. Used as they are, either as baggage animals, riding, or to carry Chinese chairs, and being thoroughly broken, and usual: about seven years of age before they find their way South, it is small wonder that they do not quite fulfil the European idea of a com- fortable hack.

claim your attention; and then, one night, before you are aware of it, mentory fails you and you find yourself staring at your audience speechless.

Raphael's list of predictions for June includes an appalling accident in travelling, attendant with heavy sacrifice of life," an incident fore- itold by none among his rivals, On the nine liteenth of the following month-we are informed |{by Zadkiel-at. about six p.m., the entry of Neprane into the tropical sign of Cancer lakes place. They all agree that this is a portentous event, but differ widely concerning results,

For August Orion predicts great fires in London and Paris. Raphat foretells a "serious

with much despatching of troops

on the contrary, prophesies peace. the longer I have been playing one character

British trade and commerce during Septem. the more prone am I to run off the lines.iber are to be "unsatisfactory? according to You see, you, as it were, get to know the words

Zadkiel predicts that the British shall find their trade increasing.

Similarly, in October, it is not exactly easy to see how forsigu affairs can be at the same time "unsatisfactory and troublesome" and "A tragedian told me a rather peculiar story satisfactory and placid," white it is even more as to a breakdown that happened to himself. In

corded under the November heading. We. in bright red came into the stalls, and, watching are assured, for instance; that owing to an the middle of one of his speeches a lady dressed difcult to reconcile the diverse predictions ze- the patch of brilliant colour, the actor forgot annular eclipse of the sun "the month will be, his words. The next evening a kind of terror both politically and socially, the darkest and seized upon him lest someone in red should stormiest of any for ten years to come, Zadkiel, again take a seat and he repeat his previous however, seeing in this omen only a little sick night's unfortunate performance. Se strongness among Royalty, and Orion ignoring it. did this feeling become that after three or four nights, that man actually bought his wife a bright red dress, and got her to sit in the stalls so that he might overcome his apprehension,

"Another man I know plays in musical comedy. He never forgets the lines of his spoken parts, but often makes a slip in a song, He com s to the end of a line and can recall nothing but the beginning of the next verse, and he has to stop the orchestra and begin over again. Some singers when in this predicament just sing on, Lum-ti-tum 'to the tune till the words some back. Some have told me that having once been at sea with their words they are sure, out of nervousness, to make another lip the same evening, They are so anxious to avoid another mistake that

their minds can think of nothing but that they nust remember their words. In singing, the tune, of course, somewhat assists you to re- member the lines.

"As you know, the prompter usually comes to the rescue of the player so stranded. But occasionally that official is not at his post, and then the man on the stage has to wrestle with his brains Sometimes one of the company will, perhaps very audibly, supply the omission. Whilst some players, when they break down, resume as best they can and take no notice of the mishap, others gag, or take the audience into their confidence,

Finally, while Old Moore predicts that De- benefic" influence, Zadkiel prophesies for the last month cember will exercise over London a sickness and a high rate of mortality for the metropolis coupled with an outbreak of crimes of violence which is to 'shock the community"! Orion says it will be scourged by extensive, and terrible fires; and another prophetic publication of lesser note boldly announces the total destruction of London by an earthquake and tidal wave, and the overthrow of Britain's maritime supremacy, owing to European coalition, as well as the death by a virulent sweating sickness" of two-thirds of the inhabit ants of the United Kingdom. The New Press.

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ON HOUSE LETTING.

Never try to let your house unless you have the temper of an angel and the hide of a rhinoceros. The buman being when house. hunting develops the most horrible charac: teristics. An apparently amiable, harmless woman becomes a stinging wasp. I confess that this advice is given after I have learned the ralue and the wisdom of it by experience. did want to let my house, for no deep-laid or nefarious scheme, but merely because wanted a bigger one. The first house-hunter, of the feminine gender, rustled through very "One singer who broke down said 'Look fiswiftly with a coldly disdainful air and in here! We'll get over that difficulty by drop chilly silence. As she left the house she re- ping the verse altogether. You'll still get your marked is icy accents: "Not at all what money's worth, for I'll sing the last verse twice.the agent led me to expect." After that 1 There is one little trick that usually goes down went sadly round my little house and wondered well. The singer has failed, and has had to what the agent had led her to expect. We appeal to the prompter. When be finishes his have lived in the house a good many years, and song he darts off and drags on the prompter-grows fond of it, and I felt I ought to apologize probably in his shirt-sleeves--to share in the to it for the lady's scorn and anger. But, after applause, which is usually quite enthusiastic. all, I suppose, it has borne many of the flouts An actress on one occasion broke down when and peers of the smart ladies of many genera the prompter was not at his post. To her surtions. It has been standing about two hundred prise a lady sitting in the front row of the stalls years; so if house-hunters were always what leaned forward and gave the desired cue. She they are now, it has heard everything unpleasant had herself played the part as an amateur. that can be said about it many times, and it is

"Well, as most players keep their me only to me that the ipaults are fresh. mories in hand, as I may say, some peculiar

The second bunt was conducted by a pack, things have happened In one play an

who swarmed all over the house, whispered, actor doubled' two parts. He was an old giggled, poked, and pried, but had no intention man in the prologue and a young one later of taking a house. The elderly buntsman in on, and in each he had a longish speech to charge of the pack remarked that he "had a make. These speeches he was always attempt. friend who was looking for a house." Then ing to transpose, and ana night he got out wrie many more, including among them some some four or five lines of the wrong speech ere people who allowed one to see that at bot he realised what he was doing, Another man tom they were quite pleasant persons. Then played in a piece having a darkened scens, and last, there came a fiend in human form. Stepping on the gloom-shrouded stage, he, to First she came with two friends; they wont all no one's surprise more than his own, com-over the house from cellar to garret. We menced a portion of a part that he had played fled from room to room before them, but in another drama having a similar 'lights tow' at least decided we would not be driven any further, and took up our positions in a room episode.

"There are some vocalists who cannot trust which had already undergone inspection. themselves to sing a single song in public use. The hunter-returned. "Oh!"—a start without the printed or written worde. This of affected astonishment" I am so sorry to is awkward if they obtain angagement disturb you, but may wo just look in?" and most seek them-on the variety

Of course, the bunted humbly acquiesced, Not a bad little house, but very small. 1 stage, for there, as you know, it is not las custom to hold music in the hands. Some thought the drawing-room must be the boudoir ballad singers and others write the words and there does not seem to be a servants' hall, very small on a card and bold this in the ❘ and what an odd room this is! I could not I heard of one man who, and a room smothered with books like this. palm of the hand, singing three new and rather difficult songs, Does the house est any sun? The best-tem adopted this little device. He got so used to pered of us said decisively, "It faces due south, haying the words there that he was afraid to do and there are no buildings within a mile in without them. When be changed to other front," songs he attempted to dispense, with the paper, but he found that be had become so used tó having it to look at now hnd again, that he was ill at ease and awkward before his audience without it,

At last, broken "in spirit, worn to shadows, and utterly depressed, we turned out bag and baggage, and now "that woman" reigas in my stend, May I live to see her advertise the house to let, and then what troops of "undesir ables" I will incite to tramp over it with a view to taking it -Pall Mall Gazetit.

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ARE FAIR PEOPLE HANDICAPPED?

"Light-haired children," remarked a doctor, the other day, "give their parents a good deal more trouble than those who are dark. If you notice, you will find that they are more likely to pick up any disease that may be floating about." Are, then, the fair handicapped in life, and, if so, to what extent? (say's a writer under the heading of "Are Fair People Handi- There really are grounds for the belief that a capped?"-in Cassell's Saturday journal connection exists between colour and disease. Observations taken at Brompton Hospital in seventy cases show that consumption is more prevalent among those who are dark than anong the fair, blue-eyed section of Britons, The same thing holds good of another terrible scourge cancer--and here the excess of black haired patients is particularly large. There is hair little room for doubt, however, that as regards the many ills to which flesh is heir, blondes have decidedly the worst of it. Nor is that all,

Their impulsiveness and nervousness handicap them in an infinite number of ways. They meet, for instance, with more accidents than brunettes. Then, again, careful observers tell us that the majority of women who appear in the Divorce Court ate blondes. So that altogether it would appear better to be born dark that fair, For- tunately, however, there is another side to the. shield. It is mostly the light-haired people who "do things." The majority of crack shots are blondes, having light blue or light grey. In Artic exploration fair men have eyes. the same pre-eminence. Look, for instance, at the success of Nansen and his com patriots. In the last expedition sent out by this country, too, most of the man were falf, and there is a consensus of opinion that for hardihood and capacity to endure exposure the light-complexioned, red-bearded type of hu manity cannot be surpassed. On the whole, nothing else, perhaps, could be expected. But many people will be surprised to know that the fair-haired Anglo-Saxon is peculiarly fit to withstand the extremes of heat as well as DE cold. It is said that even the terrible climate of the West Coast of Africa--the "white man's

In the course of this visit the Queen visited Cannes, where she was met by the Prince and Princess of Wales, and received the late Mr. Gladstone in audience, the interview lasting a quarter of an hour. Ar Nice her Majesty also received Lord Salisbury in audience, and some days later drove to Beaulieu, and took tea with the Marchioness of Salisbury.

It was during the visit of 1897 that Mme, Sarah Bernhard: appeared before the Queen in & performance of "Jean Marie." The play was performed in the grand salon of the hotel. The

Coming as he does from cold raw climate, Queen gave the great actress a signed photo, where he has never known what it is to have graph of herself, and the "Divine Sarah"

sufficient food and shelter, and where the treat- signed her name in her Majesty's album.

ment he has met with has been of the roughest, Throughout March and April of that year the

he is as may be expected a long coated, coarse weather had been simply superb. The Queen bred looking animal. Standing on an average was not prevented from driving out in an open between 12 and i 3 hands, he is particularlynotice. carriage a single day. The inhabitants of Nice

able for his long body and short legs. Though noted this fact, and now came to speak of her lengthy in the body he is exceptionally well Majesty as "La Reine Soleil." The charities of Nice, through the Royal visit, benefited to ribbed up, and presents the appearance of being up to great weight. Another distin- The visit in the following year was marked guishing feature is his short thick neck. It looks as a rule out of all proportion to the by one of those instances which demonstrate her Majesty's thoughtfulnes and sympathy for length of his body, and surmounted as it is by others. It came to the Queen's knowledge, thick shaggy mane and with a heavy coarse that Captain Pieri, of the 6th Chasseurs, who head often badly set on, the animal has any had frequently commanded the guard of honour thing but the appearance of being well bred. At the Tatel Excelsior Regina, had lost his wife, and her Majesty expressed her deep sympathy and deposited a wreath on Mme. Pier's tomb-an act which produced a great impression on the Nicois. M. Faure visited her Majesty at the hotel, and Queen wed, and her Wilhelmina, who is about mother were among the Royal visitors. The visit of 1898 was also marked by a military spectacle. The Queen drove to the Promenade des Anglais, where the whole garrison of Nice was drawn up, and the officers and coloursofthe regiments saluted her Majesty. On the occasion of the Queen's last visit to Nice the journeyed via Boulogne, where she met with a great reception, it was during this visit that another pleasing incident occurred. The Queen being attracted to a peasant child, named Angele Gastaud, gor, the little lady to sit as a model to M. Perrot, the famous pastel artist: who executed a portrait for her Majesty. April 37 was a great day for the people of Nice." It was the opening of the new bridge over the Paillon. The Queen performed the ceremony by her carriage advancing to the bridge and breaking asunder a ribbon stretched across the roadway. So pleased was the Queen with this visit that she caused a letter to be written to

Another fact must not be lost sight of As the Mayor of Nice thanking the people for their

historians have pointed out again and again, warm welcome. Many changes have taken

conquering and ruling races have always, with place at Nice since her Majesty's last visit..

few exceptions, beon fair, and vanquished and The magnificent promenade has been

submissive races have been dark. Clearly both lengthened and improved; two new hotels-the

blondes and brunettes are richly dowered by Hotel Nice Monople, to be opened shortly, and

The things which atrike stranger watching

nature, but not in the same way. Perhaps the the Hotel du Parc Imperial, which is fast the Shanghal Races for the first time are firstly "In opera, breakdowns are not, I think, yery sun in my pocket and might take neutrals those who are neither dark nor fal approaching completion. Then the casino and the magnificent fields for every race,, and frequent. You see, opera is very special work; | away as a fanante fixture. That party went,

are best off and that is just. What the English theatre will shortly open; but there will be na

secondly the long distances run. Added to

the opera season is an event that exciter great and we thought, with joy, that anyhow thence appears to be slowly but surely becoming baccarat rooms, this idea having beco finally this the absence of professionalism and the interest, and all renderings are inevitably con house wouldn't have to endure them as tenants.

we as a whole are changing, so scientists tell us, Also, Nice can now boast of two splendid fact that as far as possible every, man rides bis trasted with those of the great, singers. This t That only blowed-our-folly, We-soon-hear from a fair to a dark people and are now.ap--

own pony, no wonder there is a true element puts the players on their mettle and keeps they were thinking of taking and then for pranching the time when we shall be neutral.

A month we lived livit öf "misery. They or of sport about racing in this particular corner them excited about their work. They have no of the world. -

chance of playing and singing mechanically, their myrmidons wern nayar out of the As hunter the China pony is well adapted and so their memory does not often fall House. On a ipakijng vwèt day sa man came to the country over which he is asked to them. And slips that do occur are usually to inspect the mat shit (leftiae imprint of gallop. Consisting as it does of ridge and | caused by nervousness. I heard of one prima bis ruddy boots from

from the ground Moor furrow off which the cotton-plants have been donna who, in a new opera, had a particularly to the attics, When Aks/drawing-room was removed, intersected by deep muddy creeks fine song to sing. So eager was she to get to all of pests the same to mikte an estimate spanned by narrow stone bridges without this that, by mistake, she started it instead of Garepair, and shan dark is that Pierwoudtol sides, and with a nasty looking gap between one that should have preceded it. The con be the two long slabs of stone of which they are ductor luckily saw the slip instantly, and, rous

quashed.

services of electric trams, and great harbour improvements are in progress, which, wül add to the anchorage space, and so obviate the over- crowding when many private yachts are in, harbour.

ANCIENT SUNDIALS.

The solar equinoctial dials used in Egypt, by which Eratosthenes metred or verified the measure of the earth, were concave hemis pheres, in the middle of which was a perpendi cular stylus, The dial introduced by Anaxi mander at Lacedemon was of this kind, to indicate the equinoxes, solstices, tnd by their means the seasons. The Phoenicians and Pherecydes claim the honour of the invention. Dr. Clarke mantigas more than one like that in the Elgin Collection, and another similar one was found at Pompeil. At Orchomenus, on the wall of the church, is an ancient dial, upon which Dr. Clarke makes the following remarks.-The goomon has long disappeared, but everything,

As mentioned above, Shanghai, which con. tains ularge European population chiefly British, imports annually a large number of ponies from the Nonh. Not only is there an excellent race course and a very well managed race club, but in spite of the unsuitability of the surrounding country for riding purposes, paperchases, and drag hunts are kept up throughout the winter months and pole during the summer, all on the China ponies. In fact it speaks volumes for the manners and capabilities of the animals that equestrian pursuits should be followed with the real and energy displayed by the residents of this sporting place.

One of the first things any young man does on arriving in the East, no matter what his profession may be, is to screw up enough money to buy a pony, and if, as is cften the case, he has never ridden before, to leam to ride. Many of the richer men keep large studs of China ponies, and the races which are only open to the puny of the country are keenly contested.

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seem, was a particular briefless barrister at the to somanfour readers. Lord Brougham, it would time, and was on his way by train to attend the a man got into the compartment in which Brougham was, and gave such unmistakeable evidence by the agitation of his manner and language, that something serious was wrong, that Brougham asked whether was "ill

No, he wasnt ill; but was in great trouble-likely to be ruined. He was defendant in a. Taw case, and no lawyer would undertake his defence, on the Coma ground of its utter hopelessness. now," said Brougham, "I'm a barrister myself Just tell me all about it; perhaps I can help you." The case was briefly this The defen dant was a country, innkeeper' to whose house farmers and dealers resorted on market-daye to Aghart conclude their sales and bargains. time back three men had deposited 2,000.In gold with the innkeeper with strict injunctions to keep it safe for the day and paly to pay it inte the hands of all thres conjointly. One of the three men succeeded in getting the money from the innkeeper by some plausible tale, and then balted, and now the other two claimed for it in a court of law. What wasthe poor fellow to do? He would be utterly ruined. To shorten a long story, Brougham accepted the brief, and his defence was follows "My lord, we admit the custody of the money in question, as

admit also that we paid it away to one of the three men, in despite of strict injunctions to the contrary; but we are now ready to rein. burse the full amount claimed-if the Court will produce the three men who originally made the deposit."

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Mereka adrissance; ALI „Auksaýthe liidyable thin those with short nails," "Long nails] | composed, a small clever pony has been founding his men, he cleverly went with the singer, et her know. So business before pleasure, to be a safer mount than a horse. The Intter She fnitored a moment as the truth fathed finds it as a rule difficult to adapt his stride upon her; but, having the music all correct, and my hart novel #perience and I to the peculiarities of the ground, the width of the sang the song out and earned a great the humiliation of weber my room thoroughly the ridges being just not sufficiently great to ovation.

keverhadled 1 tied to zeep up in animated ment As I have said, however, while you remain conversation was to how at warill: Mei 39 allow him to gallup comfortably over them. The creeks too are rather wide to jump, and, thoroughly interested in your work you are not Children of what a play Mrs. A bad short nails. although horses may be trained to cross the likely to experience a break-down. On a long to candid friend to tell her how badly bridge, they do not like them, and fun 4 great run the opposite is the case and it is when he dressed, and how disgraceful it was risk of slipping site

you are so familar with the words that you don't to see the way Mr G But all no On the other hand, the China pony, though bother about them, that you suddenly discover good. I could not keep their attention from often vulgar and cross tempered, 11 s.sonsible, you have, for the time being, lost them, altoges Las estimate makers. They were hoarsely din

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