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HARMSTON'S CIRCUS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1901.

LORD ROSEBERY AND THE TURKEY.

SAN FRANCISCO TRADE WITH

THE PHILLIPINES.

Ho shuffled back to the Strand. "Alas!" said 1, passing down that crowded thorough. fare, "am I looking for the last time on the old London Strand?"

A good attendance witnessed last night's performance at the Circus, which was quite up to the usual pitch of excellence. Several of the performers received hearty recalls and and that, too, stolen from a king-but (savs port and Manila, says the Pacific Exporter even the police.By H. B. in the Pall Mall

they fully deserved them. The advertisements respecting the nightly exhibitions at the Happy Valley should be watched carefully, as there

are several extra turns on.

Lieut. F. Walwyn; R.W.F.

Lieut. J. R. M. Ford, R.W.F.-

Licut. M. E. Loyd, R.W.F.

Licut. W. Burton, 5th Hyil. Cón.

CHINESE LABOUR IN NETHER-

LANDS INDIA.

to hear that he once dined off a stolen turkey

Lord Rosebery will probably be surprised

"Anglo-India" in M.A.P.) such is nevertheless the case. It happened that, when some years ago the future Premier of England was making alour through India, a notification was sent to To mortów (Friday) night is the compli the civil servant who was the chief official at a mentary benefit to Mrs. Haunston Love, and certain station..that the distinguished visitor also the gentlemen rider's night, so a very full would visit the place on the following day, and audience may be expected, as many people will that it would fall to his lot to entertain him at be interested in this event. The following arc dinner. In India no dinner is considered to the names of the gentlemen who will compete:-be complete without turkey, and the official at

Cand L. H. Gwynne, R.W.F.

once summoned his native butler and ordered him to procure one for the morrow. The official's residence was at some distance from the town, and a few hours before the dinner was to take place the butler appeared before his master with a grief-stricken face, and with many salaams informed him that, though on the previous day he had ordered a turkey to be sent out from the town according to his master's instructions, it had not arrived, and there was no time now to bend and fetch it. A planter, apparently in Deli, thus describes "Very well," said his master, who was well the Chinese conlies who grow tobacco for him, acquainted with the ways of native servants, says the Straits Times-They are fellows of

that is your affair, not mine. I ordered the the basest sort, so bad sad so depraved that it turker, and it is your business to procure one. is hard to realise that hey are part and parcel Remember, therefore, that one is to be on the of mankind. They are, in short, merely beasts cable at the appointed time," The butler salaam- of labour; none of them can be said to be bettered again and went away sorrowful but resigned; than any of his fellows. All that can be said,

and sure enough, when the guests sal down to in comparison, is that they only differ in degree table, a large turkey, of which Lord Roschery of beastliness. Of morality and virtue they have partook in due course, graced the end of the not the least idea. But to planters they are in- board. Next morning, the official commended valuable. They are hardy labourers who can do the butler, and asked him where he kad procured long and hard work, and can plod and toil away

the bird, when, to his indignation, which was no matter how the climate stands. They care

not, however, unmixed with amusement, he nothing for heat or cold. An labourers on

found that the butler, being at his wits end how. tobacco estates, they are hence in great demand. to satisfy his master, and knowing that there They are the best labour force planters can Majesty Theebaw, the Ex-King of Burma, who were some turkeys in the compound of His have. When they are paid by taskwork as many planters do, Chinese coolies are at their was at the time living in enforced retirement best. They, in such cases, work far into in the neighbourhood, had calmly caused one the night after the day's work has been ofthat potentate's birds to be abstracted, bribing done. For all that, they are but brutes in

the ex-king's butler to look the other way while human shape. They feel so scruples at coin of course, promptly made good the deficiency the deed was being accomplished. The official, muting murder, and have no twinges of the ennscience after a crime of this kind. They in His Majesty's compound, and as Lord Rose- are strong and tough fellows, but they arebery bad already proceeded on his tour, it is rotoriously cowardly. It is this trait in their probable that he does not know to this day that character that enables even one European he dined on that occasion off poultry stolen overseer often to exercise authority over hus-

from a king. dreds of them.

'THE DEATH OF THE QUEEN.

Cholera bas broken out xmong Chinese. coolies newly arrived at Belawan, in Deli, from Swatow. It was at first thought that they had brought the disease with them from the part of

(FROM AUSTRALIAN. PAPERS} departure. There were in consequence fears that Swatow would be declared an infected

LONDON, January 23rd. Wearity and expectantly, amid a heavy, port, and that coolie immigration from there clinging silence, the crowds watched the light would be forbidden. Luckily it was found outed windows in the wing of the royal residence that the coolies had caught cholera by drink at Osborne where the Queen's rooms were ing foul water at Belawan. This put a differ situated, from twilight to darkness. ent aspect on the matter and warded off the danger of prohibition. Planters in Deli are shorthanded already, and any stoppage of im. migration would have been indeed a calamity

to them.

THE NEW PUNJOM MANAGER.

The Northern Afiner of the 12th ult, has an account of a gathering of the friends of Mr. Lester, the new manager of the Punjom Mining Gompany, to wish him goodbye on his depar ture to take up his new appointment in the Malay Peninsula. We take the following, ex- tracts from that paper:-

Mr. E. D. Miles also spoke at some length paying a high tribute to MrLester's worth and abilities. He said that he had the pleasure in days gone by of offering to Mr. Lester the posi tion of manager of the Day Dawn P. C. Though Mr. Lester, through his modesty, at first was diffident about taking the post he at last con- sented and held the position for many years. He knew that it had long been Mr. Lester's ambition to go to the Malay Peninsula, and he was sure that when the directors of the mine got to know him he would not be merely manager, but General Manager. It spoke well for the reput- ation of Charters Towers that so many men were being sent for from here, to fill good posi tions in other places. He hoped that the School of Mines would educate the young fellows, and help to turn out competent managers to fill the gaps that were caused by the departure of such men as their guest. He was sure Mr. Lester would succeed as he knew how to manage men..

After various other gentlemen had expressed their regret at losing Mr. Lester, and their con gratulations on his new appointment, Mr. Lester, in reply, said he felt he ought to stop here now after all that had been said. He gave a brief description of his experiences in Victoria, stating he started out to earn his own living between the ages of 11 and 14 years. He had worked in the Day Dawn P. C. mine since 1880,

One of the royal servants, at a quarter to 7 o'clock reverentially placed on the board at the intimating that the Queen had breathed her gate, following the last official bulletin a notice last at half-past 6, surrounded by her children' and grandchildren. When this was posted the crowd, except for a wail of anguish, silently departed to hide their grief, and the Whipping. ham Church bells began tolling

A huge, carnest, and breathlessly excited when the window was opened all heads were crowd assembled at the Mansion House, and bared. The Lord Mayor learning on the sill for support, commenceit speaking in a voice broken with emotion, but controlling himself and said to the citizens with the deepest dis- he was soon audible to the thousands present, tress, "I announce the following telegram from the King: My beloved mother has passed to her rest." The crowd were speechless, for now the great beil at St. Paul's, which had been muffled, beamed out at intervals, of w minute, and all other bells followed. St. Mar- tin's hells were then unmuffled, and rang out in welcome to the new King.

It is understood that the new King's title will be Edward VII.

The Queen's end was absolutely peaceful and painless.

when the doctors intimated that his mother was The Prince of Wales was very much affected

The Kaiser was also deeply affected, and gone, and the scene was inexpressibly sad. ministered comfort to his stricken uncle. summoning the Privy Council for the purpose Lord Salisbury is now in London, and is

ceremony is over, the College of Heralds will of swearing in the new King to-day. After this proclaim him Sovereign at St. James's Palace. Thithat the new King will go in state and hold hops will be introduced and the Judges will an audience at which the Archbishops and Bis. ceremoniously kiss his hands.

The Earl Marshal afterwards notifies a period of general mourning. The Houses of Parlia-

alternative

I could have better spared the mummers-- Gaxatie.

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A PLEA FOR MANY HOMES, "Without further funds these homes.must be broken up. and all we have been doing for the last twelve months will be undone." The Princess of Wales's Appeal for the S.S.F.A.

direct steamship communication between this "San Francisco merchants will try to obtain:

The San Francisco Board of Trade has peti- tioned the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to run their vessels to Manila. As it has been suggested that a line of steamships and carry Philippine freight. The present ar connect at Hongkong with the Pacific Mail rangement is unsatisfactory to the merchants at Manila, who do business with San Francisco. Hongkong, have been broken into while in Goods in transit, which have been stored in the storehouses. The Manila merchants, sub- jected to delay and loss for which there has in the visitor's heart. Where should a begin.

All allowances must cease." Despair was been no redress, have written letters to Sanning be made? She stopped at the first door. Francisco, threatening to do business solely A dark young woman, haggard for her one-and- with places connected by direct lines to Manila. twenty years, opened it. "How is your mother New York does business directly with the to-day " "Still abed; we'read the doctor to Philippines and is naturally a formidable er every day for a fortnight. Three-and-six a competitor with San Francisce for business, week, includin' medicine; but I knew it 'ud be Tacoma is also to have direct communica tion with Manila, beginning next month. The mother."

all right when you come. Step in and see Northern Pacific Railroad has chartered the The room was very small, chilly, and damp. steamer Glenfarg, which will sail from Tacoma "I'm waiting till the coalman comes along to for Manila January 17th and will be followed light the fire," the young woman said. The by other vessels. Goods from San Francisco visitor recognized this as a polite fiction. for Manila have been laid down for two trips dreadful chilly," moaned the old woman in the Manila by a line independent of the Pacific gentle old face. "The doctor says. I'm sufferin at Hongkong. They have been carried to bed, a frail creature with soft hair and a pretty, Mail. From this condition of affairs has arisen from rheumatism and 'cart, but I'll be better much trouble. When goods have been missed afore you come next week, miss." from packages the two lines have passed the buck, each claiming that the other was responsi

The visitor's heart sank. "Any news of your son?" she asked. "I wish they'd let im become that they have boycotted one steamer in sickness. "He lived with me afore 'e was ble. So warm have the Manila merchantsome," quavered the old creature, still garrulous line between the Philippines and Hongkong.

The communication of the San Francisco never kep' no company. When i get about 1 called up; giv' me fifteen shillin's a week, and Board of Tracle has not been answered by the Pacific Mail, but assurance has been received ready agen he comes back. I might do want jest ter take two nice little rooms to lie. that it has been taken under consideration. a bit of light work; readin' aloud now; even, as you might say, a tiddy little bit of French She does 'er best, but 'er 'usband's ROADS AND HARBOURS IN THE delicate; I didn't want 'er to 'avim, She

PHILLIPINES

$2,500,oon gold, says the Pacific Exporter, fot The Philippine Commission has appropriated improving roads and barbours in the Philip pines. This money is now in the Philippine treasury and is available Plans are being prepared and when completed will be sent to the United States so that construction firms will have every opportunity to bid thereon. Judge Taft has communicated with some Ame rican surely companies, as it was decided by the Commission have all contracts guaran- teed by regular bond companies, Leading have refused to consider risks in Hawaii or the companies doing business in San Francisco Philippines. If all bond companies are in this mood the Commission may have to offer in- ducements for the formation of a Manila boad company to handle the large government con- tracts that will be given out during the next ten years. The harbour improvements in. when completed, and in addition there will be Manila will cost from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 a vast amount-of-road building, street and sewer work, besides government schoolhouses, warehouses and buildings to be constructed. All interested is construction material, either stone, cement, wood, iron or steel, should watch developments in the Philippines very closely.

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MOVE ON."

I bought a toy, and decored the gutter-iner- chant into a side street.

"Yus," he said, "we've heard about it. It ain't nuffin new. The coppers have always been kicking us about, and, blow me, if the quieter we aren't, the more they don't kick us, Where will you find perliter tradesmen than us? De we bother people to buy? Do we overcharge 'em? Do we give ourselves lairs? Ain't we a quiet, sober, respectable body of men ? " sad, wistful eye. "How will it look when He glanced back into the roaring Strand with we've all gone? It won't be the same street. We lights it up. Foreigners come along there on purpose to see us. Why, if I could talk Indian and French and German and Latin 1 could do.twice the trade. Who keeps the Strand going if it ain't us? Tell me that,"

I thought of Jasper Petulengro's cuckoo, and sighed. Some of us will miss you," I said, gently.

"Some of you! Why, London will miss us; the world will miss us. I shouldn't be surpris this here werry Strand when the perlice has now, no, I shouldn't, if trade didn't suffer in had their little joke. Mark my words, mister, are pulling down Holywell street, and now You see, we're like a bit of old London. They they're pulling us down. London's getting like a bloomin' suburb, all new and parvener; ain't what it was when I was a boy; no, d me if it is. And who," his eyes blazed and the

and started there two days after he came to the ment at 4 o'clock will assemble and sweat toys rattled on his tray, "an' who, who's ago.

their allegiance.

The American House of Representatives parts if there isn't nume here that they haven't in to come visitin', England from foreign passed a resolution unanimously of profound got their-selves? That's what I'd like to ask sorrow, and adjourned as a sign of respect of these bloomin' perlice. They're ruinis London, her memory..

that's what they're doin'."

Towers. In the P. C. he had been miner, con tractor, trucker, carpenter, manager for to rears, manager of the mill, and at tz pm, that night his time with the company would be up, after 20 years and six months in the mine. He had been told he could blow as much as he The fags of the business and public build- liked that night, but he could make a betterings in America were half-masted on receipt show with a hammer and drill than he could at of the news, and the churches tailed the b-ils,

speech, no lie would thank those assembled

News has been received from Washington and sit down.

that it was unanimously resolved that the death of Queen Victoria, of noble virtues and area; renown, is sincerely deplored by the Senate of America.

A PLOUGHIAN'S FIND..

ton, for the first time for the death of a foreign The flag at the Executive Mansion, Washing. ruler was half-masted.

He stamped his feet, either to warm them or grind imaginary constables into dust, and wiped away from the corner of an eye a great blob of water. "I'm a Conservative, and I like ale things kept up. Pullin' down Rin't goin' to do this city a happorth of good, not

bloomin' happorth. We want to preserve everything-excep' coppers-everything that's Dukes and Marquises? They ain't no good, ole and respectable. Why do we keep up The French Chamber of Deputies adjourned perially? Ain't they picturesque and vener- looked at commercial, but ain't they good Im- The British Parliament when it met pro- over to-day as a token of mourning and regard.able? Don't they bring visitors from foreign ceeded with its business automatically.

Forthwith all the theatres and places of amusement were closed.

From Canada it is reported that the church bells are tolling. The newspapers are pouring out editions, but otherwise business is sus pended. All the law courts adjourned after expressing brief tributes to the late Queen's memory.

CRUSADE AGAINST KISSING. -

parts? Lord ha' mercy! but they're the wetry backbone of this country. Take 'em away, and flop we go-all of us, coppers as well. That's a bit o wisdom, that is."

"It's

might 'a' done better. But my sun's a good son. The visitor looked at the frail old figure cannot begin there," she said to herself; "it on the bed, and bade them bath good-bye. "It

instead; at least the wives have always the may not be for long. It shall begin with a wife Government allowance."

.

TO-MORROW,

his-h of 1st moon of syth year af

Friday, 2nd February, 1901.

Kwang-si

Sun-Rites.......addiken Ohr, agmin: Setsi a shr, 58min. High water-Morning.hr, zimin. Afternoon sår. 33min. Lew water-Morning........ ghr. 5ómin. Afternoon, shr. 1min.

ANNIVERSARIES,

1845-The Danish possessions in India pur-

chased by England. 1850-Lao-kwang, Emperor of China, died. 1876-End of the Carlist rebellion. 1891-Death of the Hon. P. Rycie at Hong-

kong.

AGENDA.

TO-DAY.

p.m.-Sharp. Harmston's Circus at the Re- creation Ground (near the Race Course.) Carge ex Chelydra subject to rent.

TO-MORROW.

Daylight D. & Co.'s steamer Haitan leaves for

Coast Ports.

10 a.m.-Glen steamer Glenturret leaves for

Manila

C. N. Co.'s sleamer Kwangse leaves for Shang,

hai.

C. N. Co.'s steanter Hunan leaves for Shanghai C. N. Co.'s steamer Sungkung leaves for Manila. 5 p.m.-C. M. Co's steamer Perta leaves tor.

Manila.

SATURDAY 131d.

4 p.m.-I. C. S N. steaner Langsang leaves

for Manila. Austrian Lloyd's steaner Chinas leaves for

Yokohama and Kobe.

SUNDAY, 24th. Daylight--O. & U. Co.'s steamer Garlic leaves for Yokohama & Honolula via Shang.

bai etc.

Noon-Meeting of the Shareholders of the MONDAY, 25th.

Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co. 1.d. at their Office.

TUESDAY, 26th.

She stopped next at a still poorer house, and broken. Heads all down the dirty street were knocked with her umbrella, for the knocker was thrust out of the windows. "Mrs. Jonas, I. C. Co.'s steamer Chelydra leaves for Singa- yelled an opposite neighbour, "ere's your fidy." Slow steps on the rickety stairs within, safe to come down quickly. The visiter knew from experience it was not

strips from the walls. frs. Jona's was tousled, sullen, and anxious-looking."

The house was stuff, and the paper hung in

pore l'enang Calcutta,

WEDNESDAY, 27th.

Cargo ex China subject to rent. 4 p.m.--E. & A. Co.'s steamer Eustern; leaves for

Australian Ports.

Cargo a Gaelic subject to rent.

Boxing

THURSDAY, 28th, Tournament at the Theatre Royal City Hall under the management of Mr. C. T. Robinson.

DAPHNE, German steamer, rior, Th. Nissen, 20th Feb,-Wuhu 15th Feb, Rice and Beans-Siemssen & Co. MONGKUT, German steamer, Boo, C. Muller,

21st Feb., Bangkok 11th Feb, Rica Butterfield & Swire.

PETRIANA, British steamer, 1,149, L. E. Snaho, 21st Feb.-Balik Papin 7th Feb, Crude Oil-Arnhold, Katberg & Co. MAIDZURU MARU, Japanese 667, K. Saborima, 21st Feb.,-Tamsui 17th Feb., Ballast.- Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.,

JACOR DIEDERICHSEN, German steamer, 623, A. Ricke, 1st Feb, Hoihow 20th Feb, Rize and Geneml.-Jebsen & Co.

Clearances at the Harbour Office. Sultan van Langkat, Dutch str., Groot Samboa. Haitas, British str, for Swatow, Changsha, British str, for Manila. Alinous, British str, for Singapore. Saining, British str., for Wuchów.

Demartnres.

Feb. 21, Sabine Rickmers, Brit, str, for Amoy. Feb. 21, Akashi Maru, Jap, str., for Swatow, Feb. 21. Fushun, British sir, for Canton. Feb. 31, Shanghai, British str., for Singapore, Feb. 21, Changsha, British str, for Asstralia.

Passengers-Arrived.

Capt., and Mrs. Swall, Messrs. Wetzler, Tebija. Per China, from Singapore-Mr. Ludwig,

Mr. and Mrs. Nagaoka, Rev. L Relave, Rov koire, and 773 Chinese.

Per Sado Maru, froin Japan for Hongkong- A. Catier, and Mrs. J. Suzuki. For Singapore -Dr. Margery, and Mrs. T. Murase. For Colombo-Messrs, K. Yabe and K. Naito. For Bombay Mr. Geo. Carter. For Antwerp- Madame Margery. For Marseilles--Mr. C. Yokote, Major J. Sasaki, Capt-SNagao, Major H. Kawamtian, Capts. G. Jiohaji, S., Kozima, Messrs. R. D. Gattlie, J. Kawai, T. Kawazu, T Hachiya, M. Kaizumi, G. Tsubal, K. Hayashi, T. Kawara and K. Iwane. For London-Mr. K. Takaoka, T. Amaninga, S. luoko, S. Tani,

Olitani..

Departed,

Bortwick, Wagner, A. Imhoff and F. Sahmer. Per Sachen, for Singapore-Rev. J. Ross- hard, Mrs-Schaub, Miss L. Suss, Messrs. R For Port Said-Capt. Callesen. For Genoa Capt.-Lieut. Wilken, Far London-Mr. R. Fulton.

Per Shanghai, for London from Yokohama. Mr. Tsumagi. From Shanghai-Mrs. Sparrow and child, From Hongkong-Mrs. Barnes and infant; Lieut. H. B. Mulleneux, R.N., and Staff Surgeon Moon, R.N. For Singapore- Mr. William Franzen.

SHIPPING REPORTS.

Capt. A. Levo, of the steamship China, fram Trieste and Singapore, reports :-Ströng mon-

soon

"How are you all to-day?" 'ad to sit up with er nights. ile'd are a word "Kate's very bad with the bronchitis. I've to say when he come back if anything 'appened

Kate, a fat, unattractive child, who seemed anxious eyes rested with a gleam of pride on to 'er. He do think a leap of Kate." The

open. The visitor hesitated: she knew "be" unable to breathe unless her mouth were wide beat his wife, and had led her a dog's life since she married him at sixteen, But a doctor and Non-P. & O. steater Paramatta leaves for from Bangkok, reports-Strong N.E. monsoon

proper nourishment were unattainable at nine shillings a week, and he thought "a 'eap" of Kate. "It cannot begin here," she decided. "There is Mrs. Grigg." Mrs. Grigg was very fat and motherly. She and her numerous, family occupied a four-roomed house, and the rent was high. The family did her infinite credit; they were well-grown, honest-laced, and scrupulously clean. They were all teetotallers, and the daughters belonged to a club which "entightened them, as their mother said, to spend a few pence on knicknacks for home decoration.

Three of the sons were at the front. The war had disappointed Mrs. Grigg's long- cherished hope of easier times when the two reservists came home to well-paid employ- ments. The third son ran away to enlist, and she adored him. To-day her fingers lingered over the shillings the visitor had laid upon her table, often thinks to myself, miss, what we should have done without this. No doubt there's a many worse off than we, but it's, been a 'ard struggle to keep the 'ome together while and it would 'ave broke my eart for them boys they was all little, 'e being onfortnit, so to say; to are come 'ome, if the Lord spares 'em, and 'You're one in a corner, but it did seem, when found us sold up. I've often said to myself, 11 got the money, as if I were thought on at

ast,"

sides, The visitor turned her face resolutely The parting handshake was tearful on both

she said. home. "It cannot begin anywhere today,"

with the penury of such as these the hour of O London, great, rich, powerful, will you buy

Gazette.. your triumph-By D. K. in the Pall Mall

NOTANDA..

CALENDAR.

FEBRUARY,

Meteorological means based on fifteen years observations in 1898.

Barometer Thermometer Hamidity. Rainfall

WEATHER REPORT.

Barometer... Temperature Humidity Rainfall.

-30.141

$7.3 ..79.0

1.76.

A. L. S. N. Co's sicamer foravia leaves for Fumé and Trieste via Singapore, etc.

SATURDAY 2nd, MARCII.

London.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEWS.

MAILS DUR.

Australian (Airlie) to-morrow, French (Annan) 25th instant. Indian (Lightning) 25th instant. American (China) ist prox American (Doric) 12th prox.

The M. M. Co's steamer Annan, with the next outward French Mail, will leave Saigon to-morrow, the zand inst., at gu in. for this port.

The Imperial German Mail steamer Preussen, which left here on the 22nd January at noon Arrived at Genoa on Tuesday p.m., the 19th inst.

The Indra Line steamer fadravelli, from New of the 19th inst, and may be expected here this York left Manila for this port on the morning afternoon the 1st inst.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s R.M.S.

for Yokohama where she is due to arrive at Empress of Indie, arrived Kobe at 1 a., on Wednesday, the 20th inst, and left same day noon on Thursday, the 21st inst.

th

at

HONGKONG. AND WHAMPOA DOCK RETURNS, U.S.S. Isla de Luzon S.M.S. Hansa .......................

Kawloon Dest

U.S.S. Bennington...

Bue Hansa

Nanyang

Avalanche

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from Shanghai, reports:-Moderate winds, Captain Rullford,' of the steamship Alcinous, overcast, and rain.

Capt. A. Muller, of the steamship Mongkuk, v to Cape Padaran, thence fine peather with smooth sea.

Capt. L. E. Snahe, of the steamship Petrinna, from Balik Papin (Borneo), reports Fine until from Philippines to Hongkong strong monsoon and thick cloudy weather.

STEAMERS EXPECTED.

Names.

From

Liste

To-morrow

Port Darwin...To-morrow Singapore.To-morrow. Singapore ...... To-morrow Singapore ... Feb. 23rd Singapore

Feb. 25th Singapore ...... Feb. 25th San Francisco... Mar. 1st

Airlie Miike Maru..... Marburg Kasuaga Maruapan II. H. Meir Annam Lightning- China Doric

San Francisco... Mar. 12th

are now published in these columnas, and in so doing aspect uyle in which Steamara Expected" and projectes Skiinga

We would direct the extention óf shipping firms to the fully urge the managers of shipping firms to give endera to their clerks to furnish is afhen, on the plied gratis with den taas minilahla Extrematies verda

already unp...

PROJECTED SAILINGS.

Ship."

Destination." Date,

Akashi Maru...Swatow, &c.........Mar. 6tf Alcinous ... London...... Feb. aznd America Maru... San Francisco, &c.April 23rd Bamberg Havre, &c........ April sth Bayern. Straits, &c. Mar. zoth Bombay Shanghai. Feb. 28th Chelydra. Singapore, &c...... Feb. 26th -China

Yokohama & Kobe Feb. zznd San Franciscu, &c. Mar, 13th Kobe & Yokohama Feb. 25th. San Francisco, &c. April 30th San Francisco, &c. April 6th .....San Francisco, &c.April 13th Outward-19th January-Bayern, Bombay,

London. Mar, 19th Glenariney, Balls, Glenesk, St. Andrews. 1st Doric...............San Francisco, &c. Mar. 19th Feb. H. Mair, Sanuki Mars, Idomeness, Duke of Fife......Victoria, B.C... Mar. 15th Wittenberg, Oral, Atlas, Elekire. 5th Feb.-- Eastern...........Sydney, &c. F Feb. 27th

Vancouver, &c...... April 3rd

Thales s

·Sabine Rickmers......

Cosmopolitan

PASSED THE CANAL.

China.... Chingtu..... City of Peking City of Rio Coptic Deucalion

Adria, Olimpo, Plassy, Radnorsktte, Sarnin, | Emp. China. Irene. Sth February-Agamemnon, Bencleuch Emp, India 12th Feb-Gisela, Jaban, Stuttgart, Hudson. Emp. Japan.... 15th February-Ernest Simon, Hakala Maru, Eva Tantalus, Trust, Ascania, Neptune.

TO-DAY.

On date tu dale at

1.7.

4 p. 2

Folmina

30.23

30.16

54

59

56

50

0.20

TO-DAY,

Homeward-5th Feb-Bamberg, Verona. 8th February-Dardanus. 12th February- Hitachi Maru. 15th February-Prussia

Arrivals at Home-9th Feb.Frankfurt. Glenturret. 13th Feb. Aragonia, Kamakura Maru, Halle. 16th February-Irene, Calchas, Wittenberg.

Formosa

Freiburg

Gaelic

Glenogle

Gymeric

Hailoong

Haitan....

Hamburg

Thursday, 21st February, 1901.

Samuel McMichan, ploughman, of Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, says an exchange, his just brought to light a potful of silver peanies that were buried probably 587 years ago, or there. abouts. Samuel McMichan, being a plough man who takes a pride in bis furrow, rested his horses at the end of the field he was working a few days ago and cast his eye back along the line he had followed to see that it was straight: It was not. His critical eye noticed an uneven-

I encouraged him to proceed.. ness in the ground, and Samuel McMichan

"The perlice is a tyranny. They're worse stepped back over the clods of that high-iving

up with it? Ain't they public servinks? What-3rd of 1st moon of 27th year of field to ascertain the cause. He found that his

would yer think if your slavay come into the than the Inquisition. And why should we

put plough had broken open an earthenware pot,

Kwang-sk. and before him lay scattered hundreds of

parlour and told yer an' your missur to move

Sun-Rises pieces of what in his homely lowland way, he.

on into the kitchen? That would be a pretty

6år. agiin.. Sels called "tin." With a capful of "tin" the Mc

marvel, wouldn't it? And what right have

shr. 57min. Moon-In Periget 10hr, kim, » Michan went off and consulted the farmer, and most of the "tin" turned out to be 'silver pen-

these peelers, men who never did a honest

High water-Morning ..........ohr, 35min. nies of the reigns of Edward I, who annexed York by a crusade against kissing, started by their big black boots, what right has they, Great amusement has been caused in Newwalk up and down in their big warm coats and day's work in their lives, who do nothink but

Afternoon zohr. ¿zmin, Low water--Morning .... Scotland, and Edward II, who lost it. the local branch of the Women's Christian speaking politically, to interfere with me and

4hr armin. There were over 2,000 of them, all in good pre- Temperance Union. Dr. Ada Hatfield, lady you earnin' our livin' in a hupright-God-fearing 1733-George Washington born.

Afternoon får, zamin. servation, each measuring three-quarters of an physician, the leader of the new movement, manner? That's what it's come to.

ÄNNIVERSARIES. inch across. They weighed slb. in hulk. The was interviewed. She says that kissing is a oldest of the coins are those of King Alexander barbarous, insanitary custom, worse than

1849-Defeat of the Sikhs at Gonjerat by Lord of Scotland who ruled from 1249 to 1285. There drinking, and should be rigidly abolished. No wiped away another watery blob. They're 1850-Discovery of gold in New South Wales

He laughed, a hollow, scornful laugh, and *** Gough. are also some bearing the mint mark of Water person should kiss another without first using fine judges of the picturesque, zin't they? AN ford, in Ireland. The latest are those of Ed- an antiseptic wash on the mouth to destroy fine thing for the trade of England to be in 1861-Shanghai delivered from a threatened

by Mr. E. Hargreaves. ward I, whom the Scots cheerfully thrashed bacteria. As for the moral bacteria," she at Bannockburn in 1314. In 1313 Edward said, that is even more dangerous.. Girls are a pity there ain't a Guy Fawkes to blow their hands I tell you what, mister-he Bruce drove the English oppressor out of not taught to view a kiss with awe as they once

attack of the Taipings: looked tragically round, like a stage assassin- Nithsdale, and it is suggested that some Eng- were. Engaged persons should be allowed only up that there bloomin' County Council. The lishman, being in a hurry to reach the border, one kiss at the time of betrothal. Mothers of hero; he'll be a sort of Bobs to the Empire"

man who takes that job on will be a national put His 2,000 silver pennies in a potsheid and to-day are to blame for imbuing their children hid it in the ground. It would be interesting to with the kissing vice. Many children are know the name of the man who thus lost what literally kissed to death, Kissing between "Yus, there ain't nuffin' for it. But we shall

"And so you mean to go I asked. Samuel, McMichan, 500 years later, found, women is quite as unwholesome. It is time to take steps of some kind to pertest against the Perhaps an antiquary will tell us. But, at any make war on kissing, and I am willing to go innovation. We wants public sympathy. We rate the Crown is claiming the pennies as treasure-trove, so they will probably find their of the anti-kissing crusade is being watched No. We ain't goin' to sit quite quiet, even if on record as firing the first gun. The progress wants to draw the public eye on our grievances, way into a Scottish museum, for English vini with great interest, but its fallure is generally we've got the whole parlice force sittin' on our

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