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TELEGRAMS.

[Renter's]

The London County Council' in Paris.

LONDON, 6th February,, The members of the London County Council have met with a most magnificent -reception in Paris,

A banquet was given in their the Hotel de Ville, at which cordial speeches were made.

honour at the 'most

Later, Paris is very enthusiastic in feting and ovaling the members of the Landon County Council.

The Chinese in the United States. The regulations for the admission of Chi. nese into the United States have been tadi cally revised, and the Bertillan identification -systém discontinued.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LAMENT OF THE CHINA Y

COAST.

There's a coast that's bogot of the devil; There's a sea, on whose bosim floats A regiment of way-worn seaman A squadron of little "boats. There's a talpan or two in the office; There's a "super" or so we déplore: There's some shares in the daily papers 'There's shareholders greedy galore.

But we're little black sheep and all blu

damned

For choosing the rougher road,

We saunter af tines down to Java. The stillness of tippic nights know. The screamt of our Tyse-buill whistles, The song that our engines throw, Cruising forlord Among the Islands,. Sirring the mud au the banks, Brushing past reefs uncharted, For pelf and lule of thanks.

The little, black sheep who're all of 'em

damned

For choosing the rougher road.

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The northern rivers our keels caress: Times dropping the "pick "eff Hankow,' Times waiting for flood on the Yalu, With a cargo of Chinaman's chow.. inShot at and sunk by the Russians,

of

Church and State in France. „The taking of inventories in the churches in France is suspended during the visit the members of the London Council, order to avoid disorders.

Bishop Hoare Eloquent. Bishop Home, interviewed by Reuter's, said that he did not believe much in the warlike aspect of the Yellow peril,, bui thought that there were serious possibilities of the yellow races swamping Australia and Canada.

He regarded the outlook in China as more threatening than it was before, the

Boxer rising

Austria-Hungary,

|

Hlown up by mines of the Japs, 'Cos the flag that we serve under wasn't Prepared for such awkward mishaps

To the little black sheep who're all

-it mined.

For choosing the rougher road, We steal in and out of the harbours, A ragged red tapeal our stern,

We sneak forthat dawn with our cargo Pushed on by the screws dreary churn. The surge of the typhoon finds us For, shelter speeding ago.

Our fore fool's Aung back by the monsoon, We creep through the stiffling fog.

The little black sheep who're all of 'em

damned,

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The Hongarian coalition has issued a manifesto enumerating their position towards the Crown, which has met with a mixed re- ception, and there is a strong tendency manifest in favour of pacific action based on | To the waters of friendly Junk Bay ;. mutual concessions,

'Cos they've chosen the rougher road. Fined when we've run in for shelter

KELICS OF THE PHARAOHS,

REARRANGING BRITISH MUSEUM 'ANTIQUITIES.

During the past 15 years à gigantic work has slowly been going forward, without ostentation. and without one word of public praise, in the Egyptian depintment of the British Museum,

It is now slowly coming to an end.

It is nothing less than the practical over hauling of the most pricelém collection of its kind in the world, and its rearrangement in chronological order.

REARRANGING THE ROOMS.

The rearranging of the roues has been the biggest task. It is ntr possible to stand at one end of the Egyptian forms, and go right through and find everything in strict chronolo gical order. What this bas meant can only properly be appreciated by, the late staf which has successfully curried the work through. The physical labour alone was very heavy, fat some of the big figures weighed. five naŭ six lens apiece.

. For this kind of work the Museums has its own special staff of special work en who are under the charge of a master mason. Thest men have been trained in the moving of lieavy Blatuary, and the work has gone through with

gút a mishap of any kind.

AVENUE OF SHORXES.

Fined when we've blown our whistles Telling junks 19 get out of our way; Fined by the Lords of Justice. (Anil with ever knew them wrong ?) For subduing some fractions coolie Whose language we've found too strong,

Cas we're little black sheep who're all of us

damned

For choosing the rougher road, Un-uniformeil wights of Neptune' Guildless of gilding-and' mie Than the Clubs consider us outré. Society closed its door

On the men they sing of in ballads- Deur little touching songs-

Yet ignore in their drawing mom cacklings The heavy and manifold wrongs

Of the little black sheep who're all of 'em

daningd

Cos they've chosen the rougher road,

Still we have our compensations. And we'll go home by and by To dream of China coasters "Neath a dismal English ský, There we'll pay hard-worked taipans

| And "supers" sweating long.

There we'll read the English papers, And softly cuise Honkong

With its little black sheep who're all of'em

damned

For choosing the rougher road.

But we'll bear the East a-callin,'

| And rememb'ring chits unpaid,

Will pack our kits and set out.

The rooms which are finished are the once more is the olt, old unde- Nineveh, Nimui, Assyrian basement, Baoy- | The 414, old trade of “ ramping," lonian, and Semetic rooms, and the four large | And those whi’know it most- Egyptian rooms on the first Änge. The work

is now being concluded in the large Egyptian hall, which is reached' by turning sharply to the left as the visitat enters the musèom,

Standing at the entrance end of the big ball the effect of one, striking innovation can be appreciated. It is the placing of the huge Egyptian coffins against the pilasters for the whole length of the hall on either side. The effect is to minke it look something like the famous Avenue of Sphinxes at Karnak. It is, moreover, exactly as the Egyptians would live arranged them.

UNEARNED INCREMENT.

·

Say the song that's best woth singing 's Nof the "Song of the China const."

And its fade black sheep who're all of 'em

damned

For choosing theẹ roughér rond.

GERALD AS)FBY,

THE TANJONG PAGAR DUCK

COMPANY, LIMITED.

The directors' report to be presented to the half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the members to be held at Singapore to inorrow is'as follows t

The undertaking of the Company having been transferred to Government in terms of the Tanjong Pagar Dock' Ordinance, 1905, as from the joth June last, your directors have not any accounts to submil.

It is interesting to know that within the last five years the value of mary of the Egyptian relics in the museum has been increased to per cent. Many of them, indeed, are almost priceless, and the value of arranging them in chronological order is thereby also increased. The Court of Arbitration sat in Singapore Their price has been sent up by the number from the 16th to the 26th October last, and of exploring expeditions sent out by mil- further sittings may be held in London as lionaires, and other private enterprise, and necessary. It is impossible to give any idea whereas the museum used nearly always to be as to the date of the declaration of the Award. first on the field when new treasures were be- With reference to the dividend of $14 per ing discovered, it, now his to fight very hard share declared at the meeting of 13th October indeed to obtain valuable relics..

the directors regret that Government refused to pay same over to the Company, contending that it was not profit distributable as dividend within the meaning of the Ordinance. As the Government adopted this attitude it was agreed, in pursuance of the resokition passed at the general meeting held on the 18th November, to receive $6 per stare as an interim payment on account, and to refer to the Court of Arbi. tration in London the qucation of the liability of the Government to pay the balance.

This $6 was duly received, and distributed to members on the 20th November, 1901,

On the and January, 1906, interest at the rate of 16 per share was received from Government respect of the half-year ending 31st December, 1905, and

and was forthwith distributed to the Mr. A. G. Faber and Mr. C. Sugden, direc tors, retire by rotation and are eligible and offer themselves for re-election.

When the work is finished, a complete catalogue, fully illustrated, of the Egyptian de. partment will for the first time be issued, and it will form the most complete survey of Egyp tian civilisation available in the world.

THE WEATHER,

The following report is from Mr. F. C? Fing First Assistant of the Hongkong Observatory:- On the 8 a 11.55 p. The barometer has risen over japan, und fallen over China and then pursuance of clanse 21 of the Ordinance in Loochoos.

An area of low pressure lies over S. China | members.

and the Pacific towards the Loochoos,

Preasure is highest over the Sea of Japan. Freab variable winds are indicated in the

Mr. T. Cuthbertson and Mr. G.J. Mansfield, members of the London consulting committee,

themselves for re-election.<-

Formosa Channel, and moderate S. winds over retire by rotation and are eligible and offer

the N. part of the China Sea.

Forecast-fresh SW, to W. winda; squally ́and ungpillid, probably thunder'showers.

W. P. Waddell,

TURE TOPICS,

8th February.

The weather at the course this morning was clearer than yesterday, but muggy and clammy. The course is still heavy, especially at the end where it has been dug up by many gallops The times are now recorded in an exclusive form, and I hope they will not be copied by other time-keepers.

One of the secretaries to the "field-marshal " has been suspended.

New Boy(Alderton) (5.),'} mile.

Red lening (Cruickshank)(0) joined į mile

33 4/5

33 3/5

34 175

Total: 14 3/5

Velocity (Owner up) (i.)

Halcyon Days (1.)

**

I mile.

Time reported; 2.22 2/5 ; but very dopbiful, •

Eagle (o), mite.

Zapeter joined + mile.

35 2/5

37

37 3/5

17

Total: 2.27

Blue Nile (.), mife.

34

33.

34 1/5 34 4/5

Total: 2.16

Einerald King (Burkill), (n.) ↑ mile,

35 3/5

36 3/5

35, 1/5.

321/5

Total 2.19 3'5

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THURSDAY

FEBRUARY 8 1906,

Drogheda 3 seconds behind; Drogheda gal-cortiliatory stand, taken by your board in this loped once more round the epuras.

Shimoesite (Mallar) Aconita ("Boy")

34 4/5.

34. % 34 2/5

on.

Total: 1.43 1/5 för Shimonsite

Acohite a seconds ahead, with lighter weight

maltor, which I am sure will be as greatly ap preciated by my Government as by myself

I have read with profound interest the extract from the latter recently received from the Rev. John Rogers Peale, one of the murdered mis. sionaries, His words seems to ma to have a prophetic ring. In his untimely death America has lost a noble man and China's true friend

Signed at the City of Washington, Chinese Legation.

The presbyterian board is asking for a large Last gallop was Rising Sun (Moller), and sum of money from its churches at home to Mongolian Chief (" Boy”), I mile (6)

34 34 4/5 34 2/5

Total: 1.43 1/5 for Rising Sun and Mon- golian Chief 4 Becs, behind..

Rising Sun has shown his mettle and his ""jock" asserted there was much more in him than his performance exhibited; that his blood is that of "a"good second-class calilo" goes without saying,

EARLY BIRD,

A very duil and muggy morning dawned, and the attendance around the rails was fair,

Emarald King, who yesterday was stated to have been "boxed," out came this morning, but 'did not come up to expectation, probably

owing to the heavy course.

The "times" taken were as under:

enlarge the work at Lien-chau as soon as it can be taken up again—in all almost tweily thousand dollars.

ARMID KOBBERY,

At the Magismey this morning. before. Mr. CA. D. Melbourne, three-buriy-looking Ching. men were charged, at the instance of Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, for armed robbery, which was committed at Hang Hau, near Lyres moon Pass, on January 14 last. It appears that the three defendanis, in company with six others; all armed with offensive weapons, coter- ed the Man Hing shop at Ulang Hau, New Territory, on the night of the 14th ultimo and after using viulence towards the shopkeeper and his son removed from the premises $330, in money, also clothing and jewellery to the

The defendans pleaded "nut guilty," and the" case was adjourned until Monday morning.

The Skit, mile and a quarter. Last miile, total sum of $417.95. 37, 111, 1 461, 2.30.

New Boy, three quaners of a mile; joined by Red Herring in the last half mile, 34, 1.08, 1.42.

Emerald King, one mile, 36, 1.12, 1.48, 2,191. A very disappointing performance to rome, but taking into consideration the heavy state of the course, it may be placed under the heading of" can pass."..

Ca-Canny, half-mile, 331, 1.04.

White Blaze, one mile, 39, 1.14, 1.48, 2.20. Speculation and Grafion, three-quarters of a mile, 37, 114, 543)

Rover, ball a mile, 35, 1.07.

Arab Chief and Corean Chief, three quarters

Czardas (Cox), (0.), twice round trotting and of a mile, 331, 0:07, 1.41) } mile. “

33*

39 als

Total: 1:03 3/5

Sirocco (Owner up), (0,); + mile.

38 175

36 41.5

36 3/5

34375

Total: 2.76 1/5

Jovial 'Monk (Dupree), (m)

34

35'

Total: 1.00.

White Blaze (Moller), (d), 1 mile. Old, lioy ("Boy") joined mile.

-39 3/5 35 3/5

331/5

.32 4/5

Total: 2.211/5

Ca-Canny("Boy") {(n)} mile,

32 2/5

3 3/5

Total. 1.4.

Rabbit (Ab Jul)

Soup Meat (Owner)

Promised Land (Mackie) (i.), 1⁄2 mile.

30 3/5 32

Total: 1.02 3/5

The best gallop of the morning,

Rosther (Cox) Binckville (Cresson)

¡ mile (0)

33 2/5

32 4/5

Total: 1.05 1/5 for Rosthern Brockville 1 1/5 sec. behind.

Grafton (Gegg) Speculation.

I mile (0.)

30 3/9

33.4/5

31/5

Total: 1.42 3/5

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When the case was adjourned the first delen. dant said- know where the others are, and Iam willing to give information of the where- abouts of the others. The leader of this robbery has a reward offered for his head in Chinese territory and he has come over heie

now.

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Diadem and Didigheda, three-quarters of à mile, 38, 1.13 145 Drogheda was out-dis-America-Bank T.T. lanced;

Kamloops I saw going half a mile, but his time i missed. Evidently 'this pony is going good and coming back to his old form

Sundial and Pilot, three-quarters of a mile, 35. 10, 1.43. Pilot was left at the bottom corner. Evidently be is tired of this yamez.

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The decision of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in regard to the Lien chau Massacre has come to hand and is very interest. ing to all foreign residents in China, of course.. this is the decision of a private body of men and not of the United States Government, but it is. probable, that the Government will not do anythin New thing in opposition to the wishes of the Board. The first part of the decision was made in the following, words: "In no case whatever will the board receive indemnity for the beloved dead, nor will it accept indemnity of a punitive

character."

The board, however, 'considers that it is not unfair to consider the question of in- demnity from the view, point of replacing the property destroyed at the time of the murders of Mrs. Machle, Amy Machle, Mr. Peale, Mrs. Peale and Miss Chestnut, holding that the mission buildings were used for the benefit of the Chinese, the schools for the edu cation of the Chinese children and the two hospitals for the care of sick and injured Chi- nese of all classes, wholly irrespective of their

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refution to Christianity, and that it is for the Undersigned have received instructions

good of the Chinese themselves that this work should continue.

If such indemnity is accepted it will only be for the actual cost of replacing the destroyed and damaged properly, and a final, decision is reserved on this point till a report is received from the three missionaries who went to Canion to examine into the affair, as to all the circum.

Rover (Alderton) (a.) trolled twice round stances le commenting upon the decision of and hall a mile.

34 2/1 31:4/5

Total: 1:06 1/5

Arab Chief (Moller) Korean Chief (" Boy") (0.) 33 2/5 32 4/5

33 4/5

Total: 1:40

Kamloops (Cox), i mile (o.) 35 4/5 32'1/5

Total: 1.08

Gaberlunzie (Gresson) Peebles ("Boy")

33 2/5

33

Total: 1.06 2/3

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Standial (Cox)

Pilot (Gegg), mile, (0.)

35.

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Pilot 1.45

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the board not to accept "blood money" Arthur). Brown, the secretary of the board sayThe foreign missionary goes to his field Christ came into the world, to help

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falonid, 'As the Father has sent me into the ld, su send I you into the world. The missionary fully understands that in accepting This work he accepts some, risks, and if, like his Master, he is called upon to lay down his life, no bill of damages should be sent to Cesar. The blood of missionaries who have devoted their lives to the uplifting of Chinese should not be estimated in dollars and cents, nor is there any disposition on our part to insist on a financial punishment, which, as we are aware, in such circumstances would probably fall in large part upon those who are innocent..

We wish the Chinese Governmeal and people to feel that the missionaries are the real friends of China and the Chinese, and that we are not disposed to do ourselves or to countenance in others anything that is unjust or that is dictated by a spirit of revenge.

From this viewpoint we are gratified to re ceive from Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, Chinese Minister to the United States the following letter:~ I have just received your letter of the twenty-second instant, in which you 'ar so kind as to communicate to me the views of

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