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Entimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1907.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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A. S. WATSON & CO., Tun Ministry of Finance has sent Tis. 600,000

LIMITED.

THE

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

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At 4.30.

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An Imperial Rescript has been issued through the Council ordering the Ministry of Finance to subscribe funds for the construction of the Kwangsi Railway, in response to a memorial

ST. ANDREWS BALL.

BRILLIANT FUNCTION.

MONS. G. DE CHAMPEAUX. THE CHINESE FESTIVALS.

PRESENTATION AT THE M. M. CO.S

OFFICAL PROGRAMME:

DAU KING OF SCOTLAND. The President, still standing and baif facing. the company and those on the platform, said: Your Excellency, Indies and gentismen~( beg

OFFICE TO-DAY,

ROUTE OF PROCESSION. to propose a toast-"The King of Scotland", WAS EVERYBODY AT THE DANCE (lond cheers),

We have been fayntred by Mr. Ho Kom RETIREMENT OF POPULAR SHIPPING AGENT Tong, the Baergetic promoter and leading Too toast was pledged with enthusiasm. Not a nook or corner, of the wide range of 1994) to the Viceroy of the Min-che provinces for the

ST. AND EWINNENA

pirit of the forthcoming Chinese festival p the City Hall Buildings, wia untenanted, fast

After thirty years in the Colony as agent for it, copy of the official programme. The reorganization of the Foochow Dockyard,

The President, to the auditorium and speak night while the St. Andrew's Hill was in pro-ing slowly, although many of his temarks were the Messageries Maritimes Co, owners of the Brst day of the festivals tan benn fixed for TENDERS will be received at the Coloniales. The b It zoons were crowded, the pas inaudible as, the nearest, tables, and the next French mail line of steamers, Mens. C. de Chame Thursday, the 5th prox⠀ There will be proces· Secretary's Office until noon of Tueday, the ages were blocked up at reriodical intervals, foast was that of "The Immortal Memory of peaux is about to retire for. France. During the sions day and night, commencing s3 11 a,ra, 17th December, for joinery, general fittings and he reception and refreshment rooms were each our Patron Saint, 81. Andrew," He said that long years of his residence in Hongkong Moa and 7pm. respectively. The route of procession completing the New Law Courts.

of them thronged, while the bar, better knows they, brother Scois, belonged to a small coun- de Champeaux han ido a host of friends in the on the first day will be as follows Blanting POPULARITY MR. YEUNG, SEUNG I'G will speak at the meet het nocupled wine idle veriry but they had gone for and dons great things business circles of the Colony as well as in about 11 am from No. 4 Police Station (back) g in Chinese at three o'clock next Sunday for a mamcot unoccupied. It was no ide pres for this world. If they want to New York, private life. It will be difficult to mention Wanchal Road to Queen's Road at straight afternoon at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Mr. C. C. diction that we made yesterday when we prophew they were approaching the harbour, the single important movement in Hongkong on to the corner of Parade Ground going sied that the Scotch Ball this year would proven fest thing they saw was that magnificent whordwith this old and respected resident has

up Garden Boad to Lower Albert Road, Rutledge will address the meaning in English unbounded succes, for the management being Statue of Liberty enlightening the world not been identified. A member of almdat Government Offices turn up to Upper AF- admirable the result could scarcely be other, with her torch. But our America i friends, every social. Club of standing in Hongkong, Sia Matthew Nathan, x.CM.C, CB. having wise. The throng, numbering something like he added, should remember that it was Mens, do Champeaux was as well, if not bet Road, Government House, straight on to Caine Read going up Castle Road pase- resigned the appointment, His Excellency son, was so dense in particular rooms at Scotland, long before America was born, better known, to the British and foreign coming Seymou Road turn back to Caine Sir Frederick Lugard, X.C.M.G., C.B., D.SO., timer that to look for a friend was like looking that refused to submit to "oppressions laws munities of Hongkong, as he was to his Rond down to Poing Fong pass the loun has been pleased to accept the position of for a needle, in a hay stack. At midnight and pains, and who through men like Robertown fellow countrymen. Regret will, therefore, Hing Theatre to Po Yan speet round to honorary Colonel of the Hongko g Volunteer acquaintances were just beginning to discover the Bruce and William Wallace prevented be felt ut the announcement of his approach Hollywood Road straight to Mak. Mo. Tamp

each other's presence, but at two o'clock in the their sons from being in servile chains" ing departure from the Colony, Mona de

-Terrace-to-Wellington Street straighton 10.N morning eternal-friendships were being sworn Proceeding to-refer-to-some-of-the-great Champeaux's connection-with-the-port-dates on to Old Bailey Street down to Lyndhurs in the name of the claymore..

ment of Scotland, Mr. Shawan reminded his far back into the 70's when he was then chief

Police Stativ (Fire Brigade) Lurn in The blaze oflight surrounding the nationalfar audience that it was cotland which had clerk to the langkong office of the MM, CO vols Street going up to Queen's Road Cen which had been erected outside the City Hall

given us the greatest lyric poet and the Later his conspicuous ability was recognised

down to Bonham: Strand Weap out to Dest inge, and judging from the concourse of coolles Bums (bear, hear), Robert Bur taught us motion as agent to the Company in February ham Strand East up to Queen's Road about in charge of chairs and rickshas it seemed as to look forward to that day when "man to 1879. Since that time he has continuously A TELEGRAM from Mukden states that, in if every passenger conveyance in the city had man the warld ower shall. brithers be, an a controlled the destinies of the Messagerten the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's premises consequence of the visit of the Tastal of New-assembled to gaze on the unwanted spectacle that." The Scotch bad given to the world the Maritimes at this most important port with chwang to Mukden, it has been decided by the From Dias a'clock, and before, onwards the Wizard of the North, the great Sir Walter only occasioont short absences, ou leave, to Viceroyalty of Manchuria and the Peking arrivals came in rapid succession. His Ex Scott Scotland had given great statesmen, Government that each should disburse Tis cellency the Governor and Lady Lugard were warriors and churchmen, one whose name. 10000 for the relist of the crisis at New: among the first to be received by the president out never fad:--John Korx. Within mo chwang. Viceroy lisil. Shih-chang left Mukden of st. Andrew's Society, Mr. Robert Shewan, dein times the two greatest names in the yesterday afternoon on a tour of inspection and when the opening set of lancers, was scientific world to-day were those of their through the provinces of Kirin, and Heilung. airinged the scous in the two big dancing great countrymen-Sir William Ramsay and poms, St. Andrew's and St. George's Halls, Lord Kelvin.. Scotsmen had reason to be was magnificent. His Excellency was in plain proud of their country, and they were A PITTSBURG dispatch, dated the zeb ultimo, evening dress, wearing his medals in misi proud of it--(loud cheers). And they all reads: Ward reached the Corne in mills | atùre. As for the ladies' dresses that is locked forward, inngingly to the time when this afteronon. that the sales department at Fmatter on which we will follow the example of they would return to "our own, our native of the esteem and respect in which M. Cham. Central Street on to Queen's Road West-to New York, bad closed a contract with Imperial the Scosch minister who suddenly came across and again, and to hear the tumbling burns Railway of Japan for 15,000 tons of standard, a verte in the Bible that puzzled him said: and singing streams and to see the bonnie steel rails, to be delivered as soon as possible." That is a subject which we will look boldly country and the still bonnier lassies (en Work will be begun on the order to-morrow in the face and pass on,"

thusiatic cheers). They all looked forward morning at the Edgar Thomson plant here..

to that time, but there were others who w old The rails nie to be from seventy-two to ninety

see "Lochaber no more," Mr. Shewan then $15.00 pounds in weight and delivered at Yokohama

recited a verse of. The Emigrant's Farewell" The price is $1 a ton. The steel company

and concluded with a short peroration which expects, to get another order for: 20,000 tons

was addressed to those on the platform and A. S. WATSON & CO., from the Japanese, but much depends on the

was, therefore, inaudible to the general body speedy delivery of the order now in band."

HAS BEEN ATTAINED. BY ITS

from H.E. Chang Ming-ch'i, Governor of eclively illuminated the entrance to the Build greatest song writer in the world-Robert by the head office and he was rewarded with pro vonk Road turn in to Wing Lok Street to Bon

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Very few, perhaps not more than half a dozen of the hundra is presen', wore the Highland .co tume, with the result that, those who did had the unaffected admiration of the assembly It was astonishing to observe the extraordinary number of uniforms in aridencor Every

second man appeared to be a naval or military officer, but that illusion may be attributed to the ditiactive dress which distorted one's perspective.

Shortly after eleven o'clock those who did not wish to be among the first lot to sample the Haggis or hear the speeches took

of those presentia.

The toast was pledged in silence.. After the usual ceremonies, the gathering rose and proceeded in processional order to the ball-room once more.

Mr. Shewan's speech was einquent and even dramatic and it is impossible to convey its fine

[31 September to:h this year. Under date of No. 1 up their position at the foot of the staircase effect. Here'and there he was scarcely heard,

On November 25, 1907, at Shanghai, THOMAS 'JOSE d'AQUÍÑO, aged 65 years.

The Honghong clegraph

¡HE DANGERS OF OIL TRANSPORT.

It will be remembered that the late Mr. C.L. Anderson, of Mosers, jardine, Matheson & Co. Yokohama, was supposed to have committed suicide by jumping in the sea from the N.Y.K. steamer Rijn-war on the way from Yoko hama to Kobs, leaving the northern portion vember 12th, Mr.Anderson, elder brother of the deceased, says the Japan Adverthier, is reported to have addressed a note to be Yokohama Police, stating that a reward of V,000 will be given to anyone giving information as to the whereabouts of the deceased (supposing that he is still alive), and a reward of Y too is offered for the recovery of his remains.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1997, 'A ¡¡ONOLULU d:spatch of October 19 says :--|

Two men well known in the sugar industry' in Пtawa, james Scott and Fred Frescott, are in Formosa in charge of sugar mill construc tion there, and a third, Carl K. Hedemano, has juil returned. The three mills which are under construction, including the mill build ings, are all of American construction and desin, partias being made by the Honolulu

waiting the lead of the president of the Ball. Alone time the staircase was. so crowded by eager couples that it was almost impossible to get either up or down. About midnight Piper McEwan struck up a shrill melody and Mr. Shewan with Lady Lugard on his arm, followed by Sir Frederick Lugard and Mrs. Shewan and several of the leading officiats id the Colony and their ladies; left the ballroom, and beaded by the piper, proceeded to tha theatre,where supper was served.

The menu has already been published and

but the sense could be understood.

The Ball went on till the waa sma foors"

if not till later. The St. Andrew's Ball of 1997 was a thorough success from every point of

view.

HIJM'S

'w YODO."

SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AT KAWASAKI DOCKYARD.

France.

to dismiss.

turn into Queen's Road West to No. 7

on to Sai Yidg Poon Market turn down

Police Station turn up to First Street straight

SECOND DAY AND NIGHT (DEC. 6), Sikring about ram. from No. 2 Police Previous to his departure and in temimony, on to the Clock Tower down Peddar Sirent to Station, Wanchal Road to Queen's Road Rust- of the esteem in which their chief was held by Des Vœux Road straight on to Harbour Mass the members of the staff of the office, a preset's 'Old Offices turn in to, Bonham Strand ation was made at the Company's office at one West turn back to Des Voeux Road straight on o'clock this afternoon. Mr. A. Le Breton, ic Shek Tung Trui (Koon Hai Lưu Hatol) chief clerk, acted as spokesman on behalf of his office colleagues. He requested Mous, de Champeaux's acceptance of a souvenir on the eve of his departure, on retirement, as a token pennx had been individually, and collectively Eastern Street (stop, ing all rongs and drums when passing near The Government Civil held by the European and Chinese, staff who He pitat until Ko Shing Theatre) straight on had worked under him,

to No.'s Police Station (Fire Brigadel turn in la reply, Mr. de Champeaux, thanked. Mr. Wellington Street straight up AberdeenTM Le Breton and his office friends for their Street passing Gage Street down to Grabutu testimony of appreciation and accepted the street tura up Cochrane Steent to Lyndhurat presentation which, he said, he wou'd prize in Terrace on to Wellington - frest East futn memory of his office assistants and, in particu down D'Agullar Street to about The Clock tar, of his old and esteemed friend, Mr. Cornelio Tower to dismiss. Corveth. In saying, those last words head-

vanced to Mr. Corvetb and laid his hand on his old associate's shoulder Mr. Gorveth had been in the M. M. Co.'s service before bis chief was appointed local agent...

The souvenir tank the form of a silver flower basin on an ebony stand. The inscription accompanying it was as follows:-

**

To

.. Mons. G. de Champoaux,...

from-

The Staff of the

Messageries Maritimes Co. Hongkong, 30th November, 1907. (Sd.), A. Le Breton, S. C. de Bussiere Comelio Corveth, F. X,. Souza, L. A., Leite, the Chicere Compradore and native Staff.

Mons. Jean Millet succeeds Mons, de Cham- peaux as agent in Hongkong.

SHURIT OF MAKING JOSS-

~STICKS, DISCOVERED;

The composition and manufacture of the well-known joss-sticks, used in Oriental worship, which have long remained mysteries, have izcently been revealed by the investiga tions of two travellers long resident in the Orient, Tacir results, which are given in de

cologiques, are thos summarised in the Bere Scientifique. We read m

THIRD DAY AND NIGHT. Starting about 11 am. from No. ↑ Police": Station (back) Wanchai Road to Queen's Road East straight on to the Clock Tower turn up to Wyndham Street and then to Hollywood Read- up to Shelley Street para Staunton Streel down to Elgin Streal to Hollywood Road passing Man Mo Temple straight on to Portatsion Street down to Queen's Road Wes! passing Wo Bling Street West Luen down to Dei Viisx Road" turn in l'ocham St and Went up to Queen's Road'straight on to No. 5 Palice Station (Fire) Brigade) turn is to Jervois Birset fara dawn Morrison Surest gning in to Blonban Sirand East straight an la Cross Street tare in Wing Lok Siffet, Kast again passior Morrison Strent out to Des Vox Read turn up Jubilee Street 10 Qaean Victoria Street to De Voux Roid again come up ftam Pollinger Street to Queen's Road Central (when passing The Supreme Court stopping all songs and drums) straight to about the Hongkong and Shanghit Bank's premises toitmise.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We in not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.) “

CANTON LEPERS

all connected with the marine transport of gives some interesting views of the industry and climbed up the steps to the platform and gave.} coldest day ́experinced this aulamp, rome tail in the Bulletin des Sciences Pharma. DEAR SIR- have returned in Canton after:

it only remains to say that the caterers, the November 19th, 1907, will rank as a red-. King Edward Hotel, fulfilled their duties ad-letter day in the annals of the Kawasaki Dock. mirably. The service was protapt, and in-yard Company, for that flourishing company elligen, the wine was of a good vintage and had the distinction of sending out the fi at plentiful, and the way was paved for the appear-vessel of over 1,000 lous yet constructed in a ance of the cheftain of the puddu race" private yard in Japan to the order of the Ime Again the pipes skitld, and in processionat perial Navy, the dispatch-bot named the Iron Works here and portions by other Ameri-order the piper followed by the Haggie and a Yedo liaving been bulls there and successfully can designers and manufacturers. Carl Kum of whisky in a silver tassie, carried by launched yesterday afternoon. Despite the Hedegrinn has-just-returned from there, and two members, marched round the supper room, drizzling rain and the fact that it was the

an extra special screech when the lardly Haggis 3,000 invited guests were present, including was deposited before the chairman. Then the many ladies. 74 3.30 a display of daylight quaich was produced. The president look it fireworks announced that everything war and dipped into the whisky bowl, supped the 39 readiness for the historic evrat, and twenty contenis at a gulp, and kissed the bottom of the minutes later "Admiral Court Yamamoto, ex quaich. All the gentlemen on the platform Minister for the Navy, Admiral Barin Saito did likewise, amid the plaudits of these in the Minister for the Navy, Admiral Baron Katacks, auditorium. Some of the platfore people per- Disector of the Ordnance Bureau Pay-Master- formed the duty with a swagger, some with a General Murakami, Director of General Supply rapidity which was almost bewildering. And, and Account Bureau in the Naval Department, of course, among the audience people were

Admiral Baron Dewa, Director of Bureau of saying, "What's the Haggis made of?" and Education in the Navy Department and Mr. "Whats a quaich?" the good pld-fashioned Massukata, President of the Kawasaki Dock yard Company, and others, ascended the plat queries.

form, and the Minister for the Navy named the new vessel, Mr. Matsukita cutting the cord, and punctually at 4 o'click the vessel glided xracefully into the water amidst the hearty cheers of those assembled:

~The experts, commissioned by the Hoard of Trade to inquire into the loss of the tank steamer Silverlip and some of her crew in the Bay of Biscay Captain Thomson and Sir Boverton Redwood-have just made their report, which is of very great interest to

petroleum. The experts state that there waste outlook. The industry, he says, is being a slow leakage, of vapour in a very indifferent fostered by the Japanese Government, with the ly ventilated space below the bridge deck, idea of developing it to the extet of entirely and that the principal source of vapour be supplying the Japanese market with sugar. tween ducks was a slow but continuous leak There are now thize mills, as has been staled, in process of construction. One of them is a sge round the sealed joints of the cargo place called Kyoto, and is a nine-roller hatches. Concerning the probable man mill, with a capacity of a'u 200 tons a day, ner in which the vapour became ignited, The second is at flexan, and is a little larger they consider it highly improbable that than that Kyoshito. The third is at Insiko, this was caused by a spark formed by the and is equal to the largest mill in the world, scraping of the steel bulkhead, it being ex having two sets of twelve tollers. Up to the tremely difficult to ignite petroleum vapour present the sugar of Formosa has been grou

wholly by buffalo mills of the most primitive by a spark from iron or steel, but they are

THE TELEGRAMS.~~~ regretfully forced to look for the cause in

Coming before the footlights, Mr. Showen some reckless and prohibited act committed FOLLOWING on a great contribution to the his by one or other of the firemen. If the tory of the Victorian era, Mr. Murray announces read out the telegrams which had been received a work which should throw a flood of light upon | by him in answer to the telegram which was theory we liave put forward is correct," they

sent by the St. Andrew's Society yesterday, "the primary blame for the disaster the lines and troubles of George the Third. Say,

The work in question is the Life and Corres The replica were in the following terms:--

PENANG.

kind.

From Penang-" Greetings to brither Scols

rests with the fireman who, in gross dis podence. of George, first Earl Macartney," obedience of orders, lighted a match. We who was first British Ambassador to China, leim from the Pall Mati Gazelle that Governor of Grenade, Envoy Extraordin Captain Thomson and Sir Boverton Red ary at S Petersburg, Chief Secretary, for wood recommend that the clause in the Ireland, Governor of Madras,. 'Ambassador- articler dealing with smoking should be Extraordinary to. Peking, Governor to the ings. amplified so as to extend to the non-carrying Cape of Good Hope, etc. An intimate of matches in any part of the ship, and to friend of Edmund Buske, Charles J mej, Fox, and the Holand family, Macajtney began the crew agreeing to allow themselves to

BLIGON.

"GILMOUR,“.

.

Me" Chief YouNG,”

· SIIAMONAL, From Shanghai:"Chief Inglis and brither his displomatic carees as Envoy-Extraordinary Scots send hearly greetingi "

FOUCNGW.KAN.

From Foochow "Foochow brishers heartily

MANILA

Resni

1

After the launch, the guests were hospitably entertained in one of the shops of the Laid, which was transformed by means of flags and busting into a handsome reception-room At bp call of Mr. Matsukata three "Banzai”, were

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Was

...To The Editor OF, THE "SiONOKONS TELEGRAPH."

a furlough in the United States and bare te- samed charge of the work among the lepers, I am deeply grateful to all the friends 'who in all countries where Buddhist worship is have assisted Rev. Mr. McNeur in carrying on celebrated there is a great consumption of foss the work in my abience. Mr. McNeur reports sticks. These ceremonial candles, whose use that with the contribullans received be corresponds very nearly to that ofthe wax candle able last winter to distribute rice to 650 lepers used in the ceremonies of the Catholic Church, for three months. He also sintes, I have are lighted on similar oceisiont-ceremonies of also received some splendid' bundles of cloth- festivi y or mouraing prayer or thanksgiving toing through Rev., C. H. Hickling of Hongkong, divinities, te. Jos ticks nes at once candles and in addition have bought Ɛa padded gar. and incense, s'ace' 'like the latter, they buin without apparent flime. Their preparation is Conditions in the liper, village contione shrouted in some mystery, and the process is about the same

as in the past. There is still practically unknown, those who cairy it on much suffering. Food and clothing are much being chosen from a special class and kept in needed. Trast that the response to this ap rigorous seclusion, Messre. L, Decker and P.

past years. No class of sufferers needs help Hurier, in a long sojourn in Indo-China and will be as hearty and as generous as in China, have succeeded in discovering the and sympathy more than the lipers.” “They

are outcasts from home and frier dr, balf star A "squared strip of bamboo, of varying ved and with hardly enough clothes to cover sential paints of their fabrication. length and this dess, according to the size of their nakedness, and are unwelcome beggars

ss-stick that is to be made, in skilfully rolled wherever they appear. Let us help them it' on an inclined surface, in a mixture of odori- we can.

menta,"

From Saigon :-" Uriber Scots sand greet heartily given for his Majesty the Emperor, ander powders sgglutinated by resin made. Contribullons may be sent to the flongkong then cheers were given for the Imperial Navy of the ends is left as it is, to se,ve as a

viscous by slight elevation of temperature. One Telegraph or to the undersigned – Yours bjc., ANDREW 'BEAT TIE; In the course of a brief address the "Minister

handle. In some cases the bamboo is replaced Canton, 28th November, 1997, MUN for the Navy congratulated Mr. Matsokata and all concerned on the growth of the Dockyard, with a flexible rad which enables the joss-stick and referred to the valuable services it had to be rolled in spiral form, readered to the State. He called for "Banzal for the Kawasaki Dockyard, and the cheers were heartily givön. · · -The-Yodo-is-a-steel-vessel-of-1,250 tons displacement, 180 feet in length, 32 feet in breadth and 17 feet deep, with a draft of 6 feet, and a speed of › knots. She will be mounted with eight guns of 18-inch calibro and under, She is a sisterblp of the Tone, recently launched si Basebo, and the Mogami, which is to be launched early next year at the Mitsu bishi Vard at Nagasaki.“ Visual

Admiral Count Yamamoto, Admiral Saito, Minister for the Navy; and other officers' from Tokyo were to leave Kobe last pight to atleed From Yokohami füher Ecals "send tire launching of the first-class Cruisen Ski,

which to

take place today Yadan greetings.

Căroxide,

From Manila: "As weel as can be expecft, Thank ye. for speirin. We boup ye'el, hae'▲ braw nicht the nicht..

STEPIJEK,

"President." TIENTSIM

"Tionisin Scots great bri-

be searched for matches at any time by any to the Court of Russia, where he successfully officer of the ship. Systematic searching at negotiated an advantageous irealy of commerce - known timer-would be impossible-on-board between that country.a_drea Britain harteciprocate Shewan, President St. Andrew's

ship, and they think that the power of carry-ly after his returs home he m tried Lady greetings. log out unexpected searching would be Jane Stuart, daughter of Jahn, art of Bute, more effectual as a deterrent. It is fair to and proceeded to Ireland as Chief Secretary the Shell Transport to say that their record, under Loid Tawnshend. His next appoint In conveying petroleum spirit in very satis-ment was in the West lodies, and while there be made a gallant though unsuccessful at factory. The experts express the greatest tempt to defend Grenada when that infand admiration of the bravery and presence of was captured by the French in 1779. Lord mind of Captain Hocken, the master of the Macartosy was Governor of Madras from 1781 Silverlip. It is probable, they say, that if he to "1785, and was subsequently offered the had not ventured to run through the flames Governor-Generalship of Bengal, which boʻ to the poop the loss of life might have been declined. Possibly the mon interesting event

of his life was, the, Embassy to China 1793- much greater, * Me

-1794, next bis secret mission to: Losinį XVIII, then resident at Verona, and finally his period ay first Küglish Governor at the Cape. Ha died in London in Bos, and was buried al Chiswick. The forthcoming account of his life is taken from family papers and unpublish, ad correspondence:

PRESIDENT Roosevelt has warned' all bolders of office in the actual Administration not to amand, the nomination Convention in June, Opposition on the other hand costands e all federal oficials have been instructed

From Tianjin

that Sco

YOKOHAMA,

"RODERITONES

M+ Secretary?"

From Bwatow:-"Brawly, thank ye for speinn. Greeling from Swalow brither Scols

'"RICHARDSON, CURRIE, DUNCANG FORBRE, SHAW Led STALKER!

flair, and hopes are entertained of a speedy „cilement, Alt, seeme qulời berg, but the

native newspapers se endeavouring to ine, fluance the people to petition Sir John Jordan, British Minister, at Peking, on the subject of the Choalang railway loan,

SHIPPING-AND-MAILS

A SHAQHBING wire of Nov. 73 to the M; G. Da "The composition of the odoriferous powders | News ways—it la rumbbed that Ibere-is varies with the country; those used in Indo- trouble at Hainghsich and troops have been China come generally from the province of dispa ched; but probably it is only a local Canton, and include fourteen different drugs, among which may be samed camphor, sandal. wood, aconite, and clove, ma

"Aconite, whose presence is somewhat sur. prising, really plays the pari of a preservativa and protects the joss-sticks well against the attacks of rats, mice, and other pests. As for v the camphor, it is of use from more than one point of views ite odour is agreeable, and its combustion easy; it enables the josh-stick to burd without going out, and appears to replace be salipoire used in the so-called American Papers."

obot and one

ACCORDING to a Tokio despatch of Nov, 15, the captain and A TELEORAM from Peking:sonoopces that the destroys Trade-mark Regulations which bave been blacjach drawn up by the Mjinistry of Agriculture, Warka and Commerce, will be put late

torpedo bo

Garman (Primuess Alica) syd prox, fodian (Kuwisant) 4th prok, German (Yorck) 4th pros, night."

The P. M. 9; 8, Cófa xa, ¡Korda San Francisco on 28th fast,

The Imperial German Mali ss. Canton Anth Kobe to-day, ɛm., and may be expected har on och proz

The Imperial Giacosa Maji

Ing the German Mails with dates from Berl boat the sth inst, lek Bingapore