The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 5944 晚二十月一十年四十三赭光
SOTIL
All cotumantot intended for publication.. In "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPHS shop h addressed to The Editor, 1. ler House Hord, and abould be secured by the Writer's Kams and
· Addresa. S
Onlivary briti rimanications «onald to widromat.
to The Manager.
The Kditor will not undamans to de responsibleitet cang mojoesad Mú, mur, in refuza way' l'ontribution,
SUBSCRIPTION RATEN UN ADVANCE). DAILY-380-ter sunget, '- WMEKLY——‡IN LOT, MUROM,
The rates/per, ONTLEY RON ( Homem, iroportional, The daily pong i», delivered to when the nex
oo tible to meernger. On copies sent by put ka ditional 81 they are to any part of the Bingle Coples. Daily, en cents Weekly, twenty
$1,80 per quarter in elarged for postage.
worici in 30 setsin pâr quaator
Are cente
CONTENTS.
handy" riages and Deaths. never bearticles:- ference osition for the Chamber of Commerce,
just kes of the Fair Sex.
Emiral Noel on Hongkong's Trade. St. Andrew in Hongkong. Wanchai's Beauty Care.
!
The Empress-Dowager's Privy Purse. Some. Important Points for Shippers and
Shipawpers,
Yam Lntleries in Shanghai.
The Tiff between High Government Officials,
Are British Seafarers Heroes 7- Saving the Situation.
How to Become Successful and independens. Telegrams:--
An Act of Courtesy.
Prince Ching.
Peking.
The Dalai Lama..
The Emperor's Enthronement.
China's Navy.
Japan and China..
The Anhui Mariny
The Fat has laciden'.
H.E. Chang to Mao.
L'eration Guards.
Officials
A. Conference.
A Princely Act.
· Ebo Park
Canton-Hankaw Railway,
Mooting::--
Legislative Council.
Capital Increased,
Cattle Disense in Pokfulam.
Legal Intelligenoa-
Chinese Edit i Predicament.. A Third Par-y Action.
Buying a Sewing Machine.
-Loss-of a-Wita. -------
Multi-millionaire's' Son's Affairs.
Property-ownei's Difficulties. Plaintiff Absent.
Non-*uited.
Policor
Heavy Sentence anla Mere Chill,
Murderous Assault.
Indian Policeman's Alleged Misconduct.
Unwashed for ix Year
The Cheung-nha-wan Tragedy.
Missing Ledgers,
Tramcar Partially Wrecked:
Attacked by Ruffians.
Guilty Conicienes,
Hard Times for Barbers.
"Selling a Pig."
'Correspondence:--
The Fatshan lucident,
Miscellaneous Articles and Reports:-
St. Andrew's Hill.
Attempted Opium Monopoly.
The Appeal Court."
Quarantine in Hongkong.
Death of Emperor and Eniprers.
"The Country Girl!
Soldier's Sad End.
Canton for Touristr. Gaverament Hous*į,
Shopkeepers Robbed.
After the Ball.
South China Floods.
Fire at West Point, More Race Griffins, Shooling. Marine Court. Typhoon Warnings. Canton Day by Day, The Opium Questión. The Chinesa Royal Family.
The Hongbang Celegraph
MAIL SUPPLEMENT, ISSUED GRATIS 10 SUBSCRIBERS.
MONOKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1908
A PROPOSITION FOR THE-.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
(28th November.) Reference was made in yesterday's issue to the laudable efforts, which are being put forth by old China honds in London to induce the rising generation of British mer chants in the Far Eant to acquire a working knowledge of the Chinese language. A most of us are aware, indeed as most of us know from personal experience, the journey from England to China is brightened by the roseate glamour of magnificent ideals, principal among which is the determina- tion to learn the Chinese language an that we may speak to the native as a man and a brother. Some of the newcomert 10. China manage for a time to live up to their original aspirations, but the en- ervating air of the 'Orient eventually works its way into the system and another slab is added to pave the nether regions. If it were possible, however, for those who are am bitious to learn at least a smattering of the language in the company of their fellows there cannot be the slightest doubt, in our opinion, that many an carnes assistant would be induced to attend the classes pro
SUPPLEMENT.
ESTABLISHED 1881.)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1908.
figure at the outset? Would it not be for his the troubles In a case which occurred own benefit or for the benefit of the firm ho the other day Hongkong lady ordered represents, that his European juniors should dresscane fitted her, the other didn't. be capable of transacting the business of Mt. Justice Gompertz had the pleasure of the firm with the Chinese customers at first hearing the arguments. pro and con and we hand, instead of through an 'intermediary fancy they were mostly con, because the lady who generally fails to cumprehend half the was the defendant, having refused to pay for significance of the questions and answers he the dress that wouldn't fit. Now, we anxiously is called upon to interpret? It would not be read that report, hoping that the Court would necessary for any magnanimous and public-prder, the lady, in a friendly spirit, to spirited individual to scatter his thousands in promoting such a scheme. Indeed, the advent oftlic philanthropist would be a distinct nuis ance, a blunder and perhaps a catastrophe, The students should be able to fix up matters for themselves pay a moderate fee
assume" the misfit garment or garents. But Mr. Gompertz has no moral backbone pparently; he quailed at the prospect of suggesting that the lady should disfigure her- self by wearing misfit The dramatic in inct landly lacking in our guily puispe (about as much as one pays for an oc-judge; if only Me. Mowbray Northcote bad casional launch trip) and keep things going beyn there with a committee of ladies from in a real spirit of camaraderie. As a matter the "Country Girl" and as a set-off a few of fact, the class or classes should partake the pleaders attached to the Christian of the nature of a club, the open sesame Scierice Society and couple of female being the desire to learn Chinese. What Aqerican missionaries what a time we should distinction could be alleged against it in has had. But it is not yet too late. So such a casco give a sordid illustration: far as we can take out, the tailor has to every first-class hotel has a private room for make good his defects and then next Friday those who are technically known as gentlemen; the Supreme Court is to be turned into a there all meet on an equality, and curiously Parisian solon. If that is to be the case enough, none but that special class seeks to well and good, but if Mr. Gompertz thinks invade the seal-anctity of its precincts. he can take, the contending partles into his Such a class or club as we have described en room and gaze on the witchery of the would be on exactly the same lines. And Chinese tailor'e art enhanced by the de- now let us see how the representative of the fendant's "carriage, then there will be ruc British Association of Japan regards the tions, ant to say squalls. The performance must take place in open court, and the hour. scheme of educating Britishers in the verna cular: Speaking at the dinner of the China should be advertised for the benefit of the Association last month, Mr. Sale remarked down trodden proletariat who seldom get a that no better commencement can be made, by treat for nothing. The chivoys of our commerce, towards acquir».
六拜禮
號五月二十英港香
$13 PRR ANNUMAG
SILE COPY, 23:GENTS.
not balf
and in connection with the large area of the assertion as they belleve, to another way, railway communication throughout the in the Shorter Catechism. The Scoleman, Southern part of China, Hongkong will who ridiculed the idea that Shakeupeste was on a par with Robbie Burns because Rob have an extraordinary revival." It would have been decidedly interesting if the big would never have been guilty of such an absurdity as to say "Uneasy lies the Admiral, once he had plunged into the question of trade, had offered his opinion head that wears a crown" is a type. Every regarding the future of Canton and the body knows that kings hadg their crowns on the bed post before they go to sleep and part of Whampoa, but it may be that he relighed not the idea of raising an extremely no Scotsman, least of all Burna, would have controversial subject at a banquet, even committed such a solecism as that attribut although the majority of those present were ed to the English Baid. But with all their either actively or passively interested in the pride and glory and knack of making them- enlarged views of the authorities in South scives useful, the average Scot is China to vitalite Whampoa, in order that so black as ho is painted by his enemies... the port may regain something of its old It Is, true lie is on friendly terms with the reputation as the shipping entrepot of South de'll-whom he satirizes whenever he gais a China. Leaving that helde, it may be chance-but then he refers to the creator as assumed that Admiral Noel was not speaking if he were apsiking of a long-lost brother, in pedantic English when he referred to the not irreverently but rather with the honest "revival of Hongkong's commerce, because familiarity which comes from long pondering although it has to be admitted that depres over the Word by lits forbears, Who but a sion exists, there is nothing to alarm the Scotch minister would attempt to explain to cautious trader. At the same time if the the Almighty the meaning of the theological railway were completed and regular goods terms he occasionally uses in the course of trains running to the capital of the two his interminable proyers? And, yet that Kwang it is certain that a spurt would be idea of giving confidence for confidence given to the natural enterprise of Hongkong may be heard in any Presbyterian church in merchants, who would take advantage of the Scotland on any Sunday. So the Scotch brightening prospects and lag no longer in people, having staked out a large portion of the rear, waiting for better times to be re- the earth for themselves, and having givent vealed before committing themselves to the the devil his due and a bit over, and having exploitation of fresh undertakinga. Sir Gerard made satisfactory arrangements with regard Noel dwelt on the advance which China to their heavenly mansions are inclined to would make when the network of cross-feel that they are entitled to all the country railways was an accomplished fact. How many in that gathering sat wondering to themselves if the railway schemes would ever be completed, or completed in their time? What do we know about the Kowloon Canton railway for instance. Now and again rumours gain currency as to the work in sional glimpse is given of the progress madle, connection with the tunach and an occa but what the construction gang is doing in charmed circle of officialdom has the slight Yet it is our money that is being
strong and spiritual nature, unless it takes and it might be thought that we are entitled the farm of handsome donations to the innumerable charities which our reverend
to a monthly report at least of how mattera friends manage somehow or another to create.
are proceeding. If this railway were be ing constructed by a limited liability The Service men on the other hand are so company is it to be believed that the deeply concerned with, the disciplining of
shareholders would be contert with the their commands that they seldom have the "How is it, we wander, that the average time to devote to the actical exigencies of scrappy and unintelligible reports which man, that is to say one who is neither & fup. commerce, until they are rouped into action are handed out with all the solemnity of a or a cheap imustion of a tailor's dummy, by the Imperial authorities. When they-du-Papal Bull? If the manager of Raubs was takes such an absorbing interest in cases cive the order to wipe out hest of to say that the investors in that concern had which arise over questions concerning ladies' piratical gangs, they do so with an enthusi- no right to learn what was being done in the way of excavating would the shareholders, millinery? Let such a case, be reported-sm which is wholly admirable, the more so rise up and call him blessed? Not only is and if you notice they are always reported at because it is very unlikely as a general rule length, usually because the reporters are of that they will receive any kudos for their the work in connection with the Kowloon is stated that visitors who have no interest the male sex and for once in a while com- action. But there are Service men who section of the railway a sealed book, but it recognise and study the affinity existing in the scheme and would not trouble their between trade and the flag, particularly heads about it at any price are rustled away aval officers of superior rank and the men from the scene of operations-wherever that
moted, while even the Bippant and vapiding a facility for accommodation to new cir. cuinstances, an insight into local conditions, an idler would find it worth his while to give access to the minds and hearts of the people. over his vagaries for agpace. In Hongkong ninong whom they trade, than by securing a we have all sorts of fine ideas for benefiting knowledge of their language. The Japan the young. We have evening classes which branch, recognising the importance of this are run at a dead loss to the community; we hear of a pierden of the Colony's taxation: there is a medical school which turns out a averags of two or three qualified
ADMIRAL NOBL ON RONGKONG'S
TRADE.
(30th November.) It is a notorious fact that, with a few praiseworthy exceptions, ministers of religion and members of the Services know practi-
hear of a projected university which will also fact, has prepated a scheme covering cally nothing about trade. or trade require the direction of Sam Chun nohody outside the in his day. And, now, what about St. George
course of study, divided into six stages, sucments. From the ministerial point of view cessfully passed. These certificates are not the idea that anybody should work for the
FOIBLES OF THE FAIR SEX. "
est idea.
praise that is coming to them. And in honouring St. Andrew they justly feel they are honouring themselves.To-night, St. Andrew will appear resplendent in his robes with his own particular cross, to cheer his people while they pledge" his health in their peculiar fashion-which meant rivers and no doubt the old saint will rejoice that of barley bree and mountains of linggis- at all events he wasnosour visaged mendicant and St. Patrick ? One was a dashing cavalier and the other a Scotch broth of a
represents the whole bunch, to use an Americanism, and his adherents are usually successful in making his anniversary the red- letter day of the year. Perhaps it is just as well that only one of the saints gets the kudos he deserves, for if the tale went abroad that after the celebrations in honour of the English and Irish patrons the wor shippers" saw dragons and snakes, the Puritanical member of the community might be led to make absurd deductions based on falas premises; - )
WANGHAPS BRAUTY CORE.
(1st Decembar.)
· Wanchai har's wonderful reputation for pro- ducing effects which are calculated to interest and amuse the rest of the community. Perhaps there are some people who, in the bully-burly,
few other centres of interest; but it not significant that the police authorities invariably place in charge of the district an inspector whose nerves and practical nature cannot be moved a single volt, even if all the bobgoblins make their bow before, him? Take for in
a spirits in the nether regions were to stance Inspector Festop, who is of course douce chiel of a Scotsman, daas noy joker
#
or assistant physicians every year, and it evidences of earnestness and industry, So basiness deals is repugnant to their highly bridges and rickelly rails are being built, far as Hongkong is concerned. St. Andrew aise bus to be supported by the Government ar Mr. Sale. We ought to suggest that now M Hewett has buckled on his business which is another name for the long-suffering armour he might give a thought to the idea householder. But nothing is done, or sug of establishing a language class under the gested, for the benefit of the future comhuspices of the Chamber of Commerce. unercial men of Hongkong, in the way of *ffording them an opportunity of acquiring, even a colloquial knowledge of Chinese. It is all very well to say that the really anxious student will equip himself with Chinese grammars, Chinese lexicons and an assort ment of Chinese dictionaries, and that he will sit down in his lonely verandah and plod through meaningless deserts, along shadowy tracks, and through unknown fast nesses simply by furce of innate enthusiasm. Certainly there are people who can do that sort of thing, but they are few, and far bebine dary with pleasure let there be such a tween, We read of students who have learn case brought into Court and we are all enter ed all they know by the glimmer of a, peat tained with details about ruffs and ruches, fire and of savants whose ability to speak in passementerie and chiffon, waist lengths and of the Royal Engineers, who come into may be asifthey were rascally traitors to their have not observed this characteristic of the a dozen tongues has been won by sheer dog ficlius, pleats, plats, and platters and other direct contact with civilian life as the result country and unmitigated vagabonds. How-district which embraces the racecourse and a gedness. Bul most of these ancients have passwords to the same effect, Few of those of their labours in opening up new spheres of er away to their long rust. There are mighty belonging to the masculino gender-have commerce. At a recent banquet in Lon-ever, Admiral Noel seems to think that all is -welland we sincerely.trust he jaright, although few of them alive to-day. What we believe in the very faintest idea what all these strange don, when Sir. Gerard Noel was called it-is-a-severe-call on the imagination to be at the present time is competition, whether bizare things imply, but let the question upon to respond to one of the toasts, the it be in learning a language or selling an au arise as to the merits of a directoire as com-worthy Admiral departed from the usual lieve that all these underhand doings and tomabile. Why then should there be no op pared with a princess and the most respect custom of Naval men and actually referred mysterious concealments bear no signifi- Fortunity given to those who wish to have a 'able smoking room will become a sort of to the future trade possibilities of Hongkong, cance. Everybody is saying that China is working knowledge of the Chinese language rogues' parliament, Perhaps it is the mys. When the average Naval man begins to orate would that the British interests
think that he could be roused out of his normal modically, to attain that end? It may be suggested tery which surrounds the top-dressing of the it is, generally possible to tell in advance in South China move a little less spas-a
ca'm? It is quite on the cards that he would that the young Britishers who come out to indies that excites the curiosity of the male what he will say. He will refer to the
ST. ANDKRW in HONGKONG, arrest Mephistopheles himself and then give the Far East should attend the evening being. It has been recorded, by one of the glorious deads of Drake and Nelson, and by
•him a sound thrashing for trying, to spil fire and classes, otherwise known by the grandiloquent sex, that a lady can wrap herself up in seven-degrees proceed to criticise the policy of the
Few patron saints are remembered so brimstone. As a matter of fact, it needs a man title of the Hongkong Technical Institute, teen different rolls of cloth variously put to Government with regard to the building of But is it to be expected that the smart young gether, and yet look like a sylph. If a man' battleships, the two power standard, the jealously as the meek and mild St, An- of plain, sane and humorsome ideas to tackle Emperor Francis Joseph's Diamond Jubilee. Englishman qr Scotsman will consent to take puts on a single winter waistcoat he stands readnought, and other matters which diew, whore, bones are interred on the such a mixter-maxter of a district as Wanchai, ffording sport for the benefit of the "slow $:: George's Clab.
his place alongside a pack of schoolboys and forth as a second edition of a London have been discussed ad nauseam, winding bleak coast of auld Scotia. But why We have said that the perple there are always reduce himself to the level of the first stan alderman, and all his friends consider it up with the consoling assurance that Britain recognition of the Saint's labours should hes" who live in other parts of the city. If dard? All pride and ridiculous grandeur it their duty to make nasty remarks on his Mistress of the Sea and Britons never shall take the form of high revelry, including was only the other day that battle royal look will be said. It may be so, but how would a appearance. Give the average man a fancy be slaves. The trick is easily leamt, and it forums of mountain dew, it is difficult to say. place between a coolin and a ram-gost, the student, who has presumably arrived at the pair of boots, a rod vest, a velvet coat and a has been cultivated with such assiduity fort is just possible that the average Scot be: honours resting with the goat. Then there years of discretion, feel if he were "called pair of three button gloves and you can years that nobody expecte anything else. So ing a dour, self-contained, supercilious sort was the burglar who on the verge of being down by an irascible teacher in front of a realise what a criminal looks like when he that when an Admiral of the calibre of Sir of individual, who usually prefers to keep a captured, fing all the available garments into class of youths because his quantities were is on the march to the scaffold. Not so the Gerard Noel, who was not long since the calm sough, fancies that the only way he the street and dived after them from the top of poochalantly said What were the, clothes: false and his accent absurd? It may then gentle sex, whose tricks and charms are Commander-in-Chief of the China squadron, can express his sentiments on occasions of a three-storied house. The Wanchai people be argued that the YM.C.A. shnuld take never seen to greater advantage than when dives apologetically into trade matters rea-importance is to unbind the thongs of his worth?"; other people assed was the burg. lar killed?" Again when a gambling raid the matter in hand. Well, the Y.M.C.A. they have rifled a millinery store. What ders begin to wonder whether our handy inordinate pride and rush to the opposite ex- may be a very useful and even valuable in- with lace here and flummery there, and men are adding a new leaf to their book of treme. For say what you will, the Scot whatever was made on some house" boys living in the stitution where every prospect pleases and side-kicks at nothing and sweeping of street instructions. When Admiral Noel was on his station, is a proud and'aughty person, the locality in question a sergeant of police re- not even man is vile, but there are good garbage, they resemble mostly a mass of the China station piracies on, the West and prouder because he seldom allows himself to mained on guard on the footpath. Three of the many people who are not enamoured of the ethereal Buff, which it is highly dangerous Pearl Rivera were matters of everyday oc unbend, and then only in the company of Bimblers made a rush. for the window when the bluecoats appeared and one after another fell ways and doings of the Y M.C.A., who object to touch. The man looks on in amazement currence. Even vessels flying the British his ain folk, so to speak. People in Hong-head first on the cranium of the bard-headed to the title tattle that goes on there, the and has grave doubts shout Solomon's flag and officered by Britishers were at Kong should know something about the men Scot on duty, fccidentally only Scotsmen are cliqueisen which is said to abound, and glory, incidentally wondering what the tacked, and in one case in particular of the bills and the beather, for the Colony sent to patrol Wancha, because they ars the spirit of self:glorification which is Queen of Sheba wore when she was doing the captain, mate and engineer only es- is overrun by caterans of the North and Borfoss liable to imaginative Rights than the Celis believed to hang around the place. The the fascinating set. Rat let that same caped with their lives by a miracle, der reivers, and the night air is generally from the distressful country. The thres fact of the matter is, that if such classes nymph, all strings and tassels, tinsel and tacks, while médical missionary was killed. thick with the broad doric of the Hicland gamblers thought they bad made mincemeat BB those inaugurated in London and discover that there is a joint loose soms Things became so bad and the inactivity of dates. Where all these Scotsmen come from of the ergeant and were only convinced of operating in Japan were started in Hong where and then the entente cordiale is at an the Chinese Provincial authorities so flagrant is a mystery to the new recruit from the old their error when paraded in front of the forget the wails that have periodically proceed. kong they should be held either under the end. As it is, a woman getting into her and exasperating that Great Britain, tired of country. All Scotland only holds a matter of general inspector. Then, again, Dobody can zi of the Chamber of Commerce or the toggery requires the assistance of ten quali fulsome promises of reform, took over the some four millions, and yet if one travels to ed from Wanchal and East Point on the local branch of the China Association; and tied experts; including the predatory casas control of the Canton delta and policed the the Far East by way of Canada he is bound, scarcity of water.: Ose would think that Wan- admission should be confined to British and those men who are taking their better halves rivers with such effect that the freebooting if he opens his mouth and happens jocosely chal was a sort of Sahara, where water brought European mercantile, assistants who should to the St. Andrew's Ball on Monday will find gentry found it advisable to evacuate their to say" Hoo's a' wi' ye?" to find that all a fabulous price, First they wanted water for have to pay a fee sufficient to cover all out and she must have the absolute old haunts and pursue their nefarious trade the world seems to be made up of Scotsmen their coffee; then they wanted water to drink got, all these things, they demanded water for expenses, so that the ratepayer would not run of a ten-acre park in order to on land. The wont of it was that the and a few other nationalities. Of course, it if they were camels or hippopotam having be required to contribute a single copper. pick up the scattered hairpins.he Naval men carried out their instructions so is pardonable to say this on St. Andrew's their streets, just because they couldn't feel It will be said, perhaps, that this is another poor male creature may find himself strenuously and well that the authorities at Day because it will please the Scots and it happy unless they bad water perpetually under form Cclass distinction, but we maintain it is relegated to a cellar with a collar Whitehall arrived at the conclusion that the docta't do anybody else any harm. Besides, their noses. When a water main bursts in Wase BIRTH.
not. The youth of the Colony, born and bred size too small and no studs, but he can mosquito flotilla attached to the China it must not be forgotten that the Caledonian chal it is rumoured that the entire neighbours On November, 19.198, at Wenchow, to inthe Colony, have their schools and institutes only grow purple and vent his anger on squadron, was far too large for the work of is a vain creature, when you reach, down to hand jurns out en mate.10.view. to spectacle Rov, and Mrs. W. R. STOBIE, United Methodist
children fill themselves up at the streamis dalif Mission, a daughter.
and what not. The Government officials have the sympathetic dog. Fancy that man hay patrolling the rivers and safeguarding British the bedrock of his nature. He is proud, and bawall the loss of the good fluid while the MARRIAGES.
their special allowances and opportunities for ing once encased himself in his blacks, trade from Canton to Cheloo, and accord certainly, but his national vanity is colossal, they can hardly stand. That is known as the SELLEBOLD-HYDE At St. Peter's Church, learning the language of the country. The marching off to the tallor, yelling out vitingly a portion of the smaller craft was put and if he is a good Scot be will not seek to water cute and much money is thereby saved. on Nor, 30, by the Rev. J. H. France; ALEX police and the sanitary inspectors are en perative epithets and dragging him by the out of commission. The Admiral in rc-deny it, because he is well assured that he, over the purchase of castor oil and black ANDER SELLEBOLD. I. . Customs, Amoy, to couraged to devote their spare time to the hair of the head in front of the neartferring to this fact remarked "I was so in the salt of the earth and everybody else LOUISA MARY HYDE, daughter of Frank acquisition of Chinese by the promise of magistrate, simply because there was a gusset riously distressed when, just before 1 left the stands in awe of his descent and his nobility. Hetalia
the oratdary, clerks in a fab, to is an old has pension statio alto. Tam thankful to say, several of offer each other when no "foreigner" Ads, Kiq. proprietor of the Swalow monetary rewards, and nearly every class, or something where it should not be. He station, they removed a large number of my Take for example the toast which Scotsmen ~ MacKIE-GUTHRIE -At Christ Church, Co lombo, on 30th November, CHARZES GORDON provided for And, when all la said and and a race dinner combined, But the lady, them have been replaced." That was his nigh Parenthetically it may be remarked STEWART Obxe zon of the late Dr. Tots done, the future, the commercial prosperity, she will have her rights and who can blame introduction to a few concise observations that the och gentleman and it goes with Mackin of Brechin, to GERTRUDE IRVINE of the Colony, depends on the acquirements her? The joke it that all ladica are beauti- on the prospect which will dawn when the out saying all Scotsmen pretend to be that youngest daughter of the late James Gothris of the next generation of merchants, Letful whether the Valenciennes is in order railway from Kowloon to Cinton is opened never recites the time-honoured health when of Hope Pirk Broughty Ferryus, suppose for a moment that the Chamber or not, but they won't believe it, whereas no The quotation is as succinct as an order on a stranger is present because he is the essence DEATHS of Commerce took up the matter Is there man tecla respectable unites be to dressed usa quarterdeck: "Il y a few words of pedantle coustery The toast goes to the *On Novachbär.74% 1008, at AmDY, ANKIE
old that one efect. Here's to domels; wha's like di
There's Luck, Angwin of the Rev. Fany Podoseland member an poor or a narrow-minded and like a vigalond. And so the Indy goes to on the commercial upsets
Mor British Fons portant thi short-sighted that he would not of his own Couet, vichy1hbe tailor in tow and the
mind that is said to 'private resources help forward such a class? Abla
(they bellare, in they
National Mourning.
Monuments in China,
China's Sorrow..
Imperial Decrees.
The Position in Peking,
Foreign Insurance Companies in China. Waibalwei.
Tragic Death of Mr. R. Markwick. Accident at a Fire,
Changbai International Walking Match. The Japan China Railway Agreement. The Siberian Railway.
The China Crisis and Trade.
Chios, Opium, and the Dectors,
Horse-racing in Japan.
Raub Gold Misa.
Chincia Mourning.
· Opium in Calcutta.
The Chinese Throne,
Commercial:
Freight Market.
Weekly Share Report Exchange
Local and General.
of the London Missing, azad as YORITA
Oh November/19 4mt$Sanghai, Ricu.
should the ford fail to reach a satisfactory a capa
daught Now, it seems, the grumblers at the East End actually want water to washihemselves be drawn from the story related in, the Police in At least that is the only moral which can Court yesterday by the poor old woman, aged 64, who admitted that she had come on the last six years and wit now determined, to do peaacco is this way for the remainder t her life. His Wash-up on the bench was particularly caverous to the old lady who stood by the traditions of WAS
Morrison. HiL, it was a piibetic story the 10-fall and it must have gone{} reader who has the
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.