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NEWSERIES No. 8195.

.CONTENT 3.

Bribe Marriages and Deaths. Lending Articles:-

Rumyse futies,

Le Rej za Maru" V'v: Le Roi

The Children's Birthright/

The Demise of the Clown.. The Portentes Centel. Varoy Yus' Pan,

The Health of Hongkong. Boy Scouts.

Pratige.

The Ola Gáme khob.

"Not Al as Myl: k; Cļo k," blootings:--

Higk ng tita

Legal Intelligenes :---

Bankruptcy Cont

The Fue fome

A Water) Questtir,

Nogi

Chinn for teagle and ftion Ch A tinker: Dispa e

Chim by Culffimasuver

Police-

Alleged tertio usf Longas,

Alleged Surapid Murder

Correspondonoa:

Que tina af Marang

Miscellaneous Articles and Rojin As: "

Denn of Kin, kitward,

King George V

The Rags Death,

bubble arabe Paikppine".

Nites by Way,

Canton Pay by Day

1 itens Og En a

Che cosa min

Typhoon Warneg

-Rafey on Ch.5.4.

Postponem ot of thangbankácsy

TeChangsha Rio The Canton-Ko Plègue in ilongimus.

Rathway.

Cmmert al Maraly ie, Japan,

les; did. c. Pequot ActionStat

Siger Ed 18.ey m Ppation,

"The Suppression el ka:s,

Canet ak's New toi

hd caled telesko

Rbare lags,

Ka Anioy) Municipa" Condeal

Amen. hires at stucant,

Tire Dewry-Do

Rubber are.

The Shaugh Champions

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Sende in Tuzya."

Round-the-We-Modçãị R de.

A S'ump in Rubber,

Bedok Ruaber, sub

Waglan Lightheile,

The Mercautile

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The Eastera Pane, Ljri,

Cham Pash mot,

(letio Labu

Mahrat hy ghun

Labu (P.M.5 } Rokker,

Hongkong Firesc Co

Freagkaw a cul de Escriżty, Dubber Fe

Hapende { rlangra) Publei

A Quisiren (f Costa

•uober Valun,

American Tourists in Hongkong. Death of H. A. . Skipper. · bgislative Crucit

Bengad Opi in Sale. Hong's Mourning. Lamed Roblery Neukazuia

Commercial:

Weekly Share Report.

Yarn Market.

Freight Market.

Bullion.

Exchange.

Lool and Genera).

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it. That philosopher, second caly among steat 201 because Haliny made it or even discovered English physicists to Newton, noted, the re markable regolarity of the recurrence of the comet which bears his name. At the time of sini, the great Astronomer, in Patin, and the observations he made formed part of the its appearance in 1691⁄2 be observest it with Cas

ionadation upon which Newton in his "Priaci. pia" verified his deduction of a comet's orbit from the theory of gravitation. He established its identity with the camels of 1531 and 1607," and confidently predicted his return in 1759 The prediction, unlike most predictions, came true, and it is for that reason that this periodic comat 12.named after him, the discoverer

of the periodicity of comets. This pani enlar hairy star would seem to have contributed not a little towards giving a bad knowledge of its appearance twenty-sovan times, and on almost every occasion it accom mankind. In the year B.G. 87 Rome was pnied some event fraught with misery to besieged by four simies, those of Marius, Ciana, Carbo, and Seitorias; was forced to surrender and was put to frightful pillage and atassacre, Some one hundred thousand Roman. citizens lost their lives in this hideous butchery. Without tracing its illomened career through Ibe centuries we have only to look at the year

sama to all its tribe, We have certain

us by our rulers, in' satisfaction of the may be given to our rulers. The re-ension. Add to this the accumulated obrer claim of every child born within our

commendations for scholarships are ad-vation of centuries, and a primo facie cata is juriidiction to such an The sullen boom of Canon in the late may give him, even if not absolutely the They provide for the able and industrious visible from abort thres in the thorning lilla mirable, we wish they could be more liberal, made out against the apparently erratic travol education as throwing away the priceless inheritance afternoon yesterday echoed, and the far hills "cartiere ouverte aux talents," the equal pupil a chance to rise-the opportunity little before daylight, is called Halley's Comet

ter through space. Our present visitor, now of centurice to gain temporary gratifire-echoed, the knell which was, and is still opportunity with anybody to rise to any which so many sight for, and in spite of our cation of our vanity or our passion, The tolling to our hearts. Under a cloudless thing, yet at least the opportunity to climb toasted civilization, too often in vain. The calm, far-seeing brain now

works no sky, and in the glare of the summer soo, the out of "the miasmatic swamps, to which his vernacular schools gain ten of these scholar; Innger the gentic, tactful tongue which White Easiga bung at half-mast from the parents have been cotdamped," and to be ships for entrance into English lower grade could soothe, instruct, and on occasion main mast of the huge French cruiser the fitted for the battle of life. It is our duty to schools and seven scholarships are open to Jistil vitriolic scorn on baseness, will never Montcalm", while her guns auswered ours, see that this is being done efficiently and English lower grade schools for cotrance be heard again it the service of the Nation's loud in a grief that is not merely sympathetic fairly to all. We do not under-rate the into the higher grade at Saiyingpin, au peace. When Pitt was dying, his last in- but perennal. The flash from the gun of the difficulties with which this question bristles, wati or Wantsat. The scholarships which telligible wards were, "My country, how 1 Portugu se man-of-war, almost instantane, but very, often in dodging in and out among give entrance from the Higher Grade leave my country!" How our great Edward ously accompanying ours, showed that the the thorns one "forgets to see the wood for Schople to Queen's College are of course whom we so trusted has left us we shall soon descendants of Vasco da Gusta's Navy the trees." Very often & matter of principle, most: welcome,, but we still wish that more know, He, by far the best and most be mourn with us for the friend of their late perhaps the underlying principle of all is were done for the lower classes. More en- laved of all the constitutional Kings of Sovereign Dom Carlos. The Germans add overlooked amid discussion and settlement couragement should be given to them than England and of all her Sovereigns save his ed their note to the deep chorus, and when of masses of detail. In Great Britain and over 10 anybody. It will be interesting to sec Mother, Victoria the Good, was only sixty- at 5.42 the Navy of Britain and the ships of practically all the civilized world primary how the princely gift of Sir Hormusee Mody Leight and a half years old and reigned our friends and neighbours had finished education is free, or the payment of fees in utilized. Eight schools receive $1,000 only nine Trained from his boyhood in theirsinty-eight minutes of cannoned lamenta Government schools is so very small that if each, to produce S30 a year, for two con- kingcsalt there was no diplomat who equalled tion, His Majesty's batteries on land is merely a reminder to a parent of his duty secutive years. Whether these scholarships him in knowledge and skill; no Chief of echoed the Sea Service, and for sixty-eight to his children, or a form of collecting an will be used for the benefit of the lower classes Department who could have excelled him in times more, until sunset, the sea, the infinitesimally small education tax from a or to assist pupils of the higher classes on his grasp of detail and administrative ability. scented lagoon,"--the rock-crowned Is man too poor to pay it in other form. Four their way to the University has not been His capacious mind was extraordinarily lands and the hills heard the groane of an perte a week has been before now found far publicly stated. But we have sufficient retentive, and he constantly rectified, from Empire at the passing of her master.

too heavy a fee for poor paredts to pay for reason to rely on the wisdom of the founder memory, errors as to matter of fact made by Requiescat. V

one child's schooling. When a stranger to hope that those responsible will rather bis Ministers. All through the long years

learns that in Hongkong fees in a Govern- think of those promising pupils in the lower when as Prince of Wales he was the first of }.

ment school supported by the rates actually classes of "the remove," whose parents cau- Queen Victoria's subjects, he observed, he watched, he noted, he studied, and when George the Filth. by the grace of God of run to 5 and $5 per month, and that not afford the burden of fees, and to whom needed he acted. His activity in every the United Kingdom of Great Britain and they are likely to be further increased, he these scholarships might be a precious boon 1665 during which England lost her beloved king, cannot refrain from asking the question "For and a help on the upward road. We cannot good King Edward, Surnamed the Confessor; kind of usefulness on behalf of the work-Iraland, and of all the British Dominions he.

whom are there schools, instituted and kept but approve of the wise decision to fix forty whose laws and customs were long remember.. ing people was continued and success yond the seas, King, Defender of the Faith, ful. It was be who in conjunction with Emperor of India, was proclaimed to day; schools which receive from the rates a small efficiently by one master. This limitation sovereigns should rule the Engish. The same up?" Oo learning that there are private as the number of pupils which can be taughted as the models afer which all subsequent Montague Williams led the crusade against with all solemnity of military display and all grant-in-aid, under strict conditions, he the death-dens of the slum landlords, and the dignity which the presence of His Masks dhe same question. The auswer will Government of three lower grade schools

is the cause of the proposed provision by year Harold Godwinson, the last of the Augla

Saxan kings leil, defeated pear Hastings at a his work as a member of the Royal Com-jesty's tepresentative and chief servants in

be that these schools are for those of whom for Chinese, to account for the reduction in Seplac, the lake of blood Norway had lost. place which the Nermans afterwardsTM called mission on the Housing of the Poor was

this Colony could give to so important a ceremony. The long series of years during we have spoken-those by whose labour and numbers in Queen's College and the District her king at Harold's hand, which was

·conscientious and vigorous. It was not

valuable, for it was all its this which, the reign of Queen Victoria the Good living the whole community benefits directly Schools. Every recommendation which tends also red with the bland of his brothar fault that Britan is in any way backward in

was blessed with a peace which made im indirectly, and to whom the summit of to increased efficiency commands our ap. Frostig, in that same fatal year. To the year the industrial application of chemistry, which posing ceremonial infrequent and the use of earthly happiness after making. ends meet plause, but we assert that the poor should not 1378 occurred a quarrel which split Europa In is so great a source of wealth to our neigh ancient formulae unfamiliar, had, until our consists in seeing their children, like the be made to pay for it, and therefore every adwn, and divided Christendom for sevenly bours the Germans, for our then Prince of late and deeply minurned Sovereign Sue the slough, break out to the surface, and soar hapless feepaying parent should be lighten- grub in "Parables from Nature rise from ditional burden, on the shoulders of the Wales studied the subject at Edinburgh ceeded to his Mother's throne, caused most bright-winged, into the upper freer air. Noted, not added to. One most serious matter under his father's great friend, Professor, of us to find it difficult to realize the gravity all can attain high position or wealth, but is deserving of the public attention, and we afterwards Lord, Playfair, and all his life took of the import of the words with which a Bri that indicum of decency, that education in the deepest interest in its development in tish Sovereign is proclaimed by his people character and instruction of wind which we

trust that something may be done to relieve Great Britain. He must have only just and the deep sense of duty with which they expect to see in civilized Christians, aye, and

an anxiety which will inevitably be felt Binished his University career when, as Lord are laden. We, the subjects of the most

sooner or later. Resolution X places in in the civilized of all religions and races, we Renfrew, with the Duke of Newcastle, powerful potentate in all the World have this

fiducation for the time being, ad arbitrary the hands of one mao, the Director of Secretary of State for, the Colonies, as his day declared our reverence and obedience to

power which it confided to an archangel guide, he visited the United States and him and his laws. He is our chief and our Oanada. His thorough: enjoyment of this Sovereign master, the embodiment of awe and

to the discretion of a mere mat, of whom we would excite remark, and when entrusted trip was often, mentioned by him in after majesty. In that high place he should have life, and he numbered many Americans with him every loyal heart. He is ready,alled. Recommendation No. VIII of the cannot predicate how far he may have pro- among his friends. No one University may for a long time our new King has been Report of the Education Committee estab gressed on his way up the stages or phases

tahes three new lower grade schools, to claim the sole honour of being his Alma sedulously picating himself for the enor provide for the reduction in numbers at

which lead to archangelhood, is bound Mater. Christ Church Oxford and Trinitymous task which it will be his duty to Quen's College and the 1istrict Schools, suspicion. The assessment of the capitation supner or later to cause uneasiness and even Cambridge where he studied under Dr. performer days of labour and study, he

The cost is to be provided by the, recent in-grant very properly depends upon the effici- Whewell both had a share in moulding his bag spent in his place in the gallery of the

crease of fees at these schools: We urge mostency of a school, as it is obvious that one of taste and increasing his knowledge. The House of Commons night after night of rivet love we still feel for our beautiful Queen was ed attention. 'is visits to every part of the castly that surplus tevenus should not be the main objects of the aid is to excite keen born when she came from Denmark to be over-sea, Dominians which he is now called derived from increase in fees. It is estimated effort to attain the highest possible standard. Quebec might become a jewel in the EnglishTM his bride in 1863. She conquered every

pockets of the poor, will provide a surplus one and only individual the Director of that the latter, which is an inroad on the But the sole judge of efficiency is to be that heart in Britain, and was said at the

revenue over that collected la 1909 of Education. We are told in the Coin time made Danes of us all. The month

$4.712. This is hopelessly topsy-turvy, mittee's report that he should be guided of December, 1871, will be bered as the first of the three great

The ratepayers do their duty and provide equally by (a) the sufficiency of the funds for educating the people; the Govern- staff (b) the standard of instruction and griefs which the Nation's heart will ever

ment adds tax in the form of fees. general character and tone of the school, of associate with him. His nearly fatal illness

We are glad to note that the Com- all of which extremely delicato and possibly [rom typhoid fever was averted, under Heaven, by the ceaseless care and skill of Sir

atteé do not recommend any compulsion contentious matters he is, without appeal, William Jenner, Sir Williain Guil and Sir

respect of the rate, which they shall charge as inefficient for what are in his eyes seri- by the Government upon Grant Schools in the only arbiter. He may report a school James Paget, and the whole Empire 're. sounded and re-echoed with rejoicing when

pupila. This would be too arbitrary and ous shortcomings in respect of one fac even tyrannical. Many of these Grant tor only, and thus deprive it of all grant.

remem-

upon to reign over were, so it was proposed; to have ended with his representing his great and good Father in not the least of the starely ceremonics in which he has had to take his place That extraordinary achieve ment of King Edward's reign, United South Africa, was to be fitly honoured by the King'e son, and the first Parliament of our youngest daughter State was to have been opened in person by him who is now sum moned to a loftier Throne and more one- rous duties than those prepared for him

demand as a right for the poorest, for the hewers of wood and the drawers of water. Education Committee saw it, faltered, and Our Government here does not see this; the

under one sway and was now divided against Empire in attempting to unite all Europo itself, Avignon rivalling Rome. This, the Great Schiam, caused sadless strife and mistry Halley's comer's.next appearance heralded an attack of what one might call the earthquake a for in 1456 it killed, or rather looked

is 1607 Syria 20,000-ali by euthquake. The down upon the killing of 40,000 people in Naples in 1531 Listen lost 30,000 people, and year 1759 was portentous in that it was an annu, mirabilis for binhs of men destined to fluence for good or for evil the fortunes and the future of mankind. William Wilberforca was the protagonist on the arena of human mancipation; he was born that year. So wore Robespierre and Danton. How far the lives berly or the reverse we may not discuss besa. of those two gruesomo characters made for Just after the perihelion passage of this comas in 1759 Wilium Pitt was. bors; bis name has power to site aur kuarts even now. That year. men fought at Minden and two heroes died that

and Wolfe, should live in thehistories of France, crowd, and that their two games, Monicilm of Eagled and of Canada. Pazin saw in 1835 the troubles which culminated in the complete dawnfall of the Bautbons in France the same city was convulsed by the firing of as infernal machine consisting of 25 barrels of explosives One Fieschi by this attempt on the life of Charles X of France inaugurated the first of teat ikening recurring decimal, the Itational to the misdeeds of other comets we may briefly chist outrage on Royalty. t'efore we proceed refer to the cruel loss which Europe sustained Just after the appearance of Halley's comet in belm all Europe, and would have succeeded but for the valour of John Hungiades, who, after gloriously defeating them before Belgrade, died leaving all Eastern Europe their pres, 1948

Tears. The Papacy had succeeded the Raman

after many and cruelly anxious weeks the by a section only of his people. Those schoole ·gro' quasi-charitable organizations, Now in this reasonable? We speak absolute. 456. At that time the lurks threatened to over-

bells rang from St. Paul's Cathedral to sum- mon loyal London to give thanks to the Omnipotent for withdrawing the Death Angel from our Prince. Again, and Azrael's wing cast a shadow over that, valued life, On May 1. par, & Sharga, the wife of "A and the hearts of many millions-On the

24th June 1902, all men expected that him. He then cried "Wake up Ringland!" yoorsm, they are wisely trained to be such a dangerous, latitude of power being comet which has a period of three and thres«.

ISI14 11.

Go'dmas, né à daug;ter.

MARRIAGES; A

April, ai Bughten, E. F. Ancol, of Hong berg, to lean miqnbarsón

Edward, seventh of the name, should take his seat in the chair of St. Edward the

of us who remember the wise and statesmanlike speech which George V., then Prince of Wales, made at the Guildhall on his return from his useful and valuable services to the Empire in Australia, will realize that his Father's spit is not dead, but lives in and England is awake indeed. She has work that will not allow her sons to give rest to

£18 to

and admit pupils free of charge, and thusly impersonally, but nothing short of some save them from running wild in the streute, superdatural appointment of a sure-coough Instead of these stepchildren of Fortune celestial archangel to fill the appointment growing to a maturity of hooliganism after and perform the responsibility above-men an intancy of savagery and a childhood of tloned could possibly reconcile

useful citizens. Were the Government to implying any disparagement of the holder of most orderly, young people and excellent given to one individual. We write without make it impossible for the Grant Schools to the office. We cannot 10, strongly urge that

On April 1 th, 190, 8 c rnb m, James Confessor at Westminster, and be crowned their eyelids umil it be accomplished. King | do this work except for a fee, the quasi- this point be given the consideration it Fashape, est son of James Needham, off and anointed king at the hands of the Pri. George will do his part in the drama be charity element would become stronger, and demands, and that steps be taken to remove

d. ughter of Ohmme tiddleton, late of Shonghi,

Only 4, 1915, at Shurgha, Louis E. Pike of Hixh. m, De onshore in Mary St. Richards

4EATHS,

of 1. Ives, Cornwall

On May 1, 1yto, at Shanghai, Violet Evelyn, on y daughter of res Gibson, Chinkiang, bge 4 years & mechs.

On May at Shanghai, August Ludwig Neub org, age 65-yogta.......

axed 'x

On #ril 9, 1910, at Cok, Fierce Harris Juncall, haha, in his eightieth year.

On May 2, pai Shanghai, Camilla Lopes, years and ven months, beloved, daughter of war, and:Mrs. L, F. Lopsi,

O May 6, 1910, at Shanghai, Simeon Hughes Museley, of the Say Chee Cotton Fpläning Co., aged 34 yeast,

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had to be postponed suddenly, for the dreaded. discase perityphlitis_had struck down our king, and again the Empire knew the anxieties, fears and hopes, and at last the joy of 1871. The Coronation, celebrated with unparalleled splendour, is still in all, men's minds. There is no part of the Empire which will not feel he blow which has fallen on us now without warning. India, which he visited in 1875, Egypt where he spent a long vacation in 1859, Ireland where old wrongs and new grievances were forgotten in welcoming him to her hospitality in 1885, Scotland who has known him and loved him since he was

wee laddie in kilts, England where a hundred thousand dear and affecting mem. ories are awakened at his name, are to

of Freemasons lose a brother and Past Grand-

for us. It will be for us loyally and gener cusly to serve, him, and our Empire as we served, and would always have served, his Father. No matter what duties, however heavy, what responsibilities however burdensome, we may soon be called upon to face, let it never be said that Ing lishmen were too grief-stricken or too weak to recover from the loss of one leader.

but true:!

may become a heartfelt grievance,

THE DEMISE OF THE CROWN.

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was a year of revolution and horror. That year Eacko's comet was apparent. We shall have more to say presently about this little

the dust at Sadows and many remembered teaths yours. In 1866 Austria was bumbled in Tempal's prophecy, which was fulfilled, of an appearance of a comet that year, In 188: Eucke's comet and Tempal's brongbi with them the dreadful murder of Tar Alexander, the assassination of President Garfeld, the death of Lord Beaconsfield, the blowing up of H.M.S. Dotarel in the Straits of Magellan and the reign of Terror in Ireland and alas! the Mejaba business. In 1870 a comet accompanied the downfall of Napoleon the Third, and 1879. the death of his

charitable sources elsewhere to provide the the parents or guardians could not pay, and necessary paymeat for each pupil for whom

who would otherwise bave grown up po bet- ter or little better than a gutler snipe. Does the Government really desire the greater any man living, a change of Sovereign in only son under the assegals of the Zalas, In

Long ago, almost before the memory of number of the children of parents who by Great Britain involved a change of Parlia867 the Emperor Maximilian. of Mexico was Away with fears, away with doubts. Nought ren to the cheapest possible schools, to grow, and no election was held for a month, a occupies his place bat under the specions want of means are forced to send their child-meat. The House of Commons dissolved,hot by Juins and Porfirio Dias (who now shall make us rue if England to itself do rest

up yahooe and hooligans? And can a year and a day, while the Privy Council to Dame of President) and his anfortunate "GOD SAVE THE KING!"

Government and a Colony with self-respect gelber with the Ministers then in power and Empress lost her tonton. President Lincoln permit the prevention of such a sad state the House of Lords administered affairs.

was >>sinated us. April the 14th, 1865, Children'S BIRTHRIGHT. des duty which every civilized Govern Reform Bill which followed hard on the two clamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of of affairs and a large part of the boun. All this was done away with by Lord Derby's yar was not til May 27th. Perhaps the pro but the parihelion passage of the comet of that

(10th May,)

meat ought itself to perform, to devolve Billa lost by Lord Palmerston in 1866, Now india la 877 may not console good Russians Every word that can prove that it is the upon the charity and humanity of ab the Commons do not dissolve, but have to for the fearful loss of life at Plevna and the. duty of a civilized Government to provide sent pious philanthropists? The voluntary take the oath of allegiance to the new King, Saipka Pash, Jo 1888 two emperors, that day plunged in grief at a personal and we go been spoken or written. Long ago too grants, and these are to be reduced for the Lords, The Houses may be expected to Empire, and his son Frederick the Noble who, for the education of every citizen has long schools receive small, very small capitation as also must the Privy Councillors and the great old William of Prussia whose genius bad welded together the states of Germany into an fear irreparable loss. The great fraternity has the answer been given to the question lower classes. The Government schools spend adjourn until after the Sovereign's funeral, by blood and iron, had helped to make it. Master most deeply honoured and loved. Why should the well-to-do citizen pay for on an average in the Higher Grade schools all arrangements for which, as in the case of possible, passed away to the infinite arief MAIL SUPPLEMENT,

on each pupil more than $69 per annum, ISSUED GRAtis to subsCRIBERS.

The Middle Temple will not forget what education of the children of other and

the obsequies of the late Queen Victoris, of all loyal Germans. The Empress Elizabeth of smoker will?--how when Prince of Wales Poorer people? What does he gain by it?" The grant per scholar in the lowest three will be made by the Duke of Norfolk in his Austrie, a sweet and gracious lady, fell in 1998 HONGKONG, FRiday, May 13, 1910.

be set the good example of smoking The gain to him has been shown to be great, cisses in the Higher Grade Grant-aided capacity of hereditary Earl Marshall of by the dagger of a maniscal anarchist fond In hall by lighting up

called Lucchesi. Perhaps we may not blame and the reason imperative why he should schools will, according to the recommenda- England. op Grand

It her at fasttion of the Committee, only amount to an indeed pay such a tex.

for this the comet of that year any more then, "RLGONQUE, VURKES"-

Night, The Prince of Wales' "Hospital

become recognized as truth that average of $14 per head. It is recom-

we attribute the tragic deaths of King Hum- Fund was founded by him, and which hos

bart of Italy, President McKinley, and Dom (7th May.)

education pital in London does not owe him thanks?

is the children's birthright, mended that substantial grants be given in

Garlos of Portugal to the comets which were Cur Empire has sustained a disaster as. Researchers into cancer and sufferers from that vast section of the community, which, in the Oxford Local Examinations. This is and to deny this blessed necessity to the caseofevery"Fats "and every "Honours"

observed in their years. Of course, instances: It is not to be wondered al," said a learned could be multiplied of camels whose visits have enlamitous as the loss of a battle. At an that dread discase will never forget him hard-working and poorly-paid, voiceless taking away from poor humble Peter Chinese pund that this year your great Em coincided with great public calamities. Bot hour which men's eyes were all turned to Countless are the good deeds which will live and, therefore, subservient, accepts the most to enrich the already fat and well-liking ple loses its mister and is troubled with the philosopher whose reason deals not merely him in hope, when amid the fierce strife of after ħloi. Beside the fierce light which

meagre pittance with thankfulness, living in Paul. Our ardent love of education, second-rebellion, for the railed star is in the sky and with the observation of isolated phenomene, he selfish politicians and angry partisans, mode. | beats upon a Throne, and round it, there are ratu Englishmen and moderate, sensible shadows. If a Prince of Wales may once

the glorious hope of making ends meet," aty education, higher education, does not that is always the sige of grief and disaster to sitates to make generalizations-his eyes pins mes of every race that is British looked to have stood for a time among them, let cethem the right to trial by jury. Neither of beginning of this article, to wit, that it many there are who may vanture to plead not unattended by the appearance of a comet, and would be worse than the crime of denying blind us to the truth enunciated at the ourselves to mere superalition, we wonder how Evidently there are many calamitons avenia great empires," Superior as many of us think trate far dorper than those of themere star-gazer,

him to again act in the noblest part he play. sorious tongues be silent.

He has gone, ed in life, that of his popular and greatest has taken his wages? We wonder if now these rights is so, per se, inherent in Nature is the business of every Government to title, the Peacemaker, the seventh Edward mourning beside the bier of our King the and given by the Deity. But each is a right given by man and man-made law. crown, his sceptre and his royal rate, and who would read Old England in pieces and justice and injustice, order and chaos, which has been called to lay down his earthly Peacemaker, the greedy factious politicians Man has built up this fabric of mingled with those words unsaid which migtit yet dismember her Empire can not pause and

we call our modera social system, and under „have saved his people, he now resis. Our repent; if it be not too late to do as he

first thought is one of poignant grief for would have had them do; if Edward dead it arise this rights and claims on his fellows ourselves atid the Empire us caves, so may still wield the Influence for Feace, of of civilized man. It is necessary to bear berenved with a seuss of the irreparable lors - Edward liring-We wonder.

this well in mind when considering what we are doing, or what is being done for

provide every child born under its jurisdiction with primary education, elementary education, Examinations, no showy brilliancy at the No meretricious successes in Oxford Local top will disguise from the eyes of the thought ful the panting failure, the gloomy mire of fetchedness at the bottom. This is not a can for economy only, but for that, wisdom which, we pray in our Church services

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guilty if accused of sharing in some extent the also many comnts are seen without any parti theories of our Chinese friends on the subject cularly untoward or unpsual event occurring. of comets. Many people who pride themselves Homan mature in always prone to the fallacy which has always had calamitous associations the true character and cause of any event be on being strong minded feci vague fears and fost hoc ergo propter kos, (after 11, therefore, on forebodings at the appearance of a phenomenon account of it). It is always wall to ascertain among all nations and in every age of history, fare vestering to generalise about it: | Astrono There are many reasons for this bad character mens have accurately determolded the date of being gives to comets: The, to the ignorant, the periodical appearance of attend seventypin extraordinary and inexplicable apparition in the comets, and ato also able to tell us a fren, chr aky of thing like a flaming sword, is of Irelf about the nature and composition of policient to cause auctament and even spore slith Tas spectroscope 304.