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general neWS.

SHORT SERMON.

II Kinga X. 16, "And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord."

Strawberry Expresses. Que realises the importance of

The best way to study the story the abawberry trade to the rail- way ompanies freni the fact that of Jebu is to take it point by one day recently no fower point.

The advantage of this thun 60,000 ba kete ruched method ie, that we can refresh our don from Hampshire alone. The knowledge of the story as we South-Western Railway has even learn its lessons. We all know

expressce,

cause it is restricted to a very brief rerio 1.

A Distinguished Cleric. The Very Rev. John Cameron Lees, whe has died in Lis 80th year, was responsible for the restoration of Paisley Abboy, to which he came as n yung man, when the structure, to use his own words," was a charnel Louse."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1913.

THE PIUM AT THE TREATY PORTS.

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gone to the length of organising his name. He is one of the taken up the opium traffic and a special system of strawberry innumerable instances of the bad dealt with it irrespective of loon, immediate possession

which enable fruit enormous influence of the Bible the position in which they placed SHIEL, Barker Road, No. 124, gathered in Hampshire to be sold on our language. Like deles fultivat had lot nothing stop them Peak, 5 rooms from 1st March, Terrace, Granville Avenue and in Aberdeen, Inverness, or Dablin of Parable, Jehu has added his liament nothing stop them 1913. the next morning. The trallio is name to English. A Jeba is a in taking what they considered "CRAIG RYRIE, No. 4, the tapecially difficult in bandle, be fast and furious driver, indeed the righteous cause of opposing Peak to let; fine situation; 8 you can no the word for a driver the opium traff. They bad seen of any kind. Most of us have that it was bad for their country had more than one escape of our and nationality, and irrespective life frm Johns who drive not of the loss which might acorns "chariots" hut oil-drives vehicles financially they had tackled the furiously. What a story it is. question in a way which was an If any chapters are genuinely example to this country. oriental it is these two obuptere, Archdeacon Madden said it was IX and X of 11 Kings. What through the agitation of Chinese colour, what movement, what a reformers that our Government rush of events They have the had stepped in and stirred the "Ia 1877 he was appoint stamp of genuineness on them. traffic in opium between India ed to St. Giles Cathedral, Elin- Elieha ordered one of hi and China. The great dificulty burgh, the premier charge in the students, Do we should call at the present time was the stock Church of Scotland1, a position bira a "yung prophet," to of opium in the treaty ports. That which be held until his retirement go to Roth Gilead and opium ought to be sacrificed on in 1000. Dr. Lhes was for over anoint Jebu King of Israel, the ground of principle. The 20 years a valued confidant of although Joram was actually Government ought to ba pre- Queen Victoria, being appointed king. Ile had to find him, anoici parad to sacrifice the opium in one of ber, domestic chaplains in him and then flee. He found Jehu the treat, porla; they should not 1881

among the raptalos, his officers; think it necessary, in order to getO LET.-Godow n153, Praya

East. Pictures or Novels? he called him cut and anoiutl their money back, to pour out the **Thus saith, the Lord, 1remvuing stock upon Chion." It

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popularity of the cinematograph Elisha never pretended that if opium vice was found in Liver theatre. As so many self-appoint was his ides; it was God's. There pool, Cardiff, London, and one or HEAT WAVE IN AMERICA.

May od censors of the public taste are is no doubt about that. Is the two other British porta, never weary of denouncing the so? because it is of infinite impar-we take heed that we do our duty. tendency of free library patrons tance. Does God actually cut to China for our own sako," he Great Suffering in Chiago and to batten mainly on novels, it will down directly into the affairs of continuel, "that this Nemesis

The tract of country strelching be interesting to see whether we men? Wo believe that He does may not come upon us. Morphia. shall now be treated to harangues and does it now. That is the cocaine, opium, and all drags of from Pennsylvania to the Rockies regarding the superiority of the clear dividing line between un-hab tuation, as medical men know, is baking in a trying heat wave, novel over the picture palace.

belief in all its forms and the are a great 'curse and a great and meteorological forenssia are Merely as a matter binting of temperatures rising to view of the Bible; between what slavery."

Personal attention is given to French and English Literature,

in called free thought, secularism self interest, for the sake of her over 100, anya a recent exchange, the examination and the fitting M. B. II. Gusseron, whose and mild rationalism on the one own trade with the great nation Chicago, which is sweltering of lenses that will relieve all death is announced, was responsi band, and the Christian view on of China, Britain would do well with a thermometer of 96, reports trouble. The only charge is for b'e for a French translation of the the other. The idea of the former to wipe out the opium stain. 154 deaths and 200 prostratione. the glasses. "Vicar of Wakefield," which he is that the course of history rupe was rollen bad policy" to be Whole families spent the nightin issued in a remarkably sumptuous on by its own forces; the only poisoning Chinese people instead the parks. The business part of, edition. He was a great admirer elements in it are the natural of making them customers for the city is described as a veritable of English literature, and also forces of the raind of man and of our manufactures,

An opium furnace, A translated

In New York northerly breezes many of Dickens the world. God may have made sot was a bad customer. book, as well as Sir Walter the world, but he "naver-inter Lieutenant General Chang, dame and, partially dissipat- Note: Armstrong'e studies of Gains feres directly with its develop military secretary to the President ing the humidity. The temper- borough, Reynolds, and Hogarth. ment. The Bible on the contrary of the Chinese Republic and ature ranged form 72 to 90. The M. Gausseron, who had held the takes for granted that God does president of the Chinese National city recently wilted and gasped Chair of English at the Lycee intervene, as He did here. If He Opium Prohibition Union, said as there was not a breath of wind Janson de Sully, was associated loes not there can be no religion China had now become a Re blowing, though the temperature with M. Ortava Uzanne in many at all. Man would be just under public, and its people were free did not exceed 84. Central Park, literary enterprises."

the rollers of a great machine, to say what they thought was as usual; was the Mecca of thous All kinds of objections are raised best for the whole country. They ands who sought relief, sleeping There is the possibility of against it, ae that He oantot and thought the first thing for them the might in the open. certain amount of trouble in the fo on. But if He cannot, can He to do was to get rid of the

Lucky Telephone User. railway industry, owing to the be God? We believe He does. poisonous and ruinous opium evil.

Mr. J. B. Mulholland, the Great Western Railway having Our whole faith depends on it and China had lost through the experimentally employed rome all our hopes. There is no such traffic more than 80,000,000 a theatre proprietor, vas successful women carriage cleaners at thing as the Gospel if He cannot year, and if they had spent that in his action against the Postam their

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would have been enved. The Chinese Government had carried Loat its opium extermination cam paign by severely punishing all native offendere, and hundreds of Chinese farmers who had insisted Arab Horsemanship. most notable ancestral properties HIGH CI ASS TAILORS & YEXPERIENCED CUTTERS on planting opium had been kill- The "peler play," which a in the neighbourhood of London. Mesere. Hughes and Hough's ed. "I am a Christian," General number of Arabs in London per- Teleworth has become greatly A noted ancestor of the late conl report duled August 1 Chang added, "and I speak on formed at the Horse Show, is of modernised and vulgarised in behalf of the whole of China ancient origin, and represents a recent years, but Syon House and Viscount Charlemont was Sirjetales:- Toby Caulfield, who distinguish- Coole expected.-Japan, 65,700 when I say that I hope your survival of the days of chivalry, grounds are still reminiscent of country will help us to get rid of Powder plays aro given on cere the old couching days, and the ed bimself greatly under Eliza- tons; North China 8,000 tons. beth and her successor. He aid- Arrivals-July 16th, Kaifung, this evil at once and not wait for monious occasions, such as wed-entrance gates are a landmark to Queen's

dinge, or in honour of a stranger. passing travellore. The house ed in the repulse of the lavincibles.s., 1,800 tons longay, sold Beveral years.'

A resolution was passed deplor. Formerly the women of the tribe which has belonged to the Percy Armada, and held military com- July 18th, Bloemfontein, ss., manda in land in the reigns of 700 tons Muji sold; July 10.h, ing the wrong done to China by were placed in bowdahs behind family for three hundred years, Elizabeth and James I.. taking Kinknean Maru, 8, 7,500 tone the Indian opium traffic; and the ranks of the participants, and gave shelter to Lady Jane Grey part in the parcelling out of es- Miike, sold; July 10th, No 13 calling upon the Government to the victors took the property of and to the children of Charles I. treated lands under the latter Kyodo Maru,

2,200 liberate China "from the unjust vanquished, including their wo during his last days, Monarch. Sir Toby was created tons Maired, for Canton; obligation to receive any further menkind.

8.8.,

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a baron in 1820 Twenty-one Jaly 20th, Sanuki Mara, quantity of the drug the trade in years later the third holder of the 8.8, 1.400 tona Moji, sold which has for so long been title, who was Governor of the July 20th, Kiyo Maru, ss., 3,800 ruinous to China and damaging Latest Fort of Charlemont, was captur-tone Moji,, sold; July 22nd, Je to the good name of Great Britain" ed and executed by Sir Phelim langs, e.s., 2,000 tons Moji, sold; The resolution also called upon O'Neile.

July 22nd, Kiukiang, 8.8, 2,350 the Government to stop the far

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The Second Sighter's daughter,

By G. B. Burgin, The Wooings of Jezebel Pettyfer, By Haldane, Macfall.

Written on our Foreheads,

By E Duff Fyfe,

A Royal Compliment. tone Chinwangtao, sold; Jaly ther production of fadian opium

The Crystal Stopper, Everyone knows the esteem in 23rd, Ichang, e... 2,350 tons except for medical purposes.

Morocco's Rulers,

By Maurice Leblanc. which Mdme Pavlova and other Chinwangtao, sold; July 24th,

Abdul Aziz, the ex-Sultan of Ducks & Drakes, leading Russian dancers are held Fnkai Marn, 8.8., 5,200 tons Moji,

By Marie C. Leighton. at the Court of their native sold: July 25th, Baari Meru, 8.6., Morocco, who arrived in London

July recently, is not the only deposed Averno By Bertram Mitford. Carnacki, By W. H. Hodgson. country. The latest manifestation 1,800 tons Moji, sold;

8.8 ruler of that country. Malay Margaret Dent, of this Royal favour is that M. 25th, Atagosan Mara,

tons. Miike, soldi Hafid, bis half-brother, who com- By Efle Adelaide Rowlands. Seraphin Loudbineine the Russ6,300

has coine to London July 26th, Peter Rickmers, 6.spelled him to abdicate, was him- jan sculptor, at the order of the Court to make 7,200 tona Maji, sold; July 20th, self forced to give up his throne Purchaser of one novel at $1.00 becomes a member models of aldme. Pavlova for Daito Maru,s.s. 1,900 tons Dairen, after a short but stormy reign. reproduction in porcelain in the for Canton July 28th, Rebert As a ruler called on to govern a Czar's own private porcelain Dollar, 88. 7,400 tons Moji, sold; turbulent country, Abdul Aziz factory. This Royal compliment July 28th, Hakushika Maru, was a failure, but in privats: life is the more notable inasmuch as 5,800 tons Moji, sold; July 30th, he is described as a manof charm- the, works of art produced at this Foushing, 8,8 3,000 tons Karaten, ing manners. He is enamoured factory are never gold, and sold

Sales No ales of importance the outpatie exclusively for the use of the Imperial Family, reported,

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