tib, buck, fox, wretch, witzer, show, tom and tom-bitch;
mare
BOW
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of hen as beak and cork; of
maress, sopllion, dota, filly, ewe, hare, staline, hiefer, ballien, ram, stallon; and of as sow-pig, bore-pig, sower, big, swine, bor, pock, sore, bull, belle, and horse. The plural of "formula" is given as formulix, for- mulea, formulii, formulous, formule, formuless, formulx, formuliis, formulee, formuli, formulars and formulaes; of diotum" as dictumoes, diciumes, diotia, dictans, data, dictumess, dictaa, dictumas, dictor, dictumies, Concord" is defined to be "that which does not depend upon anything else." The comparative and superla- tive degrees of "ill" are given as sick,"
sickness."
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Few of the boys, say the examiners, knew the English equivalent for the Chinese title of the Registrar General. Here are
a few renderings:-Lord of Wa Mang, Your Re- gistresous General, Your Honour Colonel General, Office of the Pritty, Dear Restoni General, The Benefactor, Colonel Registerer, The Governman, &c.
DEATH OF MR. P. G. VON
MOLLENDORFF.
Death claimed one of the most prominent foreign residents in China on the 20th ult., when Mr. P. G. you Mollendorff died suddenly at Ningpo. Mr. von Mollendorff's friends had known for some considerable time that he was suffering from heart disea e,but the end was not looked for with so little warning as that with which it altimately arrived; and the sad news will be received with a pang of surprise and re- gret, not only throughout the Far East, wher- ever a foreign community exists, however small, but also in Europe, in many of whose capitals the story of the deceased's romantic Oriental career was familiar, and his profound eradition and single-minded, upright character, were honour ed and appreciated. Mr. von Mollendorff's con- nection with the Far East began nearly thirty years ago, when he and his brother, Mr. O. von Mollendorff, joined the German diplomatic ser- vice, and received appointments as Student In- terpreters in the German Legation, Peking. Some years later we find the deceased a member of the Indoor Staff of the Chi- nese Imperial Maritime Customs, and in the early eighties he was playing a dis. tinguished part on the tragic stage of politics in Corea, to the Customs service of which country he had been detached by Sir Robert_Hart. The late Mr. von Mollendorff's career in Corsa was indeed a remarkable one. He successively occupied the post of Chief of the Customs
service, and Prime Minister to the King (his present Imperial Majesty being then content with the kingly dignity); and it was in the latter capacity that Mr. vou Mollendorff attended that memorable banquet of December 4th, 1884, in the Royal Palace at Seoul, which was brought to such a ghastly termina; tion by the assassins hired by the Dai
· Wan-kun, who invaded the Palace in the midst of the feasting and put most of the assembled Ministers to the sword. On that terrible occasion Mr. von Mollendorff, though wounded himself, succeeded in rescuing the Queen's kinsman, Prince Min Yon-yik, whom he carried out of the bloody banquetting-hall and conveyed to a place of safety. Shortly after: ward Mr. von Mollendorff returned to China, receiving a high Customs appointment in Tientsin, during his occupancy of which he was invited by Chang-yao, Futai of Shantung, to go to Tsinanfu as Interpreter, an offer which Mr. ven Mollendorff accepted; but, owing to a series of intrigues in high places the appoint ment was subsequently cancelled. Alter a con- siderable sojourn in Tientsin Mr. von Mollen. dorff came down to Shanghai and took charge of the Statistical Department of the I.M. Customs, a post which he held until he was gazetted Commissioner at Ningpo, where he remained in charge until the time of his lamented death. During his long career in the Customs service the impartiality and unwaver- ing sense of justice which he brought to the
of his high discharge honoured place in the
of his subordinates pablic with whom he was brought officially in contact, while his im- mense capacity for work, the unique facility
in the service, and zatem won for him an
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with which he mastered the most difficult situs- tions, and above all, the uncompromising inde- pendence of his character, secured to him the respect of the Chinese Government and the confidence of the Inspector-General. The Go- vernment t stifled some years ago to the esteem in which the deceased gentleman was held in Peking, by creating him a Mandarin (Civil Rank) of the Fourth class.
The late Mr. von Mollendorff was not only a distinguished Chinese scholar, but was equally familiar with many others of the languages of the Far East. Some years ago he worked out and published a Mancha grammar; he was also the author of several handbooks of Chinese in German, and his knowledge of Corean and Japanese was of a depth to which Westerners seldom attain. Mr. von Mollendorff, indeed, kept up his connection with and interest in Corea, in various ways, till the very last moment, and ever since that terrible banquet in 1884, al- ready alluded to, he remained the firm friend of the distinguished C'orean exile whose life he saved on that occasion, Prince Min Yon-yik. While holding office' in Shanghai, the late Mr. von Mollendorff was for a couple of years the dis- tinguished President of the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. His attainments in philology were of a most profound nature, and his loss will be severely felt not only by scholars in China, but throughout the world. He leaves a widow and several very talented daughters, with whom the sincerest sympathy is felt, to mourn his loss.--Mercury.
ABOLITION OF LOTTERIES IN
SHANGHAI.
finally abat d, says the N.-C. Daily News. It The lottery nuisance may be considered to be
was feared that there might be one or more of these institutions, claiming to be working under which the Mixed Court magistrate would be the authority of the provincial government,
ary is glad to announce that this fear was ground unwilling to interfere with. But our contempor.
less, and a notice has been posted in the Settle- ments, issued by the Mixed Court magistrate under date the 18th inst., in which no distinc-
tion is made, but it is clearly persons dealing in lotteries
stated that "all must discontinue The following is
the sale of tickets at once." a rough translation of the proclamation in question:-
been received from H. E. Yuan Taotai stating "Notice is hereby given that a dispatch has
that he has received a communication from the
Senior Consul saying that owing to lotteries not being a proper kind of business the Consular Body has requested the Municipal Council to withdraw the licenses issued to lottery dealers. The Council, having complied with this request, has now taken steps to prohibit the continuation of the sale of all tickets in the Settlement. The Consuls have hereafter found infringing this order, they will now decided that if any of their nationals be be fined or punished, and they have requested H. E. to instruct the Mixed Court Magistrate to comply with their decision. The Taotai will reply to the above communication, and in the meanwhile instructs the Magistrate te act in conformity with the decision of the Consular Body. "In compliance with the above order this Proclamation is issued and the public is hereby must discontinue the sale of tickets at once. notified that all persons dealing in lotteries Any one hereafter found acting contrarily to this order will be dealt with without leniency. Let all obey this proclamation."
The N.-C. Daily News concludes by heartily congratulating the Council on the success of their well-maintained efforts to rid the Settle ment of this undoubted peat.
M. Dejean de la Batie, formerly French Consul at Mêngtau, has been appointed Consul at Honolulu.
A Paris telegram of the 21st ult. refers to British, American, and the German official despatches to the effect that in the conflagration of the Imperial Palace at Peking the most effective aid was furnished by the French under command of Colonel Marchand. Count von Bülow has thanked the French Government for the devotion displayed by Colonel Marchand | and the soldiers under him.
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The U. 8.
[May 1, 1901.
ANEOUS.
Tela de Luson returned
from Canton on the 26th ult.
The transports Canning and Umta will arrive here during this month to convey the detailed troops to India.
The transport Clavering will, according to present arrangements, pick up the pom-poms at Shanghai on her journey northward, and take them to Taku.
Orders have been received in Hongkong placing the Field Controller's Office, which is now encamped at Scandal Point, on the trans. portation list for Tientsin.
General Paua, a notorious insurgent chief in the Philippines, has surrendered to the United States authorities. He has been engaged lately in an extended tour through China.
Arrangements have been made by the military authorities to transport the Bikanir troops back to India, and they will leave Taku by an early B. I. boat, which will run from Calcutta direct.
The 15th Southern Division, R.A., will not proceed home during the present trooping season. They are under orders to go to Rorkee, India, and will, as we have stated, leave Kow- loon for Calcutta as soon as a transport is available.
The 5th of this month is the date of the King of Siam's departure for Java. The King will travel by the royal yacht, accompanied by the Makut "Rajakumar, the Sugrib and the Chamroen. The visit will probably extend to about a month and a half.
It is considered in Government circles at St. Petersburg that the present influence of Russia in Mongolia tends to make it a suitable moment for the establishment of a Russian Consulate used for the starting of six branches of the in Kobdo. The same opportunity could be
Russian Chinese Bank in different towns of
Mongolia, with the usual agencies of the Fin- ance Ministry attached thereto.
Mr. Holt L. Hallett complains of the dilatori- enquired for the latest consular trade reports ness in issuing Consular Reports. Recently he
of Shanghai and Chungking, and learnt that none had been published since July, 1899. On Office report on the trade of China, and was 14th March he enquired for the latest Foreign informed that the latest was for the year 1896, which was published in 1898.
An Asahi telegram states that when the
about 15 marines were left in Masampo, and tion with the demand for Chinkaiwan ceased, movements of the Russian Squadron in conneo-
Minister of Foreign Affairs, has reminded the these men are still there. Mr. Kato, Japanese
Russian Minister to Tokyo that the stationing of these man there is a violation of treaty pledges, and it is understood that they will be withdrawn shortly.
he following appointments have been made at the Admiralty: Lieutenants A. P. Solfleet to Tamar, and D. M. Hamilton to Président, Sir C. A. G. Bridge, Commander-in-Chief on additional as flag lieutenant to Vice-Admiral China Station, to date 10th April. Fleet En- gineer W. H. Skinner to the Talbot, to date 10th April: Staff Surgeon.-T. Austen to the Talbot, to date 10th April. Surgeon.-J. A Forrest, to the Talbot.
Some philanthropic Jews of Shanghai, in- terested in the remnant of a Jewish community at Kaifengfu, Honan, at last succeeded in bringing a member of the Honan community to Shanghai in order that they might learn the real condition of their affairs. The man who
came is, however, said to be “indistinguishable from a heathen." He was so afraid to come that a native Christian named Chu hal to accompany him to comfort him on the way.
The following items are from the Foochow Echo of the 20th April:-After a whole week of depression, of damp heat, of rain and thunderstorm, a fresh northerly wind this morning brought us a return of normal spring weather.We do not hear much about tes prospects, excepting that the value of treasure, opium and lead so far sent up-country is only about half of that transmitted at the same date last year. The Bishop of Victoria arrived per steamer Thales from Hongkong this morning. -We learn that the newly appointed. Tartar General is due to-morrow per steamer Hacıkin from Shanghai. H.E. Ching-hsing was lately Provincial Treasurer in Honan,
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