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fieds bis whole throat, from gullet paralysed, his tongue heavy, and Ermaciation of the body sets in, and here the skin sinks in between the ribe, it turns
kg and his lips, tongue, and teeth assume a blackish colour from an earlier date. His head becomes suddenly senseler, and the various senses of intelligence and light become confused and jumbled, so much so that he for- get: his cocaine allogether and tries to think and find out whether he is himself or somebody else. Let us hope that no mischief-monger will introduce the habit in Hongkong.
CHRISTMAS AT BALIK PAPAN.
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I was amused at a remark. I heard during the course of the raoza. One of the best known and respected men in the reservation is a native of Caledonia, and one of the officers from | the_flagship_meeting him said, “A merry Christmas, John; I wish you the compliments of the season. Season," dryly replied John
On Saturday man, a' seasons are alike here." evening the whole company were the guests of of the ladies at the Club, and wore entertained in a style worthy of home. Dancing, singing, | and games were" indulged in, songs being sang by Mrs. Poppi, Mrs. Laver, and Mr. Tyler, while Captain Connell rendered “John Peel in a way which brought a hearty encore. After supper, dancing was again indulged in and kept up till a late hour, when the assembled company sang "Auld Lang Syne" in fine style. Sunday morning brought a renewal of the sports, when the natives in the kompong had an enjoyable time, climbing the greasy pole, diving for money in a tub of treacle, flat racer, and various other sports, which however ended in a slight dis- pufe bout the flual division of the spoil, in which knives were drawn, a proceeding which was quickly put a stop to by the energetio Mr. T. Brown, who controls the police he:8.
PEKING.
Peking, 31st Decembar,
THE VISIT OF GENERAL MILES
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REFORM, and it looks as though all our hopes of paved were to be streets, lighted by electricity, blighted. Some government, work is to be entered upon next year. The tower on the Front Gate is to be rebuilt and co. tructors are trying to find timbers of the proper nise.
THE RUMOURS concerning Tung Fu-bsiang and Prince Tuan do not seem to make any stir in Peking. It would seem as though the iamnity of the Conservatives would hardly go so far as to encour»ge in thesi ghtest degree anything which would excite the animosity of foreigners, as they know full well it would bring condigu punishment.-N.-C. Daily News, |♪
PRESENTATION OF MEDALS AT WEIHAIWEI.
On New Your's Day, the N-C. Daily Newa says, His Honour the Commissioner of Weihai- wei presented the medals for the North China Expedition of 19.0 to the officers and men of the Chinese Regiment. Expiration of service, disbandment, and reduction have combined sadly to diminish the ranks of those who went through the troubles ne∙ly three years ago, but still a goodly number of medals were presented--- probably to 20 per cent, of the regiment as it stood on parade.
Before the presentation Mr. Stewart-Lock. hart addremed the regiment as follows :—Major Bruce, officers, non-commissioned, officers, and men of the Chinese Regiment. When I was asked to present these medals to day, I at once replied that I acceded to the request with pleasure, because ever since I first arrived at Weihaiwei the officers of the regiment have evinced such friendly feelings to me that I was ouly too glad to avail myself of this opportunity to show that those feelings are heartily recipro. cated. From the officer commanding to the most junior officer, & regard you all as friend-, and it affords me great pleasure to present those officers who have so well deserved them the medals which, by their de ds of valour, they have won, is
Balik Papin, as some of your readers may Le aware, is a small settlement in East Borneo, leased to Sir Marcus Samuel of the Shell Trading and Transport Company, and is the seat of a large and well appointed petroleum installation. The staff consists of some twenty or thirty Europeans, while close by is the native settlement or konpong, contsiuing about 3,000 Malays, Kl'ngs and Chinamen, all more or less employed about the works. The genial manager, Mr. H. L. Chittenden, looks after the welfare of his large establishment, both physically and mentally, and at no time perhaps is his forethought shown more than at Christmas time. This Christmas exception. In the evening a large reception was a notable event for the city. The notables was held in the manager's house, or bungalow, to of the city were agog to see the great not which all the employees on the concession were ability of the American army The General was incited. The rooms resembled some Eastern granted an audience by the Empress Dowager palace, modernised by the aid of coloured elec-and the Emperor. A feast was given him by t.io light, bunting and foliage. The Macassar the high officials of the city and complimentary Brass Band, consisting of 37 performors, was remarks were made by both parties. The in attendance and discoursed dreamy waltzes or officials thanked General Miles for the good part sprighly_mazourkay at interrals, while the played by American soldiers in Peking and guests, many of whom were accompanied by General Miles expressed the pleasure it gave their wives, took advantage of the music and his Government and army to do something for were soon engaged in the many evolutions of China. The General alsɔ visited the execution the dance. An event of the evening was the ground in the southern city and was disappointed exquisite rendering of List's "Rhapsodie to be just too late to res the heads of eight men Hong.oise," on the piano by Mr. W. G. Brock, roll eff. His stay in Peking will be short, as the pstmaster here. Nor was vocal harmony he is en route round the world. wanting; songs being ably rendered by Mrs Laver, Mr. Tyler, Mr. Burton, Mr. Blake, and is finally completed. It is in the form of a Mr Chittenden. After surper, which was p'ailou, or ornamental arch, and stretches across served in a most recherché style, a company the great street running from the Hata-men of nativos gave a juggling performance, which I to the north. It is made of Chines, marble, have seldom seem excelled even in the balls at extremely plain, but makes an impress on of home. After three hearty obees for the agzedness and strength. The stone pillars manager. the company dispersed, the band must be nearly three feet in diameter. The roof playing "God Save the King" in its a nali entirely of marble and looks as though it inimitable stylo.
might stand for all time. On the north side But on Saturday the real fun of Christinas there are traceries of flowers, but not distinct time began. The programa e had already fo.e-enough to be observed by the passer-by. On told that on this day would be held a regate, and aquatic sports by the natives. The flag. ship was the Sabins Rickmers, oue of the Shell Transport Line's vessels, and at 9 am, the youth and beauty of Balik Papan began to arrive on board, where they were met by the well known and genial Capt. Connell, who exerted himself to make the day a memorable one for his visitors. In this he was ably as-isted by his officers; while at the after end, the chief engineer, Mr. Murchie, funked by Mears. Seabrooke and Hansen, were doing their by a row betw. on the workmen and the police. ulmest to give the shorefolks a hearty silor's The men at work on this Imp rial job thought welcome. After the usual bitch, which seems they had a rig`it to break the law of the land always to take place at regatas, the first race by gambling every night in the tents erected was started, that of sailing boats, manned by on the street for their accommodation, The Malays, and this was followed in quick police interfered on night, whereat the men success on by sculling, can e and native | turned on the police and drove them off. The prad races, the culminating performaroo next morning the police appeared in larger being the greasy-pole and the duck bant. The test rice of the day was that of the Borgeys (the Boronese coast natives) whe in their prao made a grand show and had an exciting finish. For was the element of foul play wanting. Salim, a captain of one of the small steamers, running to Sausé Sanged, was ooxswain of his crew in the pulling race. He was in the its'de boat, and as soon as the gun fired he starboarded his helm, running athwait the lows of three or four of his opponents boats, rendering them hors de combat for the ing. Fortunately he did not come in a disqualifying is not understood by mind and sometimes leads to serious The whole business was under irection of Capt. T. Stokhuysen, the
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the south side on the friese there are inscrip- tions in three languages, German, Chinese, and Latin, inform ng the public that this is a monument erected by the Emperor in memory of the German Misister, vou Ketteler, who was nefariou-ly killed by "Box r bandits" on 20th June, 1900. This monument shou'd be a standing warning to all to avoid like orimes. The Chinese word used for Emperor is Chen or | the Imperial WE.
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numbers and carried off the workmen to prison, where they were lodged for over a week, no work being dous meanwhile.
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of the memorial is said to be about three hundred thousand taels. It will be a relief to all travelle's when the obstructions are taken from the street. As it has been, carts for some time had to wallow through a bog by the side of the road in order to get along at all.
WHICH IS the real YUAN SHI-KAI?
There are uncomfortable rumours about Yuan Shi-kai's last visit to Peking. Those who had relied upon him to give strong testimony to the Empress-Dowager in favour of the reform movement, and, especially, the new University, were greatly disappointed. It now comes out
I am als proud, as the represents- tive of the K ng in this Dependency, to present to His Majesty's soldiers,' who have fought in · his cause, the Royal token of His Majesty's appreciation of their gallantry under most It is trying and exceptional circumstances, said that the present is a medal-hunting age, and I am afraid that self-advertisement does exist to a certain extent But even if we do live in a "Pears' Soap Age." it a not everyone who struples to place all his good qualities before the eyes of a curious pub ic. The Chinese Regi- ment most certainly is not one that advertisəs it elf, and the medals which I a'u about to pre- sent have been well-earned. It is not necomary for me to dwell on the events which occurred in the North of China in 190a, and which are now historical, but I should like to remind you that in those events the Chinese regiment took a prominent part. In fact, no unit of the Chins Expeditionary Force took a share it so many of the expeditious constituting the campaign as did he Chinese Regiment. It was present at the siege of Tientsin, and was among the first to outer that city when it w. a captured by the Allies. In connection with this entry, the memory of one of your sergeants Chi Tienkuci, will ever remain green on account of his having led into the city a half-company without the assistanou of any European. The regimentalso took part in what her late Majesty Queen Victoria described as the "memorable advance" to Peking, whịch resulted in the relief of the Legations. No fewer than twenty-three officers and men of the regiment were -killed and eighteen wounded whilst serving in North China, which is a very large percentage-consi- dering that the total number of the regiment in the field only amounted to 385. Imay, therefore, that the regiment has well doserved its reward. But there are certain exceptional circumstances which make the services of the regim»nt (in North China especially remarkable. It was barely one year old when it had to undergo: its
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