The people seem. however, generally quiet. Phe otliciat robt meth when I called that his walking he had done recently him much from the extra refer to thi: compare it to the lax lived she Wahu cemetery into its present deplorable condition. Th ally dropping pieees, and the overgrowth of vegete tion within so rank that some of the tones up! hidden. The csgrace of this neglect is intensified who we remember that must of ie body buried within belong to those that go gown to the sea in ships and have no hin this God's acre, wonder the mission people di not take the matter in hand even if there is no claim upon them to do so. Surely a
alls a sumi—it bank only require a very gle he asked from dwellers thos ficent mansions. that ing around us and would he this blow. ivi fugs above reformed to.
Wuiu is greatly improved the build-that can to dwell in tie of the Well Road structures could cast envious eyes upon these fine specimens architecture. It is a pity the 3 not give us a church. 1 he sent holies: paeeeaseselenaia. py out bad fellows! He said the Tatao Hui fright in uly and that he 28 unconssernted roo attached a catberieal; bat he ants to a mis-was personally much on the street at rik he beauty of these detached dwell on the look-out. He is just being rep now by a Manchu. se seems Minst not the intense ugliness kept good order, but the people emp rican mission schools that heavy taxes, He has tracted me very well. have a prison-ie has evidently striven to prevent ko appearance that send a chill to the rudeness tw me. 1 go freely on the streets heart. We believe it is pleaded that. the and am hardly ever followed by era nate does nat appeal to the Celestial. orcursed much, There is very little a We must Chinesy for culty in the Chinese off Chinesy is if they really 2 correct word, but it conveys exactly An Unst close contiguity to lid pagoda of rich strue-Thad " person in io-lay to get me tot shames the educa-a liv suit, but Twas competed to lise hitter, appoint him. Move mail party faze of the au-
EPROM A Com nespas tess tay Sth October, A Heavy Rice Crop:
The rice reports of Wuhu all tend to show that the crop has been moat abundant. Too much for the merchant, and ne fights sh until the markets give of profit. He argues that the rice steamers take a 'a gain and be watches Swatow and Canton, Hoping these ports will be more the staple food supply in the near future. In the meantime we shipping camps appear to be reserving their forces fur rush here when the tide docs set in for transport of rice. We expect tra busy ina few weeks, as ble for the merchants to huid ux te 1 stocks much longer. their luck at ith a poor hag.
ly. of the birds rand to the f has not pre in port is the departed yester-
In the Chinese city the beneficent and progressive policy of Lord Li is shawm, its fruits. New broad roads are oppe: ingmtoads that Shanghai would not where at 2e. 9 worthless imitation and substitutions. i 4th September. The Funeral of Lord Salisbury.
11 is almost. inevitable that one should compare the funeral of Lord Salisbury with that of his great rival Gladstone. OF course it will not be contended even by those who regard the noble Marquis the greater statesman and more by leader that he ever occupied prominent a position in the eyes of the world as Mr. Gladstone; but the remarkable contrast between the funerals of the two men is of course not due to any ed difference in the degree of esteem in which their memories are held by the Lord Salisbury, always a shy retiring man, strongly desired that his funeral should' be of the most. private character; Mr. Gladstone stipulated for nothing except that his remains should he laid where his wife could be buried beside him. Lord Salishury's wishes were carried out with the utmost fidelity. None were present in the church at Hatfield and by the graveside in the family burial-place but relatives, the most intimate personal friends, and tenants on the estate. The memorial service in Westminster, attended by the political leaders on both sides of both Houses, and by men of light and leading in all walks of life, was of course andly impressive; but it could not ithe interest of the man in the street jadestone in the holla, following as it did upon state' in M star Hall, ately, the Prince of Wales Seotand and nine of the Royal family: was present in person unless we except. one of yoting princes of Tock. Ube Queen, ver, sent a wreath to Hatfield with a touching me written with her awn hand, and the King also sent a thoral the flood of pamphlets, news: letters on the aces daily in volume there present no progress fo report on the one side the other. Very few expecially on thi Everyhody is waiting for the speeches of Mr. Bialfone and Mi berlain which are tw be delivered sand those who have son the fence will re there till then before deciding on which si Lia come down. Those Unionists who are ing Mr. Chamberlain for split-tins up the party must surely ae' knowledge, er, that he has been i justified. fea ay tempting to tind 1 fiom the fiscal question thing: ing, thing but well wich the Government. They, pooh-poohed the "Passive Mesist-{ancé" movement, bus it has assumed really formidable proportions. Many Nonconformist magistrates have left the Bench make the orders for the seizure perty of dissenters who have the school rate; and moderate charchmen—even Unionist candidates at the by-elections-—have been pronouncing in favour of an amended Dil and a.com.
zo. Then the report of the Royal on the war, asd the valu of evidence rasen by that Commission whic have since been published, have ecersioned 2:11 st the Gur. eruaea:. 'T h some truth that both political par ist share the Dlame for our lie" of preparation in 1899; Dut this Goverment cannot escape the repousibility for the present condition of things in regard to the army; and the lence has convinced not only the Roy: Cowmissinn but the county generally per beltie. Beware of Mr, Brodrick's scheme of army reforut is little better than a sham.
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