"If this pianist is not heard again in Shanghai, he will carry away
with him the grateful thanks of our music-lovers."
_Shanghai Mercury_.
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"This debate will immediately precede the introduction of the
Budget, and will, let us hope, inaugurate a campaign for national
entrenchment."--_Provincial Paper._
Ah! if only, as taxpayers, we could dig ourselves in!
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