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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions.
BIRTHS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
On Saturday, 21st December, at Hock liffe, Guildford, the Wife of Enwaan A. Inves, of a Daughter.
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the wife of N. Krill, of a Son,
On the 17th December, at 6. Somehow Road, Shanghai, the wife of R. HELLAS,
young men in the ports, like Hongkong
nud Shanghai, all the students through-
LOCAL AND GENERAL
out the Empire come under its in- New Year Holidays.
A ratification appears in the Gazette
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1801.
·LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Queen's Collego
Kowloon School.
Queen's College plased to-day for the On the lath Decomber, at Shanghai,fluence, and it is felt by many of the
leading educationalists of the country, to the feet that Thursday, the 2nd prux... Christmas Holidays, and re-opeus on that the now examination regulations will be observed as a public holiday, inFriday. of the Chinese Government will bring
addition to the 25th and 26th inst. and the 1st pros. On the 17th December, at Sydney, within the reach of this organization N.S., the wife of ERSEST MORTISTER the thousands of literati, who hitherto ProMa..of a Daughter(Kathleon Veraj.
i have been out of range and practically
untouched.
of a 201.
The inebiscatim of this isnte commenced
To: 5.30 petr.
The Ching tail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, · DECEMBER 23. 1901.
Ix studying the reports of the recent Convention of the College Young Men's Christian Association of Chins, held, ni Nanking, wo were struck by the great inflummer which this organization is evidently wielding, and by the still greater opportunities which are opening) themselves up to it its influence through out the Empire. This is manifested very hargely by the personnel of the gathering, and the range of subjects discussid. The purpose of those who armugal for the Convention was not to gather a great number of delegatos with the object of making it large and en-
Noun-Auction of Ladies' and Gentle,thusiastic, but, on the contrary, to drast
men's Bicycles, at. Messrs Hughes and Hough's Sales Rooms.
Miscellaneous.
Goods per Maria Vateri undelivered
after this date subject to rent. Goods por Palling not cleared at Noon
on this date subject to rent.
General Memoranda.” WEDNESDAY, December 26 :--
Local Banks close. Insurance Offices close. Thursday, December 26 -
Insurance Offices cluso. Local Banku close. FRIDAY, December 27 :—
Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong High-Level Tramways Co., Led, as the Conany's Offices. SATURDAY, December 28 :--
it Me Gov. P. Lennart's Sales
logether a smaller number of picked
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes by the Way
Cotton Mills Destroyed.
We understand that Mr D. Jaunes, |B.A: (Uzon), who is to become the first
A grest fire took place on the 3rd-inet.headmaster of the Kuwlor. Selwol, is de at the Randyal Coston Mills, Hourlere about the end of February next. The mills were almost totally destroyed;
The Yellow Dragon.' and the damages are estimated at four lakhs. The mills were fully insured:
The Yellow Dregon Christmas Nuniber makes its timely appearance to-day, and will be found intorosting to all Queen's College boga, It contains a letter from the Handiater. Dr Morrison.
Yesterday was Christmas Day accord-Mortality Statistics. ing to the Chinese calender.
According to the returns published in the Greeffe this deaths in the Colony during A noating of the Legislative Council November totalled, 34 in the European and is summoned for Friday next.
foreign community (Civilians 28, Army 5, Navy 1) and 408in the Chinese community,
Overheard in the Hotel Bar.
Extremely rough weather was experi read in Colombo Harbour on the 4th inst.
A bill for the prevention of the destruction of game in Jadia is being
insured.
Me Jeene Collings, M.P., at dinner on Devonshire man in Caloutta entertain.
the 17th instant, at the Bengal Chamber of Commerce,
supplied to cust defence stations in India for sea in connection with the quick-firing letteries.
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Old Soak-Must be hard up for drinks in South Afries, Samo Again - What! makes you think that? Old Soak-Didn't you see in last nigh's Hail that Bruce Hachilton had captured another langer Tablean.
The Plague in Glasgow..
Dr Mercison, The Times couespondent, had the honour of being received in audience by the King of Siam at Bangkok
the 12th inst. on the 8th inst. He left for Singapore on
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes from Nippon.
The Japan Sagar Refining Co. pro-. poor to reaune business.
The NY. K. bas laught a 1,600-top steamer in England for its North China tradoj
Tho Nagasaki municipality has spent up to date about 10,000 yon in the purchase.
of rats.
The Kiashu Spinning Co pays a divi- dend for the past half-year at the rate of S pcr coat por anuum.
It is reported that the Standard Oil Company has bought the Shell Line for £12,000,000 sterling.
It is reported that China is handing over to Russia as part of the indemnity cen waralupe now being built for her in Franco,
The Glengarry, which left Shanghai on the 4th mat for Kobe, strandled at tho
Gunner goes to Gaol.
Today, at the Magistracy, Gunner at of the Minatogawa in a fog, but gos William Forthebray, was sentenced to six
of uninjured. weeks' imprisonment for stealing a silver
A special amnesty will be granted ear. wateli, valne St, and to u farther torm of a ty next year by the Corona Government, at the instance of Great Britain, to Pak and other refugees.
By way of reassuring the public as to weck for assaulting this watchanker who
tried to stop hin the diaparance of the plague from Glas- | gow, the Lord Provost of that city publicly Hockey.
the Caledonian Railway Hotel, in which the
recent outbreak originated.
Fifty-seven prim binoculars are being announced that he would dine and sleep at To-morrow afternoon, couvercing at The steamor Totti Maru, 166 tone, 9.16. there wilt he is match between the plying between Woihaiwai and Cheloo, Hockey Club and H.M.S. Orlando. The stranded on the 7th flist., and four men fellowing will play for the Club Goal, were drawned. T. U. Gray; back, F. H, Yeats and A. Ogifle; half-tacks, T. Ensor, C. P. Chater, and B. E. Haneon furmurds, Capt. Dykes, G. Badhara Thornhill, J. Hooper, A. R.
A first-class cargo boat was upset by
of them woman-was drowned.
www.dom
The P. and Q. steamer Bengal, which arrived on Saturday, took over 350 sacks of mail matter at Colombo for the Far East. This is said to be a record,
men to truly represent the body of the wash of a passing launch yesterday, and Christian teachers, students and mission-the occupants thrown into the water. One aries of various bodies engaged in educational work. To this end, every effort was put forth, but notwithstand ing all their exertions, the total number of delegates rose to 170, of whom 131 were Chinese and 39 foreigners. The formor were from eight Provinces and $3 colleges, and represented 15 different denominations, and, from a language point of view, at least night dialects were spoken. These men were all care-. fully chosen, and for the most part are
The Queen's Coronation Drasses. 7
The Queen, who was much pleased with some specimens of Delhi and Agra embroi dery shown to her recently by Ludy Curzon, has commissioned her Excellency to order a Walker and T. M. Wakcheki. "umber of Courtdresses to be embroidered
in India on British materials. It is the iAn Ideal Visitor. tention of her Majesty to wear these drosseg at the ceremonies connected with the Coronation next June.
The Grecette intimates that Hon. W. The Rival Boilers. Meigh Goodman, K.C., has been elected a member of the Church Burly, vice Mr H. E. Pollock, K., C., resigned.
Two well-known Shanghai eportsmen hard the following bag for a nine-days'
The Admiralty havo sanctioned another between the cruisers Hyacinth and Minery at Desumpert. Thoir propeller are to be removed, and their engines worked at the luwest power up to the highest, that the
extensive series of competitive team trials.
on
After the opening of the Japanese Diet the 10th inst, by the Emperor, Mr Tana
Saizo, M.P. for Tochigi, attempted to
presont petition to His Majesty in refer- ones to the pollation caused by the Aobio copper mine. He was at once, arrested by the heutenant commanding the escort, but was promptly released,
A very sousible ruan called upon tan Maclaren recently. He was tall and thin and alert, nad followed his card so quickly tant Ian Maclaren had barely time to read Landslip.. it before his visitor was in the root. Then A landslip occured today, ahout nooit, the visitor (says the People's Friend) spoke at the back of the American Match Factory.
A. Monk, R.W.A., and J. Lonunad,
follows: My name is Elijah K. Hig. Earth is being taken from the hill there to busy, and have no time to fool away. Four we believed to be buried. gins, and I am a busy man. You are also make up the foreshore. Some earth cooltes
days is all I can give to the United King dow, and I wished to shake hands with you. Boxing Championship. 2.30 pin-Auction of Ivory Carvings, lenders in Association work, and, pro shoot in the Kashing country-164 phea Special Boiler Committee way tent cho frie Good-bys, I am off to Drumtochty. He ants, 14 woodcock, 23 hores, and 11tion of the machinery. The propellers will left the room swifty, but the novelist caught then be replaced, and the cruisers in com-him-at the front door. Asked if ho knew partridges.
pany run a series of trials at various spoeds whers Drumtechty was, 'Guess I do," re the Cornish coast. on the twenty-eight malle deep seo course of plied Mr Higgins Got the route in my
pocket, north-west from Perth, N.E.
The Thieving Boy' Nuisance.
&c.,
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spectively, therefore, may be regarded as leaders of the New China. The 39 foreiga delegates represented practical-
ly every Missionary Society doing the .s. Phru Chula Chom Also, forfeited To-day, Walter Huppe, engineer on educational work in China. Fourteen $35 for behaving in a disorderly manner in of them were presklents of colleges, or Wanchai Road and assaulting Constablo endemies. We notice such names as
Gibson.
Parker, of Shanghai, and Ter D. Z Dr Timothy Richard and Dr A. P.
The injury suffered by Commander Sir Sheffield of Poking. Bishop Moule,bert Athuff in the late gun acendent of Mid-Chiun. was prevented from at the Font Sovereign was of a severu tending on account of bereavement, but character, the abdomen boing lacerated by
the explosion. sent a paper which was read at one of the sessions.....
Though not the largest, we learn that thia Convention was the most repre- sentative and infimential of any yet held in China. The object way he briedy
A. S, WATSON & CO., stated as follows-1: To discuss pro- blems and asthods of reaching young
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There were 386 European and 173 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, and 126 European and 1,418 Chinoso to the Museum during the week ouded 22nd December,
Sir E. Satow returned to Peking es
Post Office Holiday.
During the Xman Redidays the Post Office will be open during the hours stated below
tou.m., again from noon to 3.20 p.m. On Wednesday, the 28th instant, from to despatch the outgoing German mail for
despa
to
To-day. Mr Komp dealt very suntly with Lam Chiu, servant in the employ of ms Fergus, No. 14, Knutsford Terrace,
R.M.A., of H.M.S. Wivern, will meet in the City Hall, on the 1st January next, and box the host of twenty 3- minute rounds, with 4-ounce gloves for 8250 aside, and a parse of $400. The match is under Marquis of Queens barry's rules and for the Championship of the Colony. It will be remembered that Con. Shechen won the honour before, but
at the back of the terrace when he observed have appeared in public in Hongkong be- Sorgeant O'Sullivan was on duty in the lane he has now left the Colony. Both fighters
small boy leave Mes Forguson's house fore, and are well matched for the honour. On Thursday, the 20th instant, from 8with two oranges wncealed in his jacket. So other interesting events pro adver.} toa.m. only. Correspondence for Local The house boy admitted giving them to the tied as part of the programine to 9 a.m. The Night Box will be left open delivery on those days may be posted up boy. Mrs Ferguson said the oranges during the time the office is closed. The been taken from a baskot in hor bedroom. Money Order Oleo will be entirely closed the boy had no permission to take on both days.
had
mon for Christ. To consider the the 6th inst, and Mr Reginal Tower, werò lying in 'wait behind a tree for for three days, with hard-labor, and bound,
First Secretary at the British Legation, left on the fullering day to take up his new appointment ofMinister in Sism,
Important Seizure of Lottery Tickets Yesterday, the Police unde all impor
the In Court, the boy said he picked at inure of lottery tickets. Aninformer them up in sweeping the floor, and, think was first of all sent to the office of Kwok Where is he?
ing they were not vented, garo them to tho, in Queens Road Central, a man suspect- Twowell-meaning Irishnen, same years small boy. His Worship soot Lam to jailed of roping an agency for the sale of Macas and Kwangtung lottery tickets. land-agent; against whom they had a grier him uver in a personal bond of 625 tub of The infernier was farnished with morked their purpose being to out and wound good behaviour for a period of the money, and had order to parchesa" some with intent to kill. The agent was known mouths.
of the tickets. He succeded in drawing the anwily lottery nun rato the smare, and Chief Detective Inspector Hausen und Ser-
to pass by this spot every day as regularly
The Grafton, first-class cruiser, former on this station, is to be commissioned at Chatham to relive the Write, as flagship of Rear-Admir A. K. Bickford, Com-him. At 3.80, weary of waiting, one of mander-in-Chia on the Pacific station
thefe tarned to the other, and said, tiredly We'll have to give it up, Pat. T'i afraid something has happened to the pour divil.
place that the Christian young men must hold in the work of evangelizing China. It is hardly necessary to udd that the promoters of this movement believo most_firuly that, if China isly ever to be evangelized, it must be done
with the thought in mind, therefore, largely by the Chinese themselves.
the student centres are the strategia
Drawings be the first class battle-ship points in the regeneration of the King Edward II, which is ta be built at pire. This work is organically connect Portsmouth, have been received by Mr JULES MUMM & Co., a Wine fored with the World's Student Christian Yates, chief costructor at that yard. Sho
Connoisseurs.
Federation, and immediately; owes its origin to the Student Young Men's Christian Associations of Canada and
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as clockwork at two o'clock. At 2.30 on this Victoria Memorial at Singapore particular day ho had not put in an appear. At a public meeting in Singapore togeant Kerr shortly afterwards, visited the use, and at three o'clock still no signs ofsider the nature of the proposed Me. pronites. The man wea, takon vo com
morial to Her Late Majesty Queen Vic-pletely by surprise that he didn't know turia, H. E. Sir Frank Swattenham, who what to do. The marked money was lying presided, mentioned that certain Chinese one table, and all the evidences of bis gentlemen in Singapore had already pro calling were plainly visible. Several han- mised 813,000 towards the building fand, dreds of tickets were seized, and 827 m (Apphuse.) Their number was not largemoney and the musí arrested. At the As the open sailing boats found the and he would not read out their names, Magistracy today, Mr Kemp urdered him course too long at the recent Regatta, and because he had written them down rather to pay a line of $100, or suffer teprison- did not mish either of the races allotted to badly and be might make mishkas. There ment for three months; the tickets to he their diss, it was dreided to re-sail the was one thing, however, he sold like to destroyed. The fine was paid at once. In accordace with the provisions of the United States. In those countries an Order in Council, Commander Sir races go, Saturday, making one event and, and that was with refer to the there is warcely a College or University B. Widy Bart, has been placed on The course was a seven-mile one towards this memorial to Her Late Majesty.Nother, Conul General_for_the
giving 825 to each of the first and second lives of many nationalities In Simone Shutting the Door to Hongkong the Retired Lid the
, at his own request, with
ak of Captain,
leaving the White Fairbooy buoy and Studentters Island to starcard. Only for boats started na follows
·H.M.S. Jesus
is to have a diplicement of 10,500 tons.
permission to
Buc
which has not its Association, and some of the most flourishing are to be found at Toronto, Montreal, Yale, Harvard
It is stated at the King has chosen and Princeton. The work in China,
tho design for the Coronation models, we understand, has been started at the which are to be rule nose dune. It is WHISKY. gent hvitation of the Missionaries the work of the celebrated actist 31. Fouch,
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It was that dis was not a Government undur to-day's date by am so follows business. He believed that when the gent to inform you that the Governo tonuar Iomen who undertook the work of colloc of Netherlands-India has decreed th ing invited the natives: to subscribe. ships or roasele arriving from Hongkon there might be the feeling amongst these having called at this port are subject that the Government was collecting money Netherlands-India to narantino of and the native pastors. Its workers The incitals will be in gold, silver, and cop-
to do something in the place. This pro days from the date of departure fro are all college men who have had more per, and a spppy will probably come to
posal was one for the hereft of the people port or kines the last case of pligu or less experience in stunt work at Hongkong, as was the case at the celebra-
of the place and the Government had only board. Importation is temporarily, p cino in as a subscriber; the Government bited of animal refuse, claws and ha hone. Some idea of its extent may be tion of the Diamond Jubilen in 1882.
did not ask for money. The people of animal or human hair and bristles; l gained when we bear in mind that the v
The Noy News of the 19th
Singapore, in their desire to perpetuate the which are untaunas and which are sat first secretary arrived in 1895, At the
memory of Quen who would always or cord with arseats, wool and re beginning of 1890, there were but five inst. says:-MH P. Wilkinson, British Claims Commissur, arrived here yester
eline in the world history as the greates by or saaks which have already be Associations, but, before the end of the
of ber sex, Wished
to put ap something used, coming from Hougkang or transit, Are yout weak, tired, easily fatigued, year taste were twenty seven in widely day from the Neth, where his ezértens
have been crowned with conspicuous all-wom-gut? If so, your system lacks worthy of her memory, something he red at this part. Also is temporarily pro- separated parts of the Empire, while a success and hero resulted in general tone. Your system nords recuperating hoped, chien would be « groat senament Lhibited & impart from Hongkong into National Organization had been effect-satisfaction. He tus row to undertake the You need gud strengthening Conic to the town and of immense une as the Netherlands India tapestry, and used em-
When the system is in a depressed conidi ed, and the publication began of a settlement of British claims at Shanghai | tion, its resisting power is lowered and it is people of the place. Their subscription: brokeries unless they are transported so monthly paper,The Intercollegian. and the River ports..
An easy prey to diseni. Germe may read were not to be given to the Governant, personel baggage or in consequence of
OF THE HIGHEST CLASS IN In 1900, forty-seven Associations were GREAT VARIETY. IMPORTED reported in eight Provinces, comprising FROM THE LEADING LONDON all those in which educational work is AND PARISIAN HOUSES.
CIGARS AND
CIGARETTES,
AND SMOKERS REQUISITES,
&
being carried on. Although the great catastrophe of last year submerged many of these in the north for a time, their appearance will be assured za soon
IL ALS 3-22 30 3 42-A 3.43 36 Mr E M. Hazeland und Mr M. Melver acted as charters and judges,
H.M.S. Tako
but to arcot something for the benefit of the change of residence. subacriber.
ly multiply upon the tissues, and most ser 09 results ny ensue. The most for Mr de Niceville, Government En-undable diseases may be easily contrasted, tomologist at the Indian Museum, whose Stoarns Wine of Cod Liver Oil death in hospital was reported from
is all chat tras tonic implies.. It
A GOOD COUCH MEDICINE Calenta a fer cap ugo, tied of malarial delicious wine presenting all the mids from the faces, Tanesorabe, Australia,]
contracted in Terei. Mrde Nieoville virtue of the best cod liver oil and
I find Chamberlain's Cong Rarely scam of the best form of won. It is reliable in visited Hongkong a year or two wo, and every rospect. Nothing secret about ft. Is excellent medicine has been we believe, was sitting Mesars E. E solentific preparation basal un eleinte from a severa cuth for stick
MR. W. MITCHELL, Chemist. Bory, England, writes: Man Hurtley, an elderly lady of 25, Elden Street, was taken ill about Christnias line with dropspils. followed by diarrhoe in general break, down in fact, she cold not valle HOM than a few rastlantid feared the worst was Brave Fedining On the recommendation of friend.
as the Church and its schoole. shall bekertchley and Kershaw in the preparation research und will produce resulta, w months, and it has effected a CDMO contdenced
of an important work ca the unterflies and maths of Hongkong.
else will. It inoteas the appetiterit/plenare in recommending in gestion, and stimulate patre WOCKNER This is the opinion of one of
Under its influence the fond eaton or oldest and most respected residents to Chiver Oil and dory as diteswa Wiad of Cod
improver
reestabushed. As it is, there are now
Iso much bonefit from tion,
first bottle tont Jatie Forty-four Associations actively at work
actually feeds the body New blood is has been nails pise in good fach day visited in lors d
chased the It
t seems to
us that the opportunities
made now Derves built up and new tissue that others 04 try the remedy and be see
mix botile, haring sdtirely, r is movement in China are
WHEN SAYS omphatically that she created to rep non ake old, weak and dis benefited, as was Mr. Wrokost, This rá ”
AS. Watson & Co. Ltd., Hongkonz hint, it is morally certain that she will eased ones. Wholesale from a S, Watson medy is sold by All Dealer WATKIN tomar ghoulth. Wholsale from enormous It seeks to reach the city what she says she will, wall the t
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