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EDITORIAL COMMENT,
The statement
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Russian newspaper Novy Krai in regard to Japan as a nation is little calculated to allay the bitterness of feeling that exists in Japan at the present moment. It seems to be the desire of a certain $52.00 per Case Bottles.section in Russia to irritate the Japan- ese and to force on war between Russin $55.00 per Case Bottles,
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King's Birthday.
Monday, the 9th of November, has bsen gazetted as a Public Holiday through- out the Colony, in celebration of the anniversary of the Birthday of King Edward VII.
Hongkong Christian Union.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Notes by the Way.
H. M. the King has approved of Me Cunstantin Bologorskoi as Consul of Russia at Hongkong.
Tho fact that as the Colong has been free from plague for ten daya clean bills of health will now be issued in gazetted.
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Tho asust devotional meeting will bo held on Munday evening, at 6.15, in the fonday, at the Magistrney, MT Ser- room of the Union, Beaconsfield Arende.combe Smith sont à sesfold-builder to gaot The Rer. Dr Hager will preside. All are for twenty-one days for stealing 23-worth of cordially invited,
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A Great Cricketer.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1908.
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THE HUNGARIAN CRISIS. ·
CONCESSIONS BY THE
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Liberal Cabinet to be Formod.
LONDON, October 31.
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(DRUTER'S SERVICE.] ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL.
RELATIONS.
LONDON, October 29.
A large party of commercial mon from London have arrived in Paris as the guests of the French commorojal bodika.
A banquet gives in the evening, at which the French Premier-and-nearly all the ministers were prozont, was made the ocension of a freab enthusiastic demonstra- tion at the Anglo-French niepprochement, the speeches boing of the most cordial The prolonged Hungarian
description. The Minister of Commerce, During his cricket carver, Dr W. G. Foresters, has been appointed the military crisis is practically over.
who- prosided, dwelt on the efficacious Grace, still referred to as the Champion, representative on the Committee of the
Insanor of private initiative; he hoped that The Emperor has played 1345 completed innings in first- Wong-nei-chung and Queen's Recreation
it might supplement the work of the two Ho Grounds, rice Captain P. P. R. Anley. Mr class cricket, with an average of 40.50. has captured 2750 wickets at a cast of con-T. F. Hough will represent the Jockey various concessions to accord governments, and that the tonents derived siderably under 20 runs per wicket. Club in place of Mr A. S. Anton..
therefrom would be not only commercial. with the Hungarian national A telegram from Rome states that sentiment regarding the army. Mr Brodrick, replying to 1 cor. person moving in the highest Vatican
The concessions have proved respondent, says there is no foundation for circles affirme that the stories published in the suggestion and in Military journal the now papers concerning proposed via acceptable to the Liberal party, pression. that the Fifth and Sixth ́ Arcy Corps are ❘ of M. Loubet to the Pops are :paroly im- ast to be formed at present, and that in aginary. Up to the present there fusve who themselves have waived consequence the new o of Army been no negotiations between France and their demand for Hungarian organisation is shout to & the ground. the Holy Sea regarding such a visit.
words of command to be given. Author Dies in Despair.
Count Tisza undertakes the
Mr Brodrick's Army Scheme.
WINE MERCHANTS,
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MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.
Auction, pa- Auction of Assorted Mactings, at. Lai Du's Godown No. 86, We
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Meetings.
4 p.m. Meeting of Members of Hong
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Miscellaneous.
dale subject to rent.
Genoral Memoranda.
Serumpar, Novenaber 11 :...
9 p.m.- Ferfonnance at the City Hall.
According to arrangement seven South
Professor Franz von Protter, chief
MR CHAMBERLAIN'S CAMPAIGN. Mr-Chamberlain's fiscal campaign is produsing a marked and widespread im
RUSSIA AND JAPAN. The London Tinet, in discussing the Hasso-Japanese aituation, remarks that despite the presence of circumstances enteulated is inflame the patriotic and war- like spirit to the utmost, Japan ha
done to-day, for their conduct and Afriens and five German students were to the German Archaeological Institute, formation of a Liberal Cabinet preserved an admiralde cala, conscious of
attitude towards the Russians through ont the present crisis have been most adminule. Emerging from the contest with China with the highest credit to themselves, the Japanese, since then, have won for themselves the esteem of all who have watched their rise and
Goods per Surria undelivered after tids progress as a world Power. They any not have reached the high status of some of the European Powers, but they Have eclipsed some and are rapidly THURDAY, November 5 :--
Good: per Hornbury undelivered after attaining a position which even Russia
this date subject to rent.
might enty. The power to wage war is FRIDAY, November 6:--
by no means the highest gauge of un- Guess for Furtose not cleared at 4 ptional prestige. The war with China
c. is Ante subject to rent
was merely an incident in the growth of a great nation. By education and the effort to reach a higher ethical and moral standard, the Japanese statesmen have already achieved successes which are only a foretaste of a higher state of civilisation amongst a people, who, in arts, letters and general characteristics compare most favourably with their Russian critics, The nation that is cesponsible for the recent outrage at Blagovestchensk has little claim to stand higher in the analo of humanity than Japan.
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acedrding to a telegram from Adhens, killed) himself on Sept. 19 by shooting E on the basis of the concessions
granted.
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suicide was the result of despair at not
it is to see how the preliminary experiment on which he had been long engaged. succccde that completion of the organiza- tion for bringing, over the fall number of scholars is postponed. The remaining
Football.
A match, under Association Rules, will
colonist and American contingent will not take place on Monday, between the If. K. enter Oxford until 1904.
More White Star Ships.
|F.C. SA 'Tentu and the Naval Yard Team. Kick-of at 430 p.m. The following will represent the Club-A. Boyd, A. B. de Veulle, R.N., R. Henderson, H.V. Chard, The White Star Company announce E. J. Davice, forwards; W. L. Chatfeld, the taking over of the vessels Columbus, R.E., H. 6. Gaskell. R.E., L. Chesney. Coramonivalth, New England, and May-RE., halves; H. C. Austen, C. T. Kow be rechristened as Republic, Canopic, Newer, of the Dominion Line. They will (Capt.), backs; A. N. Other, Goal.
Romane and Crtir.
The first three will Band Performance.
he ctilized for winter service in tho Mediterrants, and the Churic and Cate for the Liverpool-Boston service. The steamships of the Mediteranean service will be taken off in the spring and put on the Liverpool-Boston route.
Hongkong Christmas Cards.
Mesars Kelly sad Walshy Ltd., ve wind us of the approach of the festival of Christmas by sending us a batch of their New Terrado. There are got up in highly artistic manner,quito in keeping with the reputation of the firm, and will form very acceptable souvenirs to friends at a distance. Most of the pictures repre-
SERIOUS STRIKE IN SPAIN.
TROOPS CALLED OUT.
LONDON, October 31.
the increased power and prestige utforded hor by her alliance with Great Britain. She has confronted her grant rival with patience and self-possession, and sho will nesuredly exhaust as possibility of Bafo-guarding her reasonable claims by peaceful weaU6,
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CIVILIAN V SERVICES.
A SERVICE TEAM.
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G. Moore, R.N., Lb.w., b Rademacker 25-
The match between the teams represent- A strike has broken out ating the Services and the Civilians was com Bilbao, Spain, and serious riotsced on the Cricket Ground to-day.
Following were the Scores up to 3.30- have taken place in consequence.pan. :-
So desperate has the situa-Capt. Buy. R.A., e Hercook, b Len The following is the programm of tion become that troops have Capt. Radcliffe, R.E., e Rademackor, li music to be performed by the Band of the been called out to suppress the Capt. G. P. Davies, A. P. D., & Hick-
"Loe 10th Mahratta Light Infantry, on the New Parade Ground, on Monday next, the rising. 2nd November, from 4.30 to 6 p.m. :— March......Belphegar * Overture... Rosamundo" Valse...... Ispahan Selection... La Cigale Serenade... Der Engel Licc'...........Braga Selection... The Medal & the Blair' Jones
400 SAFE THC XING,
A Powerful Irish Party.
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Capt. Rinch, R A.. b Rademecker Major Chichester, & Mackenzie... Anarchists are now organis-Lieut. Mahon, R. N. b Bind
Licut. Rimington, S.F. b Bird... Capt Ferrier, A-F.De Horley, b Bird a great strike in Barcelona.a. P. silver, R.N., b'Bird...
Lieut, Hodgson, S.F.. not out
Royle ing
..Anitran
Join Redmour, M.P., speaking at Aughrim, Wicklow County, Ireland, last month, said that the Irish party would find an entirely now situation when Parlia A correspondent write to The Sansont Chinese streets and glimpses of the ment next met. Then English parties. dard-Cannot the unhappy dispute be- Harbour, and one in a fairly good panoramic woolt be broken up and the Irish party tween Admital Lamilton and General Hun- view of Kowloon. Accompanying the cards would wicht power such as it never before ter bo settled in a friendly and sportsman.is a second edition of & Bit of the British possessed. He counseled a continanz.ce of like tanner? Let the Amiral select a team Empire, a booklet containing cighteen the policy which had rested in securing of Naval, and the General on of Military. pictures of Hongkong done in half-tone. It the Irish Land Bilt, which he valgod above gunners, and let cach team prove its effl-will form an attractive nouvenir to friends all as opening the way to obtain an Irish ciency or inefficiency at a fixed target with at Home.
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A regular campaign against madiums
(Bilbao is a the Capital of the province of Capt. Harvey, R.A.M.C., b Bird Biscay, Spain, and is situated 28 miles
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THE BAGDAD RAILWAY.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
UNFAVOURABLE.
Germans Construct the Lino.
LONDON, October 31.
The French Government has rejected the Bagdad Railway Agreement between French and
Total...
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
A DIVILIAN TEAN,
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At five o'clock the Civil Team had lost;
10 wickets for 144 runs,
Breaking into a Shop.
At the Magistracy to day, before Me T. Sercombe Smith, a native was charged with breaking into a shop and stealing clothes, etc. to the value of 830. Ho dinitted breaking the lack of the door, is Worship sent him to prison for
and
would have inflicted a severer penalty. He
was also ordered to be placed in the stocks.
At the London Bankruptcy Court, theted--
has begun in Germany at the direct instigs. failure has been amourced of Blanche 1
The How. II. E. Pollock to be an un-tion of Emperor Willism, who is snuoyed German promoters, and the lat-four mouths, remarking that if he thought Adeliza, Dowager Countess of Rosslyn, official munter of the. Legislative Council at the spread of spiritualism among the
during the absence of Dr It. G. Shewan.aristocracy, Frau Franzci, a famous Sakonter will in consequence constructe priser was not to be banished he
The Hon. J. M. Atkinson, Principal mediuso, has been sentenced to six months'
the line alone, Civil Diudicat ficar, to be temporarily an imprisonment, while her husband is held Odical Member of the Legislative Council. for perjury. Similar prosecutions are' pro- Mr L. A. M. Johnston, Postmaster coding in other cities, and panic has General, to net as Treasurer god Collector sized the spiritualists, for they are convict- of Strap Revenue during the absence of the ed sa awindlers, oven when high-placed Hon. A. Macdonald Thomsen, or until fur-friends testify in their bellal, ther notice.
17. Park-lane. The peiving order was mads on the petition of Messrs Leeward Glow and Co., stockbrokers, of Austin-friars, creditors for £64-3 The liabilities are stated to exceed £50,000, in addition to which there is a heavy limbidity to a bank,
The failure in attributed to ill-health.
The Turbine System.
Mr Curtis, builder of the turbine yacht Revolution, which has been in use since 1902, states that a turbino model is being built of a similar type, designed to meet the high steam econcray of the quadruple ex-The Chinese and the Governor... pansion eix-cylinder engines of tho Kuiter
We understand that at a largely at
Mr 8. B. Carne Ross to act as Poct- | A Gorman Árrosted. mastor General with effect from October 20 until further notico.
,
Boers Threaten to become Fresbyterians. The Boers who served in the late war
fve four housa, in Hen of the inst week's imprisonment.
Fanjom Mining Company, Ltd. na National Scouts, and who domiciled in The Secretary of the Punjom Mining the eastern districts of the Transvaal, Co., Ltd., informs us that the result of the have cominenced steps to demand an crushing during October is 700 tons, yiobi. apology and the withdrawal of the Church ing 1 ounces of smelted gold, the estimate/i On the arrival of the Canton steamer ban phord upon them. They deny that value of which is $2,000. The small result yesterday, at 8.50 P.M. Sergeant they einmitted any sin in joining the Bri. was due to the collapse of milling power, O'Sullivan boarded her and arrested their tish, as evouta have provod, and further sad the worn-out ronchinery is now being wald Korallus, a German subject, by virtue state that as they are joint owners of the rapidly reduced. Information is just to of a warrant taken out on receipt of a tele-Church property their exclusion from its hand that the Goromment have closed the Wilhelm, Deutschland, and Lucania class.tended mesting of representative Chinese Gram from the German Consul at Canton.
benefits is unjustifiable. They "threaten mill pending the erection of a tailing dam Mr Curtis anticipates a cont econosos rival held the other day, the Hon. Dr Ho Rai,, The charge is one of larceny, and when ar-that if their demands are not granted they The Directors do not anticipate any great ling that of reciprocating engines, with the .M.G., in the chair, it was decided to join rested the man had $37.12 in his possession. will join the Freshfretions.
delay before the mill restarts. advantages of the turbine type'ss all sloar with the Exropean community in the fare appeared at the Magistracy, before Mr gain. He expects to be considered in the well address to H, E. St Henry A. Blake, T. Sercombe Smith today, and after the The purest and best equipment of the Copaedere.
G.C.M.G., on the occasion of his leaving videnos as to the arrest was taken, the American Beer on the
the Colony to take up the Governorship of case was remanded until Friday next at 3 Market.
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Mails to the Far East.
The French Undor Secretary of State being drawn tig ly the Unofficial Members Fishing Craft in a Storm. for Posts and Telegraphs on the 25th uit, of the Legislative Council, acting in co
Left without Notico.
fogo.
For Sprains
A Subterranean Passage.
A Bloodthirsty Editor.
M. Emile Mansard, the Editor of the An extraordinary letter, purporting to. Patris, who has just finished his period of have been written by a Bulgarian states. Military training as a Reserve officer, hsa- man, hepears in the Kleine Journal of Sept, made the discovery that the French Army 14. The Kritor assorts that pealiterraneshts Enddenly become the most formidablo in
The Gorman cleaner Petchaburi, which pasange lenda from the Castle of Euxinogra. the world." I wo year ago, he says, General issued a notico stating that there wil be a operation with the Committes of the Hong-arrived from Bangkok to-day, met with do, where Frisco Ferdinand lives as though de Gallist declared from the Tribuno of the from daily mail train from Paris and Moscow to kong General Chamber of Commerce. The several incidents on the soyage, Up to besieged, to the river, through which the Chamber that From to-day the French until the true of the Siberian railway en Chinose will also present Chinese silk Cape Varolla che fiad Bine weather bur from Princo ein osecage by water when convinced Army is provided with an improvement Port Arthur, and tire teraz That point ombroideries to Lady Blake, found two there strong North East gele anda hoary son that his positic is no longer tenable. It is which has doubled its power and will to will be reached on the twentieth day after scholarships, to be known as the 'Blake were encountered. Forty-five miles Southindded that the Princess Clementine, mother morzow make it stranger than the strongest leaving Paris. From Part Arthur Thorosis Scholarships, for local schools, and a por-West of Gap Rock a fishing boat was sighted of Prince Ferdinand, saw King Edward at Army in Europe. The declaration passed will be forwarded by steamer three times & trait of His Excellenty will be hung in the flying signals of distress on her foregaat. Vienon, frld that lier sou tras ins deplor-noticed at the time, but M. Massard Bayu week to Chi-fu, pnce a week to Shanghai,new section of the Tung Wah Hospital, Captain Hillmann had a lifeboat lowered silo condition and in danger of his life, and that it was not an oxaggeration. By reduc Per Cuse of 6 Doz. Piuts $15.00 and once a week to Nagasaki.
opened by Hiz. Excellency a few months and she put off and took the crew of the begged his Majesty to have a vessel in ing the weight of the ballet and lengthening. fishing boat si board. About two hours readiness to carry bim away from Bulgaria. it slightly, and by increasing the charge of BALL SEASON, 1903-4. Per Case of 4 Doz. Quarts $15.00
after that the steamer sighted and he King Edward, it is further asserted, assured powder in the cartridges used in the Lebel Mr T. Scrcombo Smith is evidently
fahing boat which had lost hrniasts and Princess (ementine that Prince Ferdinand side of 1856, the French exparts have been Per One Dozen Pints ...$ 2.73 determined to put a stop to the poetics of right time to treat a sprain is theeails. The lifebeat was gain lowered, and would always find at: asylum in England.
able to flatten the trajectory: M. Massard minute, you get it. and the right
adds that tho Termans are aware of the im native employee leaving their employment remedy in use CHAMBERLAIN'S the crew were also taken on board, and without giving due notice. Yesterday a PAIN BALM, You can say what you will another fishing host was given provisiona
provement, and have stolen packages of the about this or that thing being good for &and water. compositor employed Ly Messrs Kelly and sprain, but Chamberlain's Pain Balm beats
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watch for the fist symptom of the a chargo, and Me Smith fined him or will be gone. Even if Chamberlain's Pain beat again left the davits and put off, the Cough Remedy is given as soon as the they can re-arm, and ther onig at n› great- he more you use it, the sooner the sprain signals of distress, and although the life di cam licaments If Chamberlain'sust be at least three or four years before three months' imprisonment. Evidence Balm gets you back to work one day showed that the defendant had been offer.quicker han ether. remedies, it will pay for crew of the fishing jerk, with the excepsbild booms hoarse, the attack can be expense. France, consequently, in any
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