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Miscellaneous.
All of theas discussions are not, however, | fruitleen. The Standard has been publishing of late & number of letters
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1908.
BY TELEGARPH.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,
His Excellency Sie Matthew Nathan,
pointing out the unfair heaviness of THE ARMY MANŒŒUVRES,Governor of the Colony, presided at the financial burden which rests upon
A GRAND ASSAULT.
(From Our Correspondent. )
meating of the Legislative Council which was held to-day. There were also present :- His Excellency the Oficer Commandan the Trcope, Colonel DARLING,
Hon. Mr T. SEBCOMBY SMITH (Caloni Secretary).
Goods per Pervin undelivered after this the middle elses. None too soon it has been reallord that the taxation of date subject to rent.
the country bears unfairly upon thos
SVANGDAI, October 25. either the who do oat belong to
The Chinoso Army mano-livres'; privileged clauses of the privileged!
The hardworking professional culminated yesterday in an usuult by General).
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, October 27:
Non-Auction of 5 Maior Boats at the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., LA.
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or business man finds that be hay to
Mormous education rate in all arme." Pay an MONDAY, October 29:---
Bonda per Withad undelivered after this order that the children of the working
date subject to ront.
classes should receive BR excellent MONDAY, October 29:-
9.45 p.m.-Auction of Bousebold Farof education-free. In addition to that he bas to educate his own children. ture, at No. 7, Calns Road.
bis He carries the workingman on shoulders, educates his ohildren, finds relief work for bim in the winter and supports a workhouse in which he may
TUMDAY, October $):-
9.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Forci. rare, at Col. Kent's residence No. 3, Mountain View, Peak,
9p.m.-Meeting of Eothen Mark Lodge
Wednesday, October 31:-
9.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Farnicomfortably spend his declining days
ture, at No. 3, Century Crescent Kon
One correspondent pointed out that the Body Hand Goods per Benalder undelivered after middle class is almost entirely ignored
this data subject to rent.
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MONORONG THUÉSDAY, OCTOnen 25, 1908.
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THE FRENCH POLITICA]
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The Southernere first prossed but ultimately the Northernors made a Oank attack and overwhelmad the! Southernera.
The Northera infantry was «pecially rinigad.
SHANGHAI'S SIKAS.
*NQUILING INTO TREIR
GRIEVANCE
by the newspapers. The sayings, doinga and microents of the aristocracy are faithfull; recorded and a great amount
(From mus - Correspondent Y af space is devoted to the working wan
Suagat, October 26, propels to supply them with cheap
At the request of the Oponail the trains, their hildren with free meals and so forth are dier yosed abnost daily.Commander of the troopa rt. Tientsin Bot mass is there a word mid about lighting the burden of the middle
lage
is sending a foreign officer of gendar.
One good result of this discs.marie to inquire into the grit nomas of Not on very long wines the fall of a tion is the quickening of the interest of the Indian Polier, Freach Ministry was almost invariably profesional and commercial men in poli
i que lo the ocasion of incresser antivity tios. In any instar one appts have been
won by the Labour Porty through the i upathy and indifferena" of middle eines The effect of sewing the
the part of the Roy-lists who sw
in the political unrest a possible oplectors.
Į portunity of overthrowing the Repulic. Gontent of Great Britain, for the first time, being subjected to pressure by men of the air Hardie type, and bring threatened into dangerous political courant hav aroused the middle olass to
What
of taration without representa-
LODAL AND COAST NEWS.
HUNGARIAN POLITICS
WHY GOLUCHOWSKI RESIGNED
+ Red Roraire, m‹pplied by Reuter,
in Bombay),
LONDON, Oetober 24.
The Hungarian newspapers ascribe
The papura alan denounce the Triple Allianca.
During the last decade, however, the to have banore 80 Repablic poem Srmly based that nothing short of a! dicastross foreign war would appear its pazila. It recognises that the ten. likely to endanger its stability
daney will be to heap up its hurdens so Count Golnehrwchi's resignation to littla power the Royalista entually that tha working clase may profit and loss of confidence in the astional representatives, owing to the exzensivo possess is unfortunately for them, it is now organising in order to show at
subserviousness to Germany. divided between two rival claimants to the next election that it is not prepared the throne. The resignation of the to indefinitely scquiesce in the present
system Sarrion Ministry is presumably in sowei
tion. to the struggle with the **y dar Vatican It appears inesitable, an happily, that the breach between the Vatican and the Republic will steadily grow wider. We any unhappily because the effect of the breach will undoubtediy be to confirm France as a state without religion, which we consider the meat" Harkow" will be held, at the Magistracy, on Saturday morning next. The police terrible condition in which any coun
would be glad to bear from anyone who can try can be placed. The superiority throw any light on the subject, daimed for one branch of the Christian religion over another is entirely beside the question, and, as we have repeatedly at Lander House. Benensfield Arcade, A clearing out sale is taking affirmed, we are not influenced by unjust now.
The German Mail of the With Sept. was delivered in Loudon on (ba 24th Not
A Coroner'a inquity concerning the deaths that occurred in the burning of the
Ladies!
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
row considerations of creed when we place. The stock of hats, corsets, blouses, flowers, ete, is nii new, and is going al find it necessary to refer to religiousastian cost pric questions. Any religion which seeke to olevate the moral tone of the people i is worthy of all sympathy. It may hel that the new French Ministry will bo able to find some means of establishing better relations with Rome, though Wei. there does not acem any particolarly good reason for anticipating that Well-wishers anch will be the case.
Wu Ting Fang, Fresident of the Board of Punishments, and Into Chinese Minister at Wubington, visiting his native place,
[Count A. Goluchowski von Goluchova was Minister of Foreign Affairs and of the Imperial and Royal Boura of Austris Hungary F., O. M.]
(REUTER'S RECVICH. | OBITUARY,
LONDON, October 23. The death of Admiral Sir Arthur Fan- ahawe is announced.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.
Night Fishing Abandoned.
LONDON, October 23.
In convidemtion of the Americans agro- ing not to use purse seines, the Nowfound- landers will refrain from Ashing in the night time; night fishing has been a fertile source of trouble through the men cutting ench other's nets, and this compromise reduces the possibility of faiction to a minimum.
AMERICA AND JAPAN. Reported Il-Feeling.
Losos, October 2
Hen, Mr A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Treasurer).
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Hon, air & W. Bazwan (Registrar
Ken. Capt. RADELEY,
Kan. Mr W. Castɛsm {Diwatar of Pul lin Works).
Ron. Dr Ho KAL. Hon. Mr Wai Yox. Hon. Mr H. E. POLLOK. Han, bir W. J. GRESSON.
Hoo, Mr E. OSBORNE,
Hon. Mr E. A, BZWEIT.
Mr A. G. M. Fleroza (Acting Clerks of Council),
The Hon. Colonial Secretary moved and the Hon. Colunial Treasurer seconded that financial minutes Nos. 78 to 83 ba referred to the Finance Committee.
TYPHOON EXPENSES,
His Excellency the Governor, in explain ing the minutes, said that No 78, for a sum of 81942, was necessary on account of boats lust at out stations during the typhoon of September 18th and also for ungazines borrowed from the Ordinance Department
and 792 rounds of binds ammunition lost at Green Island during the typhoon. No. 7, for a sum of $110, was necessary to
the
cover the money spent in renting malubeda to act as temporary mortuarivy on Prays Fast after the typhoon. Financial minute No. 80 spoke for itself. The sun of $450 was for the hire of a launch for the Medical Oficer of the port during the time that his launch "Sybil "epairs
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COST OF THE COMMINSTON
Financial minute No 82, for a sum of $14,000, was for taking down the evidence given before the Commission appointed tax inquire into the working of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance and the evidubre te supplying copies of the members. It was a large sum but was ir accordance with the lowest tender received for the work and His Excellency only hoped that the cost to the Government in money and to the members of the Con inquiry would be componented for by the mission in the time they had spent in the
mitted, would produce. good the Commission's report, when sub-
Financial minute No 83, for the sum of $600, WAS to CuTer the cost of various annages done by the typhoons on Septem ber 18th and 20th.
The motion was carried and the minutes referred to the Financa Committee.
BILL WITHDRAWN.
The Hon. Colonial Secretary, on the instruction of His Excellency the Governor, moved that the Trade Marks Amendment Ordinance be withdrawn from the Council's consideration.
His Excellency explained that when the amending till was submitted to the repre sentatives of the commercial community it was approved of but objection was sub- sequently raised to it by the legal profession withdmw and it was thought' advisable to the bill for further consideration.
The Hon. Colonial Treasurer seconded and the bill was withdrawn accordingly.
WORKMEN'S CARR..
A motion standing in the name of the Hon Attorney General with reference to the running of Werkmen's Cars by the Electric Tramway Co. was adjourned on the motion of the Him Colonial Sacrotary seconded by the Hon. Colonial Treasurer.
WIDOW' AND OBEMANS' FUND. The Hon Colonial Secretary moved tha first reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Widows nud Orphans' Pen- alon Fond Ordinance, 1900,
The Hon Colonial Treasurer secunded and the Bill was read a first time.
THE MERCHANT ABIPPING ORDINANCE,
The Hon. Colmial Secretary moved that the Council go into committee on the Bil entitled An Ordinance further to Amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1889, and for other purposes.
The Ilon. Colonial Secretary alaled that the Bill we stroady been ousidered in The Day Chronicle states that the committes but he moved that it be re- Washington State Department is some committed for further alterations. The Invitations have been issued for an "A what exercised over a report of an nati-motion was carried and the Bill Considered
in coumit
Leave of absence to the neighbouring countries on private affairs, has been ganted to Lient. C. W. Case-Morris, from 3rd November to 20th November and 2nd Lieut. N. J. Whitty, from 3rd November to 20th November.
Home" at the residence of the Japaceso Consul on Saturday, Nov. 3, Le date of the of France will hope, however, that spaiversary of the birth of the Emperor of some modus vivendi will be found that Japan. will enable Church and State to carry out their respective duties with the minimum of friction. Turning from the religions question it may he as sumed that the understanding between Great Britain and France will remain. animpaired as A corsequence of the accession of M. Clemenceau to the Prime Ministership. Be has exhibited, gentine friendly feelings for Grest Britain and it is probable that he will do what he can to strengthen the ties which now draw the country together,
M. Clemenceau assumes office with
WEATHER REPORT.
American feeling in Japan.
It is onderstel that President Ronse relt has informed the Japanese Govern- ment there is no anti-Japanese feeling whatever in the United States, and that the footing in the Western States is altoge
ther due to labour causes.
The Cause of the Trouble.
--
LONDON, October 23. Nothing was known in New York of the anti-Japanese movement in San Francisc, until the receipt by the New York Times of a telegram from Tokyo, reporting the indigestion of the Japanese.
On the Council resuming His Excellency the Governor reposted that the Bill had passed through committes with a few minur alterations.
On the motion of the Hoo Colonial
Secretary secondled by the Hon. Colonist Treasurer the Bill was read a third time
and became law.
The Chancil adjourned natii Thursday next at 2.30 p.m.
QUEEN'S COLLIGE.
The report of Monsta E A. Irving, W. W. Pearse and A. H. Golf, examiners of Queen's College, was laid on the table.. The report stated interalis
"The only important criticism ae have to make, is that the boss in many of the divisions are somewhat slothful. This is It appears that the difficulty arises from especially true of their attitude when the exclusion of Asiatis children from the questioned orally; and some of the higher schools, combined with social and labour divisions are the worst offender. In one divisson boys previously mure found their they complications.
tongues when they discovered that
rith they did to.
tack of puflicient accommodation, have lod
are very pro
The following notice is issued by Mr Figg of the Hongkong Observatory:-
On the 5th at 11.55 a--The barometer has risen moderately uver N. China, and slightly in 8. Chins and Formoen,
The Japanese returns are not yet to United States have no sympathy with the The great numbers at hand, bu probably the depression is parochial agitation of California. ↑ moving to the N.E..across Japan.
The No Fork Times says that the would be kept the College, with the
Fressure is highest over China to the THE NEW HEBRIDES AGREE.jodicial to good teaching. The congregation North of the Yangtze. It is slightly low
the good wishes of the people of Great
is
in
the neighbourhood of the S. Philippines.
WHISKY. Britain who recognise that the time
past when our neighbours' polition! difficulties and dangers held out the prospect of profitable pickings coming our way. Strong and stable govern-
Moderate to freeh monsoon is indicated
on the China Coast and over the N. part of the China Sos.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end. ing at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
$15.00...Per Case. meats in all the European states mean to-morrow.
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One of the slack season phenomena
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MENT.
Protest from Australia.
LONDON, October 23.
to economies of space which are
in the big ball w several divisions
in last year's report. In the commented other rooms the boys are arranged in solid squstes, & formation calculated to save all but the outside rank and file from sudden
Thore is no
The Premiera of the Australian Common, or casunk inspectiovision for the proper
of
wealth and Now Zealand baro protested to ventilation of the Class rooms, wish Lord Elgin against the siguing of the Now the weather is too-ccid to admit of opening
many windows.
Only one room has MADY Febrides Convention, na unduly favouring a fire place. Single or dual deska
of the stature adaptable to French claims at the expense of Australian
the pupila am used in all well equipped schools. Many interests.
both as to badly lighted, both the quantity of the light and its direction. Many of the rooms are over-crowded.
After the uzantinfactory mature of the desks, the most obvious deficicnoy is the lack of wall maps and pictures; Mapa air
FRANCE.
The Now Cabinet.
Lesbos, October-23...
of the rooms aro
The new French Cabinet is composed o kept in a separate room, and have to
sent for when required. This may prore A M. Clemenceau, Premier and Minister of saving of wear and tear: but it is a false economy from an educational point of view.
on the part of the readers of London
the Interior, M. Dessaigue, Minister of journala. of auxiaty to discuss some subject which has attracted no attention DO NOT NEGLECT A BAD COLD. Justle, M. Picbon, Minister of oroign
TEVER allow & cold to take its course. Affairs, M. Caillaus, Minister of Financo, FINANCE COMMITTEE
A meeting of the Finance Committen war during the year. The rise of Par- Tou of ca at this season of the year General Prequirt, Minister for War, pad
journed when the following financhi people time to sit down and assault the lain's Cough Remedy will promptly curo
your cold and counteract any tendency in Labour S
The rest of the Cabinet is unchanged,minutes were pasrod
A sum of 1,948 in aid of the vote, Tor Editor with their views on Do wo this directions You cannot afford to tako such a risk for the small amonat this medi sleep enough!" "Are we becoming less will you. For sale by all chemists oxcopt the Minister for the Colonias, which hour Master's Department, for the fallow religious?" and topics of a similar type,
SAN FRANCISCO and American Fort HATS related and made to Order. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. lisment and the law vacation give its coure la towel queuinis pay our A. Viviani, a socialist, Minister for held immediately after the Council ad-
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