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Auctions.
death of the Shab of Persia creates a
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1907.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
The s.s." Arcadia, with the English Mail, brought no parcels from the United Kingdom via Brindisi (overland) route.
IS THE NEW TERRITORY CONTENTEDİ
The guess of the Informed in better [than the assursise of the ignorant," Sơ
The master of the steam launch Hoi as the Moor. It is a pleasure to move new position in the Middle East. The late toonareb was among the more Kong" was food $25, at the Magistrsey about our seven-year-old possession' and- this morning, for falling to observe the note the benefits and advantages which enlightened of the Arian potentates rules of the rand. The launch master in have soms with the Union Jack. But » but, until quite recently, the people of passing another vessel did so in such a way wan cannot trudge far without becoming the country for the greater part showed as to render a collision likely.
ao inclination to depart from the rat in which they had been travelling for penturies. One result of the mutual distrust felt by Russla and Great Britain for each othor has been the entire stoppage of railway construation in Persia. By agreements with Bussip signed in 1890 and 1899 by the Shab,
aware that there are other sides of this occupation, which, the people look at, talk The Saigon authorities forwarded 36 over, and fool aggrieved at
In the old days they paid their tribale.in undesimbles to Hongkong recently who arrived in the harbour this morning, by the kind from what they had in possession; but steamer. “Darwent." The deportees were now the taxes canst be paid in money and promptly taken charge of by the local money of a particular brand. Tims and police and ware, during the day, forwarded again a man who had to pay very few on to Canton and Swatow, to which places dollars must go far, hunt around for s they claimed to belong.
bank note, and then get it for klu silver an a favour and for a consideration, ••
A Stray Typhoon.
9,30 p.m.-Auction of Silver & Ivory Ware, at No; 4- Caner's Rosd Central 2.50 p.m.--Austion of Japanese Curios,
&, at Mésara Bughes & Hough's, png, Balss Rooms, betaa
Amusements.Ad
rer several years. How this undertak 9p.m-Performance at City Ball,
Hug 200 veckan Aing will be affected by his death is not | evident. · British internata are predo- i
micant in South Portia and Russian in
The U.S. Copaul-General has recoived he bound, himself not to allow the co-cable from Manila, dated 6.35 p.m. struction of railways in his dominions yesterday, stating that a typhoon is. By of Manila, near Saman. A wire to-day Bys the depression, was crossing Visayas westwards.
General Memorands, SUNDAY, January 13
MONDAY, Jaunaty Id :—
on this data sihject to rent.
5.30 p.at-Meeting of Hothen. Mark
Lodge. Goods per Ceeanim unclaimed after this date at Noch will be subject to rent and landing charges. Goode pat thing undelivered after noon
p.m. this date will be landed.
toms. Until these loans, which amount to about three and a half millon sterling, aro repaid no other foreign loan can be
Street Show Cases.
Then also the method of collection down not err on the side of consideration. The New Territory la divided into large districte for administrative purposes. A man living many miles away from the head plaos In bla districh must cross hill and valley to that certain hond place to pay hüter. The loss of bis labour really forms in many bother The case in which U. F. Roberio was a high percentage of increase on the amount summoned by Building Inspector Edwards of the tax which he travels so far to p*7. Quodd per Juta not dead st 4 pm, the North: Russia has, perhaps, for causing an obstruction by erecting post-Then tax-notices are mut out for the stronger hold upon the country than card show news over the public footpath whole District at the mms time and mak Great Britain as the only foreign loans in Duddell Street was onlled up again, be paid on a fixed day. This results in
at the Magistracy this mornin. Mr Otto crowd of would-be taxpayers aanstbling at Aosted were negotiated through & Rus-Kong Sing pleaded not guilty on behalf of the Central O For.. The Chinese clerka do sian bank and are secured on the ous-the defendant and denied that the show not hurry themselves, of course, and only cise was on Crown land. As stated last a few can pay their tax each day, oven- week Mr Kong Sing had written to the after waiting for some hours. This system Public Works Department for authority is irritating, loads to lose, and ever to rotain the show cases but had received unintentional injustice. We may look at no reply. Inspector Edwards was not two concrete examples. One man attended the station fifteen times before attention was given to his land affairs, though Rs. came on the day of appointment. Another man lived several hour from the "Tax- The battle practice of the vessels of receiver's Offics. The attended on the the Chias Squadron has this your been on proper day, prepared to pay. After wait the whole very guod, that of the "Kinging the whole day, he was told to come on Alfred" and the Dindem calling for the morrow. This went on for five cop special mention, the former scoring 75 hits socutive days with a like result. On the but of III rounds. The recont of the sixth be again trudged over and his money cruiser "Flora" works out at 48 hits per was received. On his return tramp he met gun perminate, she having fired 70 the Sergeant with a coolin driving the rounds, and obtained 48 hite. The best farmor's hullock. The clerk had not in- formed the Sergeant, who concluded that rounds by T. Burnett, A. B., and seven hits out of pine rounds by G. Turner, leading naman.-United Barbice Gazette.
WEDNESDAY, JADUary 18-
11 p.m.-Auction of Wines and Spirile, at Mere Hughes & Hough'e Sales Rooms.
Goods per dreadin, not cleared at 4 p.m.
on this date aubject to rout, THURSDAY, January 17-
Noon-Auction of Steara Launch Fest
Sully on Board.
witte 8pm.Augtion of Booths & Matshed
at the Race Course.
3 p.m.Mesting of Medical Missionary Sociory in Chins, at the Society's Medical College, Canton. FRIDAY, January 18
9.15 p.m.-Hongkong Philharmonic So.
ojoty's Concert at City Hall. Register of Shares of Hongkong Reclama
26th Jan., inclusiva.
the
made without the consent of the Ras-prepared to prove the case and a further sian Bank Readers will recollect that rehand was granted for a week. we have reported that one of the results Battle Practice. of the better understanding between Great Britain and Russia was recent, negotiation with the Shab for a now loan to which both countries were
to contribute. An obstacle has been interposed by the newly created Persian Parliament which has declared against
tion Co., Id., Cloes from thla data to Boy further borrowing from abroad. performances were seven hits with eight the man was a delinquent. He had gone :
The China Mail,
A Dying Burglar,
to the man's form and there his suspfolone No doubt this decision was induced by
were confirmed on being informed that the s consideration of the fact that the
farmor was away from home. He forth- with confiscated the bullock. The former money previously borrowed was frittered
explained the circumstances and was then away on the Court and that the country Mr F. A. Hazeland was called away allowed to resume possession of his animal roceived no benefit whatever. The from the Court, at the Magistracy, this on payment of two dollars-as he under morning, to take the dying depositions of a stood to pay for coolie hire, etc. So this HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1907. Istent information is, however, that it is Chinaman in the Government Civil Hosman who showed himself willing to pay his
internal loan. pital. The Chinaman, who is in a critical tax promptly, lost six days' work absolute impossible to raiso n This will probaby cause the Persian condition, is the man who was yesterday. lyserines matter where farming work THE PEKING BYNDICATE,
senfanced to six months' imprisonment of some kind is mended regularly all the Parliament to reconsider its deter with four hours' in the stocks for burglary year round. He returned irritated each Sous corporations seem to be anfermination not to borrow, more especially at Kurloon tong. The arm, it is status day. Then there was the scandal of having was arrested by the villagers and handed had his bullock seized, and finally he was tunste from the very outset of their as the advent of a new Shah may over to the police, but before handing him maleted in two dollar, notwithstanding The following PORTS and careers. In certain cases this is due to bring to fruition the reforms which over the captive was subjected to very his honest and strenuous effort to obey
rough treatment. The beating and knock the call made upon him!"
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Peking Syndicate has met with difficulty in Gulf has been for nearly three only this morning, after being locked up worked on. If notices were sent to all time in the stocks yesterday and it was incident like this, admits of reform. Here a suggestion which may be and procured from the cele after difficulty and its shareholders are hundred years a British preserve and all night, that he complained of being ill
the taxpayers in certain village, brated Firm of
this it is likely to remain. No less than Ho was then taken to the hospital and that the collector would attend at.....4: rapidly became worso until his condition attain Joss-house or shop de a certain pinety-seven per cent of the Gulf trade was so critical that His Worship was called day to receive taxes, the difficulty would
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sincerely to be commiserated with. Whether its lack of success has been caused by misfortune or by bad thane,
gement or a combination of both is a question that the shareholders are pro- bably anxious to clear up without delay; Loudon paperarto hand by the last mail
I
state that a abaft! has been suck on the syndicate's property in Honan to s depth of 630 feet, but the coat bar been found to be "vely unsatisfactory, friable and unsuitable for working. This is for the shareholders who ....$15.00 cheerless news
PORTS.
Per Case.
It acoms more roszonable in this case, for
is carried in English bottoms. Of the to take his dying statement.
be met. In case of refusal or neglect to attend, then seizure of goods might foldy 158 steamers which entered Bushire," Are you a Mason?"
The initial production of the farcical be made forthwith. This scheme would the principal port on the Persian Gulf,
comedy "Are you a Mason takes place show consideration and constituta a saving in 1904 the latest date for which figures at the Theatre Royal to-night, and, judging of time and tradging on the part of the are available, 154 were British. These from the reports we hear, nothing, but many, which would be greatly appreciated. fow figures show that the future of success should be the result. The members the one to meet the many in widely-scatter- of the St. George's A.D.C. have all worked ad villages, rather than the many to attempt Persis is a matter of considerable inter-hard to ensure success, and though they (often without success) to meet the one. ot and importance to the British have been beset with many dificulties will should this meet the are of the right Empire. The timprovement in curing helpers camp forward to surmount person, this screed may take a messagu also relations with Russis gives rise to the them. The cast is, we believe, a strong in the New Territory villager, sursum cordat one, and includes Meadamea Cunningham, Look at everything that comes your way.
to
have been expecting that their patience hope that the two countries will combine | Morris, Northam, Tuxford, Edwards, Miss It may come. It should be noted here that systematically open up Fersin to Barber, Miss Morriss and Messrs A. Can sa regards the bulk of British born oficialaj ningham, F. Chapple, G. A. Dus, G. W, C. the people fully recognise their uprightness trade. There are practically no manu-Burnett, F. C. Barlow, G. R. Edwards and and straightforwardness. The endeavour factures in Perais so that there will J. B. Northam. The company have been to administer justly and fairly is keenly
which has endured so long was at last
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We have been asked to state that the been open to criticism, and we have Easter Tarm at Kowloon School Begins on
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that the oval meeting of the Medical A suspicion exists in certain circles at
Missionary Socioty in China will be bold 18.00 Home that the directors have realised to the Rociety's College Amphitheatre at 18.00 that the Syndicate has little prospect of Canton on January 17, at 3 p.m.
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Admirals in Conference.
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led to believethey have now settled down or a potential power of no mean valusote to their respective parts Mias Gr. King By a few simple reforms of procedure who was to have taken the role of "Lottie, the New Territory people might be made the maid, unfortunately becante illa for far more contented than they are Their days ago and had fo retire frous the picco, Ingally would rise with their apprecia This was very unfortunate, as Miss King tion of the consideration shown for their ahowed great aptitude and would certainly conveulebe, They would be more ready have been successful. The performance to cooperate in Government experiments. ives every promise of being successful and They would constitute a body of well
house is assured.
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orded
A singular coincidence is reported from make the milway venture a succose and Drogheda, 20. Loth The
wives of two forming a kind of buffer-atate between brothers, named Donnelly, employed at » local factory, gave birth to cwing, all boys. Hongkong proper and any evething in- The grandfather and grandmother, as woli trigues across the border. Thus a little 29 έδια mother of the children, are all alive. The aidatation for our fellow subjects, who find
great-grandfather and great-grand historic imagination and tactful con four babing are to receive the names of the is difficult to appreciate all British, ways Evangelista-Matthew, Mark, Luke, and immediately, would greatly tend to make
and Jolin.
The Uhannel Tunnel.
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The new statutory company which being formed for the further prosecution of
Vice-Admiral Bir Charles Campbell, recently
nily retired from the Royal Navy,
thom - wish that the leasehold were * perpetual freehold.
The cruiser King Alfred," flying the 36,00 Rumours such as this, whether well.ng of Vice-Admiral Sir A. W. Moore, the Channel Tunnel scheme will include
The Milan correspondent of the Tela- commanding the China Squadron, and the based or not, must necessarily have the piadem," "Monmouth," and " Astrea," and Major-Gen. Sir Alfred Turner, late graph has fallen into error over his recent effect of weakening publio confidence. are at Singapore. A conferduce of the inspector-general of Auxiliary Forces, announcement concerning the King of The company'a proposals are pngaging the Slam," says the Ford of December 11. But the matter is in the shareholders' Admirals of the Eastern Fleet, consisting attention of the Committee of Imperial He states that the King had taken two of Vice-Admiral Sir A. W. Moore; Vice Dolence, who are being furnished with honesa at San Remo for two wiitor season, own hands and the initiative rests with Admiral Sir E. S. Poe, commanding the particulars on the subject.
And that his Majesty's wives will becompany A, 8, WATSON & 00, thein. They should lose no time in Fast Indies Squadron; and Vice-Admiral
him. Further, ho added that the King demanding a general mbeting at which 8 W H. Faekos, commanding the
THE mother who has sequired the habit will leave Bangkok in a few days. A LIMITED,
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of keeping on hand a bottle of Cham paragraph elsewhere in this issue shows berlain's Cough Remedy, esves herself a that the King travels home by the “Onse great amount of uneminesa and auxiety. oben in Mardh next. prospects before, the Syndicate. There
Coughs,
to which group.
children has been altogether too much mystery
quickly cured by its
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and it is time for the shareholders to make it clear that they are prepared to BUILDINGS, assert their right to know what is being
Hongkong, 3rd January, 1903,
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