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they will not be able to finduce men of and now that a step in the right are BY TELEGRAPH.
KROW,
maybe the class now in the service to qualify, sion has been taken it is hoped that tha Matters of this nature should be de- Government will use to it that progress elded by the Governor-in-Council in le not stopped until a really efficient sarvios is organlaed. By the way, Mr each Crown Colony, The Colonia!
Halifax, who went Home some time Office se neither the ability nor, it in
ago and who was to examine a number of systems, should soon bave his report in Until this is received little is like Jy to be done with the fire engine, eto
· HUMOS FOR MONDAY. Meeting
5.30 p.m.Meeting of Bothen Mark to be feared, the desire to give the at-
Lodge,
tention they deserve to such mattera,
Pak Amusements.
9p.m.-Performanos at City Hall."
Miscellaneous,
Goods per Cranien unclaimed after this, ENGLAND'S ELEVENTHHOUR. The water diffaulty has always been a
date at Noon will be subjeck to remi “and-landing obargon,
tra
Goods per China undelivered after moon UNDER this heading a writer in a recent
pm, this date will be landed.
Literary Digest (New York) tilta gently at the British pessimist who is always General Memoranda,
declaring that the Empire is rapidly WEDNESDAY, January 165--
9,50 p.m. Auction of Silver & Ivory going to the dogs. An article by Mr Warp, at No. 4 Quepe's Road Central, E. in the Nineteenth Century
1. 5. Barkge in the Goods par dreadis not feared at 4pm and 4ter is referred to a good
.ou this date subject to rented
example of the depressing Jeremiad THURSDAY, January 17
Noon-Auction of Beam Lamech But 3p.n-Auction of Booths & Wattede
Fun, on Board
at the Race Course.
pm.Meeting of Medical Missionary Bocinty in Chins, the Society's Medical College, Canton, Friday, January 18:
9.18.m-Hongkong Philharmonic Bo
ciety's Concurs at Uity Hall. Register of Bbares of Hongkong Reclama. tion 170., Ed., Close from this date to 26th Jan, inclusivo...
18 | Saturday, January 191–
11m-Anction of Revenue Schooner Peng Feint Mr Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms A TUESDAY, J.Bary
25: 2.15 p.m.-Meeting of His Majesty' Justices of Peace at Magistracy,-.
A. S. WATSON
& Co., Ltd.
WEDNESDAY, January 29
3. p.m.-Auction of Surveying Teasel
Rambler on Board, Transfer Books of Chins Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ld., clore from this date to 29th January Inclusive, SATURDAY, January 26
11.30 am-Meeting of China Provident Iman & Mortgage Co., Ld at Co.'s N-Mesting of Hongkong Land Be-
clamation Co., Id., at Co.'s Offer
The China Mail.
serious one but with the advent of this second fire Boat sea water may be ased.
RUSSIA
MURDERS "AND TREACHERY
The Revolutionaries' Alm.
(Baciusive Bervies, supplied by Reuler,
Bombay)
Looy, January 11.
The many recent murders of officials in Russis serve to exemplify the shi lity of the revolutionaries to obtain
the minutest information regarding. the movements and habits of the in
A purious difference is that made in local law. Courts between Christian and non-Christian Chinese and also between the "modern" Chinaman and his more conservative brother. If a Chinaman does not beast modern tendencies, or thaded victim, as well as indicating profoss Christianity, he may wear his the widespread treachery which, pro which a certain class of pairint is fond hat, or cap, in court with impunity railed in the bureaucratic camp,
of publishing. Mr Barker declares that but lat a man wear a straw hat or any
the Empire is rapidly going down-hill" It le following the example of all world powers of the past. While the United States and Germany are advancing with
such as affected by Westerners and off It must come. Also its Chinaman is Christian, but still wears the usual cay, he may not keep it on his head without the risk of incurring the wrath of the Court, or having it removed by
LOUAL AND COAST NEW §.
coolie was sentenced to four months imprisonment, at the Maglatrady this mor ning, for stealing a number of pine mood poles. The defendant engaged a fishing boat and reniorod a cargo of poles from onntractor's yard at Kowloon, and the timber was subsequently traced by private marks on the pales
To Mame.
steamer, and the weather is glorious, there should be a big crowd of excursionists.
De Beers' Millions of Prote
rapid strides in the path of warlike strength and commercial and industrial the Court usher. prosperity Great Britain "is being ruined by free trade, agricultural failure: and decrease in warlike activity." We confess that such bunkam as this irri- tates us to such a degree that we find it difficult to calmly and dispassionately point out the fallacy of the reasoning or rather of the statements. The natural inference from the portion of
A special excursion steamer goss to Mr. Berker's article that we quote is that an increses in warlike motivity Macuo to-morrow. The Hongkong, Canton presupposes progress. If this be so the and Macao Steamhost, Company are dea patching one of their newly acquired boats, Balkans must be the most advanced and the « Sui An," and as she is so excellent prosperous portion of the world, as the warlike activity there is invariably feverish. Of course Mr Barker does MONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1907. not mean his words to be taken literally. asthe annual meeting of the De Beers He is a frantic protectionist and protec. Consolidated Mines last month Colonel Harris said that the year's diamonds had tionista realize that the only possible realled £6,607,717, an increase of hope they have of perverting the fiscal | £804,873, the net profit had smounted to Tas Hongkong Civil Service List for faith of Great Britain is to terrify the 3,103,6368, an increase of £248,201; and 1907 has been issued, and as usual the country into believing that it is on the downgrade and that nothing can save it publication is characterised by its ex collent get-up and the fulness of its but taxing its food and everything else information. Probably the portion of. These Cassandra-like wells of the The following PORTS and the work which will excite most in decay of the Empire, this talk of rapidly SHERRIES bottled in Europe
terest is that which gives the record ebbing national strength," and all the of the public services of officers and, rest of the stock phrases which are shriek, have been especially selected incidentally, their stipends. It would od into anbappy John Ball's ears are and procured from the cele- JEWELLERS and
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it
General Parlon, who was under- stood to be the chief organiser of the dram-head courtraartials, was abhorred by both revolutionaries and liberals,
The revolutionaries proclaim that they will not rest until the last remnant of the present regime ha been killed.
[REUTER'S SERVICH.] OBITUARY.
Queen of
London, January 10. The death of the Queen of Hanover is announced,
Colonel Andreist Shot.
LONDON, January 10. Colonel Andreiaff, the chief of police in Lode was shot dead in the streets of Lodz yesterday. The patrol volleyed wounding several of the passers by but the amuletin escaped.
Parloff's Murderer.
LONDON, Janhary 10.- The murderer of General Pavloft has been court-martialled and hanged.
ERNOR.
$1,800,000 had been distributed in diel. HIS EXCELLENŐY THE GOV- wands. They had in sight ground enough to last at the prosent rate of prodacties for
[ eleven years, and representing an estimated
output of 464,000,000 worth of diamonds.
a large scale at the end of the contary &
Lospin, January 10, Sir Mathew Nathan has been gazetted
Brevet Lieutenant Coldel for distinguish
De Beers would be prodering diamondsoned services of an excepțional nature, other resolution was adopted instructing the that in the eld directors to take the steps necessary to obviate the payment of the English income tax on the company's profits
The following table gives the monthly
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, Jaquary 13,
The ing will open Parliament, with eeromony, on the 12th February.
LONDON, January 10. The Dake for Connaught lunched at Buckingham Palace on the bye of tria-de- parture for Hongkong.
be a task of some magnitude to dissect beginning to become wearisome. Proofs The Rainfall. these pages and find definitely how of decadence are never given, the pro-ratufall at the Oborystory to the end of DUKE OF CONNAUGHTS TOUR. many civil servants are paid on a ster-phots of evil content themselves with December with the means and extremes
2 for 20 years :-* gloomy prognostications and turn a ling basis. A glance through the 160-
BAINFALL AT HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,"
1900 blind eye to the annual shipping and
1884-1903. tion shows, however, that a very large
commercial returns, Any advance January...... 1.99 1.89 8.43 -0.00
Mean, Max. Min proportion of the men in Government
2.20 1.80 7.95 0.02 2.63 10.43 0.17. mploy are paid on that basis and that,
5.56.14.99 1:84 13.43 48.84 116 16.80 24.323 6.91 13.32 28,24 4.57 14.22 $7.87 6:20
with few exceptions, it is the men who are in receipt of the large salaries who are paid in dollars. This means, of course, that the incidence of the high axchange is bearing most heavily upon those who are least well equipped to bout it. No doubt it was considera- tion of this fact which induced His the Excellency to attempt to move 18.00 Colonial Office to make some temporary 24.00 provision to relieve the lower grade otvil servants of the burlen ander 27.00
which they suffer. We recommend 49.00
anyone who may, liave thought that we 50.00 have been labouring these grievances to study this section of this List. They will be compelled to admit that, in many cases, a living wage is not being
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LATE TELEGRAMS.
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AN UNFOPULAR BILL
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 82. has a genuine love for the Motherland September 30.60 8.21 19.11 0.53 October 1:32 4.73 17.87 0.01
King Peter of Servia, despite the war- must feel a deep respect, was forced by November171217:31 0.01
December 68 1.03 409 0.00ings of big wivlenes and Russia, signed the circumstances to endeavour to represent
The year's rainfall amounts to 77,80 unpopular Loan Bill, which becom Great Britain's condition as being in inches; the 20 years' average being 84.82, geramuary 1, 1907,
AMOY RACER,
Second Day.
COLOMBIA AND PANAMA." VERONIK ŠAK Fratrumco, Dec. 29. *. A reconciliation, between the two small Republics of Columbia and Panamon, his been planned by President Roosvelt, and We are indebted to Mr. Bough, Clark of Secretary of State Root has been mention
as mediate between them.
perilled by her adherence to Free Trade The late elections showed that even his powerful persuasion was not sufficient to controvert the clear, and irrefutable testimony of the annual trade reports the Course for the Hongkong Jockey Club,ed
for the results of yesterday's racing f No thinking man can deny that an Amoy, which are as follow improvement in the trade relations | Úraasze Cup, 1] milon, between Great Britain and her outlying Mr Wilson's, Ginger. dominions is highly desirable and that AMOY DEESY. Il miles. a change in the system of Government which will present the Empire from becoming what Mr Barker, with as little originality as patriotism, declares it to be merely a geographical expression," 4 geographical expression does not draw voluntary soldiers from Australia pe
Mr F. B. Marshal's Discomat CHALLENGE OUT. 1 mile.
Mr Wilson's Rhone.. EXCHANGE PLATE mile.
Mr Wilson's Nimbus, JOURET OUT, mite
Mr Gordon Lyle's The Limit.
Racíró Stakes. 13 milos,
Mr Twoman's Treffbuba.
WRECK OF THE AWA-MARU
Lorvos, December 27.
The Japanese steamer, "Awa Tan wont: ashore in a blizzard at Beüest. I Yorkshire While at anchor her cabris. brake and she drifted on dangerous ronky
The local life boat started out to the, rescue, but two harpio fubormed in a cabole. The first to reach the Tiger were the cebded in landing Bea of the brow,
the remainder of the crow
All tkb
ling 198, and the twp p
“by thế life-bout
One of the
Wetetived
Inan latarviGy:
states that the vessel met with terrible experience in mid-ones on Christmas Day, some of the crow being slightly injured.
ME. B. Marshall's Distressing
a continuance of the agitation. The $13.00 other portions of the book are mainly of interest to those in the employment 18.00
of the Government, but a perusal of the
A and from Canada to fight in South Ta Awa Utr. 7 furlongs, 18.00
conditions of service would repay any Africa. Me Barker erra, as hia colles- 91.00 one who wishes to have definite
knowledge of the 24:00
prospects which lie before men who serve His Majesty in 30,00
a civil capacity in Hongkong. To be" perfectly frank it is a surprise to as that we have such an efficient body of public servants considering the nature
guee err, in painting the picture so dark that it becomes a blur. A picture of that kind merely arouses a doubt in the riod of the critic whether it is intended po
to be a work of art or a palette for dark
colours.
Hundreds of people witnessed the excit
resone from the shore,
RUSSO JAPANESE TREATY. Willie was evidently a boy who read
LONDON, Dec, 29, the newspaper. His father had related the story of Daniel in the lions' den, and -- Those concerned in the Paso-Japanese noticed a look of distrust on the oldest negotiations have Issued a reassuring mate- boy faco. What are you thinking "mant, declaring that the commercial tresty ha saked. Willie replied, with the fishery question, la only matter of Is nently agreed upów. An agreement on conviction, that that must have happened time, while the in America!
-"I'm thinking le
relating to the
navigation of the one not likely to
create any difficultimate
An Express Wrecked. A 8. WATSON & 00,, the inducements offeres. The prospect
Tenders are asked in the Government The Tirer vorroependent at Paris HABIT TO BE ENCOURAGED.
tolegimphed 1st month Verious and Me of a pension after twenty years' service Gazette for the construction of a car ordinary accident occurred this mor THE mother who has acquired the habit LIMITED
CHINA MAIL"
ALEXANDRA
BEFORE GOING HOME
Hongkong, 3rd January, 1906.
does not, in our opinion, compensate foating fire engins of the following ning to the so-called Peninsular train of keeping on hand a bottle of them runing between Paris and Marseilles. Atberlain's Cough Remedy cares herself s for the evident and present disadvan- dimensions: gth, overall, 68 feet; about 80 kilometres from Avignon, while great anont of hints and anxiet
Deding falls frontera app fandency of a cold are quickly cured by its tuges which employment by the Go-length of keel, 65 feet, breadth, ex- the train was running a rate of 100 Coughs, wolds and croup to which children
kilométres an hour, part of a vernment prezenta in comparison with treme, 14 feat; depth moulded, 7 feet, rocking the dining cat The Wain The I
It really seems, therefore, that our free Austel
private employment. If conditions
fighting appliances are to be augment. - Probate WBIG "
Acoording admo. Ka soon as the first symptoms of croup appea remain as they are the Governmented, and for this much thanks". will be the two passengers severely injured in the contains nothing injurous and meshes
Dati, ilk prevent the attack. This romocy nocident were Mr and Mrs Robots Hanns. it, to little one with feall
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BUILDINGS,l have to increase the attractiveness given. The state of our fire engine. A Me Crawford, of London, was sightly entity Sold by all chem
of the service or they will find that and hose has long been ore Foint,
keepers