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His judgment is no more infallible than that of other men but his plea that China should be judged as are other nations and not by an entirely different code is unanswerable. He asks only for a just recognition of the efforts that China is making to improve herself egen when, from our point of view, these offorts are wrongly directed. Mr Murray Stewart, who spoke later in the evening, denied the inference that might be drawn from Dr Morrison's speech that
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, December 14:-
8p.-Meeting of Hongkong Crickot the Association lacked sympathy with
Club at Club Pavilion.
MONDAT, December 9:-
9.30p.m.- Auction of Japanese Works of
Art, City Hall (St. Andrew's). Goods per Armand Behie unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to ront and landing charges. WEDNESDAY, December 18:-
3 p.m.-Auction of Leasebold Property, ist Moser Hagles & Hough's Sales Rooms. 9.15 p.m.-Concert at St. George's Hall.
Estimates Free. BATURDAY, December 21:--
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Hongkong. April 18, 1907.
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China's legitimate aspirations, It was only when it seemed to the Association that the aspirants had strayed from the path of true reform that the Associa
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seam to lack sympathy, Tho cadée of true reform in Chinaus also their cause. Mr Murray Stewart's speech was heartily cheere. it evidently being thought that Pr. Morrison's remarks might be construed into a charge of want of sympathy against the Association, We hardly suppose that Dr. Morrison BOYSKOKO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907. had any such intention in mind but, in! auy event, his speech cannot but dol THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.
good. In fact all the speeches mude must help the people of Flame to a better SavAL bighly important speeches were delivered at the annual dinner of the understanding of the position in China. China Association held in London on And that is a great consummation. November. This was inevitable in Whea understanding comes difficulty,
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The award of the Nobel prize for East. Mr. S. Gundry, C.B., the Chair-
literatura to Mr Rudyard Kipling will man of the Association, drew special
or should, give satisfaction in every attention to the significance of the sud- part of the world' where the British dea revival of the reform movament dag dies. While some of Kipling's which started ten years ago but which work scarcely rises above the level of seemed to have been engulfed in a wave the jingo ballad doar to music hall
CANTON, December 11.
A moeting of all class of Chinese will be held here to-morrow in connecting with the question of the West Nivar Police.
TELEGRAPH EXTENSION.
Canton-Kongmun Connected.
CANTON, December 11. Tolegraph communication has been. established between here and Konginun, and free messages are being allowed for the first three days. The rate thereafter will be a cents per ward.
WEDDING AT ST. JOHN'S.
A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. John's Cathedral this afternoon when Mr Sam Elammond, of the "Shanghai Mer- eury," was wedded to Miss Gertrude Wootton Brown, daughter of Mr Robert Brown, Editor of the **Macclesfield Courier," Cheshiro.
The bride arrived on the stenner Delhi
from Home, and the marringe ceremony | was performed by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, M.A., a few box after the stemmer arrived. Mr W. B. Donald gave the bride any. And the best man was Mr Lewis
Guy. Mr and Mrs Hammond go to Maçan for their honeymoon, and later preceed to their future home in Shaoghai.
FORMOSAN NEWS.
(Pens Dur Correspindent,)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1807.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
A QUEEN IN PERIL.
Narrow Escape From Suffocation.
(From Our Special Correspondent,)
L
LONDON, December 11. The correspondent of the Paris edition of the "New York Herald" at
the Hagao reports that the Dowager Queen of Holland, Emma, has had a narrow escape from death.
Her Majesty was taking an after- noon nap and was nearly suffocated by the fumes of a store.
She was only saved by the timely
entrance of a servant,
RUGBY.
Oxford Beats Cambridge.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay.) Loxaos, December 11. The annual rugby match between teams representing the Universitivi of Oxford and Cambridge took place
ADMIRALTY COMMANDS.
The New Appointments.
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(Exclusive Service, supplied by. Revter, vin Bombay.)
LONDON, December 11. The following appointments to naval commands have been gazetted;---
Admiral Sir Arthur Dalrymple Fan- shawe, K.C.B., to the Portsmouth-
conamand.
Vice Admiral Sir Wilmot Hawk aworth Tawkes, K.C.V.O., to the Devonport command.
Rear-Admial Sir Richard Poore, Bart., to the command of the Aus
tralian station.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
[N.-C. DAILY NEWS** SERVICE.]
CHINA AND JAPAN:
Toxro, December 6. Prince Pulun will be received in audience by the Emperor on the 8th instant; the Municipal banquet is fixed for the follow- ing day, and on the 11th instant the Prines will be entertained at the Opera by the President of the South Manchurian Rallway.
THE JAPANESE BUDGET.
foxyo, Decoubor Ü. The provisions of the budget for 1908
Oxford won the match, searing 17ere practically settled at the financial con- ference yesterday and at nu extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet to-day. goals to nit.
Dartorel, Nor. 28. A consislemble qprantity of Imperial Bank of Chim notes were offered for sale at the beginning of the müth fo the local agents of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and were sent to the to-day. mainland to be verified. Thoy proved, on reaching the Imperial Bank of China at Shanghai. to be forgel nok i on telegraphic advice being received in Daitotel, the matter was pinced in the hands of the Japanese authorities. So far the matter is in shegaave and"
that a gang of forgers has been arrested. ore this is in print we shall doubtless hear
Already a fuither large batch of notes have been located here, and we are hourly expecting further developments. The notes in question at exceedingly well forged.
of reaction. The movement was now, frequenters he has written much that and but for one slight error would lure he said, stronger than ever and seamed will endure. Abuve all he has anooped-readily been negotiated. Some 1000 notes ed iz reviving the pride of the British have been seized, and, as already stated, endowed with a vigour which defied
the police have the patter in band, and the race in their great traditions. Bri-
THE NOBEL GIFTS.
Peace Prize Divided.
(Exclusive Fervice, supplied by Reuter, vis Bombay,)
LONDON. December 13.
Mr Rudyard Kipling bas received the
There will be increased taxation in a faw items for the next fiscal year; new undertakings in the army and nagy will he postponed and in other departments correspondingly. Altogether the scheme ropresents a á compromise between the two extremes of generally increased taxation and complete postponement of new under- takings.
In theso negotiations the ex-Premier, Baron Katsura, has played an important part.
UNEASY KOREA.
TOKYO, December 6. Rioting took place at midnight in Seoul. A branch police station was destroyed. One
woman was injured.
Bupposition of failure. Mr Cundry ex-tishers were, before Kipling shone resalt of their investigations is still in prize for literature in connection with Japanese, am, was killed, and one
known.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
held about the middle of next month.
the Nobel gifts.
(REUTER'S BERVICE. J
THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
LONDON, December 10. Rear-Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth
pressed full sympathy with the natural forth, displaying a tendency to yeild aspiration of the people of China to to the craven fear of being great.
The prize for the best efforts to pro-·
raise the country to the level to which While there is no excuse for foolish
mote the peace of the world have been her boundless possibilities justifies her boasting it is proper that we should
Robert McLeod, a tourist, was fined divided between M. Ernesto Moneta $10 at the Magistmcy for being dronk and i in endeavouring to reach. The Associa- remember that we have the greatest disorderly. He lectured the Court on the (Italy) and M. Louis Renault France.) tion, Mr Gundry declared, entirely rapire in the world and that the rights wf-white men, as he had been
history of civilization is largely the arrested by an Indian constable. aympathised with genuine, practical re-
history of the British cace. To Kip- forms but was impatient because these
All old Cliftoninus, who have not done hing is due the credit of reviving curso already, are reminded to send in their seemed to be neglected in favour of recollection of the glorious past and numes to Mr P. W. Goldring, if they OF THE FINEST QUALITY. "buruucratic metamorphoses and official encouraging un to face what will be a intend to be present at the dinner to be
transpositions."
A different attitude was still more glorious future. taken up by Mr G. E. Morrison, "The | Times" correspondent at Teking. The keynote of Dr. Morrison's speech was found in his opening remark that beber was delivered in Laden on the 11th on account of its age. Messrs. Thomas had been struck by the scepticism which inst seemed to prevail as to the sincerity of the progressive movement in China. He frankly declared that he himself wae not in accord with that scepticism. While it was wise to be chary of praise
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antiforeign and reactionary spirit which Dould not be too severaly reprobated. There was, he held, cwch to blame
which were recently completed, underwent a trial trip outside that port on the 30th vltimo. The results were most satisfacery.
The "Forudza" reports that twenty.
the mud at the Fay of Kiz, near Osaka, Jap, which is now being dredged. More are expected to he discovered.
This evening at the Union Church Litery Club, Mr J. Dyer Ball will deliver a lecture entitled "Mountain, Plain aud
necessary copy.
THE PACIFIC CRUISE.
NEW YORK, December 6.
Brooklyn Yard today to join the Pacific The C. S. battleship Connecticut leaves
squadron. In the course of a speech Admiral Dewey declared that the United States Hect was prepared for any duty and for any eventuality.
THE RECALL OF VISCOUNT AOKI.
TORTO, December 6.
It is generally admitted by the Japan Press that the rocal of Viscount Aoki was necessary for the maintenance of. unruffied friendship between America and Lambton, C.B., K.C.V.O., has been apJapan. Viscount Aoki had given pledges, pointed Commander in Chief on the on his own authority, that Japan would participate in the Russo-American Behring China Station.
Convention. Ho bad further promised,
on his own authority
that a treaty be ntified pro us for the San Japanese
[We published this bows, from our As a quid pro quo,
London correspondent, on Tuesday, - En., C. M.)
THE FIFTH LANCERS.
LONDON, December 10. The decision of the Army Council Publishing Co. is now well in band. Mr finds Major A. V. L. Wood, D_S, O, by H. A. Cartwright, the Sub-editor, and the-19 to 11, inefficient as a regimental terry staff, arived some days ago, and otheer, and his retention in the service
reports of his superiors are unbiassed are already Luzsily engaged in preparing the oot in the interests of the Army. The though abrupt, and in some instances Fira Japanese men and 20 women unnecessarily strongly worded. were pharged with stowing away from Moji fined the men $100 each or go to gol for on the s.s. Yerino Marn. The Magistrate six weeks. The women were fined $25 anch, or 14 days' imprisonment. Yuji Oksmati, for aiding anil abetting, was finel 8250, or three months' gael.
The Reverend Mother Superioress and
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THE P. AND 0. MEETING.
Francisco Segregation Ordinance.
The Tokyo Government, however, de- clined to take these pledges, and President. Roosevelt's position was, therefore, render. ed even mico awkward than that of Vis count Aoki upon the opening of Congress,
Hence the Ambassador was recalled before Congress met...
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During the past week enlendars for 1908 have been received from the agents of the Lancashire Insurance Co., the Royal Insurance Co., Yorkshire Insurance Com
any, the Victoria Dispensary and Watson and Co. The calendars issued by the two Losnos, December 10..
last-named are very attractive in their get up. From Mesers Seanet. Fretes we At the meeting of the Peninsular receive a vigorous looking paper kuite but.... and Oriental Steam Navigation. Com-artistic withel. pany, Sir Thomas Sutherland said that
the Sisters of the French Convent have ways in China, asked us to express their beartiest thanks to all those who took part in the recent bazaar, the Bon. Mr Osborne and the Ferry Company, the band, and in a word everybody who assisted to unke the bazaar success." It is of interest to learn that the bazuar realized $1935.
MONEY MARKET.
ia Chinn but there was also much to seven silver lumps, weighing from 50 to praise, and the development of the 300 mommie; love been picked up out of national rather than the provincial spirit, the stimulation of military pride, the spread of Western learning, the rise in power of the native prese, the attempted reforms in administration were all full of hope for the future. It Pasture fun and now," being a description Private Breaton and Private Brennan, the whole of the Company's intercolonial JAPAN ASSISTS THE LONDON was evident from the whole tone of Dr of the changes that have taken place in of the Garrison Artillery, appeared at trade between Bombay and Japan had, the history of Chinn during the last 50 the Magistracy, one boing charged with for the present, heen wiped out by Morrison's speech that he is a firmers. The chair will be talion at punt, refusing to pay risha hire, and with Japanese competitors. He imagined 4 London telegram of Nov. 30, which believer in "the genuineness of the re-sharp and the lecture is open to the public. bolasing in a disorderly maimer, and the that the Japanese companies were being has been communicated to the Robe second with refusing to pay his vicaba bire forced by the Government to increase that the monetary position there has been Herald by the "Osaka Mainichi," states form movement in China and that he is
A rumour, is current in Vladivostock and assaulting Constable Wilson. The their sailings from Bombay, and was of greatly improved through the action of the Convinced that it will have some fan-
that the Russian Lagation if Tokyo will first was fined $2, and 20 vents compensa- the opinion that the present increase in Japanese Government in giving the market
the uro of the money gible result. It is also evident that Dr shortly be raised to an Embassy.. M. tion, while the second was ordered to pay competition was hardly fair in view of far the maintenance of the prisonous by Bussin paid Morrison, like many othure who have Bakimetioff the present Hussian Minister, on the charge of assault, and to pay the the fact that during the war the P. and (£4,860,441) for two months at six per dent. interest. The message adds that been for yeare in intimate nesciation it is said, will become the first ambassador, riesho coolie 50 cents compensation.
0. Company carried the whole of that there are hopes of a reduction of the Bank but will be immediately removed to another
A new Arny airship to supplement trade for the benefit of Japanese manu-rata. with the best thought of China, has a post; and, according to what is reported, the Nulli Secundus is being rapid com facturing intereste. Seemingly the sout much broader sympathy with her his place will be taken by M. Shipoff, at ploted at the War Office balloon factory
at Famborough. It will have a speed of the people which had lain dormant national nepirations than those who only present staying in Japan.
capacity of 30 miles an hour against a for centuries bad suddenly awakened. ten-mile-au-hour wind, or
or 40 miles an hour regard the development from the com-
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and will commin in the nir o
R. M. Canior, proprietor of the Uni- [Our special correspondent in London versal Sapply Store at Souldes!, mercial point of view. The promised American citizen, was brought before the thinfall, thus evercoming the ring into almost supernatural activity.
O.R.C., Nalli Secundus's light despatched us a message similar to the O.R.U
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