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THE CITY OF PANIE, sliders from the ancient traditions of occasional bad typhoon, or to invest a
the Orimtal Legemony when they want considerable sum of money in building The late Dr. Fyzz, Bishop of Bombay, STREET.
in for the new learning, colved a permanent barracks that are not so left not personality of about £5,500. Ha
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modern system of government, adapted entirely dependent on the vagaries of bequeathed his mitre and cope to the western thecries of low to their old the wind. The cost of barrack building diocess of Bombay, for the use of the Bishop, and his other robes to the Society Custorus, reinodelled their commersial falls, we believe, entirely on the Colonial for Promoting Christian Knowledge. aystam tormform with latter-day require Government, and in the present state meals, and in fact struck out a new of Hongkong's finances, with the im
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· A TRIUMPH FOR BRITISE DARSMANSHIP.
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LONDON, August 1.
The Olympicregatta held at Henley-ar Thames resulted in the representatives of Great Britain winning all the events. The Coroner has roommended that The Leander Rowing Club defeated: the jurore in the Braybrook disaator in the Belgian crew in the final for the quest should be paid £3 34 per day). As the Court at 88 days the jurys' fees, will eights by 2) lengths in 7m.-52s, this amount to £1,077 6a, Australian jurymen result constituting a triumph for the have evidently better treatment than that long. British stroke over the foreign
accorded absewhere.
Futher reports have been forwarded
which have befallen Chino during the all in the face, such a large expendi- paper says Half-naked children running past decade have caused her to modify ture as permanent barracks would in- after passengepe shouting "Papa," "Maxi- ms, are a frequent sight in the Fort streets her views considembly and she has voire is not to be lightly entered upon, on passenger days," grasped the fact that it would have Still for all that, if it can be demonstrated been better for her had she too begun that the matched policy is “.
Penny wise, of her own volition to set her house in pound foolish," we have little doubt but order to meet the requirements of the that ways and means will be contrived new situation, instead of waiting until to house our Indian soldiers in the more her hande were forced by the irresistible acceptable fashion. 9,46 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-pressure of events. Curiously enough ture, &a., at No. 4, Observatory Villas, it was the study of the Chinese classics during the early decades of the nine. teenth century which arst set Japan's feet towards the new ways. The nation was being prepared for the changes inaugurated in the Era of Enlightened Goods per Nyassa not sleared at 4p.. Government long before Commodore
on this data subject to rent. MONDAY, August 10 :-
Perry's black ships anchored off Uraga, Tranater Hooks of The Hongkong and and it was from China more than
Whampoa Dock Co., Ed., okay from this date 24th August, inclusivės Register of Shares of the Hongkong and
Shangloi Banking Corporation closs came in through the little back allocation of £100,000 for the prosecution from this dato to 226 inst. inclusive.
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MiscellaneoTIS.
Goods per Prinz Regent Luitpolt mode livered after this data subject to ratat.
General Momornada,
WEDNESDAT, August 5:—
Crors the few Dutch books which
Goods par Ferra, unclaimed after this window at Deshiman that Japanese date at Noon will be subject to zent thinkers and scholars draw their and landing charges.
inspiration and deduced the theorias SATURDAY, August 22 :----
Nocn. Meeting of The Hongkong and which their successors 'love so cleverly Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the put into practice. To this day Japan City Hall, MONDAY, August 24
ese scholars delight in the Chinese Noon-Mosting of Hongkong & Wham cinssies. Their public speakers use Chinese quotations to round off their periods, point their illustrations, drive home their arguments and generally
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the remounts for the troops at Augm The German Government are buying
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Major Baden-Powell advocates the
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Lord Minto has contributed to the Victoria Memorial Kxhibition a beautiful silver expat. It was received in Govern family unsnad" on which the Kings of mont Bouse in 1866, and is asid to be the
Burma were crowned.
were reported injured.
AMNESTY
IN TURKEY CAUSES ALARM.
( Se clusive Serv on supplied In, Bevier, via: Bombay)
LowDor, August 1
At Constantinoplo much disquietude
the body of a Chinese girl, six years of
*On Saturday night the Police found i
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along with the politicals. The amnesty inquiries.
affects 200,000 Armenians in America alone!
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The death has occurred at Bangalore
European missionary in South India, who arrived in India a year before the Mutiny, and had for 50 years been head of the London Mission in Travancore.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION
IN PEKING.
TEN FRENCH AND GERMAN SOLDIERS KILLED.
Mr J. H. Kamp was the only ma-
SHANCIAL, Angust 3. today and although he had
Poking wires that last night a fire paratively long list of cases thoro wero few brake out in the Canteen of the German of public interest. A boy who had been!
barracks. The powder magazine OS employed at the Hongkong Hotel went to
Sir Edmund Barrow has been gazetted the servants' quarters at 11, Wellington ploded and ter German And French an Army Commander in India with effect Street on Sunday to remove his clothing, from the 30th June consequent on the but did not obtain permission to enter. One soldiers were killed and taty were retirement of Sir Alfred. Gisselee. ir E. of the lays in the quarters refused to allow injured. Extensive damage was done.
Locke Elliot will continue to officiate as him to enter. The result was's quarrel in the manner in which China has motaneh until General Barrow returns from which the defendant drew a Enito and cat her advances and mix-interpreted her longe in Dotober.
Orders for extra copies of the 'Cema Man motives. Of course there have been
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the boy across the hand. 31: Kemp inform- ed the accused that he was not justißed in using a kife and fixed him 220, in default
three weeks' imprisonmert
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
To-day is the 36th anniversary of the birth of King Hanken VII, of Norway,
Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the election of Pope Pius to the Papal Throm,
The death took place on Saturday of
Reserve, and head of the Military Families Hospital, Bowen Rowd. The funeral, which took place on Sunday morning, wai largely attended. Miss Sharrack arrived General at Hongkong, has left for a holiday Bir Amos P. Wilder, the U. B. Con-
in the Colony by the Transport Sicilia in in the Philippines December last, when
[NEUTER'S SERVICE.] LABOUR RIOTS IN FRANDES
LONDON, July 31 Serious labour riots have occurred a Draveilvignesz and Villeneuve Des Paris The rioters barricaded streets, palted the troops with cobbi and used revolvers freely, wound several. The troops at length fired the rioters, and stormed the hurrie amidst showers of cobbles, hote syphons, cafe chairs, and revolver shi
and roots of the houses. The strik Gred from the barricades, and windo
Inally fed to the fields prished by
between them; might have yielded gracefully on others. But of this we are certain---at no time since the close of 1904 has she been more ready to let bygones be bygones and to hold out the oliva branch to her ancient trasher
Mr. E. J. Chapman bas resigned his cavalry whom they repelted from the Cutting off a wife's nose used to be position as honorary organist at St. John's railway embankments which, the borres and nearest neighbour. Il
will be a'
a conquon domestic punishment in Western Cathedral, and Mr Deaman Fuller, the being unable to scale, the troops finally happy day for both nations when the India, but the Government put it down organist, has gone on a holiday in Java. dismounted and carried the position with statesmen, and merchants of China and rigorously, observes a contemporary. An Me E. S. Carruthers will act as organist words, wany more being injured here
on both sides, Japan fully realise that mutual interests occasional care still occurs. A few weeks during the absence of Mr Denman Faller. ago, in Bombay, a man tamashed his wife! demand they should be sincere friends severely and then cut off her nose. The and fellow-workers in the new fields woman, was taken in hospital, and died We are at one with those who sincerely of opportunity now opening throughout there of lockjaw. desire to see the bringing about of the the Far East; when they realise the re-establishment of harmonions relations, truth of Thackeray's dictum that solid
HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1908.
CHINA AND JAPAN,
political and commercial, between the progress can only be achieved by empires of China and Japan. Bickorings taking simplicity, bonesty and candour between neighbours are never sdifying. as the three guiding principles in all in the domestic arous of life Tuit when intercourse, political and commersiel indulged in by neighbouring nations with one another. they are apt to develop dangerous potentialities. There is no gainsaying the fact, deplorable though it be, that a
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OLD AGE PENSIONS.
LANDON, July 31. The Hongkong Volunteer Corps gavė a The Commons have rejected, the grand primerade concert on the Valenteor Lords" amendments to the Old Age Parade Ground on Saturday evening. but Pensions Bill, some on the ground of breach of privilege, and others on their
merita. Lord Lansdowne, who vigorous. protested, declared that the action of the Commons would prevent the Lords from discussing any measure of coolak reform.
having a capital of 200,000, ware entirely the attendance was undoubtedly affected destroyed by fire on July 19th. The by the typhoon iguals which had been outbreak is believed to have been caused displayed during the day. It was a pity, by the sitontal dropping of a light Into for a gentle breeze was blowing and the The man in question was killed and about parade ground presented a pleasing ap a petroleum can be a furnace attendant evening proved delightfully cool. The eight firemen were injured in subduing the Aames. The loss is estimated-st about pearance, Chlaese lanterns being hung among the trees and elsewhere, while a 739,000.
tastefully decurated stage lent additional
The Lords have passed the Old Age When Mr Asquith succeeded to the attraction lo le sound. Premiership, reference was made to the Mrs Dealy Bang very sweetly "The Pensions Bill, but in view of preventing Kowloor in his interesting letter rarity of his surname as evidenced by the mission of Rose, while Mr the establishment of a precedent, printed in our columns on Saturday un- fact that only four heaters of it are record. Berkeley Ayric, in the tonor sorg resolution was passed declining to doablolly made out a strong care ed in the Catalogue of the British Muscam. When songs have passed away," was acquiesce in the Speaker's ruling that
- MILITARY MATSHEDS,
very miserable state of petty bickering has existed in the Far East almost from the moment of the signing of the treaty of peace at Portemonth in New Hamp against the military matsheds. But
contributor to Notes and Queries: sayn
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LONDON, August 1.
heard to great advantage. Mr Philip W. their emendments were in breach of
his usual well-known style and Surgern times were not particular in the spelling Captain Forsyth was pleasing in the of panes About 150 they began dropping P.G.A., was very good in his vocal efforts Trumpeter, while Lieat E. M. Grome,
the "out of Askwibli. As far back as in Imitations Captain M. Taylor, 1280 the name of Adam de Askwyth figures A.D.C. to His Excellency, Sir Froderick
W
THE PARIS RIOTS.
Loos, July 31, Yesterday's outbreak in the environs
thin?t weat
lict betwem Russia and Japan, The matabad as evolved by Hongkong and unfortunately hic of these builders after overal decades of pan pety trivialities have been pursued tical experience is not a miserable make almost beyond the danger point. But shift by any means. It is cool in sum to a deed. The name resily Lugard, was unavoidably absent owing to of Paris was practically a revolutionary WATSON'S
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Brd Middlesex Regiment was in attendance capitaliste to their knee algaye tuany pleasing selections, amonges behaved with the greatest forb Office in Tokyo will be able to bring typhoon will, however, always level such | Oxford about thirty years ago who schieved them being "The Giaclister (Soura) and the day ended in shout that which von Hayashi with a structure to the ground, more atill mero briliant scademic career, This Haddon Ball" (Sullivan), items from discomfitues of the rioters.
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all bia suevity, broadmindedness and pecially if erected on an exposed intense sympathy failed to accomplish, site like that at Kowloon. And herein Clúas bas king anbe abandoned the the most serious question in regard to who has been called by a competort judge during the interval performed on th
of New College. Professor Margoliouth, The pipers of the H. K. 9.B, RG.Aixty-nine offinere and soldiers we contemptuous attitude of mind which it arivés. A matshed put up to seem the best all-round scholar in Europe, tagpipes and were much appreciated. once caused Japan a good deal of heart- molate Indisil troops fe by po mens | astonished the world a few yours since by burning. In the days prior to the 4 cheap aftur, and under favoumbie
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