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PARIS, we hear, in the silence of our the present age and the middle of the
chambers, the still-small voice which STREET. bids ne forget self and seek the higher eighteenth century ia nos inaptly
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The French Mail of the 4th August, delivered in London on the art just
delights of an age when science, art, ing in the range of national ideals at and the resources of civilisation have the present day. Individualism and send an officer to Manila with a programung The Japanese Naval Department will become the humble handmaids of a
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The band of the 13th Rajputs will shall escape the punishment which boar bave been pursued to the most un-play as usual to-morrow Sunday, afternoon
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MONDAY, September 14-
such conduct on the part of mankind. healthy lengths and the moral fibre of and evening, at the Belle View Hotel. The laws of the universe are not to be the nation is suffering accordingly. The broken with impunity. Nature is a
HONGKONG'S PROPOSED
UNIVERSITY.
It is reported that Mr la Taz Ohio, his brothers and several friends hare offered of a University for Hongkong, which whe $150,000 towards the fand for the creation
first advocated by the China Mfu*.
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE BISHOP HOARE,
His Excellency, Sir Frederick Lugard; The Asahi Shimbun states that Mosite. has consented to unveil the momorial Lane, Crawford and Co. contemplate est-window to the late Bishop Hoare, who lost ablishing a genuite departmental store in his life during the typhoon of September
stern mother and knows not the word pity is that the man or woman who is reprieve. She must be obeyed, or she to lift us from the slough of self-satisfied punishes.
material content is at present not dis. Tokyo. Lord PATH invited discussion and among the letters which the Standard cernible. We have far more brilliant, printed was one in which the following cultured men and women at the head paragraphs appear :----
There is something unhealthy in the present temper of the Britiub people. The impatience cf self-restraint; the shallow emotionalism, of which we had
At the end of July the deposits at the postal saving banks throughout the Japan of affairs to-day than the notion ever ese Empire wero yin 101,877.719. Tho figuros show an increase of von 1,714,650 hetero; the general intelligence of over the sum at the end of the previous the nation has risen remarkably since month. 1870, while the average of material coun-
There is no gainsaying that.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Gazelle contains information with
an example in the Courte cf Justice only fort at more wide spread; but there is last week, and of which every month no vision. brings fresh instabees to light; the indifference to calls of duty, manifested in our nonchalant attitude as a nation towards questions of defence and the maintenance of the Empire: the looser momal tone which finds its expression in the popular literature of the day, the regard to brewery licenses and regulatious, love of ease and pleasure which runs through society from the peer-down to the costernonger; the decay of good manners and the natural courtesy due report rough weather in the Gulf, and Skippere arriving in Bangkok of late, from man to man, which is as nucl evident in good society us in the ranks tutored by the board school; the grow- ing insensitiveness to questions of per- sonal honour, constantly being discover- Led when the shady side of our commer-
cial life is revealed in some sensational resumption of the Annamite mandarins, law case--all thesc seem to ne sadden-drainistrative decentralisation, and the ing signs of the degeneration of our warrangement of the fiscal regime. national fibre.
I do not, however, despair of the British people. They are, I feel con- vinced, at the beginning of a decline, but the decline can still be arrested if new and powerfal influences are brought to bear. Largely it is a matter of leadership. England is governed at the moment by le men. In polities, in religion, in literature, in art, there genius. The merely clever mon sem
especially on the Hongkong Bangkok run,
There is a question of proposed te forms in Judo-China which includes the
18, 1906, The unveiling, ceremony is to tako place on September 20 at morning: sorrise. On that occasion the Venerable Archdeacon Blanister is to be the proasher.
ROYAL ENGINEERS' SOIKEL.
For once the weather prophet related Wo. hare roscived from the Welcome and favoured the Royal Engineers' Sciroc Society of Japan their new folding map of with delightfully fine and cool weather: Manchuria, Kores, Formosa and Saghalien. This probably accounted for the many It is drawn up on the same carofai and Popla present last evening. Punctually at a quartor to nine, the strains of the first comprehensive plan as their woll-known waltz were hoard and soon eight-or map of Japan.
uine couples took the floor. After & rest of a few minutes, daring which time
Government in Tsingtau, for the ensuing a
The contract for beef for the Cornanthe number present had greatly increased,
Bet of Janeers was indulged twelve months, has been awarded to the break in the programme enabled
Townsville, North Querosland Meat Export Co. Lu, Sappor Jackie to introduce a mirth-pro-
These packers were
the voking song "You, you, you," for the successful tenderors last year.
rendering of which he socnrod - much applause. Another short interval and the dancers claimed their patners for the The will be no cinematograph De Alberts" dance, in which all the entertainment thus evening at the Kowloon ladies present took part. Miss Quinn, Hotel in consequence of the sudden de- coming to the front shortly afterwards ren- parture to Canton of the Parisian Cinema-dered The song that reached my heart' tograph Company. The band of the 13thin a very pleasing manner, and then came Rajputs, will be in attendance to play another dance, this time the Velota.” After the rendering of an Irish song. The gonerosity of thinamen is well selections during and after the Gymkhana known, and their Society in London, tho | dinner. Shong Yee Tong, has just rule a cott
ribution of £20 to the Seamen's Hospital, "where many Úhincao seomen are treated.
"In memory of Hilde Marie, wife of
Kathleen Mavourness," by Mis Pyle.
is very little evidence of commanding Capt. F. H. M. Taylor. Married 1st their follow-countrymen as have been his rendering of "So do I," created greaË
to be in the forefront averywhere. I October, 1907. Died, 1st December decline to believe that greatness is an 1907, is the inscription on a white marble extinct quality, but with all our advance tablet which has boon placed on the wall in education, with all cur progress in of the South tmusrpt of St. John's Gonds par Siberia undelivered at noop democratic ideas, we appear to be losing Cathedral.
the knack of enlisting pen of suprerae qualities in the ational service. Hero, as in France, we have the reign of the average nu. Germany, ako anong Furopean nations has a raler at all
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Noon-Meeting of Douglas Steamship
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FRAY, September 25:
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a waltz followed; this dauce concluding the first part of the programme. Following On the occasion of the raarriage of the an interval of about fifteen minutes, Duke of the Abrund and Miss Katherine another Irish song "Killarney," rendered Elkins, the King. will accord a general by Miss Diyles opened the second half of amnesty, in which not only Italians at the evening. It was followed by a net of homo will participate, but also anch of "Quadrilles," then Sapper Hutaheson, by banished, or have fled from the country. amusement, mi ho was rewarded with a Among those who will benefit, it is undor goral round of applause. A "schottische " stood by the Royal Armusty, will be was followed by a "De Albert," and then- Signor Nasi and Signer Falizzolo, both of although not on the programme, Miss T- whom have been deprived of their civil V. Therpo, at the request of the Secretary, kindly came forward and garo an excellent rights.
rendering of the "Big Fig Tree," for which she received the only encore of the evening. Miss Thorpe responded with Wing Res Woo." after which the danen De Styriums," and a waitz concluded thu pro-
- The Chinese repitients in Southern ports have jointly petitioned the Ministry
grátisc.
throughout the evening.
HAPPENINGS IN THE
It is proposed by His Excelency, the Governor, to grant a Crown lease of the portion of foreshers and sea bed or land If you will allows me 1 would like to overed by the sea stunts at Tai. O in of Agriculture, Works, and Commerces, says point out what consider a striking Lantac Island in the Now Territories, asing that they have no Chinese Danke parallel between the present ago and well as portious of the foreshore at Deep abroad, thus gavat inconvenience has been The soiree on Friday night was given by The middle of the eighteenth century. Bay
experienced. They therefore propose to the Junior members of R.E's. Quadrille Then, as now, Fagland was ruled, in the Church as well as in the State, by
raise a sum of Tis 20.000,000, as capital Party and was a great success. Sorgh According to a recent decision of the for the establishment of Commercial Atkinson bly men of sober conunos sense, good
acted as accompanist average capacity, considerable shrewd German Bundesrat, Japanese fans of enne Bank, the Head Office to be located at Singapore, and Shanghai, Peking, Canton, ness and extremely feeble moral scuac and paper, which are to have names or Hunkow and all other treaty ports in China There was no "vision. The dreamer dedications printed on them, or printed of dreams, the ran willing to crifice strips of paper stuck on to them, may be will have a Binuchi Office. all to an idea, was never regarded with imported or reimported free of duty foto more completo contempt. To use Germany under the conditions governing Curlylem metaphor, Clovernment had. ceased to be a question of who should the "improvement of trade. " wield the recptre of power, and had become a question of who should bandle
Ju view of the insuficient number of the "spigot of taxation." Under the Losts engaged to transport antimony ores Walpoles and Pelhams in the State, and their counterparts in the Church, the Hankow the Hanan Mining Bureau has spirit and vigour of the English people despatched a member of the staff to declined to an astonishing degree. A connot with the Walang dockyards for limited,, Cash 30 cts., Credit 20 cts, per course materialism dominated all classes, seven more beats. The Viceroys soon appeared on the scene und although at acen to-day with passengers and maile
feligion, was to a large extent unbelief Chen Kwei-long has instructed Tactai Han decently veiled by hypocrisy: patriotista to make the necessary arrangements. was a mere masquerade for the most acrdid personal selfishness. Patriot,
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The China Mail
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1908.
HARBOUR.
The steamer Yuen Fang, with passengers;
A disturbance was excuted in Queen's Road yesterday evening by to Sikh The Capri berthed at No. 5 wharf, watchraen, one of whom was singly Kowloon, today. under the influence of drink. A police whistle was blown and almost immediately
crowd of Chinese gathered in the street, and mail, left port this afternoon for quite impeding the traffic for a few minutes. An Indian constable-to be corral, two The British steamer Lightning left port
they saw that the police station, was the for Calcutta
Manik
A rock is reported, awash; în Razgoin-
best place fur one of the drinken watch- men, he was allowed to be pushed inside; indeel, was almost a synonym for The "returns of the avenge amount of the partly demolished building near the ville Straita, about five and a half miles
te cynically candid the bank notes in circulation and of specie clock tower. Blond, in this instance, was cast of Dema Island. repudiation of houbing," by Walpole, Reserve in Hongkong at the end of August thicker than water. was almost respectable by the side of
mascal and
At the
**The Inner Life of the United States"
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Sir Walter and Lady Hillier have, ro- termed to Peking.
Over three thousand people died hi cholore at Wochang during the first half
of August.
A piumuele rock is reported twelve miles to the South West of the Westernmost of the South Luéonia Shoals..
The Italian steamship Capri from Singapore arrived in port this morning. with passengers and mails.
4.
The Garman steamer Laerted, having experienced fine weather with smooth sea, arrived in the Harbour this morning from Salgary
the pretended virtue of some of his cortified by the managers of the respec- opponents. Every sign of decadence tire banks was as follows:--Chattered was to he noted, even in physical Bank of India, Australia and Chíun, average courage Englishmen ware suspect. amount 83,763,479, specie 22,800,000. "We are no longer a nation," was the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora judgment of so cool-headed an oberver tion, average amount $14,501,184, specie as Lord Chesterfield. A baadful $10,000,000. National Bank of China of Scotch Highlanders, under Prince Limital, avotage inbust $108,230, specie. Charles Edward, was actually able $6,000, making a total average amount of to advance as far as Derby without $18,467.893 and specio $12. 830,900. a check, and London was in 's perfect state of panic prospect of a Stuart restoration. It was panic, pure and siraplc. for nobody is the title which Monsignor Count Vay de seemed to want to fight, and it was the Vays has given to his hook of impressions opinion of many competent authorities that with a rather more stable and of social and economic conditions in the American Cornmonwealth. He went out to the United States in ny vzigranit ship powerful following a restoration would have been effected.
Look forward a few years, and in order to study the problem of poverty, obserro the advance in the national and on his arrival mixed with all gutes of alleged decay of morality in Japan. spirit. Fits took command of alluirs; society. We understand that the book, Consul-Geneal at Shanghai has gone to Nemar Japanese Consul in Vladivostock, been taking place in England with people the cowards and loungers of the gives a vivid picture of the tremendous | Consulate vill in the meantins be in the 7th-al 9th respectively off Possiat Bay.
previous regime were gucceeded in every stain under which life is led in the United charge of blr. F. F. Wilkinson, the Vice- department by a clues of stateamen States. Monsignor Court Vay da Vaya and soldiers who were determined to has many friends in China and Japon. Bucceed steny cost. India and Canada
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THE DECAY OF IDEALS.
we drew attention to the interesting discussion now proceeding in the Japanese press concerning the
a
reference to the decay of ideals among
the British people. Lord MEAT opened
were added to the British possessions.
the discussion in a letter to the Standard in which he deplored the decadence of The French armies were routed on
It is generally expected that po. lanation referring to the King of Siam's Jubilee Celebration in November next, will he shortly published in Bangkok
Sir Pellum Warren, K.C.M., H, J. M.
Consul....
Whenever a people have fuled or struggle against Napoleon, groat now agreement for the construction of the Wildby."
The C.P.R's Royal Mail steamship Empress of Japan left port to-day with passengers and mails for Yaucover via Shanghai and Japan ports.
According to a telegram from Mr
mines Aug.
A pinnack rock, with about sixteen feet
The following Notice, to Mariners, No.
of water on it, is reported to be off Norway With reference to recently current Island, Tongking Gulf, with Norway Island Chinese papers states that Sir John rumours in Shaughai, it is stated that legal lighthouse bearing 2 degrees W., and ideals aul quoted the despairing cry every battlofield in Europe, and in Jordan, H.M. Minister to China, is now proooodings will startly he intiated in Pointed rock S., 8 degrees E of the old Hebrew seer, "Where there commerce, as well as warfare, the negotinting with Fringe Ching and H. the matter of the charges that have been is no vision the people perish." And British race showed a spirit of enterFuar Shih-kid about the conclusion of a publicly made against hus Honour Judge
prise and determination that did much
450, of the China Sen, referring to the then his Lordship continues.
to prepare the country for the
proposed Pikon-Hsingyang (Roman) mil-
Shanghai District, has been issued by Mr This is one of
W. Ferd. Tyler, Coast Inspector-Yangtze have censed to be inspired by noble This is one classic example of the way with British funds.
The Buitar, of Turkey, says the Noroe RiveConfucius Channel, Notice is ideas, and have permitted themselves to power of ideals. Pitt cared nothing to five railway concessions grailed to sink into a selfieh materialiem, however about money. He had no ambition to British capitalists in 1898-the other's rem, is actuated by the desire that his hereby given that the following changes in wealthy or outwardly powerful shoy may be rich himself, and he cared nothing being the Tunsin-Pakow, the lanton favourite fourth san, Burklan Bddin the positions of Buoys arking the Con- have appeared to their contemporaries, how much he made the nation spend. Kowloon, the Shanghai Nanking, the Efcudi, shall be appointed his szocessor, fucius Coronel bave been mails:-South- they have invariably perished; some The latter point the taxpayers do not Soochow Hangchors and Ningpe (new and anticipatee that the country will ascent east Spit, Buoy (gas-lighted) is new moored tices suddenly and tragically, to the wish our present rulers to emulate, Shanghai-Hangchow-Niugo). It is bo to thie out of gratitude for his securing the 39 foot at low wator of spring tides. astonishment of a drowsy world. On but the expenditure of the millions Pitt ered in Peking that the agreement for of the Noroe Fremit adds that the Sultan 23 E., distant 3.0 miles. Actaea constitution of Turkoy. The correspondent From the Boy, South-west Beacon beara the other hand, when, under an effete squandered would be a cheap price fur, or materialistic Government, a people the advent of his like into present-day
the construction of the proposed Pokou- havo become conscious of noble visions life. Unless our politics are dumistated Hsingyang line with British capital will be in aging Buckhan to a European Buoy is now moured in 60 feet of water
prohibiting polygamy for future Sultans, Bace South-west Beacon bears S. 89, Highly Recommended, navies, the torture and the rack, wealth by men of lettier stamp than the made on lines similar to the Tientsiness and promulgating a cynastic law at low water of spring day. From the
and power have failed to binder such a average Minister of to-day (I speak Pakou and the Shanghai Bangchowy-Ning. Cleanse the Scalp and Impart a people in the ultimate realisation of at quite independently of party) I am po agreement. The negotiations are all events, some portion of the ideals afraid Great Britain in destined to proceeding smoothly and it is hoped that
ANT person's life in rordared mixer. (the matter will be settled with satisfactionable by distraming wenkwear, fuat Rich Brilliance to the Hair.
inspiring the noble rige which, like the pursue the road to deolina. myth of Sir Galahad, has given to cachi
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There is a good deal of truth in this Are we, the British people of to-day indiatment and the parallel between (POTTINGER STREET CORNER THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.ous of the calls of spiritual voices
Banghent December 15, 1907, REYN
MAN
distant 5.7 miles. All bearings given aru magdelio.
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