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blar rear into line with the lunations twelfth moon of 546, twelfth cyclic so that three years would roughly cover day, a commentator similarly shową eigliteen and a half cycles of sixty days that it must have taken place on thre
A telegram in ur sssue of September each. Thus, if we know today for he first day of the eleventh moon. the fortieth day of the cycle, by count Ta Ka-yo, who notices this eclipse, 21st, copied from the North China Daily News, stated, in connection with the ing back 16,650 cycles of sixty days, we remarks that, judging from the zodiacal trial of the Korean editor of the native reach the fortieth day of some cycle position of the sun, there must have edition of the Korean Daily News for 2,700 years ago, and if the exact date is been a failure to insert the intercalary alleged embezzlement of public funde, not bit off cormetly, it must at least be moon,
The eclipac of 035 must have sixty days before or after, or a multiple been observed in Shangï as well as in of sixty days. All these Confneinu Shantung, for the prince of that state, off everything eclipses take place on the first day or TSIN, Mccording to Teo RX-VING, asks night of each new moon, and it is his strateger: Who will suffer fois time? The reply is: The State of
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'SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
The 73rd birtday of Ceneral Sir Robert Biddulph bas just been celebrated. He has had high positions, including that of the Governorslip of Gibraltar. He served Uolonel Commandant at the Gunners, and with distinction in the trenches of the Indian Mutiny, and the Chinese war.
Assistant Paymaster E. C. Blanchflower and Clark E. 6. Oliver to Tamar, addition- al. have been appointed as sporetary's clerk to Commander Lyon the new Commodore of Hongkong, respectively, both Aug. 18.
Under these circumstances it is clear that the telegram in our issue of Sep- tember 4th (also copied from the North At the request of the King of Sism the China Daily News to the effect that the German Postnastor General Inspprinted Japanese telegrams stated that Mr a postal official to take charge of the Bethell had confessed, to misappropria-reorganisation of the Siamese postal service.
usually so specially stated, where it is not so stated on which of the two it was, Wai, East Honan, most, and Lu less, tion, was incorrect, and that the Theofficisi isin Alistian Dansel Dissweiler,
the commentators of 1,000 years or more later date generally remark that the astrological recorders have carefully
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We have therefore to express vir
Japanese telegrams referred to were secretary of the contral office at Strasburg. absolutely false..
His Majesty the King has been pleased. sincera regret that we should have been to approve of the grant of the Medal For omitted the words, first day." The actual priest of La applies to the unwittingly misled by our esteemed Distinguished Condust in the Field to Ser geant J. Chariton, No. 8 Mountain Bat- tery, Roral Garrison Artillery, and Ser- geant Major H. Reid and Colour Sergeant J. Smith, lat Battalion, Seaforth Righ- Ianders, in recognition of their gallant conduct in the recent operations on the North-West Frontier of India.
piinca for instructions,
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Northern contemporary into publishing these false reports.
SECOND OFFICER KILLED.
On the S.S. Manchuria.
A fatal accident occurred to-day on the Pacific Mail liner Manchuria. Second Officer Most, who was shortly to have been
allading to the "astral position" of these two states. In the sixth moon of 535, according to ' NING, the
commentators show clearly that they
Wash valu- quite understand the position of the moon in a line between the earth and able to offer." The third century com the sun to be the case of the "eating,"
mentator explains :---" Very proper at sixth moon eclipses valuables ought 111 but they also state that UoNFICIUS WAS
igurant of the fact and supposed the to be offered to the tutelary Gude sua" to "ent himself." Only three out of the land." In the sevents inoon of Rost-On 28th September, 1908, At of the thirty-seven are described as total 521 the prince asks: What luck
eclipses, these are in 709, 603 and 549, this time" " The astrologer replies and of course if these can be proved"At solstices and equinoxes, eclipses correct by western computation, the bring no disaster, at other times, yes; presumption, of accuracy in other because, at equinoxes, sun and moon matters bernies greater. That cfare on the same road, whist, at 100 was on the twenty-ninth day solstices, they pass, by each other," of the perpetual cycle of sixty days, Of the eclipse on the tenth cyclic day Douds per Zister undelivered after this
date Bubject to rent.
and on the first real day the twelfth moon, 720, the thin cur daimed, will carry gons, has been invented with another only seven and a half " Goods per Kutang delivered after
day beginning at midnight, of the commentator anya :— Impossible, seventh moon, or, socording to present this moon is known to have bad a 47th Chinese computation the fifth moon. cyclic day; therefore ten should be The first day of the fifth moon in 1907 forty." In the fifth moon of 518 the was June 10, but in 1906 it was June same persons who spoke in 521 predict
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married, fell down the hold and received injuries which resulted in his death about two hours later, It is expected that the body will be conroyed to Manila by the Manchuria to-morrow,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A dirigible air battleship, which, it is by Mr A. T. Kichensen, of Burslem, Staf- Etadshire, England.
A large quantity of cutlery was missing after-a voception on the American battle ship Connecticut at Sydney. It is supposed that the articles were taken as souvenirs,
Further evidence was heard at the
k.
6.30 p.m.-Meeting of H.K. A. A.A.2. According to westera records the a drought, and in the twelfth eclipse of July 17 B.C. 709, as seen micon of 511 the prime minister from Shantung profines, was, if not of THIN bas A ourious dream Magistracy this afternoon, respecting the actually total, at any rate 3. Large which coincides with an eclipse. The death of several natives who was killed
In the collapse of buildings at Yamat partial eclipes. The same thing is to court astrologer, however, in interpre-auring the recent typhoon. Liends,per Caledonim undaimed after be said of the 607 eclipse; as seen from tating the eclipse, says it has nothing.
Shantung it was total er rearly co, to do with the dream, but is a warn according to western calculations, and took place on September 20. Accord-
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Correspondents must forward their games
The King-fa, & daily newspaper published in Pekin, is just entering on it ing that government is not acting thousandth year, having been established rightly. Of course in calculating buck-in the year 08. It issues thec editions n
The St. James' Odzette relates the follow- ing anecdote: While the Kaiser was taking walk with an adjutant at Cronberg a child, not recognising him, offered some picture postcards of his Majesty for sale. The Kaiser asked the price, and learnt that the single pictures cost ten plennigs a card, and a double picture of the Kaiser and King Edward fifteen pleilge. His Majesty pohased some of the latter, and turning to the adjutant said, You have hoard it. Alone I am worth teu pfennige,
We note that at the Oriental Congress held at Copenhagen during August, the Rer. Arthur Lloyd, delegate of the Asiatic Society of Japan, treated the points of contact between Japanese Buddhism and the West He found evidence to show that Chritianity was known in Japan before the rival of St. Francis Xavier, and Mahiyana Buddhism, as introduced into Chius by Anshikuse in 147 1.5., had many striking similarities in time, place, sud goneul chameteristics with the tenets of the Massusene Gnostics as described by Hip: olytes and Epiphanius. Manichaeans and Nestorians followed Grosticp-Budd him into Chin, and he claimed the
ing to Costacus it occurred on the first wards to bring Chinese und western Cay, on different coloured paper-yellow in support of Prof. von Le Coq's results for
day of the sixty day cycle in the seventh moon but he omits to say "first day of the lantion. A
A commentator, however, says this eclipse was on the thirtiethi day of the moon, by which it is
the morning, white in the afternum, and pink in the evening
dates into harmony, count must be taken on the various tinkerings which
Captain Rowland E Power, Est Kent have taken place at both ends
Regiment, who was recently appointed to of the world in order to keep the coud of the 1st Battalion Southan the seasons straight, and to bring Nigeria Regiment, at Calabar, has been
Major Power is still a long way of the
and oddresses with any communications as Presumed he more the sixth moon, infections of lunations into line with granted the temporary rank of major. aircased to the Editor, sot for publication but 1907 and 1996The first day of the solar years. From 1844, when the pre-major's list in the Bulls, as he now stands as evidence of good faith.
seventh moon corresponded with the sent Manchu dynasty assumed power, eighth on the roll of captains.
All letters for publication should be written ninth and twentieth of August respeclipses have been recorded more or less en are side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communications tingively. The total eclipse of 549 B.C. wave already appeared in other papers will be took place on the first day of the seventh inserted.
moon. which was also the first day of the perpetual cycle; according to wester calculations, June 19 was the date.
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TYPHOON WARNING.
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In 1907 the migration from China
4.15 pm on Sept. 28-reline oc to Singapore the largest on record. Typhoon E of Manila, more then 300 Also the number of conlies going to the miles distant, moving or W. N. W.- F.M.S. exceeded all figuas. There are 1.00 pm. Hongkong, Sept. 20, 1009. 350,000 Chines engaged in mining but less Cyclone of typhoon K. of Lazon less than than 2,000 signed agreements, this showing 300 miles distant, almost a ationary. that employers trust to arrangements with their men that they know cannot be en- DISPOSAL OF CITY REFUSE, forced in the Courts.
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At the Sanitary. Board massting this
Low before that memorable day when Of course the intercalation of a. Commodore TATE, watching from the *10000" about every three years may deck of his flagship the sad plight of well account for the discropancy of two the British sailors operating against the
It appears that the rapidity with which afternoon, the reply from the Government months, especially when the Tso Taku korts, exclaimed Blood is thicker the King Alfred flagship of the China with reference to the purchase of steam Chwan itself tells us that sometimes than water," and ordered his own mon Squadron, was enabled to get off her lighters for the disposal of city refuse, Advertisements and Subscriptions which are an intercalary blunder was made, In to bear a hand in the fight; long years quick ring guns at the recent tests was stated that in view of the seccat letting duo to the loading tray favented by the of the scavenging contract at reduced many instances Tso Kis-wire, historian before bluff old Captain CHICHESTER, Of
very clever gunnery officer, Lieutenant ligures and of the large capital on day of Lu and Confucius pupil, who the mortalite, returned the compli w. F. French, and the constant handling which would be involved in the acquisition ment and gave all is moral support to of the guns by the crews. Forly rounds of the sun lighters recommended by the Admirel Dewer in Manila Bax
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expanded his bare annals into 8-19- makable narrative, also mentions with
extra observations the eclipses record-before the days of armour-clade and steam tactics, the most cordial relations. ex by his master, but unfortunately he
existed between the uaries of the Hosakung, Turʼday, Sert, 29, 1808. mids nothing further about the three two great Powers of Great Britain and into the arylum at Colombo, was buried
CHINESE ECLIPSES":
CONFUCIUS records thirty-seven eclipses
of the ann during the perinci of 241 Fears covered by his own annals, BC 722-481, the first in dafe being in the spring of 720, and the last in the year 481, when he gave uy recording to
Stoker Brown cf H. M. S. Astaten who died a few days after being admitad
with naval honours at the general cemetary,
BACK YARD CISTERNS
With regard to Backyard Cisterne, Hon. Mr FH May, robe asking the
total edlipses in fact, be dues pot Anrecica. Whatever political differences the funeral being attended by the crew Sanitary: Board at their meeting this
afternoon, what opinion it held with alhade to them at all. The eclipse say have had, the men of the sea frig party with arms reversed pre-regard to the minimum arts of yards of the first day; tenth moon of 695-ever allowed them to interfere with ceded the bears, and three valleys were in which the construction of cisterns may B, C. has been calculated, according to their idens of triest friendship, and wore Captain Regen, Lieut. Elmsley, without reference to the Board The fired over the prave. The officers present bo paznitted by the Building Authority | Professor HIRTE, for 3rd October 894. trust that it will always be Lieut. WJ. Matcher, Lieut. Somerville Director of Public Works is disposed to
probably meaning the astronomical
suggest an ars of 60 square feet the so. Hongkong bus at present a rather and cut. Sovinen. year. Of the eclipse of the sixth moon unique opportunity to extend a courtesy The death is repoter of Baron Henry Dr Pearce M.OH. minated Most in 669; Consuerus adds "drums were to the American fleet. As we all know the von Sisbold, which took place at his back yards in the Colony are little more beaton and victims acrificed. To unfortunate outbreak of cholera at Manila château of Froudenstein in the Tyrol, st than vartilating shafts, and the erection the age of 50 Lake his elder brother of cistems of reasonable size in them will KIN-HING repeats this, with the extra has resulted in all shot leave being Baron Alexander von Siebold, he had not stably detract from their value as observation "unusual." A latter day denied the men of the battleship foot passed a huge part of his life su the Far such. The yard should, however, not bu commentator says "It has been when it calls at Manila on October 1st, East, at Singarions, and then in Japan, obstructed to such a degree with cistoros calculated backwards that this eclipse while the intended celebrations have with which country he was mostly identified, and intrines as to leave insufficient space From 1872 to 1903) he was in the Aulian for the temporarily placing in of oiler. took place on the first day of the been indefinitely postponed. Now could diplomatic service in the Far East. Ho things which it may be undesirable to kop врасе saventh moon. Both Coxrucius and not Hongkong, under the apocsa was profound student of Oriental in a room or kutolien, so as to learn
ber of the Actomy of Sciendos in Vieme, we had almost the whole of a yard pup again recont "drams and circumstances of the case, offer, the languages, and literature, and was rea for moving about in a yard. Sometimes victims for the eclipse of the frat hospitality of her waters to the feet, He was a son of Philip Francis Freiher taken up by a large tank unod for
- German scientist and purpose. I think such should be permitted day of the sixth moon in 813.
and invite the big American armada to von Siebold, the
Easteru pioneer of near a century ago, who only mecially and not generally For Tao KIN-No adde improper, stay a few days here? There are many was one of the first to render Japan acces general purees leggaat, that on square and a commentator oxplains that the obstacles in the way, we know hut able to the ideas of the Won
years before his death in 479. Thế calendar which he employed was that of the Imperial Chou dynasty, to the prin ciples of which his own state of Lut, Southern Shantung, had always, re- mained staunch, and to which the rulers of Lu were lineally connected by blood This year was two months ahead of the most ancient and also of the later and the present Chinese year, that is to say, bis firet moon, for the Chinese months are strictly unr, was the eleventh month of the earliest and of the sub-
Of the eclipse on the fifty-fourth eyelin surmount them There is at doubt sequent dynastics, eo of course for this difference allowance must be made in day of the eight moon in "68, a third that such an invitation would be calculating backwards. At this sine century AD. commentator remark appreciated, not only by the Flest but the dirty day cyclo, which continues that, counting back, there could not by Americana generally WATSON 00 unbroken down to this day was the péssibly have been a fifty-fourth cyolie not, and an day in the eighth moon, but that there LIMITED
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