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A: German daily newsper has made Sir Claude MacDonald, "British Am- appearance in Constantinople.
bassador to Japan, is expected to go | home on leave nort April,
PARIS, and Bulgaria should be independent states, the Luter extending from the Danube nearly to Adrianople and So Jonica. 01 Serviä, on the upper part of the valley of the Morava, was to be
There worm 1,341 miles of telegraph sad telephone lizes opens in the F.M.S. at
Fit Pelham Warron, K.O.MG,HB,M. | added 10 Servin; fosnia was to be the end of last year. During 1907, 41,800 Consul-Général, has returned to Shanghai locally free under the Suzerainty of telegraphic diessages were despatched free | after a summor holiday spent at Weihaiwel, the Sultan: These terms, as Prof. of charge, though it must not be imagined Boz, in his Century of Content the practice is universal." | Lizental History" reminds us, would As the sequel to an inquiry into the have loft Turkey mistress only over publication of werds spoken by the Kaiser Albania and afstrip of land along the in the camp of Dooberitz, several officers of
Sir George Buchanan, Coral-General at the Prumian Guards, through whose indis- I Agean Sea. Naturally the other Euro-oretion the speech leaked vil, has had to Sos, has been appointed to be his Majea 200 MACHINES TO END OF OCTOBER, pan Powers were alarmed, particularly wind in their resignations. The speech ty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
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679 Austria, and she found a warm up and Germany,” and the Kaiser is roport- had reference to attempts to draw a ring porter la Englar. For a moment iod to havu said: "Let thesa try-we will looked as though a general European war was possible, but Bismarck, offering his services as the honest broker" managed to bring about an understand ing which eventuated in the Treaty of Torlin.
Transfer Books of Canton Insurance Office Ld.. close from this date to.23rd inst., inclusive.
General Memoranda,
SATURDAY, Oztrů x 10 ---
4 po-Last Meeting of Hongkong Gymkhana Club. at Happy Valley. Trennan, Ogubor 19:-
The terms of the new treaty were much more favourable to Turkey. (1) Transfer Koke of The Dairy Farm Co., Bosnia, including Herzegovina, was Idelcas-from-this-date-to-27th-insssigned to Austria for permanent cccupation. Thus Turkey lost a great province containing nearly 1,250,000 people. Of these about 500,000 were
clusivo.
WEDNESDAY, Oeruber 14 —
Goode per Princess Alice undelivered
after this data subject to rent.
THURSDAY, October 15:-
6.15 p.m.-Meeting of Kowloon Cricket Greek Christians, 3500000 Mahom
Club, at Club Pavilion.
FRIDAY, October 98---
Ofice, Lüyat-Messrs Jardine,-Make-
& Co.'s Offices,
Dr. Montague Jahn Stono-Wigg, the Bishop of New Guinen, bis, owing to ill health, soat in his resignation to the Metropolitan of Queensland.
Plenipotentiary at The Hague
Shangbai is lamenting the death at sea of Mr M, A. Sopher, who had beķer a. resident there for upwards of thirty years, first with Messrs E. D. Sassoon & Co., and later with Messrs 8. J. David & Co.
CRETANS PROCLAIM UNION WITH GREECE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Loxton, October 8. - The Cretans at Canes have proclaimer their union with Greece,
(Crete is an island in the Mediterranean lying to the South of the gaan doa and Archipelago. Its area about 3.300 square miles with a population of 910,185. The chief cities are Candia, Canga and Rotime, There are about 33,500 Mostema and 269,600. Christians. The island was conquered by the Turks in 1669 bat never really submitted, continually rising in insirection against them, and in 1896 the
Powers set up autonomy under the nominal suzerainty of the Saltan, Prince George of Grease being appointed the first High Commissioner. He was nut particularly successful and resigned a year ago. The contitution of February, 1907, which superseded that of 1890, provides for an Assembly of sixty, four depaties, ulosted bi-annually. The axocutive power rests in the High Commissioner and a Council of foux'numbers.--Ev. 0.31.]
Nothing has yet been settled-definitely regarding any official celebration of the Jubilee of the Assumption of the Gore- The numerous friensis of Mr Leonardo meat of India by the Crown, Should any d'Almada a Castro, of Messrs Golaring thing of the kind, however, be decided | Barlow and Moroll, will be pleased to GOVERNOR OF HUNAN, apor, it will most probably take place in learn that he has successfully passet hie January as the Government of India will examination, hold ■ month ago, 19, a time it is possible that the Council's Ex-Long. thon be assembled in Calcutta, säd by that solicitor at the Supreme Court of Hong-
tension scheme may be sufficiently advanced to admit of some_public_announcement regarding it.
A theft was committed in Messas Jardine, Matheson's office the other day. silwer watch, with 18 carat gold chain and lusket with small pearl, was taken from
medaus, and 200,000 Roman Catholics. the dysk of Mr W. L. Warrener between nine and ten o'clock on Wednesday mora- Nooo Meeting of Cantor Ineamace() Monteneges received less than the. His name was on the inner case of the San Stefano termis promised her, but watch and as he was able to supply the securel the seaports of Antivari and uumber of the watch it should be easily Noon--Meeting of The Dairy Fana Coligno. (3) Servia was proclaimed independent Principality and received the district of Old Servia
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(4) Roumania also gained her in dependance and ceased to pay any tribute to the Porte, but had to give up to her Russian benefactress the slice acquired from Russia in 1850 between die Truth and the northern mouth of the Daube. Tu retorn she received the
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PERINI. October. Shun Chun-cing, Governor of Human will shortly be dismissed from office.
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Frost-Francites Fenoll, whose death- in reported in Japan papers, was one of the greatest authorities on the arts and litera. turo of Japan and China. Elo was born at Salem, Massachusetts, in 1853. In 1878 he was appointed Professor of Political Economy and Philosophy in Tokyo Uni- versity, while from 1880 to 1886 he was Professor of Philosophy sai Logic at the same institution. In the last mentioned gent, he became Fine Arts Commisioner he was appointed Manager of the Tokyo to the Japanese Government, and in 1887
Fine Arts Academy and the Art Depart- mout of the Imperial Museum st Tekyn.) From 1890 to 1896 Professor Fenolloss was Curator of the Department of Bricotal (Wah Ta Yat Pe's Service.) and in 187 he accepted the position of Art in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
PEKING, October 7. Professor of English in the Bigbor Noxtual. The Board of Finance has decided to School, Tokyo. Dr. Fourless carried out establigh branches of the Impezial Chinese Bank in England, Australia,
sume of the fast explications in ancient
LISHED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF":
THE WORLD.
A distinguished Crimean voton has passed away in the person of Sir Reginald Gipps, whose death is announced by enter. The son of Sir George Gipps, famous Governor of Australia, he entered throughout the Crimean sarapaiga, baving Japanese sites and was the author of a been present at Alma and Tukenau, number of incongraphs and magazine Straits Settlements, Anam, Japan wadi where he was twice wounded. Besides the articles ou Japanese and Chinese att. Germany. modal with four clasp which he was literature, history, philosophy, etc. He waled by the British Government he was was also the founder of the Fonollosa made a knight of the Legion of Honour by Collection of Japanese and Chinesa Paint- Be comings in the Masoum of Fine Arts,
The Committee of the Shanghai St.
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RETIREMENT OF ADMIRAL
EMERY:
Flag to be Lowered at Hongkong.
OFFICIAL POSITIONS.
VICEROY TUN FANG ADOPTS
THE NEW SYSTEM.
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(Fah Tv Yat Pea Service.)
PERINE, October 7.
Theory Ton Fang has telegraphed We understand that the E. & S. Fattle that arrangements have been m Andrew's Society reperi tast the accounts, ship Louisine will anive at Hongkong.on alopt the new system in connection after allowing for all calls made upon the November 5 when Admiral finery will with official positions in the province- charitable fund, how a credit balance of lower his flag en his retirement from the which he governs. $1,991.6) as against $1,289 last year. 15U: S. Navy.
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| have already appeared in other papers will be Fort of Rusteadje ou the Black Sea. () the Enperor of the French.
Bulgaria, which, according to the Sanmanded the Scots Guards from 1838 to | Bostan Stelino terms, would have ren no 881, the Home Districtizom 1884 to 1889, independent State as large as Roumania was . A. G. to the Auxiliary Hovees, was by the Berlin Treaty subjected to 1891-92, and Military Secretary at Head- quarters from 1892 to 1896. General the suzerainty of the Sultan, divided Gipps was made a K. C. 9. in 1898 and a into two parts, and confined within | G. C. B. in 1902, much narrower limits. Besides the Dobridech, it lost the northem or Bulgarian part of Macedowing word the Bulgariars who dwelt between the Balkans and Adrianople were seperated from their kinsfolks on the north of the Balkans in a province called Eastern During the year 141 new members bava Humphreys Estate and Finance
The British steamer Gleuogle, which left Roumai. The latter province was to been enrolled 110 have been stack off
Singapore on the Ist inst. with Captain remain Turkish under a Christian the list on account of douth, departure for
W. T. Larkios,in consmed, arrived in port home, etc.. and the mombership now The adjourned extraordinary general on Wednesday with a large consignment of with the Governor nobiinated by the Porte
stands at a total of 786 as compared with meeting Humphreys Estate and Finance general cargo. From the time of leaving consent of the Powers 755 last year. From these 608 sibscrip- Company, Ltd., was beki at the offices of Singapore, fine weather was experi-
tious bave beeg collected, a satisfactory the Company at poon to-day. Mr Henry Turkey was allowed to occupy the total when it is consider how many Humphreys presided, and thers was alseed until noon of the 5th, when the seafaring members are continually in stent: Dr J. W. Noblo, Mesara J. A vessel ecountered typhoon from the passes of the Balkans in the of out of and away from the port. It any Jupp, Directors; D. E. Clarke, S., Soth, North Fast. While the steamer was in war. () In Asie Russia gained Kars further be boted that calls on the Charit-G. Rapp, C. B. Buyers, J. M. Wong, and the typhoon, she sustained considerable
able Fund to the extent of $840.85 were F. Nath (Secretary),
dauage to her deck fittings, life boats, etc. and Ratoum, while, apart from. the mut last year; and that the St. Andrew's The following resolution was passed :-- THEks must be many residents in Berlin treaty, England acquired the last, resulted in a surplus of $547.11.
Ball, held in the Town Hail on November That the sum of $50,000 new standing at Bad weather continued until nine o'clock tha credit of fand for equalization of divi- or the evening of the 6th, after which fine Hongkong who can remember the right to occupy Cyprus Turkey, of
dend be transferred to the credit of weather was met with until the uurival of Typhoon and Flords Insurance Fund. intense excitemrut which
the vessel in part. thrilled course, was saddled with an indemnity
The meeting alea pasand the following
:: resolution-Tant Article No. 5 of the Articles of Asseintion of the Company be The China Navigation Cowapony's steanex cancelled and the following Articles sub Shachsing, from Shaugh, reports having stituted therefore: Three members persed the four-wasted mailing ship While the Hon Mr Murray Stewart was sonally present shall be a quorom for, an
Intitude 22356 and longtitude 115.31. addressing the meeting of the Legislative ordinary gonural mosting. For all other D. F. Q. bound fer Hongkong in
meetings the quofum shall he fire." Council this afternoon a largo piece of the i That Article No. 111 of the Articles of She wished to be reported all wail. cailing, fell without any warning and just dating the words the Governing Director The steamer Hanoi (A. Maits), reporter Association of Company be altered by misel striking the band of the Bou Mer by two Directors on the seventh line
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TEARNS WISE OF COD LIVER OIL in the 7th inst., the vessel spoke the have dropped As
escaps which they had just witnessed of the highest casople of the progress of French steamer Gilbert which was return healighted in 1877. King FOWARD has not worked one of the merabers of that council and it modern medical service. It is onlininus in ing to wong Chow Wanina alightly dam from the train at Charing Cross, and in vain. England may fumea little, but was a matter on which they could con- taste, certain and quick în aution.
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for years they formed the catch werde her faming will be as innocuous as it gratulate hims of his party. But there were many who was at the time of the Schleswig- even then regarded that treaty as con-Holstein trouble; Russia does not want 4aining much fustin, and anherent to fight, Austria, aud Germany certainly events have borne them on. Even Lord secs no advantage in a bout of fisticuffa A now Comet. which is described ma SALARY before he died acknow-3 present, oven though the Sultan does the Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin, co bright, was discovered by Morehouse at
ledged that in supporting Turkey as we come of badly in the international deal, September 2nd. It jant present situated did in the Crimea and later at Berlin So on the whole we may expect upon the southern border of the castella- tion Cygnus and is moving northward. It we were, to. are a sporting phrase, the air to clear slowly and the already nearly five times as bright as
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nearest approach to the ima on December
“AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.
But what are the conditions of this way. To explain why Russia is portii brilliancy, and will reach the point of famous Berlin treaty, the violation of cularly melined to let this be the out-28th which, the cables tell us, bas aroused the some of the present crisis we might wrath of the British people? How can state that the Bulgara originally came tell without looking up the history off from the banks of the Volga. Thongh the time, and that is rather troublesome those thought to have been of Asiatic work for the ordinary man or woman descent they have become completely Yet the question is one of the zot Slavonic in language and sentiment, and troduced a defence bill which provides for and deserves more than casual attention. they prefer the Czar to the CALITE BF wokly to eighteen days pearly, with extra Briefy put, the treaty of Berlin arose day
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Colours for the Autumn-The colour out in war time. Similar provisions «ra the Russians forced upon the Turks question in men's attice for the coming made for the servico of the Navy. The 00, after the fall of Plevna on Decemton is a simple problem. The answer penalty on employers obstructing? the fis brown and green, either separately or service of employees is one hundred pounds |ber 19th, 1877 Turkey then seemed in alliance, and it applies to cuile, over sterling. Anyone not exoplying with the
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