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it is going on in Chin and in the great work? beyond, then it was so an advantage that women should be placed within reach of the same privileges. So schools and colleges have been opened in considerable numbers until to-day there is no prejudice against women receiving a modern education, off everything the only barrier against them in many carce being the financial inability of TO END OF NOVEMBER. their parents or guardians to pay the school, fees. Up to the present, although the Government has opened schools of many kinds for the teaching of young men, while assisting them Ginancially as well, nothing has been done to furnish similar sportunities to young women, except in creor two.very exceptional cases where scane very gifted young ladies have been sent abroad to complete their studies Hitherto all that has been done in China itself has been attempted by private enterprise, sup plemented by the inourys acerging from school fees.
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WILL arrive from Paris by the incom- ing French Mail with a Grand Assortment of the Latest FRENCH MODES in DRESSES and HATS.
Houging, October 22, 1908.
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MEMOS FOR YO-MORROW. Auction, p.- Auction of Leasehold Property at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.
General Memoranda,
THURSDAY, October 29 :--
2.30 p.in. Auction of Chinese, Carlos. Go, at Mr Geo, P.. Lammert's Sales Roms.
FRIDAY, October 30:-
2.45 p.m.-Auction of Bomehold Forni- ture, at No. 7, Dus Voor Villas (No. 34, Peek). Garde per Texyo Maru undelivered at
5 p.m. this date sabject to cont
SATTENAY, Uctober 31
Volunteer Parade Ground.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"A director of a copy must always clear; it is part of his business sysa Bangkok exclunge...
It is expected that Halland will blockade Guayra and Macaibo, two Venezuelan porta, in Novumber.
A Chinese Consul General for Australia will arrivo thore in February, and will have his headquarters in Melbourne.
chatination will be held by the Cathedral, Singapore, of November 28. Bishop of Hongkong at the St. Andrew's
A
A syndicate has con forped at Poto Said to start before next summer a hotel, restaurant, betlis and bathing place on the bench.
The Daily Telegraph says that if the British revenues continue to shrink as the merite as lately the defcit in April is likely to be £8,000,000,
Sessions will be required to attend again The Jurous of the Oetober Criminal at the Supreme Court House on Thursday next. the 29th lustunts at 10.DL
was in darkness expept for the light from Last right the Telephone Exchange candles. the electric Ight wire having
fused.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 1908.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
His Excellency, Bir Frederick Lagard, goes into residence at Government Howar
to-marrow.
The Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock and Mrs
Pollock returned from a trip to Japan by the Kumane Mara to-day.
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
CONFERENCE SUGGESTED,
(Focusive Service supplied by ruler, via Bombay.)
LONDON, October 26. Prince George, the Crown Prince of Servin, goes to St. Petersburg to-
Jaganiose papers say that Prosideos Roosevelt, after his African shooting trip, will visit England, where he will stay for day, with an autograph letter from bis some time. During his visit he will deliver father, King Peter Karageorgeritoh I, an address at Oxford University an ancient Rome. He will afterwards go to France,
to the Tear. where he will give an address at tho Sorbanne
The Porte has now asked Germany. to induce Austria to accept the appoint- ment of a conference, which would be
The King has been pleased to give and grant uate Alfred Michel John Porter, Ext, Commissioner of Chinese Maritimo a menting of influential commercial Customs, his Majesty's Royal licence and authority to necept and wear the Insignia
men and politicians: the Second Class of the Third Division of the Imperial Order of the Double ANGLO-RUSSIAN CHAM- Dragon, conferred upon him by his tion of valuable services rondlered by him. Majesty the Emperor of Chinn, in recoent-
BER OF COMMERCE FORMED.
MORTALITY STATISTICS.
The death rate for the whole Colony for
the week ending 3rd October was 27.8 per 1,100 against 19.6 per 1,000 for the cer responding week of last year. The death
(Figure Service, mpplied by Reuters via Bombay.)
: Losnoy, October 26. An Anglo-Russian Chamber of Com-
There wore, 334 European and 193 rate for the British and foreign commaity metes has been forced at St. Peters- The romediate occasion of these Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, was 23.7 per 1.080 a sgainst 12.3 per burg to co-operate with the newly
and 251 European and 2,051 Chinese vjait-1,000, and for the Chinese comunitaity 28.4 reflections is the fact in the Westernors to the Masetin during the work coded par 1,000 as against 2014 per 1,000,
farmed Russian auction of the London Chamber of Commerce.
suburb of Cantora ter departure has 20th October... been taken by women themselves, in
order to minister the necessities of their own sex.
With the less stringent control that is now exercised, it is Irequently noticed that women are moring about the streets of Cantun with
A European named Parry coinnitted suicide at Saigon by shooting liftself with a Browning revolver.. He is believed to have con attached to the Chira Mutual Life Co.
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
REUTECH SERVICE. | RUSSIA AND PERSIA,
2.30 p.m.-Bazaar & Fancy Fate at the less restrictions than aforetime. I as $7,600; and the fees for hotels, public- Fareer, having been knighted in 1900. The received of Russian troops having
Goods por Austria undelivered
this date subject to rent,
MONDAY, November 2:
Geeds per Touran unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to Tent and landing courgen. TUESDAY, November 3
6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital, in St. Johu's!
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Nie Reginald and Lady Pole-Carew arrived On Monday afternoon, Major-General
at Hongkong, from Japan by the Fronch
LONDON, October 25. The spirit licences in Penang enriclimal steamer Caledonien un route For the Colonial Treasury by $540,000; the England.
Reuter's Constantinople correspond. fees for licensed spirit shape amount to
Six Reginald has had a distinguished ant wires that intelligence has beaă after therefore been found necessary, or rather houses, and taverns are estimated for 1909 Geneal was born at Anteny uravail crossed the, Araxes river, and of their
on May 1, 1849, being the eldest son it has been thought possible, that some at $12,000.
having entered Azerbaijan. It is pre- arrangement might be made to minister
of the late Mr W. H. Pole-Catow also *Since 1st August 1869 rats have been of Antony, who are Frances Ansumed the intention is to occupy Tauriz to their needs. The consequence is that killed in the Colony, it of which were-in-daughter of Mr John Buller of Moryhere a panto prevails.
infected. Mr Lau Chu Pak minutes to val. In, 1901, Sir Reginald Pole-Carew
LITER. a large restaurant has been opened for the Sanitary Board that the Chinese were murried Lily Beatrice Butler, oldest
St. Petersburg denies that Russian women in the western suburbs of apparently taking a great interest in catch-daughter of the third Marquis of Ormonde, troops have crossed the Persian border. Carton. It is a fine place. The institu-
ing rats.
who is one of the leading benaties of the 2.20 p.m-Meeting of His Majestystion is run and controlled entirely by
day. He was educatel at Eton and Christ Justices of Peace at the Magistracy.
For the first time in seventy-two years Church, Oxford. Then followed thirty women; no man is allowed upon the Shipping Company, End at Manchester, to subsequently from 1878 to 1879 he acted the directors of Palmer's Shipbuilding years service in the Coldstream Guards and premises. Indeed, so remarkable is the announce to the shareholders that tho year's as Private Secretary to Sir Hereales Robin.. movement, indicating as it does such a trading had resulted in a loss, which son, the Governor of New South Wales
amounted to us less than £58,631. Communications réfeting to news should be startling departure from the ancient addressed to THE EDITOR.
ways that the report before us states Letera relating to besineon should be address- ed to THE MANAGER,
in terms of surprise fast a Chinese lady *Correspondente must formcard their names actually officiates as cashier. This ap- and addresses with any communications ad-parently is the very crown of the move dressed to the Editor, not for publication Las as evidence of good faith.
ment. That a Chinese lady should have All letters for publication should be written so far mastered dus intricacies of native on one side of the paper only.
fiaaace as to be able to take her place
NOTICE.
No ancnymously signed communications that
ingeried.
THE GLASGOW RECTORIAL
ELECTION,
LONDON, October 25. Lord Curzon has been elected Lord" at that time, afterwards being A.D.C. Rector of Glasgow University, polling Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India. In the 947 votes. Mr Lloyd-George' polled 935 Lieutenant-Colonel W. G, Ley, com Afghan war in 1879 to 1830 Sir R. Pole- numding the 1st North Staffordshire Carew noted as A. D. C. to Sir Frederick rotes, and Mr Keir furdic 122 votes, ° Regiment, was charged at. Aldershot Roberts sad the following year saw him in Polics Court with having paliciously killed Afreen alse with Sir Frederick Roberts, THE EUROPEAN SITUATION. a pet cat, the property of the drummers of When the Duke of Conaught wont to the 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. The case hrypt in 1882 he acted us A. D. C. to His
Lomos, October 25. was dismissed on payment of £1-12-6 costs. Reys Highness and two years later he was
again with Sir Frederick Roberts at indrasterly anti-English.
The Vienna press continute most bit- A saloon boy of the transport Soudanas Miltary Secretary and continged in that
A semi-official article appearing was charged by the purser with wilfully capacity until 1890, while Sir Frederick hare already appeared in ather papers will be at the cashier's desk and manage the continued disobeying the commands of the Robertsgees Commander-in-Chief of fredin, the Wiener Being goes the lengthx in
whole aldir, is surely one of the signs of master, at the Marine Court to-day. Five years aforwards he took command of ↑
of asserting that Great Britin- bas
Urdere for extra copies of the Casa Man
the times, according to vernacular con- Defendant. had to forfeit. 30 days pay and the 2nd Battalion of the Coldstream Guards offered the Parte the loan of fifty should be sent before 11 am, on the day after temporary from whose columns we take was sentenced to 13 days' hard labour or and remained with them until 1890, after willions starling, and the support of publication. After that hour the cupply is the geport, China is slowly learning,
until the ship aus
which he commanded consecutively the 9th warships in the event of a reactionary imited. Cash 10 tts, Credit 20 el. per
Brigade nad Guards' Brigads and the 11th rising, the condition being the breaking however what western nations dis-Caston House launch Kowloor Tau, was tioned in, despatches and promoted to the programme of the proposed Hang Larson, master of the Chinese Division in Suth Africa being teice men off of Austrian negotiations agreed upon copy.
Alterations and additions to Advertisements covered centuries ago, that some women charged by Liout Walcott, opnander. Major-General, Flis decorations include Conference. on Pages 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7, should be sent to the make, more capable, managers of indus-of H. M. S. Moorhen, at the Marine Court Afghan war medal with two clasps, Mari- Office, Na. E. Wyndham Street, not later than Li am. Now, Advertisements should be sent by trial and business concerns than do 3000 road while in the Harbour. A ine of 850 medal, South African war medal with negotiations with the Porte but the,
to-day for failing to observe the rule of the idio, 4th chuas, Khadive's star, Jubilee before 5 p..
men, while if it is more agreeable to use was imposed by the Hon Commander ve clasps, Coronation medal besides Grand Vizer emphatically declines to Advertisements und Subscriptions which are i GENUINE AGE not ordered for a fixed period trill be continued Oriental parallels when, discussing Chi Basil Taylor. R.N
wese topics what better object lesson in this respect could be furnished than
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Buena, where women are the traders and business directors of the whole native community.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
At Christchurch, N.Z., a hookseller was last month. charged with selling "ay THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN immoral book, Venus and Adva ́s, a poca, by one William Shakapure," The Bench dismissed the charge
IN CHINA.
Everybody who has falten, the trouble to read Chinese books on national morality
BULL DOG topfis thing is laid down as the ideal
BRAND
STOUT
Austria has attempted to renew direct
numerous others. On his return to Eng re-open, declaring that Anstris's 'de taud Sir Reginald Fole-Carew will stand mands are contrary to the Turkish THE OUTBREAK OF FOOT AND for the parliamentary division of Bodmin, constitution.
MOUTH DISEASE.”
in Cornwa..
•
M Lowolsky, who has interviewed Herr von Schoen, German Foreign
At the Sunitary Board meeting this after- VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. Minister, and Prince von Buslow, and has also lunched with the Kaiser, bas
noon, Mr A. Gibson, the Colonial Voterin- ary Surgeon, reported that the outbreak of foot and mouth disuso at Kennedy's Thairy was now at an end and he recommended that the Board withdraw: the prohibition to sell milk,
DARING ROBBERY
י
Pations of the Victoria Cinematograph officially announced that Russo-German are well supplied this work in the way of negotiations are proceeding in the most artists. In addition to Miss PE cordial manper. Macdonald, who is a popular as ereY, Malla Cecilia and Mr J. Verard, who repeivo due appreciation for the excelenco of their vocal efforts, Miss Violer Russell and Little Miss Thelms are appearing and ably sustain the reputation of the house The pictures shown are all interesting and
AT KOWLOON. :
Just before seven o'clock on Monday The Circuit Court of Appeale at an evening a most daring robbery took place enjoyable. Francisco has reversed the raling of Judge at Kowloon by which Mm Storr lost. 8428. Wildey in the Price oase at Shanghai and It appears that Mes Storr, of the Victoria has issued an order directing that the Home, accompanied by six girle, sot out to accused be released on bail ponding au walk from Taumata to the Home and when appeal of his case.
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sat upos theur nød after struggling for a considerable time the theft was committed. womni should not be spoken of out-
A telegram to the New York Tribune is inderstood dirt one of the natives mykin accordance with figuros that was awers that Mrs. Storr had the money side the walls of her own house, though have leaked out at Newport, Id. I., there is her possession and apparently they everybody knows that a good deal is appears to be a shortage of torpedoes for must have followed her and the garls heard from her inairle these walls, the American navy, especially those of
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But notwithstanding the teaching of the It is said that the United States is far ancients, and the accepted standards of behind Great Britain, Gormany or Japan. their country, the evolution or revolution It is understood that this country has less that is going on in almost all lands than 5,000 submarine torpedoes on hand, while Great Britain has 10,000 stored in regard to the freedota that worgenway. Germany and Japau are each sid now claim for themselves how spread to to have 4,000. The government supply China, and the last decade has revealed has beco increased one hundred during the year, and will go up more when the now wondrous changes in this mater, torpede factory is started about the best of ospecially in the larger ofties. First the year."
of all, it was soon in the advance made in the education of women. In this. movement Christian Mission Schools 00, took a foremost part, and acted as models that the natives themselves soon followed of their own free will and soward. The more intelligent, both
NO DANGER
ALLEGED ASSAULT. Before Mr J. R. Wood at the Magistracy to-day, C. C. Avin wastened, he am Tim, the No. 1 houseboy at Zethod House, for assault.
A cross summons was
also taken out against complaizant and three other houseboys.
According to the evidence of defendant he was shortly oing to Canada and was whom he knew had left a portantean, which he said defendant could have. Complainant refused give it him and when defondant threatened to send For the police complainant struck him in the face, Ha'also got hold of hie throat and it was not a nice sensation feel- ings a man's fingers on one's throat. The other four boys then came and sesanted him,
staying at Zetland House. Another visiter.
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to
ON'T be afraid to give Chamberlain's 1 Cough romody to your children. I s intended. arpecially for coughs, colle, The complainant donied this. drop and hoping cough, and it is the sondicióe made for these dianami. Why makes it save is that it coudama noi piam Children Ike it. For sale by all chemist. and store kropers.
to
His Worship -You got him by the throat? I was struck on the ore and could - not sue clearly adhere to
All parties were bound over in the sum of $50 each.
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