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PARIS, whies are at present used by the armies fof the world, but even be the new hullet STREET.
with which all governments are furnish ing themselves in hot haste. The new bullet, though it has not yet been issued for use in actual warfare, is largely con
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Millinery, Gowns, pored of steel, and its sharp point tears
Materials, &c.
20%
NEWS OF THE DAY.—
Shroud Island light was exhibited for the first time at sunset on October 31,
Antwerp are unemployed, and starving,
Two-thirds of the dock labourers at
For stealing six caétios of rice a native was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, at the Magistracy to-day.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1908.
VICEROY'S YAMEN TO BE THE BALKAN TROUBLES,
REMOVED,
(Weh Tse Fat Po's Service.)
PEKING, November G. An Imperial Rescript has been issued sanctioning the memorial of the Viceroy of Pichili ́ to remove the Viceroy's Yamen from Paetingfa, the
its way through iron and steel, against which the ordinary surface hullet beats in vain. The regiment arrayed in this
Mr J. R. Wood sentenced a native to one years' imprisonment, at the Magis armour of proof, and -arching up to trney this morning for returning from capital, to Tientsin. off everything within one hundred yards of the enemy, suffers no more damage from a nitraille of steel ballete than if it were marching through an ordinary bailstorm.”
TO END OF NOVEMBER.
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MARRIAGE.
LOGAN-SCMERÝILLA.--On 7th November,
As the majority of men in modern armies do not now weer duirasses, Mr STEAD proceeds to show that the
banishment.
Firing exercises will be carried out by the British Flest both hy night and day at frequent intervals during the next three weeks.
The conditions regarding nomination of candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize 1909, may be learned our application at the office of the Hon. Colonial Secretary.
A fee of $3 will in future be yable to the Sanitary Department for removal in
an ambulance of a patient to or from the
CANTON-HANKOW
RAILWAY.
ORDERED TO BE COMPLETED
WITHIN THREE YEARS.':
(Wah To Yat. Po'a Service.),
PERINO, November 6. Their majestice have made inquiries regarding the Canton-Hankow Railway and have ordered that the whole line be completed within three years.
at the Registrar General's Office, Hong-drawbacks of the now defensive dovice kong, James Campiell Locas of Hong- kong, to KATIE LALLAAN SOMERVILLE of are quite counterbalanced by the ad. London. Shanghai papers please copy.
vantages. Thus he says:
"Every- thing that adds to the weight carried by a soldier deerenses the mobility of the army, and it will be argued that the gain in invulnerability will be Ilis Majesty the King has not been "Goods per Korea undelivered at 5 pts. purchased at toy dear a príso if it advised to porch is power of disalow-DALAI LAMA TO RETURN
on thie da:o subject to rent.
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MEMOS FOR MONDAY, Miscellaneous
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FRIDAY, November 13-
SATURDAY, November 14:-
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SATURDAY, November 21 :-
Peak, except second and third class patients.
were to retard the movements of the Fauce with respect to the vidiance for foreign corporations to acquire and hold troops. But, on the other hand, the land in the Colony. Loxperience of mankind in ages when
We would draw the attention of our
war was the ordinary occupation of readers to the announcement of W. M. able-bodied men, shows that the Powell & Co.'s great sale which is printed temptation to cover the Lody with on our back page. This sale presents
Goods par Sich undelivered after this armour of proof is irresistible. Soldiers
date subject to rent,
are always disposed to purchase in- vulnerability at the expense of mability. It is obvious that a thousamt men whom nu bullets could hurt, who could only match two wiles an hour, could givo pouts to valetable antagonista even if they could march at twice their
*pear."
9 p.m.-Grand Concert at City Hail. MONDAY, November 30-
St. Andrew's Ball, at City Hall.
NOTICE.
Communications relating to news should beWhile there has been a tendency to addressed to Tac EDITOR.
depreciate the utility of cavalry in Letters relatingko bríaimana nivoulit be address-
modern warfare, and Kaiser WILLIAM ad to The MANAGER.
Correspondents must forward their names and addrezach with any communications ad dressed to the Editor, not for publication buš as evidence of good faith.
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has been laughed at for ordering his cavalry to charge at imaginery-armies
unique opportunity to lauischolders.
From Mr A Fong, the well-known photographer, we lurereacivert a cullustion of excellent photographs, depicting sonnes at Amoy during the visit of the American fleet. They make an excellent souvenir of a memorable occasion.
Chains proceeding along Battery Path or that part of Plantation Road leading up | from Chamberlain Road to the Peak Olub in the Peak District, are nos allowed to g
abresst at all in neentance with a resolu- tion passed by the Executive Council.
TO TIBET.
(Woh Tz Yat Po's Service)
PEXING, November G. -. Chao Erh Fung has memorialized
RAILWAY REFUSING TRANS-
PORT OF ARMS.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombny.)
Lesco, November 6. The Oriental railway, an. Austrian“ concern, refuses to transmit Servian arms landed at Salonika. Servia has appealed to Turkey in the matter.
[BEUTER'S REEVICE.] FRANCE, AND GERMANY.
LONDON, November ú.. There is deadlock in the Franco- German negotiations concerning tha Casablanca incident on the 28th ultimo, France refusing to give the apology which Germany insists upon prior to submitting the case to arbitration.
GERMAN TAXATION.
Lopos, November §.
The German taxation bills of the 10th - ultimo have been introduced. They provide for the raising of £95,500,000-
new rovenuo.
THE UNITED STATES ELECTIONS.
Lorney, November 5. New York business circles are rejoi
the Throne that the Dalai Lama be sent cing at Mr Taft's victory. The rises in black to Tibet as early as possible in the price of stocks are general. The order that he may prevent any risings Socialists are disappointed at their from taking place.
candidate Mr Debs securing only half à million instead of the expected million Mr Hearst's candidate, Mr Hisgen, made a pitiful show.
THE CHANTAO QUES- TION.
(Wah To Yat Pu's Service.)
PEKING, November 6.
votes
THE CASABLANCA INCIDENT..
LONDON, November 5. Advices from Berlín indicate that the Casablanca incident is regarded calmly The Board or Foreigu Allairs have and it is announced semi-officially in the Paris that the matter is not likely to been in communication with
become acute.
bank notes in circulation and of specio Chantao question, and it is agreed The returns of the average amount of Japanese Minister respecting the in-reserve in Hongkong during-October-as
that Chinese, Japanese and Korean
winch, ifereal, would now them down certified by the managers of the respective with machine guns und laug-distance of India, Australia and China, average, privileges in the district.
banks was a follows:--Cliartered Bank Bubjects shall have equal rights and
rifles, the new armour would justify 88,729,743, specie, $2,300,000; Hongkong:
the war of the horse in battle. On and Shanghai Banking Corporation, arenago,
BRITISH TRADE MARKS IN
JAPAN.
Loss, November 5.
Sir Edward Grey, in reply to SirTS. Robertson, said that the Government The Min Reefwistling brony i had been in communication with Japan
this point Mr STRAD observes: "Of $16,216,804, specie, $10,000,000: National reported to be missing.
Bank of Chinn, Ltd., average, $86,114, Course, such an immenso revolution & specie, nil, making a grand total of would be involved by a reversion to 819,062,751 average and $12,800,000 armour will uoi le brought about all specio.
at onco, The first to feel the influence
of the new disentery will be the cavalry and artillery. The practise of wearing the cuirass has lingered in this day in
The following is the programme to be played at the Kowloon Hote! daring dinner
On Monday evening the weekly concert at the Aurloon Seamen's Instituto will be given by the staff of the Hougkong wad Shanghai Bank.
The French cruiser Alger, under Con- Processional March... Edina...Ord. Hame Kwong-chow-san to take part in the on Monday night—
riander Delzon rived to-day, from Caprice.....Echo des Bastions King's birthday celebrations on Monday. Valse. The Merry Widłow ......Ihar cast armies, even when the cuimss was Selection......... Patience. Sulliyən atterly useless against rifle bullets. Four Dances... Merrie England'...German pleased to appoint. Mr Leoffrey Norman Two Stop...... Creule Belley' ......Lampe His Excellency the Governor has boon
The the tnt a calmes has now beer Selection... Best of All"
Valso......... Gipsy Life' Raymond
Williams Orme to it as Deputy Superintendent of Polien at Fire Brigade during the absence invented that would enable cavalry to A Dream Pietars...... Phantom
Brigade......Myddleton on leave of Mr Froderick William Lyon. charge right up aloost to the muzzles Quadrille La Mascotta '
...... Metra Tancers... The Gondoliers... Bucalossi of their enemy's guos without any Two Stop... Tho Nigger's Birthday danger of being wounced or killed by Fantasia... Feutch Medles'
Lincke Cavallini the most murderous fire, will not only March......
Hoob Habsburg ...... Kral cherk the movement in favour of
HONGRUNO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1908. discontinuing the cuirass, but will lead
MEN IN ARMOUR.
GOD SAVE THE KING,
regarding the protection of British Trade Marks, and be understood that the position was now satisfactory owing to the decisions of Japancac Courts, Negotiations were proceeding for the conclusión of a Convention for the
mutual protection of British and Japa. nese trademarks in China.
Church Services, New Advertisements and Shipping News will be found on'page'
of this issue.
We have received from Messrs Linn, Crawford & Co., a bundle of bridge-markers and a set of memorandum tablets adverti sing the merits of Napier Johnstone's well- known square bottle Scotch Whisky.
Donations made at and since the weting hold to consider the financial condition and prospects of St. Andrew's Church, Kowhon, lale the following which are gratefully acknowledged hearted? R. Baker $50. Mr J. Witchell 85, Mr R.
The Old Age Pensions Act would Wood 810, Major G. M. Esana and officers to its introduction as an indispensable appen to he adding considerably to the of 13th Rajputs (“towards defraying the part of the armour of both horse and Eugland. One of these he is the keeper
daties utrl perplexities of parish clerks in church deficit ) $75.
rider. Even if the armour of the future of the registers of a very large and im-
At last I have discovered the individual the cryptic query, Are you down- who can truthfully answer in the afirmative
He is a little-lad at a boarding school in America, and this is a true and unfaked letter which he recently wrote to his father:
"Dear Papa, We children are having a good sine here now. Mr Sager broke his leg and can't work. We went ou a picvíc and it rained and we all got wek. Mauy children here are sick with mumps. Mr Higgins fell off the wagon and broke his
The testimonial to Miss Rooks, late Tus other evening we published a is confined to the breastplate, it will portant N. W. Londen parish, finds that honorary organist of St. Andrew's Church
every morning's post brings applications Kowloon, was contributed to by 39 families rib, but he can work a little. The man special telegram to the effect that the enormously reduce the aren exposed to for information on the subject The and individual friends of the church. After that is digging the deep well whipped us Sun of Torsin bat provided himself the enemy's fire. The old practice of labour of replying to these inquirers is the purchase of the silver articles pre.boys with a buggy whip bacause we threw $16.50.trabullet-proof jacket. The incident, wearing greaves of goddership incread the offer or Tracy het wine receptiskt sand in his machine, and made black and
research necessitatel by the vague state-rose-bowl, tex set, and pair of flower badly. We are all very happy."
blue marks on us. Ernest out his finger slight in itself sets one athinking, revived, and the war charger would also ments of the writers. One volunteered holders), asmall balance remained sufficient Happy Why that lad knows something especially when taken in conjunction be provided with a mordern substitute the dim fuct that he and his old wife wore to dofy the out of two large photographs of the joy of life!
married in the year of the Great Exhibition, of St. Andrew's (interior and exterior) and with the rapidly increasing belief that for the old coverture of chain-rail whilst others think is sitticient to say they those were given to Miss Rooks on board NOT much fun to be had with an aching will be sav only host spring" One dear the S. S. "Soudan" just on the ove of will stop the ache in about 15 minutes simple old correspondent announced, "I sailing yesterday. shall be seventy coupext: inter-digging."
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Robert Porter & Co.'s Europe is on the eve of a revival in the fitting tightly to the head and neck, and matter of amour-clad soldier. It was falling loosely over the body. It would the improvement of firearms which sent not be necessary to make the new the armour of medieval times to the armour-plate so thick or heavy to turá a
In a book entitled "The Old-Time semp beap, but singularly enough the bullet at 100 yanls. A very much will be found the folowing sterling tribute Parson," by the Ray. P. H. Ditchfeld,
same causes seem to be operating to lighter armour-plate would be quite to a body of women who have seldom had bring it back again. A bullet-proof sufficient to stop bullet at what is now justice done them:-"The parson's wife substance has been discovered; and if it regarded as the deadly range of terrible privations and crushing poverty, has hora in England emilerod reproñch, họrac
can be use as a breast-plate like a steel 300 to 500 yards. The introduction of scheming to make decent clothes for cuirass it will put a different face on armour" would tend to give increased started in life, trying to wear a cheerful her children, to get them educated and woll
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in Pints and Splits. modern warfare. The Freness Ceren importance to the cavalry, which some emile and a glad countenance for the sake ment is said to have tested the new authorities at one time believed would of her poor husband, when her heart was armour, and reports that it has four or never again be employed in face of the ties. She has been a mother to the village, |aching and well-nigh brokon by her calami-
five times the resistances of chilled steel rapid fire of breach loading rifles."
Comforter to the arrowful, nures of the sick, a healer of dissensions, and an and is invulnerable to ride bullets. The Thus the whirligig of time bringencourager of every good work. And all equipment is not beavier than a cuirass about its own revenges, and while not this she has dono without the applause or
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and coste half as much. Of be own swallowing all Mr SEAD's sanguine even the knowledge of the world. No one observation in this matter Mr W. Tanticipations as proven, facts, we still Stza, the well-known journalist, writes think there is something in the anggos as follows in the Taily Chronicletion which be sets forth:
I have myself witnessed experiments which go to prove that the soldier provided with ey armour can expose binsell to the fire of modura rifles, at a
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by that everet coures of grace which she
knows so well bow to seek and find. The whole story of the parson's wife is full' of pathos, the deepent, the most touching, the most convincing, that the world has ever witacased."
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