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The first frost this year was reported
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1908.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Lady Lugard leaves London by the S. S. in Yokohams on November 10th, being 21 India for Hongkong, days eaclier than lait,ear.
The theatres in Choton have closed, te
observe the official mourning for the late Emperor and Empress-Dowager.
The Astrea, Monmouth and Bedford
are back again in barbone, having completed their Gring exercises at Mira Bay.
The Philippine Government telegraph ed to the American Consulate-General to day: No CaSE cholera yesterday (Wednesday)."
Chinese journalist tries to explain a few of them by drawing attention to sous facts of modern life. For example; taking the miracles of healing, he at off everything once launches out upon the wide sen of hypnotism, and shows that men have TO END OF NOVEMBER. done much. In these latter daya by exercising will-power over those who can be influenced by stranger minds. He quotes examples of well attested cases of those who have been cured of illnesses by means of hypnotism'und ko seems to In connection with St. Andrew's Bull aasune that if one well-attested case sober practice dance was held at the City Hall on Wednesday evening. There was Goods per Namang undelivered after 4 stated the whole contention is prosed. again a very large attoudance,
p.m, this date will be landed.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
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date subject ro rent.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, November 21 :---
No fewer than 51 missionaries, chiefly Canadian, have passed through Hankow in route to Brochuan where a now miasion- ary colony la being formed.
Meanwhile, heavers that there is an ab | Twei mästers of liconsed fishing boats solute need for those who are acted upon were fined 22 exht the Marine Court, to have absolute faith in the hypnotizer,today, for using their boats other than
for the purposes of fahing. and this, he contends, is what the people had who came in contact with JESUS of Nazareth. Concrquently, Jesus was. 2.50 p.m.-Austion of Tonkin almid C. able to exert over the sick a wonder
binets....at Mr Geo. P. Lammerteful power, which he exercised for the China.
2.30 p.m.Austion of Chinese Porcelain, & at Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Sales
Rome.
9 p.m.-Grand Concert at City Hall. MONDAY, November 28:—
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MONDAY, November 30 :---
St. Andrew's Bail, at City Hall.
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Orders can now be honked for the Overland Chino Mail containing a full report of the demise of Their Majestics, the Emperor and Empress Dowager of
A fine of 8, or seven days insprison their minds. Meanwhile, the writerment was imposel on two natives, by Mr admits that his way of explaining the. Wood, at the Afagistracy to-day, for being in unlawful passession of am. miracles of Jesus would not be accepted munition. by many an average Christian. On the ibur hand, he affirms that something like this must be shown to have been done in order to enlist the acceptance of the Christian doctrino by the thinking section of the people of China. They will never, as things go to-day, zereive the ham sintement that
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REFORMS.
Their Excellencies, Wun and Lak wers SIXTY-THREE GENERALS TO passengers by the S. 8. Haicking.
Mr Ellia Endoorio oturced to Hong- kong today, by the Empress of China.
Men Grenfield, wife of Commander | Grenticki, returned from Yokohama to-day.
Mr D. W. Craddock, the lowligent of the C. P. R. arrived to-day from Yukohana by the S. S. Empress of China.
·Bear Admiral W. H. Emory, who has just retired from the U. S. 8. Navy left on Wednesday by the S; 9. Kleist for America, vis Europe.
Mr A. M. Kuspp, consulting editor ví the Japan Advertiser, arrived in Hong- Long by the Empress of Chinn on a well- deserved vacation. Ho expects to return early in December.
-Sir Francia--Loval arrived-in-Hongkong- by the Empress of China this morning. present trip to the Fr Fust is under- taken on behalf of the School of Tropical Medicine. funds for which are urgently needed.
A TRIAL OF ISSUE.
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LONDON, November 18.. In connection with the Russian Army reforms, it is announced at St Petersburg that sixty-three goneraks will shortly retire.
PEKING QUIET.
PRINCE CHUN CONDUCTING. AFFAIRS OF STATE.
Telegrams Regarding Government Affairs Banned.
(Woh Tu Yal Po's Service.)
PEKIN, November 18. Everything is now quiet in Peking. His Royal Highness Prince Chun is superintending the affairs of State from | his own mansİON.
At the Bankruptcy Court, this morning-Prince Chun goes to the Palace daily" before the Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott
the sales of Chan Yu Shan were inquired to report the position of affairs to the into.
Empress Dowager, t
the widowod- queen of the late Emperor.
Mr Hastings uppoured for the petitioning creditor and Mr Otto Koog Sing opposed the application.
His Excellency Yang Shib Shiang. Mr Hastings-I understand your Lord- A master and two boat-women worship has ordered a trial of issue?
Viceroy of Chibli, has left for Peking in a $5 och at the Marine Court, to-day,
His Lordship Yes. The issue is pre-in a special car. for causing an obstruction at Wing Lok seeding now. Stops, by preventing the free access of other vessels,
Twenty-four Subscription Griffing have beon shipped per- s.s. Kwung Sang and may be expected to arrive here on Monday thenox, 23rd instant. They will be drawn miracles were wrought, without Faine Repository, Causeway Bay.
for that afternoon at 5 o'clock at Kennedy's
Communications relating to neve should be reasonable explanation of the way in which they were accomplished, and, if the expounder theroof can fall back upon the assistance of modern science,
ed to THE MANAQEE, ·
All letters for publication should be written on ons side of the paper only.
No-anonymously signed communications that hers already appeared in other papers will
inserted.
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A native was chauyed bufore My J.-R. word, at the Magistracy to-day, with demanding $50 from a girl in Belcher Street and a further $50 by menaces, four other were also charged with alding sad Abetting the first defendant. The casa ng adjourned.
Prince Ching is suffering from
Su, Sing Pui staled that he knew the dobter slightly before he sold the gende in question. Debtor came from Annam and asthma brought on by his anger went to the Yueh Wo Sing where witness and dissatisfaction at the state of saw him and his accountant. The debter resided there from June to the end of affairs. September..
Mr Hastings submitted that his friend | had en torn si indi,
the other creditors."
Chen Kwi Lung, Viceroy of Hupeli,
His Lordship replied that ho had already es wired to the Viceroy and decided that point.
Governors of the castern and southern pointing out that his friend acting for the provinces asking them to co-operate in
Mr Hastings then addressed the court judgment creditor ribbed to obtain the effect of his judgment to the exclusion of the maintenance of place in the
Bis Lordship did not think there was provinces which they govern. evidence of other creditors.
The departure of the cruisera Hai Chi a Bai Yung, ordered by the Government to proceed to Singapore and Australia on a visit of courtesy to the Chinese residente there, has been postponed.
Mr Hastings mid the assets weco $14,000 and the liabilitica 820,000,
His Lordship explained that the reason he had admitted Mr Otto Kong Sing was bounteo be bad, raises the question Jurisdiction of the cont
make au order subject to this that if he
Itis Lordabiy said that he proposed to
Letters relating to business whorl he ofdren- Carrespondenta maut forward their names and addresses with any communicationrad it is believed that there would be a far dressed to tits Editor, not for publication but wider acceptance of the truth of these as evidenco.of good faith.
wonderful achieveraents than has been
"My heart was heating so fast with possible up to the present. That wo palpitation that I did not know who struck come to the question of feeding the five me," said for witness at the thousand with five barley leaves and Magistracy, to-day, wison Mr J. F. Wo
the Magistrato was que tioning her as to two fishes. The writer points ont that bow sho este by her discolourad ve. Itdiction he should encal if
was over thus with the eternal fominige.
It is uxported that Hongkong will be the scene of many Chinese marriages dur ing the next three months, swing to Imperial mourning) regulations forbiddin: such ceremonies in China. The barbers of the Colony should also find the next few wecks a very prosperous time.
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In connection with the lecture by Mr W. H. Williams, at the Union Church
wora not satisfied on the subject of juris
My duty Kung Sing added that it was! clear there was no residence in this ease.
His Lordship said he would not grânt an i
The Board of Interior has informed
order on the round of pure residence but the Peking Telegraph Administration if he was satisfied there was residence that no telegrams concerning Govern- coupled with business then he would grant arcador.
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"A Visitor" writes asking for farther
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FERNG, November 18........
It is rumoured that Prince Ching has
PERING, November 18.
information concerning the complaint that died. forged tickets Lave been need to gain ad- mittance to the Victoria Cinematograph in consequence of which the management
To-day is the first day of mourning. will benceforth issue no more compliment- ary tickets Onr correspondent asks if [Note-Out of respect for the Inta some mistake has not been made regarding Emperor and Empress Dowager the Chin- family tickets. Many of these are bought newspapers did not issue their genal by friends to use for the entertainmont CF edition to-day, and thero will be no time party, and sometimes it happens that on of their papers to-morrow morning -s. ccount of some reasonable.cause the tickets 0.M.
o issued. Will such Tickets be deemed
TYPHOON WARNINGS,
Orders for extra copies of the 'Chita Halwe need not be very must frightened at should be sent before il aim, on the day after this statement.
Very often in life publication. After that hotir the supply in limited. Cash 10 cts, Credit 20 ela, ger-day when men are moved to unger, or mental excitement they forget to take Alterations and additions to Advertisements on Pages 1, 2, 3,8 and 7, should be sent to the fund at all, yet believe that they have Offco, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later then I done so. When their minds are bent am New Advertisementa sherild be sent in
upon the achievemçut of some great before 3 p.n.
the same result fellows. In o word, when the mind so rules the body Hal, to-night, Hunicurists of Various that the mind is in the acendency, the Nationalties," the Hon Mr F. H. May, Mr budy is not in the battle, and the mind Amos P. Wilder, Consul General for America, Mr J. W. C, Bonuar and Mr B. has its own way throughout. Such James have promised to take part seems to be the explanation of the
The Hongkong Volunteer Troop are to miracle.
It seems to be assured that ride wound the island on Sunday, is Shan The sphinx Mail.
the minds of the multitude were so kivan, Stanley and Deep Water Bay. Lieut C. H. Ross has been granted one auch act upon following Jesus, and
month's leave of absence. Corporal C. H. HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 1908. upon hearing his words, that they did Bisson is promoted to the rank of Sercannot be used for the day on which they not know whether they had cater or gent and will command, the troop during forgeries" if they are presented on some not, and whether they had eaten or not tho absence of Lieut. Roan from the Creubsequent day 1
The following telegram was recoived by Jony, Troopers G. E. Morrell and C. C. ia a minor matter, for they were quite. antingham have been promoted to be
the American Consulate Geroral, at Hang kong, from the Manila Observatory ab We would draw attention to the p.m. on November 18:-Cyclone or Typhoon content to listen to the teaching of the corporals. We recently referred to age articles Messar and found it quite suficient,
†sdvertisement-bf Messrs 8 Watron of the Northern Visayaser South-dustera. which have appeared in a Hongkong We fear that our contemporary's argu-being added to the subjects which may be advertising their new series of bottle labels
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fucianism and Christianity were dis- to modern critics of the Bible narrative, tion, by cable, has already been made, to
Locais, says the. Felima Dragon. --Applica force on the 1st of December.
Cyclone or Typhoon to the East-of South Luzon, moving W.N, West. cossed and compared. The aim of the but that is not the point which we wish to have Preliminary Junior and Sentor papersTEARNS WINE OF CON LIVE On is CITRARYS BRADACHE Coms always affords props, relief, not only in coming Jaly Examination. A boy who modern medical noirnost. It is delicious in headsobe, but neuralgin, muscular sud joint and determined adherents, er worship-articles. What is of much more interest passes the senior in Arithmetic, Geometry taste, certain and quick in action. 18
pains, and all forms of neuralgia pala. pers, of the Sake of China from wasting to many thoughtful Western residents of or algobra, English, and Classical Chinese their dollars in building a temple in China to-day is the fact that here we to IV,would be exmipt from Respon- either the Analects, or Mencius Books I Hongkong to be dedicated to his name have a scholar who proclaime himself asions at Oxford. This is a ange concession, and fame. As far as we can gather the Confucianist yet standing forth as an full value. The number of Chiness Can- and will, no doubt, be appreciated at ita drift of the writer's meaning bo weeks apologist for the Christian religion.didates for the Oxford Locals should go to prove that Coxsus was not in any That is method of argning the case is in the near future, by leaps and sense Godlike, and is therefore not opes to criticism admits of no denial, wertby of being worshipped as such, but that he should have taken the On the other hand he is undoubtedly trouble to argue the matter at all is a
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