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NEWS OF THE DAY.
Bangkok Las been proclaimed an infected part by Hongkorg.
Supreme Court mid Mr Gilson and Mr
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1908.
KING WIRES CON GRATULATIONS.
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
THE EMBARGO OF THE OPIUM REPORT,
For Alleged Political Motives.
(From Our Guns Orrespondent.)
TO SULTAN OF TURKEY. -
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, ;
vin Bombay.)
LONDON, December 18. His Majesty King Edward has
LONDON, December 19.. There is a strong opinion here that' Colonel Seely's continued embargo with telegraphed his congratulations to the regard to the publication of the Opium Sultan of Turkey upon the opening of
At the Sanitary Bened meeting on the present troubles will resolve then-Tuesday afternoon a letter will be read from the Government relativo to the salves to the disadvantage of Casino and appointment of Mr Woodcock to net as Ready made Day and Even-ther Venezuels will find the easiest exit Deputy Registrar and Accountant of the ing Gowns, Paris Models by deposing her dictator and electing Craig to continue to act as Secretary of thể in Hats and Toques, new President. Then she will be able Sanitary Bourd. Laces, Trimmings, Under- to trent with the stranger who is now
We have been asked to state that the clothing, Boots and Shoes,ocking so persistently, at her gates exhibition of pictures at the City Hall (St. and an peremptorily entailing all her Andrew's) will be open from 19 am). te
7 p.to, torrow, Sunday. This will give Commission report is due to political Parliament. Hosiery and Gloves, etc., apologies for a Navy. As Venezuelan hase who have not had a chance of viewing molives and a desire to commit long- The Turkish Parliament appointe etc.
presidents go. Cast has had a very these ne pieturos opportunity of kong to a definite policy which would a temporary President of State an 87 gol ron, and there can be very little doing so, and as the prdcords are to then be used as a lover to influence the then adjourned until Saturday.
Joabt that his long-suffering country is given to charity there is no doubt the action of the Straits, thus attacking the
-MEMOS FOR MONDAY.
Amusements.
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall,
Auctions.
10.m.-Anction of Victualling Stores,
BM. Naval Establishments.
very tired of him, though up to the present du Las been too scared to remove him from the office into which he thrust himself by a soup d'etat lacking
attendance will be a large oue.
The Times of Cryler, in course of some remarks concerning a meeting held in can- nection with the Liverpool School of Tro- pical Medicine, ays:-A-Østtesing refer-
2.10 p.m.-auction of B-guificent Col-nons of the adroitness and blood once is made in the report to Sir Henry
lection of Oil-paintings, al City Ball.
Miscellaneous
4 p.m.---Prize Distribution at St Joraph's
College. Goods per Beniadi andallvored after
this date subjost to rent.
General Memoranda, THE DAY, December 12—
2.3 p.m.--Anation of Gold & Diamond Jewellery, &c. at Mers Huglies & Bough's Sales Rocms. Goode per Barcelona undelivered after
this data subject to rent. WEDNEDAY, December 28;-
Encds per Hongkong Maru undelivered at
hom this date subject rent. Quoda per Persia modoliverod after this
rate subject to rent.
2.30 p.m. Auction of Chinese Porcelain,
Crown Celonies piecemeal.
(Wah Taz Yol Po's Service,)
PERING, December 18. It is proposed to sent Prince Kung to
MEMBER OF PARLIA MENT FINED.
guiltiness maund to South American Blake, who seems to have made me of the Opium Conference at Shanghai
those luppy aperechea which lw often trestin February. revolutions. That Holland will geted the public to in Ceylon, and which much satisfaction out of the affair we made us en keenly regret that his capacity greatly doubt; still if she teaches the town was not so great as his gift of Venezuelans that there is such a thing as international good manners, she will have achieved something, while if the deposition of CARTTO is effected she must consider that she has done a very good day's work indeed.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
Sir Percy Scott's squadron has arrived
ntory. Had it been so our ex-lovernor, would have been one of the mess brilliant administrators of bin time.
The following telegram was received by Me A. Bassett, District Attorney, in the U. S. Court, Shanghai, from Mr E. Root, Socretary of State, dated Washing
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
(Fousine Service, applied by Reuter, via Bamboy.}
LONDON, December 19
Mr W. Horatio Bottomley, M.P., for
, December 11. Not only does the President not wish to accept your reagina-South Hackney, and a well-known
The Fremier speaking in the Reichs-
rath stated that there is no reason to
eonsider the Near East situation as disquieting as he is confident that the- existing differences could be diploms- tically arranged,
LONDON, December 19, Congratulations from the world's Parliaments have poured into Con stantinople.
[RECTER'S BERVICE.] SIR ROBBERT HART.
LONDON, December 17.
Sir Robert Hart was presented with tion tendered by telegraph November 17, financier, has been fined £300 for con- the freedom of the city of London but the Dopartent partici:urly desires you
o, at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sule at Ric, where festivities are being arrangal.appointed dudge in continuing the pood proceedings of the cass on Decem-
to retain your post sad to sasist the newly terapt of Court in commenting ou the yesterday.
Rooms.
THUESDAY, December 24-
Statistics show that a million divorces work of the Court and preserving what has ber 2, in which he was brought heen accomplished by Judgo Wilfley in the up at the Cuildhall, with three Goods por Derflinger undeliveres after have been granted in the United States al sud most difficult stage of its others for alleged fraud in connection
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A telegram for Christchurch states that the Nimrod has suited for the Antaratio to fetah Lieut. Shackleton and his comrades. The vessel, which has been retted, takes a year's provision.
cxistence."
As the American government found that all the opium which had beun accumulating on ita hands from seizures and confiscations could not be sold in Mauila by reason of its constituting a vialation of the opium law, mys & Manila During the past year the income of the oxchange, and that treaty law, even if port of Caleuita amounted to B10,956,142, morality did not cut a figura, forbade compared with £10,008,638 in 1996-7.elling it to the Hongkong opium farmers, The expenditure amounted to 310,784,000, in onder to be smuggled again into the the surplus being R173,037.
islands, it concluded to make the best of a So the bad bargain and destroy the lot.
A Criminal Commission, sitting at other day the Insular iceplant was the scene of the destruction of some 900 cans of Fauci, has sentenced sir anti-French con-
opiam.
spirators to death, nail two others, to lang terms of penal servitado. Numerous arrests have been made in connection with an anti-French plot at Movio, in Saigon.
given in his honour at Johannesburg, Lord Methuen, speaking at a banquet
explained that his mission to consolidate the Colonial forces of South Africa, was not undertaken with a view to the perman
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Sir Alexander Hosie left by the s.8. Dorflinger for Shanghai yesterday.
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On Friday night Kowloom Paint, es which is situated the fine new Gadowas of Messes Holt & Co., of Liverpool, was ablaze with electric lights. From the Hongkong side of the harbon the outlines of the hage ildings loved out against the dark background of the hills at the back, show- ine, so to speak, the birth of a new aud HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1808. great addition to the industry of the Colony
It is expected that on the first of the new year the godowns will be ready to som- menco their busy life.
VENEZUELA,
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fever.
His Excelsory the Gave nor has hoen pleased to appoint 3e S. 3. C. Ross to Act 39 District officer in the New Territories,
The name of air G. C. Whilelow, of Hewers A. S. Wa kon and Co. has how added to the Register of Chemists and Denggists.
The Klug's Exequatur ompowering Me J. J. Leiris to act as Consul for Portugal and Erasil at Hongkong has received His Majesty's signature.
RUSSIA.
LONDON, December 17.
A stormy debate has taken place in with the Joint Stock Trust and Finance the Daws on a bill for indemnifying Corporation, "which was wound up in the victims of the Terrorista. The 1906, as the proceedings were subjudico. Socialists and Labourites denounced the executions and tortures, and the | President of the Dama resigned is consequence of the attitude of the conservatives, and demands sa apology from the Labouriter,
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
PROROGUES.
WILL ASSEMBLE IN FEBRUARY.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay)
LONDON, December 19. The House of Commons promognes on Monday and will re-assemble on Feb- reary 16, 1909.
TURKEY.
LONDON, December 17. The Sultan drove in an open carriage- of stato to open the new parliament.- where he was cheered by immonsO" crowds. The Sultan stood throughout the drive, Ali, Djevad Bey read the RAILWAY CONFERENCE. speech from the throne, in which the
(Wah Te Fat Po's Service.) -
PELINO, December 18. The Board of Communication has
Sultan said that he was heartily glad to restore the constitution and his wilk was unalterable in that respect. His Majesty regretted that the Balgarians had departed from the path of loyalty decided to appoint Trotai Chim Tin and proclained their independence; des Yau as delegate to the Railway Con-regretted to announce that Austria- ference to be bell in Belgium
CHINESE MEDICAL
OFFICERS.
TO STUDY WESTERN
MEDICINE.
(Wah To Yat Po's Service)
PEKING, December 18. The Prince Regent proposes to send some Chinese Medical Officers abroad to study Western Medicine.
REVOLUTIONARIES BEHEADED.,
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Hungary had legally annexed Bosnia and Herzegovinia, contrary to interns tional good faith and hoped that with the good offices of a friendly power those questions would be peacefully sattled.
THE SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY LOAN.
Lostos, December 17.
The South Manchurian Railway loan- was over-subscribed tesfold.
THE UNITED STATES.
LONDON, December 17.
Mr Palitzer's paper, the World, retorte to President Roosevelt's message CANTON, December 15: "to Congrass by calling the President a Kat Him and Yim Karok Fang, two of bully, a wholesale slanderer, and the men who were arrested as suspected bulldozer of Judges,
His Excellency the Governor has been W rather imagine that Holland will
pleased to re-appoint Hon Mr E A. Hewett Ju view of various sonsational state-o be a member of the Sanitary Pound for. Fuller's
not allow her present unpleasantness with wents which have been circolated regard a further period of three yous. Venezuela to develop bojoad the stage of ing the situation in India, Peuter's Agency
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Sir Henry Blake has been presented with revolutionaries the other day, were tried: de la Creme Caromels, Pep-America. Curiously enough this gentle so far as the disaffected section is concern-
{od, is the difficulty of gotting hold of tho a handene silver salver, and Tady Blake before the Nam Hai Magistrato yesterday. 1748 permint Lumps, Marshmal-man, the very acme of insouciant, offenders and the slow process of the with a beautiful tortoiseshell box as aou-Both admitted that they were rerolu IRKLING BETTER TO-DAY-Those peo- is absent from his post being at prescut Courts. There is no tendency to underrate venirs of the services Sir Henry rendered to tionaries and wore sentenced to death ple who begse taking Stearns' Wire low Balls, &c., &c., &c.
in Germany, ostensibly for medical the significance of the situation; but to the recent Rubber Exhibition at Olympis. Immediately after the sentence was given
they were beheaded. treatment. This is on a par with his coupe it with the ore of the Mutiny is grondy misleading unwarranted, wod
In the hyo-elestion to all the parliament- general behaviour whero foreigners are stupid. The authorities in London and in ry vacancy in Essex caused by the concerned. Various noticos have had India are Retively co-operating and raresination of Sir F. C. Rasch, Mr E. G. quarrels with President CASTRO, owing lations between Whitehall and Caloutts Preyman, Unionist, was returned, wcuring to his arbitrary conduct towards their oro never on a more satisfactory insio,
6,162 votes to Mr. AH.. Dence, Liberal, nationals, but neither Franoo, Great Bri-
3,587. The following books wote added to tain, nor the United States have obtained Y. M. C. A. Lilary during the week:- much satisfaction from him. The reason The Red Stain, Bir William Magy; The
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The death is anounced of General right, is to be found in the Dutch island Sir Richard Escombe, Max Pemberton; Colony of Curseon which lies just off The Socialism of Lady Jim, Florence War. Viscount Okazawa, chief side-de-camp of the dan; The Augely Guy Thorne; Salthaven. Hemperor of Japan, Knight Commander of the Venezuelan coust. Here the right of w. w.. Jacobs; Yours and Mine, Silke the Victorian Order. Viscount Okazawa was political asylum has been given to all Hocking; The Tempting of Paul Chester, the oldest son of a retainer of the clan of Venezuelans who have bad to flee A. Hud C, Askew; The Waters of Jordan, Chasha and was born in 1844. He took an H. A. Vashell: The Elusive Pimpernel, active part in the work of Ristoration, and
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