MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1908,
PRINCE TSIN RESTORED TO OFFICE,
(Was Te Tai To's Service)
PRKING, December 27.
NORMAL CONDITIONS RE- STORED,
SPORTING.
Cricket.
HONGKONG URINKET CLUE B., UNITLE
HERVICIN
THE CHINA MAIL.
105th MAHBATTA LIGHT INFANTRY.
Kondaji Badar, tum actua Lakshman Mende, & Brewer.
Femadar Sayed Saleman, b Edwards
Major Chitty, & Lea, b Brewer
Lt. Richardson, b’McLennan
Major Grace, e and b Edwarda
en
This two days match commepoed Christmas day and part of the scores ap
Chang Uhih Tung and Yuan Shi-kaille peace to continue in fores the Pro-peared in our imas of Saturday!
jointly recommended that Prince Tain, eldest son of Prince Ching, be restored to office as he is very capable for the
position. The Prince Regent has "agreed to this.
{ZNOTER'S HERVICE.] FRANCE.
Lomon, December 24.
The French Chamber has voted the Bill for the Increase of the artillery,
RUSSIA AND AUSTEIA.
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A Gazette Extraordinary publishəd to-day states that His Excellency the Ge- vernor being satisfied that it is no longer necessary for the preservation of the pub
clamation issued under the autherity of The Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1888, which was published in the Government Gazeite stragrdinary of November 3rd, 1966, has been pleased to direct that the said clamation should be cancelled.
PULPIT ECHOES.
The following are the full scores
UNITRE MERVİCES,———1ST, INNINGA,
Bergs-Major Power, b R. Hancock Capt. Besseley, Turner Pro-Capt. Murray, a Day, b R. Hancock
Private White, e Makin
On Sunday the Rev. C. H. Hickling premehed at the Union Church on the incident of the three wise mon eseking the Messiah. "The King of Judea wena trou- bled" said the rov, preacher. Notwith- standing his cleverness and craft he get no sällafsation out of the wise men. Possibly wn may succeed better. Reputed to be Kings, we know them as Truthseekers, and a Cromwell mid to his daughter, To be a Truthseeker is to be one of the bost east next to a Truthfinder."
Peake
Lt. Haughton, bTurner Capt. Baird, Hancock, b Fearca TA. Gros, e Hutchison, & Turner Capt. Garnest, o Makin, b Hancock Lit. Bagnall, not out LA. Inna, b Pearce... Lt. Liepman, o Turner, b Pearce
Extras
Total...
... 421
Lt. Balderston, b Brewer Jemader Golab Khan, and b Brewer Lt. Weaver, not out
Hadr. Baba Razia, not cut Manji Palande, did not bat i... tan
Extras
$100
DEDUCTED
15
Total (for 8 wickets) ... 234
YE
14
PÁRSKEL & CRIMANGGWER A TRAM. Played on Saturday and won by the & former Club. Scores sit
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17
*
10
CRAIGNEGOTEA”. Coman, b Posšooji ....... Phillips, b Pestonj. Churry, b BatliwaK LINKA Manderson, Pestonji ... Hancock, Pestonji Peterson, not out..... Drude, o Tata, b Pustouji wDavison, b Pastonji
1) Czawe, b Batlirare.......
Bose, b Batliwara ........
Extras...
...192
BOWLING ANALYSIS.
B,
A. W. J. Peako H. Hancock.... H. R. Makin... T. E. Pearce...
H. Young
11
'W. C. D. Turner... 10 |E. O. Hutchison m
HE.C.O-1 INNINGS.
All Truth is worth having and there-} fore worth seeking. John Locke said, R. Hancock, e Bagnall, b Garnett
The way to get knowledge is to. E. Pearce, b Garnett... ask questions. A wiser Peraco. still... Turner, b Garnett....
A. E. Lanning, b Bagual,
wi
A. A. Claxton, Lb... b Bagnall... H. R. Makin, a and b Garnett A. H. Young, a and b Garnett
Total...
PARVEE a G
Batwara, a Mandarac, b'Oprry Hoggarthjes, a Feterson, b Stewart
... 32 Bejoujee, & Crewe, b Phillips
**
Only the Following
16 Pianos Left
68 Noria, b Phillips Kara
12
Festonji, a and b Hancock
Chinoy, b Manderson -* ........
10
Giranjee not out
Tata, a Stewart, b-Hancock...
Hirn, b Hancock
141
***
5
0
....11
...164
A cricket rotch between the R. G. A.
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LONDON, December 24. M. favolaky has issued a zote to the Powers, in which he refer to the Austrian proposal for a preliminary exchange of the views of the Cabluets has said, "Week, and you shall End." The E, O. Entchison, Green, b Garnett regarding the annexation of Bosnia and care for doubt is not a hoodwink, but a E. W. Day, e Liepmann, b Bagnall ... Herzigovinia; the note points out that a microscope or a telescope. "Euroka!" II. Hancock, b Bagnall the principal difficulty hitherto has been cried Archimedes over a certain mathema the divergence of Austro-Russian views,tical discovery. In all the world there is Russia was unable to agree to the pursuit so ennobling and so gladdenning suggestion that the conference shouldse. the pursuit of Truth. The bigher the merely confirm any Austro-Turkish agreement, and the conference wuat define the new situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Austria's new proposal involves considerable inconvenience, but Russia desiring to be eonciliatory is not disposed to object to it.
STUDENT RIOTS IN PARIS.
A-ASEAN
Traih sought, the greater the uplift of the soaker. Lord Bason said: "It is a plea sure to stand upon the shore and soc chips
A. W. J. Poske, cand b Geraett...
Extina ...
+42 ***
Total ...
BOWLING AVALYNIA.
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14
... 14
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41
8
1
31
B
2
21
Garnett...
3 ... 14.2
37
•
tossing far away upon the sea Capt. Baird but no pleasure is comparable to the P. J. White standing upon the vantage-ground of Truth. Lips... and beholding spiritual things." To know Bagnall God is eternal life.
desires to solve the problem of das God helps every man who earnestly tiny. To these wise men He gave the gaiding constellation. How this came LONDON, December 25. about I do not know. But somehow God There have been riots in Paris by the garo what to these man was the signal of madical students, who protest against the great evant to which their world was moving à butcher's boy west singing the new examination rules. The ribald songs about the streets of Notting publican Guards charged the rioters, ham. His zend for knowledge took him to and many were injured.
Cambridge University where he distinguin- hed himself as a reviler of Christ God drew him to Himself through the Christ. In gratitude hej Henry Kirke White, wrote:-
Once on the raging seas I rode :
COST OF THE BATTLESHIP CRUISE.
Townow, Tocember 25. The cast of the cruise of the American battleships is £10,000,000, the coal alone costing £3,000,000.
VENEZUELA.
LONDON, December 25. Venezuela has resumed friendly rala- tions with Columbia. President Castro, Interviewed, said he would not hamper the new Government from settling the country's disagreements with forelga nations, even though it involed his own withdrawal from activity.
The storm was lood, the night was dark, The ocean yawned, and rudely blowed
The wind that tossed my foundering bark. Deep horror then my vitals frose;.
Death struck, 1 ceassed the tide to stem,
When suddenly a star nrose;
It was the Star of Bethlehem!
It was my guide, my light, my all;
It bade my dark fereboings cease, And through the storm and danger's thrafi
It led me to the port of peace. Now satoly moored, my
my perila o'er, For erer and for evermore,
I sing, firat in night's dindem,
The Star, the Star of Bethlehom! " God never yet loft a man in the lurch who began sincerely to desire to soire the problem of destiny.
They found, child. Was that all? Ay, all, everything! In this child all the streams THE RIOTS IN PARIS.
of prophecy converge. From this child radiate all the glowing lines of history. As LODON, December 26. Dr. Burrell put it. This cottage is ite Fifty two police and Republican
centre of the world." - Are you, friend, Guards were injured during the recent Hots, fifty six of the rioters will be prosecuted,
ASSAULT ON PRESIDENT FALLIERES.
Capt.
6 2 12 UNITED SERVICE 2ND INNIKOS.
Vapiwalla, o Carry b Hancock
Morewalla, b Manderson
Total
Extme
́RUFFS' OFFICERS ♥, B‚Ú.A.
Wf and the officers of the Bufs will take
place on the ground of the Hongkong| Cricket Club on Wednesday, commending
at 11 am. The officers of the R. G. A
will be "At Home," to their friends during
the afternoon. The following will repro-
10
seah the R. G. A :-Col: Chamier, Captains
23
Bricoly, Dwyer, Watson, Garnett, Beasley,
**
Lieutenanta Crosse, Bagnall, Thompson, Thicknesss and Chapman.
Lt. Bagnall, breake Capt. Murray, e Young, b R. Hancock Capt. Garnett, e Hutchison b Paake Lt. Haughton, e Claxton, b. Peale Capt. Baird, a and b R. Hancock... Lt. Green, & Pearce, b Peake Capt. Deasley, not out... Lt. Innas, e Makin, b Peake... Sergt.-Mir, Power, b. Fesko...... Private White, o Peake, b Penke...... It. Lepanu, b Teake.....
Extrae ...i...
Penko... E. Hancok
Total......
HOWLING ANALYSIS,
... 18
MORLEY R. CA ́S. BOYS OVE.
In a friendly encounter with the Moalciu, Recreation Club the Boys Own Club
O defeated them by two runs and three.
wicketa.
R
... Ik
0. M
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W.
40
2
4
46
H.E.C..2nd Inninge. T. E. Pearce, b Lispmann .... H. Hancock, b Garnett...
55
... 3
R. O. Huschigon, Bagnall, h Garnett R. H. Esnoock, & Liepanu, Garnett 21 W: C. D. Turner, Baird, b Garnett 19 A. E. Lanning, pot out
A. A. Claxton, e Powor, b Garastt
B. R. Makin, b-Baird...
A. H. Young, st Greig, Garnett A. W. J. Peake, did not knt... K. W. Day, did not bat
Extras
Capt. Baird
MACAO.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Macao, December 28.
CHRISTMAS AT MACÃO.
Marky days and Yule-tide make en incongruous blend, but happily the spirit damping pressure which prevailed gave way to a flood of sunshine which greeted us on Christmas morning with all the genial radiance of May. At the Cathedral on Thursday, the 24th inst., a solemn pontifical service was celebrated at midnight. His 7 Lordship the Bishop of Macao, D. João. Paulino, officiated, assisted by the leading clergy, and it was well on 2 a.m. before
5
...199
Total
BOWLING ANALYSI
M.
R.
37
15
3
14.3
$5
42
1
Private White...
Lt. Bagnell... Capb
Garbett... Lt. Liepmann...
105TH M.L.I.
Baird
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1 aver, was very sparse and the Chinese ele
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RUFFS OFFIEREs v. 105mm M.L. 7, cooking the Truth i Fellow your Star, with the 105th M.LT. SI on December The officers of the Buffs played a matchi Listen when God speaks, whatever instru4. The scores were
his family and attended by his staff assisted The Woman and the Swond, by Rupert ment He may cas, megaphone or any other,
Lorraine. at the High Masa which was sung by the It is easy to quench all lights, to turn a Lieut. Haughton, Green, b Baird... 24 Chinese pupils of St. Xavier's School, dest ear to all voices; but give beed. Press Lastman Mende,
...relieved at intervals by, the brass and on: You shall be satisfied. When you have Major Grace, b Raird found the Truth commit your bust, yourself Babu Rani, b Anderson...
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the leading civil and military officials, and prominent resident with their familice Reacting His Joy will he your strength. Linat Richardson. b Anderson
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43 about the neighbourhood added a note of CHRISTMAS AT THE 5. AND S. Jaffor Khan, rur out...
3 light mirth to the general hilarity which HOME.
Jemr. Gulab Khan, b Baird..
I reigned as the crowds wanded their way Extras..
home to sapper.
LONDON, December 26. While walking in the morning in Paris, with bis secretary and A. D. C., President Fallieres was seized by the neck by a waiter named Mattis whe tried to pull the President'a beard, The manager and his volunteer workers, Mattis was arrested. He is supposed decorated the S. and 6. Home with overs to be a Royalist. He grappled with greens and with many flags, making the the President and rolled him on the meeting, dining and billiard rooms of the Institution look very attractive. On Christ ground, President Fallieres, whose ear was apratched and stick broken, proceeds Day, ab five o'clock, a substantial
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ed with his walk and lunched with his ber of man, and about thirty availed them. usual appetite..
THE RECENT RIOTS IN PARIS.
LONDON, December 26. The appopalar medical exammation has been withdrawn and M, Clemencen
salve of the arrangements. As they saw men well-known to one another, both from the Nney and the Army, and were off duty for the evening, they spent a very happy time. The party did not break up till after midnight. On the evening of Boxing Day a ten, embroing wider possibilities in regard to numbers, was arranged. This
........143
Total THE BUFFS, (OFFICKES); Lieut. Col. Beyard, cChitty, b Laxman out, Green, at. Balderston, b Richard Lieut. Anderson, h Laxman... Ligus. Tunes, e and b LaxmÁN Lieut. Stadd, b Richardson ... Capt. Baird, not out
гол
...124
0
... 10
43
Licut. Sill, b Richardson Capt. Worthington, a Jaffer Khan, h ** Richardsen Capt. Raines, b Laxman Lieut. Davidom, b Richards
..
•Extras .....
-18
911
Total
An
wonded. Mrs Brown, and Mrs Bone did was
106TH MAHBATTAR V KOWLOON! interesting watch was played between defeated by 198 runs to 171.
The
scores were sim
the honours and were nastated as usual by
At the thostre D. Pedro V, on Saturday a dramatic evening at which we were well entertained by a clover little group of Versatile artists from the local garrison, earned the hearty applause of a well-filled house as well as a sibetiatal addition to
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