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PARIS, go fulminate against what they reseal without permission he is able called the iniquity of the steamship to £100 penalty. A stowaway ip de STREET.
companies in allowing Chinese to use fued as any person not a bona fide 636.
their vessels so unlawfully, the Prime presenger or member of the crow,
The bill was evidently to the liking Minister going so far as to say
THURSDAY, JANUA
NEWS OF THE DAY.”
SOCIAL ME
For carrying three persons in exoso Lloyd's have! Damrowsca of the number allowed by his license an Stewardent Githout fars bostman was to-day fined $30 at the displayed when the linen Marine Court
| burnt of MaJEND
The House of Lords passed the Child-
JARDAT.
Oplum
"The time is coming when the Com- of all parties, for after a debate lasting an's Bull after, introducing from the dead legate to the Shang Ready made Day and Evenmonwealth should not be called upon to the best part of an afternoon it passed Licensing Bill the clause which prohibits embarked at
ing Gowns, Paris Models spend money in searching these vessels through all its stages and was sant up a child boing allowed in the bar of Ficensed the F, and 0.se, Briment
We have to keep a large staff of officers to the Senate, which also promptly premises,
An elaborately designed Chinose
Mr W.-G. SE Clair, the veteran editor of that by an amendment in committee, calendar has reached us from Messrs the Singapore Free Press, has, socepted an always ready to do this dificult search-passed it. We should mention
Melchers and Co. It advertison the Royal invitation to be present at the Congrom of at the instance of Mr Sampson (Vic.), | Insurance Co., Ltd, and is inished in Colonial Journalists to be held in London
this year.
in Hats and Toques, Laces, Trimmings, Under- clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hosiery and Gloves, etc, etc.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
ing work and whom tole of cargo have to be turned over to get at stowaways,
it shows what the work is coming to, It is difficult to conceive that such a Large number as twenty stowawŁYB could be on board a vessel all the way from the East without some of the officers as well as the men knowing it 11 m-Tenders for Government Billa
received by Chief Paymaster, Army Judging from the report published, I Pay Department.
should say that it was obvious that the stowaways were not under the cargo
Tender Close
Auctions.
owners, agents, and charterers were in gold and colours. cluded with the master as jointly and severally liable for the penalty of £100 Mr GLYNN moved that the penalty should be "not less than £50 nor more than £100," but the amendment was defented.
Captain Martyn Webb, Notts sod Derby
Edward Mages, stoker op. H. MS. Flora, was at the Magistracy to-day fined 83 by Mr J. R. Wood for charging a Regiment, who served with the 1st Battas pistol to the danger of this public at lion at Hongkong and Singapore, has been appointed to the Indian Supply and Trans port Department, and will be secouded Prays East Hotel,
whist so employed.
For damaging a rickshaw and sassult- ing the coolie, Loon Donsyon, stoker on H.M.S. Kent, was to-day fined one dollar at the Magistracy, and was ordered to pay
During the debate we notice that Mr DEAKIN had to acknowledge one dollar compensation, 11 a.m.-Anction of Silver-Ware, &o,
Mr Andrew Carnegin giving testimony at Mr Ben. F. Lammert's plea for the whale voyage. They were that the infilteration of aliens into 2.90 p.m.-Austion of Chinese Porcelain, probably in other and more comfortabls Australia during the last three years before the Ways and Moses Committee of the United States House of Represent- only has not been very great, but he aupatives, urged the abolition of the duties on parts of the vessel, and were
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9.16 p.m.--Philharmonia Concert at City
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General Memoranda, SATURDAY, January 9:-
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11a.m.Prize Distribution at Ellie
doorie College.
8.30 p.m.-Water Police Smoker. 8.30 pm. The Silver Ring, Kowloon
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he said, would he exhausted in seven years, while the American ora would last for forty, He mentioned that the profite of the Steet Trust were £3 per kon.
The Rev. R. O. Fillingham, of Hoxton, Hertfordshire, who made himself rather notorious by his attacks on Tuenalists in the Church of England, ms died at Dijon. France. A few years ago Mr Fillingham paid a flying visit to Japan and China
ULIC
The Right For Henry Lako Fagot, sungan Bishop of Ipswich, has been ap pointed Bishop of Stepusy. The Bishop of Ipswich, who has been Suffragan to Norwich since 1908, was born in 1669, He is the third son of Sir James Paget, Bart., F.R.S., Serjeant-Surgeon to Queen Victoris, and in 1892 married the daughter of another first Baronet, Bir Samuel Hoare. He succeeds Bishop Lang, recently trans lated to York:
11.30 p.m.--Distribute Prices at Bt. shifted to the cargo hold when the ported the Bill all the same. Another steel, in which industry Amerion was vessel came on the Australian coast, gentleman, a Mr MALOXET, of Victoria, supreme. The best ores in Gront Britain, One or two stowaways might remain advanced the brilliant suggestion that concealed, but when parties of twenty as a means of preventing, Chinese are csaried the question arises whether from getting inte hiding in a ship's hold the Commonwealth should not have verses should be fumigated with car
The county cruiser Bodfood, Captain Ka-power to compel someone to pay the bonic acid gas before they left Hong Seymour E. Erskine, will terminato her
Royal speeches about Royal palaces have expense of these extensive searches." kong. On the Chinese ashore getting two yonze commission with the China
Squadron in February next. She will be just received a delightful addition. Queen The Prime Minister farther said to know of the deadly effects of the kept on the station, and to time end a new Victoria's announcement to the contempo- that recent developments furnished practice,he said, not one would ever crew will be despatched to Hongkong next rary Duchess of Sutherland, I go from strong arguments in favour of the try to stow away. He wished it un-month, and on arrival hero Captain Ers-your palaca to my house, is put into tho Goods.pt Sydney unchimed after this amended Immigration Restriction Bill dorstood that he did not enggest that kine will pay off the old crew and his shade, oren in humility, by's story told in sostener will recommission, the cruiser the current lah. Queen Alexandra, date at Soon will be subject to rent it was intended to introdas to make any danger to human life should be Captain Krakine's period of command visiting a hospital, asked a little girl patient
ahipowners liable for prohibited
riek zd, though how it was to be expires on Jan. 12 next, and also the where she lived "Behind Barkez's” HEK atowaways.
friendly face above her, the bed-ridden girl guarded against he did not make clear, foreign service of 20 other officers of the the reply and then, emboldened by the asked, and whers do you live, mim?*** Oh, Bald the Queen, I live in front of Gorringo's
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Mr A. J. Brackenbary, PrivateSecretary, to II.E the Governor, loaves by the do; Delhi,
NOTICE.
Altogether the debate threw fresh light upon the sad state of` "nerves" from which Australian politicians are
Bedford,
It is understand that the person estate of the lato Mr H. Battato will be proved at £2,500,000, and that the total
Capt. D. Bontly, who recommissioned
Naturally these intemperate state ments aroused the steamship companies, wlio resented the imputatione so freely conveyed, and some very plain speaking was indulged in to the delight of the now suffering. The very mention of a amount of the estate will probably be the Queen on 15th December, occupies the £5,000,000. By his will he bequeathed in fifteenth position in the list of his rank enterprising pressmen. The E. and A. yellow man entering their country trist for bis daughter, bles S. G. Asher. He will not attain his 35th birthday until Company, who in over 35 years had seems to throw them into a state of and hot oliildren, the sum of £1,000,000, January 17, and on reaching flag mok rear-admical in the feet. This mustally pitiful spectacle in together with a life annuity to Mrs Asher the near future, will be the youngest only had one.
on their franzy. It is a instance
of £10,000. The testator leaves to his rapid adranco is due to Capt. · Beatty illustrate the rigilancette opening decade of the twentieth trustees the sum of £250,000 for the helliant war services, which include much books, to exercised by their officers, proved that century. on the previous voyage of the Eastern 15 stowaways were discovered by the ship's officers. Ten these were found while the Eastern was still in port at
night boarded a tramcer at Shaukiwan, and Hongkong, and they were promptly
Sir Hiram Maxim states that, at a began to give considerable houble by their
THE PEAK MURDER. landed. The remaining five wero not cast of £7,500,000, Germany could build behaviour. They each occupied a zest by aeroplanes capable, even in the presert lying across it full length, and eventualy.
The three natives who are charged at unearthed until the vessel was at sea, but state of aviation, of landing 100,000 men their conduct was recented by the can the Criminal Sessions, before the Chief dector. An altercation ensued, and the car Justios Sir Francis Figgott, at the Supreme they were sent ashore at Timor, and in a single night in England.
had to bo stopped. A struggle took place Court, were again placed in the dock instructions given that they were to be
The continuous and uproarious colette- during which Mr W. T. Edwards, of the today. Further evideres via laken returned to Hongkong by the next tions of Johnston's victory over Burna in Public Works Department, who happened and Mr Calthrop, for the defence, hegan All lettere for publication should to written steamer. They also referred to a famous the big Australian prize fight, are provid-to be a passegger, rendered assistance. his address at 12.45, p.m. p on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signed communications that fiasco when the Customs Officers de-ing the police with plenty of work in the
negro states of America. have already appeared in other papers will declared that 30 atowaways were inmited.
the Empire and detained her two The special service cruiser Hawks, Orders for extra copies of the Ca Hadays while they made a futile search. Captain Arthur H. Oldham, in the Home should be sent before 11 am. on the day after But the fears of the Labour Party Flest, has been detailed to proceed ext publiention. After that hour the inpply is hmited. Cash 10 ete., Credit 20 eie, per had been aroused and naturally had month from her port to Hongkong with
to be appeased, so ir. FISHER, the/relist crews and ratings for the China Estimates tolls an instructive tale. It terpreted to the prisoneres
Squadron.
dron.
purpose of founding a hospital, or other work in Egypt and afterwards in the Borer troubles, when he was commander of the charitatis institution, in memory of bisbattleship Bardeur on the China Station- NEWS OF THE DAY.
late brother, Barnett Barnato, and his lale Ashore with 200 bluejackate, he led a des perale attack on two, Chinese guns, which nephew, Woolf Joel,
were Fausing a great deal of trouble, and The death is announced of Sir Philip A number of intoxicated coolics last was trice wounded in his fruitless, but. Albert Muntz, N.P.
caring, efforts, fed how to devel
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CHINESE STOWAWAYS IN AUSTRALIA.
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Labour Prime Minister, rose in the House of Representatives and asid →→→
The Government is so very much alive to the difficulties to be met with
o
Most of the coolics got away, but one was
His Lordship in summing up mid that captured and brought to the Police Station they would have to consider whether each To day at the Magistracy he was fined EU one was guilty independently and ordered to pay compensation.
The United Service Sette says Appendix 20 of the current year's Aray
shows that while the Crown Colonies of Caylon and the Straits Settlemen's and
The jury discharged the first prisoner and found the other two guilty of man--
Mr Calthrop
laughter trop, objected to the verdict on the ground that the svideron was not
by
The case will now have to be dealt with
tho Full Court.
DEATH OF M. LUCY DE
FOSSARIEUR
A telegram from Crookhaven states Hongkong all pay substantial contributions that the British steamer Irada, from to Army funds towards the upkeep of their Galveston for Liverpool, with a cargo of garrisons, the self-goverzing colonies of
Ceylon papers bring news of the sudden cotton, has been totally wrocked at Mizon South Africs contribute nothing. Regular Head (on the Cork County const.) Six soldiers are stationed at Colombo, Singo-, death from heart failure of M. Lucy dé people were drowned.
pore, and Hongkong, because, these ports Feskirim, French Consular Agent at are of first-class paval and commercial ini-Colombo, which sal event occurred The Christian Literature Society for portange hat the garrison is for the most December M. Luoy de Fossared who' China, which during the 20 years of its ex-part maintamed in South Africs for purely was 49 years old, served his country for istenes has placed within the reach of the local purposes, and to save the white very long time as Comen in Kobe, and Chinese people more than 200,000,000 population from providing for its own made many friends in Japan,
pagon of useful literature, his obtained a new apcretary in the person of the Har. W. Gilbert Walsho, Pembury, Kant.
noourity against internal troubles.
irksome
widow and five daughters.
Last night the Kowloo Dramatic Club gave a dreds
The Silvar Khig.
THE industrious mechank finds Stearns.
Wine of Cod Liver Oil to be of great. Mr John Bums, in a written reply to help to him. It restores and preserves bis
Sa most projmining insaner qucation which suggested that a sm of good health, sapporte his strength and the Maharajak of Cooch Behar bad availed and thereby maker his work, loseedingly well staged and himself of his Princely immunity to escape the penalties for jujuring a gentleman în a motor-car collision, said the Prince sub- milted himself to the Justices, who, bew- vor, held that they had no jurisdiction.
in checking the surreptitious influx of aliens that it is desired to have greater powers; and if Parliament will pass a short bill, to be submitted, its bands will be strengthened. Failing that every effort would be made to deal with the trouble. It hardly seemed presible HOXOXONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1909, that the large number of stowawaye could have been brought in without some of the responsible officers of the ship having something to do with it."
The game evening a new bill relating The finding of tranty Chinese stow-to stowaways was introduced in the ways on the E. and A. Company's House of Representatives. It provided steamer Eastern on her last arrival at for an amendment of the Immigration Sydney bas consed no little commotion Restriction Act, and set out that the
Hi Hrcellency, Sir Frederick Lugard, KC.M.G., will attend St. Stephen's in the Australian press. The Chinese master of any vessel having a stow-
rpoes of lay College to-morrow for the were found in No. 1 hold, in a cubby- away who is a prohibited immigrant jing the foundation stone
new wing prites to the hole hidden from sight by some 300 on board shall be liable on summary and afterwarde distil tons of cargo consigned to Melbourne, conviction to a penalty of £100 for 110 m. The Collag
Connell will bé. and although the place, had evidently
each and every stowaway brought to glad to welcome friends of the College. not been in use for more than 12 hours
wport, who will be deemed to be a pro-
The Nobel Frites for the current year hibited immigrant for the purpose of have bons awarded as follows: Chomlaxy, apectacle. We need not reproduce the descriptive flights of the imaginative the Act, unless it is proved that he has Professor Rutherfond,
University Phyrion, Profess Aatmalian journalists in writing up the passed the dictation test, or that an scene, sulbos it to say they did them officer of the department has permitt
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