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FRIDAY JANUARY
LEPER RELIEF WORK IN
CANTON.
GREAT BETTAIN ATTACKED
BY VIENNA NEWSPAPTERS”
(Beuters Service to the China Mail:
OF PARIS, bebied hun, refused to entertain their one's sell in the struggle for existence argements. And many will agree with to hopelessly ofog the career of the him. It is a thousand pities that the professional man it can hardly, with
Mr HW. Boyd, Tronpurer of Dr. phopordenon to which the President logic and consistency, reproan the Beattie's Loper relief fund, writes: "Dur drew attention so widely spread lower elements of the nation for having ing the winter months of the past few years, Dr Andrew Beattie, of Canton, has
* Copyright protected under: None of the leading nations of Europe followed its example."
issued rice and olothing to the poor un-
Ordinanes of 1894) Ready made Day and Even-
It is certain that the cost of living fortunate lepers, to assist them to keep scul are exempt, for the same causes ero at
LONDON, January 3, ing Gowns, Paris Models work among them all.
But France increases in France. During the last and body together when they cannot get
The attacks by the Lewspapers of in Hats and Taques, still leads the van, and the danger tworty years nearly every item in family about to beg. Perhaps you say it were
better that soul and body were separated Vienna on Great Britain have culminated Laces, Trimmings, Under which she has to fare thereby increases expenditure has risen in price. Though in the case of these sufferers. Let them die. in on exceptionally violaşi article which with the passage of the years. As a car the country is happily in a state of Chloroform them, as a visitor recently has appeared in the Neuefrei Presse clothing,Boots and Shoes,
respondent of the Pall Mall Gazette profound peace, the national indebted-sud. Not so. Life to thom is as dear as complaining bitterly of Great Britain to you and me. But what a life! Oat-stirring up hostility between Austria Hosiery and Gloves, etc., recently pointed out, it le no new hese growe no less. Whereas, Mr oasta, beggars, dispised and loathed. and Satvia.
Asquinx announced the other day in the Insuficiently clothed and fod in summer,. etc.
story that the population of Franco
Both Servia and Turkey declare that House of Commons that, next year, thewhat about the cold of winter? Will you Great Britain's sole aim is to demon 639 remains stationary, but it is a new and
disquieting feature that the deaths public debt of England would stand at last year through the benevolence of strats the danger any country would be
the level of twenty years ago, no Primo friends in Hongkong and Canton, and the in, in standing by Germany. Minister in Franca would ever have the akl was timely and greatly appreciated." hardihood to make a speech of that sort of the China Mat, which has from year to It would not be true. The reverso is your brought this need to public notice; or true. As M. HARDIN points out, one of they may be sent direct to Mr H. W. Boyd at Canton. We are heartily in sympathy the reasons underlying this difference is with the work which Dr. Henttia has been that in England no private member of conducting among the lepers of Canton. Parliament may propose a scheme in- The present appeal is for no bogas peed: volving the expenditure of public fands In France This is not the case. Half a
MARRIAGE.
10,000 RECORDS DANN-JACKSON. -On Saturday, Decem exceed the births. The population. of ber 12th, 1908, in London, GEORGE HARRY this brilliant and gallat nation is DANN, to ENILY CAR (Cissie) second daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Allart absolutely
minishing. Last year Jackson, of Leamington Spa, Warwick- shire.
773,000 French children were bera; ***** | 793,000 persons died. A simple sum in subtraction shows that the decrease in population last year was 20,000. Evidently we have bere a very serious state of affairs: On the morrow of the war of 1870 France
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD.
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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Auctions.
11 x.m.--Auction of Silver-Ware, &c., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Salas Rooma 2.30 p.m.- Auction of Chinese Porcelain, &st Me Goo, P. Lammort's Salos Rooms.
Amusements.
8.80 p.m.-Water Police Smoker.
A.D.D.
seemed to be repeopling hersell,
6.30p.m.-The Silver King, Kowloon as if nature were anxious to fill up the depleted ranks of her army. Then the
Miscellaneous
11 am.-Prize Distribution at Ellis Ka-births represented 950,000 a year.
doorio College.
Alas! this "ardeur reparatrice was Gecils per Mongolia owdelivered at noon
on this date subject to rent,
quickly abated. In twenty years thei Goods per Fooksang undelivered after 4
p.m. this date will be landed.
natality tables bave fallen 200,000, and now the deaths outnumber the newly General Memoranda.
A. S. WATSON MONDAY, January 11
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TeraDAY, January 12-
11 am. Auction of Furniture & Fix
tures, at St. George's Club,
•
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall. WEDNESDAY, JADuary 13-
Non-Diossesan School Prize Distribu-
tion.
born. An article in Le Natin calls attention in grave language, supported
help as formerly? About 700 were relieved
Contributions may he sent to the office
is very real, and we feel sure that, as in foriner yaara, it will not fall on deal ears.
INTEL NATIONAL UNI VERSITY FOR CHINA.
(Renter's Service to the China Mait Copyright - protected under Ordinance 3 of 1394.)
LONDON, January S
At the instance of an influential committed composed of Cambridge and Oxford graduate, Lord William Cecil is proceeding to Chinn to study a means of establishing an international univar-- His Excellency the Governor (Sir F.sity with the co-operation of the Ameri- Lugard), speaking at the prías distribution
Deputy's popularity and position cone from the fact that he can and does pro- pose public expenditure. When there is a dearth of employment in his departat ment it is easy to enggest that so many hundreds of millions of francs be devoted to the construction" of a canal or some other great enterprise which nobody want, but for which everybody will hano-to pay
and so the nation's debt But to grews heavier and heavier.
LADY. LUGARD'S ILLNESS.
St. Stephen's College to-day, regretted can Missions by replacing numerous the absence of Lady Lagard, saying she smaller missionary establishments, the was lying very seriocaly ifl and had been in idea being to train the Chiness so that a somewhat dangerous condition for the, they will eventually fill the Chaire in last few days.
the university and replace foreigners i the various services:
RESPECT FOR THE COURT.
A case was called on at the Supreme! Court, this morning, before ir Justion
concerned, and on going near the witness box abe inmediately sank down on her knees in Chinese fashion, but was sharply told to rise by the Court interpretar.
A DECEASED DEPENDANT.
dato st Noon will be subject to rent by startling figures, to the same subject. return to the question of "race-suicide Gompertz, in which a native woman was
Its author is M. Masry, who is an The solution of the problem is difficult authority on military matters. The
to foresee, for it is plain that appeals to writer points out that if the present low.
patriotism or to the legislature are rate of natality continues, and the dead useless in the present state of public overtop the living, in fifteen or twenty
opinion. Decadent Rome had the same years there will be a loss of fifty to problem to deal with and, as we know, sirty thousand men in the army shirked it, with the result that the robust Cass eine die," asked Mr H. L. Donnye, Jr., effectives.
when Mr Justico Gompertz was fixing the nations of the North with their higher dates for heating the cases at the Supreme The full gravity of the crisis is
ideals and parer domesticities swept Court, this morning."I balieve the realized when one proceeds to an exher away. fe our own much-vaunted defendant is dead." The case was ad- amination of the figures. Ju seven Western civilization digging its own years French natality has fallen from
p.m.-Premyslav at St. Andrew's Hall, Goods per Delhi was cleared at 4 p.m. on
this date subject to reat. PURSDAY, Jannery 14 - Pp.m.-Volunteer Fall.
· Goode per Prinz Sigismund andelivered
After this date object to rent. FERDAY, January 15-
Noon-Aration of Valuable Leasebold Property, at Masare Hughes & Hough's
Sales Rooms,
-THURSDAY," January 21 -
grave with the same instruments which 6.16 p..Annual Meeting of T.M.C.A. 860,000 to 771,000, that is to sty, 12,000 Imperial Home used to suck disastrous
FRIDAY, January 22 :—-
Chinese New Year.
SATURDAY, January 23 -
Mr. A.J. Brackenbery, PrivateSecretary, to H.E. the Governor, leaves by the 6.8. Delhi.
NOTICE.
·Communications relating to news should be addressed to Tix EDITOR.
WHISKY Letters relating to business should be address
A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt Whiskies distilled in Scotland
OF
ed to THE MANAGER, ---
Correspondenta must forward their momas
per annum. Statistics for 1907 are not effect?
yet published, but the general figures |
are known; it is known, also, that the
NEWS OF THE DAY.
year holds the record for a low birth
We had three 50,000 ton steamers in rate. We are face to face with the the harbour this morning-the Minnesota, startling fact, that last year, $3,000 Mongolia, and Tengo Maru. fewer infants were born in France than the year 1906. Nor is this
in
attribokible to any particuler external cause. There were no epidemics, and
"Would your Lordship adjourn this
journed as requested.
CATHOLIC SYNOD,
Will Meet at Hongkong.
The Catholic Bishops of South China, the Right Rev's T. Masch, of Foochow, A. Diemmento of Amy, A. Lavert of Kwangsi, A. Meral of Chulou and D. Pozzoui of Hong. king, with their respective theologians, will meet at the Mission House, Usine Road, next week for the purpose of hold-
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CHINA AND JAPAN.
(Wah Te Yat Po's Bervice.)
PEKING, January 7.- Negotiations in connection with tho dispute with Japan regarding Chentao, in northern Korea, are about to be concluded.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Leveland Storage of Water in Ressou on the lat January, 1809 :---
„OTTY AND ́HILE DISTRICT WATER WORKS
LEVEL,
tats
ift 1
row wwa
Tytam Reasmh
in below. overlor
Tytam Zatermediato ft.
10k in, bolow oveław, f Polislamu. 8 ft. 03 in.
Below areBo
Wong Nai Chung, $8f
1900,
19 ft. 5 in. below cynkow the beauR OYITECW
ft. in abord overtow
Afty
below overflow
4. below overdosin. below overfew
- STŐKAHE HALLOWS, Team
Tytani Byenıdı ki Tytam Intermediate ...... Pokiriam Wong Naf Chung
Total....
-833,150,000- 287,550,000 -183,329,000
24%,410,000
122,000
1,274,000
208,639,000
61,550,000
071,521,000 · 168, 1983,000
Lonsumption of water in the Oltr
The first blue-funnel steamer to berthin a syned to discuss matters pertinent to
the administration of their missions,
The Right Rev. Bishop A. Tavert hefnd Hill District during the month of at the new Holt wharves at Blackhoed & point was the Deucalion, which went along side yesterday morning,
His Excellency Sir Frederisk Lugard and addresses' with any communications ad the general state of the public health has kindly conscated to distribute the dreased to the Editor, not for publication bus was good. Never before since the cor- prizes to the boys of the Diocesan School as eridones of good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymously signal communications that haps already appeared in other papers will be
DAINTY DANCING. GENUINE AGE innered,
NEW SCENERY,
NEW SONGS,
NEW BALLETS,
AND
NEW FACES. FINE MELLOW
Flan now open at the
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ST. ANDREW'S HALL.
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misacement of the hinctenth century has the total of French children broughtiate the world in one year fallen below 500,000.
It is the custom in France to treat as a huge joke the efforts of Senator Por, which have been unrelenting for years
and Orphanage on Wednesday, at noch,
Mar del
The social which is being arranged in connection with the Y.M.O.A., for the 39th inst, promises to be one of the best ever held in the Association rooms, and all members and their friends are invited.
The accond officer of the S. S. Pook Sang enarged a scaraan and dock boy at the
indisposed, will be represented by his December,
Consumption.
1907K
dolegate, the Vory Rev. Father 0.1 Li
179,072,000 183,540.000 gallons Herand. The formal opening of the synod Brumated pagelatine206,010907,810
Consumption per had
will take place on Sunday, at 8 o'clock, Pontifical Mass will ho celebrated by one when, at the Catholic Cathedral, a solemn the Bishops with the assistance of all the
of
other dignitaries and the clergy, to which celebration all catholics are invited:
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL”
2010
per day herbej f
Constant supply throughout the
The City
ansing December in both years o
The retorn of consumption is
to error owing to the difficulty of accurate measurement whilst the extension works as Albany Filter Beds are in progress.
BOWLOON WATER WORKA LEVEL
Kowloon Gravitas 30 f2.8 km 95 16, 1°
STURAOS SADZANNE,
· 2900}}"
Rostoon Gravitation 1,500 Repertoir
Consumption of water in Rowlocu doring the month of December.
Cassumption. 102,000 280,$29,000 VALL:2#- Estimated popriatło: ...
per 643 100
day jane f
The Governmont inslygt reports that the water is of excellent quality
Major-Gen. G. W. Phillipps-Traby died an. Beserva bebwaterlan Ordern for extra copies of the “Crusa Maku
on Doo. 5 at Plympton, at the age of should be sent before 11 am. on the day after
eighty-bye. He had no war service, but publisations. After that hour the supply is
was with the Royal Artillery in Canada, limited. Cash 10 ets, Credit 20 cts., por
past, to remedy this state of things, to Magistracy with stealing two $10 notes, St. Helena, Ceylon, Singapore, and Hong Alterations and additions to Advertisements arouse the public conscience. But one & Yen note, various coins, and a steel kong. He rebred in 1879. | on Pagoi 1, 2, 3, &-and 7, should be sent to the
Senator Pot is as powerless as the ovidence Mr J. R. Wood discharged died on Dec. 5 st the age of sixty-nine, chest, valued in all at 840. After hearing Col. J. H. Crowdy, late Royal Engineers Ofice, Na, 5, Wyndham Street, net later than 11 a. New Advertisements should be sensin Mrs. ParisGTON with her mop to both defendants. before 3pm.
He became Heutenant in the Army in 1857, keep put the Atlantic. Ec proposed a
The Y.M.C.A. Board of Directors captain in 1871, major in 1878, lieutenant- system of medals for mothers, special have re-nominated the following gentlemen colonel in 1884, and colonel in 1888,` He grants to fathers of large families, as to earve for a further period of three was present in charge of a detachment of
years-Hop. H. W, Slado, Hon. Dr J. M. the Royal Engineers at the naval opera- FROM A NOVA SCOTIA PUBLISHER well as î
lowered taxation for the Atkinson, Dr A. P. Wilder, Rav. F. T. tions at the Strait of Simonosokipan, G. Harris, pablisher of the householder with a full quiver, but Johnson and Mr A. §. D, Causland, They in 1864, and was mentioned in despatcher. N Advertiser, Kentville, N.S., pacem these things are of no avail to stem have also nominated Mr A. F. Harris, and the current of natality, which is frst Mr J. R. Wood to fill vacancies. running dat.
Advertisements and Subariptions which are not ordered for a fized period will be continued until countermańded.
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BORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
TOTAL FUNDS AT 31er Dhurmare, 1907,
£18,124,624.
thorised Capital £3,000,000- “Subscribed Capital £2,750,000°
Pull up Capital £887,500 0
Kabire Hunde man 2,065, 3774 75 7
Ti Elfe & Annuity Funds 1.4$15,848 10
Blking Fund Acṇbumb 45,907 88
Fun Branch,
£18,114,694
2.280,699 13
in Pints and Splits.
AND
Light Ale-
in Pints and Splits. A HIGH-CLASS ENGLISH ALE,
FRESH SHIPMENTS JUST ARRIVED.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909.
RACE SUICIDE.
The cause underlying the dwindling birth rate of France is over-civilization, a refined sensitiveness and a super-refined selbahness. No one wishes to have big families, because the dificulties of life
Ir was President Rooseveur who coined the telling phrase, "roco suicide," in are thereby augmented. The movement,
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The Birmingham coroner the other day a case in which death was due investigated to the wearing of high-heeled boots. A lamp in her hand when she stumbled owing women was going downstairs with a lighte to the heel of her boot catching against the edge of one of tho atsirs. In her fall the lanp was broken, and her clothing catching fre, she was burnt to death. The bonk ware produced. nd the heels were found dental death was returned to be three inches high. A verdict of acci
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
the course of one of the many long which began at the top of society, bas Messages with which he regaled Con- now reached the bottom. The peasant, grese during his strenuous term of office, with the thrift and the somewhat cynical. There are such distinctions. As the
He wished to arouse his people to a avarice which is a common characteristic sense of the dangers which an over of his class, refuses to be burdened developod civilization and a refined with more than two children. Why nes bring in their train, and in should we want to multiply mouthe doing so he pointed out that in America when there is nothing to put into as in Europe, the families of the native them? say these peasant philosophers. bors were steadily growing emailer. And it is very hard to answer them. Where two generations before the If you reply "The State has need average family was generally composed of your children France must keep of six children, to-day we find her rack among the nations of the them consisting of ore, seldom mare world the obvious answer of the peas
Distinguished Conduct Modal and the Dis tingished Service Medal. Both distinc- tions were issued previously to the Boer War and are only for Officers
AN INDIAN NOBLEMAN UNES CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY YOU wil seo by the following that
Chamberlain's Cough Remety is a favorite in the palace as well as wash the
WUHATHAN
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the following statement: "I baro usod Obamberlain's Cough Remedy for myself TEBOBBING, head takes all the sweet- and family and find it to be one of the best
A vest out of life. Stearns Herdanhe medicines for coughs and golds tha; Lavor Card drives the ache away and bringe the trisd,"*" For sale by all chemists and georo, meotness back Coeta little, daés much. 9 koopers."
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This Wine has been specially put up for its uz Remus
found very favourably compared with many bichi
four years I have been getting large supplies humble: propio in India For the pat Per Case, 24 Pint Bottles $24 of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy not only.
for myself bat for friends and relativen. cannot say enough in praise of this remery This Anever falling cough and vold mediame
Lile & Apuully 1,847 224 18
A. 8. WATSON * 00,, than two very occasionally three and is Then let the State provide for and always koop a supply of it an my BERNUNG Saking Fund 2gcount
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children. Critics of the President in the children. Since the highest intells home, id in Hin Highnamof the Ebro
24,186,159,18 11 Acomulmbed. Bands of the Fire and Departments are free from Inbillige fo
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