TUESDAY JANUARY 12, 1908.
FRENCH MAIL BOAT IN PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT ST
COLLISION.
STEPHEN'S GIRL'S SCHOOL
The annual prize distribution in connec
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SINGAPORE.
Proparatory School took place this after- noon, His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard prosenting the prizes.
(From Our Own Correspondant.)
SINGAPORE, January 12. While leaving Tanjong Pagar wharf, the MLM. Co's steamer Folynesien,Bunbury and many others. bound for China, ran into and sank the Dutch steamer Djambil. Seven Dalives were drowned, but the Polynesien was able to proceed.
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HAPPY VALLEY JUVENILES T.. 81, J. KN
· CATHEDRAL BOYN,
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LOED KÜNKBERY ON RATIONAL DEFINOZ.
A soccer game was played on the Parade Lard Roselay is a tamalising figure in Ground on Saturday afternoon between the His Excellency was attended by Captain he remains inactive and silent, almost Cathedral Doys. It was a poor game from Imperial politics. For long spaces of time Happy Vallay Juveniles and the St John's Taylor and was accompanied by Mise dosing public life; then suddenly, he a football point of view, as the Happy Henniker and Mre May. Amongst these breaks cut, takes the front of the platform, Valley Boys outclassed the St. John's present were the Hen, Dr HoKai, Rev. Cand becomes the "bonorary orator of the y and ran home winners by no less than 10 The Ford Bishop of Victoria presidedation." A preacher to others of imper- goals to . For the winners Hoskins scor- and in addressing the large gathering His aive duties, though metely in matter of ed 8 and Goldenberg 4. These two played Excellency paid a very high tribute to the spado work, he himself seems inespable of by far the best game. Brett and Reardon excellent work of the staff and the nob's sustained labour even when the issues are shined for the St. Jolm'a. renerosity of the Chinese gentleman con- of the most vital. How often has it to be nested with the college principally the Hon. asid, if only ho were less brilliant and De Ho Kai who took a very prominent part in all the good works in the Colony for the had more of steady purpose battermout of his fellow nationals. Flie Ex- callency aestioned that Lady Lagard had wished him to express to them her deep regret in being prevented by indispo ition from attending and distributing the prizes The Polynesien carries the French nui! and it was her carnest wish as it was his, that the Chinese girls should grow up and of Dacember 20th and the mails from London of the 19th Devumbox. Shu in
be an intelligent and sympathetic holp to expected to rise at Hongkong on their husbands in whatever profession or
business in which they may be onga.ed. morning of Monday, January 18th.]
His Excellency then distributed the prizes.
While avoiding the Polynesian the British-India 8.5. Testa ran ashore, but her damage is not serious.
SHANGHAI EDITOR RE- LEASED FROM PRISON.
(Continued on Page 3.)
EONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
(From Our Own orrespondent.)
A 42 Dividend and S- Bonus. SHANGHAI, Jan. 12,
We are officially authorised to state Mr Henry O'Shea, the editor of the that, subject to audit, the Directors of the China Gazette, who was recently com-Hongkong and Shangha: Banking Corpora mitted to prison for libelling Judge Willey of the American Court, was re- leased to-day.
THE WHANGPOO
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tion will recommend at the forthcoming meeting a Dividend of £2 per share, and Bonus of 6/- per share. Also that there be added to the Reserve Fund 8500,000, and carried forward about $2,000000.
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CANTON.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
CANTON, January 9.
SKANDA!, January 12. The Canton authorities are proposing to The libel caso brought by the com- establish an observatory somewhore in Cauton and to engage an astronomer. Plans pany dredging the Whangpco reclama-am boing prepared for its construction and tion against Mr Nielsen, of the China funds are being collected for the purchase
of the necessary apparatus, Gazette, was begun in the Danish Court to-day, and was adjourned until 27th January.
ALLEGED CHINESE DE- PARTMENT ABUSES.
(Wah Te Yat Pu's Service)
PERING, January 11. The Prince Regent has ordered an investigation to be raade into the numerous abuses which are said to be prevalent in the Linperial Household Department.
CHINA'S MINISTER TO
GERMANY.
(Wah Tar Yat Po's Service.)
PERING, January 11. Yin Chiang, the newly-appointed Minister to Germany, was received in audience by the Prince Regent before
his departure to-day.
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At present Lord. Rosebery is in one of!. his higher moods. Last work he electrified Parliament, and won the admiration of Sergeant Pitt was concluded last night in This match between Mr Hads and friend and foe by his attack on the Lacous- the St. Andraw's Hall. There was every ing Bill. Now he has delivered a powerful good attendance, nekely every seat being appeal to the youth of Scotland to take intreduced to the audience by Mir A. Shelton Dooupied, After the players had beau agro seriously the question of military Houper, who, in doing a thanked the arvico and national defence. The occasion promoters for bringing the aspirants for was a small one, the presentation of prizes championship honoure together, and afford to the Leith bettallou ; but shan haspeakeing all lovers of the game an opportunity it is not to the local gathering, the whole the match was started shortly after nine
of seeing
the best play in the Colony, nation is his audience, his speeches "rond o'clock. so woll" Clad in his new uniform The game was 1,000 up. After stringing of President of the Mid-Lothian Terri- for precedence ljuds broke with the spot torial Association, he took as his text the and gave a miss in banik. Scoring was elow at first, both playere not seeming to clear daty that lies on all able-bodied mon
be at home. The Eght had evidently. to join the defensiva forces of the country." something to do with this, as shortly after He will not be accused of being either a the first few breaks had been made all Chauvinist or an alarmist. Sometimes he fights in the room were extinguished, excupt of course, these immediately has been suspected, on the strength of above the tale.
To play contimteil phrases he has let drop, of underrating uninteresting for some time, hoth players the danger that may possibly assail us being apparently off colour or sudering froen erven, till Binds brought bis acore from the side of Germany. And he is
aver the not disposed to lay waight on
t century by a pretty break of the 32, including a clever masse cannon but bellioose and lawless tall" of resiling at his next shot. The score then was❘ COMING! sponsible individuals and journals in the | Hinds 107 and Pitt 73. Points now came Continent. Persimally lie dors, not be more freely, Hinds playing up to his usual liere that Germany or any other civilise finded style, though being unfortunate Power would be guilty of the unpreced Pitt succeeding at some very risky shota whan his banks promised to be big ones, and ented act of perfidy" of directing as attack Hinda now put on several breeks of over on this country without warning or protest. forty and one of 6, (the highestbreak of the Bat he cannot disregard the fact that the evening), off a lucky dlake, potting the red idea of invasion by a foreign enemy is when attempting a long cannou. The score entertained as a conceivable and substantial at balf-time stood at Hinds 530, Pitt 299, After the interval Hinds continued to score national risk by persons competent to freely, making breaks of thirties and judge on such matters;" and that, if this forties and one of 62. risk be overlooked or insufficiently pre- pared for by persons in authority, "it becomes a matter of some anxiety to the people of this country to know whether we are safe or not."
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In an 18 break he arccured a no muse shot which (Pitt 457) he went off entirely and his eroked loud applause. When at 789 opponent hegan to improve.. For some time Hinds could only increase his sore by threes and fours, his best effort for a and a break of 35 brought his total over while being a six. Fitt was playing stemiior 500, following soon afterwards with a 42.30 IN Hinds then again got his oye in and with a pretty unfinished 48 ran out, amidst loud applause from the enthusiastic audience. which could not have been otherwise, was The general verlict after the match,
that the better man won, though his opponent played a plucky game. The over the balls as the man who had played leer Ed not have the same command with the world's champions.
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M. Batard, Consul General for France Swiss systera. This pronouncement is of
ab Shanghai, M. Brenier, Subdirector of distinct importance, even with its Roachery- ikke indefiniteness. Ho has nerer yet so
Agriculture and Commerce of Indo-China, fully committed himself. He was one of who presided at the last Mission Lyonnaise the most interested listeuers of Lord en Extreme Oriont, and M. Cornillon, fint Roberts' speech in the House of Lords, and this plea for universal military training, may to put down on the result, of the arguments of the voteran Field Marshal,
BRITAIN AND JAPAS.
class Inspector of the Customs and Mone. polies Departments of Indo-China, hava been appointed French representatives on the Shanghai Opium Commission,
Mr. Danby, T.S., Consul General af Shanghai, will take the place of Dr Tenney in the American Delegation, and his col leagues are Dr Hamilton Wright and Bishop Brept,
PORTUGUESE GUNBOAT PATRIA AT MACAO. The Portuguese gunboat Patrin anchored in Macuu harbour on the 8th inst., nt 2 p.ns. She is commanded by Captain-eu- tenant Jaymo à frciso, and was exprosely built by the Portuguese residents at Brasil home power and carries cleven guns. Tho and has a tonnage of 630 tons with 1800
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In its weekly article on The King's lieutenants José Carlos de Mais, Dreiano Out rosis, the Glasgoto News compares the do Mello Brandao; Sargeon, Just Piuto attitude of the peoples in Great Britain and Novaes: Chief engineer. David Silva das Japan to tho question of national defence. Neves; 2nd and 3rd engineers, Anthero da Silva Borges und João Baptista. Estanislay It says, "If Japan were situated in our Mosqueira A Paymaster, João Antonio narrow seas, and if sho possered our Ferrin Lopca and 4 midshipmen. She is Navy, no German military officer would be very efficient and comparatively newly-built able to say that, in temporary absence of Flock, it was possible to land 150,000 WANCHAI CONVENT DINNER, Germans on her shores. Why so? Simply
because the Japanese are a patriotic people, Dving to the building of a new wing at who are prepared to spend and be spent for the Wanchai convent now going on, it was the defence of their country. They are a necessary to divide the arrangements for nation in arms. With a poor population, Accommodating the dinner party to the not more numerous than our own, they aged inmates into four departments. The can yet place a million of trained men in Im Shan, Vice-President of the Board ground floor of the Schools was allotted for the held. I wo had a million trained men menti Smith, Sir Alexander Hosie, Mr J. the Chinese women, about 60 or 70% twe in Great Britain, would there be any fear B. Brunyato, Mr McKenzie King (of of Education, has presented a memorial rooms on the Gest floor for European of invasion under any circumstances?. Not Canada), and Mr Robert Laidlaw, M.P.
YUAN SHIH-KAT'S DIS-
MISSAL.
ANOTHER MEMORIAL.
(Wah Tar Tut Po's Service.)
PARING, January 11.
to the Throne to the effect that in the present state of transition in China's affairs a highly creditable Minister auch as Yuan Shih-kai was ought not to have been dismissed without adequate rea-
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arts were seated about 30 blied women prepared to admit, therefore, that British Are a and girls in one reun, in others & few patriotism is trivial and contemptible in pralida partook of dinner in their hada Next to the Hospice a table was comparison with Japanese patriotism placed outside for destituts men hath Are we?" European and Chinese. It was a grand Such expressions of opinion are now scene for one who has never even such à miscellaneous gathering. Meals, cakes,
common in our press, and are evidences of a fruita and sweets were abundantly provided slow growth of feeling in favour of com for these poor creatures and they seemned palsory military training. to be very happy
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The Land of Silent Feet, by Arthur OFARBANES, MORSE. & CO. Liontenant-General Sir Henry Mas00 will 300 by the following that Fisher. Kinnon, Director-General of the Territorin! Chamberlain's Cough Remedy le a Thị Rei City, by & Weir Mitchell, Army, informed a gathering of the Lowland favorite in the palace as well as with the M.DLL.D. SAM Divisional Engineers at Rutherglen, that in humbler people in India: For the past The Magician, by Wm. Somerest Maughazı. his opinion
things were going on very four years I have been getting large supplies | Pa:sy, by H. De Vere Stacpoole. wall
One advantage of the sohome was of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, not only | An Immortal Boul, by W. H. Mallock on December 17, when M. Barresto, second that they had a large number of Regular for myself but for friends and relaties Princess Penniless, by S. R. Crookett
ices of the Senter Dons, was shot officers whose exclusive duty it was to look cannot say enough in praise of this remedy. The Old Wire Tala by Arnold Bennett. fatally. It appears that B. Berroste went after the Territorial troops. It was It is a novar falling cough and cold medicine A Country Family, by Storer Cloustoc to interview a lady staying at the hotel camps, where the men roull get good house, and in His Highness's, the Eisys The Golden Precipice, by H. B. Marziott-
inteaded, he said, to encouraga week-end and I always keep a supply of it insidy A Life's Arrears, by Florence Warden, having, he said, a commission from her training without interfering with their Rajah's palace. It is one of my tinycling Watsone Visconti, officers and men from the Cruiser husband who is now in Bam-Bae, de eivil nccupation. Whatever the War Ofice crapanione, I shall never feel tired of The Woman and the Sword, by Rupert A Brilliant, Safe and Cheap Illuminant by Kerosene 01.
it as I have been doing in Lormine. Posk conversation for long before an individual it was thoroughly recognised by them and the entered to room in which they were by the country that all the men had their Secretary to His Highness, the lay OZ.
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Thero in a belief among the Chinese that wounded in the left bronet and the palm thnoder in winter is a sign that there will of the hund. M. Berresto rezolved two
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