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bila ithat the
it highly 837 A.D., 989 10, and 1066 in, and possibly some others are all several appearances of the same body, But the vary indifferent observations of those early times make it difficult to be assur ad of this. There can be little, doubt, however, that the excessively bright UHAPPELL & HOPKINSON met which figurse on the Bayeux
eton
etc. tapestry, to which we alluded last even
mg may with all reason ba to be that which afterwards was to bear the name of EDMUND HALLEE The little group of Norman warriors are depicted an gazing at a comer which in said in an old Saxon record of the time to have filled men with fearsome awe in the
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Saturday, September 18 ----
5.30 p.m.-Harbour Race for cups pre-2 sented by the progriosora of the China 9.16 p.-Promenade Concert of Hong kong Cricket Club in the Grounds of tho Club. Transfer Books of Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Wewing & Dyeing Co., Ld, close from this date to Eth inst., inclusive.
TODAY, September 21:-
Over 400,000 words of PreRE ZIBE
telegraphed from Cowes during the
Best
of
week in August, the highest numb words for a single day being 20,000.
: thei
In his report on the Straits Settle mata for 1808, Sue Arther Young says thes are still comiterable areas of waste land in Singapore where Pars rubber might well be planted.
when the first belograms from Peary were read but in the New York theatres and music halis, the audiences rose and churad willy," and "ming the ““Star. Spangled Banner and My Country-bis of then."
While so her way up the Huangpu
Obearratory report to-day says that phoon which has reached the middle THE ENGLISH HARVEST park of the Formom channel will probably enter the coast zost Amoy, where the barometer is falling with great rapidity. Reports Frans Formon north of Amcy being
CHINESE HANTRI
"At the Suprema Court, la-day, befors the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggoth), sitting in bankruptcy jurisdiction, a Chinees
spring of the year which saw England at Friday H. 31, S. Astenen ran into and debtor, replying to the Official Rooniver
invaded by King WiLLas the Norman.
P
The peculiar interest which attaches to HALLET'S comet is not only that it was the first whose periodicity was
deter mined by the astronomer wäcso' name it bears, but that it is the largest and most brilliant of the now numerous group of comets with elliptic orbits; that is, it may be said to be one of the permanent members of the solar system. Its later returns have
always produced a great amount of interest, that of 1750 sa the first palpable proof of the correctness of HALLEY'S prediction and the establishment of the fact that camels are really members of the solar systems, and that of 1835 for the successful application of the print ciples of gravitation to the elucidation
sankt a oargo boat ladan with bales of will Taperent of the boat was rescued sad most of the silk was recurred, in a damaged
cordibloni, from the water,
fwing to the increasing number of amends which the Bank of England is asked to care for, it has been found Assary to constract further strong room Accommodation," anteile. Buildings at Banan have now been completed, and on August 9 the removal of documents com- maced.
The natives of New Britain have mur deed the English master of ketch and tes of a sative aret, and looked the ketch The French labour recruiting aboamer Quidelite was also recently driver ashore. at Mallikolla in the New Hebrides. The antives massacred the saptain and crew, and footed the vesil
The abolitios by the P. and Com. of the perturbations to which they are pany of that old fashioned institution subject in their long extended-or-high-tea" for sound cinas passengers on biwir mail and intermediata bonts should bits by the attraction of the planets prove a decidedly popular move. Hence The first prediction of HALLEY's font, starting in October, luncheon will be having been effected without the aid served at one o'clock and dinner in the evening to both Brst and second saloon of logarithms was the most moon passenger mental work of calculation perhaps that was ever effected by a single in dividual, while the latter required the highest mathenical genius of the time (and there were sinate in those days) to bring to a successful isate. The present return is hardly
3.30 p.m.—Austion of Horsehold Furni tara, &e at Mas Murray Bain's rosid enco Birnam Bran,"SI, Conduit Rd.
Teunavar, September 23 :--
6.30 p.m.cating of Hongkong Bless important for the advance of
Andrew's Solery at City Hall... SATURDAY, September 25
ני
30.Meeting of Hongkong Out-
Offico.
The four Amenian war-vessels which anised bore on Tousday afternoon, the Charleston (flagship). Denver, Cleveland and Galveston, are down from the North, Cheloo and Dalay. They avoided Shanghai onsscount of the chilers, there, and have bed the typhoon After staying hey some time they proceed to Manila.
GLOOMY, FOREBODINGS.
(Bauten
Mark
Sep
While
SIR CLAUDE MAC- DONALD
stated that his business was handed down to him from his father.. His indebtedness.
EN ROUTE TO JAPAN. monated to about 290,000 and his assets
(Beuter's Service to the Chơia Mfuik) to abant $5,000 or $6,000, He denied
"Lexpor, September 15, 2 haring removed any of his stock when he
Siz Grade MacDonald, British Am- kney he was insolvent in order to place ibassador to Japan, has left London for out of the jurisdiction of the court.
The Official Receiver sated that the assets consisting of book debts were fairly good.
*
Mr F. X. e Almada d'Castro applied for costs on behalf of a creditor who had † protested the estate. They had discovered that timber was being removed and had obtained an attachment,
His Lordship awarded applicant 325 and out of pooked costs, and debtor was-ad- judged a bankrupë..
ALLEGED ABSENCE FROM DUTY:
Tokyo vin Siberin.
POLAR CONTROVERSY.
PEARY'S POSITIVE AFFIRMA-
TIONS.
(Reuter » Service to the China & nh)
LONDON, September 15.- Commander Peary, interviewed at Battle Harbour, said: "I am the only man who ever reached the North Pole I am prepared to prove it. I have con- erste proof that Cook did not rich the Pole and I intend to wait until Cook issues a statement, then I will make
At the Magistracy, this morning, Mr F. public Information whereon the scienti- å. Hazaland delivered his reserved, de, fic bodies can pass judgment.”- cision in the case in which Nür Din, an [Note We appose this is in, anawar Indian tailor from Mummy Barracks, auto Dr. Cook's statement that he is in moned Cholan Obor, master tailor, of the different to Com. Peary'a double, and he 88th Co., A., for absenting himself them."-E C.M.]
wouldn't degrado himself by answering from service at this and of July.
MF.C. Baslow, of Misc Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, appeared for the com plainant, and Mr Reader Hatzis, of Monars Wilkinson and Grist, represented the de fandante
DEBTOR ESCAPES IMPRISON-
Before Sir F. Piugutt, aitting in bank-
ruptcy jurisdiction, as the Supreme Court,
TO STUDY II AMERICA.
Wah Tes Tot Por
PERING, Septem!
Tin Chay lately Provi Fekien, has been
OHANG OHIH-TUNG
[Wah Ta Yat Po'r Jatics.) PEEING, September
It is said that H. E. Chang Chili-tang will tender his
Nou on the expiry
of his sick
LOSS OF SURETY ČAUSES
BANERI
As the Supreme. Fourt Sir Francis Pierott, sitting juridiction, the examin
Yaed Lau Hin, who carries
building contractos under the the Loong og firm. his failure to having $5,000 for the compradore
Piano Company who had shro
Robinson
Mr F. K. Almada applied, for costs for having taken steps to protect, the estate, but eventually withdrew his application
Debtor was adjudged a Bankrupt.
PLARY AND COOL.
Bitter Contro
Os the first point as to whether the defendant was entitled to avoid his contract to-day, the case was mentioned of So Yat ACCUSATIONS OF FOACRES OF LACE- his Worship said that there was no direct | Sam. case as to whether a servant was entitled Fletcher (Degaty Official Esceiver) to avoid his contract of non-payment of said his Eordship and mide an order calling wages The rule of law laid down in the spon debtor to show cause why he should Meray Stent and from C, and Naylor, ot be imprisoned for mindamennour Benson and Co., was in his opinion sp. There was a charge of allowing himself, bo plisshle. Lord Justion Blackburn in this
"A Renter's talogma dated London, Sept. tember 10, mys that a very heated contro- easy is going on in America regarding the claims of the two explorem, Praty and
Cook A latter from Feary is published science since the comet's last return häs.
complaining that Coal appropriatod, his The six Amerlian, eruisors that left case stated as follows: I am therefore of sinselvant and incurring debts at a time Esquimaux kad dogs, and used the Esquir rendered us prepared to learn per- San Francisco intely for an extended opinion that the defendant was entitled to when he had to possible expectation of maus knowledge, gamed under Perry' ton Spinning, Weaving & Dyslag Geaps as much about its composition and reyaga across the Pacific will call at avoid his contrast of service." As to whether being able to pay them, He (Mr Fletcher) guidance. Cook has replied/ Lil, at Mesara Jardine, Matheson Co.'s structure as previous visits have in Honolulu, then proved to Bisnis for the complainant told the defendant he could did not wish to press that the man be took his provisions while he a AWAY
battle-practice. They are due here about 50 his Worship thought it was not na imprisoned he had no money to engage The mall brings from Caylen some addi Noon--Meeting of Douglas Steamship formed us of its motion. There has not the beginning of December. It is expected thought it highly improbable that the com- had dealings in landed property and at the Dr, Cook. It will be remembered that he comary for him to decide this point. He solicitor and his axplanation was that he ions detalle of the statements made by since the science of spectram analysis that two of them will be stationed for some has been generally applied to celestialtims at Hongkong, two at Shanghai and two bisit would have bold the defendant to time he made this speculations had said he was fortunate in cur upon
in Japanese waters; if so, the American 5 Regarding the question of deduction of enable hope that land values would athering for
dedutica måde for the time that the de pay his g mated for the next six months,
fendant wiɛnway. He could not agree with the view, put forward by Hr Harris, that there must be eltter payment or dismissal.
Co., Ld., at Co.'s Offices.
Tackspar, September 30:—
a
2.30 p.m. Auction of Valuable Leane
hold Land at Herbert Dent & Co.'s dies been any very bright comet Pasific float will be commiderably aug.ages he thought that there ought to be is. He would then have been able to adds this the Friendliness
Ofice, Shameen, Canton,
The Clana tail
Horton, Wipsesuar, SECT. 18, 1909
HALLEY'S COMET.
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publish in our issue of Tuesday even ing, that the famos HALLEY comet had
| vigible and it may be that this will be the first to revent the causes of the strange changes which so commonly take place in the interior of these
anomalous bodies.
“DUTY!”
We should never pay attention to things
that people say,
For no frequently, it's talk and nothing
more.
But the utterances of Councillors are
different, of course.........
Debtor's" discHATTO. WAS HUspended for
(mambered: 250, wir most valuabl
paring" plâns –azás prosp An exped and slaven
In spite of the high death-rate," says Sis Arther Young in his report on the Straits Settlements in 1908, the climate in the towns and in the country which has long been opened up, sandot be condered unhealthy for Europeans, who, if they take orúnary precautions, on, with their higher and more sanitary mode of life, to a great of stealing money, the Magistrate said the the United States, and Me Fairbanks have he left
rent avoid the malarial and other tropical complainant had failed. favers and dysentery which attack these. It was highly Oriental inhabitants of the peninsula,
Engineer-Commander F.O. Williams bas Febru He thought the correct view to take on this boan appointed to B.M.3. Bollard
that, unli put was that the sofendant, having been
through the taken hack, there was an implied consent. Mr Fuller, the acting American Consularne to this deduction. Regarding the point in Feneral bere, has kindly informed us that the which the complainant sconsed andant r CW. Fairbanks, ex-vice-President ofvided
The Cunard Company haye decided to buid another large-ponsanger, stesoier for
For there's danger of their Word becoming the
made ita reappearance, abould cause a 1Our revenue has dwindled and sq some", and t good many of our renders, daring the
of
thing must be doma
dantie
in
quite in large so the Mauretanis
captis, but will be an equipped: an
prova
delerdent would haro, take regard to the large sam due to him. Wanhip found as
to be able to take the place one or other ande
the defendant, fór, shee
Sule
And on Thursday nazh, perhaps, we'll know of the larger boss than they are being contact in which are two parties
they talk of basing liquor and
the skin. The first indicate that For
next few months to become watchers the worsty
Like
this marvellous visitor from the illinit
ablo outer spaces had come again within
sure we in-very proud,
Englishmen they've thought duty first.
Forepaired in overhauleds Tenders have been
inrited from four well-known shipbuilding of, two of which are on the Type, and
the boundaries of human intelligence The result of such a measure will be vach-
was discerned on September 11th byens and strange,
And I'm sure it's very, wonderful to think,
loal engineering company has bém asked Eqquote for the sagines.
haring to do something—If you
the allure to perform one part went to the foundation
is a good dafence to
on to performar part which is the root of the sabsential Counsideration
Infested by
The Chinese Army comprises 216 bat fortowo
54" field and 82 mountainų lait msung gun companies, 12:
HERD WOLF, at Kömgabuhl, Heidelberg, That in future hardened sinners will four Callons of infantry, squadrons of caval and undoubtedly it was a photographic 172 make thair Clubs and Bars plate which acted the part of detective and go rushing of to Taitam for a drink 1- and "spotted "the eagerly anticipated The law will be administered without
favour, without fear; S
intruder. The comet was discove And although you may be dying, pʻzape of
ed on the confines of the constelis-
KonsTM of Orion
Spring #1 prời
NÓŁ
drop or draw of Alcohol will erar pass your lips, T
"bus | Till they're milad you've Taid the duty
URTS.
left Shanghai für Manila vik Nagsankl. Mr
and hits Fairbanks will stay fre or six plinazie ande veeks in the Philippines.
thai
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