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MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 1009.
was paid monthly waga. So if he god a monta's wages he would really do very well; indeed. Theresana be was dismissed. wia
against “Lim, Ha bad bad one aguident that there was whole,sories of complaints after another and in mooring the ship be
then took over an hour,
Eridance was thots calid for the defence. The case was kejourned until, Wodzusday noon,
at
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
FUND.
"THE MAGISTRACY,
MrDixon said in that case he must ask for Hr J. R. Wood took his bent on the
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THE LORDS AND THE BUDGET.
GOVERNMENTS ATTITUDE.
(Reuter's Servics to the China Mash) Lobos, Oct. 9.
Mr Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at the National Liberal Club, said he did not believe that the House of Lords would- reject the Budget, and declared that the Government would accept 20 amandment or compromise
N
GERMAN CHANCELLOR TO VISIT ITALY.
(Reuters Service to the China Moi) Loxon, October 6. The German Chancellor will shortly:
It analysis it is, as Newcoms says, "of need hardly be said that for a self-complexity beyond the powers of ordin maghs man to become one of the most ary conception. In works on celestial Action in the Summary Court consummate mathematicians of his day, mechanics a single formula may fill a In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction to-day, before the Puis Judge (Mi Jastice and one of the great leaders of science, whole chapter
Gomperts, Caps Coope late master of the not only great abilities, but indomitable This problem first attracted NEW-teamship Tak Hing, brought an action industry were necessary. Newcos was comm's attention when a young man at Against the Ste Exp Steamship Co, cisim- ing $838.39 as damages for wrongful dis- HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY an indefatigable worker. From morn Cambridge, when by analysis of the missal, $108.99 being for wages due and
OF TONE,
ing until night he was at his desk, and motions of the asteroids he showed that 30 for three months wages in lies of
Big Donation From Canton. and admitted by defendants to be due. yet such was the kindliness of the man the orbits of those minor planets had notice. A sum of 8200 was paid into Court Mr Rander Harris (from the offied of that when a demand on his time and not, for several bundred thousand years
We are informed that Mr Choung Fat friendship was made by a brother astre past, intersected as a single point, and Masers Wilkicson and Grist) was
plaintiff, and Mr P. Sydenham Dixon for Ser, a prominent resident of Canton, has forwarded to H.Ee tha. Gorarner towards nomer or mathematician, his bocks were that they could not, therefore, bare re-defendants. inid aside, and he would devote himself sulted, during that period, from theMr Harris said he wished to amend the the University endowment fund the hand- erib so as to add 8141,07 to the claimed sum of $100,000, which he bus suO- assiduously to a day of gracious offices explosion of a single large body, as bad this being for wagoe from the 1st to the
10th of September. He (Mr Harris) was oseded in collecting from residents in thu,
staware that the defendants had not psić | Canton district. for his visitor.
Thas been supposed.
Plaintiff for the time up to which he did pusses from the world the most cod- "Later, when Neweran's investigactually work, and he now sakad leave to spicuous figure among the brilliant tione along this line had extended to the add that sun. That would bring the total band of contemporary American astmajor planets and their satellites, in to 31,000. nomers. His inspiring example will curious anomaly in the moon's motion custa up to today, here it was teris Bench at the Magistrate this morning ds visit both King Emmanuel and the
the whole case. This was sprung binacting First Magistrats, while there was Pope. hand, he would be entitled to finve the casO lang be treasured by those who were made it necessary for him to look for pos- adjourned; but if he did not ask for that no one presiding in the Second Court. It
His friend was in is understood that Mr Halifax, who is ab CANADA'S NAVY. acquainted with his work."
sible observations made long before those he could ask for conte
·Second Alagistrate, " time, hitherto recorded. The accepted sables not having received proper instrue present as tome on love, will act
The Puime Judge-You may have all were based on observations extending
costs of and incidental to the amendment back as far as 1750, but Newcoмn, by but I should think they would be nothing.
That is what you are; outítled to.
Mr Harris, pening the case, wid plaintiff searching the archives af European oh-
was engaged on December 1st last upon to be in-ter servatories, succeeded in discovering the cars that he was data taken as early ne 1080, net, off he xx Tak Hing at a salary
1995 a month for the first six mont
months course, with such an investigation 18 and $230 For the second six
Thara as written confirmation" of this: this in view, but chiefly out of pure agreement, but there were no terms limit- scientific curiosity. The reduction of the agreement or any ruforence to
ace of disjssal by either side.
Lordship What do you say the such observations, especially as the old
mazement is then French astronomers used apparent time.fr Harris- I think that is a very doubt which was frequently in error of an hour or so was a matter of great dif- ficulty. The ancient observer, having no idea of the use that was to be made of his work, had supplied no facilities
Over 1200
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per year,
ful point, but I think it an engagement
for year. I think defendnuts hit power
give reasonable notice of disse question turns on seto what is a reasonable term of botice within the castom of the Court. Mr Harris quoted sense decided
There are always an extra number of: ces on Mondays add it is extremely unfortunate that only one Magistrate was prosiding this morning as such a thing naken the work very congested and con idem:ly foly everyone who is obliged
to attend at Court,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
A Epican Prince of the Blood has died of cholura at Send.
The new Rasminti Ministers, M. Pok-
lowski Koziell has arrived at Teheran.
Bijar G. . Morris, Inspector of Works for Engineering Servicos. Scottish Com mind, is appointed for duty at Hongkong.
Of Newcoun's work on the Nautical Almanac a writer in The Scientifia American says that he thoroughly re |S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. organized the office and placed it upon a more scientific footing." He mapped out a programme of work which involved a discussion cf all the observations of value on the positions of the sun, moon, and planets, and incidentally on the bright fixed stars, made at the leading observatories of the world since 1750-1 programme which involved a repetition, in the space of ten or fifteen years, of an important part of the world's work in astronomy for more than a century past. It was impossible to carry out this plan in all its completeness, so that Newman for interpreting it and much comparishld be given." was obliged to corfine himself to a cor-in and examination was necessary to rection of the reductions atrendy rade find out what sort of an instrument was Sept. he wouired a letter fange the uninger Generud Faden Powell at Enimoral and and published. For all that, the task used, how the observations were made, of the defendant arm saying his services has conferred upon him the order of
would no longer be required and asking was one which, in magnitude, probably and bow they should be utilized for the him to call at the Cinepty s the tonight Commander of the Royal Victorina exceeded any ever before attempted by required purpose. The result was receive his wages, and al asking him to hand over the ship's register and licks to
ma-ter of the ship. astronomers. The number of meridiana vastly more accurate lunar theory that My William Bishop who had been pointed Plaintiff then gave evidence, confirming observed on the Sun, Mercury, Venus, bad formerly obtained."
TENNYSON, writing in Locksley Hall Harris's statement and adding that be and Mars alone numbered G2,030. Still
had never beat notified that his services had such a man wore in any way unsatisfactory. other branches of the Nautical Almanac over seventy years ago, had Office work involved the computation of as Show Newcon in his mind's eye
when he said.. formalis for the perturbation of the various planets by one another."
Single coples, Daily, ten conte; Weekly,
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Miscellaneous Transfer Packs of Dairy Farm Co., Ed., close from his date to 19th in
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General Memoranda,
WEDNESDAT, ÜOctober 13-
:.
3 p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Properties at Menara Bughes & Hough's Salca Roots.
DAY, October 14-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Chinese & Japs nese Curios at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Saloe Rooms,
Taxsnar, October 19:-
12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Dairy Farm Co..
Id. at Co.'s Town Office.
FRIDAY, October 23
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers
and I linger on the shore, And the individual withers, and the
world is more and more.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE. ̈
In view of his heroism in attempting",
so years ago by Sir enry Berkeley, and contended that this was on all fours. It to use ir Curzon Wyllie, the Government was then held that three months' notice of Hamby is eontributing £100 to the
Proceeding, Mr Harris said at the one uiel to De Lieren. fix months plaintifalary was incred according to agreement, but on the 19th
Cross examined by Mr Dis--Why did the Company dismiss you at a moment's noticu?has I don't know.
King Edward has received Cent-
Ordet.
He has given me seven black eyes our seven years married life, and put me in the dustbin and shut down the lid," mid Patience Newman when seat to prisot at Norwich for multing her husband.
Mr J. J. Leiri Chan Genual for
Now there is always a reason why people Portugal and Brazil, who had the mis are dismissed. an you give me any reason fortune to freters his right lag about a wly they should dismiss you - Nondogo, is inaking tapid progress to son- wistaver
valescence. On Sunday the popular Consul wsble to leave his bed for the first time since the accident and takeën little gentl exercise with the aid of a pair of crutches,
You conduct, I suppose, had always been beyond reproach ?--Ies
· (Bester's Servion in the "things a
LONDON, October 10. There isatrang movement in
Canada in favour of building warshipe
thore.
It is stated that the firm of Mesers. Harland and Wolfe intend to establish shipyards in Canada.
LLOYD-GEORGE'S DEFENCE
NEW TAXES IMPERATIVELY
NECESSARY.
(Beuter'e Service to the China Mail)
Logios, October 1
- Mr. Lloyd-leurge, the Chinncellor of the Exchequer, speaking at Newcastle, suid his Budget was no attack neither industry or property. The new
lies were imperatively necessary to supply money to pay for special defence and the Old Age pensions. Referring to the improvement in trade, he said that the only stock depressed. had bear the Dukes, since they started speech-making
SPAIN, FRANCE AND MOROCCO.
_A_SIG¬IFIC-NT DISMII SAL
(Bente a servien birthe China 11 4.) Lowow, October 11: The Feech Commander in Morocco has been placed in the retired list-on secount of ao interview in which be strongly resented the Spanish advance On Sunday night there being a change in forocco and suggested that Spain
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The work of NEwout's life, however, was the theoretical explanation of the observed motions of the phincts-a task that grows more difficult, of course, ba more delicate observation brings to light smaller and smaller perturbations in these motions. This, Newenus himself which invitations have been issued for to ware never any accidents Yes thereof programme at Hamston's Circus a large had ulterior designs of aggrandisement-,
You had never had any accidents, with the ship? No. Not while I was in charge. And you never had any quarrels with We are requested to state that owing to the manager or the people on board ship? the unsettled condition of the westher, tho-Nerer.
Do you really mean to swear that while small "At Home" at Mountain Lodge, for you were in charge of the Tak Hing there
called "the great problem of exactw, has been postponed until Thurs
11 am,ceting of Canton Insurance
Offico. Ld. at Mesare Jardine, Mathenatronomy." Says Dr Atruce E. Bo-T- son & Co.'s Officer,
wax in an article contributed to The
SATURDAY, October 23:--
12-15 p.m.-Mesting of Hongkong Jockey American Rering of Reciowe...
Club on the ground foor of Höngkonu
Ceb Annexe, Chator Road,
teer Parade Ground,
The China Mail
Homokose, Monday, Ocżone 11, 199
THE PASSING OF A GREAT! ASTRONOMER. --
day, 14th instant.
TYPH 30NS.
Tourane received the last typhoon which
damage has been done there..
4
were accidents, but I was not on deck.
HARMISTON'S CIRCUS.
You mean you were on shore at the attendance assembled to witsuas the good time? No, I was »alcop.
fare provided. If the rain keeps off there I put it to you that during the last few should be bumper houses to see these months there had been one couticus? wories of accidents an, board that ship -There has not.
clever performers daring the week. The nor items are Hadeit, the Tramp Cyclist,
A MONEY LENDER'S CLADI.
J. K. Pidgeon was surd in the Court of
We all know of one accident where the the comicalities on a Bicycle, the Shetland Summary Jurisdiction, to-day before Mr.
That was one accident 7-Yes, and they with the pony Massou galloping the Indian money lender, for a sum of 840 due decided in my favour at the Harbour revolving table. This is an exceedingly ou a promissory note.. On Sunday the Manila Observatory wired Office.
Amusing turn and it was announced from Mr Leo D'Almada appeared for defend- On the 5th day of December last your the ring that a competition would be held to the American Consulate-General at Hongkong that a cyclone or typhoon was propellor got antenated with a night soil some time this week in order to give local, who he said, admitted the debt. He beat's rope. Do you remember that gentlemen a chance of trying their skill in (Mr D'Almads) now applied for a stay-of“ developing south of the western Carolines, That was the case which you have already keeping on the table while revolving. The axecution on the ground that the defendant Harmstou family were to the fore in new had on the 5th of January this year: fled but its direction was then unknown. At quoted.
No, this is another case. I beg to differing sets and did the triple jookey act his petition in bankruptcy. That petition. 3 o'clock this morning a second message wan despatched reading
Well, we will some to another then.- splendidly. Pimple and Roberto kept the don't think you know which one you are coming to
On the lat day of March you struck the San Cheong, didn't you?-I never struck the an Ubeong
Well, you had some collision with her 7 - never bus any collision with her..
Cycloto of typhoon Dear, or over, the Western Carolines, direction unknown.
The Hongkong Observatory to-day speaks of the last typhoon having reached Northern Annam, but says little about the now depression
I
What happered then I drifted on top of her.
sadience in good humour while the was not proceeded with because debtor had Sydneys, Kavanaghs and the performing "no assots and was then out of employment, tigers together contributed to make pp. Since then be had obtained employment one of the best performance ever seen in and was earning $60 a month, out of which Hongkong
The had to pay 850 for board, and Lodging. Under the circumstances he thought the Cours would grant a stay of execution,
His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff. and allowed stay of execution for a month,
There will be another matinee on Wednesday at 4 p.m. prompt.
"If the 'universe consisted of but twosed Hongkang by and considerable bost collided with a night soil bost ?-Ten ponies, introduced by Mr A, Ryan, finishing Justice, Gemparts, by Mangal Singh, an 9.15pm.-Open Air Concert on Volan-bolies-say, the sun and a planet--the motion would be simplicity itself; the planet would describe an exact ellipse about the sun, and this orbit would never change in form, size, or position, With the addition of only one more body, the problem at once becomes so much more difficult as to be proctically insoluble; indeed, the problem of the three bodies' has been attacked by Tux death of America's foremost astronomers for years without the dis mathematician and astronomer, Dr.covery of any general formula to express SIMON NEWCOND, has drawn forth songe the resulting motions. For the actually remarkable tributes to his memory, existing system of many planew with many of which the Literary Digest admirably condeuses. Thus we find Sir Rour BALL writing in Nature, actual motions as observed and man- Portuguese, in Hongkong last week. 'By the death of Prof. Snow Newcome sured froin year to year are most com- The German Mail of the 9th September science has sustained one of the most plex. Can these be completely account-way delivered in London on the 8th inst. in boxes of 25...$11 per 100.savers blows of recent years. America ed for by the mutual attractions of the One case of puerperal fever, Chinese,
GRAND ROYAL-Be TamamnDO
Las, lost her most eminent man of science, bodies, according to the law of gravita was reported in Victoria during the week
ending October 9. and not since the death of pas bastion as enunciated by Sir ILO NEWTON?
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CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM. We learn that normal cable commenien-ship arrived at the wharf her propellor be
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700 will host a good while befom youk cost 8201-I had nothing to do with that, from the Empress of India. The stearoar
fed a liniment that is equal) tu their satellites and countless asteroida, tion with Fermosa is restored.
I was ashore.
was, then, at 11 pan, 9th October, 1500 | Chamberlain's Pain · Balm. In crem of So you admit to two accidents while you miles distant from Japan. This is well on thoumatiam / and sciatics it relierse the only an approximation is possible. The
wern on board and one while you wers not ?: towards half the distance between land and | intanes pain and tasken sleep and rest
Yaa, but in both cases I was exonerated land and the probability is that as soon as possible. Bornness of the "musalem, svel}, "
she gets out of range of Japan she will be gs and lameness are quickly relieved by by the Harbour Master. --
Whether you wars to bintre or not these within wireless reach of the station on the lhe For sale by all chemists and more- shrod acidente have cost the Company | Canadian side.
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Koehler's pianoforte recital at the Felk an investigator in theoretical astronomy, move otherwise than as it attracted by Hotel this evening. It begins at 9,30 WAINONI & 00, As in the case of other men who has other worlds ? Of course, Newroun o'clock.
risen to a foremost position in science, has not been the only astronomer as LIMITED
NEwOH was wonderfully versatile work on this problem, but it has been
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There have been continued complints against you for taking a 'very long time in mooring alongside the wharf, haren't there There have never been any complaints made to me.
But there have been to the manager; you know that, don & Fun ?—No
Hae not the manager some to you and The feast day of Confucius was fittingly complained that passagers hed boes som
plaining, because of the long time you took harved in Hongkong on Sunday, yo getting to the wharf? Never Lanterns, much bunting and pretty Boral
You wear to that I swear to it Why do you take such a long time to
ful handling,
He was, as we have seen, a leader among his life-work, and his contributions to displays decorating the streets. at in 1-Because the ship wants vITY CRIC
mullematical antronomers, he did good ita solution inre heen very noteworthy. wurk on various occasions in practicalIt is difficult to make the ordinary Userration, and that he was a skilful render understand the nistacles in the
technical natronomen
Those
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