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The Manila Observatiory reported last evening that the grolone or typhoon E. of aorthern Visayas, or south-eastern Lason, is recurving northeastward.
Touring if the proposed visit
of American tourist to Canton WAS ORIZI ouh were hased on grave, milss pre and hence have caused annoyance, and pala in quarters the least expected. We are given to understand that the artials in the South China Morning Post was written by *Journalist whose reputation for conscier- The Hon. Trosoror of the Alice Metious dealing stands high in the opinion of the Colony and was based on information obtained by him personally in Canton. Wo therefore hastea to withdraw the imputa tions conveyed and ostend our sincere pologion for my distress of mind caused by them.
morial and Affliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals --
Ahmed Rumjahn G..C. Mozan....
nations, and they hope that a period of salutary tutelage will impart the moral backbone now so plainly wanting in the people, the hackbode which is es sential for any nation to possess if it
More Cadbury have been awarded really wishes to be self-governing. The farthing damages in a bal action brossé individual Korean is a charming follow, by them against the Standard, sa the result but taken in the case the gamers, of an article Implying that Cadbury's impression given to the foreign cb-tinued to day San Thome coods years after the conditions of alavery at San Thome server passing through the land, is that were fully known. the nation on the whole is decadent.
Mr Winston Churchill, speaking ab The question for sociologists then is a
Southport, sal brute force and char most interesting one. Has the dehatred, instasd of forbearance and public British political Hite. He incidentally doclared that the Lords would have mauled the South African constitution if they had had the chance.
We also regret that we were in atror in stating that Mosers Thos. Cook and Sen
PAVIO AT
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of Clapham, have been destroyed.
Ara.
The fire originated through the Ignition of Christmas decorations.
Three
hundred and fifty employees Jour are on the premises at the time, And in the panic that occurred many jumped from the upper stories.
Three wore killed and many were injured.
It is feared that there are bedes in the debris.
AUSTRALIAN COAL STRIKK ENDED.
Independent Noice Agency's" "Service,
to the China Mail)
TOKYO, December we The strike of calzinerarin West
day. Their ample wills
the Sonth be followed by the afrikerm and it
that the total extino,
were connected with this big tourist party. AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC Auded, the men returning
- NIW...... YEAR (AT CLUB RAASGIAMANTA.
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LIMITED. Hongkong. April 18, 1907.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction
3 p.m. Auction of Crown Land at the Pubilo Warka Department's Choos
Amusements.
General Memoranda, FRIDAY, December 24:--
Supreme Court Xmas Vacation begins 11a.m.--Auction of 124 Bale Raw Silk, 111 bales Waste Silk at H.K. & K. Wharf Godown Co.'s Godown
No. 18, Kewicon. 8.80 p.m.-H.K. Football Chalenge! Shield Meeting in YM.C.A. Rooms 9. Boxing at City Hall. Palice Ball
Of
to make regeneration impossible? course there are many and diverse answers to be gathered on every hand, The Koreans certainly have not taken "sitting down the occupation of their land by the Japanese. The ter- rible list of "insurgents" killed by Japanoss troops and gendarmes during the past few years testifies to the sturdy
The death occurred at sea, on the Sist November. near Aden, of Mr Macartney Filgate, editor of the Englishman, who was Filgate, who was the chief leader writer of going home after a serious breakdown Mr the Irish Timur, only joined the Englishman in Fobrnary last.
The next sitting of the International
CHANGES.
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SPORTS
Club Garmania on New Year's Eve will
(Reuters Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, December 22, give a Grand Concert, followed by a ball, pected. The hospitality of our German Mr. H. P. Flatebar, Secretary of the frienda is too well known to need amphasis-U 3. Legation in Peki has been ing now. The band of the 13th Rajputs has appointed Minister to Chile; Mr. been engaged, under Bandmas er Coke, and Jackson, now at Taheran, has been a. cosmopolitan programme is under re-appointed to Cuba; Mr. Charles Russell heal The fine bells of the regiment. will ring out the Old Year and chime is the to Persis; and Mr. Peter Joy Cooral- New, the band playing Auld Lang Syun,” programme includes, besides German songs, and the German National anthem. The - Tannhæaser" March,, and the Grand March from "Rianni," by Wagner; "The County Girl," "The Runaway Girl,” and "Geisha}", selections, some descriptive forest music, and American “Rag Time" numbers.
DETENTION OF CHILDREN.
General at Cairo,
THE POLAR CONTRO- VERSY.
ADVERSE FINDING OF COPEN-
HAGEN UNIVERSITY. (Reuters Service to the Chino Mail)
LONDON, December 29, The University of Copenhagen having examined Cook's records, states that they contain no proof that he reached the Pola.
IMPERIAL DIET LOONY AND,
("Independent News Agency's Sare
to the China Maily
Torro, December 2 The Imperial Diet has been convened by an Imperial Decree issued to-day.
PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The Hongkong Philharmonia Soalety, which is under the patronage of H.-E. the Governor, and whose President is the Hon
Sir F. H. May, will give ita first concert of“ the present season on Friday, January 7th in
the City Hall. The programme which in probably the most ambitions, the Society" has attempted for some time will include three combined Choral and Orchestral items- +insolition to beramal other pleoss. ~The programs will open with atom Faning'o
Heavy Sentences.
Before Mr Justics. Gompertz, at the Criminal Sessions this afternoon, one on and, three man were charged with OFFICIALS ADVISED TO The Miller Wooing for Chocks, and the
detaining two children against their will.
Some interest bas been excited lu 1 p.m.- Grand Minstrel Performance at resistance which the people have offered
Oity Hall.
to the new order of things. The de Calcutta in regard to the marriage which position of the former Emperor and the has just taken place between the second extremely limited range of action givenson of Mr Gupta, member of the India Council, and Miss Ethel Colcord, as his pappet successor have also deeply American lady.. Some of the Bengali injured the sensitive self-respect of many papers approve of the alliance. in the nation. The assassination of 3 D. W. STEVENS, the American adviser forced Opium Commission might very usefully be upon the Korean Court by Japan, and hold at chang, the Hanko Daily Are of Prince Iro, the great statesman who say. It would certainly be of Mariusing purpose to that body if the thriving more took charge of affairs in the peninsula ment at this pors of the zakere grown
(Wah Tax Fat Po's Service.) poppy could be thus thrown into relief. after the close of the Russo-Japan war,st quantities of the stuif are now coming
Perra, Dasaraber 21. The Prince Regent has advised the Suxford 14 Mm Cousins, the Planini are also two very significant deada down by sp river steamer.
Hos. Attorney General said that pri- viewed in any possible light whatever.
Earl Fortsmouth, who was Sir Henry oners ware charged with detaining two Grand Councillors that they should of the BT work The man who perpetrated theas most dastardly outrages represented un-Campbell Bannerman's Under Secretary of children with intention to sex; semondly often read the newagen in by an pleading veng
| specially written by ond masters for this combina party. Lord Northbourne, a Liberal, has and detaining them to deprive the father tions of various officials. donbtedly one phase of Korean discon. Stato for War, bas socaded from the Liberal with detaining them to procure a ransom doing they would learn of the corrup-mom sharing moles
menta Mr Barratt will sing announced that he will support the of the children. On November 3 a woman
from & Dew Song Opele with
SATURDAN, DEcember 25 :--
Public Boliday.
Erabangs Banks Clo: e.
Inense Office Close.
10a.m.-American Football Match.
MONDAY, Desember £7 :——
Public Holder:
Exchange Banks Close. Insurance Officer Close.
4 p.m.-Police Childrane Sports, Palice
Rec Club, Happy Valley
9 p.m.- The Early Werm, by Rand- mann Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal TUESDAY, December 98:
3p.-The Best People,' by Band-
tent, though it is naturally impossible
Hon 1. A. Haseland, Attomey General, prosocated on behalf of the Crown, instructed by Mr H. L. Denoga, Jr., from
the office of the Crown Soliator..
for anyone to say how great or how Unionists, though he is a free tradet.saw, at Reclamation Street, the sea child- The great leather tenofacturer, Sir John ren in the custody of the woman prisoner. small is the following which these mierney. has been converted to Tarif She followed them and aw them go into guided men may have. But though Reform individual Koreans are capable of rising
mann Cowedy Co., at Theatre Royal, TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28 & 29:
10a.m.- Auction of Naval & Victualling
Stores at H. M. Naval Establishments.against what they consider the unautho- WEDEMDAY, December 29:-
rised intrusion upon their sacred soil 9p.in.-Bacing the fosic. by Band.
maan Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal of the descendants of the men who wasted their land under Hism, TRADAY, December 30:-.
3.m.abction of the Bio Lima, on
board, at Kowloon Docks, Bunghom, and of planning and carrying out to a 37.m.-Meeting of Chins Light and grim and ghastly end the assassination
Power Co. 6.30 p.m.-Meeting of St. George's Clab. of the two men most prominent in fas 9 p.m. Pair of Spectacles, by Band.
mann Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal.tening the yoke of the new regime upon SATURDAY, Janusty 1:-
the unhappy country, it does not follow Pabjia Holday.
that the nation is capable of self-govern mens, or that it could run alone without serious danger to itself and its acigh bours. Centuries of bad government has emasculated the Korean people and it
Supreme Court Xmas Vacation ends. Childrens Sports at Kowloon Cricket
Club.
Exchange Banka Cioso. Insurance Offices Close. Monday, January 2
Pabllo Holiday, Fama, January I am
p.-Philharmonie Concert, TUZADAT, January 25
8p.m.--Bootch Coroert in Theatre Royal,
tw
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BONGKONG, WEDNESDAT, Des. 29, 1809.
POLITICS IN KOREA.
a certain house. She thereupon communi
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CHINESE CONSUL FOR SANGA.
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FERRO, December 21. The Board of Foreign Affairs has obtained Imperial sanction to appoint Lam Yan Chin Chinese Consul in
The Army Council hare decided that caled with her sister at Sheck Lung and nurses employed in military families' hoster father and mother, came down, The pitals may be permitted orcasionally to woman who had identified the children attend at operas, theatres, concerts, and went to the hour and made the protant other piacca of amusement, by special that she wanted to buy the children, $199 authority of the head nurse under whom being required for the first and $180 for amon they are serving; but they ny act to the second. The police eventually came attend either balls or dances of any des and prisoners ware arrested. cription, except when on leave of absence, and away from their station.
"It is understood that the three con tingont battleship for the British Navy are to be built by Bissors Armstrong, Whit worth and Co, st Elswick; Messrs J. Brown and Co., at Clydebank and Messrs Tickers, Sons and Maxim, at Barrow respectively. It is expected that the contingent armoured cruiser also to be given out will be placed with the Elswick will require many generations, we firm. She is to be about 600 feet long, imagine, to bring about its regeneration. and may be built at Walker.
All the same it would not be to the ad vantage of Japan to take the suggestions of the chin-hoi too seriously. A wise protectorate will be infinitely better than annexation for all parties con- cerned.
charge.
•
Ericence was called. The jury returned verdict two on counts end His Lordship sentenced the woman to three years' im- prisonment with hard labour and the three male prisoners each to twelve years on the two counte
· DEVELOPMENTS OF WIRELESS.
We have received from the General Traffic Agant in Hongkong of the O. P. E
wiek, hogether with Dunhill's BLTO Chulu,“ vik, Janm iba prini
first half of the Concert
be a "Romance.” for Clarinet
the performance of Tabel Osin Chorus and Orchestral will aloes Part 1. Part 2 will open with Mendelssohn in B minor for Piano and Orch solo part of rbiek will be Demaan Fallor, MA 8. Toxford cond ing. The only other item
Hamish MeCran's "Wreck of perca for Chorus, and ch CHINA'S FOREIGN DEBTS. work was performed, si a
given by the Society, bas decided to mepest it in resp requests made by many who
(Wah Try Yat Por Service.)
PERIS, Ducember 21.
interes
The Prince Regent, deeming the in the work and welfare of the Society. matter of first importance, intends toAs the production of this programme
attended by a good deal of expense and means for paying off all China's hoped that music lovers will not fail to foreign debts....
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COMPETITIONS. WE RE
It is notified that the following com- petitions will take pisso on the following dates to my?
ahow their appreciation of the Society's work by booking for the concert The plan is to be soon at the Robinion Pisto Co. where tickets-price $2 & 3) may be obtained. The Philharmonie Chorus and Orchestra this monson number between 10 and 80 performers, and should give an excellent rendering of the works chosen for performanca
It is reported in diplomatic circles that a copy of the Engress Daily News printed the British Minister, Sir John Jordan, on beard the Empress of Britains (Atlane recently said to a President of the Waiwupia O.P.F, Service). This miniature naW that though there was no truth in there paper, distributed gratis each morning, con- port that the Powers pr. posed to supervise tains the important items of World's news China's finances, the chaos in Chinese received overnight through the Martoní Anance such as the abuses in connetic wireless installation. As a commentary on with likin and taxes, the confusion in her the luxury of modern travel this little sheet names together with Entrance Fee of $1 to westher, there w nid be a decided decrease
earrency, and the indiscrimina e inne of SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
paper money, wore a sufficient to cause speaks for itself--To And on ope's break deep misgivings to foreigners, and that as table the morning paper hitherto so Assistant Paymaster E. W. Cor we would advise that remalies in these sorely mimod, to feel, though a thood appointed on November 17 to the Clio, in directions be, attempted, so as to ensure miles from land, the touch of the busy China's credit being firmly established world, carries irresistably to one's mind the rapid rate at which modern invention and enterprise are advancing, NAN among the nations.-N.-C. Dolly Beún,
Az a development of the Wirelesa. - Gunnar Sampel Parsons, although situation this paper is of even greater neatly sighty-five years of age, is still on interest to residents of Hongkong. The
-Mr Kipple of Kiaochow occupied a Beat on the Bench with Mr Justice Gompertz, at the Supreme Court to-day.
22nd January. Biske Shield 22nd Jantiary, Corps Championship. 5th February Gascoyne Shield. Note:Members wishing to fire for this Corps Championship should forward their
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grast Round Tower at Windsor Castle. He played by the Company on their Patio is the Grand Old Man of Windsor, and as Steamships. Commenting on this subject he site in his arm-chair, high up in the the Japan Gazette of the 1st December great tower, he looks out on the grant world wrote a followsIt would appear in Winfred (Virginia Leaf) in Tins the past. The gunner and his aged wife of Hongkong, the entrapes of so much
at his feet and thinks over the glories of credible that the importent Britab Portal Leg
We are glad to see that the majority of the Tokyo papers are inclined to throw cold-water on the ill-advised
Lieut. N. L. H. Clark has been awarded the active list, and a few days ago celebrat lack of a wireles station here affectually POPULAR scheme of the I-chin-hoi (the Korean naval pension of £50 a your in the vacancyed bis jubiles sa the King's Gunner in the prohibits enterprise of the kind being dis- political party holding strong pro-created by the death of Commander G. R. Japanese views) to bring about the Bedford on Sept. 22, annexation of Kores by Japan. To our Major-Gen. R. G. Kekewich, O.D., has way of thinking Japan can best servo been appointed to the colostry of the kor own interests and incidentally the Buff. He is ifty-five years of age, served
thirty years in the Army, and has the area wonderful couple. Be in the old trade and the distributing centre of No. 555 interests of the peninsula by allowing following campaigns to his credits-Perak. dier in the British Army, dha drawn so much important commercial intel- matters to remain as they ara-As the 1876-76; 8 edan, 1884-85; Bustin, 1888, his full pay for sixty-five yea. He was genie, should 6 yet pousse a single No. 999 suzerain power she has all the authority Burma, 1892-93; and South Africa 1899; born in the parish of Moren), Et Loo, commercial Wireless Station, but fuck, 1902 (severely wounded) is distinguish Cornwall, in 1825, and at the are of me the fact Japan, with characteristic enter she now requires, to govern the countryed services in the defense of Kimberley and teen enlisted in the Royal Regiment of priso, has gous sheed and entaaliahod and bring about a peaceful development elsewhere procured him the CB and Artillery. He fought at Inkerman, and Wireless Stations, for commercial purposes, OMANOR OF FROOKLENI EYRAY 8 Din, of its latent mesuress. But were the promotion to major general. He served went over the battlefield of Baladays after all along hey coasts and
to annex Koren, and thereby make it many years in the Bois, and was adjutant the famous charge or menta
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