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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
enabled" throngh ther Christmastide, to aguais momats the carking caree
THE CHINA MAIL.
purchased for $15,850 †) Che Ahuraday qfaring a gas mober
rest the plot of Crown land at Takwa-wazi
On December 19 a blissard swept over the north of England and Wales
inst
The Frasch Mait of the 23rd Nova
Quman Road, West - bossme : Irmalbad *litila cittags was done. Early this morai fire broke out on the beam laman K.# Babig. It is understood through, the ballazi becoming-over-hosted and igniting the matsing The Govemment Fire Flost wah.
the path for most of ne, and to confe piste immediate moundings a time of peace for all man of goodwill. For a while we welcome kindlier thoughts of one another, we drop the weapons which have been so busily
A native was arrested to-day on one of kept at guard all the dreary twelve the bics funnel boats on suspicion of month just past and tasting once again having stolen a child. the mare intimate and innocent joys of PER MONTH.a purer ago inhale deep draughts of the universal good-feeling offered as on every hand. Christmas then can be a
The lower part of Wyndham Street tima of refreshment mentally as well as has been almost impossible to-day, so great physically. A time for anftening of has been the traite at the flower-sollersdant caure and told the woman that her has-
pitches.
extinguished. As the fre ladder was being Imperial bar was delivered in London on the 23rdon alongside and the fire was quickly Imperial
lowared to the launch a man was knocked down and received injuries which non- slimted his removal to hospital
Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
the grin neperities which inake living
so hard for some, and a time for the re
ception of such generons thoughts and impulses ae will enable us, we hope,
to
be of greater usa to the world generally when the roscate hues of the festive senson have faded and paled in the
which left here on the 21st November, The silk as per R.M.8 Monteagle, arrived in New York on the ad Dec..
ام
It is estimated that the number of free mala given to children attending London County Council schools during the current financial year will rench 7,705,000.
On page 2 of this issue will be found a full report of the presentation..to Dr. Thomson; and on page 3 the usual weekly
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BEMOS TOR TO-MORROW. MisesHansotis.
+1
Public Holiday,
Exchange Banks Closa. Loxarance Offiosa Close. 10a.m.-American Football Match.
WEMOS FOR MONDAY,
Miscellaneona
Public Holiday.
Exchange Banks Clove.
Insurance Offices Closs.
Parliament is to be asked to sunation the amalgamation of the Piccadilly, Baker- loo, and Hampstead tubes of London. The capital of the new company, will be £8,800,000.
ALLEGED FALSI PRETENCES,
At the Magistracy this morning, before Mr E R. Hallifax, Francis Ritobie was sharged with obtaining $49 by means of ] ("* fales pretences from Tak Tama Bahi. Tos evidence was to the effect that that delen-
pan, read the Imperial Rescript.
THE JAPANESE SQUADRON
WILL VISIT HONGKONG.
Independant. Nesen Apoming's desir
to the ChinaMail."
Tokm, December 24.
band had been arrested and the bailThe third Japanese South China money was $. She could not raise the Squadron, under Vice Admiral Teragaki money hamelf but she borrowed it from starts for Shanghai on January 8, 1910 her aunt and she alleged that defendant and in due at Hunghong about February followed her and finally snatched the money 10 where, a stay of about ten days will out of her hand and away, Defendant alleged thaż goman's husband told him be made after which it will proceed to
Haiphong. to do it he was adjourned.
SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Culthan Correspondent.)
EDINBURGH, November 93. *** TER QINKEBAL BLECTION.
world this is now the message conveyed by the Christmas bells, and it requires, we should imagine, a meat abnormal disposition not to be moved by its appeal,
In Scotland we are waiting and working: waiting for the close of the great drama at Surely there can be but few in our midst;
The 9.s. Fouls, a small Norwegian Westminster, working at the final prepar- to-day whose hearts do not beat a little whaler of about 160 tons, arrived this momations for the coming election. Little faster as they contemplate the approaching from Singapore. Besides the cremains to be done by the party organisers aviathans which enter Hongkong harbour on both sides there it a fealing that the this little ship is of great interest.
sooner the ariais is reached the better. Committesuten and canvassers are apt to got lax when the delay is too long; a volun- for resents being whipped op unless he
joined.. From the point of view inge, the Unionists have perhaps the best
(Reuters, Servios to the China Musty
Labor, December. 93. Disastrous floods have occurred in Devonshire and numardus wrecks the consta are.
reported.
TICARAGUA REVOLU-
TION":
'DEFKAT OF THE GOVE
MENT TROOPE
(Reuteria Servios to the China · Mail)
LONDON, December 193.
Genaral. Entrada has completely
defested the Nicaraguan Goremmant
troope.
The killed and wounded on both
Nineteen hundred Government troops
rendemed.
THE AMERICAN TOURISTS Ar sides amount to 800.
THE PEAK:
Yes, its a great place 10. 100 said one of the Cleveland's visitors to our representative this morning. “That up-the- hill trolley works real fine. About 350 of us went up yesterday afternoon to, what do you call it, Peak Point or Point Peak? We,"
NEW KING OF THE BELGIANS
had a good look round and came down with” STATE ENTRY INTO CAPITAL. the idea that you English people are pretty cute, and I gather that you have been running this trolly for over 20 yes and had no accident-Well, that's really wonder- ful," al
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) LosDay, December 24. King Albert the First has proceeded Mr Buyers, the Engineer of the Peak in procession from Laeken to Brussels Tramway, informs us that everything and made his state entry into the capital.
of Christmas morning. The sentiment of Christmas is so infections that it sweeps
Mr HB. Hobson, Commissioner of all along in a broad and generous Customs at Shanghai, is about to go home stream, whether old or young, rich or ou long deferred lonvo. He is to be pru-, does the battlo really political meet worked nicely. Of course it was a bit of t-
pour, andfire lip] to lip spring almost
4 p.m.-Police Childrena Sports, Folio Pontaneously the familar greetings which have become hallowed by cen
Roo. Club, Happy Valley.
Amusements.
9 p.m.- The Early Worm,' by Band-turies of cherished custom and honoured mana Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal use. It would be well for humanity were it possible to carry the Christmaa sentiment all the way along the speed- ing year; but as that seems impossible
General Memoranda,
TUBAT, December 28-
11 a.m.Anction of Old Rope, Steel, ke, at Norddeutscher Eloyd's Godown. Kennedy Town -
9 p.m. The Best People, by Band mann Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal. TOMDAT WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28 & D
19 a.m.-- Auction of Naval & Victualling
Storan s H.M. Naval Establishments. WRONBAY, December -
9 p.m. Facing the Mosia' by Bind-
Ca, at Theatre Royal
THURSDAY, December 30:
3 p.oduction of the Rio Lima, on beard, a Kowloon Docks, Hanghom: 3 pm. Meeting of Chins Light and
Pare Co.
5.30p.m.-Meeting of St. George's Clab. 9 p.m.-A Pair of Spectacles," by Band- mann Comedy Co, ac Theatre Royal, SAURDAY, January 1!--
Public Holday,
Supreme Court Xmas Vacation ends. Childrens' Sparta at Kowloon Crisket
Olab.
Exchange Banks Close.
Insurance Officon Close.
Mondaz, January 1:----
Pablo Holiday.
FRIDAY, January
p.m.-Philharmonic Coneert.
TORSDAY, January 25 :--
p..--Soolo Concert In Theatre Royal.
She China Mail.
sented with a monster silver loving-cup by the members of the Customs staff.
at Peking, leaves for London on January De Morrison into have charge of Far Eastern matters in the Times offes at home. ·· |
12. His successor will be Mr Lovat Fraser. Bere to run
of it. They are the attacking force; their sontract getting the people up witheat candidates are on the spot; their speeches too long waiting on the part of some the can be delivered whenever opportunity visitors but they were all in great good Dr Morrison, tho Timer correspondait; offers. The sitting Liberal members, on
the other hand, are at a disadvantage; they humour and from 1.30 to about 4 pm, the backwards and forwards Tramway had all it would do te mang thaie between London and Scotland; their up and let them down agat. The man- attention is divided between the House and pany have made azraagim onim for sim olove their constituencies. "I seem to
spend
350 to visit the Peak e-morrow. half my time in the train," said ons with serensa bis exaggeration. “I have had ng proper holiday for a year," remarked
CLAIN FOR LONELINER. another; and I shan't get one till Easter --- is bound to tell on membors of Parliament. that is, if I am
"This hard work
Before. Mì Jurther. Goint Độ Đại An extraordinarily long session; topped by
general slection, followed by mother Supreme Court this morning, de The Hon. Treasurer of the Alien Mension, will kill off not a few men, wreckingTron firm, proprietors of Juan' rotat,
A Chinese was admitted to hospital on Thursday evening suffering from slight injuries which were received by falling at present in this faulty world, let us while attempting to slight from & moving lasst be thankful for the opportunity tramcar near the Western market. presentedjifor even a short season to
A Chiness was arrested yesterday for be
returned
the health of a still greater number. And not a few of the mah speech. recently delivered may be put down to the long- continued strain upon strength and nerves,
TE IRISH VOTE IN SCOTLANDS
In view of the coming Geen
ANGLO-JAPANESE EXHIBITION.
SPAREN AID. SOUGHT FOR EDUCATIONAL. SECTIONS.
(Aimer's Scrtice to the China Maž.)
LONDON, December: 34.
At a meeting of the Committee of the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition held unde the presidency of the Lord Mayor of summoned Mr Dobley to reris 906.
Indon, it was resolved to invite the Mr P. S. Dixon sppeared for plus. Government to accord official support Defendant said that he was only warning to the educational sections in a spirit sometimes $2 a day and he had no refer so that shown by the Japanese
belen, hay
indulge in visions of a golden agemorial and Affliated Hospitals begs to when man shall cease to prey upon acknowledge with thanks the following man, and when the whole of humanity donations to the funds of the Hospitals
-Goldring, Barlow and Mencil, 910 shall be gathered under the shelter of the broad Ebanner of the CHRIST, whose message has been and ever willing in possession of counterfeit coins, name ly 200 20 cant pieces, and 200.5 cent pieces, be," Peace and goodwill to men."
He was attempting to pass two 10 cent pieces on a hawker, near the Sailors Beme.
Another rcueing good house green (often unreliable 1. but the guren given 1 Defendant-I am an assistant at thà Stag |
In the social aspects of Christmas we cannot do better than recall the xords of old GEORGE WITHER, who bide us remember
So, now is come our joyfulst først, Let every man be jolly,
Each room with ivy leaves is dreat, And every post with holly." Though some churls at our mirti
repice,
the West Virginia's 'troupe of Minstrels at the Theatre Royal last night. The funds of the 7:M.C.A.. Chinesa section, should materially benefit from these two capital {abows..
Flest-strect's much-needed widening y be exported without further delay.
it is interesting to analyse the influence some clothes and some clothes belonging to which the Irish vote exercises on the Scot- his little girl as security the chalon and tish representation in Parliament. In no he did not know why he had. Voda fewer than seventeen constituencies, it is summoned. the foundation of the Liberal ascendancy.
His Lordship-Are you entirely out of The claims as to the numbers of the Irish salers by the Nationalist organisers are employment 1 by the Liberal and Unionist ornvaresse may
be taken as
pretty accurate Hotel and get sommiaen, a d for the sake of a review. In addition When I get a senceri ap I got a mapalak to these seventeen seats in which the
His Lordship-Do you get your food Irish voter predominates,—that is, holds | there1 - the scale in his hands openly, ~—there are others so near the line that it is virtually
Defendant--I only gei food, we imitati
Government.
TO PAY OFT OFINA'S DEBTS.
(Wah T Fat Po's Service)
PRKING, December, 23 W *Teri Wing On, the acting Viceroy Chihli, proposes that a national sab
certain that they could not be held by After some argument Mr Dizon said he scription be started to pay off all the Liberals without his favour. One of these did not press for costs if defenda west for debts of China. He leads of
wik a mibaecipinos of $30,000. constituencies is Linlithgowshire, held by make some offer but he had ignored his the much-talked of MF Ure, who poses s
Round your forahends garlands twine, ! The Court of Common Council has decided if be apoke with authority as the represens letter. He had taken an expensive rogm
Drown sorrow in a cup of wide,
And let us all be merry.
Horozone, Friday, Dacicaza 24, 1909. Mai.
PEACE AND GOODWILL.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
His Lordship Why did you gân s to accept the London County Council's offerative of Scottish opinion, wherasa, an a
matter of fact, his soat liss practically inexpensive room at 301 day! of the hollow of Mr Redmond hand. Mr Bedmond could reduce It Ure's majority from 2591 to 121-a striking exain of the
to contribute half the estimated cost £400,000
enter Gibraltar on Dec. 8th, collided with
Defendant-I did not know, I'm s anger here. I went to Canton and mada profit of 1300 and then went to Himcao
and lost it all.
His Lordship What, gambling # Defendant-No, by an entertainment. His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff who was told to confer with Mz Dizon with regard to the paying of the money.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
(Wah Ter Tot Fo's Service)
Pero, December 23.
It is not that Sui Chẳng, the acting, Viceroy of Liang H, is to be transferred to Chibli, in place of Chin Kwei-ling who is to serve on the Grand Council
The cruiser Denegal, while turning to way in which the Irish Nationalist have
rushed the camp of the Scottish Liberala
und passed through Hongkong by the Englishing. The Donegal's starboard bow was defeat of the Liberals Electoral fetters Mr and Mr Skotłowe, uf. Shanghai,the Fall liner Halaga, which was just leave in eight seats, a word to the Irish, we
their mere inactivity would also mean the
reat for sixteen feet. The Malaga's bows Lasten nine more Scotsmen almost as close to Home Rule. In these cases abstention only needs to he turned into action, and the Radical is deprived of his sest Ons heavily sanacled politician is Mr Manro Ferguson, the member for the Leith Barghe. In that constituency the Irish yoto
The Duke of Norfolk, skis THE ATTEMPT ON LITE reported st. 2000, and the majority sa Taunton, and those war jy OF KORBAN PREMIER. 1906 was 2812. These figures should be mistaken who thought that the Feem would remembered when it in claimed that Boot- land is unsiterably liberal and Home Rule give up publie life uren if the Hawa of
Lords was broke up." in its opinions.
Mr Bell-Irving, of Messrs Jardine, were stove in and she returned to Gibraltar. Matheson & Co., arrived in the Colony by the Delhi.
The Hankow Daily News reports the Chinese croiser Hochi badly ashore on the opper end of Grovenor Island and the
a
Captain H. H. D. Tothill has been Soor though the cynics may at what appointed to the Minotaur, to date Dec. Kuling badly ashore near Lochow, and shey are pienend to call, the pretenticas 8, and on recommissioning, and to the Ring it is doubtful if she can be re-ested before hollowness which underlies the obser.Alfred on transler of fag, undated and the river rises again."
Capt. L. Clinton-Baker, to the Minotaur, vation of the great festival of Christmas, to date Dec. E, and as fing captain on In Union Church School Hall there there is no denying the very patent fact tranelor of Bay, undated,
was a rally. of Christian Endenvoers, last that in the celebration of the anniver
evening. Dr Francis E. Clark, the Founder The late Mr Barkinshaw, who died in of the movement, gave an inspiring address, sary of the birth of Chauss, Christendom England, a short time ago, and who Mr Shaw, the General Secretary, Mm Clark, | possesses an asset of the highest pos practised in Singapore as a solicitor for Me Rankin and others also took part. Mr Hongkong Observatory eible value, an asset the like of which about 35 years, left property in Singapore Lammert and MraOgilvia were the vocalists: had fallen quickly over N.E. Japan, the medicine for a child sa for an adult. For
amounting to 8964,000. The probato duty
ramarks the Straits Times,
WEATHER REPORT.
NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'S. MAN COCGH REMEDY,
Wah To Ya Pa's Serviss.)
Perner; December við.
A Korean has attempted to asesinat
Li Yan-ying, Prime Minister of Korea He inficted two dangerous?” wounda The following notice is lasued from the EKRE is not a partic'e of opium or
other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough one at the kidneys, the Remedy, and never his been, since it was shoulder On the 24th at 11.55 am-Thebammeter fra chered to the public. It is a safe, K
The
A depression lying in the neighbourhood of mis by all chemists andstorekeepers.
having resched Hokkaido,
The barometne has risen moderately to slightly elsewhere.
STATE EXPRESS
the
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours and POPULAR CIGARETTES FOR
DISCRIMINATORS.
ing at 10a.m. to-day: 0.00 inches,
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
to-morrow (-))
N.E. winds, fresh fins
Hongkong sad Neighbourhood;
was never in the possession of another paid to Government was $58,000-qaite & The Pinang Gazette has a good story Wadi wostok yesterday cult or religion held dear by men from windfall to the Government in these days, concerning the recast Imperial happenings at Kuala Kangsar, where, the Federated time to time For ita origin we have, of
Malay Council of State has been sitting.
The Anticyclonic area remains over the course, to look further back into antiquity' Bir H. F. Campbell Organist of St. It says Just before the elephant parade continent to the North al Yangtze than the beginnings of Christianity. Androw's Church, Kowloon who was at Kasia Kangsar, while the bassts were valley.
recently married at Singapore, has been being lined up in front of the Idris Club, yomon Channel and the China Sea
Strong mensoon may be acted in the 00. In far off ages the ancient Egyptians presented by the chair with alver rose-European got into conversation with an had a similar festival associated with bowl on a blackwood stand as a mark of elderly Malay who was taking a keen the god-child Fonus at which it was affection and esteem. The choirmaster, interest in the proceedings. The con- Mr B. L. Frost, made the presentation al versation, went on all right: lat w for the custom to exchange gifts and to the Parsonage, and after a few remarks by minutes and then the old Malay pointed to indulge in stupendous feseting and the Rev. H. O. Spink, Mr Campbell re-bin headgear and walked of evidently Socios Channel: N.Ends Winfred (Virginia Leaf) in Tins antertaining; several of the Scanding taped a suitable reply.
rather annoyed, while the ropean looked strong p
little surprised. Another European whe
Boutir coast of China between Hong kong and Lamocks: Fame su No. 1, No. 555 VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH, peoples of a later age also had
had noticed the meident went up to him-South coast of China betwees Hong- mid-winter festimi at which no limit A Washington telegram says that by and said. He soomed a bit put out, what song and Usian: Same as No. 95% C No. 999
orders of the Immigration Gmittee did you say to him!" "I'm eare 1 don't PREMIER HALL, OF HONGKONG,
was placed upon present giving or the number of agents have bean trace know what annoyed him: I merely anked Da Vaux ROAD ÜKSIRÁL
drateerags, passengers on the tenus-A tlantio faapplies of food and drink offered to nehog have now reported, desorb him which slephant he was the ġenbahn of
24Oh, my sunt Why he's the Dala PROGRAMME EVERY 3 DAY, the household and its immediate rela-ing the conditions is appalling; dimosinsing
tions and friends. Bat the Christian the dirtines and discomfort prevailing, the che of the four gras chiefs of Persk
on immorality, and the revolting manners, ut if you'd asked the prime festival, though undoubtedly based on
the silor, awards, and Bremen who England, watch cab be as the driver of! pagas foundations, has been purified mingle with the from much of the drosa of its earlier
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Owing to improved facilities of com munication, allowing people to move into Toutaider districts, there are now 12,000 Jam voters on the London register than was the sans at the last register.
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