CHINA MAIL.
POWELL'S
FOR
SMART
BOWLER
HATS.
28, QUEEN'S ROAD.
A. S. WATSON
& Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
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TOILET
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Silver-mounted,
in fancy leather cases..
MANICURE SETS
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(Pocket) "Gold and Silver-mounted.
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AND
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-FOR
$45.
of the
the times are not by any meanLE vantage of . For in these two provinces, outside of Hongkong, there are not MONG than two high schools for boys, not more than one for girls, and no system of primary schools. And the schools that exist are recognized as being almost uniformly poorly supported and poorly taught. The immediate ner
not for large institutions of learning except as 'n means:e2 ready teachers for the lowe
it is for a model, and
Janr:
printed Anglo-Chinona
anque de l'Indo Chizo has dividend (aubject to Government |of ES4 net per share, payable
Gordon
with typhoid faver. We hope he will
a speedy recovery
Sergsanta Daritë,
of the Hongkong Police, have signed for auf her period of Institution of Engineers and Ship- proceed Home in March builders are setting down in the now | holiday, quarters on the Praya, moving in on Tuesday
Countess Cavior is mak which will include Ceyland Riviera. She and Lady. left London onta where they embark on the Omeat bus stornier Unrieto, en route to Colombo,
On the eve of his departure from Euge and, the King of Portugal made publio farewell message of ingerast thanks to the English people. I have had, says his
Majasty, a queremicn of cheering experien
I can never forget, and by which
ces which
oigher
We are informeil that it is not the cas getting
that the Royal Naval Dock will be officially schools, but opened by Admiral the Honourable Bir Atensive system - Hedworth Lambton before his departure of elementary school
for Homa and bigh schools. The present cond
don of affairs presents The directors of the Eastern Extension, not only for schools of any character Australasin and China Telegraph Company, and fewer far of anything like excellence for the quarter to September. 50 of 2s. 6d. Límited, hava declared an interim dividend. of work but also a great divergence of per share, free of income tax type, and method and standard, which
I have been deeply touched
long establishment without cooperation
His Excellency the Governor, with a has caused. The formation of this Associare displacing tennis and quoits in the party from Government House, will attand,
affections of Londoners, Elsewhere in the St Andrew's Society's Scotch Concert, ation with full machinery for the England tennis is growing in popularity. which is to be haid in the Theirs on condusting of four meetings a year, the most
On the first Sunday in March a special honour will be muab sppreciated by local
January 25th (Burns Anniversary) Th Honekoon. April 16, 1907.
collecting of statistics, the holding of offort will be mide at St. Andrew's | Scots MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. institutas and examinations, and taking Church, Kowloon, towards securing #
the initial steps towards making aing sarvits will be the Bishop of Victoria of the late King Leopold, is the daughter Church organ. The preacher at the mom Baronu Vaughan, the morganatio wifs normal school possible, ought to bring about some advance if the support
S. MOUTRIE & Co.,
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auction. 11 a.m.-Auction of Bundry Old and Condemned Bioros at P.W.D. Stores, Prays Bast, Wanebal.
-MiscellaneÓDS
lenge. Shield Competion.
Amusements.
necessary is forthcoming. The presid Foren done for B. Football Chalant for this year is Dr. E. Z. Sixyors, Baptist Mission, Canton, and the 9.20 p.m.-Concert by the Band ofS.M.Secretary and Treasurer is the Rev.
Scharnhorse At Club Germania,
H. B. GRATBIL, Canton Christian College.
General Memoranda.. FRIDAY, January 7 :-----
15. 2 p.m.-Military Goo Practica. 6. p.m.-First Lexture to Ladies on
Home Nursing." 9p.m.-Philharmonic Concerta: City Hall Baturday, January 8:
p.m.-6 p.m.-Military Gun Practice. Monday, January 10 :-
At the last meeting an interesting discussion of the teaching of Chinese in the primary schools was opened by Mr CHUNG WING KWONG, Principal of one of the slementary schools of the Canton Christian College. Ee advocated a higher standard of work than in the mula now. This can be accomplished only 5.15 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Bene by getting better teachers. And this TRUDAY, January 18:---
volent Society in City Hall.
7 p.m.-10 p.m.-Military Gun Practice. TUESDAY, January 11:--
3p.m.-First Lecture to Ladies on 'First
Aid
11 am,--Auction "ef 19 Cigarette Ma.
chines, &n. at 62, Preşa Esat. Haturday, January 15:--
11a.m.-Meeting of China Light and
Power Co.
9p.m.--Performance of Liliputiano at
Cub Lusitano. MONDAY, January 17:—
..
9p.m. The Torondor" by H. K. AD.C. at Theatre Royal, City Hall.. Baturday, January 29.¦--
Boxing at City Hall: Billy Bellew r.
Bill Lewis Volocteer Dance.
·Judging by statistics compiled by the London, County Council, bowls and bookey
A and aront occurred recently in of people in humble circumstances in Singapore when an assistant-steward of the Louvain and is strikingly beatiful King M.M. steamer Guadians, M. Soubiriz, died Leopold bas bequeathed to her and for two from the effects of eating abell Sale Mens sa intense fortune which the King Soubitin was perfently healthy before par-daughters are endeavouring to recover symptoms showed themselves and be expir talking of mussels, but soon after poisonous through the Courts.
od in hospital
lost, an appeal was
the were opposed
ground" that ertension of the Brussels Con-Sousasa bad misdirected
NAVAL SUPREMACY,
LIBERAL PARTY'S CLAIM.
Asquith speak said that
given more attention Our position
tration was responsible would be one future for which the
Other Ministers, have made simfar speeches...
Mr Justice Satamares:
judgment dismissed the app
Mr. Justice Smith considered bah there had been
but Jadgo Sensizarea opimon prevs
OF BUBBO
CHINESE FAILWAYS.
NO FOREIGN LOANS.
Wah Two Po's Service.) FEKING
The "representatives of the Hupely
MORE BANQUETTING.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mall.)
London, Janourg 4 Emperor Francis Joseph has given a banquet to the Chinese Naval Caminis Provincial Assembly here had ar sioners. Baron Aehrentbal (Minister for interview with H. E. Chu Shih Foreign Affairs) Baron-Schoenbrunn, President of the Board of and other Ministers were present tinns, and are said to have.
Excellency a cousent to
AN AWFUL DEATHL
(Reuter & Service to the China Mail)
A Bandeaur aviator named Be h
from foreft
All who have met Admiral Sah, says the DANGERS OF AVIATION, minng of railway loans in that province Standard, speak of him as an extremely If the Japan Mad can be believed it ablo and capable officer. Incidentally, it we by the marest chance that the revisars is related of him out in the Far East that of the Episcopal Prayer book in ne in he once had the misfortune to less Chinese congregations were saved from cruiser. On his reporting the wreak to the committing a painful solecism, owing to Chinese Admiralty, he resized a letter the difouler of tastaring the words thanking him for doing so, and pointing Protestant Episcopal." The characters out that as the cruiser was getting soms. salec ed were found on further examination what worn out, a replace cruiser would be to mean: Contradicting Osurscers," and much more useful. Would he therefore, to the term was dropped: altogether.
Manchurian ponies during bis dash to the Liant Shackleton's experiment with
South Pole has prompted Capt Scott to send Mr.C. R. Meares, the well known
at his univata expense, boy the new cruiser as quickly as possible 1-
traveller, to Manchuria to purchase a mob of ponies and several Siberian dogs. The tock will be shipped to New Zealand. Mr W. animals after being collected at Vladivos Moares, by the way, was in the party of Mr. Brookes who was killed in Lolland,
SLANDER ACTION,
Mariners at Variance.
W. Loureiro against J. C. Camerons mastar of the s... On Lao, was contimbed
The ection for slander "brought,
Loszor January 44"
Grange, fell from a great height while operating his airship and was killed. His body was horribly crosbed.
&
DEATH OF BISHOP AWDRY
(Beater's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON,
of Bishop The death
South Tokyo an
[Note-It will be remembered that
at the Supreme Court this morning, beforeer ermneously amounced. Bisher
Awdry's death a week or so konca The m of Messrs P. W. Woolfe, A. Hamilton, and at the time his brother pass away, while Mr Justica Gompertz and a jury oozesting fake apparently arose through the fact that he himself was lying seriously, ill. That the worthy Bishop's demise has now occur red will be heard with grant regret.-ED,
Troubles never come singly. After a long immunity from accident, the P. & U. E. Mad Company during December ran into a pack
"THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
A NEW SUGGESTION.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON January
TIBETAN REFORM
(Van Tam Yat Fo's Service)-
Paano January The Prince Regent has rejectes
ition of Gr Shữ that
TO WIPE OFF FORKINT DEBT3
TANG
The Grand Couscil.
TOT
table of rewards shall be to encourage subscriptione fund for the repayment of It is stated that Prince Sti. Entender te contribute large sum.
NEGLECT OF DUTY,
menna offering salaries necessary to secure better men even if the tuition fees have to raised to make this pcable. The aim should be not to teach the old high style of Chinese literary com position, but to teach clear and esay composition in the modern way. Mr CLAYBOS, of the London Mission, pointed Marathon R ce from Aberdeen Docks out that the opportunity for great work
to. D. Cricket Club,
Mr M. Rander Haris was for plaintif is fast slipping from missionary handa; of publes. The Calcutta buand Nubia and bir R. F. C. Master for defendant. Dat] Tuzoday, January 25 jem.
9pm. Sootch Cossert In Theatre Royal the standard must rise with the advance the dockhead as she was leaving Tilbury the se. Tak Hing, was called for plaintiff. grounded in the Canal; the China fouled William Bishop, master mariner, lata. of
Saturday, January 19;—
of native schools and the demands of for Australia, and the Nile, starting for He stated that in August last he bad a native patrons; missionaries must not Calcutta, collided on Christmas morning conversation with defendant who told him fail to appreciate the more strictly with a cable steamer off the Nors during be had got plaintiff discharged from the a dense log and was badly damaged in the service of the Sze Tap Steamship Company evangelistic schools, but genuine ed-bows. Fortunately roar of the accidents because he had been receiving bribee and ucational institutions must be created were attended by loss of Ke.
commissions from Messrs Bailey and Co. Hy also told witness that he had in numbers and at once; the Missions
written the Company requesting them to In the Egyptian Budget for 1910 the discharge plaintiff because he had been China has just been issued. In i Sir continued wilful neglect must pay the price for them what receipts are set down at £E15,350,000, and getting a great deal of unnecessary work John Jordan, British, Ministar at Peking Marine Cours, this morning,
dome on the boat. Defendant further ever, it is, and this means that the the expenses, ordinary, st £14,088,000 added that plaintiff had offered hith 2 per forwards a general report by Mr Marmander Basil Taylor, RN
leaving a surplus of £200,000. The cent as commission but that he refused to Muller, First Secretary at the Legation, Boards and foreign friends most come receipts show a rend increase of £100,00 taka apy smile he could get the whole 5 to the assistance of the Missions and over those for 1000, the chief increase per cent. He also said that if plaintiff on the suppression of opium-growing A stop in the line of progress from native churches and patzens. Mr being in the revance from the land tax and brought an nation against him be would Mr Max Muller believes that China mission. The second defer
withdraw his money of the bank and
has more than fulfilled her share of the from daty all the same day the present too patent chaotic condition CLAYSON further nrged that though the the house tax. There is decrease which clear out.
had buen foreseen in the receipts from Crans-aanzuined by Mr Mastor-Witness bargain, and with a view, ascertain the influeren of drink On of Mission school education in the two lesions can not compete with Govern-customs and railways. The expenses show admited having detained in con aquating the state of affairs definitely eng-hand, and left it
notice from the. Company, Kwang provinces, was taken when an
ment schools in salaries, teachers, increase of about £80,000, the of which he left their employment He gests that Indin should send one or returned with bottle
chief factors being justice, education, and denied having run the Tak Hing sahore." Educational Association was formed in
the another man drank the though they must work for missionary police... There is a gradual improvement in She did go ashore while he was in command, two officers to ertagaively tontt Cantan laas spring. It was due to s
motives, must be made comfortable, the resources of the Soudan, The Govsin- but the Court of Inquiry acquitted him of opium-producing provinces, especially it over board.
ment allows for a reduction of £10,000 in all blame. He supposed it was because of realization of the fact that since the
The Cream Mail.
HONGLONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1910.
MISSION SCHOOL EDUCATION.
Philip Henry Pamel aailing ship, Eyndhurst, A White Book of the opium traffic of Johnson and Georgs Benda
debta
Complainant stated that fant absentei hitosell fro remained away all that,
Bras defend
second, defendan
plainant-ro
Sir John Jordan endorses, this Bug Restion as the only means of arriving ma
Perfume Sprays,
Infine, this all means three things: the subvention from the Egyptian Treasury, the mishap that he was discharged in the poppy season of 1910. O Missione, overburdened as they are, are increased subscriptions, united efforts; still trying to run educational institu, and normal schools. Other spenkera NEW YEAR'S EVE AT AMOY. and in consequence of a letter Hand Mirrors,
tions, they should wait no longer before discussed the matter from various pointe effort to reduce their work of view, but all were one in recognition Shaving Mirrors, making an ef
to scine system of uniformity, or
AND OTHER ARTICLES IN
GREAT VARIETY.
at
Hi Laniship said the action was for slander uttered between certain dates, but it now appeared that pislatiff was diaris
that the actual facts Mr Harris No, that was merely cor roborative, my Lord
Replying to his Lordship, trem mid 2 TOOK AFTER YOUR HEALTH The Bachelors of the amoy Club gave a defendant showed him the letter he wrote
writing that letter that
(From Our Own Curryspondent
Nob
fest before dinne onds and
of the need for Letter work 0 danos in the Club Theatre on the last night to the Company and stated that it was by Fyou havus: noteb, ante,ikea de each sickne
sage,
least to exchange ideas and gain in the great difficulties apparently blocking of the old year, which turned out to be 900 discharged and got plaintif Lia's symptom of more serious trouble.
spiration from others. It remains yet
the way.
..
thamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
tainable sad, you need have no heslis
using it as it contains nothing infurious:
STATE
EXPRESS
A paper was read by Miss of the most enjoyable dances that cho be His Lordship-Tant is important.
Mr J. Wolbered and he was mata on to be seen whether the Association in Enka; LOWRY, of the American Board remembered. No pains had been spare the Fhun Lee is July Isot, when defondant For sale by all chemistá and storákespers
in making the ball beautiful, and the was captain. On the 11th of that month Mission, on the advantages of establish- decorations were tastefully arranged. There he was or his room han he heard a load accomplish anything more than getting teachers together for disccssion and.
ing in Canton & teachers' institute for were some sixteen dances altogether, and - volone. He heard Capt. Gamerga odling
it was 3 x before deccing ceased plaintif a lot and a black p collecting statistics of the work being the teachers elementary schools, men A S. WATSON & CO., done. But the ziere fact of its existence and women, a project which we think stairs and just before 12, o more partade heard more war planti continually baking
11.30 uuppur was served in the Library up Defendant Speak the truth, please. Witness, continuing, said, all Char
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and such frank free for all discussion as worthy of all support. It is cheering company awaited the coming in of the bee what was the matter and hat be haddana POPULAR CIGARET
in of the New The following Batorday plaintif wie die.
assung, indianed forwards in characterized the meeting of December to note how kemly alive the Missions Year. Auld Lang Syne
OURVETES Hon congratulations and good wishes were delectant bald witness that the reason 18, indicate that there is more than a
now are to the educational possibilities heartily exchanged, as the clock struck the
wae dismutased was that he had Change music
ALVÍKÁNDEAK BUILDINGS,
possibility of something being scom- opening out before them, and we dan pliehad. The need for a geaural reform but hope that feuds will soon be forth VICTORIA GINEMATOGRAPH. the schools and the unification of coming to enable them to place some
DEL TEU BOAD DISTRAL,
Corner of Pottinger Streer).
The Popular Hall of the Colony, Christian Chinese.
TO-NIGHT
TO NIGHT
The Celebrated Bograno
LESLIE
FAREWELL
EMANGS
these schools in Dla way: CONCERNE, more than the miniensries and the
The schools are be fore the Chiesa public na Europ sad
examples of what Christianity 18 et-
THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
do for people. The afternoon
andarda should not approach iness defondant krpekt
idents as though West app followed these, bonld redact
The evidence: WHO
and, answering the
hour. The man was provided by the Losin Ading bribed from the pure cot
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
Aine of $1 each was imposed on twit sampan owners at the Magistracy to-day! not having
on toir boats while
work on the ship. He les mentioned that sary heavy bills had been incurred for docking the
you ever Bose Capf No. 655
Cameron from a pasta
WinWell be insalted me a
him what I thought of him:
Rummoned by Capt
No. 999
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