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THE CHINA MAIL.
TWELFTHễ÷NIGHTW
BHATH OF LANCE SERGEANT: CONBELTA
SOULAL AND
Si Thomas Elpton
We regret for announce the death of month Lane Sergeant Consell, of the Hongkong Police Forms, which took pises at the Government Civil Hospital early this morn,
Second Lies, H. Wheatley, of the
JANUARY
BRITAIN'S OUTLOOK.
ME. BALFOURS AND HE
ASASQUITE'S VIEWS.
to bury its dead and lears, then did con las ale and leg days, rom harvest was only admited the crisis ver by (miner's Serves to the China Mail)
attached to the report, the Hon. Ir BREWIN Registrar General, strongly
(Sperially written for the “CHINA "MAIL.."). disapproved of exhumation, contending We are often told that we live in a that it must be money grubbing degenerate age, and one of the accretions community that cannot spare the land brought against is that we take too many holidays. And yet in the good
peace, and in the public colubrated with a soal unknown to-day
At Christmas the feasting and merry- debate on Tuesday this view
W making were not then confined to one of atrongly supported by the Hon. Mr. two days, as at prosent, bus spread over HEWETT. In previous discussions reeks, during which time the darkness and dreariness of the short wintar day and long garding the Cemetery Mr. HEWETT has freaty nights were forgotten in the warmth taken up very much the same line of of the Yuletide fires and the mirth and good
cheer of the Christmas Ronson, TN He also does not see the necessity for seperating the two services, nor for allötting other portions of the Cemetery to old residents and other parts to comparatively new coniers,
PER MONTH argument.
Atone Lima the Christies festivities were continued, with more ur loss brilliancy, till Candlemas Day. February 2nd, but later the feast of Christmas, beginning on Christmas Eve, lusted, 12 days, enging to
Tuning and Regular holding that theides of such reservations January 6, hence called Twelfth Night.
Attention Inclusiv
smacks of snobbery. Of course we all ad- mit that Denth is the great leveller of all human distinctions. Once we have done with the cares of this world and passed behind the veil which abrenda the prospect of futurity frem human
hospital a law days ago and his untimely car in Cairo and killed. and was unexpected. He was about thirty- one years of age and had been in the forb about seven years. Some months ago he had the misfortune to lose his wife, who died in childbirth, Deconted, leaves two young children, the eldest being about three years of age. The funeral took place this
afternoon.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The French Mail of the 7th: Deo.
an end on the day of the Epiphany was delivered in London on the 5th inst.
The fire at the Club Hotel, Tokohama, is estimated to have caused a loss of Yan. 130,000
This day is celebrated in memory of the visit of the Wise Men from the East to the now bess Christ at Bethlehem, as related by St. Matthew. There is a legend which tells that those same wise mon were thras Kings by name Caspar, Malchior, and Balthasar, who ruled in the kingdoms of Tharsis, Nabia, and Saba, at the time of the birth of Christ. Centuries before-
S. MOUTRIE & Co., vision, we are all equal and the ever since the Syrian seur Balam had pro-
LIMITED.
Yourbons. Apell 18, 1907.
Miscellancour
poor teneffent of clay which
His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugar has conscuted to distribute the prizes in connection with Belilios Public School as noot en Thursday."
Dr. T. Hayward Hays, principal media offer in the Royal Siamese Navy w placed on the retired list at the and of last month.
LONDON, January Ja
Mr Ballour, speaking at Hanley, gave therance to the grarest warning in reference to the Navy. He em phasised that while the Ministerial. reiteration that the Navy was stronger than ever was perfectly true, ita com
enormously
· Passengers homeward by the Tango Maru included Mr and Mrs Eves, inte of parative strength was the Kowloon Canton railway; and Mr diminished and unless wa bestir pure selves, Great Britain would be able to a catastrophe from which we coulds not easily rise.
4. D. Melbourne
Alist Metr. A. C. Boe has bean pro- moted to the wank of paymaster, with seniority of November 25, and reappointed to the Alacrity, na promesou
Hongkong is shortly to be honoured by a visit from Mrs R. Barborough-Sherard, of Guilaborough Hall, Northamptat, better known under her pen-name of Trene Osgood."*
Among the passengers who arrived by The new session of the T.M.CA. the Roglish Mail to-day were Brig, Literary and Debating Society commences Gen D. Henderson, Lieut, the Hon Saturday, January 13, when Mr. W. V. B. Brett, Sir George Murray,
Embarley will give a lecture on Korea
The Cape to Cairo Railway opened a now stretch of 150 miles south of Kharts
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and Mr W. Malcolm Watson..
fs, Asquith, speaking at Brighams quoted, the Intess figures of the Estate Market the issues of new capit banking statistics sa showing
of improvement spit which has been raised over the- get.
GERMANY ALARMED AT FRENCH TARIFF.
SERIOUS BLOW TO GERMAN
TRADE
(Reuter's Service to the Chica Haiky
LONDON, January 6.
phesied There shall come a Star out of Wo Jacob and a Sceptre shall rise out of leave behind is of the same intrinsic Ismel" the kings of these lands had value whether its occupant in appointed twelve satrologers to live apart. At the top of a high mountain, and watch life ball been a prince or a pauper the sky at night for the coming of a saw MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. But if we gather the reasons arightstar. When one died his place was filled by
n succarior, and so on throughout the years on January L The construction of the lie which have led this Colory to act apart till the prophesy should be fulfilled.further south is continuing at the rate cftional, for service as King's Harbour German manufacturers who declare that 10 ...2..--Military Gus Practies. 6 p.m.-First Lecture to Ladies on certain portions of its general cemetery Thus it came to pass that when one mile daily,
Home Nursing.'
for specific purposes, no question of wonderful star, bright as the sun, appeared Amusements.) 9p.m.--Philharmonic Concert at City Hall anobbery enters into the question at all in heaven, and shone without ceasing day and night, Caspar, Melchior, and Eat The idea is that our loved ones who put thasar, were warned by the astrologer off the burden of the fesh in Hongkong and cach, unknown to the others, propad would prefer to take their last long rest King. Each started in kingly stato with sleeping in the company of the men a long retinue beating precious gifts, and and women who were their companions, their, journeyed through forest and wider guided by the star which moved before associates and friends when they first mess, through marsh and desert, without came here. It is a pretty idea and ene pausing to eat or sleep until they came
made-Capt. E. B. Eiddle, to the Astrea, The following appointments have been
Lieut. A. E. House, to the Tamar, widi- The new French Tariff has alarmed
Master and Naval Executive Officer at it will ceni s serious blow to. German Wei-hai-wei.
exporta to France, while it will practically The Hoo. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to
destroy the French market for TERNY acknowledge with thanks the following ingIt is stated in well-informedquarters
The Ceylon Observer prints the follow-German manufactures. donation to the funds of the Hospitals that another event may be expected in the
General Memoranda, J
SATURDAY, January 8:-
11a.m.-Auction of 9,000 Bags Floar st.K. & F. Wharf & Godown
'Co.'s Godowne, Kowloon, p.m.-8 p..-Military Gen Practice. Mostar, January 10 -
pun.-10 p.m.Military Gun Practice. Try, January 11-
to set forth in search of the new barn
Ricketts....n
20
the thiering fraternity are very alart. With the approach of China New Year
Already many stories of robbery and at- tempted burglaries have reached us from
ALTAM more police for this important
Dutch Royal household mart year, and that CHINA AND GERMANY. Her Majesty's proposed visit to England will be abandoned.
3 p.m.First Lecture to Ladies on 'First not to be sneered at even in this Dear to Jerusalem. But when they reacht Kowloon. Cannot the nathorities spare School, died at Pensng on December 31.
'Aid.'
5.16 p..Meeting of Hongkong
volent Society in City Hall.
THURSDAY, Jary 19-
Bene.materialistic world. While with regard to the seperation of the two services
11 H., Auction of 13 Cigarette Ma-Col. Barrow pointed out that it was
chines, do at 6. Prazo Kash
merely for purposes of easier admisie tration of certain funds, and also for ease
SATURDAY, January 15:
11 A.to.Meeting of China Light and
Power Co.
9 p.m.-Performance of Lilliputiens a
Club Lusitano,"
Meyray, January 17>--
9 p.m. The Torondor" by K. F. A.D.C, at Theatre Royal, City Hall, SATURAT, January 27:-..
Marathon Raca from Aberdeen Docks
H. Cricko: Club.... TT-DAT, January 25 :--
..
Volunteer Dance...
FRIDAY, January 8:--
Saturday, January £9:-
4)
the Governor, at Seiyingpen School.
9-Boxing at City Hall:
Blew. Bill Lowia.
The China Mail.
Billy
BONGKONG, THURSDay, January 6, 1913.
THE COLONEAL CEMETERY.
saburb!
EXCHANGE OF HIGH COM.
PLIMENTS.
LONDON, January 6.
Mr David Brown, who was born in. Penang in 1844 and educated at Loretto (Reuter'a Service to the China Mail) -
He had taken a very active part in the life of the Colony and his death was generally deplored. He was father of the well-known golfer, Mr D. A. M. Brown.
The Chinese Naval Commissioner. on reaching Berlin were received in audience by the Emperor, who was attended by most of the Princes, including the Crown Prince
Prince Tsai He, addressing the
in after years of discovering graves in of Herod and the chief priests and scribes,& report of th Snancial stairs of the of Dudley left for Colombo on Dec 14.to Emperor, expressed his respectful
many
offered what came first to his hand.
*
The Earl of Dudley, Governor-General of the Commonwealth, and the Countess meet Viscount Ednam, their allest son, thanks for the reception accorded him and Georgiana, Countess of Dudley. Lord and his waite. The name of the and Lady Dudley will be absent from German Navy Australia for six weeks, during which time throughout — the Lord Chelmsford will act as Governor- General.
The Sims Free Press of the 16th it,
harmony would ever prevail He ex pressed the with that the Emperor might enjoy many years and happy reign.
The Kaiser thanked the prince for the
ed the hill of Calvary, a thick mist star from shoir arose, and hid the eight. As they waited in doubt and per plexity, the mist dispersed, and unch king
aw the others for the first time, and asking The annual meeting of statholders and whither they journeyed, discovered that subscribers of St Andrew's, Kowloon, will nary 16, at 6 p.m., for the purpose of they were all bound on the same errand. meet in the teatry on Tuesday evening Jan- Amrived at Jerusalem, they sought ennast electing members of the vestry, moving which members of the different services expecting to find the King in that great Church, and electing an auditor for the lie buried. The same remark applies city, but learning that Bethlehem had been ensuing year.
foretold as Eis birthplace, they journeyed |
report to the setting apart of a reserved space
thither, the star moving on-before-them Mears-Kelly and Walsh, Ltd, end
and the In such a quickly till it stood over the place where the child as their most meful Imperial English and
admirable achievements of German for civil servants. changing community as ours, some such was, filling all the stable with its pure Chinese diary which has now rasched its
shipyards were universally knowz- 9r.in.Seotch Concert in Theatre Royal arrangement strikes one my being de radiance. When the three Kings w twenty-fourth year of publication. The
Genarai Jahu Michael de Courcy Mender He therefore rejoiced to see Germany's the Bube and His mother they worshipped very interesting matter contained-therain cidedly, sensible and withal very prac Him, and forgetting in their joy the has been brought up-to-date and the diary Royal Marine Light In. (retired), of Stock progress with his own eyes and tical. In regard to the question of many rich gifts they had prepared, sach is one which should prove itself a valuable Road, Hastings, a Crimman veteran, who hoped that the friendly relatione existing 22, Njun-Priza Distribution by H.Eexhumation, we freely admit that Mr. Melchio's gifts were 30 gold pieces and a daily companion to every bu-inch and also saw service in Chins, 1857-00, and between Germany and China would: who ed en Oct. 30, aged seventy-seven, grow more intimate and that peace and HEWETT has much to support his cou regal urb of gold; Balthasar offered frankin-professional man.
left ostaty valued at £6,474 gross, with ne tention, and that there are
ceuze, and Caspar myrrh, thus presenting
personalty £6,34. The testator left 358ï the gifts due to an earthly king, to God, to At a meeting of the Peninsular and per ammum to keep his wife's grave planted people of his way of thinking mortal man. Warned in 9 dream not to Oriental S. N. Co, on the 10th December, with Bowers. in the Colony. But bere again return to Herod, the three Kings journied Sir ThomasSutherland said, in tihe course of hack to their own land, and for the rest his speechThe prospects of the freight sentiment is undoubtedly the biggest of their lives dwelt together at the foot of factor in the case. It is unquestionably the mountain, from which the star had first markets are better than they have been for prints the following We sincerely regret friendly words. The despatch of such Bere in Inter years they were the past three years. We shipowners are to raport the death of Princess Birmah, the Commissions afforded him lively. the feeling among Anglo-Saxon and been sean.
visited by St Thomas the apostle, who told instinctively free-traders. We revel in free wife of FLE.H. Prince Dilok Nubharadb. satisfaction. He had given orders Teutonic people generally that once them of the life, death, and resurrection imports; bat when we see the protection who was drowned in one of the artificial which he hoped would facilitats his a person is laid beneath the end of Christ, and baptized them and their which, foreign countries extend to their lakes of the Dusit Park Palace grande Visitors task. He hoped Printe Qua little breeze developed on he or she "should rest there up- people. They died in a ripe old age in a shipping, it gives as cause to think furiously the 14th Dec. Princess Sirimah was Lao Tsai Hsun would find much worthy
few weeks of one another, and were buried and to wonder what the future will be." Princess and had just returned from Chieng of interest in Germany and Tuesday at the meeting of the Sanitary disturbed for ever. It is a laudable in the same comb. But ister their bones
mai with Chow Daza Ratsamee the previous ware removed, and carried to the beaks of Bour, the subject being that rather old sentiment, and one that makes a in the Rhine, and over them was created bore of contention, the apportioning of appeal to many of our deeper feelings, but that wonderful building, the Cathedral of Colonial if it had been carried out universally Cologne, perhaps the grandest mausoleums certain sections of the Cepaetery for specific purposes and the effect to-day would be that the
It was no doubt from, this legend that the the suggested exhumation of bodies, living would be literally crowded off Bean Ring's festival aroso in France and As most of our readers are aware the earth by the dead. As it is the afterwards passed to Germany and England,
A great cake was the principal feature of country or in garden cities, to which socess Cottesloe by motor-car, on the 8th nit the available world is really one huge cemetery the Twelfth Night feast. It aintained a wil be cheap and extremely rapid, owing Mr J. M. Mare, the agent of the P. and 0. spare set apart in Happy Valley for containing in one form or another the hound these in their slice of cake hesume of figing cars. The motorcar will have the vehicle, which was taking a sharp turn Hamburg, Kiel, Essen and Elbing
bean and a pea, and the two guests who to the development of pneumatic railways Co. in Western Australia, was thrown from for Stettin, and thence they proceed to the interment of the dead is increasing elements of myriads of men who have the king and queen of the evening's revels gone completely out of fashion, but the out of the Perth-Fremantle Road into the
inspect shipyards and foundries spree these days and already we are gone before, and therefore we are received the homage of the company, and bicycle will come again in favour, for a sort street in which Mr Mare lived. He sus- of dying bicycle will be invented which will tained fearful injuries, including a fractured
VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAFE skull, nose, left arm and knoep, paz brginning: to find that lovely spot unconsciously intruding upon the dead decided on the games to be played.
Another fantura of the Twelfth Night enable the rider to soar in mid-siz
torn in two, and other silnor injuries.
Miss Ethel Leslie will bid farewel rather cramped and in need of re-all the time, and especially in China, feast was the touring down and burning of
From the first the doctors recognised the Hongkong this aming aftar arrangement. The Sanitary Board bave which has often, with great justice, the bolly, fit, and evergreens with which
Therecently published official statistics hopelessness of the case, but. Mr Mare
appearance. Mr F. Howard consequently been considering, for been described as a universal graveyard. from rood and forest had been brugght in regarding German commercial relations lingered until I p... on the Lithub, Leo will so
made that AND OTHER ARTICLES IN Borm time past, ways and means for Practical reasons therefore point to on Christmas Eve and hung on the walls, with the two largo East Asiatic coustics when to passed away without having arrived by the 1. Class
adequately meeting, the needs of the the Bane utility underlying the that the woodland sprites and all the China and Japan, are not vary favourable, recoveral consciousness, GREAT VARIETY.
folk, who had sought a shelter from the for exports to China, which, after gradually immediate future and a Sub-committee suggestions of the sub-committee of the frost among the leaves, might find warmth advancing, roached in 1905 total of 70.3 hus presented a report which proposes Sanitary Board and their report should and comfort in doors, and so survive (i) militon marks, have Italy been diminishing S. WATSON & CO the Cemetery he divided into six meet with public approval rather than the coming of spring, and perhaps, who sill finally's ralue of only UX millions knows, slate in the joyousnces of thes shown. The loss is a consequence of rectious, viz(1) Naval and Military condemnation. If any of the unknown Christmas season As a sign that Christ, the lowering of the demand after the mas was over for another year, the merry chiefly consisted of metal wars, tuxtile
Russo-Japanese war. Germany's export POPULAR CIGARETTES FOR LIMITED.
commissioned officers; (2) Civil ser- dead who now lie in the portion of
makers took down the greenery and vants; (3) residents of more than the Colonial Cemetery reserved for singing
fabrics, engines, and arme. On the other
DISCRIMINATORS. importa from Chips and, Germany's twenty years" standing (4) Residents destitutes have to be exhumed we can
have now roached 10 million marks, cf more than seven years standing rest assured that they will be treated |(5) Children; (6) Destitutes. I was with the greatest care and reverence. VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.ed that the naval and military They will repose none the less serenely cast it on to the fire, making thas a glori hides, and brides With Japan there
section be as far as possible subdivided, though they be removed from their out blaze and a fragrant scent, as a Bt end-exists a most favoured nation treaty, but No. 655 one portion being alloited to the naval original resting place, while public The Popular Hall of the Colony, the aller to the military officers; white tility will be served and convenience
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TO-NIGHT
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Debut of the celebrated Australian Artlatos
T. HOWARD Miss L LEE
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE.
of the Celebrated Exprano MISS ETHEL LESLIE.
GRAND PROGRAMME..
MATINEES.. Hartanari and Bunnits, at 4 1,M.
the pressure upon
in Christendom.
the hall were decked. These branches
Down with the rosetary, and so, down
with the bay and milleton, DA
month. Princes. Sirimah was bathing in Germany's achievements, He was con Mr Jules Bois, the distinguished the palace of Chow Dara and it is not known vinced that the visit would contribute French writer who has discovered much whether she did not know how to swim or to foster and strengthen the friendly concerning ancient civilisation diets whether she was seized with cramp or heart relations existing between China and that in a hundred years time the great failure. cities of Europe will be practically unin habited except for business purposes during the daytime. All classes will live is the
Germany
The Emperor decorated the Prince When returning from Fremantle toith the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle. The Commissioners leave to-morrow
will be shown.
STATE EXPRESS
Down with the helly, ivy, all wherewith the larges; figure yet recorded, consisting Winfred (Virginia Leaf) in Tins
we decked the Christmas hall "" chiefly of fars, fasthers, same, tin,
ing to the Christus festival
G.M.T
There was only a few cares of any interest at the Magistroy this morning A Chinese woman was charged with kidampping child and the osse was remanded, þall being
with regard to the portion now eet
furthered without any vestige of site for the interment of destitute shame or reproach to the Colony. perkons, it was nuggested that this paz According to the calculations of several allowed in the sum of 8290 - watchman of tho Comalery, in order to provide astronomien. It is possible that Halley's employed by the Hongkong and Whompos more space, might be rendered more gen-comet will pam before the sun on May 18,ck Co., mas found sleep and at the
| when its hand will be 18,146,000: miles ↑ "Magistracy was fined 83. Nineteen erally available by exhuming the present from Inasmuch as the tails of comets were before Mr Ea mutuofus and re-inimizing thend elsewhere fruently extend from 20 to 35 millions of first defendant was doed #5 Other suggestiosis were also put forward miles and more, this enormone appendix remainder 83 each. A satence could thus envelop de in a few hours. The months imprisonment was imp with regard to some of the other terraces earth has, however, already passed through native for stealing thukame object increase of space comet's tall in 1819 and in 1861 without while another Chinese was being kept in view, Ino inute being any the works for the experience.
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