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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW...
many of the older generation can but deplore, Yot it would be foolish to'
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ignore the truth of the old saw, other days other manners. The times change with them.
But Mr. Lau CHU PAK aldress-
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Rubbo is still falling. The uptation to-day is ds. 11d.
According to Manila papers the good people of it froused city had one
money to spend in 1910 than in 1909,
We are informed that booking for the ed his words of warning particularly wonderful Gosal's performances is alling to Chinese students. He spoke of a fast at Moutria's. The Rajon band the rapid spread among the student will be in attendance all three nights... classes of a spirit of bad manners,
It is reported from Washington that which is mainly due to a desire on the New Year fade the Treasury in a their part to indulge in that unwisest butter position. The deficit for 1910 of of all forms of unrestraint, unbridled about 20 million dollars is duced to about liberty. This tendency las followed upon the slackening of the older style of discipline as taught in the ancient classics Mr. LAU CHU. PAK rises his voice of protest and admontion none too soon. To our shame be
Despatches from Brussels state that King Albart will devote Fra. 3,000,000 accruing to him from the Congo to the purchass of three steamers for use on the
inland waterways of the Congo Free State,
it written, Hongkong has acquired The Master of Elilmek, the chief throughout the whole of the Far Liber) Whip, states that he has the authority of Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minis Enst a reputation for rudeness of
tor, for stafing that" the Government pro-
FAREWELL TO SIR HENRY
"AND LADY MAY.
We understand tline the presentations. to Sir Henry and Lady May will be unde in the City Hall on Saturday, the morning of their departure. The proceedings will
likely commencent 11 am.
Fimb of all Sir Henry will be presented with the signed testimonial from the Colony as a whole, and then will come the Chinese presentation tahim. Laly May will then
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1911.
„JURY HARDSHIPS.
The Chief Justico's, Advice.
Prior to the commencement of burinosa in the Criminal Sessions this moming, the Chief Justice (Bir F. Piggott) addressed. for guy the jurors on the question of exemption
Lordship sald:-Into vory anxious to say one thing to jurymon generally. receive the gift subscribed for by residents. At every assizo I receive, letters asking to After the ceremonies special launches be exempted because either the firul or will love for the Aldenham to southe "juryasan himself is single-handed. Sir Henry May and family off. Thay I want it to be understood that I hare farewell will be accompanied by the usual absolutely no power to exempt, and I am obliged to refuse these applications. firing of crackera.
The only case in which it is possible for me to exempt lawhars a juryman is performing a public duty. The cases which have como before me during the last three months have been casus of very great harship and Tharo Chinese residents at the City Hall, this such a case this time and there was one last There was a large assembly of leading bean most reluctant to refuse Thero is
kiternoon, when occasion was taken to year. I do all I can to work the jury law | present to Lady Bay a number of choice with as little inconvenience to the publicas gifts in recognition of her good work in the possible, That is the reason why itera Colony. The gifts, which were subscribed. have been two jurios called for this size, for by the principal Chinese residenta,
CHINESE GENEROSITY.
Prosentations to Lady May,
manners and enllousness of conductpones to introduco" a bill abolishing plural | took the form of a jadestons broslat, ivary 45 thera sửa two murdur vases. Tho remedy!
T.M. the Emperor and Empress of Japan are said to intend to present sake. cups, bearing the Imperial craat, and an allowance, to all Fears and Poorasses of mors than 70 years of age. Prince and Field Marshal Oyama, and thirteen other Poers
are septuagenariana.tum
carving of balls within bells, to Chinese silpor mounted tan-aupe, four framed an gravings and a framed couplet in Chinese characters.
[COPYRIGHT.}
A FRENCH SENSATION.
PREMIER TWICE
SHOT AT
SCENE IN THE CHAMBER.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LasDON, January 18.
A message from Paris states that in the Chamber of Deputice a man in the grallary twice fired at the Premier, M. Briand, who was, however, not hart.
M.Mirman, Director of Public Relief, was wounded.
GERMAN SUBMARINE.
SINKS.
PERILOUS PLIGHT OF THE MEN
(Router's Service to the China Hash).
LONDON, January 18. A message from Eid states that a abmarine sank in the barbour owing to its being unintentionally driven at
les entirely in your own hands. If you will approach the ChamberofCommerce and point out the vary great hardship which doesoccur to a person or firm who is single-banded and The presentations were made by tho has to be taken away from business for for. Dr Ho Kai, who stated that on the two or three days I am sure the Chamber ero of Lady May's departare the lending will make proper representations to the
prasentatives of the Chene omreg Gorernment, and eliber by resolution, full-speed who had the privilege and honour of being or some other mathed, the Government There is oxygen sufficient to last for numbered among her personal friends wore.
on the part of nearly every class of voting- the community which makes us a by-. word among races where decorum and consideration for the feelings of |others are fundamental principles in of life. It the governing of the ways of is rather a reflection upon the tion which we have been imparting so
desirous af bidding her farewell and ofwill recognise the fact and empower the 48 hours, and theofficer is communicate 9 p.in.-Lecturs at Union Church Liter- freely during the past fifty years that
The spread of the plague in Manchuria wishing her very prosperous voyage Court in hard cases to exempt jurymen. ing with rescuers by means of a tele ary Club,
this should be so, and points to the will cause a serious set back to the bean trade and a very happy time in her now. Until that I done, it is quite impossible phone-buoy, inck of some very essential principle At Harbin, Malden and Changchau the home. There was always in parting with for me to do anything.. If, after this Assize number of deaths incresses daily. Tho friends going regret and sorrow, and there- in our system of character building. most signumas measures are being taken In striving to reach the highest, re both by the Chinese and Japanost author- gardless of materials and environment,ities and dozens of qualified medical men we have failed to make strong the are boing rushed to Manchuria to take part foundations upon which our fabric in combatting the scourge. must be reared. It would be well
General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, January 20:-
Lady Lugard's A Home."
SATURDAY, January 21 :--
Sir Henry & Lady May and family leave
for Australia.
Royal Yachi Olub's Regatta and
Sucking Concert.
MONDAY, January 23 :---
PER MONTH.
Queen's College Frize Distribution. THURSDAY, January 26
ग
Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
5.15Y.M.C.A. Annual Meeting.
8 p.m.-Drusustic Entationent at St devise some scheme which shall
Joseph's College.
lead to an efficient remedy. It is all very well for Head Masters to
some of you who have fait this hardship fore on the present occasion she would will more the Chamber of Commerce to not be surprised to learn that they parted maks representations, I feel certain that with her with a great deal of sorrow and something could be done. regret. They knew that she had been by the side of her husband in the dischargo of his high duties, and the loss which the
Colony would sustain would be irreparable..
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
THE NEAR EASTERN
TROUBLES.
TURKISH MILITARY
ACTIVITY.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, January 17.
for those in charge of the educational kontod a note to the various European Secially the loss would be even ground Chan Tai was, ou &
The Portuguese Government has pre- policy of the various schools of Powers, in which it declares that it is not still. To-day in bidding her God-speed
It is reported from Constantinople. the Colony to bear this subject in any way ita intention to appropriate the they had simply to assure her that their charge of kidnapping, to-day sant to gaol or 18 months by MrJustice Exzeland, at
that the Turkish Government has de- seriously in mind, and if possible private property of the Catholic Congregat-affections and cateo for her as a personal the Criminal Sossiona
tions, and that the judiciary will be ap- friend, and the memory of her kindness
cided to despatch eighteen battalions polad to in dubious crens. It further and courtesy and gentleness, would be:
Lo Kon, for cutting and wounding with immediately to Yemen ngainst Iman emphasises the stability of the Republican engraved on their hearts and they would Government against the monarchic agita over keep green the pleasant memory of her tatant to do grievous bodily harm, was Yahya, who has stirred up a large The China Mail proudly report on prize-days that their internal dimitten, water, the existence of many thousand of fallen hopes the when co-day sent to prison for three years by combination of tribes who are investing
difficulties, chiety of an economic many of miles away she would Mr Justics Hazaland, at the Criminal Sara
think sometimes of them, as they would of Sessions. her, and for this resson they thought of President Taft, speaking at a dinner in giving hor simply small presents the The coxswain of the Union Water Boat connection with the International Pesce night of which would remind her of her No. 5. had his certificate suspended for Conference in Washington, declared that Chiness friends in the Colony. So they three months, by Commander C. W. Book recent efforts of the newspapers to create had chos n articles which worecharacteristic with, R.N., at the Marine Court this scare over the alleged unpreparedness of of Chineso art. In handing over the pre-morning, and ordered to undergo a further the country for war, were absurd. The conte, he said be hoped that when she sad rasmination before it is fotarned, for United States, he said, was at peace with Sir Henry took ten in those tea cups in negligence in the performance of bis duty. (Reuter's Service to the China. Mail j the world. He urged the necessity for wise Chinese fashion they would think of their The engineer also had his cartificate never consent to the maintenance would Chinese friends. far away in Hongkong suspended for two months for a similar
particular school has again been re-nature. ported upon as "thoroughly efficient," " HonGrove, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1911 and read out a list of academical honours; but all this is of slight avail THE RISING GENERATION. if the most essential part of the training of youth--the development HONGKONG is at present undergoing of a sound moral character-has its annual orgy of school prize-days, been neglected in the mad craving
S. MOUTRIE & Co. and addresses of weight and import to cram the brain with the greatest
LIMITED.
Hongkong, April 16, 1907.
WM. POWELL,
LIMITED.
nover of a standing army able to cope with a European army. He favoured an improvement of the pational militin...
auce are being delivered which should quantity of the "higher subjects." prove of value to teachers and scholars alike in the coming year, Two already stand out above the
LADY LUGARD
AN ARSON CHARGE.
(Applauss).
offence.
THREATENED STRIKE OF SEAMEN.
WAT CORONATION TIME,
LONDON, Jansary 17. The British Sailors' and Firemen's
Union threatens a strike at British German and American ports at the time of the Coronation.
[Note The following forwarded, by our London correspondent under date of December 28th throws light on the above dresow threatened with the
possibility of an international strike of
I stated that the Seamen's Unionsof Norway- Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Holland and Belgiums have pledged themselves to stríko
Sir Henry May returned thanks on be half of his wife. He stated that, as an A Japanca stowaway on board the obedient husband be fulfilled the commands Artoon Aptar, from Moji was sent to of his wife. They were really pleasant prison for one month by Mr E. R. Falifaz ruck. His Excellency the GOVERNOR, to bed, Lady Lugard was unable to fulfil a On account of a bad cold contining her
to carry out, but in this instance be found at the Magistracy, this morning-For steal them difficult, because his wife felt that ing a pair of boots front s steker of ... speaking on Monday at St Stephen's public engagement yesterday; but on
she could not auggest to him any really Alacrity a paint scraper was sentenced to re At the Criminal Sessions this afternoon, good reason why they should be so land. that in the education of youth lie noon we learn that her Ladyslip is pro-Chinaman named Li Hing was idicted on a | of shortcomings and who, was eonsible that For stealing a long cont from a house in sexmenute is in progress and it is College, again emphasized the point enquiry at Government House this after before the Chief Justice (Sir PF Piggott), a and so generous to her. She was sensible ten days' imprisonment by Mr.J. Wood lays the greatest stress upon the greasing very favourably. This good news change of saltung tire to a house at 60 she had done not cftough to deserve so Spring Gardens a wuitive was sentenced to formation of character, while Mr will be heard with pleasure by the whole Queen's Road East on November 18th, much at their hands. At the same time, three months imprisonment and four hours
Colony. LAU CHU PAR, addressing the Ellis
Hou. Mr H. E Pollock, C., prosecuted she accepted the presence with the deepest stocks.-Thirty-fre gablers were fined simultanenx by with the British scamen should the trinis come to a serious stage. gratitude and they would serve to remind each and the keeper 8100. They were Mr Ben Tillet, Chairman of the British ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Kadoorie scholars on Saturday, 'SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
in the absence of the Attorney General.
her, if she needed anything to remind her, arrested by Detective Sergeant Watt Union, says a strike of world wide
jport- On bir Pollock intimating that he ap- of her Chiness friends left behind in Hong, No. 83 Wanchai Rond.-One natiyu was once is in the air and the work of organisa poured in place of the Attorney General kong and if Hongkong steel (Applause) sentenced to there wonths impriment tion for a really gigantic movement is now in progress. Hitherstothe German, Dutch, His Lordship aid, although he were Proceeding, Sir Henry said he would adapt and six hours, stocks, another to fourteen Danish French, Belgian, British and pleased to see Mr Pollock he were ex- the words of a Chinese poem and say days and six hours and a third to saven American Beauten have not worked in ceedingly sorry for the cause which neces-“Her gift to you was a gourd while yours days and six hours for stealing some wood harmony for strike purposes, but difficulties sitated his appearance. He was sure every in return was a priceless jadestone; that from the 88. Yangtze #hich was lying have now been removed, and the Unions
have agreed on joint action. Should All through the ages, wo freely the Alliace Francaias in Japan, and founder
Mr J. de Cuera de Cogolin, president of body agreed with him.
gift le a token not of het merit but of your alenside Blackhead's Point. An officer strike be unavoidable it will come between SPLENDID ASSORTMENT admit, it has ever been the rule when ofthe Courrier d' Haiphong, has beencreated Messrs . V. Lewing (forms), 1.18 10 did, to Hongkong. In fact, they of the ship he saw that the wood had been
The following were sworn in as jurors
goodwill." Lady May owed a great deal, heard a splash and on looking over the side Apirl and June next."—ED, C.M. ]
owed each other to Hongkong, because it
brought out a point which is occasion- ing mich serious thought these days, Children's Department the deterioration in manners Low so strikingly shown by the rising generation.
OF
CHILDRENS'
Mr G. A. Alleot, who spent most of ble life as a tid--surveyor in the Imperial Chi. nese Customa, has died from influenza at Yokohains, aged 77 yeara
insured
the elders of the people have had. Chevalier of the Legion of Hoovur occasion to admonish the younger
Schmidt, PA Abrahani, G.-A. Yvanovich, was here that they first met, it was here thrown through a part hole. Defendants His Excellency The Governor will be. A. Coliarvo, H. W Petley and A. H. that they were married, and it was here that were promptly arrested..
three of their children were born, Those generation this has been the invariable
Although he said, it, who unable to preside at the prize distribution cry-decreasing respect for age, at Taumati School on Saturday, as he
Mr Pollock outlined the story of the their manners and their good bringing-
Pozidran,
It had
I sometimes been admired for
Evidence tras called,
Hamid
WINTER RATIONS.
Coats and Millinery, shackoning of the rules of discipline will stand the presentation of adarosies to prosecution, stating that the premiates were the wondered if they know that the param some of their children will pay a private a day or two ago received a letter from
-LARGE VARIETY
OF
A CHRISTMAS EVE THEFT.
Tark charged with larceny of Paris,
It is stated that the King and Queen and The Captain of the s.s. Charles Hardouin
to whom they owed their good bringing-up visit to Portsmouth about January 17. several piraten which was entitled "Winter and their food wanners was Chiasse. The visit will probably extend over, soins raion. A sum of $8,000 was demanded, amsh of no great education and my great station in life: she was one of what they days, and it is understood the royal party and was to be paid acer at a certain shop called in
In England matura's gentlewomen will take the opportunity of inspecting in Cautón or at a whart there, to six men (Applause) She was a product of their various portions of the naval establishment, who, would be dressed in long red cats. Chinese civilisation, which he and a great many others present, including his wife while hopes are entertained that the Queen If there was no payment there was to bo had learned to admire a much That personally will by the first keel plate of the great gun firing. It is understood that the smith, without any éducation,
but, he supposed, having inherited the instincts new battleship which, it is believed, will explain has handed the letter to the Consul
General L France in Canton. the feelings and the nature of a true lady, from a long line of Chinese, ancestors, had be named the Royal George. She had inculcated those feelings and sentimente into his children, so they owed a
and decline of courteous manners Sir Henry May in the City Hall about that
hour." generally. Whether we refer to i ancient history, the story of Greece Mr John McClean, a Canadian by birth, or Rome, or come to more modern but who for over twenty years filled the times and turn up the annals of the port of American Vice and Deputy Consul
Generalat Yokohama, has died from cancer English people we find the sameged 67. He retired from the Commular
The Ghiserner say that the Prince of It is nearly a thousand years ago Walon finishes his naval training at Dart since wise old WILLIAM of WYKELAM mouth in April and enters Oxford in the Wm. Powell, Ld., chose for the motto of his Auturin for a two years course. He was jury, with the larceny, of two ports, the civilisation by which they wero surrounded the property of Tam. Po Yij on December Lady May banked them from the bottom
Children's Jerseys complaint falling from the lips of Service saveral years ago.
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teachers," instructors, or monitors.
At the Criminal Sessions this morning Turk named Ezekiel, alias kallis, was charged before Mr Justice Hazeland and
grant dent to Hongkong and to the Chinese
school "Manners makeythan," then, in company with Prince Albert, 24th Mr C. G. Alabaster appeared on of her Heart for their kind wishes and their |
most generous gifts-(Applause).......
Bir Heary added that he had ascertained from his friend Mr Wet. Yuk; that the
the Goremor obtained the permissing
return to the scene of his former suite. He will afterwards be attached to In opening the crime, Mr Alabaster said donors of the gifts had not yet through
PORTS.
Our Invalid Dry Imperial, No. 2 Royal Tawny, and even
but we are afraid that were be to on a tour round the Empire, spending hehalf of the Crown, s prisoner was not
year on board a cruiser attended by a large legally represented. Inbours he would like his head very cavalry regiment.
All our Ports are guaranteed to be the products of Pure sadly over the shocking bad manners
on Christmas Eve the prisoner went to a of the Secretary of State for Lady May to Grapes ONLY, grown in the vineyards of the famous Douro displayed by the youth of to-day, 12, says that a reaction in public sentiment to be shows some pearls. The pearls accept them subject to that permi▪tion. A. Washington telegram, datod January shop in Queen's Road and there asked receive the gifts, and said he would like them to remember that they could only
District, near Oporto, Portugal. The schoolmen of Queen ELIZA in favour of President Taft is noticeable were shown him and a certar price was The rules of the Civil Service were very BETH'S spacious days were rigid since the late electing. This change of mentioned, but he did not buy them and strich, and the ruis against receiving pro- the cheaper Brands cannot be beaten in Price or Quality, disciplinarians and repressors of all sentiment is the enbject of comment.lu went away. Afterwards he camo hacksenta applied no. only to an officer but to bis family as well. But he was sure the cxuberance of animal spirits on the many of the leading impara of the country, again and looked at the pearls but Again Secretary of State would not be an hard-
It is generally prophesied that the Be wozt away without buying. Shortly after heurtone to refuse lady tha Port
those beautiful publican party will again rally about Tafts of the paris was missed, and the other pleasure of receiving and chat, the win to the party series was mineed later. On the canis afternoon (Appinam) the China Ching for many years before bottling. which they have left behind, and their ledged leader and its candidate for the the primer pawned both pearls ating cheers were raised for Lady May. methods were very much in vogue Presidency in 1912.
part of well-nigh irrepressible youth,
if we are to judge by the writings
right down to Victorian days. Indeed,
DANGER FROM CROUP,
of croup, even the length of
jawnshop." The salesmen would swear to, followed by a "tiger."{"
the pean and to the prisnor, and he picked cut the pearls from astigat a number of others. The pawn
The pawnbroker also
the method of training the intellectual and moral faculties of children, em- Antes day bring to identified the pearls us the ones pawned and bodied in what may to called the time it takes to go for a doctor, often proven picked the pronur 'but of a row of other Edgworthian tradition will lingons in dangerous. The fout way in to keep med hens akad tokiantify him by the Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy in the house, the fore sequestered parts, of Eng. And at the first indication of croup give the Pol
child a done, Plonsint to take and aimpys'
Evidence was then called,
Farticle
-BEGIN TREATMENT AT ONCE ] AVE you a work throst!? If so, you
cant be too careful. You cannot begin treatment too early. Each cold makes you more able to another and the last is always the hardest to cure. If you will take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ad The outnet vini Still be spoi inucli tzombie..
land and Scotland, though in very ouro For sale by all Chemists and The jury found prisoner gally, the Forly all Chemists, and Stora feable force. Elsewhere, however Boreksopers att
wagrant to prison for two years.
In this part of the world, any. Port can be labelled Invalid Invalid and other good Ports should be matured in Wood
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