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NEWS OF THE DAY.
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The valuation of Glasgow. belllinga. notioned during the year just closed shawed a reduction of £110,000, and was the lowest for twenty years. There are | 19,000 unlet houses and 4,600 empty shops
within the city boundary.
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The public will hear with interest that" the management of the Peak Tramways Co. Ltd., with a view to connecting their service with that of the Canton Railway, have decided to run an extra tram at 7.30 a.m. on Sundays which will enable Peak residents to catch the Erst train to Canton and intermediate stations on Sundays.sa well as wook days.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Fre- dorick' 'Lugarch, G.C.M.G., 'sta, presided the meeting of the Legislative Council held this afternoon. There were also present
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1911.
FASHIONABLE HONGKONG.
WEDDING.
THE REVOLUTION.
12.
A gentleman, who returned to Hongkong this morning from the East River, Inter The wedding of Miss. Olivia Waller and slowed by a representative of the China WA. Hagger, of the 16th Baluchistan rau stated that heavy fighting took place Infantry, which had to be postponed on
on Wednesday between the rebola and the account of the sad event which recently Imperial troops near Weichow-fa, which, is '. H. E. Major-General Axnxnion, Com- perurred in the Colony, as solemnised about eighty miles from Canton up the manding the Troops in South China.
yesterday afternoon at St. John's Cathedral. Calenial Secretary.
Hon. Als W. Brewer, CMG Acting The bride was given away by Bia Rx River. At present the number of casualties on sither aido are unknown but Hon. Mr A. M. Thomson, Colonial cellones the Governor, Captain Brock of the magistrata hai wlrod for troopå frons. the bridegroom's Regiment being beat the surrounding district. Walchow is said
Treasurer.
Hon. Mr C. G. ALARASTER, Acting Attorney General.
WAN.
The Rev. Foster Pegg conducted the to be a hot-bed for revolutionaries. The attacked whom about three miles from the service, asuinted by the Rev. F. T. Previous night one of the guard boats was
Johnson.
Hon. Mr W, Charman, GM.G., Director of Public Works.
The church was beautifully decorated by railway at Shok Lang and in the encounter Hou. M ER HALLIFAX, Acting Mes. Tooker and Mr Tutcher
the captain" and the whole of the wow, Registrar-General,
Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard aftor-numbering five, were killed. The people Hou, Capt. F. W. Lyons, Acting Caps waris received the guests at Government in and around Weichow are in an excited
House and His Excellency proposed the state and many are preparing to leave. Supt. of Police.
health of the bride and bridegroom. ››
Hon. Dr. HQ KA, C.3LQ. Hon. Mr H. E, FOLLOCK, K.C. Hon. M Wai Yux, C.M.G.
Hon. Mr E. A. Hrwert. Hon. Mr C. H. Rosa. Hon. Mr E. Ossorya.
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that goes without saying, but still the for Canton Edict fairly takes one's breath away.
At Kowloon tomorrow Hr Geo. F. Even supposing, that the Court has Lemmiort in selling by auction some 1,500 suddenly become soutely conscious of ton coal. the heinousness of shedding. blood in that -wickedest of all forms of internicine strife, civil war, there yet remaine a considerable element of doubt as to the real impelling motive which prompted the Prince Regent to put his seal to such a document Of course it is all on a very highly moral plaue and for that reason should receive the highest commenda- tion, but after all is said and done, it is seldom that civil troubles are composed, after this very humane fashion, especially in the Orcent.
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of The present occupants of the Ireland, which arrived at Liverpool on
Mr H. Euttonjoe was "at houie Forbidden City
made Sept. 28, made on her trip from Quebec a record for the Canadian route, her time
Hon. Mr. E R. Halifax. Acting numerous friends on Wednesday afternoon of the stuff of the men who wrested in ercasing from the actual departure from Registrar General, was duly sworn in as an
on the occasion of the opening of the Royal the Chinese empire from the Mings Quebec to the landing passengers at Liver-oficial member of the Couned.
Georgs Hotel, Kowloon, which, formerly Three centuries of isolation within the prol being b days 18 hours." The Duke of
known as the Occidental Hots", bas recontly gilded palaces of Peking have emas-Connaught sailed by this vessel when his
beep ranovated and brought up-to-date. The hotel is situated right in the heart of culated the race until they have Royal Highness wont to take up the
Governor-Generalship of Canada.
The President and Mambers of the Kowloon and should command a good BIRTH.
become but pale phantoms of what
Legislative Council of Hongkong desire to husiness as the rates are most favourable, CHRISTIANBENA Victoria Hospital,men should be. There can be no other A now age of democratie warfare has place on record su expression of their deep In all there are 30 rooms with bathroom Hongkong, on November 1st, the wife of
Ariser in politics," writes "Curio" in the the weakness,
sorrow at the sudden death of the late | attached, dining room, parlours, billiard B. CHRISTIANSEN, of the Canton-Kowloon explanation of
October Fortnightly, and now Radical Railway, of a daughter.
hesitancy, and vacillation which hus, lenders, fierce, rockless, unscrupulous, but Colonial Secretary, Mr. Warren Dolabere room, etc., as that every comfort is assured the shine time sometimes the naurativo
Barnes, a colleague and a friend for whom There were a large number present to almost too bars. The rassons lying bobiod prevailed in the inner councils of supremely able, have arisen to ride the
storin. For Toryism, too, the need for they had the highest regard, and to offer inspect the hotel and hospitality was discertain actions are left unstated, and the Peking since the old "Eugress-new men is clamant if it is not to be their sincere. sympathy to his relatives in pensed by Mr H. Ruttonjee DowADER passed away. Viewed relegated to the dust-bin of the century their bereavement."
His Excellency said:-Goatlement, --- in this light the Edict perhaps truly and put on the shelf which in veserved for
political antiquities. The old volume must Since we laat met at this table the tragic reflects the perplexed and humiliated be closed, however reluctantly.”
death of the late Colonial Secretary has ro- moved from our councils an officer whom state of mind of the leading members
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to his
**A Brief History of England, by Dr. Giza àr RxID. Mac- millan, and Company. Price 50 cents. The Principal of the International In- stitute tells as in a preface that this work is the result of werk done in his class-roCIAS and is latended both for school use and as convenient work of reference for Chines Oeints. A closexamination shows that Dr. Reid has aṛolded the familiar trape- which lie before the writer of school text- books on history, and has contented himself with stating the factain controversial mattore without expressing personal opinions At
Chinese reader who has no teacher to supplement the book will no doubt often find it hard to see the lawardness of the events of which he reads. The proper names are transliterated by characters which will leave the Cantonese reader in grave Youbt as the original English form (From Our Oven Correspondent)
of the name: Only the context would Wunnow, Oct. 31.
enable us to recognise the names of Balls. There is considerable anxiety here as to bury: Balloor, sad. Campbell-Bannerman
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for many months past has been taking a he had been for sach a short time amongst There is, however, another side study of the aborigines in the back blocks u As a collongue and as a friend his from which this question may be of Northern Australia has found that the charming personality had endeared himself approached. We have encountered inhabitants thers are of a distinctly Semitic to us all, and I can say for my own part the nutcome of political astairs. It is seen the last page of the volume, and we find old residents of China who roundly cast of countenance, and that they often that. I had no conception how much it was ported that the business purple and gasim lar difficulty with well-known English kill and cất one another. They do not so until be had gone, As the holder of a together with the officials of this city had a declare that the Ediet is but a ruse care for the flesh of Europeans; which they very high and important post in this Coleus meeting yesterday and made provision for names throughout the book. Fending the to bamboozle the reformers into declare is too salt." The expedition has he had in a marvellous way vorged himself an additional six hundred soldiers to polica compilation of a really standard list of laying down their arms, and that as made a special study of the tribes, which is the short time he was here with the the city in case of nu attack from the foreign biographical rismes in Chiness it soon as this was done, the In-it is believed are diferent from any other problems and conditions of this Calooy, numeru rubber innds that infest the sur. would be well if all such volumes as this rounding country. The funds for meeting added the English name after the trans There is no noe I think who is perialists would wrenk a sanguinary
the expedises of these additional guards in Literation in the text. Dates are carefully better able to speak from personal to be met equally by those three bodies, given everywhere and large folding. 5.30 p.m. Organ Recital in St. John a vengeance. Such an atrocious piece
One of the innovations -Hammer kowledge thau arysolf, and I Can There #Rou to be little fear of troublaguneslogical tabla adds to the valus of the of dissimulation would have been stein's London Opera House consists in
I found him as 157 that
man who from any other source is there is a tacit book. The book is useful and, we may possible, sixty years ago as witness the fact that in each of the fifty-three sould be entirely relied upon, a man of agreement that they will surronder the city add, cheap, and deserves a large anla Li HUNG CHANG'S masacre of the bus tolophenes have been placed, so that abounding common-schse, man of to the revolutionists should the occasion especially in these days when the Chineser friends in different parts of the house will indefatigable industry, und man of arise. Reports come to the effect that there seeking for lessons on constitutional Taiping lenders after he had solemnly be enabled, without leaving their seats, to sound and temperate judgment and liberal soldiers both in Kwei Lin and Long Chow development from Western countries. promised Chiffese GORDON that their discuss the performance, or anything else views. His long experience as Protector have declared themselves in favour of the lives were safe-but to-day such a they please. Six thousand electric lamps of Chinese in the Straits Settlements had revolutionists. These reports are not yet thing should be impossible. There will add to the brilliancy of the auditorium peculiarly qualified him for appointment to authenticated however.
making it easier to see the 16,000 costumes
a high office in this Colony, and in him the for the thirty-two opera to be sung on foreign powers in China to-day: which some 300 dressmakers are being Chinese community have lost a real friend,
By command of the Czar there has just His thorough grasp of administrative | 9.15 p.m.-.0.Y.L.I. Concert in the while the Imperial family is surely employed
details in all branches had enabled him been placed in the old fortruss wall at Geok Theatre Royal
too keenly alive to the dangers of
Considerable discussion has ensued in even in this short period of £re months to Tépé, opposite the barrack of the 21st deep into the dry rubbish heap of Chinos such a proceeding to harbour any scholastic circles in the Colony since an leave, as I am sure he has loft, permanent Artillery Brigado, & marble tablet to the history. Recently he gave us a volume of such intention. If, however, they do article appeared in the China Mair of the mark on the administration of the Colony. Imemory of Bombardier Agafon Nilito. and now ho has attempted the translation entertain these thoughts a very rude. 30th ultimo, giving the results of the feel most deeply, and most keenly his When, undor General Skobelelf, Geok of a Chinese drams, sad. It must be mad 5.Practier Reel Dances in the City awakening is preparing for them, for Oxford Local Examination so far as the death, and I beg to more in the terms of Topo was stormed in 1881, one of the has done his work well. The story i the outrage would stir the wholBelillos School was concerned. We are the resolution before you that this Council Rumian guns was captured by the Tekintes, the hernine, Booty, who throw barzelf Dow able to state that the Oxford loent records, in its archives an expression of it and Nikitin' tras · taken prisoner. The from the bridge into the river rather than sustained by his death and an expression Tekin taped the gun on the besiegers, share the couch of an Emperor of an siles of sympathy and condolence with his but not understanding the mechanism of land is well known, and the phy, as Dr. mother and relatives....
the ganlock they commanded Nikitin to regowan says, is one of the most popular Hon: Dr Ho Kai-Sir On behalf of the work it. The faithful soldier fatly refused. In the Chinese language. We do not think Unofficial Mombers of this Council I beg His ears and now were cut off and his back that it is necessary to give the structure of most sympathetically to second the rosola iced with knives, but the gallant bom-the play, but wo will my that the frame tion which you have so foolingly moved, bardier still refused to fire upon his work is very simple that the wording of the Under the beading Diccom GirlsWe fully consut, sirin the sentiments comprades. He was then partially roasted movement in English is very month, and School Church Notes says: We regret which you have given expression to, and over an open fire, and tnally done to death that we sat down and read the drama from to sanotince that our premises at Rosewo join with you, sir, in testifying our capture of the firtress Saubelef revenged Emperors, Prime Ministers, Maidens in an unspeakably cruel numer. On the end to end without a touch of weariness. Villas, which hitherto we have held on appreciation of our colleague, of his the loyal artilleryman by putting the de- Officials, soldiers, and others pass to and
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COUNSELS OF DESPAIR.
world and would lead to most effective steps being taken for the chaatinement of its perpetrators.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The telegram quoted below was received from the Minila Observatory at 9.30a.m. to-day :-
Manila, November 2nd. Cyclone, or
results were sent to tha. Secretary as advance information." All schools con cerned wore notified of their succomes. My Dealy, the local Secretary, will serð full results to the press as soon as detailed
information reaches him.
sorrow and of the loss which we have
THE issne by the Imperint Chinese typhoon N. of Yap moving W. or W.N.W. Lease, have recently been bought from the sterling quality, and also in testifying fouders to the sword.
Government of the extraordinary
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Evening through the Empire of the Im Lient. B. Dryer, Educational Depart Wear.
Sattiamanta, on 18t instant.
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now adjouro,
Council then adjourned for a wook.
SPORTING.
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The tramp lenned "against the door
to deal with Chinese mattore. He dinged
very interesting storfes on Chinese Fólklors-
fro with awift movement, and the effect s pleasing to the mind. It la frue the and lenvos us with Beauty daad, but the mas who had been a traitor both to her and to her parents, in babended, and the scheme
was quite effectiva. The little volume of vengeance bich. Besaty had planned gazed past her at the kitchen table."
"Ton lauk strong." said Miss Annabel, Rives the render a clear picture of the way in which Chinone regard things, and many Are you equal to the task of sawing and of the highly cherished Idents of Chiness splitting half a cord of wood 1".
life, and some of the weaknesses of Chiness Equal to it, madum?" and the tramp character are clearly exemplified in the
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Trustees of the Bharp Estate and sooner or cur high regard for him although, as SOCIAL AND PERSONAL later the School will have to move' else you say, sir, he had been only for a Edict referred to in Tuesday evening's
where. The purchasor, a Chinese gentle-few months with us, and we also co The transport Rohilla is due to amiro issue, would seem to indicate that at Hongkong at daylight on the 6th inst
man from Canton, han treated as very press our deep sorrow at his sudden death. the Court at Peking has lost all its
kindly and has given us a lease of the We units with you in tendering our since Jumb, while Miss Annabel Sheldon peered ancient courage and is being driven Naval Yard, mails for England by the 6.8. by which tinto wo hope to have made other with his relatives."
Engineer Commander Randle, cf the building for one year from March 1st, 1912, rest and deepest sympathy and condolence out at him through the screen, and he
by counsels of despair to take the Shinyo Mara.
The resolution was-tano-puk and-carried- armngements, but the ganica and play- final steps leading to its owa
Rear Admiral J. H. Sands, U.S.N.,round will have to be surrendered at a in silence.
Hod. Dr. Ho Kai-Bir Asa mark of very much earlier date. A Bab-Committon extinction. Coming, too, at the very died in Washington on October 28, of his boon appointed to look into the matter respect to our late Colonial, Secretary, I moment when the news is flashing acute indigestion.
and to tako whatever stope may be acces beg to move that the Council adjourn until "The word is ineunte, I am superior volume before us. It is tastefully bound, to it, and down the road drifted a cloud and we are sure that it will command a sary for the welfare of the School.
Hon. Mr Ross-I is, to support the of dust raised by his patient, plodding good circle of readers. The price is two perialists succcasca-at-Haalow, it meat, assumed the duties of Inspector In his article on Workingruen's Gothon, member. can not but be said, from the Court's Arms Schola, Ceylon, China, and Straits poucation is Harper's for Cetober, Br. His Excellency I shall be most glad,tó point of view, that the Edict appears
Robert W. Bruere presents some statisties adopt this proposal of the Unofficial Mem- at a most inopportune time. The Mi Konnedy, Miss Robson and Mr W. which give a slackling view of the number ber and adjourn the Council. Council will G. Winfield bare joined the Cathedral of casualties in the great American In- CHARMING TRIMMINGS Imperial Court has thrown up the Choir; while Mrs Goldsmith. Ima left for dustsicsOur forementsatsonty on this
TO MATOE
sponge before it has really tested the England. There are vacancies for two subject, Mr. Froderick L. Hoffman, fighting capacities of its army and tenors and one bass, olan for one contralto. statistical expark, computes the number of Davy, or the staying powers of the
fatal accidente amung occupied mules in the It is understood that Mr F. Hato-ear 1908 as between $9,000 and $25,000. revolutionista. In doing so it un-tand, First Pulice Magistrate, will go Home These figures are deacdingly conservative. doubtedly has been netunted by a on leave of absence on the 15th inst, and
that he will be sectoaded by Mr E A. 26 million persone in a population estimated They take account only a few more than feeling that it must "play for safety
Irving, and that Mr J. F. Wood, Secundat only 67 millions. They omit from con-Park Range on faturday next, commencing A practice match will be fired at King's at any hazard Does it then imagine Polico Blagistrate, will be transferred to aideration six million vago-earning women, at 2.16 p.m. sharp, the beet eight of each that by grovelling self-abasament the Education Department, while Mr and they do not include the milions of sido to count. The teams as under VICTORIA THEATRE. before the people it will not only D. Melbourne will take his place a casual labouras, who, while not registared Hearl's Eleven,
save face" but securo a further Magistrato. continuance of the use of the seats of Sunday, November 19th, will be "Choir power? Surely that is strange Sunday" and the offerings on that day will reasoning at such a crisis as this be given to the Choir Fund.. Church Notes Then again, will the reformers ba4opos that this Fund will be better au that the annual death roll, of American A. B. West..
ported than it has boon in previous years, content with such an Edict can and that those presont on that day will industry cannot be much below 60,000. T. Haarl,
Both authorities are agreed in placing the A. Calvert 9.107.24. to 11.10 7.4. they place any trust or confidence in show by their donations their appreciation and total of non-fatal accidents in the 0. MeNab Wilson. F. G. Bain.
the good faith of the Imperial family the Cathedral Choir. There will be United States at not much less than two W. Anderson. In a moment of panic to dismiss every Choral Celebration (Stainer in at 11,46 million frightful commentary upon our H. Stewart Mancha official and to replace them. by Chinese, to promise the immediate grant of a Constitution, and to offer immunity to all the rebels-
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