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purchase from the reserve. When the period of service with the colours has been completed the men are transferred to the First Class Reserve for two years, and in the case of cavalry and artillery for three years. After this the remainder of the time up till the man reaches forty years of age is served in the Second Class Reserve. When a man has reached the age of forty his services are dis- pensed with. Thousands of the men, we real, have never completed their first class musketry course, but there was no denying the keenness with which the soldiers answered the call to As for her Navy're imagine that comparatively easy task Jies before it, for Turkey's new Navy is still in process of coming into being,
Only a part of the Turkish army is any better armed than their foes, but the Turk under Marshal SHEFKET has seen a lot of fighting, mostly of an irregular kind, during the past few years and consequently But it is not a man to be despised. is a question whether the Young Turks have been able to wips out in the short time they have been in power the
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STOP PRESS.
RUMOURED FALL" OF
PEKING
"As we go to press bewe is to hand through Chinese sources that the rebels haye taken Feking,
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The wire containing the rumour reached the Wat Te Fut Pu at 3.50 p.m. from Shanghai.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The German Mail of the 4th October delivered in London on the 3rd Nov,
Not a singla American ship arrived in the Fork of London between June 25 and August 26, among the 1857 arrivals from foreign ports.
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Mr Allan Gard, American Consal General at Ceiba, Hundaras, has committed suicide. a few days previously, he had been sum marily remored iron dificu
The chief engineer, who accidently fell downstairs at the Grand Hotel on Friday morning, belongs to the" 5.5. Marati
is name is Mathew McMuir
It is understood that the bomba found
on the West. Rirer steamer Chan Po, on
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RAMBLING NOTES.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1911.
TROUBLE AT SHA SHAN
n its cause.
CHUNG
TYPHOON WARNING.
CATHEDRAL CHOIR CONCERT.
All encerned in the a neart giveo' by. The grii ani awful tragedy ennated on the polo ground last, Saturday afternoon
Rumours were denting about Hongkong the members of the St. John's Onthedral brought home to most residents the great this morning of trouble having arisen at dhoir are to he congratulated on the big and terrible uncertainty of the tenure of Sha Shan Cheng, a village on the shore of measure of successtrained last night. Ins human life. At first men could scarcely Mirs Day. The extent of the disturbance Clary such as Hong with ima sonstant- ly-changing population, it is co casy matter believe the news that tho Colonial Secretary is unknown, but the revolution is ascribed to keep toge Eera body of chorister, hence had bean cut down by the grim Reaper, in
the maintenanes of a high standard of merit the full dush of his ripened, manhood He
becomes a most difficult probleni. With had come so recently among us, had only started, as it wore, to run what looked
this point in mind, the excellence of last night's programme la all the more praise. likan splundid courie--put to be summoned away from life's pageant just as it was The following teleguata was received by worthy, for, despite the sb-ence of many reaching its fullest dovolopment. Every the American Consulate General from the "eld bands," the general topo of the, avo one who had come in contaes with M Manila Observatory at 12 25 noen, to-day-ing's harmony reached a decidedly high Barnes during his brief sojourn in the Cyclone or typhoon West of the Ladrone level. This was so because of Sfr Dunwan Fulier's abounding onthusinam as a choir- Colony will endras overy word which fellor Mariana Islands moving N.N.W, or N.
master and also brakund he is able to count from the lips of Sir Frederick Lugard at
upon the loyalty of an equally conscientious the meeting of the Legislative Council on
A devotad hand of vocalists. It was Thursday. The Colony has lost a most
most gratifying that the attendance was a capable official, and the Chiness a sincere friend. To his aged mother much sincere The ratum: of the average amount of very large one, the City Hall being packed. The programma opened with the ud sympathy goes out those days, sympathy bank notes in circulation in the Colony accompanied motat, There is a Green which we hope will soften the terrible and of specie in reserve during October as it (Burstall). This was easily the best limity of a brilliant won's untimely death, gortified by the managers of the respective choisi number in the programme. In it banka was as follows-Chartered Bank of Me Fuller always had kia forces under If is when such a blow as this falls upon India, Australia and Chins, avorage, control, the parts were well balanced, and the Colony thai wa realise how true are the Hebrew ainger's words; we are but 5,487,803, specie 24,000,000; Hongkong the regard for light and shade was out shadows passing through a world of and Shanghai Bank, $17.003, and marked. Next canis a quartetto "The Musion, and the mystery of it all is as in- $9,000,000 making a total of 302,541,407, White Paternoster" (H. Walford-Davies), panatiable now as on the day when poor average, and $13,000,000 specia humanity first began its struggles upward
from the bruge. »
The great questing of the hour in Flong
MONEY IN THE COLONY,
ITEMS AT THE COURTS,
John Allen appeared at the Magistracy
taken by Master T. Martin, Me H. J. Bost Mr J. W. White and Mr E. Bullock. This waa very daintily sung. Mm J. W Kow and Mr R. Tegton-Gelin wore associated with happy result in the old favourite "Lovo Dising" (Stainer), which
Detective Sargeant Timothy Murphy kong is where shall we stow all the this morning an a charge of being a.vagrant. was moat sympathetically sung
Chinese refugees now flocking into the
9p.m.-A1 Frosen Fete in Conpound of evils which ate like a corroding acid Thursday night, did not contain explosives. Colony, Somo moving tales of overcrowd. The case was reminded.
R. C. Cathedral.
MEMO FOR MONDAY." -President-Fallieres birthday (1841)...
3 p.m.-Property Sale at Mr Goo. P.
Lammer's Sales Rooms.
4.30 pm - Meeting of the Headwaters
Mining Co.
of the Moon.
11.48 p.m.-Full Moon..................
into the very vitals of the Ottoman army under the rule of the deposed Sultan
The most deplorable results of the war, so far, have been the charges
of barbarity which have been brought
ing a renching me: of houses once considered over-full with a dozen people Cinematograph films to the value of living in then, now accommodating 60hand $10,000 wore destroyed in Singapors on 70. Of course no one can in this aunturial et. 20, during a fire which broke out on and very commercial aga really blare the
the premises ccupied by Mess Eathandfords for making hay while the sun Fedres
A Chinaman was Brad 8100 or "one oth's imprisonment at the Magistracy this morning, for being in possession of opium.
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Sfiv Brotherton Barker was paid "the (compliment of receiving the drst encore of the evening for her brilliant rendering of Chopin's Fantasie Impromptu, in which she thoroughly well upheld her reputation as a pianist of more than ordinary ability, The Doxi'aumbur was "There's a Land
shines. Still for sanitary reasons alone sentence of six months-imprisonment of Roses (Tercas del-Riego), sung by
Mr Kiliani, German Consul Fazorat (something should be done to prevent the and four hours!.stocks...was imposed on a Mrs T. L. Perking, with » subdued-chor-t
8.40 p.m.-3.34 a.m.--Penumbral Felipe against the Italians. These charges in Singapore, has been promoted Coasal have naturally been denied at Rome, General in Australia and passed through but from the fact that questions Hongkong with his wife by the German regarding them have been asked in mail, en route to Sydney.
General Memoranda,
TUESDAY, November 7-
Election Day in V.S.A...
245 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting. 6.30 p.m.--Organ Recital in St. John's
Cathedral
WEDNESDAY, November 8-
9.13 p.Licensing Board Meeting. 3.30 p.m-Sale of Work in Union Church
HALL 16 p..Operetta Alice in Wonder and by Childron in Union Church 9 p.m.-Concert at Union Church Hall
Hall.
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TERDAY, November 9 ----
2.30pm Budget. Dobats in
Legislative Corneil &p.r.-Practice Real Dances in the City
Hall.
SATURDAY, November 11:
King of Italy's birthday (1869).
the House of Commons it would appear that there is a belief in certain quarters that there is some foundation for them. The Italians allego o the other hand that treacherous nets done by Arabs led to the drastic measures
they adopted
Owing to the fact that he is engaged ou a speech-making tour in the Western States, President Tait failed to register himself within the statutory time," so hia vote will not be available in the coming elections.
terrible overcrowding now taking pinco While another and quite as pressing a con is the trouble caused to so many respectable Portuguese familice, who are being turned out of their homes because their landlords can let the premises for higher rentals to the Chinese refugees. The case of the diseased Portuguese ia very hard, but for the moment no one can
suggest a remedy.
· Of course this influx of well-to-do Chines is but tompotary. As soon as matters resume their ordinary flow in Canton and
patro at the agistracy this morning, for returning from banishment.
A native, who voluntarily came forward at the Magistacy this marring to claim certain opium during a case, was fined £5 for being in possession of it,
Three bontnien and a beatwoman were fined 810 dach, by Commander C. W Beckwith, RN., at the Marina Court this morning, for being in Causeway Bay refuge without special permission and failing to
respective boats.
Speysido Distillery. Kinguseid, built for £750, and the premises are being will return to their homes. But meanwhile -at-a-cost of about £22.000, has been sold the interior generally our new residente exhibit the regulation lights on their
dismantied, the new owners not having yet they have created a situation which presses stated the use to which the buildings will very hardly upon many British horn re- he pus.
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in clearing the oasis near Tripoli, and we must accept the explanation. Mr Asqurry, indeed, took up quite the correct attitude when he de- precated criticism of a friendly Power
A penumbral eclipse of the moon during a time of severe crisis Heiken place on Monday night" The was right, too, in protesting against niiddle of the eclipse is visible at Singapore the hostile tone which the questions at 10.32 p.m. local time, Hongkong and South Chins, 11.36, coast time, and Japan 1.33 am the next day, Japan time,
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his questioners got well mapped over the knuckles, as they deserved. The Powers have virtually agreed to let Ex-King of Portugal's birthday (1883) Turkey and Italy fight out the quarrel and nothing in the way of interference THURSDAY, November 10
.m.-Practice Rool Dances in the City is therefore allowable until one or Hall.
both ask for the mediatory assistance THURSDAY, November 23-
Hall.
aidents of the less wall-to-do classes..
The skating rink has opened its doors gain. I wonder if it will be as popularne was last cold weather! There is always fashion in these things. At the present moment England is strewn with deserted
accompaniment. Using her rich, full voice
to great advantage, the romlist moored s distinct success and was compelled to re- peat the effort. To our mind, however. she shouo far better in "The Garden of | Love" (Makanger), similarly arrangóð, which was given in the second part of the programme, this composition being, moro within her range. The first part concluded with the diet and chorus I waited for the Lord" (Mendelsscha), in which the duottists were Master T. Martic and Master S. Johnson.
The second portion of the programme was of a lighter order. It opened with a humorous part-song, "Call John "' (W. The quoteles Chinapan, who was Fearon), in which tho soleist was Mr QL deained in onection with the empty R. Crispin. This was crisply song, but its bombs found on th .. Chan Po, appeared effect would have been enhanced if the before Mr F. A. Hazeland at the Mag-choristers! countenances had mere happily istracy this morning on a charge of, being reflected the theme; they should have re- The case membered that it was a humerous place in possession of the bombs. was remanded.
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they were handling, not an anthem. The duet "Rabeccs" (Lita Lehmann), sung by
riaks, run up in the flush of the great bees be used to entry mesanges in time not a success, Mr Denman, Fuller gave. It is being used as a prictial plan that Mr J. Lashbrook and Mr G. R. Crispis, was Despatches from the Secretary of craze of a couple of years ago. Many of
thors have been turned into picture show, ar in place of carrier pigeons. By the aid great delight by his masterly execution of others into houses of vaudeville, but the of photography it is now possible to reduce it's Hungarian Raphsody No 2, and la message accuying a full sheet of papor response to the insistent demands for an front majority are derelict in the down to the size of a pinhcad. Such ting encore ho gave Bridge's Serenade most. of public entertainments and diversions messages could be glad to the back of a sympathetically. One of the most delight-
State and the proclamation of His Majesty the King of neutrality and rules to be observed during the continuance of the war tween Italy and Turkey are published
however, has fewer attractions way,
of the Peak Tramway at the action of the so as to be easily end. This is an excellent 40 ancore
in the Gazette for general information.
than the Old Country and perhaps will and the joys of rinking very worth while, bee, and as these insects have the homing fal numbers of the evening was the Swing instinct a carrier service might be establish- og from "Veronique," as sung by Mrs "It appears from latest ägures to hand during the coming selson.
ed which the bullets of the enemy could Kew and Mr E. C. Emmett. The voices blended splendidly and the plecs was sung 5 p.m.-Practice Rool Dances in the City of an outside State. From the latest that there are now in China 4,500 far pan I understand the cousidemble indis not reach. After being reccised, the tiny is just the happy mood it aloud
news to hand it would seem that and American missionaries together with nation has been aroused among the meets messages would bo enlarged by photography |
was inevitable. A 8,500 Chinere pastors and preachers of the
male-voice trio "Faint Heart," from this point is not far off, and the Protestant section of the Chinese Church- sooner. itis.reached the better It is the intention of the homo-churches to Sanitary Board in sanctioning the erection suggestion, hut' who is going to dross the Iolanthe," was next given by Mr R. for the world, for the long con "peedily add to their statis. tinuance of the war will but lead to much bitter feeling and perhaps induce racial estrangement in lands, October 10 en 'being removed from the Government to abandon the project The asspainted with, the life and tragic death of T. Martin took the solo part. This Httle
The Chins Mail
HOMOKONG, SATURDAY, NOVIMOIL 4, 1911.
THE ITALIAN-TURKISH WAR.
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Few of the English papers express sympathy with Italy in her war with Turkey while Turkey on the
Special Display other hand has also very few friends.
EVENING GOODS
OF
EVERYTHING FOR
It is a singular state of affairs for the Press of London is generally partisan cne way or the other, despite all its protestations of strict impartiality, but apparently this condition of things can
such as India, where Mahommedans and Christians dwell together. It is this aspect of the case which imparts such a disquieting tone to the issue.
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The torpedo-boat destroyer Charger struck the pennant at Sheerness on
effective list of the Royal Navy to the obsolete list. The Charger, which was completed for sea in 1893, and then steamed 27 knots, is to return bor equip. ment and will be prepared for anİB.
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have a Fairy Godmother behind them to ensure their success either in time or pin
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of a urinal as the Bowen road station. It bea
Peyton-Geißn, Mr J. W. White and M certainly looks like a bad blunder on the
W. Armstrong-a expital affort. The sold part of somebody and I hope that same the wall-kook actress and authores, and chorus Cossig-Tran' was-toteworthy effective action may be taken to induce the Helene ron Donniger, who was closely for the delightful manner in which Master public utilities of Hongkong never seem tFerdinand Lassalle has committed suicide vocalist is possessed of a remarkably sweet
days after the death of her third husband, he knows well how to see it, at Munich by taking chloral hydrate a few voice of marked flexibility, and moreover, A recall the Russian littérateur, Baron Salowitsch. could not be reaisted, and the last verse I hear most lugubrious tales from Shang It was on her account that Lassalle fought was repeated to the delight of everybody bai of the utter stagantion of business dee the dual with the Wallachian boyar Janko The concert ended with a solo and chorus, It is announced in the Government to the troubles at Hankar. Poor Shanghai, von Rakowitz, in which he fell Fräulein My Northern Maiden," a piece of the conventional cnon-song type written by Mr. Gazelle that cough tinctus, cough mixture she was hard hit over the rubber craze, and von Döaniges afterwards married von Denman Fuller. This was given in and cholers, mixture as prepared at the before she has extricated herself from that Rakowitz. The story of the love athir of rollicking sale, Mr E. C. Emmett being thero comes along this further set Insaalle and von Donniges and of the duel the soloist, and with an encoro the even Inspector Gordon has been transformed King Edward Dispensary are exempted back. Hongkong is not suffering half so forme the theme of Meredith's anusi, ing's harmony terminated."
from payment of royalty. to, the Opitim badly. The Viceroy at Canton is very The Tragic Comediane". The lady pub Farmer provided that they are compounded dexterously sitting on the lid and so
GOOD ADVICE. in accordance with prescriptions, approved lung as he can keep the peace and lished two volumes of memoirs, one of
prevent the pot from bolling over them, which was widely read, benng entitled THE best time to bay Chamberlain's Monday is the seventieth anniversary of the birthday of President Fallieres of by the Principal Civil Medical Oficer of we can go on our different ways with My Ralations with, Ferdinand Cassilla." Cough Remedy is right now. Don't a fairly reasonable hope that the worst she was years of ago. Grief at the put it off until you need it but keep it at will not happen down south,
hand. A cold is much easier cured when France.
death of her tasband and straitened means first contracted than after it has settled in are supposed to have been the motives for the system. For sale by all Chomists and
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At least forty conturios old, a piece of te ascribed to the general feeling that It is announced in the Gazette that bir timber-has just been deposited in the But should thinge got out of hand, then the war was quite unnecessary and E. A. Irving having returned from leave how Exhibition. When discovered it we may look for stirring times. It is rathor CHARMING SELECTION that had Italy been a little less has resumed duties as Director of Educa was a soft as a sponge, but, subjected to ominous that three British launches should
touchy and very much less hasty
careful and continuous chemical and bare boen already seized by 'pitates on the West River, and the same one of our the points_in_dispute might-|
mychanical treatment; it is now, as had little river gunboats can be detached to His Excellency the Governor has been and as heavy as freshly cat timber. The lock-ars" the better. Exangtung it the have been arranged without the pleased to appoint the Ilon. Mr A. Wood bad been painted at one and by a
bocae of a very turbulent race...: firing of a single shot. But Italy Brewin 0.30. Colonial Secretary, to be stone axo.. knows what she is playing for better chairman of the Licensing Beard. than do outsiders and she is evidently
The Montreal Herald, a Liberal publica determined now that the sword is tion, publishes an unconfirmed report that drawn to beat the Turk to his knees, Bir Wilfrid Laurier will be put forward by The bulk of the fighting will have to Great Britain and the United States for the be done by her infantry, of which she presidency of The Hague Tribunal.
EVENING. WEAR.
Wm. Powell, Id
At the moment of writing It looks as if Pilgrims, numbering over 300, whe Yuan Shir Kai was forcing the Throne to travelled to Lourdes on September 28, take his point of view. He holds that the under the leadership of the Eight. Rev. Dr. revolution is not auth-dynastic but merely Amigo (Bishop of Southwark, who was rising against miaraland unjust talation, misted by the Very Rev. J. O'Reilly, like ourown Wat Tyler revolt in Richard the .BLL, have returned to London. One of Second's times. For this reason he advİNCA the directors of the pilgrimage claimed that parleying with the rebels and if possible he ith them. cun possibly muster one million men, The financial statement for August as thors had been no mishap on the long would agree while in the way with VICTORIA THEATRE. Unfortunately they are armed with published in the fraselts gives a revenue of journey, and every remarkable, ours had Of course he should know his own country.
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men best but..to ostaldore it
n
feare room to spare. Recently in Sentile
in a cigar-stand appeared the sign,"
the Mannlicher rifle of the old pattern 8600,395.21, the expenditure being beer reported in the case of one of the that the rebol leaders are pledged to the hilt which is devoid of wind gauges and 8664,052.82, leaving a balance of 81,606, pilgrims, Miss Mary Margiotta, a young to drive the Mancha dynasty from Peking 062 82 from the assets and liabilition at indy living at Falham, who had been taken and to set up in its stend some farin Buy rato of lees velocity than present day the end of Joly
to Lourdes on stretcher. She had beon of republican govaradient. At
all we can do is is to wait and Be weapons. The Italian conscript, by
suffering from meningitis of the spino for the way, is called upon when he has "His Honour Mr H H J. Gomperts, thirteen or fourteen years, and during the Punch recently, had a sporting article on
sof
of age, and Acting Chief Justice, has appointed Mr Inst two years aho had been unable to walk "Have I think the following will ap 9.15 F.. to 11.15 r. reached twenty years o
P. P. J. Wodehouse to be a commissioner at all. She visited the Grotto at Lourdes, or whimsical contemporary's list Jad under the new Army Act has to put administer oaths and take declarations, and leant on the mis, and, whilst praying, THE GREAT FILM.
in a period of one year and six affirmations and attestations of honour in she felt that she was better, and was at Manavres of the Italian Fieat before the
months with the colours. If he has the court as long as he shall not an assistant once able to walk about, although still Attack on Tripoli,
made himself efficient in that Superintendent of Victoria Gool. not made timen further six months has to be
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