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General Memoranda.
TUZIDAY, December 6 :—
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Through the kindness of Lieut.-Col. Hamilton and floor, the band of the 5.0.T.LI. vill play at the Zoroastrian Club this àroning from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m.
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THE TIME HALL-
A Premature Drop.
time ball full about two minutes before one Owing to an accident in the tower the
o'clock to-day... ... que
******GLARY AT FAIRALL
We would draw our sporting renders: attention to the boxing bouts to-night at the Empire Theatre between Blackmore of Australia and Seaman Grant. The contest promises to be very well worth seeing.
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'On Sunday, Dec. Ird; special sermons will be preached in St. John's Cathedral in aid of the Hongkong Church Missionary Association. The Bishop of Victoria will preach-at. Matins and the Rev. A. D. Stewart will be the preacher at Erensong.
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Folico court proceedings are going on in Colombo against Mr R. E. Williams, formerly manager of the Ceylon branch "of Bear Dodwell and Co., Ld. "The amount Linxshred it Rs 658, 837 SE, and arose through rubber transactions. Accceed is to be bailed out in the sum of three lacs."
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THE REVOLUTION.
A GERMAN BOYCOTT.
(Frons Our Own Correspondent.)
SHUNCHA,, Dec. 1.
Owing to the fact that certain German-
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1811
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firms have been supplying the Imperial NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS
forces with modern weapons of war a
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It is now reported that Wachang has
A burglary was committed-at-Fairall and number of Chinose Bars propose institu- Co's premises in Fedder's Street on Thurting a boycott against German goods. day night or during the small hours of
HAS WUCHANG BEEN Friday morning. The rubber made an
RECAPTUREDT / entry" through the front of the building, filing through a big brats padlook and a large door lock, Top shelves and cup- boards were ransacked, many rolla of sergos not, as rumoured, been seized by the and tweede being taken, though expensive Imperialists, who are prevented from dress materials were left severaly alone.crossing the river be the Revolutionista From a cash box 919 were abstracted, but fortunately Mian Fairall's dosk was left nomolested. Had the thieves but known, $400 "www.in" she cook, placed there the-
The Director of the Plague Laboratory at the All India Sanitary Conferases heldight before. Altogether goods estimated ia value at batween $800 and $700 wore in Bombay last month, in a paper on
stolen. plagie, said that owing to the fertility of rata the best way of attacking them was by diminishing the food-supply and destroying the breeding places, rather than by slaughter. Experiments showed that in
It is said that the watchman on duty next door says be felt the padlock at and found it secure.
PROCURING THE WHERE-
WITHAL.
Wang Hing," the rebel leader from Hupch, bas arrived at Shanghai in order! to make arrangements for the despatch of ammunition to the rebel forces. He also intends going to Nanking in order to secure the services of some of the new-
the sourse of successive epidemics are REVOLUTIONIST LEADER AND trained soldiers there. of rats immune to plague was evolved. An exhaustive experiment with carative serum had proved ineffective.
لعبة
The Governor in Council has issued a regulation under the Arme and Ammuni. tion Ordinance declaring the following at ticles to bé ammunition within the meaning of the Orlinance: Bombs and bomb casos, or any parts thereof; hand groundes and 5.30 p.m. Organ Rosital in St. John's hand grenade cases, or any parts theroof, except such as can be used only for the purposes of axtinguishing fires; any fases which can be used for the purpose of ex. ploding shells, tombs or hand grenades,
是 Committoo of the House of
Cathedral, 47
FRIDAY, Decomber 8
9.15 p.m.-Philharmonic Concert. SaraDAY, December
5
→→
p.m.-Sports Carnival, at Victoria Skating Rink.
The dias Mail.
Representatives in Washington is inquiring
to the connection of Mr. J. W. Foster (a former Sacrotary of State) and the late Mr. E. H. Conger (formerly America Minister at Peking) with the payment fromu- the Boxer Indemnity Fund at £70,000 to
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1911, the hairy of Gonerat Ward, who was killed
A-LULIE
For the moment there is a lull in
5. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld, the revolution which during the past
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in the Chinese rebellion of 1862, Great influenco in mid to have been brought të bear upon the Chinono Government t allow the claim made by the Ward family to be pail from the fund referred to, «
HIS SWORD.
A nativo, who stated that he was 3 18- volutionist ofloor having just come from Canton and buing on his way north to join de man, whom he said was his foki, |the_Rokol army, together with a much
appeared before Mr O. Dick Melbourne, at the Magistracy this morning. The feki was charged with being in possession of
word bot be said it did not belong to him and he had brought his master along to testify to that fact
His Worship was of the opinion that s
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EXPLODES.
(Wah Te Yat Po's Service.)
SHANGHAI, Dec 2.
On the 30th alto, a powder magazine at Nanking exploded. It is not known whether any lives were lost. a
"READY TO DIE".
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A body of men who have joined the
servant could carry his master's arms bu" Ready to Die" Society, which has
Inspector Gordon pointed out that he could branches in Hongkong and Canton, as not do so unless he had a permit which the..
foki had not. A similar case had occured cended Taze Kam Mountain near Nan- about a fortnight ago when Mr E. R. Irving king and commenced an attack og'an had imposed a fine of $50.
important post outside the city. Simul-
The owner of the sword anid that he had
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papers from the Provisional Government at Canton to carry a sword and he was only and troops made an attack from the opposite side. After a whole night's passing through the Colony.
"He may have such papers," said In-bombardment the position was taken qu spector Gordon, but they are..papers of the morning of the 1st inst. the Revolutionist Government and a gov ernment which the British Government does not recognise."
His Worship imposed' a fine of 850 and the sword to be confiscated His Worship
vested.
six weeks has awept through China. Major Bertie Clay, of the small Ara s The Imperialists and the Revolution Factory, Kirkoe, has been seriously manked also told the owner that if he wanted the sword back he had better soe, the Captain by a leopard.. The animal managed to gainSuperintendent of Police in whom the ists are negotiating and the air is ac-admittance into the factory by someupknown discretionary power of returning it was cordingly full of rimours. Most of mess and mauled an employed. When the them can be dismissed as valueless gates were opened in the morning Olay aud other officers asized their riflesand hunted bat amid the welter of mixed opinion the leopard from point to point. The one thing seems to stand out very animal was finally wounded and thinking it clearly, that the salvation of Chias dend. Major Clay approached it, when the leopard sprung on him and severely mauled. will not be found in a republic. Even his in the face and head before the other in the South where Cantonese officers could kill it. opinion holds full sway, doubts are now being entertained of the wisdom
of completely butting adrift from the old order of things and embarking on a course entirely foreign to all. pre
GRAND XMAS rious political development in China.
BAZAAR
NOW OPEN
True it is that the great mass of the people are, indifferent us to who pre sides at the sent of central authority so long as they are assured of a stable and honest-Government, but already in Canton folk are saying that they have
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"THE ECCENTRICS.”
Hongkong is to have a treat next weak something now in the theatrical line. On Monday Mr Fred Coyne's Eccentrics" are to open a brief season, and from the and others. Accounts wahara noen of their performances
in the South we should say their stay will The Hon Mr A. 31. Thomson has been-bea most successful.one. The "Eccentrica appointed by His Excellency the Governor. na the name implies, are quite out of the
ITEMS AT THE COURT3.
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to act as Chairman of the Licensing Board | common and do not conform to the generalment was imposed. by Mr C. D. Malbourne- during the absence on leave of the Hon.concert party rules, that is the beauty of
at the Magistency this morning, on a the show, one never knows what is in store. native for kidnapping. Fifteen gamblers The company is tea in number, four ladies from No 72, First Street, were also and six gentlemen.
Mr. A. W. Brewin.
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His Excellency the Governor has ro- appointed Mr Murmy Stewart to be a
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THE WISE, MOTHER," THE most prominent physician in the
Beckwith, H., at the Barine Court this morning, for refusing to stop when called upon to do so by a police cer. Two mastors of fishing boats wero fined 811 each for using their fishing boats other thaa for the purposes of fishing; throwing
Splendid Selection strange gusts of feeling to blow January, 1893, and Engiuser Commander country canot produce better results coal into the herbour to prevent its being
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though it maybe, cannot be replaciti at a moment's notice, no matter how perfect from an academic point f view appears the new order of thing But" in the circumstances of th Canton upheaval the new order cou} i scarcely be expected to be successful.
INTERNATIONAL HYGIENE
EXHIBITION.
Grand Prix awarded to Mannfac- turers of Sanatoren and Formamint.
The worth of "grand priz" depands The revolutionaries have taken on a chiofly upon the character of the szhibition bigger job than they can discharge, which awards it. In the mate of the Inter- national Hygiene Exhibition at Dresden,
VICTORIA THEATRE the administration, they find them-representa the bighost medical opinion in
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1.15 p., bo 8.45 PM, AND
and they know it. Without money under the patronage of HM the King of without the men to adequately stoff Saxony, the honour is a genuine one and
Harope. It is lateresting to note, therefora selves in a quandary, and each day this the only Grand Prix awarded in the but sces the confusion, grow worse pharmaceutical section at this exhibitión confounded. It is a dangerous situa-hde bear received, against numerous come 9:15 to 11.15 r..tion, view it as one will, for every manufacturers of the well-known pro- petitors, by Messrs A Wulfing & Co.,
hour means an increase in the forces parations Banntoge, Formamint and
Albalaatin of brigandage throughout the pro-
The Britfal Bection, under the patroangs vince--"And once these gentry get of B. R. H. Princess Ohrisian," was seriously to work the condition of organised by the Lord Mayor of London, Bir Taney Strong, and played a prominent things will be truly frightful. The part as the Exhibition where all the nations sooner, then that Xras, Shih-kai were officially repre muted,
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