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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The dead body of a Chinaman has been found on the hillside aan: Hunghom
pie
The P. and O. B., Foona brought from London recently two 30-ton gans for the Singapore fortifications.
understand-
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Miss Bartlett and. Miss Warner, nursing
sisters from the Royal Naval Hospital, proceeded Hour by the Pawan yesterday,
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FRIDAY, DEORMBER 15, 1914,
SUPPOJED REVOLUTIONARY
DE JERTERA
“Arrested Wearing the King's Uniform.
belonging to His. Majostles. Forces and on Weari ga gruntoont and a peaked cap which were the badger of the Revolutionist army of China, a man, who is supposed to
"NAVAL MOVEMENTI.
·UM.S. Pegasus loft yesterday Shanghai
H.M.8. Ait has arrived at Singapore. and anils to day for Hongkong
5.M.9. Minotaur has gone to Amoy. HMS. Kent has arrived at Singapore,
43,000,000 for which the Depart menta were asking, the Cabinet only
Chury weakly, "Overland China. Mail allowed yon 4,000,000, including yen appear again to-morrow, the first time 2,000,000 for telephone expansion. sizes the strike, and will have on the cover This is exclusive of the special estive pictures of Revolutionlate in battle up mates, which will be brought before North
A rather nasty accidently befel Bir the Cabinet later. Amongst the
Edward Jones, Assistant Harbour blaster, works postponed are improvements
as he was stopping ashore at the Blue in the Shimonoseki Straits and in
Funnel Wharf, Kowloon," on Thursday afternoon which necessitates his lying up a deserter from the Revolutionists, was where she will recommission on arrival of Kobe Harbour, the abandonment of
for a day or two, "Mr Jones slipped and arrested by Sergeant Kendal we he was H.M.S. Royal Arthur, - the International Exhibition of 1917. |
twisted his log
| leaving the wharf of the Hongkong-Canton and Mana Steamboat Co., Ltd. on Thurs. further expansion of the Army and
Mr. Fakunaga's picture exhibition. Gen. Lord Motheon, the commander-day. The man appeared before. Bir B. 4. the construction of new Houses of at the Tokyo Hotel opens to-morrow in-chief of the Imperial forces in South Irving at the Magistracy this morning. Parliament. It is proposed to afternoon. The exhibits are our salo, wo Africs, after relinquishing his command in The case whe remanded. leave untouched the sum transfer-
March noat, will, in deference to the able to the sinking fund, so that the
Highlands and Lowlands has declared strongly expressed wishes-of the Univu
CINEMATOGRAPH FICTURES a third interin dividend of per cent.Government, stay in South Africa until the redemption of yon 50,000,000 of these income tax., This dividend is payable Union Defense Bill has been passed
OF THE WAR IN TRIPOLI. outstanding loans is to be affected on Januszy 10, 1912.
▲ picture of condaiderably more than annually as before."
Engineer Commandor Frederick C. passing interest is to be shown at the The Sporting and Promatic News of It is a thousand pities that Japan November 11th, santains a short article on Williams, R.N., has died at Holmleigh, Victoria Theatre to-night when Mesars did not resolutely face the situation Pony Racing at Hankow with three good Belvedero, Bent, the residence of his Ramos and Ramos will present the who was walking along, when a crowd brother-in-law, Dr. O, E. Baddeley, from grand flra showing the latest war assembled and molested the constable. heart disease, at the age of 44.. He was events to Tripoli. This picture has Danger threatening the man who wis appointed to H.M.S. Bedford in 1909, and been specially sent out for the Visested asked the constable to take him as chief engineer when she was wreaked toria Theatre and patrons will no doubt to a certain shop where he was known by on the island of Quelpart, with the loss of appreciate the enterpries of the manage, one of the fokis. This tha lalong did and 18 liron, This had a very detrimentalment in placing it, with all possible des loft him in charge while he went to obtain effect on his health, and he was very anwell patch, before them. The dramatic histerial the assistance of other constables who on his serival in England, but was able to film entitled Brutus will also be exhi-eventually took the man to the lock-up. take up his appointment to H.M.S. Diadem bited besides a number of others. in December last.
reproductions of photos.
"His Excellency the Governor has kindly consented to distribute the prizes in connection with St Joseph's English College on Thursday at 8p.m.
A lady living at Magazine Gap, the Peck, reports to the police that a man, whom she believes abe can recogcise, saatebed her brown Japanese handbag.
His Excellency the Governor's corona- tion address to the students of Queen's
college has been, handsomely framed and placed on the landing of the castern staircase of this college.
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YOUTH CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
At the Magistracy this morning 'Mr E. 4. Irving fixed Thursday and Friday after- "noon, of next, wook for the bearing of the serioas charges of forgery preferred against (To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL")
Abdool Rsjack Samy. On the first count S-It appears that the gentleman he was charged with forging the who has been up here to see whether it signature of Iam Cheong Wan, on Nov
"A LUKONG MOBBED... Newcomers to the Colony amongst the Chinese those who have probably now, become acquainted with the fach, that the cat is now being inflicted on those who resort to rowdyism continue to give th police canso for "anxiety for on Thursday afternoon-a lakong was mobbed in Queen's Road West. He had arrested a man, who had only been in the Colony a day, for matching an sar-zing from an old woman
In the trouble the complainant disappeariť. and has not been seen since. The man appeared at the Magistracy this morning and a romani was gmntad on the sp plication of Inspector Robert Macdonald;
REINFORCEMENTS FOR MACAO..
Writing under yesterday's date,- what with orders, countenancy and Macao correspondent says:-
abate
at the conclusion of the Russian war, There were foreign observers in plenty who then warned her that she was embarking on too, adventurous financial programme, was striving to increase her armaments out of all proportion to her visible or possibly to-be-developed means. But she was obsessed with the idea that she
The Hamburg-American Lino has was now a great Power and so paid no heed, especially as the autumn of Richardson, Ltd., of Wallsend, two ateaza- crderad from Swar, Hantor and Wigham. 1906 and the spring of 1907 sawers of a capacity of 5,000 tons for the boom in business circles which cast a transport ofbananas. roseate tinge upon the immediate future. The awakening has come at last, but we fear she has many sad HONGKONG,-FRIDAY, Decan 15, 1911. experiences yet to pass through cre her fuances are thoroughly restored to a condition of equilibrium and her bureaucrats realise that there is a limit to the tax-producing powers of JAPAN has at last come into poseven the most fortunate of nations session of a Minister of Finance who The present upheaval in China, must has the courage of his convictions be costing Japan a pretty penny, and
The act of Parliament creating Greater and dares to cry halt and defy the it has come at a time when she could Birmingham came into operation on Nov all-powerful Ministers of War and the least afford to stand the strain. omber 9 and Birmingham an begones Sy Mr. YAMAMOTO, who has The-
the second largest city and the largest not-ean that the Revolutionists · will business · nien. of Japan municipality as regards aren and population voluntary burt anybody, especially had practical experience, as Hend of
now that they have found a in the United Kingdom.
foreigners; but what, is to prevent some the Bank of Japan and therefore spokesman in Mr. YAMAMOTO, should
roadies among the new heterogenious conies to his new position as Minister take advantage
The Sourabaya Courunt states that the soldiery, starting a hue and cry after the of the. chance trade of Sourabaya has developed so much"Yang Kwai Taz" (foreign 'devil) of Finance peculiarly qualified, quiet to reorganize the finances of the em-f late that great difficulty is experienced Moreover, the constant fighting taking ly tells the Cabinet, and through pire and place them on sound and by the merchants there in finding suitable place between soldiers of the different them the nation, that unless a policy practical foundations. Perhaps before business.
tices and shops to cope with the incase so-called regiments, in, in itself, danger Russoll of the Brooklyn sed London today i broad daylight at the residence
Hongkong is to have a visit from Pastor of rigid retrenchment is at once they have gone very far they will be
enough.
Again, the statement that the hordes Tabernacles, known as "the American of the clerk of the Protector of the Chinese. of beggas aro now nowhere to be seen Spargeon." He is shortly dao in the clothing to the value of about 8600 Sun- decamping with jewels, valuables and Colony, and after a visit to Mania will dry other misdeeds are reported in the January 19th. dollver a lecture at the City Hall on City."
THE FINANCES OF JAPAN."
the bill led against Mrs. Coventry on a The Grand Jury at Warwick withdrew charge of having been concerted in the death of a labourer whose dead body was found near her residones.
wha anfe for tourists to visit the city, has omber 16th and on November LTtb. 1011, fresh orders I am unable t exprrused the opinion that Canton is quita on four oheques drawn on the Inter-with any degree of neturoy the number of reinforcements we may expect here. In enfo for foreigners. I do not know on national Banking Carporation. A second what authority he bases his opinion. I count charged accused with obtaining from military centres, however, I was given to think that the fact thas he came off with a the International Banking Corporation understand to-day that we may count on sound skin after his perambulation through virtue of the forged cheques, knowing each from Africa and India as well as from the Bums of $500, $500, 26,350 and 8050 by the early advent in Maeses at troops both. the city is insuficient for him to make the cbsque to have been forged.
metropolis, which will strengthen the load Above statement. Canton is quite Mr F. M. Hodgson, assistant Crown unsafe not only for foreigners but also Solicitor sppeared to prosecuto and Mr Parison hy some G souls. Also that the for natives who contare
W. Goldring defended.
outward bound cruiser carries a crew of at within the Mr Hodgson said the case would take at least 200 blusinckets. It is quite possible, confines of the city walls do least three afternoons.
as some opine, that by the time the forces Mr Goldring said he wished the css to reach the Colony there will no longer be that he did not intend to call any evidence. any pressing need for their services, yet be finished before Christmas and indicated
opinion on this point is at variance In official circles where a strong belief obtains that on resumption, the delimitation con- Atroversy will prove moro, stubborn than
before..
Daring robbers made a clean haul yes-
S. MOUTRIE & Co. inaugurated national bankruptcy able to parsundo the Japanese Goversi Boga, Chairman of the Stareca Municipal savours a little of the misleading.
LIMITED,
Evagkong, April 18, 1907 ..
Powell's
Limited.
will ensue. This is plain speaking ment of the ceonomie folly of State with a vengeance, but the Minister of monopolies and the ill-effects which Finance is so well armed with statistics really attend a too lavish distribution of every description that the Cabinet of ship-building und navigation sub- had reluctantly to give way and sidies.. decide upon a plan of real retrench- ment With the figures pinced" be- ford them by Mr. YAMAMOTO the MIKADO's ministers at last perceive that the country la anable to bear further taxation, and so they put on the best face possible and submit Japan's national debt now stand at
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Fifty-one undesirables have arrived from the Dutoli East Indies and will he sent back to China.
The three portraits which have been recently presented, to Queen's College, ris. those of Eir Henry Blake and Sir Mathew Nathon and of Dr. Bateson Wright, are now in position and will be unveiled
yen 2,100,000,000, while the local shortly. debts of cities, "municipalities and
The fire at a house in Mortiser Hill
GRAND XMAS prefectures amount to yen 167,000; Eoad on Thursday is stated to have been
000. This is an enormous burden caused by the explosion of a dotounior, for auch a poor country as Japan to One man was severely barned while the
We have received a telegmm from Mr Council,stating. that, the account in our last night's issue of the attempt, by Revolutionists to steal a you from the British Consulate is most inacourate.
The Straits Times given the result of crashing operations at Raub for the four weeks ending December 2-Bukit Koman:- stones, crushed 2,695 tons, "gold obtained 589 oz, average par tou 4,32 dwt. Bukit Malacca; stone crushed 2,304 tons, gold obtained 186 024., avenge por ter 16.1 dwt:
"A Chinese, about 20 years of age, was admitted to hospital suffering from injuries while of H.M.S. Moumouth, then lying in the naval camber. It is believed that He must have fallen and this injured himself. Soon after his admission to hospital.ha accumbed.
the rounds as evel; the diferent shops koep There are just as many beggars going
now as before, a basket full of caah," to' give one to each applicant.
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VISIT OF DISTINGUISHED
PEMACHER.
12,
BOY VIOLINIST'S VIFIT.
Pastor Russell is at present on a world tour under the auspices of the International True, fewer are now scen along the new
Bible Students' Convention, being accom-
The music-loving public are promised bund, but this does not at all show that panies by six layman, who have been rent treat for Thursday, the 21st irat, on the millenium has established itself appointed by the Convention to investigate which date Kovarick, the celebrated hay The truth is that the chaotia state of foreign missions. Ja millions of money aro violinist, is to anpous at the Theatre Poyal. atits-hero is going from bad to worse: annually spent in the foreiga mission feld. He arrives by thesis. Mongolia. L-hongir The weakness of the present Provisional the Association, for its own information, as "n'y 18 yesra nf age, ha in pomeward of Government, the constant demand for sell ne for the benefit of all contributors, wanderful taleat, and wherever he hue, money and men from the North, and the desires to ascertain definite knowledge on he has created a deep impression inability to mise adequate funds, do not the following pointe Firstro thea is at present on a world tour and after tend to bring in as “El Dorado.” Foreign Missions being conductor along traching all the important points in the Christian business lines? Second-Towbat Orient he is to visit the Artipodes A
Kobe recently he gave great delight to a extent ars the methods used successful in reaching the heathen peoples and in bring rays of him that though only 18 years of crowded house, and the Japan Chronide ing them to Christianity? Third-- What are the teachings, what the iglace of an experienced performer, and his Aga ho plays with the power and expression inants to accept Christianity and how technique is excellent enduring are the results? Fourth-What The concert in Hongkong is sure to be is the attitude of Hosthandom toward the huge success, and is being given under the
Yours faithfully,
JOSHUA BRAND. Canton, 13th Doc., 1911.
THE DOGS HOME.
BAZAAR bear, and the wonder is how she has injuries to the other two were not quite so the tramcers hoodies of the danger they letter several sympathisors have expressed missionaries and toward Christianity and distinguished patronage of His Excellency
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serious.
(To the Editor of the "Curva BLAIL.' Chinese still continue to jump from S-Since your kind publication of my. managed to struggle along so far,
are exposing themselves to by their fool their strong desire that this Home, should what are the prospects for Foreign Missions the Governor. The full orchestes of the without meeting catastrophe. A well From Mesara Stevan, Tomes and Com-hardiness. On Thursday a man, aged about be continued, cousequently land has been becoming self-sustaining? Fifth-What, KO.T.L.L will appear, and items will also
any wo have received useful offies calon-53 years, jumped from a car in Des Your secured, through the kindness of Messrs it any, changer could be mande in teaching be given by the best Incal talent. Th known Tokyo newspaper estimatesra and a pockat diary issued respectively Road and received injuries to his head and Jardino, Mathea and Co., at Causeway or in financial administration to make the concert is in aid of the Diccussa Girls that while the farming class of the by the Yorkshire Insurance Co., the North other parts of his anatomy. He was re- Bay, two minutes' walk from the Tram foreign missionary work more successful in School Booking a procending Japanese archipelage comprise 75 per British and Mercantile Insurance Co., and moved to hospital.
Junction. The greater accessibility and the future? Sixth-What hope is there Moutrie's. cent of the population, they have to for which the firm are agents.
the Law Union and Rock Insurance Co.,
totally revised arrangements based on our for the conversion of the world in this A remarkable tanber made by a retired experience, are likely to make the Home gecemtion as proposed by the Laymen's Splendid Selection pay yen 900,000,000 per annum în
An Englishman, walking in Glasgow naval officer, Captain William Blakozey, more useful. Though, as requested by the Missionary Movement with its thirty streat, came on a crowd round some one While leaving Cowes Barbour on taxes, while direct taxation in Japan November 8, at low water, Torpedo-boat may be seen at present at the office of the Government, I am the responsible person, million-dollar endowment? Soyouth: To fallen. He went up and asked what the to-day amounts to yen 29.80 per No. 11c struck a submerged bak, and was
Agent General for British Columbia it is obvious that my ordinary duties have what extent do the moneys donated benefit matter was, and a passus-by replied: family on yen 6.32 per hend" per carried by the strong tide into Trinity Salisbury House. Soms 12 ft square, the made it impossible for me to attend to the beathan and could any improvement Flat Saf-fary": "I beg your pardon? annum. The deficit in the revenue Fier, damaging the piles. Then she foiled benner is covored with patrictie quotations,
said the stranger, and the statement was a targo lying at anchor, but was efentually there being some 8,500 letters in it. It similarly to the new Home. But Mr Tata Pastor Russell has a world-wide, raputa. this year is put at Yen 16,000,000 hauled clear, and subsequently proceeded will be hung in the Gérernment Buildings, has most willingly consented to continuetion as a most eloquent and magnetic pested. Another bystander explained but this the Minister of Finance to Portsmouth. Telephone communication hopes to cover by using the surpluses tweens East Cowes and the mainland was of previous years, and by cutting it off awing to the torpedo boat fouling a down administrative, expenditures submarine cable, generally. In regard to the principal Miss Janet Roms who, about two years demands of the War and Navy story of her work in the families of Yunt ago, in Singapore, told the interesting
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CLARETS.
Our Stock of Clarets is unequalled and our pric will be by the Minister of the Navy, com her husband to Chins to take up an
thousand dollars to casare efficiency. Mr found most reasonable Our Clarets are from the orld famous Abdul Rahman has again promised his archit prised the building of seven battle-appointment of the London Mission at The Last of the hate headmaster of tectural services free and Mir Fatell beads house of Hanappier & Co. of Bordeaux, From Vin Ordinaire to ships, four armoured cruisers, five Hanko, but owing to the disturbed state Queen's College, which was subscribed for the new list with another substantial done the finest obtainable after Dinner Clarets at the very lowest there the Rer. R. Kenneth Evans and bis by number of his former pupils and tion. A few other friends have already prices possible. All these fardous Clarets are kept in Stock in second-class craisers and a number of
wife are breaking the journey in India which was executed by Bir, Norman mised or sent various amounts, unsolicited. 9.15 to 11.10. destroyers and torpedo-boats, at a Several of her old scholars have been cont Mackenna, A.R.A., has duly serived. It I alall be glad if all who wish to subscribe Bottles, half Bottles and quarter Bottles.
cost of yen 380,000,000 spreart over to the Anglo-Chinese College at Tiantain is pronounced by all who flave seen it to will send me their amounts at the earliest seven consecutive fiscal years Mn by Yuan Ehih Kai, including four of his be a most azcaliont likeness. Unfortunately convenience. All sums will be privately YAMAMOTO opposed the scheme
own sons, and a nephew Sun Tat Ban it was slightly damaged on in way hero acknowledged and siso publicly announced urging that the nation had reached College at Hongkong, and Wong Chong, suitable railing and pedestal for the bust
student in the L.M.B. Medical but the damage was easily ast right, Auntos anonymity in requested.
Yours faithfully, the limits of its tax-bearing capacity, the head of the steel works at Hanyang, have been erected by Mars Leigh and
CHARLES H. HICKLING. and eventually the Cabinet decided the scene of so much recent, Aghting, and a Orange in front of the centre of the dais. The Kane, 3 Kennedy Boadi to appropriate yen 90,000,000 for the of a L.M.8. pastor at Hongkong Mr.ael has been inserted in the platform leader of the revolutionary party, is a son The pedestal and railing are of teak, and a construction of three battleships in Evans was a fellow and tutor at Mansfeld immediately behind in order to show off College, Oxford, and was offered the post five consecutive year, the funds to of foreign secretary to London Mission the base to better advantage, be obtained by retrenchment in the but preferred the work of a missionary in bears handsome braya
Chibis along with his wild who was born in administrative, expenditure of the Faking and who, with her parents, the suitable inscription. 14 Navy As to the remainder of the Rev. Hopkin and Mrs Ross, deeply availed
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