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strengthening the defensive quality of
NEWS OF THE DAY.
uni jastat prosent,
Beanies are very prevalent in Shang-
Herr Kovarick, the Hungarian violinist, and My Denmns Fuller will give concert at the Lycoum, Shanghai, on January 24,
our fleet. The men who are cailed to the positions now newly creatol will bo well tried oflicers, with practical experience ashore and affont, having giving a subscription dance in the City The Indios Recreation Club, intoni first hand acquaintance with the profil qn the 30th inst, Mr Addison is the blema with which they will be asked Secretary. to deal. Men fresh from sen com- hands or son duties will sit down with men who have been administering the Navy in the great positions on shore, and thus the current needs of the hour as well as the demands of the future should be adequately and effectively dealt with, The separation, too, of the purely business part of the work from the theoretical is also a good move [and] the appointment of a Fourth Lord tract as Admiralty buyer and business manager, and this set free the Third Täni to devote himself entirely to the constructional-heels-of-the-Navy, shoh meet with the approval of hasiness,men
H.M.S. Prometheus, from the Ans. 18th inst. After a short stay there she will priced to Hongkong..
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 THIE
MACAO NOTES.
Que Oven Correspondent.):
Maça January
AY EX PARTE ACTION.
In the Supreme Court, hefore the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Piggott) this turning,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
"Lieutenant C, V. 5. Shtimshire, RGA, will succeed Captain. "A. J Thompson is Stall Ulcer of the Hongkong Volunteer
I gather that the current trend of affair ex parte action was brought by the Corps, in April. (
in administrative circles leads olet to the strand, against the Kwong Hing Cheoug Yok Shing Hong, merchants of Bonhams enrolled as the Best wonen Follow of the Governor St. Mohada is about to haul managing wether thereof, for 22,300.04, Miss Eleanor Davies Colley has been growing, impression that H. E. The Firm, existers, and Ho Kok Pond, Rynt College of Surgens. Her fathers the ruins of Government to Captain amount das for goods sold and delivered. and two brothers are already Fellows at the Lacetila, the recently installed Harbor Me Eldon Futur finstructed by, Mr C. college. (17)
inster. It is purmised that the shingo of. II. Deavis) was for plaintiffs and stato the will be affected. -It - Flythit by an order of his Lond-hip the
Dr Sun Yat-sen informs Interview when the substantive charge of the latter daintiffs al boon given liberty to proceed that all is proceedia suoothly at Nanking they will be vested in: Lieut. Her parts agains the several defendant. The provisional goverumtub will first direct Capt. Lacerda is an expect hydraulic tralian Station, is luo at Manils on the the attention to snaching new laws; then tako engineer who has done yorumu Sukvice to stil the seond defendant had · ·been
The debt having been proved, Mr Potter up the currency question. The reformed his cry in divers in arxented as an sherriding debtor sud wa Laws drafted by Wu Ting fag will probably ratione, notably relative to the hiriarstil i prisin, he did not put up security works at Lourenco Marques, but he hand he bar posing in prison until further still his spars to win in the city order of the Court. He (Mr Patter) took The kite Lord Northcote, at one time administrator. Bo'event to if forslag as he would stay there until execution had General of Australis, who died on Septem-11. E. The Governor had in his mind's dye His Lordship-I am not sure about that- Governor of Fombay and later Governor-shifts in administration, I might say that beon fued. ber 99 lust, aged sixty-four years, loft catate for some time back a brief trip Homo as her Potter-If there is any doubt about
From the Consul for Belgium in Hongkong we have received an interesting. pamphlet dealing with the Terneuzen Canal and the Port of fibeut.
their families to Johol and are now pre paring for flight themselves. Prince Trai Hsun has already left Peking,
be adopted.
All the Manchu princes have setit "f the "gross value of £177,074, Lord has not sought furlough for quite a number fit. I will ask your Lordship to isstė Northcote wa MP. for Wreter 1880-99, of year. The opportunity cropped up immediate execution, because he will and fe left a life annuity of £200 to Me propos to subunit has actores rims sve to go to Manils at oues if we have no Joseph Gould, who was his parliamentary the Home Government. The future move means of stepping him.*** agent there. He also lefc bequests be ments of His Excellency,will, however, household servants.-- ...
His Lordship gavo judgment for plain hinge en tho tum of arents in Chink. tiffs with iquidite excention.
The vessel conveying the reinforcemonta from Indis moored in the roadstena yeştez-
A telegram récvived from the Manila Observatory at 1 a.. days
Manila, January 9, 1912-Cyckie or
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N.N.E."
Time will be required to prove the utility and effectiveness of the Naval of Luzon moving War Staff, but we think the plan has every chance of success, for it meets Shanghai Dock and Engineering in a most practical fashion the needs any have just launched the CS trans, ort Merritt, the largest ship yet built of the present day. With the vast in Shanghai. She is 300 fost long, ft. empire which the British Navy is call-in beam, and has a depth of 28 £5. 2 in.
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Sincere regret, says the Sydney Daily Telegraph, will be expressed by all followers
of cricket at the announcement that Me dagat 2.30 pm but the heavy swill send P. F. Wamer, the implain of the English | back the launches from a useless attempt cricketers, will leave for England on to kind the men. Tae incoming ountingont January 2. Although it is stated that he is misde up of 200 Sepoys, and about 1:30 is recovering from hisilines, it is regarded European fufantry and Artillery units,:/
aguia this season.
A inadvisable for him to sagago în cricket,
Hence he has de termined to go hone the loss will be a serious one to the English side.
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SCOTTISH LETTER.
(From Our Chien Correspondent)"
Evacuan, December 19. ORTATNÁVAL AND MILITARY BAZAAR
An enterprising grocer sent two cimes of A large repres prathon of Peoŝtish Society. port wine to Sin Francisco hitrneks by was in Eåthenghis week, the occaind way of a trest for the pew's arrived being a view national legaar in aid of the **Civic Guard." The anonginus gift was Seo-tish Naval Burl Aiktury Yutorana?“ returned by the officer on duty with a
Home lay lately established in Char-London correspulent writes; request for the sender's one. This was, Whitefnt, Chug, Cumeengate." It is tha ✅ Mr Houry Kenwick provided over the promptly forwarded, on the return trip afstigten lazer that has been held fifth nonus! dinner of the H. and S. Bank, the two cards, with the aubsript "Chief, the Capital for many a long year. All held at the Trocadero Restaurant on of the local Curbmanti." The expensive the Scottish regiments. Edinburgh Core·· December 14. There was a large gathering advertisement was gratefully acknowledgporation and University, the legal and of the Bunk staf, both Home and abroad, ed, but it happens that the said neiety is medic'd professions, and representatives nearly every region in this Far Fast in tabun suong the gond in questing. Cum af arr
and literature have furnished. which the Ruruk is working being rement will spoil the joke.
ats, while that latest patriotic organ- presented, together with many guests from At Chin Sen the srrison is reduced to isation, the Boy Scoute, looked after those party,
It was an evening for 130 sen. ruptiniscences; the licking up of old ac- quaintances temporarily serered through Company, Limited, report that the bent swapping of goal stories from many
The Chiness Engineering and Mining the accident of service of fortune and the output of the Company's three mines for widely separatul tresty port, colony the week ending 2nd Deer amounted toession of the British einen.j
The racing maru Signorizatta, winner of the Derby and Onks in 1906, hins changed hands, the purchaser being Earl Rosebery, The amount paid for Signarinetta. bis not been made public, hat it is believed to be
sont 10,000 guinens,
1 pH. K. C. Pande dor Gened upon to protect, with all its myrki
Practice at Cistians Passion
vulnerabilities and insistent demands Peak is run in conjunction with a special The special early morning-car from the 2.10 p.m.-Aaction of Towellery belong-
ing to the estate of the late D. Dohjee, that are changing almost from day to tran on the lower level, which runs out and 4 pain. Fortball: H.K.F.C. Ground-a
Civilians e. Military. Cricket.-H..y, and the recent creation of purely back to snit the convenience of early c.c.
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Colonial nuries in Canada and Angorning training at the Race Course. tralia, it has long been desired by advanced naval men and thinkers that some bexly should be organiseil which should have the power to arrange and co-ordinate the conflicting claims of the mighty service, as well na to ruske adequate provision formny avent ualities which the future any bring about. Me Wissos Carnema has called that body into, being, and we think that Admiral TaQEDRIUITE, 80 well remembered in the Far East] where he served as Nayal Attache to the British Embassy in Tokyo during HOSORONA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912 the Russo-Japanese war, will not be long in thoroughly justifying his ap- pointment as the first Chief of Staff
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Prince Ching is said to be very angry bame for the downfall of the dynasty From with everybody, and trying to shift any is own shoulders, Ye the tales of erruption and extation til at bin exceed thas of any of the other Princes.
Mr Eugene Schmitz, who was Mayor and in organizing a Naval War Staff of San Francisco at the time of the great earthquake in 1903, has been indicted which will secure the hearty co-opera-pon a charge of receiving a bribe of un timë since he took over the officon of the Navy as well as the con- ris contection with the municipal of First Loud of the Admiralty in infidence of the nation."
scandals' following upon the earthquake cisaster. troducing changes and reformis is new Board of Admiralty has been followed by the formation of the long desired Nayal War Staff, a step in hulyance which was foreshadowed ! the time of his transference from the
NEWS OF THE DAY. “
The Sanitary Board is come to the assistance of the Public Werka Department connection with the new Law Courts, for
The Gerican Emperor has conferçetin the Order of the Black Eagle on the King number of Sanitary Board coolies have been engaged during the last few days with piekund shovel hulping those of the
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THE TALE OF A GOAT.
before Mr Justice Gompertz, this morning In the Court of Saumary Jurisdiction, Karm "Dean, watchman for the Asiatic Petroleum C,sued Chang Deen, jendar in the Police Force, for $12, balance due for the price of one godt. Mr. P. W. Goldring was for plaintiff and Mr E. J. Grist for the Plaintiff testided that on May 6th ho sold a lamb and kid to the defendant.
His Honour thought the claim was for the juice of a goat?
defendant.
Me Goldring I did not draw up the writ, but understand the lem was paid for and the kidne
His Hour--I suppose the goat would include the kid ?
Mr Grist-That is my contention.
then?
ab
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
before Campander C. W: Beckwith, At the Marino Court this morning, R. N., roba men were fined 85 ch for meoring their bouts within 100 yards of low batter parks
For stealing a pig at Mongkok village
turned from banishment, were sentenced man was sentenced to "six weeks' imprison ment with hard labour. Two men, who to twelve months imprisonment each by
Mr C. Dich Melbourne, while a hawker was awarded eight strokes of the birch.
the parcel department. The Princoer Louise was unable to be present owing ta the sudden illness of the Duke of Argyll,
Market is elaborately decorated, the prin and her place as taken, by request, by cha Countess of Minto, The Waverley cipal scheme being a representation of an old Scottish aronial courtyard. Other features are reproductions of the Mercat. Cross, the old Shakspeare Theatre in Edin- burgh, the fountain at Pinkie House, and
include £1250 given by Mrs M'Leron, nor the gateway of Stirling Castle. The draw- ings amounted to £8416, which does not the public subscriptions of about £4000. DR HÉROWNE OF MODERN SCOTLAND, Dr P. Hanie Browno's position as His The two men, Chow Kong In and toriographer Royal and Professor of Ancient, Tong Shui Ting, who wore charged, at the Scottish History and paleography in Edi Magistracy before Mr F. 4. Ieving, with burgh University, gives him what may Eattempting to bain by false pretences be regarded as an official right to tell 1,200 bank notes from the Hongkong the story of his native inad. But be takos Printing Press in the unter of the Kwong cup a more dellente task, when to attempts Tik Cheong Bank, Swatow, have been committed for trial
to deal with the present time. In a b-issue of his "History of Sonthad," he adds a chapter in which he seeks to The um cpcare of whist who indientaght has been distinctive endeavouring to snuggle 350 in the development of Sentinnd during the talls of opium on bon the 5.8 last half century? Leaving out his views, Empire from sample was affected on polites, on which the inn in the street by Surgoint E. Cooper on Tuesday night has as good an opportunity of forming sa The man, who was subsequently arrested, opinion as the Professor of History, he was watched by a rovenus officer followed expresses the opinion that in religion kad by Sergeant C siper. Judgment wis given education the Sentrish People have most for defendant with costs.
coppicseanly displayed the characteristics
Was
Yuan Shikit be having a very P.W.D.
Mr Goldring. What is meant by a lamb Home Office to Whitehall. As wat tinge of it in king. The Expe only to be expected this new move has wager is openly accuring him of betray.The Dockyard Recreation Club hold a
His Hour-I didn't know there were fog the dynasty. niet with almost geneful acceptance
most successful whist drive last evening in any lambs in Hongkong—(Laughter), the Naval Yard, n fower than thirty-four Plaintiff explained that what he sold for its obvious necessity has long been A telegram from the Hague, ted tables bating their complement of pinyers. was a she-goat and kid for 824 and that apparent. Indeed, it has been a subber 13, postes that the authorities The principal winners were Ladies-$12 was paid on account. He had out of some comment of late that the
lure reied the errespondence of a Mrs West gentlemen-Mr Trotter; en demanded the balance four or five times A min, who was arrested for being in which distinguish them from the people of idea should have taken such a time to company, it is sod, was fa correspondence
and defendant had often promised to pay, possession of two bags of rico in Connaught the sister country.
Mt Grist intimated that the defence was
Road West, was sentenced to fourteen The Professor shoes himself alive to the fructify, considering the position that with the Turkish Government and there The Brunswick Zeitung declares that that the agreed price was $12, which was days' imprisonment by Mr E. A. Irving et fiet that the Church has left her oid wor Great Britain has held as a sen-power intors and aeroplanes by the company to brought Austria and Italy to the verge of
wa mention in the letters of the supply of the bombardment of Fraves by Italy paid down, and that the action was brought the Magistracy, this morning. Another ings, and that since 1843 the Kirk of Scot-, - for the last hundred and fifty years the Turkish Government.
out of spite because defaudant would Antimilar punishment. for being a rogue and been constantly moving towards greates mats from Faumati was also awarded a laod and its Dissenting daughitors bate From the lengthy pricis which Reuter Government has announced that it will not despatched a strong Note insisting upod
war, Austria, according to the Zeitung, recommend plaintif for the Police Feres vagabond. A sentence of three months' liberality of thought Nowhere is this has furnished of the First Lord's Mem-allow thú zeroplanes to be forwarded. “
Judgment was given for defendant with imprisonment was imposed on a nativa who better even that in the utterances of the the recall of the Talian Fleet, its tering costs.. orandum, we gather that the prin Prince Zin-de-Din, who' grueled the
amogating almost to an ultimateny whero-
stole a piece of zinc from the s. Churruca | pulpit. The doctrinal sermons to which ciple underlying the proposed changes King at Port Said, and delivered in
upon Italy agreed to the demand.
which is lying at the Koaloou. Docks men, now in iiddle-agy, listenal in their is me that all Englishmen must feel autograph letter from the Sultan,
Them in who was arrested by Constable youth are dir rarely heird, nad the i hearty, accord with, the principle Melised V8 chiest son, and was born in
Pattison for being in, possession of two preachers relict themvlees to the en watches, a chain, and a pair of shoes belong. forcement of a spiritual idusă cumpstihla jof being thoroughly prepared for all 1977.. He is not, however, the heir to the Turkish Throng. According to Turkish
ing to Father Auger, of the Now Nazareth with the now enouplis if the shared writings. So far as education, is gone eventualities, and the throwing over be the mession as agnatically, and to the Colony to-day by the T. K. K.
to four month, impri onnent by Mr-1. A. and at the Church, has inus euntre of printing house. Pokfulam, was sentenced earned, erotices What the State,
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of that warn-out habit of the race, the heir is Prince Yussuf Izzeddin, who, the habit of waiting on chance and thigh thirteen years junior to the present then trusting to muddling-through Sultan, is bis uncle, Prince Yusuf was when the situation is actually forced er in England for the Coronation. upon us. It has been our failing as a uation never to be prepared, and hence the sad blunders that have always
The graves which were recently dis covered at Broadstair, and which contain
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr and Mrs HC. Ehrenfels roturned
Shinya, Maru
Senhor Enriquez Zobell, manager of the Ayala Distillery Co., Manila, and Senhor
Zobell are expected, to arrive to-morrow by tho .. Goeben from Europa.
bodies buried with arms and bars flexed, of the death of Captain Leslie Cheapo,
A Labor telegram says The reporty opened "oureigns, Bar Ago. The remains which are to be placed dette has since been contradicted. The are now considered to being to the Bronze which appeared in the Cint and Military otherwise, and disfigured our pre-in the muscuts of the Royal College of liminary operatii Then again the Surgeons-which already contains so ze report, we understand, reached the Frees absence of any organized body suclianzable a collection of specimens are Camp at Delhi ne a definite statement. As Mr CHURCHILL, now sets up, has expected to throw light on prehistoric The Hosp tal authorities att that Cap
Linew in England. Our knowledge of that tain Cheape is progressing us favourably as undoubtedly led to the easy creation period, although idly growing, still can be expected. of many of the "scares," which of late leurs much to le desired.
Mr Robert Showan writes to The Times years have been almost perennial when over international politics came at racks and total losses that have occured Shewan boke both his ancies in Hongkong The Leading Light, after detailing the bone matters. Nearly twenty years ago Ir
extolling the abilities of Mr Barker as
ali within the zone decried dangerous, on the China and Japan coasts during last and despite the best authorities consulted Now: "scures" are bad, whether for year including the Arin, off Finger Fook; in England was assured that he met boa the individual or the enuntry, for Merloo, near Steep Island the Baint cripple for life and the nothing could ba guear Muman; the Raman, near done for him. This sommor he was
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The Splendid Ceremonint Films of the GREAT DURBAR IN INDIA GROWING TES LANDING" of their
they lend after a while to a state of
VALEDICTIONS AT THE SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justico's Hope.
At the conclusion of case in the Suprema Court this morning-the net Irving, which will be beard in the old building in Original Jurisdiction His Lordship the Chief Justice (Sir Francis Picolity inid
nerves" a dangerous condition, in Nagsenki; the Hazell Dollur bons induced to toe bir Berker and as the be nasciated with the upening of The Law hear that some little eetemony will deed, and the cause of many an in-Yokohama the Carnarvonshire, in the put his foot to the ground without fear Quarts on Monday, in the bourse of which ternational disaster.
Inland Sen; the burning of the Meishun at of pain and walk with the greatest pleasure H.E. Låt Governor will probably inspect MAJESTING AND STATEMENTRY Now we do not wish to suggest that and large, the year has been an excedingly in walk in boots with an iron plate in a from the Bench.
Shanghai, et concludes:-"Takun by and comfort," whe
whereas previously be bad the building and later make some remarks the mere formation of a Naval War unfortunate use for the China Cosas Marins sole without which he could not stagger Stuff will have the immediate effect of which, coupled with the stagnation of scroll the rooms dalienas banishing "scares" from the region shipping companies of the Fit East and kan trade, has had a serious effort on the of practical politics; but we do think it is to be hoped that the your jus som
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mencad, will see an improvement, not only in trade, but in a lessening of the number of caxunities by fire, stranding xud golliston that have been ausha feature of the yase
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