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production in the British and Con- tinental coalfehl will be little in excess of demand, for the operation of the Eight Hours Act in Great Britain and the guild regulations Singapore at the end of March.
Harmstin's Circus is expected
abroad have brought down the averago jih ne outpat per man to n very considerablo degree. One thing, then, is certain we shall see denter cont, for wages are bound to advance all round. The iron and steel industry, which is so
H. M. S. Monmouth will be undocked to-morrow.
in
Blasses Gaunt and Eichenberg are tennis tournament think takes place in going from Singapore to compotë in the
Vanils during the Carnival.
NEWS OF THE DAY, A
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1912-
SAMY SENTENCED.
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QUIET WEDDING AT
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The Wasota University of Japan is sonding a baseball team to compete at the ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT. Manila Carnival,”
formerly a clerk in the employ of the Jalta's Cathedral this morning, when allen
The youth named Alool Rajack Samy,
A quiet wedding was solemnized at 98. International Banking Corporation, who Trono Alabel Coleman, daughter of Mr pleaded guilty to charges of forgory and Francis Arthur and Mrs Coleman, of Greed falsißestive of nocsants, before Mr Justice;
Dr. David G. Mebarly, veterinary surgeon, formerly of Mavila, has committed muicido at St Jownph's, Missouri.
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Their programme has been revised up to Straits cricketers avidently look ahead.
and including august 4th, 1913.
Avenoll. .
the Courts of Justics on Thursday, can e Gompertz, at the January Assizes, held at Land was married to Mr George William up for sentence before his Lordship this asrning.
There are present twolve ladies |« who have obtained their brovets as pilot All the delegates to the Modical greatly dependant upon the conkarintors. Of these six are French, four Conrad hazo arrived with tho, excuption onora), mid-Before your Lördship passos |
of De Strong of Manila, who is expected miner's activity, gives signs of a steady English one American, and one Gurman,
on Sunday, advance" during the coming year, bodies of children dying from small-por
Two further cases of the dumping of i though prices will be liigher owing to re reported from Yaumat. One, a male, the depletion of stocks and the pro-was found in Saigon Street and the other, bability of large orders for renewals | a female, on the hillside
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An sanonymous donor has offered the University of London £30,000 to build chicks of architecture, sculpture, and eugenics in connection with the Taiversity College.
Prior to leaving the Calcutta Rice Course on January 3, the King announced to the Race Stewards his intention to give a hindred-guines cup annually to be called the King Emperor's Cup to be meed for in the cold weather.
Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, Attorney sentence on the prisoner, I desire bay on behalf of the Crown, having regard to his youth. I ondare the appeal my earned friend, Mr Potter, made yesterday for leniency. I trust your Lordship will are as loniert a sentence na is consistent with your duty.
The bride was given away by her father while Mr E. F. G. Orchard acted as grooms mai, The Rev F. T.. Johnson TM the officiating elorgyman.
for Bixeno where the honeymoon is to be Later in the day the happy couple left.
spent.
FORTUGUESE FORCES FOR
TIMOR
This 'toon two women wer
The Fortuguesa gunbont Patria arrived. His Lordship mid÷Abdool, Rajack | frum Macao yesterday en-route for Timor," companies at home and abroad; while brought before Mr Irving as the Magis
Samy, you have pleaded guilty to a serious where she will remain for a month or ax. the continued prosperity of the cyan a charge of unlawfully harbouring
charge which has involved a term covering owing to the recent troubles. She has on twe unmarried gists, aged 3 and 14 years
grest number of months. The total board 100 Indisà troops from Gas and will shipbuilding trade is another deter-spectively, knowing them to have been
us of which you have succeeded in de lenye this evening, expecting to be on the mining factor of great importance. taken out of their parents' possession
priving your employers amount to over scene of trouble in ten days. There is every probability, that the pit their wills. The police withdraw the charge, and the women were discharged.
20,000. It was sugested by learned Our Macho correspondent sare, the Ear dentand for copper will be in exeCSE
counsel that you were a mere catapaopean contingent which arrived from India of production, leading to a decrenso
A raport has been made to the police tool-but, however, I cannot accept that Timor en February 3rd next, going by lately will follow the gunboat Patris to The annual report for 1910-1911 of the three armed men having entered a view because I think it is impossible. I direct boat. They number 65 men and Fi Theategic 1 Collego, Canton, is ole house in Jardine's Bazar and corrinitted a think tho acts on which you succeeded in will be under the command of Capt in present stocks and a rise in prices. The electrical industries will be re-stadents were enrled and this was the the ximen inmat.x biken bargies and deliberation and forthought quita incom-interchangs of ebles between Mac and
of ecatina progrces. Altogether 181
robbery. They are said to have terrified obtaining this money stowed an amount of local hands. There has been a courtsus. Canovaero and Lieut. Rasco, both old aponsible for this, and the German Largest number eroi 'noted in a single demand will dominate the field. Tin for. The buildings have been spinrged this arms and decamped with patible with that view. However the the anstaepolia lately, and it is surmised
booty to the value of $800..
Crown is willing to be merciful and I monetan argent wite has come from Marzowie. also should hold its own well, for
forget the fact that you weren clerk, hardly what with the ever-expanding business
18 years of age, at a mincy of 220 a in tinplates to meet the needs of the
month and only but recently a boy at Queen's. College, I understand big canning indüetries, and the falling-
your family are very respectable, although Rugby match on Naval Ground, Happy off in the Straits supplies, merchants
in humble circumstances, and it cannot be have ellided with a junk in broad daylight A case in which a steamor is reported to daily Shild H.Kare alenlating upon prices" benting
a very pleasant reflection. to you to feel and neglected to lend aid has been brought the average of the past three years.
that instead of assisting your parents you to the notice of the police. The master of We have dealt above solely with
have embarked upon a course which a licethet junk reports that at 10.45 am. The financial statement presented by minerals, for they are the lines of
St. Andrew's Vestry for the year 1911 covered your parents with shame yesterday, while sailing of Hau Man, on industry which affect the lives of many
shows the Church to be in a strong and course which will always be against the high seas, a steamer, with a black healthy ondition. Beginning with a
you in endeavouring to got position fanno lavings white band round it, while millions of peopic and thus furnish the
cridit lalause of 837.27, the year closed known. It is a position which makes of Hongkong, collided with the junk. The in this Colony where the facts "are" stemming from east to west ja the direction best index of the probable course of
with $63.06 in hand, and in addition the very bitter for four brothers and steamer strack the junk on the port side.
11 a.m.--Opening of Congress of Fas Easterte Association of Tropical Madi- eine at City Hall. Address of Welcoms by B. the Governor. Garden Party at Government Hanse.
Entries Close fut Anmol Race Meeting. Cricket match on HI.K.C.C. Ground:
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General Memoranda"
SUNDAY, January 21-
9am-Excursion to Macno.
MONDAY, January 22
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Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
TUESDAY, January 23:-
6 p.m.-Meetin of Scatholders & Sub
scribers to St. Andrew's Church.. THURSDAY, January 25:-
11.30a.m.-H. K. Land Reclamation Co.
Meeting. 11.45am-West Point Building Co.
Mceding.
Noch-Land Investment Co. Moating. SATURDAY, JANURey 27--
German Emperor's birthday (1853). ****
tre Royal, City Hall.
SUNDAY, February 18
Chinese New Year Day.
and renovated an from all appearances an more successful period is anticipated during the pres. at year
The Englishman hears that the Viceroy of India in futuro years will spend three or for wooks & Calcutta about Christmas in The Teman Estimates fr 1912 show spite of the more to Delhi, the present deficit,187,00. This is mainly Government Hr use is to be retained for his de to the widening of the Kiel Canal. residency at Belvedere to be occupied by Compared with 1911 the naval expen-the Governor of Bengal. ditore has been increased by £1,273,000 and the army expenditure by £1,500,000. A National Defence League is boing formed to help the cry on similar lines to there pursued by the Navy League.
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Chinese have been accustomed to the rest of the industrial work will use dutfed their queues there is no nears in mourning. Now that barge numbers
flourish, so intimate are the relations of knowing when they are in mourning or which nowadays connect everyt. A meeting will shortly bề hư'd, soga known trade one with the other. On eve uraing sign should be worn.
che Pinang Gazette, to consider what distin.the the assumption then that the coal, iron, and mineral trades are flourishing we can safely predict a good year for
STEAMER'S STRANGE
CONDUCT,
trade. If they are flourishing, then Eating theie queues with white braid wh|Treasurer was able to put 8400 andeposit sisters, who are in this Colony of Hongkong, and the latter craft sustained damage to the for special purposes. It is hinted that where your grandfather settled after a extent of 8300, in addition to losing two the your 1912 will be one of heary liabilities and it is therefore a visable that long and honourable carver in the Colonia anchors, some muskets and considerabis advancy of last year should be inain-police. I understand you have made clothing. The total loss and damage tafoed and increased
rotribution of a largo portion of the amount put at 8670. No lives were lont taken from the bank and made a cleau The tunster of the jack says the steamer berast to your employers of your share in made no attempt to render sid, bat pro- the matter. I think therefore, taking intceeded on her course as though nothing
does not press the case severely in that you
had happened. consideration the statement of the learned Attorney General for the frown that he Harbour Master, who is investigating the Thy as has been reported to the
circum-tances.
9 p. Variety Entertainment st-Thoa textiles. Indeed, if all goes well, Lanenshire expecta to find the demand for cotton manufactures during 1912 to be the largest on record. The increase in the supply of cotton will be largely balanced by the growth in consumption, and owing to the price
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Hongkong Races:-First Day'. THURSDAY, February 20
Hoogkong Races-Second Day. FRIDAY, February 23 :--
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1912.
BUSINESS PROSPECTS
IN 1912.
t-Malacca, on Saturday, Jan. 6, the SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Malacca Rubber Plantations, in conjunction honour of the opening of their new offices with the Chartered Bank, gave a titin iu About Toast down under the presidency of the Hon. Mr FW. Collins, 'General Manager of the Malicen ubber Finnta- tion, and there were many ladice anung the number. In the evening a successful dance was held at the Stadthouse.
appointed to the Minotaur (G.), to date Lieutenant W. A. Egerton has been December, 15th.
The other ovaning three. Europeag
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are very young, almost a schoolboy, and that the effect of the case will be so bitter, Mr A. W. Gilbert, U. S. Vice-Consul at I feel justified in passing alonient eco- Nanking, has ben designated for the tence. I seutunes you to twelve months Concelar examinating at Washington in imprisonment with hard labour. April.
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A pleading feature of the presentation of
den Paity at Cricutin was that the King spoke to each one is Hindustani,
Major P. J. J. Radcliffe, R.E, who was recently transferred from York to Hong
krug, will probably nceive promotion to
WOMAN DISMISSED.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
D'AGUILAR STREET LATRINEL-
(To the Editor of the "CHINA M.") Sir-With reference to that portion of
|ing" appearing in the South China Morning Fost the 17th instant, and the China Mail, of the same date, regard
The case in which Charles James Kirking the erection of a public latrine patrick, formerly an officer in the British in D'Aguilar Street, we are intracted
Navy, charged Miss Vir. il Ward, of Holly. by 88 residents and householders in the
of cotton falling considerably lower soldiers.qurdered a native near the Hotel the native officers to the King at the. Gar CHARGE. AGAINST EUROPEAN |the report of the Sanitary Board's proceed- than in the last two years then the Hann at Bandong says the Struik profits of manufacturers may be ex Times. Two of the murderers have been pected to be greater than in any year a rested and the third has disappeared. since 1907. As for rubber, an in-There is, of course, a wound in the case. - A friend of the murder, d Inlander was also dustry of comparatively recent growth, hopelessly injured and retired 10, the the prospects are equally bright. The hospital. On the accu-ed. Havermann, ill-effects of the boom are now com- bas admited his guilt, but plead drunken- pletely exhausted and the trade has no s settled down to a steady business with good though not extravagant prospects nhead.
a
ficuterant colonel later in the month.
wood Rond, with stealing $150 on the 7th neighbourhood to inform you that s inst. was concluded yesterday afternoon. petition against the erection on this Mr. C. W. Jeffries, treasurer of the Mr Otto Kong Sing prosecuted and Mr. E particular nite was sent in on the 16th. Kowlom Cricket Club, has been presented J. Grise defended.
Novemb last eigned by all our clients. by the members with a handsome silver teasersico as a token of esteem to mark that he visited defendant at her house and stated, it seems hardly correct to describe
Complainant's story was to the effect As the number of our clients is that above. the necasion of his forthenming marriage. later in the evening they took a motor trip it, as described in the report in the China
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fail of the 17th January, as "* An objection from several people."
and shall be glad if, you will publish this We encluso you a copy of the petition letter together with a copy of the petition in your paper. Yours faithfully,
The cruiser Monmouth, Captain Laurence E. Power, M.V O., will com- plote her present emmission on the Ching. The facts quoted above are extracted Station in March next, and will be recurs Mr. Claude Severn "will not be leaving to the Bolle View Hotel, and while there from "Business Prospects for 1912,"
missinard for further service in the same Singapore te lake up his appointment na drinking, as he reached over the table, | waters. The Monmouth was recommir-Colonial Secretary in Hongkong until the defendant put her hand in his pocket and year book edited by JOSEPH DAVIFS sioned at Colombo on March, 12, 1910, for deputure of the P. and O. steamer Him took out a bundle of netes. The wornan WHEr the Compilers of that very and C. P. HALKY, and published by her present spell of service, and prior to alaga, due to mil from the Straits on the refused to give them back and when plain accurate and painstaking year book, the Business Statistics Company, Ltd., that she put in a commission with the 20th instant
tiff mentioned his intention of going for "Business Prospects,"
squadron, in which she took the place of
the police a man connected with the hotel gent their 12 James Street, Cardiff. It is A
'DEACON, LOOKER the cruisur Andromeda. matter to press late in October the book to be studied with care. As the
Lord Hamilton of Dalzoll "arrived offered him $80 to bash the matter up.
"AND DEACON yesterday by the P. and O. mail steater Sabsequently Police Sergt. Pit got 8115 business cutlook for 1912 seemed very editor Bay on their title page, "whe-
[Note. Our report merely reproduced The new British battleship Orion, Arcadia, being accompanied by the Hm. from defendant bat complainant refused to the remarks of the President of the promising. The big railway strike ther he agree or differ with the con-which was commissioned at Portsmouth on Mry W. Lawann. The disting ished tako it.
Sanitary Board and was no ipse dizi on the part of the China, Mail. Woregret limita was over, and trade was endeavouring clusions, the facts and estimates given January 2, is to relieve ... Riberais, visitors put up at the Hongkong Hotel and Under cross-examination complainanttions of space preclude the reprinting of to make up the lost leeway in all cannot fail to be of value to every
said he set out that morning with $100 and the petition with its long list of names, directions, with the result that inanu- business man"-and with that ex
the only thing he had bought was a pair of ED Q.M.] facturers were working full time and pression of opinion we cordially from Devonport, the nucleus crew of T. H. Schst, who for many years was the that be put a rell of notes on the table.
Singapore papers report the death of Mr did not know how much money he had,"or gloves for defendant. He denied that he supply was rapidly overtaking degree
H.M.S. Mars boing drafted to her. As leading German resident of the Straits and Bona" after commiastosing a convenient head of the home of Puttlarcken and Co.
The story for the defence was that the alleged murder of Miss Garpet Orme has NEWS OF THE DAY." come about, however, if the industrial
the Rag of Re-Admiral H. G. King-Hall, En arrived in Singapore in 1865 and ble complainant was under the influence of begun at Dehra Dun hefore Mr. O. H. troubles which marked the opening
C.V.O., C.Ba D.S.O., was to be transfer-hospitality was on a royal scale until recent drink at the time and when the defendant Harper, First Class Magistrate. A pumber On our Overland curve to-morrow red to the Orion, and the Hibertin was years, when he was smitten with blindness asked him to. pay the bill presented he of witnesses have been examined many of of the new year, and the threatened a portal of Hor. Di . . then to be recommissione at Devonport His death is very generally mourned:
threw down $115 on the table. Defendant whom ara residents of Luckrow And friends Atkinson, President of the
Medicni with a pow Ch them nucleus crew for
paid the bill and kept 835 change in her of the deceased lady. There are, it is oxid, service in the Nore Sub-Division, but in Lieut. G. K, Sullivan, of the int}
hand. This she offered to him, whereupon The first rubber auction, under the view of the collision of H.M.S. Revenge King's Own Yorkshire L., Hongkong, he alleged he had given ber 8200. auspices of the Selange Chamber of with the Orion these arrangements have has been selected for the post of captain.
After bearing evidence, his Worship adjutnit of the 5th Territorial Battal on at dismissed the case, Doncaster He joined the 9th. King's Royal Bide Corps (North Cork Militia) in
Bargains mund. A very great change, will
IN ALL
DEPARTMENTS:strike of miners throughout the Unit Congres
ed Kingdom are not quickly arranged. Providing that a happy consummation
will
Everything Reduced, is arived at in all these unfortunate fammueres Rubber Association took places
m. Powell, Id
disputes, and the workers and capital- ists develop more harmonious relations
on the 12think, "
Second Battle Squadron of the Home for Japati. a fagship of the Rear Admiral in he left this morning by the ss. Shinyc Maru
Fleet. The crew for the Orion was drawn.
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Hemo papera give prominence to the
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The Indian Daily Telegraph says that the trial of Miss Mount teplions for the
The prosent proceedings are merely the aome eighty witnesses for the prosovation,
preliminary Inquiry prior to committal, and stiouid the accused be committed, the trial will take place at the Allahabad High Court before a jury."
English Gins
The Straits Stenship Company's Cabinet split on the Burago question. 1000 sad while serving in South Affies in THE GINS OF CONNOISSEURS. in the future than have prevailed in stenner Kuain, which went ashors of The Times mysThe appearance of Mr the following year we recommended by the recent past, we see nothing in the Socotrs a month ago, has boun refloated Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exche-tha 60, C. (Lord Kitchener) för a way of the steady, upward movement
and taken to Banbay...
quer, and Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of commission in the line. He has sinca of 1911 being continued during 1912.
As the late Consuelo Dochemy of State in Fongiste camp, should fates | Nigeria l-fintry.
State for Foreign Affairs, in- full, war ↑ Sorved some Jears na adjutant of Nithero Manchester was domiciled in England, the the Premier, Mr Asquith, to take of his
Lieutenant J.M. Steele has beon appoint-
D. O. L. Old Tom BEST LONDON GINS
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ployment would be regular, wages £400,000 worth of property held by her a very dissatrous." There is much news.od to the fagship Minotaur for duties in DA CEEDI
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paper and atat criticism in regard to the physical training. This officer, who has Premier's peculiar position. It is under. | bern attachod to the fingslip for some there is that very big "if" standing arranging a pilgrimugs of 20,000 negroes Kenna, Mr G. E. Hobhouse, Mr Hrabast 1892, and reached the rank of lieutenant The Nogre National Committen in stood that Mr Lowis Harcourt, Mr B. Mc. weeks, has put in almost twenty years.in the service, which he joined in January, out clear and distinct in all these to Interview President Taft in order to Samuel Lord Lorburn, Lord Crewe, and in 1900. Hurerved on the cruiser Forte forecasts, and the pessimists for the against negroes. D
request the suppression of web violinas Mr Wiston Churchill, are against the Cape Sanders, during the South African tanding of the franchise to women, Lord War. And took part in the operations of moment seem to be justified of their
Haldane, Me John Burns, Mi Sydacy the Naval Brigade for the rellef of Lady. forebodings. To such, however, we
Burton, Mr Waltor Runciman, Lerd Morauit, in the course of which he was Chinese at Bangkok have subsoribad boy, and Bir. J. A. Sinon, on the other slightly wounded at the battle of Elsa would say that the minors still have in China. They expect to contribute
ticals 400,000 to the resolutionary funds hand, are in favour of women's suffrago. Kix weeks in which to settle grievances another ticals 200,000 shortly, the money with their employers and the out to be raised from Chinese up country. look at the moment seems brighter.
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