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M. Ships Minotaur and JNowenalle and the Japanese Man of war Thiesta a rived here this morning,
M." Renault, the newly appointed French Ambasador to Tokyo,fin leaving France this mouth for Japan.
THE PIRAOY AT
KONGMOON
„FURTHER DETAILS.
ORIMINAL SESSIONS TRAGIC OCCURRENCE IN
THE BANK NOTE CILE"
THE HARBOUR.
LAUNCH BUNK THIS MORNING
Eridanos and Objections. T
Kongs Ma, Yuk Thl und Ma Awan Ward
arraigned, before His Honour Mr. Juntour SEVERAL LIVES LOST. Gomperts (Puisno Judge) in the Supreme
With reference to the piracy, moon, which was reported in Monday * 10 China "fail, Fa correspondent senda
the following couns
often read of native passage bouts Could a Monday on two counts of being being pirated they ply to and from unlawful poesion of property stolen Cupton to other inland cities, bus the abroad. The property rowered to is hir, Armstrong, of Messrs. Butterfeldmality of the carperiance caly becomes 12,300 Kwongtung bank notes of faso paters to us who wu have to patarolus of each, or a total value of the 4th or 5th instanta Burberry tal and Swire, has informed the polios that on through it ourselves. This unfortunately $63,300. cost was at len from his desk in the offics
i
PA. European-on- "Boked.
orious socidunt occurred to the barbour shortly before nine o'clock this morning, me of the ferry launches ply. ing between Hongkong and Yaumindi being run down in the middle of the stream and sunk, with loss of He
The ferry-boat was the Wa Sang, owned by Chinese company, and she latt hat
ras the experiences of the Foy, and Mira. The Crown; ww - represented by the Scbolts on Saturday last Taey were Attorney General Hon. Ir. J. A we believe, tardling with a view to Bush, K.C.) Mr. E. E Sharp, B.C paying the usual autumn Vialte to some and Mr. Eldon Posther, who were instructed of this Mission Stations, connected with by Mr. J. H. Semp (Crown Solicitor) the Wesleyan Mission, having left Hong and Mr. F. B. I Bowley, while Mr. M. kong on Friday, vening. They transfer W. Spdo. EC instructed by Mr. Ghart on the Prays in the central district red themselves to the ordinary passago Hall Brinton, appeared for the accured, just about a quarter to nitos,, sarrying, bost a Kongmoon on Saturday morning,
2,58, dan me or be ascertained, shoch. fity
passengers and scow,
To-day's Proosedinge.
teding and the many other causes wlich niedient men are in the habit of regarding an certain factors of infant mortality have, on the whale, lcea danger to the community than is "to be" found in a defective maternal parant vitited by disease or by hereditary enfeeblement. This is `n deduction which, should be pressed home In every civilized country the birth-rate is fading; that fact alone is not sufficient to cause any uneasiness to those who rightly understand the difference between civilization and savagery in regard to this aspect of motherhood. With the econotuis factors to be considered, it is easy to Inya, villago qastrol over water for see that the child-bearing period of irrigations purposes, & man 36 years of age women in civilized communities is ving at Wongue woo village recalvod. steadily contracting, and that theral cuts on the head. He was mat, to
hospital in Hongkong by the police. physical enfeeblement of women ex- posed to the stress and strain of Sysphy will be extended to and all went well till the book rosebud modern life must inevitably lead to Delphi, who is losting for home in-day print about halfway between Kong Chung Chau Lam sene onlied to the
moon and Kungyik, Suddenly, Mr. and witness stud. Ett deposed to being an About the same time the Scuba Maru, the physical deterioration of sub-sick learn on account of, a nervons break sirs. Subotes hoarit à valley of rife shoot officer in the Cash Department of the coating steamer flying the Osakes Klen sequent generations unless something was really promoted to aping, and thore, word shouts along the Canton Treasury and had charge of Kaisha dag. left her anchorage want of more than at present is done for the pectorship of Schouls from Qused passage boel down on your faven lest payment of Kwongtung und the ferry bar and paymended cast.
GlLbge : G
you be shot These fe shots Game Kwongtung subsidiary silver were cornered in the steam in the route taken benefit of the coming race. That ha
from the shore. Suddenly, there diried runt in Canton. Imperial and Republican by the Taumati boots were the Blue being che, the real question at The Duskyard Recreation Club held a
our from the bank one of those swift notes were received into the Trosury Funnel steamer Antilochus sad the ferry issue is not whether the birth-rate is his Deirs in the Dockyard, last night long boss that the Chinese handle so There we an authored issue of 2,000,000 had just crossed har bows whom sha war declining. With these factors present Tau Rev, U. A. C. Moreton presented the soldiers on the launch that towed the 1912
only midi attendance being present well and the fight began between the five dollar notes from the Treasury in eat down by the Japanese steamer. The
ferry was hit on the port sido amidships. it is inevitable, and indeed expedient, prizes to Ladies, tt, Mrs. Cousing; Sod, passage boat, and the pirates in the sp Me Potter: What was the aniount that the birth-rate should decline, for Mollina Cats, Isty Mr. Couales: pronahing graft. How many of them actually issued? no honest parent can afford to bring
Brock; Hidden samber, Mr.we hit is not know, but libey man. Mr. Slado objected. The actual issues two minusce of the collision. into the world children whom he can-
aged to get hold of the hawser and so made so say time must be proved by the got on board. Armed with revolvers,best evidence possible. Notes could only a large number of steamship companim uot fit with a strong constitution and
they spread themselves over the passage be issued from the department on road Chinese owned launches in the endow with that physical and social
bent, and immediately terrorized ovary-quisition. The correct way of proving vicinity, and a general, rush was made means of safeguarding their position
one on board. They dashed into the the fee was be executive documents to the spot, while several bosis were. When they are grown up. On the
small room where Mr. and Mrs. Scholes under which the issus was made, not by dispatated from the warships in harbour contrary, the question concerns not
were, and harshly demanded them to the word of mouth of an individual em with doctors and medical comforta the number of births, but the value
give up everything they had, or they played in the department, Figures sould It was fortunate that the accident would have to forfeit their lives. They be given with certainty be to the amount courred in daylight, for the launch of the birdis recorded. A declining
rers in a great hurry, and so did not do of the issue; also the data could be giro people were able to save most of thoen infant mortality must ensure that a
things very effectively. For example the 'as to when is, was made. In order to struggling In the water. Over thirty pers Mexers, Welchers and Co. have received robbers we off the wedding ring from arrive să- the truth of this case is van Par
sung wớm picked up, and most of theen, larger number of children will reach
4. wireless message through the Captain Mrs. Scholes finger, but a broach she absolutely essential that precise figures were hurried, by direction of the Watar the age of puberty; the prophylactic, of the LGM... Prine Eitel Friedrich wore they did not coserve. Thorn ap and precisa dates should be given Polis, to the Kowloon what, wha ultra-humanitarian measures of to-day from the LG.M. 8.8. Princams Alica, dus peared to bo no wish to inflict bodily His Lordship: If the figures and daten Highland," Kimberley Road, How make it possible for the weakest and from Singapore, that this steamer harm, if the pirates could get what they are not precise, that will be a point in
will arrive here on Thursday, the 27th
your favour Funfttest to survive along with the st..cat 3 p.m.. instead of as previously Mr. and Mrs. Scholes fost everything Mr. Binde: It is not the best evidence / soul ta' several conce
published, and will probably leave Hang kong on Friday at noon for Shanghai,
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MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.
Il A..ection of Furniture at No. 5
Ripon Lerrace.
3. p.m. Auction of ma "Atlantie
Rooms
at Messis, Hughes and Hough's Sals
3p.m.praing of St. Andrew's Church
-Hall, Kowlood,
General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, Nordbar 28 :—
10.30 am-Ama ion of Furniture st
loon."
11 ..--Auction of Miscellaneous Stock
At Mass. Hughes and Hough's Sales
Rooma,
9.30 p.m.-Action of Foraitara at So.
Durbar Villas, Kowloon.. 2.30 p.m. Auction of Fernitare at 14 Dis Vœux Bond, Central, (top floor), Saturday, November 29:-
Auction of Furniture at 9 Humphreys Buildings Kowloon. 231 pm-Auction of Furni: urė
strongest and best. Indeed, the ten dency is to safeguard the interests of the former at the expense of those af the latter, a tendency which is bound ultimately to affect the race detri- mentally.
The whole matter of the birth- atrnte in reference to the value of the
Halah
The P. and O... Nabin and tore ceive attention from Taikoo Dockyard as the result of an accident at Shanghai. Just previous to leaving for Hongkong she was fouled by the M, M. atenuer Amazone and part of her port side rail aft was carried away. She will have on schedule time to marrow.
YOTES FOR WOMEN IN TOKYO.
sought without rescriing, to bloodahod.
valuable they And, except the broach, Fortunately, they did not take mich movey with thom. It appons that the real bait that tempted the pirates was #sum of $7,000, ramoured to on board. Is woena also that is was on board, and that the owner lout it. The men who Efect of New Regulations.
possessed this large sum looked like the commonest coolie, and if one suspected The Tokyo Municipal and werd aan
from his looks that he was a rish max one must be more clever at reading Chi in accordance with the new Municipal Regulations for cities, towns, and vile chicter than most foreigners se ages.
However the rabbors were too clover to The new Regulations provide ba deseived, and they immediately seized that Hy person, if not qualified as a
Mera Hughen & Hough's Sale births and the status of the com-sembly elections are to be held shortly
HOOTIN,
4p.in. Alictinin of Drian Thread Werkmunity can not be settled on statis at Mesars Hughes & Hough's Sales tical grounds alone. Nevertheless, Rows. MONDAY, December 1:
**
and www practically smashed up by the
blow, sinking in fifty fees of wadze. within
At the time of the accident there was
veral doctor were gaged for a long time practising artificial respiration. *Their efforts are said to have been mis-
when a witness can only say ** about ** Twelve persone vers sent to hospital His Ladship That may. En merely suffering from the result at their im Chinese pelitenses. You may find her, od ive bodies were recovered knows exactly tick. In some to woman, a child and thres me. mo that so far the objection is not
or two had not been identified sai tiffa,
of substanco.
Witness stated the amount of $5 note issued last year, and Mr. Potter asked,
Who were new "$5 notes paid out a
Chall
time today, but they may have been country people di
Mr. Curwen, headmaster of the Yau-
mat Government School, was among the the Trommury this yese quins pole passagers on the launch, and he wa
· Mr. Stade: My objection is substan picked up little the worse for his un- tilly the same. We want the record of pleasant expericians According to his the issue. We tavo absolutely no means out he was the only Europas of serving at the exact figuro except this
board.
Sp..Auction of Two Lots of Crown Pearson for drawing attention to cipal taration more than is paid by one it is heavy," and threw is into their own news poliod:On, the 20th July of the ferries on this service often ran
we are duly grateful to Professo: citizen (komis), who pays in direct mumi. upon a poor looking box the mas bad, man's memory
Land at He Man Tin, by Public Works Department. TUESDAY, December 2 :—- ... -
& pz-Auction of Postage Stamps st Mr. Geo. P. Lammert's Salts
Rooms
The Chim Mail.
Hongiora, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1913. --
STAMINA
and conclaimed, "there is alvor here for
The question was reposted, and wit.
What was the issue of $5 notes be tween the 20th July and the 11th 3 ugust ? $7,000,poo
* The launch was loaned to carry 172 persons, and in common with the rock
with her fall complement No. Hiebatu are issued, the fares being collected by sbro who walks round among the
For what purpose were they issued pages on board, so the stimate of man bay for what purpose? If they are.
Afr Slade 1 object: How can this bity may be only an approximate one.
The Bosbu kieru laseared a boat im«
medistely after the souldens and inled tound, remaining till all the persona
the water had been picked up,
certain outstanding facts which med of this three bighest ratopsyors of a city, cal men are apt to overlook. Such as, or village, is entitled to retea here are sidelights too of interest at fuch times. A met was seen working semi-popular lectures should make the one members of the Municipal hard to get the hond of an old broom nation alive, to the facts that ought
Assembly.
Various opinionin are current as to the Then to was seen working equally hard never to be forgotten, but which are, proper interpretation of this provision of that as soon as ho know but plants would to gat it on again. Whe transpired was; unfortunately, remembered by com- the law. The Osaka Alainichi "statco
be able to got on board he knocked the going to prove the purpose it must be by paratively few public men. One of that corting to the interpretation of head of the brooms, had a very valuable, executive order. I am nos teking the
Go Home Department, any person who these facts is the desirability of train pays such a high tax, even if not quali ring in be socket, replaced the handle, point as a technical, objection, but w* ing the rising generation so as to fed as a citizen under Article of the and for the pirates west took too sing do not believe this money was fasued for perfect its physique and enhance its Municipal Regulation for cities, towns, out and boasted of his ingenuity. The the payment of the troops as all.
and villages, will be entitled to vote pirates managed to carry off it was et M. Potter (to wizers). How do you means of resistance to factors that The reason for the Gorcement specially mated, about $10,000, but did not pay know the million dollars was for the the circumstances of the socident in dow act adversely upon lese resistant or granting, the vote to the highest rato much attention to the passengers bag payment of the troops-The perce ganisms. This fact should be acknow-payers in the recognition of the great gage. They were too hurried This is driving the nosos prodused an order or the second outrage, against foreigners pork command from the Governor-Generati and on it was stated, the purpose for which thu soten mere required.
IN CHINA"
Oil For The Navy.
Mr Slade I want the production that order. That is the only evidence! which can be give. We want domumente
to enable us to get at the truth
Me, Potter: We will by to god ʻike Mr Slade: You have had plenty time to get is. Mr Potter
of
The Japanese Government has pro- visionally acquired from Chins the gabsolutely unobje
RACE SUICIDE AND RACIAL ledged by every public man, and it is stairs of a city, bows of fingo, the petrated lately.
intereste such rate poyar has in the public a great pity that the unfortunate bogey Lighre the amount of the tax paid, the of alleged militarisni still interferes groter becomes his interest. Coming THAT the birth-rate is now decreas-with the que appreciation of the beneiler this category, even a woman in JAPAN'S KEROSENE ENTER
m.itled to vote in the election of mem ling in every civilized country seems to fits to be derived from such physical boy of the Municipal Assambly, and be an acknowledged fact. It is worry- and early training as military discipline dacro co pwg Indice in Tokyo, who a Ling experts of all varisties, especially entails. The recent prouuancement clairs votes undor this provision One that such training will be allowed is Mrs. Minejia Heko, proprietests of in France a country where the
and in the public elementary schools is the other is Mrs. Kajus Nobuko, who
Owarly Bank, Motobama-ch phenomenon is especially noticeable.
a deplorable testimony to the apathy was the Kajunaya Sake Store, Tokka In America (says the Literary Digest, and shortsightedness of a nation that chicho. Japan (kronide," GLYNS HATS New York) we even contemplated, still regards party politics as of far
by exemptions in our income-tax, a
more importance than a healthy birth- prize for the possession of offspring rate. When Professor Pearson again but later this feature was eliminated. lectures on the subject we commend Now comes Prof. Karl Pearson, the him to pay some attention to the English statistician, who informs as position of the father. An investi that falling birth-rate is merely gation into the antecedents and en- sature's way of protecting us against vironmental conditions of the father and is the neighbouring island of Ray the coming into the world of feeble should prove interesting, and we was recently received with doubt, but nos/aimilar rights in the same children. We carefully preserve, by venture, to think that some of the the director of the Geological Survey has discontinued negotiations with, the our modera customs, parents who results to be btained from schade definite statement on the rubject in Government ou count
**** Nature #: "It appears from his account raised by the people of taq;
many different
Shapes & Styles
WM. POWELL,
LID.
SOLE AGENTS
COILFIELDS AT HOME.
Important Discovery in Isla
to tazh a kerosene enterprise in beast Conrt Then the defecos Provincë. "
last moment and nak, According to the
Jija
1. Mr. Yamar you the Japanese. Minister, in Poking, i nGES pliance with the request of the Japanese naval authorimes, who, have decided is use korosens as fuel, moently approach President Yoon Shib kal with a
to acquire the right of sinking ko wella is Shensc: Province, where alo saic to, bo, ina häufäble, a
The announcement that nil bearing shale - fact that the Standard Oil had been discovered in the Isle of Skye which two year ago sttempted to
that the discovery of this layer of oil-giring President imme
would have been allowed to die off, stady ought to be of decided value to rock was made by Dr. G. W. Lee, wh
a hundred years ago. It is well per the community. haps, that we do so, but it is also well that they do not see fit, or are: not-able, to rear large families to which their defects are transmitted. The remedy for, our trouble is not even, he thinks, to farther perfect
Glyns, 44 old Bond St, methods of caring for infants, but to
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY
increase the strength of the pare His motto would be "Strengthen the Mothers, rather thair S
widr
"ORGAN RECITAL":
reported it as being part of what is know
in the Jurkasid, formation which had lying at one time renesch some
balt, and another
5ti past timen kan tilted
mente
written
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So far, it has been certained definitely how many lives ware lost.
A. Court of Inquiry will be held; into
Mr. Potter You might as well my
I could not say that Captain Connolly was the Geven's A.D.C.t
Me: Blaze: You cook 1.
His Lordship Who was the man. De you know him?
Governa
Witness: He was a thin General's cashier; a step higher in rack than I am myself.
Interom-cumination. witness" said ba
object at the
the Police had given evidenes in the Potion Couri CO DRY 000mkions wil and to Chinese Why haven't bank noter, He then proceeded to ex- plain the worldings, of the shaff of the
ealfotice for the
Further witnesses were then heard, and the Court, tone until to morgen
LORD
should" bara
frack of what was
Blade