AN
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1818.
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.
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(Reutar's Service to the China Mail) SERIOUS COLLISION
IN SHANGHAI RIVER. CHRISTMAS AT HOME TWO LOCAL STEAMERS BADLY
*FINEST AND COLDEST" FOR YEARS.
DAMAGED.
(From Our Own Corrependant.)
SZANGEL, Deo: 27. LONDON, Dec."26.
The China Merchants steamer the T and the Japanese steamer Christmas Day At Home was Enest and boldest for years. There was Taihei Maru have collided at Garden bright dry trost in the early morning. Bend the Shanghai River with and snowstorms in the North of Eng the rat that the Toonan was seri- land and Scotland. The railways were sly damaged amidships and bad the beached at the Burd in a dis- over-crowded in the rush to the constabla gondition. The Taiher Maru and the Continent, specially to Swit has had her stem broken. There is
no loss of life.
Tzerland
Their Majesties the King and Queen elebrated Christmas in hemsly fashion at Sandringham. "A big hyginess was
done ia Over-sens cubla grestings, and
the Churches in London were crowded in the morning. The town was decert ed in the evening, very few motor- buses or taxi-cabs running. There were gay scenes at the places of entertain- mont, hotels, and restaurants where seats were at a premium.
ENGLAND v.
SOUTH AFRICA.
Second Tast Match.
Lexus, Dec. 27. Alogram from Johannesburg states that the second Test Match between England and South Africa is being played in showery weather.
South Afrin made 160, of which Hartigan scored 53..
Barnes took
A
(Reuters Service to the China Mat.)
THE ANGLO JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
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-CONTINUALLY GROWING
FIRMER
LONDON, Dec. 27. Reuter's conrespondent at Tokyo telegraphs that His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan on opening the Piet aid that the Japanese Alliance with Great Britain continually growing firmer
SOUTH AFRICA'S COLOUR PROBLEM
LONDON, Dec. 951, A telegram from Durbar state that the Government has rejected Mr. Ghandi's demands for the addition of representatives in the Indian interests on the Natal Commission, and for the release of all imprisoned padtive re
wickets for 56 runs. sisters.
THE MEXICAN CRISIS..
The Latest Developments.
(ak Tea Yet Po's Service.)
CHINESE NEWS
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NEWS FROM HOME.
(From Our Oren Correspondent.)
LONDON. November 26.
CHOP SUEY... Chinese restaurants are ab Isab getting
footing, in London. There has long been
THE CHINA MAIL.
HONGKONG JOCKEY
OLUB.
We regret we are unable to pubilat in to playu lanus der 2? Raview ? of the Subscription Grifins that have arrived for the next Higkong Raes Meeting, ar
the "pepy has not yet come to hund
Lane,
Crawford
one of the Charing Cross Road, but there Taono who visited the Raco Course is a larger one in Fieendly Circus that is this morning experienced a cold ride now Grmly established. The latest is in down against a keen east wind: the the Strand, and when I dmpped in there thermometer in the coffee room, register the other night with a Shanghai mare at 12. The attendance was meagre con found the place catering for a number of sidering there are only soren weeks be
fore the Race-hardly quiet time bo Chinees students. They seemed to be mostly from the South, judging by the Eet scma of the ponics into condition. -acme galloped, acına trotted-the. fow tongue. Except in the East End, the farge number of ponios were exercid Spalding's Athletic Goods. Chinese laundryman has not yet made much hoadway. But perhape the time is yet to some, fer the modern laundry is a veritable
inou destroyer. **
LIGHTER FARI,
The meation of restsancta reminds me that it into the fashion to have far lighter menus thin of gore. Society has fully adapted the slighter fare probably
·
Sole Agents for
key see out and the riding-boys, GOLFERS
especially, having a busy morning.
Ner. Handicap, wish one of the operators in fancy, while at Blogünki, for the Manchester Tattersall's who were asking ready-money booka ca the racs só Castle Irwall. About three o'clock it was reported race cure that there at the Surrey
much to the benefit of its health, and what | abandonment of the Manchaibar nro.
It seemed to be an official | is more wonderful, the City has followed | gramma. wait. The Lord Mayor's banquet this yer turned" wont nut to the backers in the
Hathority, the ory of All money ra was quite up to date 'in this 'respect and November Faudiop. It was not until his Mr. Asquith, who probably preferred to return to London that the backer in aponk to an alert samby rather than an question found the men in Manchester had sconally been brought off and his fancy had over-fed and drowsy nat, "expressed his won. His choice was Dalsustion, and hie appreciation of the slighter repast.
azolsmatina when he' bought i paper and saw the result began with the wine latter
ROYALTY 33 1:08.
The King of Spain has decided to send son and heir to on. The irritation of the Spanish grandees when they bear of th's will be worth witnessing, but it will not ruts the courageous young King or his English Quaer. There are an increas ing number of Roman Cathol's boys sent to Fiten, so promumably the priests do not took with disfavour on the school now- adays, but it involves a broadening of attitude and a frordom of thought that is thoroughly distasteful to the antiquated dames of bigh degree in Madrid.
UNIVERSITY SPOILM,
It is rather unfortunate that the newW.
rules passed by the Oxford University
Athletic Club should have been issued so cicaely upon the weeping victory of the Rhodes Scholars in the Freshmen's sports, for they thereby hate in appearance of sindictiveness that was really sbaant from the minds of the framers. The consequence is that a good deal of sub-acid favour has
PIRING Dec. 28. All the Civil Service officials are Lospay, Dec. 27.
to be examined in January, telegram from; Brownsville Cheung Ein has been appointed atates that the Texas rebels have Minister of Agriculture and Com-haen impacted to correspondence that is merce; and Yeung To superintendent appearing in the newspapers. University mado" Matimoraa their headquarters of the scheme for the re-building of men generally do not approve the rales, in It is officially announced that the Hankowy, on modern lines to meet the light of this atmosphere. In fature, attack on Tampico has been aban-commercial needs.
doned. The rebels who have been operating the oil region near Mon- ery, will invest the town" after February 1
BRITISH STEAMER ASHORE.
Fired on by Moore While Aground.
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under these rules, no min who has been The Russian Government has de- at any University previens to coming up cided to withdraw all its troops from to Oxford may compete in the Freshmen's Peking and Tientsin....
jsports, and nei ran over twenty-four years age may represent Oxford in the annual University sports.
HONGKONG WEDDING.
Singer-Smith.
A welding of couiderable local in terest was solemnised at St. John's Cathedral at com to-day, Mr. Eugene Theodors Singer, demon of Mr. and Mr. William A Singer, of Brooklyn, LONDON, Dec. 26. New York City, being married to Mis A telegram from Gibraltar states that Lilian May Smith, only daughter of dr.
and Mrs. Charles Smith, of Brooklyn... the British steamer Ludgate ran nahore The bridegroom, who is connected with on the African coast opporite Tanfa. the Standard Oil Company's local clace, Moors ared on the vessel, wounding
has made a gront number of friends Jesman. The cruiser Roxburgh and the during his shors residence in the Colony, and the ceremony was attended by a Spanish battleship Pelayo are steaming large gathering.
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to the vessel's assistapco. Salvage The officiating dorgyman was the Rev. operations have been suspended owing H. Y. Copley Moyle and appropriate to the hostilities of the Moors. A music was played by the Cathedral
salvage steamer has gone to the wreck with two Gatling guns and a British Naval picket aboard.
LATER. Warships On The Scene.
Another telegram from Gibraltar states that two British and two Spanish warships have reached the "Ludgate;" and that the Moors are now quiet
The vessel's cargo of coal is now being jettisoned.
THE GAZETTE. :-
Offcial Appointments.
P
TER CALL OF CHINA. " Speaking on Monday xt one of the mid-day gatherina at St. Paul's, Covent Garden, Lord William Cecil said it was being discovered that Wastern civilisation could not be transplanted wholesale to China.
Westerve The peril was that aficiency might be assimilated without the Western ethic. A civilisation, without Christianity might he avolved.
We experience in the West he con tinted certain want of vigour due to high, ethic not lived up to When Li Hung Chang wanted to suppress the opium evil in Nanking bean there a general The went effectively to work by catting off the heads of twelve hundred smokers. Bech vigorous methods are impossible in the West; hat suppose the effect of China's contact with the Wat is to bring us the
rigour and crowd out the eithic 7"
The problem, he canaluded, might prove to be fasoluble, but as things stood who could doubt the urgency of the call for men. of intellect and thought to go out and help China to solve her difficulties.
"CHANGE I HAVEANOTICE CHINA" At the next meeting of the Chins Society the speaker will be Mrs. Archibald Little on the shore subject. The chair will be taken by Dr. James Cantlio, so it is pro bable the expressions of opinion will be mainly in favour of the Southerners and the followers of Dr. Sun Yat Sen.
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It is true that the undue advantages en joyed by the Rhodes Scholars have been
For street wear she always dong the under consideration at Oxford for anime
correct English costume, but in the privacy. time past, but the rules are held to be of her own home she profors the dress of panic legislation. Is is pointed out that her native land. This ber fair callers have the considerations of residence in any other found deligh fut, and they have lesined university and of age are often quite die that the lady' choice is not due to pre- be actually penalised. The Muchoster but to the fact that the dress is far more tinct, and that now mery Rhodes Scholars jadios or the influence of former habits, Guardian, in editorially commen ing on comfortable than the English one. the rules, emphasises the semi-professional lady cortando-and her imitators agren Clook Makers and a Post offos Demand. character of the Rhodes athletes. Some that the Japanese dress is samer in win. Two large correspondents declare that description does tat and cooler in summer.
rot go far enough. Ose wrote "Hard drapery establishments in the West End
TELLING TIME BY WIRELESS.
Watch and clock-makers anxious to
it would be to bring definita proof are making a special effort to meet the reap the advantage of the international of such a thing, it is notorions. that both dowands of the ladies in this reaprot, not
BOOTTISH LETTER.
at Oxford and Cambridge there are certain to mention other stores where the calls for colleges which have bought" with scholar-Japanese attire are lasa constant. ships promising athletes from our own public schools, and certain facetious persoas profess to be able to quote the price, 187, of a prospective cricket blue, as though he were so much stock. So far as I can gather, Cambridge opinion has remained cold on the hole quantine, and now that Mr. G. O. Vauall has publicly announced that the O. U.A.0. rale do not apply to the
int r
(From Our Oven Correspondent)—–
ED2, D3mber 2. BEFRAIN AND CHIBAN, N
iguals warheaded from the Eife. TOWN,
in Paris, and Norddeich, in Germany, at sertain hours of the day and night are inconsed at the demand of the Post Office that they shall pay more for the privilege of using the neccesarý,“ private, wireless installation than the thousand or so people who already bald Vicences as telographic experimenters.
r university sports there is no reason
I learn on good authority, says the why Cambridge should concern herself with
Glasgow domestic Oxford affair. In any case many London correspondant at the Cambridge we have expressed the opinion Herald," that there is no truth in ther: F. Hope-Jones, Chairman of the that, provided the weight and the hammer
able pressienos when he endeavoured to
organist, Mr. Denimsa Fuller. The bride, who was married in her travelling dress, a pretty blue costume, was given away by Mr. J. Walker Bolles, and was a tended by one bridesmaid, Miss Hanna Bolles. Hz. Herbers John Morse was
were eliminated, they were quibe prepared statement that the Chinese Government Wireless Bociety of London, build a Daily best ma
to battle against Oxford and bar overseas have sounded the British Government Nowa representative that whim the watch After the ceremony the quests assem-alias. Whether, however, the matter is bled at the Hongkong Hot to offer their regarded as solely concerning Oxford or as to their willingness to scoopt the island and clock-makers applied for license for congratulations to the newly wedded affecting Cambridge also, it is evident that of Chusan inachango for Wei-Hai- wirdess nutellations, for which expert- couple, who is by the two o'clock boat the late Mr. W. T. Stead showed consider. W, Wisch the Chicas aro said to be menters pay on guineas a year, the Port
3tque for their honeymoon.
got Mr. Rhodes to alter the clauses in his desirous of using a naval base. The Office authorities intimated that, as the ext.blished."
But as the sporting
writer in the "Gomise to become a scored Rongkong, in sadisice to the licenco fes,
purpose, a royalty would bars to be pa server" paints oat" The first of the rules
scome unnecessary, since the real might be tempting, but it has never been No docision as to the amount of royalty University athlete-dom not really care if he wins a freshman's
event or not. After made. Chusen bas slready, boon thres had been arrived at, but the represanta. The following appointments, etc, as all, such s victory will not affect his chance timce in British occupation, and a don tivo of the General Rost Office asked gazetted
of a Blue later in the year, for the places vention negotiated at the Hague in 1848 applicate to deposit a foo of two guiness. The King's Exequature rospectively in the University team for Queen's Clab
Mr. Hope Toces replied that, while empowering Mr. Francis Janssens to act are awarded on the results of the Univer provides that the island shall never be clock makes in other countries as Belgian Consul-Grimmers at Hongkong; sity sports and on general performance. oded to say other foreign power, and mitted to listen to those time signads, Mr. Zucige Medina ia act sa Chilean It will be remembered that earlier in the that it shall be protected from invasioni -a; refuzaž in Great Britain unfalsky handi
term no English public school, boy, Won K Consul-General at Calcutta, with Con- single avond in the Freshmen's sports at by. Great Britain. This probably cape business in the markets of the world. The defence that he wanted the weapons jurisdiction also in the British Oxford, What, then, More natural than
He pointed out that the Post-Office for wolf protection was put up by a Chi. Colonies of Asis; and Dr. Stanislaus Rit that it should be gepally stated that this plains, the rumour
| rostriction (would result in evasika. of ́QUEEN ENA AXD THE SCOTTISH BABBATH the law. se summoned at the Magistracy is von Milkowski to se as Consul for rasplation has been passed in order to
keep out Rhodes scholars and make it I connection with the interest which If the signals were transmitted from Austria-Hungary st Hongkong, have re morning, for being in unlawful possessionceived His Majesty signature.
easier for the English public school boy to the Queen of Spalt displays in Scotland, the Greenwich Observatory all win! Barely the English public school boy of a revolver and ammunition without a
H.E. the Officer Administering has would rather win against all that is best the sad of her birth, the London or chargo to meet the experson might be permit.
Government has bear pleased to appoint than win when the zest dangerons com podent of the Manchester Guardian levied withs' some appearance of justifica- Mr. I... Gardiner pleaded guilty on
Mr. A. E, Wright to be Good Lieuten patitors have been removed from his path tells a story to show thisther Scottish tion," added the Chairman of the Way ent in the Thongkong Voluntoor Corpe Caleation would some sure that experiences not only affected and in-less Society of London, but under defondant's behalf but said he would with effect from the 19th December, 1915. boy only and not for the whole world, proved her hoeth, but had sc in unetely the British Empire: elected Oxford is the University for the English Bike his Worship to hear the facts. His
Fis. Extalleney the Officer Administer. Oxford and Cambridge are the univer fumbo on her choice of a religion. At take no part in the organistade, or trans- client, who had traveled from Rollowing the Gorenament has, under instruities, not only for the public schools, the sims when it was known that the mission of the world a time algomi
other anirernities well. Princess was considering the change of Hence the proposal to tions from the Secretary of State for but for
This resolution mẩy hero been pissed.
will under which the scholarships wat offer of a lease of Chasm, which propparitus was to be used for a
FOR SELF DEFENCE.
Chinaman's Explanation of Arma.
on the steamer of the same name, on
his arrival declared in arms and am-Che Colonies, been pleased to make the order to encourage the English boy to her religion before her marriage to the aire to listen to the mùnition to » revenue offer it being his following appointments with effect from take the gumber interest in track athletics, King of Epsin a clergymen of the Church the watch and dock-skin
Entention to apply for a permit. Ho had
beer to the Hofhow district-bo wind up
1st January, 1914 -----
Mr. D. W. Teatman to be Chiet Assist
his father's estate, and buiored the army ant to Betary for Chincas Affairs
to be noosary for his protoolion thero.
The Beverta Officer who arrested the
max denied that be made any declara
tion, and a fine of $60 was imposed.
Another defendant, found in posses
Mr. A. E. Wood be bo Boerad, Aust
ant to Semary for Chase Affairs
Mr. B.Z. Lindsell to be Third Amist. ant to Becretary for Chinese Affairs,
Mr. M. Breen to bo Amilatant Dis
sion of a Savage rifle and 250 rounds of triet Officer for the Southern District
the Now Territorio
TE BES COUGH MEDICINE
ammunition as he was leaving the Empress of Bursale, was fined $250 on the evidence of Inspector Fenton Liko his Worship to hear the facts, His A third defendant; who concealed i Mouse and 100 rounds of ammunition ence of old bottles was fined the
250 or three what was discovered by who stopped him in
This, howarat, it will not be attractive to of England had see talk with her on of England as propostes the average public school boy. The second the subject it being thought more satis-
tax on taking their resolutions boris to be equally pointiers. iaatory, by the family that it should since it is safe to state that a maD, OTCE twenty four has sakkur, done anything of made quite close that the Princes mobs on the track 6 Oxford or Cambridge not leave the Church of England These resolutions ought to be withdrawn due advics, and, that this know - st once,
Terourites have been doored. In ramark ache weiter
of
ble fashion in the big events of the rolng Bes
Pherson of 1913, and the binki bilanówe
tháng màu red khi habll of laduc tiến
Ensaios mp«t have been serional, dapi
The racing man is nacalls a good however, and his equasimity
{ant. - Fata somatimenili tag unkind to.
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