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A bunch cobraying pawongers over the Bar to Tiontains for inight ago had to break its way through a fold of ios a mile in area nud about an inch thick,
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ANNUAL FETE.
The sanual gurda fête promoted by the Children's Ministering League was held on Saturday afternoon. This year H. F. the Governor showed his intorest in the society and in comesquence the ladies responsible for its organisation were fortunate in having tho
of meat and bone will cheerfully masticate in a position to state whether they afford We understand there are still vacancies in TELEGRAMS. (THE MINISTERING CHILDREN'S and digest the bone as well as the meat; that that protection to British trade marks the chorus for the Hongkong A.D.C.'s play threepenco a day le sufficient to supply against "infringement, imitation or colour.new in rehearsal, vegetables, salt, pepper, mustard, buttar,able imilation" by Chinese subjects which tes, sugar and milk or any extras to oke the Government of Chine by the terms out the entions of bread and meat; that it of the MACKAY Trenty expressly under
Wé took to afford. is unnecessary to provide plates, cups,
not waru that any public statement has yet been saucers or dishes for men, civilised men, to ent and drink ont of; that blankets, though made on the subject, but we have noted w and useful to sleep under, are equally reports in the Northern Chinose papers that suitable for carrying boiled potatoes or
some of the Ambassaders at Peking have reast ment in, can make efficient floorcarpets, from time to time lodged objections to the and are to be used as mats to wipe the Regulations, which it may be remarked soldier's boots on; that it is fair to promise a appear to be very toussly drawn up and man one thing before enlistment and to feel likely to lead to endless disputes. Now it is a pride in elenting him from the moment reported that the Ministers, with the hes eulist; repeat, it might be imagined exception of the repremutatives of Roseia DISPENSARY. that such administrators were merely and Japan, intend to present an Identical
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The Russian cruiser deas, which arrived in
SHANGHAI, 26th November. The international walking match beautiful grounds of Government House to-day was again very popular event placed at their disposal for this annual
The French team won, the English
the harbour Team Tsington on Saturday, was being second, and the Irish third. the first to call here since the outbreak of the M. Marges (France) renched the compliment being returned by the shore unite goal first, four minutes ahead of Mr.
war. Sho stated the part with 21 guns, the
evant. That the League justifies its existouro
by useful work is already well known, and Mrs Barnes Lawrence, the president, and Mesdames Peter. Swan, and J. A. Hastings, the respective
secretaries of the Vistoria, Kowloon and Peale branches, are to be congratu
parsimonious, saving and consagitently Nate of refusal to recognise the Regulations A farther salute of eloven gaus passed between Gerrard (England). He had covered On Saturday afternoon the six stalls, loden
valuable public servants. That this is not the case is evident from the fact that what the public sapply in the way of Army funds is expended somehow and somewhere, the
(on the ground that the provisions contained therein for the hearing of suits relating to the infringement of trade marks directly conflid with the existing magisterial powers
the Almas and the Tamor.
The Sanitary Institute's programme for this weak is:-Monday, Arithmatic Class, 8.30 p.m. Tuesday. Lecture by Mr. H. T. Jackman on "Coustruction of Sewers"; Wednesday, Lecture,
Friday, Lecture by Dr. W. W. Poarse on * Hygiene of Sewage disposal." The lectures begin at 9 pm.
WING TO THE HIGH RATE OF har and whore cumining more or less of a f of the Consuls. As thee Regulations were by Mr. B. W. Gray, subject "Levelling"; OWI
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EXCHANGE NOW prevailing, wo beg notify our customers that, until further uctico, A SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF FIVE PER
CENT, will be allowed on all goods pur chased from air Rail Establishments at
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Robinson Ral, Kowloon; excepl. in cas
where a special gnotation is given.
In the case of goods purchased on credit a deduction will be made from the customer's
account at the end of the month, and in the caso of cash purchases, at the time; but
customers are requested so note that this discount will NOT APPLY to ÆRATED WATERS, BEER and STOUT, or CIGARS.
mystery to the nation as a whole. It is just possible that the process of disposing of Government Stores and auditing of Satls African accounts may be a master af frequent occurrence,"
The method of living and housing the officers of the army appears to us to be almost as singular as that ulapted in the cast of the men. The Officer must, when we consider the pay of the junior munka, at all events, be drawn from the monied classes accustomed to n good house nud necom- modation for living' Where neconunoda. tion is provided for a gentleman joining the commissioned ranks we find one stall room provided, probably at the top of a flight of stone stairs, not in any way comparable with a workhouse. This room nowadays is thoughtfully provided by than Wie Office with a collection of furniture, for which an officer hate to pay, and whicis the said officer would scarcely have the frostery at home to supply for use by his servants. The so-called pay of the officer ís not evan-sufficient to keep him in food and mess subscriptions, while he has to provide servant, livery, weapons, uniform books for instruction and every actual
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HONGKONG, NOVENDER 27TH, 1905,
Os the 23rd instant we reproduced from the Daily Chronicle an article that drew attention publicly to the conditions of life of the soldier, conditions for which the non-military man is quite at a loss to see the necessity, more especially as on paper estimates for the upkeep of the British army present to formidable a
figure. Of course our contemporary refers only to the extraordinary management of the War Office which apparently attempts to save the public purse at the expense of the
publishes nearly two years ago, it sums to have taken the Legations a long time to discover this very patent defact in them. The Regulations provide for a "joint investiga. tion and trial" by a Consul and Chinese Magistrate when a foreign and a Chinese subjes are parties to the suit, nil apart from the fact that this conflicts with the magisterial powers of the Con's, the Regulations contain no provision for dasid- ing the dispute in the very likely event of the ** Mixed Court" being muable to agree. It is obvious to any one who peruses these Regulations that they will need considerable revision before they are incorporated in the promised Cide.
A Chinees soap factory is being established at Tientsiu.
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China is still frying for the caucellation of the Choking Railway Concession. but the British and Gurman Ministers are objecting.
The Chufoo Light" a now called the¦ "Kungtungtwo Light." It now shows three winta flasues every twenty seconds.
Foriy thousand tuels by way of "samalaw" were distributed among the Chin- troops who
took part in the recent mauxuvros,
There is still a roiga of lorror among Chines officials at Peking. Most extraordinary pre- cautions aro being tak: n in all their movements.
The Empress Dowagor distributed jade sceptes among the Court chamberlains and high officials. They were all birthday presents to hereof.
Russians are still working the timber cou- enasion at Kirin although their contract has expired. They are "discussing" the matter with the Waiwupo.
When questions are from time to time asked in Parliamont as to the scandalous treatment of officers, if answered at all, instances of very senior ranks are produced which give for the Publie an idea that, taken al together, the officer is a very expensive fellow. The same principle of arguingut lima often been applied to the salaries of the efergy in the Church of England. Bishops being held up as examples of the waste of cclesiastical funda. As has been published lately by the Bisor of Lampos, even the princely salaries are not sufficient to cope with the expenses and responsibilities of the position. To those intimately dequainted with what is expicted" from the higher offers of the Ariny the same idea occurs at once. Taking the Army from the highest rot a treaty part. Tas flores referred to are commissioned ranks to the lowest private, | mostly Japanese,
The Chinese Express Dowager is still n diligent uuwsp per reader, and is reported to have been asking many questions lately about
certain news.”
The Peking Police_Board. (a new broom) le considering the number of foreign stores in the city. They have remuntered that Peking is
roaming bands of robbera.
The American mi-simary report of the Empress Dowager's conversion is discounted by the fact that her. Majesty is still sending ont or nurinal tople offerings of Baddhist scriptures.
tde treatment, management and administra- Japan is reported to have restored the northern tion is a scandal to a civilised country; the half of Sughalien to Russin on Oct. 21. The reauifs, considering the enormounmount of Russian Commission, faking it over at mare, money expended upon it, am disappointing installed a battalion of troops, on account of the and indequate, and the conclusion must be come to, in the light of recent disclosures as to the life in the Army itself, that the sooner independent inquiry is made into the condues of Bluse responsible for sy disgrace ful a state of affairs the better, more especially into the financial administration China has had an Army Sexual". A boat- which apparently has to, notwithstanding man carrying tied for the manœurring troops the enormous fauds supplied, stoop to a
stole some of it. He has been sentenced to ten system of deceit and pilfering from the year's hard labour. It is suggested that other solliers themselves to make the public money go round. Whatever the War Office may think and whatever its methods of
expressing its beliefs by its treatment of
the Army, the public will never be led to tuberate, new tie facts are gradually leiki nag out, the treating of those so frequently described us * Gentlemen in Khaki' as pigs in their life off pandle; neither will it fit eventually to find out how money Especially granted for the establishment of a good and efficient Army fritters away with no apparent result.
A LITTLE more than twelve mouths rgo, the Chinese Government, in fulfilment of
Private's packet by filching from Tommy's victuals, howing him and giving him the accommodation which cattle would shy at; and generally treating him in aanver that excites the gravest indignation in the mists of the tax payers who have foudly imagined that the English soldier is individually an expensive, if necessary, publie servant. It has been pointed out before in different branches of the Press, both civilian and military, that the in- efficient administration of the money voted for military services requires not only of the obligations of the MACKAY criticism but serious public enquiry. It Treaty, brought judo operation some Ex. aoight be imagined that those administrators perimental Begülations for the Registration at the War Ofice who pretend to believe of Trade Marks in China, announcing at that a soldier's socks and underclothing the same time that the Regulations would will last sewn years without replenishment be subject to revision when the promised at home or abroad; that boots will stand Code governing the registration of Trade hard marching without repair for two years; Marks is compiled. Presumably the Chi- that service coal, though of the cheapest, uese Board of Commerce and the foreign will burn twice as long as that used by firms who have had their trade marks civilians; that a soldier if supplied with lb. registered under these Regulations are now
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the course of 17,0 miles in 2 h. 49 m. The day was cloudy, with a light south-westerly wind blowing.
A PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS.
LONDON, 25th November. It is stated that the Government is to dissolve in Jamary.
A Tivotala paper of November 11th said :-- Mr. E. Both, who has been with the Chartered |
The crisis originated in Mr. Bank agency here for nearly three years, leave! toy for Hongkong, where we understand he four's refusal wholly to support bas obtained a Government position. He wil Chamberlain's twiff' policy. carry away with him the good wishes of a large Dumber of friends in this port, who will be
· pleased to hour of his autoss,
www.
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, haro placed their now steamor Sagani Maru on the Kobe-Corsa North-Ching run, She a 1,934 tous register, was build in England thus yours ugo, and hai
REUTRE'S SELVICE.]
THE COLONIES.
on their efficient management of the institution.
with fancy goals, ele, were accommodated in the arcade of Government. Honge while the
Lea tent and ice tent were situated on the Iwn. It hardly needs to be added that the articles for sale on each stall were attractively displayed, aw when the fair stallholders and their assistants aged all their natural arts to effect a sale, they invariably met with success, especially as those who attended were in sympathy with the object of the sale, which was to hand over ás
Bal-muck as possible for the benefit of local
Mr.
LONDON, 23rd November.
The Standard states that the Authorities
all the comforts of matern passunger boste are considering a re-organisation of the including staare heaters and electric light, comannads in the colonies, with a view to This steamer is not to be confounded with the co-ordination.
old Sagami Mara, which was blown up in the Routh of Port Arthine karbour Inst your.
The Peking Tunes says:-There have been such serious impeachments made against all the mints in the South that the officials of th Board of Raronne are much concerned and an enosidering the best way for dealing with the situation. They are now inviting suggestioni frem any officials in the provinces who can'lay claim to any knowledge of currency affairs, and secording a these suggestions are good, the officials will be selected to visit the provinca! and inspect the mints and institute reforms,
The Sunday Sen of Manila takes np the tab against the missionarins, and in a long and
claracteristic outburst declares: Almost without ex-ption the missionaries went to tie Orient are anatics or fakes Either their in- tolerance of opinion and their general all-round cussedness maces then extremely unpopulat among the natives among whom they haw cast their lof, or else they are missionaries for what there is in it." The latter olass gather around them a half score of "rice Christians," and establish a home where work is ankom and prepare to live the balance of their daya the contributed peauios and nickels of young children."
STARTLING FIND IN HONGKONG HARBOUR.
A FLOATING COFFIN.
The Langkang Wator Polisa havo discovered the body alan Indian, scoured in a box, Boating in the harbour noar Laichikok. The body bor no marks af violence. There is no suspicion of foul play. It is considered probable that tho Indian tied aboard some ship in port, and was placed in the box and dupped into the harbor
in order that the vessel would not be delayed, as might have been the case had inquiries bam
instituted.
GERMAN POST OFFICES IN SHANTUNG.
APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, 23rd November. Captain Lawley, Lieutenant-Governor of the Trausvaal, has been appointed Governor
of Madras.
THE NEW JAPANESE LOAN.
LONDON, 23rd November. It is officially tiled that £25,000,000 out of £50,000,000 of the now Japanese
loan will be issued on tho 28th instant, at 90.
Paris takes £12,000,000, Loudon £6,500,000, New York £3,230,00 and Berlin £9,250,000
THE POLITICAL URISIS.
ohurition. Unfortunately the weather loft something to be desired, bat though the skies were overcast and rain fell intortaittently there appeared to be so diuioution in the attendance when compared with last year. The stallholders
were:
Flower and basket stall-Mrs. Swan and Miss Patomon.
Work stall--Mrs, Rout Mrs. McIntyre, Mrs Pierpont and Miss Vanstone,
Pin-cushion stall-Miss Lillie, Miss Rich, und okler members of the League.
Sweet Stall-Mr Jones Hughes, Misses Loureiro and the Misses Setb.
Toy stall Mrs. Stephens, Miss Loureiro Miss Berkeley and Miss Cocker.
Parcel stall-Older members of the Lesque. Tea tent-Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. Hastings Misses Redgar, Meses Berkeley, Missvз Sholton-Looper, Mr. Pinckney, Mrs. Elado, Mrs. Marcus Stade, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Barnes Lawrence, Mrs.. Gr'mble.
Ico tout--Mrs, and Mian Koch, Mrs Lamble, Misa Blair.
Amusements we provided for the young
people, and the Band of the Royal West Keats,
by kind permission of Colonel Fitton and the enlivened the proceedings by the performance officers, attended hiring the afternoon and
of pleasing selections.
At 3 o'clock a concert, arranged by Mrs. Badeley, took place in the ballroom, which had Leen tastefully decombed for the occasion. The performers acquitted themselves creditably and A Cabinet Meting was held to-day-received the appius of a large audience. The
programme was as under
LONDON, 28 November.
Rumour anticipates that the rasult will be the first step to wants the rosignation of the Government, which is to-day the absorbing piz. The Liberal papers declare that Sir Campbell-Bannerman will refuse to form a Cabinet nuder the present circumstances, und that he will iäúst on a dissolution.
FAZER.
|---- für Henry Campbell-Bandorian,speaking" at Stirling, openly declared himself in favour
of Home Rule for Ireland. He said that
his conviction was stronger than ever in favour of it, and advised the Nationalists to accept any inatiment of representative control which might be offered, provided it lead up to a larger policy.
1-Sung
Beauty's Eyes".......... Tosti
Mr. Graco Violin Solc... Menuatio". Mozart 3-Soug... Who'll buy my Lavender" Germani Mr. Joki,
Ms. Badeley. 4-Piano Solo..."Aatompa" .....Chamizade Mr. Donmon Fuller.
Lord Henry Somerset
5-Song.." Hesh MO Berrow
--Song
Mr. Krager.
"Nirrum"...Stephon Adams Mr. Lammert.
Following the concert was n theatrical per- formunes, arranged by Mrs. Painter. Tho comedy My Lord in Livery" was very welt Lord Thirlmere (H.M.S. Phlegethony, Mr. An- enacted by the following ladies and gentlemen:
derson: Spingolt (An Old Family Batter), Mr. The papers continue to take Mr. Balfour's M. H. Kendall; Hopkins (a Footmau), Mr. F. resignation as granted. The Morning Post. Kendall; Robert (Small Fago), Willis Hunt. says that Mr. Chamberlain, and got Mr
Sybil Amberley (Daughter of Sir Georg Balfour, will lead the Unionists at the Amberley), Mrs. Folater: Laabs and Rose (her
friends), Miss Blair and Miss Berkeley.
elections.
24th November.
A Cabinet meeting has been held which lasted for two hours. It is understood that
In accordance with reliable information, se are enabled, says the Tientsin Timez, to stalo that the numerous and irresponsible reports in the native papers and elsewhere to the offest
matters ween the German Minister, Baren
at the out agreement in regard to posh it was decided that the Government would not resign. It is stated that this decision Governments may somtimes learn even from von Mumu aad the Chinese Government will result in the withdrawal of the German pat
was largely influenced by the knowledge China
offices from Shantung are not correct. On the that the Liberals will not accept office prior A Chinese officiul reports that the Franch contrary those at Feinmanfu and Weibsim authorities are reluctual to
to a dissolution, and therefore while they withdraw their well us the office at Kaomi will
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remain. ԵՒ trous from Lungchow because the place, is Chinese devernment that the Cleito either a dissolution or a resignation for e the other hand it has been promised to the will not meet parliament again, it defers overrun with law broakers, China wants them office at Tsiutua will be retained for the to go untwithstanding.
axchance of it. The agrement further few weeks, thus avoiding both an election anntains
specified regulations stort the relatio of both the German and Chinoso, postal at Christianstide, and the necessity for a administrations and the mutual co-operation short-lived interiufrovernment. The Cabinet in the forwording of walls, paroole, etc., similar to that which obtains is the case of the French
will meet again on the 1st December. office which was concluded some few years ago
The Shanghai Mised Court has received imperial orders to reform itself at ouce, so as to pare the way for the abolition of extra- territoriality. Shangot will welcome these
good intentious, but will look askance at their parement nspact.
The Zorilla Musical Comedy Company give their last performance of the present season at the theatre this evening. An entire change of programme is announced introducing iter by the whole of the Company, nud a good brass is expected. The Company are proceeding from here to Shanghai.
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Pacific Company's trans-Pasifle trade, both Owing to the rapid growth of the Canadian
cargo and passenger, and the constantly inermusing demand for the intermediate class of accommodation, the company has decided to increase its service for the coming season. A regular intermediate service, alternating with maintained by the Nonteagle, Tarter and the Empress sailinge will therefore be
Athenian.
THE KIUKIANG-NANCHANG RAILWAY.
In regard to the above Railway we are i formed flat a Hananese by the name of Li with three others has contracted for the construction of 60 li of this line. The main terms of the contract appear to be that the
contractor
undertake to construct a section of the lius the length above stated, to be located by the said Railway Offico after a survoy and an work shall be carried out in accordance with estimate of the same have been made. The the cost and the time slipulated by the Railway with shall first be paid by the contractors and Office, and all expenditures in connection then afterwards regarded as a loan to the Railway with interest at the rate of 4 per cent pr annum, beginning from the Inpee of three months after the commencement of work. It stated that no adverse criticism has been
Chirue Gazelle.
grade aguhet the conclusion of this contract.
JAPANISE RAILWAY
DEBENTURES.
LONDON, 24th November.
of
in
One million 4 per cent. debentures the Kansai railway, Japan, were issued London yesterday at 971.
JAPAN'S FOREIGN TRADE.
The volume of the foreign trade of Japan from the 1st to the 10th inst., inclusive, was returned as You 20,54,000, which makes a total figures of importa and experts for the 10 days of Yen 695,661,000 from January 1st last, The and aggregates from January are as follows
Imports Exports
Total
Ten days. Aggregates,
You
Yen 10,572,000 432,626,000. 9982,000 253,025,000
..20,554,000 695,651,000
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS IN JAPAN.
Covers ere in
Japan, as announced in the United States daily Consular reports, is already turning to electric tramways as a means of transportation. Mr. Sharp, American Consul at Kobe, toils the story of a new road just opened in competition He anys that the opening of the Haushin with a State railroad between Kobe and Osak
Electric Railway between Kobe and Osska marked a great adrance in electric fraction in Japan,
it hoing the Erst line constructed to connect two large eltios, The railway is operated by the electric overkend holly system, with
1,600 kilowatts steam power, and miles. There a little more than 19 the Nippon Sharyo Seize Keisha, of Nagora, so at present 18 cars, which were alo бзд Japan, from a simple car imported from the United States. The cars are well mails and have a seating capacity of about 50. The rails (T grade) were imported from Pittsburg, Pa., and the electric motors were imported from Schenectady, NY. The line is divided into four sections, the fare on each section being lid, there being sub-divided into td, journeys. All told there are 30 authorized stopping places between the termini, stops being made only when passangers wish to get on or off the cars. There has been auch speculation as to whether the new competing service will not greatly affect the traie between Kobs and, Osaka, on the Im- perial Government railway, Besides the dif ference of fare, which is 5d, on the tram and 8}d. third class and B. first class on the steam car, the electric cars ran overy 12 minutes, against every hour on the steam railway, and have 30 time, however, is about an hour and a half- stopping places, as against three. The average about half as loug again as the time occupied by the steag cars. On the whole it is more than probable that the now line of cars will cause a very considerable diminution in the receipts of the Gororument railway between the two cities. The amount of paid-er capital in the company is $742,500 (£148,500).