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The trial of the men concerned in ara electing distinguished representatives to pros at the address to the Viron the sensational jewel robbery in October Thirty-six delegates
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IN BUYMARY JURISDICTION, BEFORE MR. A. G. Wist (Purane Junde).
THE COST OF TREE PLANTING.
The case was concluded in whisk Wong Wan and Wong Lut claimed tea Yu We kai the max of $96185 for the plating of fir trees.
the Now Territory:
Mr. JH. Gardiner (of Mr. O, D. Thomson'
F. C. Master of Musics. Johnsen, Bikes and Master) appeared for defendant.
| itlogicalities; and we will deal with them, here yesterday from Calenttu with 4,45 tons of progred to Mimia and the addrew-will-cover Shanghai took place budaya fico) represuniel the plaintiffs, and Mr. B
and not with the absurce of charity and
all points connected with Mohamedan digabiliti Rossex, and Castro pleaded guilty, and with the present political position of the but the sentences were postponed. community. The draft of the address War such representative deputation was over before approved at a recent meeting at Lucknow No Killeen was acquitted.
formed to wait on the Viceroy. A deep but quiet interest is shown in the movement by Mohamedans generally,
The steamors. Maandag from, Sandakan, and Moo from Shanghai, experienced a strong north casterly monsoon on their voyage to Hongkong, which termiunted yesterday.
"The talk shat thers being no
Con.
commandments east of Sues in all brunbug:" This was one of the remarks of the Rev. C. H. Hickling when address ng the Volunteers, our Sunday morning.
A Chínaman was yesterday sentenced to six
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months hard labour by Mr. K.. H. Gompertz for kidnapping a girl from her parents at West Point and taking her to or ill fatne. She was traced through the Canton, afterwardn selling her into a house.
intervention of a man to whom she told her story.
At Mr. ti. P. Lamart's sale roous yuster- day the piece of land containing 23,400 equare feel and registered in the Land Office -
aiand hot No. 10, gather with ali the buildings thereon, was offered for sale by public auction and knocked down to Mr. Pow
for $27,8), Messrs. John, At kes ud Master acted for the mortgagacı,
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CHURCH AND STATE ÎN.
SPAIN.
LONDON, October 22nd. The Spanish Government have sent & note to the Vatican denouncing the
concordat.
AUSTRIAN POLITICS.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bouk building ia Pessog is described by the Perak Pioneer se being large enough to accommodate two or three firms as well as the Bank folk. The Bauk will occupy the ground floor, while on the next two floors there are two full sets of offices on nob, for all of which there have been applica sions already. The building faces on Beach atid Downing Bireste and in--surmounted by a large
LONDON, October 22nd. dome on the corner; the top of which in s. hundred and twenty font from the ground. Count Goluchouski, Austrian Mini- From the sex the bugs dome makes quilter of Foreign Affairs, las resigned. Emporing landmark and greatly adds to the appearance of the town. All the floors, duor, windows and woodwork generally are good, tolid ok. The block roul a quarter of a million
dollars.
A verusonlar qatlanporary observes that the
tolerance that in calmer moments TO trust such gentlemen to proines. We OWB humble suspect it was really cur attempt prepare for Far Eastern readers an intelligible summary of the history of the troulde, that was then figuring largely in our telegraphic news, tint has caused hin pain--and indignation. -- Wadid certainly,"going as far back as our memory | permitted; "montjou-on September 11 the Papal protest aguinal. President Love's visit to the Kino oje Franz in' 1904 as the first visible iftiu the late in good faith wa enumerated wilceeding ewinds which we regarded as facts of ascertainable history; and we were genuinely shocked at the painful Engelical which caused such. sensation all over the world. Remembering the keenness of our disapproval at that time, we can now book back with easy soascimce to the comparatively moderate tone in which it found expression; and we aesome in the "alisema of ny enticism other than the press letter that our effort to Avgif mahuly wounding the feelings of
It is understood that there will be a change HAZELINĖ, "HAZELINE CREAM, Dealers of the Church in ina was on the governorship of Macao at the end of the HAZELINE SNOW," &c., &c., &c.noted and appreciated. We did not-krowcent year, when E. Sealer Mont negro will be replaced by Captain Pele de then that B HOLINKOS, when publishing
Azevedo Coutinho, a Tortagnose naval that vary inconsistent and improper officer. Rear-Admiral Alves Brance, the Encyclical, had been misled by his harbour master of Mac. has also hop Secretary of State, YaRY DEL VAL, who is relieved from his post, and will be suceded ony alleged to have suppressed facts which | by Captain Francisco Dingo de Si. would have materially affected the Pore's attitude toward this momentous question. The French Bishops were not unanimous he suggested in tha; defiant and strife-inspiring Euggelical By a unjority of twenty-two on May 31st, they declared in vour of a policy of conciliation, of making terms with the French Government. Tim was kept from His HoixESS; the Eurolie was
Fred Goul, a private in the 83rd Company issued with a contrary understanding an R.G.A., was yesterday soulouced by Mr. H. H. though against their better judgment, the J. Gompertz to fourteen days imprisonment French Bishops are loyal enough to stand for stealing as bailes a gold chain and locket by a. Our correspondent declares that the valus 112, the property of Edward Ho facts presented by us as causes cannot be living at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Complaisant cansen if the true causes can be sought gave the art'vive to defendant to pawn for him, renaisder had been slowed away in orllars. and found in genuine facts anterior to the hat na he did not return the polios were Tho portion which is on view in in a sad pligiet-- ·
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Mr. Mindzi Arakawa, Japanese Conent Gumoral in London, has left London for Mexico; where ho has been appointed Envoy Extra. Mr. dicy and Minister Ponpotentiary. Arakawa has lived ten years in London, with a short break for a home visit four years ago, and is well truown, especially by those intereared in Japanese railways, with which he was formu erly con cerneil.
informed, with the result that Sergeant? Les If we arrested him.
occurrence" of those mentions!. had insisted on one being the first cause, and a previous cause were discovereil, he would, of course, be right. Put mich a method work he endless; the Furias intellect vainly searches for absolute first causes and is satisfied with going as far
The Haukow· Water Works has bowo a
abject which has lately received mush dissue afen sinong the marcantile community there There have been many attempts, says the Daily News los cure a permit from His Eroollency the Viceroy for permission to construct water
image to spinning mills in Japan by fire amwunts to about 170,000 per sunum, taking the average for the past 2 years, Against this the spinning-compúnica pay "Y annually in the form of reinsurages premiums, y30,000 being clear profit for the innarane companies. The latter show a markod disin- efination to accept risk against damage caused- by earthquake, aut have not yet made any reply to an application on the subject recintly made by rompanies. The latter have under considers tion a plan to organise a mutual insurance se bome against fire and earthquake. In ten years it is estimated that ample funds will ba agcumaisted out of the premiums now paid by them to insurance companies. Any losses incurred before anfioient funds have been accumulatod will, be berne equally by all the spinning-companies, This proposal will be considered by a general. menting of the Japan Cotton Spinners' Associa-
tion shortly-
A recent visitor to the Crystal Palace was surprised to find that the Gray collection of Chinese art had been removed from the Chinese-
court, presumably to make room for some ride show. He says: After a prolonged search, I discovered portions of the collection in two obscurs galleries and was informed that the
SELNEY ABBEY.
Losnos, October 22nd. Selney Abbey has been destroyed by live,
DEATH OF A NOTABLE PARLIAMENTARIAN.
Losnos, October. 22mi. Colonel Saunderson is dend. Deceased was the lender of the Ulster party in the House of Commons and was a prominent Orangmai.
(REUTER'S SERTICK.] THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT,
Loxhos, October 201h. The increase if the Bank rate of discount to 6 96, i de to fresh wich-trawals of £900,000 for Egypt, and to the expectation of other large withdrawals.
CYCLONE IN HAVANA.
LONDON, October 20th. Ninety-four natives and sixteen foreign residents have been killed by a cyclone in Hamas, and damage done to the extent of $2,000,00
FRANCE.
LONDON, October 20th. The French Cabinet has resigned collec
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the show cases are dirty, vuoys are detached from thoir carved stands and in some cases brokon, articles of carved ivory, jadła, porcelain, and metal are mixed up in an indiscriminate manner, and there are no labels giving šaform- tively. ation as to the exbibila. The collection, which contains some highly interesting and valuable articles, was, I believe, formed by the late Archdeacon Gray, whon in Cantos, and he very
it might interest and instrast the public, and since his death I naderstand his widow has very kindly continued the loss. Of course, under the existing vircumstances, the object of the lender is entirely defeated, and I cannot believe that she is aware of the circumstances. I feel
hour the supply le limited. Only'supplied for: Oost | back a can, I war, or in divorce erka for the city, Wuchong, and the Foreigegeneronsly leuk it to the Palace in the hope that
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settlement of Hankow; but although he is supposed to lie progressivo we consider that
more suitable parallel) there are innumer able little sources of dissatisfaction, but the H.E. is one of the most obstinate men in the crisis is usually attriinued to svize salient, | world. He cannot furnish suficient funds for LONDON OFFICA: 131, FLEST STREET, B.Covert, ground of offence. Our corres the purpose, nor will heallow foreigners to have
i pondent's anterior causes "do, unt appeal to tis privilege to come forward and do thei
•us as the “conclusive evitanos" he seems needful. We understand however that there to think they are; certainly we are unable same scheme put forward to which his Ex-ure that, in these days when increasing interest in being taken by the public in art, if the cellency Chang Chih Taog han given his to accept the Efth panugraph_as_fentit is about time
collection nero properly arranged and label it would cojazand the attention it deserve. record of the "evidence" of M. Comum. Were it not that our correspondent's use of
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SHIPPING COMPETITION..
THE YING FAT RAISED.
The keen competition on the Hongkong. Pabife: With the obset of giving every Bangkok run is evidently to be maintained poll facility to foreigners who, during the to learn that the Nippon Tasan Kaiska tate war between Japan and Russia, bare teft
beye renewed the charters of the Childur ¡mmovable property behind in districts within
Prometheus and Proteus, and in addition hars the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of
chartered the rafar. All the shorters are Krantung, it has been decil-l by the Japanese for six months. -- Government that applications for the establish- ment of rights in opunoction with ansh property may be made, to the Japanese Foreign Office through the medium of the Official Represents. tivo in Japan of the applicants' country, with- out necessitating a visit by the owner or his agent. All applications se to be accompanied by documentary proof giving a list of the pro- Perly, its nature, quantity and the date. It is stated that the application should be in Japanese, but when absolutely necessary it may be made out in English or French.
The launch Ying Fat, which travelled between Hongkong and Samchun and which foundered daring the memorable typhoon of last month, was located south of Stonecutters and was raised
on Saturday, when bodies were found in her These were taken by the Tung WEB Hospit
foials on shore and, buried. The launch hod about 150 passengers on board when sho sank, Other five bodies were discovered on Sunday.
with
The discussion in German commercial airgles regarding the respective merits of the English and German arrangements of working hours
grast animation. offous le baing carried In spite of a very general desire to adapt the aglish system of chasing work in the evening, there appears to be a general impression among serman merchants that their prosperity would be sudermined if their clerks cessed to work til eight or nice o clock in the evening. So far as can be ascertained, Humburg is the only German town in which English office hours hars been generally adopted. One of the numerous letters written to the newspapers on this subject contains the following interesting passage
Permit me to protest against this undigui, fed erase for Anglieising the whole trand of
German life. We copy the English in dieses, and we try to copy their manner, bet, let us fatain our own hours of work.
of our grant advantages in competition with England in the markets of the world has brou our superior application and industry. We have gained because we have been willing to work twelve hours when our English com patitors only work eight hours. We have gained because we have devoted to persistent latour that time which the excessively luxurious English young men of the present day devole to sperte and pastimes.
Let us protect our fatherland from these peralcious English innovations which can only
vnd in our discomfiture and rain, snd let us maintain the good old healthy businear systen of our Fathers."
WEATHER REPORT.
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His Lordshipwaid, on the conclusion of the avidonor, that he was purfactly satie no planting or sowing had boot done by plaintios although a number of pits had been dag. As they did no planting they should get something less than the contract price of the work.
Mr. Gardiner said that having regard to all the circumstances and the delay caused the plaintiffs, be would ask for the full contract price casti per furlong.
His Lordship You have my views and it is for you, gentlemum, to decido,
Mr. Gardiner--It is for your Lordship to docido.
His Lochship-I can doside straight of,' but I wanted to give yon an opportunity of coming to tarzız.
Mr. Gardiner Well, my Lord, I consent to judgrasat.
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His Lordship said he would fr. the pris at three each por furlong.
Mr Gardiner Bat the defendant made it impossible for us to falfil our obligations.
His Lordship That is what you say.. Mr. Gardiner And Mr. Dutin mid the same in his evidonos.
His Lordship I will give judgment at eight cash për furlong for 666 foot, and three cash par furlong for the hilanes of 165,000 font, all this trouble hus Gian brought shout among themselves. 'The contractor got 21 sonts From the Government, and sub-contracts have been let until the last man gal eleven ounts. at which price it seems he has been let in.
THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
Fallowing thosing song" of Bunday night, the Volnnteers rose to serious business yesterday morning, when practice with the Siteon pounders at a moving target was commented, Though the target was-not mach damaged, the shooting was not too hail for a start. A fieres wiurt, almost of typhoon fores, blow throughout the right, sad.arly morning found most of the men shivering under the "could oauld blast." No need to discard jackets yesterday morning,.. and the announcement of the commandant that those not on the guns coull retura for their great costs was promptly taken advantage of In the afternoon, there was a rehearsal for the
king's birthday parada.
The bays from the Kowloon British Schoo formed an interesting feature of the camp scenes during the week-end. Tho khaki-alad Burn, though small, were-savertheless con- spicuous, and the youths appreciated the atten- tion bestowed on them. They are very good at signalling.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
The following are the highest scores in the Pool Competition at 200 yards held at the King's Park Bongs on Saturday and Sunday the 20th and 21st October. “
A. Jenkins L. G. Bird
W, Chatham C. Gow
J. C. Poter
IL. W. Bird A. G. Norrington P. P. J. Woodhouse E. W. Terry 6. II. Wakem32 8 12 D. Willia..... -E. Grist
J. H. Pidgeou A. W. J. att R. M. Ezekiel W. B. Moore... W. H. T. Davis
W. Beyon
H. Richardson...
W. H. Dousid
Sir Francis Piggott W. G. Stackwood
A Ritchie
T. P. Cochrena Dr. Evan Jonas J. Hutchings... A Blovey J. McCubbin ... A. Gibson
W. Goodfellow L. Plummer
4.69 $7 10 67
4 + 20
67
A Bestob
46
64
50 + 14 = 64
48 + 16 zn få
56 + 6 62
48
49 + 12
$50
60 oratch 51 + 43 +16 50
14 58
49 + 43 + 14
·11 + 16
Soratcl
40 +
ALL NATIONS' HIGH SCHOOL GRADED COLLEGE.
Hosonore, UCTOBER 23RD, 1906.
The Frogling Daily Bele ways-At the have had several contributions terms like "brutalities, banalities, half-roquest of the British Consul we insert the referring the dispute between the truths, suggestions of the law" and an on Preach Government and the Chorah, and is before us as an example of what to avoid, ares therefore not, aure to which our we might with regard to the quotation from correspondent's letter published to-day may the Saturday Review let slip anma such word le intended to fofer. It is quite certaio, as "host". Our respected correspondent, however, thut, unthing has appeared in this who is sure to regret his letter when he sees journal to deserve the severe expressions it in print, will excuse us for suggesting that which our correspondent, in defence as he he is as unable to appraise the value of the thinks of southing very precious and door, Saturday Levier's opinions as he way to bas permitted himself to make. There has appraise ours. There is, as we see things lven a deliberate suppression of truth no question of insisting on "subservience although we are always propurest to aderit in matters spiritual to an atheistic state the possibility of overlooking or failing to It is au impossibility. The spirit cannot recognise it. There has been no suggestion he subservient, as our friend knows. The of the false, wither; although--again-the whole question in a question of toasters possibility of maintaining the false is always temporal; and in France as in Chin, it is present in the ease of those who ardently the one fault of the Churel concerned that champion what they believe to be the true. it has consistently failed to observe the Our correspondent's phrase of keres, proper distinction. It is patently reluctant soraeaning litterness" appears to be self to "render unto Caesar the things that are contradictory, for surely it would be Cumar's", and so long as it persists in that natural to be bitter without weaning; unwillinguess the unwillingness of the and the word ferce" turas away the young man who had great possessions " likehbowl that by “unangning" be met
we see no prospect of peace in either Chinaval officers by officers of his Majesty's ships. it will probably 1 necessary to send for coast of Chins and the Eastern Sea, and strong the height," and it is pointed out in the...... ar France. It is lo the general recognition In the latter case hospitality is recognized as a the gracious word. unintentional". For kely as we sympathise with his very of this fact that English sympathy Reciprocal shuty, but in the former their Lord natural feeling in the matter, his exeusable generally on the anti-Christian side and ships desire that officers" belonging to his it is because English opinion considers this Majesty's Fleet should not be called upon to and almost laudable feeling, there is no
contribute to the entertainments from their ovorlegking the fact that our correspond.clinging, to temporal things un-Christian
private rovources. Forviga ships and squadrons, ent's letter is indeed a fiercely bitter that it is anti-Catholic and pro-France, their Lordships state, should be received in a one, thoroughly typical of the sentiment With all proper deference to our curre
manner bofitting the national prestige, but a lively hope that expenses are to be kept within reasonable bounds, crystalized in the phrase ddium theologicum. pondent, and with We sincerely regret this, and are anxious reflection and this answer will convince him and estimates, when it is proposed to give gush to avoid augmenting such undesirable be has gone too far, we might stop here. entertainments, are to be submitted by the Commander-in-Chief or senior naval officer to feelings; but it is obvious that any refus: But the temptation must be yielded to, firety
the Admiralty,
THE MANCHURIA.
ESTIMATED COST OF BAITAGE,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issned The Admiralty, in a circular letter, state that they have had under consideration the question
the following report --
On the 2nd at 11.30 p.m.-The barometer of providing for the cost of hospitality which
has Ellen over Japan and the Looolços, and from time to time it may be necessary to offer
rieen leewhere, particularly over Formoso,
The typhoon has passed over Meiaco Bims, ard to ships or squadrons of foreign zaval Powere
A telegram from Honolulu Amerion dated and is
now moring towaria N.E. circumstances where the entertainmants aro September 17th xisted that it bad not thon been approaching the Lovelaces, invested with an international character, and decided whether the
4 Manchuria "should
The area of high prere remains over the go beyond the casual entertainment of foreign ho towed to Sau Fennoisso or whether be sentiment to the North of the Yangtae
should proceed under her own stasw. If she is N. and N.E. gales will continue over the E.
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and the N. part of the China Sis.
damaged, and that her radder is asless. tuge. It is reported that her propeller is badly N. winds will prevail in the Formoes Channel, It stated that the art of saring the Hongkong rainfall for the 4 hours ending * Manoboris" will amount to more than half a st 10 a.m. to-day, 0,00 inches. million dollars. One hundred thousand dollars. worth of tackle was left at the bottom of the
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon ocean. Litigation over salvage has been avoided to-day is as follows:---
N. winds, fresh by definite agreements with all steamers that Hongkong & Neighbourhoo
or strong; Sue, participated.
winds,
Literary man do not write letars, if they have a good idea they keep it, and make copy of it, and friend can read it much more easily in print than in the handwriting of many literary men.
Formon Channel ..... South coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamecka South coast of Chine between
Hongkong and Hainan....
The Kowloon Grammar School has been popular educational institution in the past, and now, under its now principal and new name it. should be a flourishing school. The prospectus. fur 1906 has just been published, and we have received a copy. The pety Head is Mr. F. C Clyde, a graduale of the University of Toronte and a pedagogue of considerable experience, while associated with him are teachers who have practically devoted their life to the_work of The "teaching the young idea how to shoot." molto of the school in “Step by stop wo reach
prospectus that if the different subjects
of the Primary Department bo classly
examined it will be noticed that even at may early age the pupil commences to rise stop by stop-slowly, but practically. Not with groat strides which will plunge bim or her into Euclid, l'hysica, etc., before they have faished the simple enlos of arithmetic, bat, with stapa in knowledge which are-practical, and will be of use in after years. The subjosta included in the Same as No. 2. ouericulum re numerors, while the sosie of
fees is fasonable.
N.
strong.
Samens No. 2.