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English-reading world, “bents. the drum f from the moment at which he appears upon the stage. He does not cease to beat it until be quits the stage for the last time His mouth is always awry, as though he fed upon sour apples, and he demands that his
A. S. WATSON & CO., auditors also should twist their lips. Proin morning till night he grins through a horse collar, and is surprised if all the world doe's
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not applaud his grimaces." We like that reference to sour apples. It is such a magnificent excuse for coupling with it an implication of sour grapes. Really, the brilliant compiler of musinga without method, which are sometimes musings with→ out mind and without matter, bas bean misled by a hackneyed but inaccurate definition. The essence of humour is that it should be unexpected, he says, plagiarising
CELEBRATED ZANOWILL, who, it may be remembered,
BLEND.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
WHISK
A PURE MALT WHISKY
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( said that woodswbly why the humorous weeklies aomytinica make us laugh, because we never really expect to find a joke in them. Swire has mid that,
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H.E. the Governor has been pleased, under TELEGRAMS. ORIENTALS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA instructions received from te Secretary of State for the Colonies, to appoint Mr. F. G. accession to Dr. W. Dɔeber, retinet on Figg to be director of the Observatory in
pension
The Offices of the Supreme Court will be open
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LONDON, September 15th.
doily during the Long Vacations, excogly upea The 8.8. Lusitanin," accomplished Publie Holidays, from 10 o'clock in the the trans-Atlantic run in five days forenoos, until 1 o'clock in the afternoon, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 5 and forty-five minutes, the quickest 1890," so far as it relats to the Criminal land," however, still holds the speed. of the "Bepreme Court (Vacati a) Ordinance, passage on record.. The s.s. "Deutsch-
record.
Sessions), from the 20th day of September, 1957, until the 17th day of October, 1907 (both days inclusive).
"I must protest against the attacke which John Fisher," writes Lord Eversley in the are being made in the Jingo Press against Siz
Nineteenth-Centary" Without necessarily. concurring in all that he has effected, wo should look boully at his whole work of the past four years, No one in the previous fifty years or even longer has carried out aash a revelati in naval policy, or has dealt with more momentous questions. That he has stoceeded in carrying with him two succassite Governments of opposito political parties is
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
LONDON, September 15th. Vancouver is reported quiet The 5.5, "Monteagle's" passengers Japan ese and Hindoos] were not molested.
YACHTING.
LONDON, September 15th. Sir Thomas Lipton has again challenged for the America Cup.
“AERONAUTICS.
FRANCE.
LONDON, September 15th. A storm in South France has done enormous damage to the vineyards.
"What amour, ie, not all the triba Of logic-mongers can describe; Here Nature only acts her part,
testimony to his strength of purpose and Unhelp'd by praction, books, or art;
dominating character. That he has affected And if Blackwood's muser knew his anom of real strength to the Navy, and by romomies measured by millions, without any cients as well as he glibly parades their concentrating its forces at home has enormously
LONDON, September 15th. Yames, he might have remembered that added to the power and safely of the country Wellman's balloon having come fo definition of Addison's which shows just cannot be deled. His career will long survive grief, the project is abandoned. where he is in error. Humour," said the the carping and jealous crities who now attrak
bim." great essayist.is a species of wit which flows out of the humour of a person. Wit as distinguished from humour, may consist of a single brilliant thought; but humour runs in a vein; it is not a striking, but su equable and pleasing,, dow of wit." The ancients appear mostly as entirists rather than as humourists, but Ranelam, för instance, was a most unfortunate example to hold up. While a great antirist, he was distinctly more of a humourist, and that of the most burlesque sort. His mouth ie “always awry," if you like; he beats the drum of his whimsicality, very loudly indeed, and roaringly invites us to laugh with him for the more sake of laughing. So
GENUINE AGE
VERY FINE
AND
MELLOW.
PER CASE
$15.00.
LIMITED,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
The latest discovery in the Eocene food- plain in Wyoming, a listed 314 feet long, eclipses in magnitude anything hitherto dis. covered by the various exp ditious that have for years been excavating this exceptionally rich doposit. Four monster dinosaurs like the Diplodocus Carasgii from the same region (a cast of which is at South Kenslogton) would of a bygons age, and it is not a little, remark barely equal the incredible length of this 3zard able that the same Wyoming deposit from which have been arcavated the bones of these giants of the animal kingdom-has-sise-provided miniature specimans of the horse of a sza comparable with our domestic cat, but in other respects difæring very little from the horse of
the present day. All these fads are the result of the chance discovery by Director W. T
wood's writer would sourly tell us he is. Brown wont want to fad the rest of the
OBITUARY,
LONDON, September 15th. Prince August of Coburg is dead.
TREATY COMMEMORATION..
Tokyo, September 15th, In commemoration of the
AND AMERICA,
LONDON, September 12th. The excitement in Vancouver is subsiding. The 8.8. Monteagle has arrived, bringing 905 sioner any that a telegram from Tokyo Hindus an 1 268 Chiness and Japanese Mr.
shows that Japan will not make an inter- Ishui, the Japanese immigration commis.
national incident of the Vancouver riots, Japago e sufferers. but will ask for indemnity to the individual
The Monteagle proezaded from Vancouver to Victoria, where the Japanese wore lauded The steamer then returned to Vancouver to hand the Hindus, but the steamship officials oving to the enormous crowds, orderal the Hindus back to the ship.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
“The ordinary meeting of shareholders' in the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. was held at the Mr. E. Osborne presided, and there were also Hongkong Hotel on Saturday afternoon, Hon
Mosts A Turner, R. J. Chapman, E. 5. present Dr. J. W. Noble and Mr. F. Maitland
Kadoorie, J. Walker, E. D. Haskell, J. Arnold, (direotora), Mr. C. Mooney (secretsry) and
Ho Wing and Chan Chan-pam.
The SECRETARy having read the notion calling the meeting.
LONDON, Salember 14th
The CHAIRMAN said-Gostlemen: We wil, The correspondent of the Tinies in New if you approre, soospt the report and accounts York says that all Japanese and Chinese in the six months covered by the mport, was- Dob as read. The business of the Hotel during Bellingham bave been warned to leave marked by any unusual festurs except that the immediately. The Japanese working in the monotonous decline of custom to which we in Canteries have armed and declared that common with others, have becoms so familjar they will resist any attempt to expel them, of late, seems at last to have reached finality; The Japanese and Chinese are arming in indeed, at times our weekly returns even Seattle, where the Anti-Oriental League coursgs to hope that the long pretracted indicated a sight improvement, affording intend to bold a grand international demon-gloom that be settled like a blight upon atration.
the commercial--Ele of the Colony, will ers long give way to a brighter atmosphere, By dint of economy, accompanied naturally by as inevitable, though small sacrifice of efficiency diminution of profite, and but for several We have been able to arrest a further larga
exceptional items of expenditure, the half year's profil would have equalled that of the previous year in spite of the decrease in revenue.. Thes economies. We shall continue to enforce consistently with the reqnfroments of efficiency. The tenth ordinary meeting of shareholders The recent unfortuuste collapse of a portion of in the above company was held on Saturday at in connection with those partions of the Hotel A verandah has somewhat pracipitated matters the offices of the general managers, Mosers known as the Old Building and East Wing. Keswick preelded and there were also present Hotel; the old building by reason of its waste- Jardine Matheson and Co. The Hon. Mr. H. Both are quits unedited to the purposes of a Sir Paul Custer and Mr. A. G. Wood (conful, rambling corridors, and huge rooms; the aulting committee), Messrs. P. 8. Jameson (secretary), A. Shaw (manager), 11. Gittens, E. Shaw, 8, P. Blair, E. s. Piercy, C. H. Bleson Lo Cheung Shui, Ho Yus Sang, and Fok Kam
HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING WEAVING AND DYEING COY.
Yio,
The SECH TAKY having read the notion convealing the meating,**
ventilation. For these reasons your Directors, east wing rooms by the shannes of light and for some years past, bave had in mind their demolition and reconstructisa, but in view of the
changed condition of affairs of late, we have hesitated to recommend any large expenditure The CHAIRMAN said, Gentlemon: I presume hoping to carry on as we were till times you wish me to take the report and statement of
improved. This sollapse, however, necessitates acounts, as read. The period covered by the in view of the unsuitability of the structures a large and immediate outlay in repairs, which secounts now before you has been one of unpreto which I have referred, we cannot advise cedented depression for those interested in the
conara trade of the Colony. Since our last annual that both buildings
you to incur. We recommend
instas d
meeting most of the local native yarn merchants cepting a small portion of the east wing be demolished, ex-
measure responsible for the poor result of the disclosed later on when plans are further
does MARK TWAIN, very often, because Horaeday, of the New York Zoological Park, clusion of the treaties with France have failed, and this, coupled with the congested where machinery is situated, and that now. A.S.WAISON & CO. he believes we ought to laugh more than of a horn of the Triceratops on the site of the and Russia, honours have been state of the trade, has been in a very large buildings be erected, details of which will be we do. But he is no buffoon, as Black-present deposis. An expedition under Professor conferred upon the diplomatists con past year's working. Our stocks of cotton advanced and when you will be asked to meet He seethes with convictions, is a moral ƒ animal, and, instead, came across su appɔfəatis cerned. The more notable instances and yarn. have been taken over at safe for the purpose of sanctioning an increase of are that the Foreign Minister, Vis- prices, and ander the adverse circumstances capital to the extent of probably $303,000, count Hayashi, becomes a Count, will consider the gain on working of $9252.4 improvement and bring the Hotel up to date. obtaining daring the past year I trust that you and we hope the new buildings will be a great while Ambassadors Kurino (Paris), satisfactory. The property is all in first class Before propealing the adoption of the report outlook was far from encouraging, and""we considered that it was nece sary to curtail the
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
Hongkong, 9th September, 1907.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.
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We now you!
lamb, and when, as in Dr. CLEMENS application is a gem of its kind and is as follows: and Motono (St. Petersburg) are made condition. Towards the end of April last the and sccountä, I shall be pleased to answer any
erusader and a deep philosopher. Humour inexhaustible store of bones of extinct fanns. can exist in forms other that corrective
A native pleader made an application to the satire. It may be as purposeless as the Chief Presidency Magistrate on behalf of a melody of the lark or the sporting of the mother against her unmarried daughter. The
Cmplainant is the mother of the accused. She lives in the same house with the socused. The Amisoning daughter of the complainant dinge upon her, oftener than usual, the most violent shases and threatens to beat her brains if she is not in a mood to submit to her daughter's will. Still this westched halpless old woman
occasionnt jeur d'esprit, it has no didactic end, the cause is neither flippancy.
"scorn
ONLY communications relating to the news column for the ideal, but light-heartedness and enjoyment of the pure and uncorrupted comic sense, sometimes low, sometimes high,
should be addressed to TH EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and ad- dresses with communications addressed to the
barons.
Marquis Ito, received as a guest of production. This we did by reducing the the citizens of Tokyo, spoke of the disposing with the services of about half of ear amber of spindles running. It necessitated disturbed state of Korea. He was work people, but the method has proved more sorry he could not guarantee that inomical than working short time, and we are continuing it. In former years we have
questions.
proposed the adoption of the reportand accounte No questions being asked, the OMLIEMAN as presented.
carried unanimously.
Mr. HASKELL Bonded, and the motion was
by Mr. CHAPMAN, and agreed, that Hr. W- It was proposed by Mr. TURNER, seconded
Editor, not for publication but as evidence of oond. but seldom false. "People talk a great lived under a domestic despotism for a long future the Koreans would not break fteen able to dispose of 'most var entire H/Potts should be re-elected to the Bard of
faith
All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymy signed communications that have atrendy-appeared in other papers will be inserted.
Ordere for extra copies of Dalty Press should be. Dat before 11 a.st. în day of publication. After that
deal about the weather," he once asid, simply, but nothing is ever done.". That had no meer or sting in it, no didactic purpose, but we regard it as true hubiour of MARK TWATS's own peculiar vein, and we shall never be able to sea or hear
time. But at last on the lith the fury barnt
out over a petty milk affair. Then fowed the into open rebellion against Japanese most violent abuses, and loud reproaches. Then authority, and he feared that affairs the fan held at her firm grasp was lifted in 'a menacing attitude to chasties the poor inother. Would not proceed as he had hoped Her low cote and moans were drowned in the and planned: He would, however,
of the trade here, consequent upon the
-hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash it repeated without feeling the better for it. furious blasted fury. Her ingratitude and do his utmost to guide and educate have been well received,
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On September 14th. at the Governant Civil Hospital, the wife of JAHANGIN MUNCHERJI MASTER, of a son..
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He is no old man now, and the spring of his humour may not woll up as abundantly us hitherto. We did,, in his reported | utterances ïù England, see traces that it was becoming a little forced; but that was mere post-prandial froth, given out as such, and Lit-was certainly no sufficient reason for such an all-natured and ill-informed tirade as the one to which we have called attention, MARK TWAIN is a dear, loveable man; Houg may be reign, his critic is
curmudgeon.
Mr. R. F. Braga has been appointed to act as local auditor during the absence on inspection duty of Mr. H. R. Phelipe,
Au order of His Majesty the King in Council giving effect to a supplementary Convention between the United Kingdom and Belgium is published in the Gazette.
his Honour Mr. A. G. Wins to not as Chief H.E. the fovernor has been pleased to appoint
Justige during the absence on leave of his Houeur, Sir Francis Piggott.
HUNDKONG, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1907.
Tan writer of Musings without Method " is Blackwood's Magazine appears to have felt greatly discouraged by the honours lately showered upon Dr. MARK TWAIN. He has been moved to lament that humour should have become a lucrative trade. His dear ancients well knew that the effect of humour was an effect of light and shade; they, he tells us, were humorous in 'flashes, and their Jumour was infinitely enhanced because it was set against a background of gravity something like the casual sparkles, we Bombay on Saturday, with the information suppose, visible in "Musings without Mathod." He would have people laugh in moderation, which, doubtless, is junction obeyed without conscious effort by his readers, Speaking of bygone humourists like RABELAIS, SHAKESPEARE, and FIELDING, he tells us they kept their humour in its proper place; "they used it for a wise purpose; they did not degrade it to catch an easy round of applause and fortunately for them, they are to-day refused the august title of humourist, which sits so appositely upon the shoulders of MARK
an ini.
Mr. 3. D. Satna received a telegram-from
that in the Parsa . Presidency return cricket match the Parsees won by an innings and 13.
runs.
The Colonial Secretary aussucos in the Gate that the parliamentary paper containing a report of the proceedings of the Brussels Permanent Sugar Commission at the sersion held in June, can be seen at his offlve..
It is notified in the Guzelt that in accordance with section-109 of the Fuble Heard and Buildings Ordinance, 1933, the Governmout proposes to convert a portion of the old Western market into a public latrine.
His Majesty the King has not been advised
set the patience of the old mother. She can the people. gross cruelty rent, the heart and tired out at
bear at the tyranny of her daughter no longer. She seeks redrann.” Mr. Kingsford advised
the pleader to try and avoid the use of wery language in writing applications. Simple English, said Mr. Kingsford, with a statement of fasta will do instead of using such language. The application was refused,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
For the meeting on Tuesday, 17th September, the Orders of the day are:-
By the Hon. Colonial Secretary-First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply
-[REUTER'S SERVIOR,]
THE RUSSIAN ROYAL YACHT ASHORE.
LONDON, September 12th. The Tsar's yacht Standart grounded on some submerged rocks, westward of Hangoe, the Fianish Archipelago, yesterday, The yacht-remains fat on the rock. A life boat and 7 torpedoes are standing by. The
a sum not exceeding Four willion nine hundred Tear and his family remain on board.. and pinety-two thousand nine hundred and álty- three Dollars to the Public Servics of the year 1908
JATER,
The Tsm and Royal Family on board the
reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinances to Standort have been safely transferred to the
By the Hon. Attorney General - - First provide for the appointment of Public Notarios cruiser Asia. The public of St. Petersburg within the Colony: Fist reading of a Bil). entitled An Ordinance to prevent the Pablica. are ignorant of the accident, and nothing
Commmities Ordinance, 1899, First reading of
in of Saditions Matter. First reading of a appeared in the crning papers about it. Bill entitled An Ordinanes to amend the Local Bill entitled Au Ordinanes to limit the
CHINESE IMMIGRATION, imposition by public exposure in the stocks.
THE HARBOUR MYSTERY.
ADSETTS EXPECTED SHORTLY.
It would appear that there is truth in the report which was published to the effect that Adentts was willing to surrender himself to the information from a reliable basis that Detective authorities at Hongkong, for we have received
Rubi for Manila to bring the alleged murderer Bullivan and Constable Perkins leave by the s.. to this por Chetco-recently for Manila, sonveying Adsetts The US. 8. Galveston, it is known, left to that City, said as the formalities of extradition
Hongkong jury to stand his trial on the not be long before he will be placed before a charge of murdering Gertrade Dayton, nader circumstances already published.
TWAIN The mere words "Mark Twain to exercise his per of dis Rowance withhe IG-M. tr. "Goeben which left hero o appear to set upon this disgruntled ceusor respect to the following Ordinances: Ordin- Tassday the 10th inst, arrived at Bhenghai as a red rag-is-supposed to influence a bullancs No. 7-of-1907, entitled Ordinance to on 13th inst. at 5 a..
The I.G.M, str. Zielen which left here on the inst. at.7 a.m."
He complains that the great American, om nd the Law relating to Bills of Exchange: 14th alt. arrived at Genes on Saturday the 14th
Ordinance No. 8 of 1907, entitled-An Ordin--
whose literary honours have just evoked the ance to amend the Public Health and Buildings practically unanimous applause of the Ordinance, 1903.
The O. & O. str. Korea arrived at San Fran cisco on Thursday the 12th inst
LONDON, September 12th.....
In view of the steady induz of Chinese into Ja mnich, the Government is being pressed | to pass a prohibitive Affen Law.
THE VOYAGE OF THE "LUSITANIA."
Mr. WALKBS proposed the re-appointment
production locally, but owing to the dislocation Directors. aforementioned failures, we have had to sak of Messrs. H. U. Jeffries and A. E. Lowe as fresh outlets for our spinnings, and with this anditos H.I end in view have introduced our yaras to the Mr. Ho Wire sonded, and shareholders coast ports, where I am pleased to say they agreed.
It is doubtloss obvious to you that an industry such as ours is Monday morning, gentlemen, Thank yen for The CHAIRMAN-Dividenda will be ready ou largely dependent upon the prosperity of the your attendance. country people, the principal consumers, and that anything affecting their welfare, such as stop failtires, rebellions, foods, &c., affects us also. China has had her fall share of thes evils of late, and we can only hope that 12:W ars of prosperity is, in view, Your consulting 'mmittee has felt justifie la proposing to you that 350,000, should be from the eggalation of divident fund for distribution, and, trust you will approve Before saking you to pass the roport and counts, I shall be pleased to answer apy questions concerning them.
There being no questions, The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and accounts which was seconded by Mr, Blason, nad agreed to,
Wood as consulting committee.
Mr. Lo CHEUNG SHUI proposed the rs. election of Sir Paul Chater and Mr. A. G.
was carried.
Mr.TOR KAM YIN seconded, and the motion
On the mation of Mr. FIERCE, seconded by Mr. Grrruns, Mr. W. H. Potts was re-elected auditor. gentlemen, I thank you for your attendance
The CHAIRMAN —That finishes the business.
CONTROL OF MARRIAGES.
DOCTOR'S DESSTIC PROPOSALS TO ARREST DEGENERACY.
THE LATE MR. CHARLES GRANT.
It came as a sad surprise to his many friends in Hongkong to read among the. London telegrams in the Daily Press on Saturday the......... gouncement of death of Mr. Charles Grant of Shanghai. Mr. Grant same out from England to Hongkong about 1879 to join the firm of Messrs. Kelly and Walsh. He became a partuar in the firm soon after, and when the company was converted into a limited company Me. Grant was appointed manager of the Hongkong branch. Ils resided here for upwards of twenty years, leaving for Shanghai in March 1897 to become managing director of the firm on the retirement of Mr. Thomas Brown. · Mr. Grant left Shanghai Inst. Jane, travelling Comely way of Canada, to becoms the Londonrepresentative of the firm. He had been unwell sometime before his left, but the trip home appeared to have put hins right, for in a letter written from London on
Isa Tesling as well as at any time in my life. August 5th to a friend in Hongkong he said :—-
All symptoms of spras appear to have left me and I trust they will not re-appear Mrs, Grant: and I hops to make a trip through Irelan next month." The. telegram announcing his death cams therefore as a great surprise. Mr. Grant was only just over 30 years of age.
When in Hongkong Mr. Grant was
AIR
At the School "Hygions Congress, Dr. Pentoul made several suggestions to arrest racial decay. He said that in the past our sim active Mason. He was a Past-Master of degenerate. The duty of the faire was to hed bean the care, not the prevention, of Lodge St. Jean, and took part in
the
He was
TONDON, September 13th. An unprecedented amount of interest is
on both sides of the Atlantic; scores of present the forcing grounds of mental many people in Hongkong well know, but he being taken in the voyage of the Lusitano promote the increase of healthy people and to formation of the Masonic Club here, Marconigrams are published daily showing degenerates were amongst recovered lustics, was of a modest and retiring nataro and prevent the increase of the undesirable. t one of the most kindhearted of men, as
the Queenstown record will be smashed. the steamer's progress. It is expected that deaf mates, epileption dipsomaniacs, drug shanned publicity. He was one of those men Extraordinary preparations to welcome the
RESULT OF THE DONCASTER CUP. arrival are being made in New York.
LONDON, Septemter 14th. 1.-Velocity
2.-- Bridge of Canay 3.-White Knight.
habitues, and kleptomaniaca.
To stop this the doctor suggested:- The rai
of the marriage age. To make illegal the dismissal of, or refusal to employ healthy married persons,
make illegal the marriage of the disassod. To make-it-illegal to marry undesirables, degenerates, and pampers.
To tax bachelors.
To give proper considerations to nation: eficiency and race culture.
who loved to do good by stealth and blushed to after his return to England will be lamented fnd it fans. His unexpected death so shortly by a wide circle of friends, and by nona more sincerely than the members of Mcare Kelly and Walsh's staff by whom he was held in the highest respect and esteem. Mr. Grant leaves
a widow sad two daughters to mourn his loss and to them a host of friends in the East extend
To offer a "Royal Maternity Order" of £50 for women who reared the largest family of their deepest sympathy, healthy children,