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On November 15th, at Shanghai. the wife of JOHN HILDRETH, Chief Engineer, China Naviga tion Co., of a daughter.
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The 297th plague case was notified yesterday. Among the passengers who returned to the Colony by the Empress of Chiau yesterday were Mra. Henry Keswick, Mr. T. F. Hough and Mr. James Orange.
Eight Chinese midshipmen presented them selves on board H.M.8. "Flora" on Nov. 18th 1 enter upon a course of training in the British Navy. They will be attached to Various ships of the China Squadrón,
This, evening at the Union Church. Literary Clab the Rev. C. Bone will deliver a lestare og Perconal Observations of Chinose Traits of Character." This lecture has been looked for ward to for some time and is expected to pross one of the most interesting evenings of the cassion.
Chang Chib-tung is proposing that the old custom of storing grain in all the provinces be revived. There can be no doubt that this system which prevails throughout the East, is a very of providing far had harvests and other dimaters wise ons, and we cannot understand how it has been discouraged of recent years in China, Chang saggests that rewards be given for every- 10.000 pionls of grain stored.
Tactel Lew Yuk Lin, who has been Chinese TELEGRAMS:|
Consul General at Jokaunesburg, left that city at the Waiwaph, Peking. Total Low who is on September 24th to take up an appointment
a native of Heungsban, is very well known in Hongkong and Maose where he has many friends who are pleased to hear of his promotion. Previous to his appointment to Johannesburg, he had held the post of 'Chargé d'Affaires at Brussels, and he was at an earlier date attacked to the Chinese Legation in Loudon,
Amid the furry of fluffy potticoats and the flutter of dainty bite of femininity around the bridge tables at the home of Mrs. C. H. Smith daring the party given in honour of Mrs. Taft, the wife of the Secretary of War, a sound was heard on the stairs, says a Manila Exchange. It was the long-arm-of-the-police- department, which had been stretched all the way from the city hall to prevent the giving of prizes or be playing for them. The police department of Manila has informed the public against the law and that that law, will be that playing for prizes according to not 1757 is enforced,
from the pedestal his idealists olaim for her, from the status he pretende, to the heathen, that she occupies. Like the Oriental, he permits her to do manual labour; and bis vaunted chivalry towards the sex still makes queer distinctions between his maiden-aunt and his housemaid. The people from whom he adopted, or should we ay adapted, most of his creed-sanctioned ethics, still make of woman more of a chattal French priest in Yünnan, who has made himself local branch of the Y. M. C. A. in the interest
than do the Chinese, though these liter approach nearer than the Japanese do to the Crosland ideal of keeping woman in a hutch at the bottom of the garden. In Japan they have an ancient and wholly admirable code of ethics for their women, which cannot be improved upon by Christendom, not even if we include the well known Pauline maxims on the subject. If that code has failed to keep the women of Japan well and
Viceroy Hei Liang, of the Yunhaei previnces, The Waiwapu has received a dispatch from saking that a demand be made on the Freach Minister in Peking for the recall of a certain most unpopular with the people there. The Viceroy declares that unless the priest in quer tion leaves the province, there are good fears of & popular emente, in which asse it will be dificult to give adequate protection to the priest and his
["DAILY FEESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] SIR HENRY CAMPBELL- BANNERMAN,
LONDON, November 20th. The Premier has been ordered to rest for six weeks.
AN AUSTRALIAN STRIKE
ENDED.
LONDON, November 20th.
Wales has been settled..
The coal strike in New South
SERIOUS RAILWAY STRIKE.
LONDON, November 20th. The strike on the East Indian Rail- way is becoming serious.
PARLIAMENT.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, November 20th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE ME. H. H J. GORPERTZ (ÁCHNG PUISNE JYDGE).-
CLAIM POR MATERIAL SUPPLIED,
The Kwong Chang firm sued the Hung Shing fim to recover 8286.53, balando dus for work done and materials supplied. Mr. R. F. C. Master (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Otto Kong Bing for the defendants.
Mr. Master informed the Court that the plaintiffs were a firm of moulders and had had dealings for some considerable time with the believed was rendered monthly. He had agreed defendanta, and kept arauning sooount which is with Mr. Kong Bing not to go into the running Account, and the case was now confined to the fact as to whether or not $100 had been paid off the claim, and also whether the sum of $60 shanld be allowed by the defendants to the plaintifs for monds supplied to them in order to enable them to carry out orders for the defendant firm. The defendants had paid the balance after dedusting these two sums-$126.63 -Into Court, but the plaintiffs had not accepted it.
After hearing the evidence his Lordship gave judgment for the plaintiffs for the amount paid into Court, and costs up to the date of payment in. He also allowed the defendants cents from
LONDON, November 20th.
on January 28th. His Majesty the King opens Parlia-the date of payment in.
Last night at the Theatre Royal the Kow loon Dook Amateur Dramatic Company gave
and Lady Lugard greviously extended their Bob Roy His Excellency the Governor a second performance of the Scottish play
patronage to the proceedings, the outcome of which should prove a substantial bansfit to the of which the performance was arranged: As in their previous afforts in Kowloon oor latest local aspirants for dramatic distinctionment sobieved considerable accoen; in fact it came ses surprise to the majority, and it is to be hoped that the Kowloon Dock Amster Sir Samuel and Lady Chisholm arrived in Dramatic Company may again grao, the boards ti Colony yesterday by the na. Empress of of our local theatrs and not disappear lata the Ching from Shanghai, Sir Samuel Chisholmiah of the departed. Everything want with Lord Provost of Glasgow and Lord Lien- sasidaons study, and if anything last nights a awing that botokened careful preparation and tenant of the County and of the City of
performance was an improvement on their
associates
(REUTER'S SERVICE.]
GERMAN NAVAL ESTIMATES.
LONDON, November 18th, The German Naval estimates show an increase of Mis 60,000,000 and include the
happy, it has been the fault of the men of Glasgow. He is chairman of the Clyde Naviga- previous effort. The soloists were in good voice frst instalments for three battleships, in-
tion Trustees and has occupied many important publio positions in that city, I aarried in founder of the Anchor Line of Steamshipe 1913 the widow of Mr. Thomas Henderson
by a station-master on the Shanghai-Nanking The following is the official report farnished Railway, of a fatal nooident that occurred on October 8.
(1) The death named-was smashed by the engine ou 3/10/07.
(2) Has two sone-and- (3) The death without ticket. (4) The death's fault.
(5) The death no relative see,
and the choruses excellently rendered, while the orchestra was not the least pleseing item in a performance which, to say the least, was quite ap to the
Wece well balanced and
Average.
LOCAL SPORT.
www.10! INTERPORT TENNIS.
ANOTHER WIN FOR SHANGHAI, That keen interest was taken in the singles match yesterday afternoon between H. Hancock (Hongkong) and H. De Voss (Shanghai) was manifested by the large crowd in attendance to
15) The death is deaf and blind now cannot witness the match, which was won by Shanghai's say what was
After a jolly career during the last three yours, Mr. MoKinley, cousin of the late Amariona President, and long wanted in the United States in connection with evidence gainst the promoters of the noted Oregon the Chinese authorities at the request of the Land Frande, has been arrested at Makdon by U.S.A. Consul-General, and is now awaiting his removal to the States. MoKinley has been running a Watch Club at Makdan lately with great financial encoass and has been on several ❤consis gut at the U.8.A. Comezate
Despite the excessively high duty, it seems and Kobe has shown a marked increase of late. that the demand for foreign tobaco in Osake During the seven months ended last month, the sale of imported cigars amounted to 158,850, Y11,730 in value; cigarettes 823,320, Y15,631 in ralae, and out tobacco 58 kwamme or about 481Ibs., Y1,366, making a total value of T22,080,
representative by thrae sete to ons.
stead of two previously proposed; one large and two small cruisers, a river gunboat for China, and Mks 7,000,000 for submarines.
THE PANAMA CANAL BONDS.
LONDON, November 18th. The Panama Canal Bonds bear interest at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum and are redesmable after 10 years, at the pleasure of the Government. The Treasury Certi ficates bear 3 per cent, and are issued at par. President Roosevelt heartily approves
of the scheme.
TROUBLE IN FORMOSA.
-De-Vour started the Best not with a love game, Hancock putting two into the net and two beyond the back line. Though Hancock'sservim wasgood, De Von took the next game, but Hancock won the
LONDON, November 18th. third making a splendid back head retura which
Tokyo wires that a company of Chinese De You failed to take, and then beating the troops in the Japanese service have revolted fifth games went to the Shanghai man, his latter player with a nine twist. The fourth and and murdered 63 Japanese. splendid driving being a noticeabla feature, Hancock won the sixth, and then De Vous ran out, taking the seventh, eighth and ninth games in succession.
In the second set Hsucask opened better, and won the frat, third and fourth games, but Də Voss drew level in the sixth. By placing the next two to his credit Havock resobed 5-3. It was prevented him from scoring and Shanghai's his serve, but the gool driving of Da Voss representative won the game with a fine amant, He also placed the next three to his credit, winning the sot by 7-5 Dance was called three times in the eleventh gams.
SPEARED BY BLACKS.
ADVENTURES OF AUSTRALIAN-BOLD" PROSPECTORS.
proceeded from Wilans to bary the body of A telegram was received at Cas, Australia, on October 14, from Constable Walker, who
party of prospectors, who was speared by blacke Stephen Grace, a number of Kirkpatrick Bros.' about 200 miles north of Wiluns. Constable Walker states that the body was aurecognisable, owing to decomposition.
A PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE Action was brought by Tsip Keo against the Tai Ping theatre, Cheong Kee and the partners to recover the sum of $1000, money lent on November 24th,
Mr. R. A. Harding appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. A. Jackson (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) for the defendant Yo Ying-wo, one of the alleged partners.
Mr. Harding-As regards the debt of the firm there is no dispute,
on behalf of Ye Ying-wo,
Ms Jackson-But I deny the partnership
Mr. Harding-The only dispute in as regarde Mr. Jackson's client. He and Ye Yak-shang are sued as partners in the firm.
His Lordship Then it is practically a que of dispated partnership?
should give formal evidence about the $1000.
Mr. Jackson-At the same time my friend Mr. Harding bays a promissory note about that,
His Lordship-In Yo Yuk-thang bere 7 Mr. Harding-No, my Lord.
Mr. Jackson-He's bolted, I think.
Mr. Harding stated that at the time of the loan of $1000, what was takowana promissory note was chopped by the defendant firm on receipt of the money. In effect, according to decisions of the Court, it would not be strictly a promissory August 1906 the defendants started this thostre, note, therefore they sued for money lent. In and it was necessary on the granting of the
License to obtain a suraty. The plaintif was approached by the defendants to become Buroty, and did. Subsequently the thestre did not pay, the capital with which they started Wan not anoint. Thea they applied for this loan from the plaintiff blob he advanced on the knowledg- ment before the Court Mr. Harding would represented was a partoer, and tho-only-question- prove
that the defendant who was not
that Yo Ying-wo applied for a $200 share; that was whether Ye Ting-wo was one. He would
he paid the $200 and received sorip for bis prove by the managing partner of the theatre
now appears that William Phillips,
share; and that as a partner in the firm he be at the same time as Grace. Phillips, however, and received one of the permanent tickets of suother member of the party, was speszed came entitled to free admission in the theatre,
loft his mates remained with the party, and is not dead, admission which were issued to partners. He as at first. reported. Grace appears to bare also examined the books of the business from
and attempted to reach fence, where he was found by Mr. inspector of the fence, who reported the Ho was also present at a subsequent meeting of Verona, tore his tile inne of the rabbit-proof time to tone, and was protons when the firm an first started and the plaintif became surety. Walker states that Kirkpatrick forwarded a matter to the Wilnas police. Constable creditors when the firm became insolvent and liantly in the fast set, viqning fire out of the Lake Disappointment. Mr. Craig left Wiluna adjourned.
The Shanghai champion started off bril. look cat for natives in the neighbourhood of
mosage of warning to other prospectors to arrangements were made to cases business.
Evidence was called, and the hearing first six games. The eighth game was won by for Naunine, whenes he will forward his Hancock for love, but De Vom made no mistake Kirkpatricks and Phillips are now supposed to
report to
to sub-inspector Mitchell, of Cue. The about the next, besting Hancock with two fiaba in the neighbourhood of Ophthalmis Ranges, the mat and thus winning 6-3 on that set, and 300 mile north of Wilana. The party
consisted of the two brothers Kirkpatrick, Philips, and Stephen Grace, and left Black Range about June last with Government camels to proepsot in the neighbourhood of Lake Kabbean. It was anticipated that the party would be absent for six months
carelessly; vither that, or his exertions in the In the third set De Vrins seemed to play previous sets bad tired him, for he put a remarkable number of apparently say balls into the net or drove them well beyond the back fine. The scores were laval at the sixth game. won the set. Then Hancook placed thres to big credit and
Japan; and the would-be emancipators should coufine their energies to reform ing the men. Indeed, examination and | reflection would probably show that this applies to most countries. For all women, it has been remarked, the most important yllable of emancipation is the second. A Japanese lady remarked not long ago that England is a country of bad wives, and Japan of bad husbands This was a resah of her reading and observation: she was one of the earliest results of emancipatory training. Lady Cook on the other hard has written very plainly her conviction that the men of Christendom are polygamists in beart and fact, The Law rather confirms this, as it affects divorce. A wife may be put away for un. faithfulness, but she cannot divorce her NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY communications relating to the nawa column
-husband for that alone, There are dozens hould be addressed to TRE EDITOR.
of proofs that the white man vis-à-vis the Correspondents must forward their names and adyallow is in much the same relation as that dressen with communications addressed
to the of the Pot for the Kettle; but it is need. leanly harrowing to drag them all out, Only the meddlers threaten to compel it. It is impossible to live very long among Chinese without discovering that their womenfolk do not need all the pity that the sentimentalists have to offer. The unemaucipated Chinawomin, like the rest of her sex, has a tongue, and the usual ten arguments: Every reformer who goes in for emancipating Oriental ladies against 130,645 cigars valued at Y£,633, 284,000 should be obliged to marry one of his first cigarettes valued at Y4,799 and 4,660 mone productions: if this sounds vindictive, we or about 381 lbs of out tobacco valued at Y100, cannot help it. If Tophet has depths for making a total value of Y13,481 for the schismatics, it ought to have deeper for well-corresponding period of last year. The ineresse LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E. C meaning meddlers. The Oriental gentle stocks held by private stores, but is regarded as of the sale is partly ascribed to the sale of man does not work his Adam's-apple, over obiely due to the change in the taste of smokere, Music Hall maudlinisms about Mother, but who are showing an increased preference, for
nevertheless contrives to show, to pay,
foreign as against Japanese tobacco. that woman a very great deal of deference.) and respect. He does not go to the theatre to ONE of the pharisaic complacences with laugh at opigrams and innuendoes having which the white man is fond of illustrating reference to conjugal infidelity. If such his superiority over the "heathen" relates ever figures in his stage-plays, be sure it to the status of woman. His formula is as a grim accompaniment of bloody sword that the respect paid to women is an un-or-poison cup. What is this reverence and
One month has passed since the great Chinese failing gauge of a nation's civilization. In obiralry for and towards woman
by Sub-inspector Mitchell from the Nanaine the signs of that increase of trade and commerce festival was hold, but when we look about for The following statement has been China and Japan, he proclaims, woman does which the white man plumes himself
polios napector Craig reports that on which the Government expected to aneus from not yet occupy the pedestal of her white Why is it? What quality in woman
Jctober 2 ha met Gracs, in company with the large indux of people into the Colony, we wister. Ergo, China and Japan are to that demands and calls it
Robert George, a boundary rider, at the 500- Lo the
of Kirkpatrick Bros. prospecting party going from bad to worse, and even the Chinese wile peg. Grace stated that he was a member seek in vain. Baxiness, indeed, seems to be artent uncivilized. The missionary lately ultimate analysis, is it not chiefly her has been expressing especial concern for weakness; and should the really civilized
About the beginning of September they were about 70 miles east of the 638-mile peg. In the
are much disheartened. the educntion and emancipation of woman was not comport himself similarly to all
afternoon four natives came to the camp and in these parts. It should do the white weaker than himself, irrespective of sex?
It will be remembered that this was an action thtained some food. The natives then left, and brought by a shanghai Company for Yan at about 2 o'clock on the following
morning man-no-harm-to-consider and ponder the Surely a gentleman is one who is gentle, not It is not only at auction sales that people are
165,000 which represented a ten per cent penalty they returned, Bacompanied by 摄 Aumber of per annum. question more seriously to tako loss for only to women, but to children, animals, wont, in the excitement of throwing away their ginseng which defendsuts agreed to supply but stabbing-spears.
on the fall contract price of 8,400 calties of others, who attacked the party with short It is currently reported, and I believe the
Grao and Phillips granted and to ask himself whether it is and all who are weaker, less robust than money. A Baptist missionary meeting held is absequently sold to a Japanese firm.
wounded, Phillips, who
word report is not without good foundation, that always advisable in the interests of true himself. They were uncivilized men who recklessness. It was announced that the Society British Company tendered for the purchase of handed over to George. Grace asked to be monopoly of the "houses of ill fams" in the
was not seriously Further evidence s Liverpol last month was the scene of similar and 27 and October 5,
Was given on September 23 wounded, remained with the party, and Grace Chisuman has made an offer to the Govern- knowledge io eriticise the manners and used to do their courting with a club, but the was 2900 in dobt, and the suggestion was the ginseng on July 21, through the British taken to Nanning, and Mr. Craig started City. It is most sincerely to be hoped that It was stated that a was conducted to the rabbit-proof fence and ment of a sum of 820,000 per annum för a customs of a foreign country from the Chinese and Japanese are not accused of advanced that a special effort should be made on Coneal at Seoul. At that time the ginseng able to identify the natives. On October. E. Senhor Azeredo Contiako will not point of view of the manners and customis any such barbariem, evan by those who are the spot to clear the debt. For more than 12 was in the godowns and belonged to the Korasul race was tired, and complained of pain in his giving any countenance whatever to the
with him. The latter said that be which the British firm desired to purchase -particularly the taken for granted man- so anxious to improve the status of their bear there was ascens of great excitemeat Government.
9 they
st. emped
the 880-mile peg.
blot the fair fame of his Governorship by The tender pers and customs-of his own.
as cheque after cheque and promine after promise 1,400,00. Notwithstanding this tender theme was a sour on the ribs. He refused to eat the Colony has enough already to There are women. At the worst, they like their wives educated and enlightened Chivess, by no
Were passed
sile, and was constantly coughing. The only proposal. Facilis descensus Averni! Surely to stay at home and look after the house result was that a total sum of £1.700 W without any notice being given to the Brilia anything, and said that his journey was ended.
up to the chairman. The ginseng was cold to A Japanese Company) manns to be dubbed mere re-actionaries and the children. Not so very uncivilized given or promised, including a cheque for £200 Japanese in the month of September, although at about halfpast 12 o'clock he sat up and said, onregs of revenue, the bulk of the Government tonderers. The ginseng was bought by the Grace spoke at intervals until midnight, and ashamed of when wo glance at the list of its who in the matter hold that the missionaries that, one would think. If it is to be judged from Mr. W. P. Hartley, the chairman, the British Company filed their tender on Why, it is all gold and died half an hour revenge being derived from the vine of zuight do worse than let well alone. In by his real attitude and conduct towards way to this part of the world. It is strange the Leh Tak Chong Company and rendered a
Perhaps some of the surplus £800 will find its July 28, which tender was Japan it seems indisputable that they have woman, the white man may at once stop how people will lavish funds upon the missionary decision to this effect on October 7.
lator. Mr. Graig then sent a message to gambling--in The Court declined to admit the claim of Wilana.
accepted.
priest-ridden city too! To done worse by not letting well alone. The bragging of his superior civilization. There societise, whose benefits are at the least
Grace had an auctioneering business in entertain such a proposal as that now reported Warracksbesl, Victoria, in 1000, where he was to have boon made to the Government would be "new woman" of Japan has lost charm, is not really in this connection more than problematical, while all the newspapers contain tion of a Decree by the Emperor of Japan about 50 years of age.
The plaintiffs are now awaiting the publica well-known throughout the district. He was an everlasting reproacti and a porpstual shame. and has nat improved her status, by actington-up of difference between East and advertisements expressive of the urgent need for which will apply the Japanese Civil Code to
DEOWNED IN THE BISHOP'S WELL, The country where the spearing took place is on the suggestion of the meddlers. In West. Call the next witness-Woman
funds for hospitals and other deserving charitan appeal against the decision of the Court the fence wells, and only camels can travel at the Bishop's residence on Saturday night. Kores and then they will, we understand, file dry spinifex, and there is no water, except in
A cool was drowned in the wall of the kitchen China we have yet to see the results of the Herself
able institutions at home.
at Beonl
through it, as there is no food for horses,
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 21ST, 1907.
forth?
On
Odessa's dow" Gorodonachalnik" (head of the town), General Novitsky, promises to do grest things for Odesa. He has begun by reforming entirely new lines. The police are forbidden to the local Press; journalism is conducted upon tell newspaper men the names of streets and places in connection with attacks and raide.. Even the amount of money stolen is to be esoret. All these interesting details are to be replaced by one letters capital N." The become most wysterious. consequence is that Odesss newspapers bave Que paragraph reads thus:-Hooligans, whose names bara been given as N, N, and N, attached Count N, as he was walking down N street robbing his of N. roubles. He was conveyed to the N hospital in su unconscions condition.
match. by three sets to cas
A GINSENG DEAL.
Chong Company . the Korean Government The hearing of the suit of the Lah Tak was recently concluded before the Korean High Court, which consisted of Korea Judge, Korean Assistant Judge and 8 Japanese A89668.r
France and Chins were present during the The Congale General for Great Britain, hosting of the ess9.
Mr. d'Anzion de Baffè of Shanghai appeared for the plaintiff Company
1916
for Yon
-received
MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
DISAPPOINTED HOPER
THE COLONY'S BOUECES OF REVIRUS. The monopoly of the San-pin and Pa-cap-pin Plotteries has been lot for the sum of 9127,000–
N
The body was recɔvered a few hours later.
be