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before it closed, completely contradicted ita own opening announcement by honestly admitting that it was declared by others that there had been no appreciable rise in prices. The very article that began by
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A meeting of the Legislative Council is
called for to-morrow. The only order of the day is the committee on the Bill entitled An the law relating to
Ordinance to amend Companies.
[REUTER'S SERVICE.]
A report has reached Berlin that a large TELEGRAMS. order for gans for the Japansas Army will be placed in Germany by the Military Commission which Japan has dispatobed to Berlin. Tha value of the contract is said to be about two Commalasion will negotiate for the purchase of milliona sterling. It is also stated that the
· Interest in tennis seems to be increasing in place between representatives of the Club Harmonies and the Militaty and Foreigners Club, ending in a victory for the former. Ladies are now playing matches. Perhaps we may oon be treated to intarport tenais matalos more frequently.
Msoso. An interesting match, has just taken ter war balloons. *
News was received at Tashkent on Oct. 30 that by this earthquake which courred on the 21st, and a simultanecus mountain-slide, the Bukbaran town of Karatus was completely dostroyed, and the whole population, sumbering 15,000 (2), was buried in the ruins. The Governor and his mother were the only persons saved.
The beaviest flood for the past twenty-five years bas teen orperienced in the Teme valley, around Kaighton (Oct. 20]. The river oror flowed its banks, rendering some of the strodtą impassable, and fooding the land. Railway, postal and telegraphic comunication with Righton was out off, and considerable damnge
done.
A. S. WATSON & CO..citing an entirely trustworthy."" terti- mony concluded with an acknowledgment that the evidence was conflicting, and with a mild request that the promoters would atcertain the truth bafore pro- coeding. We all want to ascertain the truth,
as possible, And it is to be hoped that more core will Fe exercised in the use of such phrase "ontirely trustworthy," "unimpetchable authority," and the like. Tu people who teach faith--defined by an inspired school, boy as "belief in what you know aint so" --any amount of dogmatism is excusable, a long as they stick to their rôle auð don't pretend to logical argument. A. worse example from the Home papers is fit bgly prefaced with the following formuls, which we italicise to emphasise the way in which an air of youching for accuracy is generally given to the careless reader. An astound ing story of spiritualiam is published here Rome] to-day, for the accuracy of which, it is stated, wany highly-placed persons are prepared to vouch." Even supposing they were numerous, and very highly-placed supposing they had rouched, instead of being said to be ready to vouch, nothing would make the astounding story believable to a sane mind. It tells how the "spirit" of a woman decensed besieged various "mediums" until at last one consented to Communicate with her husband, who came and obtained information about a sam of money she find buried in the gardes. He found the money, of course. Not long ago wo noticed the case
of no
American "scientist who had discovered the weight of a human soul. Here, now, is another sul fussing over material money. In this connection, as there are apparently people who will swallow anything from talkers who happen to bo "highly placed," we may quote Sir GuIVER LODGE's latest. He is
cientist, with a mental twist to which wo do not care to put a name, and the as hormother and child was most affecting. of an egregious pseudo-scientific entechisa which promises to add another terror to childhood. Lecturing to an audience, mostly fools, on The immortality of the soul," he delivered himself of the following:
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HOR LONG, NOVEMBER 27TH, 1907. Tas prosenco in Hongkong of a spiritual charlatan who is doing wiracles. for the edification of the Chinese demaude local attention to the character of the average
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The first simple truth that must be insisted 99," he said, "is the commonplace, but often ignored and even denied, fact that there is nothing immortal or persistent about the body except the material atoms of which it is compos d.
"Any notion that these same atoms will at some fature date be re-collected and united with the dissociated and immaterial portion, so as to constitute once more the complete man as he last for ever, is a pagan superstition, though appeared bere on earth, and who is thereafter to most unfortunately believed-or at least taught
one great branch of the Christin Church
want to make the distinct assertion that no really existing thing perishes, but only changes ita form.
"Physical scienos teaches us the clearly eacugh concerning matter and energy, the ban grest entities with which it bás to do. Can life be a nonentity that has buil ор particles of carbon and hydrogen and oxygen into the form of an oak or an eagle or a man?
Not so; nor is it so with mind and con- scienssers and will, nor with memory and love and adoration, nor all the mauifold activities which at prosent etrangely interact with matter and appeal to our bodily senses and torrestrial knowledge.
They are not nothing; nor shall they ever vanis's into nothingness or cease to be. They did not arise with us; they never did spring into being: They are as eternal as the "God. head itself, and in the sternal Being they shall endure for ever."
The staff of Lloyd's Greater British Publish- ing Company Ltd., who are compiling the now book on Hongkong and Treaty Ports has been increased locally by the arrival of department. Ten members are now at work Mr. O. T. Breakspear, a member of the literary between bere and Shanghai, and others ma expected this week,
A disastrous railway sosidant occurred at Lahore on October 30th. A goods train, disregarding the signal, rau into a passenger train. Thirteen persons were killed, including the engine-drivers of the two trains, both of whom were Europeans, and 1 others were seriously injured. his is the second fatal collision which has taken place on the North. Western Railway within a week.
A teleg am so the "Momaggero" from Bologna states that Madame Toselli tha Countess Montignose handed over the Httle Mattorali, a solicitor representing the King of Princess Monica at Modena Station to Signor Saxony, Signor Mastaroli, with a nurse and the Prinsess, left for Ala, and Madame Toselli returned to Florence. The parting between
The Glasgow Herald" says the Admiralty has asked six private shipping firms te toader for a battleship, and for propelling machinery of two battleships, to be laid down at Portsmouth and Devonport. They will be known as the St. Vincent class, and will follow the general lines of the "Dreadconglit," although being slightly larger. They will have Parsons' tur. binos, and have a'speed of 21 kuots.
Mars, Thomas Cook and Son propose to despatch a party from Hongkong on April 22nd next year on one of their round the world tours. The trip will occupy five and a half who avail themselves of this opportunity will be months, and for an inclusive cost of £350 those
enabled to visit various places in Canada, America, Great Britain, Lurope and Egypt. All information required can be had at the local office of this firm.
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ascents at Tegol, near Berlin, in the presence of Both the German military airships made
the Emperor. Although a strong wind was
RESULT OF THE MANCHESTER HANDICAP.
LONDON, November 24th. 1.-Belting Lass. 2.-Wisomason. 3. Liachana.
THE FRENCH IN AFRICA.
POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, November 26th.
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZRLAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE),
LARCENY.
A native appeared before his Worship charged with stealing a box of cigars from Mesara. A, S. Watson and Co'e dispensary at Kowloon. The blowing the airships performed a number of
Assistant Dispenser, bearing a noise in the shop entered from another room in time to see évolutions with perfect success, The Emperor
a native making off with a box of cigars. When afterwarde proceeded to the Uffiesta' Club at the
LONDON, November 24th: - balloon station. The Emperor who spoke at the
be noticed that he was observed the man dropped conclusion of an address by Maj. Gross said marnia at midnight, against the Bonisnasgun chase and overtook him, and his Worship A French punitive expedition loft Talla-the oigars and ran away. The dispenser gavO that he had hitherto been coptical as to whether tribe, which has recely been giving sentenced the thief to six weeks' imprisonment
dirigible balloon was possible, but after what trouble. Artillery fire was heard for many he had men that day be looked with confidence
the fature in the certain belief that futurs hours to-day. coses would be obtained. The "Becliner Tageblatt" learns that dirigible balloon stations are to be erected on the Alsatian frontior, one at Metz and one at Strasburg, both of which will be furnished with an airship.
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There are now, Bocording to officist returns 34,469 Japanese subjoots in Manchuria. Of these about one third are in the leased Linotang district. La places open and to be opened to foreign trade there are 18,000, while some 5,000 | aro scattered in places along the railway, with no assigned reason for their being there. The places are Kaiping, Tashiokino, Haicheng, Changta, and Kailgaan. The following Cou salatos are established in Southern Manchuris Nowchwang, Kirin, and Aatang; vice-consulates Consul General in Makden, consulates in
in Halamintao, Fakumeo, Liaoyang, Tiling, and Kwanoheugt. The idea is also entertained
Achme, Manchuria, Ninguta, Hougobun, and of opening consulates at Tsitibar, Hailar
Sauchin, all of these places to be under the consulate at Haṛbin.
Mr. Lemieux, Canadian Minister of Labour, was the guest of a enmber of prominent. re- idents of Montreal at laucheon before going to Japan. Replying to a toast, he said I take it se ons of the happiest omens of the dawning fraternity of nations, as it is one of the most pleasing and picturesque incidents in recent history, that one of the youngest and most. democratic among these nations should thus, formaliant and ceremony, and under the pro- with frankness and confidens, untrammelled by ecting gis of the mighty Empire to which ma proudly bolong, approach one of the oldent and most distinguished of peoples, so that the two may quietly lake counsel together as to the policy that is bast suited to the joint interest of both. This is the spirit is which I start apon the mission entrusted to me,"
The secretary to the China Ton Association writes to the "Dily Mail" Sir,-The boom in the too market which is noted in the "Daily Mail" has been foresson for a long time, and is the natural result of the article having been grown to soll in India and Ceylon so as to suit the price of the dealers here for the working may's tes," containing enough tansin in a day's ordinary consumption of one person for the prescribed dose of the drug in the pharmacopoeia, according to a well-known adalyst! You note
dealers therein have orsrything to gain from that China tea has shared in the rise. The the cheap and nasty sorts booming unprofitable to sell. A good Chins ten ought to resol the consumor at 18.. 8d. a pozad, a price which compares favourably with the better kinds of Irdina and. Ceylon, with the advantages of
The bouse at the Barra Pagoda, Wasan, delicacy of flavour and a minimum of taucio. still defer all attempts to eject him. A bouze of a bigher degree has been down from Canton to see what he could do, but he has been no more successful than the managing committes of the Pagoda. It is hoped that II.B. the Governor of Maose will take sotion in the matter, but it is difficult to see what His Excellency can do: If the offenses alleged. against the bones bave any foundation in fact it is open to the Committee to have ree LEG to the ordinary process of law.
LATER.
The Beuinussen Beuis Hassan, Mo rocco) attacked the Fronch expedition and were repulsed-after four hours' fighting.
TUE SUFFRAGETTES.
LONDON, November 24th. The campaign which the Suffragettes have
and six hours' stocks,
THE CHARTERED BANK FBAVO. Kwong Ping appared before the Court on the alarge of obtaining 32000 from the Char- tered Bank by fales pratences. He sawasred the name of another man who had presented- a draft for the amount stated, and loft the bank with the money while the rightful ownar thereof was waiting for it. After hearing the evidence the Magistrate sentenced him to six wooks imprisonment with hard labour.
DELAYING A CODE.
recently been pursuing most actively at On the night of the 20th instant. Sergeant meetings and cabinet rounds, came to Lee, who was anceapanied by au Tadión climax yesterday, at Leeds where meetingsergeant, was on patrol duty near the Sikh of Mr. Gladstone's were completely broken pie. While walking along, & Chinese with up by women. Today they invaded the European sergeant sont the Indian to see what a bundle under his arm ran past them, and the
protesting against voleless women being to be a cook engaged at 12, Morrison Hill Road, Police Courts of London and the Provinces, he was carrying. The Chinese, who turns out
tried by man-made laws.
THE GERMAN NAVAL ESTIMATES.
LONDON, November 24th,
A niemorandum attached to the German Naval Estimates shows an estimated ex penditure for ten years, 1903/1917, of £208,000,000, being u increase pf £49,300,000 compared with the estimate for 1906. Of the increase £35,900,000, is allotted to ships and armament's.
AMERICAN COTTON.
was in no humont to be stopped, and when the Indion attempted to stay him, he track the sergeant a blow over the eye and hurried oni biz way. The Ludian eguia pursued him, Sergeant Les joining in the chase. The cook was again overtaken and this time became very aggressive, Rolling up his coat sleeves, he challenged the two policemen, and ended up at No. 2 Police.
Station,
When charged before his Worship be informed the Court that he was harrying homa with some pork shops for his master's dinner and was not aware at the time that the Indina ¿was a policemani..
A figs of $7 was imposed.
BEFORE MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).
STRATING CATTLE,
LONDON, November 24th. The New Orleans Farmers Vaion has submitted to the farmers, a plan to reduce the adrenge for cotton growing in 1908, iu order to secure 16e por pound; and to withhold from 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 bales of the 1907 cotton until 15g is obtained
BRITI I AND GERMAN SHIPPING. being persecuted by the police, who followed him wherever he went. His Worship did not believe this, and ordered the defendant to pay a fine of $25.
AGREEMENT ON THE LOAD-LINA QUESTION.
A complete agrosmont has been arrived at between the sight British and eight German representatives of the shipping firms of both countries who have been negotiating for the rules established are to apply to all vessels laid nutnal recognition of their load-liner. The now down after January 1, 1909, and may, if desired, also be applied to aid shipa Versate laid down up to January 1, 1909, will retain their old free board. These arrangements romain to ba their respective Government and associations. submitted by the delegates for the sanction of
The result of the conference is regarded not only as of the greatest importance, but also as in the highest degree satisfactory and worthy of imitation in other mattore for the promotion of good relations between Great Britain and Germany.
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LINER WITHOUT A RUDDER.
STRELED BY ENGINES 1,750 MILES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, Theliner "Kaiser Wilhelm der Groses" arrived at Plymouth on Octolar 29, after travelling 1,750 miles across the Atlantic without a rudder. The vassal encountered terrible weather while during a cyclone which beset the ship for four in mid-Atlantic, and the radder was awept away hours. By a skilful manipulation of the twin screws the captain was able to steer his course to Plymouth.
A communication has resohed one of the leading missionary societies in London to the effect that a strong desire exists among the: members of the sati-opium societies in the F'ah. kian province of Booth China to deal with the reform themselves, and carry it through with out the intervention of any foreign asistanes The Rev. Dr. Marcus Msakenzio, the society's representative in that part of Chins, statos that the opium deas in Foodbow have been closed for some months past, and that bands of mishap occurral A fierce storm was ging, .It was a dramatic moment when the students frequently go about the strosts in order and terris seas were beating against the to see whether the edict is being complied with, vessel. At 2.30 am. the liner shivered from It is estimated according to the same correspon-
and to end
to end, and fell off her course. a instant
Captain Polack hurried to the
In
professor of the supernatural. It would Sir OLIVER LODO has said many extra-789 new vessels were classed. Their Register otherwise dealt with. There are three upium engines," he stated ou raching Ply mouth, "and
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In trying the circus trick of riding two horses at once, trying with indifferent success to "keep in with the Bishops and yet to tell the-truth as bis intellect sees it, appear that human credulity has no limits. ordinary things; but this time he must What the Chinese think of the gift of certainly have stung at once the Bishops
Land the las poodles. Perhaps the tongues," an American miracle now mani- festing in-Hongkong, it is impossible to say-Temple, who spends his time explaining Theologist," Mr. CAMPBELL of the City It is not only they, however, who fall a ready prey to the Higher Foolishness. In that the Bible doesn't really unean what it various papers, from Home we have been anys, but what he says, will appreciate it. noticing lately instances of what is either For ourselves, we give the quotation for its incredible credulity or deliberate depravity possible effect on those who may expect of deceit."Serious students of psychic spirits to tell them where the silver teapot phenomena" are invited by one hitherto ties buried, and on those who have lately heen wondering what is the message to respectable journal to consider the case of an Italian gentleman in South Kensingtas, Hongkong of the "gift of tongness" just to whom a noise in the chimney ultimately imported from America. We do hope the proved to be the voice of a far away niece, public asylums of the Empire are not short
of funds..
The director of the New Darvel Bay (Bo: neo) Tobacco Plantations have declared an interim dividend of is. per share to Juna 20. «
Thanks to a very smart mail delivery ria Siberia, we hare bearable yesterday and to-day to publish extracts from European papers dated as late as October 31st.
who had been murdered at the same instant. We read that there is no doubt as to the accuracy of the details." In these days the public ought to know better than to swal- low all the unimpeachable authorities" so glibly trotted out by careless journalists. Only lately, in connection with the proposed Chinese fite at Hongkong, we ware asked to accept, "from quarters known to be The return of visitors to the City Hall Library entirely trustworthy," the statement that and Museum for the week ending the 24th the price of necessities had already risen in November, 1907, shows that of non-Chinese Coracquence of the announcement of next there were 693 to the Tibrary and 188 to the month's festival. That would doubtless beand 2,068 to the latter. The Library was Masoumand of Chinese: 158 to the former sufficient for some people, who would not therefore, used by 491 persons and the Museum evou read to the end of the article, which, by 2,054,
10,235 merchant vessels, registering 18 million At the close of the year ended June 30 last
tone gros, hald, according to the society's re-dent, that up to the end of July orar a thousand port for 1906.7, olnemos assigned by the com. lamps and pipes had been destroyed, and that mittes of Lloyd's Register. During the year several hundreds of citizens had been fined or tonnage amounted to 1,481,722 toos. Of those Fafuges in the sity, and four others on the island vessels 747 of 1,470,312 tons were steamers, and of Nantal. These are inanced by the gentry, 42 of 14,410 tone wero sailing ships. Of the mad do not receive grants from the Government, total 1,083,30 tons, or 70 per cent, were built although they obtain sanotion and moral 30 per cent., for foreign countries sad the addition, many private refuges. for the United Kingdom, and 451,422 tons, or support from the authorities. There are, in British Colonies,
An Austrian, electrician is attempting to colony in Berlin for an invention to destroy obtain the financial support of the American wireless messages in war time, anys the "Herald's correspondent. The Inventor delares that the appostitus will render useless all messages sent within a radius of 70 miles. It consists simply of a revolving tower with about sending batteries, from which flashes of varying strength are omitted. By this means all receiving instruments within the radius stated
will not be able to distinguish the messages. will be so deluged with flashes that the operator
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bridge, and directed the working of the engines. He never left his post, oren to sleep, antit the oilly Lales were passed early in the morning.
"The ship steered remarkably well by her I never had any doubt that we should reach port in safety. I accepted no assistance, though it was offered to us by twenty-one vessels, accident on the first day, and when it was seen The passengers were not informed of the that the run made up to noon was much lower than anal it was attributed to the storm. The ram of the next twenty-four hours was only about 400 miles, however, and the captain then informed the passengers that the ship was
hours, the daily runs being 485, 499, 404, 106, travelling without a rudder.
The voyage took six days fifteen and a half 302, 116, and 385 miles
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grossa" loft Ply. mouth for Cherbourg without accepting any
assistance.
RAMMED BY LINER.
STONE WALL 30FF. THICK BROKEN THROUGH AT DOVEL
which the Red Star liner" Finland" struck the Striking evidence of the torrific force with Dover seathern breakwater on October 28th was shown by the examination by the engineers
ext day.
Another conviction was added to the long list which Police records ahow against Peor Bux for allowing his cattle to stray on the King's Park, Kowloon. The defendant had no excuse to offer, but complained of
BETUBING TO PAY PASS DER Ten Chinese were before the Court charged with refusing to pay their passiges by the ge.. Honam from Canton to Hongkong. When the vessel was well under weigh from the Chinese city the defendanta admitted to tha purser that they had no money. Hla Worship ordered each of them to psy $20, the alternative being one month's imprisonment.
UNLAWFUL FOS8883ION OF AMMUNITION.
Yhile a constable was on duty at the wharf.
of the steamer Hait n he observed a Chinose woman going aboard, and also noticed that a man on the wharf was beckoning her to return ashore. His suspicions being aroused he que." tioned the woman, discoverod that she had 250 rounds of ammunition on her përson, and took bor in charge. At the Central Police Station but failed to answer her name when the 0439 she was admitted to bail in the sum of $250
was called, and the bail was extresto. Later, Mr. P. W. Goldring, who represented the granted, and the case was adjourned. His defendant, applied for a rebouring which was
Worship again admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of $250, and intimated that he would
money after the hearing of the case. consider the question of refunding the astrasted
CORRESPONDANCE.
A PUBLIC CHAIR STAND NEEDED.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE" HONGKONG
AILY PRESS,"
DE. SIE,As a resident at Magazine Gap public chair stand sugmewhere in the neighbour. sllow me to endorse your suggestion that a hood of the top of Magazine Gap Read would be a great convenience and very much appreciated by the residents in that district; at present the nearest chair stand is at the Peak Tramway Station.Yours faithfully..
K.
WEATHER REPORT. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued. the following report
On the 26th at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer has fallen over Chias, particularly on the E. coast
The anticyclone area is still central to the tinues relatively low over the 5. part of thes North of the Upper Yangiz, and pressure con- China Ses
The "Hirafa Mara" and the "Tarmurs sra two sister ships now being Brothers, Dumbarton, to the order of the completed by Messrs. William Denny and
Japanese State Railways, and it is stated that they will be the pioneer turbina stoamers to engage in merebant service in Japanese waters. The "Hirafa Mara" has been pat through vory exhaustive speed and consump tion trials and will shortly leave for the East. The contrast speed was 18 kaote, and as the mean of sight runs on the Skalmorlis, the speed attained was 1918 knots. With the contract, dead-weight of 250 tons on board, the vessel was also subjected to a six hours' stoaming tost at From Indin comes Dews that the surtax of 10 the contract speed of 18 knots, and the cos per cent, on passenger rates, levied by the consumption was found to be well below the principal British steamship lines on the goors guarantee. The penalties for failure to realize of greatly increased, working expenses and tus: the contract stipulations were heavy, and the high price of cosle, is still regarded with some results have given much satisfaction to both remantment. It is added that the Bibby Lane, owners and builders. By arrangement with the have been cat in two, whilst many have been at 10a.m. to-day, 9.00 inches. whose vesels run to Ceylon and Southern India Japanese authorities two spare sets of propellers this solid structure through which one can see knocked out of position, there being a revina in is exceptionally well looked, for the reason, of different pattern wore made, Special pro from side to sie. A considerable portion of to-day is as follows
The forecast for the 24 hours ouḍing at noon among others, that it declined to put on the rive trials wars run with these different the damaged ond of the breakwater will have to Hongkong & Neighbourhood cartaz But a suggestion that its boats should sets, and the results were noted se regarde speed, be rebuilt.
It is noteworthy, as showing the stress of the moulded depth. They are for service en the entrances are opened.
With an entrance 740ft, wide, it was call-at-Borabay is not likely to be acceded to in length, 35ft. momided breath, and 21ft. Gin be practically impossible, especially when both and vibration. The vessels-are-260ft-sidered amongst experts that such scedent should BeeNOMY,
present situation, that the German lines trading Tagaru Straite, and will link together the to Indian ports have adopted the sartax.
The "Finland" proceeded unattended on her railways of the two islands of Japan.
voyage to Antwerp, after temporary repairs.
bait-of-10-ton-blocks, yet this enormous stras ture was fractured by the fore of the impast
The breakwater is a massive wall 90ft, thick,
Whore the linar struck the immense blocks
Channel, bit ontinue to below strongly of the China Bes.
The monsoon will moderate in the Formoss
The Japanese returns are lacking this morning.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
- Formons Channel..
South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamooks. South count of China between. Hongkong and Hainan...
NE windaj femb; fair.
N.E. winds, streng
Banca No. 3.
Same as No, 2.