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FLOODS IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, December 14th. Serious floods have occurred
added, on insufficient reflection, to, bolster up an argument that opens much more effectively thas it concludes. The sugge tion that, the new line from Shanghai to Chinkiang, has cost too much is moet une
The Gozelfs notifies that the Crown bia fortunate. It was Chinese opposition, and
auder and by virtue of the provisione contained 00. lator Chinese business smartness,” that
in the Crown lesser of Inland Lote Nos. 5 sud. added largely to the expenditure. The N.-096 reamed and re-enteret into and upon sil Daily News reports that certain Chinese those pleses or parcels of ground lying and being Southern England, causing much offerted a "corner in stone and caused the Corporation to pay a million dollars
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ponal, to increase the duty on imported spium. JAPANESE DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
prada
CLAN FIGHT AT HUNGHOM.
disturbance of a rather serious nature Hakkas at Hunghom on Friday, Trouble cocurred between a puber of Hoklon, and
TOKYO, December 7th. between the rivals had boot browing for some
A foroosst of the diplomatic change impand-time, but the climax was reached when the gangs jag indicates that Baron Chinda, Vice-Minister kabinas Ambassador in Rome while Exron for Foreign Affairs, is to succeed Baron Tat, and both being armed with bamboo poles and other weapous, a free fight ensued. After Haysahi, Japanese Minister in Poking, becomes some five mlauts the Bakker beat a retrant, Vios Minister for Fozaiga Afairs, la nube and one of thein, as he rens sold as is tong that Embassy in London, The gas formerly Japanese lukong got near the No. 1 Dock he saw a gang Consul General in Tientsin." Mr. Teaza of men, one of whom shrew a stone at him sad · Chief Secretary of the Privy Council and Japanese Representaties at the Hegas Con ference, becomes an Ambassador, and scooeds Mr. Inouye at Berlin.
at Victoria in the Island of Hongkong-and-damage, and necessitating the suspen-cseeded at Peking by Osanaillor Ijuia, of the there was a free fight at the dooke When the
in the Land Office as Inland Lote sion of traffic
Noa, 95 and 96,"
more for ballast than they need have done
The aftention of the Hon. Mr. Howett, and of under normal conditions. If British he. inviour to Chine is to be judged solely on
cther public mon interested in the shooking of ita connection with railway enterpries, wo
tho mosquito plegus in the city, may profitably be directed to the exit published on prga 3 can hold up our heads with anybody, and inefeur Saturday's asus. Jubtless some of the days to come the Chinese will admit that trees in the streets provide these tile breading we gave more than we got. By horael, or pools of water, and might be looked after by a with others less disinterested this the
coolie with a kerosene can. British have been, China would hiva liad far less to be thankful for than she has.
It ie the earlier portions of the indictment that seem harder to answer and avea there, after fair consideration, there need be
in de 2.0 hentation claring that the friendly critic's feelings have run away with him, The attitude of the Municipal Council, which we are told the Chinese regard as a British body, may have appeared unnecessarily bostile and anti-Chinese at times. We also have woticed it, but naturally found it easier to understand and make allowance for than this Chinese critic docs. It must by ra.naked to settle the question of policing the membered that the City Fathers have had Liver by British gunboats without delay. This to face many "insidious attempts”.
was on Desember 7th. undermine their most-undoubted rights- On Monday, November 20, Maton Nicolls, rights, which, moreover, they have again an American citizen, was brought before the and again had the mortification of seeing.. Consular Court at Seoul on a chargs of treated cavalierly by the British Governhat we can learn, says the Korea Daily homloide, and honourably maquíttað:** _From ment or its officials from whom they News," it appears that the verdict was a expected support. The Chinese demands proper one. A Korean broke into the premises have not alwa a been more considerately of the American mine at Taracol, and the ballet which killed him was fleed by young made than the answers to them, and if this
Nicolls under grout provocation. The Korean Chinese critic lives in Shanghai, as we
authorities were the prossentor,” but even their assume he does, he must admit that the evidenos was favourable to the prisoner." Kobe maintenance of those rights is a matter of Harald.” moment to far more Chinese than foreigners. There have been times in the history of the Settlement, indeed, when it would havs been worse than foolish for the Municipal Council to risk ambiguity for the sake of
A young widow realding at. Sheung Faug une, West Point, was found dead in ber bedrom last week, and the police were to opium poisoning, and the woman was said sammoned. They found that death wản đục, to have taken her life because of the death of her husband which occurred some weɛka- before. She could not fire stone, and wished to follow him into the unknown,“
A Peking dispatch reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has Instrued B. E, Chang Jen-chin, Viceroy of the Liangkuang provincess. to make a full report upon cases of pirates attasking British steamers on the West River. and to ind out the amount of damage done to the vessels. His Excellency has been farther
to-
A. S. WATSONI& CO.. politeness. An honest cause should not
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BIETES.
A telegram from Kuilin, ospital of Kiangel" province, reports that the city of Chinnakas has been occupied by a large number of lagur - gente, who are all well armed with rifles supplied by révolutionaries. The soldiers stationed there have been defeited. HE, Governor Chang Ming-ch'i has instructed the Provincial Com- mander-in-Chief, General Ting Haai, speedily, to suppress the rebeld. His Excelleney has been requested by the Peking Government to give protection to the lives sad property of all foreign missionaries in that disturbed district.
Mr. Huang, who was banished from Feking some two years ago for his outspoken comments on Pacing officia, and has sines been at his home at Wainning, has just been arrosted, mys the "P. & T. Times," together with his family for making spesohes and raising $60,000 for the development of milways without any forsiga loan. There seems no reason to believe that he
inciting the people to any acts of violence, but merely preaching the doctrine of patriotic independenas. It will be remembered that he was ons of the two editors who started the patriotic fund, and while the country is hardly ready for the theories he preaches some "mpathy is felt for him, un he appears to be an earnest man, very different from the ordinary type of agitator.
AUCTION OF DAMASCENE WORK
AND EMBROIDERIES.
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA.
LONDON, December 14th. The Hon, Alfred Deskin, Premier of the Commonwealth, proposes the formation of an Australian Navy, and advocates compulsory military service.
THE FIRST TEST MATCH.
Los Dos, December 14th. The Austraban team closed its first innings for a total score of 300 runs, of which Hill compiled 87 The English team, in the second innings, have scored 19 runs, and no wickets have fallen.
KOREA'S CROWN PRINCE
IN JAPAN.
TOKYO, December 15th. Crown Prince of Korea, ac-1 companied by Prince Ito, arrived at Shimbashi to-day, end was accorded a most brilliant reception. There was a martial display in which soveral regiments were engaged, a feature which indicates the great importance
attached to the event,
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VLADIVOSTOK MUTINY.
TORTO December 7th.
knocked him down. He succeeded in a resting bis assailant, however, and removed him, to the Hanghom Police Station. There he explained affairs to Sergeant Wait who proceeded to the scene of the riot, and had a very excfting experience with two of the rioters. When he
In consequenos of the discovery, at Vladivostok attempted to arrest them they attacked him of two cases of revolutionary papers on board the with bamboo poles, and it was only whan steamer “Mongolia" of the VolunteerFleet from assistance arrived that be was enabled to Nagasaki, one passenger, suspected of rayola-scoure the low-breakers Thirteen mens wered tionary tandencies and a few subordinate officers arrested, and they were charged before Mr... have been arrested. The explain and superior F. A. Hazeland at the Folles Court on Saturday" officers are taking over their subordinata' dútion.
with disorderly behaviour and fined $10 spisse. The man who assaulted the lukong WEE farther sentenced to fourteen daya' imprison- ment and six hours' stooks; and for multing another coolie he was ordered to pay an additional fine of $10.
WOODS OR. WOOD?
FIFTY LITTLE WHITE AUSTRALIANS,
members of the Pollard Lilipalians are normally kept up to the full half-hundred, and it is also the rule with the managemant that the girls shall largely outnumber the boys, for the very excellent reasons a French paper chorved when the Lilliputians were in Jhang- hai) that it is easier to manage six girls than one boy (d'est qu'il est plus facile conduire six
A few days ago we published a telegram from our London sorrespondent reporting that Lien- tenant Woods had been declared inefficient Two days later we published the following Bouter's message, headed “The Fifth Lancers,""
The decision of the Army Council finds It may not be generally know that the
· Major A. V. L. Wood, D.SO, by 19 to 11. inefficient as a regimental officer, and his retention in the service not in the interests of the Army. The reports of his superíoria are unhisered though abrupt, and in some instanes nansowaarily strongly worded. Both telegrams evidently referred to the same case, and the latest London papers to hau message was wrong and our own corroot. load as to the conclusion that Router's Lieutenant Woods is the officer of the 2nd lettos que garçon"). The troupe has, of Battalion Grenadier Guarda, who some months course, by process of evolution, undergone ago was the central figure in an episode rodest material reconstruction during the three years ing on the conduct of his superior offers The that have transpired since their last visit to mattor was dealt with in a manner satisfactory
Hongkong, but they still remain-to a “fillette 2. to the Lieutenant and he appealed to the Army and garon" ali bred, born, and trained Connell for an inquiry which was granted of the Pollard family, together with Eva and Australians. There are four young branches
Moore). Harold Fraser, Teddy and Johnny Olive Moore (sisters of the now famous Carrio
SUICIDE OF A TRUST MANAGER. simply to collect evidence and was given no Heintz, and Teddy MoNumare, are still among
LONDON, December 12th. The Manager of the Quebeo branch of the California Safe Depost Trust Company has
committed suicide.
AMERICAN FINANCE.
the principals, who will offer the Hongkong Public a taste of their quality at The Theatre Boyal next Saturday evening. December 21st, with "The Belle of New York." Sests may be reserved at The Robinson Piano Co.
ths Court was to commenos ita sättings op the 18th ult. The Court was sppointed disciplinary power. The case has evidently excited a good deal of interest in military circles at Home. The Court was to be on posed of Major General Sir Francis Howard, KCB, C.M.G., Major-General W. E. Cod rington, CF.O., C.B., and Major General W. E. Franklyn, CB, while ooangel in- cluded Lord Robert Cecil, K. C., Mr. Rufus Isaacs, K.C;, and M., C. F; Gil, K.C.
An order made by E.E. the Governor-in Lieutenant Woods to twenty six yous of age. Council of the Straits Settlemente, und and has had seven years' service. He was published in the current Gazette, reads :-- gazetted to the 1st Battalion of the Grenadier
Whereas, by Indian Act No. XIII of 1854 Guards in 1900. In 1903 he went to the South | intituled “An Act to repeal Act No. VI of
INTERESTING TO SHIPPERS,
LONDON, December 12th, Congressman Fowler, Chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency in a speech insisted that gold was the only proper banks reserve. If the government African war, serving in the 3rd Battalion, 1852 and to make provision for defraying the continued the pressut currency manipul- | Returning after the declaration of pesos he cost of the Lighthouse on Pedra Brauss, and ations, he was of the opinion that a received a medal and two claspe
for maintaining the same, and also a Floating commercial tragedy would arise, compared the elder son of Lieutenant-Colonel William the west of Singapore, and for the establish- * Lieutenant Woods, who is an F.R.G.8., is |Light established in the Straits of Malkoca, to with which the present would be only a
Woods, wheścómmanded the Hampshirement and maintenange of ench further lights in Yeomanry 1895-1902, and is interested in many or near to the said Straits as may be deemed pleasant summer outing
commercial undertakings.
arpedient," it was among other things enssted that it should be lawful for the Governor- General of India in Council from time to time to reduce the tolis payable under the said Aok, in respect of all vessels or of any particular class or classes of vessels passing. "The Straits Lights" And whereas by Ordinanse No. 11 of 1867 the powera vented by the said not in the Governor-General of India in Connoil; wero vested in the Governor in Connell of the Straits
FRENCH NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
It is evidently to thisṛease of Lieutenant LorDow, December 13th.Woods that both telograms referred. Major Wood of the Fifth Lancars was ons of the Toulon reports that orders have been officers recently placed on half-pay, but reports received to report upon the condition of war in the latest Home papers point to farther am ships and crews available for service in the ployment for these officers at an early date. Pacific, for the purpose of re-inforcing, and providing relief drafte for Indo-China. This action, it is understood, is in view of the unrest in the Far East.
suffer because of plain-spoken champions, The position has been at times not unlike that of the father of a cherished daughter resenting the attentions of a suitor whose intentions were, well, not strictly honour able. The careful parent could not benefit more than did his child, by his watchful. care; and it is certain that the foreigners of Shanghai have never gained anything for themselves that was not directly advant ageous to the great native population that finds shelter and support, honest admis istration and personal liberty, between the Tangkingpang and the Point. It appears to be an old grievance that prompts tho reference to "the different treatment mated out by the Council to Chinese and foreign residents," probably the exclusion of Chinese from the Public Gardens, about which many unjust things have been said.
́JAPANESE IN AMERICA: He might as well have asked that the Shanghai - Club - be thrown oped to the
LONDON, December 13th. Strong complaints are reaching Wash Chinese public. The Gardens would be of no use to either side, were, they not so
At the City Hall, to-day, Mr. Lammert comington regarding the increasing influx of managed; and is is not as if no provisiones a three days' auction of Japanese art Japanese via Mexico.
productions including what the auctioneer has had been made for the Chinese residente. justifiably described as a superb pollection of However, no amount of argument is likely to damnsane work by the Komal family. To overcome a really healthy prejudice; and those who know anything of this branch of it is not only in China that the British have Japanese art and manufacture, the name of Komal is a guarantee of the best workmanship gratitude. It is pleasant to think, at least, damascene. work, which was originally how they would be ruissed, and their depar employed in deserating-swords and enggera ture regretted, were they suddenly to leave but in 1875 specimens of the work the Chinese of Shanghai to their own have been turned out for esport in the resources. Perhaps this best answer of all is form of plaques, cigarette cases, miniature cabineté, necklaces, bracelets, #lasve-links, belt- this, that the Chinese quite understand the backlas and in various other forms. The most Tax letter we have taken the liberty of power of the boycott, that there is no com- valuable piecs in the collection is a beautiful
The Hamburg firm of Wenckhaus has reproducing from the columns of our Shang-palion upon them to throng into the Settle- pagods, which is described in the catalogus appealed to the German Foreign Office hai contemporary came too pat after our ment in increasing numbers, and that that is as the largest piece of gold damasons work in against the seizure of the firm's warehouse, own comments upon at least one Chinsman's just what they continue to do-sufficient Japan. When it was commened it was intended alleged to contain contraband, on Abamuen obstructive attitude with regard to foreign indication, amely, that the rule of the for the Paris exhibition, but was not completed Island, Fersian Gulf, by H.M.8. Lapwing
in time, It took six years to complete. The Hamburg newspapers are indignant. railway loans to be ignored. We had to Shanghai City Fathers is perhaps not so Exhibited at the Tokyo Bxhibition this year, write strongly about SHENG KUNG-PAO and intolerable to the majority as it would his politice, because always, when ons has appear to be to a few. ascertained the facts, and is reasonably sure
On October 30th, at Dunmow, Basex, the wife 1989
of E. T. Bosp of Canton, of a daughter.
JOSEPH WHITESIDE, & BOR.
On December 8th, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs,
MARRIAGE.
On December 4th,at Shanghai, Bichard PoslaK to PAULA, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bloch..
DEATH.
On December 8th, at Shanghai, HaxzY WRIGHT, Navigation Company's steamer "Foochi," from pneumonia, aged 60 years,
A ROYAL WEDDING.
LONDON, December 13th. Athens announces the wedding of Prince George of Greece and Princess Marie
B. H. K. Y. C
The postponed third olub raos was abandon. Settlement: It is hereby ordered by the ed on the afternoon of the 14th inst, owing Governor in Connell as follows: On and after to want of wind. “Ailsa” made a good show.
the 1st day of January, 1908, to tolls payable under Indian Act No. XIII of 1856 in respect and her sail was setting much better.
On the 15th inst. the ith club Baca was
of all vessels other than Straits Tradora ahall sailed-Course-Took-1 milo 8. W. of Combo as follows: If the rayaga bo ong in the soban—12 miles
ordinary course whereof the ressal would pans all the lights mentioned in the First Schedule horeto, at the rate of twelve and a half centa for every seven tons if paid within the Colony, or at the rate of kalf an auna for overy ton if paid is British India. If the voyage be one in the ordinary course where Off the Kowloon godowas Dione" was be of the vessel would par any one or more
In the championship class "Dione" get the best start but was overhauled by “Varnon --just before rounding the mark. A class raos between the two ensued, "Dione" gra- dually overhauling and eventually passing
Vernon."
Chief Ofoer of the China Marchants' Steem bad to work for others without expecting The Komai family were the pioneers of Bonaparte, the ceremony being of the most calmed and anchored for 4 of w hour. A similar of the sald Lights, but not all of them, at
The Daily Press.
HO ORONG, DECEMBER 16TH, 1907.
Under the provisions of the Prison Ordinance, 1899, E. the Governor has been pleased to
be a chaplain of prisons.” appoint the Rev. Father Augustin Piaczak to
it was awarded the gold medal, and since the
closs of the Exhibition it has been in Mr..
brilliant description. The strests were ablaze with decorations. GERMANY IN THE PERSIAN GULF,
LONDON, December 13th.
LIEUTENANT WOODS.
| Komsi's store for sale, prised 7,000 yen. Now
LORBOX, December 13th. it is to be offered to the highest bidder. Mr. Komai, jun. has himself brought the collection on the 10th instant received request from Lieutenant Woods, 2nd Grenadier Guards,
to Hongkong. Visitors to the motion room the War Office to resign his commission, (St. Andrew's Hall) will be interested to note otherwise he would be removed from the a little steel plate which shows the process of damascene manufacture. First the polished Army under oldeso 447. plate in very finely grooved, and the donga Corrections: In telegram dated London okiselled out. Into the greaves the Sne geld 10th instant under heading “The Fifth threads are besten: then it goes to the ovens Lancers rendLieutenant Woods, 2nd Rioting took place at midnight on December and while in a lignified state the gold in besten Grenadier Guards, instead of Major A. V. in Seoul, A branch polies station was desin. Then somos the lacquering and the burnish- troyed: One Japanese, a man, was killed, and ing romlting in the finished product. It is Wood, D.8.0.
an industry requiring extraordinary patimes one woman was injured.
and care. M
of them, ediosa est oratio, cum rem agas, Longinquum loqui-or, as an impudent school- boy very freely translated to a somewhat weak-minded tutor of our acquaintance, beating about the bush is a beastly bore."
Mr. Pattendin having resigned membership and the post of hos, secretary of the Choroh The remarkably wild and temperate y, Mr. A. Byer, has been sprinted in in argument of our contemporary's corres
placo. Fondent, however, deserves more gentle handling. Indeed, it were extremely foolish not to re-examine our national position, to cross-examine our conscience, on such a friendly hint that our prostige has been lowered, and our commercial hopes im-
The Harbour Master notifies in the Gazelle The brocades and embroideries are a very
IN C. Daily News Servios,]
THE OPIUM TRADE
porilled. We certainly shall take that the master of the Norwegian es. Propres Luo display. Theo come from the old-cert
PAKING, December 7th. offence at such criticism. The weakest reports having strack an uncharted pinasole blished and renowned factories of Mr. Balto,
The Chinese Goromment has accepted the rock having a depth of 3 fathoms. In latitude of Nishijin, Eyoto, established in 1725, In British Government's conditions that the position of all those taken up by this 6 deg. ft. 45 in. north; longitude, 118 deg addition to the demiseens work wad em- gradual redaction of the Indian opium trade anonymous, correspondent is with regard 95 ft. 90 in, cast, Bagnan laland, bearing B.B. trolderies, mall quantity of opances shall be doincident with (KC) loosehips of the to railways, and perhaps, these points were, mag. 2 miles.
i production of the native drug.
silverware is inoluded in the auction.
| fate ⠀⠀ befell!! Vernoon," Finally, -* Dioze
#
managed to creep in close to the gotowus aud drifted up to the line where she got a brees that carried her over,
Times of finishing were Dione
Veraca
..
25 16 9 $7. 00 " Alannah,” was third, but was not timed "Ailsa" did not änish.
the rate of aix and a quarter vents for story- Karen tons if paid within the Colony or at the rate of quarter anna for every ton if paid in British India. Provided always that no yesvol shall be obliged to pay in any one month a larger sum by way of tolls than at the rate of thirty-seven and salf cents for every seven tons if paid within the Colony or at the rate of one and a half annas for every
In the ous design class, Colleen" was first, ton if paid in British Tndis, and that all reassis round the Corechan Mark, followed by described in the Second Schedate shall be Brempt altogether from tell. Bailing vessels Kathleen, sud Bonito," with "Min," sailed under 200 tone plying between the ports of by Mr. C. T. Kow (which had started † an hour the Colony or to or from any port or place in late, owing to being booslmed in the man-of the Colony from or to any port or place on war auchorage,) a long way in the rear,
the coast of the Malay Peninsula to the South of the ninth degree of North Latitude or to or from any port or place in the Colony from or to say port or place on the East coast of the island of Sumatram
* Kathleen", overhauled “Colleen” bat both ge becalmed in the harbour, " Mia" seing this,
hauled the other off the godown, most made a detour towards Stonecutters, and over
exciting finish was witnorged between the three "Kathleen," sailed by Mr. Fisior, F. E., winning a fine race by 9 seconds from "Min".
Times of foishing ware:-
Kathleen Min Colleen...
3
4宮
43
43
52
10
*" Bourto,” was not timed. In the absones of Mr. Pollock, "Colleen," was in the able hands of Captain H. J. Walker, R.E
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMEN (8.
The Apcar str. Lightning from Calcutta left Singapore on the 19th fuel and may be expected here on or about the 19th inst
The O.P.. str. Monteagle left Vancouver am on Friday, the 18th inst, for Hongkong via the usual ports of call.
THE TRADE OF CHINA.
XPHET AGENTS EBOK ENGLAND WANTED. “Bir Alexander Home, in his annual report on the trade of China 7s that hand-to-mouth existence is the normal condition of the vast
on of the re balk of the population.
Although imports fall off as compared with 1905, heavier stocks remained unsold and un- delivered, at the closs of the year, which was, generally speaking, a trying and unprofitable
e. Several causes contributed to this result. the chief being over importation in anticipation at a demand which was not realised.
At present China is in need of manufacturing plant of all kinds, and she wants to buy... What would facilitate business more then anything also would be for manufacturers in the United Kingdom to combine and send out expert agenta prepared to teach what is needed and the price. It proposed to hold in 1908 an international exhibition in Shanghai, the Industrial antre and commercial matropolis of China