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LEAGUE CRICKET.
CHAKOBNGOWAR Y, CIVIL SERVICE, This match was played on Saturday and ended in a win for Craigengower by ons wicket and 15 runs. Scor
--CIVIL SERVICE,-
B. Witboll, e Hancock, b Grawn
F. A. Bidon, Laimert .....
Dr. Atkinson.c andïb Brawn
E. Hutchison, & Lammert
II. J. Jackman, & Kinnaird, b Brown.. ́E. Dawson, a and b Brawn................
·F. R. Adams, o use, h Lammert...
A Pile, bammert
1. Brett, not out...
„A. Tucker, 6 Lammert..
A. Brown, run out...............................
Extras
A.0. Ba
..Total......
BOWLING ANALYSIS,
0, M. E.
0.1 3
3 16
b. Lammorti 0
CRAIGENDUWER.
J. D. Kinnaird, & Pile, b Hutchison
A:0. Bên, not out using
H. L. banderson, b fulchison
I. Pestonji, bw b Hutchison
G. Evaus, o Thëker, b Hutchmotzt.
E. Irvine, e Hutchison, Witche}}
Klasa, c Adame; b Hutchison
G. A. Hanebek, 1.b.wb Witchell.
LA Rone, & Witcholl
21. E Anger, o Pile, b Hutchison.
E. Lammert, did not bat
Extras.
Total (for 10 wiskots ).. DOWLING ANALYSIS,
R. O. Hutchison14.3 + E.C. Witchell
11.4
TOLICE V. DSPARTMENTAL COUP
33
W.
0-
18
Played at Happy Valley on Saturday this match ended in a win for the Police by six wickets and two rune. After despatching the Departmental Corps for a total of 24 the Police went in and made 26 for the loss of three wickets. Secres and analyses aro :--
DEPARTMENTAL COEFS.
Sgt. Steele, a litt, Irvine.
Cpl. Warner, birring
Capt. Murray, b Irving .......
Sgt. Power: b Ker
QMS. Pillar, e Wodehouse, b. Kẹ.r
Pic Clue, b Levilio
Pte. Mentir, ↳ Irvine
Sgt. Grahani, e Edwards, li Irvinu
Pio. Tully, in out
Cpl. Cousins, li Kéru....
Gil Tewilde, Betonb
Extens
Kerr Tryjud
Total.......
- BOWLING”ANILYBIE
21.
4.56
10 13
6
HONGKONA POLICE
Pitt, & Wallbank, & Cousine....
Landur, e Pulley, b Strelo
Howarda, a Pilley, b Connius...
P. P. J. Wodehouse, not ont
MeHardy, did not bit.
Kent, not out.
Fowler, Irvine, Ogg, Cooper and heir did-
hot bat
Steele Coasing
HOWLING ANALYSIS,
FOOTBALL.
H.K.F.C. V. "A" CO. CAMERONS.
VOLUNTZER CHURCH PARADE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 2710, 1908,
BISHOP LANDER, ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, There was a strong muster of Volunteers at Headquarters at 1030 on Sunday morning, where they assembled for Church parade. The mon fell in and marched to the Cathedral, the offlers present being Major Chapman, V.D., Captains Thompson, Skinner, Nicholson and Armstrong, Lieutenants Northcote, Kennett znd Scott, .
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December 20th.
A London paper by last mail sys;~ A brief message sent cat early yesterday The attempts being made to abolish the evening by the nowe agencies gave the alarming Purboire or tipping nuisance in France have information that Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, resulted in calling attention to the waiters the residence of the Marquis of Cholmondeley, who are, naturally, strongly opposed to such had been raided by burglars, who drove away abolition, the more so, in many cases, tips "haal" of trophies and other valuable proprty." in their motor car with an extraordinary constitute their sole source of income. Parleian And there had bean a barglary. Lady Chai His Lordsb'p. Bishop Lander peached an alpaca soats," for they have displayed morning after the family and the members of waiters well deserve to be called "philosophers mondeley had heard people moving about downstairs. In the small hours of yesterday sppropriate sermon, bis text being "The people wonderful patience of lats under very trying the large house party at Cholmondeley Castle shouted and said, Gid nave the King": Bamud, eircumstances When they track some months had gone to their bed-rooms aud all the servante 10, 24 It was interesting, said his Lordship age, they had been ill-advived, and soon found had retired to rea The household was around, to zote that the words "God Save the King, out their mistake. Today, they have no
and it was discovered that the dining room had were taken from the bikir, a bock which was intention of repeating this played-out-gar had been little time to collect the spil, and the been broken into through a window. There the basis of no much in the history of the
striking, but appeal to the public for dympathy. door is said to have been left strewa with Fapire It would not be correct to say Where waiters are paid a regular estary, such things wbish it would have been well worth the parliament established the chorob, bat it
remuneratione so insignilleant, that were it while of anyone to take away. Ad early TELEPHONE N 135 might be said t'at the church established not for the generosity of customers, it would be age said that "the burglars did much parlament. It
was rasy for us to sing impossible for them to make ends mest, especialusbles, including plate and family heir. dimage and carried away a large quantity of "God save the King" for cur gracions overally as many of the garcons biedried and looms," and that the barglars used a motor-car
LORD KELVIN'S CAREERS eign, because his personality, his marked wisdom have a family. Now the Paris Waiter means to carry off their booty," adding that the and his hve of pesce commanded loyalty. But much more to the inhabitants of this City than is the morning, and that two or three apart possible for noctemporary opinion accurately
entry was effected at about half-past one o'clock
-SERTINABLE SERTICES TO HUMANITY. ever were it otherwise it would still to his counterpart in Lendon to the inhabitaatements were completely ritt d
There are many good re song which make it -cur christian du'y to be loyal to the King the English metropolis. Whereas in Cholmondeley Castle stands in an extensivo hape to invite the criticism of those who to appraise a man of science and thus, per- Loyalty was sesential for the well being of London waiters are employed industs, ia park," said other telegrams, and is i an The Empire, and Lord Roboits had publicly Paris you cannot, walk a hundred yards wish-lated position. It is supposed that the fact upon the musician or post or artist generally. know the worth of contemporary judgments appealed to the people of the nation to sccept out weing a garcon in black alpaca jacket and the plans of the burglar, who boldly drove tato to plaas the naue of Lord Kelvin beside there was a large house party thero favoured Kisking this criticisms, thes. we do not hesi their responsibilities. Bishop Lander then white spron with a serviette under his arm. through the park in a motor-car. It is thought that of Newton. Indeed, it might be shown ROBINSON PIANO- quoted from a book entitled "Tho_decline and.
probable the s sie of them were of the same that the Scotsmer-whom Backle, wars he fall of the British Empire," the author of which assumed that he was looking back from ways seen in a shite birt front, white stockings mansions.
"The Paris waiter is a personage. He is a gang which has recently need a motor-car to aid now to revise his prest work, would have to them in carrying out other burglaries at country place abure John Hunter and beside Adam the year 2005, and contended that the love of and a tie which would excite the envy of a Cholmondeley was awakened by sounde in the respecte the bro of greater achievement thaip Soon after two o'clock Lady Smià and David Hams-was i curtain luxury and its selfabness on the part of dandy. But for his vest, which indemn fer lower rooms, and alarmed the household, with are Sir Isac Newton himself, who showed, the people had pro need the nation's fall itself for not being a rost by the finess of its This author refered to be diglice in intellectual tiesne, he might be mistaken for an ambasador: It is hoped that the motor or may be traced by us inventor is rivalled only by that of Thomas the renit that the burglars fad from the castles Herbert Spencer says, "how the heavens in great haste before completing their work. are balanced. and religious life. Among the actie classes His hair, cat in the latest fashion, oxbels, portions of it which were broken off owing 10 Alva Edison, and would a ne hare sufficed to Lord Kelvin's practical work socialism had be me almost a form of religio a west odours, and his lips express a "perpo' val
1a having been driven is to one of the fruit maka dizen reputatious, but its sum, is while in what might be called the fashiouubleindia-rubbor emils of complaisar or. The gates of the entrance, smashing the gate but negligibla in comparison with the magtleent class they had spiritualism and Christian
trne Paris waiter, like the true poot is born, not evidence that it was very day, though there is ressatours and bouclusious with which he bas Science. As to this latter, proceeded his mude. He has hereditary waiter's blood coura polios were promptly informed, and they at.ooo First among the inventions of the "modoro
it was very badly damaged. The enriched modern physical theory, Lordship, daring this last week, we haveing through his veins. His father was a yargon telegraphed to all the divisious in Cheshire and Demceritas is the Kelvia compass, which bad it brought protty forcibly to cur alice before him, and from childhood he has beou the burglers could not proceed far in the compar, and which must have saved many the neighbouring counties, it being believed that does the influences that disturb the ordinary that whatever germa of truth it may instructed in the family art, learning celerity damaged car, A description of tamen in us thousands of lives and many ship loads of contain it gore porticuely near to patting and grace of moroment, with that patience it to be in the hands of the polic a Boston Lady on a par with the Redeemer politeness, and amisbility by which he fa disten o'clock last night there was tentative scores of electrical faventions which we owe
cargo.
It is merely one among dozens or himself History, made it plain that there inguished. There are, of course, excep. qualification of these reports. was a nivel of the fittest among the ions to this role, and good waitere bare statement that there really was a burglary at possible by his happy thought of making a
One Chester correspondenta confirm the He it was, again, who made cabling!
to the ingenuity and industry of Lord Kelvin. nations of the ourth. It was proper for eis sometimes been mide out of men who haveCholmondeley Castle at or about the time stated beam of light record what ac humayy to make sacrifocs for the defence of the palion failed in the higher walks of life, of, baik. by the new agendis, but it appears that though could directly ees. The currents passed over It was not enough to show our loyalty by singing rupt merchant rained gentleman, burgling for profit; they were only giving a were too slight to be detested, sill las in #B this wat so the enterprising burglars were not the ocean bod, as (od save the King" There were those who Paris gagons are, of necessity, honest men demonstration of what the amateur can do interpreted at their destination. Lord Kelsin was expected, but fly said it would be well if every man had to do From the rising of the san to the extinction of cirenmatences which are favourable. After the placed a magnet-to use somewhat inaccurate compusory military training. Be that as it the electris light, he is handling the money of first burry in the household of Cholmondeley language in relation to the fable-onerent might, the Volunteers present showed that they others, he is a confidential servaut, a ontbier ou could never have behaved as this "gang" had throw a beam of light on the mirror, and
Czetie it was zoen that the cultured professional on its arrival, put a mirror on The ungut, were ready to make, socrifices in the defence of the country, and it was fing, but they should
done. The hint of burglary by motor-ear' had been given by several sucessful enterprises reflected from the mirror on
watched the movements of the spot of light barea charòb parade and isk for God's blessing.
in that line of the "real" business, but when it black wall opporite. These inventions, box- a graduated on their work. The text suggested another
was found that a silver race oup had ben aver, and many like them, are nugatory when thought it put God in the forefront of their
replaced the table by a coat vase flanked by weiglied against the abstract ani mente of
Hongkong, 8th January, 1908. fivee. He had not been long in the Colony, but
They were Lod Cholmerdeley's own cigars, The fall measure of those sohievements is no tienlarly Britiskors, are tolerant and armeble, Fome choice cigara people began to laugh, the mathematical genius who died last month murdering small traders, Europeans, and par he had been long enough to receive several letters from parents telling him that sons who had
him with Bereach Osener up," and the cap was that which had been win. by more to be discerned to-day thau was the They say gi`e got it and chour, and they come out to the Fast bad gradually diminished
South Dowa caces. Any cigars missed wood contemporaries. It was not nutil Newstop was lits and low-defying Trusts. No, we do not at the ears of ewten's achievement to himself or bis de tot talk a lot of nonsense about giant manopo their letters home, and the parents feared that
appear to have been taken to stake on the in his grace that gravitation was made by anticipato England putting a tarif on Standard matters were not going as they could wish.
is not-loat rotora journey, and it is belived that the cup. Lapice the foundation of the now accepted Oil 80 88-to sasiat the English oil companies is eculd not meet all these young men and
The motor-ear appears to have arrived at the it was declared that we should never know--as world, one motion of it covering simcat a thous
nebaler theory and aveo da recently as Comte The new plant will be the largest in the Castle woobserved, though there are many we now do know whether gravitation 10's and here. It will be the company's main plant, shurch, so the clergy could not give them scunsel and advice Ent there were those
driven away at a dreadful pase." The car was siguience of the laws of sciences of thermo New Jersey oant to every part of the world listening to him who might mest such young,
apparently left in obarge of the chauffeur, for dynamics, which Lord Kelvinoon eeived and built, where oil is used. there were footmarks as if, a' mann' had been mun daily and he asked his hearers to give such France ranks as one of the moat philanthropic the morning being bitterly cold. The sash
has yet to be estimated. Not only so, but Lord "walking up and down to keep himself warm, Kelvin a one of the founders of the doctrine of operation more than 75,000 miles of pipelines, Al hongh the Standard Oil Trust now has in young men kindly warning and a helping hand nations in the world. As each winter comes
the battle of life. By doing so they could round more and moro is being done to relieve were broken. and the barglars," (teoboical by science. Upon this doctrine Lis illustrious plant from the fields of the west and south, the Conservation of i nergy, by far the greatest it will be necessary to construct many thousanda cords of the window of the small dining-room of all the exact generalizations yet formulated of miles more to bring the crude oil to the new Borra not only their earthly sovereign, but the distress. Of the many philanthropic institutions quibbles may be barred for the moment) fled King of Kings.
in Paris-and their name is legion-few have it and went in. Having had enough time for evolution which is the greatest individual addition to the pipe-lines, the plant will be fed contemporary, pencor, built that philosophy of reaching as far as the Indian territory. In rendered greater signal services, as Les cantines ledgekeeper heard them drive from the place at Lerd Kelvin has made valuable original con- gasoline, and other products tarved out there,
their depredations they left. The wife of the sohievemout in bistory of thought,
by two railrende, The refined oil, parafin, maternelles founded a year or two ago, by somsa farious fate, and also hearda mash, explaizel tributions to science when he was little more wil naturally add to the shipping problem. wealthy ladies with the sels object of coming to by anbai quenit discovery that there had been a than a boy at 38 or 25 he wee founding now The Standard Oil Company at present charters. the rescue of young mothers with babes in their collision with one of the iron intranes gates, zeiences and remed lug old ones: at 81 he was hundreds of reesels for carrying freight abruse, arms, roaming about foodless, and penuilees. Iris when the lodge-keeper and his wife hurried criticism and speculation more valuable than monster oil tank steamships, and twenty-two ontributing to the physics of this centu y although the company itself owns s-venty-two The report for presentatien to the share some cases, these mothers might obtain work down in arm to make an investigation. They any offered by his junior. To the last it was cargo steamships: One hundred or more new holders at the third ordinary annual mesti difially in the way was, how to distinguish them that there had been a narrow escape from faculties of the fer most map of scenes f bis as the cost of shipping oil by took is less were it not for their offsprings. The great also found enough of the motor-car to convince impossible to detect any impairment of the tank ateamships will le added to the oil feet, to be held at the coffees of Messrs. Dodwell &
geanine cases from impostora. Co., Ltd., on February 14th reads:-
No end of fonul sooner or later.
a serious accident, and that the car would be age,. He who ratimised the age of the sun and then one-half the cost of shipping it by barrel children, of all ages, can be hired in Paris, for begging purposes. The Maternal Cantones" that the Custle had been entered in the way almost infinitesimal, has measured the girth of work in the first section of the new plant as
the earth, and forecast their fatore; and whic, When Lord and Lady Cholmondeley found equally at home in the almost infioite and the will be compelled to engage 1,200 maze to The company now employe 71,000 men, but which bas been described Lord Cholmondeley an atom by reas ning from the play of light soun as this is completed, he company ako at que communicated with, the Cheshire Police, on the surfuos of a bursting soap buble--might intends to instal sew trunk pipelines, that babies, whether the latter were legitimate or
the county, wont to Cholmondeley Castle, where The balance at the credit of profit and los from starvation,
дову To save such unfortunate creatures. he met Superintendent Hicke, of the Bresto auto years witassed a development of States may be supplied direct with crude oil physical solence which is as far-reaching and Generally speaking the Standard Oil's plans Bacount after writing off $729.03 for deprecia- committing suicide through shamệ
from Police Station, in whe se division Cholmondeley poch making as that for which Lord Kelvin show the this vaet corporation regards Mr. worse atil),
and Castle and the district lie. Meantime news had HMS TAMAR" V, "e" co, CAMERONS.
tion of gear, $600.23 for depreciation of pipes want, was the principal piat.
been telegraphed to Chester of daring and the contrary, his position, anlike that of many air, and nothing more, and his despite the W18 responsible himself half a century ago. On Rosserelt's threats ne something akiu tohot This montok, also in connection, with the and staging, $41.20 for bad debts and providing Cantines Maternelles Lad the advantage over police tere took steps to ascertain whether any His contributions to Trash can never be shakes in the opinion of many people, largely influenced The successful burglary" at the Castle, and the local others, remains more distinguished than ever, recent record fine of nearly £6,000,000, which, Shield competition, proved more exciting than for fees to consulting committee and other philanthropic institutions in that it shel-motor-car drivers liad called eithr at the hotel by any subsequent contributions to Trash the financial crash. the previous one, the touma, being evenly anditor, and including $349.91 brought forward tarad every class of mother, whether married or matobed. After two stirring halves the game from last year, 1827, 88,49, which it is pro- not, provided it was proved the baby was no in Chester. Much exciton out was also occasioned measuraless gap between the most distinguished own, nearly £50,000,000 worth of shares in the
or at the gar-ge for repairs or-accessories, but which is a Whole and not a chaos. no information could be gleaned of their presence
According tostatistics lately published, thirty- Lord helsin well illustrates, nevertheless, the one shareholders, headed by Mr. Rockefeller, ended in a win for the "Tamar" by one goal to posed to appropriate as follows →→
༣༤ nil.
That constitutes the throughout the county, and particularly st To pay a dividend of 5 percent...... 13,881,50 the timo administrative loquiries wäre concini. Hammersley and Superintendent. Hicks, assisted to pair off with some
Curtain-of-bis pronouncements are well it than half the Standard's total stock. To osrry forward to Bow-26count 111.22 ed, help was no further neaded, that is precisely by other officere, went over the Castle. Then ragaries of Newton, in bia speculations.
of the amazing! the great draw back which the ladies at the the motor car left at the lodge gets. The wheel logical dogmas. Iustascos might beindefipitely they examined the drive and the fragments of
MARKET FOR BRITISH GOODS IN Total,
on prophecy and various suhtle, theo. $27,559.49 head of the canteens were resolved to dispense marks clearly showed that the car was driven multiplied from scientific biography but DoDWELD &-Co, LTD.
CHINA. with. No questions are asked from applicants through the Cherter lodge gate, which reins tough Lord Kelvin added nothing to the most General Managers.
Food and shelter are liberally given to all open all night, and that it was stopped at a recondita and fundamental of human studies- Packling mothers, who on entering must disthick bushes In going ont it struck the left than nothing to metaphysics, yet it may be point where it could stand partially emeented by nothing to psychology, nothing to logie, less close their breast for examinations; an x-side gate and mashed it in pieces. At half past periapoed purse will won be able to 'til the thyes o'clock a car was seen at Egerton, three difference between the breast of a genains miles distant from the Castle going in the mother, and the one who is not a mother. direction of Chester. It was said to hold a There have been cases where fraud has been
number of passengers.
Examination of the Castle of course at once 27,58949 perpetrated; even then, the management of the convinced the police that this was not a cons of 2500,584.03 canteens felt satisfied that it had done its day genning burglary, and they say that no damage towards the babes and fed the latter. Uncas done and that nothing was interferext with Have the race cap and the coal yase, though it 200616.77 inside the Cantines Moternelles, both mothers was all about the neighbourh od that a great 50.00 and babies receive every comfort, work is pro- quantity of silver vases, trinkets, and valuables 4,000.00 vided for the mothers and in their absence, had he remaved from their proper places and
500.00 every care is taken of the children.
distributed about the floor, and even put into 6,517,00
the peal vase, But the "burglera" did retain in the afternoon Colonel Hammersley stated A few things as souvenirs of their visit. Early that he had obtained defaite proof that there In order to meet the demands of its Euro-with the language and knows the people. had been zo robbery, and the only inference to pean trade, which is rapidly expanding, the be drawn from his emphatic assurance was that Standard Oil Company is now planning de LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. the supposed burglary" was nothing more velopments involving the employment of nearly then eu adventure carried out by members of one hundred more ships and the establishiuent house party from a neighb. uring mansion. In of a gigantic central winery in New Jersey the evening the mystery was solved by an explanation justifying the belief of the polles New York, and thus furnishing & splendid
on Staten Island Sound, just by the port that the affair was a practical joke Bome centre for world-wide distribution. It is the members of the Duke of Westminster's house cheerful hope of the Standard Oil Company to HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- Cholmondeley Castle, had entered the dining may ill exist in Europe, and the chances of Charmant and Special Skin Teute and Fandre party at Eston Hall had gone over to extinguish such competition in the all trade as: plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait room without opposition, and had taken away ate doing so are not regarded as unfavourable. Charmant will enable you to do it. Her few things as mementoes. This explanation was authoritatively conveyed last night to the Chester newspaper offices from Eaton Hall.
These teams met in the first round of the Shield competition at Happy Valley on Fatar dag, when the Cameron mez wore defeated by the civilians by four goals. The teams were
Hongkong Football Club: Kow; Aucott and Garratt; Hull, Ironside and Gregory; Williams, neither could fle clergy, they did not attend musters are much too exigent, and the gargo witnesses who testify to having heard it being amongst the stars. Similarly the full cosmic sed its products will be shipped direct from the
Wishart, Enger, Turner and Mead.
Camerons: Cranshaw; Arthur and Burton; Bradshaw, Burgess and Sutherland; Laurie, Mitford, Gilchrist, Smith and Oswald.
For the greater part of the game the Came Fons played one man short, one of the forwards twisting his fee and having to retire. Fast play was witnessed in the opening stage, but it soon became apparent that the civilians were the better team. After a pretty run along the wing Mead got an opportunity and was success. ful in defeating Cranshaw. Eager was also Buccessful in scoring for the Club before the first half expired.
Hall-time H.K.F.0., 2; Camerons, 0, In the decond half this Club showed even better form than in the opening moiety, and when time was announced had added another three goals to their score, Gregory notting one
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED
The General Managers have now the pleasure
especially as now they enjoy public opinion. are at last on the point of turning the table,
HILANTHROPIC FRANCE.
Lars of which were found at a distance of somú
and Eager two, Oswald, the Camerons' loft. to lay before the shareholders the accompanying Bually decided to suspenr only those women forward, was successful in netting one for his statement of acounts for the period ending who were either seen, or known 10 tickle their aud Colonel Hammersley, Chief Cantable of well have been left high and dry " when Tbs branch refiners in every part of the United
side, another being added later as the result of a Beramble before the Clu}'a posta.
Final: H.K.F.C., 5; Camerons 2 goala.
...C.VNÁVAL TEAM.
In a Ragby match playel between the Hong- Long Rugby Club and a Naval team selected by- Mr. Isaacson the civilians scored a win by six points to three."
YACHTING.
B. H, K. Y., c.
The eighth Club race was sailed on the 26th instant in a light S. E, wind over 8.Course round a markboat off Chung Hue Island, North Fairway busy, and the mark at Chang Hue-14 miles. In the Championship class "Dione" (Mr. F. H. May) was first away but was passed
31st December, 1907..
ACCOUNTS.
DI"
body else's but her own.
To write off the value of the boats $183,016.77 solo condition of admittances, Too often by Nantwich, the nearest market towu. Colonel pientifs mind and the mind of the philosopher Standard Oll Conpany, which is little more.
FALANCE SHEET 1st December,-1907. LIABILITICA. Share Capital. *Authorised
SM shares of $10 each $500,000 Issued ---
Bardry creditors
27,723 slunced of $10 fully paid. Balance profit and loss socount
by both "Vernon," (Mr. II. P. Tooker) and Value of boats. "Ailsa," (Hou, Mr. Keswick) before the Chung, Furniture
Unexpired licences.
Hue Mark was reached, Alannab," (Mr. Halt) Pipes and staging.
being 4th. On the beat to the Fairway buoy Gour
Dione," improved the position and she oaught Sandry debtors
* Vernon," on the run back to the mark, the Hongkong bank, fixed leposit....
*ail drill of her raw being a good deal Barter, Government deposit......
On the beat home "Dione"
still further. improved her position and finished Ist with. Vernon," and "Ails," 3rd and Alshash, 4th. But Alannah," receiving nine minales and
Cash at bablière azid in hand
PROFIT AND LOOK ACCOUNT. December 31st,
20 seconds, saved ber time and won, "Dions". To consulting committee and auditor's focs and " Vernon" are now 24 marks 6:ob, “ Ailbe,"
depreciation of repres 19 and Alannah" 13. In the one design class
"bad d'obte" pipes and staging......... "Collaen" was sgain successful," Kathleen," balance being second and Mir," third. Colleen,
is now one mark ahead in ber class.
The Government Gzelte contains a list of Hongkong's authorised architants under section 7 of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance 1903,
By balance broughtforward...
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The Berlin City Council bas, in compliance 12,752 85 with a request presented through the loca $300,0868 education authorities, and ioned a tentative
scheme whereby English wil become a compul 880.00 59ry: aubject from the upper accord-cles 599.03 onward in the Friedrich Gymnasium, and that 6.0.23 gymnasing alone for the present. The result 100 of the scheme will be that every papil educated 27,589,49 there will during his last three-years-receive two hours a week Instruction English and one in Freneb instead of as hitherto three in 113.91 French and none in English As the Prussian 588.10 Education Minister favours the innovation it is 788.85 hoped (but at present no more can be said) that 45.00 this example will be followed throughout the $23,758,95 country,
829,768.95
NEW BRITISH ZOENCY IN THINGTAU,
Commercial itelligence has received a letter asserted that his name ranks beside that of any from a correspondent who has established an named. He was not an Aristotle, a Kant, or & English firms represented at the port at all, student of natural science who may be ag-ney in Tsingtau. He says there are no Spencer; but his ame is certainly co-equal though there is a growing demand for English Dalton, Helmholtz, Darwin, and Pasteur ignorance of the Chinees merobante of con- with those of Newton, Laplace, Cuvier, Harvoy, and American goods, and in consequence of the With him there passes the last representative ditione ruling in markets abroad, and their of the great men who base distinguieted the inability to write English, they must have Amongst his scientific contemporaries, he in Shanghal must pay double duty, and the loaves no pear, uor anyone who could possibly freight direct to Teingiau is about the same as the Wonderful Century." someone to set for them. Since orders placed challenge garious comparison with him.
to Shanghai, the local merchants are naturally anxions to get goode direct fr m. producers, and the correspondent asks to be put in communica tion with English firms, He states that he has. beer in China eighteen years, and is conversant
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STANDARD OIL TRUST...
GIGANTIC SCHEME.
251k inst, and is dus here to-day at 5. p,m,
The als Rubi laft Manila on Saturday, the
In Europe, to quote one representative of Specialities for the Skin are the study of a the Standard Oil Company, "they do not speak ifetime. A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd, Sole Agents of us as a great industrial octopus, stifling and
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