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INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON
IMITE
ESTABLISHED A., 1841.
OHELISTS,
BY AFPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
I to the memory of the public.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JEBRUARY 25T, 1908,
Various company reports appear on page 5.
There were only three plagas esser last week, making 18 to date. There were 82 casos of smallpox,
Wo hear that when Dr. Franoït. Clare
returns from Manila, he will go Home on furlough, lewing Hongkong on or about the
ith prox
simplicity of the story of the evolution TELEGRAMS
of the earth from chaos told In the first chapter of Ganasin, a description which volenes has only tended to corroborate in all its Important assentials,--if you turn than to the history of the Habrew nation from the time of
the patrierob in the desert watching his fooke and herds, through the period of the judges, through the period of the kings, and oil to mind some of the extraordinarily interesting Before the Odd Volumes Sooleby this after-stories which are told of that period-take for on Mr. F. D. Haskell will deliver an address instance the description of Ellish on Mount entitled "A defance of the House of Lords, Carmel, or the death of Ahabat Remoth Gilead, which will be followed by a discussion. Sir I think there are no stories which if we hare Henry Berkeley, KC, will take the chair at heard a thousand times thrill us with the 5.15 p.m.
vividity of their diction and graphic descrip lion as the old wonderful stories of the Old Testament. Then we turn to the Paalmi with
The “Universal Gazette " publishes a telegram
from Canton to the effect that Viceroy Chang Janolitin has contrasted with a foreigu bir in that port for the puro mas of a large quantity of arms and machine guns for the use of the troops of the twỏ Kwang provinces,
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this, the statement of accounts do not appear tool for any spaoist comment. Amounts under the headings of sundry creditors and
[“ DAILY, PRESS " EXOLUSIVE SERVIC]aundry debtors are rather larger than shown [ in the last statement, but them will be reduced FIFTH TEST MATCH. As ngw work in hand is delivered, and paid for. ▲ you are aware, the new tag and LONDON, February 24th. salvage steamer David Gillies" has been England's total in the first
successfully launched; she in now being fitted out, innings
and will be finished, so far as towlog is ooo- was 281 rans, of which Gunn compiled 122, not out. The Australiaus score
in the second innings stands at 18, with no wickets down.
LEUTES'S SERVION)
ADMIRAL OF THE CHINA SQUADRON.
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ned, in about six weeks; the salvage plant though ordered in the early stages of the work,
is not yet to hand. The alterations consegnant
on the extension of the boiler shop are well
It occurs in the Rules annexed to the Tariff of 1958 signed and scaled by Lord Lors and five Chinese Plenipotentiaries, Rule X states, inter alia, that “The high officer appointed 00, by the Chinese Government to superintend forsiga trade will, accordingly from time to time, either himself visit, or will send a deputy to visit, the different ports. The said high officer will be at liberty, of his own choice, and independently of the suggestion or pomination of any British authority, to select any British subject ha may see fit to aid him in the administration of the Customs Revenue." The Chinese [officials are now protesting indignantly that the British Foreign Office-Sir Jons JORDAN presumably having been instructed to make representations of the lines ung- gested by the Chinu Association-is aeting against the spirit and intention of that rule, We cannot support them in that, for to our rending, the Rule.can easily be interpreted in a narrower way than the Chinese It goes on to define the interpret it. administrative duties which are to 1
to be Ameling of the Justions of the Pease, waxing heart. Than 50 go on to the other independent of the anggestion or nomina held at the Magistracy yesterday afternoor boots. Take the rugged postry of Isaiah tion of any British authority," and we
Mr. H. A. J. Gomperta presiding. An applicErary one that thirsteth come yo to the should certainly argue, if we thought there: tion was considered from Kakusi Uysinski for water. Then again that familiar chapter was any geed to do so, that the question of an adjunct licence to sell by retail intoxicating that we know so well so su oratorio Comfort the appointment at Sir ROBERT HAT's liques on the promise No. 86 and 37 e, comfort ye, my people, saith the Lord." successor & mitch larger affair tum
Connaught Road Central under the sign of Then again the image which I and others who have boon in desert places in Afrion cate realizo anything coming into the purview of that "Bel Fuo Be The Justices decided not to so well, "the shadow of a grant rook in Rule. We merely mention it in passing, to grant the application, Mr. P. W. Goldring, who weary land, a cover from the tempest; as "disallowance of the Act is therefore uu-doption of the report and statement of
appeared for the applicant, being informed that rivers in a desert country. there was nothing sgalost his client.
DEPOT FOR THE FINE PRODUCTS OF
BURROUGHS WELLCOME & Co., LONDON.
FABLOID BRAND PRODUCTS. SOLOID BRAND PRODUCTS. 'KEPLER" MALT EXTRACT «KEPLER SOLUTION or COD LIVER
OIL IN MALT EXTRACT. BEEF AND IRON WINE (D.W. & Co.)
DARTRING' LANOLINE PREPAR-
ATIONS.
show that the Waiwupu is now in the undesirable state of irritation we foresaw an a consequence of the publication of the Shangbai telegram and the Gunder letter. HAZELINE, “HAZELINE CREAM [For previous references to these, vide Hongkong Daily Press of Jan. 6th and Jan. 29th. There is far more important,
HAZELINE SNOW," &o., &c. &c.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library, and Museum for the week ending the 23rd February, 1918, shows that of non-Chinens there were 398 to the Library and 20.3 to the Museum, and of Chiasse 161 to the former and 4,450 to the latter. The Library was therefore used by 559 persons and the Mutum by 4,653,
Shanghai reports the death on Feb. 15, of Captain William Pater Johnston, Ists Master in the China Merobani's Steam Navigation Company. Captain Johnston, who was 68 years of age, was a native of Sweden. When he first went to Shanghai he was employed as tell keeper at the bridge crossing the 9oophow Shanghai Cargo Bost Company and then (in 1867) he joined the China Marchant's S. N. Cr, rising to the position of Yanglas pilot for the company and afterwards to captain on the Shanghai-Hankow lias:
Captain Johnston retired about a year ago.
all ye creatures praise yo
Him and
the sweet malody which they contain, the poetic imagery and their depths of human amotion that psalm for instance-expressing. the depths of despair beginning My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
Than again the contrated mind that the Pesimist speaks of In the beautiful little ods "The Lord is my He maketh me to shephard, Isball.not want. beside still waters. Then again he bursts into lis fawa in green pastarse. He lendeth me thanksgiving sud praise in that pasim which
the refrain has
running through it the Lord, for mag ty Hi ever," I think you do find in other book words which so sile the hams, imagination bring a response from
praise
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LONDON, February 22nd. Vice Admiral Sir H. Lambton has joined the Himalaya at Marseilles, en route to Hongkong, to take over the command of the China Squadron.
THE JATANESH IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
advansed ; the most satisfactory feature in samo bøing the erection of a new chimony and the installation of induced draught.. This system has only been running two weeks but giver indication of desided efficiency and will certainly result in further economies of working expenses. The tonnage of British and forelgu man of war dooked during the past half-year shewn a steady reduction compareł | with former years, and as to merchant shipping, while there have been fewer stamera dookoḍ, the aggregate tonnage remains almost the same an the corresponding six months of last year, showing that the average tonnage has gone up. from 2,416 tous to 2,620 tons. The stoợn mittee of Directors have submitted several matters resulting from their investigations which have already bien dealt with by the foll
The Chief Justion of British Columbia-Board, and the shareholders may rest assured
LONDON, February 22ad."
has declared the Immigration Act ipopera that every effort will continur to be mida tive in respect to Japanese because it is in the direction of effecting economies." opposed to the treaty. The two Japanese Geuths, before closing my remarks, recently arrested in Victoria have been may say that with the amount of work on hand, our prospects are favourablo for reicased. The Dominion Government's the current half-year, and before moving the
accounts, I shall be planned to nuswer, to the best of my ability, any questions that you'
TABLOID MEDICINE CHESTS, AND particular, however, in which the Chinese Grook. Later he was in the barrios of the the and with When the silver cord is Moers. A. Fasho, W. Helms, G. Friedland the payment of a four dollar dividend, the
POCKET MEDICINE CASES,
Foreign Office bar on Infinitely struger case, and it is now certain that they will The Fine Products of BURROUGHS. WELLke the most of it, The well-informed come & Co, are prescribed by-leading Physi- members of the China Association have perhaps overlooked it, or they would nians all over the World,
scarcely endorse the telegram and letter to which we felt obliged in honour to take exception.
A.S.
MATSON & CD..
LIMITED,
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTE,
ТНЕ HONGKONG
DISPENSARY.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
· Rongkong, 24th February, 1948.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. should be addressed To Tan BpITOR.
It is perhaps not gonerally known that when (in 1898) the Chinose gave the much advertised -ngsurance that Sir RosBET HART's successor would be an Englishman, Sir CLAUDE MacDONALD gave a counter assurance that Ching was to have absolute freedom of shoice of the man. The 1898 assurance therefore, so much relied upon by the few China Association members responsible for the policy we have assailed, was a two-sided agreement. China's assur-
Au Indian walchwan at West Point was so bidly maltreated by seclies on Sunday that he had to be taken to the Government Civil Hos pital with an open wound on his head. It appears that the storman kaupa fowls and those were picking up gesins of rina in front of the god wa. As they got in the way of the ocolies engaged in anloading a junk a row anaged, in the course of which the coolies an
hit him over the head with a cargo hook. His assailant was arrested but on the way to the Polles Station be escaped from the detective; the latter's fingers being out through in trying to hold on to the prisoner's quego. An Indian
Then we come to that wonderful book of Job which I think necessary,
the most marvellous book in this auth, HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK may wish to ask. book which teaches the soptanop of the grest laws of nature and the laws of God, and the
COMPANY LIMITED."
There being no questions, the CHAIRMAN impotence of man which tiền tự met up his will against them. Camt thon, bind the sweat The ordinary yearly mesting of shareholders moved the adoption of the report and accounts
as presented. influences of the Pleiades or loose the hands of in the Hongkong and Whampos Dook Co. Orion." And then we pass to the book of Ecclesi Ld. was beld at the offfdas of the Company, Mẹ WICKHAM-With the depression "exist- aston, a book full of wisdom and pather, especially that last striki chapter, Queen's Buildings, at noon yesterday. Mring during the period under review, I think the twelfth, with its wonderful symboliam ad H. P. White prosided, and there were also shareholders may be congratulated on the phanes of human life winding up present Sir Paul Chater, Hou, Mr. H. Keswick, accounts being as good as they are. In justifying loosened and the golden bowl broken when D. W. Craddock, G. H. Madhurat, J. B. Van Chairman alluded to the fact that, taking the the voice of the gramhopper, is burden." Then we come to the New Testament, only Buren, 8. Silverstone (directors), P. Mitchell Year ass whole, the dividend had been fully about a quarter of the whole volume, and we acting chief minngor), T. I. Rose (secretary) earned. It is one of the slight inconveniences recall that quarter contains the tenobing A. V. Apeur, Le Berindongus, J. P. Braga, of half yearly accounts that the period ander which have revelationised the earth teachings Chan Sinki, Chon Lesp.chee, A. Denison, Forlow is often too shert to show a correct view which have sprand, from aus: to west and have permested the whole great continent of E. Ellis, E. Georg, W. C. Jack, 8. H. Michael, of the average varalage, Many of the most. Americs and which by the agency of sociation E. J. Moss, B. Mori, W. Parlane, A. Rodger,necessful enterprises, if a suficiently short like this is being spread to every corner H. Poroy Smith, T. Skinner, W. M. Watson, poriod is taken in their history, would be made to of the earth where hams · species", are
show unsatisfactory counts for that period. orsed boast of a pre- found. Can any
The SECRETARY having read the notion and makes the opening of this year appear to be It is very satisfactory to hear that the work in calling the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said—Gentlemen, The report the ist lean half year will bear fruit this yesé -a- favourable' ode, and we hope the seed sown in and statement of secounts having been in your It is also satisfactory to know that work at the It is indeed, bauds for some days, I propose, with your Namber One dock is progressing favourably, and
face to rival the simplicity of diction, the forcible and clear statement of the Sarmion on the Mount, the life and death of Curist, or that story of the Acts of the Apostles, the incisive" and sonte reasoning of St. Paul and its extra- urdinary diversity of interest. Indias and gantleman, a uzique book a book of
W. H. Wiskham and A. G. Wood,
united the watchman with bamboos and one books, the book from which we bare taken the / permission to take them as read. The net that the fund already allotted for that work name of this Sosisty. If I dwell on the value of profits for the half-year ending 31st December, will be soficient to carry on for the present the Bible from its literary and historic point of 1957 amount to $160,611.95 as compared with half year. The Chairman has not alinded to a view it is not that I lose sight of the fact $401,396,89 for the first six months of the year, matter Interesting to every shareholder that that these are not merits over which this and 9369,596.36 for the responding period is, the prospect of competition. Personally, I Society spande a quarter of a million a
of 1906. Inolating the $491,580,56, balance feel very optimistic about the resources and year in distributing the Bible, I have not
the fountain and source of the Christian religion and the object of the society is to promote that religion. I have left that side bosano there are granter weight and fore who can speak with ability than I can on that side of the subject I bave been asked to propose this resolation
ance was given with a string of Sir CLAUDZ policeman afterwards arrested the rqasway who Dynolf dwelt on the other side, that is brought forward from last. acconat, and abilities of the Dock Company to meet - ONLY communications relating to the news column MACDONALD'S tying. This bit of history is way brought before Mr. H. H. J. Gomparts say that it contains foundations and is deducting.Directors and Auditors' fees, we petition. Its advantages are manifold and only
Correspondients must forward their names and ad- Chinese, it is true and we have been unable dresses with communications addressed to the to find any acknowledgment of it in Foreign Editor, not for)
but as evidence of good Ofice publications, We understand that att letters for publication should be written on Sir CLAUDE MADONILO's confirmation of One side of the paper only.
Noanonymesty signed communications that have it is in the Watsupa today, however; already appeared.1
in other papers will be inserted.
and that the Wiiwapa has not forgotten" Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should be amt before 11.a.m. on day of publication. After that, even if others have. It is distasteful -hour the supply
is limited. Only supplied for Cash Telegraphic Address:. PREAM,
Codes: 4.B.C. 6th Ed Lieber
P. O. Hez, 84 Telephone No. 11.
BIRTHS.
Onuary 25th, at Manchester, the wife of Lieutenant H. MORLAND, Royal Inian Marine, of x 800.
On February 9th, at Weihaiwel, the wife of J. A. W. Loveenio, of a sou(stillborn)
to us to and ourselves, where we certainly never expected to be, afguing a Chinese claim as against our country's
owa
the Magistracy yesterday and sentenced to weeks' imprisonment for the smault and ined $10 or 14 days' imprisonment for resisting arreste
ERITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
HIS EXCELLEDY ON THE SCRIPTUR35.
A public messing, in furtherance of the in treats of the British and Foreign Bible Society in Hongkong, was held in the City Hall.lost evaning when E. the Governor presided over,
have available for appropriation the sam of 9041,442.51 out of which saw your Directors dividend for the half-your open to pay dividend for the half-year of 8 per cent, or per share, absorbing $200,000 and to carry
have to be stated to be appreciated. You have the guidanes of a board of direstors which în- olades representatives of most of the loading shipping Brms and companies in the Colony You have a capital relatively low compared with
and I do so with confidence xa I think the Bible forward the balance $441,442.51 to a ze the resources of the dock, its workshops and
Society is one we can support as being among other things a non-sectarisu society, but I would like to say one word "of warning. I read in the report that many thousand copies of the Bible have been distributed in China, the ocat prios of which is two shillings and the selling price sixpence. The cost of pro- dustion includes the cost of printing, efe I have beart, but I hope there is 10. truth
account; we trust this distribution of profits will meet with your approval. Some sure holders may question the adviesbility of paying way more than has been earned during the past half-year, but I would point out that, taking the year as a whole, we have earned more than the dividiende recommended. While sugrat
ginearing plant. You have also a ratons. and expert staff who are not only con
ersant with the conditious and require-
meats
of loval shipping, but who are personally well in touch with the requirements of the business. These are no de of the adran- tages you potsess. There is another one whick I venture to stats never appears on the balance
On February 1th, at Shanghai, the wife of B.English and unfair; in the light of waat we J. BOWERMAX, of a daughter.
February 17th, at Shanghai, the wife of F. have just written, may we not also say that it was unpatriotic as well? It has, we H. CROSSLEY, of a daughter.
On February 17th, at Shanghai, the wife of believe (though of this we prefer to spent Rov, T. W. Pasros called attention to the liter-will ask the Rev. Mr. Bondfield to second the nicompleted will come into the current six with the co-operation of your directors, staff and
reservedly) led the British Minister into a dilemma whence, we would be pleased to
SPATHE, of a Bo0.
MARRIAGES.
On February 16th, at Shanghai, Kor. Eanger FRANK SHITE, of the Baptist Missionary Society, Biacfu, Shonai, to ART ELIZABETH BORS",
On February 10th, at Shangbai, veBERT see him honourably extracted: The pledge said: Ladies and gentlemen I have been nakeď | all peoples The Society had been engaged in periode The work of lengthening the No. that may arise. With these few zumerke, I beg
February On NICOLL FARQUHAR MCHAK
STANLEY JENKINS, M.D. P..C.., of the English of his official predecessor was the pledge to propose the following resolution: "That this Baptist Mission, Sianfo, Shensi, North-China, to
(DIST)-LOVERIDGE, lato of Wu Cheng. of the British nation, bu at slime meeting of subsoribers and friends in Hongkong
·Kia 'gsĹ ̈ ̈
17th. at Shanghai, Miss SABAK Shen (with ample cause) we have been of the British and Foreign Bible Scolety hereby sal Forsign Bible Society and requests the OLL WOODWARD, to the Rev. CAMERON Complaining of China's branches of faith, inaugurates & Hongsong Buzilary of the British Abruary 19th, at Shanghai. Captain EDWIN we do not want to find our country laid following gentlemen to serve as of cen of the Victoria; hon treasuter, Dr. Baunders of the Taylor Hospital; and lion. verotary, the Hew platform lacuiling the Bishop of Victoris who T. W. Ponroe." There are gentlemen on the mittes of the Auxiliary:-W. G. Hampi mount you will observe appeare at the debit of
L. MONKMAN, C. N. Co.'s Boamer Tientsin, to open to a tu quoque with such a dishonour.uxilary-Perpetasl President, the Bishop of
(JASTE) BAIN, oldest daughter of J. Babls implication. We cannot sufficiently Bosch, Electricity Works, Shanghai.
express our regret that a bare half dozen On February 9th, at Hankow,
men of Shanghai should have been able 80
DEATHS.
ALTZUY PAUL,
only sot Mr. and Mrs. Faul de Hess, aged 9 years On February 16th, at Shanghai, EVERINA Cario of Hongkong, aged 52 years.
to discredit a body with such a worthy are much more able to speak than I am on the That the General Committee appoint, annually
two of its members. to be vice-presidents sad
Bout
to send the adaption of the report and
The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. JACE proposed the confirmation of the appointment of the Hon. Mr. H. Keswick, Mr. A. Fuche, Mr. W. Halms and Mr. G. Friesland to the Board of Directors.
Mr. SKINNER seconded, and the motion waB agreed to
Marra Ozonio, widow of the lato Francisco Aoord as has the China Association, or:an to objenty of this Spoiety and the means by two others to serve at representatives of the we had to provide for awok's heavy extraordinary Mr. APCAR proposed the re-election of the
supposed interest, but fair is fair; and was good attendanos. Bir Frederick was nosom
that report, that copies have bean sold at festing the poor results of the working for the past find consolation in the thought that all is panied on the platform by the Bishop of Vic than cost price, at less than the commerical six months it must be remembered that during sheet that is the matter of sentiment. Every- not patriotism that professes to be. The toris, the Veu. Archdeacon Banister, the Revs, market value of the material which they the first three months of the perind ander one who has the interest of the Colony at heart.
There will be subsequent re- T. W. Paros, C, H Hiokling, F. T. Johnson contained.
review there was very little doing in the way of looks with pride on the Dock Company. Every Bone, U. H. Bondfald of Shanghai solution-appointing a tad to pay attention to docking and repair, and but for the new work Hongkongite, whether he is a shareholder or attack on Sir ROBERT BREDON was 0-
(agent in Chius of the British and Foreign that point. The Bible should not be sold at in the shipbuilding department, the shops would not, views its past achievements with pride and
arge the gentlemen elected Bible Society) and Mr. Hans Daring of Can-less than the cost of the story of longer but the book prati only, closed. A 10entioned in looks forward with good will and hope to its ton (subagent). After the opening exercises the composed. I will not detain you longer the report, most of the profit on the new work indraased prosperity in future. Gentlemen,
resolution, stare setting forth the objects of the promoters DG. H. BORT FIELD said the Society's months. The profit from this class of work is shareholders, the good will of your customers, of the meeting.
objent was to translate the holy scriptures into small but helps to cover establishment charges HIS EXCELLENCY addressed the mesting. He all languages and to distribute them amongst so keeps our men tegether during slack and the support of public opinion, you may look forward to meet successfully any competition. its work for over 100 years. The matter of the dock, is progressing as well as can be expected. prior, mentioned by His Excellency, had engaged attention for many years. The ques without interfering with the utility of the tion of the price was fixed by local considerations, dock and seeing there is still $12,113,92 at throughout the great Empire,
The BISHOP of VICTOI moved: (1) That all Director deemed it inexpedient to make further but they had, practically a uniformity of prios the credit of the extension account, your ministers of religion, resident in the Colony, provision for this account just now, the amount who subscribe to the support of the British sad is hard being more than sufficient to carry on Foreign Bible Society and the illowing for the carrot six months. The caisson of the representative laymen, be asked to form with the officers already elected the General Com No. II dook has been thoroughly overhauled and repsired at an expense of $12,498 30, whiab JM. Benli, Dr. Atkinson, Mr. G. Piety.
revenue secount, and it was notortunate that imperil the good name of our nation. In which it proposes to achiers these objecte, Auxiliary on the doint Depot Committee (3) outlay during a loan half year, but the work the meantime, we learn from Chinese sources so I shall not trouble you with long That the following ladies nominate by the of repairing could not be further delayevi
local churches be asked to form the Ladies During the present half-year, the caisson HONGKONG OFFICE : 16A, Des Voeux ROAD that some of the Peking officials are main speech and curtail the opportunities of the Committes of this Auxiliary for the year 1908 111 dook will require a thorough taining that Sir JOHN JORDAN's interference other speakers in making full expoation of That the Ladies Committee lave power to aid
the subject. The object of the Society is as to its number, and that it appoint its own overhaul and repair, but being small in constitutes a cancellation of the under you know, to translate the Bibls into every peretary and collectors: St. John's Cattedral, itself the cost will not be so barvy jar in the standing, and that his persistence is it known language spoken and distribute itinerary Mr. Tooker sad Miss Stewart Union other caissons Blacks of material on hand are
Church, M. Auld St. Peter's Church,
We are asked to draw the attention of the plementary assurance made by, and with, instrumental in translating it into over four Maine Wesley Church, Mrs. Browne; German take this opportunity for informing you that it
performance of "The Liars to be given this - As we suggested would be the case, when Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD. These hotheads, hundred different languages and it distributes Church, Miss Von Welchmar. With two will be our endeavour to effect such farther public to the announcement of an exirs
to be nominated by the Hongkong Missionary we ventured to express our regret at the therefore, what the Government to appoint Fearly, an I see from the report, over two additional members of the Ladies Committe redaolion as is consistent with the satisfactory evening by the Amateur Dramatic Club... It milion orgies throughout the world. Association at its next meeting. (4) That an working of our business. The taking of stocks appears that considerable number of persons Chhu Association's error of tactics in A man of another nationally, more as an remember some time ago■ conversation annual meeting of this axiliary be held not has been thoroughly carried out and we bave the were unable to scuro seats on Saturday for connection with its agitatión regarding Bir assertion of China's integrity than because in which the point was discussed whether later than the end of Marsh in each year, for assurance of the atook-takers that the materials what was intended to be the final performance,
barren island the purpose of receiving reporta and advocating the sisims of the British and Foreign Bible ROBERT HART's successor, the Chinese they object to an Englishman. But for the if you were wrecked on
its Look ap got
ap, and Sir Shanghai couspiracy, as we feel obliged to or if you found yourself fated to spend an Society His Excellency had told them what Government hea -Joux JORDAN is finding his position at call it, thir-foolish and untenable position Arctic winter alone, and you had to be grand book the bible was and he trusted that
three unsessive nights, should needi and separate Items in our earn-
The fact that Péking anything but a bed of rose lately would not have been dreamt of If both content with one single book, what book would soon every. Chinese lad sad Chinese girl in you prefer. One said Shakespeare, another said the Colony should hava s definite edusalión-
In the bible.NE
improvements
no “puñing " an extra night. - Os page 60 of the 1903 issue of the eides keep their promises of 1898, this matter Adam Smith, and others made other selections,
Mr. HANS DOBEING moonded the resolution, ings; these are now merged in two amounts. If an extra performance is being given only Chronicle, and Directory now dirculat will settle itself, in the most natural and but the best and most widely read man mid the and a vote of thanks to his Excellency the any shareholder wishes for fuller informatids needs to be known, and we have no doubt the D. G. will have the gratification of sssing. Guitable way, The pity of it in that the Bibin And it la, ladies and gentleman, az Governor for presiding, moved by Rev. C. H.
another fall house tonight. The plan is Application to the Botrstary, Further than at The Bobinson Pi no Go's stores, Arst disposition toward departure from the absolutely unique book, a book of unique HORLING, woanded by Archdasons regarding same, details own be obtained on
Banteras ended the proceedings bond should have been shown by a Brilish historia Interat. If you look at the majestla
ciation.
On February 17th, at Shanghai, EaxEST. TE BATIER, aged 62 years.
LONDON CYFICHT 131. FLEET STREET: B.U.
The Daily Press.
HONARONA, FEBRUARY 25TH, 1908-
the curious rader will be able to in pange that no member of the ssociation bas thought nec
Moners, GH, Medhurst and S. Silverstone were re-elected to the Board on the motion of Mr. BERINDOAGUE, Beconded by Mr. PARLANE H. Porgy Smith, Messrs. H. U. Jeffries and Mr. Geoko-seconded, and the motion, was carried.
The CHAIRMAN That is all the businest, to-morrow morning. gentlemen Dividend warrants will be ready
absolves China from her half of the com- part of the world. The Bible Society has been Me Fistey: St. Andrew's Church, Mr lower by $76,000 than six months ago, and ITO-NIGHT AT THE THEATRE.
are worth the money they stand at in our books In the statement of sccounts, your Directors considered it advisable to make a slight obsage from our tunal practice in giving detailed cost of
Although the notice of this additional night is very brief, it is hoped the house will be a crowded on each occasion leat week, an good wine needs no busb" to a theatrical performance which has delighted -arowded
houses on