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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH 1908,
Replying to the address in the Mon-
increasing love of ritual in the Church of TELEGRAMS.negrin Parliament, the speaker in referring
England which brings it daily into closer affinity with the Church of Rome. For good or ill, the advance of Roman Catholicism in England is destined to continue. There has been no great ebullition of nations] feeling over the holding of the Eucharistic
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LONDON, October 18th. The Kaiser has stated that his sup port will be entirely given to Austria. boon fully justified. Had the authorities in charge of DEATH OF FATHER IGNATIUS. the Congress arrangements not committed
LONDON, October 18th. Father Ignatius, whose mission
an orror of judgment in arranging for a procession of the Host through the
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to Servian affaire said that the time had come for Servia and Montenegro to raise a common standard in defence of Serb ideals, and to join forces in a boly war. Germany and Austria in renewed representations to Bulgaria declare that the latter must obtain the consent of the Porte before settling claims in the matter of the Oriental railway
dispute.
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M. Ieyolsky, Ramian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has had daily prolonged con- ferences with Sir Edward Grey, has agreed that the question of the Dardanelles shall
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Saturday, 17th October.
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ME. H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (ACTING
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CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
A DISPUTED CLAIM. The Sang Choong irm of compradores sued Mud Christie for $105.21 for goods sold and delivered. Mr. Ole Keng Sing appeared fox and Sun Ning districts the fields and hous
the plaintiffs and Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the defendant.
October 16th. NORTH RIVER: FLOOR............ The Flood Relief Boalety and tbs rariopa Charitabla Institutions here have again boon very busy lately in rendering good service to the people of the districts up the North River.
It is reported that in places in the Hot Ping
are inundated with 15 to 20 feet of water. The sudden and unexpected rising of the North- River to over 30 foot high at this time of the year has caught the country people answares. Many of them have lost everything and are now homeless and starving, "The loss of Ulla in the districts bordering on the North
been specially selected and procured from stroeta adjoining the Roman Cathedral at preaching attracted crowds of lis-Le arranged separately between Turkey and When she left No. 4 Old Bailey, she went River is considerable and hundreds of corpses
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Westminster, contrary to the provisions ofteners, is dead. He founded Llan-Russia with the benevolens assistance of the Emancipation Act of 1829, the world thony Abbey. might have been left in some doubt as to whether Protestantism bad not consed to be a force to be reckoned with in England. FROUDE, in the Essay to which allusion has already been made warned the English people that "Catholicism has learnt nothing sud-forgetten nothing. It is tolerant now because its strength is broken.
It has been fighting for bare existence, and
Great Britain and France. Some compene [In Who's Who his recreations are so dowsation will probably be given to Servis in the sa"eight services a day in Llanthony Abbey-
form of a guarantee of territory, and Charoh. The famous preacher was ordained at Wells Cathedralis 1860. He was 7 years admission to the Danube commission.
Great Britain, France, and Russia have ofage.]
agreed to submit a programine to a confer ance of the Powers, replacing the articles of the treaty of Berlin, by new clauses recogniz-
FATAL FOREST FIRES.
LONDON, October 18th.
The managing partner of the defendant 8xm spoke to having made oteles in his bookeunder the name of Maud. That was the defendant. He supplied her with goods from October 1975 to April 1908 and the balanco dua was $105.21. to No. 4 Queen's Road Central Horeceived certain payments on ecoon t from her,
Cross-examined--She sent her cook to open the account. She did not give any writion order herself. The defendant went away in 1996 aad Le did not know that she had since been in the Colony for over a year. He did not know her same. He called her Ms Maud. His solicitor may have sent a letter to her addressed to Mrs.
Christie.
Destructive forest fires have broken 18g the annexation of Bon gia, Herzegovina Albert.. "It is now Christie,
TURKEY MOBILISING.
LONDON, October 18th.
and Crete, the independence of Bulgaria, and Greece towards Turkey in respect of Ronmelia and Crete. The articles concerning Montenegro, are to be replaced by a single clause" removing all restrictions imposed on that Principality, the rights of the Danubian
It is reported that Turkey is mobi.river State enlarged, and a declaration made in favour of abolishing the capitulations of lising her troops.
foreign Post Offices in Turkey when the constitutional reforms shall have been
THE AMERICAN FLEET.
EXPERIENCES IN THE TYPHOON.
its demands at present are satisfied without in the state of Michigan. The fair play. But let it (he says) have a loss of lives is very heavy. numerical majority behind it and it will roclaim its old authority. It will again insist on controlling all departments. of knowledge, The principles on which it persecuted it still professes, and persecution will grow again ne naturally and necessarily as a Beed in a congenial soil. Thon it will once more come in collision with the secular intelligence which now passes by it with disdaiu. The struggle ended in blood be fore; and it will end in blood again,_With“ further results not difficult to anticipate." It is noteworthy that there appears to have been an entire absence of any such forebod- inge in the comments on the Congress which ̈ have appeared in the great organs of British publie opinion which may be said to repre- sent what the historian calls the secular. intelligence." While it is true that since FROUDE published this impressive warning the revival of Romaniam in England has made astonishing progress, we are inclined to believe that the essential principles of the Reformation are so deeply rooted in England as to make the prospect of any A. S. WATSON & CO. confict of the Roman Catholic Church with
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The question of the Dardanelles is to be reserved for negotiation between Russia and ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME AT YOKOHAMA. Turkey, on the basis of the right of passage of warships accorded to Russia being alio Tokyo, October 17th,granted to any other Power at war with The Kobumin (newspaper) has Rossig received a wireless message stating that the American Meet encountered a very severe gale north of Luzon on the morning of the 12th inst.
The lifeboats of three battleships were carried aud
of the. a gunner "Rhode Island was washed over board.
away
Two bluejackets, who were wearing the secular intelligence extremely remote.lifebelts, were also washed overboard.
We are pleased to learn that Captain Mit- chell Taylor, who underwent an operation at the Peak Hospital for appendicitis, is program ing estixfactorily.
Japan-papora magist that there is consterna-
tion avery where in Japan over the prohibition of the pari-mutuel at race meetings.
The name of Dr.H. S. Bennett has been sdded to the list of medios and surgical practitioners qualified to practies medicine and surgery in this Colony,
The post-mortem examination of the remaine
wist before 11 a,vs, on day of publication for cash of Captain A. Renaud, of the dredger engaged
hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 19TH, 1908.
in the Conservancy works at Shanghai, xovealed no trace of arsenisel poisoning.
Japan's consent in principle to China's pro pom! for the probibition of the import of morphis and morphia instruments is to be sbortly communicated by the Japazese, Lega- tion to the Wai-wu-pu, -
William Bussell to be 2nd Lieutenant in the
On the afternoon of the 14th inst. the sea calmed down,
On the night of the 15th Admiral Saito was able to get in touch with the Fleet by wireless telegraphy and extended to them a welcome to Japan which Admiral Sperry acknowledged.
TOKYO, October 18th.
The first day of the reception the American visitors closed with great success. The Flect arrived at- 9.30 and was escorted by the battle- ship "Soya" and a flotilla of des. troyers.
The Fleet was welcomed th unprecedented enthusiasm. Yoko His Excellency the Governor has been pleased hama was alive with hundreds o to appoint Sergeant L. 0. Rows and Mr thousands of people, the streets were THERE has been no event in England in No. 9 Artillery Company and the Engineer ablaze with colour, flage were exhi- ecent times of greater significance than the Company, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, robited in great profusion, and in- holding of the Eucharistic Congress in Lon-spectively, with effect from the 2nd instant, and numerable triumphal arches were don. The growth of Roman Catholicism Company Borgeant Major J. I. Androw to be. a 2nd Lieutenant in the same Corps, with effect from the 12th instant.
in England during the last half century bae been enormous. FROUDE, the historian, ju one of his Essays reoslie that in his
erected.
Admiral Sperry visited the "Mi. kasa" at 10.30 and warmly shook hands with Admiral Ijuin amid the
of the bands.
boyhood the Roman Catholic religion hung about a few ancient English families like anffering from a severe cold, bought a bottle of booming of cannon and the music
regulations, syllabus of examination and form The Gazette announces that copies of the of application for candidates desirous of entering the examination for appointment in the civil
DEAH OF MARSHAL NODZU.
Toxro, October 18th.
A Foreign Office communique, confirming the above, adds that Sir Edward Grey and M. Ievolaky aleo discussed subjects arising out of the Anglo-Russian Convention at which complete identity of view was established, giving promise of a continuance of barmonious couperation in the settlement of Central Asian questions.
CHINA AND JAPAN.
LONDON, October 15th. Advicee from Seoul report that Chinese troops fired on the Japanese frontier post at Kantao, followed by several hours fighting. Japan has demanded immediate satisfaction from Peking.
THE RUSSIAN BUDGET.
LONDON, October 14th. The Russian budget shows a deficit of fifteen millions sterling,
A loan of fifty millions sterling is propos. ed, and of this sum thirty-two millions are to be devoted to the consolidation of the floating debt.
The loan is expected to be issued in London in a few weeks.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO., LD.
Mr. Otto Kong Bing The lady's name was
A cook formerly employed by defendant gave evidence as to having soured Sang Choong has compradore, 1
are mid to he floating in the River. It is
reported that the flood has been caused by hosvy raing up country which listed over ten days,
TAMEN BETÕEMS.
An Imperial. Edict was issued last year ordering the officlats in Chiah to dismiss all their Tamen runners and have them replaced by policemen and soldiers. His Excellency Chan Fu, ex-Viceroy of Canton, on receipt of
the Bdist, issued notifications to the officials of all the districts in the Kwangtang Provinca requesting them to obey the Edict. But on 20count insuficient funds allowed to officials by the Government for conducting their offces no changs up to the present moment has been Cross-examined--Ho was employed by the I made, The Tamen runners purobase their defendant and not-by-Mim Ida Clifford. positions and are A soures of income to the Dofondant was the mistress of the home No. 4. offaials; ienes the nawillingness to make the Old Bailey, at the time. The other was only a change. lodger.
You were cook to Me. Nobbs?—Yes,
You were dismissed for stealing?--No. had not strength in my legs to walk to far, and and I resigned."
Mr. Gardiner said the case for the defence was a total denial, Defendant obtained her provisions from the Dairy Farm and paid cash for whatever else she required.
Your name-I have taken the name of Mrs, Christie for three years. I take Mrs. Lowis
now.
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- What is your Christino name?—3 Bed Boen, I take Mand Lewis,
Do you know the Sang Cheng Bra ---No. Have you had any dealings with them P-No. her premises and declared that the last witness Defendant denied having soon the plaintiff on
worked for Miss Clifford and a gentleman friend of defondant's
Recently Viosroy Chang recaived a munication from the Board of. Cenang in Peking waking him whether the officials, had complied with the instrnotions of the Imperial
Ediot issued in connection with this matter; it se, to furnish the Board with a full report as soom as possible so that they may go into the questions of expenditure and number of men employed in each gamen, and have the same officially recorded. The Viceroy replied that ha would forward to the Board a statement of the requirements of each yamen sad the estimated. Costs of the soldiers and polios it will he neodranty to maintain.**.
CANTON-MACAO BAILWAY,
construction ob the
The Board of Posts and Communications Authorities requesting them to inform Lum recently cabled inbrastions to the Local
Tak men to whom a concession was formerly
the The gentleman was granted for keeping hor. She would not mention his name. She denied having instructed the last witness to open an account for her. At the end of 1905 she took her food out and the boy, whom she had for years, cooked any little thing she required--
Cross-examined -
Now, Mrs Christie. Mrs Lewis is my name. You are the defendant in this cation F---Yes. - You are rightly sorvad na Mes, Christie P You are Mrs, Christie, are you not ?-Yes, but I take Mrs. Lewis,
You sro Mrs. Christia but you choose to all yourself Mrs, Lewis! Can you give any reason why this firm should wasyon for this amount P— No.
Yon sannot explain why they should hay, your name on your books They have three or four names on the books, they s
Your name was originally Mini Albert No. Was that not your name when you came to Hongkong --That was years ago. That was
my
stage name.
It is a near approach to Malbert Tes Can you explain why this man suul you ?-No. It is'n fraud F-Yes, Defendant admitted having sold the house in March 1906 and subsequently she wont north
Defendant called her boy who said that he
never ordered any provisions from plaintiffs,
His Honour said he was inclined to accept
The sixth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders in this Company was held at the office of Sir Paul Chator on Saturday afternoon. defendant's story that the goods were not sup- Mr. W. Hatton Potts presided, other shareplied to her and he gave judgment for defendant,
· HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD, (director), Mesars. E. J. Chapman (secretary), bolders present being Sir Paul Chator P.C. Potte, A. E. Silve and Max Fak
A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was The SECRETARY read the notice convening held on Saturday afternoon to consider the
the meeting.
Canton-Macao Railway that the Govern ment have decided to give the conces sign of constructing the railway back to him. The officials replied to the Board tha Lim Tak Yuen is dead. It is reported that the soncession of this Railway has now been granted to another group of men who are related to His Excellency Tang Show Yee,
"KING · EDWARD'S, BIRTHDAY, Mr. Fox, the British Coal-General here, presided over a meeting of British residents in Canton, held at the Canton Club Theatre yesterday to consider how the King's Birthday
on the 9th proximo should be oslebrated this year; a representative Committes was formed and it is hoped that this year the King's Birth- day will be fittingly celebrated
TRIAD 800IETY, CAUSING, TROW BLE, A faction of the Triad Society has b ́en caus- ing much trouble to the people in the Tin Tong and Ying Shu Tau towns situated a for milės from the East Gate of Canton City. The
drove members of the gentry out of the town Hall in Yin Tong and forcibly took possession of the place and farned it into a gambling house. At Yung Blu Tau the Triad Socaly pulled down a large vacant military station and removed the materials to a place called Wo g. King Tong where the members of the society are erecting a big hall at the foot of a hill
THE OPIUM QUESTION—AND MORPHIA, The Minister appointed for the supression of opium smoking bia instrusted the Viceroys. and governors of all the Provinces in China to cause all anti-opium pills and drugs that are
being sold in their provinces to be analysed and question of declaring No. 4 ubed, Sason's license to those only that do not Villa, to be infected with foot and mouth disease. contain merpbia. All pills containing substitutes were also present Hon Mr. E. Irving Unlicensed shops will be seized in future, their Mr.C. McL Mosser, president, provided, and there for oplam will be confiscated and destroyed (Registrar-General), Dr. Pearse (Medical Oficer contents confiscated and the proprietors will be of Health), Mr. A. Shelton Hooper and Mr. sororely punished. A. Gibson (secretary).
The PARSIDENT informed the Board that a
MISSING SCART PIN,
A European officer of the L M. Cmions out
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The CHAIRMAN said-Gentlemen-With your permission we will take the report and A case of accidental death was reported to
accounts as read. The profit on working the police on Friday. The secondary wife of a
count, though only some $387.72 better that last year, is satisfactory considering the Chiasso residing at Aberdeen Street, who was
depressed state of all business in the Colony In the sacly part of the year under review we ghost of the past. "They preserved their congh wixture, and at the same time purchased
had expected to show a balance of $3,000 more creed as an heirloom which tradition rather another battle of disinfectant. The boldier were The brilliant sunshine contributed bat our earnings have fallen off owing to the lettor had been received from the Colonial door shaft lost a scarf pin sometime ago and +fow days ago he received information than conviction made sacred to them. A much alike, and by mistake she took a dose out
of the wrong one, death occurring shortly after much to the day's success.
smaller receipts from shipping and the hotels, Veterinary Surgeon reporting that foot and failed to find out who had stolen it. Private washing is about the same, as last mouth disease existed at No. 4 abed, Bassoon's that it was pledged in a certain pawn - shop. ́ convert from Protestantism to. Popery wards.
Farm Ld, There were 14 cows and calves in would have been as great a monster as a convert to Buddhism or Odin." In the
year. The buildings did not suffer very Willa, Pokfulam Road, the property of a Deli The officer went to the place and it turned severely in the typhoon of 27th July, the shad. He had had the plaas olored, and the out to be correct, but the pawnbrokera and the damage done has not cost more sale of milk from the affected shed stopped refused to allow the officer to redeem the course of a single century what a change
than about $600 to repair. Considering provisionally; and he recommanded that the article without a written order from tho Nam Count Nodzu, a marshal in the the enormous amount of damage has been effected! Not only in England is
done Board declare the shed an infected ares under Hoi Magistzato, thie the case. While the influence aud
Japanese Army, died to-day,
to properly generally we think the Laundry, byolaw 12 of the Importation and Inspection of Animal Byelaws, under Ordinance No. 10 of was fortunate in getting off so cheaplye 1909.1908. Tag power of the Roman Church has been per
[The deceased soldier was a Satsuma man, ceptibly weakening in countries which had
born in 1840. Ha fought as a Colonel in the Now that our fixed assets will be reduced by the The PRESIDENT moved that the recommen- Civil War of 1877, but is known to history as proposed writing off of $8,357.85 to some 84,000.dation of the Veterinary Surgeon beneled upon long been exclusively her own, it has been'
His Excellency the Governer has given his the General who defeated the Chinese in the below the capital anbecribed, we think that in The REGISTRAR GENERAL scoprided, and steadily rising in the countries which
in the name and on behalf of His battle of Fingyang. When Marshal Yamagata have constituted the stronghold of Pro Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances was recalled from the front, owing to ill-health, future it will not be necessary to write off so the motion was carried.
the Legislative Council-Ordinance General Nodzu succeeded him in the command largely, and, if returns keep up, we should be able by testantism in Europe. Such a striking No. 17 of 1908.-An Ordinance to apply a sum of the First Army. Just batore the war with to pay large dividends in future. Of course the THE KING'S BIRTHDAY BALL. manifestation of the rivival of Romaniam not exceeding five million five hundred and Ensaio the Geroral was serving his country actual depreciation of the machinery will have
We understand that the appearance of the On the following day a ranner of Education. seventy thousand four hundred and twenty saran as Inspector-General as the bolding of a Eucharistie Congressollsss to the Fabio Service of the year 1999; commanded the Fourth Army corps in the late
to be provided for. I shall be pleased to answer
words Court dress on the invitation cards for Na Hoi Yamen wont personally to the in London must have set most thought and to Ordinsuos No. 18 of 1908-An Ordin- war.]
any questions to the best of my ability.
the ball at Government House on the 9th Cantom House to deliver the written order No questions were asked, and the CHAIRMAS proximo in honour of the King's birthday has ful minds speculating not only as to theanas for regulating theatres and other places
was told by the Chief Interpreter that the proposed the adoption of the report and accounts given rise to some misunderstanding In the to the Commisioner. On his arrival he, minds of many who have seoulved invitations, Europesa officer had already redeemed...the Causes which have produced so remark of publié resort,
-na-presented...
Mr. P. OPE
recorded, and the motioned that Court Dust be your pin from the pawn shop on presenting... was carried men, con
rvice of India, for Eastern osdetships, or for clerkships in the Home civil service, en be obtained at the Colonial Becretary's ofios. The examination will be held in London in August of next year.
Assent,
passed
bas concluded to extent his stay in Hong-
BEUTER'S SERVICE]
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
LONDON, October 15th.
Но
From the circular we send out with this able a change, but also upon the final significance of the movement. These are edition of the Daily Press it will be soon that Dr. Lamb, the American ecoulist and optician, questions, however, which in a single article who has an office at the King Edward Hotel tan oan only be briefly touched upon. Weg
Vepun nexe),
kong till the 25th inst, Those who have trouble Turkey in a note to the Powers draws here only suggest that the causes may be with their syou or are afflicted with impaired their attention to the military activity of vision should read his announcement and avail found, on the one hand, in the growth of a selves of the opportunity of consulting Bulgaris and wards them that if Bulgaris -inatorialistic philosophy breathing a spirit him while he is here, for his facilitas for persists in her attitude she will be reluctantly of indifference to all religious forms and examining the eyes and averting defective
vision ara such as are found only in the offices compelled to take precautionary measures, ceremonies, and on the other to that of the best cocaliste abroad,
declining the responsibility of a conflict.
-
On the motion of Mr. P. C. Porrs, Esconded by Mr. SILTA, Sir Paul Chater was re-elected to the directorate,
Mr. A. O'D. Gourdin was re-elected auditor on the motion of Mr. Max Fux, seconded by Mr. SILVA,
The CRATEMAN-That is all the business gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready on application, on Monday. Thank you for your attendance.
Worn
by
not the case.
The officer reported the matter to the Com missioner of Customs who wrote to the Nam Hoi requesting that an order be granted. empowering the Customs House officer to redeem the stolen scarf pin. The Nam Ho replied that he would forward an order to the Commissioner. In the meantime the Com misioner of Customs handed the Nam Hote letter to the offloer, who took it to the pawn shop and redeemed the scarf pin.
of the
not
bill. 7 attending the b It is scarcely necessary to state that this is the Nam Hoi's letter. The Yainen runner We have ascertained that there demanded the usual squeeze tes money, but did get it. was no idea of departing from previous practice
TO BE BRAUTIFgi, Keep your cam-* in the matter. Those who have Court dress are expected to wear it on the eccssion; those who plexion, Mrs. Ellan Crime Charmante, Tair bare not will, of course, wear evening dream në Charmant and Special Skin Tents and Poudre nemal Bow gentlemen of civil compation Charmant will enable you to do it Het include a Court dress in their wardrobes and Epecialities for the Skin are the study of a the direction may be taken as affecting chiody slime. A 8. Water & Co., Ltd., Bels Agents Naval and Military Officers,
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