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with the other cause, of probably much more potancy, which is vaguely indicated by the expression "the awakening of China." What that precisely means, speaking generally, it is somewhat difficult to say, but so far sa relations between Chine and foreign Powere are concerned, it may be taken to mean that China is aware that, with the object lesson of the Russo-Japanese War, before it no European nation is likely to pursue a policy of conquest in any direction in the Far East, not only on account of the direct risk involved, but in consideration also of the responsibilities which it would have to assume, even if successful. This fact had long beforethe Japanese war been fully gras. ped by some of the foreign Powers, though it certainly was overlooked by Russia; and this, though it became emphasised by the Busso-Japanese war, was not in reality a now element in diplomatic relations betwesa China and foreign nations. Its real im portance is with those who have already, like France, asquined the responsibilities of & dominant nation in the East, and who naturally feel that those responsibilities are increased by recent events; and have no desire to follow the mistake which was
Listeant-Colonel J., Reid, RAK TELEGRAMS.¦
took over the charge of the Military Hospital, Victoria, from Major T. P. Jones, RAMO on the 5th instant. Major Jonah left by the "Soudan" yesterday.
The transport "Boudan" left for England yesterday carrying time-expired men of the different regiments in the South Chins Com mand numbering about 1,500, Liant-Colonal Broks, RE, 1s in charge of the homeward bound soldiers.
Befors Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistrnoy yesterday twelve natives were charged with gambling in the servants' quarters at No. Ormeby Terrace, Kowloon. After hearing the ovidence his Worship sentenced the first de- fendant, who had two previous convictions, to six weeks' imprisonment withent the option of a fine. Three others ware fined $25 each, and the remaining eight, 37 spiece.
Á nalivo who was employed temporarily in the Afforestation Department was charged by
M. B. T. Dann with obtaining 88 by false pretenses, and attempting to obtain another $10 by forging the signature of a permanent- formeter. Every day the defendant worked the man he was employed under signed a sheet, and the defendant, gaining mooose to this short, is alleged to have forged his superior's signature on days that he was not employed. The eridenos
for the prosecution was so costicting, however, that his Worst ip dismissed the oase.
Rendore maganiated with India were some
CHOCOLATES.
made by Russia, through under-estimating In Fancy Boxes :
ALMONDS, CHOCO the possible strength of opponents who CHOCOLATE LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DS Light formerly be easily defled. In this KEINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE and frame of mind the French are likely to exng-what puzzled over sur London telegram which
Others, in Great Vari-ty.
gerate the importance of incidents, which stated that the King Emperor's message on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Proclamation was might quite possibly have arisen in the FULLER'S
natural course of events without any Japen.published from Jodhpur." From Indian papers now. to hand we learn that the Viceroy who bas ess war or awakening of China haring been on that was expected at Jodhpur on November 1st. He was to leave Simla on preceded them This is really what seems
taken for Jodhpur vis Delhi. His Excellency visited Jodhpur for the purpose of investing the Mahrajah with the K.CSI
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LONDON, November 6th. The death is announced of Mr. Archibald Little of Chungking.
THE "NEAR EASTERN " SITUATION.
LONDON, November 6th. The situation in the Balkan States is unchanged.
MOROCCO. LONDON, November 6th. The Casa Blanca incident is now considered less grave.
THE COTTON CRISIS.
LONDON, November 6th, Strong hopes are entertained that the cotton crisis in Lancashire will
soon be at an end.
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INDIA AND THIBEI,
LONDON, November 411, Lord Morley has no intention of taking any steps under existing circumstances, with a view of the establishment of postal and
TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, BUCRE to have been the case in the incidents that October Slat for Kaika, where train was to be telegraph services between India and Lhasón.
DE LA CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPER MINT LUMPS, MARSHMALLON BALLB
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have occurred, and the point at which they have practical significence is that which is reluctantly recognised in Fra 10, namely that maintaining supremacy in distant parts and more especially in the Far East,
Dr. Thomas Cochrane, Daan of the Mis- sionary Medical College of Peking, in the
FRENCH gly in the future to be a mote operous course of an interview pablished in one of the and expensive task than it has been in the | Homs religiane journals, speaks, of the work of
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has been a good deal of misapprehension to the question of expense. The apparently easy conquests and establishment of Culoties by Great Britain in many parts of the world, have been looked upon as a thing which any nation might do which ha a fancy that way; but it is beginning
the college in the following forms. We hapo a hospital for clinical training attached to the college, in which we receive on an average, 40,000 visits a year from patients, The Chinese set increasing valus on the work. We have 70 young guillemen going through a course of fire years at the Medical College, They are magnificent studente, as intellectual as we arə wolves. One soon Isaras to form a very high opinion of the mental ability of the Chinesa,
8. WATSON & CO. to be discovered that both expenditure indeed, they are a nation of students. Every and administrative power of a spectat ons saaks to becoms sholar. The nation LIMITED,
kisd are required to conduct Colonial. | encourages education in every form. · It is now enterprise to success. The review of the compulsory. Chins has made more rapid ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND
position to which we have alluded cou-strides during the last few years than any other thoantry, exceeding even the progress of Japan.' cludes with tbo observation that
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Horarore. NOVEMBER 7TH, 1908
THE tenour of an article which recently
Government while sensibly. refusing to be drawn into a panic, are THE KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE fully aware of the condition of affairs, as is
The orders issued by Major General R, G. shown by the fact that the Colonial garrison Breadwood, C.B., Commanding the Troops in has been considerably enforcel"; and this South Chinn, for the King's Birthday Review
on Monday, include the following- is, no doubt, a step which is absolutely ne cessary, though one scarcely likely to be. popular in France. In addition to taking obvious precautions of this nature it is necessary in the present day to study the Valley. wants and feelings of the people governed
The 9th November 1908, being the Annivara.
sry of the Birthday of his Majesty King parade as strong as possible in the Happy Edward VII, the Troops in Garrison will
3rd Btn. D.0.0. Middlesex Ragt Hongkong Volunteer Corps, 2nd Line-HK.S. Bu, B.G.A
The Troops will be formed in two lues at 40 in the Far East with more care and dispaces distance with fixed bayonets, sad six crimination than has hitherto been the care pot interval between units, faolag 8. W., at
9.45 am, as followe-from Right to Left;- While it is fatal merely to follow the lines
1 Line-Royal Garrison Artillery.
Royal Engineers. of the govemment or rather misgovernment to which they have been accustomed, it is still necessary to be careful in introducing changes to consult their wishes, feelings, and special requirements. This it is possible to do to a far greater extent than was possible when so few were acquainted with the language and customs of Eastern-people. With the increase of this knowledge and with the willinguess shown by the new. Governor-General to consult them, govern
10th Mahratte Light Infantry. 13th Exjputa,
The 295 Guad will be posted on the Right Flank of the let Lino.
Bande, will be massed in the rear of the centre under the Senior Bandmaster.
The Mounted Troop Hongkong Volunteer Corps will act as escort to His Exeloney the
THE SITUATION IN THE NEAR EAST.
LONDON, November 4th. A Russian note on the Balkan question
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, November 6th,
IN: SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
Beroar His Horous Me, H. H. J. Gomperts (Actine Puusi JudGW)..
PRESENTS OF PURCÍASESF The case in which §. E. Allama sued Miss M. Hayden to recover payment for goods sold was concluded yesterday."
CANTON,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
November 5th, EMBARG VAN A BHITISÉ STEAM-LÄUNCH... Last week Lan Hing Tong, Sub-Préfect of Yeong Kong, issued an order prohibiting a British owned steam-launch named "Sse Kup from leaving Yeong Kong when she was about to depart for Canton with cargo and passengers, on the ples that the bottom of the vessel was in a bad-condition. The "Bao Yup!! waa auri vaged by the Imperial Maritime Customg' Mr. G. E. Morrell (of Moura. Goldring, Marine. Barveyor of Canton in April laat wha Barlow and Morrell) who represented the issued a sertifisate passing her as frut-olam. defendant, said he understood the plaintif did | The Chinese owned launcher trading between not wish to proceed with the notion, and he had Canton, and Toong. Eong are at the bottom not paid the defendant the day's coats which of this extraordinary Lotion. It is really a the Court ordered.
maye to stop competition. The matter is now His Lordship entered judgment and costs for in the hands of the British Consul-General the defendant.
hers and it may be hoped that tha Bellish merchant will be properly compensated by the
DOVREFUL PROCEEDINGS.
vessel,
The motion was mentioned in which the Indo-Chinese Government for the detention of the China Staan Navigation Co, ware mund by Yan
PAKING OFFICIALS AND THE BAILWAY Wan for the recovery of $1,000, damages for
AFFAIRS. *** the death of his wife, who was killed 'as the result of a collision, --
Mr. Otto Kong Bing appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Davidson (of Meara Hastings and Hastings, for the defendants
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Mr. Davidson asked his Lordship to strike out the action as the proceedings were defec. tive. The sation was brought under Ordin ance 3 of 1899 and was a case which should have been brought by the execq'or. there was no executor the solion might be brought by one of the beneficiaries, but in that case particulars skonld be filed with the writ, giving the names of the other beneficiaries on whose behalf the one was suing As they stood the proceedings were bad, and should be struck out Seation & anid that the plaintiff was required, on taking out the writ of summons, to deliver to the defendant full partianlars of the person or persons on behalf of whom the notion was brought.
His Excellency King Fang, Tortac-Genera ( of Kwangtung, who was recently promoted to the position of Minister of the Imperial House hold in Paking has rausived instructions from the Central Authorities to make a minate
inspection of the trunk line of the Canton Hankow Bailway from Wongsha to Ngan Tean Au before his departure for Foking. His Excellency has appointed Saterday the 7th instant for his tour of inspection, ou that day His Excellency will be sooompanied by Sir Chan Tang Liang Shing, President of the Ballway Company, to makes the inspection. This shown that the Paking officials are taking great interact in railway matters.
SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING IN CHINA, .. Ittr reported that His Excellency Yuan Shih Kai has made a proposal at the Grand Council in Peking to suppress gambling in the Kwangtung Province and also the sale of Government and private lotteries in all the provinces. He pointed out to the members of the rand. Council that such evils destroy the reputation of any good Government. Herenne His Lordship-It is not too late to furnish
derived from these gambling "monopolies, he mid, was an insignificant item to the country Mr. Kong Sing asked for an adjournment while the provsienos of the gambling spirit was which was granted
Mr. Kong Sing cateoded that the objection was not good because it might be in this case that the only beneficiary was the plaintiff.
has been presented to Vienna, where it is particulars now. regarded in official quarters as distinctly. unfriendly. Anxiety is felt as to the next
developments in St. Petersburg, The Ger man Federal Council of Foreign Affairs, which meets only in cases of supreme importance, has been summoned to confor with Prince Bu
LATER.
There is great excitement and alarm in force at Yovno, 30 miles from Belgrade, Belgrade owing to Austria concentrating a
and entrenching along the frontier, also on account of the seizure of an island on the Danube and the posting of six guns thereon. The Treasury and the Banks are removing hullin to the interior and war stores an being bastily imported.
PRESIDENT TAFT ELECTION.
ROBBERY ON A STEAMER.
Three naires were charged before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistrsoy yesterday afternoon with stealing $413 from a money obanger's assistant on board the as "Hong Mo".
Me G. D. Morrell (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) prosecuted, and Mr. P. S.
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sapping the virtue and poisoning the minds of the people. He asked the members of the Grand Council to pats a rosolation instructing the Viceroy of Liang Kwang to suppress all gambling in his province. The resolution was not carried, however, but a telegram has been sent to Viostoy Chang asking his views regard.
ng the matter.
EVABING THE TREATIES.
Owing to many foreigners baving purobmed
Dixa (of Mc, B. A. Harding's office) appeared land and leasehokt properties in the interior of for the accused,
China by using a Chinese name and having the Mr. Morrell said the complainant was afoki- deeds registered as it it belonged to a Chinsum employed by a money changer at Connaught the Wai-wa-pu has instrucbeth Road West. Os the afternoon of October here that in futurs the following words must be 29th ho was instructed by his master to
invartað. Ja the deed, in order to prevent in... ternational trouble; "This property is par Toner Mo with a
used by the Chinese subject so and soeta view of changing money for passengers from the Straits. Complainant's master gave him three handred Hongkong dollars and Japanese you, $100 in Kwangtang twenty osat piesas, $10 in ten sont places sad $3 in copper. When he President Taft's plurality of votes in New boarded the vessel there were some passagers Affairs, had embezzled $15,000, and absconded to York is estimated at 200,000. He carried who wished to change their money. The foxi all the important and doubtful States, placed his bag on deck, opened it and took out
below President Roosevelt's in 1904, though his pluralities were considerably some money, When about to do business the first defendant seized him by the queue and knocked him down while some more other men
Lospos, November 4th.
Татив.
Mr. Hughes bus been elected Governor of New York. The composition of Congress will be practically unchanged. Mr. Bryan earried the South solid..
GERMANY.
MÜRE OFFIOTAJO ABEÇANDING,, Sometime ago I reported to you that Magi. strata Woug Fo Bum, who has been for maky years Depaty of Finance in the Bureau of Laval
augkong. Sabsequently apon further invosti- gation it was discovered that the amount to count for was three or four times as maeb.- This led to an inquiry into the state of accounts of all the official departments in the Kwong
from bim by the Arat defendant, while the proceeded to beat bin. The bag was wrested Chow Prefecture and many discrepancias have
come to light, the responsible parties abscond
Amongst the most pro... ing in the meantime. other men picked up the money from the desk, minent offenders are the chief accountant of sad they all ran away. Complainant know the Kongmoon Likin Dareas, the manager of the three defendants by sight, as they the Customs Bank at Samehai, end a deputy of woro in the habit of going downto
teamer. He reported the coourrence to the one of the Ilkin stations near Canton, The police, and the defendants were subsequently houses of these three officials bars boon wanted and their feruiturs and personal effecțe con- LONDON, November 4th,
arrested. When arrested $76 dollars was
fiscated. The Reichstag has mat. Prince Buelow found on the first defendant, and $20 in small' and Ministors were absent. Interpellations wilver on the second. The third had no mon sy concerning the Kaiser's interview were in his possession. adjourned.
In their statements to the polics, the fret defendant pleaded an alibi. The second said
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,
his mother gave him $29 for rice and food
The following have been selected to reprimant. before she went to the country. He did not the Club in their match against the Garrison
appeared in a London contemporary upon ment upon fair and equitable ines will be/ Governor, and will take part in the march past. | offert to extend schools among their women fall said his master sent him to the steamer to receive to-day the 7th and Monday end 9th in-
to
the state of affairs in Tonkin seeras certain to be appreciated, and the danger indicate that there is a tendency in France of disturbance will be as much reduced in
stant, commencing at 12 o'clock on both days. Messrs. E. Hincock, H. Hanojok, T. E. Inaring A 0. Lang A. P. Diksond, F. H. H. Stovons, 8. 8. Logan, "sad A. D. Brawn. B
as elsewhere to over-estimate the effects this way, as by increase of armaments, The Garrison Pollos and the Local Company good old days, before the time of Copfacius/complainant oslied to him for assistance, and Poares, W. C. D.Turner, A. A Claxton, A. E.
the
in
he went back and picked complainant up,
Evidence was called and the hearing ad- journed.
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WEATHER REPORT.
SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS IN CHINA. A correspondent writes to the Straits Times. Those who are interested in the local Chimes go on board any steamer. The third defendant Troops in the lat Line will enter the ground will read with mingled feelings the remarks of passengers. He saw the complainant lying on by the Golf Club Entrause, those in the 2nd missionary to the Chinese in Formoss. He the ground shouting out "save life." The Line by the Mile Track Entrance.
says: It is reported that away back in
schools for (550 B.O.), there were
girls necessity cannot be over- Royal Engineers will keep the ground under China; now again in the beginning of the the direction of the Garrison Sergeant Major. twentieth century, an Imperial Edict has A Royal Salute will be fired from the Saint-ordered that schools for girls be formed all over the Empire. The former schools, for reasons unknown to as were discontinned; while the latter, for the most part, have not yet come into oxistence. So we may safely say that, but for many schools opened in the last few decades by missionaries, the women of Chins are in the position of the proverbial frog at the bottom of the well, their horizons being of the wort circumscribed, and their knowledge of local mind only too detailed. It would be interesting to have Chinese local opinion as to the reasons why the spheme for the education of the girls and women ag io very considerably.
SPORTS AND PASTIMES:
Admiral Sperry's squadron reached Manila ing Battery in conformity with the Royal
Navy at 12 noon.
The German Mail of the 8th Oontober was delivered in London on the 5th inst.
Monday, the 9th instant, will be observed as a Holiday by the Troops in Garrison: Head gasriers Ofoos will be closed except for basic of an urgent nature. The Army Ordnance Department will be closed at 12 noon on Saturday, 7th instant, until 7 am on Taas day, the 10th instant.
the
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following reports
On the 6th at 11.55. The barometer has falla cosiderably over Japan and the Looshoot, and rigan sightly along the Yangtze valley.
which have been produced upon the Orienta! though the latter mind by the recent success of Japan in a locked. war with a European Power. Alter review. ing the various opinions expressed in French papers with respect to the disturbances last Monday. which have arisen, and more especially the attempt to poison the French troops at Handi, the writer lays it down, in a some. A meeting of the Sanitary Board is called wint es cathedra style, that "the true for Tuesday next. The orders of the day" reason for sil the manifestations of unrest include the considerativa of draft bye-laws and of the obviqua pervousness of Europeans for the removal of ouflugs and stair-lininga, in Indo-China is the spread of the spirit ofalu aurreapaudenes relative to the proposed
spitting bye-laws. independence and racial pride consequent on
The E. 6. Louis ortired in the victories in Japan and the awakening of Chius:" That the former is one of the from Amoy paterday, Bosr-Admiral Emery, rcasons, few will be inclined to deuy. The U.S.N., who now retires, id staying at the which takes place to-night on the ground of the Marathon 768 promoted by the London st 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inches.
spectacle of one of the greatest European Powers being repulsed by the resolute action of the Japanese muat necessarily have had a great effect upon the minds of all Asiatic nationa, who bave for many years seen the contrary conclusion to all conflicts between Europeans and Asiatics, but it does not follow that they would jump to the conclu- sion that in all cases similar results night
port
Hongkong Hotel Yesterday he paid visits to H. E. the Governor and Major-General Broad- wood, the officer commanding the troops.
There will be no Chrysanthemum Show iù Hongkong this year, as the succession of late typhoons in close proximity to the Colony proved detrimental to the culture of the Bower. Sir Paul Center, however, has a good show of chrysanthemums in his garden on Conduit Road, and has very kindly thrown open kis house and grounds to the members of the Hortion!-
be confidently looked for. It may be doubted tural Society and olse friends this aftorneon whether this cause alone would have been between the hours of 2,30 and 6 d'alook. Bir sufficient to rouse any serious anti-foreign Paul extends to all his friends a cordial feeling in China, if it were not co-incident welcome.
TO-NIGHT'8 0. 9. C. C. OPEN-AIR
CONCERT.
The programme of the open-air concert, the Civil Service Cricket Club in as follows:-
Selection
Song....
"Faust"
Hand Mr. A. J. Darby, Oboe Solo ..
Mr. Tilman Recitation. Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Comic Song
· Mr. Hutchinson-i Selection
Coonland." Band,
"In
PART IL
Selection "The Merry Widow" Band, Song
Mr. F. A. Bidon, Musical Sketch Mr. J. H. Chalmers. Bong
Mr. A. J. Derby Comio Song Mr. Hutchinson March "Entry of Gladiators" Bazd
Stadium
PEDESTRIANDI”
Eighty-nine professional runners started in Evening News, and held at the Windsor
The race wagon by Stret, Frenchman, aged twosby, in 2hr, 87mm Whitee Ireland) was second, his time being 2hr. 40min. 16set. Seven of the competitors Anished ahead of Dorando's time all fresh and finishing strongly
ATHLETICE,
The committee of the Amateur Athletic Assosiation, after considering the report of the judges in the 40 metres Olympio rade, per manently suspended Carpenter, one of the American competitors.
BOLE SHOOTING.
The Floho Shield, donated by Lord Elcho, has been awarded to Bootland owing to the top sports of the English team inadvertently infringing the regulations governing the competition.
The depression, which has become deeper, is moving slowly Eastwards over W.Japaa.
Pressure remains in considerable détect. of the normal over hins. It is highest to the North of the Tang'az
The monsoon will probably frosion in the Formosa Channel and over the N. part of the China Bea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at neon
£ 88. 10:09 —
freshering: fair. Hongkong & Neighbourhood,
Bamo se No, 1. Formors Channel South coast of China batweca
Same as No L Hongkong and Lamocks South coast of Ching between Same as No. 1
Hongkong and Hainan..."}
#BAIG EKSOWER V, POLICE. This longus match will take place on the Polico ground this afternoon at 2.15. The following will represent the Craigəngówer Cricket Club: L. E. Lammert (sapt), A. G. enesek, R. Bas, H. L. Manderson, W. B. Vivesh, G, Evans, B. Pestonji, L. A. Rose, V. E. Angor, J. Osmond and J. D. Noria
Rozarve J. W. Stewart,
LBÁGVÄ TABLE.
The following is the table up to date
Club.
A.K. C.C, B”. Civil Service. Telegraphs. Royal Engineers Craigangowor
H.K.CO. "A
tos Played;
We Won.
Lost.
HOMO Drawn.
Points.
1
NB-A win counts 1 päint
A Loss A Draw
10)
ment.
#RAI@HNGOWER "A" Y. KOWLOON "A." This match will take place to-day on the HOW TO BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- former Club'e ground, commencing at 215 plexion, Mrs. Ellan's Crime Charmante, Lalt pm. The Craigangower test will be as follows: Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Feudre J. Pestonjee, R. Carvalho, A., A. de Carvalho, Charmant will enable you to do it, H. W. Peterssa; C. A. Rodrigues, P. Carry Spaolalition for the Bidda are the study
time. A 8. Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents MA R. Bouss, C. H. Lyson, A. P. Greaves,
429 W. H. Warner and S. Batliwalla.
of's