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LOCAL SPORT,
FOOTBALL.
The League Committee arranged six matches last week. All of them were completed and now the League table has a somewhat different aspect The Engineers still lead, Buffe coming second with two matches in hand, while the .G., are
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 1909.
by four wickets for 99 against 96 all out Kor-f loon who went to the wickets first opened well, Lightfoot having regained some of his old form, and had 60 for three wickets when a rot seemed to set in. Rood, who was bowling in good form, secured five wickets very cheaply, the other snecossful bowlers being Brett and Hutchison
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December 10th. THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION. ``
OLLA PODRIDA.
WHERE LONDONERS FAIL.
now third, the Y.M.C.A haring dropped from The winning team batted confidently from the for the amendment of certain articles of the Population a slight falling off has to be reported, most always a Londoner. The correspondent
second place to fifth, having lost again to the Bufis. Lusitano have moved up one step and the R.A.M.C. have gone down one. The B.O.C. are still at bottom, but will not romain there, if they can keep up last Saturday's form.
The game between E.G.A. and RE. on New Year's day was the best game played this season, resulting in a draw of two goals each. The R.G.A. on the day's play were the better team and should have managed to get through. The game was fast and exciting and the spectators enjoyed the exhibition of football MeCrory, Oramond, Coxon and Bairdmore wore very prominent for the Engineers. Waters and Water were exculingly good. The return League match between the two tones will be a hard gaine aid it is up to the forwards of both teams to be in top form in the replay.
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It was a great pity the Lasitano, could not muster a full team against the R.G.A., but unexpected circumstances provented several players from appearing, and the Lusitano decided to give the points to the R.G.A.
The Buffer. Y.M.C.A. matoh resulted in on easy win for the Bats by three goals. The Buffs are getting into fine forin and are going to have a hard try to carry of the League trophy. On the other hand the Y.M.C.A. have had rory hard time lately. The forwards are not brilliant and the half bake are 'no'
better. The Y.M.C.A. did well at the beginning of the sonson, and perhaps wo shall see them For the Y.M.C.A, to form soun returning how he is a sterling back.
start, Phelips, Sutherland, Witchel, Raven and Hutchison securing the necessary runs. As was anticipated, the Telegraplis beat the REs., small scoring being the feature of the game, in marked contrast to the match Club ground.
the
The League fixtures for next Saturday are all interesting and should provide some good cricket. The Hongkong Club "B" team most Craigengowers, R.G.A. meet Kowloon and the R.E's the Civil Service.
The debate in the Reichsing on the proposals constitution of the empire to which the inter- pellations on the subject of the famous interview gave rise, took place last week and lasted two days. Much to the surprise of everyons, the Chancellor, Prince Billow, himself was not present, Herr von Bethmans-Hollweg being in attendance instand. The resolation moved by the Radical party was the only one that was clearly defined and in a practical form, and, a
gives the best ides of the general trend of thonght, a short summary of it may prove of Although the "B" team are much the interest. It purposes to supplement article 17 the fundamental laws of the empire stronger sids, it is just possible that Craigon of gowers will make a good show against them according to which the promulgation of acts They are very keen and usually, score well of the Reichstag and of orders-in-council and against weak bowling, and, if the "B" team imperial rescripts rests with the Kaiser, ench enactments having, however, to be counter have a weak point, it is in their bowling..
signed by the Chancellor or his deputy who thereby assumes the full responsibility for them To this the radicals desire to add several clauses providing for the extension of his responsibility to the conduct of the business of the State în general and to all private nets of the Kaiser bearing apon home and foreign politics, and for the bestowal of power on the Reichstag to bring
R.A. should just about win against Kowloon, four of the players having done well during the last fortnight on the Club ground Messrs. Garnett, Brierly, Beasley and Bagnall,
Civil Service should beat the RE's on their own ground. The last match between the tears resulted in a win for the Civilians by three minutes and several wickets. But no one
years. The excess of births over deaths is re corded as being 142 against 14-9 in 1906, 132 in 1905, 14-5 in 1904, 13-9 in 1903 and 14'8 the average of the last ten years. Those differences
A correspondent of the Tree, who has been are obiofly due to fluctuations in the death-rates, travelling in the United States and Canada, The number of marriages has increased from says he heard the same thing everywhere the 499,990 to 503,964 but in proportion to the Englishman who succeeds is hardly ever a Lon
doner; the Englishman who fails completely is. i.., from 8:16 per cent to 8-12 per cent. The visited Mr. Edison at his laboratory in Now Jersey. Say, whats the matter with your proportion of illegitimate births which for some time had declined has, again increased during people over there?" he exclamed. "Here I've the last few years, having been 87 per cent in s to close down my phonograph factory in somewhere near London. All the forgotten; 1907. 85 per cent in 1906 and 1906, 84 per cent Eugland-what's the name of the place? I've others in Europe paying, bat we couldn't make in 1904 and 83 per cent in 1903,
that one pay. We got good work out of the French and the Belgians and the German and Austrians, but the English-no good, Belgiaus 85 per cent, English 30 por cent." Edison meant ratio of productive capacity. He went on: "Mind, I'm not speaking of the Eng- lish mechanic. He's all right; abae better in
THE CHINAMAN AT HOME.
BY A BEITISH CONSUL.
Mr. K. A. Little, the British Consul at Iobang, had managed to write a report which has received in the Home papers far more attention than consular reports usually get. He gives in his report not merely the statistics of trade, but
lies of the life lived by the people of the country. The Consni writes on rents, inermes, salaries and wages, hours of Isbour, dwellings, furniture, dress, food and cost of living, fuel, and general conditions of life at the port. Following is some of the information imparted:--
The land is generally still held in small holdings of from half an acro to five or six acres, at a ront of about £2és. an acre, paid sometimes in kind, and the entire set of implemente can be lawyers, or notaries, or architects, or veterinary surgeons. The so-called doctors are about twenty in number, two or three of them
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the world. I'm talking of the common labourer-man yon pick up on the streets, What is it? To much booze? Or genunti deterioration? Or what?"
A MUCH TRAVELLED LADY. Mrs. Taft, we learn, speaks French with a funtless accent, and on one occasion M. Jasseraud, the French Ambassador in Washington, .com plimented her by observing, "Madaise, when I heard you speak I imagined that I was in France." It was Mrs. Tait who first suggested
to her husband that he should become a Presi-
dential candidate. They have been married for four and twenty years. Mrs. Taft, wo lourn from a Paris contemporary, is the most travelled lady who has evor graced the White House. Her honeymoon was spent in Europe. She was received by the Emperor and Empress of Empress Dowager of China.
recognises the uncertainty of the game raore than in an act of impeachment against him and bin bought for about 30s. There are at Ichang no accompanied her husband to the Philippinos, j
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deputy for the passing of which the vote of not less than two-thirds of the
Fentire number of members shall be neces- from £7 to £11 per month, but theraing Japan, and has been the guest of the late
Bary. With the view of such a contin- gency arising & special court to be in stituted at Leipzig at the opening of every session. of the Reichstag over which the president of the Supreme Court of Judicature is to preside. It is bu be composed besides of twelve sessors, of which eight are appointed by the Reichstag und four by the Hundesrat; twelve substitutes to be nominated
to be
The Panama Canal has produced sovoral sosiale and promises to produce at the least the commencement of another one. The Indian opolie Norte of which Mr. Delaven Smith is the editor, made the essertion recently that of the £8,000,000 prosumably, paid to France for the French rights in the isthmus £5,600,000 Wharton at half is a hard worker, but we really went to an American syndicate, who only in a like manner. Both the assessors and their forming the staple diet. inclined to be rather selfish. Atkins in goal is paid £2,400,000 for the rights. very clever and cannot be blamed for the three goals lost on Saturday,
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woman's dress as the result of the Directoire craze is producing some curious consequences, The dress designers and makers,
"the straight line" in front, bave now ates dancing attendance upon her, supplying directed attention to the back portion of fashion-her with chocolates, fanning her when the air kaving brought about what they describe able attire, and the decree has gone forth that became oppressive, and competing for her smalles line," both front and back, is to in the most approved fashion. This fair ranger prevail this winter. The result (the Mail says) was faultlessly gowned in white satin slimmering The expenditures to create an entirely new-shaped human being, with sequins, and had a beautiful lead of hair. There was nich spoulation as to who the already nicknamed "La Femme Tube," or
beautiful "the tube woman," because the few women seen
conld be, and undergrad- stranger uates in the stalls cast many envious glances about so far in the very latest style of Direc
Next day the secret was toire dress resemble walking stove pipes, The up towards box C. new figure requires the wearing of cortets of known. The distinguished "lady" was an under- tissue and whalebone, which roach nearly to the succeeded in breaking the Varsity rule, but extraordinary length, made of rubber or elastic graduate who, with three companions had thaxs knees,
cleverly that none of the authorities dream of punishing them. The fair one's costume was designed by a well-known West-end Court dressmaker, while bountiful head hair was
being content with much less-sometimes bat 138. 61. per month. The shop assistants get about 13s. per month, with food, and the artisans earn from Sid. to 1d. a day, with food, The rents of dwellinghouses range from 18. 6d. per month for a merchant's house of some 25 or per month for a labourer's cottage, to £3 10. 30 rooms.
Food is of the simplest description, fish and mest being little esten; milk, butter, and broad not at all, and rice and vegetables on food ranges from about 28. to 3s. per month Mr. harios P. Taft, the brother of Praubstitutes must be qualified to serve on
in the case of the working class, to about 258. to sident elect Taft, and his manager in the recent. juries and at least one half of them must 30s, in the care of the well-to-do. There are no Presidential campaign, Douglas Robinson,
have attained the rank of judges in the lower rondle, no carts or carriages, no municipal brotlier-in-law of President Roosevelt, and others wore mmad as having profited by this
courts or else belong to the professorial body government, no public lighting of the streets, no of the legal faculty at one of the Gorlice, no ne brigade, no shops as we know them, no bairdressers, no trans or railways, no transaction.
man universities. Members of the Bundesrath libraries or reading rooms, no places of amuse or the Reichstag are not eligible, nor persons ment-nothing, in fact, which we associate with lifeboat excluded by the general act of procedure by the idea of u modern town. There is which said by the criminal procedure set the service maintained on account of the danger of proceedings befors the tribunal are to be the Yangtze river, which saves about 1,000 lives every year; and there are three theatrical regulated. The prosecuting officers to be aptroupe, consisting of from 20 to 60 performer, The abominable for any American paper to make pointed by the Reichstag, members of which ars who visit houso, ate, and charge from £1 to £1 piece of paper in the transmitting instrument, then drove to the theatre is a taxicab. In
108. per day. There are also about 19 inng, where the usual charge is about 1s. a day, including food, but no bedding is provided. Banking is commonly transacted through cash shops, which issue their own notes, and advance 15 per cent, interact per annum, money on 12 abont id. per is. 6d. per month. and there are two pawnshops, which charge
The Naval Yard bent R.A.M.C, by 2-0 hat the play was of a very low standard.
The R.E. met the B.O.C. on Causeway Bay ground and could only manage to bag four goals. For the greater part of the game. it looked as if the B.O.C. would make a draw of it. Their display was not brilliant but they repeatedly spoiled the tactic of the Engineers, and made them work har for a win. Engineers' display was ragged indeed.
The League committee met at thn Y.M.C.A. Roms on Monday night and arranged this week's programme as follows:-
p.nu.
These well known men deny the truth of the charges, and threaten to bring law suits against the Indianopolis News and some New York papers which associated themselves with the charges, though it is true that these accusations were made interrogatively in print,
Fresident Roosevelt wrote a strong letter to a correspondent describing it as the suggestion that Araerican citizens profited by the deal. He deserts positively that the £3,000,000 went direct to the French Govern eat, and he denies any knowledge of the subsequent distribution
of it.
infamous and
When the House of Representatives met Mr. Henry F. Rainey, of Tilinois, Democrat, promptly moved a resolution calling for an atvestigation into the purchase of the French rights in the canal. and the destination of the purchase money. There was little debate on it. and it was adopted, both sides apparently being desirous to test the matter.
Causeway Bay R.A.M.C. . B.0.0, ut 4
Referee, Mr. R. H. Banyard.. Naval Ground-B.E. v. Naval Yard: 2.30 p.m. Referee, Copl. Edwards,
Military Ground-R.GAY.M.C.A at 2.30 p.m. Referee Segt. Walsh; and Buffs v. Lusitano, at 4 pm. Referee, Sapper Heigh,
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The Hongkong Clab gave notice of a mesting to be held at 5.30 p.m. Monday evening to discuss the Shield competition, and I understand the Secretary of the League postponed the League meeting in order to allow the League clubs to
MR. BALFOUR'S ART OF LIFE.
THE PLEASURES OF ILARD WORK.
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Mr. Balfour, sa president, delivered a sugges. tive speech to the Labour Copartnership Association at a meeting at Charch House recently, over which Mr. Shackleton, MP,
eligible for the office. The verdict to be one of acquittal or of diemissal from office with or without a pension. No appeal to lie to a higher court. A free pardon or a mitigation of the sentence not to be granted, unless three-fourths of the members of the Reichstag approve Should proceedings against the Chanceller for crime or misdemeanor be pending to another cert at the time, it shall be left to the discretion of the State court to suspend trial until the
former have been concluded.
Native houses are "as a rule, very bare, and
a licence
SUGGESTED AMERICAN FLOATING EXHIBITION.
FOR THE FAR EAST.
Consul Jacob E. Conuer, of Saigon, balleros that a floating exhibition of American export products would be an excellent advertising scheme in the Orient. He may
Some of our enterprising Western cities have, at various times, in the interest of their
attend the Shield meeting. All the League resided, and to which Mr. Asquith sent his but they all agree in desiring an extension of one time may be worth £950 to £375. A single Ofico at the end of 1911 will not mean, ne kas their products and resources and dispatched
be
WRITING BY TELEPÙIONE. For some time past a syndicate has been developing an apparatas called a telewriter for electrically reproducing at a distance hand-by Willie Clarkson, who journeyed to Captbrid writing, drawings, S., the sonder merely ge specially to direct the tail touching-n. graphed; they dined at a fashionable restaurant writing what he has to say with a pencil ou à Before the performance the party wore photo- when a facsimile reproduction in ink immediately appears on the roseiver: A number of business the restibule of the theatre they encountered firms have already adopted the machine for use the managing director, who has a keen eye for within their own premises or over private tele undergraduate praaks. So completely success. phone wires. but the syndicate now proposes to ful was the make-up, however, that he was enlarge the sphere of its operations by the deceiverl, and that evening was remarkable for of last year the Postmaster-General granted it. agency of a public scrapsay. In the early part the clever acting on both sides of the curtain
apparently comparable to that possessed which the general ran of middle-class people do not by the National Telephone Company, apend more than a few hundred taels (say £50) cones to an end in 1911. This licence permits spend as much as £1,000 to £1,250. A tasto is changes throughout Great Britain subscribers on furnishing. A rich man may, however, its holders to establish special tolewriter ex growing
up for foreign articles of furniture, to which will be able to communicate with The Socialists go beyond this, demanding full especially beds. The richest man in Ichang is each other in writing; and it further compels
the telewriter exchange to give facilities for parliamentary government & responsible Impe- contemplating the erection and furnishing of a
telephonic message before or after the written rind cabinet, instead of, as at present, a number mansion in foreign style.
"On marriage a woman of the upper class message, but related or supplementary to it on her The Post Office will provide the requisite lines of Secretaries of State under the Chancellors spends several thousands of taels
a rental terms and will also receive royalties, voice in the election of the latter and in the wardrobe, but subsequently only a few tens apon question of peace or war. The more Conserva- every year. In Ichang there may by 15 or 20 It follows that the absorption of the National real estate and commercial development, equip tive group are more moderate in their proposals persons of this position. The jewellery worn at Telephone Company's business by the Post pod railway ears with an elaborate exhibiti
dress may cost from £25 to £27, for fara to £3 hitherto been generally supposed, that all the them to distant parts of the country as adver three Naval wishes for success.
the Chanceller's responsibility to all personal 15s, or £5 for silk or satin, the price for good public telephone business of the country will be clubs were represented, and
roposted it is presumed that the advertising representatives: also turned up. The rules of the Copartnership, said Mr. Balfour, had pro-acts and words of the Kaiser even in private storyday clothes being from £15. to £2, 10s. In the hands of the State after that clate, sincs icing ventures. As this has been frequently competition allow the Hongkong Club three duced happy reanite. Their ideal was complete intercourse. The necessity is further urged of Strange to say, meh are more extravagant in the holders of this telewriter licenco will be able paid. Now, in the same manner a ship conid be Bhai women. Chinese ladies often spend to supply the public with telephones, in con- chartered and equipped with a goodly exhibitioni representativos: the treasurer, captain and copartnership--that all those who carried on the the committee for foreign affairs meeting
a great deal of money on trousseaux and layettes; jauction, however, with suparatus for the of American produce and manufactures and could work should be associated partners in all that
need in some parts of the world with moạt more active has any forsigner ever tried to do business in transmission of writion characters. It is stated
that the actual “telewriter" machine employed gratifying results. Suppose that it be designed secretary. The Secretary appeared, but none the work brought in--but they recognised that more regularly and taking a
It has this line? The price of a suit of suntiner
i was invented, developed, and made in Loudon, for a particular region, such as the Oriental of the others attended. The representatives the ideal might not be carried out with advant part in the conduct of business,
labouring man present waited till after six, but had to leave age in every industry. It was impossible to also been suggested that the Reichstag, if not clothes for o
to 38, and he requires two suits a year. but, of course, other machines for the same Tropics, and the exhibition selected accordingly. without accomplishing anything. The League carry on a difficult business requiring initiative, asembled, should be at once convened at the added winter clothes cost 42. Ed. to on. 24, pupose, and depending on, much the same Its itinerary need not last too long, when it
courage, risk to be taken, the instant adaptation are a strong body and will not be treated in such of mens to ende, by means of a committee, request of not less than one-third of its mom and will last two or three years. The lower principles, though doubtless with differences in could return for another exhibit. The cargo an offhand manner. Such conduct certainly Really good work of an original kind was bers and that the rules of procedure. be so classes: mostly go bare footed; the ordinary the details of construction, have already been could be as varied as the products of the ex
telantograph." The motion of the pencil in taking orders, to taking large ordere, perhaps to militates against the best interests of the Shield always carried on by an individual. In his altered as to permit of motions being added to shoes, which are generally soled with cotton devised in America an example being the hibitore. It could be designed with a view to competition, and it is not surprising to learn belief the übler the committee, the mors ineflinterpellations and of short questions, with or cloths, cost about le. 6d. per pair.
A entious custom is observed at Ichang in writing is resolved into two component motions; be filled by cable. Its itinerary could be design- without previous notice, being put to be an the seventh moon of suspending at night each of those is used to more a contact-piece over ed long enough in advance to lay the consular The true system was the inconsiderate way they were treated. An
abinet of the institutions of a great
All the parties that took part in the up at the front door of the houses. It seems currente, varying in strength according to the information. For instance, business directories, explanation from the Treasurer of the Club Empire. The head of an office managed that spot. might help matters somewhat. If the officials office, but in questions of doubt or dificulty debate, with the exception of the Socialiste that many centuries ago a neighbouring State position of the pencil, are sent over two cirunits abscription lists, local maps, and trips to nearby concur in deprecating Government hy & parlic threatened to burn the town, but the attacking to the receiver, where they actuate two levers, inland points could all be arranged for in of the Shield competition find the work too consulted the Prime Minister or the whole
arany was frightened away by the inhabitants the motions of which, being combined, cause the advance." mach for them they might consider the advis. Cabinet, but it must be one man who did the
LITTLE MILLIONAIRE'S BIRTHDAY ability of handing the working over to the thing, not the committee. There were great mentary majority, their only object being to burning as many lights as possible in their pen to reproduce the motion of the pencil of the
departments of public life where, owing to that augment and strengthen the constitutional houses, and thus giving the appearance of the transmitter.
CHEQUES. not being sufficiently considered, the result was guarantees against personal rule. As a general presence of a large force. The custom com-
Master Willie Vanderbilt, aged seven, cele. an enormous waste of brains and time and tem anderstanding had been srrived at that recent memorates this event.
"It is perhaps not generally known that the
brated last month the saddest birthday of his per (laughter)with an amazingly indifferent
events should not again be dragged into Dragon Boat Festival, now observed all over the life, for, & New York correspondent says, he output.
were of a empirs, originated in connection with an occur. Copartnership would not prevent that initia the debate, the precedings The last fortnight has been productive of tive which depended on men and transfer it to most dignified character, and, although the rence in this district. Some 20 centuries ago a received no cheque from his father for a million more and probably better oricket than any the incompetent hands of a committes. It could speeches wore to the point and not lacking statesman of the kingdom of Chu, which then dollars (2200,000). The boy is the only son of
most efficiently be carried out in the first in determination, there were no ébullitions of occupied this region, was dismissed by his Mr. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whose wife secured
master,
and in despair drowned himself in the divorce several months ago. On every one of previous fortnight in the annals of local cricket. { instance in well established industries which had tamper. In the end the resolutions were one and Tung-ting Lake. Being a native of the district his prarions birthdays his father has presented Famsop but he cannot be permitted to enter the The Club ground has been in use nearly every little of the speculative element. day and the leading players have availed We lost a great deal by talking as if the labour all referred to the committee on procedure, and much loved by the people, many boats put themselves of the opportunity afforded. The host of a man was in itself an evil which became which for the occasion is to be increased to 28. off to rescue him, each striving to reach the match of the bunch was between the Hongkong tolerable because he was paid for it. He did not The extreme Conservatives were the only spot first. The festival, which is a sort of boat
say that labour was a pleasure, but, unless the Club and the United Services and resulted in an work we did in life could be inherently interest dissentients holding that the pledge supposed race, is intended to recall this incident." even draw. Three centaries were registered, ing wo had not got to the root of any social to have been given by the Kaiser to Prince Bagnall patting up 109 before beaten, his score problem. The art of life was to make unin. Bülow at their famous interview to refrain teresting parts into an interesting whole. No henceforth from all-personal intervention in the including several big, hits over the fence and s
man's work was in itself of an exhilarating affairs of State, was a sufficient guarantee for number of hard drives to the boundary. Pearce character. Sitting in the House of ommons on the first day had retired with a damaged and listening to speeches was not in itself the future. It does not follow, however, that
not they will refusé to not on the committee. hand, hat pluckily returned on Saturday, and exhilarating-(Laughter) but that did notwithstanding the bandages, succeeded in prevent work in the House of Commons from putting up a fine score of 119 and helped his being extremely interesting. skipper to carry the total from 39 to 284 before. a separation was effected. Dick Hancock's score of 177 was a grand performance and a treat for His the onlookers who numbered not a few. strokes were all round the wicket in his usual attractive style. As must be expected, the bowling analysis was not good on either side, Stevens
that the Lengue members felt rather sore at cleat it would be. (Laught management by swered by the Chancellor or his deputy on the | burning rushlight on the top of a high pole ja rheostat by means of which two electric service under contribution for mach valuable
League committee.
CRICKET.
REFEREE.
ART AND WEALTH.
THE GREAT FORTUNE OF THE LATE HIR JOSEPH DUVEEN.
Sir Joseph Daveen, who began life as a black- smith, took up the study of art as a hobby, founded the famors Bond-street firm of Duveen Brothers, and dies last month, left catato valued
THE POPULATION OF THE EMPIRE,
According to the Hamburger Nachrichten, the official retarne show an increase in the population of the expire in 1907 of 882,625 resulting from a similar increase in the excess of births over deaths in that year. The increase in 1906 was 910,275, the falling off being accounted for. almost entirely by the smaller number of births. The excess of births
PEKIN CAPITAL SCHEME
It was known, of course, that some discussion as to a possible rearrangement of the Fekin Syndicate's capital had taken place in London at a meeting of influential shareholders presided over by Mr. Carl Meyer, and the Paris correspon- dent of the Financial News now provides what ke definitely states to be the details of a scheme which has been suggested. The following are the details in question-A Bill is to be intro- duced into Parliament next session for the purpose, inter alia, of obtaining sanction for the reorganisation of the company. This new com pany will have a capital of £1,540,000 in 3,060,000 shares of 10s. eneb, the necessary number to be divided among existing interests
.1,323,104
being best for the Club with three wickets for 37 at £540,409 gross, of which £486,675 is net however remains absolutely as well as relatively in this for 10 Shansi...
and Baird and Garnett sharing honours for the Services with five for 73 and four for 59 respectively.
Considering the number of first class players in the colony just now, it is a pity we cannot have another by for the sehes. In fact one almost feels tempted to invite the Kangaroos to call in on their way back to the ntipodes.
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League cricket provided two matches, Kow. loon v. Civil Service and Telepraphs v. Royal Engineers. In the former the Civil Service won
personalty.
Probate of his will has been
granted. He left to five of the employees at the Old Bond-street establishment £100 each; and to three others £40 each.
In addition he left £100 for distribution in the discretion of his executors amongst any of his servants not included among those eight.
Lady Duveen has the use for life of the house at Hampstead, and the effects there, and an annuity of £5,000.
Sabject to numerous specifle bequests to his children, relatives and intimate friends, the residue of his property is left amongst his children.
Bir Joseph left no sam for charitable purposes! or public use.
greater than in almost any other country of Europe. The number of births, including still- born babes, reached 2,060,974 as comparad with 2,064,739 in the previous year, or 23,765 less. To every thousand of the population there were 33-2 births against 34-1 in 1996 and 355 on an average for the last ten years. The number of deaths, including stillborn babes, amounted to 1,178,349 as compared with 1,174,464 in 1905 showing an increase of 3,885. The death-rate
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him with a million dollars, but this year Mr. Vanderbilt was away motoring in the West, have gone before. Instead the boy received a and did not add a seventh to the millions that
infant's motor-car.
DIFFICULTIES OF A LOVE AFFAIR.
AN OCCULT SECT.
It has taken the High court of Bombay nearly two years to decide that a Paral, like the Post, must be born and cannot be made. So
very useful, and, ornamental hat of the Parsis assume the name of Thingumjee Sockin that a convert to Zoroastrianism may wear the
precincts of the Bacred Fire Temple, neither to participate in the benefits of the numerous quarters of a crore of Rapse) under the control of the Punchsyet while Bving nor to enjoy the Charity funds (amounting to close upon three
privilege of being laid out on a Tower of Silence, to be devouvered by valtures, when dead Fanstism for over!!!
WEATHER REPORT.
A romance arising out of the Dake of the Abruzzi's visits to America to see Miss Katherine Elkins has been revealed by the arrival of Lieutenant Balvatore i asano, of the Italian nary, Lieutenant at Beston, on the liner Romania Casano is engaged to Miss Jane Leland, a beautiful girl, who is a member of a prominent Boston family. During the Duke of the the following report: Abruzzi's last visit to America Lieutenant Camano accompanied him as aide-de-camp. While the Duke was courting Miss Ellins, the lieutenant courted Miss Leiand. The lieutenant spoke ne English, and Miss Loland ae Italian, but, euriously enough, both of them were con verent with Japanese, and the first steps of the courtship were conducted in this language, Afterwards Miss Leland taught her lover English.
CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADUATE AND THE
"MERRY WIDOW."
18 rew shares for 1 Ordinary.!... .718,200
Not since the famous "Balton of Zanzibar" 225 new shares for 1 Deferry...... 450,000 hoax (when some undergraduates misled the It is further proposed to issue sinking fand authorities by getting one of their number to certificates to the amount of £1.202,822, which masquerade as the Sultan) have Cambridge will be a first charge on the assets of the syndi undergraduates perpotrated so successful a joke cate in case of liquidation. Ten per cent. of the as during the run of the "merry Widow" at profits of each year will be put aside for redemp Cambridge 1 centre. There is a rule in existence tion of these certificates. When the protits in that undergraduates alall not engage a box at sent to pay a dividend of 10 per cent.-that is who must be relativa, and this rule four one year amount to a sum more than sufft- the theatre unless they be accompanied by a lady, 18. per share-half of the surpins will be devoted undergradantes set themselves to break. One per thousand mhabitants came to 19 against to the redemption of the certificates. Whether night the "Merry Widow" divided the attention
* we are not, however, in a position to say..
in the middle of box C. with thren undergradu-, 192 in 1906 and a mean of 21-01 for the last ten this scheme is to be definitely submitted or not, of the audience with a beauteous being who sat
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 5th at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer has risen at the stations around the Sea, of Bapan, and fallen over the E. coast of China and the S. Loochoos.
The depression lying over Japan yesterday Another one has moved into the Pacific. appears to be developing over the Eastern Sea.
Pressure remains considerably bolow the
normal at all stations. It is highest ever N.
China
Light or moderate monsoon may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.30 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon today is as follows:- Hongkong & Neighbourhood.(*) Formosa Chaprel·
N.E. winds {light or mod te. South coast of China between Bame as No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamooks,
Hongkong and Hainan... 3 South coast of China between
Same as No. 1.
(*) E. winds, moderate; cloudy, drizding! raja.