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SHIPPING NOTES
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 1909.
The Marquis of Graham is known as an anthastust in the matter of marine propulsion by means of gas engine, and in Cassier's he It is annennood in the Manila papers that the gives a glowing account of the experiments in Lado China Steam Navigation Company lus the gunboat Rattler. As a steam-driven vessal, reduced the fare for saloon passengere from the Rattler had an engine-room and stokbold Manila to Hongkong by the steamers Fuensang complement of seventeen hands-four engineers and Loongsang from 40 pesos to 30 pesos. and thirteen stokers. As a gas-driven ship, shu There is more competition for the passenger runs easily with a complement of seven-three tralk to Europe from the Far East in the engineers and four producer attendants. The Lord Gmham holde, strongly coming sonson than usual, for in addition gasengine,
and favours the tutorests of a cargo vessel, for the to the fine steamors of the N.D.L. the through P. & O. Mail steamer. Macedonia conemption of feel is about half the zorral, so the Nippon Yusen Kaisha have their four that the radius of action would be doubled for now steamers leaving Hongkong in the first the same fuel supply. three months of the year. The Kamo-Maru has just returned from her maiden trip, and the three others will be making their maiden trips Advertisements of each of the Companies mou tioned, giving dates of departure and other particulars, appear on page 7.
PARIS LETTER.
[WRITTEN FOR "THE HONGKONG DAILY
PRESS."
Decoinber 4th, 1906. THE WINTER IN FRANCE.
are,
A NEW SOLICITOR.
boar, settling the disputes of his farmers or tenants, assisting the poor, entertaining guests royally, and worshipping his only
Before His Honour the Chief Justice in the Boz. the noble-minded. Landri de Claviers,
Supreme Court, yesterday morning, before the who is a lientouant in the army. The Marquis business of the day began, the Hon. Mr. H. E. intends that his son should marry the pretty Pollock, K.O., who was instructed by Mr. C. D. Françoise, daughter of his old friends, the Wilkinson (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) Duke and Duchess de Charius, but Landri moved that Mr. Montgomery Reader Harris secretely loves Mme. Olier, widow of a captain be approved, admitted, and enrolled to practice in whose regiment he once served, who, wing as a solicitor and proctor of this honourable to certain financial difficulties, has been compell Court. Supplementing the information on the eto nocept a position as lady companion to the file before his Lordship, Mr. Pollock remarked Duchess and Françoise. The scene in which
His maternal grandfather had been a pró- the son, who is more modern in his views, in that Mr. Harris came of a good legal stook. forms his father of his love for a woman whom minent solicitor in London for some years, everyone admires and respects, but who is not and filled the important post of President horn," is intensely dramatic in it simplicity as of the Incorporated Law Society in London, may be imagined.
and Mr. Harris' father was Mr. Reador Harris, K.D., a well known figure of the Parlia mentary har. Mr. Harris himself had won an honours degree in law. at Oxford, and his Honour would see that he came here to join tức tire of Mosers. Wilkinson and Grist as manag ing clerk. The usual papers were on the file showing that he had been admitted to the roll of solicitors of the Supreme Court of Judicature in England.
Few people have a greater horror of winter than the French; this remark applies to Parisians in particular. An ace, the French cannot be called hardy, but on the contrary shivery mortals, Were Parisians not to coddle themselves up so, it would be all the better for them and their children, who are usually frail and delicate in consequence. You seldom see French children with rosy cheeks as you do in England-the result of fresh air and substantial nourishment. Comparatively speaking the French do not eat enough, while the kind of food they consume is not intended to either keep them warn or make The situation becomes henceforth acimpliest them robust and fat. They like variety in eating en Landri returns to Saint-Miniel, and and drinking, & good many petits plats all finds that he has been appointed to command of which as a rulo, palatable as the men who are, the following day to mist all French dishes are, but containing nothing the authorities in taking an inventory of the so to speak. Substantial joints are seldom, Church of Hnghoville, a village hard by if ever, placed on Franch tables for the simple Land, when alone with me. Olier, who ressons that cold meat is not in favour in France arrives at the moment, discuss the situation and laste too long. As for French chops and with her. At first he had decided to resign, steaks, well you could blow these away from your hut now he will marry the woman he loves so
fat to them, while they are usually tough as family, since his marriage will never his relations moet French meat is. Frenchman and French his father. The Marquis enter the room women as soon as the first appearance of wintry He is happy. He already heard the news, and weather is experienced tly to massive top-coats, leaks forward to the blow his son will dent the furs, fur-cape, fur gloves, wrapi, both woollon Republie when he refuses, the next day, to and silk, chaufrettes or foot-warmers, to say assist the authorities in their shocking task. nothing of a score of other fads all of which are To lús bewilderment, he hears that his son, a zoblemau and a Catholic, will do his duty as a unmistakably unhealthy.
soldier and blindly obey the orders given him.
To the Germans belongs the credit of making a valuable experiment in the application of auxiliary engines to the sailing ship. The five master, R. C. Biekniers, which has been afloat for just over two years and a half, has recently concluded her tenth passage, and according to a cerrespondent of the Shipping Gazette, who has The Japanese Government is reported in the been furnished with the figures, she has covered Japanese prose to have decided to grant an
100,310 miles in 608 days, equal to 165 miles antal subsidy of You 500.000 og Yen 603,000 day, or about seven miles an hour. It hardly towards the Toya Kishen Kaisha's South Amer needs to be remarked that, minus her suxiliary cam line from the next foul year. In con-angises, which help her more especially through sequence, the amount of navigation encourag◊ ment subsidy will be increased by over Yaz regions of calm, the vessel could not have plate without the slightest difficulty; there is no dearly, remain in the army, his, only home and and he had much pleasure in admitting Mr.
s record. The same correspon dent gives the earnings of the ship during thirty-one months. The freight money, he anys, was £47,000, or an average of £50 per day during the 942 days she was either at sea or in port. The result suggests that there may be a future for the auxiliary sailing-ship, for if she can do what she has done in bad times, the
1,240,000 as compared with the present flacal
year...
*
Now that so much discussion is going on with regard to the question of subsidies to steam. ship services, it is interesting, the Japan Mail remarks, to note exactly what Japan is actually paying on that account. The following
are the figures D
Service. European, N.Y.K.
T.K.K.
Yen. 2,674,000,
Seattle, N.Y.K....
653,00
San Francisco,
1,010,000.
Australia, N.Y.K.
425,000.
Adjacent Eastern Seas, N.Y.K.
Hakodate Saghallen, N.Y.K....
Dairen. 0.5.K...... Hokkaido Vladivostock, O.S.K. Yangteze, N.Y.E
530,000. 150,000. 140,000. 325,000, 800,000.
It appears to our Yokohama contemporary very probible, that in the case of some of the above services, the Government will give the companies concerned the option of having their bsidies reduced or adding to their lines without any addition to the subsidies. In both cases the companies would receive, less in practice, for either their subvention would be out down or they would have to work harder to cara it. Of course, in addition to the above figures there are the sums paid by the Treamry for encouraging navigation and shipbuilding, but as the laws providing for these payments
achieved such
R. O. Rickmers can clearly earn more monoy when freights improve.
CORRESPONDENCE. THE DESTRUCTION OF RATS. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,”]
5th January, 1909.
Biz-We have heard a great deal lately as to the necessity for destroying rata and mice with a view to decreasing the spread of bubonic pingue and other ills, and I presume we are all agreed as to the wisdom of this step.
The point to which I would desire to direct the attention of your readers however is the manner in which these animals are destroyed.
After luncheon to-day I met a servant with a cage containing a rat just captured. I asked how it was to be killed, and he informed me that the ouster was to put the rat into boiling water) |--|
This year, being an exceptional one so for as the weather was concerned, Parisians did not display as much eagerness as formerly to return to their winter quarters in Paris. The warm autumn, on the contrary had the effect of delaying the rentrée. People felt inclined to linger longer than usual in their chaiteaux or country-imansions or at the seaside. Since week Paris is filling up rapidly, owing to the arctic weather. Unlike, in London, there opening of Parliament in Paris has little or no influence on Society. Strange to say it is a disadvantage to a candidate to have a title or to be known as a very rich man in this democratio country. Indead, there is a great gulf between the political world and the elite of Society in the French capital-the opposite of what oxiste in London.
LE MONDE CHIC.
Society with a big S. is divided in Paris into two sections, which overlap to only a small extent. There is the Society of the
His Lordship said the papers were in order
Harris. The Court felt quite sure that be would de credit to the distinguished stock from which he had come, and to the distinguished firm to which he had been appointed.
LEAGUE FOOPBALL.
The table now stands :---
R. E. Buffs. -*R.G.A.
Navul Yard Y.M.C.A.... *Lusitano
Goals.
P. W. L. D. X. A. Pts. 6 4 0 2 21 4 -3 0 1
2.1 1 19 3 4. 2 1 1. 11 4 12 9
4 1 3 0 313
R.A.M.C.5 14 0 3 19 B.O.C....... 4 4 0 1 24 Two points for a win, and one for a draw.
Lusitano were unable to raise a team to
The next not takes place at Hughoville. The ouré or parish priest has barricaded his church Outside the authorities who have been unable to find a locksmith or a carpenter willing to
in the open or smash door, order Laentenaut Landri to do his work. His father, the old Marquis is there. When he hears his son command: Four men with ares!" be rushes forward and placos him- self on the steps before the church door. The meet the B.G.A. on Jan. 2nd, and conse father and the son face each other. The Marquently forfeited the points, which go to the quis is ordered to withdraw. He refuses An R.G.A. official then tells a gendarme to arrest him. The Marquis, whose eyes never leave Landri for a second, does not resist, but at the moment when the gendarme lays his hand on haviers Grund- champ's shoulder, Landri shouts, "Halt!" turus to his men, commande, “In saddle!" and leaves the place. The crowd applauds. The ourtain drops.
A CHINESE HONOURS LIST.
The following Ediet was recently issued auder the seal of the Prince Regent, and sigued by this Grand Council:-
We have ascended the Throne, and, to mark | the event of the Coronation, officials shall be favoured according to their degree.
have still some years to run, there is no press-tablishment and then learned that this was the / Faubourg St. Germain on the left bank hotel-a few mouths later. Landri, who is no restoring peace to our realta.
ing necessity to consider them now.
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There is nothing at all startling, remarks a
I appealed to one of the officials of the es
customary manner of killing the rate.
Fortunately two of his superiore appeared on
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Mother Had Ringworm-Boy Had a Very Bad Place on Thigh- Spread and Grow More Painful- Medical Treatment Failed.
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year ago I used them se acorn- plete cure for ring- War, after hav Ing had a medical man in attendance and, recently, my little son, Norman, had a very nasty place on his thigh. We did not know how it was caused, but I had medical treatment l N for it. But as time went on it
got larger and more painful. Remembering how I had used Outloura for ringworm, I tried Cuticura. Boap and Cuticura Olstment for my boy and they quite cured his leg. After that a similar place came on his arm which I am still treating, but It is almost unnecessary, as it has nearly gone and the child is quite well. kball always have pleasure in recond mending Cutlers Boap and Ointment for any disease of the sldn whenever I see an opportunity, Mrs. Phoebe An- drews, The laurels, Tharston, Long Stratton, Norfolk, Oct. 9, 1906, and Jan. 15, 1907."
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THE FALL IN SILVER.
of the Seine, and what is known as "le monde chio" which inhabite for the most the scene at this moment and instructions were part the Avenue radiating from the Are de Triomphe, and the quarters of the London contemporary, in finding a considerable at once given that in future all rate and mice Champs-Elysées and the Paro Monceau. These aged robleman is, broken-hearted but still firm others are faithful and thrifty, honest and dili. 214d. The absence for a considerable-time number of tramp stoamers tied up to the buoys should be drowned in cold water. for the winter, "particular trades necessarily have a alone time during the ice months, evening to keep down the rats in their houses, but common beyond the fact that they are both quite law: "I wished to bid you farewell, Madame, and deserve reward. Shih Hsu is allowed to
though ice-breakers nowadays do a good deal in the way of keeping ports open for shipping. But what is suggestive is the large and increasing proportion of vessels which are lying-up. It bears 40 relation to normal winter procedure,
No doubt all householders here are endeavour.
The Knal not takes us to a room in a small
longer an officer, han married Mme. Olier, and is preparing to leave for Canada, where he will manage a great ranch. The Marquis comes to say good-bye to his son. The two social groups have almost nothing in At the last minute he says to his daughter-in- out of touch with the rest of the nation. The Society of the Faubourg St. Germain, which centres round the remnants of the great French families, is typically French, but French of the past and represent all that remains of the real French aristocracy. It is often proud (though
probably for know how these unfortunate creatures, when captured, are destroyed, and my experience of this afternoon appears to justify my bringing the matter before the public.
The usual custom among a certain class of but indicates a dearth of employment at payable servants is to amuse themselves by taking a rates in almost every branch of the shipping kettle of boiling water, slowly pouring this not in the least anobbish), and still more often trade. A truly melancholy report is that which emadates from Newcastle. It is to the uffect over the wretched little animal while still in the-Poor or at least relatively so. It is fervently that ninety-three steamera, of a carrying cage, enjoying its agony as it runs from side religions, at least in outward observaneo, with capacity of something like 186,000 tons, are laid to side endeavouring to escape the tortare considerable dash of Puritanism. Its manners up in the Tyne, and that more would be glad to inflicted. Another favourite form of killing and customs are correct to the point of severity. mte is to soaks them in kerosine oil and then the "jeune fille" or young girl of the
a
The pest is the past, aud I only see in you the wife of the man I love best in the world. The Marquis kisses her brow, shakes hands with his son, passionately, but without shedding a tear, then leares the room. The old Royalist, the Emigré of Paul Bourget decides to end his sad life alone in some old castle, faithful to his principles and to his race. The play is a beautiful one from beginning to ond
A. GOOSE STORY,
In a farm yard near Grenoble in the South of
Prince Ching is the head of thoses and is an official who has worked faithfully, and by hard labour during the Boxor trouble succeeded in This a most meritorious service and deserving of recognition. He shall now receive the title of Mong T1 we trust that he will not refuse this Weng which shall pass to his descendants, and The Grand Councillors, H.E. Shih H and. gent. They have not refused to labour hard, assume the title Tai Ten Shop Pao, and is also allowed to carry violet whip. Chang Chih Tung may assame the title Tai Tzu Tai Pao, and he also may carry the violet whip. Lu Chuan Lin shall be entitled Tai Tru Shon Pu, with violet whip; and Yuan Shih Kai, Tai Tau Tai Pao, and carry the violet whip.
Princes Tasi Shun, Tsai Tos, Tu Lang, Pu Lan: Dukes Trai Tae, Pu Chih, Princes Tsai Chang, Thai Fu, Taai Trag and some members of the Imperial Clan have also received. honorific titles and other rewards, en
The shrinkage in the price of silver, which has been going on quietly during the past 15 months, has at last begun to attract attention now that the quotation hus once more approached perilously near to the lowest level yet reached. In 1902, and again in 1906, the price fell to past of the usual demand on Indian account is the chief reason for the low level of the quota- tion at the present moment. In India the year 1907-8 opened well, but before it had can half its courses shortage of rainfall brought drought and famine, casing an early eersation of buying by the Indian Government, and con fidence in the Silver market was thus shaken, India, as a rule, being the best customer for the metal. There does not appear to be
join them if only there were room. They are set fire to them. I have personally obtained Faubourg St. Germain is no longer, as oftold France a few days ago two cooks were engaged Ching being rewarded with the double salary sufficiently low to reduce the world's output, or tramps and colliers of an ordinary type, forconvictions here and elsewhere against servaritaskut up in a convent until she is married, shai. in fierco combat when a couple of geese, it is re- ; the most part, but there are a few big cargo liners among them. Neighbouring ports on the (not my own, I am glad to say) for killing
North-East Coast are also said to be full, to "||
rats by those methods.
I would now appeal to your readers to take the point of congestion, sad in the other great each steps as may be necessary to ensure that any rats or mice caught on their premises be Aumanely destroyed.~Yours truly,
harbours of Great Britain the same tale of lack of employment is told.
No shipowner willingly lays up his vessels, so. the inference is that all this tonnage is incapable, in the present stats of the freight market, of covering its working expenses, and that it is deomed cheaper, therefore, to keep it idle at the buoys. Indeed, the probability is that the owners have in not a few cases got tired of working at a loss. In the long ran this with drawal of tonnage may have some influence more especially when it is coupled with the natural wastage of shipping, which Sir Christopher Furness, thinks people have been. inclined to overlook. At present, however, all this idle tonnage has served in no dogro 10 stimulate freights. There does not appear, says the writer, to be a bright spot anywhere, sare and except the regalar steamship trade with Australia, and this
EDBERT A. HEWETT.
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
still surveyed with conventual strictness. She never speaks to a male person over seven except in the presence of her mamme, no novels are allowed on any account as the reading of such by their daughter would be considered too advanced for her by her parents.
Now "Is monde chic" or the fashionable world, on the other side of the river, is, on the contrary, nothing if not commopolitan. It may go to Muse with more or less regularity, but it is nevertheless intensely worldly, and its manners and customs do not err on the side of strictness, It is at the present moment Anglo-maniac, often with rather very funny results. One may now accurately state that the winter season has really began at least for society in Paris. The smart people will be with us until January when, as THE RATEPAYERS' LIST.
usual, they will fly South to the Riviera where The list of persons qualified to voto at meetings | cold and snow are practically unknown. of ratepayers, published sunnally, was read approved, and pasted for publication.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, on the 13th December, 1908. Present: Mesars. W, H. Wallace (Chairman,) J. J. Ferwick, Huang Tsan-chew, 8. Okuyama, W. Wilson, the Health Officer and the Becretary, (Mr. C. Berkeley Mitchell.)
DISPUTE WITH A CONTRACTOR. It was decided to request Mr. D. M. Mickles and Mr. Huang Ts'an-chew, the Chinese member. of the Council, to jointly inspect the new
sad fair amount the contractor should receive as a final payment on secount of his contract
is, perhaps, why schemes for securing Municipal Buildings, and decide what is a just substantial diminution in the supply of tonnage have been lately discussed, more particularly in Germany, where the depression seems quite as severe as it is here.
AN ASSESSMENT DISPUTE.
▲ NEW PLAY,
ported, arrived on the scene; and, evidently die approving of the shameful spectacle, flapped their wings excitedly, and apparently did all in their power to induce their comrades to desist. The two cocks pail no attention to their remon straneca. The geese therefore, seizing each a
cock by the neck, walked off and deposited the duellista" several yards apart. The cocks were su amazed at the intervention of the geese that they did not attempt to renew the encounter.
·Se non è vero, hen trovato. (It not true, t'is well feigned) as the Italians any.
ABSINTHE
MODERN CRUSOES.
TWENTY DAYS ON A LONELY ISLAND.
Sun Chis Ni las received a violet whip and No Tung the title of Tai Ten Shoa Pan, Yung
of his Presidentship.
Theh Liang is allowed to wear the Yellow Jacket. Heu Shihh'eng may wear the Imperial Fencock? out and Tuan Fang may wear the Bun Chia Ni has received a violet whip and marten skin jacket. Na Tung the title of Tai Tzu 9hon Ro, Yang hing being rewarded with the double salary of his Presidentalip.
wear the
Tieh Liang is allowed to wear the Yelow Jacket, Hsu Shih Cheng may Imperial peacock feather and Yang Shih Hsiang and Tuan Fang may wear the marten skin jacket.
THE VOTE FOR WOMEN.
MR. ROOSEVELT LUKEWARM.
much prospect of a quickening of the demand in the near future unless history repeats itself. The spring of 1903 found the price at 21 d., and bullion brokers and others then expressed. the opinion that it was difficult to foresee any improvement unless the price proved to be some special inquiries came on the market Bat before the close of that year there was an to save the situation having sprung up in the shape of buying orders from America for the advance to 28 d., the special inquiry which was
the American Philippine coinage, and as Government bought steadily every week from March to October stocks ware materially reduced. During 1904 and 1905 the market was helped by the demand which arose in connexion with the Russo-Japanese war," a large amount of ilver being required to pay the troops in Manchuria, and by 1906, the price had reached
33AL
OUTPUT AND STOCKS,
Last year the steady upward movement reoaived a check. Shipments to India foll off by about £4,000,000 as compared with the preceding year, and frequent orders The Senate has appointed a committee of
President Roosevelt has written to the from the French Mint helped to keep the eighteen members to consider the Bill introduced League for the Civic Education of Women, market barely steady, In some quarters by M. de Lamazelle, having for its object the explaining why he is not an enthusiast in the it has been assumed that one of the causes of
He say prohibition of the sale and the manufacture of manse.
the heavy fall in the price is to be found in the Personally I believe in women's suffrage, largaly increased output from the Cobalt mines. absinthe in France. The majority of the committee are known to be in favour of the Bill but I am not an enthusiastic advocate of it. As a matter of fact the increased from that because I do not regard it as a very important district has been offest by a falling off in Bu The Bill such as it stands is much too drastic & matter. I am unable to see any special improve-
ment or closing down of old mines in Mexico The eminent French Academician-Paul, Bour-messure to expect it to pass anamended, the ment in the position of women, in those self-plies from other quarters owing to the abandon- get, deserves to be warmly congratulated on his amendment will come from the Minister of governing States in the West which have and elsewhere, with the resalt that the world's adopted women's suffrage, as compared with output has remained practically stationary dur latest and successful play entitled "L'Emigré Finances for whom the sale of the poisonous those States adjoining them which have not ing the past decade. At all of the great It is perhaps as well to remark, before going liquor is a matter of great financial importance. adopted it.
contres huge stocks have been piled up, and in I do not think that giving women the fact of the unfavourable statistical position further, that the French make a distinction
saffrage will produce a marked improvement speculators tre not likely to increase their between an Emigrant and au émigré. While
in the condition of women. I do not already large holdings. The prospects of a the former word means what it does in
believe it will produce any of the evils trade revival in India through a good harvest English, the latter is the name given to those
feared, and I am very certain that when might stimulate the demand for silver, but the staunch Royalists who during the Revolution
women as a whole take any special interest in outlook for the moment is not hopeful. The the matter they will bare suffrage if they decide Times Commercial Supplement. A letter was read from. Mr. Lim Kui Sing of 1789 exiled themselves voluntarily and re-
it; but at present I think most of them are complaining that his property at San-ka-chanmained abroad, even after Napoleon had
Eighteen Scottish sealers from the island of lukewarm. I find some activity for it, some Towards the end of November sonsiderable has been overassessed. It was resolved that he invited them to return to France, promising to Lewis hare met with advantures such as one activity against it. I believe that man and interest was caused by the announcemeat that be informed that he can either refer the case to restore to them their estator which the Revola- reads of "Robinson Crusoe."
women should stand on an equality of right In small boats, on a day when the sea was but I do not believe that equality of a strong Loyd's syndicate had decided to retire Rev. G. M. Wales, the gentleman nominated tion had confiscated. However, M. Paul Bour- from underwriting soloty because marine in- by the Chinese ratepayers as their repre- get's now play, has nothing to do with the as calm as a lake, the men sat out for the island means identity of function, and I am more and of North Rons, forty-five miles distant. They more convinced that the great field-the fu- Haranco at antrent rates had become anprofit-sentative on the Land Commission, or the Borolation or the Empire L'Emigré i drew up their boats in the only safe landing dispensable field-for the usefulness of woman able, and it may now be stated that the United Council will refer the case to the Land Commerely in this case a symbolic title which place, and the whole band at once set out to is us the mother of a family. Dutch Marine Insurance Companies have ceased mission as a whole. In the mean time, as his the hero, the aged Marquis de Claviers-hunt the seals. They found hundreds of them, writing in London for precisely the same
contention cannot be taken as an excuse for not Grandchamp, assumes, although he lives in nad, gotting between them and the sea shore, reason. It is possible, however, to place too much paying his taxes, he is to be requested to for France, and to-day, his ideo is that a Preparations were made to return home the significance upon the resignations of Lloyd's warl cheque for same without delay.
trae French royalist of the twentieth century next day, but during the night the weather mmbers at this time of the year, remarks a
feels and must liva like en emigré under the broke, and instead of launching their beats they London contemporary, and it would be alto
Republican Government and in the midst of the had to haul them 100 yards further up. gether wide of the mark to uscribe those of
general anocratic spirit and the evergrowing building temporary shelters. Cruise-like they rough was the weather that the sealers set about which nottee has been given to the scheme which
sosialistic tondencies.
carried all they could from the boste, and soon comes into effect next March. If the cases of
had two comfortable houses built. Their beds resignation were analysed it would be found that some were known of last summer, others.
For the first few
TENDERS.
The tenders for 1909 night soil contract are opened, and considered. Subject to satisfactory references being given, the tender of Kho Pok Sexy for $1,300 was accepted.
THE MIXED CORE E
of official mearning.
The old Marquis, a sympathetic, strong and
killed 320, and secured the skin.
So
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report-
On the 6th at 11:55 am. The barometer has risen moderately over the E. and N.E. consts of Chios and E. Japan.
Pressure remains considerably below the normal over 8 hina, W. Japan, and tho Loochoos. It is highest over N. Chins and relatively low over Tongking sad the northern shores of the Chins Sos..
Fresh N.E. winds may be expected in the
monsoon over the N. part of the China Ben. Formosa Channel and light to moderate Hongkong rainfall for the 24 houre eading at 10a.m. to-day, 0.10 inches.
"It is her work in the household in the home, her work in bearing and rearing children, which is more important than any man's work, and it is that work which should be normally woman's special work, Thers are exceptions as regards both man and woman, but the fall, perfect life, the life of State, is the life of the man and woman who are highest happiness and highest usefulness to the husband and wife, who live in a partnership of love and duty, one carning enough to keep the home, the other managing the home and the
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon The "Telegraph" correspondent learns that to-day is as follows:- President Roosevelt's lukewarm support of Hongkong & Neighbourhood.(*) woman suffrage has greatly angered the Formosa Channel American suffragists.
The Superintendent of Pol-reported that refined figure, is, neediems to say, a fervent they made of gr days the men were well | children.' were really the formal statement of a previous the Mixed Court was still closed on account Catholic and an ardent sportsman. He lives in provided, but they took the precaution_of modern France, as if there were still a King and putting themselves on short rations. For a throne in Paris. He knows that aristocracy light and fire they used seal blubber. The HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your comis doomed, but retains in his heart, manners, and provisions at hust gave out, and the men killed few on the island, plexion, afrs. Ellen's Créme Charmante, Lait habits, the best traditions of the Old Régine sheep, of which there are Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Pouder When the curtain rises on a ball in the Marquis's and caught the sleeping sea birds on the rooks.
Twenty days passed before the weather was Charmant will enable you to do it.
fit for the men to take to their small boats again. Specialities for the Skin are the study of a Letime A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Bole Agents.
They are now safe at home, greatly to the 1262
delight of their wives and families.
event, and in others the cause wis that which, a due course, brings about quite naturally the retirement of successful men from any enter prise. Resignations at the ond of a year are customary, and this autumn the rest of the market cannot help regarding them es a badly meeded esuse of profit.
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Château, the Marquise his wife has been dood for many years, and Claviers-Grandchamp wiles away the time by hunting, the stag or the
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There is some difference of opinion in the American suffragist camp regarding the tactics of the campaign, and in this connection it is pointed out the American police would not tolerate for a moment the violent methods practised by the suffragists in London.
N.E. winds,
fresh,
South coast of China between Same za No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamooks, South coast of China between Same as No. 1.
Hongkong and Hainan...} (*) 2, winds, moderate to fresh; wisty some
rain.