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questions have been those which we have ventilated ourselves, and the replies have bean a repetition of statements made in the local Legislature by H. E. the GovERNOR. The latest questions on the subject, however, form an exception to this rule, and require & CO. modification of our statement as to their staleness. We have received by the Siberian mail an extract from the Times" giving the replies of the Under Secretary of State to two further questions put by Mr. GINNELL at the end of August, and these contain statements which certainly will WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. strike our readers as being not only new,
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Nagasaki, is shortly to be transferred from Kobe to take charge of the American Consulate. General at Seoul. His successor at Kobe has not yet been appointed.
H. M 8 Clio arrived in port yesterday litile. the pore for the two typhoons she encountered on her way down from Shanghaj After leaving the anchorage in Haitan Strails, where she sought shelter, the sloop put into Amoy on the 23rd, inst.
Two natives were at the Magistracy on Saturday fined $100 each for having been found in the unlawful possession of 39 bags of
vermicelli which had been, washed overboard from a steamer at Graan Island and discovered and secreted by the prisoners.
Cable communication with Sharp Fesk 16 restored; but owing to the interruption of the landline thence to Foochow, there is delay ot present on Foochow telegrama. The Foochew-
Formoes cable being interrupted, Fornsen telegrams can only pass vin Japan
Mr. J.8. Dobie, the Hongkong agent of The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Limited, informs us that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 11th September amounted to 26,552.30 tons and
the sales during the period to 27,193.40 fone.
One of the water police was severely maltrac boat in the harbour to effect the arrest of some ed the other day when he went on board a dast people who had koon in the habit of damping rubbish into the harbour. The occupants set upon him and fractured his skull with a chopper He was taken to the hospital, where he lies in a orifical condition:
Chief Resident Enginer of the Kowloon 1 doz. Qts. 2dos. Pte. Railway "showing how it was alleged that this railway could ever pay working expen- acs, interest, and repay the principal spent on its construction, even as an extension of the Canton Railway, in competition with the shorter pavigable river, which had cost nothing; and whether he had any corrobora- tion of thoss figures from any compotent... person dot dependent on the Crown Agents" We were not aware until we saw this that the Chief Resident Engineer had prepared any suck figures; we cannot, moreover, see how it is possible for any man to estimate the profits of a railway yet uncompleted especially such a line as the British section of the Kowloon Canton railway; nor can we recognise it as being within the province of the Chief Resident Engineer to attempt such a fatuousand impossible task. But COLONEL SEELY, greatly to our astonishment, replied that lie understood the Chief Resident
Lieut. C. W. Beckwith, superintendent of the Engineer to be "now preparing & revised cstimate of profits, and in the circumstances Imports and Exports office, notifies in the Gazette that flag yellow and red diagonal it would be useless to give an abstractofellow to the must shall in fature be the call the figures supplied some year ago." Willing for a Preventive Officer by any ships a member of the Legislative Council requiring such an officer, and such flag shall be kindly ask for this most interesting estimates, flown by all King's Warehouse lighters taking which was prepared "some years ago," to be..dutiable cargo.
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BRITISH POLITICS,
THE IMPENDING GENERAL ELECTION.
LONDON, September 25th. Numerous announcements are made daily of Parliamentary candidates in view of the General Election which is considered imminent,
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain will again stand for West Birmingham, and as a mark of sympathy the Liberals, are not opposing his election.
LATER.
The political ferment, is reflected in the papers, which are absorbed in discussions as, to the date of the Election.
ST. ANDREW'S, KOWLOON'
· INDUCTION OF THE NEW INCUMBENT
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
We do not need to look at the calendar to know that sammor is practically over. The sting has been taken out of the heat, and though some may perspire as mook na over there is no doubt that wo have many cool spells. The. winter's sport and pleasure ary beginning to stand out distinotly. Not only football and cricket clubs are in daging in preliminary practice, but already we have had one or two daroos and others are certain to follow.
Yesterday morning the institution of the Rev. H. O. Spink to the charge of St. Andrew's Charek, Kowloon, took place. There was a large congregation to witness the induction ceremony, which was conducted by his Lordship the Right Reverend Dr. Lander, the Bishop of Victoris, and the clergy present were the Revs, E. J. Bar- nett, G. A. Banbury and A. D. Stewart. Lordship preached the sermon, in the course of
The tear expressed by some of the unofficial which he said that they were gathered together that morning "to in stitute their new chaplain, the Liquor Law aright has been justified. It is members that the police would not interpret The Rev. H. O. Spink came to them with an excellent record. Educated in a public school discovered an old woman taking two bottles of whispered that one enterprising detective
he had had the advantages of a training in London, then he graduated at Durrested her. When he took her to the Polion business brandy ont of the colony and he promptly ar ham University with first class theological Station he discovered his mistake, and it required working with much acceptance and manifest the old dams who hurt been made to lose the
honors, and for the last are years he had been some tact and other considerations to appease blessing in two of the most important parishes steamer by which she intended travelling. in the Diocese of Liverpool, He had come
It is too bad to make a joke and not have it appreciated, especially when it is an omenal effort. The Chief Justice introduced a nice little humorous allusion into a solid and solemn judgment the other day, and the Presenon were
to work in Kowloon because he believed that. God had called him to do so, and that morning he (His Lordship) desired to give him and the congregation as well a watchword and a motto, It was to be found in the 11th Chapter of St. Marks Gospel at the 22nd veres" Have faith in God." The Bishop then dis- coursed on this text, saying that they applied to all phases of life. The grand antidote to discouragement and to being down-hearted was to have faith in God. There in Both parties agree in predicting Kowloon they had open before them misunderstand me. This is no reference to
The Radicals give January as the date, and the Unionists November.
great opportunities. In that part of the vineyard of God, they had perhaps, end of the most beautiful churches in the Far East, equip
astonished that their pencils failed them. The jake would have been lost had the Chief Justice not made a determined effort to reacne his little ewe lamb from oblivion and repented it the next day.
Hongkong has done well in the water. Don't
compulsory abstinence from other liquors. I mean that our representatives distinguished themselves against the Shanghai'hên in provided for the greater number of wins. I am told that the Hongkong team has accepted an invitation to visit Shanghai next year and they. will do well if they hold the trophy against the swimmers of that city.
that the House of Lords will take some action in regard to the Budget, With the approval of the Secretary of State but they differ in their views concern-ped in every way and now also supplied with austics and won the flag which the sister port for the Colonies. His Excellency the Governoring the method of rejecting the pro-well-appointed Tarage House. He rejoiced has been pleased to appoint Mr. C. A. D.posals which the Lords are likely to that there was here a nucleus of zealons-hearted Melbourne to be Deputy Registrar and Appraiser of the Supreme Court; Mr. E. Ralphe to be second master of Queen's College; and Mr. D. W. Tratman to be second Assistant Registrar-Genscal
laid upon the table for public information, The Colony's financial statement for the together with the "revised estimate of pro. month of July, published in the current fits which the Colonial Offies understands Gazette, shows the balance of zasata and liabili
adopt.
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added to which the $631,217.36 revenus
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for July makes a total of 31,032,704.30. Sub- It is proposed that two delegates be trasting from this the July expenditure of nominated by the Crown to represent 3432.551.82, the balance in hand is 8600,172.48. the Government Departments inter
The Colonial Treasurer's statement of the Tested, and that the China Association, Colony's assets and liabilities on July at the Royal Asiatic Society and other Alas! it must be said that either the Under shows the assets to total 3975,995,71, while
the total liabilities pro $379,823.23. The re bodies might be represented on the Becretary of State is very ill-informed on the subject, or be le greatly lacking in aburement das by railway construction Delegacy, sense of humour. No member of the 1969, is 81,118,687.11, while the balance of Colonial Legislature, we are sure, so lacks
Assate (general account) standa at the grace of humour as to make the applica 51,718,859.59, tion to the Government we have facetiously
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account, less the credit balance on account of
The Committee estimates the annual cost of maintaining the school at £1,725, and urges the Foreign Office A telegram received to Shanghai through to consider the advisability of altering official sources says that Congress has appro- the conditions far, appointment to pristed $100,000 for China trade and the U. 8. State Department is organizing a great Far interpreterships in China and Japan, Eastern Duresa, among the members of which so as to provide for a preliminary Tintein), Mr. Heintalomar (Vice-Consul period of study similar to that required if its cost--including all provision for sid-Gongral, Shanghai), and Mr. Miller (Sersary in the case of similar appointments Ings, workshops, wharves, &c. suitable to of Legution at Tokio).
suggested. How is it possible for such estimates to have been, prepared by the Chief Resident Engineer or anybody elso? It might have been reasonable to expoot that the line would soon pay its way
will be Mr. Williams (Cónsul-Geveral at
the seaport terminus of a great trank rail-M. 8. Okuyama, of Amoy, has resigned his way-bad not excceded the original estimate nest on the Kalinga Municipal Connoil dwing
in the Levant.
The Committee lay emphasis on the fact that the Chinese and Japanese
At Forebank, Magazine Gap, on the 20th instane, of half a million pounds sterling; but he to his departure from the port: The Council languages require special aptitude in
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the wife of J. F. HuULTON, O daughter. [1241 On the 25th September, at West Sou bbour to KATE ELEANON, daughter of W. E. CLA Hants, A. F. B. LAVERAT, FEQ., R.N., of Alvestoke,
Hongkong.
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́whilst a member. The Conneil farther nnani-
would be a very sanguine man, indeed, who has accepted the resignation with regret, and would venture to calculate on profits being the Secretary was instructed to convey to Mr.
with all the terminal appartenances, not monsly decided to invite Mr. K. Tandzaralară, made on twenty-two milesof railway co-ting, Okuyamn the Council's thanks for his services
less than a million pounds sterling. The of the Taiwan Bank, to fill the vacancy. only prediction that can be made with any sort of neurance whatever is that there will
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the wastefulness of sending out unsuitable men.
They urge upon the Colonial Office that cadets for Ceylon, Hongkong and the Straits Settlements should also undergo probationary training in the languages spoken in the Colonies.
Church people who desired to further the King dom of God in that place, and that surrounding
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the Churon there wers British speaking people who were far away from Home, and who by that We have had our growl about the new import very fact needed a shepherd to guide them and duties, and while we may fool inclined to kick who would respond, he was persuaded, to symps.eurselves for not having bought more largely thetic brotherly appeal. This set before them in view of the increased prices, the operation of a great door of oppertunity; but it was not without its difficultion. Nothing that was worth doing in life was without dificulties.
the Ordinance does not now appear quite so bad 13 many people imagined. It was thought by some that the harbour trade would be killed by- the impost, but all the grumbling done over that has been anrocessary, as the fours which gave rise to it were quite unfounded.
It seems to me that on the whole the Gov eramant is to be congratulated for having in- stituted the new arrangements in a common. sense manner. The iniquitous Customs service
There were difficulties from the very smallies of the Britisha community. In their Home parishes the people had generally the choice of many places of worship. If their tastes wore what was called High Anglican they could generally find a Church which would sit them, or if their tastes were in the other way they could also have them satisfed. It with its numerous indignities has yet to be was not to here. There was, but that one created. At present it only exists in the fervid desired on this side of the harbour must come way in which the new revenue officure go on Protestant place of worship to which all who imagination of misguided critics, and the quint and therefore it was obvious that in the congre board steamers and intimate that duty will
gation there were bound to be diversities of have to be paid on any liquor which is being thought. There would be some who would imported is a striking contrast to the frenzied like one form of service and some who utterances of those who could not find language would like another. It was absolutely im strong enough to denounce the proposed possible for any man to plesse, all people, change.. A man must go where God led him and must
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exercise his own conscience and do what ho Of course, difficulties will arise and problems thought to be right. Then all right-thinking will come up for settlement, but if the same people would rally round him. And there were level-headed common-sense methods continue to other difflenities in any Colonial place. There characterise the administration as at prosent sphere in which people lived. It was disap- the future. were the influences of the non-Christian atmowe nood have little fear as to the results as to
pointing, was it not, to find that the Lord's Day
One problem. which has been suggested to me in the East was much more like a holiday than is that if a picnic party wish to enjoy themselves aboly day, to find that boo many altogether decently, say, on the other side of Lantau Island”-
disregarded the house of God F These things will they be allowed a robate on their size of
were depressing and saddening to any minister whisky which is intended for consumption out- of the Gospel, so that he needed to hear the voice side the Colony? I am sure bathing parties of Jesus saying to him "Have faith in God." would like to know the answer, That was the message, too, to thom of the congre- gation. He thanked God that they had been able to keep together as they had during those eight months that they had been without a shepherd, and he asked, and knew that he world not ask
Nobody," says the Well-Informed Persont in a Home paper, "has less patienso with dandyism or affectation of any kind than Lord Kitchener. There is a famous story of how he found a young officer using a delicately em- in vain, for their cordial support of the new
|broidered lace handkerchief. And pray, sir,' minister. Would they be loyal to him and said the scandalised General what may be loyal to their Church? Would they give your taste in hairpins?" But as usual, the bin their forbearance? For, as he bed Well-Informed Person misses the whole point- said, it was impossible for him to please of the thing by sbout five fartongs. As an all. He was certain to make mistakes. It had Indian paper remarks:-It was not the subal. been well said that the man who made mistakestern's handkerchief. seldom made anything else. But he asked
H.E. Li Chia-ch'u, Commissioner, who studied constitution in Japan, the other day presented Japanese constitution the best points in foreign constitutions have been plopted, and under it The Report refers to the commer-above all that they would give him their prayers The hatin naisance is fortunately not so
a memorial to the Throne, stating that in the
be no direct profit on such a costly line for HONGKONG OFrios: 101, DEO VIEUX ROAD C some years to come. All we can hope for in LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET BRET. EC the next decade is that the indirect benefits
of the railway will be so substantial that the important Stato affairs are decided by the cial advantages gained by the Germans Sovereign, before being put into-operation, } annual demande mode on the Colonial Bush a system, says the Commisioner, is suit in the Far East as being due to their Treasury for railway account will be offsetable for China and should be adopted in all greater linguistic attainments. to a considerable extent by the increased esentials. The Prince Regent concurs with prosperity of the Colony to be anticipated the Commissioner's views. from the opesing up of the Interior of the vast Empire of China.
The German Mail of the 26th August was delivered in London on the 24th instant.
His Excellency the Governor has appointed
not only in that institution serrice but also in great with us here as it is in France, where in their homes. But after all the blessing which consequence of the many accidents which have was to attend that charch did not depend upon taken place due to these barbarous accessories their new chaplain, it depended upon no of feminine attire, the Prefect of Police in Paria amount of parochial organisation or financial bag been advised to make regulations that support. It depended upon God Himself. Let women shall wear safety shields or point pro- Mr. William Rubles, who was appointed to
them look up to Him then, and in the work of testors ou their hatpins to lessen the risk of the Church they would have faith in God Bodent to their fellow-passengers in omnibuses succeed Dr. Wilder as the United States Consul-
and trains. At the close of the ordinary Brvice the
BODERICK RANDOM, General at Hongkong, hopes to arrive here early in December. Mr. Rubles has quite
Mr. Harry Hancook, son of Mr. Alfred Han Vigar-elect was accompanied to the chancel by recovered from his recent illness which neces-cock, late of Hongkong, was married last month Mr. Packham, vestryman, who formally pre itstad å surgical operation at Vianna, and is at the Brompton Oratory to Mies Eikel Wright,sented his to bis Lordship. Mr. Spink then made the usual declaration assenting to the
MARRIAGE OF MR. HARRY
HANCOCK
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
His Erellency Senhor Rocadas and family passed through Hongkong on Saturday. His
Chin Sheung to-be a public vascinator within now in the enjoyment of better health than he daughter of Mr. William Wright, inte of Charly-nine Articles and the Book of Common, arrangemente, did not permit him to accept
the Colony and the New Territories.
Captain JW. Saunders, formerly master of the Pacific Mail: liner Manchuria, is now in command of the Newport of the same company which runs to Panama
has had for years. Mr. Stuart Fuller will have Bristol. The Ber Arthur Talbot officiated. Mongkong shortly after Mr. Rables's arrival. The bride, who was given away by Mr. Sturts, Prayer and subscribed the oath of allegiance to take up his new appointment as uited States was attended by Miss Trascott, who wore at His Majesty the King and the oath of Consul at Gottenburg (Sweden).
dress of pink Shantung silk and carried a canonical obedience to the Bishop of the banquet of white lilies. Mr. Alfred Smith acted Diocene. This was flowed by prayers, and Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines best man."
his Lordship placing his hand on the head Islande, we learn from our Manila contempor.
of the Visar inducted him to the chargy of the church and congregation. The service closed with the singing, of the National 4 nthem.
HONGKONG, SEPTEMBRE 27TH 1909,
NEXELY every-mail from England recently has brought news of questions asked in the House of Commons regarding the British section of the Kowloon-Canton railway, the interrogator being Mr. GINNELL, the Nationalist member for West Meath. We are not aware that Mr. GINBELL bar any personal interests in Hongkong, and, knowing absolutely nothing of thể hỏn member's career, we are unable to explain the obviously very close attention which he has been paying to the undertaking. Irish Nationalist members of Parliament, as á rale, manifest so little interest in anything respect to Ordinance No. 15 of 1909, entitled Co., witha ospital of $200.000 (gold), organized by Islande, approved August 5, 1909, hooomes that concerne the British oversea dominions An Ordinance to transfer to certain officers of that Mr. GINNALE's interest in the politico- the Public Sarrice certain inties at present economic questions associated with railway-performed by other Offers. enterprises in China, aud in the Kowloon
H.. E. the Governor has directed that the modern business houses thereon in anticipation Philippine Islands prior to that data is dutiable on Friday evening, the following principals railway in particular, is all the more Harbour Master shall, for the time being, cease of the boom Baguio expects to have best season under the provisions of the Tariff Revision and office-bearers were installed for the astonishing. We have previously said that to perform, es ofecto the duties of Superinten The stock has been largely absorbed, mostly four of 1905, unless duly entered in hondensuing fear: MEZ, J. Dorney M.E.H there has been nothing strikingly new to dent of Imports and Exports under the Baw Hongkong readers either in the questions Opiaza Ordinance, No. 9, of 1887, the Sugar by English capital in China. There are 10,000 within ninety days after arrival of the import H. L. H. White, M.E.J., J. Clelland; Boribe, plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime Charmanto, lait
shares of s par value of $10 each. Mr. Whiting vessels All merchandise striving on and. Tang Chee, P.Z.; Scribe N.. E. Silverstone Charmant will enable you to do it.. pat in Parliament or the replies-made to Convention Ordinance, No. 14 of 1904, and the marsh, who is in Chins at present, expects to after 1201 o'clockam, on October 5th in dubialde P.B., H. Tillman; 8.S., F. Haggard; J.S Specialities for the Sldu are the study of a them by the Under Secretary of State for Liquors Ordinance, No. 27 of 1909, and has return sometime next month, and the new ander the provisions of the Tariff Revision T. A. Tarrant, P.Z.; D.C., H, B. Bridger lifetime. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sale Agents,
appointed Lieut. C. W. Beckwith to discharge company will commence notive «perations at
that time. the Colonies, regarding the line in which these duties until further notice.
His Majesty the King has not bean advisedaries, is booming. Among other things it is to exercise his power of disallowance with anoraced that the Baguio Land Development
The Tariff Revision Law of the Philippine
H. Phelps Whitmarsh, manager of the Benguet effective at all ports in the Philippine Islands Commercial Co., has taken over alarge block of st 1201 o'clock am. October 6, 1909. All mer Isnd in the basiness centre of the town ownerchandise that may have arrived within the by the Whitmarsh interests, and intends taereof. Jurisdictional waters of a port of entry in the
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P.2.; and Taher Guard, J. Smith, P. Z
E The Governor's invitation to stay at Moun tain Lodge, but he accepted an invitation to an informal lunch at 1 o'clock, Captain Taylor met theparty in Hongkong, and escorted them to Mountain Lodge, those present including: Their Excellencies Senhor ant Lady Rocades and Miss. Rocadas, Captain Pacheco, er Chief of Staff, Macao; General Sir J. Machado, Senhor Cinatta, Captain Norton, Captain Almeida, of the Pasco des Grama; Mr. and Mr. Badgley and the Misses L'oursito. His Excellency and party left in the afternoon by the German moti · ́staamer Perflinger.
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