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DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL, INTERESTING SPEECH DY LADY
LUGARD.
CANTON.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18г, 1910.
has wont a troop of soldiers to try to discover the pirates, Kos Koug is getting quite
notorious for its robberies. Only a few monti x age an Englislim was hell up there by armed pirates who robbel biar of all he possessel.
GRAND CONCERT AT SHAKERN Novar perhaps sines the Soitlement has bean in oxistence have the music lovers of Shunean had such a treat as they bad on Saturday and Tuesday, Mr. Rafalowski's marvellous skill on delightful voice will linger long in the minds of the large audiences which gathered to hear them,
R DIUM MADE IN LONDON.
TINY QUA TITY WHICH MAY Yяrch £20,000..
Rai en is new being produced in appreciablo antities the East-end of London!"
GENERAL NEWS.
PROPOSAL FOR PROHIBITION IN NEW
ZEALAND.
The New Zealand Government created a this announcement, which will aroun con-
surprise last month by bringing in a Licensing Bill, including a proposal for national prohibition, siderable interest in the acinatile world, was made on the 19th ur. by Sir William Remmy: if 55 per cent of the voters are in favour of it. who had the satisfaction of showing to a porty of The Bill provides that if national prohíbition is privileged people at the vadina lectory estab-enforced intoxicating liquor shall not be import od intex mannfuctured in, or soldin Now Zealand. fished in Thomas Street, Limehouse, by
(PROM QUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
November 16th. The annual prize distribution in conuretion HANDLING AND THE DELJHERATIVE COUNCIL, with the Diocesan Girls' School took place yer
Publis opinion is running very high against tuxday in the presence of a considerable number those members of the Deliberative Council Of interested ladies. Lady Fagard attended who voted in favour of licensed gambling. It and after an interesting suldress to the girls presented the priza wenz during the your. His Proars that the motion for the suppression of Lorship Bishop Latilor presided, and there gambling caused's very stormy scene, and that both piano and violin and Miss Lili Sharp's subsidiary company of the St. Ives Consolidated. Tho no Gambling. Will provides for the aboli-
no fower than 35 voted against the acppression, while 7 members left the room and refused to record a voto. All classes of people are very bitter in their comments on the conduct of 4 cas 35 men, and a storm of indignation is being roused against them that may be diffenit to
were also present Lady May, Captain Mitchell Taylor, and others.
After the proceedings had been spons praiso ant prayar,
by
Bishop Landes made a fow remarks. He
A DARING BET..
in limitel, a sample of the precious top of the bookmaker, mineral which, bad been manufactured on the spot.
THE NEW DEITISH STAMPS,
In all probability the new issues of poste stamps will be on sale next May, certainly before the Coronation. While the design has nol yut sou decided upon and received the Royal
different from that prevaili g now. With the srception of some of the higher values, the colour of the stamps would remain the same, -Doluiling the puny and helfpenny,
It will be remembered that it was ou the recomme dation of Sir Willium himself that the factory was built, ile experimented with some High-gende pitch blende concentrate obtained The Cur relates that five mon dining at from the Trouwith Mice, of the St. Ives Con referred to the bservation which had bocu mine alla. Some of the more extreme people are club hegan to disense the nolances which thoselidated Vines, Limited, azul resorted that ho sent, it was know that it would be entirely
continual pulling up of the streets go to had entered from this ore a cousilo uble tim-the study of history was as refreshing advocating that "statues of infamy" aliqudd b
iralo. As the argumit grew acute, one of cordial, amil olluded to the origin of that school,rested in public places to these unworthy them made a het of £100 that fax would stop portion of the rodina is an approximately fair which had its beginning at a moiting but in rombers, on which is plainly to be recorded the trollo in ono of the main streets of London St. Paul's College on 9th February, 1899, when i
south set about his task. He their promislings in the recent meeting. A friends and som
Jusifters in
the was desirable. The people who spoke at that
kome pickaxes, ropes, trostles, meeting were the then Bishop of Victoria, Sir public mofing is enon to be had to dinenss this
and tho
Blate.
it was rosolved that a hoarding school for Virls their names, nativo village and a full weessut of i for a whole day. The het was acted as 8, i no tutement hail ben muile as to tho
streut. bought
So the foc ory at Limehouse was erected for the manufacture of radium on a commercial results of the enterprise until yestrdog. Up to
BEFCUÉE NTN IN ENGLAND).
A Purifio liner which arrived at Liverpool last math brought fire expolled British H They stated that they were
Henry May Sir Thomas Jackmus, nad, Foveral subject. The whole episode brings strongly to ing he wanted them for and a alter, ay- the rent 5,570 milligrammes of 10 per cant. Een Lison.
inception of the rebel. At that nice ng it
all grain of society are somnible of the untobl
110 d such a bar.
Boldly roping
have ben produced aff
Mr. Arther Trief, a director of the company, infermada Doig Chronicle representative that to put this umont upon the
and cast into prison, where their food consisted. of hard biscuits and black coffee. With one expeption the runs had retained nothing more than the clothes they were wearing. The
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RING UP
FOR, A CASE
OF
other. Lady Blake abio took an interest in the the front the fact that the bulk of tla peopio of [ "ugh council, and proceeded a plyndin for 550 milligrammes of pro radium) dragged from their rent, ralely treated eHNSTONE'S was though if they goi Itvonly girls to go to the evil which licensed gambling bringa ju itu train hero and bis fans st £t to pick up the course of a day or two. He British Consul, howev. r, rescued them and paid! school it would be very good. Now they had ; and are onger for its immediato suppression of destruction went on, and a one hi-d-red thought it would-fetch anything from £10,000 their fare to England,
w
sine to one
the
merket in
would
We shall
BEFORE TRAFALGAK. One often rends of centonariaus, but it is some-
M.P.
WHISKY
would be doing well. Now they had more than company of capitalists and others who are thirsty, and an adjournmont was At prompt the -radiona 58ybeing-stored -in-u.} .times,impossible to worply the claims of log46 UR ANALYSIS
The prozent onthurst of popular indignation many-there than twenty. It was thought thon that if the seald get sufficient money for two! me tends to show that the public does not Buruan tackers to manage the school they intend to have its desires over-ridden by a
interested in the profits of the gambling far Public opinion is growing to be a tremendous factor in Chinese life, and, backed up sa it is by the 'rem, even the most powerful #cials and (porations have to Low before it.
"Two Europu tenchure. In fact they could look bark to a very great deal of progress and success since he 911 February, 1899, and if Miss Skipton wear inclined to bi discouraged he could nesETA her that a study of the history of the school worki at ass cordial, Among the many thingy for which they had to be thankful was the re-
been away, and they were delighted to sto her back again. She was terested in all good work and helpeni them in every possibl way. They were also thankful that they had such an orient ceramittar, who did much to encourago the work of the school. They were thankful that they had anch a strong stuff for the salool. They had a good proportion of Europan teachers, and faw girls' schools possessed how with suck high ad- cational distinctions as Miss Skipton, who was Bachelor of Arts. After roferring to the other members of the staff, he said that they had fifty girls in the schood, and he wis sure they wore all hard working girls. In concluien le called upon lor Siedloney Lady Lugard to Bildress
GAMBLING 1 SUN WELL.
publie lonso in a back street.
tu a main street in the City neartain uses in the middle of the street the
thus wood
wood parement. From tine precin asked a question. The policistian assistal
Lurch-time to £20.000, though, of course, the price in order. in keeping the
try to keep it in this country." I added. fourd the foreman at his yang hangry and depend entirely upon the demand
There refreshing themselves, the wreckers decided specially constructed esfo lined with led and that a short day and a morry me was quite enough, wid the street, was left to its fate
one of them ever returned to the distnebed aro
For we days the wrenched-up blooks of wood la chout untidily and seentually some local officiel began to ask why sus wherefore, and the street was put down spain, while a lively respondenes bagan to pass beter on the local thorities. We shall be much obliged if You c en inform us by retu by what authority you." te, was addressed to:
(1) The Metropolitan Water Board;
askoster, nud remarkable precautions are taken to insure its safety.
RAPID PROCESA.
EXTRACT FROM THE LANCET.”
of this Whisky dicates that the statenvat mato il exity invulsed. No mach dilenity arises in the Caso of Mrs. Hilton of Townend, Kirkcud-regard to it is honest, that is to say it is Pure bright, who has just died in ber 1071 year. Malt Whisky distilled in the Pil Still. More She was indeed a remarkable old lady, and when
over, the evidence of the palate is in favour of she was 102 was still able toping a good game of the statement, that it is ily untund.. The The process
which is being adopted ni Lechese. She was born a year before the battle favour, while malty at rich. is 'soft." This house is much more rapid than ang in use on the Continent. In describing i Sir Williams Trafalgar, had been a wilow 73 5 87, and Whisky is well adapted for Special Dietetic
hard lived for ninety years in the home taken Purposes. Ramsay said that the pitchblende one from the when she married.
IT PAYS Trenwith Mi was delivers d in a concentrated was dissolved, and the next stage was to pro- cipitate the radium ent of the cor liquid.
ORDERS FOR NEW CRUISERS.
It is understood that the Admiralty: have you to buy this Whisky, Each case contains a the Distillers is entitled to a FREE FIRST placed five cruisers of the Yarmouth type as fol-coup, and one whit holds the one selected by. Jows: One each with Messe. Brown, Limited, CLASS PASSAGE HOME. | Clydebank; Avents. Boardmore & Co, Daduair;
Laird & LO Lion and Glasgow Engineering Company. Govan Messrs. Cammell, Birkenhead and Besses. Vickers, Sons & 1260]
They will be fitted with Faros turbines, except the our to be kailt by Brown, Lid, Clydebank, who will install the Curtas turbine.
When reeipitated the ending was converted foto ratium bromide Then, by regard The National
nal Telephone Compony
orystallisation, hi- bromide was separated into (5) The Past Meo 'rephone Department); varias e ader of commercial sidestility. The
the (4) Tin Port Offéo (Tnograph Epartment); aetnal time acepsied in william. and the Maxi, buram
radiun (5) The Tydraulic Power Compsay;
liqners was a week, said Sir (6) Ts Electric Lizliting Company; Brystallisation which went on afterwards look (7) The Gas Company;
a comple f inonthe. The latest Continental which he asw described recupied a year. process
Ax illustrating the certainty of the process in ure at Limehouses he mentioned that of 530
(2) The T.CC. (Sower Department). Scan of there bodies returnál civil anwars, some rude answers, rome (these are the Govern meat departments conerrned) ne auswers at all.
While the peoplo in the provincial capital tura other Exellary Lady Lugais. (pplause) are doing their best to suppress the garsbling They but missed her viry much while she had evil, it would appear that not inneh effort. road authority ad eight separate and distinot forn. The uranium and iron and arouin.
kinr made to secure its abolition in the country districts. Every possible opportunity is taken in some of the village to orect booths for gambling purposes, The visit of a theatrical company, the birth-day of n god or any suelt triviul oueurrenes is considereri sufficient for the erection of these temporary holls, and, of course, the local trouanry guine quite considerable sums of money on these transactions. In a fow days' time in the Sau Wai district the colubrating of the birth-day of a focal god is to take place,
ST. PAUL'S CROSS. and there is to be a gorgeous procession.aud and so are xpected from all parts of the
Ose of the The Paul's Cross memorial, erected on the site of the old Preaching rosa" dismantled Province to witness this sight. local gentry has obtained permission to arust no Jess than 14 untrieda: for the purpose of game by order of the ong Parliament, bus now been A completed, snys a recent Loud n› paper. bling and hes paid to the local treasury 4,500 milder cloth shreds the frure of St. Paul tals as tax for the privilege of running these of the summit, but the entlines of the hate, of sheds for the few days on which the celebra-he right arm, upraised in the set of poutifical clearly defined. The tall Doric column hos tions ceour. This will give some idea of the blessing, and of the ecclesiastical arose, are magnitude of the gambling likely to be carried be cleaned of the sins of its erection by in preparation for the unveiling Coremony.
The monument lands in the The authorities av dently causider that lurgs angló formed by the north transept and the choir of St Paul's Cathedral, anil numbers of persons are smuggled cal of the the fare faces in the firection of Cheep- country under fales pretences, and the Minister. London owns the memorial to the of Foreign Affairs has just sent the Acting sity of the late Mr. H. U. Richards, K., MP Treasurer of Grup In who died in
them.
LABY LUGAR, who was cordially greeted en rising, said: -- The Bishop has kindly said for me all that I would have liked to lat's said about the school, ro atl that I have to do now is to speak to the girls. I remember when I was boro last asked you to believe that all you got were seeds for the gardon? Well, I have been
in England wasting my time by being it, but I hope that the seeds planted hero have growing into good sturdy plants. Ono of the
been
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TO PREVENT KIDNAPPING.
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to the genera
THE UNION OF SCOTTISHE CHURCH19.-
H. BUTTONJEE & SON,
WINE & SUIRIT MERCHANTS.
to our another, but those edges tany, la serrat- ed provided that the pucket will stand wright upon them when sorted with other articles. The right-hand half of the addust sido should A further meeting was held at Edinburgh in reserved exclusively for the postage alrumpe
sufficient recently of the Spicini Committees of the and addresse
space hould be loft Church of Sthand and the United Free Church above the address to unit of the stampe being of Scotland, who are disting with the proposal cancelled without interfering with the address, for union of the two Churches. The questions Tie on lands should not la suel, but a desigu ander discussion was spiritual freedom in the in the form of a label printed on the address
pective Churches, with special reformed to side of the packet will to be objected to the lints nader existing conditions of the freedom of the Church of Scotland as regard. stitution and fession, and alss the institution of parochial churches and the ar. StANDAL OVER AMUR RAHWAY. rangment of ecclesiastical arran
be left behind in the liqu. Up to now just grams produced, only one milligramme would had been extracted at tor }ual a TAMOH Limehouse, but the process is now going on continuously, and the works are laid ont to produce one ramme per month. So far only fire or six remomos are known to have produced in the whole world.
"It has bern supposed," said Sir William, that Austrian pitchbende is particularly rich in radim," but it in na richer than any other wall, a far sa I judge is much larger than Morester, the supply of pitchblende in Corn.
The following is a copy of a letter written in Austria. There is no other sarea of supply of such magnitude known at present. The supply of radinin in Great Britain is assured." Indian village postmaster to the superin
tendent. It is menut to convey the information PRACTICAL USE OF RADIUM,
that the writer desires a tenth's have to per-estatinter Gazette says - of radium, Sir the As to practical Sཟུལ་
form the fut ral ceremonies in connection with Which, was somewhat allied to concer Willion snid it had been used to cure robuf
The death of his brother:-"Bie,-1' have the hencur to request you that I did not receive any
us you. An application of 10 miligrammes of sudium bromide for ton minutes once a fortnight makes anevel of my petition as
"roat codeem,"
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by
A QUAINT EPISTLI,
HUGE SUNS NEEDLESSLY SCANEERED.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the
The St. Piensbury Press is occupied with a first-rate grandal, connected with the construe tion of the new Amur railway, which was to
"munication with the Far List through nativo
In
19 it is
first things I did when I roterned bors wsa to ask Viceroy a dispatch containg Bro rules the carry 1905, and wi'led the sum of £5,000 for the old the aber disappear after three aplications. ugrunt de acto, aut fial justite “ugh I giro Resia a oplete line of railway com Mor the report of the Diocesan Girls' School. Iing out of which it is supposed wilt diminish; Pan's Cross, dr. if that was dermed by the un. Then here are gares piven off called radium ay yunger fra has gone articulo mortis ipso tortile his "Amar Penal,"
The
the amout of this species of kidnapping. rules are as follows: --
(1) A native wishing to go abroad must conform to all the laws relating to persons Tosing the country.
(2) The deputy in charge of Foreign Affairs och taly" "port" must hold a caveful ex- amination of all emitante.
(3) All suspicious lubing persons and all doubtful cases are be defined and a fuller
examination mado.
saw from that but the reed had her growing
I find that Iust There is no mistake abuust that. year in the Oxford examination there were six proliminary and one junior: Out of the four - juurivs who wont up this year these pasted. I. feel very sympathetic towarda ono girl who kina wasted her time by bring ill. She and kunder stand, but we also understand that we should hear our disappointments, and the leas we bother other people the better. I congratulate her nail the whole rebool mios the roses of thorough +Belency which I have found for two years running. Thorough leisucy mesus a great daul of good work boh on the part of the teachers and on the part of thegirls. To get it for two years running shows great credit to everybody Thorough efficiency mus many things besides roses, 11 inns all sorts of flowers-of discipline,
bedience, industry, porseverance, intelligente.; Besides those. I am sure there is many falso protects he will at case bu sunt back to humko buttercup and daisy of weekness.
bis native land, patience, noutress. T1. is such humble qualities which sweaten the garden, but there is
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(4) Before the steamer leaves the port the Commissioner of Customs will be required to make an investigation, and on arrival of the dostiation the Chitose Coneal in the port will be required to board the ship and enabavour to
discover cases of kiīnapping
(5) If on marital at the port it be feand that the emigrant has been indued to leave China
MISSIONARIES IN PERIL.
STATISTICS OF LONDON,
المدد
thot ties to be inadvisable, for the erection of a tras en fourd extremely efective in enres of man go cat blo a candle? Sie travail prin called, is an exret mirited to the scandal of
enant ens, which dissolve in water, and thest ficto tempora ores! Does the lite suitable memorial on its site. Thol
mi that coni ridici. Now pleasxibitrium the four Gougent" Divadnoughts laid down of in Bead a mut on my post that I may do his proper in St. Petersburg in 1599. In Toth cases the tire was followed after consideration, and Mr. rheumatism, gont, and neuritis, Reginald Hopfiel, A BA
"They have been largely meds usa prepared the des sire for a monstrout, in the form of a Dario col Germany, but not in England up to the work at home, it is a outrance paire d'honneur Labinot rashed heilong into only projects umu 23ft high and sunmounted by a figure present.
Practically every mineral spring which is agenda for your pertinently consider. against the opinion of the Dams and of contains some of these nations, but they are Pleso proved to Maharaj Singh, who is a paid experta; in both even incre suns have been tom work which it is my admitted- of the Apostle, which ada another 9ft. to the total Leight. The colume stands in very small quantities. Now we en produce probationer in the H. ().
is useless; and in both cases the estimate of the on a raised and enclosed platform, from which the effeci in enormeasly greatermensura because
length of tiam for construction has been sovéral proaching atill take plaos, while its bass is
may
we have comparatively bage supplies of the
A kaleidoscopic glimpse of the vastness of yours under the mark Loudon is to be obtained in the twentieth
The Amarailway was begun in 1907 with- Sir William remarked that polonium (one oft volume of "London Statistire," just out the consent of the Dunn by the ex-Minister 17ft. Gin, above the pavement of the churchyard, material" The platform is approached by three topa, and
tys wall of Fortinnd a keilustre is closet by
the discoveries of Madams Care) could also be pathshed by the London County Council. la of Communications, General Schanfuss. The and black malble, through which entry extracted by a simple process from the ore on 190g the population of Greater London was
which they were working. bay obtained by a bronze pate. In the centre is
This a lofty pedestal, with cutcheoux in the pails dona at present, because polonium ind bever and mounted tres of the angles, and four teen wought into the market hat it was very cherubs for the lose of the column itself. probable that inter it would be found useful in The lotul height of the toriansent is 52ft. od medicine, kettuinm (the discovery of Mudiamo the material which has been used is alast Curie's colleague, M. Debierne) was also prosent. entirely Portland stove. The figure in the bathis, too, wes not yet markets' in. summit nd the ornamental work at the bana we een exsented by Mr. Bertram Mackennal, A.R.A.
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THE REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL.. A special bu'l fight was arranged at Licht on Octolwr 17th for the benefit of the families The Na Hoi Magistrate has received a
of the killed and weunded verolutionaries. It ons flower which does not seat to flourish in dispatch from the French Consul to the effect
was attended officially by
by Dr. Afonso Costa. this gardon. I havelly know wlint to call it. I that in the T Long village seme of the
the r st forcible easter. of the Pravisionali must leave it for the girls to enl! it by tho onajo
Dos Santos, 1 peasants have ill-treated
by missionary at Cabinet; by Dr. Machado, and which they like best or least. The Director of work in the district. The Consal directed the young naval leader of the revolt. The last Education in his report calls it arithmetic, the Magistrate to take immodiste stops to, by the way, lng been promoted to the in the Naval Store Departmont, highest granty in I rather like it, I should call it by something at an end to this conduct, and on the receipt of to which non-combatant brauch, curioustr strong lavender or perhaps sweet brlor. As far as I can understand, yon gitis would the dispatch the Magistrate once seat a strong enough, he belongs. The seating in the unphi- call it nettles or therus. I am sorry to sea body of troops to restore order.
ABORET MILITARY MISSION.
that the report states that in one elses the
Yesterday the Director of the Provincial arithmetic тан only fair, the next, olasa was weak. the next class WON Terg wunk. Military Baroan left Canton en route for -Evidently yin don't think it a dower at all, Kwangsai on a military mission the details of but a hasty old word.. I want you to believe which are being kept secret. All that is known
โทษ curtain good ward to put in plea for arithmetic. You is that the Director received his instructions by
Ho in accompanied by several officers. way take it from mouth aritmetic is not wire.
that
so dull as you imagine it, especially if you take it in earnest. My experience is that you must not shirk it. Work hard at it,
ROBBERY IN A CANTON HOTEL
theatre, says the Times correspondent,
The energy of radiam, Sir William added, diminished slowly that one half only would have spent itself in 1.700 years.
JAPAN AND THE FOREIGN POWERS.
THE EMPEROR' TOAST.
the first defuité indication of popular for assembly numbering in all 639
The lower tiora were pooked to overflowing, but the boxes in the app y tiers were a gularly devoid of the rank and beauty usually associatell, with bull-ring andiences.
The Government anticipate the possibility of holding cleotioun at the beginning of nest fear.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 17th at 11.55 a.m.-The Iurometer In this oily there are several largo hotels has fallen vory rapidy in N.D. Japau, the And you will not find too bad. If you must which a run on a semi-Earopost style. The northern' depression having crossed this, N. part gober-largest of those is the Chang Sai Hotel-which theen of Japan and reached the Fastem think of it as a thorn, think of it as
shores of Hokkaido, ry bath. (Laughter) I think the lake report is situated near the river lank. Rich merchants
The anti cyclonic area lying over the con- stated that the examination work had been from Hongkong and the North like to patronisotiment is of considerable intensity. It s
high thoroughly well done was banion.En snela places and they often bring with them large spread towards the B.E. and prostire has in Class has done in the Oxford examination. the lower school the handwriting has been good, wams of money. The day before yesterday this creased considerably over Chins, W. Jujan and and in the lowest school it was very promising hotel was the scene of a daring robbery. A These, I think, are very satisfactory results,
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If the seeds in your garden grow as well native gentlemen from Hongkong engaged a In the futuro they have
room and had in his poss-ssion several hundred will have good reason
pleased dollars During the night a thief entered the Gardens, you know, do not grow well unless
room from the roof and took away the whole of ther
Some people say that flowers cared for. will not grow unless you love them. Miss the money. This must have been a dangerous Skipton and the lalies with her mast have put undertaking. For the hotel is very big h, and being their whole hearts into the work of taking care full moon it is a wonder he was not soen. of this garden, and deserve great credit for the results. They work with you, and you work with them, and wo are here to offer our con gratulations.
The
RORDING A PETROLEUM BOAT.
The British Consul-General has sent a dis- patch to the Acting, Viceroy stating that a
the Laschons,
Over the
the Eastern and Western shores of the China Sea the barometer has risen slightly. The depression to the Southward of the 15th paralel is probably filling up.
Very strong monsoon prevails over the whole of the China coast, and hard mongnon gales may be expected over the Formon Channel and the N. part of the Chiru Bes
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to day, 0.30 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:
N to NE winds,
fair, equally On For Chanel
Strong NE gain. South coast of China between) Same & No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamooks. South coast of Chins between Bams as No. 2
Hongkong and Hainan...}
Lady Lugard then distributed the prizes. boat laden with tins of petroleum belonging to Hongkong & Neighbourhood moderate gale;
programme included. a recitation by the Asistio Petroleum Company has been sev. children addressing a welcome to ber
There were also twe kindergarten plundered by pirates near Kau Kong. Ladyship. songs and one by the older girls. There was receipt of the dispatch bis Excellency at once also on exhibition specimens of the girls' need told the Nam Hoi Magistrate to see into the lowork, kindergarten work, sand models, matter, and de Kwong Chau Brigadier General. drawing, and embroidery work.
31-
a
26.705,770. In 1909 the figures were 7,429,740. Minister,gainst the advies of his own engineers, year the estimate is 7.537.196. The chose a rente which had never been sorreyed, maat volume income of London's charitable that building was begun after superficial survey made in mid-winter. Count agencies is £12,375,616. Marriage statistics Witte and overy other aathority warned the arlier than the bachelors of Berlin a Paris. The 31. Stoly in support d his colleagns; and the she finds color marries five years ninet of the disaster that would fallow, hat best warrying ago for the Londongirl is twenty building was begun with feverish haste, with
More than 6,000 additional tenements the ninetaking that it would
l be finished in have been provided for the working classes 1914. The Dux, thus faced with a fait accompli, during the past twelve month. In a year 32,000 London children are now taught to £4,500,000 has air ady been voted. Those whe
stantly sanctioned the enterprise, anderäl treluctantly
$$$4,500,000 awim, while more than 7,000,000 from menis are
know the country agreed that too lino must be provided for hungry little To London
run along the river Schilka, and the Cabinet's Fire Brigado las su average of 500 fire chain of another route caused considerable calls every nichth. The grassamount insured astonishment.
gainst fire in London luring 1909 was | £1,072,540,212.
AUSTRALIA'S NEW TARIFF.
Alrealy £2.000.000 bare beurs sprut, with the only realt that the Cabinet admits that the HM the Emperor of Japan gave a banquet at th Palace on the 3rd inst, an the occasion of
rallway cannot be copiloted before 1915, and The United States Vic-Conani-General in this disclosures which harp ben mais make the fifty-ninth anniversary of his birthday.
The question is being con The Crown Prince and all the members of the Sydney, Mr. Henry D. Bais r, in the course of it very doubtful whether it will ever bo com-
White the Plots at all. Iperial family, the Ambassadors, Ministers in
a leper to headquarters, states: Tokyo, and the Elder Statesmen, Ministers of
Dew Tariff Aet of Australia has tendea toidered whether it is not more profitable to State and other dignataries were present, the
abundon the work already dune and cut the dimibish imports from the United States of
£2,000,000 less At the openin of the banquet the Emperor many classes of goods wi ich cia be produced in Amiralis or which Great Bri ala can more delivered the following addrws, which was at
advantageously export on account of the ta: sif De rendered into English by Count Toda, preferences itt its favour of 5 to 10 per cent.. The condemnation of the toute chow has the very fact that Australian hon industries been justified. Owing to the survey being made Grand Master of Ceremonies:-
We are highly plassed to dine with the
have been protected and stimulated by thein aid-winter, no information was gained as to rts the water supply, and it now appears that on Representatives of the various countries, new turit has favoured increased inports our juisters of State, and other dignitaries af ertain classes of goods from the United wile long struteles them is in water at all, on this auitatory of our birthday.
States which are becessary to Australian inlastri that the country is parts is absolutely barren, and that tremendous technical obstacles exist offer our hearty wishes for the health of the al development. This applies especially way which the hasty survey did not show at all.
For instance, whilst the
We
wat
ROUTE CONDEMNED,
Sovereigns and Presidents of our friendly kinderctly acts to keep out America Where water is found it is so saturated with
new tarif
countries, and hope that our relations with them will grow more and more intimate."
boots and shows, except a ow of the best most magnesima salty as to be durrusonable. In parts Marquis KATEUR the Prepier, on behalf of oxpensive grades used by the more well-to do the soil from even in summer, making the the Japanese subjects, made the following peuple, it bas atimulated imports of American arth-work most impossible. Vast sums have almost | been spent in boring for water, without success. reply:--
boot-making machinery, which is used almost
and scores of boring machines are lying We are deeply impressed and highly grati-entirely in the local manufacture of footwear.
32 Wes deroliot. fed at the benevolence of your Majesty in The continued growth of profitable local manu- inviting us to the banquet on this auspicious factaren has added to the wealth and prosperity occasion, and in grating us this gracious ad
of Sydney and Melbourne and some smaller dre. Your humble subject, Taro, on behalf towns, and has tended to raise the standard of of your subjeris legs to fender heartfelt living and increase the desire for imported thanks to pour Majesty and to express sincero luxuries from abroad." wishes for the health of your Majesty,"
Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD, as dyen of the Corps Diplomatique, replied to the Emperor as follows:-
POSTAGE OF IRREGULAR PACKETS.
In view of representations which have been made of the hardship likely to be caused to read !radesmen and others if the date originally fixed
COST IS GREAT.
The cast per verst, estimated originally, af £10,0 0, is now at a moderate estimate pat at- £20,000. Owing to the nainhabitable character of the country through which the line passes great diffenity is bovine mot with in obtaining labour. The men strike almost every month they are swindled of as much as half of their pay justifying their action with the complaint that
The Corps Diplomatique have the honour-January 1, 1911-were adhered to for the und lately matters reached such a pass that
of prohibition
regular shape which do not comply with the territory, demanded permission from St. Peters- pictorial cards or packets of Grupeal, Rossow, Governor of the Trans-Baikal regalations laid down in the notice issued to the burg to seize the natives and put them to work
under armed guards, public on July 4, the Postmaster General has
The newspapers declare that the engineer-in- decided not to enforce those regulations unti! Ontober 1. He has also decided to make some chief is a skilled musician, ignorant of railway slight modifo tions in the regulations. The construction. All his assistants are chosen be
cause they can play various instrumenta and ourds or packets should not be less than 4in, in length by 2io. in width, and should, whenever thus fit into the orchestra, which is the chief posible, be square or oblong in shape. If engineer's main interest. in life. Even some irregular shapes are used, the lower edge and reactionary organs, which ordinarily support the left-hand edge of the address should, as the Government, arge it to stop the waste of a general rula, bo straight and at right angles money sad drop the project altogether.
to express their deep appreciation of your Majesty's precium wishes for the Sovereigns and Presidents of foreign countries. We hog to offer our sincere congratulations on the birthday anniversary of your Majesty, and to express our hearty wishes for the health and prosperity of your Majesty, the Empress and Imperial House. We hops that the reign of your Majesty will be endowed with over increasing prosperity and kay piness." Japanese.
This was interpreted by Count Tods into ended at 12.50 p.m. The banquet