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SHIPPING NOTES.
A regular steamship service between Osaka Yokohama and Chemalpo is to be opened will the ss. Banyo Mara and Olowa Maru.
A Marino Court will sil at the Harbour Offee this morning to inquire into the circumstances attending the recent collision between the river steamers Hoi Ming and Kwong Tung,
The port of Noschwang on the 12th inst. presented an unusually animated appearance,
CANTON..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 1910.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
November 26th. THE LIENONOW RIOT. The Lianohow district is now at poace. As WR Imported bofore. Commodoro Wa dapatshed to the disturbed aren` to put down the disorder and be has succeeded well in his task. On arrival in the disaffected aros he issued a kindly-worded manifesto to the people calling upon them to disperse and do no further
bands of rioters melted away. A second notice resist the house numbering and assuring them was then issued calling upon the people not to
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Iasins and incompetence of the local civil and military officials. The magistento is then ex horted to use every means at his disposal to [WHITTSM 'SPECIALLY FOR THE "HONGKONG
DAILY PRESA."] suppress these robbar bands and reduce the district to order.
SCHOOL TROUBLER,
The trouble in connection with the Long Kwong Foreign Dialect School is not yet over... The warden refuses to secede to the requests of the scholars, and not only have all the students refused to attend lcctures, but the staff of the school has also resigned. The mutter has been brought to the notice of the and try to bring mattora to an amicable settle
tivo. The case ment. The meeting, however, provod abor has caused, a great deal of excitement
opinion and public strongly against the warden, Yesterday & mosting was held in the Provincial Educational
November 4th.
DIPLOMACT PAYI.
are always made during the first two days of
November, and the spectacle for visitors in s RING
thirteen steamers were fitore to load over 300,000 damago. His advino was taken and soon the Viceroy, who told the wardon to hold a mesting in spite of the fact that he had received a vote ¦ Franco is familiarly called Le Jour, or la Fée :
picule of beans which exporters were anxious to
ship before the port closed. Freights improved
to 14-15 son to Kobs and 18 seu to Yokohams
the
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of confidence from the Chambor showing a majority of 146. Babject to the most bitter attacks both in and out of Parliament since he so successfully rostered order, bodecided uponnt once resigning in order once and for all to crush the socialist-numchiat movonient which has
No wonder that Parisian florists
most impressiva.one. It has frequently been said that, next to the Chinese, no one has greater respect for Death than the French, and that is anmistakably true, Quilo twenty thousand, F not more, laat Tuesdythe, sad foast of La Though the Rows that the Ministry had Toussaint, or All Saints' Day-viaited the oemo- resigned en bloc, surprised most Parisians, ittery of Père Incluise, carrying wreaths of was expected by politicians, M. Brian artificial or real flowers according to their oir- the Prouier-the strong man of Frano cumstances. At the lowest 100,000 francs worth and hitherto a Socialist-had a well definid | of flowers was laid on the tombs in that one The following day, which iu object as we have en in resigning as he did, cemetery.
des Mork, the number of wreaths was as usual double always rely upon the first two days of the present month as being the most profitable in the whole year. Again this year something like 20,000 francs worth of obrysauthemums tombs in the various Paris cemeteries. All who duty to make a pilgrimage to their lost the grires. The weather is as a rale quite in resting place and renew the floral decorations of keeping with the sad occupations of the mourners. On the two first days of November Paris usually presents a moist and melancholy picture; all that one encounters is an oudioss: procession of md-looking peoplo attired in the deepest black or mourning wending their way Lo graven,
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that no further taxation is meant, but that the numbering is only for consus purposes. These Soveral small Japanese steamers in the Northconalliatory methods together with the presence kare suffered recently in storms. Latest papers of tho largo contingent of troops have had a Association's Hall and over 100 parsons were already such a Brm hold on Republican France, alone vore sold to Parisians to be placed oa from Daley mention that tho Kini Maru,
presant, The following resolutions were passed: While in office he could not "olear the decks 1,427 tons, formerly known as the Johann and Vory salutory effect, and the district in nor in
a normal stato.
(1) That the matter be laid before the Self, for action" to bis satisfactise, not boing haro lat relatives or friends consider it a pious now plying betwina Chofoo and Autung,
Govomment Society; (2) That the public befragent. Now be in fully prepared for the Latterly there have been a very large number notifel of all that transpires in this osse; (3) which is to prove the final action with desteno. encountered the gale of Haiyangtao Island en
decisive anzihilating campaign before him, and her way to Cheloo. After making a futile at eases of robbery and sualching from the That the warden be not recognised; (5) That tive Socialisir. Ono cannot, help admiring M. sttompt to take shelter in a recess near the
paren. Only a day or two ago a Chinese lady students refuse to contiane studies until the Brind's courage and devotion. Of course, he inlaid. she sailed boforo, the wind towards
was passing the door of one of the principal warden be dismissed; (5) That the Manchu will resume his former office before long, as Pro. Chalov. The heavy sese washed her stern and
yamane, when she was seized by a bratal fellow students petition the Acting Viceroy himself Alcoil it. Her pump became unserviceable soon
who tore a gold ear-ring from her our and made
a Bauchu) to accide to the students' demands.sident Falli-res, knowing what o
statesman he has hitherto proved, has after it was brought into ass. Presently, the
off. The poor woman screamed for the polico
It is said that if the students refuse to go back
form a pow Cabitat. water flooded the ucgino-room and stepped the
bat the police wore a wual when 'wautod non
to their studies the Educational Commissioner requested him to engine. Then who was togsed about
cit. Being a woman, of course, the by standers will and an able officer to advise them. It will This stop was rendered all the mercy of the waves until she drifted within did not dream of giving bor aug zid, so the thief be seen from the abere resolutions that the na-
cary, as the late Cabinet contained several known to sight of the lighthouse outside the port of
got away without trouble. This is only one of fortunate worden is not given a chance. Hemen whose opinions were weil Chetoo. She cast anchor about three miles several similar cases and many complaints has has got to go because he has displeased the be frankly Socialists, or timidly anti-Moderate. from the shore. At daybreak, some of the been made to the Police Tantai regarding the students and the students want him to go Considering that Socialism in France to lay crow put off in a best to a small junk port nourineciency of thi o police. The Tastai has now The Chinese student is a dificult person to spills Anarchy, the French Premier cald by, where they tried in vain to communicato a remedy. He proposes to form a detectives crps muusge, and the chief idea in his mind is that
not have done a wiser thing thun to free with Chefco, and returned to the steamer. It and this body is to be placed in charge of he sight to run the school as he thinks fit and himself from his former dangerous colleagues. happened that the Minghain of the China
a man called Yiu, who is said to have been that the masters are to obey him rather than The Socialists will do well not to ignore the Merchants' Steam Navigation Co. mitud past at one ting in the Hongkong polior foran. they the masters. To gain his ends he will significance on the present occasion of the her, and, in response to her call for holy, towed Special rules have been drawn up for the
makes kinds of associations with his school resignation of the Cabinet; it is their doth- the steamer in distress safe into the port of guidance of these rein. Talking to several felloss and come out on strike against lawful kull. The peril of Socialism which of late in Chefoo. She carried over 200 passengers and natives on the subject, I gather that the che antherity. These conditicus exist in both France bas assumed such alarming proportione wild coooo118. and lumber as cargo. The is not very well thought of. The people have cocoons are reported to have been mostly very little respect for the police and their govemment and private schools, and the mastor, and will henceforth be fought tooth sud whe wishes to have a peaceful time of it must. Not a day passes but it is more and more methods, and they evidently think the now fall in with the wishes of his students. Here setionsly undermining the er fety of this country. detectives will be not a whit better than the there is nono of that healthy spirit of comrade, M. Briand, who does not for one moment au for, for close by you can satisfy your hunger and ordinary constable. A paper in an article on
dor-rate the difficult task before him, has pledged his reputation to use every moans at his com- the scheme trusts that the detectives will doroto their energies to catching thieres and not to Englah schools and the school ünder British | msad to wipe oui tha scotirge, sad bring in a new on-Everyone wishes him sucess in his mission, with public opinion on his side, he will battle more cottageously. By Monday next the now clean-elate Briand Ministry will almost cer- tainly have been constituted. Solidity is the great thing needed for France. While the new Government means to respect the rossenable Liberty of every Frenchman, this liberty shall not be allowed, at the call of the Socialists and to degenerate into licence. Any fature strike of a large body of servants of the pukio–– whether it be accompanied by violence or not shall be considered ma crime against the country, and still be severely punished accord ingly.
flooded.
iymaanising innocent persons.
-MUZZLING THE PRESS.
Ths. Kyode Manu No, 10, 624 tons, sailing from Autung at daybreak, ran aground about. five miles below Autung, and was about to resujne her voyage on the flood tide of the early morn- ing of the following day, the 17th, when a viokat lurch caused a lamp in the steerago
A report is going the rounds here that certain to fall and explode and to not fire to u can
members of the Deliberative Council have of all which happened to stand near by. The approached the police with a riow to prevent flames made rapid headway and created a editors from pablishing reports or comments on pazio among her passengers, consisting of 18 the of Jamnese and 198 Chinese who wore asleep.
the deletions of the Council regarding the
It took all that the offer and men could do to Taotai is reported to be indignant at the
avert a panic and to remove the frightened pas-
ship that exists between boys and musters in
management in the Crown Colonies. The chief factor in this state of affaire is the absence in most Chinese schools of all healthy sports in
which masters and boys participate.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES BY AN AMERICAN.
At the Magistrasy yesterday the American named A. Thayer, who was charged with having had an account with the Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank in Manila, appeared before Mr. J. R. Woodĺ
Lachaise, Montmartre, Montparnasse, Pay, Vaugirard, and St. Ouen, which are the princi. pal veropolises of Paris. Nothing is more characteristic than the appearance of these vast burying places on the 1st and 2nd of every November. The entrances are guarded by foot and muted police, there being a few Munici pal Guards inside; these regulate the traffic and koop a watchful eye on thieves. Outside the demeteries are hundreds of hawkers silin 2. all Roxis of plants, flowers and wreathe with varied and appropriate inscriptions in white wads over bluck. These things are all for the belovert de parted ones. However, visitors are we'l catered
thirstas much as you feel inclined for very little. Montuartre is the artistic and literary cemetary. Dore are buried no und of selebrities, no dear
to Parisians and others, such as Henri Margar, Gozlea, Faul Delaroshe, Haldry, Stendhal, Alfred and Tony Jobannot, Delphine da Jirardio, Théophile Gautier, Henri Heine, Jacquis Offenbach, Mu. Henry Gréville, &c. Here, too, aro interred Maris Duplessis, or "La Dame aux Camoliss" of Duma's famous novel. Her grave is always the Macos of fowers, while that of Cavaignac never fails to gather a
Rangers to a place of safety. One Chiasso is proposal and will not accede to the request obtained $476 82 by faliely protending that he their still more dangerous allim, tho Anarchists, rich karvest of patriotic tributes.
THE FOUR STEGEANTS OF LA ROCHELLE, This, if true, is no doubt a move on the part of
reported to have been drowned. The fire wa pal out with great difficulty. The loss is enti-a mated at Y70,000 for the steamer itself and Y20,000 for her cargs, which was valued at Y40,000.
the thirty-five " Who have figured so prominently lately. They have not yet board the last of their action. The latest is that their village olders have written to Canton repudiating and withdrawing from them all
Some of the Japanese stormship enterprisos | village privile os. on the coast of the Kwantung forritory in South Manohuria ore for from remunerative, The
traffic returns for the first working half year anded Heptember, 1910, of the thron mail steamer morricos plying on the Kwantung count waters and receiving grants from the Katung Govocament were as follows:
Chefou-Déron-Pil suo Bervice-This service operated 24 return tripa hy tho Nagala Mary No. 19 and earned Y7450, laying out F13,982. Dairen Liushiun Service-The Aísi Mara plying this service made 431 return trips. Her recipts and expenses came up to 1995 and Y4,045, respectivály.
Dairen-Lunghe Service-The Yazaki Maru mado 35 return. tripa, for which she earned Y10,012 and expended Y20,127.
Foreign owners are continuing to purchase British sailing rassele. Recent sales reported indude two voals well known on the Pacific Cast of & merica, the British barque Procyon and the British barque Hawthornbank. The former was bought by a firmi in Finland for $21,250, The Procyon is one of the largest threa-masted esiling vowels afloat. She was built at Leith is 1892 and passed Lloyd's No. I special survey ip 1908. The Hawthornbank is one of the fleet
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ;
A rather amusing story comes from the Pun-Yi District. In that district there resided a man renowned for his ugliness, and his manners were equally unprepossessing. He get married, and the Fates seat him as wife one of the prettiest women ever seen in the strict, was not unnatural, the luckless woman soon came to Jouthe her hashand nud took the first opportunity to oscapa from the house. [For some time no trace of her could be fantul,
bat one day her mother-in-law espied her in the street. The irate od dane at once seized her, taken to the police station. Hors she stated her caso, and finished by declaring that she would rather go to her death than back to her hasband. The local officer was a kind man, and perhaps the lady's good looku bad not a little to do with his clemency. He settled the cause by ordering the lady to pay her husband $100 compensation. The money was forthcoming, and then the delighted young woman was told that sho was free to take another spouse.
and after a loud battle of words the wife was
MORS FIBATES,
The presence of river cruisers, guard boats, patrols and the like seem to make very littlo difference to the river pirates. A night or two of Andrew Wer & Co. She has been idle at ago boat laden with fish was waiting its way Ghent for some time and has been purchased up the river to be in time for the Catton fish by Norwegians. The vessel's last voyage was markets. Suddenly another, boat ranged up from Pisagua to Ghent. This ressol will be alongside, and the occupants of the fishing boat moslled as having made one of the longest whole family were ordered to get out. They passages on rooord between Europe and Puget were taken to the river bank an left there. Sound two years ago. With a cargo of creosote The piratos then took the fishing boat in tow she sailed from Terneuzen, Hollant, and it was and proseeded up the river. Neither pirates, 240 days later before she arrived at her destina-boat nor fish have since been heard of, and tion. There considerable anxiety for the meanwhile the poor plundered fisher family are Tessel, as she ras three months overdue, and destitute.. had not been spoken after she left the north Atlantic. Heory weather and onlus were re- sponsible for the long and tiresome voyage.
It is understood in Australis that a wireless lastallation will be fitted on tho Terra Nova with
a
A MEAN CASE. :
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The following kidnapping case makes it plain to what depths of meanness the Chinese thief
can descend. A poor blind beggar woman with
child on her back was making her way along road to a village in the Shun Tak District Saddenly she was seized by several men and
His Worship told the defondant that he was going to remand him in police custody, until Bail would be next morning at ten o'clock. fixed at $5,000. Mr. Locker had been instruat. ed by the Hongkong Hotel Company to prosecute, and he would formulate what charges they intended to bring against defendant.
Difendant-Can I make a statement ! His Worship-Yes.. Defendent Will it be within your jurisdic. tion to dispose of this case here?
His Worship-I don't quite understand you. Do yon mean to ask whether I have jurisdiction to dispose of the entire matter?
Defendant-Yes,
His Worship-I have, but I am very doubtful if I shall do it. What I think I shall do is to send you to the local Criminal Sessions for trial. Do you want to my anything else?
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The arrival st Colombo lile on the afternoon of the 9th instant of HM raiser Newcastle- ordinary interest by ronson of the fant that she from Europe was invested with more than was one of the three British men-of-war which were ordered to Lisbon, at the time of the Revolution, says the Times of Ceylon The Newcastle is on her way out from Chatham replace the Bedford, which ran on the rocks off neat and for wreskel, This is for Iret commission, for she was completed only this year, and her first period of service in the Far East will be one of two years. The Newcastle is n second-class cruiser and has a length of 430 ft, and a beam of 47 ft. She displaces 4,830 top, and is capable of a spend, on her indicated horse-power of 22,000, of 25 knots. She was built at Elewick, and the Wallsend Engineering Company are the makers of her engines
A few hoon after she arrived at Gibraltar, orders were received to sail for Lisbce at full speed, and the Newcastle lost no time in getting She put in at Lisbon two days after the Away trouble broke out, and to the disappointment of the cres, who had been looking forward to a tranquil state, and ore would nover gnewed that lively time, the city was discovered in a perfectly the previous day had witnessed terrible condicts which had resulted in the overthrow of the Monarchy.
At Montparnasse the tomb of the four sergomis of La Rochelle is the goal of popular pilgrimage. The sad story of the four sergents in next to unknown outside France. Accused in 1821 of being conspirators, one of thes volunteered to have his head brought to the scaffold if by so doing he could secure the acquittal of his comrades, All four, however, were beheaded, though it never was proved that they really were guilty of treason. In those days, nothing was easier than to secure the "happy dispatch" of anyone whom you either disliked or suspected. The four sergeants submitted to their fate with herole estiuess, and bent their heads
Captain Hunt went ashore on the arrival of the vessel, and made a call on the British boneath the knife of the guiliòtise umid ories of Minister. It was understood that evig con. Viva la Liberté" The Government of Lonis sideration had boen and was being paid Newcastle, after ឆ. three days' XVIII. was implacable; it would not listen to to Britisk subjects, and Ho will uk the Chamber to reason, much less take notice of sentiment. Ca consequently,
the port, resumed her rayage to the East. give each syndicate corporate rights and the 21st of September 1822, the suffold was During this time tho craw Ware док responsibilities, instead of leaving them the erected on the Place de Grève, and the fear allowed ashore, and those on board kaaw first without imposing the cond. Whos this brave soldiers behended: One of the legends in little about what was happening in the ospital.
It is not M. Briand's intention to prevent the French surries (workman) from endeavouring to better his waditions, but syndication will not, if the Franch Premier bas his way, be allowed in the future to laugh at the Law and oromvent it with a form of words. At the earliest possibh moment a law will be laid before the Chamber by Mr. Briand, having for aim to prevent syndicates of different trades from
joining hande in order to paralyse publio
life.
tin
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Tory
Defendant-Well, I come back 2,500 miles to has been done "ex-King" Pataud and his merry connection with the best known of the four, ATAR ere heard on the day following
setika the situation, and the sooner it is over the better.. I feel if you could dispose of me I shall bekas bardon and expense to the Government: and I shall be better out of the way.
His Worship--I don't want to are you in any way. I think it will be better if you wait
anti Mr. Looker comes up.
Defendant This is really, as your Worship knows, the tail end of the business. The tuniu business is in Manila. That is where I got ints trouble ou account of the Bank turning dom my drafts. That is where I lost my head I have a long bitter trial before me in Manila and the sooner it is over the batter.
His Weship-The matter had better stand as is at prosent.
Inspector Hanson intimated that there were ollar two charges against the defendant, one referred by Mr. Mohts and the other by Mr.
Newbold.
His Worship-Are these alleged cheques ou the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is Manila?
Inspector Hanson--Yos.
Inspector Hanson-That is so.
the
electrical men will hesitate before they canto sergents is that until the year 1864 a broken such damage as they have caused in the immedi- down old woman, supporting horself with ate past; for very tradesmen whose trade has a stick and oxrrying a banch of faded
Waa a familiar suffered by their diabolical acts will have the flowers,
figure on right to bring sation for damages against them left bank of the Soine.
For forty yara in the Civil Conrad Bocialists are not she bad bass grieving for the loss of Bories, to millionaires as a rula. The new Law will far-whon in her youth she was engaged to be ther make any strike under present on married. From the cart in which, with his ditions of State-owployed men and women thres comrades, he was driven to the scaffold he utterly illegal. However anxious violest had sought to console the young girl in ber Socialist Janres is to be afforded en despair by throwing her a bouquet, which she opportunity of forming a Cabinet in plass of kept for over afterwards, She was frequently M, Briand, he will not era be thought of soon by the side of the grave of the four ser Beyond any doubt M. Briand is the man which geants-for they were all buried together-in France needs to save her from destruction; the cemetery of Montparnasse. In 1864 during the late troublesome strike bla country.she herself died from broken-heart, and was men as well as the world at large had occasion baried according to her dying wish near the to see what art of a man he was He proved grave of Bories, her lover; the legendary bouquet which she so faithfully cherished during her himself, if not an altogether scropnions party politician, at least on excellent Prime Minister lifelino was placed on her breast and buried as well as a Minister for Home Afairs. There in the coffa with her.
a view to establishing communication between Captain Boott's expedition and the Bin robbed of her child, who will doubtless be sold De Voar Road, and he alleges that on the has already do so) it will no longer." he says
Station in New Zealand,
THEFTS
in some other part of the province.
·SHÚN TAK AFFAIES.
Tho mention of Shun Tak recalls the fact that the officials thereof have been roughly
• Mr. E. 8. Lindsey, C.R.E., Kowloon-Canton called over the coals by H. E. the Acting Railway, reports to the police that between Viceroy, I roported some time age that a Saturday night and Bunday morning some per foreign merchant was plundered in this dis
on stole from the passage on the ground floor trict and that is country's Cousul had made of Sharp's Building, Kowloon, a gentleman's very vigorous representations to the authorities. cross-frame bicycle with Dunlop tyres vained at In a dispatch to the Magistrats, his Excellency remarks on the numerous cases of robbery and $30.
piracy in the districts and also on the fact that not one of the crhuiuals have been brought to justice. His Exellenos then states that because of this the audacity of the bandits is daily
A nickel teltscopo, rained at 32/, the prop. erty of Mr. Jalsen, of Messrs. Jebsen & Com pany, was stolen on Bunday from the cabin of bia yacht Clara as she was lying off Ab King's growing greater, and he characterises this as a alipway.
detostable state of affairs dus entirely to the
is no other man in France capable of taking M Briand's place-especially just now. The His Worship-I suppose the false pretences { world will still more respect him a5 the manner in which he will is the same, namely, that he gave scheque on they see
lead the new Government into the Chamber to wo account which did not exist ?
battle with his foos, with perfect coolness, calm His Worship - There are two more charges and determination. M. Jaurés, the Socialist against you. Ons is brought by Joseph Henry leader, is equally determined to show fight, "I Now bold, who is the manager of an hotel in M. Falliéres dares to call: M. Briand to him the 23rd September you obtained from him the "be a Ministerial crisis but a Presidential oma.” sum of $100 by falsely protecting that The Premier takes no notice of such idle thrests. yea had an account with the Hongkong and President Falliéres has called M. Briand, yet Slanghai Bank in Manila. The second charge there isao kelihood of thors being a Presidentisk is brought by Mr. Motha, who alleges that on the 24th September you obtained the sum of $50 from him by the ass false pretence. I am willing to remand these charges also until to
THE MINISTERIAL " WEIDING" merrow morning. Will you consider what you
How complete the Ministerial wooding out will plead to them to-morrow morning?
Defendant-Mag I nak this question, your was may be judged from the fact that only Honour? If I plead to these charges to-morrow six of the old body composing the late Cabinet will it be within your jurisdiction to sento noo were retained by M. Briand. mo?
His Worship-It will, but whether I shall do go or not I can't my.
Defendant-Very well. I will make a full statement then.
sensational.
At Père Lachaise the tombs of Balzac and Allied de Musset, over the second of which wees the willow that he begged for in his immortal vasse, drew crowds of admirers this wesk as usual; while those of A more conti- mental disposition paid their homage at the shrine of those immortal lovers, Abolard and Heloise
THE COLLAPSE.
of the Nerocasle, and it was under- slood that an attack was being made en ore of the monasteries, but nothing definite was known in regard to this, and nothing was seen from the ship. The voyage wis resumed in partial ignorance of what had taken place. making a stay of two or three months there before coming on to Hongkong.
The Newcastle is now at Singaporo, nad is
"WASHING DAY" IN CHINA.
A writer of Notes on China in London contemporary has the following:
The Shen Poo makes use of the expression, This was the Board's resting and washing day," meaning "off day "for attendance at the Palace, referring to the male of 2,000 years ago, when offieisla got one day off after every fivə, "to get a wash.”
FAITH-HEALING.
A London talogram, dated October 28th, to the Australia Pross stated that-Tos medical meu and 10 clergymen were musting in the Chapter House at St Paul's Cathedral to disense privately the question of co-operatica between the Charch and the medical profession with regard to faith healing in England.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 29th at 11.55 a.m.-The barometer bas fallen moderately on the: E. coast of Chine, and fallen like amonat over 8.W. Japan and the Loochoos
A
The depression lying over the Lower Yangtze valley yesterday has reached the neighbourhood of the Northera Looohooe
Yesterday morning another dead body was Pressure remains low, orer 8. China and prob brought out from the ruins at Aberdeen Street, ably another depression is developing to the bringing the death roll up to fame. It is believed Bouth of the Yangtze valley
Pressure is low als over the Southern crisin. One cannot help smiling. In any esse that other two people remain entombed. The
Philippines. future events in France promise to to very work of digging among the debris is still pro-
The
high pressure area still les, over Manchuria ceeding. The front walls remain standing.
Moderate or light monsoon may be exported over the N. part of the Chins Foa
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches.
The forecurt for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows
[E.winds, light o Hongkong & Neighbourhood
moderate; fair. Sama is No. 1.
THE FEFE DEI KORTA.
The French-irrespective of class or riligion -have far too much respect for the dead to over allow anything to disturb the wronity of the Fête des Morts. Pilgrimagen to cemeteries
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
The H.A. Linie str. Aragonía left Foochow on the 29th instant am., and may be expected
kere to-morrow,
The P. M. B.S. Co. str. Siberis sailed from 8 Francisco on the 29th instant for Heng Formosa Channel kong, vis Hondula, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki and Manila, and is due to arrive at Hongkong
the 30th prox.
South coast of China between
Hongkong and Langers Same as No. 1. South coast of China between?
Same as No. 1. Hongkong and Hairan...