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when doctors disagree. But on the question night in Mauila took the form of a brilliant ball. TELEGRAMS
Lady, Lugard will attend the Annal Bals of Work of the French Convent at the City Hall this afternoon.
of the impurity of the water in the reservoir there appears in raulity to be no dif- ference of opinion whatever. It was indeed on a report by the Government bacteriolo gist that the Sanitary Board based their the Japanese Government was landed at recommendation for closing the reservoir.
It is not denied that the unfiltered water is impure, and though the catchment area of Pokfulum is under the Board's suspicion, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS the bacteriological examinations have shown
A second seroplane ordered from abroad by
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Mr. R. Stubbs, of the Colonial Office, grrives in the Colony per xa. Asenye to-morrów morning, and will be a guest at Government House
The Yokohama Belford Relief Fand amount the unfiltered water from this reservoir to bo puror than the unfiltered water from ed to £123 18 2, a cheque for which sum was the Tytam and Kowloon reservoirs. Un-received and acknowledged by the Mayor of
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(REUTER'S SPECIAL POLITICAL SERVICE:]
THE SITUATION AT MAÇÃO,
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER SUSPENDED. The Aoting Governor yesterday, suspended. the Republican' paper Verdade,
AN AMNESTY,
A close toxtual translation of the Amnesty dispatch sout by the Governmout at Lisbon is
follows: Repablissa Government, con
THE GENERAL ELECTION. sidering good intention troops anforcing
TUESDAY'S ELECTIONS.
UNIONISTS,
The Germans are negotiating for the extension of the Kaifeng Railway St. Helens
Tsingtao via Kaomi, a scheme Kidderminster which involves an ulteration in
the Brixton
Durham City Lambeth N. Strand
ose construction of the proposed line. Clapham
CHINESE STATESMAN SEEKS Warwick and
RETIREMENT.
A native who stole two pipes from a restaurant long-discussed extension to Kaichow; is supplied only to the people of the
The scheme provides for the Chin- of Pokfulum, and its at Bhektantsui was sentened by Mr. E. R. environe, and the sole question on which Halifax at the Magistrazy yesterday to one. opinions differ is as to whether this is month's imprisonment and six hours stooke, a menace to the public health of the whole community which calls for the immediate initiation of a very costly wtterworks achero.
As HIS EXCELDENCY's minute points out, the Pokfulum district in this matter is no worse off than any other district or village in the Colony, except Aberdeen, and perhaps Shaukiwan, where the supply is partly altered. We have not been able to gather from the published; in
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Two cases of plogus were discovered near the Chinese Bund, Shanghai, last week. The patients wore certified by a Japanese doctor to ho suffering from that disosso, One died, while the other is a very critical condition.
We are informed that the members of the
Publicity Commities for the Philippines Carny
al
are making great preparations for the coming Carnival in Fobruary, 1911, and that esveral big attractions are being imported to make it the
Greatest Show over een East of Susz."
Even with the support of shoring the front wall of the buildings which recently collapsed
reservoir is any more impure now than it bas always been, and we have seen no evid once of excessive mortality or epidemic sickness in this or any other district supplied with unfiltered water. Possibly if the Dairy Farm had used this unfiltered water for washing the dairy utensils there might in Aberdeen Street is considered dangerone to not have been this immunity, but it is well pedestrians in the vicinity. To avoiù accidents known that the arrangements at the farm four Inilian policemen were yesterday stationed for the cleansing of the utensils are an at the scene of the collapse to prevent passers effective anfeguard against contamination. by from loitering.
PEKING, December 7th. Tang Shao Yi, President of the Board of Communications, has tender- ed his resignation.
The Throne refuses to accept it. but has granted his Excellency one
month's leave of absence.
[BIUTER'S SERVICE TO THE " HỌNGKONG DAILY TER36."
PRESIDENT TAFT'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
THE CHINGRAU-AIGUN RAILWAY.
LONDON, December 7th. President Taft's Message to Con. gress says the construction of the
Chinchau-Aigan railway by interna-
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Rotherhithe Coventry City Kennington Battersea Hackney S.
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execution law, forgoos, punishment, honouring Governer's promise, but maintaion military regulations. Therefore will not fail to punish any demonstration of troops, or not of insubordination, treating it sa protest agalust Republic and bigh treason. This also includes
conduct aivilians instigating and inciting disturbance polics order.”
[PRO AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT.)
Nothing can be more curious, except * oyclone, than what used to be called the Faris Franose. It is really a form of anger patliar to the Latin peoples, terrible while it lists, somatimas appallingly devastating, but loving | after its passage peace and quietness behind it. Hero in Jinano, only three days ago, many men walked in foar of their lives, especially if they happened to be Priests, and Englishman taight romombor
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with Chcomfort that he was a Monarob- jet in a land of Republic,i. Te-day pelitioal | parsion has tied down; all men romomber that it does not really matter what a country calls itself, a Monarchy or a Republic, but that duty has to be done, law and order have to be preserved, soldiers must obey their officers, and ordinary docent people haro to keep their tom. per. Certain rumours have been assiduously spread with the avowed intention of creating excitement and upsetting the public mind. The real truth is that at the prosent moment Macao is one of the safest places in the whole of the Far: Barrow-in-Furness East. The New Governor, Senhor Vidal, is a
LABOUR Sunderland. Newcastle-on-Tyne Whitehaven
Deptford
Woolwich
UNOPPOSED RETURNS.
LIBERALS.
UNIONISTS.
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Bewdley, terested parties,
D'EPERNAY If the scare was created through lack of A Chineas man and youth appeared befor⚫
knowledge of those provisions seems Mt Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday on indead to have been largely the case-the charge of stealing a clock from the residence authors of the scare owe it to the general of a Japanese woman residing at 10, Cross Street. After hoaring the evidence his Wor- public to say so. DE. FITZWILLIAMI, WO note, ways the appointment of the Com-ship sentenced the first defendant, the man, to⠀⠀⠀ American policy in China is to use Isle of Thanet
three weeks' imprisonment and sirlours stocks American capital for the development Wycombe mission offered by HIS EXCELLENCY and the second to 48 hours detention and twelve of China, without prejudicing China's Widnes "will be welcomed by those who hold strokes of the birck.......
the matter."! Fery decided views on
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and the new skating rink was charged before
PANAMA CANAL - TOLLS,
It is admitted that the water in Pokfulum
Mr. E. R. Hallifar at the Magistroy yesterday. The President recommends the ap reservoir is impure-but not so impure He was arrested in the act of touring weather-propriation of nineteen million dollars the water at Tytam and Kowloon; it is admitted that the small village of Pakfalum is supplied with this unfiltered water; it is shown that the Dairy Company whose farm is in that district bare" admirable methods*
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boards from the wall of the skating rink. The offence was proved and his Worship imposed a fine of $25. the ternativa being five weeks imprisonment.
There will ha#cial dioner at Government of cleansing a'l utensils by storiliastionadie to-night at which the following will be at high tengerai steam present: Mr. Chao Ching Has Dr. Họ ding the possibility of Kal. Mr. Lau Chn-pak, Mr. Sat-po, Mr. Chan contamination by contact with vessels Shut-ngam, Mr. Ho Ngok lan, ir. Hai washed in impure water"; furthermore, it Chi-lam, Mr. Chan Sin-ki, Mr Wei Wal-lin, in shown that, the, water from Pokfulum Mr. Wong Kam-fok, Mr. Sin Tak-fan, Dr. reservoir which is used in the city of Victoria Kelly, Mr. Halifax, Rov. W. H. Hewitt, Mr. all passes through filter beds at West Point. B. C. Rose, Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. Ralibs, Mr. Tering, M. Hazeland, Mr. Browin and Bir Are any of these statements so Joubtful Henry May.
that a Commission is necessary to investi- Ento them? It does not seem to us that e Commission is needed to say that it would
TRAGEDY AT QUARRY BAY.
FRENCH SAILOR- CHARGED WITH MUBDER
Paul Pottier, & deck anilor from the Franch gun beat Vigilante, which is now being overhaul of in the Quarry Bay Dooks, appeared before Mr. JB Wood at the Magistracy yesterday
for the fortification of the Panama Canal and a toll of a dollar a ton on all vumuerte passing through the Canal.
JAPANESE AND GERMAN MANUFACTURERS.
re-
Sowerby
NATIONALISTS.
West Meath, Wicklow, W.
Armagh, N.
Mayo, E. Donegal, N. Louth, S. Cavan, E.
Lewes
Leitrim, S.
Penrith
Clare, E. Kerry, N.
Epsom Wokingham
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Waterford, E.
ATATE OF THE POLL.
ults of the election so far
Unionists Liberals 306 Labour
20 Nationalists... 26
146
152
Members electod
298 to be elected 372
Lonnov, December 7th, Speaking at a dinner given by the German Japanese Society at Berlin the Japanese Ambassador, after ferring to the excellent relations between the two countries, expressed regret that Japanese industrialists the were often disappointed when they Labourites three. visited German factories because the manufacturers carried secrecy too farby a much increased majority. Consequently the Japanese went to
FROM THE MANILA "CARLENEWS
·670°
The Liberals have gained ten seats, Unionists twelve, and the
strong man, and hasa mort able coadjutor in tho Colonial Secretary, Liont Machado, an offloar of oxceptional ability and detormination. It is quito untras that the Rocaiver of Taxes, Senhor Maniser, aspired himself to fill the post of Gors ernor. His hands are full already with the ardnons and responsible labour of restoring the finausos of Macso, and it is most improbabl that anything could induen him ta sccept any port which would interrupt a fast to which ho is giving the whole of his mind. Tho soldiers are now ander enploto discipline. Thero is every reason to hope that under the firm hands which now are administering the Government "there will be no further disturbiaco, no apprs« bension in the breast of the most timid of. convent school girls, and no exciterdent to be, obtained by the most excitable of sensation lovers.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DALT PII88."
MACAO, December 6th, Şiz,—all is qufət now and we can breathe nguin. There is a distinct re-ustion on the part of the solijers, who recognize now that they have been sadly misled and deceived by a few elvilians, and are therefore very fadigannt. There only remalus que thing to be done now, and that is to severely panish the men who got up this roroit, and who are known lo every body hero. Not annaturally, there is a growing inpatience at the delay on the part of the Acting Governor in instituting preceedings against the men behind the scones, but all who now his Excellency's integrity of character and love of country know that if he has not acted ref, there must be some good reasons for it, The population of Macno still live full confid. once in his Excellency, and trust that Justirea will ka moted out ju dve course. The amount of harm ilono by these men is considerable, and the indignation i general and absolute. The aged and infirm, the Costitutes, the orphans, the childzon requiring education, all uliko have The concert at the Seamen's Institute Inst suffered. Bat there are other victims. In the night was arranged by Miss Lou, who succeeded first place, there is HE. the Governor, who in getting together an excellent combination of was universally liked and respected. Then talent and the entertainment from beginning to there are the Captain of the Fairie, who end was most enjoyable. Among those con lost his command, and the young offleur, Lieut. tributing songs were Miss Cunningham, Mr Costs, who, feeling ashamed of the action of the
Mr. John Burns has been re-elected
CONCERT AT THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
bo better and safer to provide the village of Pokfulum with filtered instead of unfiltered water. Even so, what need is there to close the Pokfulum reservoir if this is the only object to be served ? Is it desired that the on a charge of wilfully murdering a riesta other countries where they encounter- Colony should immediately embark on coolfe. It appears that badly on Monday morned less distrust. another great and costly waterworks echeine ing the scoused ad four shipmates took ricshas af Wanchal and proceeded to Quarry Bay. There to give all the scattered villages of the it appears that a disputs arose regarding the Colony a supply of filtered water? Admit- fares, and that the sailors chased the cooles. tolly the city could do with n anore The defendant is alleged to have stabbed the THE report of the proceedings at the ample supply, but as HIS EXCELLENCE deceased coolie in the abdomen with a pocket Sanitary Board which we published yester-wise reminds us, it is obvious that knife. The coolie, whose intestines were exten- Northern transportation lines, is pessimistic. Balloch, Mr. A. J. Darby, Mr. Leslie Rossman, resigned hie commission in the Navy, and day makes the interesting disclosure that elaborate and costly schemes for filtra-sively cut, was removed to the Government politically the Colony of Hongkong is tion can only be taken in hand for large Civil Hospital, where he died on Monday night in his view of the commercial outlook for Mr. B. Chapman, Mr. Thomson (8.8. Onsang) so o The amount of misery wrought ́all quite in line with the Motherland, for max cities. If the village of Polfulum is to be at 6.30 o'clock after his dying depositioce had the immediate future Mr. Hill prophesies Lawder wes the pismist; recitations were given commensurate to the crime, --I am, etc.,
specially favoured in this respect, some been taken. Whas charged yesterday Potter that thero will be shortly serious business by Miss Lea and the Rev. Mann, R.N. it not be said that the Veto has become less costly means must be found than pleaded not guilty, and the hearing of the cassetagnation on account of the extravagant | (HMLB. Monmouth,) and Mr. B. Webb gave
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the burning question of the moment in both the immediate closing of the Pokfulum places? Our Sanitary Board or at least reservoir necessitating the prosecution of ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. the Unofficial meatiers of it, with one the expensive undertaking at Tytan Tuk,
The Captain's Cup was played for at the exception have protested against what which has long been planned but deferred Happy Valley from 3rd to 5th inst, with the they regard as unreasonable exercise until the finnaces of the Colony are in allowing rasalts:- of the veto by our local equivalent of position to bear this new and heavy burden. the House of Lords-the Executive We have but little space left to deal with Council H.E. THE GOVERNOR has the other important question discussed in defended the action of his Council in a H EXCELLENCY'S minute. On this point lengthy miauto whiter: however much some evidently the Sanitary Board has good of the details may be criticised, does at least reason to complain of the action of the show that careful consideration is given to Executive Council. The recommendation of recommendations made by the Sanitary the Board was vetoed for a reason inconsis- Board, and, in the words of His ExCELLEROY, tent with the views and opinions of that "the action of the Government has the Government's own experts, which
placed be been conscientiously directed to the dis. it would seem were not charge of public duty" A strong case is fore the Executive Council for considera- made out in justification of the Executive tion. Either the Sanitary Board is at Council's refusal to abandon the Pokfulum fault in not communicating the reservoir on the recommendation of the case for their recommendation to the Executive Council, or the Conneil for not Sanitary Board. Mr. SHELTON HOOPER taking pains to ascertain that their own view has drawn from His EXCELLENCr's state of the matter had been fully considered by KOYLE and the Garrison. The former, ment the deduction that the medical the Sanitary Board. As the Sanitary batting first, made a fine display and ran up 188, Board's recommendation is supported by the to which the Garrison replied with 173, Grost advisers of the Sanitary Board and the views of the Clovernment's own experts, interest was manifested la the match and medical exports consulted by the Execu- quoted by Mr. SHELTON HOOPER, it remains tive Council differ as to the danger of to be learnt on what other advice the the supply, and consequently asks the old Frecutive Council decided to dissent from
the Sanitary Board's recommendation.
whole
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YORKSHIRES. GAERISON.
PROPHECY BY MR. JAMES J. HILL
Washington, Nov. 23th. James J. Hill, builder of the Great
and P. O. Holman (HMS. Monmouth). Mas round is great and the punishment should be.
MONARCHICAL GOVERNOR BRIZED,
JUSTITIA.
OXFORD AND THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The places obtained by Oxford men in this year's Civil Bervise Competition are considerad by the Oxford Magazine, after an elaborate analysis, to be very fairly satisfactory."-" "In all there are fifty-eight Oxford men among the hundred and sixteen to whom places hare been offered-oxactly one-half. Among these are
one
According to advisers received in Lisbon on the first and second men in, siz out of the first ten, the 9th ult, the Monarchical Governor of fourtson out of the first tu baty-five, twenty-six o
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way of living and the abnormal erpansion some excellent and very amusing character sketches. Notwithstanding the inclement wen- of business houses in the United States.
thor, the Concert room was quite full, and the andionno were evidently delighted with THE AMERICAN LABOUR LEADER | the evening's entertainment.
Washington, Nov. 28th.
PRINCIPE AND THE PORTUGUESE Bunuel Gompers has been re-elected PEAK REPUBLIC.. president of the American Federation of Labour. Serious opposition to his candidacy developed on the organization and lie was elected by a very small margin His Princips has been seized by the Republicans of the first fifty Last year Christ Church, with success has entailed considerable bitterness the island. The San Rafact, the ship which six sucessos, had the largest number of repro- among those opposed to his methods whose bombarded the Necessidades Palaeo, has cones sentatives of any individual College This year haently been dispatched to the colony having on hearts were set on ridding the organization board the new Governor of Principe and San Bellick, Brasenose, sud Hertford all roach that number, bat gre well beaten by Trinity Cam- of his leadership.
Thome, where task, in view of the strong mon bridge, with eight. Among the Public Schocla archical ventiments of the coooo planter, is not Eton has done bent, having six men regarded as as easy one. The dificulty of the Marlborough, with five is next best. Dalwich SHOPKEEPERS BUSINESS HOURS situation is increased by the fact that the Rand Malvern have four spiscer Fettes,
IN MANILA.
publicans of San Thome have petitioned in favour Manchester Grammar School, Hughy, George of another Governor than the one who lat Беед
Winchester back A meeting of merchants was held at the chosen
thres the first minu on the list being a quarters of the Manila Merchants Association The Lisbon Government evidently scooles
thin last week to decide on the business hours to be od,
year's successful candidates with those which maintained during the last two weeks of tas information that Senhor Miranda Guedes, gained corresponding plans last year looks Ma fear.
Of the twenty-sir merchante present a Director of Public Works at Maeso, had been majority decided that it would be conducive to appointed to the Governorship of San Thome better business for them to remain open until and Principe-En, H.D.P.1 the
tan o'clock from the 15th to the 30th, thereb making it an object to buyers to come to the Escalia after dinner. | Du
During this time the Esculta will be brilliant 1 lighted with thensands of electric lights, and arrangements will be made to have band wisie It is expected that the Manila Dagupan Railway Com o aduced to run exten trains to novommodate the people living a short distance out of town
An interesting match was played on the Cricket Ground yesterday between
excitement provided at the last when the issue sery ach in Joubt, Fortnitely the game
was finished before the rain came on.
o College, and published a weak latar telegraphic 8beian A comparison of the marks of Par
soquless-
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The Apcar right from Calcutta loft
• str. Lightning Singapore on the Si inet, and may be expected here on or about the 11th instant Sandakan on the 6th instant pm, and may be expected here on or about the 11th inst. p.m.
either the marking had been more lonient this year or the candidates much better. Judy. ing by relative performances in the Schools, the former alternative seems more probable. The Colonial Cadetships sent to bare rather gone 4-begging this year, as the last has gone to a man, who was as low down as one hundred and forty- third and who only scored 1,577, and the majority have gone to men who would bare The performistices of the Oxford men in the
The North Germuna. Lloyd etc. Borneo left boon well out of the running in most yasra.
Bohocle are up to, but not above, the average.