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and they, therefore, bogged for protection,
The meaning of this prostimably is that the and Museum for the weak ending the 25th Do- TELEGRAMS.
cutting of the quae is being followed by changes in the national costume which are seriously disturbing the piace-goods trade. & CO., That, however, is a matter which will speedily re-adjust itself, so for at least as the merchants are concerned, but if the adoption of foreign attire is a corollary of the short crop," the effect on the great ilk-weaving industry of the country would
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841
Return of visitors to the City Hall Library
cember shows that of non-Chinose there were 373 to the Library and 249 to the Museum, and of Chinese 145 to the former and 3,089 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 518 persons and the Museum by 3,338.
Mr. Charles M. Cousor, assistant director of agriculture in the Philippine Islands, háa re- turned from a trip to Mindoro, where ho favor. tigated rubber conditions. He reporte Mindoro an excellent country for both rubber and hemp, but with the one great drawbask that the mou
rubber troos
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RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
PERING, December 28th. The representatives of four Powers
MACAO.
TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
MAGAO, Des. 28th. RETROSPECTIVE, The year that is now drawing to a close will be remembered here ce a year of blood and tears, and it is sincerely hoped that 1911 will have better things in store and that it will be marked by peace and prosperity.
The Colowan affair brought many anxious days. It brought bloodshed and wholesale destruction of villages, but scarcely had the
EDUCATION IN SHANGHAI.
YOU
The Municipal Council at Shanghaï has aspolated a General Educational Committon. At the inaugural meeting the Comunittes were addressed by Mr. Landale, Chairman of the Connell, in the following terms:--
Gentlemen-I have come sa behalf of the Council to thank
for
accepting its invita tion to join this Committen. There has been some delay in the formation of the Committee, due to several causes, such an the absence on leave of both the Headwaters of the Lüblic School and the Pablie Scheel for Chinese, als to the fact that the Soorotariat has been very You will short handed during this summer. remember that at the last annual meeting of
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS be serious indeed. Already the influence of keys, wild hogs and dear areste hayoc among the have interviewed the Waiwapu con-excitement croated by that corolt subsided when | ratepayers in the course of my general sposoh
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the movement is felt and seen in the import of piece-goods from abroad, and we can quite appreciate the reluctance of the
monarchy of Portugal had been overturned in
cerning the Hukuang loan. The the Colony was thrilled with the nows that the Cho owners of throe Chingo, craft were Chinese are not prepared to charged before Commander Basil Taylor, R.M...
the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday, up the loan. with being in the harbour of refuge at Causeway Bay without permission. The hugring of the
at
A meeting at Chengtu decided
take
to
favour of a public. The disturbing influences thus set up had their sequel soon afterwards in the revolt which took place in Macao itself. This was accompanied by the expulsion of tho
no
In each oroumstances it is only to be exprot Chunking and Chengtu and utilized that business would suffer, and it is a million dollars for the purchase of training of langage in stating that trade hav never been so bad for stany years as it has beeU tugs similar to those at Hsutung and in 1910. The closing of the banks, and the use them for the conveyance of arrest of the mareliants, has been followed by a general axodus of the trading community, and materials to Szechuan.
the future does not hold much promise of bettor things.
case against the first defendant was adjourned. Suspend the lohang railway project The smoord was fined $3 or seven days and construct a line connecting imprisonment, and the third $1,50, or a similar term.
A writer in a London paper on "Changing Piccadilly" says:Green Park House is one of the few buildings in Plocadilly, owned privately, that do not rely solely upon a number for idon tification. Ita more renowned companions are Apsley House, Devonshire House Bath Houn, and Restory House. Green Park House is next to the Lyceumi Club, and, as its name murgosta, enjoys a magnificent view over the Greon Park. It is now occupied by Mr. Ralph Batlles.
Throns to contousuce a change which is likely to have a disastrous offect on the native weaving industries, to say nothing of the effect which the tyranny of fashion would be Hikely to live on the cost of living: So far as the queus is concerned, tho Throne may be expected to acquiesce in the change sooner or later, if the pressure now being brought to bear continues, It will be seon from the report published in another colman that the National Assembly recently decided by 103 votes to 28 to petition the Throne in favour of discarding the queue. Among a poopla so greatly under the influence of custom and convention as the
There was an official dinner at Government Chinese are the cutting of the queue implies a greater change than meets the eye. House last night, to which the following wore The severance of the queue and the adop-invited Bishop Montgomery. Mr. and Mrs. Konvick, Miss Campingbam, Mr. and Mrs tion of the European style of dress Robertson, Miss MacFarlan, Mr. H. E. R may be taken to symbolise a reloase Hunter, Res. Lanchester, Mr. and Mrs. Locker, from the fetters of hide-bound tradi-Mr. Tomes, Mr. and Mrs. Wakoma, Dr. and tion. It needs, as wo have said, courage Mrs. Studman, Mr. Medhurst, Mr. and Mrs. and some decision of character to make the Dickson, Mr. Balloch, Mr. and Mrs. von Wisor. Mr. d'Osttingon, Captain Agg." Chptain Werden, Captain Boultow Commander change while there is yet no. Imperial sanc- tion for it, but rather strong discouragement, Coru, Captain Heard, Colonel nut Mrs.
Mrs. Stacpole.
GRAND COUNCILLORS DENOUNCED.
PEKING, December 28th. The Assembly is again denouncing the Grand Councillors without men tioning the necessity for a Cabinet,
OBITUARY.
on the Municipal finances, I said:
While on the subject of education, as the amount we have to provide for this purpose increases, and the question pranelly grows in importance, I think the time has arrived when wo should raview our position, and make sure that we are moving along lines best suited to our wants. It is my intenton there. fors to recommend the incoming Coanoil to appoint a Committee formed of ratapapers, who are interested in this subject and ask them to draw ap a report on the whole quen.
and make
Hon.
T
Inbara reid recommendatioun "for our What I had Viow was the fact that the Budget which the Council wa thoa laying before the ratepayer contained an appropriation of very nearly Tls. 50,000 to be spent on edusa- tion. This aum did not laulude interest on the large sum spent in the past on land and build- ings for educational purposes. I do not wish No progress has been made with the dredging you to think that the Council considers this too
you
Far from it. We believe flat in of the harbour. Great sums of money have largo a sum boon spent without any result being visible. some responts the public gets good value for its money. But we foresee the likelihood of The four hopper bargos bought at great further calls being made and of our expenditure pons are lying idle, and the grab has not on education growing, and we want to assure far as is possible and boos noen for many a day, notwithstanding the the public that so
"money is being apout to the best advantage of fact that a considérable sum ís spont every so far as the best opinion is able to say, the
the community.
month in wagus. `-
EDUCATIONAL.
This, therefore, is the reason that the Council has conviued this Educational Committee. The Couroil hope that the Committee may be able to compile a statistical suminary of the aducational work in progress at pressat in the list of all Settlement, that is to say, make Shanghai schools of both sexes, whether for When the steamer Sci-Ax mms into barbour Foreign, Eurasian or Chinese children, with the number of scholars, scale of fees and curriculam
The College de Santa Rom de Lima is to be re-opened on January 7th with additions to the teaching stad. The new tasohers are said to have excellent records.
THE OLD FLAG.
Tokyo, December 28th. Lieut. Colonel R. W. Boger, R.A.,last Sunday aying the old Portuguese flag some and it implies on the part of those who take Pau, Colonel and Mrs. Hamilton, Colonel and British Military Attaché af Tokyo, is people wora inclined to create a disturbance aud
D'EPERNAY the stop a determination to look forward to
dead, having succumbed to an attack of pneumonia.
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insist upon the Captain patling down this fug
However, the Barbour Master was able to manin- tain order by explaining that the sleamer was British owned and that Great Britain had not yet resegnised the republio.
MISCELLANEOUS,
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND THE QUEUE. There wore one hundred and thirty-three members present at the mosting of the National Assembly recently when a motion was discussed relating to the discarding of the quene. Among the visitors, numbering more than one hundred and Bfty, were twelve foreigners. The were THE SITUATION IN PERSIA. New Year excopt under license. alse present twenty repræsentatives of the Press. The Hon. Lizi (representing the Province of
the country's future, and not backward. A CHAMPAGNE OF FIND QUALITY upon its past, as the custom has been for centuries. Down to quite recout date the PER CASE 1 DOZ, QUARTS, quonelees Chinaman was an object of ra- PRICE
$33.00 proach and derision in the country, But the times change and evon China now is changing PER CASE 2 DOZ. PINTS.
with them. The Imperial Edict from which
--Discussion in regard to the discarding PRICE
$35.00 we have quoted can do little to check what Kusi-chow) moved that the first business, viz.: is evidently already a popular desire; it the quene and the change of costumes, and the PER CASE 4 DOZ, SPLITS.
may indeed only serve to stimulate interest Proposed memorial to the Throne for the issue of in edict regarding the setae," be proceeded
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$37.00 in the movement, for since the Throne has with,
The motion was secondod and the represent that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sanctioned these changes in the Army theive of Kueichow said: "I would suggest that Navy and Pelics, as well as in the Diplo the removal of the queus be began among the has resigned, giving as a reason his class and the military class I would also ang.
of
AFRAID OF BRITISH ACTION.
LONDON, December 28th.
A telegram from Teheran states
The importation of morphine will be prohi bited in the Colony from the beginning of the
The two local newspapers which were sus pandud are to be allowed to publish again..
P. AND O. REPORT. The net surplus of the year ended September 30, 1910, amonuts to £275,981, including £66,489 brought forward. After dedmeting the admits of a further payment of 23 per cent. on amount of the interim dividends, the balance the Freferred and 6 per cent, on the Deferred of 3 per cent. The distribution for the year is therefore equal to 9 per cent. on the paid-up ward. The report adds ---- capital. A balance of £57,181 is carried for
of each.
With this as a basis, the Council is recommendations as to muestion in Shanghai, anxious to obtain a general report and and aspe
especially on the
subject of the Rate-Aided Sobople as to whether existing grants sullles or no, and as to whether the system of issue of graats is adequate. In determining this I hope you will tonch apou the point as to what call, if any, there is upon the ratepayers of Shang- It is noodtoes for me to say that the fallest hai to provide funds for eduastion. information will be furnished to the Committes us to all Rate-Aided Schools, and I have little doubt that voluntary and missionary salools will afford the Committee similar facilitios for tho eagairy
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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 29TH, 1910.
In itself the revolt against the wearing of the queue among a people governed so strictly as the Chinese are by convention suggests a strength and energy of character and purpose which only those who know China woll can perhaps adequately appre. ciate. In the last twelve months thousands of Chinese have taken this bold step, not withstanding that the Throne has shown no inclination to commend it, except in the case
will be excited as to why the general adop- tion of these "improvements" is opposed If the objection is seen to rest entirely on
preserve
post that as this Imperial Majesty the Emperor carry out her threat made in October is tho Commander-in-Chief of the army. might not be a bad example if His Majesty (to herself undertake to could see it to take the loud in the movement order in South Persia if the Govern-
There was practically no change yesterday, at which election insurances wore effented at says The Tinies of the 6th inst., in the rates
to cover the paymont of claims in the event of.. Lloyd's Eighty and 20 por out were quoted
fact, the not Unionist premium was slightly. that is to say, the batting was still 4 to 1 un a sier, but that represented nothing more than
turn of the majority for the coalition parties. As a mater
market. It would be a mistake to suppose, from any
the
the economic results of the change, there of discardjafg the q-tion (representing the ment of the country fails to effect ap the "M" class, which now appear in the fleat prominence giren to these quotations, that the
will probably be little or no hesitation on the part of those who can afford it, to indulge their preference. Thousands in Hongkong would dispense with queue to-morrow if in Imperial Edict issued sanctioning the change to-night, but while the Imperial sane. tion is withheld we shall always
Fore
The Hon. Yang
province of Kaasu) described his views regard ing the subject, but owing to his dialect being quintelligible to the majority of the members his written speech was read out by the Socratary. of the queue; (2) he was against the changing of costars,
improvement),
great
majority
Contmets were arranged in December last with Mosers, Caird and Messrs. Harland & Wolff for the construction of two stemmers of
of underwritem have abandonal list under the names of the Median and Maloja, These vessels are larger than their prototypes the science of ofection insurance, and that they the speculative practice of marino insurance for The Minister says the Government of the same oins, their tonnage being about have made themselves as great authorition on
12,000 luas. They will to delivered in time for
the state of the political parties as they often in times like the The directors recently invited tenders for two
presout when mes of 11,000 tons, with adequate power,
political steamers intended chiefly for the new Australisa lino vid many underwriters have no objection to partici
They the Cape,
will have extensive accommoda-pating if the rates seem tempting; but
bulk of the business is ocnflued to a very for who, by skilfully making a hook, are able to en- tion for third-class passengers and emigrante.
The directors recently acquired the steamers.
tha It was to this affect: (1) He agreed to the removal has not been able to achieve any im the ontward passenger season of noxt your are on the points of a ea raus very high,-
'portant result.
The Hon. Lo-chieh (representing Tunan le-
It is understood, however, that a nocibed the inconvenience which would attend the sudden change of costumes. He was in see, favour of a change of costume to this extent that reply will shortly be sent to the Setile.all material for the change should be of home British Government detailing the steps
product. He would think, however, that the latter subjent should be left out of consideration which have been taken. for the time being. But he said the queue was aseless.
even in Hongkong and the Foreign ments of Chinn, at least ninety per cent. of the Chinese population wearing the queue and the time-honoured dress.
Sir Havilland and Lady de Banarastes and Mr. R. Ponsonby are staying at Government House.
Only one Court is engaged at the Magistracy this week, Mr. E. B, Hallifax being absent ou leave for the remainder of the week.
A "Watolnight Servion will be held at the St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Saturday, at 11 pm, to which all friends are cordially invited, A European was at the Magistracy yesterday
fined $5 and ordered to pay $1 30 compensation to a ricsha coolie for refusing to pay ricsho hire And behaving in a disorderly manner.
The naval officers who went Home from the
December.
The Hor. Yi Tasug-kaci (representing the province of Hun.njanid it was very conspicuous that while all nationalities grew no quano wa Chinese should be an exception. Be disapproved the continuance of the queue.
After a longthy discussion, during which some spoke in favour of retaining the queso, s ballot was taken sad the remifs word:- 103 momber in favour of discarding the queue.
28 members against it.
. 2 sutral.
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The majority being in favour, a resolution ta memorializa Ue Throne to this effect was duly passed. As regards the changs of costumes the question was left to the Throne.-Peking Daily News.
BIRTH OF WORLDS. FLOTESO's NEW THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE.
Fon a man on a
"We have sent you cricketers, riflemon, scal China Station to give evidence at the Bedforders, and casual statesmen from Australasia, Court-martial are returning by the P. & O. aid Sir George Traid-(Australian High Com- recently, "but this is the first time we have sent
ciesliso tamer which left Marseilles on the 9th missioner), speaking at the Colonial Instituto
mission. Professor Bickerton, to whom his
remarks referred, and who subsequently leotard on he Romance of the Heavens," is Professor of bis theory of explain Chemistry and Physics in New Zealand, and has come to England to the birth of now works. To enable him to do this, the Government of New Zealand bas grant
It is satisfactory to learn that the gang of snatchers operating in the eity has been captured by the police, A number of arrests have been mads and it is expected that the men will make their appearance before the Magistrate very soon. An nocident not unseral in Chinese life in Hongkong was reported to the polics yesterday. women while engaged in washing operations
NATIVE RISING IN THE CAROLINES.
GERMAN OFFICIALS MURDERED.
LONDON, December 28th.
It is reported from Berlin that a revolt of natives has occurred in the Caroline Islands, Magistrate Boeder, three officials and five natives having been murdered. The disaffection is said to be owing to roadmaking opera- tions in progress.
The Acting-Governor and a large force arrived on the scene of the murders and found the remainder of
Three warships are hurrying to the the Europeazis sufe.
spot.
batiness of the Blue Anohor Line, which
fiest
the
are a profit whatever the results of the palling.
interest:
STOCK EXCHANGE BETTING.
e hell a bighly respectable position in the In this way solovor man with a large connection Australien trado, via the Cape, for ranny yoars, may find writing election iusanness a good des
more profitable than Insuring cergoes in
in first The steamers, five in number, aggregating rate liners. Orders come to Lloyd's from many 30,000 tons, appear in their place in the list. They were taken over at their original sources, because, though it is understood that cost price, subject to an annual depreciation at a leading underwriters have recently drawn the rats of 5 per cent. for every your they had the line at twins, it is widely boliarod, that thera is a market there for almost any risk; that be boan at work. At this rate the cost of thesef has a basis of fact, thongh essential condi ships worked out approximately at £250,000 tons are that the premium is satisfactory and In addition to this sum tha сограду. paid and that the business is not against the public Messrs. Land, the maunging owners, the sam of £25,000 for goodwill and compensation for the the loss of munugament commissions, as The elections have given rise to a certain work will now be altogether in the hands of this company. The company have for some paount of betting among members of the Stock Exchange. Most big sporting events re- years been engaged in the Australian carrying ceive some attention in the House," especially trade by purely cargo vessels, but in a more or Anchor interest will consolidate a policy which of that body, and a General Election, in the less irregular way. The purchase of the Bina from the younger and more light-hearted section circumstances have hitherto, prevented from menit of which everybody is more or less inter- side by being other than of a toutative character, and osted. is particularly attractive to the aleatory will enable the company to participate in the instincts of man. To back one's own side emigration business with Australia, which is betting on it success has from time imme morial been a characteristic of the British The Stock Exchange is, of course, rapidly developing at the present time.
Opium shipments from India have dominantly Unionist, and most members on cotton and who hit on the elections would no doubt be cotton twist have bood carried at lower rates
cold fallen to zero, and other freights
point of view of a professional, would than before, ander the operation of contmots prepared to take odds which, from the
to accept beau fonni
som extravagant, just as University men will rather than come to u rupture shippers, oftan support Oxford or Cambridge on terms Altogether the freight, 5/3, cinta have differing widely from the actual odds reported
to £1,734,248- difference of £215,430. Indinn in the sporting papera. business has probably hoor, on the whole, the
which it had
from-
As regards
MADAME CALVE'S CONCERT. It is advertised to-day that Madame Calvo, ed him the sum of £300, to which the scientific the famous French soprano, Sig. Gasparie, the societies and university officials and colleges Italian lyric tenor, and M. Jacques Pintel, the
Australia contributed of the military and the police. True, there
have added another £300 wild the Governor-Busian pianist, sad party are to give a grand have been reports to the effect that the
He was trained as a night only on Wednesday nort. This is a the bed so as to prevent him from falling off. boy as a civil engineer, and was a brilliant stud treat which no one will willingly miss. Tof last year. The col expenditure stands Bona Law for North-West Manchester were Throne is prepared to issue a general Edict in her houss tied her twelve months old child on an Englishmanho is seronty years of age, is operatio concert at the Theatre Royal for one Canal duos under the present reduced tariff, raionists without spçosss,・・ As a species.
General of
Tho
"wounded
birth.
but
at the commencement of the next. Chinese Unfortunately the child slipped over the side of ent. Thirty-six years ago lis accepted the proverticalars as to the charges, which are
Lessorship in New Zealand, and while there year sanctioning the discarding of the queue the bed without being noticed by the mother elaborated his theory of temporary stars, which necessarily higher than usual, we refor the he explained with enthusiasm to's large audiozos. reader to the advertisement. The booking is at
countless and a change in the national dress, but and was strangled.
it is this Briefly explained
8. Montcle & Co's. sans of the Milky Way are known to travel in directions. A0 two great streams in opposite they pass each other at tremendoss
speed the
they THE DEVELOPMENT OF BERLIN. struct each other, and in the collisions that on
The Berlin City Council on the 12nd inst our particles are torn from each star. The two
suns pass on their way, the arrived important decision rifle heat and energy, known to ustronomers as proposal was adopted unanimously, although it particles coalesce and form a third body of ter North and South and agion to contract, complainant's story was that the four men, temporary stars. Owing to its heat this body has taken its anthors 12 years to carry it through.
ly. dust,
The line will be only about four miles long armed with revolvers and choppers, carried him explodes, and is fically dissipated into stomfo It is hoped that work will be began inmediate up the hillside and robbed him of the clothing. The professor claims that his theory, white with 11 stations, but as it is the first genuine Next day the clothing was found in a junk in sucessfully secounting for the appostance of transverse line, with its middle point in the very Taumati Bay. It is thought that the charge is temporary stars, proves, too, that a continual important and very badly served Friedrishstramo, a falso one. However, the fear men wore re-rejuvenescence of the cosmic system is in pro it may be the beginning of a revolution of Berlin
grem, thus giving proof of the eternal character communications. of the univare, nanded,
in an Ediet issried a week ago these were Four men wern charged at the Magistracy referred to as “baseless rumours," and "all yesterday with being concerned in a highway rob - persons in official and educational circles and bory which took place on Christmas Day between in every other walk of life" were enjoined Yaumati and Kowloon city. They wero alleged not to listen and be deceived by them. This to have attacked a foki and taken from him Edict was issued in response to a petition twenty-eight pieces of clothing valued $70. The from the Peking Chamber of Commerce which stated that the countercial guilds in the metropolis and the merchants in the provinces had reported that the rumours of these imponding changes had created "a very critical situation" in business circles,
a
nt
100
of
#
this alotion, it is believed that best department of the company's work, but the the batting has been to some extent controlled Australian and Chins trades have also contribut: by what could be done at Lloyd's in the more businesslike form of insurance, Until Mr. ed to the improvement.
The coal Rocount has been swollen by the out. Balfour's grost speech at the Albert Hall 5 to 1 in the Stock Exchange. Since then the Tibora!- during a long strike of the minors, which the Labour Socialist Irish combination has gone lay attending the supply of cost in Australia against a Unionist victory were the entrent odd dimenities in the way of leading ships. Depra
endeavours to get 5 to 1 offered them were made Lointion amounts to 2426,751, while the Sues back in the betting to about 4 to 1. Yesterday
amount to £357,989- greater figure than that
side.show," Unionist bets of 5 to 4 on Mr. £318,907
offered, and were,
talean by indignant 6, we believe, The working account of the year enables the
Liberals.
Another form of batting, dealing in "majori the small dividend and bonus. The sum of $84,000 to to bat aside after payment of have thought it wall to write off at once the fes," which has been amusing the "House Anchor Line, which will then leave the capital not realize what they were doing and lost what £25,000 paid for the goodwill of the Blue for some days, will probably cease, as it has led, it in foared, to real gambling by clarks who did of this new business at a very moderate figure; and, escondly, to appropriate £59,000 as extra they could not afford. The game was rather a depreciation, in pursuance of the policy of pretty one, with a pleasing re emblance to real strengthening the reserves. The balance to be Stock Exchange transactions, which, no
in dealing in the Government majority at the brought forward.
figure thought probable from day to day be such mombora os chose to join in it. At first Union- carried forward will be slightly in excess of that was part of its attraction. The game consisted
price" speedily fell to 100, recently to 80, and The C.P.R. Co's str. Empress of Japan left after Mr. Balfour's speech to 40, a sufletenky inte "sold" the majority at 120 or less; but the
I meant a profit of £1 to be paid to the seller Yokohama or the 25th instant, at 3 pm. for inntastic debacle. As, however, every fall of The LG.M. str. Letnow, which left here on by the buyer, it will be easily seen that to a Vanover and Victoria, B.C. the 30th ult, at moen, arrived at Cenos on the poor man the loss if he dealt." the wrong way" 27th inst., et B 8.20.
might be serious.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.