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UNION BAZAAR will continue ́ ́TO-DAY (SATURDAY), DECEMBER STH,
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sall goods not sold.
Bargains ex the Last Day.
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before December 16th, they will telegraph a first list of subscriptions from here on the 11th instant.
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Light Dey Sherry. Port, Full Bodied. Ginger 200
Superior Old Cognac..
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EQuality Dewar's Scotch Whisky.
Case No. 2. $28.00 Bottle St. Marceaux Champagne.
Burgundy Beaune,
St. Estophe Claret, Light Dry Sherry, Sandeman's, Port, Superior Light Invalid. Superior Old Liqueur Cagnao. Very Old Liqueur Bootch Whisky
· E7 Quality. Dewar's Scotch Whisky, Gin,
Orange Curacao,
Case No. 3. $32.00
- [SE_COGRTESY OF ZER * CHUNG XOPI
WAR MINISTER'S RESIGNATION.
ENGLISH LITERATURE OF
THE 19TH CENTURY." LECTURE BY PROFESSOR WRIGHT.
Professor Wright, of the Hongkong University, delivered an interesting lea misture un " English Literature of the 18th
PRRING, December 7th. Wang Shi-chen has remgned the try of Wax, Chang Hwi-tzu or Tang Tsi-kwei will be appointed has successor
Tuo kun will lead the 3rd division to Hunan.
Teo-kun, Chang Hwai-tau, N Shi chang and Chang Ching yao have wired to the President opporing the restoration of the old Parliament.
Century, at the Helena. Any Institute, last evening, to a large and appreciative audience.
The lecturer outlined the development. of the literature of the period. There
consider-ärst, the political foroc working. were two aspects, he said they had to
on literature during the period of the French Revolution; and second, the
acting very wisely in undertaking such work. In the past-especially in the sixteenth" century--the Stato solemnly declared, and rigorously enforced, the particular type of religion which the citizen should practice but, while con- cerning itself with hir soul, it usually left his body severely alone, except when conscription in some form or other was considered necessary. The State realised many years ago the folly of attempting to make all men embrace the same faith, and is now turning its attention, in an increasing degree, to the improvement of the material conditions of the people. Many measures of social reform have been placed upon the Statute Book of Great Britain, during the past fifty years, The 11th, division arrived at Hankow Society. In Browning, Tennyson, and
and no thoughtful person doubts, that, on the whole, the results have been odn.
Yesterday the President invited more genera development, and social and than 30 merchants to consult with him political development of the 19th Century
and its influence on literature.' regarding the best plan for maintaining
The period the stability of the money market
1780-1830, was predominantly The President has wired to the Pro poctie; it was marked by the turning. vinces to ask their opinion regarding the way from actual work. The later period, question of peace or war,
1830-1875, was marked by the greater at- tention paid to the condition of man th.
Yesterday,
It is reported that fighting has again taken place at Aochow.
Wu Kwang-shin has escaped to Wan-
Kwangtung merchants at Shanghai bave wired to the Government and to Luk Wing-ting and Mo Ching-yu demanding that an end should be put to the fighting at Chao-chow.
ducive to the common weal. Credit for this is due in no small measure to CHARLES DICKENS and CHARLES READS, who were, perhaps, the greatest social reformers often and Chu Tao-kon to Ho-chún. their generation, Although it is often said, nowadays, that their graphic pie tares of life and its hardships were 1 Bottle St. Marceaux Champagne. gratly exaggerated, it cannot be denied Old Brown Sherry E.E." that they stirred the sympathies of thou
Quality, Superior Old Fort "D" Quality. | sands who otherwise would have remained Very Finest OLD BROWN ignorant of or indifferent to such matters.
Brandy ** 1* Quality, Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky DingENS
E" Quality Kity Liqueur Whisky guaranteed
20 years old) St. Jalien Claret:
Orange Curacao..
the evils of the debtor's prison and a certain class of private schools, while CHARLES READE denounced the inhuman prison system, In these days we have the leas cust tional, but possibly more accurate, works of Mr. CHARLES BOOTH, Mr. and
THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE SPECIAL CASES PUT TO ORDER. Mrs. SYDRRY WEBB and others of the
wher full particulare may be obtained.
L. BERINDOAGUE, Manager,"
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Hongkong, 9th November, 1917. [1983
CENTRAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE BANK IN
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
ander instructions from the Minisu, THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED Finance and the Ministry of Foreign
that on sad from WEDNESDAY. December 12th, the departure of EXPRESS Affairs of the Republic of China, the business TRAINS from KOWLOON AND CANTO will in China of the DEUTSCH-AMATISCHE BANK "be as follows:-
has been placed in Liquidations
DOWN
A:M, *M Leave CANTON 7,25 3.20
UP
8.05 2,50
Leave Kowloon
The Mid-Day Express Trains on Saturdays and Sundays are cancelled.
For further particulars see Time-Tables,
By Order,
By Order,
H. P. WINSLOW,
Manager. British eotion, Kowloon-Canton Bailway.
WEE TEH CHAN
Managing Director, Chinese Section,
Canton-Kowloon Railway.
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Kowloon, 8th December, 1917,
KOWLOON CANTON BAILWAY,
(British Beetion).
T IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that NO TIFFINS will be served on the 1.28 WM. Train from Kowloon on SATURDAYS,
the 6th and 15th December.-
By Order,
-H, P. WINELOW,
Manager, Kowloon, 6th December, 1917, [1957
from
And all Parties of Chinese Allied and Neutral nationalities having Claims against the said Bank in Canton are heroby. required to notify the Canton Bureau of Liquidation of their Claime, within one
GIVEN, that all Parties indebted to the IS HEREBY FURTHER
said Bank must discharge their liabilities within one month from this date, after which period the Central Bureau of. Zaquidation will take snch action as may be necessary.
LOCAL BUREAU OF LIQUIDATION OF THE DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE RANK, CANTON Canton, 1st December, 1971.
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HONGKONG HOTEL.
THE
THE MANAGEMENT bog to announce that sa from 1st December, 1917, the HONGKONG HOTEL ORCHESTRA will play daily (Sundays excepted) "as followsze
IN THE MAIN LOUNGE. From 11.30 A.M. to 1 P.M From 5 PM to 7 P.M. IN THE GRILL ROOM. From 8 P.. to 10 p.m. A beries of TEA DANCES will be held during the Winter Months each TUESDAY and FRIDAY, commencing on 11th December, 1917. Dancing 5 P.M. to 7. P.ML
Special DINNER DANCES will be held to the Second Floor of No. 7, QUEENS on CHRISTMAS NIGHT, BOXING HOAD CENTRAL AU
NIGHT and NEW YEARS EVE
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CANTON, December 7th
PROTECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR,
The Governor's Yamen has been more strongly protected since the capture of Fabian School, As a result of their the man whose presumed reason for gain efforts various Government Commissioning un entrance was to murder the have been appointed. One of these Com-Governor. Everyone going in and out
now must be searched. missions, which was encharged with the
BAILWAY BOBBERY.
A. S. WATSON & task of inquiring into the housing of the industrial population of Scotland has just issued a Blue Book of 460 pages which is a mine of information. From
is the set determina tion of the Scotch people to secure, for every class of the community, wholesome conditions of living. Their watch word we are told is no longer limit- ed to a healthy mind in a healthy body '; rather, it now is a healthy family in a healthy home. That is very good watchword for the whole Empire.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, it we learn that
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A Chinese girl, aged 14, has been sent
DEATHS. Brown-At the Victoria Nursing Home, Shangha on December 1st, GESTEUDE Loviss (Gertie), youngest daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs. A. V. to the Government Civil Hospital with Brown, aged 18 years. KEZIZ At the Victoria Nursing Home,& Iracture of the skull sustained through Shanghai on December 2nd, EUGENE falling out of a window on the first floor
KELLER, aged Moon Victor Nursing Home, in No. 4. Ws On Lane
Shanghai, on December 2nd, WILLIAM Moors, aged 67 year
HONGKONG OFFICE 104, De Vaux Bow Losman, Unrica; 181, Finan Brains, £.0.
The Daily Press.
Howdicono, BTH Dec, 1917.
A train of the Foet-Bon Railway Co. was attacked by a gang of robbers in the xing Tak district on the 4th inst. It reported that the robbers got away with more than $20,000, TUCKEN'S VISITORS
Two representatives were sout by General Lung Chai-kwing to visit the Tuchun yesterday. They were heartily welcomed.
@WATOW: AFFAIRS.
Most of the gentry and military leaders in Swatow have urged Dr. Wu Ting-fang to request the Canton Authorities to cop sent to peace negotiations. It is stated that the Swatow leaders have agreed to surrender to the Canton leaders if they are granted two months' pay, are not dis banded and are treated as ordinary
Mr. W. H. Stapleton, son of Mr. Foldiers after they have surrendered. A Stapleton, who joined the Artists'
A telegram has been received in Canton Rifles, has now been transformed to the stating that the Canton leaders captured Cadet Battalion, and is at present in
Chui-Yang on the 4th. It is expected that an entrance into Swatow will be made training at Gailes Camp, Ayrshire.
very soon
novelists of the Victorian Era ote found.
attention paid to the study of man and. his social relations. Professor Wright referred to the work of Jane Austen, whose position, he said, me a great novel- ist was now recognised. It had been.. said that the world would have another Shakespeare before it had another Jane Auster. That gave an idea of her unique position. It did not imply that Jane Austen was greater than Shakespeare. It implied that she passessed qualities hard- ly ever found in other writers. The bulk. of her work was rather small; she bad. left only six complete novels; her letters, some short stories, and an incomplete: story. One of her most enthusiastic ad- Jane mirers was Sir Walter Scott. Austen did not portray her own personali ty, and thereby differed from another great novelist, Thackeray, who always introduced himself into his plots. Her
two groups novels were written in three bearing on the earlier period, 1796-05, Then for ten years she wrota nothing. In 1809 a further group of novels was written.
Professor Wright: Interspersed his lecture with the reading of several extracts from the six books which Jane Austen had writteni
THE UNIVERSHY BAZAAR.
The Bazaar organised by the students at Hongkong University in aid of the sufferera by the recent floods in Chili remained open yesterday and will be con tinued to-day. The attendance of visitors was rather meagre early in the afternoon, but later on it improved considerably and the various stalls and side-shows were well patronised The Bu Yu-tin School Chinose band was in attendance. At the
concert in the larger hall an in- teresting programme was submitted, In the evening the Chinese students gate
rendering of The Merchant of.. Venice in Chines
As a considerable number of useful The Bishop of Victoria will be the
articles, toys, uwvoets, etc., have not yet preacher at St. John's Cathedral to-mor- HUFER DECLAKES INDEPENDENCE,
been disposed of, it has been decided to Tow morning, and the Rev. N. Pope The Intelligence Berean of Canton Continue the Bazaar, exhibitions, etc., sla 3n the evening. The annual collection states:
Commander Li Tien Tea of the University to-day from 2-30 p.m. to-- will be made for the British and Foreign the Third Division of the Hupeh Army 10 p.m. Adinission will be free, and there Bible Society
stationed at Bhang yang, has declared will be no charge for posing the various independence in order to support the Laboratories, etc.
cause of the South-West. Commander
A fire broke out at midnight on Thursday on the ground floor of No. 35a, Wellington Street, used as an eating house. The fire was confined to the cook house. The Fire Brigade attended and got the fire under control within a few minutes The damage is estimated Chuan yuan, to take cover at Fong in the numbers expected. The appeal is at $100,
Lj has been joined by General Shin Sing Cniversity students and their friends A great effort has been made by the Chuan at Wnchang, where he attacked on behalf of the Tientsin Flood Relief the headquarters of the Military Gover- nor with more than a thousand that the general, public have not strived compelling the Military Governor, Wang
Huang-shan. The cause for the declaras
NATIONALISATION OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
EFFORTS are being made to establish a Health Ministry an Great Britain, and, according to the latest cablez, it is hoped to pass the Bill through Parliament be fore Christmas. It is natural sequel to the National Insurance scheme In the days of peace it would have led to very
On and from Wednesday, December tion of independency in that the Peking reat controversy, but now it will prob last three years we have grown so gecue from Kowloon and Canton will be as ably be accepted as inevitable, for in the
12th, the departure of express trains Government has failed to reinstate the
tomed to State direction that we accept follows:-Down train from Canton will it to-day as a matter of course. » It seeme leave at 7.25 a.m. and arrive in Kowloon that the chief sponsor of this new meat 3.90 pm, the up train will leave Kow- sure is the Minister for Reconstruction, loon at 805 am, and reach Canton at £50 himself a medical man, who, in the days
om. The mid-day express trains on when he practised in a poor part of Saturdays and Sundays will be cancelled. London, held view, which were regarded na Socialistic. - 3o far ss can be gathered from the meagre facta available, the Bill aims at the nationalisation of the
NOTICE NYUMA Colony Chom medical profession There is to be free
desiring to inavo the should Apply in person as the Car Potica medical attendance for all without the bzirom bezween the hours of A, to 1 7 recipients of this great won being open and $7.1, 60% P. Cel
carried into practice the Me this idea is c All persons with certain except ose bo remain in the Celty for photo than 7 days public will be able to avail are required to Redeter themself ander the services of the 454 REGISTRATION or PERBONS
Tresident and reconvene the National
Assembly. The independent generals have. naked the Southern forces to march on Yowchow, Hunan
WATER RETURN.
Fands, but there is some diappointment
made for a good cause and the valuá
received for cash or chits is declared to
be equal to that in any of the local stores.
· It is especially desired to emphasiso the fact that anyone who attends ca Saturday may buy their Christmas gifts in a cheap market. The stallholders will not price their gooths at fancy figures, * and, as they wish to sell out everything for the benefit of the Hood Funds, there The Water Return shows that the water will be some
Pennine bargains. At 10. The Hon Treasurer of the Alice in storage on December 1st was 1,335,59 p.m. there will be an anction, at which all
tillons of gallons as compared with Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals 623.00 millions of gallons at the same the goods not sold on the stalls will be Acknowledges with thank the following date last year. The consumption during realised. donations to the funds of the hospitals November was 173.18 millions of gallons By far the beat value in the wide-shown. Druggists' Guild, $100; Mr. Kuan Yuk being 21:4 gallons per head per day in the cinema, for which the change
by sn
estimated population of $70,018, No. 880; Mr. Chang Kit Shi, Mr November, 1016 the Chan Lok Chuen, io Mrs Yang Chan
millions of gallons by an estimated only 20 cents. This splendid
o dar. The storage of water Phono Chi a Chine whỏ have
WEB
Shi 810 Mo Ming Shi, 70 Mrs. Tungation of 286,419 being 17.8 allons has been very kindly lent by the Pathe
1st was 307.30
Nyawalbe pagaland 75 praca to the reproach of repting charity, Long Shi 25: und Mits
Yung
Lai Ching
at Kowlock on
the be on exhibition in the afternoon Sha
cridentääostion papers
$5
U
of
of
of the fo
the th with no more diffidé
Forte of Reneration riving this part they now acce Hculate resumed may be obtained at the G.P.O. all Police Stations
The Penalty for non cxaplisce le a kino
any other
poor will be“
millions of B
compared with supplied some very fine films, which will
on during The samp
evening.
November was 41.00 million daje last year
estimated population of 100,850, being
The master of a lighter reports that 312.10 millions six men, with their faces painted white, entared his boat while it was lying at anchor at Fix Tin whart, in the Chinese, Territory, and stole $35 in money and
November 1918,
Some generons donors buve assistert the head por students by sending subscriptions to there corum fand. In addition to these already g of the man carried knives, while
donors of sums exceeding fifty being the rest were armed with sticks. They the rate of lil's gallons per hoag per day
are Mr. Cheung Patase, and the anasulted aus of the crew. who received a The Government Anthyst' stab wound on the left shoulder. -ur
*Vice Chancellor of the Universte
seven baskets of fish valued at $111,6 rate of 13.0 gallons
was 58.99 million eatinated population of
that the water