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-Byamending I
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and are desirous of attending the Dinner are requested to advise the undersigned not later than WEDNESDAY, 14th December.
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MEETING of the a ove Association will be held at 3r. F. C. Jenkia's Office, Prince's Building, and Noor, on MONDAY, the 19th day of December; 1991, at 5. PM, when the Resolution for the pur- pose of changing the Association Article, which was pastel as an Extraordinary Resolu tion at the Extraordinary General Meeting of of the Association held on the 29th day November 1921, will be submitted for con- firmation as a Special Resolation,
By Unter of the Committee.
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Police Inspector Edwin John Cotton ground, we think, for believing that the Alliance has had a restraining influence has been appointed Sanitary Inspector upon Japanese acquisitiveness in China for Stanley. It will be seen from the cables to-day
A lecture, which is open to the public, that Dr. WELLINGTON Koos voiced the will be given at the Helena May Institute first-named grievance at the Conferent 30 this afternoon by Mr.” R. A. last week. He did not specifically men Nicholson on Dahlia Growing in Hong tion this particular Treaty, but referred kong. generally to agreements which had been
frequently made relating to the Far East W Bro, H. Percy Smith was installed
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and also for the purpose of electing Officers and Committees for the cusning year, and CHOCOLATES. dissing the future programme of the
League.
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notice to the Chinese Government," and he brought forward a proposal that, the Powers should agree not to conclude between themselves any treaty or agres ment directly affecting China, the Pacific or the Far East, without previously notifying China and giving her opportunity to participate.
NEXT YEAR'S · HOLIDAYS.
THE OFFICAL LIST,
It is notified in the Government Gazatla that His Excellency the Governor in * Council has appoint to bo obasived as General Holidays the Arst week-day following Chinese New Year's Day-and the first week-day in July, in addition to the days mentioned in Section of the Holiday Ordinance and Armatio Day, Novembelih in substitutio
Hongkong and South China District the Monday which, falls on or purest
the ninth day of November.
The following Public and General (E.C.), by Rt. Wor. Bro. Sir Paul Chater, P.D.G.M., at Freemasons' Halk. Zetland Holidays will be observed as Government
Holidays in 1829: -- ... Street, on Friday evening.
PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
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Empire Day, Wednesday, May 24th. GENERAL HOLIDAYS. The first week-day of January, Mon- Chinese New Year's Day," or if that
Capt. E. R. G. R. Evans, C.B., D.S.O., ' an RN, tells his story of Capt. Scott's lust This is Antarctic Expedition," at the World day, January 2nd, claim which Mr. BALTOUR described as Theatre at 9.15 p.m. to-night. R.E the day should be a Sunday then the follow-
going. "a good deal beyond any existing principle of international law," and Mr. HUGHES also defended the freedom of any Power to make the agreements necessary
to preserve its proper interests.
It will be observed that in the now agreement, as the provisions are set forth in the cables to-day, there is po mention whatever of China. The Four Power respect their rights relative
agree to
to their insular possessions and insular dominions in the Pacific." It is not con-
Governer, is to preside, and the lecture will be illustrated by lautern slides.
ing day. Provided that if the Chines
hereafter adopt the Gregorian Calendar then the second week-day in January, Saturday, January 28th
The Arst week-day following Chinese-
Good Friday, Friday April 14th. day, April 15th.
The day following Good Friday, Satur
Easter Monday, Monday, April 17th. The Birthday of His Majesty the King.
The King has been pleased, on the re- commendation of the Secretary New Year's Day, Monday, January 30th land, to `approve the appointment' of Mr. Herbert Westren Turnbull, MA, to be Regius Professor of Mathematics in the United College of St. Salvator and St. of St. Leonard, in the University Andrews. From 1011 to 1013 Mr. Turn-unless it shall be ordered by the bull was teaching at Hongkong At Pre Governor, by an order published in the sent he is H.M: Inspector of Schools in Garette, that His Majesty's Birthday is to be kept on some other day, and then, England.
such other day-Saturday, June 3rd. Wait Monday, Monday, June 5th. The first week day in July, Saturday, The Brst Monday in August, Monday, August 7th
The second Monday in October, Mon- day. October 9th.
Armistice Day, Saturday, November 11th.
Christmas Day, or if that day should. be a Sunday, then the following day, Monday. December 25th.
Two Chinese youths charged with steal-
In fancy boxes of 1 lb., 2`ib, cerned therefore with territority on the ing a silver watch and a set of compasses, mainland of Asia. France, we take it, the property of the Chief Officer of the s.s. Tushima Maru were brought before associated in the Agreements. Tushima Maru were brought before is not because she has in Indo-China colonial Mr. Lindseit, at the Magistracy, on territory larger than France itself, but Saturday. Sub-Inspector Spear informed the Court that the vessel bud left port and because she has island possessions in the the officer could not attend. The articles South Pacific covering an area of over were found in possession of the defendants Mr. Lindsel! eight thousand square miles. Of these by the ship's, watchman.
amended the charges to that of anlawful ands New Caledonia and Tahiti are possession and sentenced the first youth, The new agree who had a previous conviction against the most considerable, ment covers the whole of the insular him. to three months' imprisonment; the possessions" in the Pacific Occan-north other boy was also sent to gaol for sis
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It will doubtless be a source of much gratification to the groups in China who have been vigorously protesting against the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty
The marriage took place on Saturday to learn that it is to give place to a Four morning, at Union Church of Mr. Robert Power Treaty which is not directly can-Minta Chalozer, of Messrs. Butterfield o Swire, son of Mr.T. C. Chaloner, of Strea Ap cerned with Chinese territory.
tham, and Mrs. Agnes Cameron Joseland, ACCOUNTANT AND HIS HOUSE- affront to China's dignity as a sovereign widow of the late Mr. A. N. Jugeland and
BREAKING- IMPLEMENTS. State"
will thus disappear with the daughter of Mrs. J. Macdonald, and the late Mr. J. Macdonald, formerly
***ONLY A SAMPLE SET." formal cancellation of the Anglo-Japanese Government Marine Surveyor in Hong
.Found in possession of a roughly-made Treaty of Alliance. Yet China has to keng.
The bride was tastefully attired in tea combination set of house-breaking imple rels, for the present," not on her own
rose crepe georgette trimmed with cirements, comprising a chisel, a hammer strength, moral or physical, for the pre lace if the same shade, her hat being a and an augur, a Chinese, described as an serration of her integrity and indepen-bronze luce. She carried a bonquet of accountant, who had recently arrived frou
bronze-coloured chrysanthemums. Miss Canton, was called upon to give a reason- dence, but mainly on such self-denying Macdonald sister of the bride, neted a able explanction to Mr. Lindsell at the ordinances as, are made by the foreign Maid of Honour and wore powder blue siagistracy, on Saturday, as to why he Chinese erepe-de-chine with an overdress of net carried these tools. The defendant gave a Powers themselves to this end.
embroidered in pink. Miss Macdonald's number of reasons. His first was that concern for the integrity of China hat was of black panne trin ned with he had come down from, Canton to buy a BOBET MINTA CHALONER, Becond son
zepink and blue and she had a "bouquet of dozen similar implements and had brought would best be expressed by so
hu set with him as a sample... Secing (of Mr. T. C. Chaloner, of Streatham
Mr. J. K. Macdonald gave the bride that the man bad only 1.50 in his posses Hill, to AGNES CAMERON JOSSLAND, forming the government of the country pink roses.
dignity daughter of the late Mr. James as to evidence a
50 away, and Mr. D. L. Ralph, fulfilled the sian Mr. Lindsell asked where he was Macdonald, and Mrs. Macdonald, of woefully lacking- That has been the duties of best man. The wedding cere going to get the money to buy the roots. the Chinesemeny was performed by the Rev. J. Kirk The defendunt said his brother, living in greatest handicap
Maconachic.
Hongkong, was his banker, but unter. A reception followed at the Hongkong sunately he did not know where to find him. One implement was found in bis delegation. Mr. Barout, in commenting. on "Dr. Koo's proposals relating to prior Hotel. Later Mr. and Mrs. Chaloner are
suit case and the other in his great coat going to Baguio, in the Philippines, for notification to China of treaties affect their honeymoon. The bride's travelling pocket. Asked to the reason for ing the Far East and the Pacific, dress was a fawn gabardine costume separating the two, the defendant tried to emphasised that it was the desire of matched with a cavy hat and a white explain that his foki had "packed the the Powers to remove as far as pos sible the abnormal conditions in China and bring relations with China into normal course with the policy regulating
· Alli relations between civilised States.
was to sec
Hongkong."
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The bridegroom's present to the bride was a diamond and platinum brooch and the bride gave the bridegroom a gold wristlet watch.
GOLF.
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BINGLES.
B D Evans - L. Ray J. Hyde . H. F. Stoneham H. Overy . S. Gray
A. W. Avenell v. J. Parkes ...
A QUADRUPLE ALLIANCE. THE most important news from Wash the Conference could do ington in the cables to-day is that the that no undue limitation was placed on Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Alliance is to China's sovereign independence, and to be terminated and there is to be give all the help in its power towards the substituted Four-Power Treaty of creation of a pure and vigorous adminis wider scope, the parties to it being the tration." Mr. HUGHES said much the United States, Great Britain, Japan and sine thing. and Mr. BALFOUR suggested Frasse The objects of the two Agres that China had all the protection she ments are not identical. The Anglo-needed in the matter of the Treaties in | POSTAGE STAMP CATALOGUES Japanese Treaty of Alliance was made the fact that the members of the League primarily for the preservation of the com- of Nations, and the United States by its mon interests of all the Powers in China Constitution, were bound to publish by insuring the independence and treaties. China has no reason to t integrity of China and the principle of dissatisfied with what her delegates have equal opportunities for the commerce and achieved at Washington. The Conference has evidently been animated by a desire industry of all nations in that country to meet Chins in all her aspirations in C. Bonds. R. Hallamma ↑ 20.
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When the Treaty was revised its scope
a spirit of the utmost sympathy, and was extended to the maintenance of the the Delegation will evidently be able to territorial rights of the high contracting
a record of return to Peking with parties in the regions of India, as well
achievement exceeding the most sanguine as of the Far East, and for the defence of
expectations. But the point for China to their special interests in those region. note is that the concessions impose upon Generally, it was Treaty for the consolidation and maintenance
of this
her obligations for such an improve general peace in the regions of Easternment of her administration na will make Asia and India. When the subject of theter worthy of the trust and confidence renowal of this Treaty came to be dis which the Powers by their decisions teposo in her. As we remarked last week, cussed, about a year ago, objections were raised in China as well as in other the Conference seems to be dealing with the government in China that they quarters of the world. The grievance of
expect to see created, rather than with the new school of politicians in China was
the government which now exista. that it was a Treaty which, placed China in an undignified position since it chief related to her territory and was made Two Chinese, charged with being in by the two Powers without consultation possession of opium following their arrest with China. Another grievance was that at the Great Eastern Hotel were on the aggressive policy which Japan-has Saturday fined $100 and $2,000: respec been adopting in China was made tively. The alternative antences were possible, in some way or other by the four months and eight months imprison
there in yery good meat,
A: 0.-Brown J. W. Laicostor
Crapnell C. W. M. Reynolds 2. F. H.
E. J. Edwards r. N. McKay
01.
0
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H. W. Page v. C. B. Riggs A. W. E. Davidson v. G. Woodjer 1 V. C. Labrum v. M. Hull
McMurtrie v. F. Evelyn
P. Heathcote a. T. F. Sherman. O J. T. Kynoch. D. J. Brown A. W. Muir v. F. E. Lawrence.... L B. E. Nicholls r. W. J. Edwards. 0 R. E. Nicholls . W. J. Edwards o
Total
1 .. 0
9
1
chisel in the suitcase by mistako. «
The Mugistrate: Then there is no con. nection between the two?—Yes.
Oh! there is a connection but your foki put it there by mistake?-No reply.
Mr. F. X. D'Almada, who appeared for defendant, contended that the tools were carried for a legitimate purpose.
Air. Lindsell said the man's tale evale act be credited and ordered defendant be went to prison for three months.
The man had a previous conviction for larceny in 1910 when he was banished ive.. five years.
•
HONGKONG TRADE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT,
The fortnightly rice current and mar ket report issued by the Hongkong Gen- eral Chamber of Commerce states:
Cotton piece goods and fancy cottoni goods. Our market is dull and unin teresting No rovival is anticipated before China New Year. Local values have declined and are below. Home pari- ties in most cases
Cotton Yarn.At the commencement of the interval, values frmed up about Tls.. 3/5 per bale, but subsequently reverted 61 to their former levels owing to expecta-...
tions of fairly heavy arrivals from Shanghai. A fair volume of business was transacted. Quotations are:-No. 10s..
No. 188. 8100-$194. No. 128. $180-$200, $195-8225- No. 20, 8205-$225. Arrivals 1,600 bales. Sales 4,000 bales. Shipments nil. Unsold stock 1,000 bales. Bargaina 4,000 balea.
POUR:OMES.
B. D. Evans and J. Hydo v. L.
H.
Overy and A. W. Avenoll .
Ray and HF. Stoneham 0
1
A.
D. Brawn and O. W. M, Rey-
8. Gray and J. Parkes me. I
0
nolds. J. W. Leicester and
F. H. Crapaell
:0
E
Davidson v. W. MeRay and. J. Edwards and A. W. E G. Woodjer
1
H. W. Page and V. C. Labrum .
C. B. Biggs and M. Hull... 0 J. McMurtrio and P. Heathcote ... F. Evelyn and T. F. Sher-
man
J. H. Kyooch and A. W. Mair
D. J. Brown and T. E. Law-
rence
O. Boad and R. E. Nicholls v..
Hall and W. J. Edwards
Total
Tatal K00
Woollens There is no change in the market.
Raw Cottona-A few hundred bales of Bengal cotton changed hands at $25-8231. Following are "the approximate closing values:Indian descriptions-at-823-881- per picul. Chinem descriptions at 829- $35 per picul
1 Menis.Business very dull. Lower exchange has more than discounted the fall in prices quoted from London.
Flour market report Stock: About 600,000-sacks Quotations American patent $3.80 per sack, American straight 12.85 por sack, American cut-off $2.96 per sack. Shanghai flour $3.20 per suck, Aus- tzalian No. 1.$2.90 per sack.
Sundries.Market steady but quiet. Bugar-Market active. Saltpetre. Stock 4,000 bag! Marke steady
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