Triangular Cricket Tournament, Army Navy first day's soures and comments by R. Abbit Page 10. Junior Cricket Notes by "L.B.W.' will be found on page 10.
Africans in their second Test match The team to represent the South
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The death occurred yesterday of Professor Macdonnell, the eminent Sanskrit scholar and Emeritus Pro- fessor of Sanskrit at Oxford.
- Page 9. The doctor attending Marshal Joffre states that little hope can' be held out for the recovery of the distinguished French soldier.
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An injunction has been granted" against the Bethlehem Steel Cor- poration and the Youngstown Steel Sheet and Tube Company merger.
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Mr. S. Fessenden, Director- General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, urges the 'restoration of the cat o ning tails as a punish- ment for Chinese criminale. Pagò 9.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, in on Sunday, emphasised the need for the course of a sermon preached sacrifice in face of one of the most- serious ordeala with which the En pire has ever been faced. Pago 9. Pago, G. (Continued on previous columa.)
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The 9 p.m. time signals by lampa It is advertised that the Exchange One death from typhoid, one from on the Observatory Radio Mast, Banks will be closed to the trans-spinal meningitis were reported for amall-pox and one from cerebro. will be repeated at midnight on action of public business on Thurs- the five days ended December 28. December 31. The last signal will day, January 1 (New Year's Day).
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The local office of the Imperial Chemical Industries (China), Ltd., will be closed at noen today as a mark of respect of the late Lord Melchett,
Looking Back 25 Years.
Mr. R. E. Lindaell yesterday fixed
On Boxing Day the Hong Kong January 5, at 10.30 am, for hearing Kong Society for the Protection of ed by the Kowloon 0.0. An all-day The annual meeting of the Hong Police Cricket Club, was entertain- of the Felix Villas murder case. Children is to be held at 5.15 p.m., match had been arranged but owing is understood that Mr. II, Somerset Fitzroy will prosecuts for the at the City Hall to-morrow, when to the condition of the ground this Crown,
it is earnestly hoped that all mem was found impracticable and an bors will attend. Those wishing to adjournment was made to the How- come members will be welcome loon Hotel. Here a billiard tour and are requested to sign a list nament was played during the
PM on WEDNESDAY, the 14r been easing on the vote for "Pris JANUARY, 1831. The purpose of the onera! Subsistence" was finally which the Hox. FOO cleared up by HIR EXCELLENCY, Macling, over PING SHEUNG has consented preside, is to consider the FORMATION The original estimate could only of HONG KONG UNIVERSITY be an approximation and this year GRADUATES' ASSOCIATION. The VIOR CHANCELLOR will be "ATi proved rather wide of the mark HOME in the GREAT HALL From The matter of the gaof diet la still material for his most interesting 4.15 to 5.18 P.M..
under consideration, as the scale reminiscences. At this time the anggested by a recent committee | " Boxer " activities in Shantung showed a startling advance on the were causing great anxiety to LI rations which have stood the test HUNG CHANG, Viceroy at Canton. of twenty-five years.
During the rising the author was HIB EXCELLENCY has full confid intimately connected with the
| gaol, but he expressed his willing, count of the efforts made to prevent ness to consider the appointment of trouble in the North. In the eyes
Mr. C. Dalziel, residing at No. a committed to review the whole of his countrymen La HuNO CRANO 6, Armend Buildings, has reported administration." The Retrench was the man of the hour, and the to the police that his B.S.A bicycle Dated this 24th day of Dec., 1980. Biz-romed & Five-roomed Apartments ment Committes are examining the only one who could save China, "valued at 885 was stolen on Sunday
while it was left outside the house prizon régime, but from their own The second term of service at Can- Per Pro, DODWELL & CO., LTD.
angle. Their recommendations will ton was of particular importance. only refer to possible economice. Canton in 1907 was a very diferent That will cover a lot of the ground, proposition from 1900, and unrest but it is to be hoped that the wider and piracy were threatening to investigation will be made, and that call for foreign intervention. The among other things a code of reseizure of the Tatsu Maru 11, and gulations will be put in force under the extraordiniy netion of Bir The total output of the Kailan which the officers of the prison will ROBERT HART is fully described. In Mining Administration's mines for
afternoon between eix men repre- be safeguarded from the accusations discussing the great Inspector amounted to 130,709 tone, and the werk ending December 13
senting each side. A game of 100 brought against them before the General, the author has a good deal | sales during the period to 100,772 Students of the Wanchai Govern-up each was played, and it was judges and magistrates. Regular of criticism to innke. His real tone
ment School gathered yesterday were victorious by 71 points At found at the close that the polion) morning to bear the Headmaster's the subsequent proceedings Dr. visits are paid to the prison by | opinions remain a mystery: Those
The forthcoming marriago is an annual report and receive prizes Swan proposed the health of the official and unofficial Justices of the who knew him best and this is nounced of Mr. Ernst Richard during the year. In the un Hong Kong Police C.C., and Pence, but some strengthening of the saying very little, because no one Alexander Zimmermann, residing avoidable absence of Mr. G. P. de
Inspector Langley responded machinery for the hearing and in really knew him--are very much in Jordan House, Kowloon, to Miss Martin. Director of Education, the Hong Kong Daily Press, December
Mary Bernice Ahwee, of Carpe | prizes were presented by Mrs. J. vestigation of complaints would not his own position when he said, The Diem, Kowloon City.
Ralston, wife of the Headmaster28, 1905 be amiss. Another detail on which more I know of China, the less I
Also present were Mr. E. J. Ed Looking Back to Years., light could be shed is the arrange seem to know?" Mr. KING knew report has been made to the wards, who will be headmaster next
The following telogram has been palice. by Mr. H. 8. Rouse to the ment for European prisoners.
received by Messrs. Kwold Acheong Chinn, and particularly the Treaty effect that a signet ring, valued year, and Mrs. Edwards.
&Sons: Bombay burat, Woo- at 845, was stolen from the dress-
According to a police report, a sung. Nothing saved." The steamer ing tablo at his residence at No. 2, Chatham Road, on Sunday,
strange highway robbery occurred Bombay, formerly belonging to the near King's Park on Sunday, 'P. & O.. Company, was purchased agen
Among the passengers who arrie Chan To, stated to be unemployed from them by the late Mr. Kwok ed yesterday by R.6. Empress of and living at 59, Ah Yuen Street, Acheong and has for some yeare Russin were Mr. P. A. Cox, of the stated that while he was out walk past been engaged in the coast F.R., and Mr. Goo. Hogg, man- ing in King's Park with a girl, trade, principally between this port ager of the National City Bank of friend, a Chinese, who declared and Swatow. Latterly she has been: New York in Shanghai hakim that want to that shalomkan mas himself to be a defective, demanded running between here and Shang- According to the Chinese, Press, fillside where the robber demanded burnt on the 25th instant. The tale IN THE CHINESE CUSTOMS SEE Mrs. Wang Ching Wei has arrived $30 with a view of lutting Chan gram was received at: 10am on
No further particulars, VICA Personal Record of in the Colony from North China free, but the latter refused and that date. Forty-Seven Years. By Paul and has taken up her residence at insisted on going to the Police have yet come to hand-Hong King Heath Cranton, Lon- Kowloon Tong. Mr. Wang is ex-Station. However, he was relieved Kong Daily Pre, December 28,
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