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will wait for the official story. At St. Stephen's College.
the chairman's remarks would make ·one' think that the concern had been doing badly last year, but after all a ten per cent. dividend is something worth having. We S. WATSON & CO., the report states that the profits for the year may be pardoned to quoting the fact thai ending June 3, 1909, amount to £14,345 which, added to 9,873 brought forward, makes £34,219. The directors recom- mended a dividend of 108, per share (10, per cent.) to be paid on 27th inst., free of in come tax, leaving £11,19 to be carried forward. The Corporation we are interested in proposals which have been on foot for a considerable period for financing the con- struction of two important projected Chinese railways. After protracted negotiations, and MANUFACTURERS. when it was believed that all difficulties had
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afternoon the scene of quite na important Itile *St. Stephen's College in Caine Road was this he occasion being the openlug of a new wing cerathony so far as the College is concerned, in the College, which function was performed by H.E. the Governor. The ball was tastefully decorated with flags and greenery, the most prominent feature of the decorations belog the arrangement of the Union Jack and the Yellow Dragon side by side, at the back of the dali at one and of the hall. There was a large rathering present to witness the ceremony, which included His Excellency the Governor, Captain Simson, Private Secretary, Capt. 8. M. Taylor, A.D.C., Bishop Ingham, the Bishop of Victoria, Mr. E. A. Irving Secretary of the Church Missionary Society, Director of Education, Hop, Dr. Ho Kai, Hou, Mr. Wei Yuk, Messrs, Lei Kwai Pui, S. W. Tao, Chan Siq Ki, Rev. E. F. Barnett Warden), Rev. C. H. Hickling, Rey, F. T. Johnson, Messrs, G. Piercy, Lady May, Mr. T. Fudait, Japanese Consul, Me, G. H. Medhurst, Mr.
in matters of falth and conscience and no place amony us. If I bare misjudged tham la this matter, there are gentleman present who will have the opportunity to set me tight. But as CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON.
the College Council is about to take over this an interest in educational matters, and in the A new wing it seems Atting that in the presence of Your Excellency, who has manifested so teen
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until we should bave raised an ́ ́ad quai | Dr. Ho Kai said that they were Indabted to His Endowment Fund and a rum for equipples Excellency ve for his dreams, because it the laboratories etc. Mr. Mody allowed bh was owing to his dreams that the Poogkongi offer to remain open till the end of this year to University was now a fait cccompli, He had sea if we could raise the necessary fund which great pleasure in seconding the role of thanks. year I said that i had been tempted into the by the gathering. million dollars. When speaking to 'you' last one of the Chinese scholars and heartily given wa estimated at sery one and a quarter Three ebooms and a "tiger" were then led by
cause the priject would always remain degression regarding the University be associated in my mind with St. Stephen's Colspecting the upper buildings of the new wing,
· Tea was served, whan an opportunity legs where the first words were spoken thai. The gathering then dispersed.
was afforded to those interested of, (n
led to the scheme taking practical shape. Bat
as well as before the subscribers to the building presence of the Central Secretary of the CMS fand, the principles upon which our under taking is based should be clearly enunciated and understood. The cost of this new building is in all $30,000. Not quite the full amount at the time it still seemed far off and it was not,
OFFICIAL LANDING,
composed of one company of the "Boffs
At 10.45. this moming a guard of honour was drawn up at Blake Pie? to receive the Ger
has been subscribed, but the building committest confess, without misgivings that I anticipated PICE ADMIRAL IVON INGUNOH have the matter in haud, with Mr. Lal Kwal the task before us of raising so enormous a sum, Puias chairman, MP S. W. Two as secretary, and Mr. Chau Siu Ki as treasurer. The ground tion of the period aislgond and, I am more I come to you again on the eve of the expira.. floor contales, a ball 93 x 32, being under glad than I can say to be able to tell you that ordinary circumstances divided by movable at a meeting at Government House on 13th partitions into assembly and dining halls instant of the University Committes the follow. floors are divided into dormitories and single "That the tens of Resolution No. 1 hav. plex a salute was fired from the ahore battery Offices are also attached. The first and second ing Resolution was unanimously passed- bedrooms, with lavatories. On the first floor ing been complied with to the satisfacat Kowloon. The Admiral was received at man Admiral on landing. As he stepped on the is also a laboratory 34 × 18, This tion of the committee, work on the build made possible by the munificence of a lady log of the University may be commenced the Governor, and the German Consul, Dr. the pier by Capt. P. H. M. Taylor, A.D,C. to. in England, who just after the foundations forthwith," Resolation 1 referred to the Voretzsch. After inspecting the guard, the were laid offered to erect a small half for minimam sndowment considered necessary be. Admiral and party proceeded in chairs to students' meiting1 as a memorial to her fore accepting Mr. Mody's gift and to the pass,
Government House. M. Atkinson, and Mr. W. H. Hewitt.
south end and the laboratory with tiled floors His Lordship the Bishop of Victoria opened is placed above it. The roofs and floors of the that note in my pocket-book, written opposite pose of a University. When I look back on the proceedings, alter the hymn "Oh God, building and of the verandahs are executed in St. Stephen's College, and recall that It our help in agns past" had been sung, with rainforced cement concrete, and the floors of a short address. He said that they were the large hall, laboratory, bathrooms, ver pressed the hope, and that here in Decem was hare that in Decembar, 1907,. I first 95. gathered together that afternoon for an imandaha, etc., are paved with encaustic tiles, ber, 1933, i said that a project which seemed portant function The Council bad modestly The flora all rest on cast iron columns and almost kopeless was ou lost and that now in called it the new wing, but it seemed to the whole building bas a substantial ap December, 1909, I am able to announce to you him so large that it was larger than the pearance. The siracturo WELS erected to here that building can commence forthwith, No one could help being impressed with the The bastening of this opening ceremony December, içto, I may be able to announce monument to the Colony's real for edúcation. ence of Mesto, Denison, Ram and Gibbs number of magnificent buildings to be has not left time for furnishing, except that the buildings are nearing completion and connected' with this project. I hope that in scop. His Lordship refered to His Ex-in part, but we whose days are spent here wish that the funds required bave been fully raised, cellency's enthusiasm in the cause of educa again to thank beartily the donors who, in help and that in December, 191, i may be able tion and the unity which existed between ing us to carry on our work more effectively, to congratulate St. Stephen's on having some of the British and the Chinese and by a happy have at the same time helped forward in no arrangement the Union Jack and the Yellow small degree the education of their sons. This lated for the University. The examination of the the first successful students who have matricu.
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been accommodated, a demand for participa tion in the business arose in an unexpected quarter. Negotiations conuccted with this claim have suspended the completion of he business and necessitated a re-arrangement of interests, concerning which it is hoped, an understanding may be reached before long, Of course that is a polite way of saying that and Ms. Lerrigo, Rev. G. E. Thomson, Dr. departed parents. This bail stands at the tug of adequacy of the buildings for the pur- · CHAM-American financiers, intervened.. Aud the chairman was equally diplomatic in his re ferences to the chuse of delay in the Chinese negotiations: Last year, as he said, he remarked that after recapitulating the various Chinese railway loan contracts with which the Corporation had dealt during the ten years of its existence, he had observed that the immediate prospects of new busines. building. An occasion such as that was a the designs and under the superiotoudt feel that St. Stephen's in in a special way whereby prisoners assaulted three Chiness and were vol so favourable as could be desired, thug warning the shareholders that the result of the year which was now ender review was unlikely to be equal to that of its predecessor, That no new business had been concluded was not in consequence REFRESHING. of any lack of constant effort; and at one
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at the Criminal Sessions this morning, Chan Si, Li To, Kwok Lim, Chiu Liu and Chan Tal Delore Mt, Justice Gompertz, Polane Judge,
an armed robbery on the 22nd October last, were indicted on charges of having committed
in money, Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Acting Attor removed Si,non in money, twenty-three pieces
ney-General, instructed by the Crown, Soll- of clothing, a bundle of keys, a'whistle and Sij
citor, appeared for the Crown. The prisoners
entered a plea of not guilty, pleaded guilty whilst the rest of the prisoners were undelanded.. The first and third prisoner
The following were the jury sworn in-
time after long and patient negotiations, Dragon were that afternoon placed side by ball in which we meet will be known as the plans disclosed the fact that the buildings and i the immediate issue. secmed assured of side. The new wing had been built entirely Lai Kwai Pui Hall in consideration of the grounds would cost much more than had been Messts, J. F. Millar (toreman), H. L. W. Kor.
tin, J. Elliott, J. Forbes, J. & Young, O. el Arcolli and K. G. G. Stockhausen.
The Attorney-Geobral stated that the pri robbery at about 7.30 pm, at the Ching Kut soners were charged with committing an armed Ching Kes matshop at No. 191, Des Vœux Road on the and October last. Togelber with a number of other persons, they gagged and tied the inmates and removed money to
with Chi ese money. The Chinesa parents of handsome donation of $1,000 from the gentle- 30. Imperial Loan, under British-Franco the scholars trusted them and they considered man bearing that name. This name together anticipated by Mr. Mody who he made his effer German auspices; for the Hankow-Canton that trust more precious than gold. They with the names of subscribers will be recorded and the serised plan are now estimated to and itankow-Szechien Railways. The con bad been able to convicce them that their in a permanent form. Today they have been
cost $185,000. Mr. Mody bas, nevertheless, tract for the loan had been initialled, and trust was not mislaid and they in written temporarily and perhaps need not now
generously undertaken to erect them in ac was about to receive the Imperial ratifica- turn trusted them. The Coilage bore tes be further referred to, sening they were read in still require funds to
cordance with the approved designs. We tion, when another great Power demanded timony to the good work carried on by the detail at the laying of the foundation stone. But
erect the sted- participation; and this claidi necessitated Church Missionary Society. The College, was one other point must be mentioned.. Reference
ents' quarters and anatomical laboratory and to complete the equipment fund, and I earnest started a few years ago by the Church Mission. has been made to the confidence which the which pegotiations are proceeding. Making presentative a re-arrangement of interests, concerning ary Society. At that time the Society's to parents and guardians of the students have hope that those who have this, project at
was Archdeacon Banister to reposed in, us, when they sadertook to erect
heart-among them none h.e shown mora allowance for the absence of new business, whose wonderful foresight the existence of the and to hand over to the College authorities
zeal and enthusiasm than Dr. Ha Kai-will the financial result of the year may be re-College was due. He was pleased to welcome this building without conditions. We desire
dot cause their efforts to emulate the gen. garded with equanimity, inasmuch as In 8 shop Ingham that afternoon. The opening above all things that this confidence should rosity of Messrs. Butterfiel and Swire revenue from interest op investments, com- of the wing was also a witness to their excel, be maintained. Yet trust can be kept alive and the Chinese communities, both in and be missions, and such like ordinary sources
Jet Warden. He was positively amazed what only by reciprocity. The College Council, and this Colony, and the leading firms who have of income, we have received a sum suffi-
so enormous amount of hard work he could put therefore, bas decided to javite fire genemusly come forward with subscriptions. cient to pay expenses and a good rate
through and he had his doubts whether he was
Chinese parents to sit with three Europeans
I hope, 100, to see preparations made for not the most hard-working man in the Colony, on an Advisory Committee for the safeguarding hostela by the Society which conducia St. A. S. WATSON & CO., continued:-The financial position of the and if a prize were to be offered for hard work of making selection among so many friends is hope that the staff and the scholars of this of interest on our capital. Mr. Keawick His Excellency was another hard-working man and furtherance of the Collage. The difficulty Stephen's and others, and, above all, I Corporation as exbibited in the balance it would surely lie between His Excellency great. Year by year the number of those in College wil make up their minds that spa. sheet is at any rate highly satisfactory; 'as and the Wardeo, They were most thankfulterested ju in St. Stephen's has increased. But
cial study and preparation is needed to prepare we possess liquid assets to practically for the opening of the wing that afternoon. from among these gentlemen the following for matriculaire, and will be determined that double the amount of our paid-up capital. Your Excellency, My Lords, Ladies and C.M.G., the Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.MG., Mr Lai
Addressing the gathering, the Warden said have been chosen: The Hon. Dr. Bo Kalpresented among the underg aduales of the the scholars of St. Stephen's, shall be well re his position, while giving the Corporation | Gentlemen,--Your presence bera to-day gives | Kwai Pal, Mr. Chau, Siu Ki, and Mr. 5, W. Ta's University. My Lord, for the reasons I have turned a poarimons verdiet ef guilty." Sony
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Hongkong, 15th July, 1999,
BIRTHS,
On December 11 160, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Rufos Stuart Adams, a daughter (Eunice).
On December 14, 1989, at Shanghai, the wife
of J. Hildreth, of a son.
MARRIAGE.
a measure of independence, does not render to us who are interested in St. Stephen's the board any the less anxious to secure College sincere pleasure. As Warden it China does not help matters for the time belency the gratitude we feel for the con. business, but the political state of affairs in is my privilege to express to Your Excel
ing. There is a virtual, if not actual, revoltat interest' manifested in our educational of the provincial authorities against the enterprise in this place. Twelve months have financial policy of the Central Government.
On December 14, 1909, at Shanghai, to Mr.This revolt, which is accompanied by a large and Mrs. Bülow Frikke, a daughter,
On December 15, 1909, at Shanghai, the wife amount of anti-foreign sentiment and charac, of F. 'M. R. Remedios, of a son.
terised by impracticable aspirations, is ob structive rather than constructive, and it may be some time before the Chinese settle down to face seriously the many and great pro. blems before them. When they do grapple with the situation in a practical manner, they cannot fail to realise that if railway and industrial enterprise is to be adequately
On December 14, 1900 at Shangbai, Gerald, son of Major-General Joseph Hanwell, late Royal Artillery, to Dorothy, youngest daughter of Sir Pelham L. Warten, KC M.G., British Consul Georral at Shanghai.
DEATHS.
lass remember
The Council has the fullest confidence that such an Advisory Committee will, be of
Stephen's College will continue its career on the greatest benefit, and it trusts that St.
der the same harmonious conditions as have been enjoyed during the first nearly 7 years of
its existence. What I have been able to do in
that I have been supported by ao able staff. the College has been done only by the fact (Applauso,} <-
Ladies and Gentlemen,-It is close on a year His Excellency said:-My Lords Bishop,
laying the foundation stone of this band ago that had the pleasure and privilege of
some and aseful extension of St. Ste- have passed by and watched the progress phen's. College and from time to time of the building. I congratulate you on its completion and I hope that the extended ac increase your numbers largely. I recollect
given, I maksan apology for having devoted my speech to this subject. The parente of your
confer benefits. I see among your Chinese pal- scholere are the Chinese gentry upon whom abire all others, a local University will
roas, Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. Chau 'Stu Ki and Mr.
the value of 5',000 and a large quantity of clothing. On the following day, a police-ser geant went to a certain house in Square Streal, when he saw one of the prisoners and a women in a back cubicle and saw the prisoner. hand to the women pieces of clothing. Some arti. cier of clothing were found under the bed and there were also other articles in the house. He proposed to put in evidence a statement made had gone to the house "to rob." The Attorney. by one of the prisoners, who admitted that he General then proceeded to read certain state- menis made by some of the prisoners, which would show that they were concerned in the
Evidence having been called, the jury 18 tence of five years' hard labour was passed on each of the prisoners while a sixth was ten- lenced to Iso years for being accessory before
affir
the fact.
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the Manila Observatory at the American Con
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E. of Visayas Islands, moving W‚N,W...**
December 19th, 6.30 p.m. December 19th, 2 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon
December 20th, I am. December 20th, 10 am. Cyclone of typhoon E, of the Visayas Islnds, iocł ning northward.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Charlotte Koppe, daughter of Mr. and Ms developed and national requirements met, would take no mean place as a feeder to the commodation now afforded will enable you to ing, but men of high moral character whose MR. W. Logan, "of the firm of Mestra. David
On December 14, 19 9. at Shanghai, Sophie F. W. E. Kuppe, aged three years one month. On December 5, 199, at Shangbai, Walter John Miller, Iste Chine Navigation Co, Ld,
agad 41 yekre.
The Hongkang Celegrapk
*HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20; 1909
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE
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Sassoon & Co, returned to the Colony by the 8.8. Syria' yesturday afternoon,
Tso, those who have been most prominest in promoting the University. I appeal to them to make this thing a success, not merely a fican- cial success, though that for the moment ispke most important object, but a success in the thorough knowledge of English to reap the number of students properly qualified by a
sufficient fonds to provide an adequare* benefits of a University education. With
and bigh class staff, and sufficient qualified of the Waiversity will succeed in turning out students i have no far that the management graduates not only equal in scholastic atlain- meats to those of Western seats of learr- standard of life in whatever posts they may that the Warden told us last year that during fill will be a credit the University the six years of this College's existence, the has, I hear, fallen to 115 of late. I hops that this numbers bad increased from 7 to 125, but it ters as in the degree of their learning. TOMORROW afternoon at 5p.m. the B. O, C well in The uprightness of their charac decrease is dus to purely temporary causes and 1 will be a self-supporting institution, and I game of football as the Happy Valley.
The University once built and endowed will play the "Craigengowers" in a friendly
you to practically double this number of board. porting institution for the sons of getty, my Butt, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, bas amespecially glad that this extension will enable hope that St. Stephen's, which is also a self-supTHE L. & G. Express says that Mr. Geo. B. amared to find how farge a number of schools lines of our public schools at Home. Once more ers. When I first came to this Colony. I was develop into a large and important feeder on the
scholars at many of them. I set to work in proofs of its vitality-for vitality means growth THE negotiations for a revision of the postal there are here and how large the number of Icongratulate you on this extension which gives
bad to undergo an operation for cancer of the tongue.
and objects, the class of education it provided, to grow all this College becomes one of the are being conducted at Peking will shortly be ascertain the statistics of each, its special aims and extension-and I hope that it will continue convention between China and Japan, which the number and Dationality of its pupils and of leading institutious of this Colony. (Applause). concluded. There were so many: some maintained by wing open and wish it every success (Load THE members of the Victoria Gaol Staff bave Europeansed Chinese Staffandolber particulars,
I bave now the pleasure of declaring this new Government, some by the China Mission So- applause.) city, some by the Roman Catholic Mission
issued invitations for a smeking concert to be and other religious bodies; some private, that
not yet passed since you laid the foundation this afternoon, we offer a sigcers welcome to stone of this extension to our buildings, and, Your Excel ercy as you come to declare the new wing open for the use of Chi- besc students. Your Excellency will doubt
the matshed which has rved for our ball of mearing on several occasions. In that matched, Sir, nearly twe is culminating in the Hongkong University years ago you made a public utterance which about to be erected. Early this year you ex pressed the opinion that St. Stephen's College it will be necessary to encourage and University. The substitution of this more per avail of foreign co-operation of an active mavent building for the transient matshed will, character. The provincial authorities pro-
we trast, belp to coof m the opinion that our less objection to any foreign loan for pro-responsibilities we have assumed. This build endeavour will be to fulfil the educational vincial securities, while the Central Governing, however, is, as was mentioned at its founda ment is willing to enter into contracts on a purely financial basis. The limit of finance prepared plans; Chinese parents and goar tion, a monument of Chinese liberality. We on the latter footing would be easily reach-disus subscribed the money. We offer a ed: but were the leaders accorded a share liberal secondary education for their sons; they results and a voice in the management of We are more than glad, therefore, that we bave provide necessary buildings for the purpose, ventures they are invited to finance, experi ence shows that capital would be readily the Central Secretary of the Church Mis on this platfoun to-day, the Right Reverend forthcoming; and it may reasonably be sup sinnary Society; for this afternoon's function posed that in time the Chinese will recognise will afford additional evidence to Bishop Ing- that foreign co-operation can be utilised not ham, and to the great society. he represents only without any loss of national dignity, but that the Chinese not only appreciate what is with an immense advantage in the develop being done for them by the Church Missionary ment of their country and its latent wealth,
Society but that they are quick to respond when but it is astonishing to find that no mention is at present half closed by unworkable rules friends as it would be unfair to the Church ments. It would, be as unjust to our Chinese of his leaving the Corporation is made in the and regulations; and even in cases where a
note book, that I might familiarise myself with speech of the Obairman to the shareholders concession has been obtained by a foreigner
Missingary Society If we omlited to point each one, Yesterday I took up those notes writ- out that Chinese parents do not want ten early three years ago and I found the fol on the occasion of the latest annual meeting, the official tendency has been to discourage for their children an education divorced owing"St. Stephen gives a high education, Why was that? most readers will inquire, and retard development.. Indeed, the Cor. from moral teaching It would not have Desires to be affiliated to an English University The probability is that Mr. Bland is not do- poration itself has in some degree suffered ligious aims had been suspected and avoided
been strange if an institution with definito ra so as to get English degrees, prefers students His Excellency when he was Governor of THE "Jally Tane Minstrel Company of the finitely a representative of the firm to-day, thereby. I think, however, reflecting Chi- by our Chinese friends. It is because they December 1907 I distributed the prizes and to Archdeacon Miliar and other missionaries, artists and carry their own orchestra of 18 for a Universary course." Shortly afterwards in | Uganda and to thegood services he had rendered | U.S.N. cruiser West Virginia consists of 50. As a matter of fact it is on the tapis nese are beginning to realise that broader have not only come to understand us but to expressed an aspiration that the Colony should What he came to that room that afternoon, he pieces. Their property, including contemes, that he is to obtain preferment in the views would be advantageous to their coun appointment of Peking correspondent of try,
trost us that we are able to meet in this ball founda University where Chinese boys (among was told that His Excellency, had dreamed etc., fit valued at $3,500,05 which amount has. the Times-but that is a debatable ques--
to-day. They have realized that carone pur. others) might obtain degrees equivalent 10 pore within these walls is educative: that Ft. those granted by British Universities while - was now an sccomplished fact. He wan liter and crew. It is said that an applicant who a dream of Hongkong University, which | been raised by subscriptions from the officers tion, which time will answer.
Stephen's College is managed pot jo the interstill remaining among their own people ally amazed at this bit of the Empire at the has any dramatic ability is niwaya secured by stands for the training of Chinese youth upon the lalar (last December) when I laid the foundation and he had indeed great pleasure la moving and pride taken in the Micarel Company, exis of any individual, or of any society, it and in touch with their own relatives. A year gates of Chica. His Lordship in,conclusion the West Virginia on account of the interest. principle that every man possesses something step of the Extension I told you how Mr. the vole of thanks, more than physical and mental capacity that Mody had come forward in response to my Dr. Ho Kal, in seconding the motion, and in the company, Montgomery who is the pria- There are at present several professional actors. except on the basis of religion, I repeat that sary buildings estimated at $150,000 to $180,000, Excellency for bis interest in the College, ling with Ringling Brothers Circus, Read and his moral sature cannot be soundly developed :ion and bad offered to since the seces that they were very much indebted to His Cipal tumbler was formerly an acrobat travele our Chinese, friends fully recognise this fact I told you that I hoped to incorporate the His Excellency and come to open the wing McKnight the dancess, travelled the Novelty while the Christian Scriptures are the text that we did not consider it and they have learned by experience that, College of Medicine in the
Montverity Kand | that day, and thejƐhad givan thêm his best Clicnit in California, Chase was with the Ston bosk for our moral training, coercive measures (accept. Mr.Mody's generous offer unless and Mall of the Chinese parents of the scholast, whe with the Remack Girculi in New York,
possible to wishes. After i
Ater thanking His Recallency on bor Circuir and Cranston, the star falastio slazer
As we know, Mr. J. O. P. Bland has left the British and Chinese Corporation, which for éleven years has had an intimate ac- quaintance with the official mind in China. Probably there are not another half-dozen Britons who have been so closely associated
· Bishop Lander asked the Secretary of the held in their mess room on the 27th inst, Church Missinoary Society to move a vote of commencing at 8 p.m.
with Chinese financial meo as Mr. Bland, For instance, the door of mining enterprize serious attempt is made to meet their requlie ¦ I noted down the result of my inquiries in a thanks to His Excellency the Governor,
After FRINCE Kong, the Anti-Oplum Commissioner, the laudation, which Mr. Bland received last has given orders to all the provinces, directing your at the London meeting, however, it was the plantation of tobacco pa all-ground on to be expected that something would have which hitherto poppy has been grown. boon said about his services now that he is
going from the corporation which he has served so well. Forhaps the report of the spooch by the chairman Mr. W. Keswick, MP. is curtailed in this instance, and wa
a Government of Kores bas redeemed the cars and interest upon the loan obtained by was under the protection of the Chinese Gov- Korea from China while the former country serment,
obeyed the order. His Excellency was the last at Tairen. The official report states that Bishop logham in sising 'sald that he gladly A SERIOUS outbreak of fire took place on 14th Governor of Hongkong at this critical moment the market is entirely destroyed, while and it seemed that His Excellency was made shops have been burned... for critical moments. The speaker referred to