karimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER 27 1000
1643 that a covetous' person "doth exceed in receiving, but is very deficient to giving; like tho Christmas earthen boxes of apprenticas apt to take le mossy, but be rostojen nove till he be broken like a potter's vaskeli jato many shares." A still earlier publication makes a similar com. parison: "As an apprentice's box of earth,
"A. S. WATSON & CO., spt he is to take all, but to restore none till he
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be broken." Aubrey, also, in reference to the discovery of an old Romas pot containing dewarți, sald that it resembled an apprentice's earthen Christmas Box. But it is clear that, the importuaria box was not only carried by entices and trade-boys; for the post Gay tells us that:
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CLARK'S TOURISTS IN CANTON.
SHOPKEEPERS'". DISAPPOINTMENT,
All wet, ko &
NOTES BY THE WAY,
THE FESTIVE BEASON,
Christmas comes but once a year, but when it does com all and sundry celebrate the joyous festival in the good old way. He in Hongkong, whers bund.eds of exilen bave boon separated through the years from their kith and kin, the day of days was observed with no less joyous fervour then the people in the homeland and it must be a comforting fact to learn that there is at least one occasion in the year when peace and goodwill is extended by all men to their fellow-creatures, "I am sara everybody who take an interest in lile apart from the money grabbing competition as the great raison d'etre enjoyed their Christmas in the sight way and I take this opportunity of wishing all my readers a Happy New Year,"
"A CHRISTMAS STORY,
Christmas talk naturally reminds one of Christmas stories and here is one which I think will be appreciated by those who take an inter est in children. Many have been the occa
·CANTON BAY BY DAY.
MAGISTRATES REPRIMANDED.
[From Our Own Correspondant.)
FIRE AT MAGÃO
MANY HOUSES DESTROYED.
A report is to hand of a big conflagration: which broke ant in a Chinese house near the Hongkong Steamboat Co.'s wharf, at Macao, on
Canton, 24th December. greatly displeased with the manner the Namboiowing morning. As there was a fresh breeze H.E. Viceroy Yuan Shu Hsun appears to be Saturday and was not extinguished until the gistrate, Cheung Tong Kal, and the Fan blowing at the time the fire spread rapidly Yu Magistrate, Chon Yu Tom, have performed of the better class in Macao. No fortber parti- their duties by their failure to take adequate culars are available to-day, beyond the fact that and destroyed quite a number of Chidate shops
the districts under their jurisdiction and 10 tive that have occurred in the Fortuguese city
measures to prevent frequent · robberies in
their failure to effect the arrest of the rabbers The two magistrates have been severely re primanded by the Viceroy and have had their official buttons removed from them for every- day wear until further orders,
WHOLESALE EXÉCUTIONS. The streets of Canton provided a mournful precession when two prisoners were taken ove from the Nambol prison and eleven others from the Pan Yu prison to the execution ground and beheaded by order of the Viceroy. These bery.
the conflagration was one of the most destruc
within recent years.',
THA FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT,
KOWLOON RAILWAY
· [From Our Own Correspondent]
Canton, 24th December.. This morning among the passengers on board the steamer Fatska wore thirty-two members of the Americas Around-the-World tourists, who formed the first batch to attive at Canton. Later in the day at is a at the steamier Kinakan, which was especially charter ed for the service, brought up two hundred and filly more, and at 3.30 in the afternnon another Some boys are sich by birth beyond all wants, Belor'd by uncles, and kind got vid munits;
party of eighty tourists arrived by the steamer Wins time comes round & Christmas Bon they lear Honam. In all about three hundred and And one day makes them sich for all the year.
twenty Americans arrived at Canton to-day, In the West of England 'partles of women They were all received by the management of med to go from door to door gathering such the Victoria Hotel sud had their meals at the MANUFACTURERS. gifts they could; they called this "going. same-Hotel-on-the-Shamcour~~Arton ¿omġbis-
a-gooding." With regard to the alms collected,
were made beforehand by Mr. H. Hayoon, by the 'prentices and journeymen, something the genial manager of the Hotel, for two was given by their employers in counter-valus: hundred odd chairs which were at the disposal for the servants of the r customers always ex of the tourist party to do the sights of the many cakes the baker or grocer was mulcted on bearers while others by only two, the visitor two counts; he was expected to send a cake or being divided jato parties of tea and twenty the land of dreams and after they bad bung box of sweetmests to the bouse, and the servans nach. They visited all the places of interest asked "Mamma, how does Santa Claus know their little socks for Santa Claus' favours bad who called at his shop also looked for his in the city, such as Sup Pat Po, the Five what we want? The story is told of a little persons on board was capsizio Ho Nam On the 22nd instant a sampan with sight generosity.
Hundred Gemi Temple, the ancestral temple Another origla has been given to the term of the clan Chan, Wai Oi street, passing by the girl who had gone to bed on, Christmas Evo Mea but they were all rescued by the water Christmas Box. In old times the priests used Viceroy's and other official yamens, the Execu-after baving dangled bar socks, with bolsters police. The police took these persons on board to keep a box in the church for the collection tion Ground, &c., returning to Shamcòn by this they hold more) thrown in, at be fiol of their gig and whan the men were trying to get 1 do not know on whose recommandation be of the people's pance, which were thus amas-
entered the bed-ranni on tip-toe with a lamp in being overloaded with a larger number of p38- the bed. At midnight, the father of the family ashore, the gig was also capsized owing to its sed in readiness for Christmas, to be then spent
his hand and a host of good things slung over sengers than it could carry. The boats in the in payment for indulgences, so that the licence sure to be taken might be less perilous. The
his shoulder. He had almost finished filling neighbourhood rendered prompt assistance sod Christmas Box, therefore, was a kind of in
the capacious bolsters with all sorts and man-succeeded in saving seven persons, while the 'surance agalast the results of Christmas excess
or of toys when a violent eruption from feline others were drowned. and debauchery, A writer of two centuries
the little one from ber sleep. At that pay. sources disturbed the still night air and woke lace speaks of Boxing Day as observed in
chological moment the doar litle one caught his time. "I found that, because I bad laid out
her father red-handed and as Santa Claus stood a good deal of ready money with my brewer,
gmasked before the favoured one, the latter REFRESHING. baker, and other tradesmen, they kindly
SPE TALITIES :.
-DRY GINGER ALE.
LIME FRUIT
PAGNE.
CHAM-
ORANGE, CHAMPAGNE.
STONE GINGER BEER.
PALATABLE.
Watson's
AND
نت
FRUIT SYRUPS
pected to be remembered at this time. In city. Some chairs were carried by threesions when the little mites prior to being borne criminals, were all found guilty of armed rah. recently convicted of, ambezzlement, was em.
New Band As the Five-storied Pagoda is to far away from Shamees, many of the tourists regretted time did not permit of a visit thither. The police authorities placed two to threa hundred extra officers and police to patrol the streets along the route mapped out for the tourists, and also scat some police to escort the visitors as guards, thus according them ample and adequate protection. It is needloss to add that the ignorant tabble of Canton expraised surprise at so large a nomber of foreigners but beyond their natural wonderment perfect order prevailed in the city and there was no occurrence of any disturbance whatsoever, contrary to alarmist predictions.
thought it my duty to present their servants visiting the city of Capton at the same time. Poutingly.zgid: "Áh, daddy, now I know why.
with some money for the favour of baving their goods. This provoked me a little but, being told it was the custom, I complied. These ware followed by the watch, beadies, dusimen, and an innumerable tribe'; but what vexed me the most was the clerk, who has a extra- ordinary place, and makes as good an appear. mixed with aerated or plain water
auce as most tradesmen in the parish; to see him come a-boxing, alías begging, I thought make excellent refreshing boverages.
was intolerable; however, I found it was the custom, 100, so I gave him half-a-crowo pas Guaranteed to be made from the was likewise obliged to do for the bellman; for
pure juice of sound ripe fruit.
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
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breaking my test for many nights altogether." With slight change this might be written to day.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
MR. A. G. M. Fletcher has been, appointed Registrar of Trade Marks, with effect from the 1st January, 1910.
THE appointment of Mr. E. Jones to act as Assistant Harbour Master, and Mr. A, E. Davey to act as First Boarding Officer, with effect from the 1st instant, until further notice, is gretted...
Di Kitasato has received an intimation from the University of Yale, to the effect that it has bean decided to confer upon him the degree of Doctor, and inviting him to visit the university
next your.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased ta re-appoiout the Hoa Dr. Ho Kai, M.), C.M.,
föra further term of three years, with effect
It is learnt that the first two batches that arrived at Canton will return to Hongkong this afternoon by the river steamers. During their visit in this city, the tourists did not do as much shopping as was expected of them, much to the shopkeepers' and curio dealois dis appointment, who, in anticipation of a brisk trade, bad stocked their stores well and attrac. Lively The only section of people who benefit ed by the visit were the guidemen and the chair "Coalies.
POLICE BALL.
AN ENJOYABLE FUNCTION.
One of the most pleasant little functions at which Hongkongites delight to foregather is the annual ball given by members of the local Police Force and on Christmas Eve, it was once "more proved that Lobby can be an adinfrable bast on au well as off duty. The ball this year was, as usual, held at the City Hall. St. George's Hall was used as the dancing-room while St. Andrew's Hall was for the nonce con verted into a supper-room. The ball-room was most tastefully decorated with evergreens and bunting and from the middle of the ceiling hung the time-honoured mistletos, under which
from time immemorial passionate swains seck to steal kisses from bashful maids and Friday eight was no exception to the rule. Mesars. Lee
The postage on the weekly imce to any part of the CMC, in ben member of the Medical Board (Secretary) and Stewart, the M.C., and their staff
world in 30 cante per quarter
Blingla, Copies, Dally, ten seats. Weekly, twenty from the 18th May, 1909.
five cents (for cash only).
BIRTH,
THE China Critic understands that Capt. Ehrhardt, who has so long been in charge of On December 13, 1909, at Amoy, the wife of the C. E. and M. Co coal sales department, J. C. Veir, I, M. Customs, of a daughter. is leaving that company to accept the position
MARRIAGES.
of representative at Shanghai of the Siemens. Schuckert Works, which he will take over next
At St. John's Cathedral, on the 7th Decem- ber, 1909, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, Arthur Leslie, eldest son of W. D. Sutton, Hongkong, to Rose Elizabeth, second daughter of the lais Henry Kennett, Hongkong,
[871
On Friday, December 17, 1909, at Ohin king, Dr. Miroslav Urbanek, son of the late F. Urbanek, of Prague, Austria, 10 Lucy Ell, eldest daughter of the fate Thomas Shaw, C. N. Co, and Mrs. Shaw, Seward Road, Shanghai.
month.
A CHINAMAN, who was formerly a cook in the employ of Mr. H. P. White, was this morning charged with obtaining goods from Messrs. Szi under a forged book purporting to belong Lane Crawford and Company to the tune of
to his one-time master in November last. The
On Tuesday, December 24, 1900, at Shang. nin was awarded three months' hard labour.
hai, Frank Oswald Reynolds to Edith. Liliad, second daughter of Daniel Addison Darling, of Shanghai.
DEATHS. On November 24, 1909, in Londos, Auddenly, Alexander Montgomery Bruce, late of the Hong kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, eldest
son of the late Major-General A. A. Bruce,
of workers deserve thethanks of all for their ex. cellent arrangements but it would be an injustice to omit mention of the gentlemen at the bar, whose patience in catering for the creature com forts of their guests was, as usual, overtaxed. The card-room had also as in former years, good number of devotees who found on attrac ting in the light fantastic toe. 'Dancing was kept up till the early hours of the morning and everybody went away satisfied that they had passed an enjoyable evening;
THE PRATAS TELEGRAPH
STATION.
SHANGHAI COMMENT,
The N. C. D. News writos :-It will be re-
I get what Bwant 19.
BOAT FATALITY,,
...
THE MAÇÃO BOUNDARY. QUESTION,
(Nov. 25.) Mr. Ginnell asked the Under: Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state on whose recommendation the Jute chler British accountant on the Kowloon Railway, ployed; and, if not known, whether he will have inquiry made and the person identified; with a view to balding him, if in the service of the Crown Agents, answarable for the long- caused by his nominee'?
Colonel Seely. The person referred to wai employed by the Chinese section of the railway.
concerns either the Crown Agents or the was employed, and the matter is not one which
Colonial Office.
1
Mr. Ginoell asked the Under-Secretary for the Colonies whether the Colonial Office has given its as provel to the present proposals for working the new Kowloon Railway, including a provision of $10,000 for traffic expenses, on expected revenue of $20,000, anda traffic mana. ger with £1,000 a year for salary and allow. ances; and if he will state on whose recommen-
it is telegraphed from Peking that the memdation this latter appointment has been made bers of the Wai Wo-pu bave opened negotia and with what staff and what amount of salaries THE AMERICAN TOURISTS.
tions with General Machado in the matter of the this railway, 20 miles long, is to be provided? Contrary to all expectations, the advent of Macao Boundary Delimitation, but as neither ibe 700, American round-the-world tourists lo the Chinese officials nor the Portuguese Com Hongkong was attended with little or no dismissioner are inclined to make any concession. comfort to Hongkongites. True it is that the way it is feared that the negotiations will prove the visitors bustled was "something terrible" | abartiye.—Shanghai Times. but that is to be expected from most people who
CRICKET.
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB 24. UNITED SERVICES.
Colonel Seely: The proposals for working the lins have not yet been submitted to the Secretary of State.
THE SIDERIAN ROUGE FOR NEWSPAPERS,
(Dec. 1) Mr. Renniker Hoston asked the Postmaster-General whether he had succeeded bail from the other side of the Pacific. It was popularly believed that the local shopkeepers reaped a veritable harvest of gold from the
in arranging with the administrators concerned for the outward despatch, vid the Siberian affluent visitors, but 1 am told that one party who
route, of Dewspapers and commercial papers visited a curios dealer's establishment left with
from this country to the. c. uoiries of the Far East at the normal rates for such countries; an insignificant purchase after having turned the shop inside out. The boot was on the other
On Saturday afternoor, the United Survices mail matter comes over this route from the Far and whether he was aware that such class of foot then. Americans are nothing if not un
met the Hongkong Cricket Club and the former East at the same rate for newspapera and com conventional and during their three days' were all dismissed in the first innings for 374mercial papers as if sent via Suez or tis Ame- sojourn (nol teo) in the Colony they kicked the ran. This match was continued this morn rica. jetters of conventionality into eternity and diding at so o'clock, ibe Club electing to bat first. things on the public thoroughfare which is Same good scoring was seca, especially that other persone would be considered an acute form put up by Elborough - 135 rups. The Club of lunacy. One enterprising Yankee by way of just managed to get two, rurs ahead of the diversifying the routine of bis stay in the Colony United Services when the last wicket dropped walked into a certain newspaper office and at twenty minutes past two, offered to write up an interesting item of news free, gratis and for nothing, And there in the hallowed atmosphere of the Editorial sanc om, he turned out a spicy morsel of "200" penny-in-the-slot-wise. If that is not enterprise snd magnanimity rolled into one I should like to know what is, Americans are enterprising
UNENTERPRISING KONGKONG,
!
A prominent local citizen bas been charno. terizing Shanghai in London journalistic circles as being sluggish and bas dubbed the Col ny with the doubtful appellation of "Happy Hongkong," but I CAO aure that well-meaning gentleman that Hongkong Shanghai, far less feel happy. What I would can scarcely feel justified in running down like to know is why didn't one of the local steamship.companies think it worth their while to tuo a'special bost to Bwatow on Christmas Day. Can it be that the good folk of the Col any are bad patrons? I scarcely believe it, far wai it not only the other day that a local com pany arranged a special excursion trip to Amoy on the pccasion of the celebrations by blue- jackets from the United States Third Pacific quadron? I hope those concerned will think it worth their while to fall in with my sugges tion at some future date.
ODOROUS TOPICS.
A promisest member of the Sanitary Board
that it has not yet been possible to obtain any Mr. Bydney Buxton, in reply, said: I regret reduction in the very high chatges for the con. veyance of mails by the Tray-Siberia, route. from the Russian Government. I have there- fors felt it my duty, in connection with other The United Services opened their second important European post offices, to continue to innings at about 7.30 p.m. and closed the in-restrict the use of this route to letters and ninge for 148 runs all out.
postcards,
The detailed scores were as under when we went to prets:-
UNITED SERVICES.
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REGISTRATION OF LETTERS TO THE FAST.
Mr. Henniker Heaton asked thu Postmaster. General whether be was aware that special mail
Comd. Noble, c Elborough, b Bird in 30 bags were made' up every Friday in London Staff Sergt. Tower, b Bird .....
o far passengers for India, the East, and Australia, Paley, b Oliver ................ Comd. Lewis, b Young,
15in the P. and O. and Orient stazmships, to ba 39 Capt. Baird, a and b Oliver
sent to Frindisi ard Naples, and that the sleiters, &c must be registered ; why was re- Capt. Garnell, c Makie, b. Oliver........... Capt. Mayhew, h Young.....
5 gistration accessary, in view of the fact that 54 malt bags from Brisbane, Sydney, and Mal-
Extras.
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Lt. Green, not out....................... empionoom 111 bourse were sent overland by the various Lt. Punton Oliver
Bagnall Hancock, b Bird....... 17 Australian Governments to catch the P. and O. Flag-Ll. Mallineaux, e Pearce, b' Young... 13 registered; whether he was aware that postal 5 and Orient reimers at Adelaide without belag
30 officials report that registration was not neces-
sary and would cause no moto delay' than" ordinary letters for Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Sir gapore or Sydney; and would be take steps to abolish the inconvenience and expersa of registration of these letters for passengers, and have special mail bags made up addressed to the captains of the outward steamers,
Total
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Bowling Analysis.
0. M, R', W.
3
R. E. Q. Bird...23 A. E. H. Oliver..24 A. C. Leith
3 86
I
34
I 57
12
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A. H. Young... 9.4 A. A. Claxton... 3
HONGKONG.
The following were ibescores made up to the T. E. Pearce, c Noble, b Pelly time of going to press at one o'clock io-day....
Mr. Sydoey Buxton, in reply, said :-The arrangement is as stated by my hon, friend: and I am not aware that it has been found in convenient. Registration is required to facilitate correspondence for Italy. the selection of the letters from the general
Witboat registra»,
A WINDSOR correspondent says King Manuel membered that the idea of establishing a wire. has been waging war against the powerful A. A. Claxton, c Baird, b Huston.......12 tion it would not be possible to select them in,
has won the regard of all the Court. Through out the stay there has been much gossip about marriage prospects, but it is idle talk.. A high Court (ficial stated that he was weary of denying the statement that a marriage is likely
to be arranged between King Manuel and an
On November 16, 1909, at Cheltenham, Eng. land, C. C. Gram, late of the I. M. Customs, | English Princess. Shanghai, aged 85 years.
On December 12, 1979, at Shanghai, Sarah, the dearly beloved wife of John Sharples, aged
67 YORTS,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1909.
OLD BOXING DAY,
The term Christmas Box doabitess derivas from the box that apprent ces and tradesman's assistants used to carry around on this day, in which to collect the sims that they demanded as their right. On the day after Christmas, the Feast of St. Stephen, an old prem tell us
Ciladly the boy, with Chelama, Box la bend, *Throughout the town his devious route pumuts,
And of kla mareng's: diatomers Implore
"The yearly silag
The Ningpo, steamer Ningshao was again us. lucky the other evening when leaving for Ning po, as she struck and smashed a small native Junk which was crossing her path. The boat. men, however, managed to beach the boat be fore she sunk, and the steamer, not having re- ceived any material damage, proceeded on her
way after only a short delay.
53
44
ค
fumes that sometimes assail one's, as Mr. Dooley A. C. E. Elborough, b Bagnall... 135 less telegraphic station on Pratas Island was
calls it, smelling apparatus in the vicinity H. H. Hancock, e Mayhew, b.Noble mooted before the question of the ownership of the island bad actually been settled. Since the the barbour. No one can speak with greater W. C. D. Turner, c Bagual b Baird....... agreement was reached and the island reverted authority on sanitary subjects than, the gentle R. B. H. Oliver, e Baird, b Bagnal)....... to Chins, the proposal for such a station has in question, for, considering the important Manning, b Baird............. been carefully considered by the Miniitty of position he occupied in the Shangbai Muni A. H, Young, c Green, b Baird Pests and Communications and at last Thurs.cipal Council some years age and his wide ex
H. R. Makib, c Garnett, b Baird' day's meeting of the Hangkong Legislative fitted for the coesideration of sanitary matters A, Leith, not pat.............................
perience on the local Board, he is peculiarly R. E. O. Bird, b Mullineaux Conncil Sir Frederick Lugard was able to an- bounce that the Ministry had adopted the sug
For that reason, the heartfelt thanks of Heng. gestion and test the Viceroy of Kwangtung has been instructed to make the Decessary arrango- menta fofthwith. The extent to which the Chinese naval authorities makes use of wireless telegraphy in the Canton Delta is surprising
According to our Hongkong correspondent the gunboats engaged in policing the Delta are fit- THE other evening, while the river steamer led with the apparatus and there is a wireless Tek Hoing was loading cargo atragside the school at Canton. In the matter of typhoon Chloese Bund, at Shanghal, fra was discovered
wardings there has for some time past baan in the forward, "tween decks. The crew were
co-opotation between: Hongkong and Cantor, soon on the spot with the hose of thin steamer, and the maintenance of à ̈ wireless station on and the French truck shortly after arriving, the Prates should do much to perfect the the blaze was quickly extinguished. The cause information that Hongkong now is believed to have been due to some careless smoker among the passengers,
receives.
kong's much-abused citizens are due to bim for airing & grievance which is well-nigh bo coming scandalous. So long as the smell of the city's refuse assail the olfactory organs of that be no barm so long will the latter earn the Innocent citizens who have done the powers Execrations of the victims of an intolerable nuisance. That tower of strength of the rate. payern, Ar. Shelton Hooper, thinks $3 too small a fios for erring conservancy contractors but the workings of magisterial minds were aver a deep mystory.
CASUAL CRITIC
1
Not the least satisfactory part of this de THE death took place on Monday night, after cision, however, is the evidence it affords a brief illaess at the General Hospital, of Mr.
Extra
Total
3
24
time for dispatch by the ludian mail train,
BRITISH POST OFFICES IN THE FAR EAST.
(Dec a) Mr. Henniker Heaton asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that notices have bron served on the clergymen, missionaries, and .English inbabitants generally at Cheloo, Foo. 5 chow, and other places in China, that it is in contemplation to close the British post offices at these places unless the com- munities agree to guarantee the so-called loss; whether Germany, France, and other Powers.. bave ever made a similar, demand on their people residing at any of these treaty posts of China; whether he is aware that the Post. Office of Great Britain and Ireland receives. £23,000 a year for postage on mails to China while the Hongkong Government receipts only: amount to £10,000 a year for pastago receipts DB malls to 155 United Kingdom; and whether anch country keeps its own receipts or say. accounts are kept,
man 335,
4
Bowling Analysis,
0. H. R.. Lt. Hanion... 12 * 49 Capt. Garnett. 8 I 300 Capt. Baird.... 25. $ 69 Lt. Mullineux... 13.5
I Lt. Pelly .......
17 I Lt. Bagnall 10 Q 49 2 Lt. Noble....... 3 Lt. Noble, c Makin, b Oliver................. Lt. Pelly, run out manat St. Bergt. Power, ↳ Bird
4
a 10
I
19
42
J
Capt. Baird, & Young................. Capt. Maybe, c. Hancock, b Young. Capt. Gamett, run out..................
Li Hunton not out.............
Extras.learn
The written reply was :—1' am not aware.
of the matter mentioned in the first sentenca
21 of the honourable gentleman's question.) 1.
19
may'state, however, that the Hongkong Govern
to
tose on the postal agencies lo, Chiba, and that 4:3
I
6
purely temporary arrangement, suggested that:
As Car No. 31 was approaching the side of the a practical meaning into the provent idilista tord Back-of-India, Australia-nod Chins, re Lt. Green, c Young b Bird.........
that the Chinese Goverment intends to reál | H. C. McGaschen, one of the staff of the Char- Comd. Lewis, b Young agamintiring / Dent is not in a position to bear the prosont : Naval Yaid this morning, the conductor put of recovery of sovereign rights. Apart from its ppits the Shanghai Timer of 22nd lost. The Lt. Bagnall, b' Bird..........................Tasury, while agreeing to bear half low, as a The box has gons/bat the practice, diminished | his leg out of the car and got' his foot ́extricated uses an a telegraph station, Pratas Island cop-décoased was a'uative of Scotland and twonly- Fing Lt, Malineux, 21, Hancock, b Bird...contributions might be obtained from the localiu;: in some aspects and increased in others, reed with a passing truck laden with wisdaw-tains highly valuable deposits of phosphates, eight years of age. He came from Hongkong maiora festure of this time, and is not likely frames. He was knocked down op to the track to the light of subsequent events it seems about two months ago and was shonly going to dig out rapidly. Some have derived the and received serious injuries which caused him certain that, but for Chinese official inertia, the home on leave, He became ill several wacka custom from the Roman habit of giving gifts to be badly shaken up. The victim of the ac possession of these need never have paned out age and it was found that he was suffering from at the New Year. It would seem that the box cident was promptly removed to the Naval of Chinese hands. By whom the phosphates: an abcess on the liver. Two operations wern used to consist of clay or common earthen. 'Yard Surgery, where his injuries were attend will bow be explaited it is not quite ensy to us performed, but they were of no avail and death ware, so that it could be broken for the sake, ed to So far as we have been able to ascer Possibly they will be farmed out by the Viceroy took place last night as stated, During his of the contents without anfailing much loss on tain the unfortunato man bay not custciced any at Casted. The main point is that the property abort stay in the Satilament há þad made hosts its possessor. Thus we'read fú a book published benken bones,
should not be allowed to lie idle
of friends by his pleasing manners,
Total Bowling Analysis.
R. I. O, Bird...” 13:3 RE. H. Oliyar 9. A EL. Young in 19
communities benefited by the agencies to cover the remaining lose. The whole question is 148 ¦ still under consideration. I cannot answer any third sentence of the honourable gumiléman'sn question, and as to the last two. I would anga gest that be, should put down a question for) my right honourable, friend, the Fo General