Katikations.
THE HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7
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NINETEER aw King's Counsel, aured in fall.ABERDEEN STREst collapse. bottom wigs, kuce breeches and pumor, were
called "within the Bar" at the Law Courts o
-His Excellency declared that the inference to be gathered from recent discussions at the Board meetings was that their recomatult.. mendations had been treated with but small consideration, and he wished to correct that impression, "The law of the Colony which
MR. Phillipp Aruhald, of the firm of Arnhold, aberg and Co., of China and London, who
of the value of £23.981.
DEATH INQUIRY.
THE MACAO UNREST."
ITALIAN SISTARS UROED TO REMAIN."
We are glad to by able to report that affaira at Macao, after the debicle of the 19th Novem
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TORNING to events abroad, a Liston corros- pondent says that discontent is growlog, fast, and that, in his opinion, the Provisional verament will not exist much longer, MR. O'Brien, 'American Ambasador to Jspre, hold a long conference with Secretary Kaox on Far Eastern questions on Nov. 10. The President way also present pa the occasion.
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An inquby was held this afternoon by Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy before the following jurors:Messrs P. H. Holyoake, W. ber, ara gradually settling dawa to the even
attending the death of six Chinese on the 18th ard now ont'r ly at one ad the presence of the Navember kit at-No. 15 and 17, Aberdeen talian Sisters of Charity in the neighbouring gently of Ch bli Province to redeem the Ohio- colony is a brushcant infneocs with which 50 Engiacoring and Mining Co's coal mine, Mr. Bowley, who conducted the inquiry on the settlement, for its wa sale, cannot for they have not sufficient capital to develop Gerehalf of the Crown, in his opening remarks to easily dispanse. We have good autherity for them. The proper course to adopt would be the jury and that they were there to-day to stating that the Superioress of the Conostia to have the mines worked with the aid of j int | quiro lato a sad accident witch occurred at Sisters ni Macao Bave been approached sizes and foreign capital. The Prince, 30 pm on the sith November lut, which and appealed to to remain and (contious Regent has ordered the Ministry of Agricult rasolted in the death of six persoSS their indispensable work towards the ninety-tare, fadustry and Commeres to discuss this three married womeu, twy children and one aged invalids and foundlings who would matter with the Viceroy of Chibil, one man. He was present that alterncon to otherwise be thrown on their own resources to
CHINA'S BUDGET. Ats'st the Magistrate and the jury to arrive at get on as best they can under lay control of an
Ilia reported that a sum of four miliɔn taels he cause of the calamity, and he would do bisigailtu ion for whosa c.re the good lidies hava
Ls been deducted from the appropriations for best to asscemain the facts connected with the devoted the best part of their lives. Ever kind the Navy, eight million taels from the appro caso. The six perious who met their dealb annad w lling to yell to the voice in behalf of priations for the Ministry of Posts and Com #berdeen Street. The Medical Officer wholly to pursue their work at Macid, The condition appropriation for the Ministry of Education that occasion all occupied house No. 37 the four, the Sisters have agreed cordition. musicalions and one milli n Tasts from the examined the bodies would give evidence to the was that the canumanity's internal organisation by the Committes of Finance who discussed effect that they died of asphyxia, each of the will remaju, as in the past, untrammelled and the Budget for the coming year. A som of victims having been buried in the ruins and died unfettered by extron hoas interference; and star, are than seven hundred thousand tacle has ni suffiction. The jury would, therefore, have no difficulty in ascertaining the cases of dauh. As before Iso, it was to be subject to these been deducial from the appropriations The collars occcited, suddenly, without warn ecclesiastical authorities of the Col-ny. We Comme ca but no rediction has test manda for the Ministry of Agriculture, fedustry and lug. The wazalarge number of people living are pleased that there conditions have been in No. 17 Mast of then escaped but six met their dens. The constable who was on duty accepted and the usreasonable restraint which in Aberdeen struct give the al mimme liste. it was sought to be img50 upon the Sisters,
wroto)" gives certain powers to the Sanitary Board, and in the general interests of the com- manity impose an extra safeguard in certain, matters by insisting upon the additional concurrence of the Governor-in-Council. If the Executive Council out of deference to the Board accepted without question all its recommendations, it would bare ceased to discharge the duty laid upon it by law. If, alter careful examination, it finds itself comTnz-British Naval Entimies just announced, pelled to dissent from the conclusions of the provide for five new Dreadawgħti, to be fald Board, the course (in any matter of lwport. down in 1911, as well as, for smaller vessels. anco) has usually been taken of referring the An increase of 11,000 men is also to be made. watter back to the Sanitary Board for re-Work is being commented on the Swalew consideration with a full statement of the Waterworks, South Chias, by a British firm in reasons which led the Governor in Council Hongkong. The takes to be about six miles io come to an opposite conclusion. Not distint and the pips llae will be carried aloog infrequently these reasons have contained the Chew-chow fa Rallway, on natter which was not before the Board when
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recording to the japanere press, to raise a TR Japonic Government has decided, domestic loan for reconstruction of the Govern ment callway, of you 210,000,030 st 4 per cent to be defrared in javed, yoårs comasacing from next year,
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ly and the Fire gide wat ass on the scand, Sanitary Board coolies also appeared within a nomen's price. All put themselves to the wark of thecus in the face of imminent disges (Plins were at this paint produced and Mr. Tow cy gave a detailed description of them)
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Continuing, Mr. Bowley said that the hautes wera, very old, so old that, the Buil lag Authority could not trace when they were built, but they must have been created | The mariage aringe i bawsan Harry Brooke,
some twenty or thirty years ago. They were houses of frut stareya each with angest son of the Rajah and Rance of verndals facing Alordeen Fro. Each Sarawak, and Daghy dieg ver of the late house belonged to a different owner. In Fen. John Cra'g aud Mis. Craig, of Bailey, Cheshire,tember fit à Ballding Inspector examined the and Folkestone, will take place at Trisity Church, Sloace-street, on Dec. 7.
they recorded their recommendation. This course-instead of an unexplained dissent appears to me the most courteous and reasonable which could be adopted yet, it is Maltspecifically condomsed in the papers before
me. It remains to be shown whether, is the AT 1 Gala of postage stamps of the Argvil Gal cases referred to, the Governor-in Council teries, Argyll-sirent, W., by Masyrs Glantin fias dealt hastity and without due and fulling and Co, a Strii a Bertlements, 1883, 4 consideration of the representations 'made black ob es blas, brilliant mint, fatch11 LP) by the Sanitary Board." In the case of and a Fodorate 1 Malay States, 1900, $15 green water closets, continued His Excellency, the and orange, mint, 27 5%. | Government had been guided by a desire, to avoid pollution of the Harbour, in conjunc. tion with a rough and ready standard as to the urgency of cach particular case, As regards Pokfulam Reservoir, the Government could not be accused of having. ignored the Board's recommendations, for a THE Army Council bave decided to discard, the thorough bacteriological investigation was at ligo ani to submitté na 0 itely new klad of helmet as the headdress of the raginsats of the present in progress, and, if the results of this covsing, like to the shake of the last cu investigation warranted it, a special-com-tury, and which is still wara by the Wiltshire mittee of experts would be appointed to Regiment and the Highland Light Infantry. suggest some practicable method of avoiding Consut Carl Baley Muru'of Plauta reparts the dangers of a possibly polluted water sup that the great demand for falss bar during ply. Its Excellency's resolution ia the mat
19-9 led to an increase in the exputs of human- ter of Pokfulam Reservoir was satisfactory har goods fon that district to the United apparently to the unofficial members of the States, $55737 worth bring exparted in 1909, Board and was commended by Mr. Hooper, as compared with about half that amount in the But on the other subject already mentioned,
preceding year.: Mr. Hooper declared that the action of the Corr Autho. Enright of Elen House, Executive Council bad drawn a protest from St. Clement, Isle of Jersey, for 12 years con- some members of the Board who saw nonected with the Jersey salllng vessels, fter
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record vayage to China, an known clipperships trading bawaan China, Liverpool, and Australia, who died on Aug, 6, aged 95, jell estate valued at £1333 159, 78, gross, and at £1,314 109, 78, vot,
their decisions over ruled by the Executive. We are at one with Mr. Hooper. when he says that he does not remember a single case of a recommendation from the Board (23 being re-committed to them after having
been adversely adjudicated upon by the By the King's exprost design the first copies of
Council. If the latter body the Dickous Testimonial Stamp are belag fr
onghong Telegraph at their foal décision in any agtien warded to His Majesty, and the delivery of the
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7, 1915. TAB STATUS OF THE SANITARY BOARD.
first million of the stamps bid bain promised abzuf
Nov. to The Commitice kapor that at
are guided by information which was not available by the Board, certainly the one and only proper course is to remit the whole least 100 0,10 of these stamps at a peboy each thing, with the additískat information, backce s of Dickens, is the outcome of a scheme for will be sold, Tussiamp, which is a fine like- to the Board for reconsideration. So far as benefiting the famous author's children and our recollection of Hongkong Sanitary Board grande ildren. matters goes-and it extends back some-ten WT is described as the world's grea ́est app'e years-such a practice has never been in how was opene! i Vancouver on Cclober 31. vogue, although there may/have been isolat Mr. Ewo, a leating Australian Irrigatiorist, ed cases in which this courtesy was extended declared to an interviewer that the display was to the Board. There is no gainsaying the fact the best he had ever seen At the opening that the Sanitary Board has ben regarded tem by the Australian and Tasminiau ex. by, the Government hitherto as merely aniks were specially mentioned for excel advisory and hot a deliberative body, whose fruit produced in British Columbia had e
Plesce. It was anonu ced that the value of the decisions could be lightly set aside without from 80017 ia 19 to starly on,ogo is cause shown. In the circumstances, it is not to be wondered at that the unofficial
The proceedings at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Hoard were productive of one of those periodically recurring licks against the Executive Council's absolate preroga live in respect of the Board's considered decisions ig sanitary matters. The spokes man for the protestation was Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, and we have every sympathy with him in his pursuit of a somewhat thankless campaign. Of late there has been quite a record number of instances in which the Board's recommendations have been per emptorily ignored by the Executive Council, or their findings upset, without special cause shown; and, naturally, this has given rise to much plain speaking on the part of unofficial members who find that they have
levated their own valuable time and atten. I turned. tion in the fovestigation of matters affect ing the public welfare only to see the result of their labour) "go by the board" when their recommendations are submitted to the Executive Council for final sanction. With the merits of the particular matters in ques. tion we do not here propose to deal as these have all more or less been referred to by us. before. It will be enough to say that the
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haild gs and cante la the conclusion that he parting wall between Nos. 15 nad 13 was in a dango ous 'condition, and the own. ere wire ac ordingly waned. They imme-
plan of the proposed work, which was diately took steps to earage Mr. L. A. Ro e. an authorkel architect, who prepared a scot in to the sing Authority. plan was
afterwards seturned and other was "substituted. The second plan was submitted on the 16th of October and showed the pulling down of the parting wa'l and ing uthority. The owners then entered into cross wall. Tois was ranctioned by the Bilde
firm of contractors. As 360 as the contract A contract, through Mr. Roy With a Chinese was signed wo k'was commence, The walls. were pull ddew, then sors were thored up,and tranches dug for the new found vin. Several feat of the pasty wall if No. 13 had already been built, dwever, on the 28 h brought with it the flora of Nos, 15 and 17, of November, this wall give way and
Of course, the pulling of the party wills of old Chinese boush was very dangerous and their attention would be called as to whether tha necessary precautions were taken.
Evidence was then called and the inquiry adjuraed.
CANTON DAY BY DAY.
[From Our Oz Correspondent]
ANTI-GAMBLING SOCIETY,
Canton, 6th December. A branch of the Acti-Gambling Society has been formed to the district of Roshan to assist the Oatral Society at Can on,..
FAILURE OF COPS. fnftrmation has been received from Tien
Pak, in the prefecture of Rockow, stating that Jac crap in that district has been somewhat of satisfaction. It wil be rimimbered that last a failure but the ante beds have given.every menth the water toss and inundatel the em bankmests, sweeping away all the tall that had
been stored for over a year.
THE GANDLING HÅDIT,
within the Convent wallsp-has bien removed. bough late in the day, we must give credit to thy better counsels prevailing at Maceo which bare successfully counted rather than d iven tho ; isters out of Macad.
The number of Sisters and children who have already left Mica fer Hongkong is as
follows:-
Foundling....URING (2228 (32 POTIRO Chinese Orphiu Portuguese Orphaɛ9.............................. Sisters.....................TO-OBAVAR
Totalvas
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117,
There a still a fów more Sisters to come.
THE HONGKONG POSTMAN,
aspect of the appropriations for the Banner Corps in Peking cr those for the Imperial
Household.
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.... In drawing up the Constitutional Laws, Prince Pu-lun and Duko Tsal-1so have decided to ong:ge the Chinese Ministers abroad to act times convey information of the rules and the as Special Members, so that they may at all actual condition of affairs prevailing with regard. to the varlos. Constitutional Governments.
NEW NOT 4.
The Mulitp of Finance has issued Corrency Notes of four separated.nominations, namely, $1, $, $10 and $ oo. The haw Lotes are to be circulated at the commencement of the next financial year.
PRIVY, PURSE,
It is reported that the Prince Regent has re- calvad fcs ructions from the Empress Dowager Ya-lung that one-third of the Privy Purse will be devoted to the purpose of meeting important IN A NEW GARH,"
51alo expenses. Two fundred million-tals Within the past work or so, most ratid tots will be cooliibsted towards the Naval Fund will have noticed on the tree's of Hosgkong and one hun 'red and fifty million taels will a
lance as strangely familiar and yet as some- a figure whose à ess strikes one at the first to the various provinces.
THE CHINESE NAVY, thing new to the Colony. It is reminiscent of Darleg a recent audience Prince Tsal-han -what? Abi St. Martin's Is Grand and the and Admiral Sab asked the-Prince Regent to agent odour of sealing-wax, For the grant them permission to order a number of ure in question is that of the Hongkong post-men-cf-war and prepare designs for the uni man in his smut new uniform. It so bappens fo me of the officers and man of the Chinese that the gnets calting society numbas in lis Navy. His Highness also requested the Eo membership roll a proponios of the G.P.O, employees, and about a dozın out of the too pastmen in the Service hava already parted with their hata aappendages.
worthy Postmaster General as providing a This new depanurg must have struck our
suitable occasion for introduclog,an improve ment in the poifarm of the postmen, for all those who no longer wear the queue bave been provided with a uniform mea after
THE HOME STYLE than was the old dress. The white gaiters and blue-riband gartersate doseaway with; betunic has plate, bright white-metal battons with the wearer's number on the collar; and the whole costums is completed by a peaked cap, some what after the shape of the cap worn by the Regiment, with the Crown and the lotters G.
"0" in silver on the feant, pa ta
improvement on the old ore, which was The dress looks very smart and is a decided
not sufficely differentiated from that of the Chineso Police. Mr. Merser is to be congratulated on his sartorial taste. Of course,
A meeting was held at the offices of the Can.the issuing of new uniform is not in any sider the question of the suppression of gam to a Self-Government Society yesterday to ca..
Hougkong and Fathstion were also present. bling in Kwangtang Representatives from Mrs Chin Waipo and Mr. Chan Celest
amp'oress to discard their queues, but the new way in the natio of an inducement to G.P.O,
dress is praring so popular that it may lead other postmen till the example already set,
HILEGED MURDER AT SHAUKIWAN,
FRENCH SAILOR · CHA" OF D'WITH THE OFFENCE.
members, devoting, as they do, their THE tempt to show that the Geman Navy tinic and professional abilities and experi- will be far below the strength giyen by Mr. ence towards the betterment of sasiitaryqit, because of the delay la bezinsing the conditions in the Colony, should feel atceives its quistus la the statement which the Esur ship: of the German 19'0 programme, se times aggrieved to see the arbitrary maoner Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mall has in which their considered decisions are over. obtained from the German Admiralty. That body, with great fairness and straightforward. that His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard is news, announces that the ships have been order. taking a genuine interest in this contentiousd as usual, and that they will be completed by matter, and we are confident that his endear. the date originally fixed. ours will be exerted towards ensuring for the Sanitary Board a stronger and better defined status than it occupies at present,
JR Weed at the Magistracy this morning It is gratifying, however, to find
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Taito:
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two malù questions "atissue have been the INVITATIONS for the Police Ball on the 23 a formal request for such appslutmépt thena Ce wird to the Central Government dem ind- eller werslummoned and the coolie was ra
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Pokfulam Reservoir water supply and the December were sent out yesterday. granting of exemption in the case of certain applications for permission to ACCOLIE was awarded one month's hard fa. best and 6 hours' stocks at the Police Court creet water-closets in the Colony, The this morning far the farceny of two Chirese point which was most emphasised at metal smoki x pipes. the Sanitary Board meeting yesterday
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gest to appropriate funds for purposes of paval educatiou. He bas at the same time placed a memorial before the Regoat in which he sin'es that the principal attention to be paid in connection with the reorganizin of the Obluese Navy is to`nuablish a'large number of naval schools throughout the country. This memorial has been forwarded to the Grand Council and the Naval Commissioner for dis cassiop.
ARMY DIVISIONS. The Ministry of War bas decided that the Army should be divided into firs principal divisions. Chilli, Shaore and the Three Eas era Provinces will be the Northern division; Kansub, New Domialoo Shessa and Sz chwon provinces will form the Western division; Shastung, Kiangsu, Cheklang and Kiasgre provinces will comprise, the. Eastern' division; Honar, Hopeh, and Hu. aan provinces will hold the middle division and Yunean, Rweichow, Fokien and Kwong- tung provinces wi I be known as the Sonthera division, The Navy will consist of three divi- sions, The Paiyang Squidran will form sha Northern division; the Yangtro Squadron, tha
Southera division. The Ministry concerned middle division and the Canton Squadron the
has been instructed by Imperial order to taka. note of the above rosolations,
A CONSERTATIVE ́OFFICIAL. The members of the Senate and the National Assembly are indignant over the question of the Viceroy of the Tw› Klangs, H.E. Ching Jep-trun, Impeding the progress of preparolizus for Constitutional reform,
MACAO,
THE BISHOP OF MACAO,
DEPARTURE FOR CANTON
Yesterday afternoon, the members of the tholic Union in Hongkong held a reception at their club hage is Glenealy.in hotaar of the Right Rey, Bishap Joré "zevedo e Ostro, Zlishop of Macao. The gathering of members present was a lugs are, besides whom there
The vice-chairman of the Union, la a felicitous were a damber of the Italian clergy present
representative from Fashian, were elecreto the chain Letters received from Hongkong The question was raid as to whether the and Fatsban were rend cut to the assembly': President of the Teschikpu (inister of Fin anes) baspowertocalius the gambling me:o- tang, and it was poposed to cable to the prest d-ly of Kw ngtung to spite of the constant protests received from the people of Kwap- dent to make inquiries. The Chairman stated gucboat Vigilante, was charged belore Mr. Paul Pottier, a deck ssaman of the Franch that in the event of the revenue required to
It is reported that the Prince Regent bas Corry on the Provincial Government belon with the alleged murder of a tickshed E. Natung whether there is any pos In respect of the salt tax and an additional Tis, coolin outside the found in ufficient the increase of Tis. 1,000,000
sibility of the settlement of Macio being rav 7,001.00 from the oplum man: poly may be
Ducks Disty
creted by China. The reply is that it is far on Monday morning. It appears that early appropriated, in view of the fact that this year's on, the morning in question, the defendant fed that a craii Power will make reprisals in Wirit reference to the suggerjos that a separ-fails to provide a way out of the difficulty, the
estimate shows a surplez, In case this source and fear others took sokahaws to the Ducks, China and that in any case the latter courtry the vent of such an attempt being made by te Ministry shall be established for the self. 'quar manonly may be called to asistance, where the ganhat was lying, and on arriving has not yet attained that standard of power gareraing Ca'asier, the Central News is in that there had be no fearn the part of at their destination, a dispute areas about the which would justify such an act. farmed by an authority on Colonial affairs that on the work of the Government
the Government as to shortage of finds to carry fares, and a hot chase ensued. This went on
In view of eff.ct could not coscevably be given to this these fac s, no question should te atsed of mit for a while. Suddenly, the defendant drown before the meeting of the Impirial Conference in cord the deficit capred by the abolition of pocket-kolfe and is said to have stabbed the | Dext year, this being the channel through which the gambling form. It was then agreed to at unfertarata" coolie in the abdomen.
ing the immediate abolition of the menopoly, moved to hospi'a', whera che victim succumbed be made. The change hicted at by the Earl It was gated that should the Government
to his injuries shpr:ly after six o'clock last, of Crewe as long ago at last March has been refuse to probit it gambling the prople.siz juid
take the laitiative Themtelwys, The Lifosi'g | night,. onder the consideration of the Domirion Go-
preventive measures wern discus ed; -{^). Tö stop all business transactions with the cam THE medium which transmits the plague from bling faimers; (1) to fix a date for those em- place to place in North Manchuria is the tar-
played in any way in garabling establishments, bagan, D. M. Abens, a small anirial mea from the community all percorsoundopening to refmin from such business; (3) in expel suring about 8 inches in the length of his body gmbliur establishments after next year. It has hind legs longer than the fore legs acdcmerous inti,mmatory epches were mid hopt about like a kangaroo. It resembles bath
pointing ost the evils a teading the habit. Ever five hundred persons subcribed their rát and zabbít is vartops respicia. It is nimble signatures to the Ile ram to be forwarded to and intelligent, but is oxiremsly susceptible to the Feking Grveintent. the infection of the plagas. Any larbagan which has been infected with the disease will
EXPORT EXAMINATION SHED) Wab'reference to die grotast of the merch. be shuset by 's fellow creatura. Takole against the removal of the expat ex. ámination abeds from this sida of the river, to lastrons skin which is dead for export to last Bruday isted anfification stating that aalmal is much sought after for its grey atd Honam, the Commissloter of Customs bere Europe in great amber, Prof. Schoppell the export eximiuation sheds will not be re- an of the Stattgart University has, in his recent moved for a temporary period. work on the plagas published a few years ago, male she first setsepte to the existence of this phim:1 which, according to the author, Lake Faikal and has cited several fastances of tricotalore having spread the plagas germs Zap ito visos end into Sibėsis,"
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was that the considered decisions of the A Boy and a man were charge! before Mr. Foud did not receive adequate attention E. K. Halifax at the Magistracy this morning when sent up to the Executive Council for for the facesy of a clock from a house in Ship approval or otherwise, and that it was useless, Striet, It appears that the mad stole the clock for the Board to make recommendations and handed it to the bay to pins 1 Hir if they were to be constantly over ruled worship scatcuced the leading spirit to three weeks hard labour and six hours' stocks, and by the Governor-In Council. Dr. Fitz the youth was sentenced to receiva za strokon williams in his minute of protest against of the birch and-4 kou s' defedțion. The Council's ruling in respect of Pokfulam Reservoir had remarked-What power Tuz Very Rev. Father-In Noval, Rector of will influence the Government if a the Uoiversity at Manila, loft for the Philip rport by the Sanitary Board fails Why pines this afternoon. Father F. R. Noval, have a Sanitary Board at all? His Exy Paccurator of this Spanish Dominican Procura cellency Sir Frederick Lugard obviously has on lo fosgroox, and a robtw of the Rector also left for Manila, The latter genitiman li made thorough study of the whole situating the southern capital of a business.zip lóbablis Magolis, esptelally in the oust of tlon since his return from Home and a long which may extend to abaut die end of the year, an important miputa from him was laid on Father F. Nevilhopes ra ba back in Hongkong the table at yesterday's meeting of the Board, about the gist Decem
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CANTON KOWLOON RAILTAY... The first Chinese section of the above railway beran dilly est way, was opened to triħa to-day. /Two trains will
·RODDER BËNEARED.
robber, Leung Yew-ches, who is cursed in Yesterday, at the Nembṇi Mäglatṛacy, the
Länd extradited from Hongkong, was beheaded,
Isprator Collell conducted the case for the prosecution. The defendant was formally re- mases till to mortcw afteraDON,
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speech, extended a cordial welcome to the Bis hop of Macao, who in reply, speaking with evide eat emo'in, th'nted the assemblago for their kind dem sastration and good wi∙hts.. Ha was very sensible of the“ good will which was- eriden ed on a'l hands towards klor la 'Hong kang.
His Lership Dishop Axvode, attended by his Private Secretary, loli by the morning boat for Cintan 'to-day in continuation of his pastoral visit, fi conclusion of which he will
retara to Macas
LIZUT. J.L. Simonds, Royal Artillery, has boen, appaio'ed aide-ca/camp to Maj iz-General G.A -Anderscop, C.D., commanding the troops In South Chion. The now aide du camɔ has been in gubner for the past seven years, and was re- contly serving with No 87 Catapaný, R.GA