ABERDUEN STREET COLLAPSH,
VERDICE (P THE EY
The Inquiry into the circumstances sur- rouoting the death of six Chloeae on the 24th November list was seiomed before Mr. E. R. Hallax at the Migistracy this after boop. Mr. H. L. Deneys, from the Crown Solicita's office, represented the G veromen. R. J. Howard, Iespecter of Buildings, stated thit he h dupwards of 55 years expericace in bait ing works--Herdmembered c.ling at Nos. 15 and 3, Aberdera Strost go the 74 hot Nove ber. Heizspected the foundation of the party will and then ordered the capitation to pull down a portion of it. Two days later he inspected i: again and found it was, 'right and then o der-: ed the contractor to go on with the work. In'er, Le saw that the foot wall of No. 15 was In a dangerous condition and he retered to the cffe and foni that they had already been served with antic At 4 p.m. in the zith N.vember hs I specied the Louses again and say that they "bat ellipsed. The mality of the j ist; wire decayed. Fii examination wullend to the spin oi that the coll. pit .s due to the rotten vists
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 13 1610
CONCERT AT THE SEAMEN'S INSTI1079.
MR. AND MRS. MODY'S PRCORAMKI,
The conceit given at the Sexmen's Institute last night and organized by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. N. Mody proved to be one of the mot accessful or textalsments yet provided ibero. The lige bill was filal before the advertised hour for starting b.daritel. "Alter an over. tute, "Pot-pourti," on the pianoforte by Mr. M. 1, S1, the vacal part of the programme was opened by Mrs Mady, who gave two sorgi, "Beloved,. It is mern" and "Thora" furx:oʻlent voi o ni taa'e. Br. Licini-Lam- mert gained bosity pleudite for his rendering <f "ko Twa Grenadion."
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LATE KING OF SIAM.
To the Editor of the "Ilonakino Telegrafic” SIR-I have the honour to laform you that
I am in receipt of a despatch from the Ministe for Foreign Affaits a: Bangkok, dited the 2nd December, 1910, in which His Highness Prince Davgwagte directs me to convey to you the heartfelt thanks of the Si. mere Government fr the crrdial sympathy y use kindly evinced in Siam's recent great bereavement.-I have, etc,
F. N. MOLY,
Acting Consul
Siamese Consu'a't,
Victoria Building", Hobgkong, +3th Degember, 1910,
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
[Specially Translated for the Hongkong
Zelograp
MONGOLIA,
It has for some ti se pa t been realized lä
The instrumentalist element in the conceit, party was particularly strong. Little Wit Esther Xavier and terieru.tr, Mr. E. Dirento g. éppear.d to great advantage in the't pi.n.fit dee', Mendelssobo's Cappricia Brilante," ardin Chopli's "Ronds" fa: twoɣianos. Miss X vier, we understand, has only been for the year under Mr. Daueste g's tuillor and she is ara yatemarkably claver little pianist. Mr. Gorzilez déighted :baudio: co' with a vi lu
Mess s. Anderson and Elfolt consi-Peking that the only hope of saving Mongolia The wall was one rit'e worst he had evir sole. seeu ia Hougk ng The mortir was balandluole fi.ely execa'el obse-ard-core duet from falling in'o the bra's ofthe Force Powers lies la tha f. liest possible development of the faroficien". The bricks were cf. bla: store.en the later a's gave a so'o; hilo Mr. D.
pest six moths negotiations have brea in pro The three houses were buil: with the rame 51s proved bis s'il as a p'ce lo pl:yor is country by the Chinese Government;ned for the
sto," Pleca Piravoɔn;" cl si cf material Witness was of opinion that the houses were built between 5 and 10 years Thee mic part of thep ogramme was in the gress forthe datation of a big Carpuration whose ago. The sboring was qui'e satisfactory. He behards if Br. W. G. Worcester, who was inclivities should be coified to Mongolia. The found no fault ih he work of the archixe, his ve y best Gorge Reby fom and of Mr. funds for th's enterprise have at last been raised. M. D. Sils, who kept the "house" in irrepose and a working arrangement with the Gavern- | contractor or workmen.
sible laughter while te beld the stage in bi ment is now belag efficlad, under which it is character ditties, his "Ficachy" make-up expected that the corporation will begle its
operations in the early part of next year,
J. Buchings was next called and said he ik- spected No: 15, birden Street and found no part of the pm'sis was in darg r, but thebring particularly good, pary-wil betw. No. 3 niig showed that ere was something wrong. Ee made a report of it and nette was reat to pult down the wall, Before the 28th be looked at theja tv wall between Nos. 15 and 17 and did net find it dangerous. Pe should say il a' the wall was About thirty years old Tie a cident might have occurred had lere been to work going on in No. 15. He thought that the blame should be laced on the perion that bui't tha' wal', which was built with bid material.
7 be accompanists were Me:ss. George Grimble, E Dare bug and M. D. Silas. Mr. Grimble, also, app:cred in a new role as a romic singer with a lacy topical s.ng, "Scrab my mother."
.
T. L. Jerkins excutive engineer of the Tublic Wolo, said shit la Fest mber last to received a net ce bom 15 Aber
deen Street and be Mr. But things. Later he weit himself and eximized the pitty wall and finnd it was no in gnd conditio. Afterwards Mr. To e sent in plans to pull down the pry and front walls bat these were not approved and other plans were sen'. He went there agcis on the morning of the collapse, Ho weat-i- side No. 1g andlooked round bat noticed nahing wrong The party wall was a few feet above the ground live, and the workmen were working at it Sborly af er 3. ha herd of the collapse. He would not say "ow long ago these houses wi[O beilt.
So Dumer us had been the casures that it was pre ty late before a most enjorable concert was brought to a close with God Save the King."
THAT STEAM ROAD-ROLL BRI
ANNOYS THE CHIEF JUSTICE,
"WHEN THE CAT IS AWAY," ETC. Duding the abience on leave of H.E. Tang Sbau-yi, Minister of Posts and Communications, the representatives of tte vailout provinces have tried to force the hands of the Ministry in the matter of raising foreign lcant, but hair effa ts bave been of nɔ avail, as the Senior V ce Misicer of the Ministry has declined to settle anything without the approval of bis-Chief,
At the same time, H.E. Sheng Hin-hoai, Junior Vice Minister of the said Ministry, bav- | log been ill, there has bain an attempt to mike capital out of "an el'eged disagreement
won the Minister and Steng. As a matter of fit, there has been na such degreement, as Sheng ba trken very lit.le interest in the
affairs af the Ministry, being chiefly occupied with dabbling in currency matters.
THE DALAI LAMA,
The re-macadam'sing of Queen's Reed Central was badly reeded certainly, Foths execution is accompanied by disadvantages to the pub it in the way of rou, and muddy streets, and most of all, the sumbling sporting of that noisy instrument of torture, the steam
It is reported that the two Foreign Ministars road-roler. Sa great was the dia caused by the engine when opposite the Supreme Court Peking have urged upon the Ministry of yesterday aferago that it drowned the voices Foralga Afis the advisability of recon of Counsel appsating in an app tease, and at side leg the position of the ex-Dalai Lama, as the Chief Just cs seat down grders for with a view to his re-instatement. It is most road-ralling operations. to bs sasponded u tunlikely that may such representations bave the Court had finished its sitting.
The engine was again at work there way moved rarly this m.ro'ng, but it for.ber afield towards to o'clock, when this Cont boriness began. At oldidary times, the street nolies of Queen's Road sem'imes make beating difficult in the Count-Louses, without FIRE AT BLACKHEAD'S' POINT, the added i. fixtion of a steam-roller, to that it is litle wonder that Bench ard Far alike aro eagerly looking forwad to a speedy con ple tion of the new Law Counts.
Mr. Denny's having addressed the Ceutite jury return d a verdict of "Doub from mis. advenir ra."
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FATSHED DESTROYED,
About h.past six c'click last night the alarm was given shat a fire had braken not i Biccalord's Point, The Water Police were early on the scere under the direction of In spector Langley, it was fond that the out- break had occurred in a maished which had formerly boce und as a dwelling place by four Indian watchniso employed on the Kowloon Carten Railway while constructional wak was in progress. It was pratically empty Quing to the nature of the material of wich'th's bed was built, the fi e spreid very quickly and'te yond all hopes of saving a y piretir
Seen from the Hongkong side of the Har buthe heigh: of the flames 'gave one the impression that a rest'y big co:fl gration was in progress and is the distance it looked as "Though Hol.'s.godown" were involved.
Fortunely, the mushed was is: 1151 and after its flimsy structure and beco consume', no blog renaleed for the firemen to do except to ex laguish te tmoaldering meck, The damage done was trifleg, ammunting to some $30. 5,0
JUAR WRECKED.
CFP CAP ROCK
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A MISSING BEDSTEAD,
CURKUS.CHARGE AT THE MACISTACY.
A Chitose w min charged three men at the Magistr.cy this morning with the larceny of an iron bedste'd. fergt. Grant presscuted ind Mr. P. W. Gilding of Meiss, Goldring, Bar- low and Morial', defended,
It appe. 7s that the defendants thre.leted the complainati, upon which the la ter reported
been made, but it is possible that in view of the fact that it il propried to ank H. E. Viceroy Chao, of Szechwan, to come up to Peking to discussils whole question affecting Tibel the Minister of Foreign Aff is la bres sounding the representatives of Great Britalo and Russiz on this particular point. It will be remembered that . E. Viceroy Chas b'm- sill suggested the: pr.vis'onal re-instatement of the ox-Dalai Lama.
OFFICIAL CHANGES,. Prince Tini-hiun bas been appol ink First Lord of Admiralty and H.E. Tan Hauch beug Secini Lord.. The Commission of Con- stitutional Reforms, the Army Council and the Minister of War, will h.ve supreme control
of military affairs with exc'u ive responsibility. These proposals have been submitted to tha Frince Regent for approv. and have been found satisfactory.
Tle Prices, Regent has ordered that the offices of residen", Vice-PreliZent and Con- cillor b: abol she', inia Chief Commissier
the matter to the Pulice and the Regis raad Y.cs Coam'ssioners of Army ffi's. ba Gor. On returning home the found her be gd missing
His Worship (To complainan) Will
be sati fied if you bave your bed back and the defendants will not interfere with you?—Yes.
His-Wo-hip-ditch-rged the defendants-and- cauti ped them.
WHEATGROWING IN MAN-
CHURIA
STATEMENT BY DUREAU OF AGRICULTUR?.
creat dins cad. Wails rearching the Army ind encouraging the martial spirit, the
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THE Compŝay's Steamship
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The Vocalists will be Mis FRANCIS CLARK and Mr. R. E. WHITE (H.MS. Tamar).
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Cargo, impeding the discharge or remaining on board after '4 P.36, the 14th inst,, 'will be landed at Consignee's risk and 'expense.. No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
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All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 18th of December, at 9 30 AM
All Claims must reach us before the sind of December, 1910, or they will not be re- cognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned,
77/- mant7 3.
516
Marliruaus......
Pajams...
Pegobs.....................TOVE
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Rubber Trasts.................................17/- prem. Sandycrofts....
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Sapongs
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Commissisuers should ecraestly and faith-uit presented an address to Mr. Ritch and Mr. 711x Cantonra: Club at Johannesburg, on 10;h fully, 'cary out ther duties and srvato Folk in bich the Chinese associated them. make real progress, so as not to neglect their selves with the Indians in the Transvaal. Mr. important work. Gener-1. Yim Chag is pitch said that they hid not embarked on a pala:al Chief Commissioner of Army Affairs wer of vengeance or retallation. They stood and B.E. Shu o Vice-Commissioner. for jus ics and equity. Mr. Folak remarked Tre discharged Junior Vice-Minister of What if the Union Parliament-did-pot-give-jas- Yas Hai-kwing, 15"ordered to wait appoint-testaths indians it waullisjum mat oply the ment as Vice-Minister of one of the Ministries, Ailatic but the whole b dy pait'e, as on a Senior and Junior Coustillors are crdered
The British Acting Commerci 1 taches to awit appointment as' metropolitan cf. wrong foundation they could not erect a stable
-Pek`ng hai fiwa ded a precíz of a statement onth: abct of wheat-growing in Manchuria filals of the third rack or an Commissioner
for Foc'ga Affairs, Commisioners of
Chief Commissioner and V.c1-Oommissioners,
The discharged Vice-Ministers, Councillors
the rame salaries as before.
B, E, TANG SHAO VI IN A MIW-ROLE. As Imperial Dacres Ear kesa lasued that the Ministry of Posts and Communications be
by the Clif of the Bureau rf Agriccture at Edication, Commissio:ers of Justice. eLi Mukden. From this it peas that the pre-and Junior Secretaries ase ordered to Awit ip Now was bright ose to Hongkong last
rest anal production, ef wc.t is about o night of another maritime disaster when als g
milen bisal, which might be increased to postment either as metropɔ'ian efficials of the four.br.nkorTao:ajs. Fr.bnisnaty Councillors deep-sea fishing junk got wecked off Ca
fcm 30 to 40 miljon tushels, even with hi Rockit o'clock on Monday morning. It was primitive methods of native cultivation. The are ordered to continue reiving under the nea b'owing hard from the North it the ins and col and cliret; it is itted, are as favourab'e th: steering gear of the faok failing to answer
for win poduction as lp the valley of the the helm was blown on the rocks on Jubilee Mississipi. Atuugh he region's naturallyard Secretaries of the Ministry will receive Islandatoċtikreemiles to the so f-2ast o Gap | favɔo able { rwbiat producti:n, ide crop bas Rock Lighthouse. The just was ent in two
never been extensively gr.wo, chit fly because and was drifting to the Sub. Tois was the the yield of wheat is less per urit of land report cab'olio the Harbour Authorities yester then that of millet, s:rgbom or maize, and day mursing with the additional informa ion these fordi are boiler adagio to the standard abolished and that ", F. Tang Shao Yi is ap 'a' t'as membris of the crew could be seen of lif, and the purchasi g power of the Chi. I pointed a Chief Commis.ioper and that the clinging,to-the-wrick. "The steam launch
case Timily. Of la's years, however, it is Senior V.c-Mialster, H. E. Sham, is appolat. kwang Lei was promptly chattered and a despoilt d out, there his been a noticeable growiked Deputy Commissioner of Fort and Com ed to proceed to the wreck with all speed in the consumptios of wheat among the Chl. munications. The other members of the The Ang Lee left Hongkong aout 8 31a.m. rete throughout China, and in Maschuris in yesterday on in turned with shipwrecked men particular a strong demand for whta' our boa ali: te afer fi an' lock fast evening. Wobtatiten since the Russo-Japiralo war. lieva the 6shmen have been given over to the care of the Tang Wa Hospital Committee.
In all seven men were resered.
CLAIM FOR MEALS SUPPLIED.
_ds the Samm:ry Court to-day Mr. Javice H.alicd poz-suited the plaintiff, with costs, In the action in which the Trul Nim Las fim sued Wal Yak Chuen to recover 53: 36 for meals supplied. "The case had been edjoutard 'on the pitvicui di'y to obtalo the presence of the maunger of the Kwonglurg Fotel as à wit ness for the pllatiff, but the maculda the
fd ed.
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RAGB GOLD MINE.
The following is the result of crushing opera tirnat Raub for the four weeks ending 3rd" inst: -
Cukit Koman Store)cro had 3,392 tous Gol Lobtcined gaz cuccès.
Bukit Ma'acca Stons crashed 1,772 tone; Gold obtrice 1 2:6 cunces.
Average Per Ton 3.21 dwie : per ten. Five Blampy were, idle all the month while renewing the foundations..
Ministry have been transfer.d to the Ministry of War and the Admirally.
MIW STAMPS. It is reported that the Ministry of Posts and Communications i ave decided to issue a set of row timps la the cuneat flaincial year in commemoration of the establishment of a form } of Constitutional Government for China.
#NOTHER LOIN FROM AMLA'GA;
The Grand Conseil has proposed to raise a loan of wɔ and a ball million data (Gold) from 'marca for raval reorganisation,
NEW CANION V CEROY,
The newly appointed Acting Viceroy of the Two Kwong, E. Chang Ming Obl, will leave DISPATCHI 8 from diff ̧r ot_parti of the pro- Chargini on the 21st ins", for the South, vinte of Hassn report the cellaps'ny of Loutes attendrat with fatal reirls owing to incesssat The Chinese Minister in Litboy called at the ring recen 1 Up to date' ¡43a houses o'e, Mízisy for Foreian affairs on tith oft, to an
stincture
Events Coming.
Tots lay, 13th December, Bijon Scenic Theatre, 9' p.m.
Tuesday, 20:b'December, "At Home," Government Houre. Sanitary Board Meeting.
Weduarday, 215! December. Hongkong Philharmonic Society Concert,
Friday, 23rd December, Police Ball.
Saturday, 14 h Decembar, - Boxing at City Hall, 9pm.
Monday, 26th December. Volunteers Field Day.
Saturday, 31st December, Concert at Club Germania.
THE TESTIVE SEASON.
EVERYTHING is seady for CHRISTMAS at the BRITISH-AMERICAN CANDY' STORES, No. 15, Pottinger Street. CANDIES of every description, XMAS CRACKERS and STOCKINGS ein be bad at very reason. able prices.
All kinds of PRESERVE FRUITS, JAMS, &c, &c., &c, can also be bad on the promisca.
Thousands of other dainty things suitable fer Xmas and New Year Presents are ready for sale Parents would do well to take their "Kiddies" to the stero, wheìo they can~-to-
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