Opium Godowns Des-
troyed by Fire. ~
LARGE QUANTITIES OF DRUG
DAMAGED BY WATER, LO39 ESTIMATED TO BE $753000
2th ine!, Apother disastrous fire has to be added to the series of CoLfizgrations which have of late been occuring with such remarkable frequency. Shortly after a o'clock this moralog dimermera seen issalog from No. 8, Des Voeux Road, which is contiguous to Mesir. Hughes and Hough'sales-rcoma. Considerable excitement, of course, prevailed and the alarm was at once
give by a policeman who was on duty at the time by sounding his whistla for some ten minutes, This had the effect of rousing from thele stumbass the whole neighbourbond and in a short space of time a large crowd of Europeans collected round the burning. buliding to a wall developments. Many thought one of the banks was on fire and several people from the hill districts also jumped to the same conclusion. The brigade lost no time in ford- ing out and about half an hour later, the Wan chal Brigado arrived and commenced opera tions At this time, a pemplug enginn wan required and this was taken down to the praya to connect with sea water.. No 'as thin something like a dizsa bosen were brought into sequisition and were directed with great craigy on the burning building, At first, it seemed inevit be that the flames would spread to the Inte national Fauk but fortunately, the wind was at the time blow log in a north-easterly direction and what would ctherwise tave proved a disastrous catastrophe was happily averted. The dromen And a tough fight with the flames and when thay mana ed to cos fins the fiery alement to the first floor the most serious part of the work was accompl shrd and after a litio wie the flames were got completely under control. This was measly at fàm, by which time, the crowd present gradus ly began to dis 'erse, The Police were in charge of lospector Feston and did good work.
The ice is wald to h iva started in the kitchen on the top door, which was occupied by Mr. Bato's family. The direct case of the fire was owing to a defective fire in the kitchen. The amah was the first to discover the outbreak. The fit is partly insured for the sum of $1,57, with Messis. Meyerink & to. A portion of the flat was used as cffices by Moss, Nemzie & Co, and is beth of thase flats, the furnitures a ea total to s. The froat portion of the ground floor is used by the Steckbrekers Association and bere all the forallare and filings have been damiged by waltr. The most reširus kiss has been sus. fained by Messrs. 4. V. pear & Co. owing to the destruction of their opium. In this place aload it is estimated that about
750,000 DOLLARS' WORTH OF ÈPIUM. has been damaged by water.
Meirs, David Saison & Co. are the owners of the building whers the firs cccurred and we undertand that it is insured with the Hoogkong Fire Insurance Co., the Chins Fire Istrance Co. and the South British Co. The damage done is slight.
Messis. Hughes and Hough's godown are also damaged by water and the offi.es above ARE COMPLETELY FLOODID. No, to, which is occupied by Mesir. Noronha & Co., is also fi oled and a large stock of paper is damaged, all of which is covered by iniuTAECO.
AMBRICAN NAWS.
[Via Manila]
New York, December 30.-William Francis Shestan of New York is a candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Chiuncay M. Переж
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 14 1011
· A GREAT UNDERTAKING.
THE TAIKOO DOCKS VistraD BY ENGINEERS; AN IMPRESSION OF THE WORKS.
gth test.
THE OPTIMISM OF THE *STATES.
NAWS FROM THE NORTH,
[Speck Up Translated for the Hongkong Telegraph].
„PRİFERENTIAL TREATMENT; BUGGESTED,
SPORTING.
SATURDAY'S 1VENTS,
KOWLOON.
A. E. Brawn, 1us out,
12
F. Sattor, c Stacpole, b Osmin - ummvou 17 L. Haughton, b Tavarner.
Co Saturday last, cricket figured largely in W. L. Weaser, e Wiliams, b Addison.... the list of fixfares arranged for the day, to loss J. H. Moad, lbw Taverner.DİM E which proved excellest games in every respect.chardson, c.man, b Addison................. than four fague matches being played all of A. R. Raven, e Williams, b Additon
their first wla ibis acason, which should en The Police, contrary to expectations, scored; E Brett, not out ............................USER
W, Elten, c and b Additon ............BEATWY S courage them to father saccesses in their
W. Carwer, b Oman, geam-tartuntas League matches. The margin which lost tho
EURS match to the Civil Service team was only 15 Tous, the Police resting only 63 runs and the
Total. Civil Service to. Of this scoro, McHardy.
Bowling Analysis. was responsible for 40 mous for the Police and for the Civil Service McEwen was responsible Taverner................... 13.
Add » 13 3 37... for 23. The bowling on ibo Polica side was capital. Hoggarth took 7-wickats for sa-ruos.
Business paschology is always a farcinating aludy, and nowhere is its Interest richer than lo the United States; where progress and declico Mersin. Batterfild & Swire on Saturday last are both rapid movemsats. In England trade gave some forty local sogineers, members of has its ups and downs, but the gradients are of Cheking p ovince, B. B. Tian Yain, has It is spotted to Peking that the Governor all branches of that interesting profession, an usually easy, and unless you happen to balong memorialized the Throne requesting for a eppertonity of issecting their splendid works to a sensitive class such as sucislogin's or Block decrease of taxes and duties on exports of et Talkoo, and for some three hours the best brokers, you may pass from a boom to a stump nitive coads and for an increase of the duties technical intelligence in the Colony examined, and scarcely notice the difference. But in and likin on imports of foreign goods, criticised, and, finally unreservedly praised America the changes are far sharper. Things what has been and in being docs at the ex- ¦ that occupy a full pion years with us take
AVOIDING INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS. trance to Lyemon Paso.
place there in a few months, and within two The Viceroys of the Three Eastern provinces, The party wore all members of the En-years the country may complete a full the Wa Kwang provinces, and the Two Kiang gineers' Institute, and were taken in three
provinces, Thair Excellencies Hal-liang, Sai CYCLE OF DEPRESSION, launches to the docks, where they were met by activity, and again depression.
chen and Chang Jen-ching, bave recently Ms. Reid ad other heads of depulmeats and August, 1907, and the present time, for ex- Prince Regent and the Grand Council that the Belwoso Jointly memorialized the Throne, praying the conducted over the works.
ample, the United States have had a first-class saw laws and regulations relating to Civil, the Yorkshires-was undoubtedly the m revival, a considerable boom, a sharp reaction, as possible to order to avert complications panic, a long depression. & false revival, a real appointments should be put in force as soon and now the fear of another pasie. In the with foreign Powers, which may arise at rather cervous condition to which English any moment to view of the ignorance and raders and politicians seem to hava diifted, at enduracy of the people in their intercourse consideration of Americia trade in these three with foreigners. The new Civil List will short years might bring consolation and a pleasemove some of the difficulties by provid sapt sonia cf stability,"
ing special tribunals for administering be law. On receiving the memorial, the Prince Regent Instructed the Minister of Civil Appointments, the Ministry of Lawr, and tte Commission of Constitutional laws to investigate into the mal laws as early as possible in order to enable tbe ter, The Commissioners should draw up the faws to be enacted during the month of March neat.
Is Augash, 1907 then, the States were at tho tail-and of a boom; the air was filed wi’h
VAGUE FOREBODINGS,
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Kipling, is quite landequate to depict what was The pan of a m:se laymao, unless he be a seen on Saturday; bat the most ignorant lay- man cando come away from Taikoo Dock un- Impressed by the suggestion of power, calm technical knowledge, progress venes and atequary which it prescsis. Even in its situation it is tarpy Neuling in a space hewn out of solid rock and slowly and painfull, captured from the sea, is pariates of the nature of its environment, so that the huge power houar, the enormous, tinging work shops, the but no renss of disaster. At the end of Septam Ris' plant and the mammoth dick-all tho largest of their kind in the East, and compar was profoundly depressed. In the building ber came the cells, and by Decembar trato Ing favourably with many such in England, trade 750,000, according to estimate, were Germany or America--appear to the be thrown out of work; p'g iron production fell by holder to be right and preper in their size. about 55 por cool; railway receipts dropped by There is some log in machinery that stimu7 por cen', and expenditure (largely wages) by lates the dullest intellect. The cold steel, the shizing brass and nickel, circling, pulsating, torned, and newcomers flocked out of the cous- 15 percent, while the tire of emigration was moving to and fro in obedience, ordered, and continuous, to the complete unseen power that This experience was sufficiently disconcerting. try almost as rapidly as they had come into it,
opon us for admiration. The Taikoo power meet it. Some economic geolus discovered is their soul, appear sentient things calling but American optimism rose gallantly to alve it may be tormed; but impressivo la nothing was needed but a cheerful sprit, and house has such an atmosphere. Inspres that as all evils arise from the imagination Dot the right word. It is almost beyond our prosperity would be restored. understanding to realise that the three bage gar engines that supply the power ibos pats life into every section of the Docks, are really the work of men, and shake the place with their clamour or reit quiescent at the touch of the band of
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NÓSTILITY AGAINST CHANGE OF NATIONAL COSTUME.
The Hongkong Cricket Glub's match—"A"
put on big scores, which can be seen below lateresting game on Saturday. Both teams The Yorks were all out for 179 sans and the responsible for 13 runs not out. Club for tot runs for 3 wickets. Pearce was
that of the Craigengoncia and the Rem. The only match that resulted in a draw was nants. The latter team compiled 173 runs and the former 145 for seven wickets. To Caoke fell the honour of the top score for the visitor. (ça suas) and) V Br gi patin strans for th; CC.C
the Kolas Cricket Clab, which can be scen The Royal Ergineor. had an easy win against from the eitt s appeaded.
lu the football ile, enle ona Largas match In the fist division has to b1 recorded-tbat of the H.K F.C. vs, the Naval Yard-ard this re. match did not cime eff owing to the Arillery
ulted in a cirao game. The second division
men's shuence in camp."
The following 110 the results of the various
evants :--
LEAGUE FOOTBALL..
NAVAL YARD V. H.K.F.C.
This game was played on the Club ground at Happy Valley and was witnessed by a large crowd of interested spectators. The game re sulted in a win for the Yarders by 2 goals to one, The Civilians made several attempts to
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21 0
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OTHER CRICKET:
KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB "A“ 29, R GA, This friendly game was played on the Kow. icon side and resulted in a victory for the compiled 204 runs and several good scores Kowloon representatives by za zune. The torm
wase tesorted, 'of which the best were:-Chea 47, Aurestoy co and Railton 38. The Artillery. men put up 174, vuos, of which O pt. Glapham was responsible for 18. The fellowing are thu sores and anitus:-
KOWLOON.
D. J. McKee, Jones Dry's The T. Chee, b Cliphunsa para varam in L. Blic bure, caod b Hitchcock........................ H. Sporge, Ibw Hitchcock
S
E. E. Anses'07.c Knight, b Pasta in mom 40
H. Wast, Pharro, b Pilchcock. NL. Raiton, cand b Phairs, 10
Moore, c'jonss, b Phorro..
D. Sienion b Phito............ H. E. Goldsmith, not out
90291204 (8) G. Brookhouse, net rof............... szerokinius)
Ex*******
Total 104 Bowling Analysin,
Hilcbcock... Phoreo .......................... Clapbem... SIPALL
ROA.
M.
W.
3 S
13 9 70
น
1 20
One of the great machines was fil'ng the blocks of land. But somehow the panacea official and educated class and the general improve their score,' which, however, failed to Capt. Clapham, c and b Blackbura............. 68
SUNSHINE ASSOCIATIONS were formed, smile clubs started; business men signed the pledge against depression; and (if a reports are true) bands of Western sponsibility as a matter of course, a quiet individual who takes bis enormous respeculators went about their work with faces screwed into nawilling smiles ad minds in teat on unloading vary much dapreciated did not work; demand would not ravive, the Steel Trust way forced after long resistance to redoes its prices, and more whole per cent. off its established rate of first-class railway knocked a dividend. For a year the country was in the condition of a patient who knows himself to us very unwell but protests that he is in the mut perfect (host.h. At last, however, America's seau ne powers of recuperation began to show themselves, and about fifteen months after the crisis trade seally began to revive..
If the
house with the soir of its odergy when the party was shown in. Agigantic Ay wteel, driven by thousands of revolutions a minute, and near it, a piston in s'ee to correspand, whirled round at
most bilden among the swingleg mrchiatry, there' flushed to every beat of the pisica a tiny electric spark-the fruit of all the movement. From these great engines goes forth streams ef electricity to all parts of the Dock. It is the beast of the works and one of the most im pressive sights is Hongkong.
From the source of power to the ringing workshops where the power is applied," the party proceeded next, Archors, chiar, nuts, houses-even thing the a modern, vestel bolts, stanchions, davits, tail shals, deck- requires is made in these shops, everytting, that is, except plates, which must be imported. The shops are the biggest in the Exit: they are, indore, Titanesque, yet departmental managers will tell you that evou now they are Butterfeld and Swite hava in view. Steam not large enough to cops with the work Mesits hammers, overhead travelling cranes, weird a safty 1777: glides over the face, huge drills and rollers, roaring furnaces and quaintly shaped sawi that boiz their way through huge backs of timber, are some of the sights to be seen beic.
machines that share a steel bar as easily an
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materiti'ze,
LEAGUE CRICKET.
POLICE, CIVIL SERVICE.
Commerce has memorialized the Threns, stat The Ministry of Agricultate, Industry and
Ministry from the Chamber of Commerce in log that a petition, bas brea recelved by the
various provlaces are in a stato of embarass Peking setting out that the trade centres in the
provid ng for the abolition of the queue and ment owing to the promal slice of the ofict the change of dress. The Chamber requests protection of trade. It is therefore decreed that as the prevailing style of dress has con- tinued through the centuries, it will not be allowed to be altered. With the exception of Military and Police uniforms, which have been changed in accordance with the request of the respective Misistrica concerned, the body of the public should retain the palloval costoms and should not listen to apecious arguments which are merely intseded to understanding. The same question was brought mislead the people thereby loading to a mis up before the National Assembly for discussion. recently and of a disision being taken, 101 for discarding the queue and 28 against it. voles were Cist in favour of the proposal The resolution was pasted with slight amend. meals. The queue was to be discarded but the ordinary costume worn on State and ceremonial occasions would undergo certain changes. The allowances of the officials of the remarkable during the depression, Maistry of Pos's and Communications have Burford, not out p421968: 499 22448920
been deemed extravagant, a d it is reported
Lol is said to have succeeded is enlitting that, beginning with this month, all such pay. mints will be halved His Excelleny General
the sympathy of a certain Prince, and will not now lose his office. The Grand the Viceroys and Governors of all the pro- Courcil has obtained the opinions of
thar op
WAS
GENERAL OPTIMISM
Every slight alga of improvement was was at less wonderful in the revival. halled as indisputable proof of prosperity: financiers took the markels in baad and 180t prices shooting up to heights that have sluce been lost; higher dividends were paid in the face of strong European criticism, and before two years had passed everybody seemed to hare forgotten the little troubles of 107. And
This match was played on the Police ground and reauited as under:-
POLICE. BESTMODEK weken 40
McHardy, b Bird Ogg, b Cox.............. Wodehouse, l.b.w., b Cox............... Pilt, b Cox.... Hegganh, b Bird....................................... Langley, ran out.nimeséier zuman' Cooper, b Blid
Clark, b Bird... McLennan, b Cox Kerr, c Cox, b Bird
Extras
Ccx....
ATSITIKAI mumijassene
Q
.Total Dr Bowling Analysis.
53
Q. M. R. W.
1 27
5
37
vinces as to the advisability of allowing the not only did the Americans show ther.co1-discarding of the cacue. The majority are in Bird... 8.5 equally optimistic and equally expansive la
favour of the ducardiog of the appendage, fidance by great business expansion; they were
An Imperial Decree has been Issued for the in- formation of the pople outside the Capital la their private life,
order that the minds of the people be tan quillized and with a vlow to the protection of commerce.
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RETRENCHMENT AND ECONOMY To the engineer these things as an much were disregarded and the demand for luxuries, part of his life and was unexclting as the pen especially for motor-carl, grow at the most the place is a wonder house. a covel, and bless men seem to have a perfect craze for to the wier; but, to the imagiuntive layman Astonishing' rate. The Western farmers and historical romatice all in one. It opens out to new automobiles" over 100,000 are raid to os a visie of what the world will be when have been built la about eighteen months, and makes almost comprehensible to us this century is numbered with Its fathers; its tutom blts need tyren, and tyres must be is made of rubber, the price of rubber rose to & Martions of Mr. B. G. Wells, or the Iron Mashitits imaged figure, and English spe- of our boybood.
colators (made quick fortunes from the Wes
Washington, January Gifford Finebot, formar dinc or of firestry, has filed bis fical brief with Froaldent Tafi in the maller of the Cunningham claims,
Washington, December 30-Dispatches But if imagination dwel's in Taikoo Dock.terners received from Mexico say that the government yard, it fou ishes under a cloak of calm troops gained an easy victory over the inser-efficiency. The improvement of this or that machine is of interest only in so far as it will gents at Malpaso where the rabila wato
lessen the labour or improve the work. They gathered in force."
are not content, dowa there at Lyemas, with what has been done, great at that has been like Oliver.1 wist they ask for more-a greater opportunity of proving their attendy proved Capacity. They are not faid of D.cadorughte or Qrions; bty will tell you so. They ate only afraid they will not be given, the chance to build them.
New York, January-Andrew Carnegie has donated a million and a baftathe German heroes fund to which the Kaler has extended his patronage.
Washington, December 3-President Mabee and Chairman Kuayp of the lala:state Commerce Commission are conferring over plans to control the traffic crossing the Cana d'as border.
Washington, December 30,--The wife of the Austrian, Ambassador to the United States is suffering from appendicitis.
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Washington, December 31-President Test and the Cibinet have agreed on the plan for a permental tariff board.
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
The lead syndicate, comprising represent atives of four Powers, bas again urged the Miality of Forei in & airs to adopt the Canton. Hankow Railway Loan Agreement. The latter has again replied that this matter must be decid `ed by the Ministry of Posts and Communi
cations.
YELLOW WOMAN'S EMAN- CIPATION,
ARCHDEACON MOULE ON PROGRESS IN THE FAR EAST.
"When I went to Shanghai in 186, the Journey took four months. I returned this year
LOVE OF LUXURY...
To show how sudden and how keen was this demand for business, it is only necessary to quote a few figures from the American ferdige trade raturos. The following able gives the imports of a few commodities is four months of 1908 and four months of 1910.
10.0.
• 1903. Dollars. Dailers, Works of art... 637,000 15,6 3,000 Dimonds 1,847,000...14.7-3 300 Fart.............. 2,014,000... 3 734,000 This split pervades all ranks in Meanie But
Rubber 3,185,000...41,812,00 terfield's employ, and it is the spirit that has Silk 4,478 €0...19,8 12,0:0 made Hongkong the greatest emporium of the
Wool.............. 8,215,700.25.319,000 Far East, as it has made evny other centra Wool is quoted in this tab'e, though English | ever which fl xip the Union Jack. We are all men do not patorally regard it as a luxury, shavera in 1;, and proud of its manifestation at because the American, thanks to his tariff, has Taikoo Dock, nod if what was asen and criti-to pay such prices for big woollen goods as to cited and admired on Saturday is a criterion put them afmast outside the reach of the poorer of its energy, and power to fellow successfully consumer. T. a figures, which are typical of its promptings, Hoogkong will one day gather the course of trade, speak for themselves, and co ceived and brought forth by the great works to assist in the launching of some ferlatban, ilustrate the extraordinary recovery of the di
zined among the rich men of America... at the head of the Lyer men Pass,
But unfortunately the United States are
CRIMINAL RASSIONS,
THE GINSENG ROBBERY CASE.
9th inst.
The Criminal Sessions were continued to- day before Sir Francis Piggott.
A queueless Chinese, named Wong Tim, was charged with the theft of roiibs of American glarens, the properly of Chan Chan Chuen and others.
A DEBTOR COUNTRY,
VÍCKROY'S, ALLEOBD HIGH-HANDED ACTION. condemted as illegal the action of the Viceroy The Privy Connell, at its recently held session,
Chang, in raising a foreign loan of 6,500,000 of the Two Kiang provinces, His-Excellency
taels on the pretext of relieving the financial Provincial Assembly or submitting the bill to situation at banghai without consulting the the National Assembly. The members of the National Assembly have, after a long discus- slob, appointed a Committee to draw up a fresh memorial impeaching the Grand Councillors fodivideally and re-emphasizing the secessity of making the Grand Council responsible to the people, and adding that, unless is sepre sestations were regarded, the Assembly would break up. The speeches, which wera quite, paimpassioned, criticized the Prince Regent' for the first time in the history, by the "Ax. sembly.
AN ECHO OF 1898.
CIVIL SERVICE. McEwen, b Kert mi Bird, b Hoggarih Dawson Hoggarth
4
Lt. Hitchcock, e Spare, b Annesley....... IZ Gunner Waits, b Blackbure... un 27 Gauper Braonlias, e Annesley, b Black- Lt. Thompion, a and b Anarsley ........ Gunner Swatlow, b Apacsley, Gunter Pharro, b McKerzia ... 17 Sgt. Cleeves, b McKerr'......... Ganser Kalght, Golfmith, Guyner Jones, b. Blackbara........ Gunner Marsh, not out......
Extrasiese martie HERE 7 Total 174
Bowling Analysis.
Goldsmith
Blackborn
b Blackbura 6
319, 421210012 118
0. M. R; W.
7
8
5
Sparge.................ETSPMIDE THE
.a
1.2.0
Mackets''RLAR SPANIE
CRAIGENGOWER CRICKET CLUB va.
THE REMNANTS,
This match was played on the Craigangower 4 ground and ended in å draw.. Resulis:
THE REMNANTS,
in 23 G. A. Cooke; b J. Braga .....................10019
W. Waterhouse, e Noria b J. Braga .................. 9A. H. Young, c Viveath, b Taylor 10. J. Bose, c Carvalho, bJ. Bragamones
Cox, 'c Langley, b Eoggarb................................ Jackman, run out
McKay, c McHardy, b Hoggarth Pile, c Ogg, b Hoggarth
BECOD, TUB out
qu Heathco's, c Cooper, b Hoggatth Field, c Langley, b Hoggarth Fisher, aot out...............................................TION
Extras
C.
Total. Bowling Analytis, omkom. II Hoggarthio.......103 · · 3 HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB "A"
Kerr
W. B. Warburton, b Toylarni M. M. Mais, c Viveesh b J. Briga
4A. P. H. Requette, c Noria, b Trylcra
40. J. Stackleton, b Taylor serezine (as writt
R. T. Sanders, a Currie, b Taylor
辽
31
C. E. Shields; b Taylor ............RECEPTICA
o F. Matson, not out .....................LEASE, PER 10
a
Total EAM ABERRI
Bowling Analysis,
R.
W.
M.
W.
78
27
7
Lammet...ranson Carrie......UT DRENGENE
KO.Y.L.I.
Thorp Braga 15 *
coc
41 31 45
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The above teams met on the Cricket Ground and the game resulted in a well-deserved, win for the Club. The scores and analyses are 18 under:-
K.Q.Y.LI
L. E. Lammert, b Shields......maisonncipm 16 P. Currie, b Waibur o
8
R. A. Carvalho, c Warburton b Shields....... E. L. Bings, c Waterhouse, b Warburton ... a R. Bara, Saunders, b Mass
Cenror Wan Su bas memorialized the Lce..Corpi Dampsey, lbw Claxton 15 1. V. Broga, mot out Throns stating that the political effeaders of Pie, Clegg, b Payne-strey-2014 1808 should not be pardoned, as in that event Lt. Thorpe, run out they are likely ti casse fatore spleasantress. Day, run out to the counny. The Prince Regent has for: warded the memmial to the Grand Council and Ministers for consideratioɔ.
.
RICE ALLOWANCES.
The Imperial Frefect of Shuction recently memoralized the Grand Council and the Place Regent stating that the number of people In the Shen Chi lositture and the Chino Ying Institute, (lostitutions for aged people ind Indigent youths) has of late increased con.i- derably and requested the Prince Regent and the Grand Council to increase. the allowance
zonansuni
10
H: H. Taylor, c Saunders, e Watsibouss MO 18J, D. Nona, b Wars button on saat 23 L. A. Rose, not out one om seg år 123 (979 G ง W. H. Viveash, and C. J. Higglobatham.
did not bat,
Extras... ·6·
Capt. Hughes, c Hastings, b Payze
Dr. Hoghton, c It. Hancock, b Payne... 0 Fte. Palma, c Aubrey, b Payne sammuzak Lt. Stavolay, b Thursfild.. Lt. Heyget, c Bod b Peace Lt. Collit-Brawne, b Makin Lca-Corp!, Mansell, act out...........
Extras
32
24
33
Fowling Analysis.
0. ................................. 16 Warburton. It
Shields...on K7516mbar24, Total.....79 Wa'eshouse
Bowling Analysis.
of sixty sath of rice from the granary, which Claxton mancaruriensi. 34. allowance will be handed over to the local Fayre - - 15 Frefect for distribution as a special favour Thursfield... 2 shows to the poor by the Regens. The Mini Makin home come a try of Finance has been commanded to tako | Poarca ............... note,
In 10 days, That brit fly sums up the pro: Scott Harston, of Messrs Ewens and Harston) the work of borrowing money in Europa bs- members of the National Assembly.
gress of the Western hemisphere in the so years which archdeacon Moule has spent as a missionary in China,
Mr. M. W. Slade, xc. (instructed by Mr. J. prosecuted, while Mr. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. Shenton, of Mosers Deacon, Looker and Of the march of civilisation in the East the Doncon) defended, archdeacon is not so sanguios. To a Morning (foreman), Chin Fal, J. C, Owen, A. A. de Las The jury was as follows-H. R. C. Hancock Lead in Yepresentative, he said that to many. Drude, F, D. Hargh, and E. Roby. respects, there was but little alteration in the reneral life of the people.
Mr. Blade, in the course of bis addiess, detalled the facts of the case as presented in the evidence given at the Magistracy.
Evidence was then heard.
«No: guilty." Falconer was discharged,
The jury returned a unanimous verdict of
The position of woman in China is an ex- ceptipo, for la wany pa ticulate it in infin. itely better than it was at the beginning of the archdeacon's service in the East. Theblading of the feet of girls is rapidly going out of fablona reform which originated with the thinking section of the population, Government and private schools for the educa. tlonof women have been established throughout the country, and aro fairly succenfal, Yet evou JEALOUSY HEARLY CAUSES WOMAN'S DEATH.
now, in the event of a bad famine, many femals babies are quietly put out of the way by their parents,
CHINAMAN STABS, HIS WIFE,
7th inst.
• PROPOSED REPLY TO IMPEACHMENT. beld a meeting in Prince Ching's residesce to The members of the Grand Council recently
discuss the question of preparing an answer to the impeachmat lodged aga'nst them by the
AMERICAN FINANCIAL DEPUTY TO CUINA.
It is stated that the President of the United States of America has delegated a financial ficnacial pesillon in Chika vrd vir the loac representative to Peking to investigate into the
and debtor countries if they are to pay their way must always preserve a certalo balance of exports over imports. 'Great Britain, as 4 cradit nation, has a standing balance on the other side, but America, ustees oba is borrow ing very heavily, cannot afford to let the "favourable balacca" decline. Is the opening of last year the balance not merely declined, but vanished, and New York bankers, an xious to flat loans abroad, realised that States were not paying their way. The dismoods, the silk, the rubber, and the wool were bought but not paid for, and
came more and more difcell short term notes were unpopaler, and the bond market was glatted, though the very highest typ terest la this way the twelve months' boom, of security cat.ied as much as 4 per cent, in
question. ... DORK OF AN INVINCIBLE OPTIMISU, began to settle down. There was talk of "road. justmca" (favourite Americas euphem'sm
This Ministry of Fo eign Affris has decided and as bad crop reports were pablished came to p:oʻibit the Nativo Press in Peking hom that America had once again let her optimism between Uhina and Japan. The memorial was *pso fear of another crisis. The toth is publisblog news concerning diplomatic affairs carry her too far, Bumper crops had been sent the Throne for sanction and the discounted, record saffics allowed for In Prince Regent has handed it to the Minister tte valutiona shares; and as it grew of the Interior. His Imperial Highness Friece obvious that the zu'ume would, bring saliber | Bu, for consideration. retrenchment was necessity, and business bumper crops or record traffic general consequently declined. The whole country' wis (tö use à market term)
▲ STALE 'BULL
MUZZLING THE PRESS.
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DEFORTATION OF CHINESE,
FROM MANILA,
HONGKONG,
A. A. Clixtor, b Palmer
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The 5th races of the Royal Hongkong Yacht
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Club took place on Saturday.
. The coarse for the handicap class was, as follows:-North Fairway Buoy (star) Kowloon Rock (star.) Channel Rock (star)
The result was as follows:-
I Kaibleen, Officers, R.B..
* Colleen, Hon. Mr. H.E. Polleek.
3 Iris, Commodora Byron.
The course of the one-design class on Satur
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Course-Channel Roc's (pon) Cost Rocks Baoy (port) Kowloon Rock (star) Chancel Rocks (star)
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2. Ailsa, Mr. Jameson.
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3. Bonito, Mr. H H Bird
the game rasulted in an easy win for the En
The above teams met at Happy. Volley and gineers. The scarts are as follow:
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1. Halcyon, Mr. Rotie
4. Alangah, Mr. Sutherland,
5. Daphno, Officers, R.E.
The course of the cruiser zuca on Sunday was as follows: From pier ou South side of Lieu Williams, River, b Weaser ... 49 port band outwardy, Lamma Island (etar.) The Stopecuiters Island, leaving Green Island on Capt. Addis a, b Carwen 12 order of the arrival of the boats was as Cipt Bel', Ibw Carey follows:- Lucifera Aileen 3 Miranda 4 Tary Mjor Tayler, net of......... 44 | 5.Boigté 6 Dorgiby 7 Dalvern & Elvaine.
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A Chloiman was charged yesterday after- Speaking of the agitation for a Parliamen, soos at the Police Court before Mr. J. R. and stalo bulls always mean weakness, now going on in China, Archdeacon Mcu o sald Wood with stabbing his wife at No. 13, Yan Optimism is a spicadid quality, but it may beeror petitioned for by Attorney De Witt to the that the present Regent did not want to hony Lee Lane, West Polet The assault took place overtore, and because i's optimism was over. the establishment clinch an Assembly, think- on the 20th of October last, as Ang it better to educato, the people rat.
of which the victim has ever since been in
Co done in the spring America is now being Already there are contain provincial assem hospital. She f the hospital yesterday to
watched anxiously by the whole world for fear blies in various puts of the country, and still give evidence, after which she returned that of another forced "gold drain" such as we had the people are clamouring for a representative for farther treatment. At the 'ma of the an Palisme. Some time next year, therefore, sauli, it was feared that the woman would suc- thera is to be held the first meeting of what will, cumb to her Isjudes but happily, she is now bo China's Upper House, the Imperial Astemi pragressing favourably. The case which led bly, which it is expected will tend to a Parlia, to the quarrel is said to bava branjealousy, paset being granted..
The defendant was committed for trialyan
three years ago,,
Wonk bas commenced on the Nord "a! Kow, 1oon Dock, The superstrectare and two bolds ware asṛlously damaged by fire last weak The cost of repair plii ba heavy,
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Cpl. Taverber, c Bison, b Raven,, Sipper Colias, Colonel Stacpole,
Graham, Corp). Osman and Pie Watts dld not bat.
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The Supreme Court has granted the writ of Chinese deportation case and with it a super- sadeas which now leaves the case in statu quo until the main issue shall have been heard and passed upon by the Supreme Court of the
Bowling Analysis. United States.
With this move on the part of the attorney Haughtov... médio an Q stralced from making any fanber move toward for the Chlrein the Governor General Isra Curwen..... 11 the redeportation of the Chlamen Interested Brawa masa memuncima “4
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WRESTLING.
KENNY TO MEET CARLSON.
Emil Carlton, wrestling champion of the Philippices, god Roy Kosny, boxing cham pign of the islande, have signed articles to appear at the Grand Opera House, Manila, bn January 16,
The agreement entered into between tes contesting strong min, is in the shape of a handicap, Carlson most throw Kenny twica Within an hour for's side but of P1,902. They gers both tealued to the best physical condillas,