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Life Imprisonment for M.P.
It is reported that the Military Court of Anhui has passed s sentence of life imprisonment on Ohang Wu-hua, a member of the House of Representatives who was arrested with raven others in Peking sometime ago,
MR. LE QUEUX'S. DIFFICULTIES.
Well-known Novelist In Bankruptcy Court.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1913.
but his powers of writing was | How restored, and if he were allowed to enjoy mental y ace he had hopes that his creditors would eventually be paid in fall. He considered that the cinemato- A sitting of the London Bank-duce a substantial dividend.
graph contract alone would pro- ruptcy Court was held on Novem: The examination was concluded. ber 1 for the public examination of Mr. William Tafoell Le Queux, the well-known novelist, who re- cantly failed with liabilities 48,- 851, of which 57,057 is expected to rank, and available arsets. 62 883.
Worship of Heaven Dr. Chen Huichang, formerly President of the t'onfucion Debtor states that he has been Society, Mr. Chang I-ling, Seore-engaged as an author sines 1893. tary of President Yuan, and many la 1011 ho was interested with
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duty. When he left he was in charge of the district of Panny as colonel in Constabulary and. his
popularity throughout the Islanda
and with the men and officers who have worked under him and with him has been widesprend and universal. "
pilation of a set of regulations of a company to acquire and governing the rites for the wor- carry on a casino at Corfa, but, ship of Heaven in the Republic in consequence of the lines of Chins.
having anbisquently bran, with. drawn, the company was liqui da'ed. Between September and
"But in the Philippines we
FOR SALE of TO LET. Now that the suggestion has Desember, 1912, he was engaged must go farther than in Porto (From 1st November, 1913.) definitely been made, it will be in obtaining from the Earvian Rico and Hawaii, we must hold No.1 Gough Hill, No. 103 Peak. rory regrettable if the proposal Guvernment a coness-ion for the teadily in view their ultimate Bungalow containing drawing Naval Museum do not become an ole right of supplying to is independence, as steadily as the dining and smoking rooms and accomplished fact. It seems exatout £80,000 worth of way can be cleared and the foun-five bedroom. With ground for traordinary that a country which military accoutremonte and dations thoughtfully and
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withdrawa,athority conferred upon the HARTING and ROGATE, on eventually was" not beast of a single reprezenta- and he lost about $1,216. He President by Congress, I have part of Kowloon Inland Lot 1154. tive collection illustrating its attributes bis insolvency to this already accorded the people of the naval history. We are convinced loss and to ill-health, which has islande a majority in both houses that a scheme, launched under prevented him from carrying on of their legislative body suitable auspices, would reveal his literary work. According to by appointing five instead the existence of an enormous mass the deficiency account his house-of
citizens to of material readily available for hold and 1rsonal expenditure the membership of the Philip the purpose-Glubic.
since July, 1910, amounted t pine Commission. I believe Defence of Inger Mongella. 0,340, including about £1,217 that, in this way we shall make TO LET-Two room Flats in Kowloon. Suitable for Eur-" The Princes on 1 Dukos of the paid or dus to his wife for ali-proof of their capacity in counsel varions hannara of lone Monglia ony and a. The net profit nd their sense of responsibility opeans, in good airy locality. derived from his profession dar in the exercise of political power Moderate. Apply H. RUTTON- All Modern Conveniences. Terms have agreed to join together for the defence of Inner Mongolia ing the same orind was £2,828, and that the success of this step JEE. Royal George Hotel. against the Urga rebels. E chad he places the value of £3,000/ will be sure to clear our view for Hongkong, 1913, 1967
the steps, which are to follow. banner will train a body of 500 upon his interest under a con- soldiers along modern lines, and tract with cinematograph Step by step we should extend perfect the system of self- whenever the rebole invade Inner film manufacturing company
the Islands, Mongolia the various banners will for the preparation of a film of government in
and aanist ose another in the defensive, his novel," The Invasion of 1910." making test of them work, irrespective of the boundary. Of the unsecured liabilites, £872difying them as experience i oloses their success and their The Chinese Governinent will represents the arrears of alim my give arms and equipment to newly me to the debtor'a wile, whilst failures; that we should more trained soldiers.
£1.260 is due to caab creditors, and more put under the control £625 of the umunt being for
f the native citizens of the ar- in noye paid to the debtor in chipelago the essential instru- respect of hooks which have not men's of their life, their locul in- strumentalities of government, their sohco's, all the communities ad so by counsel and experience the world will see to be suitable et up a government which all to a people whose affairs are un- to the original der their own control at last, --the Sr-I hope and believe we are begin- grown so much in recent years to be paid for on delivery Filipino people. By their counsel vian Government the goode were ning to gain the confidence of the that it is no longer the rural spot in London. The Government and experience rather than by our it used to be. Even the large conteaded that they were not to own we shall learn how best to tructs of land near the school recently purchased by the authori be paid for until they arrived aerve there and how scon it will ties have only stem red residential Belgrade, and the Swiss Bank be possible and wise to withdraw who were guaranteeing our supervision. Let us once find development to a small extent. the performance of the contract, the path and set out with firm Agricultura! Investigation. would not agree to this condition. and confident tread upon it and Scottish agriculture sustains an lie expenditure of £1.216 in we shall not wander from it or appreciable loan by the death of relation to the concession repre- linger upon it.” Mr. James Macdonald. He was sonted mainly travelling expenεos the son of a Banffehiro farmer, and certain payments to officials. Although his expenditure since and it is a remarkable fact that he and his three brothers all made July, 1910, bad amounted to about their mark in agricultural jour- £3,000 per annum, from £500 to nalism. Mr. Macdonald, who was £1,000 of that total repre-
the a former secretary of the High-sonted
expences land and Agricultural Society, travelling in search of local undertook several important spe- colour for his novels. He did cial newspaper commissions. In not think that perssual extrava- 1871 he went to the United States gance bad in any way contributed to inquire into the possibilities of to bis failure, and he had lost the competition, just beginning nothing by betting or gambling. at the time, of American meat, and in 1890 be was commissioned to reported upon the disease in the Irish potato orop.
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If Harrow School should be re- moved further afield, is is pro-jöt been written. posod in a new town planning scheme, it will be to some exten following the eximple the offical receiver, the debtor said In newer to Mr W. G. Williams, Bluecoat School. It is true that that bis contention was that, the latter, before its migration to Horsham, was rctually in the according heart of the City, but Harrow has agreement with
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MANILA'S NEW POLICE CHIEF.
Major Herman Hall to be Appoloted.
There has been some question 48 to bow the extension of the wo called Mazchu law from cop taina and lieutenants to other officers would effect the appoint- ment of Major Hall. At present the law makes it imperative for captains and lieutenants to serve two years out of six in the field.
By department order that regu-
Intion has been extended to other officers, but it is in the diacre, o of the President to make excap- tions, which cauld not be made were the regulation a law. It is probable that the law will go through in this session. If so it is also probable that exception will be made to cover the case of the new chief of Constabulary. Manila Times.
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H, LAZARUS,
Ophthalmie Dylician'
Nothy Je more worthy of your con- sidonition than the welfare of your eyes. The trouble that to-day, is smali and eqni- ly remedied, if nógiacted may got beyond
Major Herman Hall will be per- manently detailed as chief of the With regard to a sum of $300 Constabulary on April 1 next. due for money advanced, debtor Word to that effect ban, been re- said that he ored most of it in cived from the War department payment of alimony to bis wife. in pursuance to a request of the Replying to Mr. D. H. J. Governor General, according to a [Lartley, who appeared for Mrs. etatement given out at the Ayun-single measures. Be on the safe side and We wonder how long it will Le Queux, the debtor said that tamiento. An order will be is be before M. Anatole France prior to 1910 his income amount saed in a few days. In the same and have them examined. No charge for reconsiders his decision to aban-ed to about £5,000 a year. After order Colonel William C. Rivers don his beloved Paris in favour certain preceedings in the High is detailed sa chiel of the conata- of Versailles. His reasons for Court, he entered into an agree bulay from January 1, the date the move the disappearance of meat to make his wife an allow of the expiration of Colonel Har- old buildings and the constantly ance of £480 a year, but, under a bord's detail, to March 31, apos dále Colonel Rivers increasing noise of the city to subsequent died, the amount was which understandable enough, but san reduced to £280, payable quarterly will be relieved from-duty these changes destroy the. apall! You paid cortata instsimenis in the Philippines and "retorn
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a native of the capital who first agreзment 7-1 cannot say that, On January, 1 Major Hall will be imbibed learning and a love for because on toma cicssions I sant detailed sa colonel in the Con- literature in the bokabops clong money to her direct and got no stabulary and serve in that the banks of the Seine, M. Funco recaipt for it.
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It is to be remarked in connection Counsel was proceeding to coming to the Philippines as aide with M. France's threatored question Mr La Queux as to the de camp to Governor General The Woman Thou Gavest me,
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