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JARLE ADURESS : *AARIS,' HONGKONG,

ESTABLISHED 1859.

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At Butterworth, Province Wellesley, on November 17, Chattes Putlır, infant con

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clays.

~LOCAL AND GENERAL

Notes by the Way.

whose iden of civilisation and manner ot living are entirely at variance with that/ existing in the land they are being taken to, he is convinced that coolies will not be a source of harm if properly legislatoù The ublication of this issue commenced ed for. He arges that they should be taken to South Africa ander indenture, at &.10 p.m

and after being kept there in special compounds for three years, be returned

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A cab strike was threatened in L ndoa the 14th alt.

The Gorman Mail of the 29th October was delivered in Loudon on the 28th Nov.

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The tip of Dowie and his 4,000 faith- to their hones if they so desire, Heful Zionists to New York cost, nearly also urges tist all sorts of precautions | 3200,000 (gold). should be taken to make the lot of the

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1909.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Contaminated Milk

· LCCAL AND GENERAL.

The Cape General Elections.

The prevalence of enteric fiter in Colombo is attributed to contaminted milk eupplied from native dairies. The. stan-cander Boud have a majority. dardisation of the milk is advocated y the medical isculty.

The Now Commodore.

The elections for the Cape Legislativa Council at present iudicate that the Afri

Hon. F. A. Cooper.

The Hon. A. F. Cooper, C.M.O., Director of Public Works, Caylon, who was to have returned to duty from leave of Bur-extension of leave to next March.

absence next month, bus been granted an

men comfortable nad happy—that the 15,000 Bulgarians have been killed in

It is officially declared at Salonika that pean Turkey since 15th April last.

should have Chinese ductors d

Chiness foods, that they should be kept as a community by themselves, that they should have plenty of tobacco (no opium), and other small comforts for which the coolie has a particular fond- Dess. If that is done, Mr Skinner

The Philippines Tarif Committee will receive $10 gold) for each day they sit to consider the revision of the tariff,

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Sir Francis Lovell proposes to make another Far Eastern tour in search of funds for the London School of Tropical

Fear of Lightning-

*If I stole the buckets I would be struck by lightning!" said a wild-looking Chinaman to Mr T. Sercomis Smith at the Magistracy this morning, when asked what he had to any to a charge of stealing two buckets, Accused further said he was dying, and in anpport of his allegation commenced to strip. We are not concorned with the state of your health," said Mr Smith; Tell us how you

H. D. Andrews. ment cup in the Manila Club, beating Mrcome by the buckets. Evidence was given that accused was found with the two buckets

sweepstakes.

in his possession and he was sent to gaol for fifteen days.

Medicine.

--De Maye has won the billiard tourna:

Mr Holden wou the

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Commodore Diakon, who succe di Commodore Robinson in the post at Hong- kong, will leave England, accompanied by Mrs Dicken, by the F. and 0. mail in Christmas weak, He will take up tha duties at Hongkong early in Februáry next, when Commodore Robinson's term will

vo expired.

Orvelty to Animals.

Li Hing was taking a load of bullocks from a ship, and, instead of using the pro- per slings, that are necessary to provent the animals from suffering undue paLD while being lifted in the air, simply alung two ropes round the bullocks when lifting them from the ship. At the Magiatzsoy this morning Mr T. Sercombe Smith im posed a fine of $10 on the offcuder.

A. Heavy Penalty.

Friday last, announcing the departure for Hongkong of Mr Perry, Chairman of the Rand Labour Association, on a missien connected with the proposed importation of Chinese labour into believes that coolie labour would be an South Africa, in fraught with more than acquisition in the Rand mines, and feels passing interest to this Colony. considorable time now the industrial in obtaining from Chipa all that that no difficulty would be experienced

expansion party, if we may so designate · those stakeholders in the Transvaal The recommendations he wakes are was wanted for all future purposes, who realise that profitable development of course Losed on the performance

Two European stowaways. Apposted. of virgin territory cannot be carried of the conditions mentioned, and his

before Me T. Sercombe Smith at the cat with high-priced white labour, have conclusions are: That the better class

Magistracy to-day charged with taking a been exercising all their ingenuity and of Chinese coolie will be suitable to

I bought the rope saven or eight years passage on the Lightning without fest expending all their energies in the direction of having the introduction of supplement the Kaffir Inbour supply in

agu, said Chan Ping whon charged at the paying their faro. The Chief Officer Raid Magistracy this morning before Mr T. both men reported themselves to him the gold mines; that suthcient Chinese alien labour legalised.

Serembe Smith with being in possession about an hour and a half after the bost Apparently

labour can be obtained to fulfil the The Dowager Worried. they have excellent reasons for conclu

of ainety-five pounds of Manila happ rope, left Singapore. Bis Worship imposed a The Empress Dowager, hears the Univalued at about $32, without giving a reazine of 8100, in dofuit. two months" ding that their efforts will shortly be present and immediats future require- crowned with success, for it is on the Rients of the Band; that if the reports Terial Gazette, is now indisposed. She is sonable account as to how he came by it.. imprisonment, on oncli Goods per Ceylon not cleared at 4 p.m. strengths of the belief that the Cape to China frois the first Chineze labour-suffering from headache and sleeplessness. Accused went on to say that be paid $18

It is believed that she worries herself too for it, and that he bought it in the Central Heavy Fines for Opium. ers are favourable it would only be a Parliament will shortly give effect to

much over the Manchurian question and district. He forgot where the shop was, Ng Ting Hoi, a doctor, in Sai Kung of their legislative creations, that Mr matter of months before the labour other matters. She still continues going to and lost the bill in a typhoon. Even this Sun On, evidently did a large trade in Perry is undertaking his present inr-supply from Chinu would begin to Court, to avoid any criticians by the people.explanation did not satisfy the Magistrate,illicit opium, for a recent raid disclosed the

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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. Amusements. p..I'erformance of Chatre's New Índion Circus.

Miscellaneous.

on this date subject to rent,

General Memoranda.

FRIDAY, December 4--

am-Military Practice.

portant tour. It is important in more 9 p.m.-Perforce at City Hall,

Important to South Goods per Lightning undelivered after ways than one.

p.ni.date will on this he landed, Africa and important to Hongkong, and SATURDAY, December :-

to us because it is almost certain 2.30 p.m.Auction of a Fine and Valu-

ablo Collection of Used and Unused that all business connected with the Postage Stamps, & Messe emigration from China will bo con- Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of a Quantity of ducted from this port. The fact of

Worated Tweeds in Fuit Lengths, &c., Hongkong being at Mr Geo. Lammert's Sales Roomas.

British colony and being the best situated port in

MONDAY, December 7-

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affect very appreciably the production

thinks the Philippines better than Japan. Dr G. F. Pentecost, the evangelist. Ho advocates the importation of 100,000 Chinese coolies to solve the labour problem.

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An Expensive Rope.

ns the man looked more like one seven fact that 46 trels of lose opium, and 16 months old than one seven years old, so a taols of opium: dress were on bis premises.

Union Church Literary Club.

of the gold fields. There is one thing, Football. from what we cati see from the limited To-morrow afternoon, at Happy Val-fine of $100 was imposed on accused, extracts from his report, that Mrley, the Hongkong Football Club will Skinner has not reckoned with and play R. A. T. A. F. O. Kick-off at half that is the opposition of the Chinese past four. The following will play for the Government to the scheme. It has ClubF. H. Kew, goal; W. G. Worcester and V. F. Aucott, backs; HQ, Gray, been said over and over again that the J. M. Forrester and A. N. Other, halves Chinese Government will step in and H. A. Brent, C. It. S. Cooper, R. Hancock,

He appeared at the Magistracy to-day, before Mr T. Sercombe Smith, who imposed a fine of $300, in default three months'

To-morrow night, in the Lecture imprisonment-Clian Fat, for having two hall of the Union Church, there will tale of propated opium in bis possession Le a debate on the Fiscal Policy of without a valid certificate, was fined $50, Great Britain,' when the following or six weeks' gaol.-Tung Sze, a widow, rosolution and amendment will be moved. was found with two taels and soven mate for the work that will have to he for South Africs, but, as that has been

lieving that the changes which have tak- of opium dross in his pusscssion without a en place during the last 50 years in the certificate, and lind to pay a fine of $72, done. It offers excellent facilities, and threatened in other cases before and Matrimonial.

never carried out, there is a chance

The engagement of Mr Zaagwill, the conditions under which British trade has or go to gael for two months, affords protection against the fright-that it will not be done now. Of Jewish author, to Miss Edith Ayrton; been carried on, necessitate the reconsidam- fal abuses and inhuman cruelties

3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Tands at the South China makes it the most suitable prevent labourers, leaving the Empire J. Richardson, and J. D. Dauby, forwards. Resolution,- That. this meating, be of prepared opium and une tacl aeven maça

Public Works Department's Offices.

TUESDAY, December 8

Non-Meeting of Chareholders of The China Traders Insurance Co., Ltd..

ut the Head Office., WEDNESDAY, December 2

which characterised the exportation of course, if opposition is made by the daughter of Professor Aryton, the dis-tion of the Fiscal kystem which we as ana.H.M.8. Powerful.' date at-Noon will be subject to ront coglies to South America some aftern Government, that will settle the question Taller. Mrs Ayrton, herself an eminent comes the enquiry which has been institu- take rolief crows to China, and it is estim

Goods por. Salute unclaimed after this

and landing charges. FRIDAY, Deesmber 11; --

City Hall.

years ago. In addition to that, in-

tinguished electriclan, is mentioned in the tion havo adopted during that period, wel The cruiser Powerful is ordered to Lonce and for all, and unless Indian scientific writer on the electric are, is, says ted by the Home Government with a view ated that on the voyage out and back sha 9 p.in, D. C. J'erformance at the enlculable benefits will accene from the labourers are secured the mines of the the Taller, the Jewess on whom Gcargo to securing for Great Britain Fiscal free-will batu 14,000 terms of coal, remarks' the Rand will have to work out their Eliot is reputed to have modelled Mira in dom in her negotiations and comercial | Naval and Military Record. If she carries destiny under present conditions. Then 'Daniel Doronda. Misa Ayrton has wrib relatioris with Foreign countries. Amand-1.1,400 mom-and she is hardly expected to tion with South Africa, and that is it will be seen whether the nine-owners ton storios in the ',sminler. Gazette, Lip-mont,-"That Free frede is the only prae- carry, more this works out at 10 tons of

or the antialien party were 15ght with pinoff's and other publications.

what was regard to development of South Afrien,

cablished A.D. 1841.

fact that the operations will be-the means of creating a commercial connee-

main thing that all here should strive to foster. It will make for the con- tinued importance and prosperity of the Colony,

peans.

best for the.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In Grateful Recognition

Lord Kitchener's Leg Broken..

A Calcutta talegram dated 17th ult. says: Lord Kitchener met with a serious riding accident at Sila on Sunday night, resulting in a broken leg. He was riding alone through the tunnel on the Hindustan

tical economic policy for Great Britain.coal per head for the return voyage. This The chair will be taken at o'clock is certainly cheaper than sending the men promptly by J. Byer Dall, Esq., M.R.A.S., out by freight ship, while it gives the ship and in view of the general interest attacking and the men swine beneficial exercise. The to this subject at the moment, the debatefact, however, that none of our greatest to take part in the discussion. will be open to the Public, who are invited

Further Russian Occupation.

Captain Uoberfekt, Officers and crest | Tibet roud, going to his house in Mahases,

The Sin Wan Pao is informed that on Luyken desire to express their deep grati tunnel, jamming Lord Kitchener's leg Russian troops left Tionchangtai for Heiti of the ill-fated German steamer Arnold when the horse shied at some coolies in the the Nov. 16 about three or four hundred tude for the kindness shown to them by Captain Pearse and Officers of the C. N. 8.s. Changchow, who rescued them and took then, to Amoy.

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cruisata can go to China and back with a less consumption than 14.000 tons of coal shows in microcosm how enoriously the naval coat bill is expanding, and the ques or not we cannot reduce the account. Any tien most sooner or later ho faced whether against the wall and breaking the legmingtun whers they met a band of Blue-enginees can design machinery that will above the ankle. Hu was brought back bears' who had surrendered themselves use up 2 lbs of coal per horso-power pet to Simla, and the injuries wero alten to the Chinese. These Bluebeards op- hour. The gonius, bowever, who can ded to. Lord Kitchener is doing well; posed the Russians and during the fight, a move a ship at 22 or 25 knotsona ba but bis tour arrangements, aro all can-dozen of the latter were killed. Finally sumption of 1 lb. Tas not yet made his colled, and it is not expected that he the Bluebearda' were forced to retreat appearance, will be able to travel before Christmas.

Western Knowledge in Demand.

and the Russians entored and occupied

We are informed by the Hon. Secre

In South Africa, as is natural, there is considerable opposition to the importa tion of coolies, and the question has been the means of making the econo- A. S. WATSON, & CO., mie situation particolarly acute. The

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tradesman objects because he believes that the Chinaman will not spend bis money as freely as the native does; the miner fears him sa a skilled rival in the labour market; the Boer foresees that an eficient supply of foreign lukiour His Last Sentence. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, would mean a great expansion of ing Among the good stories told of the late dustry and a consequent influx of Euro-Lord Russell of Killowen by his biogra pher is the following:-A prisoner was ad To enforce these arguments, dressing the court in bis defence. Russell meetings have been held throughout did not at one point quite catch what the the length and breadth of the land, and man said, 'What was your last sentence,' to counteract then telegrams frequent be asked. Six months, my lord,' was the vatnssam | ly appear in the London papers, answer.

obviously inspired by the mine owners,

Bacteria. complaining of the dificulty of working VINTAGE, SPECIALLY SELECTED, the mines and asserting that unless the reports the Laniel, has just tried a new supervision of the Protestant mission, found to be insufficient to cope with them of music may look forward to a creat. The A nuise of qug of the French hospitals, knowledge, and to have the school under had to give way to them when the Russians as wo understand the Cantata has boep in insufficient cheap native labour is way of committing suicide-riz, by swAl-Other villages wore mentioned in which the

approached the spot, as his troops were rehearsal for two or three months, lovers augmented by imported cheap alion lowing two tubes of Eberth's pure culture of

Hymn of Praiso (Lobgesang), which Duzen. Bottle labour the industry must be conducted the typhoid bacillus. On the third day she gentry wore said to be of the same mind: Death of N.V.K. Officer.

on a stall and unprofitable scale, or had a headache, but no fever. Soveral rossaries and with no expense to the mission ber says:The death took place on the produced in Hongkong beforo. It opens- such schools to be directed by the fission- The Kobe Chronicle of the 23.b Novem Choral Festival at the Cathedral, has been forms the subject this year of the annual spota were visible on the eighth day. The society, though they had no temple land to evening of end instant of Mr A. Metcalfe, with a long symphony for orchestra, alone, short duration of the period of incubation is devote to its susterance. These are some Chief Officer of the N.V.K. steamor Sudo

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N.-U. Daily News writes:-The desire to The Toutain carruspcadent of the

acquire English, and Western knowledge in general, appears to be on the increase. One village is said to be ready to devata its temple land-about 40 mow-to the main tenance of a school for teaching Western

Heinmingtan. The telegraph offes is still The Hymn of Praise."- in the hands of the Chinese, through who tors and occupation to the higher authoritat on Tuesday, the 15th December. the Russian commandant reported the vic-tary of the St. John's Cathedral Choir,

ties in Manchuria the next day. When bendelssohn's Hymn of Praise '- will be Gonorat Hu Shi-chi was informed of the given in the Cathedral by the choir, assist- occupation of Hsinmingtun by the Rassied by many voices and by the orchestra of ans, he at once marched to Kopanchi with the Philharmonic Society. Over a hundred eight battalions of troops to provent the ladies and gentlemen aro taking part, and, Russians from advancing any further, but

be closed altogether. In South Africa, the owners do not say much, apparently explained by the large quantity of bacili of the indications that a new spirit is maru, Mr Metcalfe died on board the ari miny of the numbers are well known, introduced at one time. It proved to be a baking hold of the hearts of the people. | Hokuzimaru the evening before that notably the Soprano duet and chorus "I ly was not intal.' very severe attack of typhoid, but apparent. They are rapidly getting ahead of the old vessel arrived at Nagasaki, at which port he waited for the Lord. The recital will be

being satisfied that the pressure of circumstances and not arguments will give them the Chinese Ishour they desire. How necessary such labour is

fogies in Puking. has been pointed out by Mr H. Ross Skinner, the representative of the H.M.S. Anphatríte in a hockey matoh yes.

The 93rd Butins Regiment, defeated A Big Explosion.

Hockey.

A Portland (Oregon) telogram dated

was to join the N. YK, new Australia lingrander the direction of Mr A. G. Ward, Nikko-mart as Chief Officor, Death was assisted by Mr Genggo Grinable, the cor- sudden and quite unexpected, and is sup ductor of the Hongkong Philharmonic posed to have been due to heat failure, Society. A collection will be taker for the

Witwatersrand Labour Association, regday afternoon nt. Happy Valley by five 28th October says:-The unusual spectacle When last geen or board Mr Marcalfe, oh henefit of the Cathelial Choir Fund, who visited China early in the year goals to pil. The game was hotly contest of the explosion of sirty tons of dynamite in-Was bnly forty-two years of age, was in his The New Commander-in-Chief. VIOLET CAPSULE 27.00 2.25 to study the question, in his reported, but the combination of the winners three blasts of twenty tons each was seen stusand robust health apparently, but was We notice that the names of Binjor

excerpts of which have, from time proved too much for the vaval teun. The Bugby Hole on the Columbin tirer about found later quite dead in his cabin, where General Villiers Hatton, C.B., Mrs Filliers. to time, appeared in the newspapers.tes were as follows Amphitrite Davis, twenty miles above Astoris to-day. The he had lain down on a sattoo Mr Met Latton, and Lieut. Ward, D., arð The following Wines, bottled in Europe, He points out the value of Chinese in soul Wahab and Rice, hacks: Roe, Twigg hiasts, which were fired simultaneously, alle bad been for ten years in the service included in the list of passengers due here Gifts for Young and have been specially selected, and procured opening up new country and doing and de Paris, halves; Bashford, Elliot, were prepared, and exploded by the Korth of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha. Ho was on Saturday next, 6th inst., by the F. and ola.

from the celebrated firat of Mesars GEO. developmental work which white when atou, Gabbett, and Irwin, forwardsweatern Construction Coupsuy for the pur-health had previously been good, so that-mail steamer Simla. A telegram pub

well-known and respected officer, and his G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO., of Lon- do not care to undertale, und in 50p | Singh and Mian Singh, backs; Hari Singh, the jutty at the mouth of the Columbin caired with great surprise by his many he left Aldershot on the 28th November,

93l Burma: Maluk Singh, goal; Jugath

pose of securing rock for the construction of his death. such an early age will be re-lished the other day, however, states that port gives instances of the great good Lieut. Morgan and Mohamed Abdul River. The face of the bluff for hundreds Metcalfe leares a young wife in Eugiad, in which case he cannot to on board the

friends both in and out of the service, M they have done in that direction in balvos; Khaur Bax, Chattar Singh,, Indar of feet was torn away with a shock which to whom he has only been married for two Sink The World says:-After a long- Ter Per Caunda and California. With suelt Singh, Lieut. Simpson and Slam Singh, shook the earth for miles around. It u

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spoll of nou employment, Colonel Villiers Hatton, who commanded the Ist Battalion Children when Teething

Grenadier Guards in the Khartoum expodi- ITAVE more or less diarrhoea, which tion of 1898, is about to rosume the active

cannot be checked effectually, as the

estimated that 100,000 tons of rock were Sick Babies in Summer dislodgest by the explosion. So grest was 30.00 2.50 feel assured that Lord Milner must that mothers have to be most careful the Astoria and Columbia. Rivor Railroad cause cannot be roworod ; but he disrthis duties of his profession as Major-General

the force of the explosion that the tracks of VERY OLD TAWNY...50.00 4.25 come to their support, and that the of their little ones, nud the first unusual which run near the quarries were torn froma | car and should be controlled by giving commanding the troops at Hengkauz. Government wust take the lead in the looseness of their bawels should give the their fastenings and the roadbed covered and at occasional dose of castor oil to

Chamberlain's Colic and Diarchan Remedy Colonel Hatton comes of a family of Garde little sufferer a dose- Chamberlain's settlement of this important question. Colie and Diarthon Romedy. This Botenat twenty-four hours to remove and During the summer months tren are La Touche Hatton, was ligatonant, sulonet

with a mass of granite which will take a eleanse the systems,

man. His father, the lato Colonel Villivo According to the extracts from Mredy has boug in constant us for over traffean that section of the road will be dubject to disanders of the bowels and of the Grenadier Guards, mad hu is a

thirty-five years, and is without question layed for a coroshat longer period. Skinner's report, lie ovidontly went the best and safest remedy in use to-day he w fully into the question whilst here, and bottle should be kept in every house for ALWAYS think twice before you speak. for Diarrhoea and all Bowel Complaints whilst never losing sight of the verious such emergencies. Get it to-day; it will said little Tonery a mamm Gee, mas undertaking it is to ship into a country save trouble later on. For sale by all he answered, if you do that you must do a large number of people of an alien race Ltd.. General Agents,

chemists and medicine vendors; WATKINS seme pratty fast thinking sometimes when

you get to goin' for-paw.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Limited,

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ehould receive the most careful attention. nephew of the veteran Sir Henry de Bathe. As soun Ra any looseness of the bowel Colonel Hatton's appointment disposes at noticed Chamberlain's Colic and Derpins the rumour that Major General Kekowich Remedy should be given. Got holtle was to sueseed Sir Willisni Gascoigne. 156 to day it may sira in life. For sale by all Hero of Kimberley's chance is to come, chemist and acedicine vandees WATKINS In whatever capsody his services are utile- Etd., General Agents

ed, he is eure to do well..