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mean that it would speedily become opossible for thith men to live in Bafety anywhere except in the big towaS, and the development of the great re- sources of the Philippines would be General Memoranda,

summarily checked. It was probably Tuesnay, January 7---

considerations of this nature which 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Fornt-

ture, &o., Messrs Hughes & Bough's prompted Mr. Taft to make the speech Sales Roome. 5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's to which wo bave been referring. But

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it can hardly be said that he has added Goods per Hongkong Maru undelivered

after this date subject to rent.

to bis reputation by this demonstration of tergiversation. While he has shown TEURSDAY, January 9:--

Goods per Zirten undelivered after this that he is an astuta politician he has

date subject to rent.

made it clear that he has little claim to the higher title of statesman.

The China Mail

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1905.

FILIPINOS AND INDEPENDENCE.

BREAKING AND ENTERING.

The present cold snap was a Chinaman'a excuse for endeavouring to break into 88, Macdonald Road. He told Mr Bazeland, at the Magistracy this morning, that hè was coll and wanted somewhere to Woup.

ir Hazoland took compassion on him and

SIR MATTHEW NATHAN,

Teaching The Kafir.

(From Our Correspondent.)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1908.

A HONGKONG MYSTERY BY TELEGRAPH.

THE MISSING PROVOST

SERGEANT.

www.

Alleged to Have Been Barned In a Furnace.

TRAGEDY IN YUNNAN,

An Engineer Murdered.

(From Our Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, January 3,

LONDON, December 3. Your ex-Governor, Sir Matthew Nathin, is taking up his work in Natal with the same spirit of guardianship for the natives ns chamotorised his administration in the The great mystery that surrounded tho East. He opened the first bative industrial dumppearance of the provest sergeant from school in Natal at the beginning of this the tropper Sicilia remninet as denso s week and enlarged upon the importance of over when the steamer left Hongkong for

It is reported that an Italian En teaching the natives agriculture and England. It will be remembered that the gineer has been murdered in the pro- industrial pursuits in order to ensura their sorgeant, who had charge of the prisoners | progress. Europeans, he contouded, had on beard the trooper, arrived in Hongkong vince of Yunnan by robbers. As one of the first steps forward he hoped and appeared to have been in the best of nothing to fear from Kaffir competition.safely. He was known to hige been ashore

to see a new style of intive architecture, with the present kraals ropinout by brick built villages.

A SLAP IN THE FACE,

Students Snubbed by the Viceroy,

(From Our Correspondent,}

Caxton, January 2,

fiealth and spirits." Thon, ere the Sicilia left the harbour, ho disappeated na effectively as if he had been spirited away from darth

altogether.. No trace of him could be dis covered.

Some news has reached us from Singa- pore, however, which, if true, Reems to throw a lurid light upon the matter. It was known that the sergent on the out- ward journey was ordered to put down gambling among the man. The work of prevost surgeant at the best of times is of

A

CHINESE TORPEDO-

BOAT.

Built in Japan.

(From Our Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, January 3.

A Chinese torpedo-boat which was built in Kobe for the Chinese. Govern ment arrived to-day.

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he now has a bed in gaol, where he will slap in the face and told them to attend to possible to do the duties which bulung to The Vicorny" hús given the students, as thankless character, for it is almost im- in for three weeks. Another coolie their own business. A number of them the office without coning across someone. was found in the sergeants' quarters at recently sent him a petition urging that It was stated at the time that there had the West Point Police Station. He was more strenuous efforts be made to put been some friction between the missing tale did not go down and he too has gone to looking for a clansanan, so he said, but his down robbery and pimez.

man and some of the Inscar crew. New Wireless Telegraphy Installed. prison for six weeks. A third Chinaman

suspicion of foul play, suspicions strong has now come to hand that there has been as caught in the set of breaking into 60

enough to have two of the crew arrested, Des Voeux Road, and will he charged

Estimates. Free. SECRETARY Taft's opinions appear to be Bubject to modification. When he was in the Philippines the tepour of his speeches suggested that he thought that the Filipino people were almost ready to exercise the powers and privileges of self-government. He gave the world to understand that the "little browuto-monow. brother" would soon be able to dispense with the benevolent guidance WEST RIVER PATROL. of the American and make for himself

British Action Discussed. the laws under which he was to live.

That was Mr Secretary Taft, the Fili- (From Our Correspondent.) pinos' friend, from whose carriage his

CASTON, January 1, History is being made at a rapid rate in enthusiastic protegees at Manila insistedCanton, as well as in other parts of this upon removing the horses and dragging ancient empire. One of the recunt orents

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oivilization of the West is enlarging its in- fluence in the East. The immediate occasion for the formation of the Association is the discussion that has been going on for sine time to the patrolling of the West Rivor. Much of the time of the first meeting uns taken up with a discussion-of-that matter.

The story goes that these mon were oxasperated at the action of the sergeant

(From Our Correspondant).

SHANGHAI, January 3. Wireless telegraphy has been installed

was the business of the civil and military The Vicery replied to the offact that it

officials to look aftor the peace of the people, and that hereafter if the students sunt in petitions about matters that did not concern them as such they would be punished. He in putting down gambling, and, waiting on the Admiral Voutirpitz, the Hamburg niso referred to recent edicts which put their opportunity, they seized the main further restrictions uprin students in all whilst in Hongkong, gagged him, carried Amerika Linić vessel on the Shangha parts of the Empire. It seems to me that him down into the engine room, and burn.. there is an opportunity for some to sayed him in the cugino fires, that if the Viceroy and others would attend Such is the story that has come to hand to their business a little more efficiently, from the trooper from Singapore, and it possibly the students would pay more now remains to be seen what truth there exclusive attention to their own affairs. will be found in the statement.

"MOTHER GOOSE" AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL.

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Last night the Pollard Lilliputian Com pany produced for the first time the pantomime "Mother Goose. They, as usual, played well, but the quintonims did not afford them scope enough to display their pecuhar talents. A pautomime at

Wo hare ascertained that it would not ] he difficult for crafty Asiaties to so diepeso. of'n body when most of the troops had left the ship, for there is shandance of room, and much quietness whon night falls.

Tho disappearance was puzzling at the time. No one could account for his sudden disappearance for he was on good terms with his wife, and there was no reason why he should desert. If he had fallen

it themselves no light task when transpire is the formation of an Editors Association. Thus one of the factors of the everything is taken into consideration, But Mr Taft, the Presidential candidate, addressing an American audience. pitches his voice in quite another key. The song which tickle the ear of the Filipinos, aflame with the desire to get back into their own hands the adminis tration of their affairs, would appeal but slightly to the more critical bear ing of the American electors. So Mr Taft, most urbane of meu, proceeds to give them just what they want. An accomplished politicion he is able to the British to patrol the West River that production auffers. Last night the reported. perform the feat, which seems impossi- they are not willing to give to the publletimited facilities, and an attempt was ble to ordinary men, of turning his mot It is said that the question of piracy really made to cater to the taste for mechanical

upon himself with dexterity and grace. His American bearers were apparently dubious about the ability of the little

OF THE FINEST QUALITY. brown brother to look after himself. "You are quite right," said Mr Tait genially, according to the cable, "the Hittle beggar is not so enlightened as we are. It would be the height of

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It is to be hoped that the Editors will give themselves to constructive rather than to destructive work, although the latter probably would win them more immediate pupularity.

The Chinese here are now talking ap Provingly about a Peking telegram which atutes that the Waiwupu has reasons for

has very little to do with it.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The Central Fire Insurauce Company's agents sond a calendar for 1998.

Tsingtau line.

BRITAIN'S REVENUE.

General Decrease.

(Exclusive Service, aupaid by Bester, vice Dombay.)

LONDON, January 2 All the items in last quarter's revenue show a decrease, except the

The largest decline is in the estates

any time is an empty entertainment so far overboard he would in all probability have past office. as continuity of plot is concerned, but as in been found ere this. The story is a grue- other countries everything depends upon ammo one, and one that we would faint the spectacular transformation scenes and baliova antrus, and, up to the present, we duty £587,000... general setting the publie fa more or can neither substantiate or disprove it. less satisfied. Here it is in asible for a We must wait until there is some further touring company to procure the properties

neessary to pradece a pantomine on the inquiry into the bridence that have war- lines adoptel at home, and so the whole Panted the arrest of these two men, as

Lilliputians did their very best with

· CHINA AND-NEW

CONSULATES.

(From Our Correspondent.)

Loxpos, December 3,

MOROCCO.

General Movement Effected.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,

via Bombry.)

LONDON, January 2.

General Lyantoy has telegraphed

devices. The swing song, in which three fostooned alectrically lighted swings were used by three pretty maids, was about the most effective, but the moon song, in which an illuminated "now woon," on It stated on very good authority that that he has offooted a decided more- the hura of which petched two of the tiny the now Chinese Minister, Li Ching-fang wont of the various columns on the natists, rad it a close favourite. A balloon has liyan charged among his first duties

Paying fines.

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song ulso appealed to the audience, whilst with the arrangements for establishing Algotias frontier and has occupied the The German Mail of the 4th Dec.the natics of the donkey created rears of Legations and Consulates-Goneril in passes, was delivered in London on the 2nd inst.

laughter. Then there was a huge stately several continental capitals. whore Chins Tribesmen are surrendering and goose that laid a golden egg on the stage, has not, hitherto been represented. A and a few devils. The audience was de- beginning is expected to be rando with ghod with most of the singing, and Norway, Sweden, Spain and Portugal. many of the songs were encored tiare and again, and the dancing-which. For making fast to the steamer was done as only the Lilliputians Glenogle, whilst under way, Kwok Yung can do this particular work-ovoked Shu was fined $25 at the Harbour Master's enthusiastic applause. Throughout the Court this morning. The fine was paid. juveniles made the moat of lean parts, their acting being quite up to their standard and their lines perfect. We would,

passengers.

Ties 9.9. Kesmun, which got in from recklessness and folly to allow him self-Tacones, this morning with a carge of government until about 2000 A.D.-flour and tumbor, brought 100 Chiness when you and I will be past caring a straw about anything." That is the effect of Mr Taft's latest apeerb. Passing over for the time the inconsistency of his attitude it would be unwise to declare that Mr Taft, the doubter, has not firmer grounds for his beliefs than Mr

ed"through buing crushed beneath a falling Taft; the optimist. Only a few weeks case, His borty was taken to the Mor ago a couple of Americans were murder-tuary. ed by Filipinos and from time to time

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CHINA'S WOMEN.

Protection for Female Students.

(From Our Correspondent.)

CANTON, January 2. A significant thing that I note is a

THE UNITED STATES IN TEE PACIFIC:

LONDON, January 1.. The correspondent of the Morning" Post" in Washington wires that heavy ahipment of amenition, torpedora and

Takasaki Baru yesterday a coolie was kill. howover, prefer to see them in the popular recent proclamation of the Police Dupartines are being despatched to, the

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Consel-General and Mrs Perien leave for Peru yery shortly.

DEATH OF A FAMOUS SCULPTOR.

THE HARDEN CASE.

Losnos,, January 1 The Harden case is drawing to a

comic operas that comprise their repertoire. "Mother Gonso will be repeated this

ment It desis with the question of Philippines, and by the time the fleet evening and to-morrow evening, aud a

| schools for girls and women, and nitro arrives there will to a Sve years' supply: matinee will be given to-morrow afternoon, especially relates to the pretection of the there, when local children should be given the female students na they pass to and from Hair Brushes in Leather Cases in the interior revolts against the

advantage of a treat. The piece will highly the schools. It seems that rowdies and delight the young folk.

thoughtless persons are disposed to tease," established authority occur. It may be

sometimes rather roughly, the girls and that in Manila there is a large per-

roman as they pass along the streets. The police are instructed to offer fall protection close; the prosecution contends that centage of the population which has

to all female students, and the public are Herr Harden has not produced a shred become sufficiently civilised to recognisa

ordered to treat them with even greater of evidence against General Moltke and that lasting prosperity can only come

respect hom that usually shown towards Prince Ealenburg, and demanda man. So a mighty blow is struck at the sentence of four months' imprisonment with law and order, with security of per-

LONDON, December 3, Mario Raggi, the eminent sculptor: bason. The women of the better classos

shackles binding the wornon of this king and payment of coats for both trial, son and property. But a much larger.

At the end of this month Major-General just dind neat Farnham where le had are no longer to be ignorant, wank, auumic percentage in all probability Fearns Alderson, formerly of the Royal West Koutan mistaken: he was responsible for your proclamation that are hosted about, in this

THE SIBERIA MAIL ROUTE. Suramer house, at the age of 85. Unless I

recluses. The scores of copies of the for the good old days when a roan, Regiment, will go out to Poon, India, to Jubilee Memorial it Hengkong sud insity are setting in femtion forces that

Lexxw, January 1. Covetting his neighbours' property, took take up the appointment of chief of that addition to that his productions include will work any changes during the next fuvestigating the delays to letters in The British Post Office has been hia gan and started out to take it. division, succeeding Major General Richard- the national memorial to Lord Beaconsfield for yours.

son, whose tenro expires in January, in Parliament Square, the Gladstone

Péking vin Biburia, and there is every Nature is so lavish with her gifte

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Captain Jane who has been here for some time in charge of the U. *, gumbent Elcano, leaves on the Hongkong Marn for the States.

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(From Our Correspondent,).

statue in Manchester, and busts of in the Fhilippines that a premium Captain G. F. G. Finch, Royal Artil. Cardinst Manning, Cardinal Newman, is placed upon idlences. The up-lary, has been posted to the Hongkong Lord John Manners, the Duke of Rusland country Filipino having no work Singapore Battalion Royal Garrison Artil- and many others for various clubs and

lory to fill a vacancy. Captain Finch has public placed

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Logos, January 1.

AN ECHO OF THE SMASH,

(From Our Cofrespondent.) to do his wife looks after the been in that bransol of the service inco

Longy, December 3, Who shall say that our aristocrats are little that must be done loves excite November, 1894, and is a smart artillerist.

Mr Takspeaking in Boston said that A Pothy telegram states that the not adaptable? Here is an advortisement be did believe the Philippines would ment and the simplest and most popular

Government has decided to send a number that caught my eye this work in one of be fit for self government for one or Mr Bulogowald, the Russian Consul of young people of the royal blood shroad the "toney" morning pa pora method of achieving it is to make raids General left the Colony recently. He had to study. They will be sent to Great Bri

two generations, English was taught Titled lady, having suffered big on whatever possesses anything which bsen a resident here for four years and by tain, America, anil Gorinary. It is state financial losses, would like to chaperonin the schools because it was the busi

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Americans or others abroad. Continent or less langungo of the Orient, He Far East; thinly oxpenses. udvocated the removal of the American The pawnshops in Peking having

infer that the big losses have boon in tariff in Philippines, from Sugar and objected to reduce the rate of interest inericans, so the enterprising lady is Toldeo. 50 per cent to benefit the poor, the apparently after getting a hair of the dog Municipal Board in opening official that bit her. cont, instead of 30 per cent, pawnshops which will only charge 15 per

JAPAN AND CANADA.

LONDON, January 1. THE BEST IS ALWAYS CHEAPEST.

Reuter's Agency learns that the TN buying

buying medicine, a few pence from utmost good feeling was displayed esch hottie is zu inducement to the.

he desires. Under Spanish rulo little his tactful conduct during the war with that use will be sent to Japan. wars were always in progress in the in Japan he won great estuen in the Colony, He improved greatly after his into illness, terior. When the Filipinos were not in but, he will consult specialists on the revolt against the Spaniards they filled Costinenr. in the time fighting each other. Having

The many friends of Mr J. E. Wright, once contracted the fighting habit they for many years associated with the firm of A. 8. WATSON & 00,, find it hard to get rid of it. If the Mesars E. 8, Kndoorio and Co, will be interested to learn that he has commenced. LIMITED,

Filipinos were grated real self-govern business as a broker on his own account at

TE yous would be immune from disease, buyer. He wants that which is most effec: throughout the Canadian-Japanese at keep the system healthy. Bach scrive, as is is cheapent in the end. This lo negotiations anent immigention; no ment it is more than likely that the No. 4 Queen's Buildings Mx Wright in sessivo cold wessene the constitution and why Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is so dissensions occurred, and the Foreign country would drop back to the tundi ona of the most popular mon in town, and rodom infectious disense more fiable, popolar hora. It is guaranteed to do all and Colonial Offices remained more. O

Chamberlain's Cong Romedy will cure that lelaimed for it and its unres af BUILDINGS, tion in which the Americans found it.

overyono will wish him great and inorge your cold plly and vetore the oratom cough, colds and aroup are always less in the background, leaving the ing success now that he is paddling his to its normal condition. For aslo by all factory. For sale by all chabalsts and discussion to Japan and Canada. Hongkow November 30, 1907. when they first arrived: This would own caure.

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