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THURSDAY, January 9:--

THE CHINA MAIL.

TUHSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1908.

TROUBLE AT LUNGCKAU.

plocca of the Japanese nation. In re { document is a very remarkable que to gard to the dificulty with America come from pen, held by a hand so

Reports have come to hand of troubles young, if indeed we are to assume that they both expressed extremely strong it is a bona fide production of so young Anam.

in the Lungchau district on the borders of views and good judges any that these a mind. There is a strange mixture of this because the rebels in Limchau and There is nothing wonderful in views were those of the people of the wise and the foolish, but it may be Yamchau were certain sooner or later to admitted that the wisdom seems to tower aprond dissatisfaction along the borders of over the foolishness of the easy. Most Annam and, indeed, the Chinese in Anum people will think that it would be a pro suspected of being in sympathy with the movenient and of assisting the rebola. No doubt the knowledge that Japan (a compact revolt against the iron rule of Consul stationed there has wired for n

Goods per Ziten undelivered after this Japan. If this is so it is just as woll that the British nation should know

date subject to rent,

FRIDAY, Jaudary 10-

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni. what its ally is deliberating in secret. good thing for the Chinese if there were At any rate, it appears that the French

ture, &c., at No. 7. The Eapstack,

- the Peak. Engineer Autoal Dance at City Hall. SATURDAY, January 11:-

9 p.m.-Meeting of Victoris Chapter, Goods per St. Patrick undelivered after

thin date subject to rent. MONDAY, January 15:-

Goods per Palawan not cleared at

p.m. on this date subject to rent. Goods par Glenroy not cleared on this

aste subject to rant. TUESDAY, JADEAFY 14:-

was prepared to take advantage of our difficulties In India to promote her own interests would render a roaswal of the alliance unlikely, This is clearly realised by the Japanese Government

the 'mother-in-law, which, those who Histance, and the French authorities have know the internal life of Chinn, tell us taken stops to prevent trouble arising to is responsible for much sorrow and such dimensions that will in any way manny suicides. The criticism, however, involve them in the districts over which which points out that the wearing of

hey have jurisdiction. foreign clothes is nu real sign of pro-

which naturally takes the beat available gress, is quite correct, and will be steps to nullify the effect of Count endorsed by many who have watebed this date at Noon will be Anbject to Okuma's speech. Through the Corest too for the Chinese would be a the present trend of events. Aday of

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The Chins Mail

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUArt 7, 1908.

cease

THE HONGKONG HOTEL.

The Re-Building Scheme.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE S.S. VICTORIA,

Seized by the Chinese.

(From Our Corrispondent.)

SHANGHAI, January 6.

The British registered tramp steamer Vlotoria has been placed under arrest by the Mixed Court authorities and runnera have been sent on board.

The Victoris is said to belong to a Chinese firm at Newchwang, which bankrupt.

The co-building of the southern portion JAPAN AND AMERICA. of the Hongkon Hotel is shortly to

be put in laud, for co lies re-alroadly

fumus of "The Times" it has been enabled to endeavour to do this. But wo hardly think it likely that this in spired denial will lead many at Home to believe that Count Okuma did abt speak as he is reported to bars spoken, or that he did not speak for a very large section of the Japaness people, siders that the Japanese newspapers have The independent testimony is all the scholars will hear no harm by attending Flowing the proposed manner of rebuilding!

COUNT OKUMA'S ANTI-

FOREIGNISM.

Reuren reports that "The Times"

con-

other way.

incurred a

grave responsibility by spreading erroneous versions of Count Okuma's speech delivered about two A youth of twelve summers has sext months ago at Kobe. The critical a remarkable paper to one of the Canton might be inclined to aak bow it is that daily papers, -in which he discusses

boon, when all shopkeepers would con- sent to close their shops and

anual work. They might do much work erecting scaffolding propam ory Prohibition of Undesirables, to the demolition of the old buildings. worse than

go to hear the teachings of At the meetin of the Sanitary Board Confucius. We think, however, that this afternorm

(From Our Correŋondent.). the following, la ter the youth is wrong when he uphmide wng read from Mesars Palmer and Turner

TOKYO, January 7. the directors of modern Colleges because applying for medifications of section 180 (aj

The Japanese Government has issued they give the students a holiday on the 188 (8) of the Public Health and

| Buildings Ordinance 1903:

instructions prohibiting the emigration Christian Sunday. We think that this

DECEMBER 17, 1905..

of undesirables to America. is a move in the right direction, and the Dear SirHerewith we submit plans;

Christian chapels, and listening to Christian teachers.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The Gorman flagship Furst Bismarck

n London newspaper should know exact-several things pertinent to the present and the cruiser Niobe arrived in Masin on situation among the Chinese. It is also Dec. 30. The fficers of 1-oth rossele were a peculiar mixture of ancient and moderater learning. One of the sima of this

ly what Count Okuma did any while the

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Count Okuma's speech which were in the same way and do the same kind of agreement in essentials. They both work. He also refers to the essential made the venerable statesman say, in difference between the man, and the effect, that the three hundred million decides that each has a particular sphere woman, as far as their patures go, and

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The voyage from Manila of the Zufire Capt. Rodgers) was a little butter than She came in last evening, after experiencing fino wenther and derate Her cargo was hemp and general

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THE TOKYO RAILWAY,

Municipally Taken Over.

(From Our Correspondent.).

the southern portion of the abovu premises on June 29, 1905; we were infonued by the Assistant Secretary of the Suntary Board that the Governor in Council granted a modification of the requirements of section

Building Ordinance 1903, in scorco 180 (A) and 189 (5) of the Public Health and

TOKYO, January 7. with sketch plans we had submitted for Approval just previously. The height of

The Tokyo shareholders of the Elec- the-building as now proposed is theme

tric railway have adopted a contract

Blunicipality we shall be hid to know if we may con- for the taking over of the line by the as shown on the plans then submitted.

give correct versions. It is worth while Chinese Macaulay is to frown down will leave to-morrow for Contou to pay snes if the purification of the section

His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard recalling the facta. Count Okuma de-the present movement amongst Chinese official visit to the Viceny of the Two 188 (5) e already stained is still valid. livered a speech, in Japanese, at a women for a greater amount of freedom. Kwangs. His Excellency returns on Thats-

day,

As regards section 180 (a) the arrangement"| meeting of business men in Kobe, At From some foreign staree he has col-

of the new plan has been considerably lectexumber of facts about the that meeting were representatives of the

The Victoria Cinematograph promiss altered. We are instructed to apply to "Japan Chronicle," the "Kobe Herald" average weight of the human brain, and a special attraction to-night and to-morrow the Sanitary Burd to recommend a argues therefore that because the female night in the shape of a motor trip to Monte modification of this section so as to allow and several vernacular newspapers. The brain is much lighter than the malele. The picames shown recurtly at

of the open sprees on the ground and two foreign newspapers gave reports of they are not able to assert thenwolves in this cinematograph bare been extremely first floor being curtailed below the require

ments of the Ordiannce as shown in the accostupanying plans. We beg to point out that the ground flour is not to be used at all for sleeping purposes. The frontage of the block is occupied untirely by shops which are well lighted and ventilated from the front and (with the exception of people in India who were granting to fill and separate duties to perform. merelmätling. under European oppression looked to All this is very interesting, and since it

one shop) from the back. The rest of this flour is to be used as JL gudown, Japan for deliverance. One of the is published in a daily paper will come The report of Mr Frank Bmune, stort, baggage, boiler and engine 10out, reports was copied by the "North China as information to many of the readers Government Analyst, on samples of water the portion of the yard deemed to be Daily News" which, in a leading article. The object of this youthful writor is from the Kowloon. Tytan and Pokfalum covered over for the use of receiving and condemned wireservedly this highly in among the modern women is wrong, and

to point out that the ery for freedomrices showed that in each case there was unpacking goods. The first floor with the no sewage and the water was of excellent exception of one bedrooni attached to the discreet utterance on the part of a will only lead to trouble if it is un-

quality.

private suite is not to be used for sleeping statesman who until quite recently was checked. Forcigu umbrellas and foreign |

purposes. The other rooms comprising The Queen of Manila's carnival has been reading, smoking, billiard, bar cooms the leader of one of Japna's great boots! why should the new woman M. Jones, the wife of one of Manila's The clock and sewing rooms are to be selected, the choice falling to Mis Henry are all well liglited and ventilated.“ political parties. This article came under these things from the foreigner? Such leading merchants. In the hallat lotton feet in height and the portion the notice of the Editor of the "Japan people gad about and do nothing tained 13,815 votes, the next lady bei g Mail," who, it is to be noted, is also the youthful Solon, if things go on in

but mischief. What will happen, says 2000 behind. Tokyo correspondent of "The Times." This gentleman immediately denied, on authority, as he said, that Count Okuma had made the statement attributed to bira, and proceeded to reflect severely on the methods which prevailed in

the sphere, and law should be the con- foreign offices in regard to translationa from the Japanese. In brief the "Japan are allowed to saturate themselves with

trolling force of life. But if wame

Mail" alleged that the Japanese re-foreign nations and follow the lead of

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THE COLD AT HOME.

Thames River Frozen.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay)

LONDON, January 6, Owing to the extreme cold the river Thames is frozen over at Windsor.

The river Dee is xlso frozen over for a distance of soven miles.

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LONDON, January 6.

The Mexican Government hag

of the entire butel. The ather upper floors purchased a quantity of bars of silver The five ricksha coobies who were aro utilized for bedrooms and the open for the purpose of resuming the arrested on Monday for riovous behaviour space for each floor is considerably in excess

this groove? There will be trouble in the family and even the mothers-in-law during the strike were charged before Mr of the requirements of the Ordinance. All coinage of American dollars. will not be heeded. It is obvious that T. A. Hazeland at the Police Court to-day the bedrooms have been arranged as far as the writer is very young, and is not yet and each man was bound over in the sumpossible so as to get through ventilation married. One sentence is worth quot of $100 to be of good behaviour for twelve from the air spaces both back and front of

"Learning is the root, virtue is

months,

TROOP MOVEMENTS,

the same and we think the Board will re-

The Cameron Highlanders. Colonel James T. Kerr arrived in Manila cognise that the arrangement of the new

will relieve Colonel Geofge Andrews as on Jan. 2 on the transport Thons and plan is an improvement on the plan which

The Cameron Highlanders will stay in was sagationed in 1900. The area of the the Colony until further notice, the fact adjutant general of the Philippines division, building on each floor and the area of the that the Hardinge not being equipped for

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translations were only checked for dom, it appears that these good things grammatical erfory. This sweeping

will soon be unknown, for in the bones there will ha,disobedience to husbande, charge was naturally resanted by the

and antagonism towards mothers-in-law. Koue journals and they proceeded to And if things should reach this pass prove that their position was un- there will be nothing but internal con agsailable. The Japan Chronicle" fusion, and even the country itself will printed ia parallel columas its go to pieces for there will be as power

concern the Board,

determined the authorities to take this guished career in the army and is particuas marked on the plan.

The Medical Officer of Health --I rycom-step. Though no official announcement. larly well known in the Philippines.

wond the plans be approved as far as they has yet been made it is considered probable that the Camerons will remain

31. 0. H.

Mr A. Shelton Houper-I agree with the until the winter is over. During their stay in the Colony they will bo "quar

air space or less than was approved in 1800

tered at Mount Austin and at the Hon. Mr A. W. Brewin-Ie there more Whitfold barrels, Kowloon. To make Dr Clark submitted a table showing that the open air space in 1905 amounted to 29,880 square feet, and on the new plan it

It is reported from Fukuoka that at B o'clock on the morning of Dec. 26, a gas splosions took place in shaft of the district, Buzen province. Thirty minors Mitsui Coal Mine, Ita village. Tagawa were inside the mine at the time, and of those fourteen are missing. The remainder

own report of the disputed passage strong enough to keep it tugother. The all sustained injuries.

strength of the state is in the family,

amounted to 32,206 sq. ft.

dexos Regimout.

the necessary provision at Kowloon the 120th Bahuchis will move into camp on the parade ground at Kowloon during to-day, and the matsheds they are vacating will be of the speech and an independent and it families are not ruled according anded December 7 showed that there were The mortality zeturns for the week

handed over to the 119th Infantry to tmaalation of the report of a native to the recognised rules of etiquette and 136 death, being 21.5 por 1000 of the

morrow. The latter are at present in bax A DISHONEST CLERK. contemporary. They were in agreo-propriety, there can only be confusion. whole Colony, as against 23.6 for the pra

racks, but are under orders to move into the matsheds and the Army Service Corps will ment. The Kobe pupors furthermore Oar writer then goes off into another vious week and 22.3 for the corresponding

· Embezzles $1,500.

equip the barracks for the occupation of obtained from Japanese gentlemen, sphere, and discusses another question period last year. Of the deaths 34 were

the Highlanders. On Thursday the second This time it is religion, as far as Con-fron chest affections and 22 from favers Souza, a lad of nineteen years of age, was will move into their now quarters, but Josuph Maria Souza, alias I. M. S. Battalion of the Cameron Highlanders who were present when the speech was fucianisin is regarded as a religion by (Malaria 21). For the week andad Decem-sentenced to six months' imprisonment ime Company will disembark to-morrow delivered, dcclarations that the reports the Chinese. After referring to the ber 14 there were 154 deaths, being 24.3 with hard labour by Mr F. H. Hazeland at and proc ed to the Monat Austin barracks, were essentially accurate. But of influence of Confucius through all the per 1000 of the whole Colony, as against the Magistracy this morning. Souza was a which inve been handed over by the Mid- greater importance than all this testi-ages, he laments that there are no 20.7 for the corresponding week last year, book-keeper employed by the Banque de mony is the admitted foot that Count preachers of the Confucian ethics and Forty-seven deaths were due to chest Indo-Chine and in February, 1905, ho

The 119th Infantry, Okuro, up to the time, that the last

religion. Why is this? He points out affections, eight to ferer and five each to absconded with bank-notes to the value of $1,50% He was "givon three registered mail left Jupan, had not mado a public in seven set apart in which teachers

the fact that Christianity a one day dracutery and disrhten.

Ietters to send away, and he abstracted

The 110th Infantry will return to Indir

By kiud permission of Lt. Col. Price

the notes therefrom and absconded to by the Hirainge and the embarkation will statement to the effect that he had devote themselves to the teaching of its and Ullers the Band of the 129th Duke Shuighai. He was brought back yesterday take place on Tuesday it. Other details. bean misreported. Even if he had tenets. Why in China ie there no such of Connaught's Own Baluchis will play the

by Detectivo Sergeant Murrison and Mes Delices, Violet Merveille done so the proofs are so strong to the rule. In a word bendvocates the following programme of music, at the King

pleaded guilty, establishment of a Sunday for the Chi Edward Hotel, during dinner on Thursday, contrary that it would be impossible

At the Sanitary Board this afternoon nese. When he raters, however; to the 9th Jan, 1808(weather permitting.)

the rat return for last year was laid on the to do otherwise than suppose that be present rule of the schools and colleges March... Kunol.Whelan

VANCOUVER, December 30.

table, and it is interesting to note that had said more than he intended to say which gives the students, a holiday valse Folletts

firerture... Ivan stemý

Word has been received hers, from although more ints wore caught less, by and had forgotten tast he had done so. upon the Christian Sunday he is very Selection... Lohengrin Wagner Lethbridge, Alberts, to the effect that the for, were pingos infected. In 1907, 25, 266 Andante... The Broken Melody Bienne town has been in s disturbed condition for rats word caught in Hongkong and 13,255 wrathful. Those who control these The fill in the Black Forest... Eilonberg sovent days owing to an outbreak of racial in Kowloon, a total of 28,620, of which 26 In the absened of any repudiation by institutions, by giving the students

Selection... The Beisha Jones rioting. the Count we can only suppose that he holiday upon the Sunday, actually assist Cake Walk The Brooklyn'............. Turban It is reported that mobs have wrecked vera plague infected. In the preceding adheres to what ho gaid. This is not the students to bolittle their owni

the oriental quartor of the place and the year 30,101 were Chught, of which 679- inhabitants of the quarter have flod for wore plague infected For the first four the first time that Count Okuma has religion, and give them an opportunity HOW DIPHTHERIA IS CONTRACTED their lives, Manila paper REACHING THE GOSPEL A, 8, WATSON & 00, been betrayed into indiscreties. But to learn the religion of the foreigners, O child caught a severe cold which WAY COLDS ARE DANGEROUS, PREACHING

days this year 486 rate were captured, NI often hears the expression, My

none of which were plague infested. - and at the same time to accept it. Mean developed fato diphtheria, who the truth! the utterance, while, injudicious from

while Confucius bsa no Sunday. He has one particularly susceptible to the sander koop the sya' em Healthy, Bach guo- BEWARE OF. PNEUMONIA, AS

bas was that the cold-had simply left the Title you would be immane from disease, the point of view of the Japanese, is of

no one to tell to the people his virtues. ing diphtherin gera. When Chamberlain's Cussire cold weakens the constitution and you have wank longs, you have respon great value to the British Count He has no one to tell this date of his Cough Remedy is given it quielle cures renders infectious disease moro liable to fear pneumonis, and should keep at

the cold and lessens the danger of diph Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will cure hand a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Re BUILDINGS, Okuma and the "Hochi Shimbun" are birth, and the decide which he nellaved therface any other germ dianasa baing on your gold promptly and bestors the system inady, I doubtersets any tendency of a fracted. For sale by all chemista and stores co in normal condition. For sale by all cold to resalt in pneumonia. "For male by Hongkong, November 30, 1997. held by many to be the real mouth whilst he was alive. On the whole the

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