THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1908.
THE CHINA MAIL.
BY TELEGRAPH. THE SUNNING RAILWAY. fat cars for freight. The equipment supreciation of the pleasant journey they
TEST CRICKET.
How The Match Was Won.
(Exclusive Servier, supplied by Router.
via Bombay)
LONDON, January 8. The greatest excitement prevailed towards the end of the test match between England and Australia.
When Fielder joined Barnes the score stood at 243 and 39 runs were required
to win.
These were knocked up by steady play and after an exciting ending England won.
AMERICA'S NAVY.
An Admiral Rebuked.
(Baclasice Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay.)
Opening Ceremony.
1
(From Our Bepresentat re.)
AUXBIRU CITY, Jannary
Thy catioint opening of the section between Kung. Fick and Sunning of the Sunning Railway took place at 5p.m. on the 8th instapt. It was at first decided that the ceremony should be carried out at 12 o'clock noon, but owing to the Inte arrival of the President, who, in company
not yet complete, and the remaindor is under order.
had just completed over the first section of the Sunming Railway, The work reflected It is interesting to know that the Pre- great credit on Mr. Chin Yes 1 co and his shlent is 63 years of age and has been inable staff. China was just beginning to America 43 yours, The salary ho draws realise the advantages of milway systout, from the Company for his work in con- and all saucerely hoped that the advent of trelling the construction of the line is the the Tooumetica in the Sunning district would bring increased prosperity to mer manificent one of 880 per month.
ohnuts and peasants alike.
In accepting the Presidentship of the Company Mr Chin tus srificed financial interests representing 83,500 a year,
THE CEREMONY,
It was 5-p.at. when the guests were nonveyed to the station and homediately
Mr 8. Silverstone thought that the popular expressions of joy exhibited by the people along the line as the first train ran showed that the people were with the with the District Magistrate, the Civil and
railway company, and that being the caso Military officials (who are the highest on arrival the President invited the the future success of the railway was na- authorities in the locality) and the gentry, Magistrate, Mr Fang Chih-wal, to procedured. He hoped that the earnest zoal went out in the morning in a special train to the train, and amld the firing of displayed in the building of the line and
were
QURSTS DELAYED.
SPORTING.
Football.
THE VOGES MATCHI The annual "International" rugger match England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland will be played on Saturday afternoon on the Hongkong Club's football ground,
HOME SPORTING,
Our Special Letter.
LONDON, December 1. THE TURE-Another int racing season
line run its course and until March the doings of the jumpers will claim the atten tion of the turites. The final day of the
commencing at 4.15. England and Wales Bonson will be remembered for a very have won for the past two years, but on extraordinary incident, the horses in the this occasion a very close contest is Friday Selling Flate (run on Saturday) anticipated, and Skotland and Ireland are being off almost un soon as the numbers looking forward to win, or at least a drat. MrT. M. Hodgson will referee.
Y. M. C. A. . H. b. H. KENT.
Goll
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
ware up, consequently there was no botting. Only ten faced the barrier for the Man- chestar November Handicap, in which
Baltinglass gave a really stylish perform anco and won nicely, fairly turning the tablas en Wally, winner of the Cesarowitel. a half, though perhaps unt so good in Baltinglass is certainly smart at a mile aæð proportion above that distanes, as wo s
American parent. often find in animals which claim an
Mr J. Hall Walker hands the list of winning owners with a record of thirteen
wins worth £17,910, following whom comen Mr J. B. Joel £13,803, Me W. Bass
Largest
in
the
World.
Improvements and Additions at the Joseph Schlitz' Brew- ing Plant, in Milwaukee, Give it First Bank,
Dispatch from Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 8, is as follows:
dai od
To-morrow afternoon the Y. M. G. A, to receive some prominent Hongkong crackers and gune the railway was declared in Burnwuating the almost insurmountable will meet H. M. 8, Kent in an Association European guests, it was decided to post-opened. This done, the party made their difficulties encountered would bring to the match at Happy Valley, commencing at Y. M. O. A:-Gosi, Cooper; backs, minde. that they deserveil. pone the opening till the expected guests way back to the railway station, and there shareholders at insure of prosperity 4.30. The following will play for the Arrived. Thousands of country poople congratulatory speeches
Mr Turnbull also tondered congratula-Hamilton and MeCabbin; halves, Haynes, were spectators, and at the villagos along Among these present were the Provident, the lino hundreds of Chinose were out to Mr Chin Yeo Hes, pembers of the tions to the President of the Railway, and Barlow and Piercy; forwards, Wesser, speed the iron horse" on its way with directorate civil and military officers, snitt that a splendid example hul boon Coyne, Wilks, Coates and Greenhalghi. fie crackers and the Chinere equivalent gentry, representative of the Canton given by the railway undertaking to all the
Railway, Mesars William younger generation who could so it. for cheers. The populace was greatly Hankow excited and apparently regarded the Nicholson (Butterfield and Swire), Thomhs
The gitents who went up from Hongkong Skinner and James D. Auld Mosers Looming engine with great approval.
Dodwell and Compay), S. Silverstone did not find the whole tip conducive of and Junior (Pacific Mail S.S. Compstry), sure. Disorganisation of arrangements the Club played a watch against the Unit-figures da art seem very big compared to Brewing Company's plant on the largest in Stuart J. Fuller (Vice-Cursul General forkept them back, a day, and a night at od Services at Happy Valley and on Jan. some seasons but after all it is better that interviewed by a representative of this America), David Wood, T. G. Turnbull, Kongmoon without proper accommodation 5a retum match was played, the civilians the spoils should be split up. It may bore the world. Monster new buildingsnow under honded the list of winning owners reserva malt bine and enlarged bottling paper, stated that the capital of the com(Canalian Pacific Railway Co.) D., Mac. was anything but enjoyable. The train being successful in both games, The be stated that Mr J. R. Keene, who way, including big brow house, immense
in which they were to go to Kung Yickfallowing are the results
i America this season, WUD pany is 32,600,000, of which $2,000,000 is donald, Tam Tez Kwong, and others.
ever facilition, and the 'installation of powerful £80,000. Turning to tra nors, we And subscribed by Chinese in America, atul The President addressed the gathers overcrowded by Chinese and the
electric sagints, form part of the improvo- Aleo. Taylor at brief history of the engine stuck up half way to the destina-
the top of the p tion. There was delay of over an hour T. S. Forrest... 0 Lt. Col. Dumbleton,
RE list, the animals under his charge mosis that will increase the present capa guosts for
bere, but Kang Yick was eventually R. O. Hutchison 1 Li, T. E. A. Dalyell, had done hitn
having won 32 races worth £26,847, city of the plaut from twa mllion to "thres reached and the launch waiting to convey He felt very
TIK LINE.
Mr Chin Yoe, Heo, the President and
Engineer-in-Chief of the Railway, when
$600,000 by Hongkong morchants. The ing. giving a
And thanked the sum of $1,000,000, was left in Americs for tine
they the purchase of utorial and 81,000,000 || the" honour LONDON, January S.
was banked here to defray the cost of by being present.
lotters from President Roosevelt and Mr Metcalf sharply rebuking Admiral
Brownson.
Improvements contemplated, and in On December 22 the civilian members of £13,743 and Lord Derby £13,209. Those ' progress, will establish the Joseph Schlitz'
December 22, 1907.
SINOLES.
non... 05
FOURSOMES.
son... 1
:
129th... 0
R.N. 0
R.A.M.C.... 0
3
and W. T. Robinson £10,085. Pride of
three figures, the former riding 114 winners demand for which, from all quirtom of the out of 310 attempts and the latter 103 out globo, is increasing with remsekablo rapi. of 424 mounts. To Maher, however, be-
dity. longs the honour of the best percentage with the fine figures of 26.88, as against 10.94 by Higgs.
9OLE AGENTS :
A message from Washjugton states labour. The whole line-which will connect imteful and coricluded by proposing the the party to Kongmoon was bourded with E. J. Grist... Of Col. Aitken, 119th 0 and he is followed by T. Lewis 219,821 a one-half million barrels per year, The
A. Gittin 1 Capt. Thursby, R.N. 0 that the Navy controversy has been Sam Kap Hoi and Susing City, thence trast of the King of England, the Pin fickle jade The tide was lax and the M.-A-Murray-1 Commander Boucher, Higgs, with 140-wins-out of 588-mounts company's already monster plant in das the hope that troubles had onded. Hope E. F. Mackay 0 Major Lovis, 119th Ok place among jockeys again goes to W, 4cccnsity for such notable additions to the rovived owing to the publication of bonetrating to Kung Yick- newly ident of the United States and the taunch was early stuck fast in the mud, i
opener post-in 40 miles in length. Emperor of China.
MrH. Wilson, R.N. O just three less than he gained last season. entirely to the excellencs of Schlitz" Bear, and though whom the tide roso full steam W. M. Ander-
D. Maher and W. Halsey also renobed Mr Chin has carried out the survey and
The District Magistralo and] the re- was wado for Kongmoon the steamer exc. W. May...... of Col. Martin, finished the embankment of the whole line presentative of the Canton-Hankow Rail-pected to be caught had gone. This was way also addressed the President and 8 o'clock at night, and a cold and wiserablo wished success to the Sunning Railway. party wore faced with the prospect of a Mr Fuller expressed his pleasure at night in the cold air of Chinese city. How being present at the opening of the first railway line in China which had been con cvived, financed, designed and constructed by Chinose alone, and in which the people of the district had something to be proud of. The speaker thanked the President and directors for the hospitality extended to them and for the friendly reference to President Roosevelt. Mr Fuller axpressed the hope that the Chinese Emperor would live long and enjoy the fullest measure health nud prosperity.
The Admiral incurred the displeasure of the President by resigning the control of the Bureau of Navigation because a surgeon was appointed to the command of a medical abip, in preference to an
executive officer.
[RACTER'S BERVICE.] THE LONDON "TIMES."
LONDON, January 7.
It is officially announced that negotia tinne are proceeding for converting "The Times" into a Limited Liability Company, with Sir Arthur Walter sa
in about sover months. Work was started in June last year, but owing to the boycott against American goods progress WAS detayod ne a large quantity of material land boen ardured from Ainorica. Of the six lesnotives in uso two were purchased from Germany and the other four from America.
The section which has just been opened, is 17 miles in length, and might have been finished two or threa,months earlier fud it
and
OT
not huon that the President was laid up. He later had the greatest trouble with the people of upper Surning, and had to arrest two of the gentry... They will be released on the completion of the whole line. People had attempted to kill him and he had only 10 soldiers from the Chinese authorities to give protection The people in this locality wore obstinate, and womou took part in an attack munde
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of
Mr Li Sum Ling (Chinese Mail") said | that the railway was na paceptional work by an exceptional man, and at an ex- coptional occasion such as that at which they were present demanded exceptional praise. This was not the first time that
ever, the Customs staff came to the rescue Forrestand Hutchi Dambleton and and the Custotos House was placed at the Grist and Gittime... Of disposal of the stranded. After a dismal night the party was able to get away nost day to Hongkong.
¿'.
At the banquet after the opening ceremony excitement was afforded by the fall of a karosene lamp. A fire threatened but the flames wern quickly put out, and
the banquet was resumed.
THE TIME BALL TOWER.
"
Dalyell... Aitken and
Thumby... 03 Mackay and Murray 1 Lowis and
Boucher... 0 Anderson and May Wilson and
Martin... 1
2, January, 1908. SINGLES,
1+
T. S. Forrest... 1 Lt-Col.Dumbleton,
R. E.... 0 R. O. Hutchison Of Lt. T. E. A. Dal-
yell, 129th... 04 E. J. Grist... 0 Cal. Aitken, 119th 1" A. Gittins 1 Capt. Thursby, R.N.0 O. E R. Beavis 1 Major Lowis, 119th 0 E. F. Mackay... 1 Commander Boucher, R.N.... 0 be acon from almost every part of the M. A. Murray. 1 Mr B. G. Wilson,
The time ball tower built eu Signal Hill, It Kowiven, is now ready for use. rises to a beight of 40 fost and can
Watkins, Limited.
APOTHECARIES” HALL, WATKINS' BUILDING,
31, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG.
Gallinule and St. Frunquin are very near together in the winning stallions list, As was tho ease four years ago when the latter's family won about £48 more than that of Gallinule. This time the positions are reversed, Gallinule's song and daughters having won 28 races, worth £23,383, AM against the 42 events, worth £23,341, by St. Frusquin'e family. Persimmon, first a year ago, is now eighth (£12,801) and his brother-Diamond Jubiles-(now in the Argentina) just beats him with £13,847. As to, winning horses Lally's three wins GOLD MINING IN TSUNGLAU. were worth £11,555 and Woolwinder won £10,437 in eight victories, while Sancy, threo wins £9,204, Lesbia, five wins £8,068, We do not know where Tsunglhu is and Stiere Gallion, three wins £7,795, situated, but apparently it is in the Canton come next. Thus leading honours go to a province. somewhere. During the year four-year old and Woolwinder heads the there have been some attempts at mining 1 three-year olds, while Lesbia comes first for gold there which have not been among two-year olds. The last-unmed, or specially successful, and the man who Prospector may turn out the best three undertook the work lost some money and and Dalyell... 0
grow disheartened. But apparently there year old of 1908 and should Radium pr is a firm belief in the minds of some that stacles which, the President, Mr Chin used as stores in connection with the signal Grist and Gittins Aitken and
Thursby... 1 Galvani prove the champion of the year gold is there, and may be obtained for Yes Hae, had to overcome. Hilla had to station. Altogether the tower is; a hand-Beavis and Mackay ... 0 Lowis and the writer will not be surprised.
the secking. After the first failure, an-" to be cut through, streams to be bridged some little structure and is substantial::
Boucher-1- 1.Wilson and
other Chinese undertook to try his hand FOOTBALL-The Amateur Football Asand paid the officials the norosary royalty sociation has just received further support of three thousand taels in order to secure
R.N... 0
RA.M.C... 0
upon him. In lower Sunning the people a railway had bean constructed in Chian harbour. It is of special construction. Chairman and Sir Arthur Pearson, are more enlightened and no obstacles were without foreign assistance. But he con- being entirely fire-proof, and is calulated C. W. May... Col. Martin, Managing Director. The latter is to met with. The opinion of the peile infidently declared that never before in to stand the most severe weather. It is reorganize the business management, the troublesome part of the district is that Chips, and perhaps in any foreign country, designed in the Georgian manner, the facing
# but the editorial character remaining with the existenon of the railway, the corn had such an immense work boon cou-bricks used being spacially made in Amoy, unchanged.
fields will be spoilt by the smoke.
structed in such a short space of time, and the dressings are of local granite. Forrest and Hutchison 1 Dumbleton taking into consideration the troubles and The lower floors of the tower are to be
THE COTTON CONGRESS.
LONDON, January 7.
The bridges along the section that has
Straits Settlements.
been opened number ten all told. The sleepers for the permanent way were ob- quined some trow Pak Kong, a place in The International Cotton Congress in the North River, and the rest from the Manchestor has approved of the prin ciple of purchasing a plantation from the United States by a European Company.
CANADA AND JAPAN.
THE MOUNT ROVAL.
LONDON, January 7. The Mount Royal 'reached Queens town on the 3rd instaut. Her boilers started teaking on the 34th December and she was forced to put back.
INDO-CHINA.
THE KWANGSI BANDITS.
.
FounsOMES,
and great embankments to berada. All that It was designed by Mr A. O. Little, of the Murray and May. work including the erection of railway Publio Works Department. buildings had boon done under MrChin Yeo Hee's sole supervision and on his own plans aided in any way by foreigners. Great praise was certainly his duo for sacrificing! bis own interests togive the people of China one of the greatest factors towards civiliza-
tion--sailway communication. After den
A Base in Annom.
Martin... 0
2
The first monthly competition for the 1908 Captain's Cap (presented by the Cap- The Chinese Minister to Paris has re-tein of the Club for 1908) was held at ported to the Paking Government that the Happy Valley from January 4 to 6. The cribing the troubles which Mr Chin had to French Foreign Office has consented to following returns were made:→→
CAPTAIN'S CUP. overcome, the usual attempts to instal instruct the Governor of Annans by wire some one also as President, and so forth, to the affect that the chief of the Kwangsi
16 games to 8 in favour of the civilians. through the formation of an Essex Amateur thair permission to work the mine. He, too, Foutball Association, with which some pro however, backed out apparently before be minent sportsmou have associated them had begun the work, and sought to have his selves. No change in the urder of the money returned to him. This money way. English League and Manchester United returned. Now there are two others who
division however the defeat of Oldham is to be divided into two sections, the up- continue to gather in points. In the second have secured the privilegos and the district
Athletic on visiting Clapton (2-0) has led per and the lower, and once more sùme to Hall City going in front. We have also attempta, are to be put forth to get at the 82-5-77 86-877 had a shake-up" in the Scottish League, precious metal. 91-12-79 both Celtic and St. Mirron tasting defeat From the reports it would appear that, $580 on Saturday. The former ware visiting up to date, there has not been any suffi- 877-80 Heart of Midlothian (1-0) while Airdrieo- cient energy pot forth nor sufficient capital 877-80 uinn, at home, beat St. Mirren (0) expended to work the mines, and without 887-81 Thia bus improved the chances of Dundee
Mr M. A. Murray Mr E V. D. Parr.... Colonel H. Martin, R.A.M.C. Mr E. F. Mackay, Commander H. OR. Bouchor,
R.N Mr C. R. Satterthwaite, R.E. Mr W. D. Kmft Mr.F. W, Warre... Mr C. W. May
(21 entries.) POOL. Capt, E. Beetham Mr E. V. D. Parr... Mr H. G. Wilson, R.N
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88-7-31 and Falkirk (rst and second in the table this there is little hope of succosa. Yet in 9083 which beat Kilmarnock (4-0) and Hamilton is a good sign that there is a begloning to
Academicals (3-0) on Saturday.
mining in the province, which will help the people, and also, if it is successful, will The Rugby Football world is the poorer assist the provincial government. What 187 through the death of John Hammond, ons 85-8-77 of the staurohest supporters the carrying amount of gold is supposed to be availablo. 846-78 code ever had. Ho three times visited probably no ono kuuws, - 334-79 South Africa and sportsmen there will be sorry to hear of his death, which followed 67-7-80 cpe ation from which he failed to rally.
and a Rugby was termed a
Union Inter-
The President is unable to say what my bo the income from the section between Kang Yick and Suming, but for the first few days the line will be open to the public free of charge. Coal for the engines is procured in Hongkong, and about one tan per day is now consumed.
When the President first returned from LONDON, January 7.
America to construct the line, the Chinese M. Lemieux at Vancouver opined officials would not memorialise the Peking that a solution of the Japanese immigra-Government on his belmlf for the neces- tion difficulty was able to be reached, mary permission, because he had Mr Li Sum Ling said that the zigzag course bandits in Apuam should be deported and and said that the negotiations in Tokyo | diploma. Ha hand therefore to go to of the line was due to consideration for the that if any bandits cause troubles in were of the most friendly nature. Shanghai and afterwards a petition was feelings of the villagers who believed in Kwangsi from Annem such should be
made direct to the Board of Pests and Communications, and thanks to Wonging. In consfusion he referred to reported to the French Government and
several instances of devotion to duty he should endeavour to suppress them. Ching Muk he was at last permitted to commouce work. When he first went to manifested by Mr Chin while the line was An Imperial Decree has been issued sov Viceroy Shum Chan Hsen, the then ander construction and mentioned that the to Chang Ming-chi, the Governor of Vicuzey of the Kwang Provinces, owing President was not only a very ablo rallwny Kwangui, to organise more intelligence the attitude of certain junior eficials, sngineer and admúnistaator but also a good parties and independent urntion to meet ho was kept waiting in the yamen from ten inining and electrical engineer. He wished any emergencies. o'clock in the noming until five o'clock the President and the Sunning Railway all The Chineño Minister, to Paris hna re
ported that the bandits of Kwangtung Mr T. E. A. Dalyell, 129th... in the aftemoon without being permitted prosperity.
Mr Chin Yes Hos modestly deprecated And Kwangsi having entered Annam and Commander H.O.R. Boucher, to sco the Viceroy. The next day he went again. The junior officials stated that the remarks concerning himself. That making Annam their base the French Mr C. R. Satterthwaite, RE. 877-80
Government seems to turn the circum-
Mr W. D. Kraft permission would be allowed if the Com- they had been able to meet that day was stances to her advantage and it will cause Mr F. W.-Warze... pany consented to pay the Governmont at due to-the assistance rendered by the important change in the situation and
therefore it The Paris paper "Depeche Coloniale" the rate of $3000 on every $10,000 of general public and the press. The speaker divisions of troops properly trained in
ia advisable to raise five Mr. W. May in an article dwells on the dangerous profits. The President asked why there displayed emotion in replying and con- Yunnan and Liangkwang under a high spirit and the political unrest in Iuda-ebould be a difference in the treatment cluded by assuring all that he could he military officer to exterminate the bandits China, similar to that in India; the accorded the Amoy-Swator Railway Com-relied on to do his best for the inho and to prepare for emergencies.
could do no more.
Governor Chang Ming-chi has reported result of the establishment of a native pany-for the latter Company maly pays at
that there are over two thousand riotere in consultative Chamber, and says that the the rate of 5% on the Company's profit-and
Mr. Tam Taz Kong congratulated the Annam and they have leased houses and information about and it is difficult to gut i natives are possessed with the idea that the reply was to the offoct that the company promotors on the success of the line, bought horses, and scoured foreign rilles France has granted semil-parliamentary referred to had appropriated a sum of Without railways to country could be them. There are 8,000 soldiers of the
game between Cardift and Swansea, TN buying medicine, a few pence from privileges from a fear of the Japanese.
8200,000 for the use of the Government properly developed, though in the past to Chippien varison on the border and four Saturday, at King's Park, Kowloon, at the former won by seven points: to each bottle is no inducement to the and cant special layout had been grantal Olinose looked upon it with aversion owing inttalions under Houng Chung-li Lad been 2.15, when the following will represent theve Moro defents buys boon the lot of bayer. He wants that which is moar effec
nilded to guard the border
the New Zealanders in their North Union tive, as it is cheapest in the end. This is to them; the authorities, however, were to fung sui. When the people of Sunning,
Ming-chi tha Governor of BRITISH TRADE.
now willing to decrease the tax to 20% who had travelled, returned from abroad
bas wired to the Throne report"
S. Lightfoot, W. Dizon, F. O Day, Jour, Oldham and Runcorn beating thom why Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is ap nud to this the President replied that the bringing now ideas with them they were ing
Dr Sun Yat-sen's parties with Robinson, J. Mond, K. MacAskill, J. Till-by 8 to 7 and 9 to nil respectively. LONDON, January 7. Government was not a market where one received with open arms and, as a con foreige me are
and Yunnan and the present and H. Clements. British imports for. 1907 smoant to i made the best bargain of a thing and that sequence of this, the "iron horse" was no of trying to attack the border man, C.-Libeñad, H. Harrop, J. Clellandi £645,904,176, against £607,880,800 in under the circumstances the Company, longer feared. Mr Chin Yee Hea had my in Kwangsi is not, onough, and it is citla to get trained troops from necessary been in America for 43. years, and while Chihli or to raise more soldiers in Kwangsi 1900. Exports for 1907 amount to would agrou to pay 8% on the profits. 436,204,596, against £375,575,338 for The land through which the line passes there he studied railway clouco. The by spending the funds for the payment of
cost the Company 9400,000, Innd valno result was the Sunning fine. In 15 moutha the indemnity -1906.
varying from $15 to $900 per acro, The over 50 i had been completed-in another Jabour in connection with the cinbankment 18 months 130' would be completed. Mr was supplied under contract, at the rate of Chin deserved all credit for his labours
LONDON, January 7.
IRISH, POLITICS.
LOADON, Decomber: 24.
11 conta por square yard, and the cutting and after a very flattering reference to Mr
beon sentenced to six months imprisonment The line when completed is estimated to for contempt of court, and is now ledged cost $20,000 por wile. in Kilmainham Gael in Dublin.
At present the company has sufficient The negotiations between Mr Joku Red- mond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary material in hand to extend the line 23 Party in the House of Commons, and Mr miles to Kongmun, though a few inore William O'Brien for a re-union of the Irish engines would be requirod.. Political parties into resited in n basis of
SIKH PROCESSION.
(25 entries.) + Tie for Captain's Cop. *Winnur of Pool...
League Cricket.
BB=81
The new torpedo-bust destroyer, What 8878 national trial match was played at Rich Mohawk, using oil fuel, has on six runs 90-7-83 mod on Wednesday when the combined over a measured mile maintained a speed
ROWLOON, U. TELEDRAPHS.
strength of Oxford and Cambridge could only draw against the Blidlands and East Midlands togm. One try och was scored
aid the Be
and the foren shown will hardyreviously lection Committee. Two das nd.
Oxford University
1. aver
of 34 knots, equal to forty miles an hour,
VISITORS are always welcome at the
Edinburgh University (18-0) but against Imperial Browery, Wong Nei Chong Rodd. London Scottish on Saturday Cambridge
by
failed badly and went down 31 pointa
Kowloon will meet the Telegraphy on to 6. Montion must also be made of the THE BEST IS ALWAYS CHEAPEST.
home teain
WEATHER REPORT.
The following notice is issued by Mr
Figg of the Hongkong Observatory
coast,
0.
popular here. It is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed for it and its cures of
coughs, colds and group are always satis-
No acids or chemicals of any nature in factory. For sale by all-chemists and Imperial Draught Beer; it is a absolutely storekeepers. pure st
THEATRE
LAST NIGHT.
ROYAL
POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA CO.
On the 9th at 11.6 -The barometer ***Vo are requested by the President has risen in Japan, the depression having Mr L. Ginnell, Nationalist-Member of of hills cost the Company 18 to 25 cents Chin the speaker concluded by wishing of the Sikh Singh Sabha to mention that moved sway over the Pacific
Tho anticyclonic area now covers Chista him health and happiness-n speedy com- 'n Sikh procession will be held on the 11th and Japan, but pressure is giving way over Parliament for Westmeath (North), lins per square yard. **
pletion of the Sing-yang lino, from which and 12th inet. Starting at 12.30 obeh day North China and gradients have decreased not only Kwangtung but the whole of from the temple at the Happy Valley, to along the
trong monsoon may be expected in the colobrate the birthday of Guru Govind Chies would reay benefits,
Mtr William Nicholson wished success to Singh, the founder of the militant Sikh Formoso Channel and the Chinn Sen.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end- TO-NIGHT the Sanning Railway, and expressed the religion. This Is the most important ing at 10 am, to diy, 0.00 inches. Lopo that the President might long be festival of the year for Sikhs and the Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon The bridges of the present line have spared to guide its affairs. The line had President of the Singh Sabha asks ue to tomorrow. been inspected by a European englaser of boen started in a thoroughly business-like make this knee in the bops that managers FORECAST DISTRICT.
1Hongkong and Neighbourhood: the Canton-Hankow milway and has way and he hoped that the success that of firms who hayo Sikhs in their employ-
NE. winds, you have weak Iruge, you have renou pred everything to both perfect had hicurto growned their offorts right mont. will give fuave to all men silio cha N.B. winds fresh: Bino. 2-Formosa Channe order, dent kat bu more than realised in the future passibly be spared so as to enable them to to foar pneumonia, and abʊald keep at
strong The rolling stock of the lino at present development of the railway,nccomply the procession.
South coast of Chins betrbon Hong hand d bottle of Chanberlain's Cough Re
kong and Lamooks: Same as No. L mody. It counteracts any tendency of a emprises several Baldwin ongines of 1907-Mt. Donald Macdonald said that as no cold to result in pneumonia. For sale by make and a number of the latest Pittsburg auginger be thought he would be lacking Daru Imperial Draught Beer. Clear, South coast of Chins between Hong all chemists and storekeepers,
prenengors care, as well as a number of ingratitude if he failed to express his up bright and sparkling.
BEWARE OF PNEUMONIA
krag and Hainan Bane ns No. 2.
TO-NIGHT!
MCA FOLLARD AND a N, CHEATER, BOLE OWNERS, LAST NIGHT SKETCHY. BITS.'
Gems from all the Operas.
$2,00
PRICES.
$3.00 Curtain 9,16, Late trams to the Pear 15 minutes after cach performance.
BOX PLAN AT THE ROBINSON PIANO O Hongkong, December 28, 1907.
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