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hary, New Park, London, N., N. BAR- NETT, the Wife of the Rov. E. J. BARNETT, Warden of St. Stephen's College, Hong- kong." (By Cable).

MEMOS YOK TO-MORROW. Auctions.

II a.m.-Adiction of Goods and Chatele

at Nos, 127 & 129, 2nd Stroot.

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household furni

cure, at No. 2, Chancery Lane.

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General Menioranda.

BATURDAY, February 15:--

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1908.

that the section of the reforming party, capital of the Kwangsi and Yun-pan) FUNERAL OF MR DANDY.

which, at the time of the famous Coup Provinces. China's object us respools Etat to deprive the Emperor of his consulates in Annam is probably, in the reigning power lost its commanding first place, enhanced facilities for the position among the controlling forces in detection of political and other offenders -"rebels" of the Sun Yat Sen type. the Empire, is likely to regain place and į

Whether these facilities can be secured power by diplomatic approaches in the

by placing more Chinese consulates on form of telegraphic communication, It

French ground and more French con- is presumed that the hope of accom-sulates in China is we think open to plishing the purpose is based on the

The romains of the late Mr Willin

:

PROTECTION OF

CHILDREN.

P

Danby, M.L.C.E., were laid to rest in Happy Valley cometery this morning in friends, and unter conditions that woul! the presence of a large number of his old Proposed British Legislation.

have inspired genuins pleasure in his breast

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, could tre in life have had the privilege of chonstag: The mellow rays of the inorning san gilded the trees and the flowers and

illumined the shades with shafts of golden

via Bombay.) LONDON, February 13.

The Government has introduced in the House of Commons- & Bill for the Protection of Children which is of a most comprehensive character.

question. It seems not unlikely, bow-light; his flower-strewn cofin went to known spirit of compromise and the ever, that the experiment will his tried; mother earth in the full and crowning glory readiness often manifested by the

of a budding day, in n spot flanked by the Chinese Government in time of stress The "Doston Transcript" throws out gases of plotours in the Colony, and munt and danger to resort to expedients for a hint to China; "One pronliar upper! were his beloved wife and his dearest local and about, assisting in the last end offices, turning its foes into friends and re-tunity remains for them (the Chinese) to friends The Alomnity of the occasion,

The Bill, inter alia, prohibits smoking conciling as far as possible opposing save the credit of their country---by accutuated by the suddenness with which by children under sixteen years of age-

Noor. Meeting of The Hongkong and forces in the State or lines that would making their railroads picturesque. If depth iade its chin, was koonly felt by and authorises policeman to summarily

4 p.m.--Austin al Raco Polos opposite

the City Hall.

Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the not appeal to the Western politicians.

they succeed in doing this they can be all prosent, but the grief was lightened

by the knowledge that deceased crossed arrest offenders. City Hall.

written down once more as having the bar full of years and honour. The The Empress-Dowager is, however, WEDNESDAY, February 19:--

achieved a complete novelty. The train Lord Bishop of Victoria, assisted by

The punishment of children by implacable or memory for friends should furnish a brand new motive for the Rer. F. T. Johnson, and the Rev. imprisonment is abolished and con-→ Bonda por deeben undelivered after this and foes alike is comprehensive and that patiently elaborated criental art. J. H. France, conducted a most impressive esquential amendments are to be made Goeda por Nizyon Maru undelivered tenacious. If it were not there are those bamboo passenger coaches, decorated burial sorviee, and amongst those who about her who are not slow to paint out with choice pauel paintings, pages from doing so from entions extres over were able to attori (any were prevented where in their view danger lies, and it turned to account as switch towers and which they had no control) were Mrs J.

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after noon this date subject to rent. Goods par Paruerts undolivered after

chin duke subject to rent, Tarnaby, February 20:-

pan-Performance by Honkong is extremely unlikely that, during the locomotive designs, symbolie of the Wright and Mas Stedman, Bir Nicholson, Amateur Dramatic Club in City Hall.

Transfer Books of The China Fire Insur

ones, Ld., ethan from this cute

to 6th Mareb, inclusive. MONDAY, February 24:--

Noon- Meeting of Hongkong & Wham pao Duck Co.. Id. at Co.'s Offices. 2.15 p.m.-

.-Meeting of His Majesty's Justices of l'ence at the Magistracy. 4 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at City Hall, THURSDAY, March 5:

dustrial school systems. in the existing reformatory and in--

Instead of continuing the system n

life time of the illustrious Indy whose national dragon having its tail twisted and Mr J. Wright supporting Mra Danby dealing with juveniles in the same storg has counted for so much in the by a European, power,” Perhaps Sir a chief mourners, and Commodore Stokes, courta ay adult offonders 1.le Bil ndern history of China. the star of Cheng Sung Liang Cheng might listen

Kang Yu Wei and his supporters will.

be again in the ascendant at the capital

of China. Further evidence that this aspect of affairs is thus outlined correctly

Noon-Meeting of The China Fire Tay be derived from a paragraph in the

surance Co., Id., at Co.'s Offices.

NOTION

Peking colmass of a Southren Chinese

CORRESPONDENCE.

FOOTBALL,

R.N., Capt Fleming. A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor, the Very Rev. Archdeacon Banister the Rev. T. W. Pencer, Dr Clarke, Dr Atkinson, Hon Mr Chatham Mosers A. Denison, A. J. Williams, C. I.

Modhurst, A. Shelton Hooper, F. Dodwell, J. Armstrong, J. Orange, A. G. Gordon, (To the Editor the Cnisa Mag.)

(0, T. Lenzian, J, 5. Audrow, T. Hough, St I hate been asked to endeavour C. D. Wilkinson, A. Oush, J. W. C bruise a footimll team either a Rugby Bouror, G. W. Edwards, M. S, Northoote, newspaper. Yam Shih Kai's influence XV or an Association XV -composed of Dr Bateson Wright. Hou Mr E. Osborne, with the Empress Bowager in spite of Welshmen for play against the Hongkong Masses W. Jack, Donald Vacdonald, E. H. Fotel Clule un St. David's Day, which Hinds, D. R. Law, U. J. Infrontas A. his many foes and the entrals formed this year will be kept on Saturday, Feb. Chapman, D. Wol, H. R. Pholips, G. Communications, relating to viene alaudid he ngainst him is still, it would seem, th. I should be greatly obliged if you Bartot, W. MD. Fair, J. M. Bock, J. Went The Fron

predominant and paramount. His multi-would be good enough to make this known Gray Scott, W. H. Donn, W. Armstrong, Pertempaulenis sunt formoval their names.

through your columns and work any Welsh- E. D. C. Wolfe, R. Mitchell, T. Rose, form and arloos endeavours to solve toen willing to play to kindly sent their W. D. Graham, W. H. Wickham. C. B mend ndihmuar with any romanovications að- derased to the Editor, not for publication lo state problemas arising out of the dove- Batues to me of nors, stating whether they Thoms, F Graham. B. Harker, J.

Terters relating to lundurma shendet Trendelen va

The assort

· no evidence of gund faith,

All Letters for publication should do weitem Con ene side of the paper caly.

No qucoqgamaly signcil eramuscentions Bleed pae aiready opperved in aller papers will be

inserted.

Dolers for ræmu copier of the "Vasa Man should be went before I am, no the dag efter publication. After that hour the supply imi limited

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ments and clanges now so general Play Association s.... Ragby or both, throughout the Empire have met with

further grateful recognition from his Imperial Mistress and it has been intimated through the usual channel; that when the state affairs that now absorb Yuan's attention at the capital are advanced sufficiently to nenuit of his absence the great Viceroy will be! despatched to the Apachurian Provinces

New Adrvatiarmente shomll be sent has the part of the Fampire most in need

Caur (her at 5, Queen's Fund Contval before

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1808.

EMPEROR OR EMPRESS- DOWAGER

REPORTs that bear on them evidence of fact and verity appear in the native press, concerning the latest movemen's of that section of the reforming party in China which bus been long identified with the cause of the Emperor as distinct from, and opposed to, that of the Empress-Dowager. Cholegrarus from prominent members of the Kang Yu Wei section of the iteformers whose declared object is the protection and safeguarding of the Emperor's rights to govern Chin reached Peking from WHISKIES America at the Chinese New Year time. The messages were intended to be “feelers” and were read in that light

BLEND OF THE FINEST

PURE MALT

OF

GENUINE AGE of suggestions more or less veiled but!

AND

FLAVOUR.

PER DOZEN

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of the wisdom, experience, loyalty and

Thanking you in anticipation. I am, etc.,

W. H. WILLIAMS. Hon. Secy.. St. David's Society.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Douglas, H. Humphreys, R. D. Arkinson,

provides for the establishment of special

courts for children presided over by magistrates who will solely deal with

charges against children.'

ASIATICS IN AFRICA.

Chinese Susceptibilities Hurt.

(Exclusive, Service, supplied by Reuter,

ni Bombay.)

LONDON, February 12.

The Chinese in the Transvaal strongly

E. M. Hazeland, P. Smith, C. H. Blason, | object to the provision in the Exclusion H. A. Lammert, J. Lambert. L. (Hibbs, Act compelling them when registering Rev. A. . H. Pite and Staff Surgeon

| Sequeiga, of 11. M. S. Flors, H. W. Slade, to supply finger-print impressione for

T. Skinner, P. oster, A. F. Gribbin, J. W. Doles, W. D. raft, A. Aldoubrahim, A.

purposes of identification.

Seth, F. Smyth. A. Rolger. F. Browne,

The Geraan Mast of the thith January L. Berindengue. MeA. Conning, and three

was delivered in London as the 12th inst.

Chinese cruisers and steam-baruebes now patrolling the West River under Admiral Li Chut number eleven.

The santal meeting of the Chamber energy so chamcteristic of Yuan as a of Commerce takes place on Monday,

ruler. The

utterance is probably February 24. inspired by recollections always clear

Charles Carter, the mystic, who is Bow and strong of the time when Yuan's creating a great sensation in the Coun breach with the pary of Kangwealth, is due here shortly. determined the issues of the struggle

Great Britain, Japan, Germany and new mining regulations of Chin, through France have jointly protested against the

the Walwapm.

for place and power leaving the Empress- A Yokosuka report says that the urme Dowager regnant and the Emperor withment of the theship Sutsunn, has been commenced. She was bunched on Now, none of the realities of a sceptred 15th, 1906, sway. Yun Shib Kai's course during the years that have followed have fully shown how capable he is, not merely of initiating: but also of maintaining a policy which, if not enlightened nud consistent throughout, has certainly statos that Great Britsiz bas agreed to A Peking telegram to a Canton paper been marked by clearness of vision, the evacuation by British troops of Tihet strength of purpose and definire aims. next month.

C. S. Naval Offers.

The following sent wreaths which were laced on the grave:- Mr and Mrs M. S.

thence, Mr. Dadwell and Mr G. .

Medhurst. Mr J. R. Lambert, Mrs Edward Bowler, Mr and Mrs Sholli, Mr and Mrs

(REUTER'S SERVICE.] FRANCO-AMERICAN ARBITRA- TION TREATY.

LONDON,February 11.

A Franco-American Arbitration

THE BRITISH NAVY.

A. Seth, My A. Haupt, Drand Mrs Harêton,Trenty, on any issue, has been signed Mr W. Nicholson, Mr C. B. Thomas, MrJ.in Washington. Lambert, R.N.R.. Mi J. Gray Scott. Mo Armstrong and family, Mr and Mrs 6. Murray Bain, Mr E. H. Hunter, Fr. Lieb, Mr and Ms A. S. Hooper, Mr

Losnos, February 11. and Mrs A. E. Griffen, Mr and Bira J.

Forty Liberal Members of the House F. Wright, Mr and Ms W. H. Donald, Mr C. E. Warren, Miss Sloans, Mr J. H. of Commons have passed a resolution at Lowis, Officers District Grand Lodge, a meeting protesting against a reduction Perseremuse Lodre, Mr and Myy B. Har of the Navy Estimatre. ker. Dr and Mrs Stedman. Captain and Mrs Lyons, Mr and Mr. Ormiston,.. | Mr and Mrs Looker, Mr R. Shewan, Mr. and Mrs Denison, Him. Mr and Mrs F.

any name.

BIBLES FOR THE CHINESE-

(From Our Currespondent.) H. May, Mr, Mrs and Miss Layton, Mr

CANTON, February 10.

Fung Pin, Ip Theung-ki. This list is in-has recently hold its annual meeting, and and Mrs A. Cumming, Mr A. Abdoobahām,

The China Baptist Publication Society

complete, as many wreaths did not bear I am able to furnish some facts concerning its work. Last year its four pressus print- wreaths-the facer from Mrs Danby, language, a total of about ten million A beautiful cross of violets, and two ed avor 760,000 volumes, in the Chinese

and the wreaths from Mr Danby's sons pages. Some fifty men are employed in and dughters, and from Mr Willie "the works, which are superintended by an Danby-wire placed in the gravo on the American printer. Stops wore taken at

the constantly embarrassing and perplex-power intends to have its influence pre-

A Chinesa paper says: A coctain top of the coffin.

the recent meeting of the Board of The funeral moved from Queen's Gar Directors to greatly enlarge the Society's ing conditions that are beset his dominant in the province of Yunnan, and dens at 9 'clock, and about 10 o'clock it plant, and plans are now being made to it is difficult to redeem the concession of passed the Monument at Happy Valley, erect a publishing house large enough to the Tengyuch Railway.

where the cartege was joined by a number employ two hundred persons. of cititens.

is indeed open to question if under

path' any other Chinese statesman would have held on with larger courage und more steady determination to reach the

During the voyage home of the trans- goal which he has had steadily in viewport Stellia she struck something when its throughout his distinguished career.

You cannot heut the American newspapers for finding out things. They have succeeded in discovering Chinuman who speaks thus glibly on

the Indian Ocean and damaged or pro- peller. At Suoz it was thought that the vessel would have to be docked at Malta.

NANNING NOTES.

(From Our Correspondent.).

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

On the 9th inst Dr Hose, the Bishop of Singapore, Labann and Sarawak, left Singapore for Home.

NANSING, February G.

It is with regret that we have to an- The Governor of the Province has been nounce the death of Mrs Barnett, the wife

Mr Hoi, Chinese Consul-Genoral for San Francisco, passed through Hongkong yes- in Nanning for some weeks. Ho has been of the Rev. E. J. Barnett, of St Stephen's terday on his way to Canton with the inspecting the troops, Bovoral thousands College, which took place yesterday at

at the capital. They are in the nate the question of love:"As we understand family of H.E. Wa Ting-fang. He pro of which are at present quartered in this Highbury, New Park, London.

it, love is a hallucination, a delusion, an coeds to America by the Mongolin tearing City. His residence is the line new school sufficiently manifest to be both in-intoxication, u mirage in the desert of telligible and informing. Their purport passion, a perverted product of a deluded is conciliatory; there is, it is hinted, a brain, a disease and a most deadly con-

is that certain members of the party

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$16.50. associated with Kang Yu Wei will not! philosophical, fatalistic beings. We do in Paris soven years ago, is to meet again

A quiet little wodding was solemnised at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Shanghai, ou Feb. 3, when Miss A. Laurio, of Inver:

and lite of Hankow and Rickiang, Customs Service, were united in the holy and Mr James F. Owen, of the I. M.

bonds of matrimony,

| at the beginning of March,

i

recently orveted, till now standing forlorn We understand that the Governing and empty for want of teachers. Body of the Matilda Memorial Hospital has

Hle Excellency is quite a young man, FINE MELLOW place at Poking for theif counsela; tugious one; a kind of dementia the Matron (Miss Sanders) will regret.. very rapid promotion, at the hands of the received and accepted the resignation of careely more than thirty, and has received ample room and melt need for the Americana. It is a symptom of à die It is contemplated to appoint, as soon as a Viceroy Shum. guidance which the beat, wisdom of the ordered brain, as a nightmare is a ayup- possible, another Matron and an additional

For some time past Nanning has been

A dinner was hold at Government House party contribute in State affairs. The tomofe disordered stomach. We Orientalsuso. The number of patients is now the storm contre of Southon Kwangsir last evening, those present being Sir Fra

randering this advisable.

scarcely over very far from trouble but derick and Lady Lugard, Capt Taylor, assumption underlying the cablegrams have no use for love, emotion, ar tender

never in it. Wo have heard rumour after A.D.C., Capt Fleming, ext A.D.C., Mr pussions in marriage affairs. We are

The Interantional Congress for the rumour of "rebellion" in various localities uid Mrs Tyler, Mr and Miss Mansfield, not sickly sentimental creatures, but cold, History of Religions, which was founded The Kanning Pakba road has boon de General Broadwood, Misses Badnall, Mr clarod unsafe for foreigners by the Consul.and Men May, Mr A. P. Wilder, Com- be regarded as either dangerona or

The Medical Mission celebrated its medore and Mrs Stokes, Prince Rospigliosi, ot know, we do not recognize, any love, at Oxford in September. This selection obnoxious to the Empress-Dowager and strict, or free. Lovo is not the greatest to mark its approatation of the help givin English and Chinese, were held in the Dr Vorotzsch, Clonel Darling, Capt. and has been made because the Congress wished first anniversary recently Services, both Mr and Mrs Keswick, Mr and Mrs Groras, that under the present conditions no thing in the world, and we matter-of-fact to students by the publication, of the newly constructed shapet. The Alliance Mrs Baring, Mr and Mrs Landalo, Capt

Heathcote, and Mr Aldridgo...... Lieber's Standard Werkins, and A.L.A. S. WAISON & 00 good reason exists for their exclusion Oriontals caro nothing for it."

Sacred Books of the East, under the Missionaries are opening, a girls' school, from a fitting share in the Imperial

auspices of the University.

the first of its kind in Nanning,

Writing on January 19 our London A matter affecting the welfare office of t

The Rev. A. Tiff, of the Church Mis causoudunt says Major General Sir counsels. It was an to be anticipate South China through the international

The Indo-China University, which has sicuary Society, spent some weeks with us, F. J. Goldsmid died on Sunday in Londoa that the Empress-Dowager and her relations of the Empire is, it appears, onent of the Colony to spread among the country

just bcon established at Hanoi by the solling books in the City and itinerating in aged 89. He had a brilliant rooged of trusted advisers would encourage the under discussion at Peking. The quid ativos a knowledge of the scioccos had

military and oficial mrvicus mostly in While the river has been so low our oue India, int he also took part in the Chino presence in the capital of individuala, pro quo sought by France in the negotia learning of Europe, wrote favour amoy Wuchow has heon Banker and Co.'s notor of repute and a special authority on cortain means of communication with war of 1840-41. He was also an author whom they have, for years past, looked tions with China for the establishment the people. Up to the end of last yet launch. We are conseqently very glad to Persian questions. He was a vice-presi upon as insidious plottore and dangerous of consulates in French territory within 125 applications to be studouts had boon

received. Most of the candidates want to hear that Mr Banker is about to construct dent of the Asiatic Society, member of foes of the Stale. No encouragement the Annam and other possessions borgo through the scientifis course of instrum. a sister boat, to be ready hi a few months, the Chuncil of the Geographical Society

aut a lactarer in Persian to the Imperii has been afforded in reply messages and dering on Chian, ja,the right of French tion. Once again, why not an Anglo. and to run alternately with the existing Institute School of Modem Oriental Staz

Tien Kong

dies there is nothing in the situation to show consular jurisdiction at the provincial Chinese University at Hongkong.

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