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PARIS, surrender and where they will make u stand 2 are they to be beaten in detail, ST RENT.

first at this point and then at that, merely because they will endeavour to defend every point and refuse to concentrate their forces upon the key of the position. Truly it would appear so. The truth which we have asserted as

JUST RECEIVED

NEWS. OF THE DAY,

One intal case of plague was reported. today from Station-strost, South Yaumati.

An Important general meeting of No 1 Artillary Company of the Hongkong Volunteer Corpe is to be held at 6 pm, to-morrow, at Headquarters.

A New Consignment lying at the base of modern Scoialistic extracted from the lower jaw of Coostguard

PARIS MODES

and GOWNS..

679

years ago,

A bullet nearly fin, in circumference, and weighing 170 gesins, has just been

opinion is really a matter of observation, Haynes, stationed at St. Ives, who rocaired palpable and perhaps annoying to those it on the Gambia River in 1894-fourtzon in the lower ranks of life. It is clear there is an immense accumulation of wealth in the hands of a few and that there ure of these many who possess means over and above what they can spend wisely in their own lifetime. To £15,300.

JOHN & ROBERT HÄRVEY & effect a more equitable distribution by

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ESTAD LIS 1770.

Undersigned have been appointed THEOT MENTS in Hongkong and South Chips for the above Company'a

WHISKIES.

HARVEY'S 'SPECial' $14 por Case.

DODWELL & oo,

[S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld., Hongkong, August 21, 1908.

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General Memoranda. SATURDAY, August 29:-

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3 pan-Fourth Mesting of Hongkong

Gymkhana Club, at Happy Valloy. MONDAY, August 81:-

Bcoda per Indrani not cleared on this

date rubject to rent

Goods per Nore not doared at:4p.m.

on this date subject to rent. Gooda per Silesia undaliyered after this

date subject to rent.

TUEMAY, September 1 :----

9.30 p.m.Auction of Valuable House-

bold Furniture, &c., at Mr H. Bonner's Residence, Derrington, (6; Peak

. Boad).

A. S. WATSONDAY, September 2

& Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Goods per Prine Eitel Friedrich unde

livered after this data enbject to rent.

NOTICE,

ad to THE MANAGER.

Communications relating to news should be addressed to THE EDITOR,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1908.

PRISONER ESCAPES FROM

THE DOCK.

THIEF CAPTURED

7

By Aid of a Drunken Man.

While in Laser Rasd in a drunken

While the police were making further aquiries with regard to Kwan Po, who was charged at the Magistracy on Monday, condition one night, a man stopped another with having recored from banishment, man who was carrying a parcel and do prisoner somehow managed to crawl andet halves. Such a request of

without his disappearance having heon Police Station it transpired that the parool through the rails of the dock and escaped course led to a good deal of argument and the squablera were both arrested." At the

of clothing had been stolen and another person tas beam arrested in connection with the stair. The can who was drunk will be charged with being drunk and incapable.

noticed.

AN ABSENT. PLAINTIFF,

Before Mr Justice Gompertz, at thự Supreme Court, this morning, the Kung Yau Seng firm soad Thang King for 8000 due on a promissory note.

How English agricultural property me depreciated in value was shown at Bishop's Stortford, Herta, on July 24 when Oakley Hall Farm, a freehold of 100 acres, was sold for £6,500, whereas in 1856 it realised.

Criat, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Mr E. J. Grist, of Mesars Wilkinson and Holborow, of Messre Descon, Looker and Deacon, defanded.

Plúntiff did not appear and Mr Grist Mr. J. Fischer, I., M. Customis, is a remarked-I think bainst he in the other passenger in transit on board the German Court, or porlings be has gone to the Police mail stormer bound for Shanghai, Mr Court! son on twelve months leave of

Fisker is returning from Norway whore

means of legislation is the aim and desire of the Socialists, though the manner of doing this varias infinitely, mainly in proportion as o pense of absence.. justice towards one's fellowmen takes greater or less prominence in the mind of the would-be reformer,

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The politician flies to legislation for remedy whenever an error or wrong is discovered. We have had examples of this in the efforts of rebid teetotalers to make people sober by act of Parliament; but the more moderate-minded know that this is an absurdity. Political evils may be metand fought by political means moral evils must be encountered

A movement has been started to acquire for St. Paul's Cathodial the famous painting by Murillo of "Christ Healing commemoration of the work of the recent the Sick," valued at £6,000 to £10,000, in

Pan-Anglican Congress,

Hiring a large olephant from a travel ling circus, the members of the Saxons Corps of Bonn studenta mot a successful law student at the station on his return to Bonn, and, hoisting him upon the snimal, made in this fashion n' triumphal entry into the city.

The death occurred on the 7th instant,

at Bombay, of the Rev. Dhanjibhoy Naozoji, who was baptised in 1839 by Dr John Wilson, being the first Panice proselyte to proat among the Parsees particularly, and Christianity. His conversion raised a great the native community generally..

AMOY AND TER AMERICAN FLEET.

With regard to the preparations now being made in Amoy by the Chinese to welcome the American Battleship Fleet, our representative has been able to gather. from a gentleman interested in the re ception, and who returned from Amoy His Lordship-Why should he go there yesterday, that all arrangements for the Mr Gris-They are so ridiculous, those provisioning of the vessels during their six people. They always go to the wrong daya' sojourni in Amoy have been satis- place. I would ask your Lordship to factorily concluded, the contract having adjourn the case until this afternoon, buon scoured by the Central Store, Mr Holborow-I think I am entitled to Ltd., Shanghai, with which is incorporated costs for coming bare this morning.

(the Central (row Palace) Hotal.

adjourn that question.

Mr Grist--I will ask your Lordship to

Mr Holbrow--I was hoping the plaintiff judgment, but on tarms. would be here. I am willing to onnsent to

Judgroent was eventually consented to.

Suchi scenes of activity as are now being witnessed inve not been seen in Amoy for some considerable time, and there is scarcely an idle coolie in town, since all are engaged in constructing huge banqueting hall wherein the sailormon are to ost and live for six days. The size of this building must be tremendous, as no less a sum than eighteen thousand dollars (Mex.) is to be expanded upon ite

PRINZ EITEL · FRIEDRICH.

Fancy Dress Dances On Boad construction. Apart from this hall, there

Loaded almost to her fullest city with a heary and valuable cargo of general merchandise, the Imperial German mail steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich arrived

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There are also to be built men are hard

by moral forces. Is there then any moral wrong committed by the manner in which enormous accumulations of wealth or being brought about by modern systems of business? Are we right in measuring sucess in life by the number of pounds sterling at thờ Letters relating to business should be address command of individuals? The mil lionaire is applauded and admired, but still more frequently envied. Is it wise to take this common and vulgar view of social ethics? Our contention is that he is the most excecesful man who realizes just so much wealth as he can spend on his own wants and distributes thesurplus for the good of others. Thereis no hard and fast line, for it many limit one man to a very moderate sum indoor St. Paul's College. It speaks of work he intends to stay at a while to recuperate, alone. An Amerient firm in Manila was

Correspondents must for card their names and addresses with any communicatious ad- dreased to the Editor, not for publication but

All letters for publication should be teritten on one side of the paper only.

BELLE VIEW HOTEL WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, acridence of gooil faith.

(LATE HOTEL METROPOLE).

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MUSICAL DINNER,

GERMAN BRASS BAND (from

Adhanghai) wil play on the Cool Lawn

** the abaya Hota), before, during and after inner on SUNDAY, August 30th, com- mencing from 5 PM to 11 PM.

Private Tables can be reserved either on the fawn or en the apacions verandaba

overlooking Kowloon Bay.

A Fow Private Rooms to let at very ammieračə rales.

Term Care available every 10 minutesna Sundaya.

FRED. E. J. BISHOP,

Manager, Hongkong, August 11, 1903.

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VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.

SPECIAL PROGRAMME :

ENGEL TROUPE-

RUSSIAN DANCERS New English Songs.

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

EVERY SECOND DAY.”

Two-Performances Nightly.

7.15 to 9 r., and 9.15 to 11.16 p.m.

Tickets can also be obtained at the ROBINSON PLANO ̈CO.

Don't Forget the Address;

DES VŒUX HOAD (POTTINGER STREET CORNER). Hongkong, December 23, 1967.

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Most of the territorial regiments have now been served out with the new patterns of deb warge uniforms with gilt buttons and regimental badges, together with come form of light headgear-slouch Eats or sun- helmets and by camp-tinn, at latest September, they will all be in possession of

full service Lit.

are also in course of construction two-mot- shed Chinces theatres while the surrics of one hundred and fifty Chinese actresses and sing-song girls from Foochow areto be requi, sitioned. It is quite probable that the more

eloon. The offerre port o delight with female actresses is a thing quite aupre port at day-light this morning well-to-do Chinese will make a bold bid to and made fast to the No. 3 whart at enter this theatre, as a Chinese, theatre

fully cool and pleasant run from Genoa, cedpated in the annals of Chinose thea from which place as well as Hamburg, ericals in Amoy. A native cirms has also the vessel brought a considerable number been secured as another means of providing of passengers for Fort Said and Colombo. «musement for Jack ashore." On the way out, three fancy dress dances were held, the first before reaching Genom, at work on thom non-three pavilions the next one before Colombo and the last where refreshments--including drinks, both just prior to their arrival at Singapore. mines and otherwise of every kind and we greatly enjoyed by the passengers, hand to each and every man that calls for Seren opromptu danics were also held imaginable will be supplied with a free

Amonthe many panple or beard is a it, all free of cost. In fact the men are to wall know musician in the person of have all that they can eat and drink- The annual report of the Tungkun Professor Fedorick Griffiths, the world during the six days that they remain in Medical Missionary Hospital, in connection famed flautis and youngest Associate of Amoy. with the Rhenish Missionary Society, for the Royal Ademy of Music. Prol. As for the decorations, guito fifteen the year 1907, is to hand from the press of Grifiths is jourying to Yokohama where

accomplished and gives indications of the after which he will manice a grand con- cert tour of the B. The Professor is well known in ansical rides in Japan and his many friends will nedonbs give his a warm welcome on his airil at Yokohan

that the new buildings are approaching completion.

The Sinopai atales that the follow-

ing have been appointed to represent Chins on the International Opian Commission which is to hold its deliberations in Shang-

Nanking Railway, Mr Lan Yak-ling, Chi- hai in January neat: Trotai L. V. Chung, Director-General of the Shanghai-

HAPPENING IN THE

HARBOUR.

SOLANT PASMAQE FROM SINGAPORI

thousand dollars have been spont on these

snccessful in obtaining this contract.

"And thou," said the informant to per representative, "I abuust lost it, through one ur tro Japanese who also made bids for it. Boing an American, I of course wanted to see that our boys got what was coming to thein, and if I had not tery successful in sepuring this contract, why probably they might have got left."

A beautiful cup, valued at tre pensand hva hundred dollars, is ta bu einpeted for,

"

The Imperial German mail steamer Pan all-round score in geneal sports

peso Consul-General for the Trangyeal and Fits) Friedrich which reached port to-day such as base-ball, football, etc.

Orders for extra copies of the CarsA MAIL should be sent before 11 am on the day after publication. After that hour the supply is while another may be able wisely to ex-developments expected in the future, now limited. Cash 10 st., Cradie 20 eta, perpend a million. A multi-millionaire in no way differs from that most despicable of all characters, a miser, except that the former cannot and the latter will not expend his board so that others may

intellect like Ceca Ropes may wisely benefit thereby. A man of towering

administer immenso sums of money with advantage and through his testamentary Dr Kwan, Tientsin. The other countries has to be credited with having accomplish-was intended that a boxing contest for to be represented at the Conference, vized a remarkably fino passago from Sings humpionship of the feet should be Bequests hine, we believe, succeeded Grost Britain, Japan America, Germany, nose, be having left the latter port onzed, with "Eilly Bellow? as a special entirely in so doing though it is me-France and Holland, will each send three Saturday, the 22nd inst.. at Ga.m. arriving morable that many Oxford mon ind

delegates.

hese this morning ist. 8 mat, 4 days and two hours out. |strong-conscientious doubts as to the Rear Admiral Sir Percy Scott is to

------ HONGLONG. WEDNESDAY, AHDEST 26, 1808. ultimato resulte to the recipient univer- commend the squadron of first-class armo, sity; while a still wealthier and equally oured cruisers which is to visit South Africa during the autumn, at the time of Well maing man like ANDREW CARNEGIE the convention of the Feleration of the finds his benevolent projects probably South African Colonies. The squadron doomed to failure. In other words, it will consist of Sir Percy's present flagship should not be the mere acquisition of crearon, and Devonshire, of the Secord the Good Hope, and the cruisers Antris

means that should extort our praise but Cruiser Squadron. Rear-Admiral Adair. the wise and careful adjustment of the in his present Hagship, the Drake, will

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GENUINE AGE THE CHALLENGE OF SOCIALISM.

AND.

FINE MELLOW

FLAVOUR.

PER DOZEN

|

Among thise who-deputed by the a.5/

on, but it has since been duided that open whatsoever shall take part in they of entert isments, unless it he amothe men of the feat themselves.

Tojuse who are able to visit Amoy on Tean yesterday for Manila were P. A. the area of the feet, the race track of Paymaster W. W. Lany aud E. R. Jack the lit port, with its gaily coloured son, Paymaster's Clerk. Both of these buntinand decorations in gertatal, will officers have been transfered from the presentite an animated pinture U. 8. S. Chaltainega, whicleship loft here: about a week ago for the naval station at Olongapo, P. L.

For reeling with their rickebas on to

To the reflective mind there has been no murre astonishing event in the opening decade of the twentieth century them the sudden rise of socialistic ideas among micans acquired to an altruistic end. If replace Sir Percy Scott in coromand of the from passengers spriving free the mil

the English people and the prominent position assumed by the leaders of this party at Home. Now we venture to $16.50.assert that whenever a phenomenon of

WATSON'S

D. SHERRY

this kind takes place,, whenever a new and revolutionary idea suddenly and profoundly changes the mode of thought of large bodies of mankind there is always an extensive eubstratum of truth

at the bottom of if. That there should

we can once scize on this truth and it on our side, the sting will have rauge. been taken out of Socialism and the battle wil be curs; while success in life will be writhin the compass of the

meanest

Sixty-six decrees, nisi of divorce were decolate by Sir Gorell Bumes in the

July 27,

First Cruiser Squadron.

SWEPING ECONOMIES BY THEAPAN-CHINA 9.9. CO.

Blake Pir in-an cadeavour to secure fares

Many reigners Disakarged. Accordio the ski, the Japan-China steuners, sis copies were each ned.S. Comp has effected some disstic dollars by Mr Kamp at the Magistracy economies. the coinputy's foreign em ployees, to number of fifty two, have

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The Stemului Times announces that a to-day.. Commission, consisting of Messrs 3. Q|-- Anderson, II. de Tlon Hutchison, J.-C. E. Among the passengers leaving port to been discling, the one exception being Douglas and W. A. Carlson, has been morrow morning by the I. G. M. 5. S. Captain Spwho is very well-known on appointed to investigate the allegations Prinz Eitel Frederick for Shanghai ora Mr the Yangtze lo Sapanese stay at the which bare been made in connection with Woods and Miss Violet Russel with Shanghas anongkong Branches and at the Whangpoo Conservancy work, and it is her little daughter Thelias Mr Woods, any agenciave been considerably res further stated that these gentlemen will as recently reported, represents The Ameri-duced, audit lieved that these measure recive Tis. 1,000 each fur their services can town of Baseball players who will will have that of largely curtailing the He is expenditure e cerpany. It is said shortly make a tour of the Fast The inquiry will be conducted in private, proceeding to Shanghai and the Northern that these rods have been accessitate.

Divorce Court in London on

and the Commission having no judicial also exist at the same time a very which is in touch with Lloyd's, has board result of its labours will also he kept;

During the past few weeks, the public, authority, it is not improbable that the ports in the interest of the team and withed by the sins in the river freight

la view to arranging dates for matches. admixture of error will not make it the stories of troubles among some of its secret.

Superior Pale Dry.ceptable to people in general. It mombone." There is no doubt that the

Per Dozen.. $19.50.

inoidents and the gossip which they had

BAREFACED ROBBERY.

Rainier Beer respetable and order loving classes of stily to the courtice of Lloyd's. Its wont anny openly, curaging away with

"Hello, old boy, when did you get back from your wedding trip?”

Yesterday. Had a jolly fine, time,

ibis???

we were cynically inclined, which we occasioned, have done a great deal of harm are not, we might lean to the opinion to the general credit of Lloyd's, a great deal. A daring robbery has boon perpetrated|onig that such admixture would; on the more harm than is in the least doserved, in to Western suburbs of Canton. It "Well, I don't mind telling you, but The Times believes that the credit of onder occurred in broad daylight at a shop of don't let it go any further. We had a good contrary, only tend to make it more, writing members world again become some importance. The firm deals in time, as I said, although an inadvertence rather than loss, palatable. There can practically invalourable, if they took the various kinds of feathers used in the manu. temporarily marred the serenity of the be no occasion to prove to the more necessary steps to speure a semi-private facture of feather fans. It appears that journey. But you're sure you'll not repeat

Never in a thousand years."- audit every year, submitted seroral men entered the shop slyly, but

Well, you must know, there are a society that the spread of such ideas haa mere fact that such a balance-sheet had to them booty to the extent of more than a number of tunnels beloween here and to be taken seriously and the battleorwriters to make sure that all their almost impossible that such a robbery It before I could reach my wife. But I be submitted world automatically compel thousand dollars. It seems strange and where we went. The tursh one caught me PROVISIONS & WINES. LIGHT, wholesome, and

in the smoking saloon, and we were out of fought out to the bitter end. It would be liabitics for unexpiredzisks were provided could have been committed in broad day prepared for the art one, and made a run. invigorating

ussless and mischievous to regard it as a for and their fundo properly invested. light in a busy street of Canton, and for her. I got there just in time to get 'Undoubtedly the best Beer

If this wore done, and there is little doubt nobody be able to raise an alarm. The one des ere we shot out into dayght

agada, temporary aberration

would that it will have to be done sooner or later scoundrels seem to have decamped without

"Yes, Go on,' brewed in America.”

disappear of itsdf if left alons, the the position of Lloyd's would be greatly any ono daring to raise either hand of "That's all. It wasn't my wife I had

kissed" strengthened.

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market wire wheat emp in Central and Such having been greatly damaged by them experienced in those districte in And also to the damage Jone by the refoot at Nanking. The agricultural pre in the Yangtza valley are not at all sing and the price of silver is still which leads to the belief that bin Chis will hot prove for come to come; in fact on oven duller por anticipated, and it le for this that than China S.8. Co. is preparing.

MUSTE AIR. Five-year-old and bean naughty

all day. Finally man, a very postly women, sat down on the little culprit across her ampito administer the long delayed patentes leer was fairly burihe fold of her mo ther's dress. the maternal hand could desosud turned her face bo sayWell, going to be spanked I must bere air-

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