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AN INTERESTING RACE ACROSS THE PACIFICS

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of the Sage given above shows that the writer of Though the the article discussed is a bold man, anıl are crpha bis attack cannot but be followed by

definito results. It must not be over looked that he stands for all that is really good in the old system, whilst

Sporting topics are in the air nowadays discarding all that has been experim and therefore the following story concern. poard by after ages, and for the mosting a recont race across the Pacific in part by self-interested Emperors. We shall await the appearance of bie next article with keen interest.

PARIS, herdere the followers

uhl do the same. STREET.

lations of bisknowledge tically maintained, and that too when compared with the obers of other countries, it is specially stated that he did not and could not have known much that today is the common property of the educated classes in all lands. If this is so, then Coxroores could not be the perfect Sage that he is supposed to off everything Le, for if he were that he would have mastered this knowledge. Indeed, he

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

which the British, American and Japanese nga were engaged, will prove of intarest, It is a story of genuine and strenuous racing but is not necessary to claim that the contest takes rank with the Olympian Games; though it has quite an important stattes all its own.

The taco a won by the se; Monteagles was on her last trip eastward from Hong- kong and it is a fit and graceful sequel that, on the quiet return trip to Hong kang, (the Monteagle in now in harbour), Exptain Davison abonki be pronted with complimentary address by all his passen- gere. In this address hie officers are also cluded; thanked and complimented; and thas the courtesy as well sa the grit and practical efficiency, notable combination of good qualities, of Captain Davison are placed beyond any reasonable doubt. We reproduce the address to Captain Davison and his officers

We, the passengers, of the Canadian Facião Royal Mail steamer. Montangles The circumstances shaped themselves desire to express our hearty appreciation The French Mail of the 1st Sopkombersomewhat after the fashion of Atlantic of the favarishle courtesy, kindness and was delivered in London on Can 1st inst.

Oconn races, which frequently takes place good offices of Commander W. Darison, During the past five months the between the Cunard, the White Star and HN B., and of the Chiel Beer, and Canadian Customs have decreased to the the groat German and other competing of all the ship's Officers, during the voyage Companies; and the prospective prize, from Vancouver to Hongkon, now ter extent of £1,500,000.

there as here, consisted mainly in this, that minated; they hayo, throughout the trip: the triumphant Atlantic Captain who car taken mash interest in nur sports and pias ties bis ship through, to ictory, in the times, and have cheerfully girs as much long rua, invariably accomplishes big results or operation and saintance in care for bis company, by gradually increasing rying out the plane which we, from its sharo of the vast passenger and freight time to time, formed for our recreation traffo

and, amusement. They are freely

The half yearly meeting of the Hong: kong Jockey Club will be held to-morrow at 12.30 pm, instead of 1.30pm, as previously advertised in our enlumns.

TO END OF OCTOBER.TMs far frata being a perfect Bage erco in his own day for he frequently in- quired about things from those who

DEATH.

were supposed to know more about BRODEESER ---On "the 2nd October, at them than he did himself.. Readere of the Classics will know that this state- ment is perfectly true. Indeed, some references are, quoted in the article with which we are dealing in order to make

Mr John Walton Sponser, chairman good the assertion. But the fact hardly of Messrs John Spencer and Sons, Limited, In this way, success is translatabis into, placed their leisure time at our disposal, needs to be labor for Chinese read- Newburn Steel Works, Newcastle-cn-Tyne and is synonymous with, increased profts and wa fool grateful for their sympathetic -works which were established by his for owners while the honour, er die interest which will always remain one of ers as they will readily recall in-grandfather nearly a century ago-has died tinction of victory in the rea comes to the our pleasantest momories sacciated with stances which cannot be forgotten. suddenly at the age of 65.

Captain of the victorious open liner. All this meet enjoyable trip, In one instance the argument seems a

which is perfectly good, wholesome, and While thus placing on recorda just szā Hoo Ching We and Co., obtained legitimate, and naturally creates much wall merited appreciation in this valedic little unworthy of the dignity of the judgment against F. J. Berry, manager interest, first among the passengers on the tory grooting, the time has now come for subject. The writer insists that in of the Imperial Brewery Co., For 8597:82 rival atomers, and subsequently in the same matters even men are less well for goods sold, and delivered, at the very wide circles interested as well as in

Supreme Court, to-day. Judgment was the public at large. a given for T. F. A. Bunu for 2489, who sued Mossra Wallem and Co., some

Miscellaneous Goods per Hongkong Maru undelivered

at 6pm, this data subject to rent,

General Biomeranda, MONDAY, October 5 :--

1.30 p.m.--Military Gun Practice. 2.31 p.m.-Austion of Household Fural tare, &c., at No. 3. Queen's Gardens. Goods per Caledonien unclaimed after this dato at Neon will be abbject to 'ront and landing charges. TURDAY, October 6 :---

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9.30 p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Pro-informed than birds and insects. For party, a MrGeo. F. Lammstt's Sales example, it is maintained that in forecasting the changes-of-the weather birds and insects are better able to foresee what is coming, and to take

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Cathedral. Goods per Penalder undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

DAY, October 7

on this date subject to rént.

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Goods per Delta pot cleared at 4 pm.precautions for their own preservation, Goods per Wray Castle andelivered than is man. References are then made

after this duro subject to rent.

to the damage and loss of life by the ravages of typhoons in Bengkong from time to time. With all their knowledge men are sometimes caught napping; the

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Propristress, Mia F. SAUESE. Hongkong, September 1, 1908

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The fact that the present race was not primarily for pleasure, but distinctly for other purposes, does not in the slightest degree detract from the intense interest taken in it, by the contestants and their

friends.

same laudable and

There was the enger keness, the same bigh tension, the

Mesara Lane, Crawford and Co., inform us that owing to the wet weather ex poticneed during the greater part of this week, their Special Bargain Sale in the Ladies' Departucat will be continued until Saturday, the 10th instant; this will give a ladies a chance to secure many excellent bargains in costumes, robes blouses, hats. &o, a most of the goods bave been marked down to shaurdly low prises.

In Hongkong the Native Tudian troops

Lettera relating to business should be address- ed to Tue MaxIGEY.

Dammunications relating to news should be results are calamitous. But birds and seem to stand. the climate worse than addressed to THE EDITON.

insects know what is coming and take British troops, and suffer from a cachectic the necessary precautions for their own condition that presents features, linking it on the one hand with pernicious anemia preservation. So, too, Courcelus knew and on the other hand with sourry. The immeasurably less than the modern Sanitary Officer considers that the origin educated mind. If then we are some of this dyserasin is dictatie in its nature, and connected with a deficiency of fresh times left behind by the birds and the vegetables and fresh milk. The latter, insects, how much farther was Coyruents owing to the fact that the chinese the outdistanced by thera? COSTECIOS is safras never drink is, looking on it as

exorcment and not a secretion, is very allowed to have had intuitive wisdom inexpensive.

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OF CONFUCTUS. *~

article dealing with the supremacy of Confucies, and the attitude of a section:

inherited acquired wind, and there fore they are in a much better position than he could ever have been. All this to a Wostaner sceme so civious and coomonplace that it hardly needs to be stated. But to the ideas of the cathodes Chinese it must seem mak heresy, and will strike some of them with horror. What then should be the attitude of the modern Chinese thinker

THE ORIENTAL HOTEL.

Anniversary Celebrations,,

|

parting, and, in a spirit of airwore cyrdiality, we wave them an venir, although is it very doubtful whether many, if any, of na shall meet again; and we march out of this chapter of our scan-going experience, keeping time to the musical lines from

The Lite Drama a

We all have met, like your brave ships at sea,

Who hold an hour'a converse, no short,

so sweet,

Ona little hour, and than away they

apred,

On lonely paths, through mist, and

cloud, and form,

Perchance, to meël no raste."

[foro follow the signatures.]

Hongkong, 1st October, 1908.

·HE LATE MR F. A. CORNELL.

game desire to some out first in the struggle as is seen in all clean racing On the 22nd of July last, three large and well equipped Pacific ocean liners were in the part of Yokolinu, one was the Cana- dina Pacific Royal Mail Steamer Monteagle, bound for Vancouver, uns was the Pacific Mail Company's Steamer China, bound for San Francisco, and the third was the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Co. is 5.9. Toss Marn, bound for Seattle. Japanese and foreign firms and silk syndicatos of Japan pås on board the R. S. Monteagle, appsignment of Aurielly reported in the China Mail upwards of a million dollars worth of silk last right, Mr F. A. Cornell, who me and they gave similar contigoments to each superintending the olectric installation for of the other two stesmen. It was there-Mossra Wilks and Jack, at the Go fore understood by the Captains and by downs of Mosers Butterfield and Swire, their companies that i was a matter Kowloon, et villa a latal serident. As of great importance to get the silk no one appears to have see the scadent into New York with the most expedition.it is difficult to tell how. Mr Cornell pame It was also clearly stated, and fully under by his death, but it is armised that bo stood, by the Captains that the company fainted when in the lift and fall forward, as which succeeded in getting the silk first his terribly mutuinted body was found on into New-York would be considered the

victor. It should be mentioned that the the floor of this lift, which was stopped by a tontage of the Montesgle is 6163, and Buddon jork. It is understood that Mr Cor Those who have enjoyed the privilege that on the Tran Mara, 6829, while the wellwas engaged in work connected with the of travel abroad bare frequently remarked tonnage of the Pacific Mail Steamship testing of the lift in Mossá. Butterfeld that the igression of greatest contrast Company's Steamer. China is 10,200, between England and the Continent which is left in their minds lay in the provision July when all three ship lait Harbour and between the floor and the wall, as the lit of places of recreation and refreshment got to ea; and from that time on nothing was was making an upward journey. Desth All around them abroad they have seen wanting in coal and vigilance on the part of must have been instantaneots. Deceased, enjoyment and employment of the To cut the story short, it is not claimed whom much sympathy in filt, was a uem-^ legure hours spent outside the home, that the Canadian Pacte Company's s.s.ber of the Letland Lodge of Freemasons. Among the institutions which offer euch Monteagle is as fast a ship as either of her The humeral book place at Happy Valley, opportunities noe stand out more clearly rivals, but by sheer hard work, sustained this evening, passing the Monument at in the memory that the bright enfes effort, clear grit and good teamscahip, p.m. Fice and the pleasant becs-gardezis of

and Swire's Kowloon Godowis, whon, bự

It was, roughly, about4p.m. on the 22nd soine means on other, bo was crushed

endless opportunities for the profitable any of them to get the best possible result, who leaves a widow and two children, for

FLOOD RELIEF FUND;

W. G. Humphreys $250, Mesis Mic-

Germany. All classes in both countries together with a fixed determination to win, GENUINE AGE THE CHALLENGED SUPREMACY and scholar towards the Sage? The ar noenstomed to theet almost daily in Captain Davison managed to get his ship iconoclastic essayist answers: "We reall companies round a table and thus into the port of Vancouver, on the 4th of

pass may very pleasant hours. But in gust at five o'clock to the morning that the committen of the combined Olmes should reverence him for what he is, Hongkong wu have an even greater reed being the fourteenth day out from Yaka Churches and Chinese Y, M. C. A. for the À raw evenings ago we published an and follow him where we are convinced of such innocent pleasure houses than hama; the moan oboaming time being there Flood Relief Fand, beg to acknowledge

our French and German neighbours, and fore thirteen days and sitten hours. But he is worth following. It is denied every effort is being put forward by Mry what is of bigger importance is that with thanks the following donations :--Me of educated Chinese in regard thereto.that any one teacher is possessed M. Matthaey, proprietress of the Oriental the Monteagle got its ritilion dollar coal and Co 100, Mr Q. G. King,

signment of silk into New York two days and Evolve houza helare the most consign Mr D. M. Humphreys 816 cat which was from the Nippon Yusen Mr V. F. V. Ribeiro, $5, and donations Kaisha Company's ss., Tosa Maru She from. Chinese frieads too sumarons to arrived at Bottle on the 7th August, while meusion, working a total of 83853-35. OF the Pacific Mail Company's Steamer China this amount there is still a kelance in hand arrived at San Francis, on the ikk of of over a thousand dollars which will he August. Thus Commander Davisen won used for Flood relief parpoes

was an opportunity which may come any

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of the key to knowledge to the exclusion of others. Therefore the Chinese should reverence CONFUCITS farashe basshown himself worthy of reverence, and follow him also where he exiflently leads along

even if they are not at all times an

Hotel, the first anniversary of the opening of this first class and up-to-date hotel is to be celebrated to marrow, to enter in the poseble manner at a reasonable cost, for the comforts of fer numerous patrous Anything that will draw the Englishman out of the shell of his reserve and give him

• brighter viow of life, should be welcomed

This question cannot but be a matter of great interest to thoughtful students of Chinese politics, for it is not too much $16.50. to say that the ethics and the Govern

mental syslem of China are based upon the way of knowledge and virtue. But with acclamation. All this, and, indeed, bande down in a fair and open fold It KONGTI POPTER & 15 embodiment of, the teaching of Cox doing so it is impossible to assume much more, is in the minds of those why day to any officer sa placed, but not who use it. It is so nice to take and knowledge, either political or ethical. p. by refreshment and good fellowship in the every officer is equal to the task of promptly sets so fromptly and pissaanly. Cores all Miss Phyllis Eddie Macdonald BULL DOG intuined toits criticism of the Sage, and assume thatall other systent are false, or far as posible en endeavour to give similar

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The vernacular newspaper to which we then, drew attention has since

that he offers to the Chinese full stores of

having tasted the joys of leisure sweetened

cafes and hotels on the Continent, and as

opportunities in Hongkong is being made by Mrs Tattimer, combined with the wide experience and great knowledge of such matters as the able manager, Mr Charles Frerichs, is possessed of

The outcome of their thought and labour in this respect is to be seen in the daily inanashy popularity of the hotel and the fact that the public hayashown, daring the year this establishment has been under its

bas ventured to state, oven more plainly.

that they are inferior to Confucianism,

certain difficulties that stand in the way

is indeed to lustrate, the old fable of

of regarding Caseíce asnnything more

the frog in the well. Therefore to shut ourselves up within the circumscrit ed than a man of his time, albeit a good

circle of Confucianism, and not to ⚫ and wise ure. It is assumed, says the

essayist, that if CoxFUCIDA were living ranch out to gather for ourssives what to-day he would be among the very other systems and other teachers have first to panus kis studies farther afield to teach as, afen wonge the philoso-prosent management, that they appreciate the efforts which have and are being made and take no interest in the many addi-phers whom China herself has pro- for this comfort and convenioned, is such- tions to knowledge, political, scientific duced, not to spaak of objesting to sint guarantee for those who have not airbudy done so, to patronize this hotel, and ethical, that have come to light going further afield and whsorbing and justly so, for with its plussing appear- during recent years, and especially that what has come to us from the West, anes and ressonable tarif it can be called a

veritable home from home. have come to the ears and oyes of the io cortainly not the way to remedy the The demand for rooms having been so Chine though Western hands. It is evils from which Chins is to-day suf- pressing for a long while, Mrs Matthney

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grent thoughts that are now deathing in the braids of her best blinkera. Indeed this course za to destroy Obins. The Coverflathor dørse wiminary which, wa bava

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